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| US12023550B2 |
Timeline and media controller for exercise machine
A program is presented to a user including a stream of content including a first auditory content and a first visual content related to the workout. A context state of the user participating in the workout is determined based on information from a sensor. A responsive content is selectively added based on the context state of the user to the stream of content in a manner that avoids conflict with the stream of content. |
| US12023549B2 |
Stationary exercise machine configured to execute a programmed workout with aerobic portions and lifting portions
A stationary bicycle includes pedals incorporated into the stationary bicycle and configured to be movable with respect to a frame of the stationary bicycle during execution of a programmed workout, wherein the programmed workout includes an exercise performed using one or more free weights. The stationary bicycle includes a display, one or more processors, and memory storing programmed instructions of the programmed workout that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to automatically alternate between biking portions of the programmed workout and lifting portions of the programed workout, automatically control a resistance level of the pedals during the biking portions of the programmed workout, and automatically present lifting instructions on the display, the lifting instructions configured to instruct a user on lifting the one or more free weights during the lifting portions of the programmed workout. |
| US12023548B2 |
Leaderboard systems and methods for exercise equipment
On-demand data is provided for real-time exercise experience including identifying available classes, receiving exercise class selection, retrieving associated leaderboard data, decompressing leaderboard data, and delivering exercise class content including leaderboard data to an exercise apparatus. Systems and methods further include receiving a class end condition, gathering data from the selected exercise class, compressing the gathered data, and appending the compressed data to stored leaderboard data. Compressing includes sampling a points from each user's workout through a recursive process including identifying a first point, last point and at least one mid-point of the workout, and for each successive pair of sampled points, identifying a mid-point that is furthest away from a line segment between the pair of sampled points, and adding the mid-point to the plurality of points if a distance between the mid-point and the line segment is greater than a predetermined threshold. |
| US12023547B2 |
Monitoring and tracking athletic activity
Tracking and monitoring athletic activity offers individuals with additional motivation to continue such behavior. An individual may track his or her athletic activity by completing goals. These goals may be represented by real-world objects such as food items, landmarks, buildings, statues, other physical structures, toys and the like. Each object may correspond to an athletic activity goal and require an amount of athletic activity to complete the goal. For example, a donut goal object may correspond to an athletic activity goal of burning 350 calories. The user may progress from goal object to goal object. Goal objects may increase in difficulty (e.g., amount of athletic activity required) and might only be available for selection upon completing an immediately previous goal object, a number of goal objects, an amount of athletic activity and the like. |
| US12023544B2 |
Vertical-column folding mechanism for treadmill
A vertical-column folding mechanism for a treadmill is provided, including a treadmill frame body and a vertical column; where a first connector is arranged on the treadmill frame body; the first connector includes a first through hole; a connecting rod is arranged at the first through hole; one end of the connecting rod is provided with a handle in an eccentrically rotatable manner; a second connector is sleeved on the connecting rod; the vertical column is arranged on the second connector, and the vertical column and the second connector can synchronously rotate; a first locating piece is arranged on the second connector or the vertical column; a second locating piece cooperating with the first locating piece is arranged on the first connector or the treadmill frame body. |
| US12023543B2 |
Reformer exercise apparatus foot bar
A reformer exercise apparatus has a generally rectangular frame, a carriage movably supported on the frame, and a foot support member supported by the side rail portions of the frame. The foot support member has an inverted U shape carbon fiber tube having ends each fixed to a foot bar support member having a cylindrical base, a cylindrical post welded to the base, and a foot bar support arm welded to one end of the cylindrical base, for connection to a foot support assembly operable to selectively position the foot support member at various positions along the side rail portions of the frame. |
| US12023542B2 |
Training apparatus
A training apparatus has exercise equipment mounted to a side surface or a roof of a land vehicle or for mounting to a surface such as a wall of a building or ship. The exercise equipment includes a support structure which is attached to the surface or roof. In some embodiments the support structure is maneuverable by pivoting with respect to the surface or roof, whilst remaining attached thereto, between a stowed condition and an exercising condition. |
| US12023541B2 |
Full body fitness equipment
A fitness device includes a main body, a left wing extending outwardly from the main body in a first direction, and a right wing extending outwardly from the main body in a second direction opposite the first direction. A cable extends from the main body to each of the left wing and the right wing. The fitness device further includes a gearbox, a spool assembly connected to an input end of the gearbox, a brake assembly connected to an output end of the gearbox, and a pulley assembly. |
| US12023537B2 |
Force assistance system for an exercise machine
A force assistance system for an exercise machine assists a user during a first portion of a lift. The force assistance system provides an assistance force at the beginning of a lift to help the user perform the lift. The assistance force reduces the amount of force the user must provide to start the lift. The assistance force helps the user exercise using higher weights for better muscle development. The force assistance system for the exercise machine generally includes an upper member, a lower member and at least one resilient member positioned between the upper member and the lower member. The upper member, the lower member and the at least one resilient member are adapted to be positioned between a frame and a movable arm of the exercise machine. The at least one resilient member applies the assistance force in an upward direction to the movable arm to help the user move the movable arm during a first portion of a lift. |
| US12023536B2 |
Compositions comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,1,2,3 tetrachloropropene, 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, or 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane
The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene that may be useful as heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellants, foaming agents, blowing agents, solvents, cleaning agents, carrier fluids, displacement drying agents, buffing abrasion agents, polymerization media, expansion agents for polyolefins and polyurethane, gaseous dielectrics, extinguishing agents, and fire suppression agents in liquid or gaseous form. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to compositions comprising 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene, 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, or 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane, which may be useful in processes to produce 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. |
| US12023535B2 |
Aqueous fire extinguishing agent and preparation method thereof
An aqueous fire extinguishing agent and a preparation method thereof are provided, which are used for making a throw-type fire extinguisher. The aqueous fire extinguishing agent is composed of two compositions of A and B. The composition A is a fortified water added with a flame retardant (e.g., one or more of ammonium chloride, diammonium hydrogen phosphate and ammonium polyphosphate), a wetting agent (e.g., alkyl polyglycoside) and a colloid (e.g., polyacrylamide solution). The composition B is a regulator. After the composition A and the composition B are mixed, a discharge rate/speed of fire extinguishing substances is increased, so that an escape passage/route can be opened up quickly. |
| US12023533B2 |
Fire suppression apparatus valve assembly
A fire suppression apparatus includes a valve assembly connected to a container holding a fire suppressant. The valve assembly includes a valve body and a first disc. The valve body defines a passageway that extends between a first valve body end and a second valve body end. The first disc is disposed within the passageway. The first disc has a first disc body defining a perforation that extends completely through the first disc body. |
| US12023532B2 |
Back plate for a breathing apparatus
A back plate for a breathing apparatus comprises a back plate frame for supporting a cylinder of breathable gas; and a pressure reduction valve configured to receive breathing gas from a cylinder of breathable gas; and a resiliently deformable element configured to support the pressure reduction valve on the back plate frame so as to permit relative movement between the pressure reduction valve and the back plate frame. |
| US12023529B1 |
Virtual operator for respirator fit testing
A system, method, and computer program product for performing a respirator fit test. An example aspect is configured to: instruct a user to select a respirator; instruct the user to connect at least one set of tubing to the respirator and a fit testing device; instruct the user to don the respirator; prompt the user to begin the respirator fit test; perform the respirator fit test upon receiving a positive response from the user; detect at a processor, a signal from the respirator fit testing device; analyze data of the respirator fit test on the processor; troubleshoot at least one failure of the respirator fit test when a failing fit factor is detected; display to the user a subset of videos on a graphical user interface to correct the failure; and, perform the respirator fit test at least a second time. |
| US12023528B2 |
Hand held facemask assembly
A hand held facemask assembly includes a handle that can be gripped by a user. A panel is coupled to the handle such that the panel can be positioned in front of the user's face. The panel has a pair of air holes each extending therethrough to pass air therethrough thereby facilitating the user to breathe through the air holes. A filter is coupled to the panel and the filter is comprised of an air permeable material to facilitate the user to breathe through the filter. Moreover, the filter is comprised of a bacterial blocking material to inhibit bacteria from passing therethrough. In this way the filter inhibits airborne transmission of infectious diseases between the user and an individual that is positioned proximate the user. |
| US12023523B2 |
Systems and methods for fault detection in emission-guided radiotherapy
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for monitoring calibration of positron emission tomography (PET) systems. In some variations, the systems include an imaging assembly having a gantry comprising a plurality of positron emission detectors. A housing may be coupled to the gantry, and the housing may include a bore and a radiation source holder spaced away from a patient scan region within the bore. A processor may be configured to receive positron emission data from the positron emission detectors and to distinguish the positron emission data from the radiation source holder and from the patient scan region. A fault signal may be generated when the positron emission data from the radiation source holder exceeds one or more threshold parameters or criteria. |
| US12023522B2 |
Phantom holder for radiation therapy system
An apparatus in a radiation therapy system includes: a base configured to support a first quality assurance phantom at a first position and a second quality assurance phantom at a second position; and at least one coupling element. The at least one coupling element is configured to: mate with at least one indexing feature of a first patient treatment couch of the radiation therapy system; and fix a position of the base relative to the first patient treatment couch. |
| US12023521B2 |
Verification phantom
Provided is a verification phantom. The verification phantom is provided with a slot for holding a film, wherein the slot includes a first slot and a second slot; an opening of the first slot and an opening of the second slot are both disposed on a first outer surface of the verification phantom; and an extraction groove is disposed at a junction, on the first outer surface, of the opening of the first slot and the opening of the second slot. |
| US12023519B2 |
Radiation treatment planning for delivering high dose rates to spots in a target
Information that describes a target inside a patient to be treated with radiation is accessed from computer system memory. An arrangement of spots inside the target is determined. Each the spots corresponds to a location inside the target where a respective beam of radiation is to be directed during radiation treatment of the patient. A dose rate for each of the beams is determined. The dose rate for each beam is a dose delivered in less than one second to a spot corresponding to that beam. For example, each beam can deliver at least four grays (GY) in less than one second, and may deliver as much as 20 Gy to 50 Gy or 100 Gy or more in less than one second. A radiation treatment plan, that includes the arrangement of the spots and the dose rate for each of the beams, is stored in computer system memory. |
| US12023512B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring brain synchronization
A system for in vivo and transcranial stimulation of brain tissue of a subject may include at least one light source; a controller to control operation of the light source; a signal detecting unit and a processor configured to receive a signal from the signal detecting unit; analyze the signal and generate a feedback signal to the controller to control the light source until optimal results are obtained, wherein the detected signal is an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal, on which local peak frequencies are extracted and recorded periodically and repeatedly within a predetermined time frame before, during and after light stimulation, and the feedback signal is generated by comparing the local peak frequencies of before, during and after the brain stimulation to determine if brain synchronization occurs and sustains, and the feedback signal is generated. |
| US12023507B2 |
Systems and methods for flexible, high-density opto-electronic arrays
An opto-electronic probe system is disclosed. The probe system has a probe element including at least one microelectrode, with the probe element being implantable in tissue of an anatomy to receive electrical signals generated within the anatomy. A subsystem is included for at least one of generating excitation signals to be used in stimulating the anatomy, or for receiving electrical signals received from the anatomy. An interface portion is included which is in communication with the subsystem for communicating at least one of electrical signals or optical signals indicative of the electrical signals received by the microelectrode. |
| US12023504B2 |
Method and device for managing pacing therapy based on inter ventricular septal activity
Methods, devices and program products are provided for managing a pacing therapy using an implantable medical device (IMD). The methods, devices and program products sense cardiac activity (CA) signals at electrodes located proximate to multiple left ventricular (LV) sites and a right ventricular (RV) site of the heart and utilizing one or more processors to measure activation times between the multiple LV sites and the RV site based on the CA signals. The processors program an order of activation for the multiple LV sites based on the activation times and identify an RV activation time and a septum activation time based on the CA signals. The processors calculate a septum to RV activation time (SRAT) based on the RV and septum activation times and program an AVSRAT delay based on the SRAT. |
| US12023503B2 |
ECG belt systems to interoperate with IMDs
An electrode apparatus includes a portable amplifier and a plurality of external electrodes to be disposed proximate a patient's skin. A portable computing apparatus is operably coupled to the electrode apparatus. The portable computing apparatus is configured to monitor electrical activity from tissue of a patient using the plurality of external electrodes to generate a plurality of electrical signals over time. The portable computing apparatus is configured to perform at least one of optimizing at least one parameter of the of the implantable pacing device based on the plurality of electrical signals and determining cardiac synchrony based on the plurality of electrical signals. |
| US12023502B2 |
External electromedical pulse generator
The invention relates to improvements in the technical field of external electromedical pulse generators. For this purpose, it is proposed in the case of an electromedical pulse generator that it has an electronics module and a control module separate therefrom, which can be used spatially separated from one another when the electromedical pulse generator is used. |
| US12023499B2 |
Methods and systems for measuring tissue impedance and monitoring PVD treatment using neuro-implants with improved ultrasound powering
Methods and systems for measuring tissue impedance and monitoring PVD treatment using neuro-implants with improved wireless powering are disclosed. In some embodiments, an implanted device including a wireless energy receiver, a demodulation circuit, and electrodes may be configured to received modulated energy from an energy transmitter. The implanted device may convert the energy to an electrical voltage to be applied to tissue to adjust the tissue's impedance. The tissue impedance may be measured with a computing system by receiving and processing an energy signal emitted/produced in response to the electrical voltage applied by the implanted device. In some embodiments, improved microwave powering schemes may be utilized to power the implanted device. In some embodiments, improved ultrasound powering schemes may be utilized to power the implanted device. For example, energy transfer efficiency from different transmitters may be evaluated to select for energy transmission the transmitter that yields optimal energy transfer efficiency. |
| US12023498B2 |
Ocular therapy modes and systems
Methods, systems and apparatuses for delivering electrical or other therapy in the vicinity of the eye. One or more electrodes are positioned on or near the eye, such as contacting the superior or inferior eyelids, on the conjunctiva or medial or lateral canthus, on or inside the nose, or on the forehead. A remote or return electrode is optionally positioned elsewhere on the patient on the torso, neck, back, a limb, an extremity, on the back or side of the head, or near the ear, mandible or temple. A variety of pulse generator positions and support apparatuses are disclosed as well. The pulse generator is used to deliver one or more of therapy or diagnostic electrical pulses to the patient to address a condition of the eye. |
| US12023497B2 |
Stimulus coil and pulse generator for wireless glaucoma therapy
An improved stimulus coil for use in wireless stimulation of biological tissue (e.g., nerves, muscle tissue, etc.) and, in one exemplary implementation, to glaucoma therapy based on the wireless administration of energy to the eye of a mammalian subject (e.g., human, rodent, etc.) to reduce an elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) involving the use of an improved stimulus coil. The improved stimulus coil may be implanted in the eye of a mammalian subject or positioned on the exterior of the eye, such as (by way of example) by being disposed within a contact lens worn by a mammalian subject. |
| US12023495B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling pain
A method and apparatus using high voltage and low amperage to control and reduce pain by applying an electrical stimulus to a patient. A generator module selectively generates a desired electrical stimulus to the patient via leads in electrical connection with the outputs of the generator module and connected to respective electrodes for attaching to at least one anatomical feature of a body of the patient, to administer the electrical stimulus. Duration, voltage and current circuits are included in the generator module for selectively establishing duration, voltage and current of the electrical stimulus. Respective duration, voltage and current slide switches manually adjust the respective duration, voltage and current circuits between a low level and a high level. A scale indicates the levels of duration, voltage and current such that low levels are indicated at a bottom of the scale and high levels are indicated at a top of the scale. |
| US12023475B2 |
System and method for syringe fluid fill verification and image recognition of power injector system features
A fluid injection system and a fluid verification system for determining the operating status of the fluid injection system, for example by confirming that a fluid reservoir, containing a fluid for injection, is fully filled with fluid and has free space (i.e., air) near the distal end thereof when the syringe is provided in an upright position nor contains air bubbles. Imaging processing techniques, methods, and systems are also provided to determine various injection parameters and to verify the type and certain properties of fluid that is present within the fluid reservoir. |
| US12023472B2 |
Dose setting device for an injection device
A dosing device for an injection device, the dosing device including an actuating element for adjusting and/or dispensing a dose from the injection device, a thrust element for generating a forward movement for discharging a dose and a coupling to which the actuating element and the thrust element are coupled such that a rotational movement of the actuating element is transmitted directly to the thrust element and an axial movement of the actuating element is different than an axial movement of the thrust element. |
| US12023471B1 |
Plungerless aspiration and/or injection device and method using the same
A plungerless aspiration and/or injection device and a method of using the same are disclosed herein. The plungerless aspiration and/or injection device includes a housing with an end portion extending outwardly from the housing, the end portion having an outer edge; a needle portion disposed in the housing, the needle portion including a needle tip, and the needle tip configured to be extended beyond the outer edge of the end portion of the housing; and a bulb portion disposed in the housing, the bulb portion defining a fluid containing cavity that is fluidly coupled to the needle portion, and the bulb portion being elastically deformable to perform aspiration, injection, and/or implantation on a patient. The outer edge of the end portion of the housing is configured to be pressed against a body portion of the patient prior to insertion of the needle tip so as to reduce a pain sensation. |
| US12023465B2 |
Self-contained spring inserter for drug delivery infusion device
An infusion set includes a base (221) and a flexible catheter (242) movable from a first catheter position disposed substantially entirely within the base (221) to a second catheter position in which a free end of the catheter (242) is disposed externally of the base (221). An introducer needle (234) is located within the catheter (242) and is movable between a first introducer needle position disposed substantially entirely within the base (221) and a second introducer needle position in which a free end of the introducer needle (234) is disposed externally of the base (221). A spring (281) is activated to move the catheter (242) from the first to the second catheter position and the introducer needle (234) from the first to the second introducer needle position to facilitate insertion of the catheter (242). The introducer needle (234) is thereafter moved by the spring (281) back to the first introducer needle position to store the introducer needle (234) within the base (221) with the free end of the catheter (242) remaining disposed externally of the base (221). |
| US12023464B2 |
Cassette for retention of fluid path components for fluid injector system
A cassette for holding fluid path components for a fluid injector may include a body defining at least one feature for holding at least one fluid path component for the fluid injector; and a connecting member for removably connecting the body of the cassette to the fluid injector, the connecting member operatively connected to the body, wherein the connecting member comprises at least one pivotable connecting feature protruding from the body, and wherein each of the at least one pivotable connecting feature is configured for removably connecting to a corresponding connecting feature receiver on the fluid injector such that the body is pivotally movable relative to the fluid injector between a first, unlatched position and a second, latched position in which the at least one fluid path component on the body of the cassette is positioned for operative connection to a corresponding feature of the fluid injector. |
| US12023457B2 |
Support structures for drainage tubes
Embodiments are directed to support structures for drainage tubes to relax dependent loops and mitigate fluid pooling. Embodiments include support structures configured to receive an elastic tube and impart rigid or malleable properties thereon. These properties allow a clinician to position the tube to provide a consistent negative incline. Embodiments of support structures include an interlocking segmented tube, a bi-stable or mono-stable support structure, a jacket support structure, or a magnet support structure. Embodiments further include a malleable wire disposed within a wall of an elastic tube, or portions of a tube displaying differing elastic, malleable, or rigid properties. Embodiments also include magnetic peristalsis devices configured to urge fluid through a tube lumen. |
| US12023453B2 |
Assistive jet aspiration thrombectomy catheter and method of using same
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an aspiration catheter comprising a catheter body that can have a first end and a second end and an aspiration lumen extending through the catheter body. The aspiration lumen can have an aspiration opening located in a distal portion of the aspiration catheter. The catheter can have an assistive jet element extending through a wall of the aspiration lumen. The assistive jet element can have an assistive jet channel. The assistive jet element can be adaptable to draw blood through the assistive jet element from a location outside of the catheter body adjacent to the assistive jet element and into the aspiration lumen when suction is applied to the aspiration lumen and can be configured to break apart a thrombus or obstruction in the aspiration lumen. |
| US12023450B2 |
Stimulation device and method of use
The disclosure provides for a device and method for vibrational, electrical, and magnetic therapy. The device may include a main controller board, a power source, a power switch harness connected to the power source, a vibration module comprising two to more motors capable of generating a multidirectional mechanical vibration, and an input controller. The device may further produce a micro-electrical current and a micro-magnetic field. |
| US12023445B2 |
Standalone patient heat and moisture exchanger
A heat and moisture exchanger (HME) for engaging a patient's nose while retrofit into a plenum chamber of a patient interface. The HME includes a frame configured to couple to a ridge of the patient's nose, and a cradle coupled to the frame. The cradle is configured to be positioned proximate to the patient's nares. The HME also includes an HME material coupled to the cradle. The HME material is configured to retain moisture exhaled by the patient. Air is configured to pass through the HME material when entering and exiting the patient's nares. The HME engages and is secured to the patient's nose independently of any other structure. |
| US12023444B2 |
Connecting socket and rotary sleeve for respiration
Disclosed is a respiratory device comprising a connecting socket which is inserted at least partially into a rotary sleeve and is latched thereto. The connecting socket and the rotary sleeve are disposed between a respiration hose and a patient interface, the connecting socket having an external diameter which is smaller than the internal diameter of the rotary sleeve. The rotary sleeve comprises on its inner side latching elements which engage in latching elements on the external diameter of the socket. |
| US12023440B2 |
Ventilator apparatus and method for operating a ventilator in said ventilator apparatus
The invention is related to ventilation apparatuses and methods for operating a ventilator of a ventilator apparatus. In the method at least one duration ratio factor is set in a computing system of the ventilator apparatus; at least one minute volume, at least one functional dead space volume and at least one time constant are determined; a respiration frequency is computed, based on a previously defined lung model, depending on the determined parameters. The computed respiration frequency is optimized on at least one minimum of a delivered parameter, which is induced to a patient using the ventilator; an inspiratory time and an expiratory time are determined based on the computed respiration frequency and the duration ratio factor; at least one tidal volume based on the previously computed respiration frequency and the determined minute volume is computed; and a delivered respiratory parameter of the ventilator is closed loop controlled. |
| US12023437B2 |
Insufflation system and insufflation control method
An insufflation system having a processor configured to calculate a first target gas feeding flow rate based on a difference between a body cavity internal pressure and an insufflation target pressure of a body cavity, determine whether the first target gas feeding flow rate is lower than a threshold gas feeding flow rate, and in response to determining that the first target gas feeding flow rate is lower than the threshold gas feeding flow rate, feed gas at a second target gas feeding flow rate by controlling a first valve provided at a gas feeding conduit and a second valve provided at a suction conduit, wherein the processor is configured to cause the suction conduit to suction at a first suction flow rate, and wherein the second target gas feeding flow rate is obtained by adding the first suction flow rate to the first target gas feeding flow rate. |
| US12023433B2 |
Wound dressing apparatus
The wound dressing apparatus facilitates administration of combined negative pressure and positive pressure treatment at a wound site. The wound dressing apparatus includes a wound dome having a substantially hollow dome interior, a manifold that is in fluid communication with the dome interior, a first passage adapted to connect to a negative pressure source to the dome interior, and a second passage adapted to connect to a positive pressure source to the manifold. |
| US12023432B2 |
Arthroscopic devices and methods
A fluid management system includes a pump connectable to a fluid source. An inflow line removably connects to a cannula for delivering a fluid flow from the pump into a surgical site, such as a joint cavity. A flow pressure sensor is coupled to measure flow pressure in the inflow line and produce a measured pressure value, A controller is connected to the pump and the flow pressure sensor, and the controller maintains a pressure set point by controlling a pump speed based on a backpressure-adjusted pressure value calculated by subtracting a backpressure value selected from a backpressure table from the measured pressure value. The BAPV is monitored to determine whether the BAPV deviates outside an initial BAPV range, and corrective measure are taken should such deviations occur. |
| US12023427B2 |
System and method to efficiently clean a blood filter
A peritoneal dialysis apparatus includes a filter and a dialysis fluid circuit in fluid communication with the filter. The peritoneal dialysis apparatus also includes a pump for pumping fresh dialysis fluid to a peritoneum of a patient via the dialysis fluid circuit and pumping used dialysis fluid from the peritoneum of the patient through the dialysis fluid circuit and the filter. The peritoneal dialysis apparatus further includes a selective air access in fluid communication with the dialysis fluid circuit and a control unit configured to control the pump during a peritoneal dialysis treatment and a filter cleaning sequence. The control unit forms a fluid mixture during a filter cleaning sequence by opening the selective air access to mix air with a physiologically safe fluid. The fluid mixture is transferred across insides and/or outsides of the filter at least one time. |
| US12023425B2 |
Connector for creating platelet rich plasma
Method for transferring one or more portions of fluid from a specimen tube, comprising: providing an elongate connector comprising an elongated tube having a lumen or through-hole extending between proximal and distal ends thereof, a Luer-compatible female taper provided on the proximal end of the connector, a flange provided proximate the distal end of the connector; providing a tube seal mounted on the distal end of the connector, the tube seal comprising an elastomeric member having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, and a through-hole extending therebetween, the distal end having a frustoconical or chamfered face forming a funnel, the elastomeric member having an outer diameter sized to sealingly engage with an inner surface of the specimen tube; advancing the distal end of the connector and the tube seal into the specimen tube, the funnel directing the first layer into the through-hole of the connector. |
| US12023424B1 |
Continuous disinfection of human occupied space
Ultraviolet light is outputted in a space by one or more ultraviolet light sources. The presence of one or more people in the space is detected by one or more sensors. An ultraviolet light level delivered in the space while the space is occupied with one or more people is calculated based on a first output of the one or more ultraviolet light sources and a second output of the one or more sensors. |
| US12023417B2 |
Method for pre-stretching implantable biocompatible materials, and materials, and devices produced thereby
A method is provided for pre-stretching implantable biocompatible materials, such as material to be incorporated into an implantable device. A sheet of implantable biocompatible material is attached to one or more tensioning members, where tension is applied along one or more axes. Tension is applied for a period of time, and at an appropriate force, to produce a desired degree of thinning or pre-stretching of the implantable biocompatible material. During the tensioning, the implantable biocompatible material is maintained at an elevated temperature, such as a temperature that is at least substantially a temperature of an environment into which the material will be implanted. |
| US12023405B2 |
Antimicrobial polymer for use in ophthalmic implants
An antimicrobial polymer for use in an ophthalmic implant, includes at least one antimicrobial monomer; and at least one other monomer selected from an acrylic, silicone, vinyl and collagen monomer. |
| US12023397B2 |
Scalp protection composition
Disclosed herein is a scalp protection composition that includes a carboxylate compound, an emulsifier, and water. The carboxylate compound is represented by formula (I): In formula (I), R1 represents a C4-C8 alkyl group, and R2 represents a C10-C26 alkyl group. |
| US12023395B2 |
Xanthan structured high polyol liquid cleansers
The invention relates to high polyol compositions comprising foaming, preferably mild surfactants. While xanthan gum is normally incompatible with such composition, applicants have surprisingly found compositions (having specified particles size) and process for making such compositions such that xanthan gum can now be used as structurant. |
