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US11786646B2 Container for fluids and apparatus for temperature control, e.g. warming, of medical fluids
A container for warming fluids comprises an inlet port, an outlet port, a fluid conduit configured for fluidly communicating the inlet and outlet ports, and deflection sections. The fluid conduit has a non-constant maximum width in a direction of fluid flow through the fluid conduit. The deflection sections further comprise an entry section and an exit section, each respective exit section being arranged downstream, in the direction of fluid flow, from each respective entry section. The maximum width of the fluid conduit decreases along the direction of fluid flow through the entry section over a first distance and the maximum width of the fluid conduit increases along the direction of fluid flow through the exit section over a second, different distance. An apparatus for warming fluids in, an extracorporeal blood circuit including, and a blood treatment apparatus including the container are also provided.
US11786645B2 Fluid circuit for delivery of renal replacement therapies
A portable dialysis cabinet for use in dialysis. The portable dialysis cabinet can have a size and weight that facilitates easy movement of the cabinet from one location to another with relative ease. The portable dialysis cabinet can have additional features necessary to facilitate portability, such as wheels and a handle. In general, the portable dialysis cabinet can contain all the necessary components for performing a dialysis session.
US11786643B2 Voice interface for a dialysis machine
A dialysis system, comprising: a dialysis machine; a voice recognition component configured to identify a voice command in audio information received by a microphone of the dialysis system; an authentication component configured to determine a source of the voice command; and a processor configured to perform a function determined based on the voice command.
US11786638B2 Biomedical composite material and preparation method therefor
The present invention relates to an absorbable biomedical composite material and a preparation method therefor, wherein the absorbable biomedical composite material comprises: a substrate particle containing a calcium phosphate compound; an intermediate layer which is coated on the surfaces of the substrate particle and has a first glass transition temperature, the first glass transition temperature being not higher than a normal body temperature; and a polymer matrix which is formed on the outer surface of the intermediate layer and has a second glass transition temperature, the second glass transition being higher than the first glass transition temperature. The present invention can provide an absorbable biomedical composite material which not only increases the mechanical strength but also improves the toughness.
US11786630B2 Polymer particles
Biodegradable, cross-linked polymer particle embolics and methods of making the same are described. The particle embolics can be used as embolization agents.
US11786627B2 Respiratory droplet-absorbing device and an apparatus and system including the same
A respiratory droplet suction device includes an air inlet end and an exhaust end. A plurality of filtering devices are arranged between the air inlet end and the exhaust end. The filtering device is provided with a bacteria filtering screen for adsorbing bacteria and an ultraviolet sterilization lamp for inactivating the bacteria. The filtering device includes a first side wall and a second side wall. The first side wall is connected to the air inlet end, and the second side wall is connected to the exhaust end. The air entering from the first side wall is filtered by the bacteria filtering screen and discharged through the second side wall. The ultraviolet sterilization lamp is arranged corresponding to the bacteria filtering screen. A respiratory droplet filtering apparatus includes the respiratory droplet suction device, and a respiratory droplet electric suction system includes the respiratory droplet filtering apparatus are further provided.
US11786626B2 Automotive air purifier
An air purifier for use in a vehicle having louvered air vents includes a housing having rear and front air flow openings that are aligned with and in air flow communication with each other. A louver clip is attached to the housing adjacent the rear air flow opening. The louver clip is configured to engage a louver on an air vent in the vehicle to hold the housing in place in front of the air vent. The air purifier includes an annular ultraviolet light bulb having a central air flow opening aligned with the front and rear air flow openings in the housing. An annular ultraviolet reflector at least partially encircles the annular ultraviolet light bulb. The air purifier includes a power source for providing electrical power to the ultraviolet light bulb, and a power switch for turning power on or off to the ultraviolet light bulb.
US11786625B2 Air decontamination and self-renewing purification system utilizing a filter
An air purification system includes a conduit extending between an inlet and an outlet, each in fluid communication with an enclosed environment. Ambient air from the enclosed environment enters the conduit via the inlet and treated air exits the conduit and enters the enclosed environment via the outlet. The system further includes a fibrous filter disposed within the conduit and configured to treat the ambient air thereby generating the treated air, and a renewal unit disposed within the conduit and configured to renew the fibrous filter.
US11786622B2 Far UV-C light apparatus
A Far UV-C light apparatus has a Far UV-C lamp located within a housing emitting a Far UV-C light having a wavelength of 222±1 nm for destroying pathogens. A quarter wave generator supplies electric energy to the Far UV-C lamp. A handle connected to the housing allows the Far UV-C device to be hand held and moved to a selected location.
US11786620B2 Handheld cleaner-disinfector for medical devices
A cleaning-disinfecting system may be utilized for one or both of cleaning and/or disinfecting medical devices. The cleaning-disinfecting system may be a portable battery-powered medical device washer-disinfector. The systems, devices, or methods may be specifically designed for use at home or other contexts and can wash and disinfect single or multiple medical devices simultaneously. The cleaning-disinfecting system may automatically reprocess medical devices placed within the cleaning-disinfecting system. The cleaning-disinfecting system may store medical devices after reprocessing without exposing the medical devices to potential contamination from the environment.
US11786616B2 Miniaturized device to sterilize surfaces from COVID-19 and other viruses
A system for sterilizing viruses includes beam generation circuitry for generating a radiating wave having radiating energy therein at a predetermined frequency therein. A controller controls the radiating wave generation at the predetermined frequency. The predetermined frequency equals a resonance frequency of a particular virus. The predetermined frequency induces a mechanical resonance vibration at the resonance frequency of the particular virus within the particular virus for destroying a capsid of the particular virus. Radiating circuitry projects the radiating wave on a predetermined location to destroy the particular virus at the predetermined location.
US11786606B2 Site-specific quantitation of drug conjugations
A method for site-specific quantitation or characterization of drug conjugations of antibody-drug conjugates using protease-assisted drug deconjugation, linker labelling and mass spectrometry, wherein the conjugation includes an attachment linked to a specific conjugation site of a partially conjugated peptide or protein in a sample. The method comprises cleaving a portion of the attachment to generate the peptide or protein containing a cleaved linker, adding a modified linker to an unconjugated conjugation site of the partially conjugated peptide or protein, and subsequently subjecting the sample to mass analysis to identify the peptide or protein containing the cleaved linker and/or the modified linker.
US11786605B2 Site specific antibody-drug conjugates with peptide-containing linkers
The present disclosure relates generally to antibody-drug conjugates comprising peptide-containing linkers and to methods of using these conjugates as therapeutics and/or diagnostics. Also disclosed herein are peptide-containing scaffolds useful to conjugate with a targeting moiety (e.g., an antibody), a drug, or both to produce the antibody-drug conjugates.
US11786600B2 Cliptac composition
The invention provides a CLIPTAC comprising: (a) a first portion comprising a ligand for an intracellular target protein; (b) a second portion comprising a ligand for an E3 ubiquitin ligase; and (c) a linker portion covalently coupling the first and second portions; wherein the linker comprises a covalent bond produced by a bioorthogonal click reaction between a compatible pair of reactive moieties. CLIPTAC precursor compositions and CLIPTAC precursors are also provided, together with pharmaceutical compositions comprising the CLIPTAC, CLIPTAC precursor compositions and CLIPTAC precursors, and methods of treatment using the same.
US11786598B2 Lipid formulations for delivery of therapeutic agents
The present invention provides novel, serum-stable lipid particles comprising one or more active agents or therapeutic agents, methods of making the lipid particles, and methods of delivering and/or administering the lipid particles. More particularly, the present invention provides serum-stable nucleic acid-lipid particles (SNALP) comprising a nucleic acid (e.g., one or more interfering RNA molecules), methods of making the SNALP, and methods of delivering and/or administering the SNALP (e.g., for the treatment of cancer). In particular embodiments, the present invention provides tumor-directed lipid particles that preferentially target solid tumors. The tumor-directed formulations of the present invention are capable of preferentially delivering a payload such as a nucleic acid to cells of solid tumors compared to non-cancerous cells.
US11786597B2 Ionic liquids for transdermal drug delivery
The compositions and methods described herein are topically applied to the skin with negligible or no skin irritation and can direct or prevent transport through the skin. The compositions contain neat ionic liquids, optionally in combination with a drug to be delivered. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions increase transdermal transport of the drug to be delivered. In some embodiments, the compositions disrupt bacterial biofilms. This is particularly beneficial in the treatment of antibiotic resistant skin infections. In other embodiments, the compositions direct delivery within the skin. In still other embodiments, the compositions prevent transfer of substances through the stratum corneum. The disclosed compositions and methods can be tuned and modified such that they can be used to treat or prevent a variety of different diseases and disorders.
US11786594B2 Spiky metal organic framework, method for fabricating thereof, and kit for treating cancer
A spiky metal organic framework is provided in the present disclosure. The spiky metal organic framework is formed by a coordination reaction between at least one metal ion and an organic ligand, and includes a body and a plurality of spike-like structures. The body is a spherical shape, and a particle size of the body is 1 μm to 3 μm. The spike-like structures are distributed on a surface of the body, a diameter of each spike-like structure is 15 nm to 35 nm, and a length of each spike-like structure is 250 nm to 400 nm.
US11786592B2 Compositions of cardiolipin adjuvants and methods of use thereof
Compositions and methods for enhancing antigen-specific immunity in a subject are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions including an effective amount of an immuno-stimulatory cardiolipin as an adjuvant in combination with an antigen and methods of use thereof for stimulating protective immunity to the antigen in a subject are provided. Administration of the combination of the antigen and cardiolipin adjuvant is effective to enhance antigen-specific immunity in a subject to a greater degree than administering to the subject the same amount of the antigen alone. The active agents can be administered together or separately. In preferred forms the cardiolipin is cardiolipin species (C18:2)4. In preferred forms the antigen is formulated as a vaccine, such as an influenza vaccine. A preferred amount by weight of each reagent is about 10-40% cardiolipin to about 90-60% antigen(s), inclusive.
US11786584B2 Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against prostate cancer and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US11786581B2 Directed stem cell recruitment
The invention is directed to methods of inducing cell recruitment and tissue regeneration at a target site in a subject. It is also based, in part, on the discovery that a subject's own biologic resources and environmental conditions can be used for in situ tissue regeneration and thereby reduce or eliminate the need for donor cell procurement and ex vivo manipulation of such donor cells. Methods are disclosed for recruitment of a subject's own stem cells to a target region by inducing a sustained positive pressure at a target site, such as the kidney, thereby increasing the number of pluripotent cells capable of differentiating to regenerate the target tissue.
US11786580B2 VIP and VIP agonists, nanoparticles, and uses in inflammatory T-cell mediated disease
In certain embodiments, this disclosure relates to VIP and VIP agonists, optionally conjugated to nanoparticles, for use in methods of treating inflammatory T cell-mediated diseases or conditions, e.g., treating or preventing GvHD. In certain embodiments, this disclosure relates to methods of pulmonary administration of VIP and VIP agonists, optionally conjugated to nanoparticles. In certain embodiments, this disclosure contemplates nanoparticles disclosed herein.
US11786577B2 HIV treatment compositions and methods
HIV treatment, and especially treatment of latent infected CD4 cells, can be significantly improved using a kick-and-kill approach that employs an immune stimulation component and/or HDAC inhibition as one treatment component, and that may also include a second component in which a vaccine composition, various NK cells, CAR-T cells, and/or broadly neutralizing antibodies are administered.
US11786573B2 Apparatus and method for processing organic bamboo leaf extract products
The embodiments disclose a method including harvesting fresh bamboo leaves from an organic certified bamboo forest, using hot air to sterilize and dry bamboo leaves, shredding and packing the dry bamboo leaves, mixing sterilized water steam and the shredded dry bamboo leaves for extracting the dry bamboo leaves essence into a bamboo leaf condensate, filtering the bamboo leaf condensate through sterile filters and devices, mixing in purified water and additives to the filtered bamboo leaf condensate for creating bamboo leaf extract based products for human consumption and use, and packaging the bamboo leaf extract based products including bottled beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and foods, food additives and dietary supplements.
US11786567B2 Compositions and methods for the treatment of type 1 diabetes
Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in mammalian subjects. The compositions include lactic acid fermenting bacteria (LAB) expressing an IL-2 gene and a TID-specific self-antigen (e.g., proinsulin (PINS)) gene. Exemplary methods include: orally administering to a mammalian subject, a therapeutically effective amount of the composition. The composition can be administered to the subject mucosally, resulting in delivery of the LAB into the gastrointestinal tract, where the LAB is released. Bioactive polypeptides expressed by the LAB are thus administered via mucosal delivery. The LAB may be selected to deliver a low-dose of IL-2 to the subject. The methods may not require concomitant systemic anti-CD3 antibody treatment. The methods may be suited for subjects possessing residual beta-cell function, e.g., those with recent-onset T1D.
US11786562B2 Bacteriotherapy
The invention relates to therapeutic compositions comprising at least one isolated bacterium and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, as well as methods of preparing such therapeutic compositions. The therapeutic compositions find application in the treatment of dysbiosis, in particular dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract.
US11786559B2 Blood-brain barrier comprising engineered endothelial cells
The present invention relates, in part, to blood-brain barrier-like tissues that comprise engineered E40RF1+ endothelial cells, and to various compositions and methods useful for making and using such blood-brain barrier-like tissues—both in vitro and in vivo.
US11786554B2 Optimized engineered nucleases having specificity for the human T cell receptor alpha constant region gene
The present invention encompasses engineered nucleases which recognize and cleave a recognition sequence within the first exon of the human T cell receptor (TCR) alpha constant region gene. The engineered meganucleases can exhibit at least one optimized characteristic, such as enhanced (i.e., increased) specificity or efficiency of cleavage, when compared to the first-generation meganuclease TRC 1-2x.87EE. The present invention also encompasses methods of using such engineered nucleases to make genetically-modified cells, and the use of such cells in a pharmaceutical composition and in methods for treating diseases, such as cancer.
US11786550B2 gRNA targeting HPK1 and a method for editing HPK1 gene
Provided is a gRNA targeting HPK1 and a method for editing HPK1 gene. The method can knock out the T cell HPK1 gene, enhance the T cell killing activity, increase the Th1 cytokine level of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and knock out of the T cell HPK1 gene can also down-regulate the expression of PD-1 and TIM3 on the T cell surface and can inhibit the T cell depletion.
US11786549B2 Anti-inflammatory composition comprising graphene nano-structure
The present invention relates to an anti-inflammatory composition comprising a graphene nano-structure as an active ingredient. Specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an inflammatory disease, and a cosmetic composition or feed composition for preventing or improving an inflammatory disease, which include the anti-inflammatory composition, and a method of treating an inflammatory disease, including administering the composition to a subject in need thereof.
US11786548B2 Trace element compositions, methods of making and use
Injectable compositions that can be added to parenteral nutrition are provided. In particular, a stable injectable composition is provided which includes water, and at least one of about 800 μg to about 4,000 μg of zinc, about 40 μg to about 400 μg of copper, from about 4 μg to about 90 μg of selenium, or from about 1 μg to about 80 μg of manganese per 1 mL of the injectable composition. Methods of preparing and using of the stable injectable composition are also provided.
US11786547B2 Methods and compositions for disrupting biofilm utilizing chitosan-derivative compounds
Described herein are methods of disrupting (e.g., reducing the viscosity of, or dissolving) a preformed biofilm in a subject, the method comprising: administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising a soluble chitosan or derivatized chitosan wherein the soluble chitosan or derivatized chitosan when administered contacts the preformed biofilm, thereby disrupting (e.g., reducing the viscosity of, or dissolving) the preformed biofilm.
US11786544B2 Formulations of phosphoramidate derivatives of nucleoside drugs
This invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations and formulation strategies of protides (phosphoramidate derivatives of nucleosides) and, in particular, protides useful in the treatment of cancer such as NUC-3373 (5-fluoro-2′-deoxyuridine-5′-O-[1-naphthyl (benzoxy-L-alaninyl)] phosphate) and NUC-7738 (3′-deoxyadenosine-5′-O-[phenyl(benzyloxy-L-alaninyl)] phosphate). In particular, the invention relates to formulations which comprise a polar aprotic solvent, for example dimethyl acetamide (DMA).
US11786537B2 Therapeutic inhibition affinity of copper (II) complex and their diazenyl pyridinone heterocyclic ligands against SARS-CoV2
Methods of using copper (II) complexes of Formula I to prevent and/or treat coronavirus infections, such as SARS-CoV-2 infections, are provided. In Formula I, Y is NO2 or CH3 and X is a C1 to C20 hydrocarbon which is optionally substituted. The copper (II) complexes bind to an inactivate proteins that are necessary for the virus to successfully establish an infection and reproduce.
US11786536B2 Salts of potassium ATP channel openers and uses thereof
Provided are immediate or prolonged administration of certain salts of KATP channel openers such as diazoxide to a subject to achieve novel pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, therapeutic, physiological, metabolic and compositional outcomes in the treatment of diseases or conditions involving KATP channels. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations, methods of administration and dosing of the salts that achieve these outcomes and reduce the incidence of adverse effects in treated individuals. Further provided are method of co-administering the salts with other drugs to treat diseases of humans and animals.
US11786535B1 Methods of inhibiting cyclooxygenase
A method of inhibiting cyclooxygenase includes administering an inhibitory agent to a patient in need thereof. The inhibitory agent is selected from Compound 1 (5-{[(4-fluorobenzyl)(tetrahydrofuran-2-ylmethyl)amino]methyl}-2-methoxyphenyl)methanol), Compound 2 (N-{[3-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]methyl}-N-methyl-2-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)ethanamine), Compound 3 ({4-[3-(2-pyridinyl)benzyl]-3-morpholinyl}acetic acid), and Compound 4 ([4-chloro-2-(7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazole[4,3-g]quinoline-5-yl)phenoxy]acetic acid). Compounds 1-4 may inhibit both the COX-1 and the COX-2 enzymes.
US11786530B2 Method against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection
Disclosed herein is a method against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The method includes administering to a subject in need thereof a first active ingredient selected from the group consisting of methotrexate (MIX) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a second active ingredient selected from the group consisting of remdesivir and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A molar ratio of the first active ingredient to the second active ingredient ranges from 1:13 to 1:25.
US11786527B2 Pharmaceutical composition and preparation method therefor and uses thereof
The present disclosure belongs to the field of pharmaceutical preparations, and discloses a pharmaceutical composition and a preparation method therefor and uses thereof. The pharmaceutical composition comprising EGFR inhibitor (C-005) and the pharmaceutical tablets prepared therefrom of the present disclosure are suitable for the treatment of cancer, preferably lung cancer, particularly non-small cell lung cancer.
US11786526B2 Pharmaceutical composition comprising rosuvastatin and ezetimibe and a preparation method thereof
The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the active ingredients rosuvastatin of formula I, with the systematic name (3R,5S,6E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(N-methylmethanesulfonamido)-6-(propan-2-yl)pyrimidin-5-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, hydrates or solvates, and ezetimibe of formula II, with the systematic name (3R,4S)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-[(3S)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxypropyl]-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)azetidin-2-one or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, hydrates or solvates, as well as a preparation method of this pharmaceutical composition. The weight ratio of the layers is 1:2 to 2:1.
US11786524B2 Pharmaceutical compounds
This invention relates to compounds that inhibit or modulate the activity of Chk-1 kinase. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds.
US11786523B2 Composition and method for reducing thrombocytopenia
Disclosed herein are methods of reducing or preventing thrombocytopenia, in a clinically relevant manner, that is caused by chemotherapy or radiation therapy by administering plinabulin to a subject.
US11786520B2 Method for producing benzazoloquinolium (BQs) salts and using the biological activity of the composition
A synthesis procedure for benzazolo[3,2-a]quinolinium chloride salts and the inclusion of chloro-substituent, amino-substituent, and nitro-substituent resulting in several compounds is provided. The compounds are further used as markers due to their fluorescent properties including in hypoxic environments. Furthermore, anti-cancer screening of two BQS, namely, 7-benzyl-3-aminobenzimidazo[3,2-a]quinolinium chloride (ABQ-48: NSC D-763307) and the corresponding 7-benzyl-3-nitrobenzimidazo[3,2-a]quinolinium chloride (NBQ 48: NSC D-763303) are provided.
US11786519B2 Apoptosis-inducing agents for the treatment of cancer and immune and autoimmune diseases
Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL protein.
US11786518B2 Ophthalmic formulations and uses thereof
The present invention provides a reproxalap ophthalmic solution, and methods of using the same for treating a disease or disorder such as allergic conjunctivitis.
US11786516B2 Methods of treating Fabry patients having renal impairment
Provided are methods for treatment of Fabry disease in patients having HEK assay amenable mutations in α-galactosidase A. Certain methods comprise administering migalastat or a salt thereof every other day, such as administering about 150 mg of migalastat hydrochloride every other day.
US11786513B2 Compositions comprising berberine
Disclosed are compositions including berberine combined with pea proteins and one or more surfactants. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of the compositions, and the formulations and uses thereof.
US11786503B2 Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for countering chemotherapy induced cardiotoxicity
This disclosure provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing or eliminating cardiotoxicity, particularly cardiotoxicity induced by a cancer treatment or other therapy. In some cases, the methods and compositions prevent or reduce cardiotoxicity caused by anthracycline treatment. The methods provided herein often comprise administering a protective agent such as myricetin, tricetin, robinetin, ficetin, vitexin, quercetin, dihydrorobinetin, kaempferol, 7,3′,4′,5′-tetrahydroxyflavone, and myricitrin in conjunction with the administration of a cancer drug or other treatment. They may comprise administering a protective agent in combination with dexrazoxane. The compositions provided herein include co-formulations of a protective agent with a different protective agent or with a cancer treatment (e.g., anthracycline drug).
US11786499B2 Ketone body esters of S-beta-hydroxybutyrate and/or S-1,3-butanediol for modifying metabolic function
Compositions and methods for producing elevated blood levels of ketone bodies and modifying metabolic function in a mammal. Compositions include at least one ester of S-beta-hydroxybutyrate and/or a mono- or di-ester of S-1,3-butanediol and at least one ketone body component. The ketone body component includes beta-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate, or both. The beta-hydroxybutyrate is R-beta-hydroxybutyrate, S-beta-hydroxybutyrate, or both. When the ketone body component is S-beta-hydroxybutyrate, the 1,3-butanediol is R-1,3-butanediol, S-1,3-butanediol, or both. Compositions may comprise a keto stack of multiple forms of ketone bodies.
US11786498B2 Sacubitril calcium salts
The invention relates to polymorphic forms of the calcium salt of N-(3-carboxyl-1-oxopropyl)-(4S)-(p-phenylphenylmethyl)-4-amino-(2R)-methyl butanoic acid ethyl ester. The calcium salt of N-(3-carboxyl-1-oxopropyl)-(4S)-(p-phenylphenylmethyl)-4-amino-(2R)-methyl butanoic acid ethyl ester is useful in the treatment of various conditions and disorders responsive to the inhibition of neutral endopeptidases.
US11786497B2 High penetration prodrug compositions of retinoids and retinoids-related compounds
The invention provides compositions of novel high penetration compositions (HPC) or high penetration prodrugs (HPP) of retinoids and retinoid-related compounds, which are capable of crossing biological barriers with high penetration efficiency. The HPPs are capable of being converted to parent active drugs or drug metabolites after crossing the biological barrier and thus can render treatments for the conditions that the parent drugs or metabolites can. Additionally, the HPPs are capable of reaching areas that parent drugs may not be able to access or to render a sufficient concentration at the target areas and therefore render novel treatments. The HPPs can be administered to a subject through various administration routes, e.g., locally delivered to an action site of a condition with a high concentration or systematically administered to a biological subject and enter the general circulation with a faster rate.
US11786487B2 Formulation for inhibiting formation of 5-HT2B agonists and methods of using same
Drug combinations and their use are disclosed. A first drug is administered in combination with a second drug. The first drug such as fenfluramine is characterized by the formation of a metabolite including 5-HT2B agonists such as norfenfluramine with known adverse side effects. The second drug is in the form of a CYP inhibitor such as cannabidiol which modulates the formation of metabolite down thereby making the first drug safer.
US11786486B2 Pharmaceutical compositions comprising 2,3,5-trimethyl-6-nonylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
Disclosed herein is pharmaceutical compositions of Compound 1, and/or the hydroquinone form thereof, and methods useful for treating or suppressing a disease or disorder such as an α-synucleinpathy, a tauopathy, an autistic spectrum disorder, a pervasive developmental disorder, a liver disease, and liver damage in a subject using such pharmaceutical compositions.
US11786482B2 Compositions and methods using a cannabinoid to enhance bioavailability of a statin
The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a statin and a cannabinoid, and their use for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis. It has been found that compositions combining a statin and a cannabinoid are improved over existing statin formulations. The compositions of the invention for example allow for a lower effective dose of statin and a reduction of the adverse effects seen with statins taken alone. Dosing ranges and formulations suitable for oral, buccal, and sublingual administration are disclosed. Various specific cannabinoids such as cannabidiol and synthetic cannabidiols selected for their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-atherosclerotic effect are shown to be particularly advantageous.
US11786479B2 Nucleic acid nanocapsules for drug delivery and targeted gene knockdown
The present disclosure provides multifunctional nanoparticles. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to multifunctional nanoparticles having one or more of nucleic acid ligands; and methods of using such nanoparticles for treatment and/or diagnosis of diseases and conditions.
US11786477B2 Fibrin particles and methods of making the same
Disclosed herein are low density particles comprising polymerized fibrin that are micrometer or nanometer sized in diameter. The particles can further include at least one therapeutic agent. The particles may be used to treat wounds, by administration directly or systemically to the site of the wound. Exemplary wounds that may be treated with the fibrin particles include a trauma wound, a surgical wound, a burn wound, or an ulcer wound. Also disclosed herein are methods for preparing the particles using a shearing process.
US11786474B2 Device and method for reducing calorie intake
Devices and methods for substantially reducing the caloric efficiency of the digestive tract by capturing food being digested in the stomach 10 and/or anywhere else in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, absorbing or encapsulating the captured food into multiple capturing members and moving such multiple capturing members containing the ingestible encapsulated food down the GI tract, practically out of reach of the GI absorption organs, thus excluding the entrapped ingredients from being involved in the digestion and\or absorption process. The device is designed for oral delivery. The system can be comprised of liquid, food bars or a capsule system. The capsule system is comprised of an external capsule that dissolves in accordance with a temporal or ph dependent preset, which allows the food intake to be at least partially fluidic. The capsule system is further comprised of a mechanism designed to capture and isolate a portion of the food being digested.
US11786472B2 Preparation containing saxagliptin and method for producing the same
A preparation containing saxagliptin having improved stability and a method for producing the same are provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a preparation containing saxagliptin including a plain tablet part containing one or more first additive agent selected from a group consisting of D-mannitol, lactose, anhydrous lactose, and anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, the plain tablet part containing less than 35% by weight of crystalline cellulose with respect to 100% by weight of the plain tablet part, and a film coating part in contact with the plain tablet part and containing saxagliptin, a salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof, and a method for producing the same are provided.
US11786471B2 Complex disintegrant system for oral solid preparation and oral solid preparation comprising said complex disintegrant system
A complex disintegrant composition for oral solid preparation, comprising a disintegrant and a disintegrating aid, the disintegrant being a hygroscopic expansion type disintegrant, the disintegrating aid being a soluble small molecule substance or a gas-producing type salt. An oral solid preparation, comprising an active ingredient, said complex disintegrant composition, an excipient and a lubricant.
US11786468B2 Nanoparticles
The invention provides a (drug-containing) lipid nanoparticle with: (i) at least one phospholipid; (ii) at least one lysolipid; and (iii) at least one phospholipid comprising a hydrophilic polymer; and (iv) at least one structural lipid of formula (I) which has the following general structure: wherein R and R′ are long hydrocarbyl hydrophobic chains, Y is a linker element, and PHG is a polar head group described as large according to its van der Waals radius, and which is different from the phospholipid (i). The lipid nanoparticle can release a drug (or API) from within the lipid nanoparticle as a result of focused ultrasound (FUS) applied continuously, at least twice, to a desired part of the body to induce hyperthermia (an increase in temperature). FUS is applied after the lipid nanoparticle containing the drug has been administered to the live subject, and causes controlled release of the drug at the desired site of the body. Ultrasound is then halted, and the site of interest allowed to cool. Ultrasound is then applied again. Lipid nanoparticles can be labelled (for MRI, NIRF imaging), enabling real time monitoring of the drug in the human body. Imaging information can be used to direct and guide the nature of the FUS applied to the site of interest.
US11786467B2 Lipid formulations with immunogens
RNA encoding an immunogen is delivered in a liposome for the purposes of immunisation. The liposome includes lipids which have a pKa in the range of 5.0 to 7.6 and, preferably, a tertiary amine. These liposomes can have essentially neutral surface charge at physiological pH and are effective for immunisation.
US11786465B2 Microemulsion mixture and method of using the same, and pharmaceutical microemulsion mixture and method of using the same
The present invention provides a microemulsion mixture, comprising a microemulsion and an active ingredient, wherein the microemulsion comprises a water phase composite, comprising a water solution and a moisturizer; an oil phase composite; and a surfactant composite; and the active ingredient is the substrate of cytochrome P450 3A4 enzyme. The microemulsion of the present invention inhibits the expression of the cytochrome P450 3A4 enzyme so as to improve the efficacy of the active ingredient in the microemulsion mixture. The present invention further provides a method of using the microemulsion mixture, a pharmaceutical microemulsion mixture comprising the microemulsion mixture, and the method for treating psoriasis comprising administering the microemulsion mixture to a subject in need thereof.
US11786463B2 Pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of ophthalmic conditions
The invention provides emulsion compositions comprising at least one cannabinoid compound, and methods for making the same. The emulsion compositions are stable, well tolerated and are capable of delivering therapeutically effective amounts of cannabiniods to target sites, including sites on the surface of and/or within an eye. Also provided are methods of using the compositions to provide ocular neuroprotection and/or to treat ophthalmic conditions such as glaucoma.
US11786461B2 Naloxone formulations for sublingual and/or buccal administration
Liquid, gel, and semi-solid compositions containing naloxone base, or isomers or derivatives thereof, with one or more non-aqueous solvents, and optional viscosity adjusting agents, are provided. Methods of treating an individual exhibiting symptoms of respiratory depression associated with known or suspected opioid overdose including administering a liquid, gel, or semi-solid formulation containing a solution of naloxone base, or an isomer or a derivative thereof, in one or more non-aqueous solvents, are also provided.
US11786458B2 Immunostimulatory method
This invention relates to a method for treating or preventing a disease by raising an innate immune response in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising a TLR2 moiety in solution, wherein the TLR2 moiety comprises a TLR2 agonist and wherein the disease is not treated or prevented by a humoral or cellular immune response directed against the TLR2 moiety.
US11786457B2 Peritumoral and intratumoral materials for cancer therapy
The invention provides methods and compositions for reducing tumor-mediated immune evasion and inducing patient-specific immunization.
US11786454B2 Compositions for topical treatment of microbial infections
The present invention provides compositions and methods for topical treatment of infections. The compositions comprise glycerol monolaurate or a derivative thereof, and are administered topically, for example, to treat viral, fungal or bacterial infections.
US11786447B2 Conditioner composition comprising a chelant
Described herein is a hair conditioner composition and methods of using the same, the hair conditioner composition including an effective chelant. The hair conditioner composition further includes one or more high melting point fatty compounds and a cationic surfactant.
US11786446B2 Non-oxidative hair dye composition and method
The present invention is directed to a non-oxidative dyeing composition, method, and use for hair. The composition comprises certain direct dyes, fatty alcohols, surfactants, and a buffer system.
US11786442B2 Liquid transfer device with dual lumen IV spike
A liquid transfer device includes a vial adapter that receives a vial. The vial adapter includes a vial spike that punctures a vial stopper of the vial and defines a vial spike lumen. The liquid transfer device also includes an intravenous (IV) port that receives a port spike of an infusion set. The liquid transfer device also includes a connector body including a vial adapter lumen in fluid communication with the vial spike lumen, a barrel connected to the IV port, and an IV spike including a central wall. The central wall defines a first IV spike lumen in fluid communication with the vial adapter lumen and a second IV spike lumen in fluid communication with the IV port. The first IV spike lumen and the second IV spike lumen are separated by the central wall.
US11786441B2 Glass articles with low-friction coatings
Coated pharmaceutical packages are disclosed. The coated pharmaceutical packages may Include a glass body formed from borosilicate glass that meets Type 1 criteria according to USP <660> or alkali aluminosilicate glass having a Class HGA 1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to the ISO 720-1985 testing standard. A low-friction coating comprising a polymer may be positioned on a portion of the exterior surface. A coefficient of friction of an abraded area of the portion of the exterior surface with the low-friction coating may be less than 0.7 after exposure to a temperature of 260° C. for 30 minutes and abrasion under a load of at least 10 N and does not have observable damage. A retained strength of the coated glass article in horizontal compression does not decrease by more than 20% after the temperature exposure and the abrasion.
US11786436B2 Walker comprising toilet seat lifting mechanism
The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a walker comprising a portable lift toilet seat. Particularly, the walker is defined by a frame that supports a toilet seat, a cover, and a pair of actuators. The cover provides a privacy feature, hiding the toilet seat from view during normal operation of the walker. When needed, the cover can be lifted or folded away to allow the user to access the toilet seat. The toilet seat can then be lifted and/or lowered by actuators positioned on either side of the walker. In this way, a user can easily be positioned over a toilet to use the bathroom without the need for a caregiver to lift and lower him. The user can also be lifted after they are done using the bathroom to return to a standing position or sitting position.
