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| US11766496B2 |
Antimicrobial fabric freshening compositions containing octenidine dihydrochloride
A fabric freshening product that includes (a) freshening aqueous liquid composition including a bispyridinium alkane antimicrobial active and a perfume, and (b) a spray device to produce a spray of the composition. |
| US11766492B2 |
Lighting device
A lighting device including at least one first light source configured to emit a visible light through a first light emitting surface, at least one second light source spaced apart from the first light source and configured to emit light having a wavelength for sterilization through a second light emitting surface, and a hosing having a bottom portion, on which the first and second light sources are disposed, and at least one sidewall portion connected to the bottom portion to enclose the first light source and the second light source in one common area, in which the first and second light emitting surfaces face substantially the same direction, and the first light emitting surface and the second light emitting surface are disposed at a different elevation from the bottom portion of the housing. |
| US11766490B2 |
Synthetic DNA vectors and methods of use
Provided herein are isolated DNA vectors comprising a heterologous gene, wherein the DNA vector is devoid of bacterial plasmid DNA and/or bacterial signatures, which can abrogate persistence in vivo. The invention also features pharmaceutical compositions (non-immunogenic pharmaceutical compositions) including the DNA vectors of the invention, which can be used for induction of long-term, episomal expression of a heterologous gene in a subject. The invention involves methods of treating a subject by administering the DNA vectors of the invention, including methods of treating disorders associated with a defect in a target gene. |
| US11766489B2 |
Adeno-associated virus variant capsids and use for inhibiting angiogenesis
Provided herein are variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins having one or more modifications in amino acid sequence relative to a parental AAV capsid protein, which, when present in an AAV virion, confer increased infectivity of one or more types of retinal cells as compared to the infectivity of the retinal cells by an AAV virion comprising the unmodified parental AAV capsid protein. Also provided are recombinant AAV virions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof comprising a variant AAV capsid protein as described herein, methods of making these rAAV capsid proteins and virions, and methods for using these rAAV capsid proteins and virions in research and in clinical practice, for example in, e.g., the delivery of nucleic acid sequences to one or more cells of the retina for the treatment of retinal disorders and diseases. |
| US11766488B2 |
Compositions and methods comprising improvements of CRISPR guide RNAS using the H1 promoter
The presently disclosed subject matter provides compositions and methods comprising improvements of a CRISPR system (e.g. CRISPR associated (Cas) 9 (CRISPR-Cas9, non-Cas9 CRISPR systems). Such compositions may comprise modifications to the H1 promoter region, addition of 5′UTR modifications, different orthologous sequences of the H1 promoter, novel compact bidirectional promoter sequences with both pol II and pol III activity, addition of Kozak consensus sequences, termination sequences, addition of conditional pol II/pol III bidirectional promoter expression, addition of a donor template sequence for correcting mutations, or combinations thereof. Other aspects of the invention relate to modifications to Cas9 through post-transcriptional cell-cycle regulation fusions, engineered partial target sites such that the nuclease can bind without DNA cleavage, auto-regulation sites, and N-terminal modifications to modulate half-life. |
| US11766487B2 |
Treatments for retinal disease
Provided herein are variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins having one or more modifications in amino acid sequence relative to a parental AAV capsid protein, which, when present in an AAV virion, confer increased infectivity of one or more types of retinal cells as compared to the infectivity of the retinal cells by an AAV virion comprising the unmodified parental AAV capsid protein. Also provided are recombinant AAV virions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof comprising a variant AAV capsid protein as described herein, methods of making these rAAV capsid proteins and virions, and methods for using these rAAV capsid proteins and virions in research and clinical practice, for example in, e.g., the delivery of nucleic acid sequences to one or more cells of the retina for the treatment of retinal disorders and diseases. |
| US11766484B2 |
Exosome vessels for delivery of molecular cargo
Techniques regarding the transportation and/or delivery of molecular cargo by exosomes are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a molecule, which can comprise a chemically modified molecular cargo bonded to a surface biomolecule of an exosome. The surface biomolecule can be located on a bilayer membrane of the exosome opposite a cytoplasm of the exosome. |
| US11766477B2 |
Methods for making mixed allergen compositions
Methods of making mixed allergen products are provided, wherein the mixed allergen products are substantially free of replication viable organisms. |
| US11766465B2 |
External composition for wound healing containing lactobacillus fermentation product and method for promoting wound healing using the same
The present disclosure relates to as external composition for wound healing containing a Lactobacillus fermentation product, which comprises a Lactobacillus fermentation product as an effective component. The Lactobacillus fermentation product is a bacteria-free concentrated filtrate from fermentation of Lactobacillus plantarum and the effective component is loaded onto a pharmaceutically acceptable absorbent carrier or carrying agent. The external composition for wound healing has anti-inflammatory and healing promoting effects on a skin wound after applied directly onto the skin wound. |
| US11766461B2 |
Compositions and methods for nucleic acid expression and protein secretion in Bacteroides
Provided are nucleic acids that include a promoter, where the promoter is operable in a Bacteroides cell and is operably linked to a heterologous nucleotide sequence of interest. Also provided are nucleic acids that include a promoter (operable in a prokaryotic cell such as a Bacteroides cell) operably linked to a sequence encoding a synthetic ribosomal binding site (RBS). Also provided are fusion proteins (and nucleic acids encoding them) in which a secreted Bacteroides polypeptide is fused to a heterologous polypeptide of interest. Also provided are prokaryotic cells (e.g., E. coli, a Bacteroides cell, and the like) that include one more nucleic acids such as those described above. Also provided are methods of expression in a prokaryotic cell, methods of detectably labeling a Bacteroides cell in an animal's gut, and methods of delivering a protein to an individual's gut. |
| US11766460B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition comprising amniotic fluid stem cell spheroid and the use thereof in treatment of urinary incontinence
Disclosed herein is a use of an amniotic fluid stem cell spheroid in the preparation of a composition or pharmaceutical composition for treating urinary incontinence, wherein said pharmaceutical composition may further comprise hyaluronic acid. |
| US11766456B2 |
Method for culturing natural killer cells using T cells
The present invention relates to a method for producing natural killer cells using T cells, and more particularly, to a method for producing natural killer cells, which comprises culturing seed cells using CD4(+) T cells as feeder cells. The method for producing natural killer cells using T cells according to the present invention is a method capable of producing natural killer cells by selectively proliferating only natural killer cells from a small amount of seed cells while maintaining the high killing activity of the natural killer cells. The method of the present invention can produce a large amount of natural killer cells that can be frozen, and thus is useful for commercialization of cell therapeutic agents. |
| US11766455B2 |
Subject-specific tumor inhibiting cells and the use thereof
This disclosure is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprises tumor inhibiting cells (TICs) and a method for producing the TICs. The tumor inhibiting cells can be derived from immune cells including T cells, NK cells, or a combination thereof, modified to have inactivated Cbl-b gene alleles and free from Cbl-b bio-function (Cbl-b−/− TICs). The Cbl-b−/− TICs are free from deoxyribonucleic acids exogenous to the immune cells. The immune cells can be isolated using a portable cell isolation and modification device. This disclosure is further directed to a method for treating tumorous conditions in subjects. The pharmaceutical composition can provide a subject-specific tumor treatment. |
| US11766454B2 |
Use of TLR agonist and anti-CD47 agent to enhance phagocytosis of cancer cells
Therapeutic and diagnostic methods are provided, which methods relate to the induction of expression of calreticulin on phagocytic cells. Specifically, the methods relate to macrophage-mediated programmed cell removal (PrCR), the methods comprising increasing PrCR by contacting a phagocytic cell with a toll-like receptor (TLR) agonist; or down-regulating PrCR by contacting a phagocytic cell with an inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). In some embodiments, an activator of TLR signaling or a BTK agonist is provided in combination with CD4 7 blockade. |
| US11766453B2 |
Compositions and methods comprising prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) chimeric antigen receptors (CARs)
The present disclosure provides modified immune cells or precursors thereof (e.g. T cells) comprising a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) capable of binding human PSCA. CARs capable of binding human PSCA, and nucleic acids encoding the same are also provided. Provided herein are bispecific CARs capable of binding human PSCA and human PSMA, nucleic acids encoding the same, and modified immune cells comprising the same. Modified immune cells comprising a PSMA CAR and a PSCA CAR are also provided. Compositions and methods of treatment are also provided. |
| US11766449B2 |
Circular RNA compositions and methods
Disclosed herein are circular RNA s and transfer vehicles, along with related compositions and methods of treatment. The circular RNAs can comprise group I intron fragments, spacers, an IRES, duplex forming regions, and/or an expression sequence, thereby having the features of improved expression, functional stability, low immunogenicity, ease of manufacturing, and/or extended half-life compared to linear RNA. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such circular RNAs and transfer vehicles are particularly suitable for efficient protein expression in immune cells in vivo. Also disclosed are precursor RNAs and materials useful in producing the precursor or circular RNAs, which have improved circularization efficiency and/or are compatible with effective circular RNA purification methods. |
| US11766448B2 |
Compositions and methods for altering tissue specificity and improving AAV9-mediated gene transfer
A method of altering the targeting and/or cellular uptake efficiency of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) viral vector having a capsid containing an AAV9 cell surface binding domain is described. The method involves modifying a clade F cell surface receptor which comprises a glycan having a terminal sialic acid residue and a penultimate β-galactose residue. The modification may involve retargeting the vector by temporarily functionally ablate AAV9 binding in a subset of cells, thereby redirecting the vector to another subset of cells. Alternatively, the modification may involve increasing cellular update efficiency by treating the cells with a neuraminidase to expose cell surface β-galactose. Also provided are compositions containing the AAV9 vector and a neuraminidase. Also provided is a method for purifying AAV9 using β-galactose linked to solid support. Also provided are mutant vectors which have been modified to alter their targeting specificity, including mutant AAV9 in which the galactose binding domain is mutated and AAV in which an AAV9 galactose binding domain is engineered. |
| US11766444B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating degenerative brain disorders including HDL-APOM-S1P as active ingredient
The present invention relates to a novel use for HDL-ApoM-S1P (a high density lipoprotein in which apolipoprotein M is impregnated with sphingosine-1-phosphate), and more particularly, to using HDL-ApoM-S1P to prevent, improve, or treat degenerative brain disorders (in particular, Alzheimer's disease), cognitive disorders, learning disabilities, and memory disorders, and using HDL-ApoM-S1P to improve cognitive ability, learning ability, and memory.The HDL-ApoM-S1P according to the present invention not only alleviates neuroinflammation but also significantly exhibits improvement effects of cognitive disorder, learning disability, and memory disorder with respect to individuals suffering from degenerative brain disorders (in particular, Alzheimer's disease), and exhibits an effect of greatly reducing amyloid beta and tau deposition. Moreover, increased HDL-ApoM-S1P in the body also has an excellent effect of improving the cognitive, learning, and memory abilities of non-disabled individuals. |
| US11766441B2 |
Oral liquid compositions including chlorpromazine
Stable oral liquid compositions including chlorpromazine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of chlorpromazine, and methods of administering the compositions, are disclosed. |
| US11766435B2 |
N3-substituted iminopyrimidinones as antimalarial agents
The present invention provides methods of treating malaria comprising administration of an N3-substituted iminopyrimidinone of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, A, B, L, m, and n are as defined herein. The invention also provides uses of the compounds of Formula (I), as defined herein, for inhibiting plasmepsin V activity, for treating a Plasmodium infection, and for treating malaria. Also provided are methods of treatment further comprising administration of one or more additional anti-malarial compounds. |
| US11766434B2 |
Pyrimidinone derivatives as CDC7 inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined herein, and salts and solvates thereof, that function as inhibitors of cell division cycle 7 (Cdc7) kinase enzyme activity. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which Cdc7 kinase activity is implicated. |
| US11766432B2 |
Cleavable conjugates of catechol compounds and water-soluble polymers and methods of treatment using the same
Described are conjugates comprising a water-soluble polymer linked to a compound comprising a catechol moiety via a cleavable linkage, wherein the cleavable linkage is formed between the water-soluble polymer and a first phenolic hydroxyl group of the catechol moiety and a second phenolic hydroxyl group of the catechol moiety is linked to a blocking group wherein the rate of hydrolytic release of the compound comprising the catechol moiety is controlled, at least in part, through structure or design of the blocking group on the second phenolic hydroxyl group of the catechol moiety. Therefore, the rate of hydrolytic release of the compound comprising the catechol moiety can be tuned through structural design of the group on the second phenolic hydroxyl group of the catechol moiety. Compounds used in the synthesis of the described conjugates and methods of using the described conjugate and other compounds in the treatment of dopamine-responsive disorders are also described. |
| US11766431B2 |
Therapeutical composition containing apomorphine as active ingredient
A pharmaceutical composition contains apomorphine as the active pharmaceutical ingredient, a water-miscible co-solvent, an antioxidant, and water. The solution has a pH greater than 4. The pharmaceutical composition is suitable for parenteral administration for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The process for the manufacture of the pharmaceutical composition includes weighing the apomorphine and introducing it into a container with the co-solvent and the antioxidant under agitation until complete dissolution takes place. |
| US11766430B2 |
Methods of using a phenoxypropylamine compound to treat pain
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating pain, fibromyalgia, neuropathy, chemotherapy-induced pain, promoting an antihyperalgesic effect, and reducing sensitivity to pain, in a subject in need of such treatment comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of Compound I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or prodrug thereof. |
| US11766427B2 |
Repurposing compounds for the treatment of infections and for modulating the composition of the gut microbiome
The present invention relates to agents and compositions for the modification of the growth of bacterial cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of a disease in a subject. In particular, the present invention relates to the field of repurposing pharmaceutical compounds for treatment strategies of infectious diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory diseases, proliferative diseases, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and immunological diseases. Some of the compounds of the present invention demonstrate high specificity in inhibiting the growth of single bacterial species. Such compounds enable narrow-spectrum antibacterial therapies, constituting a major effort of current and future drug development strategies in order to reduce side effects of antibacterial treatment plans. Particularly interesting compounds of this invention are effective against pathobiological species such as Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfingens, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and an enterotoxigenic strain of Bacteroides fragilis. Other compounds of the present invention reveal a strong inhibitory effect on a broad spectrum of bacterial species. Such compounds are useful for broad-spectrum antibiotic therapies of infections with unknown causative infecting bacterial species. Both types of compounds, especially the ones with narrow-spectrum antibacterialactivity, can further be used for modulating the microbiome composition and targeting species associated with dysbiosis and disease. |
| US11766423B2 |
2,6-dimethoxy-4-(5-phenyl-4-thiophene-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-phenol (DPTIP) a small molecule inhibitor of neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase-2) for the treatment of neurodegenerative and oncologic diseases
Methods for treating one or more diseases associated with neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2) in a subject in need of treatment thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of 2,6-dimethoxy-4-(5-phenyl-4-thiophen-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-phenol (DPTIP) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are disclosed. |
| US11766422B2 |
Galloylated procyanidins for treating endovascular dysfunction and increasing blood flow
The present disclosure is directed to compositions, methods of use, and methods of making, wherein the compositions contain one or more galloylated procyanidins having between two and five epicatechin monomers, wherein the one or more galloylated procyanidins include epicatechin-(4-8)-epicatechin-(4-8)-epicatechin-gallate, catechin trimer gallate, catechin dimer digallate, or combinations thereof. |
| US11766420B2 |
Application of PI4KIIIA protein and related membrane protein complex in treating alzheimer's disease
The use of a genetic method to down-regulate RBO/EFR3/EFR3A/EFR3B proteins, TTC7 protein or PI4KIIIα enzyme protein which interacts with RBO/EFR3/EFR3A/EFR3B proteins and TTC7 protein, or the use of a drug to inhibit PI4KIIIα protein kinase activity reduces the accumulation of Aβ42 within neurons and age-dependent synaptic transmission failure and other obstacles in a fruit fly AD model, and obtains an effect of improving the learning and memory abilities of AD model mice. Provided is a method for using an RBO/EFR3/EFR3A/EFR3B inhibitor, a TTC7 inhibitor and a PI4KIIIα inhibitor to treat Alzheimer's disease. Also provided is a method for screening a drug treating Alzheimer's disease by whether Aβ secretion by nerve cells is promoted or not. |
| US11766419B2 |
Mebeverine as soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor
The present invention relates to a method of using Mebeverine as an sEH inhibitor. The present invention also provides a method of treating metabolic and cardiovascular disorders using Mebeverine. |
| US11766414B2 |
Compositions, delivery systems, and methods useful in tumor therapy
Disclosed are compounds, compositions, systems, and methods useful for treating disease (such as cancer and tumors), or binding, detecting, and affecting compounds, compositions, cells, tissues, and organs, where the compounds, compositions, systems, and methods include or involve toxic compounds and where the toxic effect of the compounds, compositions, systems, and methods is reduced by providing a cleavage site to facilitate separation of the toxic component from other components of the compound, composition, or system. Preferably the system is a composition delivery system comprising or using a composition as disclosed herein. In some forms, the cleavage of the composition delivers a therapeutic agent and avoids organ damage by the composition. |
| US11766413B2 |
Treatment of age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy with n-acetylcysteine amide (NACA) or (2R,2R′)-3,3′-disulfanediyl BIS(2-acetamidopropanamide)(DiNACA)
The present invention includes a method for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, or diabetic retinopathy in a human that comprises administering to the human a therapeutically effective amount of N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA) or (2R,2R′)-3,3′-disulfanediyl bis(2-acetamidopropanamide) (diNACA) sufficient to treat or reduce the symptoms of the age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, or diabetic retinopathy. |
| US11766408B2 |
Compositions and methods for organ specific delivery of nucleic acids
The present disclosure provides compositions which shown preferential targeting or delivery of a nucleic acid composition to a particular organ. In some embodiments, the composition comprises a steroid or sterol, an ionizable cationic lipid, a phospholipid, a PEG lipid, and a permanently cationic lipid which may be used to deliver a nucleic acid. |
| US11766401B2 |
Methods of administering lipid formulations with immunogens
RNA encoding an immunogen is delivered in a liposome for the purposes of immunisation. The liposome includes lipids which have a pKa in the range of 5.0 to 7.6 and, preferably, a tertiary amine. These liposomes can have essentially neutral surface charge at physiological pH and are effective for immunisation. |
| US11766398B2 |
Mitigating adverse effects of sunlight with ingredients obtained from living plants
Disclosed herein are methods of improving skin appearance associated with skin aging. The method comprises the step of applying an anti-aging bioactive composition to a skin surface having at least one sign of aging. The anti-aging bioactive composition is applied for a period of time sufficient to improve the appearance of the at least one sign of aging. In one embodiment, the anti-aging bioactive composition comprises an effective amount of a Nelumbo nucifera (Sacred Lotus) serum fraction. In another embodiment, the anti-aging bioactive composition comprises an effective amount of a Chamomilla recutita (German Chamomile) Flower serum fraction. In other embodiments, the anti-aging bioactive composition can further include a dermatologically acceptable carrier. |
| US11766396B2 |
Kit and method for dyeing keratinous material by means of aminosilicone and a chromophoric compound
The objective of the present disclosure is a multi-component packaging unit (kit-of-parts) for dyeing keratinous material, in particular human hair, comprising separately prepared a first container comprising an agent (a), wherein the agent comprises (a): (a1) at least one amino-functionalized silicone polymer, and a second container comprising an agent (b), wherein the agent comprises (b): (b1) Water and (b2) a buffer system comprising at least one inorganic or organic acid (b2-I) and at least one salt of this acid (b2-II), and (b3) at least one color-imparting compound. A second objective of the present disclosure is a corresponding method in which the two agents (a) and (b) are used. |
| US11766393B2 |
Skin care composition comprising acetylated hyaluronic acid with degree of acetylation quantified by 2D-MR
A skin care composition comprising low molecular weight acetylated hyaluronic acid or its sodium salt having a weight average molecular weight less than 50 kDa, and a degree of acetylation of at least 3.6 is useful in the treatment of the visible effects of age on human skin. |
| US11766391B2 |
Hair care compositions and methods of making and using same
Disclosed herein are hair care compositions and methods of using same. The compositions may be substantially anhydrous, and optically clear. The hair care compositions, when mixed with water, create an exothermic reaction, for example, when mixed with hair that has been pre-wetted. The mixture with water further causes the composition to become opaque, much like a traditional conditioning agent. The compositions may be left on the wetted hair and subjected to heat for enhanced treatment of the hair. |
| US11766389B2 |
Makeup composition
A make-up emulsion composition includes an aqueous internal phase emulsified in an external fatty phase. The fatty phase includes at least one silicone oil, silicone resin, silica aerogel, spherical silica, clay, starch, pigment, and emulsifier. Methods of use are also provided. |
| US11766385B2 |
Feeding tube with electromagnetic sensor
There is provided feeding tubes including an electromagnetic sensor including a sensor body comprising a core positioned at a distal end of the sensor lumen, and a wire extending along the length of the feeding tube, wherein an RF induced heating of the feeding tube in an MRI environment is below 5 degrees. |
| US11766383B2 |
Disposable nasal and eye wash dispenser
An apparatus for rinsing sinuses or eyes, comprising a hand crushable container containing saline solution, and a dispenser configured to make a liquid tight seal with the container at one end, and a liquid tight seal with a nostril or an eye socket at the other end. |
| US11766381B2 |
Motor and piston assembly for percussive massage device
A self-contained reciprocation mechanism is coupleable within an enclosure of a percussive massage device and is configured to receive an applicator head for stimulating a user's muscles. The self-contained reciprocation mechanism includes a spatial positioning bracket, a semi-cylindrical bracket, a piston, a motor, a crank, and a reciprocation linkage. The spatial positioning bracket is configured to receive the other interconnected components of the self-contained reciprocation mechanism and position said components relative to each other at close predetermined tolerances to assure that the interconnected components are properly positioned to provide consistent operating characteristics. The self-contained reciprocation mechanism is coupled within the enclosure using screws which extend through mounting tabs of the spatial positioning bracket. |
| US11766380B2 |
Automated generation of control signals for sexual stimulation devices
A system and method for automated generation of control signals for sexual stimulation devices from usage history and other data. The system and method involve analyzing historical usage and other data for a user for a device or devices, processing the data through machine learning algorithms, and generating new or recombined patterns of stimulation based on the outputs from the machine learning algorithms. The resulting automated control signals represent partially or fully customized stimulation for a given user which evolve over time as the user continues to use the device or devices. |
| US11766373B2 |
Relocation modules and methods for surgical field
Examples of a module for housing unrelated electronic and electromechanical equipment for use during surgery. The module can include a lower section and a tower-like upper section. The lower section can house unrelated electronic and electromechanical equipment. The tower-like upper section can be located on top of the lower section. A water-resistant cowling can enclose at least a portion of the lower section and the tower-like upper section. A cartridge containing one or more ultraviolet-C producing lights can be protectively housed within the tower-like upper section. The cartridge containing one or more ultraviolet-C producing lights can be configured to emerge upward from a top of the tower-like upper section to substantially seat itself on the top of the tower-like upper section when activated allowing the ultraviolet-C light to disinfect the patient and staff-contacting upper surfaces of the equipment in the operating room. |
| US11766370B2 |
Wheelchair accessory device for increased mobility
This document describes accessory devices for wheelchairs. For example, this document describes wheelchair accessory devices that include a wheel and foot pedals so that a wheelchair user can use his/her legs to propel the wheelchair by pedaling. |
| US11766369B1 |
Single use protective cover for patient transport device
A single-use protective cover for patient transport devices is disclosed. Said protective cover is fitted to the patient transport device and can integrate a Mylar® layer to help maintain a patient's body temperature. Additionally an outer layer can be incorporated into the protective cover to enclose the patient and provide another barrier to contain fluids. Said layer can also incorporate active heating or active cooling pads and seat belt covers to prevent contamination of the patient transport device. |
| US11766368B2 |
Rigid or semi-rigid protecting element for covering wounds
A protecting element for wounds includes a rigid or semi-rigid substantially concave covering portion adapted to be anchored so as to face a wound and to be spaced therefrom, and anchoring members of the covering portion adapted to be anchored to the skin surrounding the wound to be protected. In particular, the anchoring members include at least one pair of movable fins that are independent from each other and are rotatably coupled to the covering portion. |
| US11766367B2 |
Patterned apertured webs
A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean. The plurality of apertures include a first set of apertures defining a first shape and a second set of apertures defining a second shape. |
| US11766366B2 |
Absorbent hygienic articles with sensors and biocompostable elements
Absorbent articles with biodegradable and/or biocompostable elements are disclosed, wherein the absorbent articles include sensors. The sensors detect and determine variables associated with collected fluids, solids, and gases, including a presence of fluids, solids, and gases, a volume of fluids, solids, and gases, and/or a distribution of fluids, solids, and gases. In one embodiment, the sensors and/or connected computing systems are calibrated to capacities and other properties of elements within the articles, including superabsorbent polymers, and are operable to trigger an alert based on detected or determined conditions. |
| US11766359B1 |
Sleep mask having ear loops
A sleep mask having ear loops to prevent unwanted movement on the user while sleeping. The sleep mask having ear loops that can be positioned behind and around the user's ear to prevent shifting during sleep. The sleep mask includes an eye cover that covers both eyes of the user to prevent light from reaching the user's eyes. The resistance strap provides resistance to the back of the ear for maximum security. The eye covers and strap are uniform in fabric and fit securely over the head and using the ear loops to secure the device in place. |
| US11766354B2 |
Devices and methods for novel retinal irradiance distribution modification to improve and restore vision without producing corneal vitrification
Devices and methods for novel retinal irradiance distribution modification (IDM) to improve, stabilize or restore vision are described herein. Also encompassed herein are devices and methods to reduce vision loss from diseases, injuries and disorders that involve damaged and/or dysfunctional and/or sensorily deprived retinal cells. Conditions that may be treated using devices and methods described herein include macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Therapy provided by retinal IDM devices and methods described herein may also be used in combination with other therapies including, but not limited to, pharmacological, retinal laser, gene and stem cell therapies. |
| US11766350B2 |
Method and apparatus for a passive knee joint
An artificial knee is configured to be worn by a person. Artificial knees include a thigh link configured to move in unison with a thigh of the person, and a shank link configured to be coupled to the thigh link. Artificial knees include a compression spring coupled to the thigh link at a first end of the compression spring, the compression spring configured to be coupled to the shank link at a second end of the compression spring. The compression spring is configured to provide an extension torque between the thigh link and the shank link during a first range of motion of the thigh link and the shank link relative to each other. The compression spring is configured to provide a flexion torque between the thigh link and the shank link during a second range of motion of the thigh link and the shank link relative to each other. |
| US11766348B2 |
System to assist walking
The invention relates to a system to assist walking in spinal cord injured people, who preserve hip flexion capacity, comprising a pair of KAFO-type orthoses with: (a) an angular actuator (5) in each knee; (b) an orientation and acceleration sensor (6) on each leg; (c) a power supply and control system (7) to which all the sensors and actuators are connected; (d) a control algorithm deciding when to flex or extend the knee depending on the walking cycle, using information from the sensors. |
| US11766347B2 |
Functional knit orthopedic device
An orthopedic device includes a textile panel having interior and exterior surfaces, and a first stabilizer assembly including a first tubular welt sewn or knitted within and extending from an exterior surface of the textile panel. A first cable is slidably extending through the tubular welt and a strap is connected to a first end of the cable extending from a first opening of the welt, and the strap is adjustably securable over the textile panel. The orthopedic device may include various portions of stretchability and features for receiving components for the orthopedic device. |
| US11766339B1 |
Multi-material multi-component spinal implant
An implantable medical device, such as an intervertebral spacer, may comprise a polymeric component and a metallic component. The metallic component can contain both porous metal and substantially-solid metal. The polymeric material can contain particles of an osseointegrative material. The metallic component can be more protruding toward bone than the polymeric component while having a smaller dimension of roughness than the polymeric component. In embodiments, the pin may press-fit against substantially solid metal. The porous metal may surround solid metal which in turn may surround the pin. The pin may have a press-fit with metal and a looser fit with polymeric component, if the metal components and polymeric components are trapped. A pin may connect superior and inferior metal components by a press-fit. The central opening may be exposed to porous metal and also to substantially-solid metal and to polymer. Specific geometries of implants are disclosed. |
| US11766322B2 |
Assemblies and methods of sterilizing a wet stored implant
Aspects of the disclosure relate to “wet” transcatheter prosthetic heart valve or other implant packaging and assemblies in which a prosthetic heart valve or other implant is loaded into a first portion of a delivery device and positioned within a container in which sterilizing fluid is retained to sterilize inside of the container as well as provide moisture to prevent the implant from drying out. The disclosure also relates to methods of sterilizing the disclosed assemblies. Some disclosed methods include at least two sterilizing steps and adjustment of a shaft seal or formation of multiple seals maintaining sterilizing fluid within the container so that areas underneath the shaft seal(s) can also be sterilized. |
| US11766316B2 |
Pin engagement device relating to guided placement in a surgical procedure
A device configured to engage and hold a structure (e.g., pin) to be inserted in a hole or opening of a target structure (e.g., a surgical guide) during a surgical procedure (e.g. a dental implant procedure). The device can include a first arm having a first arm end portion with a first groove. The device includes a second arm coupled to the first arm, the second arm including a second arm end portion with a second groove. The device can be transitioned between an open position and a closed position, In the closed position, the first groove of the first end portion and the second groove of the second end portion form an enclosure to securely engage at least a portion of a pin. |
| US11766315B2 |
Inter dental implant
A multi-piece dental prosthesis system is provided. The system includes an implant which can be implanted into a bone of the patient, an abutment removably connected to the implant by a prosthetic screw, and a ti-base removably connected to the abutment. The system may be used to hold a crown, denture, or partial denture in place. |
| US11766313B2 |
Methods for making dental aligners from multilayer sheets
A multilayer sheet comprising first, second, and third layers is provided. The first layer consists of a co-polyester having an elongation at break of greater than 70%. The second layer consists of a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer having an elongation at break of greater than 200% and a hardness of about 60 A to about 85 D. The first layer has a hardness greater than the hardness of the second layer. A mold is provided and the multilayer sheet is thermoformed over the mold to form a plurality of tooth-receiving cavities configured to receive and position a patient's teeth from a first arrangement toward a second arrangement. Excess material is trimmed from the thermoformed multilayer sheet to form the multilayer dental aligner. |
| US11766312B1 |
Systems and methods for determining an orthodontic treatment
A method and a system for determining an orthodontic treatment for a subject are provided. The method comprises: obtaining an indication of a current and target position of the given tooth; determining a tooth movement trajectory of the given tooth during the orthodontic treatment, the tooth trajectory defining a path of the given tooth from the current to the target position, the determining the tooth trajectory comprising determining a movement of the given tooth along the tooth trajectory by: determining, a plurality of movement components for the given tooth to be performed to displace from the current to the target position; obtaining, for a given one of the plurality of movement components, a respective magnitude value, the respective magnitude value being indicative of a path length at which the given tooth is to displace towards the target position thereof performing the given one of the plurality of movement components. |
| US11766307B2 |
Method and device for creating and displaying a map of a brain operating field
A method and device are for generating and displaying a map of a brain operating field, brain tissue areas associated with a stimulated brain function being marked in the map. In the method, during a measurement cycle a stimulation of a brain function is effected and a stimulation image of the brain operating field with the stimulated brain function is recorded, a reference image without the stimulated brain function is recorded, the stimulation image and the reference image are used to generate the map, and the map is displayed on a display. A plurality of cycles are performed. A new map is generated after each cycle following the first cycle. In order to generate the new map, the stimulation and reference images of one or more preceding cycles are used besides the images recorded in the cycle just carried out. At least the new map is displayed after each cycle. |
| US11766304B2 |
Sterile surgical drape for use with a C-arm x-ray machine
The invention is generally directed to a sterile surgical drape designed to provide a sterile barrier with a self-contained, expandable sterile pocket. The sterile surgical drape includes a pocket sized and shaped to accommodate the C-arm of an X-ray machine. The pocket spans the width of the operative site and includes an elastic band along a top edge to ensure that the pocket does not drop below the sterile field when not in use. In this way, the pocket is maintained around the C-arm and the sterile field is preserved during use. The surgical drape can optionally include an adhesive antimicrobial strip configured with an elongated length. The surgical drape can further optionally include one or more pouches sized and shaped to retain surgical instruments or tools. |
| US11766300B2 |
Kinematically aligned robotic total knee arthroplasty
A system and method may use a robotic arm to perform a range of motion test for use in generating information related to kinematic alignment in a total or partial knee arthroplasty. A method may include controlling a robotic arm to move a tibia throughout a range of motion for a knee. A series of measurements of gap distance for the knee may be used to determine a tibial resection location for the tibia. The method may include updating a plan (e.g., 3D, preoperative) for an orthopedic procedure on the knee with the tibial resection location. |
| US11766299B2 |
Method and system for register operating space
A system for registering operating space includes a back bracing, a computer system and a robotic arm. The back bracing includes positioning marks which can be imaged in a computer tomography (CT) image, and the back bracing is used to be worn by a patient. The computer system computes image coordinates of the positioning marks in an image space. A base of the robotic arm is connected to the back bracing in an operating space after the CT image is generated. The robotic arm contacts the positioning marks in the operating space and meanwhile the computer system obtains arm coordinates of the robotic arm in an arm space. The computer system generates conversion models among the image space, the operating space, and the robot arm space according to the image coordinates and the arm coordinates. |
| US11766297B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting an interventional tool
An apparatus that detects a tip of an interventional tool based on at least two ultrasound images reconstructed for different beam steering angles within a volumetric region that includes the tool. The apparatus includes an image processor. The image processor includes a tip detection module used to perform a tip tool detection procedure. The tip tool detection procedure involves identifying shadow regions of the tool in the at least two ultrasound images and determining the position of the tip of the tool within the volumetric region. |
| US11766291B2 |
Arthroscopic devices and methods
An arthroscopy system includes both a motorized handpiece and a detachable probe. The motorized handpiece includes a rotating driver which is configured to engage a rotatable drive coupling within a hub of the probe. The probe has a shaft with an articulating distal region, and the rotatable drive coupling is configured to convert the rotary motion of the rotating driver to an articulating motion within the articulating region of the probe. |
| US11766290B2 |
Epicardial access system and methods
A method and apparatus are disclosed for a needle for gaining access to the pericardial cavity of a heart. The needle includes an elongate member (e.g. a main shaft) defining a lumen and a side-port in fluid communication with the lumen; a blunt atraumatic tip for delivering energy for puncturing tissue; and a guiding surface (e.g. a ramp) for directing a device (e.g. a guidewire) through the side-port. The method includes using the needle for tenting a pericardium and delivering energy for puncturing the pericardium, and advancing a guidewire or other device through the needle and into the pericardial cavity. |
| US11766286B2 |
Methods and devices to treat nasal airways
Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and/or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and/or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways. |
| US11766284B2 |
Device for variable fixation of bone fragments
Device for bone fixation with a head portion (5), a tapering front portion (8) and a shaft (3) between said head portion (5) and said tapering front portion (8), said shaft (3) having a distal portion (3a) adjacent to said tapering front portion (8) and a proximal portion (3b) adjacent to said head portion (5); whereby said distal portion (3a) being provided with a thread and having a constant outer diameter DA and an inner core diameter DI; at least the proximal portion (3b) of said shaft (3) has a core (2) consisting of a biologically non-degradable material with degradation rate BND and having a diameter d≤DI; a sleeve (9) surrounding said core and consisting of a biologically degradable material with degradation rate BD, whereby BD>BND and said sleeve (9) being fixed to said core in a non-rotatable manner. |
| US11766283B2 |
Bone screws and methods of use thereof
The invention features bone screws having a threaded screw body and a screw head attached to one end of the screw body, the bone screw further including: a) an interior channel extending longitudinally through the screw head and through at least a portion of the screw body, wherein the interior channel has a width of less than 5.0 millimeters; and b) a plurality of radially-disposed delivery channels connecting the interior channel to the exterior of the screw body, each delivery channel having exterior openings. The invention further features devices that include a bone screw and a delivery manifold detachably attached to the screw head of the bone screw. In addition, the invention features methods of treating a patient having a bone defect by using a bone screw described herein. |
| US11766279B2 |
System and method for cervical midline fixation
Devices and methods for enhancing the effectiveness of spinal stabilization, and particularly that of cervical spinal stabilization, are provided herein. More specifically, methods and systems are disclosed for effectively positioning occipital plates and spinal fixation assemblies within target vertebrae, while also reducing any associated patient trauma (e.g., muscle stripping, tissue damage, etc.). The systems and methods can utilize trans-lamina delivery of the spinal fixation assemblies to allow for the positioning of the fixation elements along the midline of the patient's spine. |
| US11766278B2 |
Implantable distraction device
The present invention relates to an implantable bone distraction device (1) for distracting osteotomically separated bone sections (2, 2′), said implantable distraction device (1) comprising a first block (3), a second block (3′), and an actuator (4) including means for adjusting the space between the two blocks, enabling distraction between the first bone section (2) and the second bone section (2′). The implantable bone distraction device (1) further comprises at least one vibration sensor (6) arranged in an area located between the first block (3) and the second block (3′) and oriented in order to measure a vibration response of a medium comprising the implantable bone distraction device (1). |
| US11766273B2 |
Systems and methods for deploying an implantable medical electrical lead
