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| US11883593B2 |
Determining respiratory mechanic parameters in the presence of intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure
A system for determining a parameter of respiratory mechanics in the presence of an intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure during a ventilator support of a patient is provided. The system includes a computer system that comprises one or more in physical processors programmed with computer program instructions which, when executed cause the computer system to: determine breath segmentation data from airway flow information of the patient and airway pressure information of the patient; and determine the parameter of respiratory mechanics in the presence of the intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure using the determined breath segmentation data. The parameter of respiratory mechanics includes one or more of the following: respiratory resistance, respiratory elastance, respiratory compliance, the intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure, a pressure inside the alveoli, and an equivalent pressure generated by the respiratory muscles of the patient. |
| US11883589B2 |
Tracheostomy tube monitor and alerting apparatus
A tracheostomy tube monitor and alerting apparatus includes: (i) a passive humidification device; and (ii) an integrated monitoring assembly fitted in an opening of a rear sidewall of the passive humidification device. The passive humidification device is configured to be connected to a connector of a tracheostomy tube of a patient. Once connected, the monitoring assembly of the apparatus can begin measuring one or more physiological parameters, such as, air flow, oxygen level, carbon dioxide level, pressure, and moisture. The measurements are compared against threshold values that denote blockage or decannulation. When these threshold values are surpassed, an alarm is actuated to alert a caregiver that the patient may be experiencing obstruction or decannulation of the tracheostomy tube. |
| US11883586B2 |
Electronic vapor provision device with absorbent element
A component of an electronic vapor provision device with a reservoir for storing source liquid, an atomizer for vaporizing source liquid from the reservoir and delivering vapor into an air flow path through the device, and an electrical power supply for providing electrical power to the atomizer comprises an absorbent element to collect source liquid escaped from the reservoir and located so as to be upstream of the atomizer with respect to an air flow direction along the air flow path when the component is assembled into the electronic vapor provision device. |
| US11883584B2 |
Aerosol generating device and an operation method thereof
According to some embodiments, there is disclosed an aerosol generating device which includes: a main body including a controller and a battery; and a cartridge detachably coupled to the main body, wherein the controller periodically detects whether the cartridge is coupled to the main body while the aerosol generating device operates in a first mode, determines whether a preset period of time has elapsed based on the cartridge being determined to have been separated from the main body, and switches the aerosol generating device from the first mode to a second mode based on whether the cartridge is coupled to the main body before the preset period of time elapses. |
| US11883583B2 |
Substance inhalation system and method
A stand-alone chamber or multi-chamber inhalation system has at least two alternative vaporized test liquid supply systems for passive or self-administered delivery of vaporized test fluid and air to one or more test chambers, which can be passive or restraint chambers, based on operator selection of delivery on and off times in a passive mode or actuation of an actuator in the chamber by a test animal in a self-administered mode. In one case, a multiple inhalation chamber system has two or more separate test fluid delivery systems and provides options for selective passive uniform drug delivery to multiple chambers or selective delivery of two or more different drugs to different groups of chambers from different delivery systems so that two different drugs or different concentrations of delivered drugs can be tested simultaneously. |
| US11883582B2 |
Inhaler
An inhaler 10 for delivery of a medicament by inhalation. The inhaler 10 has a drive mechanism, a canister drive 22 for receiving a canister 50 of medicament, a spring 20, and a trigger mechanism with a latch 35. The latch 35 has a locked position to prevent linear movement of the canister drive 22 and holds the spring 20 in a loaded configuration; and an unlocked position in which the latch 35 is disengaged from the canister drive 22. The trigger mechanism comprises a blocker 32. The blocker 32 has a blocking position in which it contacts the latch 35 to block movement from the locked position to the unlocked position; and a rotated position in which the blocker 32 is disengaged from the latch 35 to allow it to lock and unlock. |
| US11883579B2 |
No-heat, no-burn smoking article
An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes at least one housing, a nozzle, a piezoelectric or piezomagnetic material, a control component, and a transport element. The at least one housing may enclose a reservoir configured to retain an aerosol precursor composition. The nozzle may be coupled to the housing to discharge aerosol precursor composition from the reservoir. The control component may include a microprocessor coupled to and configured to drive the piezoelectric or piezomagnetic material to vibrate and cause a discharge of components of the aerosol precursor composition and thereby produce an aerosol for inhalation by a user. And the transport element may be configured to control an amount of aerosol precursor composition delivered from the reservoir. |
| US11883576B2 |
Peritoneal dialysis intracycle osmotic agent adjustment
The invention relates to systems and methods for making intracycle adjustments to an osmotic agent concentration of peritoneal dialysate inside the peritoneal cavity of a patient. The systems and methods include osmotic agent sources, flow paths, and processors to adjust the osmotic agent concentration of dialysate in the peritoneal cavity of the patient. The method can include infusing peritoneal dialysate containing an osmotic agent into the peritoneal cavity of a patient; monitoring one or more patient parameters; and adjusting the osmotic agent concentration of the peritoneal dialysate in the peritoneal cavity of the patient by infusing a concentrated osmotic agent solution or by infusing sterile fluid into the peritoneal cavity of the patient using an on-line peritoneal dialysis machine. The system can include a peritoneal dialysis cycler. |
| US11883571B2 |
Apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment
An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus includes a filtration unit (2) connected to a blood circuit (17) and a dialysate circuit (32), a preparation device (9) for preparing and regulating the composition of the dialysis fluid, and a sensor (11) for measuring conductivity of the dialysate (i.e. spent dialysis fluid); a control unit (12) configured for setting a sodium concentration in the dialysis fluid and after setting the dialysis fluid at the initial set point, circulating the dialysis fluid and blood through the filtration unit (2), measuring an initial conductivity value of the dialysate at the beginning of the treatment, and calculating, based on the measured initial conductivity value and on the corresponding conductivity value of the dialysis fluid, the value of the initial plasma conductivity, said circulating of the dialysis fluid up to the calculating of the initial plasma conductivity performed by maintaining the dialysis fluid conductivity substantially constant. |
| US11883564B2 |
Antimicrobial coatings
Described are coatings for medical devices and methods of forming same. |
| US11883563B2 |
Resin composition, flexible tube, acoustic lens, and sheath for medical device to be subjected to gas low-temperature sterilization and medical device to be subjected to gas low-temperature sterilization
A resin composition for a medical device to be subjected to gas low-temperature sterilization includes a resin and an ion exchanger. |
| US11883562B2 |
Hydrogels based on blood plasma components, process and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to bioactive hydrogels derived from human blood plasma. More particularly, the disclosure relates to multifunctional materials for cell encapsulation, cell culture platforms, medical treatment apparatus and methods, more particularly, hydrogels derived from human blood components and technologies for use of such materials in research, biomedical treatment, biotech and pharmaceutical industry. The disclosure further relates to 3D printable scaffolds, sponges, foams, fibers, particles, capsules, membranes and injectable systems comprising said hydrogel. Additionally, this disclosure allows for the controlled placement of biologically active components that may be delivered by the hydrogel compositions. |
| US11883560B2 |
Intervertebral fusion device
An intervertebral fusion device includes a structural ceramic body. The structural ceramic body has a bottom surface, a top surface, a peripheral surface connected between the bottom surface and the top surface, and at least one pore channel penetrating the bottom surface and the top surface. The inner surface of the pore channel is either a convex curved surface or a funnel-shaped surface. For the pore channel having the convex curved surface, the pore diameter of the pore channel gradually expands from the center of the pore channel to the top surface and the bottom surface. The pore diameter can also gradually expand from the bottom surface to the top surface. The peripheral surface of the structural ceramic body is wavy or zigzag. |
| US11883559B2 |
Built-in bio-sleeve and preparation method and use thereof
The present invention relates to a built-in bio-sleeve and preparation method and use thereof. In order to provide a suitable built-in bio-sleeve material for dorsal nerve isolation surgery and penis enlargement surgery, a novel acellular allogeneic dermal matrix material is prepared in the present invention, which is manufactured into a built-in bio-sleeve for the treatment of premature ejaculation and short and small penis. The acellular allogeneic dermal matrix or the built-in bio-sleeve of the present invention is used for dorsal nerve isolation surgery, penis enlargement or lengthening surgery without cutting off the dorsal nerve, thereby avoiding the probability of psychological erectile dysfunction caused by the patient's worry about cutting off the dorsal nerve. |
| US11883553B2 |
Seal integrity indicator for a sterilization container
Seal integrity indicators for sterilization containers are provided. For example, a seal indicator may indicate whether the container is sufficiently sealed to prevent an ingress of contaminants into the container. If the container is sufficiently sealed, the seal indicator is visible, but if not, the seal indicator is not visible. Thus, the seal indicator undergoes a change in state when the sterilization container transitions from unsealed to sealed, or vice versa, such that a user may ascertain whether the container is properly sealed to maintain the container's sterility. An exemplary seal indicator includes an invertible projection formed with the container gasket that is not visible from outside the container until inverted, due to force applied by the lid, to extend through an opening in the container body. Closure mechanisms for sterilization containers also are provided. |
| US11883549B2 |
Ultraviolet (UV) light emission device employing visible light for operation guidance, and related methods of use, particularly suited for decontamination
Ultraviolet (UV) light emission devices and related methods of use. The UV light emission devices disclosed herein are particularly suited for use in disinfecting surfaces and air. The UV light emission devices disclosed herein can be provided in the form factor of a handheld device that is easily held and manipulated by a human user. The human user can manipulate the handheld UV light emission device to decontaminate surfaces, air, and other areas by orienting the handheld UV light emission device so that the UV light emitted from its light source is directed to the area of interest to be decontaminated. |
| US11883546B2 |
Luminaire with disinfection light exposure and dosage limit control protocol and sensor integration
A luminaire includes a luminaire control circuit and a disinfection light source to emit a disinfection light in an ultraviolet (UV) band for disinfecting a vicinity of a space of a target pathogen that is exposed to the disinfection light. The UV band is 200 nanometers (nm) to 230 nm wavelength. The luminaire initiates a dose cycle of a vicinity in which the disinfection light source emits the disinfection light continuously or during a plurality of periods of a dose cycle from the disinfection light source by recording a beginning time of the dose cycle. The luminaire controls, via a driver circuit, the disinfection light source over the dose cycle to emit the disinfection light continuously or during the plurality of periods for disinfecting the vicinity to substantially obtain a target pathogen UV radiation level and restrict a total UV radiation threshold exposure level by a UV radiation threshold limit. |
| US11883544B2 |
System and methods for implementing a biological fluid treatment device
Electronic devices for treating a biological fluid and methods of operating the devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a plurality of non-safety critical components, a first controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of non-safety critical components, a plurality of safety critical components, and a second controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of safety critical components. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a treatment interface. |
| US11883540B2 |
Stimulus activated cork-shell capsules
The present application relates to a vehicle whose shell material is modified with at least one additional secondary phase that acts as a cork. In the presence of an energy source (preferably ultrasound), the corks embedded in the shell are either removed from the shell to create permanent pores or perturbed within the shell to create transient pores that can control transport in or out of the vehicle. |
| US11883537B2 |
Sustained release solid dosage forms for modulating the colonic microbiome
Described are sustained-release solid dosage forms of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) or aminosterol compositions. In one aspect of the invention the sustained-release solid dosage forms of EGCG or an aminosterol are capsules comprising a plurality of coated solid particulates. Another aspect of the invention relates to methods of inhibiting, ameliorating, reducing the likelihood of, delaying the onset of, treating or preventing an amyloid disorder, comprising the step of administering to a subject in need a therapeutically effective amount of the solid dosage form. In certain aspects, the amyloid disorder is Parkinson's Disease. |
| US11883536B2 |
Polylactic acid microsphere, polylactic-co-glycolic acid microsphere and method of preparing the same
A method of preparing polylactic acid (PLA) microsphere and polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) microsphere is provided, including the following steps. A first solution is provided, including polylactic acid or polylactic-co-glycolic acid and an organic solvent. A second solution is provided, including polyvinyl alcohol, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and an aqueous solution. The first solution is added to the second solution and, at the same time, the second solution is agitated until polylactic acid is solidified to form a plurality of polylactic acid microspheres, or until polylactic-co-glycolic acid is solidified to form a plurality of polylactic-co-glycolic acid microspheres. The polylactic acid microspheres or polylactic-co-glycolic acid microspheres are collected. The polylactic acid microsphere and the polylactic-co-glycolic acid microsphere are respectively the accumulation of the polylactic acid and polylactic-co-glycolic acid, having a smooth surface and a mean number particle size distribution (MN) from 10 μm to 80 μm. |
| US11883534B2 |
Immunisation with lipid formulations with RNA encoding immunogens
RNA encoding 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 a neutral surface charge at physiological pH and are effective for immunisation. |
| US11883526B2 |
Esketamine for the treatment of depression
The present invention provides methods for treating depression in a patient, comprising administering to the patient in need of the treatment a therapeutically effective amount of esketamine. In some embodiments, the depression is major depressive disorder or treatment resistant depression. In other embodiments, the therapeutically effective amount is clinically proven safe and/or effective. Also provided are methods to mitigate the risk or misuse or abuse of esketamine, instructions for use of the esketamine product, and methods for selling a drug product containing esketamine. |
| US11883525B2 |
Bioerodible polyester polymer axitinib ocular implants and related methods of use
The present disclosure provides compositions that enable sustained release of a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor, such as axitinib from a bioerodible polyester polymer implant for the treatment of disease. The composition is especially suitable for treating ophthalmic indications, such as neovascular age related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema, by intravitreal injection of the implant. The implant is designed to be pre-loaded into a small diameter needle and injected via self-sealing scleral needle penetration at the pars plana. Small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors may be released from the implants over a period of one week to three years. |
| US11883517B2 |
External dermal composition and method for beautifying skin
An external dermal composition and a method for beautifying skin are provided. The external dermal composition mainly includes a double nitrosyl-iron complex and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive. The external dermal composition delivers nitric oxide to a user's skin to beautify the skin when applied to the user's skin. |
| US11883513B2 |
Hair strengthening composition
Disclosed is a hair care composition comprising from about 0.04 wt % to about 2 wt % azelaic acid; from about 0.04 wt % to about 1 wt % oleic acid; wherein the ratio of oleic acid to azelaic acid is from about 1:1 to about 1:3. |
| US11883511B2 |
Thickening silica as fluoride carrier for tailored delivery and slow release
Disclosed are oral care compositions comprising a thickening silica and a fluoride ion source, wherein fluoride is absorbed on the thickening silica and wherein the pH of the composition is below 5.5, as well as to methods of using these compositions. The thickening silica may have a particle size distribution (D95) less than or equal to 7 μm and a BET surface area of greater than or equal to 150 m2/g. |
| US11883502B2 |
Methods for production of capsular polysaccharide protein conjugates from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F
The present invention provides a method of producing a polysaccharide-protein conjugate with capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F conjugated to a carrier protein. The method includes a prolonged incubation step prior to filtration to remove free polysaccharide. |
| US11883497B2 |
Lymphatic system-directing lipid prodrugs
The present invention provides lymphatic system-directing lipid prodrugs, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods of producing such prodrugs and compositions, as well as methods of improving the bioavailability or other properties of a therapeutic agent that comprises part of the lipid prodrug. The present invention also provides methods of treating a disease, disorder, or condition such as those disclosed herein, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a provided lipid prodrug or a pharmaceutical composition thereof. |
| US11883487B2 |
Vaccine for use in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a disease
The present invention relates to an adenoviral vector capable of encoding a virus-like particle (VLP), said VLP displaying an inactive immune-suppressive domain (ISD). The vaccine of the invention shows an improved immune response from either of both of the response pathways initiated by CD4 T cells or CD8 T cells. |
| US11883485B2 |
Methods of eliciting antibodies that bind to full-length glycosylated HIV-1 Env using multimerized Env cores
Sequential immunization strategies to guide the maturation of antibodies against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are described. The sequential immunization strategies utilize an HIV envelope protein (Env) that binds germline (gl) B cells as a first (prime) immunization and an Env with a functional glycosylated N276 as a second (boost) immunization. The sequential immunization strategies successfully elicit neutralizing antibodies against HIV. |
| US11883484B2 |
Extreme polyvalency induces potent cross-clade cellular and humoral responses in rabbits and non-human primates
The present invention relates to compositions comprising two or more DNA plasmids encoding consensus and transmitted founder HIV envelope glycoproteins which expressed and induce a potent immune response. |
| US11883481B2 |
Recombinant herpesvirus of turkey vectors expressing antigens of avian pathogens and uses thereof
The invention relates to recombinant viral vectors for the insertion and expression of foreign genes for use in safe immunizations to protect against a variety of pathogens. The invention also relates to multivalent compositions or vaccine comprising one or more recombinant viral vectors for protection against a variety of pathogens. The present invention relates to methods of making an using said recombinant viral vectors. |
| US11883477B2 |
Triple vaccine for diseases caused by Salmonella typhimurium, Riemerella anatipestifer and Escherichia coli
The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of veterinary biological products, and specifically relates to a triple vaccine for diseases caused by Salmonella typhimurium, Riemerella anatipestifer and Escherichia coli. In the triple vaccine, antigens are an inactivated Salmonella typhimurium S01 strain, an inactivated Riemerella anatipestifer R01 strain and an inactivated Escherichia coli E01 strain. The three strains used in the vaccine have high virulence, disable immunogenicity and disable cross-protection. The prepared vaccine has a desirable safety, causing no local or systemic adverse reactions. In a shelf life test, all indicators of the vaccine are stable and effective after a data analysis of traits, a safety test and an efficacy test; in addition, efficacy test results prove that the inactivated triple vaccine can produce desirable antibodies and relatively desirable attacking protection. |
| US11883475B2 |
Infectious Plasmodium sporozoites grown in vitro
The application is directed to in vitro-reared Plasmodium sporozoites of human host range wherein sporogony from gametocyte stage to sporozoite stage is external to mosquitoes, and methods of producing the same. Provided herein are in vitro-reared infectious Plasmodium sporozoites (SPZ) of human host range, particularly P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae, and P. knowlesi, wherein sporogony from gametocyte stage to sporozoite stage is external to mosquitoes, and methods of producing the same. |
| US11883472B2 |
Rusalatide acetate compositions
The present invention relates to rusalatide acetate compositions, formulations and dosage forms that include 23 amino acid monomer (“Monomer”), dimer (“Dimer”) of two 23 amino acid Monomers, or any combination of Monomer and Dimer, wherein any ratio, proportion or percentage of Monomer and Dimer may be present in the compositions, formulations and dosage forms. The invention also broadly covers stable compositions, formulations or dosage forms that include rusalatide acetate and any pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US11883471B2 |
Enhancing health in mammals using telomerase reverse transcriptase gene therapy
Methods of treating an age-related disorder in a subject are provided. Aspects of the methods include administering to the subject a nucleic acid vector including a coding sequence for telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and/or telomerase RNA (TR). Gene therapy methods are also provided. Aspects of the invention further include compositions, e.g., nucleic acid vectors and kits, etc., that find use in methods of the invention. |
| US11883469B2 |
Method of treating spinal cord injury
A polyacrylonitrile (PANi) based pharmaceutical composition providing a porous implant for use in treating spinal cord trauma and/or spinal cord injury. Particularly a pharmaceutical composition including polyacrylonitrile (PANi) and/or elastin (E) and/or collagen (C) to form a PANi-E and/or PANi-C and/or a PANi-EC polymer network. Particularly, a pharmaceutical composition including polyacrylonitrile (PANi), elastin (E), and collagen (C) together forming a polyacrylonitrile (PANi), elastin (E), collagen (C) polymer network (PANi-E-C), wherein the polyacrylonitrile (PANi) may be crosslinked to form a crosslinked interpenetrating polyacrylonitrile (PANi), elastin (E) and collagen (C) polymer network (xpi-PANi-E-C), and wherein secondary protein structures of elastin (E) and collagen (C) reorientate. The disclosure extends to use of the pharmaceutical composition in the treatment of spinal cord trauma and/or spinal cord injury. |
| US11883466B2 |
Method of treating Parkinson's Disease with intranasal delivery of insulin and glutathione
A method for treating Parkinson's disease where insulin and GSH may be administered intranasally. The GSH and insulin that is administered may be in varying doses at least once daily. The GSH and insulin may be administered sequentially and/or simultaneously and the medications may be administered for differing periods of time depending upon a patient's tolerance and response to the GSH and insulin. The GSH and the insulin may be administered for a certain period of time and/or indefinitely. |
| US11883460B2 |
Antibiotic compositions for treating bacterial infections
The present disclosure provides dry powder antibiotic compositions that are effective in the treatment of bacterial infections and associated conditions. Moreover, the present disclosure provides dry powder antibiotic compositions for the treatment of bacterial infections, by multi-drug resistant bacteria, resulting in the subsequent reduction in the prevalent rates of drug resistance. |
| US11883459B2 |
Thiol isomerases inhibitors for the treatment and prevention of food allergies, allergic diseases, and inflammatory diseases
Disclosed are methods of treating, inhibiting, or preventing the development of, a food allergy in a patient by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a thiol isomerase inhibitor to a patient in need thereof. Also disclosed are methods for treatment of other allergic diseases and inflammatory diseases. |
| US11883457B1 |
Method of enhancing cognition in individuals with at least normal cognition
AC-11® is a federally registered trademark covering a product consisting of an aqueous extract of the botanical Uncaria tomentosa. Applicants have found that administration of AC-11® product in a pharmaceutically effective amount and for a sufficient time period results in enhancement of cognition in people with normal cognition prior to commencing administration. The method of administering the AC-11® product is disclosed and claimed. |
| US11883456B2 |
Formulations for weight loss and methods of use
A weight loss composition including banaba leaf extract, apple fruit extract, Rhodiola root extract, zinc chelate, and magnesium chelate are described. The weight loss composition may further include gardenia fruit extract, chromium chelate, Salacia extract, berberine, inositol, or mixtures thereof. Embodiments are also directed to a bulk food product and a weight management plan, which may be used in conjunction with the weight loss composition. Embodiments are also directed to kits and methods of use for treating or preventing obesity, promoting weight loss, and improving insulin resistance. |
| US11883445B2 |
Lactococcus bacteria and uses thereof
This disclosure relates to methods of using beneficial bacterial such as, a Lactococcus lactis strain, to manage, treat, or prevent obesity, fatty liver disease, harmful ionizing radiation, and other conditions or aliments. In certain embodiments, the subject is at risk or, susceptible to, exhibiting symptoms of, or diagnosed with a disease or conditions disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, methods comprise administering an effective amount of a Lactococcus lactis strain to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the Lactococcus lactis strain is Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris ATCC® 19257 or a mutant thereof. |
| US11883443B2 |
Compositions and methods for improving the health of aquatic animals
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for increasing the health of aquatic animals comprising one or more selected bacterial strains. |
| US11883440B2 |
Nanovesicle derived from Proteus genus bacteria, and use thereof
Provided are vesicles derived from bacteria belonging to the genus Proteus and a use thereof. The inventors of the present invention experimentally confirmed that the vesicles was significantly reduced in samples of patients with cancers, allergic-respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, or neuropsychiatric diseases, as compared to that of normal people, and the vesicles inhibited the secretion of inflammatory mediators due to pathogenic vesicles and also exhibited anticancer efficacy. Therefore, it is anticipated that the vesicles derived from bacteria belonging to the genus Proteus, according to the present invention, may be usefully used for the development of a method of diagnosing cancer, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, neuropsychiatric diseases, allergic-respiratory diseases, and inflammatory bowel diseases, and a composition for prevention, treatment, and/or alleviation. |
| US11883439B2 |
Bacteria engineered to treat a disease or disorder
Genetically programmed microorganisms, such as bacteria, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of modulating and treating a disease and/or disorder are disclosed. |
| US11883436B2 |
Method of preparing hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for transplantation
Disclosed are methods of preparing hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells (HSPCs) for transplant into a subject and to methods of using the treated cells. More particularly, methods of the invention comprise treating HSPCs ex vivo with an effective amount of a GABBR1 agonist and administering the treated HSPCs to the subject. |
| US11883434B2 |
Extracellular vesicles and methods of using
The present disclosure relates to materials and methods for extracellular vesicle (e.g., exosome)-mediated delivery of cargo (e.g., endogenous and/or exogenous) to non-bovine mammalian (e.g., human) cells. For example, exosomes isolated from bovine milk for delivering cargo to non-bovine mammalian (e.g., human) cells are provided. |
| US11883431B2 |
T-cells modified to overexpress PHF19
Provided is a mammalian T cell modified to express the Phf19 at a level that is higher than the level of Phf19 expressed by a T cell that has not been modified to express Phf19. Provided is a genetically-modified mammalian T cell comprising a genetic expression vector comprising (a) virally-, bacterially-, or both virally- and bacterially-derived genetic sequences and (b) a genetic sequence encoding Phf19, whereby the genetic sequence encoding Phf19 within the vector is expressed within the T cell. Pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treating a disease, and methods of inhibiting the differentiation of T cells by epigenetic reprogramming are also provided. |
| US11883430B2 |
CD38-NAD+ regulated metabolic axis in anti-tumor immunotherapy
The present disclosure provides methods of producing hybrid Th1/Th17 cells. Also provided herein are methods of treating cancer comprising targeting the CD38-mediated metabolic axis. |
| US11883428B2 |
Enteric aerobization therapy
Agents, kits, and methods that utilize oxygenation to prevent and/or treat infections caused by anaerobic microorganisms are provided. The agents, kits, and methods according to several embodiments utilize oxygenation in the intestinal lumen to prevent and/or treat infections caused by anaerobic bacteria. The agents, kits, and methods can be utilized to prevent and/or treat anaerobic bacterial infections of the intestinal lumen by enteric aerobization therapy. |
| US11883427B2 |
Formulations for treating acid reflux comprising sodium alginate
The disclosure provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising an alginate salt, such as sodium alginate. The disclosure further provides for processes and methods for making pharmaceutical compositions. In yet a further aspect, the disclosure provides for methods of utilizing a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of acid reflux diseases. In another aspect, the disclosure provides for formulations suitable for oral use in dosage forms of capsules and dry powders. |
| US11883425B2 |
Metformin compositions and methods for treatment of diabetes
The invention provides compositions and methods to treat diabetes with improved formulations in which metformin is combined with at least three antioxidants that contain a stabilizing heteroatom adjacent to a saturated carbon and which help maintain a balance between antioxidant and pro-oxidant properties. The antioxidants include at least the combination of taurine, citrulline and methylcobalamin, and optionally include melatonin. The composition provides management of blood glucose levels comparable to metformin in the same dose without antioxidants, without the phenomenon of undermining metformin performance that is commonly observed in the presence of co-administered antioxidants. |
| US11883421B2 |
Functionalized saccharides as anti-inflammatory agents
The present invention relates to functionalized saccharides anti-inflammatory agents which acts upon inflammatory mechanisms in mammals, in particular anti-inflammatory agents which act upon the expression of at least one cytokine by suppressing or inhibiting the expression of the at least one cytokine wherein said cytokine is selected from the group consisting of pro-inflammatory cytokines, anti-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. |
| US11883416B2 |
Methods and compositions for the treatment of IL13Ra2—overexpressing cancer
The invention relates to methods and compositions for treatment of IL13Rα2-overexpressing cancer, wherein the treatment comprises administering a protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP1B) inhibitor. |
| US11883414B2 |
Methods of reducing mammographic breast density and/or breast cancer risk
The present disclosure is directed to generally methods and/or compositions for treating mammographic breast density and/or breast stiffness in a patient in need thereof, such as a pre-menopausal, a peri-menopausal or a post-menopausal patient, comprising the administration of an effective amount of androgenic agent and an effective amount of an aromatase inhibitor. The present disclosure is also directed to methods and/or compositions for reducing breast pain. The present disclosure is also directed to method and/or compositions for reducing elasticity and/or decreasing mechano-transduction on the genome of breast cells. The present disclosure is also directed to methods and/or compositions for stabilizing and/or increasing the levels of androgen receptor expression in breast tissue. |
| US11883412B2 |
Treatment for cellulitis and pre-operative treatment
A composition for treatment of cellulitis is provided that includes by weight: about 85% transdermal cream; about 5% Cephalexin or Clindamycin; about 5% Ketoprofen; and about 5% Lidocaine. The composition has a density of about 1 gram per milliliter. |
| US11883411B2 |
Use of compound aprepitant in preparation of drug for preventing or treating African swine fever (ASF)
The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of African swine fever (ASF) treatment, in particular to use of a compound aprepitant in prevention or treatment of the ASF. In the present disclosure, it is found that the compound aprepitant can significantly inhibit replication of an African swine fever virus (ASFV); in addition, it is found that the aprepitant inhibits transcription and protein expression of D1133L, and reduces transcription and protein expression levels of p30 and p72, preventing virus invasion on host cells. Therefore, the compound aprepitant can be used to inhibit early and late infection of the ASFV. Accordingly, the compound aprepitant can be used to prevent or treat the ASF. |
| US11883396B2 |
Methods of treating kidney conditions using modified forms of trimetazidine
The invention provides methods of treating kidney conditions using compositions that contain modified forms of trimetazidine, such as CV-8972. Providing such compositions increases energy production in the kidney. Therefore, methods of the invention are useful for treating a variety of kidney conditions, such as acute kidney disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic kidney insufficiency, diabetic kidney, or diabetic nephropathy. |
| US11883388B2 |
Methods and compositions to inhibit symptoms associated with viral upper respiratory tract infections
The present invention relates to a method of reducing or preventing the symptoms associated with the common cold. The method comprises administering to a subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition before presenting with at least one symptom of the common cold. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and a co-agent selected from the group consisting of: fexofenadine, ketotifen, desloratadine, salts thereof, and combinations thereof. |
| US11883383B2 |
Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of [3-(4- {2-butyl-1-[4-(4-chloro-phenoxy)-phenyl]-1H-imidazol-4-yl} -phenoxy)-propyl]-diethyl-amine
The present invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of [3-(4-{2-butyl-1-[4-(4-chloro-phenoxy)-phenyl]-1H-imidazol-4-yl}-phenoxy)-propyl]-diethylamine (“COMPOUND I”) useful in the treatment of RAGE mediated diseases. |
| US11883375B2 |
Mirdametinib treatment
The present disclosure relates to a method for treating certain types of tumors or cancers, such as plexiform neurofibromas (PN), plexiform neurofibromas associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1-PN), by orally administering an effective amount of mirdametinib to the patient, where an amount of mirdametinib is administered on the first day of treatment to provide (i) an AUC0-tau less than 400 ng h/mL, (ii) a Cmax no more than 40 ng/mL, or (iii) both. |
| US11883371B2 |
Stress test and treatment of chronic kidney disease
The present invention involves a novel method for treatment of chronic kidney disease comprising administering a compound that induces a stress protein response in a patient, and administering a potent antioxidant if the patent's response is below a predefined level. It also involves a quantitative measure for determining a patient's antioxidant reserve capacity. |
| US11883362B2 |
Assembly fixture device for attachment of vial adapter to drug vial
An assembly fixture device for attaching a vial adapter to a vial includes a base, a support member secured to the base, a handle connected to the support member, a vial adapter grip assembly connected to the handle and comprising an adapter grip member configured to engage and hold a vial adapter, and a vial grip assembly connected to the base comprising first and second grip members that are movable relative to each other and configured to engage and hold a vial. The first grip member is biased toward the second grip member to provide a vial engagement force, where the vial engagement force is about constant when a distance between the first and second grip members is less than 40 mm. |
| US11883361B2 |
Fluid transfer devices and methods of use
Systems and methods for the transfer of medical fluid are provided. A medical fluid transfer system may comprise a pump configured to transfer fluid through a tube assembly having a first connector configured to couple to a source container and a second connector configured to couple to a target container. The medical fluid transfer system may also comprise a destination sensor configured to output information about the target container. The medical fluid transfer system may further comprise a control system configured to operate the pump based on an operational setting associated with fluid volume; receive measurement data representing a measurement of the target container by the destination sensor, and adjust the operational setting based on an observed volume of fluid transferred to the target container. |
| US11883360B2 |
Protective locking systems for use with vials
Protective locking systems for source vials which helps prevent mishandling of liquid medication to be removed from source vials and used in an injection device, such as a wearable injection device or a syringe. The protective locking systems include at least a key, a locking cap and a slide guard, each of which includes an opening sized at least large enough to receive a needle therethrough. |
| US11883357B2 |
Massaging device
A massaging device (100) with a massaging surface and a plurality of massaging elements (101, 102, 103) moveable relative to each other; characterized in that the massaging surface is adapted such that when applying the massaging surface to a skin surface (111) and moving the massaging elements (101, 102, 103) relative to each other, two differently directed forces are simultaneously exercised by the massaging elements (101, 102, 103) on the skin surface (111) thereby causing simultaneous pinching and stretching of the skin surface (111) present in between the massaging elements (101, 102, 103). |
| US11883355B2 |
Method and device for locating a human target using superficial venous characteristics
Provided is a method for locating a human target using superficial vein characteristics, which includes acquiring a model displaying both of the human target and superficial veins; projecting the model on a body surface where the superficial veins are located, so that a ratio of a projection on the body surface to actual dimensions of a human body is (0.9-1.1):1; and adjusting a position of the projection of the model, observing the superficial veins, and making at least two of the superficial veins coincide with veins in the projection of the model, and determining that a position of the human target in the projection of the model is a projection of the human target on the actual body surface. |
| US11883349B2 |
Mobility device for varying surfaces
The present disclosure relates to devices and systems related to a modular leg component for a mobility walker. Namely, a device including a leg component that includes a first surface and a second surface is described. The first surface and the second surface may be constructed from materials with a different hardness from one another. The surfaces are configured to be movable relative one another. For example, at least one of the first surface or the second surface is rotatable about an axis such that in a first configuration the first surface is arranged to contact a ground surface and in a second configuration the second surface is arranged to contact the ground surface. |
| US11883346B2 |
Walking device with pick up mechanism
An improved walking device is disclosed wherein the device comprises an elongated body, a movable arm coupled to the elongated body, a power source connector, a first sensor, a releaser, a first spring, wherein the first sensor is capable of detecting an orientation of the device and producing an electronic signal based on the orientation, wherein the electronic signal is capable of at least partially causing a movement of the releaser, wherein the releaser is capable of nudging the movable arm away from a resting position, and wherein the first spring is capable of causing the movable arm to rotate to a deployed position. |
| US11883342B2 |
High amplitude tremor stabilization by a handheld tool
Systems and methods for tracking unintentional high amplitude muscle movements of a user and stabilizing a handheld tool are described. The method may include detecting motion of a housing of the handheld tool when manipulated by a user while the user is performing a task with a user-assistive device attached to an attachment arm of the handheld tool, and storing the detected motion in a memory of the handheld tool as motion data. Furthermore, the method may include controlling a first motion generating mechanism and a second motion generating mechanism by generating a first motion signal and a second motion signal that respectively drive the first motion generating mechanism in a first degree of freedom and the second motion generating mechanism in a second degree of freedom to stabilize motion of the user-assistive device attached to the attachment arm of the handheld tool. |
| US11883336B2 |
Vehicle
Vehicle (100) having a body (1), the body comprising a door (2R) movable between a closed position and an open position. A piece of equipment (3R, 90R) is mounted at an inner side of the door in such a manner that when the door opens, said piece of equipment moves to take up an open position in which at least part of said piece of equipment is outside the body of the vehicle (100). The piece of equipment (3R, 90R) may comprise a seat cushion (36), a plurality of shelves, or a box. The vehicle further comprises a equipment positioning mechanism (60) capable of moving said piece of equipment relative to the door (2R). |
| US11883327B2 |
Shunt system, shunt and method for treating an ocular disorder
A shunt 10 for implantation in the human body for treating ocular disorders related to disorders of intraocular or intracranial pressure by providing for flow of aqueous fluid in the anterior chamber A of the eye and cerebrospinal fluid in the subarachnoid space B surrounding the optic nerve C. The shunt has a proximal end 12 which is implanted in the ocular anterior chamber and a distal end 14 which is implanted in the subarachnoid space. The shunt has a two-part construction, including a flexible distal tube 18 and a rigid proximal tube 20. The distal tube has a distal stop formation 26 near the distal end 14 which is located in the subarachnoid space upon implantation of the distal end, resisting withdrawal of the shunt. The proximal tube has a curved portion which conforms to the anatomical curvature of the ocular globe. |