US11786427B2 Siderail power communication interface
A siderail assembly for a person support apparatus comprises a siderail body, a grip portion, and a power communication device. The siderail body includes a front surface, a back surface, and a side surface extending between the front surface and the back surface. The side surface defines a perimeter of the siderail body. The grip portion includes a siderail opening through a portion of the siderail body. The grip opening has an upper grip opening portion that cooperates with the side surface to define a grip. The power communication device is configured to communicate power to a device.
US11786425B2 Systems incorporating a wheelchair with an exoskeleton assembly and methods of controlling the same
Embodiments described herein are directed to a wheelchair system that includes a wheelchair and an exoskeleton. The wheelchair includes a frame, a pair of armrests coupled to the frame, and a control unit. The pair of armrests movable between an attached position and a detached position. When in the attached position, each one of the pair of armrests are coupled to the frame and when in the detached position, each one of the pair of armrests is removed from the frame. The exoskeleton is communicatively coupled to the control unit via a cable extending between the exoskeleton and the control unit. The exoskeleton being releasably coupled to at least a portion of the frame of the wheelchair. The wheelchair system is translatable between a wheelchair mode and an exoskeleton mode such that, when in the exoskeleton mode, the control unit provides electrical power and control signals to the exoskeleton.
US11786421B2 Wheelchair systems with emergency stop features
A wheelchair system comprises a wheelchair comprising a seat, one or more first sensors disposed on or within the seat, one or more second sensors configured to communicate with the one or more first sensors and configured to be associated with a user to determine if the user is falling out of the wheelchair, wherein, upon detection that the user is falling out of the wheelchair, the wheelchair is configured to automatically stop.
US11786417B2 Patient transport apparatus with cable connected brake and steer lock assemblies
A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. The patient transport apparatus also includes a first and a second caster assembly respectively coupled to the support structure to facilitate movement of the support structure along a floor surface, with the first caster assembly comprising a first brake assembly and the second caster assembly comprising a second brake assembly. The patient transport apparatus also includes an actuator assembly operatively coupling the first and second brake assemblies, with the actuator assembly comprising a first and second actuator respectively operatively coupled to the first and second brake assemblies. The actuator assembly further comprises a cable assembly interconnecting the first and second actuator that places the operatively coupled first and second brake assemblies in the braked state or the unbraked state.
US11786416B2 Quick release, back carry, first aid kit
The present invention relates in general to portable first aid kits and, in particular, to a low profile first aid kit that is adaptable for a quick release from a carrier and can be easily stored and carried by a person. The design of the disclosed release system allows for the first aid kit to be released with one hand from a carrier with mounting capabilities. Additionally, the medical kit includes a dual purpose carrier strap that can either be wound around the first aid kit and operable to torque the kit for storage purposes when in the closed position, or used to carry the kit in the open position until it can be secured and subsequently stored.
US11786413B2 Medical drapes and methods for reducing trauma on removal
In some illustrative examples, a medical drape suitable for treating a tissue site may include an adherent surface including first adherent force profile oriented along a first axis and a second adherent force profile oriented along a second axis. The first adherent force profile may have an average force less than an average force of the second adherent force profile. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also provided.
US11786410B2 Modifiable occlusive skin dressing
Occlusive tissue dressings and methods including an elastomeric drape and a liquid component, at least partially cross-linked at least after one of drying and curing, suitable for application at a dressing-to-skin interface in order to create a substantially air-tight seal. The same or a different liquid component may be applied by a user at a tube-to-dressing interface in order to create a similar air-tight seal around the tube, if not occlusively sealed during its manufacture.
US11786405B2 Combined goggle and face mask
A combined goggle and face mask includes a goggle body, a strap, a shield, and two retaining members. Either side of the goggle body is recessed with a receiving portion. The goggle body is provided with a lens. Either end of the strap is provided with a bracket to be coupled to the receiving portion. The bracket is supported by the receiving portion. The shield is coupled to the google body. The retaining member is coupled to the bracket. Because the bracket is received in the receiving portion, the bracket can be supported by the receiving portion, so as to offset the pulling force. First edges that are oblique edges and second edges each in the form of a curved corner of the bracket are supported by two oblique sides and two bent sides each in the form of a curved corner of the receiving portion.
US11786403B2 Ophthalmic laser delivery apparatus using mems micromirror arrays for scanning and focusing laser beam
In a laser delivery system for an ophthalmic laser surgery system, a laser beam scanner employs a single or two MEMS micromirror arrays. Each micromirror in the array is capable of being independently actuated to rotate to desired angles. In one embodiment, one or two micromirror arrays are controlled to scan a laser beam in two directions. In another embodiment, a micromirror array is controlled to both correct optical aberrations in the laser beam and scan the laser beam in two directions. In yet another embodiment, a micromirror array is controlled to cause the laser beam to be focused to multiple focal spots simultaneously and to scan the multiple focal spot simultaneously. The ophthalmic laser surgery system also includes an ultrashort pulse laser, a laser energy control module, focusing optics and other optics, and a controller for controlling the laser beam scanner and other components of the system.
US11786396B2 Injector apparatus and method for drug delivery
Methods and apparatus provide a therapeutic fluid to devices implanted in the body, for example to containers of devices implanted in the eye of a patient. The methods and apparatus may comprise an injector to increase an amount of therapeutic agent injected into the device implanted in the eye, or a structure to receive the therapeutic fluid within the device implanted in the eye, or combinations thereof. The device implanted in the eye may comprise a reservoir chamber having a fluid with a density different than the therapeutic fluid, and the apparatus can be adapted to at least partially separate the implanted device fluid from therapeutic fluid within the reservoir chamber to increase and amount of therapeutic fluid placed in the reservoir chamber.
US11786394B2 Devices configured to monitor biological parameters, and to provide treatment, at an Abreu brain thermal tunnel
Devices for therapeutic interaction with an Abreu brain thermal tunnel (ABTT) terminus. Such devices provide heat to or remove heat from the ABTT terminus, and may also provide heat to or remove heat from veins connected to the ABTT. Therapeutic devices for engaging with the ABTT terminus benefit from diagnostics obtained at the ABTT terminus, or from other locations on the body.
US11786392B2 Data collection schemes for an ostomy appliance and related methods
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a monitor device for an ostomy system. The monitor device comprises: a processor, memory; and a first interface connected to the processor and the memory. The first interface comprises a plurality of terminals and a data collector. The plurality of terminals includes a first terminal that forms an electrical connection with a first electrode of an ostomy appliance of the ostomy system and a second terminal that forms an electrical connection with a second electrode of the ostomy appliance. The data collector is coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal and comprises a data collection controller configured to collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a primary data collection scheme and collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a secondary data collection scheme. The primary data collection scheme is different from the secondary data collection scheme.
US11786389B2 Sweat pad and methods of using same
The present disclosure provides devices for preventing or absorbing fluid (e.g., sweat) and/or odors from the intergluteal cleft of a subject. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides devices for treating or preventing hemorrhoids and methods of using same.
US11786384B2 Assistance device and control method therefor
An assistance device is described to assist a joint motion of a lower limb. The assistance device includes a driving part, an elastic part, and a crank mechanism. The driving part includes a motor and a transmission mechanism to change a speed of the motor and converts a rotational motion of the motor into a linear motion. The elastic part includes at least: a series spring provided in series between the transmission mechanism and the crank mechanism, a first parallel spring provided between the driving part and the ankle part, and a second parallel spring provided between the ankle part and the foot part. The crank mechanism is provided between the driving part and the foot part and converts the linear motion to a rotational motion while changing a deceleration coefficient according to an ankle angle.
US11786383B2 Lower limb prosthesis
Powered limb prostheses with multi-stage transmissions are provided.
US11786373B2 Cardiac valve delivery devices and systems
A delivery device includes a central elongate structure including an annular member at the distal end, a sheath, a plurality of tethers extending through the central elongate structure, a handle, and a control on the handle. The handle is connected to the elongate structure, the sheath, and the plurality of tethers. The control is configured to move the sheath proximally and distally over the central elongate structure. The annular member includes a plurality of pockets extending radially therearound. Each tether includes a feature on a distal end thereof configured to fit within a pocket of the plurality of pockets to hold the tethers in place.
US11786372B2 Method and apparatus for compressing/loading stent-valves
Apparatus (40) for compressing a transcatheter cardiac stent-valve (10) comprises: a first compressor stage (100) including a hollow channel (42) with a tapered interior surface configured for compressing a stent-valve in response to longitudinal advancement of the stent-valve within the channel; and a second compressor stage (102) comprising a crimper for compressing a portion of the stent-valve without longitudinal advancement.
US11786371B2 Modular valve prosthesis, delivery system, and method of delivering and deploying a modular valve prosthesis
A modular valve prosthesis includes an inflow stent, a valve component including a valve stent and a prosthetic valve, and an outflow stent. In a radially compressed delivery configuration, an inflow end of the valve stent is separated from an outflow end of the inflow stent and an outflow end of the valve stent is separated from an inflow end of the outflow stent. In a radially expanded deployed configuration, the inflow end of the valve stent is in contact with the outflow end of the inflow stent and the outflow end of the valve stent is in contact with the inflow end of the outflow stent. A delivery system includes a capsule including first, second and third sections and flexible first and second bands between respective sections. The modules of the modular valve prosthesis are aligned with the sections and gaps between the modules are aligned with the bands.
US11786369B2 Stent apparatus having self-pleated skirt, processing method therefor, skirt pleating method, and cardiac valve
Disclosed in the present invention are a stent apparatus having a self-pleated skirt, a processing method therefor, a skirt pleating method, and a cardiac valve. The stent apparatus comprises a stent, and is further provided with a flexible skirt. The skirt comprises: an unfolded state, where the skirt extends axially and surrounds the periphery of the stent before release; and a stacked state, where the skirt is driven by deformation during release of the stent, and gathers and is stacked along an axial direction of the released stent to form an annular perivalvular leakage blocking part. The stent apparatus is further provided with a pull-wire which is merely threaded on the skirt, and the pull-wire may react to the radial deformation during the release of the stent to drive the skirt to enter the stacked state. According to the present invention, based on perivalvular leakage prevention technology, an interventional stent is fitted with the lining of the blood vessels, so that the stent will not easily be migrated and is more stable, the scope of the applicable population is expanded, additional surgical risks are lowered, and perivalvular leakage, thrombi and other complications are prevented. Better hemodynamic performance is provided, the coverage function of endothelial cells of the host is enhanced, the probability of occurrence of endocarditis is lowered, and the normal blood supply function of the heart and blood vessels is recovered.
US11786368B2 Prosthetic valve support structure
The present invention is directed to prostheses including a support structure having a proximal end and a distal end, and a motion limiting member attached to the distal end of the support structure, wherein the motion limiting member is configured to restrict radial expansion of the distal end of the support structure. Methods for delivering the prosthesis are also provided.
US11786367B2 Stents for prosthetic heart valves
A stented valve including a generally tubular stent structure that has a longitudinal axis, first and second opposite ends, a plurality of commissure support structures spaced from the first and second ends and extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, at least one structural wire positioned between each two adjacent commissure support structures, and at least one wing portion extending from two adjacent commissure support structures and toward one of the first and second ends of the stent structure. The stented valve further includes a valve structure attached within the generally tubular stent structure to the commissure support structures.
US11786365B2 Prosthetic tissue valve and method of treating the same
A prosthetic tissue valve and a method of treating the prosthetic tissue valve are provided. The method includes: decreasing a temperature of a chamber carrying the prosthetic tissue valve from a first preset temperature to a second preset temperature in a first cooling rate; decreasing the temperature of the chamber carrying the prosthetic tissue valve from the second preset temperature to a third preset temperature in a second cooling rate; and performing a drying process to the prosthetic tissue valve. The second preset temperature is a critical crystallization temperature and is greater than a crystallization temperature of the prosthetic tissue valve. The third preset temperature is lower than the crystallization temperature of the prosthetic tissue valve, and the second cooling rate is greater than the first cooling rate.
US11786362B2 Stable IOL base design to support second optic
An intraocular lens (IOL) configured to support a first optic for functioning as a single lens IOL and configured to support a second optic for functioning as a dual optic IOL. The base includes a first optic for providing a base power. A recess in an anterior rim of the base is configured for positioning a radial extension of a second optic. The geometry of the recess is configured to securely couple to the radial extension to prevent rotation of the second optic relative to the base and prevent tilting of the second optic relative to an optic axis.
US11786359B2 Soft anchor assembly with barbed flexible strand and techniques for use
A soft anchor assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a sheath and a flexible strand at least partially surrounded by the sheath.
US11786357B2 Devices and methods for anatomic mapping for prosthetic implants
A method of generating a patient-specific prosthetic includes receiving anatomic imaging data representative of a portion of a patient's anatomy. A first digital representation of the anatomic imaging data is defined. The first digital representation of the anatomic imaging data is modified. A second digital representation of the portion of the patient's anatomy is defined based on the modifying of the first digital representation of the anatomic imaging data. A patient-specific prosthetic template of the portion of the patient's anatomy is generated based at least in part on the second digital representation of the anatomic imaging data.
US11786356B2 Biased endoluminal device
An endoluminal device can comprise a flexible tubular wall and a frame member. The frame member can be comprised of a shape-memory material having sides with protrusions which are partially or substantially flattened when formed together with the flexible tubular wall to thereby create a bias in the side wall of the endoluminal device that resists deformation from a desired device profile during crush loading and is thereby resistant to invaginations when deployed.
US11786354B2 Embolic filter device
An embolic filter device has a tubular structure having a front end, a first section, a first section rear end, a left collection pocket formed in the first section rear end, a right collection pocket formed in the first section rear end, a first narrow passage, a second section, a second section front end, a second section rear end, a left second section collection pocket, a right second section collection pocket, a second narrow passage, and a rear end.
US11786349B1 Protective devices for managing aerodynamics around dental patients
A particulate collecting device for dental patients is disclosed. The device includes a pair of vertical flanges, with a first flange configured to be positioned and worn on a right side of a patient's chest and a second flange configured to be positioned and worn on a left side of the patient's chest. The vertical flanges have an inner contour that aerodynamically funnels air flow away from the patient's face. The device includes a protective sheet located between the vertical flanges. The device includes a particulate matter reservoir that is fluidly coupled to the vertical flanges and configured to receive funneled air, and particulates contained therein, from the vertical flanges. The device also includes a negative air pressure generator, which is fluidly coupled to the particulate matter reservoir and produces negative air pressure in a direction from a top area of the vertical flanges towards the particulate matter reservoir.
US11786347B2 Method and system for additive manufacturing with a sacrificial structure for easy removal
A method of additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects by sequentially dispensing and solidifying layers. The layers may include (i) stacks of model layers arranged in configured patterns corresponding to shapes of one or more objects and being made of one or more modeling materials; (ii) an intermediate layer surrounding said shapes of one or more objects and comprising at least a support material, and (iii) a flexible overlay surrounding said first intermediate layer, the intermediate layer and flexible overlay forming a flexible sacrificial structure. The model stack or stacks can be removed from the flexible sacrificial structure by application of pressure to the flexible sacrificial structure, separating the model stack from the flexible structure along the intermediate layer.
US11786345B2 Method of making a physical object
A method of making a physical object by additive manufacturing. The method has the steps of providing a light hardenable primary material (11), building up the object (100) by successively hardening portions of the light hardenable primary material (11) by irradiating the portions with light, coating at least a part of the object (100) with a light permeable coating or oxygen protective material; and irradiating the coated object (100) with light and thereby post-hardening any light hardenable material (11).
US11786342B2 Surface area of a ceramic body and ceramic body
Disclosed is a dental implant with a post element that can be inserted into a jawbone with a mounting element attached to the post element, and a dental element affixed to the mounting element, with the post element designed as a ceramic body of yttrium and/or aluminum oxide stabilized zirconium oxide. The dental implant should have an even additionally improved ingrowth or integration behavior during the osseous implant healing, compared with the prior art. The surface of the dental implant is provided with at least one partial area that has nanoscopic pores or an otherwise executed nanoscopic structure that has a depletion zone with a reduced yttrium and/or aluminum oxide element, compared to the internal volume
US11786338B2 Dental band device
Dental matrix band devices including a housing with a band, a tensioning device for the band with the control for the tensioning mechanism controllable by a control knob external to the housing, and at least one deflector pushbutton. The deflector pushbutton(s) applies pressure on an upper or lower portion of the band causing the geometry of the band to change. The resulting band geometry forms a conical loop better matching the configuration of a tooth. In one embodiment two deflector pushbuttons are provided and positioned to apply pressure on the upper or lower portion of the band depending on which deflector pushbutton is depressed in the housing. In another embodiment a single deflector pushbutton unit is provided with a pushbutton at each end.
US11786337B2 Head bearing assembly for a dental or surgical handpiece and dental or surgical handpiece comprising such a head bearing assembly
The disclosure relates to a head bearing assembly for a dental or surgical handpiece, comprising an outer sleeve, in which at least four radial bearings are arranged, which enclose an axis of rotation and each have their own bearing outer ring or a common bearing outer rings, wherein the bearing outer rings are surrounded radially on the outside by the outer sleeve in the circumferential direction about the axis of rotation, and each radial bearing has at least one or exactly one rolling element row with rolling elements which are arranged one behind the other in the circumferential direction and rolling in the respective bearing outer ring. The head bearing assembly according to the disclosure is characterized in that the at least four radial bearings have a common, integral bearing inner ring on which the rolling elements are arranged in rolling contact.
US11786332B2 Single x-ray marker
A single marker for use in recording either of two different characters, an “R” or an “L,” on an x-ray image, corresponding to the “left” or “right” side exposure area of the anatomical part(s) of a patient. The marker consists of four embodiments, a base marker, a swivel marker, a hinge marker, or a slider marker, which selectively indicate either the “R” or “L” exposure area of the patient. In addition, the marker also glows in the dark to facilitate usage in poorly lit areas and includes a radiopaque frame within its base to help the x-ray technician confirm that the technician is not viewing image artifacts.
US11786329B2 Surgical robotic user input apparatus having optical fiber-based intrinsic sensors
A surgical robotic user input apparatus has a fiber optic cable with a handheld user input device attached at one end, and a connector attached at another end. Multiple intrinsic sensors, such as fiber Bragg grating sensors, are in the fiber optic cable. The intrinsic sensors are used to detect a pose of the handheld user input device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US11786326B2 Treatment apparatus
A controller changes a position and/or orientation of a treatment head by controlling an operation of a robot arm according to an external input. A probe driver changes a projection amount of a diagnostic probe with respect to an irradiator. Further, the controller performs synchronous control to synchronize the probe driver and the robot arm with each other so that the relative position between the irradiator and the distal end of the diagnostic probe changes while holding the distal end position of the diagnostic probe.
US11786323B2 Self-calibrating co-manipulation surgical system for use with surgical instrument for performing laparoscopic surgery
Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with laparoscopic surgical procedures. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical tools while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Advantageously, the surgical tools may be seamlessly coupled to the robot arms using a disposable coupler while the reusable portions of the robot arm remain in a sterile drape. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument using the robot arm.
US11786322B2 Diagnosis and treatment integrated soft medical robot for gastrointestinal endoscopy
The disclosure provides a diagnosis and treatment integrated soft medical robot for gastrointestinal endoscopy, including a robot body, a camera, illumination devices, a flexible dielectric elastomer actuator, air cylinders, linear motors, a controller and external hoses. The robot body is a multichannel hose, and includes a central channel and circumferential channels, the central channel is configured to accommodate conducting wires and signal wires, the circumferential channels include at least three microfluid channels. The linear motors control fluid pressures in the microfluid channels by driving piston rods of the air cylinders so that the robot body steers through being driven by fluid. The camera performs real-time image acquisition. The controller controls the flexible dielectric elastomer actuator to capture a target. The disclosure realizes the real-time image acquisition on a digestive tract, particularly a lesion, and can integrally and fast complete diagnosis and treatment.
US11786318B2 Intelligent real-time tool and anatomy visualization in 3D imaging workflows for interventional procedures
A system for tracking an instrument includes two or more sensors (22) disposed along a length of an instrument and being spaced apart from adjacent sensors. An interpretation module (45) is configured to select and update an image slice from a three-dimensional image volume in accordance with positions of the two or more sensors. The three-dimensional image volume includes the positions two or more sensors with respect to a target in the volume. An image processing module (48) is configured to generate an overlay (80) indicating reference positions in the image slice. The reference positions include the positions of the two or more sensors and relative offsets from the image slice in a display to provide feedback for positioning and orienting the instrument.
US11786317B2 System and method to access lung tissue
A system and method for navigating to a target site in a patient is provided. The system includes an extended working channel and a tool usable with an electromagnetic navigation system. In particular, the extended working channel and the tool contain an electromagnetic sensor configured to provide location information within a patient of the extended working channel and the tool to the electromagnetic navigation system. The distance from the tool and the target site can then be determined and displayed to a clinician on a display device.
US11786311B2 Systems and methods for non-rigid deformation of tissue for virtual navigation of interventional tools
A system comprises one or more processors. The system further comprises memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to: obtain a reference tree of nodes and linkages for a reference three dimensional volumetric representation of a branched anatomical formation in a reference state; based on the reference tree, generate a reference three dimensional geometric model; based on measurements from a sensor system, detect deformation of the branched anatomical formation; based on the detected deformation, obtain a deformed tree of nodes and linkages; and generate a three dimensional deformation field that represents the detected deformation of the branched anatomical formation.
US11786310B2 Intermodal synchronization of surgical data
Systems and methods are provided in which local tissue diagnostic measurements are correlated with archival local tissue diagnostic data from prior tissue analyses to supplement diagnostic measurements with tissue analysis data from prior tissue analyses having similar local tissue diagnostic data. The tissue analysis data may include information such as pathology data, outcome data, and diagnosis data. The archived local tissue diagnostic data and the tissue analysis data may be stored in a database, and employed for a wide variety of methods, involving preoperative, intraoperative, and/or postoperative phases of a medical procedure. Methods and systems are also provided for displaying, on a medical image shown in a user interface, hyperlinked reference markers associated with tissue analyses, where the reference markers are shown at locations corresponding to local tissue analyses, and where associated diagnostic data and/or tissue analysis may be viewed by selecting a given reference marker.
US11786309B2 System and method for facilitating DBS electrode trajectory planning
A system and method for facilitating DBS electrode trajectory planning using a machine learning (ML)-based feature identification scheme configured to identify and distinguish between various regions of interest (ROIs) and regions of avoidance (ROAs) in a patient's brain scan image. In one arrangement, standard orientation image slices as well as re-sliced images in non-standard orientations are provided in a labeled input dataset for training a CNN/ANN for distinguishing between ROIs and ROAs. Upon identification of the ROIs and ROAs in the patient's brain scan image, an optimal trajectory for implanting a DBS lead may be determined relative to a particular ROI while avoiding any ROAs.
US11786306B2 Surgical laser systems and laser lithotripsy techniques
A surgical laser system (100) includes a first laser source (140A), a second laser source (140B), a beam combiner (142) and a laser probe (108). The first laser source is configured to output a first laser pulse train (144, 104A) comprising first laser pulses (146). The second laser source is configured to output a second laser pulse train (148, 104B) comprising second laser pulses (150). The beam combiner is configured to combine the first and second laser pulse trains and output a combined laser pulse train (152, 104) comprising the first and second laser pulses. The laser probe is optically coupled to an output of the beam combiner and is configured to discharge the combined laser pulse train.
US11786304B2 Medical devices and methods incorporating frustrated total internal reflection for energy-efficient sealing and cutting of tissue using light energy
A medical instrument includes two jaw members, at least one of which creates conditions of frustrated total internal reflection at a tissue-contacting surface when tissue is grasped between the two jaw members. The first jaw member may include an optical element having a tissue-contacting surface. The medical instrument also includes a light source that provides a light beam for sealing tissue. The light source is positioned so that the light beam is totally internally reflected from an interface between the tissue-contacting surface and air when tissue is not grasped by the jaw members. When tissue is grasped by the jaw members, at least a portion of the light beam is transmitted through that portion of the tissue-contacting surface that is in contact with the tissue. The light source may be movably coupled to a jaw member to scan the light beam and/or to change the incident angle based on optical properties of the tissue.
US11786303B2 Microwave ablation probe
Examples of a probe for microwave ablation are disclosed. The probe comprises a feed coaxial cable and an antenna that has a cylindrical outer housing with a predetermined diameter and a predetermined length defining a cavity therein and a radiating conductor positioned within the cavity with a matching stepped portion. The antenna further comprises a dielectric material placed in the cavity between the radiating conductor and the outer housing of the antenna to increase the mechanical strength of the probe as well as to improve the power coupling to the tissue to be ablated. The design of the coaxial cavity of the antenna with radiating conductor with a stepped portion fitted into dielectric materials increases antenna's mechanical strength to withstand higher temperatures and reduces an energy reflected back to the feed coaxial cable due to a good impedance match between the antenna and the feed cable such that antennas with smaller length can be used to fit curved paths.
US11786300B2 Pulsed field ablation device and method
An ablation device and method for pulsed field ablation, the device comprising a catheter including an expandable basket, a set of electrodes formed on the expandable basket, and a pulse generator suitable for generating electric pulses wherein the pulse generator being in electrical connection with the set of electrodes. The expandable basket is formed of a braided mesh of filaments, wherein the filaments are made of nonconductive material, wherein at least portion of the filaments comprises a lumen, wherein the filaments further include electrodes and conductive wires. The conductive wires at least partially lead inside of the lumen of the filaments and are electrically connected to the electrodes.
US11786299B2 Single catheter electrode tissue cutting system for creating anastomoses
A catheter and tissue cutting system percutaneously permits the creation of an anastomosis between a first and second anatomical structure, such as a vein and an artery. The system comprises a catheter having a main body with a lumen and tapered distal tip, configured to be moved distally into the first anatomical structure over a primary guidewire. A cutting electrode is nested in the main body, with a lumen which tracks over a secondary guidewire, and is insertable into the secondary anatomical structure. An energy supply is operative to energize the cutting electrode in order to cut a tissue wall defining the first anatomical structure.
US11786297B2 Minimally invasive articulating assembly having ablation capabilities
The present invention is a minimally invasive articulating configured to be advanced through tortuous anatomy, particularly within a lung, and subsequently deliver at least two separately deployable ablation devices to a target site located at a bifurcated section of the lung (i.e., at a bronchial airway bifurcation). The pair of ablation devices are separately steerable towards respective first and second pathways extending from the bifurcation, such that each of the ablation devices can be positioned on either side of a target tissue proximate the bifurcation. The first and second ablation devices include expandable distal tips configured to transition to a deployed configuration, in which each expands in diameter and is configured to apply a degree of compression and/or RF energy emission to target lung tissue (i.e., diseased tissue, such as cancer or emphysema-related damaged tissue) for subsequent ablation thereof.
US11786296B2 Instrument for endoscopic posterior nasal nerve ablation
A surgical instrument includes an elongate shaft having a proximal shaft portion and a malleable distal shaft portion. The elongate shaft is configured to be secured to a supporting surgical instrument. An ablation head is coupled to the malleable distal shaft portion and includes at least one electrode operable to deliver RF energy to tissue for ablating the tissue. The ablation head is sized to fit within the nasal cavity of a patient with a distal end of the supporting surgical instrument. The proximal shaft portion is configured to operatively couple with an RF energy source operable to energize the at least one electrode with RF energy. The malleable distal shaft portion is configured to bend relative to a longitudinal shaft axis defined by the proximal shaft portion for selectively orienting the ablation head relative to the longitudinal shaft axis.
US11786294B2 Control program for modular combination energy device
A surgical instrument comprising a housing, a shaft assembly, a processor, and a memory is disclosed. The shaft assembly is replaceably connected to the housing. The shaft assembly comprises an end effector. The memory is configured to store program instructions which, when executed from the memory cause the processor to send an electrical interrogation signal to the attached shaft assembly, receive a response signal from the attached shaft assembly, cause a default function to be performed when a response signal is not received by the attached shaft assembly, determine an identifying characteristic of the attached shaft assembly as a result of the performance of the default function, and modify a control program based on the identifying characteristic of the attached shaft assembly.
US11786293B2 Bipolar electrosurgical instruments
A bipolar surgical instrument comprises a body first and second opposed jaws located at the distal end of a shaft, the first jaw being movable with respect to the second jaw between an open position in which the first and second jaws are spaced apart from one another, and a closed position in which the first and second jaws are adjacent one another. The first and second elongate jaw members have respective first and second electrodes. A controller is operable to determine a boiling point for tissue between the jaws using a measure of impedance therebetween.
US11786291B2 Deflectable support of RF energy electrode with respect to opposing ultrasonic blade
An end-effector is disclosed. The end-effector includes a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade configured to acoustically couple to an ultrasonic transducer and electrically couple to a pole of an electrical generator. The clamp arm includes a clamp jaw, a clamp arm pad, and a cantilever electrode that is free to deflect. The cantilever electrode is configured to electrically couple to an opposite pole of the electrical generator. Also disclosed are configurations where the clamp arm includes a peripheral cantilever electrode and a clamp arm pad extending beyond the electrode, a floating cantilever electrode and a resilient clamp arm pad, an interlocked cantilever electrode plate and a clamp arm pad configured to receive the plate, a laterally deflectable cantilever electrode and a clamp arm pad extending beyond the electrode, and a flexible cantilever electrode and a clamp arm pad extending beyond the electrode.
US11786290B2 Universal handpiece for electrical treatment applicator
Methods and apparatuses (e.g., devices, instruments and systems, including applicator handles for use with pulse generators) for automatically and/or mechanically setting impedance matching for connecting the applicator handle with different electrode tips. These methods and apparatuses may be useful for applying therapeutic energy, including but not limited to short, high field strength electric pulses, while avoiding the risk of arcing or otherwise harming the tissue.
US11786285B2 Dual stage cryocooler
A cryoablation tool has a primary fluid circuit for cryogenically cooling or heating tissue surrounding the distal portion of the cryoablation tool. The primary fluid circuit has a primary-primary heat exchanger facilitating recuperative heat exchange between a high pressure stream of a primary fluid and a low pressure stream of the primary fluid. The cryoablation tool has a secondary fluid circuit having a secondary-secondary heat exchanger for permitting recuperative heat exchange between a high pressure stream of a secondary fluid and a low pressure stream of the secondary fluid. The secondary fluid circuit also has a primary-secondary heat exchanger permitting heat exchange between the high pressure stream of the primary fluid and the low pressure stream of the secondary fluid.
US11786282B2 Ligament fixation system, implants, and devices with a compression cap, and methods of use
Implants, devices, systems, and methods for achieving ligament fixation are disclosed. An implant comprises a cap member comprising an internally threaded opening extending from a first end thereof, an anchor portion comprising a first end that defines a tip of the implant and external threads, and a coupling portion extending between the cap member and the anchor portion. The coupling portion of the implant includes an externally threaded portion threadably coupled within the internally threaded opening of the cap member. The cap member of the implant is longitudinally moveable along the coupling portion. Insertion instruments for inserting an implant for ligament fixation are also disclosed. Methods of using an implant for achieving ligament fixation are also disclosed.
US11786281B2 Screw with a variable locking angle and a corresponding locking system
A locking system can comprise a screw head without threads and a thread created only inside a bore of a bone plate. The machining of thread geometry can thus pertain to the screw body, while the screw head can be formed by curved surfaces and contact surfaces by simple machining process. A plurality of screws can be implemented, and each bone plate can have a larger number of bores for accepting the screws than the number of screws. The said locking screw can be used with other bone plates having continuous or partial threads created inside their bores.
US11786278B2 Bone anchor insertion device and methods of use
A bone anchor insertion device for delivering one or more bone anchor components into bone is provided. The insertion device improves surgical control in bone anchor location, placement and insertion into target bone. The bone anchor insertion device also improves efficiency in placing the bone anchor. The surgical instrument provides improved control of stylet location and orientation, including directional control for precise bone anchor component insertion. Methods to use the bone anchor insertion device in surgical procedures are also provided.
US11786274B2 Bone hook apparatus
A bone hook apparatus is provided that includes a base, a rod receptacle disposed on a proximal side of the base, a first hook distally extending from the base and oriented in a first direction, and a second hook distally extending from the base and oriented in a second direction opposing the first direction, the first hook and second hook together configured to receive the bone. Kits and spinal constructs employing the bone hook apparatus are also described.
US11786270B2 Penile injection guide and compression device
A conformable guide for directing penile injections has an elastomeric or conformable tube having an open end distally for passing over a glans and a shaft of a penis toward a root of the penis on placement. The conformable guide can have an annulus shaped spirally wrapped portion of the elastomeric tube at the distal end configured to unwrap on placement toward the root. The elastomeric tube has one or more observable injection site locations marked or otherwise indicated on the elastomeric tube when positioned onto the shaft of the penis. The conformable guide is made of a stretchable synthetic polymer.
US11786269B2 Atherectomy devices and methods
The devices and methods generally relate to treatment of occluded body lumens. In particular, the present devices and method relate to removal of the occluding material from the blood vessels as well as other body lumens.
