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US11759546B2	Implantable objects, guiding devices, and methods of use thereof Embodiments of the disclosure relate to implantable objects and guiding devices, as well as recipient site preparation instruments, bone-implantable materials, and methods of fabrication and use thereof.
US11759544B2	Therapeutic compositions for enhanced healing of wounds and scars The subject invention provides topical therapeutic compositions and methods of their use for enhanced healing of wounds, including burns, and scars of the skin. Specifically, in one embodiment, the subject invention provides materials and methods for reducing the healing time of skin wounds and for reducing the appearance of scars. The subject invention utilizes topical compositions comprising microbial growth by-products and, optionally, a topically-acceptable carrier. In specific embodiments, the microbial growth by-products are biosurfactants.
US11759543B2	Multi-component frame for use in an orthopedic device A multi-component frame includes a first component made from a rigid structural material and a second component connected to at least an end portion the first component. The first component is constructed from a metal or metal alloy, and the second component is constructed from a material different from the first component. The first and second components form at least part of a length of the multi-component frame.
US11759541B2	Air treatment unit An air treatment unit has: a frame; a source of UV light; and an air moving assembly that causes air within a space to be directed into a volume that has UV light rays therein from the source of UV light. The air treatment unit has a primary treatment volume. The frame has an air guidance assembly that extends substantially fully around an axis extending through the primary treatment volume and defines at least one elongate opening through which disinfected air is communicated from the primary treatment volume in a pattern substantially fully around the axis to outside of the frame and the air treatment unit in a radial direction within a region of the space outside of the primary treatment volume.
US11759533B2	Methods and compositions for modulating gene expression The present technology relates to compositions and methods for modulating expression of genes which include a target oligonucleotide sequence, such as repeats of a particular oligonucleotide sequence containing 3 to 10 nucleotides. In particular aspects, the present technology relates to agents having a formula A-L-B, wherein -L- is a linker; A- is a Brd4 binding moiety; and —B is a nucleic acid binding moiety, such as a polyamide or complementary oligonucleotide, that specifically binds to the target oligonucleotide sequence.
US11759530B2	TKI permeability enhancers Provided herein are, inter alia, methods useful for delivering nucleic acids and kinase inhibitors to a cell. The methods provided herein include the delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids to cancer cells by contacting a cancer cell with a kinase inhibitor and a therapeutic nucleic acid. The methods provided herein are therefore, inter alia, useful for the treatment of cancer.
US11759529B2	Continuous complexation of active pharmaceutical ingredients A complexation process between a cyclodextrin and active pharmaceutical ingredients is disclosed, and comprises a process for preparing a complex of at least one cyclodextrin and at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient comprising the steps of a. Preparing a first solution (solution A) comprising at least one cyclodextrin and at least one solvent; b. Preparing a second solution (solution B) comprising at least one dissolved, partially dissolved or suspended API; c. Mixing said solution A and solution B by means of a microfludization system to produce a solution and/or suspension of at least one of said complex; d. Isolating said solution and/or suspension and/or optionally drying it; and e. Optionally collecting a powdered form of the complex. The described process has high throughput with higher yields of complexation in less time than prior art methods.The complexes obtained by the invention are characterized by having enhanced dissolution and/or bioavailability of the active pharmaceutical ingredient in body fluids.
US11759524B2	Mitochondrially targeted PARP inhibitor, and uses thereof A mitochondrial-targeted PARP inhibitor is provided herein, as well as methods of making and using the mitochondrial-targeted PARP inhibitor.
US11759523B2	Pneumococcal polysaccharides and their use in immunogenic polysaccharide-carrier protein conjugates The present invention provides capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes identified using NMR. The present invention further provides polysaccharide-protein conjugates in which capsular polysaccharides from one or more of these serotypes are conjugated to a carrier protein such as CRM197. Polysaccharide-protein conjugates from one or more of these serotypes may be included in multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines having polysaccharides from multiple additional Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes.
US11759518B2	Medicine for treating cancer by administering a toll-like receptor agonist and LAG-3 IgG fusion protein The present invention provides a medicine comprising a Toll-like receptor agonist, LAG-3 protein, a variant or derivative thereof.
US11759513B2	Human rotavirus G9P[6] strain and use as a vaccine Attenuated G9P[6] rotavirus is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed that include an attenuated G9P[6] rotavirus, or a component thereof. These compositions can be used to induce an immune response, such as a protective immune response, to a rotavirus. The compositions can be used as vaccines, such as for children (infants), for example in a prime boost strategy.
US11759512B2	Modified norovirus VP1 proteins and VLPs comprising modified norovirus VP1 proteins Nucleic acids encoding modified norovirus VP1 proteins, and VLPs comprising one or more of the modified norovirus VP1 proteins are provided. Methods for modified norovirus VP1 protein, and norovirus VLP, production in plants, portions of the plant or a plant cell, are also described.
US11759511B2	Pneumococcal polysaccharides and their use in immunogenic polysaccharide-carrier protein conjugates The present invention provides capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes identified using NMR. The present invention further provides polysaccharide-protein conjugates in which capsular polysaccharides from one or more of these serotypes are conjugated to a carrier protein such as CRM197. Polysaccharide-protein conjugates from one or more of these serotypes may be included in multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines having polysaccharides from multiple additional Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes.
US11759510B2	Pneumococcal polysaccharides and their use in immunogenic polysaccharide-carrier protein conjugates The present invention provides capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes identified using NMR. The present invention further provides polysaccharide-protein conjugates in which capsular polysaccharides from one or more of these serotypes are conjugated to a carrier protein such as CRM197. Polysaccharide-protein conjugates from one or more of these serotypes may be included in multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines having polysaccharides from multiple additional Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes.
US11759509B2	WT1 antigen peptide conjugate vaccine A compound represented by the formula (1): wherein Xa and Ya are each a single bond and the like, cancer antigen peptide A is an MHC class I-restricted WT1 peptide consisting of 7-30 amino acid residues, R1 is a hydrogen atom, a group represented by the formula (2): wherein Xb and Yb are each a single bond and the like, cancer antigen peptide B has a sequence different from that of the cancer antigen peptide A, and is an MHC class I-restricted WT1 peptide consisting of 7-30 amino acid residues, or cancer antigen peptide C, and cancer antigen peptide C has a sequence different from that of the cancer antigen peptide A, and is an MHC class I-restricted WT1 peptide or an MHC class II-restricted WT1 peptide, consisting of 7-30 amino acid residues containing one cysteine residue, or a salt thereof, and the like.
US11759508B2	Antigenic peptides for treatment of B-cell malignancy The present invention relates to antigen-based immunotherapy, in particular cancer immunotherapy. In particular, the present invention provides antigenic peptides, which are distinct from, but have amino acid similarity to, especially share the same core sequence with epitopes of human tumor antigens. The present invention further provides immunogenic compounds, nanoparticles, cells and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antigenic peptides and nucleic acids encoding such antigenic peptides.
US11759507B2	Personalized immunotherapy against several neuronal and brain tumors The present invention relates to peptides, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated cytotoxic T cell (CTL) peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. The present invention relates to peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I and class II molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses.
US11759505B2	Preparing and use of Glu-plasminogen from blood fractions The present invention relates to a method for isolating Glu-plasminogen, said method comprising the anion exchange chromatography of blood plasma or a plasma fraction comprising Glu-plasminogen. Furthermore, the present invention relates to Glu-plasminogen obtainable from the method of the present invention and its use in a method for treating a patient suffering from or being at risk of developing a disorder selected from the group consisting of organ failure, a thrombotic event, arterial obstructive disease, microcirculation, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and a combination of two or more thereof.
US11759503B2	Compositions of GLP-1 peptides and preparation thereof The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a first type of granules and a second type of granules, wherein said first type of granules comprises a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid and no GLP-1 peptide, and wherein said second type of granules comprises a GLP-1 peptide and no salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid, as well as the intermediate granules, processes for the preparation of the granules and compositions, and use thereof in medicine.
US11759502B2	Compositions of GLP-1 peptides and preparation thereof The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a first type of granules and a second type of granules, wherein said first type of granules comprises a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid and no GLP-1 peptide, and wherein said second type of granules comprises a GLP-1 peptide and no salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid, as well as the intermediate granules, processes for the preparation of the granules and compositions, and use thereof in medicine.
US11759498B2	Composition for diagnosing allergies to mites, method of diagnosing allergies to mites, and composition for preventing or treating allergies to mites Mite proteins according to an aspect may be used in diagnosing allergic diseases. Results of diagnosing allergic diseases by using the proteins have high reliability and validity. Further, the proteins may be used in a composition for preventing or treating allergic diseases.
US11759497B2	Daptomycin formulations The present invention relates to compositions comprising daptomycin and at least one amino acid, methods of providing such compositions and the uses thereof.
US11759496B2	Compounds and pharmaceutical use thereof in the treatment of cancer The present invention relates to a compound or a pharmaceutical salt thereof comprising a hexapeptide sequence of formula (I), its method of synthesis and its use in anticancer therapy. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of cancer comprising at least one soluble peptide according to the invention or at least one acid nucleic according to the invention or at least one expression vector according to the invention, or at least one host cell according to the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US11759493B2	Composition for the treatment of constipation A composition containing a synergistic association of lactitol, lactulose and Rhamnus frangula extract for the treatment of constipation is described.
US11759492B2	Extract from a plant of the genus Boswellia and related products and uses The invention relates to a novel extract from the resin of a plant of the genus Boswellia (Burseraceae). The invention further relates to a composition comprising the novel extract, in particular a pharmaceutical composition or a cosmetic composition, or a food supplement, a food or a beverage comprising the extract. Further, the invention concerns the use of the extract and the respective compositions, in particular the use of the extract or a composition comprising the extract in the cosmetic or therapeutic field as well as in food supplements. The invention also relates to the novel extract and the respective compositions for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a disease. A method of treatment and/or prevention of a neurodegenerative disease is further provided. A process is also provided, by which the novel extract is obtained.
US11759489B2	Food composition for promoting height growth and pharmaceutical composition for promoting height growth including Humulus japonicus extract or ground Humulus japonicus as active ingredient The present invention provides a health functional food composition for promoting height growth comprising a Humulus japonicus extract or a Humulus japonicus crushed product as an active ingredient and a composition for promoting height growth comprising a watermelon/garlic concentrate in addition to a Humulus japonicus extract or a Humulus japonicus crushed product.
US11759488B2	Use of antrodia cinnamomea for increasing alcohol metabolism The invention provides a usage of a Antrodia cinnamomea powder for preparation of a composition for dispelling the effects of alcohol, which means that by administering an effective amount of the Antrodia cinnamomea powder disclosed in the invention to an subject, is capable of accelerating metabolism of alcohol and/or acetaldehyde in the subject's body, reducing a content of alcohol and/or acetaldehyde in blood, and shortening the time of the subject generating intoxicated reaction in order to achieve an efficacy of dispelling the effects of alcohol.
US11759487B2	Composition including probiotics and method of increasing amount of oral immunoglobulin A and inhibiting oral pathogens by administering the same The invention provides a method of increasing an amount of oral immunoglobulin A (IgA) and/or inhibiting oral pathogens in a subject in need thereof, which utilizes a composition including a therapeutically effective amount of probiotics as an effective ingredient. The probiotics include Lactobacillus plantarum LPL28, which can efficiently increase the amount of oral IgA and/or inhibit the oral pathogens, and thus have a potential to prevent teeth cavities and/or periodontal diseases.
US11759486B2	Lactobacillus plantarum and composition comprising same A method for treating an immune disease caused by a Th1/Th2 imbalance in favor of a Th2 shift in a subject including administering a composition comprising Lactobacillus plantarum CJLP133 strain KCTC 11403BP to the subject in need thereof.
US11759484B2	Compositions and uses thereof The present invention relates to a composition comprising Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) (ATCC 53103) and/or a bioactive extract of LGG to increase the expression of filaggrin or profilaggrin, for use in treating skin or mucosa barrier dysfunctions or defects. The present invention also comprises the use of a composition comprising Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) (ATCC 53103) and/or a bioactive extract of LGG to increase the expression of filaggrin or profilaggrin, for use in the manufacture of a medicament for use in treating skin barrier dysfunctions. Also disclosed is a use of a composition comprising Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) (ATCC 53103) and/or a bioactive extract of LGG to increase the expression of filaggrin or profilaggrin, for use in the manufacture of a cosmetic composition for use in improving the appearance and/or texture of the skin. The present invention also comprises a method of treating skin barrier dysfunctions comprising administering a composition comprising Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) and/or a bioactive extract of LGG to increase the expression of filaggrin or profilaggrin.
US11759480B2	Compositions and methods for CAR T cell therapy The present disclosure relates to methods of treating a patient with a cancer by administering to the patient a composition comprising CAR T cells and a small molecule linked to a targeting moiety by a linker. The disclosure also relates to compositions for use in such methods.
US11759477B2	Compositions of nitrates and methods of use thereof Inorganic anions nitrate and nitrite influence metabolic rate and glucose homeostasis. Infusion of nitrite iv caused an acute drop in resting energy expenditure (oxygen consumption) and nitrate, when given perorally, caused a reduction in oxygen consumption during exercise and a depression of the increase in blood glucose observed after an oral glucose tolerance test. The doses of nitrate and nitrite did not cause any detectable change in methemoglobin levels of blood. Also, nitrate and nitrite did not alter lactate levels in blood. This discovery provides useful treatments to regulate the energy expenditure and glucose homeostasis of a mammal by administration of inorganic nitrite and/or nitrate.
US11759476B2	Methods of treating metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease with Inhibin Subunit Beta E (INHBE) inhibitors The present disclosure provides methods of treating a subject having metabolic disorders and/or cardiovascular diseases, methods of identifying subjects having an increased risk of developing a metabolic disorder and/or a cardiovascular disease, and methods of detecting human Inhibin Subunit Beta E variant nucleic acid molecules and variant polypeptides.
US11759475B2	Delivery of RNA to trigger multiple immune pathways RNA encoding an immunogen is co-delivered to non-immune cells as the site of delivery and also to immune cells which infiltrate the site of delivery. The responses of these two cell types to the same delivered RNA lead to two different effects, which interact to produce a strong immune response against the immunogen. The non-immune cells translate the RNA and express the immunogen. Infiltrating immune cells respond to the RNA by expressing type I interferons and pro-inflammatory cytokines which produce a local adjuvant effect which acts on the immunogen-expressing non-immune cells to upregulate major histocompatibility complex expression, thereby increasing presentation of the translated protein to T cells. The effects on the immune and non-immune cells can be achieved by a single delivery of a single RNA e.g., by a single injection.
US11759473B2	Topical compositions incorporating silica fibers Embodiments of the invention include topical compositions comprising silica fiber powder or dust and a topical carrier, for treatment of skin tissue. The silica fiber powder or dust may be generated from silica fiber mats that may be formed via electrospinning of a sol gel produced with a silicon alkoxide reagent, such as tetraethyl ortho silicate, alcohol solvent, and an acid catalyst.
US11759464B2	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist dosing regimens for treating uterine fibroids and reducing menstrual blood loss The invention provides compositions and methods for reducing the volume of menstrual blood loss in a patient, such as a human patient, for instance, that has uterine fibroids, by administration of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist. Suitable GnRH antagonists useful in conjunction with the compositions and methods described herein include thieno[3,4d]pyrimidine derivatives, such as 3-[2-fluoro-5-(2,3-difluoro-6-methoxybenzyloxy)-4-methoxypheny I]-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrothieno[3,4d]pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid and the choline salt thereof.
US11759461B2	Small molecule inhibitors of cancer stem cells and mesenchymal cancer types The present disclosure provides compounds, their pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of their use for treating mesenchymally-derived or mesenchymally transformed cancers, such as breast cancers and sarcomas, and for treating diseases or disorders that are characterized by the expression of vimentin.
US11759460B2	Method of local antibiotic treatment of infective endocarditis A method of treating or preventing endocarditis in a human patient in need of therapy is disclosed. The method comprises identifying a patient inflicted with or being at risk of contracting Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, or Enterococcus faecium; and locally delivering to or in the vicinity of a heart valve a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of rifampicin, daptomycin, dalbavancin, vancomycin, or gentamycin, or a combination of rifampicin, daptomycin, dalbavancin, vancomycin, and gentamycin. The method comprises treatment or prevention of a bacterial biofilms on the endocardium caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, or Enterococcus faecium.
US11759459B2	Treatment of pain by subarachnoid administration of sustained-release liposomal anesthetic compositions In some embodiments provided herein is a method of treating pain, the method comprising injecting into the subarachnoid space of the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a multivesicular liposome comprising: at least one amphipathic lipid, and at least one neutral lipid; and b) an aqueous phase comprising bupivacaine phosphate, wherein the aqueous phase is encapsulated within the multivesicular liposome.
US11759458B2	Indane-amines as PD-L1 antagonists Compounds are provided that are useful as immunomodulators. The compounds have the Formula (I) including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2a, R2b, R2c, R3, R4, R5, R6a, R6b, m and n are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.
US11759456B2	Pharmaceutical composition Provided is a pharmaceutical composition containing pemafibrate, a salt thereof or a solvate thereof and having excellent homogeneity. The pharmaceutical composition contains pemafibrate, a salt thereof or a solvate thereof in an amount of 0.017 to 4.2 mass % in terms of a free form of pemafibrate with respect to the total mass of the pharmaceutical composition.
US11759452B2	Compositions of matter and pharmaceutical compositions Pharmaceutical formulations of novel indole compounds and psilocybin analogs are manufactured, provided in novel oral, transdermal, and nasal pharmaceutical compositions for use to treat neurological, mood or abuse diseases and disorders.
US11759448B2	Methods for the treatment of inflammation The present disclosure is directed to methods for the treatment of inflammation or pain, particularly methods using compositions containing a compound of formula (I).
US11759446B2	Liquid tasimelteon formulations and methods of use thereof Liquid suspensions of tasimelteon and methods for their use.
US11759445B2	Use of Rivastigmine in preparation of anti-radiation medicament The present disclosure relates to use of Rivastigmine in the preparation of an anti-radiation medicament, and belongs to the field of medical technology. The present disclosure provides use of Rivastigmine in the preparation of an anti-radiation medicament. Researches show that Rivastigmine significantly promoted the proliferation of Lgr5+ stem cells receiving 10 Gy radiation (after being irradiated with 10 Gy radiation for 10 d, Lgr5+ stem cells cultured in a Rivastigmine-containing culture solution had an increment 14.2 times of that of the Lgr5+ stem cells cultured in a Rivastigmine-free culture solution). Rivastigmine also significantly reduced the mortality of mice after being irradiated with 10 Gy radiation (after receiving 10 Gy whole body irradiation, all the mice not intraperitoneally injected Rivastigmine died within 10 d; and for the mice intraperitoneally injected Rivastigmine, the survival rate of the mice was still greater than 40% 30 d later), and thus might have good radiation-proof effect.
US11759444B2	Methods for cancer and immunotherapy using prodrugs of glutamine analogs The disclosure provides methods of treating cancer in a subject or preventing a relapse or reducing the incidence of relapse of cancer in a subject in remission, comprising administering to the subject: (a) a therapeutically effective amount of an immunotherapeutic agent, e.g., an immune checkpoint blockade therapy, an adoptive cellular therapy, a marrow-infiltrating lymphocytes, an adenosine A2aR inhibitor, or an antibody; and (b) a compound having formula (I): and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R2′, and X are as defined as set forth in the specification. Compounds having formula (I) are prodrugs that release glutamine analogs, e.g., 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON).
US11759443B2	Methods and compositions including protocatechuic acid crystals for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus In embodiments, a method of treating a disease or condition caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus in a mammal is disclosed including administering to the mammal a composition comprising protocatechuic acid crystals. The mammal may be a human. The composition may include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US11759439B2	Bromhexine for the treatment of pain The invention relates to bromhexine or a salt thereof for treating acute or chronic pain in a patient. In particular, the invention relates to bromhexine or a salt thereof for use in treating nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain and or dysfunctional pain. The invention further relates to a topical pharmaceutical composition comprising bromhexine or a salt thereof and to a composition or a topical pharmaceutical composition comprising bromhexine or a salt thereof for treating acute or chronic pain.
US11759432B2	Compounds for preventing and treating skin or mucosal affections having an inflammatory component The present invention concerns the use of selected compounds in a cosmetic skincare treatment or in the treatment of certain skin, scalp or mucosal diseases. The invention also provides a composition for topical use incorporating a pharmaceutically or cosmetically effective amount of a compound for preventing or treating skin or mucosal diseases having an inflammatory component or for reducing the redness or irritation of skin or mucosae.
US11759421B2	Topiramate oral liquid suspension and use thereof Provided herein is an oral liquid suspension that includes topiramate, as well as methods of medical treatment that include orally administering the oral liquid suspension.
US11759420B2	Inhalable particles A powder formulation, or pharmaceutical composition comprising or consisting of particles of an antimuscarinic agent, said particles being obtainable by supercritical anti-solvent (SAS) precipitation and having a D50 of 4 μm or less and a D90 of 10 μm or less. Methods of forming the formulation and composition are also disclosed, as are uses of the composition.
US11759419B2	Compressed nicotine lozenge A water-dissolvable compressed oral nicotine lozenge is disclosed, the oral nicotine lozenge comprising a first module and a second module, the first and the second modules being fused by compression, the first module being a lozenge module comprising at least one sugar alcohol and the second module being an FDT-module comprising at least one sugar alcohol and nicotine. Also, a method of manufacturing a water-dissolvable compressed oral nicotine lozenge is disclosed.
US11759416B2	Antipsychotic injectable depot composition The present invention is directed to a composition that can be used to deliver an antipsychotic drug such as risperidone, paliperidone or a combination thereof, as an injectable in-situ forming biodegradable implant for extended release providing therapeutic plasma levels from the first day. The composition is in the form of drug suspension on a biodegradable and biocompatible copolymer or copolymers solution using water miscible solvents that is administered in liquid form. Once the composition contacts the body fluids, the polymer matrix hardens retaining the drug, forming a solid or semisolid implant that releases the drug in a continuous manner. Therapeutic plasma levels of the drug can be achieved from the first day up to at least 14 days or more even up to at least four weeks.
US11759414B2	Yeast-based masks for improved skin, hair and scalp health The subject invention provides materials and methods for improving facial skin, hair and scalp health using cosmetic yeast-based masks. In a specific embodiment, the subject invention provides a yeast-based mask for application to the face, which can improve the health and appearance of thereof. In another specific embodiment, the subject invention provides a yeast-based mask for application to the hair and scalp, which can aid in preventing hair loss, as well as improve the health and appearance of the hair and scalp. Methods of using the yeast-based masks are also provided.
US11759413B2	Spray type cosmetic composition having makeup-maintaining ability and spraying power This disclosure provides a spray type cosmetic composition comprising hydroxypropyl starch (HPS) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). In more detail, this disclosure provides a spray-type cosmetic composition for makeup fixer, comprising HPS and PVP, which has excellent properties such as makeup maintaining ability, spraying power, and less stickiness at the same time.
US11759412B2	Personal care compositions with glutathione precursor comprising 4-substituted resorcinols and amino acids Topical personal care compositions containing amino acids and 4-substituted resorcinols for potentiating glutathione synthesis within skin cells. The compositions can be used to improve skin appearance of chronological aging or photoaging, resulting from exposure to UV light/sunlight, or environmental pollutants. The compositions are also useful for attaining even skin color and reducing pigmentation, age spots and discoloration.
US11759410B2	Silicone composition and uses thereof The present invention relates to a silicone composition comprising the three silicone compounds: stearyl dimethicone, a C30-45 alkyl methicone, and a caprylyl methicone. Said combination provides a unique effect in the treatment of scars, by increasing hydration of stratum corneum and thereby facilitates regulation of fibroblast production and reduction in collagen production, whereby treatment of skin injuries is obtained. Said composition can be applied as a thin transparent silicone film on a desired skin area, does not require any drying time, and has an improved adherence to the patient's skin, thereby improving patient compliance during treatment. Furthermore, said silicone composition can be provided with an SPF of 50 and a relatively high silicone concentration.
US11759405B2	Composition for oral cavity Provided is an oral composition containing particles that have properties to seal dentinal tubules and excellent adhesion properties in dentinal tubules. Specifically, provided is an oral composition containing hydroxyapatite particles, wherein the hydroxyapatite particles have a ratio of a diffraction peak intensity around 2θ=32° to a diffraction peak intensity around 2θ=26° of 0.8 to 1.6 in an x-ray powder diffraction pattern as measured with CuKα characteristic X-rays.
US11759403B2	Double-layered denture comprising nanoparticles Base material arrangements having at least two layers can accommodate the addition of antifungal material (nanofiller), such as in denture base resin without significantly compromising the mechanical properties and/or translucency of the base material arrangements. Antifungal agents such as nanosilver and nanozirconia can be used to modify a surface layer of the material arrangements, such as the denture base, to overcome certain known shortcomings of the modified materials, e.g., typical acrylic resins containing nanosilver and nanozirconia.
US11759397B2	Medication dispensing arrangement without scanning A pharmacy tray for medications and medical items for patient treatment is placed onto a shelf that carries a grid of optical presence sensors. The location and identification of each item in the tray is recorded on a digital inventory for that tray. At the patient treatment site each item taken is recorded and the remaining inventory is updated without scanning the items.
US11759396B2	Medicine feeder A medicine feeder includes: an outer rotary body on the outer side to be rotated about a vertical line; an inner inclined rotary body on the inner side to be rotated about an inclined line; and a sorting mechanism and a regulating mechanism operable to align solid medicine pieces carried from the top of the inner inclined rotary body onto an annular upper end surface of the outer rotary body through rotation of the inner inclined rotary body. An upper surface inclined portion of the inner inclined rotary body includes delivery portions sloping downward toward the outer side even at an elevated position and push-up portions not sloping downward toward the outer side, the delivery portions and the push-up portions being formed alternately in the circumferential direction. The push-up portions include projecting portions. The projecting portions are extended to the inner peripheral side of the delivery portions.
US11759394B2	Septum holders for use in syringe connectors A septum holder having a disk shaped annular body. The body has a cylindrical bottom part that projects downward, a cavity created in the bottom part of the body, an insert comprising at least one bore that forms the seat of a needle valve fitted into the cavity, at least one resilient elongated arm attached to the side of the body, the at least one arm projecting downward and terminating with a distal enlarged element, and a septum. The septum is made of a single piece of cylindrically shaped resilient material. The upper part of the septum has a hollow interior forming a cylindrical recess having an inner diameter no larger than that of the outer diameter of the cylindrical section at the bottom of the body of the septum holder. The lowest part of the septum has a diameter that matches that of a septum in a fluid transfer component. The septum is adapted to be pushed over the bottom part of the body of the septum holder until the solid part of the septum below the recess butts against the bottom of the at least one bore in the insert.
US11759393B2	Prescription medicine packaging system and method for using same to provide range of compliance options A prescription medicine packaging system includes cells. Each cell stores prescription medicine. Each cell has an opening adapted for access by a user. A cap is aligned over and seals each opening. Each cap includes a first part and a second part that are independent of one another and uniquely identifiable by features thereof. Each of the caps is breached via one of removal and destruction of one of its first part and second part.
US11759389B2	Wearable devices, systems, methods and architectures for sensory stimulation and manipulation and physiological data acquisition A garment with prepositioned, definite sensory stimulating devices attached. These sensory stimulating devices include, but are not limited to, electrical stimulation, audio and physical stimulation such as localised force generation, compression, constriction, vibration, and surround sound. Predetermined and defined actuators allow the wearer to receive tissue, nerve and/or muscle stimulation and/or contraction so that the stimulation is precise as determined by its ability to conform to the scientific methodology of repeatability, reproducibility and reliability; this being due to consistency of actuator positioning in one or multiple locals on the human body. A personal surround sound can also be integrated to the garment to ensure the wearer is always in the optimal position relative the speakers. These actuators can be force generators within the garment for the wearer to feel impact or apparatus or electrodes included in the garment to locally constrict and increase pressure on the wearer.
US11759388B2	Apparatus, system and operation method for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction There is disclosed an apparatus for treating a sexual dysfunctional female patient, comprising an implanted stimulation device adapted to stimulate at least a part of the sexually responsive tissue of the vulva or the wall of the vagina of the patient by movement of said stimulation device and contact between said stimulation device and the sexually responsive tissue or the wall of the vagina. A system and an operation method for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction are also disclosed.
US11759386B2	Massage nozzle A massage nozzle includes a nozzle housing and a nozzle core detachably attached in the nozzle housing. The nozzle housing is split-type and includes a cover mounted in a hole of a wall of a hot tub, a nozzle seat and a fastener. The cover includes an end ring and a side wall extending from the end ring. The side wall is conformed with the hole. The nozzle seat includes an inlet and a spray end which has a surface conformed with the side wall. The nozzle seat passes through and detachably connects with the cover. The outer circumferential surface of the spray end contacts with an inner surface of the side wall. The fastener is detachably sleeved on the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle seat and cooperates with the cover to fix the nozzle seat to the hot tub. The installation is convenient and the cost is reduced.
US11759383B2	Motorized exercise device and methods of exercise learning Exercise robot suitable for rehabilitation and methods of its operation are provided. In particular a method in which the exercise robot learns an exercise movement on the basis of movements conducted by the aid of a human assistant holding the leg of a patient and moving the leg with muscular form to conduct an exercise movement. The rehabilitation robot actively accompanies the exercise movement in an active compliance mode and records the movement so as to determine an exercise movement stored in the control unit of the device. The rehabilitation robot can then produce the determined exercise in an exercise mode.
US11759379B2	Conveyance for surmounting obstacles A conveyance for surmounting obstacles which includes a first ground engaging arrangement, and a second ground engaging arrangement, and the first and second ground engaging arrangements are operable to move in an alternating sequence of movements to enable the conveyance to surmount obstacles. The conveyance is statically balanced alternately by one then the other of the ground engaging arrangements throughout the sequence of movements. Each ground engaging arrangement includes a forwardly disposed portion and a rearwardly disposed portion which are spaced apart from one another. Each ground engaging arrangement further includes an obstacle accommodating region located between the forwardly disposed portion and the rearwardly disposed portion which can accommodate a portion of an obstacle being surmounted during use.
US11759374B2	Moisture sensing garment A moisture detecting article includes a moisture detection module secured to a garment, intended to contain and hold bodily fluids excreted by an animal. The moisture detection module is connectable to a moisture sensor disposed in the garment to detect when bodily fluid is excreted. If moisture is detected, the moisture sensitive detection module enables one or more signals, alarming the animal and its caretaker. The garment includes a moisture absorbent material, detachable from the garment for disposal of the excretion.
US11759371B2	Medical dressing A medical dressing is provided. The dressing has a central portion and a border portion, and comprises a backing layer, an adhesive body contact layer and a pad arranged in the central portion between the backing layer and the adhesive body contact layer. The pad is symmetric about a longitudinal center line and the dressing comprises a lobed portion on each side of the center line. The medical dressing comprises a gripping tab which is coplanar with the border portion and which projects outwardly from the border portion. The medical dressing may be used for pressure ulcer prevention, such as at the sacrum region of a human body.
US11759359B2	System and method of determining incision depths in eyes The disclosure provides a system that may: determine first multiple focal point distances associated with respective multiple positions of a plane orthogonal to a laser beam; determine second multiple focal point distances associated with the respective multiple positions via for each position of the multiple positions: determine multiple intensity values associated with respective multiple interim focal point distances, each interim focal point distance greater than each focal point distance of the first multiple focal point distances associated with the position; determine an interim focal point distance respectively associated with a maximum intensity value; and determine a focal point distance as the interim focal point distance; and determine a depth of at least one incision in an eye based at least on differences between each of the second multiple focal point distances and each respective one of the first multiple focal point distances.
US11759358B2	Laser therapy for treatment and prevention of eye diseases An ab externo automated laser treatment system for treating an eye in a subject, includes a non-contact laser source configured to generate a laser beam having at least one wavelength to treat the eye by directing the laser beam from a location spaced from the eye, wherein the at least one wavelength is a near-infrared wavelength in the range of about 0.5-2.2 μm, a laser scanner optically coupled to the non-contact laser source to receive the laser beam from the non-contact laser source and to scan the laser beam relative to the eye, and a processor, and memory including stored computer-readable instructions that, responsive to execution by the processor, cause the laser treatment system to direct the laser beam to a plurality of trans-scleral treatment locations to be irradiated in a predetermined treatment pattern on an external surface of the eye, wherein the trans-scleral treatment locations are 0-4 mm posterior to the corneolimbal junction, and wherein the laser beam is repetitively directed to the same irradiated trans-scleral treatment locations on the surface of the eye, and the trans-scleral treatment locations are irradiated at intervals sufficient to induce protective thermal preconditioning and therapeutic bio-stimulation of one or more of the trabecular meshwork and/or ciliary body without photocoagulation of the tissue of the eye. Trans-pupillary systems, patient interfaces, and methods are also disclosed.
