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US11343033B2	Method and apparatus for receiving or transmitting downlink signal in wireless communication system According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of decoding, by a user equipment, a downlink signal in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving a semi-persistent zero power-channel state information reference signal (SP ZP CSI-RS) resource configuration from a base station; and decoding a downlink signal according to the SP ZP CSI-RS resource configuration. The SP ZP CSI-RS resource configuration includes a plurality of SP ZP CSI-RS resources and information on whether or not each of a plurality of the SP ZP CSI-RS resources is used can be indicated or configured by the base station.
US11343026B1	Hybrid ARQ MAC support in WLAN devices A method for Wireless Local-Area Network (WLAN) communication in a WLAN device includes receiving from a remote WLAN device an announcement of a maximal Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) buffering capability of a receiver of the remote WLAN device. A HARQ Physical-layer Protocol Data Unit (HARQ PPDU), which includes one or more HARQ coding units, is constructed in the WLAN device in response to the announcement. The HARQ PPDU is transmitted from the WLAN device to the remote WLAN device. One or more of the HARQ coding units are retransmitted in response to a request from the remote WLAN device.
US11343024B2	Codebook determination of HARQ-ACK multiplexing with fallback downlink control information (DCI) and code block group (CBG) configurations A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions stored in the memory are executable to receive a higher layer signalling to configure the UE with a code block group (CBG). The instructions are also executable to receive one or more downlink (DL) transmissions. Hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) of the one or more DL transmissions are multiplexed and reported in a single uplink (UL) reporting. The instructions are also executable to generate a HARQ-ACK codebook comprises a first HARQ-ACK sub-codebook and a second HARQ-ACK sub-codebook.
US11343023B2	Method and device in node for wireless communication The disclosure provides a method and a device in a node for wireless communication. A first node transmits a target radio signal, and transmits a first signaling and a first radio signal; the target radio signal includes Q index group(s), the Q index group(s) comprises(comprise) Q first-type index(es) respectively, and each of the Q index group(s) includes at least one second-type index associated with a corresponding first-type index; the first signaling schedules the first radio signal, the first signaling includes one second-type index, a first-type index included in a first index group is used for generating the first radio signal, and the first index group is one of the Q index group(s) that includes a same second-type index as the first signaling. By designing the Q index group(s) and the first index group.
US11343022B2	Disabling hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgments for packets for which acknowledgements are supported at network or higher layer A first wireless communications device including a transmitter, such as a base station or UE, identifies a first traffic flow, e.g., a TCP packet flow, for which end to end packet retransmission is supported. The first wireless communications device transmits an explicit indication to a second wireless communications device to skip Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback for data, corresponding to the first traffic flow, said data being transmitted to the second wireless communications device. The explicit indication to skip HARQ feedback for data is, e.g., one of: a HARQ Off Indicator in a Downlink Control Information (DCI) Scheduling message, a Semi-Persistent Scheduling HARQ Off Indicator, or a AUL HARQ Off Indicator. HARQ suppression is applied for the first traffic flow at a radio link layer and/or MAC layer.
US11343021B2	Infrastructure equipment, wireless telecommunications system and method An infrastructure equipment that transmits signals representing data via a wireless access interface to a communications device and receives signals representing data via the wireless access interface from the communications device in accordance with a time divided structure in which the wireless access interface is divided into a plurality of repeating time units. The infrastructure equipment provides, in each of a first plurality of the time units, one of a plurality of control channels each configured to schedule one of a plurality of data channels, and provides, in each of a second plurality of time units of the signal transmitted to the communications device, one of the plurality of data channels, the plurality of data channels being formed of one or more bundles of data channels, wherein the infrastructure equipment transmits a bundle status indicator in one or more of the plurality of control channels.
US11343018B2	Polar code interleaving processing method and apparatus This application discloses a polar code interleaving processing method and apparatus. The method includes: determining N to-be-encoded bits, where N is a positive integer; obtaining a first sequence that includes sequence numbers of N polarized channels, where the first sequence is used to indicate a reliability order of the N polarized channels; performing polar encoding on the N to-be-encoded bits to obtain encoded bits; and performing interleaving processing on the encoded bits based on the first sequence. Because the first sequence used to indicate the reliability of the polarized channels is a sequence already existing in a polar code encoding process, no additional storage resource needs to be used to store the first sequence in the interleaving processing process, thereby reducing use of storage resources.
US11343014B2	Channel state information reporting method and communications apparatus The application provides method for communicating channel state information (CSI) in a communication network. The method is as follows: An apparatus determines whether a length of CSI is less than a preset length; and adds a padding bit to the CSI when determining that the length of the CSI is less than the preset length, where a length of CSI obtained by adding the padding bit is consistent with the predetermined length. The CSI obtained by adding the padding bit is communicated in the communication network.
US11343012B2	Noise generation for differential privacy A system and method for applying noise to data is described. The system accesses a metric value of a metric of each user from a group of users of an application. The metric indicates a measure of an operation of the application by a corresponding user. The system generates noise values and defines a distribution of the noise values to the group of users. The system modifies the metric value of the metric of each user with a corresponding noise value from the noise values based on the distribution.
US11343009B2	Optical communication component, optical transmitter, and control method An optical communication component includes three or more couplers, a pair of waveguides, a phase shifter, a detector, and a controller. Each of the couplers multiplexes two input optical signals and two-branch outputs the multiplexed optical signals. Each of the pair of waveguides connects between the couplers and outputs each of the optical signals two-branch output from one of the couplers to another one of the couplers. The phase shifter, included in each of the waveguides, adjusts a phase amount of each of the optical signals passing through the waveguides. The detector detects an amount of power of the optical signal that has been subjected to phase adjustment and that is two-branch output from a most downstream coupler, from among the couplers, located in the traveling direction of the optical signal. The controller controls, based on the detected amount of power, each of the phase shifters.
US11343005B2	Broadcast signal transmission apparatus, broadcast signal receiving apparatus, broadcast signal transmission method, and broadcast signal receiving method A method for providing a service based on hybrid networks including a broadcast network and a broadband network in a digital transmitter, includes generating multiple service components of the service and service layer signaling (SLS) information for the service; generating data for providing bootstrap information that allows a receiver to discover the SLS information for the service; transmitting a first signal comprising a first service component among the multiple service components, the SLS information and the data via the broadcast network, wherein the first service component is carried via a first Layered Coding Transport (LCT) channel included in a Real-time Object delivery over Unidirectional Transport (ROUTE) session, wherein the bootstrap information included in the data is used to represent a second LCT channel that carries the SLS information; and transmitting a second signal comprising a second service component among the multiple service components via the broadband network.
US11342995B2	Communication system for radio transmission A communication system includes a base station, at least one remote radio head, and at least one channel. The base station has at least two digital modulators adapted for modulating a first and a second incoming radio signal to obtain a first and a second quantized signal, a multiplexer for interleaving the quantized signals, and a transmitter adapted for transmitting the resulting quantized signal over the channel to the remote radio head. The remote radio head includes a receiver adapted for capturing the quantized signal, a clock extraction module adapted for converting the signal from the receiver into a clock signal, a demultiplexer for splitting the quantized signal using the clock signal to obtain at least two quantized signals, and a filter adapted for removing quantization noise from the quantized signal from the receiver or the demultiplexer.
US11342991B2	Pluggable optical module, optical communication system, and control method of pluggable optical module A light source (12) outputs a light (L1). A branching unit (13) branches the light (L1) output from the light source (12) into a first branched light (L2) and a local oscillation light (LO). A modulator (14) modulates the first branched light (L2) to output an optical signal (LS1). A receiver (15) causes the local oscillation light (LO) to interfere with an optical signal (LS2) to receive the optical signal (LS2). An EDFA (16) amplifies the optical signal (LS1) output from the modulator (14). An excitation light source (17) outputs an excitation light (Le) exciting the EDFA (16) to the EDFA (16). An optical attenuator (18) attenuates optical power of the optical signal (LS1) amplified by the EDFA (16). A control unit (11) controls attenuation of the optical signal (LS1) in the optical attenuator (18). The control unit (11) adjusts the attenuation of the optical signal (LS1) and adjusts an output of the excitation light (Le) from the excitation light source (17).
US11342990B2	State estimating device and communication system A state estimating device includes a pre-processing unit and an estimating unit. The pre-processing unit acquires data representing at one or more of a phase of a signal transmitted from a transmission unit of a transmission device and received at a reception unit of another transmission device via a transmission path, a reception strength, a reception quality, a voltage after conversion into an electric signal, and a signal processing parameter used in reception processing, and processes the acquired data into feature data to be used for state estimation. The estimating unit estimates a state of the transmission path, an abnormal state of the transmission unit, or an abnormal state of the reception unit, on the basis of the feature data.
US11342989B2	Method for measuring transmission loss of optical fiber and OTDR measurement device This method includes a reference optical fiber transmission loss measurement step for measuring a reference optical fiber transmission loss measurement value, a difference value calculation step for subtracting the transmission loss reference value from the reference optical fiber transmission loss measurement value and calculating a transmission loss difference value, and a measured-optical-fiber measurement step for measuring the transmission loss of an optical fiber to be measured, the reference optical fiber transmission loss measurement step being repeatedly performed, a transmission loss difference value being calculated by performing the difference value calculation step each time a reference optical fiber transmission loss measurement value is obtained, a correction value being calculated on the basis of a plurality of transmission loss difference values, the measurement value obtained in the measured-optical-fiber measurement step being corrected using the correction value, and the transmission loss value of the optical fiber to be measured being determined.
US11342986B2	Multi-mode communication adapter system with smartphone protector mechanism and method of operation thereof A multi-mode communication adapter system comprising: a mobile Earth station including: a flat panel antenna configured to receive a down-link satellite packet, wherein the flat panel antenna includes a waveguide interposer, a satellite Rx/Tx, coupled to the flat panel antenna, configured to decode the down-link satellite packet, a storage device, coupled to the satellite Rx/Tx, configured to store satellite data from the down-link satellite packet, a first interface module, coupled to the storage device, configured to encode and transfer the satellite data as a cellular communication packet, a second interface module, coupled to the storage device, configured to encode and transfer the satellite data as a WiFi packet, and a multi-band transceiver, coupled to the first interface module and the second interface module, configured to concurrently transfer the cellular communication packet and the WiFi packet without accessing a local infrastructure; and a protective cover encloses the mobile Earth station.
US11342983B2	Apparatus for transmitting digital information using electromagnetic waves, data transmission apparatus, and method An apparatus is provided for generating a transmission wave. The apparatus includes a plurality of antennas and a plurality of signal generators. The plurality of antennas has polarization diversity. The plurality of signal generators are each coupled to one of the antennas and configured to generate a continuous twisted wave by driving each of the antennas using independent, coordinated, and distinct sinusoidal waves, and having a twist frequency and a carrier frequency, the twist frequency lower than the carrier frequency. A method is also provided.
US11342982B2	Determination of directional beamforming weights Mechanisms for determining directional beamforming weights are disclosed. A method performed by a radio transceiver device includes obtaining, from measurements on reference signals, channel estimates per antenna port and frequency. The channel estimates are indicative of power delay values per antenna port towards another radio transceiver device. The method includes determining modified channel estimates per antenna port and frequency with the power delay values outside a threshold delay window being suppressed. The method includes determining directional beamforming weights for beam-formed transmission towards said another radio transceiver device based on the modified channel estimates per antenna port and frequency.
US11342981B2	Electronic device including antenna module An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, an antenna structure including a printed circuit board, a first sub antenna structure including first group antenna elements, a second sub antenna structure including second group antenna elements disposed in a first direction from the first sub antenna structure, a third sub antenna structure including third group antenna elements disposed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a fourth sub antenna structure including fourth group antenna elements disposed to form a two-dimensional array together with at least some antenna elements of the first group antenna elements, the second group antenna elements, or the third group antenna elements, and a communication circuit that transmits and/or receives a signal having a frequency between 3 GHz and 100 GHz by using at least a part of the first, the second, the third, or the fourth group antenna elements.
US11342978B2	Beam training method and device, communication system Disclosed are a beam training method and device, and a communication system, used for reducing the overheads of a beam training process between a transmitting end and a receiving end. The present application provides a beam training method, the method comprising: a transmitting end determining a first mapping relationship between BPL identifiers and transmission beams; the transmitting end configuring a first reference signal resource for a receiving end, and transmitting configuration information concerning the first reference signal resource to the receiving end, the configuration information carrying a first BPL identifier.
US11342977B2	Method and apparatus of fusing radio frequency and sensor measurements for beam management A method for beam management by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes determining reference signal measurements from signals received from one or more base stations. The method also includes obtaining, from a motion sensor, motion information of the UE. The method further includes generating beam management information for the beam management based on the reference signal measurements and the motion information. The method additionally includes identifying a beam based on the generated beam management information. The method also includes performing wireless communication based on the identified beam.
US11342974B2	Multiple beam multiple-input-multiple-output system Example embodiments are directed towards beam formation matching for communications between a receiver and transmitter in a multiple beam Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) system.
US11342973B1	System and method for maintaining link communications in millimeter wave cellular networks The system and method for maintaining communications in a cellular network provides for automatically generating a bundle of partially overlapping beams when the primary link between a base station (BS) and a mobile station (MS) degrades so that the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a received transmission falls below a defined threshold. The overlapping beams are generated by a beamformer having a circular array of antennas, the array being divided into groups radiating the signal in adjacent but partially overlapping sectors at an amplitude determined by extended Hamming codes having zero cross correlation. The bundle is radiated over a 360° pattern so that it overlaps the blocked signal. The MS demodulates and retrieves received signals having the highest correlation. The recovery time is quicker than conventional systems and methods, e.g., 200 microseconds when the MS uses a narrow pencil beam (5° beamwidth).
US11342964B2	Array and method for improved wireless communication A system for communicating with a wireless device including a base including a front surface; a plurality of communication coils disposed on the front surface and arranged in a matrix, the coils being tuned to a near-field communication frequency; a selector coupled to the coils; at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the selector and executing the instructions to perform operations. The operations include at least receiving a plurality of feedback signals associated with the coils; identifying a selected one of the coils associated with a strongest one of the feedback signals; and causing the selector to couple the selected coil with a wireless communication module.
US11342960B2	Relay device, relay method, and computer program In a relay device, a communication unit receives a data frame transmitted cyclically through a communication line. A control unit stores, in a temporary storage unit, the data frame received by the communication unit. When the data frame stored in the temporary storage unit is transmitted, the control unit deletes the transmitted data frame from the temporary storage unit. When the control unit determines that, for the data frame received through the communication line, the amount of data relevant to the data frames stored in the temporary storage unit is equal to or greater than a threshold value, the communication unit transmits, through the communication line, a cycle change frame which gives an instruction to change a transmission cycle for transmitting the data frame to a longer cycle.
US11342957B2	Three-way radio switch to allow for manual and automatic standby frequencies A switching system comprises a three-way radio switch for an onboard radio system. The radio switch includes a manual standby frequency switch that receives and displays a standby frequency input by a user; an automated standby frequency switch that receives and displays a standby frequency automatically input by the system; and an active frequency switch that shows a currently selected frequency. The active frequency switch receives and displays the frequency from the manual standby frequency switch, or receives and displays the frequency from the automated standby frequency switch. A processor is operative to monitor frequencies of the radio system in real-time; compare the frequencies of the radio system with frequencies from a database containing regional radio frequencies; trigger an alert when the frequencies of the radio system do not match the frequencies from the database; and send an updated standby radio frequency to the automated standby frequency switch.
US11342955B2	Systems and methods for signal communication with scalable, modular network nodes A radio frequency (RF) aperture includes an interface board. An array of electrically conductive tapered projections have bases disposed on a front side of the interface printed circuit board and extend away from the front side of the interface printed circuit board. RF circuitry is disposed at the back side of the interface board and is electrically connected with the electrically conductive tapered projections.
US11342954B2	Protection device for a piece of electronic equipment The disclosed technology relates to a protection device for a piece of electronic equipment comprising a housing having a female port. In one aspect, the device comprises a shell suitable for receiving the housing of the equipment, having a male port matching the female port, such that when the shell receives the housing, the male port is engaged in the female port of the equipment. At least one slider that can be moved along an axis by a user to a setpoint position. A position sensor sensing the position of the cursor is configured to transmit a signal representative of the setpoint position to the male port.
US11342952B2	Millimeter wave (MMWAVE) system and methods A mobile communication device that is configured to cancel interference within received millimeter wave band signals. The device includes a receiver circuit that is configured to receive a millimeter wave band signal, adjust gain provided to the millimeter wave band signal at a first amplifier, cancel interference in millimeter wave band signal after gain is adjusted by the first amplifier, and adjust gain provided to the millimeter wave band signal at a second amplifier after interference is cancelled.
US11342951B2	Portable communications system Disclosed herein is a portable communications system comprising an enclosure configured to house a plurality of components, a plurality of component holders attached to the enclosure, at least one wiring arrangement electrically coupled to the plurality of component holders, an internal power source configured to provide electrical energy to at least one component of the plurality of components, at least one input power connector configured to connect with a plurality of external power sources, a plurality of output power connectors configured to connect with a plurality of external electrical loads, a power selector switch, at least one power converter configured to convert electrical power from a first voltage level to a second voltage level, at least one transceiver comprising a plurality of antenna, at least one input device configured to receive input from a user, and at least one output device configured to present output to the user.
US11342947B1	Packet prioritization for network-based software-defined radio Disclosed in some examples are systems, methods, devices, and machine-readable mediums for improved communications between a software-defined radio front-end device and a network-based computing device. Rather than packetize samples together, same bit positions from multiple ADC samples may be packetized together. If a Quality of Service (QoS) metric of the network connection between the RF front-end device and the network-based processing computing drops below a threshold, the RF front-end device may prioritize sending packets with the more significant bits over packets with less significant bits. In other examples, the RF front-end device may prioritize samples corresponding to certain data types over other data types.
US11342945B2	Method and apparatus for processing rate matching of polar codes Provided is a rate matching method and device for a Polar code. The method includes: concatenating K information bits and (N−K) frozen bits to generate a bit sequence of N bits, and encoding the bit sequence of N bits by means of a Polar code encoder with a generator matrix of size N×N to generate an initial bit sequence {S0, S1, . . . , SN−1} of bits, where K and N are both positive integers and K is less than or equal to N; dividing a circular buffer into q parts, selecting bits from the initial bit sequence {S0, S1, . . . , SN−1} in a non-repeated manner, and writing the bits into the q parts of the circular buffer according to a predefined rule, where q=1, 2, 3 or 4; and sequentially selecting a bit sequence of a specified length from a predefined starting position in a bit sequence in the circular buffer and taking the bit sequence of the specified length as a bit sequence to be transmitted.
US11342943B2	Data encoding with error-correcting code pursuant to colorspace schemes Techniques to improve storage, transmission and security of data are included. One or more methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture employ one or more color-channels, ultraviolet layers, infrared layers, and/or luminance layers to encode data on or along a physical medium, where the encoding includes utilizing one or more of those layers to encode an error-correcting code (ECC), such as a Hamming code with the data.
US11342939B2	Processing of data read from a memory It is proposed to divide data read from a memory into groups and to perform a syndrome calculation iteratively based on each of the individual groups. The syndromes may be calculated by means of random access to the individual groups.
US11342938B1	Method and apparatus for codeword alignment An apparatus and method for determining an alignment of a codeword is disclosed. A data stream may be received, and a cumulative syndrome value determined. The cumulative syndrome value may be based on error correction and data scrambling operations performed on the data stream. If the cumulative syndrome value matches a predetermined cumulative syndrome value, then alignment of the codeword with respect to the data stream is determined.
US11342933B2	Lossy significance compression with lossy restoration Described are systems and methods for lossy compression and restoration of data. The raw data is first truncated. Then the truncated data is compressed. The compressed truncated data can then be efficiently stored and/or transmitted using fewer bits. To restore the data, the compressed data is then decompressed and restoration bits are concatenated. The restoration bits are selected to compensate for statistical biasing introduced by the truncation.
US11342931B2	Reference voltage controlling circuit and analog-to-digital converter A reference voltage controlling circuit and an analog-to-digital converter are disclosed. The reference voltage controlling circuit includes a reference voltage generating circuit, a plurality of groups of sampling switching units and a logic controlling circuit. The DAC capacitor array switches the sampling switching units to a second positive reference voltage and a second negative reference voltage before starting sampling or conversion, and is charged and discharged with the second positive reference voltage and the second negative reference voltage to raise a voltage to a preset voltage. The sampling switching unit is switched to a first positive reference voltage and a first negative reference voltage to charge and discharge the DAC capacitor array to a target voltage. The rising of the voltage from the preset voltage to the target voltage is completed by the first positive reference voltage and the first negative reference voltage.
US11342926B2	Synchronization of clock signals generated using output dividers A method for operating a clock product includes selectively coupling a first output divider and a second output divider based on a determination of whether the first divider value is integrally related to the second divider value. In response to the first divider value being integrally related to the second divider value, the selectively coupling includes cascading the first output divider with the second output divider. In in response to the first divider value being non-integrally related to the second divider value, the selectively coupling includes configuring the second output divider to be cascaded with a first phase-locked loop and in parallel with the first output divider and to be responsive to an error correction signal based on a difference in response times of the first output divider and the second output divider to a change in a filtered phase difference signal of the first phase-locked loop.
US11342924B2	Local oscillator frequency-based proximity sensor A battery-less Internet of things (IoT) tag integrated with a proximity sensor is disclosed. The battery-less IoT tag includes: a transmit antenna designed to have an inductive element; an integrated circuit having a capacitive element; and an energy harvester coupled to a capacitor, wherein the capacitor is an on-die capacitor and the energy harvester is configured to harvest energy from ambient signals, wherein the inductive element and the capacitive element form the proximity sensor oscillating at a local oscillator (LO) frequency, and wherein a frequency offset from the LO frequency is indicative of a detection of a nearby object.
US11342910B2	Power transistor detection with self-protection A method for establishing a powered link over a transmission line includes enabling a current source to provide a constant, predetermined current to a terminal. The method includes sensing a voltage on the terminal to generate a sensed voltage level. The method includes comparing the sensed voltage level on the terminal to a predetermined voltage level. The method includes disabling the current source in response to the sensed voltage level equaling or exceeding the predetermined voltage level. The method may include, while the current source is enabled, a power transistor coupled to the terminal is disabled and only conducts current in a subthreshold region of transistor operation.
US11342907B2	Electronic device including equalizing circuit and operating method of the electronic device An electronic device includes: a first equalizing circuit configured to receive a data signal and output a first equalizing signal based on the data signal; a pulse generator configured to generate a first pulse signal and a second pulse signal in response to a rising edge and a falling edge of the data signal, respectively; a second equalizing circuit configured to output a second equalizing signal based on the first pulse signal and the second pulse signal that have been inverted; and an output terminal configured to output an output signal in which the first equalizing signal and the second equalizing signal have been summed.
US11342905B2	Quantum controller with multiple pulse modes A system comprises an electromagnetic pulse generation system that comprises a first pulse generation circuit, a second pulse generation circuit, and a mixing circuit. The electromagnetic pulse generation system is operable to output a first pulse generated by the first pulse generation circuit onto a first signal path, output a second pulse generated by the second pulse generation circuit onto the first signal path, generate a third pulse by mixing, via the mixing circuit, a fourth pulse generated by the first pulse generation circuit and a fifth pulse generated by the second pulse generation circuit, and output the third pulse on the first signal path.
US11342904B1	D flip-flop A true single-phase clock (TSPC) D flip-flop includes four stages. The four stages are serially connected between the input terminal and the output terminal of the TSPC D-type flip-flop. Each stage is selectively equipped with two connecting devices. One of the two connecting devices is a resistive element. The other of the two connecting devices is a short circuit element. When the node between two stages is in the floating state, the voltage change is slowed down by the resistive element. Consequently, the possibility of causing the function failure of the D-type flip-flop is minimized.
US11342903B2	Bandpass filter A bandpass filter configured to receive a temporally modulated periodic input signal Vin(t), and to deliver an output signal Vout(t), and includes, in combination: a phase comparator configured to receive, on a first input, the temporally modulated periodic input signal Vin(t) as first signal, and to generate an output signal with a variable duty cycle; coupled to an injection-locked oscillator configured to receive as input, the output signal from the phase comparator, and to generate a signal Vr(t) that is phase-offset with respect to the output signal from the phase comparator; the phase-offset signal being applied to a second input of the phase comparator as second input signal; and the output signal from the phase comparator being the output signal Vout(t) from the bandpass filter and being representative of the phase difference between the two input signals Vin(t) and Vr(t).
US11342902B2	Communication module A communications module includes a module substrate composed of a plurality of insulating layers, a plurality of wiring layers, and a plurality of wiring vias; and a filter module disposed on the module substrate. At least one of the wiring layers overlaps the filter module in a thickness direction of the module substrate and is connected to a ground potential to function as a ground layer, and an entirety of at least one of the wiring layers and at least one of the wiring vias disposed in a first region in the thickness direction of the module substrate between the filter module and the ground layer are electrically connected to the filter module.
US11342897B2	Piezoelectric resonator device and method for manufacturing piezoelectric resonator device Hermeticity of an annular sealing bonding material to seal a vibrating part is improved. In the crystal resonator 10, a resonator-plate-side first bonding pattern 251 annularly formed on a crystal resonator plate 2 is bonded to a sealing-member-side first bonding pattern 321 annularly formed on a first sealing member 3, and a resonator-plate-side second bonding pattern 252 annularly formed on the crystal resonator plate 2 is bonded to a sealing-member-side second bonding pattern 421 annularly formed on a second sealing member 4. Thus, annular bonding materials 11a and 11b, which hermetically seal a vibrating part 22 causing piezoelectric resonance, are formed. Inner peripheral edge parts 111a and 111b and outer peripheral edge parts 112a and 112b of the bonding materials 11a and 11b are formed denser than intermediate parts 113a and 113b between the inner and outer peripheral edge parts 111a and 112a, and between the inner and outer peripheral edge parts 111b and 112b.
US11342896B2	2D and 3D RF lumped element devices for RF system in a package photoactive glass substrates The present invention includes a method for creating a system in a package with integrated lumped element devices is system-in-package (SiP) or in photo-definable glass, comprising: masking a design layout comprising one or more electrical components on or in a photosensitive glass substrate; activating the photosensitive glass substrate, heating and cooling to make the crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate; etching the glass-crystalline substrate; and depositing, growing, or selectively etching a seed layer on a surface of the glass-crystalline substrate on the surface of the photodefinable glass, wherein the integrated lumped element devices reduces the parasitic noise and losses by at least 25% from a package lumped element device mount to a system-in-package (SiP) in or on photo-definable glass when compared to an equivalent surface mounted device.
US11342887B2	Wideband RF power splitters and amplifiers including wideband RF power splitters A power splitter for use in an amplifier (e.g., a Doherty amplifier) includes an input terminal, and first and second output terminals. The input terminal is configured to receive an input RF signal, the first output terminal is configured to produce a first RF output signal, and the second output terminal is configured to produce a second RF output signal. The power splitter also includes a first capacitance electrically coupled between the input terminal and the first output terminal, a second capacitance electrically coupled between the input terminal and the second output terminal, a first inductance electrically coupled between the input terminal and a ground reference node, a second inductance electrically coupled between the first output terminal and the ground reference node, a third inductance electrically coupled between the second output terminal and the ground reference node, and a resistance electrically coupled between the first and second output terminals.
US11342885B2	Detection circuit, corresponding device and method In one example, a circuit includes a first node to receive an analog signal that is an amplitude modulated radio-frequency signal for a digital signal. An output node is configured to provide an output signal indicative of rising and falling edges of an envelope of the analog signal. The rising and falling edges are indicative of rising and falling edges of the digital signal. A first current path is disposed between a power supply node and the first node. The first current path includes a first transistor coupled between the first node and a first bias source. The first bias source is coupled between the first transistor and the power supply node. The output node is coupled to a first intermediate node in the first current path between the transistor and the first bias source. A control terminal of the first transistor is coupled to the output node via a feedback network.
US11342882B2	Temperature control for energy storage system An energy storage system includes a plurality of battery strings, each battery string including a plurality of batteries coupled electrically together; a plurality of temperature sensors; an enclosure housing the plurality of battery strings and the temperature sensors; a plurality of fans positioned in different locations within the enclosure; and a temperature control system. The temperature control system includes a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) components, and a controller. The controller is programmed to execute the method that includes determining fan speed operating commands based at least in part on sensed temperatures at the different locations, and operating the fan speed in response to the operating commands provided to the respective fans.
US11342879B2	N-phase N+1 bridge arm inverter and modulation method thereof The disclosure provides an N-phase N+1 bridge arm inverter, including: N+1 bridge arms, wherein each of the bridge arms includes an upper bridge arm power switching device and a lower bridge arm power switching device, upper node of the upper bridge arm power switching device in each of the bridge arms is connected to a DC bus voltage, lower node of the lower bridge arm power switching device is connected to a power ground, and lower node of the upper bridge arm power switching device is connected to upper node of the lower bridge arm power switching device as an output node of the bridge arm. N is a total phase number of a motor, N is an odd number, and N is greater than 3.
US11342878B1	Regenerative medium voltage drive (Cascaded H Bridge) with reduced number of sensors A regenerative power conversion system with a phase shift transformer having a primary circuit and N secondary sets of M secondary circuits, a controller synchronizes rectifier switching control signals of individual regenerative power stages to a phase angle of a corresponding one of the secondary circuits based on a feedback signal of the primary circuit during regenerative operation of the power conversion system.
US11342877B2	Controller of rotating electric machine A controller of a rotating electric machine includes a current detector detecting a voltage of each of shunt resistors in at least two phases from among the shunt resistors in three phases during an electric current flowing period in which the shunt resistors in the at least two phases have an electric current flowing therein; and a signal generator setting a switching mode of each of switches forming an inverter for controlling an estimated angular velocity to an instruction angular velocity based on the detected voltage. The signal generator sets a switching mode to flow the electric current in the shunt resistors in the at least two phases during at least part of one half of a modulation cycle of control of the estimated angular velocity.
US11342871B2	Angular position error estimation at standstill for high-frequency voltage injection According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus for performing angular position error estimation. The apparatus operates (601) a synchronous motor (111) according to a pre-defined pulsating torque signal using a sensorless vector control method with high-frequency voltage injection. The pre-defined pulsating torque signal has a zero mean and corresponds to a torque operating point. The apparatus measures (602) a first value of an estimated angular position at a first time instance corresponding substantially to an end point of the pre-defined pulsating torque signal and second values of the estimated angular position and an estimated angular speed at a second time instance occurring after the first time instance. Based on the measured values, the apparatus estimates (603) an error in the estimated angular position and stores (604) the error to a lookup table. After performing said steps for one or more pre-defined pulsating torque signals, the apparatus operates (607) the synchronous motor (111) using the lookup table for angular position error correction.
US11342870B2	Power generation controller for vehicle AC power generator When a state where a power-generation voltage of a vehicle AC power generator is the same as or lower than a predetermined voltage has continued for a predetermined time or longer, a power generation controller stops or disables a low-voltage protection circuit from performing its operation so that an unintentional voltage rise caused by the low-voltage protection circuit is prevented.
US11342868B2	Method for identifying the magnetic anisotropy of an electric rotary field machine A method for identifying the magnetic anisotropy of an electric rotary field machine comprising a rotor and a stator is described, the method comprising the steps of setting injection pulses of equal absolute values during an injection interval, detecting a respective current response in form of current difference vectors, and determining the anisotropy from the voltage vectors and current difference vectors. Such a method should allow identifying of magnetic anisotropy in a simple way. To this end, injection pulses in the three-phase domain are used.
US11342864B2	Three-degrees-of-freedom angle adjustment device driven by piezoelectric ceramics and adjusting method thereof A three-degrees-of-freedom adjustment device driven by piezoelectric ceramics includes a Z-direction deflection mechanism at a bottom, an X-direction deflection mechanism mounted at the bottom, a Y-direction deflection mechanism mounted on the X-direction deflection mechanism, and a stage mounted on a deflect block of a deflection mechanism angle output; wherein the Z-direction deflection mechanism is located at the bottom, including a mounting substrate and two pre-compressed piezoelectric stacks; the piezoelectric stacks in the Z-direction deflection mechanism deflect in a Z direction under equal voltages; the X-direction deflection mechanism is similar to the Y-direction deflection mechanism in principle, including a deflection mechanism frame and a pair of piezoelectric stacks, wherein the X-direction deflection mechanism and the Y-direction deflection mechanism are vertically mounted, and are perpendicular to the Z-direction deflection mechanism plane as a whole.
US11342863B2	Inverter device for performing a power conversion operation to convert DC power to AC power An inverter performs a power conversion operation for converting DC power into AC power, includes an arithmetic control device provided with a voltage command signal generation unit, a synthesis processing unit, and a carrier wave comparison unit. The voltage command signal generation unit has a plurality of control systems, and outputs the first voltage command signal generated based on the first control system among the plurality of control systems, and the second voltage command signal generated based on the second control system different from the first control system among the plurality of control systems. The synthesis processing unit generates a synthesized voltage command signal obtained by synthesizing the first voltage command signal and the second voltage command signal at a predetermined ratio. The carrier wave comparison unit generates a PWM signal which is a gate drive signal for controlling the power conversion operation based on the synthesized voltage command signal.
US11342862B2	Operating a multilevel converter A method of operating a multilevel converter having multiple phase modules, each with three phase module branches. In a first switching position, a switching device of each phase module connects an alternating voltage connection of the phase module to a first connection point between a first phase module branch and a third phase module branch. In a second switching position, the switching device connects the alternating voltage connection to a second connection point between the third phase module branch and a second phase module branch. In the method, circulating currents of the multilevel converter are controlled in accordance with total energy variables and differential energy variables of the phase modules to balance the energy between the phase module branches.
US11342859B2	Apparatus and method for supplying power to a high-capacity load An apparatus for supplying power to a high-capacity load includes a three-to-two phase transformer including an input side three-phase transformer terminal for connection to a three-phase supply grid and output side first and second output-side single-phase transformer terminals. A converter arrangement has a first partial converter including a first input-side, single-phase AC voltage terminal for the first output-side transformer terminal and a first single-phase output terminal. A second partial converter has a second input-side single-phase AC voltage terminal for the second output-side transformer terminal and a second single-phase output connector. The partial converters are mutually connectable by the output terminals in an output-side series and/or parallel circuit and form a single-phase load terminal for the high-capacity load. A method for supplying power to a high-capacity load is also provided.
US11342852B2	Apparatus, system, and method for reducing voltage overshoot in voltage regulators An apparatus is provided which comprises: a first voltage regulator; a second voltage regulator; and a switch to selectively couple the first voltage regulator to the second voltage regulator, such that a first output node of the first voltage regulator is temporarily coupled to a second output node of the second voltage regulator via the switch.
