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| US11969984B2 |
Sandwich laminate, sandwich structure and unified molded product using same and processes for producing both
A laminate includes a core obtained by impregnating a mat of fibers with a thermoplastic resin (B); and a skin obtained by impregnating continuous fiber(s) with a thermoplastic resin (A), wherein sheet-form intermediate substrates in the laminate have a thermal expansibility, the usable temperature region of said thermoplastic resin (A) and that of said thermoplastic resin (B) overlap over a temperature range of at least 5° C., said thermoplastic resin (A) has a temperature region that does not melt at a lower limit of said usable temperature region, said fibers contained in said mat penetrate through interface layers formed by said thermoplastic resin (A) and said thermoplastic resin (B), and said thermoplastic resin (A) and said thermoplastic resin (B) form interface layers each with a concave-convex shape having a maximum height Ry of not less than 50 μm and an average roughness Rz of not less than 30 μm. |
| US11969982B2 |
Cosmetically altered fiberglass piece
A cosmetically altered fiberglass piece having an outer layer of curable gel-coat, an intermediate layer of textile fabric having a graphical element depicted thereon, and an inner layer of composite. A resin or epoxy is used to bond the layers to form the cosmetically altered fiberglass piece. Introduction of resin or epoxy is performed through one of a manual application, a vacuum infusion, or light RTM. |
| US11969974B2 |
Surface protection film for flexible display and method of producing thereof
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a surface protection film for a flexible display with which films are not adhered to each other. As a solution, provided is the surface protection film for a flexible display that has a protection layer made of polyurethane as an outermost surface thereof, the polyurethane having a tan δ peak temperature of 20° C. or more. |
| US11969972B2 |
Multilayer film, in particular sealing film
The invention relates to a multilayer film, especially sealing film, suitable as food packaging, especially as packaging for food containers, drinks capsules, coffee capsules or the like, wherein the film consists of at least one first layer and at least one second layer, wherein at least one of the layers of the film is a biodegradable and home-compostable plastic. |
| US11969970B2 |
Electrochromic films with edge protection
The present application discloses a method for preparing an electrochromic device. The method includes placing an edge protection material on a first and second substrates, placing a first and second interlayers respectively within the edge protection material on the first and second substrates, wherein the edge protection material surrounds edges of the first and second interlayers, and interposing an electrochromic film between the first and second interlayers. The edge protection material prevents chemicals in the first and second interlayers from entering into the electrochromic film. |
| US11969967B2 |
Systems and methods for folding and retaining box flaps
Systems and methods for folding and retaining upper flaps of a box are disclosed. The system includes a conveyor system configured to advance the box at least partially through the system. A flap folding assembly is configured to fold the upper flaps of the box to an open or outwardly folded configuration. The upper flaps are folded outwardly and down towards outer sidewall surfaces of the box in the folded configuration. A bander assembly is configured to apply a band or other restraint to the upper flaps of the box to retain the upper flaps in the folded configuration. |
| US11969961B2 |
Mold and trim tool
An apparatus for manufacturing a part, where the apparatus includes a granular media made of a particulate material and a binding material, where at least a portion of the granular media being formed as a surface of a layup tool. |
| US11969957B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for use in forming a composite structure
A method for use in forming a composite structure that includes dispensing a first sheet of composite material, cutting the first sheet of composite material to form one of a plurality of plies of composite material, and providing the plurality of plies of composite material to a forming tool one at a time in a ply laydown sequence. A first sequential ply in the ply laydown sequence is provided, and then a second sequential ply in the ply laydown sequence is automatically provided after the first sequential ply has been provided. |
| US11969955B2 |
Component made of a fiber-reinforced plastic with reduced pull-apart stress and method for producing the same
A component made of a fiber-reinforced plastic, having a first surface portion, a second surface portion and a transition portion, which is enclosed by the first surface portion and the second surface portion, wherein surface tangents to the first surface portion and the second surface portion are not parallel, at least in regions adjacent to the transition portion. The transition portion has a curvature adjoining the adjacent surface portions in a tangentially constant manner, wherein an arrangement of at least two layers made of a fiber-reinforced plastic extends from the first surface portion, over the transition portion, onto the second surface portion, and fibers at least of one of the layers run with an unchanging orientation on the first surface portion and the second surface portion and, on the transition portion, run in a laterally offset, inflected or curved manner along the running direction. |
| US11969950B2 |
Additive manufacturing by light-emitting micro devices in photosensitive material
An apparatus, method, and computer program product. The embodiments include a method for three-dimensional printing of an object. The method provides for one or more processors to receive image data of an object to print. The one or more processors receive a position of a light-emitting robot inserted within photosensitive material. The one or more processors initiate movement of the light-emitting robot within the photosensitive material. The one or more processors control navigation of the light-emitting robot through the photosensitive material, based on continual feedback of the position of the light-emitting robot within photosensitive material and the received image data of the object to print, and the one or more processors control activation and deactivation of emitted light of the light-emitting robot, based on the image data of the object to print, wherein the emitted light of the light-emitting robot solidifies the photosensitive material. |
| US11969947B2 |
Technologies for non-contact displacement control
Technologies for non-contact displacement control are disclosed. An additive manufacturing system may include a dispenser having a tip configured to deposit an additive material onto a substrate, a transducer coupled to the dispenser and configured to transmit an emitted signal from the dispenser to the substrate, and a sensor coupled to the dispenser and configured to detect a return signal from the substrate to the dispenser, where the return signal is indicative of a distance between the tip of the dispenser and the substrate. |
| US11969937B2 |
Additive manufacturing apparatus, system, and method
An apparatus for producing a three-dimensional object includes a support assembly having a build platform, a track extending through a build area, and a deposition mechanism mounted on the track and configured for producing the three-dimensional object in a layer-by-layer technique. The deposition mechanism includes a carriage movable along the track, a supply of a flowable material mounted on the carriage, a roller in communication with the flowable material, where the roller is rotatably mounted on the carriage and configured for rotating to carry the flowable resin to an application for application to produce the object, and an exposure device mounted on the carriage. The exposure device emits electromagnetic waves to an exposure site to solidify the applied flowable material to produce the object. The roller is permeable to the electromagnetic waves, such that the waves pass through the roller in traveling from the exposure device to the exposure site. |
| US11969933B2 |
Multi-channel co-extrusion preformer having a monolithic through stiffener which can be obtained by additive manufacturing
A preformer (1) is designed to extrude jointly a plurality of elastomer mixes in a direction of flow (X1), in order to form a profiled element, the preformer comprising for this purpose, superimposed in a direction of stacking (Z1), transverse to the direction of flow (X1), a first channel (11), a second channel (12) which is separated from the first channel (11) by a first partition (15), then a third channel (13), separated from the second channel (12) by a second partition (16), the preformer also comprising a stiffener (20) formed integrally with the first partition (15) and the second partition (16), and extends through the second channel (12), having a leading edge (21) which splits the flow of elastomer material following the second channel (12). |
| US11969928B2 |
Method of manufacturing food packaging plastic films and food packaging plastic films thus produced
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a plastic film (i.e. preferably a thermoplastic film), particularly a (thermo)plastic food packing film, especially a detectable (thermo)plastic film, which plastic film comprises detectable particles incorporated therein, as well as to the plastic film thus produced and to its applications and usages (i.e. its use). |
| US11969927B2 |
Injection arrangement for a moulding machine and method for operating the same
An injection arrangement for a moulding machine includes a moulding compound reservoir and an injection unit. The moulding compound reservoir is configured to provide a plasticized mass and to push out the plasticized mass through a discharge opening, and a connecting device is coupled to the discharge opening of the moulding compound reservoir and a feed opening of the injection unit, and is configured to direct the plasticized mass from the moulding compound reservoir to the injection unit. The connecting device includes an articulated element, and a relative movement between the moulding compound reservoir and the injection unit can be performed with the articulated element. |
| US11969924B2 |
Waterproof component and electronic equipment provided with same, method for waterproofing insert molded body, and method for waterproofing electronic equipment
The present invention relates to a waterproof component that is an insert molded body formed from a thermoplastic resin composition and a metal component, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and an inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B); the content of the inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B) is 8 to 130 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A); and the inorganic fibrous reinforcement (B) has an average fiber diameter of 10 μm or less and an average fiber length of 300 μm or less. |
| US11969920B2 |
Method of moulding and mould tool
A method of moulding (10; 20) and apparatus (108; 208; 308) therefor, in which a workpiece (100) is preheated and/or post-cooled before and/or after a moulding process, allowing optimal use of the tool for high precision moulding operations. |
| US11969910B2 |
Large format table-top cutting apparatus with cutter sag compensation
A large format table-top cutting apparatus includes a cutter bar assembly configured to in use support and guide a cutting head to cut material located below the cutter bar assembly; a lifting mechanism configured to raise and lower the cutter bar assembly between an upper position and a lower position The cutter bar assembly includes an elongate upper and lower supports connected by a link assembly so that these are arranged substantially parallel to one another and can move relative to one another along their longitudinal axes, and a raising assembly configured for adjustment by a user to exert a variable force on the lower part of the upper support at one end so as to place the upper support in tension and raise the free-hanging central portion of the upper support. |
| US11969909B2 |
Utility blades and combination blade holders
A utility blade includes a first blade retention feature positioned on a proximal edge of a tang of the utility blade. The proximal edge is angularly offset from a longitudinal axis of the utility blade. The first blade retention feature is associated with an engagement axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the utility blade. The utility blade is configured to translate along the engagement axis to cause the first blade retention feature to engage with a first blade engagement component of a blade holder. The utility blade further includes a second blade retention feature positioned on a second edge of the tang of the utility blade. The second blade retention feature is positioned along the longitudinal axis of the utility blade and between the first blade retention feature and a distal tip of a cutting portion of the utility blade. |
| US11969908B2 |
Razor blade
A razor blade is provided comprising a substrate comprising a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may comprise first and second generally parallel outer surfaces. The second portion may comprise first and second sections separated by a split line. The first section may comprise a first facet extending directly from the first outer surface of the first portion and an end facet extending directly from the first facet. The second section may comprise an end facet. The end facets of the first and second sections may converge at a tip to define a cutting edge. The split line may pass through the tip and is generally parallel with and extends between the first and second outer surfaces of the first portion. |
| US11969904B2 |
Registration system and method for robot-oriented augmented reality teaching system
A registration system for robot-oriented augmented reality teaching system, comprising: a physical robot unit, a registration unit, a virtual robot generation unit and a computer; the physical robot unit comprising a physical robot, a physical robot controller and a robot point-to-point intermittent movement control program; the physical robot provided thereon with a physical robot base coordinate system; the physical robot controller connected with the physical robot and the computer respectively; the robot point-to-point intermittent movement control program installed in the computer; the registration unit comprising a registration marker, a camera and a conversion calculation unit; the registration marker arranged on the physical robot body; the camera fixed in a physical environment except the physical robot; the camera connected with the computer, and the conversion calculation unit arranged in the computer; the virtual robot generation unit arranged in the computer and used for generating a virtual robot model. |
| US11969898B2 |
Multi-sensor optimization of automatic machines to prevent safety issues
A predictive system and process that predicts safety system activation in industrial environments when collaborative robots (COBOTs), automated guidance vehicles (AGVs), and other robots (individual or collectively “robots”) are interacting (i) between one another or (ii) between a robot and human. As provided herein, the predictive system is not meant to substitute traditional safety systems, but rather to detect and classify robot-to-robot and robot-to-human interactions and potential interactions thereof so as to limit or avoid those interactions altogether, thereby increasing safety and efficiency of the robots. |
| US11969894B2 |
Apparatus for automated communication between robot and artificial intelligence service and method using the same
Disclosed herein are an apparatus for automated communication between a robot and an artificial intelligence service. The method for automated communication between a robot and an artificial intelligence service is performed by an apparatus for automated communication between the robot and the artificial intelligence service, and includes generating bridge code and a container definition file based on a mapping rule defined between the robot and the artificial intelligence service, running a bridge container having an independent format based on the container definition file, executing the bridge code through the bridge container, and providing an automated communication environment by exchanging a message between the robot and the artificial intelligence service based on the bridge code. |
| US11969893B2 |
Automated personalized feedback for interactive learning applications
A robot-training system permits a user touch, click on or otherwise select items from a display projected in the actual workspace in order to define task goals and constraints for the robot. A planning procedure responds to task definitions and constraints, and creates a sequence of robot instructions implementing the defined tasks. |
| US11969890B2 |
Control method and control system using the same
A control method and a control system using the same as are provided. The method includes: extracting a corresponding component data from a component data stream based on an application protocol registered by each of a plurality of applications and encapsulating a corresponding application data packet for the application in response to receiving the component data stream in a current control period; transmitting the corresponding application data packet to each of the applications; obtaining control data reported by each of the applications according to data reporting timing corresponding to the application; and generating a component control instruction for controlling each of the components according to the control data reported by each of the applications in the current control period and the application protocol registered by the application. In this manner, the orderly control of a smart devices within a limited control period can be achieved. |
| US11969877B1 |
Protecting personnel using spring-assisted, deployable ballistic shield
A technique for facilitating deployment and stowing of a ballistic shield on a vehicle includes providing a central armored panel having a hinged connection to a base, which may be coupled to or integral with the vehicle. The hinged connection includes an axle and a set of torsion springs configured to exert a lifting torque on the central armored panel relative to the base, such that the central armored panel is movable about the hinged connection for assuming both an upright, deployed position and a laid-down, stowed position. |
| US11969872B2 |
Multifunctional hand tool
A multifunctional hand tool has a grip and a metal working rod. The grip has an assembly hole. A polygonal coupling part is disposed on the assembly hole has. The metal working rod has two action sections, each action section has a polygonal portion, and each polygonal portion has an insertion hole. When one of the two action sections is inserted in the assembly hole, one of the two polygonal portions is engaged with the polygonal coupling part, the other action section is assembled to a suitable tool head, and a torque exerting element may be used to exert torque to the other polygonal portion or the insertion hole thereof. Accordingly, it is possible to provide versatility by having interchangeable tool heads on a top end and a bottom end of the metal working rod, and increasing torque on the top end and the bottom end. |
| US11969856B2 |
Wafer manufacturing method and wafer
A manufacturing method of a wafer with a notch includes: polishing principal surfaces of the wafer; mirror-polishing a notch chamfered portion of the notch; mirror-polishing an outer-periphery chamfered portion of an outer peripheral portion of the wafer; and finish-polishing one of principal surfaces of the wafer, the finish-polishing being performed after performing the mirror-polishing of the notch chamfered portion, the polishing of the principal surfaces, and the mirror-polishing of the outer-periphery chamfered portion in this order. |
| US11969854B2 |
Control of processing parameters during substrate polishing using expected future parameter changes
Controlling a polishing system includes receiving from an in-situ monitoring system, for each region of a plurality of regions on a substrate being processed by the polishing system, a sequence of characterizing values for the region. For each region, a polishing rate is determined for the region, and an adjustment is calculated for at least one processing parameter. For each of a plurality of parameter update times, an adjustment is calculated for at least one processing parameter, wherein calculation of the adjustment for a particular parameter update time from the plurality of parameter update times includes calculation of expected future parameter changes for one or more future parameter update times subsequent to the particular parameter update time. |
| US11969839B2 |
Mobile fastener machine platform
An apparatus for providing an efficient platform for installing screws can include a cart with wheels and a screw assembly mounted to the cart. The screw assembly can include a screwing device that rotates a drive shaft that engages a screw, a screw guide tube and a screw feeding tube connected to the screw guide tube. In another embodiment, an assembly is provided. The assembly may include a bracket for coupling to a moveable platform, a screwing device coupled to the bracket and that rotates a drive shaft that engages a screw, a screw guide tube and a screw feed tube connected to the screw guide tube. |
| US11969836B2 |
Reciprocating wire feed welding system and method
A consumable filler metal delivery system includes a reciprocating wire feeding gear assembly configured to move a wire forward and backward with a net forward motion and a motor configured to drive the reciprocating wire feeding gear assembly, wherein the motor is configured to rotate only in one direction during operation of the consumable filler metal delivery system. |
| US11969834B2 |
Real time resistance monitoring of an arc welding circuit
A welding or additive manufacturing power supply includes output circuitry configured to generate a welding waveform, a current sensor for measuring a welding current generated by the output circuitry, a voltage sensor for measuring an output voltage of the welding waveform, and a controller operatively connected to the output circuitry to control the welding waveform, and operatively connected to the current sensor and the voltage sensor to monitor the welding current and the output voltage. A portion of welding waveform includes a controlled change in current from a first level to a second level different from the first level. The controller is configured to determine a circuit inductance from the output voltage and the controlled change in current, and further determine a change in resistance of a consumable electrode in real time based on the circuit inductance. |
| US11969833B2 |
Compact self-compelled welding station
A self-propelled welding station including a base frame having at least one front wheel and at least two rear drive wheels, provides and independent mobility drive system with a motor and steering means for a seated or standing operator, and a utility drive system providing a self-contained, motorized welder with welding leads for remote welding and a secondary electrical generating system providing a plurality of A/C electrical outlets, an air compressor assembly to provide compressed air to operate air tools and forced air, a plurality of accessory tool and supply storage containers, accessory equipment and a bottled gas system for welding gases, gauges and hoses. The mobility drive system motor is independent from the motorized welder so that the station may be moved whether the motorized welder is on or off, and the motorized welder may be operated with the drive motor system on or off. |
| US11969829B2 |
Welding devices and welding, installation and debugging methods thereof
The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a welding device, a welding method, and an installation and debugging method thereof. The welding device includes a baseboard, comprising: a left welding nozzle and a right welding nozzle, a power shaft, a bidirectional moving wheel, and two welding nozzle connecting shafts, wherein the welding nozzle connecting shafts are connected to the left welding nozzle and the right welding nozzle respectively, and the bidirectional moving wheel which is driven by the power shaft drives the two welding nozzle connecting shafts to move towards or away from each other. |
| US11969826B2 |
Robot-based laser cladding method and system for membrane wall
A robot-based laser cladding method for membrane wall is provided, and includes: step 1: installing a laser line scanning sensor and a laser cladding head in parallel with a forward-bias in feed direction; step 2: storing extracted feature points into a feature point buffer; step 3: installing an industrial camera at a certain angle with the laser cladding head, making a collection range of the industrial camera follow closely a current cladding position; a robot-based laser cladding system for membrane wall is provided, and includes a data collection system, a data processing system, a detection and correction system, and a motion control system. A speed dynamical prospect is used for performing a speed planning. The above speed dynamical prospect dynamically adjusts a prospective read-ahead segment number N, compared to planning method with fixed read-ahead segment number, the dynamic speed prospect has a smoother cladding speed and more stable cladding quality. |
| US11969823B2 |
Laser processing apparatus and laser processing method
A laser processing apparatus sets a processing section passing through a target position on a processing surface, sets a measurement section centered on the target position in the processing section, sets a plurality of data acquisition positions that are trajectories perpendicular to a processing direction in the measurement section. The laser processing apparatus acquires pieces of measurement data indicating shapes of keyholes at the respective data acquisition positions during processing of the processing section, and projects the pieces of measurement data in the processing direction to be superimposed on each other to create projection data. The laser processing apparatus obtains the second instruction value in a direction perpendicular to the processing direction at the target position on the basis of the projection data. Therefore, it is possible to provide a laser processing apparatus and a laser processing method capable of accurately measuring a depth of a keyhole. |
| US11969817B2 |
Device for determining a status of an ultrasonic welding process
A device to determine a state of an ultrasound welding process, which can be carried out using an ultrasound tool, includes a sensor element and an evaluation unit. The sensor element is configured to detect an electrical control signal from an ultrasound tool. The evaluation unit is configured to determine a signal property of the control signal and to determine the status of the ultrasound welding process based on a reference signal profile and on the determined signal property. An assembly with an ultrasound welding system and a method are also included. |
| US11969811B2 |
Spindle for a reciprocating saw
A method of manufacturing a spindle for a reciprocating saw includes machining a first portion of the spindle and forming a throughbore extending through the first portion via a flow welding process. The flow welding process includes rotating a rod relative to the spindle and inserting the rod into the first portion of the spindle, thereby displacing material from the spindle in a direction away from the rod to form the throughbore and a collar adjacent the throughbore. |
| US11969803B2 |
Drill and method of producing drilled product
According to one implementation, a drill includes the first cutting edges, the second cutting edges and a deflection reducer. The first cutting edges drill a prepared hole to a workpiece. The first cutting edges are formed in a tip side of the drill. The first point angle and each first relief angle of the first cutting edges continuously or intermittently decrease from the tip side toward a rear end side of the drill. The second cutting edges finish the prepared hole. The second cutting edges are formed at positions away in the rear end side from the first cutting edges. The second cutting edges have the second relief angles at a maximum diameter position. The deflection reducer reduces deflection of the second cutting edges by being inserted into the prepared hole. The deflection reducer is formed between the first cutting edges and the second cutting edges. |
| US11969802B2 |
Cutting tool
A cutting tool for turning and/or boring operations can include a holder, a replaceable insert supported by the holder in a cutting position, and a clamp releasably coupled to the holder and configured to bear against the insert to retain the insert in the cutting position. The clamp can be releasably coupled to the holder without a threaded fastener. The cutting tool can include a retention mechanism for releasably connecting the holder and the clamp, the retention mechanism having alternate locked and unlocked states. |
| US11969799B2 |
Method for producing blades from Ni-based alloys and blades produced therefrom
The present invention relates to a method for producing a component of a turbomachine from a metal alloy as well as a correspondingly produced component, wherein the method includes defining at least one first component region that will have a first property profile, and at least one second component region that will have a second property profile which is different from the first property profile; providing at least one powder of the metal alloy or several different powders of constituents of the metal alloy; additive manufacture of the component from the at least one powder, wherein the powder is melted for cohesive joining of the powder particles to each other and to a substrate or to an already produced part of the component. |
| US11969798B2 |
Method in a pressing arrangement
A method in a pressing arrangement is disclosed. The pressing arrangement comprises a pressure vessel arranged to hold pressure medium therein during use of the pressing arrangement, the pressure vessel including a treatment region therein, wherein the treatment region is arranged to accommodate at least one article. The pressing arrangement is arranged so that pressure medium can enter and exit the treatment region. The pressing arrangement comprises at least one controllable pressure medium supplying device configured to transport pressure medium during a cooling phase from another region in the pressing arrangement to the treatment region, wherein the temperature of the pressure medium in the other region is lower than the temperature of the pressure medium in the treatment region during at least part of the cooling phase. At least one value indicative of at least one temperature in the pressure vessel is obtained. Based on the at least one value indicative of at least one temperature in the pressure vessel, at least one operational parameter of the at least one controllable pressure medium supplying device is adjusted, whereby the pressure medium supplying rate of the at least one pressure medium supplying device is adjusted. A pressing arrangement in which the method may be carried out is also disclosed. |
| US11969796B2 |
Tuned multilayered material systems and methods for manufacturing
A graded multilayered composite comprises a metal matrix material having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A first layer of microspheres is dispersed on the first side of the metal matrix material. A second layer of microspheres is dispersed on the second side of the metal matrix material. |
| US11969792B2 |
Additive manufacturing machine comprising a device for the distribution of powder onto a mobile surface using a screw distributor
A powder bed fusion additive manufacturing machine (10) comprises: a manufacturing chamber (12), at least one mobile powder-receiving surface (28) and a manufacturing zone (20) situated inside the manufacturing chamber, a powder-spreading device (30), and at least one powder-distribution device (32) distributing powder over the mobile receiving surface. The distribution device comprises a buffer reservoir (40) connected to a powder supply (42), and a powder-distribution point (P1) beneath which a mobile receiving surface (28) moves, and the powder-distribution device comprises a screw-type metering device (44) connecting the buffer reservoir (40) and the powder-distribution point (P1) and enabling the generation of a continuous stream of powder from the buffer reservoir towards the powder-distribution point. |
| US11969791B2 |
Additive manufacturing machine with movable, controlled powder dispensing
An additive manufacturing machine (10) comprises a working plane (18) comprising a working zone (20) allowing an overlay of different layers of powder to be received, and a powder dispensing device (32) comprising a powder intake (36) allowing powder to be delivered on top of the working plane. The powder dispensing device (32) comprises a tank (44) of powder mounted to move above the working plane (18) and that can be displaced to under the powder intake (36), the bottom part (45) of the tank (44) comprises a powder dispensing point (P1), and the powder dispensing device (32) comprises a control device (48) controlling the flow of powder via the powder dispensing point during a displacement of the tank. The tank (44) is mounted on a weighing sensor (68). |
| US11969790B2 |
Light valve cooling system
An additive manufacturing system includes a high power laser to form a laser beam directed against a light valve. An active light valve cooling system is arranged to remove heat from the light valve and a heat exchanger is connected to the active light valve cooling system. A heat exchange fluid is circulated through the active light valve cooling system and the heat exchanger. |
| US11969789B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining metal powder condition
A method of determining the condition of a metal powder for use in an additive manufacturing process, involving processing an image of the powder to measure a surface property of the powder, such as colour, texture or particle shape. The proportion of powder whose measured surface property falls outside a pre-determined range is determined and can be used to decide whether or not the powder is suitable for re-use. The proportion is determined by identifying individual particles in the image which are identified as statistical outliers amongst all of the particles shown in the image when considering a measured surface property. The relevant proportion may be determined statistically. |
| US11969788B1 |
Additive manufacturing of aperture fed patch antenna
A method of manufacturing an antenna assembly includes additively manufacturing an element that is a monolithic structure and that includes (i) a ground plane including one or more aperture slots, (ii) a patch antenna above the ground plane, and (iii) a sacrificial support feature to support the patch antenna above the ground plane. The method further includes applying a dielectric material between the ground plane and the patch antenna. In an example, applying the dielectric material between the ground plane and the patch antenna includes providing a dielectric foam between the ground plane and the patch antenna, where the dielectric foam at least in part supports the patch antenna above the ground plane. The method further includes removing at least a section of the sacrificial support feature, such that any remnant of the support feature does not physically couple the ground plane to the patch antenna. |
| US11969782B2 |
Method for containing a slab during continuous casting
A method for containing a slab during continuous casting, including casting a slab along a casting axis, said slab having a predefined width, wherein the method provides a containment of the slab with a plurality of rolls, said rolls being disposed in pairs facing to each other, and defining a passage along the casting axis for the cast slab, wherein the plurality of rolls includes electromagnetic rolls provided with an electromagnetic stirrer which stirs the liquid contained in the slab. |
| US11969779B2 |
Mandrel, bent tube, and method and apparatus for producing bent tube
A mandrel 10 for producing a thin-walled bent tube having a bending portion with high strength and a small radius of curvature by rotary draw bending without either cracks in an outside of bend or wrinkles and buckling in an inside of bend occurring includes a shank 14, a connection mechanism 15 and a mandrel ball 16. In a cross-section orthogonal to an axial direction of the mandrel ball 16 at a central position in the axial direction of the mandrel ball 16, the mandrel ball 16 has a first position 19 and a second position 20 at which a first straight line m that passes through a mandrel ball center 17 meets an outer periphery 21 of the mandrel ball. Further, a ratio (L1/L2) between a dimension L1 from the mandrel ball center 17 to the first position 19 and a dimension L2 from the mandrel ball center 17 to the second position 20 is in a range of 0.915 to 0.976. |
| US11969777B2 |
Structure and method for producing same
A structure includes: a first member made of metal having a tubular shape, and having a through-insertion hole; a second member made of resin and joined to the first member; and a third member made of metal having a tubular shape, and inserted through inside the first member. The third member is tube-expanded toward the first member and joined to the first member by press-fitting. |
| US11969775B2 |
Stock lifter assembly
A stock lifter for metal forming dies includes a self-contained assembly. The assembly includes a guide pin that reciprocates within a base. A hardened end cap, which contacts the stock, is attached to the guide pin. A spring is located on the exterior surface of a portion of the base and surrounds the guide pin body. One end of the spring contacts a surface on the cap, while the other end of the spring contacts a surface on the base or an optional mounting flange that is attached above the base. Thus, the stock lifter assembly has a hardened cap for the stock to slide on and a larger, externally mounted spring that provides longer life for the stock lifter. The stock lifter assembly can be made of several different lengths and sizes by using longer or wider guide pins and springs. |
| US11969772B2 |
Motorized drain cleaner
An article of manufacture for providing motorized drain cleaning and clearing is disclosed. The motorized drain cleaner includes a three ring aluminum frame surrounding a rotating drum containing a drain snake drum, the rotating drain snake drum being coupled to a multi-directional motor, an outside frame coupled to a pair of pivoting wheels at its base, the outside frame having a plurality of frame support arms connecting a handle to a base about the pair of wheels and a control panel between the plurality of frame support arms about the handle, a pair of pivot support arms coupled between the three ring aluminum frame and the plurality of frame support arms of the outside frame permitting the three ring aluminum frame and the drain snake drum contained therein to pivot upward and downward about the pivot support arms, the drain snake drum coupled to a feed neck that is connected to a drain snake outlet coupled to the three ring frame supporting the drain snake outlet about a center of rotation of the rotating snake drum, and a drain snake cable having a cutting tool coupled to an outward end and being coupled to the drain snake drum such that rotation of the drain snake drum within the three ring frame causes the drain snake cable to rotate accordingly, the drain snake cable arranged to pass through the drain snake outlet as the drain snake cable exits the drain snake drum. |
| US11969770B2 |
Electronic device peripheral cleaning cabinet
The present disclosure generally relates to an electronic device peripheral cleaning cabinet and a method for cleaning such peripherals. In an example, a peripheral cleaning cabinet includes a cabinet body, a door, a cabinet gas line, and a support shelf. The cabinet body includes an exhaust port. The door is mechanically coupled to the cabinet body. The cabinet gas line includes a gas valve and a nozzle. The gas valve is fluidly coupled to the nozzle. The nozzle is disposed in the cabinet body. The cabinet gas line is configured to supply a gas to flow into the cabinet body. The support shelf is disposed in the cabinet body and is configured to support a peripheral. The support shelf is configured to allow the gas to flow from the nozzle, through the support shelf, and to the exhaust port. |
| US11969769B2 |
Flowback tank cleaning system and method
A flowback tank cleaning system and method is described. A flowback tank includes a self-cleaning system. A flowback tank cleaning method may include moving solid debris collected at a bottom of a collection section of a flowback tank towards a lift auger using a cleaning auger or a conveyer belt extending along a length of the collection section, the bottom of the collection section including an angled trough, funneling solid debris towards the cleaning auger or conveyor belt by placing the cleaning auger or conveyor belt at a base of the angled trough, spraying fluid downward through a series of fluid outlets, removing the sand so moved by the cleaning auger or conveyer belt from the flowback tank using the lift auger, and removing the fluid from the flowback tank using a drain manifold below the cleaning auger or conveyer belt. |
| US11969763B2 |
System for automatically inspecting and sorting pellets
A system for automatically inspecting and sorting pellets while continuously transferring the pellets at a high speed to detect and effectively remove pellets that are defective. The system includes a sorter to photograph and inspect a first surface and a second surface of each of the pellets while transferring the pellets. The system separates and removes pellets that are determined as being defective and transfers and loads pellets having good quality to a designated position. The system further includes a sample inspector to receive the plurality of pellets that are determined as good products to manufacture a plate-shaped sample of a molded product and photograph a first surface and a second surface of the manufactured sample, thereby inspecting whether the sample of the molded product is defective. |
| US11969762B1 |
Device and method for automatically categorizing screwdriver bits
A device and a method for automatically categorizing screwdriver bits are provided. The method includes three main steps: accommodating and mixing, vibration feeding, and type categorizing. The device includes a device body and a vibrating feeding cylinder disposed on the device body. The vibrating feeding cylinder includes a rotating holder for vibrating and moving the screwdriver bits and a directional mechanism for arranging the driving tips of the screwdriver bits facing the same direction. A CCD mechanism is disposed on the device body and is used to detect the shape of the driving tips of the screwdriver bits. |
| US11969757B2 |
Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer
A method for manufacturing a PMUT device including a piezoelectric element located at a membrane element is provided. The method includes receiving a silicon on insulator substrate having a first silicon layer, an oxide layer, and a second silicon layer. Portions of a first surface of the second silicon layer are exposed by removing exposed side portions of the first silicon layer and corresponding portions of the oxide layer, and a central portion including the remaining portions of the first silicon layer and of the oxide layer is defined. Anchor portions for the membrane element are formed at the exposed portions of the first surface of the second silicon layer. The piezoelectric element is formed above the central portion, and the membrane element is defined by selectively removing the second layer and removing the remaining portion of the oxide from under the remaining portion of the first silicon layer. |
| US11969755B2 |
Method for applying embossed structures to coating media while pre-treating the embossing tool used therefor
Described herein are a method for transferring an embossed structure, which includes at least the steps (1-i) and (2-i) or (1-ii) and (2-ii), where steps (1-i) and (2-i) or (1-ii) and (2-ii) are carried out using an embossing tool (P1) including at least one embossing die (p1), where the embossing die (p1) of the embossing tool (P1) is pretreated, before the implementation of step (2-i) or before the implementation of step (1-ii), with at least one organic solvent and/or at least one reactive diluent, and also a method of using a corresponding pretreated embossing tool (P1) including at least one embossing die (p1) for the purpose of transferring an embossed structure in such a way. |
| US11969751B2 |
System and method for automated artificial vision guided dispensing viscous fluids for caulking and sealing operations
The present disclosure provides a method and system by which a precise amount of a viscous fluid sealing compound can be dispensed at required locations through computer vision-based observation of the fluid deposited, its rate and amount of deposition and location; and that the dispensed fluid may be accurately shaped through robotic or other special purpose mechanism motion. The invention enables instant quality inspection of the dispensing process in terms of the locations, amounts and shapes of newly created seals. |
| US11969749B2 |
Method for coating parts
A method for coating parts in a dip-spin process includes dipping the parts to be coated a coating liquid and spinning the parts in a planetary centrifuge in at least a first planetary basket arrangement and a second planetary basket arrangement, which each provide a maximum receiving volume. The planetary centrifuge includes a main rotor rotating about a main rotor axis of rotation. The at least two planetary basket arrangements rotate about their planetary axes of rotation, wherein the planetary axes of rotation are arranged on the main rotor spaced from the main rotor axis of rotation. The first planetary basket arrangement is rotated about its respective planetary axis of rotation in the opposite direction to the second planetary basket arrangement during centrifugation, and the filling of the receiving volume is carried out at up to 50% of the maximum receiving volume of the planetary basket arrangement. |
