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| US11638873B2 |
Dynamic modification of audio playback in games
A method for dynamically modifying audio playback of a video game is provided. The method includes ascertaining a game music data associated with the video game. The game music data may include a plurality of game soundtracks classified according to predetermined criteria. The method may include collecting feedback over a period of time while the user is playing the video game. The method may continue with determining, based on the feedback, one or more replacement soundtracks based on criteria associated with the one or more replacement soundtracks. The method may further include dynamically modifying the game music data while the user is playing the video game by replacing at least one of the plurality of game soundtracks with the one or more replacement soundtracks to obtain modified game music data. The modified game music data may be provided to the user while the user is playing the video game. |
| US11638871B2 |
Method, system and apparatus of recording and playing back an experience in a virtual worlds system
A recorded experience in a virtual worlds system may be played back by one or more servers instantiating a new instance of a scene using one or more processors of the one or more servers and playing back the recorded experience in the new instance by modeling objects of a recorded initial scene state of the recorded experience in the new instance and updating the recorded initial scene state based on subsequent recorded changes over a time period, a recorded experience file includes the recorded initial scene state and the subsequent recorded changes and is stored in one or more memories of the one or more servers. One or more client devices are in communication with the one or more servers to participate in the new instance. |
| US11638866B2 |
Game table
A game table is provided with a generally flat playing surface having opposed playing ends position spaced apart in a length dimension to allow players to participate from each of the playing ends. The playing surface has a length dimension greater than a width dimension of the playing surface. A plurality of holes is formed with a V-shaped pattern oriented in the length dimension. The V-shaped pattern is positioned adjacent each of the playing ends. The V-shaped pattern has a plurality of holes that increase in diameter away from the end hole. A gutter surrounds the playing surface. |
| US11638864B2 |
Instructional surface with haptic and optical elements
An exercise system may include an exercise mat; sensors integrated into the exercise mat, each of the sensors configured to sense when a force is applied to a respective portion of the exercise mat; and displays coupled to the exercise mat and configured to display indications corresponding to desired locations for body parts of a user in accordance with an exercise routine. On one or more of the displays, indications corresponding to desired locations of a user's body part may be displayed in accordance with a form of one of stored exercise routines; and one or more of the sensors may sense an application of force to the exercise mat. One or more of the displays may display at least one marker identifying a direction from a location of the sensed application of force to a display location of the at least one of the indications. |
| US11638863B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting physical impacts
The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for measuring physical impacts to various surfaces, including athletic equipment such as punching bags, tackling dummies, etc. An example system includes a punching bag and a plurality of force sensors coupled to the punching bag. The force sensors are configured to detect physical impacts on the punching bag. |
| US11638859B2 |
Mixed material golf club head
A hollow golf club head includes a metallic front body coupled with a composite rear body. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extends rearward from a perimeter of the strikeface. The rear body includes a crown member coupled with a sole member. The sole member can have a structural layer formed from a filled thermoplastic material. The crown member can have structural layer and/or a resilient layer. The structural and resilient layers can be formed from fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite material. The sole member has an opening through which a metallic weight pad at least partially extends. The weight pad is bonded to the structural layer and includes an aperture for attaching a metallic weight. |
| US11638858B2 |
Training ball
Training balls are presented including: a solid sphere defining a first hemisphere and a second hemisphere; a tactile feature positioned along a first surface of the first hemisphere and substantially centered with the first hemisphere; a first grooved feature positioned along a second surface of the second hemisphere, where the first grooved feature includes a first body portion and a first pair of leg portions each extending from each end of the first body portion at a first congruent angle; and a second grooved feature positioned along the second surface of the second hemisphere, where the second grooved feature includes a second body portion and a second pair of leg portions each extending from each end of the second body portion at a second congruent angle. |
| US11638855B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program that make it possible to encourage a user to consume energy. The information processing apparatus includes a presentation control unit that controls presentation of energy consumption of a user in a time period from detection of a first trigger to detection of a second trigger. The first trigger causes energy consumption to be presented. The second trigger causes energy consumption to be presented. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a mobile information terminal such as a wearable device or a smartphone. |
| US11638848B1 |
Exercise apparatus
A connector for a resistance band for strength training includes: a first connector configured for attachment to an end portion of an elastic, elongate first cable of the resistance band; and a second connector configured for attachment to an end portion of an elastic, elongate second cable of the resistance band and configured to detachably couple to the first connector. Each of the first and second connectors includes a pair of male mating features, and a pair of female mating features configured for removable receipt of the respective pair of male mating features. |
| US11638843B2 |
Case or cradle for a fall arrest device
A case or support cradle (10) for a fall arrest device has a shape or configuration enabling rolling of the case or cradle (10) along an arcuate path. The rollable case or cradle (10) allows the fall arrest device received therein to smoothly follow a user's movements around a work site, thereby protecting the device from damage due to dragging or scraping along a floor surface. |
| US11638838B2 |
3D imaging with simultaneous treatment and non-treatment imaging beams
A radiation treatment session is initiated to deliver a therapeutic radiation beam from a therapeutic radiation source to a target. One or more X-ray radiation sources are caused to deliver an imaging radiation beam from the one or more X-ray radiation sources through the target to one or more X-ray detectors to acquire imaging data associated with the target during therapeutic radiation beam delivery. One or more volumetric images are constructed using the acquired imaging data. |
| US11638831B2 |
Treatment of psychiatric conditions such as resistant depression, bipolar disorder and/or major depressive disorder via application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with thyroid hormone treatment and/or quetiapine
The present invention relates to treatment of a psychiatric condition, for example resistant depression (RD), bipolar disorder (either threshold or sub-threshold) and/or major depressive disorder via application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with a drug treatment, in particular application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with treatment to modulate the activity of the neurones and induce neuroplasticity and the use of Thyroid hormone treatment to increase quantity or activity of thyroid hormones, for example for treatment of thyroid dysfunction. Patients may be selected for treatment by testing for the presence of normal thyroid function. |
| US11638830B2 |
Voltage converter for medical devices
A voltage converter for medical devices includes a switch capacitor converter core including a plurality of power transistor switches configured to receive an input voltage and output an output voltage; a switch driver connected with the switch capacitor converter core and configured to turn on corresponding power transistor switches in the switch capacitor converter core so as to supply power to a load receiving the output voltage; a switch signal router connected with the switch driver and configured to selectively transmit signals required by the switch driver; a gain selection decoder connected with the switch signal router; a gain controller connected with the gain selection decoder, the gain selection decoder being configured to decode gain selection instructions transmitted from the gain controller; an input adjusting device connected with the gain controller and configured to receive the input voltage and a reference voltage, to indicate relationship between the input voltage and the reference voltage, and to transmit the relationship to the gain controller; and an output adjusting device connected with the gain controller and configured to receive the output voltage and the reference voltage, to indicate relationship between the output voltage and the reference voltage, and to transmit the relationship to the gain controller. |
| US11638826B2 |
Stimulator systems and methods for obstructive sleep apnea
An electrode lead comprises an electrically insulative cuff body and at least three axially aligned electrode contacts circumferentially disposed along the inner surface of the cuff body when in the furled state. The electrode contacts may be circumferentially disposed around a nerve, and an electrical pulse train may be delivered to the electrode contacts thereby stimulating the nerve to treat obstructive sleep apnea. The electrical pulse train may be one that pre-conditions peripherally located nerve fascicles to not be stimulated, while stimulating centrally located nerve fascicles. A feedback mechanism can be used to titrate electrode contacts and electrical pulse train to the patient. A sensor that is affixed to the case of a neurostimulator can be used to measure physiological artifacts of respiration, and a motion detector can be used to sense tapping of the neurostimulator to toggle the neurostimulator between an ON position and an OFF position. |
| US11638825B2 |
Adaptive electrical neurostimulation treatment to reduce pain perception
Systems and techniques are disclosed to establish programming of an implantable electrical neurostimulation device for treating chronic pain of a human subject, through the use of a dynamic model adapted to determine pain treatment parameters for a human patient and identify a new device operational program to implement the pain treatment parameters to address the chronic pain condition. In an example, the system to establish programming of the neurostimulation device performs operations that: obtain state data indicating a measured value that is correlated to pain experienced by the human subject; determine neurostimulation programming parameters, using a dynamic model, for pain treatment in the human subject, as the dynamic model is used to identify values of the neurostimulation programming parameters that predict an improvement to the measured value; and indicate a neurostimulation program for the neurostimulation device, that includes the neurostimulation programming parameters for the implantable electrical neurostimulation device. |
| US11638822B2 |
Electrical nerve stimulator
This disclosure generally relates to a device, method, and system for diagnosing and treating nerve injuries with electrical stimulation. A probe is provided which connects to a nerve stimulator system which measures voltage and electrical current applied to a living body to detect a nerve injury location. A processor within the nerve stimulator system may adjust the voltage and current output to numb or deaden an injured nerve. |
| US11638821B2 |
Incontinence therapy
The disclosure describes example of subsensory electrical stimulation for providing therapy for incontinence. An implantable medical device (IMD) includes a memory configured to store a set of therapy parameters for subsensory electrical stimulation of a patient. The delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation results in a therapeutic effect for incontinence therapy at a stimulation intensity that is in range of approximately 50% to 80% of a stimulation intensity at a sensory threshold, and the patient does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation and perceives delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold. The IMD also includes therapy delivery circuitry configured to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation based on the stored set of therapy parameters, including cycling the delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation between an on-cycle and an off-cycle. |
| US11638818B2 |
Transvenous intracardiac pacing catheter with sequentially deployable leads
The embodiments described herein relate to a self-positioning, quick-deployment low profile transvenous electrode system for sequentially pacing both the atrium and ventricle of the heart in the “dual chamber” mode, and methods for deploying the same. |
| US11638816B2 |
Softening nerve cuff electrodes
A nerve cuff electrode device comprising a cuff body having a smart memory polymer layer with a rigid configuration at room temperature and a softened configuration at about 37° C. The smart memory polymer layer has a trained curved region with a radius of curvature of about 3000 microns or less. A plurality of thin film electrodes located on the smart memory polymer layer. The thin film electrodes include discrete titanium nitride electrode sites that are located in the trained curved region. An exposed surface of each of the discrete titanium nitride electrode sites has a charge injection capacity of about 0.1 mC/cm2 or greater. Methods or manufacturing and using the device are also disclosed. |
| US11638813B2 |
Implantable blood pump assembly including anti-rotation mechanism for outflow cannula and method of assembling same
Disclosed herein is an implantable blood pump assembly that includes a housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending from the inlet to the outlet, a rotor positioned within the flow path, a stator positioned within the housing and operable to drive the rotor, and an outflow cannula. The outflow cannula includes a coupler assembly configured for removable mechanical connection to the outlet coupler, and includes a first component of an anti-rotation mechanism and a first component of an axial lock. The housing includes an outlet coupler that includes a second component of the anti-rotation mechanism and a second component of the axial lock. The first and second components of the anti-rotation mechanism are positioned to engage one another prior to the first and second components of the axial lock during insertion of the outflow cannula into the housing outlet. |
| US11638810B2 |
Radiopaque and septum-based indicators for a multi-lumen implantable port
An access port including a housing, a first septum, a second septum, and a radiographic indicator. The first septum and the second septum can respectively cover a first reservoir and a second reservoir of the access port. The first septum can include a first sub-pattern of protrusions and the second septum can include a second sub-pattern of protrusions. The radiographic indicator can include a first portion including information pertaining to the first sub-pattern, and a second portion including information pertaining to the second sub-pattern. |
| US11638805B2 |
Multi-headed catheter for fluid delivery
A multi-headed catheter for fluid delivery and a method of placing a multi-headed catheter for fluid delivery are provided. The multi-headed catheter includes a first tube extending along an axis, wherein the first tube has at least one exit hole provided at a distal end of the first tube to define a perfusion section of the first tube; and a second tube extending along the axis, wherein at least a portion of the second tube is disposed within the first tube, wherein the second tube has at least one exit hole provided at a distal end of the second tube to define a perfusion section of the second tube. The distal end of the second tube is configured to exit said first tube at an opening provided along a wall of the first tube. The perfusion sections of the first tube and the second tube can be independently placed to deliver fluid to distinct anatomical areas within a surgical wound site. |
| US11638802B2 |
Chilled-air inhaler device and methods of using a chilled-air inhaler device for the alleviation of respiratory symptoms
A chilled-air inhaler device for the alleviation of respiratory symptoms includes a body containing a hollow chamber through which air is forced or drawn past at least an air-chilling surface. In an embodiment the air-chilling surface may include water ice. Connected to the body and hollow chamber at one end is a mouthpiece including an opening that connects from environmental air outside of the hollow chamber to the hollow chamber. Connected to the hollow chamber at a second end is an inlet which connects to a source of air. In an embodiment, the inlet may connect to an external device such blower or nebulizer. |
| US11638801B2 |
System and method for delivery of variable oxygen flow
A method and apparatus deliver a variable flow of oxygen to a patient. The apparatus may include a flow control valve, a pressure sensor to detect a patient's breathing pressure and ambient pressure, an oxygen flow analyzer to measure oxygen flow to the patient, and a processor to analyze the breathing pressure values, ambient pressure value, and oxygen flow rate values and to determine when a patient is inhaling. When the processor determines the patient is inhaling, the processor calculates an optimal oxygen flow rate to deliver to a patient, which may depend on a pre-selected flow rate and an oxygen backlog, and the processor sends a signal to the flow control valve to deliver the optimal oxygen flow rate to the patient. |
| US11638800B2 |
Headgear adjustment mechanism
A headgear assembly for retaining a respiratory mask on a user's face is provided. The headgear assembly comprising an adjustment mechanism or arrangement that includes a pair of rails configured to allow a first and second strap to be slideably moved relative to each other to adjust the size of the headgear assembly. |
| US11638794B2 |
Intranasal pressure drug delivery device
A beneficial agent dispensing device comprises a dispenser body comprising a pressure chamber and at least one dispensing port. A flexible primary container stores the beneficial agent contained within the body. The arrangement is such that pressure in the pressure chamber depress the flexible primary container to expel the beneficial agent through the dispensing port. The beneficial agent dispenser can be configured to deliver the beneficial agent intranasally. |
| US11638791B2 |
Syringe type ejection device
A syringe type ejection device capable of reducing an amount of residual liquid is provided. A syringe type ejection device includes: a barrel; a nozzle disposed to face the barrel; and a core inserted in the nozzle, the barrel having a large-diameter portion provided with a discharge space for discharging liquid, the nozzle being provided with a holding space for holding the core, the holding space being in communication with the discharge space, and the core being inserted in the discharge space. |
| US11638790B2 |
Apparatus and methods for intravenous gas elimination
A gas elimination apparatus and a method for use in an intravenous delivery system are provided. The apparatus includes a fluid inlet coupling a fluid flow into a liquid chamber, a fluid outlet protruding into the liquid chamber, and a flow diversion member proximal to the fluid outlet. The flow diversion member configured to block a direct flow between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The apparatus includes a membrane separating a portion of the liquid chamber from an outer chamber and a gas venting valve fluidically coupling the outer chamber with the atmosphere. The flow diversion member may be mechanically supported by at least one strut or elongate member extending along a flow direction into the liquid chamber. |
| US11638786B2 |
Medicament delivery device
Described is a medicament delivery device (1), comprising a body (2), a container carrier (7) for retaining a medicament container within the body (2) and being slidably disposed in the body (2), a sleeve (6) slidably coupled to body (2), and a piston rod (11) coupled to the body (2) and the container carrier (7). The piston rod (11) and the container carrier (7) provide a feedback as the container carrier (7) moves from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2) relative to the body (2). |
| US11638784B2 |
Ratchet mechanism and injection device
The present disclosure relates to a ratchet mechanism and to an injection device for expelling of a number of preset or user-selectable doses of a medicament. The ratchet mechanism comprises a housing and a ratchet member that is circularly shaped and rotationally supported relative to the housing. The ratchet member comprises a ratchet surface, a plurality of ratchet features on the ratchet surface, and one or more intermediate ratchet sections on the ratchet surface extending between the plurality of ratchet features. The ratchet mechanism further comprises a counter ratchet member that is circularly shaped, coaxially arranged relative to the ratchet member, rotatable relative to the ratchet member at least along a first sense of rotation, and rotationally supported relative to the housing. The counter ratchet member comprises a counter ratchet surface, a plurality of counter ratchet features on the counter ratchet surface, and one or more intermediate counter ratchet sections. |
| US11638783B2 |
Opening and supplying system for pre-filled containers, respective filled containers, and methods for their realization
The present invention relates to an opening and liquid supplying system (100) for pre-filled containers (10, 30) equipped with a supplying end, comprising a coupling element (20), connecting means (6) movable from a first position to a second position, and movable protection means (9); the coupling element (20) has an end (27) closed and suitable for being punched, and first guiding means (21) for guiding the movement of the connecting means (6) movable from the first position, close to the closed end (27), to the second position, apart from such end, and vice versa; the connecting means (6) have engaging means (7) for engaging with the protection means (9) so as to move integrally along a second degree of freedom, different than the first degree of freedom, and first matches (11) for the first guiding means (21).The invention relates also to a respective pre-filled container equipped with such system and the method for realize them. |
| US11638777B2 |
Compositions and methods for adhesion to surfaces
The present disclosure features adhesive compositions and methods of use thereof related to the medical, veterinary, and dental fields. |
| US11638776B1 |
Medical devices and methods for forming medical devices having a porous structure
Medical devices, such as orthopedic medical implants, and corresponding methods of applying a porous coating to the medical device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a medical device may include a plurality of texture features extending from a base surface, and a porous coating applied into and atop of the plurality of texture features and the base surface. The porous coating may include a plurality of coating structures, wherein a first coating structure group of the plurality of coating structures has a first size, wherein a second coating structure group of the plurality of coating structures has a second size, and wherein the first size is different than the second size. |
| US11638775B2 |
Hydrogel compositions bonded to polymeric substrates
Described herein is a multilayer article comprising: a. a polymer substrate comprising an abstractable atom; and b. a hydrogel coating thereon wherein the hydrogel coating has a water content of at least 10 wt % and is covalently bonded to the polymer substrate, and wherein the hydrogel coating is derived from an aqueous composition having a pH less than 9.5, the aqueous composition comprising: (a) a hydrophilic monomer selected from at least one of (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide; (b) at least 0.1 wt % of a water-swellable clay; (c) a first initiator, wherein the first initiator is water-soluble and is a Type I photoinitiator; and (d) a second initiator, wherein the initiator is water-soluble and is a Type II photoinitiator; and (e) an acid. |
| US11638771B2 |
Apparatus and method for delivering a volatile material
Apparatus for delivering a volatile material including a reservoir with an opening for containing a volatile material. A first membrane is disposed adjacent the opening of the reservoir, and a second membrane disposed adjacent the opening such that the first membrane is disposed between the second membrane and the reservoir, wherein at least a portion of the second membrane is spaced apart from the first membrane forming a vapor chamber between the first and second membranes. |
| US11638765B2 |
Double-labeled probe for molecular imaging and use thereof
The present invention relates to a compound of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof of formula (I) wherein (A) is at least one motif specifically binding to cell membranes of neoplastic cells; (B) at least one chelator moiety of radiometals; (C) a dye moiety; x1 is a spacer or a chemical single bond covalently connecting (A) to the rest of the molecule; x2 is a spacer or a chemical single bond covalently connecting (C) to the rest of the molecule. The invention further relates to compositions comprising said compounds as well as a method for detecting neoplastic cells in a sample in vitro with the aid of the compounds or composition. |
| US11638764B2 |
Theranostic capture agents, compositions, and methods of using and making
Disclosed are compounds, compositions, and methods involving theranostic capture agent for a target where the capture agent is (a) a precursor that can be loaded with a detectable moiety, a therapeutic moiety, or both, (b) loaded with a detectable moiety, (c) loaded with a therapeutic moiety, or (d) loaded with both a detectable moiety and a therapeutic moiety. Also disclosed are stable peptide-based PSMA capture agents and methods of use as detection agents. |
| US11638761B2 |
Muscle targeting complexes and uses thereof for treating Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload inhibits expression or activity of DUX4. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide or RNAi oligonucleotide. |
| US11638759B2 |
Non-activated, amorphous, pH neutral, two-part bedside-ready clay delivery system that treats pathogen infections in humans and animals
Clay delivery systems for providing antimicrobial compositions are provided. The delivery systems include a two-part active excipient system that delivers clay for various applications of use, including topical applications. The two-part delivery system can include a first part comprising suspending agent(s), poloxamer and optionally a gellant, and a second part that is simultaneously delivered therewith comprising one or more nonionic EO-PO block copolymers in a water-based system. The delivery systems beneficially provide clays in a stable system that also unexpectedly accelerate the release of the clay into the water system for activation and delivery that is enhanced by the poloxamers into the tissue or organ of the body in need of treatment thereof. |
| US11638756B2 |
Adjuvant treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer
Methods are provided for the adjuvant treatment of operable HER2-positive primary breast cancer in human patients by administration of pertuzumab in addition to chemotherapy and trastuzumab. The methods reduce the risk of recurrence of invasive breast cancer or death for a patient diagnosed with HER2-positive early breast cancer (eBC) compared to administration of trastuzumab and chemotherapy, without pertuzumab. |
| US11638752B2 |
Viral vector constructs for expression of genetic adjuvants activating the STING pathway
Viral vectors are provided for use as genetic immunotherapeutic agents, including preventive and therapeutic vaccines as well as compositions to enhance cellular immune responses. The vectors are particularly useful for treating or preventing cancer and infectious diseases. The vectors include lentiviral vectors that encode one or more antigens and an adjuvant, and optionally may encode one or more soluble checkpoint inhibitor molecules. The adjuvant is a fusion protein including latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) from Epstein Barr virus with in which the intracytoplasmic domain has been replaced by human IPS1 or a variant thereof capable of activating the STING pathway. The vector-encoded sequences are codon optimized for human expression. |
| US11638750B2 |
Methods for generating a Zikv immune response utilizing a recombinant modified vaccina Ankara vector encoding the NS1 protein
The compositions and methods are described for generating an immune response to a flavivirus such as Zika virus. The compositions and methods described herein relate to a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector encoding one or more viral antigens for generating a protective immune response to a member of genus Flavivirus (such as a member of species Zika virus), in the subject to which the vector is administered. The compositions and methods of the present invention are useful both prophylactically and therapeutically and may be used to prevent and/or treat an infection caused by Flavivirus. |
| US11638746B2 |
Extended release of neuregulin for improved cardiac function
The present invention provides extended release compositions comprising neuregulin for preventing, treating or delaying various diseases or disorders. The present invention also provides methods for preventing, treating or delaying various diseases or disorders by extended release of neuregulin. |
| US11638742B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating cancer
Use of a CXCR4 antagonistic peptide and an immune-check point regulator in the treatment of cancer is provided. Accordingly there is provided a method of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide having an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or an analog or derivative thereof; and a therapeutically effective amount of a PD1 antagonist, a PDL-1 antagonist, a CTLA-4 antagonist, a LAG-3 antagonist, a TIM-3 antagonist, a KIR antagonist, an IDO antagonist, an OX40 agonist, a CD137 agonist, a CD27 agonist, a CD40 agonist, a GITR agonist, a CD28 agonist or an ICOS agonist, thereby treating the cancer in the subject. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and articles of manufacture. |
| US11638739B2 |
Inhibition of TREM receptor signaling with peptide variants
Peptides are provided consisting of L- and/or D-amino acids and combinations thereof, which affect myeloid cells by action on the triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells (TREMs), including TREM-1 and TREM-2. The peptides act on the TREM/DAP-12 signaling complex. Also provided are lipid and sugar conjugated peptides comprising L- or D-amino acids. A method is provided of designing the peptides and lipid- and/or sugar-conjugated peptides comprising L- or D-amino acids. The disclosure relates to the therapy of various myeloid cell-related disease states involving the use of these peptides and compounds. The peptides and compounds are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of a disease or condition where myeloid cells are involved or recruited. The peptides of the present invention also are useful in the production of medical devices comprising peptide matrices (for example, medical implants and implantable devices). |
| US11638735B2 |
Botanical formulations
Disclosed is a method for treating skin. The method can include topically applying to skin in need thereof a composition comprising effective amounts of Arctium lappa root extract and Epilobium angustifolium extract to reduce expression of a pro-inflammatory cytokine of IL-8, IL-2, or TNF-α in the skin. |
| US11638734B2 |
High yield extraction method for and products of rhodiola plants
A method of extracting a Rhodiola plant comprising the steps of harvesting and drying the plant; extracting the alkaloids from the plant in a solvent; filtering the solvent-Rhodiola plant mixture to remove the solvent and extracted alkaloids from a spent plant matter; drying the spent plant matter; purifying and separating the extracted alkaloids from the solvent; and mixing the purified alkaloids back into the dried spent plant matter. Also, products of the method include vaporizing liquids, medicinal compositions, kief compositions, rolling papers, and filters for tobacco and vaporizing equipment comprising the mixture of the purified alkaloids and the dried spent plant matter produced according to the method. Further disclosed is a Rhodiola plant having approximately 1.3-8.57% total phenolic compounds containing 1-3.5% salidrosides and 0.03-3.6% Rosavins. |
| US11638732B2 |
Composition for reducing deterioration of mental function
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel composition that is, for example, effective in suppression of deterioration of mental function. The present invention provides a composition for use in suppressing deterioration of mental function, comprising a hop oxidation-reaction product. Conditions of deterioration of mental function include conditions selected from the group consisting of depression-related conditions and anxiety-related conditions. The composition of the present invention can be provided in the form of a food composition, and be ingested by subjects with deterioration of mental function or with a risk of deterioration of mental function. The S-fraction can be used as the hop oxidation-reaction product. |
| US11638730B2 |
Cancer therapy by combination use of oncolytic vaccinia virus and immune checkpoint inhibitor, and pharmaceutical composition and combination medicine for use in the cancer therapy
The present invention provides a combination therapy of genetically modified vaccinia virus (particularly oncolytic vaccinia virus) and another cancer therapy for use in treating cancer, and a pharmaceutical composition and a combination kit for use in the therapy. More specifically, the invention provides a therapy with vaccinia virus containing a polynucleotide encoding interleukin-7 (IL-7) and a polynucleotide encoding interleukin-12 (IL-12) in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor, and a pharmaceutical composition and a combination kit for use in the therapy. |
| US11638727B2 |
Probiotics and probiotic compositions for regulating body weight
The present disclosure relates to probiotics and probiotic compositions having modified energy metabolisms (e.g., modifying, metabolizing, or storing energy molecules, e.g., lipids, before the energy molecules are absorbed by a host subject), and thus modulating the absorption of the energy molecules by the host subject. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making such probiotics and probiotic compositions. The present disclosure further relates to methods of regulating (e.g., maintaining or reducing) body weight in a subject (e.g., a subject having a healthy BMI, a subject having an overweight BMI, a subject having an obese BMI), using the probiotics and probiotic compositions disclosed herein. |
| US11638719B2 |
Product for obesity treatment
A product containing a boron compound for use in obesity treatment. By means of the present invention, a product can be obtained for obesity treatment which is not toxic to the other tissues and organs of the body. In obtaining the said product, sodium pentaborate pentahydrate, which is a poloxamer derivative, are used. |
| US11638716B2 |
Compounds, compositions, and methods for the treatment of disease
Disclosed are compounds and compositions for the activation or induction of expression of a pattern recognition receptor (e.g., STING, RIG-I, MDA5), and methods of use thereof. |
| US11638714B2 |
Water dissolvable macrocyclic lactone cyclodextrin complexes
Injectable Ivermectin solution is safely administrable to humans and animals used the disclosed technology. A macrocyclic lactone cyclodextrin complex which is completely dissolvable or dissolved in water in a ratio of at least 10-20 milligrams of the macrocyclic lactone complex per 5 milliliters of water. The macrocyclic lactone cyclodextrin complex is non-toxic, without using organic solvents, and in embodiments, formed by adding a surfactant to the macrocyclic lactone complex to water. The macrocyclic lactone cyclodextrin complex is Ivermectin or an Ivermectin derivative in some embodiments. The cyclodextrin complex is 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin in some embodiments of the disclosed technology. The surfactant can be polysorbate 80 and is in a ratio of 0.01% to 25%, by weight, to said water. The water soluble complexes can be added to the water. The water-soluble complexes can have at least one of an anti-parasitic, anti-viral and anti-cancer complex. |
| US11638711B2 |
Topical composition
The present invention relates to a composition for topical application comprising a polyaphron dispersion, the polyaphron dispersion comprising a continuous aqueous phase and at least one discontinuous oil phase, wherein the polyaphron dispersion comprises calcipotriol, betamethasone dipropionate, alpha-tocopherol and butylated hydroxyanisole, and wherein the composition has a pH of 7.75±0.5. |
| US11638710B2 |
Inhalable formulation of fluticasone propionate and albuterol sulfate
This invention relates to a fixed-dose dry powder inhalation formulation comprising fluticasone propionate and albuterol sulfate, together with an α-lactose monohydrate carrier. In the formulation, the albuterol sulfate stabilises fluticasone propionate. |
| US11638708B2 |
Method of treatment of aggression
The invention comprises a method of treatment of aggression and similar behavioral syndromes, such as impulsivity and irritability, by a pharmaceutical agent exhibiting combined D2 and D5 antagonistic activity. |
| US11638700B2 |
Iron/shikonin nano-composite and use thereof and method for preparing the same by supermolecular self-assembly
An iron/shikonin nano-composite and a use thereof, and a method for preparing the same by supermolecular self-assembly, belonging to the technical field of functional materials. The composite consists of shikonin and ferric ions, wherein shikonin is coordinated with the ferric ions, and the hydroxyl and carbonyl groups in shikonin are coordinated with the ferric irons to form a complex, which is then assembled by π-π stacking and hydrophobic interactions to form a nano-composite which exhibits glutathione response. The composite is obtained by the following steps: adding an aqueous solution of a ferric salt and an organic solvent solution of shikonin in sequence into water while stirring at ambient temperature, continuously stirring at ambient temperature, and centrifuging the resulting mixture to purify, thereby obtaining an iron/shikonin nano-composite in the resulting solution. |
| US11638698B2 |
Liquid crystalline dosage form for administering a statin
A composition including an amphiphilic compound capable of self-assembling into liquid crystalline particles and a statin for systemic administration via oral mucosa. A method of lowering blood cholesterol levels in a subject comprising administering the self-assembling liquid crystalline particles and statin via oral mucosa. Preferred dosage forms result in prolonged release of the statin. |
| US11638696B2 |
Method for preparing additive-free cell-wall-broken granule of Chinese medicinal material
The present invention provides a method for preparing an additive-free cell-wall-broken granule of a Chinese medicinal material. The cell-wall-broken granule is obtained by medicinal material concocting and grinding, first cell-wall-breaking and grinding, screening, second wall-breaking and grinding, mixing, pelleting, and granulating and sieving. The obtained granule has a moderate tightness, a relatively rapid dissolution and diffusion and a good uniformity, overcoming problems of a difficulty of dissolution and diffusion and a poor uniformity of the existing cell-wall-broken granules. |
| US11638695B2 |
Development of method and apparatus for producing lipid particles having desired particle diameter
The present invention provides a method for producing lipid particles that have a desired particle diameter, the method comprising: (A) a step for preparing, in a first mixing region, a primary dilution by mixing a first solution containing a lipid and an alcohol with a second solution containing water; (B) a step for feeding the primary dilution from the first mixing region to a second mixing region through a liquid feed pipe within a prescribed time; and (C) a step for preparing a secondary dilution by mixing the primary dilution with a third solution containing water in the second mixing region, wherein the steps (A)-(C) are continuously carried out, and the particle diameter of the lipid particles is controlled by adjusting at least one condition selected from the group consisting of the concentration of the alcohol and the concentration of the lipid in the primary dilution, the prescribed time, and the temperature during mixing. |
| US11638693B2 |
Vaccine for eliciting immune response comprising RNA encoding an immunogen and lipid formulations comprising mole percentage of lipids
Provided are vaccines for eliciting an immune response. The vaccines for eliciting an immune response comprise RNA encoding an immunogen, which is delivered in a liposome for the purposes of immunisation. The liposome includes lipids which have a pKa in the range of 5.0 to 7.6 and, preferably, a tertiary amine. These liposomes can have essentially neutral surface charge at physiological pH and are effective for immunisation. |
| US11638690B2 |
Therapeutic agent preparations for delivery into a lumen of the intestinal tract using a swallowable drug delivery device
Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade to release the drug into the bloodstream to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be operably coupled to delivery means having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract. |
| US11638687B2 |
Oil-based cosmetic preparation
The present invention provides an oil-based cosmetic which is excellent in terms of a matte texture, while being highly stable. An oil-based cosmetic which is characterized by containing the following components (a)-(e).(a) a crosslinked organopolysiloxane(b) an amorphous anhydrous silicic acid(c) an oil-based gelling agent having a sugar skeleton(d) a liquid oil(e) a powder. |
| US11638686B2 |
Cosmetic preparation
The present invention relates to a cosmetic having the innovative, unprecedented property in which the ultraviolet protection effects do not decrease, but conversely increase, due to coming into contact with moisture such as water or perspiration, and due to heat applied in the usage environment. The cosmetic of the present invention contains(A) an ultraviolet protectant;(B) at least one compound that is water-soluble and that has an IOB of 5.0 or lower, selected from among (i) alkylene oxide derivatives and (ii) polyhydric alcohols; and(C) an oil phase thickener;wherein the mass ratio of component (A)/component (B) is 20 or lower; and the (B) (i) alkylene oxide derivatives are polyoxyalkylene/polyoxyethylene copolymer dialkyl ethers represented by the following formula (I): R1O—[(AO)m(EO)n]—R2 (I) wherein R1 and R2, each independently, denote a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having one to four carbon atoms, AO denotes an oxyalkylene group having three or four carbon atoms, EO denotes an oxyethylene group, 1≤m≤70, 1≤n≤70 and m+n≤40. |
| US11638679B2 |
Combined toy and pacifier assembly and pacifier attachment device for use therein
A pacifier attachment device for releasably attaching a pacifier to a toy, the pacifier attachment device comprising: an integrally-formed substrate formed from a flexible and elastic polymer material, wherein the integrally formed substrate includes a strap having a first strap portion and a second strap portion, and a coupling mechanism for releasably coupling the first strap portion with the second strap portion, said coupling mechanism being integrally formed with the strap. |
| US11638670B1 |
Systems and methods for maintaining patient position
Some systems, devices and methods detailed herein provide adjustable restraint device maintaining a selected position of a person relative to a support structure, for example, to maintain a safe and customizable patient position during a surgical procedure or during medical transport. For example, in particular embodiments, the adjustable restraint devices can be releasably lockable at a customized position along the surgical table and can be conveniently manipulated to a curved or other customized configuration (e.g., to engage with a patient's limb) before being releasably locked into that particular customized configuration. |
| US11638663B2 |
Vacuum wound therapy wound dressing with variable performance zones
A dressing for an open wound includes a cover layer dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed. The cover layer permits an evacuation of the space around the wound bed such that a sub-atmospheric pressure may be established to stimulate healing and facilitate the removal of fluid from the wound. Multiple performance zones in the cover layer allow the wound dressing to remain in position through repeated cycles of evacuation without placing undue strain on the wound bed. An outer peripheral zone may include a high peal-strength adhesive while an intermediate zone may include a shear resistant adhesive. A central zone may be devoid of any coating to maximize moisture transmission through cover layer. |
| US11638662B2 |
Sleeve to aid in wound treatment
The present disclosure is directed to a therapeutic sleeve for a medical patient. The sleeve has an interior side and an exterior side. The sleeve can include a fastener on the interior side. A wound care component such as an absorbent pad can be fastened to the interior side of the sleeve. The wound care component can be removed and replaced when it expires. The sleeve can be fabricated from stretch fabric, allowing the sleeve to conform to a patient's arm or leg. |
| US11638659B2 |
Bed for therapeutic and recreational applications
A bed for therapeutic and recreational applications, comprises a frame structure, a mattress provided on the frame structure of the bed, a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) configured to emit electromagnetic radiation, an infrared heater assembly provided within the frame structure, the infrared heater assembly including a plurality of flexible heating elements connected with a power source, a plurality of temperature sensors provided at a plurality of locations on the frame structure and the mattress in order to generate signals in correlation with temperature values at the plurality of locations. Further, the frame structure includes a plurality of frame segments adapted to rotate to respective predetermined angles. Also, the mattress is made from at least partially transparent material and includes a fluid that is at least partially transparent. |
| US11638656B2 |
Shoulder and arm restraint