US11342851B2	Modular DC power supply with independent output converters A power supply with a DC-DC converter and a switching converter comprises an intermediate circuit and at least one output switching regulator. The intermediate circuit has an intermediate circuit voltage, and is connected to a supply voltage via the DC-DC converter. The at least one output switching regulator is connected to the intermediate circuit, and configured to supply, on the output side, a regulated output voltage.
US11342850B2	Forward converter with secondary LCD connected in parallel to realize forward and backward energy transmission The present disclosure provides a forward converter with secondary LCD connected in parallel to realize forward and backward energy transmission, comprising a forward converter main circuit and an energy transfer and transmission circuit. The forward converter main circuit includes a high-frequency transformer T, a switching tube S, a diode D1, a diode D2, an inductance L1, and a capacitor C1. The energy transfer and transmission circuit includes a diode D3, a capacitor C2 and an inductance L2.
US11342844B1	Circuits for DC voltage converters Circuit comprising: a first switch (1S) having: a first side (FS) connected to an input node (IN); and a second side (SS); a first capacitor (FC) having: FS connected to SS of 1S; and SS; a second switch having: FS connected to SS of FC; and SS connected to a voltage level node; a third switch having: FS connected to SS of FC; and SS connected to a voltage output node; a fourth switch (4S) having: FS connected to IN; and SS; a second capacitor (SC) having: FS connected to SS of 4S; and SS; a fifth switch having: FS connected to SS of SC; and SS connected to the voltage level node; a sixth switch having: FS connected to SS of SC; and SS connected to the voltage output node; a first connection node connected to FS of FC; and a second connection node connected to FS of SC.
US11342833B2	Switch for a lighting system A switch includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. The switch includes an output node coupled to the second terminal and the third terminal. The switch includes a contactor coupled to the first terminal and movable between at least a first position and a second position. The first terminal is coupled to the second terminal when the contactor is in the first position. The first terminal is coupled to the third terminal when the contactor is in the second position. When the contactor is in the first position, the switch is configured to provide direct current power at the output node. When the contactor is in the second position, the switch is configured to provide alternating current power at the output node.
US11342832B2	Driving circuit for semiconductor element, method for driving semiconductor element, and motor control apparatus A driving circuit for a semiconductor circuit which includes a pair of main terminals through which a main current is conducted and a control terminal to which a control voltage is applied to control a circulation state of the main current, includes: driving voltage switching circuitry that receives a control signal, instructs switching between driving voltages based on a change in the control signal, and outputs a driving voltage, among the driving voltages, that has been selected in the switching; low-speed control circuitry that instructs an increase-decrease change in the control voltage at a low speed; speed-increase control circuitry that executes a speed-increase control of increasing a speed of the increase-decrease change made by the low-speed control circuitry; and speed-increase switching circuitry that instructs switching between an execution and a non-execution of the speed-increase control, and instructs switching between levels of a speed-increase change caused by the speed-increase control.
US11342826B2	Rotating electric machine A rotating electric machine includes coil bodies formed as a first stator winding wound on first teeth, other coil bodies formed as a second stator winding wound on second teeth, and yet other coil bodies formed as the first stator winding and the second stator winding wound on third teeth. A phase difference between an electric current in the first stator winding wound on the third teeth and an electric current in the second stator winding wound on the third teeth is set so that respective phase differences of magnetomotive forces of the other coil bodies in three phases with respect to respective magnetomotive forces of the coil bodies in three phases and respective phase differences of magnetomotive forces of the yet other coil bodies in three phases with respect to respective magnetomotive forces of the other coil bodies in three phases are 20 degrees in electric angle.
US11342825B2	Rigid-flexible coupling high-accuracy galvo scanning motor and control method thereof A rigid-flexible coupling high-accuracy galvo scanning motor comprises: a stator, a rotor rotating relative to the stator, bearing seats and at least two groups of encoders. The rigid-flexible coupling bearings are installed on the rotating shaft of the rotor; each of the rigid-flexible coupling bearings comprises: a rigid bearing and a flexible hinge ring which is elastically deformable, and the flexible hinge ring is fixed in an inner ring of the rigid bearing; the at least two groups of encoders comprise: a first group of encoders and a second group of encoders; the first group of encoders is used to measure a rotation angle of the rotating shaft; and the second group of encoders is used to measure a rotation angle of the inner ring of the rigid bearing. A friction dead zone is avoided through the elastic deformation of the flexible hinge ring, thereby reducing a disturbance bandwidth.
US11342822B2	Apparatus and method for bending A bending apparatus (10) includes an upper first die (11), an upper second die (12), a lower die (13), a control unit (20), an upper first moving mechanism (21), an upper second moving mechanism (22), a lower moving mechanism (23), a holding die (31), and a moving and rotating mechanism (32). The lower die (13) is moved in an upper direction after the upper first die (11) and the upper second die (12) are moved to the front, whereby four coil segments (4) are bent. When the upper second die (12) is moved to a first withdrawal position in the rear direction after the four coil segments (4) are bent, a working space for the holding die (31) is ensured.
US11342820B1	Stator welding fixture system and method Systems and methods are provided for fixturing hairpins for joining by welding. A fixture system includes an outer structural ring fixed relative to an inner structural ring and mates with the component around its hairpin type conductor ends. Dielectric rings are disposed between conductor pairs. Clamp rings are disposed on opposite sides of the dielectric rings. One clamp ring and one dielectric ring define an opening receiving one conductor pair. Another clamp ring and another dielectric ring define another receiving another conductor pair. The clamp rings are movable toward one another to align and crowd the conductor pairs between the clamp rings and the dielectric rings prior to welding.
US11342814B2	Sensor magnet, motor, and air conditioner A sensor magnet includes a first magnetic pole part including a magnetic pole of a first polarity and a second magnetic pole part including a magnetic pole of a second polarity. A thickness of the first magnetic pole part in a direction toward a magnetic sensor is larger than a thickness of the second magnetic pole part in a direction toward the magnetic sensor.
US11342813B2	Printed circuit board axial flux motor with thermal element The present disclosure relates to an axial flux motor for a reaction wheel, and method of using and making the same. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) including a first motor coil. The rotor is coupled to a first ring-shaped magnet having an alternating pole arrangement. In a further embodiment, the rotor includes permanent magnets, and the stator PCB includes a first motor coil, and a first high thermal conductivity element.
US11342811B2	Diesel generator with improved load capacity A diesel generator with an improved load capacity according to one embodiment may include a generator body including a field magnet and an armature, and configured to convert rotational energy of a diesel engine main body into electric energy; and an automatic voltage regulator configured to control power supplied to a field winding and to control output voltage of the generator body. The automatic voltage regulator is driven by a power supplier configured to supply constant voltage or current based on power storage and conversion. According to the present disclosure, the diesel generator may have a load capacity without a PMG.
US11342810B2	Axial flux machine with rotor and stator with clutch mechanism TN the hollow region along the axis An axial flux machine is provided with an integrated clutch assembly, which is housed within the bore of an annulus-shaped stator of the machine. First and second rotors, located either side of the stator are attached to the clutch basket of the clutch assembly, and rotate in unison relative to the stator. A machine housing is provided between the stator and an engagement face of the clutch basket, seated on bearings between the clutch basket and machine housing, to provide a rigid structure.
US11342808B2	Well damped or critically damped motor A motor includes a housing, a stator assembly disposed in the housing, the stator assembly defining a rotor cavity extending through the housing, a rotor assembly including a rotor shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, two brackets connected to the housing, the two brackets disposed, one each, at either end of the rotor cavity, and two bearings disposed, one each, on each of the two brackets, wherein the two bearings rotatably support the rotor shaft within the housing. The rotor shaft is a stepped shaft that includes end portions disposed at either end of a core portion, the core portion includes channels extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the channels extending radially at a depth into the core portion to define a core diameter such that the core diameter is less than the first diameter.
US11342803B2	Electric machine cooling systems and methods An electric machine including a rotor shaft having an inner shaft core with a first composition and an outer shaft portion surrounding at least some of the inner shaft core. The outer shaft portion is fabricated from a material having a different composition than the inner shaft core. For example, the inner shaft core could be fabricated from a material having high thermal conductivity, such as copper, while the outer shaft portion is fabricated from a material with lesser thermal conductivity, but greater strength, for example steel. The two-material shaft with a highly thermally conductive core serves to conduct heat from the interior of the electric machine to the housing, or to an exterior apparatus or structure.
US11342800B2	Magnetic alignment systems with proximity detection for electronic devices A magnetic alignment system can include a primary annular magnetic alignment component and a secondary annular magnetic alignment component. The primary alignment component can include an inner annular region having a first magnetic orientation, an outer annular region having a second magnetic orientation opposite to the first magnetic orientation, and a non-magnetized central annular region disposed between the primary inner annular region and the primary outer annular region. The secondary alignment component can have a magnetic orientation with a radial component. Additional features, such as a rotational magnetic alignment component and/or an NFC coil and circuitry can be included.
US11342799B2	Out-of-band communication during wireless battery charging Described herein is a wireless charging system including a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver, where the wireless power receiver is part of a wireless electronic device such as a mobile telephone. The wireless power receiver is used to charge a battery of the wireless electronic device and can include both a closed-loop DC-DC converter, such as a buck charger, and an open-loop DC-DC converter, such as a switched capacitor charger. In addition to an in-band communication channel between the power transmitter and the power receiver, the system also includes an out-of-band communication channel through which the power transmitter and the power receiver can exchange control signals, helping to avoid interference that can occur in the in-band communication channel when using the open-loop DC-DC converter.
US11342797B2	Wireless power system having identifiable receivers A wireless power transmitter system for directing a high energy beam towards receivers fitted with identifying signs. One type of the identifying signs may have asymmetric shape properties, such that their mirror image cannot be matched to their actual shape, even after the image is rotated, tilted or otherwise geometrically manipulated. The system can thus determine whether a detected image of a sign is a true image received directly from said receiver, or is received after the imaged beam has undergone a reflection between the receiver and the transmission system. In the latter case, the system can prevent high power transmission from being directed to a location other than a real receiver, which could be a safety hazard. Other types of identifying signs may be located in or on the borders of different zones of a transmission space, to identify zones where transmission may be allowed or prohibited.
US11342796B2	Controlling wireless charging Methods, systems, and techniques for safely controlling wireless charging in the presence of a foreign object are presented. A method includes determining a power difference between a power transmitted by a wireless charger and a power received by an electronic device, determining a level of misalignment of the electronic device with respect to the wireless charger; estimating an amount of power difference due to the level of misalignment of the electronic device with respect to the wireless charger, adjusting a power difference threshold for the wireless charger based on the estimated amount of power difference, and controlling operation of the wireless charger based on the power difference and the adjusted power difference threshold.
US11342795B2	Power transfer and harvesting system having anchor-shaped antennas A wireless power transfer and harvesting system that can be integrated with fabric is provided. The wireless power transfer and harvesting system includes a transmitter antenna for wirelessly transferring power and a receiver antenna operatively coupled to the transmitter antenna for receiving the power. At least one of the transmitter antenna and the receiver antenna can be formed with a shape of an anchor to inhibit effects of lateral and/or angular positional misalignments of the transmitter antenna or the receiver antenna upon power transfer efficiency of the system.
US11342785B2	Power supplying system, electronic apparatus, and power supplying method There are provided a power supplying system, an electronic apparatus, and a power supplying method capable of surely preventing an abnormal end even in a case where supply of external power is disconnected in an apparatus having no battery with a valid voltage. The supply system includes a first power feed unit (11) that preferentially outputs external power rather than internal power from a first battery (12) in an electronic apparatus (10), a second power feed unit (21) that preferentially outputs the external power rather than internal power from a second battery (22) in a connection apparatus (20), an external power feed connection unit (external power feed connection path (L3)) that connects an external power feed path (L1) to the first power feed unit (11) and an external power feed path (L2) to the second power feed unit (21), a selection unit (13) that selects one of the first power feed unit (11) and the second power feed unit (21), and a control unit (15) that causes the selection unit (13) to select a power feed unit that receives the internal power between the first power feed unit (11) and the second power feed unit (21).
US11342783B2	Solar control device A solar control device includes: an execution unit configured to cause a DC-DC converter (DDC) to perform a scan process of scanning an output voltage of the solar panel and retrieving a maximum power point based on a predetermined instruction; and a determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined first time has elapsed after the scan process has been previously completed, to additionally determine whether the panel power continues to be equal to or less than a predetermined first threshold value for a predetermined second time when the first time has elapsed, and to output the instruction to cause the DDC to perform the scan process next to the execution unit when the panel power continues to be equal to or less than the first threshold value for the second time.
US11342780B1	Portable hybrid generator A portable hybrid generator having a frame assembly with a battery-mounting base, a gas power charger assembly secured within the frame assembly, and an electric charger assembly mounted onto the battery-mounting base. The frame assembly has a front wall, frames, lateral walls, a rear wall, a top edge, a dividing wall, and a cover. The lateral walls extend from the battery-mounting base to the top edge and have battery connection points. The frame assembly further has wheels, a stopper, and a handle. The front wall has a transfer switch, a motor on/off switch, and at least one frame outlet. The gas power charger assembly has a gas motor, an alternator, a gas tank, and a solenoid. The electric charger assembly has first and second portable battery assemblies.
US11342775B2	Voltage minimum active protection circuit and method of operating same Techniques and mechanisms for supplementing power delivery with a battery. In an embodiment, a voltage is provided at a first node with the battery to power a load circuit. A charger is coupled between the first node and a second node, wherein a capacitor is coupled to provide charge to the charger via the second node. In response to detecting a transition of the voltage below a threshold voltage level, controller logic operates switch circuitry of the charger to provide charge from the capacitor. Such operation maintains the voltage in a range of voltage levels which are each above a minimum voltage level required by the load. At least a portion of the range is below the threshold voltage level. In some embodiments, another voltage at the second node provides a basis for generating a control signal to throttle an operation of the load circuit.
US11342773B2	Step-down conversion circuit assembly and electronic device A step-down conversion circuit assembly and an electronic device are provided. The step-down conversion circuit assembly includes a box body, a step-down conversion circuit, a heat dissipation element, and a fan. The box body has multiple side walls, where the multiple side walls define an enclosed accommodating space, and the box body defines an air outlet on one of the multiple side walls. The step-down conversion circuit is disposed in the accommodating space of the box body. The heat dissipation element is disposed in the accommodating space of the box body and attached to the step-down conversion circuit for conducting heat. The fan is disposed between the step-down conversion circuit and the air outlet and configured to enable the heat in the accommodating space to exit from the air outlet.
US11342769B2	Control device A control device comprises an acquisition unit that acquires a current to or from the battery and a voltage of a battery, a calculation unit that calculates an internal resistance of the battery based on the current and the voltage when the regenerative power generation is performed by a rotary electric machine, and a permission determination unit that determines whether to permit an automatic stop of an engine depending on whether restarting of the engine is enabled based on power running drive of the rotary electric machine. The calculation unit calculates a value of the internal resistance each time the regenerative power generation or the power running drive is performed before the engine enters an automatic stop state. The permission determination unit determines whether to permit the automatic stop based on a latest value of the internal resistance among values of the internal resistance calculated by the calculation unit.
US11342764B2	Low voltage charging control and protection circuit for electronic cigarette and method of charging the electronic cigarette using the circuit A low voltage charging control and protection circuit for an electronic cigarette is provided. The circuit includes an extended charging circuit configured to charge a battery of the electronic cigarette at a first voltage. The circuit also includes a charging integrated circuit configured to charge the battery of the electronic cigarette at a second voltage. The first voltage is lower than the second voltage. The circuit further includes a microcontroller configured to control the extended charging circuit and the charging integrated circuit to alternately charge the battery of the electronic cigarette based on a high or low level of a voltage of the battery.
US11342763B2	Battery system and method for operating a battery system A battery system, including multiple battery cells, each of which have respective battery cell housings with electrical terminals via which the multiple battery cells are electrically connected to one another, wherein a cell branch connecting the electrical terminals to a galvanic cell and a bypass branch for bridging the galvanic cell are arranged in each of the respective battery cell housings, each cell branch having a switching element for opening and closing the cell branch and each bypass branch having a bridging switching element for opening and closing the bypass branch.
US11342762B2	Battery charging cut-off circuit In one embodiment, a battery backup unit (BBU) cut-off and recharge circuit includes: a first transistor, a power entry connection connected to a main power supply, where power from the power entry connection flows to application circuits for an electronic device, and the first transistor is positioned between a BBU and the power entry connection, and a microcontroller, where the microcontroller is operative to: detect a loss of power from the main power supply, turn on the first transistor to enable the BBU to discharge through the power entry connection to application circuits, detect a status of charge (SOC) for the BBU, and upon detecting that the SOC is under a predefined threshold, set the BBU cut-off and recharge circuit to a lockdown state by turning off the first transistor.
US11342760B2	Electrical device for parallel connected batteries An electrical device having a plurality of parallel-connected built-in rechargeable batteries includes a power supply terminal and a charging circuit. The power supply terminal receives electrical power supplied from the outside of the electrical device. The charging circuit executes charge control so as to charge the plurality of rechargeable batteries using the electrical power supplied from the outside. During the execution of the charge control, the charging circuit interrupts charging of any one of the plurality of rechargeable batteries in accordance with a magnitude of a charging current flowing to each of the plurality of rechargeable batteries.
US11342759B2	Power distribution node for a power architecture A power distribution node for a power architecture, and method for operating, includes a microgenerator configured to generate a supply of electrical power, and a power distribution unit connected with a power supply bus and the microgenerator and configured to selectively energize at least a subset of electrical loads disposed proximately to the power distribution node. The energizing power is operably supplied by at least one of the power supply bus or the microgenerator.
US11342755B2	Physical address determining method, apparatus, and device, and storage medium A physical address determining method, apparatus, and device, and a storage medium, and belongs to the field of solar power generation, includes: controlling at least two slave nodes to sequentially start up, and detecting a change status of an input voltage of the master node; dividing a photovoltaic power generation system into a plurality of photovoltaic strings; and for each candidate photovoltaic string, controlling any slave node located in the candidate photovoltaic string to start up and other slave nodes to shut down, and using the physical address as a physical address of the candidate photovoltaic string. This disclosure provides a manner of automatically determining a physical address of a photovoltaic string, thereby implementing photovoltaic-string locating and expanding a system function range. When an anomaly occurs, the anomaly can be eliminated in a timely manner, thereby improving system stability.
US11342750B2	Power demand/supply adjustment power procurement plan support device and method, and power demand/supply adjustment power procurement plan support system A power demand/supply adjustment power procurement plan support device supports a power system through a power transaction in the power market and has an added power transmission capacity analysis means and a target power transmittable capacity determination means. The added power transmission capacity analysis means obtains: actual power supply data including a power supply having supplied power to the power system and the actual value of a power supply amount; an actual power system stabilization data including a power supply performing power supply restriction for power system stabilization, an electric control amount or a customer facility performing a load restriction, and the actual value of a load control amount; and an actual power demand/supply adjustment power procurement data including a procurement amount of the power demand/supply adjustment power of a power supply participating in the power market and the actual value of the total procurement cost.
US11342745B2	Switched-mode power supply and medical system with a switched-mode power supply A switching power supply includes: a DC-DC converter including a switching element and configured to output electric power input from an input terminal to an output terminal; a current detector configured to detect a load current output to the output terminal and to output a voltage corresponding to the load current as a detection result; a time constant circuit having a predetermined charging time constant; a time constant circuit controller configured to be connected to the current detector and the time constant circuit and configured to output a charging current based on the detection result to charge the time constant circuit or discharge charge charged in the time constant circuit as a discharging current on based on a comparison between the detection result output by the current detector and a reference voltage.
US11342742B2	Set of electrical protection devices with two levels that are connected in series A set of electrical protection devices with two levels that are connected in series, the first level including a circuit breaker that is referred to as the first or upstream circuit breaker and the second level including one or more circuit breakers referred to as second or downstream circuit breakers, which are connected in parallel with respect to one another.The trip for the upstream circuit breaker, instead of including what are referred to as instantaneous protection means, includes, firstly, a first trip chain making it possible to adjust the long-delay trip curve for inverse time and the short-delay trip curve with a no-trip time and, secondly, a second trip chain including an optical sensor that is capable of discerning light between 300 and 450 nm by eliminating visible and infrared light so as to eliminate the light that is characteristic of gas jets emitted by the one or more circuit breakers referred to as downstream circuit breakers during a switching operation, and means for simultaneously measuring the current level and the maximum threshold of light emitted at the busbars, this second trip chain being capable of causing the upstream circuit breaker to trip when the current exceeds a predetermined value and the light emitted exceeds a predetermined threshold for emitted light.
US11342740B2	Drain current sensing and fault protection circuit based on gate voltage for gate current driven field effect transistors A power converter circuit includes a switch including a field effect transistor, the field effect transistor being a wide bandgap field effect transistor and being configured to maintain an on operational state responsive to a maintenance signal received through a gate terminal, a current sensing circuit that is configured to estimate a drain terminal current of the field effect transistor responsive to a voltage between the gate terminal of the field effect transistor and a source terminal of the field effect transistor, and a gate driving circuit that is configured to generate the maintenance signal responsive to the estimate of the drain terminal current.
US11342739B2	Monitoring and protection device of power distribution transformers on the low voltage side The invention is related to a monitoring and protection device of power distribution transformers on the low voltage side. Said device monitors in a permanent manner the functioning of the transformer and provides a record of all the information in case of a fault. Additionally, the invention device provides the protection of the transformer in case of a fault, allowing a partial impact on the service and preventing peak currents that may reduce the useful life of the transformer. The device has a remote communication module that allows the transmission of the recorded data, a control module that may be activated remotely and a visual alert module that reduces the risk in the handling of the device.
US11342736B2	Electrical contact fault diagnosis The present invention relates to a method of identifying an electrical contact fault in a wind turbine blade electrical heating system, comprising inserting a predetermined enforced off cycle between or within a switching duty cycle, wherein the switching duty cycle controls the switching of one or more electrical contacts in the electrical heating system, measuring a current consumption during the predetermined enforced off cycle, determining if the measured current consumption exceeds a predetermined threshold, and wherein if the measured current consumption exceeds the predetermined threshold shutting down at least part of the electrical heating system. The present invention also relates to a wind turbine with one or more wind turbine blades that can identify an electrical contact fault.
US11342731B1	Electrical control panel with cooling system An electrical control panel including an enclosure box being sealed other than at an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a primary electrical component inside the enclosure box and having a first heat exchanger that transfers heat from the primary electrical component, one or more secondary electrical components inside the enclosure box that generate less heat than the primary electrical component, a second heat exchanger attached to the enclosure box and having an internal air passageway that includes an inlet opening and an outlet opening in fluid communication with the respective outlet and inlet openings of the enclosure box and defining therewith a sealed compartment, and one or more diverter elements direct a majority of the heated air from the first heat exchanger to enter the internal air passageway of the second heat exchanger without flowing over at least one of the secondary electrical components.
US11342729B2	Power panels including conductive clip assemblies and bus stack arrangements incorporating safety features A power panel of an electrical distribution system including a bus stack with a plurality of conductive bars spaced from one another and a plurality of insulators, an electrical accessory is coupled to the plurality of bus bars, and each insulator includes a main body and a safety feature that extends from the main body. The safety features from adjacent insulators extend towards one another to define a gap sized to prevent insertion of a foreign object therein. The gap is further sized to permit insertion there through of a conductive component to establish an electrical connection between multiple bus bars and the electrical accessory.
US11342728B2	Circuit interrupters with electronically controlled lock out tag out systems and related electrical distribution systems and methods Circuit breakers with a housing with a line side and a load side and an electronically controlled lock-out lock member coupled to the housing configured to electronically controllably travel between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the lock member is in a lock-out position and prevents the handle from moving to an ON position associated with electrical current conduction and in the first position the lock member is translated to a position that allows the handle to move to the ON position.
US11342724B2	Semiconductor optical integrated device A semiconductor optical integrated device comprises a semiconductor amplifier and a plurality of semiconductor lasers, wherein the semiconductor amplifier and the semiconductor lasers are monolithically integrated on a semiconductor substrate, an n-side cladding layer of the semiconductor amplifier and an n-side cladding layer of each of the semiconductor lasers are electrically insulated by an insulating layer formed between the semiconductor substrate and the n-side cladding layer of the semiconductor lasers and an insulating layer formed between the n-side cladding layer of the semiconductor amplifier and the n-side cladding layer of the semiconductor lasers, the n-side cladding layer of the semiconductor lasers and the p-side cladding layer of the semiconductor amplifier is configured to be electrically connected, and the semiconductor amplifier and each semiconductor laser of the plurality of semiconductor lasers are electrically connected in series.
US11342721B1	Beam director for high-energy laser (HEL) weapon A beam director system for a high-energy laser (HEL) weapon includes correction sensors that are able detect misalignments in optical elements throughout the entire optical path traversed by the high-energy laser. The system includes beam correction sensors that sense misalignments in a first part of the optical path, and high-speed track sensors that sense misalignments in a second part of the optical path, with the first part and the second part overlapping. This allows all optics to be sensed by the beam correction sensors and/or the high-speed track sensors. The system can accommodate a wide variety of lasers for the HEL, preferably including a co-boresighted and aligned alignment laser. By having the track sensors further downstream on the optical path than in prior devices, the acquisition and track sensor fields of view of the system may be improved.
US11342716B2	Shielding net and connector using same A connector includes a housing. The housing includes a plurality of module channels therein and shielding net. A signal transmission module is movably mounted in each of the module channels. The signal transmission module includes an insulator and a signal contact member. The shielding net has a plurality of mesh holes. The signal transmission module includes a shielding ring sleeve segment. A shielding contact is conductively bonded to the shielding ring sleeve segment of a corresponding signal transmission module is respectively provided at each mesh hole of the shielding net. The shielding contact protrudes towards the center of the corresponding mesh hole. A plurality of the shielding contacts corresponding to each mesh hole are circumferentially disposed along the corresponding mesh hole. A shielding elastic sheet is conductively bonded to a shielding ring sleeve on each of the signal transmission modules.
US11342714B2	Connector housing, mating connector housing and system A connector housing for an electrical connector includes a housing part and a shielding element disposed on the housing part. The shielding element has a contact spring contacting a shielding part of a mating connector housing. The contact spring is bent and pressed against the shielding part during a plugging operation between the connector housing and the mating connector housing.
US11342712B2	Electrical connector terminal comprising two overlapping terminal pieces An electrical connector is provided which includes a terminal that includes two terminal pieces, a fixed housing that is fixed to a machine or a substrate, and a movable housing that is movably supported to the fixed housing by the terminal. Each of the terminal pieces is formed of a conductive plate. A connection portion is formed on one end side of each of the terminal pieces in a length direction and connected to a circuit provided in the machine or the substrate. A contact portion is formed on another end side of each of the terminal pieces in the length direction and comes in contact with a terminal of a mating connector. A spring portion is formed in each of the terminal pieces and connects the connection portion and the contact portion such that the contact portion is movable with respect to the connection portion between the connection portion and the contact portion. The two terminal pieces are disposed such that at least parts of the spring portions of the two terminal pieces are overlapped via a gap in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the spring portion.
US11342710B2	Connector A lever 50 is arranged movably from a partial locking position before connection of both housings 10, 90 and a full locking position after the connection with respect to the housing 10. Entrances 56 of cam grooves 54, 55 of the lever 50 are open in an edge part of the lever 50. The housing 10 includes a lock piece 31 resiliently displaceable in a direction intersecting a moving direction of the lever 50 to the full locking position. The lock piece 31 includes a lock portion 35 arranged at entrances 56 of the cam grooves 54, 55 and facing inner surfaces of the entrances 56 with the lever 50 located at the partial locking position. The lock portion 35 includes a protruding portion 37 projecting from the entrances 56 of the cam grooves 54, 55.
US11342702B2	Electrical connection structure An electrical connection structure according to the present disclosure includes a glass plate, a power supply part formed on the glass plate, a connection terminal including a base part facing the glass plate, and a spring member disposed between the power supply part and the base part and configured to electrically connect the power supply part to the base part. The spring member includes a fixing part, a curved part, and contact parts. The curved part includes branch parts branched by a slit. The contact part is disposed at each of end parts of the branch parts. The contact parts are in contact with the base part independently of each other. The curved part is in contact with the power supply part at a part protruding toward the glass plate.
US11342701B2	Socket body A socket body (1) comprises a socket space (3) which is delimited by a socket wall (2), extends along a center axis (M), wherein the socket space (3) has a socket opening (22), which is surrounded by an end surface (6). A notch (4) extends through the socket wall (2) at an angle (α) to the center axis (M) such that a spring lug (5) is formed, which spring lug (5) is bent into the socket opening (3). The notch (4) has a right-hand portion (7) and a left-hand portion (8), wherein a center plane (ME) extends through the center axis (M) centrally between the two portions (7, 8). As seen from the outer side of the socket body (1), an upper surface (16) of the notch (4) intersects exclusively the lateral surface (11) of the socket wall (2), but not the end surface (6).
US11342700B2	Plug receiving device A plug receiving device includes a main body having an inner space therein and having an open front face and an open top, wherein conductor pins to be inserted into pin holes of an outlet protrude from an outer rear face of the main body, wherein first electrical connectors are disposed on an inner rear face of the main body; a shield coupled to an inner rear face of the main body and having a vertically slidable slider; and a removable insert to be removably inserted into the inner space, wherein the removable insert has second electrical connectors disposed on an outer face thereof, wherein when the removable insert is inserted into the inner space such that the removable insert presses down the slider of the shield, the second electrical connectors are electrically connected to the first electrical connectors and then to the conductor pins, respectively.
US11342699B2	Terminal fitting, method of producing the same, and connector A terminal fitting 10 is provided with a body portion 11 having a tubular shape and extending in a front-rear direction. The body portion 11 includes an outer wall portion 17 arranged from one end toward another end in a width direction. The outer wall portion 17 includes a bent portion 43 curved on one end side in the width direction and having a curved outer side surface facing forward, a stabilizer 29 having a bent shape and projecting outward on another end side in the width direction, and cutout portions 37, 38 open in a front end of the outer wall portion 17 on both widthwise sides of the bent portion 43.
US11342698B2	Layout method for backplane connector, backplane and electronic terminal The disclosure provides a layout method for backplane connector, a backplane, and an electronic terminal. The backplane includes: a circuit board; and a first connector unit. The first connector unit includes at least one group of first connector modules, each group of the first connector modules comprises a front connector and a back connector; pins in odd-numbered columns of the front connector have the same arrangement as pins in odd-numbered columns of the back connector, pins in even-numbered columns of the front connector have the same arrangement as pins in even-numbered columns of the back connector; the front connector is mounted on the front of the circuit board, the back connector is on the back of the circuit board, and the back connector is staggered one column of pins relative to the front of the front connector.
US11342688B2	Dual-polarized radiating element and antenna The present invention provides a dual-polarized radiating element comprising a feeding arrangement and four dipole arms. The feeding arrangement comprises four slots, which extend from a periphery towards a center of the feeding arrangement and which are arranged at regular angular intervals forming a first angular arrangement. The four dipole arms extend outwards from the feeding arrangement and are arranged at regular angular intervals to form a second angular arrangement. The second angular arrangement of the four dipole arms is rotated with respect to the first angular arrangement of the four slots.
US11342683B2	Microwave/millimeter-wave waveguide to circuit board connector Circuit board connector that provides electrical connection between conductive traces in a printed circuit board and microwave/millimeter-wave components.
US11342674B2	Ten-frequency band antenna A ten-frequency band antenna includes a carrier, a high-frequency segment, a low-frequency segment, a printed circuit board (PCB) and an inductor. The high-frequency segment is arranged on left side of the carrier and the low-frequency segment is arranged on right side of the carrier. The radiator on the bottom face of the carrier electrically connects with the micro strip of the PCB and the ground line of the ground metal when the carrier is fixed to the PCB. The low-frequency segment is located at an opened area and corresponding to a metal face with smaller area such that the low-frequency segment is at a free space to enhance the frequency response of the low-frequency segment and the bandwidth of the high-frequency segment. The area and the volume of blind hole on the carrier can adjust the effective dielectric constant to adjust the resonant frequency and bandwidth of the antenna.
US11342670B1	Antenna structure An antenna structure includes a feeding radiation element, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a nonconductive support element, and an accessory element. The feeding radiation element has a feeding point. The first radiation element includes a branch portion and a widening portion. The feeding radiation element is coupled through the first radiation element to a ground voltage. The second radiation element is coupled to the feeding radiation element and the first radiation element. The nonconductive support element carries the feeding radiation element, the first radiation element, and the second radiation element. The accessory element includes a nonconductive housing and an internal metal element. The branch portion and widening portion of the first radiation element are disposed on the nonconductive housing of the accessory element.
US11342667B2	Antenna structure and mobile terminal The present disclosure relates to an antenna structure and a mobile terminal. The antenna structure includes: a first antenna and a second antenna; wherein the first antenna is configured to radiate signals of a first frequency band; the second antenna is configured to radiate signals of a second frequency band, and the second frequency band is higher than the first frequency band; and the second antenna is stacked and disposed above the first antenna.
US11342666B2	TFT substrate, scanning antenna provided with TFT substrate, and method for manufacturing TFT substrate A TFT substrate includes a transmission and/or reception region including a plurality of antenna unit regions, and a non-transmission and/or reception region located in a region other than the transmission and/or reception region. Each of the antenna unit regions U includes a TFT and a patch electrode electrically connected to a drain electrode of the TFT. The TFT substrate includes a gate metal layer including a gate electrode of the TFT, a gate insulating layer, a source metal layer including a source electrode of the TFT and the drain electrode, a first insulating layer, a patch metal layer including the patch electrode, a second insulating layer, and an upper conductive layer. The upper conductive layer includes a patch drain connection section electrically connected to the patch electrode and the drain electrode.
US11342665B1	Tunable patch antenna array including a dielectric plate Apparatuses, methods, and systems for an antenna assembly, are disclosed. One apparatus includes a multiple layer printed circuit board (PCB), a dielectric plate, and antenna elements. The PCB includes antenna excitation feed elements, wherein the antenna excitation feed elements are located on a layer of the PCB. A second surface of the dielectric plate is affixed to a first surface of PCB forming gaps adjacent each of the antenna excitation feed elements, wherein a dielectric constant of the dielectric plate, a thickness of the dielectric plate, and a thickness of the gaps are selected based on an operating frequency of wireless signals communicated through the antenna assembly, and based on RF (radio frequency) characteristics of the PCB. Each of the antenna elements are affixed to a first surface of the dielectric plate.