| US11883325B2 |
Reduced vibration vitrectomy probe
A vitrectomy probe with combined vibration dampening and attenuating. The probe may include a variety of features to lessen the vibrations felt by a surgeon during a vitrectomy procedure. These may include minimizing the degree of flow restriction through a housing that facilitates cutter reciprocation by way of air pressure. Further, utilizing softer stops at a diaphragm that drives the cutter reciprocation may be of benefit as is strategically lessening compressive forces by seals at an extension tube coupled to the diaphragm where possible. The use of a softer gripping component that is actually held by the surgeon may be of benefit in terms of vibration attenuation. |
| US11883323B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for endovascular temperature control
Devices, systems and methods for controlling a patient's body temperature by endovascular heat exchange. |
| US11883322B1 |
Simultaneous thermal and cooling therapeutic device having a removable flexible receptacle
A therapeutic device having a first removable pack having a first temperature, a second removable pack having a second temperature, a flexible receptacle having a first compartment and a pocket. The first compartment of the flexible receptacle is configured to receive the first removable pack. The pocket is connected to the outer wall surface of the flexible receptacle and forms a second compartment configured to receive the second removable pack through a first opening of the pocket. The therapeutic device combines both hot and cold therapy to work simultaneously together. The application of both hot and cold to the site of an injury of a user stimulates blood circulation to an injured muscle with heat and reduces inflammation with cold to facilitate a faster and more efficient recovery process of the afflicted area. |
| US11883321B2 |
Heating device
A heating device is provided comprising: a wearable layer conformable to a part of a user's body; a heat source attached to the wearable layer for applying heat to a region of a user's body; a blood flow sensor attached to the wearable layer configured to detect a parameter indicative of blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body and generate a signal indicative thereof; and one or both of: (i) a processor in electrical communication with the blood flow sensor for determining the blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body based upon the signal; or (ii) a transmitter for transmitting the signal to a remote device. |
| US11883318B2 |
Menstrual cup
A menstrual device with a reservoir portion attached to a rim portion where the rim of the device is configured to improve use and comfort. The edge of the reservoir portion may be molded into the defined geometry of the rim portions. Additionally, the rim may have one or more channels and/or elements positioned within the defined geometry of the rim. |
| US11883317B2 |
Ostomy appliance
An ostomy appliance having an appliance wall of flexible sheet material forming a cavity for containing a stomal output. The wall has a stomal inlet for receiving the stomal output and a gas vent for allowing the stomal gas to migrate out of the cavity. A filter arrangement is mounted to the appliance wall and has a filter channel extending from a filter channel inlet to a filter channel outlet. The filter channel inlet is located in the cavity for receiving the stomal output from the cavity and the filter channel outlet is mounted in communication with the gas vent for allowing stomal gas to migrate out of the filter channel to the gas vent. A separation element extends along the filter channel for maintaining the filter channel in an open configuration along part of the filter channel for allowing stomal gas to pass therethough. |
| US11883312B2 |
Methods and systems for using computer-vision to enhance surgical tool control during surgeries
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that use computer-vision processing systems to improve patient safety during surgical procedures. Computer-vision processing systems may train machine-learning models using machine-learning techniques. The machine-learning techniques can be executed to train the machine-learning models to recognize, classify, and interpret objects within a live video feed. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure can control (or facilitate control of) surgical tools during surgical procedures using the trained machine-learning models. |
| US11883309B2 |
Directional stent for accessing extravascular spaces
An extravascular access system includes a tubular stent configured to be deployed in a blood vessel, the stent having a sidewall and a proximal end opening and an internal scaffolding comprising one or more structural members, and an elongate access catheter having a distal end portion configured to access the blood vessel wherein when the stent is deployed in the blood vessel, and the distal end portion of the catheter is inserted into the proximal end opening of the stent, the one or more internal structural members of the stent deflect the distal end portion of the catheter towards a wall of the blood vessel. |
| US11883308B2 |
Device for endovascular aortic repair and method of using the same
An intraluminal vascular prosthesis assembly, having a hollow cylindrical body with a first end and a second end is provided. The assembly includes, at its first end, a first vascular prosthesis portion, and at its second end, a second vascular prosthesis portion which has only a prosthesis material. The vascular prosthesis assembly has a stent portion which is provided between the first vascular prosthesis portion and the second vascular prosthesis portion, the stent portion being free of prosthesis material to allow fluid flow there through and received within the aortic arch and spanning the brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery when placed within the aortic arch of a patient. |
| US11883306B2 |
Ventilated prosthetic liner
A prosthetic liner has a ventilated structure communicating with an interior volume to an exterior of the prosthetic liner, thereby permitting a transfer of air and moisture therebetween. The prosthetic liner includes a facing layer defining a periphery of at least part of the interior volume of the liner, and forming a plurality of apertures extending therethrough. A cushion layer is juxtaposed to the facing layer and forms a lattice structure including a plurality of interstices in communication with the apertures of the facing layer. |
| US11883305B2 |
Computer-controlled ankle-foot prosthesis with series J-spring actuation
An ankle-foot prosthesis comprises a foot structure having a foot keel leaf spring, a heel leaf spring, and an upper J leaf spring above the keel leaf spring. An ankle bearing block is mounted to the keel leaf spring and a shank shell is mounted to the ankle bearing block. A shank interface mounts to the shank shell. A processor controlled active element extends along an axis between the shank shell and the upper leaf-spring. |
| US11883303B2 |
Spine surgery method and instrumentation
Surgical instrumentation may be used to insert a spinal implant into an intradiscal space while in a non-deployed condition and then deploy the spinal implant within the intradiscal space. |
| US11883299B2 |
Multi-walled placeholder
A placeholder for vertebrae or vertebral discs includes a tubular body, which along its jacket surface has a plurality of breakthroughs or openings for over-growth with adjacent tissue. The placeholder includes at least a second tubular body provided with a plurality of breakthroughs and openings at least partially inside the first tubular body. The first and second tubular bodies can have different cross-sectional shapes, can be are arranged inside one another by press fit or force fit or can be connected to each other via connecting pins and arranged side by side to one another in the first body. |
| US11883290B2 |
Retrievable tissue grasping devices, spacers, artificial valves and related methods
A clip for immobilizing leaflets of a cardiac or venous valve includes a hub having a pair of tangle resistant spring-biased outer arms coupled to an inferior end of the hub. A pair of tangle-resistant spring-biased inner arms lies adjacent to the outer arms and is coupled to a superior end of the hub. The clip may incorporate adjustable spacers and retrievable post implantation. A delivery catheter is used to position the valve clip adjacent a target valve while the outer and inner arms are biased in an opened position relative to each other. After the valve leaflets are located between the opened outer and inner arms, the biasing forces may be released to allow the clip to self-close over the valve leaflets. |
| US11883287B2 |
Steerable rail delivery system
Devices, systems and methods are described herein to provide improved steerability for delivering a prosthesis to a body location, for example, for delivering a replacement mitral valve to a native mitral valve location. The steerable delivery system can contain a steerable rail configured for multi-plane bending to direct a distal end of the delivery system. |
| US11883286B2 |
Systems and methods for predictable commissural alignment of a replacement heart valve
A replacement heart valve prosthesis is loaded onto a balloon mounted onto a balloon shaft of a catheter system. The balloon shaft is rotatably engaged with an actuator on the handle of the catheter system. Rotation of the actuator by a first amount in a first direction permits rotation of the heart valve prosthesis by a known amount during the procedure so that alignment of the commissures of the replacement valve with the commissures of the existing valve can be predictably achieved. |
| US11883285B2 |
Introducer device for medical procedures
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an introducer device and methods for introducing a medical device into a patient's vasculature. In one embodiment, a method of using an introducer device including a housing, a hemostatic seal mounted within the housing, and a tube extending into the housing and movable longitudinally relative to the hemostatic seal between a proximal position and a distal position, includes moving the tube to the distal position such that the distal end of the tube extends through the hemostatic seal. The method further includes inserting a distal end portion of the medical device through the tube and into the patient's vasculature without contacting the hemostatic seal. |
| US11883283B2 |
Transcatheter atrio-ventricular valve prosthesis
A transcatheter atrio-ventricular valve prosthesis for functional replacement of an atrio-ventricular valve in a connection channel, having a circumferential connection channel wall structure, between atrial and ventricular chambers of a heart, including an inner device to be disposed in the interior of the connection channel, the inner device having a circumferential support structure which is radially expandable and having a valve attached to the circumferential support structure, and an outer device to be disposed on the exterior of the connection channel, wherein the outer device at least partly extends around the inner device at a radial distance to the inner device, wherein the inner and outer devices form a securing mechanism for securing the circumferential connection channel wall structure therebetween. |
| US11883281B2 |
Sealing member for prosthetic heart valve
A prosthetic heart valve includes an annular frame that has an inflow end and an outflow end and is radially compressible and expandable between a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration. The prosthetic heart valve further includes a leaflet structure positioned within the frame and secured thereto, and an outer sealing member mounted outside of the frame and adapted to seal against surrounding tissue when the prosthetic heart valve is implanted within a native heart valve annulus of a patient. The sealing member can include a mesh layer and pile layer comprising a plurality of pile yarns extending outwardly from the mesh layer. |
| US11883278B2 |
Systems and processes for inserting an intraocular lens
Various systems and techniques for inserting an intraocular lens are disclosed. In particular implementations, a system and a technique for inserting an intraocular lens may include the ability to move, in response to a force being applied in a first direction along a longitudinal axis, a first plunger tip along the longitudinal axis and into a delivery cartridge to fold an intraocular lens and move in a second direction along the longitudinal axis in response to the applied force being reduced. The system and the technique may also include the ability to engage a second plunger tip and move, in response to a force being applied in the first direction along the longitudinal axis, the second plunger tip along the longitudinal axis and into the delivery cartridge to insert the intraocular lens. |
| US11883277B2 |
IOL with drug delivery devices and uninterrupted PCO barrier edge
An ophthalmic implant including an IOL with haptics, and drug delivery devices secured to the haptics. The posterior-most extent of the drug delivery device is located anterior to the posterior edge or PCE barrier edge, of the IOL. In other configurations, the drug delivery devices are provided with PCO barrier edges. |
| US11883276B2 |
In vivo tissue engineering devices, methods and regenerative and cellular medicine employing scaffolds made of absorbable material
Tissue engineering devices and methods employing scaffolds made of absorbable material for use in the human body for tissue genesis and regenerative and cellular medicine including breast reconstruction and cosmetic and aesthetic procedures and supplementing organ function in vivo. |
| US11883271B2 |
Medication kit
A medication kit for treating a health condition of a patient is provided. The medication kit includes a plurality of medicinal agents for treating a plurality of symptoms associated with the health condition. Each of the plurality of medicinal agents is adapted to treat one or more symptoms out of the plurality of symptoms. The medication kit further includes a plurality of containers for storing the plurality of medicinal agents. Each container stores one of the plurality of the medicinal agents. |
| US11883267B2 |
Tampon and method for making same
Tampons that provide a balance of adequate absorption with sufficient expansion properties during absorption and a relatively small initial diameter for comfortable insertion are provided. |
| US11883266B2 |
Device and method for placement and removal of a menstrual cup
A device for placement and removal of a menstrual cup according to various aspects of the present disclosure includes an outer component and an inner component. The outer component extends along a longitudinal axis between first proximal and distal ends. The outer component includes a peripheral wall, a first interior region, and a protrusion. The peripheral wall includes an interior surface. The first interior region is at least partially defined by the peripheral wall. The protrusion extends from the interior surface toward the longitudinal axis. In certain aspects, the outer component includes an upper portion and a lower portion removably coupled to the upper portion. The inner component extends between a second proximal and distal ends. The inner component is disposed at least partially within the first interior region. The inner component is slidable along the longitudinal axis with respect to the outer component. |
| US11883264B2 |
Skin closure systems and devices of improved flexibility and stretchability for bendable joints
A system or device for skin closure comprises an elastic flat flexible tape elongated along a longitudinal axis and having a lower side and an opposing upper side, said tape having a pressure sensitive adhesive on at least a portion of the lower side, said tape having a plurality of openings arranged side-by-side with spaces between said openings oriented across the longitudinal axis. |
| US11883263B2 |
Dressing with protruding layer allowing for cleansing of wound bed macro deformations
A dressing that includes a contact layer having walls defining a plurality of holes and a retainer layer comprising portions protruding into holes of a contact layer is provided herein. Systems, methods and kits using the dressing for debriding a tissue site are also provided herein. |
| US11883258B2 |
Method for generating a 3D model of a dental arch
A method for generating a three-dimensional digital model of a dental arch of a patient. The method includes projection of at least one light beam onto the arch, so as to draw at least one light mark on the arch, and simultaneously, displacement of the arch across the beam and acquisition, during the displacement, of a series of updated images of the arch each showing an updated projection defined by the projected mark. The method includes identification of the updated projection on each updated image, then search for a three-dimensional digital model, called “updated model”, exhibiting a best fit with all the updated projections. |
| US11883256B2 |
Methods of forming interproximal reduction templates
Methods of forming interproximal reduction guides are described herein. These interproximal reduction guides apparatuses may include a body that fits over the patient's dental arch and one or more guide slots formed in them configured to limit the motion of an interproximal reduction cutting tool in a defined manner. |
| US11883255B2 |
Method and system for dental visualization
In particular embodiments, method, apparatus and system for receiving digital representations of the initial parameters of a dentition; simulating a first orthodontic treatment process on the digital representations of the initial parameters, displaying a set of output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process, simulating a second orthodontic treatment process on the output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process, and displaying a set of output results from the simulation of the second orthodontic treatment process are provided. |
| US11883251B2 |
Dental model holding system
A fixture plate includes a base having a contact face configured to support a dental model having a material formed thereon. The material includes an aligner material portion and an excess material portion. The fixture plate includes one or more channels formed in the contact face. The fixture plate includes a bore extending through the base from a bottom opening to the contact face. A portion of the bore located along the bottom opening is configured to couple with a hose of a vacuum system configured to generate a suction force at the contact face via the one or more channels. The suction force is applied to the dental model and at least part of the excess material portion to retain the dental model and the material formed thereon against the contact face. |
| US11883250B2 |
Dental restoration holding devices, dental restoration holding assemblies including the same, and associated methods
Dental restoration holding devices, dental restoration holding assemblies including the same, and associated methods. A dental restoration holding device includes a base portion and a cap portion, and is configured such that the base portion and/or the cap portion engages a flexible support sheet to define a support surface that supports a dental restoration relative to a suction tip. A dental restoration holding assembly for supporting a dental restoration includes the dental restoration holding device in combination with the flexible support sheet and the suction tip. A method of treating a dental restoration includes operatively engaging a flexible support sheet with a dental restoration holding device to define a support surface, placing a dental restoration upon the support surface, engaging a suction tip with the dental restoration holding device, and flowing a treatment fluid through the dental restoration holding device. |
| US11883249B2 |
Tooth separation systems and methods
A tooth separation system comprising: a loading unit for loading an intraoral scan data; a display unit for displaying the intraoral scan data loaded by the loading unit, in which the intraoral scan data includes a tooth as well as gums; an input unit for making a tooth border mark onto the tooth shown on the display unit; and a calculation unit for performing necessary calculations to separate the tooth from the gums based on the tooth border mark and the method using the same. |
| US11883246B2 |
Tissue markers and uses thereof
The inventions provided herein relate to tissue markers and uses thereof, e.g., to mark a target tissue site (e.g., a biopsy site in a breast tissue) or to produce a cell scaffold. The tissue markers described herein are designed to be resistant to fast migration (e.g., immediate migration after implantation through a needle track) and slow migration (e.g., over an extended period of time) upon implantation at a target tissue site (e.g., a biopsy site in a breast tissue), without using an adhesive. Additionally or alternatively, the tissue markers described herein can be readily detectable by at least one imaging modality, e.g., but not limited to magnetic resonance imaging, X-ray imaging, ultrasound imaging, or a combination thereof. |
| US11883244B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for assisting or performing guided interventional procedures using custom templates
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for assisting or performing guided interventional procedures using custom templates. The system uses pre-procedure scans of a patient's anatomy to identify targets and critical structures. A template is then manufactured containing guide elements. During a procedure, the template may be aligned to the patient and instruments passed though the guide elements and into various targets. The template may be aligned using one or more of, for example, a position sensing system or a live imaging modality to register the patient to the template. The system makes optional use of devices designed to immobilize or track an organ during therapy. |
| US11883243B2 |
Assessment of tension between bone anchors
A system for interconnecting bones includes an implantable member configured to be mechanically coupled to a first bone, configured to be mechanically coupled to a second bone, configured to provide substantially no resistance to compression of the implantable member, configured to support a tensile load within a predetermined range of tensile loads extending from a first load to a second load, configured to have a predetermined elasticity within the range of tensile loads, configured to have a first characteristic at the first load, and configured to have a second characteristic at the second load. The system also includes a means for measuring the first characteristic and the second characteristic. And the system includes a means for calculating a tension between the first bone and the second bone based on the first characteristic and the second characteristic. |
| US11883237B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for confidence mapping of shear wave imaging
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for confidence mapping of shear wave measurements are disclosed. Confidence maps of shear wave image measurements may be generated from one or more confidence factors. Masking of graphical overlays of tissue stiffness values, based at least in part on the confidence map is disclosed. The confidence map and/or masked graphical overlays of tissue stiffness values may be superimposed on ultrasound images and provided on a display. |
| US11883231B2 |
Ultrasound imaging system and method
A system for generating ultrasound data in respect of an anatomical body being scanned makes use of a predetermined scan protocol, which specifies a sequence of types of ultrasound scan of structures of interest. These types may for example be different imaging modalities (static, dynamic, 2D, 3D etc.) which are most appropriate for viewing different structures within the anatomical body. From received ultrasound images, a model is used to identify the structures of interest within the ultrasound images. The best images for creating the types of scan of the protocol are then identified and a sequence is compiled of those best images. In this way, a sequence is created which combines different types of scan, in a structured way according to a predetermined protocol. This makes the analysis of the sequence most intuitive for a user, and simplifies comparison between different sequences. |
| US11883226B2 |
Focal spot shape for computed tomography
An x-ray apparatus includes an x-ray source capable of producing an x-ray beam with a focal spot having a spatial shape that is selected to pre-amplify predetermined spatial frequencies exceeding half a cutoff frequency as compared to spatial frequencies below half the cutoff frequency; an x-ray detector capable of detecting the x-ray beam; and a processor adapted to reconstruct an image from the detected x-ray beam using a filter that compensates the pre-amplified predetermined spatial frequencies. The spatial shape comprises two or more disconnected regions that preferably have widths less than that of a nominal focal spot, combined widths greater than or equal to that of a nominal focal spot, and are separated by less than three times a width of a nominal focal spot. |
| US11883224B2 |
System and method for flow-resolved, three-dimensional imaging
A system and method are provided for creating an image including quantified flow within vessels of a subject. The method includes providing a single-sweep, three-dimensional (3D) image volume acquired from a subject during a single pass of a computed tomography (CT) imaging system as the subject receives a dose of a contrast agent and determining a phase shift corresponding to pulsatile contrast in vessels within the single-sweep, 3D image volume. The method further includes quantifying a flow through the vessels within the single-sweep, 3D image volume using the phase shift and generating a report including indicating flow through the vessels within the 3D image volume. |
| US11883222B2 |
System and method for generating perfusion functional maps from temporally resolved helical computed tomographic images
Various methods and systems are described for obtaining at least one CTA perfusion functional map from Time Resolved Helical CTA (TRH-CTA) image data. At least one processor may be configured to preprocess the TRH-CTA helical image data to generate preprocessed TRH-CTA helical image data; generate time density curve data for a plurality of voxels from the preprocessed TRH-CTA helical image data for an axial imaging slice, where the time density curve data comprise intensity values for different phases of the preprocessed TRH-CTA helical image data arranged sequentially in time; generate at least one perfusion functional map for the axial imaging slice by at least one of: (1) applying at least one mapping function to different phases of the time density curve data corresponding to the axial imaging slice; (2) applying a deconvolution method to the time density curve data; and (3) applying a non-deconvolution method to the time density curve data; and perform spatial filtering on the perfusion functional map. A display may be used to display at least one filtered perfusion functional map. |
| US11883219B2 |
Artificial intelligence intra-operative surgical guidance system and method of use
The inventive subject matter is directed to a computing platform configured to execute one or more automated artificial intelligence models, wherein the one or more automated artificial intelligence models includes a neural network model, wherein the one or more automated artificial intelligence models are trained on a plurality of radiographic images from a data layer to detect a plurality of anatomical structures or a plurality of hardware, wherein at least one anatomical structure is a pelvic teardrop and a symphysis pubis joint; detecting at a plurality of anatomical structures in a radiographic image of a subject, wherein the plurality of anatomical structures are detected by the computing platform by the step of classifying the radiographic image with reference to a subject good side radiographic image; and constructing a graphical representation of data, wherein the graphical representation is a subject specific functional pelvis grid; the subject specific functional pelvis grid generated based upon the anatomical structures detected by the computing platform in the radiographic image. Various types of functional grids can be generated based on the situation detected. |
| US11883218B2 |
Anatomical imaging system with centipede belt drive
An anatomical imaging system comprising: a CT machine; and a transport mechanism mounted to the base of the CT machine, wherein the transport mechanism comprises a fine movement mechanism for moving the CT machine precisely, relative to the patient, during scanning. An anatomical imaging system comprising: a CT machine; and a transport mechanism mounted to the base of the CT machine, wherein the transport mechanism comprises: a gross movement mechanism for transporting the CT machine relatively quickly across room distances; and a fine movement mechanism for moving the CT machine precisely, relative to the patient, during scanning. An imaging system comprising: a scanner; and a transport mechanism mounted to the base of the scanner, wherein the transport mechanism comprises: a gross movement mechanism for transporting the scanner relatively quickly across room distances; and a fine movement mechanism for moving the scanner precisely, relative to the object being scanned, during scanning. A method for scanning a patient comprising: providing an anatomical imaging system, the system comprising: a CT machine; and a transport mechanism mounted to the base of the CT machine, wherein the transport mechanism comprises: a gross movement mechanism for transporting the CT machine relatively quickly across room distances; and a fine movement mechanism for moving the CT machine precisely, relative to the patient, during scanning; transporting the CT machine to the patient, across room distances, using the gross movement mechanism; and scanning the patient while moving the CT machine precisely, relative to the patient, with the fine movement mechanism. A method for scanning a patient, comprising: moving a CT machine across room distances to the patient; and scanning the patient while moving the CT machine precisely relative to the patient during scanning. A method for scanning an object, comprising: moving a scanner across room distances to the object; and scanning the object while moving the scanner precisely relative to the object during scanning. |
| US11883217B2 |
Portable medical imaging system and method
A portable medical imaging system and method, of which the system includes a movable station having a movable C-arm, an imaging signal transmitter attached to the movable C-arm, and an imaging sensor positioned generally opposite to the imaging signal transmitter and attached to the movable c-arm. The imaging sensor is configured to rotate relative to a point approximately on a center axis of the movable C-arm independently of the imaging signal transmitter, so as to change an angle of incidence for a signal transmitted from the imaging signal transmitter to the imaging sensor, and provide a field-of-view that is larger than the field-of-view of the imaging sensor at a single position. |
| US11883216B2 |
Method for generating an x-ray image dataset
A method is for generating an X-ray image dataset via an X-ray detector having a converter element and a multiplicity of pixel elements. In an embodiment, the method includes first counting of at least one quantity of count signals dependent upon the incident X-ray radiation in each pixel element of the multiplicity of pixel elements; second counting of at least one quantity of coincidence count signals in each pixel element of the subset of pixel elements with at least one further pixel element of the multiplicity of pixel elements; and generating an X-ray image dataset based upon the at least one quantity of count signals counted in each pixel element of the multiplicity of pixel elements and upon the at least one quantity of coincidence count signals counted in each pixel element of the subset of pixel elements. |
| US11883212B2 |
Surgical instrument table and drape therefor
A multi-tiered surgical table and a fitted drape for the table are disclosed. The table has a pair of table tops: a rearward, inclined top at a first elevation and a forward top at a lower second elevation. The drape has top panels corresponding in shape to the table tops, with a step panel therebetween to accommodate the change in elevation. The drape is provided, front, top and rear with receptacles for fluids and waste materials and pockets for surgical supplies such as sponges. |
| US11883199B1 |
Interdigitated impedance electrodes of miniaturized impedance sensors
A method, system, apparatus, and/or device with interdigitated miniaturized electrodes. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a band configured to extend at least partially around a body part of a user, the body part including a dermal layer; a user interface coupled to the band; a processing device coupled to the band; a miniaturized impedance sensor integrated into the band and positioned in the band to be pressed against the dermal layer, the miniaturized impedance sensor comprising a row of interdigitated miniaturized electrodes alternating between a miniaturized electrode of a first set of miniaturized electrodes and another miniaturized electrode of a second set of miniaturized electrodes; and an electrical circuit embedded in the band interconnecting the user interface, the processing device, or the miniaturized impedance sensor. |
| US11883198B2 |
Two-layer tension measurement system for compression garments
A two layer compression garment measuring system that displays a pressure indicia when the garment is stretched, wherein the pressure indicia is displayed by moving from a position under an opaque layer of material (at low or no pressure) to a position under a window or transparent or translucent layer of material (at higher pressure). When the indicia can be seen by an observer through the window or transparent or translucent layer, then the higher pressure has been reached. The viewed indicia optionally displays the pressure level. In various optional designs, the location of attachment between the two spaced-apart locations is adjustable, or the length of the upper layer is adjustable such that the attachment location can be aligned with the indicia. A design having a free ended upper layer is also included. |
| US11883193B2 |
Process and devices for activating a drug measuring device, especially an alcohol measuring device
A process and an activation device (30) provides a user (B) activation of a drug measuring device (100). This drug measuring device includes an input unit (3), a testing unit (6) for testing given samples and an image recording device (12). The activation device (30) receives an activation image set (InB), which was generated by the drug measuring device or by a drug measuring device and at least one image (40, 40.1) from the image recording device. The received activation image set is checked as to meeting a predefined release criterion. For this the activation image set is compared with a predefined reference image set (35) for the user. If the release criterion is met, the drug measuring device is released for the user. An activation data set (32) for the user is completed by at least one image of the activation image set, which shows the user. |
| US11883192B2 |
Method and system for capturing patient feedback for a medical treatment
A method for capturing patient feedback for a medical treatment includes: receiving user instructions indicating a symptom being treated, a symptom score for the symptom being treated, and an indication of a beginning of a treatment session; receiving patient feedback comprising an updated symptom score for the symptom being treated and/or absence or presence of one or more of a plurality of attributes; storing the received patient feedback and a time in the treatment session at which the respective patient feedback was received; repeating the receiving of patient feedback and storage of data during the treatment session; and receiving a user instruction indicating an ending of the treatment session, wherein an alerting module alerts a user of the computing device for input of patient feedback after a predetermined period of time has elapsed following receipt of patient feedback without a subsequent receipt of patient feedback. |
| US11883191B2 |
Pneumonia detection in cardiovascular patients
Systems and methods to detect pneumonia in cardiovascular patients are disclosed, including receiving physiologic information of a patient from an ambulatory medical device (AMD), the physiologic information comprising respiration information of the patient, and determining a pneumonia score of the patient using the received respiration information. |
| US11883186B2 |
Methods and systems for continuous measurement of anomalies for dysmorphology analysis
Computer-assisted methods for assisting in anomaly identification relating to a dysmorphology analysis comprise retrieving and/or generating a sequence of progressively changing images that depict morphing of at least a subject's first physical feature, between at least a first state representing an identification of a first anomaly relating to a dysmorphology and a second state representing lack of the identification of the first anomaly. The number of images in the sequence is selected to provide a substantially continuous transition between the first and second states. The retrieved and/or generated images are displayed on a display of a processing device, and a user interface on the processing device is provided for a user to make an image selection, which can then be used to determine identification or lack of identification of the anomaly. |
| US11883179B2 |
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) tachyarrhythmia detection modifications responsive to detected pacing
An implantable medical device comprises a sensing module configured to obtain electrical signals from one or more electrodes and a control module configured to process the electrical signals from the sensing module in accordance with a tachyarrhythmia detection algorithm to monitor for a tachyarrhythmia. The control module detects initiation of a pacing train delivered by a second implantable medical device, determines a type of the detected pacing train, and modifies the tachyarrhythmia detection algorithm based on the type of the detected pacing train. |
| US11883178B2 |
Method and system to detect P-waves in cardiac arrhythmic patterns
A computer implemented method for detecting arrhythmias in cardiac activity including obtaining far field cardiac activity (CA) signals for a series of beats. For at least a portion of the beats, the one or more processors perform, on a beat by beat basis: a) identifying first and second feature of interests (FOI) from a segment of the CA signal that corresponds to a current beat; and b) classifying the current beat into one of first and second groups. The method also includes designating one of the first and second groups to be a primary group based on a relation between the first and second groups, and for the beats in the primary group, selecting one of the first and second FOIs as the R-wave FOI. The method also includes rejecting an arrhythmia detection based on the P-waves detected. |
| US11883173B2 |
Roadside impairment sensor
The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method for detecting or indicating a state of impairment of a test subject or user due to drugs or alcohol, and more particularly to a method, system and application or software program configured to creating a virtual-reality (“VR”) environment that implements drug and alcohol impairment tests, and which utilizes eye tracking technology to detect or indicate impairment. |
| US11883170B2 |
Biological fluid micro-sample management device
A biological fluid collection device (10) that receives a sample (12) and provides flow-through blood stabilization technology and a precise sample dispensing function for point-of-care and near patient testing applications is disclosed. A biological fluid collection device of the present disclosure is able to effectuate distributed mixing of a sample stabilizer within a blood sample and dispense the stabilized sample in a controlled manner. In this manner, a biological fluid collection device of the present disclosure enables blood micro-sample management, e.g., passive mixing with a sample stabilizer and controlled dispensing, for point-of-care and near patient testing applications. Advantageously, a biological fluid collection device of the present disclosure includes an internal vacuum (28). In this manner, a biological fluid collection device of the present disclosure eliminates the need for additional vacuum creating components that must be connected to the biological fluid collection device during use. |
| US11883165B2 |
Microfluidic systems for epidermal sampling and sensing
A microfluidic system includes a flexible substrate having a skin-facing surface and a back-facing surface; a microfluidic network at least partially embedded in or supported by the flexible substrate; a sensor fluidically connected to the microfluidic network, wherein the microfluidic network is configured to transport a biofluid from a skin surface to the sensor; and a capping layer, having a capping layer skin-facing surface and a back-facing surface, wherein the back-facing surface of the capping layer is attached to the skin-facing surface of the substrate. The flexible substrate is at least partially formed of a thermoplastic elastomer or a polymer configured to provide a high barrier to vapor or liquid water transmission. |
| US11883162B2 |
System for predicting a patient's blood glucose level
An automated blood glucose control system, including a processing and control unit capable of predicting, based on a mathematical model, the future trend of the patient's blood glucose G(t), wherein the model takes as inputs: a variable EE(t) representative of the time variation of the patient's energy expenditure; variable IOB(t) representative of the time variation of the patient's quantity of insulin on board; and a variable COB(t) representative of the time variation of the patient's quantity of glucose on board, and wherein the mathematical model is a model of black box type, that is, a non-physiological model only defined by the observation of the effects of input variables EE(t), IOB(t) and COB(t) on output variable G(t), without taking into account the different known physiological mechanisms operating in the patient's body. |
| US11883158B2 |
Predicting occupant exit from support apparatus
An exit prediction system for a support apparatus receives data inputs from one or more force sensors without zeroing the one or more force sensors. Changes in the data inputs are detected to determine whether the detected changes indicate a movement trend. An exit prediction is determined based at least partially on the movement trend, and without combining the data inputs from the one or more force sensors to determine the occupant's weight. A notification is generated based on the exit prediction. |
| US11883156B2 |
Patient handling device including local status indication, one-touch fowler angle adjustment, and power-on alarm configuration
A patient handling device includes a frame for supporting a patient, a controller, and two alert lights which are activated when a controller detects an alert situation, such as, but not limited to, a patient exiting from the patient handling device. The controller is in communication with the alert lights and operable to monitor an integrated bed exit system. The alert lights are positioned adjacent the foot end corners of the frame and are viewable by a user positioned anywhere within a 270 degree section of a circle defined at the center of the patient handling device. The alert lights include one or more Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). |
| US11883154B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring a person's position
A system for monitoring a person may include a person-worn sensor device including at least one sensor (e.g., at least one accelerometer, magnetometer, altimeter, etc.) configured to collect sensor data and a processor to process data from the person-worn sensor device. The processor may be configured to determine or access an orientation of a physical support apparatus (e.g., bed, table, wheelchair, chair, sofa, or other structure for supporting the person), receive sensor data collected by the person-worn sensor device, calculate an orientation of the person relative to the physical support apparatus based on (a) the orientation of the physical support apparatus and (b) the sensor data collected by the person-worn sensor device, and identify, based on the determined orientation of the person relative to the physical support apparatus, a physical support apparatus exit condition indicating an occurrence or anticipated occurrence of the person exiting the physical support apparatus. |
| US11883147B2 |
Computer-implemented magnetic resonance operation
Method for operating an MR device to acquire MR data slices, wherein in a sequence section of an MR sequence, MR signals of at least two slices are measured simultaneously, and an acquisition order having an association of slices to respective sequence sections of a repetition sequence covering all slices of an associated concatenation is determined using an ordering rule. A crosstalk criterion is evaluated for the acquisition order by checking whether a first slice acquired in a last sequence section of the repetition sequence is directly adjacent to a second slice acquired in a first sequence section of the same repetition sequence. If the crosstalk criterion is fulfilled, the acquisition order is adapted according to an adaptation rule such that a larger temporal acquisition distance between the acquisition of the first and the second slices is provided. |
| US11883145B2 |
Use of electromagnetic field for tomographic imaging of head
An electromagnetic tomographic scanner, for use in imaging a live human body part, includes an imaging chamber, a plurality of antennas, a controller, a lid, and a quantity of matching media. The imaging chamber is supported on the base, defines an imaging domain in that receives the head, and has an open end. The antennas are supported by the imaging chamber and encircle the imaging domain. The controller controls one or more antenna. The lid is attachable to the open end and includes a hollow boundary model that mimics a part of human anatomy that is outside the imaging domain. The matching media fills the interior of the model while an empty field measurement is carried out. Various tensors may be produced. |
