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| US11712772B2 |
Machine tool T-slot protective device
An elongated T-slot protection device comprising an elongated member having a body, a pair of sidewalls, and a pair of legs. The protection device is placeable into an elongated opening of a T-slot, and covers the elongated opening to prevent debris from entering the T-slot formed in a work surface. |
| US11712771B2 |
Power tool dust collector
A power tool assembly includes a hand-held power tool, a dust collector removably coupled to the power tool, and first and second power tool battery packs each of which is interchangeably coupled with the power tool and the dust collector for separately powering the power tool and the dust collector, respectively. |
| US11712766B2 |
Method of fabricating a microscale canopy wick structure having enhanced capillary pressure and permeability
One or more methods of fabricating a microscale canopy wick structure having an array of individual wicks having one or more canopy members. Each method includes selectively etching a substrate to control the thickness of the canopy members and also control the width of a fluid flow channel between adjacent wicks in a manner that enhances the overall performance of the microscale canopy wick structure. |
| US11712765B2 |
Diode laser fiber array for contour of powder bed fabrication or repair
A method of forming a build in a powder bed includes providing a first diode laser fiber array and a second diode laser fiber array, emitting a plurality of laser beams from selected fibers of the second diode laser fiber array onto the powder bed, corresponding to a pattern of a layer of the build, simultaneously melting powder in the powder bed corresponding to the pattern of the layer of the build, scanning a first diode laser fiber array along an outer boundary of the powder bed and emitting a plurality of laser beams from selected fibers of the first diode laser fiber array and simultaneously melting powder in the powder bed corresponding to the outer boundary of the layer of the build to contour the layer of the build. An apparatus for forming a build in a powder bed including a first diode laser fiber array and a second diode laser fiber array is also disclosed. The first diode laser fiber array configured to contour the layer of the build. |
| US11712757B2 |
Laser processing method
Provided is a laser processing method for drilling a hole in a glass substrate with using a carbon dioxide laser, including the steps of: irradiating the laser onto a drilling position on the glass substrate from a side of the glass substrate on which a protective sheet is adhered so as to form a blind hole; removing the protective sheet from the glass substrate and performing an annealing treatment; and performing a wet-etching process on a side of the glass substrate not irradiated with the laser so as to convert the blind hole into a through hole. |
| US11712756B2 |
Paper machine clothing and method of producing the same
A paper machine clothing has a plurality of through-channels formed in a usable region. The through-channels extend through the substrate to connect the upper and lower sides. The through-channels are non-cylindrical with a cross-sectional area becoming smaller along a thickness direction of the substrate from the upper side to a middle region of the substrate. An upper rim of at least one of the plurality of through-channels directly contacts an upper rim of at least one other neighboring through-channel of the plurality of through-channels, wherein the upper rims of both neighboring through-channels have at least three common local maxima, including two outer common local maxima and one intermediate common local maximum that is located between the two outer common local maxima. There is also described a method of producing such a paper machine clothing. |
| US11712755B2 |
Method for workpiece processing and cutter manufacturing using a laser
A laser cutting method includes a step of determining a material to be removed and dividing the material to be removed into a plurality of material chips so as thereby to organize a machining plan for laser cutting; and, a step of, according to the machining plan for laser cutting, moving a laser along a boundary defining the material to be removed on the workpiece to perform cutting in a first direction and a second direction, such that the material chips can be separated from the workpiece orderly piece by piece so as to form a specific pattern. While in laser cutting, the method removes the material piece by piece. With the laser to remove the material chips through cutting along the boundary, the pattern on the workpiece is thus finished equivalently by the laser. Thereupon, the machining time can be significantly reduced. |
| US11712753B2 |
Method for making a thermally stable connection between a glass element and a support element, method for producing an optical device, and optical device
The invention relates to a method for thermally stable joining of a glass element to a support element, wherein the glass element has a first coefficient of expansion and the support element has a second coefficient of expansion differing from the first coefficient of expansion. The method thus comprises a step of attaching an intermediate glass material to the support element, wherein the intermediate glass material has a third coefficient of expansion which substantially corresponds to the second coefficient of expansion. In addition, the method comprises a step of local heating of the intermediate glass material in order to join the glass element to the support element via the intermediate glass material. |
| US11712749B2 |
Parent substrate, wafer composite and methods of manufacturing crystalline substrates and semiconductor devices
Provided is a parent substrate that includes a central region and an edge region. The edge region surrounds the central region. A detachment layer is formed in the central region. The detachment layer extends parallel to a main surface of the parent substrate. The detachment layer includes modified substrate material. A groove is formed in the edge region. The groove laterally encloses the central region. The groove runs vertically and/or tilted to the detachment layer. |
| US11712744B2 |
Electrolyte for electrochemical machining of γ-γ″ nickel-based superalloys
An electrolyte for the electrochemical machining of a γ-γ″ nickel-based superalloy, includes NaNO3 in a content of between 10% and 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte; a complexing agent selected from sulfosalicylic acid at a pH of between 3 and 10 and nitrilotriacetic acid at a pH of between 7 and 14, the complexing agent being present in a content of between 1% and 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte; optionally, an anionic surfactant in a content of between 1% and 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the electrolyte; optionally, NaOH in order to obtain the desired pH; and an aqueous solvent. |
| US11712743B2 |
Key cutting machine with improved key holder
The present invention generally relates to the field of replicating or copying keys. More specifically, the present invention provides an improved key holder assembly for use in a key cutting machine, the key holder providing a universal or multiply key type holding apparatus to simplify the process of creating a copy of a master key. Spring or otherwise biased components hold a received or inserted ley blank in a preferred position for presenting to a cutting component. |
| US11712739B2 |
Metal powder production apparatus
A metal powder production apparatus capable of easily preventing an oxide in a molten metal from entering a liquid nozzle is provided. The metal powder apparatus includes a first crucible heating and melting a melting material to generate molten metal, a first heating device heating and melting the metal in the first crucible, a stopper opening and closing a first opening provided on the bottom surface of the first crucible, an introduction pipe having one end connected to the first opening of the first crucible and leading a molten metal in the first crucible to the outside of the first crucible, a second crucible receiving the molten metal flowing out of the introduction pipe, a second heating device heating the second crucible, and a liquid nozzle provided on the bottom surface of the second crucible. |
| US11712738B2 |
Crack healing additive manufacturing of a superalloy component
A method of additively manufacturing is provided. The method may include successively depositing and fusing together layers of a superalloy powder mixture comprised of a base material powder and a eutectic powder, to build up an additive portion, which eutectic powder has a solidus temperature lower than the solidus temperature of the base material powder. The method may also include heat treating the additive portion at a temperature greater than 1200° C. to heal cracks and/or fill pores and to homogenize the alloy of which the additive portion is comprised. The additive portion alloy has a chemistry defined by the superalloy powder mixture. The base material powder may be formed of a nickel-base superalloy with an aluminum content by weight of at least 1.5%. The eutectic powder may be a nickel-base alloy including by weight about 6% to about 11% chromium, about 5% to about 9% titanium, and about 9% to about 13% zirconium, with balance nickel as its primary components. |
| US11712737B2 |
Method for manufacturing a plurality of nozzle sectors using casting
A process for manufacturing a plurality of single-crystal nozzle sectors each including at least a first blade extending between two platforms by lost-wax casting, includes casting a molten metal into a plurality of ceramic molds distributed in a cluster about an axis, and directional solidification of the cast metal in a furnace comprising a radiant heating element configured to be arranged around the cluster, a solidification front of the metal advancing in each mold in a direction parallel to the cluster axis during directional solidification. Each mold of a second shell separate from a first molding shell of the nozzle sector, which delimits a second cavity for molding a dummy blade acting as a heat shield. |
| US11712732B2 |
Punch tool for sheet metal or a multi-layer assembly of sheet metal and corresponding punching method
A punching tool to make holes in a part made of a sheet metal or a multi-layer assembly of sheet metals, for example a part for the body of a vehicle. The punching tool includes a punch holder holding a one-piece cutting punch and a punch die arranged in front of the punch holder, the punch holder being designed to move the punch toward the die from a rest position to a work position in which the cutting punch cuts out a hole in the part placed between the punch holder and the die. The cutting punch is removably housed in a cavity formed in the punch holder so that, when the punch holder withdraws from the work position to the rest position, the cutting punch separates from the punch holder and remains in the hole pierced in the part. |
| US11712729B2 |
Production method for pressed components, press forming device, and metal sheet for press forming
A press forming technology capable of reducing forming defects in a formed component having a hat-shaped cross-sectional shape and including a shape curved to protrude toward a flange portion in a side view. The technology includes a first forming step of press forming a metal sheet into an intermediate formed product that includes a wavy shape including uneven shapes continuous along a longitudinal direction in vertical wall portion and flange portion forming positions, an amplitude of the uneven shapes in a sheet thickness direction increasing toward a position corresponding to a boundary between the portions, and a second forming step of performing bending on the intermediate formed product. A longitudinal line length at the position corresponding to the boundary between the portions in the intermediate formed product is set to coincide with or approach a longitudinal line length at the boundary between the portions in the press-formed component shape. |
| US11712727B2 |
Bend pipe and method for manufacturing same
A metal bend pipe having a bend portion bent in a semi-circular arc shape is provided, in which an identification part that enables one of the two end portions of the bend portion to be identified as the bending-start side or the bending-end side is provided, and the identification part is integrally formed as a protruding and/or recessed three-dimensional region. Thus, it is possible to easily and reliably identify which of the two end portions of the bend portion is the bending-start side or the bending-end side. |
| US11712725B2 |
Roller framework having a framework cooler for cooling a steel band
A framework cooler (20) for cooling a steel strip (50), installed in a roller framework (11), in place of the work rolls (5) and their associated installation pieces (5a and 5b). The framework cooler (20) is sized to be installed into the roller framework (11) through the operator-side roller stands (1) of the roller framework (11). The cooler (20) includes a lower (21b) and an upper water tank (21a), each having a connection (22) for a coolant, and includes a plurality of cooling nozzles (23), or cooling tubes (23a) arranged in the depth direction (T) of the framework cooler (20) or at least one cooling slot (24) extending in the depth direction (T). The bottom and top sides of the steel strip (50) may be cooled. |
| US11712718B2 |
Ultrasonic sensor
An ultrasonic sensor includes a substrate in which an opening is formed; a vibration plate that is provided on the substrate so as to block the opening; and a piezoelectric element including a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode that are stacked on an opposite side of the opening of the vibration plate, in which when a direction in which the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, and the second electrode are stacked is a Z direction, and a portion that is completely overlapped by the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, and the second electrode in the Z direction is an active portion, a plurality of active portions are provided so as to face the each opening, and a columnar member is provided between the adjacent active portions. |
| US11712717B2 |
Dual frequency ultrasonic and sonic actuator with constrained impact mass
A dual frequency ultrasonic and sonic actuator with constrained impact mass is presented. According to one aspect, displacement of the impact mass is constrained by cavity to which ultrasonic stress from the tip of a horn is applied. According to another aspect, the displacement of the impact mass is constrained by a spring attached to the tip of the horn. According to another aspect, the displacement of the impact mass is constrained by a flexure. The constrained impact mass converts the ultrasonic stress to lower frequency sonic stress that is coupled to a transmitting element for transmission through a surface. According to one aspect, the transmitting element is a longitudinal probe. According to another aspect, the transmitting element is a drill bit used to penetrate though the surface. According to another aspect, the transmitting element is a thumper used to transmit elastic waves though the surface. |
| US11712712B2 |
Controlled exposure of in-vivo sensors
A method of protecting an in-vivo sensor includes forming a sensing surface on a surface of the in-vivo sensor, the sensing surface including a functionalized monolayer that will bind to an analyte of interest; and coating the sensing surface of the sensor with a bioabsorbable polymeric coating including a bioabsorbable polymer; wherein the bioabsorbable polymeric coating is configured to protect the in-vivo sensor until needed for implantation. |
| US11712705B2 |
Variable flow rate hand showers and showerheads
A shower device includes an elongated hollow waterway, a spray head configured to emit water, and a valve. The elongated hollow waterway extends in a longitudinal direction and has a first end configured to receive water, a second end, and an internal fluid passage extending from the first end to the second end. The second end has a port extending in a radial direction from the internal fluid passage through the waterway. The valve is configured to control a water flow rate from the internal fluid passage of the waterway to the spray head. The valve includes a valve body that surrounds the port and a control member operatively coupled to the valve body and surrounding at least a portion of the valve body. Rotation of the control member and valve body relative to the waterway provides a variable adjustment of the water flow rate to the spray head. |
| US11712699B2 |
Cryro device and method for processing cannabis flowers
A device and method for cleaning flowers and buds of plants of leaves and plant matter and particulate is provided. The buds are cleaned within a rotating drum having openings in a circular sidewall which rotates adjacent jets emitting gas. Freezing of the plant material and concurrent impacts from ice crystals formed by emitting gas, cleans the buds and flowers of unwanted plant material and particulate. |
| US11712698B2 |
System and method for drying and milling spent grain into flour
A process for converting spent grain into flour by drying and milling is disclosed. The process includes the steps of introducing a quantity of wet spent grain into a container for removing moisture by the action of gravity. After the gravity drying, the wet spent grain is transferred to a press to mechanically remove additional moisture. The wet spent grain is placed in a fluid bed processor where the grain additional moisture is removed through heating and fluidization. Some embodiments may include a dust collection system in connection with the fluid bed processor, wherein the dust collection system incorporates a separator for separating the grains. Once dried, the dry spent grain is introduced into a mill to be ground into the proper flour consistency. The resulting flour product can then be used for a variety of foodstuff applications. |
| US11712695B2 |
Fluid handling device and fluid handling system
A flow channel chip has: a common flow channel; introduction flow channels that are respectively connected to the common flow channel; introduction valves that are respectively disposed in the introduction flow channels; a cleaning liquid flow channel that is connected to the common flow channel; and a cleaning liquid valve that is disposed in the cleaning liquid flow channel. This fluid handling device has: a rotary member for controlling opening/closing of the introduction valves; and a cleaning liquid valve control unit for controlling opening/closing of the cleaning liquid valve. After the rotary member is rotated so as to open/close one of the introduction valves, the cleaning liquid valve control unit causes the cleaning liquid valve to open and causes the cleaning liquid to flow in the common flow channel before the rotary member is rotated so as to open/close another of the introduction valves. |
| US11712689B2 |
High activity platinum and nickel yolk-shell catalysts
The present disclosure relates to yolk-shell structured catalysts having compositions that can be particularly useful in the dry reforming of methane. These catalysts can demonstrate long-term stability that would be an advantage in industrial applications such as mitigating fossil fuel plant emissions. Example catalysts can include a yolk containing nickel (Ni) or nickel oxide (NiO), platinum (Pt) or platinum oxide (PtO2), and a third material (M3) such as a cerium oxide (CeOx). The shell can be formed of a ceramic such as silica and is generally a porous material that can support the yolk. |
| US11712688B2 |
Platinum complexes having benzyl-based diphosphine ligands for the catalysis of the alkoxycarbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds
Platinum complexes having benzyl-based diphosphine ligands for the catalysis of the alkoxycarbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds. |
| US11712673B2 |
Blending apparatus with an integrated energy source and related methods
Blending apparatuses and related methods and computer program products are disclosed. In an aspect, blending apparatuses and related methods and computer program products of the present disclosure may include at least one energy source associated with the blending apparatuses such that at least one energy source may be used to provide at least one portion of the energy required for a given blending apparatus to function, thereby reducing or eliminating need for a separate energy source to power the blending apparatus, which reduces the overall spatial footprint required by the blending apparatus and other device(s) associated therewith. Energy generated by the at least one energy source may also be used to power one or more additional devices. Blending apparatuses of the present disclosure may additionally comprise at least one control station that allows one or more users to monitor, adjust, control, interact with the blending apparatuses, thereby increasing efficiency. |
| US11712670B2 |
Mixing paddle
A mixing paddle specifically designed to produce pastry dough is disclosed. The mixing paddle is comprised of a shaft, a rim, a first plurality of parallel blades and a second plurality of parallel blades. The shaft bisects the rim, creating a first side and a second side. The first plurality of parallel blades is perpendicular to the second plurality of parallel blades. |
| US11712667B2 |
Anti-microbial metal coatings for filters
An anti-microbial metal coating may be applied to filter membranes for use in actively depressing microbial viability in filtration applications. The anti-microbial metal coating may be applied to substrates that are considered to be sensitive to damage by conventional metal coating techniques or resistant to metal bonding. The coating may be applied from a salt absorbed to the substrate in solution, converted to a reducible form with a conversion agent, and reduced to active metal format through a low temperature plasma treatment. |
| US11712664B2 |
Flow separators for spiral wound elements
In embodiments of the present invention, flow dividing strips are used in the construction of the spiral wound element to segregate and direct feed to reject flow of a reverse osmosis element Flow dividing strips isolate the flow of fluid through distinct regions of the spiral-wound element. The flow dividing features can also be used to direct flow within the element in order to create a longer flow path for the fluid through the element, enabling even higher recovery in some applications. |
| US11712662B2 |
Modular flow system with internal strut members
The invention relates to a modular flow system having a plurality of frame elements (101, 102) configured to be combined together to form a stack for forming afunctional member such as in particular a membrane distillation stage, a vapor generator, a condenser, a heat exchanger, a filter and/or a pervaporation stage, wherein the frame elements (101, 102) each include: an outer frame (39) and an inner frame (43), the inner frame (43) encasing a central inner region (40) and being surrounded by the outer frame (39), passage openings (13 to 16) and vapor and/or liquid channels (17, 18) arranged between the outer frame (39) and the inner frame (43), wherein at least one of the vapor and/or liquid channels (17, 18) comprises at least one internal strut member (48) extending between the inner frame (43) and the outer frame (39). |
| US11712654B2 |
Direct air capture (DAC) carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration methods and systems
Methods of sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2) are provided. Aspects of the methods include contacting an aqueous capture liquid, such as an aqueous capture ammonia, with a direct air capture (DAC) generated gaseous source of CO2 under conditions sufficient to produce an aqueous carbonate liquid, such as an aqueous ammonium carbonate. The aqueous carbonate liquid is then combined with a cation source under conditions sufficient to produce a solid CO2 sequestering carbonate. Also provided are systems configured for carrying out the methods. |
| US11712650B2 |
Filter element having inner support and methods
A filter element includes a construction of pleated filter media defining an interior volume. First and second opposite end caps are secured to opposite ends of the filter media. A support structure supports the filter media and is operably oriented in the interior volume. The support structure extends from the first opposing interior face to the second opposing interior face. The support structure is provided to extend less than a full extension between the first end cap and second end cap. |
| US11712649B2 |
Cyclonic air filter assembly for an engine
An internal combustion engine includes an engine block, an air-fuel mixing device, and an air filter assembly. The air filter assembly includes a housing, a filter element, and a gap between the filter element and the housing. The housing includes a base and a cover which define an interior volume. The housing includes an outlet passage fluidly coupling a filtered air outlet to a final air outlet. The filter element divides the interior volume into a filtered volume and an unfiltered volume. The gap is configured to direct air in a first airflow pass before being filtered by the filter element. The filter element is configured to direct filtered air in a second airflow pass in a substantially opposite direction from the first airflow pass. The outlet passage is configured to direct filtered air into a third airflow pass in a substantially same direction as the first airflow pass. |
| US11712642B2 |
Apparatus, system and/or method for modular filter screens
A method and/or a system filters particles using a screen with modular segments installed into a frame. The frame has a perimeter structure and an orthogonal array of support members. The segments have a segment perimeter frame, an orthogonal array of ribs and a mesh stretched across the segment. When the mesh of the segments is damaged, the damaged segment is removed from the frame and a replacement segment is installed. |
| US11712637B1 |
Steerable disk or ball
A method of controlling a gyroscopically-stabilized projectile, comprising a control system producing a control signal, a rotating aerodynamic shell, and a reaction mass system responsive to the control signal, the method comprising: imparting rotational and translational kinetic energy to induce gyroscopic stabilization of the projectile about a gyroscopic axis and a movement of the projectile along a flight path; interacting the shell with surrounding air while moving, to induce aerodynamic forces; generating the control signal from the control system; and altering a state of the reaction wheel system selectively in dependence on the control signal, to alter the flight path. |
| US11712636B1 |
Transformable toy
A transformable toy for use on a playing surface is provided. The transformable toy is formed to includes at least one movable housing element that will move from and expanded to a retracted position when a catch and a latch of the transformable toy are secured and released by an actuator of the transformable toy. The transformable toy is formed to roll about at least one rotation axis thereof, and in some embodiments, is also formed to be driven to spin about a spinning axis thereof. In some embodiments the transformable toy includes separably connectable top and bottom housing portions, and in some embodiments, different bottom housing portions can be exchanged on a particular top housing portion to provide different functionality to the transformable toy. The transformable toy can be driven to spin about the spinning axis by a shaft and flywheel mounted within the transformable toy. |
| US11712630B2 |
Dynamic interfaces for launching direct gameplay
A method for launching interactive content including associating one or more templates with a corresponding one or more activities of an interactive content title and transmitting the one or more templates to a platform server. The method includes selecting and displaying a set of templates generated from the one or more templates received on a user device. The method includes launching the activity in the interactive title based on a template selected by a user. |
| US11712628B2 |
Method and device for attenuation of co-user interactions
In various implementations, methods and devices for attenuation of co-user interactions in SR space are described. In one implementation, a method of attenuating avatars based on a breach of avatar social interaction criteria is performed at a device provided to deliver simulated reality (SR) content. In one implementation, a method of close collaboration in SR setting is performed at a device provided to deliver SR content. |
| US11712623B2 |
Information processing program, terminal device, and information processing method
Provided is an information processing program that is executed at a terminal device that executes effect rendering for outputting video and audio, the information processing program causing the execution of: a second obtaining unit (74) that obtains skip point information indicating skip points for the effect rendering and skip arrival point information indicating a skip arrival point for the effect rendering; and an effect-rendering control unit (77) that controls the effect rendering by skipping the video data to a predetermined point on the basis of an accepted skip operation to resume the output of the video from that point, and in the case where the timing of accepting the skip operation does not coincide with the skip point, by waiting until the skip point after that timing and then skipping to a specific skip arrival point associated with that skip point, on the basis of the skip operation, to resume the output of the audio from that specific skip arrival point. This makes it possible to seamlessly resume effect rendering for outputting video and audio after the effect rendering is skipped at an arbitrary timing. |
| US11712618B2 |
Video game controller
A video game controller can automatically operate as a video game controller with audio capability and a video game controller without audio capability based upon a signal received via a switch in communication with an audio jack of the video game controller when a headset is coupled to the audio jack. Connection of the headset to the controller automatically causes video game audio to be communicated from the video game console to the headset via the controller. The video game audio is communicated at a default volume level to the headset upon coupling of the headset to the video game controller. The volume level of the audio communicated to the headset can be adjustable up or down via a directional pad of the video game controller while an audio control button on the video game controller is pressed. |
| US11712617B2 |
Ice skating rink structure and method
A self-standing portable ice skating rink structure that does not penetrate the underlying surface and generally requires no tools or hardware for installation is provided. The ice skating rink structure includes a perimeter component and one or more tension members. The perimeter component can include one or more board holding members and/or one or more optionally interlocking side boards. |
| US11712616B1 |
Sports head and neck orientation retainer block and training device
A head and neck orientation retainer block for training young or adult athletes for their sport while keeping their head up to provide a safer way to play, and also to enhance their skill and vision of the game. It can be worn during practices with the team and if one chooses, to practice at home. The retainer is a wedge block protrusion placed under the central forward chin of the child or adult player, to allow the player to have a wider freedom of side to side lateral movement, while the player's head is maintained horizontally for line of sight viewing purposes. |
| US11712615B2 |
System and method of assembling a protective sports helmet
A partial bespoke protective sports equipment to be worn by a player engaged in a sporting activity is provided. The partial bespoke sports equipment system includes methods for acquiring, storing and processing a player's unique data, namely the anatomical features of the body part against which the partial bespoke equipment is worn. The systems also includes methods of using the player's unique data to manufacture the partial bespoke protective equipment with a partially custom formed internal padding. The system and method allows for the design and manufacture of partial bespoke protective sports equipment that is purposely designed and manufactured to substantially match the anatomical specifications of the player's body part. |
| US11712614B2 |
Reflective video display apparatus for interactive training and demonstration and methods of using same
A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users. |
| US11712612B2 |
Exercise machine
One or more apparatuses are provided. In an example, an exercise machine is provided. The exercise machine may include one or more driving elements connected to one or more motors controlled by a computer. The one or more motors may be configured to provide an electromechanical resistance via the one or more driving elements. The electromechanical resistance may be controlled by smart algorithms running on the computer such that variable resistance is provided at different parts of movement. The algorithms may use readings from one or more sensors. The exercise machine may include a controller configured to control the motor based upon one or more inputs. The exercise machine may include an exercise bar. The exercise machine may include a screen. The exercise machine may include safety actuators. The exercise machine may be fixed on its place or may be portable. The exercise machine may include electromechanical safety stand(s). |
| US11712610B1 |
Ultrasonic shots-made detector for basketball launching device
Detectors and related systems and methods for automatically detecting made and missed basketball shots using ultrasonics are provided. A launcher is connected to a structural subassembly and passes basketballs to locations about a basketball playing area having a basketball goal. A detector having at least one ultrasonic sensor is selectively positioned below and adjacent to a rim of the basketball goal and transmits bursts of ultrasonic signals. A processor monitors for reflections of the transmitted bursts occurring within a specified time period after transmission excluding an initial time period and time after the specified time period, and records a made shot where reflections of the transmitted bursts are detected within the specified time period. An accelerometer may optionally be included for determining if the made shot was a swish. |
| US11712609B2 |
Training apparatus and method for ball hitting
A ball hitting practice device includes a shaft having a target at a distal end, a grip at a proximal end, an accelerometer, a microprocessor, and a way of providing feedback to a person hitting the target. A ball hitting practice system includes a ball hitting practice device and a computing device wirelessly communicating with the ball hitting practice device. A method for practicing ball hitting involves striking the target of a ball hitting practice, transferring timed acceleration data to the computing device, correlating ball hitting parameters with a training condition and displaying the correlated ball hitting parameter in a display. |
| US11712606B2 |
Golf club head
Disclosed herein is a golf club head comprising at least one crown opening and at least one crown insert attached to the body and covering the at least one crown opening. The golf club head further comprises at least one sole opening and at least one sole insert attached to the body and covering the at least one sole opening. The golf club head additionally includes at least one weight member configured to clamp first and second ledges at selected locations along a sliding weight track. The golf club head also comprise a coefficient of restitution (COR) feature located on the sole of the golf club head. The at least one crown insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc. The at least one sole insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc. |
| US11712603B1 |
Physical rehabilitation method and related products
A method for assisting a patient in physical rehabilitation, the method being executed by a controller, and the controller being configurable with at least one physical rehabilitation strategy and being communicatively connected with a respiratory device and an exercise device. The method includes controlling at least one of a device setting of the respiratory device and a device setting of the exercise device, based on a target physical rehabilitation strategy among the at least one physical rehabilitation strategy. |
| US11712600B2 |
Convertible bicycle exercise apparatus
The present invention is directed to a multiply convertible bicycle exercise apparatus, and intends to provide a multiply convertible bicycle exercise apparatus that allows the form of a bicycle exercise apparatus to be freely converted into various forms such as standing, sitting, dancing, and riding forms, so that various types of exercise can be enjoyed, various types of exercise apparatuses can be replaced with a single exercise apparatus, and the shape and size of the exercise apparatus can be adjusted to fit the physical size of a user even in a converted state, and that changes the location of the center of gravity of the bicycle exercise apparatus from the existing lower portion to the upper portion where a user's groin is located, so that the bicycle exercise apparatus is stable in connection with the center of gravity and is superior in terms of stability. |
| US11712598B2 |
Fitness exercise apparatus
A fitness exercise apparatus includes a base member, a support unit disposed on the base member, and a slide bar disposed on the support unit. A seat frame includes a connector connected to and slidable along the slide bar, a guide rail connected to the connector, and a foot post connected to the guide rail opposite to the connector. A swing frame is connected to the guide rail at a position corresponding to the foot post. An elastic cord unit includes a plurality of first and second elastic cords connected to the support unit. A pulling unit includes two first cables connectable with the first elastic cords. An operating unit is connectable with the first cables. |
| US11712594B2 |
Dual balance adjustable spring tower apparatus and method of using same
The present invention pertains to a spring resistance exercise machine including an adjustable spring carriage and anchor housing and having cable and pulley linkage assemblies attached to a plurality of springs, or other resistance sources. Each cable and pulley linkage assembly, which is independent of the other(s), can be used unilaterally (by one arm or one leg at a time) or bilaterally (by both arms or both legs at a time) during exercise resistance training (that is, training in which both limbs of a pair are used to simultaneously pull a certain resistance). |
| US11712592B2 |
Wetting agent composition for extinguishing fires
The present invention relates to a wetting extinguishing agent composition, comprising a metal carbonate; urea; a freezing point lowering agent; a fluorine-based surfactant; an amphoteric surfactant; and water, wherein the wetting extinguishing agent composition has excellent extinguishing ability not only for Class A fires, which are general fires, and Class B fires, which are oil-based fires, but also for Class K fires, which are kitchen fires. |
| US11712590B2 |
Hemp insulation fire retardant applicator and method
A device and a method for applying a liquid fire retardant onto hemp fibers and into hemp insulation batting using a multiple needle construction, which can act as an insulation substitute to be used in building structures that does not irritate the skin or contain harmful, toxic elements and is a quicker and a more efficient method with a reduction in drying time. |
| US11712586B2 |
Compensating for target rotation with a collimation system
A method includes detecting a potential setup error in a radiation treatment delivery session of a radiation treatment delivery system, wherein the setup error corresponds to a change in a current position of a treatment target relative to a prior position of the treatment target, and wherein the change includes a rotation relative to the prior position of the treatment target. The method further includes modifying, by a processing device, one or more planned leaf positions of a multileaf collimator (MLC) of a linear accelerator (LINAC) of the radiation treatment delivery system to compensate for the potential setup error corresponding to the rotation of the prior position of the treatment target. |
| US11712585B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for high-energy irradiation
A high-energy radiation treatment system can comprise a laser-driven accelerator system, a patient monitoring system, and a control system. The laser-driven accelerator system, such as a laser-driven plasma accelerator or a laser-driven dielectric microstructure accelerator, can be constructed to irradiate a patient disposed on a patient support. The patient monitoring system can be configured to detect and track a location or movement of a treatment volume within the patient. The control system can be configured to control the laser-driven accelerator system responsively to the location or movement of the treatment volume. The system can also include a beam control system, which generates a magnetic field that can affect the radiation beam and/or secondary electrons produced by the irradiation beam. In some embodiments, the beam control system and the patient monitoring system can comprise a magnetic resonance imaging system. |
| US11712582B2 |
Patient position determination system, method, and program
A radiotherapy system includes X-ray imaging apparatuses that obtain an X-ray image of the patient on a reference plane, and a position determination apparatus. The position determination apparatus calculates parameters of a region estimation model, using, as input data, a reference fluoroscopic image obtained before radiotherapy, and also using, as teacher data, a reference ROI image obtained with respect to the reference fluoroscopic image before radiotherapy. During radiotherapy, the position determination apparatus estimates a region of interest with respect to the X-ray image and a DRR image, based on the parameters and the X-ray image, determines a degree of matching between the X-ray image and the DRR image for the region of interest while virtually changing a relative position/orientation relationship between a CT image and the reference plane, and determines an amount of deviation in position/orientation between the patient and the CT image. |
| US11712580B2 |
Body part fixation device with pitch and/or roll adjustment
A structure includes a base comprising a first ramp and an opposing, second ramp. The structure further includes a shell frame having an inner surface configured to a shape of a body part and an outer convex surface, wherein the outer convex surface of the shell frame rides upon, and moves relative to, upper surfaces of the first ramp and the second ramp to enable a pitch of the shell frame to be adjusted relative to the base. |
| US11712579B2 |
Range compensators for radiation therapy
A system for treating a patient during radiation therapy includes range compensators. Each of the range compensators shapes a distribution of a dose delivered to the patient by a beam emitted from a nozzle of a radiation treatment system. A positioning component holds the range compensator in place relative to the patient such that the range compensator lies on a path of the beam. |
| US11712573B2 |
Managing alerts in a WCD system
In one embodiment, a method to alert a user of a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is described. The method includes detecting a condition requiring attention of the patient and issuing an alert to notify the patient of the condition. The method also includes receiving a first input from the patient to replay the audible portion of the alert and replaying the audible portion of the alert when the first input is received. |
| US11712570B2 |
Automatic lead lock for an implantable medical device
Disclosed herein is an implantable medical device including a housing, a header, a connector port, and a collet assembly. The header can be arranged with the housing. The connector port can be arranged within the header and configured to couple an implantable lead to the header. The collet assembly can be arranged within the connector port and configured to frictionally engage a portion of the implantable lead and to secure the implantable lead with the header in response to insertion of the portion of the implantable lead into the connector port. |
| US11712565B2 |
System and method for treating obstructive sleep apnea
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system for treating obstructive sleep apnea in a subject. The system can include a power source and a neuromuscular stimulator in electrical communications with the power source. The neuromuscular stimulator can include a controller and at least one electrode. The controller can be configured to receive certain power and stimulation parameters associated with a therapy signal from the power source. The at least one electrode can be configured to deliver the therapy signal to a target tissue associated with control of a posterior base of the tongue of the subject. |
| US11712562B2 |
Systems and methods for using a transcutaneous electrical stimulation device to deliver titrated therapy
The disclosed electrical stimulation system generates interventions to assist patients in complying with a diet. The wearable device includes a microprocessor, electrical stimulator and at least one electrode configured to deliver electrical stimulation to the epidermis, through a range of 0.1 mm to 10 mm or a range of 0.1 mm to 20 mm of the dermis, of a T2 dermatome to a T12 dermatome or meridian of the patient, a C5 to a T1 dermatome across the hand and/or arm, and/or the upper chest regions. The device is adapted to provide electrical stimulation as per stimulation protocols and to communicate wirelessly with a companion control device configured to monitor and record appetite patterns of the patient and deliver titrated therapy. The control device is also configured to monitor, record, and modify stimulation parameters of the stimulation protocols. |
| US11712557B2 |
Detection and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Embodiments detect obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”). Embodiments measure a pattern of breathing by a user; and analyze the pattern using stored breath limits to determine one or more missed breaths by the user. |