| US12023394B2 |
Vesicle-coated fibers made from crosslinked lipids
Methods and compositions for rapid and efficient assembly of substrates (e.g., fibers) coated with lamellar vesicles are provided, wherein the vesicles are more strongly attached to the substrate than those made using other methods. |
| US12023393B2 |
Polymerizable 4,4′-spirobi[chromane]-2,2′-diones and curable compositions including the same
A polymerizable compound is represented by the formula (I). Each R1 independently represents a monovalent group having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms that comprises at least one of an epoxy group, an acryl group, or a methacryl group. Each R2 independently represents H, F, Cl, Br, C1-C12 alkyl, C2-C3 carbonylalkyl, or C2-C5 carboalkoxy. Each R3 independently represents H, F, Cl, Br, C1-C12 alkyl, C2-C3 carbonylalkyl, or C2-C5 carboalkoxy. Each n is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. Curable compositions including the polymerizable compound are also disclosed. |
| US12023388B2 |
Detection and treatment of caries and microcavities with nanoparticles
Components, for example, nanoparticles for detecting and/or treating one or more active carious lesions or microcavities in teeth of a subject are provided. The component or nanoparticle may comprise a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer (e.g., a starch) bearing at least one cationic region and/or having a net positive charge and thereby capable of associating with one or more active and/or early carious lesions on a tooth in an oral cavity of a subject. The components or nanoparticles are optionally water soluble or dispersible. The components or nanoparticle also comprises an imaging agent (e.g., a fluorophore or dye) bonded to the biocompatible and biodegradable polymer. The component or nanoparticle is thus capable of indicating the presence of one or more active carious lesions when the component or nanoparticle is associated therewith. Oral care compositions comprising such compounds/nanoparticles and methods of making and using the same are also provided. |
| US12023381B2 |
Antibody compositions
This invention relates to stable formulations that can be prepared to high concentration of active agent using low amounts of detergents and to methods for producing such formulations. In particular, this invention relates to formulations containing the L19-TNFα immunocytokine. |
| US12023378B2 |
Covalently linked antigen-antibody conjugates
Herein is reported a conjugate comprising an antigen and an antibody that specifically binds to the antigen wherein a covalent bond is formed between the antigen and an amino acid residue in the CDR2 of the antibody, an antibody comprising a cysteine residue at amino acid position 53 (according to Kabat) in the heavy chain CDR2 and uses thereof. |
| US12023374B2 |
Vaccine for protection against Streptococcus suis
The present invention pertains to a vaccine comprising an IgM protease antigen of Streptococcus suis, for use in a method for protecting a pig against Streptococcus suis, characterised in that the IgM protease antigen is a protein according to SEQ ID NO:1. |
| US12023368B2 |
Immunoconjugates
The present invention generally relates to immunoconjugates, particularly immunoconjugates comprising a mutant interleukin-2 polypeptide and an antibody that binds to PD-1. In addition, the invention relates to polynucleotide molecules encoding the immunoconjugates, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotide molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the mutant immunoconjugates, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof. |
| US12023362B2 |
Therapeutic compositions and methods of use for treating cancer
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating cancer. More specifically, the present invention relates to compositions of engineered oncolytic viruses for administration to a subject with cancer that specifically lyse tumor cells and actively target tumor cells and cell debris to antigen presenting cells, in order to generate anti-tumor immunity. |
| US12023361B2 |
Method for promoting hair growth
A method for promoting hair growth is disclosed. The method comprises a step of administering Lactobacillus paracasei GMNL-653 to a subject who needs to increase hair volume at a dose of 1.25×108 to 5×108 cells/ml/day, and the Lactobacillus paracasei GMNL-653 was deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection located at Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072 P.R. China on Apr. 25, 2016 under an accession number CCTCC NO. M 2016226. |
| US12023360B2 |
Composition and methods of screening
The present invention relates to a symbiotic composition comprising a probiotic bacterial strain and a prebiotic growth medium which is specific to the growth of the probiotic bacterial strain, wherein the bacterial strain is capable of producing the same growth medium by reverse enzyme reaction. The present invention also relates to methods of producing and screening for such compositions. |
| US12023357B2 |
Rejuvenated aged hematopoietic stem cells and methods of use
The invention relates to rejuvenated hematopoietic stem cells and methods of use. |
| US12023354B2 |
Targeting B cell activating factor receptor (BAFF-R) using ligand-based chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells
The disclosure relates generally to ligand-based chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cells. More specifically, the CAR cells express B-cell activating factor (BAFF) protein for recognition by a receptor of BAFF on the surface of a cell. CAR cells can include cytotoxic T lymphocytes, natural killer (NK) cells or natural killer T (NKT) cells that express a chimeric receptor that recognizes a receptor of BAFF. The disclosure further relates to methods of treating a variety of conditions, such as cancers and autoimmune diseases, using the disclosed CAR cells. |
| US12023351B2 |
Modified nano-silica gel for improving symptoms caused by bacteria and viruses and preparation method and application thereof
A modified nano-silica gel for improving symptoms caused by bacteria and viruses and a preparation method and an application thereof. The patented nano-silica gel is modified by a modified compound to obtain a modified nano-silica gel to effectively reduce an amount of toxins excreted by sows, thereby providing piglets with a safe environment that is more suitable for survival. The modified nano-silica gel of the invention comprises: a nano-silica gel with a content of 13.0-92.3 wt %; a modified compound with a content of 0.15-3.50 wt %, the modified compound is an organic compound, a weight ratio of the nano-silica gel to the modified compound is 620:1 to 3.5:1; and water with a formula of H2O and a content of 7.5-86.8 wt %; the nano-silica gel, the modified compound and the water are stirred and mixed at a temperature of 40-80° C. to prepare the modified nano-silica gel. |
| US12023349B2 |
Method for extracting Lactarius Hatsudake Tanaka polysaccharide compound
The present disclosure provides a method for extracting a Lactarius hatsudake Tanaka polysaccharide compound, and relates to the field of active substance extraction. This method includes: carrying out freeze-drying, pulverization, degreasing, water extraction, deproteinization, alcohol precipitation, and resin adsorption in sequence on Lactarius hatsudake Tanaka fruiting bodies to obtain a Lactarius hatsudake Tanaka refined polysaccharide mixture; to the Lactarius hatsudake Tanaka refined polysaccharide mixture, adding anhydrous ethanol dropwise to perform alcohol precipitation purification, and gradually collecting precipitates, to obtain Lactarius hatsudake Tanaka polysaccharide-10/40/60/80 active ingredients; and performing preparation via liquid chromatography on the Lactarius hatsudake Tanaka polysaccharide-10/40/60/80 active ingredients respectively, followed by dialysis and post-treatment to obtain Lactarius hatsudake Tanaka polysaccharide LHP-1, Lactarius hatsudake Tanaka polysaccharide LHP-2, Lactarius hatsudake Tanaka polysaccharide LHP-3, Lactarius hatsudake Tanaka polysaccharide LHP-4, and Lactarius hatsudake Tanaka polysaccharide LHP-5. |
| US12023348B2 |
EGR1 targeting molecules for the treatment of inflammatory and hyperproliferative conditions
A method of treating an inflammation or a hyperproliferative disease in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of: a compound represented by Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a compound represented by Formula II: and a compound represented by Formula III: wherein the variables in Formulae I, II and III are as defined in the specification. |
| US12023347B2 |
Composition with non-digestible oligosaccharides for attenuating nasal epithelial inflammation
The present invention relates to the use of non-digestible oligosaccharides for the direct attenuation of nasal epithelial inflammation, in particular for non-allergic rhinitis, in particular for use in infants. |
| US12023343B2 |
Thermo-kinetic mixing for pharmaceutical applications
Compositions and methods for making a pharmaceutical dosage form include making a pharmaceutical composition that includes one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients by thermokinetic compounding into a composite. Compositions and methods of preprocessing a composite comprising one or more APIs with one or more excipients include thermokinetic compounding, comprising thermokinetic processing the APIs with the excipients into a composite, wherein the composite can be further processed by conventional methods known in the art, such as hot melt extrusion, melt granulation, compression molding, tablet compression, capsule filling, film-coating, or injection molding. |
| US12023341B2 |
Platinum-acridine compounds and methods of treating cancers
Platinum-acridines and analogs thereof as cytotoxic agents for cancer treatment. Also provided methods of using hMATE1 (SLC47A1) as a biomarker to identify tumors that are likely to respond to the agents, and epigenetically sensitizing tumor tissue to anticancer drugs targeting this membrane transporter. |
| US12023337B2 |
Methods of treating cancer
Provided herein are, inter alia, methods of treating cancer by administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of an adenosine-A2A (A2A) receptor antagonist or a combination of an adenosine-A2A (A2A) receptor antagonist and a programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) signaling pathway inhibitor. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions including an A2A receptor antagonist, a PD-1 signaling pathway inhibitor and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Further provided are methods of detecting cellular effects, for example expression of pCREB, before, after or during adenosine receptor antagonist treatment. |
| US12023336B2 |
Antiviral drug compounds and composition thereof
The present invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutical composition having antiviral effects. Over 1200 molecules were screened and 55 molecules having statistically significant anti-HIV activity were identified and selected. The compound Methotrexate (MTX-HYD) and its analogues, the combinations thereof and their combination with other anti-retrovirals were selected for repurposing the compounds as anti-HIV drugs. The present invention may further relate to pharmaceutical composition comprising compounds in combination with active drugs having anti-HIV activity. |
| US12023324B2 |
Controlled release formulations of riluzole and their uses
Disclosed herein are controlled release compositions comprising riluzole and the uses thereof. |
| US12023322B2 |
Rufinamide for use in the treatment of myotonia
The present invention relates to Rufinamide (or active derivatives thereof) for use in the treatment of myotonia, such as myotonia congenita, paramyotonia congenita and myotonic dystrophy. The present invention also relates to a combinatorial composition comprising Rufmamide (or active derivatives thereof) and Lamotrigine (or active derivatives thereof) for use as a medicament. |
| US12023320B2 |
Therapeutic agent for fatty liver disease
An object of the present invention is to provide a therapeutic agent for fatty liver diseases. The above object can be achieved by a therapeutic agent for a fatty liver disease, comprising a compound represented by the following formula (1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US12023319B2 |
Carboxylic acid aromatic amides
The present invention relates to carboxylic acid aromatic amides compounds of general formula (I) as described and defined herein, to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and to the use of said compounds for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients. |
| US12023316B2 |
FAP-activated therapeutic agents, and uses related thereto
Disclosed are prodrugs of cytotoxic anthracyclines (such as doxorubicin) and other therapeutic agents that are selectively cleaved and activated by fibroblast activating protein (FAP). The prodrugs are useful for targeted delivery of cytotoxic and other agents to FAP-expressing tissues, including cancer (e.g., solid tumors). Also provided are pharmaceutical compounds comprising the prodrugs, as well as methods of using the prodrugs to treat a disorder characterized by FAP upregulation, e.g., cancer, fibrosis, and inflammation. |
| US12023314B2 |
Oral composition with immunomodulating effect on natural killer cells
A method of treating recurrent spontaneous abortions or repeated implantation failures in a human female subject, comprising providing a composition including a combination of fatty acids or esters thereof as the active ingredients, wherein the human female subject has at least 12% of peripheral blood NK cells in total peripheral blood cells, and/or the cytotoxicity of the peripheral blood NK cells is at least 10% higher than a mean cytotoxicity of a control population of healthy human females of reproductive age without a reproductive failure and who have given birth to at least one child; orally administering the composition for 15 to 70 days, wherein the total amount of fatty acids or esters, administered per day, is from 0.03 g/kg 1 g/kg of body weight, calculated as fatty acids so as to reduce an immune-mediated sub-fertility for the human female subject. |
| US12023310B2 |
Method for treating peripheral nerve sheath tumor
Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for treating malignant peripheral nerve sheath (MPNST), including a benzenesulfonamide derivative and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also provided is a method for treating canine MPNST by administering the pharmaceutical composition to a subject in need thereof. |
| US12023307B2 |
Common cold symptom relieving agent
To reveal which curcumin preparation, among various existing curcumin preparations, is effective for various symptoms of a common cold.Provided is an agent for relieving common cold symptom which contains, as an active ingredient, a curcumin-containing composition that contains fine particles of curcumin or turmeric pigment, or a mixture containing curcumin or turmeric pigment containing an amorphous thereof and a cellulose derivative. |
| US12023305B2 |
Use of the phytocannabinoid cannabidivarin (CBDV) in the treatment of epilepsy
This invention relates to the use of the phytocannabinoid cannabidivarin (CBDV) and combinations of the phytocannabinoid CBDV with tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) and cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of epilepsy. The invention further relates to the use of the phytocannabinoid CBDV in combination with standard anti-epileptic drugs (SAEDs). Preferably the SAED is one of ethosuximide, valproate or phenobarbital. |
| US12023302B2 |
Compression therapy system and method
An apparatus for promoting vascular circulation, including a garment configured to at least partially surround an anatomical structure of a patient. A compression element is coupled to the garment and configured to compress at least a portion of the anatomical structure when the compression element is actuated. A controller is configured to selectively actuate the compression element over a plurality of cycles. Each cycle has an actuated time during which the compression element is arranged to exert a first pressure and an unactuated time during which the compression element is arranged to exert a second pressure different than the first pressure, and the controller is configured to use a random value in determining the deflated time of one or more of the cycles. |
| US12023301B2 |
Pneumatic massage
A pneumatic system includes a fluidic switching module, an air connection inlet configured for connection to a source of pressurized air, a plurality of air connection outlets each in fluid communication with the air connection inlet, a first cascading subsystem downstream from and in fluid communication with the air connection inlet and configured to receive a pressurized airflow from the air connection inlet, a second cascading subsystem downstream from and in fluid communication with the first cascading subsystem, and a third cascading subsystem downstream from and in fluid communication with the first cascading subsystem. The fluidic switching module is configured to cyclically and sequentially direct the pressurized airflow between the plurality of air connection outlets without any moving parts or external controls. |
| US12023300B2 |
Rotational high frequency chest wall oscillation pump
Devices, systems, and methods for high frequency chest wall oscillation pumps can include a pressure cavity, defined by one or more diaphragms, for fluid pressurization to provide pressure oscillation, a drive assembly can be arranged to provide reciprocation to a plunger assembly to move the one or more diaphragms to generate fluid pressure. |
| US12023298B2 |
Therapeutic wand system, kit, and method
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for applying therapeutic pressure to a skin surface including a tip arranged at a first end of a therapeutic wand. The system also includes a head arranged opposite the tip at a second end of the therapeutic wand. The system includes a body arranged between the tip and the head, the body housing a control system for controlling operation of the therapeutic wand. The control system includes a printed circuit board, a timer electrically connected to the printed circuit board, the timer being programmable to determine an elapsed time of use of the therapeutic wand, and an indicator. The system also includes a grip arranged between the body and the head, the grip having an outer surface that is softer than the body to provide an ergonomic and comfortable location to hold the therapeutic wand. |
| US12023295B2 |
Contact-type massage tapping device and massager
A contact-type massage tapping device includes: a main body of the tapping device and a cavity having a first opening. The main body of the tapping device includes a tapping body with at least one movable connection member and a driving end; a connecting seat, and a tapping driving assembly. The at least one movable connection member of the tapping body is connected to the connecting seat. The tapping body has at least one reciprocating swinging degree of freedom A relative to the connecting seat. The tapping driving assembly is connected to the driving end of the tapping body, and the tapping driving assembly is used to provide reciprocating motion power of the tapping body within the degree of freedom A. The main body of the tapping device is disposed inside the cavity. |
| US12023294B2 |
Percussive massage device with force meter
A percussive massage device with a force meter that includes a housing, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, and a controller configured to obtain a voltage of the motor, generate a lookup table correlating voltage to force applied by the percussive massage device, and display a force magnitude corresponding to the obtained voltage using the lookup table. |
| US12023293B2 |
Devices for compressing human prostate and method for using same
A kit comprising tools for compressing a prostate of a human subject including a rectal compression probe for applying force in the ventral direction on the anterior wall of the rectum for transmitting a force in the ventral direction upon the posterior side of the prostate. The assembly further includes an abdominal compression probe for applying force in the dorsal direction on the hypogastric region of the abdomen for transmitting a force in the dorsal direction upon the anterior side of the prostate. Also disclosed is a method for compressing a prostate of a human subject. |
| US12023292B2 |
Dynamic anchoring using localized active compression
Anchoring of fabrics for applications in which force is applied by or on the fabric facilitates new uses and functionalities. Dynamic anchoring through any of three modes (mechanical, compressive, or friction-based) enables transient or permanent anchoring across a garment or other fabric. |
| US12023280B2 |
Method for controlling an eye surgical laser and treatment device
The invention relates to a method for controlling an eye surgical laser for the separation of a volume body with a predefined posterior interface and a predefined anterior interface from a cornea, comprising controlling the laser by means of a control device such that it emits pulsed laser pulses in a shot sequence in a predefined pattern into the cornea, wherein the interfaces of the volume body to be separated are defined by the predefined pattern and the interfaces are generated by means of an interaction of the individual laser pulses with the cornea by the generation of a plurality of cavitation bubbles generated by photodisruption, wherein the predefined pattern is generated by means of a mesh-like guidance of the emitted laser pulses and the control device controls the shot sequence of the laser such that a common overlap area of the cavitation bubbles is generated between adjacent cavitation bubbles. Further, the invention relates to a treatment device, to a computer program as well as to a computer-readable medium. |
| US12023278B1 |
Devices for performing intraocular surgery and methods for using them
Devices, systems, and methods for performing intraocular surgery. In one example, the device includes a handpiece including proximal and distal ends; a diathermy needle extending from the distal end and terminating in a diathermy tip; and a tubular shaft extending from the distal end adjacent the diathermy needle and terminating in an aspiration tip, the tubular shaft including an aspiration lumen extending proximally from an aspiration opening in the aspiration tip. An actuator on the handpiece is coupled to the shaft for directing the shaft between a distal position where the aspiration tip is adjacent the diathermy tip and a proximal position where the aspiration tip is offset proximally from the diathermy tip. A generator may be connected to the handpiece for delivering energy to the tip for performing diathermy and a vacuum source may be connected to the handpiece for delivering suction to the aspiration opening. |
| US12023270B2 |
Cervical collar
A cervical collar is provided, including: a collar member; a chin support, movably disposed on the collar member; a connection member, movably disposed on the collar member, connected with the chin support; and an adjustment assembly, including an inner thread portion, a thread shaft and a knob, the inner thread portion being disposed on the connection member, the thread shaft being disposed on the collar member and rotatable about an axial direction, the inner thread portion and the thread shaft being screwed with each other, the knob being connected with the thread shaft on the axial direction and located outside an end of the collar member in the axial direction, wherein the thread shaft rotates to drive the inner thread portion to move in the axial direction. |
| US12023267B2 |
Delivery system for delivering an endovascular graft within a blood vessel
A delivery system for delivering an endovascular graft within a blood vessel. The delivery system includes a tip assembly including a tip and a sleeve having a proximal end. The delivery system includes a tip capture mechanism. The tip assembly is configured to move axially relative to the tip capture mechanism and between a delivery position and a release position. The tip capture mechanism includes a landing zone. The delivery system includes a travel limiter configured to align the proximal end with the landing zone when the tip assembly is in the release position to facilitate removal of the delivery system from the blood vessel. |
| US12023258B2 |
Expandable intervertebral fusion cage
An intervertebral implant includes a first endplate member and a second endplate member, and a distal wedge member and a proximal wedge member that couple the first and second endplate members together. The distal wedge member is configured to move in an expansion direction that causes the fusion cage to move from a contracted position to an expanded position. |
| US12023254B1 |
Total reverse shoulder systems and methods
A reverse shoulder system can include, for example, a glenoid baseplate comprising a longitudinal axis, the glenoid baseplate further including a stem and a central channel within a sidewall of the stem. The stem can include a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis of the glenoid baseplate can be angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the stem, wherein the longitudinal axis of the glenoid baseplate is not perpendicular with respect to the longitudinal axis of the stem. Other components including a glenosphere, tools, and methods of use are also disclosed. |
| US12023253B2 |
Humeral implant anchor system
A stemless humeral shoulder assembly having a base member and an anchor advanceable into the base member. The base member can include a distal end that can be embedded in bone and a proximal end that can be disposed at a bone surface. The base member can also have a plurality of spaced apart arms projecting from the proximal end to the distal end. The anchor can project circumferentially into the arms and into a space between the arms. When the anchor is advanced into the base member, the anchor can be exposed between the arms. A recess can project distally from a proximal end of the anchor to within the base member. The recess can receive a mounting member of an anatomical or reverse joint interface. |
| US12023247B2 |
Reducing the diameter of a cardiac valve annulus with independent control over each of the anchors that are launched into the annulus
A device (e.g., an annulus-constricting device) with N anchors may be affixed to a cardiac valve annulus as follows. First, the device is delivered to the vicinity of the annulus via a catheter. Next, the position and layout of the device is adjusted via the catheter. Next, only those anchors which are properly positioned are driven into the annulus or tissue adjacent to the annulus. The remaining anchors remain unlaunched at this point. The unlaunched anchors are subsequently moved into a good position using either a manipulating tool or catheter-steering techniques, after which they are driven into the annulus or tissue adjacent to the annulus. |
| US12023246B2 |
Stented prosthesis delivery devices having steering capabilities and methods
Delivery devices and device elements that provide steering capabilities and methods of steering such delivery devices during the delivery of a stented prosthesis to a target site. Various delivery devices include a shaft assembly having a plurality of lumens through which tension members that compressively retain the stented prosthesis to the shaft assembly are routed. By selectively tensioning one or more tension members, the shaft assembly can be pulled or steered in a desired direction. Various embodiments include one or more steering or stiffening rods that can reinforce the device or counteract any unintended bending or steering of the delivery device. |
| US12023245B2 |
Delivery device and methods of use for transapical delivery of replacement valve
Devices, systems and methods are described for implantation of a prosthesis within a lumen or body cavity and delivery systems for delivering the prosthesis to a location for implantation. A delivery system can include a tether connected to a single directional handle knob for release of the prosthesis within the lumen or body cavity and retraction of the tether towards the handle. |
| US12023244B2 |
Delivery device having guide wire control
The disclosure generally relates to delivery devices for transcatheter delivery of a prosthesis. The delivery device includes a hollow shaft on which the prosthesis is supported. A handle assembly maintains the shaft. The delivery device further includes a guide wire that is selectively directed through the handle assembly and shaft. The guide wire directs the shaft to a target site at which the prosthesis is to be deployed. In practice, an operator managing the inner catheter controls the prosthesis positioning. The delivery devices disclosed herein are configured to ergonomically also allow the operator to control the position of the guide wire as the position of the guide wire influences the deployment position of the prosthesis. In this way, a second operator for positioning the guide wire can be omitted. Embodiments of the disclosure are believed to improve positioning predictability and ease of use. |
| US12023238B2 |
Posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens
The present invention relates to a posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (1) comprising a central optical part (2), a peripheral haptic part (3) having distal support elements (4) arranged for supporting the intraocular lens (1) on a ciliary zonule, elongated flexible footplates (5) mounted on the support elements (4), each having a distal lateral border (53) arranged for stabilizing the intraocular lens (1) into a ciliary body (98), and manipulation pockets (6) on a surface of the support elements (4), each being associated with one of the elongated flexible footplates (5). |
| US12023219B2 |
Removable dental appliance including spring member
A removable dental appliance may include an appliance body configured to at least partially surround a plurality of teeth of a dental arch of a patient. The appliance body may include a unitary material defining a shell shaped to receive at least one tooth of the patient and a spring member integrally formed with the shell. The spring member may be configured to receive an attachment. The attachment may be configured to affix to the at least one tooth. The spring member may be configured to apply a spring force to the attachment to cause at least one of a rotation, a translation, a tipping, a torqueing, an extrusion, or an intrusion of the at least one tooth toward a desired position of the tooth when the removable dental appliance is worn by the patient. |
| US12023218B1 |
Chewy-type dental alignment seating device with support handle
A dental alignment device positioning tool for use in safely and effectively positioning or repositioning dental alignment devices on teeth is provided. The positioning tool generally includes a handle having an elongate shaft and a soft chewy formed on and extending from a first end of the elongate shaft. A handle end portion is formed on a second end of the elongate shaft to enhance the user's control of the chewy to prevent choking. The handle, including the shaft and the handle end portion, and the chewy are integrally formed as a single monolithic structure. The chewy may be flavored to enhance the enjoyment of the user. |
| US12023217B2 |
Positioning three-dimensional brackets on teeth
Positioning 3D virtual brackets on teeth for the precise positioning of conventional brackets and wire. Various reference features may be calculated for the teeth and used to calculate a position for the virtual bracket. Reference features that may be calculated include curve of Spee, Andrew's plane, and a facial axis of the clinical crown for the teeth. |
| US12023215B2 |
Dental face mask and shield system and method of making
The present disclosure provides a dental procedure safety device including a face mask and a face shield attached to each other to form a modified face mask shield device, where the face shield overlaps in front of the face mask. The device further includes a dental dam frame including a plurality of nibs projecting outwardly from an outer perimeter of the dental dam frame for attachment of a dental dam membrane, such that a portion of the dental dam membrane is attached over an upper horizontal member of the dental dam frame. An attachment device, positioned over the portion of the dental dam membrane attached over the upper horizontal member, detachably connects to a rear surface of a lower end of the face mask, such that the modified face mask shield device is positioned in front of the attachment device. |
| US12023211B2 |
Dexterous dental handpiece with hand and foot actuation
A dental instrument comprises a fluid driven handpiece in fluid communication with a valve; a source of fluid in fluid communication with the valve; and a controller in electrical communication with the valve and an actuator positioned on the handpiece. The actuator is configured to cause the valve to move between a first position in which fluid cannot flow from the source of fluid to the handpiece and a second position in which fluid flows from the source of fluid to the handpiece thereby driving the handpiece. The dental instrument may further comprise a second actuator in communication with the controller. The second actuator is configured to cause the valve to move between the first position in which fluid cannot flow from the source of fluid to the handpiece and the second position in which fluid flows from the source of fluid to the handpiece thereby driving the handpiece. |
| US12023209B2 |
Tissue localization marker with biconvex-shaped cross-section and system for localizing tissue
Tissue localization devices and methods of localizing tissue using tissue localization devices are disclosed. The tissue localization device can comprise a handle comprising a delivery control, a delivery needle extending out from the handle, and a localization element within the delivery needle. The localization element can be deployed out of the delivery needle or retracted back into the delivery needle when the delivery control is translated in a first direction or a second direction, respectively. The localization element can be coupled to a flexible tracking wire. |
| US12023206B2 |
Wearable foot controller for surgical equipment and related methods
A wearable foot controller for a surgical instrument may include a body configured to be worn on a foot and including a heel portion and a ball portion on an opposite end of the body from the heel portion, a heel pressure sensor, a ball pressure sensor, a heel movement sensor, a ball movement sensor, and a processor. The processor may be configured to detect activation of the heel pressure sensor and generate control data for the surgical instrument based upon the ball movement sensor when the heel pressure sensor is activated using the processor, and detect activation of the ball pressure sensor and generate control data for the surgical instrument based upon the heel movement sensor when the ball pressure sensor is activated using the processor. The processor may also be configured to communicate the control data from the processor to the surgical instrument via a communications link. |
| US12023205B2 |
Breakage detection of tension element for counterbalance mechanism
Implementations relate to breakage detection of a tension element for a counterbalance mechanism. In some implementations, a tension element breakage detection mechanism includes a tension element, a moveable detection element contacting the tension element, and an actuator. The moveable detection element is biased by the tension element toward a first configuration in a range of motion of the moveable detection element. The moveable detection element is biased toward a second configuration in the range of motion of the moveable detection element by a force generated by the actuator on the moveable detection element. The breakage detection mechanism includes a sensor of a change of the moveable detection element from the first configuration to the second configuration, the change being in response to breakage of the tension element. |
| US12023204B2 |
Distance-measuring method and endoscopic system