| US11883143B2 |
Wireless and power-source-free extravasation and infiltration detection sensor circuitry provided on a substrate with signal splitter
A system detects extravasation or infiltration by segregating active components that drive a passive sensor for economical single use. A receiving antenna of the passive sensor receives a transmitted signal comprising RF electromagnetic power. A first circuit transmits a first portion of the received signal through a body portion. A sensor detects a resultant signal from the body portion. A second circuit combines a reference signal comprising a second portion of the received signal with the resultant signal so as to define an output signal. A transmit antenna transmits the output signal to a receiver. |
| US11883140B2 |
Tactile blood pressure imager
A method is directed to continuously, non-invasively, and directly measuring blood pressure, and includes providing a calibrated measurement device having a blood-flow control balloon and a sensor array. The method further includes placing the sensor array in a non-invasive manner over the surface of a patch of skin connected to an artery by adjoining soft tissues and inflating the blood-flow control balloon with a controlled amount of pressure. In response to the inflating of the blood-flow control balloon, changes in the artery geometry and forces are detected, via the sensor array, during a heartbeat cycle. The changes correspond to spatio-temporal signals from the artery or in the adjoining soft tissues. The spatio-temporal signals are measured and processed, via a controller, to determine blood-pressure parameters. |
| US11883120B2 |
Medical observation system, medical signal processing device, and medical signal processing device driving method
Provided is a medical observation system that includes a first medical signal processing device including a first signal processing unit that acquires first image data corresponding to a result of image capturing of an affected part by a medical observation device and provides first signal processing to the first image data, and a second medical signal processing device including a second signal processing unit that acquires second image data corresponding to the result of image capturing from the first medical signal processing device through a predetermined network and provides second signal processing to the second image data. The second signal processing unit transmits information related to the second signal processing to the first medical signal processing device. The first signal processing unit controls the first signal processing based on the second signal processing. |
| US11883118B2 |
Using augmented reality in surgical navigation
A surgical navigation system may include a processor and a display. The processor may receive a patient image and sensor data captured by a sensor, receive a medical image, generate a hologram of the medical image, perform coregistration between the patient image and the hologram, superimpose the hologram on the patient image, and display the superimposed image. Coregistration may be performed manually via a user interaction, or automatically based on one or more fiducials in the medical image and sensor data related to the fiducials. The system may monitor a change in the environment and update the display correspondingly. For example, the system may monitor a movement of a body of the patient, monitor the size of an organ of the patient as the organ is being under operation, or a movement of the surgical instrument. The sensor may be an augmented reality (AR) sensor in an AR device. |
| US11883114B2 |
Ultrasound locatable surgical guidewire system and method
The present disclosure provides a system and method for using widely available ultrasound imaging to overcome the limitations of imaging guidewires and other small objects that may be subwavelength in size relative to an ultrasound wavelength. The system and method can reduce the use of X-rays and exposure to the dangerous effects of radiation and avoids the expense of MRI technology. The subwavelength object, such as a guidewire, can be detected using several methods and associated systems described herein, including the object changing positions at a frequency that creates a brighter ultrasound image of the object as the object progresses across a scanned region of the ultrasound detector. In some embodiments, the movement of the small object causes a different speckle signature than the object itself would otherwise generate. Analysis of changes in speckle patterns due to progressive movement of an object can yield a detectable object. |
| US11883104B2 |
Eye center of rotation determination, depth plane selection, and render camera positioning in display systems
A display system can include a head-mounted display configured to project light to an eye of a user to display virtual image content at different amounts of divergence and collimation. The display system can include an inward-facing imaging system images the user's eye and processing electronics that are in communication with the inward-facing imaging system and that are configured to obtain an estimate of a center of rotation of the user's eye. The display system may render virtual image content with a render camera positioned at the determined position of the center of rotation of said eye. |
| US11883102B2 |
Visual function detection apparatus, method of detecting visual function, and program
A visual function detection apparatus includes: a display controller configured to cause an image for determination to be displayed in a display region on a display screen of a display unit and move the image for determination within the display region; a gazing point detector configured to detect a position of a gazing point of a test subject observing the display screen; a relation detector configured to detect relation information among a position of the image for determination on the display screen, a moving direction of the image for determination, and a moving direction of the gazing point; and a visual function detector configured to detect a visual function of the test subject based on the relation information. |
| US11883099B2 |
Noninvasive techniques for identifying choroidal neovascularization in retinal scans
Methods and systems for identifying CNV membranes and vasculature in images obtained using noninvasive imaging techniques are described. An example method includes generating, by a first model based on at least one image of a retina of a subject, a membrane mask indicating a location of a CNV membrane in the retina. The method further includes generating, by a second model based on the membrane mask and the at least one image, a vasculature mask of the retina of the subject, the vasculature mask indicating CNV vascularization in the retina. |
| US11883098B2 |
Device and method for determining at least one ocular aberration
A device and a method for determining an ocular aberration of at least one eye of a user are disclosed. The device contains a wavefront sensing unit for measuring at least one optical wavefront with at least one light beam, from which an ocular aberration of the at least one eye of the user is determined. The device further contains at least one diffractive element for generating multiple diffraction orders in the light beam in two meridians in a manner that the multiple diffraction orders are spatially separated on the wavefront sensing unit and in the eye of the user. The device and the method allow generating an ocular defocus map in a one-shot assessment in real-time, especially by employing an automated measurement of the ocular aberrations with regard to different eccentricities of the eye of the user in two meridians. |
| US11883091B2 |
Systems and methods for improving sleep with therapeutic nasal treatment
The invention generally relates to systems and methods for improving sleep by treating at least one of rhinitis, congestion, and/or rhinorrhea to thereby reduce or eliminate symptoms associated therewith, including, but not limited to, nasal congestion, coughing, sneezing, and nasal or throat irritation and itching. |
| US11883090B2 |
Helical guide channel with variable pitch
Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for guiding a rotatable actuator along a helical path with a varied pitch to motivate an attached implement. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes an elongated implement movable along an axis and a rotatable actuator operably coupled with a proximal end of the implement to motivate the implement to move along the axis in response to rotation of the rotatable actuator. A guide is operably coupled with rotatable actuator, where the guide defines a generally helical channel around the axis to direct movement of a rotatable actuator, and wherein a pitch of the helical channel is varied to reduce a distance of travel of the actuator along the axis per unit of rotation of the actuator. |
| US11883082B2 |
Method and apparatus for improving bone screw implants
Spinal bone anchor attachment device for improving the attachment of a bone screw to skeletal portions of a patient, the device reducing the risk of screw failure, and improving patient outcomes. The device is composed of a biomaterial compatible with bone and provides an enhanced surface area on outer surfaces of the device for engaging the bone, and an enhanced surface area within the device for engaging the bone screw. The device may also have a guiding slanted tip with a bias element for facilitating the placement of the device into bone tissue and rescuing an improper tract. The device may further be used to secure the placement of pedicle screws, and as a component of an intervertebral stabilization system commonly used in spinal fusion surgeries. |
| US11883078B2 |
Joint fusion implant and methods
An implant for fusing a joint between first and second bone portions. The implant includes a screw member, and a washer polyaxially rotatable relative to the screw member. The screw member includes a head, a lag zone, and a threaded engagement zone. The implant includes a fusion zone for joint compression, extending from the washer to the proximal end of the engagement zone. Fenestrations may be present in the fusion zone. The length of the fusion zone ranges from about 10 mm to about 37 mm. Different surface finishes including roughened and non-roughened may be applied selectively to selected portions of the implant. In an embodiment, the joint is a sacro-iliac joint, and upon implantation the implant extends from the exterior of the ilium, across the joint and into the sacral vertebral body. Instrumentation and methods for preparing the joint and implanting the implant are disclosed. |
| US11883075B2 |
Device and surgical technique for foot surgery
A correction clamp assembly that permits a physician to surgically correct a bunion or similar deformity is provided. The assembly includes an elongate bridge, as well as first and second blocks slidably or rotatably connected to the elongate bridge. More specifically, first block is configured to slide along a slot formed in the elongate bridge, as well as rotate relative thereto. Additionally, the second block is configured to rotate relative to the elongate bridge. First and second pins may be configured to extend through the first and second block, and then into various pieces of bone. Once a cut is made in a portion of joint or bone, the pins can thereafter be moved towards and away from one another to position the respective pieces of bone in a desired location. Locking screws may also be provided to releasably secure the blocks relative to the bridge. |
| US11883073B2 |
System and method for intrauterine insemination
A kit and method for intrauterine insemination is provided. The steps of the method include self-monitoring of a menstrual cycle of a patient by said patient, making an abrasion on the endometrial lining of a uterus of the patient following menstruation by the patient, predicting timing of ovulation by using an ovulation monitoring system or inducing ovulation; preparing sperm for insemination during ovulation by the patient, guiding an intrauterine insemination catheter accompanied by a cervical shield into the patient, depositing a semen sample into the uterine cavity or cervical canal, removing the catheter from the body of the patient while using a holding tool to hold the cervical shield in place at the entrance to the uterine cavity, and leaving the cervical shield in place for a predetermined time period. |
| US11883069B2 |
Apparatuses for the implantation of medical devices and methods of use thereof
A medical device may include a shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The shaft may include a lumen therein. The medical device may include a handle coupled to the proximal end of the shaft and may include a mode selector. The mode selector may be adapted to transition between a first mode and a second mode of the medical device. The medical device may further include a compressed fluid source. In the first mode, the compressed fluid source may be fluidly coupled with the shaft so as to impart a negative pressure in at least a portion of the lumen. In the second mode, the compressed fluid source may be fluidly coupled with the shaft so as to impart a positive pressure in the at least a portion of the lumen. |
| US11883065B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for surgical access and insertion
The various embodiments herein relate to systems, devices, and/or methods relating to surgical procedures, and more specifically for accessing an insufflated cavity of a patient and/or positioning surgical systems or devices into the cavity. |
| US11883064B2 |
Multi-shield spinal access system
An access device for accessing an intervertebral disc having an outer shield comprising an access shield with a larger diameter (˜16-30 mm) that reaches from the skin down to the facet line, with an inner shield having a second smaller diameter (˜5-12 mm) extending past the access shield and reaches down to the disc level. This combines the benefits of the direct visual microsurgical/mini open approaches and the percutaneous, “ultra-MIS” techniques. |
| US11883063B2 |
Medical device and its construction
A tube can include an elongated cannulated member that has an external wall. The tube can be navigated during a selected procedure. The tube can be shaped to selected configurations. |
| US11883061B2 |
Cutting balloon catheter with flexible cutting blades
A cutting balloon catheter including a balloon mounted on a distal portion of a catheter shaft. The balloon includes a cutting member mounted on an exterior surface of the balloon which includes one or more features for providing the cutting member with enhanced flexibility for navigating tortuous anatomy and more closely conforms to the expansion characteristics of the balloon to which the cutting member is mounted. |
| US11883059B2 |
Mechanical lockout for ultrasonic surgical instrument
An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a first modular assembly including at least one operator input feature an ultrasonic transducer supported by the first modular assembly, and a second modular assembly configured to be removably coupled with the first modular assembly. The second modular assembly includes at least a portion of an end effector extending distally from a distal end portion of the second modular assembly. The instrument includes a mechanical lockout assembly configured to switch between at least an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration. In the locked configuration, the first modular assembly and the second modular assembly are partially coupled together such that the operator is physically prevented from activating the instrument using the operator input feature. In the unlocked configuration, the first modular assembly and the second modular assembly are completely coupled together and the operator is able to activate the instrument using the operator input feature. |
| US11883054B2 |
Systems and methods for tissue treatment
Systems and methods are configured to treat a tissue by automatically linearly oscillating an instrument into a target site. A system may include a body having a length and configured to receive a portion of the instrument guide member having an exposed end and/or an instrument. The system may further include an actuator member disposed within the body and configured to linearly oscillate the instrument within the instrument guide member a fixed distance past the exposed end. The systems and methods can increase patient comfort while empowering clinicians by simplifying interventions for musculoskeletal disorders. |
| US11883052B2 |
End effector updates
Examples herein describes a powered surgical end-effector that may include a controllable jaw configured to operate on a tissue, an updatable memory having stored therein a default actuation algorithm, and and a processor. The processor may be configured to operate in a first mode at a first time, wherein in the first mode the processor may be configured to operate an aspect of the controllable jaw according to the default actuation algorithm. The processor may receive data at a second time, after the first time, that may cause the processor to operate in a second mode, wherein in the second mode the processor may be configured to operate an aspect of the controllable jaw according to an alternative actuation algorithm. |
| US11883050B2 |
Instrument for selectively grabbing and cutting tissue
A surgical instrument configured for both grasping and cutting operations has a shaft with a push rod extending through it. An end effector on the shaft has a grasping jaw, a cutting jaw, and an intermediate jaw. The grasping jaw forms a grasping device with the intermediate jaw, and the cutting jaw forming a cutting device with the intermediate member. A segment of the shaft proximal to the end effector is axially rotatable between a first position, in which the push rod can advance through the segment to actuate the cutting device, and a second position in which the push rod can advance through the segment to actuate the grasping device |
| US11883049B2 |
Forceps drive shaft control
Surgical tool can include an outer shaft, a guide, an end effector, and a drive shaft. The outer shaft can extend along a longitudinal axis. The guide can be connected to the outer shaft. The end effector can include a first jaw connected to the outer shaft distal of the guide and a second jaw pivotably connected to the outer shaft distal of the guide. The drive shaft can be located within the outer shaft and can extend along the longitudinal axis. The drive shaft can be connected to the end effector and the drive shaft can be engageable with the guide to limit movement of the drive shaft with respect to the outer shaft in a direction not parallel with the guide. The drive shaft can be translatable along the outer shaft to operate the end effector. |
| US11883046B2 |
Self-expanding intravascular medical device
A self-expanding intravascular medical device including a multi-component assembly with a self-expanding outer cage component comprising a plurality of struts; and a single cell wave-shape component disposed within the self-expanding outer cage component forming a channel therein. The proximal end of the single cell wave-shape component is connected to the self-expanding outer cage component at a proximal joint. |
| US11883044B2 |
Basket for a catheter device
The present disclosure relates to a basket for a catheter designed to be deployed in complex vasculature to optimally treat vascular and arterial disease conditions such as blood clots, blood emboli, and deep vein thrombosis. The basket may comprise a shaft with a plurality of cuts along a portion of its length to form a plurality of tines that provide support for a plurality of porous tubes to form the limbs of the basket. The limbs of the basket expand radially away from the longitudinal axis of the basket when the longitudinal length of the basket is reduced. The limbs may also be connected to a drug delivery system, and in this manner, baskets of the present disclosure allow for the use of both mechanical and pharmaceutical means of thrombolysis. |
| US11883042B2 |
Medical device for stone management
A medical device for stone management comprises a catheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a first lumen and a second lumen disposed therethrough. A handle assembly is interconnected with the proximal end of the catheter, the handle assembly comprising a body defining an interior cavity, a first section and a second section. An interior passageway is disposed within the interior cavity and in fluid communication with the first lumen of the catheter. A valve assembly interconnected with the interior passageway. An actuator assembly is engaged with the valve assembly, the actuator having a first position and a second position. A vacuum port is in communication with the interior passageway and positioned on the second section of the handle. The second section of the handle forms an angle with respect to the first section of the handle. |
| US11883036B2 |
Crimp attachment of clip for reloadable hemostasis device
A system includes a clip having a pair of clip arms, proximal ends of the clip arms received within a channel of a capsule to be moved between an open configuration and a closed configuration. A proximal end of the capsule including a plurality of connecting elements extending proximally therefrom. Each of the connecting elements including a hook along a proximal portion thereof. An applicator includes an elongated flexible member and a control member extending therethrough, the control member configured to be connected to the clip arms to move the clip assembly between the open and closed configurations, the elongated flexible member including a bushing including a first ramped portion and a necked portion extending proximally from the first ramped portion, a proximal end of the first ramped portion including a lip configured to engage the hook when the connecting elements are crimped thereover. |
| US11883033B2 |
Left atrial appendage occluder, and method of application
A left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder, and a method of application are provided. The LAA occluder includes a plugging portion, a connecting portion, and a covering portion that are connected sequentially along an axial direction, where the plugging portion includes a first support mesh that can be transformed to have a reduced radial profile, and a first gathering member; a plurality of anchoring members for grasping LAA tissues are arranged on an outer peripheral surface of the first support mesh; the first gathering member is detachably connected to the connecting portion, such that the plugging portion can be provided individually at an LAA; the covering portion includes a second support mesh that can be transformed to have a reduced radial profile, and a second gathering member; and the second gathering member is provided at an end of the second support mesh away from the connecting portion. |
| US11883031B2 |
Device for restricting blood flow to aneurysms
A non-occlusive blood-restricting device is provided for treating a vascular malformation. The blood-restricting device includes a first section configured to assume a first shape when deployed from a microcatheter within a portion of the vascular malformation so as to at least partially cover an orifice of the vascular malformation, the portion of the vascular malformation including one or more anatomical features selected from the group consisting of: a neck of the vascular malformation and a wall of the vascular malformation. The first shape defines a sequence of loops having a gradually decreasing diameter and coaxial around a first central axis. The blood-restricting device also includes a second section configured to assume a second shape when deployed from the microcatheter. The second shape defines a single loop around a second central axis when the blood-restricting device is not restrained. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11883028B2 |
Systems and methods for post-operative anastomotic leak detection
A tissue monitoring system includes a sensor, a sensor reader, and at least one computing device. The sensor is releasably coupled to a staple by a tether and is configured to measure a physiological parameter of tissue and convert the measurement into a signal. The sensor reader is configured to receive the signal from the sensor and the at least one computing device is configured to receive the signal from the sensor reader and process the signal into physiological data. The sensor is implanted in tissue by the staple. |
| US11883022B2 |
Shared situational awareness of the device actuator activity to prioritize certain aspects of displayed information
A surgical hub for prioritizing data on a display using situational awareness of a medical instrument may be provided. A first surgical task that uses a medical instrument during a medical procedure may be determined based on a contextual data. A second surgical task that uses the medical instrument may be determined based on the first surgical task and the contextual data. A message may be sent that may instruct a display to prioritize a display data associated with the second surgical task. |
| US11883020B2 |
Surgical instrument having a feedback system
A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument comprises a plurality of sensors, and a status module releasably connected to the surgical instrument. The status module comprises a plurality of contacts, a circuit, and a plurality of indicators. Each individual contact is in electrical communication with a different sensor. The circuit is in electrical communication with at least one of the contacts. At least one of the indicators is in electrical communication with the circuit. |
| US11883019B2 |
Stapling instrument comprising a staple feeding system
A surgical stapler comprising an end effector and a system configured to feed staples into the end effector is disclosed. |
| US11883018B2 |
Suturing kit and package
A suturing kit includes a suture and a suture holder for holding the suture. The suture has a first end and a second, opposite, end. The suture holder includes an elongated wall defining a suture receiving passage that is elongated along a longitudinal axis and terminates at a suture exit opening. The suture receiving passage has a width at least twice the diameter of the suture and receives the suture such that the suture is folded over forming a half loop section spaced from the suture exit opening. A first second of the suture extends from the half loop section toward the first end and a second section of the suture extends from the half loop section towards the second end. The first section and the second section of the suture within the suture receiving passage are aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis. |
| US11883017B2 |
Thread insertion devices
Devices and methods for inserting an implant into skin or other tissue of a patient can include a hyaluronic thread coupled with an insertion device that can provide a supportive enclosure for the thread as it is injected into a patient's skin or other tissue. The device can include a moveable member and laterally extending portions, a closed distal portion, and an inner cavity so that the thread can be positioned within the inner cavity and extend along the moveable member. The laterally extending portions can move, relative to the thread, to expose the thread. In use, the moveable member is insertable into a patient and at least a portion of the moveable member is configured to move within a patient to expose the thread. |
| US11883015B2 |
Retractor used to assist cuff implantation, tissue repositioning and other applications
A retractor is designed to assist in cuff implantation procedure. It has a flat non-cutting retracting end at the distal. Its function is to isolate tissue of interest, to make access, and to retract tissue for cuff placement and removal while protecting critical tissue at the surgical site. |
| US11883014B2 |
Biomaterial occluder delivery mechanism
A medical device including a removable frame and biomaterial cover, methods of assembling and using the same, and a delivery system including the same are described herein. The medical device includes a frame having proximal and distal ends, the frame including a proximal disc at the proximal end, a distal disc at the distal end, and a connecting segment having a proximal end and a distal end connecting the proximal and distal discs. Each of the proximal and distal discs includes a respective plurality of prongs and has a maximum cross-sectional dimension larger than the connecting segment. The medical device further includes at least one biomaterial cover including an outer section and an inner section defining a cavity therebetween, wherein at least one of the proximal and distal discs of the frame is positioned in the cavity. |
| US11883012B1 |
Breath analysis cartridge with components for dispensing developer solution
Various systems, devices, components, and methods are disclosed for measuring the concentration of an analyte, such as acetone, in a breath sample. The disclosed devices include a breath sample analysis device having a mouthpiece configured to facilitate engagement with a user's mouth to receive a breath sample. The disclosed devices also include a breath sample capture cartridge containing an interactant that extracts the analyte from a breath sample passed through the cartridge. Also disclosed are devices for routing the breath sample through the cartridge during exhalation, and for analyzing a reaction in the cartridge to measure a concentration of the analyte. |
| US11883009B2 |
Irrigation and aspiration device and method
Irrigation and/or aspiration devices and methods may be configured to aspirate and irrigate alone, sequentially, or concurrently. The devices and methods may provide a base with a removable head, and adapted for partial or complete separation of the irrigation and aspiration functions. The devices and methods can be configured to aspirate and/or irrigate the nasal and sinus cavities. The devices and methods may be manually and/or automatically controlled. The devices and methods may include removable, and/or replaceable, and/or refillable, and easily cleanable reservoirs for aspirant and irrigant. The device head and/or aspirant reservoir may comprise a diagnostic device, i.e., test device and/or container after use of the devices and methods. |
| US11883005B2 |
Steering system with locking mechanism
A steerable device, such as a steerable catheter, may include a control handle and an insertion shaft extending outwardly therefrom. In use, the insertion shaft is navigated to an area of interest for examination and/or treatment thereof. The steerable device may include a steering system that controls the deflection angle of the distal end of the insertion shaft in two or more non-planar directions for navigating the insertion shaft to the area of interest. The steering system may also include a locking mechanism for arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end of the insertion shaft in a first direction independent of arresting or partially arresting the movement of the distal end in a second non-planar direction. |
| US11883004B2 |
Multi-focal, multi-camera endoscope systems
A multi-focal, multi-camera endoscope having a tip section including a first optical assembly for generating a first image of a body cavity; a second optical assembly for generating a second image of a body cavity; at least one illuminator associated with each of the first optical assembly and second optical assembly; and a processing system configured to: zoom the first optical assembly and thereby generate a zoomed first image in place of the first image; and automatically cause a physical display to eliminate a display of the second image and to only display said zoomed first image. To eliminate the display of the second image, the processing system reduces a power supply to the second optical assembly, reduces an illumination intensity of an illuminator associated with the second optical assembly or causes the physical display to power off, darken, or blacken. |
| US11883001B2 |
Pressure test port contained within a body of surgical instrument
A surgical apparatus includes a housing, a test port retainer, a pressure test chamber, and an image capture assembly. The housing includes a pressure test port. The test port retainer includes a test port retainer housing, a probe seal, and a liquid exclusion barrier. In one aspect, the test port retainer also includes a hydrophobic membrane mounted within the test port retainer housing. The pressure test chamber includes a manifold and a central tube. The first end of the central tube is affixed to the image capture assembly to form a pressure seal, and the second end of the central tube is coupled to the test port retainer so that the pressure test port communicates with the interior volume of the central tube through the test port retainer. |
| US11883000B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods using mating catheter tips and tools
A medical instrument system includes an imaging probe and an elongated medical instrument. The imaging probe includes a first sealing feature comprising a first tapered profile formed on an external surface of the distal tip. The elongated medical instrument has a working channel extending to an opening in the distal portion. The distal portion includes a second sealing feature comprising a second tapered profile formed on an internal surface of the channel. A distal end surface of the distal tip extends through the opening and distally of a distal end surface of the elongated medical instrument when the first sealing feature is engaged with the second sealing feature. The first tapered profile and the second tapered profile form a seal that prevents fluid from passing through the opening when the imaging probe is within the working channel of the elongated medical instrument and the first and second sealing features contact. |
| US11882997B2 |
Integrated endoscope irrigation
A distal tip of an endoscopic device and a cylindrical cap is disclosed. The distal tip comprises a pattern of alternating grooves and lands on its outer surface. The cylindrical cap is configured to fit tightly over the lands, thereby changing the grooves into closed channels through which liquid or gas can flow. |
| US11882993B2 |
Method of using imaging devices in surgery
A method for generating and updating a three-dimensional representation of a surgical site based on imaging data from an imaging system is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of generating a first image of the surgical site based on structured electromagnetic radiation emitted from the imaging system, receiving a second image of the surgical site, aligning the first image and the second image, generating a three-dimensional representation of the surgical site based on the first image and the second image as aligned, displaying the three-dimensional representation on a display screen, receiving a user selection to manipulate the three-dimensional representation, and updating the three-dimensional representation as displayed on the display screen from a first state to a second state according to the received user selection. |
| US11882990B2 |
Systems and methods for data filtering of passageway sensor data
A system and method for data filtering of passageway sensor data include traversing a plurality of passageways with a flexible elongate device and recording, during the traversing, positional data using one or more sensors coupled to the flexible elongate device. The positional data includes a first plurality of positional data points recorded during a first insertion of the flexible elongate device into a first passageway and a second plurality of positional data points recorded during a first retraction of the flexible elongate device within the first passageway. The system and method further include labeling the first plurality of positional data points and the second plurality of positional data points as first common passageway positional data points and registering the positional data with a model of the plurality of passageways, wherein the registering includes matching the first common passageway positional data points with corresponding first common passageway model data points. |
| US11882983B2 |
Vacuum nozzle system
A vacuum nozzle system has a vacuum nozzle with an inlet opening for engaging a surface to be vacuumed and an outlet opening for connection to a vacuum supply hose. The inlet opening is delimited by a circumferential end face. The nozzle defining a vacuum flow direction from the inlet opening to the outlet opening. A holder bracket has a holder for holding the nozzle. The holder is disposed downstream of the end face in a vacuum flow in the vacuum flow direction when the nozzle is in a retained position on the holder bracket. |
| US11882982B2 |
Shoe sanitizing assembly
A shoe sanitizing assembly includes a pan that is positionable adjacent to an entry of a building such that the pan can to be stepped in by patrons of the building. A plurality of biasing members is each coupled to and extends upwardly from the pan. A mat is positionable on top of the plurality of biasing members such that the patrons of the building step on the mat when the patrons pass through the entry. A pair of fluid reservoirs is provided that each contains a fluid and each of the fluid reservoirs is positioned in the pan. A plurality of pumps is each positioned in the pan. Each of the pumps is actuated when the mat is stepped upon to spray a measured amount of the fluid outwardly through the mat onto soles of shoes worn by the user. |
| US11882980B2 |
Household dishwasher machine and method for operating a household dishwasher machine
A household dishwasher includes a washing chamber, a controller apparatus configured to perform a wash program from a number of wash programs for washing items to be washed arranged in the washing chamber, an optical sensor configured to capture an optical sensor signal of the washing chamber during performance of the wash program, and an evaluating unit configured to ascertain a subsequent loading of items to be washed by a user as a function of the captured optical sensor signal of the washing chamber, to determine a point in time of the subsequent loading in the wash program, and to perform a predetermined action as a function of the ascertained subsequent loading and the determined point in time. |
| US11882977B2 |
Dishwasher with filter assembly
A liquid recirculation system having a pump for recirculating liquid and a liquid filtering system for filtering the recirculating liquid. The liquid filtering system includes a filter disposed in the recirculation flow path to filter the liquid and a flow diverter or flow diverter to aid in cleaning the filter. |
| US11882976B2 |
Liquid distributor for a liquid-transfer system of a conveyor dishwasher, and conveyor dishwasher having such a liquid distributor
A liquid distributor for a liquid-transfer system of a conveyor dishwasher has first, second and third connections. The liquid sprayed in at least one final-rinse zone of the conveyor dishwasher can be fed to the liquid distributor via the first connection, wherein some of the liquid fed to the liquid distributor can be discharged, via the second connection, to a line system which can be connected to the second connection, and wherein the rest of the liquid fed to the liquid distributor can be discharged, via the third connection, to at least one line system which can be connected to the third connection. The liquid distributor has an interchangeable aperture component, which defines the fraction of liquid which is fed to the liquid distributor via its first connection and is to be discharged, via the second connection, to the line system which can be connected to the second connection. |
| US11882973B2 |
Cleaning apparatus
A cleaning apparatus having a cleaning member movably arranged at a housing, the cleaning member having a cleaning portion for engaging a surface to be cleaned; a handle member connects with and is resiliently movable between a raised position and a lower position so that when the handle member is arranged at the raised position, a resilient member operably connecting the handle member with the housing is substantially compressed thereby applying a pressing force onto the cleaning member towards the surface to be cleaned. |
| US11882972B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus having a fluid distributor
A fluid delivery system for a surface cleaning apparatus includes a fluid container configured for storing a fluid, a fluid distributor configured for delivering the fluid to a surface to be cleaned, and a flow controller configured for controlling a flow of the fluid from the fluid container to the fluid distributor. The flow controller includes an adjustable valve and is configured for operating in a first mode of operation that supplies the fluid to the fluid distributor at a first volumetric flow rate; a second mode of operation that supplies the fluid to the fluid distributor at a second volumetric flow rate that is lower than the first volumetric flow rate; and a third mode of operation that supplies the fluid to the fluid distributor at a third volumetric flow rate that is lower than the second volumetric flow rate. |
| US11882970B2 |
Cleaning device and sweeping assembly thereof
The present disclosure relates to a cleaning device and a sweeping assembly thereof. The sweeping assembly includes: a brush holder; a brush body arranged in the brush holder, and including a cleaning part and a connecting part connected to each other, the connecting part being further connected to the driver to rotate the brush body, the cleaning part including a brush member protruding outward therefrom; and an anti-winding structure arranged at the connecting part, and configured to fill up a gap between the brush holder and the connecting part. |
| US11882969B1 |
Side brush with elongated soft bristles for robotic cleaners
A robotic cleaner executing operations such as capturing data indicative of locations of objects in a workspace through which the robot moves; generating or updating a map of at least a part of the workspace based on at least the data; and navigating based on the map or an updated map of the workspace. The robotic cleaner may include a side brush with a main body with at least one attachment point and at least one bundle of bristles attached to the at least one attachment point of the main body, wherein the bristles are between 50 to 90 millimeters in length and positioned between 5 to 30 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane. |
| US11882963B2 |
Selectively securable grill cover
A grill cover is configured to be utilized with a grill having a metallic component, the grill cover includes a cover body, a magnetic fastener, and a secondary fastener. The cover body presents an outer edge disposed along a bottom side and a cover void therein configured to receive the grill therein. The magnetic fastener and the secondary fastener are each secured to the cover body. The magnetic fastener is configured to provide a magnetic force to keep the magnetic fastener selectively secured to the metallic component of the grill so as to keep the cover body in place around the grill therein. The secondary fastener is configured to reduce a cross-sectional area of the cover void so as to prevent the grill cover from being removed from the grill while the secondary fastener is emplaced. |
| US11882961B1 |
Cover plate for cooking devices
A cooking device is provided. In one embodiment, the cooking device includes a base having a recessed cavity arranged in a top surface. The cooking device can also include a heating element arranged within the recessed cavity of the base. A first bracket can be positioned on the base, and a cooking plate can be positioned on the top surface of the base. A lid assembly can be provided and can include a cover plate configured to be removably positioned over the cooking plate. The cover plate can include a plurality of through-holes arranged therein. A second bracket can be positioned on the cover plate and it can be configured to couple to the first bracket such that the lid assembly is connected to and rotatable relative to the base. |
| US11882960B2 |
Cookware for searing
An article of cookware has an interior cooking surface that with raised linear or curvilinear bands with an outer layer of a first material that is one of ceramic or metallic in nature to provide cut and abrasion resistance. Valleys or grooves between the raised bands have an outer layer of a second material with low surface energy to facilitate food release and cleaning of debris. The bands are arranged to protect the second material from cutting and abrasion that would damage the second material. The bands aid in enhancing distribution of cooking oil to enhance searing and browning of foods. |
| US11882958B2 |
Mixing apparatus having a seal
The invention provides a mixing apparatus. The mixing apparatus includes a first container, wherein the first container comprises: a first port; and a mixing chamber. The mixing apparatus further includes a second container, wherein the second container is adapted to receive the first container, and a seal disposed between the first container and the second container. In addition, the mixing apparatus includes a channel between the first port and the mixing chamber, wherein the channel is defined by the seal and the first container. In some examples, the seal includes: a first seal portion; and a transition seal portion, the transition portion comprising: a seal split; and an air intake channel. |
| US11882944B1 |
Diaper changing device
A diaper changing device which can assist parents or other caregivers in changing an infant or other subject's diaper may include a base. The base may be flat. At least one diaper retainer tab may be provided on the base. The at least one diaper retainer tab may be configured to engage and secure a diaper in place on the base. The base and the at least one diaper retainer tab may be used by a caregiver to maintain the diaper in an easily reachable, strategically placed position as the diaper on an infant or adult is changed, allowing a caregiver to operate a front end of the diaper and wrap the front end over the subject. The caregiver may easily and rapidly pull the base frontward from the diaper to disconnect the diaper changing device from the diaper and finalize the diapering process. |
| US11882943B2 |
Adjustable child carrier with multiple carry orientations