US11786265B1 Steerable microcatheter and method of use
A transvascularly placed steerable microcatheter, further including internal steerability and the ability to articulate in a direction at right angles to its longitudinal axis at or near its distal end. The steerable microcatheter is generally fabricated from stainless steel, nitinol, or other metal and includes an outer tube, an inner tube, hub structures, and a distal articulating region. The steerable microcatheter can be advanced through a body lumen in its straight configuration and then be selectively articulated or curved to permit negotiation of tortuous curvature. The microcatheter is especially suited to robotic or powered control applications with user intervention or using artificial intelligence (AI).
US11786264B2 Sensor film for endoscopic instruments
A method for sensing at least one property with an instrument, wherein the instrument comprises an elongate shaft body; the method comprising the steps of: securing a sensor film conformally to the elongate shaft body, the sensor film comprising: at least one substrate core having a first surface and a second surface; at least one sensing element; a first conductive layer residing on the first surface, the first conductive layer having first solder mask coated thereon, and wherein the first conductive layer is grounded; a second conductive layer residing on the second surface, the second conductive layer having a second solder mask coated thereon, and coupled to the at least one sensing element; causing the at least one sensing element to measure at least one property and output a sensed signal and to convey the sensed signal via the second conductive layer to an electronics module.
US11786261B2 Soft tissue measurement and balancing systems and methods
Systems and methods for joint replacement are provided. The systems and methods can include a surgical orientation device and/or a reference sensor device. The surgical orientation device and orthopedic fixtures can be used to locate the orientation of an axis in the body, to adjust an orientation of a cutting plane or planes along a bony surface, to distract a joint, to measure an angle, to orient a cutting guide, to orient a resection guide, to resect the femur, or to otherwise assist in an orthopedic procedure or procedures.
US11786258B2 Cutting burr shank configuration
A cutting burr that includes a pair of axially spaced diamond-shaped portions designed to be keyed into a spindle of a locking mechanism of a high speed surgical drilling instrument and adapted to fit into a single pawl thereof to lock said cutting burr in place so as to prevent axial movement thereof and provide concentric rotation of said cutting burr without any wobbling. The orientation of both portions may be identical with respect to a center plan and diamond shape in the portion at the proximal end of the shank of the cutting tool may be larger than the intermediately located diamond shape of the other portion. The apexes of the facets of the six-sided diamond shape may be disposed below the surface of the shank of the cutting burr.
US11786256B2 Devices and methods for excluding the left atrial appendage
Devices and methods are described for occluding the left atrial appendage (LAA). The device excludes the LAA from blood flow to prevent blood from clotting within the LAA and subsequently embolizing, particularly in patients with atrial fibrillation. The implantable device is delivered via transcatheter delivery into the LAA and secured within the LAA. The implant comprises an expandable and compliant frame and an expandable and conformable tubular foam body carried by the frame. The device may have a thromboresistant cover at a proximal end and a thromboresistant coating on the foam body. The frame may have recapture struts inclining radially outwardly in the distal direction from a central hub. The frame may have axially extending side wall struts, with adjacent pairs of side wall struts joined at one or more apexes. Anchors extend from the frame to engage tissue. The anchors can also be reversible to allow retraction of the anchors and repositioning or retrieval of the device.
US11786248B2 Surgical stapling device including a buttress retention assembly
A surgical kit includes a surgical stapling device and a loading assembly. The surgical stapling device includes a tool assembly and a buttress material. The tool assembly includes first and second jaw members. The first jaw member supports a staple cartridge that includes a retention assembly. The retention assembly includes a cam block including a pair of protrusions and a spring biasing the cam block towards the second jaw member. The buttress material includes proximal and distal portions. The proximal portion defines bores laterally spaced apart and configured to receive the pair of protrusions of the cam block. The distal portion defines a cavity to be placed over a distal end portion of the staple cartridge. The loading assembly includes a housing defining a chamber configured to receive a portion of the buttress material. The housing includes a proximal portion defining a slot configured to receive the buttress material therethrough and the pair of protrusions of the cam block.
US11786247B2 Surgical stapler with small diameter endoscopic portion
A surgical stapler includes a body portion and a tool assembly. The body portion includes a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion extending distally from the large diameter portion. The large diameter portion supports larger internal components of the device including a lockout assembly adapted to prevent refiring of the stapler to allow the diameter of the small diameter portion of the device to be minimized to facilitate passage of the small diameter portion of the stapler and the tool assembly through an 8 mm trocar.
US11786240B2 Using smart packaging in adjusting use of tissue adjuncts
In general, systems and methods described herein include active or passive sensing mechanisms, such as sensors, that can monitor at least one exposure condition of an adjunct and any medicant(s) retained therein. In some instances, the active or passive sensing mechanisms can also track the extent of the adjunct's and medicant(s)'s exposure, e.g., frequency, intensity, and/or duration).
US11786239B2 Surgical instrument articulation joint arrangements comprising multiple moving linkage features
Articulation joint arrangements for facilitating multi-axis articulation of a surgical end effector relative to a shaft assembly of a surgical instrument.
US11786238B2 Surgical instruments
The present invention discloses a surgical stapler instrument. The surgical stapler instrument comprises a handle assembly having a proximal end and a distal end. A bottom jaw is detachably coupled to the distal end of the handle assembly. The bottom jaw having a staple cartridge surface, configured to eject one or more staples. Further, a top jaw is detachably coupled to the bottom jaw toward the distal end of the handle assembly. The top jaw comprises a staple pocket disposed over an anvil surface of the top jaw and configured to bend the ejected one or more staples and deliver into targeted tissues. An effective friction coefficient (μe) of the staple pocket of the top jaw is lower than the staple cartridge surface of the bottom jaw to achieve optimized stapling.
US11786236B2 Method and apparatus for coupling anatomical features
A method of coupling a first portion of an anatomy to a second portion of the anatomy includes coupling first and second bones of the anatomy with a bone-tendon-bone implant. The bone-tendon-bone implant has a first bone end, a second bone end and a replacement tendon between the first and second bone ends. The first and second bone ends are positioned in corresponding first and second bores of the first and second bones. The first bone end is secured to the first bone with a first bone anchor. A second anchor coupled to the bone-tendon-bone implant is passed through and outside the second bore. The second anchor is coupled to an adjustable suture construct having two adjustable suture loops. Tensioning at least one of first and second ends of the adjustable suture construct tensions the replacement tendon and positions the first bone relative to the second bone.
US11786234B2 Knotless suture anchor construct
A knotless suture anchor construct for securing a tissue in a desired position relative to a bone hole. The construct includes a substrate having a first end and a second end, and a filament woven through a plurality of passing locations along the substrate. The filament forms a first loop extending to a passing limb and reducing limb. There is a passing portion in the reducing limb between two adjacent passing locations of the plurality of passing locations. In a pre-deployment configuration, the first loop of the filament extends from a first end of the substrate and the passing limb and the reducing limb extend from the second end of the substrate. Also, in the pre-deployment configuration, the passing portion extends through the first loop, forming a second loop in the reducing limb.
US11786231B2 Surgical retractor
Surgical retractors are disclosed herein. More particularly but not exclusively, in one form, a surgical retractor includes blade portions positioned on opposite ends thereof. The retractor also includes one or more portions positioned between the blade portions which provide an ergonomic handle design configured to facilitate engagement thereof by a user. By way of non-limiting example, in one form the ergonomic design includes a pair of concave surfaces spaced apart and positioned on opposite sides of the body of the retractor from one another. Other features and aspects relating to this and other surgical retractors are disclosed herein.
US11786219B2 Method for determining a physical characteristic on a punctual location inside a medium, a method for determining an image of a medium, and an apparatus implementing said methods
A method for determining a physical characteristic on a punctual location inside a medium, comprising the steps of: sending an emitted sequence comprising emitted pulses having different amplitudes, receiving a received sequence comprising received pulses corresponding to echoes of emitted pulses, calculating a phase difference between the received pulses relative to the emitted pulses, and determining the physical characteristic on the bases of a phase difference.
US11786218B2 Burst ultrasound reconstruction with signal templates and related methods and systems
The application of a step function increase in acoustic pressure during ultrasound imaging using gas vesicle contrast, along with capturing successive frames of ultrasound imaging and extracting time-series vectors for pixels of the frames, allows for improved imaging down to even the cell level. Template vectors can be used to implement signal separation of the time-series vectors to improve detection.
US11786216B2 Ultrasound contrast enhanced imaging method and ultrasound imaging system
Disclosed in the present application is an ultrasound contrast enhanced imaging method, comprising: transmitting unfocused waves in a plurality of angles to a target region containing microbubbles; receiving echo signals of the unfocused waves; selecting echo signals corresponding to at least some of the plurality of angles from the echo signals; generating contrast enhanced image according to the selected echo signals, performing color-coding on the contrast enhanced image, and displaying same. Also disclosed in the present application is an ultrasound imaging system.
US11786214B2 Adjustable flexibility stiffness intraluminal device and associated devices systems and methods
An interventional device includes an elongate member configured to be inserted into a body of a patient, the elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, a sensing element disposed at the distal portion of the elongate member and configured to obtain measurement data associated with a body lumen; a stiffening mechanism coupled to the elongate member and configured to change the stiffness of the elongate member during a medical procedure. Associated devices, systems and methods are also provided.
US11786213B2 System and method for multipath processing of image signals
The invention generally relates to intravascular imaging system and particularly to processing in multimodal systems. The invention provides an imaging system that splits incoming image data into two signals and performs the same processing step on each of the split signals. The system can then send the two signals down two processing pathways. Methods include receiving an analog image signal, transmitting the received signal to a processing system, splitting the signal to produce a first image signal and a second image signal, and performing a processing operation on the first image signal and the second image signal. The first and second signal include substantially the same information as one another.
US11786212B1 Echocardiogram classification with machine learning
A method for analysing a structure within a patient's heart includes receiving a patient study including a plurality of images of the patient's heart obtained by an ultrasound device, extracting respective sets of pixel data from the images, and using trained machine learning algorithms to analyse the sets of pixel data to a) identify first images captured using a colour Doppler modality and assign the first images to said structure, b) identify second images captured using spectral Doppler modality and assign the second images to said structure, c) determine a flow convergence zone radius from an analysis of the first images; and d) determine a maximum gradient of structure, from an analysis of the second images. The flow convergence zone radius, the maximum gradient of structure, and a Nyquist value identified for the colour Doppler modality, are combined to determine an Effective Regurgitant Orifice Area for the structure.
US11786211B2 Ultrasound imaging apparatus, method of operating ultrasound imaging apparatus, computer-readable recording medium, and ultrasound imaging system
An ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to: generating first frequency spectrum data and second frequency spectrum data with regard to a first ultrasound signal and a second ultrasound signal, respectively; generating first ultrasound image data based on the first ultrasound signal; generating second ultrasound image data based on the second ultrasound signal; estimating a displacement amount including at least one of a positional change amount and a rotation angle of a subject depicted in the first ultrasound image data with respect to the subject depicted in the second ultrasound image data; correcting the first frequency spectrum data in accordance with the estimated displacement amount; calculating differential feature data by using the corrected first frequency spectrum data and the second frequency spectrum data; and generating analysis image data to which color information corresponding to the differential feature data is applied.
US11786205B2 Apparatus and method for medical image reconstruction using deep learning to improve image quality in positron emission tomography (PET)
A deep learning (DL) convolution neural network (CNN) reduces noise in positron emission tomography (PET) images, and is trained using a range of noise levels for the low-quality images having high noise in the training dataset to produceuniform high-quality images having low noise, independently of the noise level of the input image. The DL-CNN network can be implemented by slicing a three-dimensional (3D) PET image into 2D slices along transaxial, coronal, and sagittal planes, using three separate 2D CNN networks for each respective plane, and averaging the outputs from these three separate 2D CNN networks. Feature-oriented training can be implemented by segmenting each training image into lesion and background regions, and, in the loss function, applying greater weights to voxels in the lesion region. Other medical images (e.g. MRI and CT) can be used to enhance resolution of the PET images and provide partial volume corrections.
US11786203B2 Determining an image dataset
A method is for determining a three-dimensional image dataset. In an embodiment, the method includes a first X-ray dataset of the examination volume being received, the first X-ray dataset including a two-dimensional first X-ray projection of the examination volume with respect to a first projection direction; and a second X-ray dataset of the examination volume being received, the second X-ray dataset including a second two-dimensional X-ray projection of the examination volume with respect to a second projection direction. Furthermore, a first three-dimensional image dataset of the examination volume is determined based on the two-dimensional first X-ray projection and the two-dimensional second X-ray projection. An effect of overlaps of vessels with respect to the first projection direction or the second projection direction can be reduced as a result of determining the first three-dimensional image dataset based on the first X-ray dataset and the second X-ray dataset.
US11786200B2 Method and image recording apparatus for obtaining image data from a patient involving administration of a contrast medium to the patient
In an image recording apparatus and an operation method therefor, image data of a patient are recorded with the use of a contrast medium administered to the patient. A computer of the image recording apparatus is provided with an image recording information item, describing the upcoming image recording carried out according to a multi-step sequence and with at least one patient information describing a property of the patient. The computer determines a contrast medium administration information item from these received information items, which designates at least one contrast medium quantity to be administered to the patient and a point in time in the sequence of the upcoming image recording. The contrast medium administration information item is displayed to a user of the image recording apparatus at the determined point in time on a display of the image recording apparatus.
US11786198B2 Medical imaging systems and associated devices and methods
Systems, methods, and devices for medical imaging are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for imaging an anatomic region includes receiving, from a detector carried by an imaging arm of an x-ray imaging apparatus, a plurality of images of the anatomic region. The images can be obtained during manual rotation of the imaging arm. The imaging arm can be stabilized by a shim structure during the manual rotation. The method can also include receiving, from at least one sensor coupled to the imaging arm, pose data of the imaging arm during the manual rotation. The method can further include generating, based on the images and the pose data, a 3D representation of the anatomic region.
US11786193B2 Metal artifacts reduction in cone beam reconstruction
The present disclosure describes methods and apparatuses for reducing metal artifacts in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) reconstructions. The methods use multiple imaging modalities to identify and locate metal present in a region of dental patients mouth and to generate a reconstructed 3-D volume image of the region with reduced metal artifacts using data obtained by the multiple modalities. According to example embodiments, the methods include creating a metal map using data from a first imaging modality and an initial 3-D reconstruction from data obtained from a second imaging modality including CBCT imaging. The metal map is registered to the initial 3-D reconstruction with a reconstructed metal map and projection metal maps being subsequently produced and applied to projections from the CBCT imaging to generate interpolated projections. An artifact reduced 3-D reconstruction is produced from the interpolated projections and a final 3-D reconstruction is created therefrom including merged metal information.
US11786187B2 Systems and methods for positron emission tomography
The disclosure relates to a system and method for reconstructing a PET image. The method may include: obtaining PET data relating to an object collected by a plurality of detector units; determining functional status of the plurality of detector units; generating reconstruction data based on the functional status of the respective detector units and the PET data; and reconstructing a PET image based on the reconstruction data.
US11786185B2 Patient support apparatus with caregiver reminders
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, operating table, recliner, or the like, includes a patient support structure, a user interface, a display, a plurality of lights, and a controller. The user interface comprises a display and controls for configuring various components of the patient support apparatus. The controller uses the lights and/or display to issue one or more reminders to the caregiver to put the patient support apparatus in a desired configuration before the caregiver walks away from the patient support apparatus. The reminders help ensure that the caregiver properly configured the patient support apparatus. In some embodiment, the reminders include pulsing the lights in an unobtrusive, but easily seen, manner until the proper configuration is achieved. Reminders may also be implemented by prohibiting certain functionality until the patient support apparatus is properly configured.
US11786182B2 Health monitoring systems and methods
Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in health monitoring including monitoring systems, methods and/or devices receiving a health signal and/or having at least one electrode or sensor for health monitoring.
US11786172B2 Method, device and storage medium for sleep monitoring
The present disclosure discloses a method, device, apparatus, and storage medium for sleep monitoring. The method includes: monitoring physical sign information of a user in response to receiving a monitoring command; determining sleep quality information of the user according to the physical sign information of the user, wherein the physical sign information comprises at least breathing information.
US11786167B2 EEG recording and analysis
One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining EEG data from one or more single channel EEG sensor worn by a user; classifying, using a processor, the EEG data as one of nominal and abnormal; and providing an indication associated with a classification of the EEG data. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11786166B2 Spinal cord stimulation guidance system and method of use
A system and method for modeling patient-specific spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is disclosed. The system and method acquire impedance and evoked compound action potential (ECAP) signals from a lead positioned proximate to a spinal cord (SC). The lead includes at least one electrode. The system and method determine a patient-specific anatomical model based on the impedance and ECAP signals, and transform a dorsal column (DC) map template based on a DC boundary of the patient-specific anatomical model. Further, the system and method map the transformed DC map template to the patient-specific anatomical model. The system and method may also include the algorithms to solve extracellular and intracellular domain electrical fields and propagation along neurons. The system and method may also include the user interfaces to collect patient responses and compare with the patient-specific anatomical model as well as using the patient-specific anatomical model for guiding SCS programming.
US11786165B2 Physiological state determination device
A physiological state determination device determines a predetermined physiological state of a subject. The physiological state determination device includes a brain function activation information detection unit, a face change information acquisition unit, and a physiological state determination unit. The brain function activation information detection unit detects brain function activation information corresponding to a physiological state. The face change information acquisition unit acquires face change information indicating a time-series change in face data of a subject. The physiological state determination unit determines the predetermined physiological state of the subject based on the brain function activation information and the face change information.
US11786161B2 Garment medical examination system
A glove comprising a set of electrocardiogram leads, the set of electrocardiogram leads including: (a) a plurality of precordial electrocardiogram leads; (b) a pair of aVL and aVR electrocardiogram leads; and (c) an aVF electrocardiogram lead; wherein the glove records a 12-lead electrocardiogram by pressing the glove against skin of a user.
US11786160B2 Bio-electrode composition, bio-electrode, and method for manufacturing bio-electrode
The present invention provides a bio-electrode composition comprising a polymer compound having a repeating unit A that contains silver salt of fluorosulfonic acid, silver salt of fluorosulfonimide, or silver salt of fluorosulfonamide. This can form a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode with excellent electric conductivity, biocompatibility and light weight, which can be manufactured at low cost and does not cause large lowering of the electric conductivity even when it is wetted with water or dried. The present invention also provides a bio-electrode in which the living body contact layer is formed from the bio-electrode composition and a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode.
US11786158B2 Devices and methods for sensing bladder fullness
A bladder fullness monitoring systems includes a controller and an active optical sensor that is affixed to a patient's bladder. The sensor emits light onto the bladder and further detects light reflected from the bladder, in order to generate an output signal that indicates an amount of emitted light was reflected back to the detector. The controller is coupled to the optical sensor to receive and interpret the output signals, e.g., to determine when the bladder is full. The controller may be operatively coupled to a urinary control apparatus which uses the output signals to trigger urination in patients who have lost the ability to voluntarily urinate. Embodiments are particularly useful for monitoring bladder fullness in patients who have lost bladder sensation and/or the ability to voluntary urinate and rely on a urinary control apparatus in order to urinate.
US11786156B2 Method and apparatus for use in detecting malingering by a first subject in tests of physical and/or mental function of the first subject
According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus for use in detecting malingering by a first subject in a test of physical and/or mental function of the first subject. The apparatus comprises a memory unit configured to store a plurality of models, each model identifies a respective set of physical and/or mental function tests from a plurality of different physical and/or mental function tests that can be used to detect malingering in a subject and that meets one or more possible user requirements for detecting malingering; and a processing unit configured to receive a user input from a user of the apparatus, the received user input indicating a user requirement for detecting malingering in the first subject; following receipt of an indication that the first subject may be malingering in one or more physical and/or mental function tests, retrieve, from the memory unit, the identity of a first set of physical and/or mental function tests for a model that meets the indicated user requirement; and output a control signal to a function testing device indicating the retrieved identity of the first set of physical and/or mental function tests such that the testing device provides the identified first set of physical and/or mental function tests to the first subject completion for completion.
US11786155B2 Devices and methods for bodily fluid collection and distribution
An apparatus includes a housing that defines a fluid reservoir and includes a port that is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. An inlet adapter is removably coupleable to the housing. A user can engage an actuator to move a plunger from a first position in which the fluid reservoir has a first volume, to a second position in which the fluid reservoir has a second volume greater than the first volume, which draws bodily fluid into the fluid reservoir via the inlet adapter. The actuator modulates a plunger rate of motion below a threshold as the plunger is moved. When a predetermined volume of bodily fluid is transferred into the fluid reservoir, a volume indicator transitions from a first state to a second state and the inlet adapter can then be removed to transfer the predetermined volume into a sample bottle external to the housing via the port.
US11786153B2 Wearable sensor
A wearable sensor system includes a flexible patch, an electronic circuit disposed on the flexible patch, and a disposable sensor disposed on the flexible patch and connected to the electronic circuit via a socket. The disposable sensor detects a chemical compound. The electronic circuit generates a detection signal commensurate with the chemical compound detected by the disposable sensor. The disposable sensor is removably plugged into the socket, thereby permitting replacement of the disposable sensor upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition. A battery disposed is on the flexible patch and connected to the electronic circuit to power the electronic circuit. A transceiver is connected to the electronic circuit, wherein the transceiver transmits the detection signal.
US11786150B1 Wired implantable monolithic integrated sensor circuit
There is provided a glucose sensor system comprising: a transmitter (2) for containing a battery (212), the transmitter being for placement on top of patient skin; a transcutaneous connector (3) comprising at least one conductive path; and an implantable monolithic integrated circuit (1) for placement beneath the patient skin, wherein the implantable monolithic integrated circuit comprises a potentiostat and an electrochemical sensing element; wherein the potentiostat is electrically coupled to the transmitter (2) via the transcutaneous connector (3), and the electrochemical sensing element is configured to sense glucose concentration and generate an electrical signal representative of the glucose concentration, and wherein the potentiostat is electrically connected to the electrochemical sensing element.
US11786149B2 Method and apparatus for testing hearing ability
The present invention concerns a method for the detection of distortion products of otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE), comprising the steps: (a) output of at least one first pair of primary tones each consisting of a first primary tone with frequency f1,1 and sound pressure level L1,1 and a second primary tone with frequency f2,1 and sound pressure level L2,1 with f2,1>f1,1, and (b) detecting evoked distortion products of otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE), characterized in that the first primary tone {f1,1, L1,1} is output with a time delay tlag after the second primary tone {f2,1, L2,1}.
US11786148B2 Autonomous diagnosis of ear diseases from biomarker data
A fully autonomous system is used to diagnose an ear infection in a patient. For example, a processor receives patient data about a patient, the patient data comprising at least one of: patient history from medical records for the patient, one or more vitals measurements of the patient, and answers from the patient about the patient's condition. The processor receives a set of biomarker features extracted from measurement data taken from an ear of the patient. The processor synthesizes the patient data and the biomarker features into input data, and applies the synthesized input data to a trained diagnostic model, the diagnostic model comprising a machine learning model configured to output a probability-based diagnosis of an ear infection from the synthesized input data. The processor outputs the determined diagnosis from the diagnostic model. A service may then determine a therapy for the patient based on the determined diagnosis.
US11786145B2 System and method for determining animal body surface area and subsequently determining animal health status
The invention includes a system to determine body surface area (BSA) or volume of an animal that can be used to determine a health status of the animal. The system has a plurality of integrated measuring devices such as radar or infrared sensors. The measuring devices are mounted within a confined space. A plurality of measurements is taken along vertically oriented sections or slices of the animal as the animal passes by the confined space. The measurements are combined and numerically converted to BSA or volume estimations. The health status can be derived as a direct relation to BSA or volume, or changes in BSA or volume over a selected time period.
US11786140B2 Controlled-flow infusion catheter and method
Devices and methods for determining fluid flow resistance at a targeted location in a bodily fluid vessel by monitoring changes in pressure gradients across the location while fluid flow is being manipulated by introducing infusate into the target area at different rates.
US11786137B2 Physiological sampling during predetermined activities
This disclosure relates to methods for measuring one or more physiological signals while the user is engaged in a predetermined activity. Exemplary predetermined activities can include activities such as walking, climbing stairs, biking, and the like. The physiological measurements can include, but are not limited to, heart rate signals. The physiological measurements may be affected by the predetermined activity, so the system may be configured to employ one or more criteria prior to measuring physiological information to minimize the effects. The one or more criteria can include, but are not limited to, an inter-sampling waiting time, continuous motion criteria, predetermined activity criteria, a post-physiological measurement amount of time, and a confidence value. The continuous motion criteria can be based on the type of predetermined activity. For example, walking may have walking state criteria and a step count criteria.
US11786136B2 Information processing apparatus, and information processing method
There is provided an information processing apparatus including a reliability degree calculation section that calculates a reliability degree of pulsation variability data or a body index; and a control unit that controls various kinds of processing on the basis of the calculated reliability degree. The pulsation variability data is acquired from sensing data acquired by a pulse wave sensor worn by a user. The body index is calculated from the pulsation variability data and indicates a physical state of the user.
US11786129B2 Systems and methods for human mesh recovery
Human mesh model recovery may utilize prior knowledge of the hierarchical structural correlation between different parts of a human body. Such structural correlation may be between a root kinematic chain of the human body and a head or limb kinematic chain of the human body. Shape and/or pose parameters relating to the human mesh model may be determined by first determining the parameters associated with the root kinematic chain and then using those parameters to predict the parameters associated with the head or limb kinematic chain. Such a task can be accomplished using a system comprising one or more processors and one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement one or more neural networks trained to perform functions related to the task.
US11786128B2 PARS imaging methods
A method for visualizing details in a sample including directing an excitation beam to an excitation location below a surface of the sample, to generate signals in the sample; directing an interrogation beam toward the excitation location of the sample; directing a signal enhancement beam to the sample, to raise a temperature of a portion of the sample by 5 Kelvin or less, compared to a temperature of the portion of the sample in absence of the signal enhancement beam; detecting a portion of the interrogation beam returning from the sample that is indicative of the generated signals.
US11786126B2 Devices, systems and methods for using and monitoring medical devices
Medical devices are provided, comprising a medical device and a sensor.
US11786115B2 Method and apparatus to generate hyperspectral image data with a medical imaging device
Improved fluorescent imaging and other sensor data imaging processes, including hyperspectral imaging, devices, and systems are provided to enhance endoscopes with multiple wavelength capabilities and providing sequential imaging and display. A first optical device is provided for endoscopy imaging in a white light and a fluoresced light mode with an imaging unit including one or more image sensors. A mechanism in the first optical device to automatically adjust the focus of the first optical device using one or more deformable, variable-focus lenses, wherein the automatic focus adjustment compensates for a chromatic focal difference between the light collected at distinct wavelength bands caused by the dispersive or diffractive properties of the optical materials or optical design employed in the construction of the first or second optical devices, or both. Further variable spectrum imaging is enhanced with the use of adjustable spectral filters.
US11786114B2 Systems and methods for liquid biopsy and drug delivery
Systems for liquid biopsy and/or drug delivery may include a capsule endoscope and a tether coupled to the capsule endoscope. The tether may include a flexible member with a lumen in fluidic communication with a port configured to permit passage of fluid, and the port may be, for example, on the capsule endoscope or the tether. In methods for liquid biopsy and/or drug delivery, the capsule endoscope may be advanced into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient, and navigated to a region of interest, where a patient sample may be withdrawn and/or a therapeutic substance may be administered through the lumen (e.g., through the port).
US11786112B2 Endoscope control system
An endoscope control system for performing a bending operation in a disposable insertion endoscope, the endoscope control system including a control wheel connected to a wire drum for connection to a steering wire of the endoscope, whereby rotation of the control wheel controls the bending operation, and a multi-disc brake including a stack of at least three brake discs, wherein activation of the multi-disc brake changes the multi-disc brake from a released state to a braking state, a brake torque generated by the multi-disc brake in the braking state braking rotation of the control wheel, the brake torque in the released state being at least partially released.
US11786111B2 Probe deployment device
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for mounting on a guide member for insertion into an anatomical cavity, the apparatus comprising a body defining a cavity for receiving a guide member therethrough, a drive arrangement for moving the body along a guide member disposed through the body, a probe secured to the body for, in use, obtaining a measurement from, taking a sample of, applying a substance to, or applying a therapy to, an environment of the body, and a measurement arrangement for measuring a position relative to the guide member disposed through the body.
US11786110B2 Elevator and endoscope
An example elevator, attachable to and detachable from an endoscope including a lever pivotally provided at a distal end of an insertion part of the endoscope and a pivot part causing the lever to pivot, includes: a first elevating part having a recess at one surface thereof; a second elevating part protruding from an edge of the first elevating part; and a lever connection part located at an end of the second elevating part and connected to the lever.
US11786108B2 Tip part for an endoscope
A disposable endoscope with a tip part including a vision sensor, an exterior housing having a front wall and a circumferential wall, an interior spacing of the exterior housing accommodating the vision sensor, and a camera window positioned at least partly in front of the vision sensor, the housing further comprising a nozzle provided at the distal end of the tip part and configured to flush an exterior surface of the window, wherein the front wall and the nozzle are integrally formed in one piece from one polymer material.
US11786107B2 Endoscope apparatus, compression method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
An image compression device of an endoscope apparatus includes a compression processing control unit, a storage unit, a first compression parameter generating unit, a second compression parameter generating unit and a compression parameter determining unit. The first compression parameter generating unit generates a first tentative compression parameter based on a transferable data amount. The second compression parameter generating unit generates a second tentative compression parameter based on a storage capacity of the storage unit. The compression parameter determining unit compares the first tentative compression parameter and the second tentative compression parameter to select a parameter with which a data amount after compression becomes smaller as a selected parameter. The compression processing control unit updates a compression parameter with the selected parameter and performs compression processing using the updated compression parameter.
US11786104B2 Removable rack accessory for a dishwashing appliance
A removable lid rack for a dishwashing appliance includes a body including a plurality of struts extending along the lateral direction, the plurality of struts collectively defining a plurality of apertures; a mounting portion extending from the body along the vertical direction, the mounting portion including a slide tab extending along the transverse direction; a snap hook protruding from the body along the vertical direction; and a locator hook protruding from the body along the lateral direction away from the plurality of apertures.
US11786103B2 Holder for a dishwasher basket
A holder for arrangement on a washing basket of a dishwasher includes: a main body and a folding element which is arranged pivotably thereon, the folding element being transferable from a use position to a non-use position and vice versa. The main body has a recess which is open at an edge thereof to receive tubular washware. The folding element has an outer contour corresponding to an inner contour of the recess and, in the use, position at least partially fills the recess flush with a supporting surface provided by the main body.
US11786101B2 Dishwasher, in particular domestic dishwasher
A dishwasher includes: a washing container having a washing compartment and a loading opening for loading items to be washed; a washing compartment door by which the loading opening is closeable in a fluid-tight manner; and a camera unit for visually sensing the washing compartment. The camera unit is integrated into a dispenser provided by the washing compartment door.
US11786100B2 Dishwasher, in particular in the form of a counter module for a counter system
A dishwasher (1) for cleaning washware items (2) in the form of drinking vessels is configured as a counter module of a counter system and includes at least one treatment zone (3) having a placement area (4) associated with the treatment zone (3) and a removal area (5) associated with the treatment zone (3), wherein the washware item (2) can be placed into the treatment zone (3) via the placement area (4) and the cleaned washware item (2) can be removed from the treatment zone (3) via the removal area (5), wherein the placement area (4) and the removal area (5) are disposed opposite one another with the interposition of the treatment zone (3). At least one bracket (15) is provided in the treatment zone (3) for in releasably securing and/or positioning the washware item (2) placed onto a placement surface (20) in the treatment zone (3).
US11786099B2 Layered scrub
A layered scrub having an aspect ratio of between 0.75 and 1.25 is presented, comprising: a) a scrubber layer; b) a sponge layer; optionally c) a rigid boundary layer, which optionally is directly bound to layer c) and/or layer b); and optionally d) a dense sponge layer. In some such embodiments, layers d) and b) are unitary. In some embodiments, the layered scrub has a height of between 5.0 centimeters and 11.0 centimeters and may be generally cubic. In some embodiments, the scrubber layer comprises a non-reticulated hydrophobic polyurethane foam, the sponge layer and/or the dense sponge layer comprises a hydrophilic polyurethane foam, and the rigid boundary layer comprises polyurethane. In some embodiments, dense sponge layer d) bears printed designs or information.
US11786098B2 AI robot cleaner and robot system having the same
A robot cleaner of the present disclosure includes: a robot cleaner including: a main body forming an outer shape; a water tank configured to contain water; a pair of rotary mops configured to rotate in contact with a floor to move the main body; a drive motor configured to rotate the pair of rotary mops; a pump connected to the water tank for injecting the water to the rotary mop; and a controller configured to determine whether the water in the water tank is insufficient based on an output current of the drive motor indicating a water content of the rotary mops. Accordingly, the robot cleaner may be effective in terms of cost and space utilization because it does not have a separate water quantity sensor and can measure the water quantity of the rotary mop of the robot cleaner.
US11786095B2 Surface cleaning apparatus
A surface cleaning apparatus comprises wheels to enable the body to be moved across a floor. An air treatment member is provided in the body and is moveable between a cleaning position, in which the air treatment member is positioned in the body, and a removal position in which a handle of the air treatment member is accessible by a user.