A distance-measuring method includes acquiring a first curvature angle of a curved portion in a first state in which an endoscope is inserted into a body cavity and captures an observation target, a second curvature angle of the curved portion in a second state in which an insertion direction of the endoscope is changed with a position of a trocar as a pivot point while capturing the same observation target as in the first state, a change amount in an insertion angle due to a change in the insertion direction, and an insertion amount of the endoscope from the pivot point of the trocar to the curved portion, so as to calculate a distance from a distal end portion of the endoscope to the observation target in a state in which the endoscope is inserted into the body cavity via the trocar. |
| US12023195B2 |
Serrated stethoscope tubing
A serrated stethoscope tube is disclosed herein. The serrated stethoscope tube includes a tubular body portion, the tubular body portion having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface being oppositely disposed relative to the exterior surface, and the interior surface of the tubular body portion having a plurality of channels formed therein for reducing sound wave refraction and/or reverberation. |
| US12023190B2 |
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. |
| US12023178B2 |
Method of detecting sepsis using vital signs, including systolic blood pressure, hematology parameters, and combinations thereof
Using vital sign measurements, such as systolic blood pressure (SBP), when combined with hematology parameters such as White Blood Cell Count (WBC) and Monocyte Distribution Width (MDW), has been identified as an improved method for detecting sepsis. The probability of having or developing sepsis is determined when each measurement is compared to a predetermined criteria and the combination of measurements that are within a reference range determines this probability. |
| US12023177B2 |
Body imaging devices, systems, and methods
A system for imaging a portion of a body can include a mount configured to hold an imaging device carrier. The mount can include a plurality of discreet positions configured to hold the imaging device carrier, for example. |
| US12023176B2 |
Extended reality adjustments based on physiological measurements
In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a physiological sensor, a memory, and a processor. The physiological sensor is to measure a physiological parameter. The memory is to store an extended reality application and a baseline level for the physiological parameter. The processor is in communication with the physiological sensor and the memory. The processor is to execute the extended reality application. In response to the physiological parameter exceeding the baseline level by a difference threshold, the processor is to adjust the extended reality application. |
| US12023175B1 |
Virtual health coach based insulin titration platform
A computer-implemented method improves efficacy of diabetes self-management to obtain a measurement message and/or contextual activity information used to determine a suitable insulin dosage to treat a patient. The method includes simulating a health coach in a natural conversation to obtain a measurement of the patient's blood-glucose level, processing the measured blood-glucose level with a personalized insulin titration algorithm to determine an insulin dosage recommendation, and generating an electronic signal configured to cause a corresponding action to be performed by a computing device. |
| US12023174B2 |
Detecting cyanide exposure based on thiocyanate measurement in saliva
In an example, a method of detecting cyanide exposure of an individual includes: measuring a thiocyanate level of the individual which includes placing saliva of the individual in contact with a chemical indicator to measure the thiocyanate level and measuring thiocyanate (SCN−) catalyzed by enzyme rhodanese of the individual; comparing the measured thiocyanate level to a preset thiocyanate threshold to determine whether the measured thiocyanate level is above the preset thiocyanate threshold indicating a level of cyanide poisoning for which a medical procedure is recommended to manage health effects of the exposure; and performing the medical procedure if the measured thiocyanate level is above the preset thiocyanate threshold and not performing the medical procedure if the measured thiocyanate level is not above the preset thiocyanate threshold. |
| US12023171B2 |
Antioxidant sensor and method of obtaining antioxidant signal
An antioxidant sensor according to an aspect of the disclosure includes: a touch sensor; a light source configured to emit light of a predetermined wavelength onto an object touching the touch sensor; a light receiver configured to receive light returning from the object; and a processor configured to extract an image of a contact surface of the object based on a sensor value of the touch sensor, to analyze the extracted image of the contact surface, and to obtain an antioxidant signal of the object by driving the light source based on a result of analyzing the image of the contact surface. |
| US12023167B2 |
Method and apparatus for implantation of a pacing electrode
A medical device system is configured to guide implantation of a pacing electrode for left bundle branch pacing. The system includes a medical device having a processor configured to receive at least one cardiac electrical signal, determine a feature of the cardiac electrical signal, compare the feature to left bundle branch signal criteria, and determine a left bundle branch signal in response to the feature meeting the left bundle branch signal criteria. The system includes a display unit configured to generate a user feedback signal indicating advancement of a pacing electrode into a left portion of a ventricular septum in response to the processor determining the left bundle branch signal. |
| US12023166B2 |
Medical device for sensing cardiac function
A wearable medical device for determining whether a patient is experiencing a cardiac event using electrocardiogram (ECG) templates includes a plurality of ECG electrodes and a medical device controller. The medical device controller includes a memory, a baseline generator, a cardiac event detector, and a mode selector. The baseline generator is configured to record a baseline ECG signal, generate one or more ECG templates, and store the one or more ECG templates in the memory. The cardiac event detector is configured to select an ECG template and compare a current ECG signal with the selected ECG template to determine whether the patient is experiencing a cardiac arrhythmia. The mode selector is configured to identify whether any ECG templates are stored in the memory, determine whether a new ECG template is needed, and, upon determining that a new ECG template is needed, enter a baselining mode by activating the baseline generator. |
| US12023164B2 |
EEG headpiece with transmission capabilities
A headpiece, acquisition device, system and method for making electroencephalography (EEG) measurements. The EEG headpiece fits, or adjusts to fit, on a person's scalp, each of a plurality of electrodes is located in the headpiece corresponding to selected respective positions on the scalp, the electrodes are electrically connected to at least one electrical transmitter, and the headpiece is attached to the scalp after the electrodes have been located in the headpiece. |
| US12023163B2 |
Miniature ECG data acquisition device
An apparatus for generating ECG recordings and a method for using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a handheld device having four electrodes on an outer surface thereof, the handheld device having an extended configuration and a storage configuration. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to measure signals between the electrodes to provide signals that are used to generate an ECG recording selected from the group consisting of standard lead traces and precordial traces. When the handheld device is in the extended configuration and the first and second electrodes contact a first hand of a patient such that the first and second electrodes contact different locations on the first hand, the third electrode is in contact with a location on the patient's other hand and the fourth electrode contacts a point on the patient's body that depends on the particular trace being measured. |
| US12023161B2 |
Device and method for detecting stress level of driver
A device and a method for detecting a stress level of a driver are provided. The device includes an electrocardiogram sensor for measuring an electrocardiogram of the driver using electrodes arranged on a steering wheel of a vehicle, and a controller that monitors the electrocardiogram of the driver, determines an invalid section in the electrocardiogram based on a shape of the electrocardiogram, and compensates for an electrocardiogram in the determined invalid section. |
| US12023160B1 |
Non-invasive remote system and method to determine the probability of deceit based on artificial intelligence
Non-invasive system and method to determine a probability of deceit based on the remote measurement of physiological changes that the evaluated individual presents when interacting with stimuli provided by the system after a pre-interview assisted by an avatar. The system comprises an interaction module, a face recognition and localization module, a processing module, and a deceit probability determination module. The system records the conscious responses of the evaluated individual and determines the physiological variables of the individual, and their changes caused by stress and cognitive load in response to the stimuli generated to calculate a probability of deceit in the conscious responses made by the individual. |
| US12023156B2 |
Dermal patch for collecting a physiological sample
A dermal patch system for collecting a physiological sample includes a cartridge configured to attach to the skin of a subject. The cartridge includes a bottom material layer, a middle material layer, a top material layer, and a sample collection pad. The top layer and the middle layer define a vacuum pin receptacle and the vacuum pin is disposed within the vacuum pin receptacle. The vacuum pin creates a vacuum within the cartridge when moved to a deployed position. The system further includes a lancet with a needle(s). The lancet is configured to move the needle(s) from an undeployed position to a deployed position when engaged with into the cartridge. The needle(s) is configured to draw a physiological sample from the subject when the needle(s) is in the deployed position. The vacuum created by the vacuum pin draws the physiological sample to the sample collection pad. |
| US12023154B2 |
Non-invasive and wearable chemical sensors and biosensors
A non-invasive epidermal electrochemical sensor device includes an adhesive membrane; a flexible or stretchable substrate disposed over the adhesive membrane; and an anodic electrode assembly disposed over the flexible or stretchable substrate including an iontophoretic electrode. The device includes a cathodic electrode assembly disposed adjacent to the anodic electrode assembly over the flexible or stretchable substrate and includes an iontophoretic electrode. Either the cathodic electrode assembly or the anodic electrode assembly also includes a sensing electrode that includes a working electrode and at least one of a counter electrode or a reference electrode. The iontophoretic electrode in either the anodic electrode assembly or the cathodic electrode assembly that includes the sensing electrode is disposed on the substrate to at least partially encompass the working electrode and the at least one of the counter electrode or the reference electrode. The device includes an electrode interface assembly including independent electrically conductive contacts. |
| US12023153B2 |
Light restriction designs in optical sensing applications having shared windows
This relates to an electronic device configured for optical sensing having shared windows and including light restriction designs. The light restriction designs can include one or more of optical layers, optical films, lenses, and window systems configured to reduce or eliminate crosstalk between optical components. A plurality of accepting sections and a plurality of blocking sections can be employed to selectively allow light having an angle of incidence within one or more acceptance viewing angles and block light with angles of incidence outside of the acceptance viewing angles. In some examples, the light restriction designs can include variations in optical and structural properties can allow the light restriction designs to have spatially varying acceptance angles. Variations in structural properties can include, but are not limited to, differences in widths, heights, and/or tilts of the accepting sections and/or blocking sections. |
| US12023150B2 |
Implantable micro-biosensor
An implantable micro-biosensor includes at least one counter electrode, a first working electrode, a chemical reagent layer, and at least one second working electrode. The chemical reagent layer reacts with an analyte to product a product, such that a first sensing section of the first working electrode is driven to perform a measurement action. A second sensing section of the second working electrode is driven to perform an interference-eliminating action to consume interference. The second working electrode cooperates with the counter electrode to permit the counter electrode to be driven to perform a regeneration action to regenerate silver halide. |
| US12023149B2 |
Sensing system and method for monitoring time-dependent processes
Systems and methods for detecting the quality of signals captured by a sensor device monitoring a biological function. Sensor data associated with the sensor device is received, the sensor data representing time-series measurement samples of one or more parameters associated with the biological function, the sensor data including usable and unusable samples of the time-series measurements. Data representing two or more features of samples of the time-series measurements is extracted and filtered to reduce outliers in the extracted data based on an expected outlier ratio. A machine learning algorithm is then trained to identify events based on the filtered extracted data. |
| US12023146B2 |
Multi-modal lung capacity measurement for respiratory illness prediction
Determining lung capacity of includes capturing an audio waveform of the user performing an utterance presented to a user. A video of the user performing the utterance can be captured. The captured audio waveform and the video are analyzed for compliance. Based on the audio waveform, an indicator of respiratory function is determined. The indicator is compared with a reference indicator to determine health of the user. A machine learning model such as neural network can be trained to predict the indicator of the respiratory function based on input features comprising audio spectral and temporal characteristics of utterances. Determining the indicator or respiratory function can include running the trained machine learning model. |
| US12023139B1 |
User-worn device for noninvasively measuring a physiological parameter of a user
The present disclosure relates to noninvasive methods, devices, and systems for measuring various blood constituents or analytes, such as glucose. In an embodiment, a light source comprises LEDs and super-luminescent LEDs. The light source emits light at at least wavelengths of about 1610 nm, about 1640 nm, and about 1665 nm. In an embodiment, the detector comprises a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a special geometry comprising one of a substantially linear substantially equal spaced geometry, a substantially linear substantially non-equal spaced geometry, and a substantially grid geometry. |
| US12023132B2 |
Systems and methods for remote vital sign monitoring in a vehicle
Apparatuses and methods for monitoring vital signs. Movement data for a selected body location of a person in a vehicle is generated using a movement sensor positioned remotely with respect to the person. Input data is formed for a machine learning system using the movement data. The input data is processed using the machine learning system to remove noise from the input data and generate a target output that identifies a vital sign of the person. |
| US12023131B2 |
Guidewire apparatus and method for multiple parameter analysis of coronary stenosis
A Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) guidewire and method of use includes at least two pairs of small surface area, closely spaced electrodes spaced axially along the length of the guidewire to allow one electrode pair to be positioned on each side of a coronary stenosis. The electrodes can sense electrical signals from the myocardium immediately adjacent to the electrodes, enabling the guidewire to record and analyze an Intra-Coronary Electrogram (ICEG) and heart pacing, and, therefore, facilitate more accurately diagnosis of an individual patient's stenosis and provide a more patient specific diagnosis of clinical need. |
| US12023128B2 |
System and method for eye tracking
A system and method for eye tracking includes receiving an input image including at least a portion of a person's retina, finding a spatial transformation between the input image and a reference image, the reference image including at least a portion of the person's retina and calculating a change in orientation of an eye of the person corresponding to the spatial transformation. A processor may calculate, from the change in orientation an orientation of the person's eye associated with the input image, a direction of gaze associated with the input image, a gaze target associated with the input image and/or a ray of gaze associated with the input image. |
| US12023127B2 |
Subcutaneous outpatient management
A method of administering insulin includes receiving subcutaneous information for a patient at a computing device and executing a subcutaneous outpatient program for determining recommended insulin dosages. The subcutaneous outpatient program includes obtaining glucose data of the patient, aggregating glucose measurements to determine a representative aggregate glucose measurement associated with at least one scheduled glucose time interval, and determining a next recommended insulin dosage for the patient based on the representative aggregate glucose measurement and the subcutaneous information. The method also includes transmitting the next recommended insulin dosage to administration device associated with the patient. |
| US12023125B2 |
Measurement device for living tissue, suction device, measurement method for living tissue, and program
The present disclosure provides a measuring device for biological tissue by using an optical sensor, the device being compact enough to fit in a user's hand and casually usable by the user. The measuring device is provided with: an optical sensor that measures optical data about an object of measurement through a measurement surface in contact with the object of measurement by irradiating the object of measurement with light from a light emitter and causing a light receiver to receive reflected light that is reflected from the object of measurement, the object of measurement being a portion of biological tissue; a temperature sensor that measures the temperature of the optical sensor; and a data processor that processes the optical data on the basis of the temperature of the optical sensor and derives a measurement result pertaining to the object of measurement on the basis of the processed optical data. |
| US12023123B2 |
Device interoperation
A surgical robotic system comprising: a surgical robot; a user interface console coupled to the surgical robot whereby a user can control motion of the surgical robot; a data logger for logging data from a surgical procedure performed by means of the robot; and a portable user terminal; the system further comprising: a display controllable by one of the data logger and the user terminal, that one of the data logger and the user terminal being configured for displaying a machine-readable code whereby the data logger or a user of the user terminal can be identified; and a camera coupled to the other of the data logger and the user terminal; the said other of the data logger and the user terminal being configured to, on receiving from the camera an image of a machine-readable code, decode that code to identify the data logger or a user of the user terminal and to cause the identified entity to be logged in association with a procedure performed by means of the robot. |
| US12023122B2 |
Ungrounded master control devices and methods of use
A mechanically ungrounded master control device comprises a rigid chassis for engagement with one or more fingers of a user's hand and at least one pivotable finger engagement device for controlling movement of a tool end effector. The control device also includes at least one sensor for detecting a position and orientation of the rigid chassis in a surgical environment and a switch coupled to the rigid chassis and manipulatable by a finger of the user's hand while another finger of the user's hand is engaged with the at least one pivotable finger engagement device. |
| US12023116B2 |
Dynamic trocar positioning for robotic surgical system
A robotic surgical system includes a robotic arm, a surgical device coupled with the robotic arm and configured to extend through a body wall of a patient, and a controller in communication with the robotic arm. The controller is configured to determine a position of the surgical device relative to the patient. The controller is also configured to acknowledge a maximum allowable metric associated with the body wall at the determined position, and determine a metric associated with the body wall at the determined position. The controller is furthermore configured to drive the robotic arm to manipulate the surgical device such that the determined metric does not exceed the maximum allowable metric. |
| US12023114B2 |
Passive preload and capstan drive for surgical instruments
An instrument system includes a flexible shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a backend mechanism coupled to the proximal portion of the flexible shaft, and a plurality of tendons. The backend mechanism includes a plurality of capstans. Each capstan engages a respective drive motor that rotates to cause rotation of the capstan. A first capstan of the plurality of capstans is engageable with a first respective drive motor while a second capstan of the plurality of capstans is disengaged from a second respective drive motor. Each of the plurality of tendons includes a proximal section coupled to one of the plurality of capstans and a distal section coupled to a member disposed at the distal portion of the flexible shaft. |
| US12023113B2 |
Method and system for operating a teleoperated surgical instrument and a manual instrument
A system comprises a teleoperated manipulator, a manually operated instrument, and a position sensor coupled to the manually operated instrument. The position sensor is configured to generate pose information for the manually operated instrument. The system further comprises a controller configured to map a pose of the manipulator to a fixed world reference frame based on three-dimensional pose information for the manipulator known internally within the system. The controller is further configured to map a pose of the manually operated instrument to the fixed world reference frame based on the pose information for the manually operated instrument. |
| US12023112B2 |
System and method for controlling a surgical robotic system
A surgical robotic system includes an image capturing device, a surgical console, a multi-directional indicator, a surgical instrument, and a control tower. The image capturing device is configured to capture an image of a surgical site. The surgical console includes a display configured to display the image of the surgical site. The multi-directional indicator is overlaid over the image of the surgical site on the display. The user input device is operably coupled to the surgical console and configured to generate a user input. The surgical instrument is coupled to a surgical robotic arm. The control tower is configured to receive user input from the user input device and control at least one of the surgical robotic arm or the surgical instrument. |
| US12023108B2 |
System and method for a tissue resection margin measurement device
Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for resecting a tissue mass. The system for resecting a tissue mass includes a surgical instrument and a first sensor for measuring a signal corresponding to the position and orientation of the tissue mass. The first sensor is dimensioned to fit insider or next to the tissue mass. The system also includes a second sensor attached to the surgical instrument configured to measure the position and orientation of the surgical instrument. The second sensor is configured to receive the signal from the first sensor. A controller is in communication with the first sensor and/or the second sensor, and the controller executes a stored program to calculate a distance between the first sensor and the second sensor. Accordingly, visual, auditory, haptic or other feedback is provided to the clinician to guide the surgical instrument to the surgical margin. |
| US12023103B2 |
3D printing of structures inside a patient
The disclosed technology provides for printing a 3D structure in-situ within a patient during a surgical procedure. The disclosed technology can include generating instructions for a 3D printer of a surgical robot to print a structure within the patient's body, simulating and verifying the instructions, and autonomously or semi-autonomously executing the instructions, once verified, during a surgical procedure. Generating the instructions for printing the 3D structure within the patient can be based on image data of the patient. Generating the instructions can also include selecting substrate materials that are both safe for the patient and having desired properties of the final printed structure. Modifications can be made to the instructions based on results from the simulation. The disclosed technology provides for application of safe substrate material directly to hard and/or soft tissues within the patient's body via an additive manufacturing process, such as 3D printing. |
| US12023102B2 |
Systems and methods for reconstruction and characterization of physiologically healthy and physiologically defective anatomical structures to facilitate pre-operative surgical planning
A pre-operative surgical planning system utilizes machine learning classification to provide candidate elements of a pre-operative surgical plan. The pre-operative surgical planning system may comprise a machine learning reconstruction engine that is trained with artificial computer models of physiologically compromised anatomical structures. |
| US12023101B2 |
Implant alignment system
A joint prosthesis and/or trial implant alignment system (10) for intraoperatively assisting an alignment of a joint prosthesis and/or trial implant (12) during a surgical procedure is disclosed. The system comprises patient-specific pre-operative data (14) forming a three-dimensional image (14) containing bone structure (32) and a predetermined alignment of the joint prosthesis and/or trial implant (12) thereon. A patient imaging device (16) is for producing patient-specific intraoperative data 18 which forms a two-dimensional image 18 showing bone structure (32) and a real-time position of the joint prosthesis and/or trial implant (12) thereon. Registration means (20) registers the intraoperative data 18 with the pre-operative data (14) based on geometry of said bone structure and/or geometry of said joint prosthesis and/or trial implant (12). A display device (22) for displaying an output of the registration means (20), thereby enabling a visual indication of the said real-time alignment of the joint prosthesis and/or trial implant (12) relative to the said predetermined alignment. |
| US12023100B2 |
Eyeball imaging device and diagnosis support system
An eye imaging device including a housing with an opening that can be in contact with a head of an observer, a first photographic optical system arranged in the housing and configured to image a left eyeball of the observer from a side, a second photographic optical system arranged in the housing opposite to the first photographic optical system and configured to image a right eyeball of the observer from a side, a third photographic optical system arranged slidable in the housing in a direction in which the first photographic optical system and the second photographic optical system face each other and configured to image the left eyeball and the right eyeball of the observer from a front, and a storage unit configured to store images captured by the first photographic optical system, the second photographic optical system, and the third photographic optical system is provided. |
| US12023097B2 |
Selective laser firing for tissue safety
Systems, devices, and methods for identifying different structure types with distinct composition in vivo and adjusting surgical laser output accordingly in a medical procedure are disclosed. An exemplary laser treatment system comprises a laser system configured to generate a laser beam for delivery to a target in a body, and a controller circuit configured to receive a signal reflected from the target in response to electromagnetic radiation produced by a light source, and generate one or more spectroscopic properties from the reflected signal. The controller circuit can identify the target as one of a plurality of structure types, such as tissue types or calculi types with respective compositions, using the one or more spectroscopic properties. The laser system can be controlled to operate in an operating mode based on the target identification. |
| US12023096B2 |
Medical laser apparatus and system
A medical laser apparatus, including: an energy guide; a first energy source configured to generate energy for treating a target tissue through the energy guide; a second energy source configured to emit first and second aiming beams to a target tissue through the energy guide, the second aiming beam having at least one characteristic different from the first aiming beam; and a controller comprising hardware, the controller being configured to: receive a signal indicating an illumination mode from at least two illumination modes used by an endoscope to illuminate the target tissue; and control the second energy source to output the first or second aiming beam based on the indicated illumination mode. |
| US12023094B2 |
Electrosurgical ablation instrument
An electrosurgical instrument having a microwave ablation antenna dimensioned to be suitable for insertion into a pancreas via a surgical scoping device, to provide a rapid and accurate alternative to known RF ablation techniques. The electrosurgical instrument comprises: a proximal coaxial transmission line for conveying microwave electromagnetic (EM) energy; a distal radiating portion; and an intermediate impedance transformer arranged to match an impedance of the coaxial transmission line to an impedance of the distal radiating portion, wherein the distal radiating portion comprises a microwave antenna for emitting the microwave EM energy conveyed by the coaxial transmission line, wherein the distal radiating portion has a maximum outer diameter less than an outer diameter of the coaxial transmission line. With these features, the instrument is able to deliver microwave energy via a small diameter structure. |
| US12023093B2 |
Bronchoscopic-based microwave ablation system and method
A novel microwave ablation applicator includes a flexible tubular shaft and a partially encapsulated antenna. The applicator is adapted to be used with an endoscope in order to access remote targets deep within an organ of a patient. Microwave power is emitted from the antenna in a desired radiation pattern by circulating an attenuating liquid through the shaft and across a portion of the antenna. Microwave ablation systems and methods are described. |
| US12023091B2 |
Lesion assessment by dielectric property analysis
Devices and methods for tissue lesion assessment and/or creation based on dielectric properties are disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more probing frequencies are delivered via electrodes including an electrode in proximity to a tissue (for example, myocardial tissue). Measured dielectric properties (such as impedance properties), optionally together with other known and/or estimated tissue characteristics, are used to determine the lesion state of the tissue. In some embodiments, a developing lesion state is monitored during treatment formation of a lesion (for example, ablation of heart tissue to alter electrical transmission characteristics). |
| US12023087B2 |
Electrosurgical instrument with textured jaws
An electrosurgical system includes an RF current generator, a handle body, and an end effector in mechanical communication with the handle body. The end effector has a first jaw including a first electrode having a first electrode surface in electrical communication with a first terminal of the generator. The end effector also includes a second jaw including a second electrode having an essentially planar second electrode surface in electrical communication with a second terminal of the generator The first jaw includes at least one feature configured to apply an amount of a compressive force to a tissue compressed between the at least one feature and the second electrode surface that differs from an amount of a compressive force applied to the tissue compressed between the first electrode surface and the second electrode surface when the first jaw is placed in a proximate position to the second jaw. |
| US12023085B2 |
Ultrasonic systems and methods with tissue resistance sensing
Surgical systems include an ultrasonic device, a generator coupled to the ultrasonic device, and a return pad. The generator is configured to control supply of the ultrasonic energy to the ultrasonic device and control supply of an energy pulse to the ultrasonic device at different times. The ultrasonic device generates a current pulse signal in response to the energy pulse. The generator also measures a current feedback signal at the return pad, the current feedback signal resulting from the current pulse signal, and estimate a tissue property of tissue grasped by the ultrasonic device based on the current feedback signal. |
| US12023081B2 |
Volumetrically oscillating plasma flows
Volumetrically oscillating plasma flows, the volume of which controllably expands and contracts with time, are disclosed. Volumetrically oscillating plasma flows are generated by providing an energy with a power density that changes with time to the plasma-generating gas to form a plasma flow. The changes in the energy power density result in plasma flow volumetric oscillations. Volumetric oscillations with a frequency of above 20,000 Hz results in ultrasonic acoustic waves, which are known to be beneficial for various medical applications. System for providing volumetrically oscillating plasma flows and a variety of surgical non-surgical applications of such flows are also disclosed. |
| US12023074B2 |
Systems and methods for intermedullary bone fixation
Systems and methods for intermedullary bone fracture fixation are described herein. The fixation device includes a main body having a flexible state and a rigid state. The fixation device further includes a proximal interface coupled to a proximal end of the main body to anchor the fixation device to an exterior surface of the bone and a distal interface coupled to a distal end of the main body to anchor the fixation device to an interior cavity of the bone. The fixation device further includes a locking interface to configured to convert the main body from the flexible state to the rigid state. |
| US12023073B2 |
Adjustable implant
One aspect of the disclosure relates to an aspect of the disclosure relates to an adjustable implant including: a housing; a first adjustable member at least partially positioned within the housing and moveable relative to the housing; and a first actuation assembly positioned within the first adjustable member and configured to move the first adjustable member relative to the housing. |
| US12023070B2 |
Sacral-iliac stabilization system
The present invention provides a sacral-iliac plate having an iliac portion with a first screw hole for receiving a first fastener to secure the iliac portion to the iliac bone. A sacral portion integrated monolithically with the iliac portion is also provided with a second and third screw holes for receiving second and third fasteners to secure the sacral portion to the sacral bone. The sacral portion also includes a tulip for receiving and securing a spinal rod. |
| US12023069B2 |
Closures for pivotal bone anchor assemblies having splay limiting thread forms