| US11712554B2 |
Implantable pump system having a coaxial ventricular cannula
An implantable cardiovascular blood pump system is provided, suitable for use as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) system, having an implantable cardiovascular pump, an extracorporeal battery and a controller coupled to the implantable pump, and a programmer selectively periodically coupled to the controller to configure and adjust operating parameters of the implantable cardiovascular pump. The implantable cardiovascular blood pump includes a coaxial inflow cannula and outflow cannula in fluid communication with one another and with a pumping mechanism. The pumping mechanism may be a vibrating membrane pump which may include a flexible membrane coupled to an electromagnetic actuator assembly that causes wavelike undulations to propagate along the flexible membrane to propel blood through the implantable cardiovascular pump. The implantable cardiovascular pump may be programmed to operate at frequencies and duty cycles that mimic physiologic flow rates and pulsatility while avoiding thrombus formation, hemolysis and/or platelet activation. |
| US11712553B2 |
Patient safe suction pressure relief valve and method of using the valve
A medical suctioning, pressure relief valve having a housing having a central fluid passage way, a first suction tubing connector configured to connect suction tubing to the central fluid passage way, a second suction tubing connector configured to connect suction tubing to the central fluid passage way, and a one-way internal pressure relief valve configured to allow ambient air into the central passage way when a set negative pressure is reached within the central passage. A method of suctioning a fluid from a patient using the medical suctioning, pressure relief valve. |
| US11712552B2 |
Fluid mixing set
A fluid mixing device for mixing a first injection fluid and a second injection fluid includes a first fluid inlet, a second fluid inlet, a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the first and second fluid inlets, and an outlet port in fluid communication with the mixing chamber. The first fluid inlet is configured to conduct the first injection fluid in a first direction and has a first redirecting surface. The second fluid inlet is configured to conduct the second injection fluid in a second direction along a different axis from the first direction and has a second redirecting surface. The mixing chamber is configured to mix the first injection fluid and the second fluid together. The mixture of the first injection fluid and the second injection fluid exits the fluid mixing device via the outlet port. |
| US11712544B2 |
Guide extension catheter
Guide extension catheters and related methods are disclosed. A guide extension catheter can comprise an elongate tube member and a lumenless push member. The push member can be eccentrically coupled to the tube member for slidably positioning the tube member within and partially beyond a distal end of a guide catheter. At least a proximal end portion of the push member can include a cross-section defined by an arcuate first surface and an opposing second surface. The first surface can engage an inner wall surface of the guide catheter along an arc length, and the second surface can be spaced furthest from the first surface at its center point. The first surface can have the same or substantially the same radius of curvature as the guide catheter's inner wall surface, and the second surface can be flat or substantially flat. This configuration of the push member can provide an advantageous blend of stiffness and flexibility, as well as space conservation through the guide catheter. |
| US11712543B2 |
Vascular access device
An access device for placing a medical article within a body space includes a syringe, a needle, and a sheath which are employed together with a guide wire. The sheath can be coaxially and slideably disposed about the needle. During insertion of the sheath over the needle, guide wire and into the body space, the syringe provides a negative pressure to ensure that any air located between the inside diameter of the sheath and the outside diameter of the needle is drawn into the needle rather than into the body space. In certain embodiments, a dilator is coaxially and slideably disposed about the needle and within the sheath. |
| US11712542B2 |
Dynamic curve access tool for complex arch anatomies and radial access
An intravascular device comprises an elongated outer catheter body having a proximal catheter end, a distal catheter end, and an inner catheter lumen extending between the proximal catheter end and the distal catheter end. The intravascular device further comprises an elongated inner articulating member slidably disposed within the inner catheter lumen. The inner articulating member has a proximal member end and an articulatable distal member end. The intravascular device further comprises a control assembly mechanically coupled to the proximal catheter end and the proximal member end. The control assembly is configured for distally translating the outer catheter body over the inner articulating member, and for articulating the distal member end. |
| US11712541B2 |
Counting apparatus for use in interventional procedures
An apparatus is for use in connection with an implement for being inserted into a vascular space. The apparatus includes a body having a passage adapted for receiving the implement. A counter is provided for counting the amount the implement moves through the passage of the body. A kit may include a first counter adapted for use with a first device having a first diameter for being inserted into the vasculature, and a second counter adapted for use with a second device having a second diameter for being inserted into the vasculature. Related methods are also described. |
| US11712540B2 |
Delivery devices, systems and methods for delivering therapeutic materials
Delivery devices, systems, and methods may be configured to define a barrier region at a treatment site to deliver one or more therapeutic materials. A device for delivering one or more therapeutic materials to a treatment site may include a body; one or more members that are movable with respect to the body and that are configured to define a barrier region at the treatment site; and one or more delivery lumens configured to deliver one or more therapeutic materials to the barrier region. |
| US11712537B2 |
Pressure support, mechanical inexsufflation, and suctioning system and method
The present disclosure pertains to a system and method for facilitating pressure support therapy, mechanical inexsufflation therapy, and suctioning therapy for a subject. The system and method described herein offer a novel combination of mechanical inexsufflation with suctioning from a vacuum system. The invasive nature of current closed suctioning systems poses many potential risks, such as tissue trauma, less optimum secretion clearance at the peripheral airway, and lung decruitment. The system and method described herein provide a non-invasive method of suctioning with a suctioning volume measurement and a monitoring alarm to ensure a baseline lung volume and a positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) level are maintained. This non-invasive method of suctioning is provided together with mechanical inexsufflation and pressure support therapy. |
| US11712536B2 |
Flow mixers for respiratory therapy systems
A flow of gases in a respiratory therapy system can be conditioned to achieve more consistent output from sensors configured to sense a characteristic of the flow. The flow can be mixed by imparting a tangential, rotary, helical, or swirling motion to the flow of gases. The mixing can occur upstream of the sensors. The flow can be segregated into smaller compartments to reduce turbulence in a region of the sensors. |
| US11712534B2 |
Components for medical circuits
An expiratory limb is provided that is configured to remove humidified gases from a patient and configured to provide improved drying performance by providing a tailored temperature profile along the limb. Limbs for providing humidified gases to and/or removing humidified gases from a patient are also provided, the limbs having improved gas residence time at constant volumetric flow rate. The improved residence time can be achieved by providing a limb comprising multiple lumens. |
| US11712533B2 |
Neck strap, crown strap assembly and headgear for a breathing mask
A neck strap, a crown strap assembly and a headgear for a breathing mask. The neck strap for a headgear includes a one-piece main body adapted to engage a patient's neck, first and second lower connection portions adapted to connect to first and second lower mask connection straps, and first and second upper connection portions adapted to connect to respective first and second lateral crown straps. |
| US11712531B2 |
Resuscitation management system for manual resuscitators
A resuscitation management system may include a first accelerometer and a second accelerometer mounted on opposite sides of a resuscitation bag of a manual resuscitation device. The resuscitation management system may include a processing unit that may be configured to receive the measured acceleration vectors from the first accelerometer and the second accelerometer and then subtract the measured acceleration vectors from each other to obtain a resultant acceleration vector representing an acceleration magnitude and a spatial acceleration direction of compression/decompression of the resuscitation bag. The processing unit may then be configured to calculate the breathing parameters based at least in part on the acceleration magnitude and the spatial acceleration direction of compression/decompression of the resuscitation bag. |
| US11712530B1 |
Non-invasive respiratory device with a vertical connection interface
A positive airway pressure device includes a primary housing and a humidification system. The primary housing includes an outer edge, a first electronic connection portion, and a blower configured to deliver a vapor to a patient. The humidification system includes a water reservoir configured to hold a liquid, a heating plate in thermal communication with the water reservoir, a second electronic connection portion, and a lid configured to selectively shield the second electronic connection portion. The primary housing is configurable between at least two positions relative to the humidification system. The at least two positions include a first position in which the lid at least partially shields the second electronic connection portion and a second position in which the outer edge of the primary housing forces open the lid such that the first electronic connection portion mates with the second electronic connection portion. |
| US11712528B2 |
Breathing apparatus, method of controlling a breathing apparatus, computer program and computer program product
A breathing apparatus (1) is disclosed comprising an inspiratory channel (3), an expiratory channel (4), a patient interface (5), an oxygen valve (13) and a blower (7) comprising blower driving means (9). The blower (7) is arranged to produce a flow of air to the inspiratory channel (3). The oxygen valve (13) is configured to selectively deliver a flow of oxygen to the inspiratory channel (3). The breathing apparatus further comprises a control unit (19) configured to control the blower driving means (9) so that the blower (7) produces substantially no flow of air to the inspiratory channel (3) during a time period (tp). The present disclosure further relates to a method (100) of controlling operation of a breathing apparatus (1), a computer program and a computer program product (300) for performing a method (100) of controlling operation of a breathing apparatus (1). |
| US11712527B1 |
Kit for locating a vein
The kit for locating a vein is configured for use in inserting an intravenous (IV) catheter into a targeted vein of a patient. The kit for locating a vein is a transparent structure. The kit for locating a vein: a) removably attaches to the skin of the patient; b) numbs the skin of the patient; c) generates a vasomotor response; d) provides the ability to insert the IV catheter into the targeted vein while the kit for locating a vein remains attached to the patient; and, e) forms a dressing that captures bodily fluids. The kit for locating a vein comprises a parchment sheeting, a working media, a transparent pocket, and a plurality of apertures. The parchment sheeting, the working media, and the transparent pocket form a transparent composite textile structure. The plurality of apertures are apertures that are formed through the composite textile structure. |
| US11712526B2 |
Safety device for a pre-filled injection syringe
A safety device for an injection syringe including a syringe support, a protective sheath for protecting an injection needle carried by the injection syringe, the protective sheath being mounted to slide relative to the syringe support between an injection position in which the needle is uncovered, and a protection position in which the needle is covered, the protective sheath having an initial grip surface enabling the device to be gripped by a user, the initial grip surface being a projection that extends outward from the protective sheath, and a return spring for urging the sheath into the protection position. The sheath also includes an extender member for extending the initial grip surface, being a separate piece from the protective sheath, attached to the protective sheath in such a manner as to present an enlarged grip surface, larger than the initial grip surface. |
| US11712525B2 |
Injection system and method
An injection system includes a syringe body defining a proximal opening at a proximal end thereof and a distal needle interface at a distal end thereof. The system also includes proximal and distal stopper members disposed in the syringe body, forming respective proximal and distal drug chambers. The system further includes a plunger member configured to be manually manipulated to insert the proximal stopper member relative to the syringe body. Moreover, the system includes a fluid conveying assembly including a penetrating member configured to penetrate the distal stopper member to fluidly couple the proximal and distal drug chambers, a distal exit tube, and a transfer member disposed at least partially around a portion of the penetrating member and defining a fluid passage. A distal end of the penetrating member is disposed in the distal exit tube. |
| US11712523B2 |
Secure device for delivering medications
A method and device for delivering medications that includes a syringe body, a cartridge nest with an application tip, a plunger actuator, and an electronic lock subassembly adapted for preventing administration of the medication until specific conditions are met. The medicine cartridge may comprise a form of a digital security key to prevent the device from administering medication unless specific configurations and conditions are met. The device may further be adapted with pre-programmed information and may be used with a smartphone, tablet, or computer application. The electronic lock subassembly will only permit the administration of medicine when the patient and/or administrator is verified via facial and voice recognition, biometric identifier, or other unique information. Upon proper permission, the device may be used to administer medicine, including injecting medicine into the nasal cavity of a patient. |
| US11712522B2 |
System and method for sequential delivery of measured doses of medication
A medicine dosing device for delivering sequential doses of medication to a patient. The medicine dosing device includes a substantially transparent vessel for holding the medication therein. A visual dosing aid such as a dosing bar is present on a surface of the vessel. The visual dosing aid includes a plurality of dosing segments where each of the dosing segments identifies a volume of the medication corresponding to one of a plurality of medication doses to be sequentially provided to the patient. The visual dosing aid may be of a color or pattern that is correlated to at least one physical characteristic of the patient. |
| US11712521B2 |
Injection nozzle for a needleless injection device
An injection nozzle for a needleless injection device includes at least one outlet conduit extending parallel to an injection axis (B). The outlet conduit(s) include a first conduit portion having a first section, a second conduit portion having a second section, the first section being larger than the second section, and a connecting portion between the first conduit portion and the second conduit portion. The connecting portion is inclined at an angle between 70° and 90° with respect to the injection axis (B). |
| US11712514B2 |
Cannulas for systems and methods for delivering microdoses of medication
Devices, systems, and methods are provided herein for delivering medication (e.g., insulin) via a wearable pump having a patch-style form factor for adhesion to a user's body. The reusable pump may be coupled to a disposable cap housing a microdosing system for delivering precise, repeatable doses of medication to a cannula configured to deliver medication to a target infusion area beneath the user's outer skin layer. The system further may include an applicator for inserting the cannula into the user's skin and/or applying an adhesive pad to the skin. |
| US11712511B2 |
Implantable device for the locationally accurate delivery and administration of substances into the pericardium or onto the surface of the heart
A device for administration of substances onto an epicardial surface of a heart includes a frame structure for at least partially encircling a circumference of the heart which is able to assume shaping, positioning, guiding and stabilizing functions. The frame structure may be coupled to a heart-shaped sleeve. A substance carrier for accommodating the substances to be administered may be coupled to the device. |
| US11712504B2 |
Medical device with additively applied converter including a conductive path
This disclosure relates to a medical device including, a hard part, a converter, and a conductive path. The hard part has fluid paths for guiding a medical fluid, in particular blood, through the hard part. The converter is arranged to measure a characteristic of the medical fluid while the fluid is present in one of the fluid paths. At least a first section of the converter or of the conductive path is applied to or superimposed on the hard part by a first additive application method. At least a second section of the converter or of the conductive path is applied to the hard part by a second application method. The first and the second additive application methods differ from each other. |
| US11712503B2 |
Bag opening system
A system and apparatus for opening and emptying a bag of material includes a base having a pair of opposed sides and a central aperture through which material may flow. The system includes a pair of opposed doors rotatably mounted on a pair of door shafts, the edges of the pair of opposed doors forming an opening and a plurality of piercing blades pivotally mounted to the base on a pivot rod, the blades capable of pivoting to pierce said bag. The system further includes a cutting blade mounted transversely below the opening of the opposed doors, the cutting blade capable of linear motion across the opening. |
| US11712502B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for extracorporeal removal of carbon dioxide
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for removing carbon dioxide from a target fluid, such as, for example, blood, to treat hypercarbic respiratory failure or another condition. A device is provided including first and second membrane components for removing dissolved gaseous carbon dioxide and bicarbonate from the fluid, which can be done simultaneously. The device can be in the form of a cartridge configured for use in a dialysis system. A method of treatment is also provided, involving drawing blood from a patient and bringing the patient's blood in contact with a first membrane component having a sweep gas passing therethrough, and a second membrane component having a dialysate passing therethrough. The dialysate's composition can be selected such that charge neutrality is maintained. |
| US11712498B2 |
Lactation system and method
A lactation system is disclosed. Embodiments include at least one extraction mechanism including a compression mechanism and a collection mechanism, and a controller. The compression mechanism can include a plurality of manipulable members, each operably coupled to an actuator and arrangeable circumferentially about a breast of a user such that each member can be actuated to selectively apply pressure to a region of the breast. The collection mechanism can be removably coupleable to the compression mechanism and can comprise a storage compartment to receive and store milk The controller can be operably coupleable to the actuators to cause the members to move according to a movement pattern which can be configured to stimulate the breast to induce the flow of milk from the breast and modulated based on sensor feedback. A wearable garment with an inner structure can be removably coupled to the extraction mechanism. An outer cover can be arrangeable to conceal the extraction mechanism. |
| US11712497B2 |
Blood bag system and blood treatment method
Provided are a blood bag system and a blood treatment method capable of securely and efficiently obtaining a medium specific gravity blood component having a sufficiently low content rate of a light specific gravity blood component.In a blood bag system (10) used for a blood treatment method, in a transfer completed state in which whole blood in a first bag (12) is centrifuged to transfer blood plasma to a second bag (14) through a first transfer tube (24) and transfer red cell concentrates to a third bag (16) through a second transfer tube (26), a buffy coat is left in the first bag (12). In the transfer completed state, when a platelet added solution is transferred from a fourth bag (18) to the first bag (12) on which a centrifugal force acts through a third transfer tube (28), blood plasma in the buffy coat is discharged from the first bag (12). |
| US11712496B2 |
Microspheres containing decellularized donor tissue and their use in fabricating polymeric structures
Decellularized matrix microspheres comprising a polymeric material and a donor tissue are provided. Also disclosed are structures containing a plurality of decellularized matrix microspheres incorporating a first polymer and a donor tissue; and a second polymer, wherein the decellularized matrix microspheres and the second polymer are in the form of a filament. Methods of treating a tissue injury employing the matrix microspheres and structures described as well as their methods of manufacture are also provided. |
| US11712490B2 |
Sterilization apparatus
The present invention provides a sterilization apparatus. The sterilization apparatus comprises a sterilant extractor configured to extract a sterilant using an auxiliary needle from a sterilant cartridge disposed inside or outside a sterilization chamber and a sterilant supplier configured to receive the sterilant extracted through the auxiliary needle, to vaporize the sterilant through a vaporizer, and to provide the vaporized sterilant to the sterilization chamber or a vacuum pouch disposed inside the sterilization chamber through a main needle. |
| US11712486B2 |
Compositions and methods for cancer imaging and radiotherapy
The present invention relates to a conjugated compound comprising a marker M pharmaceutically acceptable, and a peptide or pseudo-peptide P having at most 30 amino acid residues and able to bind the Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) and to its use in a method of labelling and/or detecting and/or treating cancerous cells in a subject by administration of the conjugated compound to the subject an analysis of the presence and/or the amount of marker. |
| US11712485B2 |
Triazine based radiopharmaceuticals and radioimaging agents
Metal complexes including a radionuclide and a compound of Formula I and Formula II are potent inhibitors of PSMA. |
| US11712483B2 |
Activatable membrane-interacting peptides and methods of use
The present disclosure provides activatable and detectable membrane-interacting peptides that, following activation, can interact with phospholipid bilayers, such as cell membranes. The present disclosure also provides methods of use of such compounds. The compounds of the present disclosure are of the general structure X1a-A-X2—Z—X1b, where A is a membrane-interacting peptide region having a plurality of nonpolar hydrophobic amino acid residues that, following separation from portions Z, is capable of interaction with a phospholipid bilayer; Z is an inhibitory peptide region that can inhibit the activity of portion A; X2 is a cleavable linker that can be cleaved to release cleavage products from the compound; and X1a and X1b are optionally-present chemical handles that facilitate conjugation of various cargo moieties to the compound. Prior to cleavage of the composition at X2, the composition acts as a promolecule that does not associate with cellular membranes to a significant or detectable level. Following cleavage at cleavable linker X2, the cleavage product including portion A is free to interact with a phospholipid bilayer (e.g., a cell membrane), and thus accumulate at a site associated with a cleavage-promoting environment. Detection of the membrane-associated cleavage product can be accomplished by detection of a moiety attached through X1a and/or X1b. Such compositions can be used in a variety of methods, including, for example, use in directly imaging active clotting within a subject. |
| US11712478B2 |
Compositions and methods of treating muscle atrophy and myotonic dystrophy
Disclosed herein are polynucleic acid molecules, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for treating muscle atrophy or myotonic dystrophy. |
| US11712474B2 |
Reduction of post-surgery cancer metastasis by combination of cannabidiol and NR2F6 inhibition
Disclosed are means of stimulating systemic immunity and reduction of post-surgery tumor metastasis through the concurrent intralymphatic inhibition of NR2F6 and treatment with cannabidiol. In some embodiments NR2F6 is inhibited by high pressure transient delivery of short interfering RNA into tumor draining lymph nodes concurrent with systemic administration of cannabidiol. This combination may be performed together with means that induce immunogenic tumor cell death. Through the combination of immunogenic cell death and immune stimulation, the invention provides a means of enhancing the abscopal effect and in some embodiments to cause immunological mediated destruction primary and secondary neoplasia. |
| US11712472B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition comprising anti-human TSLP receptor antibody
Provided is a stable pharmaceutical composition, comprising an anti-human TSLP receptor antibody, capable of inhibiting the generation of chemically modified substances, such as deamidated forms and oxidized forms, or degradants or multimers. The pharmaceutical composition comprises an anti-human TSLP receptor antibody, a pharmaceutically acceptable buffer, arginine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a surfactant. |
| US11712467B2 |
Methods of rational nicotine hapten design and uses thereof
Provided herein are methods for rational design of nicotine haptens. More particularly, provided herein are methods for designing, selecting, and synthesizing nicotine haptens and nicotine hapten conjugates. Also provided herein are novel nicotine haptens and methods for using nicotine haptens to treat nicotine addiction. |
| US11712465B2 |
Microbiota sequence variants of tumor-related antigenic epitopes
The present invention relates to cancer immunotherapy, in particular to sequence variants of tumor-related antigenic epitope sequences. Namely, the present invention provides a method for identification of microbiota sequence variants of tumor-related antigenic epitope sequences. Such microbiota sequence variants are useful for the preparation of anticancer medicaments, since they differ from self-antigens and, thus, they may elicit a strong immune response. Accordingly, medicaments comprising microbiota sequence variants, methods of preparing such medicaments and uses of such medicaments are provided. |
| US11712464B2 |
Intervention device
A device for interventions within the body, the device comprising: an end piece 6 for insertion into the body at a distal end thereof, the end piece 6 including a rigid lumen for holding an instrument 10 and guiding the instrument 10 to the distal end of the end piece; and a body section 4 supporting the lumen and being rigidly connected thereto, the body section including a navigation array 14 for guidance of the device using a surgical navigation system and/or including an anchor point 20 for a standard navigation array. |
| US11712456B2 |
Hemp extract for treatment of pain in animals
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating pain in veterinary subjects using pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising hemp extract. |
| US11712449B1 |
Composition of matter, system, and method for enhanced magnesium uptake, retention, and synergistic actions
The present disclosure relates to methods and complexes for ingestion of an elemental magnesium complex as inverted micellar nanodroplets designed to enhance uptake and cell delivery of active constituents. The complex and methods associated with delivery of the elemental magnesium complex disclosed improves many magnesium deficiencies that include cardiovascular, metabolic, neurohormonal, immune defense and repair systems, digestive, behavioral, and community risks. |
| US11712446B2 |
Methods of mobilizing marrow infiltrating lymphocytes and uses thereof
Methods are disclosed for the mobilization of marrow infiltrating cells (MILs) using E-selectin antagonists for the treatment of disorders such as cancer. Methods for treating or preventing cancers using MILs mobilized by E-selectin antagonists are further disclosed. |
| US11712445B2 |
Compositions and methods for improving gastrointestinal function in subjects with renal disease
The present disclosure relates generally to compositions and methods for improving the consistency and regularity of a subject's bowel movements. Additionally, the compositions and methods are useful for also improving deficiencies in nutrition, deficiencies in hemoglobin, and reducing inflammation. |
| US11712443B2 |
17α-monoesters and 17α,21-diesters of cortexolone for use in the treatment of tumors
The present invention relates to certain cortexolone derivatives of formula (I) and the use of the same as antitumor active ingredients for the curative or adjuvant, or neoadjuvant or palliative treatment of precancerous lesions, dysplasias, metaplasias and tumor diseases, including malignant neoplasias and metastasis. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising cortexolone derivatives of formula (I) as active ingredients and at least one physiologically acceptable excipient, and to the use of the pharmaceutical compositions as antitumor medicinal products. |
| US11712442B2 |
Dry powder treprostinil for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension
A dry powder inhalation treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension includes a dose of dry particles comprising greater than 25 micrograms of treprostinil enclosed in a capsule. The dry particles can include treprostinil, a wetting agent, a hydrophobicity modifying agent, a pH modifying agent and a buffer. A method of treating a patient having pulmonary arterial hypertension includes providing a patient a dry powder inhaler, providing the patient at least one capsule for use in the dry powder inhaler, the capsule including at least 25 micrograms of treprostinil. |
| US11712441B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less. |
| US11712434B2 |
Compound having anti-cancer effect, and preparation method therefor and use thereof
The present invention provides a compound of the formula I, a process for its preparation and the use of a medicament for the treatment of cancer. The compound of the present invention has an inhibitory effect on various cancer cells and can be biologically converted into the active drug Linifanib in vitro (in plasma) to inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells, especially liver cancer cells, at a lower dose. |
| US11712432B2 |
Method of treating cancer with an elevated glycogen content
A method of treating cancer is provided. The method includes administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of a glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor, a glycogen synthase inhibitor, a glycogen degradation molecule, an anti-sense oligonucleotide that down-regulates glycogen synthesis, and combinations thereof, where the cancer includes elevated levels of glycogen. |
| US11712425B2 |
Immunoregulatory role of 3-OH-kynurenamine and uses thereof
Methods are provided for using 3-OH-kynurenamine to treat and prevent an inflammatory or autoimmune disease or disorder or transplant rejection, and for promoting immune tolerance. |
| US11712424B2 |
Non-therapeutic methods for alleviating or reducing stress symptoms of ruminants
The present invention relates to the reduction of stress in ruminants in need thereof. |
| US11712423B2 |
Methods and compositions for modifying mucous membranes
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for modifying mucous membranes. In particular, the present invention relates to treating diseases associated with mucous membranes by changing the intrinsic chemical composition and/or physical features of a target mucous membrane. |
| US11712421B2 |
Self-actuating articles
Self-actuating articles including, for example, self-actuating needles and/or self-actuating biopsy punches, are generally provided. Advantageously, the self-actuating articles described herein may be useful as a general platform for delivery of a wide variety of pharmaceutical drugs that are typically delivered via injection directly into tissue due to degradation in the GI tract. The self-actuating articles described herein may also be used to deliver sensors and/or take biopsies without the need for an endoscopy. In some embodiments, the article comprises a spring (e.g., a coil spring, a beam, a material having particular mechanical recovery characteristics). Those of ordinary skill in the art would understand that the term spring is not intended to be limited to coil springs, but generally encompass any reversibly compressive material and/or component which, after releasing an applied compressive force on the material/component, the material/component substantially returns to an uncompressed length of the material/component (e.g., the within 95% of the length of the material/component prior to compression). |
| US11712419B2 |
Liposome formulations
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations comprising an anti angiogenic compound such as a monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof selected from, for example, ranibizumab, which is a vascular endothelial growth factor binder which inhibits the action of VEGF, and a delivery agent selected from a pharmaceutically acceptable liposome. The formulations are useful in the treatment of a variety of angiogenic disorders and diseases in animals and people, and, preferably, in ophthalmic disorders selected from age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema and corneal neovascularization. |
| US11712418B2 |
Chemoembolization agents
A chemoembolization therapy, which combines therapeutic effects of peripheral arterial occlusion with the local administration of an anti-cancer agent. A particle or microsphere occludes the arteries providing blood flow to the tumor, resulting in tumor oxygen deprivation. The anti-angiogenic agent is an anti-cancer drug. |
| US11712417B2 |
Fast dispersing suspending composition, method of preparation and application thereof
Disclosed herein is a fast-dispersing suspending composition which promotes the formation of a suspension for pharmaceutical, food and veterinary products. The composition includes a suspending agent, a diluent, and a glidant, wherein the amounts of these agents are selected to enable the dispersion of the composition and the formation of the suspension. Also disclosed are a method of forming a suspension of a solid dosage form and a method of administering the resulting suspension to a subject. |
| US11712415B2 |
Soft, chewable and orally dissolvable and/or disintegrable products
A soft, chewable and orally dissolvable and/or disintegrable product includes a biopolymer-sugar based matrix and botanical powder dispersed throughout the biopolymer-sugar based matrix. The biopolymer-sugar based matrix includes at least one biopolymer, at least one sugar and optional additives. Soft, chewable and orally dissolvable and/or disintegrable product can also include flavor beads. |
| US11712413B2 |
Halobacillus trueperi TCI66207 and bacterial lysate thereof and use of bactertal lysate
A Halobacillus trueperi TCI66207 strain, deposited in the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (Accession number DSM 33381). The H. trueperi TCI66207 strain has one or more of the following function: improving skin cell mitochondrion activity, promoting skin cell proliferation, maintaining skin corneum layer completeness, increasing expression of keratin (Keratin14) and/or hyaluronic acid synthase (HAS3) genes and promoting hyaluronic acid production. |
| US11712412B2 |
Cosmetic compositions capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material
Cosmetic compositions capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material are provided, as well as methods of applying such compositions to a keratinous material. |
| US11712404B2 |
Methacrylamide adhesive systems
Provided are compositions useful as dental adhesives comprising an acrylamide compound, a methacrylate base monomer, a polymerization initiator, and a polymerization inhibitor or a polymerization stabilizer. |
| US11712403B2 |
Disposable absorbent stoma pad for gastrostomy
An absorbent stoma pad for encapsulating an external bolster of a feeding tube is provided. The stoma pad includes an upper layer, base layer, absorbent material, and cavity. The upper layer, which includes an upper surface and a lower surface, contains a centrally located opening with respect to a periphery of the upper layer, wherein the opening is configured to receive a tube portion of the feeding tube. The base layer, which includes an upper surface and a lower surface, contains a centrally located opening with respect to a periphery of the base layer, wherein the opening is also configured to receive the tube portion of the feeding tube. Meanwhile, the absorbent material is disposed adjacent the upper layer's lower surface. Further, the cavity permits airflow between the absorbent layer and the base layer when the external bolster is encapsulated by the stoma pad and positioned within the cavity. |
| US11712402B2 |
Multi-mix infusion bag
A multi-mix infusion bag is provided. The multi-mix infusion bag includes a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has a lower chamber and the upper portion includes a plurality of chambers. Each chamber is separated and contains a fluid agent. The multi-mix infusion bag is configured to transfer each fluid agent within each chamber of the upper portion into the lower chamber for mixing. The multi-mix infusion bag may include dispensing devices associated with each chamber, wherein the dispensing devices operate to transfer the fluid agents into the lower chamber for mixing. |
| US11712399B2 |
Chest compression machine systems and methods
Chest compression machine systems and methods adjust the administration of patient treatment based on received physiological parameter measurements, such as a CO2 measurement. Adjustment of the administered chest compressions can include adjusting one or more chest compression parameters, such as the depth of the administered compressions, the administration of active decompressions, adjusting the height of active decompression, adjusting the rate of compressions and/or active decompressions and/or other changes to one or more properties, or characteristics, of the administered chest compressions and/or active decompressions. |
| US11712397B1 |
System, method, and non-transitory storage medium for providing online entertainment in association with an interactive adult toy
An online entertainment system for facilitating interaction between a model hosting an online streaming video session and at least one viewer. The model operates an operable adult toy with which the at least one viewer can interact, either directly or indirectly, during the online streaming video session. The system provides the viewer with an interface with which the viewer can engage to participate in a game of chance. A result of the game of chance is used to obtain predetermined feedback parameters, actual feedback obtained from the adult toy during manipulation thereof by the model is compared against the predetermined feedback parameters, and control is performed based on a result of the comparison. |
| US11712396B2 |
Exercise equipment for transportation of article of footwear
A sole arrangement for an article of footwear with a gradient depth value is provided. In one aspect of the disclosure, the sole arrangement extending from an end of a posterior area of the sole arrangement to an end of an anterior area of the sole arrangement, wherein the posterior area of the sole arrangement being formed under a heel area and the anterior area of the sole arrangement being formed under a forefoot area of a foot. The sole arrangement having an upper facing surface and a ground engaging surface, wherein the upper facing surface being on an opposite side of the sole arrangement than the ground engaging surface. The sole arrangement having a maximum posterior depth value. The sole arrangement having a maximum anterior depth value. The maximum posterior depth value may be smaller than the maximum anterior depth value by a first margin. |
| US11712391B2 |
State estimation program, trained model, rehabilitation support system, learning apparatus, and state estimation method
A state estimation program is for causing a computer to function to determine a state of training in a rehabilitation support system used by a trainee to perform training of a preset motion and includes a threshold setting step and a state estimation step. The threshold setting step is for acquiring a sensor output, the sensor output being an output of a sensor included in the rehabilitation support system in the training performed by the trainee and setting a threshold for determining one of a normal state and an abnormal state of the training based on the sensor output. The state estimation step is for estimating whether the training is performed in the normal state or the abnormal state based on the threshold. |
| US11712390B2 |
Oral rehabilitation device and medical treatment system therewith
An oral rehabilitation device for rehabilitating the oral cavity of a user includes a device body, a first activating member, an upper-jaw member, a lower-jaw member, and a processing unit. The first activating member is disposed on an end of the device body. The upper-jaw member and the lower-jaw member are connected to the same end of the device body and are for contacting an upper jaw and lower jaw of the user, respectively. The processing unit is coupled to the first activating member and is used to control the first activating member to drive one of the upper-jaw member and the lower jaw member to open or close relative to the other of the upper-jaw member and the lower-jaw member, such that the upper jaw and the lower jaw can be rehabilitated. The present invention further discloses a medical treatment system to which the oral rehabilitation device is linked. |
| US11712381B2 |
Military vehicle with reconfigurable compartment
A reconfigurable compartment for a military vehicle. The reconfigurable compartment includes a floor, a front, a rear, a roof, and sides. The floor, the front, the rear, the roof, and the sides are removably coupled with each other to define the reconfigurable compartment. At least one of the floor, the front, the rear, the roof, or the sides are function-specific and replaceable with a different function-specific at least one of the floor, the front, the rear, the roof, or the sides and thereby facilitate transitioning an overall function of the military vehicle to accommodate a variety of different vehicle applications. |
| US11712379B2 |
Packaged feminine hygiene pad product adapted for discreet carry and access, and manufacturing process
A product including a feminine hygiene pad in a folded configuration provided within an individualized envelope package is disclosed. The pad is folded separately of the envelope package and is entirely contained within the package. The package has a rectangular shape and includes a section of polymeric film, a pair of side seams, and a closure flap overlapping an opening edge, wherein the package is configured to create an access opening upon lifting of the closure flap, while allowing material along the side seams to remain unseparated. |
| US11712377B2 |
Absorbent article with pocket dividing front and rear regions
Absorbent articles of the present disclosure may be constructed with a secondary liner sheet placed on top of a body facing liner of the articles configured to form a pocket. The pocket provides a barrier, thereby separating a front region of the absorbent articles from a rear region. In this manner, the absorbent articles of the present disclosure may reduce the spread of bodily exudates throughout the articles. The reduced spreading of exudates may help to keep skin healthy by reducing the amount of skin exposed to the skin irritants within the exudates and/or by preventing additional skin irritants from being created by preventing the mixing of BM and urine, at least in proximity to the skin of the wearer. |
| US11712376B2 |
Absorbent article and method and device for manufacturing absorbent article
An absorbent article having a lateral direction, a vertical direction, and a front-rear direction that are orthogonal to each other is provided. The absorbent article includes: a first sheet-like member; a second sheet-like member; elastic members that are inserted along the lateral direction between a pair of mutually-opposing facing surfaces of the first sheet-like member and that are spaced apart in the vertical direction; joining portions that join the pair of mutually-opposing facing surfaces and that are spaced part in the lateral direction and in the vertical direction; and side-seal sections disposed at each lateral end portion of the absorbent article. The joining portions are formed on two sides of the elastic members in the vertical direction so that the elastic members are sandwiched and pressed between the joining portions on the two sides. |