A reservoir of a system for deploying an implantable lead to an extravascular location delivers a flow of fluid through a lumen of one or both of a tunneling tool and an introducer of the system. In some cases, the tunneling tool includes a pressure sensor assembly for monitoring a change in a pressure of the flow through the lumen thereof. Alternately, or in addition, a flow-controlled passageway, through which the flow of fluid from the reservoir is delivered to the lumen of the introducer, includes a compliant chamber to hold a reserve of the fluid. Fluid from the reserve may be drawn into the lumen of the introducer as the tunneling tool is withdrawn therefrom. Alternately, the introducer may include a chamber located between two seals, wherein fluid that fills the chamber is drawn distally into the lumen of the introducer, as the tunneling tool is withdrawn therefrom. |
| US11766270B2 |
Ankle replacement system and method
Various surgical devices and methods are disclosed herein. Also disclosed is multi-component prosthesis, which can be used as an ankle prosthesis. One of the disclosed surgical alignment systems includes a guide arm, a ratchet arm frame configured to be coupled slidably to the guide arm, a ratchet arm configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm frame, and a sagittal sizing guide body configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm. The sagittal sizing guide body includes a first radiopaque object disposed at a first position and a second radiopaque object disposed at a second position that is spaced apart from the first position. |
| US11766268B2 |
System of preoperative planning and provision of patient-specific surgical aids
A method of preoperative planning comprises creating a virtual model of a native patient tissue; placing a virtual device into a desired device orientation relative to the virtual model of the native patient tissue; specifying at least one structural change to the native patient tissue to facilitate placement of the virtual device in the desired device orientation; creating a virtual model of an altered patient tissue responsive to the specifying at least one structural change to the native patient tissue; and fabricating a tangible representation of a bone using the virtual model of the altered patient tissue. |
| US11766266B2 |
Oscillating surgical cutting tool
The present invention provides a cutting tool for surgical procedures. More specifically, the present invention provides a rotary surgical cutting tool which overcomes the disadvantages of prior art surgical cutting tools by providing a rotary cutting tool having straight flutes, with each side of the flute being provided with a cutting edge that permits cutting in both directions during limited oscillatory motion of the rotary surgical cutting tool. The areas between the cutting edges are provided with relief to reduce friction while the flute moves the cut material away from the cutting edges. |
| US11766261B2 |
Apparatus and method to apply buttress to end effector of surgical stapler via fixed base
An apparatus includes a body with a first body portion, a second body portion opposed from the first body portion, and a connecting portion that couples a proximal end of the first body portion with a proximal end of the second body portion. The connecting portion is configured to permit the first and second body portions to move toward and away from one another between a plurality of angular orientations. The first and second body portions define a distally opening angle. A first adjunct element and a second adjunct element are disposed on outwardly facing surfaces of the first and second body portions. The first and second body portions may be fixed in each of the angular orientations and may simultaneously apply the first and second adjunct elements to first and second jaws, respectively, of a surgical stapler end effector. |
| US11766255B2 |
Surgical instrument including an adapter assembly and an articulating surgical loading unit
An adapter assembly of a surgical instrument includes a cam member defining a proximal cam slot and a distal cam slot, a first articulation shaft, and a second articulation shaft. The first articulation shaft has a proximal end portion received in the proximal cam slot, and a distal end portion configured to be coupled to a surgical loading unit. The second articulation shaft has a proximal end portion received in the distal cam slot, and a distal end portion configured to be coupled to the surgical loading unit. The first and second articulation shafts are configured to move in opposing longitudinal directions in response to a rotation of the cam member to articulate the surgical loading unit. |
| US11766252B2 |
Noninvasively adjustable suture anchors
In one embodiment, an adjustable implant system includes a bone anchor having first and second ends, a bone engagement surface adjacent the first end, and a housing extending between the first and second ends. The adjustable implant system can further include a non-invasively actuatable driving element within the housing and coupled to an adjustment component configured to couple to a flexible elongate tension member which is capable of engaging a patient's soft tissue (e.g., rotator cuff or ACL). Non-invasive actuation of the driving element can cause the adjustment component to change the amount of tension on the flexible elongate tension member and consequently on the patient's soft tissue. The adjustable implant system can include an external adjustment device configured to be placed on or adjacent the patient's skin and comprising at least one energy transferring component configured to energize/actuate the driving element inside the housing of the adjustable implant. |
| US11766248B2 |
System and method for determining temperature nadir of a female
An electronic system for determining a time of the temperature nadir of a female human during the menstrual cycle comprises a wearable device (1) that includes a first sensor system (104), configured to determine a temperature of the female human, and a second sensor system (101, 102, 103), configured to determine one or more further physiological parameters of the female human. The electronic system further comprises a processor (13, 30, 40), configured to determine a detected starting point of the fertility phase of the female human, using the one or more further physiological parameters of the female human. The processor (13, 30, 40) is further configured to detect the temperature nadir as a temporary decrease in the temperature, using the detected starting point of the fertility phase of the female human. The time of the temperature nadir is used as an indicator of the time of ovulation and peak oestrogen level. |
| US11766244B2 |
Shear wave amplitude reconstruction for tissue elasticity monitoring and display
The present disclosure describes ultrasound systems and methods configured to determine the elasticity of a target tissue. Systems can include an ultrasound transducer configured to acquire echoes responsive to ultrasound pulses transmitted toward the tissue, which may include a region of increased stiffness. Systems can also include a beamformer configured to control the transducer to transmit a push pulse into the tissue, thereby generating a shear wave in the region of increased stiffness. The beamformer can be configured to control the transducer to emit tracking pulses adjacent to the push pulse. Systems can further include a processor configured to determine a displacement amplitude of the shear wave and based on the amplitude, generate a qualitative tissue elasticity map of the tissue. The processor can combine the qualitative map with a quantitative map of the same tissue, and based on the combination, determine a boundary of the region of increased stiffness. |
| US11766243B2 |
Composition and methods for sensitive molecular analysis
A method for ascertaining the presence of target-bound microbubbles in the context of ultrasound molecular imaging is taught. This method, referred to herein as dynamic scaling ultrasound molecular imaging, relies upon the time-varying behavior contrast agents within a region expressing a molecular imaging target and that within a reference region. Ultrasound contrast agents compositions that enable use of the method are also taught. The method is useful for the use of ultrasound molecular imaging in diagnosing and monitoring treatment. |
| US11766238B2 |
Measurement navigation in a multi-modality medical imaging system
Systems and methods for multi-modality data processing are provided. Some embodiments are particularly directed to navigating sets of multi-modality medical data in a multi-modality processing system. In one embodiment, a method for navigating medical data in a medical processing system includes receiving a reference set of medical data by the medical processing system, where the medical data corresponds to a modality selected from the group consisting of: FFR, iFR, pressure, flow, IVUS, and OCT. The medical processing system also receives a navigation command. An enhancement and a subset of the reference set of medical data to enhance are identified based on the navigation command. The medical processing system performs the selected enhancement on the subset of data and the enhanced subset is displayed. The enhancement may include performing a single-axis zoom on the subset. |
| US11766236B2 |
Method and apparatus for displaying ultrasound image providing orientation of fetus and computer program product
A method of displaying an ultrasound image includes determining a direction of a fetus's head based on a first ultrasound image obtained by scanning a pregnant woman's body in a first direction; determining a direction of a fetus's spine based on a second ultrasound image obtained by scanning the pregnant woman's body in a second direction; determining an orientation of the fetus within the pregnant woman's body based on the directions of the fetus's head and the fetus's spine; and displaying an image representing the orientation of the fetus, together with an ultrasound image obtained by scanning the pregnant woman's body. |
| US11766233B2 |
Ultrasonic method and apparatus for respiration monitoring
A method of non-invasively monitoring the respiration of a patient comprises: transmitting ultrasound into the body toward an internal structure of the patient's body, the internal structure being one of the liver, the spleen or a kidney; selecting a depth range; measuring the phase of ultrasound echo signals from the internal structure at multiple points along the depth range for at least a first and a second echo signal, the first and second echo signals being received at different times; detecting the motion of the internal structure within the patient's abdomen by reference to differences in the measured phase between the first and the second echo signals; and thereby monitoring the respiration of the patient by associating movement of the internal structure with movement caused by respiration. |
| US11766232B2 |
Method, imaging apparatus and computer program product for positioning imaging-relevant components
A method is for positioning an imaging-relevant component of an imaging apparatus in an application-appropriate position for recording medical image data from a target region of a patient. In an embodiment, the method includes: acquiring information on the target region of the patient, acquiring a position of the patient relative to the imaging-relevant component, determining an application-appropriate position of the imaging-relevant component, determining a positioning instruction, and outputting the positioning instruction. An imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes an imaging-relevant component. The imaging-relevant component has a mechanical guide configured to position the imaging-relevant component along at least one degree of freedom of movement relative to a static arrangement of the imaging apparatus and/or a patient. |
| US11766230B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for medical image analysis, diagnosis, risk stratification, decision making and/or disease tracking
The disclosure herein relates to systems, methods, and devices for medical image analysis, diagnosis, risk stratification, decision making and/or disease tracking. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are configured to analyze non-invasive medical images of a subject to automatically and/or dynamically identify one or more features, such as plaque and vessels, and/or derive one or more quantified plaque parameters, such as radiodensity, radiodensity composition, volume, radiodensity heterogeneity, geometry, location, and/or the like. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are further configured to generate one or more assessments of plaque-based diseases from raw medical images using one or more of the identified features and/or quantified parameters. |
| US11766228B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for mammography with a detector having reduced dimensions
An auxiliary device attachable to a mammography machine having an X-ray source and an X-ray receptor having a receptor area. The auxiliary device includes a housing having a length, width, and thickness, wherein the length and width of the housing are adapted to a length and width of the receptor area. The auxiliary device further includes one or more attachments for attaching the auxiliary device to the mammography machine, and a detector inside the housing. The detector includes a slab of semiconductor material, an electrode on a first side of the slab, and a pixelated electrode detector on the second side of the slab, and a read-out circuit bonded to the pixelated electrode detector, and the read-out circuit being configured for spectral photon counting with two or more energy bins. Methods for medical imaging are also provided. |
| US11766227B2 |
Radiation detector, radiographic imaging apparatus, and method of manufacturing radiation detector
A radiation detector includes a sensor substrate, a conversion layer, and a reinforcing substrate. In the sensor substrate, a plurality of pixels for accumulating electric charges generated in response to light converted from radiation are formed on a pixel region of a flexible base material. The conversion layer is provided on a first surface of the base material on which the pixels are provided and converts radiation into light. The reinforcing substrate is provided on a surface of the conversion layer opposite to a surface on the base material side and includes a porous layer having a plurality of through-holes to reinforce the stiffness of the base material. |
| US11766225B2 |
Intravascular device movement speed guidance and associated devices, systems, and methods
In an embodiment, a medical system is disclosed. One embodiment of the medical system comprises a medical processing unit in communication with an intravascular instrument configured to be moved longitudinally within a body lumen and in further communication with a radiographic imaging source configured to obtain radiographic images of the intravascular instrument while the intravascular instrument is moved longitudinally within the body lumen. The medical processing unit is configured to receive radiographic images obtained by the radiographic imaging source, track the intravascular instrument within the radiographic images while the intravascular instrument is moved longitudinally within the body lumen, calculate a movement speed based on the tracking, compare the calculated movement speed to a predefined target movement speed, generate a speed-adjustment suggestion based on the comparison, and output the speed-adjustment suggestion to a display for review by a user. |
| US11766224B2 |
Visualized virtual agent
The present invention relates to a visualized virtual agent configured to provide a visual response to a user, wherein the visualized virtual agent is further configured to provide an artificial physiological color change response to a user on the basis of one or more user-specific parameter, wherein the visualized virtual agent is configured to acquire user-specific data for at least one user-specific parameter using at least one sensor, the one or more user-specific parameter comprising activity data of the user and/or physio-psychological data of the user, and wherein the artificial physiological color change response is provided in response to monitored changes of the acquired user-specific data for the at least one user-specific parameter of the activity data of the user and/or the physio-psychological data of the user, the artificial physiological color change response comprising at least in part a color change of the visualized virtual agent. |
| US11766223B1 |
Systems and methods for processing of fundus images
Systems and methods for predicting a risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) from one or more fundus images are disclosed. Fundus images associated with an individual are processed to determine whether fundus images are of sufficient quality. The fundus images of sufficient quality are processed to identify fundus images belonging to a single eye. A plurality of risk contributing factor sets of CNNs (RCF CNN) are configured to output an indicator of probability of the presence of a different risk contributing factor in each of the one or more fundus images. At least one of the RCF CNNs is configured in a jury system model having a plurality of jury member CNNs, each being configured to output a probability of a different feature in the one or more fundus images. The outputs of the jury member CNNs are processed to determine the indicator of probability of the presence of the risk contributing factor output by the RCF CNN. An individual feature vector is produced based on meta-information for the individual, and the outputs of the RCF CNNs. The individual feature vector is processed using a CVD risk prediction neural network model to output a prediction of overall CVD risk for the individual. The model is configured to determine a relative contribution of each of the risk contributing factors to the prediction of overall CVD risk. The overall CVD risk is reported, together with the relative contribution of each of the risk contributing factors to the overall CVD risk. |
| US11766222B2 |
Algorithm for breathing efficiency
A method of determining a fitness level of user with a physiological sensor. The method includes measuring a physiological value of the user with the physiological sensor, correlating the measured physiological value into a measurement of the user's respiratory rate and tidal volume, calculating a second respiratory rate value using the measured tidal volume, calculating a breathing efficiency (BE) ratio based on a comparison of the user's measured respiratory rate and the calculated second respiratory rate value, correlating the calculated BE ratio to a predetermined threshold, and assigning a classification to the user based on the calculated BE ratio. The classification is indicative of the user's respiratory function performance. |
| US11766221B1 |
Devices, systems, and methods for measurement validation for chronic health condition management
Systems, methods, and devices of a health device network may include: a non-invasive glucometer that non-invasively measures analyte levels; an invasive glucometer communicatively coupled directly to the non-invasive glucometer; a cloud-based server communicatively coupled to the non-invasive glucometer or the invasive glucometer; a user device communicatively coupled to the cloud-based server; and/or a user interface that displays the invasive glucose measurement, the non-invasive glucose measurement, a data batch, and/or processed data to the user. The non-invasive glucometer and/or the invasive glucometer may aggregate an invasive glucose measurement and a non-invasive glucose measurement into the data batch. A data analytics application on the cloud-based server may be configured to: integrate the invasive glucose measurement and the non-invasive glucose measurement; identify a correlation between the invasive glucose measurement and the non-invasive glucose measurement; and/or generate a predictive model based on the invasive glucose measurement and the non-invasive glucose measurement. |
| US11766217B2 |
Systems and methods for multimodal pose and motion tracking for magnetic field measurement or recording systems
A magnetic field recording system includes a headgear to be placed on a user; optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) disposed in or on the headgear to detect magnetic fields; at least two sensing modalities selected from the following: i) a magnetic sensing modality, ii) an optical sensing modality, or iii) an inertial sensing modality; and a tracking unit configured to receive, from each of the at least two sensing modalities, a corresponding magnetic data stream, optical data stream, or inertial data stream and to track a position or orientation of the headgear or user; and a system controller configured to control operation of the OPMs and to receive, from the tracking unit, the position or orientation of the headgear or user. |
| US11766214B2 |
Wearable sports monitoring equipment and method for characterizing sports performances or sportspersons
The invention concerns wearable electronic devices, systems and methods for sports performance monitoring. In one embodiment, the invention provides a device comprising a heartbeat sensor for providing a heartbeat signal, a motion sensor for providing a motion signal and processing means adapted to calculate at least one performance parameter depicting said sports performance and/or the person using temporal characteristics of periodic features of the heartbeat signal compared with temporal characteristics of periodic features in the motion signal. The invention allows for utilization of an existing relation between cadence and heart rate for characterizing the performance or the person in a novel way. |
| US11766213B1 |
Sleep monitoring based compliance and effectiveness tracking engine
A compliance and effectiveness tracking engine system including a sensor system to obtain sensed sleep data for a sleep session for a user, and a user interface implementing a user data acquisition system to obtain perceived sleep data from the user after the sleep session. The system further includes a server system implementing a predictive engine to predicted sleep data for the user, based on user background data and transactional data reflecting one or more medical interventions for the user. The server implementing a compliance and effectiveness tracking engine (CETE) to compare the sensed sleep data, the perceived sleep data, and the predicted sleep data, and to determine effectiveness of the one or more medical interventions for the user, and compliance with a protocol associated with the one or more medical interventions. |
| US11766211B2 |
Uterus OCT catheter and uterus OCT equipment with pull-back function
The present invention provides a uterus OCT catheter, comprising: a catheter body; the catheter body comprises an outer sleeve, an OCT imaging catheter and a Luer connector; the outer sleeve is provided with an exit window; the reflecting surface of the reflecting prism in the OCT imaging catheter faces the exit window. The present invention further provides a uterus OCT equipment with pull-back function, comprising a pull-back device and the catheter body, the pull-back device comprises a first housing, a driving connector, a fixing sleeve and a catheter fixing tube. The invention adopts the way that the outer sleeve wraps the OCT imaging catheter to increase the overall strength and diameter; a pull-back device is adopted, the pull-back process is stable and in uniform speed, and can effectively prevent complications during human operation and damage to human tissue during pull-back process. |
| US11766210B2 |
Methods and devices for determining signal quality for a swallowing impairment classification model
A device can screen swallowing safety and swallowing efficiency. The device includes a processor configured to receive accelerometry data, determine a an A-P and S-I signal summed spectrogram from the accelerometry data, and perform one or more of identifying a missing swallow, identifying that the data was clipped from the start, identifying that the data was clipped from the end, or identifying that the data contains noise. The device can have a user interface configured to provide one or more outputs including at least one of audio or graphics based on these identifications. If the data does not contain these signal quality issues, the device can compare the data against preset classification criteria defined for each of swallowing safety and swallowing efficiency and thus classify each of the swallowing events with a swallowing safety classification and a swallowing efficiency classification. |
| US11766204B2 |
Multi-sensor magneto-monitoring-imaging system
The present invention provides a magnetic monitoring system for imaging, monitoring, scanning or mapping for brain or heart activity of subjects including children and adults, the system comprising of a magnetoencephalographic or magnetocardiographic system incorporating SQUID sensors for measuring brain activity or heart activity, the system including a plurality of Dewar helmets of variable sizes and shapes; and a plurality of monitoring interfaces; wherein the sensor system helmet is moveable by horizontal Dewar rotation. The sensor system includes configurations where the size and shape of helmets in the system may be different to accommodate different sized subjects for monitoring simultaneously. |
| US11766202B2 |
Filtering in pre-evacuated containers
An independent blood filter device depends on flow geometry to deliver blood serum or plasma free of detrimental levels of hemoglobin. It depends critically on an upstream flow rate or pressure differential limiting control element or device that limits the rate of change of pressure differential across the filter element. Pre-evacuated versions can be used to simultaneously draw blood from a living being and provide pressure differential across the filter element between an evacuated collector and a supply end open to atmosphere. A unit pressurized by hand motion employs the external shape of a partially filled blood collection tube as a piston to produce pressure in advance of the control element or device to create the pressure differential across the filter element to a collector vented to atmosphere. The control element or device is disclosed in numerous forms, including specially sized flow constrictions and compliant arrangements. |
| US11766200B2 |
Common depth and sample position noninvasive glucose concentration determination analyzer apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for sampling optical pathways having a common tissue depth, such as a maximum mean depth of penetration in the dermis, with a common sample position of a person for analysis in a noninvasive analyte property determination system, comprising the steps of: probing skin with a range of illumination zone-to-detection zone distances with at least two wavelength ranges and detecting, using a set of detectors, illumination zone-to-detection zone distances having mean optical pathways probing the common tissue layer, such as without the mean optical pathways entering the subcutaneous fat layer of the person. Optionally, the skin tissue layers are modulated and/or treated via tissue displacement before and/or during data collection. Optionally, given illumination zone-to-detection zone distances are dynamically selected based upon a measure of state of the skin of the person. |
| US11766193B2 |
Biosensor and method for determining dimension of counter electrode and prolonging usage lifetime of the same
A biosensor for measuring a physiological signal representative of a physiological parameter associated with an analyte is described. The biosensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode. The counter electrode including a silver and a silver halide having an initial amount, wherein the initial amount is determined by the following steps of defining a required consumption range of the silver halide during at least one of the measurement periods performed by the biosensor; and determining the initial amount based on a sum of an upper limit of the required consumption range and a buffer amount, so that a required replenishment amount range of the silver halide during the replenishment period is controlled to be sufficient to maintain an amount of the silver halide within a safe storage range. |
| US11766188B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging device
To suppress the image quality deterioration due to respiratory motion and changes thereof, and improve the data acquisition rate. An MRI device according to the present invention repeats a main measurement in a predetermined unit, and performs a navigation measurement to acquire one or a plurality of the navigator echoes between the measurements in the temporally adjacent two predetermined units, and performs determination as to whether to continue or discontinue the main measurement and determination as to whether to discard immediately prior measurement data. In the determination, at least two navigator echoes are used, and by using a position of a site to be monitored by the navigation measurement and a displacement width serving as a reference of the displacement stability, whether the position and the displacement width satisfy a reference displacement and a reference displacement width, which have been obtained in advance, is determined. |
| US11766186B2 |
Wearable device with field replaceable band
A wearable device has a housing containing electronics and a band that retains the wearable device on a user's arm. Each end of the housing has a receptacle with a ridge around the opening of the receptacle. A band comprises a strip of flexible material. A pair of protrusions with enlarged ends made from an elastomeric material extend from an inner surface of the band. A portion of the inner surface of the band between the protrusions is in contact with at least a portion of an upper surface of the housing. The band is joined to the housing by aligning each protrusion with a corresponding receptacle and applying pressure. As a result of the applied pressure part of the protrusion temporarily deforms, enters the receptacle, and resumes substantially the previous shape thus holding the protrusion within the receptacle and the band to the housing. |
| US11766184B2 |
Hemodynamic analysis system
Articles of manufacture, including an apparatus for detecting a hemodynamic disorder, are provided. A method may include receiving a blood pressure, including an aortic pressure and a distal coronary pressure, over a plurality of heartbeats. The method also includes determining a complement of a ratio of the distal coronary pressure to the aortic pressure for each heartbeat of the plurality of heartbeats. The method also includes determining, based on the complement of the ratio, a maximum complement of the ratio and a minimum complement of the ratio. The method also includes determining, based on the maximum complement and the minimum complement, a pressure-derived coronary flow reserve. The pressure-derived coronary flow reserve includes a ratio of the maximum complement to the minimum complement. The method also includes detecting, based on the pressure-derived coronary flow reserve, a hemodynamic disorder. |
| US11766181B2 |
Systems and methods for touchless temperature screening system
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to screening a body temperature of a human. In some embodiments, there is provided a touchless temperature screening system that screens a body temperature of a human including a housing comprising an output interface; one or more first sensors; a temperature sensor; and a control circuit configured to: cause the output interface to provide one or more messages; receive the one or more user inputs indicative of responses to at least one of the one or more messages; receive temperature data corresponding to the body temperature; determine whether the human meets a health criteria; and transmit a control signal indicative of the human meeting the health criteria in response to the human meeting the health criteria. |
| US11766174B2 |
Tracked suction tool
A device and method for a trackable suction tool in surgical use. A trackable suction tool involves a tubular handle with a main tube and an entrance tube extending from the main tube, a flattened section of the main tube with a suction-regulating orifice, a tip coupled with the main tube distal end and a tracking mechanism coupled with a handle proximal end. A method of tracking position of a trackable suction device involves attaching a tip to a handle in one of a plurality of fixed positions, attaching a tracking mechanism to the handle in one of a plurality of fixed positions, calibrating the position of the tip with a positional tracking system using the tracking mechanism, positioning the tracking markers in view of the positional tracking system, and tracking a position of the distal end of the tip of the suction device. |
| US11766171B2 |
Method for the continuous control of the fixation of a patient's eye during the detection of biometric measurement data of the patient's eye
A method for capturing biometric measurement data of a patient's eye, in which the fixation is monitored during the entire biometric measurement. Information in respect of the fixation is extracted, depending on the different recording modes, from already available or additionally captured recordings and/or data. Central retinal OCT scans with absolute fixation information and frontal images with relative fixation information with or without at least partial diffuse lighting are used. On the basis of this extracted fixation information, the subsequent evaluation only uses the captured biometric measurement data captured just before, at the same time as or just after frontal images with the correct fixation. The method can also be applied to different measurement tasks, in which use is made of different measurement modes and in which the alignment of the measurement object is important for the measurement results. |
| US11766167B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
An image processing apparatus includes a special light image acquisition unit that acquires a special light image having information in a specific wavelength band, a generation unit that generates depth information at a predetermined position in a living body using the special light image, and a detection unit that detects a predetermined region using the depth information. The image processing apparatus further includes a normal light image acquisition unit that acquires a normal light image having information in a wavelength band of white light. The specific wavelength band is, for example, infrared light. The generation unit calculates a difference in a depth direction between the special light image and the normal light image to generate depth information at the predetermined position. The detection unit detects a position in which the depth information is a predetermined threshold or more as a bleeding point. The present technology is applicable to an endoscope. |
| US11766159B2 |
Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner includes a connection pipe, a cleaner body, a suction nozzle having a first suction port, a movable body, a first rotating body, and a second rotating body. The movable body is movably coupled to the connection pipe, and the first rotating body and the second rotating body are rotatably coupled to the movable body. According to the disclosed vacuum cleaner, in a state in which the connection pipe is separated from the suction nozzle, the first rotating body and the second rotating body may form a second suction port, and may form a nozzle other than the suction nozzle. |
| US11766157B2 |
Dirt separator for a vacuum cleaner
A dirt separator for a vacuum cleaner includes a chamber having an inlet through which dirt-laden fluid enters and an outlet through which cleansed fluid exits the chamber. A disc located at the outlet rotates about a rotational axis and comprises holes through which the cleansed fluid passes. The dirt-laden fluid enters the chamber along a flow axis that intersects the disc. |
| US11766148B2 |
Depositing device for cargo carried by an aerial vehicle
Disclosed herein a depositing device for a cargo carried out by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The depositing device can comprise a receptacle enclosed from above by one or more swinging ledges forming a cargo-dropping area on the outer surface thereof, wherein the receptacle is coupled to a hanging device adapted for hanging said depositing device to a balcony railing. The depositing device also comprises a transmitter designed to transmit information usable by the unmanned aerial vehicle to determine a spatial position of the cargo-dropping area. The one or more swinging ledges are designed to tilt inwardly into the receptacle in case a force exerted by a weight of the cargo imposed on the cargo-dropping area exceeds a threshold weight, for inserting said cargo into the receptacle. |
| US11766147B2 |
Apparatus for securing mail deliveries
An apparatus for securing mail deliveries is disclosed, including a container dimensioned to receive a mail item. The container includes an opening dimensioned to receive the mail item which is stored within the interior of the perimeter. A frame is provided around the perimeter of the opening having one or more joints to permit the frame to open and close the opening of the container. The frame includes one or more supports having a U-shaped portion to hang from a door. A locking mechanism is in communication with the frame to securely lock the frame in a closed configuration. |
| US11766144B2 |
Container stability mounting apparatus
A container stability mounting apparatus allows a user attach or detach a beverage container such as thermal foil flasks to various surfaces or objects such as, but not limited to, outdoor equipment. The container stability mounting apparatus includes an anchoring base, a connector sleeve, a first attachment mechanism, and a second attachment mechanism. The anchoring base is a structural support that can be mounted to various surfaces or objects through the second attachment mechanism. The connector sleeve can receive a beverage container and can be attached to the anchoring base through the first attachment mechanism. With a beverage container situated within the connector sleeve, a user can attach or detach the beverage container to various surfaces or objects through the anchoring base. |
| US11766140B1 |
Multi-interface apparatus
A multi-interface apparatus includes a crossbar to which a plurality of accessories using different mechanical interfaces may be attached and detached. Accessories such as wire hooks, shelves, bins, and so forth may be used. The different mechanical interfaces may include slatwall, pegboard, and saddle mount. Multiple accessories with different types of mechanical interfaces may be supported simultaneously by the crossbar. The crossbar may be instrumented. For example, load cells may be used to determine the weight on the crossbar. |
| US11766137B2 |
Child carrier
A child carrier includes a booster seat and a leg assembly. The leg assembly is detachably installed on the booster seat. The leg assembly includes an upper support and a lower support. The upper support is detachably installed on the booster seat. The lower support is detachably installed on the upper support. The child carrier is in a high chair mode when the lower support and the upper support are respectively installed on the upper support and the booster seat to connect the leg assembly to the booster seat, the child carrier is in a youth chair mode when the upper support is installed on the booster seat and the lower support is detached from the upper support, and the child carrier is in a booster mode when the upper support is detached from the booster seat to separate the leg assembly from the booster seat. |
| US11766136B2 |
Inflatable air mattress alert and monitoring system
This disclosure describes, among other things, techniques for waking a user by changing the user's sleep environment. In one example, a method includes receiving, at a central controller of an air mattress system, at least one user alarm setting, generating, via the central controller, at least one instruction based on the received user alarm setting, and transmitting, from the central controller, the at least one instruction to a first component of the air mattress system to adjust a feature of the first component. |
| US11766128B2 |
Seating furniture
A seating furniture with a base member, an armrest member and first and second mounting devices that fix the armrest member to the base member in a horizontal direction. The first mounting device is slidable in parallel to an inner surface of the armrest member between an upper position and a lower position. When positioned in the upper position, an angled part of the first mounting device is rotatable relative to the armrest member between a locking position and a release position. In the locking position a first flange portion of the first mounting device is positioned such that an upper edge of the base member may be received into a gap between the first flange portion and the inner surface of the armrest member, whereas in the release position the first flange portion is positioned to release the upper edge of the base member from the gap. |
| US11766123B2 |
Unfolding device of sofa
The present application relates to an unfolding device of sofa, including a base. A side plate is provided above the base, and a connecting rod assembly is connected between the side plate and the base; the side plate is provided with a mounting assembly for connecting to a sitting portion; a footrest assembly and a backrest connecting member is mounted on and rotatably connected with the side plate; the base is provided with a driving assembly, configured for driving the footrest assembly to rotate and the side plate to move towards a front of the unfolding device. |
| US11766119B2 |
Locking device for releasably locking a withdrawable furniture part
An arrangement includes a drawer pull-out guide and a locking device for releasably locking a furniture part. The drawer pull-out guide includes a carcass rail to be fixed to a furniture carcass and an extension rail, the extension rail being displaceably supported between a fully closed position and a fully open position. The locking device includes a first locking component to be fixed to the furniture carcass, and a second locking component to be fixed to the extendably-supported furniture part. The first locking component and the second locking component can be releasably locked together, and the second locking component includes a base member and a locking element for releasably locking the first locking component. The locking element is pivotally supported on the base member, and the extension rail of the drawer pull-out guide can be releasably locked by the locking device in or immediately before the fully open position. |
| US11766118B2 |
Workspace system and components and method for the use thereof
A cart assembly including a frame having a horizontal worksurface, a plurality of vertical support members extending upwardly from the horizontal worksurface and an upper rail spaced above the horizontal worksurface and connected to the vertical support members. The rail defines an opening at one end thereof. A screen is moveable between at least first and second positions. The screen is moveable through the opening and is supported in an interior space of the frame in the first position. The screen is disposed outside the interior space in the second position. |
| US11766114B2 |
Method for preparing porous antibacterial fiber brush
The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a porous antibacterial fiber brush. Fiber masterbatch made of ultra-fine reaming silica gel, silver-based antibacterial agent and other materials is melted, drawn, cut, polished and then dried to make the porous antibacterial fiber brush. A large number of micropores are distributed on the surface of the porous antibacterial fiber brush, which absorb cosmetic residues on the skin surface and tiny dirt in the pores, and realize efficient cleaning of the surface of human skin. |
| US11766113B2 |
Paint implement cleaning apparatus
A paintbrush cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a vessel that is configured to contain a quantity of a paint solvent within an interior cavity of the vessel. A brush suspension bar is attached to an interior sidewall of the vessel and has a plurality of brush suspension points disposed in a spaced apart relation to suspend a brush end of the paintbrush in the solvent, while maintaining a handle end of the brush in a dry condition above the solvent. The brush suspension points allow the brush to be immersed in the solvent to prevent drying of the paint until the brush can be cleaned. Magnetic retainers are provided to hold or capture fasteners and paint sprayer components. |
| US11766112B2 |
Paint brush with integrated hanger and packaging therefor
A paint brush having a handle with an integrated hanger that is pivotably movable between a retracted position for stowing the hanger within a groove of the handle, and an extended position for extending the hanger outwardly from the groove to hang the paint brush on an object. |
| US11766105B2 |
Compression-expansion locking device for luggage and luggage containing same
A compression-expansion locking device for an article of luggage and an expandable article of luggage comprising one or more such devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a housing member having an internal passageway with protruding housing teeth and one or more cam elements. A rack member slidably disposed in the internal passageway has rack teeth releasably engageable with the housing teeth. A release member moveably disposed in the internal passageway comprises a release cam and is displaceable from a first position locking movement of the rack member in the expansion direction, to a second position wherein the release cam impinges against the housing cam element effective to urge apart the housing teeth and rack teeth sufficient to allow movement between the housing member and the rack member in the expansion direction. |
| US11766103B2 |
Tote bag
A tote bag including an outer shell defining a sidewall, wherein the outer shell also includes multiple shoulder straps, wherein the shoulder straps also include hand straps, and wherein the shoulder straps are configured to remain above a plane of the base of the bag when the tote bag is carried by the hand straps is disclosed. An inner bottom liner and the outer shell form a storage compartment with an opening configured to allow access to the storage compartment. Further, a semi-rigid base configured to keep the tote bag upright is disclosed. |
| US11766102B2 |
Wind-resistant beach umbrella
A wind-resistant umbrella including a canopy attached to an upper end of a pole member, flexible ribs, and multiple load sensitive connectors (LSCs) is provided. The flexible ribs flex inwardly at a wind speed of more than about 10 miles per hour (mph) to preclude wind from traveling under the canopy. The LSCs detachably couple an upper canopy section to a lower canopy section of the canopy. The upper canopy section partially overlaps the lower canopy section along the LSCs. Upon impact from a wind gust that exceeds a speed of more than about 20 mph, at least one of the LSCs detach to allow wind to flow freely through one or more vents created between the upper and lower canopy sections, while providing warnings to a user, and to preclude wind-induced tilting and lifting actions on the wind-resistant umbrella, thereby precluding dislodgment thereof from an anchoring location. |
| US11766099B2 |
Wedding ring necklace pendant
The disclosed wedding ring necklace pendant includes the necklace, a retainer ring, the wedding ring the ring holder pendant, the pendant attachments, the retaining rod and the retaining rod rings. The retainer ring rotates 360 degrees to accommodate a flat and a perpendicular orientation to a wearer's chest. The retaining rod slides in and out of the retaining rod rings to hold the wedding ring between the retaining rod rings. A love bird pendant is slidingly attached to the necklace to move along its length. The love bird pendant is also attached to the necklace permanently and semi-permanently via crimped pendant attachments. Other ornamental designs include two heart halves, the letters “LOVE,” and other romantic and endearing symbols and words. Various designs also prevent an escape of the wedding ring from the pendant retainers including multiple loop retainers, hinges, rod bumps and enlargements. |