US11759355B1	Method of delivering leading blebs and agent to subretinal space A method includes inserting a flexible cannula between a sclera and a choroid of an eye. The needle is advanced from a distal end of the flexible cannula, such that the needle pierces the choroid to access a subretinal space of the eye. The needle is used to deliver a first volume of leading bleb fluid to the subretinal space. The delivery of leading bleb fluid is ceased for a duration of time. After expiration of the duration of time, the needle is used to deliver a second volume of the leading bleb fluid to the subretinal space. The combination of the delivered first and second volumes of the leading bleb fluid causes a substantial portion of the retina to detach from the choroid. A therapeutic agent may then be delivered to the subretinal space in the region where the retina is detached from the choroid.
US11759352B2	Thermal control system A thermal control unit for delivering temperature-controlled fluid to one or more patient therapy devices (e.g. pads, blankets, etc.) that are in contact with a patient is disclosed. The thermal control unit includes a fluid circuit with an inlet and outlet, a reservoir, a heat exchanger, a pump, and a controller. The thermal control also includes any one or more of the following: (1) an air eliminator with an air filter for filtering air vented from the fluid circuit to the ambient surroundings; (2) a plug that moves in response to changing fluid levels and that fluidly isolates the air filter from the fluid; (3) a second air filter coupled to the reservoir; (4) a check valve to prevent fluid from back flowing into the reservoir; and/or (5) a liquid filter coupleable to the reservoir to filter liquid entering or exiting the reservoir.
US11759341B2	Anti-migration stent An illustrative stent includes an elongated tubular member comprising at least one strut or filament forming a tubular wall having a plurality of cells extending through a thickness of the tubular wall. The elongated tubular member may be configured to move between a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration. A coating is disposed on the elongated tubular member and spanning the plurality of cells. The coating forms a pocket within at least some of the cells of the plurality of cells and extends radially inward of the tubular wall to define a void. In some instances, a partition or wall is positioned within at least some of the pockets and transects the void.
US11759339B2	Devices and methods for coronary sinus pressure relief A method and devices for relieving pressure in the left atrium of a patient's heart is disclosed. The method includes using an ablative catheter in a minimally invasive procedure to prepare an opening from the coronary sinus into a left atrium of the patient's heart. Once the opening is prepared, the opening may be enlarged by a technique such as expanding a balloon within the opening. A stent is then placed within the coronary sinus of the patient, with a transverse portion expanding within the opening, allowing blood to flow from the left atrium to the coronary sinus and then to the right atrium. Pressure within the left atrium is thus relieved.
US11759337B2	Systems and methods for fine motor control of the fingers on a prosthetic hand to emulate a natural stroke The present invention generally relates to a system and method for fine motor control of fingers on a prosthetic hand. In particular, the present disclosure describes a system and method for controlling the flexion or extension of one or more fingers of a prosthetic hand to reproduce a natural stroke such as for, e.g., writing, painting, brushing teeth, or eating. The systems and methods described herein use electromyographic (EMG) signals and, more particularly, combinations of electromyographic signals, from muscles in the forearm to activate one or more motors of the prosthetic hand that control the motion of the prosthetic fingers. The electromyographic signals may be used to cause fingers of a prosthetic hand to, for example, imitate a writing stroke while the fingers of the prosthetic hand hold a writing utensil. Additionally, the present invention describes electrode placement locations that maximize peak signal detected while maintaining a low base-line signal.
US11759331B2	Stabilized expandable intervertebral spacer A spacer for separating bones of a joint, the spacer includes a first endplate configured to engage a first bone of the joint, and comprising a ramped surface; a tissue engaging subassembly disposed in a compartment of the first endplate; a second endplate configured to engage a second bone of the joint; and a frame subassembly that extends between the first endplate and the second endplate. The frame subassembly comprises a drive nut, a drive shaft coupled to the drive nut, a ramped carriage coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the ramped carriage comprises a ramped surface operable to engage the ramped surface of the first endplate, and an actuation bar coupled to the drive nut comprising a plate operable to engage the tissue engaging subassembly.
US11759330B2	Supporting member and supporting member assembly for implantation into or between subjects bones, and template plug and tamper corresponding to the same The present invention provides a supporting member and a supporting member assembly including the same to be implanted into or between a subject's bones, and a template plug and a tamper corresponding to the supporting member. The supporting member comprises a main body; a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion formed on the upper and lower sides of the main body respectively and forming a dovetail joint with each other; and a guiding structure formed at a side of the main body and including guiding holes as well as a buffer groove for mating with an external template plug. The supporting members of the invention can be sequentially implanted and connected into a bone or between two connected bones, and improve the defect of the conventional one-size giant implants injuring the surrounding nerves.
US11759327B2	Dome toe resurfacing system An innovative dome toe resurfacing system for performing metatarsophalangeal joint replacement is disclosed. The present invention comprises a prosthetic implant for metatarsophalangeal joint, and one or more cone extensions that covers portions of the prosthesis that extends into the metatarsal bone and phalanx bone. The cone extensions include a plurality of ridges that will catch bone on insertion and provide a press fit. The present invention also includes a cone and cup reaming system wherein one or more reamers will ream a cone/cup shape for the articular surfaces, and prepare the metatarsal and phalangeal canals for the insertion of the cone extensions. The cone extensions have ends that fit the reamed cone/cup shape wherein the cone/cup shape resembles the natural anatomy of articular surfaces of metatarsophalangeal joint.
US11759326B2	Platform rTSA glenoid prosthesis with modular attachments capable of improving initial fixation, fracture reconstructions, and joint biomechanics In some embodiments, the present invention provides a reverse shoulder glenoid prosthesis which supports the attachment of multiple different types of modular attachments that can: 1) provide additional scapular fixation (ie external to the glenoid) in order to improve glenoid implant fixation in cases of severe bone loss/fracture, 2) provide joint line lateralization to improve tissue stability in cases of severe glenoid/scapula bone loss, 3) facilitate use and containment of glenoid bone graft in cases of severe glenoid/scapula bone loss—particularly in those cases in which the glenoid defect is uncontained/peripheral 4) achieve glenoid fixation while at the same time reconstructing the scapular bone in cases of scapula fractures, glenoid fractures, and/or acromial fractures, and 5) provide improved rTSA joint biomechanics, particularly posterior rotator cuff efficiency by changing the line of action of the infraspinatus and teres minor muscles to improve their muscle tension, and also increase each muscle's external rotation and abduction moment arm lengths.
US11759322B1	Method of treating osteoarthritis of the knee The method of treating osteoarthritis of the knee includes replacing the entire cartilage of the femoral condyle, proximal tibia, and two menisci using allograft, while retaining the native cruciate ligaments. The method includes resection of the proximal tibia and the femoral condyle. A first allograft is configured to replace the femoral condyle and includes whole cartilage with about 5 mm to about 7 mm of cancellous bone attached. The first allograft can have a slot or opening through which native cruciate ligaments may pass. A second allograft can replace the upper end of the tibia and menisci. The second allograft can include a slot or opening through which native cruciate ligaments may pass. The first and second allografts can be fixed using cancellous screws. The procedure can provide patients with full knee flexion, and thereby enable kneeling, e.g., as required in the Islamic prayers, full kneeling, or any other activity which requires full flexion of the knee and kneeling.
US11759316B1	Prosthetic heart valves Prosthetic heart valves may be delivered to a targeted native heart valve site via one or more delivery catheters. In some embodiments, the prosthetic heart valve includes structural features that securely anchor the prosthetic heart valve to the anatomy at the site of the native heart valve. Such structural features can provide robust migration resistance. In addition, the prosthetic heart valves can include structural features that improve sealing between the prosthetic valve and native valve anatomy to mitigate paravalvular leakage. In particular implementations, the prosthetic heart valves occupy a small delivery profile, thereby facilitating a smaller delivery catheter system for advancement to the heart. Some delivery catheter systems can include a curved inner catheter to facilitate deployment of the prosthetic heart valve to a native tricuspid valve site via a superior vena cava or inferior vena cava.
US11759315B1	Method and apparatus for antegrade transcatheter valve repair or implantation Methods, apparatuses, and systems for performing a valve replacement or repair. Apparatuses may include systems and may include an outer catheter, one or more interchangeable inner catheters and a guidewire. The inner catheter(s) may be detachably coupled to the outer catheter. The inner catheter and outer catheter may surround the guidewire such that the inner and outer catheters may be advanced in a monorail fashion within the patient. Example methods may include percutaneously inserting the outer and inner catheter(s) into an artery and advancing toward the right atrium, through a transseptal atrial puncture, and advanced to the left atrium and left ventricle to access the aortic valve.
US11759310B2	Method for creating incision to improve intraocular lens placement A system and method for inserting an intraocular lens in a patient's eye includes a light source for generating a light beam, a scanner for deflecting the light beam to form an enclosed treatment pattern that includes a registration feature, and a delivery system for delivering the enclosed treatment pattern to target tissue in the patient's eye to form an enclosed incision therein having the registration feature. An intraocular lens is placed within the enclosed incision, wherein the intraocular lens has a registration feature that engages with the registration feature of the enclosed incision. Alternately, the scanner can make a separate registration incision for a post that is connected to the intraocular lens via a strut member.
US11759309B2	Devices to support and position an intraocular lens within the eye and methods of use An implantable device for supporting an intraocular lens in an eye including a lens support structure having a central aperture; and one or more fixation arms coupled to the lens support structure and configured to locate and stabilize the device within the eye. Related tools, systems, and methods are provided.
US11759306B2	In vivo tissue engineering devices, methods and regenerative and cellular medicine employing scaffolds made of absorbable material Tissue engineering devices and methods employing scaffolds made of absorbable material for use in the human body for tissue genesis and regenerative and cellular medicine including breast reconstruction and cosmetic and aesthetic procedures and supplementing organ function in vivo.
US11759297B2	Reference denture alignment jig, kit for preparing dentures, and method for preparing dentures using same Provided is a reference denture alignment jig which guides reference dentures into an oral cavity or to an articulator in which upper and lower edentulous jaw models are fixed, and aligns the reference dentures in the oral cavity or in the articulator in which upper and lower edentulous jaw models are fixed, the jig having a reference denture holding portion for holding reference dentures.
US11759296B2	Method for generating a digital data set representing a target tooth arrangement In one aspect of the present application, there is provided a computer-implemented method for generating a digital data set representing a target tooth arrangement, the method comprises: obtaining a first and a second 3D digital models respectively representing upper jaw teeth and lower jaw teeth under an initial tooth arrangement, where the first and the second 3D digital models are in a predetermined relative position relationship; extracting features from the first and the second 3D digital models; generating a first digital data set representing a target tooth arrangement of the upper jaw teeth and the lower jaw teeth based on the extracted features using a trained recurrent neural network based deep learning neural network.
US11759294B2	Individualized dental impression tray The invention relates to a method for producing an individualized dental impression tray and to one such impression tray, wherein a digital impression tray model of an individualized impression tray is created on the basis of a digital jaw model, the impression tray model has a carrier with at least one inner surface which at least partially corresponds to a negative form of the jaw model, at least one surface subregion on the inner surface is marked by hand or automatically detected, a retaining structure is arranged above and/or below the surface subregion, the impression tray model is stored with the retaining structure as a production template, and the impression tray is produced by machining according to the production template. The retaining structure has a first surface which extends substantially parallel to the surface subregion or substantially in line with the surface subregion and has at least one recess running through it, wherein a depression adjoins each recess of the first surface, the depression extends from the recess in the direction of the carrier and/or into the carrier, and each depression has at least one undercut.
US11759291B2	Tooth segmentation based on anatomical edge information Provided herein are orthodontic systems and methods for automatically segmenting a person's teeth. Systems, methods and processes are provided to properly segment the teeth of a person's teeth from an image of the person's face showing at least some of the person's teeth (e.g., dental arch). Methods and systems are provided to automatically detect dental edges after a dental scan. Also described herein are methods and systems for generating a simulated image of the person's face from the final segmentation of the person's teeth in which the segmented teeth have been moved from their original position, including a new position based on an orthodontic treatment plan.
US11759284B2	Surgical systems for generating three dimensional constructs of anatomical organs and coupling identified anatomical structures thereto A surgical system for use in a surgical procedure is disclosed. The surgical system includes at least one imaging device and a control circuit configured to identify an anatomical organ targeted by the surgical procedure, generate a virtual three-dimensional (3D) construct of at least a portion of the anatomical organ based on visualization data from the at least one imaging device, identify anatomical structures relevant to the surgical procedure from the visualization data from the at least one imaging device, couple the anatomical structures to the virtual 3D construct, and overlay onto the virtual 3D construct a layout plan of the surgical procedure determined based on the anatomical structures.
US11759283B2	Surgical systems for generating three dimensional constructs of anatomical organs and coupling identified anatomical structures thereto A surgical system for use in a surgical procedure is disclosed. The surgical system includes at least one imaging device and a control circuit configured to identify an anatomical organ targeted by the surgical procedure, generate a virtual three-dimensional (3D) construct of at least a portion of the anatomical organ based on visualization data from the at least one imaging device, identify anatomical structures relevant to the surgical procedure from the visualization data from the at least one imaging device, couple the anatomical structures to the virtual 3D construct, and overlay onto the virtual 3D construct a layout plan of the surgical procedure determined based on the anatomical structures.
US11759280B2	Surgical instrumentation for fixation of cervical spine A universal drill guide system includes a universal drill guide, interchangeable drill tubes, and interchangeable drill bits. Each interchangeable drill tube corresponds to one of the interchangeable drill bits, and can be detachably coupled to the universal drill guide. A cannulated drill with K-wire retention features a drill bit with a retention mechanism that prevents axial advancement of a K-wire during drilling. A drill removal tool includes a drill remover that can be placed around a drill bit to remove it from bone after a hole is drilled, while leaving a K-wire in place in the bone. A bone screw driver with K-wire retention includes a shaft that can be passed over a K-wire, a distal end for attachment to a cannulated bone screw, and a K-wire retention module for preventing advancement of the K-wire as the screw driver drives the cannulated bone screw into bone.
US11759276B2	Drape for equipment having cylindrical or other non-planar contours A drape (600) suitable for covering non-planar surfaces of equipment (1201) is provided. The drape (600) facilitates quick and efficient deployment while ensuring that a sterile field established by a drape portion (601) is not compromised. The drape (600) can include a drape wrapping layer (209) wrapped about a drape portion (601) that is formed initially with two abutting elongated accordion fold stacks (604,605). Non-sterile personnel (801) can handle the drape wrapping layer (209) to position the drape (600) along surfaces of the equipment (1201) without touching the sterile drape portion (601). Sterile personnel can then expand the abutting elongated accordion fold stacks (604,605) to drape the surfaces of the equipment (1201).
US11759273B2	Robotic surgical assemblies An instrument drive unit includes a hub, a motor pack, and an annular member disposed between the hub and the motor pack. The hub and motor pack each have a surface feature. The motor pack is rotatably coupled to the hub. The annular member defines an upper annular channel, and a lower annular channel. The annular member has a stop formed in each of the upper and lower annular channels. Upon the motor pack achieving a threshold amount of rotation relative to the hub, the surface feature of the motor pack abuts the stop of the lower annular channel to rotate the annular member. Upon the annular member achieving a threshold amount of rotation relative to the hub, the stop of the upper annular channel abuts the surface feature of the hub stopping further rotation of the motor pack.
US11759269B2	Engagement and/or homing of a surgical tool in a surgical robotic system Engaging and/or homing is provided for a motor control of a surgical tool in a surgical robotic system. Where two or more motors are to control the same motion, the motors may be used to detect engagement even where no physical stop is provided. The motors operate in opposition to each other or in a way that does not attempt the same motion, resulting in one of the motors acting as a stop for the other motor in engagement. A change in motor operation then indicates the engagement. The known angles of engaged motors and the transmission linking the motor drives to the surgical tool indicate the home or current position of the surgical tool.
US11759267B2	Automatic registration of a robot arm for a medical intervention The invention relates to a method for positioning an articulated arm of a medical robot assisted by a navigation system comprising an electromagnetic field generator and two sensors. The generated field forms a measurement zone in which the position of a sensor can be determined by the navigation system and communicated to the robot. A first sensor is positioned at an anatomical location of interest of a patient. A second sensor is positioned on the articulated arm. When the two sensors are located in the measurement zone, a so-called “region of reduced influence” of the measurement zone is determined, in which the introduction of a metal object has virtually no influence on the determination of the position of the sensors by the navigation system. The articulated arm is then configured so that any metal part of the articulated arm located in the measurement zone is situated within the region of reduced influence.
US11759266B2	Robotic systems for determining a roll of a medical device in luminal networks Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for navigation-assisted medical devices. Some aspects relate to correlating features of depth information generated based on captured images of an anatomical luminal network with virtual features of depth information generated based on virtual images of a virtual representation of the anatomical luminal network in order to automatically determine aspects of a roll of a medical device within the luminal network.
US11759265B2	System and method for registering to a table Techniques for registering a computer-assisted device to a table include a computer-assisted device having an articulated arm and a control unit coupled to the articulated arm. The control unit is configured to receive information of a first motion of a table. The first motion of the table caused a corresponding second motion of a point associated with the articulated arm. The control unit further configured to receive information of the second motion and determine a first angular relationship between the table and the computer-assisted device based on the first motion and the second motion.
US11759264B2	System and method for identifying a location and/or an orientation of an electromagnetic sensor based on a map Systems and methods for identifying a location and/or an orientation of an electromagnetic (EM) sensor navigated within an EM volume are provided. Calculated EM field strengths at each gridpoint of a second set of gridpoints of the EM volume are retrieved from a memory. An EM field is generated by way of an antenna assembly. A measured EM field strength is received from the EM sensor. A first gridpoint among a first set of gridpoints of the EM volume is identified based on the measured EM field strength and a high density (HD) map. The location and/or the orientation of the EM sensor is identified based on the HD map, using the first gridpoint as an initial condition, with the second set of gridpoints also including the first set of gridpoints.
US11759263B2	Collapsible detection antenna for surgical articles A collapsible detection antenna (10) to detect electromagnetic tags (12) of surgical articles (14) in an operating room (16) includes an antenna assembly (18) configured to detect the electromagnetic tags (12). The antenna assembly (18) is configured to move between a deployed configuration and a collapsed configuration. In the deployed configuration, the antenna assembly forms an antenna loop (20) configured to detect the electromagnetic tags (12). The antenna assembly (18) has a greater detection range in the deployed configuration than in the collapsed configuration. The deployed configuration corresponds to a tuned shape of the antenna assembly (18) sufficient to detect the electromagnetic tags (12) in the deployed configuration.
US11759262B2	Systems and methods of registration compensation in image guided surgery A method performed by a computing system comprises receiving shape information for an elongate flexible portion of a medical instrument. The medical instrument includes a reference portion movably coupled to a fixture having a known pose in a surgical reference frame. The fixture includes a constraint structure having a known constraint structure location in the surgical reference frame. The elongate flexible portion is coupled to the reference portion and is sized to pass through the constraint structure. The method further includes receiving reference portion position information in the surgical reference frame; determining an estimated constraint structure location in the surgical reference frame from the reference portion position information and the shape information; determining a correction factor by comparing the estimated constraint structure location to the known constraint structure location; and modifying the shape information based upon the correction factor.
US11759258B2	Controlled ablation with laser energy Methods and systems for modifying tissue use a pressurized fluid stream carrying coherent light energy. The methods and systems may be used for resecting and debulking soft and hard biological tissues. The coherent light is focused within a stream of fluid to deliver energy to the tissue to be treated.
US11759257B2	Inflow and outflow control of a closed cooling system A microwave ablation antenna assembly (10) including a coaxial cable (14) terminating in a radiating section (16), a first tubular member (18) circumscribing the coaxial cable (14) and spaced therefrom to permit fluid flow therebetween, and a second tubular member (20) circumscribing the first tubular member (18) and spaced therefrom to permit fluid flow therebetween. The microwave ablation antenna assembly (10) further includes a hub (26) configured to receive the coaxial cable (14), first tubular member (18), and second tubular member (20), the hub (26) including a fluid inflow chamber (36) and a fluid outflow chamber (38) and an integrated hub divider (40) and hub cap (28) separating the fluid inflow chamber (36) from the fluid outflow chamber (38) and prohibiting fluid flow between the inflow chamber (36) and outflow chamber (38) except via the spacing between the coaxial cable (14) and the first tubular member (18) and between the first tubular member (18) and the second tubular member (20).
US11759252B2	Medical instrument with coagulation In one embodiment, a medical system includes a medical instrument includes an elongated shaft having a distal end, at least one cutting element disposed at a distal end of the shaft, a position-tracking transducer disposed at the distal end of the shaft, and electrically insulated from the shaft and the at least one cutting element, and at least one metal coagulation electrode disposed at least partially over the position-tracking transducer, which electrically isolates the at least one metal coagulation electrode from the shaft, a signal generator coupled to apply an electrical current to the at least one metal coagulation electrode, and processing circuitry configured to receive signals generated by the position-tracking transducer, and track a location of the distal end responsively to the received signals.
US11759249B2	Disengagement mechanism for electrosurgical forceps An electrosurgical forceps comprising: (a.) a pair of working arms comprising; (i.) a first working arm and a second working arm, each of the first working arm and the second working arm having an inner surface; (ii.) one or more electrodes located on the inner surface of the first working arm, the second working arm, or both; and (b.) a selectively engageable activation system comprising; (i.) a control unit; (ii.) an activation switch; and (iii.) a disengagement mechanism; wherein the first working arm and the second working arm are laterally movable relative to each other so that the activation switch is actuated when the disengagement mechanism is in an engaged position by closing the first working arm and the second working arm together, sending a signal to the control unit, which in turn sends a therapy signal to the one or more electrodes; wherein when the disengagement mechanism is in a disengagement position and the working arms are closed, the therapy signal is prevented from being sent from the control unit to the one or more electrodes.
US11759244B2	Implant and guide A method for configuring a surgical guide and an associated implant. The implant and surgical guide are for maxillofacial osteosynthesis. Three-dimensional models of the pre- and post-operative anatomy are used to define attachment points. These attachment points are used to determine a structure for the implant and surgical guide.
US11759242B2	Orthopaedic fixation device, system and method An implantable fixation device for rejoining opposed portions of a separated bone. The device including two corresponding plates that are configured to be aligned and coupled to a bone, such as a sternum, pre-resection of the bone or prior to cutting/separating the bone. The placement of the corresponding plates provides a gap between the edges of the plates that face one another allowing for and guiding a cutting tool for separating the bone. After the bone has been cut and the desired surgical procedure performed, the plates also assist in realigning and fixation of the bone portions. At least one plate includes a ratchet mechanism that is configured to tighten a locking element and draw the two plates together and into alignment with one another.
US11759239B2	MIS multi-level compressor / distractor A multi-level compressor/distractor instrument that provides both linear and lordotic/kyphotic induced compression and distraction.
US11759238B2	Systems and methods for pedicle screw stabilization of spinal vertebrae The present application is directed to various spinal stabilization systems. The systems can include one or more guiding elements attached to screw members to assist in guiding rod implants and tools to desired locations within a patient. The guiding elements can include a plurality of wires, blades, or tabs. The guiding elements can be capable of criss-crossing or intersecting at or near an incision, such that only a single incision may be needed to perform a surgery. The guiding elements can also include telescoping features that allow the height of the guiding elements to be adjusted in use, thereby allowing multiple telescoping guiding elements to be used with the same incision.
US11759237B2	Retractable cannula assembly Disclosed herein are surgical instruments used in ophthalmic surgical procedures and associated methods. Particular embodiments relate to a cannula assembly having a cannula tip that is retractable. The cannula assembly may comprise a cannula hub. The cannula assembly may further comprise an outer tube that extends from a distal end the cannula hub. The cannula assembly may further comprise an inner tube that extends from the distal end of the cannula hub and is disposed in the outer tube, wherein the inner tube has a cannula tip that extends from the outer tube and is retractable into the outer tube.
US11759232B2	Needle guide template for perirectal spacer and fiducial marker placement A template grid which attaches to an ultrasound stepper of a transrectal ultrasound unit providing transperineal guidance and support through adjustable angle apertures allowing for accurate targeting of a medical implant such as a needle to its intended target such as for purposes of perirectal spacer placement. The rotational apertures allow for free adjustable changes in the trajectory of a medial implant such as a needle to its intended target while providing stability and support to the medical implant itself. The template grid, in addition, contains fixed apertures for placement of a medical implant such as a needle into the substance of the prostate gland positioned to avoid inadvertent passage through the urethra and rectum.
US11759231B2	Pixel array medical systems, devices and methods Embodiments include a system comprising a cannula assembly configured for rotational fractional resection (RFR). The cannula assembly includes at least one cannula configured for rotational operation and enclosed in a depth guide configured to control an insertion depth of the at least one cannula. The depth guide includes a vacuum chamber configured to maintain vacuum to evacuate resected tissue generated by the RFR.
US11759228B2	Ultrasonic surgical instrument having detachable sleeve assembly The present application provides an ultrasonic surgical instrument with a detachable cannula component, comprising a cannula component and an instrument body, wherein the instrument body comprises a scalpel bar for realizing an ultrasonic cutting effect. The cannula component is mounted on the instrument body or dismounted from the instrument body along the longitudinal axis of the scalpel bar by a detachable structure. The present application also provides another ultrasonic surgical instrument with a detachable cannula component, comprising a detachable cannula component and an instrument body, wherein the instrument body comprises a non-detachable internal cannula and a scalpel bar capable of realizing an ultrasonic cutting effect. Compared with the prior art, the ultrasonic surgical instrument with a detachable cannula component of the present application has the advantages of being simple in structure, convenient to mount and dismount and low in use cost.
US11759226B2	Bicuspid valve dissection device The invention is a device, system, and method for repairing heart valve function, which may include bisecting native valve leaflets for improved deployment of a prosthetic heart valve in the native valve annulus. The invention may include a catheter having a cutting element shaft with a cutting element configured to puncture a valve leaflet and/or make a controlled cut through the leaflet. The device may have an extendable foot configured to be positioned on an opposite side of the valve leaflet from the cutting element shaft. The device may include magnets to guide the cutting element and/or cutting element shaft in proper alignment with the extendable foot and to hold the elements in place during leaflet bisection.
US11759224B2	Surgical instrument systems comprising handle arrangements A surgical instrument system comprising a first motor, a second motor, and a third motor is disclosed. The surgical instrument system comprises a first handle comprising a first number of controls, a second handle comprising a second number of controls, and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly is attachable to the first handle in a first orientation in order to engage one of the motors. The shaft assembly is attachable to the second handle in a second orientation to engage a different motor. The surgical instrument system is configured to perform a different function of an end effector in the first orientation and the second orientation.
US11759222B2	Methods and devices to treat nasal airways A method for reshaping a nasal airway in a patient involves advancing an inflatable balloon of a reshaping device in an uninflated configuration into a nostril of the patient and between a nasal septum and a lateral wall of the nasal airway. The method then involves inflating the inflatable balloon to an inflated configuration to cause the inflatable balloon to contact nasal mucosa covering the nasal septum and the lateral wall, delivering energy from an energy delivery member attached to or inside of the inflatable balloon, and removing the reshaping device from the nasal airway.
US11759215B2	Ankle replacement system and method A surgical positioning system including a rotation guide slide and a rotation guide pointer configured to be coupled to the rotation guide slide. The rotation guide pointer includes a base and a pointer extension. The base includes protrusion and a hole extending through the base and the protrusion where the protrusion is sized and configured to be received within a channel such that the rotation guide pointer can translate parallel to a plane defined by the first side of the rotation guide slide. The hole is sized and configured to receive a screw to fix the position of the rotation guide pointer relative to the rotation guide slide, with the protrusion configured to expand when the screw is advanced in the hole.
US11759214B2	Flexible cannula with double helix spring coil A flexible cannula device includes a solid cannula shaft, a solid cannula tip including an opening, and a coil positioned between and welded to the cannula shaft and cannula tip, the cannula shaft, coil, and cannula tip forming a lumen in fluid communication with the opening. A flexible cannulated drill includes a solid cannula shaft, a solid cannula tip shaped to drill through tissue, a coil positioned between and welded to the cannula shaft and cannula tip, and a handle connected to the cannula shaft. The coil can be a double helix coil comprising an inner coil within an outer coil. A tube inside the coil prevents fluid from leaking between rings of the coil. A cannula system includes an introducer needle and the flexible cannula device. A screw mechanism can adjust a length that the flexible cannula device extends beyond a distal end of the introducer needle.
US11759213B2	Tourniquet clip A clip adapted for use with an elongate strap for forming a tourniquet including first and second parts adapted to be connected to the strap, the first and second parts adapted to be releasably connected together to form a closed loop. The second part is adapted to movable along the strap and has an open passageway through which the strap passes. Integrally formed first and second elongate walls define at least part of the passageway and first and second grip portions for gripping the strap. The second wall is mounted for rotation about a transverse axis so as to move the grip portion of the second wall toward or away from the first grip portion.
US11759200B2	Suture securement devices Some disclosed suture securement devices comprise a flat, thin, generally planar body that has one or more suture engagement slots extending into the body from a perimeter inlet for receiving sutures laterally into the device. The slots can be resiliently widened to receive a suture and then released to clamp onto the suture. Some embodiments include two or more such suture engagement slots that independently receive and secure different sutures. Some embodiments include one or more locking tabs that have a closed position that retains the slots against widening and blocks the inlet to the slot. In some embodiment two or more slots are position next to each other on the same side of the device, while in other embodiments slots are positioned on opposite sides of the device. Other types of suture securement devices are also disclosed.
US11759199B2	Closure devices and methods A device for positioning suture through tissue, the device including a proximal elongate member having a longitudinal axis, the proximal elongate member being configured to receive a needle, and a tissue locator disposed distal the proximal elongate member, the tissue locator being coupled to an elongate member extending through the proximal elongate member and including a leg with a needle receiving opening configured to accommodate the needle. Proximal movement of the elongate member compresses the tissue locator and folds the leg of the tissue locator, the leg transitioning from extending longitudinally to extending outwardly in relation to a position of the leg in a pre-compressed state.
US11759192B2	Nerve retractor tool A retractor, preferably a nerve root retractor, comprising three components: a base portion, an arm portion, and an anatomical structure retractor portion. The nerve retractor is designed to eliminate the requirement of having a person hold the retractor tool during a surgical procedure. The nerve retractor can be secured to a portion of the anatomical structure involved with, or near the surgical procedure site, and utilizes an actuating device which allows the user to manipulate the angle of orientation of the arm portion or anatomical structure retractor portion. The anatomical structure retractor may comprise a modular anatomical structure engaging member/head, allowing the surgeon to use multiple or differently configured structure engaging members/heads during a procedure as needed.
US11759191B2	Vascular locating systems and methods of use Disclosed are puncture sealing systems and methods of locating a puncture site within a vessel. The systems can include puncture locating dilators and access sheaths that are configured to locate the puncture site within a vessel so that the position of the puncture site relative to a distal end of the access sheath is known during a puncture sealing procedure.
US11759186B2	Ductus side-entry and prosthetic disorder response systems Described are means for the direct and continuous connection of a catheter to the lumen of any tubular anatomical structure, or ductus, without medically significant leakage. A port implanted at the body surface with piping to a periductal collar allows drug or radionuclide delivery that bypasses the upstream lumen. The port allows injection, infusion, aspiration, or attachment of an automatic ambulatory pump. A superparamagnetic nanoparticle carrier-bound drug, for example, can be introduced into the lumen to pass downstream until the particles, with or without the drug still bound, are drawn into the lumen wall by a magnetized jacket surrounding the ductus. Such constitutes a method of drug targeting whereby a segment of a vessel or the territory supplied by a branch of that segment can be circumscribed for exposure to the drug. A jacket with side-entry connector positioned in surrounding relation to a lesion requiring treatment can itself be magnetized.
US11759185B2	Automated collection and analysis of body fluids A method for collecting and analyzing urine at the time it is released uses a urine collecting tube joined with a canister. Suction is produced in the collecting tube to join the tube with a penis or to the exterior surface of a female urethra orifice. Once suction is achieved the collecting tube stays in place by suction action. When urine flows into the urine collecting tube a sensor triggers a vacuum pump to produce a higher level of suction to flush the urine into the canister where a level sensor determines the quantity of urine received. Various sensors in the canister determine levels of non-urine partials such as occult blood, drugs, salt, and other substances. When urine is no longer detected within the urine tube, the vacuum pump is turned off and a low-level vacuum remains to assure interconnection with the urine tube.
US11759177B2	Three-dimensional ultrasound tomography method and system based on spiral scanning A three-dimensional ultrasound tomography method and system based on spiral scanning are provided. The method includes the following. (1) Collecting raw data: an emission array element is switched while a probe maintains a uniform linear motion, so that changes in trajectory with time of a position of an equivalent emission array element in a three-dimensional space show a spiral or a partial spiral, and echo data is received. (2) Pre-processing data. (3) Calculating coordinates of each equivalent emission array element. (4) Calculating coordinates of an imaging focus point. (5) Performing synthetic aperture focusing on each imaging focus point. (6) Post-processing data. The disclosure improves the principle of the imaging method, the design of the overall process, etc. Volume data containing information of continuous tissue layers is obtained through spiral scanning. Applying the synthetic aperture focusing technique in the three-dimensional space improves the resolution between layers and shorten the scan time.