A pivotal bone anchor assembly for securing an elongate rod to a bone of a patient. The assembly includes a receiver having pair of upright arms that define an open channel configured to receive the elongate rod and a discontinuous helically wound receiver guide and advancement structure formed into the interior surfaces of the upright arms. The assembly further includes a closure configured for positioning within the open channel to secure the elongate rod to the receiver in a locked configuration, with the closure having an outer surface with a mating continuous helically wound closure guide and advancement structure configured to resist a tendency toward splaying between the upright arms upon a screwing in of the closure within the open channel by rotatable engagement with the receiver guide and advancement structure. |
| US12023063B2 |
Cellulite treatment apparatus
Systems and methods for treating cellulite including an apparatus that applies or a method involving separating septa to eliminate or reduce the appearance of cellulite. In one approach, an interventional tool is placed between tissue layers to engage and treat septa connecting tissue layers between which fat deposits are contained. |
| US12023060B2 |
Robotic surgical systems and instrument drive assemblies
An instrument drive assembly for use with a surgical instrument includes a housing assembly supporting a drive assembly therein, a coupling tube supported at a distal end of the housing assembly and extending distally therefrom, a coupling assembly, and a retention mechanism. The coupling assembly is supported in the housing assembly and is configured to releasably couple to an instrument drive shaft of the surgical instrument, and the retention mechanism is configured to releasably couple to an instrument sleeve of the surgical instrument. |
| US12023058B2 |
Stentriever devices for removing an occlusive clot from a vessel and methods thereof
Devices described herein include a stentriever for removing an occlusive clot. The stentriever can include a membrane cover on the proximal end which can be sized to form a seal with the tip of an intermediate catheter. Clot engagement sections and/or a distal engagement section of the stentriever can also include a full or partial membrane covering to control the direction of aspiration and/or areas where the aspiration applies suction to the thrombus or clot. The membranes can be used to direct the aspiration so as to pull the clot deeper into the clot engagement sections of the stentriever, thereby improving grip on the clot. The design can also increase the effectiveness of clot fragment protection for friable clots by providing pores and/or clot cells in a distal engagement section. |
| US12023056B2 |
Medical device
A medical device for cutting substances inside a body lumen includes a flexible and elongated drive shaft including a distal portion and a proximal portion, a cutting member connected to the distal portion of the drive shaft to be rotatable with the drive shaft, and a hub located at the proximal portion and supporting the drive shaft, the hub including a first bearing mounted on the drive shaft and an elastic ring that is made of an elastic material on an outer periphery of the first bearing. |
| US12023055B2 |
Balloon catheter system assisted by ultrasound and microbubbles and method for vasodilation
A balloon catheter system assisted by ultrasound and microbubbles and a method for vasodilation are provided. The system includes: a controller; a sensor catheter; a highly focused ultrasound probe, and the highly focused ultrasound probe and the sensor catheter is connected to the controller; and a balloon catheter. The method of vasodilation includes: providing a sensor catheter into a blood vessel, and controlling a highly focused ultrasound probe to focus at a hardened portion of the blood vessel; removing the sensor catheter from the blood vessel and inserting a balloon catheter into the blood vessel; infusing microbubbles into the balloon catheter and controlling the highly focused ultrasound probe to start working to destroy a calcification point of the hardened portion of the blood vessel, and smoothly inflating the balloon catheter at the hardened portion of the blood vessel. |
| US12023054B2 |
Catheter apparatus
A suction catheter for fragmenting and removing obstructive material and thrombus from the body or other body cavities that comprises a tube-like body with a proximal and distal end and a pressure lumen and discharge lumen formed in the catheter body. At the distal end of the catheter is a suction opening adjacent to the opening of the nozzle injector formation. At the proximal end of the catheter the lumens are connected to an inlet port and a discharge outlet. A hub structure is coupled to the proximal end of the catheter tubular body and includes a pressure lumen for connecting a fluid source to the pressure inlet. At the proximal end of the tubular catheter a discharge lumen is connected at the proximal hub to a discharge reservoir. The suction port at the distal end of the catheter may be formed into a separate lumen within the catheter body and may include a guidewire lumen. |
| US12023053B2 |
Syndesmosis fixation and reconstruction system and method of using the same
A fixation/reconstruction system for treating syndesmotic ankle fractures includes a screw guide assembly configured to align the cannulated screw for insertion into, and securing within, the patients bone; and, a tension band alignment assembly configured to insert at least one tension band through a transverse opening in the patient s leg, and to secure the tension band. |
| US12023047B1 |
Cannulated trephine
A trephine may be used to form a tunnel through bone and/or cartilage. The trephine may have a trephine body with a generally tubular shape centered on a trephine body longitudinal axis, and a trephine body distal rim. The trephine may also have a drive shaft that receives torque and transmits the torque to the trephine body. The trephine body distal rim may lie substantially in a plane that is non-perpendicular to the trephine body longitudinal axis. The trephine may further have a cutting tooth extending distally from the trephine body distal rim. The cutting tooth may have a first distal tip and a second distal tip displaced circumferentially from the first distal tip. The trephine may be advanced while rotating to form the tunnel through bone and a first, adjacent cartilage surface of a joint, without breaching a second cartilage surface on the opposite side of the joint. |
| US12023045B2 |
Electric motor driven tool for orthopedic impacting
An orthopedic impacting tool comprises a motor, a linear motion converter, an air chamber, a compression piston, an impacting element, an anvil element, and a broach adapter. The compression piston may cause the impacting element to apply controlled force on a broach adapter to create a precise opening for subsequently disposing a prosthesis in a patient. The tool allows forward or backward impacting for expanding the size or volume of the opening or for facilitating removal of the broach and tool from the opening. A force adjustment control of the tool allows a user to increase or decrease the impact force. A light source and hand grips improve ease of operation of the tool. |
| US12023038B2 |
Hemostasis clip
A device for treating tissue includes a capsule defining a channel extending therethrough and clip arms. Each of the arms includes a proximal part releasably coupled to a distal part, a proximal portion of the distal part configured to be received within the channel of the capsule so that the arms move proximally and distally relative to the capsule between a tissue receiving configuration, in which distal ends of the arms are separated from one another, and a tissue clipping configuration, in which distal ends of the arms are moved toward one another. The proximal portion of each of the arms is configured to release from the corresponding distal part to lock the distal part of each of the arms over a portion of target tissue to be clipped while the proximal parts of the arms are removed from the body. |
| US12023032B2 |
Anvil for circular surgical stapler and associated method of manufacture with MIM
A method is used to manufacture an anvil of a surgical circular stapler. The anvil includes a head and a shank extending proximally from the head. The method includes forming the head of a surgical circular stapler using a metal injection molding process. The method also includes forming an annular array of staple forming pockets in the head. The method also includes machining the shank of the surgical circular stapler. The method also includes coupling together the head and the shank of the surgical circular stapler that were separately manufactured. |
| US12023031B2 |
Anastomosis devices
Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The devices are endoscopically deployable and may include flange members having hinge members or variable properties such as length, angle, shape, material stiffness, and wire diameter. |
| US12023029B2 |
Flexible circuit for surgical instruments
A flexible assembly for use within an articulated component of a motor driven surgical system is disclosed comprising a flexible shaft circuit strip comprising a plurality of wires, a knife bar comprising a first laminated plate disposed along a first side of the flexible shaft circuit strip and a second laminated plate disposed along a second side of the flexible shaft circuit strip, and a leaf spring disposed between the first side of the flexible shaft circuit strip and the first laminated plate. The knife bar is configured to reciprocate along a longitudinal axis of the flexible shaft circuit strip. |
| US12023026B2 |
Staple cartridge comprising a firing lockout
A staple cartridge configured to defeat a staple firing lockout is disclosed. Also disclosed is a staple cartridge configured to defeat a jaw closure lockout. |
| US12023022B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling a segmented circuit
The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a surgical instrument. The method includes connecting a power assembly to a control circuit, wherein the power assembly is configured to provide a source voltage, energizing, by the power assembly, a voltage boost convertor circuit configured to provide a set voltage greater than the source voltage, and energizing, by the voltage boost convertor, one or more voltage convertors configured to provide one or more operating voltages to one or more circuit components. |
| US12023021B2 |
Biological tissue access and closure apparatus, systems and methods
A tissue access and closure system for piercing through biological tissue and providing access to internal structures; particularly, intra-abdominal structures, and closing an opening in the tissue. The system includes a suture passer sub-system that is adapted to releasably secure sutures and insert the sutures into and through the tissue, and a suture guide sub-system that is adapted to cooperate with the suture passer sub-system, the cooperation including engaging and retaining sutures releasably secured to the suture passer sub-system after the sutures are inserted into and through the tissue with the suture passer sub-system, the suture passer sub-system and sutures are advanced into the suture guide sub-system, and the suture passer sub-system and sutures are subsequently withdrawn out of the suture guide sub-system. |
| US12023016B2 |
Spine access retractor
A retractor includes a first arm, a second arm, and a translating member. The first arm comprises a proximal portion configured to retain a first retractor member and a distal portion configured to rotate relative to the proximal portion about a first axis. The second arm is configured to retain a second retractor member, such that rotation of the distal portion about the first axis causes the first retractor member to pivot toward or away from the second retractor member when the first retractor member and the second retractor member are coupled to the first arm and the second arm, respectively. The translating member is coupled between the proximal portion and the distal portion, and is configured to receive a drive force that causes the translating member to bias the distal portion to pivot relative to the proximal portion about the first axis. |
| US12023009B2 |
Endoscope reprocessor
An endoscope reprocessor includes: a holding member to/from which a filtering tool is attachable and detachable; a fluid introduction conduit and a fluid discharge conduit that communicate with the filtering tool in a state in which the filtering tool is attached to the holding member; a moving member configured to, when the filtering tool is attached to the holding member and a weight of the filtering tool is less than a predetermined value, position the filtering tool in a first position and, when the filtering tool is attached to the holding member and the weight of the filtering tool is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, position the filtering tool in a second position that is different from the first position; and a hindering unit configured to, when the filtering tool is positioned in the second position, hinder removal of the filtering tool from the holding member. |
| US12023006B2 |
Stereoscopic endoscope
A stereoscopic endoscope comprises a first lens train; a second lens train; a prism; and a continuous image sensor surface. The first lens train directs light along a first path through the first lens train and the prism to be incident on a first region of the continuous image sensor, and the second lens train directs light along a second path through the second lens train and the prism to be incident on a second region of the continuous image sensor. |
| US12023005B2 |
Positioning a tube in a lumen via transillumination
An illumination system for illuminating a lumen within a body of a patient comprising a tube having a proximal end and an opposed distal end and an internal chamber, the tube being configured for placement within a lumen of the body. The system also includes an illumination subsystem including an optical fiber that is sized and configured to seat within the internal chamber of the tube and a light source for generating light that is emitted by the fiber optic cable. The optical fiber, when mounted within the tube and when the light source generates light, emits light at the distal end of the tube so as to transilluminate the lumen and surrounding tissue so as to be able to locate the distal end of the tube within the lumen of the patient. |
| US12023003B2 |
Attachment clamp
Various apparatuses to attach a first medical device to a second medical device are described that allow the physician to grasp only a single device while the other device remains securely attached to the one being grasped. The apparatuses, once they are attached to the first medical device, are designed to be easily and quickly attached and detached to a second medical device, normally only requiring the use of one hand. Furthermore, the apparatuses oftentimes include a base that can easily couple and decouple from the portion that is attached to the second medical device so that if the need arises to separately use the second medical device, it can be decoupled from the first medical device without completely removing the apparatus from the second medical device. |
| US12023001B2 |
Endoscope cap and method of sterilizing endoscope cap
To provide an endoscope cap with a raising base or the like which is easily attached and detached to and from a distal end of an endoscope.The endoscope cap includes: a cover that is attachable and detachable to and from a distal end of an insertion portion of an endoscope including a lever which is rotatably provided at the distal end of the insertion portion of the endoscope and a rotating portion which rotates the lever; and a raising base that has a lever connection portion connected to the lever and is rotatably provided inside the cover, and the endoscope cap is supplied in the state of being enclosed in an individual packaging member. |
| US12022995B2 |
Endoscope and method of attaching long member
An endoscope includes a connector for connecting a movable body and a long member. The connector includes: an open-close member having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion which are opened or closed by swinging about a predetermined fulcrum, the proximal end portion having a holding portion which holds the long member when the proximal end portion is closed, the distal end portion having an engaging portion which projects outwardly in a radial direction of the distal end portion and is engageable with an inner side of the movable body; and a locking member which moves in a longitudinal direction outwardly in a radial direction of the open-close member, and locks the proximal end portion of the open-close member and the movable body with each other in a state where the long member is held. |
| US12022992B2 |
Image signal processing device, image signal processing method, and program
An image signal processing device includes: a base component extractor that generates an original base component signal; a base component adjuster that generates a first base component signal by performing weighted average processing; a detail component extractor that generates a first detail component signal based on the first base component signal; a relative emphasizer that outputs a second base component signal and a second detail component signal by relatively emphasizing the first detail component signal to the first base component signal; a combiner that generates a combined image signal by combining the second base component signal and the second detail component signal; and a storage that stores control parameters regarding similarity between the image signal and the first base component signal. The base component adjuster generates the first base component signal by performing the weighted average processing by using a weight coefficient determined in accordance with selected control parameter. |
| US12022991B2 |
Endoscope processor, information processing device, and program
An endoscope processor or the like is provided which has a high ability to detect lesions. The endoscope processor includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image taken by an endoscope, a first image processing unit that generates a first processed image based on the captured image acquired by the image acquisition unit, a second image processing unit that generates a second processed image based on the captured image, and an output unit that outputs an acquired disease status using a learning model, which outputs a disease status, when the first processed image generated by the first image processing unit and the second processed image generated by the second image processing unit are input. |
| US12022989B2 |
Nozzle for a surface treatment apparatus and a surface treatment apparatus having the same
A nozzle having castellations provides high suction pressure while also allowing for large pieces of debris to pass through inlet openings. In more detail, a nozzle for a surface treatment/cleaning apparatus is disclosed herein. The nozzle provides a suction channel through which debris passes into a main body of the surface treatment apparatus. Castellations are provided along a leading edge of the nozzle to allow debris to pass through the leading edge to the suction channel, and into the main body during, for instance, forward and reverse strokes of the surface treatment apparatus. In an embodiment, the castellations further include receptacles/cavities to receive and securely hold wheels therein. The wheels may extend from the nozzle at a predefined angle, also referred to herein as a camber angle, to improve vacuum handling and reduce noise during operation. |
| US12022988B2 |
High speed reusable beverage container washing system with slip ring for supplying power to a rotatable ultraviolet light
A beverage container washing system may be used for rapid washing and/or sanitizing of beverage containers, e.g., for use in a retail environment to wash and/or sanitize customer-provided beverage containers prior to filling the beverage containers with purchased beverages, among other applications. The beverage container washing system may include multiple concentric housing members supported on a base, and a slip ring configured to supply power to one or more ultraviolet lights of an ultraviolet sanitizing assembly and disposed on a rotatable one of the concentric housing members. |
| US12022987B2 |
Water tank and cleaning robot
The disclosure discloses a water tank and a cleaning robot, the water tank is applied to the cleaning robot, internally provided with a water storage cavity. The water tank has a splicing side, the splicing side is provided with an accommodating area recessed towards the inside of the water tank, the splicing side of the water tank is configured to splice with the body of the cleaning robot, and the accommodating area is configured to accommodate part of the structural parts of the body of the cleaning robot. |
| US12022982B2 |
Enhanced automated food making apparatus
A method for operating an automated food making apparatus having a motor, actuator arm, and an apparatus. The apparatus may be a paddle with flexible fins. The method rotates the paddle with a pin-shaft mechanism to dispense an ingredient placed in a canister, controls the motor automatically based on weight sensor readings, and locates a position of the actuator arm with position sensors. The same motor dispenses ingredients from a plurality of canisters. The method may have a plurality of paddle rotation and weight measurement steps until a target weight is reached. The plurality of paddle rotation steps may be unidirectional or bidirectional paddle rotation. The paddle may be rotated according to one or more paddle rotation algorithms, an error recovery algorithm, or different algorithms based on the amounts of ingredients remaining in the canister. The paddle may be rocked until the target weight is achieved. |
| US12022981B2 |
Versatile mold
The subject-matter of the invention is a mold intended for preparing food, in particular pastries, comprising—a holder comprising a receiving structure, enhancers and at least one through-opening having an edge; at least one type A removable container intended to be inserted into the opening; at least one type B removable container intended to be inserted into the opening; the type A and type B removable containers having different geometries and cavities with different volumes. |
| US12022979B2 |
Micro puree machine
A micro puree machine including a housing, a power shaft, a bowl assembly and a platform. The power shaft extends from the housing. The bowl assembly including at least one locking bowl element. The platform includes at least one complementary locking platform element that is configured to engage the at least one locking bowl element such that rotation of the bowl assembly relative to the platform is prevented at times the bowl assembly is positioned thereon. The platform is rotatable from a first position to a second position relative to the housing such that the platform raises the bowl assembly towards the power shaft during the rotation of the bowl assembly and platform. The raising of the bowl assembly facilitates connection between the power shaft and a blade assembly that is positioned in a lid assembly on the bowl assembly. |
| US12022972B2 |
Temperature measuring and overflow preventing probe for pot
The present disclosure discloses a temperature measuring and overflow preventing probe for a potto solve the technical problem to facilitate a user to use pots. The temperature measuring and overflow preventing probe for a pot of the present disclosure is provided with a head part and a probe needle connected below the head part. The probe needle is a vertically downward cylindrical structure; the lower part of the probe needle is a temperature detecting part, and the upper part is an overflow detecting part; a cylindrical connection part is connected between the temperature detecting part and the overflow detecting part; the connection part fixedly connects the temperature detecting part to the overflow detecting part to form a whole; the temperature detecting part and the overflow detecting part use conductive materials; and the connection part uses an insulation material. |
| US12022969B1 |
Parcel delivery locker configured for assembly after shipment
A parcel delivery locker has a body portion formed by four panels that are joined to each other along hinge joints at their vertical edges. The hinges joints allow the body portion to be alternatively configured into a stack for shipping, or as a box for use in receiving and containing parcels. A lid is joined to the body portion during assembly and has an electronically controlled locking mechanism that can be wirelessly controlled to lock or unlock. A floor portion is coupled to the four panels as well. |
| US12022966B2 |
Reinforcement training apparatus
A system provides behavior therapy by including separate compartments, where one compartment holds an object visibly positioned as a reward for clearing an objective. The system includes a first receptacle. A second receptacle is coupled to the first receptacle. The second receptacle includes a compartment for receiving the object. Access to the compartment in the second receptacle is obstructed by a wall of the first receptacle. The apparatus further includes a magnetic lock. Access to the compartment in the second receptacle is provided in the event the magnetic lock is opened. The system further includes a magnetic key including a third magnet. When the magnetic key is placed proximate to the magnetic lock, the third magnet displaces the first magnet from the magnetic attraction to the second magnet to open the magnetic lock. |
| US12022965B2 |
Display assemblies
An illuminable display assembly including (a) a housing having a base securable to a support surface, a platform detachably mounted to the base, and a generally enclosed interior bounded from above by the platform. The platform includes a plurality of illuminable windows spaced apart from each other therealong. The display assembly further includes (b) a plurality of retractable tethers mounted to the platform in the interior of the housing. The tethers fasten corresponding display containers to the platform and urge the display containers to predetermined positions adjacent corresponding windows. The display assembly further includes (c) a lighting system including one or more interior light sources in the interior of the housing for illuminating the windows and display containers from below. |
| US12022964B1 |
Heated display cabinet
A cabinet to hold and display a plurality of food items is provided. The cabinet includes a plurality of shelves that each include holding volumes that are accessible via an open front of the cabinet. The cabinet establishes a separate and dedicated air curtain across the opening into each holding volume and the temperature of the air forming each holding volume is separately controlled. Each shelf includes a digital display that can be controlled to display various parameters of the contents of the specific shelves or other material. |
| US12022962B2 |
Protection net apparatus for baby chair
The present invention provides a protection net apparatus fixed to a baby chair having a tray, comprises: a plurality of net supporting parts fixed to different positions of the tray and each including a clamp portion fixing the net supporting part to the tray; and a supporting rod portion coupled to the clamp portion and extending outwards; a net part including a net with an edge having an inner edge, an outer edge located on an opposite side of the inner edge, and lateral edges each connecting between ends of the inner edge and the outer edge; and a receiving pocket attached to the net on an outer edge portion adjacent to the outer edge in a direction that an opening of the receiving pocket heads toward the inner edge and receiving a top end of the supporting rod portion through the opening. |
| US12022957B2 |
System and method for customizing a mattress
A mattress is disclosed. The mattress includes a first layer, a second layer supported on the first layer and arranged abutting the first layer, and a third layer having a substantially arch shape. The third layer includes a first portion embedded inside the first layer and a second portion at least partially embedded inside the second layer. |
| US12022956B2 |
Modular mattress
A modular mattress comprising a plurality of modules configured to be positioned adjacent to each other forming a unique body having a support surface for a user, and comprising a plurality of engagement elements configured to reversibly engage a first and a second module of said plurality of modules, for avoiding movement from a correct relative position. The plurality of modules comprises a group of modules providing respective through holes aligned and oriented along a first predetermined direction, said aligned through holes being arranged to form a passageway passing through said modules of each group. There is one connection element configured to be positioned within said passageway, each connection element being provided at opposite ends, with respective engagement elements for reversibly engaging with respective engagement elements of a first and a second end module positioned, respectively, at opposite sides of each group of modules. |
| US12022950B2 |
Oscillation mechanism for a chair or armchair
An oscillation mechanism for a seat or a backrest of a chair or of an armchair is provided. The oscillation mechanism has a seat coupling, a backrest coupling, and a functional body made in a single piece of plastic material and consisting of a flexible unit portion, the functional body being elastically deformable by bending for the oscillation of the seat and of the backrest. |
| US12022947B2 |
Over-the-door organizer
An over-the-door organizer includes a first mounting rack, a plurality of second mounting racks, a plurality of storage baskets, and a plurality of hanging plates. The plurality of hanging plates are connected to the first mounting rack, and the first mounting rack is hung on a door through the plurality of hanging plates. The plurality of second mounting racks are detachably connected one by one to form a whole and then detachably connected to the first mounting rack. Each of the first mounting rack and the second mounting racks is provided with a plurality of pairs of mounting holes at an interval. Each of the storage baskets is provided with a pair of hooks, and the pair of hooks are detachably connected to any pair of mounting holes. The storage baskets are hung by inserting the hooks into the mounting holes at different positions, and the spacing between each two adjacent storage baskets is adjustable. |
| US12022945B2 |
Convertible table
A convertible table is disclosed. The convertible table may comprise a tabletop, a plurality of supporting legs, a plurality of leg mounting tracks, and a table converting mechanism. |
| US12022944B2 |
Furniture and furniture part assembly thereof
Provided is a furniture part assembly that includes a fitting and a panel. The panel is provided with a first engaging structure, and the fitting is provided with a second engaging structure configured to engage with the first engaging structure and thereby connect the fitting and the panel in a detachable manner. A piece of furniture having the furniture part assembly is also provided. |
| US12022943B1 |
Hands-free method of storing and retrieving footware
A shoe organizer unit, a method of using a shoe organizer unit, and a method for storing shoes in a plurality of shoe storing shelves of a shoe organizer unit are described. The shoe organizer unit includes a plurality of shoe storing shelves adapted to store shoes therein. A plurality of linear actuators moves the plurality of shoe storing shelves in a path within a cabinet. A controller manages operation of the linear actuators to move the shoes along the path. Transparent panels secure the shoes within the cabinet. Secure storage and retrieval of the shoes is controlled by electronics including a keypad, a push button and a shoe shelf identification code card printer. The shoe organizer unit provides for sterilization of the shoes stored and secure storing and retrieval of the shoes. |
| US12022940B2 |
Height-adjustable office furniture
A height-adjustable office furniture comprising a table top, at least one height adjustable leg unit and a drive unit to drive adjustment of the height of the leg, a drive control system configured to control and power the drive unit and an anti-collision system connected to the drive control system and configured to detect when movement of the table top along the vertical direction Z is blocked. A resilient element is provided in the connection between the drive unit and the table top, the resilient element defining a suspension travel extending along a vertical direction Z to reduce vibrations. |
| US12022939B2 |
Table panel
The present disclosure discloses a table panel, which comprises a table panel comprises a support panel and a metal frame. A periphery of the support panel is disposed with a downward folding edge, and the metal frame is disposed on a bottom of the support panel and is disposed along the periphery of the support panel. An outer side surface of the metal frame abuts an inner side surface of the downward folding edge. A lower end of the outer side surface of the metal frame is disposed with a connecting piece extending downward, and a bottom of the connecting piece is outwardly folded from a bottom of the downward folding edge to define a pressing edge configured to be buckled to an outer side of the bottom of the downward folding edge. The pressing edge is secured to the downward folding edge by riveting. |
| US12022937B2 |
Toothbrush with novel bristle arrangement, detachable bristle head, and integrated calendar reminder feature
The present disclosure provides a new design for a toothbrush having a detachable bristle head portion that interlocks with a bristle frame mounting portion to form a watertight seal. The detachable bristle head has a novel bristle formation, with the bristle holes being formed into parallel horizontal lines, and the bristles taking on a rounded shape. The toothbrush is further provided with a novel calendar reminder mechanism in the form of a rotatable cap coupled to the distal end of the brush handle, allowing a user to set a month reminder for the next time the detachable bristle head should be replaced. |
| US12022936B2 |
Handheld cosmetic device with kinematic and optical sensing for customizing treatment routines
A method includes determining a position of a skincare device with respect to a body part of a user via one or more sensors on the skincare device, the skincare device configured to apply a treatment to the user's body part; obtaining a location of a target area on the body part having a condition for application of the treatment; adjusting a parameter of the skincare device according to the location of the target area and based on the condition. |
| US12022934B2 |
Terminal holder and terminal case
A terminal holder for holding the mobile terminal includes the fixed portion and the holding portion. The fixed portion has a fixed surface fixed to the mobile terminal or the terminal case covering the mobile terminal. The holding portion has both ends connected to the fixed portion, and a finger insertion space is defined between the fixed portion and holding portion, and the mobile terminal is held by inserting a finger into the finger insertion space. The finger insertion space fails to overlap with the fixed portion as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the fixed surface of the fixed portion. |
| US12022933B2 |
Makeup system
A makeup system includes a first carrier for holding a first palette of makeup and a second carrier for holding a second palette of makeup. The first carrier is joined with the second carrier and joined in a manner to allow the two carriers to be folded together. The system further includes a third carrier joined with the first carrier or the second carrier. The third carrier includes a support for supporting a sheet, which sheet can include a guide on how to apply the makeup that is included in the first and/or second palettes. |
| US12022930B1 |
Lipstick container having light and replaceable lipstick tube