US11342664B2	Method for antenna selection and related products A method for antenna selection and related products are provided. The method is applicable to a user terminal equipment including four internal-antenna groups and one external-antenna group. The four internal-antenna groups are distributed around a periphery of the user terminal equipment. Each internal-antenna group includes two internal antennas with different polarization directions. The external-antenna group is electrically coupled to the user terminal equipment. The method includes the following. Whether the user terminal equipment is coupled to the external-antenna group is determined. When the user terminal equipment is coupled to the external-antenna group and the external-antenna group is determined to be enabled, two target internal antennas are determined from any of the four internal-antenna groups or two adjacent internal-antenna groups among the four internal-antenna groups. A target antenna group is formed according to the two target internal antennas and two external antennas to receive and transmit radio frequency signals.
US11342659B2	Radome subassembly for a radar sensor for motor vehicles A radome subassembly for a radar sensor for motor vehicles, which radar sensor encompasses a radar-frequency printed circuit board having at least one antenna and a radar-frequency printed circuit alongside the antenna, the radome subassembly encompassing: a radome for covering the antenna side of the radar-frequency printed circuit board; and an absorber for radar waves in order to shield the radar-frequency printed circuit, the absorber being disposed in front of an inner side of the radome, the absorber leaving a region next to the absorber, in front of the inner side of the radome, open for a main antenna lobe of the at least one antenna, the absorber being fastened on the radome, and the radome subassembly having at least one elastic plastic element by way of which the absorber is braced movably against the inner side of the radome. A radar sensor having the radome subassembly is also described.
US11342657B2	Antenna device An antenna device is provided, including a first substrate, a first conductive element, a second substrate, a second conductive element, and an insulating layer. The first conductive element is disposed on the first substrate to define, on the first substrate, a recessed region adjacent to the first conductive element. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The second conductive element is disposed on the second substrate and located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The insulating layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. In a top view of the antenna device, the second conductive element overlaps the first conductive element and the recessed region, and the insulating layer at least partially overlaps the recessed region.
US11342656B2	Nozzle cap encapsulated antenna system A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a first body end and a second body end, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending from the first body end towards the second body end; an antenna cover circumferentially overlapping a portion of the circumferential wall, the antenna cover defining an inner cover surface facing the circumferential wall, an antenna cavity defined between the inner cover surface and the portion of the circumferential wall; and an antenna printed circuit board (“PCB”) strip positioned within the antenna cavity, the antenna PCB strip secured in facing engagement with the inner cover surface.
US11342655B2	Liquid crystal display panel and electronic device An embodiment of the present application provides a liquid crystal display panel including: an array substrate; a color film substrate; a plurality of antenna modules, each of the antenna modules including a driving circuit unit, a plurality of radiation circuit units, and a ground electrode layer; and a liquid crystal molecular layer including a first liquid crystal molecular layer and a second liquid crystal molecular layer.
US11342653B2	Antenna structure and wireless communication device using same An antenna structure with wide radiation bandwidth in a reduced physical space includes a housing, a first feed portion, and a second feed portion. The housing includes a metallic side frame, a metallic middle frame, and a metallic back board. The metallic side frame defines a first gap and a second gap. The metallic back board defines a slot. The slot, the first and second gaps divide a first radiation portion and a second radiation from the metallic side frame. The first feed portion is electrically connected to the first radiation portion. The second feed portion is electrically connected to the second radiation portion. The metallic middle frame and the metallic back board are connected to each other to form a system ground plane to provide a ground for the antenna structure.
US11342648B2	Transmission line and post-wall waveguide A transmission line in which a waveguide tube and a planar transmission path are coupled to a post-wall waveguide broadens a band in which return loss is small. A transmission line (1) includes: a PPW (filter 11) including wide walls (13, 14) and narrow walls (16); and a waveguide tube (21). The PPW (filter 11) includes a columnar conductor (pin 18) that passes through an opening (13a) which is provided in the wide wall (conductor layer 13) and that has one end portion (181) located inside the substrate (12). The waveguide tube (21) is placed such that the columnar conductor (pin 18) passes through an opening (22a) and such that another end portion (182) of the columnar conductor (pin 18) is located inside the waveguide tube (21).
US11342645B2	Non-reciprocal filters for matter waves A non-reciprocal quantum device that comprises a first terminal and a second terminal, a transmission structure connected between the first and second terminals and configured to transmit microscopic particles in at least a partially phase-coherent manner from the first terminal to the second terminal and possibly from the second terminal to the first terminal, wherein a time-reversal symmetry of the transmission of the particles is broken with respect to at least a portion of the transmission structure; wherein the time-reversal symmetry is broken in such a way that the transmission structure comprises a higher transmission probability for particles moving in a first direction from the first terminal to the second terminal than in a second direction from the second terminal to the first terminal.
US11342644B2	Microwave resonator, a microwave filter and a microwave multiplexer A microwave resonator comprising a hollow tube comprising an electrically conductive tube wall which defines a tube bore, the tube extending along a length axis from a first end to a second end; a first electrically conductive closing plate closing the first end of the tube, the first electrically conductive closing plate comprising at least one coupling slot extending therethrough; a second electrically conducting closing plate closing the second end of the tube, the second electrically conductive closing plate comprising at least one coupling slot extending therethrough; a plurality of dielectric resonant pucks, each puck comprising first and second end faces and a side wall extending therebetween, each puck being dimensioned such that when in the tube its dominant mode is a doubly degenerate mode; the pucks being arranged within the tube bore spaced apart from each other and the closing plates, each puck being arranged centered on the length axis and its side wall abutting the tube wall such that there is no air gap between the puck and the tube wall which extends from one end face to the other of the puck, the puck adjacent to the first closing plate being termed the input puck; each puck being separated from the adjacent puck in the tube bore by a coupling gap, each coupling gap having an electrically conductive iris plate arranged therein, each iris plate being arranged normal to the length axis, each iris plate comprising at least one coupling slot extending therethrough; a single mode input microwave resonator adapted to provide a microwave signal to the input puck; each puck comprising a symmetry breaking structure for modifying the frequency of one of the degenerate modes relative to the other and the coupling between the two modes; each puck further comprising a central aperture extending from one end face to the other along the length axis; and, each central aperture comprising at least one electrically conductive insert arranged therein.
US11342639B2	Secondary battery and battery pack including the same A secondary battery includes an electrode body that includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate; an outer body that houses the electrode body; a sealing plate that is made of metal and seals an opening of the outer body; and a positive electrode terminal that is electrically connected to the positive electrode plate. At least part of the positive electrode terminal is disposed on the battery outer side with respect to the sealing plate. An external insulating member made of resin is disposed between the sealing plate and the positive electrode terminal. The conduction path between the positive electrode plate and the positive electrode terminal is provided with a current interrupting mechanism. An electrically insulating, heat-resistant layer is disposed between the positive electrode terminal and the sealing plate.
US11342637B2	Secondary battery including bent collector tabs between electrode body and sealing plate A secondary battery including external terminals provided on an outer side of a sealing plate of a battery case, lead terminals provided on an inner side of the sealing plate, the lead terminals connected to the external terminals being fixed to the sealing plate, collector members disposed on the inner side of the sealing plate, the collector members being connected to the lead terminals, and pluralities of collector tabs connected to a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate at an end portion of an electrode body. The pluralities of collector tabs are connected to the collector members, and the electrode body is accommodated inside the battery case while having the pluralities of collector tabs be in a bent state in an inner space defined by the sealing plate.
US11342636B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a main tab; a current collecting member adjacent the main tab; and a sub-tab electrically connecting the main tab to the current collecting member. The main tab is in and welded to the sub-tab, and the sub-tab and the main tab are bent in the same direction on the current collecting member.
US11342632B2	Battery module A battery module includes a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries arranged to be stacked in at least one direction, each secondary battery having an electrode lead, and a bus bar made of an electrically conductive material and bonded to at least two electrode leads of corresponding secondary batteries to electrically connect the corresponding secondary batteries to each other. Each bonded electrode lead may be configured to protrude from the corresponding secondary battery in a front and rear direction, and at least one of left and right side surfaces of each bonded electrode lead may be bonded to the bus bar.
US11342631B2	Battery module having a bus bar with a main frame and metal plates A battery module improves electric connection between an electrode lead of a secondary battery and a bus bar. In detail, the battery module includes a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries; and a bus bar contacted to at least two of first electrode leads and second electrode leads of the secondary batteries, wherein the bus bar includes at least two metal plates contacted and connected to at least two of the first electrode leads and the second electrode leads of at least two secondary batteries; and a main frame coupled to the metal plates, wherein at least one of the metal plates has a different kind of metal material from a material of the main frame.
US11342626B2	Battery pack A battery pack includes stacked battery cells housed between a first case and a second case. The battery cells each include an electrode tab protruding from a first outer surface. The first case and the second case are divided so as to sandwich the battery cells from a side surface of the electrode tab. The first case includes a housing portion configured to house at least a portion of the electrode tab and an abutting portion capable of abutting the side surface of the electrode tab of each battery cell when the electrode tab is inserted in the housing portion.
US11342623B2	Battery pack and vehicle including same Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a plurality of battery modules, each having at least one battery cell, and a battery tray to which the plurality of battery modules are mounted. The plurality of battery modules are coupled to each other by sliding and make surface contact with each other on at least one side surface thereof.
US11342620B2	Battery module scalable in three dimensions Provided is a scalable battery module. In once example embodiment, the module includes a plurality of submodules. Each plurality of submodules is configured to hold one or more cell batteries. The module further includes one or more of a first connector, a second connector, or a third connector. The first connector may secure an alignment of two or more adjacent submodules of the plurality of submodules along a first dimensional axis by using at least one of two slots and two projections of the first connector. The second connector secures the alignment of two adjacent submodules of the plurality of submodules along a second dimensional axis by using at least two further slots of the second connector. The third connector secures the alignment of two adjacent submodules of the plurality of submodules along a third dimensional axis by using at least two further projections of the third connector.
US11342618B2	Secondary battery, method of manufacturing the same, and method of manufacturing conductive member for the same A secondary battery including an electrode body including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate; an exterior body that has an opening and houses the electrode body; a sealing body that seals the opening; a terminal that is provided in the sealing body, and connected to the positive electrode plate or the negative electrode plate; and a conductive member that is disposed on an outer side of the sealing body, and is connected to the terminal. The conductive member has an overlap section in which one end of a conductive plate-shaped member is folded and opposed surfaces are overlaid on other, and a base section in which no surfaces are overlaid on other, and the terminal is connected to the conductive member in the base portion.
US11342611B2	Battery pack, vehicle and control method for alleviating thermal runaway spreading of battery pack The application discloses a battery pack, vehicle and control method for alleviating thermal runaway spreading of a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of secondary batteries and a spray pipeline. A housing of the secondary battery includes a weakened portion, so that a heat flow resulting from thermal runaway of the secondary battery is able to break through the weakened portion to be discharged. The spray pipeline is corresponding to weakened portions of the secondary batteries and is arranged at a spacing B from the weakened portions of the secondary batteries. At least a portion of the spray pipeline corresponding to the weakened portions is a breakthrough region which is able to form an opening under an action of the heat flow. The spray medium in the spray pipeline is sprayed to a secondary battery in thermal runaway via the opening.
US11342605B2	Power storage device A power storage device includes a power storage module including a plurality of power storage cells aligned in one direction, a healer formed to be deformable along a shape of the power storage module and configured to heat the power storage module, and an elastic member configured to press the heater against the power storage module.
US11342603B2	Thermal management of traction battery based on electric current of traction battery A vehicle includes a traction battery and a battery cooling system arranged to cool the battery. A controller of the vehicle is programmed to, responsive to current of the battery exceeding a current threshold and a temperature of the battery being less than a threshold temperature, activate the battery cooling system to cool the battery.
US11342601B2	Thermal runaway detection method and battery management system The present application provides a thermal runaway detection method and a battery management system, which can effectively detect occurrence of thermal runaway of a battery. The method includes: acquiring at least one parameter of a cooling medium of a battery, the battery including a heat conducting apparatus, and the cooling medium being contained in the heat conducting apparatus; and determining, when the at least one parameter satisfies a preset condition, that thermal runaway occurs in the battery.
US11342597B2	Battery pack including noise reduction member Disclosed herein is A battery pack comprising: a pack housing; a base plate; at least two battery modules arranged such that the battery modules are located in a space defined between the pack housing and the base plate, each battery module including a plurality of battery cells or unit modules which can be charged and discharged; a first wall located at a first side of the base plate; a second wall located at a second side of the base plate; an external input terminal and an external output terminal are located at both of the first wall and the second wall, the battery modules being connected to the external input and output terminals in a state in which the battery modules are electrically connected in series or in parallel to each other; and a capacitor is present at the first or second wall adjacent to a corresponding one of the external input and output terminals, the capacitor being electrically connected to said corresponding one of the external input and output terminals.
US11342594B2	Management systems and methods for silicon-containing lithium-ion batteries Battery management systems and methods for use with lithium-ion batteries that employ silicon-based negative electrodes. The battery management systems and methods consider the lithiation/delithiation properties of silicon-based anode materials by considering voltage relaxation behavior. The battery management systems and methods may also be applied to other materials that similarly display an apparent hysteresis in the lithiation/delithiation processes and/or form multiple phases with different electrochemical properties.
US11342590B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery which includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte, the electrode assembly and the electrolyte being accommodated in an exterior body. The positive electrode and the negative electrode have curved surfaces adjacent to each other on parts of peripheral surfaces in a planar view. The negative electrode is disposed so as to protrude from the positive electrode so that a gap G is present between the positive electrode and the negative electrode in the planar view. A value (\|R1-R2\|/G) obtained by dividing an absolute value \|R1-R2\| of a difference between a curvature radius R1 of the curved surface of the negative electrode and a curvature radius R2 of the curved surface of the positive electrode by the gap G is 0.50 to 1.10.
US11342587B2	Additive for non-aqueous electrolytic solutions, non-aqueous electrolytic solution, and electrical storage device Disclosed is an additive for nonaqueous electrolyte solutions, including a first compound represented by the formula (1), and at least one second compound selected from the group consisting of an ethylene carbonate compound, a vinyl ethylene carbonate compound, a cyclic sulfonic acid ester compound, and a cyclic disulfonic acid ester compound, in the formula (1), X represents a sulfonyl group or a carbonyl group, and R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and optionally substituted with a halogen atom or the like.
US11342586B2	Rechargeable lithium battery A rechargeable lithium battery including a negative electrode; a positive electrode including a positive active material; and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, a first additive including a compound represented by one of Chemical Formulae 1 to 4 and a second additive including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 5 or Chemical Formula 6, or a combination thereof, the positive active material includes a compound that includes about 70 mol % or greater of Ni based on the total mole number of all metal elements except for Li,
US11342581B2	Ceramic powder material, method for producing ceramic powder material, and battery A ceramic powder material which contains an LLZ-based garnet-type compound represented by Li7−3xAlxLa3Zr2O12 (where x satisfies 0≤x≤0.3) and in which a main phase of a crystal phase undergoes phase transition from a tetragonal phase to a cubic phase in the process of raising a temperature from 25° C. to 1050° C. and the main phase is the cubic phase even after the temperature is lowered to 25° C.
US11342580B2	Solid electrolyte for all-solid sodium battery, and all-solid sodium battery A solid electrolyte for all-solid sodium battery expressed by Na3-xSbS4-xAx, wherein A is selected from F, Cl, Br, I, NO3, BH4, BF4, PF6, ClO4, BH4, CF3SO3, (CF3SO2)2N, (C2F5SO2)2N, (FSO2)2N, and [B(C2O4)2]; and x is 0
US11342579B2	All-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery having moisture-proof layer containing polymer compound and metal compound particles The present invention aims to provide an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery having a high reliability which does not have a decrease in battery capacity due to absorption of moisture in the air. The all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery is provided with a battery body having an electrolyte layer between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer, a pair of terminal electrodes respectively connected to the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer at both end portions of the battery body, and a moisture-proof layer disposed on surfaces excluding the surfaces to be the terminal electrodes, wherein the moisture-proof layer contains a cured product of a composition containing a polymer compound and metal compound particles.
US11342575B2	Fuel cell stack A fuel cell stack includes a first stack including a plurality of first fuel cells stacked on each other, and a second stack including a plurality of second fuel cells stacked on each other and disposed on one side of the first stack. Each of the first stack and the second stack includes a fuel inlet hole, through which fuel to be supplied to anodes of the respective first and second fuel cells is introduced, a fuel discharge hole, through which the fuel passing through the anodes is discharged, an air inlet hole, through which air to be supplied to cathodes of the respective first and second fuel cells is introduced, and an air discharge hole, through which the air passing through the cathodes is discharged. The fuel cell stack divided into the two stacks increases a charging ratio of hydrogen at the anodes of the respective stacks.
US11342572B2	Redox flow battery A redox flow battery includes: a membrane; and electrodes that are disposed in a compressed state on both sides of the membrane and sandwich the membrane. The thickness x (μm) of the membrane and the compression ratio y (%) of the electrodes satisfy the following relation A or B: (A) when the electrodes are formed from carbon felt, y
US11342571B2	Coolant control system and control method of fuel cell A coolant control system of a fuel cell may include the fuel cell; a coolant line allowing a coolant to circulate therein and connected to the fuel cell to be heat-exchangeable with the fuel cell; an ion removal line provided with an ion filter and connected to a first portion and a second portion of the coolant line to allow a coolant branched from the first portion of the coolant line to pass through the ion filter and then flow into the second portion of the coolant line again; an adjusting valve adjusting a ratio between coolants respectively flowing into the coolant line and the ion removal line; and a controller engaged to the adjusting valve and configured for controlling the adjusting valve based on a temperature of the fuel cell or an output voltage of the fuel cell.
US11342569B2	Humidifier for fuel cell A humidifier for a fuel cell is provided. The humidifier includes a membrane having a humidifying membrane, a first cap coupled to a first side of the membrane to feed supply air into the humidifying membrane, and a second cap coupled to a second side of the membrane to release humidified supply air. An exhaust air inlet is coupled to the second side of the membrane to inject exhaust air from a fuel cell stack into the membrane, and an exhaust air outlet coupled to the first side of the membrane to release dehumidified exhaust air to an exhaust line. The first cap includes a supply air inflow passage and a variable member that has at least a portion capable of entering the supply air inflow passage. The variable member is moved in an inward direction or in an outward direction based on pressure inside the supply air inflow passage.
US11342566B2	Conductive, anti-corrosive magnesium titanium oxide material A fuel cell catalyst system includes a catalyst and a catalyst support material binding the catalyst and including an anticorrosive, conductive material having oxygen vacancies and a formula (I): MgTi2O5-δ (I), where δ is any number between 0 and 3 optionally including a fractional part denoting the oxygen vacancies, the material having an electronic conductivity of about 2-10 S/m at room temperature in an ambient environment.
US11342564B2	Three-dimensional architectured anode, a direct carbon fuel cell including the three-dimensional architectured anode, and related methods A method of fabricating a three-dimensional (3D) architectured anode. The method comprises immersing a fabric textile in a precursor solution, the precursor solution comprising a nickel salt and gadolinium doped ceria (GDC). The nickel salt and GDC are absorbed to the fabric textile. The fabric textile comprising the absorbed nickel salt and GDC is removed from the precursor solution and calcined to form a 3D architectured anode comprising nickel oxide and GDC. Additional methods and a direct carbon fuel cell including the 3D architectured anode are also disclosed.
US11342559B2	Battery with polyvalent metal anode A battery having a polyvalent metal as the electrochemically active material in the anode which also includes a solid ionically conductive polymer material.
US11342555B2	Encapsulated cathode active material particles, lithium secondary batteries containing same, and method of manufacturing Provided is particulate of a cathode active material for a lithium battery, comprising one or a plurality of cathode active material particles being embraced or encapsulated by a thin layer of a high-elasticity polymer having a recoverable tensile strain no less than 5%, a lithium ion conductivity no less than 10−6 S/cm at room temperature, and a thickness from 0.5 nm to 10 μm, wherein the polymer contains an ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW) polymer having a molecular weight from 0.5×106 to 9×106 grams/mole. The UHMW polymer is preferably selected from polyacrylonitrile, polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(methyl ether acrylate), a copolymer thereof, a sulfonated derivative thereof, a chemical derivative thereof, or a combination thereof.
US11342551B2	Zinc secondary battery There is provided a secondary zinc battery including: a unit cell including; a positive-electrode plate including a positive-electrode active material layer and a positive-electrode collector; a negative-electrode plate including a negative-electrode active material layer containing zinc and a negative-electrode collector; a layered double hydroxide (LDH) separator covering or wrapping around the entire negative-electrode active material layer; and an electrolytic solution. The positive-electrode collector has a positive-electrode collector tab extending from one edge of the positive-electrode active material layer, and the negative-electrode collector has a negative-electrode collector tab extending from the opposite edge of the negative-electrode active material layer and beyond a vertical edge of the LDH separator. The unit cell can thereby collects electricity from the positive-electrode collector tab and the negative-electrode collector tab. The LDH separator has at least two continuous closed edges, provided that an edge, adjacent to the negative-electrode collector tab, of the LDH separator is open.
US11342548B2	Zinc electrodes with high capacity utilizations A zinc electrode comprises an anode material, the anode material comprising: an electroactive material comprising at least one of zinc or a compound comprising zinc, a stabilizer additive comprising at least one of: bismuth, copper, indium, a compound comprising bismuth, a compound comprising copper, a compound comprising indium, or any combination thereof, a conductive additive, and a binder.
US11342544B2	Pulse plating of lithium material in electrochemical devices The present invention is directed to battery system and operation thereof. In an embodiment, lithium material is plated onto the anode region of a lithium secondary battery cell by a pulsed current. The pulse current may have both positive and negative polarity. One of the polarities causes lithium material to plate onto the anode region, and the opposite polarity causes lithium dendrites to be removed. There are other embodiments as well.
US11342543B2	Apparatus and method for activating battery cell A method for activating a battery cell. The battery cell includes a positive electrode coated with a nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) positive electrode material, into which lithium nickel oxide (LNO) has been added or mixed. The method includes a step of charging the battery cell; and a step of discharging the battery cell, when, in the step of charging the battery cell, the battery cell is charged under a charging condition of C-rate of 0.1 C to 0.5 C in a state of being heated at a temperature of 45° C. to 60° C. When the activation process is performed according to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the pressing/heating conditions for suppressing generation of a gas may be provided to prevent swelling, battery deformation, and performance deterioration due to the generation of the gas from occurring.
US11342535B2	Organic light-emitting element, method for producing organic light-emitting element, organic light-emitting device, method for producing organic light-emitting device, lighting device, moving object, image pickup device, and electronic apparatus An organic light-emitting element includes, from a first surface of a substrate in this order, the substrate, a lower electrode, an organic compound layer, an upper electrode, a first protective layer containing inorganic material, a second protective layer whose density is higher than the density of the first protective layer, and a third protective layer whose density is higher than the density of the first protective layer, in which the third protective layer is disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface of the substrate.
US11342529B2	OLED device, manufacturing method thereof, and display apparatus There are provided an OLED device, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display apparatus. The OLED device includes: a first substrate; at least one auxiliary electrode disposed on the first substrate; a pixel defining structure disposed on the first substrate; and a plurality of light emitting units disposed on the first substrate. Each light emitting unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a light emitting layer, and the first electrode is located on a side of the second electrode distal to the first substrate, and the light emitting layer is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The auxiliary electrode is disposed inside the pixel defining structure and electrically coupled to the first electrode.
US11342527B2	Light-emitting element having commonly formed hole transport layer and anode electrode and light-emitting device For a purpose of simplifying a structure of a light-emitting element while maintaining luminous efficiency of the light-emitting element, the present invention provides a light-emitting element including: a cathode electrode; an anode electrode; a light-emitting layer between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode; an electron transport layer between the light-emitting layer and the cathode electrode; and a hole transport layer between the light-emitting layer and the anode electrode. The light-emitting element further includes a plurality of subpixels for each light emission wavelength of the light-emitting layer, the light-emitting layer and the electron transport layer for each of the plurality of subpixels, and the hole transport layer common to at least the plurality of subpixels.
US11342521B2	Display device and method for manufacturing display device A display device includes a support material on which a display area, a terminal, and a folding area are disposed. The display area includes a TFT and a light-emitting device layer. The display device includes: a first resin layer and a second resin layer extending along the display area, the terminal, and the folding area; and an organic SOG film provided between the first resin layer and the second resin layer, and laid through the folding area.
US11342519B2	Display panel including flexible subtrate exhibiting improved bending performance, and manufacturing method thereof A display panel is provided with a deep hole area in a lower frame area of an array substrate, so that the lower frame area is bent back along the deep hole area, thereby achieving a narrow frame of the display panel. Simultaneously a stress relief hole is provided in the display area, which is used to release the stress generated when the display area is bent, so that the entire array substrate is less likely to be cracked or broken when bent, and the bending performance of the display panel is greatly improved.
US11342518B2	Flexible electroluminescent display apparatus A flexible electroluminescent display apparatus can include a flexible substrate including an active area and a bending area extending from the active area; a thin film transistor disposed on the active area and including a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode; an planarization layer disposed on the thin film transistor; a light emitting element disposed on the planarization layer in the active area and connected to the thin film transistor through a connection electrode; and a first wiring line and a second wiring line disposed in the bending area, in which the first wiring line, the source electrode and the drain electrode are configured as a same layer, and the second wiring line and the connection electrode are configured as a same layer, and the first wiring line and the second wiring line are directly connected to each other.
US11342517B2	Dibenzoheterocyclic compound and preparation method and application thereof A dibenzoheterocyclic compound having a structure shown in a formula wherein the dibenzoheterocyclic compound has a low LUMO energy level and can be matched with an electron transport material favorable for injection and transport of electrons. The dibenzoheterocyclic compound has hole transport performance. As a light-emitting layer material, the dibenzoheterocyclic compound balances the ratio of electrons to holes in a light-emitting layer increasing the combination probability and improving the light-emitting efficiency of a device. The spatial configuration of the dibenzoheterocyclic compound avoids stacking of material molecules, avoiding generation of high energy excitons due to energy transfer among molecules, reducing annihilation of excitons, and inhibiting efficiency roll-off. The dibenzoheterocyclic compound has thermal stability, so blue light can be emitted efficiently and stably. An organic light-emitting diode contains the dibenzoheterocyclic compound, and a blue light-emitting device with high blue light-emitting efficiency and low driving voltage.
US11342514B2	Organic metal complex, and organic light emitting device and display apparatus using the same Provided is an organic metal complex having a structure represented by the following general formula (1): MLmL′n (1) where: M represents a metal atom selected from Ir, Pt, Rh, Os, and Zn; L and L′, which are different from each other, each represent a bidentate ligand; m represents an integer of 1 to 3 and n represents an integer of 0 to 2, provided that m+n is 3; a partial structure MLm represents a structure represented by the following general formula (2): and a partial structure ML′n represents a structure including a monovalent bidentate ligand.
US11342513B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices A compound having the formula Ir(LA)(LB), where LA has a structure of Formula I and LB is a bidentate ligand is disclosed. In the structure of Formula I, rings A, B, C, and D are each independently 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; each of Z1 to Z8 is C or N; LA has at least one Ir—C bond; L is CR or N; each R1 R2, R3, and R4 is independently hydrogen or one of the preferred general substituents; and any two substituents may be joined or fused together to form a ring. Organic light emitting devices, consumer products, and formulations containing the compounds are also disclosed.
US11342512B2	Compounds for organic electroluminescence device A compound represented by the following formula (1), wherein one or more pairs among R12 and R13, R13 and R14, R14 and R15, R16 and R17, R17 and R18, and R18 and R19 independently form a ring represented by the following formula (2A) or a ring represented by the following formula (2B), or do not form a ring represented by the following formula (2A) and do not form a ring represented by the following formula (2B); and one of R12 to R28 is bonded with L2.
US11342508B2	Organic light-emitting device The present specification relates to an organic light emitting diode.
US11342507B2	Coating composition comprising compound, and organic light emitting device comprising same The present specification relates to a coating composition comprising a compound, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same.
US11342504B2	Oxocarbon-, pseudooxocarbon- and radialene compounds and their use The present invention relates to oxocarbon-, pseudooxocarbon- and radialene compounds as well as to their use as doping agent for doping an organic semiconductive matrix material, as blocker material, as charge injection layer, as electrode material as well as organic semiconductor, as well as electronic components and organic semiconductive materials using them.
US11342502B2	Method of preparing film and method of manufacturing display device A method of preparing a thin film and a method of manufacturing a display device are disclosed. The method of preparing a thin film includes the following steps: providing a substrate having a film formation region and a non-film formation region surrounding the film formation region; forming a gas precursor repellent layer in the non-film formation region; and depositing a gas precursor on the film formation region by atomic deposition to form the film. The method of preparing a film and the method of manufacturing a display device of the present invention can effectively achieve the effect of limiting the boundary of the film by forming the gas precursor repellent layer in the non-film formation region, and finally eliminate the problem of boundary epitaxial caused by atomic deposition.
US11342501B2	Memory cell, method of forming the same, and semiconductor device having the same Provided are a memory cell and a method of forming the same. The memory cell includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode, a storage element layer, and a protective layer. The storage element layer is disposed between the bottom and top electrodes. The protective layer covers the storage element layer and the top electrode, and a material of the protective layer is derived from the storage element layer. A semiconductor device having the memory cell is also provided.
US11342498B2	High density 3D magnetic random access memory (MRAM) cell integration using wafer cut and transfer In accordance with one embodiment, a method includes forming a cleavable donor substrate, the substrate including monocrystalline Si, forming a dielectric layer above the substrate in a film thickness direction, and cleaving the substrate into an upper portion having the dielectric layer and a lower portion. In one embodiment, the cleavable substrate is formed using a sacrificial buffer layer above the substrate in the film thickness direction, and forming a strained Si layer above the sacrificial buffer layer in the film thickness direction, followed by etching away the sacrificial buffer layer to cleave the substrate. In another embodiment, the cleavable substrate is formed by implanting ions into the substrate to a peak implant position located below an upper surface of the substrate, annealing the substrate and dielectric layer in an inert environment to form blisters at the peak implant position, and cleaving the substrate using the blisters.
US11342492B1	Josephson junction structures Josephson junction (JJ) structures are disclosed. In some embodiments, a JJ structure may include a non-superconducting structure having a hollow region. A first superconducting structure may be disposed inside the hollow region of the non-superconducting structure, and a second superconducting structure may be disposed around the non-superconducting structure outside the hollow region.
US11342490B2	Thermoelectric leg and thermoelectric element comprising same A method may be provided of manufacturing a thermoelectric leg. The method may include preparing a first metal substrate including a first metal, and forming a first plated layer including a second metal on the first metal substrate. The method may also include disposing a layer including tellurium (Te) on the first plated layer, and forming a portion of the first plated layer as a first bonding layer by reacting the second metal and the Te. The method also includes disposing a thermoelectric material layer including bismuth (Bi) and Te on an upper surface of the first bonding layer, and disposing a second metal substrate, on which a second bonding layer and a second plated layer are formed, on the thermoelectric material layer, and sintering.
US11342487B2	Light emitting device package A light emitting device package according to an embodiment may comprise: a first package body including a first and a second opening; a light emitting device disposed on the first package body and including a first and a second bonding part; and a first resin disposed between the first package body and the light emitting device. The light emitting device may comprise one surface on which the first and second bonding parts are disposed, the first bonding part may comprise a first side surface and a lower surface facing the first package body, and the second bonding part may comprise a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, and a lower surface facing the first package body. The first resin may comprise an upper surface disposed on the one surface of the light emitting device, a third side surface extending from the upper surface to the lower surface of the first bonding part along the first side surface of the first bonding part, and a fourth side surface extending from the upper surface to the lower surface of the second bonding part along the second side surface of the second bonding part.
US11342486B2	Light-emitting device package and lighting device having same A light emitting device package disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate including first and second frames; a light emitting device including a first bonding portion facing the first frame and a second bonding portion facing the second frame; a phosphor layer on the light emitting device; a first resin disposed around the upper surface of the substrate and the light emitting device; a second resin between the first resin and side surfaces of the light emitting device; and an adhesive layer between the phosphor layer and the light emitting device, wherein the adhesive layer includes a thickness thinner than a thickness of the phosphor layer, and the first resin comprises a reflective resin material and is disposed on the side surface of the phosphor layer. The second resin may include a transparent resin material, and the second resin may include a curved surface with an outer surface facing the first resin.
US11342479B2	Reducing bowing of materials before wafer-to-wafer bonding for LED manufacturing Disclosed herein are techniques relating to wafer-to-wafer bonding for manufacturing light-emitting diodes (LEDs). In some embodiments, a method includes reducing bowing of a layered structure including a semiconductor material and a substrate on which the semiconductor material is formed by generating breakages, fractures, or at least one region of weakened bonding within the layered structure. The method also includes bonding a base wafer to the semiconductor material, removing the substrate from the semiconductor material, and forming a plurality of trenches through the semiconductor material to produce a plurality of LEDs.
US11342470B2	Inclined thin film solar cell Disclosed herein is an inclined thin film solar cell. The inclined thin film solar cell includes a substrate including at least one first surface having a surface inclined at a first angle with respect to the bottom surface of the substrate and at least one second surface located adjacent to the first surface and having a surface which is connected to a next inclined surface and inclined at a second angle, a first electrode famed on a surface of the substrate, a light absorbing layer famed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the light absorbing layer.
US11342466B2	Amorphous oxide semiconductor film, oxide sintered body, thin film transistor, sputtering target, electronic device, and amorphous oxide semiconductor film production method A sintered oxide includes an In2O3 crystal, and a crystal A whose diffraction peak is in an incidence angle (2θ) range defined by (A) to (F) below as measured by X-ray (Cu-K α ray) diffraction measurement: 31.0 to 34.0 degrees . . . (A); 36.0 to 39.0 degrees . . . (B); 50.0 to 54.0 degrees . . . (C); 53.0 to 57.0 degrees . . . (D); 9.0 to 11.0 degrees . . . (E); and 19.0 to 21.0 degrees . . . (F).
US11342462B2	Semiconductor device and display device including the same To improve field-effect mobility and reliability in a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film. A semiconductor device includes a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film. The transistor includes a region where the maximum value of field-effect mobility of the transistor at a gate voltage of higher than 0 V and lower than or equal to 10 V is larger than or equal to 40 and smaller than 150; a region where the threshold voltage is higher than or equal to minus 1 V and lower than or equal to 1 V; and a region where the S value is smaller than 0.3 V/decade.
US11342458B2	Semiconductor structure and fabricating method thereof A semiconductor structure and a method of fabricating the semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate; a metal gate structure on the substrate; and a spacer next to the metal gate structure having a skirting part extending into the metal gate structure and contacting the substrate. The metal gate structure includes a high-k dielectric layer and a metal gate electrode on the high-k dielectric layer.
