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| US11364373B2 |
Blood pump housing component
Blood pump assemblies and methods of manufacturing and operating blood pump assemblies are provided. The blood pump assembly includes a pump and an impeller blade rotatably coupled to the pump. The blood pump assembly also includes a pump housing component sized for passage through a body lumen and coupled to the pump. The pump housing component includes a peripheral wall extending about a rotation axis of the impeller blade. The peripheral wall includes an inner peripheral wall surface and an outer peripheral wall surface. The peripheral wall also includes one or more blood exhaust apertures. Each blood exhaust aperture in the one or more blood exhaust apertures is defined by an inner aperture edge and an outer aperture edge. Each inner aperture edge is chamfered between the inner peripheral wall surface and the outer peripheral wall surface. |
| US11364362B2 |
Methods and systems for sleep management
A processing system includes methods to promote sleep. The system may include a monitor such as a non-contact motion sensor from which sleep information may be determined. User sleep information, such as sleep stages, hypnograms, sleep scores, mind recharge scores and body scores, may be recorded, evaluated and/or displayed for a user. The system may further monitor ambient and/or environmental conditions corresponding to sleep sessions. Sleep advice may be generated based on the sleep information, user queries and/or environmental conditions from one or more sleep sessions. Communicated sleep advice may include content to promote good sleep habits and/or detect risky sleep conditions. In some versions of the system, any one or more of a bedside unit 3000 sensor module, a smart processing device, such as a smart phone or smart device 3002, and network servers may be implemented to perform the methodologies of the system. |
| US11364356B2 |
Cartridge and inhaler
To provide an inhaler cartridge and an inhaler including a novel structure.Provided is a cartridge for an inhaler. The cartridge includes: a housing including an accommodation space capable of accommodating a liquid, an air flow passage, and a partition member partitioning the accommodation space and the air flow passage in a longitudinal direction; a heater configured to be capable of heating the liquid and arranged in the air flow passage; and an air inlet port provided at a position facing the partition member and communicating with the air flow passage. The housing includes an air outlet port communicating with the air flow passage, and a position of the air outlet port in a transverse direction at least partially overlaps in a longitudinal direction with a position of the heater in a transverse direction, or an end of the air outlet port close to a side of the air inlet port in a transverse direction is positioned on a side of the accommodation space relative to an end of the heater close to a side of the air inlet port in a transverse direction. |
| US11364355B2 |
Aerosol-generating device and method for using a sheet of aerosol-forming substrate in an aerosol-generating device
The aerosol-generating device comprises a device housing (2), a mouthpiece (3) associated to the device housing, a receiving chamber (4) configured to receive from external to the device at least a portion of a sheet of aerosol-forming substrate in a non-rolled form and configured to accommodate a cylindrically shaped of aerosol-forming substrate and a holder (6) for holding the sheet of aerosol-forming substrate. The device further comprises a rolling device (7) for receiving a flat or non-rolled sheet of aerosol-forming substrate and for rolling the sheet of aerosol-forming substrate around the holder from the non-rolled form into a cylindrically shaped aerosol-forming substrate. |
| US11364349B2 |
Injection end and safety syringe thereof
A needle end and a safety syringe are provided, belonging to technical field of medical instruments. The safety syringe includes an injection end, a liquid storage device, and a base. The injection end includes a needle base, an injection needle, and a needle guard assembly. The injection needle is fixed to the needle base. The needle guard assembly is connected to the needle base. The needle guard assembly includes a protective casing and a spring, wherein a first terminal of the spring is connected to the needle base and a second terminal of the spring is connected to the protective casing. The liquid storage device includes a liquid storage container and a liquid storage sleeve. The liquid storage is sleeved on an outer surface the liquid storage container, wherein the liquid storage container is detachably connected to the injection end. The base is detachably connected to the liquid storage device. |
| US11364346B2 |
Precision low-dose, low-waste syringes and ergonomic attachments therefor
Syringe attachments and syringes have particular suitability to the precision dispensing of small amounts of high viscosity materials, such as dermal fillers. Syringes and attachments may include precision position indicators viewed from multiple positions to enable a user to determine plunger position and the amount of dispensed contents with precision. A configuration of the attachment may be slidably secured to a syringe to permit a user to operate the syringe from a lateral position using sliding movement of the thumb and fingers of one hand, for example. This configuration may be particularly suitable for self-administered insulin injections. |
| US11364344B2 |
Port interface for drug delivery device
A drug delivery device includes a housing, a cartridge received within the housing, with the cartridge configured to receive a medicament, a drive assembly received within the housing and configured to engage the cartridge and dispense medicament from the cartridge, and a needle actuator assembly received within the housing, with the needle actuator assembly including a patient needle configured to pierce a patient's skin. A bottom surface of the housing defines a port interface configured to receive an implanted injection port. |
| US11364341B2 |
Wearable medication delivery device
Systems and methods for delivering a medication to a person experiencing an emergency medical event without requiring intervention or action on the part of the person. A device encases a reservoir of medication and a delivery mechanism. Sensors in the housing sense a physical attribute of the person and circuitry monitors information collected by the sensors to determine if the person is experiencing a severe medical condition or event based on the information. An input device on or in the housing, such as a button, may be used or activated by the person if the detected condition or event is a false positive to cancel further action. If the system does not include the button or if the user does not press it in time, the system activates the delivery device and injects the medication into the person. |
| US11364336B2 |
Microinfuser with automatic needle retraction
A device for delivering a fluid includes a housing defining an interior space and having a bottom surface configured for contacting a patient. The bottom surface defines a needle opening. The device also includes a reservoir disposed within the interior space of the housing for containing a fluid therein, a needle carrier disposed within the housing, and an injection needle supported by the needle carrier and defining a lumen. The lumen of the injection needle is configured to be placed in fluid communication with the reservoir. The injection needle is transitionable from an initial position in which the injection needle is disposed within the housing, to a use position in which the injection needle extends through the needle opening, and a substantially shielded position in which the injection needle is disposed within the housing and the lumen of the needle is blocked by a portion of the housing. |
| US11364335B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for fluid delivery
A fill adapter system for an infusion pump assembly. The system includes a reusable fill adapter base, the base including a volume control mechanism to adjust an available fill volume of a reservoir of the infusion pump assembly and a pump mechanism configured to pump air into a fluid vial. The system also includes a vial adapter assembly including a first needle configured to penetrate a septum of the fluid vial for fluidly coupling the pump mechanism to the fluid vial and a second needle having a first end configured to penetrate the septum of the fluid vial and a second end configured to penetrate a septum of the reservoir of the infusion pump assembly to allow transfer of fluid from the fluid vial to the reservoir of the infusion pump assembly in response to air being pumped into the fluid vial and a needle carriage adapted to carry the first needle and the second needle, wherein the needle carriage slidably attached to the interior of the vial adapter assembly, wherein the needle carriage adapted to slide from a vial end of the vial adapter to a receptacle end of the vial adapter. |
| US11364334B2 |
System and method for utilizing pressure decay to determine available fluid capacity in a negative pressure dressing
A negative pressure wound therapy system includes at least one sensor coupled to a wound dressing for a wound of a patient, and a processing circuit. The at least one sensor is configured to output a measurement of the pressure in the wound dressing. The processing circuit is configured to open a sealable aperture, receive the pressure measurements in the wound dressing, calculate a rate of pressure decay, correlate the rate of pressure decay in the wound dressing to a wound dressing fluid absorbent capacity and other therapy parameters, and output the wound dressing fluid absorbent capacity and other therapy parameters to a remote electronic device. |
| US11364333B2 |
Bidirectional flow catheter
Disclosed herein is a bidirectional intravascular cannula, or catheter, that is configured to provide and return blood in a patient bidirectionally. The bidirectional intravascular cannula is configured to reduce or obviate the need for a second cannula, such as currently available unidirectional cannulae, to be placed in a second or opposite direction of flow. Users would include cardiac surgeons, intensivists, vascular surgeons, ER doctors, IR doctors and cardiologist who use peripheral cannulation for ECLS or cardiopulmonary bypass. The cannula allows continued flow to a patient's limb even with the cannula proximally in the vessel. The cannula further allows larger size cannula to be placed without the need for additional distal catheter placement. |
| US11364330B2 |
System and method for facilitating extracorporeal inactivation of pathogens of blood products
A system and a method facilitate the extracorporeal inactivation of pathogens of blood products. The system includes an input peristaltic pump, at least one apheresis device, at least one plasma-treating system, and an output peristaltic pump. The input peristaltic pump, the apheresis device, the plasma-treating system, and the output peristaltic pump are in fluid communication with each other. The plasma-treating system includes at least one primary ultraviolet light (UVL) device, at least one heating device, and at least one cooling device. The input peristaltic pump facilitates the flow of blood from a patient through the system. The apheresis device facilitates separating of plasma from one or more blood cells. The plasma-treating system heats the plasma, inactivates pathogens within the plasma, and then cools the plasma. The output peristaltic pump facilitates the flow of blood from the system and back to the patient. |
| US11364328B2 |
Fluid preparation and treatment devices methods and systems
Methods, device, and systems for preparing peritoneal dialysis fluid and/or administering a peritoneal dialysis treatment are disclosed. In embodiments, peritoneal dialysis fluid is prepared at a point of use automatically using a daily sterile disposable fluid circuit and one or more long-term concentrate containers that are changed only after multiple days (e.g. weekly). The daily disposable may have concentrate containers that are initially empty and are filled from the long-term concentrate containers once per day at the beginning of a treatment. |
| US11364323B2 |
Combination grafts for tissue repair or regeneration applications
The described invention provides soft tissue grafts, hard tissue grafts, and composite soft/hard tissue grafts and methods of producing such grafts. The grafts comprise a three-dimensional carrier matrix, a growth factor composition comprising an autologous platelet-rich fibrin and a cell culture composition comprising a culture medium, a population of cells suspended in the culture medium, and cells impregnated on or in a surface of osteoconductive particles. |
| US11364322B2 |
Ionic polymer compositions
The present disclosure pertains to ionic polymer compositions, including semi- and fully interpenetrating polymer networks, methods of making such ionic polymer compositions, articles made from such ionic polymer compositions, and methods of making such articles and packaging for such articles. |
| US11364321B2 |
Nano scale decoration of scaffold-free microtissue using functionalised gold nanostructures
A scaffold-free microtissue is disclosed that includes one or more gold nanostructures linked to a functional moiety, wherein the functional moiety is one or more vasculogenic peptides, one or more anti-inflammatory peptides, one or more antiapoptotic peptides, one or more antinecrotic peptides, one or more antioxidant peptides, one or more oligonucleotides, one or more lipid particles, one or more phospholipid particles, one or more liposomes, one or more nanoliposomes, one or more microRNAs, or one or more siRNAs. The scaffold-free microtissue further includes a plurality of cardiac myocytes or cardiac myoblasts, which are conjugated to the one or more gold nanostructures, wherein the plurality of cardiac myocytes or cardiac myoblasts are arranged in a cluster. The scaffold-free microtissue further includes a plurality of fibroblasts, wherein the fibroblasts are arranged in at least one layer of fibroblasts that substantially surrounds the cluster of gold-nanostructure-conjugated cardiac myocytes or gold-nanostructure-conjugated cardiac myoblasts. |
| US11364319B2 |
Air purifier and air purifying method
An air purifier and a purifying method are provided. The air purifier includes a housing, a sterilization and ozone-generating unit, a physical filter, a first ozone-removing unit, and a cover. The housing has a sidewall and a bottom surface to define a processing space, wherein an upper end of the housing has an air inlet and the sidewall has an air outlet. The sterilization and ozone-generating unit is disposed in the processing space. The physical filter is disposed in the processing space, extends along the sidewall, and surrounds the sterilization and ozone-generating unit. The first ozone-removing unit is disposed between the physical filter and the sidewall. The cover is openably disposed at the air inlet. |
| US11364315B2 |
Air freshener for vehicles
An air freshener for vehicles including a casing housing a receptacle containing volatile substances and at least one fixing element, which can be fixed to an interior vent grille of a vehicle. The casing and the at least one fixing element are made of cardboard, enabling the obtainment of an air freshener at low cost compared to conventional air fresheners, since it does not require investment in moulds. |
| US11364314B2 |
Portable UV-C disinfection apparatus, method, and system
A portable UV-C disinfection apparatus, method, and system for ultraviolet germicidal irradiation. UV-C emitters may be coupled to an array housing having a planar array surface in a vertical configuration. UV-C sensors are configured to measure the amount of UV-C light or near UV-C light from a target surface. A controller may be communicably engaged with the UV-C sensors to determine the amount of UV-C radiation collected by the UV-C sensors. The controller includes instructions stored on a memory according to the amount of UV-C radiation collected corresponding to an effective kill-dose for surface disinfection. The improved apparatus, method, and system reduces exposure time by varying the intensity and wavelength of the UV-C administered, while concurrently reducing UV overexposure to surfaces by administering radiation through a rotational zonal application. |
| US11364313B2 |
Fixed position hybrid germicidal irradiation apparatus, method, and system
A hybrid germicidal irradiation apparatus, method, and system for dual-band germicidal irradiation. A first plurality of emitters and a second plurality of emitters may be coupled to a housing configured to be coupled to a ceiling of an interior room. The first plurality of emitters and the second plurality of emitters may be operable to emit UV-C radiation at a wavelength of about 265 nanometers and near-UV radiation at a wavelength of about 405 nanometers, respectively. One or more radiation sensors are configured to measure the amount of UV-C light or near UV-C light reflected from a target surface. A controller may be communicably engaged with the radiation sensors to calculate an amount of UV-C radiation and near-UV radiation delivered to a target surface or interior space. |
| US11364311B2 |
Method of identifying ASD phenotype 1 patients
The present invention is directed to a method of identifying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) phenotype 1 patients, wherein the method comprises: administering an Nrf2-activator to an ASD patient previously diagnosed with idiopathic ASD or a subject displaying clinical signs of ASD, and identifying the ASD patient as an ASD phenotype 1 patient if the patient shows a negative response after administration of the Nrf2-activator. Likewise, the present invention is directed to a method for classifying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) phenotype 1 patients, the method comprising: administering an Nrf2-activator to a subject, and observing if the subject shows a negative response after administration of the Nrf2-activator, in which the subject is a patient previously diagnosed with idiopathic ASD or a subject displaying clinical signs of ASD and in which the negative response supports classification of the subject as an ASD phenotype 1 patient. |
| US11364307B2 |
Thymidine kinase gene
Nucleic acid sequences encoding improved Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinases are provided, including their use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The thymidine kinases may be mutated using conservative mutations, non-conservative mutations, or both. Also provided are gene therapeutic systems, including viral and retroviral particles. |
| US11364306B2 |
Detargeted adenovirus variants and related methods
The present disclosure describes the generation and the use of Ad variants (Ad) possessing any combination of mutations in genes that code for the hexon, penton, fiber, and non-structural proteins, where simultaneous modification of hexon and penton are made to avoid the trapping of Ad in the liver and to reduce toxicity after intravascular virus administration. Such liver de-targeted Ad can be useful tool for selective and specific gene delivery to extra-hepatic tissues and cells, including disseminated metastatic cancer cells. |
| US11364305B2 |
Nanoparticle conjugates and uses thereof
Described herein are nanoparticle-based compositions, kits and methods and platforms for delivering one or more nucleic acids to a cell. |
| US11364300B2 |
C40-, C28-, and C-32-linked rapamycin analogs as mTOR inhibitors
The present disclosure relates to mTOR inhibitors. Specifically, the embodiments are directed to compounds and compositions inhibiting mTOR, methods of treating diseases mediated by mTOR, and methods of synthesizing these compounds. |
| US11364299B2 |
Non-addictive analgesic sustained-release drug delivery system and preparation method thereof
A non-addictive analgesic sustained-release drug delivery system, comprising: (1) a narcotic analgesic drug having a concentration of 1 mg/ml-160 mg/ml, the drug being selected from a group consisting of: a local analgesic drug, and the combination of the local analgesic drug and a nonsteroidal analgesic drug and/or an opioid analgesic drug; (2) a drug menstruum in a proportion of 1%-75% (v/v), the menstruum being selected from a group consisting of benzyl alcohol, ethanol, benzyl benzoate, ethyl lactate, and tetrahydrofurfuryl polyethylene glycol ether; and (3) a drug sustained-release formulation having a proportion of 25%-99% (v/v), the sustained-release formulation being selected from a group consisting of natural vegetable oil, synthetic lipid, artificially improved half-natural lipid and derivative thereof. Also disclosed are a preparation process and use of the sustained-release drug delivery system. |
| US11364295B2 |
Compositions, methods and kits for eliciting an immune response
The present invention relates to compositions, methods, and kits for eliciting an immune response to at least one CMV antigen expressed by a cancer cell, in particular for treating and preventing cancer. CMV determination methods, compositions, and kits also are provided. |
| US11364294B2 |
Vaccine compositions having improved stability and immunogenicity
Disclosed herein are nanoparticles suitable for use in vaccines. The nanoparticles present antigens from pathogens surrounded to and associated with a detergent core resulting in enhanced stability and good immunogenicity. Dosages, formulations, and methods for preparing the vaccines and nanoparticles are also disclosed. |
| US11364291B1 |
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and antigen presenting cells for treatment of bladder cancer
Combination therapeutics for the treatment of cancer include the use of immune effector cells, IL-15 based superagonists and one or more immunotherapeutic agents such as Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). |
| US11364289B2 |
Humanized anti-CD19 antibody and use thereof with chimeric antigen receptor
Embodiments herein relate to humanized CD19 antibodies and disease treatment using the antibodies. For example, a subject having a CD19 positive tumor may be administered a therapeutically effective amount of the humanized antibody. |
| US11364283B2 |
Method for producing hyaluronidase conjugate with polyethylenepiperazine derivatives and the use of the conjugate produced
This disclosure relates to methods for obtaining immobilized enzyme preparations, in particular to a preparation and application of a novel active conjugate of an enzyme with a polymer carrier. Said conjugate possesses the properties of the known Longidaza® drug and inhibits hyperplasia of connective tissue, and presents anti-inflammatory action, and can be used for manufacturing stable, active and safe in use long-acting drugs in the form of a suppository, ointment, injection, cosmetic cream, and for making veterinary drugs. These methods include conjugation of hyaluronidase with a water-soluble copolymer using the carbodiimide or azide conjugation method. The conjugation is carried out with the use of a copolymer N-oxide 1,4-ethylene piperazine, (N carboxymethyl)-1,4-ethylene piperazine or its hydrazide, and 1,4-ethylene piperazine of general formula: where n is from 40% to 90% of the total number of units; m is from 3% to 40% of the total number of units; and n+m+1=100%. |
| US11364281B2 |
Modified relaxin polypeptides comprising a pharmacokinetic enhancer and pharmaceutical compositions thereof
The present disclosure generally relates to modified relaxin polypeptides, such as modified human relaxin 2 polypeptides, comprising a non-naturally encoded amino acid which is linked to a pharmacokinetic enhancer, and therapeutic uses of such polypeptides, such as for the treatment of cardiovascular conditions (such as heart failure) and/or conditions relating to fibrosis. |
| US11364280B2 |
Method for blocking stress-induced tumor progression
The disclosure of the preset invention relates to a new method for preventing or treating tumor progression or tumor recurrence comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an agent disrupting Musashi-1 (MSI1)/Argonaute 2 (AGO2) interaction. A composition or pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating tumor progression or tumor recurrence is also provided, which comprises an agent disrupting Musashi-1 (MSI1)/Argonaute 2 (AGO2) interaction. |
| US11364278B2 |
Compositions and methods for targeting nuclear import shuttles and treating inflammatory disorders
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating autoimmune, microbial, metabolic, neoplastic, and posttraumatic diseases mediated by inflammation in a subject. Compositions and methods including at least one importin beta-selective nuclear transport modifier (NTM) and/or at least one importin alpha-selective NTM, and/or at least one importin alpha-specific NTM, and/or at least one inhibitor of importin alpha and importin beta complex formation may be administered to a subject to modulate the transport of transcription factors, mediated by nuclear import adaptors, into the nucleus of a cell resulting in a decrease or abrogation of inflammation. |
| US11364277B2 |
Treatment of ascites
A method for treating ascites patients by administering the peptide drug terlipressin by continuous infusion. The patients include those whose ascites condition has not progressed to hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). Administration may be accomplished with a continuous infusion pump. |
| US11364271B2 |
Methods of treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) leads to chronic respiratory infections especially in patients with cystic fibrosis patients and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), characterized by a high morbidity. After screening Lactobacilli coming from CF expectoration, on their capacity to inhibit two Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) virulence factors (elastase, pyocyanin), the inventors evaluated the effect of intranasal administration of Lactobacilli on PA murine pneumonia. The primary outcome was the bacterial lung load 24 hours after PA induced pneumonia. To understand the role of Lactobacillus, the chemokines, the pro and anti-inflammatory BAL rates were also measured. The administration of Lactobacilli cocktail 18 h prior the PA lung infection decreases significantly the lung bacterial load at 24 h post-infection. Although the mechanisms need to be deeply explored, an immunomodulation effect may be involved, notably through the recruitment of neutrophils. Thus the present relates to a method of treating a Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory tract infection in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient's respiratory tract a therapeutically effective amount of at least one Lactobacillus strain. |
| US11364269B2 |
Methods and compositions for reducing Listeria monocytogenes infection or colonization
The disclosure relates to a therapeutic composition for treating L. monocytogenes infection or L. monocytogenes colonization, the composition including at least one, at least two, at least three, or all of an isolated C. saccharogumia bacteria, an isolated C. ramosum bacteria, an isolated C. hathewayi bacteria, and/or an isolated B. producta bacteria in a formulation suitable for administration to a subject. The disclosure further provides similar compositions lacking an isolated C. saccharogumia bacteria. The disclosure additionally provides methods of treating L. monocytogenes infection or colonization using such compositions. |
| US11364267B1 |
Bi-specific targeting human NKG2DL and CLDN18A2 chimeric antigen receptor cells, preparation method and application thereof
A chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cell bi-specifically targeting human NKG2DL and CLDN18A2, a preparation method and an application thereof are provided. The CAR includes a targeting human NKG2DL antigen domain, an anti-CLDN18A2 antigen binding domain, a hinge domain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular T cell signaling domain. Also provided are nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, immune effector cells, and a pharmaceutical composition relating to the CAR. The CAR can be used in methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal. |
| US11364261B2 |
Alleviating common cold and influenza symptoms with molecular hydrogen
A method for alleviating, preventing or treating symptoms of a viral infection such as common cold and flu, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof at least one solid form that releases molecular hydrogen upon exposure to the subject's gastric juice. |
| US11364256B2 |
Viral inhibition
The technology relates to the use of at least one macrocyclic lactone such as ivermectin or moxidectin to inhibit a coronavirus in a subject in order to treat, prevent or reduce the risk of infection by the coronavirus. |
| US11364254B2 |
Compositions and methods using a polyphenol for musculoskeletal health
A composition comprising one or more polyphenols, such as oleuropein, rutin, curcumin or quercetin, can treat or prevent sarcopenia, reduce a loss of muscle functionality (e.g. muscle strength, gait speed, etc.), increase muscle functionality, and/or improve recovery of muscle functionality after muscle atrophy. The composition can be administered to an individual who is elderly and/or frail. |
| US11364251B2 |
Pharmaceutical formulation
Disclosed are aqueous pharmaceutical compositions which provide sustained released delivery of corticosteroid compounds. The pharmaceutical composition comprises an insoluble corticosteroid; a soluble corticosteroid; and at least one viscosity enhancing agent. Also provided are methods for using the pharmaceutical compositions in an epidural injection, intra-articular injection, intra-lesional injection, or an intra-ocular injection. |
| US11364241B2 |
Dihydropyridophthalazinone inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP)
A compound having the structure set forth in Formula (I) and Formula (II): wherein the substituents Y, Z, A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein. Provided herein are inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase activity. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions that include at least one compound described herein and the use of a compound or pharmaceutical composition described herein to treat diseases, disorders and conditions that are ameliorated by the inhibition of PARP activity. |
| US11364239B2 |
Compositions and methods for mitigating aflatoxin B1-induced liver injury
A method for providing a therapy to a subject that has been exposed to an Aflatoxin B1 can include administering a compound having a structure of Formula 1 to the subject after exposure to the Aflatoxin B1: wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and/or R6 are each individually a chemical moiety and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. The compound can be Amprenavir or a derivative thereof, prodrug thereof, salt thereof, or stereoisomer thereof, or having any chirality at any chiral center, or tautomer, polymorph, solvate, or combination thereof. The prodrug can be Amprenavir phosphate. |
| US11364237B2 |
Composition for inhibiting cancer metastasis and treating cancer
The present invention relates to an anticancer and metastasis inhibiting effect by treatment with chlorphenesin, chloroquine, and chloropyrazine alone or in combination. Chlorphenesin, chloroquine, or chloropyrazine show the effect of killing cancer cells and inhibiting proliferation, and metastasis of cancer cells and particularly, a combination thereof is identified to have synergism. Cancer can be effectively prevented or treated by administering chlorphenesin, chloroquine, and chloropyrazine alone or in combination thereof. |
| US11364235B2 |
Method for treating cancer using a BCL-2 inhibitor in conjunction with an alpha-emitting radioimmunotherapeutic
This invention provides a method for treating a subject afflicted with cancer, comprising administering to the subject (i) a BCL-2 inhibitor in conjunction with (ii) an alpha-emitting isotope-labeled agent that targets cancer cells in the subject, wherein the amounts of the BCL-2 inhibitor and labeled agent, when administered in conjunction with one another, are therapeutically effective. This invention also provides a method for inducing the death of a cancer cell, comprising contacting the cell with (i) a BCL-2 inhibitor in conjunction with (ii) an alpha-emitting isotope-labeled agent that targets the cancer cell, wherein the amounts of BCL-2 inhibitor and labeled agent, when concurrently contacted with the cell, are effective to induce the cell's death. |
| US11364230B2 |
Amlodipine formulations
Provided herein are stable amlodipine oral liquid formulations. Also provided herein are methods of using amlodipine oral liquid formulations for the treatment of certain diseases including hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). |
| US11364226B2 |
Deuterated domperidone compositions, methods, and preparation
Deuterated domperidone compositions, methods of synthesis, methods of use, and dosing formulations providing beneficial safety and other effects. |
| US11364220B2 |
Compounds and methods for inhibiting CPY26 enzymes
Compounds described herein are inhibitors of retinoic add inducible P450 (CYP26) enzymes, and are useful for treating diseases that are responsive to retinoids. Certain compounds have retinoid activity, are resistant to CYP26-mediated catabolism, and are used for treating diseases that are responsive to retinoids. |
| US11364217B2 |
Oral microbiota promoting composition
A composition useful for promoting a desired oral microbiota to treat an allergy related respiratory condition in a subject in need of such treatment, the composition including an amino acid containing ingredient including individual molecules of L-arginine; the composition in a configuration to be maintained within the oral cavity for a period of at least about 30 seconds to about an hour, the desired oral microbiota including Veillonella and Streptococcus. |
| US11364216B2 |
Retinoid derivatives with antitumor activity
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them: wherein meanings of the substituents are indicated in the description. Such compounds for use in the treatment of cancer and other diseases related to altered angiogenesis, such as arthritic pathology, diabetic retinopathy, psoriasis and chronic inflammatory disease, are also within the scope of the present invention. |
| US11364214B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating eczema
Disclosed are compositions, methods of treatment using the compositions and methods of preparing the compositions for the treatment of eczema. The compositions may include propionic acid and/or non-steroidal esters of propionic acid. The compositions may further include a corticosteroid, immunomodulator, antibiotic, antibody, colloidal oatmeal, conditioned media prepared by bacterial fermentation, short chain fatty acids, picolinic acid, or emollient. The method of treatment may include analysis of the skin microbiome. |
| US11364211B2 |
Methods for selecting phosphatase selective and non-selective phosphatase inhibitors
The present invention discloses a method to discover selective inhibitors of phosphatases. Thus the invention provides a method for screening a test compound to determine whether the compound binds a holophosphatase selectively or non-selectively comprising: i) providing a first holophosphatase wherein said holophosphatase is captured/immobilised; ii) testing a test compound for its ability to bind to the first holophosphatase; iii) providing a second holophosphatase wherein said second holophosphatase is captured/immobilised; iv) testing the same test compound for its ability to bind to the second holophosphatase; v) comparing the binding of the test compound to said first holophosphatase with the binding to said second phosphatase wherein a compound that binds a holophosphatase selectively will bind to said first holophosphatase but not said second holophosphatase; or will bind to said second holophosphatase but not said first; or wherein a compound that binds a holophosphatase non-selectively will bind to both said first holophosphatase and said second holophosphatase. |
| US11364210B2 |
Mitoriboscins: mitochondrial-based therapeutics targeting cancer cells, bacteria and pathogenic yeast
The present disclosure relates to inhibitors of mitochondrial function. Methods of screening compounds for mitochondrial inhibition are disclosed. Also described are methods of using mitochondrial inhibitors called mitoriboscins—mitochondrial-based therapeutic compounds having anti-cancer and antibiotic properties—to prevent or treat cancer, bacterial infections, and pathogenic yeast, as well as methods of using mitochondrial inhibitors to provide anti-aging benefits. Specific mitoriboscin compounds and groups of mitoriboscins are also disclosed. |
| US11364208B2 |
Topical compositions
The present invention relates to topical compositions comprising erythrulose and hydroxyacetophenone as well as the use thereof for the prevention and/or treatment of ailments associated with Malassezia yeast, Propionibacterium acnes as well as the protection against molds such as in particular Aspergillus brasiliensis. |
| US11364207B2 |
Patch and package thereof
A patch comprising: a backing layer; and an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer contains a mixture of a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt of ropinirole and potassium hydrogen carbonate, and the mixture contains at least one selected from the group consisting of ropinirole and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof and potassium hydrogen carbonate. |
| US11364203B2 |
Process for forming active domains dispersed in a matrix
Disclosed are processes for forming compositions comprising small domains of an active agent and a matrix material, and methods of using them. A suspension of an active agent, a matrix material, a first solvent, and a second solvent is formed at a temperature T1, heated to a temperature T2 and spray dried. |
| US11364202B2 |
Solid forms of cannabidiol and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are cocrystals of cannabidiol and a coformer containing 5-6 membered rings comprised of carbon and nitrogen atoms, wherein the 5-6 membered rings can be unsaturated or saturated and the rings contain 1 to 2 nitrogen atoms. Cocrystals of cannabidiol and a coformer selected from L-proline, D-proline, tetramethylpyrazine, and 4,4′-dipyridyl are also disclosed herein. |
| US11364197B2 |
Compositions and methods of making brittle-matrix particles through blister pack freezing
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating and delivering medicinal formulations using an inhaler. The composition includes a space filled flocculated suspension having one or more flocculated particles of one or more active agents and a hydrofluoroalkane propellant. A portion of the one or more flocculated particles is templated by the formation of hydrofluoroalkane droplets upon atomization and the templated floc compacts upon the evaporation of the hydrofluoroalkane propellant to form a porous particle for deep lung delivery. |
| US11364196B2 |
Levothyroxine formulations for oral use
The present invention relates to novel oral spray formulations of Levothyroxine. Further the invention also describes process for preparing such formulations. |
| US11364195B2 |
Method for administering liposomal composition
The invention pertains to liposomes containing an oil-in-water emulsion of a selected combination of at least ten different essential plant oils produced with phospholipids found in human membranes and methods for treating respiratory diseases, disorders or conditions by administering the liposomes into the nose and respiratory system. |
| US11364192B2 |
Compositions for dental varnishes and methods of making and using same
The disclosure describes compositions for dental varnishes, methods of making the compositions, and methods of using the compositions, such as in the treatment and prevention of hypersensitivity in teeth. |
| US11364189B2 |
Method for the treatment of keratin materials using amide C-glycoside derivatives, and cosmetic composition containing same
The present invention relates to a method for the cosmetic treatment of keratin materials, comprising the application of a composition to the keratin materials, such as the skin, said composition comprising a compound (I), wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the description and S* is a mono or polysaccharide. |
| US11364186B2 |
Composition, emulsion, method and use
A composition which is the reaction product of reactants comprising dimer fatty acid and/or trimer fatty acid, a mono-alcohol comprising at least 3 carbon atoms and a polyol comprising at least 2 hydroxyl groups. The composition comprises dimer fatty diester and/or trimer fatty trimester, and oligoester comprising more than one dimer fatty acid and/or trimer fatty acid residue. The invention also provides an emulsion comprising the composition, particularly in the form of a personal care product, a method of emulsifying using the composition and use of the composition as an emulsifier. |
| US11364185B2 |
Zinc oxide powder, dispersion, and cosmetics
In a zinc oxide powder of the present invention, a content of a water-soluble substance is 0.30% by mass or less, and a mass ratio between an alkali metal and an alkaline earth metal which are included in the water-soluble substance is in a range of 1:2 to 10:1. |
| US11364182B2 |
Hyperbranched polyglycerol-coated particles and methods of making and using thereof
Core-shell particles and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. The core is formed of or contains one or more hydrophobic materials or more hydrophobic materials. The shell is formed of or contains hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG). The HPG coating can be modified to adjust the properties of the particles. Unmodified HPG coatings impart stealth properties to the particles which resist non-specific protein absorption and increase circulation in the blood. The hydroxyl groups on the HPG coating can be chemically modified to form functional groups that react with functional groups and adhere the particles to tissue, cells, or extracellular materials, such as proteins. |
| US11364180B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic control of enteral feeding according to energy expenditure
A computer-implemented method of adjusting enteral feeding of a patient by an enteral feeding controller, comprising: computing an estimate of energy expenditure of the patient based on oxygen measurements and carbon dioxide measurements of the patient, computing a target composition and target feeding rate for the enteral feeding according to the computed estimate of energy expenditure, when the target composition and target feeding rate differ from a current enteral feeding composition and feeding rate by a requirement, generating instructions for adjustment, by an enteral feeding controller, of the rate of delivery of the enteral feeding according to the target composition, wherein the receiving the oxygen measurement, receiving the carbon dioxide measurement, and computing the estimate of energy expenditure are performing iteratively for every first time interval, and the generating instructions for adjustment are performed for a second time interval that is larger than the first time interval. |
| US11364179B2 |
Insertion device positioning guidance system and method
There is provided herein a system and a method for guiding insertion of a gastroenteral tube including: an electromagnetic field generator configured to generate an electromagnetic field covering a treatment area; wherein said electromagnetic field generator is external to the patient; a registration sensor configured to mark anatomic locations on the patient's torso; a gastroenteral tube comprising a tip sensor configured to sense its position and/or orientation relative to the electromagnetic field generator; and a processing circuitry configured to: calculate an orientation of the subject relative to the field generator based on the anatomic locations marked by the registration sensor, load a predefined anatomic map representing a torso; aligning the map based on the anatomic locations marked by the registration sensor, and showing on the map a path of the gastroenteral tube insertion; wherein the path is generated according to changes in the strength of the electromagnetic field sensed by the tip sensor's during the insertion of the gastroenteral tube, independent of the subject's movement and independent of deviations in the position and/or orientation of said field generator. |
| US11364177B2 |
Pressure equalizer for baby bottle and baby bottle assembly
The present invention relates to a pressure equaliser (1) comprising:—a hollow element (101) with a cup-shaped section (1011) and a tubular section (1013) that merge seamlessly one into the other, and—a sealing element (103) that comprises a top edge (1031) with a first diameter (D1) and a central part (1033) with a second diameter (D2), wherein the top edge of the cup-shaped section (1011) of the hollow element (101) is inserted into the second inner diameter (D2) of the central part (1033) of the sealing element (103), the pressure equaliser being characterised in that at least the hollow element (101) can be disassembled into at least two hollow element parts (10a, 101b) along its longitudinal axis. The present invention further relates to a baby bottle assembly comprising: —a bottle-shaped container (3), —a pressure equaliser (1) according to the invention, —a screw element (5) and—a nipple (7a) or closure cap (7b). |
| US11364174B2 |
Cold therapy dynamic hand splint system
A cold therapy dynamic hand splint system including an electric pump, a sleeve, an inflatable bladder, a refrigeration device, and a fluid reservoir. The sleeve includes a fluid-tight cavity filled with a cold fluid pressurized by the pump, and is wrapped around the forearm of a user. The inflatable bladder has an expanded state where the bladder is charged with the fluid pressurized by the pump and chilled by the refrigeration device, and a collapsed state where the bladder is substantially empty. The bladder is small enough that a portion fits inside a palm of a contracted spastic hand while in the collapsed state, and large enough to press the spastic hand open when the bladder is in the expanded state. The fluid is maintained within a therapeutic temperature range, and is in fluidic communication with the sleeve and the bladder through the pump. |
| US11364165B2 |
Motorized hospital bed assembly
A motorized hospital bed assembly includes a bed frame that is positionable in an open position to define an opening in the bed frame. A motor is coupled to the bed frame and a drive unit is engaged to the motor. The drive unit urges the bed frame between the open position and the closed position. A toilet support is coupled to the bed frame and a portable toilet is positioned on the toilet support. The portable toilet is aligned with the opening when the bed frame is positioned in the open position to be employed by a patient while the patient is lying on the bed frame. A remote control is positionable on the bed frame and the remote control is in wireless communication with the drive unit to remotely control the drive unit. |
| US11364164B2 |
Toilet wheelchair
A toilet wheelchair comprises (a) a wheelchair frame; (b) at least three wheels rotatably connected to the wheelchair frame; and (c) a seat carried by the wheelchair frame; the seat comprises a main seat portion configured carrying a user and an auxiliary seat portion releasably mountable in an area configured for defecating the user. The wheelchair comprises a bag frame and a disposable bag carried by the frame; the toilet wheelchair comprises a lifting mechanism configured for displacing the seat from a transport position to an elevated position allowing the bag frame to be mountable within the area configured for toileting the user such that the bag is ready for receiving excrements of the user. |
| US11364160B2 |
Absorbent article package with enhanced opening and recloseability
A package containing a stack of folded disposable absorbent articles, the package being formed of flexible polymeric film, and having a path of perforations or scoring defining a hood opening structure, is disclosed. The hood opening structure may be configured to open proximate the fold noses of the articles for easy tactile identification, grasping and withdrawal of individual ones thereof, and may be configured so as to serve as an effective package reclosure device whereby the package may be used to store the unused supply of articles following opening. The package, and printed commercial artwork and product information on the package surfaces, may be configured such that the fold noses are disposed at the apparent bottom of the package, for improved standing stability when the package is shelved. |