| US11766097B2 |
Buckle and buckle male part
A buckle may include male and female parts. In a case (A) where only the female part is attached to a slider of a slide fastener, the male part includes: a pair of arms respectively provided with locking protrusions; and a connecting rod connecting respective base ends of the pair of arms. The connecting rod is configured to curve away from a space between the locking protrusions of the arms when the arms are bent such that the locking protrusions approach one another. In a case (B) where the male part is attached to a slider of a slide fastener, the male part includes: a slider-holding frame configured to hold the slider; and a pair of arms that extend in the same direction from the slider-holding frame and are respectively provided with locking protrusions. The slider-holding frame includes a frame portion protruded into a space between the pair of arms toward a space between the locking protrusions. |
| US11766095B2 |
Foot presence signal processing using velocity
A foot presence sensor system for an active article of footwear can include a sensor housing configured to be disposed at or in an insole of the article, and a controller circuit, disposed within the sensor housing, configured to trigger one or more automated functions of the footwear based on a foot presence indication. In an example, the sensor system includes a capacitive sensor, and the sensor is configured to sense changes in a foot proximity to the sensor in footwear. Information about the sensed proximity can be used to determine a foot velocity characteristic, which in turn can be used to update an automated footwear function, such as an automatic lacing function, or can be used to determine a step count, foot strike force, a rate of travel, or other information about a foot, about an activity, or about the footwear. |
| US11766094B2 |
Foot device
Methods of using a foot device are disclosed herein. The foot device includes a generally U-shaped portion having an arcuate portion and first and second legs extending from the arcuate portion. Each leg has an end and a relief area disposed adjacent the respective end. A method of using the foot device comprises engaging the arcuate portion with a heel of a foot to form a first point of contact; positioning the relief area of the first leg proximate a fifth metatarsal head of the foot such that the fifth metatarsal head drops to form a second point of contact; and positioning the relief area of the second leg proximate a first metatarsal head of the foot such that the first metatarsal head drops to form a third point of contact, wherein the first, second, and third points of contact form a triangle-shaped contact surface. |
| US11766093B2 |
Foamed articles and methods of making the same
Foamed articles including a foamed thermoplastic elastomeric material, methods of making the articles, and methods for manufacturing articles of footwear, apparel, and athletic equipment incorporating the articles are provided. One exemplary method for making a foamed article comprises placing an article comprising a foamable material and carbon dioxide in a vessel, the foamable material; maintaining the vessel at a first pressure and first temperature at which the carbon dioxide is a liquid and carbon dioxide is soluble in the foamable material; optionally exposing the infused article to a second temperature and second pressure; and subjecting the article to a third pressure and third temperature at which the infused carbon dioxide phase transitions to a gas, thereby expanding the foamable material into a foamed material and forming the foamed article. |
| US11766090B2 |
Footwear with mechanical foot-insertion assist
An article of footwear and methods include an insole, an upper configured to form a space between the upper and the insole configured to admit and secure a foot of a wearer, and a rotatable conveyor element. The rotatable conveyor element is seated in at least one of the insole and the upper. The rotatable conveyor element is configured to rotatably engage a body part of the wearer as the foot enters the space and draw the foot into the space. |
| US11766089B2 |
Ultra-light skiing boots
A composition contains a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU-1), obtained or obtainable by reaction of an isocyanate composition (IZ) containing MDI with a polyol composition (PZ), and hollow glass microspheres. The polyol composition (PZ) contains at least one polyol (P1) selected from polytetrahydrofurans having an average molecular weight Mn in the range from 900 to 2,000 g/mol. The polyol composition (PZ) also contains a chain extender (KV1), selected from 1,2-ethandiol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol and 1,6-hexanediol. Ski shoes, preferably ski boots, particularly preferably the outer shell of a ski boot, can be based on such a thermoplastic polyurethane. Corresponding processes can be used for producing ski shoes. |
| US11766085B2 |
Omnidirectional energy management systems and methods
Systems and methods of a safety helmet for protecting the human head against repetitive impacts, moderate impacts and severe impacts so as to significantly reduce the likelihood of both translational and rotational brain injury and concussions can be provided. The helmet can include an outer shell, an outer liner disposed within and coupled to the outer shell, and an inner liner disposed within and coupled in spaced opposition to the outer liner. A polymer liner can be coupled to the inner liner and can at least partly separate the outer liner and the inner liner. Pads and dampers can also couple the outer liner and inner liner and provide for and control omnidirectional movement of the liners relative to each other. |
| US11766084B2 |
Adjustable chin cup
A chin strap assembly comprises a chin cup and a chin strap for mounting the chin cup to a helmet. The chin cup has a first side for contacting a user's chin and a second side opposite the first side, the second side including a first engaging structure. The chin strap has a second engaging structure for coupling the chin strap to the chin cup via the first engaging structure. The first engaging structure is offset on the chin cup and the second engaging structure is offset on the chin strap to provide various positioning options of the chin cup relative to the helmet. |
| US11766083B2 |
Helmet
A helmet comprises a protective shell, an energy absorbing layer defining an inner surface of the helmet and a shear component. The shear component extends over one or more areas of the inner surface of the helmet and has an outer surface removably coupled to the inner surface of the helmet. The shear component has a distal inner surface configured to contact a wearer's head, or to support and retain a separate comfort pad configured to contact the wearer's head. In response to an oblique impact to the helmet, the shear component undergoes internal shear to allow displacement between the helmet and the wearer's head. |
| US11766080B2 |
Face shield for attachment to goggles or eyeglasses
Systems and methods for a face shield for attachment to goggles or eyeglasses are disclosed. An attachment portion secures a shield to said googles or eyeglasses. The attachment portion includes an outer band secured to and extending along an upper portion of the shield. An inner band extends along an upper portion of the goggles or eyeglasses. At least one clip removably secures the attachment portion to the goggles or eyeglasses. |
| US11766075B2 |
Leak resistant diaper cover and method(s) of use thereof
A leak resistant diaper cover and method of use thereof is described. Embodiments of the leak resistant diaper cover can be manufactured into a unitary piece of silicone that includes a tapered waist and tapered legs. The leak resistant diaper cover can be adapted to be worn over a diaper (or other undergarment) to help ensure that water does not enter into the diaper cover and that nothing exits the diaper cover. |
| US11766072B2 |
E-vapor device with bimetallic actuator for opening and sealing reservoir
An e-vapor device may include a reservoir, a heater, and a bimetallic actuator. The reservoir is configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation. The reservoir defines an outlet configured to release the pre-vapor formulation therefrom. The heater is configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation released from the reservoir to generate a vapor. The bimetallic actuator may be configured to seal the outlet of the reservoir when vaping is not occurring and configured to unseal the outlet when vaping is occurring. |
| US11766071B2 |
Vaporizer unit for inhaler and method for producing vaporizer units
A method for producing vaporizer units as a component of inhalers includes the steps: a) providing a flexible circuit board material with sites for individual vaporizer units, the material optionally prestructured with conductor paths and/or pre-punched areas predetermined in terms of position/course for each site; b) providing and placing a heating element which may be electrically connected to the conductor paths; and c) at least partial covering each site with a sealing material for the formation of a partial sheathing for each vaporizer unit. The sealing material is applied such that the sheathing covers an edge region of the heating element while keeping open a heating surface on an upper side of the circuit board material. At least the outer surfaces of the sheathing pointing away from the circuit board material form sealing surfaces. Vaporizer units, vaporizer assemblies, vaporizer cartridges and inhalers with such vaporizer units are also provided. |
| US11766070B2 |
Electrically heated smoking system with internal or external heater
An electrically heated smoking system for receiving an aerosol forming substrate includes a heater for heating the substrate to form the aerosol. The heater includes a heating element. The electrically heated smoking system and the heating element are arranged such that, when the aerosol forming substrate is received in the electrically heated smoking system, the heating element extends a distance only partially along the length of the aerosol forming-substrate, and the heating element is positioned towards the downstream end of the aerosol forming substrate. |
| US11766067B2 |
Ground tobacco composition
Embodiments described herein include a ground tobacco composition, wherein at least 90% by weight of the tobacco in the composition has a particle size in the range of about 200 μm to about 5 mm. |
| US11766066B2 |
Systems and methods for medicinal cannabis harvesting
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for cannabis stem harvesting configured to specifically separate the leaves and buds from the stem. The system includes a frame member, die member, first rotating cylindrical member, second rotating cylindrical member, and a rotation system. The die member is coupled to the frame member and includes a plurality of orifices disposed within a plate. The first and second rotating cylindrical members are coupled to the frame member in a vertical configuration and oriented substantially adjacent to the die member. The vertical configuration of the first and second rotating cylindrical members defines a pinch region therebetween as a region across which a first and second circumferential surface of the first and second rotating cylindrical members are closest in proximity. The rotation system is coupled to the frame member and at least one of the first and second rotating members. |
| US11766065B2 |
System and method for preparing mixture of ground substances dispensed in one or more receptacles
An apparatus and method for automatically preparing a mixture of particles of two or more substances such as but not limited to raw tobacco and raw medical cannabis flowers in one or more receptacle where the mixture proportion is predefined, is disclosed. The apparatus of the invention can be used for mixing any types of herbal substances. Moreover, the apparatus of the invention can be used for mixing one or more kinds of the same substance, for example mixing two or more kinds of marijuana strains. The apparatus includes one or more compartments for inserting each of the substances separately. In some variations of the present invention the size of at least one of the compartments is smaller for predefined smaller quantities of raw herbal material for example, a single marijuana flower. |
| US11766062B2 |
Crystallisable d-allulose syrups
A D-allulose syrup including, besides D-allulose, a D-allulose dimer mass content, expressed in terms of dry mass, lower than 1.5%. Also, a method for producing the syrup and to the use thereof for producing food or pharmaceutical products. |
| US11766061B2 |
Soy sauce-like liquid seasoning and method for producing same
Provided herein is a salt-free or low-salt soy sauce-like liquid seasoning having a desirable flavor and desirable functionality with no contamination by microorganisms. A method for producing such a sauce-like liquid seasoning is also provided. The salt-free or low-salt soy sauce-like liquid seasoning having a desirable flavor and desirable functionality is obtained by inoculating raw material grains of primarily soybean or wheat with a koji mold to prepare a solid koji, adding salt-free or low-salt water for brewing to the solid koji to prepare a moromi, pasteurizing the moromi, and fermenting the moromi with yeast in a container adapted to reduce entry of harmful microorganisms. |
| US11766059B2 |
Aquacultured crustacean and method of producing same
Provided is an aquacultured crustacean having improved umami, uses thereof, and a method for producing the same. The crustacean does not burrow in sand, contain glycine and alanine, and has 2400 mg or more of free amino acids per 100 g of abdominal muscle. The content of glycine is 550 mg or more per 100 g of abdominal muscle, and the content of alanine is 140 mg or more per 100 g of abdominal muscle. |
| US11766052B2 |
Domestic animal water and feed modifying compositions
The present invention provides domestic animal water modifying compositions, domestic animal water modifying compositions with copper, domestic animal water modifying compositions with silver and domestic animal feed modifying compositions. Such compositions are provided to domestic animals to provide, for example, improved weight gain, decreased mortality, improved feed conversion rations, improved overall health and reductions in grow-out periods for domestic animals to which such compositions are administered. |
| US11766049B2 |
Lipid based foam
The present invention relates generally to the field of foams. One aspect of the invention provides a foam having a continuous lipid phase and a porosity of between 1 and 80% wherein, at a temperature at which the lipid phase has a solid lipid content between 0.1 and 80% the foam comprises gas bubbles having at least 50% of their surface occupied by crystals comprising triglycerides. Further aspects of the invention are a product comprising a foam and a process for forming a foam. |
| US11766047B2 |
Enzymatic bran and germ flavor and texture improvement
The texture and flavor of bran and germ for the production of whole wheat flour and for the production of baked goods containing whole wheat flour is improved by treating bran and germ with water and an enzyme composition comprising xylanase, pentosanase, or mixtures thereof to hydrate the bran and germ and to enzymatically convert insoluble fiber of the bran and germ into soluble fiber and sugars. The enzymatic conversion is conducted so as to decrease the water holding capacity of the bran and germ and provides a bran and germ product having reduced grittiness and a reduced whole wheat flavor, while avoiding adverse effects on baking functionality. The enzymatic treatment with the xylanase and/or pentosanase may be initiated upon whole wheat berries or grains during tempering, or it may be initiated upon a separated bran and germ fraction obtained after grinding or milling of whole wheat berries or grains. |
| US11766046B1 |
Cake cutter
A cake cutter includes a handle having an L-shaped blade extending therefrom. The blade includes a first section axially extending from an end of the handle and a second section perpendicularly extending from a distal end of the first section. Integrally molded with a central portion of each blade section is a raised ridge that is positioned a predetermined distance from either end of the blade section. Accordingly, the user can cut a precisely sized slice of cake or casserole by aligning the ridges with an outer edge of a cake. |
| US11766045B2 |
Modulated nutritional quality traits in seeds
This invention relates to methods and materials for modulating seed nutritional quality traits of seeds produced by a wheat, cotton, soybean, or maize plant, said plant having been heterologously disposed to, or grown from, a plant element treated with an endophyte. |
| US11766043B2 |
Vaporized administration of pesticides
The present disclosure relates to methods for administering vaporized antimicrobial compounds to inhibit pathogens of agricultural crops. |
| US11766042B1 |
Organic contact herbicide and method of use thereof
An organic contact herbicide and a method of using the herbicide to eliminate weeds and grass are provided. The herbicide includes organic ingredients that are non-toxic and environmentally friendly. The herbicide may contain sodium lauryl sulfate, citric acid, malic acid, sodium chloride, an antifoaming agent, and water. The herbicide may be applied directly to foliage to control the growth of weeds, grass, or any other unwanted plants. |
| US11766037B2 |
Broken wing bird effigy
Systems, devices, apparatus and methods for deterring birds and other animals from structures such as but not limited to cell towers, communications towers, buildings and areas to be protected. A broken wing effigy of the species to be deterred is suspended from an upper suspending structure and a lower suspending structure. The effigy body and wing appendage can each be molded or otherwise produced from rubber, plastic, or any other suitable material. Hangers can be attached to structures such as towers, buildings and the like. A C shaped hanger can be used for hanging an effigy which allows for the effigy to be able to move, such as rotate and simulate a live bird. Hanging linkages between the hanger and a molded bird body, can allow for a plurality of rotation movements there between. Wing linkages between the molded bird body and a molded wing can allow for an additional plurality of rotation movements there between. |
| US11766036B2 |
Agricultural vehicle having an improved application boom for supporting an application system
An agricultural vehicle having a chassis and an application boom coupled to the chassis. The agricultural vehicle is configured to deliver agricultural product to an agricultural field. The application boom has a boom arm. The boom arm includes a longitudinal truss member, and a longitudinal chase supported by the longitudinal truss member. The longitudinal chase includes a channel. The agricultural vehicle further includes an application system. The application system has a product tank supported by the chassis and storing a volume of the agricultural product for delivery onto an agricultural field, a plurality of nozzle bodies, a piping system delivering the agricultural product to the plurality of nozzle bodies, and one or more control lines coupled to the plurality of nozzle bodies and for controlling the plurality of nozzle bodies. The one or more control lines are supported by the channel. |
| US11766035B2 |
Fishing rod handling device
The fishing rod handling device is an apparatus that can reduce the amount of stress received by wrists of users when reeling in game fish. To accomplish this, the device includes a handle attachment and a forearm grip attachment that may be detachably mounted onto a fishing rod. The handle attachment allows a user to hold the fishing rod in a comfortable position, since the handle attachment is oriented in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fishing rod. Further, the forearm grip attachment allows users to rest their forearms in a stable position, such that users may hold the handle attachment with their wrists and forearms in alignment. Additionally, a shoulder strap may be attached to the handle attachment, to provide additional support. Thus, the device allows for a strong and stable grip without causing any wrist injuries when reeling in game fish. |
| US11766033B2 |
Peromyscus animal model for cancer
A nonhuman animal cancer model is described. The animal model includes an animal of the genus Peromyscus and xenograft cancer cells implanted in the animal. Methods for utilizing the animal model can include evaluation of growth and development of cancer cells, as well as evaluation of known and potential cancer treatment therapies. The animal model can be utilized to examine the efficacy of an anticancer therapy at the preclinical stage, can be utilized to screen potential cancer treatments in an individualized cancer treatment protocol, and can be utilized for identification of biomarkers associated with particular cancers and/or particular anticancer therapies, among other beneficial uses. |
| US11766032B2 |
Genetically modified non-human animals expressing human EPO
Genetically modified non-human animals expressing human EPO from the animal genome are provided. Also provided are methods for making non-human animals expressing human EPO from the non-human animal genome, and methods for using non-human animals expressing human EPO from the non-human animal genome. These animals and methods find many uses in the art, including, for example, in modeling human erythropoiesis and erythrocyte function; in modeling human pathogen infection of erythrocytes; in in vivo screens for agents that modulate erythropoiesis and/or erythrocyte function, e.g. in a healthy or a diseased state; in in vivo screens for agents that are toxic to erythrocytes or erythrocyte progenitors; in in vivo screens for agents that prevent against, mitigate, or reverse the toxic effects of toxic agents on erythrocytes or erythrocyte progenitors; in in vivo screens of erythrocytes or erythrocyte progenitors from an individual to predict the responsiveness of an individual to a disease therapy. |
| US11766029B2 |
Method for producing chicken including determining the gender of chicken embryos
The present invention relates to a method for producing poultry, in particular chicken, the method comprising; a) incubating a batch of eggs in an incubating device during a first incubating period of between about 7 to about 11 days, and then, b) maintaining an egg in a predetermined sampling position during a settling time for allowing allantoic fluid to surface, c) determining a location of entry based on one or more egg parameters. |
| US11766026B2 |
Liquid dispenser for animals
A liquid dispenser may include a container having an upper opening, a pump provided in the container, a pipe through which liquid discharged from the pump is transferred, a top plate having an upper surface over which liquid flows, a filter assembly provided below the top plate, a base provided below the container, and a thermoelectric element provided in the base to cool the liquid in the container. |
| US11766025B2 |
Automatic water feeder for pet
An automatic pet water feeder includes a water replenishing assembly including a bucket body, a bucket cover on a mouth of the bucket body, a silicone plug in the bucket cover, and a movable pin configured to telescopically drive the silicone plug to block and dredge the mouth of the bucket body; and a filter assembly including a shell and a filter element in the shell. One end of the bucket cover is inserted into the shell. The filter element is configured to filter water flowing from the bucket body. The pet water feeder may filter drinking water multiple times through the filter element so that water may be effectively purified. The bucket body may be automatically blocked by gravity through the telescopic movable pin, so that water may not be spilled when being changed. |
| US11766023B2 |
Livestock feed tank with modular unloader
A bulk feed tank has a boot unloader through which feed is directed into a supply system having at least one conveyor housing an auger. The boot unloader includes an unloader body formed of front, rear and opposing side panels forming a rectangular receiving portion. An auger mounting plate is mounted to the front panel and mates with the conveyor. A bearing assembly is secured to the rear panel and rotatably mounts the auger such that the auger passes through the receiving portion. A clear access door is attached to at least one of the opposing side panels. A wear plate assembly is attached to an. The wear plate assembly is fastened to the front, rear and side panels under the boot unloader body and can be removed without unfastening the side panels from the front panel and the rear panel or removing the auger from the receiving portion. |
| US11766022B2 |
Cage for laboratory animals and shelving adapted to house a plurality of cages for laboratory animals
A cage for housing laboratory animals, said cage includes a bowl and a cap or cover which may be positioned on said bowl in a removable manner, wherein the cap and the bowl, with the cap positioned on the bowl, define an internal space which is closed and not accessible from the outside, wherein in the internal space a feeder is positioned, adapted to contain food adapted to feed the laboratory animals, wherein the cage is equipped with first means adapted to detect the presence and/or quantity of food in the feeder. |
| US11766019B2 |
Soybean cultivar 08220628
A soybean cultivar designated 08220628 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 08220628, to the plants of soybean cultivar 08220628, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 08220628, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 08220628. 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 08220628. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 08220628, 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 08220628 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11766014B1 |
Maize inbred 1PJMH55
A novel maize variety designated 1PJMH55 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PJMH55 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PJMH55 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PJMH55 or a locus conversion of 1PJMH55 with another maize variety. |
| US11766011B2 |
Canola inbred G00012
A novel canola variety designated G00012 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprise crossing canola variety G00012 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into G00012 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid canola seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the canola variety G00012 or a locus conversion of G00012 with another canola variety. |
| US11766007B2 |
Onion variety NUN 07212 ONL
A hybrid onion variety NUN 07212 ONL is disclosed as well as seeds and plants and bulbs thereof. Onion variety NUN 07212 ONL is a globe shape, long day onion variety. |
| US11766005B2 |
Irrigation method for coastal regions
An irrigation method for coastal regions. The method includes: selecting coastal region and collecting natural and environmental data of the coastal region; building a basic database of the coastal region based on high-precision map of the coastal region; establishing a water demand calculation model for coastal crops and a multi-source water supply model, where the multi-source water supply model includes a multi-source water of mixed salt-fresh water calculation model and a freshwater source calculation model; calculating water demand Qdemand during a forecast period according to the water demand calculation model for coastal crops; clarifying salt content Slimit of the water demand during the forecast period; calculating the water supply amount Qsupply in the coastal region during the forecast period according to the multi-source water of mixed salt-fresh water calculation model; and comparing the Qdemand and the Qsupply to accordingly regulate irrigation operation. |
| US11766004B2 |
Drip irrigation apparatus and system
A drip irrigation apparatus and system. The drip irrigation apparatus includes a flow channel body and an elastic body. The elastic body is mounted on the outer circumference of the flow channel body and fitted in a spontaneous state to the outer circumference of the flow channel body. The flow channel body includes an energy dissipation body. The first drainage channel is formed in the energy dissipation body, the first drainage channel is connected to both ends of the energy dissipation body. The first drainage channel is connected at both ends of the first drainage channel to the inner wall of the elastic body forming a radial drainage channel. |
| US11766003B2 |
Excavating assembly and tree felling head including same
The present disclosure concerns a tree felling head for mounting to a tree-cutting carrier, the tree felling head comprising a bottom saw housing defining a saw-receiving cavity and comprising a peripheral border at least partially bordering the saw-receiving cavity; and an excavating assembly comprising a scraping portion extending outwardly past the peripheral border at least along a section thereof. It also concerns such an excavating assembly. |
| US11766002B2 |
Method for production of sterile flowering biomass in temporary immersion bioreactors
The present invention relates to a method for producing sterile flowering biomass, the method comprising: a) inoculating a temporary liquid immersion culture system containing a sterile culture medium containing at least one cytokinin with sterile plant material, b) growing leafy biomass, and c) inducing and maturing flower tissues from the leafy biomass, wherein flowering is induced by reducing the duration and/or frequency of the immersion of the plant material in the culture medium in step c) compared to step b). It further relates to a method for producing a component present in flowering biomass, using sterile flowering biomass obtained using the aforementioned method according to the invention. |
| US11765999B2 |
Leaf color pattern creation
A device and method for altering biochrome ratios in plant leaves is provided. The device and method generally include a light source; and means of directing the light source to deliver an altering spectrum to a group of cells. The altering spectrum alters the biochrome content of a group of cells to produce a contrasting color that creates a desired pattern on a leaf. The device may include a first light source that emits a main growth spectrum, a second light source that emits an altering spectrum; and means of directing the first and second light source to a group of cells, wherein the altering spectrum alters the biochrome content of a group of cells to create a desired pattern on a leaf. Methods of altering the biochrome ratio in a group of cells on a leaf generally involve aligning a surface of a leaf with a light source, activating the light source to produce an altering spectrum, and directing the altering spectrum towards the leaf to create a pattern, wherein cells of the leaf exposed to the altering spectrum exhibit a desired pattern. |
| US11765998B1 |
Power saw for pruning trees
A power saw for pruning high grown trees is disclosed. The power saw is configured to couple to an extension pole that allows the power saw to reach high hanging targets. The power saw includes a housing having a wireless receiver and a motor subassembly contained therein. A housing battery is electrically coupled to the wireless receiver. A front handle is coupled to the housing. The front handle comprises a faceplate and a pole aperture disposed at a terminal end. A blade is configured to extend through a blade slot of the faceplate wherein the blade is coupled to the motor subassembly. An extension pole is configured to couple to the pole aperture of the front handle. The blade is configured to move upon actuation of a wireless remote control. The wireless remote control includes a wireless transmitter and is configured to allow both hands of a user to handle the extension pole while in operation. |
| US11765997B2 |
Method for improving nutrient supply of female floral branches of Populus deltoides artificial hybridization
The application provides a method for improving nutrient supply of female floral branches of Populus deltoides artificial hybridization. According to the technical links of the hybridization operation, the method separately integrates and improves the cultivation of female floral branch nutrient-supply seedlings (i.e., grafting rootstocks of floral branches), the pre-management of female floral branch nutrient-supply seedlings, the hydroponic management of floral branches, the Marching between female floral branches and rootstocks, the management of female floral branch nutrient-supply seedlings and the hydroponic management of female floral branches, so the goal of improving the seed-setting rate and quality of poplar hybrid seeds which came from the floral branches cultured in water has been achieved. Compared with the conventional method, the method of the invention not only can realize good seed quality, but also improve the seed-setting rate, and has a remarkable effect when applied to Populus deltoides artificial hybridization. |
| US11765994B2 |
Support stand for combine feeder house
A support stand is used for removing, repairing, storing, and reattaching a feeder house from an agricultural combine. The stand is adapted to be raised and lowered with a forklift to position the stand adjacent to the feeder house during removal and to position the feeder house on the combine during reattachment. The stand includes a base, the base having a flat lower surface, the base being adapted to receive a lifting mechanism. An upright frame is mounted at a first end of the base, the upright frame being adapted to selectively attach to a feeder house on a combine when raised by the forklift into alignment with the feeder house. |
| US11770975B2 |
Acoustic sensor self-induced interference control
Methods, systems and devices are disclosed for controlling self-induced acoustic interference. In one embodiment, a first piezoelectric transducer to which a first excitation signal is applied, generates back side acoustic waves that are transmitted from a back side of the first piezoelectric transducer into a backing material layer. A second piezoelectric transducer coupled to a back side of the backing material layer generates a first calibration response to the back side acoustic waves. An interference signal profile is generated based, at least in part, on the first calibration response and may be used to filter interference signal components and/or to generate a control signal to be applied to the second piezoelectric transducer during measurement cycles. |
| US11770972B2 |
Multifunctional photoresponsive materials exhibiting aggregation-induced emission and solid-state actuation
Provided herein are multifunctional photoresponsive compositions that can undergo conversion from an aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) state to an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) state and macroscopic actuation and systems comprising the same and methods of use thereof. |
| US11770971B2 |
Esters containing aromatic groups as solvents for organic electronic formulations
The present invention relates to formulations for the preparation of organic electronic devices (OLEDs) which comprise (A) at least one specific ester solvent containing an aromatic group and (B) at least one organic functional material selected from organic conductors, organic semiconductors, organic fluorescent compounds, organic phosphorescent compounds, organic light-absorbent compounds, organic light-sensitive compounds, organic photosensitisation agents and other organic photoactive compounds, selected from organometallic complexes of transition metals, rare earth metals, lanthanides and actinides. |
| US11770969B2 |
Light-emitting element, display device, electronic device, and lighting device
To provide a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency and low driving voltage. The light-emitting element includes a guest material and a host material. A LUMO level of the host material is higher than a LUMO level of the host material, and a HOMO level of the guest material is lower than a HOMO level of the host material. The guest material has a function of converting triplet excitation energy into light emission. The difference between a singlet excitation energy level and a triplet excitation energy level of the host material is greater than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.2 eV. The energy difference between the LUMO level and the HOMO level of the host material is larger than or equal to light emission energy of the guest material. |
| US11770967B2 |
Electronic device with movable flexible display and operating method thereof
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible touchscreen layer movable between an open state and a closed state and having a periphery located at a first distance from a first sidewall in the closed state, and located at a second distance longer than the first distance from the first sidewall in the open state. When the flexible touchscreen layer is moved from the open state to the closed state, at least part of the bendable portion may be led out from a recess to construct substantially a plane. When the flexible touchscreen layer is moved from the closed state to the open state, at least part of the bendable portion may be led into the recess to expose at least one of an inner structure having various modules disposed thereon or electronic component for access and/or use. |
| US11770965B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
As a result of miniaturization of a pixel region associated with an improvement in definition and an increase in a substrate size associated with an increase in area, defects due to precision, bending, and the like of a mask used at the lime of evaporation have become issues. A partition including portions with different thicknesses over a pixel electrode (also referred to as a first electrode) in a display region and in the vicinity of a pixel electrode layer is formed, without increasing the number of steps, by using a photomask or a reticle provided with an auxiliary pattern having a light intensity reduction function made of a diffraction grating pattern or a semi-transmissive film. |
| US11770953B2 |
Display substrate, display panel and display apparatus
A display substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display substrate includes: a first display region and a second display region, and a light transmittance of the first display region is greater than a light transmittance of the second display region. The display substrate includes: a base substrate; and a plurality of sub-pixels arranged on the base substrate and located in the first display region. The sub-pixel includes a first pixel driving circuit and a first light-emitting device. The first pixel driving circuit is electrically connected to the first light-emitting device and configured to drive the first light-emitting device to emit light. The pixel driving circuit includes a storage capacitor and a plurality of transistors, and the storage capacitor and the plurality of transistors included in the first pixel driving circuit are located in the first display region. |
| US11770949B2 |
Display device and head mount display device
A display device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of display elements disposed on the substrate; and a diffraction pattern layer disposed on a path of light emitted from the plurality of display elements. The diffraction pattern layer comprises a plurality of diffraction patterns which is disposed with a predetermined pitch, and the plurality of diffraction patterns do not overlap the plurality of display elements; and when a width of a cross section of each of the plurality of diffraction patterns is defined as a length of each diffraction pattern, the predetermined pitch and the length of each diffraction pattern satisfy the following inequation: 0.4≤d1/DP1<1, where DP1 denotes the predetermined pitch, and d1 denotes the length of each diffraction pattern. |
| US11770948B2 |
Organic light emitting component, fabrication method, and display device each having anti-shrinkage stop structures
An organic light emitting component, including a substrate, an intermediate structure layer disposed on the substrate. The intermediate structure layer includes a display area and a non-display area at a periphery of the display area. The intermediate structure layer further includes a planarization layer, and an anti-shrinkage stop structure disposed at the non-display area and a display structure portion disposed at the display area are both disposed on the planarization layer and spaced apart from each other. The organic light emitting component includes a thin film encapsulation structure layer disposed on the surface of the intermediate structure layer facing away from the substrate. The anti-shrinkage stop structure is disposed between the thin film encapsulation structure layer and the planarization layer, and a free end of the anti-shrinkage stop structure extends into the thin film encapsulation structure layer. |
| US11770945B2 |
Foldable screen device, supporting device and supporting structure
A supporting structure, including: a carrying plate configured to carry a foldable screen; a supporting assembly comprising two supporting members, each of which are rotatably connected to the carrying plate; a coupling shaft located between the two supporting member and disposed parallel to the carrying plate and rotation axes of the two supporting members; and a connecting assembly, comprising a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece, the first connecting piece rotatably connected to the first supporting member and the coupling shaft respectively, and the second connecting piece rotatably connected to the second supporting member and the coupling shaft respectively; wherein, in a case that the coupling shaft is at a first position, the supporting structure is in a storage state; and in a case that the coupling shaft is at a second position, the two supporting members are configured to support the carrying plate. |
| US11770943B2 |
Organic light emitting diode
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an organic light emitting diode includes: a first electrode; a second electrode overlapping the first electrode; an emission layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode; an electron injection layer positioned between the emission layer and the second electrode; and an electron injection delay layer positioned between the emission layer and the electron injection layer, wherein the electron injection layer includes a first material made of a metal and a second material made of a metal halide, and the electron injection delay layer has a thickness of about 20 Å to about 140 Å. |
| US11770939B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device that can be highly integrated is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and an electrode. The first transistor and the second transistor include an oxide, a gate insulator over the oxide, and a gate. The electrode is connected to one of a source and a drain of the first transistor and one of a source and a drain of the second transistor. The channel length of the first transistor is longer than the short side of the first conductor. The channel length of the second transistor is longer than the short side of the second conductor. |
| US11770937B2 |
Magnetic memory devices
A magnetic memory device includes a substrate including a cell region and a peripheral circuit region, lower contact plugs on the cell region, data storage structures on the lower contact plugs, and a peripheral interconnection structure on the peripheral circuit region. The peripheral interconnection structure includes a line portion extending in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate, and contact portions extending from the line portion toward the substrate. A height of each of the contact portions is less than a height of each of the lower contact plugs. |
| US11770931B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a stack structure including insulating layers and conductive layers, which are alternately stacked; a channel structure penetrating the stack structure; data storage patterns respectively interposed between the conductive layers and the channel structure; blocking patterns respectively interposed between the conductive layers and the data storage patterns; insulating patterns respectively interposed between the insulating layers and the channel structure; and insulative liners interposed between the insulating layers and the insulating patterns, the insulative liners respectively surrounding the insulating patterns. |
| US11770930B2 |
Microelectronic devices including staircase structures, and related memory devices and electronic systems
A microelectronic device comprises a stack structure, at least one staircase structure, contact structures, and support structures. The stack structure comprises vertically alternating conductive structures and insulating structures arranged in tiers, each of the tiers individually comprising one of the conductive structures and one of the insulating structures. The at least one staircase structure is within the stack structure and has steps comprising edges of at least some of the tiers. The contact structures are on the steps of the at least one staircase structure. The support structures horizontally alternate with the contact structures in a first horizontal direction and vertically extend through the stack structure. The support structures have oblong horizontal cross-sectional shapes. Additional microelectronic devices, memory devices, and electronic systems are also described. |
| US11770924B2 |
Semiconductor device
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes the following steps. First of all, a substrate is provided, and a dielectric layer is formed on the substrate. Then, at least one trench is formed in the dielectric layer, to partially expose a top surface of the substrate. The trench includes a discontinuous sidewall having a turning portion. Next, a first deposition process is performed, to deposit a first semiconductor layer to fill up the trench and to further cover on the top surface of the dielectric layer. Following these, the first semiconductor layer is laterally etched, to partially remove the first semiconductor layer till exposing the turning portion of the trench. Finally, a second deposition is performed, to deposit a second semiconductor layer to fill up the trench. |
| US11770923B2 |
Thin film transistor random access memory
Methods, systems, and devices for thin film transistor random access memory are described. A memory device may include memory cells each having one or more transistors formed above a substrate. For example, a memory cell may include a transistor having a channel portion formed by one or more pillars or other structures formed above a substrate, and a gate portion including a conductor formed above the substrate and configured to activate the channel portion based at least in part on a voltage of the gate portion. A memory cell may include a set of two or more such transistors to support latching circuitry of the memory cell, or other circuitry configured to store a logic state, which may or may not be used in combination with one or more transistors formed at least in part from one or more portions of a substrate. |
| US11770922B2 |
Semiconductor device
Semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a base substrate including a first region, a second region, and a third region, a first doped layer in the base substrate at the first region and a second doped layer in the base substrate at the third region, a first gate structure on the base substrate at the second region, a first dielectric layer on the base substrate, a first conductive layer on the first conductive layer and the second doped layer, a second conductive layer on a surface of the first conductive layer, and a third conductive layer on a contact region of the first gate structure. The second region is between the first region and the third region. The contact region is at a top of the first gate structure. A minimum distance between the second conductive layer and the third conductive layer is greater than zero. |
| US11770919B1 |