US11342457B2	Strained thin film transistors Strained thin film transistors are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a strain inducing layer on an insulator layer above a substrate. A polycrystalline channel material layer is on the strain inducing layer. A gate dielectric layer is on a first portion of the polycrystalline channel material. A gate electrode is on the gate dielectric layer, the gate electrode having a first side opposite a second side. A first conductive contact is adjacent the first side of the gate electrode, the first conductive contact on a second portion of the polycrystalline channel material. A second conductive contact adjacent the second side of the gate electrode, the second conductive contact on a third portion of the polycrystalline channel material.
US11342454B2	Semiconductor device and method In accordance with some embodiments, a method is provided. The method includes: forming a semiconductor fin protruding from a substrate; depositing a spacer layer over the semiconductor fin; after the depositing the spacer layer over the semiconductor fin, implanting a first dopant in the spacer layer and depositing a dopant layer of the first dopant on the spacer layer in alternating repeating steps; removing the dopant layer; and performing a thermal anneal process to drive the first dopant into the semiconductor fin from the spacer layer.
US11342451B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating a semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a support substrate having a first surface capable of supporting the epitaxial growth of at least one III-V semiconductor and a second surface opposing the first surface, at least one mesa positioned on the first surface, each mesa including an epitaxial III-V semiconductor-based multi-layer structure on the first surface of the support substrate, the III-V semiconductor-based multi-layer structure forming a boundary with the first surface and a parasitic channel suppression region positioned laterally adjacent the boundary.
US11342450B2	Semiconductor device having injection enhanced type insulated gate bipolar transistor with trench emitter and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device having an IE-type IGBT structure comprises a stripe-shaped trench gate and a stripe-shaped trench emitter arranged to face the trench gate formed in a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device further comprises an N-type emitter layer and a P-type base layer both surrounded by the trench gate and the trench emitter formed in the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device also comprises a P-type base contact layer arranged on one side of the trench emitter and formed in the semiconductor substrate. The p-type base contact layer, the emitter layer, and the trench emitter are commonly connected with an emitter electrode. The trench emitter is formed deeper than the trench gate in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate.
US11342448B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including: forming an insulating layer on a substrate; forming a trench, which extends in a first direction parallel with the plane of the substrate, to a preset depth in the insulating layer in a second direction perpendicular to the plane of the substrate; forming a plurality of amorphous silicon strips, which extend from the inside of the trench in the second direction intersecting with the first direction, in parallel in a first direction; forming a spacer on a side of the amorphous silicon strip by using an insulating material layer; and crystallizing the amorphous silicon strip by heat treatment, wherein crystal nucleation sites are formed in the amorphous silicon layer in the trench, and a polycrystalline silicon layer is formed by lateral grain growth in a longitudinal direction of the amorphous silicon strip from the crystal nucleation site.
US11342440B2	Passivated transistors A transistor is provided that comprises a source region overlying a base structure, a drain region overlying the base structure, and a block of semiconducting material overlying the base structure and being disposed between the source region and the drain region. The block of semiconducting material comprises a gate controlled region adjacent the source region, and a drain access region disposed between the gate controlled region and the drain region. The drain access region is formed of a plurality of semiconducting material ridges spaced apart from one another by non-channel trench openings, wherein at least a portion of the non-channel trench openings being filled with a doped material to provide a depletion region to improve breakdown voltage of the transistor.
US11342436B2	Semiconductor devices A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a recess, a first gate insulation layer on a lower sidewall and a bottom of the recess, the first gate insulation layer including an insulation material having hysteresis characteristics, a first gate electrode on the first gate insulation layer inside the recess, a second gate electrode contacting the first gate electrode in the recess, the second gate electrode including a material different from a material of the first gate electrode, and impurity regions on the substrate and adjacent to sidewalls of the recess, bottoms of the impurity regions being higher than a bottom of the second gate electrode relative to a bottom of the substrate.
US11342434B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices A semiconductor device includes a gate structure disposed over a channel region and a source/drain region. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer over the channel region, one or more work function adjustment material layers over the gate dielectric layer, and a metal gate electrode layer over the one or more work function adjustment material layers. The one or more work function adjustment layers includes an aluminum containing layer, and a diffusion barrier layer is disposed at at least one of a bottom portion and a top portion of the aluminum containing layer. The diffusion barrier layer is one or more of a Ti-rich layer, a Ti-doped layer, a Ta-rich layer, a Ta-doped layer and a Si-doped layer.
US11342433B2	Silicon carbide devices, semiconductor devices and methods for forming silicon carbide devices and semiconductor devices A silicon carbide device includes a silicon carbide substrate having a body region and a source region of a transistor cell. Further, the silicon carbide device includes a titanium carbide gate electrode of the transistor cell.
US11342428B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device including: a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure that includes a nitride semiconductor layer, a gate insulator film, and a gate electrode stacked in stated order; and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are disposed to sandwich the gate electrode in a plan view and contact the nitride semiconductor layer. The gate insulator film includes a threshold value control layer that includes an oxynitride film.
US11342407B2	OLED display substrate and display panel An OLED display substrate and a display panel are provided. The OLED display substrate includes: plural display regions and a spacer region separating the plural display regions from each other, each display region having plural pixel units disposed therein, and each pixel unit including plural OLED devices respectively emitting light of different colors; a first cathode connection line and an insulating layer disposed in at least one display region and sequentially disposed between a base substrate and the plural OLED devices, cathodes of all OLED devices located in a same display region having a one-piece structure; a via hole arranged in the insulating layer, the cathodes of all OLED devices located in the same display region being connected to the first cathode connection line through the via hole; and a second cathode connection line disposed in the spacer region and connected to the first cathode connection line.
US11342406B2	Display device including concave/convex structure in the inorganic insulation layer A display device includes a substrate, a circuit element layer on the substrate, a display element layer on the circuit element layer, a sealing film on the display element layer, an oxide film on the sealing film, a barrier metal layer on the oxide film, and a wiring layer on the barrier metal layer, wherein a surface of the sealing film in contact with the oxide film has concave/convexities, and the barrier metal layer is formed by titanium nitride. A height of the concave/convexities of the surface of the sealing film may be less than 30 nm. A thickness of the oxide film may be 5 nm or less.
US11342405B2	Display device having notched connection wiring A display device includes a substrate including a display region, a pad region spaced apart from the display region, and a bending region between the display region and the pad region. A plurality of pixel structures is positioned in the display region of the substrate. A plurality of pad wirings is positioned in the pad region of the substrate. A plurality of connection wirings electrically connect the pad wirings to the pixel structures. The connection wirings include a plurality of notches in the bending region.
US11342403B2	Display panel and electronic apparatus including the same A display panel having at least one hole inside a display area includes: a substrate; a plurality of display elements arranged in a plane around the at least one hole; and a plurality of signal lines extending in a first direction, wherein the at least one hole includes a first hole having a first width in a second direction and having two sides with asymmetric shapes with respect to a first central line passing through a center of the first width, wherein each of first and second neighboring signal lines extends in the first direction, the first signal line detours around a first side of the first hole, and the second signal line detours around a second side of the first hole opposite to the first side, and wherein the first and second signal lines are asymmetric with respect to a first virtual line therebetween.
US11342402B2	Display device A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area. A circuit unit is disposed in the display area and includes a semiconductor layer. An insulating layer is on the semiconductor layer. A conductive layer is connected to the semiconductor layer through a contact hole in the insulating layer. The conductive layer includes an underlayer including a metal nitride including a first metal. A display element is disposed on the circuit unit and includes a pixel electrode electrically connected to the conductive layer. A connection layer is disposed under the conductive layer. The connection layer corresponds to the contact hole and includes a second metal.
US11342401B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A display device includes: a base substrate having a display region including a first region and a second region, and a non-display region; a first semiconductor layer including polysilicon at the second region; a first conductive layer on a first insulating layer, and including a bottom gate electrode at the first region and a second-first gate electrode at the second region; a second semiconductor layer including an oxide on a second insulating layer at the first region; a second conductive layer on a third insulating layer, and including a top gate electrode at the first region and a second-second gate electrode at the second region; and a third conductive layer on a fourth insulating layer, and including a first source electrode and a first drain electrode connected to the second semiconductor layer, and a second source electrode and a second drain electrode connected to the first semiconductor layer.
US11342397B2	Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The array substrate includes a flexible substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors, a plurality of replacement units, an organic filling layer, a source and drain layer, a planarization layer, an anode layer, and a pixel definition layer. The organic filling layer is made of a flexible material which has good bendability. Thus, a risk of breakage or crack during a bending process is reduced, thereby realizing a dynamic folding of the array substrate.
US11342394B2	Organic light emitting display panel and organic light emitting display device including the same A display panel and an organic light emitting display device with enhanced light extraction efficiency is described. The display panel and the display device include an insulating film including at least one concave portion, a first electrode disposed to cover the concave portion, a bank including a first part on the first electrode and overlapping a part of the flat portion of the concave portion, a second part extending from the first part and overlapping an inclined portion of the concave portion, and a third part extending from the second part and disposed on the side portion, an organic layer overlapping the concave portion, and a second electrode on the organic layer and the bank. A width of the first part of the bank is wider than a width of the second part of the bank. Thus, it is possible to provide a display device with enhanced light extraction efficiency.
US11342389B2	Display panel including touch sensor, display panel comprising the same and method for detecting defect thereof A display panel, a display device comprising the display panel, and a method for detecting a defect thereof are provided. The method can include preparing the display panel including a first sensing pattern connected to a touch sensor and a second sensing pattern extended from a light emitting device in an active area of the display panel to a non-active area of the display panel, wherein at least one of the first sensing pattern and the second sensing pattern protrudes farther than an end of an encapsulation stack, and the encapsulation stack covers a second electrode of the light emitting device in the active area; detecting a parasitic capacitance between the touch sensor and the second electrode in the active area; comparing the parasitic capacitance with a designated value; and determining that the display panel is defective based on a result of the comparing.
US11342383B2	Display panel and display terminal The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display terminal, the display panel including an array substrate, a display device layer, and a color filter layer, wherein the display device layer includes a plurality of sub-pixel cycle units continuously arranged, and the sub-pixel cycle unit includes a plurality of sub-pixels. A part of sub-pixels is covered with the color resistors having colors corresponding to that of the sub-pixels to increase the color gamut of the sub-pixels, and meanwhile, sub-pixels not covered by the color resistors are used to increase brightness of the sub-pixels, thereby reducing the power consumption of the display panel, and improving a service life of the display panel, while improving a color gamut of the display panel.
US11342382B1	Capacitive pillar architecture for a memory array Methods, systems, and devices for a capacitive pillar architecture for a memory array are described. An access line within a memory array may be, include, or be coupled with a pillar. The pillar may include an exterior electrode, such as a hollow exterior electrode, surrounding an inner dielectric material that may further surround an interior, core electrode. The interior electrode may be maintained at a voltage level during at least a portion of an access operation for a memory cell coupled with the pillar. Such a pillar structure may increase a capacitance of the pillar, for example, based on a capacitive coupling between the interior and exterior electrodes. The increased capacitance may provide benefits associated with operating the memory array, such as increased memory cell programming speed, programming reliability, and read disturb immunity.
US11342377B2	Micro light-emitting diode display A micro light-emitting diode display, including at least one first type semiconductor base layer, a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting mesas, and a conducting layer, is provided. The plurality of semiconductor light-emitting mesas are dispersedly disposed on the at least one first type semiconductor base layer. The at least one first type semiconductor base layer has a surface exposed by the semiconductor light-emitting mesas. The conducting layer is disposed on the surface of the at least one first type semiconductor base layer and is in an interlaced distribution configuration with the semiconductor light-emitting mesas. The ratio of the area of the conducting layer in contact with the surface to the area of the surface is greater than or equal to 0.2.
US11342375B2	Semiconductor package and related methods Implementations of image sensor packages may include an image sensor chip, a first layer including an opening therethrough coupled to a first side of the image sensor chip, and a optically transmissive cover coupled to the first layer. The optically transmissive cover, the first layer, and the image sensor chip may form a cavity within the image sensor. The image sensor package may also include at least one electrical contact coupled to a second side of the image sensor chip opposing the first side and an encapsulant coating an entirety of the sidewalls of the image sensor package.
US11342372B2	Image sensor device with reflective layer An image sensor device is provided. The image sensor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, and at least one light-sensing region close to the first side. The image sensor device includes a dielectric feature covering the second side and extending into the semiconductor substrate. The dielectric feature in the semiconductor substrate surrounds the light-sensing region. The image sensor device includes a reflective layer in the dielectric feature in the semiconductor substrate, wherein a top portion of the reflective layer protrudes away from the second side, and a top surface of the reflective layer and a top surface of the insulating layer are substantially coplanar.
US11342371B2	Stacked lens structure, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus A deformation of a stacked lens is suppressed.A stacked lens structure has a configuration in which substrates with lenses having a lens disposed on an inner side of a through-hole formed in the substrate are bonded and stacked by direct bonding. The present technique can be applied to a camera module or the like in which a stacked lens structure in which at least three substrates with lenses including first to third substrates with lenses which are substrates with lenses in which a through-hole is formed in the substrate and a lens is formed on an inner side of the through-hole is integrated with a light receiving element, for example.
US11342369B2	Image sensor packages formed using temporary protection layers and related methods An image sensor package may include a semiconductor wafer having a pixel array, a color filter array (CFA) formed over the pixel array, and one or more lenses formed over the CFA. A light block layer may couple over the semiconductor wafer around a perimeter of the lenses and an encapsulation layer may be coupled around the perimeter of the lenses and over the light block layer. The light block layer may form an opening providing access to the lenses. A mold compound layer may be coupled over the encapsulation layer and the light block layer. A temporary protection layer may be used to protect the one or more lenses from contamination during application of the mold compound and/or during processes occurring outside of a cleanroom environment.
US11342367B2	Photosensitive detector, imaging sensor chip formed using the photosentive detector, and detection method A photosensitive detector includes an array of detection units, each detection unit having a light-sensing transistor (1), a charge storage transistor (2) and a reading transistor (3), or comprising a light-sensing transistor, a charge transfer transistor (4), a charge storage transistor and a reading transistor. The light-sensing transistor is configured to realize the light-sensing function of the photosensitive detector; the charge storage transistor is configured to store photogenerated charges; the reading transistor is configured to read a signal; and, the charge transfer transistor is configured to control the transfer of the photogenerated charges. The photosensitive detector can realize global shutter and fast reading, and is compatible with the existing floating gate CMOS process, and the failure of any pixel will not affect the normal operation of the whole imaging array.
US11342366B2	Image sensing device An image sensing device may include: a plurality of pixels included in a first row; a first signal line configured to transfer a boosting voltage to the plurality of pixels; a first switch transistor coupled between the first signal line and a second signal line disposed adjacent to the top side of the first signal line; and a second switch transistor coupled between the first signal line and a third signal line disposed adjacent to the bottom side of the first signal line.
US11342365B2	Electronic modulating device An electronic modulating device is provided. The electronic modulating device includes a first modulating unit. The first modulating unit includes a first transistor including a channel arranged in an extending direction. The first modulating unit also includes a first modulating electrode electrically connected to the first transistor and arranged in a first longitudinal direction. The electronic modulating device also includes a second modulating unit. The second modulating unit includes a second transistor including a channel arranged in the extending direction. The second modulating unit also includes a second modulating electrode electrically connected to the second transistor and arranged in a second longitudinal direction that is different from the first longitudinal direction. The first included angle between the extending direction and the first longitudinal direction is different from a second included angle between the extending direction and the second longitudinal direction.
US11342358B2	Display panel and method for manufacturing same A display panel and a method for manufacturing the display panel are provided. The display panel includes a planar region and a bending region. The display panel includes a flexible substrate and a driving circuit layer. The flexible substrate at least includes a first flexible layer, a barrier layer and a second flexible layer. The driving circuit layer is disposed at a side of the second flexible layer away from the barrier layer. In the bending region, a groove is disposed at a side of the first flexible layer away from the barrier layer. The technical problem of stress concentration in the bending region is alleviated by disposing the groove.
US11342356B2	Memory cells comprising a programmable field effect transistor having a reversibly programmable gate insulator A memory cell comprises an elevationally extending programmable field effect transistor comprising a gate insulator that is reversibly programmable into two programmable states characterized by two different Vt's of the programmable transistor. The programmable transistor comprises a top source/drain region and a bottom source/drain region. A bottom select device is electrically coupled in series with and elevationally inward of the bottom source/drain region of the programmable transistor. A top select device is electrically coupled in series with and is elevationally outward of the top source/drain region of the programmable transistor. A bottom select line is electrically coupled in series with and is elevationally inward of the bottom select device. A top select line is electrically coupled in series with and is elevationally outward of the top select device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11342354B2	Semiconductor storage device with improved reliability A semiconductor storage device includes a stacked body including conductive layers stacked in a first direction; columnar bodies of a first group extending in the first direction in the stacked body, wherein memory cell transistors are respectively formed at intersections of the conductive layers and the columnar bodies of the first group; columnar bodies of a second group that are arranged in a second direction, and respectively include an insulating material; and an insulating film extending in the first direction and the second direction in the stacked body, and divides the stacked body to include a first portion adjacent to the columnar bodies of the first group, a second portion adjacent to the columnar bodies of the second group, a third portion between the first portion and the second portion, and a first protruding part protruding from one side surface in the third direction in the third portion.
US11342346B2	Semiconductor device including gate layer and vertical structure and method of forming the same A semiconductor device including vertical structures on a substrate; and interlayer insulating layers and gate layers on the substrate, wherein the gate layers are sequentially stacked in a memory cell array area and extend into an extension area, the gate layers have pad regions having a staircase structure in the extension area, the first vertical structure has a surface facing the gate layers, the second vertical structure has a surface facing at least one of the gate layers, the first vertical structure includes a first core pattern, a first semiconductor layer, and a pad pattern, the second vertical structure includes a second core pattern and a second semiconductor layer, each of the core patterns includes an insulating material, and an upper surface of the second semiconductor layer and an upper surface of the second core pattern are farther from the substrate than the upper surface of the first core pattern.
US11342345B2	Electronic device and method for fabricating the same An electronic device including a semiconductor memory is provided. The semiconductor memory includes a plurality of first lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of second lines disposed over the first lines, the second lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; a plurality of memory cells disposed between the first lines and the second lines at intersection regions of the first lines and the second lines; first liner layer patterns positioned on both sidewalls of each memory cell in the second direction; a first insulating layer pattern positioned between adjacent first liner layer patterns in the second direction; second liner layer patterns positioned on both sidewalls of each memory cell in the first direction; a second insulating layer pattern positioned between adjacent second liner layer patterns in the first direction; and a third insulating layer positioned between adjacent second liner layer patterns in the second direction.
US11342344B2	Memory device and method of manufacturing the same The present disclosure relates to a memory device, and more particularly, to a memory device including a substrate, a plurality of vertical structures disposed on the substrate and including insulation layers and lower electrodes, which are alternately laminated with each other, wherein the vertical structures are aligned in a first direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate and a second direction crossing the first direction, an upper electrode disposed on a top surface and side surfaces of each of the vertical structures, and a first dielectric layer disposed between the upper electrode and the vertical structures to cover the top surface and the side surfaces of each of the vertical structures. Here, the first dielectric layer includes a ferroelectric material.
US11342343B2	Semiconductor structure and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a source/drain structure, a metal gate structure, a ferroelectric layer, a spacer and a metal layer. The source/drain structure is disposed over the substrate. The metal gate structure is disposed over the substrate and between the source/drain structure. The ferroelectric layer is disposed over the metal gate structure and the source/drain structure. The spacer is disposed over the ferroelectric layer. The metal layer is disposed over the ferroelectric layer and surrounded by the spacer. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure is also provided.
US11342342B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device may include a source layer, a stack structure, a channel layer, a slit, and a source pick-up line. The source layer may include at least one groove in an upper surface thereof. The stack structure may be formed over the source layer. The channel layer may pass through the stack structure. The channel layer may be in contact with the source layer. The slit may pass through the stack structure. The slit may expose the groove of the source layer therethrough. The source pick-up line may be formed in the slit and the groove. The source pick-up line may be contacted with the source layer.
US11342339B2	Method of making six transistor SRAM cell using connections between 3D transistor stacks A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a first stack of first transistor structures on a substrate, and forming a second stack of second transistor structures on the substrate adjacent to the first stack. The second stack is formed adjacent to the first stack such that stacked S/D regions at an end of the first stack are facing respective stacked S/D regions at an end of the second stack. A first pair of facing S/D regions of the first and second stack is connected by forming a connecting structure that extends in the horizontal direction to physically connect the first pair of facing S/D regions to each other. A second pair of facing S/D regions of the first and second stack is maintained as a separated pair of facing S/D regions which are physically separated from one another. First and second metal interconnect structures are connected to respective S/D regions in the second pair of facing S/D regions.
US11342336B1	Integrated circuitry, memory circuitry, method used in forming integrated circuitry, and method used in forming memory circuitry A method used in forming integrated circuitry comprises forming horizontally-spaced conductive vias above a substrate. Conducting material is formed directly above and directly against the conductive vias. The conducting material is patterned to form individual conductive lines that are individually directly above a plurality of the conductive vias that are spaced longitudinally-along the respective individual conductive line. The patterning forms the individual conductive lines to have longitudinally-alternating wider and narrower regions. The wider regions are directly above and directly against a top surface of individual of the conductive vias and are wider in a horizontal cross-section that is at the top surface than are the narrower regions in the horizontal cross-section. The narrower regions are longitudinally-between the wider regions. Other embodiments, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.
US11342330B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device is provided. The device may include a lower gate line provided on a substrate and extended in a first direction, an upper gate line vertically overlapped with the lower gate line and extended in the first direction, a first capacitor provided between the lower gate line and the upper gate line, a second capacitor provided between the lower gate line and the upper gate line and spaced apart from the first capacitor in the first direction, a lower semiconductor pattern provided to penetrate the lower gate line and connected to the first capacitor, an upper semiconductor pattern provided to penetrate the upper gate line and connected to the second capacitor, and a lower insulating pattern provided between the second capacitor and the lower gate line to cover the entire region of a bottom surface of the second capacitor.
US11342324B2	Low-leakage static electricity releasing circuit, display panel and display device The present application provides a low-leakage static electricity releasing circuit, a display panel and a display device. T1, T2 and T3 that are connected in series are taken as a first group. T4, T5 and T6 that are connected in series are taken as a second group. The first group and the second group serve as releasing paths for static electricity with negative voltages and static electricity with positive voltages, respectively. When one of the groups releases the static electricity, the other group has small current leakage. This reduces the affection of a static electricity releasing circuit on the voltage of a signal line due to the current leakage, and is applicable to static electricity releasing for foldable areas of a flexible, foldable display screen.
US11342323B2	High voltage tolerant circuit architecture for applications subject to electrical overstress fault conditions A semiconductor die with high-voltage tolerant electrical overstress circuit architecture is disclosed. One embodiment of the semiconductor die includes a signal pad, a ground pad, a core circuit electrically connected to the signal pad, and a stacked thyristor protection device. The stacked thyristor includes a first thyristor and a resistive thyristor electrically connected in a stack between the signal pad and the ground pad, which enhances the holding voltage of the circuit relatively to an implementation with only the thyristor. Further, the resistive thyristor includes a PNP bipolar transistor and a NPN bipolar transistor that are cross-coupled, and an electrical connection between a collector of the PNP bipolar transistor and a collector of the NPN bipolar transistor. This allows the resistive thyristor to exhibit both thyristor characteristics and resistive characteristics based on a level of current flow.
US11342320B2	Microelectronic assemblies Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and a die secured to the package substrate, wherein the die has a first surface and an opposing second surface, the die has first conductive contacts at the first surface and second conductive contacts at the second surface, and the first conductive contacts are coupled to conductive pathways in the package substrate by first non-solder interconnects.
US11342317B2	Semiconductor apparatus and semiconductor wafer A semiconductor apparatus comprises first and second semiconductor component having first and second metal pads, respectively. The first and second semiconductor components are stacked on each other to be bonded to each other at a bonding face. In a plane including the bonding face, first and second ranges each having a circular contour with a diameter of 10 μm or more are definable. None of bonded portions is provided inside of each of the first and second ranges. At least a part of the bonded portions is located between the first and second ranges. The bonded portions are disposed between the first and second ranges such that any straight line passing through the first and second ranges and parallel to a direction connecting centers of the first and second ranges intersects at least one bonded portion of the bonded portions.
US11342314B2	Light-emitting module A light-emitting module includes a light-emitting element unit including a light-emitting element, a light-transmissive member covering a main light-emitting surface of the light-emitting element, and a first light-reflective member covering lateral surfaces of the light-emitting element; a light-transmissive light-guiding plate having a first main surface and a second main surface having a recess accommodating the light-emitting element unit; a second light-reflective member covering the second main surface and the light-emitting element unit; and a light-transmissive bonding member disposed in contact with inner lateral surfaces of the recess and outer lateral surfaces of the light-emitting element unit. At least a portion of the first light-reflective member is located outside the recess in a cross-sectional view, and is in contact with the light-transmissive bonding member. The light-transmissive bonding member has an inclined surface forming an acute angle with a corresponding outer lateral surface of the first light-reflective member.
US11342312B2	Light emitting element with particular phosphors A light emitting device includes a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, a first phosphor sheet containing a first phosphor and a third phosphor, and covering a top face of the first light emitting element, and a second phosphor sheet containing a second phosphor and a fourth phosphor, and covering a top face of the second light emitting element, wherein a peak wavelength of light which is wavelength-converted by the first phosphor or the third phosphor is equal to or less than a peak wavelength of light which is wavelength-converted by the second phosphor or the fourth phosphor.
US11342309B2	Semiconductor packages and methods of forming same In an embodiment, a package includes a first package structure including a first die having a first active side and a first back-side, the first active side including a first bond pad and a first insulating layer a second die bonded to the first die, the second die having a second active side and a second back-side, the second active side including a second bond pad and a second insulating layer, the second active side of the second die facing the first active side of the first die, the second insulating layer being bonded to the first insulating layer through dielectric-to-dielectric bonds, and a conductive bonding material bonded to the first bond pad and the second bond pad, the conductive bonding material having a reflow temperature lower than reflow temperatures of the first and second bond pads.
US11342304B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor package A method for manufacturing a semiconductor package includes: (a) providing a substrate structure, wherein the substrate structure includes a chip attach area, a bottom area opposite to the chip attach area, a lower side rail surrounding the bottom area, a first lower structure and a second lower structure, wherein the first lower structure is disposed in a first lower region of the lower side rail, and a second lower occupancy ratio is greater than a first lower occupancy ratio; (b) attaching at least one semiconductor chip to the chip attach area; and (c) forming an encapsulant to cover the at least one semiconductor chip.
US11342301B2	Bonding tools for bonding machines, bonding machines for bonding semiconductor elements, and related methods A bonding tool for bonding a semiconductor element to a substrate on a bonding machine is provided. The bonding tool includes a body portion including a contact region for contacting the semiconductor element during a bonding process on the bonding machine. The bonding tool also includes a standoff extending from the body portion, and configured to contact the substrate during at least a portion of the bonding process.
US11342300B2	Electronic device and manufacturing method thereof and manufacturing method of driver IC The purpose of the invention is to counter measure a disconnection between the driver IC and the terminal when the terminal area of the electronic device is curved. One of the structures is as follows. An electronic device comprising: a driver IC installed in a terminal area, the terminal area being curved, wherein the driver IC has a circuit and plural bumps, the driver IC has a tapered portion formed on an opposite surface from a surface that the plural bumps are formed, the tapered portion overlaps with an outer most bump of the plural bumps.
US11342296B2	Semiconductor structure, semiconductor package and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor structure includes an insulating encapsulant, a semiconductor element, a redistribution layer and an insulating layer. The semiconductor element is embedded in the insulating encapsulant. The redistribution layer is disposed over the insulating encapsulant and electrically connected to the semiconductor element. The insulating layer is disposed in between the insulating encapsulant and the redistribution layer, wherein an uneven interface exists between the insulating layer and the insulating encapsulant, and a planar interface exists between the insulating layer and the redistribution layer.
US11342293B2	Semiconductor apparatus and equipment A semiconductor apparatus includes included first and second semiconductor components which are stacked on each other. The first component includes a first insulating layer and a first plurality of metal pads. The second component includes a second insulating layer and a second plurality of metal pads. Each of the first plurality of metal pads and each of the second plurality of metal pads are bonded to each other to form each of a plurality of bonding portions. First and second openings along an edge of the apparatus and passing through a bonding face between the first and second insulating layer are formed in the apparatus. A first bonding portion between the first opening and the second opening of the plurality of bonding portions is arranged in a distinctive location.
US11342292B2	Bonding pad structure for memory device and method of manufacturing the same A bonding pad structure and a method thereof includes: a base metal layer formed on a substrate; first conductive vias arranged in a peripheral region of the base metal layer; an intermediate buffer layer formed above the base metal layer, the intermediate buffer layer spaced from and aligned with the base metal layer, the first conductive vias vertically connecting the base metal layer and the intermediate buffer layer; second conductive vias arranged in a peripheral region of the intermediate buffer layer; a surface bonding layer formed above the intermediate buffer layer, the surface bonding layer spaced from and aligned with the intermediate buffer layer, the second conductive vias vertically connecting the intermediate buffer layer and the surface bonding layer, the intermediate buffer layer comprising a mesh structure, and the first conductive vias and the second conductive vias not vertically aligned with a central region of the intermediate buffer layer.
US11342281B2	Power semiconductor device and manufacturing method for power semiconductor device A power semiconductor device includes a substrate and a semiconductor element bonded onto a first surface of the substrate through use of a sintered metal bonding material. The substrate has a plurality of dimples formed in the first surface and located outside a location immediately below a heat generation unit of the semiconductor element. The sintered metal bonding material is supplied onto the substrate after the formation of the dimples, and the semiconductor element is bonded to the substrate through application of heat and a pressure thereto.
US11342277B2	Semiconductor device assemblies with conductive underfill dams for grounding EMI shields and methods for making the same A semiconductor device assembly is provided. The assembly includes a substrate including an upper surface having a plurality of internal contact pads and at least one grounding pad and a lower surface having a plurality of external contact pads. The assembly further includes a semiconductor die coupled to the plurality of internal contact pads, a conductive underfill dam coupled to the at least one grounding pad, and underfill material disposed at least between the semiconductor die and the substrate. The underfill material includes a fillet between the semiconductor die and the underfill dam. The assembly further includes a conductive EMI shield disposed over the semiconductor die, the fillet, and the conductive underfill dam.
US11342276B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device In one example, an electronic device structure includes a substrate having a conductive structure adjacent to a surface. The conductive structure can include a plurality of conductive pads. First and second electronic devices are disposed adjacent to the top surface. The first electronic device is interposed between a first conductive pad and a second conductive pad, and the second electronic device is interposed between the second conductive pad and a third conductive pad. A continuous wire structure including a first bond structure is connected to the first conductive pad, a second bond structure is connected to the second conductive pad, a third bond structure is connected to the third conductive pad, a first wire portion is interconnected between the first bond structure and the second bond structure and disposed to overlie the first electronic device, and a second wire portion is interconnected between the second bond structure and the third bond structure and disposed to overlie the second electronic device. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US11342275B2	Leadless power amplifier packages including topside terminations and methods for the fabrication thereof Leadless power amplifier (PA) packages and methods for fabricating leadless PA packages having topside terminations are disclosed. In embodiments, the method includes providing electrically-conductive pillar supports and a base flange. At least a first radio frequency (RF) power die is attached to a die mount surface of the base flange and electrically interconnected with the pillar supports. Pillar contacts are further provided, with the pillar contacts electrically coupled to the pillar supports and projecting therefrom in a package height direction. The first RF power die is enclosed in a package body, which at least partially defines a package topside surface opposite a lower surface of the base flange. Topside input/out terminals are formed, which are accessible from the package topside surface and which are electrically interconnected with the first RF power die through the pillar contacts and the pillar supports.
US11342267B2	Semiconductor package structure and method for forming the same A semiconductor package structure includes a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die neighboring the first semiconductor die. The first semiconductor die includes a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, and a first metal layer exposed from the second edge. The second semiconductor includes a third edge neighboring the second edge of the first semiconductor die, a fourth edge opposite the third edge, and a second metal layer exposed from the third edge. The first metal layer of the first semiconductor die is electrically connected to the second metal layer of the second semiconductor die.
US11342264B2	3D NAND memory device and method of forming the same A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a stack of word line layers and insulating layers that are stacked alternatingly over the substrate, and channel structures formed in a first array region and a second array region of the stack. The first array region and the second array region are positioned at opposing sides of the stack. A first staircase is formed in a connection region of the stack over the substrate, where the connection region is arranged between the first and second array regions. A second staircase is formed in the connection region of the stack over the substrate, and the connection region in the stack includes a separation region between the first and second staircases.
US11342257B2	Carrier board and power module using same A carrier board and a power module using the same are disclosed. The carrier board includes a main body, two metal-wiring layers and at least one metal block. The main body includes at least two terminals and a surface. The two terminals are disposed on the surface. The two metal-wiring layers are disposed on the main body to form two parts of metal traces connected to the two terminals, respectively. The at least one metal block is embedded in the main body and connected to one of the two terminals. A thickness of the two parts of metal traces is less than that of the metal block. The two terminals connected by the two parts of metal traces have a loop inductance less than or equal to 1.4 nH calculated at a frequency greater than 1 MHz.
US11342256B2	Method of fine redistribution interconnect formation for advanced packaging applications A method for producing an electrical component is disclosed using a molybdenum adhesion layer, connecting a polyimide substrate to a copper seed layer and copper plated attachment.
US11342253B2	Package structures and methods for forming the same A device includes a redistribution line, and a polymer region molded over the redistribution line. The polymer region includes a first flat top surface. A conductive region is disposed in the polymer region and electrically coupled to the redistribution line. The conductive region includes a second flat top surface not higher than the first flat top surface.
US11342252B2	Leadframe leads having fully plated end faces A semiconductor device includes a leadframe, a semiconductor die attached to the leadframe, and an encapsulation material encapsulating the semiconductor die and a portion of the leadframe. The leadframe includes a first main face and a second main face opposite to the first main face. The leadframe includes leads wherein each lead includes a fully plated end face extending between an unplated first sidewall and an unplated second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall. The end face and the first and second sidewalls of each lead are perpendicular to the first and second main faces.
US11342250B2	Lead frame for hermetic RF chip package embedded with impedance matching function A lead frame for a hermetic RF chip package includes: a first capacitor unit formed of a conductive material in a rectangular shape having a width smaller than a length to receive an input of an RF signal applied to the package circuit; a first inductor unit connected to the first capacitor unit and formed of a conductive material in a rectangular shape having a width greater than a length; a second capacitor unit connected to the first inductor unit and formed of a conductive material in a rectangular shape having a width smaller than a length; and a second inductor unit connected to the second capacitor unit and formed of a conductive material in a rectangular shape having a width greater than a length to transfer an RF signal input through the first capacitor unit to the RF chip.