| US11364154B2 |
Absorbent article
In order to absorb a small amount of liquid, to prevent an absorbent article from being disintegrated by the absorbed liquid, and to prevent piping of a toilet from being clogged even if the absorbent article is flushed into a flush toilet, the absorbent article includes a pulp layer containing a crushed pulp or fibers mainly containing a crushed pulp, and the pulp layer has a water repellent surface layer portion formed by applying a water repellent agent to at least one surface layer portion. |
| US11364153B2 |
Electrically-heatable plaster
An electrically-heatable plaster that comprises a self-adhesive skin contact layer, an electrically-conductive textile fabric in which electrically-conductive fibres are in contact with one another, as a heating element, and optionally at least one active substance, as well as to a method for production and the use of same for local heat therapy and/or transdermal application of active substances. |
| US11364149B2 |
Elastic venous compression orthosis
An orthosis, in particular an elastic venous compression orthosis, provided with a device for measuring the time during which the orthosis is worn. |
| US11364148B2 |
Ophthalmic knife and methods of use
The present invention relates to an ophthalmic knife and methods of its use for treatment of various conditions including eye diseases, such as glaucoma, using minimally invasive surgical techniques. The invention relates to a multi-blade device for cutting the tissues within the eye, for example, a trabecular meshwork (TM). |
| US11364147B2 |
Apparatus for patterned plasma-mediated laser ophthalmic surgery
A system for ophthalmic surgery on an eye includes: a pulsed laser which produces a treatment beam; an OCT imaging assembly capable of creating a continuous depth profile of the eye; an optical scanning system configured to position a focal zone of the treatment beam to a targeted location in three dimensions in one or more floaters in the posterior pole. The system also includes one or more controllers programmed to automatically scan tissues of the patient's eye with the imaging assembly; identify one or more boundaries of the one or more floaters based at least in part on the image data; iii. identify one or more treatment regions based upon the boundaries; and operate the optical scanning system with the pulsed laser to produce a treatment beam directed in a pattern based on the one or more treatment regions. |
| US11364145B2 |
Automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe
Methods and systems for automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe are disclosed. The probe may be a phacoemulsification probe. A first aspiration level, supplied by a first pump, may be applied to the probe simultaneously with ultrasonic energy. A second aspiration level, supplied by a second pump, may be automatically switched from the first aspiration level, and applied to the probe in a pulsed manner. |
| US11364142B2 |
Cooling system and method for a prosthetic socket
A prosthetic socket cooling system and method includes a thermally conductive heat spreader including a curved shaped portion configured to maximize contact with a residual limb of a user. A heat extraction subsystem is coupled through a wall of the prosthetic socket and to the thermally conductive heat spreader and is configured to maintain a desired temperature inside the prosthetic socket. |
| US11364136B2 |
Stent delivery systems
Stent delivery systems and methods for making and using stent delivery systems are disclosed. An example stent delivery system may include an inner member having a stent receiving region, a stent disposed along the stent receiving region, a deployment sheath axially slidable relative to the inner member, the deployment sheath having a proximal end region, a handle coupled to the deployment sheath, a rod coupled to the handle, the rod having a distal end region, a proximal end region and a first threaded portion extending from the distal end region to the proximal end region and a coupling member configured to couple the rod to the deployment sheath, the coupling member having an engagement portion. Additionally, the first threaded portion of the rod is designed to engage the engagement portion of coupling member and rotation of the rod is designed to translate the coupling member along the rod. |
| US11364131B2 |
Socket for upper extremity prosthesis
A socket may be for coupling a prosthetic upper extremity to a residual limb of a user. The socket may include a proximal socket portion and a distal socket portion coupled to the proximal socket portion by a polycentric joint. The polycentric joint may include a plate having a first end coupled to the proximal socket portion via a first fastener, and a second end coupled to the distal socket portion via a second fastener. The proximal socket portion may be rotatable relative to the distal socket portion about a first axis passing through the first fastener and about a second axis passing through the second fastener. |
| US11364123B2 |
Three-dimensional porous structures for bone ingrowth and methods for producing
An orthopaedic prosthetic component is provided. The orthopaedic prosthetic component comprises a porous three-dimensional structure shaped to be implanted in a patient's body. The porous three-dimensional structure comprises a plurality of unit cells. At least one unit cell comprises a first geometric structure having a first geometry and comprising a plurality of first struts, and a second geometric structure having a second geometry and comprising a plurality of second struts connected to a number of the plurality of first struts to form the second geometric structure. |
| US11364122B2 |
Tissue engineering scaffolds
A scaffold (12) for tissue engineering comprises an inner portion (14), an outer portion (16), and a base portion (22) connecting the inner portion and the outer portion. The inner portion (14) comprises a channel (18) surrounded by a first set of one or more walls. The outer portion (16) comprises a second set of one or more walls. The portions are arranged such that the second set of one or more walls substantially surrounds the first set of one or more walls with a spacing between the first and second sets of walls defining a cavity (20) between the inner portion (14) and the outer portion (16). The inner portion (14) and the outer portion (16) may have different shapes; and/or the scaffold (12) may further comprise a filler material in the cavity (20) defined between the inner and outer portions. |
| US11364121B2 |
Engineered bone graft implant and methods of using the same
A bone graft implant and methods of using the same are provided herein. |
| US11364117B2 |
Braid connections for prosthetic heart valves
A prosthetic heart valve may include a stent, a valve assembly, a flange, and a plurality of coupling tubes. The stent may have a collapsed condition, an expanded condition, and a plurality of cells arranged in circumferential rows, the stent having a longitudinal axis, an inflow end and an outflow end. The valve assembly may be disposed within the stent. The flange may comprise a plurality of braided wires and may have a flared portion. The plurality of coupling tubes may couple the flange to the stent so that the flared portion is adjacent the inflow end of the stent. Each of the coupling tubes may have a first end receiving corresponding ones of the braided wires and a second end coupled to a corresponding portion of the stent. |
| US11364115B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve cooling
Methods of compressing a stented prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. The method including inserting a stented prosthetic heart valve having a self-expandable stent frame into a container, initiating a cooling element in the container, transferring heat through a thermal conductor to cool an interior of the container, reducing a temperature of the self-expandable stent frame while located within the container to a critical temperature of not greater than 8° C., and compressing an outer diameter of the stented prosthetic heart valve while the stented prosthetic heart valve is at the critical temperature. |
| US11364110B2 |
Intraocular implant with removable optic
Intraocular implants and methods of forming intraocular implants are described herein. The intraocular implant can include a powered optic and a lens holder. The optic can be mechanically coupled to an inner periphery of the lens holder to form the intraocular implant. A portion of the lens holder can include a mask disposed about the optic to increase depth of focus in a human patient. |
| US11364104B2 |
Heterogeneous inseminate system
A first amount of sperm of a first animal and a second amount of sperm of a second animal of the same species, the first amount of sperm and the second amount of sperm sex-selected sperm of the same sex, useful in the in-vivo or in-vitro fertilization of an egg of a female animal of the same species of animal for the production of sex-selected embryos and sex-selected offspring. |
| US11364102B2 |
Short wavelength visible light-emitting toothbrush with an electronic signal interlock control
A toothbrush having one or more light sources with an electronic interlock control device preventing operation of the light source when the toothbrush is removed from the user's mouth. The electronic interlock control over operation is necessary to prevent accidental eye exposure to the high intensity light source with a wavelength in the range of about 400 nm to about 1000 nm. The light-emitting toothbrush activates upon entering the user's mouth but deactivates immediately when removed, thus protecting the user's eyes from direct exposure to the high power light source contained in the brush head. |
| US11364100B1 |
Dental tray and articulator
Improvements in a dental model tray and associated articulation system for use in forming a dental model includes providing: a flange integrally attached to the upper edge of an upstanding side wall of said tray; a pair of spaced apart ears that project outwardly from said flange; an alignment pin extending upwardly from and perpendicular to a planar base of said tray; a centric stop mechanism in which the cylindrical hollow post forming the centric stop is provided with a thin membrane covering over the otherwise open end of the post; and an articulation system which includes a ridged first leg and a second leg which is formed in the shape of a flat plate having sufficient thickness to be substantially rigid but which also allows limited torsional movement or bending about its longitudinal length as well as limited flexing about its longitudinal length. |
| US11364099B2 |
Dental prosthesis production device and dental prosthesis
The invention relates to a dental prosthesis production device and method of manufacturing a dental prosthesis in which the dental prosthesis has an implant (40) and an abutment (10) which has a shape that is compatible with the implant (40) and on or to which abutment a dental structure (28) that is made of a dental material, in particular ceramic and/or plastic, and produced with the aid of a CAM process using rapid prototyping or compression molding technology can be secured. The abutment is mounted on the implant (40) via a releasable connection, in particular a screw connection (44), having an anti-rotation mechanism (50), and an anti-rotation device (groove 22) is formed between the abutment (10) and the dental structure (28). A selection device (66) is provided for abutments, said selection device allowing a selection of the abutment (10) for producing the dental prosthesis, optionally after reducing the abutment height to a specified value in a patient-specific manner, and a machining tool, in particular a milling cutter, or a CAM device is provided for shortening the abutment (10). |
| US11364097B2 |
Orthodontic bracket for use on deciduous teeth
The present invention relates to orthodontic brackets designed for use with the deciduous teeth and method for its use. The brackets provide one or more debonding tabs which reduces the potential for damage to the deciduous tooth due to the application of excessive force during the debonding process. The small size of the brackets allow the brackets to fit available crown space on the deciduous teeth. Further the brackets are shaped to minimize mechanical forces applied to the deciduous teeth when engaged with an archwire. The bracket bases are shaped to conform to the morphology of the deciduous tooth crown surface thereby providing an optimal adhesive interface with the deciduous tooth. The deciduous brackets provide proper adhesion to avoid unwanted detachment of the brackets which often occurs when the use of permanent brackets is attempted on the deciduous teeth. |
| US11364088B2 |
Adjustable immobilizer apparatus and method for immobilizing a patient
Systems for immobilizing a patient are disclosed. The system includes at least one preform formed from a low melting temperature thermoplastic, the preform being configured to be formed to the anatomy of the patient, at least one frame coupled to the at least one preform, and at least one support configured to support the anatomy of the patient. The system also includes at least one lock mechanism coupled to at least one of the frame and the support and configured to couple the at least one frame to the at least one support, and at least one adjuster mechanism coupled to at least one of the at least one frame and the at least one support and configured to selectively adjust a distance between the at least one frame and the at least one support while the at least one frame is coupled to the at least one support. |
| US11364086B2 |
Trajectory guide with dual arc arrangement
A trajectory guiding apparatus and one or more methods associated therewith for facilitating precision-guided alignment and implantation of a DBS therapy device in a patient. Orthogonally disposed first and second arcuate racks are independently actuatable by respective pinion drives, wherein the first arcuate rack is coupled to a base support and the second arcuate rack is operative to support a slider assembly arranged to accommodate an instrumentation column (IC) containing the therapy device. The first pinion drive is actuatable to cause a first curvilinear motion of the second arcuate rack including the slider assembly, the first curvilinear motion defined along a first arcuate path on a first perpendicular plane. The second pinion drive is actuatable to cause a second curvilinear motion associated with the slider assembly including the IC, the second curvilinear motion defined along a second arcuate path congruent with the second arcuate rack's curvature and disposed on a second perpendicular plane orthogonal to the first perpendicular plane. |
| US11364081B2 |
Trial-first measuring device for use during revision total knee arthroplasty
A trial guide for temporary placement on the distal end of the femur during a knee revision includes instrumented components that allow a surgeon to determine distal and posterior extension gaps for balancing the revised implant, and an adjustable stem component that allows the surgeon to translate a trial stem (830) and rotate a selected offset coupling (836) for the trial stem to ensure proper trial placement before the revision procedure. Fiducial markers (824) can be affixed to the body (802) or components of the trial guide to allow a surgical system to map the trial guide onto a reference frame for the surgery, such as the femur reference frame, thereby allowing the surgical system to update the surgical plan and assist the surgeon in implementing the plan for a revision the arthroplasty. |
| US11364079B2 |
Shock wave generating device, and shock wave ablation system
A shock wave generating device includes an optical fiber and a reflective part, and is configured to reflect and converge the shock wave generated inside the reflective part to an outside of the reflective part. The reflective part includes: a reflector having a concave surface having a cut surface-of-revolution shape, and a through hole, which is formed coaxially with a rotating axis of the concave surface, and into which the optical fiber is to be inserted; a sealing body configured to seal an opening portion of the concave surface; and a liquid to be charged between the concave surface and the sealing body. The optical fiber has a distal end arranged at a position on a rear side of a focal point of the concave surface, at which the shock wave reflected by the concave surface is convergeable outside the reflective part. |
| US11364075B2 |
Radio frequency energy device for delivering combined electrical signals
An electrosurgical device may include a controller including an electrical generator, a surgical probe having a distal active electrode in electrical communication with an electrical source terminal of the electrical generator, and a return pad in electrical communication with an electrical return terminal of the electrical generator. The electrical generator may be configured to source an electrical current from the electrical source terminal, in which the electrical current combines characteristics of a therapeutic electrical signal and characteristics of an excitable tissue stimulating signal. The device may be configured to determine a distance from the electrode to an excitable tissue, based at least in part on an output signal generated by a sensing device in the pad. The device may also be configured to alter one or more characteristics of the therapeutic signal when the distance from the electrode to the tissue is less than a predetermined value. |
| US11364072B2 |
Catheter electrodes for energy management
Methods, systems, and devices for enhancing the efficiency and efficacy of energy delivery and tissue mapping. One system includes a treatment element having a plurality of electrodes and an energy generator that is configured to deliver electric energy pulses to the electrodes in a variety of patterns. For example, electrodes may be arranged in closely spaced pairs. The energy generator may deliver mapping energy to each electrode in each pair individually to map tissue and may deliver ablation energy to the electrodes in each pair together, such that each pair is treated like a single electrode, to deliver ablation energy, such as bipolar ablation energy between adjacent pairs. One system includes at least one concave electrode, the configuration of which concentrates the energy and drives it deeper into the tissue. One system includes neutral electrodes between active electrodes, the energy generator selectively coupling the neutral electrodes to alter the ablation pattern. |
| US11364070B2 |
Enhanced needle array and therapies for tumor ablation
Novel and versatile apparatuses for delivering one or more of thermal ablation and irreversible electroporation therapies to target tissue. In some examples, a device includes at its distal end a plurality of electrodes that can be advanced or retracted to pierce patient tissue, with a variable position and size shaft electrode provided near the distal end of the device to allow manipulation of therapy fields to achieve various tissue destruction field shapes. A number of method of use examples are described as well. |
| US11364068B2 |
Split electrode for use in a bipolar electrosurgical instrument
An end-effector assembly includes opposing first and second jaw members, at least one of which is movable relative to the other from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to at least a second position closer to one another wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. Each jaw member includes an electrically-conductive, tissue-engaging structure extending along a length thereof. Each electrically-conductive, tissue-engaging structure is configured to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy for conducting electrosurgical energy through tissue grasped between the opposing first and second jaw members to effect a tissue seal. The end-effector assembly includes a split electrode including a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion spaced apart from the first electrode portion and electrically-isolated therefrom by a gap defined therebetween. The first and second electrode portions are associated with one of the electrically-conductive tissue-engaging structures. |
| US11364066B2 |
Irrigating bipolar forceps
An irrigating bipolar forceps may include a first forceps arm, a conductor tip of the first forceps arm, a second forceps arm, a conductor tip of the second forceps arm, an input conductor isolation mechanism, and irrigation tubing. A proximal end of the first forceps arm may be disposed within the input conductor isolation mechanism and a proximal end of the second forceps arm may be disposed within the input conductor isolation mechanism. An application of a force to a lateral portion of the forceps arms may be configured to close the forceps arms. A reduction of a force applied to a lateral portion of the forceps arms may be configured to open the forceps arms. The irrigation tubing may transport a fluid from an irrigation supply system to a surgical site. |
| US11364064B2 |
Surgical tool with an aseptic power module that enters a specific state based on the type of handpiece to which the power module is attached
A surgical handpiece includes a shell, an energy applicator, a transmission component, a lid, a latch and a data tag. The shell defines a void for receiving a power module and an opening through which the power module is inserted into and removed from the void. The energy applicator is attached to the shell. The energy applicator, when actuated, outputs energy for application to a tissue to perform a medical/surgical task. The transmission component is disposed in the shell for transmitting energy output by the power module to the energy applicator. The lid moveably is mountable to the shell to cover the shell opening. The latch is moveably attached to the shell or the lid for holding the lid in a latched state. The data tag is mounted to the latch so as to move with the latch, the data element including data identifying the handpiece. |
| US11364063B2 |
Surgical implant bending system and method
An implant bending device includes a first work surface. An implant support is movable relative to the first work surface. A second work surface is movable relative to the first work surface. A sensor is connected with the work surfaces and configured to detect contact of at least one of the work surfaces with an implant. Systems, surgical instruments, spinal constructs, implants and methods are disclosed. |
| US11364062B2 |
Material delivery surgical device
Medical devices for injecting materials into patients are disclosed. The devices can include a body having a handle and a lever. The devices can also include a delivery tube comprising a passageway along a longitudinal axis and a nozzle with an opening, the delivery tube configured to couple with a distal end of the body. A driving rod can be inserted into the body and extend into the passageway, such that the lever can move the driving rod distally when the lever is actuated toward the handle. Methods of using the material delivery device are also disclosed. |
| US11364060B2 |
Spinal screw with movable tip
A spinal screw includes a shaft formed with a lumen and including a head, and a distal movable member including a distal tip and arranged to move in a distal portion of the lumen. A distal movable member (18) includes a proximal surface (24) arranged to abut against a stopper (26) formed in the shaft (12). |
| US11364058B2 |
Spinal implant system and method
A surgical instrument comprises an outer sleeve including an inner surface that defines a cavity. An inner shaft is fixed with the outer sleeve and extending within the cavity. The inner shaft includes a drive engageable with a first mating surface of a bone fastener. An inner sleeve is disposed between the inner shaft and the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve is rotatable relative to the outer sleeve and includes an element connectable with a second mating surface of the bone fastener. Systems, spinal implants and methods are disclosed. |
| US11364057B2 |
Flanged interbody fusion device
Methods and devices are disclosed for treating the vertebral column. An implant for treating the spine is provided comprising at least two articulations between the spacer and the bone facing surface of the fixation plate. Another implant for treating the spine is also provided, comprising two or more fixation plates attached to a spacer with two or more articulations, wherein the fixation plates are independently movable. |
| US11364054B2 |
Adjustable strut assemblies for external fixation systems
Length-adjustable strut assemblies for external fixation systems, and corresponding external fixation systems, are disclosed. The strut assemblies include an elongate first and second end members, an elongate intermediate member, and first and second adjustment mechanisms. The intermediate member comprises a threaded rod fixedly coupled within an axial cavity thereof, and is rotatably fixed and axially translatably within an axial cavity of the first end member. An end portion of the second end member is received within the axial cavity of the intermediate member, and the second end member comprises an axial cavity threadably coupled with the threaded rod. The first adjustment mechanism is configured to selectively axially fix the intermediate member relative to the first end member. The second adjustment mechanism is configured to selectively rotate the second end member with respect to the threaded rod to axially translate the second end member relative to the intermediate member. |
| US11364052B2 |
Scissor sleeve assembly protection
A sleeve insertion assembly includes a sleeve inserter defining an inner chamber and having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, a sleeve receivable within the inner chamber, and a blade guard receivable within the sleeve and having a cylindrical body that defines an interior and an open end. The open end is sized to receive jaw members of an end effector into the interior but prevent the end effector from entering the interior, and the blade guard is forced out of the sleeve when the sleeve is installed on the end effector. |
| US11364050B2 |
Catheter placing instrument
A catheter placing instrument is provided. The catheter placing instrument includes an elongated body that extends in a longitudinal direction from a proximal end to a distal end. The elongated body has a top surface configured to receive a catheter extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The elongated body includes a catheter insertion section and a grip section. The catheter insertion section includes a catheter locking clamp located at the distal end of the elongated body, and the grip section includes a catheter guide. The catheter placing instrument can be used to place or implant any tubular medical device within a patient's body. A method of placing a tubular medical device at a deep location within a patient's body is also provided. |
| US11364045B2 |
Ultrasonic forceps
An ultrasonic forceps comprises a housing, an acoustic assembly, and a tine. The housing joins the acoustic assembly and the tine to the forceps and permits the tine to pivot relative to the acoustic assembly. The acoustic assembly comprises a transducer, a waveguide, and ultrasonic blade, and a waveguide sheath. The transducer is configured to generate ultrasonic vibrations directing the ultrasonic vibrations to the waveguide. The waveguide communicates the ultrasonic vibrations distally to the ultrasonic blade. The ultrasonic blade is configured to vibrate in response to the ultrasonic vibrations generated by the transducer. When the tine is pivoted relative to the transducer, the tine is configured to move toward the ultrasonic blade. Tissue may be grasped between the tine and the ultrasonic blade. The tissue may be denatured when the ultrasonic vibrations generated by the transducer vibrate the ultrasonic blade, thus resulting in the tissue being cut and/or sealed. |
| US11364044B2 |
Tissue retraction devices and related methods of use
The present disclosure is directed to a medical instrument. The medical instrument may include a delivery device and a retraction mechanism including a target tissue anchor and a first stabilizing anchor, wherein the target tissue anchor attaches to target tissue and connects to the delivery device. |
| US11364043B2 |
Methods and devices for endovascular therapy
The present invention provides methods and devices for treating endovascular disease. Vibrational energy is delivered to change compliance and increase permeability at the treatment area. To improve clinical outcomes, one or more therapeutic drugs may be delivered to the treatment area. |
| US11364037B2 |
Techniques for performing an osteotomy procedure on bone to correct a bone misalignment
Devices and techniques for adjusting an alignment for a first metatarsal may include making a plurality of cuts along the length of the first metatarsal. In different applications of the technique, a plurality of transverse cuts may or may not be made intersecting the longitudinal cuts. In either case, the cuts can separate the first metatarsal into two individual portions and release a removable wedge of bone. The different portions of the metatarsal can be moved relative to each other to adjust an anatomical alignment of one portion relative to another portion, for example in multiple planes. After suitably adjusting the alignment of the different bone portions, the portions can be fixed together. |
| US11364036B2 |
Saw for blade having deformable lock teeth
A surgical saw includes a body, a coupling assembly, and a motor. The coupling assembly is mounted to the body and adapted to releasably hold a saw blade. The coupling assembly includes an anvil, a press, and a clamping assembly. The anvil has a channel or a press foot. The press has the other of the press foot and the channel. The press foot is receivable by the channel. The clamping assembly selectively moves the press and the anvil towards and away from each other. When the press is brought towards the anvil, the press foot may press a lock tooth of the saw blade into the channel so that the lock tooth is compressed between the anvil and the press to coin the lock tooth. The motor, internal to the body, is connected to the coupling assembly to reciprocate the coupling assembly and the saw blade. |
| US11364033B2 |
Medical device release system
A medical device system may include an elongate shaft having a lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end, a release wire disposed within the lumen of the elongate shaft configured to releasably attach a medical device to the distal end of the elongate shaft, and a securement member releasably coupled to the proximal end of the elongate shaft and fixedly attached to a proximal end of the release wire. A proximal portion of the securement member may be configured to translate proximally away from the proximal end of the elongate shaft upon application of a proximally-directed force to the proximal portion of the securement member and radially inward directed force to the distal portion of the securement member while the elongate shaft is maintained in a fixed position. |
| US11364027B2 |
Surgical instrument comprising speed control
A surgical instrument system is disclosed which comprises a control screen usable to control the surgical instrument system in real time. |
| US11364025B2 |
Suture passer
A suture passer is provided, defining a longitudinal axis and comprising a jaw assembly configured to be operated to selectively grip an internal tissue of a patient, and a needle mechanism configured to be operated to place a suture on the tissue. The assembly comprises a stationary first jaw portion and a second jaw portion pivotable about a jaw axis with respect to the first jaw portion between a closed position and an open position, the jaw assembly being configured to hold a thread for the suture. The needle mechanism comprises a needle being configured for piercing the tissue and pulling the thread from the jaw assembly, and a carrying member at a first end thereof being pivotable, independently of the second jaw portion, with respect to the first jaw portion, the needle being hingedly articulated to a second end of the carrying member. |
| US11364021B2 |
Biopsy device with sterile sleeve
A sterile cover assembly is for a biopsy device. The biopsy device includes a reusable holster including a housing and driving mechanism. The driving mechanism is for driving a cutter in a needle of a probe. The housing is adapted to releasably couple to the probe. The sterile cover assembly includes a sleeve and a flexible sterile cover. The sleeve is configured to receive at least a portion of the housing of the reusable holster. The sterile cover is coupled to the sleeve and is configured to cover the housing of the holster. |
| US11364011B2 |
Ultrasound contrast agent decorrelation-based signal separation
An apparatus can be used to generate acoustic imaging pulse sequences and receive corresponding echoes elicited by the acoustic imaging pulse sequences. An acoustic radiation force (ARF) pulse sequence can be generated to agitate a contrast medium in a tissue region between the acoustic imaging pulse sequences. A decorrelation between images corresponding to the received echoes can be determined. A weighting map can be applied to an image to weight a region of the image corresponding to a spatial location of the contrast medium using the determined decorrelation. In an example, the receiving of corresponding echoes elicited by the acoustic imaging pulse sequences can include receiving acoustic energy having a range of frequencies offset from a fundamental frequency associated with the acoustic imaging pulse sequences. An acoustic imaging pulse sequence can include a pulse having an inverted amplitude envelope with respect to another pulse included in the sequence. |
| US11364009B2 |
Ultrasonic probe with ultrasonic transducers addressable on common electrical channel
Methods and apparatus are provided for electrically addressing multiple ultrasonic transducers that are connected to a common electrical channel and housed within an imaging probe. An imaging probe may comprise an imaging ultrasonic transducer and a moveable element for controlling the direction of an emitted imaging beam, and an angle sensing ultrasonic transducer, where the angle sensing ultrasonic transducer is configured for determining the direction of an ultrasonic imaging beam. The angle-sensing transducer may be configured to direct an angle sensing ultrasonic beam towards an acoustically reflective substrate and provide a signal by detecting a reflected ultrasonic beam reflected from the acoustically reflective substrate, where the acoustically reflective substrate is positioned relative to the movable element such that motion of the movable element produces a change in the signal. |
| US11364008B2 |
Image compression for x-ray imaging devices
Image compression techniques and image handling and display methods that can be used with imaging devices, including X-ray devices, are described in this application. In particular, this application describes a real-time imaging method by providing a portable x-ray imaging device containing an internal power source and an internal power supply, capturing a first x-ray image using the x-ray imaging device, compressing the first x-ray image using a compression process performed by a processor located within the portable x-ray imaging device and then wirelessly transmitting the compressed first x-ray image to a display device, capturing a second x-ray image using the x-ray imaging device, compressing the second x-ray image using the processor and then wirelessly transmitting the compressed second x-ray image to the display device; and then displaying the first and second x-ray images on the display device at a frame rate of more than about 8 frames per second. |
| US11364007B2 |
Optimized scanning methods and tomography system using region of interest data
A method of scanning parameter optimization, which method may be useful with image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), allows for controlling exposure of a beam from an x-ray source and/or controlling the detection mechanism for an x-ray detector of imaging radiation of a radiation-delivery device based on one or more parameters of a region of interest of a patient. The one or more parameters of the region of interest may include a dimension, outer contour, density, location relative to an outlet of the beam, location relative to isocenter, location to the whole patient body, etc. Exposure of the patient to the beam may be varied via modulation of one or more scanning parameters for controlling an aspect of the beam and/or the detector to provide for targeted and or reduced radiation exposure of the patient or portion of the patient, and/or for improved quality of guiding images. The modulation may be varied depending on a view angle of the region of interest from a portion of the radiation-delivery device. |
| US11364006B2 |
System and method for imaging a subject
A method and system is disclosed for acquiring image data of a subject. The image data can be collected with an imaging system in a selected manner and/or motion. More than one projection may be combined to generate and create a selected view of the subject. |
| US11364000B2 |
Systems and methods for pivoting compression paddles
The housing for a breast imaging system contains an x-ray source and is configured to rotate relative to the breast. The housing for an x-ray receptor has a breast support platform and extends from an arm assembly which rotates independently from the x-ray source housing. A compression arm assembly connected to the arm assembly moves between a first linear position proximate the x-ray receptor housing and a second linear position distal the x-ray receptor housing. A pair of extension arms are pivotably connected to a strut which removably secures a compression paddle to the compression arm assembly substrate. The extension arms move between a first pivoted position substantially aligned with the strut and a second pivoted position disposed at an angle to the strut. |
| US11363998B2 |
Managing audio for remote health services
A mobile health device includes a sensor that monitors values of a health metric of a person, a control component that controls the device to perform actions as part of providing a health service, and components of the device that receive the control signal and perform an action to provide the health service based on the control signal. The components include user output components for producing sound and/or displaying information and where providing the health service includes playing information as sound, displaying information as text, displaying information as motion video, and/or displaying information still images. The control component includes an input that receives audio signals corresponding to the monitored values of the health metric and produces a control signal based on information about the person, including the monitored values of the health metric of the person. The mobile health device may also include a network interface component. |
| US11363996B2 |
Early warning method, device and system of sudden death
The present application discloses an early warning method, device and system of sudden death. The method includes: 1. extracting 6 indicators of 4 types of physiological information 2. performing abnormality detection on the physiological information and calculating an early warning level, proceeding to step 3 when a result of the abnormality detection indicates abnormal, and continuing the abnormality detection when the result of the abnormality detection indicates normal; and 3. producing sound, light and vibration alarms, in which an alarm device is driven to produce sound, light and vibration and provide a corresponding early warning level. A higher early warning level indicates a higher risk of sudden death. |
| US11363994B2 |
Cardiovascular state determination apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for estimating state of a cardiovascular system, comprising a cardiac stroke volume analyzer, comprising: (1) a blood pressure sensor generating a time-varying pressure state waveform output from a limb of the person; (2) a system processor connected to the blood pressure sensor; and (3) a dynamic state-space model; the system processor receiving cardiovascular input data, from the blood pressure sensor, related to a transient pressure state of the cardiovascular system; at least one probabilistic model, of the dynamic state-space model, operating on the time-varying pressure state waveform output to generate a probability distribution function to a non-pressure state of the cardiovascular system; iteratively updating the probability distribution function using output from the blood pressure sensor; and processing the probability distribution function to generate a non-pressure state output related to stroke volume of a heart of the person and arterial compliance of the person. |
| US11363993B2 |
Heart failure management to avoid rehospitalization
Systems and methods are described for subject rehospitalization management. In an example, multiple physiologic signals can be obtained from a subject using multiple sensors. In response to a hospitalization event, pre-hospitalization characteristics of the multiple physiologic signals can be identified. Post-hospitalization characteristics of the multiple physiologic signals can be identified, including characteristics that differ from their corresponding pre-hospitalization characteristics. Later subsequent physiologic signals can be further monitored after the hospitalization event, such as using the same multiple sensors, and subsequent physiologic signal characteristics can be identified. In an example, a heart failure diagnostic indication can be determined using information about the pre-hospitalization characteristics, the post-hospitalization characteristics, and the subsequent characteristics. Information about relative changes in signal characteristics from multiple sensors can be used to identify particular subject physiologic signals to monitor during subsequent periods. |
| US11363988B2 |
Systems and methods for accelerated MRI scan
A method of processing signals from an accelerated MRI scan of a dynamic event occurring in the body of a human patient. The patient is subjected to an MRI examination which includes the relevant portion of his body. Those voxels for which there is no substantially no change over the time of the scan are identified and subtracted from the overall scan signal. |
| US11363981B2 |
Methods and systems for therapeutic neuromodulation
Systems, methods and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing therapeutic auditory stimulation. Consistent with disclosed embodiments, a system for providing therapeutic auditory stimulation may comprise a diagnostic unit that computes an EEG spectral density of a patient and a heart rate spectral density of a patient and provides values for one or more EEG frequency bands and one or more heart rate frequency bands. The system may also comprise a therapy unit that generates, based on the provided values, one or more stimulation waveforms corresponding to one or more of the EEG frequency bands and provides the stimulation waveforms for therapeutic auditory stimulation. The stimulation waveforms may comprise audible carrier frequencies modulated by signals with frequencies that vary exponentially with time. The EEG frequency bands may comprise the delta, theta, alpha, beta 1, beta 2, and gamma EEG frequency hands. |
| US11363977B2 |
Suction applying device, an apparatus for sampling a bodily fluid and a method for detecting a component in a bodily fluid
A suction applying device (10) for applying suction to a sampling unit (50) for sampling bodily fluid, wherein the suction applying device comprises a syringe body (12) with a hollow interior (14) and a piston (20) movable inside the hollow interior of the syringe body. The syringe body has a rear end (16) through which a piston rod (21) connected to the piston extends outside of the syringe body and by means of which the piston can be moved, and a front end (18) opposite the rear end. The suction applying device further comprises a connection arrangement (130) configured for connection of a sampling unit, wherein the connection arrangement is located at the front end of the syringe body. The suction applying device also comprises a first conduit (40) having a rear opening (41) connecting the first conduit to a rear portion (14b) of the hollow interior, in which rear portion a sub-pressure is created when the piston is moved forward inside the hollow interior, and a front opening (42) by means of which the first conduit is connectable to a sampling unit. The suction applying device also comprises a second conduit (46) that connects a front portion (14a) of the hollow interior with the exterior of the syringe body, and which front portion is located between the piston and the front end of the syringe body. Also disclosed is an apparatus for sampling bodily fluid, comprising a suction applying device and a sampling unit, as well as a method for detecting a component in a bodily fluid. |
| US11363974B2 |
Method and device for blood glucose level monitoring
A method for monitoring a blood glucose level of an individual comprises the steps of receiving (S1) a first glucose value, which has been measured in a body fluid of the individual other than the individual's blood, the first glucose value representing the blood glucose level of the individual with a first delay; receiving (S6) speech of the individual; analyzing (S7) the individual's speech; and determining (S8) a supplementary glucose value, which represents the blood glucose level of the individual with a shorter delay than the first delay; wherein the determination of the supplementary glucose value is based on the analyzing of the individual's speech. |
| US11363973B2 |
Non-invasive blood analysis
A personal hand-held monitor (PHHM) comprising a signal acquisition device for acquiring signals which can be used to derive a measurement of a parameter related to the health of the user, wherein the signal acquisition device comprises a blood photosensor having one or more photo-emitters for transmitting light to a body part of a user, one or more photo-detectors for detecting light transmitted through or scattered by the body part and two or more optical cells, at least one of which contains an analyte to be detected or which mimics the absorption spectrum of the analyte to be detected, through which the light that has been or will be transmitted through or scattered by the body part passes before it reaches the or each photo-detector, wherein the processor of the PHHM is adapted to process the signals received from the or each photo-detector to calculate the difference in intensity of light which has passed through the or each analyte cell and light which has passed through the or each non-analyte cell and to process signals obtained from the photosensor to provide a measurement of the concentration of the analyte in the user's blood, wherein either: ⋅the or each photo-emitter is a light-emitting diode (LED); ⋅an optical cell that mimics the absorption spectrum of the analyte to be detected is used and is a manufactured optical filter; ⋅the PHHM is adapted to provide optical signals at one or more additional wavelengths for transmission to the body part, and the processor of the PHHM is adapted to process signals at the or each additional wavelength to estimate the volume of blood in the field of view of the blood photosensor; or ⋅there is a ridge on the surface of the signal acquisition device between the photo-emitter(s) and the photo-detector(s). |
| US11363972B2 |
Sensor cable support device including mechanical connectors
A sensor cable support device is described. The sensor cable support device can be used to implemented in wearable monitoring device to support a proximal portion of a sensor cable and electrically connect the proximal portion with a sensing circuitry. A distal portion of the sensor cable is insertable into a person's skin. The sensor cable support device may include a rigid body defining a pair of openings, a set legs attached to the rigid body, and a pair of electrical traces extending between the pair of openings and distal ends of a pair of legs of the set of legs. The pair of openings may be sized and configured to receive a pair of pucks that mechanically retain a sensor cable to the body and electrically connect the sensor cable with the electrical traces. |
| US11363971B2 |
Systems and methods for estimating a three-dimensional pose
A motion tracking element for an oral hygiene element such as a toothbrush. The motion tracking element may be detachably coupled to the oral hygiene element. The motion tracking element may include a body having an outer surface, a portion of the outer surface having a pattern that includes a plurality of indicators with a non-circular shape. The indicators may be flush with and form part of the outer surface. A plurality of visual markers may be located on the outer surface, each of the visual markers having a circular shape. The plurality of visual markers may be formed integrally with the body. A method for estimating a pose of an oral hygiene device may be achieved using the motion tracking element. |