Material design of EMI optimized shielding on integrated power electronics
An electromagnetic interference shielding composite. The electromagnetic interference shielding composite includes a polymer substrate formed into a shape of a packaging component. The composite further includes an electromagnetic interference layer contacting the polymer substrate and a conductive coating contacting the electromagnetic interference layer. An integrated power electronic module includes packaging including the electromagnetic interference shielding composite. A method of forming the electromagnetic interference shielding composite for an integrated power electronic module includes molding a polymer substrate into a shape of a packaging component, forming an electromagnetic interference layer on the polymer substrate, and forming a conductive coating on the electromagnetic interference layer. |
| US11770918B2 |
Shielded case for wireless earpieces
An apparatus includes a ear piece case housing, a receptacle within the ear piece case housing and configured to hold an earpiece, an earpiece connector at the receptacle and configured to electrically connect with the earpiece, and electromagnetic shielding materials integrated into the ear piece case housing to electromagnetically isolate the earpiece while the earpiece is contained within the case housing. The ear piece case housing may include a charger and a removable slide cover adapted for sliding over the charger. |
| US11770914B2 |
Cooling device and method of manufacturing the same
A cooling device for cooling electronic components mounted on a circuit board. The device comprises a hollow body defining a coolant transport circuit for circulating coolant fluid there thorough. The hollow body comprises a plurality of flattened regions linked by duct regions, wherein the flattened regions and duct regions are formed as continuous regions of the body. When the body is secured to the circuit board, each flattened region is configured to align with one or more electronic components for transferring heat away. |
| US11770912B2 |
Computing unit for a HPC cabinet and a method for accessing an electronic component from the computing unit
A computing unit configured to be mounted in a HPC cabinet comprising an external body and an internal body that comprises secondary electronic components. The internal body being releasably coupled with the external body in order to allow extraction of the internal body when the external body is secured fixedly to the HPC cabinet. The computing unit also includes at least one front lever pivotally coupled to the internal body and configured to latch with a latching wall of the external body and to latch with the bottom wall of the external body in order to releasably couple the internal body with the external body. |
| US11770910B2 |
Telecommunications enclosure with modular locking system
The present disclosure relates to telecommunications enclosures that can be customizable to meet customer needs. A telecommunications enclosure can be customized to included added security as desired. That is, a modular security lock may be utilized as an add-on feature for telecommunications enclosures. |
| US11770906B2 |
3D-printed ceramics with conductor infusion for ultra-high-speed electronics
The disclosure provides for methods of making electrically conductive apparatus, such as circuit boards. The methods include 3D-printing a ceramic material into a ceramic substrate that includes a void. A conductive material is infused into the void. The conductive materiel forms electrically conductive connections within the apparatus. Also disclosed are apparatus formed by the methods. |
| US11770896B2 |
Component carrier for arranging electrical components on a circuit board
Disclosed are special component carriers made of MID-capable plastic in order to make the geometric arrangement of electrical components, such as microprocessors, LEDs, sensors, antennas and the like, on a circuit board more flexible. Said component carriers can have a standardized footprint for connecting to the circuit board and can be adapted to the terminals and the geometric arrangement of the components using individually applied conducting tracks, in particular in an LDS process. Furthermore, the specially shaped component carriers allow the electrical components to be geometrically oriented, in particular at a right angle to the circuit board and parallel to the circuit board, which is especially highly advantageous for antennas and acceleration sensors. Furthermore, SMT soldering is made possible in the pre-mounted state even for temperature-sensitive components. |
| US11770893B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a display panel including a bending area; and a first passivation film and a second passivation film disposed on a first surface of the display panel to be spaced apart from each other. The second passivation film includes a first flat portion and a first stepped portion overlapping the bending area, and a thickness of the first stepped portion is less than a thickness of the first flat portion. |
| US11770891B2 |
Cost effective cartridge for a plasma arc torch
A cartridge for an air-cooled plasma arc torch is provided. The cartridge includes a swirl ring having a molded thermoplastic elongated body with a distal end, a proximal end, and a hollow portion configured to receive an electrode. The swirl ring also has a plurality of gas flow openings defined by the distal end of the elongated body and configured to impart a swirling motion to a plasma gas flow for the plasma arc torch. The swirl ring further includes a nozzle retention feature on a surface of the elongated body at the distal end for retaining a nozzle to the elongated body. The cartridge further includes a cap affixed to the proximal end of the elongated body of the swirl ring for substantially closing the proximal end of the elongated body. |
| US11770887B2 |
Lighting control system for controlling a plurality of light sources based on a source image and a method thereof
A method of controlling a plurality of light sources based on a source image is disclosed. The method comprises controlling a first light source according to a first light setting based on a first color of the source image, receiving an input indicative of a change of the first light setting of the first light source, determining a color of the changed first light setting, modifying the source image by modifying the first color in the source image based on the color of the changed light setting, and rendering the modified image on a display. |
| US11770885B2 |
Apparatus having at least one LED string controlled by a current controller biased by voltage-tap nodes in the LED string
Apparatuses of various forms and each having at least one LED string controlled by a current controller biased by voltage tap nodes in the LED string, and circuitry for implementing the same. In some implementations, circuitry made in accordance with the present disclosure includes a current controller and current-control circuitry. The current controller is biased by a voltage drop across one or more LEDs in an LED string and controls the current-control circuitry in a manner that controls the electrical current in the LED string. In some implementations, one or more additional LED strings and/or one or more other devices may be controlled directly or indirectly by operation of the current controller. |
| US11770884B2 |
Daisy-chained connected light emitting diode devices for an automotive direct backlight system
Daisy-chained connected light emitting diode (LED) devices for an automotive direct backlight system are presented herein. Such system can include a group of LED devices communicatively coupled with respective LED devices of the group of LED devices in a daisy-chained manner via serial communication interfaces between the respective LED devices. A host device of the system is directly connected, via a serial peripheral interface, to a foremost device of the respective LED devices, and is communicatively coupled, via the foremost device, to successive devices of the respective LED devices in the daisy-chained manner. The host device synchronizes generation of light by the respective LED devices based on defined timing information, and sends, via the foremost device, respective optical and electrical characteristic data to each of the LED devices to facilitate modification, via LED drivers of the LED devices, of operating characteristics of respective LED chips of the LED devices. |
| US11770872B2 |
Radio apparatus, radio communication system, and radio communication method
A radio apparatus includes a session control unit configured to maintain a half-duplex session with a radio apparatus at the other end during a session keeping time, a voice recognition unit configured to recognize a predetermined voice in the session, and an extension unit configured to extend the session keeping time when the predetermined voice is recognized. |
| US11770871B2 |
Radio link recovery method and terminal
A radio link recovery method and a terminal are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes: performing RLM; and when RLF is detected on a plurality of specified cells, initiating a radio link recovery procedure, and/or when RLF is detected on a specified cell, performing RLF reporting for the specified cell. |
| US11770866B2 |
Service data transmission method, access point, and station
Embodiments of this application provide a service data transmission method, an access point, and a station. The method includes: receiving, by a station, a control frame, where the control frame includes control information; contending for a resource based on the control information; and sending first-type service data of the station to an access point on the resource obtained by contention, where the control information is used to instruct the station to contend for the resource used to transmit the first-type service data. In the embodiments of this application, the access point triggers the station to perform a procedure of reporting uplink first-type service data, and this can improve transmission efficiency of service data. |
| US11770858B2 |
Technique for performing a random access procedure over a radio interface
The invention relates to a technique for performing a random access procedure over a radio interface, for example between a mobile terminal and a radio base station of a mobile network. A method aspect of the invention comprises the steps of transmitting a synchronization request for synchronization information; receiving synchronization information in response to the synchronization request; and transmitting, based on at least one transmission parameter adjusted in accordance with the synchronization information, a resource request for data transmission resources. |
| US11770851B2 |
Synchronized spectrum sharing across multiple adjacent carriers
Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating in a frequency band across multiple adjacent carriers are provided. A first wireless communication device performs first sensing in a first sensing time designated for a first channel, the first channel being an operational channel of the first wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device performs second sensing in a second sensing time designated for a second channel adjacent to the first channel, the second channel being an operational channel of a second wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device communicates with a third wireless communication device in the first channel a communication signal in the first channel based on the first sensing and the second sensing. |
| US11770850B2 |
Channel access priority for sidelink and relay communications in NR-U
Wireless communication devices, systems, and methods related to mechanisms to aid a user equipment (UE) in determining the channel access priority (CAPC) to use for a data radio bearer (DRB) on sidelink that includes multiple quality of service (QoS) flows for a transmission. The UE may receive an indication from a base station (BS) regarding what CAPC to use, or it may itself determine the CAPC based on a rule. The UE may map the plurality of QoS flows to the DRB and transmit the QoS flows using the DRB and the selected CAPC. |
| US11770849B2 |
Random access method, base station, user equipment and device with storage function
A random access method, a base station, and a user equipment (UE) are disclosed. The random access method includes: transmitting a first message for random access for the UE, the first message including a preamble message and a signal message; receiving a second message and a fourth message for random access for the UE at a time and determining random access for the UE is successful upon receiving the second message and the fourth message; and upon reception of a second message configured to request the UE to transmit the signal message, transmitting a third message comprising the signal message, receiving the fourth message in response to the third message, and determining random access for the UE is successful upon receiving the fourth message. |
| US11770847B2 |
Interference management
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for a base station including at least one processing core, configured to cause the apparatus at least to define a first cluster of time-division duplex user equipments at least partly by including in the first cluster user equipments whose uplink signals may be received using a single first directional beamforming beam, determine a ratio of received signal strengths of a pair of user equipments in the first cluster, the pair including a first user equipment associated with the apparatus and a second user equipment associated with a neighbouring base station device, and responsive to the ratio fulfilling a predetermined condition, inform the neighbouring base station device of a scheduling plan of the first user equipment. |
| US11770838B2 |
Methods and apparatus for managing uplink resource grants in wireless networks
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for managing uplink resource grants in wireless networks. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of: communicating resource grants to individual customer premise equipment (CPE) devices, the resource grants including at least a first resource grant to a first CPE device and a second resource grant to a second CPE device, the first resource grant giving the first CPE device the right to use a first set of resource blocks on a recurring basis, said second resource grant giving the second CPE device the right to use a second set of resource blocks on a recurring basis; monitoring the use of resource blocks granted to the first and second CPE devices during a first period of time; using stored resource utilization information to determine resource grants which are to be shared by the first and second CPE device. |
| US11770835B2 |
Sidelink and uplink prioritized cancellation
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may transmit a configured grant that indicates time-frequency resources for a user equipment (UE) to use to transmit sidelink or uplink messages in a wireless communications system. To reduce the amount of low priority traffic that may interfere with higher priority traffic, the base station may configure a threshold probability to allow high priority sidelink transmissions and to cancel low priority transmissions. The base station may transmit a cancellation indication that includes a priority indication instructing the UE to cancel transmissions having a priority less than a priority threshold during the allocated time-frequency resources. Based on transmitting the cancellation indication, the base station may cancel transmissions that have low priority, and the UE may determine whether to transmit (or to refrain from transmitting) one or more messages based on the priority of the message. |
| US11770824B2 |
Configuration of dedicated uplink resource transmission schedule
Herein provided is a method for operating a base station of a cellular network. The base station serves user equipment camping thereon, or connected thereto, and agrees with the user equipment to a periodic dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule. Upon determining that an uplink occasion of that schedule is missed by the user equipment, the user equipment is considered as unavailable for communicating at said uplink occasion in relation with the base station. If it is considered unavailable, it instead maintains a presently active dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule. Otherwise it cancels the presently active dedicated prescheduled uplink transmission schedule. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11770823B2 |
Uplink transmission method and user equipment
An uplink transmission methods and apparatuses to reduce a probability that a collision between a user equipment (UE) and another UE occurs when the UE sends uplink data, thereby improving network performance are described. A plurality of different preamble signals are sent to a network device by a user equipment (UE). A feedback signal of the network device in response to the plurality of preamble signals is received by the UE. The feedback signal in response to each preamble signal carries a timing advance (TA) corresponding to the preamble signal. A valid TA is determined by the UE from the plurality of received TAs. A parameter used for uplink transmission is determined by the UE based on a feedback signal carrying the valid TA or a preamble signal corresponding to the valid TA. Uplink data are sent according to the parameter by the UE. |
| US11770817B2 |
Apparatus and method of wireless communication of same
A user equipment and a method of wireless communication of the same are provided. The method includes receiving configuration information of a scheduled mode sidelink resource pool from a base station, the configuration information from the base station comprising at least one of a resource reservation interval, or a length of contiguous sub-channels, and performing sensing in the scheduled mode sidelink resource pool and reporting the sensing result, wherein the sensing result is associated with a set of available resources of the scheduled mode sidelink resource pool. |
| US11770815B2 |
Lean deterministic beam/power feedback during 5G/6G initial access
For efficient communication in 5G and 6G, transmission beams are to be aligned with each user device as soon as possible during the initial access procedure. Prior-art procedures for downlink beam alignment consume large amounts of power and resources. Therefore, low-complexity formats and procedures are disclosed for a new user device to indicate its angular position relative to the base station upon entering the network. In one embodiment, the SSB message is broadcast isotropically, along with test signals which are transmitted in different directions. The user device indicates which test signal is best received, thereby indicating its angular direction. In a second embodiment, the test signals and feedback messages are appended to various entry messages after initial contact. Using either method, the base station and user device can then aim their beams toward the other, for enhanced signal quality thereafter. |
| US11770812B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for physical layer beam indications
Methods and apparatuses for physical layer beam indications. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving one or more first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for reception and transmission of downlink (DL) channels and uplink (UL) channels, respectively; receiving one or more TCI state identifiers (IDs); and transmitting an acknowledgement in response to the reception of the one or more TCI state IDs. The method further includes, based on the acknowledgement: determining, based on the one or more TCI state IDs, one or more second TCI states; determining a time to apply the one or more second TCI states; and updating one or more spatial filters based on the one or more second TCI states. The method further includes receiving and transmitting data on the DL channel and UL channels, respectively, using the one or more spatial filters starting at the determined time. |
| US11770811B2 |
Efficient wide bandwidth operation and efficient UE-specific RF bandwidth adaptation
In one novel aspect, a plurality of synchronization signal (SS) anchors within a block of a contiguous spectrum is configured in a wireless network. Each SS anchor is a primary SS anchor or a secondary SS anchor. The UE performs an initial access by detecting a first primary SS anchor and receives one or more virtual carrier configurations with corresponding SS anchors within the block of the contiguous spectrum. In another novel aspect, the UE performs an initial access through a first RF band with a first bandwidth and a first center frequency, receives a switching signal to switch from the first RF band to a second RF band with a second bandwidth and a second center frequency, the second bandwidth is different from the first bandwidth, and performs a RF bandwidth adaptation from the first RF band to the second RF band based on the adaptation signal. |
| US11770809B2 |
MIMO antenna array for cross division duplex
A radio frequency (RF) unit and method of operation of the RF unit are disclosed herein. The RF unit comprises an antenna array, and the antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements. A first set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to operate in a first mode and a second set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to operate in a second mode. In the first mode, the first set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to transmit and receive. In the second mode, the second set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to only receive. |
| US11770808B2 |
Resource indicating method, apparatus, access network device, terminal and system
Provided are a resource indicating method, an apparatus, an access network device, a terminal and a system, which relate to the field of communications. The method includes: an access network device sends configuration information to a terminal, where the configuration information includes time domain resource grouping information for indicating a time domain distribution of at least one group of time domain resource units: and the access network device sends resource indication information to the terminal, and the terminal determines a time domain resource unit used by the terminal according to the resource indication information and the time domain resource grouping information. Resources that are discontinuous in the time domain can be flexibly indicated, thereby achieving the effect of indicating resources that are discontinuous in the time domain. |
| US11770807B2 |
Method for determining resource area to be allocated to bandwidth part in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor
Disclosed herein is a method for determining a resource area to be allocated to a bandwidth part (BWP) in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the method performed by a terminal includes: receiving, from a network, a first resource allocation field associated with a resource allocation group (RBG) size for a first BWP and a second resource allocation field associated with an RBG size for a second BWP, on the first BWP; and when the size of the first resource allocation field is greater than the size of the second resource allocation field, determining a resource area to be allocated to the second BWP, based on a value of the first resource allocation field, which corresponds to the size of the second BWP, starting from a predefined point. |
| US11770804B2 |
Method and device for reserving resource in NR V2X
Provided are a method for performing wireless communication by a first device and a device supporting same. The method may include: receiving, from a second device, first sidelink control information (SCI) including information related to a resource reservation period, on a slot; determining a size of a selection window based on a remaining packet delay budget; obtaining a value of N by applying a ceiling function to a value obtained by dividing the size of the selection window by the resource reservation period; determining that resources are reserved by the second device on the N slots, after the slot in which the first SCI is received, which are spaced apart by a unit of the resource reservation period; and based on the determination, selecting a resource for SL communication in the selection window, wherein the N is a positive integer. |
| US11770799B2 |
Concurrent communication conditions for sidelink
Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes determining a first configuration for sidelink (SL) communication by a user-equipment (UE), determining a second configuration for uplink (UL) or downlink (DL) communication by the UE, the first configuration and the second configuration being determined to allow the UL or DL communication to overlap in time domain with the SL communication, and transmitting the first configuration and the second configuration to the UE. |
| US11770795B2 |
Paging occasion sharing
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive one or more physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) indicating paging information for a paging message; and receive the paging message on one or more physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs), wherein at least one of: one or more resources for the one or more PDCCHs, or one or more resources for the one or more PDSCHs, is configured so that cross-slot scheduling of paging and intra-slot scheduling of paging can occur during the same paging occasion. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11770794B2 |
Indication of system information update via a downlink shared channel
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a first device may be in communication with a second device and may receive, from the second device, DCI in a downlink control channel and a message in a downlink shared channel. The message in the downlink shared channel may include an indication of a system information update that is relevant to the first device and may include information relating to one or more system information parameters that are updated. The first device may determine the system information update based on the DCI and the indication in the message and may acquire system information accordingly. The first device may update the system information of the first device based on the acquired system information update and may communicate with the second device using the updated system information. |
| US11770793B2 |
Vehicle-to-pedestrian positioning with joint localization in vehicles
A vehicle-enabled user equipment (VUE) and related techniques are disclosed. In one aspect, the VUE issues a periodic broadcast, or signals a response to a requesting source, identifying its location management capability (LMC). The UE forms a link with a recipient VUE of the broadcast to perform joint localization of the pedestrian UE (PUE). Joint localization by VUE and another VUE may be performed by VUEs and PUEs in the region exchanging ranging signals and ego measurements. The VUE determines a location jointly of the PUE. The location can be determined upon a request, periodically, or in response to a triggered event. |
| US11770791B2 |
Positioning measurement data reported via L1 or L2 signaling
Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a UE obtains measurement data associated with at least one PRS. The UE transmits, to a BS in a first L1 or L2 PSI report opportunity, a first PSI report indicative of a first set of measurement values associated with the at least one PRS based on the measurement data. The UE further transmits, to the BS in a second L1 or L2 PSI report opportunity that is subsequent to the first L1 or L2 PSI report opportunity, a second PSI report that is indicative of a second set of measurement values associated with the at least one PRS based on the measurement data, the second set of measurement values being refined from the first set of measurement values. |
| US11770790B2 |
Dynamic configuration of measurement gaps
Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, a request to provide an enhanced positioning measurement report comprising a positioning measurement and further comprising a report of components of a channel power delay profile (PDP), a report of a probability distribution of times of arrival (ToA), or both. The UE may determine an enhanced measurement period required by the UE to perform the enhanced positioning measurement, wherein the enhanced measurement period is longer than a standard measurement period required by the UE to perform a non-enhanced positioning measurement. The UE may perform the enhanced positioning measurement using the enhanced measurement period. The UE may provide the enhanced positioning measurement report to the network entity. |
| US11770784B2 |
Multi-member bluetooth device capable of reducing complexity of updating internal clock of bluetooth circuit
A multi-member Bluetooth device for communicating data with a source Bluetooth device acting as a master in a first piconet. The multi-member Bluetooth device includes a main Bluetooth circuit acting as a slave in the first piconet and as a master in a second piconet, and an auxiliary Bluetooth circuit acting as a slave in the second piconet. The main Bluetooth circuit generates a first slave clock and a second main clock according to a first main clock generated by the source Bluetooth device, with which both the first slave clock and the second main clock are synchronized. The auxiliary Bluetooth circuit generates a second slave clock and a third slave clock according to the second main clock, with which both the second slave clock and the third slave clock are synchronized. The auxiliary Bluetooth circuit sniffs Bluetooth packets transmitted through the first piconet from the source Bluetooth device. |
| US11770781B2 |
Method and device for indicating period information of common control resource set of remaining key system information
A method for indicating period information of a common control resource set (CORESET) of remaining key system information (RMSI), includes: adding indication information to a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) of a synchronous broadcast block (SSB), wherein the indication information includes first indication information, and the first indication information is used for indicating a positional relationship between a half radio frame where a CORESET of RMSI corresponding to the SSB is located and a half radio frame where the SSB is located; and sending, in a beam scanning manner, the SSB carrying the indication information to user equipment (UE). |
| US11770779B2 |
Wide-band automated gain control for bursty frames
A method and system to provide adaptive power control for a Wide Band Automatic Gain Control (WB-AGC) including: determining a signal is present when a power derivative of the signal ramps up; adapting a gain for an Automated Gain Control (AGC) when the signal is present; and disabling the adapting when the signal is not present. |
| US11770775B2 |
Method and apparatus having power control for grant-free uplink transmission
A method and apparatus is provided, wherein configuration information for a transmission is determined based on a configured uplink grant. Information of an assigned one of a plurality of different received by a network entity power levels for each user equipment for a given transmission instance is received. A transmit power offset is determined, based on the received information of the assigned one of the plurality of different received by the network entity power levels. A transmit power for transmission is determined, based on the configuration information of the configured uplink grant by applying the determined transmit power offset, when the determined transmit power with the determined transmit power offset applied is not less than a predefined threshold value, and by not applying the determined transmit power offset, when the determined transmit power with the determined transmit power offset applied is less than the predefined threshold value. An uplink transmission is performed using the determined transmit power for transmission. |
| US11770774B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method
A communication apparatus of the present disclosure comprises a first receiver which, in operation, receives a downlink data frame from a base station; a decoder which, in operation, decodes data included in the received downlink data frame; a signal generator which, when the decoded data indicates that there is no buffered traffic for the communication apparatus, generates an uplink frame that includes acknowledgement information and a wake-up radio (WUR) mode request indicating a request to transit to the WUR mode from a primary connectivity radio (PCR) mode; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the uplink frame to the base station. |
| US11770773B2 |
Duty cycle configuration for power saving
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described related to a duty cycle configuration for power saving. A user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling indicating a duty cycle for cycling between a first power state associated with a first configuration and a second power state associated with a second configuration. In some examples, the first and second configurations may indicate a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration, restricted reception or transmission of one or more channels within the BWP configuration, or both for the UE. The UE may communicate first data traffic in accordance with the first configuration while operating in the first power state. The UE may transition from the first power state to the second power state in accordance with the duty cycle. The UE may communicate second data traffic in accordance with the second configuration while operating in the second power state. |
| US11770768B2 |
Method and apparatus for discontinuous transmission/reception operation for reducing power consumption in cellular system
Provided is a method and apparatus for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packets for low-power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The present research provides a method and apparatus that can perform a low-power consuming operation when a terminal is in active state in a cellular system. The method for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packet data to reduce power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system, including the steps of: a) establishing discontinuous reception/transmission (DRX/DTX) parameters including discontinuous DRX/DTX cycle information for terminals operating in a transmission suspension mode, which is a sub-state of an active state; and b) performing DRX/DTX based on the DRX/DTX parameters in the terminals operating in the transmission suspension mode. |
| US11770766B2 |
Power management of secondary node based on network conditions
Systems and methods are provided for managing the power of a secondary node in an E-Utran/New Radio Dual Connectivity (ENDC) configured wireless communication network. In response to determining that one or more transmission blocking conditions have been met, a master node communicates an instruction to the secondary node via a data connection cable or an X2 logical interface to not transmit downlink signals, reducing overall power network power consumption and inter-nodal inference when ENDC resources are not required. |
| US11770765B2 |
Radio base station sleep mode-beacon and wakeup
A method of wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting a wakeup message to awaken a base station from a sleep mode. The method also includes communicating with the base station after the base station awakens. A method of wireless communications by a base station includes entering a sleep mode when no user equipments (UEs) are connected to the base station. The method also includes receiving a signal from a UE to awaken from the sleep mode. The method further includes resuming signal transmissions after waking up from the sleep mode. |
| US11770763B1 |
Dynamic selection of an anchor node
Systems and methods are provided for dynamically selecting a dual connectivity anchor node for a user device. It is determined that the user device is located in an area having two or more nodes that are able to provide coverage to the user device in the area. From broadcast messages, it is determined whether each of the two or more nodes has a CDRX mode enabled or disabled. Then, a QCI is determined for the user device. Based on whether the each of the two or more nodes has the CDRX mode enabled and the QCI for the user device, one of the two or more nodes is selected as the dual connectivity anchor node for the user device. |
| US11770758B2 |
Communication apparatus, control method of communication apparatus, and storage medium
A communication apparatus having a direct wireless communication function includes a generation unit configured to generate a first two-dimensional code including an address of the communication apparatus and an SSID corresponding to the direct wireless communication function, and a second two-dimensional code including the address of the communication apparatus and not including the SSID corresponding to the direct wireless communication function, and an output unit configured to output the first two-dimensional code and the second two-dimensional code. |
| US11770757B2 |
Method and device for accessing system information area or network area
A method and a device for accessing a system information area or a network area are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, at least one initial access signal (IAS) transmitted from the system information area or the network area; and obtaining, by the terminal, one or more of a subframe boundary, a system bandwidth, a starting frequency and an ending frequency of the system information area or the network area based on the received IAS. |
| US11770756B2 |
Mobile device mode enablement/disablement responsive to sensing a physiological parameter
A method of enabling one or more functions of a device is disclosed. The method includes sensing by a device a physiological parameter of a user of the device. The device determines whether or not the physiological parameter that is sensed satisfies a criterion. Responsive to determining that the physiological parameter that is sensed satisfies the criterion, the device enables a number of functions of the device while disabling a function of the device. |
| US11770755B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamically providing network access via a mobile access gateway
A mobile gateway may provide access to one or more networks based on a variety of configurable parameters, constraints, etc. A Mobile Gateway Management System (“MGMS”) may maintain different sets of rules, parameters, etc. associated with multiple different mobile gateways, such that a network may be able to determine whether to provide access to a particular mobile gateway based on location parameters, temporal parameters, account parameters, or other parameters. When access is granted to the network based on the parameters, the mobile gateway may serve as an interface between one or more User Equipment (“UEs”) and the network. |
| US11770753B2 |
Address allocation method, apparatus, core network, node, network system and medium
Provided are an address allocation method and apparatus, a core network, a node, a network system and a medium. In at least one of the case of establishing a session, at least two uplink addresses are configured and send to an access network. The access network is a connectivity network formed by a coupling of at least two network element nodes. At least part of the at least two uplink addresses are used for being allocated among the network element nodes. The access network receives the at least two uplink addresses sent by the core network and allocates the at least two uplink addresses. The access network sends at least one downlink address to the core network and determines usage of the uplink addresses. The access network may determine a correspondence between the uplink address and the downlink address. The core network receives the downlink address. |
| US11770749B2 |
Managing non-coordinated radio access networks
Managing a plurality of non-coordinated radio access networks (RANs) connected to the core network is provided by acquiring information indicating that a wireless communication device is connected to a base station in a first of the plurality of RANs, and information indicating a location of the wireless communication device, acquiring information identifying at least a second of the plurality of RANs to which the wireless communication device may connect based on the location of the wireless communication device, and information indicating available frequencies in the second RAN via which frequencies the wireless communication device is allowed to access a network being accessible by the mobility management node, said network being operated by an operator different from those operating the first and second RANs, and delivering the information identifying the second RAN and the information indicating available frequencies in the second RAN to the wireless communication device. |
| US11770747B2 |
Transient period operation for L1/L2 based cell handover
Aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods, processing systems, and computer readable mediums for enabling L1 (physical layer) and L2 (medium access control (MAC) layer) inter-cell mobility. More specifically, rules and operations performed during L1/L2 based cell handover operations. In certain aspects, a user equipment (UE) is configured to receive, from a network entity of a source cell via at least one of L1 or L2 signaling, a handover command for the UE to handover from the source cell to a target cell. The UE may determine at least one transient period during which the UE is served by both the source cell and the target cell, and perform the handover while communicating with the source cell and target cell during the transient period. |
| US11770746B2 |
Sidelink communication based on multiple sidelink technologies
One disclosure of the present specification provides a method by which a UE performs sidelink communication. The method may comprise the steps of: performing sidelink communication on the basis of a first RAT; switching a RAT for the sidelink communication from the first RAT to a second RAT; performing the sidelink communication on the basis of the second RAT; and communicating with a base station on the basis of NR. |
| US11770745B2 |
Wireless connectivity management and handoff control
A communication management system (such as hardware and/or executed software) receives performance information indicating wireless connectivity performance between a communication device and a set of candidate wireless access points. The communication device is initially in communication with a first wireless access point over a wireless link. Based on the performance information, the communication management system selects a candidate wireless access point from the set in which to performance a handoff. The communication management hardware the notifies the communication device to handoff the wireless link from the first wireless access point to the selected candidate wireless access point. |
| US11770742B2 |
Triggering of transmission carrier or resource reselection
A method and apparatus for triggering of transmission carrier or resource reselection in a wireless communication system is provided. A first wireless device reserves a set of resources comprising at least a first resource and a second resource for sidelink transmission. When (i) the sidelink transmission using the first resource overlaps with an uplink transmission, and (ii) a priority of the uplink transmission is higher than a threshold, the first wireless device clears the first resource from the set of resources, and adds a third resource to the set of resources. |
| US11770738B2 |
Targeted parent selection for battery-powered devices
In various embodiments, a system within a wireless network comprises a set of battery-powered device (BPD) nodes within the wireless network, and a joining BPD node that identifies, in a subset of BPD nodes, a set of potential parent nodes, filters the set of BPD nodes based on network optimization criteria to identify a target parent node, and transmits a request message to establish a communications link with the target parent node as a child node, where the target parent node in the set of BPD nodes executes instructions to receive the request message from the joining BPD node, evaluate data associated with the joining BPD node with acceptance criteria, and upon determining that the joining BPD node meets the acceptance criteria, establish the communications link with the joining BPD node, where, upon the communications link being established, the joining BPD node is a child to the target parent node. |
| US11770737B2 |
Beamformer accounting for non-homogeneity of offered traffic distribution among cells
A system and method for beamforming beams including: matching weights T to a distribution of resources for each of the beams based on a traffic variation for each of the beams; calculating, with a signal processor for each of the beams based on the weights T, a power scalar β and a weighted minimum mean squared error (WMMSE) matrix WWMSE; and transmitting/receiving the beams based on the power scalar β and the WMMSE matrix WWMSE, where the power scalar β satisfies a total power constraint of an antenna subsystem. |
| US11770735B2 |
Overhead reduction in channel state information feedback
Method, apparatuses, and computer program product for overhead reduction are provided. One method may include determining a channel sparsity. The method may also include determining a shut-off ratio based on the channel sparsity ratio. In addition, the method may include providing feedback to a network node of a suggested shutoff pattern or a shut-off index from a shut-off table for reference signals, and receiving instructions from the network node to execute a shut-off pattern or a shut-off index selected by the network node. Further, the method may include executing a shut-off procedure according to the shut-off pattern or the shut-off index selected by the network node. |
| US11770729B2 |
Distributed scheduling algorithm for CPRI over ethernet
Systems and methods are provided for scheduling the transmission of data in a datapath. A source node can send a registration request indicating its preferred sending time for data transmission. Intermediate nodes can determine if there are overlaps in timeslot reservations and adjust, and schedule, the requested preferred sending time accordingly. |
| US11770727B2 |
Method and apparatus for channel state information reporting
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for CSI reporting. The method comprises detecting a downlink transmission, and transmitting, in response to the detection of the downlink transmission, a channel state information (CSI) report in an uplink control resource configured for CSI reporting. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a timely and accurate CSI reporting can be provided. |
| US11770726B2 |
Communication method and communications apparatus
A communication method includes obtaining, by an Internet of things platform, historical load of a serving cell of a terminal, determining, by the Internet of things platform, a data reporting time of the terminal based on the historical load of the serving cell, and sending, by the Internet of things platform to the terminal, a time at which the terminal reports data. In this embodiment, the data reporting time of the terminal is determined based on the historical load of the serving cell and a time range in which the terminal can report data. |
| US11770725B2 |
Apparatus, method and computer program for adjusting radio resource management measurements
Apparatus, method and computer program for adjusting radio resource management (RRM) measurements are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a radio channel propagation profile (902) for a user apparatus, wherein the radio channel propagation profile indicates multipath effects on a radio signal received by the user apparatus; and adjusting (904) radio resource management measurements of the user apparatus based on the radio channel propagation profile. |
| US11770722B2 |
Signalling of deterministic system capabilities depending on absolute transmission time (TSN, DETNET, etc.)