US11759176B2	Ultrasound image processing A method for ultrasound image processing having steps of receiving sequences of ultrasound images imaging an anatomical feature of interest during two cardiac cycles one in the absence of, and the other in the presence of, an invasive medical device in said ultrasound images, each ultrasound image corresponding to a different phase of said cardiac cycle. The invasive medical device may at least partially obscure the anatomical feature of interest for each ultrasound image of the further sequence. The location of the invasive medical device is tracked and isolated in the ultrasound image, and the isolated invasive medical device is inserted into an ultrasound image of the first sequence of a corresponding phase of the cardiac cycle in the tracked location. The method also controls a display device to display the first sequence of ultrasound images including the inserted invasive medical device.
US11759172B2	Rotational intravascular ultrasound probe and method of manufacturing same A rotational intravascular ultrasound probe for insertion into a vasculature and a method of manufacturing the same. The rotational intravascular ultrasound probe comprises an elongate catheter having a flexible body and an elongate transducer shaft disposed within the flexible body. The transducer shaft comprises a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a drive shaft extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion, an ultrasonic transducer disposed near the distal end portion for obtaining a circumferential image through rotation, and a transducer housing molded to the drive shaft and the ultrasonic transducer.
US11759168B2	Ultrasound vascular navigation devices and methods Ultrasound image devices, systems, and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an ultrasound device includes a first ultrasound component (210) configured to generate a first signal representative of a subject's anatomy along a first axis; a second ultrasound component (220) configured to generate a second signal representative of the subject's anatomy along a second axis, the first axis disposed at an angle with respect to the second axis; and a processing component (420) in communication with the first ultrasound component and the second ultrasound component, the processing component configured to determine an orientation of the ultrasound device with respect to the subject's anatomy based on the first signal and the second signal. In one embodiment, the processing component is further configured to indicate, via visual indicators (132, 240) on the ultrasound device, a direction to orient the ultrasound device based on the determined orientation for aligning the ultrasound device with the subject's anatomy.
US11759165B2	Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and analyzing apparatus An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to generate moving speed information indicating a moving speed of an ultrasound probe, on the basis of a predetermined number of pieces of medical image data among a plurality of pieces of medical image data in a time series obtained from an ultrasound scan performed by the ultrasound probe. The processing circuitry is configured to cause a display to display the moving speed information.
US11759164B2	X-ray detector integral with automatic exposure control device An X-ray detector integral with an automatic exposure control (AEC) device can include an X-ray detection part configured to detect X-rays irradiated from an X-ray source and generate X-ray image data; and an automatic exposure detection board located below the X-ray detection part and configured to generate an X-ray sensing signal for automatic exposure control based on residual X-rays which have passed by or through the X-ray detection part.
US11759158B2	Systems and methods for controlling imaging device The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for controlling an imaging device. The system may include an imaging device, a voice processing device, and a terminal. The imaging device may be configured to image a subject. The voice processing device may be configured to receive a first voice signal from or transmit a second voice signal to the subject when the subject is positioned within the imaging device. The terminal may be configured to receive a third voice signal from or transmit a fourth voice signal to a user.
US11759156B2	Independently rotatable detector plate for medical imaging device A real-time fluoroscopic imaging system includes a collimator and a detector which are rotationally movable independent of the support assembly, e.g., c-arm, to which they are mounted. Rotational movement of the collimator and the detector are coordinated such that the orientation of the detector with respect to the collimator does not change. The collimator may include a geared flange member to facilitate rotation, and may be a single molded piece formed of a plastic such as tungsten polymer material. The system may also include a plurality of interchangeable collimators characterized by different shapes. A display is provided to present an image to an operator, and image orientation logic displays a target anatomy in a selected orientation regardless of orientation of the target anatomy relative to the detector, and regardless of rotation of the detector.
US11759154B2	Barrier-contained radiological sensor holder The present invention is an improved barrier-contained radiological sensor holder. In particular, the present invention is directed to radiological sensor holder contained in a barrier sheath to reduce or prevent contamination. The radiological sensor holder preferably comprises a sensor holder at least partly contained within a barrier sheath having a closed end and an open end. The barrier sheath preferably comprises elastomer latex material and the sensor holder preferably comprises an exterior attachment and an interior container, where the exterior attachment presses a portion of the barrier sheath into a gapped attachment port on the interior container. The sensor holder may alternately include an expansion slit along the opposing face. The sensor holder can also have snap on articles for positioning the sensor for posterior, anterior and vertical image capture.
US11759151B2	Body composition assessment using two-dimensional digital image analysis Methods and systems are provided for measuring anatomical dimensions from a single two-dimensional (2D) digital image. The digital image is taken from the front/anterior view using a mobile, handheld communication device. The linear measurements are used to estimate the body volume of the individual. Total body density is calculated from estimated body volume and body weight. Body composition (fat mass and fat-free mass) of the individual is derived from density using known mathematical conversion formulas. A method for estimating body composition analysis is provided.
US11759150B2	Accurate basket catheter tracking In one embodiment, a system includes a catheter including an insertion tube and a first position sensor, a pusher including a second position sensor, and an expandable assembly including flexible strips disposed circumferentially around a distal portion of the pusher, with first ends of the strips connected to the distal end of the insertion tube and second ends of the strips connected to the distal portion of the pusher, the flexible strips bowing radially outward when the pusher is retracted, processing circuitry to receive a respective position signal from the first and second position sensors, compute location and orientation coordinates for the position sensors subject to a constraint that the position sensors are coaxial and have a same orientation, compute a distance between the computed location coordinates of the position sensors, and find position coordinates of the flexible strips responsively to at least the computed distance.
US11759132B2	Medical device for detecting at least one analyte in a body fluid A medical device for detecting, at least one analyte, in a body fluid is disclosed. The medical device comprises: at least one analyte sensor having an insertable portion adapted for at least partially being inserted into a body tissue of a user, at least one insertion cannula, wherein the analyte sensor at least partially is placed inside the insertion cannula; at least one housing, wherein the housing comprises at least one sensor compartment, wherein the sensor compartment forms a sealed compartment receiving at least the insertable portion of the analyte sensor, wherein the sealed compartment comprises at least one detachable upper cap and at least one detachable lower cap, wherein the detachable lower cap is configured for detachment before insertion, thereby opening the insertable portion for insertion, wherein the insertion cannula is attached to the detachable upper cap, wherein the detachable upper cap is configured for detachment after insertion, thereby removing the insertion cannula; and at least one electronics unit, wherein the analyte sensor is operably connected to the electronics unit, wherein the electronics unit comprises at least one interconnect device with at least, one electronic component attached thereto, wherein the interconnect device fully or partially surrounds the housing.
US11759128B2	Method and apparatus for non-invasively monitoring analytes in domesticated animals A device and method for noninvasively monitoring biofluids of an animal provides measuring physical parameters of an analyte with a device located within an oral cavity of the animal.
US11759127B2	Authentication device, authentication system, authentication method, and non-transitory storage medium storing program An authentication device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement data including a measured value and measurement time information associated with the measured value from a biological information measuring device configured to measure a value related to biological information, a provision unit configured to provide a function to be used by one specific user, a sensor unit including at least one sensor, an estimation unit configured to estimate, on the basis of information acquired by the sensor unit, a state of the one specific user during a time range specified by the measurement time information, and an identification unit configured to identify whether the measured value pertains to the one specific user on the basis of whether the function is in an enabled state during the time range and an estimation result of the state.
US11759126B2	Scoring metric for physical activity performance and tracking Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for assessing the performance of a physical activity, including: recording motion capture data while a training subject demonstrates a physical activity sequence; identifying one or more primary body elements based on the motion capture data; deriving one or more path characteristic metrics based on a state variable set and the one or more primary body elements, wherein the state variable set defines the state of a body at any given time; and defining an ideal activity path of the physical activity sequence based on the one or more path characteristic metrics.
US11759121B2	Apparatus and method for estimating respiration rate Monitoring apparatus for measuring the respiratory rate of a subject comprises an upper arm unit attached to a subject's upper arm in use and containing at least one movement sensor and a photoplethysmograph configured to monitor blood volume within the subject's upper arm while the upper arm unit is worn on the subjects upper arm. The output from the photoplethysmograph and movement sensor(s) are processed to calculate and output an estimate of the rate of respiration of the subject. Respiratory cycle induced variations in the photoplethysmograph signal and movement sensor signals can be independently determined and there is a greater confidence in the calculated respiratory rate when these independent calculations give consistent readings. If there is insufficient confidence, no rate of respiration is displayed.
US11759116B2	Determining blood flow using laser speckle imaging In some examples, a system includes processing circuitry configured to generate a laser speckle contrast signal based on a received signal indicative of detected light, wherein the detected light is scatted by tissue from a coherent light source. The processing circuitry may also determine, from the laser speckle contrast signal, a flow value and determine, from the laser speckle contrast signal, a waveform metric. Based on the flow value and the waveform metric, the processing circuitry may determine a blood flow metric for the tissue and output a representation of the blood flow metric.
US11759115B2	Blood pressure monitor A blood pressure monitor including a manually operable pressurizer is disclosed. The blood pressure monitor may include a cuff configured to apply a pressure to a target portion of a body of a user, a pressurizer, a depressurizer, and a sensor to measure a blood pressure. The pressurizer may include a rotator, and be configured to supply a fluid to the cuff, to cause the cuff to apply the pressure, through rotation of the rotator caused by an external rotational force applied to the blood pressure monitor to rotate the rotator. The depressurizer may be configured to reduce the applied pressure applied by the cuff to the target portion.
US11759113B2	Mounting structures for components of intravascular devices Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the intravascular devices include at least one mounting structure within a distal portion of the device. In that regard, one or more electronic, optical, and/or electro-optical component is coupled to the mounting structure. In some instances, the mounting structure is formed of a plurality of material layers. In some embodiments, the material layers have substantially constant thicknesses. Methods of making and/or assembling such intravascular devices/systems are also provided.
US11759108B2	Remote comprehensive eye examination system An ophthalmic technician is present with a patient in an exam room to operate eye examination equipment and transmit patient information to remote location. At that remote location, a skilled technician is present to provide the necessary optical care, and may operate the phoropter from the remote location. Using video and/or teleconferencing equipment and a phoropter located in the patient examination room along with management software, the system works to determine the final optical prescription for the patient. That information, coupled with findings from other devices which are integrated with the management software, and that the patient uses locally, are reviewed by a remote-based optometrist or ophthalmologist.
US11759107B2	Closed microfluidic network for strain sensing embedded in a contact lens to monitor intraocular pressure A microfluidic strain sensing device for monitoring intraocular pressure. The device has a contact lens and a closed microfluidic network embedded with the contact lens. The network has a volume that is sensitive to an applied strain. The network distinguishes: (i) a gas reservoir containing a gas, (ii) a liquid reservoir containing a liquid that changes volume when the strain is applied, and (iii) a sensing channel able to hold the liquid within the sensing channel. The sensing channel connects the gas reservoir on one end and connects the liquid reservoir on another end. The sensing channel establishes a liquid-gas equilibrium pressure interface and equilibrium within the sensing channel, which would fluidically change as a response to radius of curvature variations on a cornea, or as a response to mechanical stretching and release of the cornea. The liquid-gas equilibrium pressure interface and equilibrium are used for measuring the intraocular pressure.
US11759102B2	Device and methods for monitoring a visual field progression of a user This disclosure provides a method for determining the likelihood of being at or beyond a certain rate and/or risk of visual field progression (VFP) of a user, that may include measuring ocular biomechanical properties (OBP) through a continuous-wear sensor placed on or implanted in the eye; recording the user's ocular biomechanical properties in the form of at least one OBP time series plot in a recorder, a processing step wherein at least one of a plurality of OBP parameters are extracted from the recorded OBP time series plot; a calculation step wherein the at least one of a plurality of OBP parameters are associated to VFP, and a determining step wherein one determines whether the visual field progression is at or beyond a certain VFP threshold and/or the probability that the said visual field progression is comprised within a specific range.
US11759100B2	Method and apparatus for cleaning medical instruments and for detecting residue thereon A method for cleaning a medical instrument and for detecting residue thereon is provided in which method a non-sterile or conventionally sterilized medical instrument is exposed to pressure below 100 hPa, and, subsequently, exposed to at least one gas reactive to the residue.
US11759098B2	Endoscope apparatus and operating method of endoscope apparatus An endoscope apparatus including: a light source configured to emit illumination light including light in a first wavelength band included in a blue wavelength band, light in a first narrowband included in a green wavelength band, and light in a second narrowband having a same light absorption coefficient of hemoglobin as that of the light in the first narrowband; an imager configured to acquire a first image of an object in the first wavelength band, a first narrowband image of the object in the first narrowband, and a second narrowband image of the object in the second narrowband; and a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to implement acquiring scattering characteristics information based on a comparison result between the first narrowband image and the second narrowband image, and generating an observation image using the first image, the first narrowband image, and the scattering characteristics information.
US11759095B2	Image capturing assembly and related endoscope An image capturing assembly is provided and includes a fixture, a lens assembly, an image sensing device and a circuit board. The fixture includes a fixture body and at least one first contact. An accommodating space is formed on the fixture body. The at least one first contact is disposed on the fixture body. The lens assembly is engaged with the fixture body. The image sensing device is disposed inside the accommodating space. The image sensing device includes at least one second contact electrically connected to the at least one first contact. The circuit board includes a board body and at least one third contact. The board body is perpendicular to and affixed with the fixture body. The at least one third contact is disposed on the board body and electrically connected to the at least one first contact. Besides, a related endoscope is further provided.
US11759094B2	Medical surgery imaging system for processing visual content transferred over a wireless network A medical imaging system, said system comprises a device configured to be inserted to a patient's body, comprising an elongated tube, comprising two or more cameras for capturing visual content in the vicinity of the device in different directions of view, a wireless module configured to transmit data captured by the two or more cameras to a remote devices, and a video receiving system configured to wirelessly receive and synchronize images captured by the two or more cameras, process the images into video and display the video on one or more display devices.
US11759090B2	Image-based airway analysis and mapping Navigation of an instrument within a luminal network can include image-based airway analysis and mapping. Image-based airway analysis can include detecting one or more airways in an image captured within a luminal network and determining branching information indicative of how the current airway in which the image is captured branches into the detected “child” airways. Image-based airway mapping can include mapping the one or more detected airways to corresponding expected airways of the luminal network in the preoperative model.
US11759085B2	Floor cleaning system A floor cleaning system and a method of cleaning a floor are provided. The cleaning system includes a flat headed mop. The system also includes a frame and at least one compartment removably coupled to the frame. A wringing assembly is fluidly coupled to the at least one compartment, the wringing assembly comprising a fixed extractor element and at least one roller movable from a first position when the mop head is being inserted to a second position when the mop head is being withdrawn.
US11759081B2	Cleaning system and control method thereof Disclosed are a cleaning system and a control method thereof. The cleaning system includes a self-propelled cleaning robot, a safety guard connector, a detector assembly; where the self-propelled cleaning robot and the safety guard connector are detachably connected with each other, and the detector assembly detect whether the self-propelled cleaning robot and the safety guard connector being connected with each other or not.
US11759073B2	Multi-cyclone dust collecting device and vacuum cleaner including same A multi-cyclone dust collecting device according to the present disclosure comprises: a primary cyclone formed to primarily separate contaminants from introduced contaminant-containing air; and a plurality of second cyclones which are installed in the primary cyclone so as to separate fine dust from air discharged from the primary cyclone, and each of which has a plurality of introduction ports and one discharge port, wherein the plurality of introduction ports arranged on each of the plurality of secondary cyclones protrude outward from a body of each of the plurality of secondary cyclones and are formed in tangential directions to the outer circumferential surface of the each of the plurality of secondary cyclones.
US11759071B2	Cleaning device Apparatus and method for receiving and holding debris in a collection chamber of a vacuum cleaner. The collection chamber has an inlet opening through which debris-entrained air enters the collection chamber. When the vacuum cleaner is off, the cover prevents debris from leaving the collection chamber through the inlet opening. The wall of the collection chamber moves when negative pressure is applied to the collection chamber, and the wall movement moves the cover from the inlet opening, allowing the debris-entrained air to enter the collection chamber. In some embodiments, the moving part of the wall is an air filter.
US11759070B2	Portable vacuum cleaner The present invention discloses a portable vacuum cleaner having a rotatable vacuum assembly. The vacuum cleaner comprises a nozzle assembly including a nozzle cavity, a canister assembly pivotally connected to the nozzle assembly, a dust bag mounted to the canister assembly, a dirty air pathway providing fluid communication between the nozzle cavity and the dust bag and a suction generator for generating a vacuum that draws dirt and debris from the nozzle cavity to the dust bag. The nozzle assembly having a nozzle mount rotatably coupled to the canister assembly to spin about a rotation axis and an angled nozzle rigidly extending from the nozzle mount at an acute angle to the rotation axis. The nozzle assembly is adapted to rotate and could move back and forth for effective collection of dirt and debris.
US11759069B2	Agitator for a surface treatment apparatus and a surface treatment apparatus having the same An example of an agitator for a vacuum cleaner may include a body and at least one deformable flap extending from the body. The deformable flap may include at least one taper. The at least one taper causes a cleaning edge of the deformable flap to approach the body.
US11759067B2	Relief valve and a hose device for dust collectors, a dust collector and a method for operating a dust collector A hose device may include a flexible hose device body having a first end configured to be attached to a cyclone and a second end with a free opening. The hose device may also include a plurality of weights affixed between the first end and the second end. When subjected to suction forces from a vacuum of the cyclone, the second end may be sucked upwards such that the plurality of weights hingedly swing toward the first end and the hose device body is in a retracted configuration. When released from the suction forces of the cyclone, the plurality of weights hingedly swing away from the first end and the hose device body extends downwards into an extended configuration by the gravity forces acting upon the weights, in the absence of the suction forces, to expand a size of the free opening.
US11759066B2	Hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus A hand vacuum cleaner has an air treatment chamber, which comprises a stationary portion and an openable portion. The openable portion is moveably mounted by a mount between a closed position in which the air treatment chamber is closed and an open position in which the air treatment chamber is open. The Air treatment chamber has an air outlet comprising a screen and the screen is moveable with the openable portion.
US11759064B1	Apparatus for toilet seat lifting Various embodiments set forth an apparatus comprising a base assembly configured to be positioned around a base of a toilet, a movable portion mechanically coupled to the base assembly, and a set of lifting components that lift the movable portion away from a portion of the base assembly.
US11759060B2	Portable consumer liquid pump Various liquid dispensers are disclosed. Certain embodiments include a portable liquid dispenser configured for consumer use in dispensing soap, sanitizer, or ingestible liquids. The dispenser can comprise a housing, a reservoir having an interior configured to store a liquid, a fluid pathway having an opening in fluid communication with the interior of the reservoir, a pump comprising a plurality of rollers, each of the plurality of rollers being configured to contact a portion of the fluid pathway in a flexible tube such that each of the plurality of rollers compresses a portion of the flexible tube that is in contact with the roller, a nozzle, a fluid damper in communication with the pump and the nozzle, an electronic control unit in electrical communication with the pump, and a rotation-tracking feedback system in electrical communication with the electronic control unit.
US11759059B2	Foldable bath tub A foldable bath tub includes a base, a rim, and a basin wall disposed between and interconnecting the base and the rim. The bottom wall has an upwardly extending crotch support. The basin wall includes at least one crease. The basin wall is configured to be positioned in one of a folded condition in which the basin wall is folded into itself at the at least one crease an extended condition in which the basin wall is configured to receive an associated child. Where in the extended condition of the basin wall a distance from the base to the at least one crease increases along a length direction of the bath tub from a first end of the bath tub to a second end of the bath tub.
US11759056B2	Vacuum food processing system An attachment for use with a food processing system includes a sealable body including a wall and a processing chamber, a chamber opening formed in said sealable body, and a vacuum passage arranged in fluid communication with said chamber opening. The vacuum passage is associated with at least one of said wall and said processing chamber of said sealable body.
US11759055B2	Portable liquid mixing device capable of mixing various liquids The present invention relates to a portable liquid mixing device capable of mixing different types of various liquids, and the different types of various liquids may include various beverages. The present invention includes a plurality of containers configured to contain respective specific liquids, a selection unit configured to select any one of the plurality of containers, a control unit configured to control the introduction of a selected liquid into a mixing container, and a mixing unit configured to mix various liquids introduced into the mixing container. According to the present invention, different types of liquids may be mixed together. In particular, beverages having various flavors are put into respective containers, mixed together and then drunk. Furthermore, a scale is marked on the surface of the mixing container, and thus the amount of liquid may be accurately measured, so that liquids may be mixed at an accurate ratio.
US11759051B2	Smoking and basting lid A smoking and basting lid including its own smoking unit that holds a smoke producing substance in a capsule of the lid which allows the lid to smoke a food covered by the lid.
US11759049B2	Cooking device and components thereof Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker.
US11759047B2	Mixing apparatus having a seal The mixing apparatus includes a first container, wherein the first container comprises: a first port; and a mixing chamber. The mixing apparatus further includes a second container where the second container is adapted to receive the first container, and a seal disposed between the first container and the second container. In addition, the mixing apparatus includes a channel between the first port and the mixing chamber, where the channel is defined by the seal and the first container. In some examples, the seal includes: a first seal portion; and a transition seal portion, the transition portion includes a seal split; and an air intake channel.
US11759043B2	Method and heating apparatus for estimating status of heated object The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for estimating a state of an object to be heated based on sound which is generated when the object to be heated is heated, and providing the estimated information to other devices in an Internet of Things (IoT) environment through a 5G communication network. The heating apparatus may include a housing having a receiving space therein, a heating member disposed within the housing, a power supplier for supplying power to the heating member, a top plate disposed on the top of the housing to support the object to be heated, a sound sensor disposed on the bottom of the top plate, and a controller for predicting the state of the object to be heated by using a deep neural network model that has been trained through machine learning based on a sound signal received from the sound sensor.
US11759038B1	Collapsible cup holder apparatus A collapsible cup apparatus may include, but is not limited to, one or more collapsible panels. The apparatus may also include one or more plates. The one or more plates may be coupled to the one or more collapsible panels. The apparatus may further include one or more attaching mechanisms. The one or more attaching mechanisms may be coupled to at least one of the one or more collapsible panels or the one or more plates.
US11759031B2	Refrigerators A refrigerator has an open front and an air curtain system having at least one upper air egress with an outer edge and at least one lower air-recovery ingress. The air curtain system is adapted to produce a substantially vertical air curtain over at least part of the open front of the refrigerator. The refrigerator comprises at least one shelf between the egress and the ingress, the shelf having a front edge, and at least one elongate air-guiding strip extending across at least part of the open front of the fridge. The strip is located substantially in the plane of the shelf and spaced from the front edge of the shelf. The strip is located substantially vertically beneath the outer edge of the upper air egress.
US11759029B2	Baby carriage and quick release pillow The invention discloses a quick release pillow including a pillow core, a pillow cover encapsulating the pillow core, and at least one hook connected to the pillow cover. The hook includes a fixing portion and a hook portion connected to each other and spaced apart. The fixing portion is configured to be connected to the pillow cover. The hook portion is configured to be detachably hung on a baby carriage. The invention not only achieves quick assembly and disassembly of the quick release pillow, but also saves time of assembly and disassembly, such that the use of the quick release pillow is more convenient. The invention also discloses a baby carriage with the quick release pillow. A covering layer of the baby carriage has at least one fastener for selectively hanging the quick release pillow, such that the use of the baby carriage is also more convenient and flexible.
US11759023B2	Three-dimensional wave generating device and multifunctional motion bed having the same Provided is a three-dimensional wave generating device and a multifunctional motion bed having the same. A safety device prevents a driven pulley and/or a driven pulley to which an eccentric shaft is coupled from being separated from a coupling shaft. Therefore, operation stability is secured while noise caused by separation or unstable coupling of the driven pulley and/or eccentric shaft in a three-dimensional wave generating device is prevented from occurring, and when a functional motion bed to which the three-dimensional wave generating device is applied is provided, the user can feel a three-dimensional wave more effectively in bed.
US11759021B2	Flotation device in the form of a vehicle A flotation device is described that provides a means for relaxation and enjoyment when used in a pool, lake, or other body of water. The flotation device is inflatable and includes a body configured in the form of a vehicle having a front side, a back side, a right side, and a left side. The flotation device further includes a seating area within an interior of the body of the flotation device, two side view mirrors, and a windshield frame. The body of the flotation device is configured to resemble a convertible version of a muscle car including doors, tires, and accompanying logos and details associated with a muscle car. The convertible version of the muscle car further includes a convertible roof that is folded and in an open position as displayed on the flotation device.
US11759019B2	Privacy chair assembly A privacy device for use with an individual chair or seating arrangement. The privacy device has a pivotal interior lid that will allow the individual to have a visual and audio barrier while being seated in the chair. The lid can be held in various positions without the use of extraneous locking members.
US11759016B2	Removable cushion for a chair, mold for making a cushion and a chair having a removable cushion A removable cushion for a chair having an outer surface and an inner foam, as well as at least one magnetic member. The inner foam and the outer surface are formed from the same polymer, with the outer surface forming an integral skin over the inner foam. The outer surface defines an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface is structurally configured to be positioned in an abutting relationship with a seating surface of a chair. The at least one magnetic member is embedded within one of the outer surface and the inner foam, the at least one magnetic member positioned closer to the lower surface than the upper surface of the outer surface. A chair having the cushion, and a mold is likewise disclosed, as is a method of manufacturing the cushion.
US11759014B2	Multifunctional swivel chair tray and using method thereof A multifunctional swivel chair tray includes a main body. The main body is connected with a warping plate through a second rotating shaft. An ascending and descending block penetrates through the second rotating shaft. The ascending and descending block is connected with an ascending and descending driving mechanism. A first adjusting rod penetrates through one side of the main body. The first adjusting rod is connected with a multi-spring grouping adjusting mechanism. A second adjusting rod is arranged on another side of the main body. The second adjusting rod is connected with a gear adjusting mechanism. The warping plate is connected with a base plate through a third rotating shaft. A slide plate is slidably connected onto the base plate. A slide plate locking mechanism is arranged between the base plate and the slide plate.
US11759013B2	Furniture anchors and protectors An apparatus that may anchor and/or protect furniture includes a compressible element and an adhesive material on opposite sides of the compressible element. The compressible element, which may comprise an expandable polyurethane foam, and the adhesive material may enable the apparatus to be secured to a piece of furniture and a wall and, when secured in position, to withstand pulling forces of at least about 50 pounds. Thus, the apparatus may prevent furniture from tilting and falling away from the wall. The adhesive material may also be removable from the surface of a wall while leaving substantially no residue or no residue on the surface of the wall. Methods for securing furniture to walls are also disclosed, as are apparatuses and methods for preventing furniture from damaging walls.
US11759009B1	Storage box combination that is stacked up and down and is assembled left and right A storage box combination includes multiple storage boxes. Each of the storage boxes includes two side boards, at least two laminates, and at least one back board. The two side boards are arranged in parallel. The at least two laminates are located between the two side boards. The at least one back board is located between the two side boards. The storage boxes are arranged from left to right or stacked from bottom to top, in which any two adjacent storage boxes are connected by screws. Thus, the storage boxes are locked by screws, so that the number and arrangement of the storage boxes can be adjusted freely.
US11759006B2	Powered modular desktop organizer and system A modular desktop organizer and system including a rectangular base with a tall superstructure and shallow side trays. The superstructure includes a U-slot for holding an upright smartphone with an inductive charger, and a deep cup for holding pens, scissors, and accessories. The base includes a channel-shaped tablet holder at the back. The base is electrically powered and includes USB ports. The modular components have a self-centering bias by way of a bottom bulge with a rounded periphery that nests within the top of another modular component having a complementary rounded lip. The modular components can be stacked to two, three or more levels high in an aligned and neat fashion due to the self-centering bias.
US11759005B2	Embedded numerical control rotary table The invention provides a nested numerical control rotary table, which comprises a large numerical control rotary table, a small rotary table, a large rotary table board and a small rotary table board nested in the large rotary table board, wherein the small rotary table board may be driven by the large numerical control rotary table as a part of the large rotary table board to run together with the large rotary table board, or be driven by the small rotary table to run independently. When the small rotary table board runs independently, the small rotary table is driven to ascend by a lifting oil cylinder, and a pull pin under the small rotary table board and a positioning pin on the small rotary table fixedly connect the small rotary table board with the small rotary table, which are locked by a clamp. The nested numerical control rotary table may complete the tasks of numerical control rotary tables with both large and small dimensions, which saves the production cost and improves the working efficiency. Moreover, switch between the large rotary table and the small rotary table is convenient, so time is saved.
US11759003B2	Mess kit and utensils In some embodiments, a mess kit includes a container assembly having a lid portion and a container, each of the lid portion and container including handle portions having apertures that align when the lid portion is connected to the container. In some embodiments, a tether device is provided to connect the lid portion to the container, as well as to releasably connect one or more utensil devices, or utensil assemblies to the container assembly. Also, the utensil assembly can include a first utensil and second utensil connectable together in a first mode, and second mode, with each mode of connection involving inserting a portion of the first utensil into a sheath member of the second utensil.
US11759000B2	Backpack frame A backpack includes an upper cross member having a first end and a second end, and a lower cross member offset vertically from the upper cross member and having a third end and a fourth end. The frame includes a first rail connected to the upper cross member at the first end and the lower cross member inwards of the third end, and a second rail fixed to the upper cross member inwards from the first end and the lower cross member at the third end.
US11758999B1	Pack A pack may include a main compartment to extend along a back of a person wearing the pack, wherein the main compartment has a front side to extend proximate the back of the person and a rear side to extend distant the back of the person. The pack may include left and right compression panels and a main compartment cinching system. The left and right compression panels extend along the left and right sides of the person, respectively, to the rear side of the main compartment. The compartment cinching system has left and right cinch cords and left and right cinch cord retainers located along left and right sides of the person, respectively, when the pack is worn. The left or right cinch cords are pullable to concurrently compress the main compartment and cinch the left and right compression panels about a torso of the person.
US11758996B2	Method for facilitating pinhole effect and tool to manipulate eyelash spacing for pinhole effect A method of compensating for a refractive error, including manipulating eyelashes to project into a line of sight of an eye at least when an eyelid from which the eyelashes extend is partially closed or when the eye is moved relative to the eyelid. The method may further include manipulating at least one of spacing, orientation, direction, contour or shape of the eyelashes to create an optical effect that improves visual acuity when the eyelashes project into the line of sight and training an individual whose eyelashes are manipulated to position the eyelid from which the eyelashes extend, the eye or both the eyelid and the eye from which the eyelashes extend to achieve relative positioning of the eye and the eyelid to obtain the optical effect that improves visual acuity when desired.
US11758994B2	Soft-sided storage container with exoskeleton frame A storage container includes a rigid bottom, a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, a fourth side wall and a top, wherein the first, second, third and fourth side walls each comprise primarily fabric. The top defines an opening to an interior of the storage container. A rigid exterior frame includes a first side wall frame portion connected to the first side wall, a second side wall frame portion connected to the second side wall, a first top frame portion, and a second top frame portion, the first top frame portion interconnecting the first side wall frame portion and the second side wall frame portion, the second top frame portion interconnecting the first side wall frame portion and the second side wall frame portion.
US11758992B2	Ergonomic cane with novel base and additional components A system for a walking cane is provided. The walking cane may be comprised of a stem and a base, and the base may be provided in the shape of a human foot. The base may be made of various types of materials, such as a flexible silicone or rubber material. The foot shape may provide a natural, ergonomic feel for the user.
US11758989B2	Snap system comprising mating rivet The present disclosure is related to a snap system including a mating component and a snap component that connect by means of a snap fit or otherwise. The mating component simplifies the assembly process by combining a structural component and an attachment point. The snap component is associated with a removable component that mates with the attachment point of the mating component. The snap system includes a mating component that combines a structural component to secure a material and an attachment point to secure a snap component. The design of the structural component allows the mating component to be used with a variety of materials having a variable thickness. The mating component is a versatile feature as the structural component self-adjusts to the thickness of the material provided. The snap system decreases the amount of components necessary for manufacturing, which may decrease the cost, as well as improve the visual appeal.
US11758984B1	Methods and systems for designing and making custom footwear with user underfoot component A custom footwear sole component may have an upper surface conforming to a lower surface of an underfoot component. A method of making the custom sole component includes detecting a shape of a lower surface of the underfoot component. An upper surface of the sole component may be designed that has an upper surface conforming to the detected shape of the lower surface of the underfoot component. The sole-component upper-surface design may conform to three-dimensional geometrical surface data describing an as-worn shape of the lower surface of the underfoot component. Portions of the upper surface of the sole component may extend beyond an upper surface of the underfoot component to form with the underfoot component a combined continuous upper surface. The designed sole component and custom footwear may then be manufactured.
US11758982B2	Latching system for a rotary closure A latching system used for a rotary closure of a shoe.
US11758979B2	Shoe Described is a shoe, in particular an athletic shoe. The shoe can include a sole and a shoe upper. The shoe upper can include (a.) a lateral portion; (b.) a medial portion; and (c.) intermediate portion between the lateral portion and the medial portion. The intermediate portion can include a cupped portion uncoated by a first coating portion on the lateral portion and a second coating portion on the medial portion. When the shoe upper is separate from the sole at least a majority of the cupped portion may be cupped above surrounding areas of the shoe upper.