| US11363967B2 |
Muscle contraction detection sensor
A muscle contraction detection sensor for detecting a muscle contraction that includes: a substrate to be mounted facing a muscle to be detected; at least two pressing members that are disposed on the substrate and are to be pressed against the muscle; and at least two reaction force detection units configured to detect respective reaction forces received by the pressing members, wherein the pressing members include a first pressing member and a second pressing member, the reaction force detection units include a first reaction force detection unit and a second reaction force detection unit, a muscle contraction is detected based on a change in a difference between, or a change in ratios of, the reaction force received by the first pressing member detected by the first reaction force detection unit and the reaction force received by the second pressing member detected by the second reaction force detection unit. |
| US11363964B2 |
Localization systems and methods for an ingestible device
Ingestible devices are disclosed that provide very high localization accuracy for the devices when present in the GI tract of a body. Related systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| US11363963B2 |
Method and device for determining the hydration, fitness and nutrition status of a human body
A method for determining the hydration, fitness and/or nutrition status of a human body, or of segments of the human body, comprises providing values each of a mass or volume fraction of intracellular water and a mass or volume fraction of extracellular water of the human body or the segment, defining a two-dimensional parameter space, determining a reference line within the parameter space, locating a position within the parameter space which corresponds to the associated values of the mass or volume fraction of intracellular water and the mass or volume fraction of extracellular water of the human body or the segment, determining a distance between the position and the reference line, and deriving a mass or volume, or a mass or volume fraction, of hydration from the determined distance from the reference line for the human body or the segment. |
| US11363959B2 |
Bio-signal measuring apparatus and operating method thereof
A bio-signal measuring apparatus includes an optical sensor including a photodetector and a light source array disposed around the photodetector, a first electrode disposed between the photodetector and the light source array, and a second electrode disposed on an outer periphery of the light source array. The bio-signal measuring apparatus further includes an impedance measurer configured to measure an impedance of an object, using the first electrode and the second electrode, and a processor configured to determine a contact state between the object and the optical sensor, based on the measured impedance. |
| US11363958B2 |
Systems, articles and methods for cardiology sensory technology
Device and methods for a wearable medical device are disclosed. The device and methods use an on-board mobile system to alert emergency services when the user is in cardiovascular distress. The device takes advantage of newly miniaturized electrocardiograph, pulse oximetry sensors, mutual reinforcement and anomaly detection algorithms. Electrocardiograph waveforms are recorded digitally for physician review with emphasis on critical events. In the occurrence of a immediate critical-need cardiac event, the system will contact emergency services (EMS) for assistance. The system is a biometric monitoring system that implements key concepts of cardiovascular monitoring through pulse oximetry and electrocardiography (ECG). The system implements key concepts of ECGs and active/capacitive electrodes to produce a wireless network of (individually isolated) ECG nodes that can produce a system ranging from 3 to 16 leads. |
| US11363953B2 |
Methods and systems for managing medical anomalies
Embodiments for managing medical anomalies by one or more processors are described. Medical data associated with an individual is received. The medical data is detected by a first computing device. The first computing device includes a mobile electronic device. The received medical data is compared to stored medical data associated with the individual. Based on the comparison of the received data to the stored data, a control signal for a second computing device is caused to be generated. |
| US11363950B2 |
Selective illumination fundus imaging
Fundus imaging includes selective illumination and exposure of an image sensor array. Fundus imaging systems and methods disclosed herein are wide field of view imaging typically conducted under non-mydriatic conditions. At a first time, an illumination unit illuminates a first portion of an eye fundus. At a second time, the illumination unit illuminates a second portion of the eye fundus. One or more fundus images are captured during illumination. |
| US11363949B2 |
Eye measuring apparatus
An eye measuring apparatus includes a stimulator including multiple stimulator light points for projecting a plurality of light rays onto a surface of the cornea of an eye; a camera system for capturing reflected images of the stimulator light points; and a computational unit arranged to analyse the posterior surface of the cornea and/or to obtain a characteristic of the eye on the basis of the reflected images. The control unit is arranged to activate subsequently different subsets of the multiple stimulator light points; and to carry out the following steps: selecting, for each of the different subsets of the multiple stimulator light points, at least one reflected image that corresponds with activation of the respective subset of the multiple stimulator light points, and combining the selected reflected images with each other to analyse the posterior surface of the cornea and/or to obtain the characteristic of the eye. |
| US11363948B2 |
Ophthalmologic device and method of operating ophthalmologic device
An ophthalmologic device includes: a visual target presenting unit configured to present a common visual target to be viewed with both subject's eyes; a presenting distance changing unit configured to change a presenting distance of the visual target presented by the visual target presenting unit from a predetermined far vision distance to a predetermined near vision distance; an ocular characteristic acquiring unit configured to objectively acquire an optical characteristic of the subject's eyes; an addition power adding unit configured to add the addition power to the both subject's eyes; and a control unit configured to cause the presenting distance changing unit to change the presenting distance and the ocular characteristic acquiring unit to continuously acquire the optical characteristic, in a state in which an addition power is added to the both subject's eyes by the addition power adding unit. |
| US11363946B2 |
Eye examination method and apparatus therefor
A method for carrying out an eye examination on an examinee is provided. The method includes providing a display configured for displaying a visual stimulus; forming a visual path between the display and at least one eye of the examinee; displaying on the display at least one visual stimulus having visual characteristics; detecting reflexive eye response of the at least one eye in response to the displaying of the visual stimulus; assessing vision of the at least one eye in accordance with the reflexive eye response and the characteristics of the visual stimulus. |
| US11363943B2 |
Endoscope system and operating method thereof
An endoscope system includes a storage medium that stores a plurality of correspondence between an imaging condition and a plurality of index values relating to a plurality of structures of an observation object, wherein the plurality of index values including a first index value acquirable under the first imaging condition and a second index value non-acquirable under the first imaging condition but acquirable under a second imaging condition, a monitor and a processor, coupled to the storage medium and the monitor. The processor is configured to: acquire an image of the observation object by using an endoscope; acquire a first imaging condition which represents an imaging condition of the image; refer to the plurality of index values and the imaging condition in the storage medium and extract the second imaging condition; and display guidance indicating that the second index value is acquirable under the extracted second imaging condition. |
| US11363942B2 |
Angle-selective optical system, stereo video endoscope having such a system, and method for manufacturing same
An optical system for use with a stereo video endoscope with a fixed lateral viewing direction. The optical system including: a laterally-viewing distal optical assembly; and a proximal optical assembly, the distal optical assembly and proximal optical assembly jointly establishing a beam path, the proximal optical assembly including: a left channel lens system; and a right channel lens system similarly configured to the left channel lens system; wherein the distal optical assembly establishes an optical axis and is configured to couple incident light along the beam path from an object space into the left channel lens system and into the right channel lens system of the proximal optical assembly; and the optical system comprises an angle-selective optical element with a surface oriented perpendicular to the optical axis of the distal optical assembly, the surface being located in the beam path and coated with an incidence-angle-selective dielectric coating. |
| US11363940B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope of the invention has a first surface constituting a distal end surface of the insertion part, a second surface formed on a projecting part projecting from the first surface to a front side, and an observation window provided on the second surface. The first surface has a fluid jetting nozzle, a first protective projection, and a second protective projection. The projecting part has an extending part extending from the observation window toward a side opposite to the fluid jetting nozzle. In all combinations of imaginary planes capable of coming into contact with, from the front side, at least two of the fluid jetting nozzle, the first protective projection, the second protective projection, and the extending part, the imaginary planes are disposed forward of the observation window. |
| US11363937B2 |
Control of a household appliance
A method for the process programming of a household appliance includes the following steps: receiving a sequential program by the household appliance; checking the sequential program with respect to a predetermined device condition by the household appliance; and releasing the sequence of the sequential program in the household appliance as a function of the result of the check. |
| US11363936B2 |
Dishwasher having at least one water feed
A dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity configured to receive an item to be washed. A water feed extends completely or partially in the dishwasher cavity for providing a water distribution in the dishwasher cavity. Associated with the water feed is a lighting device having a lighting line extending along a guiding direction of the water feed. |
| US11363935B2 |
Dishwashing appliance having a variable spray assembly to alternate the spray of wash fluid
A dishwashing appliance or variable spray assembly, as provided herein, may include a manifold body, a diverter valve, and a driver. The manifold body may define a fluid inlet, a first flow path, a second flow path, a first spray outlet, and a second spray outlet. The first and second flow paths may be downstream from the fluid inlet. The second flow path may be in fluid parallel to the first flow path. The second spray outlet may be spaced apart from the first spray outlet. The diverter valve may be mounted within manifold body and movable between a first zone position directing wash fluid to the first flow path and a second zone position directing wash fluid to the second flow path. The driver may be disposed outside of the manifold body to motivate the diverter valve between the first zone position and the second zone position. |
| US11363934B2 |
Rotary segmented floor stripping pad
The present disclosure provides a segmented rotary floor stripping pad having a plurality of symmetrical, polygonal pad segments secured together in partially overlapping relation to form an annular pad. The segments are preferably formed from non-woven polyester fibers and are secured radially along the overlapping, adjacent side edges by hot melt glue, ultrasonic welding or by stitching. There is no backing pad, and since the segments are symmetrical, the pad is reversible so that both sides can be used. The plurality of pad segments are secured together in an overlapping manner such that each pad segment presents an angled leading cutting edge and each pair of adjacent pad segments forms a radial fluid channel. Depending on the degree of overlap and the thickness of the pad segment, the presentation angle of the cutting edge can be varied. |
| US11363931B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
A surface cleaning apparatus including, a fluid storage container; an outlet for directing fluid from the fluid storage container onto a surface to be cleaned; and a valve configured to regulate the flow of fluid from the fluid storage container to the outlet and including: a body; and a member being moveable relative to the body between a first position and a second position and defining a flow path extending through a surface thereof; wherein the flow of fluid through the valve flows at a first rate when the member is in the first position and at a second rate and along the flow path when the member is in the second position, the second rate of flow being lower than the first rate of flow. |
| US11363930B2 |
Battery powered vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner including a base, a spine, a dust collection assembly, and a battery. The spine is connected to the base. The spine includes a handle portion and a mounting portion. The battery is connected to the mounting portion of the spine. The battery is pivotable between a first position in which the battery is fixedly connected to the spine, and a second position in which the battery is pivoted away from the spine. The dust collection assembly is connected to the spine. |
| US11363927B2 |
Vacuum cleaner including filter cleaning device
A vacuum cleaner including a housing, a suction inlet, a suction source, a collector and a filtering unit. The housing includes a suction airflow through the housing. The suction source draws the suction airflow through the suction inlet. The collector receives debris separated from the suction airflow and is disposed between the suction inlet and the suction source. The filtering unit includes a filter, a retractable member, and a biasing member, where the retractable member is operable in directions towards and away from the filter for supplying momentary impact to the filter for providing agitations to rid the filter from debris. The biasing member urges the retractable member towards the filter. |
| US11363926B2 |
Holder for vacuum cleaner dust container
A vacuum cleaner dust container holder for holding a dust container having a connector plate. The holder has an insert slot configured to receive the connector plate of the dust container and configured to hold the connector plate in a working position within a vacuum cleaner during use of the vacuum cleaner. The insert slot is configured to bend at least a first portion of the connector plate upon insertion of the connector plate into the insert slot, or configured to bend at least a first portion of the connector plate after insertion of the connector plate into the insert slot. A connector plate for a vacuum cleaner dust container, and a vacuum cleaner comprising a holder are also provided. |
| US11363925B2 |
In-line vacuum filter
An in-line vacuum filter comprises a manifold having an inlet, an outlet, a collecting container, and an actuatable filter paddle. A flow of air generated by a source of negative pressure travels from the inlet to the outlet. The actuatable filter paddle is positioned within the manifold such that it can be actuated between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the actuatable filter paddle is placed within the flow of air and in the second position, the actuatable filter paddle is removed from the flow of air. The filter paddle is preferably arcuate concave and comprises a plurality of apertures. In the first position, the filter paddle gradually diverts objects larger than a width of the apertures away from the flow of air. Diverted objects may travel to a removable collection container. |
| US11363924B1 |
Ceiling fan blade cleaning vacuum attachment
The ceiling fan blade cleaning vacuum attachment may comprise a housing, an upper brush, a lower brush, and a pneumatic brush motor. The ceiling fan blade cleaning vacuum attachment may clean an individual blade selected from a plurality of blades of a ceiling fan. A vacuum hose coupled to a vacuum cleaner may be separably couple to a neck of the housing. The individual blade may be inserted into a blade slot of the housing. Suction generated by the vacuum cleaner may draw air through the blade slot and through the neck of the housing. The air may turn a turbine rotor of the pneumatic brush motor, which may drive the upper brush and the lower brush 256 to sweep the individual blade. |
| US11363922B2 |
Vacuum cleaner and filter for a vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner including a suction inlet, a conduit in fluid communication with the suction inlet, a filter having a valve releasably connected to a filter inlet, the filter configured to collect debris drawn through the suction inlet. The vacuum cleaner further comprising a release mechanism moveable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the filter is in fluid communication with the conduit to collect debris with the valve being open, and in the second position, the filter is disconnected from the conduit with the valve being closed. Movement of the release mechanism between the first and second positions closes the valve. |
| US11363919B2 |
Dispenser assembly and related methods
A paper product dispenser includes a hood having a first coupling component; a rear housing member including a second coupling component; a pair of roll support couplers and a dispensing member at least partially disposed within said housing; and a pair of roll support arms. The second coupling component cooperates with the first coupling component for releasably coupling the hood and the rear housing member to one another. The rear housing member and the hood jointly define a housing adapted to hold a roll of paper product therein. The dispensing member is configured to selectively dispense the paper product from within said housing. Each pair of roll support arms are configured to support an end of a roll of paper product within the housing and each is configured for releasable coupling with one of the pair of roll support couplers. The releasable coupling between the hood and the rear housing member or between at least one of the pair of roll support arms and one of the pair of roll support couplers is free of fasteners. |
| US11363918B2 |
Dispenser for sheet products and operating method
A dispenser for sheet products includes a housing having a space inside for accommodating a stack of sheet products, wherein the housing includes a dispensing opening for dispensing a sheet product from the front of the stack, and an electronic controller configured to receive a pull-out signal indicating the removal of a product from the front of the stack through the dispensing opening and, upon receiving said pull-out signal, to send out a drive signal to transfer a number of sheet products from the front of the stack into a presentation position. The controller is further configured to receive a low-level signal indicating that the amount of sheet products left within the housing has been reduced to below a predetermined level and, upon receiving said low-level signal, to enter into a low-level mode in which the sending of the drive signal in response to the pull-out signal is disabled. |
| US11363917B2 |
Toilet paper
Toilet paper includes a first sheet on which first embossments are formed and a second sheet on which second embossments are formed. The first sheet and the second sheet are joined together in a nested manner, and at least some embossments in one of the first embossments and the second embossments are arranged on a first curve having a sine-wave shape. |
| US11363915B2 |
Contact baking mechanism of a toaster
A contact baking mechanism of a toaster comprises a baking tray, a fixed bracket, and a mobile mechanism. The baking tray is provided in the fixed bracket and includes a left baking tray and a right baking tray. The mobile mechanism includes a bread tray and a mobile bracket. The bread tray is provided between the left baking tray and the right baking tray, and one end of the bread tray is clamped in the fixed bracket through a T-shaped groove. The mobile bracket is provided outside the fixed bracket and fixedly connected with the bread tray. The left and right baking trays are moved back and forth by an elastic mechanism when the bread tray moves up and down along the T-shaped groove. |
| US11363914B2 |
Grilling device with pressurised air supply
Cooking apparatus for cooking food by a barbecue grilling method, comprises an outer housing receiving an inner housing which defines a heating volume. A chamber for pressurised air is defined between the outer and inner housings. Apertures in the inner housing allow pressurised air to exit the chamber into the heating volume. At least one burner is located in the inner housing. A combustible fuel/air mixture is supplied to the burner and this is separate from the supply of pressurised air to the chamber. A cooking surface is placed across the top of the heating volume to support food to be cooked. |
| US11363912B2 |
Outdoor fire pit and post holder
A fire pit includes a main body having a double outer wall that defines an air inlet. An accessory support post is received by the main body within the double outer wall. A locking projection and locking flange cooperate to lock the vertical and rotational position of the support post with respect to the main body of the fire pit. A floating fire box is supported from above by a grilling flange that allows the fire box to move down when heated. The accessory post can be used with a post holder next to a camp fire. The post holder and accessory post use of the locking projection and locking flange to secure the accessory post with respect to the holder. A grill having an outer body member protects the user's finger from engaging sharp edges of an expanded metal grill. |
| US11363909B2 |
Sensor device for providing control for a food processing system
A processor of a sensor device receives a plurality of images capturing a scene that depicts at least a portion of a conveyer entering a treatment area of a food processing system. The processor processes one or more images, among the plurality of images, to detect one or more characteristics in the scene. Processing the one or more images includes detecting presence or absence of a product on the at least the portion of the conveyor depicted in the scene, and classifying the scene as having one or more characteristics among a predetermined set of characteristics. The sensor device provides characteristics information indicating the one or more characteristics detected in the scene to a controller. The characteristics information is to be used by the controller to control operation of one or both of the conveyor and the treatment area of the food processing system. |
| US11363904B2 |
Electric cooker
An electric cooker capable of changing between a high-pressure mode and a non-pressure mode and cooking a menu corresponding to the changed mode. The electric cooker includes a main body having an accommodation space therein to receive an inner pot, a lid coupled to the upper portion of the main body to be opened and closed, a pressure conversion part for selecting a high-pressure mode and a non-pressure mode by opening and closing a plurality of discharge paths configured to pass through and to block the gap between the inside of the inner pot and the outside of the lid, a sensor for sensing the high-pressure mode or the non-pressure mode selected by the pressure conversion part, and a controller for determining the pressure mode based on the sensing signal from the sensor among the pressure modes at least including the high-pressure mode and the non-pressure mode. |
| US11363902B1 |
Theft-resistant box
Theft-resistant enclosure systems may include an enclosure having an enclosure interior. An enclosure door may be carried by the enclosure. The enclosure door may be selectively positional in opened and closed positions and selectively lockable in the closed position. At least one enclosure mount member may extend through the enclosure interior of the enclosure. At least one anchoring device may anchor the at least one enclosure mount member outside the enclosure interior of the enclosure. At least one enclosure mounting assembly may be disposed in the enclosure interior of the enclosure. The at least one enclosure mounting assembly may secure the enclosure to the at least one enclosure mount member. Theft-resistant enclosure installation methods are also disclosed. |
| US11363901B2 |
Mailbox security kit
A security access control insert is provided for installation in curbside mailboxes. The security access control insert prevents tampering or theft of delivered mail. The security access control insert may be sold as part of a mailbox, or as a retrofit kit that may be added to a previously installed mailbox. The security access control insert provides a lockable door with a specific supplied access key. A second access key provided to an authorized mail carrier agency or delivery service may be a master key or passkey that is able to open many different customer mailboxes equipped with the security access control insert. The security access control insert may be formed of sheet-metal construction, aluminum, galvanized steel, or may be formed from molded plastic or composite materials. The security access control insert has a shape that matches the interior cross-section of the mailbox to which the insert will be installed. |
| US11363900B1 |
Reconfigurable lighted mailbox post
A reconfigurable lighted post (e.g., mailbox), including a post, and first and second dual channel members attached to the post. The dual channel members include dual channels, where the first channel of each houses a strip of LEDs, and the second channel defines a channel into which an insert to be back or trans-illuminated can be inserted. Both dual channel members are attached to the post so that the first channels housing the strips of LEDs are positioned towards the post, while the second channels are positioned away from the post. The insert to be illuminated is receivable between the second channels (i.e., that face one another). The insert may include a house address number, or other characters cut-out or otherwise formed into the insert, so that light from the LED strips back or trans-illuminates the insert when received between the facing second channels. Deck rail lighting is also disclosed. |
| US11363894B2 |
Anti-theft pusher with incremental distance detection
A retail merchandise pusher is configured for sliding along a pusher assembly track. The pusher assembly is mountable to a retail merchandise shelf. The pusher includes a housing, a spring drum rotatably mounted within the housing, and a coil spring mounted to the spring drum. The coil spring is coilable and uncoilable upon rotation of the spring drum. A controller is coupled to a sensor arrangement within the housing. The sensor arrangement has a spring drum sensor for detecting rotation of the spring drum. A direction sensor detects a direction of rotation of the spring drum. An incremental distance sensor detects incremental movement of the pusher. The controller is configured to calculate, based on data from the sensor arrangement, a total distance and direction of travel by the pusher, and to generate an alarm when the pusher travels more than a threshold distance within a predetermined period of time. |
| US11363893B2 |
Foldable play yard
A foldable play yard includes a plurality of corner posts; a plurality of top rails, each of the top rails rotatably connected to two of the plurality of corner posts to define a polygonal shape; a plurality of reversing links, each of the plurality of reversing links rotatably connected to one of the plurality of corner posts; a central hub; a plurality of lower linkage assemblies, each of the lower linkage assemblies rotatably connected to one of the plurality of reversing links and rotatably connected to the central hub; and a plurality of post linkage assemblies, each of the post linkage assemblies rotatably connected to one of more of the top rails and rotatably connected to one of the reversing links. Lowering the central hub causes each of the lower linkage assemblies to rotate relative to the corner posts in a first direction. |
| US11363889B2 |
Physiological seat device
This disclosure relates to a seat device (1) comprising an underframe (2) and a seat (3) connected to the underframe (2) in such a way as to pivot about a pivot seat axis (A1), there being provided means for elastically biasing the seat (3) in anti-clockwise rotation. The seat device (1) further comprises a lumbar part (42); rotationally secured to the seat (3), and a saddle (5) for supporting the top of the thighs of the user, the saddle (5) being connected to the front region of the seat (3). |
| US11363887B2 |
Bleacher seat
A bleacher seat having a cloth cover, tube insertion sleeves and a bleacher seat support assembly. The bleacher seat support assembly has two foot pad tube assemblies, two back tubes, four tube plugs, four seat tubes, a middle cross tube, two connectors, and two elastic ropes. Each connector is of a four-way connecting port structure. Horizontal connecting ports of the two connectors are respectively connected to two ends of the middle cross tube, front connecting ports of the two connectors are respectively connected to the foot pad tube assemblies, two upper connecting ports which are internally communicated with each other are formed in the upper end of each connector, each upper connecting port is connected to the lower end of one seat tube, and the upper end of each rear seat tube is connected to one back tube. |
| US11363885B2 |
Sliding rail positioning device
A sliding rail positioning device includes a first rail, a second rail, and a third rail. The second rail includes a second body and a second holding member. The second body defines a first receiving hole. The third rail includes a third body and a third holding member. When the second body is driven by the first rail to slide out, the third holding member is biased toward the second body to be received in the first receiving hole, so that the second body cannot be retracted back. When the first rail is retracted, the first rail presses the second holding member to press the third holding member out of the first receiving hole so that the second body can be retracted. |
| US11363883B2 |
Modular structure for an automated storage and retrieval system
An automated system structure may be quickly and efficiently assembled using a number of storage modules. Storage modules may be comprised of a pair of shelf modules, each comprising a number of defined storage locations for storing totes, cartons, trays or other containers. The shelf modules may themselves be modular units comprising a number of horizontal storage levels affixed to a pair of vertical support assemblies at each end of the shelf modules. The pair of shelf modules may be accurately spaced from each other by mounting the shelf modules to tie beams at the bottom and tie plates at the top. |
| US11363880B2 |
Manual force sensitive toothbrush
A Manual Force Sensitive Toothbrush which includes a pivot section which couples a main beam section to a bristle beam section. The pivot section provides notification to user when force upon gumline is exceeded beyond the predetermined levels of force. The pivot is a manual system the connects and reconnects through the use of magnets. When magnets are in connect, the main beam and bristle beam sections provide the end user a gripping section and bristle section to carefully and effectively brush tooth and gums, adversely the force sensitive toothbrush releases upon excessive force applied against tooth and gum—creating a force sensitive section in the toothbrush as referred to as the pivot section. The release of the bristle beam section extends between 15-20 degrees from the resting plane of the main beam section. As further use, the bristle beam section bristle head backside has a thoughtfully designed indent for the use to apply an index finger to stabilize the main beam section with the bristle beam section to brush the tongue with ability to apply forces above that designed for the tooth and gum. |
| US11363879B2 |
Washing machine seal cleaning tool
A washing machine seal cleaning tool specifically configured for use in cleaning the seal or gasket of a washing machine. The tool includes a handle portion having a length between a first end and a second end. The first end is bifurcated defining a space for the coupling of the rotating brush member between the bifurcations. The rotating brush member having a plurality of cleaning members configured to clean the seal. The first end including at least one brush member extending perpendicular to the handle length and having a conical shape. |
| US11363876B2 |
Cosmetic applicator holder
This invention relates to assemblies, components and method for application of cosmetic products. For example, a cosmetic applicator holder having a base that can be coupled to a makeup applicator and a ring portion for gripping between two fingers. The assemblies are designed to be easy and comfortable to use. |
| US11363873B2 |
Cosmetic
An elastic body for holding a cosmetic, which can suppress that the cosmetic included in the elastic body for holding a cosmetic is taken out from the elastic body in a large amount at a time at the initial stage of use, wherein the elastic body for holding a cosmetic has a three-dimensional structure, and at least a dense fibrous surface layer and a sparse fibrous substrate; a cosmetic-containing elastic body in which a cosmetic is included in the elastic body for holding cosmetic; and a cosmetic article having the cosmetic-containing elastic body. |
| US11363872B1 |
Shaving brush with interchangeable bristles
A shaving brush having interchangeable brush bristles employing fastening cuffs (9) with an internal adaption hoop (12) mounted in a housing (1) on a spring-mounted pedestal (13) openable by a push button (4) in a base (3). |
| US11363870B1 |
Contoured product for absorbing moisture
A contourable product for absorbing moisture includes a main sheet comprising an absorbent material. A number of sides of the main sheet is more than four, with the main sheet defined by a polygonal shape. The main sheet is movable between an unwrapped position and a wrapped position. In the unwrapped position, the main sheet is completely unfolded and substantially flat. In the wrapped position, the main sheet is contoured to secure to and wrap around a human head and extend around head hair of the human head. |
| US11363867B2 |
Portable container
A portable container, of the type of a trolley, suitcase, trunk, crate, and the like, includes at least one outer shell, for delimiting at least one accommodation compartment for objects in general, and an extractable handle, which can move between a minimum protrusion configuration, in which the handle is arranged in a respective seat, and at least one maximum protrusion configuration, in which the handle is extracted from the seat. The container includes at least one protrusion that protrudes from the edge of a slot and provided along the handle at least one respective recess provided on a tooth that contrast free movement of the handle. |
| US11363863B2 |
Soft terrain walking assist device
A soft terrain walking assist device and foot for the same is disclosed. The walking assist device includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A handle is defined at the proximal end. A foot is attached to the distal end. The foot formed as a rounded plate having a coupling on a top surface of the rounded plate. A plurality of downwardly protruding tabs disposed in a spaced apart relation about a peripheral edge of the rounded plate. The tabs are configured to penetrate a soft terrain in a ground surface and contain a portion of the soft terrain within a containment area defined between the bottom surface and an inner face of each of the plurality of downwardly protruding tabs. The present invention allows users with a stability or strength impediment to enjoy peaceful walks on the beach while providing added stability. |
| US11363862B2 |
Illuminated trekking pole
An illumination system for a handheld support apparatus is disclosed. A variety of applications for the handheld support apparatus are considered, including, but not limited to, hiking, downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, trailblazing, rock climbing, and mountaineering. The illumination system can advantageously illuminate the surrounding environment of the handheld support apparatus during use. Illumination systems can be disposed within the support apparatus or on the external surface of the support apparatus. The illumination system can comprise a power source and a light-emitting device. The illumination system can further comprise at least one internal electrical conductor configured to transfer power from the power source to the light-emitting device. In some embodiments, the light-emitting from the support apparatus can be controlled by predetermined values to optimize preferred performance parameters. |
| US11363861B2 |
Watchbands with hook and loop fasteners
A watchband can comfortably secure an electronic device to a wrist of a user. The watchband can include a base having a contact surface opposite an engagement surface, contact loops on the contact surface for contacting a user, and engagement loops on the engagement surface for engaging hooks. The hooks can be provided on the engagement surface, opposite some of the contact loops. The base can include base threads, and the contact loops and engagement loops can be formed by contact threads and engagement threads woven about some of the base threads between the contact surface and the engagement surface. Between adjacent engagement loops, the engagement thread can be more securely attached to the base than is the contact thread between adjacent contact loops. |
| US11363860B2 |
Waterproof curved zippers
A waterproof zipper with at least one curve includes a first tape and a second tape, and interlocking elements attached to the first tape and the second tape, wherein the first tape and the second tape are curved, and wherein a curve of at least one of the tapes was caused by compaction of that tape. The zipper is coated on at least one side with a fluid impervious coating. |
| US11363857B2 |
Molded surface fastener manufacturing method
In this molded surface fastener, an engaging element includes a columnar stem portion, and micro pawl portions protruding outward from an upper end outer peripheral edge of the stem portion in a plan view of the engaging elements. A pawl width dimension of the micro pawl portions is smaller than a line segment connecting two points on the upper end outer peripheral edge of the stem portion. The micro pawl portions protrude toward a base portion. This molded surface fastener has a high peel strength and a shear strength with respect to a female surface fastener. |
| US11363852B2 |
Modular footwear protuberance assembly
A footwear device comprising: a sole assembly comprising at least one connective element; at least one protuberance assembly comprising a base and a cap, said base and cap configured to rotatively align; a locking fixture configured to lock and unlock said alignment of said base and cap; and a fastening fixture configured to fasten said base to said track in a selected position in said track. |
| US11363848B1 |
Elastic band cap system
A crown portion has elastic sections and non-stretchable sections, open sections devoid of both elastic sections and non-stretchable sections for ventilation purposes, and a top and a bottom. The open sections include plural open sections closer to the top than to the bottom and plural open sections closer to the bottom than to the top. A circumferential portion has elastic sections and non-stretchable sections, a lower edge, a front, a back, a left side, and a right side. The circumferential portion adjacent to the lower edge is coupled to the bottom of the crown portion. |
| US11363847B1 |
Hair augmentation system
A hair augmentation system is provided including a main portion. A clip notch may be provided in the main portion. A removable clip portion may complement the clip notch in the main portion. The main portion and the clip portion together may have a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface. At least one hair clip may be provided on the inner surface of each of the main portion and the clip portion. A flap cavity may be provided in the main portion. A hair flap may be provided on the main portion at the flap cavity. At least one hair comb may be provided on the hair flap. Imitation hair may be provided on the outer surface of the main portion. |
| US11363842B2 |
Garment, especially sports garment
A garment, especially to a sports garment, including a textile substrate which covers a part of the body of the wearer of the garment, wherein at least a section of the textile substrate is coated with at least two different Phase Change Materials, wherein a first Phase Change Material is arranged which has a phase transition temperature between 27° C. and 29° C., wherein a second Phase Change Material is arranged which has a phase transition temperature between 35° C. and 37° C., wherein both of the Phase Change Materials are in thermal contact with at least one thermochromic dye. By doing so, an improved thermal regulation during sporting activities is obtained which can be controlled visually. |
| US11363839B2 |
Support assembly for aerosol generator and aerosol generating apparatus having same
An aerosol generating source support assembly includes: an inner cylinder which is hollow, having a support space, and arranged to surround and support at least a portion of an aerosol generating source; and an outer cylinder connected to the inner cylinder and arranged to movably support the inner cylinder such that the inner cylinder moves between a coupling position in which the outer cylinder is coupled with the inner cylinder and a separation position in which at least a portion of the inner cylinder is separated from the outer cylinder. |
| US11363835B2 |
Machine for the production of a component for an aerosol generating article
The present invention relates to a machine for the production of a component for an aerosol generating article, the machine including: —a buffer station, the buffer station including: # fixed sheet guides; # movable sheet guides which are movable in a reciprocating manner in a direction towards the fixed sheet guides and in a direction away from the sheet fixed guides; # an actuator for moving the movable sheet guides, wherein the fixed and movable sheet guides together define a zig-zag trajectory for the sheet having a variable length for varying the total length of the sheet of material in the buffer station; # supports for the sheet, the supports being arranged so that, when the movable sheet guides are moved towards the fixed sheet guides, at least one of the movable sheets guides is interposed between two different supports of the plurality; # an air system; # wherein the each of the supports defines an outer surface, at least one of the outer surfaces having a first portion in which a sucking action is exerted by the air system to attract the sheet towards the outer surface and a second portion in which a blowing action is exerted by the air system to push the sheet away from the outer surface. |
| US11363832B2 |
Method for preparing cordyceps militaris nano-composite powder with protein-polysaccharide complex coacervation stability
A method for preparing Cordyceps militaris nano-composite powder with protein-polysaccharide complex coacervation stability. The method includes sorting, drying, crushing suspending Cordyceps militaris ultrafine powder, emulsifying primarily, re-emulsifying, adjusting pH value and conducting spray drying. The emulsion stability after primary emulsification is not high, so re-emulsification technology is increased, and lactalbumin with higher emulsifying property and higher nutritional value are adopted as enhanced emulsifier, thus enhancing stability of an emulsifying system. The network envelopment stability of polysaccharide colloidal xanthan gum or kudzu powder is used to consolidate the stability of the emulsifying system, and a Pickering emulsifying system with multilayer of solid particle stability is constructed. The system has high stability and can effectively and organically combine fully pulverized components of Cordyceps militaris into microcapsule composite powder, and the powder has good dispersity and has higher degree of homogenization after being dissolved in the water. |
| US11363831B2 |
Method and system for freezing related separation processes utilizing biogenic ice nucleation proteins
A novel method for freeze-related separations, involving the combination of water with a selected concentration of biogenic ice nucleation proteins, freezing the combination, and separating the ice, potentially via centrifugation or sublimation. In some instances, the freezing conditions and the concentration of the at least one biogenic ice nucleation protein are selected such that the aqueous solution, upon freezing, forms a lamellar ice crystal structure having at least one property selected from the group consisting of a solute inclusion volume at least 30% smaller than in the first material alone, a hydraulic diameter at least 30% larger than in the first material alone, an inclusion width that is less than 10% of a crystal dimension, a hydraulic diameter that is less more than 1.5 times that of an inclusion width, a deviation of crystal orientation angle in the transverse direction of less than 45 degrees, an ice crystal length in the transverse direction that is at least 10% larger than in the first material alone, and a length of the ice crystal structure in the longitudinal direction that is at least 10% larger than in the first material alone. The use of these structures result in a significant efficiency improvement and energy savings. |
| US11363830B2 |
Antimicrobial application system with recycle and capture
A capture unit for use with an antimicrobial application unit may include an upstream filter and a downstream filter. The upstream filter may be positioned to receive effluent from the application unit and to filter solid components from the effluent. The resultant upstream effluent filtrate may then be passed downstream to the downstream filter. The downstream filter may be used to filter an antimicrobial component from the upstream effluent filtrate and the resultant downstream effluent filtrate may be suitable for disposal as wastewater discharge. The antimicrobial is preferably a quaternary ammonium compound, is more preferably an alkylpyridinium chloride, and is most preferably cetylpyridinium chloride. |
| US11363829B2 |
Pressurization processing system
A pressurization processing system that performs pressurization processing on a target by immersing the target in the sea or a lake, includes a housing body that is configured to house the target, a buoyancy body that is configured to float the housing body, a weight body that has a specific gravity greater than that of seawater or lake water, and a separation mechanism that separably connects the housing body and the weight body. In the system, the buoyancy body includes a housing bag having water permeability, and the housing bag houses a plurality of hollow glass spheres, and is immersed in the seawater or the lake water so that a space between the plurality of hollow glass spheres housed in the housing bag is filled with the seawater or the lake water. |
| US11363827B2 |
Feed composition using perilla meal and method for producing thereof