US11342247B2	Leadframe with vertically spaced die attach pads A leadframe includes a first die attach pad (“DAP”) having a first longitudinally extending edge surface and a second DAP having a first longitudinally extending edge surface. The second DAP is positioned with the first longitudinally extending edge surface thereof in adjacent, laterally and vertically spaced relationship with the first longitudinally extending edge surface of the first DAP.
US11342246B2	Multi-terminal integrated passive devices embedded on die and a method for fabricating the multi-terminal integrated passive devices An integrated circuit (IC) package is described. The IC package includes a die. The die including an active layer on a substrate and through substrate vias (TSVs) coupled to the active layer and extending through the substrate to a backside surface of the die. The IC package also includes integrated passive devices (IPDs) on the backside surface of the die and coupled to the active layer through the TSVs. The IC package further includes back-end-of-line (BEOL) layers on the active layer. The IC package also includes a metallization structure on the BEOL layers. The IC package also includes an under bump metallization layer on the metallization structure. The IC package further includes package bumps on the first under bump metallization layer.
US11342244B2	Bonded assembly of semiconductor dies containing pad level across-die metal wiring and method of forming the same Through-substrate via structures are formed in a semiconductor substrate of a first semiconductor die. Semiconductor devices, dielectric material layers, and metal interconnect structures are formed over a front surface of the semiconductor substrate. A backside dielectric layer is formed on a backside surface. Integrated line and pad structures are formed over the backside dielectric layer on a respective through-substrate via structure. Each of the integrated line and pad structures includes a respective pad portion and respective line portion that extends from a center region of the backside surface to toward a periphery of the backside surface. A bonded assembly including the first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die can be formed. Bonding pads can be provided in a center region of the interface between the semiconductor dies to facilitate power and signal distribution in the second semiconductor die with less electrical wiring.
US11342242B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooling cover. The package includes a first die having an active surface and a rear surface opposite to the active surface. The rear surface has a cooling region and a peripheral region enclosing the cooling region. The first die includes micro-trenches located in the cooling region of the rear surface. The cooling cover is stacked on the first die. The cooling cover includes a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port located over the cooling region and communicated with the micro-trenches.
US11342238B2	Rotatable architecture for multi-chip package (MCP) A multi-chip packaged device may include a first integrated circuit die with a first integrated circuit, such that the first integrated circuit may include a first plurality of ports disposed on a first side and a second plurality of ports disposed on a second side of the first integrated circuit die. The multi-chip packaged device may also include a second integrated circuit die, such that the second integrated circuit may include a third plurality of ports disposed on a third side of the second integrated circuit die. The first integrated circuit may communicate with the first side of the second integrated circuit when placed adjacent to the first side and communicate with the second side of the first integrated circuit die when placed adjacent to the second side.
US11342237B2	Semiconductor package system and related methods Implementations of a semiconductor package may include: a substrate, a case coupled to the substrate and a plurality of press-fit pins. The press-fit pins are molded into and fixedly coupled with the case. The pins are also electrically and mechanically coupled to the substrate.
US11342224B2	Semiconductor device with self-aligned vias A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a conductive line over a substrate; forming an etch stop layer (ESL) over the conductive line, the ESL extending continuously along an upper surface of the conductive line and along an upper surface of a first dielectric layer adjacent to the conductive line, where a first lower surface of the ESL contacts the upper surface of the conductive line, and a second lower surface of the ESL contacts the upper surface of the first dielectric layer, the first lower surface being closer to the substrate than the second lower surface; forming a second dielectric layer over the ESL; forming an opening in the second dielectric layer, the opening exposing a first portion of the ESL; removing the first portion of the ESL to expose the conductive line; and filling the opening with an electrically conductive material to form a via.
US11342223B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method and substrate processing apparatus A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes burying a void formed in a substrate with a polymer having a urea bond; forming an oxide film on the substrate; and desorbing a depolymerized polymer obtained by depolymerizing the polymer from the void through the oxide film.
US11342215B2	Semiconductor wafer processing chamber A housing of a wafer processing system includes at least one chamber exhaust outlet and at least one chemical exhaust outlet. The chamber exhaust outlet is formed in the housing for venting gas from the interior of the housing and the chemical exhaust outlet is formed in the housing for venting gas that flows along at least one of: (a) a first flow path defined between the splash shield in a raised position and the collection trays in the lowered position; and (b) a second flow path in which the gas flows through the collection chamber to the chemical exhaust outlet.
US11342212B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device by setting process chamber maintenance enable state Described herein is a technique capable of optimizing a timing of a maintenance process. According to one aspect of the technique of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including: (a) transferring a substrate from a storage container storing one or more substrates including the substrate to a process chamber, and performing a substrate processing; (b) receiving maintenance reservation information of the process chamber; and (c) continuously performing the substrate processing after the maintenance reservation information is received in (b) until the substrate processing in the process chamber related to the maintenance reservation information is completed, and setting the process chamber to a maintenance enable state after the substrate processing is completed by stopping the one or more substrates from being transferred into the process chamber.
US11342210B2	Method and apparatus for measuring wafer movement and placement using vibration data Embodiments disclose herein include a sensor wafer. In an embodiment, the sensor wafer comprises a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and an edge surface between the first surface and the second surface. In an embodiment, the sensor wafer further comprises a plurality of sensor regions formed along the first surface, wherein the sensor regions comprise self-referencing capacitive sensors. In an embodiment, the sensor wafer further comprises a vibration sensor embedded within the substrate.
US11342208B2	Processing method and resin applying machine There is provided a processing method including the steps of measuring a thickness of the wafer, holding the wafer on a holder, supplying a liquid resin to a table that faces the holder, relatively moving the holder and the table closely to each other to coat the wafer with the liquid resin, and hardening the liquid resin that has coated the wafer. In the resin applying step, a distance by which the holder and the table are to be relatively moved closely to each other to coat the wafer with the liquid resin is determined depending on the measured thickness of the wafer.
US11342203B2	Substrate cleaning apparatus and substrate cleaning method using the same A substrate cleaning apparatus includes a support inside a chamber to hold a substrate, a first supply source inside the chamber that includes a first nozzle along a first direction and facing an upper surface of the support, the first nozzle to spray polymer and solvent onto the substrate to form a coating, and a second nozzle at an oblique angle to the first direction and facing an edge of the support to inject a hot gas toward the coating to volatilize the solvent, a second supply source inside the chamber and having a third nozzle facing the upper surface of the support to inject a peeling treatment to the coating to peel the coating from the substrate, and a third supply source inside the chamber and facing a lower surface of the support to inject the hot gas to heat a second surface of the substrate.
US11342202B2	Automated wafer cleaning In an embodiment, a method includes: spinning a wafer around an axis of rotation at a center of the wafer; applying a first stream of liquid along a line starting from an initial point on the wafer adjacent to the center of the wafer, through the center of the wafer, and ending at an edge of the wafer; applying a second stream of liquid to an inner third of the line starting at the initial point and ending at a boundary point; applying a third stream of liquid to a middle third of the line starting at the boundary point; applying a fourth stream of liquid to an outer third of the line ending at the edge of the wafer; applying a fifth stream of liquid along the line starting from the initial point and ending at the edge of the wafer; and applying a stream of gas along the line starting from the initial point and ending at the edge of the wafer.
US11342201B2	Substrate processing apparatus In a substrate processing apparatus, a transport robot which transports a substrate between an indexer part and a substrate processing part is installed in a substrate transport part. The transport fan filter unit is provided in an upper part of the substrate transport part. An exhaust port is provided in the substrate transport part. The circulation piping allows the exhaust port of the substrate transport part and the transport fan filter unit to communicate with each other. The exhaust pipe is connected to the circulation piping. The inert gas supply part supplies an inert gas to the circulation piping. The circulation fan filter unit is disposed downstream of a connecting portion of the circulation piping with the exhaust pipe to be parallel to a flow path of the circulation piping.
US11342200B2	Wafer treatment device Provided is an exhaust system of a wafer treatment device, and the main purpose thereof is to prevent secondary contamination of a wafer by not allowing foreign substances such as process gases and fumes and the like floating in the wafer treatment device to make contact with the wafer in a side storage. The wafer treatment device comprises: a cleaning device for removing foreign substances remaining on a wafer; and an exhaust device comprising first and second main bodies at the lower side of a main body of the wafer treatment device. By not allowing foreign substances such as process gases and fumes and the like floating in the wafer treatment device to make contact with a wafer in a side storage, secondary contamination of the wafer is prevented.
US11342199B2	Wafer carrier assembly A wafer carrier assembly includes a wafer carrier and a fluid passage. The wafer carrier comprises a retainer ring confining a wafer accommodation space. The fluid passage is inside the wafer carrier. The fluid passage includes an inlet and at least an outlet to dispense fluid into the wafer accommodation space.
US11342194B2	Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus A technique improves selectivity in etching of a silicon-containing film over etching of a mask in plasma etching. A substrate processing method includes placing a substrate in a chamber in a plasma processing apparatus. The substrate includes a silicon-containing film and a mask on the silicon-containing film. The substrate processing method further includes generating plasma from a first process gas containing a hydrogen fluoride gas in the chamber. The generating plasma includes etching the silicon-containing film with a chemical species contained in the plasma. A flow rate of the hydrogen fluoride gas is at least 80 vol % of a total flow rate of non-inert components of the first process gas.
US11342193B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices In a method of forming a groove pattern extending in a first axis in an underlying layer over a semiconductor substrate, a first opening is formed in the underlying layer, and the first opening is extended in the first axis by directional etching to form the groove pattern.
US11342176B2	Integrated electrohydrodynamic jet printing and spatial atomic layer deposition system for area selective-atomic layer deposition An integrated electrohydrodynamic jet printing and spatial atomic layer deposition system for conducting nanofabrication includes an electrohydrodynamic jet printing station that includes an E-jet printing nozzle, a spatial atomic layer deposition station that includes a zoned ALD precursor gas distributor that discharges linear zone-separated first and second ALD precursor gases, a heatable substrate plate supported on a motion actuator controllable to move the substrate plate in three dimensions, and a conveyor on which the motion actuator is supported. The conveyor is operative to move the motion actuator between the electrohydrodynamic jet printing station and the spatial atomic layer deposition station so that the substrate plate is conveyable between a printing window of the E-jet printing nozzle and a deposition window of the zoned ALD precursor gas distributor, respectively. A method of conducting area-selective atomic layer deposition is also disclosed.
US11342172B2	Mass spectrometer utilizing MALDI A mass spectrometer includes a position controller that adjusts a position of a sample plate, an image acquirer that acquires an image of a sample/matrix mixture on the sample plate, a laser light emitter that emits laser light to the sample/matrix mixture, a detector that detects ions generated from the sample/matrix mixture by the emission of the laser light by the laser light emitter, and a controller that acquires an image of a sample plate identification code displayed on the sample plate by utilizing the image acquirer and specifies plate identification information of the sample plate from the image of the sample plate identification code.
US11342169B2	Multi frequency LC resonator topologies applicable to mass spectrometer radio-frequency drive systems In one embodiment, a power source for providing high-voltage radio-frequency (RF) energy to an instrument such as a mass spectrometer includes an RF power amplifier having an output, an oscillating RF signal generator configured to provide first and second RF signals respectively oscillating at first and second frequencies to the RF power amplifier, and a step-up circuit for magnifying the RF power amplifier output. The step-up circuit includes an LC resonator network tuned to the first and second frequencies, and an output for providing the magnified voltage to a rod assembly of the mass spectrometer.
US11342168B2	Cathodic arc evaporation with predetermined cathode material removal The present invention relates to a method for the evaporation of a cathode by means of cathodic arc evaporation, wherein the focal spot of the arc is forced to a predetermined track on the cathode surface by means of temporally and spatially controllable magnetic fields, wherein a predetermined removal of material of the cathode surface is produced. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method according to the invention.
US11342167B2	Plasma processing method including cleaning of inside of chamber main body of plasma processing apparatus A time period for cleaning performed to remove a deposit formed within a chamber main body can be reduced. A plasma processing method including the cleaning of an inside of the chamber main body of a plasma processing apparatus is provided. The method includes etching including a main etching of etching an etching target film of a processing target object placed on a stage in a low temperature by generating plasma of a processing gas containing a fluorocarbon gas and/or a hydrofluorocarbon gas; carrying-out the processing target object from a chamber; and cleaning the inside of the chamber main body by generating plasma of a cleaning gas in a state that a temperature of an electrostatic chuck is set to be high.
US11342164B2	High density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber and method of using A high density plasma chemical vapor deposition (HDP CVD) chamber includes a nozzle including a base having a hollow center portion for conducting gas; a tip coupled to the base and having an opening formed therein for conducting gas from the base to the exterior of the nozzle. The HDP CVD chamber further includes a baffle positioned in a top portion of the HDP CVD chamber, wherein the baffle is equipped with an adjustable baffle nozzle.
US11342162B2	Resist removing method and resist removing apparatus A hot plate of a resist removing apparatus is disposed in a processing space and heated to a predetermined temperature. A substrate has on an upper surface thereof, a pattern of a resist having a surface on which an altered layer is formed. A moving mechanism moves a plurality of lift pins relative to a hot plate. An upper surface of the substrate is supplied with ozone gas. A control part disposes the substrate at a first processing position with a clearance from the hot plate and removes the altered layer by using the ozone gas, and subsequently controls the moving mechanism to dispose the substrate at a second processing position with a clearance smaller than that between the first processing position and the hot plate and removes the resist by using the ozone gas. It is thereby possible to efficiently remove the resist from the substrate while preventing popping.
US11342161B2	Switching circuit with voltage bias In one embodiment, an RF impedance matching network for a plasma chamber is disclosed. The matching network includes an electronically variable capacitor (EVC) comprising discrete capacitors, each discrete capacitor having a corresponding switching circuit for switching in and out the discrete capacitor to alter a total capacitance of the EVC. Each switching circuit comprises at least one switching field-effect transistor (FET) operably coupled to the corresponding discrete capacitor to cause the switching in and out of the discrete capacitor. For each switching circuit, when the switching circuit is switched OFF to switch out the corresponding discrete capacitor, the at least one switching FET receives a bias voltage from a bias voltage source to reduce a capacitance variability of the at least one switching FET.
US11342159B2	RF pulsing within pulsing for semiconductor RF plasma processing A system and method for generating a radio frequency (RF) waveform are described. The method includes defining a train of on-off pulses separated by an off state having no on-off pulses. The method further includes applying a multi-level pulse waveform that adjusts a magnitude of each of the on-off pulses to generate an RF waveform. The method includes sending the RF waveform to an electrode.
US11342155B2	Charged particle beam device and method for adjusting position of detector of charged particle beam device In a charged particle beam device including a deceleration optical system, a change in a deceleration electric field and an axis shift due to a structure between an objective lens and a sample are prevented to reduce adverse effects on an irradiation system and detection system. The charged particle beam device includes an electron source, an objective lens configured to focus a probe electron beam from the electron source on the sample, an acceleration electrode configured to accelerate the probe electron beam, a first detector provided in the acceleration electrode, a deceleration electrode configured to form a deceleration electric field for the probe electron beam with the acceleration electrode, the probe electron beam being configured to pass through an opening of the deceleration electrode, and a second detector inserted between the deceleration electrode and the sample. The second detector includes an opening portion larger than the opening of the deceleration electrode, and a sensing surface is provided around the opening portion.
US11342154B2	X-ray source and method for generating x-ray radiation The present inventive concept relates to an X-ray source comprising: a liquid target source configured to provide a liquid target moving along a flow axis; an electron source configured to provide an electron beam; and a liquid target shaper configured to shape the liquid target to comprise a non-circular cross section with respect to the flow axis, wherein the non-circular cross section has a first width along a first axis and a second width along a second axis, wherein the first width is shorter than the second width, and wherein the liquid target comprises an impact portion being intersected by the first axis; wherein the x-ray source is configured to direct the electron beam towards the impact portion such that the electron beam interacts with the liquid target within the impact portion to generate X-ray radiation.
US11342152B2	Circuit breakers incorporating reset lockout mechanisms Multi-pole and single-pole circuit breakers include a housing and a reset lockout mechanism disposed within the housing. The reset lockout mechanism disables electrical communication between line and load terminals of the circuit breaker if a predefined condition exists. Some circuit breakers include a single actuator, transition between ON and OFF states, and are capable of performing test functions. The test functions may involve testing AFCI and/or GFCI functions of the circuit breakers. The test functions may be performed when the circuit breaker transitions from an OFF state to an ON state. Some circuit breakers including a reset lockout mechanism may be powered only on its line side. Some circuit breakers provide an electrical indication when they are in the OFF state.
US11342151B2	Intelligent circuit breakers with visual indicators to provide operational status A circuit breaker includes a circuit breaker housing, an air-gap switch disposed within the housing, and a first visual indicator configured to provide an indication of an open state and a closed state of the air-gap switch. The first visual indicator includes a first window that is formed as part of the circuit breaker housing, and first and second indicator elements disposed within the circuit breaker housing. The first indicator element is configured to move into position behind the first window as the air-gap switch is placed into the open state and thereby provide a visual indication of the open state of the air-gap switch. The second indicator element is configured to move into position behind the first window as the air-gap switch is placed into the closed state and thereby provide a visual indication of the closed state of the air-gap switch.
US11342150B2	High-insulation small-sized hinged electromagnetic relay A high-insulation small-sized hinged electromagnetic relay, includes a bobbin, coil terminals, an iron core and a fixed contact block. The bobbin has a cylindrical portion for winding a coil, and the iron core includes a mandrel and a magnetic pole portion arranged on the upper end of the mandrel; the mandrel of the iron core is fitted into the central hole of the cylindrical portion of the bobbin, the coil terminals is assembled on the lower flange of the bobbin and positioned on one side in the width direction of the bobbin, and the fixed contact block is interposed in the upper flange and the lower flange of the bobbin and positioned on the other side in the width direction of the bobbin; the cylindrical portion is offset.
US11342148B2	Relay device and control method of relay device A relay device includes a coil portion, a fixed contact, a spring, a moving contact and a drive circuit. The drive circuit controls the electromagnetic force of the coil portion to be a first electromagnetic force when switching the fixed contact and the moving contact in a contact state to a non-contact state. The drive circuit controls the electromagnetic force of the coil portion to be a second electromagnetic force that is larger than the first electromagnetic force after a lapse of a first time from start of control of the electromagnetic force of the coil portion to be the first electromagnetic force. The drive circuit controls the electromagnetic force of the coil portion to be reduced with time after a lapse of a second time from start of control of the electromagnetic force of the coil portion to be the second electromagnetic force.
US11342145B2	Pyrotechnic device with plastic housing The invention relates to a pyrotechnic switch, which comprises, a housing formed by a first housing part that is assembled with a second housing part, and at least one pyrotechnic actuator arranged in the housing, wherein at least one out of the first housing part or the second housing part comprises a metal reinforcement and a plastic body overmolded onto the metal reinforcement, wherein the plastic body comprises, a first portion made of a first plastic material, and a second portion made of a second plastic material.
US11342144B2	Temperature-dependent switch A temperature-dependent switch comprising a housing, which comprises a cover part and a lower part, wherein an insulating foil is arranged between the cover part and the lower part. The temperature-dependent switch further comprises a first external contact surface provided externally on the housing, a second external contact surface provided externally on the housing, and a temperature-dependent switching mechanism arranged in the housing. The temperature-dependent switching mechanism, depending on its temperature, establishes or opens an electrically conductive connection between the first and the second external contact surfaces. The insulating foil is at least partially coated or printed with a sealing agent which, for sealing the housing, contacts the cover part and/or the lower part in a sealing area.
US11342140B2	Three-position disconnector switch A three-position disconnector switch includes: an earthing contact; a power out contact; a power in contact; a first piston; and a second piston. In a connected switch position the first piston makes an electrical connection with the power out contact and the second piston makes an electrical connection with the power out contact and the power in contact. In a disconnected switch position the first piston makes an electrical connection with the power out contact and the second piston makes an electrical connection with the power out contact. In an earthed switch position the first piston makes an electrical connection with the earthing contact and with the power out contact and the second piston makes an electrical connection with the power out contact.
US11342134B2	Key module for a keyboard, and keyboard What is presented is a key module (120) for a keyboard. The key module (120) comprises a guide (230) for guiding a movement of the key module (120) upon actuation, at least one spring element (240) for providing a reset force upon actuation of the key module (120), a support element (250) for supporting the guide (230) and a switch unit. The switch unit comprises a housing (270) and a contact device (280) at least partially arranged in the housing (270) for establishing electric contact upon actuation of the key module (120). The contact device (280) comprises a fixed contact piece with a first contact and a contactor with a first spring clip carrying a second contact and/or a second spring clip for producing an actuation sound and/or at least one actuation portion. The contactor is integrally formed.
US11342132B2	Electrode for supercapacitor, preparation method and use thereof The present disclosure relates to an electrode for supercapacitor, preparation method and use thereof. The electrode has an electrode terminal, an active layer and a coating layer from inside to outside. A material for preparing the coating layer includes an oxygenated compound, which contains at least one of transition metal elements or is doped with a substance containing a transition metal element. The coating layer on the surface of the active layer prevents organic electrolytes from being easily adsorbed and nucleated in the porous structure of the electrode surface due to interface defects, and facilitates to weaken the interface problems existing between the electrolyte and the electrode surface. The capacitor can significantly increase the operating voltage window (may be up to above 4V) and capacitance of the supercapacitor, and further increase energy density thereof.
US11342131B2	Electron acceleration and capture device for preserving excess kinetic energy to drive electrochemical reduction reactions Disclosed is a semiconductor-liquid junction based photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell for the unassisted solar splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen gas, the solar-driven reduction of CO2 to higher-order hydrocarbons, and the solar-driven synthesis of NH3. The disclosed system can employ a photocathode based upon wurtzite hexagonal semiconductors that can be tailored with proper band alignment for the redox potentials for water, CO2 reduction, and NH3 production, and with bandgap energy for maximum solar absorption. The design maximizes the carrier collection efficiency by leveraging spontaneous and piezoelectric polarization in these materials systems to generate hot electrons within the photocathode. These electrons have sufficient excess energy, preserved at a designed energy capture region, to overcome the kinetic overpotential (surface chemistry limitation) required for the reactions to occur at a high rate.
US11342129B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor with stable electrical properties at high temperatures A solid electrolytic capacitor is provided that contains a casing material that encapsulates the capacitor element. The casing material is formed from a curable resinous matrix that has a coefficient of thermal expansion of about 42 ppm/° C. or less at a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the resinous matrix. Further, the capacitor exhibits an initial equivalence series resistance of about 200 mohms or less as determined at an operating frequency of 100 kHz and temperature of 23° C., and the ratio of the equivalence series resistance of the capacitor after being exposed to a temperature of 125° C. for 560 hours to the initial equivalence series resistance of the capacitor is about 2.0 or less.
US11342126B2	Electrical component and a method for producing an electrical component An electrical component having partial bodies, a base on which the partial bodies are arranged, and at least one connection contact for electrically connecting the partial bodies to a carrier. A method for producing an electrical component having one or more partial bodies is also disclosed.
US11342121B2	Multilayer ceramic electronic component The multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including a dielectric layer; and first and second internal electrodes disposed inside the ceramic body, and disposed to oppose each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween. When an average thickness of the dielectric layer is referred to as td and a standard deviation of a thickness of the dielectric layer in each position is referred to as σtd, while an average thickness of the first and second internal electrodes is referred to as to and a standard deviation of a thickness of a pre-determined region of any layer of the internal electrodes in each position is referred to as σte, a ratio (σte/σtd) of the standard deviation of the internal electrodes in each position to the standard deviation of the thickness of the dielectric layer in each position satisfies 1.10≤σte/σtd≤1.35.
US11342119B2	Multilayer capacitor having external electrode including conductive resin layer A multilayer capacitor and a method of manufacturing includes a conductive resin layer of an external electrode disposed on a first electrode layer. The conductive resin layer includes a conductive connecting part and an intermetallic compound contacting the first electrode layer and the conductive connecting part. The conductive connecting part contacts a plurality of metal particles and a second electrode layer, such that the 7 equivalent series resistance (ESR) of the multilayer capacitor is decreased and warpage strength of the multilayer capacitor is improved.
US11342115B2	Planar solenoid inductors with antiferromagnetic pinned cores A planar magnetic structure includes a closed loop structure having a plurality of core segments divided into at least two sets. A coil is formed about one or more core segments. A first antiferromagnetic layer is formed on a first set of core segments, and a second antiferromagnetic layer is formed on a second set of core segments. The first and second antiferromagnetic layers include different blocking temperatures and have an easy axis pinning a magnetic moment in two different directions, wherein when current flows through the coil, the magnetic moments rotate to form a closed magnetic loop in the closed loop structure.
US11342113B2	Reactor and method for manufacturing reactor A reactor including: a coil having a winding portion; a magnetic core having a plurality of core pieces; and an inner interposed member interposed between the winding portion and an inner core portion of the magnetic core. An inner resin portion fills an internal space of the winding portion, the inner interposed member includes core holding portions holding the core pieces to be decentered relative to the inner interposed member when seen in the axial direction of the winding portion, a separation distance between the inner circumferential surface of the winding portion and the outer circumferential surface of the inner interposed member on a displacement direction side is longer than a separation distance between the inner circumferential surface of the winding portion and the outer circumferential surface of the inner interposed member on the side that is opposite the displacement direction side.
US11342104B2	Inductor arrangement comprising an insert A inductor arrangement has a toroidal core with a central opening, a winding which is arranged around the core and has two winding ends, and an electrically insulating insert which is inserted into the central opening in a clamping manner. Here, the winding ends are inserted into the insert in a clamping manner.
US11342099B2	Laser shock peening method for improving the corrosion resistance of sintered Nd—Fe—B magnet Disclosed is a surface modification technique for permanent magnetic materials. First, a sintered Nd—Fe—B magnet is immersed in a chlorine-containing solution to corrode its surface after the sintered Nd—Fe—B magnet is ground, polished and cleaned, so that atomic vacancies or gaps are produced at the grain boundaries in the surface layer of the corroded sintered Nd—Fe—B magnet; then, compound nanopowders coated on the surface of the sintered Nd—Fe—B magnet are implanted into the grain boundaries by laser shock peening to obtain a gradient nanostructure layer along the depth direction; at the same time, the surface nanocrystallization of the sintered Nd—Fe—B magnet and a residual compressive stress layer are induced by laser shock peening which remarkably improves the corrosion resistance of the sintered Nd—Fe—B magnet.
US11342097B2	Spiral shielding on a high speed cable A dual axial cable includes first and second signal conductors and a shield. The first and second signal conductors transmit a differential signal. The shield includes a foil wrap spirally wrapped around the first and second conductors to form a plurality of foil wrap sections. Each of the foil wrap sections overlaps an adjacent foil wrap section. The periodicity of a pitch of each of the overlaps varies along a length of the dual axial cable.
US11342095B2	Insulation material for a DC electrical component An insulation material for a DC electrical component. The insulation material includes a thermoset or thermoplastic matrix and a functional filler component. The functional filler component has a non-linear DC conductivity depending on an applied electrical field strength. At least in a temperature range of 0° C. to 120° C., the functional filler component has a bandgap in the range of 2 to 5 eV, and optionally in the range of 2 to 4 eV. Furthermore, a method for producing an insulation material, a use of an insulation material for a high voltage DC electrical component, a DC electrical component comprising the insulation material and the use of a DC electrical component comprising the insulation material in a high voltage DC gas insulated device are suggested.
US11342093B2	Multi-leaf collimator and driving system The present disclosure relates to a collimator. The collimator may include a motor, a transmission unit having a first end and a second end, and a leaf unit having a leaf. The first end of the transmission unit may be connected to the motor and the second end of the transmission unit may be connected to the leaf. The present disclosure also relates to a collimator system. The collimator system may include a leaf module having a leaf, a driving module having a motor configured to drive the leaf, and a processing module to generate a movement profile of the leaf. The movement profile of the leaf may include a first speed during a first stage, a second speed of the leaf during a second stage, and a third speed of the leaf during a third stage.
US11342085B2	Integrated passive cooling containment structure for a nuclear reactor An integrated passive cooling containment structure for a nuclear reactor includes a concentric arrangement of an inner steel cylindrical shell and an outer steel cylindrical shell that define both a lateral boundary of a containment environment of the nuclear reactor that is configured to accommodate a nuclear reactor and an annular gap space between the inner and outer steel cylindrical shells, a concrete donut structure at a bottom of the annular gap space, and a plurality of concrete columns spaced apart azimuthally around a circumference of the annular gap and extending in parallel from a top surface of the concrete donut structure to a top of the annular gap space. The outer and inner steel cylindrical shells and the concrete donut structure at least partially define one or more coolant channels extending through the annular gap space.
US11342084B2	Passive reactivity control in a nuclear fission reactor A nuclear reactor includes a passive reactivity control nuclear fuel device located in a nuclear reactor core. The passive reactivity control nuclear fuel device includes a multiple-walled fuel chamber having an outer wall chamber and an inner wall chamber contained within the outer wall chamber. The inner wall chamber is positioned within the outer wall chamber to hold nuclear fuel in a molten fuel state within a high neutron importance region. The inner wall chamber allows at least a portion of the nuclear fuel to move in a molten fuel state to a lower neutron importance region while the molten nuclear fuel remains within the inner wall chamber as the temperature of the nuclear fuel satisfies a negative reactivity feedback expansion temperature condition. A duct contains the multiple-walled fuel chamber and flows a heat conducting fluid through the duct and in thermal communication with the outer wall chamber.
US11342080B2	Method and system for disease progression modeling and therapy optimizing for individual patients A method and system for automated disease progression modeling and therapy optimization for an individual patient is disclosed. A current condition of the patient is modeled using a state-variable model in which a plurality of state variables in a state vector represent a plurality of characteristics of the patient. Disease progression for the patient is predicted based on the state variables of the patient. An optimization is performed to determine an optimal therapy type and an optimal therapy timing for the patient based on the predicted disease progression for the patient.
US11342075B2	Methods and systems for securely communicating over networks, in real time, and utilizing biometric data Systems and methods described herein facilitate biometric, health, and activity data aggregation and visualization in order to provide improved physical performance tracking and medical monitoring. In some examples, the system can providing real time access to healthcare providers during telehealth sessions. In some examples, the system can include infectious disease monitoring, enabling a healthcare provider to monitor and provide healthcare to a group of patients outside of a clinical setting.
US11342074B1	Patient identification using passive sensors One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving an indication that a wearable device comprising a passive sensor is at a predetermined location within a healthcare enterprise, wherein the wearable device is associated with a patient within the healthcare enterprise; determining a status of the patient within an operational system associated with the healthcare enterprise; and updating, based upon the determined status of the patient within the operational system, a system associated with the healthcare enterprise, wherein the updating comprises updating a status of the patient within the system. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US11342072B2	Optical sensing systems and methods for detecting a physiological condition of a patient The present disclosure provides a physiological monitoring system that includes at least one physiological sensor indicative of a physiological condition of a patient, the at least one sensor worn by a patient. Sensors can include one or more optical sensors configured to measure a physiological parameter, such as total hemoglobin, SpO2, methemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin, and the like. A monitoring system can receive measured information from the sensor and determine if the physiological condition of the user indicates an urgent medical need. When the physiological condition of the user indicates an urgent medical need, the electronic device can generate an alert.
US11342070B2	Device and method for monitoring health state of user, and device for managing health state of user A device and method for monitoring a user's health state by continuously measuring data on triglycerides of the user and a device for managing the user's health state are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a user health state monitoring device includes a measurement unit configured to continuously measure a triglyceride concentration level of the user for a predetermined period; an analysis unit configured to analyze a graph showing the triglyceride concentration level to acquire analytical information; and a monitoring unit configured to monitor the user's health state based on the acquired analytical information.
US11342068B2	Self-optimising respiratory therapy system Methods or systems (7000) are implemented for treatment with or monitoring use of respiratory pressure therapy device(s). The device may be for a respiratory disorder. A processor, such as a processor of a server communicating with the therapy device, may analyse data relating to respiratory therapy delivered by the device. The processor may generate data in the processor representing a prediction, such as compliance prediction(s), about progress of therapy based on the analysis. The processor may select an action to improve therapy based on data representing the prediction. The processor may take or prompt selected action to improve the therapy. In some cases, a processor may analyse usage data concerning a period of days with a therapy device and generate compliance prediction indicators based on the analysis. The indicators indicate whether compliance will be likely. The processor may recommend engagement action to improve compliance based on evaluation of the indicators.
US11342066B2	Real-time motion monitoring using deep neural network Systems and techniques may be used to estimate a relative motion of patient anatomy using a deep learning network during a radiotherapy treatment. For example, a method may include using a first deep neural network to relate input real-time partial patient measurements and a patient model including a reference volume to output patient states. The method may include using a second deep neural network to relate the patient states and the reference volume to relative motion information between the patient states and the reference volume. The deep neural networks may be used in real time to estimate a relative motion corresponding to an input image.
US11342060B2	Lifestyle preference management system and method A lifestyle preferences management system is provided. The system may collect and organize data regarding various foods and/or beverages that one or more local restaurants may offer and recommend a particular restaurant and/or menu item to a particular user based on the known dietary preferences and geographical location of the user. The system also may generate custom menu items for each user based on a cross-section of the user's known dietary preferences and the availability of substitutions, additions and/or deletions for a given menu item resulting in a dish that conforms to the user's preferences. The system also may facilitate the ordering of food from one or more vendors for a group of users while considering the dietary and/or lifestyle preferences of each member of the group in aggregate. The system also may utilize machine learning to learn a user's eating habits (e.g., by type of food, time of day, day of the week, geographical location, weather conditions, etc.) and offer recommendations for food services from vendors that anticipate the user's desires and/or preferences. The system also may provide payment systems, delivery systems, inventory management, and other functionalities.
US11342055B2	Method and system for automatically generating a section in a radiology report A system 100 for automatically generating a field of a radiology report includes a set of one or more models. A method for automatically generating a field of a radiology report includes: receiving a radiologist identifier (radiologist ID); receiving a set of finding inputs; determining a context of each of the set of finding inputs; determining text associated with a portion or all of the radiology report based on the context and the radiologist style; and inserting the text into the report.
US11342053B2	Systems and methods for medical referrals via secure email and parsing of CCDs Disclosed herein are various embodiments of computer-implemented methods and systems for parsing information from messages containing a standardized electronic document format, such as a continuity of care document (“CCD”), and for generating referrals and other documents using data parsed from the messages and/or standardized electronic document format. In some embodiments, a message containing a CCD may be received, the CCD and the message may be parsed to extract information (e.g., patient information), the patient information may be mapped into a document template, and an electronic document containing mapped referral parameters may be generated.