| US11712369B2 |
Apparatus for delivering ocular implants into an anterior chamber of the eye
An ocular implant adapted to be disposed within Schlemm's canal of a human eye with a body extending along a curved longitudinal central axis in a curvature plane, a first strut on one side of the implant and a second strut on an opposite side of the implant, the circumferential extent of the first strut with respect to the plane of curvature being greater than the circumferential extent of the second strut with respect to the plane of curvature. The invention also includes methods of using the implant. |
| US11712368B2 |
Medical instrument for in vivo heat source
A biocompatible medical device can be at least partially implantable into a living human or animal subject to provide active treatment of biofilm that can occur use within the subject. The medical device can include a catheter, including an interior conduit capable of permitting fluid flow. A heating device can be located on a portion of the catheter to be located within the subject, the heating device including at least a pair of electrodes having a variable spacing therebetween, the variable spacing specified to allow heat to be generated using a time-varying electromagnetic input signal providing a variable frequency to control a variable location along the electrodes at which heat is generated, such as can provide a virtual matrix of local heat sources. |
| US11712366B1 |
Oral therapy tool, system, and related methods
An oral therapy tool is provided that comprises a mouthpiece including a first side and a second side, a pressure sensor operatively connected to the mouthpiece, and a microcontroller in communication with the pressure sensor. The microcontroller is configured to collect data relating to a usage of the oral therapy tool and to communicate the data to a central computer server. Systems and methods for monitoring oral therapy are further provided and collect, via a central computer server, data from the oral therapy device relating to a usage of the oral therapy device by a user. The central computer server then analyzes the data to determine the effectiveness of the oral therapy device, and transmits the analysis of the data to a remote device via a software application running on the remote device to assess and/or provide a recommended oral therapy regimen. |
| US11712364B2 |
Side sleeper anti-snoring and sleep apnea pillow
A pillow for treating snoring and/or sleep apnea features at least one head recess having a bottom area for receiving and supporting a lateral side of a user's face, and a peripheral area spanning upwardly from the bottom area at a perimeter thereof. A neck channel extends from the head recess. The peripheral area of the head recess includes a chin region that reaches laterally outward from the neck channel at an angle and orientation such that the user's cervical spine resides in a relaxed non-extended state, and the user's mandible is maintained in a closed position. In embodiments for couples, first and second head recesses in the top of one pillow face inwardly toward one another, and third and fourth head recesses in either the bottom of the same pillow or the top of a separate pillow bottom surface face outwardly away from one another. |
| US11712361B2 |
Nasal dilator devices
A nasal dilator device comprises a substantially U-shaped body including a central portion arranged to span a septum of a nose when worn by a user and first and second leg members extending from the central portion in a first plane. The device further comprises a first cantilever rib member extending outward from the U-shaped body in a second plane and a second cantilever rib member extending outward from the U-shaped body in a third plane, wherein the first and second cantilever rib members extend away from each other. The device further comprises a first intermediate section connecting an end of the first leg member to a proximal end of the first cantilever rib member, wherein the first intermediate section extends between the first plane and second plane and a second intermediate section connecting an end of the second leg member to a proximal end of the second cantilever rib member, wherein the second intermediate section extends between the first plane and the third plane. |
| US11712360B2 |
Self-donning powered orthotic device
A powered orthotic device includes a brace, a finger engagement member, a thumb engagement member, and a hand actuator. The powered orthotic device includes a locking mechanism affixed to the brace, and a finger carrier assembly with a finger carrier to engage the fingers of the wearer, as well as an affixment member configured to be removably attached to the locking mechanism. The wearer dons the orthotic device, without assistance from another, by placing the set of fingers into the finger carrier and using a free hand of the wearer to affix the affixment member to the locking mechanism. |
| US11712359B2 |
Connector for an orthopedic device
A connector for a strap includes a buckle assembly having a base part, and a strap mount flexibly depending from the buckle assembly. The strap mount is integrally connected to the base part such that the base part is rigid when the strap mount bends relative thereto. |
| US11712358B2 |
Orthopedic brace to assist with spastic gait
Apparatus for an orthopedic brace with magnetic assistance for assisting with a spastic gait. A pair of braces are configured to each support and secure a magnetic device on each leg above the knee. The magnetic devices generate a magnetic force sufficient to reduce a spastic gait. Each magnetic device has a magnetic field that interacts with a magnetic field of the other magnetic device. The magnetic field produces a magnetic force that repels the other magnetic device as the magnetic devices move relative to each other when the wearer walks. The shape of the magnetic field is configured to aid the wearer in avoiding the legs colliding while walking. In one embodiment discrete magnets are disposed on the medial side of each brace. In another embodiment magnetic material is integral with the medial side of each brace and the magnetic material has a selected field strength curve. |
| US11712352B2 |
Systems and methods for deploying a luminal prosthesis over a Carina
A system for deploying a prosthesis over a Carina between an ipsilateral lumen and a contralateral lumen includes a guidewire, a guidewire capture catheter, a self-expanding tubular prosthesis, and a delivery catheter. The guidewire is first placed in the ipsilateral lumen. The guidewire capture catheter is then advanced from the contralateral lumen to a position at or above the ipsilateral lumen. The guidewire is typically advanced through an occlusion, which may be a total occlusion, and captured by a capture element on the guidewire capture catheter. The guidewire capture catheter pulls the guidewire out through the contralateral side, and the guidewire is used to advance a delivery catheter from the ipsilateral side. The delivery catheter delivers a first segment of the tubular prosthesis in the ipsilateral lumen and a second segment of the prosthesis in the contralateral lumen. |
| US11712348B2 |
Intervertebral body fusion device expanded with hardening material
An expandable, intervertebral spacer includes a top component and a base component in engagement with the top component, the base component defining at least one channel for receiving a hardening material, and placement of the hardening material within the channel causes the top component to move between a first position in which the top component is a first distance from the base component and a second position in which the top component is a second distance from the base component, the second distance being greater than the first distance. The hardening material can be removed from the channel by a flexible coring tool, and the top component forced toward the base component to collapse the spacer. |
| US11712347B2 |
Biologic preparation and delivery system
A medical compound preparation and delivery system, including a delivery device, the device including a depressible trigger operably coupled to move a plunger; a cartridge releasably coupled to the delivery device, the cartridge defining a lumen therethrough to receive at least a portion of the plunger therein; a receptacle defining a cavity therein for receiving a medical compound; a first tube slidably positionable within the cavity of the receptacle; and a second tube slidably positionable within the first tube, wherein the cartridge is slidably positionable within the second tube. |
| US11712346B2 |
Expandable fusion device with integrated deployable retention spikes
Expandable fusion devices, systems, and methods. The expandable fusion device includes one or more integrated deployable retention spikes configured to resist expulsion of the device when installed in the intervertebral disc space. The implant may include upper and lower main endplates, an actuator assembly configured to cause an expansion in height of the upper and lower main endplates, and a sidecar assembly including a sidecar carrier, an upper carrier endplate pivotably coupled to an upper spike, and a lower carrier endplate pivotably coupled to a lower spike such that forward translation of the sidecar carrier pushes against the upper and lower carrier endplates, thereby deploying the upper and lower spikes. |
| US11712344B2 |
Vertebral body replacement
The present invention involves a system and methods for assembling and implanting a vertebral body implant. The vertebral body implant includes, but is not necessarily limited to, an expandable core body and endplates that can be attached at both ends. Endplates of various shapes, sizes and angles are attachable to the expandable core so that a suitable vertebral body implant can be implanted between vertebrae. |
| US11712340B2 |
Hemi arthroplasty joint implant
A hemi-arthroplasty bone joint implant has a first part (120) with a stem (111) tor intramedullary implanting into a metacarpal, mid a second part (110) to engage the trapezium is a translational manner, a hemi-arthroplasty articulating coupling (121). This allows multi-axial motion with translational movement of the second part over the trapezium and rotation of the first part (110) about the articulating coupling (121, 103). There is also a converter to convert the implant to a total arthroplasty implant in situ during revision surgery. The second part (110) and the hemi-arthroplasty coupling (100, 123, 121) are removable in situ during revision surgery. The first part (120) has an engagement threaded socket (117) for, after removal of the second part and the hemi-arthroplasty coupling, engaging the replacement coupling (200) and allowing mutual articulation of the first (120) and replacement parts (220). This forms a total arthroplasty joint implant. |
| US11712337B2 |
Delivery systems and methods of implantation for prosthetic heart valves
A delivery system for delivery of an implantable stented device to a body lumen that includes an elongated member having a distal tip and a proximal end portion, a wire connection member positioned between the distal tip and proximal end portion of the elongated member, and a plurality of capturing wires extending from a distal end of the wire connection member. Each of the capturing wires includes a distal end having a lower portion that is moveable relative to an upper portion between an open position and a closed position, and a slot defined by the upper and lower portions when they are in the closed position. |
| US11712335B2 |
Cinch device and method for deployment of a side-delivered prosthetic heart valve in a native annulus
The invention relates to anchor channels and subannular anchors for a transcatheter heart valve replacement (A61F2/2412), and in particular for an orthogonally delivered transcatheter prosthetic heart valve having a annular support frame having compressible wire cells that facilitate rolling and folding the valve length-wise, or orthogonally to the central axis of the flow control component, allowing a very large diameter valve to be delivered and deployed to the tricuspid valve from the inferior vena cava or superior vena cava, or trans-atrially to the mitral valve, the valve having a height of about 5-60 mm and a diameter of about 25-80 mm, without requiring an oversized diameter catheter and without requiring delivery and deployment from a catheter at an acute angle of approach. |
| US11712332B2 |
Composite scaffold for the repair, reconstruction, and regeneration of soft tissues
A composite scaffold having a highly porous interior with increased surface area and void volume is surrounded by a flexible support structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement during repair or reconstruction of soft tissue while simultaneously facilitating regeneration of functional tissue. |
| US11712329B2 |
Airway stents
A stent assembly for insertion into an airway of a patient includes a stent defining an interior pathway along a length of the stent. The stent assembly includes a removal instrument for removal of the stent from the airway of the patient. The removal instrument is configured to cause a helical motion of the stent to remove the stent from the airway of the patient. |
| US11712325B2 |
Vibration device for dental use and orthodontic correction method
A vibration device for dental use is provided, including a support member and a vibration transmission member. The support member is adapted to fit in the space between the upper and lower teeth on one side of the mouth, and includes a frame and an elastic layer. The frame is configured to maintain a shape defining an inner cavity having a first opening formed on the first side of the support member and a second opening formed on the second side of the support member. The elastic layer covers the surfaces of the frame. The vibration transmission member has a connector end for coupling to a vibration source and an insertion end configured to be inserted into the inner cavity of the support member so as to transmit the vibration energy generated by the vibration source to the upper and lower teeth of the patient. |
| US11712323B2 |
Bone foundation guide system and method
A bone foundation guide system has a bone foundation guide including a body that is contoured to reversibly affix to a bone segment of a dental implant surgical site. The body is further contoured to guide the cutting of a portion of the bone segment from a dental implant surgical site and alternatively support a dental implant surgical guide. The body is further contoured to support a bone foundation guide prosthesis as an alternative to the dental implant surgical guide. The bone foundation guide prosthesis combines with the body to accommodate the bone segment portion as placed through the body prior to the bone segment portion being removed from the dental implant site through the use of the body. |
| US11712322B2 |
Housing assembly for periodontal endoscopic probe
An assembly for aiding field use of an endoscopic probe is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing assembly for an endoscopic probe and a compatible holder for the housing assembly. The housing assembly includes a tubular conduit for receiving the endoscopic probe and a plug coupled along a distal end of the tubular conduit. The holder includes a pre-configured arm for facilitating an exploration of a pre-determined quadrant of an oral cavity. The explorer includes a plug receiver. Upon coupling the plug receiver with the inversely matching plug, the tubular conduit passes through the opening and into the third axial channel. |
| US11712320B2 |
Methods and systems to automate surgical interventions
A surgical system for providing an improved video image of a surgical site including a system controller that receives and processes video images to determine a video signature corresponding to a condition that interferes with a quality of the video images, with the system controller interacting with a video enhancer to enhance the video images from a video capturing device to automatically control the video enhancer to enhance the video images. The surgical system can also review the video images for a trigger event and automatically begin or stop recording of the video images upon occurrence of the trigger event. |
| US11712318B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with transducer locking feature
A surgical instrument includes a body, an ultrasonic transducer assembly, and a transducer lock having a lock member configured to move between unlocked and locked positions. The transducer assembly is rotatably mounted along a longitudinal axis within the body such that the transducer assembly is configured to selectively rotate about the longitudinal axis. With the lock member in the unlocked position, the transducer assembly is configured to be selectively rotated about the longitudinal axis relative to the body. With the lock member in the locked position, the transducer lock is configured to seize the transducer assembly and inhibit rotation relative to the housing for coupling with an acoustic waveguide. The surgical instrument may also include an integral torque wrench for coupling the acoustic waveguide with a predetermined torque and an integral torque indictor for signaling to a user that the acoustic waveguide is coupled with the predetermined torque. |
| US11712316B2 |
Sterile surgical and radiological drape
Surgical and radiological drapes are provided herein. In some embodiments, a surgical drape is provided including a surgical table drape and a radiological drape including a first end portion attached to the surgical table drape, an enclosure portion configured to extend from the surgical table drape and enclose a radiological imaging unit and an adjustable closure mechanism configured to secure the upper portion about the radiological imaging unit, a side wall portion extending from the enclosure portion, and a second end portion comprising a weighted material. |
| US11712315B2 |
Force-feedback gloves for a surgical robotic system
A surgical robotic system that includes a robotic arm, glove configured to be worn on a hand of a user and including a force-feedback mechanism, a tracking device, a processor, and memory. The memory includes instructions which when executed by the processor causes the system to determine that the user is performing a hand gesture with the glove to grasp a virtual user input device (UID) based on the tracking device, and in response to the user grasping the virtual UID, apply, via the force-feedback mechanism, a force upon the glove that corresponds to a physical representation of the virtual UID, and engage the robotic arm to be controlled by the virtual UID. |
| US11712308B2 |
Surgical system with base tracking
A surgical system includes an arm extending from the base and having a distal end configured to be coupled to a tool, a first marker coupled in fixed relation to the base, and a tracking system. The tracking system is configured to collect first data indicative of a position of the first marker and collect second data indicative of a position an anatomical feature of a patient. The surgical system also includes a processor configured to calculate a position of the tool relative to the anatomical feature based on the first data and the second data. |
| US11712307B2 |
System and method for mapping navigation space to patient space in a medical procedure
An apparatus is provided that is visible by both a three dimensional (3D) scanner system of a medical navigation system and a camera of the medical navigation system. The apparatus involves a rigid member and a plurality of markers attached to the rigid member. Each of the plurality of markers includes a reflective surface portion visible by the camera and a distinct identifiable portion visible by the 3D scanner system. The apparatus further involves a connector mechanism to connect the apparatus to a reference location. The apparatus is in a field of view of the 3D scanner system and the camera within a timeframe of the 3D scan. |
| US11712304B2 |
Systems and methods for performing intraoperative surface-based registration and navigation
Various example embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for performing image-guided navigation during medical procedures using intraoperative surface detection. A surface detection device is employed to obtain intraoperative surface data characterizing multiple surface regions of a subject. Pre-operative volumetric image data is registered to each surface region, providing per-surface-region registration transforms. In some example embodiments, navigation images may be generated intraoperatively based on the dynamic selection of a suitable registration transform. For example, a registration transform for generating navigation images may be dynamically determined based on the proximity of a tracked surgical tool relative to the surface regions. In an alternative example embodiment, multiple navigation images may be displayed, wherein each navigation image is generated using a different registration transform. |
| US11712300B2 |
System and method for reducing blade exposures
Techniques for reducing blade exposures include one or more processors and a drive system configured to be coupled to a cutting instrument. The cutting instrument includes an end effector located at a distal end of the cutting instrument, the end effector comprising opposable gripping jaws and a cutting blade, a shaft configured to be coupled to the drive system, an articulated wrist coupling the end effector to the shaft and one or more drive mechanisms in the shaft for coupling force or torque from the drive system to the end effector and the articulated wrist. The one or more processors are configured to measure a jaw angle between the gripping jaws, measure articulation of the articulated wrist, correct the jaw angle based on the articulation of the articulated wrist, determine a cutting length based on the corrected jaw angle, and perform a cutting operation according to the cutting length. |
| US11712299B2 |
Picosecond laser apparatus and methods for its operation and use
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator. |
| US11712298B2 |
Apparatus and method for reducing laser beam attentuation in a liquid medium
A method of treating a mobile target tissue with a laser beam includes: providing a laser device for generating a laser beam and providing an optical fiber having a delivery end for guiding the laser beam to the target tissue; a controller causes the laser device to generate one or more laser pulses substantially along the same longitudinal axis. The controller causes the laser device to provide one or more laser pulses. The one or more pulses are selected to allow a vapor bubble formed by the one or more pulse to expand an amount sufficient to displace a substantial portion of the liquid medium from the space between the delivery end of the fiber and the target tissue. The one or more pulses are delivered to the target tissue through the vapor bubble after the vapor bubble has reached its maximum extent and has begun to collapse to reduce retropulsion of the mobile target tissue. |
| US11712296B2 |
Methods and devices for endovascular ablation of a splanchnic nerve
Systems, devices, and methods for transvascular ablation of target tissue. The devices and methods may, in some examples, be used for splanchnic nerve ablation to increase splanchnic venous blood capacitance to treat at least one of heart failure and hypertension. For example, the devices disclosed herein may be advanced endovascularly to a target vessel in the region of a thoracic splanchnic nerve (TSN), such as a greater splanchnic nerve (GSN) or a TSN nerve root. Also disclosed are method of treating heart failure, such as HFpEF, by endovascularly ablating a thoracic splanchnic nerve to increase venous capacitance and reduce pulmonary blood pressure. |
| US11712293B2 |
Resectoscope operating handle and electrode fitting structure and fitting method
A resectoscope operating handle and electrode fitting structure and fitting method are provided. The fitting structure includes a slider of a resectoscope operating handle and a binding post of an electrode. The slider has a front surface and a back surface. The front surface of the slider is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the binding post. An end surface of the binding post is perpendicular to the front surface of the slider. The binding post is mounted in the mounting groove, and an axial direction of the binding post is perpendicular to a plane where the handle is located. The resectoscope operating handle and electrode fitting structure and fitting method of the present invention can ensure that an electrode is accurately and firmly fixed to an operating handle under the condition of convenience in operation. |
| US11712289B2 |
Vessel-sealing device including force-balance interface and electrosurgical system including same
A surgical instrument includes a housing having a shaft affixed thereto, a reciprocatable drive rod slideably disposed at least partially within the shaft, and a force applicator coupled to the drive rod. The shaft includes first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof, at least one of which movable relative to the other from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to at least a second position closer to one another wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The force applicator and the drive rod mechanically communicate to impart movement to at least one of the jaw members. The bipolar forceps includes a handle assembly and a force-balance interface. The force-balance interface configured to translate a multiple of the user-applied force exerted on the handle assembly into the jaw members. |
| US11712286B2 |
Treatment system, control device and treatment method
In a treatment system, an energy treatment instrument includes a pair of grasping pieces. An energy output source outputs electric energy to the energy treatment instrument, thereby applying treatment energy to a blood vessel grasped between the grasping pieces. A measurement section measures a blood pressure at a site related to the grasped blood vessel. A processor controls output of the electric energy from the energy output source based on a measurement result obtained by the measurement section, and thereby switches an actuation state of the energy treatment instrument between a first mode for coagulating the blood vessel and a second mode for coagulating the blood vessel target that is different from the first mode. |
| US11712284B2 |
Controlling bipolar ablation in multi-channel RF ablation devices
An ablation system includes multiple electrodes configured to contact body tissue of a patient, including two or more ablation electrodes for contacting respective locations in a target organ and a return electrode. A signal-generating unit includes multiple signal generators, which are configured to apply respective composite signals to respective ones of the ablation electrodes. The composite signals include multiple, respective signal components, including respective ablation signals, having different, respective ablation-signal amplitudes and phases at a common ablation-signal frequency, and respective probe signals having respective probe-signal amplitudes and different respective probe-signal frequencies. A processor is coupled to measure the probe signals received by each of the multiple electrodes, and responsively to the measured probe signals, to control the ablation-signal amplitudes and phases. |
| US11712282B2 |
Medical ablation system and method of use
Cartilage and other tissues are treated by generating a plasma in an interior space of a probe and exposing the tissue to the plasma. The plasma is released through a gap in a working end of the probe. |
| US11712281B2 |
Filtering system, apparatus, and method
Presented are a method and apparatus for evacuation. An exemplary fluid evacuation system includes a surgical apparatus having a fluid conduit therethrough. The system further includes a vacuum tube fluidly coupled with the fluid conduit, and an electrostatic precipitator fluidly coupled with the fluid conduit. Additionally, the system includes a vacuum source fluidly coupled with the vacuum tube, wherein the vacuum source is operable to create a flow of fluid through the fluid conduit, the vacuum tube and the electrostatic precipitator. |
| US11712277B2 |
Spinal implant and method of manufacture
A bone fastener includes a screw shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion is formed by a first manufacturing method and defines a distal face. The distal portion is formed onto the distal face by a second manufacturing method. In some embodiments, systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed. |
| US11712272B2 |
Technologies for lines coupled to spines
This disclosure discloses a line coupled to a spine of a user at two points such that the line can be movable relative to those two points. The line can be encased by a protective member between those two points. The line can be covered by a compound between those two points. The line can be guided between those two points. |
| US11712270B2 |
Quick lock clamp constructs and associated methods
Disclosed implants may include a first implant receiver and a second implant receiver each having an upper portion and a lower portion connected together by an arm portion, for example. In various embodiments, the upper and lower portions may define a longitudinal passageway extending through the upper and lower portions in a longitudinal direction of each implant receiver, and the arm portions may each define a rod passageway extending in a lateral direction, for example. In various embodiments, each receiver may include a crown having an outside thread pattern threadably engaged within the longitudinal passageway and for mating with a corresponding nut having a similar interior thread pattern. In various embodiments, a rod may extend in the lateral direction through the rod passageways In various embodiments, in a non-tightened position, the rod may freely move and in a tightened position, the arms constrain the rod from moving. |
| US11712269B2 |
Adjustable, modular instrument and method for spinal manipulation
A spinal manipulation instrument, system, and method may use a driving rod to move instrument arms toward or away from one another to compress or distract between selected vertebrae to which the arms are connected. Two arms may be coupled to the driving rod. A threaded collar may axially engage one of the arms, to translate that arm along the driving rod with respect to the other arm. The other arm may be at a fixed axial location or driven by another, oppositely-oriented thread. The arms may be highly adjustable to accommodate a wide range of anatomical variation between patients. Attachment members may be modular to interchangeably couple the arms across multiple platforms. |
| US11712265B2 |
Surgical port for stay sutures and system and method thereof
A surgical port is disclosed. The surgical port has a cannular channel. The surgical port also has one or more suture slots in communication with the cannular channel. The surgical port further has a pair of cam grips for each of the one or more suture slots, each pair of cam grips comprising opposing gripping arms configured to allow suture to be pulled through the opposing gripping arms in a direction away from the cannular channel and to resist suture movement in a direction towards the cannular channel. |
| US11712261B2 |
Rotatable linear actuation mechanism
A surgical instrument includes an end effector, a shaft assembly proximally extending from the end effector, and at least one translatable rack gear assembly coupled with the shaft assembly. The shaft assembly includes at least one elongate member connected to a select one or both of the end effector and the shaft assembly. The at least one translatable rack gear assembly includes a rack gear, an anchor longitudinally adjustable relative to the rack gear, and an insert received within the anchor. The anchor is coupled with the at least one elongate member such that adjustment of the anchor relative to the rack gear longitudinally moves the insert and the at least one elongate member for adjusting tension of the at least one elongate member. |
| US11712255B2 |
Surgical drill guides and systems
Surgical drill guides having a guide shaft and a set of distal guide teeth extending from the guide shaft. The guide shaft has proximal and distal portions having two distinct inner and outer diameters, with a tapered zone extending between the two portions. Wall thickness is maintained or increased from the proximal portion to the distal portion of the shaft, reinforcing the rigidity of both the shaft and the distal guide teeth. |
| US11712253B2 |
Devices and methods for spinal decompression surgery
A method for inserting an interspinous spinal implant into an opened gap between first and second spinous processes of adjacent superior and inferior vertebras, respectively includes the following. First forming an opened gap between a first spinous processes of a superior vertebra and a second spinous processes of an adjacent inferior vertebra by first inserting a decompression knife into diseased areas of the adjacent superior and inferior vertebras, then cutting fascia tissue, then separating soft tissue from bone by rocking the decompression knife back and forth, and then inserting a broach cutter into the diseased areas of the adjacent superior and inferior vertebras and cutting interspinous ligament between the adjacent superior and inferior vertebras. Next, determining and selecting an appropriate sized and shaped interspinous spinal implant for the opened gap by inserting a sizing tool into the opened gap, and sizing the opened gap with the sizing tool. Next, inserting the selected interspinous spinal implant into the opened gap with an insertion tool, and then compressing first and second elongated components of the interspinous spinal implant onto first and second opposite sides of the first and second spinous processes with a compressor tool, respectively. Finally, locking the interspinous spinal implant onto the first and second spinous processes of the adjacent superior and inferior vertebras with a locking driver. |
| US11712252B2 |
Flexible transport auger
A flexible auger design for low-torque transmitting drive shafts, which allows effective tissue material transport through curved, flexible tubes and channels. A hollow auger has a hollow center, so that the helical member hugs the inner wall of the tube and material is transported along the center axis and the inner wall of the tube. The hollow flexible auger allows for transportation of material from an operative location in the patient (material removal) as well as to operative location in the patient (material delivery). |
| US11712248B2 |
Delaying pre-term birth
A device for retarding birth including an upper ring for surrounding a cervix, an anchoring component for anchoring the device, and an elastic component for attaching the upper ring to the anchoring component, wherein the elastic component pushes the upper ring and the anchoring component apart. A device for retarding birth including a sleeve for surrounding a cervix along a greater portion of a length of the cervix, a support strip on the sleeve directed along an axis of the sleeve, and a ring at least partially around the sleeve, in which when a top of the sleeve is pushed to expand radially, the support strip pivots on the ring, such that an end of the support strip near the top of the sleeve moves radially outward, and an end of the support strip near the bottom of the sleeve moves radially inward. Related apparatus and methods are also described. |
| US11712245B2 |
Accelerated patency magnamosis
A system is configured to bring about anastomosis between two lumens in a patient or between two sections of a single lumen in a patient. The anastomosis system includes a first tissue-compressing element, a second tissue-compressing element, and an energy source. The energy source can be a thermal energy source or laser energy source. Tissue is interposed between the elements. Magnetic material incorporated into the tissue-compressing elements facilitates the alignment of the elements as well as compression of the interposed tissue. The energy source can deliver energy to tissue. This delivery of energy can cause local changes to the tissue that can help maintain positional stability of the implants, can bring about immediate patency of the anastomosis and can otherwise facilitate achieving desired outcomes for the patient. |
| US11712240B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing
Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for surgical suturing are provided. In general, a loading element can be configured to facilitate loading of a plate into a surgical instrument configured to facilitate passage of a suture through tissue. The surgical instrument can be configured to advance the suture through a tissue of a patient, to capture a free end or looped end of the suture after the suture's advancement through the tissue, and to pull the captured suture out of the patient's body with a portion of the suture remaining passed through the tissue within the patient's body. |
| US11712237B1 |
Anatomical tissue anchor and related methods
An anatomical tissue anchor includes a central body and tissue stabilizing arms extending outwardly from the central body. The tissue stabilizing arms are spaced apart from one another. The tissue anchor has a deployed state in which the central body defines an opening configured to allow an instrument to be passed therethrough and the tissue stabilizing arms extend radially outwardly from the central body. |
| US11712236B2 |
Dual expansion anchor
A bone anchor, including: a bone engaging member including: a first proximal bone engaging portion and a second distal bone engaging portion; and an expansion feature configured to allow radial expansion of the first bone engaging portion and the second bone engaging portion; an expander having a first proximal expansion portion and a second distal expansion portion and displaceable between a first position relative to the bone engaging member and a second position relative to the bone engaging member; a tissue capture feature; and wherein the first expansion portion of the expander is configured to expand the first bone engaging portion of the bone engaging member and the second expansion portion of the expander is configured to expand the second bone engaging portion of the bone engaging member when the expander is in the second position. |
| US11712235B2 |
Method of using surgical device to deploy implants
This disclosure relates to a surgical method for deploying implants for repairing damaged tissue, such as meniscus tears. One exemplary surgical device for use in the method includes a cannula and a pusher moveable within the cannula to deploy a plurality of implants. Movement of the pusher in the distal direction deploys a distal-most implant and moves any additional implants distally within the cannula. Thus, multiple implants can be loaded into the cannula and deployed using one pusher. The disclosed arrangement is easy to use and has fewer component parts compared to prior devices, which in turn increases the ease of manufacture and reduces cost. |
| US11712234B2 |
Fixed suture construct for soft tissue reconstruction
Disclose herein are suture anchor constructs. The suture anchor constructs can include an anchor, a first suture, and a second suture. The anchor can include a post and a body. The body can define a central hole extending from a trailing end of the body along a central axis towards a leading end of the body. The first suture can have a first tail, a second tail, and a first intermediate portion located proximate the post. The second suture can have a third tail, a fourth tail, and a second intermediate portion secured to the post. The first, second, third, and fourth, tails can pass through the central hole. |
| US11712232B2 |
Surgical fastening
Methods of joint repair employing sutures and attached fixation devices are discussed. For example, a bone block graft procedure (e.g., Latarjet) is discussed which employs fixation devices to secure contact between graft surfaces of two bones. A suture construct, including a continuous suture loop routed through a first fastener, is secured to a first bone. Looped ends of the suture loop are passed through passageways formed in the two bones. The looped suture ends are further routed through a second fastener. The second fastener is mounted to the second bone and a sliding knot, formed in the looped suture ends, is advanced into contact with the second fastener. The suture is further tensioned using a tensioner device to secure the two bones together. |
| US11712230B2 |
Occluder and anastomosis devices
An implantable medical device for sealing and repairing defects in a body tissue or for creating an anastomosis includes a frame and a covering material. In some embodiments, the frame includes a single continuously wound wire that defines an apposition portion, a defect-occupying portion, and a sealing portion. In some embodiments, the tissue-sealing and anastomosis devices provided herein are well-suited for use in the GI tract including the small bowel and colon. In some embodiments, a two-part frame construct facilitates independent tailoring of apposition forces and radial forces exerted on tissues by the two-part frame. |
| US11712227B2 |
Ultrasound probe, control method of ultrasound probe, and ultrasound probe inspection system
An ultrasound probe includes a housing; a transducer array housed in the housing; a transmission/reception unit which is housed in the housing, transmits ultrasonic wave from the transducer array, and generates a sound ray signal on the basis of a reception signal acquired by the transducer array; an image information data generation unit which is housed in the housing, and generates image information data on the basis of the sound ray signal generated by the transmission/reception unit; a wireless communication unit which is housed in the housing, and wirelessly transmits the image information data generated by the image information data generation unit; a light emission unit which is housed in the housing, and emits light to an outside of the housing; and a light emission control unit which is housed in the housing, and causes the light emission unit to emit light in synchronization with a transmission timing of the ultrasonic wave by the transmission/reception unit in a case of a manufacturing inspection. |
| US11712226B2 |
Integrated system for ultrasound imaging and therapy
Ultrasound imaging and therapy with the same array of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers is provided. The electronics includes a per-pixel switch for each transducer element. The switches provide an imaging mode driven completely by on-chip electronics and a therapy mode where off-chip pulsers provide relatively high voltages to the transducer elements. |
| US11712223B2 |
Ultrasound imaging system and method
An ultrasound imaging system for acquiring ultrasound images of an anatomical feature of interest in a subject, comprising a controller operable by a user and configured to: process input ultrasound images to extract anatomical data; determine a set of constraints to be applied to the ultrasound images, the constraints being spatial, temporal and/or of image quality, derived from the extracted anatomical data and/or on user input; monitor the ultrasound images, as they are received, for determining their compliance with the determined constraints; and output an indication based on the determined compliance. The user can adapt the imaging process using the feedback of these indications, and can decide to stop the process based on satisfactory indications. |
| US11712221B2 |
Universal ultrasound device and related apparatus and methods
A system comprising a multi-modal ultrasound probe configured to operate in a plurality of operating modes associated with a respective plurality of configuration profiles; and a computing device coupled to the handheld multi-modal ultrasound probe and configured to, in response to receiving input indicating an operating mode selected by a user, cause the multi-modal ultrasound probe to operate in the selected operating mode. |
| US11712217B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for collection of ultrasound images
Aspects of the technology described herein include determining, during ultrasound imaging, that an anatomical region is clipped by a field of view of an ultrasound image, and providing a notification, during the ultrasound imaging, that the anatomical region is clipped by the field of view of the ultrasound image. Aspects of the technology described herein also include determining that an anatomical region is clipped by a field of view of at least one ultrasound image collected during a three-dimensional ultrasound imaging sweep, and providing a notification that the anatomical region is clipped by the field of view of the at least one ultrasound image collected during the three-dimensional ultrasound imaging sweep. |
| US11712216B2 |
Methods and systems for x-ray tube conditioning
Various methods and systems are provided for x-ray tube conditioning for a computed tomography imaging method. In one embodiment, x-ray may be generated in an x-ray tube of a radiation source prior to a diagnostic scan to warmup the x-ray tube to a desired temperature for the diagnostic scan. The power delivered to the x-ray tube during warmup may be adjusted in a closed loop system based on an initial temperature of the x-ray tube and the desired temperature for the diagnostic scan. During tube warmup, by placing a blocking plate coupled to a collimator blade in a path of the x-ray beam, the x-ray beam may be blocked from exiting a collimator. |
| US11712214B2 |
System and method for determining respiratory induced blood mass change from a 4D computed tomography
A method for determining respiratory induced blood mass change from a four-dimensional computed tomography (4D CT) includes receiving a 4D CT image set which contains a first three-dimensional computed tomographic image (3D CT) and a second 3D CT image. The method includes executing a deformable image registration (DIR) function on the received 4D CT image set, and determining a displacement vector field indicative of the lung motion induced by patient respiration. The method further includes segmenting the received 3D CT images into a first segmented image and a second segmented. The method includes determining the change in blood mass between the first 3D CT image and the second 3D CT image from the DIR solution, the segmented images, and measured CT densities. |
| US11712213B2 |
System and method for pose estimation of an imaging device and for determining the location of a medical device with respect to a target