A therapeutic orthopedic device is described. The orthopedic device serves to restrain and limit movement of a human arm and shoulder. The device comprises a torso pillow, a padded forearm support attached to the pillow and a shoulder strap that traverses the clavicle region of the opposite shoulder. The pillow is positioned to rest against the torso of a user and the strap is positioned over the opposite shoulder. The forearm support acts as a shelf upon which the user's forearm may rest in a natural position. Flexible straps extend from the forearm support, over the user's forearm, and engage with the pillow to secure the forearm. |
| US11638654B2 |
Detachable and retrievable stents for therapeutic agent delivery
The present embodiments provide systems and methods for treating a medical condition. In one embodiment, the system comprises a stent having proximal and distal regions, and further having a delivery state and an expanded state. A therapeutic agent is disposed on a segment of the stent. The stent is disposed around an exterior surface of a core assembly in the delivery state. A coupling assembly releasably secures the proximal region of the stent to the exterior surface of the core assembly. The coupling assembly secures the stent to the core assembly for a predetermined period while the stent is in the expanded state and during release of the therapeutic agent at a target site. The coupling assembly further enables the stent to be disengaged from the core assembly and deployed in a bodily passageway. |
| US11638653B2 |
Surgery instruments with a movable handle
Various surgical tools having a movable handle mechanism including a positioning handle are disclosed. The movable handle mechanism may be configured to move forward and backward in a longitudinal direction along the housing and rotate clockwise and counterclockwise around the housing. In various embodiments, the housing may include a plurality of channels and each channel may have at least one detent. The movable handle mechanism may be configured to securely couple to the housing via one channel of the plurality of channels and one detent of the plurality of detents. At least one surgical tool may include a drill having an angled tip portion and a sleeve configured to protect adjacent structures from lateral edges of the drill bit when the drill bit is rotating. Another surgical tool may include a screwdriver having an elastic retaining clip configured to progressively release a bone screw therein at an extraction force. |
| US11638651B2 |
Spinal implant
A spinal implant is provided and includes a body portion defining a longitudinal axis. The body portion includes a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, opposed side surfaces that extend between the distal and proximal end portions, and top and bottom surfaces configured and adapted to engage vertebral bodies. The top and bottom surfaces have a surface roughness between 3-4 μm. A cavity extends through the top and bottom surfaces defining a surface area that is at least 25% of a surface area of the top surface or the bottom surface. First orifices are defined through the top surface and second orifices are defined through the bottom surface. The second orifices are connected to the first orifices by a plurality of channel. |
| US11638648B2 |
Wrist arthroplasty system and method
The present disclosure provides for a wrist arthroplasty system and method that enable an expedient surgical procedure, maintain wrist motion, and reduce the likelihood of implant loosening. The system includes a capitate implant, a radial implant, and a resection instrument. The capitate implant includes a convex head formed to interface with a concave socket of the radial implant. The capitate implant includes a single stem formed to be secured within a patient's capitate bone. The radial implant includes lips formed to increase wrist joint motion and to help prevent dislocation of the capitate implant from the radial implant. The resection instrument may be used in combination as a measurement tool for determining the proper implant size, a guide for properly positioning the implants, and a trial tool for testing trial implant components before securing the final radial and capitate implants. |
| US11638647B2 |
Prosthesis for hip replacement with polyethylene head and anti-rotational intra-prosthetic assembly
This invention corresponds to a prosthesis for total or hip resurfacing replacement, which comprises a prosthetic femoral head made of highly cross-linked polyethylene, with a diameter ranging from 38 mm to 64 mm, to articulate with a cup or acetabular component made of metal. When the invention applies to total hip replacement, the polyethylene head includes a metal core, which contains inside the female counterpart (14) to mate with the male counterpart (13) of a Morse taper, located at the upper end of the femoral component. The use of this type of head for total hip replacement, articulated with an ultra-polished acetabular cup, reduces the risk of dislocation, transmits less angular and torque forces to the Morse taper than large metal heads, and avoids the problems related to the metal-metal bearing or with the use of large metal heads with thin polyethylene. When the invention relates to hip resurfacing replacement, the highly cross-linked polyethylene femoral head has a lower polyethylene extension or stem with or without internal metal reinforcement (151) or a metal stem integrated into a metal-back (152). Using these types of heads for hip resurfacing replacement heads eliminates the problems associated with metal-on-metal resurfacing replacements. |
| US11638644B2 |
Crimping device
A crimping system for a prosthetic heart valve comprises a split funnel comprising an elongated annular body having an enlarged insertion end, a narrower outlet end, and a central opening extending along a central longitudinal axis of the split funnel, between the insertion end and the outlet end. The body comprises first and second slots extending axially along opposite sides of the body from the outlet end toward the insertion end, the first and second slots defining first and second split portions of the body extending circumferentially between the first and second slots on opposite sides of the central opening. The crimping device is configured to crimp a prosthetic heart valve moving axially through the central opening from the insertion end to the outlet end while allowing portions of the prosthetic heart valve to protrude through the first and second slots and remain in an expanded configuration. |
| US11638640B2 |
In vivo tissue engineering devices, methods and regenerative and cellular medicine employing scaffolds made of absorbable material
Tissue engineering devices and methods employing scaffolds made of absorbable material for use in the human body for tissue genesis and regenerative and cellular medicine including breast reconstruction and cosmetic and aesthetic procedures and supplementing organ function in vivo. |
| US11638637B2 |
Method of removing embolic material with thrombus engagement tool
A method of removing embolic material from a vessel with mechanical and aspiration assistance. The method comprises the steps of providing an aspiration catheter having a central lumen and a distal end, advancing the distal end of the aspiration catheter to obstructive material in a vessel, applying vacuum to the central lumen to draw clot into the central lumen, introducing a thrombus engagement tool into the central lumen, and manually manipulating the tip to engage clot between the tip and an inside wall of the central lumen. |
| US11638634B2 |
Method and arrangement for cleaning of a canal
The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for the cleaning of a circumferentially closed canal by means of a light guide conducting a laser beam, wherein the entry of the laser beam into the light guide is interrupted when the free end of the light guide is outside of the canal and/or the movement of the light guide within the canal is monitored and if there is no movement or the movement is below a first threshold value then a signal is triggered and/or the laser radiation is turned off or its output is reduced, and wherein the turning off of the laser radiation or its reducing is controlled in dependency of at least one signal change and/or a second threshold and/or a signal change relative to the second threshold determined during at least one course of time starting before and including the entry of the light guide into the canal. |
| US11638628B2 |
Three-dimensional printed dental appliances using lattices
Method and apparatus for fabricating an oral appliance are described for correcting malocclusions on a dentition of a subject. A three-dimensional representation of the dentition may be captured and a free-form structure having a lattice structure which matches at least part of a surface of the dentition is generated. The lattice structure defines a plurality of open spaces such that the free-form structure is at least partially transparent. The lattice structure may then be manufactured by impregnating or covering a coating into or upon the lattice structure such that the oral appliance is formed. |
| US11638627B2 |
Systems and methods for manufacturing orthodontic devices
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to orthodontic kits. In some embodiments, an orthodontic kit comprises a carrier, wherein the carrier is configured to house a plurality of orthodontic appliances, the plurality of orthodontic appliances, and a plurality of support structures, wherein the plurality of support structures includes groups of support structures, wherein each group of support structures connects one of the plurality of orthodontic appliances to the carrier, wherein the orthodontic kit is defined by a computer data file, wherein the computer data file includes data necessary to additively manufacture the orthodontic kit including the carrier, the plurality of orthodontic appliances, and the plurality of support structures. |
| US11638626B2 |
Reconstruction of a virtual computed-tomography volume to track orthodontics treatment evolution
Method and/or apparatus embodiments for 3-D cephalometric analysis of a patient according to the application can display reconstructed volume image data from a computed tomographic scan of a patient's head including segmented dentition elements having an initial arrangement from one or more 2D/3D views; can compute and display a plurality of cephalometric parameters for the patient according to the reconstructed volume image data; then use the patient specific cephalometric parameters and population biometry data, to identify one or more maxillofacial/dental abnormalities; and compose patient specific treatment plans to correct selected dentition abnormalities using maxillofacial/dental structure, which can be composed in a final tooth arrangement in a final virtual CT volume. One or more aligners can be generated to incrementally move dentition from the initial arrangement to the final tooth arrangement. |
| US11638625B2 |
Endodontic instrument
An endodontic file, for manual or motor driven use by an endodontist, includes a color-coded handle, a shank, and a serrated cutting edge. The cutting edge of the endodontic file is side-cutting with pyramidal teeth and ends in a pointed tip. The endodontic file is used manually inside the root canal in an “up and down” axially aligned motion and these pyramidal teeth will provide a ripping action. A second type of endodontic file has a curved cross section and a sharpened tip. with pyramidal teeth lining the edges of curved blade section. A third type of endodontic file has a flat debriding side which tapers to a point; with a series of adjacent 3-D pyramids emerging from this surface for removing loose material or in urging already loosened material from a root canal. |
| US11638623B2 |
Radiography aid for an external fixator
A radiography aid and method of using the same comprising: attaching a radiographic reference device to the external fixation device, the radiographic reference device comprises at least two surfaces; positioning the first surface of the radiographic reference device on an imager surface to capture a first radiographic image of the external fixation device and the one or more objects; repositioning the external fixation device to position the second surface of the radiographic reference device on the imager surface to capture a second radiographic image of the external fixation device and the one or more objects that differs in position from the first radiographic image by the first angle; and calculating the position of the one or more objects in three dimensions. |
| US11638622B2 |
Medical robotic system providing an auxiliary view of articulatable instruments extending out of a distal end of an entry guide
A medical system may comprise a display and a processor configured to determine an optimal position for an image capturing instrument to view working ends of a plurality of medical instruments when the plurality of medical instruments and the image capturing instrument are each extending out of a distal end of an entry guide. The processor may also be configured to cause the optimal position to be displayed on the display along with an image captured by the image capturing instrument of the working ends of the plurality of medical instruments. |
| US11638621B2 |
Basket for a medical instrument basket and medical instruments
Described herein is a holding basket (100) for containing an inner basket (200) for holding at least one medical item for processing having a top end (102) and a base end (104) comprising: an essentially rectangular base (110) and side walls (120, 122, 124) extending from the base (110), two rims (130, 132) each disposed on a first pair (120, 122) of opposing side walls, two windows 140) each disposed on a second pair opposing side walls (124) configured for manual access for slidable removal of the inner basket (200), wherein the holding basket (100) is configured for stackability or nestability with an adjacent holding basket (100′, 100″). |
| US11638613B2 |
Systems and methods for augmented reality based surgical navigation
The present disclosure involves object recognition as a method of registration, using a stereoscopic camera on Augmented Reality (AR) glasses or an endoscope as the image capture technology. Exemplary objects include surgical tools, anatomical components or features, such as bone or cartilage, etc. By detecting just a portion of the object in the image data of the surgical scene, the present disclosure may register and track a portion of the patient's anatomy, such as the pelvis, the knee, etc. The present disclosure also optionally displays information on the AR glasses themselves, such as the entire pelvis, the femur, the tibia, etc. The present disclosure may include combinations of the foregoing features, and may eliminate the need for electromagnetic, inertial, or infrared stereoscopic tracking as the tracking technology. |
| US11638609B2 |
Systems and methods for risk assessment and treatment planning of arterio-venous malformation
A computer implemented method for assessing an arterio-venous malformation (AVM) may include, for example, receiving a patient-specific model of a portion of an anatomy of a patient; using a computer processor to analyze the patient-specific model for identifying one or more blood vessels associated with the AVM, in the patient-specific model; and estimating a risk of an undesirable outcome caused by the AVM, by performing computer simulations of blood flow through the one or more blood vessels associated with the AVM in the patient-specific model. |
| US11638607B2 |
Energy delivery systems and uses thereof
The present invention relates to comprehensive systems, devices and methods for delivering energy to tissue for a wide variety of applications, including medical procedures (e.g., tissue ablation, resection, cautery, vascular thrombosis, treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and dysrhythmias, electrosurgery, tissue harvest, etc.). In certain embodiments, systems, devices, and methods are provided for treating a tissue region (e.g., a tumor) through application of energy. |
| US11638606B2 |
Bipolar electrosurgical pleura sealing device, system, and method of operating same
A bipolar electrosurgical pleura sealing device includes an electrosurgical probe assembly having a coaxial arrangement that includes an inner stylet, a first intermediate cannula, a second intermediate cannula, and an outer cannula, having appropriate insulation. A first mesh electrode connects to and extends between a distal end portion of the inner stylet and a distal end of the first intermediate cannula, and is movable between a first extended position and a first retracted position by an axial movement of the inner stylet and/or the first intermediate cannula. A second mesh electrode connects to and extends between a distal end of the second intermediate cannula and a distal end of the outer cannula, and is movable between a second extended position and a second retracted position by an axial movement of the second intermediate cannula and/or the outer cannula. |
| US11638600B2 |
Implantable compression screws
A compression screw for applying compression at a bone joint. The compression screw includes an axial screw body extending from a distal end to a proximal end with the distal end including a series of bone engaging threads configured to be self-drilling and self-tapping and the proximal end including a head which defines a radially extending shoulder. At least one proximal rotary cutting structure is defined proximally of the bone engaging threads. The at least one proximal rotary cutting structure is configured to be self-drilling such that a proximal portion of the axial screw body cuts into and advances within a bone of the bone joint as the axial screw body is advanced. A method of inserting the compression screw is also provided. |
| US11638599B2 |
Bone-anchoring device for a pedicle access
A bone anchoring device for anchoring and fixing vertebrae and for insertion into a pedicle canal is disclosed. A fork head having a U-shaped cut-out in a side view for a correction element, a connecting rod with two legs which terminate proximally and form a threaded section which engages with an adjusting means, wherein the legs have a radially outer circumferential area in which at least one retaining groove or other instrument attachment point is formed for gripping the fork head by a handling instrument, and a bone anchoring element with a proximal end facing away therefrom in the axial direction such that a distal direction and a proximal direction are also defined. The bone anchoring element has a spherical head at the proximal area, and the bone anchoring element is polyaxially pivotable with respect to the fork head, and has a pressure piece distally partially surrounds the bone anchoring element at the ball head, and proximally forms a seat for the connecting rod. |
| US11638597B2 |
Coupling device for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element and bone anchoring device with such a coupling device
A coupling device is provided for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element. The coupling device includes a receiving part having a first end, a second end, a central axis extending through the first end and the second end, and a channel for receiving a rod. The receiving part defines an accommodation space for accommodating a head of a bone anchoring element, the accommodation space having an opening for inserting the head. The coupling device further includes a pressure element arranged at least partially in the accommodation space, the pressure element having a flexible portion to clamp an inserted head, and a clamping element extending at least partially around the flexible portion of the pressure element. The clamping element is configured to move from a first position to a second position in which the clamping element exerts a clamping force onto the pressure element, where the movement includes rotating the clamping element around the central axis. |
| US11638594B2 |
Replaceable inner tube
In some embodiments a PEG feeding device includes a tube sized to bridge a channel between a stomach and an outer abdominal surface; an internal bolster, and an external bolster. Optionally the bolsters are connected to the tube. The internal bolster may be sized to resist movement out of the stomach through the stoma. The external bolster may be sized to resist movement into the stoma from the outer abdominal surface. The external bolster may include an underside which extends from the tube in a radial direction between the external bolster and the outer abdominal surface. The underside of the outer bolster may contact the outer abdominal surface at a distance from an external opening of the stoma. Optionally the distance between the internal bolster and the external bolster is adjustable. Optionally an angle between one or both of the bolsters and the tube is adjustable. |
| US11638591B2 |
Hybrid laser cutter
A tool has a handle and an elongate shaft that extends distally from the handle. A distal portion of the shaft is inserted into a subject during a surgical procedure. An optical fiber delivers laser energy to a tip at the distal portion of the shaft. The tip includes a mechanical cutting mechanism including a moving part that absorbs the laser energy, thermally conducts the absorbed energy to tissue that is disposed between the moving part and another part, and moves with respect to the other part in order to cut tissue that is disposed between the parts using a mechanical force that is lower than a mechanical force that would be required to cut the tissue in the absence of the laser energy. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11638585B2 |
Device and method for variable blood flow occlusion
A blood flow control device having a catheter adapted to be advanced into a blood vessel to a blood flow control site within the blood vessel; an expandable anchor supported by the catheter, the expandable anchor being adapted to expand to engage a wall of the blood vessel, the expandable anchor having a blood impermeable wall defining an adjustable blood flow path extending through the expandable anchor from a proximal opening to a distal opening, the catheter being disposed outside of the adjustable blood flow path; a flow control element supported by the catheter, the flow control element being adapted to change a dimension of the adjustable blood flow path to change a rate of blood flow through the blood flow path; and a blood flow control actuator disposed at a proximal section of the catheter and adapted to actuate the flow control element. |
| US11638584B2 |
Compressible non-fibrous adjuncts
Stapling assemblies for use with a surgical stapler are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the stapling assembly includes a cartridge having a plurality of staples disposed therein and a non-fibrous adjunct formed of at least one fused bioabsorbable polymer and configured to be releasably retained on the cartridge. Adjunct systems for use with a surgical stapler are also provided. Surgical end effectors using the stapling assemblies are also provided. Methods for manufacturing stapling assemblies and using the same are also provided. |
| US11638581B2 |
Powered surgical stapler
A surgical instrument can comprise a handle, a motor, and a shaft extending from the handle. The handle and/or the shaft can define a longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument can further comprise a fastener cartridge comprising a plurality of fasteners removably stored therein, an anvil configured to deform the fasteners, a closure drive configured to move the anvil toward and away from the fastener cartridge which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and a firing drive configured to deploy the fasteners from the fastener cartridge which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument can further comprise a transmission comprising a first operating configuration which connects the motor to the closure drive and a second operating configuration which connects the motor to the firing drive. |
| US11638577B2 |
Underwear-integrated urine specimen collection system and method thereof
A device and method for facilitating the collection of urine from incontinent or otherwise impaired individuals via an underwear-integrated urine specimen collection system and method thereof, wherein strategically placed semi-permeable tubing collects and retains urine from the underwear substrate and holds the urine for subsequent transfer and testing, wherein a tube-puncturing delivery member is protectively provided to facilitate the transfer of the collected urine to a sealed urine vacutainer, and wherein a microporous filter is incorporated to prevent the transfer of potential contaminants or otherwise undesirable particles into the testing specimen. |
| US11638576B2 |
Wireless intraluminal imaging device and associated devices, systems, and methods
A wireless intraluminal imaging device and an associated system are provided. In one embodiment, the wireless intraluminal imaging device includes a flexible elongate member including a proximal portion and a distal portion; an ultrasound imaging component coupled to the distal portion of the flexible elongate member; a cable coupled to the ultrasound imaging component and extending along the flexible elongate member; and a wireless communication component coupled to the proximal portion of the flexible elongate member, the wireless communication component in communication with the ultrasound imaging component via the cable. The wireless communication component wirelessly transmits ultrasound echo signals collected by the ultrasound imaging component to an image processing system via a wireless link for image generation at the image processing component. |
| US11638575B2 |
Ultrasonic therapy and diagnosis apparatus implementing multiple functions using detachable circuit boards
An ultrasonic diagnosis and therapy apparatus according to an embodiment may include an ultrasound output unit including a plurality of ultrasound output elements, a circuit board that can be attached and detached through a connecting board connected to the ultrasound output unit to determine a function of the ultrasound output unit, and a control unit configured to control a setting value of each of the plurality of ultrasound output elements, wherein therapy and diagnosis functions are selectively or simultaneously implemented by changing the circuit board. With the ultrasonic diagnosis and therapy apparatus, it is possible to selectively or simultaneously implement the therapy and diagnosis functions by selectively mounting different types of circuit boards that determine the type and function of ultrasound outputted from the ultrasonic transducers. |
| US11638570B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, probe sensitivity management system, and non-transitory storage medium
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, a memory, and processing circuitry. The ultrasonic probe includes ultrasonic transducers. The processing circuitry measures first reflected wave signals generated by the ultrasonic probe at a first time point. The processing circuitry stores information concerning the first reflected wave signals in the memory. The processing circuitry measures second reflected wave signals generated by the ultrasonic probe at a second time point. The processing circuitry performs correction to suppress variations between the second reflected wave signals respectively generated by the ultrasonic transducers based on the information concerning the first and second reflected wave signals. |
| US11638565B2 |
Radiographic imaging apparatus and control method therefor
A radiographic imaging apparatus includes: an effective pixel area including a plurality of detection areas, in each of which a first pixel including a photoelectric conversion element and a second pixel including a light-blocking element are provided; a plurality of signal processing units that are provided so as to correspond to the plurality of detection areas and each process, for a corresponding one of the detection areas, an output signal from the first pixel and an output signal from the second pixel provided in the corresponding one of the detection areas; and a correction unit that makes, for each signal processing unit among the plurality of signal processing units, a correction to the output signal from the first pixel processed by the signal processing unit, by using the output signal from the second pixel processed by the signal processing unit. |
| US11638563B2 |
Predictive fall event management system and method of using same
Various embodiments of a predictive fall event management system and a method of using such system are disclosed. The system includes a body-worn device and a controller operatively connected to the body-worn device. The controller is adapted to receive physiological data representative of a physiological characteristic of a wearer of the body-worn device over a monitoring time period; receive contextual data representative of context information of the wearer over the monitoring time period; and determine one or more future physiological states or contextual states based at least in part on one or more of the physiological data and the contextual data. The controller is further adapted to determine, for a future time, whether a fall condition is satisfied based upon the one or more future physiological states or contextual states and generate a fall prevention output responsive to satisfaction of the fall condition. |
| US11638562B2 |
Brain activity analysis method and apparatus thereof
The present invention discloses a brain activity analysis method and apparatus, which is based on a nonlinear waveform decomposition technology, wherein the changes of the intrinsic features in brain waves are decomposed and demodulated to extract the modulation signals of the components, including the frequency-modulation signals and the amplitude-modulation signals. The present invention further uses a feature mask to determine whether to proceed further decomposition and demodulation of the extracted modulation signals. If not, the multidimensional changes of the intrinsic features are obtained according to the feature mask. Then, quantitation and identification is performed to obtain the status of brain function. The present invention not only effectively increases the accuracy of the identification but also uses the feature mask to obviously reduce the complexity and the load of computation. |
| US11638559B2 |
Sleeping or reclining furniture with a sensor
The invention relates to a piece of sleeping or reclining furniture, comprising a support element (2) for applying a padding or a mattress and at least one sensor (12) for detecting vibrations, movement, and/or sound. The piece of sleeping or reclining furniture is characterized in that the at least one sensor (12) is arranged at a section (120) of the support element (2) that is decoupled from further sections of the support element (2) and/or of the sleeping or reclining furniture. |
| US11638558B2 |
Micro vein enhancer
The present invention is a Miniature Vein Enhancer that includes a Miniature Projection Head. The Miniature Projection Head may be operated in one of three modes, AFM, DBM, and RTM. The Miniature Projection Head of the present invention projects an image of the veins of a patient, which aids the practitioner in pinpointing a vein for an intravenous drip, blood test, and the like. The Miniature projection head may have a cavity for a power source or it may have a power source located in a body portion of the Miniature Vein Enhancer. The Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to one of several improved needle protectors, or the Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to a body similar to a flashlight for hand held use. The Miniature Vein Enhancer of the present invention may also be attached to a magnifying glass, a flat panel display, and the like. |
| US11638557B2 |
Detection and calculation of heart rate recovery in non-clinical settings
A wearable device measures heart rate recovery of a user in a non-clinical setting. The wearable device comprises a heart rate detector configured to detect heart rate data of the user, an activity sensor configured to detect motion of the user, and a processor. The processor is configured to identify a start of an activity by the user using the motion detected by the activity sensor. Responsive to detecting the start of the activity, the processor monitors the motion detected by the activity sensor to identify an end of the activity. A regression analysis is performed on heart rate data detected by the heart rate detector during a period of time after the end of the activity, and the heart rate recovery of the user is determined using the regression analysis. |
| US11638556B2 |
Estimating caloric expenditure using heart rate model specific to motion class
Embodiments are disclosed for estimating caloric expenditure using a heart rate model specific to a motion class. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining acceleration and rotation rate from motion sensors of a wearable device; determining a vertical component of inertial acceleration and a vertical component of rotational acceleration from the acceleration and rotation rate, respectively; determining a magnitude of the rotation rate; determining a correlation between the inertial vertical acceleration component and rotational acceleration; determining a percentage of motion outside a dominant plane of motion; predicting a motion class based on a motion classification model that takes as input the motions, correlation and percentage; determining a likelihood the user is walking; in accordance with determining that the user is likely not walking, configuring a heart rate model based on the predicted motion class; and estimating, using the configured heart rate model, a caloric expenditure of the user. |
| US11638553B1 |
Skin condition analyzing and skin disease diagnosis device
The present invention relates to a device for skin condition analysis and skin disease diagnosis.The skin condition analysis and skin disease diagnosis device according to the present invention is an all-in-one type device that can perform not only cosmetic skin condition analysis but also diagnosis of medical skin disease items. |
| US11638550B2 |
Systems and methods for stroke detection
A stroke detection device includes a cell phone having a sensor adapted to sense a characteristic of the user of the cell phone. An app executed by the cell phone passively monitors the characteristic to determine if the user has experienced a stroke. The app requests that the user take one or more tests using the cell phone if the presence of a stroke is possible. The tests include the user speaking a specific phrase into the cell phone that is compared to a previously recorded sound sample of the user; the user taking a picture of himself or herself with the cell phone that the app compares to a previous picture of the user; and the user attempting to hold his or her arm out straight while holding the cell phone wherein accelerometers in the phone measure the steadiness of his or her arm. |
| US11638549B2 |
Wireless nerve integrity monitoring systems and devices
A nerve integrity monitoring device includes a control module and a physical layer module. The control module is configured to generate a payload request. The payload request (i) requests a data payload from a sensor in a wireless nerve integrity monitoring network, and (ii) indicates whether a stimulation probe device is to generate a stimulation pulse. The physical layer module is configured to (i) wirelessly transmit the payload request to the sensor and the stimulation probe device, or (ii) transmit the payload request to a console interface module. The physical layer module is also configured to, in response to the payload request, (i) receive the data payload from the sensor, and (ii) receive stimulation pulse information from the stimulation probe device. The data payload includes data corresponding to an evoked response of a patient. The evoked response is generated based on the stimulation pulse. |
| US11638548B2 |
Use of platelet rich plasma composition in the treatment of cardiac conduction abnormalities
Methods and kits for treating a cardiac arrhythmia using a platelet rich plasma (PRP) composition are provided. Any type of arrhythmia may be treated using the PRP composition. The PRP composition may comprise PRP developed using blood collected from a patient suffering the cardiac arrhythmia. The PRP composition may be buffered to a physiological pH and may include one or more anti-arrhythmic agents, anti-coagulants, or other drugs. The PRP composition may be delivered using a nebulizer, minimally invasively, or surgically. |
| US11638546B2 |
Heart graphic display system
A system is provided for displaying heart graphic information relating to sources and source locations of a heart disorder to assist in evaluation of the heart disorder. A heart graphic display system provides an intra-cardiogram similarity (“ICS”) graphic and a source location (“SL”) graphic. The ICS graphic includes a grid with the x-axis and y-axis representing patient cycles of a patient cardiogram with the intersections of the patient cycle identifiers indicating similarity between the patient cycles. The SL graphic provides a representation of a heart with source locations indicated. The source locations are identified based on similarity of a patient cycle to library cycles of a library cardiogram of a library of cardiograms. |
| US11638545B2 |
Reducing sensor foreign body response via high surface area metal structures
Embodiments of the invention provide optimized sputtered metallic surfaces adapted for use with implantable medical devices as well as methods for making and using such polymeric surfaces. These sputtered metallic surfaces have features that function to inhibit or avoid an inflammatory immune response generated by implantable medical devices. Typical embodiments of the invention include an implantable glucose sensor used in the management of diabetes having a sputtered metallic surface adapted to contact an in vivo environment. |
| US11638538B2 |
Methods and apparatus for fall prevention
A system for fall prevention includes a platform for supporting a patient, the platform including rails and rail sensors, an image capturing device for capturing images of the patient, a patient monitor for interactive communication with the patient, a health monitoring station for receiving rail sensor data and communicating with the patient monitor, and an edge network device co-located with the platform and communicating with the station and the image capturing device. The edge network device receives image data from the image capturing device when the rail sensors indicate that the rail is down and the patient is at risk to themselves, anonymizes the image data to generate a skeleton image, determines a posture associated with the skeleton image, triggers alerts at the station when the patient is predicted to be sitting, and triggers escalated alerts at the station when the patient is predicted to be standing. |
| US11638537B2 |
Wearable physiological monitoring system
A wearable respiration monitoring system having a transmitter coil that is adapted to generate and transmit multi-frequency AC magnetic fields, a receiver coil adapted to detect variable strengths in one of the AC magnetic fields and generate AC magnetic field strength signals representing anatomical displacements of a monitored subject, and at least one accelerometer that is configured to detect and monitor anatomical positions and movement of the subject, and generate and transmit accelerometer signals representing same. The wearable monitoring system further includes an electronics module that is adapted to receive the AC magnetic field strength signals and accelerometer signals, and determine at least one respiratory disorder as a function of the AC magnetic field strength signals and at least one anatomical position of the subject as a function of the accelerometer signals. |
| US11638536B1 |
Optical connection systems and methods thereof
Optical connection systems including electrical-and-optical connection systems and methods thereof are disclosed. An electrical-and-optical connection system can include an extension tube having a plug and a relay module having a receptacle. The plug can be formed of a metal piece around electrical wires, which, in turn, are around optical-fiber cores that extend along a length of the extension tube. The plug can be configured to pierce through at least a sterile barrier. The relay module can include electrical wires and optical-fiber cores within a housing of the relay module, as well as a receptacle disposed in the housing. The receptacle can be configured to simultaneously accept insertion of the plug therein and establish both electrical and optical connections between the plug and the receptacle from a sterile field to a non-sterile field set up by the sterile barrier. Shape-sensing systems including the optical connection systems are also disclosed. |
| US11638533B2 |
Body-worn pulse oximeter
The invention provides a body-worn system that continuously measures pulse oximetry and blood pressure, along with motion, posture, and activity level, from an ambulatory patient. The system features an oximetry probe that comfortably clips to the base of the patient's thumb, thereby freeing up their fingers for conventional activities in a hospital, such as reading and eating. The probe secures to the thumb and measures time-dependent signals corresponding to LEDs operating near 660 and 905 nm. Analog versions of these signals pass through a low-profile cable to a wrist-worn transceiver that encloses a processing unit. Also within the wrist-worn transceiver is an accelerometer, a wireless system that sends information through a network to a remote receiver, e.g. a computer located in a central nursing station. |
| US11638529B2 |
System for measuring the mean arterial pressure
The present invention relates in particular to the field of anesthesia and to a method for real-time evaluation of the mean arterial pressure of a patient from plethysmography measurements. It also relates to a method for treating a patient comprising by continuously evaluating the mean arterial pressure of the patient, based on values continuously calculated by plethysmography. |
| US11638522B2 |
Automated determination of arteriovenous ratio in images of blood vessels
The methods and systems provided can automatically determine an Arteriolar-to-Venular diameter Ratio, AVR, in blood vessels, such as retinal blood vessels and other blood vessels in vertebrates. The AVR is an important predictor of increases in the risk for stroke, cerebral atrophy, cognitive decline, and myocardial infarct. |
| US11638520B2 |
Ophthalmic imaging system
An ophthalmic imaging system including an ocular lens and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging module is provided. The OCT imaging module is able to image both retina and anterior segment of eyes by switching a lens group into and out of the OCT light path. The OCT imaging module includes a retina imaging mode and an anterior segment imaging mode. In the retina imaging mode, there exists an intermediate image plane located between the ocular lens and the OCT imaging module. From the retina imaging mode, anterior segment imaging is achieved by inserting a switching lens group into the optical path inside the OCT imaging module or replacing the whole OCT imaging module of the retina mode, wherein, after the insertion, there exist a new intermediate image plane located inside the OCT imaging module and a conjugate of the entrance pupil of the OCT imaging module located between the ocular lens and the OCT imaging module. |
| US11638517B2 |
Systems and methods for medical imaging using a rolling shutter imager
A method of imaging tissue of a subject using an electronic rolling shutter imager includes sequentially resetting rows of pixels of the rolling shutter imager from a first row to a last row, sequentially reading charge accumulated at the rows of pixels from the first row to the last row, wherein the first row is read after resetting the last row, illuminating the tissue of the subject with illumination light for an illumination period that lasts longer than a vertical blanking period, wherein the vertical blanking period is the period from the resetting of the last row to the reading of the first row, and generating an image frame from the readings of charge accumulated at the rows of pixels, wherein at least one reading of charge accumulated at a row of pixels is removed or replaced to generate the image frame. |
| US11638511B2 |
Floor cleaning apparatus with offset cleaning unit
An apparatus for cleaning a floor includes a housing, wheels by which the apparatus is adapted to move; a motive device for moving the apparatus, a steering mechanism, and a cleaning assembly including a cleaning unit and an offset mechanism adapted to move the cleaning unit to or from an offset position projecting beyond one lateral side of the apparatus. In another embodiment, an apparatus for cleaning a floor includes a housing, wheels by which the apparatus is adapted to move, a motive device for moving the apparatus, a steering mechanism, and a cleaning assembly including a cleaning unit and a swing mechanism indirectly linking the cleaning unit to the steering mechanism such that when the apparatus is in an operative mode, the cleaning unit reorients its position in synchronization with the path of travel of the apparatus. Optionally, a lifting device may raise and lower the cleaning assembly. |
| US11638509B2 |
Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a space that allows air to flow therethrough. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction inlet that introduces the air into the body and a first cyclone in the body. The first cyclone separates foreign substances from the air introduced into the suction inlet. The vacuum cleaner includes a dust separation module having a filter unit that separates foreign substances from the air introduced from the first cyclone. The dust separation module also includes a second cyclone arranged within and separated from the filter unit. The second cyclone includes a cyclone base, a storage unit arranged adjacent to a lower portion of the second cyclone, and a cyclone array coupled to the cyclone base. The cyclone array allows the air to pass through an upper portion of the second cyclone and discharge the foreign substances collected by the second cyclone to the storage unit. |
| US11638508B2 |
Locking assembly for in-vehicle vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner configured to be mounted in a vehicle. The vacuum cleaner including a vacuum module configured to draw a vacuum, and a collector module configured to collect debris and coupled to the vacuum module. The collector module has a canister sub-assembly. A locking assembly for the canister sub-assembly includes at least one latch stay, a latch adapted to contact the latch stay, and a latch lock having a latch lock blade. The latch lock is moveable between a fully closed position, in which the latch lock blade contacts a panel member to maintain engagement between the latch and the at least one latch stay, and a fully open position. In the fully open position, the latch is disengaged from the at least one latch stay, enabling the canister sub-assembly to be removed from the collector module. |
| US11638500B2 |
Food processing apparatus and method
Food processing apparatuses having a drive unit which has more than one mode of operation, works with more than one food processing container, and/or may be operated in more than orientation are disclosed. The drive unit may be operated in first and second modes of operation. In some embodiments, the drive unit may be actuated in a different manner in the second mode of operation as compared to the first mode of operation. In some embodiments, the orientation of the drive unit in the second mode of operation is vertically flipped upside-down as compared to the orientation of the drive unit in the first mode of operation. |
| US11638494B2 |
Adjustable sleeping pillow that balances the body pressure ratio