US11786089B2 Vacuum cleaner including hose retainer with dustpan and method of assembling same
A vacuum cleaner includes a canister defining a debris chamber, a powerhead connected to a top of the canister, a hose, and a hose retainer removably connected to the canister. The canister includes a base and at least one sidewall extending therefrom. The powerhead includes a suction unit operable to generate airflow through the canister. The hose retainer includes a back plate defining an aperture therethrough, at least one hose retention clip defining a channel shaped and sized to receive the hose therein, and a dustpan defining a debris intake opening and including a hose end mount. When an inlet end of the hose is connected to the hose end mount, the inlet end of the hose is connected in fluid communication with the debris intake opening to generate airflow therethrough.
US11786086B2 Sheet product dispensers and related methods for reducing sheet product usage
A resistance mechanism for a sheet product dispenser for dispensing a length of sheet product from a roll of sheet product rotatably supported by the sheet product dispenser is provided. The resistance mechanism includes an arm configured to frictionally engage a surface of the roll of sheet product, and a spring attached to the arm and configured to bias the arm into engagement with the surface of the roll of sheet product, such that the resistance mechanism provides a pull force resistance opposing a pull force applied to a tail portion of the roll of sheet product.
US11786084B2 Method and apparatus for folding and opening-up wipes
Apparatus is provided for manufacturing a wipe in a three-dimensional form out of an essentially flat piece of material. The apparatus produces a blank of essentially flat planar form with a pleat folded on each side. The folded blanks are fed by a conveyor belt to an opening station. The opening station comprises a pair of movable pinch rollers which selectively grab individual blanks from the conveyor belt and feed them via belts to a pair of counter-rotating drums. The blanks are ejected from the drums, which partially opens them up in the process. The partially open blanks are fed onto a shaped former, where the final process of forming the wipe into its chosen three-dimensional form is completed.
US11786083B2 Lotion applicator
An illustrated view of an exemplary lotion applicator for applying lotion or soap to hard-to reach portions of the body is presented. The lotion applicator provides a two-piece device that can easily be washed with warm water and soap. Also, the lotion applicator is useful for gently applying lotion or soap while gently massaging the skin while applying the lotion or soap.
US11786082B2 Re-usable sensor module for use with a dispenser of a hand hygiene product
A re-usable sensor module for use with a dispenser for a hand hygiene product is described, wherein the dispenser comprises a container. The sensor module comprises an elastically deformable capsule with a top portion for placing a bottom of the container thereon. A sensor is arranged within the capsule and configured to measure a parameter associated with an elastic deformation of the capsule resulting from actuation or presence of the dispenser. The sensor module further comprises a processor arranged within the capsule and coupled to the sensor. The processor is configured to at least temporarily record at least one of the parameter and an event associated therewith.
US11786079B2 Polygonal one-piece foldable water basin
A polygonal one-piece foldable water basin, comprising a water basin body, wherein the water basin body is connected with at least one water outlet, a supporting frame is provided at an inner side of the water outlet close to an edge thereof, a tarpaulin is provided in an outer side of the water basin body; the tarpaulin comprises a mesh and a base cloth; the base cloth is made of high strength terylene and/or chinlon, coated with PVC paste at both sides thereof and dried; the mesh is a high strength square mesh, and the mesh is connected and welded to the base cloth by high temperature processes to form the tarpaulin; by providing the tarpaulin at an outer portion of the water basin the water basin is reinforced, the tarpaulin is provided with the high strength square mesh, the mesh is inelastic and enclosed in the tarpaulin.
US11786073B1 Multifunctional and portable cooking implement
A multifunctional and portable cooking implement includes a deep fryer module, a cooktop module and an oven-grill-griddle module, which may be configured between the deep fryer module and the cooktop module. The multifunctional and portable cooking implement provides a plurality of means to cook and warm food items in a compact form and may have legs that pivot about respective leg hinges to elevate the modules, above a ground surface. The exemplary multifunctional and portable cooking implement may have a length from a first end to a second end that is configured to fit within a truck bed and on a tailgate of a truck. A cover-countertop may be pivotably coupled to one or each end of the portable cooking implement to pivot open to provide countertop space for food preparation.
US11786067B2 Machine for brewing tea
A machine for the preparation of tea includes a housing; a brewing container; a water permeable, refillable infusing sieve receivable within the brewing container and adapted to receive one or more tea bags, tea leaves, or tea powder; a water container or a tap water connection; a pump adapted to pump water; a heating system adapted to heat the brewing container or the water being pumped; a drain adapted to discharge prepared tea from the brewing container into a beverage container, and an electrically actuatable drain valve moveable from an open state to a closed state, wherein in the closed state the drain valve prevents the flow of tea therethrough; a water outlet adapted to deliver water to the brewing container; a control panel configured to receive tea preparation information; and a control unit configured to control the pump, the heating system, and the drain valve so that the amount of water, the water temperature, and the amount of time the water is in the brewing container can be adjusted in response to the tea preparation information.
US11786065B2 Food processor
Embodiment provides a food processor, comprising: a base assembly; a food processing cup mounted on the base assembly, and including a cup body and a working screw rotatably mounted in the cup body, the cup body can be used to store food juice, and a first slag outlet is provided on the cup body; a feeding assembly is sealed and mounted on the cup mouth end of the cup body; a slag receiving device is hermetically connected to the first slag outlet for collecting food waste; a sealed cavity formed between the cup body, the feeding assembly, and the slag receiving device to conduct them to each other; and an extraction assembly can communicate with the sealed cavity and is used for extracting air in the sealed cavity.
US11786057B2 Child restraint
A child restraint configured to be securable to and separable from a base installed in a vehicle, the child restraint comprising an illuminator positioned on an external portion of the child restraint, configured to operate in a first mode, illuminating a first region external to the child restraint wherein, in the event that the child restraint is not secured to the base, and the child restraint is moved, the illuminator will be activated in its first mode, illuminating the first region external to the child restraint for the purpose of aiding securement to the base, and wherein in the event that the child restraint is secured to the base, the first mode will be deactivated.
US11786056B2 Crib cover
A cover for an infant confining device having a bottom, four sides, and an open top is described. The cover includes a body formed of a dark stretchable material and having at least one side with a top and bottom portion. The body is configured to stretch around the four sides of the infant confining device such that the top portion extends over the open top and the bottom portion extends to the bottom. The cover includes a roof flap of dark non-stretchable material with four sides. One side of the roof flap is coupled with the top portion of the body while the rest are unattached and larger than the infant confining device. The unattached sides of the roof flap drape over the top portion of the at least one side of the body and respective sides of the infant confining device.
US11786053B2 Mattress with flame barrier cap and related method
A mattress including a stretchable flame-retardant textile cap incorporating a top panel of flame retardant material operatively connected to a stitch-bonded flame retardant textile skirting with machine direction stretch and recovery properties disposed over a resilient mattress core to provided flame barrier protection to the mattress core.
US11786049B1 Bed bumper apparatus
The present bed bumper apparatus includes an elongate body that is resilient and flexible, an inner cover enclosing an entirety of the elongate body such that the elongate body is removable from the inner cover only by destroying an integrity of the inner cover, an outer cover enclosing an entirety of the inner cover having the elongate body, and a flexible strap engaged to the outer cover and having a quick release buckle and length adjuster such that the bed bumper can be engaged to a mattress at an edge of the mattress to minimize a person from rolling off the mattress.
US11786048B2 Bed microclimate control
A bed system includes microclimate control capabilities for providing quality sleep experience. The bed system can include a microclimate control subsystem configured to supply conditioned air (e.g., heated or cooled air) to a mattress, or draw ambient air from the mattress, to achieve a desired temperature at the top of the mattress. Utilizing supply of conditioned air to provide air at desired temperature to the mattress system, or utilizing air suction to drain heat away from the mattress system, can provide precise microclimate control at the mattress, thereby permitting conformable sleep.
US11786044B2 Adjustable foundation with service position
A foundation for a bed system can include an actuator, a deck mechanism operably related to the actuator so as to be actuated between raised and lowered positions in response to actuation by the actuator, and a controller operably connected to the actuator and configured to drive the actuator to actuate the deck mechanism between a lower position and an upper position. The deck mechanism can be configured to move to a service position that is further than the upper position. The deck mechanism can expose and permit access to a serviceable component when the deck mechanism is in the service position. A method of using a foundation having a service position is also described.
US11786032B2 Mascara applicator system with pivoting offset brush head
A system for the application of mascara. The system has a container and an applicator wand. The applicator wand has a handle that extends along a central axis. A wand shaft extends from the handle and hold a brush head. The brush head includes a brush held in an articulable mount. The articulable mount orients the brush in a position where the central axis of the handle intersects the center line of the brush at a point between the ends of the brush. The brush is biased to a first angle of inclination. The articulable mount provides a hinge joint between the brush and the wand shaft. The hinge joint enables the brush to temporarily rotate about the hinge joint away from its first angle of inclination and into a second angle of inclination to pass into or out of the access opening of the container.
US11786030B2 Pouch or holster coupled with a retracting device
Holstering retractor devices or systems for securing a device or instrument when not in use, such that the instrument does not have to be held or slid into a pocket. The systems are coupled with a retracting device, integrated into the holster, such that if said instrument or device pops out of holster, or is dropped while in use, it is not lost or damaged. The present invention is also directed to systems utilizing the holster retractors, such as vest system having the holster retractor mounted to the vests.
US11786029B2 Skin treatment systems and methods
Devices for treating a subject's skin or lips and more particularly to device that enhances absorption of treatment media into tissue for cosmetic and therapeutic purposes.
US11786022B2 Bag system
There is a bag system, comprising: a main bag, including a front side, wherein: a slit is disposed along the front side; and a buckle is coupled to an interior surface of the front side; and a supplemental bag, removably coupled to the main bag, and including a connector, wherein: the connector is disposed along a back side of the supplemental bag; and the connector is disposed through the slit and removably coupled to the buckle, the connector and the buckle thereby comprising a latch assembly.
US11786016B2 Fastener chain and slide fastener
A coil-shaped fastener element is sewn to a fastener tape without using a core string. An upper leg portion of the fastener element has a first upper surface continued from a connecting portion and contacting a sewing thread, and a second upper surface extending and sloping upward from the first upper surface via a bent portion. A height dimension between a top end surface and the bent portion of the upper leg portion is 20% or larger of a height dimension of the fastener element. The upper leg portion has a first lower surface which is sloped to be apart from the fastener tape toward a coupling head portion, and the upper leg portion has an element contacting portion in an area of the first lower surface. Thereby, cost reduction of the slide fastener can be attained, and the fastener element can be prevented from passing through the sewing thread and exiting.
US11786014B2 Method for making moisture-permeable waterproof shoe having integrally formed upper
A method for making a moisture-permeable waterproof shoe includes: (A) sleeving an inner sleeve unit on a last; (B) coating a bonding agent on an inner surface of an upper unit; (C) sleeving the upper unit on an assembly of the inner sleeve unit and the last; (D) placing an assembly of the upper unit, the inner sleeve unit and the last in a heating device; (E) placing the assembly in a vacuum bag; (F) placing the vacuum bag in a freezing device; (G) removing the assembly from the vacuum bag; (H) pulling out the last from the inner sleeve unit; and (I) fixing a sole to a bottom portion of a three-dimensional upper structure.
US11786011B2 Sole structure for an article of footwear having hollow polymeric elements and method of manufacturing same
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a sole component having a plurality of hollow polymeric elements in contact with one another or with binder between the hollow polymeric elements and fixed relative to one another. Each of the hollow polymeric elements defines a sealed, fluid-filled internal cavity capable of retaining fluid at a predetermined pressure. A method of manufacturing a sole structure for an article of footwear includes placing a plurality of hollow polymeric elements in contact with one another or with binder between the hollow polymeric elements, and fixing the plurality of hollow polymeric elements relative to one another to form a sole component. Each of the hollow polymeric elements has a sealed, fluid-filled internal cavity capable of retaining fluid at a predetermined pressure.
US11786010B2 Extruded components for articles of footwear and methods of making the same
Extruded components for articles of footwear and methods of making such articles of footwear are disclosed. A carrier can be formed from a first material, the carrier including an attachment surface configured to attach to an upper and a receiving surface having a plurality of receptacles. A second material can be extruded into a plurality of the receptacles to form cushioning elements of a sole.
US11786007B2 Layered materials, methods of making, methods of use, and articles incorporation the layered materials
The present disclosure, in general, provides for a layered material that can be incorporated in to textiles (e.g., footwear, apparel, sporting equipment, or components of each). In an aspect, the layered material includes an externally facing layer and a thermoplastic hot melt adhesive layer and optionally one or more inner layers between the externally facing layer and the thermoplastic hot melt adhesive layer. The present disclosure provides for articles including the layered material such as footwear, apparel, sporting equipment, a component of an article of sporting equipment, apparel or footwear, including a outsole structure for footwear.
US11786000B2 Interchangeable headwear system for waterproof marine garments
An detachable headwear system with a waterproof garment having a chest portion and a neck portion, a headwear article, a zipper for connecting the waterproof garment to the headwear article, the zipper having first zipper teeth on the waterproof garment and second zipper teeth on the headwear article, the first zipper teeth being engageable with the second zipper teeth, the first zipper teeth beginning in a first area of the chest portion, extending at least partially around the neck portion, and ending in a second area of the chest portion.
US11785996B2 Sleeved partial undergarment and garment system
A unitary sleeved partial undershirt may be configured to be worn as an outer garment or beneath an outer garment. The partial undershirt may include tubular first and second sleeves of at least 12 inches in length, each having tubular construction that is void of any fastener. The first and second sleeves may be sized to conform to contours of arms of the wearer. The partial undershirt may additionally include a yoke including a front yoke portion, a back yoke portion, an undershirt neck edge defining an undershirt neck opening, and an undershirt torso opening edge defining an undershirt torso opening. The yoke may extend continuously and non-separably between the sleeves, and the front and/or back yoke portions may be sized such that the distance between the undershirt neck edge and the undershirt torso opening edge at the front yoke portion and back yoke portion is in a range between 1.35 and 8.8 inches.
US11785995B2 Non-chemical, mosquito bite-resistant garments
An insect-proof, form-fitting undergarment is provided having top and bottom parts formed of selected breathable materials and having omnidirectional stretch properties, and which top and bottom parts may be securely joined at the waist to prevent insect entry. A superfine knitted fabric is utilized to prevent insect bites.
US11785993B1 Security and safety sports bra
A multi-pocket sports bra device configured to cover both of the human user's breasts, usually without separate cups. The front of the bra has multi-layer construction configured to form both an outer front pocket and a separate inner front pocket. Both pockets can span the user's breast regions, thus providing extra space. The outer front pocket has a zippered side mounted front pocket opening, and the inner front pocket has a zippered top mounted front pocket opening. The back of the bra has a back pocket positioned between the user's shoulder blades, which has a top mounted back pocket opening. The bra may have optional bra strap pockets positioned by the user's front shoulders, and one or more ribcage pockets positioned on the front of a ribcage strap on the bottom of the bra that encircles the user's rib cage.
US11785992B2 Sock with knitted straps
Aspects herein are directed to a sock having a first knitted strap extending from a lateral aspect of a collar of the sock, and a second knitted strap extending from a medial aspect of the collar of the sock. Each of the first knitted strap and the second knitted strap is knit with a plurality of courses extending from a first longitudinal edge to a second longitudinal edge of the respective knitted strap where at least a portion of the courses are formed using an elastomeric yarn. Use of an elastomeric yarn extending widthwise across each knitted strap causes the longitudinal edges of the knitted strap to curl toward a respective longitudinal midline along the technical back of the knitted strap which, in turn produces a tubular-like shape for each of the first knitted strap and second knitted strap.
US11785991B2 Use of infrared temperature detection in an aerosol delivery device
An aerosol delivery device is provided. The aerosol delivery device includes a power source, and a heating element powerable to heat and thereby vaporize components of an aerosol precursor composition. The aerosol delivery device also includes processing circuitry configured to control voltage from the power source to the heating element to power the heating element. The aerosol delivery device further includes an infrared temperature sensor coupled to the processing circuitry, and configured to measure an infrared energy emitted by the heating element or aerosol precursor composition. The processing circuitry is configured to determine the temperature of the heating element or aerosol precursor composition from the infrared energy measured by the infrared temperature sensor, and adjust the voltage from the power source to the heating element when the temperature deviates from a predetermined set point.
US11785990B2 Heating elements formed from a sheet of a material and inputs and methods for the production of atomizers
The present disclosure relates to an input for production of atomizers and atomizers formed from a sheet of a material, and which may be employed in an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The input may include a carrier and heating elements coupled thereto. The heating elements may include first and second ends and interconnected alternating loops disposed therebetween. The heating elements may be oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the carrier, or perpendicular thereto. The heating elements may be coupled to a liquid transport element by bending the interconnected loops at least partially around the liquid transport element. The ends of the heating element may be coupled to heater terminals. A related method for forming atomizers is also provided.
US11785989B2 Vaporizer assembly for e-vaping device
A vaporizer assembly for an e-vaping device includes a heater coil structure, a set of electrical lead structures coupled to opposite ends of the heater coil structure, and a non-conductive connector structure connected to each of the electrical lead structures, such that the electrical lead structures are coupled together independently of the heater coil structure. The vaporizer assembly may contact a dispensing interface structure through the heater coil structure. The vaporizer assembly may heat pre-vapor formulation drawn from a reservoir by the dispensing interface. The heater coil structure may define a surface, and the vaporizer assembly may apply a mechanical force to the dispensing interface structure, such that the heater coil structure is in compression with the dispensing interface structure and the heater coil structure surface is substantially flush with a surface of the dispensing interface structure. The heater coil structure may define a three-dimensional surface.
US11785985B2 Hookah device
A hookah device (202) which attaches to a hookah (246). The hookah device (202) comprises a plurality of ultrasonic mist generator devices (201) for generating a mist for inhalation by a user. The hookah device (202) comprises a driver device (202) which controls the mist generator devices (201) to maximize the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator devices (201) and optimize mist output from the hookah device (202).
US11785981B2 Hollow leaf tube with flavor capsule
A device for burning smoking material and inhaling the resulting smoke is disclosed. The device can include a tubular member formed from a dried leaf having an internal elongated cavity extending from an open end to a closed end. The elongated cavity can be configured to receive a smoking material. The smoking accessory can include a filter disposed within dried leaf and defining the closed end. The filter can have a recess formed in a surface of the cylindrical body along a curved face extending from the first end to the second end, the recess extending radially into the cylindrical body. The smoking accessory can include a capsule containing a flavoring agent disposed within the recess.
US11785980B1 Method and apparatus for preparing a conically shaped smoking shell with blocking tip
In one embodiment is provided an apparatus which forms conically shaped smoking shells having blocking tips, the apparatus including: (i) a conical form mandrel having an exterior surface, an interior section, and a vacuum opening fluidly connecting the interior section with the exterior surface; (ii) a motor operably connected to the conical form mandrel which can rotate the conical form mandrel; (iii) a conical form mandrel vacuum system operably connected to the interior section of conical form mandrel; (iv) a vacuum table having an upper surface, a vertical elevation system operably connected to the upper surface, which vertical elevation system vertically positions the upper surface, and table heater supported by the vacuum table, and a table vacuum system operably connected to the upper surface; and (v) a garage system located next to the conical form mandrel, the garage system including a base and a garage carriage slidingly connected to the base, the garage carriage including first and second ends with an internal opening extending from the first to the second end, an a squeeze lock connected to the garage carriage and the apparatus is used to form conical smoking shells.
US11785979B2 Wax encapsulated zeolite flavour delivery system for tobacco
A flavour delivery system for tobacco includes a flavour material entrained in a zeolite material and forming a core and a wax material encapsulating the core.
US11785977B2 Juice press apparatus and methods
A juice pressing machine and methods for pressing juice from a foodstuff includes embodiments having a removable pressing chamber and one or more filters which may be assembled and loaded with macerated foodstuff to form thin layers separated by a pressing plate. Once a juicing operation has been completed, the pressing chamber can be removed from the machine for emptying the pressed filters and solids contents therein. The empty pressing chamber may then be rinsed if needed and reattached to the machine for a subsequent pressing operation with newly filled filter(s). The platen may also be easily removed from the machine for cleaning as desired.
US11785974B2 Liquid nutritional compositions containing oxidizable fish oil, rosmarinic acid, and ferric iron
Liquid nutritional compositions have an off-white color with a Hunter L value not less than 68, and comprise (a) a protein; (b) a carbohydrate; (c) an oxidizable fish oil containing an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid; (d) rosmarinic acid; and (e) ferric iron comprising ferric orthophosphate and/or ferric pyrophosphate. The liquid nutritional compositions exhibit reduced off-flavors and aromas typically encountered in compositions including fish oil.
US11785971B2 Cooked rice forming apparatus
A cooked rice forming apparatus for forming cooked rice into a desired shape includes a light guide part that is provided with a first surface and a second surface, and is made of a material having transparency, wherein the first surface is in slidably contact with one side of the cooked rice, and has a slope, and the second surface is arranged on a lower side of the slope and on the other side of the cooked rice; a light source part that emits ultraviolet rays and is provided near the light guide part; a forming part that is arranged below a lower side of the slope, and forms the cooked rice into the desired shape; and a housing body that accommodates an input part, a discharging part, the light guide part, the light source part and the forming part, wherein the light guide part is configured such that at least the first surface and the second surface glow due to the ultraviolet rays emitted from the light source part.
US11785970B2 Method for treating meat and seafood products with rice bran extract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to compositions including rice bran extract, method of making rice bran extract and method of using same.
US11785969B2 Flavoring composition concentrates
Rapidly dissolving flavoring composition concentrates are provided. The flavoring composition concentrates have a flavor, a solvent system, a flavor carrier system, and a densifier. The densifier is an acid modifier present in an amount such that it optimizes the rate of dispersion of the concentrate in water.
US11785968B2 System and method for deaerating beverages
A method of producing a carbonated beverage comprising a blend of water and syrup having a predetermined final carbonation level. The method includes the steps of: introducing CO2 into a flowing stream of a product blend comprising water, syrup and dissolved oxygen, such that CO2 is dissolved in the product blend; deaerating the CO2-containing product blend by introducing the blend into a vented atmospheric vessel, the interior of which is at ambient pressure with a headspace maintained above the surface of the liquid within the vessel, whereby dissolved oxygen is released from the product blend and vented from the vessel; pumping the deaerated product blend from the vessel, wherein the deaerated blend includes dissolved CO2 at an intermediate carbonation level less than the final carbonation level; and carbonating the deaerated product blend to the final carbonation level downstream of the vented vessel to produce a carbonated beverage for subsequent packaging. A system for performing the method is also provided, as well as a method of producing a beverage using nitrogen deaeration.
US11785961B2 Process for the production of a liquid coffee concentrate
The present disclosure relates to a process for the production of a liquid coffee concentrate that has an improved storage stability at ambient temperature. The process comprises separating coffee extract resulting in a high aromatic coffee extract and a low aromatic coffee extract and subjecting the low aromatic coffee extract to a heat treatment and, optionally, a pH rising step.
US11785956B2 Method and device for positioning and/or handling carcasses and/or carcass parts during the slaughter of animals on an industrial scale
The present invention relates to a device for automatically positioning and/or handling a carcass and/or carcass part during the slaughter of animals on an industrial scale and to a device for cutting a carcass and/or carcass part during the slaughter of animals on an industrial scale. The invention also relates to a method for automatically positioning and/or handling a carcass and/or carcass part of a slaughtered animal during the slaughter of animals on an industrial scale as well as a method for automatically cutting a carcass and/or carcass part of a slaughtered animal during the slaughter of animals on an industrial scale.
US11785953B2 System and method for coating food product
A food product is coated by applying a first coating to an exterior of the food product with a first depositor. Next, the food product is located in a dough proofer. Then, a second coating is applied to the exterior of the food product with a second depositor. Afterwards, the food product is baked in an oven. Optionally, prior to applying the first coating, a tacking agent is applied to the exterior of the food product with a third depositor. In a preferred embodiment, multiple coatings of a combination sugar and cinnamon are applied to filled dough products.
US11785952B2 Mechanical structure, method for installing cover plates of pasta machine, and pasta machine
A mechanical structure for installing cover plates of a pasta machine includes at least two brackets arranged symmetrically; a plurality of cover plates arranged between the two brackets, two ends of each cover plate are respectively and detachably connected to the two brackets. The cover plates are integrally formed by sheet metal technology. The cover plates are connected/mounted to brackets respectively through a snap-on and/or a slide-on connection.
US11785947B2 Composition for treatment and prevention of lice
A composition and method for treating lice and removing nits from human hair, the composition including an alcohol; an inorganic salt in an amount less than 10 wt %; one or more essential oils and/or plant essences; and purified water. The composition may optionally include a surfactant to reduce separation of the ingredients of the composition and increase the appearance of homogeneity within the composition. The method may include applying the composition to human hair and the scalp and combing the hair to remove the lice and nits.
US11785941B2 Vitrification device for gametes or embryos
A vitrification device for gametes or embryos, wherein, the vitrification straw comprises: a loading rod, wherein the loading rod is a metal rod; a loading strip, wherein, the loading strip is connected with one end of the loading rod. According to the present invention, the loading rod is arranged as metal rod, which avoids embrittlement fracture caused by sudden temperature change when the loading rod is taken out of liquid nitrogen, moreover, the ice crystals that form on gametes or embryos when the loading rod floats out of the surface of liquid nitrogen, affecting the safety of gametes or embryos, the metal material used by this invention can increase the weight of the loading rod, preventing it from floating up in the liquid nitrogen, hence improve safety of gametes or embryos.
US11785939B2 Apparatus and method for ex vivo lung ventilation with a varying exterior pressure
In a method of ventilating excised lungs, a ventilation gas is supplied to an airway of a lung and a vacuum is formed around the lung. A quality of the vacuum is varied between a lower level and a higher level to cause the lung to breathe, while the pressure of the ventilation gas supplied to the airway is regulated to maintain a positive airway pressure in the airway of the lung. The vacuum may be cyclically varied between the two vacuum levels. The levels may be maintained substantially constant over a period of time, or one or both of the lower and higher levels may be adjusted during ventilation. The lung may be placed in a sealed chamber, and a vacuum is formed in the chamber around the lung.
US11785937B2 Method for the cryopreservation of cells for therapeutic purposes
The present invention relates to a composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium: a) at least one saccharide, b) at least one amino acid, c) DMSO or at least one C3-C5 alkanediol, d) at least one antioxidant, and e) cells for therapeutic purposes, said composition having a pH between 7.0 and 8.5, preferably between 7.0 and 8.3. It also relates to a method for the cryopreservation of at least one sample of cells for therapeutic purposes, comprising the following steps:i) mixing the sample of cells for therapeutic purposes with ingredients a) to d) above and a physiologically acceptable medium, so as to obtain a composition having a pH between 7.0 and 8.5, preferably between 7.0 and 8.3, thenii) freezing the composition obtained in step i).
US11785929B2 Dual-bearing reel
A dual-bearing reel according to the present disclosure enables a rotatably supported spool between a left and a right side panel of a reel body to be rotated with a handle provided at one of the side panels and includes a movement restraining portion that is provided on an outer peripheral surface of a counter handle-side one of the side panels of the reel body, and that prevents a pressing thumb of a hand from moving outward from the counter handle-side one of the side panels.
US11785926B2 Method for sex sorting of mosquitoes and apparatus therefor
Method and apparatus for mechanical sex-sorting of mosquitoes by extracting a class of mosquitoes from unsorted mosquitoes comprises obtaining unsorted mosquitoes, obtaining images of individual mosquitoes in a stationary phase, electronically classifying the individuals from the images into male mosquitoes and/or female mosquitoes, and possibly also unclassified objects; obtaining co-ordinates of individuals of at least one of the male mosquito and female mosquito classifications, and using a robot arm to reach an individual identified by the obtained coordinates to store or remove the individuals, thereby to provide sex-sorted mosquitoes.
US11785925B2 Disease biomarkers and treatment methods related thereto
The present invention features a knock-in mouse comprising a mutation in an endogenous CRBN locus and methods of use thereof.
US11785923B2 Genetically modified non-human animals and methods relating to complement dependent cytotoxicity
The present invention relates generally to genetically modified non-human animals and immunodeficient non-human animals characterized by restored complement-dependent cytotoxicity, as well as methods and compositions for assessment of therapeutic antibodies in the genetically modified immunodeficient non-human animals. In specific aspects, the present invention relates to immunodeficient non-obese diabetic (NOD), A/J, A/He, AKR, DBA/2, NZB/B1N, B10.D2/oSn and other mouse strains genetically modified to restore complement-dependent cytotoxicity which is lacking in the unmodified immunodeficient mice. In further specific aspects, the present invention relates to NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid IL2retmlWjl/SzJ (NSG), NOD.Cg-Rag1tm1Mom Il2rgtmlWjl/SzJ (NRG) and NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Sug/JicTac (NOG) mice genetically modified to restore complement-dependent cytotoxicity which is lacking in unmodified NSG, NRG and NOG mice. Methods for assessment of therapeutic antibodies or putative therapeutic antibodies in the genetically modified immunodeficient mice characterized by an intact complement system are provided according to specific aspects of the present invention.
US11785922B2 Recombinant vector comprising ERT2 fused to CAS9
Provided are a protein complex in which estrogen receptor 2 (-ERT2) is fused to CRISPR associated protein 9 (Cas9), and a recombinant vector carrying a gene coding the protein complex, wherein ERT2 is bonded to the N-terminus and C-terminus of nuclear localization sequence (NLS)-removed Cas9 and the complex has the advantage of translocating from the cytosol into the nucleus at a certain time point upon treatment with tamoxifen and modifying a specific DNA with the aid of guide RNA (gRNA), ultimately enabling a more elaborate DNA modification operation in a desired part at a desired time point.
US11785920B2 Marine bioproduction facility
A marine bioproduction facility for farming of sessile marine organisms in a body of water is disclosed. The facility comprises an array of at least two production modules in contiguous geometrical relationship to each other, where each of the at least two production modules is adapted to be arranged within a vertical column with a predefined horizontal cross section and extending downwards from the water surface, where at least one of the at least two production modules comprises at least one growth surface for sessile marine organisms, and an upper part comprising at least one opening adapted to allow access to the vertical column. Further, a method for growth and harvesting of marine sessile organisms using the marine bioproduction facility is presented.
US11785917B2 Feeder
A feeder includes a housing, an ejection structure, and a driving module. The housing includes a discharge channel. The discharge channel has an accommodating space and a discharge port communicated with each other. The ejection structure includes an ejection blade. The ejection blade is rotatably disposed in the accommodating space. The driving module is configured to rotate the ejection structure, so that the ejection blade ejects the feed located in the accommodating space away from the discharge port. The driving module includes a position-returning member configured to maintain the ejection structure in a first rotational orientation relative to the housing. The driving module is further configured to rotate the ejection structure relative to the housing to exceed a second rotational orientation and then release the ejection structure.
US11785914B2 Enclosed litter box
An enclosed litter box is provided that includes a housing sized and shaped for an animal and litter tray. The apparatus includes a self-closing door that impedes airflow between the interior and exterior of the housing and can be utilized by an animal as an entrance and exit to the housing. The apparatus further includes a recirculation ventilation system that includes a fan to draw air from the interior of the housing through a filter and then circulate the filtered air back into the interior of the housing. This filter is configured to remove odor from the air.
US11785913B2 Mushroom line J14756-s3 and methods and uses therefor
A mushroom culture of Agaricus bisporus, comprising at least one set of chromosomes as a culture of line J14756-s3, includes a representative culture of the line, which has been deposited under NRRL Accession No. 67317. A method of producing a hybrid mushroom culture of Agaricus bisporus comprising: mating a culture comprising at least one set of chromosomes as a culture of line J14756-s3 with a second homokaryotic line culture. Additionally, mushrooms, parts of the culture and products incorporating the culture of the invention are provided.
US11785912B2 Tomato hybrid SVTH2868
The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid SVTH2868. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTH2868 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTH2868 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US11785908B2 Methods and products for controlling silk fly and phorid fly in maize
The invention relates to methods for producing maize plants, plant materials and seeds that provide a means of controlling and defending against the corn silk fly and phorid fly, and improved maize plants, plant materials and seed produced by these methods. Corn silk flies and phorid flies are highly detrimental and destructive insects damaging maize plants, plant materials and seed during their growing stages in many different geographic regions worldwide. The inventive methods utilize molecular markers to incorporate genes that prove a means for controlling and defending against the corn silk fly and phorid fly into male and female inbred parent maize lines used to produce maize hybrids, or into at least one of the maize parent lines of a hybrid.
US11785905B2 Lettuce named FLOWCUT
Novel lettuce, such as lettuce designated FLOWCUT is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to the seeds of lettuce designated FLOWCUT, to the plants and plant parts of lettuce designated FLOWCUT, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce designated FLOWCUT with itself or another lettuce plant. The disclosure further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other lettuce plants derived from the lettuce designated FLOWCUT.
US11785899B2 Method for cultivating a crop, crop production unit and crop production system
A crop production system includes a number of crop production units which are coupled to a crop control centre. The crop production units are configured to perform a method for cultivating and producing a crop, where all climatological ambient factors and the light spectrum, which in their mutual relation determine the development of the crop, are regulated and controlled on the basis of a cultivation schedule which can be obtained from the crop control centre. For the purpose of production and development of a growth-promoting agent and/or crop protection agent and for the purpose of breeding a plant variety, one or more plants of a crop are at least substantially exactly reproduced in accordance with the cultivating method.