A method and apparatus to perform communicating with a network device in a communication network by another network device, information including characteristics of a 3 GPP system network associated with the another network device; based at least on the information, determining scheduling information for communication by at least one network node in the 3 GPP system network; and sending the scheduling information for the communication in the 3 GPP system network. Further, to perform communicating with a network device in a communication network by another network device information including characteristics of an 3 GPP system network associated with the another network device; and based on the characteristics, communicating with the network device to identify at least one interval of time to achieve a specific deterministic latency for a communication in the 3 GPP system network by at least one network node. |
| US11770721B2 |
Method for managing beam groups, base station, and terminal
Provided are a method for managing beam groups, a base station, and a terminal. The method applicable to a base station includes the following. Multiple beams are divided into at least one beam group. Downlink transmission content is transmitted to a terminal via at least one beam of the at least one beam group carrying the downlink transmission content. Inform the terminal of parameter information of the at least one beam of the at least one beam group. According to the present disclosure, downlink content is transmitted to the terminal by means of beam groups, so that cells transmitting mobility/measurement reference signals at different beam widths can fairly participate in an operation of selecting a target cell, which further improves user performance. |
| US11770718B2 |
Unlicensed channel sharing method and device, storage medium, terminal and base station
An unlicensed channel sharing method and device, a storage medium, a terminal and a base station, the sharing method comprising: determining channel sharing information, the channel sharing information comprising time slot specification information which may allow a network to access and occupy a channel occupation time of an unlicensed channel; and sending the channel sharing information to the network. By means of employing the technical solution of the present invention, a UE may notify a base station of an unlicensed channel occupation duration so that the UE effectively carries out channel sharing with the base station. |
| US11770717B2 |
Systems and methods for designing a distributed MIMO network
Systems and methods for determining an assignment of radio resources to antennas are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes obtaining an antenna deployment including antennas and corresponding locations for the antennas; determining a cell assignment for the antennas such that each antenna is assigned to one cell out of one or more cells; and, based on the cell assignment, determining a resource assignment for the antennas such that each antenna is assigned to one radio resource out of one or more radio resources. In this way, some embodiments disclosed herein provide a lightweight and efficient method to design a distributed antenna deployment. In some embodiments, the resulting network is optimized in terms of the total area where a high rank is achieved. |
| US11770715B2 |
Checkpoint identity verification using mobile identification credential
An embodiment includes a method to increase the efficiency of security checkpoint operations. A security checkpoint kiosk serves as a Relying Party System (RPS). The RPS establishes a secure local connection between the RPS and a User Mobile-Identification-Credential Device (UMD). The RPS sends a user information request to the UMD, via the secure local connection, seeking release of user information associated with a Mobile Identification Credential (MIC). The RPS obtains authentication of the user information received in response to the user information request. The RPS retrieves user travel information based on the user information. The RPS determines that the user travel information matches the user information. When the user travel information matches the user information, the RPS approves the user to proceed past the security checkpoint kiosk. |
| US11770713B2 |
Distributed security system for vulnerability-risk-threat (VRT) detection
The technology includes a method performed by a security system of a 5G network. The system can instantiate an agent that monitors and control incoming network traffic at a perimeter of the 5G network in accordance with a security model. The agent can process the incoming network traffic with the security model to output a vulnerability-risk-threat (VRT) score that characterizes the incoming network traffic in relation to a vulnerability parameter, a risk parameter, and a threat parameter. The agent compares the VRT score with a threshold value to determine a likelihood that the incoming network traffic includes VRT traffic. The agent communicates at least an indication of the VRT score and incoming network traffic to a central component, which collects VRT information from multiple agents to generate an update for the security model. |
| US11770712B2 |
Method and apparatus of supporting lossless PDCP version change in next-generation mobile communication system
A method and terminal are provided in which a radio resource control (RRC) message is received which includes information instructing a version change from a first packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) to a second PDCP entity. First data is transferred from the first PDCP entity to the second PDCP entity in case that the first PDCP entity is changed to the second PDCP entity, and the first PDCP entity is released. A new PDCP header associated with the transferred first data is configured. The transferred first data is encrypted with a new security key. The first data is data having a value greater than or equal to a PDCP sequence number for which successful delivery is not acknowledged, from a radio link control (RLC) entity connected to the first PDCP entity, before reception of the RRC message. |
| US11770709B2 |
Network services in a mesh network
A method including receiving, by a first device from a second device in a mesh network, a control command from the second device to control operation of a network resource device accessible by the first device, the control command being received via a meshnet connection between the first device and the second device; and transmitting, by the first device to the second device, operation information associated with operation of the network resource device in accordance with the control command, the operation information being transmitted via the meshnet connection. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US11770704B2 |
Distance based session roaming
Typically, when a user switches sessions between devices, the user authenticates the sessions by providing user account information, password, and/or pin code input or other credentials. However, when the user is frequently switching sessions between devices, authenticating sessions may result in the user reducing or even stopping switching across mobile devices. Systems and methods according to this disclosure provide automatic session roaming across mobile devices using proximity authentication. Upon detecting an indication to initiate session roaming, the source device automatically roams the session on the source device to a target device based on a proximity of the source device to the target device. The session is handed off from the source device to the target device as an authenticated user session. |
| US11770703B2 |
Passive digital key systems
Techniques are provided for validating a mobile device in a passive digital key system. An example method of validating a mobile device includes determining a positioning measurement for the mobile device relative to a reference point, obtaining a measured distance with at least a first transceiver, obtaining a calibration distance based at least in part on the positioning measurement for the mobile device, computing a validation distance based at least in part on a difference between the measured distance and the calibration distance, and validating the mobile device based at least in part on a comparison of the validation distance and a threshold value. |
| US11770702B2 |
Session establishment method and means and communication system
A method, device, and system for configuring a session for communication between electronic devices includes sending, by a session management entity of a wireless network, a first request message to a policy control entity of the wireless network, the first request message comprising a key identifier, receiving, by the session management entity, a first response message from the policy control entity, wherein the first response message corresponds to a response to the first request message, and the first response message comprises a session policy for a communication session corresponding to the key identifier, and configuring, by the session management entity, the communication session based at least in part on the session policy. |
| US11770699B2 |
Media access control (MAC) address privacy handling
Implementations disclosed describe techniques to allow wireless devices to initially connect with randomized MAC addresses and send an encrypted permanent MAC for differentiated services. In one method, a first wireless device connects to an access point (AP) using a randomized MAC address. The first wireless device receives a request for a permanent MAC address from the AP. The first wireless device determines whether to send the permanent MAC address. Responsive to determining to send the permanent MAC address, the first wireless device encrypts the permanent MAC address to obtain an encrypted MAC address and sends a response to the request, including the encrypted MAC address, to the AP. |
| US11770694B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for validating location update messages
The subject matter described herein includes a methods, systems, and computer readable media for validating location update messages. One method includes receiving, by a signaling firewall from a non-home network, an ingress location update request message related to a mobile subscriber, querying a directional state database to obtain predicted country trajectory data associated with the mobile subscriber, and comparing the obtained predicted country trajectory data with country code information included in the ingress location update request message. The method further includes validating the ingress location update request message if the predicted country trajectory data and the country code information match. |
| US11770690B2 |
Center device, data communication system, and data communication program product
The center device includes: a first wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a vehicle using a first communication method within a first communication range; a second wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the vehicle using a second communication method having a higher communication speed than that of the first communication method within a second communication range which is smaller than the first communication range; a reception control unit configured to control a reception of vehicle information from the vehicle to the first wireless communication unit; and a distribution control unit configured to control distribution of content data from the second wireless communication unit to the vehicle according to the vehicle information. |
| US11770689B2 |
Systems and methods for communication via passive radar modulation
A vehicle-to-vehicle communications system utilizes passive modulation of radar signals to communicate information between vehicles. Passive radar modulators may be provided at the rear of a forward vehicle and used to enrich radar interrogation signals from a rearward vehicle with additional information. Since radar transceivers are already located on a great deal of modern vehicles, this functionality may be easily retrofitted into many vehicles without the addition of a radar transceiver. A number of vehicles in a line of vehicles may pass information back through the line by passive modulation of radar interrogation signals from each vehicle. Accordingly, a vehicle may gain information about vehicles ahead of the one directly in front of it, thereby enabling “see through radar” functionality. |
| US11770687B2 |
Over the air provisioning of mobile device settings
A mobile device has a display, a memory, an antenna, a transceiver connected to the antenna for communicating voice and data through a wireless communication system, at least one processor, and executable instructions stored in the memory. The executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, (i) cause the mobile device to communicate wirelessly with one or more remote servers; (ii) cause the mobile device to display on the display, a user interface for enabling the user of the mobile device to select a mobile network service provider; (iii) in response to a selection, cause the mobile device to be configured for use with a first one of a plurality of mobile network service providers and enable access by the mobile device of wireless communication service; and (iv) in response to a selection, cause the mobile device to be configured for use with a second one of the plurality of mobile network service providers and enable access by the mobile device of wireless communication service provided by the second one of the plurality of mobile network service providers for a service plan offered by the second one of the plurality of mobile network service providers. |
| US11770683B2 |
Information providing method and information providing apparatus
A visiting duration corresponding to a first current location is determined, on the basis of the first current location and a destination, a first traveling duration that is necessary for a user to travel from the first current location to the destination is calculated, on the basis of a first time, the visiting duration corresponding to the first current location, and the first traveling duration, a first expected arrival time is calculated, on the basis of a first scheduled delivery time and the first expected arrival time, a first difference is calculated, a first message in accordance with the first difference is transmitted to a first information terminal of the user, and the first information terminal displays the first message. |
| US11770682B2 |
Vehicle commute location patterns based on user location data
Methods, computer-readable media, software, and system may generally identify, determine, and understand the significance of commute location data using telematics data. The system and methods may identify significant commute location data and points by analyzing telematics data and capturing GPS locations associated with the mobility of a user. The commute location data may be classified as data points including origin, destination, and waypoints. This commute location data may be used with metadata to identify significant locations associated with the user. The commute location data may also be used with metadata to understand mobility behavior of the user. Lastly, the commute location data may be used with metadata to determine risk associated with the user, such as based on a risk map. |
| US11770678B2 |
One-way phase-based high accuracy distance measurement apparatus and algorithm
A system and method for one-way ranging is disclosed. The system comprises a transmitter, also referred to as a tag, transmitting a first frequency in a first frequency group. The receiver, also referred to as the locator, receives the first frequency and measures the phase at a first point in time. At a later time, the transmitter switches to a second frequency, which is close in frequency to the first frequency so as to also be part of the first frequency group. The receiver also switches to the second frequency. The receiver then measures the phase of the second frequency at a second point in time. The transmitter and receiver then repeat this sequence for a second frequency group. The four phase measurements are used to determine the distance from the transmitter to the receiver. In this way, improved accuracy may be achieved by having a large separation between the first frequency group and the second frequency group. |
| US11770677B1 |
Enhanced safety systems and method for transportation vehicles
A method for enhancing situational awareness in a transportation vehicle includes strategically locating sensory communication devices on the vehicle. The sensory communication devices are operatively connecting to a user network. At least one of the sensory communication devices is activated upon a triggering event. A vehicle data signal including vehicle information is transmitted from the activated sensory communication device to the user network. Using a computing device, the user network is accessed to receive the vehicle information transmitted by the activated sensory communication device. |
| US11770676B2 |
Ranging priority indication
This disclosure relates to techniques for performing ranging wireless communication including prioritization. A first wireless device may transmit a request for ranging services to a second wireless device. The first wireless device may transmit an indication of a ranging priority to the second wireless device. The second wireless device may determine a granted ranging priority. The first and second wireless device may perform ranging communication according to the granted ranging priority. |
| US11770671B2 |
Spatial audio for interactive audio environments
Systems and methods of presenting an output audio signal to a listener located at a first location in a virtual environment are disclosed. According to embodiments of a method, an input audio signal is received. A first intermediate audio signal corresponding to the input audio signal is determined, based on a location of the sound source in the virtual environment, and the first intermediate audio signal is associated with a first bus. A second intermediate audio signal is determined. The second intermediate audio signal corresponds to a reverberation of the input audio signal in the virtual environment. The second intermediate audio signal is determined based on a location of the sound source, and further based on an acoustic property of the virtual environment. The second intermediate audio signal is associated with a second bus. The output audio signal is presented to the listener via the first and second buses. |
| US11770668B2 |
Adaptive audio normalization
An audio system can be configured to generate an audio heatmap for the audio emission potential profiles for one or more speakers, in specific or arbitrary locations. The audio heatmap maybe based on speaker location and orientation, speaker acoustic properties, and optionally environmental properties. The audio heatmap often shows areas of low sound density when there are few speakers, and areas of high sound density when there are a lot of speakers. An audio system may be configured to normalize audio signals for a set of speakers that cooperatively emit sound to render an audio object in a defined audio object location. The audio signals for each speaker can be normalized to ensure accurate rendering of the audio object without volume spikes or dropout. |
| US11770667B2 |
Method for and apparatus for decoding/rendering an ambisonics audio soundfield representation for audio playback using 2D setups
Improved methods and/or apparatus for decoding an encoded audio signal in soundfield format for L loudspeakers. The method and/or apparatus can render an Ambisonics format audio signal to 2D loudspeaker setup(s) based on a rendering matrix. The rendering matrix has elements based on loudspeaker positions and wherein the rendering matrix is determined based on weighting at least an element of a first matrix with a weighting factor g = 1 L . The first matrix is determined based on positions of the L loudspeakers and at least a virtual position of at least a virtual loudspeaker that is added to the positions of the L loudspeakers. |
| US11770662B2 |
Hearing aid housing with an integrated antenna
A hearing aid includes: a radio; and a moulded interconnect device (MID) housing; wherein the moulded interconnect device (MID) housing comprises an antenna integrated with the moulded interconnect device (MID) housing such that the antenna is an integral part of the moulded interconnect device (MID) housing; wherein the antenna is operatively connected with the radio for wireless communication. |
| US11770661B2 |
Multi-mode radio for hearing assistance devices
The present disclosure relates to the wireless communication of information for a hearing assistance device including a multi-mode radio adapted to provide communications at different frequencies using frequency control. In applications of hearing aids, the processor is adapted to perform correction of sound for a hearing impaired user. In certain examples the present subject matter provides an inductive portion for inductive communications. In various applications the multi-mode radio can be used for long range and short range communications. |
| US11770660B2 |
Compact hearing aids
The present disclosure relates to compact hearing aids, components thereof, and support systems therefor, as well as methods of insertion and removal thereof. The compact hearing aids generally include a sensor, such as a microphone, an actuation mass, an energy source for providing power to the compact hearing aid, a processor, and an actuator enclosed in a housing that is designed to be inserted through the tympanic membrane during a minimally-invasive outpatient procedure. In operation, the microphone receives sound waves and converts the sound waves into electrical signals. A processor then modifies the electrical signals and provides the electrical signals to the actuator. The actuator converts the electrical signals into mechanical motion, which actuates the actuation mass to modulate the velocity or the position of the tympanic membrane. |
| US11770659B2 |
MEMS device, assembly comprising the MEMS device, and method of operating the MEMS device
Proposed is a MEMS device comprising a layer stack having at least one second layer formed between a first layer and a third layer. A cavity is formed in the second layer. The MEMS device further comprises two laterally deflectable elements arranged laterally spaced apart in the cavity. Each of the two laterally deflectable elements comprises a respective end connected to a side wall of the cavity. Additionally, the MEMS device comprises a connecting element connected to the two laterally deflectable elements to couple the movement of the two laterally deflectable elements. A plurality of first fingers are arranged discretely spaced between the two laterally deflectable elements on the side wall of the cavity. Further, a plurality of second fingers are arranged discretely spaced between the two laterally deflectable elements on the connecting element. The plurality of second fingers interdigitate with the plurality of first fingers. Further, the plurality of second fingers are laterally displaceable relative to the plurality of first fingers upon deformation of the two laterally deflectable elements such that the plurality of first fingers and the plurality of second fingers define a plurality of volume variable sub-cavities within the cavity. Each of the plurality of sub-cavities is in contact with an ambient fluid of the MEMS device via a respective opening. In case of adjacent sub-cavities of the plurality of sub-cavities, the respective opening of one sub-cavity of the adjacent sub-cavities is formed in a different layer of the first layer, the second layer and the third layer than the opening of the other sub-cavity of the adjacent sub-cavities. |
| US11770658B2 |
Sensor interface including resonator and differential amplifier
Provided is a sensor interface including a first cantilever beam bundle including at least one resonator and a first output terminal, a second cantilever beam bundle including at least one resonator and a second output terminal, and a differential amplifier including a first input terminal electrically connected to the first output terminal of the first cantilever beam bundle and a second input terminal electrically connected to the second output terminal of the second cantilever beam bundle. |
| US11770657B2 |
Piezo-electric element
A piezo-electric element includes a piezo-electric element part, a support part, and a stretchable film. The piezo-electric element part includes a piezo-electric film and electrodes between which the piezo-electric film is sandwiched in a thickness direction. The support part supports a peripheral portion of the piezo-electric element part. The stretchable film is provided in an oscillation region located inside of the peripheral portion of the piezo-electric element part. The stretchable film also has a higher elasticity than that of the piezo-electric element part. |
| US11770655B2 |
Sounding device
The present disclosure discloses a sounding device including a frame, a vibration system, and a magnetic circuit system. The vibration system includes a diaphragm, and a voice coil. The magnetic circuit system includes a yoke, a magnet assembly, and a magnetic gap. The yoke includes a bottom wall, a side wall in an annular shape extending from an edge of the bottom wall toward the diaphragm, and a flange extending from an end of the side wall close to the diaphragm toward the frame. An end of the flange away from the side wall is fixed to the frame. Compared with the related art, the sounding device disclosed by the present disclosure has a better reliability. |
| US11770653B2 |
Speaker
Provided is a speaker, including a frame; a vibration unit fixed to the frame; and a magnetic circuit unit driving the vibration unit to vibrate and produce sound. The vibration unit includes a diaphragm and a voice coil; the diaphragm includes a first suspension, a second suspension and a vibrating portion; the magnetic circuit unit is provided with a magnetic gap, and the voice coil is inserted in the magnetic gap; the magnetic circuit unit includes a yoke; and the yoke and the diaphragm are arranged at two opposite sides of the frame; and the vibration unit further includes a fixing ring connected to the magnetic circuit unit; the second suspension surrounds the fixing ring; and the inner peripheral side of the second suspension is fixed to an end of the fixing ring close to the yoke. With this structure, the acoustic performance of the speaker is improved. |
| US11770652B2 |
Hearing device earpiece having intermediate module
An earpiece having a longitudinal axis and having an earpiece housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a receiver located within the earpiece housing, a wire extending from the earpiece housing, the wire comprising a plurality of conductors including a ground conductor and a first conductor, and an intermediate module located within the earpiece housing, the intermediate module comprising a primary set of connector terminals and a secondary set of connector terminals, the primary set of connector terminals including wire connector terminals electrically connected to the plurality of conductors of the wire, and the secondary set of connector terminals comprising a first secondary connector terminal and a second secondary connector terminal, wherein the first secondary connector terminal and the second secondary connector terminal are each connected to a wire connector terminal of the primary set of connectors. |
| US11770649B2 |
Systems and methods for automatic speech recognition
Systems and methods for speech recognition are provided. Some methods can include detecting a relative location of a user within one of a plurality of voice pickup areas of a multi-directional microphone array and the multi-directional microphone array activating a setting of the multi-directional microphone array based on the relative location of the user within the one of the plurality of voice pickup areas. |
| US11770647B2 |
Task assigning method and task assigning device
A task assigning method of adaptively assigning at least one operation task is applied for a task assigning device including a first electronic device and a second electronic device communicated with each other in a wireless manner. The task assigning method includes acquiring a first detection parameter of the first electronic device, and adjusting a task transmission rate from the first electronic device to the second electronic device in accordance with the first detection parameter. |
| US11770646B2 |
Microphone boom rotation mechanism for headsets
A communication headset includes an earcup, a headband, and a microphone boom assembly. The microphone boom assembly includes a microphone boom, a gear assembly disposed on the earcup and supporting the microphone. The gear assembly enables a rotation of the microphone boom. |
| US11770645B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image and a sound generating device on a rear surface of the display panel. The sound generating device is configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound. The sound generating device includes a first structure and a first passivation layer on one side of the first structure, at least a portion of the first passivation layer having a non-flat shape. |
| US11770642B2 |
Image sensor integrated with convolutional neural network computation circuit
An image sensor integrated with a convolutional neural network computation circuit is provided. The image sensor includes: a pixel array including pixels divided into pixel groups, wherein each pixel converts a light signal into a PWM signal; a convolution computation circuit controlling a turn-on time of a corresponding weighted current according to the first PWM signal of each pixel, and accumulating the weighted currents into an integrated current; a comparison circuit converting the integrated current into a second PWM signal and comparing it with that of an adjacent pixel group to output a larger one; and a classification circuit quantizing the second PWM signal to a quantization value according to a weight of a node in a fully-connected layer corresponding to each pixel group, accumulating the quantization values of all pixel groups into a feature value, and comparing the feature value with a feature threshold to obtain a classification result. |
| US11770641B2 |
Solid-state image capturing element, image capturing apparatus, and method of controlling solid-state image capturing element
Noise is reduced in a solid-state image capturing element provided with an ADC for each column. An analog-to-digital converter increases or decreases an analog signal using an analog gain selected from among a plurality of analog gains, and converts the increased or decreased analog signal to a digital signal. An input switching section inputs, as the analog signal, one of a test signal having a predetermined level and a pixel signal to the analog-to-digital converter. In a case where a test signal is inputted, a correction value calculation section obtains, from the analog signal and the digital signal, a correction value for correcting an error in the selected analog gain, and outputs the correction value. A correction section, when inputted with the pixel signal after the correction value is outputted, corrects the digital signal using the correction value. |
| US11770638B2 |
Solid-state electronic circuit, image pickup element, method of controlling image pickup element, and electronic device
The present disclosure relates to a solid-state electronic circuit, an image pickup element, a method of controlling the image pickup element, and an electronic device that enable inhibition of a deterioration in yield due to densification of image pickup elements.Wiring replacement units are provided between a plurality of transfer paths allowing bitwise transfer of a predetermined bit length of time code for use in conversion of a pixel signal corresponding to a quantity of light received in a pixel into a digital signal. In a case where an error has occurred in any of the plurality of transfer paths, replacement with the transfer path lowest in priority is performed. The present disclosure can be applied to image pickup elements. |
| US11770636B2 |
Optical sensor, method of manufacturing the same, and display device including the same
An optical sensor including: a substrate; a circuit element layer disposed on the substrate and including a circuit element; and a photoelectric element layer including a photoelectric element, a self-assembled monolayer, and a bias electrode connected to the photoelectric element, wherein the photoelectric element is connected to the circuit element, and wherein the self-assembled monolayer is disposed on the photoelectric element. |
| US11770632B2 |
Determining a temperature of a pixel array by measuring voltage of a pixel
Methods and apparatus for determining the temperature of a pixel array. In embodiments, a first pixel in a pixel array is reverse-biased and a second pixel in the pixel array is forward-biased. A voltage for the second pixel can be measured to determine a temperature of the pixel array from the measured voltage for the second pixel. |
| US11770630B2 |
Photoelectric conversion apparatus, photoelectric conversion system, and mobile body
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a second substrate including a signal processing circuit configured to perform signal processing using machine learning on a signal output from the first substrate. The second substrate is disposed on the first substrate in a multilayer structure. The signal processing circuit is so disposed to overlap with a pixel array but not overlap with a light-shielded pixel area as seen in a plan view. |
| US11770629B2 |
Solid-state imaging element and imaging device
The signal quality of a solid-state imaging element configured to detect address events is enhanced. The solid-state imaging element has open pixels and light-blocked pixels arrayed therein. In the solid-state imaging element, the open pixels each detect whether or not an amount of change in incident light amount exceeds a predetermined threshold, and output a detection signal indicating a result of the detection. On the other hand, in the solid-state imaging element, the light-blocked pixels each output a correction signal based on an amount of noise generated in the open pixels each configured to detect whether or not an amount of change in incident light amount exceeds the predetermined threshold and to output a detection signal indicating a result of the detection. |
| US11770628B2 |
Imaging device and imaging system outputting signals of light in different wavelength bands
The disclosed imaging device includes pixels each including a photoelectric convertor, a focus controller controlling a focal position of light, and a pixel controller controlling charge accumulation in the photoelectric convertors and readout of signals from the pixels. The pixels include a first pixel outputting signal corresponding to light in a first wavelength band and a second pixel outputting signal corresponding to light in a second wavelength band. The pixel controller executes, during one frame, a first period of accumulating charge in the photoelectric convertor of the first pixel in a state that the light in the first wavelength band is focused on, a second period of accumulating charge in the photoelectric convertor of the second pixel in a state that the light in the second wavelength band is focused on, and a third period of reading out signals corresponding to amount of charge generated in the photoelectric convertors. |
| US11770626B2 |
Camera module and super resolution image processing method thereof
A camera module includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of image frames having a spatial phase difference therebetween, an image generation unit configured to generate image data having a resolution higher than a resolution of each of the plurality of image frames using the plurality of image frames, and a depth information extraction unit configured to extract depth information about an object using the image data. |
| US11770625B2 |
Data processing device and data processing method
The present technology relates to a data processing device and a data processing method capable of suppressing power consumption. A vehicle information acquisition unit acquires vehicle information that can be acquired by a vehicle, and a control unit controls, according to the vehicle information, a frame rate of frame data generated on the basis of event data representing the occurrence of an event that occurs in an accumulation time from a start of frame generation to an end of frame generation and is a change in an electrical signal of a pixel that generates the electrical signal by performing photoelectric conversion. A data processing unit generates the frame data of the frame rate controlled by the control unit. In the present technology, the present technology can be applied to, for example, a case where frame data is generated from event data output by a dynamic vision sensor (DVS). |
| US11770623B2 |
Single camera image data collection
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a camera sensor associated with an information handling device, image data from a plurality of imaging ports, wherein the plurality of imaging ports are positioned around the information handling device; determining, using a processor, a primary imaging port from the plurality of imaging ports, wherein image data captured at the primary imaging port shows a front view of a user; and broadcasting, responsive to the determining, the image data from the primary imaging port. Other aspects are described and claimed. |
| US11770622B2 |
Processor, image processing device including the same, and control method of image processing device
An image processing device, which includes processing circuitry configured to cause the image processing device to first detect a first bad pixel based on first image data, correct the first bad pixel based on first values of first peripheral pixels in response to the first detection to obtain a first correction result, the first peripheral pixels being peripheral to the first bad pixel, second detect the first bad pixel and a second bad pixel based on the first image data, the second bad pixel being adjacent to the first bad pixel, correct the second bad pixel based on second values of second peripheral pixels to obtain a second correction result, the second peripheral pixels being peripheral to the second bad pixel, and correct the first bad pixel by using the first correction result stored in a buffer in response to the second detection. |
| US11770621B2 |
Customized image reprocessing system using a machine learning model
The technical problem of automatically reprocessing an image captured by a camera in a manner that produces a personalized result is addressed by providing a customized image reprocessing system powered by machine learning techniques. The customized image reprocessing system is configured to automatically reprocess an image on a pixel level using a machine learning model that takes, as input, the image represented by pixel values, sensor data detected by the digital sensor of a camera at the time the image was captured, and, also, flash calibration parameters previously generated for that specific user. |
| US11770619B2 |
Generating static images with an event camera
In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at an image processing device with a processor and non-transitory memory. The method includes triggering light emission, over a first emission duration, having a characterizing intensity as a function of time. The method further includes obtaining respective pixel events, from an event camera, corresponding to reflections of the light emission during the first emission duration, each respective pixel event corresponding to a breach of a respective comparator threshold indicative of a brightness level, each respective pixel event characterized by a respective electrical threshold value and a timestamp at which the respective electrical threshold value was breached. The method also includes generating a static image by determining a plurality of luminance estimation values from the respective pixel events, wherein the plurality of luminance estimation values respectively correspond to an amount of reflected light received by portions of the event camera. |
| US11770616B2 |
Dual aperture zoom camera with video support and switching / non-switching dynamic control
A dual-aperture zoom digital camera operable in both still and video modes. The camera includes Wide and Tele imaging sections with respective lens/sensor combinations and image signal processors and a camera controller operatively coupled to the Wide and Tele imaging sections. The Wide and Tele imaging sections provide respective image data. The controller is configured to output, in a zoom-in operation between a lower zoom factor (ZF) value and a higher ZF value, a zoom video output image that includes only Wide image data or only Tele image data, depending on whether a no-switching criterion is fulfilled or not. |
| US11770604B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program for head-related transfer functions in photography
Proposed is an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of improving convenience of a user regarding photographing performed for calculating a head-related transfer function. An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not the size of an area occupied by a side face of a user in a photographing area is within a threshold value; a photographing unit that photographs the side face of the user in a case where it is determined that the size of the area occupied by the side face of the user is within the threshold value; and a photographing control unit that presents a function of manually photographing to the user in a case where the side face of the user has not been photographed within a predetermined period. |
| US11770603B2 |
Image display method having visual effect of increasing size of target image, mobile terminal, and computer-readable storage medium
The present disclosure provides an image display method, a mobile terminal, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a target image in a preview picture in response to a photographing instruction; and displaying the target image at a present position on a screen of the mobile terminal, and increasing a size of the target image from a first size to a second size during the displaying. |
| US11770602B2 |
Apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium
An apparatus receives an input of a position to a display unit and receives a moving instruction for moving a selected position corresponding to the input position on the display unit. The apparatus controls to, in a case where an object area including the input position has a first size, move the selected position in accordance with a moving operation of a first operation amount and, in a case where the object area has a second size that is smaller than the first size, move the selected position by a second movement amount smaller than the first movement amount in accordance with the moving operation of the first operation amount. |
| US11770600B2 |
Wide angle video conference
The present disclosure generally relates to embodiments for video communication interface for managing content that is shared during a video communication session. |
| US11770597B2 |
Heating device for camera module and camera module having same
A heating device for a camera module comprises: a resistance heating film formed on a lens through which external light is introduced for generating heat by electric current; a power applying member for supplying the electric current to the resistance heating film; and a connecting member for electrically connecting the resistance heating film and the power applying member in close contact with each other. |
| US11770595B2 |
Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, and reception method
The present technology relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, a reception apparatus, and a reception method that make it possible to detect a watermark more easily. The transmission apparatus includes a generation section and a transmission section. The generation section generates watermark information for detecting a watermark. The transmission section transmits a broadcast signal including the watermark and the watermark information. When the transmission apparatus is provided, it enables the reception apparatus at a receiving end to detect the watermark more easily. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a transmission system including the transmission apparatus and the reception apparatus. |
| US11770586B1 |
Systems and methods of interactive goal setting tools
Examples described herein relate to determining an actual, updated goal of a user based on emotional response data captured while an initial goal is visualized or otherwise perceived by the user, including determining an initial goal of a user, displaying an initial video depicting the initial goal, tracking, with an emotion-tracking device, emotions of the user while the video is displayed by the output circuit by determining emotional response data captured by the emotion-tracking device, updating the initial goal based on the emotional response data to determine an updated goal, and displaying the updated goal. |
| US11770581B2 |
Systems and methods for recording relevant portions of a media asset
Systems and methods are presented herein for recording portions of a media asset relevant to recording criteria. A media application receives input indicating the recording criteria and identifying a first keyword. The media application accesses a data structure to identify a first node associated with the first keyword. The data structure includes the first node and a plurality of nodes connected to the first node via a plurality of paths. The media application receiving audio component data for a portion of the media asset extracts a term from the audio component data, and identifies a second node in the data structure that is associated with the extracted term. The media application calculates a path score for the portion of the media asset based on a path size in the data structure between the first node and the second node. When the score is high enough, the portion of the media asset is recorded. |
| US11770577B2 |
Transmitting method, receiving method, transmitting apparatus, and receiving apparatus
A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes transmitting video control information for reproduction of video data having an individually reproducible unit, transmitting the video data, determining a transmission order of audio control information for reproduction of audio data in a reproduction interval corresponding to a reproduction interval of the video data in such a way that the audio control information is transmitted after the video control information, and transmitting the audio control information according to the determined transmission order, and transmitting the audio data. Thus, in the receiving apparatus, a delay time from reception of data to reproduction of video and audio is shortened. |
| US11770575B2 |
Allowing mobile device to remotely control authorized subset of controllable devices utilizing content available in registered guest room
A mobile device is configurable by a controller to remotely operate a target controllable device, the controller and the target controllable device being part of a hospitality media system. A communication module establishes a connection to the controller and performs data transfer between the mobile device and the controller. A customization module receives customization information from the controller and customizes a user interface of the mobile device accordingly. A status information regarding the target controllable device is received from the controller and displayed on the user interface of the mobile device. A user of the mobile device thereafter issues a command via the user interface to the controller, the command containing instruction intended for the target controllable device. The controller receives the command and operates the target controllable devices in dependence upon instruction contained in the command received from the mobile device. |