US11758978B2	Article of footwear with removably secured mechanical cushioning An article of footwear includes an upper having an internal volume adapted to receive a foot of a wearer and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a chassis plate provided within the upper, a midsole secured to the chassis plate such that the upper extends between the chassis plate and the midsole, and an outsole tread element attached to a ground facing surface of the midsole.
US11758976B2	Midsole with graded response A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a midsole having four stacked polymeric sheets bonded to one another to define a first cushioning layer, a second cushioning layer, and a third cushioning layer. Each cushioning layer comprises a sealed chamber retaining gas in isolation from each other sealed chamber. Bonds between adjacent ones of the sheets are arranged such that the third cushioning layer is stacked directly above the first cushioning layer with the second cushioning layer bordering both the first cushioning layer and the third cushioning layer, and the sealed chamber of the second cushioning layer includes a plurality of elongated segments each extending lengthwise across a longitudinal midline of the midsole at a respective acute angle to the longitudinal midline.
US11758974B2	Article of footwear with thermoformed siped sole structure An article of footwear includes an upper coupled to a sole structure. The upper has a ground facing surface, and opposing medial and lateral sidewalls disposed on and extending from opposite medial and lateral sides of the ground facing surface. The sole structure is formed from a plurality of non-coextensive, thermoplastic foam layers, where each layer extends across a portion of the ground facing surface of the upper. These layers include at least a first foam layer and a second foam layer. The first foam layer has a different hardness and/or density than the second foam layer. Each of the first foam layer and the second foam layer extends into direct contact with, and is directly adhered to the lateral sidewall and the medial sidewall of the upper, and the first foam layer is secured to the second foam layer via an adhesive or a thermal weld.
US11758970B2	Kit for enhancing a pointe shoe including a pointe shoe cover with sensors for activating a light when standing en pointe Disclosed is a kit for enhancing a pointe shoe for improving a dance technique or a dance performance by a performer. An example kit includes a pointe shoe cover comprising a body portion made from a material including at least polyester and configured to envelop the pointe shoe, a light-emitting diode (LED) ribbon, affixed to the body portion, affixed to at least a vamp or a binding of the pointe shoe cover, one or more membrane switches, affixed to the toe portion, configured to activate when the performer stands en pointe during the dance performance, a toggle switch configured to switch between different modes of the LED ribbon, a button cell affixed to an external side portion of the body portion, at least one wire connecting the button cell to the LED ribbon, the toggle switch, and the one or more membrane switches.
US11758967B2	Enduro mountain biking chin bar A bicycle helmet system comprising a helmet and a chin bar is disclosed. The chin bar is removably coupled to the helmet and wrapped circumferentially around a portion of the helmet. The chin bar may include a rear buckle configured to tighten the chin bar around the helmet. The chin bar may also include two side buckles that engage with side recesses on the helmet when the chin bar is removably coupled to the helmet. The chin bar may also include two alignment protrusions positioned to engage with alignment recesses on the helmet when the chin bar is removably coupled to the helmet.
US11758963B2	Helmet A helmet has an outer shell, an impact absorbing liner inside the outer shell to receive loads from the outer shell and an inner liner disposed inside the impact absorbing liner, with the inner liner configured to slide relative to the impact absorbing liner. The inner liner defines a number of apertures and a deflector inside each aperture. Each deflector has a body that is connectable to the impact absorbing liner; a peripheral border that is connectable to the aperture in which it is received; and a number of deformable spokes extending between the body and the border.
US11758959B2	Strap adjustable brassiere A strap adjustable brassiere has straps that are slidably engaged with a band rail extending along the wing band and/or a cup rail extending along the cup. The wing band rail extends in an incline from a side position toward the center back position and this enables the straps to be slid from one position to another along the band rail without changing the length of the straps. Likewise, the cup rail extends at an incline from a side location toward the center front location to allow the strap to slide along the cup rail without changing the length of the strap. The rail may be a bulbous extension from the wing band and the strap slider, cup or band, may have a cavity that extends around the rail to provide a slidable engagement.
US11758958B2	Elastic strap for apparel use A method of combining an auxiliary with a garment includes providing a garment that has an elastic strap attached to it, so that the garment and strap can cooperate to hold the garment in place on a person wearing the garment. The strap has a length with a perforation positioned along the strap length. Tension is applied to stretch the strap to enlarge the perforation, and a solid item that is tethered to an auxiliary is inserted into the stretched perforation. Releasing the tension on the strap so the enlarged perforation resumes an unenlarged size retains the tethered solid item and its tethered auxiliary attached to the strap.
US11758956B2	Protective fire glove A fire protective glove includes a palm portion and a back portion. The palm portion includes a polymer impregnated layer constructed of aramid fibers, leather, or a combination thereof; and a palm moisture barrier layer that is interior to the polymer impregnated layer, the palm moisture barrier layer being constructed of polyurethane, polytetrafluroethylene, aramid fibers, or a combination thereof. The back portion includes a first back protective layer constructed of aramid fibers, leather, or a combination thereof; and a second back protective layer that is interior to the first back protective layer, the second back protective layer being constructed of aramid fibers, modacrylic, or a combination thereof.
US11758954B2	Pressure-distributing undergarment This invention relates to undergarments for use in active environments, where the wearer of such an undergarment is engaged in an activity that results in accelerating movements. In some preferred embodiments, these undergarments may be athletic or sports bras that redirect momentum related to a wearer's accelerating movements, for example, during exercise.
US11758951B2	Shaping garments with upper leg slimming bands Shaping garments including one or more slimming elastic bands are disclosed. In some embodiments, shaping garments include a first horizontal elastic band and a second diagonal elastic band positioned to reshape the inner and outer upper legs creating a slimmer appearance, while also lifting the buttocks.
US11758949B2	Charging case for electronic smoking device A charging cases for electronic cigarettes includes a container configured to house the electronic smoking device, a micro-control unit (“MCU”) configured to facilitate charging a first rechargeable battery for the electronic smoking device. A plurality of connecting pins are configured to facilitate electrical coupling between the electronic smoking device and the MCU. A connector is movably coupled with the charging case and configured to connect the MCU to external circuitry. A system includes an electronic smoking device comprising a battery, an eCig memory, control electronics, and a charging case comprising a container, a micro-control unit (“MCU”), a connector, and a charging case battery.
US11758947B2	Electronic vapour inhalers with temperature control An electronic vapour inhaler includes a chamber configured so that a user can place a cartridge into said chamber, an induction coil arranged to extend around the chamber, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature inside the chamber, and a control arrangement arranged to control operation of the induction coil based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor to maintain a predetermined temperature inside the chamber.
US11758941B2	Cigar tool A cigar tool includes a casing with a hole through the casing that defines a perimeter. A pair of blades are pivotally connected to the casing, and each blade has a cutting edge. The pair of blades has a closed position in which the pair of blades overlap one another within the perimeter, a cutter position in which the pair of blades are separated from one another, outside the perimeter, and the cutting edges are within the casing, and a deployed position in which the cutting edge of one blade is outside the casing. A spring is operably engaged with each blade to bias the cutting edge of each blade out of the casing. An actuator extends through at least a portion of the casing and has a hold position that prevents movement of the pair of blades with respect to the casing and a release position that permits movement of the pair of blades with respect to the casing.
US11758932B2	Infused cranberries and methods of making Described are dried cranberries with reduced sugar content, while retaining a desired sweetness and texture, and methods of making such dried cranberries. Dried cranberries include erythritol and a sweetener that interferes with erythritol crystallization.
US11758930B1	Refillable carbonation container A refillable carbonation container is disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include a base, a tank, a container body, a dispenser, and/or other components. The tank holds a pressurized liquid, such as CO2. The container body holds a potable liquid, such as water. The dispenser dispenses the pressurized liquid from the tank into the potable liquid, which provides carbonation of the potable liquid.
US11758924B2	Pasture treatments for enhanced carbon sequestration and reduction in livestock-produced greenhouse gas emissions The subject invention provides compositions and methods for reducing deleterious atmospheric gases and/or precursors thereof using livestock feed additives and/or supplements. In preferred embodiments, a multi-purpose composition comprising one or more beneficial microorganisms and/or one or more microbial growth by-products is applied to livestock animals' feed and/or to a field or pasture where livestock animals graze. In some embodiments, the composition controls methanogenic bacteria. In some embodiments, the composition enhances carbon sequestration in the field or pasture by promoting plant health and/or growth.
US11758919B2	System and method for conveying confection molds A confection mold conveying system and methods for manufacturing of confection products, the system including a first conveyor segment and a second conveyor segment. The first conveyor segment has a first pusher bar and a series of spaced apart first pusher fingers extending therefrom. The first pusher fingers are oriented to engage confection mold trays while the first pusher bar is translated in a first direction. The first pusher fingers are re-oriented to avoid engagement with the confection mold trays while the first pusher bar is translated in a second direction opposite the first direction. The second conveyor segment receives the confection mold trays from the first conveyor segment and can include a first rotatable shaft with a first helical channel to receive a first tab of one of the confection mold trays. Rotation of the rotatable shaft thereby continuously advances the respective confection mold tray in the first direction.
US11758915B2	Method of producing a simplified cheese spread and products therefrom Novel cheese products and methods of producing such cheese products that include a biogenerated exopolysaccharide (EPS) formed in-situ and separate from the main cream cheese fermentation. In some approaches, the methods and cheese products herein build a unique texture and/or microstructure that permits the cheese to utilize a simplified ingredient line while still mimicking the desired organoleptic characteristics of more-conventional, full-ingredient cheese.
US11758914B2	Method of producing Streptococcus thermophilus mutant strains The present invention is directed to a method of producing a Streptococcus thermophilus strain comprising the steps of a) Providing a mother strain in the form of Streptococcus thermophilus DSM32502,b) Growing a culture of the mother strain in the presence of a bacteriophage, to which the mother strain is not resistant, to obtain a number of mutant strains, which are resistant to the said bacteriophage,c) Measuring the acidification time of the bacteriophage-resistant mutant strains and the mother strain in a milk base and selecting at least one mutant strain with a reduced acidification time as compared to the mother strain to obtain a fast-acidifying mutant strain.
US11758913B2	Process for pressing and, if necessary, slicing a loaf and slicing machine suitable therefor A method is provided of pressing an irregularly shaped, elongated loaf of an elastic material into a strand with a cross-section which is constant along its longitudinal extension. The method includes disposing the loaf in a form tube of the slicing machine, and determining basic data of the loaf before pressing, the basic data comprising at least physical basic data of the loaf before pressing. The method further includes determining a target length change of the loaf between an unpressed state and a pressed state, determining a target cross-sectional change of the loaf between the unpressed state and the pressed state, and pressing the loaf in the form tube in at least one cross direction to the longitudinal extension by a cross press stamp and in a longitudinal pressing direction of the form tube by a longitudinal press stamp, according to the target length change and the target cross-sectional change.
US11758905B2	Amphotericin B and β-1,3-glucanase loaded bi-functional nano-system with both targets, preparation method and application thereof The invention belongs to the technical field of nano-drugs, and in particular, relates to an amphotericin B (AmpB) and β-1,3-glucanase (Gls) loaded bi-functional nano-system with both targets, a preparation method and an application thereof. The nano-system provided by the invention comprises Gls and AmpB loaded chitosan nanoparticles. The β-1,3-glucanase modified chitosan nanoparticles are constructed for the first time, which can achieve a bi-functional nano-system both targeting fungal biofilm exopolysaccharide β-1,3-glucan and internal thalli; meanwhile, the β-1,3-glucanase and the amphotericin B have a synergistic interaction effect, so that the removal capacity is improved. The double-loaded nano-system is used for fungal biofilm damage removal for the first time.
US11758898B1	Vermin trap with magnetic release A trap for collecting animals includes a bin and a frame mounted above the bin's open top. A panel is mounted to the frame and pivots with respect to the stationary frame via a connection to a hinge. The frame includes a bait compartment at a first end of the panel that lures an animal to climb the frame and traverse the panel to get to the bait. The panel is held level by a magnet when the panel is unweighted, but when an animal attempts to cross the panel the weight of the animal overcomes the bias of the magnet and the panel tips downward, delivering the animal into the bin.
US11758897B2	Multi-containment large animal trap A trap for large animals. The system utilizes multi-containment areas for improved efficiency in herd animal trapping. The outer containment zone of the system is designed in such a way to promote animals further into the inner containment zone. The improved efficiency lowers overall cost of trap operation in terms of time, consumable bait replenishment and number of attempts on target animal groups. The system allows for independent and remote actuation of containment zone gates. Data is transmitted to a remote user and remote actuation of attracting or deterring audio can be done during trapping process. The architecture of the trap dissuades animals capable of jumping from doing so over the containment walls.
US11758893B2	Fishing lure trolling spreader bar A trolling spreader bar is configured with a central body and a plurality of fishing lures as an assembly to mimic a small school of fish, wherein each lure can have a keel. The keel is angled to urge the lure assembly continually to one side or the other from what would be the normal straight line of travel of a trolling vessel. By attaching an angled keel directly to the lure/spreader bar one is able to easily set lines behind the vessel at varying angles and distances which greatly increase the width of the full trolling lure spread. The spreader bar can further be configured to have a counterweight directly attached to it to provide increased stability to the bar during trolling.
US11758892B2	Baitcaster with spool drive mechanism A baitcaster includes a body, a spool, a handle, and a drive. The body defines a proximate end and a distal end opposite the proximate end. The spool extends between the proximate end and the distal end. The handle extends from the proximate end and is configured to receive an input torque. The drive is configured to receive the input torque from the handle at the proximate end and drive the spool through a coupling at the distal end.
US11758891B2	Multi-layered grip Disclosed are grips and methods of making grips for use with the handle of an article, and in particular for use with fishing poles and golf clubs. Grips preferably include a multi-layered gripping member and an inner sleeve or mounting body. The gripping member can include an outer layer with a fabric layer coated and preferably saturated by polyurethane. The outer layer can be bonded to an inner layer to form the gripping member which is then attached to the sleeve. The sleeve can be ground from a starting block of material or may be injection molded. Also disclosed are handles including a connector configured to couple to a portion of a fishing pole. Such handles may include a multiple layers and can be selectively removed from the article. Methods are also provided for selectively coupling exchangeable handles to articles including fishing poles.
US11758889B2	Shape memory metal artificial bait An artificial bait having a housing in the shape of an insect or animal, a power source arranged in the housing, a controller arranged in the housing, a hook. The housing including shape memory alloy (SMA) in the form of one or more SMA wires, which are operatively arranged with one or more spring wires to cause one or more body parts of the housing to move.
US11758887B1	Method, system and apparatus for intelligently monitoring aquafarm with multi-dimensional panoramic perception The present disclosure relates to the technical field of aquafarm monitoring, and in particular to a method, system and apparatus for intelligently monitoring an aquafarm with multi-dimensional panoramic perception. The method includes: analyzing preprocessed multi-dimensional panoramic perception information with time series analysis to obtain a linear fitting model; constructing a water quality forecasting-alarming model according to the linear fitting model; inputting fused data to a convolutional neural network (CNN) for training to obtain an electrical device fault diagnosis model; and monitoring an aquafarm with the water quality forecasting-alarming model and the electrical device fault diagnosis model.
US11758881B1	Pet bathing enclosure A pet bathing enclosure including a water manifold assembly, a shower system assembly, a spray system assembly, and an enclosure assembly is disclosed. These assemblies in conjunction with one another provide a simple solution to bathing a user's pet. The water manifold assembly includes a hose intake and serves as a mounting point for the control knobs of the spray system and shower system. The shower system includes a hose with shower head that can be held in a user's hand to direct water flow to desired locations. The spray assembly includes interconnected water flow lines with water output spouts lining the water flow lines. Thereby spraying the pet with water while in the enclosure assembly. The spray assembly is mounted to the inner perimeter of the enclosure assembly. The enclosure assembly includes drainage along the bottom edge to allow for excess water to drain out while bathing the pet.
US11758879B2	Animal food and water bowl system An animal food and water bowl system for effectively dispensing food and water to an animal such as a pet. The animal food and water bowl system generally includes a platform having a support member and at least one leg extending downwardly from the support member. The support member includes an upper surface and a recessed portion within the upper surface that removably receives a lower surface of bowl. A first connector is adapted for removably connecting the first bowl to the upper surface of the support member in a substantially non-movable manner. At least a portion of the front upper edge of the bowl is below the rear upper edge of the bowl.
US11758870B2	Soybean cultivar 09020446 A soybean cultivar designated 09020446 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 09020446, to the plants of soybean cultivar 09020446, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 09020446, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 09020446. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 09020446. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 09020446, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 09020446 with another soybean cultivar.
US11758869B2	Soybean variety 01091607 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01091607. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01091607. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01091607 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01091607 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US11758861B2	Lettuce variety ‘14RDSJV055-3’ New lettuce variety designated ‘14RDSJV055-3’ is described. ‘14RDSJV055-3’ is a lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.
US11758855B2	Turf and lawn coir A coir pellet has coconut pith mixed with at least one other material, and binder mixed into the coconut pith, wherein the coconut pith, at least one other material and the binder are compressed at a ratio of at least 3:1. A method of producing coir pellets includes conditioning coconut pith and at least one other material to produce conditioned material, first compressing the conditioned material to produce pellets of a first size at a first compression ratio, at least a second compressing the pellets of a first sized to produce pellets of at least a second size at a second compression ratio, wherein the second size is smaller than the first size, and the second compression ratio is higher than the first compression ratio, polishing the pellets of at least a second size to produce polished pellets, and drying the polished pellets to produce the coir pellets.
US11758854B2	Methods of propagation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and uses thereof Methods of propagating Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) are described that do not require the addition of, or presence of, any detectable live host plant material or live plant root material. The method comprises addition of water and optionally exposure to sunlight. It was surprisingly found that soil devoid of any detectable live host plant material, including host plant roots, is capable of supporting AMF reproduction, though it is widely believed that AMF are obligate symbionts requiring live plant roots for colonization to reproduce. Described methods optionally include active removal of living host plant material from the soil prior to AMF inoculation. Optionally, phosphorous compounds are added to the soil prior to inoculation. It was found that addition of phosphorous compounds, such as phosphite, to the soil enhances the growth of AMF spores by as much as three-fold over controls having no added phosphorous compounds.
US11758853B2	Fixtureless lamp The present disclosure provides advantageous lighting systems that can be installed on parallel rows of horizontal supports. The lighting systems can be configured to have a single electrical feedthrough on one end of the lamp that can also act as a mating feature between the lamp and supports. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved lighting systems that are fixtureless, waterproof, customizable, and easy to install/remove.
US11758852B2	Monitoring bale shape A method and system for monitoring a bale shape. The method includes receiving a series of bale images from a camera, identifying the bale in the bale images, determining at least one bale shape parameter of the identified bale, and providing an electronic signal representative of the bale shape parameter. The bale images include a view of at least an outlet of a bale chamber of an agricultural baler, of a bale being ejected from the outlet, and of a field travelled by the agricultural baler during the ejection of the bale. The at least one bale shape parameter of the identified bale is then determined based on at least one of the bale images. The identifying of the bale may, at least partly, be performed using trained neural networks and other artificial intelligence algorithms.
US11758850B2	Combine header with split augers and method of using the same A harvesting assembly for harvesting a crop includes a frame, a cutting knife configured to cut crop, a feed drum, a draper assembly, a first auger assembly, and a second auger assembly. The draper assembly and the auger assemblies are configured to move the cut crop toward the feed drum. The auger assemblies each include a first auger, a second auger, and a mounting unit coupled to the frame and coupled between the first auger and the second auger to support the first auger and the second auger during rotation of the augers.
US11758849B2	Crop harvesting header with cam adjustment component responsive to reel movement A crop harvesting header includes a reel for controlling movement of the crop in the area over the cutter bar to the transport draper carried on two reel mounting arms for upward and downward movement and for moving the reel forwardly and rearwardly along the respective reel mounting arm. The reel has a plurality of reel bats with reel fingers projecting generally radially outwardly from the reel axis where the reel bats are pivotal to vary the angle of the finger driven by a cam track member. An adjustment component defined by a follower in a guide track along one of the arms is responsive to movement of the reel along the arm which causes the cam track member to be angularly advanced and retarded about the reel axis to different adjustment angles in dependence upon the position of the reel along the mounting arms.
US11758844B2	Forward-looking perception and machine control during crop harvesting operations A computer-implemented method includes obtaining harvest data indicative of a prior harvesting operation on a field, identifying a region of the field having already-harvested crop plants based on the harvest data, detecting a characteristic of crop plants in a field in a path of an agricultural harvesting machine in a direction of travel, generating, based on the detected characteristic, a height metric representing a height of the crop plants on a particular area of the field, and generating a control signal to control the agricultural harvesting machine based on the height metric and the identified region.
US11758842B2	Mower mounted on work vehicle having lifting links A work vehicle includes a mower connected to an abdomen of a running machine body via lifting links, a lifting interlocking link mechanism provided below the machine body for moving the mower up/down, and a link stopper connected to an adjustment dial and acting on the lifting interlocking link mechanism to change a cutting height of the mower. The adjustment dial is arranged on a seat support panel that supports an operator seat, and the link stopper, connected to the adjustment dial by a wire, is arranged below the machine body. A lifting lever for raising/lowering the mower is provided on one side of the left and right sides of the machine body, and a parking lever is arranged on the seat support panel on the other side. The adjustment dial is arranged between the parking lever and fenders covering rear wheels.
US11758841B2	Gang-type lawn mower A mower includes a frame, at least one cutting unit, and a lifting unit. The lifting unit is connected to the at least one cutting unit and includes a yoke assembly, a first arm assembly, a second arm assembly, and a third arm assembly. The yoke assembly is connected to the cutting unit. The first arm assembly is pivotably mounted to the vehicle frame about a first pivot axis. The second arm assembly is pivotably mounted to the first arm assembly about a second pivot axis and to the yoke assembly about a third pivot axis with the second pivot axis and third pivot axis being non-parallel to the first pivot axis. The third arm assembly includes a first end pivotally connected to the frame and a second end pivotally connected to the second arm assembly.
US11758837B2	Spray apparatus for a vehicle A spray apparatus for a vehicle includes a processing unit with at least one image of an environment. The processing unit analyzes the at least one image to activate at least one chemical spray unit mounted on the vehicle. Air is blown by at least one air blower mounted on the vehicle into a first downward directed air flow with respect to the vehicle. Air is directed by at least one diverter mounted on the vehicle into a second downward directed air flow with respect to the vehicle. A chemical spray unit of the at least one chemical spray unit is positioned relative to one or more air blowers and is positioned relative to one or more air diverters such that ejected liquid chemical is at least partially entrained within the first downward directed air flow and is at least partially entrained within the second downward directed air flow.
US11758834B2	Method for mixing a stream of particulate material by inducing backflow within an inclined belt conveyor An inclined belt conveyor capable of mixing particulate material, such as agricultural seed or fertilizer. Inserting a plurality of mixing baffles into the stream of the particulate material induces a backflow of the particulate material. In the case of wet, freshly treated plant seed, this backflow causes a mixing, polishing, and drying of the plant seed. The mixing distributes the seed treatment into an even coat by rubbing the individual seeds of the seed flow stream together. The inclined belt conveyor may also be used to blend multiple varieties or types of particulate material. The mixing baffles are oriented to induce backflow and sideways lateral movement and may incorporate a passage to allow increase particulate material flow rate. The mixing baffles can selectively deploy between an angle of 20 degrees to 70 degrees to enable the mixing inclined belt conveyor to have a transfer-speed-maximizing mode and a mixing mode.
US11765987B2	Phase change memory device based on nano current channel A phase change memory device based on a nano current channel is provided. A nano current channel layer structure is adopted and configured to limit the current channel. As such, when flowing through the layer, the current enters the phase change layer from nano crystal grains with high electrical conductivity, and the current is thereby confined in the nano current channels. By using the nano-scale conductive channels, the contact area between the phase change layer and the electrode layer is significantly decreased, the current density at local contact channel is significantly increased, and heat generation efficiency of the current in the phase change layer is improved. Moreover, an electrically insulating and heat-insulating material with low electrical conductivity and low thermal conductivity prevents heat in the phase change layer from being dissipated to the electrode layer, and Joule heat utilization efficiency of the phase change layer is thereby improved.
US11765985B2	Spurious junction prevention via in-situ ion milling Systems and techniques that facilitate spurious junction prevention via in-situ ion milling are provided. In various embodiments, a method can comprise forming a tunnel barrier of a Josephson junction on a substrate during a shadow evaporation process. In various instances, the method can further comprise etching an exposed portion of the tunnel barrier during the shadow evaporation process. In various embodiments, the shadow evaporation process can comprise patterning a resist stack onto the substrate. In various instances, the etching the exposed portion of the tunnel barrier can leave a protected portion of the tunnel barrier within a shadow of the resist stack. In various instances, the shadow of the resist stack can be based on a direction of the etching the exposed portion of the tunnel barrier. In various embodiments, the shadow evaporation process can further comprise depositing a first superconducting material on the substrate after the patterning the resist stack, oxidizing a surface of the first superconducting material to form the tunnel barrier, and depositing a second superconducting material over the protected portion of the tunnel barrier to form a Josephson junction. In various instances, the etching the exposed portion of the tunnel barrier can occur after the oxidizing the surface of the first superconducting material and before the depositing the second superconducting material.
US11765981B1	Magnetoresistance effect element and magnetic memory A magnetoresistance effect element with a small element size can be provided which achieves both an increase in a thermal stability factor Δ and a reduction in a writing current IC0 and which improves a performance index Δ/IC0(μA−1) obtained by dividing the thermal stability factor Δ by the writing current IC0. The magnetoresistance effect element includes a first reference layer (B1), a first junction layer (11), a first magnetic layer (21), a first non-magnetic coupling layer (31), a second magnetic layer (22), and a second junction layer (12), and a film thickness of the first non-magnetic coupling layer (31) is 0.1 nm or more and 0.3 nm or less.
US11765980B2	Method for forming a hard mask with a tapered profile Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming a memory cell. In some embodiments, a memory film is deposited over a substrate and comprises a bottom electrode layer, a top electrode layer, and a data storage film between the top and bottom electrode layers. A hard mask film is deposited over the memory film and comprises a conductive hard mask layer. The top electrode layer and the hard mask film are patterned to respectively form a top electrode and a hard mask over the top electrode. A trimming process is performed to decrease a sidewall angle between a sidewall of the hard mask and a bottom surface of the hard mask. An etch is performed into the data storage film with the hard mask in place after the trimming process to form a data storage structure underlying the top electrode.
US11765971B2	Luminescent tetradentate gold(III) compounds for organic light-emitting devices and their preparation A highly rigid tetradentate ligand is combined with a gold(III) ion as a thermally stable tetradentate gold(III) complex. The tetradentate gold(III) complex is a tetradentate gold(III) compound that can be used as a light-emitting material which can be used for fabricated of light-emitting devices such as an organic light-emitting diode (OLED). The tetradentate gold(III) compound can be deposited as a layer or a component of a layer using a solution-process or a vacuum deposition process. The luminescent tetradentate gold(III) compounds are robust and can provide electroluminescence (EL) with a high efficiency and brightness.
US11765967B2	Highly efficient OLED devices with very short decay times The present invention relates to organic light-emitting devices comprising (a) an anode, (i) a cathode, and (e) an emitting layer between the anode and cathode, comprising 2 to 40% by weight of a triplet emitter X having a difference of the singlet energy (ES1(X)) and the triplet energy (ET1(X)) of less than or equal to 0.4 eV [Δ(ES1(X))−(ET1(X))≤0.4 eV], 0.05 to 5.0% by weight of a fluorescent emitter Y and 55 to 97.95% by weight of a host compound(s), wherein the amount of the triplet emitter X, the fluorescent emitter Y and the host compound(s) adds up to a total of 100% by weight and the singlet energy of the triplet emitter X (ES1(X)) is greater than the singlet energy of the fluorescent emitter Y (ES1(Y)) [(ES1(X))>ES1(Y)]. By doping, for example, an emitting layer containing a luminescent organometallic complex having a small S1-T1 splitting, with a fluorescent emitter the emission decay time can significantly be shortened without sacrificing external quantum efficiency (EQE) because of very efficient energy transfer.
US11765964B2	Compositions and methods for stabilizing perovskite interfaces The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first layer that includes a perovskite defined by ABX3 and a second layer that includes a perovskite-like material defined by at least one of A′2B′X′4, A′3B′2X′9, A′B′X′4, A′2B′X′6, and/or A′2AB′2X′7, where the first layer is adjacent to the second layer, A is a first cation, B is a second cation, X is a first anion, A′ is a third cation, B′ is a fourth cation, X′ is a second anion, and A′ is different than A.
US11765961B2	Mask plate with transition region and fabricating method thereof The present disclosure provides a mask plate and a fabricating method thereof. The mask plate includes a patterning layer having a plurality of openings; a bonding region at a periphery of the patterning region and including a bonding part configured to be bonded to an external frame; and a transition region between the patterning region and the bonding region and including a transition part, the transition part adjoining the patterning layer and the bonding part, respectively; a thickness of the patterning layer is less than a thickness of the bonding part; and a thickness of a portion of the transition part adjoining the patterning layer is less than a thickness of a portion of the transition part adjoining the bonding part. The mask plate of the present disclosure can alleviate problem that the patterning layer is thin and easy to deform and has improved flatness of the patterning layer.
US11765955B2	Display device with first delta subpixel arrangement and second delta subpixel arrangement disposed along first and second axes and configured to determine luminance values to be assigned to subpixels and method of controlling the same For the first type of display pixel, a display device determines a luminance value assigned from a first frame pixel to the green subpixel, a luminance value assigned from the first frame pixel to each of the two red subpixels to be a value lower than a luminance value for one red subpixel, and a luminance value assigned from the first frame pixel to each of the two blue subpixels to be a value lower than a luminance value for one blue subpixel. For the second type of display pixel, the display device determines a luminance value assigned from a second frame pixel to each of the red subpixel and the blue subpixel, and a luminance value assigned from the second frame pixel to each of the two green subpixels to be a value lower than a luminance value determined for one green subpixel.
US11765953B2	Display apparatus including overlapping elements A display apparatus includes a first transistor including a first semiconductor layer and a first electrode that at least partially overlaps the first semiconductor layer. A first capacitor includes the first electrode and a second electrode that at least partially overlaps the first electrode. A second capacitor includes the second electrode and a third electrode that at least partially overlaps the second electrode. A first data line is configured to transfer a data voltage therethrough. First and second scan lines are configured to transfer first and second scan signals therethrough, respectively. A second transistor connects the first data line to the second electrode in response to the first scan signal. A third transistor connects the first electrode to a drain of the first transistor in response to the second scan signal.
US11765950B2	Display device A display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; first signal lines on the first substrate; second signal lines on the second substrate; first lateral wires on a lateral side of a first edge of the first substrate, and connected to end portions of the first signal lines; and second lateral wires on a lateral side of a second edge of the second substrate, and connected to end portions of the second signal lines. The first and second lateral wires are located in at least one first region and at least one second region, the at least one first region and the at least one second region being spaced from each other on the lateral sides of the first substrate and the second substrate. The at least one first region includes the first lateral wires, and the at least one second region includes the second lateral wires.
US11765949B2	Organic light-emitting display device including conductive lines having inclined surface An organic light-emitting display device includes a board that has an active area and an inactive area in the vicinity of the active area, a dielectric layer is disposed over the board, a pad into which a signal or power is input is disposed in the inactive area a conductive line which is disposed on the dielectric layer and is connected to the pad and along which power is thus transferred to the active area, a bump pattern is disposed underneath the dielectric layer, and the bump pattern includes a positive taper that is inclined toward the direction of the conductive line. Both sides of the conductive line include an inclined surface.
US11765948B2	Display device including a repair pattern to repair a defective pixel and method of repairing same Provided are a display device and a method of repairing the display device, wherein a defective pixel is repaired using a bankless structure that includes a repair pattern.
US11765946B2	Display device A display device includes a polycrystalline semiconductor including a channel and electrodes of a driving transistor; a gate electrode of the driving transistor on the channel of the driving transistor; a first storage electrode on the gate electrode of the driving transistor; a light blocking layer of a first transistor and a light blocking layer of a second transistor; an oxide semiconductor including a channel and electrodes of the first transistor, and a channel and electrodes of the second transistor; a gate electrode of the first transistor on the channel of the first transistor; and a gate electrode of the second transistor on the channel of the second transistor. The light blocking layer of the first transistor and the first storage electrode are on a same layer, and the light blocking layer of the second transistor and the gate electrode of the driving transistor are on a same layer.
US11765945B2	Display device having a black matrix A display device includes a window, a display panel arranged below the window and including a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area; and a component arranged below the display panel and at least partially overlapping the peripheral area, wherein a black matrix is arranged on a bottom surface of the window in correspondence with an area in the peripheral area other than an area where the component is located.