US11785895B2 Plant carrier
A plant propagation cell carrier (1) having a frame (2) with plant cell compartments (3) for receiving a plant cell of fibrous web material, wherein each plant cell compartment has opposing pairs of side walls (5, 6; 7, 8) forming an essentially open upper end (2A) and a partly open bottom end (3B) of the plant cell compartments (3), whereby the plant cell compartments consist of a plant cell basket (10) having side walls each being a continuation of the opposing side walls of the plant cell compartments (3) and each of the side walls of the plant cell baskets is formed of a number of spaced slender ribs (9) extending from an upper end (3A) of the plant cell baskets to the bottom end (3B) of the plant cell baskets of the plant cell compartments and whereby completely open areas (11, 12) are formed in the plant cell baskets, between the adjacent ribs and in corner areas (13) of the plant cell baskets.
US11785891B2 Cutter implement having a crop pushing system
A cutter implement for cutting crop material includes a housing, a cutter, and a push-bar. The housing has a forward end for engaging the crop material when moving in a direction of operation. The housing at least partially defines a cutting region disposed at the forward end thereof. The cutter is coupled to the housing and is operable to cut the crop material in the cutting region. The push-bar is positioned forward of the cutter relative to the direction of operation. The push-bar is operable to lean the crop material in a forward direction relative to the direction of operation. The push-bar is adjustable in a vertical direction relative to a ground surface.
US11785888B2 Combine loose soil detection sensor
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is directed to an apparatus for detecting loose soil having an arm with a first end and a second end. A detector wheel is engaged with the second end of the arm. A spring is configured to bias the arm or the detector wheel in a first direction. An alarm is configured to emit a signal when the movement of the arm or the detector wheel in the first direction exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US11785879B2 Methods and systems for managing agricultural activities
A computer-implemented method for recommending agricultural activities is implemented by an agricultural intelligence computer system in communication with a memory. The method includes receiving a plurality of field definition data, retrieving a plurality of input data from a plurality of data networks, determining a field region based on the field definition data, identifying a subset of the plurality of input data associated with the field region, determining a plurality of field condition data based on the subset of the plurality of input data, identifying a plurality of field activity options, determining a recommendation score for each of the plurality of field activity options based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data, and providing a recommended field activity option from the plurality of field activity options based on the plurality of recommendation scores.
US11785877B2 Automated sample collection and tracking system
In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method of tracking soil sampling in a field is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, by a processor, digitally stored field map data and digitally stored sampling data. The method further comprises displaying, by the processor, a field map depicting the first set of sampling points in a computer-generated graphical user interface. In addition, the method comprises receiving a selection of a first sampling point and displaying first sampling data associated with the first sampling point. The method also comprises receiving an update indicating that a soil sample has been collected at the first sampling point. Finally, the method comprises determining a second sampling point at which a next soil sample is to be collected and displaying the second sampling point in the field map.
US11785875B2 Gearbox device for agricultural machines and related method
A gearbox device for an agricultural machine includes: a primary shaft, a secondary shaft, at least one intermediate shaft, and a motion transmission element moveable between at least two operating positions in which it sets up intermeshing drive lines between the primary shaft and the secondary shaft with different gear ratios, at least one of the drive lines incorporating the intermediate shaft, the motion transmission element passing through at least one neutral position during its movement between the at least two aforementioned operating positions. The gearbox device further includes a manually-operated pivoting device that makes it possible to make at least one of the primary, secondary, and intermediate shafts pivot around its rotation axis when the motion transmission element is in the neutral position.
US11785871B2 Adjustable cultivator apparatus, systems, and methods
An adjustment assembly configured to be coupled with a longitudinal support assembly of a cultivator assembly is disclosed. The adjustment assembly includes a swing arm rotationally coupled to the longitudinal support assembly, a first gang unit rotationally coupled with the swing arm and a second gang unit spaced apart from the first gang unit and rotationally coupled with the swing arm. A first gang adjustment mechanism rotates the first gang unit with respect to the longitudinal support assembly and a second gang adjustment mechanism rotates the second gang unit with respect to the longitudinal support assembly.
US11793094B2 Resistive memory
A resistive memory including a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a resistance changeable layer and an oxygen reservoir layer is provided. The first electrode is located on the substrate. The second electrode is located between the first electrode and the substrate. The resistance changeable layer is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The oxygen reservoir layer is located between the first electrode and the resistance changeable layer. The oxygen reservoir layer includes a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The second portion is connected to one side of the first portion. The third portion is connected to the other side of the first portion. A thickness of the first portion is greater than a thickness of the second portion and a thickness of the third portion. The first portion of the oxygen reservoir layer protrudes toward the first electrode.
US11793093B2 Resistive random access memory and fabrication techniques
A self-aligned memory device includes a conductive bottom plug disposed within an insulating layer and having a coplanar top surface, a self-aligned planar bottom electrode disposed upon the coplanar top surface and having a thickness within a range of 50 Angstroms to 200 Angstroms, a planar switching material layer disposed upon the self-aligned planar bottom electrode, a planar active metal material layer disposed upon the planar switching material layer and a planar top electrode disposed above the planar active metal material layer, wherein the self-aligned planar bottom electrode, the planar switching material layer, the planar active metal material layer, and the planar top electrode form a pillar-like structure above the insulating layer.
US11793092B2 Memory stacks and methods of forming the same
Memory stacks and method of forming the same are provided. A memory stack includes a bottom electrode layer, a top electrode layer and a phase change layer between the bottom electrode layer and the top electrode layer. A width of the top electrode layer is greater than a width of the phase change layer. A first portion of the top electrode layer uncovered by the phase change layer is rougher than a second portion of the top electrode layer covered by the phase change layer.
US11793090B1 Superconducting device with asymmetric impedance
An electronic component having an asymmetric impedance is provided. The component includes first, second and third branches that connect at a common node. The component includes a first portion of superconducting material disposed along the first branch and a second portion of superconducting material disposed along the second branch. The component includes a first device disposed along the first branch and configured to transition the second portion of the superconducting material to a non-superconducting state when a current between a first terminal of the first device and a second terminal of the first device exceeds a first threshold value and a second device disposed along the second branch and configured to transition the first portion of the superconducting material to a non-superconducting state when a current between a first terminal of the second device and a second terminal of the second device exceeds a second threshold value.
US11793088B2 Spin-orbit torque type magnetoresistance effect element, and method for producing spin-orbit torque type magnetoresistance effect element
A spin-orbit torque type magnetoresistance effect element including a magnetoresistance effect element having a first ferromagnetic metal layer with a fixed magnetization direction, a second ferromagnetic metal layer with a varying magnetization direction, and a non-magnetic layer sandwiched between the first ferromagnetic metal layer and the second ferromagnetic metal layer; and spin-orbit torque wiring that extends in a first direction intersecting with a stacking direction of the magnetoresistance effect element and that is joined to the second ferromagnetic metal layer; wherein the magnetization of the second ferromagnetic metal layer is oriented in the stacking direction of the magnetoresistance effect element; and the second ferromagnetic metal layer has shape anisotropy, such that a length along the first direction is greater than a length along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and to the stacking direction.
US11793082B2 Piezoelectric body film, piezoelectric element, and method for manufacturing piezoelectric element
To provide a piezoelectric body film and a piezoelectric element from which an excellent piezoelectric characteristic can be obtained even in a high-temperature environment and a method for manufacturing a piezoelectric element.A piezoelectric body film of the present invention is a piezoelectric body film containing a perovskite-type oxide represented by Formula (1), in which a content q of Nb with respect to the number of all atoms in the perovskite-type oxide and a ratio r of a diffraction peak intensity from a (200) plane to a diffraction peak intensity from a (100) plane of the perovskite-type oxide, which is measured using an X-ray diffraction method, satisfy Formula (2), Formula (1) A1+δ[(ZryTi1-y)1-xNbx]O2, Formula (2) 0.35≤r/q<0.58, in this case, in Formula (1), A represents an A site element containing Pb, x and y each independently represent a numerical value of more than 0 and less than 1, standard values of δ and z each are 0 and 3, but these values may deviate from the standard values as long as the perovskite-type oxide has a perovskite structure, and, in Formula (2), a unit of q is atm %.
US11793079B2 Piezoelectric actuator
There is provided a head including: a piezoelectric layer; a plurality of individual electrodes located below the piezoelectric layer in an up-down direction; a common electrode located below the piezoelectric layer. The plurality of individual electrodes includes: a first individual electrode array including a plurality of first individual electrodes aligned in a first direction; and a second individual electrode array including a plurality of second individual electrodes aligned in the first direction. The common electrode includes: a plurality of first facing portions which are demarcated to correspond to the plurality of first electrodes, respectively; a plurality of second facing portions which are demarcated to correspond to the plurality of second electrodes, respectively; and a connecting portion located between the plurality of first facing portions and the plurality of second facing portions, and connecting the plurality of first facing portions and the plurality of second facing portions.
US11793078B2 Piezoelectric film, laminated piezoelectric element, and electroacoustic transducer
An object is to provide a piezoelectric film that has excellent flexibility in a high temperature environment at higher than 50° C. and exhibits good flexibility even at room temperature, a laminated piezoelectric element in which the piezoelectric films are laminated, and an electroacoustic transducer using the piezoelectric film or the laminated piezoelectric element. The object is solved by the piezoelectric film including: a polymer-based piezoelectric composite material in which piezoelectric particles are dispersed in a matrix including a polymer material; and electrode layers provided on both surfaces of the polymer-based piezoelectric composite material, in which a loss tangent at a frequency of 1 Hz according to dynamic viscoelasticity measurement has a maximal value of greater than or equal to 0.1 existing in a temperature range of higher than 50° C. and lower than or equal to 150° C., and has a value of greater than or equal to 0.08 at 50° C.
US11793073B2 Host materials for electroluminescent devices
A compound having a structure of Formula I is disclosed.
US11793069B2 Electron-accepting compound and composition for charge-transporting film, and luminescent element using same
The present invention provides with an electron-accepting compound having a structure of the following formula (1):
US11793067B2 Organometallic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same
An organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer; and at least one organometallic compound represented by Formula 1. The organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compound may have a low driving voltage, a high luminance, a high efficiency, and a long lifespan:
US11793066B2 Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
Phosphorescent complexes are designed with intramolecular H-bonding properties to prevent deprotonation of neighboring molecules.
US11793063B2 Condensed-cyclic compound and organic light emitting device including the same
A condensed-cyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device, the condensed-cyclic compound being represented by the following Formula 1:
US11793059B2 Printed metal gasket
Techniques and devices are provided for attaching a die to a metal manifold. A metal-containing ink is used to deposit a metal trace on the die and thereby to form a gasket, after which the die is compressed against the manifold to form a sealed connection between the two.
US11793056B2 OLED device structure and manufacturing method thereof
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) device structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The OLED device structure includes a base layer, an array segment film layer, an organic light emitting layer, a thin film packing layer, a touch layer, a polarizer, a cover glass, a composite material layer, and a foam copper foil layer. The OLED device structure can solve problems of low penetration rate, poor heat dissipation, buffer layers are easy to peel, and easy breakage in backplane layers of current OLED panels.
US11793053B2 Display device having variable light shielding black matrix layer
A display device includes a substrate, a thin film transistor, a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, a second electrode and a black matrix layer which is includes a shielding area and an opening area. The opening area is formed in a position corresponding to an emission area where light is emitted from the organic light emitting layer and the shielding area includes a variable light shielding unit which is adjacent to the opening area and has a light transmittance varying in accordance with a wavelength of incident light and a light shielding unit with a constant light transmittance.
US11793052B2 Display device including a sensing electrode
A display device includes a display panel, a sensing electrode disposed on the display panel, a transmission line disposed on the display panel and spaced apart from the sensing electrode, an insulating layer disposed on the sensing electrode and the transmission line, and a radiation electrode disposed on the insulating layer. A portion of the transmission line overlaps a portion of the radiation electrode when viewed in a plane.
US11793049B2 Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed is a display apparatus, the display apparatus includes: a base, a display layer disposed on a side of the base, and a color filter layer disposed on a display side of the display layer. The display layer includes a plurality of sub-pixels. The color filter layer includes a plurality of color resistance portions in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of sub-pixels. A thickness of any color resistance portion of the plurality of color resistance portions is decreased in a direction away from a reference line of the color resistance portion, and the reference line is a straight line passing through a geometric center of the color resistance portion and perpendicular to the base.
US11793047B2 Display panel and display device including the same
Provided is a display panel including a display area including a first pixel region in which a plurality of pixels are disposed and an image-capturing area including a second pixel region in which a plurality of pixel groups are disposed and a plurality of light-transmitting portions are disposed between the pixel groups. The light-transmitting portions are disposed along virtual spiral reference lines which spirally extend outward from the center of the image-capturing area, and sizes of the light-transmitting portions increase as a distance from the center of the image-capturing area increases.
US11793046B2 Display device, tiling display device and method of manufacturing the same
The present disclosure relates to a display device, a tiling display device, and a method of manufacturing a tiling display device and the display device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a display panel; a metal plate disposed on a rear side of the display panel; a plurality of magnets disposed on a rear side of the metal plate; and a plurality of ferromagnetic materials disposed on both side of the plurality of magnets. Therefore, the plurality of magnets and the plurality of ferromagnetic materials are used to easily attach and detach the display device and install, maintain, and repair the display device.
US11793042B2 Display panel and fabrication method thereof
The present application provides a display panel and a fabrication method thereof. In the display panel, a bonding module covers a display area and an extension area, and a bonding conductive layer of the bonding module is electrically connected to an external driving chip. A display module covers the display area and the extension area, the display module comprises a thin film transistor array structure, and the thin film transistor array structure comprises a source-drain conductive layer. A portion of the source-drain conductive layer in the extension area is electrically connected to the bonding conductive layer by a through hole.
US11793041B2 Display device having a slit passing through the second flattening film
In a TFT layer provided on a base substrate, a first metal film, a first inorganic insulating film, a second metal film, a second inorganic insulating film, a third metal film, a first flattening film, a fourth metal film, and a second flattening film are sequentially layered. In a frame region, a slit is formed in the second flattening film to surround a display region, a first conductive layer formed by the fourth metal film is provided on the first flattening film exposed from the slit, and a TFT of a drive circuit is provided on the base substrate side of the first conductive layer to overlap with the first conductive layer.
US11793040B2 Display device
A display device includes a base substrate in which a display area and a pad area disposed around the display area are defined, a plurality of panel pads disposed on the pad area of the base substrate, and a printed circuit board attached to the pad area of the base substrate. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of circuit pads, the plurality of circuit pads include a first lead align mark, and the first lead align mark includes a plurality of first patterns passing through the first lead align mark from a surface of the first lead align mark in a thickness direction.
US11793039B2 Display device
An embodiment of a display device includes a display panel having a flexible characteristic and a rear passivation layer disposed on a rear surface of the display panel and including an opening, wherein a pixel is formed in an area of the display panel corresponding to the opening. The display panel includes: a flexible substrate including a polyimide layer and a barrier layer disposed on the polyimide layer; a driving transistor and a fifth transistor disposed on the substrate and including a polycrystalline semiconductor layer; a light emitting diode receiving an output current of the driving transistor; and a bottom metal layer disposed between the polyimide layer and the polycrystalline semiconductor layer in a cross-sectional view and disposed around a channel of the driving transistor in a plan view.
US11793037B2 Display panel and display device
A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, a driving circuit layer, a planarization layer, and a light-emitting unit layer. The driving circuit layer is provided on a side of the substrate. The planarization layer is provided on a side of the driving circuit layer facing away from the substrate. The light-emitting unit layer is provided on a side of the planarization layer facing away from the driving circuit layer. The planarization layer includes a first planarization sublayer and a second planarization sublayer. The first planarization sublayer is arranged at least in a first region of the display panel. The second planarization sublayer is arranged at least in a second region of the display panel. Materials of the first planarization sublayer and the second planarization sublayer are different in composition.
US11793035B2 Display panel, display device and manufacturing method of the display panel
The present disclosure provides a display panel, a display device including the display panel and a method of manufacturing the display panel. The display panel includes a substrate; a pixel-defining layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the pixel-defining layer defines a plurality of sub-pixel regions arranged in rows and columns; and an organic light emitting element disposed in at least one of the plurality of sub-pixel regions, wherein a side of the pixel-defining layer away from the substrate is provided with a groove, the groove has a depth less than a thickness of the pixel-defining layer and the groove is disposed between the organic light emitting elements that are adjacent to each other and emit light of different colors.
US11793021B2 Method of fabricating display device
A method of fabricating a display device, the method comprising: preparing a mother substrate having a first cell region and a second cell region, and a first target region and a second target region in the first cell region and the second cell region, respectively; providing an encapsulation material on a first printing region in the first target region to form a first encapsulation layer; and providing the encapsulation material on a second printing region in the second target region to form a second encapsulation layer, wherein a center of the second printing region is shifted from a center of the second target region in a specific direction.
US11793019B2 Light-emitting panel and display device including blocking structure having a recessed structure
The present disclosure discloses a light-emitting panel and a display device. The light-emitting panel comprises: a light-emitting substrate having a light-emitting surface; and a blocking structure disposed surrounding the light-emitting substrate and not covering the light-emitting surface; wherein a recessed structure is disposed on a first surface of the blocking structure, and the first surface is on a same side as the light-emitting surface.
US11793018B2 OLED packaging structure and packaging method, and display apparatus
Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are an OLED packaging structure and packaging method, and a display apparatus. The purpose that the packaging structure does not influence the display performance of an OLED device, while ensuring a uniform cell gap between a display substrate and a packaging cover plate is achieved. The main technical solution of the present disclosure is: a packaging cover plate, wherein a sealant layer is arranged on the edge of a first surface of the packaging cover plate opposite to a display substrate in an annular configuration, a region encircled by the sealant layer is filled with a filling adhesive layer, a plurality of support blocks having preset flexibility are distributed in a region corresponding to the sealant layer, and the thickness of the support block is equal to a preset distance between the packaging cover plate and the display substrate.
US11793014B2 Electronic device, manufacturing method for electronic device, and deposition mask group
A manufacturing method for an electronic device includes a preparation step of preparing a layered body including a substrate, two or more first electrodes, and organic layers, the substrate having a first surface and a second surface that is positioned opposite to the first surface, the two or more first electrodes positioned above the first surface of the substrate, the organic layers positioned above the first electrodes; a second electrode formation step of forming a second electrode above the organic layers so that the second electrode overlaps the two or more first electrodes when viewed in a normal direction to the first surface of the substrate; and a removal step of partly removing regions of the second electrode that is positioned between the first electrodes in plan view.
US11793012B2 Organic light emitting diode
An organic light emitting diode, including a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode, the second electrode including magnesium; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and an electron injection layer between the second electrode and the emission layer, the electron injection layer including a dipole material including a first component and a second component having different polarities, the dipole material including halide, and a content of the magnesium included in the second electrode being in a range of from 10 to 40 volume %.
US11793011B2 Quantum dot device and display device
A quantum dot device includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; a quantum dot layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron auxiliary layer between the quantum dot layer and the second electrode, the electron auxiliary layer including a first nanoparticle and a second nanoparticle which is larger than the first nanoparticle, wherein a work function of the first electrode is greater than a work function of the second electrode, and wherein a difference between a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of the quantum dot layer and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of the electron auxiliary layer is less than about 1.1 electronvolts.
US11793009B2 Imaging device and solid-state image sensor
An imaging device includes a first electrode, a charge accumulating electrode arranged with a space from the first electrode, an isolation electrode arranged with a space from the first electrode and the charge accumulating electrode and surrounding the charge accumulating electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer formed in contact with the first electrode and above the charge accumulating electrode with an insulating layer interposed therebetween, and a second electrode formed on the photoelectric conversion layer. The isolation electrode includes a first isolation electrode and a second isolation electrode arranged with a space from the first isolation electrode, and the first isolation electrode is positioned between the first electrode and the second isolation electrode.
US11793006B2 Memristor device, method of fabricating thereof, synaptic device including memristor device and neuromorphic device including synaptic device
Disclosed are a memristor device, a method of fabricating the same, a synaptic device including a memristor device, and a neuromorphic device including a synaptic device. The disclosed memristor device may comprise a first electrode, a second electrode disposed to be spaced apart from the first electrode; and a resistance changing layer including a copolymer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The copolymer may be a copolymer of a first monomer and a second monomer, and the first polymer formed from the first monomer may have a property that diffusion of metal ions is faster than that of the second polymer formed from the second monomer. The second polymer may have a lower diffusivity of metal ions as compared with the first polymer. The first monomer may include vinylimidazole (VI). The second monomer may include 1,3,5-trivinyl-1,3,5-trimethylcyclotrisiloxane (V3D3). The copolymer may include p(V3D3-co-VI).
US11793000B2 Circuit and method to enhance efficiency of memory
A method includes: providing a modulation circuit, determined an operation mode of a memory array, providing a first voltage corresponding to a positive temperature coefficient in response to a read operation of the memory array, and providing a second voltage corresponding to a negative temperature coefficient in response to a write operation of the memory array. The modulation circuit is configured to generate a temperature-dependent voltage and provide the same to the memory array.
US11792997B1 Common mode compensation for differential multi-element non-linear polar material based gain memory bit-cell
To compensate switching of a dielectric component of a non-linear polar material based capacitor, an explicit dielectric capacitor is added to a memory bit-cell and controlled by a signal opposite to the signal driven on a plate-line.
US11792991B2 Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells
A memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises laterally-spaced memory blocks individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers. Operative channel-material strings of memory cells extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. Insulative pillars are laterally-between and longitudinally-spaced-along immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory blocks. The pillars are directly against conducting material of conductive lines in the conductive tiers. Other arrays, and methods, are disclosed.
US11792990B2 Methods of manufacturing vertical memory devices
A vertical memory device includes channels on a substrate, a channel connecting pattern, gate electrodes, and an etch stop pattern and a blocking pattern sequentially stacked. The channels extend in a first direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate. The channel connecting pattern extends in a second direction parallel to the upper surface of the substrate to cover outer sidewalls of the channels. The gate electrodes are spaced apart from each other in the first direction on the channel connecting pattern, and extend in the second direction to surround the channels. The etch stop pattern and the blocking pattern are sequentially stacked in a third direction parallel to the upper surface of the substrate and crossing the second direction on an end portion of the channel connecting pattern in the third direction, and include different materials from each other.
US11792989B2 Word line structure of three-dimensional memory device
Methods and structures of a three-dimensional memory device are disclosed. In an example, the memory device comprises a substrate, a stack structure on the substrate, and at least one gate line slit extending along a first direction substantially parallel to a top surface of the substrate, and dividing the stack structure into at least two portions. The stack structure includes at least one connection portion that divides the at least one gate line slit, and conductively connects the at least two portions.
US11792988B2 Three-dimensional memory device with separated contact regions and methods for forming the same
A memory die includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers through which memory opening fill structures vertically extend. The memory die includes at least three memory array regions interlaced with at least two contact regions, or at least three contact regions interlaced with at least two memory array regions in the same memory plane. A logic die including at least two word line driver regions can be bonded to the memory die. The interlacing of the contact regions and the memory array regions can reduce lateral offset of boundaries of the word line driver regions from boundaries of the contact regions.
US11792985B2 Semiconductor storage device
A semiconductor storage device includes: a first conductive layer extending in a first direction; a second conductive layer that is disposed apart from the first conductive layer in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and extends in the first direction; a plurality of semiconductor layers provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and arranged in the first direction, each of which includes a first portion facing the first conductive layer, and a second portion facing the second conductive layer; a plurality of first memory cells provided between the first conductive layer and the semiconductor layers, respectively; and a plurality of second memory cells provided between the second conductive layer and the semiconductor layers, respectively. A gap is provided between the two semiconductor layers adjacent in the first direction.
US11792983B2 Integrated circuitry comprising a memory array comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells
A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming an upper stack directly above a lower stack. The lower stack comprises vertically-alternating lower-first-tiers and lower-second-tiers. The upper stack comprises vertically-alternating upper-first-tiers and upper-second-tiers. Lower channel openings extend through the lower-first-tiers and the lowers-second-tiers. The lower channel openings have sacrificial material therein. An upper of the lower-first-tiers or a lower of the upper-first-tiers comprises non-stoichiometric silicon nitride comprising (a) or (b), where (a): a nitrogen-to-silicon atomic ratio greater than 1.33 and less than 1.5; and (b): a nitrogen-to-silicon atomic ratio greater than or equal to 1.0 and less than 1.33. A higher of the upper-first-tiers that is above said lower upper-first-tier comprises silicon nitride not having either the (a) or the (b). Upper channel openings are etched through the upper-first-tiers and the upper-second-tiers to stop on said upper lower-first-tier or said lower upper-first-tier. After the stop, the sacrificial material is removed from the lower channel openings and form channel-material strings in the upper and lower channel openings. Other embodiments, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.
US11792982B2 Three-dimensional semiconductor memory device and method of fabricating the same
Disclosed is a semiconductor memory device comprising a second substrate on a first substrate and including a lower semiconductor layer and an upper semiconductor layer on the lower semiconductor layer, an electrode structure on the upper semiconductor layer and including a plurality of stacked electrodes, a vertical channel structure that penetrates the electrode structure and is connected to the second substrate, an interlayer dielectric layer that covers the electrode structure, and a cutting structure that penetrates the interlayer dielectric layer and the upper semiconductor layer. The upper semiconductor layer has a first sidewall defined by the cutting structure. The lower semiconductor layer has a second sidewall adjacent to the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are horizontally offset from each other.
US11792981B2 Two dimensional structure to control flash operation and methods for forming the same
A MOSFET device and method of making, the device including a floating gate layer formed within a trench in a substrate, a tunnel dielectric layer located on sidewalls and a bottom of the trench, a control gate dielectric layer located on a top surface of the floating gate layer, a control gate layer located on a top surface of the control gate dielectric layer and sidewall spacers located on sidewalls of the control gate dielectric layer and the control gate layer.
US11792979B2 Three-dimensional memory device having multi-deck structure and methods for forming the same
Embodiments of structure and methods for forming a three-dimensional (3D) memory device are provided. In an example, a 3D memory device includes a substrate and a stack structure in an insulating structure on the substrate. The stack structure includes alternating a plurality of conductor layers and a plurality of insulating layers. The 3D memory device further includes a source structure extending vertically through the alternating stack structure. The source structure includes at least one staggered portion along a respective sidewall. The 3D memory device further includes a channel structure and a support pillar each extending vertically through the alternating stack structure and a plurality of contact structures extending vertically through the insulating structure.
US11792974B2 Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate including a peripheral region, wherein the peripheral region includes a wire lead-out area, and the substrate is arranged with a plurality of discrete bit line structures; a dielectric layer formed between the adjacent bit line structures, wherein the peripheral region is arranged with a first contact hole; a wire lead-out area with a second through hole; a filling layer filling part of a first contact hole, wherein a remaining part of the first contact hole is defined as a first through hole; a first conductive layer located in the first through hole and the second through hole; and a conductive connecting wire located over the dielectric layer and being in contact with the first conductive layer in the wire lead-out area.
US11792973B2 Storage device and forming method having a strip-shaped bitline contact structure
A method for forming a memory device includes: after a hard mask layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of parallel mask patterns extending along a third direction are formed on the semiconductor substrate by adopting a self-alignment multi- pattern process, an opening is provided between the adjacent mask patterns, and the opening exposes surfaces of a plurality of drain regions and corresponding isolation layers in the third direction.
US11792967B2 Optical window with integrated temperature sensing
Methods and apparatus for measuring and optionally adjusting the temperature profile of an optical window. In one example, an optical window with integrated temperature sensing functionality includes a first window layer of an optically transparent material, a second window layer of the optically transparent material, an electromagnetic interference shielding grid disposed between the first and second window layers and including a first electrically conductive structure and a second electrically conductive structure, and a thermally sensitive material disposed between the first and second electrically conductive structures, the thermally sensitive material having an electrical property that varies as a function of temperature.
US11792963B2 Cooling apparatus
Provided is a cooling apparatus including a vaporization unit in which a working fluid evaporates due to a heat source, and a condensation unit in which the evaporated working fluid is condensed, wherein the vaporization unit is divided into a first moving space and a second moving space by a partition wall, a first moving passage connecting the first moving space and the second moving space is formed in one region of the partition wall, and the working fluid introduced through the first moving space moves to the second moving space through the first moving passage to exchange heat.
US11792962B2 Systems and methods for immersion-cooled datacenters
A thermal management system for cooling electronic devices includes an immersion cooling system, a vapor buffer tank, and a liquid buffer tank. The immersion cooling system includes an immersion tank defining an immersion chamber, a working fluid in the immersion chamber, and a condenser. A liquid portion of the working fluid defines an immersion bath in the immersion chamber and a vapor portion defines a headspace above the immersion bath in the immersion chamber. The condenser condenses the vapor portion of the working fluid to the liquid portion of the working fluid. The vapor buffer tank is in fluid communication with the headspace, and a vapor valve selectively allows fluid communication between the vapor buffer tank and the headspace. The liquid buffer tank is in fluid communication with the immersion chamber, and a liquid valve selectively allows fluid communication between the liquid buffer tank and the immersion chamber.
US11792960B2 Containerized data system
A containerized data system, including a container body, a first cabinet array, a second cabinet array and a plurality of first air-conditioning devices. The first cabinet array and the second cabinet array are positioned in the container body and spaced apart from each other. Air intake areas of the first cabinet array and the second cabinet array communicates with a cold aisle connection space of the container body. Heat dissipation areas of the first cabinet array and the second cabinet array communicates with a hot aisle connection space of the container body. Air inlets of the first air-conditioning devices are communicated with the hot aisle connection space to collect the hot air flow in the container body, and air outlets of the plurality of first air-conditioning devices are communicated with the cold aisle connection space to convey the cold air flow to the container body.
US11792957B2 System for cooling of computing components of an information handling system
A system for cooling of computing components of an information handling system. The information handling system can include a computing card that is coupled to a computing card connector. The computing card connector can include mounting features for coupling of a thermal plate.
US11792947B2 Electronic device including flexible display
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include: a first housing; a second housing; a hinge module rotatably connecting the first housing and the second housing; a flexible display disposed to reach one surface of the second housing from one surface of the first housing across an area in which the hinge module is disposed; and a multi-bar assembly disposed between the first housing and the second housing, configured to be variable in response to rotational movement of the module, and supporting a bending area of the flexible display. The multi-bar assembly may include: a first bar and a second bar arranged side by side, each of the first bar and second bar forming at least one guide recess disposed at positions corresponding to each other; a first bar support bracket disposed under the first bar and including a first rail forming a curved shape and a first rail guide corresponding to the shape of the first rail; and a second bar support bracket disposed under the second bar and including a second rail forming a curved shape and a second rail guide corresponding to the shape of the second rail, the second bar support bracket being coupled to be rotatable and slidable with respect to the first bar support bracket. The first rail forming on the first bar support bracket may be configured to perform sliding movement along the second rail guide of the second support bracket located adjacent thereto, and at least a portion of the first rail may be insertable into the guide recess in the second bar through the sliding movement.
US11792943B1 Anti-lost device
The present disclosure provides an anti-lost device, comprising a first casing, an electronic component, a second casing, and a metal ring. The first casing comprises a first accommodating part. The electronic component is disposed at the first accommodating part. The second casing comprises a second accommodating part corresponding to the first accommodating part. The first casing is connected to the second casing. The metal ring is interconnected between the first casing and the second casing and is disposed at an outside of the first accommodating part and the second accommodating part. The metal ring comprises an extension part extending to an outside of the first casing and the second casing. The extension part comprises a through hole. The metal ring can improve the load-bearing and tensile strength of the anti-lost device.
US11792942B2 Apparatus for transferring a conductive pattern to a substrate and corresponding pattern transferring process
Apparatus for transferring conductive patterns to a substrate (56), comprising a module (52) configured to transfer a pattern (63) of sinterable material (63a) to said substrate (56) and an optical module (12) to perform a sintering of the transferred pattern (63a). Said apparatus comprises one or more self-propelled pattern transferring units (52) comprising a module configured to move said self-propelled unit (14, 20) over said substrate (56) under the control of movement instructions (53b) associated to a motor (16, 21), said self-propelled unit (14, 20) comprising said module (52) configured to transfer a pattern (63a) of sinterable material (CI) to said substrate (56) obtaining a transferred pattern (63a) and comprising also said optical module (12) to perform a sintering of the transferred pattern (63a) on said substrate (56) obtaining a sintered pattern (63b, 63c).
US11792941B2 Circuit board structure and method for manufacturing a circuit board structure
The present publication discloses a circuit-board structure, including a conductor layer on an insulating material layer, and a conductor pattern on top of the conductor foil. A component is attached to the conductor foil and the conductor pattern, the component embedded at least in part in adhesive which attaches the component to the insulating material layer. A recess is formed in the conductor foil and the insulating material layer, and contact openings are in the insulating material layer at locations of contact areas of the component. Conductor material of the conductor foil is not present outside the conductor pattern, and the conductor foil is located between the conductor pattern and the insulating material layer.
US11792940B2 Metal sublayer sensing in multi-layer workpiece hole drilling
Disclosed herein is a system for drilling in a multilayer printed circuit board. The system includes a source of electromagnetic radiation configured to transmit a measurement pulse in open air to a workpiece, an anode, a resettable electric charge sensor (ECS), operably connected to the anode, and a control unit, configured to receive at least one value indicative of the quantity of at least part of charged molecules received at the anode and determine a second value indicative of the quantity of charged molecules received at the anode that were derivative of emitted electrons responsive to the measurement pulse.