| US11770573B2 |
Video display device and cooperative control method in video display device
For establishing cooperation among an external device 30, a video display device and a remote control terminal and to achieve cooperative operation among these devices that affords a high level of operability to a user with less burden, the video display device to which an external device and a remote control terminal that remotely operates the external device can be connected, comprising: a connection detection section configured to detect a connection of the external device to the video display device; a cooperation establishment section configured to generate a start signal for initiate an application software accepting an operation instruction to the external device on the remote control terminal when the connection detection section detects the connection of the external device; and a communication interface configured to transmit the start signal to the remote control terminal. |
| US11770566B1 |
Automatically determining an optimal supplemental content spot in a media stream
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for determining an optimal spot to insert supplemental content into a media stream to maximize the consumption of the supplemental content by users. An example embodiment operates by performing automated content recognition (ACR) on the media stream, thereby determining scene changes in the media stream. The embodiment identifies a plurality of potential supplemental content spots in the media stream based on the determined scene changes. The embodiment then performs a multivariate test involving test supplemental content over a portion of the potential supplemental content spots to a plurality of media devices, thereby determining the optimal supplemental content spot among the plurality of potential supplemental content spots in the media stream. |
| US11770560B2 |
Encoding/decoding method for video signal and device therefor
Embodiments of the present invention provide a video signal processing method and device. Particularly, a method for decoding a video signal, may comprise the steps of: checking whether a transfer skip is applied to a current block; obtaining, from a video signal, a transform index for indicating a transform type set applied to the current block when the transform skip is not applied to the current block, wherein the transform type set includes transform types applied to the current block in horizontal and vertical directions; checking whether the transform type set includes DCT2; determining a region to which a primary transform is applied based on a checking result; and performing an inverse transform on the region to which the primary transform is applied in the horizontal and vertical directions using the transform types included in the transform type set. |
| US11770559B2 |
Image decoding apparatus and image coding apparatus for scaling transform coefficient
An image decoding apparatus decodes a transform coefficient on a transform unit basis, decodes a flag scaling_matrix_for_lfnst_disabled_flag indicating whether to apply a quantization matrix during a non-separable transform, scales the transform coefficient by utilizing a scaling list, and performs a non-separable transform in accordance with a non-separable transform index lfnst_idx. In a case that scaling_matrix_for_lfnst_disabled_flag==1 and lfnst_idx!=0 and a size of a transform block is equal to or greater than a prescribed size, instead of scaling using the quantization matrix according to a position of the transform coefficient, uniform quantization not depending on the position of the transform coefficient is performed. |
| US11770558B2 |
Stereoscopic video encoding and decoding methods and apparatus
Methods and apparatus for stereoscopic image encoding and decoding are described. Left and right eye images are encoded following an entropy reduction operation being applied to one of the eye images when there is a difference between the left and right images of an image pair. Information about regions of negative parallax within the entropy reduced image of an image pair is encoded along with the images. Upon decoding a sharpening filter is applied to the image in an image pair which was subjected to the entropy reduction operation. In addition edge enhancement filtering is performed on the regions of the recovered entropy reduced image which are identified in the encoded image data as regions of negative parallax. Interleaving of left and right eye images at the input of the encoder combined with entropy reduction allows for efficient encoding, storage, and transmission of 3D images. |
| US11770557B2 |
Intra prediction-based video coding method and device using MPM list
A video decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: configuring an MPM list by deriving candidate intra prediction modes on the basis of a first neighboring block located on the left side and a second neighboring block located on the upper side with respect to the current block; deriving an intra prediction mode for the current block on the basis of the MPM list; generating prediction samples for the current block on the basis of the intra prediction mode; and generating a reconstructed picture for the current block on the basis of the prediction samples, wherein a first intra prediction mode of the first neighboring block and a second intra prediction mode of the second neighboring block are the same, wherein the candidate intra prediction modes including a DC mode are derived on the basis of a case where both the first intra prediction mode and the second intra prediction mode are the DC mode. |
| US11770555B2 |
Prediction image generation device, moving image decoding device, and moving image coding device
Coding efficiency is improved. A motion compensation filter unit acts on a motion vector applied image obtained by acting a motion vector on a reference image. The motion compensation filter unit causes filter coefficients mcFilter[i][k] designated by a phase i and a filter coefficient position k to act on the motion vector applied image. The filter coefficients mcFilter[i][k] includes filter coefficients calculated by using filter coefficients mcFilter[p][k] (p≠i) and filter coefficients mcFilter[q][k] (q≠i). |
| US11770552B2 |
Reference picture signaling
An encoded representation of a picture of a video stream is decoded by retrieving buffer description from the encoded representation. The buffer description information is used to determine at least one picture identifier identifying a respective reference picture as decoding reference for the picture. A decoded picture buffer is updated based on the determined picture identifier. The encoded representation of the picture itself comprises the information needed by a decoder to identify the reference pictures required to decode the encoded representation. |
| US11770551B2 |
Object pose estimation and tracking using machine learning
A method includes receiving a video comprising images representing an object, and determining, using a machine learning model, based on a first image of the images, and for each respective vertex of vertices of a bounding volume for the object, first two-dimensional (2D) coordinates of the respective vertex. The method also includes tracking, from the first image to a second image of the images, a position of each respective vertex along a plane underlying the bounding volume, and determining, for each respective vertex, second 2D coordinates of the respective vertex based on the position of the respective vertex along the plane. The method further includes determining, for each respective vertex, (i) first three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of the respective vertex based on the first 2D coordinates and (ii) second 3D coordinates of the respective vertex based on the second 2D coordinates. |
| US11770546B2 |
Concept for picture/video data streams allowing efficient reducibility or efficient random access
A video data stream is rendered reducible in a manner so that the reduction leads to a restriction of pictures of the reduced video data stream to merely a predetermined subarea of the pictures of the original video data stream and in a manner so that transcoding, such as re-quantization, may be avoided and a conformance of the reduced video data stream relative to the codec underlying the original video data stream be maintained. This is achieved by providing the video data stream with information including an indication of the predetermined subarea and replacement indices for redirecting the indices included by the payload portion so as to refer to, and/or replacement parameters for adjusting the first set of coding parameter settings so as to result in, a second set of coding parameter settings. |
| US11770541B2 |
Image encoder, image decoder, and image processing method
An image encoder configured to process a Bayer image generated by passing through a color filter of a Bayer pattern includes: a detector configured to read the Bayer image in units of blocks and search for, in the blocks, a target pixel to be compressed and a plurality of candidate pixels which are located adjacent to the target pixel; a flag generator configured to compare a first pixel value of the target pixel with second pixel values based on pixel values of the plurality of candidate pixels, identify a reference pixel based on a comparison result, and generate a flag indicating relative direction information between the target pixel and the reference pixel; and a compressor configured to encode information corresponding to a comparison method applied by the flag generator and the comparison result and output the encoded information as a bitstream together with the flag. |
| US11770538B2 |
Method for providing prunable video
A method for encoding a video stream for the provision of prunable video data, comprising identifying, in the video stream, a first event-generating occurrence in one or more frames of the video stream, and, in an encoder, using the event-generating occurrence to initiate a hierarchical branch extending from a base-layer when encoding the video stream. |
| US11770537B2 |
Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for performing intra prediction, and method for transmitting bitstream
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method according to the present disclosure comprises determining whether to apply intra prediction to a current chroma block based on information on prediction of the current chroma block, deriving an intra prediction mode of the current chroma block based on an intra prediction mode of a corresponding luma block corresponding to the current chroma block and intra chroma prediction mode information of the current chroma block, when intra prediction applies to the current chroma block, and generating a prediction block of the current chroma block, by performing intra prediction based on the intra prediction mode of the current chroma block. When the intra prediction mode of the corresponding luma block is not present, the intra prediction mode of the current chroma block is derived based on a default intra prediction mode. |
| US11770530B2 |
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. |
| US11770529B2 |
Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus using maximum transform size setting for chroma block, and method for transmitting bitstream
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus may include obtaining a current block by splitting an image, determining a prediction mode of the current block, generating an intra prediction block of the current block, based on the prediction mode of the current block being an intra prediction mode, generating a residual block of the current block, and reconstructing the current block based on the prediction block and the residual block of the current block. |
| US11770527B2 |
Encoding and decoding a picture
An apparatus for decoding a picture is configured to partition the picture into coding blocks, using recursive multi-tree splitting. Splitting schemes for the multi-tree splitting are described. According to an embodiment, the decoder decodes a split direction flag from a data stream by context adaptive entropy decoding using a context which depends on whether, and discriminates be-tween, a first number of criteria which would be fulfilled in case of a split direction indicated by the split direction flag being horizontal equals a second number of criteria which would be fulfilled in case of the split direction indicated by the split direction flag being vertical, the first number being greater than the second number, and the first number being smaller than the second number. |
| US11770524B2 |
Loop filter utilized in encoder and associated signal processing method
A loop filter utilized in an encoder includes a constrained directional enhancement filter and a decision circuit. The constrained directional enhancement filter is arranged to process multiple frames, wherein for a first frame in the multiple frames, the constrained directional enhancement filter determines a best filter strength of each block in the first frame in a first filter strength list, and determines a second filter strength list according to content of the first frame. The decision circuit is coupled to the constrained directional enhancement filter, and is arranged to record which index in the first filter strength list is the best filter strength corresponding to each block in the first frame, and provide the first filter strength list and the index corresponding to each block to an encoding circuit of the encoder as an output of the encoder. |
| US11770522B2 |
Picture display order determining method and apparatus, and video coding device
This application discloses a picture display order determining method which includes: obtaining a decoding order index value of a current picture and a decoding order index value of a previous picture that is adjacent to the current picture according to a decoding order; adding 1 to a cycle identifier value when the decoding order index value of the current picture is less than the decoding order index value of the previous picture; and determining a display order index value of the current picture based on a sum of the decoding order index value of the current picture and a preset positive integer multiple of the cycle identifier value. In this application, the display order index value of the current picture progressively increases based on a display order index value of a picture that is located before the current picture according to the decoding order. |
| US11770519B2 |
Mode-dependent coefficient scanning and directional transforms for different colour sampling formats
A method of coding 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 video data comprises predicting luminance and/or chrominance samples of an image from other respective reference samples derived from the same image according to a prediction mode associated with a sample to be predicted, the prediction mode being selected for each of a plurality of blocks of samples, from a set of two or more candidate prediction modes; detecting differences between the samples and the respective predicted samples; selecting a frequency-separation transform from two or more candidate frequency separation transforms according to the prediction mode associated with a current block of samples using a mapping between transform and prediction mode, the mapping between different, as between chrominance and luminance samples, for at least the 4:4:4 format; and encoding the detected differences by frequency-separating the differences, using the selected frequency-separation transform. |
| US11770517B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
Natural appearance of transition from a predetermined object of two-dimensional content displayed on a two-dimensional display to a three-dimensional display model of an AR display device or vice versa is achieved. Control is performed such that, the transition is performed after switching the two-dimensional content from the motion parallax non-application display to the motion parallax application display. For example, control is performed such that the motion parallax application display is displayed on the two-dimensional display in a case where there is one AR display device, and the motion parallax application display is displayed on the AR display device in a case where there is a plurality of AR display devices. |
| US11770515B2 |
Exoscope with enhanced depth of field imaging
An exoscope with enhanced depth of field imaging is provided. The exoscope includes first and second sets of optical devices, the first set having a fixed image plane, the second set having a variable image plane adjacent the fixed image plane of the first set. The second set includes at least one variable device configured to change the position of the variable image plane. A beamsplitter splits light from a combined optical path of the first and second set to respective image devices of the first and second set of optical devices. A controller controls the at least one variable device to change the position of the variable image plane relative to the fixed image plane, combines images acquired by the respective image devices, and controls a display device to render a combined image. |
| US11770509B2 |
Method for controlling projector, projector, and display system
A method for controlling a projector, the method comprising: determining, when the projector having an RF tag is started up, whether a setting that permits a process of reading out setting information stored in the RF tag and configuring a setting on the projector based on the setting information is configured or not; determining whether a password requested to be inputted to an information processing device is at an initial value or not, when the setting information is written into the RF tag from the information processing device; and notifying a user of a warning message when it is determined that the setting that permits the process is configured and it is determined that the password is at the initial value. |
| US11770501B2 |
Remote state following devices
A system and method for a remote state following device that includes an electronic device with a controllable operating state; an imaging device; and control system that when targeted at a control interface interprets a visual state from the control interface, and modifies the operating state in coordination with the visual state. |
| US11770500B2 |
System for managing a virtual meeting
A system for managing a virtual meeting (e.g., video conference) includes memory storing a video conference application and at least one processor to execute the video conference application to generate a virtual meeting view for a first attendee including multiple attendee video streams arranged according to a virtual attendee arrangement specifying positions of the attendee video streams relative to each other in the virtual meeting view, receive second attendee audio data associated with a second attendee video stream, identify a particular video stream position specified by the virtual attendee arrangement, determine differential stereo effect data corresponding with the particular video stream position, and apply the differential stereo effect data to the second attendee audio data to provide differential audio signals on different audio channels output to the first attendee to create a stereo sound effect corresponding with the particular video stream position. |
| US11770494B1 |
Apparatus, systems, and methods for providing a lightograph
A system and method are provided for creating a moving light image for visualizing light transition across a subject (e.g., a lightograph), and include an image capture apparatus, various light effect elements (e.g., including strobes) arranged at different locations around a subject, and a processor. The processor, upon receiving a trigger command, directs the image capture apparatus to capture images in rapid succession, i.e., sufficiently rapid that the subject is substantially static for a duration of a specified sequence of images. Each of the images may have a different respective lighting configuration via selective implementation of at least one of the various light effect elements. The processor automatically generates and stores an executable file associated with the captured plurality of images, wherein execution of the file causes retrieval and time-based reproduction of one or more of the images and corresponding lighting effects in a substantially static image reference frame. |
| US11770493B2 |
Vehicle undercarriage imaging system
Devices and methods for capturing vehicle undercarriage images are described. In some instances, a mirror assembly may be used to reflect images of portions of a vehicle undercarriage into a field of view of a camera to be captured, e.g., as a vehicle passes over the mirror assembly. Composite images may be reconstructed from the reflected portions of the vehicle undercarriage, and analysis may be performed on those reconstructed, composite images to identify features in the composite vehicle undercarriage images. |
| US11770488B2 |
Image processing apparatus, method for controlling image processing apparatus, and storage medium capable of preventing recurrence of jam at time of document reading by displaying notification to use a different reading method
An image processing apparatus capable of preventing recurrence of a jam at the time of document reading is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a feeder, a reader, a storage device, and a processor. The processor causes the image processing apparatus to function as: a reading unit configured to cause the reader to read a document by a reading method among a plurality of reading methods including a conveyance-based reading method using the feeder; a storage control unit configured to, in a case where reading of a document with the reader by the conveyance-based reading method has failed, store information on the document in the storage device; and a notification unit configured to, in a case where an instruction to read again the document by the conveyance-based reading method is issued, issue, in accordance with the information, a notification that prompts to change the reading method set for the document. |
| US11770486B2 |
Storage medium, information processing apparatus, and control method of information processing apparatus
An object of the present disclosure is to present a document placement position more simply. A program for causing a computer of an information processing apparatus that causes an image processing apparatus to perform document scan processing to function as: a creation unit configured to create, based on first information relating to a document table of the image processing apparatus, second information indicating a position of a scan origin on the document table, and third information indicating a document size designated by a user, a GUI screen including information for guiding a position at which the document is placed on the document table; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the created GUI screen. |
| US11770485B2 |
Image reading apparatus in which member to make reference member move is provided to be able to retract
An image reading apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, an imaging sensor, a reference member provided to be able to move between a first position facing the imaging sensor and a second position, a cam to make the reference member move, and an abutting member provided to make the cam move. The abutting member is located at a projecting position sticking out from the first housing, to make the cam move so that the reference member moves from the first position to the second position when the second housing is closed with respect to the first housing. The abutting member is provided so as to be able to retract when the second housing is opened and closed with respect to the first housing and abuts against the cam in the state located at the projecting position. |
| US11770484B2 |
Multifunction device, control method of multifunction device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing control program
An operation panel accepts a selection instruction to select an icon and an edit instruction to edit the icon selected by the selection instruction when an edit screen is displayed, a display control section selects two or more of the icons as a selection icon group when the operation panel accepts the selection instruction for the two or more icons, and the display control section edits the selection icon group when the operation panel accepts the edit instruction for the selection icon group. |
| US11770480B2 |
Apparatus for providing a connection to a wide area network for voice calls, a power management circuit, and a method for providing a connection to a wide area network for voice calls
An apparatus for providing a connection to a wide area network for voice calls includes a wide area network circuit configured to transmit voice call data packets, a phone connection circuit configured to receive a voice call signal from a phone, a processor circuit configured to generate voice call data packets based on a voice call signal received by the phone connection circuit and a power management circuit configured to switch off at least a part of the apparatus to reach a power down mode of the apparatus, if a supply voltage drops below a supply voltage threshold. |
| US11770479B2 |
Systems and methods for establishing a call connection
Systems and methods for establishing call connection in response to user action, the method including receiving a first user action from a user associated with making a call connection, wherein the first user action comprises any of copying at least part of a phone number, pasting at least part of the phone number, or inputting at least part of the phone number. The method also includes determining one or more call recipients based on the first user action. The method also includes establishing one or more silent call connections based on the determined one or more call recipients, wherein each of the one or more silent call connections comprises a call connection with a predetermined parameter so that there are no incoming call indicators on one or more devices associated with the one or more call recipients. |
| US11770468B1 |
Apparatus for sticking film on display screen
An apparatus for sticking a film on a display screen includes a fixing assembly including a device fixing base and a film fixing base connected to and rotatable relative to the device fixing base; a film holder; and a roll assembly including a press roll. When the film holder is brought to the position facing the device fixing groove, the first end of the film holder is closer to the display screen than the second end; the film holder has a first surface facing the display screen and a second surface opposite to the first surface and facing the film fixing base; and the first surface is adhered with a protective film capable of being attached to the display screen of the electronic device. The press roll is configured to roll on the second surface of the film holder to apply a force on the protective film. |
| US11770466B2 |
Providing timing information from a network via a virtual network address
A network device may receive, from a timing source of a network, timing information. The network device may identify a client device to which the timing information is to be provided, wherein the network device provides an interface between the client device and the network. The network device may select a virtual network address to associate with a timing agent of the network device, wherein the virtual network address is within an address range that is reachable by the client device. The network device may provide to the client device, and via a network layer communication, a timing control packet comprising the timing information, wherein the timing control packet identifies the virtual network address as a source network address of the timing control packet, and wherein the timing information is to be used by the client device to update a clock of the client device. |
| US11770463B2 |
Packet filtering using binary search trees
A packet filtering system uses linked zero-based binary search trees to filter received packets. The binary search trees may be generated from filter conditions defining filter parameters for filtering packets. |
| US11770459B2 |
Framework for IoT protocol identification and management
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to identify and manage IoT protocols and associated devices. An example apparatus includes a gateway device to communicate according to a first protocol. The example gateway device includes a plugin agent to discover a first device and probe the first device to gather data regarding a protocol of the first device. The example plugin agent is to transmit the gathered data to a plugin manager to determine whether the first device is to communicate via the first protocol, and, when the first device is unable to communicate via the first protocol, determine a plugin for the gateway device to enable the gateway device to communicate with the first device, the plugin agent to provision the plugin for the gateway device with respect to the first device. |
| US11770457B2 |
Methods and systems for implementing a regionally contiguous proxy service
System and method for efficiently implementing scalable, highly efficient decentralized proxy services through proxy infrastructures situated in different geo-locations. In one aspect, the systems and methods enable users from any geographical location to send requests to the geographically closest proxy infrastructure. One exemplary method described allows proxy infrastructures to gather, classify, and store metadata of exit nodes in its internal database. In another aspect, systems and methods described herein enable proxy infrastructures to select metadata of exit nodes from its internal database and forward requests from a user device to respective proxy servers or proxy supernodes to which the selected exit nodes are connected. |
| US11770455B2 |
System and method for application migration between cloud platforms
The present invention provides for migration of application running on source cloud platform to target cloud platform. In operation, the present invention provides for retrieving analysis-data including source code of application to be migrated, hereinafter referred to as application M, a runtime data of application M, and target cloud platform data. The present invention further provides for identifying migration parameters based on analysis-data. Further, migration readiness of application M to target cloud platform is assessed based on migration parameters. Furthermore, a migration readiness report is generated based on the migration parameters, migration readiness assessment and the runtime data. Yet further, deployment configurations for the application M are generated as per the target cloud platform based on the migration readiness report. Yet further, the application is migrated to the target cloud platform based on the generated deployment configurations by creating Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline. |
| US11770452B2 |
Battery powered end point device for IoT applications
Methods and systems of monitoring and managing a facility including a plurality of end point devices. One system includes an end point device including an electronic processor, the electronic processor powered by an energy source local to the end point device. The electronic processor is configured to receive data from at least one electro-mechanical element of a fixture associated with the facility, the data related to an operation of the fixture. The electronic processor is also configured to convert the data pursuant to a networking protocol. The electronic processor is also configured to enable, over a network associated with the networking protocol, transmission of the converted data for virtual processing. |
| US11770448B1 |
Rotating offline storage units in a dispersed storage network
A method begins by a computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN) selectively bringing online and taking offline storage units of a set of storage units of the DSN. When bringing a first storage unit of the set of storage units online in accordance with the selectively bringing online and taking offline storage units, the method continues with the computing device determining a rebuilding approach of the first storage unit. The method continues with the computing device bringing the first storage unit online in accordance with the rebuilding approach. |
| US11770447B2 |
Managing high-availability file servers
Methods, systems and computer program products for implementing high-availability file services in a clustered computing environment. Two or more clusters are interconnected to carry out operations for replication of file content between file servers. The file servers and their respective network links are registered with a file server witness. The file servers operate in synchrony, where each file I/O is replicated from one file server to another file server over a first set of network paths. A file server witness communicates with each file server using a second set of two or more network paths interfaced with respective file servers. The file server witness monitors the file servers to determine operational health of the file servers. Upon receipt of a file I/O request, the file I/O request is directed to one of the two file servers based at least in part on the determined operational health. |
| US11770444B2 |
Edge computing for internet of things security with blockchain authentication
A device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to receive, by a first blockchain node and via a first base station, a message from a first Internet of Things (IoT) device to a second IoT device, wherein the device corresponds to a first multi-access edge computing (MEC) device located in a first MEC network associated with the first base station. The processor may be further configured to authenticate, by the first blockchain node, the first IoT device using a blockchain associated with a group of IoT devices and send, by the first blockchain node, the message to a second blockchain node in a second MEC device in a second MEC network associated with a second base station servicing the second IoT device, in response to authenticating the first IoT device using the blockchain associated with the group of IoT devices. |
| US11770440B2 |
Events message tracks types and mixed event message tracks
Systems and methods for Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) is provided. A method includes: obtaining an event message track including a plurality of event message boxes, the event message track configured to be processed by a Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) client for displaying media content; obtaining an indicator that indicates each type of the plurality of event message boxes in the event message track; and providing the event message track to the DASH client or displaying media content based on the event message track. |
| US11770435B2 |
System providing faster and more efficient data communication
A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid). The client then downloads the data from these peers in parts and in parallel, thereby speeding up the Web transfer, releasing congestion from the Web by fetching the information from multiple sources, and relieving traffic from Web servers by offloading the data transfers from them to nearby peers. |
| US11770434B1 |
Compression on-demand in a stream data platform
One example method includes receiving stream data batches at a client node. The client node determines if the stream data batches are compressible. For the compressible stream data batches, a request is sent to a server node for an on-demand stream compression service, the request including an indicator of a stream data type for the compressible data batches. The on-demand stream compression service is deployed and launched at the client node. The on-demand stream compression service includes a compressor pool of compressors that are able to compress the stream data type of the compressible stream data batches. A compressor of the compressor pool is selected and used to compress the compressible stream data batches. The compressed stream data batches are sent to the server node. |
| US11770433B2 |
Flexible interoperability and capability signaling using initialization hierarchy
A method and apparatus include including, in a moving pictures experts group (MPEG) dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (DASH) media presentation description (MPD) file, an initialization presentation element that identifies an initialization presentation and one or more initialization groups included in the initialization presentation. An initialization group element that identifies an initialization group and one or more initialization sets included in the initialization group is included in the MPD file. An initialization set element that identifies an initialization set is included in the MPD file. The MPD file is transmitted to a client device. |
| US11770432B2 |
Enhanced block-request streaming system for handling low-latency streaming
A block-request streaming system provides for low-latency streaming of a media presentation. A plurality of media segments are generated according to an encoding protocol. Each media segment includes a random access point. A plurality of media fragments are encoded according to the same protocol. The media segments are aggregated from a plurality of media fragments. |
| US11770429B2 |
System and method for streaming content from multiple servers
A system and a method for media streaming from multiple sources are disclosed. A content requesting client device accesses a server to receive a list of available sources that may include multiple Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and independent servers. Based on a pre-set criteria, such as the source delivery performance and cost, the client device partitions the content into parts, allocates a source to each part, and simultaneously receives media streams of the content parts from the allocated sources. The server may be a Video-on-Demand (VOD) server, and the content may be a single file of a video data, such as a movie. The delivery performance of the used sources is measured during the streaming for updating the partition or the allocation. The updated measured performance may be stored locally at the client device, or at a server for use by other clients. The client actions may be implemented as a client-side script. |
| US11770423B2 |
Remote access for resource links shared during web conference session
A method may include receiving, from a first client device, a first position of a selection event at the first client device. The first client device being engaged in a web conference session with a second client device. The second client device sharing a content displayed at the second client device such that the content is also displayed at the first client device. If the first position of the selection event is determined to correspond to a second position of a resource link included in the content being shared by the second client device, information associated with the resource link may be sent to the first client device. The information may enable the first client device to access a resource associated with the resource link by launching a corresponding application such as a browser, a media player, and/or a text editor. Related systems and articles of manufacture are also provided. |
| US11770421B2 |
Apparatus and method for session initiated protocol (SIP) registration procedure for access network bitrate recommendation (ANBR) capability signaling
In some embodiments, during the SIP registration, the UE indicates in the REGISTER requests its support for ANBR as defined by “ANBR” attribute in the SDP and the P-CSCF indicates its support for the “ANBR” attribute in the SDP in the response for registration. In some embodiments, the P-CSCF serving a PLMN passes through the “ANBR” attribute in the SDP when the P-CSCF recognizes that the PLMN supports ANBR functionality. In some embodiments, the UE can include “ANBR” attribute in the SDP offer and answers when the P-CSCF indicates its support for the “ANBR” attribute in the SDP. |
| US11770418B2 |
Methods, systems, and apparatus for credential format and protocol management
In an embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a processor and from a user device associated with a user, a request to access a service associated with a first protocol. The method further includes receiving, by the processor, a virtual credential of the user authorized by an authorizing entity. The virtual credential is compliant with a second protocol different than the first protocol. The method further includes verifying, by the processor, that the virtual credential is authorized by the authorizing entity. The method further includes transforming, by the processor, the virtual credential to generate a transformed virtual credential compliant with the first protocol. The method further includes sending, by the processor, a representation of the transformed virtual credential to the service. The method further includes verifying, by the processor and after the sending, that the transformed virtual credential is valid. |
| US11770413B2 |
Domain-independent resource security and management
A resource database which stores structured data describing resources from a diverse array of origins (e.g., an application or cloud environment) is built and maintained to support querying, policy enforcement, and remediation of resources from any origin. Structured data representing resources are obtained from any origin for insertion and categorized based on their type and/or origin. Resources within a category have a shared set of potential object paths as defined by the hierarchical tree structure of their structured data. Resources may be correlated across categories based on having values at different object paths in common. Queries and rules/policies can thus reference resources of any category and also resources across different categories based on correlations between the resources, thereby extending rule/policy enforcement and incident remediation across multiple different origins of resources. |
| US11770408B2 |
Method and system of mitigating network attacks
Systems and methods for mitigating network attacks include, responsive to detection of malicious traffic in a network, causing creation of an isolated network slice in the network where the isolated network slice is a set of connection resources that are allocated to a flow of traffic and that spans a plurality of network devices in the network; and causing rerouting of the malicious traffic from a source node of the malicious traffic to a deceptive network resource along the isolated network slice. |
| US11770406B2 |
Systems and methods for mitigating cyberattacks
Systems and methods for mitigating cyberattacks are described herein. A computing system can detect illegitimate network traffic associated with a cyberattack in network traffic. The computing system can determine an amplification factor of the cyberattack based in part on a probability distribution of the illegitimate network traffic. The computing system can determine a filter to demotivate a generation of the illegitimate network traffic. The determined filter can reduce the amplification factor of the cyberattack. The computing system can implement the determined filter to block the illegitimate network traffic. |
| US11770405B2 |
Automated selection of DDoS countermeasures using statistical analysis
A method of automated filtering includes receiving a network traffic snapshot having packets with data stored in respective fields, generating a statistical data structure storing each potential unique combination of data stored in respective fields with an associated counter that is incremented for each occurrence that the combination matches one of the packets of the network traffic snapshot and one or more observation timestamps. Determining an observed vector from the statistical data structure, wherein the observed vector has associated attribute/value pairs and counters that satisfy a predetermined criterion. The observed vector's attribute/value pairs are compared to known attribute/value pairs associated with known DDoS attack vectors of an attack vector database. In response to finding a matching known attack vector as a result of the comparison, mitigation parameters associated with the known attack vector are selected and used for applying a countermeasure to the network traffic for mitigating an attack. |
| US11770404B2 |
Enhanced neutral domain data selection for cybersecurity machine learning applications
Methods, systems, and techniques for producing and using enhanced machine learning models and computer-implemented tools to investigate cybersecurity related data and threat intelligence data are provided. Example embodiments provide an Enhanced Predictive Security System, for building, deploying, and managing applications for evaluating threat intelligence data that can predict malicious domains associated with bad actors before the domains are known to be malicious. In one example, the EPSS comprises one or more components that work together to provide an architecture and a framework for building and deploying cybersecurity threat analysis application, including machine learning algorithms, feature class engines, tuning systems, ensemble classifier engines, and validation and testing engines. These components cooperate and act upon domain data and feature class vectors to create sampled test, training, and validation data and to build model subsets and applications using a trained model library, which stores definitions of each model subset for easy re-instantiation. |
| US11770403B2 |
Determination of a security rating of a network element
Systems and methods for a security rating framework that translates compliance requirements to corresponding desired technical configurations to facilitate generation of security ratings for network elements is provided. According to one embodiment, a host network element executes a collection of security checks on at least a first network element. The execution is performed by receiving configuration data of the first network element pertaining to each security check of the collection of security checks in response to a request by the host network element and validating each security check by comparing the received configuration data pertaining to each security check with a pre-defined or configurable network security configuration recommendation to generate a compliance result. Further, the host network element generates a compliance report by aggregating the compliance results obtained by executing each security check of the collection of security checks. |
| US11770396B2 |
Port scan detection using destination profiles
A method, including identifying, in network data traffic, a set of pairs of source and destination nodes, each pair having a given source node, a given destination node, and one or more ports accessed in the traffic between the nodes in each pair, and computing, for each pair, a respective baseline that indicates a first number of the ports that source nodes other than the given source node in the pair accessed on the given destination node during a first period. For each pair, a respective test score is computed that indicates a difference between a second number of the ports that the given source node in the pair accessed on the given destination node during a second period and the baseline, and a preventive action is initiated with respect to the given source node in any of the pairs for which the test score is greater than a threshold. |
| US11770388B1 |
Network infrastructure detection