The present invention relates to a feed composition using perilla meal, in which the ratio of omega-3 (omega-3) fatty acid and omega-6 (omega-6) fatty acid is adjusted to 1:4 or less to obtain livestock products, such as meat or milk, containing a large amount of unsaturated fatty acid. More specifically, the present invention related to a feed composition using perilla meal to produce livestock products with the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids being 1:4 or less which is a recommended ratio of the World Health Organization (WHO). |
| US11363825B2 |
Stabilization of carrageenan free chocolate milk
Compositions and methods that relate to improved chocolate milk are provided. The chocolate milk may be shelf stable and k-carrageenan free. The chocolate milk does not undergo visually detectable phase separation for at least 7 days. The chocolate milk that does not undergo the visually detectable phase separation contains from 1%-10% micellar casein w/v. Methods for preparing shelf stable k-carrageenan free chocolate milk are also provided and include mixing cocoa powder, sugar, milk, and micellar casein to obtain a mixture, and optionally heating and homogenizing the mixture, and subsequently subjecting the mixture to High Pressure Jet Processing (HPJ) or high pressure homogenization of at least 300 MPa, thereby producing the shelf table k-carrageenan free chocolate milk. The shelf stable k-carrageenan free chocolate milk of produced using such a method may be refrigerated temperature for at least 14 days, and does not undergo detectable phase separation for at least 14 days. |
| US11363824B2 |
Oil-in-water dispersion type oil-containing liquid food
Provided is a food that has a combination of the respective advantages of a surfactant-containing emulsified food and a non-dispersion-type oil-containing liquid food. Specifically, the object is to provide an oil-in-water dispersion-type oil-containing liquid food having stability (stability of oil droplet dispersion) comparable to that of a surfactant-containing emulsified food, while providing a sharp flavor release similar to that of a non-dispersion-type oil-containing liquid food. An oil-in-water dispersion-type oil-containing liquid food or similar food to be provided includes water, oil, a three-dimensional network structure substantially consisting of fine cellulose, and at least one polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of native gellan gum, xanthan gum, iota-carrageenan, and guar gum. This food substantially does not contain a surfactant, and droplets of the oil are stably dispersed in the water. |
| US11363815B2 |
Trifluoroethyl thioether (sulfoxide) substituted benzene compound and use thereof
The present invention belongs to the field of agricultural acaricides, and particularly relates to a trifluoroethyl thioether (sulfoxide) substituted benzene compound and use thereof. The compound has a structure as shown in general formula I: The definition of each substituent in the formula is described in the specification. The compound of general formula I has excellent acaricidal activity and can be used to prevent and control various pest mites. |
| US11363814B2 |
Anti-bacterial compositions
According to one embodiment, a method of managing messages in a trading network is provided. A set of user relationships between a first user and one or more second users authorized to act on behalf of the first user is stored. A trading message regarding a trading order submitted on behalf of the first user is received from a trading system. The trading message is communicated to the first user. Each of the second users is identifying from the set of user relationships. For each of the identified second users, a carrier message is generated that includes the trading message and routing information associated with that second user. For each of the identified second users, the respective carrier message is communicated toward a user application associated with that second user based at least on the routing information included in the respective carrier message. |
| US11363811B2 |
Waterfowl decoy movement device
A waterfowl decoy animation device comprising a frame having a first elongated frame member and a second elongated frame member configured in a cruciform configuration, a first pulley wheel rotatably attached to a first end of the first frame member, a second pulley wheel rotatably attached to a second end of the first frame member, a third pulley wheel rotatably attached to a first end of the second frame member, and a fourth pulley wheel rotatably attached to a second end of the second frame member; a drive motor operatively associated with one of the pulley wheels; a drive belt around the pulley wheels; an electric source operatively associated with the drive motor; and at least one waterfowl decoy attached to the drive belt. |
| US11363810B2 |
Lighting element with insect repelling element
The present invention relates to a lighting element including an insect repelling element. |
| US11363809B2 |
Insect vacuum device
An insect vacuum device includes a housing having an inlet end opposite a rear end. A grip portion extends from a lower side of the housing. A barrel is affixed to the inlet end, wherein the barrel is in fluid communication with an interior volume of the housing. A reservoir is removably securable to the lower side between the grip portion and the inlet end. A motor is within the housing at the rear end, wherein the motor generates suction between the inlet end and the reservoir when the motor is activated. A trigger is disposed on the lower side, wherein the trigger activates the motor when the trigger is actuated. An inlet valve and a motor valve are disposed within the housing and move to an open position while the trigger is actuated. |
| US11363803B2 |
Artificial habitat for beneficial insects
This invention discloses an artificial habitat site for beneficial insects. The habitat is made by stacking grooved bricks on top of one another to create cavities or tunnels for insects to nest, shelter, or overwinter. The bricks are made from durable and reusable materials that are easy to maintain and sanitize. |
| US11363799B2 |
Fresh-serve pet food system
An apparatus engageable with a container of pet food for preparing the pet food includes a water source, a water pump, and a water heater. The water pump causes a first amount of water to flow to the heater where the first amount is heated and then causes the heated first amount to flow into the pet food whereby the pet food is heated to a first temperature and moistened to a first moistness level. A timer monitors a first steeping period after the first amount has flowed into the pet food, then the water pump causes a second amount of water to flow to the heater. The second amount then flows into the pet food. The second amount is heated such that the pet food obtains a second temperature cooler than the first temperature and moistened to a second moistness level moister than the first moisture level. The timer then monitors a second steeping period after the second amount has flowed into the pet food and then actuates a ready indicator to indicate that the pet food is properly heated and moistened for serving. |
| US11363791B2 |
Soybean cultivar 96060511
A soybean cultivar designated 96060511 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 96060511, to the plants of soybean cultivar 96060511, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 96060511, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 96060511. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 96060511. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 96060511, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 96060511 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11363781B2 |
Soybean cultivar 94220186
A soybean cultivar designated 94220186 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 94220186, to the plants of soybean cultivar 94220186, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 94220186, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 94220186. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 94220186. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 94220186, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 94220186 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11363780B2 |
Soybean cultivar 93272026
A soybean cultivar designated 93272026 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 93272026, to the plants of soybean cultivar 93272026, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 93272026, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 93272026. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 93272026. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 93272026, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 93272026 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11363779B2 |
Soybean cultivar 90301201
A soybean cultivar designated 90301201 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 90301201, to the plants of soybean cultivar 90301201, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 90301201, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 90301201. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 90301201. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 90301201, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 90301201 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11363773B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011089
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011089. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011089, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011089 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011089. |
| US11363768B2 |
Maize cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) S-type restorer Rf3 gene, molecular markers and their use
The present disclosure provides a method for selecting a plant comprising a functional restorer gene for maize S-type cytoplasmic male sterility comprising the steps of (a) screening a population of plants for at least one marker nucleic acid, wherein the marker nucleic acid comprises an allele linked to the functional restorer gene for maize S-type cytoplasmic male sterility; (b) detecting the marker nucleic acid; (c) identifying a plant comprising the marker nucleic acid; and (d) selecting the plant comprising the marker nucleic acid, wherein the plant comprising the marker nucleic acid further comprises the functional restorer gene for maize S-type cytoplasmic male sterility. The present disclosure also provides methods for restoring fertility in a progeny of an S-type cytoplasmic male sterile plant and methods for transferring an Rf3 gene into a progeny plant. |
| US11363767B2 |
System and method for containers with insulated and expanded production areas
A system for containers with insulated and expanded food production areas, the system including a container; one or more panels disposed around the container and configured to provide a boxed enclosure around the container; and soil culture media or water culture media disposed within the boxed enclosure providing an insulated and expanded food production area. |
| US11363766B2 |
System, method and apparatus for providing constant pressure within an irrigation system at reduced flow rates
The present invention provides a system and method for maintaining desired pressure levels in an irrigation system when the flow rate available to the irrigation system is reduced below the system's required flow rate. According to a first preferred embodiment, the present invention teaches a method which includes the steps of: receiving and storing irrigation system information including sprinkler specifications, flow rates and pressure requirements; receiving and storing an irrigation plan to be executed including the target amount of an applicant to be applied to a target area; determining an available flow rate to the irrigation system; determining a required flow rate of the irrigation machine; comparing the available flow rate to the required flow rate to determine whether the available flow is sufficient for the system based on the sprinkler specifications; adjusting the pulse rate of the sprinklers to reduce the require flow rate to at least the available flow rate; and calculating and selecting a lower ground speed required to apply the target amount of applicant to the target area based on the selected pulse rate for the sprinklers. |
| US11363764B2 |
Plant grow unit
A plant grow unit (10) includes a body (12) that bounds an interior area (14). Access to the interior area is controlled by a door (18). The interior area houses a plurality of grow lights (50) which are selectively operated in response to at least one control circuit (96) to provide suitable illumination and radiation for growing selected plants. Shelves (46, 48) are selectively positionable for supporting plants thereon. A plurality of sensors and devices in the interior area are operated responsive to the control circuit to maintain desired conditions for plant growth within the interior area and to indicate detected conditions. |
| US11363760B2 |
Wreath decoration mounting system
A wreath decoration mounting system is a system that enables the mounting, positioning, and orienting of different ornaments around a wreath's center. The system can be attached at various locations and angles along the wreath's wire frame to support the different ornaments that would otherwise be glued or wired to the wreath's wire frame. The system may include a first wire fastener, a second wire fastener, a support beam, and a support platform. The first wire fastener and the second wire fastener secure the support beam to the wreath's wire frame. The first wire fastener and the second wire fastener also help offset the support beam from the wire frame to hide the support beam behind the wreath. The support beam receives the load from the support platform and any ornament mounted onto the support platform. The support platform facilitates the mounting of the desired ornaments to the support beam. |
| US11363752B2 |
Farming tool
Farming tool systems may include a handle shaft and a farming tool that detachably connects to the handle shaft via a locking bit and a locking port that includes a socket. In some embodiments, a multi-head attachment may include one or more farming tools that slide laterally along a rail (perpendicular to the shaft length) and another farming tool that does not slide along the rail. In some embodiments, the farming tool(s) is a hoe. The farming tool(s) may be in the form of a wire that includes flat portions located inside a crimp to prevent the wire from rotating within the crimp and a forward portion that may be, for example, generally triangular in shape. |
| US11369047B2 |
Power module heat sink with high conductivity heat spreader
A heat sink for use with a heat generating component such as an electronic power module comprises a first substrate having a serpentine slot, a second substrate secured to a first side of the first substrate to form a combined substrate, surfaces of the first and second substrates at least partially forming a serpentine passageway within the combined substrate for containing a fluid. The serpentine passageway has a non-circular cross-sectional shape. |
| US11369042B2 |
Heat exchanger with integrated two-phase heat spreader
A heat exchanger includes: a baseplate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side being coupled to a thermosiphon, one or more electronic components being mounted on the second side. The baseplate has a two-phase heat spreading structure. In an embodiment, the heat exchanger includes a thermosiphon. |
| US11369041B2 |
Liquid cooling manifold
The present disclosure provides a liquid cooling manifold. The liquid cooling manifold includes a channel body and a plurality of fluid connectors. The channel body includes a base, a wall portion and a fixing portion. The wall portion is connected between the base and the fixing portion, and a fluid channel is formed among the base, the wall portion and the fixing portion. The fixing portion includes a plurality of fixing openings respectively in fluid communication with the fluid channel. The plurality of fluid connectors are respectively disposed on the fixing portion and fixed to the corresponding one of the plurality of fixing openings and respectively in fluid communication with the fluid channel. |
| US11369028B2 |
Electronic device enclosure having a textured glass component
Textured cover assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. The textured cover assemblies may provide a combination of optical and tactile properties to the electronic devices. In some cases, a textured cover assembly may be provided over decorative coating. |
| US11369023B2 |
Composite LCP high-frequency high-speed double-sided copper foil substrate and preparation method thereof
The invention discloses a composite LCP high-frequency high-speed double-sided copper foil substrate, which includes at least one LCP core layer, at least one extremely low dielectric adhesive layer, and two copper foil layers. The LCP core layer and the extremely low dielectric adhesive layer are located between the two copper foil layers. The invention has not only good electrical performance but also low roughness, stable dk/df performance in high temperature and humid environment, ultra-low water absorption, good UV laser drilling ability, low spring force suitable for high density assembly, and excellent mechanical properties. Besides, in current technology, only a thickness limited to a maximum of about 50 μm can be obtained in the coating method. In the preparation method of the invention, a substrate having a thickness of 100 μm or more can be easily obtained. |
| US11369017B2 |
Systems and methods utilizing a vehicle for detecting and responding to a power outage
The disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting and responding to a power outage. The methods use sensors of vehicles to detect an indication of a power outage. Once the power outage is validated, the lighting systems of the vehicles are used to illuminate locations so that pedestrians can walk along sidewalks or through parking garages. For example, the vehicles can be arranged to provide lighting at selected locations. |
| US11369011B2 |
High-frequency heating device
A high-frequency heating device that includes: a first conductor; a second conductor disposed with the first conductor through a space therebetween; a high-frequency power source that is connected to the first conductor and the second conductor and that applies a high-frequency voltage between the first conductor and the second conductor; and a connection path that electrically connects the first conductor and the second conductor to each other at a first connection position and a second connection position. The first connection position is different from a first power feeding position at which the first conductor and the high-frequency power source are connected to each other on the first conductor, and the second connection position is different from a second power feeding position at which the second conductor and the high-frequency power source are connected to each other on the second conductor. |
| US11369006B2 |
IoT gateway device, system, and computer program product
A zero-touch wireless apparatus, and associated method of use to deliver data collected from various authorized wireless devices and IoT sensors to a central repository in the Cloud, using one or more of Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi™®, LoRaWAN™, L-Band satellite, global GPS constellations and/or cellular GSM frequencies. The device comprises of a single body enclosure able to sustain adverse outdoor conditions protecting a plurality of electronic components within, including a solar power rechargeable battery, and up to five independent wireless telecommunications network components able to find the least cost routing transmission, using wireless methods only. The device operates in motion or static and automatically configures its operating frequencies and data routing alternatives to adapt to any geographical location and network availability. The gateway and all its connected devices and sensors are remotely managed and monitored through a custom designed software application residing in a smartphone or the Cloud. |
| US11369005B2 |
IAB topology management based on synchronization capabilities of IAB-node
An integrated access and backhaul (IAB) central unit may receive, for a first TAB node, at least one of a first indication of a first capability to provide a cell-specific component of a time difference between a distributed unit transmission of a signal from the first IAB node and a reception of the signal at a child node of the first TAB node (T_delta) or a second indication of a second capability to synchronize with a parent node of the first IAB node based on a received T_delta. The central unit may determine the first capability and the second capability of the first IAB node based on at least one of the first indication or the second indication. The central unit may determine a location of the first IAB node within a network topology based on the first capability and the second capability. |
| US11369003B2 |
Configuring non-standalone mode for a multi-subscriber identity module user equipment
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine that the UE is operating using a first subscriber identity module (SIM) in a non-standalone mode associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, and that a second SIM has been activated for the UE. The UE may determine, based at least in part on user input, whether to operate in a multi-SIM mode, where both the first SIM and the second SIM are active, or to operate in a single SIM mode where only the first SIM, and not the second SIM, is active. The UE may selectively deactivate the second SIM based at least in part on determining whether to operate in the multi-SIM mode or the single SIM mode. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11368996B2 |
Resource selection in beam failure recovery transmissions
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for beam failure recovery in wireless communications. A plurality of candidate beams may be selected for beam failure recovery. After sending a first signal associated with a first candidate beam for beam failure recovery, the wireless device may send a second signal associated with a second candidate beam for beam failure recovery. |
| US11368993B2 |
Communicating vehicular communication messages
There is provided a solution for handling vehicle-to-everything messages in an access node of a cellular communication system. According to an aspect, a method comprises: processing, by the access node, cellular access messages according to a cellular communication protocol stack and delivering, by the access node, the cellular access messages between a terminal device and a core network of the cellular communication system; and processing, by the access node, vehicle-to-everything messages according to a sidelink communication protocol stack of vehicle-to-everything communications and delivering, by the access node, the vehicle-to-everything messages between at least one vehicular terminal device and an application server. |
| US11368992B2 |
Extending use of a cellular communication capabilities in a wireless device to another device
Extending cellular telecommunication service from a first UE to another device. The first UE may register for cellular telecommunication service with a cellular network using a first cellular service account, using a cellular communication link via a cellular radio. A second device may be discovered and a communication link may be established between the first UE and the second device. The second device may be registered to use cellular telecommunication capability provided by the first UE. Communications between the second device and the cellular network may be conveyed via the communication link between the first UE and the second device and the cellular communication link. Conveying communications between the second device and the cellular network may provide use of the first cellular service account for cellular telecommunication service to the second device. |
| US11368991B2 |
Facilitation of prioritization of accessibility of media
Accessibility of media associated with mobile devices can be modified based on specific scenarios. For example, historical data associated with a relationship between users of a first mobile device and s second mobile device can be used to prioritize media displayed on one or more of the mobile devices. The historical data can include locations, dates, times, and/or any other relevant characteristics associated with the relationship. Alternatively, media can be displayed on the first mobile device, that is relevant to a user of a second mobile device, in response to a condition associated with a recognition pattern being determined to have been satisfied. |
| US11368987B2 |
Wireless communication method using OFDMA random access and wireless communication terminal using same
Provided is a wireless communication terminal that wirelessly communicates with a base wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver, and a processor. The processor is configured to set an integer selected from a range of 0 to a value equal to or smaller than an OFDMA Contention Window (OCW) as a counter for random access, receive a trigger frame for triggering random access using one or more resource units (RUs) allocated for the random access from the base wireless communication terminal using the transceiver, decrement a value of the counter based on the one or more RUs allocated for the random access, randomly select one RU based on the one or more RUs allocated for the random access when the value of the counter is 0 or reaches 0, and attempt transmission to the base wireless communication terminal using the selected RU. |
| US11368981B2 |
Low latency physical random access channel design
Described is an apparatus of an Evolved Node-B (eNB) operable to communicate with a User Equipment (UE) on a wireless network. The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to initiate a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure on a bandwidth of the wireless network, the bandwidth being unlicensed spectrum. The second circuitry may be operable to generate a transmission if the LBT procedure indicates that the bandwidth is idle, the transmission comprising a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) preamble portion and a message portion. |
| US11368980B2 |
Monitoring control channels in control resource sets for new radio
Technology for an apparatus of a user equipment (UE), operable to perform a random-access procedure using a UE-specific control resource set (CORESET) is disclosed. The UE can decode a 5 message, received from the next generation node B (gNB), to perform a contention free random-access (RA) procedure. The UE can encode a random-access channel (RACH) preamble for transmission to the gNB using one or more UE-specific CORESET. The UE can decode a random-access response (RAR) received from the gNB in response to the RACH preamble transmission using the one or more UE10 specific CORESET. |
| US11368978B2 |
Apparatus and method for managing random access channel configuration in wireless communication system
The present disclosure is related to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate than a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for operating a base station in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises: generating remaining minimum system information (RMSI) comprising random access channel (RACH) configuration, wherein the RACH configuration comprises an association between RACH resources and one of a synchronization signal (SS) block and channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources; and transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the RMSI. |
| US11368977B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus
The present invention discloses a data transmission method, apparatus, and system, and an access point. An example method includes: transceiving data of a data portion in an uplink OFDMA PPDU scheduled by an access point AP on a corresponding allocated frequency resource unit RU, determining one or more fundamental channel units on which the allocated frequency resource unit RU is located, and transceiving at least some fields in a common signaling portion in the uplink OFDMA PPDU on the determined one or more fundamental channels. In some implementations, one or more fundamental channels for transceiving at least some fields in a common signaling portion in an uplink OFDMA PPDU are determinate, and another user can transceive data on another idle fundamental channel, thereby improving channel utilization. In addition, multiple users can simultaneously transceive data on multiple fundamental channels, thereby improving a service transmission rate. |
| US11368975B2 |
User terminal and radio communication method
A terminal is disclosed including a receiver that receives multiple downlink control information for scheduling downlink shared channels in a plurality of downlink control channels; and a processor that determines an uplink control channel resource for a delivery acknowledgement information based on a control channel element (CCE) index of a downlink control channel corresponding to a specific downlink control information when the delivery acknowledgement information for the multiple downlink control information is transmitted in a same slot, wherein the uplink control channel resource is based on a resource indication field in the specific downlink control information, and wherein the specific downlink control information is a last downlink control information in a time order of the multiple downlink control information. In other aspects, a communication method for a terminal and a base station are also disclosed. |
| US11368974B2 |
Control information processing method and system, first device, and second device
A control information processing method and system includes: receiving, by a first device, first control information sent by a network device; determining, by the first device based on first information, that the first control information is used to schedule a target device, where the target device is one of the first device and at least one second device. The first information is related to the first control information. When the target device is at least one second device, determining, by the first device, second control information based on resource information that is used for data transmission and that is included in the first control information, and sending the second control information to the target device, so that the target device transmits data based on the second control information. When the target device is the first device, transmitting, by the first device, data based on the first control information. |
| US11368972B2 |
Receiver-side buffering for time-aware scheduling across cellular link
Apparatus and methods of wireless communications include, at a receiving node, receiving timing information corresponding to a traffic class identifier. The timing information being associated with a time interval for communicating data of a traffic class corresponding to the traffic class identifier. Aspects include receiving traffic data pertaining to the traffic class, determining that the traffic data was transmitted or is received outside the time interval, and then buffering the traffic data. Additionally, aspects include forwarding the traffic data in response to a next occurrence of the time interval. A transmitting node may be configured with complimentary functions. |
| US11368968B2 |
Method for configuring and scheduling partial subframe in wireless access system supporting unlicensed band, and device for supporting same
A method for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes monitoring a physical channel carrying downlink control information (DCI); and receiving, based on the DCI, downlink data in an unlicensed band cell (Ucell). Further, the downlink data is received in a 1st subframe of a downlink transmission burst, based on being configured to monitor the physical channel on the Ucell, the downlink data is received starting in one of a partial subframe or a normal subframe in the 1st subframe, and the partial subframe is smaller than the normal subframe. |
| US11368967B2 |
Self- and cross- carrier scheduling
The present disclosure relates to transmission and reception of data in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system supporting aggregation of a plurality of component carriers and an additional carrier accessible by a listen before talk approach. In particular, monitoring is performed of a search space on a cross-scheduling component carrier for detecting downlink control information having a carrier identification field indicating the cross-scheduling component carrier as well as for detecting downlink control information with the carrier identification field indicating the additional carrier, wherein the search space is specified by a subset of resources, associated with carrier identification of the cross-scheduling component carrier but is not associated with carrier identification of the additional carrier. Then data are transmitted or received on the carriers in accordance with the received downlink control information. |
| US11368962B2 |
Beam management with multi-transmission reception point multi-panel operation
An apparatus is configured to be employed within a base station. The apparatus comprises baseband circuitry which includes a radio frequency (RF) interface and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to generate one or more signals for transmission to a user equipment (UE) device, wherein the UE device has a plurality of antenna panels; receive a beam state report from the RF interface from the UE device; select beams for communication with one or more of the plurality of antenna panels based on the received beam state report. |
| US11368961B2 |
Processing method for secondary cell state transition and communication device
A processing method for secondary cell state transition and a communication device are provided. The method includes: acquiring state indication information of a secondary cell; and determining whether a state transition of a secondary cell configured with PUCCH resources to a third state is permitted based on the state indication information, or determining whether a configuration of PUCCH resources for a secondary cell in the third state is permitted based on the state indication information. |
| US11368960B2 |
Method and device in UE and base station for wireless communication supporting power control of aerial vehicles
The disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station for wireless communication. The UE transmits a first radio signal, wherein the first radio signal occupies W frequency unit(s) in frequency domain, a transmit power of the first radio signal is a first power, the first power is uncorrelated with the W, the W is a positive integer, and the W is configurable. The method in the disclosure makes better use of special channel characteristics of air communication to optimize the design of reference signals, reduces the power consumption of an air terminal while ensuring a channel estimated quality, and reduces interferences to neighbor cells or to ground users in neighbor cells. |
| US11368959B2 |
Base station apparatus, terminal apparatus, and communication method
The present invention provides a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication method, which are capable of throughput improvement. A base station apparatus that communicates with a terminal apparatus, includes a higher layer processing unit that configures a CSI process that is a configuration relating to reporting of a channel state information (CSI), for the terminal apparatus for which a prescribed transmission mode is configured, in which the CSI process includes a configuration of a CSI reference signal and a configuration relating to two different code books. A terminal apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus, includes a higher layer processing unit for which a CSI process that is a configuration relating to reporting of channel state information (CSI) is configured by the base station apparatus, and a transmission unit that transmits the CSI based on the CSI process, in which the CSI information includes a configuration of a CSI reference signal and a configuration relating to two different code books. |
| US11368956B2 |
Radio link management under bandwidth part switching
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine that the UE is to switch from a first active bandwidth part to a second active bandwidth part; determine a configuration for a second reference signal of the second active bandwidth part based at least in part on a configuration for a first reference signal of the first active bandwidth part; and receive the second reference signal based at least in part on the configuration for the second reference signal. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11368955B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating broadcast signal frame using layered division multiplexing
An apparatus and method for broadcast signal frame using layered division multiplexing are disclosed. An apparatus for generating broadcast signal frame according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a combiner configured to generate a multiplexed signal by combining a core layer signal and an enhanced layer signal at different power levels; a power normalizer configured to reduce the power of the multiplexed signal to a power level corresponding to the core layer signal; a time interleaver configured to generate a time-interleaved signal by performing interleaving that is applied to both the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal; and a frame builder configured to generate a broadcast signal frame including a bootstrap and a preamble using the time-interleaved signal. |
| US11368954B2 |
Method and apparatus for multi-channel access in wireless local area network
An operation method performed by a first communication node for receiving a frame in a communication system is provided. A part of the frame is received from a second communication node during a first interval. A delay period is determined for delaying a switching time point from the first interval to a second interval is later than a preconfigured switching time point based on a result of receiving the part of the frame. Then a reception of the frame is completed during the delay period and the first interval is switched to the second interval. |
| US11368952B2 |
Low-power network node for a low-power, wide area (LPWA) internet of things (IoT) system
A gateway includes memory configured to store computer-readable program code; and processing circuitry configured to access the memory and execute the computer-readable program code. The gateway is connected or connectable to a low-power wide area (LPWA) network. The gateway is caused to transmit a common timing reference at a constant interval that delineates an epoch including timeslots assignable to network nodes and a free-for-all interval. The gateway is also caused to join a network node to the LPWA network based on the common timing reference and is further caused to receive a join message including a measure of received signal strength or quality of the common timing reference at the network node. The gateway is also caused to assign one or more timeslots within the epoch, a frequency, a channel, or a modulation to the network node based on the measure of received signal strength or other quality. |
| US11368951B2 |
Uplink transmission method, network side device and terminal
The application provides an uplink transmission method, a network side device and a terminal. The uplink transmission method includes that a terminal receives first configuration information at a first-time-domain position, and receives second configuration information at a second-time-domain position, in which the first configuration information indicates frequency-domain resource information of an uplink shortened Transmission Time Interval (sTTI) transmission performed by the terminal at a third-time-domain position, and the second configuration information indicates scheduling information for the uplink sTTI transmission performed by the terminal at the third-time-domain position; and the terminal performs the uplink sTTI transmission at the third-time-domain position, according to the first and second configuration information. |
| US11368950B2 |
Method and apparatus for beam management in unlicensed spectrum in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment. In one embodiment, the method includes the UE detecting and/or receiving downlink transmission in a first channel occupancy time in unlicensed spectrum. The method also includes the UE detecting and/or receiving downlink transmission in a second channel occupancy time in unlicensed spectrum, wherein the second channel occupancy time is a next channel occupancy time detected by the UE after the first channel occupancy time. The method further includes that after the first channel occupancy time ends, the UE performs receiving beam sweeping in each time unit until the UE receives downlink transmission in the second channel occupancy time or until the UE finds a candidate beam in the second channel occupancy time. |
| US11368948B2 |
Transmission configuration indication switching procedure in new radio mobile communications
An apparatus receives, from a wireless network, a transmission configuration indication (TCI) switch command to switch to a target TCI state. The apparatus determines a period based on whether a condition with respect to the target TCI state is met. The apparatus then completes switching to the target TCI state within the period. |
| US11368946B2 |
Channelization of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) networks
Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for channelization of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) networks in a wireless network are disclosed. An apparatus of an of a next generation vehicle to everything (V2X) (NGV) wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to: encode a management frame, the management frame including an indication of resource units (RUs) for use by NGV stations during transmission opportunities (TXOPs) where the RUs part of a channel. The processing circuitry is further configured to configure the NGV wireless device to transmit the management frame on the channel and configure the NGV wireless device to transmit a short sequence frame (SF) at a start of each TXOP of the TXOPs. An apparatus for V2X networks is disclosed that is configured to transmit a packet in center tones of a channel and to simultaneously transmit parity or redundancy information for the packet on tones on either side of the center tones. |
| US11368938B2 |
Wireless communication system and wireless communication method
To provide a wireless communication system that can implement optimal communication conditions depending on the type of data. A wireless communication system 100 for transmitting and receiving data to and from a plurality of terminals 2 for use in a narrow space includes normal transmitting/receiving means for transmitting and receiving normal data, among the data, to and from a terminal 2, based on priorities assigned to each of a plurality of buffers stored in a base station 1, and urgent transmitting/receiving means for assigning a high priority to a buffer storing a lowest amount of data among the plurality of buffers, and transmitting and receiving urgent data, among the data, which is different from the normal data, to and from the terminal, via the buffer to which the high priority is assigned. |
| US11368935B2 |
Monitoring for a paging signal based on a counter
Wireless communications systems and methods related to monitoring a paging signal are provided. A wireless communication device may receive a first system information signal from a base station (BS) and may configure a counter with an initial counter value in response to receiving the first system information signal. Additionally, the wireless communication device may receive a second system information signal from the BS and may modify the counter value of the counter in response to receiving the second system information signal. The wireless communication device may monitor for a paging signal from the BS while the counter is outstanding. |
| US11368928B2 |
Association method, instruction method, and device for synchronization block and paging-scheduling signaling message
The present application discloses an association method, instruction method, and device for a synchronization block and a paging-scheduling signaling message. In the present application, a terminal performs beam sweeping on received synchronization blocks to obtain a target synchronization block; and the terminal, according to a correspondence between a synchronization block and a paging-scheduling signaling message, determines a paging-scheduling signaling message corresponding to the target synchronization block. |
| US11368924B2 |
Data transmission method, terminal device, and network device
Provided are a data transmission method, a terminal device, and a network device. A terminal device determines a first transmission power for uplink data, the first transmission power being less than or equal to a second transmission power, and the second transmission power being a transmission power that is determined by the terminal device according to anti-interference capability of the terminal device; the terminal device determines a first modulation and coding scheme (MCS) of the uplink data according to the first transmission power; and the terminal device sends the uplink data to a network device according to the first MCS. |
| US11368922B2 |
Power control for multiple panels in a radio system
A downlink control information (DCI) is received. The DCI indicates one or more transmission configuration indication (TCI) states. A first pathloss between a transmission reception point (TRP) and a first panel of a wireless device is measured based on one or more pathloss reference signals (RSs). A second pathloss between the TRP and a second panel of the wireless device is measured based on the one or more pathloss RSs. A pathloss is determined based on a quantity of the one or more TCI states indicated by the DCI. The pathloss is a combined pathloss based on the first pathloss and the second pathloss in response to the quantity being equal to one. The pathloss is one of the first pathloss and the second pathloss in response to the quantity being greater than one. A transport block is transmitted with a transmission power based on the pathloss. |
| US11368921B2 |
Terminal and communication method for uplink control channel transmission
In a terminal, in a slot having allocated thereto both an uplink control channel (PUCCH) and an uplink channel (PUSCH) that includes uplink data, in a case where the difference between the power spectrum density (PSD) of the PUCCH and the PSD of the PUSCH is greater than a threshold value (permitted difference), a control unit drops symbols of the PUSCH in a transmission interval for the PUSCH overlapping with a transmission interval for the PUCCH. A transmission unit transmits at least the PUCCH in the slot. |
| US11368916B2 |
Method for determining transmit power for performing uplink transmission in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
Disclosed herein are a method and a device for transmitting an uplink channel in a wireless communication system. According to the present disclosure, a UE transmits to a base station information associated with uplink transmission supported by the UE and the UE information includes a subset including at least one transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) supported by the UE. The UE may receive from the base station uplink transmission information including a TPMI for transmitting an uplink channel and transmit to the base station the uplink channel based on the uplink transmission information, and the uplink channel may be transmitted through full transmission power configured by the base station based on a case where the TPMI is included in the subset. |
| US11368915B2 |
Systems and methods for fast uplink power control
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for fast uplink power control. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for fast uplink power control comprises receiving a transmit power control command from a network node and determining one of two or more predefined transmit power control mapping tables to be used by the wireless device to interpret the transmit power control command. The method further comprises determining a power adjustment value based on the transmit power control command received from the network node using the one of the two or more predefined transmit power control mapping tables and adjusting a transmit power of the wireless device based on the power adjustment value. In this manner, different transmit power control mapping tables can be used in different scenarios, which allows fast uplink power control. |
| US11368911B2 |