US11765942B2	Display device and manufacturing method of display device A display device and a manufacturing method of the display device are provided. The display device includes a substrate; a pixel definition layer disposed on the substrate and having a plurality of pixel openings; a surface-active nanolayer disposed on a surface of the substrate and on a surface extending to the pixel definition layer, wherein the surface-active nanolayer covers a plurality of nanoparticles; and a light-emitting layer disposed in the plurality of pixel openings.
US11765938B2	Organic light emitting diode display device for reducing defects due to an overlay change An organic light emitting diode display device includes: a substrate; a scan line configured to transfer a scan signal; a data line and a driving voltage line configured to transfer a data voltage and a driving voltage, respectively; a switching transistor including a switching drain electrode configured to output the data voltage; a driving transistor including a driving gate electrode connected with the switching drain electrode; a storage capacitor including a first storage electrode connected with the driving gate electrode and a second storage electrode connected with the driving voltage line; and an organic light emitting diode connected with a driving drain electrode of the driving transistor. The storage capacitor includes: a connector in which an edge of the second storage electrode is offset from an edge of the first storage electrode in a direction toward the center of the second storage electrode, and a storage compensator facing the connector.
US11765936B2	Display device including a semiconductor layer having a region with a widened width A display device according to an embodiment includes: a first conductive layer that is disposed on a substrate; a transistor that is disposed on the substrate; and a light emitting element that is electrically connected to the transistor, wherein the transistor includes a semiconductor layer that at least partially overlaps the first conductive layer and is disposed on the first conductive layer, and a gate electrode that is disposed on the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first region that does not overlap the first conductive layer, a third region that overlaps the first conductive layer, and a second region that is disposed between the first region and the third region and traverses an edge of the first conductive layer. The first width of the semiconductor layer in the first region is smaller than a second width of the semiconductor layer in the second region.
US11765931B2	Display device having an amount of polymerization initiator for curing the second organic insulating layer and the second organic insulating layer A display device includes a first substrate, a display region with pixels each including a light emitting element above the first substrate, a first inorganic insulating layer covering the display region, a first organic insulating layer on the first inorganic insulating layer, a second inorganic insulating layer on the first organic insulating layer, a second organic insulating layer on the second inorganic insulating layer, a third organic insulating layer a on the second organic insulating layer, acidity of the third organic insulating layer being stronger than acidity of the second organic insulating layer, and a polarizing plate arranged on the third organic insulating layer.
US11765930B2	Display substrate and method for manufacturing the same The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a display substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The display substrate includes: a light-emitting substrate comprising a plurality of light-emitting regions which are arranged in parallel with a light propagation direction, and each light-emitting region is provided with a light-emitting layer; a defining layer provided on the light-emitting substrate and including a plurality of hollow-out portions, and the hollow-out portions correspond to the light-emitting regions one to one; and a plurality of micro-lenses provided in the hollow-out portions in a one-to-one correspondence manner. With the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent damage to an underlying light-emitting substrate when forming the micro-lenses and to enhance the stability of the micro-lenses.
US11765926B2	Thin film encapsulation structure and method for manufacturing the same Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a thin film encapsulation structure and a method for manufacturing the same. The thin film encapsulation structure includes a laminated layer for encapsulating a member to be encapsulated located on a substrate, the laminated layer including an organic layer and an inorganic layer alternately stacked, wherein an outermost layer of the laminated layer is the inorganic layer, the organic layer having an inner surface facing the member, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and an end surface located between the inner and outer surface and extending over a region, at a periphery of the member, of the substrate, a restriction layer, for positioning the organic layer, located between the end surface of the organic layer and a surface of the substrate, wherein the organic layer has one of hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity and the restriction layer has the other of hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity.
US11765922B2	Display panel, display device and fabricating method of display panel comprising carrier functional layer having molecular chanins formed by cross-linking under light irradiation A display panel comprises includes: a base substrate; a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer on a side of the base substrate; a light-emitting layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; and a carrier functional layer located at least one of between the first electrode layer and the light-emitting layer, and between the second electrode layer and the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer has a plurality of light-emitting portions with different emergent light wavebands; and the carrier functional layer has a plurality of carrier functional portions corresponding to the plurality of light-emitting portions, the plurality of carrier functional portions having molecular chains, which is formed by cross-linking of monomers containing functional groups under light irradiation.
US11765921B2	Ionic compound, and coating composition and organic light-emitting device comprising same The present disclosure relates to an ionic compound, and a coating composition and an organic light emitting device including the same.
US11765919B2	Display panel An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display panel having a non-rectangular display region. The display panel includes a substrate, a pixel definition layer, a first organic material layer, and a second organic material layer. The pixel definition layer is disposed on the substrate, and defines a first pixel area and a second pixel area on the substrate. The first organic material layer is disposed in the first pixel area and has a first light-emitting region. The second organic material layer is disposed in the second pixel area and has a second light-emitting region. The first organic material layer and the second organic material layer have the same material and the same vertical projection area on the substrate, and the vertical projection area of the first light-emitting region on the substrate is smaller than the vertical projection area of the second light-emitting region on the substrate.
US11765917B2	Organic thin film transistor and method of manufacturing organic thin film transistor Provided are an organic thin film transistor having high bendability and high stability in air and a method of manufacturing the organic thin film transistor. The organic thin film transistor includes: a gas barrier layer consisting of a resin layer and an inorganic layer; a transistor element that is formed on one main surface side of the gas barrier layer and includes a gate electrode, an insulating film, an organic semiconductor layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; and a sealing layer that is laminated on a side of the transistor element opposite to the gas barrier layer through an adhesive layer, in which a thickness of the resin layer in the gas barrier layer is less than a thickness ranging from the inorganic layer to the sealing layer in the gas barrier layer.
US11765916B2	Memory device and method of manufacturing memory device A memory device includes: a first interconnect; a second interconnect; a first string and a second string whose first ends are coupled to the first interconnect; a third string and a fourth string whose second ends are coupled to the second interconnect; a third interconnect; and driver. The third interconnect is coupled to second ends of the first and second strings and to first ends of the third and fourth strings. Each of the first, second, third, and fourth strings includes a first switch element and a memory cell coupled in series. The memory cell includes a second switch element and a resistance change element coupled in parallel. The third interconnect is coupled to the driver via the first interconnect or the second interconnect.
US11765912B2	Three dimensional memory arrays In an example, a memory array may include a plurality of first dielectric materials and a plurality of stacks, where each respective first dielectric material and each respective stack alternate, and where each respective stack comprises a first conductive material and a storage material. A second conductive material may pass through the plurality of first dielectric materials and the plurality of stacks. Each respective stack may further include a second dielectric material between the first conductive material and the second conductive material.
US11765911B2	Method of making magnetoresistive memory cell over a selector pillar A spin-orbit-torque (SOT) magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device includes a SOT MRAM cell containing a first two terminal selector element, a nonmagnetic metallic assist plate, and a magnetic tunnel junction located between the first two terminal selector element and the nonmagnetic metallic assist plate, and a circuit selection element selected from a transistor or a second two terminal selector element electrically connected to the nonmagnetic metallic assist plate of the SOT MRAM cell.
US11765909B1	Process integration flow for embedded memory enabled by decoupling processing of a memory area from a non-memory area A process integration and patterning flow used to pattern a memory array area for an embedded memory without perturbing a fabricating process for logic circuitries. The fabrication process uses a pocket mask (e.g., a hard mask) to decouple the etching process of a memory array area and non-memory area. Such decoupling allows for a simpler fabrication process with little to no impact on the current fabrication process. The fabrication process may use multiple pocket masks to decouple the etching process of the memory array area and the non-memory area. This fabrication process (using multiple pocket masks) allows to avoid exposure of memory material into a second pocket etch chamber. The process of etching memory material is decoupled from the process of etching an encapsulation material. Examples of embedded memory include dynamic random-access memory and ferroelectric random-access memory.
US11765900B2	Vertical-type memory device A vertical-type memory device includes a plurality of gate electrode layers spaced apart from one another and stacked on a substrate, and extending by different lengths in a first direction and forming a staircase structure, a first interlayer insulating layer covering the staircase structure of the plurality of gate electrode layers, and a plurality of gate contact plugs penetrating the interlayer insulating layer and respectively in contact with the gate electrode layers. The plurality of gate electrode layers include lower gate electrode layers disposed adjacently to the substrate, and upper gate electrode layers disposed on the lower gate electrode layers, so that the lower gate electrodes are between the substrate and the upper gate electrode layers. The plurality of gate contact plugs include lower gate contact plugs connected to the lower gate electrode layers, and upper gate contact plugs connected to the upper gate electrode layers. The upper gate contact plugs have top-most portions disposed at a height higher than a height of top surfaces of the lower gate contact plugs.
US11765899B2	Semiconductor storage device A semiconductor storage device includes a first conductive layer; a first insulating layer between the first and second conductive layers; a second insulating layer between the first conductive layer and the first insulating layer; a third insulating layer between the second conductive layer and the first insulating layer; a fourth insulating layer between the second conductive layer and the third conductive layer; a fifth insulating layer between the second conductive layer and the fourth insulating layer; and a sixth insulating layer between the third conductive layer and the fourth insulating layer. The first conductive layer has a first surface. The second conductive layer has a second surface. A barrier conductive film containing at least one of nitrogen (N) or titanium (Ti) is provided on the first surface and the second surface.
US11765893B2	Structure of memory device having floating gate with protruding structure A structure of memory device includes trench isolation lines in a substrate, extending along a first direction. An active region in the substrate is between adjacent two of the trench isolation lines. A dielectric layer is disposed on the active region of the substrate. A floating gate corresponding to a memory cell is disposed on the dielectric layer between adjacent two of the trench isolation lines. The floating gate has a first protruding structure at a sidewall extending along the first direction. A first insulating layer crosses over the floating gate and the trench isolation lines. A control gate line is disposed on the first insulating layer over the floating gate, extending along a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The control gate line has a second protruding structure correspondingly stacked over the first protruding structure of the floating gate, and crosses over the trench isolation lines.
US11765891B2	One-time programmable (OTP) memory cell and fabrication method thereof A one-time programmable (OTP) memory cell includes a substrate having a first conductivity type and having an active area surrounded by an isolation region, a transistor disposed on the active area, and a capacitor disposed on the active area and electrically coupled to the transistor. The capacitor comprises a diffusion region of a second conductivity type in the substrate, a metallic film in direct contact with the active area, a capacitor dielectric layer on the metallic film, and a metal gate surrounded by the capacitor dielectric layer. The diffusion region and the metallic film constitute a capacitor bottom plate.
US11765890B2	Semiconductor memory device and method of forming the same A method includes forming a plurality of first line-shaped mask patterns over a substrate including a memory cell region and an array edge region; forming a plurality of second line-shaped mask patterns over the plurality of first line-shaped mask patterns; removing first portions from the plurality of first line-shaped mask patterns in the memory cell region to leave a plurality of island-shaped mask patterns above the memory cell region; removing second portions from the plurality of first line-shaped mask patterns in the array edge region to leave a holes-provided mask pattern above the array edge region; forming a mask pattern which includes a plurality of holes provided on portions; and forming, with the mask pattern which includes the plurality of holes, a plurality of contact holes in the array edge region to provide a plurality of contact electrodes connected to a plurality of word-lines.
US11765887B2	Capacitor, method of controlling the same, and transistor including the same A capacitor comprises a first electrode, a second electrode provided on the first electrode, a ferroelectric film provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a dielectric film provided between the ferroelectric film and the second electrode, impedance of the ferroelectric film and impedance of the dielectric film are determined such that a control voltage applied between the first electrode and the second electrode is equal to a capacitance boosting operating voltage, and the capacitance boosting operating voltage is determined by the following equation: V MAX = ( 1 + ❘ "\[LeftBracketingBar]" Z 2 ❘ "\[RightBracketingBar]" ❘ "\[LeftBracketingBar]" Z 1 ❘ "\[RightBracketingBar]" ) ⁢ t F ⁢ E FM where VMAX is a capacitance boosting operating voltage, Z1 is impedance of the ferroelectric film, Z2 is impedance of the dielectric film, tF is a thickness of the ferroelectric film, and EFM is an electric field applied to the ferroelectric film having a maximum polarization.
US11765882B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device The present application discloses a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate comprising a center area and a peripheral area surrounding the center area, forming a first gate stack on the peripheral area and having a top surface, and forming an active column in the center area and having a top surface at a same vertical level as the top surface of the first gate stack.
US11765880B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a lower structure that includes a substrate and conductive lines on the substrate, within a chip region and an edge region of the lower structure; forming data storage structures on the chip region of the lower structure; forming dummy structures on the edge region of the lower structure; forming an interlayer insulating layer covering the data storage structures and the dummy structures on the lower structure, the interlayer insulating layer including high step portions and low step portions, an upper end of the low step portions being lower than an upper end of the high step portions; and planarizing the interlayer insulating layer.
US11765879B2	Substrate processing apparatus and monitoring method A substrate processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a mounting section on which a substrate is placed, a structure member provided above the mounting section so as to face the mounting section, and an optical sensor. The optical sensor is configured to detect a height of the mounting section, a height of the structure member, and a height of the substrate, by emitting light from above the structure member to a predetermined location of the mounting section, a predetermined location of the structure member, and the substrate, and by receiving reflection light from the mounting section, the structure member, and the substrate.
US11765875B2	Shielding film having multi-layered metal structure A shielding film having a multi-layered metal structure is provided, including an insulating layer and a multi-layered metal compounded on the insulating layer, wherein the thickness of each layer of metal is 0.05-5 μm, the multi-layered metal has 2-10 layers, and a conductive bonding layer is disposed between the multi-layered metal. In the present application, the thickness of each layer of metal is controlled by providing a multi-layered metal, and a conductive bonding layer is bonded between the layers of metal such that the shielding film has good flexibility and shielding effect. Additionally, the conductive bonding layer is used so that the binding force between the layers of metal is good, and a high-frequency signal shielding performance of greater than 80 db@10 ghz is ensured so that the shielding film has good flexibility and meets flexibility requirements for flexible circuit boards while also having good high-temperature resistance.
US11765870B2	Software-defined infrastructure for identifying and remediating an airflow deficiency scenario on a rack device A software-defined infrastructure can identify and remediate an airflow deficiency scenario on a rack device. A rack device manager can be configured to discover rack devices and create a representation of their physical locations. The rack device manager can also be configured to periodically retrieve airflow metrics of the rack devices to calculate an estimated airflow for each rack device. The rack device manager can use the estimated airflows and the airflow metrics to generate a rack device classifier for each rack device. Using these rack device classifiers, the rack device manager can detect when rack devices are experiencing airflow deficiencies and attempt to automatically remediate such deficiencies.
US11765866B2	Data center information technology cluster design A data center and a data center cluster have plurality of immersion cooling systems and a plurality of coolant units that provide two-phase coolant to one or more of the plurality of immersion cooling systems. Each coolant unit dispatches and manages two-phase coolant to two or more of the plurality of immersion cooling systems. The coolant units can fill or empty an immersion tank of an immersion cooling system, and can empty or fill a coolant tank in the coolant unit. A single-phase cooling fluid cools the vapor phase of the two-phase coolant in each immersion cooling system. The coolant units are modular, with a common interface to other coolant units and to immersion cooling systems to create a scalable cooling system and data center.
US11765855B2	Heating and air purifying apparatus using electronic device heat A heating and air purifying apparatus using electronic device heat includes: a cabinet accommodating electronic devices including a central processing unit (CPU), a graphic processing unit (GPU), a power supply unit (PSU), and a main board, having an air inlet on a side, and having an air outlet on a top; one or more partition plates disposed vertically, horizontally, or diagonally across the inner surface of the cabinet; and a discharge fan installed at the air outlet and discharging air in the cabinet to the outside, in which a cooling fan of the GPU is disposed on a side of the one or more partition plate, a GPU body including a graphic card of the GPU is disposed on the opposite side, and the CPU, the PSU, and the main board are accommodated in a space facing a side of the one or more partition plate.
US11765853B2	Server rack A server rack is configured to accommodate a network switch. The server rack includes a rack body, at least one stretchable frame, and at least one baffle. The rack body has two first strips opposite to each other. The stretchable frame includes a guiding part and an adjustable part slidably disposed on the guiding part. The guiding part and the adjustable part of the stretchable frame are respectively mounted on the two first strips. The baffle is connected to the guiding part. The baffle is located between the two first strips, and the baffle is configured to be located at a side of the network switch to guide an airflow to the network switch.
US11765852B2	Electronic apparatus and mounting base thereof A mounting base is provided. The mounting base is adapted to be selectively affixed to different supporting structures. The mounting base includes a mounting base body, a first hook, a second hook and a rotatable member. The first hook is formed on the mounting base body. The second hook is formed on the mounting base body. The rotatable member is pivoted on the mounting base body. The rotatable member is adapted to be rotated between a first orientation and the second orientation relative to the mounting base body. When the rotatable member is in the first orientation, the rotatable member is restricted by the mounting base body. When the rotatable member is in the second orientation, the rotatable member is restricted by the mounting base body.
US11765847B2	Flexible cover window and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed are a flexible cover window and a method of manufacturing the same. A glass-based flexible cover window includes planar portions formed so as to correspond to planar regions of a flexible display and a folding portion formed so as to be connected to the planar portions, the folding portion being formed so as to correspond to a folding region of the flexible display, wherein the folding portion including a shock compensation pattern unit, and the shock compensation pattern unit has cylindrical patterns.
US11765831B1	Resistive device According to an aspect, there is provided a printed circuit board-based resistive device. The resistive device comprises, arranged on a substrate of the printed circuit board of the printed circuit board: a first conductive pad; a second conductive pad; a resistive patch having a first longitudinal end connected to the first conductive pad and a second longitudinal end connected to the second conductive pad, wherein a width of the resistive patch varies along a length of the resistive patch and has a maximum at a point between the first and second longitudinal ends.
US11765829B2	Display device and electronic device To mitigate a bending stress in the flexible wiring substrate in a structure, a display panel, to which the flexible wiring substrate connects, is curved along a first direction, and the flexible wiring is bent back to the rear of the display panel. The flexible wiring substrate connects with the display panel at a first region and at a second region; the flexible wiring substrate connects with the wiring substrate at a third region and at a fourth region. The flexible wiring substrate has a narrowest width in the first direction at an intermediate region between the display panel and the wiring substrate. A first wiring group in the flexible wiring substrate connects the first region with the third region or the fourth region, a second wiring group in the flexible wiring substrate connects the second region with another one of the third region or the fourth region.
US11765826B2	Method of fabricating contact pads for electronic substrates Electronic substrates, contact pads for electronic substrates, and related methods are disclosed. Electronic substrates may include an electrically conductive layer that forms at least one contact pad and at least one metal trace on a non-conductive layer. The contact pads are arranged with greater thicknesses or heights above the non-conductive layer than the metal traces. Dielectric layers are disclosed that cover the metal traces while leaving top surfaces of the contact pads exposed. Top surfaces of the dielectric layers may be arranged to be coplanar with top surfaces of the contact pads to provide electronic substrates having generally planar top faces. Bottom faces of electronic substrates may include mounting pads that are coplanar with additional dielectric layers. Methods are disclosed that include forming dielectric layers to cover contact pads and metal traces, and removing surface portions of the dielectric layers until the contact pads are accessible through the dielectric layers.
US11765824B2	Laminated ceramic sintered body board for electronic device, electronic device, chip resistor, and method for manufacturing chip resistor A laminated ceramic sintered body board for an electronic device includes a ceramic sintered body board and a flattening film that is provided on an upper surface of the ceramic sintered body board and contains a thermally conductive filler, and the flattening film contains a thermally conductive filler.
US11765821B2	Flexible substrate According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes flexible insulating base material, conductive lines, a support body and a coating layer. The conductive lines are provided on the insulating base material. The support body supports the insulating base material. The coating layer covers the insulating base material and the support body. The conductive lines include scanning lines and signal lines. The scanning lines extend in a first direction and are arranged side by side in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The signal lines extend in the second direction and are arranged side by side in the first direction. The support body and the coating layer have a through hole in a region enclosed by two adjacent scanning lines and two adjacent signal lines.
US11765819B2	Multiple in-mold electronics structure and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed herein is an in-mold electronics (IME) structure. The IME structure includes a film, a first plastic resin positioned under the film, and a second plastic resin positioned under the first plastic resin. An electronic circuit is formed on a top or bottom surface of the second plastic resin by a plating method and also electronic elements are mounted thereon. The electronic elements include LED light sources, a plurality of protruding light guides configured to guide lighting through distribution and direction is formed on the top surface of the second plastic resin, and the LED light sources are installed in respective spaces provided by the light guides.
US11765815B2	Printed circuit board based solid state relay A bi-directional solid state switch includes: a first bus bar; a second bus bar; a first solid state switch implemented on a first printed circuit board (PCB), the first solid state switch including: a first control terminal; a first terminal electrically connected to the first bus bar; and a second terminal; and a second solid state switch implemented on a second PCB, the second solid state switch including: a second control terminal; a third terminal electrically connected to the second terminal of the first solid state switch; and a fourth terminal electrically connected to the second bus bar.
US11765814B2	Devices and methods related to nested filters Devices and methods related to nested filters. In some embodiments, a radio-frequency device can include a substrate, and first and second filter devices mounted on the substrate with respective support structures, such that at least a portion of the second filter device is positioned in a space defined by an underside of the first filter device and the support structures for the first filter device. Such a radio-frequency device can be, for example, a packaged module for use in an electronic device such as a wireless device.
US11765811B2	Flexible driver laser for inertial fusion energy Embodiments of a laser system having an extremely large number of small pulsed lasers for irradiating small targets in inertial confinement fusion experiments, high energy density physics experiments, and inertial fusion power plants is more flexible than existing laser systems. Embodiments facilitate finer control of critical features of laser pulses for inertial fusion, as well as significant reduction in development costs and expansion of the community involved in the research relative to existing laser systems. Embodiments produce smooth intensity profiles at the target, large bandwidth that is over two orders of magnitude greater than existing laser systems, and fine control over laser wavelengths, focal properties, temporal pulse shape, and illumination geometry. Properties of each of the small pulsed lasers are individually selectable.
US11765806B2	Intelligent and healthy lighting method and device for office space micro environment The present disclosure relates to an intelligent and healthy lighting method and device for an office space micro environment. According to the present disclosure, high-illuminance light can be provided, according to periodic variations of human rhythms and characteristics of office time (i.e., lighting time control data), in the morning to increase rhythmic stimulation to improve alertness of office staff and working efficiency. In addition, the present disclosure effectively solves the problem that conventional lamps cannot meet the requirements of human rhythm health by setting a lighting method having multiple modes (i.e., an awake mode, a rest mode, a relax mode, a work mode, a night mode, and a silence mode) and multiple scenes (i.e., determining a lighting mode according to ambient light data, lighting time control data, and human posture data).
US11765802B2	Isolated primary side switched converter for LED loads An isolated primary side switched converter (100) has a galvanic isolation stage (105) separating a primary side (101) and a secondary side (103). The secondary side winding (107) is connected to a rectification circuit and has a center tap. A first terminal (T1), a second terminal (T2) and a third terminal (T3) are provided for connecting one or more LED loads (LED1, LED2) to the secondary side (103) of the converter (100). The rectification circuit (109) is configured to set the first terminal (T1) at a positive electrical polarity and to set the second terminal (T2) at a negative polarity. The third terminal (T3) is electrically connected to the center tap. One or two LED loads can be connected between T1 and T3 (low voltage) and T2 and T3 (low voltage), or in one embodiment a single LED load can also be connected between T1 and T2 (high voltage).
US11765798B2	High heat in-situ camera systems and operation methods An imaging system for a high-heat cooking appliance, including a camera system including an optical sensor, a lens, and a set of light emitters; and a camera cooling mechanism thermally connected to the camera system.
US11765792B2	PTC heating module and a method for producing the PTC heating module The disclosure relates to a PTC heating module for heating a fluid and a method for producing such a PTC heating module. The PTC heating module includes a plurality of PTC thermistors having main surfaces disposed opposite to one another and spaced apart relative to one another in a thickness direction. The PTC thermistors are arranged between two contact plates next to one another transversely to the thickness direction and spaced apart relative to one another. The main surfaces of the PTC thermistors are electrically contacted with a contact surface of the two contact plates. At least one dielectric function element is arranged between the two contact plates and laterally sealingly engages about the respective PTC thermistors to at least partially fill a hollow space between the two contact plates and facilitate enlarging a creepage distance between the two contact plates within the hollow space.
US11765791B2	Systems and methods for providing low latency services via an evolved packet core network A controller may create pseudo-slices to provide differentiated levels of service and/or execution of services at different edge locations within an Evolved Packet Core (“EPC”) network based on existing identifiers that are used to configure control plane and/or user plane function of the network. Each pseudo-slice may allow User Equipment (“UE”) to directly exchange user plane traffic with remote nodes in the core network for latency insensitive services, or with local nodes at the closer edge locations for low latency services. The different classes of service provided by the controller may be based on an Access Point Name (“APN”), Quality-of-Service Class Identifier (“QCI”), Service Provider Identifier (“SPID”), Allocation and Retention Priority (“ARP”), and/or other request or profile identifiers. The controller may also create pseudo-slices to leverage Fifth Generation (“5G”) connectivity when exchanging the user plane traffic in an EPC network that supports 5G Non-Standalone Access (“NSA”).
US11765784B2	Data communication while in RRC inactive state This disclosure relates to performing data communication while in an inactive state in a cellular communication system.
US11765781B2	Method and apparatus for radio link monitoring and radio link failure in sidelink communication Disclosed are a communication scheme and a system thereof for converging an IoT technology and a 5G communication system for supporting a high data transmission rate beyond that of a 4G system. The disclosure may be applied to a smart service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, a security and security related service, or the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT related technology. Disclosed are a method and apparatus for performing radio link monitoring (RLM) and radio link failure (RLF) in a vehicle communication (V2X) system.
US11765780B2	Handover based on one or more results of listen-before-talk processes A first base station receives, from a second base station, at least one listen before talk (LBT) parameter based on one or more results of one or more LBT processes performed by the second base station on one or more unlicensed cells. Based on the one or more results of the one or more LBT processes performed by the second base station transmit, a request for a handover of a wireless device to the second base station is transmitted to the second base station. A response confirming the request for the handover is received from the second base station.
US11765777B2	Dynamic allocation of bandwidth in 5G wireless network Spectrum and radio resources associated with a 5G radio unit (RU) of a host network are dynamically allocated amongst one or more guest networks. A provisioning plane receives inputs from a guest network operator that identifies desired times, locations and/or frequency bands for desired network coverage. The provisioning plane responsively identifies bandwidth allocations that meet the requested parameters for exclusive use by the guest network. User equipment (UE) associated with each guest network maintains time and frequency synchronization with the host network, but otherwise limits its communications to the frequency bands allocated to the guest network. By dynamically obtaining physical radio and spectrum resources from a host provider and by scaling backend network capabilities using cloud resources, guest networks for any number of different purposes can be quickly deployed or modified as desired.
US11765776B2	Feedback for message B of a two-step random access channel procedure Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may use information received as part of a two-step random access channel (RACH) procedure to indicate that the two-step RACH procedure has been completed. For example, a UE may perform a two-step RACH procedure that includes the UE transmitting a first message to a base station and, in response, receiving a second message from a base station. The second message may include feedback information the UE uses to signal that the RACH procedure has been completed. In some examples, the feedback information may indicate a physical channel or grant, or both, and a third message may be transmitted by the UE based on the feedback information included in the second message. As such, the third message may serve as an indication that the second message was received, and the UE completed the RACH procedure.
US11765771B2	Fallback procedures for two-step random access procedures Fallback procedures for user equipments (UEs) are described that provide efficient fallback to a four-step random access procedure from a two-step random access procedure. For example, after transmitting a first message of a two-step random access procedure, a UE may start a fallback timer or counter and monitor for a second message of the two-step random access procedure for the duration of the fallback timer or counter. At the expiration of the fallback timer or counter, the UE may fall back to a four-step random access procedure. In some cases, the UE may transmit multiple repetitions of the first message and monitor for responses after transmitting the repetitions or after each repetition. Additionally, or alternatively, the base station may transmit an explicit signal to the UE that may signal to the UE to perform a fallback procedure at a beginning or middle of a random access procedure.
US11765764B2	CSI (channel state information)-RS (reference signal) overhead reduction for class B FD (full dimensional)-MIMO (multiple input multiple output) systems Techniques for measuring CSI (Channel State Information) based on beamformed CSI-RS having reduced overhead are discussed. One example embodiment configured to be employed in a UE (User Equipment) comprises a memory; and one or more processors configured to: process higher layer signaling indicating one or more CSI-RS resources associated with a plurality of REs (Resource Elements) comprising a RE for each CSI-RS resource for each of one or more CSI-RS APs (Antenna Ports) in each of a plurality of continuous PRBs (physical resource blocks); process additional higher layer signaling comprising one or more CSI-RS parameters that indicate a subset of the plurality of REs associated with a beamformed CSI-RS transmission; decode one or more CSI-RSs from the indicated subset; and measure one or more CSI parameters based on the decoded one or more CSI-RSs.
US11765763B2	Multi-user MIMO systems and methods A method and system are provided for scheduling data transmission in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) system. The MIMO system may comprise at least one MIMO transmitter and at least one MIMO receiver. Feedback from one or more receivers may be used by a transmitter to improve quality, capacity, and scheduling in MIMO communication systems. The method may include generating or receiving information pertaining to a MIMO channel metric and information pertaining to a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) in respect of a transmitted signal; and sending a next transmission to a receiver using a MIMO mode selected in accordance with the information pertaining to the MIMO channel metric, and an adaptive coding and modulation selected in accordance with the information pertaining to the CQI.
US11765761B2	Transmission method and device A transmission method and a transmission device are provided to satisfy different transmission demands in limited conditions of system resources. The transmission method includes: determining a channel priority of a first channel by a terminal device; determining a transmission scheme of the first channel by the terminal device according to the channel priority of the first channel; and performing a transmission of the first channel by the terminal device using the determined transmission scheme.
US11765758B2	Resource configuration method and apparatus, computer device and storage medium The present disclosure relates to a resource configuration method and apparatus, a computer device, and a storage medium. A terminal receives configuration information sent by a network device. Since the configuration information is used to indicate at least one PUCCH resource, and the at least one PUCCH resource is used to transmit feedback response information corresponding to a plurality of downlink semi-persistent scheduling resources, the terminal may send the feedback response information corresponding to the downlink semi-persistent scheduling resources on the PUCCH resource indicated by the configuration information, or a plurality of SPS resources may share one PUCCH resource, so that each downlink semi-persistent scheduling resource has a corresponding PUCCH resource that may transmit the feedback response information, thereby avoiding the circumstance in the prior art in which some downlink semi-persistent scheduling resources have no available PUCCH resources, and ensuring the quality of data transmission.
US11765757B2	Dynamic reallocation of periodic occasions for wireless communications Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to mechanisms for activating semi-static or periodic occasions for communications.
US11765744B2	Method for cell cyclic downlink transmission in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor The present application provides a method for receiving a downlink signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving a downlink control signal, a first downlink data signal, a first downlink demodulation reference signal for the first downlink data signal in a first time unit; and receiving a second downlink data signal and a second downlink demodulation reference signal for the second downlink data signal in a second time unit, wherein the downlink control signal includes information on a first antenna port for a reference signal, the first antenna port being quasi-co-located (QCL) with an antenna port for the first downlink demodulation reference signal, and information on a second antenna port for a reference signal, the second antenna port being quasi-co-located (QCL) with an antenna port for the second downlink demodulation reference signal.
US11765741B2	Radio communication method, chip, and system A radio communication method, and apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining, in a second scheduling period based on a first candidate downlink control channel, a second candidate downlink control channel from a control resource set corresponding to the second scheduling period, the first candidate downlink control channel and the second candidate downlink control channel comprise the same downlink control information, a correspondence exists between a first aggregation level of the first candidate downlink control channel and a second aggregation level of the second candidate downlink control channel, and an offset exists between a sequence number of the second candidate downlink control channel and a sequence number of the first candidate downlink control channel; and combining and decoding the first candidate downlink control channel and the second candidate downlink control channel.
US11765736B2	Fast feedback for sidelink channels Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may receive, from a second UE on a sidelink channel, an indicator of a state of the sidelink channel. Accordingly, the first UE may transmit, to a base station, a request for an additional resource for the sidelink channel, based at least in part on determining that the indicator of the state of the sidelink channel satisfies a condition. For example, the first UE may determine that a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) supported by a current resource for the sidelink channel is outside a range of MCSs granted by the base station. In some aspects, the request may include a negative-acknowledgement (NACK) signal, and the first UE may also transmit a scheduling request for transmitting the indicator of the state of the sidelink channel Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11765733B2	Techniques for measurement gap configurations Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, control signaling including an indication of a first measurement gap configuration associated with a first bandwidth part (BWP) and associated with measurements for communications at the UE over a frequency outside of the first BWP in a frequency domain. The UE may receive, from the base station, a downlink message including an indication of the first BWP. The UE may then communicate with the base station during a first time interval based on the indication of the first measurement gap configuration and the indication of the first BWP.