The present invention provides a kind of sleeping pillow complying with the spinal medical theories, including the pillow case and fillers. The space enclosed by the said pillow case is divided into the isolated head bearing area and neck bearing area, and the said head bearing area is divided into the middle dented face-up sleeping head bearing area and the side sleeping head bearing area whose sides are higher. The said neck bearing area is divided into the face-up sleeping neck bearing area set in the middle and the side sleeping neck bearing area set on both sides of the said face-up sleeping neck bearing area. The height of the said the side sleeping neck bearing area is not lower than that of the said face-up sleeping neck bearing area. The adjustable sleeping pillow in the present invention that makes the body pressure balanced has a standalone head bearing area and neck bearing area, which can avoid random movement of fillers to ensure the stability of the pillow shape; moreover, the head bearing area is provided with the face-up sleeping and side sleeping bearing areas at different heights, which make a human head feel naturally comfortable while a person is sleeping. The neck bearing area can make the neck closely fit to the sleeping pillow during side sleeping and face-up sleeping giving the neck a mild support force. |
| US11638491B2 |
Display case for window coverings
An assembly for display of a window covering having a display case and a window covering attached to a display board. The a display case adapted to reversibly hold a display board near the top of the display case through a magnetic bond between the display case and the display board. Mounting hardware for the window covering is engaged with the display board. The window covering is engaged with mounting hardware so that the window covering with the mounting hardware, and the display board may be removed from the display case such that a different mounting board with a different set of mounting hardware and a different window covering may be inserted in the display case to demonstrate the appearance and functionality of the window covering. |
| US11638487B2 |
Recessed bed mountable article holding system
A recessed bed mountable article holding system includes a frame engagement member for engaging a bedframe. A receiver is attached to and extends downwardly from the frame engagement member. The receiver is attached to the frame engagement member such that the frame engagement member extends inwardly away from a vertical plane of an exterior surface of the bedframe and under a mattress supported by the bedframe. The receiver releasably holds a self-defense apparatus. |
| US11638486B2 |
Furniture objects
A furniture object, configured to store a foldable bed, may include a fixed panel and a foldable support platform including distal and proximate support panels. The fixed panel may include a bottom panel, an upper surface of the bottom panel at least partially defining a bottom inner surface of a compartment within an interior of the furniture object. The proximate support panel may be hingeably connected at opposite edges to the distal support panel and the one or more fixed panels via separate hingeable connections. The foldable support platform may between a folded position and a deployed position via a scissors-type motion. In the folded position, the foldable support platform may partially enclose the compartment. In the deployed position, the foldable support platform and bottom panel may collectively define a sleeping platform that structurally supports a bed resting on the proximate and distal support panels and the bottom panel. |
| US11638483B2 |
Chair backrest mechanism, chair frame and chair
A chair backrest mechanism, a chair frame and a chair are provided, including a back supporting member, a hip and leg supporting member, a swing traction unit, a linkage member and an auxiliary traction member. The hip and leg supporting member includes a leg supporting portion and a hip supporting portion. The back supporting member is movably connected to the hip and leg supporting member by the swing traction unit. The auxiliary traction member is pivotally connected to the swing traction unit and includes a first pin joint portion and a second pin joint portion, the first pin joint portion is pivotally connected to the hip supporting portion, the second pin joint portion is pivotally connected to a first end of the linkage member, and a second end of the linkage member away from the second pin joint portion is pivotally connected to the back supporting member. |
| US11638482B2 |
Reclining seating unit with wall-proximity capability
A wall-proximity reclining seating unit includes: a frame having a back member and a pair of arms, the back member extending between the arms; a backrest; a seat; a first footrest; and a reclining mechanism connected between the frame, backrest, seat, and first footrest. The reclining mechanism comprises a series of pivotally interconnected links and is configured to move the seating unit between: (a) an upright position, (b) a TV position, in which the first footrest is extended in front of the seat and is generally horizontally disposed, and the seat and backrest are moved forwardly relative to the frame between about 2.5 and 4 inches; and (c) a fully reclined position, in which the first footrest remains extended in front of the seat, and the seat is moved forward of its position in the TV position between about 4 and 7 inches. |
| US11638480B2 |
Luggage rack with shelves
A luggage rack that includes a frame and a storage compartment, with the frame comprising two legs that have a first end, an upper portion, and a second end; said legs being joint at a first and second pivot point, the pivot point being between the ends and the upper portion; at least one support band attached to the upper portions of both legs; the storage compartment comprising a top, bottom, and two outer walls; and at least one support strap releasably attached to the upper portion of the first leg and the upper portion of the second leg. |
| US11638473B2 |
Pleated cosmetic tool
A pleated or corrugated cosmetic tool is disclosed. Generally, the cosmetic tool may be used to apply or remove a wide variety of cosmetic formulas to the human body, including face, eyelashes, eyelids, eyebrows, fingernails, toenails, lips, and other body parts. The pleated or corrugated cosmetic tool defines an undulated contact or application surface. The undulating contact application surface may allow the tool to smoothly and dynamically adapt to contours of the user's face, legs, arms, or other body parts. |
| US11638467B2 |
Timepiece component provided with a cap
A timepiece component, having a first part and a removable cap, which is able to adopt a fastening configuration in which the removable cap is fastened to the first part, and a free configuration in which the cap is separated from the first part. The first part comprises at least two latching members intended to cooperate with at least two corresponding assembly members of the cap in the fastening configuration. The cap or the first part is elastically deformable from a rest position to a deformed position which allows for positioning and removing for passing from the fastening configuration to the free configuration of the timepiece component and vice versa. The rest position allows stably maintain the fastening configuration of the timepiece component in which the at least two assembly members of the cap are in engagement with the at least two latching members of the first part. |
| US11638466B2 |
Systems and methods for an improved rotary closure
Various embodiments of an improved rotary closure to prevent jamming when rotated in a particular direction and allow de-tensioning of the spool are disclosed herein. |
| US11638465B2 |
Footwear having motorized adjustment system and elastic upper
An article of footwear may include an upper configured to receive a foot of a wearer, the upper including one or more elastic portions and one or more substantially inelastic portions. The footwear may further include a plurality of lace receiving members fixedly attached to an outer surface of the upper on the inelastic portions of the upper. Also, the footwear may include a sole structure fixedly attached to the upper. In addition, the footwear may include a motorized tensioning system including a motorized tightening device and a tensile member extending through the plurality of lace receiving members, the tightening device being configured to apply tension in the tensile member to adjust the size of an internal void defined by the article of footwear by drawing two or more of the plurality of lace receiving members closer to one another. |
| US11638464B2 |
Sole structure for article of footwear
A sole structure includes a heel region, a forefoot region, and a midfoot region disposed between the heel and forefoot regions. The sole structure also includes a first fluid-filled segment disposed within the forefoot region and includes a first portion extending continuously from a medial side of the sole structure to a lateral side of the sole structure. The sole structure also includes a second fluid-filled segment disposed between the heel region and the first fluid-filled segment and includes a first portion extending continuously between the medial side and the lateral side. The sole structure also includes a third fluid-filled segment disposed between the first fluid-filled segment and the second fluid-filled segment and includes a first portion extending along one of the medial side and the lateral side and a second portion extending from the first portion toward the other one of the medial side and the lateral side. |
| US11638462B2 |
Modular outsole for article of footwear
An outsole for an article of footwear includes a main body having a plurality of modules arranged in series from a first end to a second end, adjacent ones of the modules detachably connected to each other along one of a plurality of seams extending from a first side of the main body to a second side of the main body. The outsole further including at least one insert embedded in each of the modules and configured for selectively attaching a traction element to the outsole. |
| US11638461B2 |
Sports shoe
Sports shoe including an outer sole assembly that includes a damping layer extending over substantially the entire length of the outer sole assembly, as well as an upper fixed to the outer sole assembly. The upper includes an envelope configured to surround a portion of a wearer's foot, as well as a non-extensible flexible panel fixed to the envelope in the area of a portion of the lateral junction between the upper and the outer sole. The sports shoe further includes a reinforcement that is comprised of a rigid plastic material having a hardness greater than 40 shore D, the reinforcement including a lateral wing fixed to a portion of a lateral side of the damping layer and to an outer surface of the flexible panel. |
| US11638457B2 |
Protective helmet
A protective helmet having a protective shell, a low friction layer, and a comfort liner is disclosed. The protective shell includes an energy absorbing material and an inner surface. The low friction layer is coupled to the inner surface of the protective shell. The low friction layer may be plastic having a thickness of less than approximately 3 mm. The comfort liner is removably coupled to the low friction layer opposite the protective shell, and includes a low friction material, such as brushed nylon, adjacent the low friction liner. The comfort liner may be removably coupled protective shell with either clips that removably couple to receivers embedded in the brow of the helmet, with elastically deformable couplings that extend from the comfort liner to the protective shell, or both. |
| US11638456B1 |
Dispersing helmet safety system and method
A system and method for a protection helmet which has exterior moveable tiles to move upon impact and then retract to their original placements. The system prolongs the impact time by de-accelerating it and minimizing its damaging effects by spreading out the impact force over a larger surface area. A system and method for a helmet's face mask to absorb impact and return back to its original state whether impacted on its bars, interior/exterior assembly, or any part of the face mask. A system and method for a football helmet's padding to be multi-layered and have multiple ancillary cavities that compress and retract back to their original state. |
| US11638455B2 |
Helmet airflow control member and helmet
A helmet airflow control member includes a plate-like main body arranged on a shell and including a main body rear surface that covers part of a shell outer surface, and at least one passage formation portion arranged on the main body rear surface. A periphery of the main body rear surface includes a first peripheral portion, which is shaped in correspondence with the shell outer surface and closes a space between the main body rear surface and the shell outer surface, and a second peripheral portion, which is spaced apart from the shell outer surface and defines an opening of the space between the main body rear surface and the shell outer surface in cooperation with the shell outer surface. The passage formation portion defines a passage in the space, with the passage extending from the opening into the space and returning from the space to the opening. |
| US11638453B2 |
Sleeve with integrated insert
Aspects herein are directed to a sleeve having a first length in a retracted state and a second length in an extended state. The sleeve may have a third opening positioned between first and second openings of a cylindrical tube. A releasable fastener may be affixed proximate the third opening and hold the sleeve in the retracted state when fastened and may allow the sleeve to move to the extended state when unfastened. An insert may be affixed around a perimeter of the third opening. The insert may include a thumb receiving portion. The thumb receiving portion may have a thumb opening. The insert may be retained interior to the cylindrical tube when the sleeve is in the retracted state. |
| US11638452B2 |
Composite items of footwear and handwear
A composite item of footwear and handwear having a main body to accommodate the hand/foot of a wearer of the item, the main body comprising an outer layer, an inner layer and a waterproof and breathable intermediate layer between the outer and inner layers, and an opening through which a foot/hand can be inserted, the opening defined by a cuff arrangement comprising a cuff region that comprises an end region of each of the inner and intermediate layers and a cuff inner portion of the outer layer that extends beyond the said end regions, the cuff arrangement further comprising a waterproof cuff band fixed to one or both of the cuff inner portion and end region of the inner layer to lie over and be fixed to the outside of the outer layer, the location at which the waterproof cuff band is fixed to the outer layer is at a distance from the opening that is greater than the distance between the opening and the location at which the waterproof cuff band is fixed to the cuff inner portion or end region of the inner layer. |
| US11638451B2 |
Multilayered waterproof moisture management athletic garments
A water proof moisture management garment and a method of constructing such a garment in accordance with the present invention utilizes at least three layers. An outer layer may comprise a stretch woven textile treated with a durable water repellant finish. The outer layer may be micro-perforated to permit perspiration to evaporate through the micro-perforations. An inner layer may comprise a moisture management textile to facilitate the transport of perspiration away from the skin of a wearer. An intermediate layer may bond the outer layer to the inner layer. The intermediate layer may provide holes to permit the evaporation of perspiration from the inner layer through the micro-perforations of the outer layer. |
| US11638447B2 |
Battery unit and flavor inhaler
A battery unit is installed in a flavor inhaler with an atomizing unit that atomizes an aerosol-generating material according to a puffing action of inhaling air through an air passage leading from an air inlet to an air outlet. The battery unit includes a battery, an electronic component configured to control the atomizing unit, and a housing configured to accommodate the battery and the electronic component. The electronic component is located in a predetermined portion of the battery unit. The predetermined portion includes a water detection member configured to detect water that enters the predetermined portion. |
| US11638446B2 |
Induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device
An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes an outer body; an induction coil arranged inward of the outer body; a heating compartment defined inward of the induction coil and arranged to receive, in use, a body comprising a vaporisable substance and an induction heatable susceptor; wherein the separation between the outer body and the induction coil defines an air vent arranged to allow air flow around the induction coil and to the heating compartment. |
| US11638444B2 |
Hookah comprising high frequency heating unit
A hookah, includes a cup assembly and a high frequency heating unit detachably connected to the cup assembly. The cup assembly includes a cup configured to accommodate a tobacco material. The high frequency heating unit includes a hollow handle and a magnetic induction coil disposed in the hollow handle. The hollow handle includes a through hole and the magnetic induction coil includes a central hole concentric with the through hole. The cup is disposed in the through hole of the hollow handle. When in use, an alternating current is introduced to the magnetic induction coil, and a magnetic induction effect is generated, so that the cup is heated and the heat is transferred to the tobacco material whereby the tobacco material is heated and smoke is produced. |
| US11638442B2 |
Food processing system and associated method
The invention relates to a food processing system (100) allowing reconstitution and/or structuration and/or texturization of dehydrated food materials such as powders, the system comprising: —a dosing system (50) comprising one or a plurality of containers (20) each container comprising a dehydrated or partially dehydrated food material; —at least one reconstitution food processing unit (10) to which the containers (20) from the dosing system can be connected, the processing unit (10) comprising: at least one product inlet (17) for the food material coming from a container (20), at least one liquid inlet (18) for liquid to be mixed with the food material, and at least one product outlet (16) at one end of the unit (10) for in-line depositing the formed food; —a depositing area (60) where the formed food from the processing unit (10) is dispensed; the depositing area (60) and the at least one food processing unit (10) being moveable with respect to each other in such a way that different food shapes and/or patterns from one or different food materials can be formed in the depositing area (60). The invention further relates to a method for operating a food processing system (100) as the one described. |
| US11638438B2 |
Synbiotic composition for preventing metabolic disorders
The invention relates to improved liver health and lipid metabolism later in life upon ingestion of synbiotics early in life. |
| US11638433B2 |
Solvent extraction of oil from distillers dried grains and methods of using extraction products
A process for extraction of crude oil from distillers dried grain solubles and/or distillers dried grains using a solvent extraction process and producing corn distillers meal that may be used as an animal feed supplement is disclosed. The corn distillers meal may be used as a crude protein supplement for use in a livestock feed diet, poultry feed diet, aquatic feed diet or the like. The solvent extracted crude oil may be suitable for other processes, including oleochemical processing for personal care and home care products, biodiesel production, and/or renewable diesel production from hydro-treating the extracted oil to make green diesel fuel. |
| US11638427B2 |
Methods and compositions for altering secondary metabolites in plants
The disclosure relates to methods and compositions for altering the production of one or more secondary plant metabolites comprising applying an effective amount of at least one elicitor, wherein the elicitor is a jasmonate or a salicylate, and combinations thereof. The disclosure further teaches compositions comprising effective amounts of the elicitors disclosed here. The disclosure further relates to methods and compositions for controlling plant pathogens, such as fungal pathogens. |
| US11638423B2 |
Synthetic polymer film whose surface has microbicidal activity, multilayer structure having synthetic polymer film, sterilization method with the use of surface of synthetic polymer film, method for reactivating surface of synthetic polymer film, mold for production of synthetic polymer film, and mold manufacturing method
A synthetic polymer film (34A), (34B) having a surface which has a plurality of first raised portions (34Ap), (34Bp), wherein a two-dimensional size of the plurality of first raised portions (34Ap), (34Bp) is in a range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film (34A), (34B); and the surface has a microbicidal effect. |
| US11638422B1 |
Use of crude corn oil for reducing phytotoxicity of pesticides and plant washes and enhancing overall plant health
The present invention relates to formulations of crude degummed corn oil (CDGCO) for use as plant biostimulants, for increasing yield and quality and for offsetting phytotoxic effects of active ingredients in pesticides and plant washes. Such formulations are typically combined with one or more emulsifier and a solvent, and or just an emulsifier or just a solvent, and combined with water and applied to plants as a spray or fog to foliage, or pruning cuts, or a a root zone drench, or to seeds. The invention improves upon existing pesticide formulations by reducing phytotoxicity. The invention provides for affordable plant biostimulant formulations for agriculture for producing better quality and higher yielding crops when subject to environmental stresses. |
| US11638420B2 |
Modular hunting blind
A modular hunting blind with individual components configured to be stored in the base with the top and roof serving as a container top to store and ship the modular hunting blind. The components may be readily assembled on site for placement on the ground or on a stand or platform with minimal tools. |
| US11638419B2 |
Sensor station system for pest monitoring
A system for managing and monitoring a sensor network that senses pest activity. A plurality of sensor stations may be controlled by the system, such sensor station configured for detecting the presence of pests at a baiting station, or for alerting users to the presence of a pest in a trap, as well as a related system of data collection and data management of pest activity data. |
| US11638416B2 |
Livestock tracing system and method
The present invention discloses a livestock tracing system and method. The system includes: a feeding module, an adopting and purchasing module, a weighing module, a server, a first commutation module and a second communication module; the feeding module is configured to provide food intake information of livestock and transmit the food intake information to the server via the first communication module; the weighing module is configured to provide weight information of the livestock and transmit the weight information to the server via the second communication module; the adopting and purchasing module is configured to provide vaccine information of the livestock and transmit the vaccine information to the server; and the server is configured to store the food intake information, the weight information and the vaccine information, and obtain corresponding tracing information according to a tracing look-up instruction. |
| US11638410B2 |
Method and system for controlling the climate of an insect rearing climate area
A system controls the air climate in an insect rearing climate housing. The system has an insect rearing climate housing with clusters of one or more stacks of crates with insects. The crates have at least two ventilation openings associated with each crate. An aeration system has an air control unit with a database having a reference table with conditioned air properties in relation to input parameter(s). Aeration devices are connected to the air control unit adjacent to each stack of crates, and have a plurality of exit openings that provide airstreams over the insects. The method retrieves input parameter(s) for the air control unit per cluster of crates, the air control unit determines appropriate conditioned air properties of the airstreams based on the retrieved input parameter(s), and for each individual cluster of crates separately, the air control unit sets the determined conditioned air properties of the airstreams. |
| US11638409B1 |
Maize inbred 1PTAE45
A novel maize variety designated 1PTAE45 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PTAE45 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PTAE45 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PTAE45 or a locus conversion of 1PTAE45 with another maize variety. |
| US11638405B2 |
Vegetable production method
A vegetable production method includes seeding, causing a cotyledon to sprout from a seed in a first period, growing a vegetable in a second period subsequent to the first period, further growing the vegetable in a third period subsequent to the second period, and harvesting the vegetable. The vegetable is grown with first light having a first maximum value of a light intensity in a wavelength range of 420 to 490 nm and including at least portion of light in a wavelength range of 500 to 600 nm in a later part of the second period, and is grown with second light having a second maximum value of a light intensity in a wavelength range of 590 to 650 nm, having a peak light intensity less than the second maximum value in a visible light wavelength range of less than or equal to 500 nm. |
| US11638404B2 |
High-precision post driver machine
Machine suitable for driving posts into the ground, in particular for a vineyard or orchard trellising structure, at predefined locations, with centimetric precision, the machine comprising: an electronic control unit, a GPS sensor, a driving column mounted on a vehicle chassis, via an articulated positioning adjustment system, the column comprising a pole and a slide mounted so as to be able to slide substantially vertically, a driving bell mounted on the slide, a post guiding device, which comprises a gripper mounted on the slide and a guide shoe mounted at the base of the pole, the guide shoe being able to move between a working position and a retracted position, the articulated positioning adjustment system allowing the driving bell and the guiding device to be positioned directly above one of the predefined locations and to drive the post in vertically there. |
| US11638403B2 |
Salt aerosol removal and irrigation water cooling system
A water cooling and salt aerosols removal system for cooling roots of a plant includes a salt water module configured to cool a salt water and to remove salt aerosols from an air stream, and a fresh water module configured to further remove salt aerosols from the air stream by using fresh water. The air stream exits the salt water module and enters the fresh water module, and wherein the salt water has a higher content of salt than the fresh water. |
| US11638398B2 |
Combine harvester and driver assistance system therefor
A driver assistance system for a combine harvester that has a processing stage with an input for a crop flow, a first output for a useful flow and has abundant threshed grains, and a second output for a residual flow with scarce grains. At least one operating parameter of the processing stage is adjustable. The driver assistance system has an actuatable rethreshing device arranged at the second output of the processing stage, a residual grain sensor for detecting a proportion of threshed out grain in the residual flow downstream of the rethreshing device, and an evaluating device that turns the rethreshing device on and off, compares the proportions of threshed out grains in the residual flow when the rethreshing device is turned on and when the rethreshing device is turned off, and to adapt the at least one operating parameter of the processing stage based on the comparison. |
| US11638396B2 |
Hydraulically controlled flip up mower deck
A mower frame unit is operatively connected with a tractor device and the mower frame is moveable between a generally horizontal first position and a generally vertical second position. The mower frame is moveable from the first position to the second position via a hydraulic cylinder and piston assembly carried by the mower frame to pivot the mower frame about a transverse axis. The mower frame carries a tensioner assembly that is operatively connected to a lock assembly. The tensioner assembly serves at least two purposes. Namely, to tension a belt operatively connected to mower blade and to maintain a portion of the lock assembly in a locked manner when the tensioner assembly is in a state of tension. |
| US11641789B2 |
Memory cells and methods for forming memory cells
According to various embodiments, there is provided a memory cell. The memory cell may include a transistor, a dielectric member, an electrode and a contact member. The dielectric member may be disposed over the transistor. The electrode may be disposed over the dielectric member. The contact member has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end is disposed towards the transistor, and the second end is disposed towards the dielectric member. The contact member has a side surface extending from the first end to the second end. The second end may have a recessed end surface that has a section that slopes towards the side surface so as to form a tip with the side surface at the second end. The dielectric member may be disposed over the second end of the contact member and may include at least a portion disposed over the tip. |
| US11641777B2 |
Dibenzo[c,g]carbazole derivative, light-emitting device, light-emitting apparatus, electronic device, and lighting device
An object is to provide a novel organic compound. Another object is to provide a novel light-emitting device. Another object is to provide a light-emitting device with favorable emission efficiency. Another object is to provide a light-emitting device with a favorable lifetime. Another object is to provide a light-emitting device with a low driving voltage. A dibenzo[c,g]carbazole derivative represented by the following general formula (G1) and a light-emitting device using it are provided. Note that at least one of R11 to R22 represents a substituent that has 14 to 60 carbon atoms in total and contains a condensed tricyclic to hexacyclic aromatic hydrocarbon skeleton, and the others independently represent any of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms. |
| US11641775B2 |
Compounds and organic electronic devices
The present invention relates to certain fluorenes, to the use of the compounds in an electronic device, and to an electronic device comprising at least one of these compounds. The present invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds and to a formulation and composition comprising one or more of the compounds. |
| US11641774B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
A method for fabricating an OLED using a mixture that is an evaporation source for a vacuum deposition process includes providing a container that contains the mixture, providing a substrate having a first electrode disposed thereon, depositing an organic layer over the first electrode by evaporating the mixture in the container in a high vacuum deposition tool, and depositing a second electrode over the organic layer. |
| US11641772B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate including a first substrate portion including a first area, a second substrate portion including a second area, and a bending area between the first substrate portion and the second substrate portion, the substrate being bendable around a bending axis that extends in a first direction, an encapsulation portion over the first substrate portion, an intermediate wiring including a first intermediate wiring portion in the first area and a second intermediate wiring portion in the second area, and a connection wiring including at least a portion in the bending area and connecting the first intermediate wiring portion to the second intermediate wiring portion. |
| US11641771B2 |
Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus
An electro-optical device includes a first light-emitting element including a first light-emitting region, a second light-emitting element including a second light-emitting region, a first filter, and a second filter. The area of the first light-emitting region is smaller than the area of the second light-emitting region, and a relationship (Lf11−Le11)>(Lf21−Le21) is satisfied when the length of the first light-emitting region is Le11, the length of the second light-emitting region is Le21, the length of the first filter is Lf11, and the length of the second filter is Lf21. |
| US11641770B2 |
Display panel
A display panel is provided. At least two of each of first pixels, each of second pixels, and each of third pixels of the display panel are alternately arranged. A shape of each of first pixels includes an ellipse or a circle. A shape of an edge of each of the second pixels or each of the third pixels corresponds to a concave arc. A sum of a radius of curvature of an edge of each of the first pixels and a width of a predetermined gap is equal to a radius of curvature of the concave arc corresponding to the edge of one of each of the second pixels and each of the third pixels. An aperture ratio of a pixel is effectively increased. |
| US11641768B2 |
Display panel having conductive members contacting pad at opening in display panel layer
A display device includes a display panel including a first pad on a base substrate, an adhesive pattern which faces the base substrate with the first pad therebetween, a circuit board electrically connected to the display panel at the first pad and including a second pad facing the first pad, and a plurality of conductive members between the first pad and the second pad to electrically connect the first pad and the second pad to each other. The first pad of the display panel has a planar shape, and each of the plurality of conductive members is within the planar shape of the first pad and penetrates the adhesive pattern to contact the first pad. |
| US11641766B2 |
Light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same
A light-emitting display device includes an organic layer formed to be divided between adjacent subpixels through a change in structure of a bank without the provision of an additional construction, whereby it is possible to prevent lateral leakage of current. |
| US11641764B2 |
Display device using a flexible substrate with alignment marks for folding
Display device includes a flexible substrate, a plurality of pixels disposed on a first surface of flexible substrate, and a plurality of alignment marks disposed along one side of the flexible substrate and identified each other. The plurality of alignment marks may be arranged in the same layer. When the plurality of pixels includes thin film transistor, the plurality of alignment marks may be formed of the same metal layer as the metal layer forming thin film transistor. |
| US11641763B2 |
Display panel and display device
Disclosed are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a first display region and a second display region, the density of pixels of the first display region is lower than the density of pixels of the second display region; the display panel includes a base substrate and a cover plate, and an antenna arranged between the base substrate and the cover plate, the antenna is arranged in the first display region and among the pixels. |
| US11641762B2 |
Display panel and manufacturing method thereof, and display apparatus
The disclosure provides a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display apparatus. The display panel includes a display substrate, a touch electrode and a plurality of anti-reflection structures, the touch electrode and the anti-reflection structures are arranged on one side of the display substrate; the orthographic projection of each anti-reflection structure on the display substrate correspondingly covers each sub-pixel, and the orthographic projection of the anti-reflection structures on the display substrate and the orthographic projection of the touch electrode on the display substrate do not overlap. The display panel can realize a touch function while realizing the anti-reflection function; meanwhile, the overall thickness of the display panel can be reduced, so that the display panel has good resistance to being folded repeatedly; meanwhile, the anti-reflection function of the display panel can be well compatible with the touch function. |
| US11641759B2 |
Manufacturing method of display panel, display panel and display device
Disclosed are a manufacturing method of a display panel, a display panel and a display device. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: providing a base substrate; forming a planarization layer on a side of the base substrate; forming a first film layer on a side of the planarization layer facing away from the base substrate; forming an anode via penetrating through the first film layer and the planarization layer; forming an anode layer on a side of the first film layer facing away from the base substrate; patterning the anode layer to form a first opening on the anode layer; and after patterning the anode layer, patterning the first film layer to form a second opening on the first film layer. A material of the first film layer includes a non-metallic material. |
| US11641755B2 |
Top-emission type organic electroluminescent element and top-emission type organic electroluminescent device
A top-emission type organic electroluminescent (EL) element and a top-emission type organic EL device are provided. The top-emission type organic EL element includes a first electrode, an organic functional layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on a side of the organic functional layer facing away from the first electrode. The second electrode includes a work-function adjustment layer and a transparent metal oxide layer. The work-function adjustment layer is disposed on the side of the organic functional layer facing away from the first electrode, and the transparent metal oxide layer is disposed on a side of the work-function adjustment layer facing away from the organic functional layer. The top-emission type organic EL element and the top-emission type organic EL device can improve the luminous efficiency and prolong the service life. |
| US11641746B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device with peripheral circuit located over support pillar array and method of making thereof
A three-dimensional memory device includes a first alternating stack of first insulating layers and first electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, memory stack structures extending through the first alternating stack, a second alternating stack of second insulating layers and second electrically conductive layers located over the substrate and laterally spaced from the first alternating stack, a contact-level dielectric layer overlying the first alternating stack and the second alternating stack, a planar semiconductor material layer bonded to the contact-level dielectric layer and over an area of the second alternating stack, and field effect transistors located on the planar semiconductor material layer and electrically connected to the first electrically conductive layers. |
| US11641745B2 |
Embedded sonos with a high-K metal gate and manufacturing methods of the same
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor devices may have a non-volatile memory (NVM) transistor including a charge-trapping layer and a blocking dielectric, a field-effect transistor (FET) of a first type including a first gate dielectric having a first thickness, a FET of a second type including a second gate dielectric having a second thickness, and a FET of a third type including a third gate dielectric having a third thickness. In some embodiments, the first, second, and third gate dielectric includes a high dielectric constant (high-K) dielectric layer, and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, the second thickness is greater than the third thickness. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11641743B2 |
Semiconductor devices
Semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes a substrate. The semiconductor device includes a stack structure including conductive layers stacked on the substrate. Moreover, the semiconductor device includes a dummy structure penetrating a stepped region of the stack structure. A portion of the dummy structure includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment extends in a first direction in a plane parallel to an upper surface of the substrate. The second segment protrudes from the first segment in a second direction, in the plane, that intersects the first direction. |
| US11641738B2 |
Three-dimensional semiconductor memory device
A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device including a first peripheral circuit including different decoder circuits, a first memory on the first peripheral circuit, the first memory including a first stack structure having first electrode layers stacked on one another and first inter-electrode dielectric layers therebetween, a first planarized dielectric layer covering an end of the first stack structure, and a through via that penetrates the end of the first stack structure, the through via electrically connected to one of the decoder circuits, and a second memory on the first memory and including a second stack structure having second electrode layers stacked on one another and second inter-electrode dielectric layers therebetween, a second planarized dielectric layer covering an end of the second stack structure, and a cell contact plug electrically connecting one of the second electrode layers to the through via. |
| US11641732B2 |
Self-aligned etch back for vertical three dimensional (3D) memory
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for self-aligned etch back for vertical three dimensional (3D) memory. One example method includes depositing layers of a first dielectric material, a semiconductor material, and a second dielectric material to form a vertical stack, forming first vertical openings to form elongated vertical, pillar columns with first vertical sidewalls in the vertical stack, and forming second vertical openings through the vertical stack to expose second vertical sidewalls. Further, the example method includes removing portions of the semiconductor material to form first horizontal openings and depositing a fill in the first horizontal openings. The method can further include forming third vertical openings to expose third vertical sidewalls in the vertical stack and selectively removing the fill material to form a plurality of second horizontal openings in which to form horizontally oriented storage nodes. |
| US11641730B2 |
Semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same
Disclosed are semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor memory devices may include a capacitor including first and second electrodes and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer may include a zirconium aluminum oxide layer including a first zirconium region adjacent to the first electrode, a first aluminum region, a second aluminum region adjacent to the second electrode, and a second zirconium region between the first and second aluminum regions. The first and second zirconium regions may include zirconium and oxygen and may be devoid of aluminum. The first and second aluminum regions may include aluminum and oxygen and may be devoid of zirconium. The first aluminum region and the first zirconium region may be spaced apart by a first distance, and the first aluminum region and the second zirconium region may be spaced apart by a second distance shorter than the first distance. |
| US11641727B2 |
Cooling system for an electronic circuit module
Examples described herein relate to cooling system for an electronic circuit module. The cooling system includes a frame disposable on the electronic circuit module and comprising a plurality of compartments defined by compartment walls. The cooling system further includes a plurality of cold plates disposed in the plurality of compartments of the frame and in thermal contact with the electronic circuit module, wherein the plurality of cold plates includes one or more passages to allow flow of a coolant there-through to conduct heat away from the electronic circuit module. Further, the one or more cold plates of the plurality cold plates include a guide feature to allow vertical movement of the one or more cold plates in respective compartments. |
| US11641724B2 |
Conductive PVD stack-up design to improve reliability of deposited electrodes
An electronic device can include a housing component that can define an interior surface and an exterior surface of the device, a metallic film deposited on the interior surface and extending at least partially onto the exterior surface, and a ceramic film deposited on the exterior surface and at least partially over a portion of the metallic film on the exterior surface. The ceramic film can be in electrical communication with a portion of the metallic film deposited on the interior surface to form an electrical pathway from the exterior surface to the interior surface. |
| US11641717B2 |
Soldering of end chip components in series
A method for printed circuit board design rework utilizing two components in series, the method includes selecting a first chip component and a second chip component for placement on an original land location previously occupied by an original chip component. The method further includes placing the first chip component and the second chip component on a chip component support structure. The method further includes soldering a first end of the first chip component to a first end of the second chip component. Responsive to transferring the first chip component and the second chip component to the original land location, the method further includes soldering a second end of the first chip component to a first land of the original land location. The method further includes soldering a second end of the second chip component to a second land of the original land location. |
| US11641711B2 |
Microelectronic package with substrate-integrated components
Embodiments may relate to a microelectronic package or a die thereof which includes a die, logic, or subsystem coupled with a face of the substrate. An inductor may be positioned in the substrate. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield elements may be positioned within the substrate and surrounding the inductor. Other embodiments may be described or claimed. |
| US11641710B1 |
Circuit board ground via patterns for minimizing crosstalk between signal vias
A circuit board may include a first signal via electrically coupled to multiple layers of the circuit board, a second signal via electrically coupled to multiple layers of the circuit board, and a pair of ground vias configured to provide electrical shielding between the first signal via and the second signal via, the pair of ground vias comprising a first ground via electrically coupled to a ground or power plane of the circuit board and a second ground via electrically coupled to the ground or power plane of the circuit board. The first signal via, the first ground via, and the second ground via may be arranged such that they form an angle of approximately 50 degrees having a vertex at the first signal via, a first ray extending from the first signal via through the first ground via and a second ray extending from the first signal via through the second ground via. |
| US11641707B2 |
Lighting load classification and dimmer configuration based thereon
A machine learning model for classifying different lighting loads based on properties of electrical current through the loads is built. The model is applied to electrical data gathered based on powering a target lighting load in order to classify the load. Based on load classification, operating parameter(s) to control operation of a dimmer to control power to the load are selected and the dimmer is configured with the selected parameter(s) to achieve desired dimmer operation in dimming the load. |
| US11641705B2 |