A system and method for estimating a pose of an imaging device for one or more images is provided. |
| US11712212B2 |
Mobility apparatus for radiographic appliance
A mobility apparatus for an imaging appliance such as a panoramic radiograph machine allows single-operator transport for on-site usage with ambulatory challenged patients. A counterbalanced pivot interface integrates the imaging appliance with a motorized transport vehicle for disposing the appliance securely on the vehicle, while the counterbalanced pivot interface allows positioning to an operational upright orientation for on-site usage. The imaging appliance includes modifications to a stock appliance for adapting the pivot interface for mobility and for usage with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) affected patients, such as wheelchair and scooter bound individuals. The modifications include a truncated base and truncated vertical riser, coupled with a counterbalance mass on the vehicle to maintain stability in the deployed and transportable positions. The lowered vertical riser permits the imaging mechanism to descend to accommodate seated patients. |
| US11712208B2 |
Systems and methods to deliver point of care alerts for radiological findings
Apparatus, systems, and methods to deliver point of care alerts for radiological findings are disclosed. An example imaging apparatus includes an image data store, an image quality checker, and a training learning network. The example image data store is to store image data acquired using the imaging apparatus. The example image quality checker is to evaluate image data from the image data store in comparison to an image quality measure. The example trained learning network is to process the image data to identify a clinical finding in the image data, the identification of a clinical finding to trigger a notification at the imaging apparatus to notify a healthcare practitioner regarding the clinical finding and prompt a responsive action with respect to a patient associated with the image data. |
| US11712200B2 |
Nanostructure-based cannabinoid sensor
A device for detection of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC in a sample includes a sensor including a substrate and a sensor medium on the substrate. The sensor medium includes at least one nanostructure, wherein at least one property of the sensor medium is dependent upon the presence of THC on a surface of the sensor medium. The device further includes electronic circuitry including at least one measurement system in operative connection with the sensor to measure a variable relatable to the at least one property of the sensor medium dependent upon the presence of THC. |
| US11712199B2 |
System and method for optimizing sleep-related parameters for computing a sleep score
The present disclosure pertains to optimizing sleep score parameters. In one embodiment, a first set of vectors is obtained, where each vector includes parameter values of sleep-related parameters for calculating a sleep score. For each vector of the first set, a correlation value indicating a degree of a correlation between the vector and a user-indicated sleep score associated with a set of parameter values representative of a sleep metric of the user is determined. A second set of vectors is generated based on a first subset and a second subset of the first set of vectors satisfying a first and second criteria, respectively. A correlation value associated with each vector of the second set is determined. For each sleep-related parameter, a parameter value of a given vector of the second set is assigned based on the correlation values associated with the second set. |
| US11712196B2 |
Skin sensor
The invention provides a system (1) comprising a sensor (100) for measuring a skin parameter, the sensor (100) comprising (i) a plurality of spatially separated light sources (110) configured to provide light source light (111), and (ii) a detector (120) configured at a first distance (d1) from each of the light sources (110), wherein the first distance (d1) is selected from the range of 5-80 mm, wherein the sensor (100) is configured to provide the light source light (111) with optical axes (OL) under an angle (α) relative to an optical axis (O2) of the detector (120) selected from the range of 10-80°, wherein the sensor (100) comprises at least three light sources (110), wherein the light sources (110) are configured to provide unpolarized light source light (111), wherein the sensor (100) further comprises (iii) a sensor opening (107) downstream of the light sources (110) and upstream of the detector (120) for propagation of the light source light (111) out of the sensor (100) and for entrance of reflected sensor light (111) into the sensor (100), and (iv) a sensor window (150), of a material (151) transmissive for the light source light (111), configured downstream of the light sources (110), configured upstream of the sensor opening (107), and configured upstream of the detector (120) with a second distance (d2) to the sensor opening (107) of at least 3 mm. |
| US11712194B2 |
Swallowing sensor
A piezoelectric film sensor (3) of a swallowing sensor (1) includes a plurality of sensing portions (3A) and (3B) in a longitudinal direction of the neck region. The piezoelectric film sensor (3) is located within a range of movement of thyroid cartilage (103), which occurs along with swallowing, and is attached to skin of an anterior neck region (102). The piezoelectric film sensor (3) individually outputs analog signals (S1a) and (S2a) along with deformation of the plurality of sensing portions (3A) and (3B). The swallowing sensor (1) includes pre-processing units (21) and (22) and a signal processing unit (23). Each of the pre-processing units (21) and (22) separates the analog signal (S1a) or (S2a) into a displacement signal that is a low frequency component and a sound signal that is a high frequency component. The signal processing unit (23) determines whether the swallowing occurs based on the displacement signal. |
| US11712192B2 |
Biomarker for early detection of alzheimer disease
The present disclosure relates to a method for providing biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and particularly to a method that is able to enhance the accuracy of predicting AD from Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) patients using the Hippocampus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) data. The providing MRI images containing the anatomical structure of Hippocampus biomarker and MMSE data as a training data set; training a processor using the training data set, and the training comprising acts of receiving MRI images and MMSE data as a testing data set from a target; and classifying the test data by the trained processor to include aggregating predictions. |
| US11712190B2 |
Wearable device electrocardiogram
Provided are a method and systems for measuring an electrocardiogram (ECG) using a wearable device. An example system includes the wearable device in a shape of a band worn on a limb (e.g., a wrist) of a patient. The wearable device includes an electrical sensor. The wearable device is operable to record, via the at least one electrical sensor, an electrical signal from the limb of the patient. The wearable device is operable to split the electrical signal into segments based on a reference signal. The reference signal includes an indication of onset times of heart beats. The segments are averaged to derive average ECG data of low signal-to-noise ratio. The wearable device includes an optical sensor operable to measure skin color beneath a pulsating artery of the limb. The reference signal includes a photoplethysmogram (PPG) signal recorded via the optical sensor simultaneously with the electrical signal. |
| US11712187B2 |
Pressure sensor
A pressure sensor apparatus includes a plurality of pressure responsive chambers provided along a longitudinal dimension of the apparatus, and a pressure sensor device provided in each chamber which together provide a pressure profile in an anatomical cavity. |
| US11712185B2 |
Device, system and method for extracting physiological information indicative of at least one vital sign of a subject
The present disclosure relates to devices, systems and methods for extracting physiological information indicative of at least one vital sign of a subject. An embodiment of a device comprises a pre-treatment unit configured to derive at least three detection signals from electromagnetic radiation reflected from a skin region of a subject, wherein at least two detection signals comprise wavelength-dependent reflection information in a different wavelength channel and at least two detection signals comprise reflection information in different polarization channels having different polarization directions. |
| US11712181B2 |
System for collection and analysis of biofluid from skin and method of using the same
Presented herein are systems, methods for collecting fluid from a surface (e.g., skin) and analyzing the fluid (e.g., to measure chemical, physical and/or biological properties of the fluid). For example, a system for fluid collection on a surface (e.g., skin) and fluid analysis includes at least one of the following modules: (i) a collection and delivery module to collect a fluid over a wet or partially wet surface and deliver it to (ii) a main sensing module to perform chemical, physical and/or biological analysis on the fluid. The system also includes (iii) a flow regulation module, for controlling fluid flow (e.g., transport) through the system and (iv) a waste module to collect and/or dispose of the fluid after analysis is complete. |
| US11712179B2 |
Displaying user interfaces associated with physical activities
The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces and more specifically to techniques for displaying user interfaces associated with physical activities. Exemplary user interfaces related to activity competitions are described. Exemplary user interfaces related to a friends list for activity sharing are described. Exemplary user interfaces associated with alerts presented to a user in response to automatically determining a boundary of a workout are described. Exemplary user interfaces associated with configuring a pace alert for a workout application are described. |
| US11712176B2 |
Systems and methods for video-based non-contact tidal volume monitoring
The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact video monitoring to measure tidal volume of a patient. Systems, methods, and computer readable media are described for determining a region of interest of a patient and monitoring that region of interest to determine tidal volume of the patient. This may be accomplished using a depth sensing camera to monitor a patient and determine how their chest and/or other body parts are moving as the patient breathes. This sensing of movement can be used to determine the tidal volume measurement. |
| US11712165B2 |
Smartphone software-based measurement of cyanosis and capillary refill time
A system for measuring blood oxygenation levels and capillary refill time (CRT) of a user includes a camera configured to capture a video stream that includes a series of images representing a process of first squeezing a fingernail of the user to a blanched state, and then releasing to a resting state, and a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) based processing unit configured to process an input image to create a two-dimensional representation of features, remove spatial relationships in the two-dimensional representation, generate non-spatial metadata, identify the fingernail in the resting state, and regions within a static image of the fingernail, and configured to generate a blood oxygenation value, and a measurement confidence level, and generate a CRT value of the user by applying the blood oxygenation value, and the measurement confidence level to a series of images captured by the camera over time. |
| US11712163B2 |
Eye examination apparatus with cameras and display
Disclosed is an eye examination apparatus that can be used in professional settings. The eye examination apparatus has a body having a first eye opening and a second eye opening for a user to see into the eye examination apparatus using two eyes. The eye examination apparatus also has a first camera coupled to the body and positioned to acquire ophthalmic images through the first eye opening, and a second camera coupled to the body and positioned to acquire ophthalmic images through the second eye opening. The eye examination apparatus also has at least one display coupled to the body and positioned to be viewable through the first eye opening and the second eye opening. |
| US11712160B2 |
Image processing method, image processing program, image processing device, image display device, and image display method
Predicting a non perfusion area.An enhancement image processing section performs enhancement image processing on a fundus image of a subject eye to enhance vascular portions (304). A prediction processing section predicts a non perfusion area in the fundus image that has been subjected to the enhancement image processing (306 to 312). A generation section generates a non perfusion area candidate image (314). |
| US11712159B2 |
Methods and diagnostic tools for measuring visual noise-based contrast sensitivity
Methods and diagnostic tools are provided for assessing contrast sensitivity in a subject in the presence and absence of luminance noise by: i) presenting to the subject a series of scenes, each scene comprising at least a first target having a preselected level of contrast superimposed on a uniform background and a second target having a preselected level of contrast superimposed on a luminance noise background, wherein in each successively presented scene the first and second targets that are superimposed on the uniform background and on the luminance noise background, respectively, have contrast levels that are different from the contrast levels of the first and second targets superimposed on the uniform background and on the luminance noise background, respectively, in the previously presented scene; ii) monitoring responses by the subject to step i); and iii) evaluating the contrast sensitivity of the subject based on the monitored responses. |
| US11712156B2 |
Image pickup device, microscope image pickup system, and endoscope image pickup system
A medical imaging device in accordance with the present application includes a color separation prism, a fluorescence image sensor, a visible light image sensor, and a bandpass filter. The color separation prism splits light into first light belonging to a visible light wavelength band and second light belonging to a fluorescence wavelength band. The fluorescence image sensor is provided at an output side of the color separation prism and is configured to image at least part of the second light belonging to the fluorescence wavelength band separated by the dichroic film. The visible light image sensor is provided at the output side of the color separation prism and is configured to image at least part of the first light belonging to the visible light wavelength band separated by the dichroic film. The bandpass filter is disposed between the color separation prism and the fluorescence image sensor. |
| US11712145B2 |
Reservoir device and cleaning apparatus
A reservoir device includes: a liquid storage structure, configured to store liquid; a liquid feeding assembly, configured to feed the liquid into the liquid storage structure; a barrier assembly; a sensing field generator, configured to generate a sensing field; a sensor; and an electrical control assembly. The barrier assembly is arranged inside the liquid storage structure. The sensor is configured to sense the sensing field. The barrier assembly is configured to float under a buoyance action of the liquid, and to block the sensor from sensing the sensing field when the barrier assembly floats in a first liquid level position. The electrical control assembly is configured to control the liquid feeding assembly to stop feeding the liquid into the liquid storage structure when the barrier assembly blocks the sensor from sensing the sensing field. |
| US11712144B2 |
Robotic device performing autonomous self-service
Methods, systems, and devices for performing autonomous self-service are described. A robotic device may identify a status of a chamber associated with the robotic device based on sensor data received from a sensor of the robotic device and pause an autonomous debris collection process of the robotic device based on the identified status. The robotic device may automatically remove a first container from the chamber based on the identified status and discard the first container away from the robotic device. In some examples, the robotic device may discard the first container at a fixed position within a geo-boundary corresponding to the debris collection process. The robotic device may resume the autonomous debris collection process based on an introduction of a second container. |
| US11712142B2 |
System of robotic cleaning devices
A system of robotic cleaning devices and a method of a master robotic cleaning device of controlling at least one slave robotic cleaning device. The method performed by a master robotic cleaning device of controlling at least one slave robotic cleaning device includes detecting obstacles, deriving positional data from the detection of obstacles, positioning the master robotic cleaning device with respect to the detected obstacles from the derived positional data, controlling movement of the master robotic cleaning device based on the positional data, and submitting commands to the at least one slave robotic cleaning device to control a cleaning operation of said at least one slave robotic cleaning device, the commands being based on the derived positional data, wherein the cleaning operation of the slave robotic cleaning device is controlled as indicated by the submitted commands. |
| US11712136B2 |
Showerhead assembly with integrated soap-shampoo reservoir
An improved showerhead assembly is provided for facilitating the application of soap or shampoo upon a bather. The showerhead assembly is preferably handheld and includes an elongate handle, and a showerhead including a face having one or more nozzles for spraying water. In addition, the showerhead assembly includes a detachable reservoir for storing soap or shampoo. Preferably, the reservoir is detachable from the showerhead by a threaded coupling in which the reservoir includes male threads which can be capped. Preferably, the showerhead assembly includes a controller for allowing one to selectively dispense shampoo or soap from within the reservoir into the stream of water which is ejected from the showerhead nozzles. |
| US11712134B2 |
Shower apparatus and method
Apparatus and method for an improved shower appurtenance for bracing a shower curtain away from a user including a hanger clip configured for removable connection with a shower curtain rod and a base rod with a first end and a second end where the first end is connected with the hanger clip. A base plate assembly is connected to the second end of the base rod and an arm or a pair or arms movably connected with the base plate such that the arm or the pair of arms are moveable from an undeployed position to a deployed position where the undeployed position is approximately parallel to the base rod and the deployed position is approximately perpendicular to the base rod. |
| US11712131B2 |
Blender
A blender includes a container body to receive food; a blender body to support the container body; a container lid removably mountable to the upper surface of the container body to open and close the upper surface of the container body; and a discharge part provided at the blender body to guide the discharge of liquid or foreign matter accumulated on the upper surface of the blender body to the outside. Accordingly, foreign matter or liquid accumulated on the upper surface of the blender body is prevented from being introduced into a motor assembly, among others. |
| US11712130B2 |
Food processor
A food processor for processing food stuffs having a base assembly, a jar assembly, and a blade assembly that can be rotated from a use position to a stored position is disclosed. The food processor includes a lid that is connected to the jar assembly by a hinge and closed by use of a latch. The jar assembly is connected to the base assembly by the use of push pins on the base assembly which engage corresponding holes on the jar assembly. |
| US11712124B2 |
Lid assembly for a beverage container
A leak resistant lid assembly for a beverage container where the lid assembly has a straw or similar means for a user to drink liquid is disclosed. The lid assembly may include a base, a straw that extends through the base, a gasket, and a grommet. The base may have a primary opening that receives the straw and a secondary opening in the top of the base, where the secondary opening acts as a vent to prevent a vacuum from occurring when drinking from a straw. The grommet may have a spiral ring may help create a flow path for air from inside the beverage container to the exterior environment. |
| US11712118B2 |
Seat pivot bracket and beam seating system
A seat connection mechanism having a bracket portion which is metal and includes a pivot area, an opening and a channel. A metal pin portion includes a pin and a stop portion, the pin rests in the pivot area such that the shelf portion inhibits movement of the pin portion along the pin's rotation axis, the pin configured to rotate within the pivot area about a rotation axis. The channel in the bracket portion arranged to pass adjacent and through an area of the center pivot, the channel arranged such that the stop portion of the pin portion are insertable into the channel through the opening at an insertion angle to allow the pin to rest in the pivot area and such that when the pin rotates within the center pivot, the stop portion of the pin portion moves within the bracket and the stop portion is configured to interact with the bracket at one or more predefined positions to stop rotation of the pin portion. |
| US11712117B1 |
Elevated bench seating support
An elevated bench seating support including a top panel, a first brace and a second brace. The first brace is operably attached to the top panel. The second brace is operably attached to the first brace to retain a bench back between the first brace and the second brace when the elevated bench seating support is used in conjunction with a bench. |
| US11712116B1 |
Display panel fixing apparatus
The present disclosure relates to a display panel fixing apparatus that adjusts a separation distance between first and second support frames by folding a link while an adjustment member of a gap adjustment unit is vertically moved, adjusts a height of a height adjustment unit in proportion to an exposure distance of a height adjustment bolt by vertically moving the height adjustment bolt, adjusts angles of upper end lower ends of a fixing frame while vertically moving and rotating angle adjustment members installed at upper and lower ends using a vertical movement adjuster of an angle adjustment device, and thus can individually finely adjust a separation distance between a display and a base frame, an installation height of a display, and tilting angles of upper and lower ends of the display. |
| US11712114B2 |
Fixing assembly
An embodiment of the present invention provides a fixing assembly comprising: a wire rack having a vertical frame and a horizontal frame; a slide rail having a fixed rail coupled to the wire rack, and a movable rail slidably arranged on the fixed rail; and a fixing means for coupling the fixed rail to the wire rack, wherein the fixing means comprises a first fixing clip provided on one side of the fixed rail, and a second fixing clip provided at the other side of the fixed rail, and the first fixing clip is laterally supported on the horizontal frame first, and then the second fixing clip is horizontally fixed to the horizontal frame. |
| US11712112B2 |
Sliding type children's drawer lock
A sliding type children's drawer lock comprises a lock match arranged on the inner side of the drawer cabinet and located at the opening of the drawer cabinet, and a lock body that is arranged on the inner end surface of the drawer and can cooperatively lock with the lock catch. The lock body comprises a base arranged on the inner end surface of the drawer, a connecting block is arranged in the base, a lock hook matched with the latch is arranged at the end of the connecting block, an inserting plate is located in a chamber and inserted into a jack, a spring is arranged in the chamber, and the connecting block is driven to slide in a chute through a pick. After locking the latch cooperate to lock, the maximum length that the drawer opens is just enough to expose one end of the pick away from slots. |
| US11712111B2 |
Archive
An archive (1000) comprising at least one prismatic box-shaped container (1) movable on guides extending in a given direction (D) to create a compactable archive (1000); the container (D comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular walls (4) which are connected end to end in a fluid-tight manner to delimit a volume (VL) accessible according to the direction (D) through at least one opening (A)(A′); peripheral frame members (20) being carried frontally by the walls (4) adapted to determine, in use, a fluid-tight closing condition of the volume (VL). |
| US11712107B1 |
Clip for securing an unbuckled belt
A clip for securing an unbuckled belt loaded with accessory items includes a hollow sleeve having an open first end, an open second end, a rear surface, and a front surface. A channel extending from the first end to the second end is dimensioned and configured to firmly receive a garment belt. The second end includes a J-shaped hook member extending outwardly therefrom for gripping a trouser belt loop. Accordingly, a belt loaded with accessory items is passed through the channel and is buckled in a conventional fashion. The hook is then secured to a nearby belt loop such that when the belt is unbuckled, the clip prevents the belt from slipping through the pants loops and falling onto an underlying surface. |
| US11712104B2 |
Axial compression backpack system
An axial compression backpack may comprise a first panel defining a first backplane opposite a first face, a second panel coupled to a first edge of the first panel defining a second backplane opposite a second face, a third panel coupled to the first panel at a second edge opposite the first edge, the third panel defining a third backplane opposite a third face, and a cover panel coupled to the first panel orthogonal to the first edge and the second edge, wherein the cover panel defines a fourth backplane opposite a fourth face, wherein each of the second panel, the third panel, and the cover panel are configured to transition between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration. |
| US11712102B2 |
Sealed packaging for cosmetics
A sealed packaging for cosmetics, defining a longitudinal axis and normal plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and including a first containing body, second containing body and central body, including a base and applicator; the first containing body couplable to the second containing body, defining a closing configuration, defining packaging inner volume, and an opening configuration for the packaging, the central body constrained and partially arranged inside the first and second containing bodies when the packaging is in the closing configuration, the second containing body and first containing body including a fastener to couple the second containing body and the first containing body. The packaging including sealing device, including a seal and a supporting base arranged to be adjacent and opposite in the closing configuration to ensure airtightness of the packaging. The sealing device separate from the fastener and spaced apart along the axial direction. |
| US11712097B1 |
Hair rinsing sink assembly
A hair rinsing sink assembly for rinsing the full length of a user's hair includes a sink that is elongated and tapers such that the sink has a conical shape to accommodate the full length of a user's long hair. A plurality of grooves is integrated into the sink and each of the grooves is oriented to extend along a full length of the sink. In this way each of the grooves can accommodate the user's hair to facilitate the user's hair to be separated into a plurality of strands for efficiently rinsing the user's hair. A faucet is removably integrated into the sink for rinsing the user's hair. Moreover, the grooves facilitate the user's hair to be thoroughly rinsed after hair dye, for example, has been applied to the user's hair. |
| US11712096B1 |
Illuminated backpack assembly
An illuminated backpack assembly includes a backpack that is wearable on a user's back. A plurality of light strips is each attached to the backpack to emit light outwardly from the backpack. Each of the light strips is strategically positioned on the backpack for enhancing visibility of the backpack in a darkened environment to facilitate the user to be visually identified by a companion from a distance in the darkened environment. A communication unit is integrated into the backpack and the communication unit is in remote communication with a personal electronic device. The communication unit is in communication with each of the light strips and the communication unit downloads an operational subroutine from the personal electronic device. In this way the light strips can be actuated according to the operational subroutine to enhance the ornamental appearance of the backpack. |
| US11712087B2 |
Multiple layer upper for a shoe
The present invention relates to an upper for a shoe, including an inner layer; an outer layer overlapping the inner layer at least partially; wherein the outer layer includes a plurality of cuts; wherein the inner layer includes a plurality of protrusions; wherein each cut at least partially overlaps at least one protrusion; wherein each protrusion causes an extension in width of its corresponding cut when the shoe is worn. |
| US11712082B2 |
Ratchet mechanism for head protection device
A ratchet mechanism for a hard hat and method of assembling the same are provided. The ratchet mechanism includes a knob with knob protrusions. The ratchet mechanism also includes a ratchet gear. The ratchet gear includes teeth engagement mechanisms. Each teeth engagement mechanism includes a hooking mechanism and a tooth protrusion. Each hooking mechanism is configured to engage with the knob protrusions. The ratchet mechanism also includes a band housing configured to allow a band to ratchetably move within the housing. The band housing also includes a knob engagement protrusion and a ratchet gear aperture configured with one or more teeth defining a ramped surface. The ratchet gear is disposed on the knob engagement protrusion and includes one or more ratchet gear teeth configured to engage with a set of band teeth on the band, such that the rotation of the ratchet gear tightens or loosens the band during operation. |
| US11712081B1 |
Head covering
A head covering is disclosed for shielding the hair and head of an individual comprises a hood defining a front edge, a first side edge, a second side edge and a rear edge for engaging over the hair and the head of the individual. A rear panel is coupled to the rear edge of the hood. A pouch is defined within the rear panel for receiving the hair of the individual. A first tether is coupled to the first side edge of the hood. A second tether is coupled to the second side edge of the hood. |
| US11712080B2 |
Turban
A turban has an outer shell forming an enclosed interior space with an interior perimeter. At least one sleeve, which is open at its ends, is formed within the interior space along the interior perimeter. A malleable wire is threaded through the open ends of the at least one sleeve such that the wire extends around the interior perimeter of the outer shell, the wire having two ends bound together. The turban may be wrapped around the head of a user, for example as a fashion accessory, while being held in place by the wire. |
| US11712078B2 |
Waistband for article of apparel
A waistband for an article of apparel is provided. The waistband may comprise at least one tunnel structure through which one or more cords may extend to allow tensioning of the waistband through pulling of the cord(s), while additionally providing comfort, stretchability, breathability, and adjustability for the wearer through integration of one or more elastic or elastically resilient portions into the waistband. |
| US11712075B2 |
Glove with elastic wristband
A lightweight, breathable glove for baseball or softball is provided that generally includes a strap that extends over at least a portion of an opening in which a wearer may place his or her hand. The strap is at least partially made of an elastic material so that the strap can extend and contract. The glove may thus have a reduced weight to provide superior ease of use. Further, the conforming fit of the glove provides for enhanced control of the glove, which provides superior utility and performance for the glove, as well as other advantages. Alternatively, the glove may include a thong which may extend from the glove and may engage an elastic band at one of its ends. Thus, the elastic band may engage both the glove and the thong so that the size of the opening can increase and decrease due to the strap and/or elastic band. |
| US11712070B1 |
Foldable nursing cover
A foldable nursing cover, including a folding body having an accordion shape and to cover at least a portion of a body of a user, a plurality of end coverings disposed on at least a portion of a first end of the folding body and a second end of the folding body opposite with respect to the first end to cover shoulders of the user, and an edge liner disposed on at least a portion of an edge of the folding body to prevent the folding body from collapsing. |
| US11712066B2 |
Measurement circuit and measurement method for measuring and updating a voltage resolution of an electronic atomizer circuit
A measurement circuit and a measurement method for measuring and updating a voltage resolution of an electronic atomizer circuit are provided. In the measurement circuit, a comparison unit is configured to compare a first preset value and a second preset value to obtain a voltage difference, an accumulation and subtraction unit is configured to perform counting according to a comparison result, and a control unit is configured to adjust the voltage difference between two compared voltage input terminals, thereby calculating a voltage resolution of the control unit, avoiding the impact of the actual error of the first constant current source and the unit resistor on the actual voltage resolution, and ensuring the measurement accuracy. In addition, an accurate to-be-measured voltage is calculated, and a measurement value of the to-be-measured voltage is corrected, to ensure the high measurement accuracy of the to-be-measured voltage and the output power. |
| US11712064B2 |
Heating assembly for a vapour generating device
A heating assembly includes a body defining a heating compartment adapted to receive a vapour generating substance; at least two heaters between which the vapour generating substance is placeable within the heating compartment in use; a movement mechanism adapted in use to move at least one of the at least two heaters between a first and second position, the distance between the at least two heaters being less when the at least one heater is in the first position than when in the second position, wherein the distance between the at least two heaters when the at least one heater is in the first position being such that the separation of the at least two heaters applies pressure to the vapour generating substance when located in the heating compartment; and a switch adapted in use to control the movement of the at least one heater by the movement mechanism. |
| US11712062B2 |
Aerosol-generating system comprising a modular assembly
An aerosol-generating system includes a plurality of cartridges and an aerosol-generating device. At least one cartridge of the plurality of cartridges includes a first aerosol-forming substrate, the plurality of cartridges are configured for selective connection to each other to form a cartridge assembly. The aerosol-generating device includes a storage including a second aerosol-forming substrate in the storage, an electric heater configured to heat a portion of the second aerosol-forming substrate from the storage section during use of the aerosol-generating system, and a power supply housing, the power supply housing including a power supply and a controller, the controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the power supply to the electric heater, the aerosol-generating device being configured to receive the cartridge assembly at a downstream end of the aerosol-generating device. |
| US11712056B2 |
Extract obtained from several plants for use in the prevention and/or treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
The invention relates to a composition comprising at least one specific mixture of molecules for use as a drug or nutritional product in the prevention and/or treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases in humans or animals. |
| US11712051B2 |
Modification of feed consumption patterns in beef cattle rations
The present invention relates to feed compositions that can modify the feeding behavior of animals. Supplements can be added to no or low roughage rations that improve the performance of animals. In particular, the addition of calcium chloride to a low or no roughage ration can increase the number of feedings but decrease the amount of feeding per meal. This can result in promoting enhances feed conversion and better cost of feed to weight gain. |
| US11712042B2 |
High esters producing strain of Monascus purpureus and its application in production of ester flavor Monascus fermented cheese
The invention discloses a strain of Monascus purpureus with high esters producing activity and the application in the production of ester flavored Monascus cheese. The strain was deposited in China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) on Oct. 17, 2019, with the preservation number of CGMCC 18589. The strain can make the cheese flavor having less pungent, and richer, significantly improve the odor quality of cheese, thus more in line with the taste of Chinese people. Moreover, some secondary metabolites responsible for health benefits including hypolipidemia, antihypertensive, antioxidant, and antihyperglycemic effects and prevention of obesity and diabetes development have been recognized in Monascus-fermented cheese. |
| US11712041B2 |
Seafood sheller
A seafood sheller for cracking or cutting open shells of, for example, crustaceans is described herein. The seafood sheller having a handle member, an upper beak member and a lower bladed member. The upper beak member extending longitudinally forward from the handle member and having a distal end opposite from the handle member and an upper beak member bottom that extends longitudinally from the handle member. The lower blade member having a blade edge and a blade base, the blade edge extending longitudinally forward beneath the upper beak member bottom from the blade base. The blade base being connected to the upper beak member at a rearward portion of the upper beak member bottom. The lower blade member further having a distal end opposite from the blade base, the distal end of the upper beak member longitudinally extending forwardly beyond the distal end of the lower blade member. |
| US11712036B2 |
Bird deterrent with insertion molded metal spikes
The present invention provides deterrent devices for birds and other animals. The device includes a plurality of wires/spikes insertion molded into an elongated plastic base. Each of the wires extends out left and right sides of the base, with alternating angles between 50 and 90°. The bends of at least three sequential wires on the left side of the base are substantially colinear, and the bends of at least three sequential wires on the right side of the base are substantially colinear. |
| US11712034B2 |
Animal repelling device and animal repelling method
An animal repelling device includes a container, an end cap provided with through holes, a liquid level sensor and a wireless communication component. An animal repelling method includes: injecting volatile liquid for repelling animals in the container, and closing the end cap, in which the volatile liquid is vaporized to the outside; and detecting the liquid level through a liquid level sensor, and transmitting liquid level information to a wireless communication component, and controlling the vaporization of the volatile liquid via the wireless communication component. the vaporization of drugs for repelling animals can be intelligently controlled; and the remaining amount of the drugs for repelling animals can be automatically monitored to replenish the drugs in time. |
| US11712028B2 |
Rope releasing apparatus, fishing system and method for controlling a fishing system
A rope releasing apparatus includes an actuator, a wireless receiver for receiving a wireless signal to control the actuator, and a rope securing mechanism mechanically coupled to the actuator. The rope securing mechanism secures a rope. The rope is attached to a fishing net. In response to receiving the wireless signal, the wireless receiver activates the actuator to cause the rope securing mechanism to release the rope. |
| US11712027B2 |
Method and facility for breeding insects
The present invention relates to a method and facility for breeding insects. According to the invention, the insect breeding facility comprises a spawning area comprising spawning containers which are adapted to receive adult insects and insect food, wherein at least one spawn structure is provided in each spawning container, in which spawn structures the mother insects will spawn their eggs. Furthermore a hatch area is provided in which the eggs will hatch and which allows periodical harvesting of baby larvae from the hatch area. The hatch area comprises a plurality of hatching chambers corresponding in number with the number of batches of spawning containers. |
| US11712018B2 |
Pepper line SBY-8T16-6449
The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper line SBY-8T16-6449. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper line SBY-8T16-6449 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper line SBY-8T16-6449 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits. |
| US11712015B2 |
Soybean variety CW1660042
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1460639, CL1560184, CL1562109, CL1562124, CL1562543, CS1660005, CW1510074, CW1660042, and EE1660699 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean varieties CL1460639, CL1560184, CL1562109, CL1562124, CL1562543, CS1660005, CW1510074, CW1660042, and EE1660699 and to the seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny of each or any of these cultivars, and methods of using CL1460639, CL1560184, CL1562109, CL1562124, CL1562543, CS1660005, CW1510074, CW1660042, or EE1660699 in a breeding program. |
| US11712014B2 |
Soybean variety EE1660699
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1460639, CL1560184, CL1562109, CL1562124, CL1562543, CS1660005, CW1510074, CW1660042, and EE1660699 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean varieties CL1460639, CL1560184, CL1562109, CL1562124, CL1562543, CS1660005, CW1510074, CW1660042, and EE1660699 and to the seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny of each or any of these cultivars, and methods of using CL1460639, CL1560184, CL1562109, CL1562124, CL1562543, CS1660005, CW1510074, CW1660042, or EE1660699 in a breeding program. |
| US11712012B1 |
Maize inbred 1PTJS70
A novel maize variety designated 1PTJS70 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PTJS70 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PTJS70 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 1PTJS70 or a locus conversion of 1PTJS70 with another maize variety. |
| US11712009B1 |
Maize inbred 1PWDK10
A novel maize variety designated 1PWDK10 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PWDK10 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PWDK10 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 1PWDK10 or a locus conversion of 1PWDK10 with another maize variety. |
| US11712007B2 |
Flush front landscape edging system
The present invention discloses a new landscape edging system in which multiple adjacent edging sections are interconnectable prior to inserting stakes. An edging section is provided. A first transition extends from one end and a second transition extends from the opposite end. A first slot extends to the midpoint of the first transition. A second slot extends to the midpoint of the second transition. A connector extends outwardly from each transition. Each connector has an upper and lower tab. The first slot receives the second transition of an adjacent edging section as the second slot receives the first transition of the adjacent edging section. This interlocks the edging sections together. As interlocked, the upper and lower tabs on the connectors form a rectangular structure for receiving a V-shaped stake. Stake tabs on the stake engage the upper tabs top secure the edging system to the soil. |
| US11712006B2 |
Grain drying device
A grain aeration system facilitates thorough and efficient aeration of grain within a grain bin. The system includes a grain bin having a top vent and a bottom vent. A stand is positioned within the grain bin. A duct includes a loop section supported on the stand and an extension extending from the loop section out through the bottom vent in the grain bin. The duct has a duct wall and a plurality of perforations extending through the duct wall. A blower drives air flow out of the bottom vent creating air flow into the grain bin through the top vent and into the duct wherein the blower is configured to aerate grain positioned within the grain bin. |
| US11712005B2 |
Agricultural vehicle with controller for determining sufficiently sized bale drop zone
An agricultural vehicle includes: a chassis; a crop material handler carried by the chassis and configured to handle crop material; a communication interface carried by the chassis; and a controller operatively coupled to the communication interface and configured to: define a field map corresponding to a field; receive a bale drop zone input signal; define a bale drop zone within the field map based on the received bale drop zone input signal, the bale drop zone defining a location and a bale drop area within the field map; determine if the bale drop zone is sufficiently sized for a number of bales formed from crop material on the field to be placed in the bale drop zone; and output a drop zone insufficient signal if the bale drop zone is not sufficiently sized for the number of bales to be placed in the bale drop zone. |