US11765732B2	Uplink control information reporting Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to communicate with a base station on different channels or messages with different processing timelines. In order to prevent a collision between processing communications associated with the different length TTIs, the UE may drop one or more communications on corresponding channels with longer processing timelines to receive and/or process the transmission on the channel with a shorter processing timeline. Additionally, the UE may transmit uplink control information (UCI) for the one or more dropped communications, where the UCI may include hybrid access request (HARQ) acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NAK) feedback, channel quality indicator (CQI), precoding matrix indicator (PMI), rank indicator (RI), etc. If a downlink transmission is dropped, the UE may transmit a NAK message. Alternatively, if an uplink transmission is dropped, the UE may transmit at least a portion of the UCI.
US11765731B2	Discrete fourier transform based uplink control information design Example implementations include a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium of wireless communication. A user equipment (UE) may identify a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) matrix including a number of rows and columns based on scheduled physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources including a number of symbols in a time domain and a number of sub-carriers in a frequency domain. The UE may select a codepoint from a sequence pool derived from the DFT matrix based on a payload value of uplink control information (UCI) to be transmitted on the PUCCH resources. The UE may transmit the selected codepoint on the scheduled PUCCH resources.
US11765720B2	System and method for bandwidth part operation Methods and systems are described herein for bandwidth part (BWP) operation in 5G wireless systems. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), configured with at least one bandwidth part (BWP), may receive a signal including an indication for the WTRU to perform measurements on a target BWP, which may be received as part of downlink control information (DCI) in the current active BWP. The WTRU may determine a measurement gap type based on at least one of a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of a current active BWP and a SCS of the target BWP. The WTRU may determine a measurement gap for the target BWP based on the measurement gap type. The WTRU may measure channel state information (CSI) in the target BWP during the measurement gap. The WTRU may send a report including the measured CSI in the current active BWP.
US11765719B2	Method for transmitting and receiving physical downlink shared channel in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor A method of receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving configuration information related to the PDSCH, receiving a message representing an activation of a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state related to the PDSCH, receiving physical downlink control information (DCI) scheduling the PDSCH, and receiving the PDSCH based on the DCI. Specific frequency domains related to the activation are determined based on the message, and the activated TCI states are related to the specific frequency domains.
US11765718B2	Scheduling resource allocation in wireless network Wireless communications are described. Cells may be grouped into a plurality of cell groups. A wireless device may determine that a secondary cell has an invalid scheduling request (SR) resource based on one or more conditions. The wireless device may send a preamble if the secondary cell has an invalid SR resource.
US11765716B2	Scheduling on a cell from different cells Methods and apparatuses for scheduling on a cell from different cells. A method for operating a UE includes receiving first information for first and second scheduling cells of a scheduled cell and second information for receptions of physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) from the first and second scheduling cells. The PDCCHs provide downlink control information (DCI) formats. The DCI formats schedule physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions, or physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) receptions, on the scheduled cell. The method further includes determining whether to receive the PDCCHs either only from the first scheduling cell or only from the second scheduling cell within a time unit based on the second information and receiving the PDCCHs either only from the first scheduling cell or only from the second scheduling cell within the time unit.
US11765714B2	Method and device for supporting latency services via a logical channel in a 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 suggests a method for transmitting and receiving signals satisfying a maximum delay time, and a method and a device for effectively processing signals that are influenced by the transmission and reception of the signals satisfying the maximum delay time.
US11765713B2	Method and apparatus for wireless communications Embodiments of a method and an apparatus for wireless communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for wireless communications involves, at a first station (STA), transmitting a first Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) that includes a first frame to a second STA, wherein the first frame indicates a first duration of a second PPDU that is transmitted subsequent to the first PPDU by a single STA, wherein a non-Trigger-Based (non-TB) PPDU format is used for the second PPDU, and wherein the first frame solicits a response frame included as part of the second PPDU, and at the first STA, receiving from the second STA, the second PPDU that includes the response frame.
US11765709B2	Common beam training for a group of component carriers Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques provide for training a beam for multiple component carriers (CCs) for concurrent communications in a wireless communications system associated with limited user equipment (UE) capabilities. The UE receives, via a first receive beam, a first reference signal on a group of CCs over a first symbol. The UE also receives, via a second receive beam, a second reference signal on the group of CCs over a second symbol. The UE selects a receive beam for a subsequent communication based on determining a value of a parameter for each of the first and the second receive beam.
US11765706B2	Cooperative inter-network channel selection This document discloses a solution for selecting a frequency channel for a service. According to an aspect, a method comprises: receiving, by a first access node of a first wireless network, a scanning message comprising at least one information element indicating a channel access limit for a frequency channel operated by a second access node of a second wireless network; selecting, by the first access node on the basis of the at least one information element, the frequency channel or another frequency channel for an ultra-reliable low-latency (URLLC) service provided by the apparatus; and upon selecting the frequency channel for the URLLC service, causing by the first access node transmission of frames of the service within channel access limits indicated by the at least one information element.
US11765702B2	Wireless communication method and device, chip, and system A wireless communication method and device, a chip, and a system are provided. The method includes a terminal device determines multiple uplink channels/signals transmitted in a target time unit, the multiple uplink channels/signals being at least in part overlapped in a time domain; when the multiple uplink channels/signals fulfill a constraint condition, the terminal device multiplexes information borne in the multiple uplink channels/signals into one channel/signal in the target time unit for transmission. The constraint condition includes a first symbol of the earliest uplink channel/signal in the multiple uplink channels/signals is not before an A-th symbol later than the starting time of the target channel/signal or after the last symbol, A being a non-negative integer. By means of the constraint condition, the terminal device can determine whether to multiplex the information borne in the multiple uplink channels/signals into one channel/signal in the target time unit for transmission, and information to be transmitted can be effectively transmitted.
US11765694B2	Resource reservation for sidelink communications A first wireless device may determine a number of sidelink slots, configured in a sidelink resource pool configuration, over a fixed duration. The first wireless device may determine a reservation period in units of slots based on a first reservation period in milli-second (ms) and the number of sidelink slots. The first wireless device may transmit a transport block via one or more transmission resources selected based on the reservation period.
US11765692B2	System and method for uplink resource reuse A system and method are disclosed that allows for uplink resource reuse. A user device is provided an uplink resource for a first data type. If the user device does not have enough data of the first data type to fill the granted uplink resource, the user device fills the granted uplink resource with a second data type.
US11765691B2	Signaling of quasi-co-location information in wireless systems Methods, systems, and devices for signaling quasi-co-location information in mobile communication technology are described. An exemplary method for wireless communication includes transmitting, from a first communication node and to a second communication node, a signal according to a beam set that comprises a first subset of B beams selected from a pool of beams, wherein B is positive integer. In an example, a beam of the beam set comprises one or more channel property assumptions, one or more reference signals (RSs), one or more RS sets, one or more spatial relation states, one or more quasi-co-location (QCL) states, one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, one or more spatial domain filters or one or more pre-coding filters.
US11765690B2	Method and apparatus for generating device-to-device sidelink HARQ-ACK in a wireless communication system In an example, a UE receives, from a network, a configuration of a sidelink resource pool. Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH) resources of the sidelink resource pool are configured, periodically with a period of N slots, in slots of the sidelink resource pool. The UE receives, from the network, a configuration with a set of time offsets for determining an association set. The UE determines one or more slots. Each slot of the one or more slots is in the association set and contains a PSFCH resource of the sidelink resource pool. The UE generates a sidelink Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook based upon one or more occasions associated with one or more PSFCH resources of the sidelink resource pool. The one or more occasions is determined or derived based upon the one or more slots and the period of N slots.
US11765688B2	Data transmission method, device, base station, terminal and readable storage medium Provided are a data transmission method and device, a base station, a terminal and a readable storage medium. The data transmission method includes: a base station determines whether a terminal resides in a cell of the base station; in a case where the base station determines that the terminal resides in the cell of the base station, the base station sends a paging message to the terminal, wherein the paging message carries a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI); and the base station transmits downlink data according to the C-RNTI.
US11765683B2	Determining a user equipment position within a coverage sub-area of a cell based on cell identity data Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for determining a UE position within a coverage sub-area of a cell based on cell identity data are presented. In some embodiments, the UE detects one more cell identities, including a cell identity of a serving cell and possibly a cell identity of a neighbor cell of the serving cell. The one or more cell identities are included in cell identity data. The cell identity data is used in a look up of a data structure that associates coverage sub-areas of a coverage area of the serving cell with most likely positions within the coverage sub-areas and with cell identities. The result of the look up indicates that the UE is positioned at a most likely position within a coverage sub-area of the serving cell.
US11765680B2	Data analytics for multi-access edge computation Computer systems and methods are described for operating a network data and analytics function (NWDAF) in a cellular core network. The NWDAF receives user equipment (UE) mobility information from a first network function of the cellular network system and receives edge application server (EAS) information from a second network function of the cellular network system. The NWDAF derives data analytics based at least in part on the UE mobility information and the edge application server information. The NWDAF receives a request for the data analytics from a third network function in the cellular network system, and provides the data analytics to the third network function.
US11765679B2	Mapping and bridging wireless networks to provide better service Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing service to access nodes are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may generate a geographical coverage map comprising a plurality of wireless access nodes respectively at a plurality of geographic locations and a wireless coverage range for each wireless access node. The computing device may receive from at least one wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes an indication that the at least one wireless access node detected a first wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes. The computing device may refine a first coverage range of the first wireless access node based on a respective geographic location of the at least one wireless access node. In some embodiments, a first wireless access node may receive and forward join emergency mesh (JEM) messages to establish a wireless network.
US11765678B2	System and method for distributed sensor system for object locationing An apparatus for generating a mosaic for a wireless communication system. The apparatus includes memory and a server. The server is programmed to receive first information from an associated access point that is indicative of a first receiver time stamp and a second receiver time stamp. The server is further programmed to determine a first difference between the first receiver time stamp and the second receiver time stamp to generate a first difference value and to receive second information that is indicative of a third receiver time stamp and a fourth receiver time stamp. The server is further programmed to determine a second difference and to generate a second difference value. The server is further programmed to determine that packets as transmitted by the mobile device are the same based on the first difference value and the second difference value being within a predetermined receiver time error range.
US11765677B2	Efficient PLMN selection upon authentication failure for each network slice in roaming network Provided are a method and device for efficient public land mobile network (PLMN) selection upon authentication failure for each network slice in a roaming network. A user equipment (UE) receives a registration rejection message from an access and mobility management function (AMF) of a first PLMN. The registration rejection message includes rejected network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) including first single NSSAI (S-NSSAI) and cause value #62 for the rejected NSSAI. The UE: generates second requested NSSAI including second S-NSSAI on the basis that i) the UE does not have allowed NSSAI and configured NSSAI, and ii) default configured NSSAI includes the second S-NSSAI that is not included in the rejected NSSAI and corresponds to a network slice of which the UE requests registration; and transmits a second registration request message including the second requested NSSAI to the AMF of the first PLMN.
US11765674B2	Wireless communication method and base station A wireless communications method for connecting a base station with each of a plurality of terminal stations set to differ in basic rate, the base station being equipped with a plurality of wireless communications units configured to be connectable with one or more of the terminal stations, includes: a collection step of collecting information about a transmission rate set for each of the terminal stations; a policy calculation step of calculating a setting policy for setting a basic rate permitted for each of the wireless communications units and a switching policy for setting a condition for switching that one of the wireless communications units which is to be connected, for each of the terminal stations, based on each item of the collected information about transmission rates; and a setting step of setting those of the terminal stations which are to be connected, for each of the wireless communications units based on the calculated setting policy and switching policy.
US11765670B2	Method and apparatus for transmission timing, base station, and computer readable storage medium Provided are a transmission timing method and apparatus, a base station, and a computer readable storage medium. In the method, a second node issues timing control information to a first node and/or a third node to control alignment of data transmission received by the second node and sent by the first node and data transmission received by the second node and sent by the third node, or to control alignment of data transmission sent by the second node to the first node and data transmission sent by the second node to the third node.
US11765667B2	Wireless communication method and device The embodiments of the present application provide a wireless communication method and device, capable of performing appropriate power control of a sounding reference signal (SRS). The method comprises: according to a first uplink signal, a first downlink signal, a first beam or a first beam pair corresponding to an SRS resource group, determining a target path loss value for an SRS resource of the SRS resource group; according to the target path loss value, determining a target transmission power for the SRS resource of the SRS resource group; and according to the target transmission power, transmitting an SRS to a network device on the SRS resource of the SRS resource group.
US11765664B2	Uplink beam management A wireless device receives configuration parameters of a cell that comprise: first parameters indicating: configuration of SRSs of the cell; whether a first accumulated power control adjustment for the SRSs is enabled; and second parameters. The second parameters indicate: configuration of an uplink data channel of the cell; and whether a second accumulated power control adjustment for the uplink data channel is enabled. A first transmission power is determined for the SRSs based on the first accumulated power control adjustment and a first power control command. The SRSs are transmitted, via the cell, with the first transmission power. A second transmission power is determined for the uplink data channel of the cell based on the second accumulated power control adjustment and a second power control command. One or more transport blocks are transmitted, via the uplink data channel of the cell, with the second transmission power.
US11765661B2	Communication apparatus and communication method A transmission apparatus of the present disclosure comprises a signal generator which, in operation, generates a transmission signal that includes a data field containing a WUR (Wake Up Radio) frame; wherein an address field of the WUR frame contains a first identifier if the WUR frame is unicast WUR Wake Up frame, or a second identifier if the WUR frame is multicast WUR Wake Up frame, or a third identifier if the WUR frame is broadcast WUR Wake Up frame; wherein the value ranges of the first identifier, the second identifier and the third identifier are mutually exclusive; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated transmission signal.
US11765654B2	Power saving in radio access network To maximize power saving in a radio access network comprising cells, an optimal action amongst actions comprising switching on one or more cells, switching off one or more cells, and doing nothing is determined using a trained model, which maximizes a long term reward on tradeoff between throughput and power, the trained model taking as input a load estimate. The trained model may be updated online using measurement results on load, throughput and power consumption.
US11765649B1	Closed subscriber group setup of shared base stations based on public land mobile network configuration A method and system for a base station (BS) configured for sharing among a plurality of public land mobile networks (PLMNs), and for providing open radio access and/or closed subscriber group (CSG) radio access for user equipment devices (UEs) served. The BS may make a determination of which PLMNs have enabled CSG and which have not, and may transmit a request to a core network of each PLMN to set up an interface connection with each. Based on the determination, the request may either include information for configuring CSG radio access, or information for configuring only open radio access. For each PLMN having CSG enabled, the interface connection may be established for CSG radio access for UEs associated with PLMNs having CSG enabled. For each PLMN not having CSG enabled, the interface connection may be established for only open radio access for UEs associated with PLMNs without CSG enabled.
US11765648B2	Access type selection method and device and storage medium The present application relates to the field of communications. Disclosed are an access type selection method and device and a storage medium, for solving the problem in the prior art that the location service for a UE cannot be implemented under an access of a 3GPP access type and a non-3GPP access type when AMFs servicing the UE are different. The method comprises: a gateway mobile location center (GMLC) receives a second request sent from a location service (LCS) client; and the GMLC determines an access type for transmitting location information.
US11765644B2	Communication system and communication method A second network which communicates with a communication system for providing access to a network other than a first network, via the second network, to a wireless terminal on which an identification number for accessing the first network is stored, configured to: receive a connection initiation request on C-plane from the wireless terminal to send the connection initiation request to the communication system, receive a gateway ID of a gateway on U-plane to the network connected to the second network, selected on the communication system based on a network ID of the second network, in response to the connection initiation request, wherein the gateway is within a third network other than the first network, and establish a communication path between the gateway on U-plane designated by the gateway ID.
US11765641B2	Method and apparatus for supporting communication via a relay wireless device A method and apparatus for supporting communication buffer status reports (BSRs) are disclosed. A wireless device may generate a first buffer status report (BSR) associated with first data for transmission to at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). Also, the wireless device may generate a second BSR associated with second data for transmission to a base station. Further, the wireless device may transmit the first BSR and the second BSR in a media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) to the base station. Additionally, the wireless device may transmit the first data to the at least one WTRU. Moreover, the wireless device may transmit the second data to the base station. In a further example, the wireless device may generate the first BSR and generate the second BSR are based on a priority associated with the first BSR and a priority associated with the second BSR.
US11765638B2	Device for transmitting mobility information in heterogeneous networks Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to reducing or making more efficient handovers from one cell to another cell in a communications network. The method includes receiving mobility data for a device being serviced by a first cell, classifying the device based on the mobility data to yield a classification and making a handoff decision when handing off the device from the first cell to a second cell based at least in part on the classification. An example of the mobility data is a speed at which the device is moving or time a device is in a cell.
US11765635B2	Radio access network node, radio terminal, core network node, and method therefor A target RAN node (3) is configured to: receive, directly from a core network (5), core network context information about a handover of a radio terminal (1) from a first network to the second network; and control communication of the radio terminal (1) based on the core network context information. The target RAN node (3) is further configured to transfer a handover signaling message to a source RAN node on a direct interface (101) in response to receiving the core network context information. The core network context information includes at least one of flow information, slice information, and security-related information. It is thus possible, for example, to provide an inter-RAT handover procedure involving transfer of handover signaling messages on a direct inter-base-station interface.
US11765633B2	Method and system for anchor cell reselection with multi-RAT dual-connectivity A wireless station of a radio access network receives a reselection priority value of a frequency band used when the wireless station is an E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) anchor. The wireless station broadcasts an intra-frequency system information block (SIB) that includes a first Cell Reselection Priority information element (IE) and a first Anchor-cell Reselection Priority IE, wherein the first Anchor-cell Reselection Priority IE includes the reselection priority value of the frequency band used by the wireless station. The wireless station also broadcast an inter-frequency SIB that includes a second Cell Reselection Priority IE and a second Anchor-cell Reselection Priority IE, wherein the second Anchor-cell Reselection Priority IE includes another reselection priority value of another frequency band for another EN-DC anchor. Use of additional anchor-cell priorities enable EN-DC-capable end devices to camp on an anchor cell even when a non-anchor cell has a higher conventional priority than the anchor cell.
US11765628B2	Apparatus and method for improving handover performance in wireless communication system A baseband circuit that receives, from a RFIC, and being configured to process, a signal including a plurality of synchronization signal blocks generated in a neighbor cell and a signal including radio resource control parameters generated in a serving cell, includes: a storage; a controller configured to write/read data to/from the storage; and a signal processor controlled by the controller, wherein the controller sets a number of measurement target SSBs based on the RRC parameters, wherein the signal processor checks a validity of the set number of SSBs, and the controller stores valid SSB information in the storage based on the checking result, verifies a number of valid SSBs based on the stored valid SSB information, and controls the signal processor or invalidates the neighbor cell so that the signal processor measures reference signal received power of the neighbor cell based on a verification result.
US11765627B2	Sequence number transfer for radio bearers One or more processors, operating in a source base station and/or a target base station, determines a change in the termination point from the source base station to the target base station for a radio bearer with a current count value according to data unit sequencing. The one or more processors determine (1806) whether a user equipment (UE) changes the data unit sequencing as a result of the change in the termination point. In a first instance, the one or more processors cause the target base station to apply (1810) the current count value to the radio bearer, in response to determining that the data unit sequencing does not change. In a second instance, the one or more processors cause the target base station to apply (1820) a new count value different from the current count value to the radio bearer, in response to determining that the data unit sequencing changes.
US11765626B2	Connected mode mobility in new radio The present application is at least directed to an apparatus in a network including a non-transitory memory including instructions stored thereon for obtaining a resource for accessing a target cell in the network. The apparatus includes a processor, operably coupled to the non-transitory memory, configured to execute the instructions of detecting plural beams associated with the target cell. The processor also executes the instructions of determining one or more of the plural detected beams meeting a threshold for performing random access. The processor also executes the instructions of evaluating if a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource is associated with the one or more determined beams meeting the threshold. The processor further executes the instructions of selecting one of the evaluated beams exhibiting a reference signal received power (RSRP) above a predetermined value. The processor even further executes the instructions of picking the PRACH resource associated with the selected beam.
US11765623B1	Systems and methods for dynamic quality of service via radio intelligent controller Systems, methods, and devices are described for dynamic modifications of quality of service (QoS) rules in a communication network. Modification of the QoS rules can initiated by user equipment connected to an access point or an application server associated with an user equipment executed application. The modification can alter the communication priority of data communicated to, or communicated from, the user equipment. Additionally, or alternatively, the modification can alter the minimum data throughput for data communicated to, or communicated from, the user equipment.
US11765621B2	Policy enforcement in a 3GPP environment while ensuring congestion avoidance on user plane function northbound interfaces Systems and methods are provided for providing differential treatment to user traffic involving optimized reporting of start and stop traffic. The systems and method can include detecting, at a user plane function, an initiation of a type of traffic being performed at the user plane function, providing, by the user plane function, a start event trigger of the type of traffic detected by the user plane function to a session management function, and receiving, at the user plane function, a policy associated with the type of traffic from the session management function, the policy including instructions preventing submissions of subsequent event triggers to the session management function until an end of the type of traffic, the subsequent event triggers being associated with the type of traffic detected by the user plane function.
US11765619B2	Method and apparatus for managing internet protocol flow records in a wireless communication network There is provided a method and apparatus for management of internet protocol (IP) flow records in a wireless communication network. The method and apparatus can provide for the compression and aggregation of the IP flow records for subsequent transmission, thereby reducing bandwidth necessary for transmission thereof.
US11765616B2	Methods, apparatus, and systems for UE cooperation with UE relaying Signaling to enable relay-based user equipment (UE) cooperation (UC) by a group of UEs, and a configuration including an adaptation protocol for processing of UC bearer traffic, are communicated in a wireless communication network. The UC bearer traffic includes a UC bearer and UC bearer attributes, and the UC bearer includes either a split bearer or a duplicated bearer indicated in the UC bearer attributes. In some embodiments, wireless network connectivity that is available for a relay link is determined, and the adaptation protocol is determined based on the determined connectivity. Signaling to enable configuration of the relay link in accordance with the connectivity and the adaptation protocol is communicated. A UE may receive signaling to configure the UE for such a relay link, and communicates traffic between a remote UE and the wireless communication network over the relay link.
US11765614B2	Beamformed channel occupancy ratio Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may measure, using one or more beams included in a first beam group associated with the UE, a channel occupancy ratio (CR) for the first beam group. The UE may perform an action if the CR for the first beam group does not satisfy a CR limit associated with the first beam group. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11765611B2	Method, device and system for minimization of drive test A method for minimization of drive tests (MDT) measurement includes: determining an identifier of a target network environment to be measured corresponding to a target terminal device; sending MDT configuration information to the target terminal device, the MDT configuration information including the identifier of the target network environment; and receiving measurement information of the target network environment from the target terminal device, the measurement information of the target network environment being associated with mobile network signal information of the target terminal device.
US11765606B2	Method for role decision and loop prevention in a master-slave architecture of mesh network and network device using the same A network device including a main bridge, a first bridge, a controller, and an Ethernet port is provided. When the Ethernet port is connected to a mesh network, the processing unit performs the following steps: controlling the Ethernet port to transmit a first broadcast packet; when the Ethernet port receives a second broadcast packet, parsing the second broadcast packet to extract the packet path information to determine whether a path loop exists; determining, according to the Ethernet interface weight (EIW), the slave interface uplink weight (SIUW), and the master device weight (MW) carried by the first broadcast packet and the second broadcast packet, (1) whether the network device plays a master device role, (2) whether the bridge of the Ethernet port is set as the main bridge or the first bridge, and (3) whether the Ethernet port allows data transmission.
US11765596B2	Security procedure In accordance with an example embodiment, there is provided an apparatus, such as a user equipment, configured to receive, from a communication network, an authentication request which comprises a nonce and a received sequence number, check, whether the received sequence number is advanced with respect to a first sequence number, the first sequence number being from a most recent previous authentication request handled by the apparatus, check, responsive to the received sequence number not being advanced with respect the first sequence number, whether the nonce is identical to one from among plural stored nonces, and send, responsive to the nonce being identical to the one stored nonce, a response to the authentication request which comprises as a synchronization failure token a dummy value which is not derived from the first sequence number.
US11765594B2	Wireless personal area network underlying cellular networks This document discusses, among other things, a wireless personal-area network (PAN) underlying a cellular wide-area network (WAN). The PAN includes a wearable user equipment (UE-W) and a user equipment aggregation node (UE-AN). The UE-W includes processing circuitry to process data for communication with a network of the WAN through the UE-AN, and radio interface circuitry to communicate with the UE-AN through a first air interface. The UE-AN includes processing to process data for communication between the network of the WAN and the UE-W, and radio interface circuitry to communicate with the network of the WAN through the first air interface and with the UE-W through a second air interface. The UE-W and the UE-AN can share a network credential, appearing as a single device to the WAN.
US11765586B2	Context aware authorization for data and services in the IoT/M2M service layer An Authorization Verification Service (AVS) is disclosed that may be provided by an IoT/M2M service layer to registrants of the service layer for Dynamic Context Aware Authorization. The AVS may allow the IoT/M2M service layer entities to define dynamic limits for authorizing access to services or data. The limits may be set, for example, in terms of the number of allowed accesses. When an IoT/M2M registrant makes a request for data or services for which it has dynamic context aware authorization, the AVS may maintain records of the remaining accesses available.
US11765585B2	Techniques for enabling computing devices to identify when they are in proximity to one another The embodiments set forth a technique for securely identifying relevant computing devices that are nearby. The technique can be implemented at a first computing device, and include the steps of (1) receiving, from a second computing device, an advertisement packet that includes: (i) a network address that is associated with the second computing device, and (ii) a hash value that is calculated using the network address and an encryption key that is associated with the second computing device, and (2) for each known encryption key in a plurality of known encryption keys that are accessible to the first computing device: (i) calculating a temporary hash value using the network address and the known encryption key, and (ii) in response to identifying that the temporary hash value and the hash value match: carrying out an operation associated with the second computing device.
US11765582B2	Asymmetric key exchange between user equipment using SIP A carrier network may provide for asymmetric key exchange for end to end encryption between user equipment utilizing capability upload and discovery messages of the carrier network. For example, a carrier network may receive a capability upload message from a first user equipment. The carrier network may determine that the capability upload message includes a key bundle for end to end (E2E) encryption of communications. In response, the carrier network may store the key bundle in a key distribution center (KDC). The carrier network may also receive, from a second user equipment, a capability discovery message requesting capability information for the first user equipment. In response, the carrier network may request and receive the key bundle from the KDC and transmit the key bundle to the second user equipment.
US11765579B2	Methods and system for adaptively managing the policing of network traffic Embodiments of methods and systems for managing traffic across a WAN are disclosed. A method for managing traffic across a WAN involves identifying incoming traffic as Direct Internet Access (DIA) traffic at a first node, identifying incoming traffic as SD-WAN traffic at the first node, policing the DIA traffic at the first node, and adapting the policing of the DIA traffic at the first node in response to a comparison between the SD-WAN traffic and an SD-WAN traffic threshold.
US11765577B2	Identity obscuration for a wireless station Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for identity obscuration of a station (STA) connected to a wireless network to prevent the tracking of the STA. Embodiments include a STA configured to establish a security association with an access point (AP) based on an original long term identity for the station and an identity of the AP. The STA can transmit a new long term identity for the STA to the AP based on the security association. The STA can then transmit a request frame to change the original short term identity assigned to the STA to the AP. The STA can receive a response frame from the AP. The response frame can include a new short term identity assigned to the station by the AP. The STA can then map its new long term identity to its new short term identity assigned by the AP.
US11765576B2	Wireless communication service delivery using multiple data Network Names (DNNs) A wireless communication network serves a wireless User Equipment (UE). The wireless UE exchanges user data over a data session of a Dynamic Network Name (DNN) while exchanging other user data over other data sessions of other DNNs. An Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) receives a DNN message for the wireless UE and the DNN and responsively transfers a reattach message for the data session of the DNN to the wireless UE. The wireless UE receives the reattach message and responsively terminates the data session of the DNN and transfers a session message for the DNN to the AMF. The AMF receives the session message for the DNN and the wireless UE and responsively establishes a new data session for the DNN. The wireless UE exchanges new user data over the new data session of the DNN while exchanging additional user data over the other data sessions of the other DNNs.
US11765575B2	Apparatus, method and computer program An apparatus comprising means for performing: storing information of a plurality of user equipment addresses, the user equipment addresses allocated to one or more network slices; partitioning the plurality of user equipment addresses in to two or more groups; providing information of each of the two or more groups to one or more network functions in a network or network slice; and updating the stored information of a plurality of user equipment addresses based on information of utilization of addresses.
US11765574B2	Advertising user equipment capability A method, device, computer readable storage medium and integrated circuit for providing user equipment (UE) capability information to a network. The method includes receiving a request from a network for radio access capabilities of the UE, determining a first plurality of band combinations that the UE is capable of utilizing for communications with the network, determining a number of band combinations that are to be included with a message generated in response to the request, ordering the plurality of band combinations into a prioritized order of band combinations based on at least one priority factor, generating the message that includes the radio access capabilities, wherein the message includes a second plurality of band combinations that are based on the prioritized order and the number of band combinations that are to be included with a message and transmitting the message to the network.
US11765572B2	Configuration of a NFC mobile terminal A method of configuration of a mobile terminal including a near-field communication device is provided. The method includes determining the geographic position of the mobile terminal. The method further includes selecting, from a configuration table stored in an internal memory of the mobile terminal, a set of one or a plurality of configuration parameters of the near-field communication device according to the geographic position, and applying a selected set of parameters to the near-field communication device.
US11765569B2	Mobility history reporting by a wireless serving node Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless serving node may determine mobility history information associated with the wireless serving node, wherein the mobility history information is associated with a relative mobility between the wireless serving node and one or more reported cells; and transmit, to a child node of the wireless serving node, the mobility history information associated with the wireless serving node. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11765568B2	Determining remote unit behavior parameters Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining remote unit behavior parameters. One method includes receiving a message including parameters associated with an application in a remote unit. The method includes determining a first set of parameters including a first portion of the parameters, wherein each parameter of the first set of parameters corresponds to a remote unit behavior. The method includes determining a second set of parameters including a second portion of the parameters, wherein each parameter of the second set of parameters corresponds to a service behavior. The method includes associating the second set of parameters with a data network name, a single network slice selection assistance information, or a combination thereof.
US11765563B2	Method for startup configuration of a Bluetooth Mesh network Disclosed in the present disclosure is a method for provisioning a Bluetooth Mesh network, used for provisioning a plurality of non-provisioned devices, so as to add the plurality of non-provisioned devices to the Bluetooth Mesh network. The method includes: provisioning, by a top provisioner, surrounding non-provisioned devices of the top provisioner, so as to add the surrounding devices to the Bluetooth Mesh network as nodes; selecting, by a top provisioner, the one or more newly added nodes to be configured as one or more temporary provisioners; provisioning, by each of the one or more temporary provisioners, surrounding non-provisioned devices, so as to add the surrounding devices to the Bluetooth Mesh network as nodes; and completing, by the top provisioner and each of the one or more temporary provisioners, the provisioning of the plurality of non-provisioned devices. The method of the present disclosure may greatly improve the average provisioning speed of device, and ensure the unified allocation of key network information and the compatibility of provisioning on the premise of ensuring the provisioning security of the Bluetooth Mesh network.
US11765562B2	Systems and methods for matching objects in collaborative perception messages A method of matching objects in collaborative perception messages is provided. The method includes obtaining a first collaborative perception message (CPM) message from a first node, obtaining a second CPM from a second node, calculating an adaptive threshold based on uncertainty of the first CPM and uncertainty of the second CPM, calculating scores for pairs of objects, each of the pairs of objects including one object in the first CPM and one object in the second CPM, filtering out one or more pairs whose score is greater than the adaptive threshold to obtain a filtered matrix; and implementing a fusion algorithm on the filtered matrix to obtain correspondence identification among objects.
US11765558B2	Electronic asset location identification and tracking system with receiver clustering A system and method for determining the presence of an asset or person at a particular spot within a location. The asset or person is provided with a beacon transmitting a beacon signal. A plurality of receivers are disposed throughout the location. In one embodiment, two or more adjacent or nearby receivers are grouped together to define a receiver cluster. The receiver cluster having the highest average signal strength from the signal being transmitted from the beacon of the asset or person as determined by an electronic identification and location tracking system determines the particular area within the location where the asset or person is present at.
US11765548B2	Location information measurement implementation method, terminal, and access network element Provided are systems and methods for location information measurement. The location information measurement implementation method is applied to an access network element, and includes sending auxiliary positioning information to a terminal, where the auxiliary positioning information is used by the terminal for positioning measurement.
US11765547B2	Personal monitoring apparatus and methods An apparatus, including a personal monitoring device assigned to an individual, which includes a database, global positioning device, first processor, and RFID tag, an RFID reader located at an entrance or exit of a venue or vehicle; and a computer assigned to a venue or vehicle. The RFID reader detects the RFID tag and the computer generates and transmits a first message containing information regarding a date and time when the RFID tag was detected and location information regarding the venue or vehicle. The personal monitoring device processes information regarding the address or location of the venue or vehicle using information regarding a travel itinerary or schedule of the individual. The personal monitoring device determines that the individual is not following, or has deviated from, the travel itinerary or schedule and generates and transmits a second message to a user communication device or central processing computer.