US11792939B2 Substrate with buried component and manufacture method thereof
A substrate is manufactured by drilling a chip containing groove in a composite inner layer circuit structure, having a component connecting end of a circuit layer protruding from a mounting side wall in the chip containing groove, mounting a chip component in the chip containing groove, and connecting the surface bonding pad to the component connecting end. The chip component in the present invention penetrates at least two circuit layers, and the surface bonding pad is bonded to the component connecting end of the circuit layer directly, reducing the occupied area of the chip component in each one of the circuit layers, and increasing the area for circuit disposing and the possible amount of chip components that may be mounted in the substrate.
US11792937B2 Component built-in wiring substrate
A component built-in wiring substrate includes a first insulating layer, a first conductor layer formed on a first surface of the first insulating layer and including a component mounting pad, a second conductor layer formed on a second surface of the first insulating layer on the opposite side with respect to the first surface, via conductors formed in the first insulating layer such that the via conductors are connecting the second conductor layer and the component mounting pad of the first conductor layer, a second insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer and having a component accommodating portion penetrating through the second insulating layer such that the component mounting pad is positioned at bottom of the accommodating portion, and an electronic component positioned in the accommodating portion of the second insulating layer such that the electronic component is mounted on the component mounting pad of the first conductor layer.
US11792934B2 Printed circuit board and display connection structure
This application relates to a printed circuit board, including: a plurality of bonding pad areas configured to be electrically connected to a display; a plurality of dummy pad areas located in the plurality of bonding pad areas and configured to be connected to the ground; and a contact pad area existing between the plurality of dummy pad areas and electrically connected to the bonding pad area. The contact pad area includes a plurality of contact pads configured to be electrically connected to an external input connector. A width of the plurality of contact pads is 0.3 mm, and a distance between the plurality of contact pads is 0.2 mm. A length of the contact pad is the same as a length of a bonding pad in the bonding pad area.
US11792932B2 Component carrier with embedded magnetic inlay and integrated coil structure
A method of manufacturing a component carrier includes providing a stack with electrically conductive layer structures and at least one electrically insulating layer structure, embedding a magnetic inlay in the stack, and forming an electrically conductive coil structure at least partially based on the electrically conductive layer structures and surrounding at least part of the magnetic inlay.
US11792925B2 Printed wiring board
A printed wiring board includes a first resin insulating layer, a second resin insulating layer formed on a surface of the first layer, and a conductor layer formed on the surface of the first layer such that the second layer is covering the conductor layer and that the conductor layer includes first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth circuits such that the third and fourth circuits are sandwiching the first circuit and that the fifth and sixth circuits are sandwiching the second circuit. Widths between the first and third circuits and between the first and fourth circuits are 5 μm to 14 μm, and when a width between the second and fifth circuits and a width between the second and sixth circuits is 20 μm or more, the upper surface of the first circuit, and the upper surface and side walls of the second circuit are formed to have unevenness.
US11792917B2 Electronic module and electronic apparatus
An electronic module includes a first semiconductor device disposed on a first main surface of an insulating board of a printed wiring board, a first capacitor disposed on a second main surface of the insulating board at a position that overlaps with the first semiconductor device when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first main surface, and a second capacitor disposed on the second main surface of the insulating board at a position that overlaps with the first semiconductor device when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the first main surface. A second electrode of the first capacitor is electrically connected to a ground pattern via a first ground via of the printed wiring board. A fourth electrode of the second capacitor is electrically connected to the ground pattern via a second ground via of the printed wiring board.
US11792914B2 Circuit board assembly and manufacturing method thereof
The disclosure provides a circuit board assembly, which includes a core layer, an electronic component, a first shielding ring wall, a second shielding ring wall, a first circuit layer, a second circuit layer, a first insulating layer and first shielding columns. The core layer includes an accommodating space, and the accommodating space has an inner side wall. The first shielding ring wall is disposed in the accommodating space and covers the inner side wall, in which the first shielding ring wall surrounds the electronic component. The second shielding ring wall is disposed in the core layer and surrounds the first shielding ring wall. The core layer is disposed between the first circuit layer and the second circuit layer. The second circuit layer is disposed between the first insulating layer and the core layer. The first shielding columns are disposed in the first insulating layer.
US11792910B2 Process for producing ozone and apparatus for ozone generation
In an embodiment a process for producing ozone includes applying an input voltage to an input area of a piezoelectric transformer so that a high voltage is generated in an output area of the piezoelectric transformer, wherein the piezoelectric transformer is operated in a pulsed manner such that phases in which the input voltage is applied to the piezoelectric transformer and phases in which the input voltage is not applied to the piezoelectric transformer alternate at regular intervals and surrounding the piezoelectric transformer with an oxygenic process gas so that the ozone is formed from the process gas by the high voltage generated in the output area.
US11792909B2 Apparatus and method for generating extreme ultraviolet radiation
A target droplet source for an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) source includes a droplet generator configured to generate target droplets of a given material. The droplet generator includes a nozzle configured to supply the target droplets in a space enclosed by a chamber. The target droplet source further includes a sleeve disposed in the chamber distal to the nozzle. The sleeve is configured to provide a path for the target droplets in the chamber.
US11792908B2 Time-division multiplexing control device and system
A time-division multiplexing control device applied to a distributed X-ray source includes: a first switch module with a number of first switches that receive a high-voltage signal and a first control signal, selectively turning on one of the plurality of first switches according to the first control signal and sending the high-voltage signal through the first switch turned on; and a cathode control module including a plurality of cathode control stages in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of first switches, used for receiving the high-voltage signal from the first switch module and sending working state data through a cathode control stage corresponding to the first switch turned on in the plurality of cathode control stages, where each cathode control stage includes a cathode control unit and a cathode.
US11792906B2 X-ray apparatus
The present disclosure relates to an X-ray apparatus capable of stable driving, miniaturization, and weight reduction. The X-ray apparatus may include a case having an installation space formed therein; a high voltage separator installed inside the case, responsible for dividing the installation space into a first installation portion and a second installation portion, and having a high voltage generation space formed therein; an X-ray tube installed in the first installation portion; a high voltage generator installed in the high voltage generation space and responsible for receiving power from the outside, boosting the power, and supplying the boosted power to the X-ray tube; and a controller installed in the second installation portion and responsible for controlling driving of the X-ray tube and the high voltage separator.
US11792901B2 Systems and methods for bleeder control related to TRIAC dimmers associated with LED lighting
System and method for controlling one or more light emitting diodes. For example, the system includes: a current regulator including a first regulator terminal and a second regulator terminal, the first regulator terminal being configured to receive a diode current flowing through the one or more light emitting diodes, the current regulator being configured to generate a sensing signal representing the diode current, the second regulator terminal being configured to output the sensing signal; a bleeder controller including a first controller terminal and a second controller terminal, the first controller terminal being configured to receive the sensing signal from the second regulator terminal, the bleeder controller being configured to generate a first bleeder control signal based at least in part on the sensing signal, the second controller terminal being configured to output the first bleeder control signal.
US11792897B2 Microwave oven having generator power supply
A microwave oven and a method of operating the same is provided herein. The method includes the steps of: sensing that a door of the microwave is in an open state; interrupting a power input to a generator power supply unit comprising a first converter, a first energy reserve, a second energy reserve located downstream from the first energy reserve, and a second converter located between the first and second energy reserves; detecting an input voltage; and disabling the second converter if the detected input voltage is less than a threshold voltage that is proportional to the detected input voltage, wherein disabling the second converter triggers the second energy reserve to discharge, and wherein the time necessary to discharge the second energy reserve is free of influence from the first energy reserve and is independent of the detected input voltage.
US11792896B2 Electromagnetic wave reducing heater
A heater with reduced electromagnetic wave emissions, comprising two heating elements separated by an insulating layer and receiving opposite-phase alternating current in a way that cancels out electromagnetic wave emissions.
US11792891B2 Multiplexing capability signaling for integrated access and backhaul (IAB) nodes
To configure an IAB node for multiplexing communications within an IAB network, processing circuitry is to encode configuration signaling for transmission to a CU function of an IAB donor node. The configuration signaling indicates a multiplexing capability of the IAB node. RRC signaling from the CU function of the IAB donor node is decoded. The RRC signaling configures scheduling resources for a parent backhaul link between the MT function of the IAB node and a DU function of a parent IAB node based on the multiplexing capability of the MT and DU functions of the IAB node. Uplink data is encoded for transmission to the parent IAB node by the MT function using to the scheduling resources for the parent backhaul link. Transmission of the uplink data is multiplexed with transmission or reception of data by the DU function of the IAB node based on the multiplexing capability.
US11792889B2 Data sharing in a mesh network
Techniques are provided for ad-hoc authenticated group discovery and data sharing in a mesh network. A group of devices is created without leaving a security gap due to the open communication needed to establish the discovery of the devices forming the group. The group can be authenticated autonomously following network discovery of the devices. Instead of requiring global pre-assigned keys for authentication, the devices in the group are authenticated with signatures and certificate passing thereby providing strong security. The efficiency of data sharing between the devices of the network, such as a mesh network, can also be increased. One or more devices may act as a bridge device between devices of a same group that are not in direct wireless communication with each other to reduce re-broadcasts within the mesh network.
US11792888B2 Methods to signal antenna panel capability of user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation (CA) in millimeter-wave (mmWAVE) frequency bands
Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Next Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The UE may be configured for carrier aggregation (CA) in which a plurality of component carriers (CCs) are aggregated. The UE may determine a mapping of the CCs to a plurality of antenna panels for downlink reception, wherein a subset of the CCs are mapped to each antenna panel. The UE may transmit, to the gNB, radio resource control (RRC) signaling that indicates information related to the mapping. The gNB may, based at least partly on the mapping, determine, for each CC: a first scheduled time period for transmit beam refinement, and a second scheduled time period for receive beam refinement at the UE.
US11792886B2 Method for accessing network by network node, and electronic equipment
A first network node having gained access to a preset network receives a probe message broadcast by a second network node seeking access to the preset network. The probe message carries a second Internet Protocol (IP) address of the second network node. If the probe message includes a configuration mechanism identifier, the first network node unicasts a reply message of the probe message to the second network node based on the second IP address. The reply message carries a first IP address of the first network node. The first IP address is configured for establishing a network communication channel between the second network node and the first network node. The first network node sends network configuration information to the second network node through the network communication channel. The network configuration information is configured to allow the second network node to access the preset network.
US11792883B2 Ethernet PDU service for 5G networks
An Ethernet protocol data unit (PDU) over 5G service is provided. A network device in a core network stores addresses of advertised subnets, associated with multiple user equipment or customer premises equipment (UE/CPE) devices, in a subnet table that correlates a MAC address of each of the multiple UE/CPE devices to a subnet address. The network device receives an allocation and retention priority (ARP) request over a data link layer. The ARP request indicates an IP address for a target host of a data flow. The network device determines, based on the subnet table and the IP address, a MAC address of one UE/CPE device servicing the host address. The network device sends a directed ARP request to the UE/CPE device using the MAC address, receives in response a target MAC address for the target host, and sends a response to the ARP request with the target MAC address.
US11792882B2 Configuration update method and apparatus
Optionally, when the apparatus 1200 is a chip or a circuit, the functions/implementation processes of the receiving unit 1201 and the sending unit 1202 may be alternatively implemented by a pin, a circuit, or the like. Optionally, when the apparatus 1200 is a chip, the memory 1103 may be a storage unit in the chip, for example, a register or a cache. Certainly, when the apparatus 1200 is a mobility management network element, the memory 1103 may be a storage unit that is in the mobility management network element and that is outside a chip. This is not specifically limited in this embodiment of this application.
US11792878B2 Implicit radio resource control state transitions
This disclosure relates to performing implicit radio resource control state transitions in a cellular communication system. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a cellular base station. A data inactivity timer length and a target RRC state for implicit RRC transitions may be determined. A data inactivity timer having the determined data inactivity timer length may be initiated. It may be determined that the data inactivity timer has expired. The wireless device may transition to the target RRC state based at least in part on determining that the data inactivity timer has expired.
US11792876B2 Pre-configured dedicated resource for idle mode transmissions
Methods, systems, and devices for providing pre-configured dedicated resources for communications during the RRC (radio resource control) idle state, thereby enabling significant energy savings during the communication of small data packets, are described. One exemplary method for wireless communication includes transmitting a first message comprising an indication of pre-configured terminal-specific dedicated resources for a communication between the network device and a terminal, and receiving information from the terminal over the pre-configured terminal-specific dedicated resources, wherein the terminal is in an idle mode and is without an established RRC connection. Another exemplary method for wireless communication includes receiving a first message comprising an indication of pre-configured terminal-specific dedicated resources for a communication between a network device and the terminal, and transmitting, while in the idle mode and without an established RRC connection, information over the pre-configured terminal-specific dedicated resources.
US11792875B2 Method and apparatus for state/mode transitioning
A user equipment implements a method of processing indication messages, such as SCRI (signalling connection release indication) messages. The user equipment (UE) maintains a count of how many indication messages with a cause set have been sent by the UE while in at least one radio resource control (RRC) state. Various conditions are provided for resetting the count. These include receiving packet switched (PS) data by the UE and transmitting packet switched (PS) data.
US11792872B2 Methods and apparatuses associated with reestablishment of a network connection with a child node
In embodiments, a device may include a storage device, a wireless transceiver to send and receive data, and a control module coupled with the storage device and the wireless transceiver. In embodiments, the control module may establish a network connection, via the wireless transceiver, with a child node in response to an association request received from the child node. The control module may then store an identifier associated with the child node in the storage device to enable the network connection to be reestablished with the child node in the event that the network connection with the child node is lost. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US11792869B2 Cell selection management for end device in femtocell coverage area
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which cell selection management service is provided. An Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access-New Radio (E-UTRA-NR) Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) capable end device uses a system information block message to determine whether a wireless station is an EN-DC capable anchor device. Also, the EN-DC capable end device may store a permanent tracking area forbidden list that includes tracking area identifiers pertaining to non-EN-DC capable anchor devices that include femtocell devices.
US11792868B2 Proximity-based connection for Bluetooth devices
Various implementations include approaches for establishing a Bluetooth (BT) connection between devices. One example approach includes: in response to a trigger at a first Bluetooth (BT) device, attempting to determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) from each of a set of additional Bluetooth (BT) devices paired to the first BT device, in response to determining the RSSI for a first additional BT device and a second additional BT device in the set of additional BT devices, determining if the RSSI of each of the first additional BT device and the second additional BT device satisfies a threshold, and in response to determining that the RSSI of both the first additional BT device and the second additional BT device satisfy the threshold, selecting either the first additional BT device or the second additional BT device for connection with the first BT device.
US11792867B2 Communication system, communication apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium
A mobile terminal (communication apparatus) selects a data item that needs to be obtained from an MFP (information processing apparatus) according to a user instruction given via an operation screen. Upon establishment of NFC communication between the mobile terminal and an NFC tag of the MFP as a result of the mobile terminal being brought closer to the NFC tag by the user, the mobile terminal reads, from the NFC tag, connection information for connecting to the MFP by using the Wi-Fi Direct. The mobile terminal connects to the MFP by using the Wi-Fi Direct based on the obtained connection information, and obtains data corresponding to the selected data item from the MFP through the Wi-Fi Direct communication.
US11792864B2 Initial access channel for scalable wireless mobile communication networks
Physical layer structures and access schemes for use in such networks are described and in particular initial access channel (IACH) structures are proposed. A spectrum efficient downlink (DL) IACH design supports different types of User Equipment (UE) capabilities and different system bandwidths. An IACH includes the synchronization channel (SCH) and broadcast-control channel (BCH). A non-uniform SCH for all system bandwidths is provided, as well as scalable bandwidth BCH depending on system bandwidth. An initial access procedure is provided, as well as an access procedure.
US11792862B2 Message 3 repetition conditioned on PRACH coverage enhancement
A random access procedure between a user equipment (UE) and a base station may include repetition of a random access message 3 conditioned on a property of a random access preamble to improve reception. The UE may transmit the random access preamble with coverage enhancement. The base station may detect a property of the random access preamble that indicates the coverage enhancement and determine a message 3 repetition parameter. The UE may transmit the random access message 3 with repetition based on the message 3 repetition parameter, and the base station may receive the random access message 3 based on the repetition parameter, thereby improving coverage of the random access message 3.
US11792860B2 Access management to multi-user uplink random resource units by a plurality of BSSs
The present invention relates to a wireless communication method in a wireless network comprising an access point and stations. The method comprises, at a station: receiving a trigger frame from the access point, the trigger frame reserving a transmission opportunity on at least one communication channel of the wireless network, the transmission opportunity including a random resource unit that the stations may access using a contention scheme; receiving parameters of the contention scheme in management frames from the access point, the parameters comprising a contention window range; contending access to the random resource unit of the transmission opportunity reserved by the received trigger frame, using a contention window value; and updating the contention window value based on the success or failure of the access to the random resource unit. The updated contention window value remains within the contention window range obtained from the most recently received contention scheme parameters.
US11792858B2 Random access procedure fallback
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for wireless communications that support fallback from a 2-step to a 4-step random access procedures. A user equipment (UE) may establish a connection with a base station using a random access procedure. The random access procedure may be a 2-step random access procedure and reduce a number of handover exchange messages. The 2-step random access procedure may include the UE transmitting, to the base station, a first random access message including a preamble and a payload. In some implementations, the base station may receive the preamble but fail to receive or decode the payload. The random access procedure may utilize the received preamble information instead of performing retransmission of the first random access message. The base station may transmit a second random access message to the UE indicating, explicitly or implicitly, a fallback to a 4-step random access procedure for connection establishment.
US11792855B2 Wireless communication terminal and wireless communication method for random access-based uplink multi-user transmission
Provided are a wireless communication terminal including: a processor; and a communication unit, wherein the processor obtains a backoff counter for an OFDMA-based random access of the terminal, wherein the backoff counter is obtained within a range of a contention window for the uplink OFDMA-based random access, receives a trigger frame indicating an uplink multi-user transmission, when one or more resource unit(s) in which random access can be performed is indicated by the trigger frame, decrements the backoff counter based on a number of resource units(s) in which random access can be performed, and when the backoff counter is 0 or decremented to 0, performs an uplink multi-user transmission through a selected resource unit among the resource units(s) and a wireless communication method using the same.
US11792852B2 Terminal, base station, transmitting method, and receiving method
Provided is a terminal capable of transmitting an uplink signal appropriately in an unlicensed band. In a terminal (100), a resource allocating unit (107) allocates uplink signals to each of a plurality of bands into which a prescribed frequency band has been divided. Each of the plurality of bands is a unit for determining whether a resource is being used by another device. A radio transmitting unit (109) transmits the uplink signals.
US11792845B2 Channel access with conditional variable energy detection thresholds in shared frequency bands
Wireless communications systems and methods related to channel access contention management in a shared radio frequency band are provided. A first wireless communication device performs, during a first time period, a first clear channel assessment (CCA) in a shared radio frequency band based on a first energy detection threshold, wherein performing the first CCA comprises obtaining at least one signal energy measurement. The first wireless communication device then performs, during a second time period subsequent to the first time period, a second CCA in the shared radio frequency band based on a second energy detection threshold, the second energy detection threshold being based on the at least one signal energy measurement. The wireless communication device then transmits, to a second wireless communication device in the shared radio frequency band based on the second CCA, a communication signal.
US11792844B2 Random access channel security
Various systems and methods for implementing random access channel security are described herein. An apparatus for a base station includes: receiver circuitry to receive at the base station, a signal from a user equipment (UE) transmitter to access resources of the base station; statistics circuitry to calculate high-order statistics on the signal to produce an identification indication; a memory device to store the high-order statistics and the identification indication; and processing circuitry to: associate the identification indication with the UE transmitter; use the identification indication to determine that multiple failures of a random access channel (RACH) process have occurred from the UE transmitter; and restrict later attempts by the UE transmitter to perform RACH processes with the base station.
US11792840B2 Reliable low latency communication over shared resources
A first method comprises transmitting (101) a preamble in a first time interval in a first frequency resource, transmitting (103) a first portion or a first copy of data in the first frequency resource in a second time interval, and transmitting (105) a second portion or second copy of the data in a second frequency resource in the second time interval. The second time interval succeeds the first time interval and the second frequency resource is separate from the first frequency resource. A second method comprises listening (111) for transmission of a preamble, transmitting (115) data in a second time interval succeeding a first time interval upon determining that the preamble was not received in the first time interval, and refraining (113) from transmitting data in the second time interval upon determining that the preamble was received in the first time interval.
US11792838B2 Bearer-less architecture for a wireless cellular network
An architecture, for a cellular communications system, is described herein in which a “bearer-less” model is used for both the radio interface and the network core. Instead of using an individual Layer 2 bearer for each Quality of Service (QoS) class, in the architecture described herein, a common Layer 2 connection (e.g., a Layer 2 “fat pipe”) may be used to handle traffic flows between a User Equipment (UE) device and an external Packet Data Network (PDN). Additionally, a bearer-less architecture may be used in the radio interface (i.e., between User Equipment (UE) and the eNB).
US11792833B2 Analog phased-array repeaters with digitally-assisted frequency translation and phase adjustment
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A repeater may apply a frequency translation and a phase rotation adjustment to a transmitted signal to avoid radio frequency interference. For instance, wireless repeater may receive a signal from a first device on a first carrier frequency. The wireless repeater may identify one or more interfering signals affecting the reception or transmission of the signal. The wireless repeater may then perform a frequency translation from the first carrier frequency to the second carrier frequency, and may also apply a phase rotation adjustment corresponding to the frequency translation. The wireless repeater may retransmit the signal including the phase rotation adjustment over the second carrier frequency to a second device in the wireless network.
US11792830B2 Systems and methods for handling priority services congestion
Techniques for congestion management in a communication network are contemplated. For example, a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may include a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer and a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) layer. The RRC layer may receive an indication for a service, for example from the NAS. The indication may be interpreted as a request for the particular service indicated. For example, the indicated service may correspond to at least one of: a mobile originated (MO) voice communication, a circuit switched fallback (CSFB) supplementary service (SS), or a MO short message service (SMS). The RRC layer may receive a signal from a network indicating that one or more services provided by the network are allowed. The RRC layer may send a connection request to the network for the service sought by the NAS if that service is one of the one or more services allowed.
US11792826B2 Processing for multicast operation using multiple sets of processing resources
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, a user equipment (UE) may support both unicast and multicast downlink signaling, such as on a single component carrier (CC). A UE may receive a unicast message over a first CC during a transmission time interval (TTI) using a first set of processing resources. The UE may simultaneously receive a multicast message over the first CC during the same TTI using a second set of processing resources. The first and second sets of processing resources may be associated with first and second hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) soft buffers, first and second CCs, or first and second transmit/receive points (TRPs).
US11792821B2 Method and apparatus for performing sidelink retransmission in NR V2X
A method by which a first device performs sidelink communication is provided. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a sidelink grant associated with a first retransmission resource and an initial transmission resource of a transport block; transmitting, to a second device, a PSCCH and a PSSCH associated with the PSCCH, on the basis of the initial transmission resource; determining a PSFCH resource for receiving a PSFCH from the second device, on the basis of the index of a slot and the index of a subchannel associated with the PSSCH; receiving, from the second device, the PSFCH on a first PSSCH, on the basis of the PSFCH resource; comparing a time interval between the PSFCH resource and the first retransmission resource with a minimum processing time required between the reception of the PSFCH and retransmission of the transport block.
US11792820B2 Base station, terminal apparatus, first terminal apparatus, method, program, recording medium and system
In order for a first terminal apparatus to transmit a physical uplink control channel to a base station without retuning regardless of a bandwidth part used by the first terminal apparatus, a base station 100 according to the present disclosure includes a communication processing unit 141 configured to communicate with the first terminal apparatus (terminal apparatus 200A) within a bandwidth part of an uplink system band, the bandwidth part being used by the first terminal apparatus (terminal apparatus 200A), wherein the bandwidth part includes a physical uplink control channel region used by the first terminal apparatus (terminal apparatus 200A).
US11792818B2 Semipersistent reporting of channel state information
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications systems, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) that activates periodic channel state information (CSI) reporting via uplink shared channel transmissions (e.g., via physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions). The UE may then identify a trigger condition that triggers a transmission of both a first instance of a CSI report and a second instance of the CSI report within a period of the periodic CSI reporting. Based on the satisfaction of the trigger condition, the UE may transmit the first instance of the CSI report via a first uplink shared channel transmission and the second instance of the CSI report via a second uplink shared channel transmission, where both uplink channel transmissions are within the period of the periodic CSI reporting.
US11792812B2 Search space configurations for multi-component carrier scheduling
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may establish a connection, with base station, over a first and second component carrier and may monitor a search space configured for scheduling multiple component carriers. In some cases, the UE may be configured to monitor a search space allocated for a virtual component carrier associated with scheduling multiple component carriers, or the UE may be configured to monitor for a subset of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates in search spaces associated with the first and second component carriers, where the subset of PDCCH candidates may be allocated for multi-component carrier scheduling. The UE may receive downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a set of data transmissions over the first and second component carriers and the UE may perform or receive the set of data transmissions over the first and second component carrier.
US11792810B2 Determination of physical downlink control channel receive time based on physical downlink shared channel reference symbol
In an aspect, a PDCCH and a PDSCH are transmitted by a BS to a UE, whereby the PDCCH includes a first DCI part and the PDSCH includes a second DCI part (e.g., a 2-part DCI). In an example, the BS and UE each determine at least one timing value associated with an effective receive time for the PDCCH based upon a reference symbol of the PDSCH.
US11792808B2 Group power control for a secondary cell
Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media for power control for a secondary cell are disclosed. Primary and secondary transmit power control (TPC) indexes may indicate positions of first and second TPC commands, respectively, within downlink control information (DCI). Based on one or more of the TPC indexes, TPC commands may be used for sending transport blocks.
US11792807B2 Bandwidth scheduling method and apparatus
A bandwidth scheduling method. The method includes a bandwidth allocation apparatus receives a bandwidth request message sent by a message conversion apparatus, where the bandwidth request message includes a bandwidth requirement, and the bandwidth requirement is a bandwidth required by a user-side apparatus for completing transmission of a service. The bandwidth allocation apparatus calculates first bandwidth grant information and second bandwidth grant information based on the bandwidth requirement, where the first bandwidth grant information is information about a bandwidth that is allocated to the user-side device, and the second bandwidth grant information is information about a bandwidth that is allocated to a second access device. The bandwidth allocation apparatus sends the first bandwidth grant information to the user-side device, and the bandwidth allocation apparatus sends the second bandwidth grant information to the second access device by using a first access device.
US11792804B2 Techniques for resource allocation in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system
Aspects described herein relate to resource allocation in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system. In an example, the aspects include receiving, by a wireless node, an indication of not-available (NA) resources of a parent node, the NA resources corresponding to a first set of one or more resources configured at the parent node as being unavailable for uplink and downlink communications between the parent node and the wireless node, wherein the indication of NA resources of the parent node comprises an invalid time division duplex (TDD)-uplink-downlink configuration; and refraining, by the wireless node, from communicating with the parent node within the NA resources based on the indication of NA resources of the parent node.
US11792800B2 Multiple sidelink control transmissions during a sidelink control period
The invention relates to the allocation of radio resources by a transmitting user equipment to perform a plurality of direct SL transmissions to one or more receiving user equipments. The allocation of radio resources within a SC period is restricted, for the SC period, by a maximum number of SL processes with which a transmitting user equipment is configured. A plurality of SL grants is acquired. Among the acquired SL grants a number of those SL grants is selected that have most recently been acquired before the start of the subsequent SC period. A plurality of SL processes is associated such that each of the plurality of SL process is associated with a different one of the selected number of SL grants. For each of the plurality of the SL processes, the radio resources are allocated. Each of the plurality of SL transmissions comprises at least one SCI transmission and at least one data transmission over the SL interface.
US11792799B2 Scheduling transmission with multiple transport blocks
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive scheduling information for a communication including multiple transport blocks (TBs), wherein the multiple TBs include at least a first TB associated with an uplink transmission and at least a second TB associated with a downlink transmission. The UE may communicate in accordance with the scheduling information. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11792797B2 Indicating cancelation of transmissions of sidelink messages
Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating indicating cancelation of transmissions of sidelink messages are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a sidelink device includes transmitting SCI reserving a set of resources for one or more retransmissions of a message, the set of resources identifying one or more reserved resources in a time domain. The example method also includes identifying a skipped transmission associated with one or more of the set of resources reserved by the sidelink device. Additionally, the example method includes transmitting a cancelation indication indicating the skipped transmission, the cancelation indication indicating that the skipped transmission corresponds to a previous reserved resource in the time domain, a current reserved resource in the time domain, or a future reserved resource in the time domain.
US11792794B2 System information for access and backhaul
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for system information (SI) for access and backhaul. An access node (AN) may provide SI to devices within its cell indicating communication procedure configurations. The AN may provide SI to devices that is specific to whether the communication procedure is an access procedure or a backhaul procedure. The AN may transmit a common master information block (MIB) directing the devices within its cell to a search space in order to receive the remaining SI. The search space may be shared between access devices and backhaul devices or alternatively may be separate between access and backhaul devices. The remaining SI may not be shared between access and backhaul devices. The devices may determine different configurations as defined by the SI from the AN for communications procedures based on whether the procedure is an access procedure or a backhaul procedure.
US11792791B2 Utilization of a control region for downlink transmission
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station (BS) may transmit, and an enhanced machine-type communications (eMTC) user equipment (UE) may receive, an indicator indicating use of a control region of a carrier for a downlink transmission. The BS may transmit and the eMTC UE may receive, based at least in part on the indicator, the downlink transmission during the control region of the carrier. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11792788B2 Resource block assignment for MSG3 transmission
A method, network node and wireless device for determining a fixed size resource block assignment in random access response, RAR, scheduling of MSG3 transmission based on at least one of bandwidth part size, slot/non-slot transmission and resource allocation type, are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a network node is configured to communicate with a wireless device. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to determine a fixed size resource block, RB, assignment for random access response, RAR, scheduling of an uplink transmission based at least in part on at least one of: whether the uplink transmission is one of slot and non-slot transmission, resource allocation type, and optionally indicate the fixed sized RB assignment to the wireless device.
US11792780B2 Using beam failure similarity for beam failure recovery
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect a beam failure event associated with the UE. The UE may detect a first condition of the UE. The UE may perform one or more actions associated with beam failure recovery based at least in part on a measure of similarity between the first condition of the UE and a second condition of the UE associated with a past beam failure event. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11792779B2 Techniques for beam switching in wireless communications systems
The described techniques provide a first device configured to transmit, to a second device, an indication of a beam switching capability. In response, the second device schedules resources for a set of shared channel transmissions based on a first beam switching configuration. If the first beam switching configuration exceeds the beam switching capability of the first device, the first device applies a set of selection rules to the first beam switching configuration to obtain a second beam switching configuration and communicates with the second device according to the second beam switching configuration.
US11792778B2 Supplementary uplink carrier selection by radio access network intelligent controller
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of receiving signal to noise and interference ratio (SINR) measurements from a cell for two or more uplink carriers associated with a mobile device; determining an optimal uplink carrier from the two or more uplink carriers based on plural parameters, wherein the plural parameters include the SINR measurements; selecting the optimal uplink carrier from the two or more uplink carriers; and sending the optimal uplink carrier selected to the cell, wherein the mobile device uses the optimal uplink carrier for uplink transmissions. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11792774B2 Frequency domain resource allocation techniques for full duplex communications
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a downlink (DL) resource allocation feature in a wireless communication system, configured to address an issue that may arise in a sub-band full-duplex (SBFD) carrier (also sometimes called a flexible duplex carrier). For example, on an SBFD carrier, a slot may have a format where an uplink (UL) portion of the carrier is between two DL portions of the carrier. In a case where a scheduler operating in a New Radio (NR) network utilizes DL resource allocation of a particular type, it may arise that a portion of the DL allocation falls in the UL portion of the carrier. Accordingly, a scheduled entity may add the UL portion of the carrier to a set of resources that are indicated as not available for DL transmission. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US11792772B2 Systems and/or methods for providing enhanced PDCCH in a multiple carrier based and/or quasi-collated network
ePDCCH may be provided. For example, a WTRU may receive a configuration for monitoring an ePDCCH resource. Based on the configuration, the WTRU may be configured to monitor and may monitor the ePDCCH resource on a particular subframe. Additionally, a WTRU may derive an aggregation level for a subframe associated with an aggregation level number NAL. The WTRU may transmit or monitor an ePDCCH using the aggregation level associated with the NAL for the subframe. A WTRU may also receive a reference signal. The WTRU may then determine the type of reference signal received. The WTRU may perform a demodulation of the PDSCH or ePDCCH using a demodulation timing based on the determined type. The ePDCCH or PDSCH may also be monitored or received by identifying a demodulation reference timing implicitly based on a location of one or more ePDCCH resources where the WTRU may receive DCI.
US11792770B2 Channel restrictions for relayed sidelink communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described to support relayed sidelink communications. A first device and a base station may communicate via a communication link including a sidelink link between the first device and a second device and a relay link between the second device and the base station. The base station may determine restrictions for the communication link and transmit an indication of the restrictions over the relay link. The restrictions may differentiate data originating from the first device and the second device, restrict the first device to one or more resources, or associate logical channels at the first device with one or more transport block sizes and communication links. The second device may relay the indication of the restrictions to the first device. The first device, the second device, and the base station may communicate over the communication link according to the restrictions.