| US11712001B2 |
Electric motor for outdoor power equipment
A lawn mower includes a chassis, a cutting deck, a chore motor, and a blade. The chassis supports several wheels. The cutting deck is supported by the chassis and defines a cutting chamber. The chore motor is electrically coupled to the battery. The chore motor includes a housing containing a coil assembly, a rotor, and a drive shaft extending out of the housing. The chore motor is attached to the cutting deck so that at least a portion of the housing and the drive shaft are positioned within the cutting chamber. The blade is coupled to the drive shaft and is configured to rotate within the cutting chamber when the chore motor rotates the rotor and drive shaft. |
| US11712000B2 |
Work machine
A work machine (lawnmower) comprises: a main body unit having a work unit that performs a prescribed operation; and a travel motor that generates a rotational drive force that causes at least the main body unit to travel. The work machine also comprises: a travel operation unit that issues command information relating to the rotation speed of the travel motor; and a control unit that varies the rotation speed of the travel motor commanded by the travel operation unit on the basis of variation in the load on the work unit. |
| US11711999B2 |
Seed delivery apparatus, systems, and methods
A seed delivery apparatus having a seed meter configured to entrain seeds on a seed disc and to release said entrained seeds at a seed release location; a seed conveyor having an upper end disposed to receive released seeds from said seed meter and a lower end through which the released seeds are discharged proximate a soil surface; and a loading wheel rotatably disposed at said upper end of said seed conveyor to introduce the released seeds from said seed meter into said seed conveyor, wherein said loading wheel has a plurality of radial fingers with each of said radial fingers having a sinusoidal configuration. |
| US11711998B2 |
Integrated commodity flow detection
An air seeder assembly that has a tank for containing commodity, a meter assembly coupled to the tank and configured to selectively distribute commodity there through, a first conduit coupled to the meter assembly to direct commodity provided to the first conduit from the meter assembly to a tool assembly, a diverter that selectively diverts commodity to the first conduit, and a sensor coupled to the diverter to identify when commodity is passing thereby. |
| US11711997B2 |
Seed furrow liquid application systems, methods, and apparatuses
In one aspect, an agricultural row unit is provided an includes a frame, an opener disc rotatably coupled to the frame and configured to open a seed trench, and an applicator assembly coupled to the frame and configured to apply a liquid. The applicator assembly including a housing and a valve coupled to the housing and configured to be in fluid communication with a fluid source. The valve is electronically powered to move to an open condition, in which fluid is configured to pass through and emit from the valve, and electronically powered to move to a closed condition, in which fluid is inhibited from passing through and emitting from the valve. The agricultural row unit also includes a closing wheel coupled to the frame and configured to close the seed trench. |
| US11711993B2 |
Shiftable wheels for agricultural implements
A wheel assembly for an agricultural implement. The agricultural equipment includes a laterally-extending toolbar with one or more agricultural tools extending from the toolbar. The wheel assembly comprises a wheel configured to rotate along a ground surface. The wheel assembly additionally comprises a base bracket configured to be rigidly secured to the toolbar. The wheel assembly further comprises a wheel bracket adjustably engaged with the base bracket. Adjustment of the wheel bracket with respect to the base bracket causes a corresponding lateral shifting of the wheel with respect to the toolbar. |
| US11716915B2 |
Top-electrode barrier layer for RRAM
Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards a resistive random-access memory (RRAM) cell including a top-electrode barrier layer configured to block the movement of nitrogen or some other suitable non-metal element from a top electrode of the RRAM cell to an active metal layer of the RRAM cell. Blocking the movement of non-metal element may be prevent formation of an undesired switching layer between the active metal layer and the top electrode. The undesired switching layer would increase parasitic resistance of the RRAM cell, such that top-electrode barrier layer may reduce parasitic resistance by preventing formation of the undesired switching layer. |
| US11716914B2 |
Non-volatile memory device with filament confinement
A memory device and method of making the same is provided. The memory device comprises a first electrode having a length along a first axis, a second electrode having a length along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, and a switching layer adjacent to the first electrode. A portion of the switching layer is positioned between a first electrode edge and a second electrode portion. The cross-sections of the first and second electrodes may have a polygonal shape. |
| US11716910B2 |
MRAM structure for balanced loading
Semiconductor device and methods of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes a dielectric layer including a top surface, a plurality of magneto-resistive memory cells disposed in the dielectric layer and including top electrodes, a first etch stop layer disposed over the dielectric layer, a common electrode extending through the first etch stop layer to be in direct contact with the top electrodes, and a second etch slop layer disposed on the first etch stop layer and the common electrode. Top surfaces of the top electrodes are coplanar with the top surface of the dielectric layer. |
| US11716908B2 |
Cost-effective high-bending-stiffness connector and piezoelectric actuator made of such
Cost effective connectors of high bending stiffness for making high-performance piezoelectric actuators and derivative devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, the connector has circumferentially alternating recesses of circular cross-section which can be cost-effectively machined out with conventional machining techniques. The circular recesses can be adopted to house circular or non-circular cross-sectioned piezoelectric active elements to make cost effective 2-level (2×) piezoelectric displacement actuators. In another embodiment, the non-circular cross-sectioned recesses in the connector include suitable wall openings to enable said recesses to be machined out cost effectively via conventional machining techniques, or via reduced use of non-conventional machining techniques. Additional stiffening mechanisms can be added to minimize the bending displacement of the base of recesses when desired. Cost effective derivative devices, such as high-performance multi-level displacement actuators and compact Langevin low-frequency underwater projectors, can be made from such connectors. |
| US11716907B2 |
Electromechanical microsystem comprising an active element having a structured core layer
A MicroElectroMechanical System is provided, with an active element configured to carry out an electromechanical function, the active element including, from an upper face to a lower face substantially parallel to the upper face, an active layer, a core layer, and a retention layer, the active layer being configured to, under the effect of a first electric signal, go into a mechanically stressed state, configured to generate a bending of the active element in a direction perpendicular to a front face thereof, and vice versa, the active layer, the core layer, and the retention layer being arranged so that a neutral axis, associated with an elongation of zero in a case of bending of the active element, is located in a volume of one or the other of the core layer and of the retention layer, and the core layer further includes at least 20% recesses in its volume. |
| US11716905B2 |
Liquid-based thermoelectric device
An electrochemical cell comprises a first electrode having a first inner surface; a second electrode having a second inner surface, the second inner surface facing the first inner surface; a nanostructured material positioned on at least one of the first inner surface and second inner surface; and an ionic liquid positioned between the first inner surface and the second inner surface, the ionic liquid being in electrical communication with the first electrode and second electrode. |
| US11716904B2 |
Thermoelectric module
Disclosed is a thermoelectric module. One embodiment of the thermoelectric modules comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; a thermoelectric leg disposed on the first electrode; a second electrode disposed on the thermoelectric leg; a second substrate disposed on the second electrode; a plurality of wire parts electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode; a first sealing part disposed on the first substrate and surrounding the side surface of the second substrate; and a second sealing part passing through the first sealing part and disposed on the inside and outside of the first sealing part. At least one of the plurality of wire parts is partially disposed inside the second sealing part. The second sealing part includes: a first region which is closest to the first sealing part outside the first sealing part; and a second region which is disposed outside the first region and is in contact with the wire part partially disposed inside the second sealing part, wherein the thickness of the second region is less than the thickness of the first region. |
| US11716903B2 |
Thermoelectric conversion element, thermoelectric conversion module, optical sensor, method of producing thermoelectric conversion material, and method of producing thermoelectric conversion element
A thermoelectric conversion element includes: a thermoelectric conversion material portion composed of a material having a band gap; a first electrode disposed in contact with the thermoelectric conversion material portion; a second electrode disposed in contact with the thermoelectric conversion material portion and disposed to be separated from the first electrode; and a sealing portion that seals the thermoelectric conversion material portion. A partial pressure of oxygen in a region surrounding the thermoelectric conversion material portion is maintained by the sealing portion so as to be lower than a partial pressure of oxygen in an external air. |
| US11716899B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
Provided are organometallic compounds. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize both a disclosed compound and a Pt complex compound. |
| US11716892B2 |
Visible light sensor embedded organic light emitting diode display panels and display devices including the same
An OLED display panel may include a substrate, an OLED light emitter on the substrate and configured to emit light, and a visible light sensor on the substrate and configured to detect at least a portion of the emitted light based on reflection of the portion of the emitted light from a recognition target. The visible light sensor is in a non-light emitting region adjacent to the OLED light emitter so as to be horizontally aligned with the OLED light emitter in a horizontal direction extending parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, or between the substrate and a non-light emitting region adjacent to the OLED light emitter such that the visible light sensor is vertically aligned with the non-light emitting region in a vertical direction extending perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate. |
| US11716890B2 |
Display device having a light blocking pattern including portions having different shapes
A display device includes a lower substrate, a plurality of pixels, an upper substrate, a light blocking member, first and second color filters, first and second color conversion patterns, and a light blocking pattern. The light blocking pattern is disposed between the first and second color conversion patterns, and includes a first portion and a second portion which overlaps the light blocking member. A shape the second portion is different from a shape of the first portion. |
| US11716889B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display device with non-straight vertical banks
The present disclosure relates to an organic light emitting display device. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of sub-pixels including a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel, a first electrode, a horizontal bank including a first horizontal bank and a second horizontal bank that are alternately arranged in a first direction to cover edges of the first electrodes, a vertical bank including a first vertical bank, a second vertical bank, and a third vertical bank that are alternately arranged in a second direction to cover edges of the first electrode and disposed on the horizontal bank, an organic light emitting layer and a second electrode. Wherein an area wider than the first sub-pixel is formed on the first horizontal bank or the second horizontal bank adjacent to the first sub-pixel, and ink is injected on the area, whereby color mixing of the ink can be minimized. And, a high-resolution organic light emitting display device can be implemented, simultaneously with improving display quality of the organic light emitting display device. |
| US11716879B2 |
Display device with dummy portions on non-display area
A display device includes a substrate including a display area in which pixels are arranged, and a non-display area in which dummy patterns are arranged, the non-display area surrounding the display area; an emission layer formed in the pixels and the dummy patterns; and a bank surrounding the emission layer, wherein in the non-display area, the bank includes multiple protrusions protruding from a side of the bank into the dummy pattern. |
| US11716877B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed and these improve electrical connection between a cathode and an auxiliary electrode in order to reduce the resistance of the cathode that covers a plurality of sub-pixels, and may prevent lateral current leakage using the same structure. |
| US11716874B2 |
Display panel with organic electroluminescent device layer and color switchable structure, display device and display method
The present disclosure provides a display panel, a display device and a display method. The display panel includes a base substrate, and an organic electroluminescent device layer, a detection sensor and a color switchable structure which are successively located on the base substrate and are insulated from each other, where the organic electroluminescent device layer includes a plurality of sub-pixels, and the color switchable structure includes sub-units disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the sub-pixels; the sub-units are configured to transmit light emitted by the sub-pixels under the control of applied different signals, or to display light of colors corresponding to the applied signals; and the detection sensor is configured to detect display parameters of the sub-pixels or the sub-units. |
| US11716870B2 |
Transparent display device and manufacturing method of the same
Disclosed relates to a transparent display panel and manufacturing method of thereof, and the transparent display panel including a patterned cathode with improved transparency as a whole. |
| US11716869B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing display device
A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a pad area, a lower electrode, a light emitting layer, an upper electrode on the light emitting layer, and a pad electrode in the pad area. The lower electrode is in the display area, the lower electrode including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The first electrode has a first etching rate with respect to an etching process. The second electrode is on the first electrode. The second electrode has a second etching rate with respect to the etching process that is higher than the first etching rate. The third electrode is on the second electrode. The third electrode has a third etching rate with respect to the etching process that is lower than the second etching rate and higher than the first etching rate. The light emitting layer is over the first electrode. |
| US11716866B2 |
Display panel including planarization layer with protrusion and method of manufacturing thereof
A display panel and a method of manufacturing thereof are provided. A hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, and a planarization layer are formed by an inkjet-printing method. Specifically, solvents including hole injecting layer material, hole transporting layer material, light emitting layer material, and planarization layer material are evaporated by vacuum drying so as to uniformize the surface of the entire layer, thereby improving light uniformity. Moreover, a notch of the light emitting layer can be effectively filled by disposing a planarization layer on the light emitting layer, so a uniform layer can be formed, which can reduce the current accumulated at the notch. Therefore, the light uniformity of the display panel is improved, and the risk of leakage current at the notch is also reduced. |
| US11716862B2 |
Non-volatile memory with dual gated control
A memory device includes a plurality of memory cells. A first memory cell of the plurality of memory cells includes a first write transistor includes a first write gate, a first write source, and a first write drain. A first read transistor includes first read gate, a first read source, a first read drain, and a first body region separating the first read source from the first read drain. The first read source is coupled to the first write source. A first capacitor has a first upper capacitor plate coupled to the first write drain and a first lower capacitor plate coupled to the first body region of the first read transistor. |
| US11716856B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device and method
A memory cell includes patterning a first trench extending through a first conductive line, depositing a memory film along sidewalls and a bottom surface of the first trench, depositing a channel layer over the memory film, the channel layer extending along the sidewalls and the bottom surface of the first trench, depositing a first dielectric layer over and contacting the channel layer to fill the first trench, patterning a first opening, wherein patterning the first opening comprises etching the first dielectric layer, depositing a gate dielectric layer in the first opening, and depositing a gate electrode over the gate dielectric layer and in the first opening, the gate electrode being surrounded by the gate dielectric layer. |
| US11716853B2 |
Method for fabricating three-dimensional memory device by thickening an epitaxial layer
Three-dimensional (3D) NAND memory devices and methods are provided. In one aspect, a fabrication method includes depositing a cover layer over a substrate, depositing a sacrificial layer over the cover layer, depositing a layer stack over the sacrificial layer, forming a channel layer extending through the layer stack and the sacrificial layer, performing a first epitaxial growth to deposit a first epitaxial layer on a side portion of the channel layer that is close to the substrate, removing the cover layer, and performing a second epitaxial growth to simultaneously thicken the first epitaxial layer and deposit a second epitaxial layer on the substrate. The layer stack includes first stack layers and second stack layers that are alternately stacked. |
| US11716850B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device with support structures in gate line slits and methods for forming the same
A method for forming a 3D memory device is provided. The method includes forming a dielectric stack including interleaved initial insulating layers and initial sacrificial layers over a substrate, and forming at least one slit structure extending vertically and laterally in the dielectric stack and dividing the dielectric stack into block regions. The at least one slit structure each includes slit openings exposing the substrate and an initial support structure between adjacent slit openings. Each block region may include interleaved insulating layers and sacrificial layers, and the initial support structure may include interleaved insulating portions and sacrificial portions. Each insulating portion and sacrificial portion may be in contact with respective insulating layers and sacrificial layers of a same level from adjacent block regions. The method also includes forming channel structures extending vertically through the dielectric stack, replacing the sacrificial layers and sacrificial portions with conductor layers and conductor portions through the at least one slit structure, and forming a source structure in each slit structure. The source structure may include an insulating spacer in each slit opening and a source contact in a respective insulating spacer. |
| US11716848B2 |
Integrated assemblies, and methods of forming integrated assemblies
Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a first memory region, a second memory region, and an intermediate region between the first and second memory regions. The intermediate region has a first edge proximate the first memory region and has a second edge proximate the second memory region. Channel-material-pillars are arranged within the first and second memory regions. Conductive posts are arranged within the intermediate region. Doped-semiconductor-material is within the intermediate region and is configured as a substantially H-shaped structure having a first leg region along the first edge, a second leg region along the second edge, and a belt region adjacent the panel. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies. |
| US11716840B2 |
Semiconductor memory device including capacitor
A semiconductor device including a substrate; bottom electrodes on the substrate, each bottom electrode including a first region and a second region, the second region containing an additional element relative to the first region; a first supporting pattern on the substrate and in contact with a portion of a side surface of each bottom electrode; a top electrode on the bottom electrodes; a dielectric layer between the bottom electrodes and the top electrode; and a capping layer between the bottom electrodes and the dielectric layer, the capping layer covering a top surface and a bottom surface of the first supporting pattern, wherein the second region is in contact with the capping layer, and the capping layer and the dielectric layer include different materials from each other. |
| US11716836B2 |
Electromagnetic compatibility gasket and vent
A chassis-mounted electronic device includes a conductive chassis, an upper EMI gasket, and a lower EMI gasket. An upper chassis and a lower chassis of the conductive chassis are coupled to form an interior of the chassis housing an electronic device. The upper EMI gasket is attached to the upper chassis, and resiliently contacts a portion of the electronic device. The lower EMI gasket is attached to the lower chassis, and resiliently contacts a different portion of the electronic device. The upper and lower EMI gaskets include perforations to allow cooling air through the EMI gaskets and into the interior of the chassis. The conductive chassis, the upper EMI gasket, and the lower EMI gasket provide EMI shielding for the electronic device. |
| US11716835B2 |
Row based thermal management system
A thermal management module includes a fluid system in fluid communication with a main cooling fluid source; a first cooling fluid manifold, and a second cooling fluid manifold. The first cooling fluid manifold is in fluid communication with the fluid system and provides a cooling fluid between the fluid system and a first server rack adjacent to the thermal management module. The second cooling fluid manifold is in fluid communication with the fluid system and provides the cooling fluid between the fluid system and a second server rack adjacent to the thermal management module. The manifold is in internal position when no rack liquid is needed adjacently, and it is extended to the adjacent rack once fluid distribution is needed from the rack. |
| US11716834B2 |
Systems and methods for thermal management of a data center
This disclosure is directed to, in one aspect, a thermal management system for a data center. The thermal management system can include an air to air heat exchanger operable in a dry mode and a wet mode. The thermal management system can also include a liquid to air heat exchanger. The liquid to air heat exchanger can have a coil that receives the cooling liquid, with the coil being positioned in communication with the air of the data center such that the cooling liquid can absorb heat therefrom. Still further, the thermal management system can include a direct expansion cooling loop with a condenser and an evaporator. The system further provides multiple combinational operating conditions among multiple cooling modes. Other aspects are described. |
| US11716830B2 |
Card level granularity operation based module design
The cooling module comprises a main supply connector, a main return connector, an internal cooling loop, a plurality of cooling plates, a base layer and a lid. The base layer includes a plurality of supply sub-connectors and return sub-connectors and a plurality of cooling areas corresponding to a plurality of cooling plates. Each cooling plate has a supply connector, a return connector and a contacting area. The plurality of supply sub-connectors and return sub-connectors are connected with the internal cooling loop. Each cooling area is to contact with a contacting area of a corresponding cooling plate. Each supply sub-connector is to be connected to a supply connector of the corresponding cooling plate, and each return sub-connector is to be connected to a return connector of the corresponding cooling plate. The corresponding cooling plate is to be removably attached with the base layer and to be serviced independently. |
| US11716829B1 |
Integrated fan and heat sink for head-mountable device
A head-mountable device can provide a cooling module that effectively manages heat while also minimizing noise, vibration, leakage, power consumption, size, and weight. To dissipate heat, the cooling module with a fan can be operated to move air through a chamber within the head-mountable device. An integrated heat sink can provide heat dissipation properties by drawing heat away from heat-generating components and into the chamber. The integrated heat sink can include a base plate that defines at least a portion of the chamber in which the blades of the fan are positioned. The integrated heat sink can further include fins between the chamber and an outlet. The fins can be integrated with the base plate to maximize heat dissipation and reduce the number of interfaces between separate parts. |
| US11716825B2 |
Blind-mated power distribution units
A power distribution unit (PDU) comprises a housing, an input on the housing, and an input connector coupled to the input on the housing. The input connector is connectable to a power source that provides power for distribution by the PDU to one or more power consuming devices. The PDU includes an output including output connectors that provide blind-mate connection with a connection interface coupled to the one or more power consuming devices. |
| US11716821B1 |
Compact stackable trays with positioning racks
A cable tray and method of use is provided with the cable tray having a bottom extending along a horizontal panel with two opposite side edges. A pair of side walls attaches to the two opposite side edges. A first positioning rack extends between the side walls. The first positioning rack is orthogonal to the tray bottom and the side walls. A second positioning rack extends between the side walls. The second positioning rack is orthogonal to the tray bottom and the side walls. A first foot bar affixes to an underside of the tray bottom. The first foot bar is vertically aligns with the first positioning rack. A second foot bar affixes to the underside of the tray bottom. The second foot bar vertically aligns with the second positioning rack. Each of the first positioning rack and second positioning rack includes cable support apertures. |
| US11716820B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device can be folded in such a manner that a flexible light-emitting panel is supported by a plurality of housings which are provided spaced from each other and the light-emitting panel is bent so that surfaces of adjacent housings are in contact with each other. Furthermore, in the light-emitting device, in which part or the whole of the housings have magnetism, the two adjacent housings can be fixed to each other by a magnetic force when the light-emitting device is used in a folded state. |
| US11716816B2 |
Method for manufacturing an electronic module and electronic module
This publication discloses an electronic module, comprising a first conductive pattern layer and a first insulating-material layer on at least one surface of the first conductive pattern layer, at least one opening in the first insulating-material layer that extends through the first insulating-material layer, a component having a contact surface with contact terminals, the component being arranged at least partially within the opening with its contact terminals electrically coupled to the first conductive pattern layer, a second insulating-material layer provided on the first insulating-material layer, and a conductive pattern embedded between the first and second insulating material layers. This publication additionally discloses a method for manufacturing an electronic module. |
| US11716810B2 |
Wiring board
A wiring board includes a first interconnect structure including a first interconnect layer, and a first insulating layer including a non-photosensitive thermosetting resin as a main component thereof, a second interconnect structure including second interconnect layers, and second insulating layers including a photosensitive resin as a main component thereof, and laminated on the first interconnect structure, and an encapsulating resin layer including a non-photosensitive thermosetting resin as a main component thereof, and laminated on an uppermost second insulating layer. An uppermost second interconnect layer includes a pad protruding from the uppermost second insulating layer. The encapsulating resin layer exposes a top surface of the pad, and covers at least a portion of a side surface of the pad. Thermal expansion coefficients of the first insulating layer and the encapsulating resin layer are lower than that of the second insulating layers. |
| US11716807B2 |
Power and communication handguard
The devices and methods described below provide for a forearm handguard for a rifle with multiple integrated power and communication channels that are accessible to any accessory through the different rail interface systems of the handguard. Any suitable rail interface systems may be used. |
| US11716803B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling device, smart home device, system, and storage medium
The present application relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling a device, a smart home device and system and a storage medium the device may be a lighting device. The method for controlling a device comprises: receiving a data stream including data for playing audio; acquiring reference data corresponding to a device control command controlling the device to perform one or more functions; determining whether at least a portion of the data in the data stream matches the reference data; and controlling, in case at least a portion of the data in the data stream matches the reference data, the device to perform one or more of the functions according to the corresponding device control command. |
| US11716801B1 |
LED illumination device for rapidly releasing residual capacitance
An LED illumination device for rapidly releasing residual capacitance, which includes a bridge rectifier chip, a current-limiting chip, a light-emitting group, a resistor group and a capacitor. The light-emitting group includes a plurality of first and second LED chips. The resistor group includes a plurality of first and second resistor chips. The first working voltage of the first LED chip is different from the second working voltage of the second LED chip. The first resistance value of the first resistor chip is different from the second resistance value of the second resistor chip. Each first LED chip corresponds to one of the first resistor chips, and each second LED chip corresponds to one of the second resistor chips. When the power supply is turned off, the residual capacitance remaining in the capacitor can be released by cooperation of the first resistor chips and the second resistor chips. |
| US11716800B2 |
Micro-LED amplitude control system
A control system for an LED array relies on defining a first and a second group of separately addressed LED pixels, with the first group including pixels with an average current no less than the current at a Q point and a second group including pixels with an average current less than the current at a Q point. An amplitude signal provided to the first group of separately addressed LED pixels is selectively modulated, while providing a DC mode 100% duty cycle. An amplitude signal provided to the second group of separately addressed LED pixels is fixed, and a modulated duty cycle is provided. |
| US11716798B2 |
Controller for controlling light sources and a method thereof
A controller and a method for controlling at least two light sources is disclosed. The method 700 comprises: obtaining 702 an image captured with a camera, wherein the image comprises at the least two light sources and at least two objects, analyzing 704 the image to detect the at least two light sources and the at least two objects in the image, identifying 706 the at least two light sources, determining 708 positions of the at least two objects relative to the at least two light sources in the image, obtaining 710 color information related to colors of the at least two objects, determining 712 a first color for a first light source of the at least two light sources and a second color for a second light source of the at least two light sources based on the color information and based on the determined relative positions and controlling 714 the first light source according to the first color and the second light source according to the second color, wherein the image comprises a third light source, and the method further comprises determining a third color for the third light source based on the first color and/or the second color, and controlling the third light source according to the third color. |
| US11716793B2 |
Compact microwave oven
In an embodiment a microwave oven includes (i) a housing including two surfaces upon which the microwave oven can be set for operation; (ii) a magnetron located inside the housing; a door hinged along a hinged surface of the housing; and (iii) a user interface located on a surface of the housing opposing the hinged surface. |
| US11716792B2 |
Conductive pattern sheet, glazing having the same, vehicle having the glazing, method of manufacturing the sheet and method of manufacturing the glazing
The invention concerns a conductive pattern sheet for use in a glazing, comprising a substrate, a conductive pattern arranged on the substrate, wherein the conductive pattern comprises first and second busbars arranged at opposing edges of the conductive pattern for connecting a power supply thereto, a plurality of conductive lines each conductive line arranged between the first and second busbars, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of conductive lines is configured to have a transition region wherein a change from a first resistance per unit length (R1) at a first end of the transition region to a second resistance per unit length (R2) at a second end of the transition region occurs over a predetermined length (L) of the transition region wherein a rate of change of resistance per unit length (R1-R2)/L is from 1 to 16,000 ohms per centimetre squared and the substrate is a polymer sheet. |
| US11716791B2 |
Plate heater
Disclosed herein is a plane heater that generates heat by using graphene or the like as the conductive heat generation material thereof. The plane heater includes: a nonconductor substrate; a heat generation material applied to the nonconductor substrate; and a pair of electrodes configured to generate resistance heat in the heat generation material. The pair of electrodes include a first electrode configured to be connected to one pole of a power source, and a second electrode configured to be connected to the other pole of the power source. The sectional areas of at least some portions of the first electrode and the second electrode are determined such that a plurality of electric circuits formed by the first electrode, the heat generation material, and the second electrode can have the theoretically same resistance. |
| US11716784B2 |
RTA interface between MAC and app layer
A Real-Time Application (RTA) interface between the Medium Access Control (MAC) and Application (APP) layers of interworking communications in the OSI model for use in wireless local area networks (WLANs). The interface between MAC and APP layers can be utilized for RTA packets, while non-RTA packets can still use the regular OSI model. In initializing a new RTA session the APP layer communicates a set of requirements to the MAC layer. The MAC layer monitors the channel and measures key performance indicators (KPIs) and either accepts or rejects the request. The interoperability between the APP and MAC layers provide enhanced abilities to reduce RTA packet latencies, as well as other benefits. |
| US11716783B2 |
Method and user equipment for handling user plane in dual connectivity in wireless communication system
Embodiments herein provide a method for handling a user plane by a UE configured for dual connectivity operation. The method includes receiving a RRC reconfiguration message including one or more Layer 2 indications and a Layer 2 configuration corresponding to one or more radio bearers from one of a MN and a SN involved in a dual connectivity operation of the UE. Further, the method includes performing, by the UE, one of: reestablishing of a RLC entity and a data recovery procedure for a PDCP entity corresponding to the radio bearer based on the one or more Layer 2 indications and the Layer 2 configuration received in the RRC reconfiguration message, and reestablishing of a RLC entity and reestablishing of a PDCP entity corresponding to the radio bearer based on the one or more Layer 2 indications and the Layer 2 configuration received in the RRC reconfiguration message. |
| US11716782B2 |
Enhanced CDRX operation
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a technique for signaling user equipment (UE) assistance information (UAI) indicating a preferred set of connected discontinuous reception (CDRX) parameters, a start offset, and/or a slot offset to a network entity. For example, a UE signals the UAI when operating in a dual connectivity mode involving a new radio (NR) and a long term evolution (LTE). The UE signals the UAI via a new information element (IE). The UE receives a new set of CDRX parameters from the network entity based on the UAI. The UE uses the new set of CDRX parameters for a CDRX operation. |
| US11716779B2 |
User equipment context relocation at radio access network notification area edge
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for user equipment context relocation at radio access network notification area edge are provided. |
| US11716778B2 |
System and method of determining real-time location
A system and method to determine location information with respect to a plurality of portable devices, with potentially a large number of portable devices such as 40 or more portable devices in proximity to the system. The system may connect to and locate each of the plurality of portable devices in proximity to the system. The location information may be determined with respect to an object, such as a vehicle or building, and optionally within a larger system of objects, such as a mass transit system. |
| US11716768B2 |
Method and device for providing instruction of physical resource used for random access, and storage medium
Disclosed is a method and device for indicating a random access physical resource, which may include: semi-statically configuring an internal structure of a random access slot through a broadcast channel. A computer-readable storage medium is further provided in the present disclosure. |
| US11716767B2 |
Mobile station apparatus and method to perform a random access using a randomly selected signature in a cellular communication system
A mobile station apparatus detects a signature not reserved as a dedicated signature informed by a base station. In addition, the mobile station apparatus performs a random access using a randomly selected signature, in case of detecting a signature not reserved as a dedicated signature. |
| US11716766B2 |
Exposure-dependent random access channel procedure selection
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some implementations, a UE may determine that a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) restriction applies to UE transmissions, and the UE may transmit at a lower power to meet the restriction. The UE may be configured to account for lower power transmission when selecting between a two-step or a four-step random access channel (RACH) procedure. In some cases, the UE may identify a RACH procedure selection rule for selecting between the two-step RACH procedure and the four-step RACH procedure based on whether an exposure condition (e.g., MPE restriction) is identified. The selection rule may indicate one or more synchronization signal block based reference signal received power thresholds to be used by the UE to select between the two-step RACH procedure and four-step RACH procedure. The UE may perform the selected RACH procedure. |
| US11716757B2 |
Clear channel assessment
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for clear channel assessment (CCA). In one aspect a device performs a first clear channel assessment (CCA) check on a primary subchannel of a channel having a total bandwidth greater than or equal to 40 megahertz (MHz), a plurality of subchannels of the channel collectively spanning the total bandwidth of the channel, the plurality of subchannels including the primary subchannel and one or more secondary subchannels, the primary subchannel and the one or more secondary subchannels each having a bandwidth of 20 MHz, performs, on each of the one or more secondary subchannels, a respective second CCA check, and transmits a communication on the channel based on a status of each of the primary subchannel and the one or more secondary subchannels that is based on the performance of the respective second CCA check or the first CCA check. |
| US11716753B2 |
Feedback methods for subband full duplex systems
A configuration to enable a UE operating as a full duplex device to transmit or receive feedback to or from other full duplex wireless devices or half duplex wireless devices. The apparatus allocates one or more sets of feedback resources, in association with a second UE, for transmission or reception of feedback message. The apparatus determines to transmit or receive the feedback message on a first resource set of the one or more sets of feedback resources based on a priority of the feedback message or a priority of a feedback resource set to transmit or receive a feedback message. The apparatus transmits or receives the feedback message based on the priority of the feedback message or the feedback resource set. |
| US11716747B2 |
Polling and keep-alive signals for multimedia broadcast multicast service
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for polling and keep-alive signals for multimedia broadcast multicast service. The method may include receiving a physical downlink control channel order addressed to a group-radio network temporary identifier. The method may also include performing uplink transmission of a signal in response to the physical downlink control channel order. |
| US11716745B1 |
Scheduler systems and methods
Methods and systems are provided for improving network communications, for example by scheduling or configuring a downlink/uplink (DL/UL) slot ratio, and/or an amount of redundant Transmission Time Intervals (TTIs) to be transmitted, in some cases prior to an acknowledgement. In embodiments using FDD, an improved scheduler can be asymmetrical, for example limiting resources used by an uplink to 20%, while allowing a user device to use a maximum power level, or an increased power level, in the uplink. |
| US11716735B2 |
Terminal device, base station device, transmitting method and receiving method
The present invention pertains to a terminal device, which, when ARQ is used for communication that uses an uplink unit band and a plurality of downlink unit bands associated with the uplink unit band, and when a transmission mode that supports up to 2 TB in a PCell is set in the terminal, is capable of reducing the amount of signaling from a base station while eliminating a lack of PUCCH resources when semi-permanent scheduling (SPS) is used in the PCell. A control unit in this device selects one value among values obtained by adding 1 to four PUCCH resource indexes, which have been preset for PUCCH resource 1 by the base station, on the basis of values for transmission power control information (TPC command for PUCCH) in a PDCCH, for which notification has been received at the start of SPS. |
| US11716734B2 |
Methods and apparatus for communicating uplink control information
Methods and apparatus related to HARQ feedback, e.g. delayed HARQ ACK/NACK, and uplink control information (UCI) multiplexing, in unlicensed spectrum are described. A base station transmits an UCI request to a UE, including: a request for ACK/NACK feedback corresponding to a set of HARQ identified processes, a request for channel state information report, and/or a scheduling request. The UCI request includes information which is used, by the UE, in determining the time and air link resources on which to send the UCI. The HARQ processes are communicated in a first Channel Occupancy Time (COT), while the ACK/NACK feedback is communicated in a later COT. |
| US11716728B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control signal in mobile communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present invention provides a method for more efficiently transmitting uplink control information and data in a mobile communication system which operates in a non-licensed band or a mobile communication system which requires a channel detection operation. |