US11765546B2	Systems and methods for localized information provision using wireless communication A system for localized information provision using wireless communication, includes a computing device designed and configured to receive, from a wireless signal generator located in a navigable space, a location identifier, input at least a user-entered datum associated with the location identifier, instantiate a display data structure as a function of the at least a user-entered datum, wherein, the display data structure includes a plurality of data signals including the at least a user-entered datum, each display signal of the plurality of display signals includes a subset of a plurality of categories of data, and the display data structure includes a display order for the plurality of data signals, record at least an element of contextual data, and generate a localized data record, wherein the localized data record include display data structure, location identifier, and an association of the contextual data with the display order.
US11765543B2	Presenting information for a current location or time A computing system is described that obtains, based at least in part on information included in at least one previous communication associated with a user of a computing device, an indication of a future location and a future time and event information associated with the future location and the future time. The computing system obtains a duration of time for the user to travel from a current location of the computing device to the future location, and, based at least in part on the duration of time, obtains a departure time at which the user is predicted to need to depart from the current location in order to arrive at the future location by an arrival time based on the event. The computing system outputs, for transmission to the computing device, an indication associated with the event and including information indicative of the departure time.
US11765540B2	Method and apparatus for controlling sound according to seat posture in vehicle A method and apparatus of controlling a sound using an audio system in a vehicle, includes receiving seat posture information related to a seat by occupied an occupant among seats in a vehicle, determining at least one speaker to output a sound among a plurality of speakers in the vehicle according to the seat posture information, and generating a control signal to control the sound output by the at least one speaker according to the seat posture information.
US11765531B2	Hearing aid adapted for embedded electronics A hearing aid comprising a microphone, a receiver, hearing aid electronics coupled to the microphone and the receiver, and conductive traces overlaying an insulator, the conductive traces configured to interconnect the hearing aid electronics and to follow non-planar contours of the insulator. Examples are provided wherein the insulator includes a hearing aid housing.
US11765527B2	Hearing aid bowtie antenna optimized for ear to ear communications A hearing aid is described which incorporates an antenna integrated into the housing that is configured to radiate with linear polarization such that the electric field is perpendicular to the head of a wearer. The described technique results in lower propagation losses from ear to ear and an improvement in ear-to-ear communications using a far-field link (e.g., in the 2.4 GHz band).
US11765526B2	Wireless system for hearing communication devices providing wireless stereo reception modes The present subject matter relates to the wireless stereo reception of first and second audio information by wireless hearing communication devices. One type of device which may employ the present subject matter is a hearing assistance device, such as a hearing aid. Various forms and protocols of signal transmission are employed in varying embodiments. The present subject matter includes various communication modes such as eavesdropping modes and relaying modes.
US11765525B2	Hearing instrument charger device and system, and a method of manufacturing a holder therefor A method of manufacturing a charger insert part of a hearing instrument charger device comprising a charger casing having a receiving portion, and a first charger element, includes: obtaining a first virtual model of the rechargeable hearing instrument shaped or to be shaped to at least partly conform to a shape of a portion of an ear canal of a user, wherein the first virtual model comprises an allocated position for a second charger element; obtaining a second virtual model of the charger insert part for manufacturing the charger insert part, such that when the charger insert part is placed in the receiving portion, the first charger element will be in a relation with the second charger element; and shaping, by a manufacturing process, the charger insert part based on the second virtual model, the second virtual model being based on the first virtual model.
US11765521B2	Hearing device for occlusion reduction and components thereof An earpiece includes: a first end; a second end opposite from the first end; a first channel extending from a first location that is closer to the first end than to the second end, to a second location that is closer to the second end than to the first end; and a first diaphragm, wherein the first diaphragm has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface of the diaphragm configured to be in fluid communication with a lumen in the first channel, wherein the first diaphragm extends in a direction that is parallel to, or that forms an acute angle with, a longitudinal axis of the first channel.
US11765518B2	Sound apparatus and display apparatus including the same A sound apparatus includes a piezoelectric device, a vibration member connected to the piezoelectric device, a first magnet connected to the piezoelectric device, and a second magnet facing the first magnet, which can readily realize a desired frequency characteristic.
US11765517B2	Sound production unit and speaker The present application relates to a sound production unit and a speaker. The sound production unit includes: a frame, where the frame has a receiving space; a magnetic path system, where the magnetic path system is arranged in the receiving space, and a magnetic gap is formed in the magnetic path system; a vibration system, where the vibration system includes a first diaphragm and a second, a first voice coil assembly inserted into the magnetic gap to drive the first diaphragm to vibrate to produce a sound, and a second voice coil assembly inserted into the magnetic gap to drive the second diaphragm to vibrate to produce a sound; and an end cover. Vibrations of the sound production unit or the speaker and the like can be counteracted; cophase stacking can also be performed on sound waves; and the acoustics effect of the speaker is enhanced.
US11765514B2	Speaker Provided is a speaker, including a frame, a vibration unit fixed to the frame, and a magnetic circuit unit including a magnetic gap. The magnetic circuit unit includes a yoke, and a magnet; the vibration unit includes a diaphragm, and a voice coil; the voice coil is inserted into the magnetic gap to drive the diaphragm to vibrate and produce sound; the speaker further includes a conductive lower diaphragm; the conductive lower diaphragm includes an inner connecting portion, an outer connecting portion, and an intermediate portion; the voice coil is electrically connected to the inner connecting portion; and the outer connecting portion is electrically connected to an external circuit. With this structure, internal space of the speaker is saved, reducing material cost and improving reliability.
US11765508B2	Wearable audio device with centralized stereo image and corresponding methods A wearable electronic device includes an anterior pendant and a posterior pendant. A first neck strap couples a first side of the anterior pendant to the posterior pendant, while a second neck strap couples a second side of the anterior pendant to the posterior pendant. The posterior pendant includes a first single channel posterior audio output delivering a left channel audio signal through a first port and a second single channel posterior audio output delivering a right channel audio signal from a second port. The anterior pendant has a single channel anterior audio output delivering a combined left channel audio signal and right channel audio signal to pull the stereo image defined by the combined acoustic signals toward the anterior pendant.
US11765507B2	Wireless transmission to satellites for multichannel audio system Some disclosed systems and methods include assigning channel streams to satellite playback devices, delaying initial transmission of surround sound content to satellite playback devices to accumulate audio samples for transmission in individual frames of surround sound content, and taking advantage of configured playback delays for different channels of surround sound content to prioritize transmission of channels of surround sound content having shorter configured playback delays over transmission of channels of surround sound content having longer configured playback delays.
US11765505B2	Correction method of acoustic characteristics, acoustic characteristic correction device and non-transitory storage medium A correction method of acoustic characteristics of a plurality of speakers installed in a room, the correction method groups speakers, among the plurality of speakers, having identical attachment condition to the above-mentioned room, measures each of output characteristics of the grouped speakers, calculates an average characteristic of the output characteristics of the grouped speakers, and corrects each of the output characteristics of the grouped speakers based on the average characteristic.
US11765504B2	Input signal decorrelation Decorrelating an input signal includes allpass filtering to phase shift the first input signal by a phase shift, the allpass filtering comprising filtering with one or more subsequent controllable allpass filter stages, each controllable allpass filter stage having a filter quality and a cut-off frequency. Decorrelating further includes controlling at least one of the filter quality and the cut-off frequency of the controllable allpass filter stages to change over time.
US11765503B2	Integrated active noise-canceling wireless Bluetooth headphone The present disclosure relates to an integrated active noise-canceling wireless Bluetooth headphone, which comprises a housing assembly, primary and secondary magnet sets, primary and secondary magnetic conductive sheet sets, an integrated circuit board assembly, a bracket and a tuning net. The primary and secondary magnet sets, the primary and secondary magnetic conductive sheet sets, the integrated circuit board assembly and the bracket are sequentially laminated in the housing assembly; the tuning net is arranged on an outer surface above the housing assembly; the integrated circuit board assembly is integrated; the periphery of the integrated circuit board assembly is exposed outside the housing assembly; a noise-canceling speaker module interface is embedded in the exposed part of the integrated circuit board and electrically connected with the integrated circuit board; and a light-sensing in-ear detector is surface-mounted on the integrated circuit board.
US11765500B2	Methods and apparatus for wear noise audio signature suppression Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for wear noise audio signature suppression. An example method disclosed herein includes generating an audio signature based on a media audio signal during a first time period, collecting acceleration data during the first time period, determining whether the acceleration data corresponds to wear noise having occurred during the first time period, and in response to determining the acceleration data corresponds to wear noise during the first time period, inhibiting transmission of the audio signature to a central facility.
US11765497B2	Earhole-wearable sound collection device, signal processing device, and sound collection method Provided are an earhole-wearable sound collection device, a signal processing device, and a sound collection method for sound collection at a high S/N ratio, with noise influence being reduced not by a noise reduction process. In the earhole-wearable sound collection device, a microphone that collects emitted speech voice is provided in a space that is substantially sealed off from outside and connects to an ear canal of the wearer (the speaker). With the microphone being located in the space sealed off from outside, emitted speech voice that propagates through the ear canal of the wearer is collected. In a sound collection signal obtained through the ear canal, the emitted speech voice component is dominant over the noise component particularly at low frequencies.
US11765492B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus may include: a display panel configured to display an image, a supporting member configured to support the display panel, a coupling member in the supporting member, and at least one sound-generating device coupled to the display panel by the coupling member, the at least one sound-generating device being configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound.
US11765487B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus is provided in which signals from a plurality of pixels are output to signal output lines during a predetermined reading period, a first reading mode and a second reading mode where analog-to-digital (AD) conversion circuits perform AD conversion on the signals are included, and the reading period includes a first period from when the signals from the pixels are output to the signal output lines to when the AD conversion circuits start AD conversion on the signals a predetermined time later, and a second period where the AD conversion circuits perform the AD conversion on the signals from the pixels, the reading period is equal between the first and second reading modes, and lengths of the first and second periods are different from each other.
US11765486B2	Vision sensor and image processing device including the same A vision sensor including a plurality of pixels configured to sense intensity of incident light, and to output request signals representing an occurrence status of an event; and an event detection circuit configured to generate event data including information about a pixel at which the event occurs, based on the request signals, wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes: a photoelectric conversion device configured to generate a current corresponding to the incident light; a current-to-voltage converter configured to generate a voltage corresponding to the current; an amplifier configured to amplify a variation amount of the generated voltage to generate an output voltage; an event storage configured to generate an event signal corresponding to a comparison between the output voltage and a threshold voltage, and to hold the event signal using cross-coupled transistors; and an output logic configured to output a request signal based on the event signal.
US11765485B2	Photoelectric conversion apparatus, image capturing apparatus, equipment, and method of driving photoelectric conversion apparatus A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a driving unit and a plurality of pixels. The pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion unit, a second photoelectric conversion unit, a charge-voltage conversion unit, a first transfer transistor, a second transfer transistor, a reset transistor, a microlens configured to condense incident light to the first photoelectric conversion unit and the second photoelectric conversion unit, and an output unit. The driving unit performs a first operation including a first reset operation and a first readout operation, and a second operation including a second reset operation and a second readout operation.
US11765484B1	High dynamic range CMOS image sensor pixel with reverse biased metal-insulator-metal lateral overflow integration capacitor for reduced image lag A pixel circuit includes a transfer transistor is coupled between a photodiode and a floating diffusion to transfer the image charge from the photodiode to the floating diffusion. A lateral overflow integration capacitor (LOFIC) includes an insulating region between a first metal electrode and a second metal electrode that is coupled to a first reset transistor and selectively coupled to the floating diffusion. A second reset transistor and a bias voltage source are coupled to the first metal electrode. During an idle period, the first reset transistor is configured to be on, the second reset transistor is configured to be off, and the bias voltage source is configured to provide a first bias voltage to the first metal electrode to reverse bias the LOFIC. The first bias voltage is less than a reset voltage provided from the reset voltage source.
US11765481B2	Imaging element, photodetector element, and electronic equipment with a threshold that is randomly varied for an analog-to-digital converter An imaging element of the present disclosure includes an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert multiple analog pixel signals that are acquired under multiple imaging conditions different from each other and that are output from a pixel, to multiple digital pixel signals, a threshold setting unit configured to set, on an input side of the analog-to-digital converter, a threshold that is randomly varied, a comparison unit configured to use, as a comparison threshold, the threshold set by the threshold setting unit and compare the comparison threshold with one of the multiple analog pixel signals, and a selection unit configured to select and output, on the basis of a result of comparison from the comparison unit, one of the multiple digital pixel signals that are output from the analog-to-digital converter.
US11765480B2	Pixel collection circuit, dynamic vision sensor, and image capture device This application provides a pixel collection circuit comprising an optical-to-electrical converter circuit configured to convert a collected optical signal into an analog signal; an analog-to-digital converter circuit configured to: receive the analog signal from the optical-to-electrical converter circuit; and perform analog-to-digital conversion on the analog signal to obtain a digital signal; a differential circuit configured to: receive the digital signal from the analog-to-digital converter circuit; and obtain a difference signal between a digital signal of a previous triggering moment and the digital signal of a current triggering moment; the previous triggering moment and the current triggering moment are determined by at least a digital clock signal; a comparison circuit configured to receive the difference signal from the differential circuit, and output a pulse signal. A digital component is used to implement the pixel collection circuit in the dynamic vision sensor, so as to reduce noise, reduce interference, and facilitate debugging.
US11765478B2	Imaging system and endoscope system In an imaging system, a differential signal transmission circuit is configured to output a first signal to a first signal line in an image output period and is configured to output a second signal to a second signal line in the image output period. The first signal and the second signal are included in a differential signal. A signal output circuit is configured to output a second clock signal to the first signal line in a blanking period different from the image output period and is configured to output a second control signal to the second signal line in the blanking period. In a PLL, connection between a charge pump and a loop filter is controlled on the basis of the second control signal output to the second signal line.
US11765477B2	Apparatus for wavelength conversion using layers of different photoelectric conversion materials for detecting visible and infared light simultaneously There is provided an imaging device, an electronic apparatus including an imaging device, and an automotive vehicle including an electronic apparatus including an imaging device, including: a first substrate including a first set of photoelectric conversion units; a second substrate including a second set of photoelectric conversion units; and an insulating layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; where the insulating layer has a capability to reflect a first wavelength range of light and transmit a second wavelength range of light that is longer than the first wavelength range of light.
US11765475B2	Systems and methods for obtaining dark current images A system for obtaining dark current images includes one or more processors and one or more hardware storage devices storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to configure the system to perform various acts. The acts include obtaining a first image frame, generating a first low-pass filtered image by applying a low-pass filter to the first image frame, and generating a first estimated dark current image by subtracting the first low-pass filtered image from the first image frame.
US11765467B2	Image sensor, electronic device including the image sensor and configured to generate output image data based on high conversion gain pixel signals, and low conversion gain pixel signals, and operating method therof Provided is an image sensor including: a pixel array including a plurality of pixel groups each including first pixels to which a first conversion gain is applied and second pixels to which a second conversion gain is applied; a readout circuit configured to receive a first pixel signal corresponding to the first pixels and a second pixel signal corresponding to the second pixels through a single readout with respect to each of the plurality of pixel groups, generate first image data, based on first pixel signals of the plurality of pixel groups, and generate second image data, based on second pixel signals of the plurality of pixel groups; and an image signal processor configured to generate output image data by merging the first image data and the second image data in units of a pixel group.
US11765466B2	Imaging control method and apparatus, electronic device, and computer readable storage medium The present disclosure provides an imaging control method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory readable storage medium. A pixel unit array of an imaging device is exposed for multiple times with the same exposure duration to generate second images, based on a preview image generated by the imaging device satisfying a first preset condition. A composited image is obtained by performing a compositing and noise reduction process on the second images.
US11765460B2	Digital zoom based on remote user instructions of live video Systems and methods facilitate digital zoom of live video based on remote user instructions. A user of a remote device may desire to zoom in on a particular aspect of a copy of a full image captured by a sensor at a first resolution and communicated to the remote device at a second resolution less than the first resolution. A selection that corresponds to a user-selected area of the copy and corresponding to a portion of the sensor is received by the sensor. Based on the selection, an instruction is generated to capture a second electronic image utilizing the portion of the sensor with the first resolution. Thus, rather than zooming into the first electronic image at the second resolution, the second electronic image corresponding to the portion of the sensor is captured at the first resolution and then converted to the second resolution, resulting in a higher resolution zoom.
US11765458B2	Image blur correction device, imaging apparatus, image blur correction method, and image blur correction program An image blur correction device is configured to correct a blur of an imaging apparatus that includes an image sensor that images a subject through an imaging optical system. An image blur correction device includes an acceleration sensor that detects accelerations in two directions, an angular velocity sensor that detects an angular velocity of the imaging apparatus around a rotation axis parallel to the optical axis, a rotational acceleration component calculator that calculates rotational acceleration components which are generated by rotation of the imaging apparatus around the rotation axis based on an output of the angular velocity sensor, and a blur corrector that corrects blurs of the imaging apparatus based on the rotational acceleration components and the accelerations. The blur corrector corrects the blurs based on a member of the imaging apparatus that is used for an imaging of the imaging apparatus.
US11765453B2	Information processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and program An information processing apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus via a communication path, the communication path being selected from a first communication path and a second communication path, the first communication path being different from the second communication path. The apparatus also comprises an operation unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to change an apparatus mode and to change a mode of communication performed by the communication unit, depending on a state of the operation unit.
US11765452B2	Conditional camera control via automated assistant commands Implementations set forth herein relate to an automated assistant that can control a camera according to one or more conditions specified by a user. A condition can be satisfied when, for example, the automated assistant detects a particular environment feature is apparent. In this way, the user can rely on the automated assistant to identify and capture certain moments without necessarily requiring the user to constantly monitor a viewing window of the camera. In some implementations, a condition for the automated assistant to capture media data can be based on application data and/or other contextual data that is associated with the automated assistant. For instance, a relationship between content in a camera viewing window and other content of an application interface can be a condition upon which the automated assistant captures certain media data using a camera.
US11765450B2	System and method to manage multi-mode camera previews on an image-originating device An electronic device, method and computer program product provide multiple simultaneous camera previews of different imaging modes of the same image. The electronic device includes at least one image capturing device that generates a photographic image stream. The electronic device includes an image processing module that simultaneously produces more than one camera previews of the photographic image stream in different imaging modes. The electronic device includes a display driver. A controller of the electronic device is communicatively coupled to the at least one image capturing device, the image processing module, the display driver, and a first display device. The controller receives the more than one camera previews from the image processing module. The controller simultaneously presents, via the display driver, the more than one camera previews on the first display device.
US11765449B2	System for magnetic mounting and registration of sensors to grid ceilings A system for repeatably mounting an image sensor to a grid ceiling comprising: a mounting member defining an upper face; a set of magnets fixed to the upper face and characterized by a height greater than a protrusion distance of the outer surface of a ceiling tile of the grid ceiling below a grid segment of the grid ceiling; a detachable registration feature transiently coupled to the mounting member, configured to align with the grid ceiling while the set of magnetics are magnetically coupled to the grid ceiling, configured to adhere to the grid ceiling while the set of magnets are magnetically coupled to the grid ceiling, and configured to detach from the upper face and remain adhered to the grid ceiling in response to vertical displacement of the mounting member away from the grid ceiling.
US11765446B2	Methods and systems for providing dynamic summaries of missed content from a group watching experience Systems and methods are presented for providing dynamic summaries of missed content of content streaming on multiple device. A plurality of groups for a concurrent presentation of a content is identified, and a selection is received by a user via a second device to join a first group of the plurality of groups for the concurrent presentation of the content. Based on a user via the second device joining a group, a determination is made as to whether a user via the second device missed any content from the concurrent presentation of the content for the first group. Based on the detection of missed content, the system generates for the second device one or more summaries of the missed content segments and the missed reactions to the segments based on preferences associated with the user profile. In response to generating the summaries, the summaries are presented via the second device to the user.
US11765445B2	Validation of content A collection of well-formed, but possibly semantically invalid, binary encoded multimedia data components or packages as well as the binary encoded announcement, signaling, and interchange protocols used in their transmission are converted into one or more well-formed extensible markup language (XML) files. Such XML files may then be validated according to one or more pre-defined XML schemas, or similar schema languages, in order to verify that the data and protocol structures and substructures adhere to prior defined semantic constraints.
US11765440B1	System and method for delivering emergency alerts A method of communicating an emergency alert includes receiving, by a central content controller (CCC), audiovisual (AV) content from a plurality of sources, determining existence of one or more emergency alerts, encoding the content to form a first stream type and transmitting the first stream type to regional controllers (RCs) associated with a respective market area (MA) if no alerts exist, determining, if an alert exist, a market area for the alert, encode the content and the alert to form a second stream type, transmit the second stream type to a RC associated with a MA for which the alert is applicable and encode the content to form the first stream and transmit the first stream type to RCs associated with a MA without an alert, and broadcast, as AV signals, the received stream types by the RC.
US11765437B2	Automatic diagnostics alerts Generating automatic diagnostics alerts is disclosed. At a first time, a set of quality metrics for a plurality of groups of streaming sessions is computed. An anomaly is identified at least in part by performing anomaly detection using the set of quality metrics and historical information. A cause of the identified anomaly is diagnosed. An alert is generated based at least in part on the diagnosis.
US11765436B2	Media packaging Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for packaging media. In some embodiments, the technology relates to a computer-implemented method of packaging media files. A list of one or more media asset IDs is received by a media packaging server. A packaging template is received by the media packaging server. One or more media files based on a media asset ID in the list of the one or more media asset IDs and the packaging template are retrieved, by the media packaging server. Metadata associated with the media asset ID based on the packaging template is retrieved by the media packaging server. The one or more media files and the metadata are packaged by the media packaging server into a delivery package in a packaging format indicated by the packaging template.
US11765433B2	User commentary systems and methods In one embodiment, a method includes receiving program content and data describing program content from a content source, and automatically identifying, based on user preferences of a first user, one or more relevant products or services displayed in the program content. Product-related metadata associated with the program content is identified. The product-related metadata including data relating to the one or more relevant products or services displayed in the program content. The program content is communicated to a display device for presentation to a first user in a first portion of the display device, and the product-related metadata is communicated to a second display device for presentation to a second user substantially simultaneously with the presentation of the program content in the first display device. A user commentary is received from the second device, the user commentary generated by the second user and associated with the program content or product-related metadata.
US11765431B2	Systems and methods for aggregating content identifiers in a super-interface Systems and methods are described for generating a super-interface that aggregates content identifiers from different content sources. A super-interface is generated for display. The super-interface comprises a first interface that comprises a first plurality of content items available from a first content source and a second interface that comprises a second plurality of content items available from a second content source. The second content source is different from the first content source. The first interface and the second interface are simultaneously accessible to a first device. A user preference is detected based on a user interaction with the first interface. The second interface is automatically updated to comprise identifiers of a third plurality of content items that are available from the second content source. The third plurality of content items is selected based on the detected user preference from the user interaction with the first interface.
US11765430B2	Methods and apparatus to calibrate return path data for audience measurement Example apparatus disclosed herein include a return path data classifier to classify a first viewing period associated with segments of return path data received from a set top box into tuning classifications based on the segments of the return path data; calculate a total reported tuning duration for the first viewing period when the first viewing period is classified as live or playback tuning; and compare the total reported tuning duration to a duration threshold to determine whether the segments of return path data associated with the first viewing period are valid. The example apparatus also includes a return path data rectifier to rectify missing tuning data associated with a second viewing period based on tuning data included in the segments of return path data associated with the first viewing period when the segments of the return path data associated with the first viewing period are determined to be valid.
US11765428B2	System and method to adapting video size The present invention discloses a method for real time dynamic responsive/adapting/adjusting video in real-time to required/defined display size.The method comrading the steps of: Identifying size requirements Receiving/uploading instructions/policy for changing/adapting the video based on required display size; Changing/cropping video based on pre-defined rules or dynamic rules when changing display size requirement.
US11765427B2	Virtual reality video playing method, terminal, and server A method and system are described wherein a terminal sends, to a server, a video request message that includes an identifier of a virtual reality (VR) video. The VR video comprises N sub-bitstreams. The terminal receives a video response message sent by the server. The video response message indicates multicast addresses respectively corresponding to the N sub-bitstreams, and the terminal determines a target sub-bitstream based on a current field of view of a user, and obtains the target sub-bitstream based on a multicast address corresponding to the target sub-bitstream. The multicast address is one of the multicast addresses, and the target sub-bitstream comprises at least one sub-bitstream of the N sub-bitstreams.
US11765424B2	Systems and methods for providing blackout recording and summary information Systems and methods for providing blackout support in video mosaic and television environments are disclosed. In response to receiving a request for a video mosaic page, screen data or application data, which may include blackout information, is received. The blacked out content may be automatically recorded to the user equipment or a network server for later playback after the blackout has expired. In addition, an overlay of options associated with the blacked out asset may be presented. The overlay may include options to substitute the blacked out asset with replacement content, search for similar content, retrieve more information about the blackout, or present summary information, such as a sports ticker, in place of the blacked out cell.
US11765420B2	Television and system and method for providing a remote control device A television and system and method for providing a remote control device are disclosed. In one embodiment of the television, the television includes a processor, a memory, a tuner, a panel, and an audio driver therein in an interconnected architecture. The television may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device, such as a proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device having a touch screen display, whereby formatted parallel audiovisual experience instructions, including virtual buttons, may be transmitted to the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device for display on the touch screen display to create an experience parallel to the experience on the television. The television receives and processes virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device to control amenities associated with the television.
US11765419B2	Display apparatus, image processing apparatus and control method for selecting and displaying related image content of primary image content There is provided an image processing apparatus which comprises a receiver which receives primary image content; a communicator which communicates with at least one supply source which supplies related image content of the primary image content; a signal processor which processes and outputs the primary image content; and a controller which controls the communicator to request the supply source to supply the related image content, and controls the signal processor to process and play the related image content supplied from the supply source in response to the request if a user selects a key to play the related image content of the primary image content while the primary image content received by the receiver is processed by the signal processor.
US11765418B1	Seamless transcode server switching A video streaming service may include a segmentation component that provides segment metadata that indicates starting locations for a plurality of segments of video content that are produced during transcoding of the video content. The segment metadata may be sent to a first transcode server and a second transcode server to allow alignment of segmentations between the first transcode server and the second transcode server. This may allow transcoding of the video content to be seamlessly switched from the first transcode server to the second transcode server, during transmission of the video content, without causing interruption of playback. The first transcode server and the second transcode server may also operate in parallel to produce different versions of the video content, such as versions encoded using different codecs. A video player may seamlessly switch between these different codec versions without causing interruption of playback.
US11765417B2	Systems and methods to reduce acknowledgment requests in broadcast transmission networks At least one aspect of the present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of selecting and acknowledging content to broadcast. A system can receive, at a first time, a request for content to broadcast identifying a content publisher. The system can obtain cluster data of the content publisher corresponding to a first time, the cluster data identifying content selection metrics based on predicted characteristics of the cluster corresponding to the first time. The system can determine a subset of content items having cluster filtering criteria that satisfy the content selection metrics. The system can rank the subset of content items based on the content selection metrics to create an ordered list of content items. The system can transmit data identifying the order of the content items to the content publisher. The content publisher can insert the content into a broadcast in the order identified by the system.
US11765413B2	Content feed delivery system and method A method of providing a content feed. The method includes monitoring a plurality of user content streams of a plurality of users on a plurality of computing devices, the plurality of user content streams including a plurality of content instances accessible via a network. A plurality of archetypes are generated based on the plurality of user content streams. A selection of a particular archetype of the plurality of archetypes from a particular user is received on a particular computing device. A particular content stream is determined based on the particular archetype, and the particular content stream is delivered to the particular user via the particular computing device.
US11765410B2	Synchronizing multiple over the top streaming clients Systems and methods for synchronizing the playback of OTT or other time sensitive content on multiple playback devices is disclosed. The systems and methods include receiving time information based on a network time source in the playback devices. The playback clock in each playback device is set based upon the time information. Stream initiation information derived using the time information from the network time source is received by each of the playback device from the media provider. The playback devices use the stream initiation information to adjust the presentation time stamps of the frames of the media content in the stream.
US11765404B2	Systems, methods, and devices for enabling live media production services A live media production function (LMPF) provisions a live media production service and live media service in a 5G system. The LMPF may be deployed as a virtual or physical network function in a 5G network or as an application function interfacing with the 5G network over a standardized interface.
US11765400B2	Systems and methods for selecting an initial streaming bitrate Systems and methods are described for providing a media stream transmitted from an encoding system to a remotely-located media player that requests segments of the media stream. In accordance with one embodiment, a method of encoding a media stream provided from an encoding system to a remotely-located client includes establishing a data connection with the client and acquiring, from the client, client information including a client identifier, a public internet protocol (IP) address, and a geographical location associated with the client. The method further includes determining, based on the client information, whether historical bit rate data is available in a historical bit rate data store provided by the encoding system. If such historical bit rate data is available, an initial bit rate parameter is set for the media stream and the media stream is encoded at the encoding system according to the initial bit rate parameter and transmitted to the client.
US11765399B2	Method and apparatus for video coding An apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of an intra block copy mode, the current block is one of a plurality of coding blocks in a coding tree block (CTB) with a right to left coding order being allowed within the current CTB. The processing circuitry determines a block vector that points to a reference block in a same picture as the current block. Then, the processing circuitry ensures the reference block being buffered in a reference sample memory based on at least a determination that a sample that is right of a leftmost sample of the reference block is buffered in the reference sample memory. Further, the processing circuitry reconstructs at least a sample of the current block based on reconstructed samples of the reference block.
US11765398B2	Border partition Devices, systems and methods for picture border coding are described. In a representative aspect, a method for processing picture includes segmenting a picture into one or multiple picture segments, determining that a first block of a picture segment covers at least one region that is outside a border of the picture segment, wherein a size of the first block is M×N pixels, selecting a second block of size K×L pixels, where (K≤M and L
US11765394B2	Decoding order of different SEI messages Methods, devices and systems for video coding and encoding, which include constraints, restrictions and signaling for subpictures, slices, and tiles, are described. One example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a video and a bitstream of the video, wherein the bitstream comprises one or more access units according to a format rule, and wherein the format rule specifies an order in which a first message and a second message that apply to an operation point (OP) are present within an access unit (AU) such that the first message precedes the second message in a decoding order.
US11765393B2	Syntax for signaling video subpictures Methods, devices and systems for signaling the use of subpictures in coded video pictures are described. One example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a video and a bitstream of a video, wherein the bitstream conforms to a format rule, wherein the format rule specifies that a first syntax element signaled in a sequence parameter set (SPS) of the bitstream is indicative of a length of identifiers of subpictures in the SPS, and wherein the signaling of the first syntax element is independent of a value of a second syntax element that is indicative of explicit signaling of the identifiers of the subpictures in the SPS or a picture parameter set (PPS).
US11765384B2	Method and apparatus of motion compensation based on bi-directional optical flow techniques for video coding Methods and apparatus of motion compensation using the bi-directional optical flow (BIO) techniques are disclosed. According to one method of the present invention, the BIO process is applied to encode or decode bi-directional current block in Merge mode only or in AMVP (advanced motion vector prediction) mode only. According to another method, the BIO process conditionally to encode or decode the current block depending on a jointly-coded flag if the current block is coded using a bi-prediction mode. According to yet another method, x-offset value vx and y-offset value vy for the current block are added to the current motion vector to form a final motion vector. The final motion vector is then used as a reference motion vector for following blocks. In still yet another method, the BIO process is applied to the chroma component.
US11765383B2	Video decoder and methods The present disclosure relates to video encoding and decoding, and in particular to determining motion information for a current block using a history-based motion vector predictor, HMVP, list. The HMVP list is constructed, with said list being an ordered list of N HMVP candidates Hk, k=0, . . . , N−1, which are associated with motion information of N preceding blocks of the frame and precede the current block. Each HMVP candidate has motion information including elements of one or more motion vectors, MVs, one or more reference picture indices corresponding to the MVs, and one or more bi-prediction weight indices. One or more HMVP candidates from the HMVP list are added into a motion information candidate list for the current block; and the motion information is derived based on the motion information candidate list.
US11765382B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding video using inter-prediction A coding tool is provided to improve the compression performance of inter prediction and is used at the encoder/decoder side to adjust the correction of a motion vector based on a high level syntax. In addition, a method is provided for simply performing an integer sample search step of searching for an integer offset and a fractional sample refinement step of searching for a sub-pixel offset in relation to motion vector refinement among coding tools.
US11765380B2	Methods and systems for motion vector derivation at a video decoder Method and apparatus for deriving a motion vector at a video decoder. A block-based motion vector may be produced at the video decoder by utilizing motion estimation among available pixels relative to blocks in one or more reference frames. The available pixels could be, for example, spatially neighboring blocks in the sequential scan coding order of a current frame, blocks in a previously decoded frame, or blocks in a downsampled frame in a lower pyramid when layered coding has been used.