Method of physical downlink control channel monitoring and related device
A method for a UE to monitor a PDCCH comprises receiving a first configuration from a base station to configure the UE with a first search space of the PDCCH, where the first search space is used for monitoring a scheduling signal used for indicating scheduling information, receiving a second configuration from the base station to configure the UE with a second search space of the PDCCH, wherein the second search space is used for monitoring a power saving signal used for indicating wake-up information associated with a DRX functionality, monitoring the first search space in response to the UE being in a DRX active time of the DRX functionality, wherein the DRX active time is a time during which the UE monitors the PDCCH, and not monitoring the second search space in response to the UE being in the DRX active time of the DRX functionality. |
| US11368910B2 |
Method and device for transmitting/receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, particularly, to a method and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a WUS sequence in a WUS resource on a carrier, wherein the WUS resource is defined as a plurality of consecutive OFDM symbols and a plurality of consecutive subcarriers; and attempting to detect a physical channel corresponding to the WUS, wherein the WUS sequence exists in the same pattern regardless of the position of a frequency band of the carrier, in the Nth (N>1) to last OFDM symbols of the WUS resource, and the WUS sequence exists selectively on the basis of the position of the frequency band of the carrier, in the first to (N−1)th OFDM symbols of the WUS resource. |
| US11368904B2 |
Network slice selection method and apparatus
This application discloses a network slice selection method and apparatus, to resolve a prior-art problem of large transmission load on a network side. The method performed by a core network device includes: receiving a first request message sent by a terminal device, where the first request message is used to request to allocate, to the terminal device, a network slice that provides a business service; sending a query message to a SSF, where the query message carries user information of the terminal device, and is used to query for a network slice that is capable of providing a business service for the terminal device; and after receiving slice information of the network slice that is capable of providing the business service required by the terminal device and that is determined based on the user information, forwarding the first request message to the network slice corresponding to the slice information. |
| US11368896B2 |
Flexible distributed antenna array
A communication system includes multiple distributed antenna circuits and an access point (AP). The AP is coupled to the distributed antenna circuits and includes multiple transmit chains, multiple receive chains, and an antenna control circuit communicatively coupled to the transmit chains and the receive chains. The antenna control circuit is configured to determine a subset of the distributed antenna circuits to communicatively couple to at least some of the transmit chains to transmit data to a wireless station (STA) that is in range of the subset. A corresponding method includes determining the subset to communicatively couple to the at least some of the transmit chains of the AP. The method includes communicatively coupling the subset to the at least some of the transmit chains. The method includes directing the data from the at least some of the transmit chains to the subset of the distributed antenna circuits. |
| US11368895B2 |
Frequency band handover in dual-connectivity systems
A cellular communication network may be configured to use a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) base station and a New Radio (NR) base station to implement a Non-Standalone Architecture (NSA) configuration, in an environment in which the NR base station uses multiple frequency bands that provide respective bandwidths. During an NSA connection with a mobile device, LTE signal strength is used as an indicator of whether the device is within the coverage area of a given NR frequency band. When the LTE signal strength indicates that the device has moved into the coverage area of a frequency band having a higher bandwidth than the currently active NR connection, the device is instructed to release and reestablish its NR connection in order to reconnect using the best available NR frequency band. LTE A1 and/or A5 event measurements may be used to evaluate signal strengths and as triggers for NR release/reestablish operations. |
| US11368893B2 |
Communication device, communication method, and program for handovers
The communication device collects information regarding the communication quality of communication by the first other communication device and information regarding the type of the first other communication device; and transmits information regarding the communication quality corresponding to at least one of the types along with the information regarding the types to a second other communication device based on the information collected. |
| US11368892B2 |
Positioning enhancements for narrowband mobile devices
Disclosed are techniques for performing positioning measurements at a mobile device during a positioning session with a serving cell. In an aspect, the mobile device determines to trigger a coverage-enhanced (CE) mode before a positioning session timeout for the positioning session expires, continues performance of the positioning measurements during the positioning session with the serving cell while the mobile device remains connected to the serving cell due to the triggered CE mode, determines whether the positioning measurements have been completed or the positioning session timeout has expired, and responsive to the determination that the positioning measurements have been completed or that the positioning session timeout has expired, reports, to a network entity in the wireless communications network, actual handover measurements to enable the network entity to make a handover determination. |
| US11368886B1 |
Dynamic antenna 5G NR synchronization signal block beam deactivation
Methods are provided for dynamically deactivating synchronization signal block (SSB) beams based on uplink noise. Uplink noise is monitored at a cell site over a configurable period of time. Upon the uplink noise being determined to be above a threshold value, SSB beams corresponding to user equipment that are contributing to the uplink noise are determined. Based on a magnitude of the uplink noise at the cell site, one or more SSB beams of the SSB beams are dynamically deactivated at the cell site. |
| US11368884B2 |
Apparatus and method for allocating resources for switching between macro cell and small cell in wireless communication system
The objective of the present invention is to provide services by effectively switching, by a terminal, a macro cell and a small cell on the basis of time in a communication system in which the macro cell and the small cell coexist. A method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a first base station and/or a second base station, information on a switching delay time required for the terminal to perform cell switching; and communicating through a resource of the first base station and a resource of the second base station which are allocated by considering the switching delay time. |
| US11368880B2 |
Negotiation of quality of service (QoS) information for network management traffic in a wireless local area network (WLAN)
An access point advertises a management frame quality of service (MFQ) policy that defines an access category used for transmitting a first type of management frame. Each mobile station associated with the access point is to prioritize transmission of management frames according to the MFQ policy advertised by the access point, unless a policy configuration request for the mobile station to prioritize transmission of management frames according to a different MFQ policy has been accepted. |
| US11368878B2 |
Method and apparatus for traffic management in a self-backhauled network by using capacity requests
The present invention describes a radio base station and a method for integrated access and backhaul by using backhaul capacity requests. The radio base station is configured to allocate a first part of its capacity to access traffic and a second part of its capacity to backhaul traffic. It is further configured to form a self-backhauled network with a plurality of other radio base stations and select a backhaul route through the self-backhauled network for uplink and downlink backhaul traffic. |
| US11368877B2 |
System and method for load balancing traffic over multiple radio frequency bands for self-organizing network optimization
Systems and methods relate to a Self-Organizing Network (SON) that makes changes to operating parameters for the purpose of load balancing, to increase data communication throughput and capacity. A device may determine load balancing ratios and unused throughput for a first frequency band and a second frequency band for a cell site. The device may also determine, based on the load balancing ratios and the unused throughputs, whether a load balancing procedure for the cell site should be performed to increase a traffic throughput at the cell site. |
| US11368871B2 |
System and method for generating groups of filtering rules
Techniques are provided for generating groups of filtering rules. A priority list of filtering rules having a highest indicator of frequency of utilization among the filtering rules from the plurality of lists is determined from a plurality of lists of filtering rules. The priority list of filtering rules is transmitted to a mobile device. Each of remaining lists of filtering rules that have not been transmitted to the mobile device is divided into a plurality of parts. A plurality of groups of filtering rules is generated based on frequency of utilization within each of the remaining lists of filtering rules. Each generated group contains at most one part of each remaining list of filtering rules. |
| US11368867B2 |
Method and apparatus for communication in next generation mobile communication system
A method performed by a terminal according to the disclosure may comprise: receiving configuration information related to a measurement including measurement object information, wherein the measurement object information including a frequency of a synchronization signal block (SSB) and a measurement timing configuration information of the SSB; determining a reference cell to which the measurement timing configuration information of the SSB is applied based on a type of a signaling radio bearer (SRB) for which the configuration information is provided; measuring the SSB on the frequency of the SSB based on the reference cell and the measurement timing configuration information of the SSB; and transmitting a measurement report including a measurement result of the SSB on the frequency of the SSB. |
| US11368865B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing measurement
Provided are a method for performing a measurement by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus supporting the same. The method may include: configuring multiple bandwidth parts for a cell; configuring multiple reference signals for the cell; activating a first bandwidth part among the multiple bandwidth parts; when the activated first bandwidth part includes a first reference signal, activating the first reference signal included in the activated first bandwidth part; and performing the measurement for the cell based on the only activated first reference signal. |
| US11368862B2 |
Point-to-multipoint or multipoint-to-multipoint mesh self-organized network over WIGIG standards with new MAC layer
A backhaul system comprises a small cell mesh network including a plurality of small cell mesh network backhaul nodes providing a backhaul network to provide an interconnection between at least one first network node for providing access to a core network and at least one second network node for providing access to an edge network. The small cell mesh network comprises a self-organized network (SON). At least one transmitter at each of the plurality of small cell mesh network backhaul nodes establishes communication links with other small cell mesh network backhaul nodes within the small cell mesh network providing the backhaul network. A controller for controlling communication link configuration by the at least one transmitter between the plurality of small cell mesh network backhaul nodes of the small cell mesh network providing the backhaul network. The controller is further configured to implement the self-organized network (SON) that reconfigure new communications links responsive to a broken communications link within the small cell mesh network providing the backhaul network. The communication link configurations are established by the controller using WiGig standards and a MAC layer configured to transmit on a wireless link of the backhaul network. |
| US11368859B2 |
Remote management of displayed network technology symbols
A wireless communication system may support two types of networks, such as a 4th-Generation (4G) network and a 5th-Generation (5G) network. An LTE base station can be configured to broadcast information regarding whether it supports Non-Standalone Architecture (NSA) dual-network connectivity in conjunction with an associated NR base station. A communication device may use one of multiple strategies to determine whether 5G services are actually available at any particular time, and may display a corresponding network technology symbol when 5G services are accessible. The multiple strategies may be stored in non-volatile memory of the communication device. Policy information received from the communication system may specify which of the multiple policies is to be the active strategy, so that the network provider can change strategies without needing to perform a firmware or software upgrade. |
| US11368858B2 |
Method and apparatus for feeding back aggregated channel state information in cooperative multipoint communication system
A method of reporting channel state information (CSI) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, includes receiving, from a base station (BS), first information on a set of CSI-reference signal resource element (CSI-RS RE) configurations and second information on a time resource configuration; obtaining CSI based on the first and the second information; and reporting, to the BS, the CSI, wherein the time resource configuration includes a CSI-RS periodicity commonly used for the CSI-RS RE configurations in the set. |
| US11368856B2 |
Methods and apparatus for generating,transmitting and/or using beacons
Methods and apparatus for using beacon signals are described. One or more sectorized base stations are used in some embodiments to transmit beacon signals into zones, e.g., each zone being at least partially covered by one or more beacon signals. Use of sectorized base stations allows a single base station, e.g., a Bluetooth or other base station capable of transmitting beacon signals, to cover a number of different zones avoiding the need for multiple different beacon transmitters at different locations to establish different beacon coverage areas. Sectorization of a Bluetooth base station and the ability to remotely or locally configure the base station allows for great flexibility to use beacon signals in stores or other locations without the need for numerous individual battery powered beacon transmitters at floor or display level. |
| US11368854B2 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring SAS CPAS performance in CBRS systems
A method for monitoring performance of Cooperative Periodic Activity between Spectrum Access Systems (CPAS) process in a network operating Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CRBS). The method comprises performing a first check of a status of a transmission Grant of a Citizens Broadband Radio service Device (CBSD) at the start of the CPAS process and if the result of the first check indicates that the Grant is suspended then performing a second check of the status of said transmission Grant at the end of the CPAS process. The method further comprises raising an alarm if the result of the second check indicates that the Grant is suspended. An apparatus and a network implementing the method are also disclosed. |
| US11368852B2 |
Signal interference avoidance method and network device
The present disclosure provides a signal interference avoidance method and a network device, so as to prevent the occurrence of a self-interference for a UE. The signal interference avoidance method includes, when the self-interference occurs for the UE connected concurrently to a first network device and a second network device, transmitting first interference avoidance indication information to the second network device. The first interference avoidance indication information is used to enable the second network device to communicate with the UE through a first time-domain resource and/or a first frequency-domain resource. The first interference avoidance indication information includes identification information about the UE. |
| US11368847B2 |
Networking behavior detector and networking behavior detection method thereof for indoor space
A networking behavior detector and a networking behavior detection method thereof for an indoor space are provided. The networking behavior detector receives a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals in the indoor space and converts the RF signals to a plurality of digital signals. Next, the networking behavior detector calculates an energy value of each digital signal and filters out the digital signal, the energy value of which is smaller than a threshold, of the digital signals to generate an analysis signal. Finally, the networking behavior detector retrieves a plurality of energy feature values of each analysis signal to generate a feature datum, and analyzes the feature data through an identification model to generate an identification result. The identification result corresponds to one of a plurality of networking behaviors. |
| US11368843B2 |
Authentication information processing method, authentication information processing device, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
The authentication information processing method includes acquiring related information generated for each of a plurality of base points representing feature points of biometric information extracted from an image, for a collation base point and a registration base point. The collation base point is included in authentication information for collation used for biometric authentication. The registration base point is included in authentication information for registration. The related information associates attribute information with a central base point. The method includes determining whether the attribute information associated with the collation base point matches the attribute information associated with the registration base point, and comparing the collation base point and the registration base point for which it is determined that the respective attribute information match each other, and determining a correspondence between the authentication information for collation and the authentication information for registration used to calculate a degree of similarity. |
| US11368841B2 |
Network access authentication method and device
Embodiments of the prevent disclosure provide a network access authentication method and device. The method includes: receiving an authentication request message sent by a first serving network, the authentication request message carrying a user equipment alias identifier generated by user equipment; determining whether a local user equipment alias identifier is asynchronous with the user equipment alias identifier generated by the user equipment; and when the determination result is positive, obtaining an encrypted International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number IMSI for performing network access authentication on the user equipment. |
| US11368833B2 |
Announced roaming location (AROL) service
ANNOUNCED ROAMING LOCATION (ARoL) SERVICE is a telecom service that permits a better management of received calls when travelling abroad. The ARoL service main idea is to inform a caller—calling an ARoL subscriber—where he is roaming and the local time there. This service is proposed with two levels: Basic ARoL Level—where the caller is simply informed about the country where the called ARoL subscriber is roaming and the local time there. Advanced ARoL Level—where the caller is further offered the option of assuming roaming charges. By offering this service, a Mobile Operator aims further enhancements of its customers' retention and loyalty, and creation of a new revenue stream. |
| US11368829B2 |
Electronic device and system for the same
An electronic device includes a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) circuit; a shared central processor to control the narrowband internet of things circuit; a shared memory to store data or code from the shared central processor; and a communicator controlled by the shared central processor. The communicator stores the data or the code in the shared memory. |
| US11368824B2 |
Method and an electronic device connecting plurality of electronic devices to server through hub
Disclosed is an electronic device that transmits user information for registering a user account in a server, transmits hub identifiable information to the server, using a wireless communication circuit to add the hub identifiable information corresponding to a hub to the user account registered in the server, obtains device identifiable information corresponding to a plurality of Internet of things (IoT) devices, and transmits the device identifiable information to the server to add the device identifiable information to the user account registered in the server, which information is used such that the hub corresponding to the hub identifiable information added to the user account and the plurality of IoT devices are paired with each other. |
| US11368817B2 |
Content conversion tracking based on location data
Systems, methods and computer-readable medium are provided for improving location determination of mobile devices and using the location information obtained via such improved methods to track content conversion. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a request from a third party to track at least one content; determining a reference point for at least one tracking device; activating at least one sensor on-board the at least one tracking device, the at least one tracking device determining displacement information of the at least one tracking device based on the reference point and data collected by the at least one sensor; receiving the displacement information from the at least one tracking device; identifying locations visited by the at least one tracking device based on the displacement information; and determining a content conversion rate for the at least one content based on the locations visited by the at least one tracking device. |
| US11368816B2 |
Network-inferred synchronization for positioning measurements
A wireless network including user equipment (UE) and base stations is configured to perform position determination with low latency and synchronized to a common time within a wireless network. The UE and base stations are configured to perform positioning measurements at a specific time point or within a window around the time point in a measurement period. The time point may be relative to a timing event within the wireless network, such as the beginning or end of a positioning reference signal window or a specific message in a layer 1 or layer 2 transmission. A location server may be provided with the positioning measurements or a position estimate from the UE and provide the position estimate to an external client within the measurement period. |
| US11368815B2 |
Tracking device presence detection and reporting by access points
A tracking system determines a location of a tracking device associated with a user using one or more access points at the location. Each access point at the location is configured to detect and couple with the tracking device when the tracking device is within a communicative range of the access point. An access point provides updates on the tracking device's presence, as well as the tracking device's arrival to and departure from the communicative range of the access point, to a tracking server. The tracking server determines, from these updates, whether the tracking device is at the location. The user may be notified, via a mobile device, of the tracking device's location. |
| US11368813B2 |
Estimating the excess path loss inside of a building and using the estimates of excess path loss to estimate the location of a wireless terminal
A location engine uses the empirical measurements made by a scouting wireless terminal (i) to discover the existence of a reference radio within a geographic region; (ii) to generate an estimate of the location of the newly-discovered reference radio, and (iii) to generate an estimate of the transmission power of the downlink control channel radio signal transmitted by the newly-discovered reference radio. The location engine then uses: (i) the estimate of the location of the newly-discovered reference radio, and (ii) the estimate of the transmission power of the downlink control channel radio signal transmitted by the newly-discovered reference radio, and (iii) measurements, made by a user wireless terminal, of the power of each of the downlink control channel radio signals transmitted by each of the reference radios to generate an estimate of the location of the user wireless terminal. |
| US11368807B2 |
Previewing spatial audio scenes comprising multiple sound sources
An apparatus comprising means for: in response to user input, selecting at least one sound source of a spatial audio scene, comprising multiple sound sources, the spatial audio scene being defined by spatial audio content; selecting at least one related contextual sound source based on the at least one selected sound source; and causing rendering of an audio preview, representing the spatial audio content, that can be selected by a user, wherein the audio preview comprises a mix of sound sources including at least the at least one selected sound source and the at least one related contextual sound source but not all of the multiple sound sources of the spatial audio scene, and wherein selection of the audio preview causes an operation on at least the selected sound source. |
| US11368806B2 |
Information processing apparatus and method, and program
The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a program that enable more efficient edit.The information processing apparatus includes a control unit that selects and groups a plurality of objects existing in a predetermined space, and changes the positions of the plurality of the objects while maintaining the relative positional relationship of the plurality of the grouped objects in the space. The present technology can be applied to information processing apparatuses. |
| US11368804B1 |
Testing apparatus and testing method thereof
A testing apparatus including a testing platform, a loading device, a testing-signal generating device, a sound sensing device, a control unit, and an unloading device is disclosed. The loading device is configured to load a plurality of under-test devices to the testing platform. The testing-signal generating device is configured to generate at least one testing signal. The plurality of under-test devices receives the at least one testing signal and produces at least one testing sound-according to the at least one testing signal. The sound sensing device is configured to receive the at least one testing sound. The control unit controls the unloading device to unload the plurality of under-test devices from the testing platform and controls the unloading device to categorize the plurality of under-test devices into a plurality of groups according to the at least one testing sound received by the sound sensing device. |
| US11368803B2 |
Calibration of playback device(s)
Example techniques involve calibration of one or more playback devices. An example implementation involves a playback device playing back audio content using a first calibration via the one or more audio transducers and the one or more amplifiers. The first calibration is based on a response of a listening environment to audio content playback by the playback device. The playback device records, via one or more microphones, at least a portion of the played back audio content. Based on the recorded audio content, the playback device detects a change in the response of the listening environment to audio content playback by the playback device. Responsive to detecting the change in the response, the playback device causes output of a prompt to initiate a calibration procedure for the playback device. The calibration procedure involves a mobile device recording playback by the playback device. |
| US11368800B2 |
Systems and methods for suppressing sound leakage
A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing. |
| US11368790B2 |
Apparatus, method and computer program for encoding, decoding, scene processing and other procedures related to DirAC based spatial audio coding
An apparatus for generating a description of a combined audio scene, includes: an input interface for receiving a first description of a first scene in a first format and a second description of a second scene in a second format, wherein the second format is different from the first format; a format converter for converting the first description into a common format and for converting the second description into the common format, when the second format is different from the common format; and a format combiner for combining the first description in the common format and the second description in the common format to obtain the combined audio scene. |
| US11368789B2 |
Passive headset with dynamically controlled LEDS
A method and system for a passive headset with dynamically controlled LEDs, where the method comprises, in a passive headset comprising speakers, light emitting diodes (LEDs), and LED driver circuitry: receiving an electrical signal that includes an audio signal and an LED control signal, separating the audio signal and the LED control signal, communicating the audio signal to the speakers, communicating the LED control signal to the LED driver circuitry, and generating a bias voltage for each of the one or more LEDs utilizing the LED driver circuitry and the output LED control signal. A light output of the one or more LEDs may be configured utilizing the generated bias voltage. The amplifier may include a mixer that sums an audio signal with a control signal. |
| US11368786B1 |
Vehicle speaker system
The present invention encompasses systems and methods for mounting speakers in the front of a vehicle to address multiple issues that exist with audio systems currently on the market. More specifically, the present invention improves and optimizes the phase correct and time correct aspects of existing technologies. |
| US11368783B2 |
Prevention of buzz noise in smart microphones
A microphone device includes a substrate having a first surface, a wall disposed on the first surface, a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) transducer, and an integrated circuit. Both the MEMS transducer and the integrated circuit are mounted on the first surface of the wall. The wall separates the MEMS transducer from the integrated circuit and acoustically isolates the MEMS transducer from the integrated circuit. The microphone device additionally includes a first set of wires extending through the wall and electrically connecting the MEMS transducer to the integrated circuit. The microphone device further includes a second set of wires electrically connecting the integrated circuit to a conductor on the substrate. |
| US11368782B2 |
System and method for converting passive protectors to ANR headphones or communication headsets
A system and method for converting a passive protector earmuff to a communication and/or active noise reduction (ANR) headset include mounting active components to a frame subassembly configured for insertion into the passive earcup to divide the earcup volume into a front cavity without additional passive leak paths and a back cavity having a volume that improves speaker/driver power efficiency with a resistive vent to atmosphere. An earcup having an external shell includes a frame configured for positioning within the external shell and having a first support adapted to contact an interior of the shell and a second circumferential support cooperating with a seal to contact an ear seal plate of the earcup to form the front and back cavities. The frame may support a speaker between the front and back cavity, and secure circuitry within the back cavity. |
| US11368780B1 |
Bone conduction earphone
A bone conduction earphone includes an earphone body configured to attach to an auricle of a human body and transmit an audio vibration signal and an ear hook configured to hook on the auricle. A first end of the ear hook is fixedly connected with the earphone body. A second end of the ear hook extends between the auricle and a head of the human body. The second end of the ear hook extends along the auricle and laterally deviates from the earphone body. In a natural state, a lateral distance between the earphone body and an extending end of the ear hook is less than a lateral distance from a front surface of the auricle to a back surface of the auricle. When the bone conduction earphone is worn, the earphone body and the ear hook clamp the auricle. |
| US11368778B2 |
Wireless headphone system
A wireless headphone system is configured to be wirelessly coupled to a user equipment. The wireless headphone system includes at least one wireless ear-loudspeaker that can be attached to a person's ear. The at least one wireless ear-loudspeaker includes a power source and a transmitter and receiver module, and an external wireless microphone unit arranged independent of and unattached to the at least one wireless ear-loudspeaker. The external wireless microphone unit includes a power source, a transmitter- and receiver-module, at least one microphone and an attachment mechanism for attaching the external wireless microphone unit to a person. |
| US11368772B2 |
Headphone and earmuff
The present invention can easily improve a close contact property between an ear pad and a temporal region at low cost. The headphone 1 comprises a driver unit 11, a baffle member 12 that holds the driver unit, an ear pad 13 that is attached to the baffle member, and a housing 14 that is attached to the baffle member and accommodate the driver unit. The earpads includes a ring-shaped body part 131. The baffle member has a facing surface 121a that faces the body part. A direction in which the body part is disposed with respect to the baffle member is the first direction, and a direction in which the housing is disposed with respect to the baffle member is the second direction. At least a part of the facing surface is an inclined part that is inclined to the second direction from the outer edge of the facing surface toward the inner edge of the facing surface or a curved surface that is curved to the second direction from the outer edge of the facing surface toward the inner edge of the facing surface. |
| US11368771B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image and a sound generating device on a rear surface of the display panel. The sound generating device is configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound. The sound generating device includes a first structure and a first passivation layer on one side of the first structure, at least a portion of the first passivation layer having a non-flat shape. |
| US11368765B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus to identify linear and non-linear media presentations
Systems, methods, and apparatus to identify linear and non-linear media presentations are disclosed. An example method to determine whether a media presentation is a linear or a non-linear media presentation comprises generating a reference log comprising a first media identifier of first media and a time at which the first media was presented, accessing a media presentation log comprising a second media identifier of second media and a time at which the second media was presented, and determining whether the second media correspond to a linear media presentation or a non-linear media presentation by comparing the media presentation log to the reference log. |
| US11368764B2 |
Method and apparatus for selection of content from a stream of data
A main stream contains successive content elements of video and/or audio information that encode video and/or audio information at a first data rate. A computation circuit (144) computes main fingerprints from the successive content elements. A reference stream is received having a second data rate lower than the first data rate. The reference stream defines a sequence of the reference fingerprints. A comparator unit (144) compares the main fingerprints with the reference fingerprints. The main stream is monitored for the presence of inserted content elements between original content elements, where the original content elements have main fingerprints that match successive reference fingerprints and the inserted content elements have main fingerprints that do not match reference fingerprints. Rendering of inserted content elements to be skipped. In an embodiment when more than one content element matches only one is rendered. In another embodiment matching is used to control zapping to or from the main stream. In another embodiment matching is used to control linking of separately received mark-up information such as subtitles to points in the main stream. |
| US11368759B2 |
Remote control devices to interface with audience measurement meters
Remote control devices to interface with audience measurement meters are disclosed. An example remote control device to interface with an audience measurement meter includes an audience management controller to, responsive to a gender value input via a user interface of the remote control device, store the gender value, responsive to an age value input via the user interface of the remote control device, store the age value, generate a message including the gender value and age value, and a transmitter to transmit the message to the audience measurement meter, the message including a sequence of infrared codes. |
| US11368757B2 |
Service guide information transmission method, service guide information reception method, service guide information transmission device, and service guide information reception device
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method and a device for transmitting and receiving service guide information. The service guide information transmission method, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: generating service guide information including information on broadcast service and content; encoding the generated service guide information; and transmitting the encoded service guide information. |
| US11368754B2 |
Video playing method, apparatus, electronic device and storage medium
The present application discloses a video playing method, an apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium, and relates to the field of video playing. A specific implementation is as follows: receiving a video playing request input by a user and starting playing a video that is requested, pausing the playing when the playing of the video reaches a target video content, and pushing prompt information to the user, where the target video content is of a higher video rating than a preset video rating of the user, and the prompt information is used to prompt the user that the target video content to be played is not suitable for the user to watch. |
| US11368734B2 |
Systems and methods for value-based provision of television content in a hybrid quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)/internet protocol (IP) content delivery environment
A device may receive content data identifying television schedules for content to be provided for viewing in a first geographic location and a second geographic location, and may identify a first available time slot for content in the first geographic location and a second available time slot for content in the second geographic location. The device may identify a first set of content for the first available time slot and a second set of content for the second available time slot, and may assign values to the first and second sets. The device may determine whether the values assigned to the first and second sets satisfy a threshold value, and may cause, when a value of an content in the first set fails to satisfy the threshold value, a first client device, in the first geographic location, to obtain a replacement content with a value that satisfies the threshold value. |
| US11368730B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting broadcast content based on ATSC 3.0, and apparatus and method for receiving broadcast content based ATSC 3.0
A broadcast content transmission method includes checking input of moving caption data, configuring signaling information of the moving caption data based on signaling and description defined in a broadcast service system, configuring broadcast content data, into which the signaling information of the moving caption data is inserted, and transmitting the broadcast content data, into which the signaling information of the moving caption data is inserted. |
| US11368728B2 |
Interrupting presentation of content data to present additional content in response to reaching a timepoint relating to the content data and notifying a server
Systems and methods include receiving, at a server, a content data and a set of timepoints relating to the content data and storing, by the server, the set of timepoints in a database. The method also includes sending, by the server, the content data and the set of timepoints to a portable device, generating, at the portable device, display signals based on the content data and sending display signals, by the portable device, to a display device that represent the content data. The method also includes receiving, by the server, a notification from the portable device over the internet. The notification indicates that the content data has reached a first time associated with a first timepoint of the set of timepoints. The method further includes sending, from the server, via the Internet, an identification of one or more particular additional content; interrupting, by the portable device, presentation of the content data and presenting the one or more particular additional content and after presenting the one or more particular additional content, resuming, by the portable device, presentation of the content data. |
| US11368726B1 |
Parsing and processing reconstruction of multi-angle videos
A system and method reconstruct multiple videos from multiple perspectives of an event into a continuous stream of the event viewable from different angles. The perspective sources may be received from different computing devices controlled by different parties. The source streams may be parsed for metadata and content perspective. The system may analyze different sources for an angle and rank the source streams based on quality and/or other metadata factors. The highest ranking source streams for a timestamp may be combined to generate a final streaming output of the event which can be displayed from different angles. Some embodiments may display the event in a continuous three-dimensional output based on the different angles of the source streams. |
| US11368725B1 |
System and method for creating a virtual journey experience
A system for creating a virtual journey experience comprises an environment having at least a first side and a second side and an interior space therebetween, a first number of video displays located at the first side of the interior space facing into the interior space and spaced apart from one another, a second number of video displays located at the second side of the interior space and facing into the interior space and spaced apart from one another, and a video content presentation system, the video content presentation system configured to cause the first number of video displays to present video content captured by one or more cameras from a first side of a moving object and cause the second number of video displays to present video content captured by one or more cameras from a second side of the object. |
| US11368724B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for encoding an HDR images, and methods and apparatuses for use of such encoded images
To enable a good HDR image or video coding technology, being able to yield high dynamic range images as well as low dynamic range images, we invented a method of encoding a high dynamic range image (M_HDR), comprising the steps of: converting the high dynamic range image to an image of lower luminance dynamic range (LDR_o) by applying a) scaling the high dynamic range image to a predetermined scale of the luma axis such as [0,1], b) applying a sensitivity tone mapping which changes the brightnesses of pixel colors falling within at least a subrange comprising the darker colors in the high dynamic range image, c) applying a gamma function, and d) applying an arbitrary monotonically increasing function mapping the lumas resulting from performing the steps b and c to output lumas of the lower dynamic range image (LDR_o); and outputting in an image signal (S_im) a codification of the pixel colors of the lower luminance dynamic range image (LDR_o), and outputting in the image signal (S_im) values encoding the functional behavior of the above color conversions as metadata, or values for the inverse functions, which metadata allows to reconstruct a high dynamic range image (Rec_HDR) from the lower luminance dynamic range image (LDR_o). |
| US11368718B2 |
Data processing method and non-transitory computer storage medium
A data processing method and a non-transitory computer storage medium are disclosed. The data processing method is applied in a terminal and includes: dynamically determining a current coding-mapping relationship of pixel coding; sending the current coding-mapping relationship or indication information of the current coding-mapping relationship to a mobile edge computing MEC server; performing pixel coding on pixel values of three-dimensional video data based on the current coding-mapping relationship and obtaining pixel-coded data; and sending the pixel-coded data to the mobile edge computing MEC server. The pixel-coded data are configured to restore the three-dimensional video data by the MEC server. A data volume of the three-dimensional video data before pixel coding may be a first data volume. A data volume of the three-dimensional video data after pixel coding may be a second data volume. The first data volume may be greater than the second data volume. |
| US11368716B2 |
Image encoding device, image decoding device and program
An image encoding device (1) includes the cross-component intra predictor (171a) generates a predicted chroma block through cross-component intra prediction in which a chroma block to be encoded is predicted by referring to, as the neighbouring decoded pixels adjacent to the chroma block, decoded luminance pixels and decoded chroma pixels, a candidate generator (181) configured to generate candidates for an orthogonal transform type to be applied to orthogonal transform processing on prediction residuals that represent errors between the predicted chroma block and the chroma block; and a transformer (121) configured to perform the orthogonal transform processing on the chroma prediction residuals by using an orthogonal transform type selected from among the candidates generated by the candidate generator (181). The candidate generator (181) generates the candidates for the orthogonal transform type, depending on whether or not positions of the neighbouring decoded pixels referred to in cross-component intra prediction are to only any one of a top, a bottom, a left, and a right of a chroma block. |
| US11368713B2 |
Methods and apparatus of video coding using subblock-based temporal motion vector prediction
A method of subblock-based temporal motion vector prediction is performed at a computing device. The computing device acquires a video bitstream including data associated with multiple encoded pictures. While decoding a current picture in the video bitstream, the computing device selects, according to syntax elements signaled in the video bitstream, one reference picture as a collocated picture of the current picture, and determines a temporal vector between the collocated picture and the current picture from motion information of spatially neighboring blocks of a current code unit (CU) according to a fixed order. Next, the computing device splits the current CU into multiple sub-CUs, obtains a temporal motion vector predictor for each sub-CU from the temporal vector and motion information of a block in the collocated picture that corresponds to a respective subblock of the current picture and decodes the current CU according to the temporal motion vector predictors. |