Flameless candle with photodetector
A flameless candle, includes: a body; a light source; a photodetector; and circuitry. The body has a shell surrounding an interior region. The light source emits light that emulates a candle flame. The circuitry detects the voltage across the photodetector and also detects the state of a user input. In response, the circuitry selectively controls the light source by turning it ON or OFF. While the light source is OFF, the circuitry compares the voltage of the photodetector to a first threshold, and when the voltage transitions to less than the first threshold, the circuitry turns the light source ON. While the light source is ON, the circuitry compares the voltage of the photodetector to a second threshold, and when the voltage is greater than the second threshold, the circuitry turns the light source OFF. The first threshold is less than the second threshold. |
| US11641701B1 |
Electronic protection circuit
A controller is connected to at least one transistor of the transistor driving circuit and connected to the at least one current sensing element to detect the current through the induction heating coil and in response to the current through the at least one current sensing coil exceeding a limit level sending a control signal to the at least one transistor of the transistor driving circuit to temporarily turn off the at least one transistor. |
| US11641690B2 |
Communication system, base station device and communication terminal device
A high-speed communication system etc. are provided in New Radio (NR) and LTE. When a secondary base station device detects a data inactive state for all bearers, the secondary base station device notifies a master base station device of occurrence of the data inactive state regardless of absence of an inquiry from the master base station device. The data inactive state is a state in which downlink data for a communication terminal device is inactive. When the master base station device receives the notification about the occurrence of the data inactive state, the master base station device transmits a command to the communication terminal device to transition from an RRC_CONNECTED state to an RRC_INACTIVE state. Based on the command from the master base station device, the communication terminal device transitions to the RRC_INACTIVE state. |
| US11641689B2 |
Radio resource control resume without context fetch
According to certain embodiments, a target network node for communicating with a user equipment (UE) that was previously in communication with a source network node, comprises an interface operably coupled to processing circuitry. The interface is configured to receive a connection resume request from the user equipment, wherein the connection resume request comprises a resume identification associated with the source network node. The processing circuitry is configured to determine that the UE was previously in communication with the source network node. The interface is further configured to transmit the connection resume request to the source network node, receive a radio resource control (RRC) response from the source network node, and forward the RRC response to the UE. |
| US11641685B2 |
Techniques for performing multi-link communication in wireless local area network system
According to various embodiments, a multi-link device (MLD) operating in a first link and a second link may transmit information on data buffered in the MLD through a first station (STA) operating in an awake state. The information on the data buffered in the MLD may include a first information field related to the first STA and a second information field related to a second STA. |
| US11641684B2 |
Handling single uplink transmissions in a dual connectivity mode
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine whether an uplink communication for a first radio access technology (RAT) has been dynamically scheduled or semi-statically configured, wherein the UE is in a dual connectivity mode using the first RAT and a second RAT. The UE may identify an uplink subframe for transmission of the uplink communication based at least in part on whether the uplink communication has been dynamically scheduled or semi-statically configured, and based at least in part on a downlink-reference uplink-downlink configuration. The UE may transmit the uplink communication in the identified uplink subframe. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11641682B2 |
Scheduling coordination in an integrated access and backhaul network
A wireless node in a wireless multi-hop network may transmit, based at least in part on a change in multiplexing capability relating to communications on one or more radio link control (RLC) channels, information to at least one of a parent node or a child node that enables the at least one of the parent node or the child node to prioritize communications with the wireless node. The wireless node may transmit or receive communications prioritized according to the information with the at least one of the parent node or the child node. |
| US11641681B2 |
Data transmission and remote activity monitoring
Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory machine-readable media associated with data transmission are described. Data transmission and remote activity monitoring can include detecting a triggering event and determining an output data type associated with the triggering event, wherein the output data type is a first type for display at a second device or a second type to initiate communication between the first device and one or more second devices. Data transmission can include transmitting the output data to the second device via a device-to-device data link in response to determining the output data type comprises the first type. In response to determining the output data type comprises the second type, data transmission can include initiating a two-way communication path with the second device, the two-way communication path comprising a device-to-device data link or a data link with a base station or access point and transmitting the output data to the second device. |
| US11641680B2 |
Methods and systems for handling user equipment associated information
Methods and systems for handling UE associated information in non-terrestrial networks are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a satellite head station, includes: translating a first uplink (UL) tunnel address associated with a core network to a second UL tunnel address associated with the satellite head station, wherein the first and second UL tunnel addresses are each associated with a packet data unit (PDU) session established between the core network and a user equipment device (UE); transmitting the second UL tunnel address to a first satellite base station; and receiving UL data associated with the PDU session from the first satellite base station, wherein a UL tunnel address destination associated with the received UL data is set as the second UL tunnel address. |
| US11641677B2 |
Method and system for generating fueling instructions for a vehicle
A system (900) and method (1100) instructing a vehicle (910) where and when to refuel is disclosed herein. The system (900) comprises a server (925) for receiving a workflow for a vehicle (910). The workflow comprises an origination location (901) of the vehicle, a destination (950) of the vehicle (910), a route (905) to the destination, a cargo, a time of departure and a time of arrival. The server (925) determines a plurality of fuel stops (930) along the route (905). |
| US11641676B2 |
Communication apparatus, control method thereof, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
A communication apparatus comprises a wireless communication unit, a recording unit, and a control unit. The control unit, in a case where connection with a relay apparatus is established by the wireless communication unit, controls the recording unit to record information on a network formed by the relay apparatus and information on whether a stealth mode is enabled for the network. The control unit, in a case where a beacon, which does not include an identifier of a network, is received by the wireless communication unit in a state where information on a network for which the stealth mode is enabled was recorded, controls the wireless communication unit to start wireless connection to the relay apparatus that forms the network for which the recorded information indicates the stealth mode is enabled. |
| US11641675B2 |
Indication of traffic direction for sidelink
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for configuring device-to-device (D2D) communication in new radio (NR) for one or more user equipments (UEs). Specifically, features of the present disclosure provide techniques for initial beam-pairing for sidelink communication that optimize communication resources (e.g., resource pools) by indicating the direction of traffic (e.g., transmit or receive) during the initial beam-pairing procedure and to establish sidelink communication without the need for scheduling request transmissions between the UEs. |
| US11641671B2 |
First and second terminal of a radio network and method for operating the first and second terminal
A first on-board terminal for radio communication in a radio network. The first on-board terminal is designed to retransmit first data via the radio channel after the expiration of a second time period, which begins after the end of the previous transmission of the first data, if the radio channel is not occupied after the expiration of a first time period. |
| US11641663B2 |
Selective transmissions in wireless device
This document discloses a solution for adaptive transmission of data packets. According to an aspect, a method comprises: scheduling a first wireless interface of a user device to operate in a first transmission mode where the first wireless interface transmits payload data to a wireless network; scheduling a second wireless interface of the user device or another user device to operate in a second transmission mode where the second wireless interface transmits keep alive messages without payload data to the wireless network or to another wireless network; receiving at least one measured connection quality metric from the first wireless interface and from the second wireless interfaces; and rescheduling, on the basis of the received connection quality metrics, a transmission mode of at least one of the first wireless interface and the second wireless interface. |
| US11641662B2 |
Channel transmission method, terminal, network device, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium
A channel transmission method, a terminal, a network device, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are disclosed. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores therein a computer program, wherein the computer program is used to be executed by a processor to implement steps of: acquiring target transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state information of a control resource set with an identity value of 0 (CORESET0); receiving a physical downlink channel according to the target TCI state information when a preset condition is met; wherein the physical downlink channel includes at least one of: a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). |
| US11641652B2 |
Uplink control information transmission format selection
Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a method, performed by a network node, for selection of uplink control information (UCI) transmission format, comprises determining whether to use a coherent transmission; upon determining to use a coherent transmission, selecting a coherent transmission format for UCI transmission. Upon determining not to use a coherent transmission the method further includes determining whether to use an orthogonal sequence: upon determining to use an orthogonal sequence, the method includes selecting a non-coherent transmission format with an orthogonal sequence for UCI transmission; upon determining not to use an orthogonal sequence, the method includes selecting a non-coherent transmission format with a non-orthogonal sequence for UCI transmission. The method further includes using the selected format for UCI transmission. For example, a base station may send the selected format for UCI transmission to a UE, or a UE may select and use the UCI transmission format. |
| US11641649B2 |
Transmission of a beam failure recovery request via a secondary cell used for carrier aggregation
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect beam failure on a secondary cell (SCell), wherein the UE is configured with a primary cell (PCell) and the SCell for carrier aggregation with a base station; identify one or more resources for transmission of a beam failure recovery request based at least in part on detecting the beam failure, wherein the one or more resources are on one or more SCells configured for the UE; and transmit the beam failure recovery request to the base station using the one or more resources. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11641646B2 |
Method and apparatus for receiving a transport block in a transmission occasion
A configured-grant configuration can be transmitted. The configured-grant configuration can configure periodic plurality of UL repetition bundles, each UL repetition bundle including a number of PUSCH repetitions. The periodic plurality of UL repetition bundles can include a plurality of transmission occasions. A first TB can be received in UL resources corresponding to at least a portion of an UL repetition bundle of the periodic plurality of UL repetition bundles. An indication can be determined and transmitted. A second TB can be received in a transmission occasion. The second TB can include different data from the first TB. The transmission occasion can be determined based on the indication and among the plurality of transmission occasions of the periodic plurality of uplink repetition bundles. |
| US11641644B2 |
Methods and devices for wireless communications
A central trajectory controller including a cell interface configured to establish signaling connections with one or more backhaul moving cells and to establish signaling connections with one or more outer moving cells, an input data repository configured to obtain input data related to a radio environment of the one or more outer moving cells and the one or more backhaul moving cells, and a trajectory processor configured to determine, based on the input data, first coarse trajectories for the one or more backhaul moving cells and second coarse trajectories for the one or more outer moving cells, the cell interface further configured to send the first coarse trajectories to the one or more backhaul moving cells and to send the second coarse trajectories to the one or more outer moving cells. |
| US11641640B2 |
Sidelink-assisted position estimation procedure
Techniques for location determination of user equipment (UE) are provided. In an aspect, a position estimation entity (e.g., UE, gNB, LMF, etc.) identifies a pool of UEs for a SL-assisted position estimation procedure of a set of target UEs. SL SRS-Ps are communicated (e.g., transmitted and measured) between the pool of UEs (e.g., for relative SL ranging). UL SRS-Ps are communicated by at least some of the UEs in the pool of UEs. The position estimation entity obtains measurement data for both the SL SRS-P and UL-SRS-P communications. The position estimation entity determines a position estimate for each UE in the set of UEs based on the measurement information. |
| US11641639B2 |
Method and device for HARQ transmissions in communication nodes for wireless communication
The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a communication node for wireless communications. The communication node first receives first information, the first information being used to determine a target time-frequency resource pool; and then monitors a first signaling; after that, when the first signaling is detected, the communication node receives a first radio signal; a first code block is used to generated the first radio signal; time-frequency resources occupied by the first signaling comprise a first time-frequency resource, while time-frequency resources occupied by the first radio signal comprise a second time-frequency resource; whether the first radio signal can be excluded from being used for combined decoding for the first code block is dependent on whether the first time-frequency resource belongs to the target time-frequency resource pool. The present disclosure manages to improve the flexibility of buffer configurations. |
| US11641622B2 |
Opportunistic dual SIM dual active operation in multi-subscriber identity module devices
A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes in the UE, having a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM, causing the first SIM to camp on a first cell associated with a first technology in standalone mode; selecting a second cell associated with a second technology in standalone mode; and causing the second SIM to camp on the second cell concurrently with the first SIM camping on the first cell. |
| US11641621B2 |
Cloud-based provisioning using peer devices
A system in which a device may automatically provision another device with credentials, at the behest of a cloud-based service, based in part on the physical proximity of the device to be provisioned. The provisioning device and the device to be provisioned may use a radio access technology (RAT) with a limited radio range. Account information associated with the device to be provisioned is known to the cloud-based service, which authenticates the device to be provisioned via the device with credentials. |
| US11641620B2 |
Access control in communications network comprising slices
A method for operating a mobile entity in a mobile communications network having at least one slice is provided. The slice of the mobile communication to which the mobile entity intends to connect is determined. Additionally, whether a relationship can be identified in the mobile entity is determined. The relationship indicates whether the slice to which the mobile entity intends to connect is related to an access point of the slice. A request message is then transmitted to a radio access network (RAN) of the mobile communications network that includes the identified relationship. |
| US11641619B2 |
Optimized user equipment measurements for fast cell access
Various communication systems may benefit from taking appropriate measurements. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from optimized user equipment measurements for fast cell access. A method can include receiving, at a user equipment, a configuration from a network to which the user equipment is connected. The configuration may include instructions to the user equipment regarding measurements with respect to detected cells. The method may also include performing the measurements according to the received configuration, and reporting the measurements to the network. |
| US11641610B2 |
Wi-Fi multiple access point—user friendly installation
An electronic apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium implement a dynamic channel selection function at an access point device so as to establish a backhaul connection between the access point device and an extender access point device. Once initiated either by the access point device or an application, the dynamic channel selection function iterates or loops through channels based on one or more factors to select a channel for establishment of the backhaul connection. The dynamic channel selection function provides ease of installation of configuration of devices on a network without requiring relocation of the device to establish the backhaul connection. |
| US11641608B2 |
Software-defined networking data re-direction
Aspects of data re-direction are described, which can include software-defined networking (SDN) data re-direction operations. Some aspects include data re-direction operations performed by one or more virtualized network functions. In some aspects, a network router decodes an indication of a handover of a user equipment (UE) from a first end point (EP) to a second EP, based on the indication, the router can update a relocation table including the UE identifier, an identifier of the first EP, and an identifier of the second EP. The router can receive a data packet for the UE, configured for transmission to the first EP, and modify the data packet, based on the relocation table, for rerouting to the second EP. In some aspects, the router can decode handover prediction information, including an indication of a predicted future geographic location of the UE, and update the relocation table based on the handover prediction information. |
| US11641604B1 |
Systems and methods for handovers between cellular networks on an asset gateway device
A gateway device for providing a dynamic network activation and/or handover is disclosed herein. The gateway device may activate on a first network associated with a primary network subscription identifier and determine to switch to a secondary network associated with a secondary network subscription identifier. The gateway device may disconnect from the first network and activate on the secondary network. The gateway device may access a cached list of networks for the primary network subscription identifier and scan for available networks while active on the secondary network. Based at least in part on the scan, the gateway device may determine that a second network of the cached list of networks is available. In response, the gateway device can disconnect from the secondary network and connect to the second network. |
| US11641598B2 |
Device-to-device quality of service flow management
A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for wireless communication. The apparatus receives data traffic from an application layer and assigns at least one Quality of Service (QoS) flow identifier (ID) for the data traffic based on radio resources information for the data traffic. The data packets for transmission with different radio resources are assigned different QoS flow IDs. |
| US11641595B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining channel occupancy information
A method and apparatus for determining channel occupancy information is provided. The user device determines a measured object according to first indication information sent by a base station, determines a target beam corresponding to the measured object according to a pre-stored correspondence relationship between a plurality of measured objects and a plurality of beams, measures first strength information of a received signal on the target beam, determines the channel occupancy information according to the first strength information, and sends the channel occupancy information to the base station. The channel occupancy information is marked as being associated with the measured object. |
| US11641591B2 |
Optimization method for UAV-based wireless information and energy transmission
An optimization method for UAV-based wireless information and energy transmission includes following steps: S1: reporting, by a wireless device, an energy state of the wireless device to a UAV; S2: detecting, by the UAV, a channel state between the UAV and the wireless device; and S3: selecting, by the UAV, an optimal action based on estimated revenue maximization according to an electric quantity of the UAV, an electric quantity of the wireless device, and the channel state. The use of the wireless device can reduce wiring costs, beautify the space, and ensure a smaller size and a lower power. By applying the UAV to information and energy transmission for the wireless devices, the data transmission rate and the energy conversion efficiency of networks are improved. |
| US11641590B2 |
System and method for dynamic feature selection based on latency discovery
Aspects of the subject disclosure include, for example, identifying a primary serving cell and a secondary serving cell, wherein the primary serving cell facilitates one of attachment, re-attachment or mobility, or any combination thereof, of a mobile device in association with coordination of a wireless service between the primary serving cell, the secondary serving cell and the mobile device. A latency value associated with a message exchange is determined between the primary and secondary serving cells via a messaging interface, and compared to latency requirements, which correspond to a group of mobile service features. A mobile service feature of the group is associated with the wireless service based on the comparison. The wireless service includes a coordinated exchange of wireless signals between the primary serving cell and the mobile device and between the secondary serving cell and the mobile device based on the mobile service feature. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11641589B2 |
Contextualized network optimization
A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to classify a plurality of base station sectors into a plurality of context categories based on a context that includes a measure of cell density and a measure of mobility. The processor may be further configured to select a context category from the plurality of context categories; determine a coverage and quality optimization parameter adjustment, a capacity optimization parameter adjustment, and a accessibility optimization parameter adjustment for a subset of the base station sectors classified in the selected context category; and instruct base stations associated with the subset of base station sectors to implement the coverage and quality optimization parameter adjustment, the capacity optimization parameter adjustment, and the accessibility optimization parameter adjustment. |
| US11641588B2 |
Listening method and device
A listening method and device are provided. In the method: a sending node, on the basis of a beam direction used by the sending node for sending data to a receiving node, determines at least one listening direction to be listened to; the sending node implements carrier listening in the at least one listening direction; and, on the basis of the listening results in the at least one listening direction, the sending node uses the beam direction to send data to the receiving node. |
| US11641584B1 |
Protecting from automatic reconnection with Wi-Fi access points having bad reputations
Protecting from automatic reconnection with Wi-Fi access points having bad reputations. In some embodiments, a method may include determining that the mobile device is within range of a Wi-Fi access point, determining that the mobile device is configured to automatically reconnect to the Wi-Fi access point, receiving a request to indicate whether the Wi-Fi access point has a bad reputation, accessing an access point reputation database to determine whether the Wi-Fi access point has a bad reputation, sending an indication that the Wi-Fi access point has a bad reputation, and, in response to the indication that the Wi-Fi access point has a bad reputation, protecting the mobile device from the Wi-Fi access point by performing a remedial action at the mobile device. |
| US11641583B2 |
Methods and systems for addressing unreported theft or loss of mobile communications devices
A method is provided for evaluating the usage of a mobile communications device that itself provides access to a resource. In the method, a detected usage of the mobile communications device is compared to a stored usage pattern of an authorized user. When a measure associated with the difference between the detected usage and the stored usage pattern exceeds a threshold, it is concluded that the mobile communications device is being used by an unauthorized user. In response to this conclusion, a restriction is placed on an ability of the mobile communications device to access the resource. |
| US11641574B2 |
Public warning system procedures
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a public warning system. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a network entity, an indication of a monitoring schedule for public warning notifications, and monitoring for a public warning notification based on the monitoring schedule. |
| US11641572B2 |
Systems and methods for managing a vehicle's energy via a wireless network
The disclosure is directed to methods and systems for provisioning mobile electric vehicles with various operational settings data transmitted over the air. A vehicle or its components may operate according to operational settings corresponding to operational settings data included in the vehicle components. A server that is remote to the vehicle may comprise operational settings data and may transmit operational settings data to the vehicle. The server may transmit operational settings data automatically, such as on a periodic basis, in response to a request, such as from a user or from a vehicle component or anytime new or updated operational settings data are available for the vehicle or its components. |
| US11641563B2 |
System and method for locating wireless accessories
Embodiments described herein provide for system and methods to crowdsource the location of wireless devices and accessories that lack a connection to a wide area network. One embodiment provides for a data processing system configured to perform operations comprising loading a user interface on an electronic device, the user interface to enable the determination of a location of a wireless accessory that is associated with the electronic device, generating a set of public keys included within a signal broadcast by the wireless accessory, the signal broadcast during a first period, sending the set of public keys to a server with a request to return data that corresponds with a public key in the set of public keys, decrypting the location data using a private key associated with the public key, and processing the location data to determine a probable location for the wireless accessory. |
| US11641559B2 |
Audio playback settings for voice interaction
Example techniques relate to voice interaction in an environment with a media playback system that is playing back audio content. In an example implementation, while playing back first audio in a given environment at a given loudness: a playback device (a) detects that an event is anticipated in the given environment, the event involving playback of second audio and (b) determines a loudness of background noise in the given environment, the background noise comprising ambient noise in the given environment. The playback device ducks the first audio in proportion to a difference between the given loudness of the first audio and the determined loudness of the background noise and plays back the ducked first audio concurrently with the second audio. |
| US11641556B2 |
Hearing device with user driven settings adjustment
The present subject matter provides a hearing device with selective adjustment of processor settings based on various characteristics of an input sound, in response to adjustment of output sound volume by a user. This addresses problems of undesirable sound effects resulting from applying same changes to processor settings to input sounds of all levels, frequencies, and classes. |
| US11641555B2 |
Methods and systems for auditory nerve signal conversion
A processing device is interfaced with an auditory region of the brain of a subject that is responsible for auditory perception. The processing device receives signals associated with nerve impulses that are transmitted to the auditory region of the brain of the subject in response to sound collected by an ear of the subject. The processing device processes the received signals and generates at least one audio signal that is representative of the auditory perception, by the subject, of the sound collected by the ear. In certain embodiments, the processing device processes at least one audio signal that is representative of at least one sound to convert the at least one audio signal to a sequence of nerve impulses, and selectively provides the sequence of nerve impulses to the auditory region of the brain of the subject such that the subject audially perceives the at least one sound. |
| US11641554B2 |
Transducer and manufacturing method thereof
A transducer in which electrical connections between electrode sheets and leading wires can be secured via an approach other than soldering or welding is provided. In a sheet body portion, a dielectric layer and a first electrode sheet are joined by a first main fusion layer formed of a fusion material. A first conductive portion of a first leading wire is fixed to the sheet body portion by a first clamp. The first clamp includes a plurality of first leg portions that penetrates the sheet body portion in a thickness direction, a first coupling portion that couples the proximal ends of the plurality of first leg portions and is disposed across the first conductive portion, and a plurality of first bent-back portions that is formed by bending the respective distal ends of the plurality of first leg portions and is locked with a second surface of the sheet body portion. |
| US11641552B2 |
Bone conduction speaker and compound vibration device thereof
The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader. |
| US11641549B2 |
Sounding device
Disclosed is a sounding device, including a frame, a vibration system, and a magnetic circuit system. The vibration system includes a diaphragm, a framework, a voice coil, and an elastic conductor. The elastic conductor includes an elastic conductor body, a connection arm, and a pad portion. The connection arm includes a first connection portion, a first bending portion, a second connection portion, a second bending portion, and a third connection portion. A covering film is attached to inner and outer surfaces of the connection arm, and the covering film is moved from inside and/or outside surfaces of the first bending portion and the second bending portion. Removal of the covering film reduces the stress on inner and outer surfaces of bent areas, stabilizes bending angles, reduces springback, and makes pad positions precise. |
| US11641547B2 |
Sound box assembly, display apparatus, and audio output method
A sound box assembly for a display apparatus, includes: a housing defining a chamber therein, and a connecting part connected to the housing, and being configured to be connected with the display apparatus; and a loudspeaker arranged in the chamber of the housing, a sound-image center being disposed at a center position of the display apparatus when the loudspeaker playing sound. The loudspeaker includes a squawker arranged at a middle portion of the housing, a woofer and a tweeter. One of the woofer and the tweeter is arranged above the squawker and the other one of the woofer and the tweeter is arranged below the squawker. |
| US11641546B2 |
Frequency-domain haptic waveform compensation for haptic transducers
A method for minimizing post-playback oscillation during playback of a haptic playback waveform to a haptic transducer may include determining whether a frequency response of the haptic playback waveform has a notch with a notch frequency at approximately a resonant frequency of the haptic transducer and, responsive to the notch frequency differing from the resonant frequency, modifying the haptic playback waveform for playback to the haptic transducer by shifting the notch frequency to approximately the resonant frequency. |
| US11641545B2 |
Conference terminal and feedback suppression method
A conference terminal and a feedback suppression method are provided. In the method, a transmitting sound signal is divided into sub sound signals of multiple frequency bands. Different sub sound signals correspond to different frequency bands. An interfered frequency band corresponding to the howling interference is detected according to the sub sound signals of those frequency bands. The power of the sub sound signal of the interfered frequency band increases along with time. The interfered frequency band is affected by the howling interference. An interference direction is determined according to multiple input sound signals received by the microphone array and merely pass through the interfered frequency band. A sound from the interference direction leads to the howling interference. A beam pattern of the microphone array is determined according to the interference direction. The gain of the beam pattern in the interference direction is reduced. |
| US11641544B2 |
Lightweight full 360 audio source location detection with two microphones
A system is described herein. The system includes at least one hardware processor that is configured to identify a pre-determined acoustic barrier filter, wherein the acoustic barrier filter coincides with the physical acoustic barrier and receive an audio signal within a time window at the first microphone and the second microphone. The hardware processor is also configured to calculate a first measure of variability, a second measure of variability, a third measure of variability, and a fourth measure of variability. The hardware processor further concatenates the first measure of variability, the second measure of variability, the third measure of variability, and the fourth measure of variability to form a feature vector, and inputs the feature vector into a location classifier to obtain an audio source location. |
| US11641541B2 |
Acoustic input and output apparatus
The present disclosure discloses an acoustic input and output apparatus. The acoustic input and output apparatus may include a loudspeaker assembly, a sound-pickup assembly configured to pick up a sound signal, and a connection assembly including an elastic member, wherein a first end of the elastic member may connect to the loudspeaker assembly, and a second end of the elastic member may connect to the sound-pickup assembly. The elastic member may be configured to cause an average amplitude attenuation rate of vibrations within a phonic frequency band generated by the loudspeaker assembly to be larger than or equal to 35% in a process that the vibration transmits from the first end of the elastic member to the second end of the elastic member. |
| US11641540B2 |
Ear-fitting headphone attachment apparatus
Ear-fitting headphone attachment apparatus, systems that utilize the aforementioned attachment apparatus, and methods of its manufacture and use. In one aspect, an attachment apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the attachment apparatus includes a coiled wire having an interference dimension. The coiled wire includes an attachment point for the attachment of a decorative item. In another embodiment, the attachment apparatus includes an extruded or injection molded tube of material. A pair of wires wraps around the tube of material in opposite direction, the pair of wires residing around an outside perimeter of the tube of material and entering into the tube of material where it exits at a bottom portion of the tube of material. In yet another embodiment, the attachment apparatus includes a woven textile having a crosshatch pattern associated therewith. In yet another embodiment, the attachment apparatus includes thin metal strips that collectively have a crosshatch pattern associated therewith. |
| US11641535B2 |
Cross-device handoffs
A first computing device may receive an indication of user input that is at least a part of a conversation between a user and a first assistant executing at the first computing device. The first assistant and/or an assistant executing at a digital assistant system may determine whether to handoff the conversation from the first assistant executing at the first computing device to a second assistant executing at a second computing device. In response to determining to handoff the conversation to the second assistant executing at the second computing device, the first assistant and/or the assistant executing at the digital assistant system may send to the second computing device a request to handoff the conversation which includes at least an indication of the conversation. |
| US11641530B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device, imaging system, and moving body with pixel signal correction
A photoelectric conversion device comprising: a plurality of effective pixels and a plurality of light shielded pixels which are arranged respectively in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; and a signal processing circuit, wherein in a period during which pixel signals are output from first light shielded pixels which are first-row light shielded pixels to a first vertical output line, pixel signals are output from second light shielded pixels which are second-row light shielded pixels to a second vertical output line, and the signal processing circuit corrects effective pixel signals output from the effective pixels by using a correction signal obtained by performing filtering processing on pixel signals from the first light shielded pixels and on the pixel signals from the second light shielded pixels. |
| US11641515B2 |
Image capturing mechanism
An image capturing mechanism is provided, including a base module, a ball element, and a movable module. The base module has a frame, a substrate movably disposed in the frame, and an image sensor disposed on the substrate. The ball element is disposed between the frame and the substrate, whereby the image sensor and the substrate are movable relative to the frame. The movable module is configured to hold an optical element and is movably connected to the base module. |
| US11641514B1 |
User state for user image in media content
Techniques for user state for user image in media content are described and are implementable to enable a user state of a user to be determined and to control whether a user image is included in media content based on the user state. Generally, the described implementations enable different user states to be defined and utilized to control inclusion of user images with media content. |
| US11641511B2 |
Selective content transfer for streaming content
A method, computer system, and computer program product for selectively delivering missed content to a user are provided. The embodiment may include identifying a user's eye direction, awareness, and attentiveness using a wearable device. The embodiment may also include determining whether the user is in a physical place where the user is viewing a live event. The embodiment may further include determining a minimum level of an attentiveness score for the user. The embodiment may also include identifying the attentiveness score of the user while watching any content when the user's attentive score is below a preconfigured threshold value. The embodiment may further include delivering content that the user missed based on the attentive score. |
| US11641509B2 |
Intelligent tap with dynamically configurable amplifier gain
Methods and systems for an intelligent tap with dynamically configurable amplifier gain. The intelligent tap includes a filter configured to process a signal received from a service provider system via a hybrid fiber-coaxial network, an amplifier connected to the filter, the amplifier configured to apply a feedback controlled gain value to the signal to generate an output signal, where the feedback controlled gain value is based on a comparison of a target signal strength to a sampled output signal strength, and a signal strength measuring component connected to the amplifier in a feedback loop, the signal strength measuring component configured to sample the output signal, and compare a signal strength of a sampled output signal to the target signal strength to generate the feedback controlled gain value, where application of the feedback controlled gain value maintains the output signal at a constant amplitude pursuant to the target signal strength. |
| US11641507B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for determining channel information
In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for determining channel information are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing media guidance is provided, the method comprising: associating with a local area network; detecting at least one media device on the local area network; determining device information associated with the at least one media device on the local area network; determining, without user intervention, television provider information based on the device information; determining location information of the at least one media device; determining channel information based on the determined television provider information and the determined location information; and causing media guidance information to be presented that includes at least a portion of the determined channel information. |
| US11641505B1 |
Speaker-identification model for controlling operation of a media player
In one aspect, an example method includes (i) obtaining, by a media player of a media presentation system, an audio signal, where the audio signal includes a voice command and is obtained using a microphone of the media presentation system; (ii) identifying, by the media player, which of multiple speakers of a household uttered the voice command using the audio signal and a speaker-identification model; (iii) performing, by the media player, an action corresponding to the voice command; and (iv) based on the identifying of the speaker using the audio signal and the speaker-identification model, selecting, by the media player, a user profile associated with the identified speaker within a streaming channel so as to bypass a profile selection screen of the streaming channel. |
| US11641504B2 |
Gateway apparatus and methods for use in a content distribution network
Apparatus and methods for premises gateway functions that integrate or unify functions typically distributed across multiple devices within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the out-of-band (OOB) signaling functionality normally provided in each of a set-top-box (STB) and digital video recorder (DVR) are unified into a common OOB (e.g., DOCSIS) capable premises gateway device, thereby obviating OOB tuners and related components from each device. In another variant, the premises gateway is adapted for all-IP operation, such as for use with IP-based computers and IP set-top boxes, etc. Fully unified variants are also disclosed, wherein the DVR and/or STB functions are physically integrated within the premises gateway. |
| US11641503B2 |
Multi sensory input to improve hands-free actions of an electronic device
In one general aspect, a method can include detecting at least one indicator of user-initiated interaction with a computing device, obtaining data related to a demographic of a user of the computing device, identifying a current state of the computing device, determining that content displayed on a first display device included in the computing device is to be casted to a second display device separate from the computing device based on the at least one indicator of the user-initiated interaction with the computing device, the data related to a demographic of a user of the computing device, and the current state of the computing device, and casting the content displayed on the first display device to the second display device. |
| US11641496B2 |
Method for just-in-time transcoding of byterange-addressable parts
A method including: ingesting a video segment and a set of video features of the video segment; estimating a part size distribution for the video segment based on the set of video features and a first rendition of the video segment; calculating a maximum expected part size based on a threshold percentile in the part size distribution; at a first time, transmitting, to an video player, a manifest file indicating a set of byterange-addressable parts of the video segment in the first rendition, each byterange addressed part characterized by the maximum expected part size; at a second time, receiving, a playback request for a first byterange-addressable part; transcoding the first byterange-addressable part; in response to the maximum expected part size exceeding a size of the first byterange-addressable part in the first rendition, appending padding data to the first byterange-addressable part; and transmitting the first byterange-addressable part to the AV player. |
| US11641491B2 |
Multimedia server for an onboard entertainment system, onboard entertainment system comprising such a server, method for controlling storage in such a server and associated computer program