US11342047B2	Using cell-free DNA fragment size to detect tumor-associated variant Methods and systems are provided for determining a variant of interest by analyzing sizes and sequences of cfDNA fragments obtained from a test sample. The methods and systems provided herein implement processes that synergistically combine size and sequence information, thereby improving specificity and sensitivity of assays over conventional methods.
US11342042B2	Interconnected command/address resources Command/address (CA) pads of a wafer may be coupled with one or more logic circuits of the wafer to support transmission of a test signal between different memory dies of the wafer. A CA pad of a first memory die may be coupled with a repeater circuit in a scribe region of the wafer, and the repeater circuit may be coupled with a corresponding control circuit in the scribe region. These circuits may support repetition of a signal from a probe card to one or more other CA conductive paths of one or more other memory dies of the wafer. The repeater circuit may receive a test signal from the CA pad, which may be coupled with and receive the test signal from the probe card, and may transmit the test signal to another CA pad of another memory die based on a configuration of the control circuit.
US11342037B2	Shift register unit, driving method, light emitting control gate driving circuit, and display apparatus The present disclosure provides a shift register unit, a driving method, a light emitting control gate driving circuit, and a display apparatus. The shift register unit includes: a light emitting control signal output terminal, a pull-up control node control circuit, N stages of inversion control circuits, a pull-up node control circuit, a pull-down node control circuit, and an output circuit, where N is an integer greater than 1. A first stage of inversion control circuit is configured to invert an input signal. An nth stage of inversion control circuit inverts the input signal under control of an (n−1)th inversion node, where n is an integer and 2≤n≤N.
US11342030B1	Erase voltage compensation mechanism for group erase mode with bit line leakage detection method An erase voltage compensation mechanism for group erase mode with bit line leakage detection comprises performing a block erase operation by applying an erase voltage. Continue block erasing until bit line leakage is detected upon which the erase voltage is latched and over-erase correction is performed. A compensation voltage value is calculated by finding the difference between an upper bound of a threshold voltage distribution and an erase verify point when the bit line leakage was detected. The latched erase voltage is increased by the compensation voltage to create a compensated voltage. A group erase operation is performed and the group address is incremented by 1 and the compensated voltage value is loaded. Then the group erase operation is performed on the next group. The address is incremented, the compensated voltage is loaded, and the group erase operation is performed until the group is the last group.
US11342026B2	Semiconductor memory medium and memory system According to one embodiment, the semiconductor memory medium includes a first memory cell, a first word line coupled to the first memory cell, and a row decoder coupled to the first word line. A write operation is executed multiple times on the first memory cell within a first period from after an execution of an erase operation to an execution of a next erase operation. The write operation includes at least one of program loops each including a program operation and a verify operation. In the verify operation, the row decoder applies a verify voltage to the first word line. The verify voltage is set in accordance with a number of executed write operations on the first memory cell within the first period.
US11342023B2	3D NAND flash and operation method thereof An operation method for a 3D NAND flash includes writing data into a WLn layer of the plurality of wordline layers of an unselect bit line of the plurality of bit lines in a write operation; and applying a first pass voltage on at least a first WL layer of the plurality of wordline layers of the unselect bit line of the plurality of bit lines and applying a second pass voltage on at least a second WL layer of the plurality of wordline layers of the unselect bit line of the plurality of bit lines; wherein the operation method is operated when a pre-pulse phase is removed from a verify phase.
US11342012B2	Electronic devices executing a termination operation An electronic device includes a termination control circuit and a data input/output (I/O) circuit. The termination control circuit is configured to generate a termination enablement signal which is activated during a termination operation period for activating a termination resistor while a write operation is performed. In addition, the termination control circuit is configured to adjust a period that the termination enablement signal is activated according to whether a write command is inputted to the termination control circuit during a set detection period of the write operation. The data I/O circuit is configured to receive data by activating the termination resistor during a period that the termination enablement signal is activated when the write operation is performed.
US11342007B2	Capacitance allocation based on system impedance Methods, systems, and devices for capacitance allocation based on system impedance are described. A memory device may include a first voltage rail for distributing a first supply voltage to an array of memory cells. The memory device may be coupled with a circuit using a pad of the memory device; that is, the memory device may be coupled with other circuitry within a package or board. The memory device may determine an impedance associated with the circuit, and may couple one or more capacitors with the first voltage rail based on the impedance. The memory device may include a second voltage rail for distributing a second supply voltage to the array of memory cells. The memory device may compare the performance of the first and second voltage rails and couple one or more capacitors with the first voltage rail or the second voltage rail based on the comparison.
US11342006B2	Buried source line structure for boosting read scheme Methods for reducing manufacturing cost and improving the reliability of non-volatile memories using NAND strings with polysilicon channels and p-type doped source lines are described. A NAND string may include a polysilicon channel that is orthogonal to a substrate and connects to a boron doped source line at a source-side end of the NAND string. To reduce the likelihood of the polysilicon channel being cut-off or pinched near the source-side end of the NAND string, a thicker polysilicon channel may be formed near the source-side end of the NAND string while a thinner polysilicon channel may be formed for the remainder of the NAND string by diffusing boron into a first portion of the polysilicon channel corresponding with the thicker polysilicon channel and then etching the polysilicon channel with etchants that exhibit a reduction in their etch rate at a boron concentration above a threshold concentration.
US11342004B2	System and method for rapid replacement of robotic media mover in automated media library A mover replacement system for removing a media mover, movable between an operating position and a removable position, from within a media library includes a module housing and a service tray. The module housing forms at least a part of a library housing. The service tray is removably positionable within the module housing. The service tray is configured to releasably retain the media mover when the media mover is in the removable position so that the service tray and the media mover are movable as an integral unit out of and into the module housing. The service tray includes a tray body and at least one locking mechanism that is movable relative to the tray body between a retracted position when the at least one locking mechanism is positioned not to engage the media mover, and a fully extended position when the at least one locking mechanism is positioned to retain the media mover relative to the tray body.
US11342002B1	Caption timestamp predictor An automated solution to determine suitable time ranges or timestamps for captions is described. In one example, a content file includes subtitle data with captions for display over respective timeframes of video. Audio data is extracted from the video, and the audio data is compared against a sound threshold to identify auditory timeframes in which sound is above the threshold. The subtitle data is also parsed to identify subtitle-free timeframes in the video. A series of candidate time ranges is then identified based on overlapping ranges of the auditory timeframes and the subtitle-free timeframes. In some cases, one or more of the candidate time ranges can be merged together or omitted, and a final series of time ranges or timestamps for captions is obtained. The time ranges or timestamps can be used to add additional non-verbal and contextual captions and indicators, for example, or for other purposes.
US11341999B2	Medical video processing system The medical video processing system is provided with: an encoder 120 that inputs a plurality of video files about a surgical operation, separating the plurality of video files according to a plurality of input systems; a server apparatus 130; and a viewing terminal apparatus 140. The viewing terminal apparatus 140 displays a plurality of timelines related to the plurality of video files, separating the plurality of timelines according to input systems; and synchronously displays, among images included in the plurality of video files corresponding to the displayed timelines, at least a part of a plurality of images associated with a time code of a certain time point included in the time lines, and accepts an operation input by a user to execute editing processing about video files synchronously displayed in a synchronous display area.
US11341997B2	Disk device with damper attached to arm of actuator assembly According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a plurality of recording media each including a recording layer and an actuator assembly including an actuator block rotatably supported around a rotation shaft, a plurality of arms extending from the actuator block, and suspension assemblies respectively attached to the arms and supporting respective magnetic heads. Of the plurality of arms, at least one arm has vibration characteristics different from those of the other arms.
US11341993B2	Load/unload ramps with channels A load/unload ramp includes a body with ramps, load/unload surfaces, and a vertical wall. The ramps include outer grooves positioned between the ramps. The load/unload surfaces extend from the respective ramps. The vertical wall includes channels extending through the vertical wall. In embodiments, the channels are positioned between the load/unload surfaces.
US11341989B2	Read head stress reduction Systems and methods are disclosed for dynamically adjusting parameters used during a read operation to reduce stress on a read head. In certain embodiments, an apparatus may comprise a read head configured to read data stored to a data storage medium, and a control circuit that controls a parameter of the read head influencing the read head's ability to accurately read data. The control circuit may be configured to extend the working lifespan of the read head by monitoring a read performance of the read head, and adjusting the parameter to reduce the read performance when the read performance is greater than a first threshold.
US11341988B1	Hybrid learning-based and statistical processing techniques for voice activity detection A hybrid machine learning-based and DSP statistical post-processing technique is disclosed for voice activity detection. The hybrid technique may use a DNN model with a small context window to estimate the probability of speech by frames. The DSP statistical post-processing stage operates on the frame-based speech probabilities from the DNN model to smooth the probabilities and to reduce transitions between speech and non-speech states. The hybrid technique may estimate the soft decision on detected speech in each frame based on the smoothed probabilities, generate a hard decision using a threshold, detect a complete utterance that may include brief pauses, and estimate the end point of the utterance. The hybrid voice activity detection technique may incorporate a target directional probability estimator to estimate the direction of the speech source. The DSP statistical post-processing module may use the direction of the speech source to inform the estimates of the voice activity.
US11341986B2	Emotion detection in audio interactions A method comprising: receiving a plurality of audio segments comprising a speech signal, wherein said audio segments represent a plurality of verbal interactions; receiving labels associated with an emotional state expressed in each of said audio segments; dividing each of said audio segments into a plurality of frames, based on a specified frame duration; extracting a plurality of acoustic features from each of said frames; computing statistics over said acoustic features with respect to sequences of frames representing phoneme boundaries in said audio segments; at a training stage, training a machine learning model on a training set comprising: said statistics associated with said audio segments, and said labels; and at an inference stage, applying said trained model to one or more target audio segments comprising a speech signal, to detect an emotional state expressed in said target audio segments.
US11341985B2	System and method for indexing sound fragments containing speech A system and method determining a match between sound fragments is provided. Each wave that makes up a sequence within the fragment is identified. An average amplitude and frequency of each wave is determined. An index of amplitudes and frequencies is determined by summating the square of the difference between the amplitude and frequencies, respectively, of each wave and the average amplitude and frequency, respectively, of the sequence. A single index is determined by averaging the index of amplitudes and frequencies. Matches between sound fragments may be determined by comparing the various indexes.
US11341981B2	Method for processing audio data and electronic device therefor Disclosed is an electronic device including a speaker, a communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The processor is configured to receive first data including a first audio frame corresponding to a first interval and a second audio frame corresponding to a second interval subsequent to the first interval, using the communication circuit, to store the second audio frame in the memory in response to reception of the first data, to output a first audio signal generated based on the first audio frame, through the speaker, and to store the third audio frame in the memory and output a second audio signal generated based on the second audio frame of the second data through the speaker when second data including the second audio frame and a third audio frame corresponding to a third interval subsequent to the second interval is received using the communication circuit.
US11341977B2	Bandwidth extension method, bandwidth extension apparatus, program, integrated circuit, and audio decoding apparatus To provide a bandwidth extension method which allows reduction of computation amount in bandwidth extension and suppression of deterioration of quality in the bandwidth to be extended. In the bandwidth extension method: a low frequency bandwidth signal is transformed into a QMF domain to generate a first low frequency QMF spectrum; pitch-shifted signals are generated by applying different shifting factors on the low frequency bandwidth signal; a high frequency QMF spectrum is generated by time-stretching the pitch-shifted signals in the QMF domain; the high frequency QMF spectrum is modified; and the modified high frequency QMF spectrum is combined with the first low frequency QMF spectrum.
US11341972B2	Speech recognition using two language models In one aspect, a method comprises accessing audio data generated by a computing device based on audio input from a user, the audio data encoding one or more user utterances. The method further comprises generating a first transcription of the utterances by performing speech recognition on the audio data using a first speech recognizer that employs a language model based on user-specific data. The method further comprises generating a second transcription of the utterances by performing speech recognition on the audio data using a second speech recognizer that employs a language model independent of user-specific data. The method further comprises determining that the second transcription of the utterances includes a term from a predefined set of one or more terms. The method further comprises, based on determining that the second transcription of the utterance includes the term, providing an output of the first transcription of the utterance.
US11341969B2	Detecting and suppressing voice queries A computing system receives requests from client devices to process voice queries that have been detected in local environments of the client devices. The system identifies that a value that is based on a number of requests to process voice queries received by the system during a specified time interval satisfies one or more criteria. In response, the system triggers analysis of at least some of the requests received during the specified time interval to trigger analysis of at least some received requests to determine a set of requests that each identify a common voice query. The system can generate an electronic fingerprint that indicates a distinctive model of the common voice query. The fingerprint can then be used to detect an illegitimate voice query identified in a request from a client device at a later time.
US11341967B2	Method and apparatus for voice interaction A method for a voice interaction is provided according to embodiments of the disclosure, the method belonging to the field of smart devices. The method may include: receiving an external input; checking a current time in response to the external input; calling a voice program; and raising a question according to the current time and the called voice program, and playing the called voice program. The method and apparatus for a voice interaction may perform more immersive interaction with a user, thereby improving the user experience.
US11341966B2	Output for improving information delivery corresponding to voice request An output technology for improving information delivery corresponding to a voice request is provided. In one embodiment, a method by which an electronic device comprising a voice-based interface provides information comprises the steps of: receiving a voice request from a user through the voice-based interface; acquiring response information corresponding to the voice request; outputting the response information in a reply voice, which is an auditory output form, through at least one medium among a plurality of media including a main medium corresponding to the voice-based interface and a sub medium included in other electronic devices linkable with the electronic device; and providing other outputs for at least a part of the response information through at least one medium, which is the same as or different from the medium through which the reply voice is being outputted, among the plurality of media.
US11341956B1	Electronic signatures via voice for virtual assistants' interactions The present invention provides a method and a system utilizing an AI entity for confirming an agreement has been entered between a first entity and a second entity during a verbal communication, capturing the portions of the communication that constitute the elements of an agreement and storing the portions for later verification of the agreement.
US11341950B2	Method and device for generating acoustic compensation signals Disclosed herein are methods for operating an apparatus for generating acoustic compensation signals used to compensate acoustic signals from operation of a motor-vehicle engine, comprising the steps: providing an EOC device, which is designed to generate acoustic compensation signals used to compensate acoustic signals that result from the operation of the engine; providing a device configured using the EOC device as a model; determining at least one audio signal to be output into a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle by means of an audio output device, before said audio signal is captured by an audio capturing element associated with the EOC device; applying an evaluation specification to evaluate the at least one audio signal with respect to at least one evaluation criterion; generating evaluation information with respect to the at least one evaluation criterion; controlling the operation of the EOC device on the basis of the evaluation Information.
US11341949B2	Sensor suspension system and associated deployment systems for underwater deployment of sensor array A sensor suspension system for use in an underwater environment comprises a sensor (e.g., vector sensor) and a framework comprising a plurality of support structures, and a plurality of compliant devices that suspend the sensor within an inner volume of the framework. The plurality of compliant devices facilitate a symmetrical sensing response of the sensor in three degrees of freedom when deployed in the underwater environment. The framework is moveable from a collapsed position to an expanded position. A plurality of sensor suspension systems can be tethered together into a sensor array by a deployment control system operable to release a buoyant device, tethered to the sensor suspension systems, that vertically positions the plurality of sensor suspension systems into the sensor array. The buoyant device can cause each framework to expand via pulling force through the tethers upon release of the buoyant device.
US11341943B2	Musical instrument arm support A musical instrument support system provides support to a musician's elbow when the musician's arm is in a raised position, thus alleviating fatigue and strain on the musician's shoulder, neck, back and arms. The support system includes a harness worn on the musician's torso, a rib plate supported by the harness that is worn along the musician's torso, an elbow support that receives the musician's elbow, and a swivel joint that joins the elbow support to the rib plate and permits the elbow plate to rotate and angulate about a vertical axis and move laterally from the rib plate in all directions within a horizontal plane.
US11341941B2	Bass drum spur system A bass drum spur system has a pivot assembly and a spur leg assembly. The pivot assembly has a spur hub removably attachable to a rim of a drum and a hub cover attached to the spur hub. The hub cover has a passageway and a circumferential slot formed through a sidewall of the passageway. The circumferential slot has first and second notches at respective opposite ends of the slot. A release button is axially slidable within the passageway of the hub cover and a spring is disposed in the passageway and biases the release button in a direction away from the spur hub. The spur leg assembly has a post fixedly attached to the release button for movement therewith, wherein the post is movable between engagement with the first notch and the second notch by pressing the release button in a direction toward the spur hub and rotating the post along the circumferential slot.
US11341940B2	Head mounted display and setting method In a head mounted display 100, a memory 71 stores an application. An image pickup unit 74 takes an image of a site of a user 1, and a position specifying unit 73 specifies a position and a direction of the head mounted display 100. A detector 75 detects a position indicated by the user 1 on the basis of the image taken by the image pickup unit 74, and a setting unit 76 sets a position indicating a home position on the basis of a result detected by the detector 75 and the position and the direction specified by the position specifying unit 73.
US11341939B2	Method and apparatus for improving visibility of cluster design elements based on driver's view Embodiments relate to an apparatus for improving visibility of cluster design elements based on a driver's view, including an eye position detection unit to detect an eye position of the driver from a face image captured through a camera in a vehicle, a visible area determination unit to determine a visible area and an invisible area in a cluster based on the detected eye position, a position of the cluster in the vehicle and a position of a steering wheel, a display information detection unit to detect a position and shape of display information displayed on the cluster, and a display information design conversion unit to convert a position or shape of display information overlapping in the invisible area among the display information.
US11341931B2	Display apparatus, method for controlling display apparatus, image outputting apparatus, and display system A projector includes a projection section, a first connector to which an image outputting apparatus that outputs first image information is connectable, an activation instructor that instructs activation of the image outputting apparatus, a detector that detects that the activation of the image outputting apparatus has been completed, an image storage that stores second image information, and a display controller that causes the projection section to display a second image corresponding to the second image information when the detector does not detect that the activation of the image outputting apparatus has been completed and causes the projection section to display a first image corresponding to the first image information when the detector detects that the activation of the image outputting apparatus has been completed.
US11341929B2	Driving method, display panel and driving circuit The present application discloses a driving method, a display panel and a driving circuit. The driving method includes a step of outputting a gate driving signal to a corresponding gate line. A signal period of a common level signal of a common line includes a first time and a second time, the first time corresponds to a first common level, and the second time corresponds to a second common level; a voltage value of the first common level is less than that of the second common level; for a common line corresponding to the Nth gate line, a start moment of the first time is no later than an open moment of the corresponding Nth gate line, and a start moment of the second time is no earlier than a close moment of the (N+1)th gate line.
US11341926B2	Backlight module, control method therefor and display device, driving method therefor Disclosed are a backlight module, a control method therefor and a display device, a driving method therefor. A backlight source is divided into light-emitting areas, and a current control circuit for driving the light-emitting area to emit light is configured for each light-emitting area. The light-emitting areas in the backlight module are arranged in one-to-one correspondence to the current control circuits.
US11341924B2	Display device and driving method thereof It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device in which problems such as an increase of power consumption and increase of a load of when light is emitted are reduced by using a method for realizing pseudo impulsive driving by inserting an dark image, and a driving method thereof. A display device which displays a gray scale by dividing one frame period into a plurality of subframe periods, where one frame period is divided into at least a first subframe period and a second subframe period; and when luminance in the first subframe period to display the maximum gray scale is Lmax1 and luminance in the second subframe period to display the maximum gray scale is Lmax2, (½) Lmax2
US11341921B2	Display module A display panel may include a base, a circuit layer disposed on the base, an emission element layer disposed on the circuit layer, and an encapsulation layer disposed on the emission element layer. The base may include an island portion and a plurality of connecting portions and may be stretchable or extendable in a specific direction. The circuit layer may include a plurality of transistors and lines. An elongation of a material, which is included in a control electrode of each of the plurality of transistors, may be smaller than an elongation of a material included in the lines. The lines may be disposed on the connecting portions, and some of the lines may be overlapped with each other.
US11341920B2	Pixel circuit, driving method and electronic device A pixel circuit, a driving method thereof and electronic device, relates to the technical field of display configured for. The pixel circuit comprises a driving sub-circuit comprising a control terminal, a first terminal and a second terminal, the driving sub-circuit being configured to control a driving signal flowing through the first terminal and the second terminal according to a signal of the control terminal; a voltage division control sub-circuit configured to conduct voltage division on an input data signal in response to a first scanning signal to obtain a voltage division signal, and write the voltage division signal to the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit; and a compensation sub-circuit coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit and the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and configured to write voltage division signal passing through driving sub-circuit to control terminal of driving sub-circuit in response to first scanning signal.
US11341918B2	Method of driving pixel A method of driving a pixel includes providing a driving transistor having a first end connected to a first node, a control end connected to a second node, and a second connected to the third node end; a writing circuit connected a data signal end, a first scanning end and the first node; a first control circuit connected to a first power end, a light emitting control end and the first node; a reset circuit connected to a reference signal end, a second scanning end, and the second node; a compensation circuit connected between the second node and the third node; a second control circuit connected to the third node, a light emitting element, and the light emitting control end; and an energy storage circuit connected between the first power end and the second node. The second end of the light emitting element receives a second voltage signal.
US11341915B2	Gamma voltage compensation circuit and gamma voltage compensation method, source driver, and display panel A gamma voltage compensation circuit, a gamma voltage compensation method, a source driver, and a display panel are provided. The gamma voltage compensation circuit includes: a generation circuit, configured to generate a plurality of voltage compensation amounts which are in one-to-one correspondence to a plurality of standard gray scale levels; a calculation circuit, connected to the generation circuit, and configured to acquire the plurality of voltage compensation amounts and a plurality of reference gamma voltages, and to obtain a plurality of standard voltage signals based on the plurality of reference gamma voltages and the plurality of voltage compensation amounts; a gamma circuit, electrically connected to the calculation circuit, and configured to generate a plurality of compensation voltage signals based on the plurality of standard voltage signals, in which the plurality of compensation voltage signals are in one-to-one correspondence to a plurality of gray scale levels of a display panel.
US11341913B2	Pixel circuit A pixel circuit includes a main-circuit that controls an organic light-emitting element by controlling a driving current to flow into the organic light-emitting element and a sub-circuit including a first compensation transistor including a gate terminal which receives a first gate signal, a second compensation transistor including a gate terminal which receives a second gate signal, and an initialization transistor including a gate terminal which receives an initialization signal. Here, in a low-frequency driving mode, a driving frequency of the first gate signal is N hertz (Hz), a driving frequency of the initialization signal is N Hz, a driving frequency of the second gate signal is M Hz, the first compensation transistor and the initialization transistor are turned on during a first time duration in N non-light-emitting periods per second, and the second compensation transistor is turned on during a second time duration in M non-light-emitting periods per second.
US11341912B2	Pixel circuit and method for driving the same, display panel and display device The present disclosure provides a pixel circuit and a method for driving the same, a display panel and a display device. The pixel circuit includes: a reset compensation circuit, a data writing circuit, a light emitting control circuit, a driving transistor and a light emitting element, the reset compensation circuit is coupled to a gate, a first electrode and a second electrode of the driving transistor and a reset control signal line, and is configured to reset the gate of the driving transistor during a reset compensation stage and acquire a threshold voltage of the driving transistor under the control of a reset control signal provided by the reset control signal line.
US11341906B2	Pixel circuit, method, and AMOLED display with optical touch sensing The present disclosure provides a pixel circuit and a drive method thereof, and a touch display apparatus. The pixel circuit includes a pixel driving circuit, an optical sensing circuit, and a light-emitting element. The pixel driving circuit is configured to drive the light-emitting element to emit light, based on a first control signal from a first control line, a second control signal from a second control line, a scanning signal from a scanning line, and a data signal from a data line. The optical sensing circuit is configured to sense an optical signal, convert the sensed optical signal into an electric signal, and output the electric signal via a reading line based on the first control signal, the second control signal, the scanning signal, and the data signal.
US11341903B2	Sub-pixel for a display with controllable viewing angle A sub-pixel for an LED display, the sub-pixel comprising a first light emitting device having a first emission beam angle and a second light emitting device having a second beam angle, the second emission beam angle being different to the first emission beam angle. There is also described a display using a plurality of the sub-pixels.
US11341901B2	Driving backplane, display panel and display device The present disclosure provides a driving backplane, including: a base substrate, a driving circuit arranged on the base substrate, an insulation layer on a side of the driving circuit facing away from the base substrate, a plurality of first tip structures arranged on a side of the insulation layer facing away from the base substrate, and a plurality of contact electrodes arranged on the side of the insulation layer facing away from the base substrate. The driving circuit includes a plurality of output terminals, the insulation layer includes a plurality of openings and the output terminals and the openings are in a one-to-one correspondence. The contact electrodes are electrically connected with the output terminals through the openings. Each of the contact electrodes covers the plurality of first tip structures to constitute a plurality of second tip structures having the same appearance as the first tip structures.
US11341898B2	Pixel driving circuit, pixel driving method and display device A pixel driving circuit, a pixel driving method and a display device are provided. The pixel driving circuit includes a pixel sub-circuit and a power supply control sub-circuit, the pixel sub-circuit includes a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal and a light-emitting element, and is configured to respectively receive a first voltage and a second voltage to drive the light-emitting element to emit light. The power supply control sub-circuit is configured to, in a first state, control the first power supply terminal to provide the first voltage to the first connection terminal of the pixel sub-circuit, control the second power supply terminal to provide the second voltage to the second connection terminal of the pixel sub-circuit, and store energy; and in a second state, release the energy to the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal of the pixel sub-circuit to drive the light-emitting element to emit light.
US11341895B2	Method for canceling crosstalk of QLED display panel and QLED display panel A method for application in a QLED display device is provided for cancelling optical crosstalk occurring in a QLED display panel consisting of M number of anode wires, N number of cathode wires, and M×N number of QLED elements. In case of the method being implemented in the QLED display device, a control unit is configured for controlling a column driver unit to supply a positive bias voltage to at least one QLED element that is addressingly selected. In the meantime, the control unit also controls a low driver unit to supply a reverse bias voltage to each of the QLED elements that are not selected. In such case, when the addressingly-selected QLED element achieves a light emission normally, each of the QLED elements that are not selected is reversely biased for failing to produce optical crosstalk.
US11341893B2	Hybrid architecture for zero border display Hybrid architectures and method methods of operating a display panel are described. In an embodiment, row driver and pixel driver functions are combined in a group of backbone hybrid pixel driver chips, wherein global signal lines are distributed to the backbone hybrid pixel driver chips, where the global signals are manipulated and distributed to a row of pixel driver chips.
US11341889B2	Display device and driving method thereof A display device includes a pixel unit including first and second pixel columns arranged alternately along a first direction, and a third pixel column arranged between the first and the second pixel columns, a timing controller generating first or second image data by converting input image data, and a data driver generating a data voltage corresponding to the first or second image data and supplying the data voltage to the pixel unit. The first and second pixel columns each include first and second color pixels arranged alternately along a second direction, the third pixel column includes a third color pixel arranged along the second direction, and the timing controller compares a difference value between a grayscale value of the first color pixel and a grayscale value of the second color pixel with a reference value, and generates the second image data based on a comparing result.
US11341887B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a display panel including pixels formed in a pixel area defined by intersection between gate lines and data lines, a data driver sequentially outing data signals per sub horizontal period in one horizontal period and outputting a selection signal including a transistor on period corresponding to the sub horizontal period, and a distributor comprised of transistors connected to each of the data lines and switched in accordance with the selection signal to output the data signals sequentially output from each of a plurality of source channels to the connected data lines, wherein the transistor on period in the selection signal is different from the sub horizontal period.
US11341886B2	Digital-to-analog converter circuit and data driver The present invention includes: a first decoder that outputs mutually different two voltages as first and second selection voltages based on a first bit group of a digital data signal in a first selection state, and outputs one or both of the two voltages as the first and the second selection voltages in a second selection state; a second decoder that outputs mutually different two voltages as third and fourth selection voltages based on a second bit group of the digital data signal in the first selection state and outputs one voltage based on the second bit group as the third and the fourth selection voltages in the second selection state; and an amplifier circuit that averages a combination of the first and the second selection voltages or the third and the fourth selection voltages with predetermined weighting ratios and outputs the averaged voltage.
US11341880B1	Multi-sensor scene brightness analysis to check camera pipeline integrity Technology described herein includes a method that includes receiving, at one or more processing devices at one or more locations, one or more image frames; receiving, at the one or more processing devices, one or more signals representing outputs of one or more light sensors of a device; estimating, by the one or more processing devices based on the one or more image frames, one or more illuminance values; determining, by the one or more processing devices, that a degree of correlation between (i) a first illuminance represented by the one or more illuminance values and (ii) a second illuminance represented by the one or more signals fails to satisfy a threshold condition; and in response to determining that the degree of correlation fails to satisfy the threshold condition, determining, by the one or more processing devices, presence of an adverse condition associated with the device.
US11341879B2	Replica pixel for stand-alone test of display driver A replica pixel for testing a display IC that includes a driving circuit that drives a display panel and a sensing circuit that senses a received current is presented. The replica pixel includes a replica pixel transistor, which has a first terminal switchably coupled to a power source, a gate coupled to a first node of a capacitor, and a second terminal coupled to a second node of the capacitor. The first node of the capacitor is switchably coupled to a reference voltage Vref. The second node of the capacitor is switchably coupled to a coupling node, wherein the coupling node selectively couples to either the driving circuit or the sensing circuit. The replica pixel is approximately a real pixel without the display element, and may be used to test the display IC without assembling the display IC with a display panel.
US11341877B2	Compensation device, display screen, display device and compensation method The present disclosure provides a compensation device, a display screen, a display device, and a compensation method. The compensation device includes a detection circuit and a processor. The detection circuit includes a resistance-sensitive element provided in a deformation area of the display screen. A resistance of the resistance-sensitive element changes when the resistance-sensitive element is deformed. The detection circuit is configured to detect a resistance change amount of the resistance-sensitive element. The processor is configured to obtain a drift amount of a characteristic curve of a driving transistor in the deformation area according to the resistance change amount, and adjust a driving voltage signal output to the driving transistor according to the drift amount.
US11341876B2	White balance adjusting system for display device and adjusting method thereof A white balance adjusting system for a display device includes a control member including a register storing white balance control commands and a preset white balance lookup table. A built-in self-test module is coupled to the control member and configured to store a test pattern. A first storage element is disposed in the display device. An optical sensor is configured to measure brightness and chroma data of the screen according to the test pattern. An external control device is operated by the control member to execute the white balance control commands so that white balance adjustment is implemented according to the preset white balance lookup table and the brightness and the chroma data of the screen, and a corrected white balance lookup table is produced. The corrected white balance lookup table is stored in the first storage element and provided to update the preset white balance lookup table.
US11341868B2	Vascular access training simulator system and transparent anatomical model A vascular access training simulator system for training intravascular insertion of a medical device is disclosed. The vascular access training simulator system includes an anatomical training model having clinically relevant ultrasonic properties representative of ultrasonic properties of a human body site for ultrasound imaging. The training model includes a transparent housing, a transparent simulated tissue, at least one simulated blood vessel suspended in the tissue, and a layer of simulated skin covering the housing and the tissue. A first imaging device is records a first video showing a view of an insertion site outside of the simulated skin. A second imaging device records a second video showing the simulated blood vessel through the transparent simulated tissue. A third imaging device is shows an ultrasound view of the simulated blood vessel and the simulated tissue. A monitor displays a composite view of all three videos simultaneously on a single screen.
US11341867B2	Movement tracking and simulation device and method Apparatus for dental simulation comprising: a display; one or more processors; a hand piece comprising a light emitter and an inertial measurement unit (IMU), wherein the IMU is in communication with at least one of the one or more processors, and wherein the IMU is configured to generate IMU position and orientation data, wherein the IMU position and orientation data describes the position and orientation of the hand piece; at least two cameras in communication with at least one of the one or more processors, wherein each of the at least two cameras is configured to generate a series of images using light emitted by the light emitter; wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receive the series of images from each of the at least two cameras, generate, based on two dimensional coordinate data derived from the series of images, three dimensional coordinate data identifying the position of the LED; receive the IMU position and orientation data; and further wherein the one or more processors are configured to combine the IMU position and orientation data and the three dimensional coordinate data to generate simulation instructions, and to display, on the display, a three dimension virtual image of an object and animate movement of the object according to the simulation instructions.
US11341865B2	Video practice systems and methods A system and method may provide video content for training a user in an athletic motion or action. For example, video content may be provided with diminishing visibility to allow the user to visualize and imagine the action presented in the video content. In another example, a portion of a video content may be faded out, not displayed, or obscured to allow for visualization and imagination of the portion. In another example, video content may be presented in an manner that retains a user's interest despite repeated viewings.
US11341862B2	Flight management device and flying device A flight management device for managing a flying device which includes an identification unit configured to identify that the flying device is likely to fall and a communication unit configured to transmit the notification information representing that the flying device is likely to fall to the flight management device together with the position information representing a position in flight when the flying device is likely to fall. a notification unit configured to transmit warning information to a vehicle at a position corresponding to position information when notification information has been received from the flying device in flight.
US11341861B2	Methods and systems for relevance determination of shared environmental data based on vehicle context Systems and methods are disclosed for environmental data sharing and context-based relevance determination. One method comprises receiving, by an environmental condition response system of a receiving vehicle, environmental data associated with a sending vehicle. Then, the environmental condition response system of the receiving vehicle analyzes the received environmental data for relevance based on contextual information of the receiving vehicle. Based on determining that the received environmental data is relevant to the receiving vehicle, the environmental condition response system determines a remedial action and sends instructions to perform the remedial action to a corresponding vehicle component system of the receiving vehicle.
US11341859B1	Multiple-client unmanned aircraft management station A station for monitoring and managing multiple unmanned aircraft includes a data radio for receiving status data from one or more unmanned aircraft currently under the control of that station (and for sending command and control messages thereto). Each controlled aircraft is assigned processing resources including a high assurance router for identifying flight-critical status data (FCSD) and forwarding said FCSD to the aircraft manager dedicated to that aircraft. The aircraft manager generates status updates for its assigned aircraft based on the FCSD. Each station has a display manager for synchronizing status updates from the aircraft managers of all controlled aircraft and managing a priority queue of the controlled aircraft such that selected aircraft, e.g., early-connecting or warning-condition, are given highest priority. A display unit updates the synchronized status of each controlled aircraft; flight displays of a high priority aircraft may be shown, with summary windows for secondary aircraft.