| US11969746B2 |
Coating surfaces by a DOD application method
Provided is a method of coating at least an area of a surface by a Drop-on-Demand (DOD) method, comprising the steps of providing a DOD dispensing head (1) with at least two individually controllable nozzles (2) arranged in a row, which is moved by a robotic device, applying a movement to the DOD dispensing head parallel while maintaining a distance between the nozzles (2) and the surface, wherein the movement comprises a rotation of the dispensing head around an axis perpendicular to the surface, dispensing discrete amounts of a the liquid coating material through the at least one nozzle onto the surface, wherein firing of the at least 2 nozzles is triggered non-synchronously by a control unit. |
| US11969744B2 |
Sterile spray pump
A sterile spray pump, including a main piston (30), a spray head (40), and a secondary piston (50) fixed inside the spray head (40) and mounted in a vertically movable manner on the main piston (30). A first compression space (10) and a second compression space (20) are formed between the secondary piston (50) and the main piston (30); a main liquid suction cavity (301) communicating with the inner cavity of a container and an air supply port (302) communicating with the main liquid suction cavity (301) are provided in the main piston (30); the air supply port (302) communicates with the second compression space (20), a filter element (601) is fixedly provided in the air supply port (302); the secondary piston (50) includes a secondary liquid suction cavity (501) communicating with the main liquid suction cavity (301), a first exhaust member (502), and a second exhaust member (503). |
| US11969743B2 |
Dispenser with ventilation filter
A dispenser system for a pumpable dispensed product, in particular a cosmetic fluid dispensed product such as a washing lotion, a cream lotion, a perfume liquid or similar includes a rigid or pliable product container and a dispensing device with a pump apparatus. The pump apparatus includes at least one first valve group for conveying the dispensed product out of the product container. The pump apparatus includes a second valve group for feeding air into the product container, wherein the second valve group defines a feed duct in which at least one filter unit for filtering sterile air is arranged. In subsidiary aspect, a filter unit for the dispenser system as well as a manufacturing facility and a manufacturing method for the manufacture of the dispenser system are provided. |
| US11969740B2 |
System and method for balancing a centrifuge rotor
A rotor hub assembly for a centrifuge rotor includes a rotor hub including a head portion, an elongated shaft portion extending axially away from the head portion and a central bore extending through the head portion and the shaft portion. The head portion includes a plurality of balancing bores each configured to selectively receive at least one balancing weight for balancing the centrifuge rotor. A method for balancing a centrifuge rotor is also provided. |
| US11969737B2 |
Plant for shredding metal waste and a method for the use thereof
A plant for shredding metal waste, comprising at least one working chamber, means for shredding metal waste and motor means operatively connected to the shredding means. The plant further comprising sensor means operatively associated with the motor means and/or shredding means for monitoring at predetermined time intervals at least one working parameter connected to the wear thereof, and at least one data processing unit operatively connected to the sensor means. The data processing unit including: data storage means for storing for a predetermined period of time the values of said at least one working parameter detected by said sensor means and an an artificial intelligence software program so as to allow the plant manager to plan the maintenance of the motor means and/or shredding means. |
| US11969735B2 |
System and method for providing volumetric efficiency in a food recycling unit
A food recycler includes a case, a control system within the case, and a set of user interface components that are usable to at least cause the control system to initiate a food recycling cycle. The food recycler also includes a motor within the case and a bucket that has a volumetric capacity between 2.51 and 10 liters. A filter system configured to accommodate air filters is also included in the case of the food recycler. To remove water from waste food items, the food recycler includes a drying component. |
| US11969728B2 |
Microfluidic device mimicking a biological microenvironment and comprising diffusion chambers and channels
The present disclosure relates to a microfluidic device capable of mimicking a biological microenvironment thereby achieving control of a microenvironment with time through control of the diffusion of target elements between chambers by interrupting or generating fluid flow inside a channel, and a method for manufacturing the same, and the microfluidic device according to an aspect of the present disclosure can mimic the biological microenvironment which changes constantly with time via a simple temporary operation of generating or interrupting fluid flow in the channel mechanically and can control diffusion via a simple method, and accordingly, a complicated microenvironment can be reproduced since the number and arrangement of diffusion chambers and channels can be designed variously. |
| US11969726B2 |
Fluid guiding module and fluid guiding system having at least two fluid guiding modules
A fluid guiding module includes a housing having a sensor chamber having first and second chamber ends. The fluid guiding module includes a first connection region for connecting to a second fluid guiding module. The first connection is located on a first outer side of the housing and has a first redirection channel having first and second redirection channel ends. A chamber inlet channel fluidly couples the first redirection channel end to the first chamber end of the sensor chamber. The first redirection channel is adapted to be fluidly coupled to a chamber outlet channel of the second fluid guiding module. |
| US11969724B2 |
OCM reactor system containing a multi component catalyst system
The invention relates to a reactor system for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM), comprising: reactor system for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM), comprising: (a) an inlet configured to receive a reactant mixture; (b) a reaction chamber having an upstream end and a downstream end such that the reaction chamber extends from the upstream end to the downstream end, and the reaction chamber comprises a catalyst bed having a catalyst composition having at least two catalyst components: (i) a low selectivity catalyst component; and (ii) a high selectivity catalyst component; and (c) an outlet configured to recover a C2+ hydrocarbon product mixture from the reactor system; wherein the reactor system is configured such that the reactant mixture substantially contacts the high selectivity catalyst component prior to contacting the low selectivity catalyst component. The invention further describes a process for the production of C2+ hydrocarbon product mixture using the present reactor system. |
| US11969722B2 |
Anionic membranes incorporating functional additives
An ultra-thin anion exchange membrane incorporates functional additives to provide improved water management. Without the functional additives the ultra-thin membrane may have high cross-over and not be effective for many applications. A composite anion exchange membrane includes a porous scaffold support such as a porous polymer. The anion exchange polymer may be coupled to the porous scaffold, such as by being imbibed into the pores of the porous scaffold. The functional additives may contribute to increase water production, water retention, back-diffusion and reduce the gas crossover. A functional additive may include a reactive species, including a catalyst that reacts with oxygen or hydrogen, a plasticizer, a hygroscopic material and/or a radical scavenger. |
| US11969721B2 |
Method for producing honeycomb structure and method for producing electrically heating support
A method for producing a honeycomb structure includes: a forming step of extruding a forming raw material containing a ceramic raw material mainly based on silicon carbide and metal silicon to obtain a honeycomb formed body, the honeycomb formed body comprising: an outer peripheral wall; and partition walls; a drying step of drying the honeycomb formed body to obtain a honeycomb dried body; and a firing step of firing the honeycomb dried body to obtain a honeycomb fired body. The drying step includes: a first drying step of subjecting the honeycomb formed body to dielectric drying at a frequency of from 2 to 200 MHz so that a moisture scattering rate of the honeycomb formed body after dielectric drying is from 30 to 85%; and a second drying step of subjecting the honeycomb formed body having the moisture scattering rate of from 30 to 85% to hot air drying. |
| US11969719B2 |
Polydentate organic ligand, preparation method and application thereof, metallo-supramolecular polymer and preparation method thereof
A polydentate organic ligand, a preparation method and an application method thereof, a metallo-supramolecular polymer and a preparation method thereof are provided. A structure of triphenylamine is combined with a structure of phenanthroline to serve as the polydentate organic ligand, which takes advantages of a large-volume distortion structure and excellent electroactivity of the triphenylamine. The polydentate organic ligands have good solubility, which provides lower-cost and diversified methods for preparing the metallo-supramolecular polymers. Meanwhile, the phenanthroline has a rigid structure and a conjugated large π bond in its molecule, which facilitates chelating coordination with metal ions to form a stable compound. Therefore, the polydentate organic ligand enables the metallo-supramolecular polymer to have good transferability, stable electroactivity, and high conversion speed, i.e., fast response speed, excellent electrochromic cycling stability and long service lifetime. |
| US11969718B2 |
Modified supported chromium catalysts and ethylene-based polymers produced therefrom
Supported chromium catalysts with an average valence less than +6 and having a hydrocarbon-containing or halogenated hydrocarbon-containing ligand attached to at least one bonding site on the chromium are disclosed, as well as ethylene-based polymers with terminal alkane, aromatic, or halogenated hydrocarbon chain ends. Another ethylene polymer characterized by at least 2 wt. % of the polymer having a molecular weight greater than 1,000,000 g/mol and at least 1.5 wt. % of the polymer having a molecular weight less than 1000 g/mol is provided, as well as an ethylene homopolymer with at least 3.5 methyl short chain branches and less than 0.6 butyl short chain branches per 1000 total carbon atoms. |
| US11969717B2 |
Organophosphorus degrading enzyme based multifunctional catalyst and preparation method and use thereof
The present disclosure provides a method for preparing an organophosphorus degrading enzyme based multifunctional catalyst and an organophosphorus degrading enzyme based multifunctional catalyst and use thereof. In the present disclosure, the preparation method includes: directly adding a composite yolk-shell-structured nanomaterial into a crude enzyme solution of organophosphorus degrading enzyme with an affinity tag, and mixing, to obtain a mixture, and then subjecting the mixture to a separation, to obtain an organophosphorus degrading enzyme based multifunctional catalyst. According to the present disclosure, the method for preparing an organophosphorus degrading enzyme based multifunctional catalyst is simple in operation, and has a low cost; the multifunctional catalyst prepared by the same has low requirement for the purity of enzyme, support of which could be directionally binded with enzyme, and could be used for detecting an organophosphorus pesticide, and also for a cascade degradation of an organophosphorus pesticide. The final product p-aminophenol has important application value. |
| US11969714B2 |
Method and catalyst for the production of 1,3-butadiene from ethanol
The present invention is concerned with a catalyst for the conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene comprising a component A selected from the list consisting of zeolite, silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, or any combination thereof; and a component Bcat comprising a mixed metal oxide, a catalyst precursor for the preparation of a catalyst for the conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene comprising a component A selected from the list consisting of zeolite, silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, or any combination thereof; and a component Bpre comprising a layered double hydroxide (LDH) as well as a process for the conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene, in which said catalyst is used. |
| US11969712B2 |
Catalyst for purification of exhaust gas and production method thereof
A catalyst for purification of exhaust gas in which Pd-based nanoparticles and ceria nanoparticles are supported on a composite metal oxide support containing alumina, ceria, and zirconia, wherein a molar ratio (Ce/Pd) of Ce and Pd supported on the support is 1 to 8, a proximity α between Pd and Ce is 0.15 to 0.50, wherein the proximity α is determined, based on Pd and Ce distribution maps in an element mapping image of energy dispersive X-ray analysis, by the following formula (1): α = ∑ j = 0 N - 1 ∑ i = 0 M - 1 ( ( I ( i , j ) - I ave ) ( T ( i , j ) - T ave ) ) ∑ j = 0 N - 1 ∑ i = 0 M - 1 ( I ( i , j ) - I ave ) 2 - ∑ j = 0 N - 1 ∑ i = 0 M - 1 ( T ( i , j ) - T ave ) 2 , ( 1 ) a Pd dispersity after a heat-resistance test at 1050° C. for 25 hours is 0.8% or more. |
| US11969711B2 |
Carbon-based, precious metal-transition metal composite catalyst and preparation method therefor
The present invention relates to a carbon-based precious metal-transition metal composite catalyst and a preparation method therefor, and more particularly, to a catalyst synthesis method in which, when preparing a high-content precious metal-transition metal composite catalyst, a catalyst having uniform particles and composition can be prepared, and cyclohexane dimethanol (CHDM) is efficiently produced by the hydrogenation reaction of cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid (CHDA) in an aqueous solution. Provided is a method for preparing a carbon-based precious metal-transition metal composite catalyst, wherein, in the carbon-based precious metal-transition metal composite catalyst, the precious metal is included in an amount of 10-20 parts by weight, and the transition metal is included in an amount of 10-20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composite catalyst, and thus a total amount of the precious metal-transition metal is 20-40 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composite catalyst. |
| US11969708B1 |
Imidazolium ionic liquids made using cardanol extracted from cashew nutshell oil to enhance crude oil recovery in oilfields
Modified chemical structures of cardanol extracted from cashew nut shell oil, and the use of the same to prepare imidazolium ionic liquids (IILs). The IILs can be used to prepare different types of silica, magnetite and calcium carbonate nanoparticles (NPs) as multifunctional oilfield chemicals for use in various oil spill collection, de-emulsification, viscosity improvement, asphaltene dispersant, and enhanced oil recovery applications. |
| US11969707B2 |
Method for preparing super absorbent polymer
The method for preparing a super absorbent polymer according to the present disclosure has a feature that it is possible to reduce the generation of a fine powder during production of the super absorbent polymer while maintaining excellent physical properties of the super absorbent polymer, including centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) and vortex removal time. |
| US11969702B2 |
Sealed microwell assay
The present invention provides methods, systems and kits for performing microwell analysis in sealed small volumes. The microwells of the invention are sealed through the pairing of microwell and bead geometry wherein the diameter of the beads is greater than the diameter of the bottom of the microwells. Loading the beads into the microwells seals samples within an analytical space between the bottom of a nested bead and the bottom of the subject microwell. |
| US11969698B2 |
High capacity self-cleaning brine maker
A system for making a brine solution is provided comprising: a single conveyor; and a hopper assembly configured to receive a salt and a solvent, the hopper assembly comprising a lower hopper having a shape in which sides of the lower hopper direct any solid contents of the lower hopper, under a force of gravity, towards an entry point of the single conveyor, the hopper assembly further comprising a solvent inlet arranged to spray the salt, wherein the solvent inlet is configured to create a brine solution from a spray of the solvent combined with the salt in the hopper assembly, and wherein the single conveyor is configured to remove debris from the hopper assembly at the entry point of the single conveyor. A novel sediment tank is also provided. |
| US11969695B2 |
Porous body and process for manufacturing same
A process for manufacturing a porous body, includes preparing a dispersion liquid having a dispersion medium with cellulose-based nanofibers that have an average fiber diameter from 1 to 100 nm and dispersed therein, attaching the dispersion liquid to a porous support having a plurality of pores that connect with one another, removing the dispersion liquid attached to a surface of the porous support excluding an inside of pores of the porous support, and subsequently drying the porous support including the dispersion liquid in the pores of the porous support to remove the dispersion medium. |
| US11969694B2 |
Method for separating a gas mixture
New carbon nanomaterials, preferably titanium carbide-derived carbon (CDC) nanoparticles, were embedded into a polyamide film to give CDC/polyamide mixed matrix membranes by the interfacial polymerization reaction of an aliphatic diamine, e.g., piperazine, and an activated aromatic dicarboxylate, e.g., isophthaloyl chloride, supported on a sulfone-containing polymer, e.g., polysulfone (PSF), layer, which is preferably previously prepared by dry/wet phase inversion. The inventive membranes can separate CO2 (or other gases) from mixtures of CO2 and further gases, esp. CH4, based upon the generally selective nanocomposite layer(s) of CDC/polyamide. |
| US11969688B2 |
Filtration device, method for assembling a modular filtration device, and method for characterizing a filter medium and/or a medium to be filtered
The invention relates to a filtration device and to a method for characterizing a filter medium or a medium to be filtered. The filtration device comprises a plurality of filtration units. Each filtration unit comprises a first container, which is designed to receive a medium to be filtered, a second container, which is designed to receive a filtrate, at least one connecting line, which connects the first container to the second container, and a filter medium between the first container and the second container in order to filter the medium to be filtered. The first container is designed for the application of positive pressure thereto, and the second container is designed to receive a measurement instrument at ambient pressure. |
| US11969684B2 |
Dust extraction unit
A dust extraction unit is disclosed including a first and a second air filter removable and mountable within the dust extraction unit and a body defining an air flow path which passes through the first and the second air filters when the first and the second air filters are mounted within the body of the dust extraction unit. The body of the dust extraction unit includes a first portion operable to receive the first air filter and a second portion operable to receive the second air filter. The first and second portions are connected by a hinge so that the first portion is moveable between a first configuration in which the first and second portion define an air flow path through the dust extraction unit and a second configuration which provides access to the portion of the dust extraction unit operable to receive the second air filter. |
| US11969683B2 |
Chimney for impactor nozzles and integrated assembly
A separation assembly comprises a housing and a plate. The housing comprises an inlet and an outlet. The plate is positioned within the housing between the inlet and the outlet. The plate comprises a wall, at least one aperture, and at least one chimney comprising an inner surface surrounding the at least one aperture and an outer surface. The chimney extends from an upstream side of the wall and encompasses only a portion of a flow path between the inlet and the upstream side of the wall such that fluid can flow radially beyond the outer surface of the at least one chimney in the housing between the inlet and the wall. |
| US11969681B2 |
Easy to service air filter
An air cleaner assembly includes a filter housing extending axially along a longitudinal axis and a cover. The filter housing includes at least one sidewall (e.g., an annular sidewall) extending between a first housing end and a second housing end and a retainer formed proximate at least one of the first housing end and the second housing end. The cover is removably coupled to at least one of the first housing end and the second housing. The cover includes a handle assembly having a latch configured to releasably engage the retainer at the fiber housing. The filter element includes filter media and is axially insertable into the filter housing when the cover is removed from the filter housing. |
| US11969678B2 |
Container assembly
A container assembly is disclosed. The container assembly includes a container that contains a volume. Selected portions of the container assembly may be removable. A spigot assembly may be removed and associated with a filter assembly. A monitoring system can be integrated into the filter assembly. The monitoring system includes a light sensor to sense existence of ambient light when the filter assembly is selectively removed from the container. |
| US11969677B2 |
Method of using liquid supply system with improved bubble venting capacity
A method for eliminating bubbles from a liquid dispensing system includes flowing a liquid containing bubbles into a liquid inlet of a tank from a filter to substantially fill the tank, wherein substantially all bubbles accumulate in an upper portion of the tank having a lateral dimension greater than a lateral dimension of a lower portion of the tank, and flowing the liquid into the tank comprises flowing the liquid through an inlet pipe extending at an acute angle relative to a horizontally-oriented axis of the tank. The method further includes flowing a liquid substantially free of bubbles out of the tank via a liquid outlet at the lower portion of the tank for dispensing to a substrate. |
| US11969672B2 |
Discharge filter plate assembly for filter press
A filter plate assembly for a filter press is provided. The filter plate assembly includes at least a first filter plate and a second filter plate, which cooperate to define a filter chamber when the first filter plate and the second filter plate are in a filtering position. At least one of the first filter plate and the second filter plate is movable from the filtering position to a discharge position in which a filter cake can be discharged. In other configurations, the filter plate assembly can include a first filter plate, a second filter plate and a center filter plate or frame, which cooperate to define a filter chamber. The center filter plate or frame is movable from a filtering position to a discharge position. |
| US11969668B2 |
Apparatus, systems, and methods for extracting organic compounds
An extraction system that includes a cooling chamber and a closed extraction loop. The cooling chamber includes a body, a lid, and an interior defined therebetween, as well as a channel extending through the cooling chamber body from the interior to the exterior. The closed extraction loop includes a first extraction loop component located within the interior of the cooling chamber and a second extraction loop component located exterior to the cooling chamber. A fluid line is incorporated into the channel defined in the cooling chamber body and is fluidly connected to the first extraction loop component and the second extraction loop component, thereby enabling fluid transfer between them. Also disclosed are extraction system that include cooling chambers featuring a rack apparatus and an adapted freezer. |
| US11969664B2 |
User configurable interactive toy
An interactive toy including a reader for detecting a marker in a proximity of the interactive toy. The interactive toy also has a sensor for detecting movement of the interactive toy and a memory having programmed instructions and configuration data thereon. The programmed instructions are configured to control a response of the interactive toy to a detection of the marker, the response being defined at least in part by the configuration data. The interactive toy also has a processing unit configured to execute the programmed instructions according to the configuration data when the processing unit is in a play state. The processing unit is further configured to modify the configuration data in response to a combination of a detection of the marker in a proximity of the interactive toy, and a detection of a movement of the interactive toy when the processing unit is in a configuration state. |
| US11969662B2 |
Robot device
There is provided a robot device including: a head portion coupled to a trunk; four leg portions on a front left, a front right, a rear left, and a rear right coupled to the trunk; a first indirect portion that tilts the head portion left and right; and a second joint portion that rotates, with respect to the trunk, one of the leg portions on the rear left and the rear right to a front side, and the other to a rear side. It is possible to faithfully reproduce the movement of the four-legged animal by providing the first joint portion and the second joint portion. |
| US11969660B2 |
Gamification device
A messaging gamification device. A messaging gamification device can include a customizable message provisioning system and a customizable display system. A method of operating a messaging gamification device can include controlling reproduction of content on a customizable display system of the gamification device according to how a user interacts with the gamification device and content presentation rules. |
| US11969657B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing game based on generated image
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for providing a game. According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus for providing a game, the apparatus including: a controller configured to generate an image based on input from a user who plays a game, to generate a game object by matching at least one effect to the image, and to provide the effect corresponding to the game object when a request for the use of the game object is received in the game; and storage configured to store the game object. |
| US11969654B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining target virtual object, terminal, and storage medium
A method for determining a target virtual object is provided. In the method, a target search range corresponding to a target skill of a controlled virtual object is determined in response to a trigger operation of the target skill. The virtual object is controlled by a user. In response to the target search range including a plurality of first virtual objects in the target search range, at least one second virtual object that satisfies a defeated condition is obtained from the plurality of first virtual objects, the defeated condition indicating that a preset threshold of virtual health points will be reached after the target skill is performed on the first virtual object. A third virtual object that satisfies a target hit condition of the user is obtained from the at least one second virtual object. The target skill is performed on the third virtual object as the target virtual object. |
| US11969653B2 |
Systems and methods for generating virtual characters for a virtual game
Method and system for generating virtual characters. For example, the method includes receiving first real-world telematics data associated with a first real-world user, determining first real-world driving characteristics based upon the first real-world telematics data, determining first virtual characteristics based upon the first real-world driving characteristics, generating and presenting the first virtual character in a virtual game, receiving second real-world telematics data associated with a second real-world user, determining second real-world driving characteristics based upon the second real-world telematics data, determining second virtual characteristics based upon the second real-world driving characteristics, and generating and presenting the second virtual character in the virtual game, where the first and second virtual characters are generated with different virtual characteristics. |
| US11969648B2 |
Control stick
A control stick including a stick assembly including: an outer tube-like opaque wall; an annular light guide structure disposed inside the outer tube-like opaque wall in a concentric manner wherein an annular end surface of the annular light guide structure is flushed with a first end of the outer tube-like opaque wall; and an elongated central axial member fitted inside the annular light guide structure and held by the annular light guide structure. A first axial end of the elongated central axial member is directed in a same first direction as the first end of the outer tube-like opaque wall. A second axial end of the elongated central axial member includes a control-engagement-element for engaging with a control stick mechanism. The control stick further including at least one light source disposed to transmit light to the annular light guide structure which is directed to the annular end surface thereof. |
| US11969634B2 |
Bat apparatus
The system provides an improved and durable bat, that is also resistant to vibration, while still maximizing performance characteristics. In one embodiment, a thermal heat shrink to encase the bat with a more durable, crack and chip resistant outer layer. In one embodiment, polyolefin is used as the heat shrink materials. The heat shrink material also reduces vibration effects significantly. |
| US11969633B2 |
Putter-type golf club head
A putter-type golf club head has a top portion, a bottom portion, a heel portion, a toe portion, and a striking face having a variably textured region. The variably textured region includes a central portion and an outer portion laterally spaced from the central portion towards one of the heel portion and the toe portion. The central portion has a material ratio of less than 20% at a cutoff height of 0.1 mm and the outer portion has a material ratio greater than that of the central portion at the cutoff height of 0.1 mm. Variation of the textured region provides consistent ball speed upon impact at different lateral positions of the striking face. |
| US11969632B2 |
Mixed material golf club head
Described herein is a golf club head comprising a sheet composite midbody, a filled thermoplastic composite weight seating portion, and a removable weight. The weight seating portion can comprise a weight channel within which the weight can be repositioned to alter the fade or draw bias of the club head. The golf club head can further comprise a front body with a perimeter surrounding frame. The midbody can be connected to the front body. The weight seating portion can be co-molded to the midbody. |
| US11969629B2 |
Fitness device for training the whole body
A fitness device for training the whole body. The device has coaxially arranged one above the other tubular elements of the same diameter, and an inner body disposed in cavities defined by the tubular elements. At the base of the inner body is a drive motor, providing rotational movement of the lower tubular element and the part of the inner body disposed in its cavity, which transmits the rotational movement and of the part of the inner body disposed in the cavity, by a spindle, at least two obstacles with identical construction respectively lower and upper, each magnetically connected to a sliding means, respectively detachably connected to sliders and of the inner body and a cover. |
| US11969627B2 |
Exercise apparatus and method
An exercise apparatus includes: an electrical generator which is configured to be driven by user effort; an electrical output port configured to electrically connect to an electrical storage device or an inverter; and an electrical resistive load. An electrical energy conversion unit has an input connected to the electrical generator and is configured to receive electrical energy from the electrical generator. The electrical energy conversion unit has a first output connected to the electrical output port and a second output connected to the electrical load. A controller is configured to receive an input selection of a required exercise resistance and to determine a first output voltage/current for the first output of the electrical energy conversion unit and a second output voltage/current for the second output of the electrical energy conversion unit to provide the required exercise resistance. |
| US11969626B2 |
Electronic device guiding falling point of ball and system including the same
Provided is an electronic device including: a trajectory calculation unit measuring an initial physical quantity of a hit ball and calculating a trajectory of the ball by using the initial physical quantity; an azimuth sensor measuring a first azimuth corresponding to a direction that the trajectory calculation unit faces; and a control unit calculating a displacement of the ball by using the first azimuth and the trajectory of the ball. |
| US11969624B2 |
Auxiliary handle assemby of exercise bikes
An auxiliary handle assembly for an exercise bike includes an extension handle, a first clamp, a second clamp, a first positioning unit, a second positioning unit, a grip and a bar end. The auxiliary handle assembly is removably mounted to the handlebar of the exercise bike. The user holds the grip and contacts the bar end to feel like holding a bicycle handlebar. |
| US11969616B2 |
Strength training equipment
The disclosure discloses a strength training equipment. The strength training equipment includes a speed changing device, which includes a driving motor and a speed changer, wherein the speed changer outputs the output of the driving motor after speed reduction; a differential mechanism, which is provided with a first output shaft and a second output shaft and can convert the output after speed changing by the speed changer into asymmetric force to be output from the first output shaft and the second output shaft; and a take-up device, which includes two take-up boxes which are connected with the first output shaft and the second output shaft respectively. |
| US11969612B2 |
Safety equipment
A safety system includes (a) a rope or lanyard; (b) a safety hook attached to the rope or lanyard; (c) a load detection sensor retrofit to the hook without altering the structural integrity of the hook; and (d) a transmitter arranged to convey a load status signal. |
| US11969605B2 |
Systems and methods for noise filtering in implantable medical device charging systems
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for wirelessly charging an implantable medical device. An external charging device includes a coil, signal generating circuitry to drive current through the coil at a charging frequency to induce current in a second coil in the implantable medical device, monitoring circuitry to generate an output signal to monitor charging operations, and a comb filter. The comb filter is configured to apply filtering to the output signal to remove noise from the output signal, wherein the filtering is applied based on the charging frequency. The external charging device is configured to process the filtered output signal to detect a circuit state of charging circuitry of the implantable medical device during charging operations, and the external charging device is configured to vary the charging frequency based, in part, on detection of the circuit state of the charging circuitry of the implantable medical device. |
| US11969603B2 |
Slotted stiffening member for electrode lead insertion
An illustrative stiffening member includes a body configured to integrate with a portion of an electrode lead so as to maintain the portion of the electrode lead in a substantially linear configuration in an absence of a flexure force. The stiffening member includes a plurality of slots distributed along the body and configured to bias the body, in a presence of the flexure force, to flex inwardly on a first side of the body that is closer to electrodes of the electrode lead than is a second side opposite the first side. The stiffening member also includes an orientation retainer coupled to the body and configured to interface with the electrode lead to maintain, while the body is integrated with the portion of the electrode lead, the first side of the body closer to the electrodes than the second side of the body. |
| US11969601B2 |
User interface with view finder for localizing anatomical region
An external control device for use with a medical component implanted within a patient. The device comprises a user interface configured for receiving user input, displaying a first graphical representation of the medical component in the context of a global graphical representation of an anatomical region of the patient, displaying a view finder defining a portion of the global graphical representation, and displaying a second graphical representation of the medical component in the context of a local graphical representation of the portion of the anatomical region portion. The external control device further comprises control circuitry configured for, in response to the input from the user, modifying the displayed view finder to spatially define a different portion of the global graphical representation, such that the second graphical representation of the medical component is displayed in the context of a local graphical representation of the different portion of the anatomical region. |
| US11969600B2 |
Neurostimulator output switching circuitry with self-test mode
An implantable medical device (IMD) includes one or more stimulation engines (SEs) and selectively connectable output switching circuitry for driving a plurality of output nodes associated with a respective plurality of electrodes of the IMD's lead system when implanted in a patient. The output switching circuitry may be configured to facilitate self-test mode (STM) functionality in the IMD (e.g., when it is in a hermetically sealed package) by using a dual mode switch in series with a stimulation engine selection switch with respect to each output node in the output switching circuitry under mode selection control. |
| US11969596B2 |
Implantable closed-loop neuromodulation device, systems, and methods of use
Described herein are implantable closed-loop neuromodulation devices, systems that includes such devices and an interrogator configured to emit ultrasonic waves that power the device, methods of using such devices and systems, and methods of modulating neural activity. The implantable device can include one or more curved members extending from a body. The curved members are configured to at least partially circumscribe a nerve, and include one or more electrode pads. The body includes an ultrasonic transducer configured to receive ultrasonic waves and convert energy from the ultrasonic waves into an electrical energy; and a computational circuit configured to receive a detection signal based on a detected electrophysiological signal, generate a stimulation signal based on the detection signal, and operate the electrode pads of to emit an electrical pulse to the nerve based on the stimulation signal. |
| US11969595B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting electrode lead proximity to cochlear tissue
An illustrative proximity detection system directs a first electrode of an electrode lead to apply a first pulse and directs a second electrode of the electrode lead to apply a second pulse concurrently with the first pulse so as to form a dipole that generates a field. The first and second electrodes are each configured as stimulating electrodes that apply stimulation to the cochlear tissue when the electrode lead is located at a resting position subsequent to a surgical insertion of the electrode lead into a cochlea of a patient. After the pulses are applied, and based on an energy magnitude of the field that is detected to reflect from cochlear tissue located within the field, the proximity detection system determines a proximity of the electrode lead to the cochlear tissue. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| US11969592B2 |
Incontinence therapy
An implantable medical device (IMD) includes a memory configured to store a set of therapy parameters for subsensory electrical stimulation of a patient; and therapy delivery circuitry configured to deliver the subsensory electrical stimulation to at least one of a sacral nerve or tibial nerve based on the stored set of therapy parameters to provide immediate therapeutic effect caused by the ongoing delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation to address incontinence, wherein a stimulation intensity of the subsensory electrical stimulation is less than 80% of a stimulation intensity at a sensory threshold, and wherein the patient does not perceive delivery of the subsensory electrical stimulation and perceives delivery of stimulation at the sensory threshold. |
| US11969587B2 |
Stent pump
The invention relates to a stent pump for intravascular, intraventricular or intraatrial placement inside the human heart comprising: —a preferably tubular housing having an inlet and an outlet, —an impeller, and —a stream former, wherein the impeller and optionally the stream former are arranged within the housing, characterized in that the stream former is arranged downstream of the impeller, and the housing, the stream former and/or the impeller are deployable from a first position, in which the housing, the stream former and/or the impeller are folded for being arranged within a delivery device, into a second, expanded position, in which the housing, the stream former and/or the impeller are deployed. |
| US11969585B2 |
Medical bevel needle
A needle having a needle body defining a first reference plane therethrough and a multi-beveled point including a primary bevel, two first middle bevels, two tip bevels. The primary bevel, the first middle bevels, and the tip bevels are located on a first face and, each of the first middle bevels is located between the primary bevel and one of the tip bevels. The primary bevel is provided on the cannula at a first angle of inclination with respect to the first reference plane and a first angle of rotation with respect to the first reference plane. The two first middle bevels are provided on the cannula at a second angle of inclination with respect to the first reference plane and a second angle of rotation with respect to the first reference plane. The two tip bevels are provided on the cannula at a third angle of inclination with respect to the first reference plane and a third angle of rotation with respect to the first reference plane. The second angle of rotation and the third angle of rotation are greater than the first angle of rotation respect to the first reference plane. |
| US11969582B2 |
Syringe plunger with dynamic seal
A plunger, a syringe, system, and a method for increasing a seal between a sidewall of a plunger and a sidewall of a syringe are disclosed. The plunger includes a support ring and a cover disposed over and coupled to the support ring. A cavity defining a predetermined volume is defined between the support ring and the cover. The syringe includes a barrel defining an inner wall and the plunger inserted therein. |
| US11969579B2 |
Insulin delivery methods, systems and devices
A method of insulin delivery, the method may include obtaining one or more blood glucose readings of a user, and, based on the blood glucose readings, generating a set of insulin delivery actions that may include delivery of a baseline basal rate or predefined variations of the baseline basal rate. The method may also include monitoring previous insulin delivery actions to the user to determine whether the previous insulin delivery actions include insulin beyond a threshold amount, where the previous insulin delivery actions may include delivery of the baseline basal rate or predefined variations of the baseline basal rate, and, based on the previous insulin delivery actions including insulin beyond the threshold amount, adjusting the set of insulin delivery actions. |
| US11969578B2 |
Methods for providing an alert or an alarm to a user of a mobile communications device
Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for inter-app communications between software applications on a mobile communications device. In one aspect, a computer-readable medium on a mobile computing device comprising an inter-application communication data structure to facilitate transitioning and distributing data between software applications in a shared app group for an operating system of the mobile computing device includes a scheme field of the data structure providing a scheme id associated with a target software app to transition to from a source software app, wherein the scheme id is listed on a scheme list stored with the source software app; and a payload field of the data structure providing data and/or an identification where to access data in a shared file system accessible to the software applications in the shared app group, wherein the payload field is encrypted. |