An adjustable child carrier includes waist belt, a main body, shoulder straps, side attachment tabs, and thigh supports. The side attachment tabs provide lower attachment points for the shoulder straps. The thigh supports cooperate with a seat center portion to form an adjustable bucket seat configurable in a plurality of bucket seat configurations adapted to ergonomically support a child in a corresponding size range in a spread squat position. The upper end portions of the thigh supports can be selectively coupled to the side attachment tabs at multiple mid-section width setting locations and the lower end portions of the thigh supports can be selectively coupled to the waist belt at multiple base width setting locations. The thigh supports are adjustable to set a mid-section width of the adjustable child carrier and a base width of the adjustable bucket seat. |
| US11882932B2 |
Interchangeable base steel structure storage assembly
A storage rack assembly includes a base steel structure which is interchangeably connected to the storage rack above. The base steel structure assembly is compromised of structural material with bolted connections which allow for the replacement or changing of damaged material due to accidental forklift contact all while the above storage system stays in place. |
| US11882923B2 |
Strap assembly for a wearable mobile device and method of using the same
Various embodiments are directed to a hand strap apparatus for securing a mobile device relative to user's hand and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, the hand strap apparatus comprises a backhand strap plate configured for positioning against a backhand portion the user's hand based on an engagement of a strap mechanism with the user's hand; a backhand mount component configured to receive a mobile device to secure the mobile device in a mounted position relative to the backhand strap plate; a finger mount component configured to receive a detachable ring mount attachment in an attached position relative to the hand strap apparatus; wherein the backhand mount component is in electronic communication with the finger mount component such that, when the ring mount attachment is in the attached position, operation of the mobile device is controlled by a trigger button of the ring mount attachment. |
| US11882921B2 |
Expandable sling bag
An expandable sling bag has a shape and a shoulder strap that enable the sling bag to be worn across an individual's back, chest and/or abdomen, or side, under the individual's arm. The expandable sling bag includes an expandable receptacle that enables the sling bag to accommodate an oversized item, such as a portable computer, a sleeve for a portable computer, or the like, with dimension that exceed a height of the sling bag. More specifically, the expandable sling bag may include a receptacle with an opening at its top, an expandable base positionable within a bottom portion of the receptacle, and a bottom opening through which the expandable base may be extended to expand a length of the receptacle. Methods of using an expandable sling bag to carry oversized items are also disclosed. |
| US11882916B2 |
Refillable cosmetic dispenser
A refillable cosmetic dispenser with a cartridge for a stick cosmetic that can be locked in a retracted position except when engaged with a corresponding dispenser base. Locking formations retained by an elongate body and an elevator cup have a locked condition to lock the elevator cup against movement relative to the elongate body. The dispenser base receives the elongate body, and a release member of the dispenser base actuates the locking formations from the locked condition to the unlocked condition. The locking formations retained by the elongate body can be plural resiliently deflectable fingers disposed along a circular shape, and the release member can be a central column that is operative to deflect the resiliently deflectable fingers out of engagement with the locking formation of the elevator cup. The elevator cup can thus be locked in a retracted position to be freed by a corresponding dispenser base. |
| US11882914B2 |
Refilling method and refillable bottle
A refillable bottle (10) is provided, comprising a lid (1) that can be connected to an applicator (2) and a storage portion (3) that can be connected to the applicator (2), in which the lid (1), the applicator (2) and the storage portion (3) are connected together using screw threads in the lid (1), the applicator (2) and the storage portion (3). An accompanying method for refilling a bottle (10) is also provided, comprising the following steps: disconnecting the storage portion (3) from the applicator (2) by means of a first unscrewing action, and connecting a refill (20) to the applicator (2), in which the force required to perform the first unscrewing action is greater than the force required to perform a second unscrewing action, the second unscrewing action being understood to be the action performed to disconnect the lid (1) from the applicator (2). |
| US11882911B2 |
Steam hair straightener
The invention discloses a steam hair straightener, comprising an upper handle and an upper cover forming the upper part, and a lower handle and a lower cover forming the lower part, wherein the upper handle and the upper cover are assembled and fixed by screws, and a first installation cavity is formed there between; the lower handle and the lower cover are also assembled and fixed by screws, and a second installation cavity is formed there between; the inside of the first installation cavity is equipped with an upper heating plate, a hot steam device, a water tank and a water pump; the second installation cavity is equipped with a lower heating plate, an infrared device, a function control board, and a 360° rotating power cord; the hot steam device is installed on the upper heating plate. |
| US11882905B2 |
Automatic lacing system
An article of footwear with an automatic lacing system is disclosed. The automatic lacing system provides a set of straps that can be automatically opened and closed to switch between a loosened and tightened position of the upper. The article further includes an automatic ankle cinching system that is configured to automatically adjust an ankle portion of the upper. |
| US11882904B2 |
Autolacing footwear having a sliding securing device
An article of footwear and method of manufacturing includes a midsole, an upper, secured with respect to the midsole, forming an opening to admit a foot of a wearer, the opening being adjustable between a first segment of the upper and a second segment of the upper to secure the article of footwear to the foot of the wearer, and a slidable securing device. The slidable securing device is coupled between the first segment and the second segment of the upper, configured to slide along a length of track and secure the first and second segments together. A motorized lacing system engages with a lace to increase and decrease tension on the lace. The lace is secured to the slidable securing device, and when tension is placed on the lace, the lace causes the slidable securing device to slide along the track and secure the first and second segments together. |
| US11882903B2 |
Tension-retaining system for a wearable article
A tension-retaining system for retaining tension in a tensioning cord of a wearable article may include a retainer including an anchor and a wedge. The anchor may define a notch, and the wedge may have a tensioning cord coupling feature. The wedge may have an engagement portion that fits within the notch with the engagement portion disposed further in the notch than the tensioning cord coupling feature. |
| US11882900B2 |
Dot bonding shoe insole using adhesive resin mixed with hydrophobic nano-silica and manufacturing thereof
A present invention related to a method for manufacturing a dot bonding shoe insole using an adhesive resin containing hydrophobic nano-silica, including: melting adhesive resin made of any one selected from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) or ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) containing hydrophobic nano-silica in the range of 0.2 to 5 phr and applying to the surface of the transfer roller in which the intaglio dot pattern is formed in a mesh shape in the shape of the shoe insole; removing the adhesive resin applied other area than the intaglio dot pattern of the surface of the transfer roller; transferring the adhesive resin applied to the intaglio dot pattern of the surface of the transfer roller to either one of the foam or the fabric; bonding the foam and the fabric by compressing; and cutting a shoe insole shape in a package in which the foam and the fabric are bonded. |
| US11882899B2 |
Footwear strobel with bladder having grooved flange and method of manufacturing
A strobel for an article of footwear comprises a polymeric bladder that defines an interior cavity. The polymeric bladder is configured to retain a fluid in the interior cavity. The polymeric bladder has a peripheral flange extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the interior cavity. The peripheral flange defines a groove extending along the peripheral flange. The polymeric bladder may include a first polymeric sheet bonded to a second polymeric sheet at the peripheral flange and joined to the second polymeric sheet at a plurality of interior welds. Methods of manufacturing a strobel and manufacturing footwear are included. |
| US11882898B2 |
Sole, particularly for shoes
A plantar shaped shoe sole constituted by layers includes a mid-sole constituted by a body and elastically compressible protrusions protruding downward from a body lower surface, each having an axial cavity and first holes. An upper surface of the body has holes associated with first holes of each protrusion. First protrusions are arranged at a central area of the heel and forefoot of the body and have a greater protruding height than second protrusions. First and second protrusions have first and second apices, respectively, forming anatomically-contoured curved surfaces, formed at protrusion free ends, opposite the body lower surface. Each axial cavity extends from the upper surface to their respective apex. There are more forefoot region first holes of first protrusions than second protrusions. The sole includes a tread and an elastic plantar supporting structure, at least one seat on the upper surface wherein the apices are positioned on the seat. |
| US11882891B1 |
Belt
Belts have an elongated portion having opposed first and second ends configured for connection to each other, the first end including a planar body defining a first aperture and a second aperture spaced apart from the first aperture, and the second end including a buckle having a body with a first protrusion configured to be received in the first aperture and a second protrusion configured to be received in the second aperture. The first end may have a first free end. The second aperture may be closer to the first free end than is the first aperture. The second end may have a second free end. The first protrusion may be closer to the second free end than is the second protrusion. The first aperture may have a first limit surface away from the second aperture. The second aperture may have a second limit surface away from the first aperture. |
| US11882889B2 |
Fault-tolerant grid frequency measurement algorithm during transients
A system determines the frequency of grid signals corresponding to an electrical grid in real time. The system includes a transient detector that monitors a grid signal from a voltage meter or a current meter connected to the electrical grid. The system produces, in real time and at a sampling rate, a deviation signal indicative of a periodicity of the monitored grid signal. The system determines, over one or more cycles of the monitored grid signal, a measurement signal corresponding to the deviation signal. The system determines a frequency signal that corresponds a frequency estimation of the monitored signal by applying a frequency estimation when values of the measurement signal are less than a deviation threshold and maintaining the frequency signal at a constant value when values of the measured signal equal or exceeds the deviation threshold. |
| US11882886B2 |
Athletic sock
Aspects herein are directed to a knit sock having a leg portion and an integrally knit ankle welt extending around a circumference of the leg portion and positioned at a lower end of the leg portion. The knit sock further includes an integrally knit tab located at a back aspect of the ankle welt. |
| US11882877B2 |
Electronic vapor provision system
An electronic vapor provision system includes a control unit and a cartridge configured to engage with and disengage from one another substantially along a longitudinal axis. The cartridge includes a reservoir of liquid to be vaporized, and the control unit includes a battery and a tube portion disposed along said longitudinal axis. The system further includes an induction heating assembly comprising a drive coil and a heater element. The heater element is located in the cartridge for vaporizing the liquid. The cartridge is configured to feed liquid from the reservoir onto the heater element for vaporization. The drive coil is located in the tube portion of the control unit and disposed about the longitudinal axis. The cartridge is located at least partly within the tube portion when engaged with the control unit, such that the heater element is within the drive coil. |
| US11882876B2 |
Cartridge and aerosol generating device including the same
A cartridge includes a storage configured to store an aerosol generating material; a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating material to generate aerosol; and at least one terminal configured to transfer power from an external battery to the heater and comprising a conductive structure surrounding a wire connected to the heater, wherein the conductive structure takes a compressed form in which the wire is in contact with the conductive structure. |
| US11882875B2 |
Aerosol generating apparatus and operation method of the same
According to an embodiment, there is provided an aerosol generating apparatus including a case into which a cigarette including an electromagnetic inductor is insertable, a heating unit configured to heat the cigarette, a detector that includes a coil and measures a current characteristic value of a current flowing through the coil according to predetermined time information, and a controller that controls operation of the heating unit by comparing the current characteristic value measured by the detector with a predetermined reference current characteristic value, wherein the reference current characteristic value is set based on at least one current characteristic value measured by the detector. |
| US11882873B2 |
Tobacco feeding device and electronic hookah comprising the same
A tobacco feeding device incudes a glass tube, a push rod, and a piston. The piston is movable along the inner wall of the glass tube. The push rod includes an air passage. The glass tube includes a feeding inlet. When the piston moves along the inner wall of the glass tube, a gap between the feeding inlet and the piston is exposed and a tobacco material is added to the tobacco feeding device. When in use, smoke produced by the tobacco material circulates in the air passage. |
| US11882869B2 |
Cigarette with outer wrapper
A cigarette according to an embodiment may include a cigarette rod including an aerosol-generating material; a filter rod located at one end of the cigarette rod and including a first segment and a second segment; a front end plug located at the other end of the cigarette rod; and an outer wrapper wrapping the cigarette rod, the filter rod and the front end plug, wherein the outer wrapper has a basis weight of 57 g/m2 to 63 g/m2 and a thickness of 64 μm to 70 μm to increase the strength of the cigarette. |
| US11882865B2 |
Method of fabricating processed food product containing protein
A method of fabricating a processed food product containing protein includes, while moving a mixture in a tubular body, continuously heat-coagulating the mixture by an interior heating system and shaping the mixture. The mixture contains protein, lipid and water and has flowability. The tubular body includes a heating section and a non-heating section succeeding the heating section. The non-heating section includes a back pressure structure that produces back pressure inside the tubular body. |
| US11882863B2 |
Apparatus for drying and/or roasting beans or nibs
An apparatus for drying and/or roasting beans, such as cocoa beans, or parts of beans, such as nibs, includes a frame, a drum for receiving the (parts of) beans, rotatably mounted in the frame and provided with an inlet for a fluid, in particular a gas, such as heated air, a fan for feeding the fluid via the inlet to the drum, and a drive for rotating the drum. The fluid inlet and the drive are located on the same end of the drum. |
| US11882852B2 |
Process of producing alpha-hydroxy compounds and uses thereof
New process of producing alpha-hydroxy compounds from sustainable resources useful as platform chemicals, such as hydroxy analogues of amino acids or polymer precursors. |
| US11882845B2 |
Whey protein compositions and methods
The present invention provides various whey protein compositions as nutritional formulations suitable for use as ready-to-use liquid compositions that are shelf-stable and contains high level of intact whey protein content. The present invention further provides the methods of making such compositions. |
| US11882842B2 |
Method and apparatus for removing skin from animal parts
A method of mechanically removing skin from animal parts that have a bone part extending therein, including moving the animal parts, suspended on shackles depending from an overhead conveyor, along a path of travel and cutting the part to separate the skin therefrom. The part moves into a skinning station in which the part is urged into engagement with skinning rolls. The skinning rolls are rotated and engage and draw the skin of the part therebetween. The skin is progressively pulled downwardly and away from underlying meat of the animal part as the part moves forwardly along its path of travel. |
| US11882840B1 |
Foliar spraying of curcuma longa plants with chlorella vulgaris algae aquatic extract improved growth and curcuminoid accumulation
Chlorella vulgaris aqueous extracts are used for enhancing C. longa plant growth and rhizome yield. In C. longa, Chlorella vulgaris foliar spraying stimulates plant growth and yield, as well as changing the compositions of bioactive compounds. Plant growth, yield, photosynthetic pigment concentration, and nitrogen content all improved when the Chlorella vulgaris aqueous extract was added to the foliar spray. The CURS-1, -2, -3, and DCS genes were revealed to be differently upregulated by the Chlorella vudgaris aqueous extract treatments. The curcuminoid content (hisdenethoxycurcumin, dimethoxycurcumin, and curcumin) also increased when the plant was sprayed with the Chlorella vulgaris aqueous extract, which corresponded with the curcuminoid gene's expression level. |
| US11882838B2 |
Bacterial inoculants
The present disclosure relates to bacterial inoculants, and methods for their use, to control a fungal root disease in a plant and promote plant growth in water limited conditions. In particular strains of Paenibacillus and Streptomyces are disclosed. |
| US11882837B2 |
Method and composition comprising detoxified lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid for preventing or inhibiting formation of biofilm
Provided is a novel bacterial strain Bacteroides vulgatus MGM001 (Bacteroides vulgatus MGM001) and its use. The LPS from the strain of the subject matter has cytotoxicity weaker than the conventional ones and shows synergistic effect on the inhibition of biofilm formation when used in combination with LTA. |
| US11882832B2 |
Multi-target antimicrobial compositions comprising chitosan
The present application is directed to antimicrobial compositions comprising chitosan polymers of at least two different average molecular weights (Mws), wherein the Mw of each different chitosan polymer is selected to target a different microorganism as well as method of making and using the compositions and product comprising the compositions. |
| US11882831B2 |
Substituted thiophene oligomers and polymers
The present disclosure provides an antimicrobial substrate including a substrate and a polythiophene polymer. The polythiophene polymer has a number of repeated monomer units from n is 5-14 or 30 to 120, a number average molecular weight (Mn) from 1,000 to 4,000 or 10,000 to 40,000; and a polydispersity index (PDI) from 1 to 1.3. The present disclosure also provides the polythiophene polymer and uses thereof. |
| US11882830B2 |
Pesticidal mixture comprising a carboxamide compound and a biopesticide
The present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising as active components at least one active compound selected from compounds of formula I, formula Ia, and mixtures thereof and at least one biopesticide II. Furthermore, the present invention relates to seed treatment compositions comprising said mixtures, to methods and uses comprising the application of these mixtures and to seeds comprising the mixtures of the invention or a seed treatment composition thereof. |
| US11882829B2 |
Fusion proteins and methods for stimulating plant growth, protecting plants, and immobilizing bacillus spores on plants
The present invention is generally directed to fusion proteins containing a targeting sequence that targets the fusion protein to the exosporium of a Bacillus cereus family member. The invention also relates to recombinant Bacillus cereus family members expressing such fusion proteins and formulations containing the recombinant Bacillus cereus family members expressing the fusion proteins. Methods for stimulating plant growth, for protecting plants from pathogens, and for enhancing stress resistance in a plant by applying the recombinant Bacillus cereus family members or the formulations to plants or a plant growth medium are also described. The invention also relates to methods for immobilizing spores of a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member expressing a fusion protein on plants. |
| US11882825B2 |
Herbicide safener
The disclosure describes a concentrate and a ready to use herbicide safener including 1-10 mg/L of glutamic acid, 10-100 mg/L of proline, and 50-200 mg/L of γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA). The disclosure also concerns a method for protecting plants from herbicides. The method includes a step of applying a ready to use herbicide safener disclosed in the disclosure to a plant. |
| US11882819B2 |
Fishing rod holder for wash-down of rods and reels
A fishing rod wash-down station is configured to hold a plurality of fishing rods during wash-down, and also to carry the rods to/from a vehicle and/or a storage location. The station includes a frame on which there are a plurality of vertical rod holder mounted. The rod holders allow water to pass through them so that they do not accumulate water while the rods are being washed down. The station is portable, or mobile, and can be configured to orient big game rods in a common orientation for transport and storage. |
| US11882814B2 |
Horizontal feed storage system
A horizontal feed storage system may comprise an elongated feed container having a length and a width, wherein the length is at least ten times greater than the width. The elongated feed container may have a fill opening through which the feed is deposited into the elongated feed container and a feed removal opening through which feed is removed from the elongated feed container. The elongated feed container may be movable. The elongated feed container may include multiple conveyance mechanisms disposed within the elongated feed container. The multiple conveyance mechanisms may include a first conveyance mechanism and a second conveyance mechanism, wherein the first conveyance mechanism may displace feed by moving the feed in a first direction away from the fill opening, and/or the second conveyance mechanism may displace feed by moving the feed in a second direction toward the feed removal opening. |
| US11882813B2 |
Wildlife tracking system
The present disclosure relates to a system for tracking wildlife such as game animals. The tracking system includes a drone that has a camera and a dart dispenser that dispenses a dart with a location transmitter. The drone sends images from the camera to a remote controller, where a user pilots the drone and observes animals for disease or other behaviors, and sends instructions to dispense the dart. The real-time location of the dart is then provided to a mobile application for use in tracking or hunting the animal. |
| US11882812B2 |
Tool-positioning system and method, rotary milking platform, computer program and non-volatile data carrier
The positions of the tools in an automatic milking arrangement are determined by registering, via a camera at an origin location, three-dimensional image data representing the tools whose positions are to be determined. Using an algorithm involving matching the image data against reference data, tool candidates are identified in the three-dimensional image data. A respective position is calculated for the tools based on the origin location and data expressing respective distances from the origin location to each of the identified tool candidates. It is presumed that the tools are arranged according to a spatially even distribution relative to one another. Therefore, any tool candidate is disregarded, which is detected at such a position that the position for the candidate deviates from the spatially even distribution. |
| US11882807B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011237
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011237. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011237, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011237 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011237. |
| US11882804B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011159
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011159. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011159, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011159 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011159. |
| US11882803B2 |
Compact closed-space system for illumination, climate control and air purification
A compact conditioning system for controlling a volume, comprises: (a) at least one light source, said light source being coupled with a replaceable focusing lens; (b) at least one fan; (c) at least one temperature sensor; (d) control circuitry adapted to receive inputs from said sensor(s) and/or from a user, and to operate said light source(s) and/or said fan(s) as a result thereof; and (e) a housing suitable to house said light source, fan and control circuitry and adapted to be positioned at the top of a structural element defining a closed space. |
| US11882801B2 |
Tank housing a vertical farm
A tank housing a vertical farm, having inside a plurality of structures at different heights that are supported on the tank wall such that they create ring-shaped projections on which to place the trays for the crops and the remaining installations and channels, wherein, since the structures are arranged as rings, a hollow space is created in the central shaft of the tank that is used to install a liftable platform so that an operator or robot may access the different trays holding the vegetables, and wherein on the lower portion of the tank are located closed and sealed compartments intended for the hydraulic, electric and electronic systems for controlling the parameters necessary for crop optimisation. |
| US11882798B2 |
Intelligent systems for weather modification programs
Data including current locations of candidate clouds to be seeded is obtained; based on same, a vehicle is caused to move proximate at least one of the candidate clouds to be seeded. Weather and cloud system data are obtained from a sensor suite associated with the vehicle, while the vehicle and sensor suite are proximate the at least one of the candidate clouds to be seeded. Vehicle position parameters are obtained from the sensor suite associated with the vehicle. Based on the weather and cloud system data and the vehicle position parameters, it is determined, via a machine learning process, which of the candidate clouds should be seeded, and, within those of the candidate clouds which should be seeded, where to disperse an appropriate seeding material. The vehicle is controlled to carry out the seeding on the candidate clouds to be seeded, in accordance with the determining step. |
| US11882796B2 |
Method and arrangement for producing silage
A method for silaging harvested crops includes distributing and compacting silage consisting of shredded foliage plants in a silo. The silo is then sealed and then fermented in the silo. At least one part of the silage is flushed with an inert gas after an aerobic phase of the fermentation is detected with a first sensor. The inert gas may also be introduced into the silage if a penetration of atmospheric oxygen is detected in the silage with a second sensor. |
| US11882795B2 |
Hemp preparation and shucking tables for trimming plant material
Various examples of a system for trimming and collecting plant material are described herein. In one aspect, the system can include a first and second workstation. The first workstation can include a first support frame and a containment portion. The containment portion may include a sidewall and a planar screen. The planar screen removably positioned at an angle within the sidewall. The second workstation can include a second support frame, a table portion, at least one drawer having a bottom may include a screen, and at least one bin. The table portion can include a planar screen table surface and a containment wall. The at least one drawer can be positioned between the planar screen table surface and the at least one bin, where the planar screen table surface can include a screen having openings sized greater than the screen of the bottom of the at least one drawer. |
| US11882793B2 |
System and method for estimating or predicting the life state of components in an agricultural baler
Systems and methods for estimating remaining life in an agricultural baler comprise a reciprocating plunger for compressing gathered agricultural material into bales. A first sensor generates signals corresponding to force applied to the reciprocating plunger and any baling components configured to at least partially carry forces applied to the plunger. Based on input signals from at least the first sensor, forces associated with a load are recorded and a life state is estimated for the reciprocating plunger and/or at least one associated baler component. An output signal is then generated corresponding to the one or more estimated life states. In an embodiment, an input signal from a second sensor indicates completion of a bale, wherein an amount of life consumed from the plunger and/or baling components is determined in association with the bale, based at least in part on operating conditions of the baled material. |
| US11882792B2 |
Work vehicle having a cutter assembly with a pre-loaded gear train and method of controlling same
A work vehicle for cutting crops includes a header a supported by a chassis of the work vehicle. The header includes a cutter assembly having a cutter bar frame supporting a series of rotary cutters arranged in a lengthwise direction. A gear train, having a first gear and a second gear, is coupled to the series of rotary cutters to transfer power thereto. A cutter control system includes a first motor coupled to the first gear of the gear train and a second motor coupled to the second gear of the gear train. A controller, including a processor and memory architecture, is operably connected to the first motor and the second motor to control operation thereof. The cutter control system drives the first gear at a first speed via the first motor and drives the second gear at a second speed via the second motor. The second speed is different than the first speed to pre-load the gear train into enmeshing engagement with each other in one rotational direction. |
| US11882790B2 |
Agricultural apparatus and methods of operating an agricultural apparatus
An agricultural apparatus including an agricultural vehicle together with a front work unit and two lateral work units located behind and to the sides of the front work unit. The front work unit has a connection to the front of the agricultural vehicle and the lateral work units share a connection to the rear of the agricultural vehicle. Each of the work units deposits cut crop as a swath. One or more sensors determine a height of the rear connection above the ground surface. A control unit is provided for controlling the height of the connections above the ground surface, such that if the height of the rear connection is determined to deviate from a predetermined value, the control unit causes the height of the rear connection to be adjusted towards the predetermined value. |
| US11882784B2 |
Predicting soil organic carbon content
Implementations are described herein for predicting soil organic carbon (“SOC”) content for agricultural fields detected in digital imagery. In various implementations, one or more digital images depicting portion(s) of one or more agricultural fields may be processed. The one or more digital images may have been acquired by a vision sensor carried through the field(s) by a ground-based vehicle. Based on the processing, one or more agricultural inferences indicating agricultural practices or conditions predicted to affect SOC content may be determined. Based on the agricultural inferences, one or more predicted SOC measurements for the field(s) may be determined. |
| US11882783B2 |
Disc assembly for an agricultural implement
A disc assembly for an agricultural implement includes a mounting assembly having a housing and a rotatable shaft configured to be disposed within the housing. The mounting assembly includes a first end cap non-movably coupled to the rotatable shaft, in which the first end cap is configured to engage a longitudinally inward surface of a first disc blade. The mounting assembly also includes a second end cap having a first engagement feature configured to selectively engage a second engagement feature of the rotatable shaft to non-movably couple the second end cap to the rotatable shaft. The second end cap is configured to engage a longitudinally inward surface of a second disc blade, and the second end cap is selectively removable from the rotatable shaft via disengagement of the first and second engagement features to facilitate engagement and disengagement of the rotatable shaft with the longitudinal passage of the housing. |
| US11882781B2 |
Implement hitch control system
A control system for an implement hitch of an agricultural vehicle, wherein the hitch is mounted to the vehicle and includes one or more hydraulic cylinders or other actuators operable to raise and lower the hitch between minimum and maximum heights relative to the vehicle and hold the hitch static at one or more heights between the minimum and maximum heights. The control system includes a rocker control device having a first operating position and being movable in a first direction to a first limit position and in a second direction to a second limit position. An electronic control unit connected to the rocker control device is configured to control operation of the or each of the hydraulic cylinders or actuators and thereby control raising and lowering of the hitch in response to user operation of the rocker control device. The ECU is operable to control raising and lowering of the hitch according to one of two or more control modes, and to switch between said control modes in response to a predetermined first actuation operation of the same rocker control device. |
| US11882778B2 |
Tillage machine and tillage disk for the same
A disk for use with a tillage machine includes a body portion rotatable about an axis of rotation. The body portion has a circumferential edge and a concavity with a first radius defined from a point on the axis of rotation. A hub portion is continuous with the body portion and presents an abutment face having a concavity with a second radius defined from a point on the axis of rotation. An aperture extends through the abutment face and is centered about the axis of rotation. |
| US11882777B2 |
Agricultural sweep with wear resistant coating
An agricultural device with a wear resistant coating comprising a shank portion that may be attached to an agricultural implement. First and second rear wings connect to an intermediate portion that connects to the shank portion. First and second shoulders are formed at the points where the rear wings meet the intermediate portion, and a patch of wear resistant coating is applied at each of the first and second shoulders. A first edge tapers forwardly from the first rear wing to a point, and a second edge tapers forwardly from the second rear wing to the point. Wear resistant coating may also be applied to the first and second edges or the point. Wear resistant coating may be applied to the agricultural device in a pattern that is specific to soil type. |
| US11889773B2 |
Multi-layer phase change memory device
A phase change memory (PCM) cell comprises a first electrode comprised of a first electrically conductive material, a second electrode comprised of a second electrically conductive material, a first phase change layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode and being comprised of a first phase change material, and a second phase change layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode and being comprised of a second phase change material. The first phase change material has a first resistivity, the second phase change material has a second resistivity, and wherein the first resistivity is at least two times the second resistivity. |
| US11889771B2 |
Mitigating moisture driven degradation of silicon doped chalcogenides
A method for mitigating moisture driven degradation of silicon doped chalcogenides includes placing a silicon doped chalcogenide composition in a process chamber, passivating dangling silicon bonds of the silicon doped chalcogenide composition by flooding the process chamber with forming gas or with hydrogen plasma, purging the forming gas or the hydrogen plasma from the process chamber, and removing the passivated silicon doped chalcogenide composition from the process chamber. |
| US11889770B2 |
Low loss conductive line using bridged conductor
Techniques for designing and fabricating quantum circuitry, including a coplanar waveguide (CPW), for quantum applications are presented. With regard to a CPW, a central conductor and two return conductor lines can be formed on a dielectric substrate, with one return conductor line on each side of the central conductor and separated from it by a space. The central conductor can have bridge portions that can be raised a desired distance above the substrate and base conductor portions situated between the bridge portions and in contact with the surface of the substrate; and/or portions of the substrate underneath the bridge portions of the central conductor can be removed such that the bridge portions, whether raised or unraised, can be the desired distance above the surface of the remaining substrate, and the base conductor portions can be in contact with other portions of the surface of the substrate that were not removed. |
| US11889769B2 |
Memory cell with top electrode via
The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a magnetic tunnel junction arranged between a bottom electrode and a top electrode and surrounded by a dielectric structure disposed over a substrate. The top electrode has a width that decreases as a height of the top electrode increases. A bottom electrode via couples the bottom electrode to a lower interconnect. An upper interconnect structure is coupled to the top electrode. The upper interconnect structure has a vertically extending surface that is disposed laterally between first and second outermost sidewalls of the upper interconnect structure and along a sidewall of the top electrode. The vertically extending surface and the first outermost sidewall are connected to a bottom surface of the upper interconnect structure that is vertically below a top of the top electrode. |
| US11889768B2 |
Transistor and method of fabrication of the same including a gate contact formed in a recess through the passivation dielectric layer in contact with the active layer
The present invention relates to a gate structure and a method for its production. In particular, the present invention relates to agate structuring of a field effect transistor (FET), wherein the field effect transistor with the same active layer can be constructed as a depletion type, or D-type, as an enhancement type, or E-type, and as a low noise type, or LN-type, on a shared substrate base using a uniform method.The gate structure according to the invention comprises a substrate; a piezoelectric active layer (112, 212) disposed on the substrate (110, 210); a passivation layer (120, 220) disposed on the active layer (112, 212), wherein the passivation layer (120, 220) has a recess (122, 222) that extends through the entire passivation layer (120, 220) in the direction of the active layer (112, 212); a contact element (140, 240) disposed within the recess (122, 222), wherein the contact element (140, 240) extends from the active layer (112, 212) to above the passivation layer (120, 220); and a cover layer (150, 250) that covers the contact element (140, 240) above the passivation layer (120, 220); wherein at least one layer disposed above the active layer is tensile stressed or compressively stressed in the area around the contact element, with a normal tension of |σ|>200 MPa, wherein via the individual stresses in the area around the contact element, a resulting force on the boundary area between the passivation layer and the active layer is set, which influences via the piezoelectric effect the electron density in the active layer in the area below the contact element. |
| US11889767B2 |
Multilayer piezoelectric ceramic and method for manufacturing same, multilayer piezoelectric element, as well as piezoelectric vibration apparatus
A multilayer piezoelectric ceramic is such that: its piezoelectric ceramic layers do not contain lead as a constituent element, and have a perovskite compound expressed by the composition formula LixNayK1-x-yNbO3 (where 0.02 |
| US11889762B2 |
Vertical thermoelectric conversion element and device with thermoelectric power generation application or heat flow sensor using same
The present disclosure provides: a magnetoresistive element having a large magnetoresistance change ratio (MR ratio); and a magnetic sensor, a reproducing head and a magnetic recording and reproducing device. |
| US11889760B2 |
Seismic pressure and acceleration sensor
A seismic pressure and acceleration sensor can include a hydrophone having a volume encapsulated by an enclosure. The enclosure can include, a pressure-sensitive surface and a pressure-insensitive support structure. The sensor can also include an accelerometer positioned within the encapsulated volume. The accelerometer is mechanically isolated from the pressure-sensitive surface and mechanically coupled to the pressure-insensitive support structure. |
| US11889755B2 |
Amine compound and light-emitting device including the same
An amine compound and a light-emitting device including the same are provided. The amine compound is represented by Formula 1: In Formula 1, Ar1 is a group represented by Formula 1A, Ar2 is a group represented by Formula 1B, and the other substituents are understood by referring to the description of the disclosure. |
| US11889754B2 |
Organic compound, and organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting display device including the same
The present disclosure provides an organic compound of the following formula and an organic light emitting diode and an OLED device including the same. |
| US11889749B2 |
Organometallic compound, organic light-emitting device including organometallic compound, and diagnostic composition including organometallic compound
An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, wherein M1 is beryllium, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, titanium, manganese, cobalt, copper, zinc, gallium, germanium, zirconium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, rhenium, platinum, or gold; A1 to A3 are each independently a C5-C30 carbocyclic group or a C1-C30 heterocyclic group; A4 is a 5-membered heterocyclic group; A5 is at least two rings of a C7-C30 carbocyclic group comprising a 6-membered carbocyclic group, or A5 is at least two rings of a C1-C30 heterocyclic group comprising a 6-membered carbocyclic group or a 6-membered heterocyclic group; X10, X20, X30, and X40 to X44 are each independently C or N; T1 to T3 are each independently a single bond, *—N[(L1)a1-(R1)b1]—*′, *—B(R1)—*′, *—P(R1)—*′, *—C(R1)(R2)—*′, *—Si(R1)(R2)—*′, *—Ge(R1)(R2)—*′, *—S—*′, *—Se—*′, *—O—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—S(═O)—*′, *—S(═O)2—*′, *—C(R1)═C(R2)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, or *—C≡C—*′; and wherein the other substituents may be understood by referring to the detailed description. |
| US11889745B2 |
QLED manufacturing method
The present application discloses a QLED manufacturing method including: providing a substrate provided with an electron transport layer; depositing a solution on a surface of the electron transport layer, standing until the electron transport layer is infiltrated, and then performing a drying operation, wherein the solution includes a main solvent and a solute dissolved in the main solvent, a polarity of the solute is greater than a polarity of the main solvent, and the solution is not able to dissolve the electron transport material in the electron transport layer; preparing other film layers on the electron transport layer processed by the mixed solvent to prepare the QLED, such that the QLED at least includes: an anode and a cathode arranged oppositely, a quantum dot light emitting layer arranged between the anode and the cathode, and the electron transport layer between the quantum dot light emitting layer and the cathode. |
| US11889743B2 |
Evaporation method, evaporation mask assembly, display panel and display device
The present disclosure discloses an evaporation method, an evaporation mask assembly, a display panel and a display device, which can reduce the complexity of the manufacturing process of the display panel and improve the yield of the display panel. The evaporation method may comprise: performing a first evaporation on a base substrate by using a first mask to form a first evaporation sub-pattern on the base substrate, wherein the first mask has a first opening area; and performing a second evaporation on the base substrate by using a second mask to form a second evaporation sub-pattern on the base substrate, wherein the second mask has a second opening area; wherein the combination of the first and second evaporation sub-patterns forms an evaporation pattern. |