A lipstick container includes a rotational shell; an illumination assembly including a disc; battery powered LEDs; a transparent recessed member in the shell; and a mirror in the transparent recessed member; a casing including spaced second ridges on a rim and secured to the first ridges, and a well; a lipstick tube in the casing and including a rotational member, two internal opposite curved protrusions, two gaps between the protrusions, and two raised blocks on the protrusions respectively; a joining device including projections in the well and a rear first shoulder; a locking device including a seat, two opposite protuberances on an axial member with the raised blocks fastened between the protuberances and the seat, and a shaped member; and a base including a second shoulder secured to the first shoulder, and an internally shaped projecting member secured to the shaped member. |
| US12022924B1 |
Wallet with accommodating pocket for anti-lost tag
A wallet includes a wallet body and an accommodating pocket which is coupled on the wallet body for accommodating the anti-lost tag. The accommodating pocket has a pocket opening, the wallet includes a switch control mechanism which is disposed at the pocket opening to allow the pocket opening to be switched between a first state to allow the anti-lost tat to enter and exit the accommodating pocket and a second state in which the anti-lost tag is blocked from entering and exiting the accommodating pocket through the pocket opening. |
| US12022915B2 |
Automated footwear platform having lace cable tensioner
A footwear assembly can comprise, an upper, a lace cable, a plurality of lace guides and a tensioner. The tensioner can comprise a tensioning member secured to a side of the upper proximate a toe box and the lace cable, and a floating overlay attached to a side of the upper proximate a toe box and the lace cable. The tensioning members can comprise an elastic member. The tensioning members can be configured to provide a stiff lockout zone and an elastic stretch zone. |
| US12022910B2 |
Outsole plate
A sole structure for an article includes a first layer including a first bundle of fibers affixed to a first substrate, a second layer including a second bundle of fibers affixed to a second substrate, a traction element having a first portion disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and a second portion extending from one of the first layer and the second layer. The sole structure further includes a resin that consolidates the first bundle of fibers and the second bundle of fibers, and secures the traction element between the first bundle of fibers and the second bundle of fibers. |
| US12022902B2 |
Self-customized microLED wig
The present invention relates to a self-customized microLED wig. More specifically, one self-customized microLED wig comprises: a base plate (100) wrapped around the circumference of a wearer's head; hair parts (200) configured on the base plate; and a transparent microLED display skin (300) configured to cover the outer surfaces of the hair parts, wherein a master part (400) and a remote slave (500) are configured inside the base plate (100) so as to control the transparent microLED display skin (300), and a smart phone (600) is configured to enable the wearer to finally and selectively control the transparent microLED display skin (300), whereby the present invention is a useful invention which enables colors of the hair parts (200) to be variously changed according to the wearer's current situation. |
| US12022898B2 |
Flexible face mask for various dental and medical uses
A flexible mask substrate (MS) with a rigid front plate (FP) which may be a viewing window (VW) causing the mask substrate to extend forward from a patient's face, forming a chamber in front of the patient's mouth. Instrument ports (IP) allow instruments to be introduced through the mask into the patient's oral or nasal cavity to perform dental or medical procedures. An elastic band (CE) on the mask substrate to conform the mask to contours of the patient's face. A malleable metal strip (MM) for conforming the mask to the patient's nose. Methods of fabricating the mask. The mask, and variations thereof, may be used to perform various treatments, including non-oral procedures. Using a nebulizer in conjunction with the mask, wherein the nebulizer is supported independently of the mask. |
| US12022897B2 |
Facemask
A facemask is disclosed. The facemask comprising an outer facemask layer and an inner facemask layer, which are fixed to each other to define a facemask interior. The outer facemask layer has an opening. A disk is rotatably fixed within the facemask interior such that a first portion of the disk is viewable through the opening in the outer facemask layer and such that the disk may be rotated so that a second portion of the disk may be viewable through the opening in the outer facemask layer. A fastener rotatably fixes the disk within the facemask interior. |
| US12022889B2 |
Smoking system including rigid mouthpiece and flavor releasing mechanism
A smoking system including a mouthpiece with a flavor releasing mechanism in its inner volume is provided. The mouthpiece includes a rigid material (e.g., glass or ceramic) that may be coupled to a smokable rod or cone. A force-applying member is located within the inner volume adjacent the flavor ball and is coupled to an elongate movable member extending out an end of the mouthpiece. Movement of the elongate movable member causes the force-applying member to apply a force to the flavor ball causing the ball to burst. Once the flavor ball bursts, the ball releases its flavoring substance into smoke passing through the mouthpiece to enhance the smoking experience. |
| US12022882B2 |
Electronic cigarette with automatic preheating in anticipation of smoking action and control method thereof
Disclosed is an electronic cigarette with automatic preheating in anticipation of a smoking action and a control method thereof, where the electronic cigarette includes a liquid storage chamber, a battery, a vaporizing device, a control circuit, and a preheating element, the control circuit is provided with electronic components including a gravity sensor, a temperature detection unit, and a microcontroller, and is configured as: when the gravity sensor senses a certain range of a movement change of the electronic cigarette, the microcontroller predetermines that the movement change indicates a smoking action, the microcontroller determines whether to preheat according to a real-time temperature value detected by the temperature detection unit, if the smoking action is indicated and preheating is required, the preheating element is controlled to heat for a preset heating period or until a preset target temperature value is reached, the electronic cigarette enters a standby smoking state. |
| US12022880B2 |
Aerosol generating device preventing reuse of an aerosol generating article by detecting discoloration of a wrapper of the aerosol generating article
Provided is an aerosol generating system including an aerosol generating article and an aerosol generating device configured to receive and heat the aerosol generating article. The aerosol generating article includes a wrapper that is heated to be discolored, and the aerosol generating device includes a sensor that is configured to detect a discoloration of the wrapper. |
| US12022877B2 |
Power supply unit for aerosol generation device
A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source; a receptacle configured to receive power for charging the power supply from a plug connected to an external power supply; a charger configured to control charging of the power supply by power received by the receptacle; and a controller. The receptacle and the power supply are connected in parallel with the charger, and the charger is configured to supply power from the receptacle and the power supply to the controller via the charger. |
| US12022875B2 |
Quick connect adapter and electronic vaporizer having a ceramic heating element having a quick connect adapter
A vaporizer has a main unit, an atomizer, a mouthpiece and a quick connect adapter. The quick connect adapter includes a housing, air flow path, a quick release connector and an adapter connector. The housing defines an inner channel. The inner channel has a first open end and a second open end. The air flow path is defined by the housing to allow vapor to flow from the atomizer to the mouthpiece. The quick release connector is coupled to, and located adjacent, the first end of the housing. The quick release connecter is configured to allow the mouthpiece to be releasably coupled to the main unit via the quick connect adapter. The adapter connector coupled to, and located adjacent, the second end of the housing. The adapter connector is configured to allow the quick connect adapter to be releasably coupled to the main unit. |
| US12022871B2 |
Aerosol generator
An aerosol generator comprises: a reservoir configured to contain a liquid medium; a heating body comprising a plurality of channels and an electrically-conductive sheet, the sheet having a first surface and an opposite second surface; and an electric power unit configured to inject pulses of electric current through the sheet. The channels are disposed in the sheet and extending through the sheet from the first surface of the sheet to the opposite second surface of the sheet. The channels are configured for providing directional flow of a vapor from the channels. In some embodiments, the channels have variable width along the length. The sheet material includes heavily doped silicon. The electric power unit provides correlation of the pulse parameters with the thermal time constant of the heating body for pulsed operation of the heating body. The aerosol generator produces dense inhalable aerosol at reduced hazardous risks and is manufactured more standardized at a low cost. |
| US12022869B2 |
Aerosol generation device, and heating chamber therefor
An aerosol generation device has a heating chamber for receiving a substrate carrier containing an aerosol substrate. The heating chamber includes a first open end; a base; and a side wall between the open end and the base. The base is connected to the side wall and provides structural support to the side wall. The side wall has a first thickness and the base has a second thickness greater than the first thickness. |
| US12022863B2 |
Hookah pipe integrated with an audio output device
An audio output device having a housing dimensioned and adapted so that the audio output device removably integrates with a hookah pipe, through a waterproof seal. The housing slidably receives an interconnector that connects the ashtray portion to the base portion of the hookah pipe. The audio output device may be wirelessly controlled by way of a smart device to create a user-desired audio ambiance while the user simultaneously experiences the joys of the hookah pipe. |
| US12022859B2 |
Thermal energy absorbers for tobacco heating products
The present disclosure provides thermal energy absorbers for use in smoking articles. In an example embodiment, the smoking article may comprise an outer wrap circumscribing at least a portion of the smoking article, wherein the smoking article is defined by an upstream lighting end and a downstream mouth end, a carbon heat source positioned proximate the lighting end, a tobacco material positioned downstream of the carbon heat source and spatially separated from the mouth end of the smoking article, and a thermal energy absorber at least partially positioned between the tobacco material and the carbon heat source. |
| US12022857B2 |
Hollow conical member with 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. |
| US12022855B2 |
Juicing apparatus and juicing method
A juicer combines a juice extracting arrangement for providing extracted juice and a centrifuge unit for separating a juice component of the extracted juice from a foam component of the extracted juice. An output gate of the centrifuge unit allows the passage of the juice component to an outlet. In this way, the outlet has reduced (or eliminated) foam content, which is appreciated by users. |
| US12022852B2 |
Automated clean in process (CIP) system
Provided are foodstuff treatment systems that are convertible between a processing mode in which foodstuffs are processed (e.g., disinfected) and a clean-in-place mode in which the system operates to clean material (e.g., biological buildup) that has accumulated within the system. |
| US12022849B2 |
Methods and systems for producing low sugar beverages
Methods and systems are disclosed for selectively removing naturally-occurring sugars in beverages in an effective, affordable and scalable manner. |
| US12022848B2 |
Low fiber Pennycress meal, seeds, and methods of making
Pennycress seed, seed lots, and seed meal having reduced fiber content and improved suitability for use in producing animal feed are provided. |
| US12022846B2 |
Mixing device
A mixing device suitable to mix substances or liquid or semi-liquid compounds to increase the volume thereof, including a hub which develops along a central axis and three mixing spokes connected to the hub, wherein each of the spokes comprises an external lateral fin and two upper and lower connection segments, which connect respective upper and lower ends of the lateral fin to the hub. |
| US12022845B2 |
Coffee degassing method
A coffee degassing method is disclosed. A diffusion gas is supplied into a degassing tree in an bin containing roasted coffee. The degassing tree is in the roasted coffee. Carbon dioxide is diffused from the coffee with the diffusion gas. Carbon dioxide and the diffusion gas are exhausted from the bin. Another method of coffee degassing is disclosed. A diffusion gas is supplied into a degassing chamber in a bin containing roasted coffee. The degassing chamber is in the roasted coffee. Carbon dioxide is diffused from the coffee with the diffusion gas. Carbon dioxide and the nitrogen are exhausted from the bin. |
| US12022842B2 |
Fruit ferments containing propionate and use thereof
Methods to prepare a fruit ferment containing propionic acid and/or a salt thereof comprising i) obtaining a liquid fruit preparation, ii) optionally supplementing the liquid fruit preparation with water and/or with additional components to support fermentation, iii) fermenting the optionally supplemented liquid fruit preparation with a propionic acid-producing bacterial strain, iv) optionally further processing the fermentation product, to obtain the fruit ferment. Next to a propionic acid-producing bacterial strain, a lactic acid-producing bacterial strain may be used in the fermentation. And, a fruit ferment obtainable by said method. |
| US12022840B2 |
Strains of bacillus for inhibiting foodborne pathogens
A process for inhibiting foodborne pathogens and reducing foodborne disease involves contacting a living animal, a dressed carcass, or a cut of meat with an effective amount of a bacillus strain exhibiting antibacterial activity. Strains of antibacterial bacillus that are particularly effective for inhibiting Vibrio were discovered. These include Bacillus licheniformis OBT 618 and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens OBT 712. |
| US12022839B2 |
L-shaped smoker boxes for gas grills
Example L-shaped smoker boxes for gas grills are disclosed. An example smoker box includes a base and a lid. The base includes a bottom wall having an L-shaped profile. The lid includes a top wall having an L-shaped profile. |
| US12022838B1 |
Frozen block separation system
A frozen block separation system is disclosed herein. An example system includes a product receptacle having an elevator and an opening configured to receive a frozen product in a stacked block format and elevate the frozen product to a cutting height, a cutting member positioned above the product receptacle, the cutting member configured to move perpendicularly to the frozen product and remove a portion of the frozen product when the frozen product is at the cutting height, and a first plate that is configured to move the portion in a first direction, from the cutting member into a batch enclosure. |
| US12022836B2 |
Snack food chip
An organoleptically pleasing snack food chip that contains a low amount of carbohydrates, a good source of protein, and delivers a crunchy texture includes from about 15% to about 35% of almond flour; from about 20% to about 40% of a source of protein; from about 1% to about 5% of a starch; from about 0.1% to about 2% of a leavening agent; from about 20% to about 55% of oil; and has a moisture content between about 0.1% and about 3%. The almond flour may include a mixture of different types of almond flour. The source of protein may include one or more of one or more milk proteins, one or more plant proteins, and one or more seed proteins. |
| US12022835B2 |
Hood with condenser for commercial oven, particularly combination steam-convection oven
The subject of present invention is a hood with a condenser for a commercial oven, particularly a combination steam-convection oven, comprising a housing, an air inlet for supplying cooling air from the outside, a fan drawing in the cooling air through the air inlet, a cooling air outlet for expelling the air drawn in by the fan, a steam condenser in the form of a heat exchanger with a coil having at least one inlet opening for supplying steam from the inside of a commercial oven to the coil and at least one outlet opening for draining the condensate coming out of the coil, characterised in that it comprises a radial fan (3) that blows cooling air radially onto the at least one coil (5) surrounding the fan (3), wherein the at least one coil (5) surrounding the fan having an external finning (6). |
| US12022831B2 |
Synergistic weed control from applications of aminopyralid and clopyralid
Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistically herbicidal effective amount of (a) aminopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (b) clopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) aminopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (b) clopyralid, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to produce a synergistic herbicidal effect. |
| US12022828B2 |
Wearable disinfecting gloves
A wearable disinfecting device includes a skin-protective glove and a disinfecting material. The disinfecting material is attached to the external surface on the palm side of the skin-protective glove. The disinfecting material includes an absorbent material that is at least partially saturated with a disinfecting liquid. The skin-protective glove is chemically resistant to the disinfecting liquid. A protective film that covers the disinfecting material can be releasably attached to the external surface of the skin-protective glove. |
| US12022821B2 |
Spinning wing decoy apparatus
Disclosed herein is a decoy apparatus comprising: a motor unit securely connected to a base, at least one wing member operatively connected to the motor so as to be rotated by the motor when the motor is engaged, a power source to operate the motor, and a shell that mimics the look of an avian animal that can be incorporated with the motor so as to cause the rotating wing members to appear as if they were the wings of the avian animal. In alternate embodiments, the motor is encased in a motor housing that defines a structure and the shell is a soft body in the shape of a bird with a cavity that is substantially to the size and shape of at least the top of the motor housing such that at least a portion of the motor housing is capable of being inserted into the decoy body, filling a portion of the cavity. In one or more embodiments, the wings are configured to spin at a rate of at least 300 rpm. In one or more embodiments, the decoy apparatus is designed to dampen the vibrations and/or movement of the decoy body caused by the spinning wings. |
| US12022818B2 |
Bracelet for the diffusion of volatile substances
The present invention relates to a bracelet for the diffusion of volatile substances, comprising a strap (1) and a refill (2) impregnated with volatile substances, and is characterized in that the refill (2) comprises an outer surface (21) provided with at least one rib (3), defining at least one evaporation chamber (4).The present invention provides a bracelet for the diffusion of volatile substances having a higher volatile substance evaporation rate, with the refill having a size that is suitable for use in a bracelet and being firmly secured on the strap, even in bracelets for children. |
| US12022817B1 |
Mosquito trap
A trap for flying insects includes a housing having a plurality of housing apertures and a tank located interior of the housing. The tank has an insect killing agent within an interior of the tank and a plurality of tank apertures adjacent an upper portion of the tank in communication with the interior of the tank for access of flying insects into the interior of the tank. The tank apertures are located proximate the housing apertures to provide a path for flying insects to travel from locations exterior of the housing to the tank apertures and into the tank. The trap also includes an insect attractive illumination located proximate the tank apertures. |
| US12022814B2 |
Automated mass rearing system for insect larvae
Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an automated mass rearing system for insect larvae. The automated mass rearing system can facilitate hatching, feeding, monitoring the growth and emergence of insect larvae and pupae. In some embodiments, the automated mass rearing system can include a production unit, a transportation unit, a storage unit, a dispensing unit, and a monitoring unit. In some embodiments, this automated mass rearing system can facilitate mass mosquito growth from egg hatching all the way through to full adults or certain stages in between such as the larvae rearing process (i.e., from larvae to pupae) with little or no human intervention. By automating the rearing and transportation of insect eggs, larvae, and pupae, deaths or developmental issues can be minimized. Various techniques and apparatuses are used in this automation that causes minimal disturbance to the insects during development, and thereby maximizing survival rate and fitness of the insects. |
| US12022808B2 |
Automatic pet feeding device
An automatic pet feeding device includes a grain storage bin including a grain leaking member formed at a lower portion thereof and connected with a pushing granary, the pushing granary arranged below the grain storage bin and including a grain delivery member, and a grain pusher slidably arranged between the pushing granary and the grain storage bin; the grain pusher configured to push pet food in the pushing granary out of the grain delivery member, and open or close the grain leaking member and the grain delivery member. The feeding device provides that pet food can flow out of the grain delivery member through the grain pusher, and both the grain leaking member and the grain delivery member can be sealed at the same time, to prevent insects and ants from entering inside the feeding device from the grain delivery member, to breed bacteria and endanger health of pets. |
| US12022807B2 |
Modular birding accessory pole system
A pole system if provided for supporting birding accessories, such as bird feeders, perches or bird houses. The pole system includes a hollow outer tube and an elongated post extending therethrough. The post has an auger at one end and an opposite end configured to engage a tool for rotating the post. A disk is attached to a bottom end of the outer tube to engage the ground when the pole system is installed. A plurality of stakes are removably engaged to the disk to project radially outward from the outer tube. The stakes include a downturned end for driving into the ground after the auger has been threaded into the ground. |
| US12022804B2 |
Systems, methods and computer program products for monitoring the behavior, health, and/or characteristics of an animal
Systems, methods, and computer code products monitor the behavior, health, and/or characteristics of an animal. In one implementation, the animal is positioned inside a waste container placed on a system that is adapted to determine, record and communicate over a network various animal health parameters. These parameters can be processed to determine trends, statistics and changes of animal physiological functions. The results can be used to access animal health conditions and issue warnings, alarms, messages, and other notifications to designated caretakers. These notifications may be displayed using various devices such as computers and/or mobile devices. Data retrieval and review capability can provide improved understanding of an animal's health conditions and facilitate early illness detection. |
| US12022803B2 |
Leash with flexible bag dispenser pocket
An example device includes a flexible bag dispenser pocket for use with a leash for a pet. In an example, the device includes a bag dispenser pocket provided on the leash with a body of the bag dispenser pocket wrapped entirely around a lower portion of a handle of the leash so as not to interfere with an opening of the handle of the leash while still being provided for the user near the handle of the leash. The device also includes an opening in a top portion of the bag dispenser pocket. The lower portion of the handle of the leash forms a closed bottom portion of the bag dispenser pocket. |
| US12022802B2 |
Training aid
Provided herein are methods of making a training aid for detecting a biohazard, and related devices and methods of using the device, including a canine training aid. The devices are made by positioning a polymer layer in proximity and physically separated from a biological material, so that volatile organic compounds contact and bind or infuse the polymer layer. The device is made render-safe by inactivating the infused polymer layer, such as by heating to a temperature sufficient to inactivate biological agents on or in the analyte-infused polymer layer. The device can be stored in a substantially air-tight configuration for subsequent use in training, such as canine and/or or artificial detectors. |
| US12022798B2 |
Pet carrier stroller
A pet carrier stroller is revealed. The pet carrier stroller mainly includes a seat cushion with two support rods, a pet carrier bag connected with the seat cushion, and a stroller. While in use, the seat cushion together with the pet carrier bag having a pet therein is disposed on a mounting frame of the stroller. Then the pet carrier bag is arranged at the stroller firmly by anchor members of the two support rods of the seat cushion connected and fastened with fastening portions of the mounting frame of the stroller correspondingly so that safety of pets travelled in the stroller is improved. Moreover, the seat cushion and the stroller are disconnected. Then a front-wheel support and a rear-wheel support of the stroller are pulled together toward each other for reducing space occupied and convenient storage. |
| US12022792B2 |
Soybean variety 5PJWM85
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PJWM85 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PJWM85, cells from soybean variety 5PJWM85, plants of soybean 5PJWM85, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PJWM85. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PJWM85 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PJWM85, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PJWM85, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PJWM85. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PJWM85 are further provided. |
| US12022785B2 |
Pollen supplying method
A pollen supplying method for supplying pollen to a pistil of a plant includes an air bubble production step of producing an air bubble with the pollen attached to the surface thereof, and an air bubble attachment step of releasing the produced air bubble into the air and attaching the air bubble to the pistil. |
| US12022779B2 |
System and method for turning irrigation pivots into a social network of autonomous AI farming robots
A method of automatically managing a center pivot irrigation machine comprising steps of: (a) providing at least one center pivot irrigation machine and positioning said center pivot irrigation machine such that said center pivot irrigation machine is movable within an irrigated plot around a center thereof; (b) providing a ground penetration radar; (c) mounting said ground penetration radar on said center pivot irrigation machine; (d) moving said center pivot irrigation machine about said center of said irrigated plot; (e) scanning said irrigated by said ground penetration radar at frequencies ranging between 200-1200 MHz; (f) calculating a distribution of soil moisture over a depth from a soil surface; and (g) creating an irrigation plan according to said distribution. |
| US12022778B2 |
Root irrigation apparatus
A root irrigation apparatus includes a chamber including a first end, a second end, and, an irrigation aperture, a valve operably connected to the first end of the chamber, and, a cap configured to couple to the first end of the chamber. |
| US12022775B2 |
Arbor stake stabilization member
An arbor stake stabilization member comprising a body including an annular ring of a biodegradable material having an axial passageway therethrough. A locking member is coupled to the annular ring and extends radially inward into the axial passageway. A plate of a biodegradable material extends circumferentially outwardly from the annular ring. The perforated plate includes multiple openings. In use, the arbor stake stabilization member may be placed underground and on or above a rootball of a tree. The locking member is sized to accept an arbor stake therethrough in an interference fit. The arbor stake may extend from the top of the rootball through the rootball and into the undisturbed soil at a point below the rootball. Over time, the arbor stake stabilization member biodegrades. |
| US12022773B2 |
Lawn mower and associated attachment
Lawn mowers and attachments for lawn mowers are provided. An attachment includes a body including one or more sidewalls defining an internal volume configured to receive clippings from the lawn mower, wherein the body defines an opening; and a cover coupled to the body at the opening and moveable between an open position, whereby the opening is open, and a closed position, whereby the opening is closed, wherein the cover is selectively lockable in the open position, and wherein the cover is biased to the closed position by a spring. |
| US12022772B2 |
Agricultural header control
Systems and methods for controlling agricultural headers based on crop movement relative to a portion of the agricultural header are disclosed. The presence or movement of crop material, such as a crop material representing grain (e.g., ears, heads, or pods of crops (“EHP”)), relative to the harvester header or a portion of the harvester header may be detected, such as by analyzing image data representing one or more images collected over time. Based on a position or movement or both of the crop material relative to the header, one or more parameters of the harvester header may be adjusted, for example, to reduce an amount of grain loss. |
| US12022770B2 |
Coupler for a tool
A shaft coupler, a tool and a method of assembling a tool. The shaft coupler may generally include substantially identical coupling members operable to couple two shaft segments of a tool. The shaft coupler may include a first coupling member including a first body having a first coupling end and an opposite first shaft end defining a first opening configured to receive a first shaft segment; and a second coupling member including a second body having a second coupling end and an opposite second shaft end defining a second opening configured to receive a second shaft segment. The first coupling member and the second coupling member may be identical. The first coupling end may be configured to engage the second coupling end to selectively couple the first coupling member to the second coupling member and, thereby, the first shaft segment to the second shaft segment. |
| US12022768B1 |
High-efficiency and low-damage potato combine harvester
The present disclosure provides a high-efficiency and low-damage potato combine harvester, including a digging device, a conveyance and separation device, a separation and elevation reversing device, a potato collection box, and a control unit. The digging device is provided at a front end of the potato combine harvester. The conveyance and separation device is provided behind the digging device, and configured to perform preliminary conveyance and separation on a potato-soil-stem mixture dug by the digging device. The separation and elevation reversing device is provided at a side of the conveyance and separation device, and configured to separate the potato-soil-stem mixture from the conveyance and separation device and elevate potatoes to the potato collection box. The potato collection box is located at a tail end of the separation and elevation reversing device, and configured to load the potatoes and feed weight information of carried potatoes back to the control unit. |
| US12022763B2 |
Chest-mounted spreader
A chest-mounted spreader system includes a hopper for receiving particulate material and a base assembly mounted to the hopper. The base assembly has a base unit having a base plate and rotatable shaft. An electric motor is coupled to the shaft to drive rotation of the shaft. An impeller is mounted on the shaft proximate the base plate. A shroud has a partial sidewall affixed to the base plate thereby defining an impeller cavity. The impeller cavity includes a discharge opening opposite the partial sidewall and the impeller is received within the impeller cavity. A shroud opening is in fluid communication with the hopper so that particulate matter passes from the hopper to the impeller. The electric motor is powered to rotate the shaft and the impeller to disperse the particulate matter through the discharge opening. |
| US12022762B2 |
System and method for controlling fan operation of an agricultural implement
A system for controlling fan operation of an agricultural implement includes a tank configured to store an agricultural product and a conduit configured to receive the dispensed agricultural product. Furthermore, the implement includes a conduit fan configured to supply pressurized air to the conduit such that the pressurized air conveys the dispensed agricultural product through the conduit and a tank fan configured to supply pressurized air to the tank. Additionally, a computing system is configured to determine a first pressure of the pressurized air within the conduit and a second pressure of the pressurized air within the tank based. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine a pressure differential between the first and second pressures. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to control a flow of the pressurized air supplied to the tank based on the determined pressure differential. |
| US12022761B2 |
Treatment for plant seeds
The invention relates to a method for coating plant seed, to a seed coating composition, to a coated plant seed, to a use of one or more water-insoluble polymers with a Tg of at least 35° C., to a method of preparing a seed coating composition, to a method of preparing coated seed, to coated seed, to a use of an abrasive material primer or plasma, and to an apparatus for coating of seed.The method for coating plant seed comprises applying to the seed a seed coating composition comprising one or more water-insoluble polymers with a Tg of at least 35° C. |
| US12022760B2 |
Agricultural operation monitoring apparatus, systems and methods
Systems, methods and apparatus for imaging and characterizing a soil surface and a trench in the soil surface formed by an agricultural implement. The sensors are disposed on the agricultural implement in data communication with a processor to generate the soil surface and trench images which may be displayed to the operator. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more time of flight cameras for determining a depth of the trench and other characteristics of the surrounding soil surface and the trench, including detection of seeds, soil or other debris in the trench and moisture lines within the trench. The system may control operating parameters of the implement based on the generated images. |
| US12022758B2 |
Swath acquisition system for an agricultural vehicle and an agricultural implement
A method for controlling an agricultural vehicle includes receiving, via a processor, a first signal from a user interface indicative of a value of at least one parameter. The method also includes determining, via the processor, a path of the agricultural vehicle toward a guidance swath based at least in part on the at least one parameter. In addition, the method includes outputting, via the processor, a second signal to a display of the user interface indicative of instructions to present a graphical representation of the path of the agricultural vehicle. Furthermore, the method includes controlling the agricultural vehicle, via the processor, based at least in part on the at least one parameter upon receiving at least a third signal from the user interface indicative of acceptance of the value of the at least one parameter. |