| US11969577B1 |
Wearable drug delivery device for disease management and system therefor with artificial intelligence
Apparatus(es)/method(s) relating generally to remotely administering a medication is/are disclosed. In one such method, a drug delivery device is obtained. The drug delivery device has: at least one reservoir in fluid communication with a needle; at least one actuator to drive a fluid within a respective at least one reservoir to the needle; a microcontroller to control operation of the at least one actuator; and a dosage control loop configured for communication with the microcontroller and a hemoglobin sensor. A dosage provided by the drug delivery device is automatically adjusted responsive to hemoglobin count sensed by the hemoglobin sensor for transdermal administration of medication for management of chronic kidney disease. |
| US11969576B2 |
Methods of incorporating CGM data into diabetes therapy
Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods incorporating an infusion pump and a CGM that can include software that automatically populates a blood glucose section of a bolus calculator with a most recent valid CGM value. The software can additionally be programmed to automatically populate the bolus calculator with a single CGM reading only when one or more predefined conditions are met that aid in mitigating the risk of inaccurate and/or invalid single CGM readings. |
| US11969573B2 |
Medical device package
A medical device package includes: a medical device container including a nest which holds a plurality of medical devices (syringes) to be filled with medicine to be aligned in a predetermined direction, a medical device container main body which accommodates the nest, and a sheet-shaped first sealing member which seals the medical device container main body; and a storage container for packing with an outer peripheral surface of the medical device container maintained in a sterile state. The storage container is formed of a storage container main body accommodating the medical device container and having a shape-retaining property, and seals a transfer opening at an upper end of the storage container main body with a sheet-shaped second sealing member having an antibacterial property and air permeability. |
| US11969567B2 |
Balloon angioplasty catheter coating to encourage vessel repair and further reduce restenosis
A method for treating a target vascular portion of a subject including: providing an angioplasty balloon system including a balloon carrying a first therapeutic agent and a second therapeutic agent on a surface of the balloon, wherein the first therapeutic agent is an anti-proliferative or anti-mitotic agent and the second therapeutic agent is a drug that aids in vascular healing on a surface of the balloon; positioning the balloon proximate the target vascular portion; expanding the balloon to engage the target vascular portion; thereby delivering at least a portion of the active agent to the target vascular portion; and withdrawing the balloon from the subject. |
| US11969566B2 |
Method of making drug-elution control sleeve for drug-eluting balloon
An apparatus, assembly, and method for controlling release of a drug from a drug-eluting balloon during delivery of a drug-eluting balloon to a situs within a body. More particularly, the present invention relates to a diametrically expandable sleeve having a first non-diametrically unexpanded state in which drug retained on or in a drug-eluting balloon is protected from release by a sleeve and a second diametrically expanded state in which drug retained on or in the drug-eluting balloon is exposed for focal release in the body by diametric expansion of the sleeve, exposing openings in the sleeve during diametric expansion and closing the openings in the sleeve when the sleeve is in its diametrically unexpanded state. |
| US11969564B2 |
Guidewire
A guidewire comprises a core shaft, a coil body covering a distal end portion of the core shaft, and a coating agent covering an outer periphery of the coil body, wherein the coil body includes a distal coil body disposed on a distal side of the coil body, and a proximal coil body disposed on a proximal side of the distal coil body, a surface roughness of the proximal coil body is higher than a surface roughness of the distal coil body. |
| US11969561B2 |
Fixing device
The invention relates to a fixing device for fixing a medical, cosmetic, decorative or other article to the skin of a living being, the fixing device comprising the following features: a) a first retaining element having a first piercing point, which is designed to pierce the skin, b) a second retaining element having a second piercing point, which is designed to pierce the skin, the second piercing point being arranged at a distance from the first piercing point, c) a bridge, to which the first and the second retaining element are fastened, d) a fixing portion, which is connected to the bridge or is part of the bridge, the fixing portion being designed to fix the article that is to be fixed. |
| US11969556B2 |
Therapeutic sound through bone conduction
Therapeutic sound is provided through a bone conduction apparatus. A patient having a mental disorder is selected and provided with a bone conduction apparatus. A therapeutic signal generator generates a therapeutic signal for ameliorating the mental disorder. A vibratory actuator of the bone conduction apparatus vibrates based on the therapeutic signal, which causes the patient to perceive a therapeutic sound percept. |
| US11969551B2 |
Vacuum and positive pressure ventilation systems and methods for intrathoracic pressure regulation
Medical techniques include systems and methods for administering a positive pressure ventilation, a positive end expiratory pressure, and a vacuum to a person. Approaches also include treating a person with an intrathoracic pressure regulator so as to modulate or upregulate the autonomic system of the person, and treating a person with a combination of an intrathoracic pressure regulation treatment and an intra-aortic balloon pump treatment. |
| US11969546B2 |
Mouthpiece
A mouthpiece for an apparatus for generating an inhalable medium is disclosed. The mouthpiece defines an aperture extending from a first opening at a first end of the mouthpiece to a second opening at an opposing end of the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece is arranged to receive in the aperture through the first opening a flavor element for imparting a flavor to a flow of at least one of a vapor and an aerosol that passes through the mouthpiece in use. The aperture has a first radial dimension towards the first opening, and a second radial dimension towards the second opening, wherein the second radial dimension is smaller than the first radial dimension. |
| US11969545B2 |
Liquid feed systems for an aerosol delivery device
The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device that includes a housing including a power source and a control component, a reservoir configured to contain a liquid composition, a liquid delivery component including a micropump, and an atomizing assembly including a vibrating component and a mesh plate. The micropump is configured to be controlled by the control component to deliver at least a portion of the liquid composition to the atomizing assembly, the atomizing assembly is configured to be controlled by the control component to vaporize the portion of the liquid composition to generate an aerosol, and the micropump and the atomizing assembly are integrated together using a common element. In another implementation, the micropump comprises a biomimetic micropump. In some implementations, the biomimetic micropump may include a xylem model structure and a leaf model structure. |
| US11969542B2 |
System and apparatus for preventing therapy unit contamination
In some examples, provided is a fluid blockage device for use with a reduced-pressure source for treating a tissue site with reduced pressure. The fluid blockage device may be configured to preclude fluid communication through a port fluidly coupled to the reduced-pressure source when the fluid blockage device contacts a liquid. Other devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. |
| US11969541B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling operation of negative pressure wound therapy apparatus
Methods and apparatuses for detecting full waste canister and/or fluid flow path blockage conditions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatuses for controlling a pump. In some embodiments, flow of fluid can be restricted in a portion of the fluid flow path. A controller can be configured to compare a difference in pressure values upstream and downstream of a fluid flow restrictor to a pressure difference threshold, and determine based on the comparison whether to activate an alarm indicating the full waste canister condition or the fluid flow path blockage condition. The controller can be additionally or alternatively configured to determine a fluid flow using a flow meter, open a selectable valve in response to a comparison of the fluid flow with a fluid flow threshold, determine fluid flow after opening the valve, and determine based on the fluid flow after opening the valve whether to activate the alarm. |
| US11969538B2 |
Wound therapy systems and methods with multiple power sources
The present disclosure provides in part improved apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing therapy to a wound. A system can include a first power source configured to power an electronic component and a second power source configured to power the electronic component in place of the first power source. Responsive to a first condition, the second power source can power the electronic component in place of the first power source. In some cases, the system can include a pressure source that is configured to provide negative pressure to a wound dressing positioned over a wound. The wound dressing can support the first power source or the second power source. |
| US11969537B2 |
Medical waste fluid collection and disposal system
A medical waste fluid collection cart may include a container assembly and a suction tube having a lumen extending through the suction tube. The suction tube may communicate with the container to deposit waste fluid from a surgical site in the container. The container assembly may include a container, a base forming a bottom of the container, and a lid assembly. The base may include an interior surface defining a draining opening. The interior surface may extend along a ramped path toward the drain opening. The lid assembly may include a lid ring and a lid capable of engaging each other with a twist lock mechanism. The lid ring may engage the container and the lid may cover at least part of a central opening to the container. The container may have a window and a tinting assembly. The container assembly may have a vacuum level detection system. |
| US11969534B2 |
Blood treatment device priming devices, methods, and systems
Simple-to-use systems, methods, and devices for priming replacement blood treatment devices, for swapping the blood treatment devices out, for replacing swapped-out blood treatment devices, and other related operations are described. In embodiments, a blood treatment device can be primed while a therapy is still running. When the replacement blood treatment device is needed, the therapy can be stopped momentarily (less than a minute) for the rapid and safe swap of the blood treatment device. Blood loss can be minimized. The down time from therapy can be minimized. |
| US11969520B2 |
Resorption inorganic binder for medical use and method of preparing bone substitute using same
A method of preparing an inorganic binder for medical use according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes preparing a starting material using a-TCP powder and phosphate powder each of which has a predetermined particle size, producing a paste having a predetermined viscosity that is suitable for formation of a molded article having a predetermined shape by homogeneously mixing the starting material, adding water or saline to the homogeneously mixed starting material, and kneading the resulting mixture, subjecting the molded article to hydration reaction, and washing and drying the molded article having undergone the hydration reaction to obtain an inorganic binder containing OCP and HA crystal phases. |
| US11969512B2 |
Method for producing protein composition, and protein composition
A method for producing a protein composition containing a protein (A), a radical scavenger (RS), and at least one hydrogen-bond-formable compound (HC) selected from the group consisting of amino acids, peptides, and proteins other than the protein (A). The method including a sterilization step of radiosterilizing an unsterilized protein composition, wherein the unsterilized protein composition contains the protein (A), the radical scavenger (RS), and the hydrogen-bond-formable compound (HC), the protein (A) contains at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of sulfide, amide, hydroxyl, amino, and carboxyl groups, the hydrogen-bond-formable compound (HC) contains at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of sulfide, amide, hydroxyl, amino, and carboxyl groups, the at least one functional group in the protein (A) is capable of binding to the at least one functional group in the hydrogen-bond-formable compound (HC) via a hydrogen bond. |
| US11969504B2 |
Non-naturally occurring vesicles comprising a chimeric vesicle localization moiety, methods of making and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are non-naturally occurring vesicle comprising a chimeric vesicle localization moiety comprising a surface-and-transmembrane domain of a first vesicle localization moiety and a cytosolic domain of a second vesicle localization moiety, the method of making said vesicle and uses thereof. |
| US11969502B2 |
Oral products
A composition configured for oral use is provided, the composition including a filler in an amount of at least 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, and at least one active ingredient including one or more botanical materials, stimulants, amino acids, vitamins, antioxidants, cannabinoids, pharmaceutical agents, or a combination thereof. The composition further includes a salt and at least one sweetener. The composition has a moisture content of at least about 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. |
| US11969501B2 |
Auris formulations for treating otic diseases and conditions
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of otic disorders with immunomodulating agents and auris pressure modulators. In these methods, the auris compositions and formulations are administered locally to an individual afflicted with an otic disorder, through direct application of the immunomodulating and/or auris pressure modulating compositions and formulations onto the auris media and/or auris interna target areas, or via perfusion into the auris media and/or auris interna structures. |
| US11969499B2 |
Hydrogel delivery of sting immunotherapy for treatment cancer
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides for novel compositions of matter comprising multi domain peptide (MDP) hydrogels and cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs). Also disclosed are method of using such compositions in the treatment of cancer, including in particular the treatment of head and neck cancers, such as those resistant to CDN therapy. |
| US11969498B2 |
Cosmetic compositions and methods of their use
Described herein are compositions useful for moisturizing and/or improving the appearance of skin by evening skin tone and/or reducing the appearance of dark spots or hyperpigmentation. The compositions comprise cosmetic ingredients such as lactobacillus ferment; Ferula foetida root extract; Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract; Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, and niacinamide. |
| US11969494B2 |
Non-therapeutic oral use of a composition for whitening and/or lightening the skin comprising cystine and glutathione in a cystine-glutathione ratio ranging from 1.5 to 4
The non-therapeutic, cosmetic, oral use of a composition as an active ingredient for whitening and/or lightening the skin and/or depigmenting the skin, in particular for reducing the size of brown spots, including at least cystine and glutathione in a cystine/glutathione ratio ranging from 1.5 to 4, the composition advantageously further comprising glycine and/or glutamine Preferably, the composition also includes at least one component selected from the group formed by zinc or one of its salts, copper or one of its salts, selenium or one of its salts, vitamins B, in particular B3, B5, B6 and/or B8, vitamin E, melon juice extracts, horsetail extracts and mixtures of these components. |
| US11969491B1 |
pH triggered release particle
Disclosed are controlled release particles, each controlled release particle of which includes: (a) a core including at least one hydrophobic active material and an emulsifier which is an oil-soluble or oil-dispersible lecithin emulsifier; and (b) a wall at least partially surrounding the core and including an acid insoluble polymer, a colloidal silica, a water insoluble divalent salt, a film forming polymer, and optionally a powder flow aid, wherein the controlled release particle is configured to retain the at least one hydrophobic active material when exposed to an acidic aqueous solution with a pH less than 6, and to release the at least one hydrophobic active material when exposed to a basic aqueous solution with a pH greater than 7. A method for preparing the particles and compositions containing the particles are also disclosed. |
| US11969489B2 |
Melting massage bar
A personal care cosmetic composition; its method of manufacture; and its method of use are disclosed. |
| US11969487B2 |
Non-cellular root canal filling material and non-cellular dental tissue regeneration promoting kit
A non-cellular dental tissue regeneration promoting kit is provided that makes effective dental tissue regeneration possible without transplantation of autologous or allogeneic stem cells or components derived from stem cells. The kit comprises: a pretreatment agent comprising a serine protease; and a non-cellular root canal filling material, the non-cellular root canal filling material comprising: a regeneration promoting compound including at least one of a CCR3 antagonist, a CCL11 neutralizing antibody, and an ALK5 inhibitor; and an extracellular matrix. The kit is preferably used for middle-aged or elderly individuals. |
| US11969486B2 |
Denture adhesives
The disclosed technology provides improved adhesive composition of use with dentures. These improved compositions include (a) a cross linked poly(acrylic) acid polymer, in combination with (b) a carbomethylcellulose (CMC) component and/or (c) an adherence promoting component. The compositions balance the many competing goals for effective denture adhesives, including adhesive strength and dispensing viscosity, without the need for zinc. |
| US11969477B2 |
Application of AuCs or substances containing AuCs in the preparation of drugs for preventing and/or treating glaucoma
Disclosed is the use of a gold cluster or a gold cluster-containing substance in the preparation of a drug for preventing and/or treating glaucoma. |
| US11969476B2 |
Antibody molecule-drug conjugates and uses thereof
Antibody molecule-drug conjugates (ADCs) that specifically bind to lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are disclosed. The antibody molecule-drug conjugates can be used to treat, prevent, and/or diagnose bacterial infections and related disorders. |
| US11969474B2 |
Multivalent pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate composition
An immunogenic composition having 13 distinct polysaccharide-protein conjugates and optionally, an aluminum-based adjuvant, is described. Each conjugate contains a capsular polysaccharide prepared from a different serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae (1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F and 23F) conjugated to a carrier protein. The immunogenic composition, formulated as a vaccine, increases coverage against pneumococcal disease in infants and young children globally, and provides coverage for serotypes 6A and 19A that is not dependent on the limitations of serogroup cross-protection. Methods for making an immunogenic conjugate comprising Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A polysaccharide are also provided in which the serotype 19A polysaccharide is co-lyophilized with a carrier protein and conjugation is carried out in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) via a reductive amination mechanism. |
| US11969467B2 |
Nucleic acid vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
The invention relates to an immunogenic or vaccine composition against the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), comprising a nucleic acid construct encoding a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus Spike (S) protein antigen or a fragment thereof comprising the receptor-binding domain, wherein the nucleic acid construct sequence is codon-optimized for expression in human. |
| US11969466B2 |
Stabilized influenza hemagglutinin stem region trimers and uses thereof
Vaccines that elicit broadly protective anti-influenza antibodies. Some vaccines comprise nanoparticles that display HA trimers from influenza virus on their surface. The nanoparticles are fusion proteins comprising a monomeric subunit (e.g., ferritin) joined to the stem region of an influenza HA protein. The fusion proteins self-assemble to form the HA-displaying nanoparticles. The vaccines comprise only the stem region of an influenza HA protein joined to a trimerization domain. Also provided are fusion proteins, and nucleic acid molecules encoding such proteins, and assays using nanoparticles of the invention to detect anti-influenza antibodies. |
| US11969465B2 |
Toxoplasma gondii vaccines and their use
Disclosed herein are polynucleotides encoding multi-epitope polypeptides and assemblies thereof, and their use for treating or limiting Toxoplasma gondii infection. |
| US11969464B2 |
Amidated peptides and their deamidated counterparts displayed by HLA-A*02 for use in immunotherapy against different types of cancers
The invention relates to a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of (i) SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 102, and (ii) a variant sequence thereof which maintains capacity to bind to MHC molecule(s) and/or induce T cells cross-reacting with said variant peptide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US11969462B2 |
Personalized vaccine
The present invention generally relates to a personalized cancer vaccine comprising a recombinant poxvirus encoding one or more neopeptide(s) or a composition comprising such a recombinant poxvirus and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle as well as the use of the personalized cancer vaccine for treating a cancerous subject in need thereof. A specific embodiment is directed to a method of providing such a vaccine or composition comprising an identification step comprising a) extracting the DNA from a tumor sample and a non-tumor sample, b) selecting target regions, c) sequencing the target regions from the extracted DNAs and d) identifying one or more tumor-specific mutation(s) by comparing the DNA sequences obtained from the tumor and non-tumor samples. Embodiments also include a method of treating cancer or preventing its relapse comprising administration of such a personalized cancer vaccine. The invention is of very special interest in the field of personalized immunotherapy. |
| US11969461B2 |
Composition comprising botulinum toxin
The present invention concerns a composition comprising (a) botulinum toxin and (b) non-crosslinked hyaluronic acid and its use of the treatment or prevention of dystonia, spasticity and/or wrinkles. Further, the present invention relates to a method for cosmetically smoothing or preventing wrinkles comprising the step of administering the present composition. |
| US11969460B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating decreased cognitive ability
Disclosed are methods and compositions for treating cognitive decline in subjects in need. More specifically, disclosed are methods of administrating exogenous adropin to subjects suffering from, or at risk of, cognitive decline. Also disclosed are subjects who would benefit from such treatment and pharmaceutical acceptable compositions comprising adropin, adropin34-76, and derivatives or variations thereof. |
| US11969456B2 |
Lipoprotein complexes and manufacturing and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to lipoprotein complexes and lipoprotein populations and their use in the treatment and/or prevention of dyslipidemic diseases, disorders, and/or conditions. The disclosure further relates to recombinant expression of apolipoproteins, purification of apolipoproteins, and production of lipoprotein complexes using thermal cycling-based methods. |
| US11969455B2 |
Immunotherapy against several tumors including gastrointestinal and gastric cancer
A pharmaceutical composition contains an antibody or a fragment thereof specific for COL6A3 for the treatment of a cancer. A method of treating a cancer includes administering to a subject in need thereof the pharmaceutical composition. A kit includes a container that contains the pharmaceutical composition. A method of producing an antibody or a fragment thereof against a peptide or a MHC/peptide complex. A method for detecting a diseased tissue includes administering to a subject in need thereof an antibody or a fragment thereof conjugated to a radioisotope and detecting a signal from the radioisotope in the subject. A method for treating a diseased tissue includes administering to a subject in need thereof an antibody or a fragment thereof conjugated to a toxin. |
| US11969454B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating the eye
The present invention relates to compositions comprising one or more extracts and/or compounds having retinol-like activity and properties and methods of using the compositions to treat the eye. |
| US11969452B2 |
Processes, methods and rationale for manufacturing pre-probiotic dietary supplements aimed at protecting the human body from the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiations through quantum entanglement of DNA repair genes elicited by natural superluminal particles inducing photosynthesis via Cherenkov effect
This invention is a process to manufacture a probiotic food supplement that can protect the human body from the harmful effects of ionizing and non-ionizing electromagnetic radiations such as gamma and X rays, as well as radio waves. |
| US11969451B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating the eye
The present invention relates to compositions comprising one or more compounds and/or extracts which induce, promote and/or improve production/release/delivery/excretion of hyaluronic acid and/or mucin from and/or in the cornea, and methods of using the compositions to treat the eye. |
| US11969449B2 |
Composition for use in the treatment of major depressive disorder
This invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment of major depressive disorder. In addition, this invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment and/or improvement of mood disturbances and for use in the treatment and/or improvement of the mood state. |
| US11969446B2 |
Compositions comprising bacterial species and methods related thereto
The disclosure relates generally to bacterial strains of the genus Christensenella, e.g., Christensenella sp. P152-H6d bacterial strains, and compositions comprising such bacterial strains. The disclosure further relates to methods of using such bacterial strains and compositions for preventing or treating a disorder, e.g., an inflammatory disorder, a gastrointestinal disorder, a metabolic disorder, and/or dysbiosis. |
| US11969445B2 |
Probiotic composition and method for controlling excess weight, obesity, NAFLD and NASH
A method and system for modulating an individual's microbiome in a manner such that individuals who are overweight, obese and/or suffer from cardiometabolic diseases and/or inflammatory bowel diseases are able to reduce the incidence of chronic conditions and diseases associated therewith. Certain embodiments are directed to a method and bacterial formulations for reducing the likelihood of developing NAFLD and NASH. |
| US11969444B2 |
Restimulation of cryopreserved tumor infiltrating lymphocytes
The present disclosure provides methods for re-stimulating TIL populations that lead to improved phenotype and increased metabolic health of the TILs and provides methods of assaying for TIL populations to determine suitability for more efficacious infusion after re-stimulation. |
| US11969441B2 |
Prevention of infection by highly pathogenic viruses using topical application of povidone-iodine on mucous membranes
This invention is directed to methods for prevention of infections by highly pathogenic viruses by applying to the nasal mucous membranes topical preparations comprising the broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent povidone-iodine. |
| US11969440B2 |
Metal (hydr)oxide composite comprising poorly soluble drug, method for manufacturing same, and pharmaceutical composition comprising same
The present invention relates to a metal (hydr)oxide composite comprising a poorly soluble drug, a method for manufacturing same, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising same. |
| US11969439B1 |
Stable, highly pure L-cysteine compositions for injection and methods of use
The subject matter described herein is directed to stable L-cysteine compositions for injection, comprising: L-cysteine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and/or hydrate thereof in an amount from about 10 mg/mL to about 100 mg/mL; Aluminum in an amount from about 1.0 parts per billion (ppb) to about 250 ppb; cystine in an amount from about 0.01 wt % to about 2 wt % relative to L-cysteine; pyruvic acid in an amount from about 0.01 wt % to about 2 wt % relative to L-cysteine; a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, comprising water; headspace O2 that is less than 1.0%; dissolved oxygen present in the carrier in an amount from about 0.01 parts per million (ppm) to about 1 ppm, wherein the composition is enclosed in a single-use container having a volume of from 10 mL to 100 mL. Also described are compositions for a total parenteral nutrition regimen and methods for their use. |
| US11969436B2 |
Method for treating skin irritation caused by parabens
To provide a method for evaluating or selecting an agent for reducing sensory irritation, which reduces sensory irritation caused by parabens, and an agent for reducing sensory irritation, which reduces sensory irritation caused by parabens. A method for evaluating or selecting an agent for reducing sensory irritation caused by parabens, comprising the following steps (1) to (3): (1) a step of contacting cells capable of expressing CES1 with a test substance; (2) a step of measuring expression of CES1 in the cells; (3) a step of evaluating a test substance which promotes expression of CES1 as an agent for reducing sensory irritation caused by parabens based on the results measured in (2). |
| US11969430B1 |
Compositions containing paraxanthine and beta-hydroxybutyrate or precursor for increasing neurological and physiological performance
Disclosed herein are “paraxanthine-BHB” compositions including a combination of: (1) paraxanthine; (2) a BHB ketone body component such as beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) salts, BHB esters or BHB acid; and (3) optionally a dietetically or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A BHB precursor such as 1,3-butanediol can be used in addition to or instead of BHB. Also disclosed herein are methods of using such compositions for producing desired physiological effects, such as enhanced cognitive flexibility, improved sustained attention, improved working memory, and neuroprotection in a mammal. In addition to such improved mental acuity characteristics, the compositions can also beneficially increase resting energy expenditure (resting metabolic rate), enhancing fat loss principally through ketosis while promoting muscle formation and maintenance, as well as modulating lethargy/lightheadedness when entering a ketogenic state. |
| US11969426B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising Akt protein kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising Akt protein kinase inhibitors with therapeutic activity against diseases such as cancer as well as processes for their preparation and their use as medicament. |
| US11969424B2 |
Levosimendan for treating pulmonary hypertension with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF)
This invention relates to the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF). More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide compositions and methods useful for the treatment of PH-HFpEF employing the use of levosimendan. |
| US11969423B2 |
Compounds
The invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and their use in therapy, for example in the treatment of mycobacterial infections or in the treatment of diseases caused by mycobacterium, such as tuberculosis. |
| US11969421B2 |
Bupropion as a modulator of drug activity
Disclosed herein are methods of treating neurological or psychiatric diseases or disorders using a combination of bupropion and dextromethorphan. Related compositions and dosage forms are also described. |
| US11969419B2 |
Method of treating cancer
This invention is directed to the treatment of cancer, particularly castration-resistant prostate cancer and osteoblastic bone metastases, with a dual inhibitor of MET and VEGF. |
| US11969418B2 |
Therapeutic tyrosine kinase inhibitors for relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS)
This disclosure relates to the field of therapeutic tyrosine kinase inhibitors, in particular Bruton tyrosine kinase (“BTK”) inhibitors for treatment of subjects with relapsing multiple sclerosis. |
| US11969414B2 |
Methods of treating gastrointestinal stromal tumors
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating gastrointestinal stromal tumors to a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ripretinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US11969413B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions of deutetrabenazine and process for preparation thereof
This present invention relates to pharmaceutical composition comprising Deutetrabenazine. The invention also relates to the methods of preparation of the composition having improved stability and dissolution profile and used for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington disease and tardive dyskinesia. |
| US11969412B2 |
Methods and compounds for the treatment or prevention of hypercytokinemia and severe influenza
The invention provides a p38 MAPK inhibitor of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof: for use in the treatment or prevention of hypercytokinemia in a human patient; wherein R is C1-3alkyl, optionally substituted by one or more halo, NR1R2 or hydroxy, and R1and R2 are independently H, halo or C1-3alkyl, optionally substituted by one or more F. Also provided are compositions for use in the treatment or prevention of hypercytokinemia comprising the p38 MAPK inhibitor of Formula I; and methods for treating or preventing hypercytokinemia in a human patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of a p38 MAPK inhibitor of Formula I. The invention also provides a p38 MAPK inhibitor and an antimicrobial agent, such as an antiviral agent, for use in the treatment or prevention of hypercytokinemia. |
| US11969409B2 |
Formulations of apremilast
Provided herein are oral dosage forms comprising a) a core tablet comprising (i) a drug layer comprising apremilast and hypromellose acetate succinate (HPMCAS) in an amorphous solid dispersion; and (ii) a swellable layer comprising one or more swellable polymers; and b) a coating layer disposed on the core tablet, wherein the oral dosage form surface comprises at least one drug release orifice. The disclosed oral dosage forms provide once-a-day dosing of apremilast and are suitable for treating diseases or disorders ameliorated by inhibiting phosphodiesterase subtype IV (PDE4). |
| US11969404B2 |
Methods of providing solriamfetol therapy to subjects with impaired renal function
The invention relates to methods for decreasing adverse effects associated with solriamfetol ([R]-2-amino-3-phenylpropylcarbamate) therapy in subjects with impaired renal function. In particular, the invention provides an optimized dose escalation scheme for subjects with moderate renal impairment which results in the subjects having increased tolerance to adverse effects associated with the administration of solriamfetol. The invention also provides adjusted dosing for safe therapeutic use of solriamfetol in subjects having severe renal impairment. |
| US11969403B2 |
Topical formulations of chloroprocaine and methods of using same
Topical dosages and formulations of chloroprocaine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided that are efficacious, chemically stable and physiologically balanced for safety and efficacy, particularly during ophthalmic procedures or in response to ophthalmic abrasions or trauma. |
| US11969401B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating or limiting development of age-related macular degeneration
The disclosure provides methods for treating or limiting development age-related macular degeneration, comprising (a) a GPR143 receptor agonist, including but not limited to L-DOPA, L-DOPA analogues, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (b) melatonin, a melatonin analogue, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and related compositions. |
| US11969395B2 |
Feeding nipple with penetrable side entry tube for administration of liquid medicine
The invention is a hollow nipple containing a side-entry tube and aperture that solves the problem of administering fluid medicines to infants or babies by combining the comfort of a common baby bottle, containing accustomed milk or formula, with the use of an industry common, over-the-counter oral medicine syringe by allowing for the syringe to be inserted into the side-entry tube and aperture so that the medicine can mix with the milk or formula and be quickly consumed while the care provider has the option of manually regulating the flow of the medicine into the nipple. The invention therefore avoids the need for administering such fluid medicine directly into the mouth, or even mixing it into the contents of the bottle where the medicine may not be fully or timely consumed. The invention has applications not only with human infants and babies but also in the field of animal care. |
| US11969392B2 |
Handheld cosmetic device that operates at multiple frequencies
A personal care appliance is provided that includes an applicator head that includes at least a first applicator surface and a second applicator surface, each being configured to contact a skin surface of a user; an appliance body having a motor assembly for oscillating the applicator at a first frequency corresponding to the first applicator surface and a second frequency corresponding to the second applicator surface. |
| US11969391B2 |
Robotic sighted guiding system
Devices and methods for assisting and guiding a person with visual and/or hearing impairment. In various embodiments there is a computer-guided, motorized walking stick. Preferably, at least one wheel at the distal end of the stick, and in contact with the ground, can be steered or pivoted over a range of angles, and thus establish a desired direction. In yet other embodiments there are one or more powered wheels that further drive the walking stick in the desired direction. Various algorithms are disclosed for providing instructions to the computer controller by way of various input devices. Still further embodiments include various types of sensors that provide data to the computer with regards to objects proximate to the walking stick. |
| US11969390B2 |
Pet mobility carrier assembly
A pet mobility carrier assembly for a disabled animal having either a rear leg disability or a front leg disability. The assembly includes a carrier base with a perimeter surface, a carrier animal support removably disposed on the carrier base, and at least three rollers connected to the carrier base that provides multi-directional movement to the pet mobility carrier assembly when on a floor. |
| US11969389B2 |
Integrated lower back treatment systems
An integrated lower back treatment system is provided. The system includes a central core. The system also includes attachment devices positionable on longitudinal ends of the core. The system further includes a strap, wherein an end of the strap connects with a longitudinal end of the core with the attachment device and an opposite end of the strap connects to an opposite longitudinal end of the core with another attachment device. Additionally, the system includes padding, wherein the padding assembly includes padding arranged to allow the padding to connect and form a shape over the core and wherein the padding has differing firmness characteristics such that when the padding is rotated about a longitudinal axis of the core, a user of the integrated lower back treatment system will experience different firmness values dependent upon a position of the rotated padding on a lower back of the user. |
| US11969385B2 |
System and mattress for preventing pressure wounds
The present invention relates to a system (100) for preventing pressure wounds. The system (100) comprises a pump (4) for supplying or evacuating air to or from a mattress (2). The mattress (2) comprises at least two air channel systems (8) and a hose (6). The hose (6) comprises a connector unit (10) at the distal end for connecting the mattress (2) to a receiving unit (12) provided on the pump (4). The connector unit (10) is provided with an information carrier (54) carrying information, which is readable by the pump (4), for operating the at least two channel systems (8) independently of each other. |
| US11969381B2 |
Controlling vibration patterns of a phacoemulsification needle
A system includes a needle, an actuator assembly and a generator. The needle is configured to be vibrated so as to emulsify a lens of an eye. The actuator assembly, includes a first actuator, a second actuator and a third actuator, which are distributed around a longitudinal axis of the needle and are configured to vibrate along the longitudinal axis in response to a first driving signal, a second driving signal and a third driving signal, respectively. The generator is configured to generate the first driving signal, the second driving signal and the third driving signal, so as to vibrate the needle in accordance with a predefined pattern. |
| US11969379B2 |
Freezable pad for pain relief
A pad for treating a perineal area of a woman before or after childbirth includes a foam layer and a substance integrated with the foam layer. The foam layer is flexible, so that it can conform to the perineal area of the woman. The pad may optionally include a skin contact layer made of an impermeable material. The foam layer and/or the optional skin contact layer may include openings, such as perforations or slits. A method of using the pad may involve placing the pad in the perineal area before or after childbirth. The pad may be frozen, cooled or heated before use, in different embodiments. |
| US11969371B2 |
Duodenal gastrointestinal devices and related treatment methods
An intragastric device includes an elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end and an anchor connected to the elongated member. The anchor includes a stem, a first arch and a second arch, and a curvilinear element. The stem includes a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the stem is attached to the proximal end of the elongated member. Each arch has first and second ends and a proximal peak therebetween. The first end of each arch is attached to the proximal end of the stem, and the second end of each arch extends radially away from the stem. The curvilinear element connects the second end of the first arch to the second end of the second arch. |
| US11969369B2 |
Staged deployment of expandable implant
An endoprosthesis delivery system includes an expandable endoprosthesis including a side branch portal, a first primary sleeve releasably constraining a proximal portion of the expandable endoprosthesis to a collapsed configuration, a second primary sleeve in parallel with the first primary sleeve, the second primary sleeve releasably constraining a distal portion of the expandable endoprosthesis to the collapsed configuration, and a secondary sleeve within the first primary sleeve. Upon release of the first primary sleeve, the secondary sleeve releasably constrains the proximal portion of the expandable endoprosthesis to a partially expanded configuration allowing access to the side branch portal via the partially expanded proximal portion of the expandable endoprosthesis. |
| US11969366B2 |
Liner for prosthetic and orthopedic systems
A liner is arranged for use in prosthetic and orthopedic devices. The liner defines first and second end portions, and inner and outer surfaces. The liner includes an inner layer having a frictional component and forms at least part of the periphery of the inner liner surface. The inner layer defines a plurality of apertures. A porous element is in communication with the inner liner surface and is connected to the inner layer such that the apertures permit a transfer of air from the inner surface to the porous element. A base layer adjoins the porous element and extends between the first and second end portions of the liner. |
| US11969362B2 |
Upper extremity prosthetic with energy return system