A media server for an on-board entertainment system comprising terminals, the server comprising: a memory for storing media content; a distribution module configured to distribute stored media content to terminals; a controller for controlling the storage of media content in the storage module; wherein the controller is configured to collect the numbers of accesses via the terminals to the media content, to calculate the value of a retention parameter relating to each item of media content as a function of said number of accesses, and to automatically trigger the continued retention of said media content in the memory or its deletion as a function of at least said calculated value. |
| US11641488B2 |
Methods for simplifying adaptive loop filter in video coding
Systems, methods and instrumentalities are disclosed for adaptively selecting an adaptive loop filter (ALF) procedure for a frame based on which temporal layer the frame is in. ALF procedures may vary in computational complexity. One or more frames including the current frame may be in a temporal layer of a coding scheme. The decoder may determine the current frame's temporal layer level within the coding scheme. The decoder may select an ALF procedure based on the current frame's temporal layer level. If the current frame's temporal layer level is higher within the coding scheme than some other temporal layer levels, an ALF procedure that is less computationally complex may be selected for the current frame. Then the decoder may perform the selected ALF procedure on the current frame. |
| US11641485B2 |
Reducing latency in video encoding and decoding
Techniques and tools for reducing latency in video encoding and decoding by constraining latency due to reordering of video frames, and by indicating the constraint on frame reordering latency with one or more syntax elements that accompany encoded data for the video frames. For example, a real-time communication tool with a video encoder sets a syntax element that indicates a constraint on frame reordering latency, which is consistent with inter-frame dependencies between multiple frames of a video sequence, then outputs the syntax element. A corresponding real-time communication tool with a video decoder receives the syntax element that indicates the constraint on frame reordering latency, determines the constraint on frame reordering latency based on the syntax element, and uses the constraint on frame reordering latency to determine when a reconstructed frame is ready for output (in terms of output order). |
| US11641475B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding video
The present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method for encoding video. The method includes coding one or more first flags in a sequence parameter set (SPS) of a bitstream, and coding at least one second flag in the SPS if one or more coding modes are enabled for a video sequence associated with the SPS. The one or more first flags indicate whether the one or more coding modes are enabled for the video sequence. The at least one second flag indicates whether a multi-level control is activated for the one or more coding modes. |
| US11641473B2 |
Multi-hypothesis prediction
A video encoder for encoding a video into a data stream using motion compensated prediction for inter predicted blocks, comprising a hypothesis number control, configured to control a number of prediction hypotheses of the inter predicted blocks within a predetermined portion of the video to meet a predetermined criterion. |
| US11641466B2 |
Video encoder, a video decoder and corresponding methods
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices to be employed for encoding and decoding of image or video signal. They include determination of whether or not the size of a current block is larger than a minimum allowed quadtree leaf node size. If the size of the current block is not larger than the minimum allowed quadtree leaf node size, multi-type tree splitting is applied to the current block. The minimum allowed quadtree leaf node size is not larger than a maximum allowed binary tree root node size or the minimum allowed quadtree leaf node size is not larger than a maximum allowed ternary tree root node size. |
| US11641463B2 |
Method and device for coding and decoding an image by block cutting into zones
A method for encoding or decoding at least one image, an image being split into blocks of elements. The method includes, for at least one block: splitting the block into at least two areas; and processing at least one of the areas. The processing includes scanning the elements of the area according to a predetermined scanning order, and for at least one scanned element, called a current element: selecting at least one predictor element previously encoded or decoded according to a prediction function; and predicting the current element: from the at least one predictor element, if the at least one predictor element belongs to the area; or from at least one replacement value, otherwise. |
| US11641459B2 |
Viewing system, distribution apparatus, viewing apparatus, and recording medium
A viewing system provides a viewing user with an experience of viewing a content that presents a character whose behaviors are controlled based on physical motions of a performer, the content being a binocular stereopsis content that presents staging in a 3D space in which a first character associated with a first performer and a second character associated with a second performer are arranged. The first character is arranged in a first region in the space, a viewpoint associated with the viewing user and the second character are arranged in a second region in the space. The system controls behaviors of the first character based on first motion information of the first performer, and controls behaviors of the second character based on at least one of second motion information of the second performer and information of an operational input performed by the viewing user. |
| US11641458B2 |
Autostereoscopic devices and methods for producing 3D images
An autostereoscopic device and a method for generating an autostereoscopic image are disclosed. The device includes a substrate, a first image-forming layer disposed on the substrate, a second image-forming layer, a light-transmissive layer positioned between the first image-forming layer and the second image-forming layer, and an addressing unit. The addressing unit is used to substantially simultaneously adjust the first image-forming layer and the second image-forming layer in order to generate an autostereoscopic image. The image-forming layers may be thermally sensitive or they may include capsules containing electrophoretically responsive particles. |
| US11641457B2 |
Method for high-precision true color three-dimensional reconstruction of a mechanical component
A method for high-precision true color three dimensional reconstruction of mechanical component. Firstly performs image acquisition: the left and right high-resolution grayscale cameras are fixed at same height and spaced at certain distance, an optical transmitter fixed between the two grayscale cameras, and low-resolution color camera fixed above optical transmitter, thus images of measured high-precision mechanical component are shot. Then performs image processing: all images are transmitted to a computer, which uses image processing to record surface information of measured high-precision mechanical component in the point cloud by high-precision true color three-dimensional reconstruction, which reflects color texture information of the surface, so as to realize the non-contact high-precision true color three dimensional reconstruction of high-precision mechanical component. The method uses binocular high-precision grayscale cameras instead of binocular color cameras, which broadens the range of capture wavelengths, retains richer texture details of high-precision mechanical component and improves accuracy of measurement. |
| US11641456B2 |
Image rendering method and apparatus
An example method to render an image includes obtaining two-dimensional image information of the image including a target and a scene and depth information associated with a first set of pixels and a second set of pixels of the image. The first set of pixels correspond to the target and the second set of pixels correspond to the scene. In response to depth information associated with a pixel of the image being in the predetermined range, the example method includes associating a first depth index with the pixel. Otherwise, the example method associates a second depth index with the pixel. The example method further includes calculating a weighted average picture level of the image based on grayscale values of pixels of the image, the first depth index and/or the second depth index and rendering the image based on the weighted average picture level. |
| US11641454B2 |
Projection apparatus
A projection apparatus includes a projection system, a distance measuring sensor that is used to adjust the focal point of the projection system and outputs infrared light in the frontward direction, and an enclosure that houses the projection system and the distance measuring sensor. An exit port of the projection system is disposed at a position which is shifted from the distance measuring sensor in a second direction opposite the first direction. The enclosure has a detection opening via which the infrared light exits. The distance measuring sensor has a detection range over which distance detection is allowed and a non-detection range over which no distance detection is allowed and which is shifted from the detection range toward the distance measurement sensor, and the distance measuring sensor is disposed at a distance from the detection opening, the distance including the non-detection range of the distance measuring sensor. |
| US11641453B2 |
Server, on-board device, vehicle, non-transitory storage medium storing program, and method for providing information
A server, an on-board device, a vehicle, a non-transitory storage medium storing a program, and a method for providing information are provided. The server includes circuitry configured to: receive information on an image capture date and time and an image capture location from an on-board device that is configured to capture an image of surroundings of a vehicle and produces the captured image, the surroundings including a sidewalk; store brightness information of the sidewalk on the image capture date and time, the brightness information being detected based on the captured image and the image capture location; and send the brightness information to a mobile terminal. |
| US11641452B2 |
Doorbell communication systems and methods
The disclosure includes a doorbell having a visitor detection system that can comprise at least one of a camera, a microphone, and a motion detector. The method for using the doorbell can comprise recording, via the camera, video data that represents a video. The method can also comprise recording, via the microphone, audio data that represents audio. The method of using the doorbell can comprise transmitting at least a portion of the video data and at least a portion of the audio data, to a remote computing device that is communicatively coupled to the doorbell. The method can also comprise transmitting the video data and the audio data to a remote server that is communicatively coupled to the doorbell. |
| US11641451B2 |
Virtual receptionist via videoconferencing
One disclosed example system includes a reception room meeting device configured for establishing a video conference with a device associated with a remote receptionist. The reception room meeting device sends a request for a video meeting with one of a plurality of candidate remote receptionists in response to receiving an activation signal triggered by a visitor to a reception area, and establishes the video meeting with a device associated with one remote receptionist selected based on the request. The system further includes a virtual receptionist system configured to access visitor data obtained by various input devices at the reception area, and determine the status of the visitor based on the visitor data. The virtual receptionist system further transmits the status of the visitor to the device associated with the selected remote receptionist to facilitate the check-in process. |
| US11641444B2 |
Method and apparatus for reducing interference from content play in multi-device environment
Systems and methods for reducing interference between content play and video recording among multiple devices located proximate to each other. Microphones of devices recording video are muted, or content play is interrupted, according to the actions of a majority of nearby devices. For example, if most devices are recording video, content play may be interrupted to prevent the video from unintentionally recording unwanted sounds from play of the content. Conversely, if most devices are not recording video, only those devices which are may have their microphones muted. Actions to reduce interference may be taken according to the current behavior of a majority of proximate devices. |
| US11641440B2 |
Video content based on multiple capture devices
Techniques for video content based on multiple capture devices are described and are implementable to enable multiple video capture devices to be utilized for a video feed. Generally, the described implementations enable video content captured by multiple video capture devices to be utilized, such as to integrate different instances of video content into a merged video content stream. In at least one implementation this provides higher quality video attributes to be utilized than is provided by utilizing a single video content source. |
| US11641439B2 |
Real time video special effects system and method
A user interface system and method of recording/editing a video while applying special effects in real time. The interface can be associated with an electronic device including a processor in communication with a camera and a memory unit, or can receive previously prepared video. A first speed rate of the video can be changed by modifying a frame in the video data to create a different modified video data at a modified speed rate that. This allows for continuous recording and/or displaying of video at different speed rates without altering operations or settings. The interface can include time guidelines associated with selectable speed rates, to display which speed rate setting is near a touching finger or pointing device. The guidelines can be activated automatically or can change color, shape, intensity or other property based on finger location, and can aid in object positioning in a field-of-view. |
| US11641436B2 |
Electronic device, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording firmware
In a case where a standard authentication system is being connected to an image forming device, a cooperation processing unit of the image forming device uses a set value managed by a set value management unit thereby to cooperate with the standard authentication system. In a case where an extension authentication system is being connected to the image forming device, the cooperation processing unit of the image forming device uses a set value managed by a set value management service, which is an extension service that provides a function other than a standard function of the electronic device, thereby to cooperate with the extension authentication system. A program for the cooperation processing unit and a program for the set value management unit are included in firmware of the image forming device. A set value management program for the set value management service is not included in the firmware. |
| US11641435B2 |
Image forming apparatus to allow a user to check a cartridge replacement procedure
An image forming apparatus, to form an image on a recording material using a recording agent supplied from a container detachably mounted to the image forming apparatus, includes a cover configured to cover a region in which the container is stored. A display instruction is received from a user to display a procedure for replacing the container. A display unit is caused to display the container replacing procedure based on receiving the display instruction. In a case where it is determined that the container replacing procedure is displayed on the display unit, performing control includes performing control to prevent a notification, prompting the user to close the cover, from being issued even if the cover is opened. |
| US11641433B2 |
Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit, an executing unit, and a controller. The acquiring unit acquires operational information indicating an operation performed at a second apparatus by a user. The executing unit executes a process. The controller causes a display to display information indicating a recommended process to be executed by the executing unit after the operation. The recommended process is set based on the operational information. |
| US11641432B2 |
Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for generating image data
A program implemented in an information processing device obtains a plurality of pieces of image data and an area size of an arrangement area. When images indicated by the plurality of pieces of image data are arranged within the arrangement area and when the obtained images are arranged, the program determines whether the images are appropriately arranged, and, in response to determining that the images are arranged appropriately, arranges the images. Then, the program generates arranged image data representing the plurality of arranged images arranged in the arrangement area. |
| US11641430B2 |
Image forming apparatus and control method for the same
An image forming apparatus has a controller with a first input terminal configured to receive a first signal indicating a state of a first opening/closing portion, a second input terminal configured to receive a second signal indicating a state of a second opening/closing portion, and a third input terminal configured to receive a third signal indicating a state of the first opening/closing portion and the second opening/closing portion. The controller is configured to delay a first notification of an open state of the first opening/closing portion and a second notification of an open state of the second opening/closing portion for a predetermined period after any one of the first signal, second signal, or third signal initially indicates an open state. |
| US11641428B2 |
OFDM and OFDMA profile assignments for cable modems
Systems and methods for dynamically updating bit loading profile assignments among a plurality of cable modems. |
| US11641420B2 |
System and method for placing telephone calls using a distributed voice application execution system architecture
A system and method for causing a voice application to be performed on one or more user local devices utilizes a distributed voice application execution system architecture. The distributed voice application execution system architecture allows a voice applications agent on a user's local device to obtain a rendered voice application from a remote voice application rendering agent. The voice applications agent on the user's local device can then perform the voice application for the user. |
| US11641416B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel to display an image, and a blood pressure measuring module including a pressure sensor and a pulse wave sensor, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure that is applied to the display panel, the pulse wave sensor includes an optical sensor, and the pulse wave sensor is configured to generate a pulse wave signal using light that is emitted from a pixel of the display panel. |
| US11641415B2 |
Camera bracket including audio signal path and electronic device including the camera bracket
An electronic device is disclosed herein. The device includes a housing including a first opening formed in a surface thereof, a camera at least partially disposed in the housing, such that a lens of the camera is aligned with the first opening, a camera bracket including a flange structure disposed in the housing and spaced apart from the surface of the housing at a predetermined interval, a protruding structure extending from the flange structure into a space defined between the camera and an inner wall of the first opening to surround at least part of the camera, wherein the flange structure includes a first through-hole, and the protruding structure includes a recess, and wherein the protruding structure and the inner wall of the first opening form a microphone hole in communication with the recess and part of the first opening, an adhesive member disposed between the flange structure and an inner surface of the housing, the adhesive member including a passage, wherein one side of the passage is connected to the recess, and an opposite side of the passage is connected to the first through-hole, and a microphone element disposed in the housing and aligned with the first through-hole. |
| US11641413B2 |
Module identification method for expandable gateway applications
A modular wireless communications system (edge device, etc.) that includes a base unit having a base unit processor and one or more additional units that each include a processor, in which the base unit processor is configured with processor-executable software instructions to determine whether the base unit has been combined with the one or more additional units to create a combined unit and/or whether one or more of the additional units have been detached from the combined unit. The processor may automatically perform an edge reconfiguration interrogation and enumeration (ERIE) operation in response to determining that the base unit has been combined with the one or more additional units to create the combined unit or in response to determining that one or more of the additional units have been detached from the combined unit. |
| US11641408B2 |
Methods and systems of configuring electronic devices
A system of configuring a new device may include a new device that is not configured with one or more settings. The new device includes a short range communication transmitter and programming instructions configured to cause the new device to operate in a discoverable mode. The system includes an existing device that is configured with the settings, and that includes a short range communication receiver and programming instructions. The programming instructions are configured to cause the existing device to receive instructions to set up the new device, in response to receiving the instructions, detect, by the short range communication receiver, a presence of the new device by detecting the broadcast signal within a communication range of the short range communication receiver, and in response to detecting the presence of the new device, transmit at least a portion of the one or more settings directly to the new device. |
| US11641405B2 |
GPU box server cascade communication method, device, and system
A GPU Box server cascade communication method, device, and system. The method includes: detecting an i2c communication bus through a baseboard management controller (BMC) in a powered-up GPU Box server to determine whether a next-stage GPU Box server corresponding to the GPU Box server exists, and if yes, reading an IP address and location information of the next-stage GPU Box server from the i2c communication bus by means of the BMC in the GPU Box server; and storing the IP address and the location information of the next-stage GPU Box server into a data structure of the GPU Box server so that a master control server reads the data structure of the GPU Box server, and establishing network communication with the next-stage GPU Box server according to the IP address and the location information stored in the data structure. |
| US11641404B1 |
Content management system integrations with web meetings
Methods, systems, and computer program products. A virtual canvas is presented in an active area of an online meeting facility that renders participant-specific online virtual canvas interactions raised by a respective plurality of users' devices. Users can see and hear each other's interactions during an virtual canvas session. Annotations include drawings, content object edits, voice annotations, etc. that correspond to a displayed portion of a content object of a content management system (CMS). Based on the interactions and/or inferences made based on those interactions, the virtual canvas system generates commands to be executed by the content management system. Characteristics of interactions between users can be enriched by drawing information from the content management system and using such information in combination with the interactions themselves. The CMS can recommend teams, and action items, and the CMS can provide hints to participants, so as to facilitate more effective engagement between the participants. |
| US11641403B2 |
Analyzing augmented reality content usage data
In one or more implementations, user interfaces may be generated that include user interface elements that enable the tracking or monitoring of interactions with augmented reality content by users of a client application. Usage metrics for augmented reality content may be collected and analyzed. In addition, information about client application users that interact with augmented reality content may be generated. In one or more examples, characteristics of users of the client application that interact with one or more augmented reality content items may be analyzed to determine a user characterization for one or more augmented reality content items. The usage metrics and user characterizations for augmented reality content items may be presented via a dashboard that is accessible to creators of augmented reality content. |
| US11641402B2 |
Systems and methods for managed connectivity wall outlets using low energy wireless communication
A system providing connectivity management is provided. The system comprises: a content management server configured to manage connectivity for a network; one or more central controllers configured to collect connectivity information for at least a portion of the network for use by the content management server; and at least one outlet having one or more ports for receiving one or more plugs, wherein connectivity information is communicated between the outlet and the central controller through one or more wireless communication interface. |
| US11641400B2 |
Method and apparatus for secure passive wireless communication with Bluetooth vitals devices
A system for transmitting and receiving medical vital signs from a “smart” vital sign apparatus over multi-protocol communication channels to and from a remote electronic health record database that may include a plurality of vital sign sources that communicate over a plurality of standard communication channels including: Bluetooth, LoRa, WiFi, cellular, Ethernet or other direct IP paths. The system reduces the volume of data transferred and extends BLE security. |
| US11641399B2 |
Smart servo motor and actuator assembly using a plurality of smart servo motors
Provided is a smart servo motor capable of allowing communication without using any unique ID and an actuator assembly using such smart servo motors. A main controller 11 is connected to a plurality of smart servo motors 1-1 . . . 1-N via a single communication path 13, where the main controller 11 can communicate with the individual smart servo motors using their unique IDs. Operating a selector of one smart servo motor 1-u permits communication between the smart servo motor 1-u and the main controller 11 with a special ID such as code “255”. With this communication, the main controller 11 can retrieve the unique ID assigned to the smart servo motor 1-u. |
| US11641392B2 |
Methods and systems for de-centralized data sharing with enforced data usage control for cross-party data analytics
Systems and methods for controlling data usage in a distributed environment among multiple entity domains. A method include steps of: receiving, in a local entity domain, a data consuming application comprising or identifying at least a first analytics task, wherein the first analytics task processes data inputs to produce first output data; determining availability of the data inputs; interpreting data usage policies, or data control policies, to determine atomic actions to be executed, wherein at least one of the data usage policies indicates that one of the data inputs for the first analytics task must remain in a remote entity domain; and executing the atomic actions, wherein the atomic actions include dispatching the first analytics task to the remote entity domain for remote execution of the first analytics task and receiving the first output data of the first analytics task from the remote entity domain. |
| US11641391B2 |
Integrated cloud system with lightweight gateway for premises automation
Systems and methods include a system comprising a cloud hub located in a premises. The cloud hub comprises adapters coupled to premises devices, and the cloud hub is configured as a gateway for the premises devices. A virtual gateway is located in a cloud server environment and coupled to the cloud hub. The virtual gateway is configured as a server-side abstraction of the cloud hub. The cloud hub and the virtual gateway are configured as an automation platform that maintains state data of the premises devices, controls interaction among the premises devices, and monitors and manages the premises devices. A security system coupled to the virtual gateway. The security system includes security system components. |
| US11641390B2 |
Download control device
When download operations get started in unison in conformity to RSS metafile delivery time-and-date information, the traffic is temporarily concentrated to a server, resulting in the risk of a system failure or else. In addition, it is inevitable to periodically check whether an RSS file on Web server is updated or not; so, users must delete update-unnecessary RSS files from those objects to be monitored. In view of this, the periodical update check timing of download control information is dispersed, thereby scattering download requests to the server. The download control information is provided with the information indicating whether such download control information is put under update management and/or expire time-and-date information in case the update management is to be done, whereby an information processing apparatus performs, based on the information, erase processing of the download control information when the download processing is completed. |
| US11641387B2 |
Timely delivery of real-time media problem when TCP must be used
Methods and systems are disclosed wherein TCP may approximate Reliable Transport Protocol (RTP) or UDP delivery for real-time video/data conferencing applications that have long RTT connections. |
| US11641386B2 |
Method and apparatus for delivering multimedia communication data to a thin client device
Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for delivering a multimedia communication to a thin client device are provided. A processor receives multimedia communication data from a telephony device over a network and transfers the multimedia communication data to a switching device. The processor also establishes a connection between a browser, embedded within the thin client device, and a server. The processor delivers and terminates the multimedia communication data to the thin client device using the browser embedded within the thin client device after establishing the connection between the browser and the server. |
| US11641384B1 |
System for linking chatbot services and contact center services
Disclosed is a system for linking chatbot services and contact center services, and more particularly to a system for linking chatbot services and contact center services, in which a client is allowed to receive a query processing service from at least one of other chatbot servers or other contact center servers without changing a preexisting connection state while being initially connected to a specific chatbot server or a specific contact center server, so that a user can easily use a plurality of query processing services by linking the chatbot servers and contact center servers operated by a plurality of service providers, thereby minimizing the time, efforts and costs of the user who wants to receive the plurality of query processing services through the plurality of service providers. |
| US11641383B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling sessions from one or more devices
An apparatus and mechanism to manage multi-modal real-time or quasi real-time sessions such as voice, video, instant messaging, or web-conferencing across multiple devices through a simple subscription to a session management service. A user can subscribe to the service from many devices (e.g. mobile device, desk phone, personal computer, internet appliance, internet TV, communication terminal, etc.) and through the service seamlessly move sessions back and forth between subscribed devices. In a preferred embodiment, a user utilizes a “virtual slider” in a simple “two touch” procedure to effectuate the movement of a communication session from one device to another device via the service. |
| US11641381B2 |
Call setup timer triggered by network response
One or more timers can be used by an originating UE during setup of a communication session. The timer(s) can be triggered by an originating UE receiving a response from a node of a telecommunications network. The timer(s) can further be terminated by a particular termination event during a remainder of the session setup, so long as the termination event occurs before timeout of the timer(s). |
| US11641380B2 |
Call control system, terminal device, call control apparatus, method and program
A terminal device 1 collects RTP information related to a call and transmits the RTP information to a CSCF 3. The CSCF 3 collects, from a plurality of SIP packets related to the call, the address of an edge router 2 that has handled the plurality of SIP packets, the address of an SBC 4 that has handled the plurality of SIP packets, and the domain name of an operator's network 5 that has handled the plurality of SIP packets, and stores in a call information list, for each call, the collected information in association with the RTP information transmitted from the terminal device 1. Then, the CSCF 3 identifies a plurality of problem-occurring calls using the RTP information, and determines a faulty portion based on a bias in the quantitative trend of the count of each of the edge router 2 addresses, the count of each of the SBC 4 addresses, and the count of each of the operator's network 5 domains. |
| US11641376B2 |
Protection of traffic between network functions
Methods and network equipment in a core network for intercepting protected communication between core network (CN) network functions (NFs). A method performed by network equipment in a core network may include establishing a first connection with a first NF for which the network equipment serves as a proxy and establishing, on behalf of the first NF, a second connection that is towards a second NF and that is secure. The method may also include selectively forwarding communication between the first and second NFs over the first and second connections, including transmitting and/or receiving the communication on behalf of the first NF over the second connection. The method may further include intercepting the communication that the network equipment selectively forwards between the first and second NFs. |
| US11641375B2 |
Systems and methods for reporting based simulated phishing campaign
Systems and methods are described for leveraging the knowledge and security awareness of well-informed users in an organization to protect other users and train them to identify new phishing attacks. Initially, a report of a message being suspicious may be identified and it may be determined whether message is a malicious phishing message. In an example, a well-informed user of an organization may report the message as suspicious. Further, on determining the message to be a malicious phishing message, a simulated phishing message or a template may be created. The simulated phishing message may then be communicated to one or more devices of one or more users. |
| US11641372B1 |
Generating investigation timeline displays including user-selected screenshots
Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed that enable network security analysts and other users to efficiently conduct network security investigations and to produce useful representations of investigation results. As used herein, a network security investigation generally refers to an analysis by an analyst (or team of analysts) of one or more detected network events that may pose internal and/or external threats to a computer network under management. A network security application provides various interfaces that enable users to create investigation timelines, where the investigation timelines display a collection of events related to a particular network security investigation. A network security application further provides functionality to monitor and log user interactions with the network security application, where particular logged user interactions may also be added to one or more investigation timelines. |
| US11641371B2 |
Systems, methods and computer-readable media for monitoring a computer network for threats using OLAP cubes
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for monitoring a computer network for threats using OLAP cubes are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of monitoring a computer network for threats includes receiving, from a plurality of computing devices on the network, dataset data, asset data, and temporal data, and storing, in an online analytical processing cube for each computing device of the plurality of computing devices, the dataset data within a dataset dimension, the asset data within an asset dimension, and the temporal data within a temporal dimension. The method further includes searching one or more online analytical processing cubes for correlated data within two or more of the dataset dimension, the asset dimension, and the temporal dimension satisfying an alert metric, and issuing an alert when correlated data satisfies the alert metric. |
| US11641369B1 |
Systems and methods for managing digital personas for online services
The disclosed computer-implemented method for managing digital personas for online services may include generating a digital persona and a persona wear indicator (PWI) score for a user of an anonymized inbox with a communication alias to use for an online entity, determining, based on one or more communication messages associated with the communication alias, that the online entity has leaked information associated with the digital persona, recalculating the PWI score for the digital persona based at least in part on the determination that the online entity has leaked the information, determining that the PWI score exceeds a privacy score threshold; and in response to determining that the PWI score exceeds the privacy score threshold, performing a security action that protects privacy of the user. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US11641367B2 |
Method and apparatus for controller area network bus intrusion detection and neutralization
A method and system for detecting intrusion on a CAN bus or vehicle network and neutralizing unauthorized intrusions. The system monitors the bit timing characteristics of CAN bus messages, message establishes trusted bit timing characteristics, and identifies unauthorized CAN bus messages. The device neutralizes unauthorized messages on the CAN bus by injecting data on the CAN bus at the appropriate time, preventing the unauthorized messages from being received, and presents alerts upon detection of the one or more of intrusions. It can be used as a standalone or hard-wired system, and may be accessible to the ODB-II port, relay or fuse port on a vehicle and may put other electronic control units on the vehicle into a safe operating mode upon receipt of the intrusion, neutralize all CAN message identifiers or set the intrusion detection flag to TRUE for all CAN message identifiers, sent by the same electronic control unit node. |
| US11641358B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying synthetic identities associated with network communications
Systems and methods are provided for use in identifying synthetic identities. One example method includes receiving a request from a relying party for an identity asserted by a user to the relying party, where the request includes identity data indicative of the identity, feature data associated with the user asserting the identity, and a device ID for a communication device of the user. The method also includes parsing the identity data, the feature data, and the device ID from the request, and calculating a device behavior score based on the feature data and the device ID. The method then includes aggregating the device behavior score and at least one of a fraud profile score, a user profile score, and/or an exposure behavior score into a metric indicative of a likelihood that the identity asserted by the user is a synthetic identity and transmitting the metric to the relying party. |
| US11641355B2 |
Security service for an unmanaged device
Particular embodiments described herein provide for a network element that can be configured to receive, from an electronic device, a request to access a network service. In response to the request, the network element can send data related to the network service to the electronic device and add a test link to the data related to the network service. The network element can also be configured to determine if the test link was successfully executed and classify the electronic device as untrusted if the test link was not successfully executed. |
| US11641354B2 |
Enhanced access to media, systems and methods
A system and method are described. An illustrative method includes receiving content associated with a digital original work from a user device, where the associated content includes an object contained therein; determining an attribute-value pair for the content or the object contained within the content; linking the attribute-value pair to the associated content or the object contained within; determining that a second user is interested in the associated content; and causing the associated content to be transmitted to a second user device. |
| US11641353B2 |
Household appliance commissioning
A method of commissioning a domestic appliance may include receiving, from a user interface of an existing household appliance, a request to add a new household appliance to the user account. The method may further include scanning for the new household appliance with the existing household appliance and establishing a direct connection from the existing household appliance to the new household appliance. The method may still further include obtaining a provisioning token from a remote database with the existing household appliance and transmitting the provisioning token from the existing household appliance to the new household appliance via the direct connection. |
| US11641352B2 |
Apparatus, method and computer program product for biometric recognition
Method, apparatus, computer program product and computer readable medium are disclosed for biometric recognition. The method may comprise obtaining first biometric data, wherein the first biometric data is captured in first condition or non-first condition; determining, by a discriminative network of generative adversarial networks, whether the first biometric data is captured in the first condition or non-first condition; in response to a determination that the first biometric data is captured in the non-first condition, inputting the first biometric data to a generative network of the generative adversarial networks to generate a second biometric data; obtaining a matching result by inputting the first biometric data in response to a determination that the first biometric data is captured in the first condition or the second biometric data to a matching network; and determining a recognition result based on the matching result. |
| US11641351B2 |
System for authenticating process operations on a network using context locked progressive session tokens
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for authenticating process operations on a network using context locked progressive session tokens. The system is configured for receiving a first request associated with a first process operation from a user device, authorizing the first request, generating a first session token associated with the first process operation, transmitting the first session token to the user device, wherein the first session token is used to validate a second process operation associated with the application, receiving a second request associated with the second process operation from the user device, authorizing the second request, generating a second session token associated with the second process operation using at least the first session token, and transmitting the second session token to the user device, wherein the second session token is used to validate subsequent process operation associated with the application. |
| US11641349B2 |
Encryption management
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to encryption management. A determination can be made whether an encryption algorithm is at-risk. In response to determining that the encryption algorithm is at-risk, data protected by the encryption algorithm can be identified. A security action can then be executed on the data protected by the encryption algorithm. |
| US11641348B2 |
Dynamic offline encryption
A method for encrypting data when a device is offline is disclosed. In the method, a determination is made as to whether a successful connection with a remote server computer can or cannot be made. If a connection cannot be made, then data can be encrypted with an ephemeral public key. Later, then a connection is available, the encrypted data can be transmitted to the remote server computer for processing. |
| US11641346B2 |
Data anonymity method and data anonymity system
A data anonymity method and a data anonymity system are provided. The data anonymity method includes the following steps. A data set comprising a plurality of direct-identifiers, a plurality of quasi-identifiers and a plurality of event logs each of which includes an activity and a timestamp is obtained. A content of each of the direct-identifiers is replaced by a pseudonym. The quasi-identifiers are classified, via a group-by algorithm with k-anonymity, as a plurality of equivalence classes. The activities corresponding to each of the direct-identifiers are linked according to the timestamps to obtain a plurality of event sequences. A similarity hierarchy tree is obtained according to a plurality of edit distances among the event sequences. The event sequences are grouped according to the similarity hierarchy tree with k-anonymity to obtain at least one group. The event sequences which are in the group are generalized. |
| US11641340B2 |
Generation of a unique device identifier for a client device in a wireless network
To improve the network experience in a network, a unique device identifier (UDID) can be generated by a UDID generation module of a client device. The UDID generation module utilizes one or more device parameters as well as a service set identifier (SSID) as input(s) to the UDID generation module. The UDID can be reported to an access point device of the network so that the access point device can track, monitor, control, etc. the client device within the network, for example, when media access control randomization (rMAC) is utilized by the network to protect the privacy of the client device or a user of the client device. The same UDID is generated each time the client device joins the network so that the client device need not store the UDID. |
| US11641337B2 |
CDN configuration tuning for traffic share
This document relates to a CDN balancing mitigation system. An implementing CDN can deploy systems and techniques to monitor the domains of content provider customers with an active DNS scanner and detect which are using other CDNs on the same domain. This information can be used as an input signal for identifying and implementing adjustments to CDN configuration. Both automated and semi-automated adjustments are possible. The system can issue configuration adjustments or recommendations to the implementing CDN's servers or to its personnel. These might include “above-SLA” treatments intended to divert traffic to the implementing CDN. The effectiveness can be measured with the multi-CDN balance subsequently observed. The scanning and adjustment workflow can be permanent, temporary, or cycled. Treatments may include a variety of things, such as more cache storage, routing to less loaded servers, and so forth. |