| US11368712B2 |
Clipping of updated MV or derived MV
Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes motion prediction based on updated motion vectors generated using two-step inter-prediction, are described. Methods for clipping of updated MV or derived MV are described. An exemplary method for video coding includes: determining original motion information for a current block; updating original motion vectors of the original motion information for the current block based on a refining method; clipping the updated motion vectors to be within a range; and performing a conversion between the current block and a bitstream representation of a video including the current block, based on the clipped updated motion vectors. |
| US11368710B2 |
Image decoding method and image decoding apparatus using candidate motion vectors
A decoding method and apparatus are provided. A first candidate having a first motion vector that has been used to decode a first block, a first prediction direction that corresponds to the first motion vector, and a first reference picture index that identifies a first reference picture is derived. A second candidate having a second motion vector that has been used to decode a second block, a second prediction direction that corresponds to the second motion vector, and a second reference picture index that identifies a second reference picture is derived. When a total number of candidates is less than a maximum number, a third candidate is derived by combining the first motion vector and the first reference picture index for the first prediction direction of the first candidate and the second motion vector and the second reference picture index for the second prediction direction of the second candidate. |
| US11368708B2 |
Method for combination of wrap-around offset and reference picture resampling
A method, device, and computer-readable medium for a method of encoding a video bitstream using at least one processor, including determining that reference picture resampling is enabled; determining a reference picture size of a reference picture; determining a current picture size of a current picture; determining whether the reference picture size equals the current picture size; based on determining that the reference picture size does not equal the current picture size, disabling wrap-around motion compensation; based on the wrap-around motion compensation being disabled, encoding the current picture without using the wrap-around motion compensation; and generating an encoded video bitstream based on the encoded current picture. |
| US11368707B2 |
Inter prediction mode-based image processing method and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are an inter prediction mode-based image processing method and an apparatus therefor. Particularly, a method for processing an image on the basis of inter prediction may comprise the steps of: determining whether a motion vector scale adaptation is applied to a block; up-scaling a down-scaled MVD (Motion Vector Difference) when the motion vector scale adaptation is applied to the block; deriving a MV (Motion Vector) for the block, using the up-scaled MVD and a MVP (Motion Vector Predictor); and generating a predictive block of the block, using the derived MV. |
| US11368705B2 |
Video feature extraction and video content understanding method, apparatus, storage medium and server
Provided are a video processing method and apparatus, a video retrieval method and apparatus, a medium, and a server. The video processing method includes: performing encoding and decoding on an original video by using the encoder and the decoder, to obtain a video feature of the original video and a hidden state of the original video at a decoding stage; reconstructing a video feature of a target video by using the reconstructor according to the hidden state of the original video at the decoding stage; obtaining a difference between the video feature of the target video and the video feature of the original video; and adjusting a processing parameter of at least one of the decoder and the reconstructor to reduce the difference between the video feature of the target video and the video feature of the original video. |
| US11368701B2 |
Adaptive perceptual mapping and signaling for video coding
A method is provided for encoding a digital video to improve perceptual quality. The method includes receiving a digital video at a video encoder, providing a perceptual quantizer function defined by P Q ( L ) = ( c 1 + c 2 L m 1 1 + c 3 L m 1 ) m 2 , wherein L is a luminance value, c1, c2, c3, and m1 are parameters with fixed values, and m2 is a parameter with a variable value, adapting the perceptual quantizer function by adjusting the value of the m2 parameter based on different luminance value ranges found within a coding level of the digital video, encoding the digital video into a bitstream using, in part, the perceptual quantizer function, transmitting the bitstream to a decoder, and transmitting the value of the m2 parameter to the decoder for each luminance value range in the coding level. |
| US11368697B1 |
Adaptive image compression using a quality metric
A method includes compressing an image using a quality setting, determining a quality of the compressed image based on a quality metric, and determining if the quality of the compressed image is within a quality range. In response to determining the quality of the compressed image is within the quality range, store the compressed image; and in response to determining the quality of the compressed image is not within the quality range, modify the quality setting, and repeat the compressing step with the modified quality setting, both determining steps, and the applicable in response to step. |
| US11368696B2 |
Picture encoder, picture decoder and corresponding methods of encoding and decoding
The present disclosure relates to adaptive filtering, e.g. adaptive loop filtering, which may be used during encoding and decoding of video pictures. In particular, the present disclosure provides for determining a zero coefficients map, in which each bit indicates whether or not a respective filter coefficient of a supporting region is to be included into the bitstream for an adaptive filter. An indication of the zero coefficients map is included into the bitstream before at least one filter coefficient of the adaptive filter indicated by the zero coefficients map as to be included into the bitstream. The provision of a zero coefficients map enables an efficient signaling and allows for flexible filter shapes that are particularly suitable for the content at hand. |
| US11368689B2 |
Adaptive color space transform coding
An encoder system may include an analyzer that analyzes a current image area in an input video to select a transform. A selectable residue transformer, controlled by the analyzer, may perform the selectable transform on a residue image generated from the current image area and a predicted current image area, to generate a transformed residue image. An encoder may encode the transformed residue image to generate output data. The analyzer controls the encoder to encode information to identify the selectable transform and to indicate that the selectable transform for the current image area is different from a transform of a previous image area of the input video. A decoder system may include components appropriate for decoding the output data from the encoder system. |
| US11368687B2 |
Method for decoding image by using block partitioning in image coding system, and device therefor
The method for decoding an image by a decoding device according to the present document may comprise the steps of: acquiring image information comprising partitioning information for a current block; determining, on the basis of the size of the current block, whether to partition the current block; partitioning the current block into subblocks on the basis of the partitioning information, if it is determined that the current block is to be partitioned, and decoding the subblocks; and not partitioning the current block, if it is determined that the current block is not to be partitioned, and decoding the current block, wherein, if the current block is a chroma block, and the size of the current block is at most the minimum size of a chroma block, then it is determined that the current block is not to be partitioned. |
| US11368683B2 |
Intra prediction-based image coding method and device using MPM list
An image decoding method according to the present document derives a left mode, which is a candidate intra prediction mode for a left peripheral block of a current block, derives an upper mode, which is a candidate intra prediction mode for an upper peripheral block of the current block, constructs an MPM list on the basis of the left mode and the upper mode, derives an intra prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the MPM list, generates prediction samples of the current block on the basis of the intra prediction mode, generates a restoration picture of the current block on the basis of the prediction samples, and derives the left mode or the upper mode as one from among candidate intra prediction modes of the MPM list, on the basis of when the left mode and the upper mode are not the same and the left mode and the upper mode are respectively a planar mode and a DC mode. |
| US11368682B2 |
Method and device for encoding/decoding image
A device for encoding/decoding the image according to the present invention includes an intra prediction module configured to: determine an intra prediction mode of a current block; determine a scanning order of multiple sub blocks in the current block on the basis of the determined intra prediction mode; and perform intra prediction of the current block on the basis of the determined scanning order. |
| US11368681B2 |
Image encoding/decoding method and device, and recording medium in which bitstream is stored
The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. An image decoding method performing intra prediction according to the present invention may comprise dividing a current block into at least one sub-block; deriving an intra prediction mode for the at least one sub-block; constructing a reference sample for the intra prediction; and performing intra prediction for the at least one sub-block based on the derived intra prediction mode. |
| US11368678B2 |
Image prediction method and device
An image prediction method and device are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a first reference unit of an image unit, where respective predicted images are obtained for the image unit and the first reference unit by using a same affine model; obtaining motion information of basic motion compensation units at two or more preset positions in the first reference unit; and obtaining motion information of a basic motion compensation unit of the image unit according to the motion information. In this way, motion information of the first reference unit using a same affine motion prediction model is reused, and a more accurate motion vector of a current image unit is obtained, improving prediction accuracy and maintaining encoding and decoding complexity, thereby improving encoding and decoding performance. |
| US11368677B2 |
Boundary filtering for planar and DC modes in intra prediction
When a block is intra predicted, the predicted samples on the boundary are subject to boundary filtering for certain modes. Various embodiments are proposed to perform boundary filtering for intra prediction in the DC or PLANAR mode, using a gradient based approach. The gradient for a particular reference sample is calculated based on a difference between the particular reference sample and a predictor for predicting the particular reference sample. For the PLANAR mode, the difference between a top (left) reference sample and a linear interpolation using the top (left) reference samples is used as the gradient, a fractional part of which is propagated to the initial predicted samples with a decay function. For the DC mode, the difference between a top (left) reference sample and an average of reference samples is used as the gradient. The average can be computed with the top reference samples and/or left reference samples. |
| US11368673B2 |
Device designed for detecting a soiling of at least one transmitting window and/or one receiving window of a sensor
A device for detecting a soiling of a transparent cover of at least one transmitting window and/or one receiving window of an optical sensor. The device includes at least one hologram structure, an image sensor, and a processing unit. The at least one hologram structure is designed to at least partially deflect light beams incident through the transparent cover, or light beams reflected by an inner side of the transparent cover, in the direction of the image sensor. The image sensor is designed to detect at least one image signal as a function of the deflected light beams, and the processing unit is designed to detect a soiling of the transparent cover as a function of the at least one detected image signal. An optical sensor including the device, and a method for detecting a soiling of the transparent cover, are also described. |
| US11368671B2 |
Partial light field display architecture
The disclosure describes various aspects of a partial light field display architecture. In an aspect, a light field display includes multiple picture elements (e.g., super-raxels), where each picture element includes a first portion having a first set of light emitting elements, where the first portion is configured to produce light outputs that contribute to at least one a two-dimensional (2D) view. Each picture element also includes a second portion including a second set of light emitting elements (e.g., sub-raxels) configured to produce light outputs (e.g., ray elements) that contribute to at least one three-dimensional (3D) view. The light field display also includes electronic means configured to drive the first set of light emitting elements and the second set of light emitting elements in each picture element. The light field display can also dynamically identify the first portion and the second portion and allocate light emitting elements accordingly. |
| US11368670B2 |
Augmented reality display system and method
A multi-layer viewing system includes a stationary imager and a beam projector to project physical layer markings onto a region of an object. A headset includes an augmented reality display that is sufficiently transparent to enable a user who is wearing the headset to directly view the object through the display, and to display annotation that is superimposed on the object. A processor is configured to receive a selected location relative to the target for display of the annotation, determine an orientation of the augmented reality display by identifying images of markings in acquired images or markings on the object, calculate a display location for displaying the annotation on the augmented reality display such that the annotation is perceivable by the user as displayed at the selected position, and display the annotation at the calculated display location. |
| US11368666B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
A control is performed such that a speed of change of the virtual viewpoint which is changed in accordance with acceptance of an input according to a specific user operation during playback of the virtual viewpoint image at a first playback speed becomes lower than a speed of change of the virtual viewpoint which is changed in accordance with acceptance of an input according to the specific user operation during playback of the virtual viewpoint image at a second playback speed higher than the first playback speed. |
| US11368663B2 |
Image generating apparatus and method therefor
An apparatus comprises a determiner (305) which determines a first-eye and a second eye view pose. A receiver (301) receives a reference first-eye image with associated depth values and a reference second-eye image with associated depth values, the reference first-eye image being for a first-eye reference pose and the reference second-eye image being for a second-eye reference pose. A depth processor (311) determines a reference depth value, and modifiers (307) generate modified depth values by reducing a difference between the received depth values and the reference depth value by an amount that depends on a difference between the second or first-eye view pose and the second or first-eye reference pose. A synthesizer (303) synthesizes an output first-eye image for the first-eye view pose by view shifting the reference first-eye image and an output second-eye image for the second-eye view pose by view shifting the reference second-eye image based on the modified depth values. The terms first and second may be replaced by left and right, respectively or vice verse. E.g. the terms first-eye view pose, second-eye view pose, reference first-eye image, and reference second-eye image may be replaced by left-eye view pose, right-eye view pose, reference left-eye image, and reference right-eye image, respectively. |
| US11368659B2 |
System and method of reducing distortion during downsampling
A video processing system is provided for reducing distortion in video signals. The system includes a first transfer function that applies a transfer function to a received video signal to generate a gamma corrected video signal in a first color space; and a first matrix component that transforms the gamma corrected video signal in the first color space to a gamma corrected signal in a second color space, and extracts a luminance component from the gamma corrected signal in the second color space. Moreover, the system includes a second transfer function that generates a gamma corrected downsampled video signal in the first color space, and a second matrix component that transforms the gamma corrected video signal in the first color space to a gamma corrected video signal in the second color space, and extracts the chroma component in the second color space. |
| US11368656B2 |
System for controlling linear axis of a MEMS mirror
A device has memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry generates a resonant axis drive signal to drive a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) mirror system at a resonance frequency, and generates a linear axis drive signal to drive the MEMS mirror system at a linear frequency corresponding to a video frame rate. Generating the linear axis drive signal includes generating, using interpolation, a current set of shape values based on a stored set of shape values and an indication of the video frame rate. The linear axis drive signal is generated using the current set of shape values. |
| US11368651B1 |
Audiovisual device
A device includes a housing having a top, a bottom opposite the top, a front, and a back opposite the front. One or more microphones are oriented substantially towards the top. A first camera, a display, a loudspeaker, and an emitter are oriented substantially towards the front. A second camera, a projector, and a sensor are oriented substantially towards the bottom. The second camera and the sensor may include field of views that at least partially overlap with a projection area of the projector. |
| US11368648B2 |
Image storage method and apparatus, and electronic device and storage medium
Embodiments of the present application provide an image storage method and apparatus, and an electronic device and a storage medium. In the method, pixel data obtained by scanning with a first partial region of a scanning region is acquired as first pixel data, and the first pixel data is stored in a storage space; the first pixel data is corrected by using a preset correction algorithm to obtain second pixel data, and the second pixel data is stored in the storage space; if it is determined that the remaining space of the storage space meets the preset condition, the pixel data obtained by scanning with the remaining region of the scanning region is acquired as the third pixel data, and the third pixel data is stored in the storage space; wherein, the scanning mode of the remaining region is a preset second scanning mode; and the third pixel data is corrected by using the preset correction algorithm to obtain fourth pixel data, and the fourth pixel data is stored in the storage space. In the present application, due to the number of pixels obtained by scanning in the preset second scanning mode is less than the number of pixels obtained by scanning in the preset first scanning mode, the size of the image before correction is reduced, and thereby the success rate of image storage is improved. |
| US11368644B2 |
Solid-state imaging element, imaging apparatus, and control method of solid-state imaging element with improved reading speed of pixel signals
It is intended to improve reading speed of pixel signals in a solid-state imaging element provided with an ADC. A plurality of pixels are arrayed in a pixel block. A drive circuit drives the pixel block to output a plurality of pixel signals at the same time. A comparator successively selects the plurality of pixel signals and compares the selected pixel signals and a predetermined reference signal. A control section generates a control signal for updating the predetermined reference signal on the basis of comparison results of the comparator. A reference signal update section updates the predetermined reference signal according to the control signal. |
| US11368641B2 |
System and method for high dynamic range digital double sampling
A system and method is provided for performing high dynamic range digital double sampling. More particularly, a CMOS image sensor is provided that includes a pixel array with each pixel sampling both dark and bright values for digital double sampling. After the sampled signals are digitized, a mean dark value is determined and each dark value is further fed to a lookup table that generates an output value taking into account whether the pixel has been saturated. In over exposed conditions, the lookup table will generate a negative value output to eliminate image artifacts. All three values are fed to adder logic circuit that subtracts the mean dark value and the lookup table output from the bright value. This resulting output is fed to a video viewer. |
| US11368637B1 |
Image acquisition method for microbolometer thermal imaging systems
A method and system for imaging a target scene using a microbolometer array having multiple lines of microbolometer pixels are disclosed. Each line is switchable between an exposed state and a shielded state, where the line is exposed to the target scene and a reference scene, respectively. The method may include alternating between generating a target frame of the target scene and generating a reference frame of the reference scene, each of which in a rolling shutter mode. The method may also include, concurrently with the generating steps, alternating between sequentially shielding each line after its readout in the exposed state for its next readout in the shielded state, and sequentially exposing each line after its readout in the shielded state for its next readout in the exposed state. The method may also include adjusting the target frames using the reference frames to generate thermal images of the target scene. |
| US11368635B2 |
Controller and information processing system for vehicle
A controller for a vehicle includes: a disaster determining section that determines presence or absence of damage caused by a disaster; and an activating section that activates a capturing section mounted on the vehicle. An information processing system is an information processing system that includes plural vehicles and a server. The vehicle activates the capturing section mounted on the vehicle at the time of the disaster, and sends a video image captured by the capturing section and location information to the server. The server accumulates the video images sent from the plural vehicles, and associates the video images with map information. |
| US11368634B2 |
Audio stream and video stream synchronous switching method and apparatus
A switching device determines a video parameter value of a switching point of a first video stream, and determines a video parameter value of a switching point of a second video stream. The video parameter value includes a timestamp and/or a sequence number. The switching device determines an audio parameter value of a switching point of a first audio stream based on a timestamp of the switching point of the first video stream, and determines an audio parameter value of a switching point of a second audio stream based on a timestamp of the switching point of the second video stream. The audio parameter value includes a timestamp and/or a sequence number. The switching device performs switching based on determined switching points. |
| US11368631B1 |
System and method for creating background blur in camera panning or motion
Systems, imaging devices and methods for creating background blur in camera panning or motion. Using an imaging device with an image sensor, a method may comprise selecting an object to be tracked in a scene, recording an image or an image stream, and aligning the selected object optically and/or digitally to a same position on the image sensor while the selected object moves relative to the imaging device or relative to the scene, thereby creating a blurred image background and/or foreground relative to the selected object and a sense of panning or motion. |
| US11368626B2 |
Display control apparatus that controls display of information relating to bokeh and method for controlling the same
A display control apparatus, in which a user can easily recognize “taste of bokeh” of a captured image before the image is recorded, is disclosed. The display control apparatus controls so as to display, together with a first item that indicates either one of a setting value of an F-number or a T-number, a second item that indicates information that relates to an F-number and an amount of variance of a T-number that correspond to a current setting value. |
| US11368625B2 |
Method and apparatus for self camera shooting
An apparatus capable of taking a self-portrait picture includes a screen, a camera, and a controller configured to cause the screen to display a live preview image received from the camera, after the live preview image is displayed, detect a first user gesture for triggering a display of an indicator on the screen, cause the screen to display the indicator at a changeable position where the first user gesture is detected, wherein the indicator indicates that a gesture detection mode is entered to recognize a second user gesture different from the first user gesture, while the indicator is displayed on the screen, detect the second user gesture in the indicator, and after detecting the second user gesture, cause the camera to automatically take a self-portrait picture. |
| US11368623B2 |
System and method for frame capturing and processing
Systems and methods are provided that capture and process frames of frame data. An image sensor captures frames of frame data representative of light incident upon the image sensor using a rolling shutter and outputs the frames of frame data. The image sensor captures at least one of the frames over a frame capture interval and then waits over a blanking interval before capturing another frame. A buffer receives and stores the frames output by the image sensor. An image signal processor retrieves the frames from the buffer and processes the frames over successive frame processing intervals to generate a video having a time interval per frame greater than the frame capture interval. At least one of the successive frame processing intervals is greater than the frame capture interval and is less than or equal to a sum of the frame capture interval and the blanking interval. |
| US11368622B2 |
Photographing method, photographing device and mobile terminal for shifting a lens
A photographing method, a photographing device and a mobile terminal. The photographing method comprises steps of: acquiring, when a lens is at a first position, a first distance between a photographed object and the lens and a second distance by which the photographed object moves after the photographed object is projected on a photosensitive chip, wherein the first position is a position where the lens is located when the photographed object has the highest imaging definition; determining a second position of the lens after the lens is shifted from the first position according to the first distance and the second distance; and controlling the lens to move from the second position to the first position to photograph the photographed object. |
| US11368617B2 |
Image restoration for through-display imaging
Examples are disclosed that relate to the restoration of degraded images acquired via a behind-display camera. One example provides a method of training a machine learning model, the method comprising inputting training image pairs into the machine learning model, each training image pair comprising an undegraded image and a degraded image that represents an appearance of the undegraded image to a behind-display camera, and training the machine learning model using the training image pairs to generate frequency information that is missing from the degraded images. |
| US11368604B2 |
Combined HDR/LDR video streaming
The invention provides methods for broadcasting video in a dual HDR/LDR format such that the video can be displayed in real time by both LDR and HDR display devices. Methods and devices of the invention process streams of pixels from multiple sensors in a frame-independent manner to produce an HDR video signal in real time. That HDR video signal is then tone-mapped to produce an LDR video signal, the LDR signal is subtracted from the HDR signal to calculate a residual signal, and the LDR signal and the residual signal are merged into a combined signal that is broadcast via a communications network. |
| US11368602B2 |
Information processing device and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program to execute process for processing information
An information processing device includes a reception unit that receives an instruction to delete a preregistered user, a storage unit that stores related information that relates to a process that the user executes on the information processing device itself, and a deletion unit that deletes the related information stored in the storage unit corresponding to a user targeted for deletion received by the reception unit. |
| US11368598B2 |
Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
An information processing apparatus that positively notifies a notification destination of information to be notified even if a communication protocol is changed before notifying storage of stored data. A notification setting processing section of a document storage notification application sets a protocol for accessing the stored document data from a computer via a network. When document data is stored in a HDD, a mail transmission processing section notifies the computer of storage location information on the document data for accessing the data according to the set protocol. If the set protocol is changed before the storage location information is notified to the computer, a control section causes the mail transmission processing section to notify the computer of storage location information for causing the document data to be accessed using the changed protocol. |
| US11368597B2 |
Sheet discharging apparatus, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus
A sheet discharging apparatus includes a discharge unit, a stacking portion and a swing guide. The stacking portion includes an upstream supporting portion, a wall surface portion, a first supporting portion provided downstream of the upstream supporting portion and including a first inclined surface, and a second supporting portion provided downstream of the upstream supporting portion and including a second inclined surface. The swing guide overlaps with the first supporting portion as viewed in a width direction of a sheet in a case where the swing guide is not in contact with a sheet discharged by the discharge unit, and swings upward in a case where the swing guide is pushed by a sheet. |
| US11368596B2 |
Sheet feeding device and image reading apparatus
A sheet feeding device includes a stacking tray for stacking a sheet; a sheet detector for detecting presence/absence of the sheet on the stacking tray; a feeder for feeding the sheet detected by the sheet detector; an LED, provided adjacent to the sheet stacked on the stacking tray, for emitting light; a display, provided substantially in parallel with an optical axis of the LED, for being illuminated by the light emitted from the LED; a reflector, provided opposed to the display portion, for reflecting and scattering the light emitted by the LED, toward the display; and a controller for controlling emission of the light of the LED on the basis of a signal outputted by the sheet detector. |
| US11368594B2 |
Image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus, and method of controlling image reading apparatus
Conveyance modes include a registration mode accompanied with skew correction and a registrationless mode unaccompanied with skew correction. When a jam occurs, the controller interrupts a job, and invokes blank-feed processing starting from a state with all sheets re-set. On invoking blank-feed processing, the controller checks the conveyance mode and recognizes the number of jams. If the conveyance mode is the registration mode and in addition the number of jams has not reached a threshold number of jams, the controller invokes blank-feed processing in the registrationless mode. |
| US11368591B2 |
Image forming apparatus
A drive motor drives conveyance rollers. A controller generates a control signal to control the drive motor based on information indicating a rotational speed of the drive motor. The controller generates an initial control signal to drive the conveyance rollers since before conveyance of a sheet by the conveyance rollers and acquires a characteristic value of the initial control signal as a reference value. While the conveyance rollers are conveying the sheet, the controller performs determination processing to determine whether or not to stop the drive motor driving the conveyance rollers based on the characteristic value of the control signal and the reference value. |
| US11368586B2 |
Real-time crime center solution with dispatch directed digital media payloads
A cloud-based real-time crime center with dispatch directed digital media payloads configured to support both emergency dispatchers and emergency responders responding to an incident requiring assistance. The new dispatch system is “cloud-based” in that it provides a central hub or repository for gathering live video streams and data streams that are processed to fuse them together to provide a map-based interface for the dispatcher to access via a desktop or other computing station at a central agency location and for the responders in the field to access via vehicle-mounted or portable client devices. The dispatch system processes the video and data streams to generate a dispatch directed payload that includes data and video relevant to the identified incident and that can be readily communicated (due to its reduced or controlled size) to field responders to make their response more effective and to increase both the safety of the responders and those involved in the incident. |
| US11368584B1 |
Mechanisms for scheduling outbound calls from call centers
Communications channels between systems can be managed such that unnecessary use of the channels is limited. A computer system can initiate a request to establish communications channels between a client device and the computer system. A notification is sent to the client device, which causes the client device to prompt the user to either accept the request or reschedule the requested establishing of the communications channel. |
| US11368582B1 |
Call screening service for communication devices
One example method of operation may include receiving one or more data messages, identifying calls and corresponding call data from the one or more messages, identifying call parameters from the call data, applying a call activity filter criteria to the call parameters to identify a suspect sub-set of the call parameters which indicate an elevated likelihood of call scam, forwarding the call parameters and the suspect sub-set of call parameters to one or more call data tables, and assigning one or more scam designation threshold scores to the suspect sub-set of the call parameters in the one or more call data tables. |
| US11368581B2 |
Semiautomated relay method and apparatus
A method to transcribe communications includes obtaining an audio message from a first device during a voice communication session with a second device including a display screen, providing the message to a first speech recognition system to generate a first message transcript, providing the transcript to the second device for presentation on the screen, obtaining an indication that a transcript quality is below a threshold, providing, in response, the message to a second system to generate a second transcript while still providing it to the first system to generate the first transcript and providing the first transcript to the second device for presentation on the display screen, and in response to an event occurring that indicates the second transcript is to be provided to the second device instead of the first transcript, providing the second transcript to the second device for presentation on the screen instead of the first transcript. |
| US11368578B2 |
Mobile communication device with managed swap of exclusive features
Two electronic devices are configured with software that can enable or disable features such as voice calling, text messaging, or mobile data. By powering on a configured device or interacting with a user interface of the software, a user may choose which device is active and which device is inactive for these features. The software allows the phones to communicate with each other and/or remote servers in order to ensure that only one device is active for these features at any one time. In this manner, a user can share a single service plan, phone number, and/or SIM data between two devices and swap between them without conflicting with technology or contract requirements of a mobile service provider. This allows a user to switch to a secondary phone in order to avoid damaging or losing a primary phone, or to quickly replace a lost or damaged primary phone. |
| US11368577B1 |
Message back system
Disclosed is a message back system that can provide a means for a recipient of robo messages or spam messages to take action. The message back system includes a mobile device operating in conjunction with a server to activate the system and initiate one or more texts to be sent to the source phone number. The server can be programmed to try to send many texts to the source phone number to try to swamp the phone number with texts. The system may provide satisfaction to the user as a tool to respond to these on-going nuisances. |
| US11368575B2 |
Management of calls and media content associated with a caller on mobile computing devices
Call originator feedback may be gathered from members of a call group for a call originator. This feedback may be stored in a contact firewall data structure indexed by call originator identification information, where a contact firewall function can intercept a call to a member of the group when the contact firewall data structure indicates that an action to impact the call should be taken. In another aspect, a method may include receiving an indication of no-answer by a recipient of a call, activating a sender-controlled media (SCM) content selection/generation interface on the caller's phone, and delivering the item of content to the recipient's call message storage system, where the item of content is linked to the missed call. For example, a SCM data structure, or a link to the SCM data structure, may be delivered to the recipient's call message storage system. |
| US11368574B2 |
Communication terminal measurement system, communication terminal measurement apparatus, and measurement-related information display method
In a control device 22 having a control unit 31 that controls an NR measurement device 20 and an LTE measurement device 21 and a display unit 33 that displays control contents of the control unit 31, the control unit 31 controls the display unit 33 such that the display unit 33 displays an NR simulation parameter display area 33c1 or an LTE simulation parameter display area 33c2 in accordance with the communication standard of the selected NR or LTE, in a case where the selection of either NR or LTE is received on the communication standard identification tabs 41a and 41b of the main screen 33a. |
| US11368569B2 |
Terminal device
A terminal device includes a first screen assembly configured to display an image and including a first opening; an image collecting assembly under the first screen assembly, configured to collect an image based on external light when the opening is not shielded; a second screen assembly configured to display an image and shield the opening, and movably disposed between the first screen assembly and the image collecting assembly; a driving assembly configured to drive the second screen assembly to move between first and second positions; at the first position, the opening is shielded and the second screen assembly is in a display state displaying an image not displayed at the opening in the first screen assembly, forming a complete image with the image displayed by the first screen assembly; at the second position, the opening is not shielded, thereby the image collecting assembly can collect the image. |
| US11368567B2 |
System and method for improving a photographic camera feature on a portable electronic device
A system and method is provided for using a case and/or skin having various components for improving and/or enhancing a camera (e.g., photographic, video, etc.) feature of a portable electronic device, such as a smartphone. The system preferably includes a case and/or skin having a lens (e.g., focusable lens) that is aligned with a lens on the smartphone, a light (e.g., a flash, etc.), and at least one shutter release button. An application operating on the smartphone may then be used to control the light (or flash) and to capture an image in response to a user depressing the shutter release button. Communications between the smartphone and the case can be accomplished via either a wired or wireless communication link, which may involve the inclusion of at least one transceiver (e.g., Bluetooth transceiver) and/or processor on the case. |
| US11368560B2 |
Methods and apparatus for self-tuning operation within user space stack architectures
Methods and apparatus for efficient data transfer within a user space network stack. Unlike prior art monolithic networking stacks, the exemplary networking stack architecture described hereinafter includes various components that span multiple domains (both in-kernel, and non-kernel). For example, unlike traditional “socket” based communication, disclosed embodiments can transfer data directly between the kernel and user space domains. Direct transfer reduces the per-byte and per-packet costs relative to socket based communication. A user space networking stack is disclosed that enables extensible, cross-platform-capable, user space control of the networking protocol stack functionality. The user space networking stack facilitates tighter integration between the protocol layers (including TLS) and the application or daemon. Exemplary systems can support multiple networking protocol stack instances (including an in-kernel traditional network stack). |
| US11368559B2 |
Methods and apparatus for compression data streams
Methods and apparatus for compressing data streams. In an embodiment, a method includes calculating a probability distribution function (PDF) for scaler data, matching the PDF to PDF templates to determine a closest matching PDF template, and selecting an encoder corresponding to the closest matching PDF template wherein a corresponding encoder identifier is determined. The method also includes encoding the scaler data with the encoder to generate an encoded stream, and transmitting the encoded stream and the encoder identifier. |
| US11368558B1 |
Thermal state inference based frequency scaling
The systems and methods monitor thermal states associated with a device. The systems and methods set thermal thresholds associated with the device. The systems and methods infer the thermal thresholds from information gathered by a client application running on the device. The systems and methods implement a stored policy associated with a violation of one of the thermal thresholds by one of the monitored thermal states. |
| US11368550B2 |
Systems and methods for entity aware allocation of electronic resources
A resource allocation system including one or more resource producers arranged to provide one or more electronic resources and a plurality of consumer devices arranged to receive the one or more electronic resources. The system also includes an environmental sensor arranged to detect and provide environmental data associated with an operational status of a first consumer device. The system includes a context database arranged to store operational context information associated with operations of the plurality of consumer devices. The system further includes a resource controller arranged to determine an allocation of the one or more electronic resources to the plurality of consumer devices that is also arranged to adjust an allocation of the one or more electronic resources to the first consumer device based on the operational context information and the environmental data associated with the operational status of the first consumer device. |
| US11368549B2 |
Platform for multi-stream sampling and visualization
A stream tool is disclosed that allows a user to seamlessly connect with the different data streams, regardless of the streams' transmission platforms or communication protocols, in order to visually see a representation of the type of data that the data streams are transmitting. A user may specify a particular data stream and provide corresponding connection details. A collection of abstracted software functions enable interaction with the different stream platforms and protocols. Using these abstracted functions, a stream-processing service accesses a requested data stream and samples its data events for either sample timeframe or up to a threshold number of data events. The sampled data events are parsed and visually presented to the user in an easy-to-understand format. The user may then inspect the data stream's data for use in developing robust applications that may integrate and use such data. |
| US11368546B2 |
Systems and methods for adapting a user interface based on a profile
An industrial automation component may receive identification information associated with a user of the industrial automation component and determine whether a profile that corresponds to the identification information exists in a database. When the profile does not exist, the industrial automation component may receive a graphical interface template configured to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with the industrial automation component, one or more parameter names configured to associate one or more measurements acquired by the industrial automation component, pre-load information comprising data configured to enable the industrial automation component to operate, or any combination thereof. The industrial automation component may then and generate a user interface view for the GUI based on the graphical interface template, the parameter names, the pre-load information, or any combination thereof. |
| US11368540B1 |
Remote assistance for a computing device from a trusted device
Systems and methods for providing context-specific support from trusted contacts are provided. A software application residing on the computing device may be associated with a trusted contact for providing remote support to the user. When such a trusted contact exists, a “Help” button is displayed on the computing device when the software application is in use. The user may select that button to cause the computing device to automatically contact the trusted contact and establish a screen sharing communication session with a computing device associated with the trusted contact. |
| US11368539B1 |
Application deployment in a multi-cluster environment