An upper-extremity prosthetic is adapted to engage with an athletic ball. The prosthetic includes one or more springs that provide energy return as a user is throwing the ball using the prosthetic. The springs can have a conductivity that changes in relation to an amount of strain or deformation of the spring. The change in conductivity can be used to provide haptic feedback to the user so the user can sense the amount of force being applied to throw the ball. In some embodiments, the springs are made by a multi-material 3D printing (additive manufacturing) process and include a first material that is electrically non-conductive and a second material that electrically conductive. In some embodiments, the prosthetic also includes one or more cantilevered springs that are also adapted to engage with the ball and to provide energy return while throwing the ball. |
| US11969361B2 |
Adjustable tibial trial insert
A tibial trial insert includes an upper plate and lower plate. An adjustment arrangement between the upper and lower plates is actuatable to adjust a gap between the upper and lower plates. The adjustment arrangement includes a first lift with a first lever arm arrangement and a second lift with a second lever arm arrangement. Each lever arm arrangement is indirectly connected to the upper and lower plates and pivotally movable to vary its length and adjust the gap between the upper and lower plates. The first lift includes an actuator coupled to the first lever arm arrangement. Actuation of the actuator varies the length of the first lever arm arrangement. The adjustment arrangement includes a coupling that couples the second lift to the first lift and configured such that the length of the second lever arm arrangement is varied synchronously to the first lever arm arrangement. |
| US11969356B2 |
Intervertebral implant with blades for connecting to adjacent vertebral bodies
An intervertebral implant for insertion into an intervertebral disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies or between two bone portions. The implant includes a spacer portion, a plate portion operatively coupled to the spacer portion and one or more blades for securing the implant to the adjacent vertebral bodies. The blades preferably include superior and inferior cylindrical pins for engaging the adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant may be configured to be inserted via a direct lateral trans-psoas approach. Alternatively, the implant may be configured for insertion via an anterior approach. |
| US11969354B2 |
Medical implant for fixation and integration with hard tissue
The invention relates to medical implants, including spinal implants and bone grafts, for fixation and integration with hard tissue. The bone medical implants include at least one rotational fixation mechanism that further includes or is attached to one or more sharp protrusions configured to penetrate and become lodged into hard tissue to provide support and positional stability. Such support is useful to ensure that the spinal bone graft may be used without additional stabilizing or anchoring structures, such as supporting plates or screws. |
| US11969351B2 |
Systems and methods for magnetic joints
An orthopedic knee prosthesis includes a femoral component, a tibial bearing, a tibial component, a first magnetic portion associated with the femoral component and including a first pole having a first pole polarity the first magnetic portion not physically interrupting any articulating portion of the curved medial condyle surface or curved lateral condyle surface, and a second magnetic portion associated with one or both of the tibial bearing and/or the tibial component and including a second pole having a second pole polarity, the second pole polarity the same as the first pole polarity, the second magnetic portion not physically interrupting any articulating portion of the concave medial bearing surface or concave lateral bearing surface, wherein the first pole and the second pole are in sufficient proximity to each other such that a magnetic repulsive force is present therebetween. |
| US11969348B2 |
Cardiac valve replacement
A heart valve annulus repair device having a tissue engaging member and a plurality of anchors. The tissue engaging member includes a loop of wire. Each of the anchors has a pointy front end and a back end and a slot that runs in a front-to-back direction. The anchors are distributed about the loop of wire with the front ends of the plurality of anchors facing the heart valve annulus and with the loop of wire passing through the slots. The device further includes means for implanting the anchors into the heart valve annulus tissue so that the tissue engaging member becomes affixed to the heart valve annulus. |
| US11969344B2 |
Retaining mechanisms for prosthetic valves
Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems used to deliver a prosthetic heart valve to a deficient valve. In one embodiment, for instance, a support structure and an expandable prosthetic valve are advanced through the aortic arch of a patient using a delivery system. The support structure is delivered to a position on or adjacent to the surface of the outflow side of the aortic valve (the support structure defining a support-structure interior). The expandable prosthetic valve is delivered into the aortic valve and into the support-structure interior. The expandable prosthetic heart valve is expanded while the expandable prosthetic heart valve is in the support-structure interior and while the support structure is at the position on or adjacent to the surface of the outflow side of the aortic valve, thereby causing one or more native leaflets of the aortic valve to be frictionally secured between the support structure and the expanded prosthetic heart valve. |
| US11969341B2 |
Cardiac valve prosthesis
A cardiac valve prosthesis including an armature for anchorage of the valve prosthesis at an implantation site. The armature defining a lumen for the passage of the blood flow and having a longitudinal axis, and a set of prosthetic valve leaflets supported by said armature and configured to move, under the action of blood flow, in a radially divaricated condition to enable the flow of blood through said lumen in a first direction, and in a radially contracted condition, in which said valve leaflets co-operate with one another and block the flow of blood through the prosthesis in the direction opposite said first direction. The armature including an annular part and a pattern of arches struts carried by said annular part, said pattern of arched struts having proximal ends connected to said annular part, and distal ends spaced axially from the proximal ends and opposite said annular part, a plurality of sets of anchoring formations configured to protrude radially outwardly of said annular part, each set being supported by a least one of said annular part and a corresponding arched strut, and a plurality of support posts, each support post being supported by adjacent arched struts, wherein the sets of anchoring formations alternate with the support posts around said longitudinal axis. |
| US11969339B2 |
Prosthetic tissue valves
A prosthetic valve comprising a tubular shaped sheet member comprising an extracellular matrix (ECM) composition, the sheet member having a plurality of ribbons having proximal and distal ends, the distal ends of the ribbons projecting from the sheet member proximal end. |
| US11969336B2 |
Connective tissue grafting
A system and method for an improved connective tissue repair option that reduces disadvantages of conventional fixation options. Biologic press fit fixation of a connective tissue unit may include in situ expansion of a pre-compressed connective tissue unit within a prepared bone tunnel of a portion of bone. An external opening accessing a cavity of the prepared bone tunnel may be smaller than that of the cavity such that expansion of the installed/compressed connective tissue unit increases lateral fixation forces exerted by the expanding/decompressing compressed connective tissue unit within the bone tunnel. |
| US11969332B2 |
System for treating embolism and associated devices and methods
Systems and methods for the intravascular treatment of clot material within a blood vessel of a human patient are disclosed herein. A method in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, positioning a distal portion of a catheter proximate to the clot material within the blood vessel. The method can further include coupling a pressure source to the catheter via a tubing subsystem including a valve or other fluid control device and, while the valve is closed, activating the pressure source to charge a vacuum. The valve can then be opened to apply the vacuum to the catheter to thereby aspirate at least a portion of the clot material from the blood vessel and into the catheter. |
| US11969329B2 |
Packaging for dry tissue prosthetic heart valve
A “dry” packaging in which a prosthetic heart valve is packaged within a container with hydrogel that can be provided in many forms. Certain embodiments include hydrogel that is preloaded with glycerol or the like. The hydrogel regulates the humidity within the container through a diffusion-driven mechanism if a gradient of humidity between the inside and the outside of the hydrogel exists. Humidity regulation is important to prevent the tissue of the valve structure from drying out. When the partially-hydrated hydrogel is present within container, which is saturated with air of a predefined humidity, the water molecules from the air will be absorbed by the hydrogel if the air humidity is high (i.e. when the thermodynamics favor hydrogel hydration) or vice versa. Various embodiments are configured to also house at least a portion of a delivery device for delivering the prosthetic heart valve. |
| US11969328B2 |
Transdermally powered MR-conditional medical implant inflator system
A wirelessly powered inflatable medical implant system includes a medical provider software application, a patient external controller and a MR-Conditional, nonferrous pump in reservoir implant. The medical provider software application programs the patient external controller for the patient to transmit wireless power and control signals to circuitry in a pump in reservoir implant. In response, the pump in reservoir implant, containing a fluid reservoir and pump package submerged therein, transfers fluid from the reservoir through tubing, and into one or more inflatable medical implants. Submerging the pump package within the reservoir simplifies surgery in males and pump placement in females and provides pump package heatsinking to limit implant overheating. |
| US11969326B2 |
Multilayer bladder control pad
The absorbent pad has a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. Each layer of the pad has a liquid impervious back sheet. The backsheet or outer layer, which faces away from the wearer when the absorbent article is secured to the wearer, is composed of a moisture-impervious, flexible material. Further, each layer has a moisture pervious inner layer and an absorbent core positioned in between the inner layer and back sheet. The layers are coupled to each other via an adhesive. They can be removed by grasping a tab placed on each layer and pulling the layer away from the unsoiled layers. |
| US11969325B2 |
Absorbent article with function-formed topsheet, and method for manufacturing
An absorbent article is disclosed. The article includes a topsheet formed of a section of formed nonwoven web material having an ordered arrangement of zones, each zone comprising one or more attenuated regions adjacent to one or more built-up regions, wherein the attenuated regions have a first average basis weight and the built-up regions have a second average basis weight, wherein the first average basis weight is less than the second average basis weight, the difference in basis weights corresponding to disposition of the filaments according to the ordered arrangement. The attenuated region(s) may be included within a configuration of one or more channel portions on the topsheet. Alternatively or in combination, the attenuated region(s) may be included within a hinge portion extending along a wing portion of the topsheet. |
| US11969313B1 |
Surgical procedures for repairing and stabilizing an injured cranial cruciate ligament in the canine stifle joint
A surgical procedure for repairing and stabilizing an injured (torn, partially torn, or otherwise injured) cranial cruciate ligament in the canine stifle joint. The procedure strategically implants multiple filaments with increased tensile strength along multiple separate extra-capsular loading pathways that divide and distribute the load on the canine's stifle joint in different planes and directions for greater overall stability and strength of the repair. The filaments are anchored at multiple strategic points to stabilize the canine stifle joint. The repaired stifle joint requires multiple points of failure in the implanted filaments for the procedure to fail. |
| US11969308B1 |
Spinning electric toothbrush
The spinning electric toothbrush is a medical device. The spinning electric toothbrush is adapted for use on the teeth of a patient. The spinning electric toothbrush comprises a brush structure, an electric motor, a control circuit, and a housing. The housing contains the brush structure, the electric motor, and the control circuit. The electric motor rotates the brush structure. The control circuit controls the operation of the electric motor. The control circuit provides the electric energy necessary to power the operation of the electric motor. |
| US11969306B2 |
Oral hygiene system for compliance monitoring and tele-dentistry system
Oral hygiene monitoring system is disclosed to track motion and orientation of an oral hygiene device. The control system may process data output from a motion sensor to determine position and orientation of an oral hygiene device with respect to a user's mouth. In some examples, the system may use machine learning techniques to identify position and orientation, brush stroke type, and other specific actions. |
| US11969304B1 |
Instrument bridge to elevate and protect the tips of surgical instruments placed in a surgical instrument tray
An instrument bridge to elevate and protect the tips of surgical instruments placed in a surgical instrument tray is disclosed. The instrument bridge provides a rigid stand that is configured to elevate and protect the tips of surgical instruments secured onto a sterilization/instrument stringer or loosely placed into the surgical instrument tray with their tips elevated and placed onto the instrument bridge. The instrument bridge is a rigid medical instrument stand that is made of either stainless steel or plastic material. The stainless steel instrument bridge is reusable, works with all types and lengths of instruments, and can be sterilized. The plastic instrument bridge is a single-use medical instrument stand that is disposable, can be sterilized and works with all types and lengths of instruments. |
| US11969301B2 |
Smart flexible lighting system for operating rooms
A smart flexible operating room lighting system with a control system utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) modules may be coupled to a wall, ceiling, or fixture of and mobile in a facility. The lighting system can modularly accommodate multiple illumination arms and incorporate microphones thereon, permitting the vocal control using the control system for hands free operations. The control system controls the movements of the illumination arms to desired positions and orientations via motor-driven actuators and position sensors thereon. The lighting system may include a speaker and a camera to facilitate two-way communications with a user via the control system to facilitate demonstrations for individuals undergoing tutelage in the facility. Further, a cover with a transparent front end may be provided to be slipped over the lighting system and securing through a cover fastener. Thus, the present invention provides reliable sanitary measures while facilitating efficient operations via the smart flexible illumination arms. |
| US11969300B2 |
Implantable medical lead indicators
An implantable medical lead may include an electrode at a distal portion of the lead that is configured to monitor or provide therapy to a target site. The lead may include a visible indicator that is visible to the naked eye of a clinician at a medial portion of the lead that is configured to indicate when the electrodes of the lead are longitudinally and radially aligned properly to monitor or treat the target site. A clinician may insert the lead into the patient using an introducer sheath inserted to a predetermined depth into the patient and subsequently aligning the distal portion of the lead by orienting the indicator at an entry port of the introducer sheath. |
| US11969296B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus using a harmonic imaging method and method of controlling ultrasound diagnostic apparatus
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus 1 includes a transducer array 2, a transmission unit 3 that transmits a set of a first ultrasonic pulse FP and a second ultrasonic pulse SP having phases inverted from each other on the same scanning line from the transducer array 2 into a subject N times to be equal to or greater than at least two times, a reception unit 4 that acquires reception signals from a signal output from the transducer array 2, which receives an ultrasound echo, a quadrature detection unit 5 that acquires an IQ signal string corresponding to the first ultrasonic pulse FP and an IQ signal string corresponding to the second ultrasonic pulse SP by performing quadrature detection in a determined range on the reception signals, and a bubble signal likelihood calculation unit 6 that calculates a bubble signal likelihood based on the IQ signal strings acquired by the quadrature detection unit 5. |
| US11969292B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and control method of ultrasound diagnostic apparatus
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus (1) includes an ultrasound probe (2) and a diagnostic apparatus main body (3) that are wirelessly connected, the ultrasound probe (2) includes a detection unit (16) that generates complex baseband signals, an averaging unit (17) that averages the complex baseband signals at a plurality of sampling points in a Doppler gate set on a B-mode image to acquire average complex baseband signals, and a probe-side wireless communication circuit (20) that wirelessly transmits the average complex baseband signals, and the diagnostic apparatus main body (3) includes a main body-side wireless communication circuit (31) that receives the average complex baseband signals, and a Doppler image generation unit (33) that performs a frequency analysis on the average complex baseband signals to generate a Doppler image, and displays the Doppler image on a monitor (36). |
| US11969291B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic diagnostic method
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to display, as a live image, an image that data output from an ultrasonic probe represents; recognize an image type of the live image; extract, out of past data collected before the live image, data at least a part of which is in common to the image type of the live image; and display an image that the extracted data represents on the same screen as that of the live image. |
| US11969283B2 |
Generating synthetic electron density images from magnetic resonance images
A conversion device (20) is operable to perform a learning-based method of generating a synthetic electron density image (sCT) of an anatomical portion based on one or more magnetic resonance, MR, images. The method is processing-efficient and capable of producing highly accurate sCT images irrespective of misalignment in the underlying training set. The conversion device (20) receives and installs a machine-learning model (22) trained to predict coefficients of an image transfer function (24). The conversion device (20) then receives a current set of MR images (MRI) of the anatomical portion, computes current coefficients ([C]) of the image transfer function (24) by operating the machine-learning model (22) on the current set of MR images (MRI), and computes a current sCT image of the anatomical portion by operating the current coefficients ([C]), in accordance with the image transfer function (24), on the current set of MR images (MRI). |
| US11969281B2 |
Image processing apparatus, method, and program
An image generation unit generates a contrast-reduced image in which contrast in a region other than a soft part is reduced in a radiographic image indicating a subject including the soft part and a bone part. A body thickness derivation unit derives the body thickness of the subject based on the contrast-reduced image. |
| US11969280B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for medical image analysis, diagnosis, risk stratification, decision making and/or disease tracking
The disclosure herein relates to systems, methods, and devices for medical image analysis, diagnosis, risk stratification, decision making and/or disease tracking. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are configured to analyze non-invasive medical images of a subject to automatically and/or dynamically identify one or more features, such as plaque and vessels, and/or derive one or more quantified plaque parameters, such as radiodensity, radiodensity composition, volume, radiodensity heterogeneity, geometry, location, and/or the like. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are further configured to generate one or more assessments of plaque-based diseases from raw medical images using one or more of the identified features and/or quantified parameters. |
| US11969277B2 |
Flat panel detector, driving method thereof and detection device
The present disclosure discloses a flat panel detector, a driving method thereof and a detection device. The flat panel detector includes: at least one stage of first demultiplexer, wherein signal output terminals of a first stage of first demultiplexer are connected with the scanning signal lines in one-to-one correspondence, signal output terminals of other stage of first demultiplexer serves as signal input terminals of the previous stage of first demultiplexer, the first demultiplexers are configured to provide signals of the signal input terminals to all the signal output terminals in time division, the signal input terminals and the signal output terminals included in the different stages of first demultiplexers differ from one another, and the quantity of the signal input terminals and the quantity of the signal output terminals are reduced stage by stage from the first stage of first demultiplexer to the last stage of first demultiplexer. |
| US11969276B1 |
Dual head X-ray inspection system
A sample inspection system is described. The system comprises at least first and second inspection units positioned above a sample region. Each of said at least first and second inspection unit comprises at least one X-ray radiation source and respective detector arrangement and configured for X-ray fluorescent inspection of a sample. Wherein the first and second x-ray inspection units provide first and second inspection properties different in at least one of: bandwidth of emitted X-ray energies, energy of emitted X-rays, spot size of X-ray beam generated on a sample. |
| US11969274B2 |
Imaging systems and methods
An image acquisition apparatus includes: a positioner controller communicatively coupled to a positioner, wherein the positioner controller is configured to generate a control signal to cause the positioner to rectilinearly translate a patient support relative to an imager, and/or to rectilinearly translate the imager relative to the patient support; an imaging controller configured to operate the imager to generate a first plurality of two-dimensional images for a patient while the patient is supported by the patient support, and while the positioner rectilinearly translates the patient support and/or the imager; and an image processing unit configured to obtain the first plurality of two-dimensional images and arrange the two-dimensional images relative to each other to obtain a first composite image. |
| US11969273B2 |
Medical devices for diagnostic imaging
A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data. |
| US11969272B2 |
Computed tomography apparatus and method using plurality of light sources
A computed tomography (CT) apparatus according to various embodiments may include a gantry including a first rotation device, a second rotation device and a third rotation device which have a ring shape, share an axis of rotation, and are rotatable independently of one another, a plurality of first light sources provided on the first rotation device at regular intervals and configured to emit X-rays to a subject, a plurality of second light sources provided on the second rotation device at regular intervals and configured to emit X-rays to the subject, a detector provided on a region of the third rotation device and configured to detect X-rays passing through the subject, and one or more processors. |
| US11969271B2 |
CT imaging apparatus
The invention relates, in particular, to structures of a dental and medical cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) apparatus. The basic construction of the apparatus includes two elongated frame parts (11, 21) out of which the first frame part (11) is arranged to support X-ray imaging means (14, 15) and wherein the frame parts (11, 21) are mechanically connected to each other via an articulated construction (22) so as to allow for tilting of the first frame part (11) supporting the X-ray imaging means (14, 15) with respect to the second frame part (21). At the proximity of the second end of the first and second elongated frame parts (11, 21) is arranged a locking mechanism (24) configured to enable connecting together and disconnecting the first and second elongated frame parts (11, 21). |
| US11969267B2 |
Glucose alert prediction horizon modification
Data describing glucose measurements is received from a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system worn by a user and predicted glucose values during a future time period are generated for the user based on the data. A determination is made that at least one of the predicted glucose values satisfies a threshold value for an alert, which is associated with a prediction horizon that defines an amount of time prior to satisfaction of the threshold value for communicating the alert to the user. Output of the alert is caused responsive to determining that the at least one predicted glucose value satisfies the threshold value for the alert within the prediction horizon, relative to a current time. The prediction horizon is modified based on a user response to the alert. Output of a subsequent instance of the alert is caused based on the modified prediction horizon. |
| US11969266B2 |
Embedded networked deep learning for implanted medical devices
A deep learning medical device implantable in a body is provided. The device includes a processing and communication unit and a sensing and actuation unit. The processing and communication unit includes a deep learning module including a neural network trained to process the input samples, received from the sensing and actuation unit, through a plurality of layers to classify physiological parameters and provide classification results. A communication interface in communication with the deep learning module receives the classification results for ultrasonic transmission through biological tissue. Methods of sensing and classifying physiological parameters of a body and methods of embedding deep learning into an implantable medical device are also provided. |
| US11969262B2 |
Proximal connector for guidewire assembly
The present disclosure provides an improved guidewire assembly including a sensor disposed on a distal portion thereof and a proximal connector disposed on a proximal portion thereof for electrically coupling the guidewire assembly to an external device. The proximal connector comprises at least one proximal contact and at least one reflowed insulative element disposed adjacent the at least one proximal contact. |
| US11969260B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting body component
An apparatus for detecting a body component according to an example embodiment includes: a sensor configured to detect a bio-signal of an object according to a contact pressure that gradually changes between the object and the sensor; and a processor configured to determine a time point, at which an amplitude of an alternating current (AC) component of the bio-signal is maximum or a slope of a direct current (DC) component of the bio-signal is maximum, and to detect a body component of the object based on the determined time point. |
| US11969257B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for temperature asymmetry measurement of body parts
System, apparatus, and method for automatic detection of arthritis according to temperature asymmetry estimation in contralateral joints is presented. Simultaneously recorded thermogram and the optical image of an inspected joint and its contralateral joint are sent to the processing unit, where they are stored, processed, and analyzed. The system, apparatus, and method automatically detects outlines of joints in thermograms and optical images. Grid of points of interest is distributed inside the inspected and the contralateral joint's outline. Temperature maps are calculated according to both grids points and the temperature disparity map is estimated. The set of inflammation regions is obtained by analyzing the temperature disparity map and collecting adjacent points containing temperature differences surpassing the threshold. The system, apparatus, and method are non-invasive and non-contact, and suitable for real world environments with natural home or health care institutions background. |
| US11969256B2 |
Systems and methods for the acute evaluation of traumatic brain injuries
The present disclosure provides methods for identifying non-penetrating brain injury in a subject, as well as methods for classifying a subject that received a hit to the body that transmitted an impulsive force to the brain as either having a non-penetrating brain injury or not, by analyzing one or more components of frequency-following response (FFR) following administration of an acoustic stimulus to the subject. In addition, the present disclosure provides methods for assessing a subject's recovery from a non-penetrating brain injury. Also disclosed herein are processes and systems for automatically generating acoustic stimuli and processing brain response data to identify non-penetrating brain injuries in subjects. |
| US11969255B2 |
Detection of fractionated signals in stable arrhythmias
In an example, a method includes receiving a cardiac signal that is sensed by an electrode at a tissue location inside the heart. Fractionations are identified in the cardiac signal. The fractionations identified at the tissue location are compared between first and second cardiac cycles of the cardiac signal. Based on the comparing, a likelihood is estimated, that the tissue location is causing a stable arrhythmia. Based on the estimated likelihood, the tissue location is indicated to a user as likely to be causing the stable arrhythmia. |
| US11969248B2 |
Catheter for monitoring pressure
A catheter insertable into a patient for monitoring pressure having an expandable outer balloon. An expandable inner balloon is positioned within the lumen of the catheter and has having a second outer wall and forms a gas chamber to monitor pressure within the patient. In response to pressure exerted on the outer wall of the outer balloon, fluid within the outer balloon enters an opening in the wall of the catheter lumen to exert a pressure on the outer wall of the expanded inner balloon to deform the inner balloon and compress the gas within the inner balloon. A pressure sensor communicates with the gas containing chamber for measuring pressure based on compression of gas caused by deformation of the expanded inner balloon resulting from deformation of the expanded outer balloon. |
| US11969245B2 |
Analyte measuring patch
Disclosed is an analyte measuring patch for invasive measuring a concentration of an analyte, in particular glucose. The analyte measuring patch includes a sensor with a working electrode (101), a counter electrode (103) and a reference electrode 102). The patch further includes an electronics unit with a microcontroller (1200) and a current measurement unit. The microcontroller (1200) includes a control output (DAC), a first analogue input (ADC-1) and a second analogue input (ADC-2). The control output (DAC) is operatively coupled with a control electrode, the control electrode being either of the working electrode or (101) or the counter electrode (103). The first analogue input (ADC-2) is operatively coupled with a measurement electrode via the current measurement unit, the measurement electrode being either of the working electrode (101) or the counter electrode (103). The second analogue input (ADC-1) is operatively coupled with the reference electrode (102). The microcontroller (1200) is configured to control, by providing a control voltage to the control output (DAC), a potential difference between the working electrode (101) and the counter electrode (103) to equal a predefined polarization voltage. |
| US11969244B2 |
Tracking pieces for tracking movements of hard tissue of a jaw
The invention relates to tracking pieces (110) used in the context of tracking movements of hard tissue of a jaw. According to the invention, a tracking piece (110) to be used in such context is designed to be patient-specific by including in the design of the tracking piece (110) a surface model representing a part of a person's intraoral anatomy, which surface model is generated based on imaging results acquired by imaging the anatomy. |
| US11969241B2 |
Visual guidance for positioning a distal end of a medical probe
A method, including receiving, from electrodes positioned within a heart, first signals from at least three of the electrodes indicating electrical activity in tissue with which the at least three of the electrodes engage, and second signals indicating locations of the at least three electrodes. The second signals are processed to compute the locations of the at least three electrodes and to determine a geometric center of the locations. Based on the signals, an electroanatomical map is generated for an area of the tissue including the geometric center, and an arrhythmia focus is determined in the map. A circle is presented, and within the circle, a region of the map is presented including the geometric center and the focus so that the geometric center on the map aligns with a center of the circle, the region within the circle indicating a spatial relationship between the geometric center and the focus. |
| US11969240B2 |
Method of establishing a brain status indication parameter and system therefor
A method of establishing a brain status indication parameter indicative of a brain disorder is disclosed. The method comprising the steps: —determining a brain energy metabolism indicator of at least a part of the brain of a subject, —determining a skull energy metabolism indicator of at least a part of the skull of said subject, —establishing the brain status indication parameter by at least relating said brain energy metabolism indicator to said skull energy metabolism indicator. Also disclosed are a system for establishing such brain status indication parameter, a computer program, and methods for treating a disease. |
| US11969234B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating bio-information
An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes a bio-signal obtainer configured to obtain a bio-signal from an object; and a processor configured to: obtain function values by applying a predetermined function to sections of the bio-signal, corresponding to respective windows of a predetermined size, while sliding a window on a time axis of the bio-signal, obtain an oscillometric waveform envelope based on the obtained function values, and estimate bio-information of the object based on the oscillometric waveform envelope. |
| US11969233B2 |
Measuring cardiovascular pressure based on patient state
A method for monitoring a cardiovascular pressure in a patient includes measuring, by pressure sensing circuitry of an implantable pressure sensing device, the cardiovascular pressure of the patient. The method further includes transmitting, via wireless communication circuitry of the implantable pressure sensing device, the measured cardiovascular pressure to another device. The method further includes determining, by processing circuitry of the other device, whether a posture of the patient at a time of the measured cardiovascular pressure was a target posture for cardiovascular pressure measurements. The method further includes determining, by the processing circuitry of the other device, whether to store or discard the transmitted cardiovascular pressure based on determining whether the posture was the target posture. |
| US11969232B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating bio-information
An apparatus for non-invasively estimating bio-information includes an image sensor configured to acquire a first contact image of an object, based on the object being in contact with the image sensor, an actuator, and a processor configured to determine a contact position and a direction of the object, based on the acquired first contact image, and control the actuator to adjust a position of the image sensor, based on the determined contact position and the determined direction of the object so that a field of view (FOV) of the image sensor moves to a predefined measurement area on the object. |
| US11969229B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for measuring body temperature of a subject using characterization of feces and/or urine
Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein for monitoring physiological data of subjects urinating or defecating into an excretion collection device, including systems, devices, and methods for monitoring temperature of objects (e.g., urine or feces) received through the opening of the excretion collection device. In some embodiments, systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein include a temperature sensor that can generate a temperature profile associated with a urination or defecation event, and determine a core body temperature of a subject based on the temperature profile. |
| US11969228B2 |
Controlling a surgical instrument
A control system configured to control manipulation of a surgical instrument in response to manipulation of a remote surgeon input device. The surgical instrument comprises an end effector having opposable first and second end effector elements connected to a shaft by an articulated coupling. The control system receives a command from the surgeon input device to both (i) change the orientation of the end effector, and (ii) open the first and second end effector elements relative to each other. In response to the command to change the orientation of the end effector, the control system determines an angle θ between the longitudinal axis of the articulated coupling and the end effector. In response to the command to open the first and second end effector elements, the control system determines an opening angle ϕ between the first and second end effector elements. The control system compares θ to a maximum angle θmax between the longitudinal axis of the articulated coupling and the end effector, and if θ>θmax, drives the first and second end effector elements to rotate such that (i) the angle between the longitudinal axis of the articulated coupling and the end effector is θmax, and (ii) the opening angle between the first and second end effector elements is ϕ. |
| US11969226B2 |
Modular device comprising mechanical arms
A surgical system comprising: at least two modular units, the modular units each comprising: a surgical arm; and a motor unit configured for actuating movement of the surgical arm, the motor unit configured to be operably attached to the surgical arm, where a first face of a motor unit housing generally defines a plane which is at an angle of 60-120° to a long axis of the surgical arm; wherein the motor unit is configured to be aligned adjacent a motor unit of at least one second modular unit; wherein a second face of a housing of the motor unit generally defines a plane which is at an angle to the first face and which comprises a connection geometry suitable for connecting the housing of the motor unit to a housing of the motor unit of the second modular unit. |
| US11969222B2 |
Actuating an x-ray device and medical system
A method for actuating an X-ray device during robot-assisted navigation of at least two objects introduced into a body, such as a hollow organ, of a patient by at least one robotic system, includes providing a first selection criterion for selecting one of the objects, and providing a second selection criterion for selecting one of the objects. One of the at least two objects is selected based on the first selection criterion and the second selection criterion, and recording parameters of the X-ray device are automatically set, such that the selected object in an X-ray image to be recorded is highlighted compared to the at least one other object. The selected object may be highlighted with respect to image quality, image flavor, positioning on the X-ray image, and/or a collimator setting of a collimator of the X-ray device. An X-ray image is recorded with the set recording parameters. |
| US11969217B2 |
Robotic system configured for navigation path tracing
Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for navigation path tracing. In one aspect, a system displays a preoperative model of a luminal network is displayed. The system determines a position of an instrument within the luminal network relative to the preoperative model. Based on the position of the instrument relative to the preoperative model, the system determines whether to enter a path tracing mode. In path tracing mode the system displays visual indicia indicative of a path of the instrument with respect to the displayed preoperative model. The visual indicia may be used to visual the navigation path of the instrument and/or to extend the preoperative model. |
| US11969214B1 |
Retinal cameras having movable optical assemblies for facilitating multi-stage retinal imaging
Introduced here are retinal cameras having one or more optical components whose position can be modified so that the left and right eyes can be imaged during a single imaging operation. Collectively, the optical component(s) may be referred to as an “optical assembly.” An optical assembly can include the objective lens, lens tube, and other optical components such as mirror(s), light source(s), capturing medium(s), etc. An optical assembly of a retinal camera may be movable between a first position and a second position along an arcuate path. By moving the optical assembly between the first and second positions along the arcuate path, the retinal camera can align the lens tube with the left and right eyes of an individual while clearing her nose. Thus, the retinal camera may generate images of the left and right eyes during an imaging procedure without requiring that the individual move her head. |
| US11969213B2 |
Method for supporting prediction of vascular disease using fundus image, apparatus therefor and system including the same
Provided are apparatuses, a non-transitory computer-readable medium or media, and methods for supporting predicting of vascular disease using a fundus image of a subject. In certain aspects, disclosed a method including the steps of: extracting a feature information from a first fundus image of the subject based on a machine learning model; generating a second fundus image having a feature which is corresponding to the feature information by mapping a saliency factor to the first fundus image; and displaying the first fundus image and the second fundus image on a display device. |
| US11969208B2 |
Electrosurgical instrument for performing ablation or electroporation of biological tissue
An electrosurgical instrument capable of performing both thermal ablation and electroporation in a minimally invasive manner. The instrument is dimensioned to fit within an instrument channel of an endoscope to enable non-percutaneous insertion. The instrument comprises a radiating tip mounted at a distal end of a coaxial transmission line to receive microwave EM energy from the coaxial transmission line and emit it as a field around the radiating tip. The instrument further comprises an auxiliary transmission line arranged to convey electromagnetic energy having an electroporation waveform to a microelectrode array mounted on the radiating tip. The electroporation waveform may be a radiofrequency or low frequency electromagnetic (EM) signal. The microelectrode array may comprise a plurality of nanoscale conductive electrode elements. |
| US11969200B2 |
Eustachian tube modification
Disclosed embodiments relate to devices, systems, and methods of shaping, shrinking, opening, dilating, stiffening, or otherwise modifying a Eustachian tube and its surrounding tissue in order to improve the Eustachian tube's function. For example, patients with blocked, closed, or hypertrophic Eustachian tubes may be able to achieve improved function including easier equalization of pressure between the inner ear and environment. |
| US11969189B2 |
Medical device release system
A medical device system may include an elongate shaft having a lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end, a proximal release wire, and a distal release wire. The proximal release wire may extend distally from a proximal end configured to remain outside the body to a distal end and may be slidably disposed within the lumen of the elongate shaft. The proximal release wire may include a distal stopper coupled to the distal end thereof. The distal release wire may extend distally from a proximal end to a distal end and may be slidably disposed within the lumen of the elongate shaft. The proximal end of the distal release wire may be slidably coupled to the distal end of the proximal release wire. The distal release wire may be configured to releasably attach a medical device to the distal end of the elongate shaft. |
| US11969187B2 |
Surgical access assembly and method of using same