US11341854B1	Autonomous vehicle fleet management system A vehicle dispatch system including a device processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving a user request for one or more services; dispatching, to a location designated by the user, a vehicle configured to provide one or more services to the user.
US11341853B2	System and method to enhance the utility of vehicle inspection records by including route identification data in each vehicle inspection record A handheld, portable device is used to facilitate inspection of vehicles, by generating an electronic vehicle inspection record that can be used by fleet operators to provide evidence of complying with required vehicle inspections. When the vehicle inspection record is generated, route identification data is added to the inspection record. The route identification data defines which of a plurality of predefined routes the vehicle has serviced, or will service, during a time period proximate the inspection of the vehicle. Fleet operators can thus use archived inspection records as evidence of compliance with inspection requirements, and to document what route a vehicle serviced at a particular time.
US11341842B2	Metering data management system and computer readable recording medium The present invention relates to a metering data management system including a metering data transmission module configured to collect a piece of metering data and generate a message containing the piece of metering data and topic information corresponding to the piece of metering data, a plurality of buffer servers, each of which has a plurality of buffers to which different topics are assigned, configured to store the message in a buffer corresponding to the topic information, a metering data processing module configured to extract the piece of metering data from some of the plurality of buffer servers and process the extracted piece of metering data, and a broker server configured to determine a buffer server, which is an extraction target of the metering data processing module, among the plurality of buffer servers on the basis of state information of the plurality of buffer servers.
US11341838B1	Security sharing systems and methods A method may include receiving an alert and a recorded data set from a first monitoring system and receiving a first set of permissions from the first monitoring system. The method may also include determining a permission associated with sharing of the recorded data set based at least in part on the first set of permissions. The method may also include determining that sharing of at least a portion of the recorded data from the first monitoring system is permitted based at least in part on the permission and sharing the at least a portion of the recorded data set.
US11341833B2	Industrial plant monitoring system An industrial plant monitoring system includes: a first terminal attached to a worker and having a gyro sensor generating inclination information based on a movement of the worker; a server receiving the inclination information; and a second terminal configured to communicate with the server. The server performs processing of acquiring a number of pieces of the inclination information generated during a predetermined period and exceeding a predetermined inclination angle, processing of determining whether the acquired number of pieces of the inclination information exceeds a predetermined value or not, and processing of transmitting first alarm information to the second terminal when it is determined that the number of pieces of the inclination information exceeds the predetermined value.
US11341832B2	Fall prevention device A fall prevention device comprising at least one sensor operable to detect a user has woken up while they are still within a bed and a notification unit operable to output a fall prevention warning to a user in response to the detection. By detecting when a user wakes up, rather than when they physically get out of bed, the device allows a fall prevention warning to be provided in advance of the user getting up. This warning can relate to a variety of different things (for example, warning the user to take their time before getting up, or to use the necessary aids), all in aid of reducing the likelihood of the user falling when they get up. The device thereby reduces the chances of a fall.
US11341829B2	Sensor assembly for use in a security alarm system and method of installing the same There is provided a method of installing a magnetic proximity sensor including positioning the magnetic field sensor in a desired location and positioning a magnet in a desired location relative to the magnetic field sensor, with an indicator of the sensor continuing to be turned on during the predetermined period of time when the magnetic field generated by the magnet is sensed by the magnetic field sensor, and being turned off during the predetermined period of time when the magnetic field generated by the magnet is not sensed by the magnetic field sensor. The indicator light thus assists in determining proper relative positioning of the magnet and the magnetic field sensor. If after the predetermined period of time more time is needed to install the magnetic proximity sensor, the method includes initiates another predetermined period of time by removing and replacing a lid of the magnetic proximity sensor.
US11341826B1	Apparatus, system, and method for robotic sensing for haptic feedback A robotic-arm apparatus may include a robotic hand dimensioned to approximate a size and movement of a user's hand. The robotic-arm apparatus may also include one or more tactile-sensing pads coupled to at least a portion of the robotic hand, wherein a tactile-sensing pad is configured to detect surface data about a surface in a real-world environment. Additionally, the robotic-arm apparatus may include an actuator configured to move the robotic hand to mimic a motion of a glove worn by the user's hand, wherein the glove is configured to provide haptic feedback corresponding to the surface data to the user's hand. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US11341819B2	Progressive jackpot for deals of instant game ticket where winning progressive jackpot instant ticket is randomly selected from unplayed tickets after progressive jackpot amount for the deals of instant tickets reaches predetermined value A winning progressive jackpot ticket is selected from deals of instant tickets that are dispensed from a network of gaming machines by randomly selecting, upon initiation of a progressive jackpot, a progressive jackpot value that falls within a predetermined range of progressive jackpot values, detecting in the server when the progressive jackpot value is reached as a result of a purchase of an instant ticket at one of the gaming machines, randomly selecting the winning progressive jackpot ticket from all of the currently unplayed instant tickets, or from the next n number of currently unplayed instant tickets, when the progressive jackpot value is detected as reaching the progressive jackpot value that was randomly selected, and awarding the current progressive jackpot amount to the player who subsequently purchases the winning progressive jackpot ticket.
US11341807B2	Display assembly for relevant messaging for gaming apparatus and methods therefor Embodiments disclosed herein concern messaging for gaming apparatus. Gaming apparatus that are operated by dealers can also be controlled, managed, monitored or enhanced by an electronic control system. Through such electronic control, gaming apparatus can be providing with relevant information for presentation at or proximate to the gaming apparatus. The electronic control system can present the relevant information on a display device as messages or notifications to dealers, managers and/or players. The electronic control system can also provide or facilitate monitoring of dealer status or actions and/or gaming apparatus status or events, such that the relevant information be presented can signal such status or actions.
US11341800B2	Mobile kiosk for intelligent securable devices system A system and method of controlling a securable device may include establishing a centralized data repository with data representative of status of each securable device. Communications with a mobile kiosk executing on a mobile device of a user may be established. Responsive to receiving a request from the mobile kiosk to identify an available securable device local and accessible to the user, the centralized data repository may be accessed, at least one securable device that is available may be identified, and data associated with the identified available securable device(s) may be communicated to the mobile kiosk to cause the mobile kiosk to communicate at least a portion of the data to one of the securable device(s) to provide access thereto. Responsive to receiving a status update of the securable device accessed from the mobile kiosk, the centralized data repository may be updated with the status update.
US11341799B2	Construction sites access control system and associated ID cards A credentials verification system for controlling compliance with required carrying of permit cards at construction work sites has an association database with stored data that correlates work permits with RFID data corresponding to RFID tags, where a respective and unique RFID tag is assigned to and irremovably attached to each work permit. A local control system at each work site includes: an RFID tag reader that reads an RFID tag wirelessly when a worker approaches within a predetermined distance of the RFID tag reader; a local processor and a software facility associated with the local processor that verify that a sensed RFID tag is authorized; and an entry controller operating under the local processor for controlling the entranceway into the work site so as to admit a worker only when the worker has been determined to carry the required work permit(s).
US11341798B2	Device, method, program, and storage medium for providing recommendation information An information processing device detects that a user has exited a shop, and transmits recommendation information based on information of the shop to a user who is detected to have exited the shop.
US11341791B2	Method for monitoring emissions from a vehicle fleet The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring emissions from a vehicle fleet consisting of a plurality of vehicles of a certain classification group. The method comprises the steps indicated in claim 1 with a) to e), as well as the further features listed there. With the method according to the disclosure, the emission emitted from a vehicle fleet can be reduced. Furthermore, by means of such an emission monitoring method more environmentally friendly and lower-emission vehicles can be developed.
US11341790B2	Gearbox internal sensor integration An exemplary internal wireless sensor monitoring system includes a wireless sensor positioned inside of an enclosed housing to monitor a condition in the housing, a wireless gateway positioned outside of the housing, a gateway antenna located in the housing configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless sensor, and a conductor extending through a penetration in the housing and connecting the gateway antenna and the wireless gateway.
US11341789B2	Remote/offline processing of vehicle data A system for controlling big data transfer from a vehicle to a server includes a plurality of vehicle sensors located on the vehicle and configured to detect vehicle data. The system further includes a memory located on the vehicle and configured to store the vehicle data. The system further includes a network access device located on the vehicle and configured to communicate with the server. The system further includes an electronic control unit (ECU) located on the vehicle, coupled to the plurality of vehicle sensors, the memory, and the network access device. The ECU is designed to analyze the vehicle data to identify prioritized vehicle data and other vehicle data within the vehicle data. The ECU is further designed to compress the prioritized vehicle data. The ECU is further designed to control the network access device to transmit the compressed prioritized vehicle data to the server.
US11341788B2	System and method for providing tuning assistance for a motorcycle A mobile communication device to provide tuning assistance for a motorcycle. The mobile communication device includes a plurality of sensing devices and a processor. The processor controls the plurality of sensing devices to capture a first signal over a period of time based on a trigger input. The first signal corresponds to at least one component of the motorcycle in a first operational state of the motorcycle. The processor further detects a deviation between one or more parameters of the captured first signal and baseline information corresponding to the first operational state of the motorcycle. The baseline information indicates a range of baseline values. The processor further output tuning information based on a determination that the detected deviation is out of the range of baseline values.
US11341786B1	Dynamic delivery of vehicle event data An improved system and method of selectively transmitting asset data from one or more sensors associated with the vehicle to a backend server, which is configured to analyze the asset data and, if necessary for further analysis of the asset data (e.g., to determine whether a safety event has occurred) and/or to provide actionable data for review by a safety analyst, requests further asset data from a vehicle device.
US11341781B2	Vehicular communications through identifiers and online systems Methods and systems may provide for technology to identify, at a first vehicle, one or more driving factors associated with a potential future action of the first vehicle, determine that the one or more driving factors are to be stored as remotely accessible data and cause the remotely accessible data to be stored to an online storage in association with an identifier of the first vehicle. The technology may further, at a second vehicle, identify the identifier from sensor data, access the remotely accessible data based on the identifier, and one or more of cause at least part of the remotely accessible data to be presented to a user of the second vehicle or modify a driving parameter of the second vehicle based on the remotely accessible data.
US11341777B2	System architecture and method of authenticating a user A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer-readable program which, when executed by a first processor, will cause a computer to execute a method of authenticating a user, the method including training a plurality of models. The method additionally includes sending, by a computer, an acoustic signal. Further, the method includes receiving, by the computer, a reflected acoustic signal, wherein the reflected acoustic signal comprises information about a signature. Moreover, the method includes receiving, by the computer, motion data about the information about the signature. The method additionally includes comparing the information about the signature to a model to generate a score. Additionally, the method includes deciding, based on the score, if the information about the signature is within a predetermined tolerance level.
US11341772B2	Device verification system and device verification method A device verification system includes an operation panel, a computer coupled to the operation panel, and a server coupled to the computer. The operation panel includes an image acquisition unit. The computer receives an image of an operator acquired by the image acquisition unit and acquires a facial image of the operator from the image. The server receives the facial image from the computer. The server stores a facial image of an authorized operator and is configured to compare the received facial image to the stored facial image to determine whether the operator is verified.
US11341771B2	Object identification electronic device [Object] To provide the identification device that performs identification accurately without being affected by variations in ambient light and an electronic device.[Solution] Provided is an identification device including: a direct reflected light information calculation unit configured to calculate, on the basis of sensing data by a TOF sensor that applies light to an object to detect the light, direct reflected light information about direct reflected light from the object; an object detection unit configured to detect the object on the basis of the direct reflected light information; and an object identification unit configured to identify the object on the basis of the direct reflected light information about the object detected.
US11341770B2	Facial image identification system, identifier generation device, identification device, image identification system, and identification system A facial image identification system is provided to calculate a first feature amount related to each of features from first facial image data used in machine learning for constructing a first identifier that identifies the features of a face, calculate a second feature amount related to each feature from second facial image data obtained in the environment using the first identifier, and compare the first and the second feature amounts for each feature. The system extracts a feature having a large difference between the first and the second feature amounts as a difference feature, and constructs, by implementing machine learning that third facial image data is used, a second identifier for identifying the difference feature and/or a difference-related feature. The third facial image data is acquired in the environment that uses the first identifier and reflects the difference feature and/or the difference-related feature in the third facial image data.
US11341766B2	Optical structure, display substrate and display device An optical structure, a display substrate and a display device are provided. The optical structure includes a first medium layer being transparent and an opaque layer which is arranged on the first medium layer and includes a plurality of vias. The optical structure is configured to allow light rays passing through each of the plurality of via to project to a corresponding light ray receiving area respectively.
US11341765B2	Electronic device comprising sensor module for sensing pressure and transmitting and receiving ultrasound signal by using piezoelectric element Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device having a sensor module performing a plurality of functions, the electronic device comprising: the sensor module comprising a plurality of piezoelectric elements including a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes, a first signal terminal connected to the plurality of first electrodes, a second signal terminal, and a plurality of switches capable of selectively connecting at least some electrodes of the plurality of second electrodes to the second signal terminal; and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to: in a state where the second signal terminal is connected to the at least some electrodes by means of the plurality of switches, detect a pressure inputted into the sensor module by means of the first signal terminal, by using at least some of the plurality of piezoelectric elements; on the basis of the pressure, in a state where the second signal terminal is connected to the at least some electrodes by means of the plurality of switches, output an ultrasound signal by using at least some of the plurality of piezoelectric elements by means of the first signal terminal; in a state where the second signal terminal is disconnected from the at least some electrodes by means of the plurality of switches, receive the ultrasound signal reflected to an external object, by using at least some of the plurality of piezoelectric elements; and generate biometric information on the external object, at least on the basis of the received ultrasound signal. Thus, when waiting for a user's fingerprint touch, the sensor module operates as a pressure sensor, and when a predetermined pressure due to the user's fingerprint touch is detected, the sensor module can operate as a fingerprint sensor. Various other embodiments are possible.
US11341763B2	Display device and operating method thereof A display device includes a first substrate having light transmitting portions, a plurality of pixels positioned on the first substrate and including light emitting devices, a light sensor layer overlapping the first substrate and including light receiving devices respectively corresponding to the light transmitting portions, and a light guide layer positioned between the display panel and the light sensor layer and including light guide paths respectively corresponding to the light transmitting portions.
US11341760B2	Form processing and analysis system Disclosed herein are various embodiments for an augmented reality interaction, modeling, and annotation system. An embodiment operates by receiving an image including unknown data in an unknown format, including pixels. Each of the pixels is classified as one of a background pixel, a key pixel, or a value pixel representing the unknown data. For a plurality of the pixels classified as key pixels or value pixels, a plurality of locational data values associated with the unknown format are generated. Based on the locational data values, a key image and a corresponding value image from the received image are identified. The key image and the corresponding value image are output.
US11341759B2	Image classification using color profiles A device may receive a target document. The device may segment the target document into multiple segments. The device may determine, for each segment of the multiple segments, a set of color parameters for a corresponding set of pixels included in that segment. The device may determine, for each segment of the multiple segments, an average color parameter for that segment based on the set of color parameters for the corresponding set of pixels included in that segment. The device may generate a target color profile for the target document based on determining the average color parameter for each segment. The device may compare the target color profile and a model color profile associated with classifying the target document. The device may classify the target document based on comparing the target color profile and the model color profile.
US11341757B2	Training language models using text corpora comprising realistic optical character recognition (OCR) errors Systems and methods for generating text corpora comprising realistic optical character recognition (OCR) errors and training language models using the text corpora are provided. An example method comprises: generating, by a computer system, an initial set of images based on an input text corpus comprising text; overlaying, by the computer system, one or more simulated defects over the initial set of images to generate an augmented set of images; generating an output text corpus based on the augmented set of image; and training, using the output text corpus, a language model for optical character recognition.
US11341747B2	Generation of video hash An apparatus and method are providing for generating a hash in video in which a sample series of temporal difference are sampled in an image order. A temporal averaging is performed and a rate of change is detected to identify as distinctive events regions of high rate of change. Images having a distinctive event are labelled as distinctive images. For each image, the temporal spacing in images is calculated between that image and other distinctive images to provide a set of temporal spacings for that image; and a hash is derived for that image from that set of temporal spacings.
US11341746B2	Method and apparatus for identifying a damaged part of a vehicle, server, client and system Disclosed in the embodiments of the present application are method and apparatus for identifying damaged part of vehicle, server, client and system. The method comprises: pre-establishing identifiable vehicle feature library including vehicle parts and feature correspondence library including relative positional relationships of these parts. During the loss assessment image capturing procedure, the user manually delineates the damage location on the client. The identifiable vehicle features in the image can be identified by the server, the relative positions of the identifiable features and the mark delineated by user are determined according to these identifiable features. This relative position is matched in the feature correspondence library to determine the damaged part, enables assisted locating of the damage location by manual and simple operations by the user at the scene, assists insurance companies in locating damaged part of vehicle, thereby improving the accuracy and processing efficiency of identifying damaged part in loss assessment.
US11341745B1	Unresolved object target detection using a deep neural network A computing device receives a first plurality of detector element values that quantifies electromagnetic radiation (EMR) of a scene received by each detector element of an array of detector elements of a sensor in an optical system, the first plurality of detector element values including a quantification of EMR received from at least one unresolved object in the scene. A deep neural network processes a second plurality of detector element values that is based on the first plurality of detector values by convolving weight matrices over the second plurality of detector element values to generate an output image, at least some of the weight matrices generated at least in part based on a point spread function of the optical system. The output image is processed to generate a probability image that contains probability information that the at least one unresolved object is or is not a target object.
US11341743B2	Apparatus and computer implemented method in marine vessel data system for generating anomaly heatmap information using neural network A computer implemented method and apparatus for a marine vessel data system, the method comprising: receiving data from at least one sensor configured to measure vibration and operationally arranged to the marine vessel to provide time-domain reference sensor data; maintaining the time-domain reference sensor data within a data storage system; generating a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on the time-domain reference sensor data to provide a plurality of reference spectra files in frequency-domain, wherein each reference spectra file comprises spectra data defined by amplitude information and frequency information, and each spectra file is associated with condition information determined based on collection of the time-domain reference sensor data; normalizing each reference spectra file by converting the frequency information to order information using the condition information to provide normalized reference spectra files; and training a convolutional autoencoder type of neural network using the normalized reference spectra files.
US11341742B2	Apparatus and method of estimating self-location of vehicle A method of estimating a self-location of a vehicle includes obtaining an omnidirectional image by using an omnidirectional camera photographing a ground around a driving vehicle at a current location of the driving vehicle, estimating the current location of the driving vehicle on the basis of a global positioning system (GPS) satellite signal received from a satellite, searching a satellite image database storing a satellite image obtained by photographing the ground with the satellite to determine candidate satellite images corresponding to the estimated current location of the driving vehicle, comparing the omnidirectional image with each of the determined candidate satellite images to determine a candidate satellite image having a highest similarity to the omnidirectional image from among the determined candidate satellite images, and finally estimating the current location of the driving vehicle by using a location measurement value mapped to the determined candidate satellite image.
US11341732B2	Intraoral scanning using ultrasound and optical scan data First intraoral images of a first portion of a three-dimensional intraoral object are received. The first intraoral images correspond to an intraoral scan of the three-dimensional intraoral object during a current patient visit. A pre-existing model that corresponds to the three-dimensional intraoral object is identified. The pre-existing model is based on intraoral data of the three-dimensional intraoral object captured during a previous patient visit. A first intraoral image of the first intraoral images is registered to a first portion of the pre-existing model. A second intraoral image of the first intraoral images is registered to a second portion of the pre-existing model.
US11341730B2	Augmented reality visualizer for swimming pools An augmented reality visualizer for swimming pools is described herein. In one example, a system can receive images of a target area for a swimming pool from a camera. The system can generate an augmented reality environment by analyzing the images. The augmented reality environment can include a virtual swimming pool overlaying at least one image of the target area. The system can then output the augmented reality environment on a display for viewing by a user.
US11341729B2	Method and electronic device for correcting external reality pixels and virtual content pixels within an augmented reality environment A method and electronic device for displaying content for implementing augmented reality or mixed reality are provided.The method includes obtaining a reality image by photographing external reality, obtaining content to be overlapped with the external realty and be displayed, identifying an area overlapping with the content in the reality image, correcting pixel values of the reality image in the identified area, correcting the content based on the reality image of which the pixel values have been corrected in the identified area, and displaying the corrected content.
US11341725B2	Intermediary emergent content In some implementations, a method includes obtaining an end state of a first content item spanning a first time duration. In some implementations, the end state of the first content item indicates a first state of a synthesized reality (SR) agent at the end of the first time duration. In some implementations, the method includes obtaining an initial state of a second content item spanning a second time duration subsequent the first time duration. In some implementations, the initial state of the second content item indicates a second state of the SR agent at the beginning of the second time duration. In some implementations, the method includes synthesizing an intermediary emergent content item spanning over an intermediary time duration that is between the end of the first time duration and the beginning of the second time duration.
US11341719B2	System and method for estimating depth uncertainty for self-supervised 3D reconstruction A method is presented. The method includes estimating an ego-motion of an agent based on a current image from a sequence of images and at least one previous image from the sequence of images. Each image in the sequence of images may be a two-dimensional (2D) image. The method also includes estimating a depth of the current image based the at least one previous image. The estimated depth accounts for a depth uncertainty measurement in the current image and the at least one previous image. The method further includes generating a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of the current image based on the estimated ego-motion and the estimated depth. The method still further includes controlling an action of the agent based on the three-dimensional reconstruction.
US11341716B1	Augmented-reality system and method An augmented-reality system includes an image capture device that obtains a captured image, an image processing unit that receives and processes the captured image to determine space configuration of a scene; a user interface that receives a position of a fiducial point inputted by a user; and a rendering device that superimposes a fiducial mark at the position of the fiducial point on the captured image. The rendering device superimposes a first computer-generated image representing a sensor at an install height above the fiducial point and on a wall of the captured image.
US11341714B2	Information service system and information service method An information service system includes a unit which acquires first image information from a user terminal, a scene model database which stores past first image information, scene information containing a scene ID, and scene relevance, an evaluation unit which acquires a scene ID list, a unit which creates a scene name list corresponding to the scene ID list, a unit which acquires target information containing a set of second image information and a first scene ID, a content model database which stores past target information containing a set of past second image information and a scene ID, a reference ID, and a content relevance, a unit which acquires a reference ID list, a unit which creates a reference summary list, a unit which acquires a first reference ID selected from the reference summary list, and a unit which outputs the content corresponding to the acquired first reference ID.
US11341711B2	System and method for rendering dynamic three-dimensional appearing imagery on a two-dimensional user interface System and method for rendering dynamic three-dimensional appearing imagery on a two-dimensional user interface screen of a portable computing device in dependence on a user's view-point of the screen. The method includes processing, on a portable computing device, data defining a plurality of user view-points of a user interface screen of the portable computing device. The method next includes rendering a first image of a constructed scene on the user interface screen based on a first determined user's view-point of the user interface screen of the portable computing device. The method then includes rendering a different image of the constructed scene on the user interface screen based on a subsequently determined user's view-point of the user interface screen and thereby presenting the illusion of a three-dimensional image of the constructed scene on the user interface screen.
US11341710B2	Fluid simulations using one or more neural networks Approaches in accordance with various embodiments provide for fluid simulation with substantially reduced time and memory requirements with respect to conventional approaches. In particular, various embodiments can perform time and energy efficient, large scale fluid simulation on processing hardware using a method that does not solve for the Navier-Stokes equations to enforce incompressibility. Instead, various embodiments generate a density tensor and rigid body map tensor for a large number of particles contained in a sub-domain. Collectively, the density tensor and rigid body map may represent input channels of a network with three spatial-dimensions. The network may apply a series of operations to the input channels to predict an updated position and updated velocity for each particle at the end of a frame. Such approaches can handle tens of millions of particles within a virtually unbounded simulation domain, as compared to classical approaches that solve for the Navier-Stokes equations.
US11341708B2	Graphics processing When rendering a new frame using a hybrid ray tracing process, a graphics processor transforms vertex position data for models representing objects in the new frame into camera space for use in a rasterisation process of the hybrid ray tracing process irrespective of whether the object has moved between frames or whether the geometry of the model representing object has changed, but only transforms vertex position data for a model for an object into world space for use in a ray tracing process of the hybrid ray tracing process when the object has moved between frames or where the geometry of the model representing the object has changed.
US11341704B1	Tool application to a skeleton of a graphical object Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for selectively applying a tool and/or a rig to a skeleton of an object based on an upcoming motion. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining, from a memory location, a response characteristic to be exhibited by an object while displaying the object in a computer graphics environment. A tool is selected that allows the object to be manipulated to exhibit the response characteristic in the computer graphics environment. The tool is associated with a skeleton of the object. A manipulation of the object is displayed within the computer graphics environment in accordance with the response characteristic after associating the tool with the skeleton of the object.
US11341703B2	Methods and systems for generating an animation control rig An aspect provides a computer-implemented method for training controls for an animation control rig using a neural network. The method comprises receiving 502 a combination of training data, wherein the combination of training data includes a first set of training data derived from image capture poses of a physical object and a second set of training data derived from posing an animation version of the physical object; receiving 504 a set of coarse error data derived from a first training process of the combination of training data, the first training process comprising passing at least some of the combination of training data to the neural network as a sequence of training steps; determining 506 a rate of change of training errors associated with the coarse error data; in response to detecting 512 a rate of change of training errors that crosses a rate of change threshold, during a second processing of the combination of training data, varying 514 a learning rate over time based on a slope of the rate of change of training errors.
US11341702B2	Systems and methods for data bundles in computer animation An animation system wherein a machine learning model is adopted to learn a transformation relationship between facial muscle movements and skin surface movements. For example, for the skin surface representing “smile,” the transformation model derives movement vectors relating to what facial muscles are activated, what are the muscle strains, what is the joint movement, and/or the like. Such derived movement vectors may be used to simulate the skin surface “smile.”
US11341698B1	Methods and apparatus for simulating images of produce with markings from images of produce and images of markings In some embodiments, a method includes receiving an image of produce and an image of marking. The image of produce has a set of pixels, each associated with a position and a color value. The method further includes generating a grayscale image from the image of produce. The method further includes cropping out a portion from the grayscale image. The method further includes locating a marking position pixel on the image of produce by: (a) producing a list of pixels that are part of the cropped portion, (b) selecting, from the list of pixels, a subset of pixels having grayscale pixel values above a threshold, and (c) randomly selecting the marking position pixel from the subset of pixels. The method further includes overlaying the image of marking on the image of produce by coinciding a pixel of the image of marking with the marker position pixel.
US11341697B2	System and methods for resolving audio conflicts in extended reality environments Systems and methods for resolving audio conflicts in extended reality systems. When multiple users speak at the same time, one user is selected to speak to the others. The audio output of each remaining speaker is not broadcast, but is instead converted to text which is displayed next to each speaker's avatar or other representation. Users are thus no longer subjected to confusion when multiple speakers each attempt to speak at the same time. Text may be displayed as an extended reality object that can be displayed in the proper perspective and orientation for each user. Displayed text may also be an interactive element of the extended reality environment, moving to avoid collisions with other elements or objects of the extended reality environment, capable of being manipulated by users, or the like.
US11341695B2	Motion information apparatus, method therefor, and program The appropriateness of a motion of a motion actor who makes a motion in response to a motion of at least one moving body other than him/herself is visualized. To display motion information of a motion actor who makes a motion in response to a motion of at least one moving body other than him/herself, an image showing one sequence which is visible or a plurality of sequences which are visible is output. In this case, a relative time which is a position on a relative time axis corresponds to a position on a specific axis of the image. The one sequence or each of the plurality of sequences graphically shows at least a position on the axis which corresponds to a moving body time that is a relative time at which at least one predetermined motion of the moving body was made, and a position on the axis which corresponds to a motion actor time that is a relative time at which at least one predetermined motion of the motion actor was made.
US11341692B2	System and method for identifying, marking and navigating to a target using real time two dimensional fluoroscopic data A system for facilitating identification and marking of a target in a fluoroscopic image of a body region of a patient, the system comprising one or more storage devices having stored thereon instructions for: receiving a CT scan and a fluoroscopic 3D reconstruction of the body region of the patient, wherein the CT scan includes a marking of the target; and generating at least one virtual fluoroscopy image based on the CT scan of the patient, wherein the virtual fluoroscopy image includes the target and the marking of the target, at least one hardware processor configured to execute these instructions, and a display configured to display to a user the virtual fluoroscopy image and the fluoroscopic 3D reconstruction.
US11341690B2	Providing color manipulation tools dynamically customized based on image content The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods that generate customized color editing options tailored to a digital image. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems generate an interactive editing user interface that includes selectable color controls corresponding to dominant colors extracted from the digital image and ordered by dominance. In at least one embodiment, the disclosed systems utilizes clustering techniques associated with the dominant representative colors to generate contour paths in the digital image further enabling dynamic interactive image editing.
US11341685B2	Color-matching body part to lip product A method of color-matching a body part, such as a nipple of a human breast, to a lip product, such as a lipstick, comprises receiving an image of the body part, determining a color of the body part, and choosing a color of the lip product (e.g., the lipstick) that corresponds to the color of the body part (e.g., the nipple).
US11341683B2	Smart self calibrating camera system The present invention describes a system for calibrating a plurality of cameras in an area. The system functions by using certain patterns with visible or invisible propertiesIn addition, the system implements automatic re-calibration in a specific way to reduce human intervention, cost and time.
US11341680B2	Gaze point estimation processing apparatus, gaze point estimation model generation apparatus, gaze point estimation processing system, and gaze point estimation processing method A gaze point estimation processing apparatus in an embodiment includes a storage configured to store a neural network as a gaze point estimation model and one or more processors. The storage stores a gaze point estimation model generated through learning based on an image for learning and information relating to a first gaze point for the image for learning. The one or more processors estimate information relating to a second gaze point with respect to an image for estimation from the image for estimation using the gaze point estimation model.
US11341675B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program An image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and an image processing program capable of creating an image product by extracting an image having a theme matching an interest and taste of a user are provided. A plurality of images are classified into a plurality of image groups using feature amounts of the images such that images having a similarity greater than or equal to a threshold are grouped. An image is extracted from the plurality of classified image groups. An album is created using the extracted image.
US11341672B2	Method and device for detecting an anatomical feature of a section of a blood vessel A method and a device are for detecting an anatomical feature of a section of a blood vessel. In an embodiment, the device includes a first interface embodied to receive a medical image data record, including a region of an anatomy of a patient to be examined, which has the section of a blood vessel; a first computing unit, embodied to apply a first algorithm pretrained on an anatomical feature for detecting the anatomical feature based upon the medical image data record; and a second interface embodied to provide an item of information based upon the detection of the anatomical feature. The anatomical feature includes a change in caliber of a blood vessel. Further, the presence of the anatomical feature is indicative of vascular pulmonary disease, in particular of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
US11341667B2	Camera systems using filters and exposure times to detect flickering illuminated objects The technology relates to camera systems for vehicles having an autonomous driving mode. An example system includes a first camera mounted on a vehicle in order to capture images of the vehicle's environment. The first camera has a first exposure time and being without an ND filter. The system also includes a second camera mounted on the vehicle in order to capture images of the vehicle's environment and having an ND filter. The system also includes one or more processors configured to capture images using the first camera and the first exposure time, capture images using the second camera and the second exposure time, use the images captured using the second camera to identify illuminated objects, use the images captured using the first camera to identify the locations of objects, and use the identified illuminated objects and identified locations of objects to control the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode.
US11341666B2	Image processing device, endoscope system, operation method of image processing device, and computer-readable recording medium An image processing device includes: an image acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of images that are captured with a same angle of view and are different from each other in a wavelength band of illumination light; a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to determine, based on a first image and a second image different from the first image in the plurality of images, whether a first light absorber in a living body in the first image and a second light absorber in a living body in the second image overlap in a depth direction of a living body, and extract light-absorption information as a result of absorption by the first light absorber, by using the first image, the second image, and a determination result.
US11341665B2	Method and system for optimizing depth imaging There is provided a system and method for optimizing depth imaging. The method including: illuminating one or more scenes with illumination patterns; capturing one or more images of each of the scenes; reconstructing the scenes; estimating the reconstruction error and a gradient of the reconstruction error; iteratively performing until the reconstruction error reaches a predetermined error condition: determining a current set of control vectors and current set of reconstruction parameters; illuminating the one or more scenes with the illumination patterns governed by the current set of control vectors; capturing one or more images of each of the scenes while the scene is being illuminated with at least one of the illumination patterns; reconstructing the scenes from the one or more captured images using the current reconstruction parameters; and estimating an updated reconstruction error and gradient; and outputting at least one of control vectors and reconstruction parameters.
US11341662B2	Medical procedure using augmented reality The present disclosure provides a method of medical procedure using augmented reality for superimposing a patient's medical images (e.g., CT or MRI) over a real-time camera view of the patient. Prior to the medical procedure, the patient's medical images are processed to generate a 3D model that represents a skin contour of the patient's body. The 3D model is further processed to generate a skin marker that comprises only selected portions of the 3D model. At the time of the medical procedure, 3D images of the patient's body are captured using a camera, which are then registered with the skin marker. Then, the patient's medical images can be superimposed over the real-time camera view that is presented to the person performing the medical procedure.
US11341658B1	Detection of aliased peak frequencies in video recording Present embodiments pertain to systems, apparatuses, and methods for analyzing and reporting the movements in mechanical structures, inanimate physical structures, machinery, and machine components, including automatically detecting aliased frequencies of a component on the structure which exhibits frequencies higher than the maximum frequency of the FFT spectrum calculated from the acquired data. To automatically detect the presence of aliased frequencies, a second virtually identical recording is acquired using a slightly different sampling rate and this provides the basis for detecting frequencies which are greater than the Nyquist sampling rate of the video recording and calculating the true frequency value of the aliased peaks in the frequency spectrum.
US11341657B2	Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling a multi-phase fluid flow Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling dynamic multi-phase flow phenomena, capable of sensing, detecting, quantifying, and inferring characteristics, properties, and compositions (including static and dynamic characteristics, properties and compositions). The systems combine machine vision and mathematical models, which enables direct observation and detection of static and dynamic multi-phase fluid flow properties and phenomena (e.g. voids, waves, shadows, dimples, wrinkles, foam, bubbles, particulates, discrete materials, collections of materials, and position) and inferring other properties and phenomena (e.g. flow regimes, bubble velocities and accelerations, material deposition rates, erosion rates, phasic critical behavioral points as related to heat transfer, and the volumetric and mass flow rates of the phases) that are used to monitor and control systems applied to a multi-phase fluid flow system.