| US11641336B2 |
Lightweight host multihoming
Described herein are systems and methods for host multihoming with no state synchronization between top-of-rack (ToR) switches coupled to multiple hosts. ToR switches of a multi-homing system share a virtual MAC address and respond to Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) requests and/or Neighbor Discovery (ND) solicitations for a default gateway IP address from the host with the virtual MAC address. Ports on a ToR switch may be configured either with a static ARP and/or ND entry, or be configured to learn via a discovery protocol. The lightweight host multihoming system may have modified flooding behavior, ARP/ND handling, and data path forwarding. ARP/ND traffic from a host is processed by a ToR switch, while other multicast traffic may be discarded. Embodiments of the host multihoming system provide a lightweight solution for software implementation with minimal changes imposed on the host or network design. |
| US11641335B2 |
Single message management platform
Methods and devices related to a single message management platform are described. In an example, a method can include receiving a first message at a first processing resource via a first application, receiving a second message at the first processing resource via a second application, receiving the first message and the second message at a memory, storing the first message and the second message in the memory, receiving a command to open a single message management platform, receiving the first message and the second message at the single message management platform, and organizing the first message and the second message at the single message management platform. |
| US11641334B2 |
Electronic messaging system for mobile devices with reduced traceability of electronic messages
An electronic messaging system and method with reduced traceability by separation of display of a media component of message content and header information. An electronic message having an identifier of a recipient and a message content including an image media component is received at a server from a sending user device at which a display for associating the media component with the electronic message is provided without displaying the identifier of a recipient with the media component such that a single screen capture of the identifier of a recipient and the media component is prevented. The electronic message including an identifier of a sending user is transmitted to a recipient user device at which a display presenting the media component is provided without displaying the identifier of a sending user such that a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user and the media component is prevented. |
| US11641332B2 |
Authentication and confidence marking e-mail messages
Methods and systems for authenticating and confidence marking e-mail messages are described. One embodiment describes a method of authenticating an e-mail message. This method involves extracting a plurality of e-mail headers associated with the e-mail message, and identifying a sending edge mail transfer agent (MTA). The method then calls for determining if the sending edge MTA is authorized to send the e-mail message. |
| US11641331B2 |
System and method for blocking distribution of non-acceptable attachments
Systems and methods are described, and one method includes storing a database that includes a plurality of stored attachments, each of the stored attachments including a corresponding stored attachment identification data (ID), storing a blocked attachment indicator that indicates a stored attachment among the plurality of stored attachments as a blocked attachment and its corresponding stored attachment ID as a blocked attachment ID, and blocking a distribution of a file, based at least in part on the file including a metadata that matches at least a portion of the blocked attachment ID. |
| US11641329B2 |
Systems and methods for initiating communication between users based on machine learning techniques
Disclosed are systems and methods for initiating communication between users of a user group based on machine learning techniques. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework for automating communication scheduling and communication initiation based on user communication objectives and machine learning techniques. The disclosed framework operates by leveraging available user provided communication parameters, user provided objectives, and various real-time data associated with the users, and using the aforementioned data as inputs for machine learning models, in order to schedule communication between the users, automatically initiate communication between the users, or transmit communication notifications to the users. |
| US11641327B2 |
Data consistency and integrity for one-way connected systems
Payloads are received via a communication channel having one-way connectivity. The payloads have a container structure that includes a time stamp. It is determined whether a unit manifest has been received via the communication channel transmitted independently of the payloads. The unit manifest includes information associated with payloads including a hash of each payload on the unit manifest. Responsive to determining that the unit manifest has been received, it is determined whether the information associated with the payloads matches the corresponding payloads. Responsive to determining that the information associated with payloads on the unit manifest matches the corresponding payloads, the corresponding payloads are processed. It is determined whether an aggregate manifest associated with a predefined time period has been received. Responsive to determining that the aggregate manifest has been received, it is determined whether aggregate manifest information from the aggregate manifest matches payloads from the predefined time period. |
| US11641326B2 |
Shared memory mesh for switching
Examples are described herein that relate to a mesh in a switch fabric. The mesh can include one or more buses that permit operations (e.g., read, write, or responses) to continue in the same direction, drop off to a memory, drop off a bus to permit another operation to use the bus, or receive operations that are changing direction. A latency estimate can be determined at least for operations that drop off from a bus to permit another operation to use the bus or receive and channel operations that are changing direction. An operation with a highest latency estimate (e.g., time of traversing a mesh) can be permitted to use the bus, even causing another operation, that is not to change direction, to drop off the bus and re-enter later. |
| US11641318B2 |
Method for testing a wireless link of a Wi-Fi node, and circuit performing the method
The method for monitoring a wireless link of a wireless node of a CPE device during operation of the CPE device, comprises the steps of taking samples of one or several of the following parameters in a defined time interval: Received Signal Strength (RSSI), modulation rate (Physical Layer Rate) and/or the number of spatial streams used for the wireless link, and calculating an average for that parameters by including a filtering of said parameters. |
| US11641317B2 |
Activity stream based collaboration
An activity stream based interaction model is disclosed. To cause a desired application level action to be performed at a remote system, such as automatically retrieving and displaying a document in a viewer or other portion of a user interface at the remote system, a text-based tag, such as a hash tag, is inserted into an activity stream. The activity stream is sent to the remote system, which is configured to respond to the text-based tag by performing, at least in part automatically, the corresponding application level action. |
| US11641314B2 |
Service level objective platform
Techniques for generating and monitoring service level objectives (SLOs) are disclosed. The techniques include an SLO platform performing: storing a first SLO definition of a first SLO including a first error budget for a first metric associated with a first service; storing a second SLO definition of a second SLO including a second error budget for a second metric associated with a second service; obtaining first telemetry data from a first data source associated with the first service; obtaining second telemetry data from a second data source associated with the second service; monitoring the first SLO at least by computing the first metric based on the first telemetry data and evaluating the first metric against the first error budget; and monitoring the second SLO at least by computing the second metric based on the second telemetry data and evaluating the second metric against the second error budget. |
| US11641310B1 |
Entity lifecycle management in service monitoring system
An example method of entity lifecycle management in a service monitoring system includes: receiving, by a software application of a service monitoring system, a policy definition specifying an entity lifecycle management policy, wherein the entity lifecycle management policy defines management rules for a plurality of entities in the network environment, wherein each entity of the plurality of entities is represented by one of: a device, an application, a service, or a user account; identifying, by applying the entity lifecycle management policy to a plurality of active entities, one or more candidate entities for retirement; identifying, as retired entities, at least a subset of the one or more candidate entities; and excluding the retired entities from the plurality of active entities, thus preventing the retired entities from interacting with other components of the service monitoring system. |
| US11641309B2 |
Intelligent policy control engine for 5G or other next generation network
An intelligent network policy engine can be utilized to apply dynamic policy changes for microservices. For example, based on outlined service provider policies, user equipment state data, and/or network state data, the intelligent network policy engine can determine which microservices to use and/or what order to use the microservices to increase a performance of the network. The intelligent network policy engine can perform conflict resolution based on how network traffic should be treated in certain scenarios. |
| US11641307B2 |
Method for configuring a network node
A method for configuring a first network node using a first autonomous system (AS) number in at least one session established with another node according to a dynamic routing protocol is described. The method is implemented by the first node and includes receiving a configuration message comprising at least one piece of information that is representative of a second AS number intended to be used by the first node as a replacement for the first number, configuring the first node with the second AS number, identifying at least one second node having at least one session according to the dynamic routing protocol, active with the first node, in which the first node is associated with the first AS number, and sending a control message to the at least one second node requesting the replacement of the first AS number with the second AS number by the at least one second node, such that, after the replacement, the first node is associated with the second AS number in the at least one active session. |
| US11641304B2 |
Method for managing a plurality of events
The invention provides a method for managing a plurality of events, wherein each event comprises physical attributes and logical attributes by creating tuples with the events with the same logical attributes, providing a set of hierarchized relations between tuples, by means of a pipeline algorithm, wherein parent-child relations are provided between tuples, classifying the tuples in families, each family contains all the tuples related according to the parent-child relation provided by the pipeline algorithm, identify the parent tuple of each family, defined as the tuple which has at least one children and has no parent and present the parent tuples, together with the physical attributes of the events associated to each parent tuple. |
| US11641299B2 |
Phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) configuration
A user equipment (UE) can include processing circuitry configured to decode downlink control information (DCI) from a base station, the DCI including a modulation coding scheme (MCS) index and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) allocation. A demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) is encoded for transmission to the base station within a plurality of DM-RS symbols based on the PUSCH allocation. A phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) time domain density is determined based on the MCS index and a number count of the DM-RS symbols for the DM-RS transmission. The PT-RS is encoded for transmission using a plurality of PT-RS symbols based on the determined time domain density. The plurality of symbols includes one or both of front-loaded DM-RS symbols and additional DM-RS symbols. |
| US11641298B2 |
Short training sequence design method and apparatus
The application provides a short training sequence design method and apparatus. The method includes: determining a short training sequence, where the short training sequence may be obtained based on an existing sequence, and the short training sequence with comparatively good performance may be obtained through simulation calculation, for example, by adjusting a parameter, and sending a short training field on a target channel, where the short training field is obtained by performing inverse fast Fourier transformation IFFT on the short training sequence, and a bandwidth of the target channel is greater than 160 MHz. |
| US11641294B2 |
C-PHY half-rate wire state encoder and decoder
Methods, apparatus, and systems provide improved throughput on a communication link. An apparatus has a plurality of line drivers, a first wire state encoder configured to receive a first symbol in a sequence of symbols when a 3-wire link is in a first signaling state, and to define a second signaling state for the 3-wire link based on the first symbol and the first signaling state, a second wire state encoder configured to receive a second symbol in the sequence of symbols, and to define a third signaling state for the 3-wire link based on the second symbol and the second signaling state. The first symbol immediately precedes the second symbol in the sequence of symbols. The 3-wire link transitions from the first to the second signaling state, and from the second to the third signaling state in consecutive transmission intervals. |
| US11641286B2 |
Sybil-resistant identity generation
A method is disclosed. A node in a plurality of nodes can perform an identity set generation process. The node can then determine a leader node. The node may diffuse an identity set from each node of the plurality of nodes to the plurality of nodes. The node can then determine a majority set including identities occurring in at least one half of the identity sets, wherein the leader node diffuses the majority set of the leader node to the plurality of nodes. The node can verify the majority set of the leader node. The node may then update the identity set based on the majority set of the leader node. |
| US11641282B2 |
Optical authentication of images
Systems and methods performed for generating authentication information for an image using optical computing are provided. When a user takes a photo of an object, an optical authentication system receives light reflected and/or emitted from the object. The system also receives a random key from an authentication server. The system converts the received light to plenoptic data and uploads it to the authentication server. In addition, the system generates an optical hash of the received light using the random key, converts the generated optical hash to a digital optical hash, and uploads the digital optical hash to the authentication server. When the authentication server receives the upload, it verifies whether the time of the upload is within a certain threshold time from the sending of the random key and whether the digital optical hash was generated from the same light as the plenoptic data. |
| US11641281B2 |
Hashing values using salts and peppers
In some examples, a management controller includes a communication interface to communicate with a computing device, where the management controller is separate from a processor of the computing device. The management controller includes a management processor to receive, from the computing device, a first hash value that is based on a first hash function applied on an input value and a salt, generate a second hash value based on applying a second hash function on the first hash value and a pepper, and send the second hash value to the computing device. |
| US11641273B1 |
Systems and methods for quantum session authentication
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for session authentication and random number generation. An example method includes receiving, by decoding circuitry and over a quantum line, a set of qbits generated based on a first set of quantum bases. The example method further includes decoding, by the decoding circuitry and based on a second set of quantum bases, the set of qbits to generate a decoded set of bits. In this example method, the first set of quantum bases is determined without reliance on the second set of quantum bases and the second set of quantum bases is determined without reliance on the first set of quantum bases. The example method further includes generating, by random number generation circuitry, a number comprising the decoded set of bits. |
| US11641272B2 |
Seamless one-way access to protected memory using accessor key identifier
An apparatus including a processor comprising at least one core to execute instructions of a plurality of virtual machines and a virtual machine monitor; and a cryptographic engine comprising circuitry to protect data associated with the plurality of virtual machines through use of a plurality of private keys and an accessor key, wherein each of the plurality of private keys are to protect a respective virtual machine and the accessor key is to protect management structures of the plurality of virtual machines; and wherein the processor is to provide, to the virtual machine monitor, direct read access to the management structures of the plurality of virtual machines through the accessor key and indirect write access to the management structures of the plurality of virtual machines through a secure software module. |
| US11641271B2 |
Control method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and information processing apparatus
A control method includes generating third key information, when receiving a recording request for asset information to a blockchain and first key information, based on the first key information and second key information stored in a specific storage area, generating fourth key information by decrypting key information associated with the blockchain among a plurality of pieces of encrypted key information, by using the generated third key information, transmitting the fourth key information and the recording request to the blockchain. |
| US11641270B2 |
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. |
| US11641264B2 |
Position assisted cross-link interference measurement
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method includes receiving, from a first base station, a set of cross-link interference measurement configurations associated with location information, performing a cross-link interference measurement procedure on signals received based on the set of cross-link interference measurement configurations, or the location information, or a location of the first UE, or a combination thereof, and transmitting, to the first base station, a measurement value based on the performed cross-link interference measurement procedure. |
| US11641262B2 |
Strategic mapping of uplink resources
Aspects of the disclosure relate to implied and explicit mapping of uplink (UL) resources for acknowledgment communications from a user equipment (UE). In some examples disclosed herein, implied mapping may include indexing of information elements in a downlink (DL) communication. The explicit mapping may include information elements in the DL communication configured to explicitly provide a location of an UL resource. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. |
| US11641261B1 |
Downlink control information size adjustment based on unified transmission configuration indicator state
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a first control message that maps at least one transmission configuration indicator (TCI) codepoint to two TCI states. The UE may receive a downlink control information (DCI) message that schedules an uplink shared channel transmission. The DCI message may include a first set of fields specifying configuration information for a first set of repetitions of the uplink shared channel transmission. Based on the first control message including the mapping, the DCI message may also include an additional second set of fields specifying configuration information for a second set of repetitions of the uplink shared channel transmission. The UE may transmit the uplink shared channel transmission in accordance with the DCI message. |
| US11641259B2 |
Enhanced sounding reference signal resource allocation using a selected reference resource
In one aspect, an apparatus of wireless communication at a user equipment includes receiving, during a radio resource control (RRC) setup, a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set configuration including a specified time offset x. The UE may receive downlink control information (DCI) in a later time slot and an instruction to trigger the SRS resource set. The UE determines, based on information from the SRS configuration or the DCI, a starting position within a time slot for transmitting an SRS resource. The UE transmits, at the starting position x slots after the later time slot, a reference SRS resource selected from the SRS resource set, followed sequentially by the remaining resources. In another aspect a UE that receives a t value of multiple t values may transmit the reference resource in a (t+1)th time slot from a reference slot. |
| US11641254B2 |
Multi-resource-unit aggregation
An electronic device (such as an access point) is described. This electronic device transmits an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame to a recipient electronic device (such as a client or a station). The OFDMA frame includes multiple predefined resource units (RUs) allocated to the recipient electronic device in a set of predefined RUs having associated frequency bandwidths. Moreover, the multiple predefined RUs include two or more first predefined RUs having a first number of tones less than a predefined amount, or two or more second predefined RUs having a second number of tones greater than or equal to the predefined amount. For example, the predefined amount may include 242 tones. Note that the multiple predefined RUs may have the same or different numbers of tones. Moreover, the electronic may receive an acknowledgment or a block acknowledgment from the recipient electronic device. |
| US11641250B2 |
Method and device for transmitting control information in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for reporting CSI in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: a step for configuring a plurality of serving cells; and a step for reporting the CSI of only one serving cell in a corresponding subframe, wherein the step for reporting the CSI of only one serving cell comprises: excluding reporting the CSI of a lower priority when CSI reports of the plurality of serving cells in the corresponding subframe collide; and excluding reporting the CSI of serving cells other than the serving cell having the smallest index when the CSI reports of different serving cells having the same priority in the corresponding subframe collide. |
| US11641249B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining a duration of a repetition of a transport block
DCI can be received. The DCI can include scheduling information for a physical channel carrying a TB. The physical channel can include a plurality of repetitions of the TB. The physical channel can span at least one slot. Each of the plurality of repetitions can be within a slot of the at least one slot. At least one repetition of the plurality of the repetitions can have a different duration than a duration of at least one other repetition of the plurality of the repetitions. A repetition duration of each of the plurality of repetitions can be determined based on a plurality of available symbols for the physical channel. The plurality of available symbols can be determined based on the DCI. |
| US11641246B2 |
Optical switching apparatus and system, and power calculation method
This application provides an optical switching apparatus. The apparatus includes: a first optical switch, L first wavelength division multiplexers/demultiplexers, L second wavelength division multiplexers/demultiplexers, a beam generation apparatus connected to the L first wavelength division multiplexers/demultiplexers, and a detection apparatus connected to the L second wavelength division multiplexers/demultiplexers. One of a plurality of multiplexing ports of the first wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer is a signal light port, and a remaining multiplexing port is connected to the beam generation apparatus. A plurality of demultiplexing ports of the first wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer are connected to the first optical switch. One of a plurality of multiplexing ports of the second wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer is a signal light port, and a remaining multiplexing port is connected to the detection apparatus. A plurality of demultiplexing ports of the second wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer are connected to the first optical switch. |
| US11641243B2 |
Method and device for measuring characteristics of RF chains
A measuring device may include: a signal generator for generating a test signal; and a measurement control unit that inputs the generated test signal to a radio frequency (RF) chain including at least one circuit element, detects output signals of a first diode, a second diode, and a third diode which receive, as input signals, signals generated on the basis of a coupled signal for an input test signal of a circuit element of the at least one circuit element and a coupled signal for an output test signal of the circuit element, and measures an S-parameter for the circuit element on the basis of a component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the first diode, a component signal of the third frequency in the output signal of the third diode, and the output signal of the second diode. |
| US11641242B1 |
Hybrid space-fiber quantum networks for widespread entanglement distribution
A system and method for providing quantum entanglement using a hybrid space-fiber quantum network are described. The hybrid space-fiber quantum network includes a communications hub located proximate to an optical ground station and also includes an aerial entangled particle source, such as an entangled photon source attached to a satellite, drone, aircraft, etc. An atmospheric or free-space channel is used to distribute quantum entanglement between optical ground stations that are separated by geographic distances, via the aerial entangled particle source. Also, fiber optic links are connected to the communications hub located proximate to the optical ground station. The communications hub includes optical switches that enable any of the fiber optic links connected to the communications hub to receive or send distributed quantum entanglement to a remotely located recipient endpoint via the atmospheric or free-space channel. |
| US11641241B2 |
Optical communication system using mode-locked frequency comb and all-optical phase encoding for spectral and temporal encrypted and stealthy transmission, and for optical processing-gain applications
A method for transmitting data carrying optical information over an optical channel, comprising the steps of providing an optical transmitter consisting of a light source being a Mode-Locked Optical Frequency Comb (MLFC) for generating a frequency comb of multiple carriers, each of which being modulated by a baseband signal; an optical modulator for modulating each and all of the multiple carriers in a modulation bandwidth extending up to the modes' frequency spacing between the multiple carriers; performing all-optical encoding of the modulated carriers by manipulating the optical amplitude and/or phase and/or polarization of all optically modulated carriers; and transmitting, by the optical transmitter, the encoded modulated carriers to an optical receiver, over an optical channel. |
| US11641236B2 |
Broadband satellite communication system using optical feeder links
Broadband satellite communications systems using optical feeder links are disclosed. Various optical modulation schemes are disclosed that can provide improved capacity for fixed spot beam, on board beamforming, and ground-based beamforming broadband satellite systems. |
| US11641235B2 |
Method and apparatus for retransmission in communication system
An operation method of a first communication node in a communication system includes receiving one or more transport blocks (TBs) from a second communication node based on transmission parameters in an aggregated transmission period #n; generating decoding results for the one or more TBs; generating information required for changing the transmission parameters based on the decoding results; and transmitting the required information to the second communication node, wherein n is a natural number. |
| US11641231B2 |
Methods and apparatus for feeding back and receiving channel state information, and device and storage medium
A method and apparatus for feeding back channel state information (CSI), a method and apparatus for receiving CSI, a device and a storage medium are disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. The method for feeding back CSI includes: determining a priority of a CSI parameter in a CSI parameter set; determining, according to the priority of the CSI parameter, a CSI parameter to be fed back and a time-frequency resource position for feeding back the CSI parameter; and feeding back the CSI parameter to be fed back on the time-frequency resource position. |
| US11641221B2 |
Wireless power transmitter, wireless power receiver, and control methods thereof
A wireless power receiver, and control methods thereof are provided. The wireless power receiver includes a communication module; and a controller. The controller is configured to identify whether a near-field communication (NFC) tag is detected, wherein the NFC tag is external to a wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver, and transmit, by using the communication module, a signal indicating whether the NFC tag is detected to the wireless power transmitter. |
| US11641220B2 |
Apparatus and method for performing data stream transmission in wireless power transfer system
Provided are a device and method for performing authentication in a wireless power transfer system. Provided is an authentication method in a wireless power transfer system including receiving a first packet including indication information on whether a target device supports an authentication function from the target device; transmitting, when the target device supports an authentication function, an authentication request message to the target device; receiving an authentication response message including a certificate on wireless charging from the target device in response to the authentication request message; and confirming authentication of the target device based on the authentication response message. |
| US11641216B2 |
Reliability handling for wireless transceivers
Techniques maintaining receiver reliability, including determining a present attenuation level for an attenuator, wherein the attenuation level is set by a gain controller, determining a relative reliability threshold based on the present attenuation level, receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal, determining a voltage level of the received RF signal, comparing the voltage level of the received RF signal to the relative reliability threshold to determine that a reliability condition exists, and overriding, in response to the determination that the reliability condition exists, the present attenuation level set by the gain controller with an override attenuation level based on the present attenuation level. |
| US11641214B2 |
Transmitting apparatus and mapping method thereof
A transmitting apparatus is disclosed. The transmitting apparatus includes an encoder to perform channel encoding with respect to bits and generate a codeword, an interleaver to interleave the codeword, and a modulator to map the interleaved codeword onto a non-uniform constellation according to a modulation scheme, and the constellation may include constellation points defined based on various tables according to the modulation scheme. |
| US11641212B2 |
Probabilistic model for file-specific compression selection under SLA-constraints
One example method includes file specific compression selection. Compression metrics are generated for a chunk of a file. Using a set of training data, the compression metrics are corrected using a correction factor to determine estimated file compression metrics. A compressor is then selected to compress the file based on at least the estimated file compression metrics. |
| US11641211B2 |
Receiver device and reception method
Provided is a receiver device including a first A/D converter (203), a second A/D converter (204), an amplifier (205) which is provided at a previous stage of the second A/D converter (204), and a digital signal processing unit (207). The digital signal processing unit (207) includes an amplitude comparison unit (211) configured to compare an amplitude of a digital signal output from the first A/D converter (203) and an amplitude of a digital signal output from the second A/D converter (204) to make a determination, and to output a determination result, and a selector (212) configured to select one of the digital signal output from the first A/D converter (203) or the digital signal output from the second A/D converter (204) based on the determination result. |
| US11641205B1 |
Reset mechanism for a chain of majority or minority gates having paraelectric material
A multiplier cell is derived from a 1-bit full adder and an AND gate. The 1-bit full adder is derived from majority and/or minority gates. The majority and/or minority gates include non-linear polar material (e.g., ferroelectric or paraelectric material). A reset mechanism is provided to reset the nodes across the non-linear polar material. The multiplier cell is a hybrid of majority and/or minority gates and complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) based inverters and/or buffers. The adder uses a non-linear polar capacitor to retain charge with fewer transistors than traditional CMOS sequential circuits. The non-linear polar capacitor includes ferroelectric material, paraelectric material, or non-linear dielectric. Input signals are received by respective terminals of capacitors having non-linear polar material. The other terminals of these capacitors are coupled to a node where the majority function takes place for the inputs. |
| US11641204B2 |
Switch linearization with asymmetrical anti-series varactor pair
Described herein are switches with asymmetrical anti-series varactor pairs to improve switching performance. The disclosed switches can include asymmetrical varactor pairs to reduce distortions. The asymmetry in the varactor pairs can be associated with geometry of each varactor in the pair. The disclosed switches can stack both symmetrical and asymmetrical varactor pairs. The disclosed switches with asymmetrical anti-series varactor pairs can be configured to improve both H2 and H3 simultaneously. |
| US11641201B2 |
Hybrid power devices
A device includes a first switch and a first diode connected in parallel between a midpoint and a first terminal of the hybrid power device, a second switch and a second diode connected in parallel between the midpoint and a second terminal of the hybrid power device, a third switch coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal, and a third diode connected between the first terminal and the second terminal. |
| US11641199B2 |
Slew rate adjusting circuit for adjusting slew rate, buffer circuit including same, and slew rate adjusting method
A slew rate adjusting circuit includes an adjustment transistor configured to provide an adjustment current into an output port of an arithmetic amplifier, a first transistor connected between a power line of the arithmetic amplifier and the adjustment transistor, and a second transistor connected between the first transistor and an output node of the output port, wherein the adjustment transistor is turned on by the second transistor in response to a difference between an input voltage and an output voltage being equal to or greater than a reference voltage, and the adjustment current is provided to the output port in response to the adjustment transistor being turned on. |
| US11641198B1 |
Wide voltage gate driver using low gate oxide transistors
A gate driver circuit includes first through third transistors, a first voltage clamp, and control logic. The first transistor has a first control input and first and second current terminals. The first current terminal couples to a first voltage terminal. The first voltage clamp couples between the first voltage terminal and the first control input. The second transistor couples between the first control input and the second voltage terminal. The third transistor couples between the first control input and the second voltage terminal. The third transistor is smaller than the second transistor. The control logic is configured to turn on both the second and third transistors to thereby turn on the first transistor, and the first control logic configured to turn off the second transistor after the first transistor turns on while maintaining in an on-state the third transistor to maintain the first transistor in the on-state. |
| US11641196B2 |
High-speed switch with accelerated switching time
A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining a stable power supply to a circuit when activating/deactivating a switch in order to accelerate the switching time of the switch. The gate of a FET is coupled to a switch driver. The switch driver is powered by a positive power supply and a negative power supply. When the switch is to be activated/deactivated, the gate is first coupled to a reference potential (i.e., ground) for a “reset period” to reduce any positive/negative charge that has been accumulated in the FET. At the end of the reset period, the gate is then released from the reference potential and the switch driver drives the gate to the desired voltage level to either activate or deactivate the switch. |
| US11641195B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling switching timing
An electronic device for controlling switching timing is described. The electronic device includes load voltage measuring circuitry configured to measure a load voltage to produce a load voltage measurement. The electronic device also includes a processor coupled to the load voltage measuring circuitry. The processor is configured to determine whether a load voltage spike is indicated by the load voltage measurement. The processor is configured to control switching timing based on whether a load voltage spike is indicated. |
| US11641193B2 |
Latch
A circuit includes cross coupled invertors including a first invertor and a second inventor. The first invertor and the second invertor are cross coupled at a first data node and a second data node. An input unit is coupled between the cross-coupled invertors and a power node. The input unit controls the cross-coupled invertors in response to a first input signal received at a first input terminal of the input unit and a second input signal received at a second input terminal of the input unit. A first transistor is connected between the power node and a supply node. The first transistor connects the power node to the supply node in response to an enable signal changing to a first value. A second transistor is connected between the power node and ground. The second transistor connects the power node to the ground in response to the enable signal changing to a second value. |
| US11641191B2 |
Ring oscillator circuit
In an embodiment a ring oscillator circuit includes a chain of cascade-coupled inverter stages coupled between an oscillator supply voltage node and a reference voltage node, the oscillator supply voltage node configured to provide an oscillator supply voltage, a current generator circuit coupled between the oscillator supply voltage node and a system supply voltage node configured to provide a system supply voltage, the current generator circuit being configured to inject a current into the oscillator supply voltage node and a biasing circuit including a first bias control transistor and a second bias control transistor coupled in series between the reference voltage node and the oscillator supply voltage node, wherein the first bias control transistor is configured to selectively couple the reference voltage node and the oscillator supply voltage node in response to the oscillator control signal being indicative that the ring oscillator circuit is in an inactive operation state. |
| US11641189B2 |
Tuning method for current mode relaxation oscillator
A relaxation oscillator includes an adjustable reference circuit generator to produce a reference current which is applied to a charging circuit. The charging circuit is configured to charge a capacitive node as a function of the reference current and a capacitance of an adjustable capacitor that is operably coupled to the capacitive node. A comparator having inputs operatively coupled to a reference voltage node and to the capacitive node, generates a comparator output. A control circuit alternatively enables the charging circuit to charge the capacitive node and to discharge the capacitive node in response to changes in the comparator output. Also, the control circuit outputs and oscillator output signal have an oscillator period as a function of the adjustable capacitance and the adjustable reference current. |
| US11641187B2 |
Torsional mode quartz crystal device
The disclosed technology generally relates to quartz crystal devices and more particularly to quartz crystal devices configured to vibrate in torsional mode. In one aspect, a quartz crystal device configured for temperature sensing comprises a fork-shaped quartz crystal comprising a pair of elongate tines laterally extending from a base region in a horizontal lengthwise direction of the fork-shaped quartz crystal. Each of the tines has formed on one or both of opposing sides thereof a vertically protruding line structure laterally elongated in the horizontal lengthwise direction. The quartz crystal device further comprises a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the one or both of the opposing sides of each of the tines and configured such that, when an electrical bias is applied between the first and second electrodes, the fork-shaped quartz crystal vibrates in a torsional mode in which each of the tines twists about a respective axis extending in the horizontal lengthwise direction. |
| US11641186B2 |
Resonator device, electronic device, and moving object
A quartz crystal resonator includes a quartz crystal resonator element, a thermistor, and a package base having a first principal surface and a second principal surface having an opposed surface relationship with each other, the quartz crystal resonator element is mounted on the first principal surface side, the thermistor is housed in a recessed section of the second principal surface side of the package base, a plurality of electrode terminals connected to the quartz crystal resonator element or the thermistor is disposed on the second principal surface side of the package base, and a distance in a first direction perpendicular to the first principal surface from a mounting surface of the electrode terminals to the thermistor is equal to or longer than 0.05 mm. |
| US11641182B2 |
Audio signal processing method and apparatus for controlling loudness level and dynamic range
Disclosed is a method of operating an audio signal processing apparatus playing content including an audio signal. The method includes receiving the audio signal, receiving metadata including information related to a loudness of the audio signal, the metadata including loudness distribution information indicating, for each of a plurality of steps separated according to a loudness magnitude, a ratio between an amount of the audio signal corresponding to each of the plurality of steps of the audio signal and a total amount of the audio signal, and adjusting the loudness of the audio signal based on the metadata. |
| US11641177B2 |
Coordinated control of renewable electric generation resource and charge storage device
A method for coordinated control of a renewable electrical energy source (RES) and an electrical energy storage (EES) device utilizes a time-dependent forecast of electrical energy production by the RES and a state of charge (SOC) schedule for the EES including at least one SOC target value. A time-varying charge/discharge control signal is configured to ensure that the SOC schedule is satisfied by charging at a rate necessary to meet the SOC target value, while periodically updating the generation of the charge/discharge control signal based upon an updated time-dependent forecast of electrical energy production and/or an updated SOC schedule. A configurable refresh period may be used to limit updates of the time-varying control signal including computation and use of a new basepoint value for aggregated energy supplied from the RES-ESS facility to an electrical grid. |
| US11641176B2 |
Method for building a protective structure and kit therefor
A method and a kit for building a protective structure, the method and the kit including supplying a carrying structure, including a plurality of parallel carrying rails; supplying a group of panels, the panels being able to be engaged on and slide on the carrying rails; and transferring the panels from the storage position to a final position bearing on the carrying rails, by transferring at least one of the panels from the storage position to an insertion position on the carrying rails; using a transfer device lifting the at least one panel upward; placing the transferred panels one after the other bearing on the carrying rails; and moving the transferred panels along the carrying rails. |
| US11641175B2 |
Controller for rotary electric machine
A controller for a rotary electric machine may include: at least one memory that stores a temperature prediction data in which a relationship among a rotational speed of a rotary electric machine, a torque information of the rotary electric machine, a temperature of the rotary electric machine at a reference time point, and a temperature of the rotary electric machine after an estimation calculation period elapses from the reference time point, and at least one processor that, at every estimation calculation period, sets the last calculation time before the estimation calculation period as the reference time point, and, by referring to the temperature prediction data, calculates an estimation value of temperature of the rotary electric machine after the estimation calculation period elapses from the last calculation time. |
| US11641172B2 |
Method and device for load-free determining of load-dependent positioning parameters of a synchronous machine without a position sensor