A surgical access assembly and method of use is disclosed. The surgical access assembly comprises an outer sheath and an obturator. The outer sheath and obturator are configured to be delivered to an area of interest within the brain. Either the outer sheath or the obturator may be configured to operate with a navigational system to track the location of either within the brain. Once positioned at a desired location, the obturator is removed, leaving a distal end of the outer sheath adjacent an area of interest, and creating a working corridor. Interrogation of the area of interest may be performed to evaluate a disorder and/or abnormality, as well as evaluate treatment regimes. Interventional devices may also be introduced to the area of interest, as well as a variety of treatments. |
| US11969186B2 |
Modular, assembled surgical instrument
A surgical device including a cannula having a base member at a proximal end, a sidewall connected to the base member, and a bore defined by the base member and sidewall. The sidewall further has an opening into the bore between axially-extending edges of the sidewall. A configurable guide insert includes a combination track having a circular opening for insertion of a camera device and a slot opening for insertion of a cutting instrument. The configurable guide insert may be permanently or detachably coupled to the base member and is positionable in a right orientation for a procedure in a patient's right side or in a left orientation for a procedure in a patient's left side. The combination track slidably receives a camera device through the circular opening into the bore and slidably receives a surgical implement through the slot opening and into an action area outside the bore. |
| US11969180B2 |
Actuated clot retrieval catheter
Devices described herein include an actuated clot retrieval catheter system. The system includes a catheter having a frame disposed proximate the distal end of the catheter. The frame expands to form a seal with the inner wall of a vessel. In some examples, the frame also captures a clot for removal from the vessel. The frame is manufactured from a shape memory material that can be heat set into a predetermined shape. An electrical connection to an electronic circuit causes a current to run through the frame. The electrical resistance of the shape memory material causes the frame to heat and transition from a martensite to an austenite phase. When the frame is heat set into an expanded configuration, the current causes the frame heat and expand. When the frame is heat set into a closed configuration, the current causes the frame heat and collapse upon a clot. |
| US11969164B2 |
Corkscrew tissue anchor
A tissue anchor includes a driver head associated with a proximal portion of the tissue anchor, a pointed tip portion associated with a distal portion of the tissue anchor, a tissue-engagement portion disposed between the driver head and the pointed tip portion, and a cover configured to cover at least a portion of the tissue-engagement portion. |
| US11969163B2 |
Valve prosthesis configured for deployment in annular spacer
Prosthetic heart valves and methods of use of prosthetic heart valves may be provided. In one implementation, a prosthetic heart valve may include an annular spacer configured for implantation with a native heart valve opening and a central valve section configured for disposal within the annular spacer. The central valve section may include at least one anchoring protrusion configured to anchor the central valve section against axial movement relative to the annular spacer. During deployment, the central valve section may be expanded radially within the heart into an at least partially-expanded configuration while at least a portion of the central valve section is situated outside of a space opening of the annular spacer, and moved upstream while remaining in the at least partially-expanded configuration until the anchoring protrusion engages the annular spacer. |
| US11969162B2 |
Systems and methods for performing spine surgery
This application describes surgical instruments and implants for building a posterior fixation construct across one or more segments of the spinal column during a medialized posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) procedure. |
| US11969160B2 |
Tissue retention devices and methods
A tissue retention belt for retracting and retaining tissue in a position that permits access to a body portion of a patient for a medical procedure includes a flexible elongate body, a gripping portion affixed to the elongate body at the intermediate portion, and at least one attachment surface disposed at a proximal portion and/or a distal portion of the elongate body. The elongate body may include a first material having a first coefficient of friction, and the gripping portion may include a non-adhesive second material having a second coefficient of friction greater than the first coefficient of friction and defining a slip resistant exterior gripping portion. The tissue retention belt can be positioned or wrapped around a patient's body (e.g., pannus, thigh) such that the gripping surface contacts and grips the patient's skin to retract and retain the skin at the position to provide access for a medical procedure. |
| US11969155B2 |
Electrosurgical instrument, electrosurgical device and method for operating an electrosurgical device
An electrosurgical instrument configured for connection to a supply apparatus for operation. The instrument has an end opening at the distal end and supports at least one electrode in the area of the end opening to which an alternating voltage potential can be applied. Directly adjoining the end opening, a liner of the electrosurgical instrument limits a flow chamber inside the liner. With distance to the end opening a flushing channel opens out into the flow chamber via an exit opening and a suction channel opens out into the flow chamber via an inlet opening. A flushing fluid can be introduced in the flow chamber via the flushing channel and can be extracted by suction via the suction channel. |
| US11969153B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes an insertion portion including a bending portion, an operation portion including an operation lever, a grasping portion including an actuator, and a tube body, in a continuous manner. When the operation lever is tilted, the actuator pulls a wire, whereby the bending portion is bent in a vertical direction and a lateral direction. The actuator is arranged such that a center of gravity of a portion including the insertion portion, the operation portion, the grasping portion, and the tube body is within a range in which at least one of the fourth finger or the fifth finger of the hand grasping the grasping portion is positioned, in a longitudinal direction of the grasping portion. |
| US11969151B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes: a distal end rigid member including a distal end-side end portion and a proximal end-side end portion in the longitudinal axis direction of an insertion portion and a hole provided in the longitudinal axis direction; an objective optical unit inserted into and attached to an inside of the hole in the longitudinal axis direction; a camera unit; and a projecting portion projecting from at least a part of a periphery of the hole, from the proximal end-side end portion to a proximal end side in the longitudinal axis direction, by a length that is equal to or greater than a length up to a gravity center position of the camera unit in the longitudinal axis direction exceeding a connecting portion connecting the objective optical unit and the camera unit, so as to cover a part of an outer peripheral portion of the camera unit. |
| US11969147B2 |
System and method for multi-mode imaging device control
Techniques for multi-mode imaging device control include determining, by a controller, if an orientational mode command or a translational mode command is entered; in response to determining that the orientational mode command is entered, constraining, by the controller, movement of an imaging device so that a focal point of the imaging device moves along a concave virtual surface in response to translational movement of one or more input devices; and in response to determining that the translational mode command is entered, causing, by the controller, translational movement of the imaging device in a three-dimensional space in response to the translational movement of the one or more input devices. |
| US11969143B2 |
Target part identification among human-body internal images
Provided are a surgery assistance apparatus, a surgery assistance method, and a computer readable recording medium that includes a surgery assistance program recorded thereon that improve the accuracy of endoscopic surgery by identifying a target part image. A surgery assistance apparatus 1 includes a feature amount calculation unit 2 that calculates, from a human-body internal image captured using an endoscope, a feature amount of a target part image corresponding to a target part, a similarity degree calculation unit 3 that calculates a similarity degree of the features amount between different human-body internal images, and an identification unit 4 that identifies the target part image in each of the different human-body internal images if the similarity degree is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. |
| US11969141B2 |
Medical display controlling apparatus and display controlling method
[Problem to be Solved] Provided are a medical display controlling apparatus and a display controlling method capable of enhancing convenience of medical providers.[Solution] Provided is a medical display controlling apparatus including: a generating unit configured to generate a three-dimensional model of an observed object based on a right-eye medical captured image and a left-eye medical captured image taken by an imaging device configured to image the observed object; and a display controller configured to cause a display screen to display a combination of the three-dimensional model with a right-eye special light observation image and a left-eye special light observation image, or a combination of the three-dimensional model with biological information acquired from an external biological information acquiring apparatus. |
| US11969139B2 |
Evacuation station
An evacuation station includes a base and a canister removably attached to the base. The base includes a ramp having an inclined surface for receiving a robotic cleaner having a debris bin. The ramp defines an evacuation intake opening arranged to pneumatically interface with the debris bin. The base also includes a first conduit portion pneumatically connected to the evacuation intake opening, an air mover having an inlet and an exhaust, and a particle filter pneumatically the exhaust of the air mover. The canister includes a second conduit portion arranged to pneumatically interface with the first conduit portion to form a pneumatic debris intake conduit, an exhaust conduit arranged to pneumatically connect to the inlet of the air mover when the canister is attached to the base, and a separator in pneumatic communication with the second conduit portion. |
| US11969136B2 |
Vacuum cleaner and control method therefor
A vacuum cleaner for performing autonomous driving may include: a main body; a driving unit; a suctioning unit; a plurality of sensors for sensing obstacles present in each direction; and a control unit for controlling the driving unit to move the main body on the basis of a preset driving pattern. The control unit uses sensors provided at the front side of the main body and a first side of the both sides of the main body so as to detect whether entry into a corner area among cleaning areas is made while driving along the preset driving pattern, and controls the driving unit such that the first side of the main body comes into contact with a first wall forming the corner area at least one time when the main body enters the corner area. |
| US11969133B2 |
Hand vacuum cleaner
A hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclonic unit comprising a first cyclonic stage and a second cyclonic stage. The front end of the first cyclonic stage has a front door that is moveable between a closed position and an open position. A latch secures the front door in the closed position. The front door has a first portion which is rotatably mounted to a front end of a cyclone unit sidewall and a second portion angularly spaced around the front door from the first portion, the second portion having the latch. |
| US11969131B2 |
Dishwasher
A dishwasher includes a storage and a moving mechanism that is coupled to and decoupled from a tub and configured to move in a front-rear direction of the tub. The moving mechanism includes a pair of first rollers provided in each lateral surface of the storage and configured to guide the moving of the storage, a guide provided in each lateral surface of the storage, under the first roller, and configured to guide the moving of the storage, and a guide rib disposed between an upper end of the first roller and a lower end of the guide. The guide rib is provided in each lateral surface of the storage and protrudes in a lateral direction of the storage. |
| US11969127B2 |
Automatic detection system for combination burnisher, polisher, and scrubber
Multiple floor treatment operations, such as burnishing, polishing and scrubbing, may be performed using a single floor treatment machine having a motor, the speed of which is governed by a controller that responds to sensor signals indicative of the type of floor treatments pad or pads operatively coupled to the motor. |
| US11969126B2 |
Debris fin for robotic cleaner dust cup
A debris fin for a robotic cleaner dust cup may include a fin mount and an airflow body extending from the fin mount according to a divergence angle, the airflow body defining an airflow surface, the airflow body being configured to straighten fibrous debris entrained within air that is incident thereon. |
| US11969125B2 |
Mobile robot
The present disclosure discloses that the robot cleaner includes a mop module including a left rotating plate to which a mop is attached to the bottom surface and a right rotating plate to which the mop is attached to the bottom surface; a base on which the mop module is installed; a case disposed to cover at least an upper portion and a part of a side of the base; and a plurality of push supporters supporting the case spaced apart from the base, wherein each push supporter provides the case with the elastic restoring force at least in the upper direction of the base and the outer direction of the base. |
| US11969124B1 |
Collapsible portable toilet chair
A new and innovative collapsible and portable toilet chair is provided that may, for example, be used for potty training a child. The toilet chair includes a base portion and a seat portion that are each movable between an extended state for use and a collapsed state for portability. The seat portion may be removable from the base portion. The toilet chair can remain a single unit and is compact when in the collapsed state. From the collapsed state, the toilet chair may be pulled outward into the extended state. A bag for collecting a child's waste may be positioned on the seat portion and supported by a flexible support member extending from the seat portion. The toilet chair can be positioned on the ground anywhere and used anytime a child needs a toilet. The toilet chair is therefore beneficial for traveling outside of the home with a child. |
| US11969122B2 |
Towel
An embodiment includes a multi-functional garment, such as a towel. |
| US11969118B2 |
Cooking device and components thereof
A cooking system includes a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive food. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to said hollow chamber. A lid is movable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position. The lid seals the opening to the hollow chamber when in the closed position. A portion of the lid is selectively positionable to form a pressure-tight heating volume between the hollow chamber and the portion of said lid. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of the housing and the lid. The at least one heating element is arranged within the pressure-tight heating volume. |
| US11969113B2 |
Package securing system and method for use with autonomous vehicles
The present invention relates a package securing system comprising a package receptacle having an access door, a web-enabled control system, and a securing tether that is attached to the access door. The securing tether is operationally related to the securing tether actuator and repositions the access door in an open or a closed position. Upon receipt of an authorization, the access door transitions to the open position, by way of the securing tether. The open position allows the package to be inserted or removed from the package receptacle. The package is secured by transitioning the access door to the closed position, by way of the securing tether, after the package has been inserted into the package receptacle. An autonomous vehicle equipped with a vehicle web-enabled control system can make package pickups and deliveries. The autonomous vehicle can be a car, truck, drone, or other autonomous vehicles. |
| US11969110B2 |
Repositionable closet bar
A repositionable closet bar for hanging clothes includes an elongate rigid bar having a distal section, a proximal section, an intermediate section between the distal section and the proximal section, and a downward-directed seat. The elongate rigid bar is formed with molded walls forming upward-facing walls and side walls that are reinforced by ribs connecting the walls. The elongate rigid bar is configured to be positioned between a closet shelf and a closet rod, repositioned side-to-side between the closet shelf and rod and repositioned in a forward or rearward direction between the closet shelf and rod. When in use, no portion of the bar is fastened to the closet shelf or the closet rod. The downward-directed seat is configured to engage an upward-facing surface of the closet rod when the flat upward-facing wall of the distal section engages the bottom surface of the closet shelf. |
| US11969108B2 |
Convertible display assembly
A convertible display assembly is disclosed. The convertible display assembly includes a display sleeve, a connector attached to the back of the display sleeve and forming a connector plate cavity, and a support bracket. The support bracket has a connector plate that is received by the connector plate cavity between the connector and the display sleeve to demountably attach the display sleeve to the support bracket. |
| US11969106B2 |
Intelligent cooking operation method
An intelligent cooking operation method includes: providing a seat; forming, by a back of the seat, a swing connection by using a connecting rod; forming a lifting and rotating connection between a cushion of the seat and a base of the seat through a support rod; and sending, by a cook, one or more voice control commands of a kitchen appliance to a voice signal receiving module according to a cooking requirement, where a voice command recognition module recognizes the voice control commands and generates corresponding appliance voice command data, and a command transmission module sends a command signal to a command receiving module of the kitchen appliance that the voice control commands point to, to control the kitchen appliance. |
| US11969105B1 |
Inflatable seat having a backrest with a plurality of horizontally interspersed PVC sandwich mesh fabric strips
An inflatable seat, including a main body made of an inflation brushed cloth and a side wall surrounding the main body; where the main body includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the side wall connecting the first side and the second side; the first side includes a first surface, and the second side includes a second surface; the main body bends to form a cushion and a backrest; the first surface includes multiple first surface regions, and the first side further includes multiple PVC sandwich mesh fabric regions arranged on the backrest, the PVC sandwich mesh fabric regions being each in the shape of an elongated strip and horizontally interspersed with the multiple first surface regions. |
| US11969102B2 |
Stowaway compact rocker
A stowaway compact rocker having a set-up condition and a collapsed and bundled condition comprises a stationary chair frame base; a movable seating chair frame adapted for rocking movement relative to the stationary chair frame base; and a rocker mechanism operatively connected between the stationary chair frame base and the movable seating chair frame. The stationary chair frame base comprises a central axle tube; a pair of leg plates disposed on the central axle tube; front leg tubes; and rear legs tubes, each leg tube being adapted for connection to a leg plate. The movable seating chair frame comprises a pair of seat tube plates mounted on the central axle tube for rotation thereabout; seat member tubes, each being adapted for connection to a respective one of the seat tube plates; and back-rest tubes, each being adapted for connection to a respective one of the seat tube plates. |
| US11969096B2 |
Nap apparatus for desk
An object of the present invention is to provide a nap apparatus for a desk that allows a user to sleep comfortably as if leaning on a mother's back even when taking a nap at a desk. To this end, the nap apparatus for the desk of the present invention as a nap apparatus for a desk used when taking a nap on the desk includes a top plate support part to be supported on a top plate for the desk; and an upper body support part provided in the top plate support part and provided to be inclined on the top plate to support the upper body including a user's head. |
| US11969093B2 |
Modular chair
A modular furniture seat assembly comprises a seating portion having a front end, a rear end, a pair of opposing side edges, and a seating connector component on each of the opposing side edges. A back portion is provided and has a lower end, an upper end, and a pair of opposing side edges. The lower end of the back portion connects to the rear end of the seating portion. A pair of lateral support arm assemblies is provided, each having an inner surface and an outer surface, with each of the pair of lateral support arm assemblies having a first arm connector component which is releasably connectable to the seating connector component. The lateral support arm assemblies comprise an armrest portion and a leg portion, with the leg portion supporting the modular furniture seating item when it is an assembled condition. |
| US11969091B2 |
Outdoor furniture foot system and method
The foot for outdoor furniture is provided that includes a base pad and an anchor portion. The anchor portion includes a prong system that is configured to provide a friction fit retention means where the foot coupled to an article of outdoor furniture. The prong system includes an array of teeth configured to permit the foot to be more easily inserted in the article of outdoor furniture while also militating against the article of outdoor furniture from becoming undesirably decoupled from the foot. |
| US11969090B2 |
Dynamic workstation apparatus, methods, and systems
Aspects of dynamic workstation apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed. One aspect disclosed herein is an apparatus comprising a frame; an equipment support that is operable with the frame to position a piece of exercise equipment at a plurality of different equipment support heights relative to the frame; a work surface that is attachable to the frame and selectively positionable at a plurality of different work surface heights relative to the frame, the plurality of different work surface heights including at least a standing height and a seated height; and an actuator that is attachable to and operable with the frame to move the work surface within a range of movement including the plurality of different work surface heights while maintaining an orientation of the work surface relative to the frame. |
| US11969085B2 |
Shelving systems
A shelving system includes first and second side members. A cross member is coupled to the side members. A guide member is coupled to the cross member such that the guide member is movable relative to the cross member. A container including a rail is coupled to the guide member. The rail includes a first locking element and a second locking element that is connected to the first locking element. The container includes a handle having a third locking element that engages the first locking element. The locking elements are configured to move the container between a first orientation in which the container is provisionally fixed to the guide member and a second orientation in which the container can translate relative to the guide member. |
| US11969076B2 |
Convertible shoulder bag and backpack
A convertible shoulder bag and backpack includes: (a) a bag body defining front, back, top, bottom, first side, and second side panels; and (b) a strap defining first and second portions thereof extending between first and second pairs of connection points for connecting the first and second portions to the bag body, respectively. An interconnecting portion slidably extends between a pair of diagonally opposing connection points such that slidably increasing the length of the first portion decreases the length of the second portion and vice versa, the strap being configured to enable the convertible shoulder bag and backpack to be converted between a shoulder-bag configuration and a backpack configuration without disconnecting or reconnecting the strap. The strap may include a retractable hip belt and/or securing strap. Additionally, a tote handle may be coupled to the first and/or second portion by a length-multiplying interconnecting portion. |
| US11969075B2 |
Augmented reality beauty product tutorials
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for augmented reality beauty product tutorials are disclosed. Methods disclose displaying on a first portion of a screen a beauty product tutorial including pre-recorded images of a presenter applying a beauty product to a body part of the presenter and determining first effects indicating changes to make to live images of a user to simulate applying the beauty product to the body part of the user, where the first effects are determined based on second effects indicating changes to the pre-recorded images from applying the beauty product to the body part of the presenter. Methods further disclose processing the live images of the user to add the first effects and indications of motion of the beauty product and displaying the processed live images of the user on a second portion of the screen. |
| US11969071B2 |
All-aluminum lipstick tube cartridge and lipstick tube
An all-aluminum lipstick tube cartridge comprises a sleeve portion, a spiral portion, an inner body portion and a cup portion, wherein the inner side wall of the spiral portion is formed with a helical spiral groove. A head end of the spiral groove is located at the upper end of the spiral portion and a tail end of the spiral groove is located at the lower end of the spiral portion, and a side wall of the inner body portion is provided with a pair of oppositely formed guide slots axially formed along the inner body portion. |
| US11969070B2 |
Cosmetic product container and retention mechanism
A cosmetic product container and retention mechanism include a cup including a cup body and a ring and a cosmetic substance. The cup body has first and second ends and an inner sidewall forming a cup cavity. The inner sidewall includes a first positioning notch. The ring is at least partially disposed within the cup cavity adjacent to the first positioning notch and includes an inner ring surface and defines a ring cavity. The ring is constructed from a compressible material that is positionable in a first, expanded configuration and a second, compressed configuration. The cosmetic substance has first and second ends and an elongated body therebetween. At least a portion of the elongated body is disposed within the ring cavity. Upon disposing at least a portion of the cosmetic substance within the ring cavity, the ring is adapted to apply a retaining force thereto. |
| US11969068B2 |
Cordless nail gel curing lamp with interchangeable surface features
The present inventive subject matter relates to a portable electronic device housing having an opening for receiving a hand or foot wherein the housing has interior positioned LEDs for emitting light onto the nails of the hand or foot to cure nail care preparations applied thereto. The device includes removably attachable top and bottom trim to which can be substituted with different top and bottom trim for different visual appearances. In addition, the disclosed device includes a slidably attached base plate that is movable to a first position for curing of fingernails of the hand and is movable to a second position for curing of toenails of the foot. The base plate includes protrusions for a tactile indicator to a user of proper positioning of a hand. |
| US11969066B1 |
Card holder wallet
The present disclosure provides a card holder wallet. The card holder wallet includes: a shell and a flexible protective sleeve. The shell is provided with a first accommodating cavity and a first accommodating opening. The first accommodating opening is communicated with the first accommodating cavity. The first accommodating cavity is configured to accommodate a card. The protective sleeve is provided with a first portion and a second portion. The second portion and the first portion are rotatable. The first portion is connected to the shell. The second portion can rotate to cover the first accommodating opening. The protective sleeve is provided with a seventh accommodating cavity and a seventh accommodating opening. The seventh accommodating opening is communicated with the seventh accommodating cavity, and the seventh accommodating cavity is configured to accommodate money. |
| US11969065B2 |
Case for glasses
Exemplary embodiments are directed to a case for storing two pairs of glasses. The case can include an inner wall including opposing first and second edges, a first endcap positioned adjacent to the first edge of the inner wall, and a second endcap positioned adjacent to the second edge of the inner wall. The case can include a first outer wall extending from the first endcap to the second endcap, and a second outer wall extending from the first endcap to the second endcap. The first and second endcaps, and the first and second outer walls define an enclosure. The inner wall separates the enclosure into two independent compartments. |
| US11969062B2 |
Jewelry chain with movable alphanumeric character links
A jewelry chain having a plurality of links including a plurality of connecting links and one or a plurality of decorative links. Each decorative link comprises an outline of an alphanumeric character and becomes part of the chain by connection from at least two connecting links. The connecting links can easily pass through open sections of the alphanumeric character outline to allow rotation and sliding movement in at least two different directions so that the alphanumeric character can provide different appearances when the jewelry chain is worn. The chain can form or be incorporated in necklaces, bracelets or earrings. |
| US11969059B2 |
Electrically releasable buckle assembly for a motor vehicle restraint
An electrically releasable buckle assembly (12) for a motor vehicle restraint (10) may include latch components (18) configured to releasably engage a tongue member (14B) of the motor vehicle restraint (10), a release button (16) operatively coupled to the latch components (18), the release button (16) having a latched position in which the latching components engage the tongue member (14B) and a release position in which the latch components (18) release the tongue member (14B), an electrical energy source (32), at least one shape memory alloy component (26) operatively coupled to the release button (16), the at least one shape memory alloy component (26) responsive to heating thereof by electrical energy supplied by the source (32) to a temperature at or above a transition temperature thereof to move the release button (16) from the latched position to the release position, and means (34) for selectively supplying electrical energy from the electrical energy source (32) to the at least one shape memory alloy component (26). |
| US11969050B2 |
Sole structure with tiered plate assembly for an article of footwear
A sole structure may have a tiered plate assembly including a first plate and a second plate. The first plate may extend from a forefoot region of the sole structure to a heel region of the sole structure. Stated differently, the first plate may be a full-length plate that extends the full length of the sole structure. The second plate may be joined with the first plate in a midfoot region of the sole structure and at a rear of a heel region of the sole structure, and may diverge from the first plate between the midfoot region and the rear of the heel region to define a first heel gap between the first plate and the second plate in the heel region. Heel cushioning units may be stacked in the heel region, with a first heel cushioning unit disposed in the first heel gap. |
| US11969045B2 |
Helmet mount for night vision device
The present invention relates to mounting assemblies for optical devices, including enhanced night vision goggles (ENVG), and more particularly to a multi-adjustable and multi-stowable mount for a single or dual enhanced night vision goggles (ENVG). The mounting assemblies can include a quick release system for detachment of the optical device from the mount. |
| US11969043B2 |
Skull mounting system for headgear and headgear with skull mounting system
A skull mounting system for headgear, preferably a respirator hood, includes a headband with a front headband and a rear headband. The front headband extends around at least the front of the head of the wearer and the rear headband is found on the back of the head of the wearer, and at least one upper headband is provided that extends over the top of the head of the wearer. The upper headband has higher elasticity than the front and rear headbands. |
| US11969042B2 |
Tailored compression garments and methods of tailoring compression garments for individuals
Embodiments relate to methods for generating at least one custom pattern for use in garment construction, the method comprising receiving scan data relating to a three dimensional scanned body; receiving input regarding a garment use case; selecting at least one compression value based at least in part on the garment use case; calculating at least one negative ease dimension based on the at least one compression value; and modifying predetermined garment pattern dimensions based on the at least one negative ease dimension to generate the at least one custom pattern. |
| US11969041B2 |
Made to measure apparel patternmaking system and method
An apparel patternmaking software that allows the user to select from a plurality of templates for a variety of slopers that can be used to create a customized, made to measure digital sewing pattern for various articles of clothing. The user is asked to provide measurements that can be manually measured or imported from a body scanner or both. Further, the user is prompted to review a list of default, pre-defined design choices for how to adjust a sloper based on the relationship of the inputted measurements with each other (e.g., if the waist is wider than the hip measurement or if the waist is narrower than the hip measurement). The user is allowed to add new conditions and default design choices to edit and alter the sloper. The sloper is automatically adjusted to accommodate the entered set of measurements. |
| US11969034B1 |
Integrated protective knee pad assembly
A knee pad assembly includes a protective member, a hard shell member and a hinge member connecting the protective member and the hard shell member. A first end of the hard shell member is connected to the hinge member. A second end of the hard shell member opposing the first end has an upper lip member and a lower lip member, the upper lip member and the lower lip member defining a recessed member that extends from one side of second end of the hard shell member to another side of the second end of the hard shell member. |
| US11969031B2 |
Hybrid article of apparel
A hybrid article of apparel is provided. The article comprises a form-fitting inner layer and a looser, more freely-fitting outer layer joined together at various locations to provide an aerodynamic article with improved modesty, among other benefits. |
| US11969027B2 |
Support garment
Aspects herein are directed to a support garment that includes a number of features configured to provide a high level of support to a wearer's breasts while being comfortable to wear. The support garment includes a Y-shaped layer affixed to an inner surface of a front portion of the support garment that helps to limit upward movement of a wearer's breasts. The support garment also includes foam pads having a uniform thickness and a plurality of apertures located at side portions of the support garment and configured to limit lateral movement of the wearer's breasts. The support garment also includes an underband that is zoned to be breathable and permeable at a front center of the underband while still providing support to an under portion of the wearer's breasts. |
| US11969025B2 |
Electronic cigarette charging device and electronic cigarette system
A charging device for an electronic cigarette system is provided. The electronic cigarette system includes a smoking device. The smoking device includes a heating member. The charging device includes a housing and a cleaning device located in the housing. The housing is provided with a hollow chamber configured for receiving the smoking device and an accommodation cavity configured for installing the cleaning device. The accommodation cavity is in communication with the hollow chamber. When the smoking device is placed into the hollow chamber, the cleaning device in the accommodation cavity is configured to contact with the heating member of the smoking device and clean the heating member. The charging device is convenient for the user to carry the cleaning device and clean the heating member. |
| US11969022B2 |
Aerosol generation device, control method and storage medium
An aerosol generation device includes: a load configured to heat an aerosol generation article by using power that is supplied from a power source, the aerosol generation article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate configured to hold or carry at least one of an aerosol source and a flavor source; and a control unit configured to control the power that is supplied from the power source to the load. When starting the supply of power to the load in a non-operation state, or when the load is in a preparation state in which the load is not capable of generating a predetermined amount or more of aerosols from the aerosol generation article, the control unit is configured to control the power that is supplied from the power source to the load by feed-forward control. |
| US11969021B2 |
Systems for generating a liquid aerosol
An aerosol generating system including a housing defining an airflow outlet; a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; an aerosol generator, configured to generate an aerosol from the liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a perforated plate disposed between the aerosol generator and the airflow outlet, the perforated plate defining a plurality of apertures extending through the perforated plate; and an electrode disposed between the aerosol generator and the perforated plate, wherein the perforated plate is electrically conductive, and wherein the electrode and the perforated plate are configured to generate an electrical potential. |
| US11969016B2 |
Method of forming assembly with capillary medium and air impingement surface
The method includes defining a duct within a capillary medium, forming an air impingement surface that defines a first opening, the air impingement surface including electrically conductive filaments, and connecting the air impingement surface to a first surface of the capillary medium to form an assembly, at least one first portion of the air impingement surface extending into the first surface. |
| US11969014B2 |
Electronic cigarette
An electronic cigarette includes a main body, a base assembly, an atomizing assembly, a power supply device and a cigarette lighting device. The main body forms an accommodating cavity therein. The base assembly is movably arranged on the main body. The atomizing assembly is connected with the base assembly and is movably received in the accommodating cavity under the driving of the base assembly. A first triggering member is installed on the main body, a second triggering member is installed on the base assembly. When the atomizing assembly is received in the accommodating cavity, the first triggering member and the second triggering member form a first relationship of a triggering state. When the atomizing assembly moves out of the accommodating cavity, the first triggering member and the second triggering member form a second relationship of a disconnected state. |
| US11969010B2 |
Aerosol-generating devices
An aerosol-generating device comprises a device housing comprising a first receiving chamber configured to receive and accommodate a first consumable and a second receiving chamber configured to receive and accommodate a second consumable. The device further comprises a power source in an internal space defined by the device housing and a controller configured to control aerosolization of an aerosol-forming substrate in a consumable in one of the first receiving chamber and in the second receiving chamber. At least the second receiving chamber includes electrical contacts configured to be detachably connected to a battery based on the separate power source being in the second receiving chamber such that the electrical contacts provide additional power from the separate power source to the aerosol-generating device. |
| US11969008B2 |
Filters and elongated members formed of palm paper and having a flavor capsule
A device for burning smoking material and inhaling the resulting smoke is disclosed. The device can include an truncated conical member formed from a material having an internal elongated cavity extending from an open end to a closed end. The elongated cavity can be configured to receive a smoking material. The smoking accessory can include a filter disposed within the truncated conical member and defining the closed end. The filter can have a recess formed in a surface of the body along a curved face extending from the first end to the second end, the recess extending radially into the body. The smoking accessory can include a capsule containing a flavoring agent disposed within the recess. |
| US11969007B2 |
Aerosol generating article with heat diffuser
A heated aerosol-generating article for use with an electrically-operated aerosol-generating device includes an outlet end and a distal end. The article may include a heat diffuser at the distal end of the article. The article may include an aerosol-forming substrate between the heat diffuser and the outlet end. The heat diffuser may include a non-combustible porous body configured to absorb heat from an electric heating element such that the heat diffuser is configured to heat air drawn through the aerosol-generating article from the distal end to the outlet end based on the heat absorbed in the porous body. The heated aerosol-generating article may be included in a heated aerosol-generating system that includes an electric heating element configured to generate heat. The heat diffuser may heat air drawn through the aerosol-generating system, based on absorbing heat generated by the electric heating element. |
| US11969004B2 |
Method of preparing paprika red pigment with low polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
A method of preparing paprika red pigment with low polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons includes (1) drying, crushing and granulating mature peppers to obtain pepper particles; (2) extracting the pepper particles with a vegetable oil in a rotocel extractor to obtain a paprika red pigment solution; (3) extracting the paprika red pigment solution with an ethanol solution in a liquid-liquid extractor to remove spicy substances; (4) running the paprika red pigment solution through a low-pressure chromatography column to remove polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; and (5) concentrating the paprika red pigment solution to obtain the paprika red pigment with low polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. |
| US11969001B2 |
Food ingredients from Stevia rebaudiana
The invention relates to a process for producing food ingredients from Stevia rebaudiana plant and their use in food products, beverages and other consumables. Obtained compositions are useful as flavors, sweeteners, antioxidants, and other functional ingredients. |
| US11969000B2 |
Sweetener having increased acid resistance of oligosaccharides, food containing same, and method for increasing acid resistance of oligosaccharides
The present application relates to a sweetener including an oligosaccharide having increased acid resistance, a food composition including the same, and a method of increasing acid resistance of an oligosaccharide of an oligosaccharide-containing sweetener including applying allulose to the oligosaccharide. |
| US11968998B2 |
L-cysteine-treated proteins with altered functionalities and preparations thereof
High-protein food additives are prepared by reacting a protein material with L-cysteine, or a derivative thereof, with homogenization and heating. The homogenization and heating is preferably carried out on an aqueously slurry of the protein material and L-cysteine. The homogenized and reacted slurry is then dried to form a powder. The resultant food additive may be incorporated into a wide variety of food products to enhance the physical characteristics thereof. |
| US11968989B2 |
Automated station for salting meat pieces and operating method thereof
The invention relates to an automated station for salting meat pieces in a predetermined manner, enabling a method for salting poultry meat pieces to be automated, thus increasing productivity and thereby improving safety conditions. The station comprises motorised supply means for supplying meat pieces (P) in a forward direction, handling means for handling meat pieces in order to handle the meat piece coming from the supply means, salt supply means configured to provide salt on an inner and outer area of the meat piece (P), as well as a retrieval system for retrieving salt coming from the salt supply means. |