| US12022756B2 |
Orientation control system for an agricultural implement
An orientation control system for an agricultural implement includes a first sensor configured to be positioned at a forward end portion of a frame of the agricultural implement. The first sensor is configured to emit a first output signal toward a soil surface and to receive a first return signal indicative of a first height of the frame. The orientation control system also includes a second sensor configured to be positioned at a rearward end portion of the frame. The second sensor is configured to emit a second output signal toward the soil surface and to receive a second return signal indicative of a second height of the frame. In addition, the orientation control system includes a controller configured to control a first actuator and a second actuator such that a difference between the first height and the second height is less than a threshold value. |
| US12029145B2 |
Memory device
According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a resistive layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, containing at least one of antimony (Sb) and bismuth (Bi) as a first element, and tellurium (Te) as a second element, and having a variable resistance value. The resistive layer includes a first layer having a hexagonal crystal structure containing the first element and the second element. The first layer contains a group 14 element as a third element. |
| US12029139B2 |
Magnetoresistive random access memory
A semiconductor device includes: a substrate comprising a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region and a logic region; a first MTJ on the MTJ region; a first metal interconnection on the logic region; and a cap layer extending from a sidewall of the first MTJ to a sidewall of the first metal interconnection. Preferably, the cap layer on the MTJ region and the cap layer on the logic region comprise different thicknesses. |
| US12029135B2 |
Magnetic random-access memory cell, memory and device
The present disclosure provides a magnetic random-access memory cell, a memory and a device. The magnetic random-access memory cell comprises: a spin-orbit coupling layer and a first magnetic tunnel junction and a second magnetic tunnel junction disposed on the spin-orbit coupling layer, the first magnetic tunnel junction and the second magnetic tunnel junction having at least two symmetrical axes with different lengths; an angle between an easy magnetization symmetrical axis direction of a free layer of the first magnetic tunnel junction and a length direction of the spin-orbit coupling layer is a preset first angle, and an angle between an easy magnetization symmetrical axis direction of a free layer of the second magnetic tunnel junction and the length direction of the spin-orbit coupling layer is a preset second angle; neither of the first angle and the second angle is zero degree, 90 degrees or 180 degrees. |
| US12029134B2 |
Semiconductor devices having oxidation control layer
A semiconductor device including a substrate; a lower electrode on the substrate; a magnetic tunnel junction structure on the lower electrode, the magnetic tunnel junction structure including a pinned layer, a tunnel barrier layer, and a free layer which are sequentially stacked; an upper electrode on the magnetic tunnel junction structure; and an oxidation control layer between the free layer and the upper electrode, the oxidation control layer including at least one filter layer and at least one oxide layer, wherein the at least one filter layer includes MoCoFe. |
| US12029132B2 |
Piezoelectric vibration sensor
A contact sensor for the repeatable detection of small, high frequency mechanical vibrations in external systems is presented herein. The sensor includes a metal housing with an attachment device at one end and an output at the other end. Inside the metal housing is a core assembly that includes a piezo transducer assembly suspended or isolated between an actuator and a biasing device. The actuator may be in the form of a ceramic sphere that sits at least partially within a recess on the inside of the housing and is in physical contact with the piezo transducer assembly. The biasing device may be in the form of a spring that causes the piezo transducer assembly to be pressed against the actuator at a contestant and known amount of tension. |
| US12029131B2 |
Methods for patterning electrodes of ultrasound transducers and other components
The disclosed technology features methods for the manufacture of electrical components such as ultrasound transducers. In particular, the disclosed technology provides methods of patterning electrodes, e.g. in the connection of an ultrasound transducer to an electrical circuit; methods of depositing metal on surfaces; and methods of making integrated matching layers for an ultrasound transducer. The disclosed technology also features ultrasound transducers produced by the methods described herein. |
| US12029130B2 |
Piezoelectric biosensor and related method of formation
In some embodiments, a piezoelectric biosensor is provided. The piezoelectric biosensor includes a semiconductor substrate. A first electrode is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. A piezoelectric structure is disposed on the first electrode. A second electrode is disposed on the piezoelectric structure. A sensing reservoir is disposed over the piezoelectric structure and exposed to an ambient environment, where the sensing reservoir is configured to collect a fluid comprising a number of bio-entities. |
| US12029129B2 |
Method and apparatus for tuning film properties during thin film deposition
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for fine tuning properties of a thin film. The method of forming a piezoelectric film includes (a) depositing a first piezoelectric film layer on a surface of a substrate by a first physical vapor deposition (PVD) process. The method includes (b) depositing a second piezoelectric film layer, on top of and in contact with the first piezoelectric film layer, by a second PVD process. A temperature of the substrate is (c) reduced after forming the first piezoelectric film layer and before forming the second piezoelectric film layer. The temperature is reduced by performing a process for a first period of time. Processes (a), (b) and (c) are additionally performed one or more times. Process (c) is performed for a second period of time. The second period of time is different than the first period of time. |
| US12029126B2 |
Compound and thermoelectric conversion material
A compound containing Sn, Te and Mg, and further containing either one or both of Sb and Bi. |
| US12029123B2 |
Semiconductor structure and method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure
A semiconductor structure includes an optical component and a thermal control mechanism adjacent to the optical component and configured to control a temperature of the optical component. The thermal control mechanism includes a conductive structure, a first thermoelectric member and a second thermoelectric member opposite to the first thermoelectric member. The first thermoelectric member and the second thermoelectric member are electrically connected to the conductive structure. The first thermoelectric member and the second thermoelectric member have opposite conductive types. The semiconductor structure further includes a first dielectric layer surrounding the optical component and a portion of the thermal control mechanism, wherein the conductive structure is over the first dielectric layer, and the first thermoelectric member and the second thermoelectric member are surrounded by the first dielectric layer. The semiconductor structure further includes a first via extending through the first dielectric layer and electrically connected to the conductive structure. |
| US12029122B2 |
Method for wireless power transfer using thermoelectric generators
A TEG system is attached to a rotating shaft and generates electricity from radiant energy that is substantially radiatively transmitted through the atmosphere from a stationary source to the TEG system that is rotating with the shaft. The rotation of the shaft provides cooling to the TEG system, but not heat energy. The TEG system includes at least one TEG, each TEG equipped with an energy receiving and heat containment window and an energy conversion system in combination with controlled convection cooling enhanced by an airflow moving in response to the rotation of the rotating shaft. Individual TEGs having controlled convection cooling also are described. |
| US12029120B2 |
Organic electroluminescence element and electronic device
An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, an emitting layer, and a cathode in this order. The emitting layer contains a compound, including a structure including a first partial structure of formula (3-100) and a second partial structure of formula (3-1A), mutually bonded in one molecule: In formula (3-100), D1 to D3 are each a deuterium atom, or one of D1 to D8 is a single bond to another atom/structure in the molecule, and remaining D1 to D8 are each a deuterium atom, and R310 is a single bond bonded to the second partial structure. In formula (3-1A), one of R301 to R306 is a single bond bonded to the first partial structure, and remaining R301 to R306 not being bonded to the first partial structure are independently H, a substituent, or a single bond bonded to another atom/structure in the molecule. |
| US12029118B2 |
Organic compound, light-emitting device, light-emitting apparatus, electronic device and lighting device
A novel organic compound, a benzofuropyrimidine derivative or a benzothienopyrimidine derivative is provided. The organic compound has a structure in which a benzothienocarbazolyl ring, a benzofurocarbazolyl ring, an indolocarbazolyl ring, or an indenocarbazolyl ring is bonded to the 8-position of a benzofuropyrimidine ring or a benzothienopyrimidine ring directly or through an aromatic hydrocarbon ring. That is, the organic compound is represented by General Formula (G1) below. |
| US12029113B2 |
Organic compound having improved luminescent properties, organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting device including the organic compound
The present disclosure relates to an organic compound having improved luminescent properties, an organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting device including the organic compound, the organic compound having the following structure. The organic compound is a bipolar compound having both a p-type moiety and an n-type moiety and has high energy level, large energy bandgap and improved thermal stability. Applying the organic compound into an emissive layer of the OLED allows holes and electrons to be recombined at whole area of an emitting material layer, and thereby enhancing the luminous efficiency and the luminous lifetime of the OLED. |
| US12029112B2 |
Composition for optoelectronic device and organic optoelectronic device and display device
A composition for an organic optoelectronic device, an organic optoelectronic device, and a display device, the composition including a first compound; a second compound; and a third compound, the first compound, the second compound, and the third compound are different from each other, the first compound is represented by Chemical Formula I, the second compound is represented by Chemical Formula II or Chemical Formula III, and the third compound is represented by Chemical Formula II or Chemical Formula III, |
| US12029110B1 |
Passivation of grain boundaries of perovskite films with biphenyl moieties
A passivated perovskite film is provided, the passivated perovskite film comprising: a perovskite film, which includes an upper surface and at least one grain boundary; and a biphenyl methyl ammonium halide coating on the upper surface of the perovskite film, wherein the halide is selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide and iodide. |
| US12029106B2 |
n-type semiconductor element, method for manufacturing n-type semiconductor element, wireless communication device, and merchandise tag
An object of the present invention is to provide a n-type semiconductor element having improved n-type semiconductor characteristics and excellent stability, where the n-type semiconductor element includes a second insulating layer, where the second insulating layer contains: A. (a) a compound having one carbon-carbon double bond or one conjugated system bound to at least one group represented by general formula (1) and at least one group represented by general formula (2); and (b) a polymer; or B. a polymer having, in its molecular structure, the remaining group after removing some hydrogen atoms from R1, R2, R3, or R4 in the compound (a), or the remaining group after removing some hydrogen atoms from the carbon-carbon double bond or the conjugated system in the compound (a). |
| US12029102B2 |
Vapor jet printing
Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide systems and methods of depositing a film on a selective area of a substrate. A first jet of a first material may be ejected from a first nozzle assembly of a jet head having a plurality of nozzle assemblies to form a first portion of a film deposition on the substrate. A second jet of a second material may be ejected from a second nozzle assembly of the plurality of nozzle assemblies, the second nozzle assembly being aligned with the first nozzle assembly parallel to a direction of motion between the plurality of nozzle assemblies and the substrate, and the second material being different than the first material. The second material may react with the first portion of the film deposition to form a composite film deposition on the substrate when using reactive gas precursors. |
| US12029097B2 |
Display panel, method for manufacturing the same and display device
The present disclosure provides a display panel, a method for manufacturing the display panel, and a display device. The display panel includes: a light-emitting module including an electroluminescent element and a thin film encapsulation layer for encapsulating the electroluminescent element arranged on a first substrate sequentially; a quantum dot module including a plurality of quantum dot light-emitting units spaced apart from each other; and a second substrate located between the light-emitting module and the quantum dot module, and configured to support the quantum dot module at a side of the light-emitting module away from the first substrate. An orthogonal projection of the thin film encapsulation layer onto the first substrate is located within an orthogonal projection of the second substrate onto the first substrate. |
| US12029095B2 |
Display device with integrated touch screen
Disclosed is a display device with integrated touch screen, which prevents external light from being reflected by touch electrodes without a polarizer. The display device includes an organic light emitting device layer disposed on a substrate, a plurality of color filters disposed on the organic light emitting device layer, a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes disposed on the plurality of color filters to overlap a boundary portion between the plurality of color filters, and a black matrix disposed on the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes to overlap the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes. |
| US12029094B2 |
Display device including planarization layer contacting light blocking portion and color filter layer
Provided is a display device. The display device includes a substrate, a light emitting diode that is disposed on the substrate, and includes a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and an emission layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; an encapsulation layer that is disposed on the light emitting diode, a touch electrode that is disposed on the encapsulation layer, a light blocking portion that is disposed on the touch electrode, a color filter layer that overlaps the emission layer, and a planarization layer that is disposed on the light blocking portion and the color filter layer, wherein the color filter layer is disposed on the encapsulation layer and the light blocking portion, and an edge portion of the color filter layer overlaps the light blocking portion. |
| US12029089B2 |
Electroluminescent display device
An electroluminescent display device includes a substrate having an emission region and a bezel region, a bank layer that extends from the emission region to the bezel region, a plurality of signal lines which are disposed on different layers on the substrate, a first metal layer that overlaps the plurality of signal lines and has a step, a second metal layer that is disposed on the first metal layer, and an intermediate layer between the first and second metal layer. A step or curvature above the first electrode may be offset by the first intermediate layer so that incident from the outside is inwardly reflected. Therefore, a failure that a user at the outside recognizes the reflected light may be solved. |
| US12029084B2 |
Display substrate, fabrication method thereof and display apparatus
The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a display substrate, a fabrication method thereof and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes: a base substrate, including a display region and a bonding region located on at least one side of the display region; a conductive layer, located on the base substrate and in the bonding region and including a plurality of first conducive terminals; and an insulation protection layer, located on one side, facing away from the base substrate, of the conductive layer, and having hollow regions and pattern regions, where the hollow regions cover the first conductive terminals, and the pattern regions cover gaps among the plurality of first conductive terminals. |
| US12029082B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a base layer comprising a first portion, a second portion extending from the first portion, and a third portion extending from the second portion; a first light emitting element disposed on the first portion; a first front signal line electrically connected to the first light emitting element and disposed on the first portion; a second front signal line electrically connected to the first front signal line, disposed on the first portion, disposed in a different layer from the first front signal line, and overlapping the first front signal line; a first connection line electrically connected to the first and second front signal lines, disposed on the second portion, and disposed in a different layer from the first and second front signal lines; and a first rear signal line electrically connected to the first connection line and disposed on the third portion. |
| US12029079B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area, and includes: a substrate; a first semiconductor layer located in the display area and arranged on the substrate; a second semiconductor layer arranged on the first semiconductor layer; a data line located in the display area and extending in a first direction; an input line located in the peripheral area; a connection line located in the display area and electrically connecting the data line and the input line to each other; and a shielding layer located in the display area and located between the first semiconductor layer and the connection line in a cross-section view. The shielding layer overlaps at least a portion of the connection line in a plan view. |
| US12029075B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a first display region and a second display region having a lower pixel density than the first display region. A first pixel circuit in the first display region includes a first drive transistor, a first storage capacitor that stores a control voltage of the first drive transistor, and a first switch transistor that writes a data signal to the first storage capacitor. A second pixel circuit in the second display region includes a second drive transistor, a second storage capacitor that stores a control voltage of the second drive transistor, and a second switch transistor that writes a data signal to the second storage capacitor. A channel width of the second drive transistor is greater than a channel width of the first drive transistor. A channel width of the second switch transistor is greater than a channel width of the first switch transistor. |
| US12029074B2 |
Display panel having at least one light-transmitting portion
A display panel and a method for fabricating the same are discussed. The display panel can include a first area in which pixels are disposed, and a second area in which pixels having lower pixels per inch (PPI) than the first area are disposed and a plurality of light-transmitting portions are disposed. The light-transmitting portions include circular or elliptical light-transmitting portions arranged in a zigzag pattern along a second direction crossing a first direction in the second area. Each of the pixel groups in the second area includes a second electrode, and the second electrode is removed from the light-transmitting area to expose light-transmitting portions. |
| US12029067B2 |
Display substrate and display device
A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes: a base substrate; and a light-emitting element arranged on the base substrate, and including a first electrode, an organic functional layer and a second electrode arranged sequentially in that order in a direction away from the base substrate. The light-emitting element includes a first surface proximate to the base substrate, a second surface distal to the base substrate, and a side surface arranged between the first surface and the second surface. The display substrate further includes a reflection layer covering at least a part of the side surface and configured to reflect light from the organic functional layer. |
| US12029066B2 |
Electroluminescent display device including reflective layer
An electroluminescent display device comprises first to third subpixels each of which including a contact area and a light emission area, each subpixel provided with a first electrode, the first electrode extending from the light emission area to the contact area of each of the first to third subpixels; a first reflective layer provided in the light emission area of the first subpixel and electrically insulated from the first electrode of the first subpixel; a second reflective layer provided at least in the light emission area of the second subpixel; and a third reflective layer provided at least in the light emission area of the third subpixel. |
| US12029063B2 |
Display panel, method for manufacturing same, and displaying device
The disclosure provides a display panel, a method for manufacturing same, and a displaying device. The display panel is provided with a plurality of display units arranged at intervals and tensile units connecting every two adjacent display units, and the display panel further comprises a substrate; light-emitting elements arranged on one side of the substrate and positioned in the display units; and package structures at least arranged on the surfaces, away from the substrate, of the light-emitting elements and comprising at least one inorganic insulating layer, wherein orthographic projections of at least part of the tensile units on the substrate do not overlap with orthographic projections of the inorganic insulating layers on the substrate. |
| US12029059B2 |
Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, display device, electronic device, and lighting device
A light-emitting element which uses a plurality of kinds of light-emitting dopants emitting light in a balanced manner and has high emission efficiency is provided. Further, a light-emitting device, a display device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each having reduced power consumption by using the above light-emitting element are provided. A light-emitting element which includes a plurality of light-emitting layers including different phosphorescent materials is provided. In the light-emitting element, the light-emitting layer which includes a light-emitting material emitting light with a long wavelength includes two kinds of carrier-transport compounds having properties of transporting carriers with different polarities. Further, in the light-emitting element, the triplet excitation energy of a host material included in the light-emitting layer emitting light with a short wavelength is higher than the triplet excitation energy of at least one of the carrier-transport compounds. |
| US12029058B2 |
Light emitting element and display device using same
A light-emitting element includes: an anode electrode configured to supply holes; a cathode electrode configured to supply electrons; and a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The light-emitting layer includes a plurality of quantum dot phosphors configured to emit light in conjunction with combining of holes supplied from the anode electrode and electrons supplied from the cathode electrode and a p-type dopant. |
| US12029057B2 |
Light-emitting device, light-emitting apparatus, electronic device, and lighting device
A novel light-emitting device is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with favorable emission efficiency is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with a favorable lifetime is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with a low driving voltage is provided. Provided is a light-emitting device including an anode, a cathode, and a layer including an organic compound that is positioned between the anode and the cathode, in which the layer including the organic compound includes a first layer, a second layer, and a light-emitting layer in this order from the anode side, the first layer includes a first substance and a second substance, the second layer includes a third substance, the first substance is an organic compound a HOMO level of which is higher than or equal to −5.8 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV, the second substance is a substance that has an electron-acceptor property with respect to the first substance, and the third substance is an organic compound having a structure in which at least two substituents comprising carbazole rings are bonded to a naphthalene ring. |
| US12029056B2 |
Display device, display module, electronic device, and television device
A display device having a long lifetime is provided. A large-sized display device is provided. A display device includes a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device. The first light-emitting device includes a hole-injection layer, a first light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer. The second light-emitting device includes a second light-emitting layer. The hole-injection layer contains a first compound and a second compound. The first light-emitting layer contains a third compound that emits light of a first color. The second light-emitting layer contains a fourth compound that emits light of a second color. The electron-transport layer contains a fifth compound. The first compound has a property of accepting electrons from the second compound. The second compound has a HOMO level higher than or equal to −5.7 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV. The fifth compound has a HOMO level higher than or equal to −6.0 eV and an electron mobility higher than or equal to 1×10{circumflex over ( )}−7 cm{circumflex over ( )}/Vs and lower than or equal to 5×10{circumflex over ( )}−5 cm{circumflex over ( )}/Vs when the square root of electric field strength [V/cm] is 600. |
| US12029055B2 |
OLED with hybrid emissive layer
A hybrid emissive layer and OLED incorporating the same are provided. The hybrid emissive layer includes a first material having a triplet state energy level T1H and a singlet state energy level S1H, a second material having a triplet state energy level T1F and a singlet state energy level S1F; and a third material having a triplet state energy level T1P and a single state energy level S1P, where T1FT1H; S1FS1H; and T1P |
| US12029054B2 |
Solid-state imaging apparatus and electronic apparatus
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, in which each pixel has a first photoelectric conversion region formed above a semiconductor layer, a second photoelectric conversion region formed in the semiconductor layer, a first filter configured to transmit a light in a predetermined wavelength region corresponding to a color component, and a second filter having different transmission characteristics from the first filter, one photoelectric conversion region out of the first photoelectric conversion region and the second photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in a visible light region, the other photoelectric conversion region photoelectrically converts a light in an infrared region, the first filter is formed above the first photoelectric conversion region, and the second filter has transmission characteristics of making wavelengths of lights in an infrared region absorbed in the other photoelectric conversion region formed below the first filter the same. |
| US12029050B2 |
3D semiconductor device, structure and methods with connectivity structures
A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a single crystal layer, and a memory control circuit which includes at least one temperature sensor circuit and first transistors; a first metal layer overlaying the first single crystal layer; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a third metal layer overlaying the second metal layer; second transistors—which may include a metal gate—disposed atop the third metal layer; third transistors disposed atop the second transistors; a fourth metal layer disposed atop the third transistors; a memory array including word-lines and at least four memory mini arrays (each mini array includes at least four rows by four columns of memory cells), each memory cell includes at least one second transistor or at least one third transistor; and a connection path from fourth metal to third metal, the path includes a via disposed through the memory array. |
| US12029047B2 |
Semiconductor structure and forming method thereof
The present application relates to a semiconductor structure and its forming method. The semiconductor structure comprises a substrate; a first transistor, including a first channel region disposed within the substrate, and a first end disposed at surface of the substrate, the first end being adapted to connect with a first-type storage cell; and a second transistor, including a second channel region disposed within the substrate, and a second end disposed at surface of the substrate, the second end being adapted to connect with a second-type storage cell, the first channel region and the second channel region having different areas. |
| US12029046B2 |
Magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) element with an amorphous buffer layer and its fabrication process
Some embodiments relate to a method for manufacturing a memory device. The method includes forming a bottom electrode layer over a substrate. A first etch process is performed, thereby defining one or more holes in the bottom electrode layer and defining a bottom electrode. A pair of insulators are formed within the one or more holes such that the insulators are disposed on opposing sides of the bottom electrode. A buffer layer, a seed layer, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack, and a top electrode are formed over the bottom electrode. A second etch process is performed to remove a portion of the buffer layer, the seed layer, the MTJ stack, and the top electrode, thereby defining a memory cell. |
| US12029045B2 |
Multi terminal device stack systems and methods
Embodiments of the present invention include multiple independent terminals for a plurality of devices in a stack configuration within a semiconductor. In one embodiment, a semiconductor comprises: a first device at a first semiconductor level within a multi terminal device stack; wherein the first device is coupled to a first terminal; a second device at a second semiconductor level within the multi terminal device stack, wherein the second device is coupled to a second terminal; a third terminal is coupled to the second device and a fourth terminal is coupled to the first device, wherein the first terminal and second terminal are independently coupled to the first device and second device respectively. The first terminal, the second terminal, the third terminal and the fourth terminal couple components included in the multi terminal stack to components not included in the multi terminal stack. |
| US12029042B2 |
3D memory device with modulated doped channel
A semiconductor device comprises a first conductive structure extending along a vertical direction and a second conductive structuring extending along the vertical direction. The second conductive structure is spaced apart from the first conductive structure along a lateral direction. The semiconductor device further comprises a plurality of third conductive structures each extending along the lateral direction. The plurality of third conductive structures are disposed across the first and second conductive structures. The semiconductor device further comprises a first semiconductor channel extending along the vertical direction. The first semiconductor channel is disposed between the plurality of third conductive structures and the first conductive structure and between the plurality of third conductive structures and the second conductive structure. The first and second conductive structures each have a varying width along the lateral direction, and the first semiconductor channel has a doping concentration varying along the vertical direction. |
| US12029041B2 |
Method of forming high-voltage transistor with thin gate poly
A semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The method includes depositing a polysilicon gate layer over a gate dielectric formed over a surface of a substrate in a peripheral region, forming a dielectric layer over the polysilicon gate layer and depositing a height-enhancing (HE) film over the dielectric layer. The HE film, the dielectric layer, the polysilicon gate layer and the gate dielectric are then patterned for a high-voltage Field Effect Transistor (HVFET) gate to be formed in the peripheral region. A high energy implant is performed to form at least one lightly doped region in a source or drain region in the substrate adjacent to the HVFET gate. The HE film is then removed, and a low voltage (LV) logic FET formed on the substrate in the peripheral region. In one embodiment, the LV logic FET is a high-k metal-gate logic FET. |
| US12029036B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device with multiple types of support pillar structures and method of forming the same
Two types of support pillar structures are formed in a staircase region of an alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers. First-type support pillar structures are formed in areas distal from backside trenches to be subsequently formed, and second-type support pillar structures may be formed in areas proximal to the backside trenches. The second-type support pillar structures may be formed as dielectric support pillar structures, or may be formed with at least one additional dielectric spacer. |
| US12029026B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor structure and semiconductor structure
The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure, relating to the technical field of semiconductors. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes: providing a substrate; forming active pillars arranged in an array on the substrate, a projection shape of a longitudinal section of each of the active pillars includes a cross shape; forming a first oxide layer on the substrate, where a filling region is formed between adjacent active pillars in the same row; sequentially forming a word line and a dielectric layer in the filling region; exposing a top surface of each of the active pillars; forming a contact layer on the active pillars; and forming a capacitor structure on the contact layer. |
| US12029025B2 |
Semiconductor device structure
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first device formed over a substrate, wherein the first device includes a first fin structure and a first S/D structure formed over the first fin structure. The semiconductor device structure includes a second device formed over or below the first device, and the second device includes a plurality of second nanostructures stacked in a vertical direction. The semiconductor device structure also includes a second S/D structure formed over the second nanostructures, and the second S/D structure is directly above or below the first S/D structure. |