A method and a device provide load-free determination of load-dependent position assignment parameters of a synchronous machine without using a position sensor. The synchronous machine is controlled via clocked (pulsed) terminal voltages from which, in conjunction with the measured electric current response, the inductance or admittance is calculated or wherein the load-free lowest and the load-free highest differential inductance are known. Based on the load-free lowest and the load-free highest differential inductance and the short-circuit electric current, the magnetic saturation behavior of the absolute inductance and/or of the magnetic anisotropy of the synchronous machine under load is predicted and used in the position sensor-free control operation (i.e., closed-loop control mode without a position sensor) for position assignment. |
| US11641171B2 |
System and method for generating a high frequency switching signal for a power converter
A control device (110) includes a first multiplexing unit (202) configured to segregate a first PWM signal having a first switching frequency into a second PWM signal having a second switching frequency and a third PWM signal having a third switching frequency. Also, the control device (110) includes an integrator unit (204) configured to generate a first integrated signal and a second integrated signal based on the second PWM signal and the third PWM signal, and a modulator unit (206) configured to receive the first integrated signal and the second integrated signal and generate a modulation signal based on the first integrated signal and the second integrated signal. Furthermore, the control device (110) includes a generator unit (208) configured to receive the modulation signal and generate a fourth PWM signal having a fourth switching frequency different from the first switching frequency based on the modulation signal. |
| US11641170B2 |
Power tool and control method thereof
A power tool includes a motor, a signal switch, a signal detection circuit, a power-on control switch, a first controller, and a second controller. The signal switch is used to switch a power on/off state of the power tool. The signal detection circuit is configured to output a detection signal according to a connection state of the signal switch. The power-on control switch is connected to the second controller. The first controller is configured to control an on/off state of the power-on control switch. When the signal detection circuit outputs a power-off signal, the first controller controls the power-on control switch to be turned off so that the second controller is de-energized and the motor stops rotating. When the power-on control switch still remains on, the second controller controls the switch elements in the driver circuit to be turned off so that the motor stops rotating. |
| US11641169B2 |
Method and apparatus for commutation of drive coils in a linear drive system with independent movers
A motor controller is provided that executes a commutation routine in one of a plurality of operating modes to regulate current provided to drive coils in a linear motion system. The motor controller generated currents for each of the drive coils in a first operating mode to minimize the copper losses in the drive coils, in a second operating mode to maximize the force applied to the mover, in a third operating mode to provide balanced currents between the drive coils, and in a fourth operating mode to provide currents according to a selected operating point that combines characteristics of the first three operating points. The motor controller may also monitor each of the drive coils for saturation and redistribute at least a portion of the current required to control operation of the mover to the other drive coils when one of the drive coils is saturated. |
| US11641165B2 |
Flyback converter and method of operating the same
The subject application provides a zero-voltage switching flyback converter comprising: a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding; a primary switch and a secondary switch for conducting the currents flowing in the primary winding and secondary winding respectively. A timing control method for operating the flyback converter are provided to accomplish zero-voltage switch by turning on the secondary switch twice within one switching power cycle. |
| US11641161B1 |
Charge pump circuit
A charge pump circuit is provided. The charge pump circuit includes a dual-phase charge pump, a first load switch, a second load switch, and a control circuit. The dual-phase charge pump performs a voltage pumping operation on a power source in response to a first clock and a second clock to generate a first pumping voltage at a first node and a second pumping voltage at a second node. The control circuit controls the first load switch in response to a third clock and controls the second load switch in response to a fourth clock. In a period during which the first load switch is turned off, the second load switch transfers the first pumping voltage to an output terminal of the charge pump circuit. In a period during which the second load switch is turned off, the first load switch transfers the second pumping voltage to the output terminal. |
| US11641158B2 |
Closed loop commutation control for a switching power converter
A system includes a switching power converter, including a first transistor having a first gate, a first drain, and a first source, the first drain adapted to be coupled to a power supply. The switching power converter also includes a second transistor having a second gate, a second drain, and a second source, the second gate coupled to a second gate driver, the second source adapted to be coupled to ground, and the second drain coupled to the first source. The switching power converter also includes a third transistor having a third gate, a third drain, and a third source, the third gate adapted to be coupled to a current source, the third source coupled to a resistor, and the third drain coupled to the first gate. The switching power converter includes a capacitor coupled to the first drain and adapted to be coupled to the current source. |
| US11641157B2 |
Medical device with fail-safe power supply
A medical device with a power supply for connecting to an AC power grid in the range of >50 VAC to 264 VAC (wide range) features a circuit for only connecting at least one discharge resistor in parallel to at least one smoothing capacitor if no AC input voltage is present at the power supply. The power supply features a rectifier and at least one smoothing capacitor for smoothing a direct voltage to be supplied by the power supply, as well as at least one discharge resistor for discharging the smoothing capacitor. The power supply features a circuit electrically connected to the discharge resistor and the smoothing capacitor, designed to detect a switched-on state of the medical device with an AC input voltage present at its power supply, and to only connect the discharge resistor in parallel to the smoothing capacitor if the circuit does not detect a switched-on state. |
| US11641154B2 |
Power converter assembly with a line-commutated power converter and method for starting up the assembly
A converter arrangement has a line-commutated converter with an AC voltage terminal to be connected to an AC voltage grid via at least one phase line. The converter arrangement has at least one switching module branch that is arranged in series in the at least one phase line and that includes a series connection of switching modules at whose terminals bipolar voltages that sum to give a branch voltage are in each case able to be generated. A bypass branch is arranged in a parallel connection to the switching module branch. At least one switching device is arranged in the bypass branch. The switching device includes activatable semiconductor switches that are connected in antiparallel. There is also described a method for starting up the converter arrangement. |
| US11641150B2 |
Smart generator
The present disclosure relates to a smart generator and, more particularly, to a smart generator in which two stators are used for a single rotor, the gap between an N-pole and an S-pole of the first and second stators is decreased, and a load that is an interference electromagnetic force affecting a rotor wire is minimized, whereby more power can be generated from a less force. |
| US11641149B2 |
Electrical machines, laminations, and methods of making the same
An electrical machine stator can include a stator core having a stator core shape and made of a core material, a plurality of windings disposed in the stator core and made of a conductive material, and an insulative material surrounding the plurality of windings and configured to electrically insulate each winding from each other adjacent winding, and/or to insulate one or more of the windings from the stator core. The insulative material can be an amorphous metal. |
| US11641147B2 |
Motor having a choke coil
The present disclosure is related to providing a motor capable of removing electric noise sufficiently. The present disclosure is also related to providing a motor capable of handling cases where no choke coil is disposed. A motor comprising a choke coil, a terminal electrically connected to a lead wire led out from the choke coil, and a bracket including a first wall part, a second wall part and an elastic part located between the first wall part and the second wall part in an axial direction of the choke coil, in which the choke coil is located between the elastic part and the second wall part in the axial direction, the terminal is sandwiched between the first wall part and the elastic part in the axial direction and the lead wire is led out from the elastic part side to the first wall part side. |
| US11641146B2 |
Wheel bearing system with generator
Provided is a wheel bearing apparatus with a generator that can have a simplified structure to reduce costs and is capable of preventing electrolytic corrosion. The wheel bearing apparatus with a generator includes a wheel bearing and a generator. The generator includes a stator attached to a fixed wheel and a motor rotor attached to a rotating wheel and is of an outer-rotor type in which the stator is located on an outer periphery of the wheel bearing, and the motor rotor is located radially outside of the stator. The wheel bearing apparatus with the generator further includes at least one conducting unit that conducts a current between the fixed wheel and the rotating wheel. |
| US11641138B2 |
Multi-component rotor for an electric motor of an appliance
A motor for a laundry appliance includes a drive shaft coupled to a drum at a first end. The rotor frame is coupled proximate the second end of the drive shaft, where the rotor frame includes at least one polymeric material. A central hub includes a core and a perimetrical ring that extends circumferentially around the core. A plurality of recesses are defined within a planar surface of the perimetrical ring, wherein a portion of the polymeric material is received within the plurality of recesses to secure the rotor frame to the central hub. |
| US11641135B2 |
Techniques for power transfer through wheels of a patient support apparatus
A power transfer system comprises a patient support apparatus and a separate power transfer device. The patient support apparatus comprises a support structure having a base and a patient support surface for a patient and wheels coupled to the support structure to facilitate movement of the patient support apparatus over a floor surface. One or more of the wheels includes a power receiver integrated therewith. The power transfer device is energizeable to interact with the wheel to facilitate power transfer between the power transfer device and the power receiver through the wheel. |
| US11641130B2 |
Converter unit using a status lamp
The present invention relates to a converter unit for providing a supply current to a load device (2) using an energy storage device (6). The converter unit (1) comprises a controlling means (7) configured to set at least one charging parameter and/or a charging mode and to control charging of the energy storage device (6) based on the set charging parameter and/or the set charging mode; and at least a first terminal (S1), a second terminal (S2) and a third terminal (S3) for electrically connecting a two-pole status indicator light (8), wherein the controlling means (7) is configured to detect to which of the first terminal (S1), the second terminal (S2) and the third terminal (S3) the two-pole status indicator light (8) is connected and is configured to set the at least one charging parameter and/or the charging mode based on the detection result. |
| US11641129B2 |
DC to DC edge device
A power distribution system utilizes direct-current (DC) electrical power. A distribution cable carries DC power from a distribution unit to an edge device. The edge device provides a communication connector with DC power for use by a load device. The edge device optionally includes an energy storage device, such as a rechargeable battery, to allow the edge device to provide more power to the load device than it is receiving from the power distribution unit for some period of time. |
| US11641128B2 |
Mobile charging stations with fuel-cell generators for electric-drive vehicles
Presented are mobile charging stations for recharging electrified vehicles, methods for making/using such mobile charging stations, and parking facilities equipped with such mobile charging stations. A mobile charging station includes a frame with drive wheels and a prime mover operable to drive the wheels to propel the charging station. A hydrogen storage container and fuel cell are mounted to the frame. The fuel cell oxidizes hydrogen received from the storage container to generate electrical current. An electrical coupling mechanism connects the fuel cell to a battery pack of an electric-drive vehicle. A resident or remote controller is programmed to receive charge requests to recharge vehicles, and responsively determines path plan data for the mobile charging station. The controller commands the prime mover to propel the mobile charging station from the charger's origin to a charger destination, and enables the fuel cell to transmit electrical current to the vehicle. |
| US11641127B2 |
Method and apparatus for adaptive feedforward correction of output current ripple in an on-board charging system
A charging system includes an AC-DC converter for connecting to AC mains; a DC-link connected to the AC-DC converter output; and a DC-DC converter having an input coupled to the AC-DC converter output, a control input, and an output. The DC-DC converter includes drive circuitry for controlling the DC-DC converter. A controller has a feedforward input for receiving a signal corresponding to a voltage across the DC-link, a feedback input for receiving a signal corresponding to an output current provided by the DC-DC converter, and an output coupled to the control input of the DC-DC converter. The controller generates a control signal which controls the drive circuitry based upon a positive half cycle and a negative half cycle of ripple voltage at the DC-link, and a ripple current amplitude at the DC-DC converter output during at least one of the positive half cycle or the negative half cycle. |
| US11641122B2 |
Battery charging through multi-stage voltage conversion
A pulse charging for a battery includes multi-stage voltage conversion. At first stage, an input voltage from a power supply is divided into a plurality of intermediate voltages. At second stage, one or more of the plurality of intermediate voltage are further down converted to generate one or more portions of a charging pulse to be applied to the battery. The down conversion of the input voltage to the output voltage is accompanied by increase in charging current that is applied to the battery. The higher charging current applied to the battery results in fast charging of the battery. Also, the described multi-stage voltage conversion circuitry has high efficiency which alleviates problem of heat dissipation associated with the voltage conversion for charging of the battery. |
| US11641118B2 |
Methods and apparatus for a battery system to control leakage at terminals
Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for a battery system. The apparatus may provide a fuel gauge circuit that operates in conjunction with a protection circuit to control discharging and/or current leakage at exposed terminals of the apparatus. |
| US11641116B2 |
Charge/discharge control circuit and battery device having the same
A charge/discharge control circuit includes: an output terminal from which a cell-balance control signal is sent to each of the first and the second cell balance circuits; the first and the second voltage detection circuits; a control circuit configured to send the first and the second control signals in accordance with a detection signal received from at least one of the first and the second voltage detection circuits; and an output circuit configured to select one of a voltage of a power supply terminal, a voltage of an input terminal connected to each of a negative electrode of a first battery and a positive electrode of a second battery, and a voltage of a ground terminal in accordance with the first and second control signals, and send the selected voltage to the output terminal. |
| US11641114B2 |
Use of the unused duration injection units in an array to reduce oscillations during impedance injection for corrections of problems
A control module controls impedance injection units (IIUs) to form multiple connection configurations in sequence. Each connection configuration has one IIU, or multiple IIUs in series, parallel or combination of series and parallel. The connection configurations of IIUs are coupled to a high-voltage transmission line. The control module and the IIUs generate rectangular impedance injection waveforms. When the waveforms are combined and injected to the high-voltage transmission line, this produces a pseudo-sinusoidal waveform. |
| US11641111B2 |
Energy dispatch system, apparatus, and method
An energy dispatch system, apparatus, and method are disclosed. The energy dispatch system includes a server and multiple site controllers respectively corresponding to multiple users. Each user corresponds to an energy storage device, and each energy storage device has a stage of charge. The server determines a scheduled power consumption target of each scheduling period for each user according to a total support power, multiple power consumption references of the users, and the stages of charge. The server transmits each scheduled power consumption target corresponding to a first scheduling period of the scheduling periods to the corresponding site controller. Each site controller controls the corresponding energy storage device to charge or discharge according to the corresponding actual load and the corresponding state of charge in the first scheduling period so that the power consumption of the corresponding user during the first scheduling period meets the corresponding scheduled power consumption target. |
| US11641110B2 |
Apparatus and method for reactive power control
Apparatus and method for controlling reactive power. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a bidirectional power converter comprising a switched mode cycloconverter for generating AC power having a desired amount of a reactive power component. |
| US11641108B2 |
Systems, apparatus, and methods for power management
Systems, apparatus, and methods for controlling power modes in electronic devices are provided. A system may include an electronic device and an input device that sends power mode selection information via a network to a power mode selection receiving component in the electronic device. The electronic device includes a first power component that powers a first component, and a switching component that controls the first power component. The electronic device may include a second power component that powers a second component. The switching component may control the second power component. The power mode selection receiving component and the switching component may be powered independently of the first and the second component. If the power mode selection information indicates an off mode, the electronic device may provide power to the power mode selection receiving component and the switching component and not to the first and the second component. |
| US11641107B2 |
Distance-to-fault power outage notification
Systems and methods comprising a metering device located on an electricity distribution grid, the metering device comprising one or more processors and memory. The metering device can detect a drop in characteristic of electricity below a threshold indicating a fault on the electricity distribution grid. The metering device can generate, responsive to the drop in the characteristic of electricity below the threshold, a time series of a rate of change of the characteristic of electricity for a predetermined number of cycles subsequent to the detection of the drop. The metering device can determine, based on a comparison of the time series of the rate of change with a predetermined pattern, a location of the metering device on the electricity distribution grid relative to a location of the fault on the electricity distribution grid. |
| US11641105B2 |
ESD protection for integrated circuit devices
An integrated circuit device having insulated gate field effect transistors (IGFETs) having a plurality of horizontally disposed channels that can be vertically aligned above a substrate with each channel being surrounded by a gate structure has been disclosed. The integrated circuit device may include electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit structures. The ESD protection circuit structures may be formed in regions other than the region that the IGFETs are formed as well as in the region that the IGFETs having a plurality of horizontally disposed channels that can be vertically aligned above a substrate with each channel being surrounded by a gate structure are formed. By forming ESD protection circuit structures in regions below the IGFETs, an older process technology may be used and device size may be decreased. Furthermore, planar IGFETs of FinFETs may be formed in other regions to decrease device size and improve costs. |
| US11641101B2 |
Arc fault induced differential protection isolation
A method includes detecting an initial fault in a system and opening a contactor to isolate a load bus from the system for a window of time. During the window of time, the method includes detecting whether current flows from a generator of the system. If current flows from the generator of the system during the window of time, the method includes isolating the load bus from the generator. If current does not flow from the generator to the system during the window of time, the method includes isolating the load bus from all sources including the generator. |
| US11641094B1 |
Wire puller
A wire puller may be provided. The wire puller may comprise a middle portion, a restraint frame, and a front portion. The middle portion may comprise a gear box, a front bracket, a back bracket, and a capstan. The gear box may comprise a drive shaft and the capstan may comprise a hook pin. The restraint frame may be attached to the back bracket. The front portion may be attached to the front bracket. The front portion may comprise a pivot frame, a tube, an arm, a first side plate, a second side plate, a roller, and a flip out support. The pivot frame may comprise a locking mechanism. |
| US11641091B2 |
VCSELs and VCSEL arrays designed for improved performance as illumination sources and sensors
A segmented VCSEL array having a plurality of individually addressable segments, each segment comprising one or more VCSELs. In some cases, at least two of the plurality of individually addressable segments may be driven in combination. The plurality of individually addressable segments, in some embodiments, may be centered around the same central point. An optical element may be used in conjunction with the segmented VCSEL array, and in some cases may be aligned to the central point. The optical element may be configured such that light passing therethrough may be directed according to which of the plurality of individually addressable segments is activated. In some embodiments, the optical element is a grating or diffractive optical element. The grating or diffractive optical element could be patterned with optical segments that each correspond to at least one the plurality of individually addressable segments. |
| US11641089B2 |
Cladless fiber for fiber laser pump and combiner
Some embodiments may include a packaged laser diode assembly, comprising: a length of optical fiber having a core and a polymer buffer in direct contact with the core, the length of optical fiber having a first section and a second section, the first section of the length of optical fiber including a tip of an input end of the optical fiber, wherein the polymer buffer covers only the second section of the first and second sections; one or more laser diodes to generate laser light; means for directing a beam derived from the laser light into the input end of the length of optical fiber; a light stripper attached to the core in the first section of the length of optical fiber. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed. |
| US11641087B2 |
Acquisition of interferometric recordings of brain and neuron activity by coherent microwave probe with therapeutic activation, inactivation, or ablation of molecular, neuronal or brain targets
Low power MASER (Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) radiation is used to non-invasively record molecular activity in a biological object such as a brain. Low power MASER radiation is also used to neuromodulate molecular targets via Rabi coupling, resulting for example in conformational and function change in specific molecular targets such as ligand-gated ion channels, voltage-gated ion channels, G-proteins, or dopamine receptors. The method can be used to change the energy state of targeted molecules via energization or enervation, or to ablate targeted molecules. |
| US11641085B2 |
Electrical connector assembly and method for manufacturing same
An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical terminal having a connection portion and an attachment portion angled relative to the connection portion. The assembly also includes a cylindrical inner housing sleeve formed of a polymeric material in which the connection portion of the electrical terminal is disposed and an outer connector housing formed of a polymeric material having a smooth bore configured to receive the inner housing sleeve containing the electrical terminal. The bore and inner housing sleeve are sized such that the inner housing sleeve is in an interference fit condition when received within the bore. The electrical connector assembly is assembled by a process having the steps of inserting the inner housing sleeve within the bore of the outer connector housing and affixing the inner housing sleeve to the outer connector housing by welding the inner housing sleeve to the outer connector housing. |
| US11641072B2 |
PCB-pinout based packaged module and method for preparing PCB-pinout based packaged module
This application relates to the field of power supply packaging technologies, and in particular, to a PCB-pinout based packaged module, including a packaged module and a pin exposed outside the packaged module. The packaged module includes a PCB and a power component. The PCB has a first surface and a second surface that are disposed opposite to each other, and the power component is disposed on the first surface or the second surface of the PCB. The power component performs communication connection with a pin located on one side of the first surface or one side of the second surface of the PCB through surface-layer copper of the PCB. The pin located on one side of the first surface or one side of the second surface of the PCB is a surface-layer copper etching pattern that is located on the PCB and that is exposed outside the packaged module. |
| US11641071B2 |
Connection assembly and pin with a welding section
A pin has a compliant section at a first end and a welding section at a second end opposite the first end. The compliant section is electrically connected with a via of a printed circuit board. The welding section has a welded connection with a passive component. |
| US11641070B2 |
Amplifier fast connector
An amplifier connector including a housing having a first end with an aperture for receiving a bare cable end into a rib-receiving space between a pair of inner jaw members. The jaw members can be clamped on the cable end by moving a sliding sleeve with a wedge from an unlocked configuration to a locked configuration. A second end of the connector includes electrical contacts coupled with the pair of jaw members. |
| US11641064B2 |
3D IC antenna array with laminated high-k dielectric
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor package device including a stacked antenna structure with a high-k laminated dielectric layer separating antenna and ground planes, and a method of manufacturing the structure. A semiconductor die is laterally encapsulated within an insulating structure comprising a first redistributions structure. A second redistribution structure is disposed over and electrically coupled to the first redistribution structure and the die. The second redistribution structure includes the stacked antenna structure which includes first and second conductive planes separated by a high dielectric constant laminated dielectric structure. The first conductive plane includes openings and the second conductive plane is configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves through the openings in the first conductive plane. |
| US11641063B2 |
Beamforming antenna module comprising lens
The present invention relates to a communication technique for fusing a 5G communication system to support a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, with IoT technology, and a system thereof. This disclosure is based on 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology and can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security, safety-related services, or the like). In addition, the present invention provides an antenna module comprising an antenna and a lens, wherein the antenna comprises a first antenna array which deflects and radiates a radio wave from a vertical plane of the antenna by a predetermined first angle, and the lens can be spaced apart from the antenna by a first determined distance to change the phase of the radio wave radiated from the antenna. |
| US11641057B2 |
Coaxial feed for multiband antenna
A coaxial feed for multiband antenna for a multiband antenna includes: a tubular high-band (HB) waveguide, the HB waveguide including an outer conducting surface, an inner HB conducting surface, and a HB aperture defined by the inner HB conducting surface; a tubular low-band (LB) waveguide disposed coaxially around the HB waveguide, the LB waveguide including an outer feed surface, an inner LB conducting surface, and an annular LB aperture defined by the inner LB conducing surface and the outer conducting surface of the HB waveguide; and an annular high-band (HB) choke located in the outer conducting surface of the HB waveguide, the HB choke being axially offset from the HB aperture. |
| US11641056B2 |
Flight vehicle and communication system
[Problems to be Solved]To provide a flight vehicle and a communication system which can relay communications between transmission and reception antennae that are located farther from each other by using antennae capable of receiving information transmitted from a transmission antenna located in a wider range than a range of a linear directed antenna can receive.[Solution]A flight vehicle 1 according to the present invention comprises one or more linear array antennae (antennae 4); and a controller 2 configured to be capable to execute: a process of receiving information by one or more of the antennae 4, a process of outwardly transmitting said information by one or more of the antennae 4. In the communication system C of the present invention, which includes said flight vehicle 1, the transmission antenna T1 and the reception antenna R1 differ from each other. In the flight vehicle 1 of the present invention, it is preferable that the antennae 4 that receives the information and the antennae 4 that transmits the information differ from each other. |
| US11641055B2 |
Base station antennas having staggered linear arrays with improved phase center alignment between adjacent arrays
A base station antenna includes first and second arrays that include respective pluralities of first and second radiating elements arranged along the longitudinal direction of the base station antenna, the second array transversely adjacent the first array. A longitudinal position of each second radiating element is staggered from that of the corresponding first radiating element. The first array comprises first and second sub-arrays, each of which comprises one or a plurality of adjacent first radiating elements. A phase center of the combination of the first and second subarrays is basically aligned with a sub-phase center of the second array. |
| US11641049B2 |
Compact integrated rotary joint with a resonant shield
A rotary joint includes a first part and a second part configured to rotate around a rotation axis against the first part. The first part has a first magnetic core and a capacitive data link component. The second part has a second magnetic core for coupling power with the a first magnetic core and a second capacitive data link component to transfer data from and/or to the first capacitive data link component. To weaken magnetic stray fields from the magnetic core, a resonant shield is provided outside the airgap between the magnetic cores. The resonant shield comprises an open ring-shaped structure, having two open ends which are connected by a capacitor to form a resonant circuit. |
| US11641043B2 |
Electric energy storage device and electric tool system
The disclosure provides an electric energy storage device which includes four energy units with a substantially same voltage value. Each energy unit is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The electric energy storage device comprises a socket with eight independently arranged electrode terminals that are connected with the four energy units. The disclosure also provides an electric tool system using the electric energy storage device. The electric tool is provided with plugs that may be connected with the four energy units in different states, allowing the electric energy storage device to output multiple voltages. |
| US11641041B2 |
Rechargeable zinc-air battery with perforated-shell active particles
Powders, electrodes, zinc-air batteries and corresponding methods are provided. Powders comprise perforated shells having a size of at least 100 nm and comprising openings smaller than 10 nm. The shells are electrically conductive and/or comprise an electrically conductive coating. Powders further comprise zinc and/or zinc oxide which resides at least partially within the shells. Methods comprise wetting the shells with a zinc solution to yield at least partial penetration of the zinc solution through the openings, and coating zinc internally in the shells by application of electric current to the shells. Upon electrode preparation from the powder, cell construction and cell operation, zinc is oxidized to provide energy and the shells retain formed Zn O therewith, providing sufficient volume for the associated expansion and maintaining thereby the mechanical stability and structure of the electrode—to enable many operation cycles of the rechargeable zinc-air batteries. |
| US11641036B1 |
Battery methods for use with telematics
Vehicles can employ onboard telematic monitoring devices to collect vehicle and operation data, such as for improved vehicle fleet management. Such telematic monitoring devices are dependent on power from a vehicle, such that data collection and communication can be interrupted if a telematic monitoring device is disconnected or has a poor connection. The present disclosure relates to battery devices, which provide power to telematic monitoring devices as needed in order to maintain data collection and communication, or other more limited functionality. The present disclosure also relates to systems including battery devices, and methods for operating battery devices. The present disclosure also relates to detecting temperature of batteries, as well as emergency input and messages for telematic monitoring systems. |
| US11641033B2 |
Electronic device having solid-state battery
An electronic device includes a storage in which at least one or more programs are stored, a power management circuit, a controller controlling the storage and the power management circuit, a first battery cell connected to the power management circuit, and a second battery cell connected to the storage. At least one of the first battery cell or the second battery cell includes a solid electrolyte. |
| US11641026B2 |
All-solid-state battery manufacturing apparatus and all-solid-state battery manufacturing method
An all-solid-state battery manufacturing apparatus disclosed herein includes a transport apparatus, a press roller, and an adhesive provision apparatus. The transport apparatus transports an active material layer. The press roller has a foil attachment surface, which is a cylindrical surface to which the current collection foil is to be attached. The press roller rotates and moves the current collection foil attached to the foil attachment surface to the surface of the active material layer being transported by the transport apparatus and presses the current collection foil and the active material layer between the press roller and the transport apparatus. The adhesive provision apparatus is provided on a movement path of the current collection foil rotated and moved by the foil attachment surface of the press roller, and provides an adhesive to the current collection foil attached to the press roller. |
| US11641025B2 |
Method for manufacturing all-solid-state battery
A method for manufacturing an all-solid-state battery includes a battery unit producing step, a flattening step, and a stacking step. In the battery unit producing step, a battery unit having a plate shape is produced through a pressing step in which a laminate including at least one each of a positive electrode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode active material layer is pressed in a thickness direction of the laminate with a first pressure. In the flattening step, the battery unit is flattened by pressing the produced battery unit in the thickness direction with a second pressure equal to or lower than the first pressure while heating the battery unit to a temperature equal to or higher than a temperature at which the battery unit softens and is deformed. In the stacking step, a plurality of the flattened battery units are stacked. |
| US11641023B2 |
Fuel cell system and method
A system for generating electrical power includes an electrochemical cell including a cathode and an anode separated by an electrolyte, a cathode fluid flow path in operative fluid communication with the cathode including a cathode-side inlet and a cathode-side outlet, and an anode fluid flow path in operative fluid communication with the anode including an anode-side inlet and an anode-side outlet. The system also includes: a reactant source in operative fluid communication with the anode-side inlet; an oxygen generator in operative fluid communication with the cathode-side inlet, including a combustible composition comprising a fuel and a salt that thermally decomposes to release oxygen; and an electrical connection between the electrochemical cell and a power sink. |
| US11641021B2 |
Humidifier for fuel cell
A humidifier for a fuel cell includes: a housing that includes a moist air supply port through which moist air is supplied, a moist air discharge port through which the moist air is discharged, and an inflow gas supply port through which inflow gas is supplied; a humidification unit provided in the housing to humidify the inflow gas by using the moist air; and a humidification amount adjusting unit to selectively adjust an amount of humidification of the inflow gas by the humidification unit based on a flow rate of the moist air supplied to the moist air supply port, thereby obtaining an advantageous effect of accurately adjusting the amount of humidification based on an operating condition of a fuel cell stack. |
| US11641020B2 |
PEM fuel cell
An apparatus is provided for conditioning at least one process gas which is supplied to at least one electrochemical converter, via at least one process gas supply. The process gas supply has a humidifying unit configured and arranged to introduce a humidifying agent into the process gas. Water in a supercritical state can be introduced as the humidifying agent. |
| US11641015B2 |
Method for producing positive electrode material for nonaqueous secondary battery
A method for producing a positive electrode material for a nonaqueous secondary battery includes the steps of mixing a compound containing lithium, a compound containing nickel and BaTiO3 to form a mixed material; and sintering the mixed material to form a lithium transition metal composite oxide. |
| US11641008B2 |
Light emitting device and display apparatus including the same
A light emitting device including a first light emitting cell, a second light emitting cell, and a third light emitting cell each including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, pads electrically connected to the first, second, and third light emitting cells, a first wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the first light emitting cell into a first wavelength, and a second wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the second light emitting cell into a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength, in which the first light emitting cell has a larger area than the third light emitting cell, and the second light emitting cell has a larger area than the first light emitting cell. |
| US11641005B2 |
Light-emitting element and manufacturing method thereof
A method of manufacturing a light-emitting element includes: providing a substrate, wherein the substrate includes a top surface with a first area and a second area; introducing a semiconductor material to form a first layer on the first area and a second layer on the second area, wherein the first layer includes a first crystal quality and the second layer includes a second crystal quality, the first crystal quality is different from the second crystal quality; and dicing the substrate along the second area. |
| US11641002B2 |
Optical transmission/reception circuit
A device includes a substrate and an optoelectronic chip buried in the substrate. The substrate may include an opening above a first optical transduction region of the first optoelectronic chip and above a second optical transduction region of a second optoelectronic chip. |
| US11640994B2 |
Shielded gate trench MOSFET devices
A shielded gate trench MOSFET device structure is provided. The device structure includes MOS gate trenches and p body contact trenches formed in an n type epitaxial silicon layer overlying an n+ silicon substrate. Each MOS gate trench includes a gate trench stack having a lower n+ shield poly silicon layer separated from an upper n+ gate poly silicon layer by an inter poly dielectric layer. The upper and lower poly silicon layers are also laterally isolated at the areas where the lower poly silicon layer extends to silicon surface by selectively removing portion of the upper poly silicon and filling the gap with a dielectric material. The method is used to form both MOS gate trenches and p body contact trenches in self-aligned or non self-aligned shielded gate trench MOSFET device manufacturing. |
| US11640991B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, first, second, and third semiconductor regions, an insulating portion, a conductive portion, a gate electrode, and a second electrode. The first semiconductor region is provided on the first electrode and electrically connected to the first electrode. The second semiconductor region is provided on the first semiconductor region. The third semiconductor region is provided on the second semiconductor region. The insulating portion are arranged with a portion of the first semiconductor region, and the second and third semiconductor regions. The conductive portion is provided inside the insulating portion and arranged with the first semiconductor region. The gate electrode is provided inside the insulating portion and arranged with the second semiconductor region. The second electrode is provided on the third semiconductor region and electrically connected to the third semiconductor region. |
| US11640987B2 |
Implant to form vertical FETs with self-aligned drain spacer and junction
Disclosed herein are methods for forming vertical field-effect-transistor (vFET). In some embodiments, a method includes providing a device structure including a plurality of pillars extending from a base layer, forming a capping layer over the device structure, and forming a drain in an upper section of each of the plurality of pillars by performing an angled implant to each of the plurality of pillars. The angled implant may be delivered at a non-zero angle of inclination relative to a perpendicular extending from a top surface of the base layer. The method may further include etching the device structure to remove the capping layer from along a lower section of each of the plurality of pillars, wherein the capping layer remains along the upper section of each of the plurality of pillars. |
| US11640982B2 |
Semiconductor device
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a first main surface including an active region and a peripheral region surrounding the active region; a first trench formed in the active region; a first insulating film formed on an inner surface of the first trench; a first electrode formed in the first trench interfacing the first insulating film, and forming a channel in a portion of the semiconductor chip facing the first insulating film; a second trench formed in the peripheral region and having a width greater a width of the first trench; a second insulating film formed on an inner surface of the second trench; and a second electrode formed in the second trench interfacing the second insulating film and electrically coupled to the first electrode. |
| US11640978B2 |
Low-k feature formation processes and structures formed thereby
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of forming a low-k dielectric material, for example, a low-k gate spacer layer in a FinFET device. The low-k dielectric material may be formed using a precursor having a general chemical structure comprising at least one carbon atom bonded between two silicon atoms. A target k-value of the dielectric material may be achieved by controlling carbon concentration in the dielectric material. |
| US11640977B2 |
Non-conformal oxide liner and manufacturing methods thereof
A method includes forming a fin protruding over a substrate; forming a conformal oxide layer over an upper surface and along sidewalls of the fin; performing an anisotropic oxide deposition or an anisotropic plasma treatment to form a non-conformal oxide layer over the upper surface and along the sidewalls of the fin; and forming a gate electrode over the fin, the conformal oxide layer and the non-conformal oxide layer being between the fin and the gate electrode. |
| US11640976B2 |
Semiconductor memory device having a channel layer
A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure with first conductive layers and insulating layers that are stacked alternately with each other, second conductive layers located on the stacked structure, first openings passing through the second conductive layers and the stacked structure and having a first width, second conductive patterns formed in the first openings and located on the stacked structure to be electrically coupled to the second conductive layers, data storage patterns formed in the first openings and located under the second conductive patterns, and channel layers formed in the data storage patterns and the second conductive patterns. |
| US11640974B2 |
Memory array isolation structures
A memory cell includes a thin film transistor over a semiconductor substrate. The thin film transistor includes a memory film contacting a word line; and an oxide semiconductor (OS) layer contacting a source line and a bit line, wherein the memory film is disposed between the OS layer and the word line; and a dielectric material separating the source line and the bit line. The dielectric material forms an interface with the OS layer. The dielectric material comprises hydrogen, and a hydrogen concentration at the interface between the dielectric material and the OS layer is no more than 3 atomic percent (at %). |