| US11889739B2 |
OLED with electron transport layer within insulating layer
The present invention provides an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device and a manufacturing of the OLED device. The OLED device includes a light-emitting layer, an insulating layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron injection layer. The insulating layer is arranged on one side of the light-emitting layer, and a through hole is in the insulating layer. The through hole is arranged corresponding to a middle portion of the light-emitting layer. The electron transport layer is in a lower portion of the through hole and attached to a surface of the light-emitting layer. The electron injection layer is in an upper portion of the through hole and attached to one side of the electron transport layer away from the light-emitting layer. |
| US11889738B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device and method for manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting display device includes a pixel area and a transmitting area adjacent to the pixel area. The organic light-emitting display device includes an organic light-emitting diode, a driving power wiring, and a heating pattern adjacent to the driving power wiring. The organic light-emitting diode includes a first electrode disposed in the pixel area, an organic light-emitting layer disposed on the first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the organic light-emitting layer. The driving power wiring is electrically connected to the second electrode. A portion of the organic light-emitting layer is disposed in the transmitting area. The organic light-emitting layer includes an opening area overlapping the heating pattern and at least a portion of the driving power wiring. The second electrode electrically contacts the driving power wiring through the opening area. |
| US11889734B2 |
Input sensing circuit and display device including the same
A display device includes a display panel and an input sensing circuit. The input sensing circuit includes a plurality of sensors and signal lines electrically connected to each of the plurality of sensors. Each of the plurality of signal lines includes a lower line and an upper line overlapping the lower line, and the lower line and the upper line are electrically connected in a plurality of contact areas. A long signal line among the plurality of signal lines has more contact areas than a short signal line. |
| US11889731B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes: a substrate having a bending area between a first area and a second area; internal conductive lines on the substrate in the first area; external conductive lines on the substrate in the second area; an organic material layer covering the bending area and covering at least a portion of the internal conductive lines and the external conductive lines; and connection lines on the organic material layer and connecting the internal conductive lines to the external conductive lines, respectively. Organic through-holes are defined through the organic material layer, the connection lines are respectively connected to the internal conductive lines through the organic through-holes, and an upper surface of the organic material layer between the organic through-holes has a convex curved shape. |
| US11889728B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a resin substrate; a TFT layer; and a light-emitting element. A bending portion is provided with a first resin film formed of the same material and in the same layer as those of a first flattening film, and the first resin film fills a slit. An upper face of the first resin film is provided with a plurality of first connection wiring lines formed of a third metal film, and the plurality of first connection wiring lines extend in parallel to each other in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the bending portion. The plurality of first connection wiring lines are electrically connected to a plurality of first lead-out wiring lines, respectively in a display region side of the slit, and electrically connected to a plurality of second lead-out wiring lines, respectively in a terminal portion side of the slit. |
| US11889724B2 |
Display device including a sealing area overlapping transfer wirings
A display device includes: an array substrate including a pixel array disposed on a display area, a first transfer wiring disposed on a peripheral area adjacent to the display area and electrically connected to the pixel array, a second transfer wiring disposed on the peripheral area adjacent to the display area and electrically connected to the pixel array, and a barrier member disposed between the first transfer wiring and the second transfer wiring, the barrier member including an inorganic insulation material; and a sealing member disposed between the array substrate and an encapsulation substrate to combine the array substrate with the encapsulation substrate, the sealing member contacting at least a portion of the first transfer wiring and the second transfer wiring. |
| US11889723B2 |
Display device including a light blocking layer over a pixel defining layer
A display device including a substrate that includes a circuit layer; an insulating layer on the substrate; a pixel defining layer on the insulating layer, the pixel defining layer having an opening exposing a region of a top surface of the insulating layer; a light blocking layer covering a top surface and a side surface of the pixel defining layer; and an organic electroluminescent element in the opening, wherein the organic electroluminescent element includes a first electrode on the region of the top surface of the insulating layer exposed through the opening; at least one organic layer on the first electrode; and a second electrode on the at least one organic layer. |
| US11889720B2 |
Display apparatus including a groove disposed in the middle area while surrounding the first hole in the transmission area
A display apparatus includes a substrate including a transmission area having a first through hole, a display area surrounding the transmission area, and a middle area disposed between the transmission area and the display area, a pixel circuit disposed on the display area, the pixel circuit including a first thin film transistor including a first semiconductor layer having polycrystalline silicon, and a second thin film transistor including a second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor, a display element including a pixel electrode electrically connected to the pixel circuit, an opposite electrode disposed on the pixel electrode, and an intermediate layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode and including an emission layer, and a groove disposed in the middle area while surrounding the first through hole. |
| US11889719B2 |
Display panel
A display panel is provided. The display panel includes at least two first pixels, at least two second pixels, and at least two third pixels. An area of the first pixel, an area of the second pixel, and an area of the third pixel are inversely proportional to a luminous efficiency of a luminescent material of the first pixel, a luminous efficiency of a luminescent material of the second pixel, and a luminous efficiency of a luminescent material of the third pixel, respectively. The disclosure can avoid the drawback of color shift of the display panel. |
| US11889718B2 |
Display panel including functional layer
A display panel including a base layer; a circuit layer; an emission layer including first, second and third emission areas respectively corresponding to first, second and third pixel areas; an organic encapsulation layer having a flat top surface; an inorganic encapsulation layer on the top surface of the organic encapsulation layer and having a first refractive index; a functional layer disposed on the inorganic encapsulation aver and having a second refractive index less than the first refractive index; and a partition wall disposed on the functional layer and including first, second and third openings, wherein the first, second and third openings respectively correspond to the first, second and third pixel areas, wherein a total reflection critical angle between the inorganic encapsulation layer and the functional layer is less than a reference incident angle of reference light traveling from the first emission area toward the partition wall. |
| US11889711B2 |
Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device
An object is to provide a light-emitting element capable of emitting light with a high luminance even at a low voltage, and having a long lifetime. The light-emitting element includes n EL layers between an anode and a cathode (n is a natural number of two or more), and also includes, between m-th EL layer from the anode and (m+1)-th EL layer (m is a natural number, 1≤m≤n−1), a first layer including a first donor material in contact with the m-th EL layer, a second layer including an electron-transport material and a second donor material in contact with the first layer, and a third layer including a hole-transport material and an acceptor material in contact with the second layer and the (m+1)-th EL layer. |
| US11889708B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
Provided are ortho-substituted biphenyl compounds with one or more bicarbazole linkages. Also provided are formulations comprising these ortho-substituted biphenyl compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these ortho-substituted biphenyl compounds. |
| US11889707B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode display substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and display panel
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display panel are provided. The OLED display substrate has pixel regions and includes a base substrate and a pixel defining layer disposed on the base substrate; in regions of the pixel defining layer corresponding to the pixel regions, accommodation parts penetrating the pixel defining layer are disposed, and the pixel defining layer is further provided with guide parts disposed corresponding to the accommodation parts, the guide parts are located on a periphery of the corresponding accommodation parts and formed by recessed areas which are formed on a side of the pixel defining layer away from the base substrate, the recessed areas do not penetrate the pixel defining layer, and an orthographic projection of the guide part on the base substrate is directly coupled to an orthographic projection of the corresponding accommodation part on the base substrate. |
| US11889703B2 |
Magnetic junction memory device and reading method thereof
A magnetic junction memory device is provided. The magnetic junction memory device including a sensing circuit including a sensing node, the sensing node being connected to a first end of a transistor and configured to change a voltage of the sensing node in accordance with a resistance of a magnetic junction memory cell, a gating voltage generator circuit configured to generate a gating voltage of the transistor using a reference resistor and a reference voltage, and a read circuit configured to read data from the magnetic junction memory cell using the reference voltage and the voltage of the sensing node. |
| US11889699B2 |
Semiconductor memory device with a plurality of sense ampilifers overlapping a plurality of metal joints
A semiconductor memory device including a substrate having a first region and a second region; a plurality of first transistors provided in the first region; a plurality of second transistors provided in the second region, the plurality of second transistors being electrically coupled to the plurality of first transistors, respectively, and a breakdown-voltage of the second transistor being lower than a breakdown-voltage of the first transistor. A plurality of joint metals are provided above the first region, the plurality of joint metals being electrically coupled to the plurality of first transistors, respectively. A plurality of bit lines are provided in an upper layer of the plurality of joint metals, the plurality of bit lines being coupled to the plurality of joint metals, respectively; and a plurality of memory cells are provided in an upper layer of the plurality of bit lines, the plurality of memory cells being coupled to the plurality of bit lines, respectively. |
| US11889696B2 |
Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells
A memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises laterally-spaced memory blocks individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers. Channel-material-string structures of memory cells extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. The channel-material-string structures individually comprise an upper portion above and joined with a lower portion. Individual of the channel-material-string structures comprise at least one external jog surface in a vertical cross-section where the upper and lower portions join. Other embodiments, including method are disclosed. |
| US11889695B2 |
Device, a method used in forming a circuit structure, a method used in forming an array of elevationally-extending transistors and a circuit structure adjacent thereto
A device comprises an array of elevationally-extending transistors and a circuit structure adjacent and electrically coupled to the elevationally-extending transistors of the array. The circuit structure comprises a stair step structure comprising vertically-alternating tiers comprising conductive steps that are at least partially elevationally separated from one another by insulative material. Operative conductive vias individually extend elevationally through one of the conductive steps at least to a bottom of the vertically-alternating tiers and individually electrically couple to an electronic component below the vertically-alternating tiers. Dummy structures individually extend elevationally through one of the conductive steps at least to the bottom of the vertically-alternating tiers. Methods are also disclosed. |
| US11889690B2 |
Semiconductor storage device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a stacked structure in which a plurality of conductive layers is stacked in a stacking direction via an insulating layer, a plurality of pillars extending in the stacking direction in the stacked structure and including a memory cell formed at an intersection between at least a part of the plurality of conductive layers and at least a part of the plurality of pillars, a plurality of first contacts arranged in the stacked structure, each of the first contacts reaching a different depth in the stacked structure and being connected to a conductive layer in a different layer among the plurality of conductive layers, and a plurality of second contacts arranged in the stacked structure separately from the plurality of first contacts, each of the second contacts being connected to a conductive layer identical to the conductive layer to which corresponding one of the plurality of first contacts is connected. |
| US11889689B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and at least one memory structure. The first conductive layer includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, a fourth portion, and a fifth portion. The first portion is provided between the second portion and the third portion in a second direction. The second conductive layer includes a sixth portion, a seventh portion, and an eighth portion, a ninth portion, and a tenth portion. The sixth portion is provided between the seventh portion and the eighth portion in the second direction. The second portion is provided between the sixth portion and the eighth portion in the second direction. |
| US11889688B2 |
Semiconductor device with key pattern and electronic system including same
A semiconductor device include; a substrate including a cell array region and a key region, a stack structure on the cell array region including vertically stacked electrodes, a dummy structure on the key region, a vertical channel structure penetrating the stack structure to connect the substrate, a dummy pillar penetrating the first dummy structure, an interlayer dielectric layer on the stack structure and the dummy structure, wherein an upper portion of the interlayer dielectric layer on the dummy structure includes a key pattern that vertically overlaps the dummy pillar, and a capping layer on the key region and covering the key pattern. |
| US11889687B2 |
Integrated circuit structures comprising an isolation structure with different depths
Integrated circuit structures might include a semiconductor material, a first active area in the semiconductor material, a second active area in the semiconductor material, and an isolation structure comprising a dielectric material deposited in a trench formed in the semiconductor material between the first active area and the second active area. The isolation structure might further include a first edge portion extending below a surface of the semiconductor material to a first depth, a second edge portion extending below the surface of the semiconductor material to the first depth, and an interior portion between the first edge portion and the second edge portion, and extending below the surface of the semiconductor material to a second depth, less than the first depth. |
| US11889684B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device with separated source-side lines and method of making the same
A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over at least one source layer, and groups of memory opening fill structures vertically extending through the alternating stack. Each memory opening fill structure can include a vertical stack of memory elements and a vertical semiconductor channel. A plurality of source-side select gate electrodes can be laterally spaced apart by source-select-level dielectric isolation structures. Alternatively or additionally, the at least one source layer may include a plurality of source layers. A group of memory opening fill structures can be selected by selecting a source layer and/or by selecting a source-level electrically conductive layer. |
| US11889678B2 |
Method of manufacturing buried word line structure and semiconductor memory thereof
A method of manufacturing a buried word line structure includes: providing a semiconductor substrate; injecting target ions into the semiconductor substrate to form an injected region in the semiconductor substrate; annealing the semiconductor substrate including the injected region to convert the injected region into an insulation region; forming a word line trench in the insulation region; and filling the word line trench with a word line metal to form a buried word line structure. |
| US11889677B2 |
Method for forming capacitor holes
A method for forming capacitor holes is provided. By forming a first material layer and a second material layer which are thinner and are different in materials on a supporting layer as an over-etching depth adjusting layer, when etching holes are formed in a hard mask layer and the hard mask layer is over-etched, a certain over-etching depth may be formed in the second material layer, and the etching holes terminate in the first material layer, so that the etching depth of the etching holes can be corrected and adjusted. Accordingly, the etching holes formed after the hard mask layer is over-etched can have the same depth or have a small depth difference. Therefore, time points at which the plurality of capacitors holes formed expose the corresponding connecting pads are substantially the same or differ very little, improving the performance of the DRAM. |
| US11889675B2 |
Dual port memory cell with improved access resistance
The present disclosure is directed to a circuit layout of a dual port static random-access-memory (SRAM) cell. The memory cell includes active regions in a substrate, with polysilicon gate electrodes on the active regions to define transistors of the memory cell. The eight transistor (8T) memory cell layout includes a reduced aspect ratio and non-polysilicon bit line discharge path routing by positioning an active region for the first port opposite an active region for the second port and consolidating power line nodes at a central portion of the memory cell. |
| US11889664B2 |
Thermal management system with phase change and auxiliary cooling systems
A thermal management system includes a cooling unit, a condenser, and a processor. The processor is located within a server, and the system also includes a phase change cooling device in thermal communication with the processor, and in fluid communication with the condenser. The system also includes a single phase cooling device in thermal communication with the phase change cooling device, and in fluid communication with the liquid cooling unit. The system also includes a temperature sensor in thermal communication with the single phase cooling device, and a fluid pump to move fluid between the liquid cooling unit and the single phase cooling device. A TEC device may also be implemented between the phase change cooling device and the single phase cooling device. |
| US11889660B2 |
Cooling device for an electrical switching installation and method for operating a cooling device of this kind
A cooling device for an electrical installation, in particular, for a converter system of an electrical installation of a rail vehicle, includes a cooling path in which at least one power loss source is arranged and through which a coolant is able to flow. The cooling device includes a temperature sensor system configured to detect a failure of a mass flow of the coolant and includes at least two temperature sensors which are integrated in the cooling path in spaced-apart relationship in a transport direction of the coolant. The two temperature sensors are arranged in the transport direction of the coolant upstream of a passage of the mass flow of the coolant through a region of overlap of the cooling path with the power loss source. |
| US11889659B1 |
Liquid-cooled case and cooling circulatory system
Provided is a liquid-cooled case which can disperse a cooling liquid by means of a jet cooling technique in an immersed system to dissipate heat uniformly and improve the heat dissipating efficiency. The liquid-cooled case includes cover plates; main boards; a liquid inlet unit, wherein the liquid inlet unit includes a liquid inlet tube and a liquid inlet, the liquid inlet is formed in the case, and one end of the liquid inlet tube is imported into the case through the liquid inlet; and a liquid outlet unit, wherein the liquid outlet unit includes a liquid outlet tube and a liquid outlet, the liquid outlet is formed in the case, and one end of the liquid outlet tube is exported out of the case through the liquid outlet. The liquid-cooled case further includes flow guide blocks which are arranged on the cover plates or the main boards. |
| US11889653B2 |
Cabinet and power converter
A power converter includes a cabinet and an electric device accommodated in the cabinet. The cabinet includes a housing, a door, a support member, and a rotation mechanism. The door is rotatably supported around a first axis with respect to the housing. The support member is interposed between the housing and the door to support the door in the housing. The rotation mechanism rotates the door with respect to the housing around a second axis along a direction orthogonal to a plane direction of an opening of the housing. |
| US11889651B2 |
Rack mountable bracket
A rack mountable bracket is described. The bracket is mountable to a rack configured for mounting equipment. The rack is also configured according to a rack standard (e.g., EIA-310) that specifies how rails of the rack are disposed, one rail to another, and how a strip of holes disposed along a length of each rail is spaced, one hole to another. In one or more implementations, the bracket includes a pair of mounting edges for mounting the bracket to a mounting pair of the rails using hole strips of the mounting pair of rails. The bracket also includes an equipment mounting rail having a hole strip disposed along a length of the rail with holes spaced according to the rack standard. The equipment mounting rail is disposed between the mounting edges, such that when the bracket is mounted to the mounting pair of rails the bracket is horizontally oriented. |
| US11889650B2 |
Integrated direct mount branch protection for variable frequency drive
An integrated power protection and conditioning system is disclosed. The integrated power protection and conditioning system includes a variable frequency drive (VFD) having a VFD housing and a power conversion circuit contained within the VFD housing and operable to provide a controlled output power to a load. The integrated power protection and conditioning system also includes a branch protection device having a branch protection housing and a power protection circuit contained within the outer housing and operable to selectively interrupt current flow from a power source to the VFD during a fault condition. The branch protection device is coupled to the VFD, such that the branch protection device is integrated with the VFD. |
| US11889643B2 |
Extension kit and storage device assembly including the same
An extension kit includes a case, a locking lever, and a first elastic member. The case has an interior space which extends in a first direction. The locking lever includes a lever portion which is rotatable about a first rotation axis extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a plate portion which extends from the lever portion and which is exposed at the case, an arm portion which extends in the second direction from the plate portion, and a first locking portion which protrudes from the arm portion. The first elastic member is provided in the interior space of the case and elastically connects the case and the locking lever in the interior space of the case. |
| US11889642B2 |
Electronic devices having sliding expandable displays
An electronic device may have a housing with portions that slide relative to each other. A display may be supported on a surface of the housing such as on a front face of the housing. The housing portions may slide between an unexpanded state in which the display has an unexpanded viewable area on the front face and an expanded state in which the display has an expanded viewable area on the front face that is greater than the unexpanded viewable area. The housing portions may have interior regions that contain electrical components. The display may be formed from a flexible display substrate. A portion of a flexible display may be stored in an interior region of the housing when the housing is in the unexpanded state. In the unexpanded state, the flexible display may have one or more bends and may double back on itself one or more times. |
| US11889640B2 |
Electronic device including supporting member
According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise: a foldable housing including a hinge structure comprising a hinge, a first housing connected to the hinge structure and including a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from the first surface and inclined at a first angle with respect to the first surface and a second housing connected to the hinge structure and including a third surface and a fourth surface spaced apart from the third surface, wherein in a folded state, the first surface faces the third surface and, in a fully unfolded state, a direction in which the first surface faces is identical to a direction in which the third surface faces, a first support disposed in the first housing and including a fifth surface inclined at a second angle different from the first angle with respect to the first surface, a first battery disposed on the fifth surface, and a display including a display panel extending from the first surface to the third surface and a display driving circuit disposed between the first surface and the first battery. |
| US11889639B2 |
Power routing module with ports
A circuit board cover having a housing having a first surface, a perimeter edge, a housing cavity partially defined by the first surface and the perimeter edge, a skirt extending from the perimeter edge away from the first surface in a first direction to partially define the housing cavity, and a plurality of ports disposed on the first surface. The housing cavity can be operable to house a printed circuit board. Each of the plurality of ports can include (i) a sidewall extending away from the first surface in a second direction opposite to the first direction, (ii) a port cavity partially defined by the sidewall, and (iii) one or more terminals disposed at least partially within the port cavity. |
| US11889637B2 |
Display system, display device and display connection module thereof
A display device is provided. The display device includes a device housing, a knob, a restriction unit and a screen panel. The knob is rotatably connected to the device housing, wherein the knob comprises a latch and a plurality of teeth, the knob is adapted to be rotated between a first knob location and a second knob location, and when the knob is in the first knob location, the latch protrudes from the device housing, and when the knob is in the second knob location, the latch is received in the device housing. The restriction unit is disposed in the device housing, wherein the restriction unit is adapted to be connected to one of the teeth to restrict the knob. The screen panel is detachably connected to the device housing. The display device can be easily detached from a display system. |
| US11889636B2 |
Housing assembly for an integrated display unit
An electronic display assembly includes a display unit supported by a housing assembly. An upper portion is supported by said housing assembly above, and spaced apart from, the display unit. One or more fans associated with the upper portion move ambient air ingested through one or more intake/exhaust apertures in upper portion housing between an upper cavity and a transition area between the upper portion and the display unit. Ambient air is ingested through one or more intakes at the transition area by one or more fans associated with said display unit and forced though said at least one open loop airflow pathways within said display unit. |
| US11889635B2 |
Joined body of joining base material and metal layer
A joined body of a joining base material and a metal layer which, when the metal layer is joined to the base material, adhesion of the metal layer is high, variation in adhesion is small, and the joining can be performed inexpensively. The metal layer is joined to the joining base material via an intermediate layer coating formed on a joint surface of the base material. The intermediate layer coating is fused to the joint surface of the base material, and an anchor forming material that joins the metal layer by an anchor effect is dispersed and embedded in the intermediate layer coating; the anchor forming material partially protrudes outward from the intermediate layer coating, and is fused to the intermediate layer coating; and the metal layer is joined to a surface of the intermediate layer coating and a surface of the anchor forming material protruding outward from the intermediate layer coating. |
| US11889626B2 |
Interposer and electronic device including the same
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises an interposer disposed between first circuit board and second circuit board, and including an opening area and for accommodating the at least one electronic component, and the interposer comprises a board including an inner surface that faces the opening area and an outer surface that faces an opposite direction to the inner surface, wherein the outer surface is formed in a convexo-concave form having a plurality of first concave areas and a plurality of first concave areas, and a side conductive member disposed on the first concave areas and the first concave areas of the outer surface, and formed along the convexo-concave form of the outer surface. |
| US11889623B2 |
Metal-clad laminate, printed circuit board, and method of manufacturing same
A metal-clad laminate and techniques using the metal-clad laminate are provided where the metal-clad laminate has excellent adhesiveness between a substrate and metal foil in addition to good dielectric characteristics and heat resistance. The metal-clad laminate includes an insulating layer in contact with metal foil where the insulating layer further includes a resin composition and a fibrous base material. The resin composition contains a specific resin (A) and specific core-shell polymer particles (B), and a surface of the metal foil has a ten-point average roughness (Rz) of not more than 2.0 μm. |
| US11889622B2 |
Electronic device with connected component carrier and fluid cooling member
An electronic device includes a component carrier having a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, an electronic component on and/or in the stack, and a cooling member with a fluid cooling unit at least partially therein. The component carrier and the cooling member are connected by a connection structure. |
| US11889619B2 |
Circuitry for use in smart cards and other applications
A power splitter for a smart card having near field RF communications capability, the power splitter comprising a substrate for integration into said smart card; a first port for connection to a near field RF communications antenna for receiving an alternating electrical signal; a second port for connection to an auxiliary rectifier; and a third port for connection to a near field RF communicator; wherein the splitter comprises a impedance network, connected between the three ports, and being arranged to divide the alternating electrical signal between the second port and the third port to split the alternating electrical signal, wherein the impedance network comprises a printed coil inductor, and a zone of the substrate surrounding the printed coil inductor is free from any ground plane. |
| US11889618B2 |
Wiring board, electronic component package, and electronic apparatus
A dielectric substrate has a first surface including a first terminal joint and a second terminal joint arranged along a first side surface. A first lead terminal is bonded to the first terminal joint with a bond. A second lead terminal is bonded to the second terminal joint with a bond. The first lead terminal includes a first base bonded to the first terminal joint and a first lead extending from the first base. The second lead terminal includes a second base bonded to the second terminal joint and a second lead extending from the second base. The first lead terminal includes the first base having a larger thickness than the first lead. |
| US11889616B2 |
Circuit board
In a circuit board (700A), a first capacitor (410) extends from a wiring pattern (110) to a region located on one side of the wiring pattern (110) in the width direction. A second capacitor (420) extends from the wiring pattern (110) to a region located on the other side of the wiring pattern (110) in the width direction. With a semiconductor device (300) mounted on the circuit board (700A), a power supply terminal (320) is electrically connected to the wiring pattern (110). The semiconductor device (300), the wiring pattern (110), the first capacitor (410), a first interlayer joint (510), a ground plane (210), and a third interlayer joint (530) constitute a first closed circuit. The semiconductor device (300), the wiring pattern (110), the second capacitor (420), a second interlayer joint (520), the ground plane (210), and the third interlayer joint (530) constitute a second closed circuit. |
| US11889608B1 |
Wireless smart dimmer for track lighting
A track light wireless smart control device includes a track light adaptor including a power live-in pin, a first power live-out pin and a neutral pin, a plug-in stem, a cover, an outer case, a phase-cut dimmer module and a wireless communication module. When mounted to the lighting track, the power live-in pin is connected to the power input loop in the rail, the power live-out pin is connected to the #1 live-out conductor in the rail, and the neutral pin is connected to the neutral conductor in the rail. The wireless communication module receives the command message sent by the remote control device. The phase-cut dimmer module regulates the current to the output conductor loop according to the wireless command message, so as to enable the phase-cut dimmable track lights connected to the #1 live-out conductor to power on, power off, dimming up or dimming down. |
| US11889606B2 |
Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter interface for light emitting diode system
A LED controller for an LED pixel array includes a serial interface to an external data bus, along with an address generator connected to the serial interface and the LED pixel array. An image frame buffer is connected to the interface to receive image data and further connected to the address generator to receive an image frame buffer address. A command and control module is connected to the serial interface and configured to modify image frame buffer output signals. A calibration data storage module is connected to the command and control module to store calibration data related to pixel voltage response in the LED pixel array and enable modification of voltage provided by the dynamic power supply at least in part based on the image presented by the LED pixel array. |
| US11889601B2 |
Spectrum control device, non-transitory computer readable medium, and data structure
A spectrum control device includes a control unit that obtains spectrum information. The control unit controls at least one of a spectrum of light emitted by a light emitting device or a spectrum of image light that forms an image, on the basis of the spectrum information. |
| US11889595B2 |
Vacuum pump and heating device therefor
A vacuum pump suitable for prolonging the life of a heating means used as a measure to prevent product deposition in the vacuum pump, and a heating device for the vacuum pump. A vacuum pump that exhausts gas by rotation of a rotating body has an exhaust flow path for exhausting the gas, and a heating means for heating the exhaust flow path, wherein the heating means has a plurality of resistance heating elements connected in parallel to a pair of wiring lines. The heating means has a current measuring means for measuring a sum of values of currents flowing through the plurality of resistance heating elements, a determination means for determining failure conditions of the plurality of resistance heating elements on the basis of a measured value obtained by the current measuring means, and an output means for outputting the failure conditions determined by the determination means. |
| US11889594B2 |
Electronic system for driving light sources and method of driving light sources
A system includes lighting devices coupled to output supply pins, a microcontroller circuit, and a driver circuit, which receives data therefrom, and switches coupled in series to the lighting devices. The driver circuit includes output supply pins and selectively propagates a supply voltage to the output supply pins to provide respective pulse-width modulated supply signals at the output supply pins. The driver circuit computes duty-cycle values of the pulse-width modulated supply signals as a function of the data received from the microcontroller circuit. The lighting devices include at least one subset coupled to the same output supply pin. The microcontroller individually controls the switches via respective control signals to individually adjust a brightness of the lighting devices in the at least one subset of lighting devices. |
| US11889587B2 |
Method for supporting time-sensitive communication and communications device
A method for supporting time-sensitive communication and a communications device are provided. A method for supporting time-sensitive communication applied to a first communications device includes: transmitting first capability information and/or delay related information of a terminal UE, where the first capability information includes at least one of the following: information related to a delay between the UE and a first adapter, bridge identification information of the first adapter, information about a bandwidth supported by the first adapter, transmission propagation delay related information of the first adapter, bridge identification information of the UE and the first adapter as a whole, information about a bandwidth supported by the UE and the first adapter as a whole, or transmission propagation delay related information of the UE and the first adapter as a whole. |
| US11889584B2 |
Updating user equipment parameters
A user equipment (UE) may perform a UE parameter update (UPU) procedure or a steering of roaming (SoR) procedure based on information received from a home public land mobile network (HPLMN). The UE receives, from a network component, an update container comprising updated parameters for the UE and a counter value associated with the update container, compares the counter value with a stored value and performs an action related to the update container based on at least the comparison of the counter value with the stored value. |
| US11889583B2 |
Tracking area update method, broadcast message transmission method, and communications apparatus
A tracking area (TA) update method, a broadcast message transmission method, and a communications apparatus, where the tracking area update method includes: receiving a broadcast message periodically sent by a satellite device, where the broadcast message alternately carries tracking area codes (TACs) corresponding to one or more TAs of at least two TAs, and where coverage of a beam of the satellite device belongs to the at least two TAs; when detecting for the first time that a TA corresponding to a TAC in a broadcast message received in a current period does not belong to a first TA list, recording the TA in a second TA list; continuing detecting a subsequent broadcast message; and determining, based on a TAC in the subsequent broadcast message, whether to initiate a TA update procedure. |
| US11889580B2 |
Wireless communication units and wireless communication system and methods to support beacon technology
A beacon device for communicating with at least one discovering device is described. The beacon device comprises: a transceiver that is configured to obtain content from a remote server using a first wireless technology or a wireline technology; a second transmitter configured to transmit at least a beacon indicator on a second wireless technology; a second receiver configured to receive a first message from the discovering device in response to the beacon indicator on the second wireless technology requesting information relating to the beacon indicator; a controller operably coupled to the second receiver and configured to process the received first message; a transceiver that supports a second wireless or wireline technology configured to obtain the content from a remote server that stores the requested information using the second wireless or wireline technology; and in response thereto the second transmitter transmits a second message to the at least one discovering device comprising details of how the content can be downloaded by the at least one discovering device. |
| US11889578B2 |
UE assisted CDRX fallback
Apparatus, methods, and computer program products for DRX adjustment are provided. An example method includes receiving, from a base station, a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration for the UE based on one or more DRX preferences. The example method further includes adjusting one or more parameters of the DRX configuration in response to a trigger at the UE. The example method further includes transmitting assistance information to the base station, the assistance information including the one or more parameters adjusted by the UE. |
| US11889577B2 |
Methods for handling periodic radio access network notification area (RNA) update configuration upon reject
According to an aspect, a user equipment, UE, in a suspended state in a Radio Access Network, RAN, in response to expiration of a first timer, transmits an RRCResumeRequest message. The UE receives a reject message in response to the RRCResumeRequest message. In response to the reject message, the UE starts a second timer and subsequently transmits a further RRCResumeRequest message. The further RRCResumeRequest message is received by the network during a period bounded approximately by the lesser of a duration of the second timer and a period of the periodic UE event and the greater of the duration of the second timer and the period of the periodic UE event. |
| US11889576B2 |
Techniques for radio link management
Methods, systems, and devices for radio link management are described. In a first example, a user equipment (UE) and a base station may employ a procedure for configuring radio link monitoring reference signals (RLM-RS) for multiple bandwidth parts. In a second example, a UE and a base station may employ a beam failure recovery procedure. In a third example, a UE and a base station may employ one or more radio link failure detection procedures. In a fourth example, a UE and a base station may employ a procedure for establishing a new connection after radio link failure. In a fifth example, a UE and a base station may employ a monitoring procedure that involves a single RLM-RS across multiple bandwidth parts. |
| US11889575B2 |
Unified networking system and device for heterogeneous mobile environments
Method for unified networking for a device in heterogeneous mobile environments includes maintaining and monitoring active network interfaces, managing the location of the device, managing network access security, enabling disruption tolerance support for applications, enabling service sharing and session mobility, managing system parameters for one or more active application sessions, managing storage functionality in one or more memory devices, and maintaining a mapping for one or more flows corresponding to the one or more active application sessions, maintaining one or more policies, and performing flow control decisions based upon the policies using a policy engine. The method can also include monitoring for network events, evaluating whether to perform a handover based upon policies, and providing seamless secure handovers in a heterogeneous mobile environment. A device, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and a system for unified networking are also provided. |
| US11889569B2 |
Device pairing using wireless communication based on voice command context