Network infrastructure can be automatically detected. A network sensor detects a new network message. A source-address of the new network message is extracted. A plurality of addresses are assembled based on the source-address. These are recursed, using each of the unique similar-addresses as current addresses. Metadata is assembled for each of the addresses in the plurality of addresses. For each particular address in the plurality of addresses, a risk-label is assigned out of a plurality of possible risk-labels, by weighing a plurality of factors; and performing a network security action with the risk-label. |
| US11770387B1 |
Graph-based detection of lateral movement in computer networks
Systems and methods are disclosed to implement a cyberattack detection system that monitors a computer network for lateral movement. In embodiments, the system uses network data from a computer network to build a baseline of connection behaviors for the network. Connection graphs are generated from new network data that indicate groups of nodes that made connections with one another during a last time interval. The graphs are analyzed for connection behavior anomalies and ranked to determine a subset of graphs with suspected lateral movement. Graphs with suspected lateral movement may be further analyzed to determine a set of possible attack paths in the lateral movements. The suspected attack paths are reported to network administrators via a notification interface. Advantageously, the disclosed system is able to detect potential lateral movements in localized portions of a network by monitoring for connection behavior anomalies in network data gathered from the network. |
| US11770386B2 |
Systems and methods for multiresolution parsing
A multiresolution parser (MRP) can selectively extract one or more information units from a dataset based on the available processing capacity and/or the arrival rate of the dataset. Should any of these parameters change, the MRP can adaptively change the information units to be extracted such that the benefit or value of the extracted information is maximized while minimizing the cost of extraction. This tradeoff is facilitated, at least in part, by an analysis of the spectral energy of the datasets expected to be processed by the MRP. The MRP can also determine its state after a processing iteration and use that state information in subsequent iterations to minimize the required computations in such subsequent iterations, so as to improve processing efficiency. |
| US11770383B2 |
Cloud-to-device mediator service from services definition
Various systems and methods of establishing and utilizing device management (DM) services in Internet of Things (IoT) networks and similar distributed network architectures, are described herein. In an example, a Cloud-To-OCF Device mediator service may be established from OCF services definition; this mediator service may be used to establish connectivity between a cloud-capable device and a cloud-based service. Further systems and methods to provide a proxy access service (PAS) hosted on a cloud service provider, that enable a PAS to coordinate and preserve device-to-device interactions from end-to-end, are also disclosed. |
| US11770379B1 |
Proxy service for two-factor authentication
The present disclosure relates to two-factor authentication with a Hardware Security Module (HSM). In response to a login attempt, the HSM indicates that two-factor authentication is required. To generate the second authentication factor, a management console is accessed using credentials. The management console generates the second authentication factor and provides the second authentication factor to the client. The client then provides the second authentication factor to the HSM to complete the two-factor authentication operations. |
| US11770367B2 |
Security method of XML web document
According to an embodiment, there is provided a security method of XML web document, and in particular, a method of encrypting a tag set by a user when generating an XML document to display data contents of the encrypted tag as a web document. The security method of XML web document includes setting, by the processor, an encryption tag to be encrypted according to setting of a user; generating, by the processor, an XML document including the encryption tag based on data input by the user; retrieving, by the processor, the set encryption tag of the XML document; and generating, by the processor, an encrypted text for data corresponding to the encryption tag and outputting the encrypted text on a View window, and a plain tag format and the encryption tag format are maintained as they are and displayed on the View window, and only the data corresponding to the encryption tag is displayed on the View window as the generated encrypted text. |
| US11770363B2 |
Systems and methods for secure access smart hub for cyber-physical systems
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a secure communication between a first network and a second network. The method may include receiving, at a Secure Access Smart Hub (SASH), a signal from the first network requesting a communication connection; establishing a first connection between the first network and the SASH; establishing a second connection between the SASH and the second network; receiving, at the SASH, data from the first network having a first protocol; translating the data having the first protocol into data having a second protocol; and transmitting the data from the SASH to the second network. |
| US11770361B1 |
Cobalt strike beacon HTTP C2 heuristic detection
Techniques for Cobalt Strike Beacon HTTP C2 heuristic detection are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for Cobalt Strike Beacon HTTP C2 heuristic detection includes monitoring HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) network traffic at a firewall; prefiltering the monitored HTTP network traffic at the firewall to select a subset of the HTTP network traffic to forward to a cloud security service; determining whether the subset of the HTTP network traffic is associated with Cobalt Strike Beacon HTTP C2 traffic activity based on a plurality of heuristics; and performing an action in response to detecting the Cobalt Strike Beacon HTTP C2 traffic activity. |
| US11770359B2 |
Maintaining communications in a failover instance via network address translation
Described herein are systems, methods, and software to enhance failover operations in a cloud computing environment. In one implementation, a method of operating a first service instance in a cloud computing environment includes obtaining a communication from a computing asset, wherein the communication comprises a first destination address. The method further provides replacing the first destination address with a second destination address in the communication, wherein the second destination address comprises a shared address for failover from a second service instance. After replacing the address, the method determines whether the communication is permitted based on the second destination address, and if permitted, processes the communication in accordance with a service executing on the service instance. |
| US11770354B2 |
Facilitating cross-organization communications
Techniques are described for expediting a generation of a means of communication between two people associated with different organizations. A first person associated with a communication platform may submit a request to the communication platform to generate an invitation to communicate via the communication platform. The first person may provide the invitation to a second person directly or via the communication platform. Responsive to receiving an indication that the second person has accepted the invitation, the communication platform may generate the means of communication between the first person and the second person. The communication platform may update respective user interfaces to include the means of communication. The communication platform may process messages and/or data between the first person and the second person that is input on the respective user interface and sent via the means of communication. |
| US11770348B1 |
Systems and methods for priority-driven consistency group based resource allocation
One example method includes, within a microservice architecture: (i) obtaining a resource utilization associated with a set of parameters for each microservice within a set of consistency groups, wherein, for each particular consistency group within the set of consistency groups, each microservice within the particular consistency group is associated with a particular distributed operation, and wherein each respective consistency group of the set of consistency groups defines, for each microservice within the respective consistency group, one or more threshold values associated with each parameter of the set of parameters, (ii) for multiple consistency groups of the set of consistency groups, determining whether resource utilization satisfies corresponding thresholds of the one or more threshold values, (iii) determining respective priority levels for each of the multiple consistency groups, and (iv) selectively modifying resource utilization for one or more microservices within the multiple consistency groups in accordance with the respective priority levels. |
| US11770347B1 |
Method of risk-sensitive rate correction for dynamic heterogeneous networks
A dynamic heterogeneous network for transmitting media. The network has plural sources sending signals through various links and routers to plural destinations. Upon identifying a bottleneck link the network matches actual demand rate to actual service rate. A buffer setpoint is established to accommodate the difference between the demand rate and the service rate. The network determines an epoch having a penalty for deviation from the buffer setpoint. The rate allowance is reallocated to reduce the media bottleneck. |
| US11770346B2 |
Mobile device-based digital work system and method
A mobile device-based digital work system comprises a dock and mobile device which are configured locally, and a network server configured in a network, wherein the dock is fixedly configured locally; the mobile device is in a communication connection with the dock and is equipped with a client capable of communicating with the network server; the client sends an identifier of the dock and user information input by a user to the network server on one hand, and sends a resource access request to the network server on the other hand; the network server returns corresponding work resources to the client according to the received identifier of the dock, the user information and a preset access policy, as a response to the resource access request. The granularity of management of the system can be improved, and management vulnerabilities are avoided to the maximum extent. |
| US11770344B2 |
Reliable, out-of-order transmission of packets
Provided are systems and methods for reliable, out-of-order transmission of packets. In some implementations, provided is an apparatus configured to communicate with a network and a host device. The apparatus may receive out-of-order packets from a remote device. The apparatus may transmit selective-acknowledgements to the remote device such that remote device can retransmit certain packets. The out-of-order packets can be provided to software for re-ordering. |
| US11770343B2 |
Usage of a helping user equipment during sidelink retransmission
Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating usage of memory of helping UEs during sidelink retransmission are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a first user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a wireless device, a first packet and a second packet for sidelink retransmission to at least one second UE, the second packet being received after the first packet. The example method also includes dropping the first packet or the second packet prior to retransmission based on at least one of a packet priority or an indication from the wireless device. |
| US11770331B1 |
Encoding forwarding policy data in multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) labels
A network device may receive an MPLS packet destined for a destination via a label-switched path (LSP), and may determine whether to apply a first special purpose label (SPL) option or a second SPL option for a label stack of the MPLS packet. The network device may apply, when the first SPL option is determined to be applied, one of a first type of the first SPL option for the label stack via a policy data indicator (PDI) and policy data (PD), or a second type of the first SPL option for the label stack via the PDI and the PD. The network device may forward the MPLS packet to a hop of the LSP based on the first type of the first SPL option or the second type of the first SPL option applied to the MPLS packet. |
| US11770330B1 |
Automatically routing network requests between computer subsystems
Network requests can be automatically routed between two or more computer subsystems in some examples. In one such example, a system can determine that a user is eligible for a service based on usage data relating to an account of the user. Based on determining that the account is eligible for the service, the system can activate the service for the user by communicating with a service subsystem. Subsequent to activating the service for the user, the system can receive a network request associated with the user and determine that the network request has a characteristic. Based on determining that the network request has the characteristic, the system can forward the request to the service subsystem. The service subsystem can complete the network request using the service. |
| US11770317B2 |
Internet of Things event management systems and methods
Internet of Things (IoT) event objects can be tailored to specific device types and capabilities. An IoT event object can use a flexible definition of an event that can be reconfigured. An IoT event object allows for the ability to set different triggering conditions and priorities. Individual event definitions can be extended to create more complex events. A Notification Handler supports sending a request or command in response to an event that requires action. |
| US11770316B2 |
Network link testing using IP-in-IP encapsulation
Increasing a resolution of an error rate detectable on a link between two network nodes includes transmitting an IP-in-IP encapsulated test packet back and forth between the two network nodes. The test packet includes a series of nested data packets having alternating destinations between the two network nodes. The test packet is transmitted on the data plane of the network, thereby increasing the resolution of the detectable error rate. |
| US11770310B2 |
Method and system for performing data protection services using a subsystem level feedback mechanism
Techniques described herein relate to a method for managing performances of data protection services. The method may include obtaining subsystem statistics from subsystems; in response to obtaining the subsystem statistics, making a determination that the subsystem statistics indicate a concurrency adjustment; and in response to the determination, assigning an adjusted concurrency to the subsystems based on the subsystem statistics and priorities; and initiating performance of data protection services using the adjusted concurrency. |
| US11770306B2 |
Deployment of computer system services
Provided is a method for performing an action based on a predictive outcome of an intended service deployment. The method includes receiving information pertaining to an intended service deployment. The method further includes receiving data pertaining to the intended service deployment based on the received information. The method further includes determining a predictive outcome of the intended service deployment based on the received data. The method further includes performing an action based on the predictive outcome. |
| US11770303B2 |
Systems and methods for providing a topology of a wireless network
A distribution of a content selection being distributed throughout a wireless mesh network may be tracked. A wireless device in the wireless mesh network enables the content selection to be exchanged. Wireless devices then exchange the content, and a network topology is recorded in response. Finally, the network topology is reported to a reporting agent. |
| US11770300B2 |
Secure management of devices
This document relates to a process for supporting the management of a variety of types of deployed devices. Administrators utilizing enterprise services can provide generic configuration data using configuration templates, which can be provided to a management server. The management server can then precompute device-specific configuration settings and resolve any conflicts that may arise based on the configuration templates. The configuration templates can also include placeholders for secret values, and once a managed device checks in to the management server, the secret values can be retrieved from an applicable enterprise service and provided to the managed device at the time of applying the configuration template. |
| US11770299B2 |
Systems and methods for preprocessing automated network device configuration generation templates
Systems and methods are provided for receiving a template usable to generate a configuration for at least one network device. A specification in a preprocess file can be interpreted to request at least one server-side feature to be used for the template. Data can be received from a server based on the interpreting the specification. The data can be provided to the template. The template can reference the data when generating the configuration. |
| US11770298B2 |
System and method for establishing network element personality profiles using AI/ML
A device obtains configuration parameters for multiple network elements of a network and receives first scores that assess a level of efficiency and a level of isolation for each of the multiple network elements. The device identifies a network element of the multiple network elements for modifying the identified network element's configuration based on the obtained configuration parameters and the received first scores. |
| US11770297B2 |
Method of building a hybrid quantum-classical computing network
This invention relates to a method of building a hybrid quantum-classical computing network, comprising: a first step of transformation of an application composed of services into a Petri net including both Petri places (8, 9) and Petri transitions (81, 82, 91-94) between said Petri places (8, 9), any said Petri place (8, 9) corresponding to: either a first type building block corresponding to any quantum processing unit (8) which processes a job into a result, or a second type building block corresponding to any plugin unit (9), which converts a job into another job and/or a result into another result, any Petri transition (81, 82, 91-94) corresponding to any link between two building blocks (8, 9), all said links (81, 82, 91-94) being formatted so as to make any building block (8, 9) interchangeable, a second step of transformation of said Petri net into a hybrid quantum-classical computing network, replacing any building block by its corresponding unit (8, 9), interconnecting all said corresponding units (8, 9) together by replacing any Petri transition (81, 82, 91-94) by a connection simply transmitting without processing nor converting. |
| US11770291B2 |
Determining readiness for switchover operations for network devices
Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for determining readiness for switchover operations for network devices. A policy definition specifying a set of criteria and a set of instructions is received. Based on the set of instructions, a first supervisor module is determined whether it is ready for a switchover operation based on the set of criteria. The switchover operation includes a second supervisor module configured as a backup to the first supervisor module taking over for the first supervisor module. A set of conditions are determined whether they are satisfied. When the set of conditions are determined to be satisfied and the first supervisor module is determined to be ready for the switchover operation, the switchover operation is triggered to cause the second supervisor module to take over for the first supervisor module. |
| US11770290B2 |
Network management actions based on access point classification
An example system includes access point (AP) devices configured to provide a wireless network at a site; and a network management system that stores network data received from the AP devices, the network data collected by the AP devices or client devices associated with the wireless network, and one or more processors configured to: receive a time series of SLE metrics based on the network data, determine, based on the time series, whether a network event has occurred, in response to a determination that a network event has occurred, determine a root cause for the network event, and in response to a determination that the root cause of the network event is associated with an AP device, determine a classification of the AP device, and determine a network management action for the AP device based on the network event and the classification of the AP device. |
| US11770289B2 |
Communication device for transmitting data by using multilevel coding, and communication system
A communication device that generates a modulated signal with 32 QAM includes a modulator, a first encoder and a second encoder. The modulator generates a modulated signal by mapping each symbol in a data frame that includes transmission data, a first code, and a second code to a signal point among 32 QAM signal points. The first encoder encodes the data by using a first coding scheme to generate the first code. The second encoder encodes, by using a second coding scheme, a bit string formed from one specified bit in five bits allocated to each symbol in the data frame to generate the second code. The modulator performs mapping such that each pair of signal points adjacent to each other are arranged are different from each other in terms of a value of the one specified bit among the five bits. |
| US11770281B2 |
Symbol processing method and apparatus
This application provides a symbol processing method and related apparatus. The method includes: dividing a plurality of obtained complex-valued symbols into a plurality of sets, where each set corresponds to one transmit symbol, and the plurality of sets include a first set corresponding to a first transmit symbol; and mapping a first sequence and a second sequence to the first set, where an end position of the first sequence is a position of intercepting a cyclic prefix (CP) in the first transmit symbol, and an end position of the second sequence is an end position of the first transmit symbol. By mapping the sequences to the sets, an original cyclic prefix (CP) can be extended using a sequence with a flexible length, and flexible guard periods of different lengths can be configured for different users by adjusting the length of the sequences. |
| US11770279B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for accessing unlicensed band channel
A base station and a user equipment of a wireless communication system are disclosed. Each of the base station and the user equipment of the wireless communication includes a communication module; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive signaling information related to the start of uplink (UL) transmission from the base station through the communication module. The processor is configured to determine whether to perform a UL transmission using a partial subframe based on the signaling information. When the processor performs the UL transmission using the partial subframe, the processor is configured to determine a symbol configuration of the partial subframe based on the signaling information and perform, through the communication module, the UL transmission using the partial subframe according to the symbol configuration. At this time, the partial subframe is a subframe which occupies less than 14 symbols. |
| US11770275B2 |
Methods and circuits for decision-feedback equalization with early high-order-symbol detection
A PAM-4 DFE receives an input signal distorted by inter-symbol interference (ISI) and expressing a series of symbols each representing one of four pulse amplitudes to convey two binary bits of data per symbol. High-order circuitry resolves the most-significant bit (MSB) of each two-bit symbol, whereas low-order circuitry 115 resolves the immediate least-significant bit (LSB). An immediate value of the MSB is used to select a set of ISI offsets used to resolve the LSB. Resolved values of the prior values of the MSB and LSB are then used to select the ISI offset for the immediate symbol. |
| US11770274B1 |
Receiver with half-rate sampler circuits
A decision feedback equalizer (DFE) sampler circuit is disclosed. The DFE sampler includes a front-end circuit configured to generate a filtered signal using a plurality of signals that encode a serial data stream that includes a plurality of data symbols and a summing circuit configured to generate an equalized signal by combining the filtered signal and an analog feedback signal based on a digital feedback signal. The DFE sampler further includes first and second samplers configured to sample the equalized signal and generate first and second regeneration signals, respectively, during first and second time periods. A compensation circuit is configured to generate the digital feedback signal using the first and second regeneration signals. The first and second samplers, in alternating time periods, cancel ISI from the equalized signal using the first and second regeneration signals, respectively. |
| US11770270B2 |
Integrated automated driving system for maritime autonomous surface ship (MASS)
The present invention discloses an integrated automated driving system for a maritime autonomous surface ship (MASS). The integrated automated driving system for a MASS includes a perception module for perceiving navigational environment of a MASS and obtaining real-time dynamic information of a navigation channel, hydrology, a state of the MASS and traffic environment; a communication system for transmitting data and instructions between the MASS and a shore base as well as between system modules; a data processing module for processing information obtained by the perception module; a decision-making module for identifying a current operating status of the MASS and environment according to data outputted by the data processing module, selecting actions to be taken, and generating operating instructions corresponding to the action; and an execution module for receiving operating instructions sent from the decision-making module and controlling a propeller and a rudder of the MASS through a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller. |
| US11770268B2 |
Enhanced notifications for online collaboration applications
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to smart notifications for online collaboration applications. A method may include receiving, by at least one processor of a device, audio data from an audio stream presented using a video application of the device; identifying, by the at least one processor, a keyword for which to search in the audio data; determining, by the at least one processor, that the audio data includes a representation of the keyword; generating, by the at least one processor, based on the determination that the audio data includes the representation of the keyword, a notification indicating that the keyword was identified in the audio data; and causing presentation, by the at least one processor, of the notification using the device. |
| US11770266B2 |
Method and system for managing power delivery and fixture operation for power over ethernet systems
A system for providing power and controlling a plurality of ethernet devices, a driver, wherein the driver provides for the control of the system; a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors collect sensor specific data and are in communication with the driver; a Power over Ethernet (POE) switch, wherein the POE switch is in communication with the plurality of sensors; a plurality of fixtures in communication with the driver and the POE switch, wherein the plurality of fixtures are light sources; and a local power source, wherein the local power source is in communication with the POE switch. |
| US11770264B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing resource of block chain, device and medium
A method for processing a resource of a block chain may include: issuing a stake certificate in a block chain based on a set stake certificate issuing mechanism, allocating the stake certificate to a stake account according to a stake proportion, and storing operation data of the issuing and allocating the stake certificate into the block chain, the stake account referring to a block chain account; issuing a circulation resource in the block chain based on a set circulation resource issuing mechanism, allocating the circulation resource to the block chain account according to a circulation resource allocation strategy, and storing the operations of the issuing and allocating the circulation resource into the block chain; and ascertaining, during operation of the block chain, a block-producing node according to a delegated proof of stake consensus algorithm, by using the stake certificate of each stake account as a consensus certificate. |
| US11770252B2 |
System and method for generating a pepper's ghost artifice in a virtual three-dimensional environment
A three-dimensional (3D) appearing Pepper's Ghost artifice is created in a 3D virtual environment for viewing on at least one target device by using a source device that includes a database that stores a plurality of virtual screens of varying sizes and shapes, and an artifice processor. Motion metric data of a human is captured. Also, at least one two-dimensional (2D) live video feed of at least a portion of the human is captured. The artifice processor enables and stitches a Pepper's Ghost artifice of the human using the motion metric data of the human, the at least one 2D live video feed of the human, and a unique identifier of the human. At least one virtual screen is selected from the database using the Pepper's Ghost artifice of the human. The selected virtual screen is compatible with the at least one 2D live video feed of the human. The Pepper's Ghost artifice of the human and the selected at least one compatible virtual screen is transmitted to at least one target device for projection of the Pepper's Ghost artifice of the human onto the selected at least one compatible virtual screen, thereby creating a 3D appearing Pepper's Ghost artifice in a 3D virtual environment at the least one target device. |
| US11770251B2 |
Continuous integrity validation-based control plane communication in a container-orchestration system
Techniques and mechanisms for providing continuous integrity validation-based control plane communication in a container-orchestration system, e.g., the Kubernetes platform. A worker node generates a nonce and forwards the nonce to a master node while requesting an attestation token. Using the nonce, the master node generates the attestation token and replies back to the worker node with the attestation token. The worker node validates the attestation token with a CA server to ensure that the master node is not compromised. The worker node sends its authentication credentials to the master node. The master node generates a nonce and forwards the nonce to the worker node while requesting an attestation token. Using the nonce, the worker node generates the attestation token and replies back to the master node with the attestation token. The master node validates the attestation token with the CA server to ensure that the worker node is not compromised. |
| US11770250B2 |
Method and system for ensuring search completeness of searchable public key encryption
The present invention relates a method for ensuring search completeness of searchable public key encryption, applicable to a blockchain network formed by a plurality of computer nodes. The method at least comprises: the blockchain network receiving a keyword ciphertext and a corresponding file-identifier ciphertext generated by a transmitting end based on the public key encryption, and at least one miner storing the ciphertexts in a ciphertext table; the blockchain network receiving a search trapdoor Tw transmitted by a receiving end, generated according to a private key and a keyword w to be searched; the at least one miner in the blockchain network performing a secure search based on information of a state table and the search trapdoor Tw, and outputting a search result to the blockchain network; and the blockchain network feeding the search result back to the receiving end. The invention uses the blockchain technology to solve the long-standing search completeness problem in searchable public key encryption, and the proposed method has universality. |
| US11770245B2 |
Quantum key distribution system and operation method thereof
Disclosed is a quantum key distribution system using an RFI (reference frame independent) QKD (quantum key distribution) protocol, which includes a first signal processing circuit that generates transmission basis information and transmission bit information, a quantum channel transmitter that generates a single photon or coherent light, and modulates the single photon or the coherent light based on the transmission basis information and the transmission bit information to generate a quantum signal, a quantum channel receiver that receives the quantum signal through a quantum channel and detects reception bit information from the quantum signal based on reception basis information, and a second signal processing circuit that generates the reception basis information, transmits the reception basis information to the first signal processing circuit through a public channel, and receives the transmission basis information from the first signal processing circuit through the public channel. |
| US11770236B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing synchronization information of first communication network to second communication network in communication system
A method of a user equipment (UE) in a communication system for obtaining and transmitting synchronization information is provided. The method includes obtaining synchronization information from a first communication network, and transmitting the synchronization information to a second communication network. The synchronization information is updated based on an obtainment time from the first communication network and a transmission time to the second communication network. The UE operates as a device-side time sensitive networking (TSN) translator (DS-TT). |
| US11770234B2 |
Resource format indicators in bandwidth part management for full-duplex resource allocation
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station using an operating bandwidth part (BWP) that includes a first set of frequency resources. The UE may receive a group-common downlink control information (GC-DCI) message from the base station that includes a resource format indicator (RFI) for the UE (e.g., among multiple RFIs for a set of UEs in the GC-DCI) indicating a second set of frequency resources. The UE may modify the operating BWP based on the second set of frequency resources and communicate with the base station using the modified operating BWP. In some examples, the UE may switch the operating BWP to the second set of frequency resources or may reduce the operating BWP to a set of overlapping frequency resources between the first and second sets of frequency resources. |
| US11770231B2 |
Sounding reference signal sequence design
Described is an apparatus of an Evolved Node-B (eNB). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to determine a first Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) sequence and a second SRS sequence. The second circuitry may be operable to process a first Uplink (UL) transmission from the first UE incorporating the first SRS sequence over a first set of subcarrier frequencies. The second circuitry may also be operable to process a second UL transmission from the second UE incorporating the second SRS sequence over a second set of subcarrier frequencies. The second SRS sequence may comprise at least a first block that overlaps the first set of subcarrier frequencies and a second block that does not overlap the first set of subcarrier frequencies. |
| US11770230B2 |
Systems and methods for extremely high throughput sounding process indication
Disclosed herein are devices, systems and methods between a between a plurality of collaborating Access Points (APs) and a receiving station (STA) operating in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The method include the steps of: transmitting, by each AP in the plurality of collaborating APs, a data frame to the receiving STA, each data frame has a preamble portion, the preamble portion including a signal (SIG) field, and the SIG field has a subfield including information representative of a total number of spatial streams transmitted by the plurality of collaborating Aps. |
| US11770228B2 |
Sounding reference signal switching
Apparatus and methods for sounding reference signal (SRS) switching are provided. In certain embodiments, transmit path resources of user equipment (UE) are used to reduce or eliminate the impairment of SRS upon transport capacity. Furthermore, the transmit path resources can be used for other purposes, and thus SRS switching time can be reduced by re-using transmit path resources that may be included for other purposes. The teachings herein can be used to achieve SRS switching of 0 μs, thereby eliminating the impact of switching timing constraints for SRS symbols on transport capacity. |
| US11770227B2 |
Techniques for spatial division multiplexed uplink transmissions associated with sounding reference signal resource sets scheduled by a downlink control information format
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration indicating a first SRS resource set that includes NSRS,0_21 SRS resources and a second SRS resource set that includes NSRS,0_22 SRS resources, the first SRS resource set and the second SRS resource set being configured for uplink transmissions scheduled by a second downlink control information (DCI) format. The UE may transmit an uplink transmission scheduled using the second DCI format, the uplink transmission being transmitted based at least in part on the SRS configuration. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US11770225B2 |
Systems and methods for user equipment cooperation
Aspects of the present application provide methods and devices for use in User Equipment (UE) cooperation. A packet transmitted between a base station and a UE or between UEs includes a packet destination identifier that identifies a destination of the packet. A receiving the packet from a base station or another UE can determine whether the UE is the destination of the packet. When the UE is the destination of the packet, the UE decodes the packet. When the UE is not the destination of the packet, the UE forwards the packet to another UE. The packet may include a packet source identifier that can be used by the destination to determine where the packet originated. In some instances, the cooperative UEs do not need to decode the entire packet to be able to determine the destination of the packet and therefore can forward the packet along with less processing. |
| US11770222B2 |
Maximum sensitivity degradation for carrier aggregation
One general aspect of the present disclosure includes a device configured to operate in a wireless system. The device including: a transceiver configured with a plurality of E-UTRA operating bands; and a processor operably connectable to the transceiver. The processer may be configured to: control the transceiver to transmit an uplink signal via at least two bands among the plurality of E-UTRA operating bands; and control the transceiver to receive a downlink signal via three bands among the plurality of E-UTRA operating bands, wherein pre-configured MSD value is applied to a reference sensitivity for receiving the downlink signal based on the E-UTRA operating band 2. |
| US11770221B2 |
Resource allocation constraint mitigation
Methods, systems, and devices for time domain single carrier (SC) waveform communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may generate an SC waveform by resampling (e.g., up-sampling) mapped information bits prior to insertion of a cyclic prefix (CP) or guard interval (GI). Performing resampling prior to CP/GI insertion allows for resource allocation flexibility and a base station may allocate resources for the SC waveform in accordance with this flexibility. For example, a base station may not be limited or restricted to a certain number of resources for SC waveform communications and may therefore determine a resource allocation for the UE based on the capability of the UE to perform resampling prior to CP/GI insertion. The resampling may be performed according to a set of parameters including a resampling ratio, which may be indicated to the UE via control signaling (e.g., from the base station). |
| US11770218B2 |
Method for mapping physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel
A method for mapping a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel (PHICH) is described. The method for mapping a PHICH includes determining an index of a resource element group transmitting a repetitive pattern of the PHICH, according to a ratio of the number of available resource element groups in a symbol in which the PHICH is transmitted and the number of available resource element groups in a first or second OFDM symbol, and mapping the PHICH to the symbol according to the determined index. In transmitting the PHICH, since efficient mapping is performed considering available resource elements varying with OFDM symbols, repetition of the PHICH does not generate interference between neighbor cell IDs and performance is improved. |
| US11770217B2 |
Techniques for using a non-linear model to indicate data in wireless communications
Aspects described herein relate to converting, by applying a non-linear function, a symbol indicating first data into an analog signal for transmitting to a network node, wherein applying the non-linear function indicates second data, separate from first data, and transmitting the analog signal to the network node. Additional aspects relate to receiving an analog signal from a user equipment (UE), and estimating a non-linear function applied to the analog signal in converting a symbol indicating first data into the analog signal, wherein estimating the non-linear function indicates second data, separate from first data. |
| US11770215B2 |
Transceiver system with end-to-end reliability and ordering protocols
Packet flows between a transmitter and a receiver in an unreliable and unordered switched packet network may be established as a result of receiving a second packet comprising a second memory operation on a memory address. The transmission of memory load command packets followed by memory store command packets in the packet flow may be serialized, and a synchronization operation may be executed between the transmitter and the receiver when a packet count at the receiver satisfies a number of data packets in the packet flow. |
| US11770214B2 |
Method and system for configuring device-to-device communication
A method and system for use in an advanced wireless communication network is provided. The method comprises: providing, to a group of UEs, a resource multiplexing configuration defining resource multiplexing for cellular and non-cellular communication; and allocating resources to the group of UEs for cellular communication, according to the resource multiplexing configuration. Advantageously, the method enables collisions and interference between D2D and cellular transmissions to be reduced or avoided. |
| US11770213B2 |
Failure detection apparatus and method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
According to one embodiment, a failure detection apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires a time-series signal generated by a sensor module, generates an analysis result including information concerning saturation of the time-series signal by analyzing the time-series signal, and determine a failure of the sensor module based on the analysis result. |
| US11770211B2 |
Changing network error mitigation approaches based on connection conditions
The technologies described herein are generally directed to changing error mitigation protocols used for a connection based on the quality of a network connection in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include determining, by network equipment comprising a processor, that a quality of a connection between a user equipment and a network access point is below a connection quality threshold, with the connection employing a communications protocol using a first error mitigation process, and where the network access point enables respective access to services enabled via a communication network. The method can further include, based on the quality and the first error mitigation process, enabling, by the network equipment, a second error mitigation process of the communications protocol of the connection, the second error mitigation process being different than the first error mitigation process. |
| US11770207B2 |
Method for mitigating branch-amplitude faults in 5G and 6G messages
In a message modulated according to orthogonal amplitude-modulated component signals in 5G or 6G, the receiver can attempt to recover a corrupted message by evaluating the modulation quality of each component signal in each message element. The modulation quality of each component signal may be determined according to a distance between the amplitude of the component signal and the closest amplitude level of the modulation scheme, as determined by a prior demodulation reference. The modulation quality may also be determined by the SNR and amplitude stability of the component signal. Upon detecting a corrupted message, the receiver can identify the faulted message elements according to modulation quality, and if the faulted message elements are clustered in a portion of the message (as is common), the receiver can request that just the faulted portion be retransmitted, saving time and bandwidth. |
| US11770200B2 |
On-board synchronization device and smart machine
The present disclosure provides an on-board synchronization device. The on-board synchronization device includes: a first circuit and at least one second circuit. The first circuit is configured to receive an initial signal containing Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), generate a first signal containing the UTC, and output the first signal to at least one on-board device, such that the at least one on-board device synchronizes its built-in clock with the UTC based on the first signal. The second circuit is configured to receive a Pulse Per Second (PPS) signal, generate a periodic second signal with a same phase as the PPS signal, and output the second signal or the PPS signal to the at least one on-board device, such that the at least one on-board device performs a predetermined action based on the second signal or the PPS signal. |
| US11770196B2 |
Systems and methods for removing background noise in an industrial pump environment
Methods and systems for monitoring a plurality of components of a pump in an industrial environment include a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors operationally coupled to the pump and communicatively coupled to the data acquisition circuit; a data processing circuit structured to utilize at least one of the plurality of detection values to perform at least one noise processing operation on at least a portion of the plurality of detection values; a signal evaluation circuit structured to determine a pump performance parameter in response to the noise processed plurality portion of the plurality of detection values; and a response circuit structured to perform at least one operation in response to the pump performance parameter. |