| US11968986B2 |
Electric gaff hook system
An electric gaff hook device includes an elongated pole having at least one hook that is positioned along the distal end. Each of the hooks including a curved shape, a sharpened tip, and a plurality of electrodes. A controller, user interface, power source and power output unit are provided along the pole. The power output unit receives power from the power source and sends amplified power to the plurality of electrodes based on a command from the user interface. The power discharged by the electrodes functions to stun and immobilize a fish for between about 1 and 3 minutes. A spike is provided along the distal end of the pole and includes a plurality of apertures forming a channel for receiving an elongated wire to euthanize and perform ike jime on the stunned fish. |
| US11968985B2 |
Wrap off-cuts returning mechanism in gyoza forming machine
In a gyoza forming machine compressing a half kneaded noodle skin material to form into a belt-like noodle skin, die cutting the obtained belt-like noodle skin into a predetermined shape to form a gyoza skin, putting a gyoza filling on the gyoza skin, and wrapping the gyoza filling with the gyoza skin to obtain a gyoza, the gyoza forming machine includes a wrap off-cuts returning mechanism having a supply unit for a wrap off-cuts and the half kneaded noodle skin material arranging the half kneaded noodle skin material on both surfaces of the die cut wrap off-cuts, and a noodle skin forming unit compressing the wrap off-cuts and the needle skin material supplied from the supply unit to form a three-layer structure needle skin, and the wrap off-cuts returning mechanism is configured to return the die cut wrap off-cuts formed by the noodle skin forming unit to the supply unit. |
| US11968982B2 |
Corn rootworm biological control
Disclosed is a method for controlling corn rootworm damage to corn comprising the step of applying to a corn seed from 103 to 106 colony forming units of one of Beauveria bassiana strain ARSEF 2579 (BF503), Metarhizium pingshaence strain ARSEF 5197 (BF517) or mixtures thereof. Another aspect of the present disclosure comprises further combining either BF503 or BF517 with the fungi Trichoderma afroharzianum strain K2 (ATCC PTA-9708) plus Trichoderma atroviride strain K4 (ATCC PTA 9707) and applying it to corn seeds. Another aspect of the present disclosure comprises applying at least one of the BF503 or BF517 to a field planted with corn, with the fungi applied into the seed zone. In another aspect of the present disclosure the same field is further treated with both Trichoderma afroharzianum strain K2 (ATCC PTA-9708) plus Trichoderma atroviride strain K4 (ATCC PTA 9707) into the seed zone. |
| US11968978B2 |
Formulations and methods for treating photosynthetic organisms and enhancing qualities and quantities of yields with glycan composite formulations
Glycan Composites and methods for rendering glycan composites for the treatment of photosynthetic organisms, including the steps of formulating branched glycan deglycosylates into coordination complex compositions resulting in water-borne availability; stability during storage; applying a suitable volume of the resulting mixture to one or more photosynthetic organisms; delivery to photosynthetic organisms; metabolically based growth of crops; enhanced qualities and increased quantities of crops; and systems and compositions for the same. |
| US11968975B2 |
Compositions and methods for storing liquid biospecimens
A lyoprotectant composition includes one or more lyoprotective carbohydrates comprising a non-reducing polysaccharide. The non-reducing polysaccharide may be dextranol. The one or more lyoprotective carbohydrates may include a non-reducing disaccharide. The lyoprotectant composition may be free of or substantially free of reducing sugars. The composition may be in the form of a matrix including a non-woven web of fibers having an average diameter of 0.1 μm to 2.5 μm. A method of storing a liquid biospecimen includes mixing the liquid biospecimen with the lyoprotectant composition to prepare a specimen-loaded composition; drying the specimen-loaded composition; and storing the dried specimen-loaded composition. |
| US11968974B2 |
Cross-circulation platform for recovery, regeneration, and maintenance of extracorporeal organs
Described are systems, methods, and devices relating to normothermic extracorporeal support of an organ, tissue, or bioengineered graft comprising cross-circulation (XC) perfusion for prolonged periods (days to weeks) via an XC perfusion circuit in connection with an extracorporeal host (e.g., animal, patient, organ transplant recipient) are disclosed. The XC perfusion circuit comprises auto-regulation of blood flow based on the trans-organ blood pressure difference between arterial and venous pressure. Recipient support enabled 36 h of normothermic perfusion that maintained healthy lungs with no significant changes in physiologic parameters and allowed for the recovery of injured lungs. Extended support enabled multiscale therapeutic interventions in all extracorporeal lungs. Lungs exceeded transplantation criteria. |
| US11968968B1 |
Device and methods of use for determining lure depth while trolling
A measuring device is provided for use in a method for determining the depth of a trolled lure. The measuring device has an angular scale divided into degrees to measure a dive angle and a bubble level affixed thereto for calibrating the angular scale relative to the horizon. A register pin affixed at a fulcrum of the angular scale forms a center point for a fishing line to rotate about in order to measure a dive angle. The register pin further includes a flange to ensure the fishing line is retained on an outer diameter of the register pin while the dive angle measurement is taken. A mounting device is provided adapted for affixing the measuring device within a boat in a manner that allows for leveling or calibrating. |
| US11968967B2 |
Rotatable fishing rod handle device with adjustable bending and straightening
A rotatable fishing rod handle device with adjustable bending and straightening includes a handle body, a wheel seat and a connecting rod, wherein a front end portion of the handle body is provided with a mounting hole inwardly. A rear end portion of the wheel seat is provided with a coupling shaft. The coupling shaft is located and rotatable in the mounting hole. A shaft body of the coupling shaft is provided with a groove, in which a latch protrusion and a spring are disposed. An end of the latch protrusion protrudes outward to a notch of the groove and the latch protrusion is elastically disposed in the groove through the spring. A first position limiting hole is formed at a position corresponding to the groove on the coupling shaft on a side wall of the handle body. |
| US11968965B2 |
SwimSplash solar lure
Top water and deep diving fishing lures have been around for many years. The improvement on them is placing a tiny motor inside the lure with a barbed shaft extending out the back that is used to push on a molded soft rubber tail that spins, splashes the water and pulls the lure backwards towards the casted hot spot area as it is powered by a tiny solar panel, (But not limited to) as it can be powered by a battery. The improvement is the molded soft rubber tail thats connected to the tiny solar panel motor or battery causing it to spin, splash the water and pull the lure backwards, keeping it in that casted hot spot area like something stuck on the water and trying to get out by swimming to safety with that SwimSplash action. |
| US11968962B2 |
Small seed converter for bird feeder
Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatuses and methods for facilitating filling and cleaning of bird feeders that are aesthetically pleasing and adaptable for attracting different types of birds. In one implementation, a bird feeder includes a port having a surface extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The proximal end has a connecting portion configured to connect to a reservoir. The surface has one or more openings defined therein. A small seed converter is insertable into the port, and the small seed converter includes a plurality of teeth extending from an edge. The plurality of teeth are configured to narrow the one or more openings for dispensing small sized seed. |
| US11968961B2 |
Animal restraint
An animal restraint is disclosed for mitigating collar trauma to critical neck structures of an animal. The animal restraint includes a track housing defining an exterior surface and an interior surface. A plurality of loops are positioned on the exterior surface of the track housing. A strap is threaded through the loops, and is adapted to slide around the exterior surface of the track housing from a pulling force on the animal restraint. The strap includes a leash attachment ring adapted for attachment to a leash. Impact resistant padding is attached to the interior surface of the track housing, and the sliding movement of the strap maintains a proper positioning of the impact resistant padding over corresponding anatomical neck structures of an animal. |
| US11968958B2 |
Circular grazing system and method
A circular grazing system for poultry and/or livestock. The circular grazing system including a center pivot structure installed at a field. The center pivot structure may have a center pivot axis. The field may be a poultry and/or livestock grazing field. The circular grazing system for poultry and/or livestock may include an enclosure for containing poultry and/or livestock. The enclosure may extend generally radially from the center pivot structure to a circumference of the field. The enclosure may be rotably coupled to the center pivot structure such that the enclosure rotates around the center pivot axis. |
| US11968957B2 |
Chute safety system and method of use
A chute safety system for selectively enclosing a bovine in a calf shoot by selectively closing a rear gate assembly behind the bovine. The chute safety system comprises an entryway at a rear portion, a first side enclosure, a second side enclosure and a front gate assembly at a front portion, a trigger foot plate assembly and the rear gate assembly. The chute safety system can comprise a bovine enclosure defined by a space between the rear gate assembly, the first side enclosure, the second side enclosure, and the front gate assembly. The rear gate assembly comprises a rear gate crossbar having a crossbar distal end and a crossbar proximate end, a crossbar hinge and a crossbar rotational axis. |
| US11968956B2 |
Telescoping pet ramp
A telescoping pet ramp incudes a bottom frame that has a rectangular shape and fasteners to tether the telescoping pet ramp to an interior of a vehicle. The telescoping pet ramp includes a top frame, a platform, connectors, a ramp storage area, and a telescoping ramp. The top frame has four sides that create a rectangular shape and an opening between the four sides. The platform is attached to the top frame and covers the opening. Four or more connectors connect the top frame and the bottom frame. The ramp storage area is between the top frame and the bottom frame. The telescoping ramp is moveable with respect to a front of the top frame and a front of the bottom frame. The ramp storage area retains the telescoping ramp when the telescoping ramp is in a non-extended state. |
| US11968953B2 |
Apparatus and method for fusing curd
An apparatus for fusing curd and a method for fusing curd. The curd is fused in the apparatus, which is configured to form a curd stack in a container that has a temperature comprised within a temperature range that favors acidification of the cheese curd in the curd stack. The formation of the curd stack compresses the cheese curd in the curd stack, which causes the curd stack to express whey as the acidification of the curd takes place and as the syneresis process takes place. The curd stack is subjected to a vacuum, which assists in the removal of air from the curd stack. The curd stack has a continuous casein matrix, which allows for a cheese block obtained from the curd stack to be milled into cheese curds, which have substantially similar dimensions and very few fines. |
| US11968952B2 |
Tomato hybrid SVTH3452 and parents thereof
The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid SVTH3452, tomato line FIR-A818-0433, and tomato line FDR-A815-3562V. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTH3452, tomato line FIR-A818-0433, and tomato line FDR-A815-3562V and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTH3452, tomato line FIR-A818-0433, and tomato line FDR-A815-3562V comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits. |
| US11968950B2 |
Bean variety SVGG2118
The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGG2118. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of bean line SVGG2118 and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGG2118 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SVGG2118, including the pods and gametes of such plants. |
| US11968946B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011217
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011217. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011217, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011217 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 CH011217. |
| US11968944B2 |
Variety corn line IFF4111
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated IFF4111, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line IFF4111 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line IFF4111, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line IFF4111, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US11968940B1 |
Maize inbred 8SSIX6027
A novel maize variety designated 8SSIX6027 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 8SSIX6027 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 8SSIX6027 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 8SSIX6027 or a locus conversion of 8SSIX6027 with another maize variety. |
| US11968939B1 |
Maize inbred PH4CM5
A novel maize variety designated PH4CM5 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4CM5 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4CM5 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4CM5 or a locus conversion of PH4CM5 with another maize variety. |
| US11968937B2 |
Light source
A light module includes a first light emitter, a second light emitter, a third light emitter, and a controller. The first light emitter is configured to emit a first light having a first peak wavelength in a visible range, the second light emitter is configured to emit a second light having a waveform having a second peak wavelength higher than the first peak wavelength, and the third light emitter is configured to emit a third light having a third peak wavelength that is shorter than the first peak wavelength. The controller is configured to control the first light emitter, the second light emitter, and the third light emitter to generate a first light pattern and a second light pattern. The first light pattern comprises a first light spectrum and the second light pattern comprises a second light spectrum including at least one more peak wavelength than the first light spectrum. |
| US11968932B2 |
Garden and/or forestry system
A garden and/or forestry system has a hand-held gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus, and an assistance device, which is formed separately from the gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus and which is designed to support a user in operation of the gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus. The assistance device has a user interface, by which the assistance device is controllable by user inputs. The hand-held gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus has a user-actuable operator control element for user inputs to the user interface. |
| US11968931B2 |
Plant cover device with tubular shape and base member and related methods
An IPC device may include a pole in a ground surface. The IPC device also includes an upper end with tapered walls extending inwardly from a base and into an apex to abut the pole, and a seam extending along a peripheral edge of the tapered walls. The upper end defines a plant-receiving cavity. The IPC device also includes a lower tubular end opposite the upper end and having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a major mesh surface extending between the first end and the second end. The lower tubular end also defines the plant-receiving cavity therein. The IPC also includes a medial seam coupling the base of the upper end and the first end of the lower tubular end. The IPC also includes a curved flexible support carried by the medial seam. The IPC also includes a base member. |
| US11968928B2 |
Device for picking fruit having an improved robot arm
A device for picking fruit is provided with an optical detection means and a robot arm, fitted with a gripper mechanism. The processing unit actuates the robot arm to make the gripper mechanism move about the piece of fruit to be picked from below. Once grasped, the piece of fruit to be picked is rotated in such a way about a substantially horizontal axis that the stalk of the piece of fruit comes away from the plant. |
| US11968921B2 |
Combined depth gauge wheel and scraper for a planter
A depth gauge wheel for a row planter. The depth gauge wheel sets the planting depth for the seeds planted by the row planter. The depth gauge wheel sets planting depth by setting the cutting depth of the disk opener of the row planter. The depth gauge wheel also scrapes mud from the disk blade of the disk opener. The depth gauge wheel includes a rim, a tire attached to the rim and a ring attached to the rim. The tire contacts the surface of the ground to set the cutting depth of the disk opener and the ring scrapes mud from the disk blade of the disk opener. |
| US11968916B2 |
Artificial turf maintenance robot
A method of maintaining artificial turf using a turf maintenance robot. The artificial turf comprises an artificial turf carpet, wherein the artificial turf carpet comprises turf fibers which form an artificial turf surface. The artificial turf fibers have a grain. The artificial turf comprises artificial turf infill distributed between the artificial turf fibers. The turf maintenance robot is a self-driving robot, wherein the turf maintenance robot comprises a memory for storing turf grain data, descriptive the grain of the artificial turf fibers. The method comprises brushing the artificial turf surface by the turf maintenance robot. The turf maintenance robot performs the brushing dependent upon the turf grain data. |
| US11974510B2 |
Phase change memory structure and the same
The present disclosure provides a memory structure, including a first interlayer dielectric layer (ILD), a second ILD over the first ILD, wherein at least a portion of an interconnect structure is in the second ILD, a first switch between the first ILD and the second ILD, a second switch over the first switch, and a first phase change material stacking with the first switch and the second switch. |
| US11974507B2 |
Storage element, semiconductor device, magnetic recording array, and method of manufacturing storage element
A storage element includes a first ferromagnetic layer; a second ferromagnetic layer; a nonmagnetic layer interposed between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer in a first direction; a first wiring that extends in a second direction different from the first direction and together with the nonmagnetic layer sandwiches the first ferromagnetic layer in the first direction; and an electrode that together with the nonmagnetic layer sandwiches the second ferromagnetic layer in at least a part in the first direction, wherein the electrode is in contact with at least a part of a lateral side surface of the second ferromagnetic layer. |
| US11974506B2 |
Spin-orbit torque device
A spin-orbit torque device is disclosed, which includes: a magnetic layer; and a non-magnetic layer adjacent to the magnetic layer and comprising a spin-Hall material, wherein the spin-Hall material comprises NixCu1-x alloy, and x is in a range from 0.4 to 0.8. |
| US11974505B2 |
Hybrid structure for surface acoustic wave device and associated production method
A hybrid structure for a surface acoustic wave device comprises a working layer of piezoelectric material assembled with a support substrate having a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than that of the working layer, and an intermediate layer located between the working layer and the support substrate. The intermediate layer is a sintered composite layer formed from powders of at least a first material and a second material different from the first. |
| US11974504B2 |
Thermoelectric conversion body, thermoelectric conversion module, and method for manufacturing thermoelectric conversion body
Provided are: a thermoelectric conversion body that has high electrical conductivity, achieving high thermoelectric conversion efficiency when used in a thermoelectric conversion module, and is less susceptible to warpage during manufacture; a method for manufacturing the same; and a thermoelectric conversion module using the same. A thermoelectric conversion body that is a fired product of a composition containing a thermoelectric semiconductor material and a heat resistant resin, wherein, with the heat resistant resin being subjected to temperature elevation and a weight of the heat resistant resin at 400° C. being defined as 100%, a temperature at which the heat resistant resin undergoes a further 5% reduction in weight is 480° C. or lower; a thermoelectric conversion module including the thermoelectric conversion body; and a method for manufacturing the thermoelectric conversion body. |
| US11974500B2 |
Molecular semiconductors containing diketopyrrolopyrrole and dithioketopyrrolopyrrole chromophores for small molecule or vapor processed solar cells
Optoelectronic devices, such as photovoltaic devices, comprising a low band gap, solution processable diketopyrrolopyrrole or dithioketopyrrolopyrrole chromophore core or cores are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of fabricating such optoelectronic devices. |
| US11974498B2 |
Organic compound for organic light emitting diode and an organic light emitting diode including the same with high efficiency
Disclosed are a compound for an organic light-emitting device, and an organic light-emitting diode comprising the same and exhibiting high efficiency. More particularly, the compound has a specific structure represented by Chemical Formula A or B and is used as a material for a hole injection layer or a hole transport layer in an organic light-emitting diode to confer high efficiency on the organic light-emitting diode. Chemical Formulas A and B are as defined in the description. |
| US11974495B2 |
Tetradentate platinum and palladium complexes based on biscarbazole and analogues
Tetradentate platinum and palladium complexes based on biscarbazole and analogues for full color displays and lighting applications. |
| US11974492B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a first region, a second region adjacent to a side of the first region, and a third region adjacent to another side of the first region; a display panel in the first region, the second region and the third region; a window on and overlapping the display panel; and a bonding member between the display panel and the window and in the first region, the second region and the third region. The bonding member includes a first bonding part having a first elastic modulus and in the first region, a second bonding part having a second elastic modulus and in the second region, and a third bonding part having a third elastic modulus and in the third region. The first elastic modulus is greater than each of the second elastic modulus and the third elastic modulus. |
| US11974491B2 |
Support structure, manufacturing method thereof, and display device
A support structure, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The support structure includes a metal substrate, and a buffer layer provided on the metal substrate; the support structure includes a bending region and a non-bending region; a portion of the metal substrate located in the bending region has a recess so that a thickness of the portion of the metal substrate located in the bending region is smaller than a thickness of a portion of the metal substrate located in the non-bending region; and the buffer layer is provided on a side of the metal substrate having the recess, and is at least located in the recess. |
| US11974489B2 |
Organic light emitting display apparatus
An organic light emitting display apparatus includes an organic light emitting display panel including a display area having a transparent area and an opaque area, and a non-display area. A gate driver is configured to sequentially supply a gate pulse to a plurality of gate lines included in the organic light emitting display panel. An initialization circuit is configured to transfer gate pulses or initialization control signals, output from the gate driver, to a plurality of transparent area gate lines. A camera is configured to photograph a region in a forward direction with respect to the organic light emitting display panel, and the camera may be provided in the transparent area of a rear surface of the organic light emitting display panel. A first pixel driving circuit provided in the transparent area may differ from a second pixel driving circuit provided in the opaque area. |
| US11974487B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a light-emitting substrate including a base substrate having a non-display area and a display area that surrounds the non-display area; an input sensing unit disposed on the light-emitting substrate; and a hole penetrating front and rear surfaces of each of the light-emitting substrate and the input sensing unit, wherein the light-emitting substrate includes a plurality of recesses, the non-display area includes a hole area which overlaps with the hole, a recess area in which the plurality of recesses are disposed and surrounds the hole area, and a peripheral area which surrounds the recess area, and the input sensing unit includes a plurality of first sensor members overlapping the display area and a first connector connecting the first sensor members and overlapping the groove area. |
| US11974486B2 |
Display device having display area and sensing area; and mobile terminal device including display panel
A display device and a mobile terminal device including the same are provided, wherein the display device includes a display panel including a display area in which a plurality of display pixels are disposed, and a sensing area in which a plurality of display pixels and a plurality of sensor pixels are disposed. The display pixels of the display area and the display pixels of the first sensing area emit light by receiving a data voltage of an input image in a display mode. The sensor pixels in the first sensing area generate an electric currents according to light reflected from a fingerprint in a fingerprint recognition mode. A resolution of the display pixel is lower than a resolution of the sensor pixel in the first sensing area. |
| US11974485B2 |
Display device
A display device include a light-emitting panel having first to third light-emitting diodes and a color panel on the light-emitting panel. The color panel includes first to third color areas that transmit light of different colors and a light-blocking area. The light-emitting panel includes two first power lines spaced apart from each other, connecting electrodes electrically connected to the two first power lines, and an insulating layer on the connecting electrodes, the insulating layer having openings each of which exposing a respective one of the connecting electrodes. The first light-emitting diode, the second light-emitting diode, and the third light-emitting diode are spaced apart from one another between the two first power lines. The second color area is smaller than each of the first color area and the third color area in size. The second color area is disposed between the first color area and the third color area. |
| US11974484B2 |
Pixel arrangement structure, organic electroluminescent display panel, metal mask and display device
A pixel arrangement structure includes: first sub-pixels, second sub-pixels and third sub-pixels, being not overlapped but being spaced apart. The third sub-pixel includes a first edge facing the first sub-pixel, the first sub-pixel includes a second edge facing the third sub-pixel, the third sub-pixel includes a third edge facing the second sub-pixel, and the second sub-pixel includes a fourth edge facing the third sub-pixel, and shapes of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are circles, the first edge and the second edge are curved edges with a same curvature, the third edge and the fourth edge are curved edges with a same curvature; or shapes of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are octagons, at least part of the first edge is parallel to at least part of the second edge, at least part of the third edge is parallel to at least part of the fourth edge. |
| US11974481B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus including the same
A display panel includes: a substrate including a main display area, a component area, and a peripheral area; a main sub-pixel and a main pixel circuit, the main sub-pixel being in the main display area on the substrate, and the main pixel circuit being connected to the main sub-pixel; a plurality of auxiliary sub-pixels in the component area on the substrate; a plurality of auxiliary pixel circuits in the peripheral area on the substrate; a plurality of connecting lines connecting the plurality of auxiliary sub-pixels to the plurality of auxiliary pixel circuits, respectively; and a dummy line extending in a direction in which the plurality of connecting lines extend in the component area. |
| US11974479B2 |
Electrical connection structure and electronic device comprising the same
An electrical connection structure is provided. The electrical connection structure includes a through hole, a first pad, a second pad and a conductive bridge. The through hole has a first end and a second end. The first pad at least partially surrounds the first end of the through hole and is electrically connected to a first circuit. The second pad is located at the second end of the through hole and is electrically connected to a second circuit. The conductive bridge is connected to the first pad and second pad through the through hole, thereby making the first and second circuits electrically connected to each other. |
| US11974477B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel including a display area, a driving circuit area, a driving wire area, and a sealing area. The display panel includes a first substrate, a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed on the first substrate in the display area, a gate driver disposed on the first substrate in the driving circuit area and supplying a signal for driving the light-emitting device, a plurality of wires disposed on the first substrate in the driving wire area and transmitting a clock signal to the gate driver, and an organic structure disposed on the first substrate in the driving wire area, the plurality of wires include a scan clock signal wire for transmitting a scan clock signal, and a sensing clock signal wire for transmitting a sensing clock signal, and the scan clock signal wire and the sensing clock signal wire do not overlap the organic structure. |
| US11974475B2 |
Flexible display panel, display device and forming method
A flexible display panel, a display device and a forming method are provided. The flexible display panel includes a display area and a non-display area, where the non-display area includes a bending sub-area and a binding sub-area, and the bending sub-area is configured to bend the binding sub-area to a side away from the display area, the bending sub-area includes a first organic layer, a second organic layer and a metal wiring layer between the first organic layer and the second organic layer arranged on the substrate, the touch wiring layer is electrically connected to the metal wiring layer; in response to the bending sub-area being in a bending state, a vertical distance from a bending neutral layer of the bending sub-area to the metal wiring layer is smaller than a preset distance. |
| US11974471B2 |
Display panel having a gate driving device and source driving device on different substrates
The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a first substrate, a first driving circuit layer located on the first substrate, a second substrate located on the first driving circuit layer, and a second driving circuit layer located on the second substrate, and a pixel electrode layer located on the second driving circuit layer. |
| US11974469B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed is a display device and a method of manufacturing the same having improved reliability. In the display device, at least one of a plurality of dielectric films disposed between an oxide semiconductor layer and a light-emitting device includes a lower region disposed on the oxide semiconductor layer and an upper region disposed on the lower region, the upper region including a trap element configured to trap hydrogen, whereby reliability of a thin film transistor including the oxide semiconductor layer is improved. |
| US11974464B2 |
Driving backplane, display panel and display apparatus
A driving backplane includes a base substrate, and data lines, a first gate line, a second gate line and pixel driving circuits that are disposed on the base substrate. The first gate line and the second gate line are adjacent. Each pixel driving circuit includes a first transistor including an active layer. The active layer includes an active portion, a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion. Active portions of first transistors further include first contact portions. The pixel driving circuits include a first pixel driving circuit and a second pixel driving circuit that are coupled to a data line and the first gate line. A first conductive portion in the first pixel driving circuit and a first conductive portion in the second pixel driving circuit are in contact through a first contact portion, and are coupled to the data line through the first contact portion. |
| US11974463B2 |
Array substrate and display apparatus
An array substrate is provided. The array substrate includes a node connecting line in a same layer as a respective voltage supply line, connected to a first capacitor electrode and a semiconductor material layer. An orthographic projection of a first anode on a base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of a node connecting line in a respective first subpixel. An orthographic projection of a second anode on the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of the node connecting line in a respective second subpixel. An orthographic projection of a third anode on the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of the node connecting line in a respective third subpixel. An orthographic projection of a fourth anode on the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of the node connecting line in a respective fourth subpixel. |
| US11974456B2 |
Display panel
A display panel includes a plurality of display elements arranged in a display area, an opening, a multi-layer including a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer, and a groove. Each display element includes a pixel electrode, an emission layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and an opposite electrode disposed on the emission layer. The display area surrounds the opening. The groove is located between the opening and the display area. The groove has an undercut cross-section that is concave in a thickness direction of the multi-layer, the second layer includes a pair of tips that protrude toward a center of the groove, and a length of each tip is less than about 2 μm. |
| US11974454B2 |
Display device and method for manufacturing display device
A display device is provided with a first adhesive layer formed on a sealing layer in a display region and a flexible sheet formed on a resin layer on an opposite side of a TFT layer, in which a first inorganic insulating layer has a first slit, the flexible sheet has a second slit, and the first adhesive layer is formed in a state of extending from the display region to a frame region, and overlapping with the first slit and the second slit. |
| US11974451B2 |
Display substrate, method for manufacturing the same and display device
A display substrate, a method for manufacturing the same and a display device. In the display substrate, a sealant region includes: a corner sealant region, a lead-in sealant region, and a first sealant region on a first side of a display area. The corner sealant region is provided with an encapsulation base layer. A non-display area is provided with a second power line, a gate drive circuit and multiple first signal lines configured to provide signals to the gate drive circuit. The second power line includes a power line corner portion and a first power line portion, the first power line portion overlaps the first sealant region, and the first power line portion extends in a first direction. A target portion of each first signal line is at least located in the corner sealant region. |
| US11974450B2 |
Display panel
The present disclosure provides a display panel including a first substrate, pixels arranged on the first substrate and configured to define a display area, a second substrate facing the first substrate, an insulating layer on the first substrate and including an edge that is closer to the display area than an edge of the first substrate, a conductive layer on the insulating layer, and a sealing member between the first substrate and the second substrate and surrounding the display area. |
| US11974448B2 |
Quantum dot light emitting diode, manufacturing method thereof and display panel with electron contribution layer for injecting free electrons to light emitting layer
The present disclosure provides a quantum dot light emitting diode, including: a first electrode, a second electrode, a quantum dot light emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, at least one electron transport layer between the quantum dot light emitting layer and the first electrode, and an electron contribution layer between the electron transport layer of the at least one electron transport layer closest to the first electrode and the quantum dot light emitting layer; a material of the electron contribution layer includes a metal material. The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing the quantum dot light emitting diode and a display panel. |
| US11974441B2 |
Memory array including epitaxial source lines and bit lines
A 3D memory array in which epitaxial source/drain regions which are horizontally merged and vertically unmerged are used as source lines and bit lines and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a memory array includes a first channel region over a semiconductor substrate; a first epitaxial region electrically coupled to the first channel region; a second epitaxial region directly over the first epitaxial region in a direction perpendicular to a major surface of the semiconductor substrate; a dielectric material between the first epitaxial region and the second epitaxial region, the second epitaxial region being isolated from the first epitaxial region by the dielectric material; a gate dielectric surrounding the first channel region; and a gate electrode surrounding the gate dielectric. |
| US11974440B2 |
Page buffer circuit and memory device including the same
A memory device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells; and a page buffer circuit provided in a page buffer region including a main region and a cache region provided in a first horizontal direction, and including a first page buffer unit and a second page buffer unit adjacent to each other in a second horizontal direction in the main region. A first sensing node of the first page buffer unit includes a first lower metal pattern, and a first upper metal pattern, and electrically connected to the first lower metal pattern. A second sensing node of the second page buffer unit includes a second lower metal pattern, and a second upper metal pattern, electrically connected to the second lower metal pattern, and not adjacent to the first upper metal pattern in the second horizontal direction. |
| US11974436B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure including conductive layers and insulating layers alternately stacked with each other, and a channel layer passing through the stacked structure, wherein the channel layer is a single layer, the single layer including a first GIDL region, a cell region, and a second GIDL region, and the first GIDL region has a greater thickness than each of the cell region and the second GIDL region. |
| US11974427B2 |
Manufacturing method of a memory and a memory
A manufacturing method of a memory includes: providing a substrate and a bit line contact layer; forming a dummy bit line structure on top of the bit line contact layer; forming a spacer layer on the sidewall of both the dummy bit line structure and the bit line contact layer; forming a dielectric layer on the sidewall of the spacer layer; forming a sacrificial layer filling the area between adjacent dummy bit line structures, wherein the sacrificial layer covers the sidewall of the dielectric layer; after the sacrificial layer is formed, removing the dummy bit line structure; forming a bit line conductive portion which fills the hole and covers the bit line contact layer; and, after the bit line conductive portion is formed, removing the spacer layer. |
| US11974425B2 |
Memory cell comprising first and second transistors and methods of operating
Semiconductor memory cells, array and methods of operating are disclosed. In one instance, a memory cell includes a bi-stable floating body transistor and an access device; wherein the bi-stable floating body transistor and the access device are electrically connected in series. |
| US11974423B2 |
Replacement channel process for three-dimensional dynamic random access memory
Examples herein relate to three-dimensional (3D) dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices and replacement channel processes for fabricating 3D DRAM devices. In an example, a gate dielectric layer is formed on a sacrificial material, and a gate electrode is formed on the gate dielectric layer. After the gate electrode is formed, the sacrificial material is removed and replaced by a semiconductor material. A channel region of a device (e.g., a transistor) that includes the gate dielectric layer and gate electrode is formed in the semiconductor material. The channel region can be vertical or horizontal with respect to a main surface of a substrate on which the device is formed. A capacitor can be formed, such as before or after the semiconductor material is formed, and is electrically connected to the semiconductor material. The device and the capacitor together can form at least part of a 3D DRAM cell. |
| US11974421B2 |
SRAM layout for double patterning
An integrated circuit with a SAR SRAM cell with power routed in metal-1. An integrated circuit with a SAR SRAM cell that has power routed in Metal-1 and has metal-1 and metal-2 integrated circuit and SAR SRAM cell patterns which are DPT compatible. A process of forming an integrated circuit with a SAR SRAM cell with DPT compatible integrated circuit and SAR SRAM cell metal-1 and metal-2 patterns. |
| US11974420B2 |
Solid state drive apparatus including electrostatic prevention structure
A solid state drive apparatus includes a case including a base and side walls extending upward along a circumference of the base, an electrostatic prevention structure of a metal pillar spaced apart from the side walls and protruding from at least a partial surface of the base and an electrostatic absorbing member on at least a partial surface of the metal pillar, a package substrate module mounted on the electrostatic prevention structure in the case, and a cover covering the case and the package substrate module. |
| US11974405B2 |
Electronic device housing and electronic device including the same
An electronic device housing, and an electronic device including the same are provided. The electronic device housing includes a substrate including glass, an insert portion which is bonded to the substrate at a surface of the insert portion, and at which a functional component of an electronic device having the electronic device housing is disposed, and an elastic layer which is between the substrate and the insert portion and extends along the surface of the insert portion. |
| US11974399B2 |
Method of manufacturing a three-dimensional electronic module having high component density, and device
Systems and methods of providing a three-dimensional electronic module having high component density are disclosed. In some cases, the module has improved heat dissipation, reduced weight and size, and increased protection against electromagnetic radiation. In some cases, the module includes a printed circuit board configured to be folded into a convex polyhedron, with the polyhedron's faces formed by sections of the printed circuit board. In some cases, the electronic components face the interior of the circuit board and fall into gaps between the components installed on the other sections. |
| US11974398B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes an upper package including an upper chip, a lower package including a lower chip, a printed circuit board above which the upper package and the lower package are laminated, solder balls connecting the upper package and the lower package, solder balls connecting the lower package and the printed circuit board. The lower package has a thermal expansion coefficient set between a thermal expansion coefficient of the upper package and a thermal expansion coefficient of the printed circuit board. |
| US11974396B2 |
Systems using composite materials
A system has a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising one or more electrical and/or electronic components and a composite material comprising highly-complex resin systems and thermally-resistant solids, the composite material adhered to the PCB and encasing the one or more electrical or electronic components. |