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to application deployment in a multi-cluster environment. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed. According to the method, first information about a resource requirement of an application is sent to a plurality of managed computing clusters. A plurality of predicted deployment results are received from the plurality of managed computing clusters, which indicate whether the application is to be partially or fully and successfully deployed on the plurality of managed computing clusters. In accordance with a determination, from the plurality of predicted deployment results, that a plurality of functions of the application fail to be deployed on a single managed computing cluster, at least two managed computing clusters are selected from the plurality of managed computing clusters and the application is deployed on the at least two managed computing clusters. In other embodiments, a system and a computer program product are disclosed. |
| US11368538B2 |
Platform-agnostic drag-and-drop operations
A web conferencing system is hosted in a first computing environment and is Internet-connected with a content management system hosted in a second computing environment. Upon detection of an occurrence of a file or folder drag-and-drop event at the web conferencing system, the file or folder corresponding to the drag-and-drop event is made available to the content management system. A directory hierarchy of a file system of the content management system is generated on-the-fly. The content management system initiates operations to retrieve and store a copy of the file or folder into the director hierarchy. Access permissions corresponding to locations within the directory hierarchy where the copy of the file or folder is stored are established such that users of the web conferencing system who were not users of the content management system can access the copy of the file or folder that is stored in the content management system. |
| US11368534B2 |
Building management system with device cloud registration and data adaptor
A building management system includes building equipment that operate to affect a physical state or condition of a building, a system manager, and a cloud-based data platform. The system manager is coupled to the building equipment via a system bus and configured to identify the building equipment and generate a reported network tree listing the identified building equipment. The cloud-based data platform includes a data adaptor configured to receive the reported network tree from the system manager, identify an equipment model template for the building equipment listed in the reported network tree, identify a set of points defined by the equipment model template, and generate a list of reported points for the building equipment based on set of points defined by the equipment model template. |
| US11368533B2 |
Signaling between master and one or more slave components to share absolute and incremental data
In one aspect, a system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) and an integrated circuit (IC). The IC is configured to transmit, to the ECU, absolute data on a message line at a first rate; and transmit, to the ECU, incremental data on an index line at a second rate. The second rate is faster than the first rate and the incremental data includes data associated with changes in the absolute data. |
| US11368526B2 |
System and method for risk-aware server load balancing
Systems and methods are provided for managing server loads that accounts for various measures of risk associated with different workloads assigned to servers. The systems and methods may include a memory storing instructions for server load management operations, and a processor configured to execute the stored instructions. The processor may receive a workload, determine a value associated with the workload indicating a predetermined importance of the workload, receive information for a plurality of active servers in a server cluster associated with the processor, determine risk levels associated with the active servers based on the received information, and assign the received workload to one of the active servers based on the determined value and the determined risk levels. |
| US11368525B2 |
Relaying network management tasks using a multi-service receptor network
In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes receiving at an origin controller node, a task and determining a destination work node where the task is to be executed, wherein the origin controller node and the destination work node each comprise a receptor node among a plurality of receptor nodes forming a receptor network, and each of the plurality of receptor nodes functions as one or more of a router node, a controller node, and a work node. The method further includes determining a first router node comprising a first hop on an optimal path to the destination work node, the first router node determined from among a set of receptor nodes functioning at least as router nodes. The method further includes transmitting the task to the destination work node via the first router node and performing the task via the destination work node. |
| US11368524B1 |
Systems and methods for rate-based load balancing
According to examples, a system for rate-based load balancing may include a processor and a memory storing instructions. The processor may, through execution of the instructions, cause the system to receive a request for processing. The system may further identify a target server to transmit the request using a rate-based load balancing technique. In some examples, the rate-based load balancing technique may include: selecting a server, from a plurality of servers, as a potential target; receiving a readiness indicator for the selected server; and designating the selected server as the target server based on the readiness indicator. The system may transmit the request to the target server for processing. |
| US11368520B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for executing distributed transaction resources
The method includes: receiving, by a first managed object device, a first transaction resource creation request that is sent by an application server and includes an identifier of a first to-be-operated resource, a first execution time, and a first to-be-executed operation; receiving, by a second managed object device, a second transaction resource creation request that is sent by the application server and includes an identifier of a second to-be-operated resource, a second execution time, and a second to-be-executed operation; successfully creating, by the first managed object device, a first transaction resource according to the first transaction resource creation request, and successfully creating, by the second managed device, a second transaction resource according to the second transaction resource creation request. |
| US11368519B2 |
Architecture for managing I/O and storage for a virtualization environment using executable containers and virtual machines
Systems for high-performance computing. A storage control architecture is implemented by a plurality of nodes, where a node comprises combinations of executable containers that execute in cooperation with virtual machines running above a hypervisor. The containers run in a virtual machine above a hypervisor, and/or can be integrated directly into the operating system of a host node. Sensitive information such as credit card information may be isolated from the containers in a separate virtual machine that is configured to be threat resistant, and which can be accessed through a threat resistant interface module. One of the virtual machines of the node may be a node-specific control virtual machine that is configured to operate as a dedicated storage controller for a node. One of the virtual machines of the node may be a node-specific container service machine that is configured to provide storage-related and other support to a hosted executable container. |
| US11368514B2 |
Server-side detection and mitigation of client-side content filters
A server-side technique to detect and mitigate client-side content filtering, such as ad blocking. In operation, the technique operates on a server-side of a client-server communication path to provide real-time detect the existence of a client filter (e.g., an ad blocker plug-in) through transparent request exchanges, and then to mitigate (defeat) that filter through one or operations designed to modify the HTML response body or otherwise obscure URLs. Preferably, the publisher (the CDN customer) defines one or more criteria of the page resources being served by the overlay (CDN) and that need to be protected against the client-side filtering. |
| US11368512B2 |
Method and system for utilizing network conditions feedback for improving quality of a collaborative media production
The media production element combines media content from a plurality of streaming electronic devices when they are registered to be within the same streaming event. The media production element can produce a combined live video stream or a combined media production using selections and combinations of the streamed content provided by the multiple electronic devices. A network assistance device can provide feedback to the media production element regarding network conditions for the electronic devices that are registered to an event. Such feedback can prevent bad network connections from affecting the final media production by helping the media production element to decide which data stream to use in the production and when to switch from an electronic device that can be on its way to losing optimum radio conditions. |
| US11368510B1 |
Video frame generation
One disclosed example method includes receiving, by a video conference provider, video frames from a plurality of existing participants in a video conference; receiving, by the video conference provider, a request from a new user to join the video conference, and in response: generating, by the video conference provider, an instantaneous decoder refresh (IDR) frame; determining, by the video conference provider, one or more prior video frames previously acknowledged by each existing participant of the plurality of existing participants; generating, by the video conference provider, a benchmark frame for each of the plurality of existing participants based on at least one of the determined one or more prior video frames and the IDR frame; transmitting, by the video conference provider, the IDR frame to the new user; and transmitting, by the video conference provider, a message comprising the benchmark frame to each of the plurality of existing participants. |
| US11368499B2 |
Registration control for wireless networks, such as IMS networks
Systems and methods for dynamically controlling network registrations are disclosed. The method includes replacing a stringent error message with a lenient cause message in responding to a registration request from a user equipment. |
| US11368497B1 |
System for autonomous mobile device assisted communication
An autonomous mobile device (AMD) may be used in an environment as a communication endpoint for voice or video communications. An incoming request for communication may initiate a process in which the AMD finds a user within the environment. Information obtained from sensors onboard the AMD or in the environment may be used to determine the whereabouts of the user. If an existing communication endpoint is not available to the user or cannot support a requested communication modality, the AMD may travel to permitted areas within the environment to find the user, while avoiding areas designated as private. Once found, communication may be established with the user. If the incoming request expires, the AMD may present information indicative of the request to the user. |
| US11368495B2 |
Securely managing network connections
The disclosure relates generally to methods, systems, and apparatuses for managing network connections. A system for managing network connections includes a storage component, a decoding component, a rule manager component, and a notification component. The storage component is configured to store a list of expected connections for a plurality of networked machines, wherein each connection in the list of expected connections defines a start point and an end point for the connection. The decoding component is configured to decode messages from the plurality of networked machines indicating one or more connections for a corresponding machine. The rule manager component is configured to identify an unexpected presence or absence of a connection on at least one of the plurality of network machines based on the list of expected connections. The notification component is configured to provide a notification or indication of the unexpected presence or absence. |
| US11368487B2 |
Applying security policies to web traffic while maintaining privacy
A computer system applies security policies to web traffic while maintaining privacy. A network security agent is authenticated by a client application to dynamically obtain one or more security policies, wherein the client application and the network security agent are configured to execute on a device and the network security agent is capable of communicating with a source of security policies. Connection information is obtained that includes a request to initiate an encrypted connection with a destination entity. The client application determines whether the encrypted connection between the client application and the destination entity is permitted according to the security policy and based on the connection information. The encrypted connection between the client and the destination entity is established in response to determining that the encrypted connection is permitted. Embodiments may further include a method and computer program product for applying security policies to web traffic. |
| US11368485B2 |
Method, apparatuses and computer program product for monitoring an encrypted connection in a network
Provided is an arrangement for monitoring, a monitoring device and intermediary device and method for monitoring an encrypted connection between a client and an access point in a network, wherein—an Extensible Authentication Protocol is used for access authentication of the client to the network on an authentication server, and—a transport layer security protocol having a key disclosure function is executed within the Extensible Authentication Protocol, in which security information for the cryptographic protection of the connection is provided to an intermediary device and is transmitted from the intermediary device to a monitoring device for monitoring the connection. Also provided is a computer program product of the same. |
| US11368482B2 |
Threat detection system for mobile communication system, and global device and local device thereof
A threat detection system for a mobile communication system, and a global device and a local device thereof are provided. The threat detection system is used for detecting and defensing low and slow distributed denial-of-service (LSDDoS) attacks. The global device is located in a core network of the mobile communication system, and is used for training a tensor neural network (TNN) model to build a threat classifier. The threat classifier is used for the local device to identify a plurality of threat types. The local device inputs the to-be-identified data into the threat classifier to generate a classification result corresponding to one of the threat types. |
| US11368480B2 |
Systems and methods for automated detection of cybersecurity performance gaps
Techniques for mitigating cybersecurity performance gaps in an organization are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of selecting a threat framework for formulating a threat detection strategy, mapping most likely adversary tactics that may be used to circumvent the threat detection strategy, updating the threat detection strategy, and performing threat detection to determine threat assessment scores. Further, the determined scores are categorized and contextualized to identify cybersecurity gaps in the organization. These gaps are prioritized based on certain criteria to provide automated recommendations and alerts regarding cybersecurity performance gaps and related organizational risks. |
| US11368477B2 |
Webpage integrity monitoring
A method to monitor integrity of webpages. The method may include obtaining a destination of outgoing network traffic resulting from rendered code of a webpage. The rendered code may be generated using source code of the webpage that is obtained in response to a request to a webserver that hosts the webpage. The method may also include obtaining a previous destination of previous outgoing network traffic resulting from previous rendered code of the webpage. The previous rendered code may be generated before the request is sent to the webserver for the source code used to generate the rendered code. The method may also include comparing the destination and the previous destination to determine a change in integrity of security of the webpage. In response to the change in the integrity of security of the webpage, an alert regarding the integrity of security of the webpage may be generated. |
| US11368473B2 |
Interface threat assessment in multi-cluster system
The automated estimation that an interface service has been misconfigured. Sensitive interface services are first identified based on common characteristics, and those characteristics are associated with sensitivity based on behavior across multiple clusters. Thereafter, the threat assessment estimates that a particular interface service is misconfigured if the particular interface service has these same common characteristics, is accessible from outside the cluster, and does not require authentication. Cluster administrators can therefore be more fully and timely advised when a misconfiguration of an interface service subjects their cluster to undue security risks. |
| US11368470B2 |
Real-time alert reasoning and priority-based campaign discovery
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) defense leverages priority-based tracking around alerts, together with priority-based alert reasoning task scheduling. In one embodiment, individual alert reasoning tasks are managed by an alert scheduler, which effectively allocates available computation resources to prioritize the alert reasoning tasks, which each execute within processing workers that are controlled by the alert scheduler. An alert reasoning task typically is prioritized (relative to other such tasks) according to one or more factors, such as severity levels, elapsed time, and other tracking results. By implementing priority-based task scheduling, the task scheduler provides for alert reasoning tasks that are interruptible. In this approach, and once an alert is assigned to a task and the task assigned a worker, priority-based connectivity tracker around each alert is carried out to provide further computational efficiency. |
| US11368467B2 |
System and method of intelligent detection of data model fieldname lineage with geographical location movement control
An information handling system operating a data integration protection assistance system may comprise a processor linking first and second data set field names identified within a previous execution of a data integration process for transferring a data set field value identified by the first data field name at a source geographic location to a destination geographic location for storage under the second data field name. The processor may receive a user instruction to associate data set field names labeled as sensitive private individual data with a barred geographic location, determine the second data set field name is labeled as sensitive private individual data and the destination storage location matches the barred geographic location. A graphical user interface may display a notice that the data set field value was stored during the previously executed integration process within the barred geographic location. |
| US11368465B2 |
Distributed entity counting with inherent privacy features
Systems and methods provide an entity identifier (EID) for use in distributed systems, where the entity identifier includes inherent privacy features and where an estimate of the distinct count of the entity identifiers in a distributed system can be determined. A unique identifier (e.g., a GUID) for an entity is received. A hash value can be generated for the unique identifier using a hash function that is not guaranteed to generate unique values. An EID is created using a portion of the bits of the hash value and stored in a database. An estimated distinct count of entities based on a count of EIDs in the database can be determined based on the count of EIDs in the database and the size of the EID space. |
| US11368462B2 |
Systems and method for hypertext transfer protocol requestor validation
HTTP requests and responses may be transmitted between cloud-based application instances. Each outgoing HTTP request may include authentication credentials and an “X-Snc-Integration-Source” header that identifies the source of the request. A table of approved users may be maintained, including each user's authentication credentials and one or more source instances from which they are expected to generate HTTP requests. When the HTTP request is received, the HTTP request will be parsed to identify the authentication credentials and the source of the request. The table of authorized users is then referenced to determine if the authentication credentials and the source of the request match those of an authorized user. If the authentication credentials and the source of the request match those of an authorized user, access will be granted. If the authentication credentials and the source of the request do not match those of an authorized user, access will be denied. |
| US11368461B2 |
Application programming interface authorization transformation system
Systems and methods for transforming an API authorization to a UX session are provided. An authorization server receives, from a third-party application developed by a third-party, a request to access a user experience (UX) session on behalf of a user. The request comprises an access token previously granted by the authorization server to the third-party application in response to consent, by the user, to allow the third-party application to perform actions on behalf of the user. In one embodiment, this previous authorization comprises an Open Authorization (OAuth). In response to receiving the request the authorization server transforms the access token into a single sign on (SSO) link with a session token. The authorization server then returns the SSO link that includes the session token the third-party application hosted by the third-party. The SSO link causes the third-party application to redirect the user to the UX session corresponding to the SSO link. |
| US11368460B2 |
System and method for identity verification
Systems and method for verifying an identity of a user during interaction with a resource provider are disclosed. Embodiments enable using an authorization request message to inquire about an identity attribute (e.g. age) of a user during an interaction between the user and a resource provider. An authorizing entity (e.g. issuer) or a processing entity provides an answer to the inquiry within an authorization response message. The answer to the inquiry may establish whether the consumer meets a threshold (e.g. minimum age requirement). |
| US11368451B2 |
Two-factor authentication systems and methods
A method including: receiving, from an application executing on a computing device and by an authentication process executing on the computing device, data representative of user credentials corresponding to the application, the authentication process being isolated from the application; packaging, by the authentication process, the data representative of user credentials with a device identification assigned to the computing device and an indication that the user credentials correspond to the application, the device identification being hidden from the application; outputting for transmission, by the authentication process and to an authentication server, an authentication request containing the packaged user credentials and device identification; receiving, by the authentication process and from the authentication server, an indication of authentication of the user credentials; and forwarding the received indication from the authentication process to the application. |
| US11368450B2 |
Method for bidirectional authorization of blockchain-based resource public key infrastructure
The disclosure discloses a method for bidirectional authorization of a blockchain-based resource public key infrastructure, aiming at solving security threat problems that a legal BGP route is illegal and a legal IP address is blocked caused by malicious operations. A technical solution is as follows: constructing a blockchain-based resource public key infrastructure system RPKIB composed of a resource issuer, a resource transaction application client, a resource receiver and a blockchain network; changing any operation of issuing, revoking, overwriting and modifying of a resource certificate by the resource issuer into a bidirectional authorization mode, and implementing the operation of the resource certificate only when the issuer and the receiver both agree; and carrying out, by the issuer, operations of a resource certificate RC and route origin authorization ROA as transactions that are carried out through the blockchain network, and distinguishing whether the operations are malicious behaviors or normal operations. |
| US11368446B2 |
Trusted account revocation in federated identity management
A service provider configured to establish a federated identity management with an identity provider, provision a first user account, and retrieve revocation information from a ledger. The revocation information can include a revoked user account identifier published to the ledger by the identity provider. The service provider can determine that the revoked user account identifier corresponds to the first user account. The service provider can delete the first user account from the service provider. |
| US11368442B2 |
Receiving an encrypted communication from a user in a second secure communication network
The present disclosure describes a method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium that includes instructions that permit users of different secure communication networks to exchange secure communications. A secure communication platform includes a user database that allows users from different secure communication networks to access keys for recipients outside of their network. Additionally, the secure communication platform provides a high degree of trust regarding the sender's identity, allowing the receiving network to trust the sender. |
| US11368441B2 |
Method and system for general data protection compliance via blockchain
A method for privacy control in release of protected information includes: receiving, from a first system, a decryption key, request identifier, and a payload identifier by a second system; storing, in the second system, a blockchain comprised of blockchain data values, each blockchain data value including a registration identifier and encrypted data set; identifying, by the second system, a specific blockchain data value where the registration identifier matches the payload identifier; decrypting, by the second system, the encrypted data set in the specific blockchain data value using the decryption key; and transmitting, by the second system, the decrypted data set to a third system using the request identifier. |
| US11368440B2 |
Detecting operation of an autonomous vehicle on an untrusted network
Various technologies described herein pertain to detecting operation of an autonomous vehicle on an untrusted network. The autonomous vehicle retrieves a beacon token from a data store of the autonomous vehicle. The beacon token comprises an identifier for the autonomous vehicle and an identifier for a server computing device. The autonomous vehicle generates a data packet based upon the beacon token, wherein the data packet includes the identifier for the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle transmits the data packet to the server computing device. When the data packet is transmitted via a trusted network, networking rules of the trusted network prevent the data packet from being received by the server computing device. When the data packet is transmitted via the untrusted network, the server computing device receives the data packet. Responsive to receiving the data packet, the server computing device generates and transmits an alert to a computing device. |
| US11368432B2 |
Network containment of compromised machines
A computing device can install and execute a kernel-level security agent that interacts with a remote security system as part of a detection loop aimed at defeating malware attacks. The kernel-level security agent can be installed with a firewall policy that can be remotely enabled by the remote security system in order to “contain” the computing device. Accordingly, when the computing device is being used, and a malware attack is detected on the computing device, the remote security system can send an instruction to contain the computing device, which causes the implementation, by an operating system (e.g., a Mac™ operating system) of the computing device, of the firewall policy accessible to the kernel-level security agent. Upon implementation and enforcement of the firewall policy, outgoing data packets from, and incoming data packets to, the computing device that would have been allowed prior to the implementation of the firewall policy are denied. |
| US11368423B1 |
Resource recommendations in online chat conversations based on sequences of text
A dense passage retrieval machine learning model having a first encoder for resources and a second encoder for messages can automatically match relevant resources to computers or sessions based on analysis of a series of messages of an online chat conversation. Continuous re-training is supported based on feedback from a moderator computer and/or user computers. |
| US11368418B2 |
Determining when to partition real time text content and display the partitioned content within separate conversation bubbles
A first user equipment (UE)—during a real time text (RIT) communication session with a second UE—may make a control function available to a local user of the first UE, who may invoke the control function to break up his/her RTT content within organized conversation bubbles. In an example process, after displaying first text character(s)—which was input by the local user—within a first conversation bubble designated for the first UE (or the local user thereof), the first UE may detect an invocation of the control function, followed by additional user input requesting to type one or more second text characters. Invocation of the control function prior to the additional user input requesting to type the second text character(s) may cause the first UE to display the second text character(s) within a second conversation bubble designated for the first UE, rather than the first conversation bubble. |
| US11368416B2 |
Reconciliation of a blockchain ledger during failures of an enterprise service bus
Enterprise messaging using a blockchain system. A method of the disclosure includes receiving, by a first node of a blockchain system of an enterprise service bus, a message transmitted by a second node of the blockchain system. The blockchain system may be to store a plurality of messages communicated via the enterprise service bus in a distributed ledger. The method also includes determining, by the first node, whether the first node should process the message. The method further includes processing, by the first node, the message in response to determining that the message should be processed by the first node. The method further includes updating the distributed ledger to indicate that the message has been processed by the first node. |
| US11368415B2 |
Intelligent, adaptable, and trainable bot that orchestrates automation and workflows across multiple applications
The present disclosure relates to an intelligent, adaptable, and trainable bot that orchestrates automation, event data integration, and application programming interfaces across multiple applications. The technology may include receiving event data describing events from distributed software applications and processing the event data describing the events to generate notifications, the event data being received based on execution of a software recipe. The bot may transmit the notifications for display to a user using a conversational interface and receive a command from the user via the conversational interface, the command including a requested operation respective to at least one delivered notification. In response to receiving the command, the method may generate recommendations for additional commands respective to the at least one notification based on metadata associated with an event corresponding to the at least one notification. |
| US11368414B1 |
Automated relevant subject matter detection
One example method of operation may include identifying a content thread in a content sharing forum, ranking topics of the content thread to identify highest weighted topics based on content of messages included in the topics, creating a share link to access the highest weighted topics, and posting the share link in one or more other content threads of one or more other content sharing forums, and the one or more other content threads include topics with similar content to content of the highest weighted topics of the content thread. |
| US11368412B2 |
Power throttle for network switches
The disclosed systems and methods provide methods and systems for providing power throttling adapted for high performance network switches. A method includes determining, for each of a plurality of measurement periods within a thermal average period, an energy usage estimate for a packet processing block configured to process ingress packets at a power gated clock rate. The method includes determining, for each of the plurality of measurement periods, a target clock rate for the packet processing block based on the determined energy usage estimates to meet a target energy value that is averaged for the thermal average period. The method includes adjusting, for each of the plurality of measurement periods, the power gated clock rate towards the target clock rate, wherein the adjusting causes the packet processing block to process the ingress packets at the adjusted power gated clock rate. |
| US11368411B2 |
Communication system and bandwidth control method
In a communication system including first virtual CPE and second virtual CPE, the first virtual CPE includes a band acquisition unit configured to acquire a first contract band set for a subscriber under control of the first CPE and acquire a value of decrease in the first contract band when at least one subscriber terminal of the subscriber transitions from being under control of the first CPE to being under control of the second CPE, and a band control unit configured to control a communication band for the first CPE, and the second virtual CPE includes a band acquisition unit configured to acquire a second contract band set for a subscriber under control of the second CPE and acquire a value of increase in the second contract band, and a band control unit configured to control a communication band for the second CPE. |
| US11368407B2 |
Failover management using availability groups
Techniques for failover management using availability groups are described. According to some embodiments, customers can define one or more availability groups within their infrastructure. Each availability group may be associated with one or more rules which describe how the availability group should fail over. The availability group definition may define the resources included in the availability group, a target region to fail over to, and capacity reservations for the availability group in the target region. In some embodiments, the definition may also include a replication frequency for storage resources which defines how often data is backed up. Once a customer as created an availability group the customer is then able to either create resources in that availability group or associate already existing resources with the availability group. An availability group management service can ensure that data, capacity reservations and network infrastructure are defined and/or replicated to the target location. |
| US11368404B2 |
Method of releasing resource reservation in network
The present disclosure provides methods for releasing a reserved resource in a network. An operation method performed in a first communication node of a vehicle network includes generating a first frame including identification information of a stream transmitted through a reserved resource and a first indicator instructing to release the reserved resource; and transmitting the first frame to a second communication node. |
| US11368402B1 |
System and method for using soft lock with virtual channels in a network-on-chip (NoC)
A system and method for soft locking on an ingress port of a networking device in a network, such as a network-on-chip (NoC). Once a soft lock is established, the port is given transmitting priority so long has the port has an available packet or packet parts that can make forward progress in the network. When the soft lock port's packet parts, which can make forward progress in the network, are not available, the networking device may choose another port. The system transmits packet parts from the other port until the soft locked port has packet parts available that can make forward progress in the network. Any arbitration scheme may be used to select the port that is soft locked and to select the other ports to transmit from when the soft locked port does not have packet parts that can make forward progress in the network. Once the packet (or all the packet parts) on the soft locked port has completed transmission, the soft lock of the soft locked port is released. |
| US11368401B1 |
Globally avoiding simultaneous reroutes in a network
In one embodiment, a device obtains, from a plurality of routers in a network, a set of routing patches that collectively specify a first set of paths in the network, a second set of paths in the network, and time periods during which traffic is to be rerouted from one of the first set of paths to one of the second set of paths in the network. The device identifies overlapping path segments of the second set of paths in the network. The device makes, based in part on the overlapping path segments, a prediction that two or more of the set of routing patches will cause congestion along paths with overlapping path segments. The device adjusts, based on the prediction, the set of routing patches, to avoid causing the congestion. |
| US11368400B2 |
Continuously calibrated network system
Application data may be transmitted while oscillating a transmission parameter. A metric associated with a complementary network property is analyzed to identify a transition point between a stochastic error state and a deterministic error state of the complementary network property. Additional network properties or states may be inferred from the transition point, and the transmission of the application data may be optimized based on the inferred additional properties or states. |
| US11368399B2 |
Congestion aware multipathing based on network congestion notifications
An apparatus comprises a host device comprising a processor coupled to memory. The host device is configured to obtain a network congestion notification from a portion of a network that is utilized by the host device for submitting IO operations to a storage system. The network congestion notification comprises an indication that the portion of the network is experiencing network congestion. The host device is further configured to identify a first path of a plurality of paths as a path that utilizes the portion of the network and to adjust a dispatch weight of the first path based at least in part on the network congestion notification. The host device is further configured to submit an IO operation to the storage system along a second path instead of the first path based at least in part on the adjusted dispatch weight of the first path. |
| US11368395B2 |
System, method and apparatus for storage controller having multiple heterogeneous network interface ports
A Multiprotocol Storage Controller (MPSC) System on a Chip (SOC) comprising multiple heterogeneous network interface ports, a switch core, a global memory mapper and a frame router. The interface ports capable of interconnecting networks of devices with differing data and signaling protocols and differing number of data and signal lines. |
| US11368393B2 |
Network address assignment and reclamation for hierarchical based RPL networks
Disclosed embodiments relate to a Hierarchical Do-Dag based RPL (H-DOC) network configuration where the network address of each node corresponds to its location within the hierarchical network. Network addresses are initialized hierarchically. Candidate patent nodes signal availability. Candidate child nodes respond to a selected candidate parent node with a temporary address. The selected candidate parent node acknowledges selection and communicates a hierarchical address for the child node in a transmission to the temporary address. The child node changes its address to the hierarchical address from the parent node. When a node switches parent nodes, it signals the old parent node to deallocate it as a child node, and then signals a selected candidate parent node with a temporary address. |
| US11368388B2 |
Communication system, communication device, and communication method
A communication system includes a server and multiple communication nodes. The server broadcasts a mesh network entry request to the communication nodes. Each communication node is configured to receive the mesh network entry request, cause a mesh network entry request to hop to the other communication nodes if the entry request is not addressed to the node itself, register a rank of the node based on a number of hops required for the entry request to reach the node if the entry request is addressed to the communication node, transmit a rank request when the communication node registers its rank, receive a rank response from other nodes, each rank response including a rank of the node sending the rank response, and register the node having a highest ranking response as a communication path to the server if its rank is higher than the node itself. |
| US11368385B1 |
System and method for deploying, scaling and managing network endpoint groups in cloud computing environments
Grouping virtualized computing instances in cloud environments can be achieved utilizing groups of network endpoints, such as hardware devices, virtualized computing instances, etc. The network endpoint group (NEG) provides a logical grouping for providers of backend services that may be arranged on the network endpoints, and may be organized based on the backend service to be provided by the computing environments that operate as network endpoints. For example, the NEGs may be implemented for load balancing applications. The network endpoint groups, and the network endpoints included therein, may be managed using a framework of tools, libraries and application programming interfaces. |
| US11368381B2 |
Optimizing tunnel monitoring in SDN
A method implemented by a first switch in a software defined networking (SDN) network to monitor a tunnel between the first switch and a second switch in the SDN network. The method includes generating a first flow entry that matches packets received over the tunnel, generating a second flow entry that matches packet received over the tunnel, where the second flow entry has a priority that is lower than a priority of the first flow entry, removing the first flow entry and transmitting a flow removed message to an SDN controller in response to a determination that the first flow entry has timed out, maintaining a statistic associated with the second flow entry, and transmitting a statistics trigger event message to the SDN controller in response to a determination that the statistic associated with the second flow entry exceeds a threshold value. |
| US11368377B2 |
Closed loop monitoring based privileged access control
In some examples, closed loop monitoring based privileged access control may include identifying a ticket that includes a specification of an incident that is to be remedied and determining an intent of the ticket. A privileged access command library may be analyzed to determine a plurality of privileged access steps that can be performed to remedy the incident. A source file associated with procedures that were performed to remedy the incident may be analyzed. A plurality of events may be identified using the source file and filtered based on the plurality of privileged access steps that can be performed to remedy the incident. At least one event that includes at least one other privileged access step that is not one of the plurality of privileged access steps that can be performed to remedy the incident may be identified, and instructions may be generated to remedy the identified event. |
| US11368376B2 |
Provisioning dedicated network resources with API services
Embodiments are disclosed that provision a cloud-based service together with a dedicated network connection to provision a cloud-based service element. In response to the request both the cloud-based service element and a dedicated network connection are provisioned. Provisioning the cloud-based service element together with the dedicated network connection enables the cloud-based service element to utilize the dedicated network connection. |
| US11368370B2 |
Service orchestration method and apparatus, and service provisioning method and apparatus
This application belongs to the field of service orchestration and discloses a service orchestration method and apparatus, and a service provisioning method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining a service template; obtaining a service identity, a service attribute, and a service policy that are entered by an operator and a default service parameter; filling in the options of the service template with the service attribute and the service policy that are entered by the operator and the default service parameter; associating the service template that is filled in with the service identity; and storing the service template that is associated with the service identity in a service type library, and publishing the service template to the user. |
| US11368369B2 |
Deployment of passive and active security policies to mobile devices
Techniques for deployment of policies to computing devices are described herein. The techniques can include a server deploying a passive policy to the computing devices. After deploying the passive policy, data is collected from each of the computing devices regarding operation of the computing device. The server monitors, based on comparing the passive policy to the collected data, compliance of each computing device with the passive policy. The server determines, based on the monitoring, a set of the computing devices that exhibit a policy violation associated with the passive policy. The server deploys an active policy to the set of computing devices. The active policy corresponds to the passive policy, and deploying the active policy causes one or more actions that correspond to the policy violation to be performed on each of the set of computing devices. |
| US11368364B2 |
Consolidation of existing signal transfer points in a telecommunication network
The present disclosure is directed to consolidation of STP pairs without deploying new STP pairs and without making changes at a Service Switching Point to reflect the consolidation. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a first pair of signal transfer point devices to be decommissioned from a telecommunication network; identifying a second pair of signal transfer point devices to assume, in part, functionalities of the first pair of signal transfer point devices, each signal transfer point device of the first pair and the second pair having at least one primary point code and at least one secondary point code assigning a temporary secondary point code to each signal transfer point device of the first pair; and modifying at least one secondary point code of each signal transfer point device of the second pair with a primary point code of at least one signal transfer point device of the first pair. |
| US11368362B2 |
Transport network layer associations on the FI interface
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer-readable media associated with F1 interface arrangement configuration within a network that implements virtualized NodeBs are disclosed herein. In embodiments, one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, in response to execution by one or more processors, cause a centralized unit (CU) of an access node to generate a CU configuration update message, the CU configuration update message to include an indication of a transport network layer (TNL) address of the CU for which a TNL association between the CU and a distributed unit (DU) of the access node is to be added or removed, and cause the CU configuration update message to be transmitted to the DU. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US11368359B2 |