| US12029023B2 |
Memory array circuit and method of manufacturing same
A method of forming a memory circuit includes generating a layout design of the memory circuit, and manufacturing the memory circuit based on the layout design. The generating of the layout design includes generating a first active region layout pattern corresponding to fabricating a first active region of a first pull down transistor, generating a second active region layout pattern corresponding to fabricating a second active region of a first pass gate transistor, and generating a first metal contact layout pattern corresponding to fabricating a first metal contact. The first metal contact layout pattern overlaps the cell boundary of the memory circuit and the first active region layout pattern. The first metal contact electrically coupled to a source of the first pull down transistor. The memory circuit being a four transistor (4T) memory cell including a first and second pass gate transistor, and a first and second pull down transistor. |
| US12029022B2 |
Pillar-shaped semiconductor device and method for producing the same
A bottom portion of a Ta pillar serving as a contact portion is connected to an N+ layer and a P+ layer, and a gate HfO2 layer is connected to side surfaces of Si pillars and a Ta pillar serving as a contact portion and an upper surface of a SiO2 layer between the Si pillars and the Ta pillar serving as the contact portion. Gate TiN layers are provided on a side surface of the gate HfO2 layer surrounding the Si pillars. Midpoints of the Si pillars and the Ta pillar serving as the contact portion are on one first line in plan view. |
| US12029020B2 |
Multi-layer system for shielding from electromagnetic fields
A multilayer electromagnetic shielding system providing two stacks spaced apart by an air gap, wherein each stack has an electric-field-attenuating layer adhered to a magnetic-field-attenuating layer. An electromagnetically inert material may sandwich the spaced apart stacks for insulative and structural purposes. |
| US12029015B2 |
Control systems for air-assisted and liquid-cooled enclosures
Techniques for controlling cooling of electronic components in computing facilities are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a pressure drop of a coolant flowing across multiple servers in an enclosure between the inlet and outlet manifolds and a supply temperature of the coolant at the inlet manifold. The method further includes automatically adjust operations of the pump to maintain the calculated pressure drop at or near a pressure-drop setpoint while automatically adjusting operations of the air mover to maintain the supply temperature at or near a temperature setpoint. |
| US12029005B2 |
MEMS-based cooling systems for closed and open devices
A system including an active cooling system is described. The active cooling system includes a cooling element in communication with a fluid and configured to use vibrational motion to direct a fluid toward a surface of heat-generating structure(s). Heat is transferred from the heat-generating structure to the fluid. The system is configured such that the fluid follows a path from the surface of the heat-generating structure(s) past a structure having a lower temperature than the surface of the heat-generating structure. The structure absorbs heat from the fluid. The structure is within the system and distal from the active cooling system. |
| US12028997B2 |
Rotating lid for module cooler
An electronic assembly is provided. The electronic assembly may include an electronic module mounted to a laminate, a cooling apparatus directly above the module, a single thermal interface material positioned between and directly contacting the module and the cooling apparatus, and a rotating cover rotatably attached to a top frame secured to the laminate, wherein the rotating cover includes an open position and a closed position. |
| US12028996B2 |
Circuit box
A circuit box is to accommodate a circuit board that has a terminal stand for external wire connection and the circuit box includes a basal wall that has a mount face of which the circuit box is mounted, a side wall that is connected to a periphery of the basal wall and has a wire service entrance, a circuit-board support wall that is located apart from the basal wall and supports the circuit board, and a wire mount stand that has a wire support wall that extends from the wire service entrance in the side wall toward the circuit-board support wall and inclines away from the basal wall. |
| US12028990B2 |
Multilayer board and method for manufacturing same
Provided are a multilayer board and a method for manufacturing same, in which a different kind of metal layer is formed between an upper metal layer and an interlayer insulating layer, the different kind of metal layer being formed only in a wiring area without being formed in a via area. The multilayer board comprises: a substrate layer; a plurality of first metal layers sequentially stacked on the substrate layer; an interlayer insulating layer formed between two different first metal layers, having a first via hole, and electrically connecting the two different first metal layers through a third metal layer formed in the first via hole; and a second metal layer formed between the upper layer of the two different first metal layers and the interlayer insulating layer. |
| US12028981B2 |
Secure electronic circuit and corresponding assembly process
An electronic circuit, which includes: a printed circuit, at least one first electronic component and at least one second electronic component. The at least one first electronic component includes an interconnection face provided with electrical interconnections brazed on an external face of the printed circuit. The interconnection face is opposite the external face. The brazed electrical interconnections form at least one space between the interconnection face and the external face. The at least one second electronic component is brazed on the external face and is at least partly housed in the at least one space. |
| US12028979B2 |
Substrate assembly for correcting position of camera module, method for manufacturing same, and camera module including same
A substrate assembly includes: a first substrate unit; and at least one second substrate unit electrically connected to the first substrate unit and having a coil pattern formed thereon, wherein: the first substrate unit is a flexible substrate; the second substrate is a rigid substrate; the second substrate unit has a coil pattern formed on one of the front surface and the rear surface thereof and includes multiple second substrates laminated in the upward/downward direction and electrically connected to each other; the at least one second substrate unit includes multiple second substrate units arranged on the first substrate unit; the second substrate unit has a through-hole vertically formed therethrough; the coil pattern is formed around the through-hole; the first substrate unit includes a Hall sensor; and the second substrate unit is coupled to the first substrate unit such that the Hall sensor is exposed through the through-hole. |
| US12028977B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device is an electronic device on which an option replaceable by a user is mounted. The electronic device includes a main board and a flexible printed circuit board connected to the main board. The flexible printed circuit board has a coupling connector connected to an option board on which the option is mounted. |
| US12028976B2 |
Board-to-board connection structure and method for manufacturing the same
The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a board-to-board connection structure. The method includes defining a first through hole in a first circuit board, disposing a first connector within the first through hole by a first conductive paste, and connecting the first connector to a second circuit board on which a second connector is installed, thereby realizing a connection of the two circuit boards, and reducing a height of the two circuit boards after the connection. That is, the height of the board-to-board connection structure is reduced. Additionally, since the first connector is received within the first through hole, the first connector is not easy to be damaged and oxidized. The present disclosure further provides a board-to-board connection structure manufactured by the above method. |
| US12028974B2 |
Ceramic carrier substrate and power module
A ceramic carrier substrate for an electrical/electronic circuit. The substrate includes ceramic layers arranged one above the other in an interconnected structure and conductor tracks arranged on and/or in individual ceramic layers and connected to one another as the conductor structure for the electrical/electronic circuit. The interconnected structure is formed by a firing operation. A first conductor substructure is formed in a first interconnected structure subassembly which comprises at least one of the ceramic layers, and a second conductor substructure is formed in a second interconnected structure subassembly which is directly adjacent to the first interconnected structure subassembly and comprises at least one of the ceramic layers. The second conductor substructure substantially consists of high-current conductor tracks and is configured to contact a power circuit. The first conductor substructure substantially consists of signal conductor tracks and is configured to contact a drive circuit for the power circuit. |
| US12028972B2 |
Wiring board and manufacturing method of the wiring board
A wiring board is disclosed. The wiring board includes a substrate including a first element, a diffusion layer in contact with the substrate and including a first metal element, and a first metal film in contact with the diffusion layer and including a second metal element. The diffusion layer has at least a region including the first element and the first metal element and a region including the first metal element and the second metal element. A concentration of the second metal element in the diffusion layer may decrease as it approaches the substrate in a depth direction. A concentration of the first element in the diffusion layer may decrease as it approaches the first metal film in the depth direction. |
| US12028970B2 |
Wiring board, electronic device, and electronic module
Disclosed is a wiring board, including: a base body having insulating properties; and a wiring conductor positioned on the base body. The base body has a first surface, a fourth surface positioned opposite to the first surface, and a second surface and a third surface positioned at side surfaces between the first surface and the fourth surface. The first surface, the second surface, and the third surface are mounting surfaces for respective electronic components, and the fourth surface is an installation surface. |
| US12028968B2 |
Substrate and electronic device
Provided is an example of a technology capable of accurately controlling impedance.Provided is a substrate including a first through hole that penetrates a substrate from a first face to a second face of the substrate, and is electrically connected to a transmission line through which a signal is transmitted, a second through hole that is provided adjacent to the first through hole in plan view of the substrate, penetrates the substrate from the first face to the second face, and is electrically connected to a ground, and an adjustment unit that adjusts a distance between the first through hole and the second through hole in plan view of the substrate to adjust an impedance of a connection end of the first through hole with the transmission line. |
| US12028962B2 |
Thermal management of circuit boards
A semiconductor component system includes a motherboard and a cooling system mounted to the motherboard. The cooling system includes sidewalls projecting from the motherboard. A sub-motherboard extends between the sidewalls and is spaced apart from the motherboard. The sidewalls and the sub-motherboard define a cooling channel over the motherboard. A connector is attached to the sub-motherboard and is configured to receive a semiconductor device daughterboard. The connector has contacts to electrically couple the semiconductor device daughterboard to the sub-motherboard. |
| US12028959B2 |
EUV light source and apparatus for EUV lithography
A metal reuse system for an extreme ultra violet (EUV) radiation source apparatus includes a first metal collector for collecting metal from vanes of the EUV radiation source apparatus, a first metal storage coupled to the first metal collector via a first conduit, a metal droplet generator coupled to the first metal storage via a second conduit, and a first metal filtration device disposed on either one of the first conduit and the second conduit. |
| US12028957B1 |
Radio frequency fluid warmer and method
The present invention is generally a radio frequency apparatus for warming fluids such as IV fluids. In exemplary embodiments, a uniform warming of fluids is achieved by exposing a fluid-carrying tube to Radio Frequency (RF) energy. The RF energy may be supplied by an RF generator, which is coupled to a waveguide. The waveguide typically includes an inlet into which a fluid tube may be introduced. Inside the waveguide, a pathway may be formed wherein the fluid tube may rest in a predetermined position. In exemplary embodiments, the pathway guides the positioning of the tube along a transmission-line length of the waveguide, in a manner such that the tube gradually approaches an electromagnetic field inside the waveguide and exits at a second terminal end of the waveguide. Having absorbed energy supplied from the RF generator, the fluid inside the tube exits the apparatus warmed to a desired temperature. |
| US12028954B2 |
Induction heating apparatus and method for controlling same
An induction heating apparatus according to one embodiment may confirm a feature of a container and determine an operation mode based on the feature of the container before performing an operation of heating the container. In one embodiment, the operation mode of the induction heating apparatus may be determined as any one of a frequency doubler mode, a half bridge mode, and a full bridge mode. In one embodiment, a power control mode of the induction heating apparatus may be determined based on an operation mode of the induction heating apparatus. In one embodiment, the power control mode of the induction heating apparatus may be determined as any one of an asymmetric pulse width modulation (APWM) mode and a phase shift mode. |
| US12028951B2 |
Camera based adaptive brightness backup light system
A method for modifying a brightness level of an automobile vehicle backup light includes: receiving electronic signals in a brightness evaluator and light controller defining at least one image captured within a field-of-view (FOV) of an automobile vehicle camera; dividing the at least one image into multiple independent zones; evaluating an environmental brightness level of individual ones of the multiple independent zones; comparing a brightness level of at least one backup light of the automobile vehicle to the environmental brightness level; and sending a control signal to the at least one backup light to modify the brightness level of the least one backup light. |
| US12028947B2 |
Color temperature controlled and low THD LED lighting devices and systems and methods of driving the same
An LED lighting device is disclosed. The example LED lighting device includes at least one LED circuit having at least two LEDs, where an LED of the at least two LEDs is configured to emit a different color temperature of white light than at least one other LED of the at least two LEDs. The example LED lighting device also includes a switch directly connected to the at least one LED circuit and configured to be manually switched by a user to change the color temperature of white light that is emitted from the at least one LED circuit. Switching the switch changes the color temperature of light emitted from the at least one LED circuit by dimming or increasing a brightness of the LED that is configured to emit the different color temperature of white light than the at least one other LED of the at least two LEDs. |
| US12028945B2 |
System and method for driving lights with a dim-stop limit
A programmable lighting system includes a plurality of color channels configured to generate light of different colors, and a light driver configured to drive the plurality of color channels according to a dimmer setting and a correlated color temperature (CCT) setting, and to maintain a constant maximum lumen output across a range of CCT values based on a dim-stop limit. |
| US12028943B2 |
Laminated substrate
The present invention provides a laminated substrate for use as an anti-fogging insert for an eye shield, more particularly for use as a heated anti-fogging insert for a visor or goggles. |
| US12028940B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing communication in wireless communication system
Provided are methods and apparatuses for performing a communication in a wireless communication system. An IAB node of performing a communication, according to an embodiment, includes a transceiver and a processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to perform an authentication and a setup of an IP connectivity with an OAM (operations, administration and maintenance) server, in response to an architecture in which a DU (distribution unit) and a CU (central unit) are split, establish a F1 interface between a DU of the IAB node and a CU of an IAB donor, and provide a service to a UE based on a result of the establishment. |
| US12028937B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing efficient layer 2 function in mobile communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, and services associated with security and safety) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for configuring an efficient hierarchical layer 2 architecture and main functions thereof in a next-generation mobile communication system. |
| US12028929B2 |
Method and apparatus for selecting session management network element
A method and an apparatus for selecting a session management network element, where a mobility management network element may obtain information about one or more first session management network elements, and support selecting a session management network element in a home routed mode or an enhanced topology mode. |
| US12028927B2 |
Connection resume procedure for UE in EDRX and RRC inactive state for MT data
Techniques, systems, and devices to support user equipment (UE) in an extended discontinuous reception mode are described. A described technique performed by a radio access network (RAN) includes managing UE that is in an extended discontinuous reception mode and in an inactive state; sending a notification message to an access and mobility management function (AMF), the message comprising buffer support information for a user plane function (UPF) to buffer data; receiving a notification request message from the AMF, the notification request message comprising a request to obtain information regarding reachability of the UE; sending a notification response message to control when the UPF provides downlink data to the RAN for transmission to the UE; performing a connection resume procedure with the UE to cause the UE to switch to a connected state from the inactive state; receiving the downlink data; and transmitting the downlink data to the UE. |
| US12028925B2 |
Methods and related devices for multi-connectivity
A User Equipment (UE) and a method performed by the UE for multi-connectivity are provided. The method includes receiving, from a Master Cell Group (MCG), a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) message comprising at least one Secondary Cell Group (SCG) Data Radio Bearer (DRB) configuration; starting a first timer upon receiving the first RRC message; and stopping the first timer when one of a plurality of conditions is satisfied, wherein the plurality of conditions include: transmitting an RRC reestablishment request message to the MCG; transmitting an SCG Failure Information message to the MCG before the first timer expires; and successfully adding an SCG based on the at least one SCG DRB configuration. |
| US12028922B2 |
Beam failure recovery method and apparatus in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for performing beam failure recovery in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A method for performing beam failure recovery by a user equipment according to embodiment of the present disclosure may include transmitting, to a base station, capability information including a maximum number of BFD-RSs per a BFD-RS set supported by the UE and receiving, from the base station, configuration information including information related to at least one BFD-RS set, and each of the at least one BFD-RS set may include the maximum number of BFD-RSs or less. |
| US12028915B1 |
Dual connectivity based on path loss and transmit power
Attaching to additional access nodes and performing handovers responsive to path loss measurements and uplink transmit power levels meeting different thresholds. A wireless device attached to a first access node is experiencing one or more of a threshold path loss or a threshold uplink transmit power is instructed to enable dual connectivity, wherein the wireless device remains attached to the first access node. Embodiments include 5G EN-DC systems that are collocated or distributed. |
| US12028912B2 |
Method for (re)selection of control plane and user plane data transmission
The invention describes a method for dynamic switching between a control plane data transmission and user plane data transmission avoiding the Detach and consecutive re-attach procedure or TAU procedure. In particular the decision for switch between the different transmission schemes is based on various criteria like the size of the data packet or on total amount of data, etc. |
| US12028908B2 |
Random access in a satellite communication system
The present invention provides a method of performing by a UE device a random access attempt in a communication system comprising at least one non-terrestrial transmission station, the method comprising receiving reference signals transmitted by the non-terrestrial transmission station; determining from the received reference signals a trip time between the UE device and the non-terrestrial transmission station; and using the trip time to control the random access attempt. |
| US12028906B2 |
Configuration of a random access channel of a base station
A first base station receives, from a second base station, cell information of a second cell of the second base station. The cell information indicates a subcarrier spacing associated with the second cell. The first base station transmits, to a wireless device, configuration parameters for a random access channel of a first cell of the first base station. The configuration parameters are based on the cell information of the second cell. |
| US12028905B2 |
Method and device for determining random access channel occasion (RO)
A method and a device for determining a random access channel occasion (RO) are provided. The method includes that: a terminal receives a load value, broadcasted by a base station, of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) that has accessed the base station; and the terminal determines, according to the load value, a RO of the terminal accessing a network side. |
| US12028902B2 |
Early-data-transmission and radio access network notification area update
A method of operating an access node of a radio access network of a cellular network includes participating in an early-data-transmission of a random access procedure of a UE. The method further includes, in response to said participating in the early-data-transmission: determining whether or not the UE requires an update information element of a notification area of the radio access network. The method further includes selectively transmitting the update information element if the UE requires the update information element. |
| US12028899B2 |
Communication apparatus, control method, and storage medium
A communication apparatus compliant with an IEEE 802.11 series standard capable of performing Multi-Link communication with a plurality of other communication apparatuses using a plurality of links with different frequency channels is provided. The communication apparatus generates a key for encrypting a frame to be communicated for each one of the plurality of links, receives, from a first communication apparatus from among the plurality of other communication apparatuses, a notification indicating disconnection or suspension of one or more links of the plurality of links, confirms a state of communication via the plurality of links between the plurality of other communication apparatuses and the communication apparatus in a case where the notification is received, and determines whether or not to re-generate the key for each one of the plurality of links on the basis of a result of the confirmation. |
| US12028894B2 |
First wireless network unit, method to operate a first wireless network unit, second wireless network unit, method to operate a second wireless network unit, and a radio telecommunications network
A method to operate a first wireless network unit (A) is provided, wherein the method comprises: determining (102) a data entity (DE) intended to be transmitted via a physical shared radio channel (PSCH); determining (104) a plurality of segments of the determined data entity (DE); determining (106) at least one first radio resource window (rw(n−1)) of the physical shared radio channel (PSCH); monitoring (108) the at least one first radio resource window (rw(n−1)); determining (110) a plurality of candidate resources (rr12, rr22) in a second resource window (rw(n)) of the physical shared radio channel (PSCH) in dependence on monitored radio resources (rr11, rr21) of the at least one first radio resource window (rw(n−1)), wherein each candidate resource (rr12, rr22) of the plurality of candidate resources (rr12, rr22) is part of a resource chain (RC1, RC2) of the physical shared radio channel (PSCH); selecting (112) one of the plurality of candidate resources (rr12, rr22) as a transmission start resource (rr12); and transmitting (114, 116, 118) the plurality of the determined segments of the data entity (DE) via radio resources (rr12, rr13, rr14) along the resource chain (RC1) to which the selected transmission start resource (rr12) belongs to, wherein a single one of the segments is transmitted via a single one of the radio resources (rr12, rr13, rr14) of the resource chain (RC1). |
| US12028887B2 |
Sensing report quantization for inter-user equipment coordination
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, a user equipment (UE) may generate statistical modeling of sensing outcomes (e.g., may identify one or more measurement statistics), and may transmit values that are quantized based on the one or more measurement statistics. Measurement statistics may include one or more of mean and variance of sensing results (e.g., channel quality measurements such as signal to interference ratio (SIR)), auto-correlation of measurements or measurement statistics over time, auto-covariance, or the like. In some examples, a UE may incorporate channel measurement statistics into a waveform (e.g., the coordination report) or otherwise compress the measurements. The UE may measure its own self-interference, and may indicate (e.g., in the coordination message) resource availability that reflects the measured self-interference. A receiving UE may use the coordination message to schedule subsequent sidelink communications (e.g., with the transmitting UE or with other UEs). |
| US12028883B2 |
Techniques for channel state information reporting
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, a signal indicating a configuration for the UE to report channel state information (CSI) associated with a first set of reference signals. In some examples, the UE may receive a set of reference signals less than the first set and evaluate one or more rules for generating a CSI report based on receiving the set of reference signals. In some examples, the UE may refrain from generating the CSI report if none of the reference signals from the first set are received. In some examples, the UE may refrain from generating the CSI report of at least one reference signal is missing from the first set. In some examples, the UE may refrain from generating the CSI report if a threshold number of reference signals are missing from the first set. |
| US12028882B2 |
Bandwidth part configurations for single carrier wideband operations
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.Embodiments disclosed herein provide a method for managing a resource in a wireless communication system. The method includes allocating, by a base station, the resource for a data transmission from a User Equipment (UE) by indicating at least one bandwidth part in a total bandwidth supported by the UE. The resource is further allocated by indicating a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and a Physical Downlink Shared Control Channel (PDSCH) according to a configured subcarrier spacing and a CP length within the at least one bandwidth part, and by indicating an allocation of Resource Blocks (RBs) within the at least one bandwidth part. |
| US12028878B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating GPU to software package
A method, performed by a network entity, of executing a software package in a wireless communication system, is provided. The method includes identifying package information of each of a plurality of software packages and graphics processing unit (GPU) state information used by the plurality of software packages with respect to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) connected to the network entity, when a workload of at least one of the plurality of packages is changed, determining to change a GPU usage profile, based on the package information and the GPU state information, determining the number of packages to process the workload, identifications (IDs) of GPUs to be allocated to the packages, and usage locations of the GPUs, based on the package information and the GPU state information, updating the GPU usage profile, according to the determined IDs of the GPUs and the determined usage locations of the GPUs, and allocating the GPUs to the plurality of software packages, based on the updated GPU usage profile. |
| US12028877B2 |
Acquisition of system information
Various aspects relate to acquisition of system information (SI). In some examples, a UE uses a guard timer to control how long the UE attempts to acquire a particular type of SI. In some examples, a UE that has entered a cell may determine whether there are any remaining paging occasions (e.g., that may indicate an SI update) during a period of time. If there is an insufficient number of paging occasions remaining (e.g., zero or one), the UE may monitor for broadcast SI. In some examples, after sending a request for SI to a base station, a UE may also periodically monitor for SI broadcast by the base station (e.g., to avoid potential delays in obtaining the SI). In some examples, if a UE does not acquire SI, the UE may use default SIB information (e.g., that expedites reselection to another cell). |
| US12028875B2 |
Physical downlink control channel blind detection method, user equipment and readable storage medium
A physical downlink control channel blind detection method, a user equipment and a readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: receiving an issued first Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling to determine an Aggregation Level (AL) of the PDCCH; receiving an issued second RRC signaling; determining a specific position of each CCE in the CORESET based on the configuration information in the second RRC signaling; determining positions of all PDCCH candidates, and obtaining a target PDCCH by blindly detecting the PDCCH; and obtaining a mapping position of a Downlink Control Information (DCI) corresponding to a UE at a time domain sampling point by blindly detecting the time domain sampling based on the target PDCCH. |
| US12028872B2 |
Techniques for intra-user equipment and inter-user equipment cancellation of overlapping communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Wireless communications systems may employ one or more scheduling constraints to support efficient utilization of techniques for intra-device handling of overlapping scheduled uplink transmissions (e.g., intra-device dynamic resource cancelation and multiplexing) as well as inter-device handling of overlapping scheduled uplink transmissions (e.g., inter-device dynamic resource cancelation and multiplexing). Scheduling constraints may define how a device may apply intra-device and inter-device multiplexing and cancelation rules for various scenarios. For example, a device may apply intra-UE cancelation rules before inter-device cancelation rules. In some examples, later-received grants or uplink preemption indications (ULPIs) may not change a device's previously established decision to drop an uplink transmission. As another example, a device may not expect to receive a grant for an uplink transmission that would arise in subsequent cancelation of that uplink transmission due to a previously-received grant or previously-received ULPI. |
| US12028867B2 |
Grant based PUSCH transmission and configured grant based PUSCH transmission in NR systems operating on unlicensed spectrum
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for a wireless communication on an unlicensed spectrum. An access point (AP) of the wireless communication system includes a processor circuitry, and radio front end circuitry coupled to the processor circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to schedule multiple transmission time intervals (multi-TTIs) in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in the unlicensed spectrum. The processor circuitry is configured to generate a downlink control information (DCI) to include the scheduled multi-TTIs and a hybrid automatic repeat and request acknowledgement (HARQACK) assessment information associated with the scheduled multi-TTIs. The radio front end circuitry is configured to transmit the DCI to a user equipment (UE) over the unlicensed spectrum. |
| US12028866B2 |
PDCCH monitoring method and apparatus, terminal, base station, and storage medium
A PDCCH monitoring method includes: receiving GC-PDCCH information, the GC-PDCCH information including first indication information, and the first indication information being used to indicate a time domain location for PDCCH monitoring; and performing the PDCCH monitoring based on the time domain location indicated by the first indication information. |
| US12028861B2 |
Physical uplink control channel repetition across multiple component carriers
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an initial physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) repetition, of a plurality of PUCCH repetitions, on a first component carrier of a plurality of component carrier for which PUCCH switching is enabled. The UE may select a second component carrier, of the plurality of component carriers for which PUCCH switching is enabled, that is to be used for transmitting a second PUCCH repetition of the plurality of PUCCH repetitions. The UE may transmit the second PUCCH repetition on the second component carrier. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US12028857B2 |
User equipments and communication methods for sidelink communication
User equipments (UEs) and communication methods for sidelink (SL) communication are described. The UE comprises receiving circuitry, determining circuitry and transmitting circuitry. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information used for configuring one or more resource pools for SL transmission(s) within one or more SL bandwidth parts (SL BWPs). The determining circuitry is configured to select a SL resource for transmission of a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) and a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) associated with the PSCCH. The transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit first-stage SL control information (SCI) over the PSCCH and to transmit the PSSCH associated with the PSCCH, wherein second-stage SCI is carried on the PSSCH, and the first-stage SCI provides scheduling information of the PSSCH, and indicates a format of the second-stage SCI. |
| US12028856B2 |
Feedback transmission with multiple transmission reception points