| US11974395B2 |
Security element, electronic card, electronic payment terminal, corresponding manufacturing method and assembly method
A security element intended to be electrically connected to an electronic card. The security element includes: a metal portion, called a dome; a conductive assembly including conductive tracks which are not connected to each other including an outer track and a central track, each having a conductive tab intended to connect them to the electronic card; and a non-conductive support having lumens via which the conductive tabs extend from the conductive tracks to the electronic card. The ends of the conductive tabs are intended to be in contact with the electronic card and do not extend beyond the non-conductive assembly such that the connections between the tracks and the electronic card are located under a lower face of the non-conductive assembly. |
| US11974390B2 |
Reduction of packaging substrate deformation
A packaging substrate can include a first surface and a second opposing surface, the first surface including a first mounting region of a first electronic module region and the second opposing surface including a first electrical contacts region of the first electronic module region. The packaging substrate can include a saw street region with at least a portion that surrounds the first electronic module region, and a saw street feature formed on the second opposing surface within at least a portion of the saw street region, the saw street feature being a solder mask layer over a metal layer. |
| US11974389B2 |
Low dielectric substrate for high-speed millimeter-wave communication
A low dielectric substrate for high-speed millimeter-wave communication includes a quartz glass cloth with a dielectric loss tangent of 0.0001 to 0.0015 and a dielectric constant of 3.0 to 3.8 at 10 GHz, and an organic resin with a dielectric loss tangent within 80% to 150% of the dielectric loss tangent of the quartz glass cloth at 10 GHz and a dielectric constant within 50% to 110% of the dielectric constant of the quartz glass cloth at 10 GHz. This provides a low dielectric substrate for high-speed millimeter-wave communication where the low dielectric substrate makes it possible to send signals that are stable and have excellent quality with no difference in propagation time between wirings even if the substrate has an uneven resin distribution and the quartz glass cloth above and below the wirings, and the difference in dielectric loss tangent between members has been reduced to lower transmission loss. |
| US11974386B2 |
Irradiation targets for the production of radioisotopes
An irradiation target for the production of radioisotopes, comprising at least one plate defining a central opening and an elongated central member passing through the central opening of the at least one plate so that the at least one plate is retained thereon, wherein the at least one plate and the elongated central member are both formed of materials that produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) by way of neutron capture. |
| US11974382B2 |
Dielectric substance-electrode assembly and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed are a dielectric substance-electrode assembly in which an electrode is coated with a dielectric and a method for manufacturing the same. The dielectric substance-electrode assembly is formed by forming a lower dielectric electrode constituting a lower portion of an assembly body, sealing a capsule filled with a treated powder and a lower dielectric in which an electrode is formed, and forming an upper dielectric constituting an upper portion of the assembly body using the treated powder which is diffused on and bonded to surfaces of the lower dielectric and the electrode due to sintering heat treatment which is performed by applying an isostatic pressure in a state in which the sealed capsule is placed in a pressure vessel of a heat treatment equipment. |
| US11974380B2 |
Automotive lamp
A scanning light source includes a semiconductor light source and a motor, and scans output light of the semiconductor light source in front of a lamp according to the movement of the motor. A constant current driver supplies a driving current ILED to the semiconductor light source according to a light source control signal. A light source control signal generator generates the light source control signal so as to obtain a light distribution pattern that corresponds to light distribution instruction data. A delay time measurement device measures the delay time required for the transition of the on/off states of the semiconductor light source from the change of the light source control signal. |
| US11974379B2 |
Light fixture system with high-resolution dimming
A light fixture system comprising a light fixture comprising light sources arranged in groups, wherein each group comprises one or more light sources, and a controller, wherein the controller is arranged to control the groups so that each of the groups is repeatedly switched on and off, wherein at a first point in time some groups are switched on and others are switched off, at a second point in time some of the groups which were switched on at the first point in time are switched off, and some of the groups which were switched off at the first point in time is switched on, and at a third point in time some of the groups which were switched on at the second point in time are switched off, and some of the groups which were switched off at the second point in time are switched on. |
| US11974365B2 |
Wireless supernetwork for dense environments
A wireless supernetwork (WiSNET), or a superintegrated network, allows multiple network technologies to plug and play into one open wired and wireless network, particularly serving dense user environments. WiSNET allows the redirection of independently deployed technologies and provides improved network efficiency, affordability, and user convenience. In embodiments, WiSNET integrates input data from two or more disparate service providers. The WiSNET includes a service delivery system, a data aggregation system that provides aggregated input data, and a local delivery system that transmit the aggregated input data to multiple categories of user via a superintegrated access platform. A superintegrated management system enables assignment of a network slice and/or a service slice to each of a plurality of user profiles. |
| US11974364B2 |
Handling collision for mini-slot-based and slot-based transmission
Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a third circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to process one or more configuration transmissions from the gNB carrying a rule for Uplink (UL) collisions and process a first Downlink (DL) transmission and a second DL transmission. The second circuitry may be operable to identify a first UL transmission for the first DL transmission and a second UL transmission for the second DL transmission, the first UL transmission overlapping with the second UL transmission in at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol. The third circuitry may be operable to generate at least one of the first UL transmission and the second UL transmission in accordance with the rule for UL collisions. |
| US11974362B2 |
V2X resource map for semi-persistent scheduling with unicast/groupcast services
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods for determining resources for scheduling side-link communications. The resources may be semi-persistent and/or dynamic resources. A user equipment device (UE) may determine a resource map for use in scheduling semi-persistent resources for side-link communications with at least one wireless node. The UE may transmit a resource map request message indicating preferred resource blocks, where each resource block may be defined by a time and a frequency. The UE may receive a confirmation message that may include a report regarding a set of resource blocks. The set of resource blocks may be from the preferred resource blocks included in the resource map request message. The UE may determine, based, at least in part, on the confirmation message, resource blocks to be used for the side-link communications and initiate the side-link communications using the determined resource blocks. |
| US11974361B2 |
Parental control based upon detection of mobile device
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate management of parental control settings at one or more devices based upon a detection of a control device. A central device (115) may be configured with one or more device identifiers of one or more devices that are designated as control devices. In response to a determination by the central device (115) that no control device is connected to the central device (115), the central device (115) may enable one or more parental control settings at the central device (115) and/or one or more client devices (105). When the central device (115) determines that a control device is connected to the central device (115), the central device (115) may disable one or more parental control settings at the central device (115) and/or one or more client devices (105). |
| US11974352B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining bottleneck link
A method, performed by a receiver, for controlling congestion, including receiving packets from a transmitter, determining a maximum transmission rate of the received packets; determining a minimum packet delay of the received packets; determining characteristics of a congestion window of next packets to be received from the transmitter based on the maximum transmission rate and the minimum packet delay; and transmitting information on the determined characteristics of the congestion window to the transmitter. |
| US11974350B2 |
System and methods for session management
A network architecture and methods of managing packet data unit (PDU) sessions in a network are provided. The methods include PDU session establishment procedures, PDU session modification procedures, PDU session state transfer procedures, PDU session release procedures, and user equipment (UE) handover procedures. |
| US11974342B2 |
Multi-link establishment method and communication apparatus
This application discloses a multi-link establishment method and a related device. A multi-link association response frame carries radio bitmap information, to indicate an AP allowed to be associated with a radio of a STA MLD or a link allowed to be established by using a radio of a STA MLD, so that the radio subsequently switches between different APs or links. The multi-link association response frame carries link establishment status information, to indicate a link establishment status of each link that the STA MLD requests to establish, so that multi-link establishment is more flexible. The multi-link association response frame carries reassociation information, to indicate whether each parameter in association configuration information is reserved, so that a problem that signaling overheads are relatively large due to a reassociation operation is avoided. It can be learned that, in the multi-link establishment method, the foregoing information is carried to improve multi-link establishment flexibility. |
| US11974339B2 |
Provisioning headless WiFi devices and related systems, methods and devices
One or more embodiments of a process for provisioning a headless WiFi device are disclosed, and systems, methods and devices for the same. The process of provisioning a headless WiFi device includes establishing a first communication link between the headless WiFi device and a provisioning WiFi device, the provisioning WiFi device including a physical user interface. The process also includes transmitting a provisioning data from the provisioning WiFi device to the headless WiFi device, via the first communication link. The process further includes transmitting, by the headless WiFi device on a channel corresponding to a channel identifier included with the provisioning data, a connection request for request to a WiFi router access point corresponding to a service set identifier (SSID) included with the provisioning data. Additionally, the process includes establishing a second communication link between the headless WiFi device and the WiFi router access point. |
| US11974338B2 |
Pairing devices by proxy
In some implementations a system can be configured to reduce the burden of pairing user devices with playback devices. For example, all users (or user devices) who commonly operate within a particular environment (e.g., a home) can be configured as authorized users of playback devices within the particular environment. When one of the authorized users pairs a user device with a playback device, all of the user devices for all authorized users can be automatically paired with the playback device as a result of the single pairing. Thus, only a single authorized user is burdened with the pairing process in order to pair all authorized users with the playback device. |
| US11974336B2 |
System and method for graphical symbolic Wi-Fi SSID display support
System and method for displaying a graphical symbol as an SSID representative of a Wi-Fi network on a Wi-Fi client user device is disclosed, which includes storing a graphical symbol as an SSID for a Wi-Fi network at a network address based on a URL (the network address can be either internal or external to the Wi-Fi network); broadcasting an internal SSID and the URL in a broadcast message from a wireless access point device coupled to the Wi-Fi network to be accessed, the broadcasting performed by the wireless access point device operating independently of a Wi-Fi client user device; receiving the broadcast message at the Wi-Fi client user device; retrieving, by the Wi-Fi client user device, the graphical symbol stored at the network address using the internal SSID and the URL; and displaying, on the Wi-Fi client user device, the graphical symbol as the SSID for the Wi-Fi network. |
| US11974332B2 |
Method and apparatus for random access procedure
Wireless communication includes a user equipment that transmits a message to a base station that includes a preamble and a payload corresponding to the preamble in a random access procedure. A parameter is determined based on the preamble, and a de-modulation reference signal (“DMRS”) sequence that is used for transmitting the payload is generated based on the parameter. |
| US11974327B2 |
Method and apparatus for signaling multi-USIM UE busy status
A user equipment (UE) for supporting multiple-universal subscriber identity module (multi-USIM) operations among a first base station associated with a first network and a second base station associated with a second network is disclosed. the UE includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to transmit, through transmitting circuitry of the UE, a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble to the second base station associated with the second network. The PRACH preamble indicates to the second base station that the UE is not to begin a connection establishment procedure with the second network. |
| US11974326B2 |
Methods for selecting and configuring random access channel, access device and network device
Methods for selecting and configuring a random access channel, an access device and a network device are provided. The method includes: obtaining parameter information and time-frequency resource allocation information corresponding to at least two types of random access channels, the parameter information including a subcarrier spacing and a preamble sequence, a random access channel bandwidth obtained in accordance with the subcarrier spacing and a length of the preamble sequence being smaller than or equal to a maximum transmission bandwidth of a satellite access device, the subcarrier spacing including a reference value of a maximum frequency offset to be resisted by a satellite system; selecting target parameter information from the parameter information in accordance with a capability and an operating scenario of the access device and a frequency offset proportion of each random access channel; and selecting a random access channel in accordance with the target parameter information, and transmitting a random access signal in accordance with the time-frequency resource allocation information. |
| US11974323B2 |
Method and device for transmitting random access indication information
A method and a device for transmitting random access indication information may include a base station that generates indication information about random access, in which the indication information is configured to indicate trigger reasons for a 2-step contention-based random access. The base station broadcasts a system message to a user device, the system message including the indication information. |
| US11974312B2 |
Allocation method and signal processing apparatus
An allocation method for allocating individual downlink data signals to positions on a time axis when a base station transmits the individual downlink data signals to a plurality of terminal stations. The allocation method includes provisionally allocating individual downlink data signals of the individual downlink data signals for terminal stations having long propagation delay times to positions of relatively early timings and provisionally allocating individual downlink data signals of the individual downlink data signal for terminal stations having short propagation delay times to positions of relatively late timings, changing the positions such that, when it is estimated that a collision will occur when receiving response signals transmitted from the terminal stations, it is estimated that a collision will not occur, in the provisionally allocating, and fixing, as the positions of the individual downlink data signals on the time axis, the positions changed in the changing of the positions. |
| US11974308B2 |
Method and device for transmitting uplink message
The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting an uplink message. When a first PUCCH message and a second PUCCH message are to be simultaneously transmitted over at least one first time unit, one of the PUCCH message and the second PUCCH message is transmitted and the other one is dropped. The first PUCCH message is a PUCCH message repeatedly transmitted over a plurality of second time units, the second PUCCH message is a PUCCH message transmitted over one second time unit or a PUCCH message transmitted over a plurality of second time units, and the second time unit includes a plurality of first time units. |
| US11974305B2 |
Method for transmitting uplink channel via multi-beams, terminal device and network-side device
A method for transmitting an uplink channel via multi-beams, a terminal device and a network-side device are disclosed. The method includes: receiving configuration information, where the configuration information includes a plurality of pieces of uplink beam information for the uplink channel; and the plurality of pieces of uplink beam information has an association relationship with a related parameter of the uplink channel. |
| US11974304B2 |
Wireless communication method and wireless communications apparatus
This application provides a method, which includes: receiving, by a terminal side device, physical layer signaling sent by a network side device in a first frequency band; and determining, by the terminal side device, a sequence number of a first time transmission unit in a second frequency band, where the first time transmission unit includes a time resource indicated by the physical layer signaling, the sequence number of the first time transmission unit is greater than or equal to a sequence number of a second time transmission unit in the second frequency band, an end time of the physical layer signaling is within a time range of the second time transmission unit, and a subcarrier spacing of the first frequency band is different from a subcarrier spacing of the second frequency band. |
| US11974303B2 |
Flexible repetition of PUSCH mini-slots within a slot
The disclosure relates to a transmission device for transmitting data to a reception device in a communication system. The transmission device comprises circuitry which, in operation, allocates the data to a plurality of transmission time intervals, TTIs, respectively comprising a lower number of symbols than a slot and the plurality of TTIs including an initial TTI and one or more subsequent TTIs subsequent to the initial TTI, wherein the data allocated to each of the plurality of TTIs is the same, further allocates a demodulation reference signal, DMRS, to the initial TTI, and obtains a DMRS allocation for each of the subsequent TTIs indicating whether or not no DMRS is allocated to the respective TTI to be transmitted in addition to the data. The transmission device further comprises a transceiver which, in operation, transmits, within the slot, the data and DMRS in accordance with the DMRS allocation. |
| US11974301B2 |
Location based frequency domain resource allocation
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may generate a signal for a packet using a full available frequency domain resource allocation for a channel based at least in part on a location of the wireless communication device being associated with a protected zone for interference mitigation. The wireless communication device may transmit the signal for the packet using the full available frequency domain resource allocation for the channel. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US11974296B2 |
Transmission configuration indicator determination for mixed mode operation
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a transmission type for a physical downlink shared channel, wherein the transmission type is a multicast transmission type or a unicast transmission type. The UE may determine, based at least in part on the transmission type for the physical downlink shared channel, a transmission configuration indicator state, of a plurality of possible transmission configuration indicator states, that corresponds to a quasi-co-location assumption, of a plurality of possible quasi-co-location assumptions, for the physical downlink shared channel. The UE may decode the physical downlink shared channel based at least in part on the transmission configuration indicator state. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11974293B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting information, and storage medium, terminal and base station
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for transmitting information, and a storage medium, a terminal and a base station. The method can include determining feedback resource configuration information currently configured for a terminal, where the feedback resource configuration information includes multiple target feedback resource units. The method can further include transmitting the feedback resource configuration information to the terminal, such that the terminal, when carrying out downlink transmission with the base station, transmits first response information corresponding to a first downlink resource range occupied during the downlink transmission to the base station on the multiple target feedback resource units. |
| US11974288B2 |
Uplink control information transmission methods for carrier aggregation
A method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) for Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) using carrier aggregation is disclosed. Methods for UCI transmission in the uplink control channel, uplink shared channel or uplink data channel are disclosed. The methods include transmitting channel quality indicators (CQI), precoding matrix indicators (PMI), rank indicators (RI), hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK), channel status reports (CQI/PMI/RI), source routing (SR) and sounding reference signals (SRS). In addition, methods for providing flexible configuration in signaling UCI, efficient resource utilization, and support for high volume UCI overhead in LTE-A are disclosed. |
| US11974285B2 |
Base station, terminal apparatus, method, program, and recording medium
In order to enable appropriate signaling of information related to a configuration for reporting aperiodic channel state information using a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) to a terminal apparatus, a base station 100 includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain information related to a configuration of a first aperiodic trigger state for a terminal apparatus 200 to aperiodically report first channel state information by using a PUCCH; and a transmitting processing unit configured to transmit, to the terminal apparatus 200, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message including the information related to the configuration of the first aperiodic trigger state. |
| US11974281B2 |
Method and apparatus for beam indication in a multi-beam system
An apparatus for beam management includes a transceiver configured to receive configuration information for one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states and corresponding channels, receive one or more TCI state identifiers (IDs) on a channel for conveying TCI state IDs from among the corresponding channels, and transmit an acknowledgement message in response to the reception of the one or more TCI state IDs. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to determine, based on the one or more TCI state IDs, TCI states for data and control channels, respectively, from among the corresponding channels, and update spatial filters for the data and control channels based on the determined TCI states for the data channels and the control channels, respectively. The transceiver is further configured to receive the data channels and the control channels based on the updated spatial filters for the data and the control channels, respectively. |
| US11974279B2 |
User terminal
A user terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a receiving section that receives information related to a timing being used as a reference of a start symbol of an uplink shared channel or a downlink shared channel in a given transmission occasion; and a control section that determines a time domain resource over one or more slots allocated to the uplink shared channel or the downlink shared channel, based on the start symbol determined with the timing being used as the reference and a number of consecutive symbols from the start symbol. |
| US11974277B2 |
Resource allocation method, terminal device, and network device
Implementations of the present disclosure relate to a resource allocation method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method comprises: receiving first configuration information transmitted by a network device, wherein the first configuration information comprises multiple resource collections, the multiple resource collections are in one-to-one correspondence with multiple RNTIs, each of the multiple resource collections is used for indicating an available resource of a target channel, and the available resources indicated by the multiple resource collections are different; receiving target downlink control information (DCI) transmitted by the network device; and if the target DCI is scrambled according to a first RNTI among the multiple RNTIs, determining a resource used by the target channel in a first resource collection corresponding to the first RNTI. |
| US11974276B2 |
Techniques for sidelink preemption indications in wireless communications systems
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, control signaling indicating a set of resources of a sidelink channel available for sidelink communication with a second UE. The first UE may receive a sidelink preemption indication indicating that at least a first resource from the set of resources is preempted. The first UE may communicate a sidelink transmission over the sidelink channel with the second UE based on the sidelink preemption indication. In some cases, the first UE may determine whether the SPI satisfies one or more thresholds and the first UE may communicate the sidelink transmission, or refrain from communicating the sidelink transmission, based on determining whether the SPI satisfies the one or more thresholds. |
| US11974272B2 |
Apparatus and method for utilizing uplink resources
An apparatus and method for data transmission are presented. The method in a base station comprises broadcasting (200) information on one or more neighboring cells supporting preconfigured uplink resources and information on request types supported by the one or more cells; receiving (202) a user terminal which performs a cell reselection to the base station; receiving (204) from a user terminal a request to utilize dedicated preconfigured uplink resources, the request comprising Physical Cell Identity of the previous base station with which the user terminal utilized dedicated preconfigured uplink resources prior camping on the base station and the User Equipment Identification of the user terminal in the previous base station; transmitting (206) to the previous base station a message requesting configuration data related to dedicated preconfigured uplink resources of the user terminal and an indication that the previous base station may release the resources; receiving (208) from the previous base station the configuration data; and restoring (210) dedicated preconfigured uplink resources for the user terminal. |
| US11974264B2 |
Mobile core network service exposure for the user equipment
A Service Capability Exposure Function for a UE (U-SCEF) may be part of the UE's operating system (OS) and expose API's to applications that allow these applications to schedule data plane communications such as periodic sensor measurements or a firmware download. The U-SCEF communicates with an EPC Interworking Service that resides in the mobile network operator's (S)Gi-LAN. The EPC Interworking Service serves as an interface between the U-SCEF and the service capabilities that are exposed by the MNO via the SCEF. The U-SCEF may provide the EPC Interworking Service with information about the UE's anticipated communication schedule and mobility status. The EPC Interworking Service uses the services that are exposed by the SCEF to determine the optimal times for the UE to communicate, an optimal mobility management configuration, etc. The EPC Interworking Service negotiates a communication schedule with the EPC (SCEF) and policies on behalf of the U-SCEF. |
| US11974262B2 |
Method of performing BWP operation in wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor
This specification provides a method of performing a bandwidth part (BWP) operation in a wireless communication system. Specifically, The method performed by a terminal includes receiving a first message including information related to at least one initial BWP configuration from a network, receiving a second message including configuration information for an additional BWP from the network, receiving downlink control information (DCI) related to BWP switching for at least one configured BWP from the network, and transmitting and receiving signals to and from the network in an activated BWP based on the received DCI. |
| US11974257B2 |
Time domain resource allocation method and apparatus
Provided are a time domain resource allocation method and apparatus. The method includes the following operations. A terminal acquires at least one of first information including search space configuration information, control resource set (CORESET) configuration information, and a bandwidth part type. A PDSCH time domain resource allocation table is subsequently determined according to the first information and a multiplexing pattern between a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB) and a CORESET. |
| US11974252B2 |
Communication device and communication system for selecting resources to be used for data transmission
A communication device including, a subgroup management unit allocates each of N resources in the frequency axis direction at a first position in the time axis direction to each communication device as a first resource, allocates each of second to NTth resources in the time axis direction at a first position in the frequency axis direction to each of the communication devices as the second resource, allocates each of the second to Nth resources in the frequency axis direction at a second position in the time axis direction to each of other communication devices as the first resource, and allocates each of the third to NTth resources in the time axis direction at the second position in the frequency axis direction to each of the other communication devices as the second resource, and repeat this operation to allocate the first and second resources to a plurality of communication devices. |
| US11974250B2 |
Method and system for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of their respective emotional states
A method for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of each other's emotional state, includes: pairing a first connected watch (2a) of the first user with a second connected watch (2b) of the second user; receiving by the second connected watch (2b) an emotional notification comprising a graphical representation relating to an emotional state of the first user; and displaying on a watch face of the second connected watch (2b), constituted of first and second regions, of the graphical representation on this first region, and indicating a current time in this second region. The first region occupies a display area of a display of the second connected watch (2b). Displaying includes dynamically positioning the graphical representation in the first region by avoiding an overlapping between this graphical representation and at least one graphical object in this first region. |
| US11974249B2 |
Systems and methods for deployment of a decentralized electronic subscriber identity module
Systems and methods are disclosed for a decentralized electronic subscriber identity module (dSIM) and an intelligent multi-chain offloading platform to leverage a plurality of decentralized blockchain-based cellular networks. In one embodiment, an AI-enabled offloading gateway can interconnect a plurality of mobile network operators with said decentralized blockchain-based cellular networks using a dSIM profile. The dSIM profile may contain symmetric and/or asymmetric network access applications, Proof-of-Coverage, and Quality-of-Service applications. The offloading gateway may include of various server nodes exposing network access and blockchain interfaces to mobile operators' systems and subscriber equipment containing dSIM profiles inside embedded or integrated universal integrated circuit cards (eUICCs/iUICCs). |
| US11974248B2 |
Methods providing release and re-direct message contents and UE behavior and related wireless devices
A method of operating a wireless device may be provided. A wireless device may receive a release message from a network node of a radio access network. The release message may include an identification of a redirected carrier. In response to the release message omitting synchronization block related parameters for the redirected carrier, the wireless device may check in measurement information configured for the wireless device for the synchronization block related parameters for the redirected carrier; and may perform synchronization signal measurements for the redirected carrier using the synchronization block related parameters in the measurement information. |
| US11974244B2 |
Systems and methods for generating and querying an index associated with targeted communications
This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for generating and querying an index associated with targeted communications. A method may include receiving candidate identifiers, rates of targeted communication, and traits associated with the candidate identifiers. A method may include generating a candidate index including one or more dimensions associated with candidate traits. A method may include receiving a query associated with desired candidate traits, determining if one or more candidates appear in the dimensions associated with the desired traits, and intersecting the dimensions to determine if one or more candidates appear in all of the dimensions associated with the desired candidate traits. A method may include generating a result set based on the results of an intersecting computation. A method may include removing candidates from the result set and transmitting targeted communications on behalf of or to the candidates remaining on the result set. |
| US11974242B2 |
Neighbour cell measuring
Disclosed is a method comprising determining a first time period during which radio mobility of one or more terminal devices is not expected, determining a second time period during which radio mobility of the one or more terminal devices is expected, determining a first synchronization signal block, SSB, transmission mode that is to be applied during the first time period, and determining a second synchronization signal block, SSB, transmission mode that is to be applied during the second time period. |
| US11974239B2 |
Measurement gap configuration method and device, storage medium, and electronic device
Provided are a measurement gap configuration method and device, a storage medium, and an electronic device. The method includes: determining, by a first network element, frequency information of a measurement target; and notifying, by the first network element, a second network element of the frequency information through first interface signaling; where the first network element and the second network element are configured on the same node. The problem in the related art of being unable to configure a measurement gap is solved. |
| US11974224B2 |
Method and apparatus for receiving wake-up signal in wireless communication system
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for receiving a wake-up signal by a first UE in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: operating a wake-up receiver during a wake-up signal on-duration by the first UE; and receiving a wake-up signal transmitted by a second UE through the wake-up receiver and then receiving data, wherein information related to the wake-up signal on-duration is commonly signaled to the first UE, which receives the wake-up signal, and the second UE which transmits the wake-up signal. The UE is capable of communicating with at least one of another UE, a UE related to an autonomous driving vehicle, the BS or a network. |
| US11974217B1 |
Systems/methods of frequency variability responsive to a size of data to be transmitted
Embodiments of systems/methods are disclosed wherein a transmitter is configured to wirelessly communicate with a destination device by transmitting to the destination device a first plurality of subcarriers using a first set of frequencies and, responsive to a size of data that is to be transmitted to the destination device, transmitting to the destination device a second plurality of subcarriers using a second set of frequencies. According to some embodiments, the first set of frequencies and/or the second set frequencies comprise frequencies that are used for cellular communications and at least some frequencies of the second set of frequencies are mutually exclusive with the first set of frequencies. |
| US11974213B2 |
Inter-relay node discovery and measurements
During integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node setup, a distributed unit (DU) is configured to transmit synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) for inter-IAB-node discovery and measurement. In parallel to SSB transmission by the DU, user equipment (UEs) and IAB-mobile terminations may be configured to search for and measure on SSBs at specific time instance. In the IAB case, the DU and MT configuration are coordinated to enable inter-node SSB measurements subject to the half-duplex constraint. |
| US11974212B2 |
Method and system for cellular device-satellite communications
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a cellular device-satellite communications service is provided. The service may provide establishment, maintenance, and termination of uplink and downlink connections via a satellite network, a terrestrial network, and both based on network information and satellite information. The service may also provide scheduling for user plane traffic via the uplink and downlink connections. |
| US11974206B2 |
Short-range wireless-enabled mobile communication device leash for controlling device and application access
A mobile communication device leash is provided which communicates via short-range-wireless communication (e.g., Near-Field Communication (NFC), BLUETOOTH®, ZIGBEE® or the like) with an associated mobile communication device. Once the mobile communication device is outside of the short-range wireless communication range (or outside of a predetermined range within the short-range wireless communication range) an action is triggered to control access to the mobile communication device itself and/or access functionality provided by the mobile communication device. The leash may be a simplistic wireless device, such as a wristband, card device or smart tag device having the sole function of controlling access to the mobile communication device itself (e.g., shutdown or locking the device) and/or access functionality provided by the mobile communication device (e.g., locking certain application or limiting access to data within certain applications). |
| US11974205B2 |
Detecting presence of mobile device
In one implementation, a wireless security system premises gateway component includes a first local area wireless communication component adapted to communicate wirelessly with plural wireless security system sensors distributed at a premises; a second local area wireless communication component adapted to communicate wirelessly with a general purpose mobile communications device; a communications interface component adapted to communicate with a wide area communications network that is located remotely of the premises; a security system controller component adapted to communicate with the general purpose mobile communications device to provide state information regarding the security system and to provide control inputs to the security system; and a single gateway housing configured and sized to house the first local area wireless communication component, the second local area wireless communication component, the communications interface component, and the security system controller. |
| US11974204B2 |
Method for sharing application between terminals, and terminal
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for sharing an application between terminals. The method includes: generating, by a first terminal according to an application that has been installed, a shared application installation package of the application; sending, by the first terminal, the shared application installation package to a second terminal; determining, by the first terminal, shared data of the application that has been installed, where the shared data is data that is from an application server and required for the application to run; and sending, by the first terminal, the shared data to the second terminal. In the embodiments of the present invention, when sharing an application, two terminals not only share an installation package of the application, but also share shared data of the application. |
| US11974203B2 |
Enterprise embedded subscriber identity module management
Techniques remotely managing an embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) by a telecommunication network provider are described herein. The telecommunication network provider can implement an eSIM enterprise system to manage provisioning, activating, security, and testing of the eSIM. The eSIM enterprise system can activate the eSIM, update a user profile associated with the eSIM, determine a capability of the eSIM, test functionality of the eSIM, process a payment to modify the eSIM, secure communications associated with the eSIM, and determine interfaces for communicating with a variety of devices, applications, or business entities associated with the eSIM. |
| US11974202B2 |
Midamble format for packets in a vehicular communication network
In a vehicular communication network, a communication device generates a physical layer (PHY) preamble of a PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) for transmission in the vehicular communication network. The communication device generates a plurality of PHY data segments of the PPDU, and one or more PHY midambles, each PHY midamble to be transmitted between a respective pair of adjacent PHY data segments, and each PHY midamble including one or more training signal fields. Generating the one or more PHY midambles includes, when the PPDU is to be transmitted according to an extended range (ER) mode, generating each training signal field to include i) a first portion based on a very high throughput long training field (VHT-LTF) defined by the IEEE 802.11ac Standard and ii) a second portion based on the VHT-LTF defined by the IEEE 802.11ac Standard; and transmitting, by the communication device, the PPDU in the vehicular communication network. |
| US11974199B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for communication between LWM2M client and server
Methods and apparatuses for communication between lightweight machine to machine (LwM2M) client and server are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a network exposure node performs configuration such that the network exposure node can transfer traffic between a LwM2M client and at least one LwM2M server over non-Internet protocol data delivery (NIDD) through reliable data service (RDS) protocol. The network exposure node transfers traffic between the LwM2M client and the at least one LwM2M server based on the configuration. |
| US11974194B2 |
Integrated systems and methods providing situational awareness of operations in an organization
A system which comprises a series of native applications, suited to run on mobile devices, and a series of web-based applications for which functionality and processing are optimized. The native applications and the web-based applications are coordinated to optimize processes of acquiring, storing and disseminating data for speed, integrity and security. |
| US11974193B2 |
Data processing method and apparatus, server, and computer-readable storage medium