| US11716723B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system and, more particularly, to a method and an apparatus therefor, the method comprising the steps of: detecting an SSB in an unlicensed band, the SSB including an index related to a CORESET configuration; determining, on the basis of the index, an RB offset used for identifying the position of a CORESET frequency associated with the SSB; and monitoring the CORESET in the unlicensed band on the basis of the RB offset. |
| US11716722B2 |
NR (new radio) demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports mapping and related signaling
The present disclosure relates to a user device, a base station, a method for data transmission/reception by a user device, and a method for data reception/transmission by a base station. The user device comprises circuitry which, in operation, receives a parameter defining a rule for assigning to ports respective resources for carrying reference signals, generates, based on a mapping known to the user device and the base station, a set of layer-to-port mapping combinations, and receives, from the base station, control information indicating one of the set of layer-to-port mapping combinations which is to be applied for data transmission and/or reception. |
| US11716718B2 |
Wireless communication device and wireless communication method
The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication device and a wireless communication method. The wireless communication device according to one embodiment comprises one or more processors, wherein the processor(s) is/are configured to acquire the type of information to be transmitted via device-to-device communication, wherein the type is one of a plurality of types at least including a first type and a second type; and the processor(s) is/are also configured to determine a resource use manner and a power control manner which are used for transmitting information at least according to the type of the information. |
| US11716717B2 |
Methods and apparatus for downlink receive beam refinement
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or base station. In one aspect, the apparatus may receive a channel state information (CSI) report configuration via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the CSI report configuration including at least one of a channel measurement resource (CMR) resource setting, an interference measurement resource (IMR) resource setting, or a report quantity parameter. The apparatus may also determine a downlink receive beam of one or more downlink receive beams based on the CSI report configuration. The apparatus may also communicate with a base station via the downlink receive beam based on the determined downlink receive beam. Additionally, the apparatus may calculate a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) quantity associated with a plurality of downlink transmit beams. The apparatus may also decode the CSI report configuration. |
| US11716713B2 |
Modulation and coding scheme determination for sidelink communication
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify one or more spectral efficiency ranges that are to be used to select a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for a sidelink communication. The UE may transmit the sidelink communication using the MCS selected based at least in part on the one or more spectral efficiency ranges. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11716712B2 |
Interference management with adaptive resource block allocation
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for interference management with adaptive resource block (RB) allocation. In an exemplary method, a user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station (BS), an indication of a first set of resource blocks (RBs) to receive a first downlink (DL) transmission in a time interval, the UE receives, from the BS, an indication of a dynamically allocated second set of RBs to receive a second DL transmission from the BS in the time interval, and the UE alters one or more parameters of a receiver, based on the second set of RBs, when receiving the second DL transmission on the second set of RBs. Altering the one or more parameters may include switching a phase-locked loop (PLL) of the receiver to a center frequency determined based on the second set of RBs. |
| US11716703B2 |
Paging method and paging device
Embodiments of the present application provide a paging method, applied to a wireless communications system. When downlink data to a terminal reaches a first access network device from a core network, the first access network device is triggered to determine a paging parameter of the terminal, and to send, based on the paging parameter, a paging message to the terminal through the first access network device or a second access network device. |
| US11716702B2 |
Estimating geolocation of a user terminal
A system and method for estimating a geolocation The method includes subdividing the camping cell into grid points where each grid point of the grid points has an associated relative offset from a camping beam center; illuminating the camping cell with a camping beam and each of the adjacent cells with adjacent beams; receiving a camping beam signal strength and adjacent beams signal strengths for each grid point of the grid points; profiling, at each grid point of the grid points, ratios of the camping beam signal strength to each one of the adjacent beams signal strengths; mapping the ratios and the associated relative offset of each grid point of the grid points; and estimating a relative geolocation of a User Terminal (UT) from the camping beam center based on a UT camping beam signal strength and UT adjacent beams signal strengths. |
| US11716696B2 |
User equipment and base station
Provided is a power control technique for a user equipment that supports high transmission power. An aspect of the invention relates to user equipment that supports a first power class in a certain frequency band, the user equipment including a transceiver that transmits radio signals to and receives radio signals from a base station; and a transmission power controller that controls transmission power to the base station, wherein, upon accessing the base station in the frequency band provided with, as a default power class, a second power class that is lower than the first power class, the transmission power controller controls the transmission power in accordance with a regulation of the default power class, and the transmission power controller controls the transmission power so that the transmission power becomes less than or equal to maximum output power of the default power class. |
| US11716694B2 |
Estimating and controlling transmit power of user equipment by a base station
One embodiment is directed to a method of estimating a transmit power of a UE. The method comprises determining, at a base station serving the UE, a received power for the UE, determining, at the base station, a path loss for the UE, and determining, at the base station, the transmit power for the UE as a function of the received power for the UE and the path loss for the UE. The method can be used when the first UE has reached or exceeded a maximum reported power headroom (PHR) for the UE and can be used for performing transmit power control for the UE as a function of the determined transmit power for the UE. Other embodiments are disclosed. The described embodiments can be used in a cloud radio access network (C-RAN) as well as other types of base stations. |
| US11716693B2 |
Method and apparatus for data-splitting transmission from multiple sites
Methods and apparatus for changing cell range coverage are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may include circuitry configured to transmit subframes of radio frames using a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), where the subframes are divided into first and second sets. The circuitry may include a first power control loop utilized for the first set of subframes and a second power control loop utilized for the second set of subframes. The first power control loop may set transmission power levels for transmission over the PUSCH for the first set of subframes, and the second power control loop may set transmission power levels for transmission over the PUSCH for the second set of subframes. The circuitry may be configured with a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for a first eNodeB and a second PUCCH for a second eNodeB to simultaneously communicate with the first and the second eNodeBs. |
| US11716689B2 |
Energy harvesting based on pre-emption indications
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a pre-emption indication associated with a scheduled transmission between the base station and the UE. Accordingly, the UE may perform energy harvesting, during the scheduled transmission, based at least in part on the pre-emption indication. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US11716688B2 |
Method and apparatus for saving power of user equipment in wireless communication system
A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises: receiving, from a base station, higher layer signaling comprising a power saving offset (PS-offset) indicating a first start time when the UE starts, prior to a second start time of a drx-onDuration timer, monitoring physical downlink channel (PDCCH) for downlink control information (DCI) notifying power saving information outside a discontinuous reception (DRX) active time and parameters indicating a search space; identifying at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion for the DCI based on the PS-offset and the parameters indicating the search space; and monitoring the DCI on the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion. |
| US11716687B2 |
Methods for frequency division multiplexed on-off keying signals for wake-up radios
An access point (AP) that supports the IEEE 802.11ba protocol may transmit a frame including a physical layer (PHY) preamble to one or more stations (STAs) over a channel. The PHY preamble may include a plurality of repeated modulated legacy signal (L-SIG) fields to spoof a recipient of the frame and protect a wake up signal (WUS) to be subsequently transmitted by the AP. The AP may transmit the WUS to at least a first STA of the one or more STAs, wherein the at least the first STA is a IEEE 802.11ba compliant STA. |
| US11716684B2 |
Configuration method and device
A configuration method and a device are provided. The method includes: sending a first message to a network-side device, where the first message explicitly or implicitly indicates a power saving mode or a power saving class of a terminal device; receiving, from the network-side device, first feedback information about the first message; and determining, based on the first feedback information, value(s) of one or more first parameters related to power consumption of the terminal device. |
| US11716682B2 |
Method and device for transmitting or receiving information about links in wireless LAN system
The method executed in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, according to various embodiments, may comprise: a step in which a reception station (STA), which supports a multilink comprising a first link and a second link, receives a target wake time (TWT) element via the first link, wherein the TWT element is received via a beacon and includes information for TWT period configuration for the second link; a step in which the reception STA configures a TWT period for the second link on the basis of the TWT element; and a step in which the reception STA communicates with a transmission STA via the second link within the TWT period. |
| US11716679B2 |
Method and device for determining proximity
An electronic device of determining proximity of a wireless external device is provided. The electronic device includes a transceiver, a sensor, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to transmit a first signal to the external device through the transceiver, acquire, when the first signal is transmitted, information about a user's gesture made in a vicinity of a sensor positioned within a certain distance from the transceiver through the sensor, wherein the first signal is distorted by the user's gesture and provided to the external device, receive, from the external device through the transceiver, a second signal generated as the external device copies the distorted first signal, and determine the proximity of the external device based on the second signal. |
| US11716675B2 |
Acquiring OSI for son from macro 5G base station configured with on-demand OSI
A first base station is disclosed. The first base station may transmit, to a second BS, at least one PRACH preamble for requesting OSI. The first base station may receive a PDCCH and an associated PDSCH, the PDSCH including the OSI. Prior to transmitting the at least one PRACH, the first base station may scan for neighboring BSs. The first base station may determine, based on first quality metrics associated with the neighboring BSs, a set of BSs, the set of BSs including the second BS. The first station may obtain a MIB and at least one SIB from each of the set of BSs. The at least one PRACH preamble may be transmitted to the second BS based on the obtained MIB and the at least one SIB from the second BS. |
| US11716674B2 |
Techniques for communicating synchronization signal timing information
The described technology can be implemented as a wireless communication method in which timing information in a wireless communication network is mapped to a signal. The timing information includes information related to a synchronization signal block index and the signal includes at least one of a reference signal on a broadcast channel and a synchronization signal. The signal is transmitted by including at least a part of the information related to the synchronization signal block index. |
| US11716670B2 |
System and method for ultra-low latency short data service
Systems and methods provide a short data, low latency service using a Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) network. A network device receives, in a core network, an attach request from an end device and detect whether a packet size range for data transmissions from the end device is within a configured size threshold. The network device directs, when the packet size is within the configured size threshold, routing of the data transmissions via a control plane function of an edge network to a local instance of an application server in the edge network. The network device directs, when the packet size is over the configured size threshold, routing of the data transmissions via a user plane function of the edge network to a local instance of an application server in the edge network. |
| US11716666B2 |
Cell handover method and apparatus in high-speed movement scenario
This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and provides a cell handover method and an apparatus in a high-speed movement scenario, to resolve problems of a relatively high service drop rate and a relatively high re-establishment rate of a terminal device in the high-speed movement scenario. The method includes: enabling a high-speed railway function of a terminal device; obtaining path information; determining a first target cell based on the path information; and reporting a first measurement report when a measurement value of a source cell meets a second threshold, where the first measurement report is used to trigger a network side device to control the terminal device to hand over from the source cell to the first target cell, and the source cell is a cell on which the terminal device camps, the second threshold is greater than a first threshold, and the first threshold is a threshold that is indicated by the network side device and that is used to trigger the terminal device to report a measurement report. |
| US11716665B2 |
Directed handovers in a cellular network for airborne mobile telemetry
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining one or more parameter characterizing a prospective connection of the mobile airborne article to first through Nth base stations, the one or more parameter including a Doppler shift; determining based on the examining that a criterion is satisfied, the criterion having one or more factor; and initiating handoff of the mobile airborne article to one of the first through Nth base stations based on the determining. |
| US11716663B2 |
Method and apparatus for user equipment (UE) monitoring behavior for beam recovery in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE (User Equipment). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE receiving and/or monitoring a first control region via a first link. The method further includes the UE transmitting a first request if the first link fails. The method also includes the UE receiving and/or monitoring a second control region for a response via a second link within a time window associated with the first request. In addition, the method includes the UE receiving and/or monitoring the first control region after the time window associated with the first request is over. |
| US11716662B2 |
Mobility management with base station using duty cycles
A network-based method allows a network to optimize its control of radio resource usage by directing connected and idle mode User Equipment (UEs) (10) to another network node, e.g. a neighbor cell, having a better duty cycle, or by configuring the UEs to use another frequency band served by the same network node or a different network node. Signaling its duty cycle budget to the UEs allows the UEs to optimize their idle mode operation by performing cell re-selection to a network node which has a better duty cycle budget. |
| US11716656B2 |
System and method for handover management in mobile networks
A method for managing handovers on a network including: determining neighboring cells within the network; mapping the neighboring cells; analyzing handover data between the mapped cells, wherein the handover data may be retrieved from network messaging; determining for each handover whether the handover is successful or unsuccessful based on the handover data; and reporting unsuccessful handovers to an operator for the network. a system for managing handovers on a network, the system including: a relation module configured to determine neighboring cells within the network and map the neighboring cells; an analysis module configured to analyzing handover data between the mapped cells, wherein the handover data may be retrieved from network messaging and determine for each handover whether the handover is successful or unsuccessful based on the handover data; and a reporting module configured to report unsuccessful handovers to an operator for the network. |
| US11716655B2 |
Network-adaptive function control method for dual-mode mobile terminal
A network-adaptive function control method is provided for a dual-mode mobile terminal. The network-adaptive function control method for a dual-mode mobile terminal supports communication via first and second-type networks includes registering at least one function as a network-adaptive; determining, when a function is requested to be activated, whether the requested function is the network-adaptive function. If it is determined that the requested function is the network-adaptive function, it if determined whether the mobile terminal is in the first-type network; and activating, if the mobile terminal is in the first-type network, the requested function in association with the first-type network. The network-adaptive function control method of the present invention allows registering portable IP network-friendly functions that are served only in a portable IP network domain but not in the cellular network domain, thereby restricting handover to the costly cellular network, resulting in reduction of communication cost. |
| US11716652B2 |
Neighborhood aware load balancing
Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and devices are disclosed for collecting access point telemetry. A first access point is identified that is associated with a single instance on a pod. A hash identifier is identified, where the hash identifier identifies a radio frequency (RF) neighborhood of the first access point based on a geographical location of the first access point. Subsequent access point members of the RF neighborhood are dynamically determined by dynamically assigning a second access point to the RF neighborhood, the dynamic assignment based on the second access point being within a threshold geographical location to the first access point. Telemetry from the second access point is directed towards the single instance on the pod, where the pod receives telemetry for all access points in the dynamically determined RF neighborhood. |
| US11716650B2 |
Caching and providing data to a device based on available resources
In response to detecting, at the first time period, that the available amount of the first resource on the computing device is below the first threshold level, the computer system switches the computing device to a first low resource mode, wherein the switching the computing device to the first low resource mode includes intercepting a first data intended to be transmitted to the computing device, the first data corresponding to a first set of one or more applications on the computing device. In response to detecting, at a second time period that is after the first time period, that the available amount of the first resource on the computing device meets or exceeds the first threshold level, the computer system switches the computing device back to a normal operating mode. |
| US11716647B2 |
System and method for channel measurement and interference measurement in wireless network
An embodiment method, by a user equipment (UE), includes performing a channel measurement (CM) on a first subset of a set of non-zero-power (NZP) CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resources and an interference measurement (IM) on at least a second subset of the set of NZP CSI-RS resources. The second subset includes one or more NZP CSI-RS ports. The IM is performed according to assumptions: each NZP CSI-RS port in the second subset corresponds to an interference transmission layer, the IM being in accordance with a set of energy per resource element ratios each associated with one NZP CSI-RS resource in the second subset; and other interference not associated with the interference transmission layers is on the first and second subsets. The method includes generating a channel state information (CSI) report based on the CM and IM and transmitting the CSI report to a network. |
| US11716637B2 |
Systems and methods for a multiple-operator distributed antenna system
In one embodiment, a system comprises: a central area node; access points coupled to the central area node and configured to radiate a remote downlink RF signal and receive a remote uplink RF signal; and a controller configured to execute code for a management virtualization system that includes a virtual system controller function configured to establish a plurality of virtual systems and assign physical resources of the system to each of the virtual systems. The management virtualization system includes a northbound interface driver that defines a first virtualized operator interface configured to manage a first set of physical resources assigned to a first virtual system, and a second virtualized operator interface configured to manage a second set of physical resources assigned to a second virtual system. |
| US11716636B2 |
Methods and systems for data-driven roll-out planning optimization
Methods and systems are provided for data-driven network roll-out planning. A network that includes a plurality of cells may be managed, with the managing includes obtaining network data associated with the network; analyzing the network data, with the analyzing including analyzing throughput of users on a sector-by-sector basis in the network; applying, based on the analyzing of the network data, a growth prediction for the network; and optimizing, based on the applying of the growth prediction, a network roll-out plan for use in the network. |
| US11716629B2 |
User interfaces for workout content
In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying personalized workout suggestions based on completed workouts. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to starting an audio-based workout. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying information about a workout during playback of workout content. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying information about physical activity of a user relative to a group of users. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to coordinating display of workout content among multiple devices. |
| US11716628B2 |
Method and electronic device for determining security threat on radio access network
Provided are an electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device. According to the disclosure, an electronic device configured to perform a radio access network function comprises: a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, a processor operatively connected with the communication interface, and a memory operatively connected with the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to: receive, via the communication interface, wireless communication data transmitted via a radio access network, process the received wireless communication data based on a radio access network protocol by at least one first virtualized module corresponding to at least one function of the radio access network, identify an abnormal sign based on the received wireless communication data or a result of processing of the wireless communication data by the at least one first virtualized module, transfer security information indicating the abnormal sign to a second virtualized module by the at least one first virtualized module, and determine an expected security threat on the radio access network based on the security information indicating the abnormal sign by the second virtualized module. |
| US11716623B2 |
Zero trust wireless monitoring - system and method for behavior based monitoring of radio frequency environments
A System and Method is provided that enable identifying cyber security attacks using observation and monitoring of end point activity. By following and monitoring the wireless connection related activities of endpoint devices as they cycle through various steps leading to establishing a connection to the secure network, a knowledge base is established in the cloud by analysis of the actions, and communication to build the confidence that the users of the network are where they should be. In one embodiment, no access is provided until a user presents valid credentials. Based on these credentials the network then builds a specific path based on access controls, tunnels or other techniques to control the user’s communication and access to specific targets within the network. |
| US11716622B2 |
System for identification of secure wireless network access points using cryptographic pre-shared keys
A system is provided for identification of secure wireless network access points using cryptographic pre-shared keys. In particular, the system may comprise a client-side application that may use a pre-shared key to generate a list of valid access point ID's in a pseudorandom manner. A server-side application may use the same pre-shared key to generate one or more access point ID's. Based on the pre-shared key, a client computing device may readily identify which wireless access points within the network are secure and trusted. |
| US11716621B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing mobile edge computing services in wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) system, such as long-term evolution (LTE). The disclosure relates to authentication and authorization for edge computing applications, and an operation method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method may include transmitting, to a server, a first message including at least one of information related to the UE or a type of user agent, performing an authentication procedure for an edge computing service according to an authentication method determined based on the first message, receiving a second message indicating authority granted to the edge computing service, based on an authentication code generated by the server according to the performed authentication procedure, and using the edge computing service in a range corresponding to the granted authority. |
| US11716617B2 |
Systems and methods for cryptographic authorization of wireless communications
A system for cryptographic authorization of wireless communications includes a verifying node and configured to receive a transfer request from a user device, authenticate the transfer request, generate a transfer authorization token, and provide the transfer authorization token to at least one recipient device. |
| US11716609B2 |
Delaying transmission depending on transmission type and UE processing capabilities
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a radio network node for handling transmission of data from a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The radio network node determines a delay value for a transmission of data from the wireless device based on a transmission type of data from the wireless device or a capability of the wireless device. The capability is related to a processing time for processing received data from the radio network node, or for processing data for transmission to the radio network node. The radio network node further transmits an indication, to the wireless device, which indication indicates the determined delay value. |
| US11716608B2 |
System and method to modify radio access network (RAN) features
A system and method to reduce misuse of radio resources, by modifying radio access network (RAN) features of user devices. The UE segregation server unit [302] as disclosed in the present disclosure identifies one or more UE required to be modified due to which network KPI's are getting degraded, based on an analysis performed by a Network Performance Unit [304]. Further, the UE segregation server unit [302] updates/modifies a UE Capability Indication message to disable certain radio capabilities causing some malfunction in the network based on identification of one or more UEs as erroneous UE based on a successful comparison of the at least one TAC information present in the UE Capability Indication message with at least one TAC information of the identified one or more UE that are required to be modified. This disclosure provides improved throughput for network subscriptions in user devices by saving network resources. |
| US11716603B2 |
Method for transmitting data based on multiple communication schemes and electronic device supporting same
An electronic device is provided. The device includes a first communication circuit configured to support first wireless communication, a second communication circuit configured to support second wireless communication, a display, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform the first wireless communication with a first external electronic device using the first communication circuit, display a first screen including first information indicating a connection of the first wireless communication with the first external electronic device using the display, perform the second wireless communication with a second external electronic device using the second communication circuit while performing the first wireless communication with the first external electronic device, display a second screen including second information indicating that at least a portion of the first external electronic device is operable by the second external electronic device using the display, receive first data related to the operation of the at least a portion of the first external electronic device from the second external electronic device based on the second wireless communication, generate second data based on the first data, and transmit the second data to the first external electronic device based on the first wireless communication. |
| US11716601B2 |
Device presence detection system
A determination is made as to when two computing devices are in the presence of each other, also referred to as the two computing devices being colocated. This determination is made based on wireless location signals received at the two computing devices as well as environment data sensed by the two computing devices. The computing devices determine whether they are in the presence of each other and enable multi-device engagement in response to determining that the two computing devices are in the presence of each other. |
| US11716599B2 |
Methods for dynamically provisioning a virtual SIM card
A method for dynamically provisioning virtual subscriber identity modules (SIMS) to enable a user equipment (UE) to use a service from a service provider. The method can include a UE transmitting a user request to a virtual SIM marketplace. The virtual SIM marketplace can receive a plurality of service offers from a plurality of service providers. The virtual SIM marketplace can match details in the user request with offers made by the plurality of service providers. When a match is found, the virtual SIM marketplace can send user information from the user request to the matching provider. The provider can then send a SIM over-the-air (OTA) message to the UE. The UE can use the SIM-OTA message to enable the UE to provide a user device service on the provider's network. |
| US11716596B2 |
Methods and systems for communication vehicle-to-everything (V2X) information
Methods and devices for implementing the methods for communicating vehicle-to-everything (V2X) information to a network node include transmitting a first V2X message that is associated with a first service and that includes an identifier of a second service, and transmitting a second V2X message that is associated with the second service and that includes an identifier of the first service configured to enable the network node to use information from the first V2X message with the second service. The network node may receive the first V2X message and the second V2X message, and may use information from the first V2X message with the second service. |
| US11716594B2 |
Common platform for personalized/branded applications
The disclosure is directed at a method of personalizing an application for displaying, on a mobile communication device, user content associated with a site, the method comprising determining location of the mobile communication device, calculating travel characteristics of the mobile communication device, determining presence of a site, obtaining user preferences for display of user content, and retrieving and displaying user content associated with the site on the mobile communication device. |
| US11716593B2 |
User equipment positioning in long-term evolution coordinated multipoint communication systems
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for UE positioning in wireless networks. Various embodiments may include signaling of virtual identifiers associated with remote radio heads of a coordinated multipoint communication system and generating a positioning reference signal based on the virtual identifiers. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US11716590B2 |
Contact tracing based on associations in a wireless network
A computer may receive connection information associated with one or more communication devices in a network, where the connection information specifies dynamic associations or connections between electronic devices and the one or more communication devices in an environment as a function of time. Then, the computer may store system information that includes: first identifiers of the one or more communication devices, second identifiers of the electronic devices, and timestamps, where a portion of the system information specifies a duration of a dynamic association or connection between a given electronic device and a given communication device. Moreover, the computer may receive occurrence information that indicates an occurrence of an event. In response, the computer may determine, based at least in part on the system information, one or more regions in the environment where an electronic device was present during a time interval, and the computer may accordingly perform a remedial action. |
| US11716588B2 |
System and method for proximity-based analysis of multiple agricultural entities
A system for proximity-based analysis of multiple entities includes a first communication device associated with a first entity and an additional communication device associated with an additional entity, wherein the first communication device and the additional communication device are communicatively couplable. The system includes one or more processors communicatively coupled to at least one of the first communication device or the at least an additional communication device. The one or more processors are configured to: identify a spatial relationship between the first entity and the additional entity based on one or more signals from the first communication device or the additional communication device, identify an operation unit defined by an association between the first entity and the additional entity based on the spatial relationship between the first entity and the at least the additional entity, and report one or more characteristics of the operation unit. |
| US11716584B2 |
Parametric audio decoding
An apparatus includes a receiver and an up-mixer. The receiver is configured to receive a bitstream that includes an encoded mid signal and encoded stereo parameter information. The encoded stereo parameter information represents a first value of a stereo parameter and a second value of the stereo parameter. The first value is associated with a first frequency range. The second value is associated with a second frequency range that is distinct from the first frequency range. The up-mixer is configured to perform an up-mix operation on a frequency-domain decoded mid signal generated from the encoded mid signal. A particular value based on the first value and the second value is applied to the frequency-domain decoded mid signal during the up-mix operation. |
| US11716581B2 |
Medical hearing-aid earphone
A medical hearing-aid earphone includes a housing, and a battery assembly and a circuit board assembly located in the housing, where the housing is internally provided with a sound cavity, and the medical hearing-aid earphone further includes a speaker assembly located in the housing and a holder sleeved outside the speaker assembly. The holder and the speaker assembly divide the sound cavity into a front sound cavity and a rear sound cavity, where a relative position of the speaker assembly in the holder is adjustable during assembling. The medical hearing-aid earphone is convenient to adjust space sizes of a front sound cavity and a rear sound cavity, so that the medical hearing-aid earphone can be customized according to requirements of different users and has a larger application range. |
| US11716580B2 |
Health monitoring with ear-wearable devices and accessory devices
Each accessory device in a set of accessory devices may establish a respective communication link between the accessory device and an ear-wearable device. A particular accessory device in the set of accessory devices may receive data via the communication link between the particular accessory device and the ear-wearable device. The data comprise information generated based on sensor signals from sensors that monitor a user of the ear-wearable device. The accessory devices perform a health monitoring activity based on the data. |
| US11716573B2 |
Kinetic energy earphone speaker
The present invention discloses a novel kinetic energy earphone speaker, comprising a speaker, a battery, and a PCBA circuit main board. A through-hole is provided in the middle of one side face of the speaker, the battery extends into the through-hole for mounting and arranging, the PCBA circuit main board is sleeve jointed on the extending end of the battery, and a second washer can form one T-type magnetizer with a magnetizer metal casing of the battery. The present invention incorporates part of the volume of the battery into the speaker as a magnetizer, which can reduce the combined use space, make the volume of the product small, and shorten the overall design time. |
| US11716571B2 |
Relating to audio transducers
The invention relates to audio transducers, such as loudspeaker, microphones and the like, and includes improvements in or relating to: audio transducer diaphragm structures and assemblies, audio transducer mounting systems; audio transducer diaphragm suspension systems, personal audio devices incorporating the same and any combination thereof. The embodiments of the invention include linear action and rotational action transducers. For both types of transducer, rigid and composite diaphragm constructions and unsupported diaphragm periphery designs are described. Systems and methods for mounting the transducer to a housing, such as an enclosure or baffle are also described. Furthermore, hinge systems including: rigid contact hinge systems and flexible hinge systems are also disclosed for various rotational action transducer embodiments. Various applications and implementations are described and envisaged for the audio transducer embodiments including, for example, personal audio devices such as headphones, earphones and the like. |
| US11716568B2 |
Modular speakers
Embodiments of the present disclosure set forth a system that includes an audio system module. The audio system module includes a speaker, a connector, and one or more processing units. The one or more processing units are configured to detect a second audio system module connected to the connector; determine a network map of audio system modules, wherein the network map comprises at least the first audio system module and the second audio system module; determine a mode of operation based on the network map; receive an audio signal; and via the speaker, output audio corresponding to the audio signal based on the mode of operation. |
| US11716567B2 |
Wearable device with directional audio
A wearable device can provide an audio module that is operable to provide audio output from a distance away from the ears of the user. For example, the wearable device can be worn on clothing of the user and direct audio waves to the ears of the user. Such audio waves can be focused by a parametric array of speakers that limit audibility by others. Thus, the privacy of the audio directed to the user can be maintained without requiring the user to wear audio headsets on, over, or in the ears of the user. The wearable device can further include microphones and/or connections to other devices that facilitate calibration of the audio module of the wearable device. The wearable device can further include user sensors that are configured to detect, measure, and/or track one or more properties of the user. |
| US11716564B2 |
Management of computing device microphones
A method for microphone management is provided. The method includes receiving an enable secure audio indicator. In response to receiving the enable secure audio indicator, a set of computing devices are identified, and a communication is initiated to each device in the set of computing devices. The communication includes an instruction to disable a microphone associated with each respective device. |
| US11716563B2 |
Portable loudspeaker systems
A loudspeaker system includes a subwoofer. The subwoofer includes a housing having a plurality of walls which together define an acoustic cavity. The plurality of walls includes a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the top and bottom walls and between the front and rear walls. A first transducer mounted to the front wall of the housing. The first transducer includes a diaphragm having a major axis and a minor axis. The major axis has a fist end proximate the bottom wall and an opposite, second end proximate the top wall, such that the major axis is arranged vertical, relative to ground when the subwoofer is rested on its bottom wall. The top wall has a handle such that the loudspeaker can be carried with the major axis arranged vertical to ground. |
| US11716561B2 |
Speaker device
A speaker device is provided, including a circuit housing for accommodating a control circuit or a battery, an ear hook connected to the circuit housing, a core housing for accommodating an earphone core, a button, and an elastic pad. The control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to generate sound. The core housing may be connected to the ear hook through a hinge component, which may rotate to change a location of the core housing relative to the ear hook, thereby making the core housing attach to a front or back of a user's ear. The button may be disposed at a button hole on the circuit housing and move relative to the button hole to generate a control signal for the control circuit. The elastic pad may be disposed between the button and the button hole and hinder a movement therebetween. |
| US11716557B2 |
Reduced-complexity integrated guaranteed-rate optical packet switch
A reduced-complexity optical packet switch which can provide a deterministic guaranteed rate of service to individual traffic flows is described. The switch contains N input ports, M output ports and N*M Virtual Output Queues (VOQs). Packets are associated with a flow f, which arrive an input port and depart on an output port, according to a predetermined routing for the flow. These packets are buffered in a VOQ. The switch can be configured to store several deterministic periodic schedules, which can be managed by an SDN control-plane. A scheduling frame is defined as a set of F consecutive time-slots, where data can be transmitted over connections between input ports and output ports in each time-slot. Each input port can be assigned a first deterministic periodic transmission schedule, which determines which VOQ is selected to transmit, for every time-slot in the scheduling frame. Each input port can be assigned a second deterministic periodic schedule, which determines which traffic flow within a VOQ is selected to transmit. Each input port can be assigned a third deterministic periodic schedule, which specifies to which VOQ an arriving packet (if any) is destined, for each time-slot in a scheduling frame. Each input port can be assigned a fourth deterministic periodic schedule, which specifies to which Flow-VOQ within a VOQ an arriving packet (if any) is destined. In this manner, each traffic flow can receive a deterministic guaranteed-rate of transmission through the switch. |
| US11716555B2 |
Light detecting device