US11792766B2 Positioning method, device, system, terminal, LMF entity, and medium
A positioning method, a device, a system, a terminal, an LMF entity, and a medium, used to solve the problem of low positioning accuracy of UE-based OTDOA in the prior art. The method includes a terminal sending to a location management function (LMF) entity an auxiliary positioning data request message includes first identification information of a beam reference signal detected by the terminal itself, receiving from the LMF entity auxiliary positioning data of beam direction information of a beam reference signal including second identification information, and the second identification information is identification information of a beam reference signal sent by a neighboring base station and determined, according to the first identification information, by the LMF entity as being detectable by the terminal, and determining an RSTD of each beam reference signal having the first identification information or the second identification information, and determining position information of the terminal according to the determined RSTD and a beam direction of each beam reference signal.
US11792763B2 Wireless station location detection and management
A wireless base station (such as disposed in a building) synchronizes itself with each of multiple reference stations in a network environment that transmit wireless signals. The wireless base station receives the wireless signals from the multiple reference stations. Based on timing of the received wireless signals, the wireless base station determines its location in a building with respect to the multiple reference stations. The determined location is then used as a basis to notify an allocation management resource of a location of the wireless base station for allocation of one or more wireless channels.
US11792759B2 Wireless communication network in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the disclosure, a method for operating a base station in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a terminal, information on a residence time of the terminal and a transmission time of an uplink frame, determining a radio access network residence time based on the transmission time of the uplink frame, and transmitting the radio access network residence time and the residence time of the terminal to a user plane function (UPF).
US11792757B2 Identifying a synchronization master for radio nodes
A radio node may calculate one or more performance metrics based on measured satellite signals, which are associated with a global positioning system, or wireless signals that are associated with a cellular-telephone network. Then, the radio node may determine, based on the one or more performance metrics, whether the radio node is a synchronization master in a cluster of radio nodes. When the radio node is the synchronization master, the radio node may provide information intended for a computer specifying that the radio node is the synchronization master and the one or more performance metrics. In response, the radio node may receive a synchronization request associated with another radio node in the cluster. Furthermore, the radio node may provide the synchronization information intended for the other radio node, where the synchronization information specifies time, frequency, and phase synchronization for at least the cluster.
US11792755B2 Time synchronization in wireless networks
Implementations disclosed describe numerous techniques and systems facilitating synchronous actions in wireless networks that have a central device (CD) and multiple peripheral devices (PDs) communicating wirelessly with the CD. The CD communicates one or more messages to the PDs and various PDs determine, using communicated messages, a time of a synchronous action to be performed by the PDs. The synchronous action includes an interaction of a respective PD with one or more associated devices communicatively coupled with the PD. Upon completion of the synchronous action, the PDs may transmit data generated by the PDs, or by the one or more associated devices, in connection with the synchronous action.
US11792754B2 Physical broadcast channel (PBCH) resource allocation for reduced bandwidth devices
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support allocation of resources for a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) for reduced bandwidth devices. In a first aspect, a method includes monitoring, by a user equipment (UE) configured for reduced bandwidth operation, at least a subset of a first set of time and frequency resources allocated to a synchronization signal block (SSB) for UEs configured for non-reduced bandwidth operation. The SSB includes synchronization signals and a PBCH. The method includes monitoring, by the UE, a second set of time and frequency resources allocated to the PBCH for UEs configured for reduced bandwidth operation. The method includes receiving, by the UE, the synchronization signals and the PBCH within at least the subset of the first set of time and frequency resources and the second set of time and frequency resources. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US11792753B2 Synchronization signal block time domain pattern design
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify, based at least in part on a sub-carrier spacing configuration and a frequency band of a base station, a synchronization signal block configuration used to communicate one or more synchronization signal blocks, wherein the synchronization signal block configuration defines a placement of control symbols within a slot and one or more beam switching gaps. The UE may monitor a set of resources in the frequency band according to the synchronization signal block configuration. The UE may receive one or more synchronization signal blocks based at least in part on the monitoring. The UE may establish or modify a connection with the base station based at least in part on the received one or more synchronization signal blocks.
US11792747B2 Electronic devices with time domain radio-frequency exposure averaging
An electronic device may include a radio that generates a first maximum power based on a radio-frequency exposure (RFE) budget. The radio may transmit signals subject to the first maximum power during a subperiod of an averaging period and may generate an instantaneous RFE metric value based on an antenna coefficient and the conducted transmit power of the antenna during the subperiod. The radio may generate a consumed RFE value by averaging the instantaneous RFE metric value with previous instantaneous RFE values from the averaging period, may generate a remaining budget based on the consumed RFE value, may generate a second maximum transmit power based on the remaining budget, and may transmit signals during a subsequent subperiod subject to the second maximum power. Time-averaging the RFE metric may serve to optimize performance of the radio relative to scenarios where the radio performs time-averaging of conducted TX power.
US11792746B2 Configuring dual connectivity maximum transmit power
A method is performed by a wireless device. The method comprises determining a first configured maximum transmit power value (P_cmax1) for transmitting in a first radio access technology (RAT). The P_cmax1 is determined based on one or more transmissions of the first RAT. The method further comprises determining a second configured maximum transmit power value (P_cmax2) for transmitting in a second RAT. The P_cmax2 is determined based on transmissions of both the first RAT and the second RAT. The method further comprises performing a transmission in the first RAT at a power less than or equal to the P_cmax1. The method further comprises performing a transmission in the second RAT at a power less than or equal to the P_cmax2.
US11792742B2 Dynamic configuration of operation power parameters
Some techniques and apparatuses described herein permit a user equipment (UE) to transition among different power configurations, which include different values for different power parameters, that impact an amount of power consumed by the UE. In some aspects, these transitions may be signaled by a base station based at least in part on traffic volume for the UE, which may assist with improving throughput and/or extending battery life of the UE. Furthermore, these transitions may be signaled dynamically, such as in downlink control information (DCI) and/or a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) MAC-CE, which may conserve battery power and/or network resources as compared to reconfiguring the UE using an RRC message, and which may allow the UE to be reconfigured quickly as conditions associated with the UE change.
US11792740B2 Evaluating radio frequency (RF) exposure in real time
In certain aspects, a method implemented in a wireless device includes determining a specific absorption rate (SAR) distribution for a first wireless communication technology, determining a power density (PD) distribution for a second wireless communication technology, and combining the SAR distribution and the PD distribution to generate a combined RF exposure distribution. The method also includes determining at least one first maximum allowable power level and at least one second maximum allowable power level for a future time slot based on the combined RF exposure distribution, setting at least one transmission power limit for a first transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one first maximum allowable power level, and setting at least one transmission power limit for a second transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one second maximum allowable power level.
US11792738B2 Group power control with PUCCH cell switching
A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating positions, in a DCI, of a first bit of a first TPC command and a first bit of a second TPC command that are applicable, respectively, to a first cell and a second cell of a PUCCH group. The wireless device may transmit uplink control information in a transmission timing. The transmitting may be based on the first TPC command if the first cell is a cell for PUCCH transmission in the transmission timing. The transmitting may be based on the second TPC command if the second cell is the cell for PUCCH transmission in the transmission timing.
US11792736B2 Power control for uplink communications in full duplex mode
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a first power control parameter associated with a first uplink transmission from the UE, wherein the first power control parameter is based on at least one of: an adjusted target power for the first uplink transmission, an adjusted scaling factor for the first uplink transmission, a first parameter based at least in part on a self-interference associated with the UE, a second parameter based at least in part on a code rate or a modulation and coding scheme associated with a downlink transmission for the UE, or a combination thereof; and transmit, to a base station, the first uplink transmission based at least in part on the first power control parameter. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11792729B2 Method and apparatus for mutually exclusive access to network slices in wireless communication system
A method, performed by a base station (BS), of supporting access to network slices in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a registration request message including requested network slice identification information of a user equipment (UE) and network slice group identification information corresponding to the requested network slice identification information; selecting an access and mobility management function (AMF) to which the registration request message is to be transmitted based on the registration request message and network slice group information and network slice information supported by at least one AMF stored in the BS; transmitting the registration request message to the AMF; receiving a registration accept message in response to the registration request message; and transmitting the registration accept message to the UE.
US11792728B2 Method and apparatus for selecting core network in mobile communication system
A method and an apparatus for selecting a core network in a mobile communication system are disclosed. According to some aspects of the present disclosure, a method and apparatus are provided for selecting a core network which is appropriate to the type of user's subscribed service in a mobile communication system, without the need for re-routing.
US11792724B2 Terminal apparatus and communication method
A terminal apparatus includes a receiver and reception signal control circuitry. The receiver, in operation, receives a first downlink data signal transmitted from a first communication station and receives a second downlink data signal transmitted from a first communication station, the first downlink data signal and the second downlink data signal being received over a first downlink channel and a second downlink channel that are at least partially overlapped in time and frequency domain. The reception signal control circuitry, in operation, demodulates the received first downlink data signal and a second downlink data signal.
US11792723B2 RAN-core pairing service
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a radio access network slice and core network slice service is provided based on RAN-CN network slice pairing information. A radio access network slice and/or a core network slice uses the RAN-CN network slice pairing information to select network resources to support sessions of end devices. The RAN-CN network slice pairing information may include location information, radio access network slice information, core network slice information correlated to different types or applications or services available to end devices. The RAN-CN network slice pairing information may include information indicating current and available radio access network resources pertaining to the radio access network slices and threshold resources that may be used to support the different types of applications or services.
US11792721B2 Targeted user equipment-base station communication link
A mobile device can receive information blocks from one or more base stations, which can be emitted by the base stations within a particular radio band. The mobile device can identify base stations in an exclusivity state. The mobile device can establish a communication link with one of the base stations in the exclusivity state. In some cases, the mobile device can establish a communication link with the base stations that is in an exclusivity state and that matches a cell identifier stored on the mobile device.
US11792719B2 UE report of time delays and phases from multiple transmission-reception points for pre-equalization
Aspects of disclosure relate to a UE reporting to a gNB time delays and phases of pilot signals received via multiple transmission paths in order for the gNB to pre-equalize a future transmission to the UE. The UE determines a first time delay for receiving a first pilot signal from a gNB via a first path, determines a second time delay for receiving a second pilot signal from the gNB via a second path, and generates a report based on the first time delay and the second time delay. The UE then sends the report to the gNB and receives a multi-TRP signal from the gNB via the first path and the second path, wherein the multi-TRP signal is pre-equalized for transmission based on the report to at least have a same time delay as a shorter one of the first time delay or the second time delay.
US11792717B2 Time window for radio link failure detection of an unlicensed cell
A wireless device receives, via an unlicensed cell, downlink signals during a time window including downlink transmission time intervals. A counter is incremented in response to: a radio link quality of the downlink signals being worse than a threshold during the time window; and the time window being used for radio link failure (RLF) detection of the unlicensed cell. An RLF is detected based on the counter. A first message indicating the RLF is transmitted.
US11792708B2 Systems and methods for call management
Systems and methods are described for call management. A method may comprise determining at least a portion of a network topology. A handoff parameter may be determined based on one or more of network telemetry information or reliability information associated with the network topology. A handoff may be caused, based on at least the handoff parameter, between a first network device and a second network device associated with the network topology.
US11792700B2 Method and device for cell change
A method and a device for cell change. The method includes: receiving cell change configuration information sent by a source node, where the cell change configuration information includes at least one of: information for a terminal device to determine a target cell, cell change trigger condition information, a cell change command, and association relationship information related to the cell change; and performing an operation related to the cell change based on the cell change configuration information.
US11792696B2 Radio access network node, radio terminal, and method therefor
A secondary node (2) transmits to a radio terminal (3), via a master node (1), a first RRC message indicating an execution condition of a conditional primary cell change of a primary cell of a secondary cell group from a first cell to a second cell. In addition, the secondary node (2) receives, via the master node (1), a second RRC message that is transmitted from the radio terminal (3) in response to a satisfaction of the execution condition. This contributes to, for example, allowing the secondary node to be aware of a satisfaction of an execution condition of a conditional PSCell change where RRC signaling between the secondary node and the radio terminal is performed via the master node.
US11792692B2 Personalized data throttling in a residential wireless network
An apparatus, method, and computer-readable recording medium perform local client device data throttling in a wireless network. A network controller of a gateway device allocates a portion of a periodic allocation of data available from an ISP cycle to one or more client devices connected to the gateway device. The gateway device sets a threshold for each client device and monitors bandwidth data consumption for each of the client devices. When a particular client device reaches its assigned bandwidth data allotment, the gateway device throttles data to the client device until a new periodic allocation of data is available from the ISP. While a particular client device is throttled, when a guest device joins the network or a particular client device accesses a prestored URL address, the gateway device may reallocate allotted data from one client device to another as needed to maintain operation of the wireless network.
US11792691B2 Systems and methods for monitoring and managing network traffic in a private cellular network
A router of a private cellular network is configured to receive data packets from a plurality of endpoints; analyze the data packets to determine a corresponding source of each data packet; determine whether each corresponding source is a valid source; drop a data packet for which the corresponding source is invalid; for a data packet received from a valid source, determine whether to process the data packet internally or forward the data packet for external processing and route the data packet to a corresponding destination, the corresponding destination being one of a local enterprise network or a corresponding home cellular network of the valid source from which the data packet is received, wherein the private cellular network is configured to service a confined physical location in which home cellular networks of data packets received from valid sources do not provide cellular connectivity that meets a threshold level of cellular service.
US11792689B2 Method and system for policy control event exposure
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a policy control event exposure service is provided. The service may include a policy control event exposure service that supports quality of service (QoS)-based event subscription and access and mobility (AM)-based event subscription. The service may notify network function consumers when a QoS-based event or an AM-based event occurs.
US11792688B2 Systems and methods for a scalable heterogeneous network orchestrator
Systems and methods for a scalable network orchestrator for orchestrating a radio access network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed, comprising: a management module for performing system management functions, a control plane processing module for performing radio access coordination functions and user mobile device coordination functions, a data plane processing module for receiving user mobile device data and forwarding the user mobile device data to the user mobile device or to a mobile operator core network, and for decrypting, demultiplexing and forwarding system management traffic to the management module or control plane processing module; a load balancer for receiving and directing traffic; and an interconnect medium coupled to each of these modules and providing point-to-point connectivity for each coupled module, wherein the at least one management module is configured to support addition, subtraction, and failover of load balancers, control plane processing modules, and data plane processing modules.
US11792683B2 Method for data processing, terminal device, and storage medium
A method for data processing includes the following. A terminal device determines a data duplication behavior of a first entity according to first information, where the data duplication behavior is indicative of that the first entity transmits data to at least one second entity in at least three second entities corresponding to the first entity. The first information includes information from a media access control (MAC) control element (CE). The terminal device determines the data duplication behavior of the first entity as follows. The terminal device determines a data duplication behavior of a first set according to the information from the MAC CE, where the first set is formed according to the at least three second entities and contains at least one second entity. A terminal device and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are further provided.
US11792682B2 Packet sending method, apparatus, and device
A packet sending method includes: receiving, by a first node, a first broadcast data packet sent by a second node; and if a sequence number of the first broadcast data packet equals 1 plus a sequence number of a latest data packet saved by the first node, and the first node does not receive, within a first preset time period, a first acknowledgement indication for the first broadcast data packet of the second node, sending, by the first node, a first broadcast acknowledgement packet when the first preset time period elapses, where the first broadcast acknowledgement packet includes the first acknowledgement indication, and the first acknowledgement indication includes the sequence number of the first broadcast data packet and an address of the second node. This method could resolve acknowledgement packet implosion while ensuring broadcast packet reliability of a wireless mesh network.
US11792679B2 Wireless data service using dynamic data rates based on serving radio bands and historical data rates
A wireless communication network serves a wireless User Equipment (UE) over a backhaul link. A wireless network core identifies a wireless access node and a radio band for the wireless UE. The wireless network core selects a backhaul data rate for the wireless UE based on the radio band for the wireless UE. The wireless network core exchanges user data with the wireless access node over the backhaul link using the selected backhaul data rate. The wireless access node exchanges the user data with the wireless network core over the backhaul link using the selected backhaul data rate. The wireless access node wirelessly exchanges the user data with the wireless UE over the radio band.
US11792678B2 Quality of service QOS parameter processing method and network element, system, and storage medium
A quality of service (QoS) parameter processing method and a system, where the method includes obtaining, by a control plane device, a core network (CN) packet delay budget (PDB) between a first access network device and a first user plane function device, sending, by the control plane device, the CN PDB to the first access network device, determining, by the first access network device, an access network (AN) PDB between a terminal device and the first access network device based on the CN PDB and an end-to-end PDB between the terminal device and the first user plane function device, and scheduling, by the first access network device, an air interface resource between the terminal device and the first access network device based on the AN PDB.
US11792673B2 Method, device, and system for data analytics reporting
Data analytics reporting (DAR) of a Radio Access Network (RAN) key performance indicator (KPI) from a data extraction entity (DEE) to a data analytics entity (DAE) in a data analytics process (DAP) is performed via an interface. The DEE is comprised in a gNB-Distributed Unit (gNB-DU) or a function therein. The DAE is comprised in a gNB-Centralized Unit (gNB-CU) or a function therein. A dataset regarding said KPI is transmitted from the DEE to the DAE. Said dataset comprises at least one empirical statistical moment mi determined by the DEE. Each of the at least one empirical statistical moment mi is determined by the DEE based on the following equation: m i = 1 N S ⁢ ∑ n = 1 N S s n i . sn is a data sample of the KPI, and NS is a number of samples contributing to the respective moment mi.
US11792671B2 Channel state information reporting over discontinuous reception operations
Processes, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device may monitor a wakeup signal monitoring occasion in an inactive duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. The communication device may transmit, in a first active duration of the DRX cycle, a channel state information (CSI) report on one or more resources based on monitoring the wakeup signal monitoring occasion. In some examples, the communication device may transmit an indication that the communication device requests reporting of the CSI report in the first active duration of the DRX cycle. The communication device may, in some examples, receive, in a second active duration of the DRX cycle, control information for the UE based on the CSI report.
US11792669B2 Measurement method, device, and system
The present disclosure relates to measurement methods, devices, and systems. One example method includes receiving, by a terminal, configuration information sent by a network device, where the configuration information is used by the terminal to measure a to-be-measured object, and measuring, by the terminal, at least one to-be-measured object in an RRC idle mode based on the configuration information to obtain a measurement result of the at least one to-be-measured object.
US11792664B2 Virtualized architecture for system parameter identification and network component configuration with reinforcement learning
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for system parameter identification and network component configuration are provided. A state comprising a system parameter combination, a traffic model, and a channel assignment may be generated. A network traffic scenario is executed through a virtualized testbed using the state. A reward for the system parameter combination may be generated based upon key performance indicators output by the network traffic scenario. A reward policy and rewards generated for system parameter combinations are used to select a system parameter combination that is used to configure a network component of a communication network.
US11792661B2 Methods and systems for increasing bandwidth efficiency in satellite communications
Methods and systems are provided for increasing bandwidth efficiency in satellite communications. In some embodiments, a satellite communications method is provided that comprises receiving, at a satellite and from a plurality of user ground terminals, a plurality of source signals, wherein each of the source signals are modulated according to at least one source modulation method, and further receiving, at a satellite and from a plurality of user ground terminals, a plurality of information signals corresponding to the plurality of source signals. The method further includes combining, at the satellite, the plurality of source signals into a combined source signal with an overlapping bandwidth, wherein each of the source signals are further modulated according to at least one predetermined modulation method before they are combined, and transmitting, by a downlink transmission from the satellite to a gateway ground station, the combined source signal.
US11792656B2 Determining cell suitability for multiple-input multiple-output deployment
There is provided a method for determining a suitability of a cell of a network for deployment as a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) cell. The method includes acquiring data associated with a cell of a network and processing the acquired data associated with the cell of the network using a first machine learnt model to obtain one or more metrics indicative of the suitability of the cell for deployment as a MIMO cell. The method also includes generating an indication of whether the cell is suitable for deployment as a MIMO cell based on the one or more obtained metrics.
US11792655B2 System and method for radio frequency (RF) network design with data intake tool
Systems, devices and processes are provided to improve the design and implementation of radio frequency (RF) communication networks. Specifically, these various embodiments improve the likelihood of a successful RF network design by identifying and preferentially utilizing RF transmission sites having a relatively high probability of being successfully incorporated into the RF network. These various embodiments provide a site qualification database that includes site data for a plurality of RF transmission sites. When so implemented, the site qualification database is utilized to analyze the site data and generate a plurality of site scores, with each of the plurality of site scores providing a viability metric for the corresponding RF transmission site. The plurality of site scores is then utilized in rating each of the plurality of RF transmission sites. These ratings of the RF transmission sites are then utilized in an RF analysis.
US11792653B2 Channel control for communication using dynamic spectrum access
The disclosure described herein configures a base station and client devices for communication using dynamic spectrum access within a frequency spectrum that includes selecting, from a list of available channels, a set of channels as active channels. The active channels include uplink channels and downlink channels, and the active channels are distributed among a plurality of base station radios of a base station. A different channel is assigned to different base station radios. At least one uplink channel and at least one downlink channel are assigned to a plurality of client devices based on locations the client devices, wherein at least some client devices have active channels in common. The client devices having the active channels in common are also grouped on shared channels and time slots assigned to the client devices in the group, thereby allowing narrowband communication over the channels by the client devices.
US11792652B2 Methods and electronic devices for verifying device identity during secure pairing
An electronic device includes a first communication device operable across a first medium of communication and a second communication device operable across a second medium of communication that is different from the first medium of communication. One or more processors operable with the first communication device and the second communication device obtain a client certificate digest from a prospective client device using the first communication device. Thereafter, the one or more processors receive a client certificate from a remote electronic device using the second communication device. The one or more processors then verifying that the prospective client device and the remote electronic device are the same device prior to establishing a secure communication session.
US11792649B2 Radio base station apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium storing radio base station program, and radio communication system
A radio base station apparatus includes a processor configured to hold an electronic certificate for a communication carrier and a key pair to be used for authentication of the electronic certificate, for each communication carrier that requests a use of the radio base station apparatus, in a case where a connection request is received from the communication carrier, use the key pair and the electronic certificate for a use communication carrier being the communication carrier that has performed the connection request to authenticate whether or not the use communication carrier is the communication carrier to which a connection to the radio base station apparatus is permitted, and, in a case where an attempt of the authentication succeeds, construct a virtual leased line for connecting the radio base station apparatus with a connection device functioning as an interface with the radio base station apparatus in a communication facility of the use communication carrier, and transfer data in accordance with control from the communication facility of the use communication carrier, the control being performed through the connection device.
US11792645B2 Authenticating plaintext and ciphertext in a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) message
Methods and devices and systems for implementing the methods for authenticating plaintext and ciphertext in a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) message include generating ciphertext from a plaintext message to be transmitted in a V2X message, generating a hash of the ciphertext and a hash of the plaintext message, generating a digital signature of a concatenation of the hash of the ciphertext and the hash of the plaintext message, and sending to a network node a V2X message that includes the ciphertext, the hash of the plaintext message, and the digital signature. The hash of the plaintext message, and the digital signature may be configured to enable the network node to verify that the V2X endpoint node signed the concatenation.
US11792639B2 Remote SIM provisioning
Various aspects include methods for supporting remote Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) profile provisioning that may be performed by a Lightweight Machine-to-Machine (LwM2M) server and LwM2M client computing devices, such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices. A LwM2M server may receive an indication of a SIM profile update for a LwM2M client computing device from a mobile network operator server, generating a remote SIM provisioning object for the LwM2M client computing device indicating that the SIM profile update for the LwM2M client computing device is available, and sending the remote SIM provisioning object to the LwM2M client computing device. A LwM2M computing device may receive a remote Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) provisioning object from a LwM2M server indicating that a SIM profile update for the LwM2M computing device is available, and download the SIM profile update in response to receiving the remote SIM provisioning object.
US11792634B2 Facilitating visited network selection by a user equipment based on slice considerations
Presented herein are techniques to facilitate visited network selection by a user equipment (UE) based on slice considerations. In one example, a method may include requesting, by a UE that is roaming among a plurality of visited mobile networks, registration for a network connection associated with a slice type; obtaining, by the UE from home mobile network for the UE, a priority for each of the plurality of visited mobile networks and an indication of one or more slice types provided by each of the plurality of visited mobile networks; selecting, by the UE, a highest priority visited mobile network of the plurality of visited mobile networks that provides the slice type; and establishing, by the UE, the network connection with the highest priority visited mobile network of the plurality of visited mobile networks that provides the slice type.
US11792631B2 Emergency call method and user terminal
Embodiments of the invention discloses an emergency call method and a user terminal. The method includes: obtaining a home public land mobile network (HPLMN) and an equivalent HPLMN (EHPLMN) from a SIM card of a user terminal; receiving an emergency call operation of a user; receiving, in response to the emergency call operation, a public land mobile network (PLMN) list broadcast by an access network device, which is in a multi-operator core network (MOCN), and the PLMN list includes a plurality of PLMNs that share the access network device; when the PLMN list includes the HPLMN or the EHPLMN, determining that the HPLMN or the EHPLMN is an optimal PLMN; and making an emergency call through a core network of the optimal PLMN. Thus, an emergency call center can obtain a phone number of the user terminal.
US11792625B2 Method for operating a virtual-reality output device, synchronisation unit motor vehicle
A planned navigation route of a first motor vehicle is established as a reference navigation route. A second motor vehicle having a planned navigation route which satisfies a prespecified synchronization condition is selected, and a route length of the navigation route of the second motor vehicle is scaled to a route length of the reference navigation route. A route section of the reference navigation route is identified as a synchronizable route section, the route section satisfying a prespecified homogeneity criterion, and a route section of the scaled navigation route is assigned to the synchronizable route section. When the first motor vehicle is on the synchronizable route section and when the second motor vehicle is on the route section of the scaled navigation route assigned to the synchronizable route section, the provided output content which describes an avatar for the second motor vehicle is changed.
US11792617B2 Methods for sidelink paging
Aspects are provided of dedicated paging schemes for vehicle UEs to communicate with pedestrian UEs in V2P communication and that also allows pedestrian UEs to power-efficiently monitor for such V2P communications. A vehicle UE provides an indication of a V2P communication to a pedestrian UE in a resource from a plurality of resources. The vehicle UE then transmits a message to the pedestrian UE based on the indication. The pedestrian UE monitors the plurality of resources for the indication of the V2P communication from the vehicle UE. The pedestrian UE receives the indication of the V2P communication. The pedestrian UE then receives the message from the vehicle UE based on the indication.
US11792615B2 Transient wireless communications network
The disclosure generally relates in part to a transient wireless communications network that includes a first intelligent node having a processor, a memory communicatively coupled with the processor and storing a predetermined schedule of shipping data for at least one asset, and one or more network communications interfaces to communicate on the transient wireless communications network, the memory storing machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to identify, based on referencing the predetermined schedule, a second intelligent node of the transient wireless communication network that is available to communicate with the first intelligent node based on a time slot of the predetermined schedule defining communication between intelligent nodes within the network. The processor may further cause the network communication interface to transmit, during the time slot, data, from the first intelligent node to the second intelligent node.
US11792612B2 Method of updating a background data transfer policy negotiated between an application function and a core network, a policy control function, and an application function
A method of updating a background data transfer, BDT, policy negotiated between an application function, AF, and a Core Network, CN, is disclose. The method is performed by a Policy Control Function, PCF, of the CN and comprises determining updated BDT policy information including updated conditions for the negotiated BDT policy and at least one candidate BDT policy for the AP to select when the PCF determines that the negotiated BDT policy is affected by degraded network performance. The determined updated BDT policy information is then sent to the AF by the PCF using notification type interaction, thereby effectively updating the negotiated BDT policy.
US11792611B2 Secure messaging system with constrained user actions, including override, for ensured compliant transmission of sensitive information
Systems and methods are provided for secure messaging with constrained user actions. An example method includes causing presentation of an interactive user interface, the interactive user interface enabling messaging with end users, each end user being associated with a respective phone number. Selection of a particular end user is received via the interaction user interface and the interactive user interface is updated to include a selectable option which triggers transmission of a standardized consent message to a particular phone number associated with the particular end user. User input is received which indicates receipt of externally provided affirmative consent. The interactive user interface is updated, with the updated interactive user interface including an input portion configured to receive arbitrary information for transmission to the particular phone number.
US11792599B2 Device support for scalable neutral host and private LTE/5G network discovery, and device mobility
A device, e.g. a wireless communication device may obtain information associated with private cellular networks from a provisioning server. The information may provide an indication of coverage area(s) of available private cellular network(s). The device may communicate over a commercial cellular network, and determine, based at least on the information, whether the device is located within the coverage area of any available private cellular networks. The device may connect to a first private cellular network (FPCN) of the available private cellular networks and switch from communicating over the commercial cellular network to communicating over the FPCN at least in response to the determination indicating that the device is located within the indicated coverage area. The device may disconnect from the FPCN in response to a determination that the signal level of the FPCN is below a specified value and the device is not using a wallet garden application.
US11792596B2 Loudspeaker control
There is provided a method of controlling an array of loudspeakers. The method comprises: receiving a plurality of input audio signals to be reproduced, by the array, at a respective plurality of control points in an acoustic environment; and generating a respective output audio signal for each of the loudspeakers in the array by applying a set of filters to the plurality of input audio signals. The set of filters is based on: a first plurality of filter elements based on a first approximation of a set of transfer functions, each transfer function in the set of transfer functions being between an audio signal applied to a respective one of the loudspeakers and an audio signal received at a respective one of the control points from the respective one of the loudspeakers; and a second plurality of filter elements based on a second approximation of the set of transfer functions.
US11792595B2 Speaker to adjust its speaker settings
Examples disclosed herein include a speaker. The speaker may include a group of microphones and a processor. The processor may determine a first speaker-channel identifier for a multi-speaker system at least partially responsive to a first tone captured at the group of microphones. The processor may also determine a position of a source of the captured first tone relative to the speaker at least partially responsive to position information derived from the captured first tone. The processor may also determine a second speaker-channel identifier at least partially responsive to the first speaker-channel identifier and the position of the source of the captured first tone. The processor may also determine speaker settings at least partially responsive to the second speaker-channel identifier. Related devices, systems and methods are also disclosed.
US11792592B2 Methods of controlling a digital display based on sensor data, and related systems
Methods of operating a system of nodes are provided. A method of operating first and second nodes that are in a system of nodes includes processing first data from a first plurality of sensors of the first node. The method includes controlling a first digital display of the first node in response to the processed first data. The method includes uploading the processed first data from the first node via the Internet. The method includes processing second data from a second plurality of sensors of the second node. The method includes controlling a second digital display of the second node in response to the processed second data. The method includes uploading the processed second data from the second node via the Internet. Each of the first and second nodes is attached to a utility pole, a light pole, a kiosk, or a motor vehicle. Related systems are also provided.
US11792588B2 Fitting agent for a hearing device and method for updating a user model
A fitting agent, e.g. for update of a user model for a hearing device user, and related method is disclosed, wherein the fitting agent is configured to initialize a user model comprising a user preference function and/or a user response distribution; obtain a primary test setting for the hearing device; obtain a secondary test setting for the hearing device; present the primary test setting and the secondary test setting to a user; detect a user input of a preferred test setting indicative of a preference for either the primary test setting or the secondary test setting; and update the user model based on hearing device parameters of the preferred test setting, wherein to update the user model optionally comprises to determine a posterior of parameters of the user preference function, e.g. based on a previous parameter posterior, the preferred test setting, and a non-preferred test setting.
US11792585B2 Alignment between charging elements of a hearing device and a charger
A method of configuring a custom insert of a charger, wherein the custom insert is for aligning a first charging element of a hearing device and a transmitter charging element of a charger, includes: obtaining a digital three-dimensional hearing device model comprising a representation of the first charging element; obtaining a digital three-dimensional charger model comprising a representation of the transmitter charging element; obtaining a digital three-dimensional insert model; obtaining a digital cavity representing a cavity in the custom insert; and creating a custom digital three-dimensional insert model based on the digital cavity and the digital three-dimensional insert model, such that the representation of the first charging element in the digital three-dimensional hearing device model and the representation of the transmitter charging element in the three-dimensional charger model, are aligned.
US11792578B2 Cochlear stimulation system with an improved method for determining a temporal fine structure parameter
A cochlear stimulation system for determining a Temporal Fine Structure (TFS) parameter of a spectral component of an incoming acoustic signal is provided. The system comprises a transducer receiving an incoming acoustic signal, and wherein a sampled audio signal of length N samples is provided based on the incoming acoustic signal, a storing unit including a plurality of window frequency differences and/or a plurality of window energy level differences. The system further comprises a signal processor for estimating the TFS parameter of the full frequency range of the sampled audio signal by locating a main spectrum sample of the plurality of spectrum samples having a maximum energy level within a range of frequencies centered around the main spectrum sample, and determining the TFS parameter based on the energy level difference for one or more of the spectrum samples of the group of spectrum samples and the window function.
US11792576B2 Estimating a battery life of a hearing instrument
A processing system determines, based on a set of input datapoints, a current state of charge (SOC) of a battery of a hearing instrument. Additionally, the processing system determines a predicted agenda of the hearing instrument, the predicted agenda comprising one or more future time segments. The processing system estimates, based on the current state of charge and the predicted agenda of the hearing instrument, an amount of time remaining until the future SOC of the battery of the hearing instrument reaches a threshold.