| US11770189B2 |
Optical communication system using a photonic lantern
Various embodiments are disclosed herein with generally relate to an optical communication system using a photonic lantern. In at least one embodiment, the optical system comprises: an optical transmitter coupled to a signal transmitting path; an optical receiver coupled to a signal receiving path; a photonic lantern, the photonic lantern extending between a first open end and a second open end, the first end comprising an opening to a single multi-mode fiber, and the second end comprising a plurality of single mode fibers that are adiabatically coupled to the multi-mode fiber, the plurality of single-mode fibers includes a single-mode fiber adapted to carry a fundamental optical mode and the remaining single-mode fibers adapted to carry higher-order optical modes, wherein, the single-mode fiber is coupled to the optical transmitting path, the remaining single-mode fibers are coupled to the optical receiving path. |
| US11770187B2 |
Performance monitor for an optical communication system
A performance monitor configured to unify at least two different signal-quality estimates into a single performance metric such that a systematic error associated with the performance metric can be approximately constant or smaller than a specified fixed limit over a significantly wider range of data-link conditions than that of a conventional performance metric of similar utility. In an example embodiment, the performance metric can be based on a weighted sum of two different SNR estimates, obtained from an error count of the receiver's FEC decoder and from a constellation scatter plot generated using the receiver's symbol decoder, respectively. Different weights for the weighted sum may be selected for different data-link conditions, e.g., using SNR thresholding, analytical formulas, or pre-computed look-up tables. The performance metric may be supplied to a control entity and considered thereby as a factor in a possible decision to trigger protective switching and/or a transponder-mode change. |
| US11770185B2 |
Dynamic spectrum sharing dynamic mode switch in time division multiple access
The spectrum sharing dynamic mode switch in TDMA may allow for the transmission of only one radio mode per transmission time interval (TTI). Such system may address radio interference or retransmission (reTX) failures, among other things. |
| US11770179B2 |
Coverage area adjustment to adapt satellite communications
The described features generally relate to adjusting a native antenna pattern of a satellite to adapt communications via the satellite. For example, a communications satellite may include an antenna having a feed array assembly, a reflector, and a linear actuator coupled between the feed array assembly and the reflector. The feed array assembly may have a plurality of feeds for communicating signals associated with a communications service, and the reflector may be configured to reflect the signals transmitted between the feed array assembly and one or more target devices. The linear actuator may have an adjustable length, or otherwise provide an adjustable position between the feed array assembly and the reflector. By adjusting the position of the feed array assembly relative to the reflector, the communications satellite may provide a communications service according to a plurality of native antenna patterns. |
| US11770178B2 |
Multi-constellation satellite terminal
A method of communicating with multiple satellites includes allocating, based on one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites, each subset of a plurality of subsets of antenna resources of a phased array antenna to a respective different satellite included in the multiple satellites. The method also includes commanding one or more transceivers to establish simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites via the allocated subsets of antenna resources, and re-allocating, based on a detected change to at least one of the one or more conditions, at least one antenna resource to a respective another different satellite. The method also includes commanding the one or more transceivers to maintain the simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites using the re-allocated at least one antenna resource. |
| US11770177B2 |
Phase noise management of out-of-band repeater
A first wireless device transmits one or more transmissions for a second wireless device to a repeater for repetition to the second wireless device; adjusts a repeater operation based on a phase noise in transmission between the first wireless device and the repeater; and communicates with at least one of the repeater or the second wireless device based on the adjusted repeater operation. A repeater receives from a first wireless device, a request for the repeater to report a phase noise in transmissions between the first wireless device and the repeater for repetition with a second wireless device; and transmits a report of the phase noise to the first wireless device based on the request. A repeater receives, from a first wireless device, a transmission for repetition with a second wireless device; and transmits the repetition of the transmission to the second wireless device with a phase noise compensation. |
| US11770176B2 |
Integrated repeater system and method to operate integrated repeater system
An integrated repeater system that includes a repeater device having a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface. The repeater device further comprises phased array antenna receivers arranged on the first surface and receives a mmWave radio frequency signal from a base station, and one or more phased array antenna transmitters arranged on the second surface and transmits the received mmWave radio frequency signal through a glass structure to a user equipment. The integrated repeater system further comprises an impedance matching component between the second surface and the glass structure. Further, an impedance of the one or more phased array antenna transmitters is tuned in accordance with the glass structure based on the impedance matching component. |
| US11770175B2 |
Reconfigurable intelligent surface discovery procedures
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In an example, a method for wireless communication at a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications system is described, including receiving, from a base station, information associated with one or more reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) in the wireless communications system. The method may also include transmitting a sensing signal to the one or more RISs based at least in part on the information and transmitting an uplink wireless communication to the base station or a second UE using the one or more RISs based at least in part on the sensing. Another method includes determining information associated with one or more RISs in the wireless communications system, transmitting, to a UE, the information associated with the RISs, and communicating with the UE via the RISs based at least in part on the information associated with the RISs. |
| US11770174B2 |
Millimeter wave beam tracking and beam sweeping
Aspects of mmWave beam tracking and beam sweeping are described, for example, spatial searching operations, directional beam forming, complex channel measurement operations, and adaptive power savings. Some aspects include using priori information for mmWave beam tracking and beam sweeping. Some aspects include using priori information to modify a superset of beam criteria to obtain a subset of beam criteria, select a spatial region according to the subset of beam criteria, and initiate a spatial searching operation within the spatial region for establishing a communication link. Some aspects include obtaining complex channel measurements of beams and combining the measurements with priori information to determine a beam for use in a communication link. Some aspects include providing signals from Nr over K1 input/output (IO) links and receiving signals over K1 IO links, and combining signals received over the K1 IO links, using a compression matrix, to generate signals over K IO links. |
| US11770169B2 |
Channel state information measurements in communication networks
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to channel state information measurement in communication networks. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the measurement resource unit, MRU, configuration is determined based on the number of MRU and the identity of the cell. The MRU configuration is scalable and the set of MRUs is reused by the network. In this way, the resources are saved and the accuracy is improved. |
| US11770168B2 |
Beam training for sidelink (SL) configured with discontinuous reception (DRX)
Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a first user-equipment (UE). The method generally includes applying a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration for the first UE, monitoring for first signaling from a second UE indicating that the second UE has data to send to the first UE, the first signaling being transmitted using a plurality of transmit beams during a DRX cycle of the DRX configuration, selecting one or more transmit beams of the plurality of transmit beams based on the monitoring of the first signaling, and communicating in accordance with the selection. |
| US11770166B2 |
Dynamic scheduling of user equipment (UE) antenna resources
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for dynamically scheduling antenna resources of a wireless node, such as, antenna panels of a user equipment (UE). In some cases, a first node (e.g., a UE) performs, with two or more other nodes, a first beam sweep procedure across two or more antenna resources of the first node on two or more wireless interfaces, generates or obtains scheduling information based on results of the first beam sweep procedure, wherein the scheduling information indicates which of the antenna resources is scheduled for which wireless interfaces, and communicates with the other nodes on the wireless interfaces according to the scheduling information. |
| US11770165B2 |
Wireless communication device and selection method
The wireless communication device (200) according to the present disclosure includes the control unit (260). The control unit (260) acquires the temperatures of a plurality of antennas (2110) having different directivities. The control unit (260) acquires information regarding the communication quality of the plurality of antennas (2110). In a case where the temperature of the antenna which is being used for communication is equal to or higher than the second temperature threshold which is lower than the first temperature threshold for determining whether or not to stop using the antenna (2110), the control unit (260) switches the antenna which is being used to an antenna selected on the basis of the communication quality among the antennas whose temperatures are lower than the second temperature threshold. |
| US11770157B2 |
Wireless power transmitter implementing multiplexing for monitoring circuitry in a semiconductor device
In an embodiment, a semiconductor device is disclosed that comprises a multiplexer. The multiplexer is configured to receive signals from each of a plurality of transmission coils of a wireless power transmitter as inputs and to output an output signal based at least in part on one of the signals. The semiconductor device further comprises an attenuator connected to the multiplexer that is configured to adjust a voltage of the output signal. The attenuator comprises a variable resistance. The semiconductor device further comprises a plurality of pull down circuits each corresponding to one of the transmission coils. The pull down circuits are configured to selectively clamp the signals received from the corresponding transmission coils to ground. |
| US11770152B2 |
Radio frequency (RF) location beacon with tunable antennas and cloud integration
Disclosed herein is a Radio Frequency Location and/or Proximity Beacon receiver/transmitter with one or more tunable antennas and power levels and having the capability for cloud integration. Disclosed herein is a communication system utilizing a Radio Frequency Location and/or Proximity Beacon receiver/transmitter with one or more tunable antennas and power levels and having the capability for cloud integration. The communication system supports processing of communications regarding a radio frequency (RF) beacon for tracking location and/or proximity of field assets. Disclosed herein is a method of using a Radio Frequency Location and/or Proximity Beacon receiver/transmitter with one or more tunable antennas and power levels and having the capability for cloud integration. The method transmits communications regarding a radio frequency beacon for tracking location and/or proximity of field assets. |
| US11770151B2 |
Signal receiver and signal transceiver
A signal receiver and a signal transceiver are provided, which may avoid unnecessary leakage current. The signal receiver includes a termination switch pair, a first resistor, a second resistor, and a pull-down circuit. The termination switch pair receives an operation power supply. The termination switch pair has a common control end. The first resistor is coupled between a first signal input end and the common control end. The second resistor is coupled between a second signal input end and the common control end. The pull-down circuit is coupled between the common control end and a reference voltage end. The pull-down circuit determines whether to pull down a first control voltage on the common control end to a reference voltage according to a power-on state or a power-off state of the signal receiver. |
| US11770149B2 |
Mobile device positioner and configurable mobile device holder
A mobile device holder that includes a body having a plurality of cavities. The mobile device holder includes a first assembly, a second assembly, and a third assembly. The first assembly is coupled to the body. The first assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body. The first assembly includes a first arm configured to be coupled to the body, a first slider coupled to the first arm, where the first slider is configured to move along the first arm, a first cap coupled to the first arm, and a first screw coupled to the first cap, where the first screw is configured to move the first slider along the first arm and towards the body. |
| US11770148B2 |
Furniture having load-bearing or non-load bearing structures for storage of water or other material
Furniture pieces which incorporate load-bearing or non-load bearing structures in which water or other material may be stored. By incorporating such storage capacity within furniture, a user may take advantage of space that would otherwise be unused or unusable to unobtrusively and conveniently store an emergency water supply or other desired material. |
| US11770147B2 |
Method and apparatus for increasing performance of communication paths for communication nodes
A system that incorporates aspects of the subject disclosure may perform operations including, for example, obtaining uplink information associated with a plurality of communication devices transmitting wireless signals on a plurality of uplink paths, performing, based on the uplink information, a plurality of measurements of the plurality of uplink paths, identifying a measurement from the plurality of measurements that is below a threshold, and initiating a corrective action to improve a measurement of an affected uplink path of the plurality of uplink paths based on the identifying. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11770141B2 |
Switch device, system and corresponding methods
In an implementation, an integrated switch device includes a set of first ports; a set of first switches, wherein each first switch of the set of first switches is coupled between a respective first port of the set of first ports and ground, and wherein the first ports are only coupled to the first switches within the integrated switch device; a set of second ports; a set of third ports; a set of second switches, wherein each second switch is coupled between a respective second port of the set of second ports and a respective third port of the set of third ports; and a set of third switches, wherein each switch of the set of third switches is coupled between the respective third port and ground. |
| US11770136B2 |
Bit interleaver for low-density parity check codeword having length of 64800 and code rate of 2/15 and 4096-symbol mapping, and bit interleaving method using same
A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 64800 and a code rate of 2/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for 4096-symbol mapping. |
| US11770133B1 |
Exact ber reporting in the presence of CRC termination
A method and system for LDPC decoding method. In the method and system, an LDPC codeword is decoded using a quasi-cyclic matrix. A first message for variable nodes in a circulant column of the quasi-cyclic matrix and a second message for check nodes belonging to the circulant column are computed. Parity and syndrome are computed using the computed first and second messages. A bit error rate is calculated for both a first mode with no error in a parity portion of a codeword and a second mode with errors in the parity portion of the codeword. |
| US11770131B2 |
Method and device for arithmetic encoding or arithmetic decoding
The invention proposes a method and a device for arithmetic encoding of a current spectral coefficient using preceding spectral coefficients. Said preceding spectral coefficients are already encoded and both, said preceding and current spectral coefficients, are comprised in one or more quantized spectra resulting from quantizing time-frequency-transform of video, audio or speech signal sample values.Said method comprises processing the preceding spectral coefficients, using the processed preceding spectral coefficients for determining a context class being one of at least two different context classes, using the determined context class and a mapping from the at least two different context classes to at least two different probability density functions for determining the probability density function, and arithmetic encoding the current spectral coefficient based on the determined probability density function wherein processing the preceding spectral coefficients comprises non-uniformly quantizing absolutes of the preceding spectral coefficients for use in determining of the context class. |
| US11770129B2 |
Pipelined analog-to-digital conversion
An apparatus is disclosed for pipelined analog-to-digital conversion. In an example aspect, the apparatus includes a pipelined analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The pipelined ADC includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes a sampler and a quantizer coupled to the sampler. The first stage also includes a current distribution circuit coupled to the sampler. The second stage includes a sampler coupled to the current distribution circuit and a quantizer coupled to the sampler of the second stage. |
| US11770128B2 |
Time-interleaved A/D converters with isolation inductors
A time-interleaved circuit includes an input buffer, a plurality of track-and-hold circuits, and a plurality of isolation inductors. The input buffer is configured to receive an input signal having an input voltage and to output an output signal having an output voltage. The track-and-hold circuits are electrically coupled in parallel with each other. Each track-and-hold circuit is electrically coupled in series with the input buffer. Each isolation inductor is electrically coupled to the output of the input buffer and at least one of the track-and-hold circuits. |
| US11770121B2 |
Power switch device driver with energy recovering and the method thereof
A power switch device driver with energy recovery is discussed. The power switch device adopts four switches and one inductor with appropriate control to insure the switching speed and save the power loss. |
| US11770119B2 |
Actively tracking switching speed control and regulating switching speed of a power transistor during turn-on
A gate driver system includes a gate driver circuit coupled to a gate terminal of a transistor and configured to generate an on-current during a plurality of turn-on switching events to turn on the transistor, wherein the gate driver circuit includes a first driver configured to source a first portion of the on-current to the gate terminal to charge a first portion of the gate voltage and a second driver configured to, during a first boost interval, source a second portion of the on-current to the gate terminal to charge a second portion of the gate voltage; a measurement circuit configured to measure a transistor parameter indicative of an oscillation of a load current for a turn-on switching event; and a controller configured to receive the measured transistor parameter and regulate a length of the first boost interval based on the measured transistor parameter. |
| US11770118B2 |
Low-power mode for a USB type-C power delivery controller
In one embodiment, a system includes a power delivery (“PD”) controller in a USB Type-C system that includes a configuration channel (“CC”), PD preamble detector, and a power-usage circuit. The PD controller includes a CC input that receives a PD message. The PD preamble detector is configured to detect a PD message preamble based in part upon a power of a filtered PD message and communicates a wake-up signal to the power-usage circuit in response to detecting a PD message preamble. The power-usage circuit is configured to exit a low-power mode in response to receiving the wake-up signal. |
| US11770117B2 |
Data receiving circuit
A data receiving circuit is provided. The data receiving circuit includes a data input circuit, a latch circuit, and a current source. The data input circuit is configured to receive an input signal. The latch circuit is configured to output an output signal in response to the input signal. The current source is configured to provide a current to the latch circuit. The current source is different from the data input circuit. |
| US11770115B2 |
Tunable circuit including integrated filter circuit coupled to variable capacitance, and related integrated circuit (IC) packages and fabrication methods
An exemplary tunable circuit includes an inductor coupled to a node and a first capacitor coupled to the node. The tunable circuit also includes a variable capacitor coupled to the node, such that a total capacitance of the tunable circuit depends on a fixed capacitance of the first capacitor and a variable capacitance of the variable capacitor. In an example, the inductor and the first capacitor are both included in a passive device and the variable capacitor is in a semiconductor device. The variable capacitor allows the total capacitance to be modified for the purpose of, for example, calibrating the capacitance to account for manufacturing variations, and/or adjusting to a frequency range of operation used by wireless devices in a region of the world. The first capacitor may be a higher quality capacitor providing a larger portion of the total capacitance than the variable capacitor. |
| US11770113B2 |
Resonant LC power network for superconducting digital circuits
A superconducting circuit comprises a resonator and a Josephson junction. The resonator comprises an inductor and a capacitor. The inductor comprises a first terminal and a second terminal. The second terminal of the inductor is electrically coupled to a first terminal of the capacitor. A second terminal of the capacitor is electrically coupled to a first terminal of the Josephson junction. The terminal shared by the inductor and the capacitor is configured to be electrically coupled to an alternating current (AC) voltage source having a particular frequency and particular phase. The inductance of the inductor and the capacitance of the capacitor are selected to cause the resonator to resonate at a frequency and a phase that substantially match the particular frequency and the particular phase, respectively, of the AC voltage source to facilitate switching a state of the Josephson junction via a single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse. |
| US11770110B2 |
Acoustic wave device
An acoustic wave device includes a high-acoustic-velocity layer, a piezoelectric layer made of lithium tantalate, and an interdigital transducer electrode that are successively laminated. An acoustic velocity of a bulk wave propagating in the high-acoustic-velocity layer is higher than an acoustic velocity of an acoustic wave propagating in the piezoelectric layer, and an acoustic velocity Vsub of a fast transversal bulk wave propagating in the high-acoustic-velocity layer satisfies Vsh0≤Vsub≤Vsp with respect to an acoustic velocity Vsh0 of an SH0 mode and an acoustic velocity Vsp of a mode becoming a spurious of which acoustic velocity is not lower than the acoustic velocity of the SH0 mode, wherein the acoustic velocity Vsh0 and the acoustic velocity Vsp is obtained from Eq. (1). |
| US11770108B2 |
Mixer having phase shift function and communications device including the same
A mixer includes a load portion connected between an input terminal of a first power voltage and an output terminal of the radio frequency transmit signal and configured to adjust a magnitude of the radio frequency transmit signal, a first switching unit connected to an output terminal of the radio frequency transmit signal, and configured to perform a first switching operation in response to a plurality of local oscillation signals, and a second switching unit connected between the first switching unit and an input terminal of a second power voltage, lower than the first power voltage, and configured to perform a second switching operation in response to a plurality of baseband signals, the plurality of local oscillation signals include an I+ baseband signal, an I− baseband signal, a Q+ baseband signal, and a Q− baseband signal, and the second switching unit includes a first branch performing a switching operation under control of the I+ baseband signal and the Q+ baseband signal, a second branch performing a switching operation under control of the I− baseband signal and the Q− baseband signal, a third branch performing a switching operation under control of the Q+ baseband signal and the I− baseband signal, and a fourth branch performing a switching operation under control of the Q− baseband signal and the I+ baseband signal. |
| US11770106B2 |
Systems and methods for suppressing and mitigating harmonic distortion in a circuit
Systems and methods for suppressing and mitigating harmonic distortion in a circuit are disclosed. In one example, a disclosed circuit includes a radio frequency (RF) oscillator and a power amplifier. The RF oscillator is configured to generate an RF signal. The power amplifier is configured to generate an amplified RF signal based on the RF signal. The power amplifier includes a transformer including a primary winding and a secondary winding, and a feedback capacitor electrically coupled to the primary winding and the secondary winding. |
| US11770100B2 |
Oscillator with tapped inductor
The present invention provides an oscillator including a tapped inductor and a cross-coupled pair. The tapped inductor includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a first tap and a second tap. The cross-coupled pair receives two input signals from the first terminal and the second terminal to generate two output signals to the first tap and the second tap, respectively. |
| US11770093B2 |
AC chopping circuit and associated single-phase AC motor driving system
According to some embodiments, AC chopping circuit includes a switching circuit, a synchronizing signal generating circuit, a switch driving circuit and an auxiliary power supplying circuit. In some examples, the switching circuit are coupled to an AC power source and a load. In certain examples, the synchronizing signal generating circuit provides a synchronizing signal which is related to a polarity of the AC power source. In some examples, the switching circuit is controlled based at least in part on the synchronizing signal. |
| US11770091B1 |
Three-phase digital power inverter system for motor controlling
A three-phase digital power inverter system controlled by a MCU thereof is provided, wherein during a constant current power source for accelerator control in combination with a three-wire potentiometer are inputted to a MCU for qualification and calculation base on a computation algorithm to obtain data, an accelerator line state and a brake line state are detected simultaneously for whether they are working well individually, so as to effectively prevent any electrical failure due to mechanical failure of the accelerator or the brake or open circuit/short circuit of the accelerator line or the brake line that may cause accident due to out of control of the accelerator or brake respectively. These are the potential risk factors of electric motor vehicles while the present invention can substantially eliminate such potential factor and provide a more reliable performance of electric motor vehicles. |
| US11770085B2 |
Method for operating an electric machine
The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine (100) having a power converter (100) and multiple phases, in which method, phase currents flowing through the phases during operation of the electric machine (100) are determined and are used for continued operation of the electric machine (100), the phase currents being determined taking account of a fundamental wave and at least one harmonic of the current profile of each phase current. |
| US11770084B2 |
Voltage regulation of high voltage direct current systems
Systems and methods for voltage regulation of high voltage direct current systems are provided. In certain embodiments, a system includes a generator that generates alternating current (AC) voltage. The system further includes a power converter that converts the AC voltage into regulated direct current (DC) voltage. Also, the system includes a voltage regulator. In additional embodiments, the voltage regulator includes an AC voltage regulator that regulates the AC voltage generated by the generator. Also, the voltage regulator includes a DC voltage regulator that regulates the DC voltage produced by the power converter. Moreover, the voltage regulator includes a regulator selector that selectively activates one of the AC voltage regulator and the DC voltage regulator based on a current from the power converter and at least one of a voltage of the generator and a voltage of the power converter. |
| US11770082B2 |
Electric motor for viscous pumping
An electric motor for viscous pumping, wherein the electric motor is a brushless DC motor configured to be driven by a low DC voltage of around 40-60 VDC, and includes: a rotor with permanent magnets; a stator with a stack of laminations and windings wound therearound; and a controller to provide electronic commutation of electric current flowing through the windings; wherein the windings and the stack of laminations are configured to handle at least 1 kW of continuous electric power from the controller, and the controller includes a feedback circuit including a rotation sensor coupled to the rotor and having an angular resolution of at least 1/500th of a revolution to allow the controller to control the torque generated by the electric motor to a corresponding extent. |
| US11770079B2 |
Electric working machine
An electric working machine in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a motor and a controller. The motor is configured to be electrically coupled to a battery pack and to be driven with electric power from the battery pack. The controller is configured to acquire an internal resistance information of the battery pack and to change control of the motor based on the internal resistance information acquired. |
| US11770078B2 |
Vibration device and driving device
A vibration device is provided that includes a vibration element with a piezoelectric vibrator and a driving device that causes the vibration element to vibrate. The vibration element includes a translucent body and the piezoelectric vibrator is electrically coupled to the driving device. The driving device includes a first circuit that applies an electric signal to the piezoelectric vibrator to render the vibration element in a resonant state, a second circuit that applies an electric signal to the piezoelectric vibrator according to a feedback signal output from the piezoelectric vibrator, and a switch that switches coupling between the first circuit and the piezoelectric vibrator and coupling between the second circuit and the piezoelectric vibrator at a certain timing. |
| US11770077B2 |
Dual start control circuit for auxiliary inverters of railway vehicle
A dual start control circuit for auxiliary inverters of a railway vehicle is provided. An external dual circuit is designed for controlling a start and stop of the auxiliary inverters; and an APS START signal is added to start conditions of the auxiliary inverters. When a start-stop switch is turned to an “on” position, an APS start train line is electrified, APS start relays in cabs at both ends are electrified and corresponding normally-open contacts of the APS start relays are closed, a self-locking circuit is kept electrified, the APS start train line is kept electrified, and a start signal is transmitted to the auxiliary inverters through a hard wire; and when the start-stop switch is turned to an “off” position, an APS stop train line is electrified, APS stop relays in the cabs at both ends are electrified and corresponding normally-closed contacts of the APS stop relays are disconnected. |
| US11770076B2 |
System and method for controlling active clamp flyback converter
Disclosed are a system and method for controlling an active clamp flyback (ACF) converter. The system includes: a drive module configured to control turning-on or turning-off of a main switching transistor SL and a clamp switching transistor SH; a main switching transistor voltage sampling circuit configured to sample a voltage drop between an input terminal and an output terminal of the main switching transistor SL; a first comparator connected to the main switching transistor voltage sampling circuit and configured to determine whether a sampled first sampling voltage is a positive voltage or a negative voltage; and a dead time calculation module configured to adjust, according to an output of the first comparator and a main switching transistor control signal DUTYL of a current cycle, a clamp switching transistor control signal DUTYH of next cycle outputted by the drive module. |
| US11770075B2 |
Method and apparatus for digital, closed-loop control of CrCM switch-mode power converters
A method of setting a synchronous rectifier on-time value includes determining that a time interval has occurred, receiving a number of triangular current mode (TCM) pulses measured during the time interval, and determining a pulse comparison value equal to a number of switching period pulses during the time interval minus the number of TCM pulses during the time interval. The method also includes increasing the synchronous rectifier on-time if the pulse comparison value is greater than or equal to a threshold and decreasing the synchronous rectifier on-time if the pulse comparison value is less than the threshold. |
| US11770068B2 |
Switching power supply device
In a switching power supply device, a control circuit controls a first thyristor, a second thyristor, and a switching element according to an input voltage. The control circuit maintains the first thyristor in an on state while maintaining the second thyristor and the switching element in an off state in a first period in which the absolute amplitude value is equal to or less than a first threshold value within the latter half of a first half-cycle of the input voltage at startup, and maintains the second thyristor in an on state while maintaining the first thyristor and the switching element in an off state in a second period in which the absolute amplitude value is equal to or less than a second threshold value within the latter half of a second half-cycle of the input voltage at startup. The second half-cycle is the half-cycle following the first half-cycle. |
| US11770065B2 |
Control method and system for three-phase grid-connected inverter, and three-phase grid-connected inverter
A three-phase grid-connected inverter, a control system thereof and a control method therefor. The inverter is a three-phase three-leg grid-connected inverter, and a filter capacitor is connected to a negative electrode of a DC input bus to form a filter loop, so as to filter harmonic wave in the circuit, realizing high-quality grid-connected current at small power, without increasing an inductance value, so that the parallel inverter device in the system operates stably and thus is applicable to photovoltaic microinverters. Moreover, the three-phase three-leg grid-connected inverter operates in a discontinuous conduction mode, that is, in a switching cycle, the inductive current is reduced to 0, so that the switching loss of the three-phase three-leg grid-connected inverter is reduced. |
| US11770064B2 |
Prediction of load current and control current in a power converter using output voltage thresholds by pre-seeding target current values
A system for controlling a current in a power converter configured to generate an output voltage may include a control loop having a plurality of comparators, each comparator having a respective reference voltage to which the output voltage is compared, a digital controller configured to calculate one or more pre-seeded control parameters for the current, and an analog state machine configured to, based on outputs of the plurality of comparators, select control parameters for controlling the current. The control parameters may be selected from the pre-seeded control parameters, control parameters for controlling the current to have a magnitude of zero, and control parameters for controlling the current to have a maximum magnitude. |
| US11770063B2 |
Power inverter with voltage control circuitry
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for power conversion. In some examples, the power conversion may be done by an inverter configured to convert a direct current (DC) input to an alternating current (AC) output. The inverter may include a plurality of capacitors connected at the input of a DC/AC module. The system may include a housing configured to house the inverter. Voltage control circuitry may be configured to increase a voltage at the input of the DC/AC module inside the housing of the inverter. |
| US11770052B2 |
Method and system for evaluating the vibration behavior of an electric motor
A method for evaluating a vibration behavior of an electric motor includes: determining a vibration value of the electric motor by measuring an acceleration and/or speed of vibrations of the electric motor using a vibration sensor of the electric motor, wherein vibrations are measured in at least one direction, said vibration value representing each of the at least direction measured, determining a current rotational speed (n) of the electric motor, comparing said vibration value with a reference value for the current rotational speed, and determining an evaluation measure for evaluating the vibration behavior of the electric motor based on the comparison of the vibration value with the reference value. Furthermore, a corresponding electric motor and a system consisting of the electric motor and a test system is disclosed with which the vibration behavior of the electric motor can be calibrated and reference values can be generated. |
| US11770046B2 |
Motor including tension member
An electric motor including a tension member is proposed. The electric motor includes the tension member installed therein and composed of step parts stacked in multiple steps, so that structural strength and structural robustness are improved. |
| US11770045B2 |
Rotary connector module for device forming quasi three-dimentional image
A rotary connector module for displays has at least one stem and rotor parts. A rotary rotation system containing a stator part base is disposed atop a winding and a magnetic system of the rotor part, the magnetic system disposed above or outside of primary and secondary winding members. An electrical power transmitter carries wireless electrical power from stem to rotor part, with the diameter of each stem or rotor part smaller than the diameter of the magnetic system. A wireless transmission system contains a hollow shaft disposed in the at least one rotor part, an at least one signal transmitter disposed on the at least one stator part, and an at least one signal receiver disposed on the at least one rotor part, with the signal receiver at the end of and below a base of the hollow shaft. |
| US11770041B2 |
Systems and method for an electric motor with molded coolant jacket and spray ring
Various methods and systems are provided for an electric motor including a coolant jacket molded to a stator. In one embodiment, an electric motor comprises a stator, and a coolant jacket molded as a single, unitary piece in sealing engagement against an outer perimeter of the stator, with a first end of the coolant jacket forming a first integrated spray ring. |
| US11770037B2 |
Motor, actuator, and manufacturing method of rotor provided at motor
A motor includes a rotor configured to rotate with a shaft. The rotor includes a plurality of yoke portions and a plurality of holding portions each corresponding to a space portion provided between the adjacent yoke portions and configured to hold therein a magnet. At least one of the plurality of yoke portions includes a tab portion extending towards the holding portion and configured to hold the magnet held in the holding portion. The holding portion includes an insertion space provided between a first end portion of the yoke portion in an axial direction of the shaft and the tab portion. The insertion space allows the magnet to be inserted into the insertion space towards an inner side in a radial direction of the shaft. |
| US11770035B2 |
Laminated core for an electric machine
A laminated core for a rotor and/or a stator of a rotating electric machine includes teeth arranged adjacent to one another in a peripheral direction of the laminated core and delimiting slots for accommodating an electrical conductor that forms a winding. A cover unit is arranged on a side of an air gap between the rotor and the stator and delimits the slots in the radial direction. The cover unit has in a region of a respective one of the slots at least two tapering regions which are spaced apart from one another in the peripheral direction of the laminated core, with a material of the cover unit being thinner in the tapering regions in a radial direction of the laminated core than in a region of the cover unit adjoining the tapering regions. |
| US11770033B2 |
Electric motor, compressor, fan, and refrigerating and air conditioning apparatus
An electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. The stator includes a first stator core located on a first side in the axial direction, and a second stator core located on a second side. The minimum distance from a rotor core of the rotor to the first stator core in the radial direction is smaller than the minimum distance from the rotor core to the second stator core in the radial direction. Each tooth of the first stator core includes a tooth end portion. The tooth end portion includes a main body extending in the radial direction, and a first portion extending in the circumferential direction, and a second portion projecting from the first portion in the radial direction. |
| US11770027B2 |
Wireless power transmission device
The present specification relates to a wireless power transmission device. The present specification provides a wireless power transmission device comprising: a power supply unit for supplying power to the wireless power transmission device; at least one first coil for transmitting power to a wireless power reception device; and first and second condensers configured so as to be connected respectively to different both ends of the power supply unit and the first coil. |
| US11770022B2 |
Nanocrystalline magnetic conductive sheet for wireless charging and preparation method therefor
A nanocrystalline magnetic conductive sheet for wireless charging and a preparation method therefor are provided. The nanocrystalline magnetic conductive sheet includes a composition of Fe(100-x-y-z-α-β-γ)MxCuyM′zSiαBβXγ, saturation magnetic induction is greater than or equal to 1.25T. The preparation method includes preparing an alloy with a preset composition of into an alloy strip with an initial state of amorphousness by a single roll rapid quenching method, annealing an amorphous alloy strip according to a preset annealing process, to obtain a nanocrystalline strip, performing a magnetic fragmentation process on the nanocrystalline strip, to obtain the nanocrystalline magnetic conductive sheet for wireless charging. |
| US11770020B2 |
Building system with timeseries synchronization
A method for monitoring or controlling equipment of a building includes receiving a first timeseries comprising first data samples of a first variable monitored or controlled by a system and a second timeseries comprising second data samples of a second variable monitored or controlled by the system. The first data samples are at least partially asynchronous with the second data samples. The method includes synchronizing the first timeseries with the second timeseries by aggregating both the first timeseries and the second timeseries using equivalent aggregation intervals. Aggregating the first timeseries generates a third timeseries comprising aggregated values of the first variable and aggregating the second timeseries generates a fourth timeseries comprising aggregated values of the second variable. The method includes performing an automated operation to monitor or control the equipment of the building using the synchronized data samples of the third timeseries and the fourth timeseries. |
| US11770016B2 |
Medical device temperature estimation
Devices, systems, and techniques for monitoring the temperature of a device used to charge a rechargeable power source are disclosed. Implantable medical devices may include a rechargeable power source that can be transcutaneously charged. The temperature of an external charging device and/or an implantable medical device may be monitored to control the temperature exposure to patient tissue during a charging session used to recharge the rechargeable power source. In one example, a temperature sensor may sense a temperature of an internal portion of a device, wherein the housing of the device is not directly thermally coupled to the temperature sensor. A temperature for the housing of the device may then be estimated based on the sensed temperature provided by the non-thermally coupled temperature sensor. A processor may then control charging of the rechargeable power source based on the determined temperature for the housing. |
| US11770014B2 |
Universal jig for charging and discharging secondary battery cell
Disclosed is a universal jig for charging and discharging a secondary battery cell. The universal jig includes a cell zig assembly including: a cell receiving part for receiving the secondary battery cell thereon; and a zig for a positive electrode terminal and a zig for a negative electrode terminal disposed above the cell receiving part and in contact with a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal of the secondary battery cell to apply current thereto, respectively; and a zig rotation inducing assembly connected, via a rotation center shaft thereof, to one face or an opposite face of the cell zig assembly on which the zig for the positive electrode terminal and the zig for the negative electrode terminal are disposed, wherein the zig rotation inducing assembly allows the cell zig assembly to rotate around the rotation center shaft. |