US11765378B2	Video coding method and apparatus Embodiments of this application disclose a method for obtaining a motion vector, including: determining a reference block of a to-be-processed block, wherein the reference block and the to-be-processed block have a preset temporal or spatial correlation, the reference block is obtained based on a prediction block of the reference block determined by a refined initial motion vector, the refined initial motion vector is obtained based on an initial motion vector and one or more preset motion vector offsets, and the initial motion vector is obtained based on a predicted motion vector of the reference block; and using the initial motion vector as a predicted motion vector of the to-be-processed block.
US11765377B2	Alpha channel prediction Image coding using alpha channel prediction may include generating a reconstructed image using alpha channel prediction and outputting the reconstructed image. Generating the reconstructed image using alpha channel prediction may include decoding reconstructed color channel values for a current pixel expressed with reference to first color space, obtaining color space converted color channel values for the current pixel by converting the reconstructed color channel values to a second color space, obtaining an alpha channel lower bound for an alpha channel value for the current pixel using the color space converted color channel values, generating a candidate predicted alpha value for the current pixel, obtaining an adjusted predicted alpha value for the current pixel using the candidate predicted alpha value and the alpha channel lower bound, generating a reconstructed pixel for the current pixel using the adjusted predicted alpha value, and including the reconstructed pixel in the reconstructed image.
US11765376B2	Pruning methods and apparatuses for neural network based video coding A pruning method of neural network based video coding of a current block of a picture of a video sequence is performed by at least one processor and includes categorizing parameters of a neural network into groups, setting a first index to indicate that a first group of the groups is to be pruned, and a second index to indicate that a second group of the groups is not to be pruned, and transmitting, to a decoder, the set first index and the set second index. Based on the transmitted first index and the transmitted second index, the current block is processed using the parameters of which the first group of the groups is pruned.
US11765375B2	Image decoding method and device for same An image decoding method performed by a decoding device according to the present document is characterized by comprising the steps of: acquiring image information including a Block-based Delta Pulse Code Modulation (BDPCM) available flag; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the image information, wherein the BDPCM available flag relates to whether BDPCM is available for chroma and luma blocks.
US11765371B2	Method for adaptation parameter set reference and constraints in coded video stream A method of decoding an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor, including: obtaining from the encoded video bitstream a coded video sequence including a picture unit corresponding to a coded picture; obtaining a picture header (PH) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit included in the picture unit; obtaining at least one video coding layer (VCL) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit included in the picture unit; decoding the coded picture based on the PH NAL unit, the at least one VCL NAL unit, and an adaptation parameter set (APS) included in an APS NAL unit obtained from the coded video sequence; and outputting the decoded picture, wherein the APS NAL unit is available to the at least one processor before the at least one VCL NAL unit.
US11765370B2	Video residual decoding apparatus using neighbor storage device with smaller storage size to store neighbor data for context selection and associated method A video residual decoding apparatus includes a residual decoding circuit and a neighbor storage device. The residual decoding circuit applies residual decoding to a transform block, wherein the transform block is divided into M sub-blocks, M is a positive integer, and the M sub-blocks are processed by the residual decoding in a diagonal scan order. The neighbor storage device stores neighbor data that belong to neighboring sub-blocks and are referenced by the residual decoding of a current sub-block, wherein neighbor data belonging to a sub-block is derived from a residual decoding result of the sub-block, and a storage size of the neighbor storage device is not larger than a maximum data amount of neighbor data derived from residual decoding results of N sub-blocks, where N is a positive integer, and N is smaller than M.
US11765368B2	Cross-component adaptive loop filter Methods, systems and apparatus for video processing including coding or decoding are described. One example method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a video region of a chroma component of a video and a bitstream of the video, a manner of applying a cross-component adaptive loop filtering (CC-ALF) operation to a first sample of the chroma component based on a position of a second sample associated with the first sample. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
US11765367B2	Palette mode with intra block copy prediction A video processing method is described. The method includes determining, for a conversion between a video unit of a video and a coded representation of the video, a maximum number of entries of a palette of representative values used during the conversion according to a rule; and performing the conversion using the palette, and wherein the rule specifies the maximum number of entries according to a characteristic of the video unit.
US11765364B2	Encoding method, decoding method, encoding apparatus, and decoding apparatus An image encoding method including: a constraint information generating step of generating tile constraint information indicating whether or not there is a constraint in filtering on boundaries between adjacent tiles among a plurality of tiles obtained by dividing a picture, and storing the tile constraint information into a sequence parameter set; and a filter information generating step of generating, for each of the boundaries, one of a plurality of filter information items respectively indicating whether or not filtering is executed on the boundaries, and storing the plurality of filter information items into a plurality of picture parameter sets, wherein, in the filter information generating step, the plurality of filter information items which indicate identical content are generated when the tile constraint information indicates that there is the constraint in the filtering.
US11765361B2	Method and apparatus for coding video data in palette mode Methods for performing palette coding of video data may include: determining whether a luma component of a coding unit (CU) and chroma components of the CU are coded jointly or separately in a palette mode; and in response to the luma component and the chroma components being coded separately in the palette mode, determining a maximum separate palette-table size for the CU; determining a maximum separate palette-predictor size for the CU; and predicting the CU based on the maximum separate palette-table size and the maximum separate palette-predictor size.
US11765360B2	Codec rate distortion compensating downsampler A system includes a machine learning (ML) model-based video downsampler configured to receive an input video sequence having a first display resolution, and to map the input video sequence to a lower resolution video sequence having a second display resolution lower than the first display resolution. The system also includes a neural network-based (NN-based) proxy video codec configured to transform the lower resolution video sequence into a decoded proxy bitstream. In addition, the system includes an upsampler configured to produce an output video sequence using the decoded proxy bitstream.
US11765358B2	Entropy coding for partition syntax Systems, methods and apparatus for video processing are described. The video processing may include video encoding, video decoding or video transcoding. One example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream of the video according to a rule. The rule specifies that selection of a context for coding a syntax element specifying whether the block is split horizontally or vertically is based on a number of allowed vertical splits and a number of allowed horizontal splits. The number of allowed vertical splits includes a number of allowed binary vertical splits and a number of allowed ternary vertical splits, and the number of allowed horizontal splits includes a number of allowed binary horizontal splits and a number of allowed ternary horizontal splits.
US11765356B2	Method and device for encoding/decoding images A method and a device for encoding/decoding images are disclosed. The method for encoding images comprises the steps of: deriving a scan type of a residual signal for a current block according to whether or not the current block is a transform skip block; and applying the scan type to the residual signal for the current block, wherein the transform skip block is a block to which transform for the current block is not applied and is specified on the basis of information indicating whether or not transform for the current block is to be applied.
US11765355B2	Video coding with content adaptive spatially varying quantization A video encoder may be configured to apply a multi-stage quantization process, where residuals are first quantized using an effective quantization parameter derived from the statistics of the samples of the block. The residual is then further quantized using a base quantization parameter that is uniform across a picture. A video decoder may be configured to decode the video data using the base quantization parameter. The video decoder may further be configured to estimate the effective quantization parameter from the statistics of the decoded samples of the block. The video decoder may then use the estimated effective quantization parameter for use in determining parameters for other coding tools, including filters.
US11765354B2	Video decoding method and apparatus, and video encoding method and apparatus Provided are a video decoding method and apparatus including: in a video encoding and decoding process, determining parity information of a current block based on a width and a height of the current block; determining a lookup table of the current block from among a plurality of predefined lookup tables based on the parity information; determining a dequantization scale value of the current block based on the lookup table of the current block; and performing dequantization on the current block by using the dequantization scale value.
US11765352B2	Using quantization groups in video coding An example method of video processing includes applying, in a conversion between a video comprising multiple components and a bitstream representation of the video, a deblocking filter to video blocks of the multiple components. A deblocking filter strength for the deblocking filter of each of the multiple components is determined according to a rule that specifies to use a different manner for determining the deblocking filter strength for the video blocks of each of the multiple components.
US11765350B2	Offset decoding device, offset coding device, image filtering device An adaptive offset filter (60) adds an offset to the pixel value of each pixel forming an input image. The adaptive offset filter (60) refers to offset-type specifying information, sets offset attributes for a subject unit area of the input image, decodes an offset having a bit width corresponding to an offset value range included in the set offset attributes, and adds the offset to the pixel value of each pixel forming the input image.
US11765347B2	Method of decoding intra prediction data A video coding device may be configured to perform intra prediction coding according to one or more of the techniques described herein.
US11765346B2	Most probable mode list generation scheme A method of signaling an intra prediction mode used to encode a current block in an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor includes determining a plurality of candidate intra prediction modes; generating a most probable mode (MPM) list using the plurality of candidate intra prediction modes; signaling a reference line index indicating a reference line used to encode the current block from among a plurality of reference lines including an adjacent reference line and a plurality of non-adjacent reference lines; and signaling an intra mode index indicating the intra prediction mode, wherein the MPM list is generated based on the reference line used to encode the current block and whether an intra sub-partition (ISP) mode is enabled.
US11765345B2	Multiple prediction blocks for one intra-coded block Devices, systems and methods for digital video processing, which includes multiple prediction blocks for one intra-coded block, are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes generating a final prediction block for a conversion between a current block of visual media data and a bitstream representation of the current block and performing the conversion based on the final prediction block. At least a portion of the final prediction block is generated based on a combination of a first prediction block and a second prediction block that are based on reconstructed samples from an image segment that comprises the current block.
US11765343B2	Inter prediction method and apparatus Methods and apparatuses for inter prediction are disclosed. The method comprises: constructing a merging candidate list of a current picture block; when a number of merging candidates in the merging candidate list is less than a maximum number of candidates minus N, adding at least one history-based motion vector predictor (HMVP) candidate to the merging candidate list to obtain a new merging candidate list, wherein N is a positive integer; obtaining motion information of the current picture block based on the new merging candidate list; and determining a predicted block of the current picture block based on the motion information of the current picture block.
US11765341B2	Method and device for operating a lenticular display In one implementation, a method of operating a lenticular display is performed by a device including a processor, non-transitory memory, an image sensor, and a lenticular display. The method includes displaying, via the lenticular display, first content at a horizontal angle of a first user and second content, different than the first content, at a horizontal angle of a second user. The method further includes displaying, via the lenticular display, the first content at a second horizontal angle of the first user and the second content at a second horizontal angle of the second user.
US11765339B2	Estimating pose in 3D space Methods and devices for estimating position of a device within a 3D environment are described. Embodiments of the methods include sequentially receiving multiple image segments forming an image representing a field of view (FOV) comprising a portion of the environment. The image includes multiple sparse points that are identifiable based in part on a corresponding subset of image segments of the multiple image segments. The method also includes sequentially identifying one or more sparse points of the multiple sparse points when each subset of image segments corresponding to the one or more sparse points is received and estimating a position of the device in the environment based on the identified the one or more sparse points.
US11765335B2	Synthetic stereoscopic content capture Systems, methods, and computing devices for capturing synthetic stereoscopic content are provided. An example computing device includes at least one processor and memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the computing device to receive a three-dimensional scene. The instructions may additionally cause the computing device to reposition vertices of the three-dimensional scene to compensate for variations in camera location in a directional stereoscopic projection and generate a stereoscopic image based on the repositioned vertices. An example method includes projecting a three-dimensional scene onto a left eye image cube and a right eye image cube and repositioning vertices of the three-dimensional scene to adjust for rendering from a single camera location. The method also includes mapping pixels of a stereoscopic image to points on the left eye image cube and the right eye image cube and generating the stereoscopic image using the values of the mapped pixels.
US11765324B1	Security light-cam with cloud-based video management system The invention concerns a system comprising a security device and a computing device. The security device may be configured to generate first video frames at a first bitrate and second video frames at a second bitrate from pixel data, store the video frames and metadata comprising index information for the video frames, communicate the second video frames and the metadata. The computing device may be configured to receive a video selection and a command from a user via an interface, display the second video frames using the interface in response to the video selection and communicate the command to the security device. The command may enable a modification to the first video frames stored on the security device using the display of the second video frames on the interface based on the metadata. The security device may generate modified first video frames in response to the command.
US11765323B2	Apparatus and method of location determination in a thermal imaging system A camera assembly, including: an enclosure having at least two mounting surfaces that are orthogonal to each other for alignment with at least two orthogonal surfaces against which the camera assembly is to be mounted; at least one imaging apparatus disposed within the enclosure and having a predetermined orientation with respect to the enclosure; and a communication device disposed within the enclosure; and a server disposed at a location remote from where the camera is mounted. The camera assembly and the server communicate over a computer communication network to identify at least one mounting measurement of the camera assembly to establish a mapping from an image coordinate system for images generated by the imaging apparatus and a real world coordinate system aligned with an orientation defined by the at least two orthogonal surfaces.
US11765320B2	Avatar animation in virtual conferencing According to a general aspect, a method can include receiving a photo of a virtual conference participant, and a depth map based on the photo, and generating a plurality of synthesized images based on the photo. The plurality of synthesized images can have respective simulated gaze directions of the virtual conference participant. The method can also include receiving, during a virtual conference, an indication of a current gaze direction of the virtual conference participant. The method can further include animating, in a display of the virtual conference, an avatar corresponding with the virtual conference participant. The avatar can be based on the photo. Animating the avatar can be based on the photo, the depth map and at least one synthesized image of the plurality of synthesized images, the at least one synthesized image corresponding with the current gaze direction.
US11765318B2	Placement of virtual content in environments with a plurality of physical participants A device may be configured to determining display properties for virtual content in an environment with a plurality of physical participants by capturing an image of the environment, analyzing the captured image to identify at least one object in the environment, determining a parameter for the identified object, and determining a display property of a digital representation of virtual content based on the determined parameter. Embodiments may include negotiating display properties with other devices to generate coordinated display properties, and rendering the digital representation of the virtual content so that the remote participant appears to be in the same fixed position to all co-located participants and sized consistent with the co-located participants.
US11765316B2	Fast in-place FMP4 to MP4 conversion In-place conversion of a fragmented MP4 (FMP4) file into an MP4 format without having to create separate files is discussed herein. Audio and visual data is captured by a multimedia application and stored an FMP4 file with an initial moov atom and one or more fragment headers assigned to portions of the audio/video data. Once a capturing session is completed (e.g., user stops recording audio and video), the FMP4 file is converted to an MP4 file by attaching a final moov atom to the FMP4 file and changing the header designation of the initial moov(i) atom from “moov” to an “mdat” designation. This change in designation makes the initial moov(i) atom of the FMP4 file opaque a media player and converts the FMP4 file to MP4 format.
US11765314B2	Television, television control method, and control apparatus Disclosed is a television including a display body and an interface extension apparatus. The display body includes a shell and a main board provided with a first interface and installed in the shell. The shell is provided with a channel opening. The interface extension apparatus includes a driving module and an interface extension line including a data line and a second interface. The data line is connected between the first interface and the second interface. The driving module is in transmission connection with the data line. The driving module is for driving one end of the interface extension line provided with the second interface to out of the shell through the channel opening, and driving the interface extension line out of the shell to be retracted into the shell through the channel opening. The application also discloses a television control method and a control apparatus.
US11765311B2	Transport mechanisms for video stream merging with overlapping video In various embodiments, a device receives a first video stream of a video conference. The device receives a second video stream of the video conference. The second video stream includes an indicated location for video of the second video stream relative to video of the first video stream. The device merges the first video stream and the second video stream into an overlapped video having the video of the second video stream located at the indicated location relative to the video of the first video stream. The device provides the overlapped video for display.
US11765309B2	Video capturing subject using IR light Video capture of a subject, including: capturing video data of the subject using a first camera; capturing infrared (IR) video data of the subject using a second camera linked to the first camera, in such a manner that the first and second camera share the same field of view, wherein the second camera is sensitive to IR light for capturing the IP video data of the subject; illuminating the subject with at least one IR light source; and processing the video data from the first camera and the IR video data from the second camera to identify an outline of the illuminated subject in the video data using the IR video data.
US11765302B2	Image forming apparatus equipped with an anti-malware function of a permission-list type, image forming method using the same, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium on which image forming program for the same is recorded An image forming apparatus includes a signature verification unit, an execution propriety determination unit, an image forming unit, and a control unit. The signature verification unit decrypts encrypted data with a preset public key in accordance with acquisition of the encrypted data, and uses the decrypted data to verify a digital signature representing authenticity and integrity of a program contained in the decrypted data; the execution propriety determination unit permits execution of a program registered in a preset permission list and the program in which digital signature is verified; the image forming unit forms an image on an image forming medium; and the control unit controls the image forming unit by executing the program permitted to be executed.
US11765300B1	Methods and systems for identifying blank spaces in documents for embedding IR marks The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for identifying blank spaces in a document for embedding an Infrared (IR) mark in the document. The method includes receiving the document for printing from the user. A user interface is provided to the user that allows the user to select a pre-defined option. Upon selection of the pre-defined option, inputs from the user on the IR mark is received. Based on the inputs from the user, a specified portion of the document is extracted for processing. Then, blank spaces are checked in the extracted portion based on a size of the IR mark to be embedded in the document. Based on the check, the IR mark is embedded in the identified blank space. An output document is outputted/printed including the IR mark in the specified portion of the document. The IR mark is embedded such that there is no content loss.
US11765297B2	Image scanning apparatus An image scanning apparatus includes plural light sources, an image sensor, a driving circuit, and a controller. The plural light sources are configured to emit light of plural colors. The image sensor is configured to scan an image on the basis of the light sequentially emitted by the plural light sources. The driving circuit is configured to drive the plural light sources. The controller is configured to supply to the driving circuit an instruction of light-emitting pulse widths of the light sources. Further, the controller corrects the light-emitting pulse widths in monochrome scanning on the basis of a rising time and a falling time of driving currents conducted through the light sources by the driving circuit so as to cause the light-emitting pulse widths to agree with light-emitting pulse widths based on predetermined color balance ratios of the plural colors, respectively.
US11765296B2	Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium An information processing system configured to perform setting for an image processing apparatus based on setting edited by an application configured to operate on an information processing apparatus, wherein the system includes a startup unit that acquires a status of the image processing apparatus, downloads setting information for the image processing apparatus, determines whether or not to start up the application, and controls the startup of the application based on results of the determination, wherein the determination is performed based on the status before the setting information download has begun.
US11765295B2	Computer-readable medium, information processing device, and system for setting up program on each of terminal devices A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions that are executable by a processor of a first terminal device compatible with a first platform, the instructions being configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the first terminal device to accept selection of an image processing apparatus connected with the first terminal device, accept selection of a function to be set up on the first terminal device from among one or more functions executable by the image processing apparatus, install, into the first terminal device, a first program compatible with the image processing apparatus and the first platform, and output an access information image. The access information image represents access information based on the selected function and an address of a web page representing a site of a supply source for a second program compatible with the image processing apparatus and a second platform.
US11765292B2	Information processing apparatus used for converting image to file, image processing system, method of controlling information processing apparatus, and storage medium An information processing apparatus capable of reducing troublesome work of a user when converting an image obtained by newly scanning a business form to a file. An information processing apparatus that sets, when converting the image to a file, a file name of the image. A preview image of the scanned original is displayed, and user selection of a character area on the preview image is detected. An item name candidate area is extracted based on location information of the character area selected by the user on the preview image, and a character string included in the item name candidate area is set as an item name of a character string included in the character area selected by the user. The set item name is displayed as a file name rule such that the set item name is selectable by the user.
US11765291B2	Medium conveying device and determination method In a medium conveying device, a projector projects light, a projection light amount of the light changes, at every fixed time, to a first projection light amount and a second projection light amount less than the first projection light amount, a receiver receives the light projected from the projector, a processor determines, at fixed sampling timings, whether a reception light amount of the receiver is at a first reception light level or a second reception light level smaller than the first reception light level, determines, when the reception light amount alternately changes to the first reception light level and the second reception light level, that a medium is not present on a conveying path, and determines, when the reception light amount is fixed to either the first reception light level or the second reception light level, that the medium is present on the conveying path.
US11765288B1	Methods and systems for automatically managing output size of a document submitted for scanning The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for automatically determining one or more optimal scan settings to manage an output size of a document submitted for scanning at a multi-function device. The method includes receiving the document for scanning from a user, wherein the document includes one or more pages having content. As scanning activity is progressed at the multi-function device, an output file size is displayed to the user via a user interface in real-time. Then, an input from the user is received on the displayed output file size. Based on the input from the user, one or more scan settings are determined to be applied on the already scanned pages and remaining pages of the document to be scanned, to manage the output size of an output scanned file to be generated. Thereafter, the determined one or more scan settings are applied such that the output size of the scanned file is in accordance with the requirement. Finally, the scanned file is output of the required size.
US11765285B2	Function executing device and terminal device for executing wireless communication according to bluetooth low energy A function executing device may comprise a first wireless interface according to a Bluetooth Low Energy scheme being capable of repeatedly sending an advertising signal. The function executing device may after a first advertising signal in which a first radio field intensity is used has been sent from the first wireless interface, receive a specific signal via the first wireless interface from a terminal device, change a radio field intensity used for sending the advertising signal from the first radio field intensity to a second radio field intensity lower than the first radio field intensity, and after a second advertising signal in which the second radio field intensity is used has been sent from the first wireless interface, establish a first wireless connection with the terminal device via the first wireless interface.
US11765276B2	Blockchain for communication of subscriber data records between public land mobile networks Mechanisms for implementing a billing process between a first Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN1) and a second Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN2) for a subscriber of the PLMN1 that visits the PLMN2. A method comprises establishing a smart contract between the PLMN1, the PLMN2, and a Data Clearance House (DCH). The method comprises sending a subscriber usage record, represented by a distributed ledger, of the subscriber from the PLMN2 to the DCH using a blockchain upon the subscriber having visited the PLMN2, wherein the blockchain is based on the smart contract. The method comprises sending the subscriber usage record from the DCH to the PLMN1 using the blockchain.
US11765275B2	System and method for processing telephony sessions In one embodiment, the method of processing telephony sessions includes: communicating with an application server using an application layer protocol; processing telephony instructions with a call router; and creating call router resources accessible through a call router Application Programming Interface (API). In another embodiment, the system for processing telephony sessions includes: a call router, a URI for an application server, a telephony instruction executed by the call router, and a call router API resource.
US11765274B2	Determination and display of estimated hold durations for calls Implementations relate to determination and display of estimated hold durations for calls. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining an identifier of a target entity, the identifier usable by a first call device to initiate a call between the first call device and the target entity. A hold duration is determined that is an estimated amount of time before the call is matched to a human agent when the call is initiated at a particular time that is prospective to a current time. The hold duration is determined based on previous calls between one or more call devices and the target entity. The hold duration is provided for display by the first call device prior to the initiation of the call between the first call device and the target entity.
US11765273B1	Data analysis, filter and presentation techniques for call management systems Data analysis, filter, and presentation techniques are described for an example call management system. An example method for a data management system includes receiving, from a user device, an account identifier of a first person, receiving, from the user device, a first message related to a topic of conversation to be discussed during a telephone call with the first person, determining, based on the account identifier and within a pre-determined time period, a presence of a set of data that describes conversation(s) from prior telephone call(s)/chat(s) with the first person, and sending, to a computer, at least some data from the set of data and a second message that indicates that the telephone call is mapped to a second person, where the computer is configured to display on a screen the second message and a presentation option that presents the at least some data via the computer.
US11765272B2	Data aggregation for user interaction enhancement A contact center system correlates one or more past user interactions to a current user interaction with the contact center system. The current user interaction may in some cases use a different communication modality (e.g., chat, voice, video, SMS, email, or social) than a past user interaction. The contact center system may automatically alert a supervisor agent when the system detects that a certain user warrants more attention. Real-time assistance may be provided to an agent of the contact center system based on aggregated data from a user's history of user interactions across modalities.
US11765266B2	Systems and methods for optimizing cellular network performance A computer-implemented method of for optimizing cellular network performance including identifying a plurality of voice call records stored on an application server in a first type of cellular network. The method includes analyzing call data associated with the plurality of voice call records, and identifying a set of fall back voice call records. The call data for each voice call record of the set of fall back voice call records includes a fall back indicator indicating that each voice call was initiated using a second type of cellular network. The method includes analyzing cause codes in the call data associated with the set of fall back voice call records and determining, based on the cause codes, a value for at least one KPI associated with the second type of cellular network.
US11765265B2	Incoming call alert method and terminal Embodiments of this application disclose an incoming call alert method and a terminal. The incoming call alert method includes: receiving an incoming call request; and invoking an audio/video player of a system to play audio/video corresponding to the incoming call request. The audio/video player is disposed in a system of the terminal in the embodiments of this application, so that when the terminal receives the incoming call request, the system of the terminal can play the audio/video used for incoming call alert. In this way, the terminal can alert a user by playing the audio/video without occupying additional system resources. In addition, an animation of the video and a caller ID display interface that are displayed by the terminal are integrated in terms of a visual effect, thereby improving use experience of the user.
US11765262B2	Customer capture using dynamically generated customized webpages A computer that dynamically generates a customized second document is described. During operation, the computer receives information specifying activation of a hosted field in a document associated with a third party, where the information specifies a willingness to receive one or more messages from the computer and specifies a telephone number. In response, the computer dynamically generates the customized second document that includes information about one or more transactions (such as one or more upcoming events) of interest to an individual associated with the telephone number. Then, the computer sends a message to an address corresponding to the telephone number, where the message includes a link to the customized second document. Next, when the computer receives information specifying activation of the link from an electronic device, the computer provides information specifying the customized second document to the electronic device for display on the electronic device.
US11765261B2	Mobile application for controlling outdoor grill Embodiments are directed to controlling an electronically-controlled appliance using a software application and providing a user interface for controlling an electronically-controlled appliance. In one scenario, a computer system receives an indication from a remote computing system indicating that an electronically-controlled appliance is communicably connected to the remote computing system. The computer system provides a notification in the software application indicating that the electronically-controlled appliance is available to receive instructions, and receives a user input at the software application indicating that certain functions are to be performed by the electronically-controlled appliance. The computer system further generates instructions configured to control the electronically-controlled appliance based on the functions specified in the received user input, and sends the generated instructions to the electronically-controlled appliance to perform the specified functions. These functions are then interpreted and carried out on the electronically-controlled appliance via the hardware controller.
US11765258B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling mobile terminal Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes a master device and a slave device detachably mounted on the master device. The master device includes a housing, a bracket, a master controller and a switch assembly. The housing is provided with a groove to receive the bracket. The bracket can be rotated into or out of the groove relative to the housing. The switch assembly is arranged on the housing and directly faces the groove. When the bracket is rotated out of the groove relative to the housing and the rotation angle thereof meets a first angle, the switch assembly generates a first signal and sends it to the master controller. The master controller controls, according to the first signal, at least one component of the master device to be switched to a first usage state.
US11765257B1	Socket replication between nodes of a network device without operating system kernel modification An example network device includes a primary node and a standby node. The primary node includes one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to execute an operating system providing an application space and a kernel space, execute a replication application in the application space to receive a write function call including data to be written to a socket of the operating system and to send a representation of the data to a replication driver executed in the kernel space, execute the replication driver to send the representation of the data to a replication module executed in the kernel space, and execute the replication module to send the representation of the data to the standby node and, after receiving an acknowledgement from the standby node, to send the data to the socket.
US11765248B2	Responsive action prediction based on electronic messages among a system of networked computing devices Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and control systems to provide a platform to facilitate implementation of an interface, and, more specifically, to a computing and data storage platform that implements specialized logic to predict an action based on content in electronic messages, at least one action being a responsive electronic message. In some examples, a method may include receiving data representing an electronic message with an electronic messaging account, identifying one or more component characteristics associated with one or more components of the electronic message, characterizing the electronic message based on the one or more component characteristics to classify the electronic message for a response as a classified message, causing a computing device to perform an action to facilitate the response to the classified message, and the like.
US11765247B2	Methods and apparatus for controlling the presentation of data through an operator interface by monitoring user interactions across various compute devices A compute device can monitor interactions with a user and/or remote entity. A real-time stream of event information can be generated by the compute device based on the interactions. At least one software application operating in the compute device can analyze the real-time stream of event information to identify a predefined trigger. In response to identifying the predefined trigger, a pre-defined message can be output.
US11765245B2	Electronic device and method for performing service discovery in electronic device An electronic device and a service discovery method in the electronic device are provided. The device includes at least one communication module, a processor operatively connected with the at least one communication module, and a memory operatively connected with the at least one communication module and the processor. The memory may store instructions configured to, when executed, enable the processor to configure a neighbor awareness network (NAN) cluster communicating with a plurality of external electronic devices based on a first communication protocol, through the at least one communication module, identify a service target device among the plurality of external electronic devices, while operating with the plurality of external electronic devices based on the first communication, and allow at least one external electronic device, except for the service target device among the plurality of external electronic devices, to deactivate at least one function related to the first communication protocol.
US11765244B1	Latency-based service discovery and routing for multi-location service-oriented applications Techniques are described for a location-aware service-oriented application deployment management (“SOADM”) service that abstracts the complexities of deploying distributed applications in a cloud provider network providing many possible deployment zones of one or multiple types. These deployment zone types can include traditional cloud provider regions and availability zones as well as so-called edge locations (e.g., cloud provider operated edge locations, customer-operated edge locations, third-party operated edge locations, communications service provider (CSP) associated edge locations). The SOADM service enables users to create service group configurations representing a service-oriented application, including its constituent services and dependent resources, and specify distribution strategies for deploying and/or redistributing application services and resources, among other configurations. Using such configurations, the SOADM service automatically deploys and scales simple or complex, single or multi-service applications for users across any number of deployment zones and deployment zone types.
US11765242B2	File exchange system, communication support device, file exchange support device, file exchange method, and computer-readable non-transitory storage medium with program stored therein A file exchange system includes a communication support device equipped with a communication unit configured to communicate with a file exchange device. The communication support device further includes a processing unit which is configured to carry out processing in accordance with an instruction file that is written into a shared directory. The processing unit includes a file transmission processing unit which, in a case that the instruction file containing a file transmission instruction has been written into the shared directory, is configured to read out a transmission target file corresponding to the file transmission instruction from a storage unit, and to transmit a transmission file corresponding to the read out transmission target file to the file exchange device via the communication unit.
US11765241B1	User attribute validation based on location requests Aspects of the present application correspond to processing of requests for user attribute information. One or more computing devices can transmit request associated with access to an identified location that include at least one captured information associated with an identified user. A user attribute information request processing service processes the requests based on location profile according to verified attribute information associated with the captured information. The user attribute information request processing service then generates a processing result responsive to the request, such as identifying financial rate information based on the verified attribute information.
US11765237B1	Session-based remote direct memory access Apparatus for data communication includes a network interface for connection to a packet data network and a host interface for connection to a host computer, which includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a host memory. Packet processing circuitry receives, via the host interface, from a kernel running on the CPU, associations between multiple remote direct memory access (RDMA) sessions and multiple different User Datagram Protocol (UDP) 5-tuple, which are assigned respectively to the RDMA sessions, and receives from an application running on the CPU a request to send an RDMA message, using a selected group of one or more of the RDMA sessions, to a peer application over the packet data network, and in response to the request, transmits, via the network interface, one or more data packets using a UDP 5-tuple that is assigned to one of the RDMA sessions in the selected group.
US11765234B2	Electronic device, server and recording medium supporting task execution using external device An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes housing, a touch screen display, a microphone, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a software program including a user interface supporting the control of at least one external device based on a user account, and the memory stores at least one instruction that, when executed, causes the processor to receive a first user input for connecting the electronic device to a first external device, to receive a second user input corresponding to a request for performing at least part of a task by using the first external device, to receive a first response including a sequence of states from the second external device to perform, by the first external device, the at least part of the task depending on the sequence.
US11765233B2	Communication device, communication system, communication method, and recording medium A communication device includes a parameter setter and a communication controller for cyclic communication to transmit data including a first data piece and a second data piece different from the first data piece and having lower priority for real-time transmission than the first data piece to slave stations. The parameter setter presets a number of divisions n to divide the second data piece before the cyclic communication is started. The communication controller transmits the first data piece to a first slave station in one cycle, divides the second data piece by the number of divisions n, and transmits the divided second data piece to a second slave station in n cycles, where n is the number of divisions. The communication controller transmits, before transmitting the second data piece, data indicating the number of divisions n set by the parameter setter to the second slave station.
US11765230B2	Artificial intelligence (AI) based management of distributed ledger technology (DLT) network for internet of things (IoT) A system and method for management of a distributed ledger technology (DLT) network are provided. The system receives a first request from an edge device to communicate with an operator entity in the DLT network. The system determines a plurality of parameters associated with the edge device, based on a type of the edge device. The system applies an artificial intelligence model on the plurality of parameters to generate a smart contract for communication between the edge device and the operator entity. The system controls execution of a code associated with the smart contract to create a transaction record on the DLT network, based on the communication between the edge device and the operator entity. The system temporarily suspends the code associated with the smart contract in the DLT network based on a second request from one of the edge device or the DLT network.
US11765227B2	5G on-demand dynamically instantiated blockchain for highly distributed peer-to-peer consumer cloud The technology described herein documents interactions in a cloud computing environment. The system creates a first partition within the cloud computing environment for a first entity and a second partition within the cloud computing environment for a second entity. A blockchain ledger can be created for a set of interactions between the first entity and the second entity, where the blockchain ledger is disengaged when the first entity and the second entity are not interacting.

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