| US11640970B2 |
Capacitor structure including patterned conductive layer disposed between two electrodes and manufacturing method thereof
A capacitor structure includes an insulation layer and a capacitor unit disposed on the insulation layer. The capacitor unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first dielectric layer, and a patterned conductive layer. The second electrode is disposed above the first electrode in a vertical direction. The first dielectric layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in the vertical direction. The patterned conductive layer is disposed between first electrode and the second electrode, the patterned conductive layer is electrically connected with the first electrode, and the first dielectric layer surrounds the patterned conductive layer in a horizontal direction. |
| US11640966B2 |
Photosensitive assembly, method for manufacturing same, and electronic device comprising a vibration member to vibrate an orthographic projection region of a light sensor on a light transmissive substrate in an undulated shape
Disclosed are a photosensitive assembly, a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic device. The photosensitive assembly includes a light-transmissive substrate, a light sensor, and a vibration member. The light sensor is disposed on a side of the light-transmissive substrate, and the vibration member is configured to drive the light-transmissive substrate to vibrate, such that a photosensitive area of the light-transmissive substrate is in an undulated shape. |
| US11640965B2 |
Image sensor
An image sensor includes a substrate having a first conductivity type, a first charge accumulation region disposed in the substrate and having a second conductivity type, a second charge accumulation region connected with the first charge accumulation region, having the second conductivity type and extending downward from an edge of the first charge accumulation region, a pinning region disposed on the first charge accumulation region and having the first conductivity type, a floating diffusion region spaced laterally from the pinning region, a channel region disposed between the pinning region and the floating diffusion region, and a gate structure disposed on the channel region. |
| US11640963B2 |
Display panel and display device
The present application provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel comprises: a base substrate; an insulating layer arranged on the base substrate, the insulating layer being provided with recesses spaced from each other; metal lines arranged on one side of the insulating layer away from the base substrate, portions of the metal lines corresponding to the recesses being located in the recesses, the metal lines having a corrugated longitudinal cross-section in an extending direction of the metal lines to reduce a risk of the metal lines breaking during bending and improve flexibility of the display panel. |
| US11640961B2 |
III-V source/drain in top NMOS transistors for low temperature stacked transistor contacts
An integrated circuit structure comprises a lower device layer that includes a first structure comprising a plurality of PMOS transistors. An upper device layer is formed on the lower device layer, wherein the upper device layer includes a second structure comprising a plurality of NMOS transistors having a group III-V material source/drain region. |
| US11640960B2 |
Heterolithic microwave integrated circuits including gallium-nitride devices on intrinsic semiconductor
A number of integrated circuits and methods of manufacturing the integrated circuits are described. An integrated circuit can include different semiconductor devices formed from different semiconductor systems in different regions over the same substrate. The integrated circuit can also include bulk regions of low-loss electrically-insulating material extending through the substrate and located between the different semiconductor regions. Passive RF circuit elements can be formed on the low-loss electrically-insulating material. |
| US11640957B2 |
Light emitting module
A light emitting module includes a substrate, a light reflective resin layer, wiring electrodes and a light emitting element. The light reflective resin layer is arranged on the substrate. The wiring electrodes are arranged over the substrate with the light reflective resin layer being interposed between the substrate and the wiring electrodes. The light emitting element has an electrode formation surface including a positive and negative pair of element electrodes, and a light emitting surface on a side opposite to the electrode formation surface. The light emitting element is arranged on top surfaces of the wiring electrodes with the element electrodes facing the top surfaces of the wiring electrodes. |
| US11640955B2 |
Method and device for controlling operation using temperature deviation in multi-chip
A multi-chip package includes a first die having temperature sensors and a second die. The first die generates temperature deviation information of m (m |
| US11640951B2 |
Integrated circuit device having redistribution pattern
An integrated circuit device includes a wiring structure, first and second inter-wiring insulating layers, redistributions patterns and a cover insulating layer. The wiring structure includes wiring layers having a multilayer wiring structure and via plugs. The first inter-wiring insulating layer that surrounds the wiring structure on a substrate. The second inter-wiring insulating layer is on the first inter-wiring insulating layer, and redistribution via plugs are connected to the wiring structure through the second inter-wiring insulating layer. The redistribution patterns includes pad patterns and dummy patterns on the second inter-wiring insulating layer. Each patterns has a thickness greater than a thickness of each wiring layer. The cover insulating layer covers some of the redistribution patterns. The dummy patterns are in the form of lines that extend in a horizontal direction parallel to the substrate. |
| US11640946B2 |
Protection of integrated circuits
A first integrated circuit chip is assembled to a second integrated circuit chip with a back-to-back surface relationship. The back surfaces of the integrated circuit chips are attached to each other using one or more of an adhesive, solder or molecular bonding. The back surface of at least one the integrated circuit chips is processed to include at least one of a trench, a cavity or a saw cut. |
| US11640941B2 |
Semiconductor devices including metal gate protection and methods of fabrication thereof
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide semiconductor device structures. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device structure includes a gate dielectric layer, a gate electrode layer in contact with the gate dielectric layer, a first self-aligned contact (SAC) layer disposed over the gate electrode layer, an isolation layer disposed between the gate electrode layer and the first SAC layer, and a first sidewall spacer in contact with the gate dielectric layer, the isolation layer, and the first SAC layer. |
| US11640937B2 |
Horizontal programmable conducting bridges between conductive lines
In a method for forming a semiconductor device, a plurality of conductive lines is formed as a part of a first wiring level of the semiconductor device. The first wiring level is positioned over a first level having a plurality of transistor devices. The plurality of conductive lines extends parallel to the first level. In addition, a programmable horizontal bridge is formed that extends parallel to the first level, and electrically connects a first conductive line and a second conductive line of the plurality of conductive lines in the first wiring level. The programmable horizontal bridge is formed based on a programmable material that changes phase between a conductive state and a non-conductive state according to a current pattern delivered to the programmable horizontal bridge. |
| US11640933B2 |
Ball grid array pattern for an integrated circuit
Embodiments are disclosed for providing a ball grid array pattern for an integrated circuit. An example integrated circuit apparatus includes an integrated circuit and a ball grid array. The integrated circuit includes at least a package substrate and a silicon chip. The ball grid array is disposed on the package substrate of the integrated circuit. The ball grid array includes a first set of solder balls that is configured to provide electrical connections for communication channels and a second set of the solder balls associated with an electrical ground. The first set of solder balls includes a first subset of solder balls configured in a first orientation and a second subset of solder balls configured in a second orientation. Furthermore, at least one solder ball from the second set of the solder balls is disposed between the first subset of solder balls and the second subset of solder balls. |
| US11640931B2 |
Die attachment method and material between a semiconductor device and die pad of a leadframe
Manufacturing a semiconductor device, such as an integrated circuit, comprises: providing a leadframe having a die pad area, attaching onto the die pad area of the leadframe one or more semiconductor die or dice via soft-solder die attach material, and forming a device package by molding package material onto the semiconductor die or dice attached onto the die pad area of the leadframe. An enhancing layer, provided onto the leadframe to counter device package delamination, is selectively removed via laser beam ablation from the die pad area, and the semiconductor die or dice are attached onto the die pad area via soft-solder die attach material provided where the enhancing layer has been removed to promote wettability by the soft-solder material. |
| US11640929B2 |
Thermal management solutions for cored substrates
An integrated circuit assembly may be formed having a substrate core, wherein the substrate core includes at least one heat transfer fluid channel formed therein, a first build-up layer formed on a first surface of the substrate core, and a second build-up layer formed on a second surface of the substrate core, and methods of fabricating the same. In embodiments of the present description, the integrated circuit structure may include at least one integrated circuit device formed within at least one of the first build-up layer and the second build-up layer. The embodiments of the present description allow for cooling within the substrate, which may significantly reduce thermal damage to the components of the substrate and/or integrated circuit devices within the substrate. |
| US11640927B2 |
Display device
The present disclosure relates to display devices, and more specifically, a display device including a display panel including an active area and a non-active area surrounding the active area and including a pad area, a driving integrated circuit disposed in the pad area, a stiffener disposed between the driving integrated circuit and the active area, spaced apart from the driving integrated circuit, and disposed to surround a portion of a lateral surface of the driving integrated circuit, and a color-changing layer having a color, disposed to surround a portion, or all, of the lateral surface of the driving integrated circuit, and overlapping with at least a portion of an upper surface of the stiffener. As the display device includes the color-changing layer, even without separate measurement equipment, quality and a process condition or situation of the display device can be easily checked or identified. |
| US11640924B2 |
Structure and method for interconnection with self-alignment
The present disclosure provides a method of forming an integrated circuit structure. The method includes depositing a first metal layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming a hard mask on the first metal layer; patterning the first metal layer to form first metal features using the hard mask as an etch mask; depositing a dielectric layer of a first dielectric material on the first metal features and in gaps among the first metal features; performing a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process to both the dielectric layer and the hard mask; removing the hard mask, thereby having portions of the dielectric layer extruded above the metal features; forming an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer of the second dielectric material different from the first dielectric material; and patterning the ILD layer to form openings that expose the first metal features and are constrained to be self-aligned with the first metal features by the extruded portions of the first dielectric layer. |
| US11640923B2 |
Method for manufacturing FDSOI
The present application provides a method for manufacturing FDSOI devices. The method includes steps of: providing a semiconductor structure which comprises a silicon substrate, a buried oxide layer on the silicon substrate, a silicon-on-insulator layer on the buried oxide layer; and a hard mask layer on the silicon-on-insulator layer; performing spin coating of a photoresist on the hard mask layer to form a bulk silicon region; performing plasma anisotropic etching on the bulk silicon region to open a part of the buried oxide layer, and then performing isotropic etching, so that the silicon-on-insulator layer shrinks in the horizontal direction; performing plasma anisotropic etching to etch through the buried oxide layer to form a bulk silicon region trench; performing silicon epitaxial growth in the bulk silicon region trench. The silicon-on-insulator layer is still shrinks after the bulk silicon region trench is formed, as the result, there is no bump on the surface of the silicon-on-insulator layer, thus the process window becomes controllable. |
| US11640920B2 |
Sample holder
A sample holder according to the disclosure includes: an insulating base body in plate form; an electrically conducting member disposed on a lower face of the insulating base body; a lead pin joined to the electrically conducting member so as to extend downwardly from the insulating base body; a tubular member joined to the lower face of the insulating base body so as to surround the lead pin; a first member which is located in an interior of the tubular member and covers a junction between the electrically conducting member and the lead pin, the first member being in a gel form; and a second member which covers the first member and is filled in the interior. |
| US11640919B2 |
Robot having arm with unequal link lengths
An apparatus including at least one drive; a first robot arm having a first upper arm, a first forearm and a first end effector. The first upper arm is connected to the at least one drive at a first axis of rotation. A second robot arm has a second upper arm, a second forearm and a second end effector. The second upper arm is connected to the at least one drive at a second axis of rotation which is spaced from the first axis of rotation. The first and second robot arms are configured to locate the end effectors in first retracted positions for stacking substrates located on the end effectors at least partially one above the another. The first and second robot arms are configured to extend the end effectors from the first retracted positions in a first direction along parallel first paths located at least partially directly one above the other. The first and second robot arms are configured to extend the end effectors in at least one second direction along second paths spaced from one another which are not located above one another. The first upper arm and the first forearm have different effective lengths. The second upper arm and the second forearm have different effective lengths. |
| US11640917B2 |
Ground electrode formed in an electrostatic chuck for a plasma processing chamber
Disclosed herein is a substrate support assembly having a ground electrode mesh disposed therein along a side surface of the substrate support assembly. The substrate support assembly has a body. The body has an outer top surface, an outer side surface and an outer bottom surface enclosing an interior of the body. The body has a ground electrode mesh disposed in the interior of the body and adjacent the outer side surface, wherein the ground electrode does not extend through to the outer top surface or the outer side surface. |
| US11640908B2 |
Method of implanting an implant species into a substrate at different depths
A method of implanting an implant species into a substrate at different depths is described. The method includes forming an implant mask over the substrate. The implant mask includes a first implant zone designed as an opening and a second implant zone designed as a block array. The implant species is implanted through the implant mask under an implant angle tilted against a block plane, such that a first implant area is formed by the implant species at a first depth in the substrate beneath the first implant zone and a second implant area is formed by the implant species at a second depth in the substrate beneath the second implant zone. The first depth is greater than the second depth. |
| US11640907B2 |
Semiconductor epitaxial wafer and method of producing semiconductor epitaxial wafer, and method of producing solid-state imaging device
An epitaxial wafer that includes a silicon wafer and an epitaxial layer on the silicon wafer. The silicon wafer contains hydrogen that has a concentration profile including a first peak and a second peak. A hydrogen peak concentration of the first peak and a hydrogen peak concentration of the second peak are each not less than 1×1017 atoms/cm3. |
| US11640905B2 |
Plasma enhanced deposition of silicon-containing films at low temperature
Exemplary deposition methods may include flowing a silicon-containing precursor into a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The method may include striking a plasma in the processing region between a faceplate and a pedestal of the semiconductor processing chamber. The pedestal may support a substrate including a patterned photoresist. The method may include maintaining a temperature of the substrate less than or about 200° C. The method may also include depositing a silicon-containing film along the patterned photoresist. |
| US11640902B2 |
Ion detector and mass spectrometer each including multiple dynodes
An ion detector includes a first dynode, a second dynode, a scintillator, a conductive layer, and a photomultiplier tube. The first dynode is configured to emit a charged particle in response to the incidence of the ion. The second dynode is configured to be given a negative potential and emit a secondary electron in response to incidence of the charged particle from the first dynode. The scintillator includes an electron incident surface arranged to receive the secondary electron from the second dynode, and is configured to convert the secondary electron into light. The conductive layer is disposed on the electron incident surface. The photomultiplier tube is configured to detect the light from the scintillator. |
| US11640900B2 |
Electron cyclotron rotation (ECR)-enhanced hollow cathode plasma source (HCPS)
Techniques are disclosed for an electron cyclotron rotation (ECR)-enhanced hollow cathode plasma source (HCPS). A cylindrical magnet is placed around the neck of a hollow cathode under the influence of an RF field. A plasma gas is introduced in the hollow cathode that undergoes phase transition to a plasma containing free electrons and gas ions. The magnetic field of the magnet causes ECR that confines free electrons to a narrow spiraling beam traveling down the body of the hollow cathode. Unlike traditional methods, the present ECR-enhanced design confines the electrons and ions to a narrow path away from the walls of the cathode. The high-density, stable plasma is available at the distal end of the hollow cathode. A multicavity design utilizes multiple cavities with multiple aligned magnets in a single reactor suitable for various processes including, PECVD, PEALD, ALE, etc. |
| US11640896B2 |
Method and apparatus for Schottky TFE inspection
The present disclosure is related to a Schottky thermal field (TFE) source for emitting an electron beam. Electron optics can adjust a shape of the electron beam before the electron beam impacts a scintillator screen. Thereafter, the scintillator screen generates an emission image in the form of light. An emission image can be adjusted and captured by a camera sensor in a camera at a desired magnification to create a final image of the Schottky TFE source's tip. The final image can be displayed and analyzed to for defects. |
| US11640895B2 |
Sample holder and charged particle beam system
There is provided a sample holder capable of reducing positional deviation of a cartridge in the heightwise direction of a sample. The sample holder includes the cartridge and a holder base having a mounting portion for the cartridge. The mounting portion includes a placement surface, a first tilted surface, and a rotary drive mechanism for imparting a rotary force to the cartridge. The cartridge includes an opposing first tilted surface opposite to the first tilted surface of the mounting portion. As the rotary drive mechanism imparts the rotary force to the cartridge, the first tilted surface of the cartridge is pressed against the first tilted surface of the mounting portion, whereby the cartridge is pressed against the placement surface. |
| US11640893B1 |
Precision alignment system for millimeter wave sources
A high-power vacuum electron device source of 10 mm-0.1 mm wavelength radiation is composed of an electron gun joined to a RF vacuum electronic circuit. The electron gun includes a cathode, a focus electrode, and a grid. It generates an electron beam that is injected into the circuit for amplifying RF waves. The circuit is composed of metal circuit plates, e.g., copper alloy, that mate with each other and are shaped to provide a beam tunnel and RF circuit envelopes. Precision alignment pins made of nickel super alloy, are used to mutually align the metal circuit plates using elastic averaging implemented by positioning the precision alignment pins in precision alignment holes in the metal circuit plates. Preferably, the electron gun is aligned with the circuit using quasi-kinematic coupling. |
| US11640889B2 |
Electromagnetic relay
An electromagnetic relay includes a moving member, a yoke, a guide member, and a movable iron core. The yoke includes a plate portion and a yoke hole. The guide member is disposed in the yoke hole. The movable iron core is connected to the moving member. The movable iron core includes a tubular portion. The tubular portion includes a first end surface and a second end surface. The tubular portion is disposed in the guide member. The plate portion includes a first surface and a second surface. In a case where the moving member is located at the closed position, the first end surface is located within a range from a first position to a second position. The first position is a position corresponding to the first surface. The second position is located at a center of the first surface and the second surface. |
| US11640888B2 |
Input/output device and method for controlling the input/output device
Proposed are an input/output device and a control method for the same, the device including a first input/output terminal that receives a forward signal from a limit switch or outputs power to a sensor; a second input/output terminal that receives a backward signal from the limit switch or receives a sensing signal from the sensor; and an integrated circuit unit that determines a communication target for exchanging a signal through the first input/output terminal and the second input/output terminal, and selectively receives or outputs the forward signal, the backward signal, the power of the sensor and the sensing signal based on the determination result. |
| US11640887B2 |
Mechanical latching system kit for a medium voltage contactor
A mechanical latching accessory kit for a Medium Voltage contactor including one or more movable contacts connected through a mechanical link to a contact actuator moving the one or more movable contacts between a contact open position and a contact closed position. The mechanical latching accessory kit includes: a supporting interface adapted to be fixed to and removed from the Medium Voltage contactor; a latching element movable between a first operating position and a second resting position; a latching actuating system moving the latching element between the first, operating, position and the second, resting, position; the latching element being adapted, when it is in the first operating position, to cooperate with the mechanical link of the Medium Voltage contactor to latch the one or more movable contacts, and, when it is in the second resting position, to release the one or more movable contacts. |
| US11640886B2 |
Circuit breaker
A circuit breaker for use in medium voltage applications includes: a housing; a first contact arranged on an end of a first contact stem that extends fixedly through the housing; a second contact arranged on an end of a second contact stem that extends axially and is movable through the housing. The circuit breaker further includes a moving device for moving the second contact between a closed position in contact with the first contact and an open position spaced apart from the first contact. A mass of the second contact is less than a mass of the first contact. The moving device includes a closing mechanism for urging the second contact to the closed position and an opening mechanism for urging the second contact to the open position. The circuit breaker further includes a reconditioning power source and a controller for providing a reconditioning current. |
| US11640884B2 |
Bracket assembly for facilitating key switch replacement
A system may comprise a printed circuit board (PCB) including a top surface, and a bracket including a top surface configured to receive and couple to a key switch and a bottom surface including at least two protrusions that extend normal to the bottom surface of the bracket. The bracket can be configured to mount to the PCB such that the bottom surface of the bracket is coupled to the top surface of the PCB, and the at least two protrusions may each include conductive leads that couple to the top surface of the PCB. The bracket is configured to only cover a portion of a bottom surface of the key switch when coupled to the key switch. An LED can be mounted to the top surface of the PCB, laterally adjacent to the bracket, and under the key switch at a location not covered by the bracket. |
| US11640875B2 |
Multilayer ceramic capacitor and board having the same mounted thereon
A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body including first and second dielectric layers and internal electrodes, and including first to sixth surfaces; first and second external electrodes disposed on the fifth and sixth surfaces; and third and fourth external electrodes disposed on the third and fourth surfaces. The internal electrodes include: a first internal electrode disposed on the first dielectric layer and connected to the first and second external electrodes; a second internal electrode disposed on the first dielectric layer and connected to the third external electrode; a third internal electrode disposed on the first dielectric layer and connected to the fourth external electrode; and a fourth internal electrode disposed on the second dielectric layer and overlapping at least a portion of the first to third internal electrodes. |
| US11640872B2 |
Method for manufacturing coil component
A method for manufacturing a coil component includes: a first winding step to wind a first conductive wire around a winding core in a single layer from a first flange part toward a second flange part; and a second winding step to wind a second conductive wire around the winding core on the first conductive wire by the same number of turns and in the same direction as in the first winding step in a single layer in a manner that center B of the cross-section of the second conductive wire closest to the first flange part is positioned closer to the first flange part than is center A of the cross-section of the first conductive wire closest to the first flange part, and that the distance in the axial direction, between centers A and B is smaller than the radius of the wire. |
| US11640871B2 |
Transformer and power conversion device
A transformer includes: a base that is a plate-like member and has a first surface and a second surface, a core attached to the first surface of the base, coils wound around the core, coil terminals attached to the second surface of the base, and a cooling unit that is thermally connected to the core and is to release heat transferred from the core. The coil terminals are disposed on the second surface of the base opposite to the first surface of the base to which the core is attached. The cooling unit is disposed on a side of the core opposite to the base. |
| US11640869B2 |
Bonding structure of a sheet core and a pair of flange parts of a coil component
A bonding structure of a sheet core and a pair of flange parts wherein the pair of flange parts is formed on both ends of a shaft part to constitute a drum core together with the shaft part; the sheet core is bonded, in a manner connecting the pair of flange parts across the shaft part, to the top faces of the flange parts facing away from the bottom faces of the flange parts to be mounted on a circuit board; and a coil-shaped conductor is constituted by sheathed conductive wires wound around the shaft part; wherein the bonding surfaces of each of the flange parts and the sheet core have multiple contact areas where the flange part makes direct contact with the sheet core, as well as adhesive areas between the contact areas where an adhesive is disposed. |
| US11640866B2 |
Coil component
A coil component includes a body, a coil portion embedded in the body, first and second external electrodes spaced apart from each other on an external surface of the body and connected to the coil portion, and an identification portion in which a plurality of fine patterns spaced apart from one another are grouped and which is disposed on the external surface of the body. Each of the plurality of fine patterns includes an insulating resin. |
| US11640865B2 |
Magnetic particle and method
A magnetic particle (30, 70) has a layered structure (6, 56) between a top surface of the particle and an opposed bottom surface of the particle. Layers of the structure include one or more nonmagnetic layer(s) and one or more magnetized layer(s). The ratio of a lateral dimension of the one or more magnetized layers to the aggregate thickness of the magnetized layer or layers is greater than 500. A plurality of such magnetic particles (30, 70) can be functionalised and marked with readable codes (16, 66) corresponding to the functionalisation, for use for performing assays such as bioassays. |
| US11640863B2 |
Glass-metal feedthrough having a sleeve
The disclosure relates to a glass-metal feedthrough, composed of an outer conductor or a basic body, a glass material or glass-ceramic material, and an inner conductor. The inner conductor is preferably a metal pin and the inner conductor is sealed in the outer conductor, in particular basic body, in the glass or glass-ceramic material. The metal pin comprises a material with high conductivity and/or low contact resistance, as well as a sleeve element that surrounds the metal pin at least partially. |
| US11640862B2 |
Automated methods and apparatus for installing a sleeve on a cable
A method utilizes a funnel system and robotic end effector grippers to feed an unjacketed portion of a shielded cable through a sleeve. The funnel is designed with one or more thin extensions (hereinafter “prongs”) on which a sleeve is placed prior to a cable entering the funnel. Preferably two or more prongs are employed, although a single prong may be used if properly configured to both guide a cable and fit between the sleeve and cable. The prongs close off the uneven surface internal to a sleeve and provide a smooth surface for the cable to slide along and through the sleeve, preventing any damage to the exposed shielding. The sleeve is picked up and held on the prongs using a robotic end effector. If the sleeve is a solder sleeve, the robotic end effector has grippers designed to make contact with the portions of the solder sleeve that are between the insulating rings and the central solder ring. |
| US11640859B2 |
Data based cancer research and treatment systems and methods
A method and system for conducting genomic sequencing, the method comprising storing a set of user application programs wherein each of the programs requires an application specific subset of data, for each of a plurality of patients that have cancerous cells and that receive cancer treatment, obtaining clinical records data in original forms including cancer state information, treatment types and treatment efficacy information, storing the clinical records data in a semi-structured first database, for each patient, using a genomic sequencer to generate genomic sequencing data for the patient's cancerous cells and normal cells, storing the sequencing data in the first database, shaping at least a subset of the first database data to generate system structured data including clinical record data and sequencing data wherein the system structured data is optimized for searching, storing the system structured data in a second database, for each user application program, selecting the application specific subset of data from the second database and storing the application specific subset of data in a structure optimized for application program interfacing in a third database. |
| US11640858B2 |
Digital therapeutic platform
Systems and methods are provided for monitoring health. An exemplary method includes: collecting a first data regarding a patient during an in-office visit; providing a remote monitoring service for remotely monitoring the patient's health; remotely collecting, using the remote monitoring service, a second data of the patient; providing a probabilistic network for assigning metric-based information to the plurality of data using a plurality of conditional probabilities; processing, using the probabilistic network, the first data and the second data using the probabilistic network; generating, using the processed plurality of data, one or more machine learning models for producing a knowledge base trained to recognize pattern types in the data; generating, using the knowledge base, one or more artificial intelligent features for recommending treatment options based on the data regarding the patient; and providing, using the one or more artificial intelligent features, one or more treatment recommendations for improving the patient's health. |
| US11640856B2 |
Exercise system and method
A method for displaying archived exercise classes includes displaying information about archived exercise classes that can be accessed by a first user via a computer network on a display screen at a first location such that the first user can select among a plurality of archived classes, outputting digital video and audio content including the selected archived class, detecting a performance parameter for the first user at a particular point in the selected class, displaying the performance parameter on the display screen, and displaying performance parameters from a second user at a second location on the display screen such that at least one of the performance parameters from the first user and at least one of the performance parameters from the second user at the same point in the class are presented for comparison. |
| US11640855B2 |
Medication dispensing cabinet systems and methods
A medication dispensing cabinet provides controlled access to medications and supplies stored in it. The cabinet may include at least one lockable storage compartment, and a controller that controls access to the at least one lockable storage compartment. The cabinet may include multiple printers integrated into the cabinet. The cabinet may include a camera operably coupled to the controller. The cabinet may include a set of cabinet electronics, and a power distribution and communications circuit board. The cabinet may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, wherein the controller conditions access to the at least one lockable storage compartment on receipt of information from the RFID reader. Data may be stored in the controller according to an implementation of RAID technology. The controller may include multiple electronic communications network interfaces, and may include an out of band network communication channel. A dispensing cabinet may facilitate printing of labels for medications. |
| US11640854B1 |
Generation and delivery of customized content programs
Provided are systems, methods, and computer-readable medium for obtaining specific information about one or more psychological conditions. The information is obtained in a manner such that a second response is based on a first response. Once the information has been obtained, a customized content program for responding to the one or more psychological conditions may be generated. |
| US11640853B2 |
Personal health record system with process decision support function
The present invention discloses a personal health record system with a process decision support function. By constructing a personal health record system with separated characteristic data extraction and characteristic data analysis, characteristic data that meets analysis requirements is expected to be rapidly obtained. A statistics query interface based on characteristic data and time logic is provided, and decision support for users is completed through steps such as characteristic matching, process classification and statistics evaluation, and process recommendation, so as to make medical big data better execute high-level information analysis and decision support functions. |
| US11640852B2 |
System for laboratory values automated analysis and risk notification in intensive care unit
In a risk level assessment method for a plurality of clinical conditions as follows, a set of laboratory test results (32) are stored with time stamps for a patient, including at least one hematology test result and at least one arterial blood gas (ABG) test result. For each clinical condition, a risk level is determined for the clinical condition based on a clinical condition-specific sub-set of the stored set of laboratory test results. This determination is made conditional on the stored clinical condition-specific sub-set of laboratory test results being sufficient to determine the risk level. A time stamp is assigned to each determined risk level based on the time stamps for the laboratory test results of the clinical condition-specific sub-set of laboratory test results. A display device (44, 46) displays the determined risk level and the assigned time stamp for each clinical condition whose determined risk level satisfies a display criterion. |
| US11640847B2 |
Bioinformatic processes for determination of peptide binding
This invention relates to the identification of peptide binding to ligands, and in particular to identification of epitopes expressed by microorganisms and by mammalian cells. The present invention provides polypeptides comprising the epitopes, and vaccines, antibodies and diagnostic products that utilize or are developed using the epitopes. |
| US11640846B2 |
Techniques for modelling and optimizing dialysis toxin displacer compounds
Systems, methods, and/or apparatuses may be operative to perform a dialysis process that includes a displacer infusion process. In one embodiment, a method for determining a displacer compound may include constructing a plurality of target protein quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models, one for each of the plurality of binding sites, analyzing a set of candidate compounds using the plurality of QSAR models to determine a set of at least one potential compound with an affinity for binding to each of the plurality of binding sites, and selecting at least one displacer compound from the set of at least one potential compound. Other embodiments are described. |
| US11640843B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and operating method thereof
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a semiconductor memory device includes a mode register circuit including a plurality of write mode register sets for providing a plurality of setting codes or a plurality of monitoring codes; and a defect detection circuit suitable for outputting a defect determination signal by detecting any defect in the mode register circuit, based on the plurality of monitoring codes, wherein each of the write mode register sets includes: a storing circuit suitable for storing an operational code according to a mode register write command; and an output control circuit suitable for outputting the stored operational code in the storing circuit as a corresponding setting code, or inverting the stored operational code in the storing circuit to output a corresponding monitoring code, according to a test mode signal. |
| US11640840B2 |
Victim row refreshes for memories in electronic devices
An electronic device includes a memory having a plurality of memory rows and a memory refresh functional block that performs a victim row refresh operation. For the victim row refresh operation, the memory refresh functional block selects one or more victim memory rows that may be victims of data corruption caused by repeated memory accesses in a specified group of memory rows near each of the one or more victim memory rows. The memory refresh functional block then individually refreshes each of the one or more victim memory rows. |
| US11640837B2 |
Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array
A method used in forming a memory array comprises forming digitlines above and electrically couple to memory cells there-below. The digitlines are laterally-spaced relative one another in a vertical cross-section. An upwardly-open void-space is laterally-between immediately-adjacent of the digitlines in the vertical cross-section. Conductive material of the digitlines is covered with masking material that is in and less-than-fills the upwardly-open void-spaces. The masking material is removed from being directly above tops of the digitlines to expose the conductive digitline material and to leave the masking material over sidewalls of the conductive digitline material in the upwardly-open void-spaces. Insulative material is selectively grown from the exposed conductive digitline material relative to the masking material across the upwardly-open void-spaces to form covered void-spaces there-from between the immediately-adjacent digitlines in the vertical cross-section. Structures independent of method are disclosed. |
| US11640828B2 |
DECT base station, mobile terminal and system for transmitting data frame
The present application discloses a DECT base station, mobile terminal and system for transmitting data frame. The DECT base station comprises the first codec module and the first RF module. The first codec module is configured to store the acquired encoded data frame in the encoding buffer area of the first codec module; wherein, between the length of the encoded data frame and the length of a B-field data in the TDMA frame, there is a multiple relationship. The first RF module is configured to send, when receiving the first trigger signal, the encoded data frame in the encoding buffer area to mobile terminal. The present application can transmit data frame under the action of the trigger signal, to ensure the completeness and effectiveness of the data frame, thereby increasing the number of broadband voice communication channels. |
| US11640826B2 |
Real time digital voice communication method
A communication system includes at least one first device and at least one second device which are linked in a manner that enables data transfer with each other. The first device enables the speech signal that it receives as the input to be expressed in terms of the energy functions representing the energy patterns, information functions representing the information patterns and the noise functions of the frames of the real speech samples; and transfers the indexes of these functions in the database and the frame gain factor of each frame to the second device. The second device finds the functions via the indexes from the copy database which is a copy of the database and reconstructs the speech signal by these functions and the frame gain factor, enabling it to be provided as the voice output. |
| US11640825B2 |
Time-domain stereo encoding and decoding method and related product
An audio encoding and decoding method and a related apparatus are provided. The audio encoding method may include: determining a coding mode of a current frame; when determining that the coding mode of the current frame is an anticorrelated signal coding mode, performing time-domain downmix processing on left and right channel signals in the current frame by using a time-domain downmix processing manner corresponding to the anticorrelated signal coding mode, to obtain a primary channel signal and a secondary channel signal, where the time-domain downmix processing manner corresponding to the anticorrelated signal coding mode is a time-domain downmix processing manner corresponding to an anticorrelated signal channel combination scheme, and the anticorrelated signal channel combination scheme is a channel combination scheme corresponding to a near out of phase signal; and encoding the obtained primary channel signal and secondary channel signal in the current frame. |
| US11640822B2 |
Dynamic sequence-based adjustment of prompt generation
Systems and methods for dynamic sequence-based adjustment of prompt generation are provided. The system can receive a first interaction and a second interaction via a client device and identify a first sequence based on the first interaction and the second interaction. The system can map the first sequence to a node data structure and identify a node in the node data structure that matches the first sequence. The system can generate an adjusted parameter for a first digital component object responsive to a match with an attribute of the node in the node data structure. The system can execute a real-time digital component selection process among a plurality of digital component objects including the first digital component object to select the first digital component object. The system can transmit a prompt with the first digital component object to a client device to cause the client device to present the prompt. |
| US11640817B2 |
Instability mitigation in an active noise reduction (ANR) system having a hear-through mode
In one aspect a method that includes receiving an input signal captured by one or more first sensors associated with an active noise reduction (ANR) device, and processing the input signal using a first filter disposed in an ANR signal path to generate a first signal for an acoustic transducer of the ANR device. The input signal is processed in a pass-through signal path disposed in parallel with the ANR signal path to generate a second signal for the acoustic transducer, wherein the pass-through signal path allows a portion of the input signal to pass through to the acoustic transducer in accordance with a variable gain. One or more second sensors detect an existence of a condition likely to cause instability in the pass-through signal path, and in response, the variable gain is adjusted. A driver signal for the acoustic transducer is generated using an output based on the adjusted gain. |
| US11640815B2 |
Lane- and rhythm-based melody generation system
To generate a melody, one or more machine-readable constraints are accepted from a user through a user interface. The constraints include rhythm constraints and pitch constraints. A sequence of musical elements is generated based on the constraints, each of the musical elements specifying, in machine-readable data, a musical pitch or silence and a duration of the musical pitch or silence. The pitch constraints prescribe pitches in the sequence of musical elements and the rhythm constraints prescribe rhythm of the sequence of musical elements. The sequence of musical elements is rendered in human-perceivable form as a melody. |