US11792573B2 Integrated loudspeaker and control device
An example method of operation may include receiving audio data at one or more microphones disposed in a corresponding plurality of network devices, identifying amplitude values of the audio data at each of the plurality of network devices, and each of the amplitude values identified at each of the plurality of network devices are different from each other of the amplitude values, determining at each of the plurality of network devices a location of the audio data based on a direction and amplitude of the received audio data, modifying the audio data for output via a plurality of loudspeakers disposed in each of the plurality of network device, and outputting, via the plurality of loudspeakers, the modified audio data, and each loudspeaker outputs different versions of the modified audio data.
US11792572B2 Audio signal processing circuit and audio signal processing method
An audio signal processing circuit includes a filter, a gain control circuit, and a bass boost circuit. The filter filters an audio signal and produces a filtered signal accordingly. The gain control circuit divides the filtered signal in the time domain into a first segment and a second segment that are substantially equal in length, measures a first amplitude of the first segment and a second amplitude of the second segment, and generates a gain based on the first amplitude which is greater than the second amplitude. The bass boost circuit adjusts the amplitudes of the first segment and the second segment according to the gain.
US11792570B1 Parallel noise suppression
Techniques for improving microphone noise suppression are provided. As wind noise may disproportionately impact a subset of microphones, a method for processing audio data using two adaptive reference algorithm (ARA) paths in parallel is provided. For example, first ARA processing performs noise cancellation using all microphones, while second ARA processing performs noise cancellation using only a portion of the microphones. As the first ARA processing and the second ARA processing are performed in parallel, beam merging can be performed using beams from the first ARA, the second ARA, and/or a combination of each. In addition, beam merging can be performed using beam sections instead of individual beams to further improve performance and reduce attenuation to speech.
US11792568B2 Power control for speaker devices in a wireless media system
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for a wireless media system including a wireless speaker device and a host device forming a peer-to-peer wireless network. The host device provides audio content to the speaker device, and the speaker device can decode and process the audio content received from the host device. The speaker device can be in various states that consume different level of powers, such as a standby state, a wake state, a connected state. The speaker device can determine the host device is in an inactive state or an active state. When the speaker device determines the host device is in an inactive state, the speaker device can enter the standby state, enable the communication circuit and the audio processing circuit of the speaker device to be in a low power state to save power.
US11792567B2 Systems and methods for adaptive beamforming
A system for capturing a user's voice, including a plurality of microphones disposed about a vehicle cabin, each of the plurality of microphones generating a microphone signal, wherein the vehicle cabin defines a plurality of seating positions; a voice-activity detector configured to detect when, at least, a user seated in a target seat of the plurality of seating positions is speaking; and an adaptive beamformer configured to receive the microphone signals from the plurality of microphones and to generate, based on the microphone signals and a noise coherence matrix, an estimate of the acoustic signal at the target seating position, according to an adaptive beamforming algorithm, wherein the noise coherence matrix ceases to be updated when, according to the voice-activity detector, the user seated in the target seating position is speaking.
US11792562B2 Headphones
A set of headphones (1) comprises a pair of speaker units (3); a pair of ear pad portions (4); a plurality of temperature change modules (24) that are provided inside the pair of ear pad portions (4), and that heat and/or cool electrically so as to convey a temperature other than normal temperature to the user; and a temperature control unit (31) that drives the plurality of temperature change modules (24) on a rotating basis while shifting the phase of operation individually or in groups.
US11792561B2 Wireless earphones that play lossy compressed streaming audio
Left and right earphones are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user. Each earphone comprises a speaker and a body portion with an SOC. Each SOC comprises a wireless communication circuit and a processor. Each speaker is for playing audio streamed to the earphones in a lossy compressed format.
US11792560B2 Audio operating systems for portable electronic accessory systems and related systems, methods, and devices
Audio operating systems and related systems, methods, and devices are disclosed. A portable electronic accessory includes a microphone to receive audio inputs, a speaker to provide audio outputs, and control circuitry including a cellular data radio circuit and an application processor. The cellular data radio circuit is configured to communicate with a cloud server through a cellular data network. The application processor is configured to execute at least a portion of an audio operating system. The audio operating system is configured to host audio software applications provided by the cloud server. The audio software applications are configured to operate free from graphical user interface elements based at least in part on the audio inputs and the audio outputs. The cloud server includes one or more data storage devices including software application code for audio software applications to be hosted by an audio operating system (OS) of the portable electronic accessory.
US11792557B1 Sound capture system for use within sound-generating devices
A sound capture system can include a sound capture device configured for placement within a sound-generating device. The sound capture system can include a suspension system configured to suspend the sound capture device within the sound-generating device. The suspension system acoustically decouples the sound capture device from the sound-generating device. The sound capture device includes a plurality of transducers configured to generate a plurality of audio signals concurrently from sound generated by the sound-generating device. In another aspect, the sound capture system includes a signal processing circuit.
US11792556B2 Dynamic optical switching in a telecommunications network
Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for a configurable optical peering fabric to dynamically create a connection between participant sites without any physical site limitations or necessity of specialized client and network provider equipment being located within such a facility. Client sites to a network may connect to a configurable switching element to be interconnected to other client sites in response to a request to connect the first client site with a second site, also connected to network, via the switching element. A request may trigger verification of the requested and, upon validation, transmission of an instruction to the switching element to enable the cross connect within the switching element. The first site and the second site may thus be interconnected via the switching element in response to the request, without the need to co-locate equipment or to manually install a jumper between client equipment.
US11792554B2 Systems and methods of secure communication of data from medical devices
Disclosed systems and methods include electronic devices attached to a patient or object that transmit data to other devices over a secure communication channel. The devices can track and/or monitor object(s) and/or patient(s) and transmit the tracked and/or monitored data to other electronic devices. Such data can include monitored patient physiological parameter(s) received and/or sensed by the device, for example. A master of the two devices transmits a communication signal to another device that, in response, initiates a secure wireless communication channel, causes one or more modules on the device to be powered, and, when powered, transmits the tracked and/or sensed physiological data over the secure wireless communication channel to the master device. Some example master devices transmit the communication signal with an instruction to the device to activate an onboard power source that later may be disconnected after the tracked and/or physiological data is transmitted.
US11792545B2 Electronic circuit for compensating a voltage level against a variation of temperature, and an image sensor including the same
An image sensor including: a pixel array including first and second pixels connected to a column line; a row driver to provide the first pixel with a first selection signal based on a clamp voltage, and to provide the second pixel with a second selection signal based on a selection voltage, wherein the first pixel outputs a first output voltage in response to the first selection signal, and the second pixel outputs a second output voltage in response to the second selection signal, wherein the first and second output voltages are output as a pixel signal through the column line, wherein a voltage of the pixel signal corresponds to a voltage obtained by clamping the second output voltage with the first output voltage, and wherein a change in a voltage level of the first output voltage due to a temperature is compensated for by the clamp voltage.
US11792542B2 Imaging device
An imaging device includes: an effective pixel region that includes a plurality of imaging elements-A, amplifies signal charges generated by photoelectric conversion, and reads the signal charges into a drive circuit; and an optical black region that includes a plurality of imaging elements-B, surrounds the effective pixel region, and outputs optical black that serves as the reference for black level. In the imaging device, the photoelectric conversion layer forming the plurality of imaging elements-A and the plurality of imaging elements-B is a common photoelectric conversion layer, the common photoelectric conversion layer is located on an outer side of the optical black region, and extends toward an outer edge region surrounding the optical black region, and an outer edge electrode is disposed in the outer edge region.
US11792540B2 Image sensor
An image sensor is disclosed. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, each of the pixels including: a photodiode; a floating diffusion node configured to accumulate photocharges generated from the photodiode; a first capacitor configured to store charges according to a voltage of the floating diffusion node which is reset; a second capacitor configured to store charges according to a voltage of the floating diffusion node in which the photocharges are accumulated; a first sampling transistor connected to a first output node and configured to sample charges to the first capacitor; a second sampling transistor connected to the first output node and configured to sample charges to the second capacitor; and at least one precharge select transistor connected to the first output node and configured to reset the first output node.
US11792535B2 System and method to improve quality in under-display camera system with radially increasing distortion
A system and method are provided to improve quality in an under-display camera (UDC) system with radially-increasing distortion. At least one processor receives an image and performs multi-frame processing, image signal processing, and a point spread function inversion (PSFI) on the image to produce a processed image. A PSFI radial coring is applied on the processed image to reduce noise in the processed image resulting from the PSFI. The at least one processor can apply a chroma suppression to the processing of the image to reduce brightness and color saturation is select areas in the processed image. Image restoration can be performed on the processed image to produce an output image. The image restoration may include generating a dither signal, applying a dither signal corner attenuation to the dither signal, combining the attenuated dither signal with a sharpened denoised signal, and applying a halo suppression on the combined signals.
US11792528B2 Image obtaining method and apparatus
An image obtaining apparatus, for obtaining an image from an image sensor provided in a vehicle, is provided. The image obtaining apparatus includes: a processor, and a memory including at least one instruction executable by the processor. In response to the at least one instruction being executed by the processor, the processor is configured to: obtain an initial image from the image sensor, the initial image including an object; determine a type of the object included in the initial image; adjust a shutter speed of the image sensor based on the determined type of the object included in the initial image; and obtain a first image from the image sensor based on the adjusted shutter speed.
US11792523B2 Image data encoding/decoding method and apparatus
A method for decoding a 360-degree image includes: receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding a 360-degree image; generating a prediction image by making reference to syntax information obtained from the received bitstream; combining the generated prediction image with a residual image obtained by dequantizing and inverse-transforming the bitstream, so as to obtain a decoded image; and reconstructing the decoded image into a 360-degree image according to a projection format. Here, generating the prediction image includes: checking, from the syntax information, prediction mode accuracy for a current block to be decoded; determining whether the checked prediction mode accuracy corresponds to most probable mode (MPM) information obtained from the syntax information; and when the checked prediction mode accuracy does not correspond to the MPM information, reconfiguring the MPM information according to the prediction mode accuracy for the current block.
US11792519B2 Imaging element, imaging apparatus, image data processing method, and program that performs imaging in a first frame rate and outputs data in a second frame rate
An imaging element includes: a memory that stores captured image data obtained by imaging a subject at a first frame rate; an image processing circuit that performs processing on the captured image data; and an output circuit that outputs output image data obtained by performing the processing on the captured image data to an exterior of the imaging element at a second frame rate, wherein the image processing circuit performs cut-out processing with respect to one frame of the captured image data, the cut-out processing including cutting out partial image data indicating an image of a part of the subject in the captured image data from a designated address in the memory, the output image data includes image data based on the partial image data that is cut out from the captured image data, and the first frame rate is a frame rate higher than the second frame rate.
US11792514B2 Method and apparatus for stabilizing image, roadside device and cloud control platform
A method and an apparatus for stabilizing an image, a roadside device, and a cloud control platform are provided. The method may include: calculating, for a current image in an image sequence, a first offset between each image stabilization box of the current image and a corresponding image stabilization box of a template image; adding a first offset meeting a first preset condition to an observation list of a corresponding image stabilization box of the template image until there is an observation list meeting a second preset condition; and determining a position of the signal light of the current image, based on a first offset in an observation list of at least one image stabilization box and a position of the signal light of the template image.
US11792513B2 Apparatus and method for detecting an edge in an image
An apparatus can improve the accuracy of calculation of a defocus amount by determining, as a processing frequency, a frequency at which a difference between contrast values corresponding to respective defocus amounts is greater than a predetermined threshold.
US11792512B2 Panoramas
An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: capturing a plurality of visual images from an image capturing start time to an image capturing end time, for use in generating a panorama image; and capturing audio data relating to said visual images from an audio capturing start time to an audio capturing end time.
US11792511B2 Camera system utilizing auxiliary image sensors
Methods, devices, systems and computer software/program code products include techniques for creating a deep frame buffer, such techniques being implementable in conjunction with an apparatus comprising a main camera and an array of buddy cameras, the main camera and the buddy cameras being operable to capture images; and techniques for creating at least one depth buffer, such techniques being implementable in conjunction with an apparatus comprising at least two cameras.
US11792510B2 Image sensor data management using a multi-port memory device
A memory device can be configured to receive data, via a first port, from an image sensor coupled thereto. The memory device can be further configured to perform an image processing operation on the data. The image processing operation can be performed using logic circuitry of the memory device. The memory device can be configured to transmit operated-on data from the memory device to image signal processing (ISP) circuitry via a second port of the memory device. Pulling data directly from an image sensor, via a memory device, can reduce data transfers, reduce resource consumption, and offload workloads from ISP circuitry, a host device, and/or a host processing device, for example.
US11792508B2 Remote control device, imaging controlling device, and methods for them
A remote control device 60 measures a distance to a noticed imaging target OB directly in front of the remote control device 60 by a distance measurement unit. Further, the remote control device 60 measures a movement from an initial state by a motion sensor unit and transmits imaging target position information indicative of the measured distance and movement from a communication unit to an imaging device 20. An imaging target position calculation unit provided on the imaging device 20 calculates, on the basis of the imaging target position information from the remote control device 60, a direction of the noticed imaging target OB with respect to the direction in the initial state of the imaging device 20. By generating a direction controlling signal on the basis of a calculation result of the imaging target position calculation unit and outputting the direction controlling signal to a pan head 40, the imaging direction of the imaging device 20 can be set to the direction of the noticed imaging target OB.
US11792506B2 Electronic devices and corresponding methods for defining an image orientation of captured images
An electronic device includes a device housing having a front side and a rear side, a first image capture device positioned on the front side, and a second image capture device positioned on the rear side. One or more processors of the electronic device cause, in response to user input received at a user interface requesting the second image capture device capture an image of an object, the first image capture device to capture another image of a user delivering the user input. The one or more processors then define an image orientation of the image of the object to be the same as another image orientation of the other image of the user.
US11792503B2 Imaging apparatus
An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image to generate image data; a recorder that records the image data into a recording medium; a controller that controls a moving image shooting operation in which the image data indicating a moving image based on a result of imaging by the image sensor is recorded into the recording medium by the recorder; and a display interface that enables to display a measured value of at least one parameter sequentially for each measurement time, the parameter indicating a factor that hinders the moving image shooting operation.
US11792502B2 Image capture device with scheduled capture capability
A user interface of an image capture device may provide options for a user to schedule future capture of visual content by the image capture device. The user may interact with the options to specify the start time and the capture duration for the future capture of visual content. Information on scheduled future capture of visual content may be presented on one or more displays.
US11792501B2 Device, method and system for installing video analytics parameters at a video analytics engine
A device, method and system for installing video analytics parameters at a video analytics engine is provided. An example device determines that a classification of a first camera is one or more of similar to, and same as, a respective classification of at least one second camera. The example device retrieves, from a memory, video analytics parameters associated with the at least one second camera, the video analytics parameters stored at the memory in association with the respective classification. The example device causes installing of the video analytics parameters at a video analytics engine associated with the first camera.
US11792500B2 Eyewear determining facial expressions using muscle sensors
Eyewear having a sensor configured to sense electrical signals generated from user muscle movements to determine user facial expressions. The facial expressions are processed to provide a user input to the eyewear, to take an action such as taking an image using a camera, and to determine a user biometric such as by performing an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG). In an example, a user can raise an eyebrow to instruct the eyewear to take an image, and squint an eye to lighten/darken a shade of an optical element.
US11792499B2 Time-delay to enforce data capture and transmission compliance in real and near real time video
To prevent the capture and transmission of excluded data, a short time-delay between an object recognition sensor and the video camera is exploited to recognize disallowed objects and control the video camera to interrupt and stop images from being transferred into the memory chip where the video signal is formed. The time-delay can also be used to enforce an alignment condition of the video camera to an allowed object. The time-delay can be implemented in real or near real time with a delay line or temporary memory chip positioned between the video camera's ROIC and memory chip. The time-delay prevents the excluded data from entering the video signal and reaching circuitry or being processed downstream of the memory chip.
US11792497B2 Sensor lens assembly having non-reflow configuration
A sensor lens assembly having a non-reflow configuration is provided. The sensor lens assembly includes a circuit board, an optical module fixed to a surface of the circuit board, a sensor chip assembled to the circuit board, a plurality of wires electrically coupling the sensor chip and the circuit board, a supporting adhesive layer, and a light-permeable sheet. The circuit board has a chip-receiving slot recessed in the surface thereof. The sensor chip is arranged in the chip-receiving slot, and a top surface of the sensor chip and the surface of the circuit board have a step difference therebetween that is less than or equal to 10 μm. The supporting adhesive layer is in a ringed shape and is disposed on the top surface of the sensor chip. The light-permeable sheet is disposed on the supporting adhesive layer and faces the sensor chip.
US11792496B2 Vehicular camera with thermal interface
A vehicular camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion. A circuit board includes a circuit board substrate having electronic circuitry disposed thereat. A thermal interface elastomer material is at an inner surface of the front housing portion. The front housing portion, with the thermal interface elastomer material thereat, is disposed at the circuit board. With the lens assembly optically aligned with the imager, the circuit board is attached at the front housing portion. The rear housing portion is mated with the front housing portion to encase the circuit board. The thermal interface elastomer material interfaces with electronic components of the circuit board when the circuit board is attached at the front housing portion. A connector element in electrical contact with circuitry of the circuit board is configured to connect to a vehicle wire harness.
US11792493B2 Use of watermarking to control abandonment of dynamic content modification
The disclosure provides for use of watermarking as a basis control abandonment of dynamic content modification. Upon detecting of the occurrence of a trigger event for causing a content presentation device to abandon a dynamic content modification with respect to a media stream being delivered to the content presentation device, an entity encodes into the media stream an abandonment-watermark interpretable by the content presentation device to cause the content presentation device to abandon the dynamic content modification. The content presentation device then detects the abandonment-watermark in the media stream being received by the content presentation device and in response to the abandonment-watermark, abandons the dynamic content modification.
US11792488B2 Electronic device, method, medium, and program for simultaneous interpretation
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a method, a medium, and a program for simultaneous interpretation. An electronic device includes: a memory storing instruction; and a processor configured to execute the instruction to cause the electronic device to: present a prompt on a user interface indicating whether simultaneous interpretation is required when the language of a video or program is not the official language of the geographic location; present target language options to the user in response to selection of simultaneous interpretation, wherein the target language options include the official language; receive the original audio of the video or program; extract the audio segments of the original audio in real time and translate them into a target language in response to the selection of the target language; and output the audio segments in the target language.
US11792486B2 Interface generation using collection pools
In some embodiments, a method receives a request for an interface. A configuration for the interface includes a plurality of slots that are associated with a plurality of collection pools, wherein each collection pool is configurable with a ranking strategy. The method determines a collection pool for a slot in the interface where the collection pool is associated with a plurality of collections. A collection is received for the slot. The collection is determined by ranking the plurality of collections using a ranking strategy for the collection pool to generate a ranking of the plurality of collections. The method outputs the collection for the collection pool for display in the slot of the interface.
US11792479B2 Systems and methods for providing improved skip and delay functionality in media assets
Systems and methods are described for managing presentation of content. An action may be scheduled to occur at a first time within the presentation of the media asset, where the action may interrupt the presentation of the media asset. When a current presentation position is approaching the first time, an option to delay the action may be generated for presentation. In response to receiving selection of the option to delay the action, the action may be scheduled to occur at a later second time within the presentation of the media asset.
US11792473B2 Stream repair memory management
Techniques are described for expanding and/or improving the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 television protocol in robustly delivering the next generation broadcast television services. Multiple memory buffers are used to manage broadcast packet repair and presentation or storage.
US11792469B2 Allocation of video recording functionality
A system may receive a plurality of requests to record a plurality of programs. Based on these requests, resources may be provisioned for transcoding variable bit rate streams into constant bit rate streams. Resources may be provisioned based on assigning transcoding tasks to an existing set of deployed devices in which the transcoding tasks correspond to the plurality of requests. Resources may further be provisioned based on incrementally deploying an additional device to the existing set of deployed devices when the transcoding capacity reaches a certain level.
US11792468B1 Sign language interpreter view within a communication session
Methods and systems provide for a sign language interpreter view within a video communication session. In one embodiment, a method presents a user interface (“UI”) for each of a number of client devices connected to a communication session, each UI including one or more video feeds associated with participants of the communication session. The method receives a request from a first participant to be presented with a sign language interpreter (“SLI”) view within the UI; determines that a second participant is to be designated as a sign language interpreter for the communication session; and presents, within the UI of a client device associated with the first participant, an SLI view including at least a video feed of the second participant and a video feed of a highlighted speaker being interpreted by the second participant.
US11792465B2 Video display apparatus and terminal apparatus
A terminal apparatus having a function of remotely controlling a video display apparatus includes a communication unit that transmits a command related to setting of the video display apparatus and receives status information, a signal receiving unit that receives a signal output from a broadcast station and decodes a video content, a memory unit that stores a content of a command including a channel of the video content, and a display unit that displays the video content and various types of information. In this terminal apparatus, the communication unit transmits an identification code specific to the terminal apparatus when transmitting the command, and when the status information is received after a channel of the video display apparatus is set by remote control, the video content of the channel stored in the memory unit is decoded by the signal receiving unit and is displayed on the display unit.
US11792464B2 Determining context to initiate interactivity
Methods and systems are disclosed for executing a voice command based on and association of the voice command and one or more identifiers. Audio data associated with a content asset may be received at a user device such as a voice activated device. A voice command may also be received at the user device. One or more identifiers associated with the audio data, such as a content or product identifier, may be determined. The identifiers may be determined based on playback of the content asset or may be received in response to a request generated by the user device. One or more operations capable of being executed by the user device may be determined and initiated or executed by the user device based on the one or more identifiers and the received voice command.
US11792460B2 Systems and methods to facilitate quality control of benefit items created for subscribers of a membership platform
Systems and methods to facilitate quality control of benefit items created for subscribers of a membership platform are described herein. Exemplary implementations may: obtain subscribership information; obtain quality control information; effectuate presentation of a reward fulfillment user interface; obtain input information; calculate levels of quality of digital assets; determine sets of subscribership criteria that correspond to the calculated levels of quality; authorize fulfillment of physical benefit items; and/or perform other operations.
US11792458B2 Managing concurrent content playback
A content server may receive from a user device a request for a content asset and may send to the playback device a permit for accessing the content asset. The permit may be used by the content server in order to enforce a concurrency restriction, or a number of concurrent playbacks of one or more content assets desired or permitted by the playback device. In response to receiving a request for a content asset segment associated with a content asset, the content server may determine whether the number of permits currently granted to the playback device exceeds the number of desired or permitted accesses by the playback device, or a group of playback devices, to the content asset or one or more content assets. If so, then the content server may discontinue sending to the playback device any further content asset segments associated with that content asset.
US11792455B1 Automatic on demand backup to do-it-yourself remote monitoring of outdoor security
A system comprising a smart security device and a communication device. The smart security device may be configured to capture pixel data to generate video frames, capture audio, analyze the video frames and the audio, detect an event in response to the analysis, communicate the video frames and the audio and communicate a notification. The communication device may be configured to receive the video frames, the audio and the notification, display the video frames and the notification and playback the audio and override a do not disturb mode of the communication device in response to an emergency.
US11792454B2 Method using adaptive-bit-rate playlists for dynamic server capacity and broadband handovers
A method of using HLS (or DASH) server emulation to implement dynamic server capacity using point-to-multipoint or point-to-point Internet communication protocols. In a wireless handover setting, this system utilizes network address translators running on distributed gateways or tower infrastructure. The system uses adaptive bit rate emulated servers to effectively update and resynthesize playlist files for dynamic adaptive-bit-rate HLS playback.
US11792453B2 Coding scheme for immersive video with asymmetric down-sampling and machine learning
Methods of encoding and decoding immersive video are provided. In an encoding method, source video data comprising a plurality of source views is encoded into a video bitstream. At least one of the source views is down-sampled prior to encoding. A metadata bitstream associated with the video stream comprises metadata describing a configuration of the down-sampling, to assist a decoder to decode the video bitstream. It is believed that the use of down-sampled views may help to reduce coding artifacts, compared with a patch-based encoding approach. Also provided are an encoder and a decoder for immersive video, and an immersive video bitstream.
US11792451B2 Method and system for low latency high frame rate streaming
Embodiments of the present invention provide a low-latency approach for local or remote application streaming that reaches high FPS targets without overloading the available streaming bandwidth, for example, by limiting the bit rate to the same value that is used by traditional 60 FPS streaming solutions. A client device and server device cooperate to actively monitor and control a video stream to maintain an acceptable balance between latency and video quality by adjusting the frequency or resolution when necessary to improve the streaming experience. When the server device captures and transmits frames at a higher rate, the software stack executing on the client device is able to display frames with less delay, even on a display device limited to 60 Hz, thereby achieving additional latency reduction.
US11792450B2 Broadcast streaming of panoramic video for interactive clients
For transmitting a panorama video having a resolution higher than a decoder can decode, at a transmitter side, encoded data coding different (groups of) spatial segments of a video picture of a video stream are packetized into separate substreams, to obtain a group of separate substreams. At a receiver side, from the group of separate substreams a proper subset of the separate substreams is extracted and combined to a data stream containing encoded data coding respectively a proper subset of the spatial segments or groups of subsequent spatial segments of the video picture of the video stream. Thus, a decoder may decode only a subregion of the video picture of the video stream, the subregion being defined by the spatial segments or groups of spatial segments coded in the encoded data contained in the data stream.
US11792449B2 System and method for controlling data stream modifications
In some embodiments, there is provided a system for remotely processing data streams including: at least one transmitter configured for transmission of at least two data streams, the at least two data streams including at least a lower quality preview stream and a higher quality content stream. A plurality of editor computing devices is configured for receiving at least the lower quality preview stream and facilitating processing and editing on the lower quality preview stream, generating a set of machine-readable instructions representative of the processing and editing. A plurality of routing computing devices located from the at least one transmitter is configured for receiving at least the higher quality content stream and the set of machine-readable instructions, processing the higher quality content stream by encoding the higher quality content stream based on the set of machine-readable instructions to generate an output content stream.
US11792448B2 Content management in over-the-top services
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining an ad play list for an Over-The-Top video stream requested by an end user device based on a price and/or a category of a creative derived from auctions with multiple Supply-Side Platform servers. The ad play list can be determined for the ad pod according to business rules, which can include a yield policy based on increasing revenue for a publisher of the video stream, and/or which can include a competitive separation policy enforced based on the category for bid responses. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11792447B2 Watermarking with phase shifting
Apparatus, devices, systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for watermarking with phase shifting. Example watermark decoding apparatus disclosed herein are to identify watermark components in a media signal, determine a phase shift pattern associated with the watermark components in the media signal, the phase shift pattern based on one or more phase references, and detect a symbol of a watermark based on the phase shift pattern, the watermark associated with the watermark components in the media signal.
US11792444B2 Dynamic viewpoints of live event
A client device is communicatively coupled to a platform that distributes live streams over a network to multiple client devices. The live streams provide a live broadcast of a live event from multiple viewpoints captured by source devices including a first source device. A first live stream is provided to the client device, which renders a first viewpoint captured from the first source device. The client device is displays a second viewpoint with a different vantage point by rendering a second live stream of a second source device. The second live stream is delayed for rendering until a beginning of a next scene of the first live stream.
US11792441B2 Methods and systems for scoreboard text region detection
A computing system automatically detects, within a digital video frame, a video frame region that depicts a textual expression of a scoreboard. The computing system (a) engages in an edge-detection process to detect edges of at least scoreboard image elements depicted by the digital video frame, with at least some of these edges being of the textual expression and defining alphanumeric shapes; (b) applies pattern-recognition to identify the alphanumeric shapes; (c) establishes a plurality of minimum bounding rectangles each bounding a respective one of the identified alphanumeric shapes; (d) establishes, based on at least two of the minimum bounding rectangles, a composite shape that encompasses the identified alphanumeric shapes that were bounded by the at least two minimum bounding rectangles; and (e) based on the composite shape occupying a particular region, deems the particular region to be the video frame region that depicts the textual expression.
US11792440B2 Temporal signalling for video coding technology
An encoder (300) configured to receive an input video (302) comprising respective frames, each frame being divided into a plurality of tiles and each tile being divided into a plurality of blocks. The encoder is configured to generate a base encoded stream (310) using abase encoder (306), determine (334) a temporal mode for one or more further encoded enhancement streams (328) generated using an enhancement encoder and generate the one or more further encoded enhancement streams (328) according to the determined temporal mode. The temporal mode is either a first temporal mode that does not apply non-zero values from a temporal buffer or a second temporal mode that does apply non-zero values from the temporal buffer (332). Generating the one or more further encoded enhancement streams comprises applying a transform (348) to each of a series of blocks. The temporal mode is determined for one or more of a frame, tile or block.
US11792433B2 Systems and methods for signaling profile and level information in video coding
A method of decoding video data comprises: receiving profile tier level syntax; parsing a syntax element, from the profile tier level syntax, indicating a level to which an output layer set conforms, wherein a value of 105 indicates a level where a maximum luma sample rate of 4812963840 samples per second is supported; and performing video decoding based on the indicated level.
US11792427B2 Method for encoding and/or decoding images on macroblock level using intra-prediction
Conventional intra-prediction uses pixels from left and upper neighbour blocks to predict a macroblock (MB). Thus, the MBs must be sequentially processed, since reconstructed left and upper MBs must be available for prediction. In an improved method for encoding Intra predicted MBs, a MB is encoded in two steps: first, a first portion of the MB is encoded independently, without references outside the MB. Pixels of the first portion can be Intra predicted using DC mode. Then, the first portion is reconstructed. The remaining pixels of the MB, being a second portion, are intra predicted from the reconstructed pixels of the first portion and then reconstructed. The first portion comprises at least one column or one row of pixels of the MB. The encoding is applied to at least two Intra predicted MBs per slice, or per picture if no slices are used.
US11792423B2 Early termination of motion vector refinement process in video coding
A video coder is configured to determine bi-directional motion vectors of a current block of the video data and determine that a condition is satisfied with respect to the current block based on each component of the bi-directional motion vectors of the current block being less than a threshold value. The video coder is further configured to, based on the condition being satisfied with respect to the current block, early terminate application of a motion vector refinement process to the bi-directional motion vectors of the current block. The video coder is further configured to determine a prediction block for the current block based on the bi-directional motion vectors of the current block and reconstruct the current block based on the prediction block for the current block.
US11792422B2 Methods and apparatus of video coding using history-based motion vector prediction
A computing device performs a method of decoding video data by acquiring a video bitstream including data associated with multiple encoded pictures, each picture including multiple rows of coding tree units (CTUs) and each CTU including one or more coding units (CUs). A data buffer storing a plurality of history-based motion vector predictors is used for encoding the rows of CTUs and the decoding process resets the buffer before decoding a first CU of a current row of CTUs. For a current CU of the row of CTUs, a motion vector candidate list is constructed from exploiting spatial and temporal correlation of motion vectors of neighbouring code units as well as the history-based motion vector predictors in the buffer. Finally, one motion vector predictor is selected, from the motion vector candidate list, for decoding the current CU and the buffer is updated based on the selected one.
US11792418B2 Method and apparatus for intra-prediction coding of video data
A method and apparatus for intra-prediction coding of video data are provided. The apparatus includes a decoder that is configured to decode, from a bitstream, a syntax element indicating an intra-prediction type of a current block of the video data, and an intra-predictor that is configured to generate a prediction block for the current block by selectively performing matrix based intra-prediction or regular intra-prediction based on the intra-prediction type of the current block indicated by the syntax element.
US11792416B2 High precision up-sampling in scalable coding of high bit-depth video
The precision of up-sampling operations in a layered coding system is preserved when operating on video data with high bit-depth. In response to bit-depth requirements of the video coding or decoding system, scaling and rounding parameters are determined for a separable up-scaling filter. Input data are first filtered across a first spatial direction using a first rounding parameter to generate first up-sampled data. First intermediate data are generated by scaling the first up-sampled data using a first shift parameter. The intermediate data are then filtered across a second spatial direction using a second rounding parameter to generate second up-sampled data. Second intermediate data are generated by scaling the second up-sampled data using a second shift parameter. Final up-sampled data may be generated by clipping the second intermediate data.
US11792415B2 Low delay concept in multi-layered video coding
An interleaved multi-layered video data stream with interleaved decoding units of different layers is provided with further timing control information in addition to the timing control information reflecting the interleaved decoding unit arrangement. The additional timing control information pertains to either a fallback position according to which all decoding units of an access unit are treated at the decoded buffer access unit-wise, or a fallback position according to which an intermediate procedure is used: the interleaving of the DUs of different layers is reversed according to the additionally sent timing control information, thereby enabling a DU-wise treatment at the decoder's buffer, however, with no interleaving of decoding units relating to different layers. Both fallback positions may be present concurrently. Various advantageous embodiments and alternatives are the subject of the various claims attached herewith.
US11792411B2 Matrix-based intra prediction device and method
An image decoding method according to the present document may comprise the steps of: receiving flag information indicating whether or not matrix-based intra prediction (MIP) is to be used for a current block; receiving matrix-based intra prediction (MIP) mode information on the basis of the flag information; generating intra prediction samples for the current block on the basis of the MIP mode information; and generating reconstructed samples for the current block on the basis of the intra prediction samples, wherein a syntax element bin string for the MIP mode information is binarized by using a truncated binarization method.