A solid-state image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate having a photoelectric conversion element converting incident light into a charge and a charge retaining section temporarily retaining the charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion element and a light shielding section having an embedded section extending in at least a region between the photoelectric conversion element and the charge retaining section of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US11716552B2 |
Imaging control device, imaging control method, and imaging device for increasing resolution of an image
An imaging element of an imaging unit 24 divides the exit pupil of an imaging optical system 21 into a plurality of regions and generates a pixel signal for each region. An optical axis position adjustment unit 23 adjusts the optical axis position of the imaging optical system with respect to the imaging element. A control unit 26 calculates a parallax on the basis of the pixel signal for each region after the pupil division and performs focus control of the imaging optical system 21. The control unit 26 also moves the optical axis position using the optical axis position adjustment unit 23, and generates, using the imaging element, pixel signals indicating the same subject region in the plurality of regions after the pupil division. An image processing unit 25 performs binning of a plurality of pixel signals indicating the same subject region generated by moving the optical axis position to generate a high-resolution captured image. Calculation of the parallax and acquisition of a high-resolution captured image can be performed. |
| US11716551B2 |
Image capture apparatus and image processing method
An image capture apparatus that comprises an image sensor that includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are disposed in rows and columns and a plurality of column signal lines provided for each column of the pixels, is disclosed. The apparatus further comprises a first correction circuit and a second correction circuit that share application of correction of offset caused by a difference in column signal lines where the pixel signals are read out to. |
| US11716548B2 |
Timing of multiplexed sensor phase measurements in a depth camera assembly for depth determination using fringe interferometry
A depth camera assembly (DCA) determines distances between the DCA and objects in a local area within a field of view of the DCA. The DCA projects a series of sinusoidal patterns into the local area DCA and captures images of the sinusoidal patterns via a sensor. Each pixel of the augmented sensor includes a plurality of charge bins, and charge accumulated by a photodiode of a pixel during different time intervals (e.g., times when different sinusoidal patterns are emitted) is stored in a different charge storage bin. Charge may be retrieved from different charge storage bins to determine depth from the DCA. |
| US11716543B2 |
Wide dynamic range using a monochrome image sensor for fluorescence imaging
Systems, methods, and devices for fluorescence imaging with increased dynamic range are disclosed. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation, wherein the pixel array comprises a plurality of pixels each configurable as a short exposure pixel or a long exposure pixel. The system includes a controller comprising a processor in electrical communication with the image sensor and the emitter. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises one or more of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 770 nm to about 790 nm or electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 795 nm to about 815 nm. |
| US11716541B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, method of controlling image capturing apparatus, system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
An image capturing apparatus comprising, an image sensor capable of performing exposure control for each of a plurality of partial regions obtained by dividing an image capturing region, and a control unit configured to perform exposure control of the image sensor, wherein the control unit sets a control value of exposure control for each partial region based on a size of the partial region to decrease a response speed of exposure control for a larger partial region, and performs exposure control of the image sensor based on the set control value. |
| US11716540B2 |
Extended scene view
The disclosure provide methods and content consumption devices that enable a scene, for example a 360° scene, that is larger (i.e. has more pixels in at least one dimension) than a display format of the content consumption device to be displayed. Constituent scene views are received individually by the content consumption device, for example as broadcasts, and are combined, for example stitched together, at the content consumption device to output a part of the scene that fits in the display format. The part of the scene (and hence the required constituent streams) to be displayed are determined by a signal, for example a navigational input from a user, enabling the user to navigate in the scene. |
| US11716536B2 |
Control device, image capturing apparatus, and control method for detecting obstacle
A device includes a focus detection unit configured to detect a defocus amount based on a focus detection signal output from an image capturing device, an object detection unit configured to detect a specific object based on image data output from the image capturing device, and a processing unit configured to perform first obstacle detection processing detecting an obstacle based on characteristics of the defocus amount on the specific object, and to perform second obstacle detection processing detecting an obstacle higher in spatial frequency than the specific object. |
| US11716533B2 |
Image synchronization without input clock and data transmission clock in a pulsed fluorescence imaging system
Pulsed fluorescence imaging without input clock or data transmission clock is disclosed. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a plurality of bidirectional data pads and a controller in communication with the image sensor. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises one or more of: electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 770 nm to about 790 nm. |
| US11716529B2 |
Automated adjustment of digital camera image capture parameters
A portable electronic device with image capturing capabilities automatically or semi-automatically adjusts one or more image capturing parameters based on an input attribute of user engagement with a single-action haptic input mechanism. For example, the duration for which a single-action control button carried on a frame of the device is pressed automatically determines an image stabilization mode for on-board processing of captured image data. In one example, an above-threshold press duration automatically activates a less rigorous image stabilization mode, while button release before expiry of the threshold automatically activates a more rigorous photo stabilization mode. |
| US11716528B2 |
Long-range optical device with image capturing channel
The invention relates to a long-range optical device comprising at least one sight channel and an image capturing channel with a camera module, wherein the sight channel and the image capturing channel are coupled to one another by means of an adjusting mechanism such that a first image detail observed in the sight channel essentially corresponds to a second image detail captured by the camera module; an interface module for establishing a connection with an electronic terminal; a processing unit; a memory unit, and a support unit, in which support unit the sight channel is arranged, wherein a heat dissipation device is formed between the support unit and the processing unit and/or between the support unit and a housing of the sight channel and/or on the camera module. The invention moreover relates to an observation and image capturing system. |
| US11716526B2 |
Thermal compensation in an integrated image sensor and lens assembly
An integrated image sensor and lens assembly including an image sensor, a lens barrel, and a lens element. The lens barrel configured to direct light to the image sensor. The lens barrel is a multiple segment lens barrel or a multiple subsection lens barrel. The multiple segment lens barrel or the multiple section lens barrel includes: a first segment or a first subsection, and a second segment or a second subsection. The lens element located within the lens barrel. The first segment or the first subsection is movable relative to the second segment or the second subsection. |
| US11716525B2 |
Vehicle windshield camera module
A camera module, which is mounted on an inside of a front windshield of a vehicle and to image an external environment of the vehicle, includes a lens unit and an imager to image the external environment by forming an optical image, which is from the external environment through the lens unit. |
| US11716523B2 |
Electric shaver with imaging capability
System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver. |
| US11716522B2 |
Follower vehicle sensor system
Provided is a sensing system useful with a follower vehicle configured to track and follow a leader. The sensing system can include a plurality of sensing technologies configured to cooperatively track and follow the leader. In some embodiments, the plurality of sensing technologies can include one or more of a stereoscopic camera ranging system, a wide field of view monocular camera, and a radar imaging system, or other sensor technologies. In various embodiments, the vehicle can comprise a chassis, a drive mechanism supported by the chassis and arranged to drive a plurality of wheels, a body supported by the chassis and, optionally, an internal volume defined within the body. In some embodiments, the follower vehicle can be a two-wheeled mobile carrier, for example. |
| US11716515B2 |
Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming
A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment. |
| US11716514B2 |
Methods and systems for recommending content in context of a conversation
A media guidance application may monitor a conversation among users, and identify keywords in the conversation, without the use of wakewords. The keywords are used to search for media content that is relevant to the on-going conversation. Accordingly, the media guidance application presents relevant content to the users, during the conversation, to more actively engage the users. A conversation monitoring window may be used to present conversation information as well as relevant content. A listening mode may be used to manage when the media guidance application processes speech from a conversation. The media guidance application may access user profiles for keywords, select content types, select content sources, and determine relevancy of media content, to provide content in context of a conversation. |
| US11716512B2 |
Personalized media guide for offline media devices
Systems and methods are described for displaying a guide for media content available on a user device. An illustrative method includes retrieving media content guide data for a plurality of channels, identifying a first media content item that is not available for retrieval from a content source, in response to identifying the first media content item, identifying a second media content item that is related to the first media content item and is available for retrieval from the content source, retrieving, from the content source, the second media content item, and generating for display a media content guide interface for the plurality of channels, wherein an identifier of the second media content item is displayed in a timeslot for the first media content item. |
| US11716508B2 |
Information processing apparatus, server apparatus, and information processing system
An information processing apparatus includes a predictor configured to predict a throughput of a network, to generate a first predicted value indicative of the predicted throughput, an acquirer configured to acquire, from a server apparatus connected to the network, a second predicted value indicative of a throughput of the network predicted by the server apparatus, a selector configured to select a predicted value with higher prediction accuracy from among the first predicted value and the second predicted value X2, and a requester configured to request a distribution apparatus to transmit a video with a quality based on the predicted value selected by the selector 125. |
| US11716503B2 |
Method for managing multimedia content, and device for carrying out said method
A method for managing multimedia contents is proposed, which method comprises: obtaining a first set of multimedia-content description metadata describing a first multimedia content delivered in dynamic mode; on reading, from the first set of metadata, a splice indicator indicating a splice to a second set of multimedia-content description metadata, reading, from the first set of metadata, an address storage indicator; and storing, in a memory, an address of the first set of metadata. |
| US11716501B2 |
Smart TV operating system arrangements for local network connected television receivers
Various arrangements for facilitating smart television content receivers are provided. A primary television receiver (PTR) having a first operating system may be configured to receive digital content from a remote content provider and distribute the content to one or more devices in response to a request for the content. A secondary television receiver (STR) configured to be in communication with a PTR and having a second operating system may be configured to receive the digital content from the PTR and provide the content to a display for presentation. The STR may include a first software stack including first processes and a first inter-process communication (IPC) mechanism, and a second software stack including second processes and a second IPC mechanism. The first processes may use the first IPC to communicate with the second processes. The second processes may use the second IPC to communicate with others of the second processes. |
| US11716496B2 |
Providing a message based on a change in watch time
A request from a user to view a video content item may be received, the requesting user being associated with a set of preferences and a context. A group of similar users may be identified based the set of preferences or the context. A number of promotional video items corresponding to the video content item may be identified. A first subset of the number of promotional video items may be determined based on the set of preferences or the context of the user. A watch time difference may be determined for each promotional video item in the first subset. A second subset may be determined based on the watch time difference associated with each promotional video items. An activity rate associated with the promotional video items in the second subset is determined. A promotional video item of the second subset that satisfies a criterion is provided to the user. |
| US11716494B2 |
Publishing a disparate live media output stream manifest that includes one or more media segments corresponding to key events
A system is provided for publishing a disparate live media output stream manifest that includes media segments corresponding to key events. A live production and playout system of disparate sub-systems is synchronized to a reference clock. A timecode from the reference clock is used as a reference time to log content related to key events that occur within the live production and playout system. A live event logging system is synchronized to the reference clock same as the live production and playout system. Based on location of the live event logging system, a time offset is introduced to compensate for a delay. When delay is variable, the reference clock is decoded from a live input stream to associate each key event with a corresponding timecode. Based on a programming schedule comprising the key events that occurred in the live input stream, the disparate live media output stream manifest is published. |
| US11716492B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
An image decoder performs a first partitioning including using a first partition mode, without parsing first splitting information indicative of the first partition mode, to split a first block into a plurality of second blocks in response to that the first block is located adjacent to an edge of a picture and that the dimensions of the first block satisfy a first condition; and performs a second partitioning on the second block by parsing second splitting information indicative of a second partition mode, wherein the second partition mode allows at least one of a quad tree splitting and a binary splitting, and using the second partition mode to split the second block into a plurality of coding units (CUs), wherein the second partition mode prohibits the quad tree splitting of the second block in response to that the second block is located adjacent to the edge of the picture. |
| US11716491B2 |
Scaling process for coding block
Methods, systems, and devices for luma mapping with chroma scaling for video and image coding are disclosed. An example method of video processing includes performing, for a current region comprising a luma block, a first chroma block, and a second chroma block, a conversion between the current region of a video and a bitstream representation of the video according to a rule that specifies an order in which, during decoding, the first chroma block and the second chroma block are processed based on mapped sample values of the luma block. |
| US11716490B2 |
Binary split at picture boundary for image and video coding
A video coder may be configured to determine a partitioning for a picture of video data using dual tree partitioning. The video coder may receive a picture of video data, determine a partitioning for the picture of video data using dual tree partitioning for luma blocks and chroma blocks based on a minimum quadtree size, wherein a maximum value for the minimum quadtree size is equal to a threshold used for inferring a quadtree split, and code the partitioned picture. |
| US11716479B2 |
Method of efficient signalling of CBF flags
A method comprising obtaining a bitstream, the bitstream comprises a transform unit syntax and a coding unit syntax, the transform unit syntax includes a value of a first flag and a value of a second flag related to, respectively, a first chroma transform block and a second chroma transform block of a current transform unit or a current sub-transform unit within the current transform unit, the first or second flag specifies whether the first or second chroma transform block contains at least one transform coefficient levels not equal to 0, the coding unit syntax includes a value of a third flag specifying whether a transform tree structure is present or not; and deriving a value of a fourth flag based on the values of the first, second, and third flags, the fourth flag specifies whether a luma transform block contains at least one transform coefficient levels not equal to 0. |
| US11716477B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a first display layer including display elements disposed on an object; a power supply that supplies a power signal to the display elements; and a signal controller having an encoder that encodes first image data into second image data and that supplies it to the display elements. Each display element includes a base member; a pixel a driving circuit unit having a decoder that decodes the second image data into the first image data and that provides a pixel driving signal to the pixel; a first antenna unit that receives the power signal and that provides the power signal to the driving circuit unit; a second antenna unit that receives the second image data and that provides the second image data to the decoder; and a third antenna unit that transmits and receives an addressing signal for detecting a relative position between the display elements. |
| US11716475B2 |
Image processing device and method of pre-processing images of a video stream before encoding
An image processing device 300, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, a monitoring camera 200 and a method 100 of pre-processing images of a video stream before encoding the video stream are disclosed. The images are obtained S110, wherein the obtained images have a first resolution. The obtained images are subsampled S120 to intermediate images having a second resolution lower than the first resolution and lower than a third resolution. The intermediate images are upsampled S130 to output images having the third resolution, wherein the third resolution is the same for all images of the video stream. |
| US11716473B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
Various embodiments provide an encoder that performs an up-conversion and a down-conversion on a first quantization matrix to generate a second quantization matrix, and quantizes transform coefficients of a current block using the second quantization matrix. The first quantization matrix has a first number of rows and a first number of columns equal to the first number of rows, and the second quantization matrix has a second number of rows and a second number of columns different from the second number of rows. In the up-conversion, the circuitry generates the second quantization matrix such that one of the second number of rows or the second number of columns is larger than the first number of rows. In the down-conversion, the circuitry generates the second quantization matrix such that the other of the second number of rows or the second number of columns is smaller than the first number of rows. |
| US11716471B2 |
Image signal encoding/decoding method and device for same
An image decoding method according to the present invention may include splitting a picture into a plurality of tiles; and determining at least one slice on the basis of the plurality of tiles. Here, splitting a picture into a plurality of tiles may include: determining the width of a first tile column in the picture; and determining the width of a second tile column neighboring the first tile column. |
| US11716470B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: encodes information for deriving a parameter into a header of a bitstream; filters reconstructed samples in a first image using a filtering process, to generate a second image; determines whether the parameter has a predefined value; encodes a third image using the second image when the parameter has the predefined value; and encodes the third image using the first image when the parameter does not have the predefined value. |
| US11716468B2 |
Adaptive loop filter signaling redundancy removal field
A device capable of compressing video data includes a memory configured to store a luma new filter value, a chroma new filter value, a cross component Cb new filter value, and a cross component Cr new filter value. The device may also include one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to set a joint constraint on the luma new filter value, the chroma new filter value, the cross component Cb new filter value, and the cross component Cr new filter value, such that each of the luma new filter value, the chroma new filter value, the cross component Cb new filter value, and the cross component Cr new filter value are not disabled in a unit associated with an adaptation parameter set having a first adaptation parameter set identification (APS ID). |
| US11716466B2 |
Intra-prediction apparatus for removing a directional intra-prediction mode from a set of predetermined directional intra-prediction modes
An intra-prediction method includes: determining, by an intra-prediction apparatus, a directional intra-prediction mode for a rectangular video coding block from an extended set of directional intra-prediction modes, wherein the extended set of directional intra-prediction modes includes extended directional intra-prediction modes and conventional directional intra-prediction modes and determining, by the intra-prediction apparatus, a plurality of available reference samples based on a direction of the directional intra-prediction mode. The method further includes: intra-predicting, by the intra-prediction apparatus, pixel values of pixels of the rectangular video coding block based on the plurality of available reference samples. |
| US11716465B2 |
Method and device for removing overlapping signaling in video/image coding system
A decoding method performed by a decoding device, according to the present document, may comprise the steps of: acquiring a sequence parameter set from a bitstream; acquiring a combined inter-picture merge and intra-picture prediction (CIIP) enable flag from the sequence parameter set; determining, on the basis of the CIIP enable flag and the size of a current block, whether a regular merge flag is included in the bitstream; parsing the regular merge flag in the bitstream on the basis that a condition based on the CIIP enable flag and a condition based on the size of the current block are satisfied; generating prediction samples of the current block on the basis of the regular merge flag; and generating a restoration picture on the basis of the prediction samples. |
| US11716459B2 |
Three-dimensional data encoding method, three-dimensional data decoding method, three-dimensional data encoding device, and three-dimensional data decoding device
A three-dimensional data encoding method encodes a plurality of three-dimensional points, and includes: selecting one prediction mode from two or more prediction modes for calculating a predicted value of an attribute information item of a first three-dimensional point, in accordance with attribute information items of one or more second three-dimensional points in vicinity of the first three-dimensional point; calculating the predicted value by the selected prediction mode; calculating, as a prediction residual, a difference between a value of the attribute information item of the first three-dimensional point and the calculated predicted value; and generating a first bit stream that includes the selected prediction mode, the prediction residual, and a number of the two or more prediction modes. |
| US11716455B2 |
Hermetically sealed stereo endoscope of a minimally invasive surgical system
In one embodiment, a method for a stereo endoscope includes receiving electromagnetic radiation through an inner protective window; focusing the electromagnetic radiation with a left optical component toward a left pixel array of a stereo image sensor along an optical axis of the left optical component parallel with but offset from a center axis of the left pixel array; and focusing the electromagnetic radiation with a right optical component toward a right pixel array of the stereo image sensor along an optical axis of the right optical component parallel with but offset from a center axis of the right pixel array. The left pixel array and the right pixel array are offset from the center optical axis of the stereo endoscope to provide stereo image convergence. |
| US11716454B2 |
Systems and methods for improved delivery and display of 360-degree content
Systems and methods are provided for generating a viewport for display. A user preference for a character and/or a genre of a scene in a spherical media content item is determined, wherein the spherical media content item comprises a plurality of tiles. A tile of the plurality of tiles is identified based on the determined user preference. A viewport to be generated for display at a computing device is predicted, based on the identified tile. A first tile to be transmitted to a computing device at a first resolution is identified, based on the predicted viewport to be generated for display. The tile is transmitted, to the computing device, at the first resolution. |
| US11716453B2 |
Signal processing device and image display apparatus including the same
Disclosed is a signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device includes: a linear tone mapper configured to perform linear tone mapping on a part of an input image; a non-linear tone mapper configured to perform non-linear tone mapping on another part of the input image; and a combiner configured to combine an output from the linear tone mapper and an output from the non-linear tone mapper. Accordingly, it is possible to map the dynamic range of an input image to a display. |
| US11716450B2 |
Method and apparatus for configuring detection area based on rotatable camera
In order to detect an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a monitoring area using a rotatable camera, an integrated sensor configures a first detection area in the monitoring area by rotating the camera after fixing the focal length of the camera to an initial value, and configures a second detection area in the monitoring area by rotating the camera after changing at least one of the focal length of the camera and a rotation path representing a distance from the origin of the monitoring area. |
| US11716446B2 |
Virtual environments associated with processed video streams
In some implementations, a system may receive a plurality of video streams, wherein each video stream is associated with a user of a client device, and wherein the plurality of video streams are associated with a virtual session involving the plurality of client devices. The system may process the plurality of video streams to produce a plurality of processed video streams in which backgrounds of the plurality of video streams are removed. The system may generate a virtual environment that includes a common virtual background, wherein the virtual environment is to be associated with the plurality of processed video streams. The system may transmit one or more output video streams that include the virtual environment with the common virtual background and one or more processed video streams of the plurality of processed video streams. |
| US11716439B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method
An image processing device and an image processing method are provided. The image processing device includes multiple image input units, an expansion module, a controller, and an image processing module. The multiple image input units are configured to receive multiple image signals and convert the multiple image signals into multiple converted image signals. The multiple converted image signals have a first image format. The expansion module is detachably coupled to the multiple image input units and is configured to output selected image signals according to a first selection signal. The controller is configured to provide the first selection signal. The image processing module is configured to receive the selected image signals to integrate into a picture by picture or a picture on picture. |
| US11716438B2 |
Method for motion estimation, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and electronic device
A method for motion estimation, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes the following. An error between a block to be matched and each of reference blocks is determined to obtain multiple errors. At least one candidate block is determined from the reference blocks according to the multiple errors. A random number range is determined according to a displacement between the block to be matched and each of the reference blocks. Random motion vectors are obtained by using a motion vector between the block to be matched and each of the at least one candidate block as a basic motion vector and random numbers within the random number range as increments. A target motion vector corresponding to the block to be matched is determined according to the random motion vectors. |
| US11716437B2 |
Converting texture information of object into ink amount information, using values of an MTF as internal scattering and color signal information, to reproduce the object and its texture on a medium
There are provided a conversion processing method of performing LUT conversion processing for converting, via a lookup table (LUT), texture characteristic information of an object of which texture is to be reproduced into ink amount information of an ink, which is used in order to reproduce the object of which texture is to be reproduced on a medium, the conversion processing method for optical texture reproduction in which the texture characteristic information is separated into internal scattering information and color signal information, the internal scattering information and the color signal information, which are separated out, are used as inputs of the LUT conversion processing, and as values of a modulation transfer function as the internal scattering information and the color signal information are used in the LUT conversion processing, reproduction of internal scattering and reproduction of color reproduction, which are important qualities of texture, can be simultaneously realized with high accuracy in print production of performing texture reproduction, a printed material production method, and a printed material production system. |
| US11716436B2 |
Apparatus, method, and system for processing image, and recording medium
An apparatus for processing an image, includes circuitry configured to: input a first image indicating a target color; input a second image formed by an image forming device to be subjected to adjustment; determine types of objects; and compare the first image and the second image and generate, for each of the types of the objects, a color conversion parameter, based on a correspondence between a chromaticity value in the first image and a chromaticity value in the second image. |
| US11716429B2 |
Image forming apparatus, method of controlling image forming apparatus, and storage medium
According to the present disclosure, there is provided an image forming apparatus including an operation device, one or more memories, and one or more processors that execute instructions to receive an instruction for registering a document in the one or more memories, register the document according to the instruction in the one or more memories, and control the operation device such that a function selection screen including a button for instructing execution of printing of the registered document is displayed, in which if the instruction received by a reception unit includes information indicating a printing valid period of the document according to the instruction, a button for instructing execution of printing of the document according to the instruction is displayed as being valid on the function selection screen in the printing valid period. |
| US11716424B2 |
Video call mediation method
A video call mediation method of a system may include receiving, by a server, a mediation request, from a plurality of mobiles, mediating, by the server, a first mobile and a second mobile, of the plurality of mobiles, establishing, by the first mobile and the second mobile, a video call session, receiving, by the first mobile, a video, from the second mobile, through the video call session, detecting, by the first mobile, a certain input, reporting, by the first mobile, a video received in the server, in response to the certain input, ending, by the first mobile, the video call session with the second mobile, and establishing, by the first mobile, a video call session with a third mobile, and verifying, by the server, the reporting, and rejecting, by the server, additional mediation request of the second mobile. |
| US11716423B2 |
Method and system for robust wait time estimation in a multi-skilled contact center with abandonment
A system for estimating a wait time to connect a customer to an agent according to an embodiment includes at least one processor and at least one memory comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, causes the system to receive incoming interaction data from the customer indicative of a request to estimate the wait time, retrieve historical data indicative of interaction information for one or more interactions that have already been serviced in response to receipt of the request, and generate a wait time estimation based on the historical data. |
| US11716419B2 |
Object oriented call management
Methods and systems for communicating active voice calls within a system that supports messaging functions between a plurality of accounts are disclosed. Active voice calls are identified between a call participant and a first account of a messaging system. A call object is generated for the active voice call having a data structure including call information about the active voice call. A message is received from the first account, the message associated with the active voice call. An object container is generated including the call object and the received message from the first account. The call object, including the message associated with the active voice call, is displayed in a call user interface of the system, providing controls for a second account of the plurality of accounts of the system to interact with the active voice call. |
| US11716416B2 |
Recording gap detection and remediation
A disconnection of a client device is disconnected during a multi-participant communication, such as a call or a conference. An indication of the disconnection is transmitted to the client device to cause an agent at the client device to record media locally at the client device. The media recorded by the agent at the client device based on the indication of the disconnection is later received and included within a recording of the communication. For example, a gap of the recording in which the disconnection occurred may be identified, such as by performing a comparison of media within the recording to identify a start time of the gap and an end time of the gap. The media is then inserted within a portion of the recording of the multi-participant communication corresponding to the gap. |
| US11716415B2 |
Suppressing indications of events in user interfaces
In a system for outputting a notification including a processor and a computer-readable medium, the computer-readable medium includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the system to perform operating a plurality of software sets, each software set configured to individually cause the system to output a separate notification in response to an occurrence of an event commonly associated with the plurality of software sets; detecting that, in response to the occurrence of the commonly associated event, the plurality of software sets is set to cause the system to output a plurality of notifications, respectively, each notification being indicative of the occurrence of the event; and in response to detecting that that the plurality of software sets is set to cause the system to output the plurality of notifications, respectively, causing the system to output fewer than all of the plurality of notifications. |
| US11716413B2 |
System and method of monitoring resilience and safety of electronic devices during testing
Systems and methods for monitoring mobile devices in a controlled environment are provided. One or more mobile devices may be accessible through a communication port of the mobile device. One or more monitoring devices may be configured to monitor the one or more mobile devices. A processor in communication with the one or more monitoring devices may control the monitoring devices and receive signals from the monitoring devices. A server in communication with the mobile devices may create a communication channel with each of the mobile devices, with each communication channel accessible through a network for use by software developers and testers. Thus, monitoring and detection of malfunctions or other abnormalities of the mobile devices is achieved, and remediation may be performed. |
| US11716411B2 |
Headwear for use with personal communication devices including a camera
An article of headgear to be worn on the head of a user includes a first portion to encompass at least a portion of the head of the user and a visor extending forward from the first portion. The visor includes a laterally extending opening therein to receive a personal communication device including a camera such that a lens of the camera is positioned below the lower surface of the visor. |
| US11716408B2 |
Navigation using proximity information
Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for locating and navigating to the location of a requestor based on proximity between a requestor device and a provider device. For example, embodiments display proximity indicators to allow a provider to quickly, easily, and safely locate a requestor upon arrival near a request location. Further, in some embodiments, graphics associated with a proximity vector may be presented on a provider communication device to clearly display the navigation directions to the provider so that the provider may easily find their matched requestor without requiring additional communication between the provider and the requestor. Additionally, embodiments provide efficient navigation to riders by limiting display of proximity indicators for navigation until the provider is within a threshold distance to the request location to conserve system resources and communication between an on-demand matching system and the provider computing device. |
| US11716392B2 |
Updating an application at a second device based on received user input at a first device
A method of generating a display object is provided, the method comprising operating a first processor comprised within a first device to: execute an application; generate an display object associated with the application; output the active display object on the first device; transmit the display object to a second device for output by the second device; and receive user input to the application via the display object output on the second device. |
| US11716391B2 |
Encryption of proxy session activity data using user-provided encryption keys
According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to obtain an encryption key from a user. The processor may identify session activity data during a proxy session of the user and may encrypt the identified session activity data using the encryption key obtained from the user. The processor may store the encrypted session activity data. |
| US11716384B2 |
Distributed resource management by improving cluster diversity
A method of distributed resource management in a distributed computing system includes determining usage of respective hardware resources by an application and generating usage metrics for the application, and assigning the application to a cluster of hardware resources to optimize diversity of usage of hardware resources in the cluster and to enhance utilization of the hardware resources by applications running in that cluster. The diversity of usage of the hardware resources is determined from respective usage metrics of the respective applications running in that cluster. The diversity of usage of the hardware resources in the cluster is optimized by assigning the application to a diversity pool of hardware resources adapted to minimize interference when applications assigned to the diversity pool of hardware resources access the hardware resources in the diversity pool and assigning applications from different diversity pools to the cluster of hardware resources. |
| US11716376B2 |
Architecture for managing transmedia content data
A system for managing non-linear transmedia content data is provided. Memory stores a plurality of transmedia content data items and associated linking data which define time-ordered content links between the plurality of transmedia content data items. The plurality of transmedia content data items are arranged into linked transmedia content subsets comprising different groups of the transmedia content data items and different content links therebetween. A control engine receives one or more instructions to create a new time-ordered content link between at least two of the plurality of transmedia content data items. The control engine modifies the linking data stored in the memory to include the new time-ordered content link. |
| US11716373B2 |
Distributed storage of state information and session recovery using state information
A method for storing session state data of a session between a system having a plurality of nodes and a client device includes delivering a service to the client device during a session identified or otherwise specified by a session identifier. The service is delivered by a first of the plurality of nodes in the system. During the session, at least a second node in the system is selected on which session state data associated with the session is to be saved. The second node is selected based on the session identifier such that another node in the system is able to locate the session state data when stored on the second node from the session identifier without contacting a centralized mechanism that specifies where session state data is stored. The session state data is saved to the second node that is selected. |
| US11716372B2 |
Method and system for centralized management of access subnetwork selection for mobile platform communications
A system for centralized management of access subnetwork selections is disclosed. The system comprises an Internet protocol-based communications management (ICM) client located on an onboard server of each of one or more vehicles, and an ICM server located at a ground center. The ICM server is in operative communication with the ICM client on each of the one or more vehicles. The ICM client on each of the one or more vehicles is operative to communicate with the ICM server through one or more subnetworks, which are in operative communication with a ground network. The ground network communicates with the ICM server. |
| US11716371B2 |
Systems and methods for automatically generating top level index files
Systems and methods for automatically generating top level index files for use in adaptive bitrate streaming in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment of the method of the invention includes receiving a request from a playback device at a playback server, where the request identifies a piece of content, retrieving a list of assets associated with the identified piece of content using the playback server, filtering the list of assets using at least one predetermined criterion using the playback server, generating a top level index file describing each asset in the filtered list of assets using the playback server, and sending the top level index file to the playback device using the playback server. |
| US11716358B2 |
Comparing network security specifications for a network
A system compares two network security specifications expected to implement the same network security policy for a network and identifies possible discrepancies between them. The system generates a representation of relations between subnetworks of the network for each network security specification. The representation efficiently stores permitted connections between subnetworks. The system compares the representations corresponding to the two network security specifications to identify discrepancies across the two network security specifications. If discrepancies are identified across the two network security specifications the system generating a report identifying the discrepancies. |