Monitoring remote ZIGBEE® networks from the cloud
A system and method for remotely monitoring and analyzing devices on a wireless network, such as a ZIGBEE® network, is disclosed. The devices store event logs in a memory device whenever certain events occurs. These event logs are transmitted to a gateway device. The gateway device may operate in standalone mode or in network coprocessor (NCP) mode. The gateway device may then decode the event logs into a human readable output. This human readable output may then be uploaded to a server in the cloud, where further analysis of the human readable output may be performed. This information may then be retrieved by remote devices, such as smart phones. In other modes, the event logs are uploaded to the server in the cloud and the decoding is performed in the cloud. |
| US11368357B2 |
Service fault locating method and apparatus
A service fault locating method and apparatus for precisely locating a network fault problem in a multi-layer OAM architecture network. The method includes: receiving a service fault locating request message; determining, an IPS, and an IPD, that a service fault is between a first layer-3 device and a second layer-3 device; obtaining a first network topology between the first layer-3 device and the second layer-3 device; determining a first forwarding path of the service packet between the first layer-3 device and the second layer-3 device according to the first network topology; configuring a forwarding entry of a forwarding device in the first forwarding path, and triggering the first layer-3 device to generate an extended layer-2 OAM packet; and obtaining a first path parameter of the first forwarding path, and determining a specific location of the service fault according to the first path parameter. |
| US11368354B2 |
Multi-result lookups
A method for network hardware table management includes: obtaining, by a network device table manager of a network device, a first feature table entry of a first feature table, where the first feature table entry comprises a first prefix and a first action to take for a first feature; obtaining, by the network device table manager, a second feature table entry of a second feature table, where the second feature table entry comprises a second prefix and a second action to take for a second feature; making a first determination that the first prefix and the second prefix include a common portion and that the common portion is an entirety of each of the first and second prefixes; and in response to the first determination, adding a combined feature table entry to a combined feature table. |
| US11368351B1 |
Simulation view network streamer
A simulation view network streamer is disclosed. A first request is received to generate a first network view stream from a first view that exists in a simulation of a virtual environment. The first view is defined by first view data that identifies a first portion of the virtual environment encompassed by the first view. The first request includes a first destination address of a first output device. A second request is received to generate a second network view stream from a second view that exists in the simulation of the virtual environment concurrently with the first view, the second request including a second destination address of a second output device. A stream of images of the first view is sent to the first output device, and a stream of images of the second view is sent to the second output device. |
| US11368348B2 |
Signal transmission method and apparatus
A signal transmission method and apparatus are provided, to resolve a problem that because a PAPR of a signal is comparatively high, a waveform distortion of the signal is comparatively serious after power amplification is performed on the signal by using a PA. The method includes: separately performing phase rotation on M pieces of modulated data to obtain M pieces of phase-rotated data, where a phase factor for performing phase rotation on the M pieces of modulated data is determined based on M. The method further includes: determining time domain data based on the M pieces of phase-rotated data, and sending the time domain data to a receive end. |
| US11368347B2 |
Channel probing signal for a broadband communication system
In a broadband wireless communication system, a spread spectrum signal is intentionally overlapped with an OFDM signal, in a time domain, a frequency domain, or both. The OFDM signal, which inherently has a high spectral efficiency, is used for carrying broadband data or control information. The spread spectrum signal, which is designed to have a high spread gain for overcoming severe interference, is used for facilitating system functions such as initial random access, channel probing, or short messaging. Methods and techniques are devised to ensure that the mutual interference between the overlapped signals is minimized to have insignificant impact on either signal and that both signals are detectable with expected performance by a receiver. |
| US11368340B2 |
Employing modulation layer mapping to improve performance of MIMO communication systems
The disclosed subject matter relates to employing modulation layer mapping to improve the performance of multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication systems. In one embodiment, a method comprises determining, by a device comprising a processor, codeword information in association with establishment of a wireless communication link with a network device of a wireless communication network, wherein the device and the network device are configured to communicate via the communication link using a MIMO communication scheme. The determining the codeword information comprises determining a code rate and determining a number of modulation indexes for the code rate based on signal-to-noise ratios respectively associated with channel layers included in the MIMO communication scheme. The method further comprises sending, by the device, the codeword information to the network device via a control channel of the wireless communication link. |
| US11368338B2 |
Multi-protocol vehicle relay communication method, gateway device, vehicle network system, transfer method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program
A network system includes a first network through which a frame of a first type is transmitted in accordance with a first communication protocol and includes a second network in which a frame of a second type is transmitted in accordance with a second communication protocol. A gateway device is connected to the first network and the second network. The gateway device sequentially receives frames of the first type from the first network and determines whether to transmit data regarding the received frames of the first type to the second network. The gateway device transmits, to the second network, a frame of the second type including data regarding a plurality of the frames of the first type determined to be transmitted to the second network when a condition relating to a number of frames of the first type received by the gateway device is satisfied. |
| US11368334B1 |
Providing a split-configuration virtual private network
A method for providing a split-configuration virtual private network (VPN), the method including receiving, during a VPN connection, a local content request requesting local content; transmitting, to a local exchange point that is capable of obtaining the local content, at least a portion of the local content request to enable the local exchange point to provide the local content; receiving, during the VPN connection, a remote content request requesting remote content; and transmitting, to a remote exchange point that is capable of obtaining the remote content, at least a portion of the remote content request to enable the remote exchange point to provide the remote content. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US11368333B1 |
Mobile mux
A mobile mux is a radio communication network (RCN) in which base stations (BS's) networked in a tree topology connect a core network (CN) to user equipments (UEs) by installing a backhaul link at a root BS and having non-root BS's wirelessly communicable with the root BS such that all UEs access the CN without a first burden of installing multiple independent backhaul links for all BS's. The frequency resource allocated to the RCN for communicating with the UEs is reused in inter-BS communication, avoiding a second burden of acquiring an additional frequency resource. Avoiding the two burdens enables faster roll-out of communication services. Furthermore, uplink and downlink data traffics between the CN and the UEs are aggregated and received, respectively, at the root BS, allowing a capacity provided by the single backhaul link to be less than a sum of capacities estimated for the independent links. |
| US11368330B2 |
Error frame detection
The disclosure relates to a transceiver and associated method and computer program. The transceiver comprises a transmitter for transmitting, based on an input signal, a transmitter output voltage to a differential signaling bus, the transceiver configured to: generate, from the input signal, a copy of the transmitter output voltage to provide an expected differential bus voltage; measure a differential bus voltage from the differential signaling bus; and detect an error frame on the differential signaling bus based on a comparison between the measured differential bus voltage and the expected differential bus voltage. |
| US11368326B2 |
Method and system for integrating data points into a building controller of a building automation system
A method for integrating data points of building automation devices into a building controller within a building automation system includes generating on a display an identification of a system object relating to one of a plurality of building automation devices; receiving a user input comprising a filter criterium for filtering a plurality of data points relating to the building automation devices; identifying at least one of the plurality of data points of the building automation devices based on the filter criterium; integrating the identified at least one of the data points into the building controller to be associated with the system object; and generating on the display an identification of at least one of the integrated data points associated with the system object. |
| US11368323B2 |
System and a method for facilitating meeting content for attending a meeting
A system and a method for facilitating meeting content to be referred for attending a meeting. The system receives a current meeting information associated with the meeting. The system computes similarity scores corresponding to a plurality of past meeting information against the current meeting information. The system identifies a past meeting information with highest similarity score and a set of past service provider entities from the past meeting information. The system identifies a past skillset based on a set of past service provider parameters associated with the set of past service provider entities and correlates the past skillset with a current skillset associated with at least one current service provider entity to identify a skill gap, between the past and current skillsets. The system extracts and facilitates meeting content to the at least one current service provider entity for attending the meeting based on the identified skill gap. |
| US11368318B2 |
Group identification system
A method for identifying a group of users from a number of users includes receiving, for each user of the number of users, response data including motion data characterizing motion of the user during a prescribed time period occurring after issuance of a challenge to the number of users, processing the motion data of the number of users to identify a first subset of the number of users with substantially matching motion data, and forming the group of users to include the first subset of the number of users. |
| US11368313B2 |
Data storage devices and methods for encrypting a firmware file thereof
A data storage device including a non-volatile memory and a micro-controller is provided. The non-volatile memory stores a firmware file. The micro-controller is coupled to the non-volatile memory, and performs an encryption procedure on the firmware file. The encryption procedure includes: using a first key and a first algorithm to encrypt the firmware file to generate a signature, using the first key and a second algorithm to scramble the signature to generate a scrambled signature, and attaching the scrambled signature to the firmware file. |
| US11368311B2 |
Batch-wise distributed preprocessing information verification
Some embodiments are directed to a dealer device for batch-wise provisioning of preprocessing information for a multiparty computation and an evaluator device for batch-wise distributed verification with one or more other evaluator devices of the preprocessing information. The preprocessing information comprises multiple random values and multiple message authentication codes for blinding and integrity checking respectively in the multi-party computation. The multiple random values and a set of proof values together define a checking polynomial. The dealer device computes proof values wherein the checking polynomial is identical to zero. The evaluator device obtains secret-shares of the random values, proof values, and message authentication codes. The evaluator device checks by a distributed computation with the one or more other evaluator devices that an evaluation of the checking polynomial in a random evaluation point is zero, thus verifying that multiple polynomial checking equations are satisfied on the multiple random values. |
| US11368308B2 |
Privacy preserving biometric authentication
Techniques of authenticating a first device of a user to a second device are disclosed. The method enables the second device to perform authentication using a biometric template stored on the first device and a biometric measurement. Homomorphic encryption may be used by the first device to encrypt the biometric template and the second device to determine an encrypted similarity metric between the biometric template and the biometric measurement. The second device can also determine an encrypted code using an authentication function and the encrypted similarity metric. The second device sends the encrypted code and the encrypted similarity metric to be decrypted by the first device. The second device can receive a response from the first device, indicating whether a decrypted similarity metric exceeds a threshold; and whether the decrypted code matches a test code. The second device can then authenticate the user based on the response. |
| US11368306B2 |
Techniques for using signed nonces to secure cloud shells
Techniques for using signed nonces to secure cloud shells are provided. The techniques include receiving, by a session manager service, a request to connect a user device to a secure connection to a secure shell instance. The session manager service may authorize the user device to access the secure shell instance and may configure the secure shell instance, being described by a shell identifier of the secure shell instance. The techniques also include generating, by the session manager service, a nonce token and providing the shell identifier, and a router address of the secure shell router to the user device. The techniques also include generating, by the session manager service, a signed nonce token using the nonce token; and providing the signed nonce token and the shell identifier to a user device. |
| US11368296B2 |
Communication-efficient secret shuffle protocol for encrypted data based on homomorphic encryption and oblivious transfer
The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for a communication-efficient secret shuffle protocol for encrypted data based on homomorphic encryption and oblivious transfer. A service provider and multiple clients participate in a secret shuffle protocol of randomly shuffling encrypted client-specific secret input values. The protocol includes generation and exchange of random numbers, random permutations and different blinding values, including use of an oblivious transfer mechanism. A last protocol step includes using homomorphism, for each client, to perform computations on intermediate encrypted data to homomorphically remove a first blinding value and a second blinding value, to generate a client-specific rerandomized encrypted secret input value. As a result, the client-specific rerandomized encrypted secret input values are generated in an order that is unmapped to an order of receipt, at the service provider, of the encrypted secret input values. |
| US11368295B2 |
Communication system using a random code as an encryption code
A communication system using a random code as an encryption code is disclosed. A first terminal transfers a request to the second terminal for providing a random code (rKey). The random code is used to encrypt commands in the proceeding communication process instead of using a master key (mKey) so as to avoid that the master key (mKey) is captured. The safety in data transmission is promoted greatly. In practical use, the encryption way can be used to a door access system which includes a mobile phone, a card reader, a door access controller, and a server program (such as ACX server program). The communication system using a random code as an encryption code assures that the communications between these devices are highly safe. |
| US11368292B2 |
Securing data with symmetric keys generated using inaccessible private keys
Methods and systems for securing customer data in a multi-tenant database environment are described. A key identifier received from a security server may be stored by an application server. The key identifier may be associated with a private key that is accessible by the security server and not accessible by the application server. A request to derive a symmetric key may be transmitted from the application server to the security server, the request including a public key generated by the application server, a salt value, and the key identifier. The symmetric key may then be derived based on the transmitted public key and the private key using a key derivation function. The application server may then receive and store the symmetric key in an in-memory cache, and be used to securely encrypt data received by the application server from client devices. |
| US11368290B2 |
Key diversification in a tracking device environment
A tracking device can use a permanent encryption key pair to encrypt a temporary private key that corresponds to a set of diversified temporary public keys. When a community mobile device subsequently detects the tracking device, the central tracking system provides a diversified temporary public key to the community mobile device. The community mobile device uses the diversified temporary public key to encrypt location data representative of a location of the community mobile device, and provides the encrypted location data to the central tracking system. When a user subsequently requests a location of the tracking device from the central tracking system, the central tracking system provides the encrypted temporary private key and the encrypted location data to a device of the user, and the device can decrypt the encrypted temporary private key using the permanent encryption key pair, and decrypt the encrypted location data using the decrypted temporary private key. |
| US11368288B2 |
Apparatus and method of lightweight communication protocols between multiple blockchains
A method for inter-blockchain communication, comprising: receiving from a sender node in a sender blockchain a data message for transmission to a receiver node in a receiver blockchain; encrypt and encapsulate by an encryption module the data message into an event, wherein the event comprising an exposed header containing information for routing the event through the blockchains and identifying the sender and the receiver nodes; broadcasting the event to a communication bridge comprising multiple bridge nodes; transferring the event through the bridge nodes to an event exchange module of the receiver blockchain; validating the event by a validation module; decrypting and decapsulating the validated event by a decryption module into a decrypted data message; and recording the decrypted data message into the receiver blockchain ledger for reading by the receiver node. The multiple bridge nodes ensure redundancy for the reliable delivery of events in the inter-blockchain communication. |
| US11368287B2 |
Identification of a creator of an encrypted object
Embodiments include encrypting an object such that the creator of the encrypted object can be identified. Aspects include receiving, by a processor, an unencrypted object that includes plaintext and metadata that describes the plaintext and obtaining, by the processor in response to a request from a user, a data encryption key (DEK) and a nonce key for the unencrypted object, the nonce key being unique to the user. Aspects also include encrypting, by the processor, the unencrypted object. The encrypting includes generating a nonce based at least in part of the plaintext and the nonce key and generating ciphertext and a metadata authentication tag comprising a signature of the metadata, the generating based at least in part on the plaintext, the metadata, the DEK, and the nonce. Aspects further include creating an encrypted object that includes the ciphertext, the metadata, and the metadata authentication tag. |
| US11368279B2 |
Processing apparatus, processing method, storage medium, and encryption processing system
A processing apparatus includes at least one processor configured to function as: an input unit that receives encrypted data based on homomorphic encryption as an input; and a process execution unit that executes a predetermined process by using the encrypted data while maintaining a secret state by encryption and includes one or more processing units. At least one of the processing units is a multiplication corresponding processing unit for executing a calculation in a ciphertext space corresponding to a processing of multiplying plaintext data by a predetermined multiplier. The multiplication corresponding processing unit executes a calculation in the ciphertext space corresponding to a calculation of multiplying the plaintext data by an adjustment multiplication value on first encrypted data input from a preceding stage and outputs resulting data. The adjustment multiplication value is obtained by multiplying the predetermined multiplier by a predetermined adjustment value for the multiplication corresponding processing unit and by performing an integer processing. |
| US11368275B2 |
Method for configuring bandwidth for supporting broadband carrier in communication system
Disclosed is a method for configuring a bandwidth for supporting a broadband carrier in a communication system. An operation method of a base station comprises the steps of: configuring a first bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part for a terminal; configuring a reserved resource for the first bandwidth part in a resource area in which the first bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part overlap; and performing an operation of transmitting or receiving a second data channel, which is scheduled to the second bandwidth part, together with the terminal by using the reserved resource. Therefore, the performance of the communication system can be improved. |
| US11368273B2 |
Method and apparatus for channel access in unlicensed band in wireless communication system
Disclosed are: a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system; and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security, and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for channel access in a wireless communication system operating in an unlicensed band. More particularly, disclosed are a method by which a node for transmitting a signal through an unlicensed band determines a channel occupation state of the unlicensed band, and a method for transmitting the signal to the unlicensed band according to the determined channel occupation state of the unlicensed band. |
| US11368272B2 |
Wireless communication method, enhanced Node B and user equipment
A communication apparatus includes circuitry which, in operation, maps one or more repetitions of control information in a search space region, and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the one or more repetitions of the control information. The search space region includes a first plurality of sub-regions of different lengths for a largest repetition number of the control information, and a second plurality of sub-regions of different lengths for a second-largest repetition number of the control information. An interval of subframes to which the first plurality of sub-regions are mapped is greater than an interval of subframes to which the second plurality of sub-regions are mapped. |
| US11368269B2 |
Method for multi-user transmission and reception in wireless communication system and device for same
Disclosed are a method for multi-user transmission and reception in a wireless communication system and a device for same. More particularly, a method for performing multi-user (MU) transmission by a station (STA) device in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: generating a high efficiency-long training field (HE-LTF) sequence in a frequency domain in accordance with an MU transmission bandwidth; and transmitting a physical protocol data unit (PPDU) which comprises one or more symbols to which the HE-LTF sequence is mapped, wherein the HE-LTF sequence can be generated by multiplying one row of a P matrix to a length unit of a row of the P matrix in a predetermined sequence. |
| US11368266B2 |
Uplink signal transmission method, and device
An uplink signal transmission method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, first information that is sent by a network device and that is used to instruct the terminal device to send an SRS on at least two symbols in a first slot, and second information that is sent by the network device and that is used to instruct the terminal device not to send the SRS on M symbols in the at least two symbols, where M is an integer greater than 0; and sending, by the terminal device based on the received first information and the received second information, the SRS on a symbol that is in the at least two symbols and that is different from the M symbols. |
| US11368265B2 |
CSI-RS sequence generation and mapping and DMRS scrambling ID configuration
In some embodiments, an apparatus of a Fifth Generation (5G) NodeB (gNB) comprises one or more baseband processors to encode one or more channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE). The one or more CSI-RS signals comprise a complex sequence mapped to a resource element (RE) such that all CSI-RS ports use an identical sequence for the one or more CSI-RS signals in a symbol. In other embodiments, the gNB comprises one or more baseband processors to encode a scrambling identity (ID) configuration for one or more demodulation reference signals (DMRS), wherein the scrambling ID configuration indicates one of two scrambling IDs to be signaled to a UE. |
| US11368264B2 |
Data processing method and data processing apparatus
Embodiments of this application relate to communication technologies and provide a method for transmitting or retransmitting data in a transport block. The transport block includes one or more code block groups, and each code block group includes one or more code blocks. A data processing device determines a code block group in the transport block that needs to be transmitted. Each code block in the code block group is processed by the data processing device to obtain a bit sequence. The data processing device transmits one or more bit sequences obtained by processing one or more code blocks in the code block group. The method and the apparatus provided in this application help reduce waste of air interface resources. |
| US11368254B2 |
Avoiding multiple retransmissions of signalling transported by 5G NAS transport
Embodiments herein relate to a wireless device and an Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF, and methods performed by a wireless device and an AMF, respectively. |
| US11368251B1 |
Convergent multi-bit feedback system
Provided are systems and methods for convergent error vector indexing and retransmission in wireless data verifications. An example method includes transmitting a network packet to a receiver; receiving a further network packet being a copy of the network packet as received by the receiver, determining, based on the network packet and the further network packet, an error vector and locations of errors in the further network packet; sending, to the receiver, a first indexing packet including the locations of the errors; receiving a second indexing packet being a copy of the first indexing packet as received by the receiver; determining, based on the error vector and the second indexing packet, the locations of the errors in the second indexing packet; and sending a third indexing packet including the locations of the errors to the receiver, where the receiver corrects the further network packet using the third indexing packet. |
| US11368250B1 |
Adaptive payload extraction and retransmission in wireless data communications with error aggregations
Provided are systems and methods for adaptive payload extraction and retransmission in wireless data communications. An example method commences with transmitting a network packet to a receiver via a communication channel. The method further includes receiving a further network packet including a further payload. The method continues with determining, based on the payload and the further payload, an error vector. The method includes generating, based on the error vector, a plurality of indices. An index of the plurality of indices corresponds to a portion of a plurality of non-overlapping portions of the payload. The method further continues with selecting, based on the error vector, at least one index from the plurality of indices. The method includes sending, to the receiver via the communication channel, a further network packet. The further network packet includes the selected index and a portion of the payload corresponding to the selected index. |
| US11368248B2 |
Methods and apparatus for determining transport block size in wireless communication
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for determining a transport block size (TBS) as a function of various parameters without cyclic dependencies between the parameters and TBS. The disclosed function can determine a TBS in a single pass, and the determined TBS allows the use of code blocks with equal code block size (CBS) in a transport block segmentation process. The determined TBS can provide byte-aligned code block lengths and require no padding bits in a transport block. |
| US11368245B2 |
Blind detection method, signal transmission method, relevant devices and system
The present disclosure provide a blind detection method, a signal transmission method, relevant devices and a system. The method includes: receiving a target signal transmitted from a network device; and based on the target signal, performing blind detection on PDCCH or maintaining a sleep state when detecting the PDCCH. |
| US11368244B2 |
Resource configuration method, terminal, and network device
This disclosure provides a resource configuration method. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, first indication information sent by a network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate S first time units and T second time units, when S≠0, the first indication information further indicates an index value or an identifier of format information of the first time unit; and when T≠0, the first indication information further indicates first set information of the second time unit, the first set information indicates a first set, and the first set includes index values or identifiers of at least two types of format information of the second time unit; and determining, by the terminal, the format information of the first time unit based on the index value or the identifier of the format information of the first time unit, or determining the first set based on the first set information. |
| US11368243B2 |
Codeword adaptation for non-orthogonal coded access
Various communication systems may benefit from improved transmissions. For example, a network transmission may benefit from improved throughput and efficiency in non-schedule multiple access communications. A method includes selecting at a user equipment operating in a non-scheduled access scheme at least one of a first codeword or a second codeword based on an amount of data. The data in the non-scheduled access scheme can be spread according to a spreading sequence. The method also includes determining a transport block size for at least one of the first codeword or the second codeword. In addition, the method includes transmitting the data from the user equipment to a network node using at least one of the first codeword or the second codeword. |
| US11368242B2 |
Information transmission method and device, and computer storage medium
An information transmission method includes: receiving configuration information for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein the configuration information is used for correspondingly configuring, for each PUCCH format, at least two maximum code rates (MCRs); receiving downlink control information (DCI), wherein the DCI includes indication information for indicating an MCR used by a target PUCCH; and determining, according to the indication information in the DCI, the MCR used by the target PUCCH from the at least two MCRs correspondingly configured for a format of the target PUCCH. |
| US11368240B2 |
Signal processing method and apparatus
A signal processing method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving an optical signal in a target receive channel, and converting the optical signal into an electrical signal; determining, in the converted electrical signal, an electrical signal associated with a non-overlapping frequency band between the target receive channel and another channel, where the another channel is a channel that overlaps the target receive channel; and determining, based on the electrical signal associated with the non-overlapping frequency band, an electrical signal corresponding to a valid received optical signal that does not include an interfering optical signal in the target receive channel. According to the application, the target transmit channel and the another channel are set to channels that overlap each other, thereby reducing bandwidths occupied by the channels. In the method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure, spectrum utilization can be improved, thereby improving a data transmission rate. |
| US11368238B2 |
Systems and methods for bit level signal processing
This disclosure relates generally to wireless communications and, more particularly, to systems and methods for bit level processing to produce a scrambled data bit sequence that, after modulation, may produce a symbol sequence that matches a symbol sequence produced by symbol spreading. In one embodiment, a method performed by a communication device includes: encoding user data to produce a first data bit sequence; generating a result bit sequence based on a first scrambling bit sequence and the first data bit sequence; and transmitting a signal based on a scrambled data bit sequence scrambled with the result bit sequence. |
| US11368237B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of communicating a PPDU with Golay sequences
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of communicating a channel estimation field with Golay Sequences. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a wireless station to determine a first sequence having a length of 1536 based on a first combination of a pair of Golay sequences, each Golay sequence of the pair of Golay sequences having a length of 384; to determine a second sequence having a length of 1536 based on a second combination of the pair of Golay sequences; and to transmit an Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit (EDMG) Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) over a channel in a frequency band above 45 Ghz, the EDMG PPDU including an EDMG Channel Estimation Field (CEF) including the first sequence followed by the second sequence, the channel having a channel bandwidth of 6.48 GHz or an integer multiple of 6.48 GHz. |
| US11368236B2 |
Detection and decoding of wireless synchronization signals
A wireless node in a wireless communication network. The wireless node includes one or more interfaces configured to receive wireless transmissions, a memory comprising instructions, and a hardware processor. The wireless node samples a received wireless transmission into a plurality of time-based subdivisions for each subdivision of the wireless transmission the wireless node determines a cross-correlation between the subdivision and a local syncword. The local syncword is constructed to correlate to any primary synchronization signal, PSS, of a plurality of PSSs defined for synchronization in the wireless network. The wireless node, based on the cross-correlation, determines whether one PSS of the plurality of PSSs is present in the subdivision of the wireless transmission. |
| US11368235B2 |
Methods and systems for facilitating providing of augmented media content to a viewer
Disclosed herein is a method for facilitating providing of augmented media content to a viewer, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the method may include receiving viewer information, analyzing the viewer information, identifying a media content, receiving the media content, analyzing the media content, identifying an interaction element in the media content, receiving a broadcaster preference and a viewer preference, receiving viewer interaction data, retrieving augmentation content, transmitting the augmentation content, generating a contextual parameter, transmitting the contextual parameter, receiving a selection of an augmentation content, embedding the augmentation content and the viewer context variable in the media content to obtain an augmented media content, transmitting the augmented media content, receiving a broadcaster context value corresponding to a broadcaster context variable, receiving a time stamp, receiving an auto-response content, and embedding the auto-response content in the media content. |
| US11368233B2 |
Mechanisms for reporting a faulty antenna port
There is provided mechanisms for reporting a faulty antenna port at a transmitting radio device. A method is performed by a receiving radio device. The method comprises receiving at least one reference signal transmitted at an antenna port of the transmitting radio device. The method comprises determining whether the antenna port is deemed faulty or not by subjecting the at least one reference signal to an evaluation criterion. The method comprises transmitting, when the antenna port is deemed faulty, a report to the transmitting radio device. The report indicates that the antenna port is deemed faulty. |
| US11368231B1 |
Local auditory display using ultrasonic encoding and decoding
A system receives audio data in a frequency range of 20 Hz-20 kHz. The received audio data is encoded by the system into ultrasonic data in frequencies that are greater than 20 kHz, and transmitted into a local area that is proximal to the transmitting device, i.e., within the transmission range of the transmitting device. An ultrasonic communication device that is located in the transmission range of the transmitting device may receive the ultrasonic data. The received ultrasonic data is decoded by the ultrasonic communication system in the receiving device into audio data in a frequency range of 20 Hz-20 kHz, and subsequently presented to a user of the receiving ultrasonic communication device. |
| US11368229B2 |
Tap stabilizer method and structure for coherent optical receiver
A method and structure for a coherent optical receiver device. Timing recovery (TR) is implemented after channel dispersion (i.e., chromatic dispersion (CD) and polarization mode dispersion (PMD)) compensation blocks. This architecture provides both improves performance and reduces power consumption of the device. Also, a TR loop is provided, enabling computing, by an error evaluation module, a first sampling phase error (SPE) and computing, by a timing phase information (TPI) module coupled to the error evaluation module, a second SPE from a plurality of CD equalizer taps PMD equalizer taps. The first and second SPE are combined into a total phase error (TPE) in a combining module, and the resulting TPE is filtered by a timing recovery (TR) filter coupled to an interpolated timing recovery (ITR) module and the combining module. The ITR module then synchronizes an input signal of the coherent optical receiver according to the TPE. |
| US11368219B2 |
Polarization dependent loss (PDL) compensation systems
A polarization dependent loss (PDL) compensation device for an optical system can be configured to output a compensating PDL to at least partially cancel a PDL of the optical system. In certain embodiments, the device can include a first polarization controller configured to modify a state of polarization of an optical signal, a PDL emulator disposed upstream of the first polarization controller and configured to output the compensating PDL upstream of the first polarization controller, and a second polarization controller disposed upstream of the PDL emulator and configured to modify a state of polarization of the optical signal upstream of the PDL emulator. |
| US11368215B2 |
Method of estimating a propagation delay difference of an optical link and apparatus for same
An optical link for a communication network, the optical link having an optical fibre link, a downstream transmitter, a downstream receiver, an upstream transmitter and an upstream receiver. The upstream and downstream transmitters are configured to transmit a respective pilot tone on a respective optical carrier and are configured to tune a frequency of the pilot tone within a preselected frequency range. The upstream and downstream receivers are configured respectively to determine an upstream notch frequency, fnotch-US, and a downstream notch frequency, fnotch-DS, of respective detected photocurrents from at least one respective pilot tone frequency at which the respective detected photocurrent is equal to or lower than a photocurrent threshold. The optical link also includes processing circuitry configured to receive the upstream and downstream notch frequencies and configured to estimate a propagation delay difference of the optical link depending on the upstream and downstream notch frequencies. |
| US11368207B1 |
System, method and apparatus for providing an improved data path within a mechanized irrigation system
The present invention provides an alternative communication path which uses a buried wired and a buried wire oscillator to transmit data between a centrally located pivot panel and an end tower control panel. According to a first preferred embodiment, a pivot panel of the present invention preferably includes a machine controller, a smart relay board, a modem, a guidance controller and a buried wire oscillator. According to a further preferred embodiment, a tower control panel of the present invention preferably includes a tower board controller, a modem, and a data antenna. |
| US11368205B2 |
Beam recovery method and apparatus
A beam recovery method and apparatus such that the method includes: communicating, by a relay node, with a network device by using a serving beam; after a serving beam failure is detected, further monitoring the serving beam and determining whether the serving beam is recovered; and if the serving beam is recovered, further communicating, by the relay node, with the network device by using the serving beam. According to the beam recovery method, a waste of resources is reduced during beam recovery, and a time for beam recovery is further shortened. |
| US11368204B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of beam refinement protocol (BRP) transmit (TX) sector sweep (SS) (TXSS)
For example, an Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit (EDMG) initiator station (STA) of a Beam Refinement Protocol (BRP) Transmit (TX) Sector Sweep (SS) (TXSS) may be configured to, during an initiator BRP TXSS, transmit one or more initiator EDMG BRP-TX packets to an EDMG responder STA; during a responder BRP TXSS following the initiator BRP TXSS, to receive one or more responder EDMG BRP-TX packets from the EDMG responder STA; and to transmit to the EDMG responder STA a BRP frame including feedback based on measurements on the one or more responder EDMG BRP-TX packets. |
| US11368203B1 |
One way ranging measurement using sounding sequence
A system and method for one-way ranging is disclosed. The system comprises a transmitter, also referred to as a tag, transmitting a packet having a sounding sequence. The receiver, also referred to as the locator, receives the sounding sequence. The receiver measures and saves the phase at a plurality of points in time. The sounding sequence has two frequencies, which are additive inverses of one another. A discrete Fourier transform is performed on the plurality of phase measurements to determine the phase of each of the two frequencies. The difference between these two frequencies is related to the time that the packet traveled. Additionally, a calibration of the transmit path and/or receive path may be performed to improve the accuracy of the results. |
| US11368202B2 |
UE-specific beam mapping with reference weight vectors
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described for a user equipment in a wireless communication system with a plurality of user equipment where reference weight vectors orthogonal to each other are selected from a predefined set of directions for reference beams. The inner products of a UE-specific beam weight vector with all reference weight vectors is performed and UE-specific beams are mapped to the set of reference beams. From the set of reference beams, based on the reference beam with largest magnitude of inner product, the direction of the user equipment is determined. Based on that determined direction, the user equipment is instructed in to pair with another user equipment of the plurality. |
| US11368199B2 |
Wireless communication system and wireless signal receiving method
A reception unit in a radio communication apparatus receives wirelessly a signal configured with a preamble from another radio communication apparatus. The synchronization detection unit uses the preamble included in the signal received by the reception unit to detect synchronization with another radio communication apparatus. The signal accumulation unit accumulates a signal extracted from the signal received by the reception unit based on a timing at which the synchronization is detected by the synchronization detection unit. The combining unit combines the signals accumulated in the signal accumulation unit in accordance with a blind adaptive array antenna algorithm. The demodulation unit demodulates the signals combined by the combining unit. |
| US11368198B2 |
Calibration control apparatus, calibration control method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and calibration system
A calibration control apparatus (30) includes a receiving-side correction coefficient calculation unit (31) that calculates a receiving-side correction coefficient for calibrating a characteristic difference between reception units (23) based on a propagation path estimation matrix which has, as a matrix element, a propagation path estimation value of each propagation path from transmission units to reception units (23) in a plurality of transmission units of an OAM mode multiplex transmission apparatus and a plurality of reception units (23) of an OAM mode multiplex reception apparatus (20). |
| US11368192B2 |
Electronic device and method for short range wireless communication in the electronic device
Disclosed are an electronic device and a method of short range wireless communication in an electronic device. The method of operating the electronic device may include: when a cover is connected to the electronic device through a short range wireless communication connection, determining generation of an event related to the cover. The method further comprises, when the event is generated, supplying power to the cover through wireless communication, when the cover is driven by the supplied power, transmitting event information to the cover through the short range wireless communication connection to display the information related to the generated event on the cover, and, when an operation of the cover according to the event is completed, switching to a standby mode after releasing the short range wireless communication connection with the cover. |