US11341656B1	Automatic vision sensor orientation Implementations are described herein are directed to reconciling disparate orientations of multiple vision sensors deployed on a mobile robot (or other mobile vehicle) by altering orientations of the vision sensors or digital images they generate. In various implementations, this reconciliation may be performed with little or no ground truth knowledge of movement of the robot. Techniques described herein also avoid the use of visual indicia of known dimensions and/or other conventional tools for determining vision sensor orientations. Instead, techniques described herein allow vision sensor orientations to be determined and/or reconciled using less resources, and are more scalable than conventional techniques.
US11341655B2	Image processing method, image processing apparatus and display device An image processing method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes: obtaining rendering durations of images of M frames; determining whether the rendering durations of the images of the M frames match a motion gesture requirement; if yes, controlling a difference Δt between a rendering start timing of the image of each frame and a warp processing start timing of the image of a corresponding frame to be less than or equal to a preset difference Δtaim; otherwise, setting a system frame rate to make the rendering duration of the image of each frame match the motion gesture requirement.
US11341650B2	Method for accelerating three-dimensional object segmentation with point cloud simplifications Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that has a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, including downsampling a full point cloud to obtain a downsampled point cloud, wherein the downsampling reduces a data size of the full point cloud; and using a machine-learning model to assign labels for segmentation and object identification to points in the downsampled point cloud, wherein the machine-learning model is trained on the full point cloud. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11341649B2	Systems and methods for quantifying multiscale competitive landscapes of clonal diversity in glioblastoma Methods that implement image-guided tissue analysis, MRI-based computational modeling, and imaging informatics to analyze the diversity and dynamics of molecularly-distinct subpopulations and the evolving competitive landscapes in human glioblastoma multiforme (“GBM”) are provided. Machine learning models are constructed based on multiparametric MRI data and molecular data (e.g., CNV, exome, gene expression). Models can also be built based on specific biological factors, such as sex and age. Inputting MRI data into the trained predictive models generates maps that depict spatial patterns of molecular markers, which can be used to quantify and co-localize regions molecularly distinct subpopulations in tumors and other regions, such as the non-enhancing parenchyma, or brain around tumor (“BAT”) regions.
US11341648B2	Colony contrast gathering An imaging system and method for microbial growth detection, counting or identification. One colony may be contrasted in an image that is not optimal for another type of colony. The system and method provides contrast from all available material through space (spatial differences), time (differences appearing over time for a given capture condition) and color space transformation using image input information over time to assess whether microbial growth has occurred for a given sample.
US11341647B2	Systems and methods for evaluating the brain after onset of a stroke using computed tomography angiography In one embodiment, a patient's brain is evaluated after onset of a stroke by capturing computed tomography angiography (CTA) images of the brain, analyzing the CTA images with a CTA image analysis program to evaluate the patient's brain, and generating results based upon the analysis that provide an assessment of the brain. In some cases, the CTA image analysis program comprises a machine-learning algorithm that has been trained on the results of perfusion imaging analysis.
US11341645B2	Methods and systems for determining coronary hemodynamic characteristic(s) that is predictive of myocardial infarction The systems and methods can accurately and efficiently determine a myocardial risk from a lesion disposed along a coronary segment using hemodynamic characteristic(s) associated with one or more sections of the corresponding lesion site. The method may include segmenting one or more lesion sites disposed along at least one arterial segment of the one or more arterial segments of the coronary model into one or more sections. Each lesion site includes a lesion. The method may include determining one or more characteristics for at least one section using at least the one or more characteristics associated with the at least one arterial segment. The one or more characteristics for the at least one section including hemodynamic force characteristic(s) (e.g., wall shear stress (WSS)). The method may include determining one or more risk indices for each lesion site using at least the hemodynamic force characteristic(s) for the at least one section.
US11341639B2	Three-dimensional medical image analysis method and system for identification of vertebral fractures A machine-based learning method estimates a probability of bone fractures in a 3D image, more specifically vertebral fractures. The method and system utilizing such method utilize a data-driven computational model to learn 3D image features for classifying vertebra fractures. A three-dimensional medical image analysis system for predicting a presence of a vertebral fracture in a subject includes a 3D image processor for receiving and processing 3D image data of a 3D image of the subject, producing two or more sets of 3D voxels. Each of the sets of 3D voxels corresponds to an entirety of the 3D image and each of the sets of 3D voxels consists of equal 3D voxels of different dimensions. The system also includes a voxel classifier for assigning the 3D voxels one or more class probabilities each of the 3D voxels contains a fracture using a computational model, and a fracture probability estimator for estimating a probability of the presence of a vertebral fracture in the subject.
US11341634B2	Fetal ultrasound image processing A computer implemented method is provided for processing a 3D fetal ultrasound image. A 3D fetal ultrasound image is obtained (either acquired or received from memory), and the spine is detected within the image. This enables a first reference axis to be defined. A second reference axis is defined perpendicular to the first reference axis, and the 3D fetal ultrasound image is updated (e.g. rotated in 3D space) using the first and second reference axes and an up/down (elevation) orientation detection. This provides a normalization of the orientation of the image, so that a machine learning approach is better able to identify landmarks within new images.
US11341631B2	System and method for automatically detecting a physiological condition from a medical image of a patient The present disclosure is directed to a method and system for automatically detecting a physiological condition from a medical image of a patient. The method may include receiving the medical image acquired by an imaging device. The method may further include detecting, by a processor, target objects and obtaining the corresponding target object patches from the received medical image. And the method may further include determining, by the processor, a first parameter using a first learning network for each target object patch. The first parameter represents the physiological condition level of the corresponding target object, and the first learning network is trained by adding one or more auxiliary classification layers. This method can quickly, accurately, and automatically predict target object level and/or image (patient) level physiological condition from a medical image of a patient by means of a learning network, such as 3D learning network.
US11341629B2	Systems and methods for generating an inspection image of an object from radiographic imaging There are described herein methods and system for generating an inspection image of an object from radiographic imaging. The method comprises obtaining a plurality of digital images of the object positioned between a radiation source and a photon beam detector, the digital images taken at different object-detector distances or source-detector distances to create unique grain diffraction patterns in each one of the digital images, and forming the inspection image from image features common to the digital images at a common scale and removing the unique grain diffraction patterns.
US11341628B2	Method for compensating design image of workpiece and system for processing design image of workpiece A method for compensating a design image of a workpiece and a system for processing the design image of the workpiece are disclosed. The method includes the following steps. Obtaining a real image of the workpiece, with the real image having registration holes. Calculating a slope value for each of the registration holes. Determining an amount of interpolation points between each two neighboring registration holes of the registration holes according to the slope value corresponding to each of the registration holes. Obtaining positions of control points in blocks formed by the registration holes. Compensating the design image of the workpiece according to positions of the registration holes, positions of the plurality of interpolation points and the positions of the control points for generating a mapping image. Outputting the mapping image adapted to be mapped onto the workpiece. The system, together with the method, will be introduced.
US11341618B2	Systems and methods for noise reduction The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for noise reduction. The method includes determining a first image block in each of a group of continuous frames including a current frame and a plurality of reference frames based on coordinates of a target pixel in the current frame. The method includes determining at least one second image block corresponding to the first image block in each of the group of continuous frames. The method includes determining an average offset between the at least one second image block in the current frame and the second image blocks in the plurality of reference frames. The method includes determining a spatial domain filtering intensity and a temporal domain filtering intensity for the target pixel in the current frame.
US11341612B1	Method and system for automatic correction and generation of facial images A method for automatic correction and generation of facial images includes storing, by a computer system, multiple constraints specifying an image quality. The computer system receives a first image of a face of a user from a computer device. The computer system determines that the first image of the face of the user violates at least one constraint of the multiple constraints specifying the image quality. Responsive to the determining that the first image of the face of the user violates the at least one constraint, the computer system generates a second image of the face of the user based on the first image of the face of the user and the at least one constraint, such that the second image of the face of the user satisfies the at least one constraint. A display device of the computer system displays the second image of the face of the user.
US11341609B2	Method and system for generating a panoramic image A method for generating a panoramic image of a patient includes obtaining a digital 3D surface representation of at least a part of the patient's teeth; using the obtained digital 3D surface representation to define a customized path following the arch form of the patient's teeth; obtaining a plurality of x-ray images of at least a part of one of the patient's jaws and/or teeth; and generating the panoramic image of the patient using the customized path.
US11341601B2	Task assembly for SIMD processing A cache system in a graphics processing system stores graphics data items for use in rendering primitives. It is determined whether graphics data items relating to primitives to be rendered are present in the cache, and if not then computation instances for generating the graphics data items are created. Computation instances are allocated to tasks using a task assembly unit which stores task entries for respective tasks. The task entries indicate which computation instances have been allocated to the respective tasks. The task entries are associated with characteristics of computation instances which can be allocated to the respective tasks. A computation instance to be executed is allocated to a task based on the characteristics of the computation instance. SIMD processing logic executes computation instances of a task outputted from the task assembly unit to thereby determine graphics data items, which can be used to render the primitives.
US11341592B2	Vehicle authentication method, recording medium storing program, terminal device, and vehicle authentication system A vehicle authentication method, a recording medium storing a program, a terminal device, and a vehicle authentication system which may raise security level on vehicle authentication by a user are provided. In the vehicle authentication method, the terminal device acquires a vehicle authenticator for authentication of a reserved vehicle, sends a reference vehicle a request for a vehicle authenticator for authentication of the reference vehicle, and determines whether the vehicle authenticators of the reference vehicle and the reserved vehicle coincide. Then a message that the reference vehicle is the reserved vehicle is displayed on the display unit upon determination that the vehicle authenticators of the reference vehicle and the reserved vehicle coincide. And a message that the reference vehicle is not the reserved vehicle is displayed on the display unit upon determination that the vehicle authenticators of the reference vehicle and the reserved vehicle do not coincide.
US11341591B2	Environmental management zone modeling and analysis Methods and systems for crop management are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving first information associated with an environmental management zone. The first information can relate to one or more of a land characteristic and a management practice. The first information can comprise a soil type of the environmental management zone. An example method can comprise, receiving historical weather data relating to the environmental management zone. An example method can comprise receiving real-time weather data relating to the environmental management zone. An example method can comprise executing a growth model to predict a nitrogen range for the environmental management zone based on one or more of the first information, the historical weather data, and the real-time weather data. The nitrogen range can comprise probabilities for one or more of a current time period and a future time period in the growing season.
US11341587B2	Method of battery charging and energy station A method of battery charging is to be implemented by an energy station communicable with a cloud server that stores reference battery identifiers. The method includes: detecting a provided battery identifier of a battery, and transmitting the provided battery identifier to the cloud server so as to enable the cloud server to determine one of the reference battery identifiers that matches the provided battery identifier, and to determine to which one of a first lease code and a second lease codes the one of the reference battery identifiers thus determined corresponds; and being controlled to charge the battery when it is determined that the one of the reference battery identifiers thus determined by the cloud server corresponds to the first lease code.
US11341585B2	Importance sketching of influence dynamics in massive-scale networks A hyper-graph sketching framework receives graph data set to generate non-singular reverse cascades in a network to assess influence dynamics therein. A high-quality influence oracle for seed sets uses the resulting sketch data set generated from the non-singular reverse cascades to output estimation of influence.
US11341584B1	Virtual-imagery and video-based social media networking system that connects individuals, businesses, professionals, and consumers through virtual imagery A virtual-imagery and video-based social media networking system is disclosed that connects individuals, businesses, professionals, and consumers through virtual imagery. The virtual-imagery and video-based social media networking system provides two video feeds including a first connection-based video feed and a second non-connection based video feed. The two video feeds increases virtual exposures to non-connections. The virtual-imagery and video-based social media networking system expedites traffic to offerings of non-connection entities, such as virtual products, services, locations, websites, job announcements, talents, company tours, advice, elevator pitches, and consumer reviews. In this way, the user driven reward/incentive feature of the virtual-imagery and video-based social media networking system allows all users to have the ability to gain and increase exposure at minimum or no cost.
US11341583B2	Apparatus and system for providing reminders and recommendations, storing personal information, memory assistance and facilitating related purchases through an interconnected social network An automated memory assistance function of a personal social network may be an application of a user for use on a mobile telecommunications device. The personal social network comprises the smart device and an administrative panel called Not So Forgetful (NSF). The automated memory assistance function is personal to its user and may run on the smart device for receiving personal user information and a cloud server connected to the smart devices for searching and receiving memory assistance data. A smart device may also be a smart home, a smart television, a smart watch, smart glasses and the like. Algorithms include a memory assistance algorithm responsive to light and heavy reminders input via a microphone, camera, (including voice and image recognition, a GPS system, a time of day/date calendar and a gyroscope/accelerometer (for example, to determine if a user has fallen). The automated memory assistance function may answer a light reminder such as a to-do list for today or a heavy reminder such as “Where am I?.”
US11341579B1	Processing an application for insurance coverage Systems and methods provide customizable insurance according to consumer preferences. Demand simulators may be used to guide the creation of optimized packages of features, which consumers may select from to form an insurance product appropriate for their particular needs. Packages may be formed with a particular appeal to consumers with common characteristics. In addition, methods are provided for selling insurance products formed through an optimization process and providing corresponding insurance services.
US11341577B2	Management device, cryptocurrency system, and system [Problem] Provided are a management device and a cryptocurrency system capable of smoothly operating an entire system by detecting fraud on cryptocurrencies without using enormous calculation amounts.[Solution] A management device connected to a plurality of user devices via a network, the management device including: an issued information storage area that stores a cryptocurrency ID of an issued cryptocurrency; an account information storage area that stores account information in association with one or a plurality of cryptocurrency IDs; and a history information storage area that stores history information of a cryptocurrency in association with a cryptocurrency ID.
US11341576B2	Management device, cryptocurrency system, and system [Problem] Provided are a management device and a cryptocurrency system capable of smoothly operating an entire system by detecting fraud on cryptocurrencies without using enormous calculation amounts.[Solution] A management device connected to a plurality of user devices via a network, the management device including: an issued information storage area that stores a cryptocurrency ID of an issued cryptocurrency; an account information storage area that stores account information in association with one or a plurality of cryptocurrency IDs; and a history information storage area that stores history information of a cryptocurrency in association with a cryptocurrency ID.
US11341575B1	Meta data driven state transition engine for order management system An order management system comprises a middle tier and a computer-based automatic rule code generation system. The middle tier comprises a state transition engine that manages rule-based state transitions of trade orders for financial products from one state to a next state in progressions of the trade orders. The computer-based automatic rule code generation system: (i) receives a human-readable state transition file that specifies one or more state transition rules and a corresponding condition for each of the one or more state transition rules; and (ii) generates, at compile time, a configuration file that comprises rule code for the one or more state transition rules from the state transition file. The state transition engine runs the rule code in the configuration file at runtime to manage the state transitions for the trade orders.
US11341570B2	Systems and methods for processing items in a queue Systems and methods for processing items in a queue, a system including one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations including: analyzing training data to build a predictive model; applying the predictive model to items in a queue to determine scores of the items based on respective probabilities of an entity completing an action for each item; listing the items, sorted by the scores, in a first display view; identifying a first and a second item, respectively having highest and next highest scores; grouping, with each of the first and second items, items that satisfy a grouping condition based on characteristic information of the items; and listing the groups of items including the first and second items, sorted based on the scores of the first and second items, in a second display view.
US11341568B1	Software enabling automated upsell text messaging for retailers within shipping notification text messages A method for enabling automated upsell text messaging within shipping notification text messages using a software application includes: accepting a purchase transaction from a consumer via an electronic device; retrieving a mobile telephone number for the consumer in connection with the purchase transaction; sending a first text message via the software application to the consumer at the mobile telephone number to confirm shipping information; sending a second text message via the software application to the consumer to present an offer to the consumer for an additional item; and if the consumer replies to the offer in the affirmative, adding the additional item to the purchase transaction.
US11341565B2	Search system that provides personalized results A search system that is configured to generate personalized ranked lists of search results for end users is disclosed. The search system provides backend search services to several websites of different organizations, where the websites are configured to offer goods for acquisition to the end users. The search system is configured to construct profiles for users that interact with webpages of the websites, and is further configured to construct personalized re-rankers based upon such profiles.
US11341562B2	Tag for order fulfillment Methods, devices, and systems for a tag for order fulfillment are described herein. One or more embodiments include a number of tags each associated with a corresponding inventory bin of a warehouse, each tag configured to broadcast unique identification information, and a mobile device configured to receive, from a database, order information including identification information of one of the number of tags and a type and a quantity of an item of an inventory bin of the warehouse corresponding to the tag, and scan for identification information of the tag.
US11341553B1	Method and systems for a product list server An apparatus and a method related to generating or using a shopping list are disclosed. Shopping lists aid a consumer in purchasing items. The apparatus and method may be used to trigger when to generate a shopping list, what items to include on the shopping list, cost associated with purchasing one or more items on the shopping list, sharing of or collaborating on the generation or purchase of items on the shopping list, using location-based tools (such as geo-fencing) when using a shopping list, evaluating different payment methods when purchasing items, and routing to/within stores when purchasing items from a shopping list.
US11341546B2	Bid tool optimization A method including determining a first bid for a healthcare plan and a second bid for the healthcare plan. A bid-pricing tool is configured to utilize one or more first components to determine the first bid and one or more second components to determine the second bid, respectively. A bid difference between the first bid and the second bid includes at least a monetary difference in premiums paid by members of the first bid for the healthcare plan and members of the second bid for the healthcare plan. One or more third components are determined based at least in part on the bid difference to determine a third bid for the healthcare plan. A second bid difference is determined between at least one of the first bid and the third bid or the second bid and the third bid.
US11341541B2	Pruning field weights for content selection One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. A machine learning model may be trained using a plurality of sets of information. One or more pruning operations may be performed in association with the training to generate a machine learning model with a sparse set of field weights associated with feature fields associated with features of the plurality of sets of auction information. A request for content associated with a client device may be received. A set of features associated with the request for content may be determined. Positive signal probabilities associated with a plurality of content items may be determined using the machine learning model based upon field weights, of the machine learning model, associated with the set of features. A content item may be selected from the plurality of content items for presentation via the client device based upon the positive signal probabilities.
US11341538B2	Method and apparatus for advertising on a mobile gaming device In various embodiments, promotions are featured on mobile gaming devices. Data based on which a first promotion associated with a first advertiser may be displayed on a mobile gaming device. The data may include a first set of criteria identifying when the first promotion should be displayed.
US11341537B2	Phone call brokerage system and vehicle infotainment system including the same A method of providing a phone call brokerage service to a driver of a vehicle, the method includes: by an on-vehicle brokerage system, receiving a radio signal from a radio station, the radio signal including an advertisement and a metadata of an advertisement; initiating the phone call brokerage service in response to receiving a phone call request from the driver, including: generating a service request for the phone call brokerage service including the metadata of the advertisement; establishing a wireless connection between the on-vehicle brokerage system and the brokerage server, including: transmitting the service request for the phone call brokerage service to the brokerage server; and by the brokerage server, establishing a phone call connection between the brokerage server and an advertiser corresponding with the metadata of the advertisement; and relaying voice signals between the driver and the advertiser over the wireless connection and the phone call connection.
US11341536B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and non-transitory storage medium An information processing device includes a control unit configured to execute acquiring a crowding level of a destination store that is a destination of a vehicle in which a user rides, extracting a store with a crowding level lower than the crowding level of the destination store as a predetermined recommended store from among other stores that belong to the same genre as the destination store and that do not belong to the same affiliated group as the destination store when the crowding level of the destination store is higher than a predetermined threshold value, generating a proposal advertisement for proposing to change the destination of the vehicle from the destination store to the predetermined recommended store, and presenting the proposal advertisement to the user who rides in the vehicle via a mobile terminal that moves with the vehicle.
US11341534B2	Server-based intelligent and personalized advertisement with augmented reality enhancement Disclosed herein are methods and systems for intelligent and personalized advertisement in an augmented reality environment. In particular, a plurality of integrated images of an extracted real-life object in a virtual environment is provided at a server to a user. The plurality of integrated images comprises one or more advertisement elements that are determined using a comprehensive content matching mechanism. The comprehensive content matching mechanism is based on a plurality of factors intelligently determined and personalized comprising advertisement content, user preference information, and context information.
US11341532B2	Gathering missing information elements This technology relates to requesting missing data associated with a geographic location. The system may comprise a memory for storing lists of information elements each associated with one or more physical types of geographic locations and a processor. The processor may be programmed to receive a current location of a client device and determine the current location is proximate to a first geographic location. The processor may determine a physical location type of the first geographic location and retrieve a list of information elements associated with the physical location type. The list of items may be compared to a set of information elements associated with the first geographic location and a determination of a missing information element may be made. A notification may be generated based on the missing information element and the determination that the client device is proximate to the first geographic location.
US11341526B2	Data collection system Provided are various methods of data collection and providing feedback to business owners and other types of venues using a software application. The software application includes various levels including a venue software application level, a consumer software application level and a cloud-based server software application level. The consumer software application is downloaded onto a smart device and notifications are sent to the smart device when a consumer enters a venue's defined geo-fences. The notification informs the consumer of survey-voucher pairs, where vouchers may be redeemed in exchange for the consumer completing surveys. The information obtained from the surveys provides feedback to venues and business owners.
US11341524B2	Verified participant database system for surveys and promotions In general, the subject matter described in the specification can be embodied in methods, systems and program products for a verified participant database system that verifies information on potential participants for surveys and promotions that require numerous participants with certain characteristics. Among other features, the verified participant database system aggregates and preferably verifies information, for example, the demographic and purchasing information, of potential participants by receiving permission to obtain information from third-party sources.
US11341522B2	Blockchain data A coupon-minter is configured to perform operations including: generating a coupon comprising encrypted discount information, wherein the encrypted discount information is encrypted with a discount key; generating, for the coupon, a hashlock from a preimage; introducing the coupon to a blockchain in association with the hashlock, wherein the blockchain is configured to permit claiming of the generated coupon only upon receiving access to the preimage used to generate the hashlock. A store-manager configured to perform operations including: claiming, using the preimage, the coupon in the blockchain; encrypting the discount key with a clearing-house public key; updating the coupon with the encrypted discount key. A clearing-house-manager configured to perform operations comprising: detecting the store-manager's claiming of the coupon; decrypting the encrypted discount key with a clearing-house private key to re-generate the discount key; and decrypting the encrypted discount information with the preimage.
US11341521B2	Method for providing incentive, server, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium A system and a method allow for the provision of an incentive between different applications. A server stores information including, in association, a user identifier, a first identifier, and a second identifier received from a client terminal, and when receiving an incentive request, causes an application server to provide an incentive to the user pertaining to the first identifier corresponding to the second identifier based on the information.
US11341520B2	Method and system to reduce food waste and optimize markdowns and control prices in retail Systems for determining a price of goods, reducing food waste, optimizing markdowns for the goods, and controlling prices of the goods in a retail setting are described. A scanner scans a readable identification tag affixed to a good during a time period. A pricing engine of at least one server queries, dynamically and in real-time, a database to identify, from the readable identification tag, the good and the information associated with the good. The pricing engine then applies algorithms to the identified good to calculate a price of the good and modify the calculated price of the good during the time period to optimize a target function. The optimization of the target function depends on price-calculation factors associated with a shelf-state of the good and associated with a future stock of the good. At least one calculated price based on the expiration date of the good is displayed.
US11341518B1	Predictively estimating promotion conversions An online host for conducting a promotion campaign is presented. Online behaviors of subscribers exposed by the promotion campaign are tracked for determining conversion counts for the promotion campaign. For exposed subscribers whose online behaviors are not sufficiently available to the online host to determine conversion counts (non-measurable subscribers), a machine learning model is trained to predict conversion counts based on online behaviors that are conducted on internet locations under control of the online service, and further trained to determine an estimated error rate regarding the predicted conversion counts. Conversion counts for a promotion campaign are determined according to an analysis of the online behaviors of the exposed subscribers whose online behaviors are sufficiently available to the online host to determine conversion counts (measurable subscribers), and according to the predicted conversion counts of the non-measurable subscribers with an estimated error rate that meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US11341516B2	Optimization of send time of messages Introduced here are approaches for identifying the optimal send time for messages by accounting for hidden confounders, such as the content of those messages, delivery channel, etc. These approaches use a causal inference framework to discover and then remove the impact of hidden confounders. These approaches may be employed by a marketing and analytics platform (or simply “marketing platform”) that may be used to design, implement, or review digital marketing campaigns. The marketing platform can consider the send time as a treatment and then employ machine learning (ML) models that consider the send time, features of the recipient, and hidden confounders to produce a ranked series of send times with the effect of the hidden confounders marginalized. Approaches to performing offline evaluations that mimic A/B tests using data related to existing field experiments are also introduced here.
US11341515B2	Systems and methods for sensor data analysis through machine learning Sensor data analysis may include obtaining video data, detecting facial data within the video data, extracting the facial data from the video data, detecting indicator data within the video data, extracting the indicator data from the video data, transforming the extracted facial data into representative facial data, and determining a mood of the person by associating learned mood indicators derived from other detected facial data with the representative facial data. The analysis may include determining that the representative facial data is associated with a complex profile, and determining a context regarding the person within the environment by weighting and processing the determined mood, at least one subset of data representing information about the person of the complex profile, and the indicator data. The analysis may include determining a user experience for the person, and communicating the determined user experience to a device associated with the person.
US11341512B2	Distinguishing between pedestrian and vehicle travel modes by mining mix-mode trajectory probe data An approach is provided for mining pedestrian probe data from mix-mode probe data. The approach involves, for example, receiving a probe trajectory including a vehicle mode of travel, a pedestrian mode of travel, or a combination thereof. The approach also involves processing the probe trajectory to determine at least one speed value and at least one sinuosity value. The approach further involves determining a pedestrian probe detection metric based on the at least one speed value and the at least one sinuosity value. The approach further involves ranking the probe trajectory among a plurality of probe trajectories based on the pedestrian probe detection metric and/or classifying the probe trajectory as either a vehicle probe trajectory or a pedestrian probe trajectory based on the pedestrian probe detection metric.
US11341511B2	Methods and apparatus for generating user profile based on periodic location fixes Implementations relate to systems and methods for generating a user profile based on periodic location fixes. A cellular telephone or other mobile device captures location information via GPS or other capability. A location history can be generated from accumulated location fixes. The location history is then analyzed to detect the user's travel and dwell patterns. That information can be combined with business classification (e.g., SIC, etc.) or Point of Interest (POI) databases to identify a user's likely home, work, or other locations based on dwell-times, time of day, and other parameters. The user's age and gender can potentially be inferred based on types of locations visited, such as school locations. The user profile can be correlated with market segmentation databases to generate a marketing rating, such as a Nielsen or Claritas rating. Advertising, media, or other content can then be tailored to the user's individual location and demographic profiles.
US11341509B1	Voting system to prevent fraud using blockchain technology A voting system comprises at least one voting machine comprising: at least one voting machine processor performing voting machine operations comprising initializing a vote blockchain with a vote blockchain genesis block, the vote blockchain genesis block comprising a voting machine identifier and a genesis block hash value; creating a data structure comprising a plurality of votes and a hash value of a preceding block; determining a new block hash value of the data structure; appending a new block comprising the data structure and the new block hash value to the vote blockchain; and storing the vote blockchain in the at least one voting machine memory.
US11341505B1	Automating content and information delivery A computer-implemented method and system for automating electronic content delivery of predictive information to a customer service representative of a company. A first customer data set is entered in the computer system for identifying a customer. Displayed on a first desktop on a representative's computer system is information related to the customer which may include purchased company products and services of the customer based on the first data set. A second data set is entered in the computer system by the representative contingent upon interaction between the representative and the customer. Perform predictive analytics upon at least a portion of the first and second data sets to determine predictive information relevant to the customer. Display on a second desktop on the representative's computer system the predictive information for review by the representative during an interaction with the customer.
US11341497B2	Method for performing transactional communication using a universal transaction account identifier assigned to a customer A method for sending a transactional message assigns a universal transactional account (UTA) identifier to a customer, associates the assigned UTA identifier with a customer account corresponding to the customer, assigns an account network address corresponding to a service provider, stores, in a routing database, the UTA identifier in association with the account network address, creates, using a second terminal including a processor, the transactional message comprising the UTA identifier and a value, and sends the transactional message to the service provider, the sending the transactional message to the service provider including using the routing database to look up the account network address corresponding to the UTA identifier and transmitting the transactional message to the account network address.
US11341491B2	Mobile tokenization hub using dynamic identity information Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for implementing a mobile tokenization hub with a common tokenization capabilities (CTC) module that may provide tokenization for various entities in various contexts. For example, the CTC module can provide and store tokens for mobile payment transactions, transit transactions, digital wallet applications, merchant point of sale (POS) applications, personalization services, and the like.
US11341490B2	Carbon footprint blockchain network An example operation may include one or more of storing a plurality of transactions in a carbon footprint blockchain, each stored transaction including one or more items and a carbon footprint associated with the one or more items included in the transaction, receiving a transaction processing request from a merchant terminal, the transaction processing request including an identification of an item and a user identification, executing chaincode which determines an aggregate carbon footprint of the user based on a carbon footprint of the item and a carbon footprint of one or more previous purchases of the user stored in the carbon footprint blockchain, and transmitting information about the determined aggregate carbon footprint of the user to the merchant terminal.
US11341488B2	Systems and methods for issuing and tracking digital tokens within distributed network nodes Systems and methods described herein may generate a digital payment token associated with a payor-user indicating the status of a payment obligation of the payor-user. The systems and methods may generate a first block containing the digital payment token and append the first block to a blockchain. The systems and methods may receive a confirmation message from a third-party transaction server that the payor-user has either fully or partially fulfilled his or her payment obligation. Based upon the confirmation message, the systems and methods may retrieve the block containing the digital payment token and update the digital payment token to generate an updated digital payment token. The system and methods may generate a second block containing the updated digital payment token to supersede the first block and append the second block to the blockchain. The updated digital payment token may indicate that the digital payment token has expired.
US11341485B2	Machine learning based system for authorization of autonomous resource transfers between distributed IOT components Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for machine learning based system for authorization of autonomous resource transfers between distributed IoT components. The present invention is configured to receive, from a first autonomous IoT device, a transaction authorization request to execute a transaction with a second autonomous IoT device; receive information associated with the first autonomous IoT device, information associated with the second autonomous IoT device, and information associated with the transaction; initiate an execution of one or more machine learning algorithms; determine that the first autonomous IoT device is authorized to execute the transaction with the second autonomous IoT device; transmit a transaction authorization to the first autonomous IoT device to execute the transaction; and receive, from the first autonomous IoT device, an indication that the transaction has been executed.
US11341481B1	Mobile electronic wallet Association of personal, financial, and/or business-related identification information with a mobile communication device (MCD) is provided for herein. For example, an MCD can be associated with a financial account and can further include an identification component that verifies an identity of a user of the MCD. Identity can be verified by biometric analysis (e.g., finger/thumb print scan), username and password, optical feature scan, or a combination thereof or of like mechanisms, for instance. Accordingly, the claimed subject matter provides a mechanism to verify identification of a user of an MCD and incorporate user ID into remote data exchange, including remote financial transactions, with one or more networked devices.
US11341480B2	Systems and methods for phone-based card activation Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission between a contactless card, a client device, and one or more servers are provided. The contactless card may include one or more processors and memory. The memory may include one or more applets. The client device may include one or more processors and memory. The client device may be in data communication with the contactless card. One or more servers may be in data communication with the client device. A first set of information may be transmitted from the contactless card to the client device. The first set of information may include one or more links to activate the contactless card. The client device may be configured to receive the first set of information from the contactless card. Upon validation of the first set of information, the contactless card may be activated.
US11341478B2	Payment processing method and apparatus, and intelligent device A payment processing method and method and an intelligent device are provided. The method may include: intercepting a payment request in a target application program (application, APP) in the intelligent device, the payment request including a payment parameter; obtaining attribute information of the target application program by using a preset executable file; generating a graphic code according to the payment request; outputting the graphic code, so that a terminal device submits the payment parameter to a payment server by scanning the graphic code and reports account information to the payment server, and the payment server performs payment processing according to the payment parameter and the account information and returns a payment result; and feeding back the payment result to the target application program according to the attribute information of the target application program. The method can simplify a payment process and improve the payment efficiency.
US11341476B2	Dynamic vehicle parking management platform A dynamic parking management platform (10) includes a mobile communication device (20), a parking server (12), and an electronic ticket device (30) that cooperate to enable a vehicle driver to effect electronically a secure parking fee payment transaction. The electronic ticket device emits a beacon signal to enable transmission of vehicle parking time and other information to a wireless communication device (40) carried by a parking service provider officer or attendant walking past a parked vehicle and not having to view a display surface on the electronic ticket device. A lock and key capability enables secure parking fee payments and prevents unauthorized parking fee transactions. The parking management platform configured to induce vehicle drivers to purchase a product or service by parking discount inducement or advertisement information from merchants whose stores are located nearby the vehicle parking area.
US11341473B2	Context-based communication requests This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for enabling merchant devices to interoperate with one another in a more robust manner, such that overall operation and efficiency within a merchant establishment is improved. For instance, the techniques described herein may enable the intelligent routing of requests between devices within the merchant establishment based on real-time locations of the devices, which devices are associated with which orders, and the like.
US11341469B2	Systems and methods for mobile automated clearing house enrollment Systems and methods for mobile enrollment in automated clearing house (ACH) transactions using mobile-captured images of financial documents are provided. Applications running on a mobile device provide for the capture and processing of images of documents needed for enrollment in an ACH transaction, such as a blank check, remittance statement and driver's license. Data from the mobile-captured images that is needed for enrolling in ACH transactions is extracted from the processed images, such as a user's name, address, bank account number and bank routing number. The user can edit the extracted data, select the type of document that is being captured, authorize the creation of an ACH transaction and select an originator of the ACH transaction. The extracted data and originator information is transmitted to a remote server along with the user's authorization so the ACH transaction can be setup between the originator's and receiver's bank accounts.
US11341467B2	Systems and methods for monitoring content consumption Systems and methods are described for monitoring content consumption. A method may comprise determining, by a device, content accessed by one or more user devices. The method may comprise causing a distributed ledger record to be generated. The distributed ledger record may comprise an indication of the content. The distributed ledger record may be stored on a distributed ledger. The distributed ledger may comprise other records indicating content accessed by a plurality of other devices.
US11341464B2	Purchase transaction system with encrypted payment card data Online ordering systems allow a user to submit sensitive information such as payment card information to a merchant in encrypted form. A payment card processor server may be used to provide the user's web browser with code for an encryption function, a cryptographic key, and a key identifier. The web browser may encrypt the payment card information by executing the encryption function and using the key. The encrypted payment card information may be supplied to the merchant over the internet. A key identifier that identifies which cryptographic key was used in encrypting the payment card information may be provided to the merchant without providing the merchant with access to the key. The merchant can forward the encrypted payment card information to the credit card processor server with the key identifier. The processor server can use the key identifier to obtain the key and decrypt the payment card information for authorization.

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