A data processing method and apparatus, a server, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed in the present application. The data processing method includes: obtaining positioning data of a moving object from a message queue cluster; comparing collection time of the positioning data with target collection time when frequency-reduction data to be determined is not arranged first, where the target collection time is determined according to collection time of previous frequency-reduction data and a preset frequency-reduction time interval; and extracting the positioning data as frequency-reduction data when it is determined that the collection time of the positioning data is longer than or equal to the target collection time. |
| US11974172B2 |
Service node updating method, terminal device, and network-side device
A service node updating method is provided. The method is performed by a terminal device and includes: receiving configuration information, where the configuration information includes first connectivity configuration information used to maintain both a connection to a source node and a connection to a target node in a service node updating procedure and second connectivity configuration information used to release the connection to the source node and connect to the target node; processing, by applying the first connectivity configuration information, a layer 2 protocol entity corresponding to a bearer between the terminal device and the source node, to reconfigure the bearer as a source node split bearer; and processing, by applying the second connectivity configuration information, a layer 2 protocol entity corresponding to the bearer, to reconfigure the source node split bearer as a target node bearer. |
| US11974165B2 |
Methods, terminal device and network device for code block segmentation
Provided are a data processing method, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device receiving first indication information, used for code block segmentation, sent by a network device; the terminal device performing, according to the first indication information, code block segmentation on the data, so as to obtain at least one code block, wherein the data is data received by the terminal device from the network device, or the data is data to be sent by the terminal device to the network device; and the terminal device encoding or decoding the at least one code block. The embodiments of the present invention improve the flexibility of an encoding/decoding process. |
| US11974164B2 |
Wireless network slice optimization for user applications
A wireless communication device wirelessly downloads a user application, and in response, wirelessly receives signaling that indicates a wireless network slice for the user application. The wireless communication device wirelessly downloads another user application, and in response, wirelessly receives other signaling that indicates another wireless network slice for the other user application. The wireless communication device executes the user application, and in response, wirelessly transfers a request for the wireless network slice and wirelessly exchanges application data for the user application over the wireless network slice for the user application. The wireless communication device executes the other user application, and in response, wirelessly transfers another request for the other wireless network slice and wirelessly exchanges other application data for the other user application over the other wireless network slice for the other user application. |
| US11974163B2 |
Communication device and communication method
A communication device is provided that performs highly reliable data communication using a plurality of channels.The communication device includes: a generation unit that generates a transmission frame including an aggregation frame in which a sequence of subframes is multiplexed in a time axis direction and a frequency channel axis direction; and a transmission unit that wirelessly transmits the transmission frame. The generation unit generates the aggregation frame aggregated to cause each of the subframes included in the sequence to be stored at least once in each of frequency channels, and arranges in the aggregation frame at least one slot for receiving a continuation request signal. |
| US11974162B2 |
Communication method and device
Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and a related device. The method which is implemented by a terminal device includes: receiving a configuration message, where the configuration message indicates the terminal device to establish at least three radio link control (RLC) entities on a first bearer; establishing the at least three RLC entities on the first bearer based on the configuration message; and performing data transmission through at least one RLC entity on the first bearer. According to the application, data transmission reliability is improved and a data transmission latency is reduced. |
| US11974159B1 |
Systems and methods for reducing communication network congestion
A method for reducing communication network congestion includes (1) obtaining, from a first communication device, a scan of a first communication channel for presence of a first network identifier, (2) determining, from the scan of the first communication channel, that the first network identifier is being broadcasted on the first communication channel by a communication device other than the first communication device, and (3) in response to determining that the first network identifier is being broadcasted on the first communication channel, inhibiting broadcasting of the first network identifier on the first communication channel by the first communication device. |
| US11974158B2 |
Identification of cascaded multi-connectivity and mitigation of cascaded multi-connectivity interference effects
A detection unit for discovering cascaded multi-connectivity scenarios in a communication network includes: an interface configured to communicate with the communication network, wherein one or multiple multi-connectivity devices of the network are designed to send type-of-transmission signals to the interface; and an evaluation unit programmed with a cascaded multi-connectivity detection algorithm, wherein the evaluation unit is provided with the type-of-transmission signals and analyzes the occurrence and/or a possible occurrence of cascaded multi-connectivity usage within the communication network based on the type-of-transmission signals. |
| US11974152B2 |
Deactivated secondary component carrier (SCC) measurement
Methods, systems, and devices related to digital wireless communication are described. A method of wireless communication includes configuring, at a first communication node, a subset of a plurality of measurement timing occasions for a second communication node to perform deactivated secondary Component Carrier (SCC) measurement, and causing the second communication node to perform deactivated SCC measurement based, at least in part, on the subset of measurement timing occasions. |
| US11974150B2 |
Method for operating bandwidth part
The present disclosure provides a method by which a terminal, in which a primary cell and a secondary cell are set, activate a bandwidth part (BWP) in a wireless communication system, comprising: receiving downlink control information (DCI) from a network, the DCI notifying the terminal of the separation of the secondary cell from the dormant BWP; and activating a specific BWP of the secondary cell on the basis of the DCI, the specific BWP being a BWP set by upper layer signaling received through the terminal. |
| US11974149B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices having databases and automated reports for electronic spectrum management
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing at least one report relating to a wireless communications spectrum. At least one device is operable for wideband scan; to detect and measure at least one signal transmitted from at least one signal emitting device autonomously, thereby creating signal data; to analyze the signal data in near real-time, thereby creating analyzed data; generate the at least one report in near real-time; and to communicate at least a portion of the at least one report over a network to at least one remote device. |
| US11974148B2 |
Method and device for transmitting and receiving wireless signals in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and specifically to a method and a device therefor, the method comprising: a step for receiving group common DCI on a first cell, wherein the group common DCI includes availability information about one or more RB sets configured for the first cell; a step for, on the basis of all of the RB set(s) being indicated as unavailable, performing first PDCCH monitoring, but skipping channel measurement on the RB set(s) during a certain duration; and a step for, on the basis of at least one of the RB set(s) being indicated as available, performing second PDCCH monitoring and the channel measurement on the at least one available RB set. |
| US11974141B2 |
Allocating resources to internet of things equipment in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks
The technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitate allocating resources to zones for IOT equipment in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. An example method discussed herein includes identifying, by carrier allocation equipment, carrier transmission information corresponding to transmission of a first carrier signal configured to support Internet of things equipment. The method can further comprise analyzing, by the carrier allocation equipment, the carrier transmission information to determine coverage information corresponding to a potential for coverage, by the first carrier signal, of an Internet of things equipment support zone corresponding to a geographic area. The method can further include, based on the coverage information, facilitating configuring transmission parameter information, representative of a transmission parameter applicable to the coverage of the Internet of things equipment support zone by the first carrier signal. |
| US11974140B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for physical channel transmission in unlicensed band
A user equipment of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The user equipment includes a communication module, and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit a radio frame divided into a plurality of subframes through the communication module, and perform a UL transmission in a partial subframe having a duration shorter than one subframe duration to the base station based on at least one of an indication of a base station and a result of a channel access of the wireless communication system. |
| US11974139B2 |
Methods and systems for resource planning in a shared spectra
Techniques for modelling a radio network in a geographic region utilizing shared spectra are disclosed. Population data is obtained for the geographic region. A number of radios per channel in the geographic region, N′, is determined. Candidate geographic location for radios in the geographic region are determined. For every channel in the shared spectra, at least one of a static dataset and a dynamic dataset is determined. At least one set of output data, that is a statistical characterization of the radio network, is generated using at least one of the static dataset and the dynamic dataset, to aid in design of the radio network. |
| US11974138B2 |
Multi-stage Markov decision process (MDP) model for a spectrum sharing system
A method of wireless communication performed by a first transmission device incudes receiving a first set of observations from a first receiving device based on transmissions from the first transmission device to the first receiving device at a previous time slot of a fixed contention-based spectrum sharing system. The first transmission device shares a spectrum with a second transmission device. The method also includes measuring an energy level from an ongoing data transmission of the second transmission device at a current time slot. The method further includes generating, at an artificial neural network of the first transmission device, at least one of a transmission determination, a set of transmission parameters, or a combination thereof, based on a second set of observations, the energy level, and a counter. The method also includes transmitting, to the first receiving device, during the current time slot based on at least one of the transmission determination, the set of transmission parameters, or the combination thereof. |
| US11974130B2 |
Method, apparatus and computer program product for authentication procedure between devices
There is disclosed methods, apparatuses and computer program products for an authentication procedure in a unicast device to device communication. In accordance with an embodiment the method comprises receiving from an initiating device a request to establish a unicast device to device communication between the initiating device and a target device; sending from the target device an authentication request to the initiating device for authenticating the initiating device; receiving from the initiating device an authentication response to the authentication request including one or more parameters related to the authentication; providing information of the one or more parameters to the application; examining by an application in the target device whether the one or more parameters can be accepted; and if the examining reveals that at least one of the one or more parameters cannot be accepted, sending an authentication failure message to the initiating device. |
| US11974129B2 |
Token-based security risk assessment for multi-factor authentication
A token-based security risk assessment service for multi-factor authentication (MFA) is described. An enterprise may utilize the security risk assessment service, and a telecommunication service provider may provide the security risk assessment service as a network-based service. The security risk assessment service may be configured to monitor identifiers (IDs) of elements associated with users associated with an enterprise to determine if any have changed. Any changes may be factored into an adjustment to the user's security profile. Furthermore, the enterprise can utilize the security risk assessment service to implement a token-based MFA scheme where Short Message Service (SMS) is used as an authentication factor. |
| US11974126B2 |
Method, first and second device and system for connecting to at least one chip
A method comprises: Sending, by a first Chip Interface Device (CID), to a second CID, using a CID type protocol, a request for establishing a secure channel over a wireless protocol. Sending, by the second CID, to a Personal Computer Smart Card (PCSC), a first request for establishing a connection to the chip. Establishing, by the PCSC, a connection to the chip. Establishing, by the PCSC, a connection to the second CID. Establishing, by the second CID, a secure session with the first CID by using a session key. And sending, by the second CID, to the first CID, while using the CID type protocol, a secure CID channel establishment success that allows sending or receiving APDU(s) via the established secure channel over the wireless protocol. The second CID renders apparent to the first CID the chip as being connected. |
| US11974125B2 |
Control device and control method
An object of the present invention is to provide a control device and control method that make it possible to perform an inter-device authentication process more certainly and improve security.Provided is a control device including: a control section configured to control an authentication process of performing a process related to device authentication together with at least one communication device on a basis of information included in a signal received through wireless communication with the communication device. The control section performs control in such a manner that authentication information is changed for each process group in which the authentication process is repeated more than once, the authentication information being information to be used for the authentication process. |
| US11974122B2 |
Protection of non-access stratum communication in a wireless communication network
Network equipment (16A) is configured for use in a wireless communication network. The network equipment (16A) is configured to detect one or more conditions under which non-access stratum (NAS) keys (26A) that protect NAS communication between the network equipment (16A) and a wireless device (12) are to be refreshed. Responsive to detecting the one or more conditions, the network equipment (16A) is configured to derive, from a base key (24A) on which the NAS keys (26A) were derived, a new base key (24B) on which fresh NAS keys (26B) are to be derived. The network equipment (16A) is also configured to activate the new base key (24B). |
| US11974116B2 |
Electronic device and control method thereof
Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes: an audio output device comprising circuitry configured to output a sound; a microphone; and a processor configured to control, based on a content being selected, the audio output device to output an audio signal corresponding to the content using a sound compensation value, wherein the processor is configured to: extract, based on a sound corresponding to the content being output from the audio output device and input to the microphone, characteristic information from the sound input to the microphone, calculate a sound compensation value based on the extracted characteristic information, and update the sound compensation value with the calculated sound compensation value. |
| US11974114B2 |
Manipulation of playback device response using signal processing
Example techniques involve outputting multiple audio channels using a multiple driver playback device. An example playback device receives a first and second channel of audio content. The playback device plays back play back the first channel via a first group of audio transducers such that the first group of audio transducers form, via superposition, a first response lobe having a maximum in a first direction. Further, the playback device plays back the second channel via a second group of audio transducers such that the second group of audio transducers form, via superposition, a second response lobe having a maximum in a second direction that is separated by an angle of at least 45° from the first direction. |
| US11974112B2 |
Damper and sound-producing device
Disclosed are a damper and a sound-producing device. The damper includes a first connecting part, a planar elastic part and a second connecting part. One side of the first connecting part is cooperatively connected to a voice coil; an end of the first connecting part is bent and extends toward the other side of the first connecting part to form the planar elastic part, the planar elastic part and the first connecting part being in the same plane; the second connecting part is connected to one end of the planar elastic part away from the first connecting part and is configured to be fixedly connected; the damper is of a line-like shape formed by winding of a metal wire, a Young's modulus of a wire rod of the metal wire is 0.7e11 pa to 3e11 pa, a mechanical stiffness Kms of a wire rod of the metal wire is 0.2 N/mm to 2 N/mm. |
| US11974109B2 |
MEMS device
Provided is an MEMS device, including: a base, a rear cavity; a vibrating diaphragm, the vibrating diaphragm including an upper diaphragm and a lower diaphragm, and an accommodation space being formed between the upper and lower diaphragms; a counter electrode arranged in the accommodation space; and supporting members concentrically arranged and spaced apart. The supporting members are arranged between the upper and lower diaphragms and are spaced apart from the counter electrode, two opposite ends of each supporting member are connected to the upper and lower diaphragms, and at least one of the supporting members is provided with first cavities. An upper ventilation hole and a lower ventilation hole are respectively formed at a position of the upper diaphragm and a position of the lower diaphragm corresponding to one of the first cavities; and the upper ventilation hole, the first cavity and the lower ventilation hole communicate with each other. |
| US11974106B2 |
Array augmentation for audio playback devices
Systems and methods for providing augmented arrays for audio playback are disclosed. An example playback device includes a first transducer configured to output audio along a first acoustic axis and a second transducer configured to output audio along a second acoustic axis. The playback device is configured to receive a source stream of audio content including at least a first input channel and a second input channel. The device plays back first audio output via the first transducer based on the first input channel and directed along the first acoustic axis, and plays back second audio output via the second transducer based on the second input channel and directed along the second acoustic axis, wherein the second audio output at least partially cancels the first audio output along a first spatial region offset from the first acoustic axis. |
| US11974099B2 |
Connector tip with bristles for hearing instruments
Examples of this disclosure relate to an accessory device for a hearing instrument. The accessory device comprises a connector tip that comprises a first wire segment and a second wire segment. The first and second wire segments are electrically conductive and electrically insulated from each other. The connector tip also comprises a first set of bristles and a second set of bristles. The first and second sets of bristles are electrically conductive. The first set of bristles is electrically connected to the first wire segment and electrically insulated from the second wire segment. The second set of bristles is electrically connected to the second wire segment and electrically insulated from the first wire segment. The first set of bristles is spaced sufficiently far from the second set of bristles as to prevent a short circuit between the first and second sets of bristles. |
| US11974089B2 |
Information processing device, sound emission control method, sound emission control program, and acoustic system
An acoustic system includes an in-vehicle device including a vehicle-side communicator; and an information processing device configured to be worn at an ear of a user and to communicate with the vehicle-side communicator. The information processing device includes: a sound pickup configured to pick up external sound; a sound emitter configured to emit sound to the ear of the user; a communicator configured to communicate with the in-vehicle device; and a computer. The computer is programmed to: determine, based on a result of communication with the in-vehicle device by the communicator, whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied in a state where the information processing device is in a vehicle; and when determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied, cause the sound emitter to emit the external sound picked up by the sound pickup. |
| US11974087B2 |
Headphone system
An headphone system (100) with improved sound reproduction capability is disclosed. The system includes a housing (101); a receiver configured with the housing (101) and to receive audio signals from one or more computing devices; a control circuitry (108) configured with the housing (101). A frequency of each of the received audio signals is determined by extracting audio attributes from the received audio signals. Then the determined frequency of each of the received audio signals is compared with a predefined threshold. In response to the comparison, the received audio signals are segregated into at least two set of signals including a first set of audio signals and a second set of audio signals. The first set of audio signals is converted into a first set of vibration signal energy and a second set of audio signals is converted into a second set of vibration signal. |
| US11974086B2 |
Earphone charging system and charging method thereof
An earphone charging system and a charging method thereof are provided. A charging circuit of an earphone device converts an output voltage provided by a charging device into a charging voltage to charge an earphone battery when the output voltage is higher than a preset voltage. The earphone device or the charging device adjusts the output voltage to switch between a first voltage and a second voltage, so as to perform data transmission between the earphone device and the charging device, wherein the first voltage and the second voltage are higher than the preset voltage. |
| US11974085B2 |
Control method and circuit for earphone, and smart wrist worn device
A method and circuit for controlling an earphone, and a smart wrist-mounted device are provided. The method is applied to a wireless earphone including an earphone charging chip and an earphone Bluetooth chip. With the method, a power supply line between the earphone charging chip and the earphone Bluetooth chip remains in a connected state when it is detected that the wireless earphone is placed in the charging base, and the power supply line is disconnected when it is detected that the charging base is charging the wireless earphone to turn off the wireless earphone. |
| US11974080B2 |
Apparatus and methods for integrated high-capacity data and wireless IoT (internet of things) services
Architectures, methods and apparatus for providing data services (including enhanced ultra-high data rate services and IoT data services) which leverage existing managed network (e.g., cable network) infrastructure, while also providing support and in 10 some cases utilizing the 3GPP requisite NSA functionality. Also disclosed are the ability to control nodes within the network via embedded control channels, some of which “repurpose” requisite 3GPP NSA infrastructure such as LTE anchor channels. In one variant, the premises devices include RF-enabled receivers (enhanced consumer premises equipment, or CPEe) configured to receive (and transmit) OFDM waveforms via a 15 coaxial cable drop to the premises. In another aspect of the disclosure, methods and apparatus for use of one or more required NSA LTE channels for transmission of IoT user data (and control/management data) to one or more premises devices are provided. |
| US11974079B2 |
Subrating and multiplexing non-standard rates in ZR and ZR+ optical interfaces
A ZR or ZR+ interface includes circuitry configured to receive one or more client signals; and circuitry configured to transmit the one or more client signals as an aggregate signal in a Flexible Ethernet (FlexE) format in one of a ZR format and a ZR+ format, including a mapping indicative of how the one or more client signals are one of multiplexed and subrated into the aggregate signal. The aggregate signal can have a rate that does not correspond to a standard Ethernet Physical Medium Dependent (PMD). The FlexE format can include a plurality of FlexE instances with at least one of the FlexE instances having calendar slots removed for a subrating application. |
| US11974075B2 |
Low-power radio frequency network for a system of cameras
A system for transmitting images. The system comprises a first camera having a first camera module having a first sensor configured to capture a first image, the first image including a timestamp, an SD card configured to store the first image, a plurality of light-emitting diodes, a first display configured to display the first image, a first plurality of buttons associated with the first display, and a first communication module programmed to transmit the first image through a low-power communication network. The system further includes a home node configured to be powered by a second plurality of batteries. The home node includes a second communication module programmed to receive the first image from the first communication module over the low-power communication network, a second display configured to display the first image, and a second plurality of buttons associated with the second display. |
| US11974073B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling abnormal video call, and communication device and storage medium
The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for handling an abnormal video call, a communication device and a storage medium. A method for handling an abnormal video call can include receiving a measurement configuration message sent by a network device during the video call in a current cell of a first network, determining data reception during the video call and determining a signal quality parameter of the current cell, and not reporting a B1 event in response to the data reception meeting a first condition and the signal quality parameter meeting a second condition. |
| US11974071B2 |
Dynamic frame rate adjustment mechanism
The present invention provides a control method of a processor, wherein the control method comprises the steps of: transmitting image data of a first frame to an integrated circuit, wherein the first frame corresponds to a first frame rate; determining a second frame rate of a second frame next to the first frame; determining if a difference between the second frame rate and the first frame rate belongs to a large scale frame rate adjustment or a small scale frame rate adjustment; if the difference between the second frame rate and the first frame rate belongs to the large scale frame rate adjustment, using a first mode to transmit image data of the second frame; and if the difference between the second frame rate and the first frame rate belongs to the small scale frame rate adjustment, using a second mode to transmit image data of the second frame. |
| US11974068B2 |
Methods and systems for customizing skip-forward functionality
In some aspects, control circuitry receives and stores a user-specified time duration to associate with a skip-forward command. When the user later issues a skip-forward command to advance playback of a media asset to a desired location, the control circuitry retrieves the stored time duration, and determines an expected overshoot value associated with the skip-forward command. The control circuitry then compensates for the expected overshoot by calculating a new location in the media asset based on both the retrieved time duration and expected overshoot value. Upon advancing to the new location, the media asset is played back in a fast-forward mode, e.g., at a speed higher than normal speed. |
| US11974067B2 |
Conference recording method and apparatus, and conference recording system
A conference recording method includes: A multipoint control unit determines, based on feature information of a person, an audio video bitstream that needs to be recorded, from audio video bitstreams sent by site terminals. The feature information includes picture information or sound information. The multipoint control unit sends, to a recording server, the audio video bitstream that needs to be recorded, so that the recording server performs conference recording. The feature information of the person is used to implement automatic screening on the audio video bitstream that need to be recorded. |
| US11974064B2 |
Light distribution device based on a planar waveguide
A light distribution device, for distributing light rays from an ancillary light source onto a scene to be lighted. The device includes a planar waveguide, a recess in the planar waveguide for injecting light rays into the planar waveguide, and a through opening in the planar waveguide for extracting light rays from the planar waveguide. In this way, light can be distributed over a large area, homogeneously and with a thin, easily manufactured device. |
| US11974061B2 |
Display processing device, display processing method, and recording medium
A display processing device is installed in a vehicle. The display processing device includes a hardware processor coupled to a memory. The processor acquires an image obtained by capturing a periphery of the vehicle and generates a bird's-eye view image of the periphery of the vehicle. The processor estimates a movement amount of the vehicle and generates past images whose capturing times are past time points. The past images are generated on the basis of the movement amount of the vehicle and a past bird's-eye view image. The processor generates a display image to be displayed on a display device in the vehicle by combining the past images and the bird's-eye view image. When occurrence of a skid phenomenon of the wheel is detected, the processor generates the display image by performing, on the past images, processing indicating that the skid phenomenon has occurred. |
| US11974059B2 |
Image sensor, method of sensing image, and electronic device including the same with different resolutions
Disclosed are an image sensor, a method of sensing an image, and an electronic device including the image sensor. The image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, a readout circuit to read out a plurality of pixel signals received from the pixel array; and a controller to provide control signals to the pixel array, which includes three or more regions, each of the three or more regions having different sizes and control a processing of the plurality of pixel signals read out from the readout circuit based on the control signals provided to the pixel array to obtain an image, wherein the image has a first resolution in a first region, among the three or more regions, and a second resolution in a second region, among the three or more regions, the second resolution being lower than the first resolution. |
| US11974057B2 |
Solid-state imaging element and imaging device
Solid-state imaging elements are disclosed. In one example, an upstream circuit block generates a predetermined reset level and a plurality of signal levels each corresponding to an exposure amount, and causes capacitive elements, different from each other, to hold them. A selection circuit sequentially performs control to connect the capacitive element in which the reset level is held to a predetermined downstream node, control to disconnect capacitive elements from the downstream node, and control to connect the capacitive element in which any of the plurality of signal levels is held to the downstream node. A downstream reset transistor initializes a level of the downstream node when the capacitive elements are disconnected from the downstream node. A downstream circuit sequentially reads the reset level and the plurality of signal levels via the downstream node. |
| US11974054B2 |
Image sensor and camera having high sensitivity and high color reproducibility
An image sensor (IS) includes a plurality of pixel blocks (PB) to which colors different from each other are assigned. Each of the plurality of pixel blocks (PB) includes a plurality of pixels (PX). The plurality of pixels PX provided in at least one pixel block (PB) among the plurality of pixel blocks (PB) includes one or more anomalous pixels (UPX). The anomalous pixel (UPX) detects light of one or more colors assigned to the other one or more pixel blocks (PB). |
| US11974050B2 |
Data simulation method and device for event camera
The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose data simulation method and device for event camera. A specific embodiment of the method includes: decoding the video to be processed to obtain a video frame sequence; inputting a target video frame to a fully convolutional network UNet to obtain event camera contrast threshold distribution information; sampling each pixel in the target video frame to obtain an event camera contrast threshold set; performing processing on the event camera contrast threshold set and the video frame sequence, to obtain the simulated event camera data; performing generative adversarial learning on the simulated event camera data and event camera shooting data, to obtain updated event camera contrast threshold distribution information; generating simulated event camera data. The present disclosure is a computer vision system that can be widely applied to such fields as national defense and military, film and television production, public security, and etc. |
| US11974048B2 |
Camera device and electronic apparatus including the same
The present disclosure relates to a camera device, and an electronic apparatus including the same. The camera device and an electronic apparatus including the same according to an embodiment of the present disclosure a color camera; and a processor configured to receive a first color pattern image from the color camera, generate a grayscale-based transmission map based on the first color pattern image, and generate a high dynamic range color image based on the grayscale-based transmission map. Accordingly, it is possible to generate the high dynamic range color image based on the color pattern image obtained from the color camera. |
| US11974045B2 |
Camera imaging method, camera system and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
The present invention discloses a camera imaging method, a camera system and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The camera imaging method is applied to a camera system of the UAV. The camera system includes a signal trigger device and a signal receiving device. The method includes: acquiring, by the signal trigger device, a shooting instruction; generating, by the signal trigger device, a trigger signal with a preset trigger frame rate according to the shooting instruction; and performing, by the signal receiving device, exposure at the preset trigger frame rate according to the trigger signal; where the preset trigger frame rate is greater than a default exposure frame rate of the signal receiving device. According to the present invention, an exposure frame rate of the signal receiving device is adjusted to the preset trigger frame rate, so that the signal receiving device can perform exposure according to the preset trigger frame rate, and synchronous dual-light exposure is implemented. |
| US11974041B2 |
Shaper unit and image stabilization device
Provided are a shaper unit and an image stabilization device. A shaper unit, according to one aspect of the present invention, comprises: a shaper body formed of a transparent material; first glass disposed on one side of the shaper body; a membrane disposed on one side of the first glass; a variable prism disposed on one side of the membrane; and a second glass disposed on one side of the variable prism. |
| US11974039B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, control method, and computer-readable storage medium
An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for a part or a whole of an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, a processing time that is a time from a predetermined timing associated with a start of the image analysis processing to completion of the processing, if the device is caused to start executing the image analysis processing, obtains a result of the image analysis processing by accessing the device after an elapse of the processing time from the predetermined timing associated with the start. |
| US11974038B2 |
Display control device and display control method for image capture by changing image capture settings
An information processing system that acquires a first captured image; acquires a plurality of second images; and generates display data including the first captured image and at least a subset of the plurality of second images based on an evaluation parameter corresponding to each of the plurality of second images. |
| US11974037B2 |
Systems and methods for previewing newly captured image content and reviewing previously stored image content
Systems and methods for previewing newly captured image content and reviewing previously stored image content using an electronic device are provided. The previously stored image content may include an individual distinct image or at least two consecutive video frame images. |
| US11974035B1 |
Device to capture high resolution images of a train as it passes through an inspection portal
Trains that pass through an inspection portal must be analyzed for structural integrity through the capture of high-resolution images of the train, the train cars and the associated parts of the train car (hoses, knuckles and wheels for example). A directed source of light using the correct camera placement and lighting for the cameras is provided to ensure that the images are the highest resolution possible with the environmental factors that are present. With the clear images that are provided the images are formed to provide an analysis of the integrity of the train. |
| US11974033B2 |
Optical camera lens, including at least three smooth regions for reflecting a light beam emitted by distance measuring equipment camera module and assembly method thereof
An optical camera lens includes a first camera lens component including at least one first lens and a second camera lens component including a second lens barrel and at least one second lens mounted in the second lens barrel. The first and second lenses together constitute an imageable optical system. At least one of the two camera lens components has a smooth region located on an end surface of the camera lens component, and a connecting medium for fixing the first and second camera lens components together. A corresponding assembly method of the optical camera lens and a corresponding camera module and an assembly method thereof are also provided. The optical camera lens can improve a pre-positioning accuracy by improving a height measurement accuracy, and can use a distance measuring point as a feature point of image recognition so as to perform pre-positioning and active calibration. |
| US11974030B2 |
Imaging apparatus and control method therefor
To suppress a temperature rise in an imaging apparatus without giving an unnatural impression to the user. An imaging device generates imaging data. A data buffer stores the imaging data. An image processing unit performs image processing on the imaging data using the data buffer. A storage control unit causes a storage unit to store the processed imaging data. A temperature monitoring unit monitors temperatures of a plurality of different locations in the imaging apparatus. A speed control unit controls a storage speed in the storage unit on the basis of the temperatures. |
| US11974027B2 |
System and method for real-time transmission of a panoramic video
A system and method for real-time transmission of a panoramic video, which propose a new grouping method and bitrate decision method specifically for a panoramic 360-degree video. The grouping method takes into account fields of view of different users, thus effectively reducing the bandwidth consumption of repeated video segments, while ensuring user fairness and making full use of network bandwidth resources when allocating resources. The system and method of the invention can maximize the long-term QoE of users under the condition of limited bandwidth, and avoid the problem that the existing schemes are complex and difficult to meet real-time requirements of users. |
| US11974026B2 |
Apparatus, a method and a computer program for volumetric video
An example embodiment relates to a method comprising: receiving (700), by a client device, information about a scene associated with a 3D presentation for initiating viewport rendering by an application, wherein said scene is hosted by a server as one or more encoded 2D patches, said 2D patches being projections of the 3D representation of the scene; providing (702) the server with information for selecting 2D patches required to reconstruct at least one segment of the 3D scene as visible in a given viewport; obtaining (704), from the server, one or more video bitstreams generated based on the selected 2D patches and related metadata for extracting said 2D patches from said one or more video bitstreams; and rendering (706), by the client device, the given viewport as a sub-segment of the 3D representation of the scene based on said one or more 2D patches and the related metadata. |
| US11974024B2 |
Automated program promotion detection in a video streaming system
Systems, devices and processes are provided to facilitate video streaming. The various embodiments facilitate the detection of program promotions in a video stream, where program promotions include commercial content that advertises future programs. In general, the embodiments facilitate the detection of program promotions in a video stream through the use of automated process monitors the video stream and determines that a content block is a program promotion when that content block meets a defined set of criteria. This set of criteria can include criteria such as time adjacency, timespan, audio, video and textual factors, and when the content was previously first detected. In such embodiments the ability to detect program promotions using the set of criteria facilitates the replacement of these program promotions with other, potentially more valuable, content. |
| US11974023B2 |
Selection and provision of digital components during display of content
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for the selection, provision and display of one or more digital components during display of content. Methods can include identifying a plurality of digital components that can be presented on the client device. A maximum number of digital components that can be presented in a slot of a content and the time duration of the slot is determined. For each digital component a score is generated based on the duration, position requirement and the number of times the digital component is available for provision within the slot is generated. A first set of digital component is selected based on the scores and provided to the client device. |
| US11974017B2 |
Publishing disparate live media output streams using live input streams
Provided is a system for publishing disparate live media output streams using live input streams. The system switches between a first live input stream indicated in a first live input stream manifest from a first regional network and a second live input stream indicated in a second live input stream manifest from a second regional network at scheduled time stamps based on a type of an event in the first live input stream manifest. Based on the switching between the first live input stream and the second live input stream, an updated first disparate live media output stream is generated. |