Pairing of multiple devices is initiated using a computer in an artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. A command is received at a computer to perform a user activity at a location which includes pairing a user device to a selectable device at the location. The context of the command is analyzed including a historical corpus regarding previous pairings and connection preferences. A device at the location is selected based on the analysis and the determining of the user activity. Pairing is automatically initiated for the user device to the selected device at the location based on the analysis of the context of the command. The automatic initiation includes adjusting settings on the user device based on the analysis of the context of the command. The user device is automatically paired to the selected device at the location to perform the user activity. |
| US11889566B2 |
Customized device pairing based on device features
Described herein are various embodiments for customized device pairing based on device features. An embodiment operates by receiving, at a first device, a pairing message from a second device requesting a pairing between the second device and the first device. User-accessible features of the second device that are accessible for the pairing, are determined, and a sequence of actions for the pairing are generated based on the user-accessible features of the second device. The sequence of actions are provided for display on a display device communicatively coupled to the first device and independent of the second device. Indicia indicating which actions were performed with respect to the second device are received. The indicia is compared to the displayed sequence of actions. The first device is paired with the second device based on a determination that the indicia corresponds to the displayed sequences of actions. |
| US11889563B2 |
Random access method and apparatus
This application provides a random access method and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, a broadcast signal; and sending, by the terminal device, a random access signal, where a preamble sequence in the random access signal includes K first symbols and Q second symbols, the first symbol and the second symbol are different from each other, K and Q are integers greater than or equal to 1, K+Q=NSEQ, and NSEQ is a quantity of symbols included in the preamble sequence. |
| US11889562B2 |
Method and device for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: performing a random access procedure; monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for an ON duration on the basis of a configured discontinuous reception (DRX) operation after performing the random access procedure; and operating an inactivity timer on the basis of the successfully received PDCCH for the ON duration. During the random access procedure, a random access preamble is transmitted in one or two physical random access channel (PRACH) slots. The one or two PRACH slots are determined from among N slots corresponding to a reference slot. A subcarrier spacing (SCS) setting value for the reference slot may be 2 on the basis of the SCS setting value applied to the N slots being 5 or 6. |
| US11889561B2 |
Channel state information reporting for random access procedures
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a downlink transmission in a radio frequency spectrum band and may identify reference resources in the downlink transmission for computing a channel state information (CSI) report. The UE may generate the CSI report based at least in part on the identified reference resources and transmit, in the radio frequency spectrum band, the CSI report in a random access request message to the base station. The base station may receive the request message and identify CSI associated with the band based at least in part on the CSI report included in the random access request message. The base station may transmit, to the UE, a random access response message based at least in part on the identified CSI in the radio frequency spectrum band. |
| US11889559B2 |
Channel sensing with self-interference awareness for unlicensed band
This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for channel sensing with self-interference awareness for unlicensed band. A node may transmit, via a first entity of the node, at least one signal during a LBT procedure of a second entity of the node. The at least one signal may include a signal energy. The LBT procedure may be associated with a total measured interference from all detected energy sources. The node may determine a self-interference at the second entity of the node based on the signal energy of the at least one signal transmitted via the first entity of the node and calculate an interference from at least one other source based on a difference between the total measured interference from all detected energy sources and the self-interference determined based on the signal energy of the at least one signal. |
| US11889558B2 |
Intra- and inter-rat co-existence and congestion control for LTE PC5-based vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication
Systems and methods of providing RAT co-existence and congestion control in V2V communications are generally described. A vUE detects specific non-LTE RAT transmissions in a listening period of a PSSCH or PSSCH, determines whether a metric has been met and reselects to a non-overloaded channel to communicate with other vUEs or the eNB. The manner of reselection is dependent on the RAT specific or V2X service priorities of the channels, as well as whether the channels are V2V service dependent. |
| US11889554B2 |
Common channel sensing procedure for communications at an integrated access and backhaul node
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for performing a common channel sensing procedure for transmissions via a mobile termination (MT) role or via a distributed unit (DU) role of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, or both. In one aspect, the IAB node may obtain channel access for transmissions via the MT role or the DU role, or both, using the same channel sensing procedure. The IAB node may select a timing of a sensing slot for the common channel sensing procedure in accordance with a capability of the IAB node and a timing of the transmissions. The IAB node may initiate a channel occupancy time (COT) for the transmissions via the MT role or the DU role, or both, as a result of determining that a measured energy detection (ED) value satisfies an ED threshold. |
| US11889553B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving uplink signal in wireless communication system supporting unlicensed band, and apparatus supporting same
A method of performing a channel access procedure (CAP) for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, is discussed. The method can include performing a CAP based on a first channel access priority class value; receiving, from a base station, downlink control information including (i) first information for scheduling the PUSCH and (ii) second information related to a second channel access priority class value; and based on the first channel access priority class value being same or larger than the second channel access priority class value, performing the CAP based on the first channel access priority class value, and transmitting the PUSCH based on the first information. |
| US11889552B2 |
Method and apparatus for setting downlink control channel reception time in wireless communication system
Disclosed are a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security, and safety-related services) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for receiving a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the present invention provides a method and an apparatus allowing a terminal to vary, according to base station settings or instructions, a reception time or reception timing, for a downlink control channel, transmitted from a base station. |
| US11889550B2 |
Method and device in communication node used for wireless communication
The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a communication node for wireless communications. The communication node first receives first information; then receives a first signaling in X time windows; and transmits a first radio signal; wherein the first information is used to determine the X time windows, time-domain resources occupied by the first signaling are first time-domain resources, the X being a positive integer greater than 1; a start time for a transmission of the first radio signal is related to a first transmission timing adjustment and a second transmission timing adjustment; the first signaling is used to determine the first transmission timing adjustment, and the second transmission timing adjustment is related to a position of the first time-domain resources in the X time windows; the first information. The method in the present disclosure ensures uplink synchronous transmissions and improves link-level and system-level performance. |
| US11889549B2 |
Method and apparatus for sending and receiving signaling in wireless local area network
A method includes generating, by an apparatus, a physical protocol data unit (PPDU) for a downlink multiple-user transmission, wherein the PPDU includes: a legacy preamble, a high efficiency Wi-Fi Signaling Field 1 (HEW-SIG1), a high efficiency Wi-Fi Signaling Field 2 (HEW-SIG2), adjacent to the HEW-SIG1, and a data portion, and wherein the HEW-SIG1 comprises a HEW-SIG2 modulation and coding scheme (HEW-SIG2 MCS) field, the HEW-SIG2 MCS field indicates a transmission modulation and coding scheme (MCS) used to transmit the HEW-SIG2, the HEW-SIG1 further comprises a frame structure indication field, and the frame structure indication field indicates whether a frame structure of a scheduling transmission is an uplink structure or a downlink structure, and the HEW-SIG2 comprises resource indication information; and sending, by the apparatus, the PPDU. |
| US11889547B2 |
Random access method and apparatus, device, and storage medium
A random access method includes sending a random access preamble to a base station on a first time domain resource, obtaining an index value of the first time domain resource, obtaining an index difference between the first time domain resource and a second time domain resource, obtaining an index value of the second time domain resource by adding the index value of the first time domain resource and the index difference, obtaining a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) based on the index value of the second time domain resource, receiving a random access response (RAR) from the base station, and descrambling a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) code of the RAR using the RA-RNTI. |
| US11889546B2 |
Beam refinement techniques for random access communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a base station and a user equipment (UE) may perform beam refinement within a random access procedure. A UE may transmit a random access request to the base station and, in response thereto, the base station may transmit a control channel order to the UE that indicates to transmit a modified random access request. Resources for the modified random access request may be determined based on the random access request, the control channel order, configured resources, or combinations thereof. The base station may monitor for the modified random access request using different beamforming parameters and determine a refined beam for a subsequent transmission in the random access procedure. The base station may use the refined beam to transmit a random access response to the UE, and complete the access procedure. |
| US11889545B2 |
Downlink reception assumption prioritization based on downlink physical layer (PHY) priority
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for determining reference assumption, such as quasi co-location (QCL) assumption, prioritization based on downlink physical layer (PHY) priority. |
| US11889542B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying wireless channels
A network device may receive data for multiple wireless channels. The network device may determine an activity level or score for one or more of the wireless channels based on the received data. The network device may determine, based on the activity level for each wireless channel, a portion of the wireless channels that satisfy an activity level threshold. The network device may generate a ranking of the portion of the wireless channels that satisfy the activity level threshold. The ranking may be based on the activity level or score of each wireless channel. The network device may determine a wireless channel based on the ranking and may send an indication of the wireless channel to a user device. |
| US11889541B2 |
Superposition transmission of sidelink and uplink
Aspects relate to mechanisms for a wireless communication device to generate a superposition transmission of a sidelink signal to be transmitted to at least one receiving wireless communication device and an uplink signal to be transmitted to a base station. The wireless communication device may transmit the superposition transmission on resources allocated by the base station on a common carrier utilized for both sidelink and uplink transmissions. The superposition transmission includes a base layer corresponding to the uplink signal and an enhanced layer corresponding to the sidelink signal. The wireless communication device may further generate and transmit interference assistance information to the receiving wireless communication device for use by the receiving wireless communication device in canceling the base layer from the superposition transmission. |
| US11889539B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing semi persistent scheduling transmission with scheduling request in wireless communication system
A user equipment (UE) receives a grant on a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resource from an eNodeB (eNB). The UE determines that the SPS resource cannot accommodate an amount of data available for transmission for a specific logical channel. The UE transmits the SPS scheduling information for the specific logical channel to the eNB. The SPS scheduling information for the specific logical channel may be a scheduling request for the specific logical channel, and may be transmitted on an additional L1 control resource. |
| US11889538B2 |
Techniques for reducing semi-persistent scheduling latency
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may adjust a basic safety message generation periodicity based at least in part on a semi-persistent scheduling periodicity for transmitting basic safety messages. The UE may generate one or more basic safety messages based at least in part on the adjusted basic safety message generation periodicity. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11889537B2 |
Rules for updating slot format supporting full duplex operation
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for updating a slot format during full duplex (FD) operation. An example method by a user equipment (UE) generally includes receiving signaling for the UE to operate on at least one active bandwidth part (BWP) and participating in FD communications in the at least one active BWP on at least some symbols, based on a first slot format associated with the at least one active BWP. |
| US11889535B2 |
Method and apparatus for selecting resource
Provided are a method and apparatus for selecting a resource. The method for selecting the resource includes: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state of a downlink configured by a network side device, where the TCI state at least includes: multiple pieces of Quasi co-location (QCL) information, and the multiple pieces of QCL information at least includes: a reference signal (RS) and a QCL type corresponding to the RS; and selecting, by the UE, an RS to perform radio link monitoring (RLM) according to at least one of the RS or the QCL type. Further provided are a storage medium and an electronic apparatus. |
| US11889531B2 |
Method for offloading control data in a mobile network
The invention relates to a method for sending control data in a hybrid wireless/broadcast network system, said network system comprising a broadcast network dedicated to transmission of broadcast services through at least a broadcast cell and a wireless network dedicated to transmission of at least a service through a plurality of cells, a cover area of the broadcast cell covering, at least partially, a cover area of a first cell and a cover area of a second cell among the plurality of cells, said method comprising: when control data related to a service of the first cell is identical to control data related to a service of a second cell, sending the control data through the broadcast cell. |
| US11889527B2 |
Bandwidth part operation in new radio
A method may include transmitting, by a wireless device to a base station, a capability message indicating an activation delay of an antenna panel of the wireless device. The method may include receiving a downlink control information (DCI) comprising a time domain resource assignment field with a slot offset value larger than the activation delay of the antenna panel. The DCI may schedule a transmission of a transport block and indicate activation of the antenna panel. The method may include receiving, via the antenna panel, the transport block in a time slot based on the slot offset value. |
| US11889525B2 |
Management of transmission configuration indicator states
A wireless device receives a first message indicating a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state being applicable at a first time for receiving a downlink control channel. A second message is received and indicates a common TCI state being applicable at a second time for: receiving the downlink control channel; and receiving downlink data via a downlink shared channel. The wireless device determines that the second message is received after the first message and that the second time is earlier than the first time. Based on the determining, the downlink control channel is received based on the common TCI state and the downlink data is received via the downlink shared channel based on the common TCI state. |
| US11889520B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving signal in wireless communication system
Disclosed herein is a terminal configured to acquire a configuration for at least one PUCCH resource set associated with at least one downlink multicast channel, monitor a PDCCH in a search space for scheduling of a specific downlink multicast channel, and detect, as a result of the monitoring of the PDCCH, DCI having a CRC scrambled with a specific G-RNTI, wherein a specific PUCCH resource set associated with the specific downlink multicast channel may be mapped to a specific downlink frequency band having the search space for the monitoring of the PDCCH, wherein a PUCCH resource for transmission of HARQ-ACK for the specific downlink multicast channel among one or more PUCCH resources included in the specific PUCCH resource set may be indicated through the DCI. |
| US11889519B2 |
Transmission repetition for wireless communication
A base station and/or a wireless device may communicate using a plurality of transmission beams. Multiple transmission beams may be used for transmission such that a message may be sent via different transmission beams. Multiple transmission beams may be used for sending multiple repetitions of the message or for sending different portions of the message. |
| US11889518B2 |
Techniques for sidelink carrier aggregation (CA) and cross-carrier scheduling indication in sidelink control information (SCI)
This disclosure relates to sidelink carrier aggregation and cross-carrier scheduling indications in sidelink control information (SCI). Specifically, in one aspect, a transmit UE may configure a multi-component carrier grant including a plurality of component carriers for a physical sidelink share channel (PSSCH). The transmit UE may further transmit, one or both of a set of first SCI each including a single component carrier grant corresponding to one component carrier from the multi-component carrier grant and associated with scheduling information of the one component carrier, or a second SCI including the multi-component carrier grant and associated with scheduling information of the plurality of component carriers. In another aspect, a receiver UE may receive one or both of the set of first SCI each including the single component carrier grant corresponding to one component carrier from the multi-component carrier grant, or the second SCI including the multi-component carrier grant. |
| US11889515B2 |
Downlink control information (DCI) for sidelink grant
A service device (e.g., a user equipment (UE), a new radio NR (gNB), or other network component) as a service provider/consumer can process or generate sidelink communications based on a downlink control information (DCI) for one or more sidelink configured grants that enables resource allocation for the sidelink communication. The device can determine whether to activate, release/deactivate, or request a retransmission for the one or more sidelink configured grants based on one or more fields of a DCI format 3_0 configuration of the DCI. |
| US11889514B2 |
Sidelink buffer status reports and scheduling requests for new radio vehicle sidelink shared channel data transmissions
Sidelink communication operations may be enhanced through the use of communications requirement signaling, which may include, for example, indications of the type, size, quality of service requirements, pending buffer sizes, and the like, and through the evaluation of such signaled information to determine whether existing grants and logical channels may suffice for new sidelink traffic. Grants may be requested via sidelink scheduling requests and sidelink buffer status reporting, for example, which allow scheduling devices, such as base stations and scheduling user equipment apparatuses, early insight into needs of sidelink traffic for application with divergent QoS requirements. |
| US11889513B2 |
Communication method and apparatus
This application provides an example communication method and an example apparatus. The method includes a first network device generates first indication information to indicate a first downlink resource. Second indication information indicates a second downlink resource. Because the first indication information may indicate whether the second indication information exists, if a terminal device detects the first indication information in the first time unit, and the first indication information indicates that the second indication information does not exist in the first time unit, the terminal device may stop a blind detection process on the second indication information in advance. |
| US11889510B2 |
Frame based operation for millimeter wave (mmWave) with receiver based contention
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for frame based operation and medium contention procedures in wireless networks. In some aspects, devices of a wireless network may perform receiver side contention operations. To illustrate, reference signals from a receiving device may be transmitted to a transmitting device and used by the transmitting device to estimate interference for transmitter side transmissions. Such receiver side reference signals may more accurately reflect the interference profile that transmissions sent by the transmitting device will face, such as when operating in a spectrum shared with many devices. The transmitting device may utilize the beam(s) that satisfy interference criteria when receiving the reference signals to transmit data. Receiver side frame based operation may provide a more stable interference profile which enables better rate prediction, and the better rate prediction may increase reliability and overall network and medium throughput. |
| US11889509B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting MTC downlink control information, base station and user equipment
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for transmitting MTC DCI, base stations, and user equipment. The method includes: determining a DCI transmission region configured for an MTC device, generating and sending control resource configuration information to the MTC device; determining an information detection capability of the MTC device in the DCI transmission region, where the information detection capability indicates whether the MTC device supports searching for DCI from a target resource region; mapping a target physical resource in the DCI transmission region according to the information detection capability and a preset resource mapping mode, where the target physical resource carries the DCI of the MTC device; and transmitting the DCI to the MTC device through the target physical resource mapped in the DCI transmission region. With the methods of transmitting MTC DCI provided by the present disclosure, transmission resources can be effectively utilized. |
| US11889508B1 |
System and method for managing a cellular network
A system for managing a cellular network implemented based on O-RAN standards includes an O-DU for generating a first control-plane message requesting a first set of radio resources responsive to a scheduled uplink transmission from a user device, where the first set of radio resources includes an assigned portion of a carrier signal allocated for the uplink transmission; an interposer unit for receiving the first control-plane message, and generating a second control-plane message requesting a second set of radio resources including a remaining portion of the carrier signal; and an O-RU for receiving the first and second control-plane messages, receiving the uplink transmission, and generating user-plane message(s) including first and second digitized data correlated with the first and second control-plane messages. The interposer unit sends the first digitized data to the O-DU without sending the second digitized data, and monitors the carrier signal using the first and second digitized data. |
| US11889503B2 |
UE feedback of non-preferred time-frequency resources
This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for UE feedback of non-preferred time-frequency resources. The UE may receive, from a base station over time, a plurality of DL transmissions for which the UE may perform measurements on the plurality of DL transmissions. Based at least in part on the measurements, the UE may transmit, to the base station, an indication of a set of one or more time-frequency resources to avoid using for communications with the UE. |
| US11889498B2 |
Indication of control channel repetition factor
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The UE may transmit a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) based on a PUCCH repetition factor, wherein the PUCCH repetition factor is indicated by a location of a control channel element (CCE) of the PDCCH, a PUCCH resource indicator (PRI) bitfield of the PDCCH, and at least one of: one or more parameters of the PDCCH, or one or more parameters of the PDSCH. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11889497B2 |
Scheduling sidelink communications
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit information indicating a set of resources associated with periodic sidelink monitoring, the information indicating at least one first period of time during which the UE will remain awake and monitor for signals and at least one second period of time during which the UE will be in a sleep mode and not monitoring for signals. The UE may monitor for signals using at least one resource indicated by the information and during the at least one first period of time. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US11889495B2 |
Shared information for inter-user equipment coordination on a sidelink channel
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A device (such as a first user equipment (UE)) may communicate control signaling indicating a resource allocation for a sidelink channel. The first UE may receive, from a second UE, a first resource map. The first resource map may indicate a first sidelink transmission scheduled within a first time and frequency resource of the resource allocation, a first priority level of the first resource map, and a parameter threshold used to generate the first resource map. In some cases, the first UE may communicate a second sidelink transmission within the resource allocation for the sidelink channel based on the first resource map. |
| US11889491B2 |
Method and apparatus for obtaining location information by transitioning between modes of operation
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining anchor pairs from among a group of anchors and a first mobile device that is operating in an anchor mode, where the determining the anchor pairs is based at least in part on anchor locations, and where the anchor locations are known by the server for the group of anchors and for the first mobile device; generating a schedule for communications between the anchor pairs and one or more second mobile devices; and providing the schedule to the anchor pairs, wherein the communications between the anchor pairs and the one or more second mobile devices enables each of the one or more second mobile devices to determine its respective device position. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11889489B2 |
Beam failure detection and recovery
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for beam failure detection and recovery. An example method of wireless communication by a user equipment generally includes detecting a beam failure associated with a reference signal from a network entity and transmitting, to the network entity before initiating a beam failure recovery procedure, a request for a beam switch in response to the detected beam failure. The method also includes receiving, from the network entity, an indication to communicate via a beam in response to the request and communicating with the network entity via the beam based on the indication. |
| US11889483B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining resource pool
A method includes receiving, at a mobile device, resource pool configuration information, the resource pool configuration information comprising a bitmap to determine the resource pool and determining, for a period having a plurality of consecutive subframes, a first subset of subframes by excluding, from the plurality of consecutive subframes, subframes in which a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) resource is configured and subframes other than uplink subframes. The method also includes determining, for the period, a second subset of subframes by excluding, from the first subset of subframes, one or more subframes, wherein a quantity of the second subset of subframes corresponds to an integer multiple of a length of the bitmap, and determining, based on a plurality of repetitions of the bitmap, the resource pool for a sidelink transmission from the second subset of subframes. |
| US11889481B2 |
Techniques for resource block allocation in wireless communications
Aspects described herein relate to resource block allocation for time domain single-carrier waveform processing in new radio (NR). Specifically, in an aspect, a guard band may be allocated for a single-carrier waveform in a time or frequency domain. In another aspect, a resource block may be allocated for a time domain single-carrier waveform. |
| US11889479B2 |
Time division multiplexing mapping of transmission configuration indicator states to a control channel
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications systems, a base station may transmit a control channel such as a PDCCH using one or more control resource sets (CORESETs). A CORESET may be associated with a number of different transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states which may specify information that a UE may use to receive the PDCCH. In some cases, the UE may identify an association between resources of the CORESET and a number of TCI states assigned to a CORESET using various different multiplexing techniques, such as time division multiplexing (TDM). Some associations between the resources of the CORESET and the TCI states may include a mapping of the resources of the CORESET to the different TCI states. The UE may decode the PDCCH based on the different TDM techniques used to configure the CORESET. |
| US11889469B2 |
Aligning paging occasions across at least two identities
There is provided reduced power consumption in devices that use at least two identities for communications. A method comprises aligning (1302) a plurality of paging occasions across at least two identities of a communication device. The aligning is performed via requesting and receiving (1306) from a communication network a paging occasion for the communication device with at least two identities using at least one of the identities. |
| US11889466B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system
According to at least one of embodiments of the present disclosure, a UE may receive paging early indication (PEI)-related information through higher-layer signaling, attempt to detect a PEI associated with ‘M’ paging occasions (POs) based on the PEI-related information, determine whether to perform or skip monitoring of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a specific PO related to the UE among the plurality of POs, based on the detected PEI, and receive at least one of paging downlink control information (DCI) carried by the PDCCH or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the paging DCI, in a state in which the UE determines to perform monitoring of the PDCCH. |
| US11889461B2 |
Reference signal time difference (RSTD) measurement report enhancements for multi-timing error group (TEG) requests
Disclosed are techniques for wireless positioning. In an aspect, a first network node receives a measurement request from a location server, the measurement request requesting the first network node to measure a positioning reference signal (PRS) resource from at least one second network node using a plurality of receive timing error groups (Rx TEGs) of the first network node, and transmits a measurement report to the location server, the measurement report including a plurality of positioning measurements based on the PRS resource, the plurality of positioning measurements corresponding to the plurality of Rx TEGs. |
| US11889456B2 |
Network slice-specific authentication and authorization
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method, for a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method comprises: transmitting, by the UE to a network entity, a registration request message including a registration type information element (IE) indicating a periodic registration updating or a mobility registration updating; receiving, by the UE from the network entity, a registration accept message including a pending network slice selection assistant information (NSSAI); and determining, by the UE, that a previously received allowed NSSAI as invalid based on the registration accept message. |
| US11889454B2 |
Apparatus and method for supporting access to private mobile communication network and carrier mobile communication network
The disclosure provides a method of registering a user equipment (UE) at a second network via a first network, the method including: receiving, from the UE, a registration request message including at least one of first network identification (ID) information, ID information of the UE in the first network, second network ID information, and ID information of the UE in the second network; selecting an authentication server function (AUSF) of the first network which is configured to perform a first authentication procedure of service subscription authentication for the UE in the first network; performing the first authentication procedure with the AUSF of the first network and unified data management (UDM) of the first network; determining, based on a result of the first authentication procedure, whether to perform a second authentication procedure of service subscription authentication for the UE in the second network; performing, based on a result of the determining, the second authentication procedure with an AUSF of the second network and UDM of the second network; and transmitting, to the UE, a registration acceptance message including information of at least one of the result of the first authentication procedure and a result of the second authentication procedure. |
| US11889453B2 |
Method and apparatus for registering wireless device in wireless communication system
A method for registering a wireless device by a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes obtaining connection information for the wireless device by scanning a recognition code of the wireless device in a first mode, transitioning to a second mode based on the connection information and receiving a connection request from the wireless device, performing a connection operation to the wireless device to transmit network access information to the wireless device, and transitioning to the first mode, and registering the wireless device upon detecting connection of the wireless device to a network in the first mode. |
| US11889452B2 |
Geographical zone-based registration area tracking
An access and mobility management function (AMF) receives, from a wireless device, a first registration request message comprising a first zone identity of the wireless device, wherein the first zone identity is based on a first geographical location of the wireless device, and a registration area update type indicating a geographical zone-based tracking type. The AMF sends a paging message for the wireless device based on the geographical zone-based tracking type. |
| US11889450B2 |
Techniques for compensating timing advance for full duplex communication
Techniques for compensating timing advance for full duplex communications are disclosed. In an example, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a timing advance value and a compensation factor. The UE may also determine a timing compensation amount indicating an amount of time to adjust an uplink (UL) transmission based on the timing advance value and the compensation factor. The UE may also transmit, to the base station, the UL transmission according to the timing compensation amount. Other features are also described. |
| US11889449B2 |
Method and device in communication node used for wireless communication
The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a communication node for wireless communications. The communication node in the present disclosure first receives first information, then receives second information, and then transmits a first radio signal; wherein the first information is used to determine a first transmission timing adjustment, the second information is used to determine a second transmission timing adjustment, and a start time for a transmission of the first radio signal is related to the first transmission timing adjustment and the second transmission timing adjustment; a minimum step-size size corresponding to the first transmission timing adjustment is not equal to a minimum step-size size corresponding to the second transmission timing adjustment; the first information, the second information and the first radio signal are all transmitted through an air interface. The disclosure can support large-delay-transmission and reduce overhead for configuring signaling of Time Advance (TA). |
| US11889444B2 |
Synchronization signal transmission method and terminal device
A synchronization signal transmission method and a terminal device are disclosed, so that the terminal device can accurately determine a symbol location of a primary synchronization signal. The techniques may be used in an internet of vehicles. The method in this application includes: generating, by a first terminal device, a synchronization signal block, where the synchronization signal block includes M primary synchronization signals and N secondary synchronization signals, each of the M primary synchronization signals corresponds to one symbol interval set, one symbol interval set in M symbol interval sets includes N symbol intervals between one primary synchronization signal in the M primary synchronization signals and the N secondary synchronization signals, any two of the M symbol interval sets do not include a same symbol interval, and M and N are positive integers greater than or equal to 2; and sending, by the first terminal device, the synchronization signal block. |
| US11889442B2 |
Method and device for transmitting and receiving synchronization signal of device-to-device communication terminal in wireless communication system
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for receiving a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) by a terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: receiving a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH); determining which of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) or an eNB is to be a synchronization source according to priority information included in the PSBCH; and receiving an SLSS associated with the determined synchronization source, wherein the terminal determines that the priority information is valid only when a public land mobile network (PLMN) associated with the priority information matches a PLMN to which the terminal belongs. |
| US11889439B2 |
Method for receiving downlink signal by terminal in wireless communication system, and terminal using same method
Proposed is a method for receiving a downlink signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: receiving a synchronization signal block (SSB) from an initiating device; and receiving a downlink signal from the initiating device, wherein the SSB is periodically transmitted in every Nth fixed frame period, the N is an integer equal to or greater than 1, and transmission of the SSB is started at the first time resource included in the every Nth fixed frame period. |
| US11889438B2 |
Prose operation on non-serving carrier frequency
A method (300) performed in a network node is disclosed for enabling ProSe operation for a wireless device on a non-serving carrier. The network node serves the wireless device on a cell on a serving carrier. The method (300) comprises: determining (310) whether a target cell on a non-serving serving carrier, on which the wireless device is to perform ProSe operation, is known or unknown to the wireless device, and configuring (320, 330) the wireless device with a first gap configuration for the case that the target cell on the non-serving carrier is known to the wireless device, and with a second gap configuration for the case that the target cell on the non-serving carrier is unknown to the wireless device. A method in a wireless device, a network node, a wireless device, computer programs and computer program products are also disclosed. |
| US11889431B2 |
Power control for sidelink feedback transmissions
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration for sidelink feedback power control. The UE may transmit a sidelink feedback transmission, in accordance with the configuration, using a transmit power that is based at least in part on at least one of: a quantity of resource blocks (RBs) associated with the sidelink feedback transmission, a quantity of symbols associated with the sidelink feedback transmission, a sidelink pathloss value, or a size of the sidelink feedback transmission. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11889430B2 |
Dynamic switching of user equipment power class
A user equipment (UE), such as a mobile phone, may support multiple power classes. Power classes can define maximum output power levels for uplink transmissions. A base station of a radio access network (RAN) can, based on metrics reported by the UE, dynamically instruct the UE to switch to using a different power class. For example, the base station may instruct the UE to switch from using a first power class with a higher maximum output power to using a second power class with a lower maximum output power, in order to preserve battery life of the UE in situations in which the second power class provides sufficient output power for uplink transmissions to reach the base station. |
| US11889429B2 |
Encoding and transmit power control for downsized uplink trigger-based PPDU transmissions in next-generation WLAN systems
Various schemes pertaining to encoding and transmit power control for downsized trigger-based (TB) physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU) transmissions in next-generation WLAN systems are described. A station (STA) receives a trigger frame indicating an allocated resource unit (RU) of a first size. The STA performs channel sensing responsive to receiving the trigger frame. In response to detecting at least one subchannel being busy from the channel sensing, the STA performs a downsized trigger-based (TB) transmission with a downsized RU or multi-RU (MRU) of a second size smaller than the first size by utilizing downsized RU or MRU allocation information while maintaining a value of each of one or more parameters unchanged in an encoding process to perform the downsized TB transmission. |
| US11889428B2 |
Dynamic switching of power levels in device having different wireless communication circuits
A method can include an integrated circuit device, determining if first communication circuits are operating in a first mode that wirelessly receives data at a first rate or a second mode that wirelessly receives data at a second rate that is lower than the first rate. If the first communication circuits are operating in the second mode, transmitting signals with the second communication circuits at a first power level, and if operating in the first mode, transmitting signals with the second communication circuits at a second power level that is lower than the first power level. In the first mode, X symbols per data bit are received and in the second mode, Y symbols per data bit are received, where X |
| US11889422B2 |
Mobility robustness for discontinuous reception wake up signal
According to an embodiment, a method for use in a wireless device is provided. The method comprises waking up from a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode in a cell. The method further comprises determining whether the cell is the same as a previous cell of the wireless device. In response to determining that the cell is not the same as the previous cell, the method further comprises determining whether the wireless device missed a wake-up signal opportunity in the cell. The method further comprises monitoring each of the paging occasions associated with the wake-up signal opportunity if the cell is not the same as the previous cell and the wake-up signal opportunity was missed. |
| US11889418B2 |
Method and device for receiving WUR discovery frame in wireless LAN system
Proposed herein is a method and device for receiving a WUR discovery frame in a wireless LAN system. More specifically, a station (STA) receives a WUR discovery element from an access point (AP). The STA receives the WUR discovery frame from a neighbor AP based on the WUR discovery element. The WUR discovery element includes AP list information. The AP list information includes information on a WUR discovery period. The WUR discovery frame is received during the WUR discovery period. |