| US11716355B1 |
Company controlled virtual computer over a network
A virtual computer application at a computing device may establish a secure communications channel between the computing device and a private network. The virtual computer application may determine one or more policies that specify one or more actions permitted to be performed by the computing device on documents in the private network based at least in part on context information associated with the computing device. The virtual computer application may determine whether to allow an action to be performed by the computing device on a document in the private network based at least in part on the one or more actions specified by the one or more policies. The virtual computer application may, in response to determining that the action to be performed on the document is not allowed, prevent the computing device from performing the action on the document. |
| US11716350B2 |
Systems and methods of detecting anomalous websites
Systems and methods for detecting anomalous and malicious URL's by analyzing markup language structure, such as HTML, are provided. The systems and methods include the querying of a URL to obtain the markup language data. The markup language data their corresponding elements and their locations rows/depths are parsed into coordinates within a 2-dimensional grid and then processed into features. A color is assigned to each feature as a function of the type of feature. The three dimensions (x, y coordinates and color coordinate) of the features are used to generate an image. The generated images are then compressed to facilitate processing. The compressed images of common websites are analyzed using deep machine learning algorithms to generate a model that represents their structure. These generated models are then used to detect suspicious and/or anomalous websites. |
| US11716343B2 |
Secure neighborhoods assessment in enterprise networks
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determine a neighborhood graph can include the following processes. A neighborhood graph system generates a neighborhood graph for a plurality of nodes in an enterprise network, the neighborhood graph representing a multi-hop connections between any two nodes of the plurality of nodes. A security score service determines a security score for each of the plurality of nodes to yield a plurality of scores. The neighborhood graph system updates the neighborhood graph of the plurality of nodes using the plurality of scores to provide a visual representation of securities of the plurality of nodes relative to each other. |
| US11716337B2 |
Systems and methods of malware detection
Systems and methods for detecting suspicious malware by analyzing data such as transfer protocol data or logs from a host within an enterprise is provided. The systems and methods include a database for storing current data and historical data obtained from the network and a detection module and an optional display. The embodiments herein extract information from non-encrypted transfer protocol metadata, determine a plurality of features, utilize an outlier detection model that is based on historical behaviors, calculate a suspiciousness score, and create alerts for analysis by users when the score exceeds a threshold. In doing so, the systems and methods of the present invention improve the ability to identify suspicious outliers or potential malware on an iterative basis over time. |
| US11716334B2 |
Transport communication management
Methods and systems for communicating information are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving information at a first device based on a first protocol. The information can be translated, at the first device, for communication to a second device based on a second protocol. A determination can be made as to whether the information matches a criterion associated with a transportation device. The information can be provided to the second device based on the second protocol and a determination that the information matches the criterion. |
| US11716330B2 |
Mobile enrollment using a known biometric
A system performs mobile biometric identification system enrollment using a known biometric. The system receives a digital representation of a first biometric for a person. Prior to using the digital representation of the first biometric to identify the person, the system compares a received digital representation of a second biometric for the person to known biometric data for the person. When the digital representation of the first biometric has been thus verified, the system is operative to identify the person using the digital representation of the first biometric. |
| US11716328B2 |
Method of constructing a table for determining match values
A method is disclosed. The method includes constructing a table by encrypting a plurality of unencrypted match values using a public key to produce a plurality of encrypted match values. Each unencrypted match value being an indication of a degree of match between an input biometric template and an enrollment template. The method includes arranging each row so that each row has a match value and a corresponding encrypted match value. The method also includes storing, in a database, the table comprising the plurality of encrypted match values and the plurality of unencrypted match values. The server computer can be programmed to receive an encrypted biometric template and the table is used to determine a match value using the encrypted biometric template, and the match value is used to determine if a person is enrolling a biometric template associated with the encrypted biometric template more than once. |
| US11716326B2 |
Protections against security vulnerabilities associated with temporary access tokens
Disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for securing the use of temporary access tokens in network environments. Techniques include identifying a request for an action involving a target network resource requiring a temporary access token; receiving, from the target network resource, a temporary access token; storing the temporary access token separate from the network identity; generating a customized replacement token having an attribute different from the temporary access token such that the customized replacement token cannot be used directly with the target network resource; providing the customized replacement token to the network identity; monitoring use of the customized replacement token to detect an activity identified as being at least one of potentially anomalous or potentially malicious; receiving an access request to access the target network resource; and based on the detected activity, denying the access request from the network identity. |
| US11716325B2 |
Limiting scopes in token-based authorization systems
Access token scope limiting is provided. An access token of a client containing a list of scopes is presented to an authorization application programming interface of the computer. Each scope in the list of scopes defines a permission to access a particular protected resource hosted by a resource server. A new access token is returned to the client containing a decreased number of scopes using a scope alias in response to the authorization application programming interface requesting a decrease in a number of scopes in the list of scopes. The scope alias representing a plurality of specific scopes from the list of scopes contained in the presented access token. |
| US11716310B2 |
Systems and methods for in-process URL condemnation
A universal resource locator (URL) collider processes a click event referencing a URL and directs a browser to a page at the URL. While the page is being rendered by the browser with page data from a web server, the URL collider intercepts the page data including events associated with rendering the page, determines microfeatures of the page such as Document Object Model objects and any URLs referenced by the page, applies detection rules, tags as evidence any detected bad microfeature, bad URL, or suspicious sequence of events, and stores the evidence in an evidence database. Based on the evidence, a judge module dynamically determines whether to condemn the URL before or just in time as the page at the URL is fully rendered by the browser. If so, the browser is directed to a safe location or a notification page. |
| US11716308B2 |
Application triggered setup of distributed anchor for edge computing
Embodiments describing methods performed by a system comprising Network functions including at least a Session Management Function and a User Plane Function for performing a UPF re-anchoring for an application triggered at a User Equipment over an established Packet Data Unit (PDU) Session, where when the system receives the initial trigger for a service triggered by the application (e.g., a DNS request or an application level request), a determination is made by the system based on the information related to the application that re-anchoring of the UPF for that application into a local UPF closer to the UE is required. When re-anchoring of the UPF is successful, the initial trigger is discarded, and the UE is instructed to establish a new PDU session over the local UPF for that application. |
| US11716306B1 |
Systems and methods for improving packet forwarding throughput for encapsulated tunnels
A computerized method for increasing throughput of encapsulated data over a network is described. First, a determination, at a first network device, of a number of available processing resources located at a second network device is conducted. Thereafter, a plurality of connections are generated between the first network device and the second device. The plurality of connections corresponding in number to the number of available processing resources. Data received by the first network device is associated with a first connection of the plurality of tunneling connections. Thereafter, translation data unique to a tunneling session associated with the first connection is generated and the received data is encapsulated with the translation data to generate the encapsulated data for transmission to the second network device. |
| US11716302B2 |
Coordination of message thread groupings across devices of a communication system
A system that can coordinate user interface formats having customized threads comprising messages from a common thread. Each client device can be managed by a data structure that defines thread containers, where individual thread containers define threads and topics for each thread. Each thread can also be associated with unique groups of messages. The data structure can cause each client computer to display different user interface formats, with each format showing different threads for each user. Users engaged in a chat on a parent thread can split the parent thread into multiple child threads, that can each be associated with unique topics. The system can then associate individual messages of the parent thread with each child thread. The system provides more granular control of user interface formats to allow users to separate messages of high-priority topics. |
| US11716299B2 |
Information interaction method and apparatus, server, system and storage medium
An information interaction method and apparatus, a server, a system and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: receiving a group creating request message including an identification of a group member and create a discussion group including the group member based on the group creating request message, where the group creating request message is sent by a mail server; and send a group creating notification message to an IM client device of the group member, to display the discussion group on the IM client device based on the group creating notification message. Information intercommunication and fusion in different servers can be realized by means of the cooperative working of an IM server and a mail server, thereby improving the information processing efficiency and satisfying office requirements of a user. |
| US11716297B2 |
Methods and systems for indicating location status and availability status within a communication interface
An illustrative communication provider system presents, to a first user, a communication interface that displays a representation of a shared virtual space that the first user shares with a second user. The communication provider system determines a virtual location status and an availability status for the second user. The virtual location status is representative of a virtual location of the second user within the shared virtual space. The availability status is representative of a particular availability mode included in a plurality of selectable availability modes. The communication provider system displays, within the communication interface presented to the first user, a profile icon for the second user. The profile icon indicates both the virtual location status and the availability status of the second user to the first user. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. |
| US11716294B2 |
Multi-stride packet payload mapping for robust transmission of data
Systems and methods for packet payload mapping for robust transmission of data are described. For example, methods may include receiving, using a network interface, packets that each respectively include a primary frame and one or more preceding frames from the sequence of frames of data that are separated from the primary frame in the sequence of frames by a respective multiple of a stride parameter; storing the frames of the packets in a buffer with entries that each hold the primary frame and the one or more preceding frames of a packet; reading a first frame from the buffer as the primary frame from one of the entries; determining that a packet with a primary frame that is a next frame in the sequence has been lost; and, responsive to the determination, reading the next frame from the buffer as a preceding frame from one of the entries. |
| US11716293B2 |
System and method for supporting efficient load-balancing in a high performance computing (HPC) environment
Methods and systems for supporting efficient load balancing among a plurality of switches and a plurality of end nodes arranged in a tree topology in a network environment. The methods and systems can sort the plurality of end nodes, wherein the plurality of end nodes are sorted in a decreasing order of a receive weight. The method and system may further route, in the decreasing order of receive weights, the plurality of end nodes, wherein the routing comprises selecting at least one down-going port and at least one up-going port. Further, the method and system can increase an accumulated downward weight on each selected down-going port by the receive weight of the routed end node, and increase an accumulated upward weight on each selected up-going port by the receive weight of the routed end node. |
| US11716292B2 |
System and method for supporting scalable representation of switch port status in a high performance computing environment
System and method for supporting scalable representation of switch port status in a high performance computing environment. In accordance with an embodiment, a scalable representation of switch port status can be provided. By adding a scalable representation of switch port status at each switch (both physical and virtual)—instead of getting all switch port changes individually, the scalable representation of switch port status can combine a number of ports that can scale by just using a few bits of information for each port's status. |
| US11716285B2 |
Method and system for virtual port communications
A method and system may provide virtual port communications. A data frame, containing a destination identifier in a destination field and payload, may be modified by inserting a first virtual machine tag therein. The first virtual machine tag may include a first virtual port identifier for identifying a first logical interface of a first virtual machine on a virtual machine host |
| US11716277B2 |
Integrated routing and bridging route reduction in ethernet virtual private network
A method is performed at a provider edge node configured to communicate with remote provider edge nodes over an Ethernet virtual private network. The method includes receiving, from the remote provider edge nodes, route advertisements for a common subnet hosted on the remote provider edge nodes. The route advertisements include distinct remote route distinguishers, a common IP prefix for the common subnet, and remote paths for the common subnet. The method further includes determining whether there are at least a predetermined number of the remote paths preferred over a local path for the common subnet hosted on the provider edge node based on the remote route distinguishers and a local route distinguisher for the local path. The method includes, when there are at least the predetermined number of the remote paths preferred over the local path, suppressing sending of a route advertisement for the local path for the common subnet. |
| US11716268B2 |
Telemetry data optimization for path tracing and delay measurement
Techniques for optimizing technologies related to network path tracing and network delay measurements are described herein. Some of the techniques may include using an IPv6 header option and/or segment identifier field of a segment list or a TLV of a segment routing header as a telemetry data carrier. The techniques may also include using an SRv6 micro-segment (uSID) instruction to indicate to a node of a network that the node is to perform one or more path tracing actions and encapsulating the packet and forward. Additionally, the techniques may include using short interface identifiers corresponding to node interfaces to trace a packet path through a network. Further, the techniques may include using short timestamps to determine delay measurements associated with sending a packet through a network. In various examples, the techniques described above and herein may be used with each other to optimize network path tracing and delay measurement techniques. |
| US11716266B2 |
Network security monitoring and correlation system and method of using same
A network security monitoring and correlation system for providing a three-dimensional visualization of network traffic overlaid with security alerts and other relevant discrete data. The system may comprise an application server communicably linked to a client. The server functions to retrieve network traffic metadata and relevant discrete data associated with individual computer hosts and connections in the monitored network, process the network traffic data by building a graph data structure, and then embedding within the graph data structure one or more layers of additional information about the individual computer hosts and connections derived from the discrete data. The client functions to produce a three-dimensional visualization of the network environment by parsing the graph data structure received from the server and then spawning computer hosts and connections in the 3-D environment. The client will then add the overlay information to the appropriate hosts or connections, with the overlay information preferably being represented within the 3-D environment as a particular color, shape, size, position, or a changing dynamic value. |
| US11716264B2 |
In situ triggered function as a service within a service mesh
The present technology is directed to a system and method for automatic triggering of relevant code segments corresponding to a sequence of code segments or function codes having a preferred execution order. The automatic triggering action is based on the snooping of a response generated from an execution of a previous code segment. Information with respect to the next code segment in the preferred execution order may be obtained by directing a network proxy, such as Envoy to snoop the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) field of a response packet being forwarded to a client entity. In this way, a network proxy may preemptively spawn and instantiate the following function codes (pointed to by the snooped Uniform Resource Identifier) prior to receiving the corresponding client request. As such, by the time a client request for the subsequent function code is received the code ready for execution. |
| US11716263B2 |
Network traffic monitoring or storage using a signed uniform resource locator
A network monitoring device may receive flow-tap information that identifies a traffic flow characteristic and a signed URL associated with a signed URL platform from a mediation device. The network device may map the traffic flow characteristic to the signed URL in an entry of a flow-tap filter that is maintained within a data structure of the network device. The network device may analyze, using the flow-tap filter, network traffic of the network to detect a traffic flow that is associated with the traffic flow characteristic. The network device may generate, based on detecting the traffic flow in the network traffic, a traffic flow copy that is associated with the traffic flow. The network device may provide, based on the signed URL, the traffic flow copy to the signed URL platform, wherein the traffic flow copy is to be accessible to an authorized user device via the signed URL. |
| US11716262B2 |
Control method, apparatus, and system for collecting traffic statistics
A control method for collecting traffic statistics includes a control node obtains a statistics collection instruction, where the statistics collection instruction is used to instruct to collect traffic statistics of a target data flow, generates a traffic statistics collection policy according to the statistics collection instruction, where the traffic statistics collection policy includes a matching identifier of the target data flow, a first command, and a second command, and sends the traffic statistics collection policy to a forwarding node. The first command is used to instruct the forwarding node to set a traffic identifier for the target data flow based on the matching identifier, the second command is used to instruct the forwarding node to add traffic generated by a target packet to a traffic statistics collection result corresponding to the traffic identifier which is used to describe the traffic of the target data flow. |
| US11716260B2 |
Hybrid execution of playbooks including custom code
Techniques are described for enabling a cloud-based IT and security operations application to execute playbooks containing custom code in a manner that mitigates types of risk related to the misuse of cloud-based resources and security of user data. Users use a client application to create and modify playbooks and, upon receiving input to save a playbook, the client application determines whether the playbook includes custom code. If the client application determines that the playbook includes custom code, the client application establishes a connection with a proxy application (also referred to as an “automation broker”) running in the user's own on-premises network and sends a representation of the playbook to the proxy application. The client application further sends to the IT and security operations application an identifier of the playbook and an indication that the playbook (or the custom code portions of the playbook) is stored within the user's on-premises network. |
| US11716252B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for generating network function (NF) set load information aware NF discovery response
A method for generating network function (NF) set load information aware NF discovery responses includes, at an NF repository function (NRF), receiving NFUpdate messages from producer NF instances. The method further includes collecting or generating, from the NFUpdate messages, NF set load information for NF sets of which the producer NF instances are members. The method further includes receiving, from a consumer NF, an NF discovery request. The method further includes generating, using query parameters in the NF discovery request, an NF discovery response including NF profiles of producer NF instances corresponding to the query and, including, in the NF discovery response, NF set load information for NF sets of producer NF instances whose NF profiles are included in the NF discovery response. The method further includes forwarding the NF discovery response including the NF set load information to the consumer NF. |
| US11716249B2 |
System, method, and computer program for intelligent muting mitigation
A method for dynamically adapting a maximum bitrate (MBR) configuration of an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)/Rich Communication Services (RCS) application, includes receiving a signal from a client server for an IMS/RCS application, establishing a bearer channel for an Internet multimedia communication, the channel having an initial preconfigured MBR, determining a codec used to transmit the communication, determining the bitrate used by a codec, and modifying the MBR of the channel based on the bitrate of the codec. |
| US11716248B1 |
Selective event stream data storage based on network traffic volume
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the processing of network data. During operation, the system causes for display a graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring the generation of time-series event data from network packets captured by one or more remote capture agents. Next, the system causes for display, in the GUI, a first set of user-interface elements containing a set of statistics associated with one or more event streams that comprise the time-series event data. The system then causes for display, in the GUI, one or more graphs comprising one or more values from the set of statistics. Finally, the system causes for display, in the GUI, a value of a statistic from the set of statistics based on a position of a cursor over the one or more graphs. |
| US11716247B2 |
System and method for supporting fast hybrid reconfiguration in a high performance computing environment
A hybrid reconfiguration scheme can allow for fast partial network reconfiguration with different routing algorithms of choice in different subparts of the network. Partial reconfigurations can be orders of magnitude faster than the initial full configuration, thus making it possible to consider performance-driven reconfigurations in lossless networks. |
| US11716245B2 |
Information processing apparatus for preventing a state where operation following a rule set in the information processing apparatus is not performed
An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store setting that associates a node number assigned to a first external device with a first command transmittable and receivable to/from the first external device, a determination unit configured to determine, in a case where the first command is not transmittable and receivable to/from a second external device that takes over the node number of the first external device, whether a second command compatible with the first command is transmittable and receivable to/from the second external device, and a control unit configured to perform, in a case where the determination unit determines that the second command is transmittable and receivable to/from the second external device, control to change the first command in the setting to the second command. |
| US11716243B2 |
User classification based notification
A classification based notification system is disclosed which performs operations that include: accessing user profile data associated with a user account associated with a client device, the user profile data including a list of user connections; designating a notification type to a portion of the list of user connections, the notification type corresponding to an alert attribute; receiving a notification from a user connection from among the portion of the list of user connections at the client device; and presenting an alert based on the alert attribute that corresponds with the notification type associated with the portion of the list of user connections at the client device. |
| US11716236B2 |
Systems and methods for OFDM performance enhancement on frequency selective fading channels
Systems and methods are provided for transmitting OFDM signals through a communication channel exhibiting frequency selective fading, such as an aeronautical 2-ray channel, using a signal modulation scheme at the transmitter that is selected based on a measurement of signal to distortion ratio (SDR) at the receiver. The SDR measurement at the receiver is used to generate an estimated best modulation scheme based on the real-time detection and measurement of SDR at the receiver, and provide feedback to the transmitter through a feedback channel of the newly selected modulation scheme. In certain configurations, the selected modulation scheme is one of multiple possible quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) schemes, which enables adaptation of the transmitted OFDM signal to optimize throughput based on distortion of individual tones of the OFDM signal received at the receiver. |
| US11716219B2 |
Galvanic isolation device for a LIN bus system
The present disclosure relates to a galvanic isolation device or a bidirectional connecting line of a LIN bus system with two optocouplers arranged in antiparallel, each having a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element, wherein the galvanic isolation device is connectable to a LIN bus via a first signal connection and to a microprocessor via a second signal connection, wherein each signal connection is connected to the respective light-emitting element of an optocoupler, and wherein a diode is connected in antiparallel to the light-emitting element, such that, when a low signal level is applied to one of the signal connections, the signal level at the other signal connection is also low, without the signal being fed back. |
| US11716216B2 |
Redundant multicast trees without duplication and with fast recovery
In an example method for redundant multicast trees with fast recovery, a protocol independent multicast (PIM) backup designated router (BDR) can receive a request from a host to join a multicast group associated with a source; send to a next hop a PIM join message identifying an address of the PIM BDR and identifying the PIM join message as a backup PIM join; receive, from a PIM router along a path to/from the source, a unicast message sent to the address which identifies a second address associated with the PIM router; store the second address and a route associated with the unicast message; in response to a designated router migration trigger, set to blocking a backup multicast tree state associated with the source and multicast group; and send, to the PIM router, a unicast message including instructions to set to blocking a backup multicast tree state at the PIM router. |
| US11716215B2 |
Dynamic note generation with capturing of communication session content
Methods and systems provide for dynamically generating a note with captured content from a communication session. In one embodiment, a method presents, to each of a number of participants within a communication session, a UI which includes session content produced during the communication session. The method records at least a portion of the session content. The method receives a request from one of the participants to generate a note. In response to receiving the request, the method generates a note which includes at least a designated portion of the recorded session content. Finally, the method provides access to the requesting participant to the portion of the session content in the note upon demand. |
| US11716214B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic audiovisual conferencing in varying network conditions
Embodiments described herein provide for the dynamic adjustment of traffic associated with audiovisual conferences or other types of communication sessions in situations where a network connection of one or more conference participants exhibits issues that may affect audio and/or video quality. The adjustment may include the determination at a particular conference participant (e.g., a particular User Equipment (“UE”)) of degraded network conditions, the generation of condensed conference information at the UE, and the outputting of the condensed conference information via the network. The condensed conference information may be included in control signaling. The condensed conference information may be used to generate reconstructed conference information, which may be distributed to other conference participants. |
| US11716213B2 |
Autonomous screenshare of dynamic magnification view without primary collaboration interruption
Sharing a perspective view with users in a web conference by identifying each user participating in a web conference, determining a role of at least two users participating in the web conference, determining a first user provides screen content to the web conference, wherein the provided screen content of the first user corresponds to a first view of the first user, generating a second perspective view of the provided screen content of the first user for a second user, and providing the second view of the provided screen content to the second user. |
| US11716212B2 |
Application based dynamic control of modem datapath behavior
Methods and systems for providing software applications on a client device with dynamic control over low-latency mode (LLM) operations of the client device. The client device may monitor downlink data packets of a client software application operating on the client device to detect trigger events. The client device may determine operating parameters of the modem based on a detected trigger event and dynamically adjust the low-latency mode of the modem based on the detect trigger event or the determined operating parameters. |
| US11716207B1 |
System and method for a dynamic-PKI for a social certificate authority
Dynamic-PKI social Certificate Authority (CA) systems and methods are provided, which generate and issue certificates at time of device deployment instead of time of manufacture. The provided systems and methods utilize an interface to initiate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), and which then generates and signs the CSR with a public key. The signed CSR is then securely transmitted to a Certificate Signing Request Processor (CSRP), which undergoes an optional verification process and is then processed to return a signed certificate. The signed certificate is then directly or indirectly provided to the device for provisioning into the network. |
| US11716206B2 |
Certificate based security using post quantum cryptography
Establishing secure communications by sending a server certificate message, the certificate message including a first certificate associated with a first encryption algorithm and a second certificate associated with a second encryption algorithm, the first certificate and second certificate bound to each other, signing a first message associated with client-server communications using a first private key, the first private key associated with the first certificate, signing a second message associated with the client-server communications using a second private key, the second private key associated with the second certificate, the second message including the signed first message, and sending a server certificate verify message, the server certificate verify message comprising the signed first message and the signed second message. |
| US11716205B2 |
Nonvolatile memory device storing a public key and a secret key, and an electronic device comprising the same
A memory device includes nonvolatile memory cells, and a secure module to process first data including information about the device stored in the cells to generate a first password key, process second data including information about the device stored in the cells to generate a second password key, generate a public key and a secret key by a public-key cryptography algorithm, using the first password key and the second password key, and provide the first password key, the second password key, the public key, and the secret key to the cells to store the first password key, the second password key, the public key, and the secret key, where the second data is different from the first data, a value of the first password key value and a value of the second password key are prime numbers, and the public key is provided to a host connected to the device. |
| US11716204B2 |
Digital data management
The present disclosure relates to methods of mining a block of a distributed ledger. The methods include: receiving a block to be mined, the block including a header hash and a plurality of transactions; creating a first signature based on a first function, where inputs to the first function include the header hash and the plurality of transactions; and creating a second signature based on a second function, where an input to the second function is the first signature. In one example, the second function is a multiplicative inverse function and the method further includes creating the second signature that is a multiplicative inverse value of the first signature with respect to a first irreducible polynomial. The method additionally includes creating a chain of signatures, where each of the signatures is a multiplicative inverse value of a previous output with respect to a respective irreducible polynomial. |
| US11716203B2 |
Secure transmission
A method for providing evidential data is described includes obtaining data items, generating a respective first hash value for each data item, generating a second hash value for a data set comprising the first hash values but excluding the one or more data items, obtaining one or more transaction identifiers including one or more static identifiers, generating a respective third hash value for each of the one or more static identifiers, transmitting a first message comprising the one or more data items, the one or more first hash values, the second hash value, and the one or more third hash values to a server. |
| US11716201B2 |
System and method for maintaining usage records in a shared computing environment
A method for maintaining a log of events in a shared computing environment is provided. One example of the disclosed method includes receiving one or more data streams from the shared computing environment that include transactions conducted in the shared computing environment by a first entity and a second entity that is different from the first entity. The method further includes creating a first blockchain entry for a first transaction conducted in the shared computing environment for the first entity, creating a second blockchain entry for a second transaction conducted in the shared computing environment for the second entity, where the second blockchain entry includes a signature that points to the first blockchain entry, and then causing the first and second blockchain entries to be written to a common blockchain data structure in a database that is made accessible to both the first entity and the second entity. |
| US11716199B2 |
Blockchain generation apparatus, blockchain verification apparatus, and program
The blockchain generation apparatus 1 includes: a parameter calculator 122 that identifies a parameter type to be used for linkage of the new block, based on block approval method data 114, and calculates a value for the identified parameter type based on transaction datasets which are related to an identifier of a generating party; a block generation condition checker 125 that determines whether the generating party is qualified to generate the new blockchain data, based on the value calculated by the parameter calculator 122; and a blockchain generator 126 that tries to generate the new blockchain by referring to the shared data when the block generation condition checker 125 determines that the generating party is qualified. An identifier of the blend pattern included in the block approval method data 114 specifies a combination of the plurality of parameter types that conflict with each other. |
| US11716198B2 |
Smartwatch one-time password (“OTP”) generation
One-time password (“OTP”) generation on a smartwatch is provided. OTP generation may include communication between an application on a smartwatch and an application on a smartphone. The request for an OTP may be received at the smartwatch. The smartwatch application may communicate with the smartphone application. An OTP may be generated within a third-party library within the smartphone application. The generated OTP may be transmitted from the smartphone application to the smartwatch application. The OTP may be displayed on the smartwatch. |
| US11716195B2 |
Facilitating communications using hybrid cryptography
The present application describes a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for exchanging encrypted communications using hybrid encryption. According to the present disclosure, a first device receives an encrypted communication from a second device. The encrypted communication includes a first encrypted secret, a second encrypted secret, a first signature, and a second signature. The first device verifies the first signature and the second signature, and, when the first and second signatures are valid, decrypts the first encrypted secret using a first encryption algorithm and the second encrypted secret using a second encryption algorithm. The first device combines the first decrypted secret and the second decrypted secret to recover a first communication and provides the first communication to a user of the first device. |
| US11716191B2 |
Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for searching polymorphically encrypted data
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for searching polymorphically encrypted data includes storing one or more pseudonymous tokens in a data store, the one or more pseudonymous tokens being generated by encrypting a ciphertext using a first algorithm and an encryption key, the first algorithm comprising a polymorphic algorithm configured to generate a distinct pseudonymous token for each application of the polymorphic algorithm to the same plaintext, and identifying data in the data store that corresponds to the ciphertext by querying the data store using a search token generated by encrypting the plaintext using a second algorithm and the encryption key, the search token being distinct from the one or more pseudonymous tokens. |
| US11716189B2 |
Interface circuit and information processing system
A signal is transmitted at a high speed in a direction opposite to a transmitting direction of a main large-capacity channel. A first transmitting unit transmits a first signal including a clock component to an external device through a transmission path as a differential signal. A second transmitting unit superimposes a second signal including a clock component on the transmission path as an in-phase signal to transmit to the external device. A state notifying unit communicates with the external device through a pair of differential transmission paths included in the transmission path and notifies the external device of a connection state of its own device by a DC bias potential of at least one of the pair of differential transmission paths. |
| US11716185B2 |
Techniques for quasi co-location (QCL) indication in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system
Aspects described herein relate to quasi co-location (QCL) indications in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system. In an example, an IAB node may determine a spatial relation between a first communication of a DU entity and a second communication of one of the DU entity or a co-located MT entity. The IAB node may further configure a beam of at least one of the MT or the DU based on the determined spatial relation. The IAB node may further communicate using the beam with at least one entity. |
| US11716178B2 |
Safety rated input module for an industrial controller
A system and method for detecting a failure in a redundant signal path during operation of the redundant path is disclosed. A test signal is sequentially injected into each signal path while an input signal is conducted by the other signal path not receiving the test signal. The test signal is selected at a frequency to verify operation of a filter connected in series along each path. A processor generates the test signal, injects the test signal at the input of the filter, and receives the output of the filter. The processor then generates a frequency response of the filter in each signal path as a function of the output from the filter and of the original test signal. The frequency response obtained along each of the redundant signal paths is compared to each other to detect a failure of one of the filters present along the respective signal paths. |
| US11716177B1 |
Physical layer (PHY) data unit encoding for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmission
Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) parameters for transmission of respective HARQ data units are determined. Determining HARQ parameters includes determining initial HARQ parameters, including an initial number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols that will be occupied by the HARQ data unit and an initial pre-coding padding factor corresponding to a boundary within a last OFDM symbol. Based at least in part on the initial pre-coding padding factor, it is determined whether the HARQ data unit will be misaligned with both a beginning of a first OFDM symbol occupied by the HARQ data unit and an end of a last OFDM symbol occupied by the HARQ data unit. When it is determined that the HARQ data unit will be misaligned, the initial pre-coding padding factor is adjusted to account for a reduced data tone OFDM symbol segment to be occupied by the HARQ data unit. |
| US11716173B2 |
Method and apparatus for HARQ operation-supporting uplink data transmission in a special subframe in a wireless communication system
Provided is a method of transmitting a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) in a special subframe by a User Equipment (UE). The method includes receiving an Uplink (UL) grant from a base station, the UL grant being included in a downlink time period of Time Division Duplex (TDD) cell, wherein the TDD cell having TDD UL/DL configuration 1, 2 or 6; determining a resource in an Uplink Pilot Time Slot (UpPTS) of a special subframe of the TDD cell to transmit a PUSCH associated with the received UL grant, wherein the special subframe, having subframe number 1 or 6, consists of a Downlink Pilot Time Slot (DwPTS), a guard period (GP), and the UpPTS; transmitting, from the UE, the PUSCH mapped to the resource in the UpPTS; and receiving a Physical Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Indicator Channel (PHICH) responsive to the PUSCH. |