| US11889414B2 |
Method and apparatus for efficient addressing and power savings in wireless communications
A wireless station comprises a receiver that is configured to receive a frame from an access point (AP). The frame comprises a physical layer header. The physical layer header includes an indication of a color associated with the AP. A processor in the STA is configured to enter a power save state based on the color associated with the AP not matching a stored AP color of an AP that the STA is associated with. An AP that performs a similar function is also disclosed. |
| US11889413B2 |
Switched analog-digital architecture for wireless antenna arrays and methods for use thereof
Exemplary apparatus can be provided that can comprise a plurality of antennas; a plurality of conversion systems, each capable of accepting and/or producing one or more digital signals; a circuit (e.g., radio circuit) configured to couple the antennas to the conversion systems; and computer arrangement configurable to selectively control operation of the conversion systems according to one or more predetermined criteria. In some embodiments, the conversion systems can be configured to utilize different sampling rates and/or quantization resolutions and/or to accept and/or produce different numbers of digital signals. Exemplary conversion systems can be enabled/disabled such that one or more can operate simultaneously based on, e.g., subframe timing of received signal, predetermined schedule, power or energy of received signals, availability of reference signals, channel coherence time, and apparatus energy consumption. Further, exemplary methods and computer-readable media can be provided embodying one or more procedures the apparatus is configured to perform. |
| US11889408B2 |
Systems/methods of mode variability responsive to a size of data to be transmitted
Systems/methods are disclosed wherein a transmitter is used to convey information to a destination device by wirelessly transmitting using first frequencies; and, responsive to a size of data that is to be transmitted, wirelessly transmitting using second frequencies; wherein at least some of the second frequencies differ from the first frequencies. In some embodiments, the transmitter comprises first and second transmitters that convey information to the destination device by wirelessly transmitting by the first transmitter first data using first frequencies and, responsive to the size of data to be transmitted, wirelessly transmitting by the second transmitter second data using second frequencies. According to some embodiments, the first and second data are transmitted simultaneously in time. According to further embodiments, a smartphone comprises the transmitter or the first and second transmitters. According to additional embodiments, a base station comprises the transmitter or the first and second transmitters. |
| US11889405B2 |
Handling a UE that is in the idle state
A method performed by an Access and mobility Management Function (AMF). The method includes receiving from a Session Management Function (SMF) a request to establish User Plane (UP) for a user equipment's (UE's) protocol data unit (PDU) session. The request includes information indicating an access type. The method also includes, in response to the request, performing the steps of: determining that the UE is in the idle state with respect to both a 3GPP access and a non-3GPP access and, as a result of determining that the UE is in the idle state with respect to both a 3GPP access and a non-3GPP access, the AMF initiates paging of the UE by the 3GPP access, the paging initiation comprising transmitting to a Radio Access Network, RAN, node a page request to page the UE. |
| US11889400B2 |
Method and apparatus for selecting relay in device-to-device communication
The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for selecting a relay in D2D communication. The method includes: determining, by a relay selection device, link quality of a first link of each candidate relay UE in a candidate relay UE list, where the candidate relay UE list includes at least one candidate relay UE, and the first link of each candidate relay UE is a radio link between each candidate relay UE and a base station; and determining target relay UE from the candidate relay UE list according to the link quality of the first link of each candidate relay UE in the candidate relay UE list, where the target relay UE is used for relaying data transmitted between first UE and the base station. |
| US11889398B2 |
Artificial intelligence for emergency assistance with human feedback for machine learning
A method and apparatus for providing emergency assistance includes receiving audio, visual, or text data about an ongoing emergency at a public safety answering point, comparing that data to a database of other emergencies with an artificial intelligence engine, recognizing patterns in aggregated and correlated data by the artificial intelligence engine, and generating appropriate audio, visual, and text output for a human operator to respond to the emergency. An AI engine receives audio data, visual data, and text data related to ongoing emergencies being received at public safety answering points and compares it with data from other emergencies. The AI engine identifies key words and patterns and generates appropriate messages for operators. The system continuously generates feedback to the AI engine to aid in machine learning. The feedback includes: “the message was correct; continue drawing this conclusion”; and “the message was wrong; do not continue drawing this conclusion.” |
| US11889395B2 |
Vehicle communication via multiple wireless communication links
A method of communication between first and second controllers positioned in spaced relation along a length of a vehicle system includes establishing first and second wireless, parallel communication channels between the first and second controllers. The channels operate at different carrier frequencies. The first controller transmits common information in parallel on the first and second wireless communication channels to the second controller, and the second controller receives the information transmitted in parallel on first and second wireless communication channels. The first and second wireless communication channels are then deactivated Subsequently, a single communication channel is established for communicating other, different information between the controllers. |
| US11889393B2 |
Methods and systems for detecting anomalies and forecasting optimizations to improve urban living management using networks of autonomous vehicles
Methods and systems are provided for detecting anomalies and forecasting optimizations to improve urban living management using networks of autonomous vehicles. An autonomous vehicle may receive initial information relating to infrastructure utilized by a plurality of autonomous vehicles, and may obtain, during operation in the infrastructure, real-time information relating to the infrastructure, to other ones of the plurality of autonomous vehicles, and/or to various conditions or operations pertinent to urban living and management thereof in an area corresponding to and/or associated with the infrastructure. The real-time information may be processed, and based on the processing of the real-time information and the initial information, anomalies and/or problems affecting the infrastructure and/or operation of the plurality of autonomous vehicles in the infrastructure may be detected, and one or more adjustments to improve management of urban living within the area may be determined. |
| US11889391B2 |
Solution for 5GC to notify V2X UE whether V2X service is supported or authorized
An approach is described for a method for a fifth generation (5G) wireless communication or a new radio (NR) system that includes the following steps. The method includes receiving, by a source device from a UE, a registration request message indicating the UE is capable of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication. The method further includes determining, by the source device, the UE is authorized for a V2X service, wherein the V2X service comprises the V2X communication. The method further includes transmitting, by the source device to the UE, a registration accept message based on determining the UE is authorized for the V2X service. |
| US11889390B2 |
System for monitoring a state of occupancy of a pre-determined area
The present invention relates to the management of shared work spaces. A goal is to accurately reflect the actual status of a booking as close to real time as possible. Embodiments of the invention allow for low-power, battery operated, motion sensor devices to report the actual status of shared work spaces to a centralised server using existing wireless communications means in the environment where the shared work spaces are to be managed. |
| US11889387B2 |
Communication apparatus, distribution apparatus, communication system, transmission method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
A communication apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes a position information management unit (11) configured to manage a distribution area used in a mobile communication system and position information indicating a position of a communication terminal connected to an access system different from the mobile communication system while associating the distribution area with the position information, a communication terminal management unit (12) configured to manage the communication terminal and a distribution area to which the communication terminal belongs while associating the communication terminal with the distribution area based on positional information indicating a current position of the communication terminal, and a communication unit (13) configured to, when it receives distribution data for which the distribution area is designated as its distribution destination, transmit the distribution data, whose distribution destination has been changed to the communication terminal associated with the distribution area, to the communication terminal. |
| US11889386B2 |
Device searching method and electronic device
A device searching method includes a first device that obtains a relative location between a second device and the first device is based on location information of the first device and the location information of the second device; if it is determined, based on the relative location, that the second device is not within a shooting range of the first device, the first device indicates to move the first device toward the second device until the second device is within the shooting range of the first device; and the first device highlights the area in which the second device is located in the shooting range of the first device. |
| US11889381B2 |
Generation, curation, and presentation of media collections
Systems and methods are provided for receiving input increasing a default predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible and activating the new media collection for the increased predetermined window of time and a geographic boundary size for where media content originates. The systems and methods further cause a plurality of content messages comprising media content originating in the geographical boundary size to be included in the new media collection and displayed in response to a request from a computing device to view the new media collection based on determining the request occurs within the increased predetermined window of time that the new media collection is accessible. |
| US11889379B2 |
Location-based services
A method for providing incentives based on geolocation of mobile devices. The method includes storing, by a server, data including merchant information of merchants and points of interest, and associated incentive information. The method includes determining, based on communication with user's device of a user, a first location of the mobile device. The method includes determining, based on the first location, a first subset of merchants and associated first subset of incentives. The method includes communicating merchant data, including information on the first subsets of merchants and incentives, to the mobile device. The method includes communicating to the mobile device, in response to a determination that the mobile device is inside a geofence associated with at least one of the first subset of merchants, additional information on the at least one of the first subset of merchants, the additional information comprising one or more related incentives. |
| US11889378B2 |
Data gathering zone system
Described is a data gathering zone system. The system includes a server having a memory for storing area information and a user computing device coupled to the server. The system may operate to allow a user to define a zone around a geographic area to establish a data zone. Mobile device signals that occur within the data zone are collected and aggregated by the server. The server may generate for display the gathered data within the geofenced zone for analysis. |
| US11889376B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining location of device using multiple antenna switching
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for determining a location of a device using multiple antenna switching. A method for determining a location of a device using multiple antenna switching according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a first determination step of determining whether a device enters a target proximity zone or a target zone on the basis of a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value received through a second antenna having a first coverage; a step of connecting a third antenna through antenna switching if it is determined that the device has entered the target proximity zone or the target zone in the first determining step; a second determination step of determining whether the device enters the target zone on the basis of a RSSI value received through the third antenna having a second coverage; and a step of confirming that the device has entered the target zone if it is determined that the device has entered the target zone in the second determination step. |
| US11889375B2 |
Tracking device location identification
In one embodiment, a method includes detecting, by a first computing device, an event relating to the first computing device and a tracking device. The method includes sending, by the first computing device, a notification of the event to a tracking system server. The notification of the event includes a location associated with the event and a timestamp associated with the event. The method includes receiving, by the first computing device, a last known location of the tracking device from the tracking system server. The last known location is based on the location associated with the event and one or more locations associated with each of one or more location updates received by the tracking system server from one or more second computing devices. The method includes displaying, by the first computing device, the last known location of the tracking device. |
| US11889373B2 |
Radio network node, a wireless device and methods therein for re-establishing a radio connection
A wireless device and a method for re-establishing a connection in a wireless communications network comprising a first RAT and a different second RAT. The wireless device operates in a first cell of the first RAT. When a connection failure with the first cell is detected, the device performs a cell selection and selects a second cell of the second RAT. Further, the device determines a first set of parameters associated with the first cell and comprising at least one parameter identifying the wireless device or the first cell. Furthermore, the device receives a second set of parameters associated with the second cell and comprising at least one parameter identifying the wireless device or the second cell. The device determines a security token based on the first and second sets, and transmits a re-establishment request message comprising the security token to the second cell. |
| US11889371B2 |
Seamless relocation of a mobile terminal in a wireless network
A method for performing seamless relocation of a mobile terminal in a wireless network includes selecting a first serving gateway (SGW) among a plurality of SGWs and a first packet data network gateway (PGW) among a plurality of PGWs, wherein the first SGW connects to the first PGW to setup the first S5 session, establishing a first communication channel between the terminal and the first PGW and assigning an internet protocol (IP) address to the terminal, selecting a second SGW among the plurality of SGWs when the terminal is about to move out of an area being served by the first SGW, connecting the second SGW to the second PGW to setup a new S5 session when a second PGW among the plurality of PGWs is closer to the second SGW than the first PGW or connecting the second SGW to the first PGW to modify the first S5 session when no PGW is closer to the second SGW than the first PGW, establishing a second communication channel between the terminal and the second SGW using the IP address allocated to the terminal, reconfiguring routing for terminal IP destination, and terminating the first communication channel between the terminal and the first PGW. |
| US11889366B2 |
Base station for transmission of message between base stations and communication method performed by base station
A network node includes: a control unit configured to configure an information element in a field included in a message between network nodes in a case where the field is mandatory in the message between the network nodes, the message being used for performing communication configuration related to a user apparatus; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the message between the network nodes including the field in which the information element is configured, wherein the field is mandatory in the message between the network nodes in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied. |
| US11889365B2 |
Base station device, program, flying body, and control method
Provided is a base station device including: a scheme selection unit that selects a scheme of HO from a first scheme not using an NRT and a second scheme using the NRT; and an HO control unit that, when the first scheme is selected, causes the UE to measure system information of an HO candidate cell, receives an ECGI, and controls HO by using cell information of the HO candidate cell received from a core network by using the ECGI, and, when the second scheme is selected and the PCI of the HO candidate cell is included in the NRT, controls the HO by using cell information corresponding to the PCI, and when the PCI is not included, causes the UE to measure the system information of the HO candidate cell, receives the ECGI, controls the HO by using the cell information of the HO candidate cell. |
| US11889364B2 |
Enhanced make-before-break (MBB) handover failure
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect that a timer has expired prior to completing a handover of the UE from a source base station (BS) to a target BS. In some aspects, the UE may selectively declare, based at least in part on detecting that the timer has expired, a radio link failure. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11889362B2 |
Carrier aggregation for low-latency handover
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may provide information identifying a band combination capability for carrier aggregation during a handover of the UE, wherein the band combination capability identifies a plurality of bands or carriers; and perform the handover based at least in part on the information identifying the band combination capability, wherein at least one first band or carrier, of the plurality of bands or carriers, is used for a source base station of the handover and at least one second band or carrier, of the plurality of bands or carriers, is used for a target base station of the handover. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11889361B2 |
Methods providing anchor change for ethernet PDU sessions and related network entities/nodes
A method of operating a session management function SMF entity of a wireless communication network may be provided. An Ethernet context for a wireless terminal may be received from a first user plane function UPF entity, wherein the Ethernet context is provided for an Ethernet Protocol Data Unit PDU Session for the wireless terminal using the first UPF entity, and wherein the Ethernet context includes a Medium Access Control MAC address for the wireless terminal. The Ethernet context including the MAC address for the wireless terminal may be transmitted to a second UPF entity. Related methods of operating user plane function UPF entities of a wireless communication network may also be provided. |
| US11889359B2 |
Full duplex beam failure detection and uplink resources determination for transmitting recovery request
When a beam failure is detected, appropriate actions may be taken to recover the connection. A beam failure recovery request may be sent by a user equipment (UE) apparatus to initiate the recovery of the connection. The UE detects a beam failure for at least one active downlink and uplink beam pair for full duplex communication with a secondary cell (SCell). The UE transmits a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) for the SCell to a base station using an uplink resource of the SCell or a primary cell (PCell) based on a layer 1 signal to interference and noise ratio (L1-SINR) measurement for the at least one active downlink and uplink beam pair of the SCell. |
| US11889358B2 |
Sidelink resource reevaluation
In some aspects, a method of wireless communication includes performing a full reference signal receive power (RSRP) sweep for a first slot to determine a first resource exclusion RSRP threshold, and performing a resource reevaluation for a second slot based on the first resource exclusion RSRP threshold from the first slot. In some aspects, a method of wireless communication may include performing a full RSRP sweep for a first slot to determine a first resource exclusion RSRP threshold and performing the full RSRP sweep for a second slot that is a number of slots following the first slot to determine a second resource exclusion RSRP threshold. For each slot between the first slot and the second slot, the resource reevaluation may be performed based on the first resource exclusion RSRP threshold determined for the first slot. |
| US11889354B2 |
Method for load imbalance optimization under same network coverage, apparatus, device, and storage medium
A method, device, and apparatus for optimizing unbalanced loads covered by a same network and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: determining whether loads of cells covered by a same network are balanced; determining, if the loads of the cells are unbalanced, a cell with a highest network load rate and a cell with a lowest network load rate in the cells; determining a target offset parameter corresponding to a predetermined index according to a timing advance and the number of sampling points of each of the cell with the highest network load rate and the cell with the lowest network load rate; and adjusting a load of the cell with the highest network load rate and a load of the cell with the lowest network load rate based on the target offset parameter. |
| US11889352B2 |
Intelligent and optimal resource selection within a network slice
A method is provided for use in a network that includes a plurality of user plane functions that perform processing of user plane traffic sessions from one or more mobile wireless user devices. The method includes periodically monitoring resource utilization of the plurality of user plane functions to estimate a resource utilization level of respective user plane functions. Based on the periodically monitoring, the method further includes storing for the respective user plane functions a resource utilization level indicator for each of the respective user plane functions according a resource utilization level of the respective user plane functions. User plane traffic sessions for a given tracking area are re-assigned (moved) among the plurality of user plane functions based on the resource utilization level indicators for the respective user plane functions to achieve a desired quality of experience for the user plane traffic sessions. |
| US11889351B2 |
Blockchain-based dynamic cellular network with proof-of-service
Systems and methods of establishing a decentralized dynamic cellular communication network, and the network so established. Software utilized by cellular nodes enables the nodes to communicate with each other and with user equipment, and determines cellular service quality of the cellular nodes by way of the user equipment and/or other cellular nodes. Software utilized by a plurality of validator nodes enables the validator nodes to communicate with the cellular nodes and validates the cellular service quality determined by the cellular nodes. As the cellular nodes begin utilizing the software, they are added to the network. Distributed servers peer with each other to allow network RAN and core to register and coordinate. Cellular radio access components coordinate their transmissions to user equipment to ensure minimized handoff in conditions in which the radio access components are non-stationary. Local clocks configured to each transmitter to enable secure frequency cooperation. |
| US11889347B2 |
Apparatus and method for uplink data report and control channel synchronization in wireless communication system
A pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE). A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The UE includes a transceiver, and at least one processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to generate a lone truncated buffer status report (BSR) based on a number of padding bits, and transmit the long truncated BSR informing of data volume for at least one logical channel group among logical channel groups having data for transmission, wherein the data volume for the at least one logical channel group is reported following an order that is determined based on a highest priority logical channel in each of the at least one logical channel group. |
| US11889346B2 |
Quality-aware user data forwarding in mobile communications systems
Example methods and systems for quality-aware user data forwarding in a mobile communications system are described. One example may involve a first virtualized network function (VNF) instance supported by a computer system establishing a user plane tunnel with a second VNF instance; and learning path quality information associated with multiple paths over the user plane tunnel. In response to receiving a packet that includes user data for forwarding in an uplink direction or a downlink direction, the first VNF instance may select the first path over the second path based on at least the path quality information; and generate and send an encapsulated packet over the user plane tunnel towards the second VNF instance. The encapsulated packet may include the packet and an outer header specifying the first outer source port number associated with the first path. |
| US11889345B2 |
Event-based load balancing in 4G-5G multi-radio dual connectivity
Systems and methods for balancing load in an area of a wireless network comprising first nodes operating according to a first Radio Access Technology and at least one second node operating according to a second Radio Access Technology. The method comprises establishing a connection between a user device and a first node; receiving an indication of an entry threshold for establishing a connection between the user device and a second node during a current time period, wherein the entry threshold is determined in dependence on an expected usage requirement for the area of the wireless network during the current time period; determining, by the user device, whether a parameter of a signal received from the second node exceeds the entry threshold; and responsive to determining that the parameter of the signal received from the second node exceeds the entry threshold, establishing, by the first node, a dual connectivity session between the user device and both the first and the second nodes. |
| US11889344B2 |
Method and apparatus for signaling QOS information in NR V2X
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for performing wireless communication is provided. The method may include: transmitting, to a base station, a message including quality of service (QoS) profile information for the first apparatus and on-demand system information request, receiving, from the base station, QoS flow-sidelink radio bearer (SLRB) mapping information representing mapping relation between QoS flow and SLRB and transmitting a transport block to a second apparatus based on a QoS flow for the first apparatus related to the QoS profile information and the QoS flow-SLRB mapping information. |
| US11889341B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing roadside device in vehicle road cooperation, and cloud control platform system
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for managing a roadside device in vehicle road cooperation, a cloud control platform and a system. The method includes: acquiring, by a cloudside device, a data packet from a roadside device, the data packet including at least one of state information of the roadside device and dynamic traffic information associated with the roadside device; and adjusting a packet transmission policy for a data link associated with the roadside device based on the data packet, the data link comprising at least one of a first downlink from the roadside device to a vehicle, a first uplink from the vehicle to the roadside device, a second uplink from the roadside device to the cloudside device, and a second downlink from the cloudside device to the roadside device, so that personalized management for roadside devices is achieved. |
| US11889340B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method for measuring a channel quality indicator (CQI)
To measure the channel quality of the own cell accurately in a condition where there is no interference from a neighbor cell. A wireless communication terminal according to the invention is a wireless communication terminal to be connected to a base station for transmitting and receiving data to/from the base station, the wireless communication terminal including: a receiver that receives a signal which includes control information provided for measuring a channel quality of own cell from the base station; an extractor that extracts the control information from the signal received by the receiver; a measurement section that measures, on the basis of the control information, the channel quality of the own cell in a domain where a neighbor cell does not transmit a signal; and a transmitter that transmits a measurement result of the channel quality of the own cell measured by the measurement section, to the base station. |
| US11889337B2 |
Data transmission method and data transmission apparatus
Provided is a data transmission method and a data transmission apparatus. The method includes: obtaining measurement results of channel transmission qualities of multiple channels, where a data duplication transmission function is configured on the multiple channels and is used for indicating an establishment of multiple connections with a terminal on the multiple channels, and the multiple connections are used for simultaneous transmissions of duplicated data on the multiple channels; determining, according to the obtained measurement results, whether to activate the data duplication transmission function; and performing a data transmission with the terminal on the multiple channels according to a determination result. A problem, in relevant technology, that the transmission resource consumption is large when the data transmission is performed in the manner of duplication transmission is solved, and the effects of improving link transmission quality and reducing transmission resource consumption are achieved. |
| US11889335B2 |
Downlink channel quality report for narrowband internet of things user equipment
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for downlink channel quality report for narrowband Internet of things user equipment. The method may include determining one or more of a physical random access channel repetition level or a reference signal received power. The method may also include selecting a channel quality table to use based on one or more of the physical random access channel repetition level or the reference signal received power. The method may further include determining a downlink channel quality report by using the selected channel quality table. In addition, the method may include transmitting the downlink channel quality report to the network element. |
| US11889329B2 |
Radio performance measurement system, radio performance measurement method, radio performance measurement device, and radio performance measurement program
A wireless base station and a first wireless terminal include means for collecting first wireless performance information regarding wireless communication in both a downstream direction and an upstream direction and transmitting the first wireless performance information to a wireless performance measurement device. The wireless base station and a second wireless terminal include means for collecting second wireless performance information regarding wireless communication in both the downstream direction and the upstream direction and transmitting the second wireless performance information to the wireless performance measurement device. The wireless performance measurement device includes means for obtaining a first comparison result by comparing the first wireless performance information regarding the upstream direction and the downstream direction, obtaining a second comparison result by comparing the second wireless performance information regarding the upstream direction and the downstream direction, and determining the location where an abnormality occurred in accordance with a result of a comparison of the first comparison result and the second comparison result. The location is determined from among the wireless base station, the first wireless terminal, the second wireless terminal, and a wireless propagation environment between the wireless base station and the first wireless terminal and between the wireless base station and the second wireless terminal. |
| US11889328B2 |
Audit process for the monitoring of events
The invention relates to a method for operating a tracking entity (100, 400) configured to track to which access and connectivity management entity (200) a mobile device (50) is connected in a mobile communications network, wherein an application server (60) is initiating a monitoring of an event occurring at the mobile device, the method comprising: —receiving a request to monitor the event at the mobile device (50), the request comprising an indication for an audit for the monitoring of the event by which a validity of the monitoring of the event should be checked when the event has not been detected for an indicated period of time, —transmitting the received request for the event with the indication for the audit and the indicated period of time to the access and connectivity management entity (200) to which the mobile device is connected, —receiving a notification from the access and connectivity management entity (200) that the event has not been detected for the indicated period of time, —determining, in response to the received notification, based on information available in the tracking unit whether the monitoring of the event should be continued or not. |
| US11889325B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for signaling with geometric constellations in a Rayleigh fading channel
Communication systems are described that use signal constellations, which have unequally spaced (i.e. ‘geometrically’ shaped) points. In many embodiments, the communication systems use specific geometric constellations that are capacity optimized at a specific SNR, over the Rayleigh fading channel. In addition, ranges within which the constellation points of a capacity optimized constellation can be perturbed and are still likely to achieve a given percentage of the optimal capacity increase compared to a constellation that maximizes dmin, are also described. Capacity measures that are used in the selection of the location of constellation points include, but are not limited to, parallel decode (PD) capacity and joint capacity. |
| US11889324B2 |
Bandwidth part configurations for V2X communication
A user equipment (UE) is provided. The UE includes higher layer circuitry configured to receive first information to configure a sidelink bandwidth part (BWP) and second information to configure one or more resource pools for sidelink transmission and/or reception. The UE further includes transmission circuitry configured to transmit a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH). The first information includes a configuration of numerologies for the PSCCH and PSSCH and the second information includes a configuration of one or more resource pools for the PSCCH and PSSCH within the sidelink BWP. |
| US11889323B2 |
Derivation of resource locations for full duplex beam failure detection
A User equipment (UE) receives a control resource set (CORESET) configuration for a full duplex CORESET. The UE performs a measurement for full duplex operation based on at least one of a downlink beam or an uplink beam for full duplex beam failure detection based on one or more quasi co-location (QCL) relationships to one or more transmission configuration indication (TCI) states of the CORESET based on an absence of a configuration of a reference signal for the full duplex beam failure detection. |
| US11889321B2 |
UE beam switching capability reporting and associated scheduling
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an indication of a beam switching capability of the UE as a multiple of a physical layer timing unit for a wireless network in which the UE is located; and receive one or more scheduling grants that are based at least in part on the beam switching capability of the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11889319B2 |
Techniques for controlling spectrum usage of a hierarchical communication system
An access point (AP) device for controlling spectrum usage of a hierarchical communication system, in which a spectrum reserved for an Incumbent is usable by at least one user equipment (UE) for transmission when the spectrum is not required by the Incumbent, is disclosed. The AP device includes a processor configured to receive a message from the Incumbent requesting vacating of a spectrum; generate a group of users affected by the message from the Incumbent requesting vacating of the spectrum; and perform a spectrum management operation on the group of users. |
| US11889317B2 |
Apparatus and method for reception and transmission of control channels
A base station can operate a first serving cell on a licensed carrier frequency and a second serving cell on an unlicensed carrier frequency. The base station can perform a listen before talk (LBT) on the unlicensed carrier frequency for a first time duration. The base station can determine that the unlicensed carrier frequency is free. The base station can transmit an activation command on the first serving cell for receipt by a UE, the activation command being configured to activate the UE to receive transmissions from the base station on the second serving cell. The base station can transmit after determining that the unlicensed carrier frequency is free, a reserve transmission on the unlicensed carrier frequency at least until the base station begins transmission of the activation command on the first serving cell. |
| US11889315B2 |
Method and apparatus for establishing connection with Mesh networking, and gateway device
The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for Mesh networking, and a gateway device. The method includes: monitoring a probe request frame on a target channel, wherein the probe request frame is automatically transmitted on the target channel by a gateway device to be connected in a state of no network configuration; in response to a monitored probe request frame indicating that the gateway device to be connected meets a networking condition and receiving a networking instruction, establishing a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) connection with the gateway device to be connected; and synchronizing networking configurations with the gateway device to be connected through the WPS connection, so that the gateway device to be connected is connected to the Mesh network based on the networking configurations. |
| US11889311B2 |
RF repeater and method for semantic-less retransmissions
Embodiments of a radio-frequency (RF) repeater configured for semantic-less retransmissions are described herein. The RF repeater performs physical (PHY) layer processing to identify one or more PHY layer features of a received RF signal. The RF repeater may determine whether or not to retransmit the received RF signal based on the one or more PHY features. The determination to retransmit the received RF signal may be based solely on PHY parameters enabling semantic-less retransmissions. |
| US11889308B2 |
Multi-access edge computing (MEC)-key id derivation in authentication between UE and edge servers
Disclosed are embodiments for authentication and authorization in a 5G network between an edge enabler client (EEC) of a UE and an edge configuration server (ECS). The embodiment include performing primary authentication with the 5G network to obtain a KAUSF; generating a Kedge and a Kedge ID using the KAUSF and a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI); providing the Kedge and the Kedge ID to the EEC to cause it to compute a MACEEC using the Kedge and an EEC ID; and sending to the ECS an application registration request, the application registration request including the EEC ID, MACEEC, and Kedge ID. |
| US11889306B2 |
Method for deriving a network specific identifier (NSI)
Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes deriving a network specific identifier (NSI) in a network access identifier (NAI) format, the NSI including a network identifier (NID) stored at the UE, generating a subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) based on the NSI for authentication of the UE with a non-public network (NPN), and sending the SUCI to a network entity for the authentication of the UE with the NPN. |
| US11889305B2 |
System and method for service provider specific remote access via neutral host networks
Present systems and methods provide ways to provide access services to connecting wireless devices particularly for (but not limited to) neutral host networks. Steps include executing authentication between a connecting wireless device and a service provider, receiving an address of a remote gateway from the service provider, and providing access service for the wireless device including forwarding data received from the wireless device to the indicated remote gateway address in forwarding wireless device associated data received from the remote gateway address to the wireless device. Other ways are also disclosed. |
| US11889303B2 |
5G N1/N2 interface monitoring system
An illustrative embodiment disclosed herein is a non-transitory computer readable medium. The medium includes instructions for providing a mobile user monitoring solution that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to identify a user database record associated with a user equipment (UE) using a mobile identity (ID), associate a Next Generation application protocol (NGAP) session with the user database record using an NGAP ID, capture a ciphered message associated with the NGAP session, decipher the ciphered message associated with the NGAP session, extract, from the deciphered message, session details associated with the UE, and store the session details in a session detail record. |
| US11889302B2 |
Maintenance of wireless devices
The presence of a wireless device and/or accessory that cannot maintain an independent network connection can be detected by network connected wireless devices and the location of the detected device and/or accessory can be reported to a device location service. As the wireless devices and/or accessories do not have independent network connections, periodic maintenance is performed on those devices by nearby owner devices to which the wireless devices and/or accessories are paired or associated. Described herein are systems, methods, and associated devices to maintain a locatable wireless device by a set of multiple owner devices for that wireless device. |
| US11889299B2 |
Method for the anonymized provision of data of a first vehicle for a vehicle-external server device, and anonymization apparatus and motor vehicle
In order to provide sensitive vehicle data of a first vehicle as anonymously as possible, the present disclosure relates to a method for the anonymized provision of the data of the first vehicle for a vehicle-external server device. According to a defined or definable condition, a decision is made between transmitting the data directly to the vehicle-external server device or transmitting the data to the vehicle-external server device via a second vehicle, which has a communication connection to the first vehicle. The data are then transmitted according to the decision. In n-hop anonymization, the data can be forwarded via an arbitrary number of vehicles as intermediaries or intermediate stations. |
| US11889297B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for service continuity between a 4G network and a 5G network
A service continuity implementation method, a related device, and a system, where a mobility management device may select a 5G gateway for a 5G user equipment handed over to a 4G network, and establish a session with the 5G gateway. The 5G gateway may send a 5G-related parameter to the user equipment in advance. Therefore, after the user equipment moves from the 4G network to a 5G network, service continuity is maintained, that is, a service in the 4G network continues to be maintained in the 5G network. |
| US11889296B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink information
The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting uplink information, including: determining a frequency band for carrier sensing and an allocation manner of uplink frequency domain resources by receiving a signaling or by predefining via a protocol; performing carrier sensing at the determined frequency band for carrier sensing; and transmitting uplink information in uplink frequency domain resources determined according to the allocation manner of uplink frequency domain resources when a carrier is idle. The present disclosure also provides a user equipment for transmitting uplink information. |
| US11889291B2 |
Head-related transfer function
Example systems, devices, media, and methods are described for efficiently processing an audio track of a virtual object with a head-related transfer function (HRTF). Audio tracks are processed by determining a current position (direction and optionally distance) of the virtual object with respect to the head of a user, identifying a current audio zone from predefined audio zones responsive to the determined current position where each of the audio zones has a corresponding left predefined filter and a corresponding right predefined filter, applying the left and the right predefined filters corresponding to the current audio zone to the audio track to produce a left audio signal and a right audio signal, and presenting the left audio signal with a first speaker and the right audio signal with a second speaker. |
| US11889283B2 |
Triple-membrane MEMS device
A system includes a first membrane, a second membrane and a third membrane spaced apart from one another, wherein the second membrane is between the first membrane and the third membrane, and the second membrane comprises a plurality of openings, a sealed low pressure chamber between the first membrane and the third membrane, and a plurality of electrodes in the sealed low pressure chamber. |
| US11889281B2 |
Method for managing a plurality of multimedia communication links in a point-to-multipoint Bluetooth network
A method for managing a plurality of multimedia communication links in a point-to-multipoint Bluetooth network established between a source device and a plurality of sink devices, the method comprising: determining a new set of values of the configuration parameters upon: —receiving a request for adding a new sink device to the plurality of sink devices of the point-to-multipoint Bluetooth network, or —receiving a request for changing a value of a configuration parameter related to a sink device of the plurality of sink devices, or —determining an updated value of the maximum bandwidth usage parameter, wherein the new set of values is determined to allocate data rates between the plurality of multimedia communication links without exceeding the value of the maximum bandwidth usage parameter. |
| US11889280B2 |
Filters and filter chains
An apparatus, comprising: an audio input for receiving an input audio signal; an tuning input for receiving a tuning signal; a filter chain comprising a plurality of filters for filtering the audio signal to produce a filtered input audio signal, the filter chain comprising: a first filter module operating at a first sampling rate; and a second filter module operating at a second sampling rate greater than the first sampling rate, wherein a phase response of the first filter module is dependent on the tuning input and wherein a magnitude response of the first filter module is substantially independent of the tuning input. |
| US11889279B2 |
Frequency dependent dynamic range control
A frequency dependent dynamic range control method is employed in a signal emitting system characterized by lower impedance in the high frequency region. An efficient technique is implemented to dynamically estimate current spectrum and conditioning parameters to lower the current in the high frequency region. The method advantageously avoids current overloading without using a series resistor as a current limiter. |
| US11889277B2 |
Sound signal processing device and sound signal processing method
A sound signal processing device includes a plurality of sound signal processing units and a plurality of buffers. Each of the plurality of sound signal processing units belongs to one of a plurality of groups and executes a predetermined process by using a supplied sound signal. The plurality of buffers are provided with mutually different buffer sizes where each of the plurality of buffers is associated with one of the groups and supplies an accumulated sound signal to a sound signal processing unit that belongs to an associated group. |
| US11889276B2 |
Calibration of audio playback devices
An audio playback device comprises a microphone, a speaker, and a processor. The processor is arranged to output by the speaker first audio content and receive by the microphone an indication of the first audio content. A first acoustic response of a room in which the audio playback device is located is determined based on the received indication of first audio content. A mapping is applied to the first acoustic response to determine a second acoustic response. The second acoustic response is indicative of an approximated acoustic response of the room at a spatial location different from a spatial location of the microphone. The second audio content output by the speaker is adjusted based on the second response. |
| US11889274B2 |
Electronic device for sensing temperature of speaker, and operation method thereof
An electronic device according to various embodiments, may include a speaker, a temperature sensor disposed in at least some area inside the speaker, and at least one processor configured to obtain a first temperature of the at least some area using the temperature sensor, obtain a second temperature based on measuring impedance of a voice coil included in the speaker, determine a temperature of the speaker based on at least one of the first temperature and the second temperature, and change a function of the electronic device based at least on the determined temperature of the speaker. |
| US11889271B2 |
Charging protocol for rechargable hearing systems
Embodiments of the invention include a method of charging a rechargeable battery, the method comprising the steps of: detecting the presence of a rechargeable hearing aid in a hearing aid recharger; generating a unique random ID in the charger; transmitting the unique random ID to the hearing aid using an extremely low power protocol; demodulating the unique ID in the hearing aid; using the demodulated unique ID in a low power protocol to advertise the hearing aid on a network which includes the charger; associating the hearing aid to the charger when the charger which broadcast the unique ID receives that unique ID from a hearing aid using a wireless protocol; using the wireless protocol to communicate between the associated charging station and hearing aid; radiating power from the charger to the hearing aid; and ending the association when the hearing aid is removed from the charger. |
| US11889270B2 |
Method for supporting a hearing aid user, hearing aid and computer program product
A method for supporting a user of a hearing aid includes individually adapting the hearing aid to the user in a first fitting session held in particular in the home country of the user and generating adaptation data during the first fitting session. The adaptation data is assigned to the user or to the hearing aid and stored in such a way that access to the adaptation data is restricted by an access restriction. A visit to a foreign country is automatically detected and a request is issued to the user to ascertain whether the access restriction should be changed when a visit to a foreign country is automatically detected. A hearing aid and a computer program product for carrying out the method are also provided. |
| US11889269B2 |
Systems and methods for remote loading of a sound processing program onto a sound processor included within a cochlear implant system
A cochlear implant system includes a cochlear implant configured to be implanted within a patient and a sound processor communicatively coupled to the cochlear implant. The sound processor detects a unique identifier of the cochlear implant and establishes, by way of a network, an active network link with a remote computing system located remotely from the cochlear implant system. The sound processor transmits the unique identifier of the cochlear implant to the remote computing system over the active network link and, in response, receives data representative of a sound processing program associated with the cochlear implant from the remote computing system over the active network link. The sound processor stores the received data representative of the sound processing program on a local storage facility associated with the sound processor. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| US11889268B2 |
Method for operating a hearing aid system having a hearing instrument, hearing aid system and hearing instrument
A method operates a hearing aid system having a hearing instrument. An electro-acoustic input transducer of the hearing instrument generates an input signal from an acoustic signal from the environment, and an output signal is generated from the input signal by a signal processor. An output acoustic signal is generated from the output signal by an electro-acoustic output transducer of the hearing instrument. For at least one sub-process of the signal processing an artificial neural network is used which is implemented in the hearing instrument. A topology of the artificial neural network is defined and/or weights between individual neurons of the artificial neural network are selected according to an operation to be performed in the sub-process and/or according to an ambient situation and/or according to a user input by a user of the hearing aid system. |
| US11889267B2 |
Noise cancellation enabled audio system and method for adjusting a target transfer function of a noise cancellation enabled audio system
A noise cancellation enabled audio system for tonal tinnitus treatment using ambient noise comprises an audio processor (PROC) and at least one filter having an adjustable filter function. An ear mountable playback device (HP) further comprises a speaker (SP) and at least one feedforward microphone (FF_MIC). The audio processor (PROC) is configured to receive an input signal (Z(s)) from the feedforward microphone (FF_MIC) indicative of ambient noise and determine a filter transfer function (HF(s)) to realize a predetermined target transfer function (HT(s)), wherein the target transfer function (HT(s)) is configured to attenuate and/or amplify the input signal (Z(s)) in a predetermined frequency range. The filter function is adjusted depending on the filter transfer function (HF(s). The filter is configured to provide a system output signal (Y(s)) by filtering the input signal (Z(s)) depending on the filter function. |
| US11889265B2 |
Hearing aid device comprising a sensor member
A hearing aid device is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises means to improve, augment and/or protect the hearing capability of a user by receiving acoustic signals from the surroundings of the user, generating corresponding audio signals, possibly modifying the audio signals and providing the possibly modified audio signals as audible signals to at least one of the user's ears. The hearing aid device comprises a sensor member for detecting the movement and/or acceleration and/or orientation (or spatial position) of the hearing aid device. The hearing aid device comprises at least two hearing aid microphones and a control unit for determining the position or a deviation from an intended position of the hearing aid device or hearing aid microphones. The hearing aid device is configured to compensate for a possible dislocation of the hearing aid microphones. |
| US11889263B2 |
Space shaded constant beamwidth transducer
A loudspeaker described herein have a radiation pattern which is constant over a wide frequency range without requiring any attenuation. The system includes plurality of drivers not uniformly arranged so that the relative velocity of the speaker follows the Legendre shading function. By making the driver density proportional to the Legendre function SSCBT allows each driver to play at max volume. The purpose behind Space Shaded Constant Beamwidth Transducer (SSCBT) is to replace attenuation with incremental spacing between the drivers. Alternatively, the angles each driver is placed by doubling the distance each driver is placed to accomplish the region which is 3 db lower. When the distance is doubled, the angle between each driver increases the further from 0 it is and is consistent with the Legendre function on its surface. |
| US11889255B2 |
Communication method between earphones and charging box, charging box, earphones and readable storage medium
A communication method between earphones and a charging box is disclosed. The method comprises: acquiring a data packet to be sent from a sending queue; sending a data request message containing the data packet to be sent to the earphones; and when having received a reply message from the earphones, continuing to execute the step of acquiring a data packet to be sent from the sending queue until the sending queue is empty. In the communication method between earphones and a charging box of the present disclosure, when data is transmitted between the charging box and the earphones, the data transmission between the charging box and the earphones can be realized without switching the master-slave relationship between the charging box and the earphones, which is simple to realize and reduces the additional communication burden. |
| US11889254B2 |
Earpiece passive noise attenuating
An earpiece with structure for positioning and retaining the earpiece and with structure for sealing against the entrance to the ear canal to provide passive noise attenuation. The positioning and retaining structure engages features of the lateral surface of the ear. The structure for sealing against the entrance to the ear canal includes a conical structure. |
| US11889253B2 |
Earphone cushion with acoustic mesh-covered port
Various implementations include earphone cushions and related headsets. In particular aspects, an earphone cushion includes: a body including a front surface configured to engage or surround an ear of a user, an outer side surface, an inner side surface opposing the outer side surface, and a rear surface opposing the front surface; a cover over a portion of the body, the cover including an outside radiating surface for contacting at least a portion of the user's head, wherein the cover includes a set of ports along at least one of (i) the inner side surface, (ii) the rear surface, or (iii) a junction between the inner side surface and the rear surface; and an acoustic mesh covering at least one port in the set of ports. |
| US11889248B2 |
MEMS microphone
The present invention provides a MEMS microphone, including: a base with a back cavity; and an electric capacitance system arranged on the base. The electric capacitance system includes a back plate, a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm opposite to the back plate and arranged on an upper and lower sides of the back plate. The MEMS microphone further includes an insulation layer isolating the base, the back plate, the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm, and a sealing space formed between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. The pressure in the sealing space is equal to an external pressure. |
| US11889242B2 |
Denoising method and denoising device for reducing noise in an image
A method of reducing noise in an input image by setting, as a local window among color pixels included in the input image, a target pixel and neighboring pixels adjacent to the target pixel, determining color pixel values for the target pixel and each of the neighboring pixels included in the local window, generating local color average values are generated by averaging, color by color, the color pixel values, generating offset color pixel values by converting the color pixel values of the target pixel and the neighboring pixels based on the local color average values, and generating a compensated color pixel value of the target pixel by adjusting the color pixel value of the target pixel based on the offset color pixel values. |
| US11889234B2 |
Light conditioning of direct view display for cinema
Systems for displaying images in a cinema setting can include components to reduce screen-door effect. The systems can include an array of light emitting sources (102) or other active sources of light. In one example, the light emitting source emit pixels of light to a projection lens (124) to project an image represented by the projection lens and a baffle (150) and an aperture stop (118) can block part of the light from the sources that exceeds an allowable cone angle of acceptable of the system. In another example, a display includes the array of light emitting sources and additional elements, such as diffuser elements, positioned in front of the array of light emitting sources. |
| US11889233B2 |
Thermal compensation in image projection
A non-transitory computer-readable-medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of an image projector, cause the image projector to perform operations including receiving a first image data, determining a thermal state of the image projector based at least in part on a content of the first image data, generating a second image data based on the first image data and the thermal state; emitting light in response to the second image data, and projecting an image onto a screen based on the emitted light, wherein the first image data corresponds to a frame of a video, and the second image data corresponds to the frame of the video. |
| US11889232B2 |
Method for monitoring occupancy in a work area
One variation of a method for monitoring occupancy in a work area includes, at a sensor block: transitioning from an inactive state into an active state when an output of a motion sensor indicates motion in a work area; during a scan cycle in the active state, recording an image through an optical sensor at a time, detecting a set of humans in the image, detecting a second set of human effects in the image, predicting a second set of humans occupying but absent the work area based on the second set of human effects, and estimating a total occupancy in the work area at the time based on the set of humans and the second set of humans; and transmitting the total occupancy to a remote computer system for update of a scheduler for the work area. |
| US11889224B2 |
Electronic cooking assistant
In one embodiment, an apparatus, method, and system for acquiring at least one image inside a cooking device including a housing having a front surface, back surface, and an interior; at least one attachment element removably coupled to the back surface of the housing, the attachment element configured to secure the housing to an external surface of the cooking device; a camera positioned at least partially within the interior of the housing, the camera configured to acquire the at least one image; and a controller configured to manage i) acquisition of the at least one image acquired by the camera and ii) transmission of the at least one image to a remote electronic device. |
| US11889223B2 |
Explosively welded cooled infrared camera
A cooled infrared camera includes a window housing comprising a plate having an opening, a window positioned in the opening of the plate, a first sidewall having a first end connected to the plate, a first flange connected to a second end of the first sidewall such that the first sidewall is between the plate and the first flange, a first explosively welded joint between the plate and the first sidewall, and a second explosively welded joint between the first sidewall and the first flange. A header is connected to the first flange of the window housing, and a warm end is connected to the header. The cooled infrared camera further includes a hermetically sealed chamber within the window housing and the header. |
| US11889222B2 |
Multilayer three-dimensional presentation
The present disclosure provides a system and method for creating at multilayer scene using a multiple visual input data. And injecting an image of an actor into the multilayer scene to produce a output video approximating a three-dimensional space which signifies depth by visualizing the actor in front of some layers and behind others. This is very useful for many situations where the actor needs to be on a display with other visual items but in a way that does not overlap or occlude those items. A user interacts with other virtual objects or items in a scene or even with other users visualized in the scene. |
| US11889217B2 |
Image sensor including auto-focus pixels
An image sensor includes; a pixel array including pixels arranged in a first direction and a second direction, wherein the pixels includes a first normal pixel and a first auto focus (AF) pixel adjacent in the first direction, and a second AF pixel and a second normal pixel adjacent in the first direction. Each of the first AF pixel and the second AF pixel includes at least two photodiodes, each of the first normal pixel and the second normal pixel has a quadrangular shape, a first length of the first AF pixel in the first direction is greater than a first length of the first normal pixel in the first direction, and a first length of the second AF pixel in the first direction is greater than a first length of the second normal pixel in the first direction. |
| US11889215B2 |
Light detector
A light detector is configured such that a light receiving portion having APDs and a peripheral circuit portion are provided on a first principal surface of a p-type semiconductor substrate, and further includes a back electrode provided on a second principal surface of the semiconductor substrate and a p-type first separation portion provided between the light receiving portion and the peripheral circuit portion. The APD has, on a first principal surface side, an n-type region and a p-epitaxial layer contacting the n-type region in a Z-direction. The peripheral circuit portion has an n-type MISFET provided at a p-well and an n-well provided to surround side and bottom portions of the p-well. |
| US11889213B2 |
Sensor chip and electronic apparatus
A sensor chip includes: a pixel array unit that has a rectangular-shaped area in which a plurality of sensor elements are arranged in an array pattern; and a global control circuit, in which driving elements simultaneously driving the sensor elements are arranged in one direction, and each of the driving elements is connected to a control line disposed for each one column of the sensor elements, that is arranged to have a longitudinal direction to be along a long side of the pixel array unit. For example, the present technology can be applied to ToF sensor. |
| US11889202B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium
An image processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a specific area from a captured image, and a determination unit configured to determine, based on the detected specific area, a light source color including a characteristic color by using a learning unit trained in advance by machine learning. |
| US11889199B2 |
Imaging device, signal processing device, signal processing method, program, and imaging apparatus
The present technology relates to an imaging device, a signal processing device, a signal processing method, a program, and an imaging apparatus that are designed to reduce flicker in the imaging apparatus that does not use any imaging lens.The imaging device includes: a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels including a pixel that receives incident light and outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated depending on the incident angle of the incident light is arranged in a row direction and a column direction, and is sequentially exposed row by row, the incident light entering from an object via neither an imaging lens nor a pinhole; and a plurality of detection regions that are disposed in different rows in the pixel region, and are used for flicker detection. The present technology can be applied to an imaging apparatus, for example. |
| US11889198B2 |
Image capture device and vehicle comprising such an image capture device
An image capture device having a housing containing a first image capture apparatus configured to acquire images in a first wavelength range, the first image capture apparatus being a thermal camera or a thermal photographic apparatus, a second image capture apparatus configured to acquire images in a second wavelength range disjoint from the first wavelength range, and an illumination system for emitting radiation in the second wavelength range. The image capture device includes a thermal isolation partition interposed between the first image capture apparatus and the illumination system so as to thermally isolate the first image capture apparatus from the illumination system. |
| US11889192B2 |
Load stabilization device, control method thereof, and computer readable storage medium
The present disclosure provides a load stabilization device, a control method thereof, and a computer readable storage medium. In the load stabilization device, a motion sensor, a processor, a stabilization motor, and a parallelogram mechanism constitute a closed-loop feedback control system. A control instruction for the stabilization motor is generated based on a velocity of a second end of the parallelogram mechanism in a direction of gravity relative to a ground, where the second end may carry a load, and the stabilization motor is controlled to drive, according to the control instruction, the parallelogram mechanism to rotate relative to a base, so as to at least partially offset or compensate for jitter of the load carried at the second end of the parallelogram mechanism in the direction of gravity, suppress disturbance generated at a first end of the parallelogram mechanism, and stabilize the load carried at the second end. |
| US11889188B1 |
Computer program product and method for auto-focusing one or more cameras on selected persons in a venue who are performers of a performance occurring at the venue
One or more cameras are auto-focused on selected persons in a venue who are performers of a performance occurring at the venue. Each of the performers are associated with a tag of a real-time location system (RTLS). The auto-focusing operates by receiving a signal indicating a scene of a performance that is currently being performed, identifying which RTLS-tagged performer or performers are active during the currently performed scene, identifying the position(s) of the RTLS-tagged performer or performers who are active during the currently performed scene, and auto-focusing the one or more cameras on the identified position(s) of the RTLS tag. |
| US11889183B1 |
Determining capture instructions for drone photography for event photography
Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for using drone imaging to capture images. Capture instructions are provided to a drone device to aid in image capture related to events. Events may be defined by characteristics such as geographical boundary information, temporal boundary information, and participant information. In one aspect, capture instructions are determined based on subject faces appearing in images associated with a sharing pool associated with an event. In another aspect, capture instructions are determined based on factor-of-interest information and remuneration policy information. The factor-of-interest information identifies subjects of interest gathered from different user devices with corresponding weights In another aspect, a drone may be assigned to one of a plurality of events based on event opportunity scores. The event opportunity scores may be determined from users associated with events, and the factors and weights associated with those users. |
| US11889180B2 |
Photographing method and electronic device
A photographing method and an electronic device are provided, so that a to-be-photographed target can continue to be tracked after the to-be-photographed target returns to a shooting image, to improve accuracy of focusing performed during photographing of a moving object. The method includes: displaying a first image including a first object and a tracking indicator that is associated with the first object, the tracking indicator indicating that the first object is a tracked target; displaying a second image that does not include the first object or the tracking indicator; displaying a third image including the first object; automatically setting the first object as the tracked target and displaying the tracking indicator associated with the first object; and automatically focusing on the first object when displaying the third image. |
| US11889179B2 |
Image capturing program, information processing device, and method for changing an image capturing parameter of a camera
A program causes an information processing device to execute: starting image capturing by using a camera communicably connected to the information processing device; changing a parameter for the image capturing by using the camera to a predetermined first value during the image capturing by using the camera; and changing the parameter to a predetermined second value. Therefore, it is possible to assist in manual operation of the image capturing parameter. This makes it possible to easily achieve a more detailed and accurate image capturing parameter operation, which in turn easily achieve an advanced image capturing technique. |
| US11889174B2 |
Integrated image sensor and lens assembly
An integrated image sensor and lens assembly is disclosed that includes: an image sensor assembly defining an optical axis; a lens holder; and a lens barrel. The lens holder is coupled to the image sensor assembly and includes a tubular body portion terminating in a tapered surface that extends at an angle to the optical axis. The lens barrel is coupled to the lens holder by an adhesive that is applied between the lens holder and the lens barrel such that the adhesive extends in non-perpendicular relation to the optical axis. |
| US11889173B2 |
Surface topography measurement systems
A topographical measurement system uses an imaging cartridge formed of a rigid optical element and a clear, elastomeric sensing surface configured to capture high-resolution topographical data from a measurement surface. The imaging cartridge may be configured as a removable cartridge for the system so that the imaging cartridge, including the rigid optical element and elastomeric sensing surface can be removed and replaced as a single, integral component that is robust/stable over multiple uses, and easily user-replaceable as frequently as necessary or desired. The cartridge may also usefully incorporate a number of light shaping and other features to support optimal illumination and image capture. |
| US11889168B1 |
Systems and methods for generating a video summary of a virtual event
A video summary device may generate a textual summary of a transcription of a virtual event. The video summary device may generate a phonemic transcription of the textual summary and generate a text embedding based on the phonemic transcription. The video summary device may generate an audio embedding based on a target voice. The video summary device may generate an audio output of the phonemic transcription uttered by the target voice. The audio output may be generated based on the text embedding and the audio embedding. The video summary device may generate an image embedding based on video data of a target user. The image embedding may include information regarding images of facial movements of the target user. The video summary device may generate a video output of different facial movements of the target user uttering the phonemic transcription, based on the text embedding and the image embedding. |
| US11889166B2 |
Cinematographic method and methods for presentation and distribution of cinematographic works
The present disclosure describes specific technical approaches to implementing an arrangement in which two or more individual stories share a common feature or “knot” so as to combine to form a larger overall story, and where the individual stories are presented in different orders to different audiences, with the order of presentation affecting the audience perception of the larger overall story. |
| US11889159B2 |
System and method for multi-user digital interactive experience
Described herein is a methods and systems for providing a digital interactive experience. Interactive experiences include, but not limited to, synchronized video playback, video and text chat between two or more participants, and interactive live event participation combining synchronized video, text and video chatting. The system comprises persistent and non-persistent components to which a plurality of participants in the interactive experience may connect. |
| US11889157B2 |
Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming
A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment. |
| US11889156B2 |
Computer-implemented method for presenting multimedia information
A computer-implemented method for broadcasting multimedia information, the method comprising providing written, visual and/or audible information on an electronic device. The method including the steps of selecting, on the electronic device, a setup mode corresponding to a mode allowing a user to configure the program, displaying a request interface for selecting categories associated with one or more available multimedia content elements from a plurality of content sources, selecting at least a first category and sending the selection of categories, and optionally sub-categories, to a multimedia information database. Subsequently, the method requires selecting an information broadcast mode, from several broadcast modes, before validating the end of the setup mode configuration and exiting the setup mode in order to broadcast the information according to the selected broadcast mode. |
| US11889155B2 |
Method and system for presenting additional content at a media system
A media system, receives a received sequence of media content, for presentation at the media system and generates a comparison fingerprint of the received sequence of media content. The comparison fingerprint is for comparison with a plurality of reference fingerprints so as to identify the received sequence of media content. The media system sends a request for identification of additional content to a server system. The request is based at least in part on the comparison fingerprint. The media system receives a response to the request, including information enabling additional content to be selected for display at the media system based at least in part on the identification of the received sequence of media content, and presents a displayed sequence of media content that includes at least a portion of the received sequence of media content and at least a portion of the additional content. |
| US11889153B2 |
System and method for integration of automatic response generating systems with non-API applications
A system includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores a set of videos each of which is associated with an application of a set of applications and depicts a process performed using the application. For each video, the processor generates metadata associated with the depicted process, and stores the metadata within a collection of metadata in the memory. The processor receives a request for information from a user. In response, the processor identifies an application of the set of applications for use in generating a response to the request. The processor generates, based on the collection of metadata, instructions for interfacing with the first application to generate the response. The processor executes the instructions to interface with the first application to generate the response, and transmits the response to the user. |
| US11889150B2 |
Transmission and consumption of time-shifted content in a one-way communication environment
Aspects of the disclosure relate to control of transmission and consumption of content in a device, such as an end-point rendering device. The content can include linear-programming content assets and/or time-shifted content assets. Consumption can be mediated by a control device that can coordinate the functional interaction between the device and a content distribution network node or an access network node that can supply the content and related information. |
| US11889149B2 |
Intelligent mitigation of concentration conflicts
Embodiments for intelligent mitigation of concentration conflicts by a processor. A concentration level of a user required for one or more primary activities may be determined from one or more data sources. A distraction level indicating a possible impact to the concentration level caused by one or more secondary objects may be determined. One or more actions may be provided to mitigate the possible impact to the concentration level. |
| US11889145B2 |
Transmission apparatus, reception apparatus, and data processing method
This technology relates to a transmission apparatus, a reception apparatus, and a data processing method for easily implementing circuits on the receiving side.There is provided a transmission apparatus including a processing section configured to process a stream with respect to each of multiple PLPs included in a broadcast signal, the stream being constituted by packets, the processing section further causing a header of each of the packets to include mapping information mapped to identification information identifying the PLP to which each of the packets belongs. This technology may be applied to data transmission methods such as the IP transmission method or the MPEG2-TS method, for example. |
| US11889136B2 |
Assigning synthetic respondents to geographic locations for audience measurement
Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to assign respondents to geographic locations for audience measurement are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein are to determine a set of constraints based on aggregate values of demographic features associated with respective ones of the geographic locations. Disclosed example apparatus are also to construct a model to return probabilities that respective ones the respondents are associated with the respective ones of the geographic locations, the model to have a set of parameters, respective ones of the parameters to be associated with respective ones of the constraints. Disclosed example apparatus are further to evaluate the model based on values of the set of parameters and values of the demographic features for a first one of the respondents to determine a set of probabilities that the first respondent is to be assigned to respective ones of the geographic locations. |
| US11889135B2 |
Video stream playing control method and apparatus, and storage medium
Embodiments of the present application provide a video stream playing control method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: in a situation that a human-computer interaction entrance invoking triggering condition is satisfied, stopping playing a first video stream, and invoking a human-computer interaction entrance for the first video stream while displaying a playing picture of the first video stream; after target feedback information is obtained by means of the human-computer interaction entrance or an instruction for closing the human-computer interaction entrance is received, closing the human-computer interaction entrance, and playing a second video stream different from the first video stream, the target feedback information comprising feedback information for the first video stream. |
| US11889134B2 |
System for queuing flows to channels
A system for queuing flows to channels. |
| US11889131B2 |
Video processing device, video processing method, monitor apparatus, computer device, and medium
Disclosed are a video processing device, a video processing method, a monitor apparatus, a computer device, and a computer-readable medium. The video processing device includes: a receiver, a normalization processor, a selector and an image processor. The receiver is configured to receive an original video image. The normalization processor includes a plurality of normalization sub-circuits each configured to perform format adjustment on the original video image to generate a video image in a target format. Different normalization sub-circuits perform the format adjustment in different manners. The selector is configured to output the video image generated by at least one of the normalization sub-circuits to the image processor according to a received selection instruction; and the image processor is configured to generate an image to be displayed from the received video image. |
| US11889128B2 |
Call audio playback speed adjustment
A device includes one or more processors configured to, during a call, receive a sequence of audio frames from a first device. The one or more processors are configured to, in response to determining that no audio frame of the sequence has been received for a threshold duration since a last received audio frame of the sequence, initiate transmission of a frame loss indication to the first device. The one or more processors are also configured to, responsive to the frame loss indication, receive a set of audio frames of the sequence and an indication of a second playback speed from the first device. The one or more processors are configured to initiate playback, via a speaker, of the set of audio frames based on the second playback speed. The second playback speed is greater than a first playback speed of a first set of audio frames of the sequence. |
| US11889127B2 |
Live video interaction method and apparatus, and computer device
The present application discloses techniques for interaction during live video streaming. The techniques comprise obtaining and playing streamer-end video data, and user-end video data captured by a user terminal in real time; monitoring and recognizing whether the streamer-end video data comprise a preset voice instruction; determining whether the user-end video data comprises a target audio or a target video when the streamer-end video data comprises the preset voice instruction; and displaying a video special effect corresponding to the preset voice instruction in a user video when the user-end video data comprise the target audio or the target video. By means of the present application, a video special effect can be played for a user video according to a result of interaction between a streamer and a user, which enriches the way of interaction presentation and enhances the sense of participation in interaction. |
| US11889122B2 |
Quality aware error concealment technique for streaming media
A technique for streaming and a client device that uses the technique are disclosed herein. The disclosed technique determines context complexity of streamed data and determines whether to discard or select the streamed data for a future reference frame based on the context complexity of the streamed data. The streamed data is discarded if the content complexity is higher than a content complexity threshold, and the streamed data is selected if the content complexity is not higher than a content complexity threshold. This is based on the realization that error propagation in the case of a less complex video sequence is not very bothersome to the end user experience whereas corruption will be very severe in cases of highly complex sequences. |
| US11889121B2 |
Filters for motion compensation interpolation with reference down-sampling
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing video content using motion compensation interpolation. The methods include: in response to a target picture and a reference picture having different resolutions, applying a band-pass filter to the reference picture, to perform a motion compensated interpolation with reference down-sampling to generate a reference block; and encoding or decoding a block of the target picture using the reference block. |
| US11889119B2 |
Constrains for syntax elements of adaptation parameter set
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for video processing are described. A method for processing video includes performing a conversion between a video and a bitstream of the video according to a format rule, wherein the format rule specifies that values of one or more general constraint flags at a first level in the bitstream control occurrence of one or more syntax elements at a sequence parameter set (SPS) level or a picture header (PH) level or a slice header (SH) level. |
| US11889118B2 |
Systems and methods for signaling types of pictures and associated information in video coding
This disclosure relates to video coding and more particularly to techniques for signaling types of pictures for coded video. In particular, this disclosure describes techniques for enabling and signaling a so-called gradual random access picture. According to an aspect of an invention, a second syntax element is decoded by using a value of a first syntax element wherein the first syntax element indicates a picture is a random access picture having a recovery point picture and the second syntax element specifies a first picture order count value of the recovery point picture. |
| US11889115B2 |
Method and device for multi-view video decoding and method and device for image processing
A method and a device for decoding a data stream representative of a multi-view video. Syntax elements are obtained from at least one part of the stream data, and used to reconstruct at least one image of a view of the video. Then, at least one item of metadata in a predetermined form is obtained from at least one obtained syntax element, and provided to an image processing module. Also, a method and a device for processing images configured to read the at least one item of metadata in the predetermined form and use it to generate at least one image of a virtual view from a reconstructed view of the multi-view video. |
| US11889114B2 |
Three-dimensional data encoding method, three-dimensional data decoding method, three-dimensional data encoding device, and three-dimensional data decoding device
A three-dimensional data encoding method uses a first encoding scheme and a second encoding scheme different from the first encoding scheme, and includes: (i) transforming a first quantization parameter to a first scale value or (ii) transforming the first scale value to the first quantization parameter, based on a first table indicating a correspondence between values of the first quantization parameter and values of the first scale value and being shared between the first encoding scheme and the second encoding scheme; performing encoding including a first quantization process to generate encoded attribute information, the first quantization process being a process of dividing, by the first scale value, each of first coefficient values based on items of attribute information of three-dimensional points included in point cloud data; and generating a bitstream including the encoded attribute information and the first quantization parameter. |
| US11889111B2 |
Video or image coding on basis of conditionally parsed ALF model and reshaping model
According to the disclosure of the present document, reshaper data and/or an ALF parameter can be signaled adaptively from a parameter set, thereby reducing the amount of data to be signaled for video/image coding and improving coding efficiency. |