In some embodiments, a wireless device receives a plurality of downlink control information (DCIs) via a plurality of resource block (RB) sets of a bandwidth part of a cell. The plurality of DCIs indicate downlink radio resources. The wireless device receives a transport block via the downlink radio resources. Based on RB set indexes of the plurality of RB sets, the wireless device determines a DCI from the plurality of DCIs. Then, the wireless device transmits feedback information, for the transport block, via an uplink control channel resource determined based on the DCI. |
| US12028855B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system
According to an embodiment of the present the UE can be scheduled to simultaneously receive one or more PDSCHs and one or more UE-group common PDSCHs at a same slot. When the simultaneously reception exceeds the UE's simultaneous reception capability, the UE may prioritizes a PDSCH for random access procedure over remaining PDSCHs, determine priorities of the remaining PDSCHs based on priority information in each DCI, and receive ‘M’ PDSCHs including the PDSCH for random access and ‘M−1’ PDSCHs selected from the remaining PDSCHs, where ‘M’ related to the UE's simultaneous reception capability. |
| US12028854B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for same, the method comprising the steps of: receiving one or more first data in a first slot group; receiving one or more second data in a second slot group, wherein the first slot group and the second slot group are different from each other; receiving downlink control information including first information relating to a slot group for which A/N feedback is required; and transmitting, through an uplink control channel, A/N information relating to a slot group, indicated by the first information, among the first slot group and the second slot group. |
| US12028853B2 |
Method and device for determining time-frequency pattern of downlink positioning reference signal, storage medium and base station
A method and device for determining a time-frequency pattern of a downlink positioning reference signal, a storage medium and a base station, the method including: determining a number of subcarriers M occupied by a time-frequency pattern of a positioning reference signal on each symbol according to a preset frequency domain multiplexed factor; generating, for multiple time slots scheduled by a user equipment, initial time-frequency patterns in a resource block where each time slot is located according to the number of subcarriers M, the initial time-frequency patterns occupying all symbols in the resource block, and occupying M subcarriers on each symbol; and filtering M initial time-frequency patterns in each resource block according to the attributes of the symbol in each resource block, so as to determine valid time-frequency patterns in each resource block. Therefore, a time-frequency pattern of a downlink positioning reference signal in a NR system may be determined. |
| US12028850B2 |
Method for terminal for carrying out uplink communication in wireless communication system, and terminal using method
Provided are a method for a terminal for carrying out uplink communication in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus using the method. The method receives an uplink communication-related parameter independently configured for each analog beam, and carries out the uplink communication on the basis of the parameter. If the uplink communication is carried out using a particular analog beam, then an uplink communication-related parameter configured on the particular analog beam is applied to the uplink communication. |
| US12028846B2 |
Time synchronization using markers
An apparatus comprises a sampling circuit configured to sample transmit and receive signals of a first radio node to be transmitted to or received from a second radio node. Transmit-side and receive-side envelope detectors are configured to produce transmit-side and receive-side envelope signals based on sampled transmit and receive signals. A transmit-side time measurement unit is configured to generate, based on the transmit-side envelope signal, a transmit-side marker signal based on a pre-defined transmit-side threshold, measure at least one first time delay between at least one time start pulse and at least one marker of the transmit-side marker signal and store to a memory and/or output said at least one first time delay. A receive-side time measurement unit is configured to implement the corresponding functionalities as described for the transmit-side time measurement unit in the receive-side. |
| US12028844B2 |
Systems and methods for multi-standard communication over frequency band
Systems and methods are disclosed for coordinating transmission and reception of data according to multiple communication standards over a frequency band. In particular, one or more base stations/mobile electronic devices may determine a first data size of first data to be sent conforming to a first communication standard and a second data size of second data conforming to a second communication standard. A first time period may then be determined for which to send the first data based on the first data size, and a second time period may be determined for which to send the second data based on the second data size. In response to determining that the frequency channel is clear of other transmissions, the first data may be sent according to the first standard in the first time period, and the second data may be sent according to the second standard in the second time period. |
| US12028843B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method
Provided is a communication apparatus which performs data communication by bundling multiple bands.The communication apparatus includes a communication section that performs transmission and reception of a wireless signal by using multiple bands, and a control section that controls communication operation of the communication section. The control section performs control such that, after a transmission right has been acquired in a first band, a first signal is transmitted in the first band before a transmission right is acquired in a second band. The control section also performs control such that, when the transmission rights are acquired in both the first band and the second band, data transmission is performed by using the first band and the second band simultaneously. An RTS frame, a CTS frame, a data frame, a busy tone, or the like is transmitted as the first signal. |
| US12028839B2 |
Assigning time domain resources to fragmented orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols
A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station, signaling indicating an assignment of resources in a physical time domain to a set of contiguous symbols in a virtual domain. Each symbol of the set of contiguous symbols may be associated with a respective orthogonal frequency-division multiplexed (OFDM) symbol of a respective one of multiple sets of one or more contiguous OFDM symbols in the physical time domain. Each set of OFDM symbols may be associated with a slot in the physical time domain. The method also includes mapping the physical time domain resources to the multiple sets of OFDM symbols based on the assignment of the physical time domain resources to the set of contiguous symbols. The method further includes receiving or transmitting the multiple sets of OFDM symbols on the physical time domain resources based on the mapping. |
| US12028828B2 |
Method and apparatus for location management in a wireless network
The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate.Embodiments herein disclose methods for location management in a wireless network by a MC client. The method includes receiving, by a MC client, at least one of a location reporting configuration request and a location information request from a location management server (LMS). Further, the method includes sending, by the MC client MC client, at least one of a MC gateway location reporting configuration request to a MC gateway UE based on the location reporting configuration request for an event triggered location reporting and a MC gateway location information request for an on-demand location to request a 3GPP access network related location information based on the location information request. Further, the method includes receiving a MC gateway location information report comprising location information requested by the MC client. |
| US12028827B2 |
Operating a wireless receiver
The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a wireless receiver to receive station signals from transmitting stations via communication channels and to emit a selected one of the station signals.The method selects communication channels to transmit the selected one of the station signals, detects reception properties for the selected communication channels, detects position data of the wireless receiver, assigns the position data of the wireless receiver to the reception properties detected with regard to the selected communication channels, determines a position-related received data set for the selected one of the station signals, and transmits the position-related received data set to a server device that stores the position-related received data set to be retrievable by the server device. |
| US12028826B2 |
Methods for detecting and managing bidirectional timing measurements in NR
Embodiments include methods for managing a bidirectional measurement for an uplink/downlink pair of links between one or more first nodes and one or more second nodes in a wireless network. Methods include obtaining a transmit timing of a first signal on a first link of the pair during a first time resource, obtaining a receive timing of a second signal on a second link of the pair during a second time resource, and determining the bidirectional measurement based on the obtained transmit timing and obtained receive timing. In this arrangement, at least one of the following applies: the first and second links are between one first node and two respective second nodes; at least one of the first link and the second link are associated with a non-serving carrier frequency; and at least one of the first link and the second link are managed via one or more beams. |
| US12028822B2 |
Signaling of timing advance (TA) offsets in IAB networks
Embodiments of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a User Equipment (UE), and methods of communication are generally described herein. An IAB node may operate as a relay between an IAB donor and a UE. The IAB node may receive, from the IAB donor, first signaling that indicates a first timing advance (TA) offset between the IAB donor and the IAB node. The IAB node may determine a second TA offset between the IAB node and the UE. The second TA offset may be based on a timing difference between a transmission time of a downlink frame transmitted to the UE and a reception time of an uplink frame from the UE. The IAB node may transmit, to the UE, second signaling that indicates the first TA offset and the second TA offset. |
| US12028820B2 |
Physical channel and method for transmitting and receiving signals in wireless communication system, and apparatus using the same
A base station in a wireless communication system is disclosed. Each base station in the wireless communication comprises: a communication module; and a processor. When the processor attempts to transmit a synchronization signal and PBCH block (SSB) at a SSB transmission candidate position in a discovery reference signal (DRS) transmission window, and fails to transmit an SSB at a first SSB transmission candidate location in a first DRS transmission window, the processor is configured to attempt to transmit the SSB at a second SSB transmission candidate position that is later than the first SSB transmission candidate position in the first DRS transmission window. The DRS transmission window is a time interval in which the base station can transmit the SSB. The SSB transmission candidate position indicates a time point at which the base station can start SSB transmission within the DRS transmission window. |
| US12028814B2 |
Wireless communication device and method for controlling transmission power
Disclosed is a wireless communication device that can suppress an increase in power consumption of a terminal while preventing the degradation of SINR measurement precision resulting from TPC errors in a base station. A terminal controls the transmission power of a second signal by adding an offset to the transmission power of a first signal; an offset-setting unit sets an offset correction value in response to a transmission time gap between a third signal transmitted the previous time and the second signal transmitted this time; and a transmission power control unit controls the transmission power of the second signal using the correction value. |
| US12028808B2 |
Sidelink-induced UU wake-up signal
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For example, a base station may receive, from a first user equipment (UE), an uplink message that includes one or more sidelink communication identifications each associated with a different UE of a set of one or more UEs and may associate each of the one or more sidelink communication identifications with a corresponding second identification also associated with each of the set of one or more UEs. The base station may transmit one or more signals for transitioning each of the set of one or more UEs associated with the set of second identifications from an inactive mode to an active mode based on associating each of the set of one or more sidelink communication identifications with the second identification of the set of second identifications. A second UE may receive, while in the inactive mode from the base station, the one or more signals that trigger the transition and may communicate with the first UE based on receiving the wake-up signal. |
| US12028807B2 |
Discontinuous reception wakeup techniques
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE) may wake up from a sleep mode of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle based on receipt of uplink data. The UE may determine if an elapsed time between a prior receipt of one or more reference signals and an uplink transmission to the base station after waking up from the sleep mode is less than a threshold time value. If the elapsed time is less than the threshold time value, the UE may transmit an uplink transmission associated with the received uplink data prior to receiving one or more reference signals that may be used to update transmission parameters for uplink transmissions. If the elapsed time is at or above the threshold value, the UE may wait to receive the one or more reference signals and update the transmission parameters prior to the uplink transmission. |
| US12028806B2 |
Beam based mobility state for UE power saving
The present invention introduces a beam-based UE mobility state estimate for power saving purposes, based on monitoring the distinct beam(s) (302) detected by the UE. In other words, the number N of distinct serving beams changed by the UE within a time window T is monitored (302) against the configured threshold values. If N is below a first threshold value “Thr1”, a low/stationary mobility state is determined (303) and the UE applies a first measurement configuration (305) associated with the low/stationary mobility state. If N is between first and second threshold values “Thr1” and “Thr2”, a medium mobility state is determined (304) and the UE applies a second measurement configuration (306) associated with the medium mobility state. If N is above the second threshold value “Thr2”, a high mobility state is determined and the UE applies a third measurement configuration associated with the high mobility state. |
| US12028803B2 |
Method and apparatus for enhancing an air-to-ground WiFi system
An aggregation router for an aircraft may include processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be configured to receive a first channel from a first airborne radio, and receive a second channel from a second airborne radio. The first and second channels may be WAN connections to wireless communication network resources on the ground. The processing circuitry may be further configured to aggregate the first and second channels for service to LAN connections on the aircraft, which LAN connections may include one or more short range wireless communication access points. |
| US12028799B2 |
Efficient handling of subscriptions
Methods and nodes related to subscription handling and notifications, for instance, with respect to Network Function (NF) management services, are described. |
| US12028798B2 |
Methods, wireless communication devices and systems adapted for network slicing scenarios
Disclosed is a method performed by a wireless communication device for communicating with a wireless communication network, the network having network slices available for providing wireless access to the device, the network slices having mutually different network capabilities in terms of e.g. latency, bandwidth and reliability. The method comprises receiving, from the network, information on the network capabilities of the network slices, and obtaining a request from an application program of the device for communication resources. The method further comprises obtaining information on network capability preferences of the application program, and selecting one of the network slices for the application program based on the information on capabilities of the network slices and on the information on capability preferences of the application program. The method further comprises sending a request to the network for communication resources to use for communication over the selected network slice, and receiving, from the network, information on the communication resources to use for communication over the selected network slice. |
| US12028795B2 |
Power efficient relay discovery procedure for sidelink
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may implement a power-efficient discovery procedure to establish a relay. In some cases, the UE may monitor a resource pool for a relay beacon from a relay device and measure a received power of the relay beacon. If the received power satisfies a threshold, the UE may monitor for a relay announcement from the relay device and establish a sidelink connection with the relay device based on the relay announcement. The relay beacon may support a two-stage discovery procedure, where the UE determines a relay device is available before processing a relay announcement to conserve power. Additional techniques for proximity-based discovery are described herein. |
| US12028794B2 |
Technique for transmitting system information
A technique for transmitting system information for a time-division duplex, TDD, communication in a radio access network, RAN, is described. As to a method aspect of the technique, a master information block, MIB, is transmitted on an anchor carrier (602 1) of the TDD communication in the RAN. The MIB is indicative of a spectral resource (602-1; 602-2) allocated to a system information block, SIB, of the TDD communication in the RAN. The SIB is transmitted on the spectral resource (602-1; 602-2) indicated in the MIB. |
| US12028792B2 |
Systems and methods for seamlessly transferring a radio connection between components of a climate control system
Methods and related systems for operating a climate control system for an indoor space are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes establishing a connection between a device and a hub of the climate control system along a first signal pathway, wherein at least a portion of the first signal pathway comprises a short-range radio connection between the device and a first component of the system. In addition, the method includes monitoring one or more parameters of the first signal pathway and one or more parameters of a second signal pathway extending between the device and the hub, wherein at least a portion of the second signal pathway comprises a short-range radio connection between the device and a second component of the system. Further, the method includes re-routing the connection between the portable device and the system hub from the first signal pathway to the second signal pathway. |
| US12028790B1 |
Systems and methods for identifying media items for sharing
An image capture device may capture media items (e.g., images, videos, sound clips). An identifier of a mobile device of a user transmitted to the image capture device when the mobile device is in proximity of the image capture device may be used to identify media items that may include and/or be of interest to the user of the mobile device. An identifier and time of the image capture device transmitted to a mobile device of a user when the image capture device is in proximity of the mobile device may be used to identify media items that may include and/or be of interest to the user of the mobile device. |
| US12028787B2 |
User-configurable sensor platform
A sensor platform includes a programmable microcontroller to execute programming associated with one or more sensors in order to receive data from the one or more sensors and generate reports based on the data, and to enter a power-down mode in the absence of the data. The sensor platform also includes first and second transceivers. The first transceiver is configured to establish wireless connectivity with user devices using a first wireless protocol and to receive the programming from one or more of the user devices using the first wireless protocol. The second transceiver is configured to transmit the reports to a gateway using a second wireless protocol that is lower power, longer range, and/or lower fidelity than the first wireless protocol. |
| US12028784B2 |
Augmented reality identification of subscribers
Systems and methods are provided for identifying subscribers and/or content creators to each other while attending a real-world/live event. The real-world/live event may be in furtherance of content creation or in furtherance of providing preferential access to subscribers. Identification in the case of subscribers can be based upon subscribership information, commonality of one or more aspects of the subscribers and/or the content creators. For example, a subscriber may be identified with a level of prominence commensurate with the level at which he/she subscribers to a content creator to. Notifications and/or recommendations may be presented in an augmented reality experience along with augmented reality identifications of subscribers and/or content creators. |
| US12028781B2 |
Groupcast procedures for V2X
A wireless communication system includes a plurality of user devices, UEs, and at least one logical group defined in accordance with one or more logical group criteria. The logical group includes a plurality of member UEs to be connected via sidelink for sidelink communication with each other, and all member UEs of the logical group have assigned the same destination identification, ID, the destination ID being unique for the logical group. |
| US12028780B2 |
Cellular device geolocation based on timing advance data
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device that comprises a processing system including a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations. The operations include obtaining timing advance data regarding a communication device served by the network; the timing advance data is collected by a network element coupled to the network device, and the network element communicates with the communication device using control-plane signaling. The timing advance data is processed using location data regarding the network element to determine a geolocation of the communication device. The geolocation is stored at a storage device; the network device and storage device are included in a secure portion of the network. The geolocation is provided to equipment of a network customer accessing the secure portion of the network via a secure interface. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12028772B2 |
Group identification and action
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining data of a plurality of traveling users, wherein at least some of the plurality of traveling users have associated mobile client computer devices, and determining, by machine logic, based on the examining that certain traveling users of the plurality of traveling users are traveling in a group; deciding, by machine logic, based on the determining that one or more action is to be performed, wherein the deciding is in dependence on a processing of historical data, the historical data specifying activities of the certain traveling users when the certain traveling users travel in a group; and providing one or more output for performance of the one or more action. |
| US12028770B2 |
Performance measurements related to untrusted non-3GPP access registration and handovers
Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for identifying performance measurements for registration and handovers for user equipment (UE) and wireless network nodes. A service producer system may register a first wireless communication connection with a first UE using one or more access and mobility management functions (AMFs). The service producer system may monitor registration measurements corresponding to this registration, perform a handover for the first UE using the one or more AMFs, and monitor mobility measurements corresponding to the handover. The service producer system may select a node for a second wireless communication connection corresponding to a second UE based on the registration measurements and mobility measurements and transmit an indication of the selected node to the second UE. The measurements may include a number of requests, successful requests, measurements related protocol data unit (PDU) sessions, and measurements related to Quality of Service (QoS) flows. |
| US12028767B2 |
Handover of a latency critical application
A method includes: a) provisioning, at a selected edge computing system, at least one latency critical application; b) determining, at a first base station, that an end user device is located proximate to an edge of the first cell and/or in an overlapping area of the first cell and a second cell of the wireless network; c) checking a degree of capacity utilization of the second cell; d) scheduling a handover of the end user device from the first cell to the second cell in case that the second cell has sufficient available capacity; e) transferring, before executing the handover, in real time a first note about the scheduled handover from a first scheduler associated with the first base station to the at least one latency critical application; and f) executing the handover. |
| US12028759B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing handover procedure in wireless communication system
A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system includes: receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including configuration information for conditional handover; identifying a cell for conditional handover based on the configuration information for conditional handover; and triggering a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) status report for a radio bearer, according to an execution of a conditional handover for the identified cell for conditional handover. |
| US12028758B2 |
Method and device in nodes used for wireless communication
The present disclosure provides a method and device in a node used for wireless communications. A node receives a first information block, receives a first PDCCH, the first PDCCH belongs to a first search space set; transmits W bit sets, the first information block is used to determine the W bit sets; the first search space set is associated with a first control resource set, the first control resource set belongs to a first control resource pool; the first control resource pool is used to determine a first bit set out of the W bit sets, the first bit set comprises X bit subsets; the X bit subsets are respectively for X cell groups, and the first PDCCH is used for a first serving cell; the first PDCCH is used to determine a first identifier. The present disclosure guarantees the successful transmission of HARQ. |
| US12028753B2 |
Selection of edge application server
Methods and devices for selecting an edge application server (EAS) to service a user equipment (UE). One exemplary method incudes determining that a current protocol data unit (PDU) session of an application being executed by a UE is being serviced by a first EAS, determining that the first EAS is no longer suitable to service the application, selecting a second EAS to service the application and instructing the UE to use the second EAS for future PDU sessions for the application. |
| US12028751B2 |
System and method for performing priority control in wireless communication
Provided is a wireless communication system that performs priority control by setting, depending on a type of transmission data, a channel use period during which exclusive use of a channel after a right to access the channel is acquired is permitted. The wireless communication system includes a measurement unit that measures quality measurement information related to a quality of wireless communication, a parameter setting unit that makes, when a latency in transmission of a prioritized frame due to transmission of a non-prioritized frame is not expected based on the quality measurement information measured by the measurement unit, settings such that the channel use period for the transmission of the non-prioritized frame is changed to be longer, and a MAC frame generation unit that generates a MAC frame which permits continuous transmission of the non-prioritized frames within the channel use period set by the parameter setting unit. |
| US12028749B2 |
Transmission device and reception device for data in wireless AV system
The present disclosure relates to a transmission device and reception device for data in a wireless AV system. The transmission device comprises: a processor for encoding media data thereby generating a compressed bitstream; and a communication unit for: fragmenting the compressed bitstream and mapping the compressed bitstream to an MSDU; generating, for transmission of the MSDU, an MPDU frame sequentially comprising an MAC header, a frame body, and an FCS for the MAC header; generating, for the transmission of the MPDU frame, a PPDU sequentially comprising a preamble, at least one PSDU, and a TRN field; and transmitting the PPDU frame through a radio channel. A radio resource for transmission of actually necessary data can be secured by minimizing unnecessary overhead information (i.e., control-related information in the MAC header) from among data transmitted over radio. |
| US12028741B2 |
Dynamic control channel management
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a first signal from a base station indicating a set of available control channel monitoring sets to be used for control information. The UE may receive, over a default control channel monitoring set of the available control channel monitoring sets configured for the UE, a second signal from the base station activating at least one additional control channel monitoring set from the set of available control channel monitoring sets, the default control channel monitoring set comprising a subset of the set of available control channel monitoring sets. The UE may receive control information over the default control channel monitoring set and the at least one additional control channel monitoring set at least partially in response to receiving the second signal. |
| US12028739B2 |
Method for determining network quality of service flow, network element, and system
A method for determining a network quality of service (QoS) flow, a network element, and a system include receiving, by a session management function network element, a policy and charging control (PCC) rule from a policy control function network element, where the PCC rule includes QoS parameters, the QoS parameters include standardized QoS parameter indication information and a non-standardized QoS parameter, and the non-standardized QoS parameter includes at least one attribute comprised in a standardized QoS parameter corresponding to the standardized QoS parameter indication information and a corresponding value of the at least one attribute, and determining, by the session management function network element based on the standardized QoS parameter indication information and the non-standardized QoS parameter, a QoS flow corresponding to the PCC rule. |
| US12028738B2 |
Configuration of high altitude platform-based cellular radio access network
A cellular radio access network is provided by a high altitude platform (HAP). The HAP has an antenna system defining a plurality of beams, such that the beams provide separate geographical coverage areas. The radio access network comprises a plurality of cells, each cell being associated with at least one of the plurality of beams. For each of the plurality of cells and/or each of the plurality of beams, a respective load is identified. A configuration is set, based on the loads for the plurality of cells and/or the loads for the plurality of beams, for one or more of: a total number of the plurality of cells; the associations between the plurality of cells and the plurality of beams; and a bandwidth and/or a power for each of the plurality of cells. |
| US12028734B2 |
Measurement reporting method and apparatus
Disclosed are a measurement reporting method and apparatus, to resolve a problem that information about a measurement quantity change in a reporting periodicity is lost during measurement reporting in a current technology. The method includes: In a measurement reporting periodicity, a first communication device receives N reference signals sent by a second communication device in N reference signal periodicities, and measures the N reference signals to obtain M measurement values. The first communication device reports a measurement report of M measurement results to a positioning device, where N is an integer greater than 1, and M is less than or equal to N. The first communication device may be a terminal, and the second communication device is a base station. Alternatively, the first communication device may be a base station, and the second communication device is a terminal. |
| US12028730B2 |
Arrangement of measurement reporting groups
There is provided a method for a mobile communication system comprising receiving at a communication device cell configuration information from a network node, and the configuration information being related to cells in a network area comprising a first cell and one or more second cells. Further, the method further comprises receiving at the communication device environment information indicative of overlaps between coverage areas of the first cell and the one or more second cells, and causing transmission of measurement results obtained in the first cell for use in radio resource management of the communication device in the one or more second cells. |
| US12028729B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices having databases for electronic spectrum management
Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for automated identification of baseline data and changes in state in a wireless communications spectrum, by identifying sources of signal emission in the spectrum by automatically detecting signals, analyzing signals, comparing signal data to historical and reference data, creating corresponding signal profiles, and determining information about the baseline data and changes in state based upon the measured and analyzed data in near real time, which is stored on each apparatus or device and/or on a remote server computer that aggregates data from each apparatus or device. |
| US12028720B2 |
Method and node for handling sensor nodes and fog nodes in a communications system
The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a cloud node. The cloud node obtains measurements from at least some of the sensor nodes. The cloud node mathematically determines a minimum number of sensor nodes and their optimal locations. Based on the obtained measurements and the mathematically determined optimal locations, the cloud node graphically determines an optimal location for each of the minimum number of sensor nodes. The cloud node compares the mathematically and the graphically determined optimal locations. When the comparison indicates that the mathematically and graphically determined optimal locations are the same, the cloud node determines a minimum number of fog nodes. Based on the optimal location of sensor nodes, the cloud node determines an optimal location for each of the minimum number of fog nodes. |
| US12028719B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data. |
| US12028716B2 |
Security appliance for protecting power-saving wireless devices against attack
Described systems and methods allow protecting multiple wireless Internet-of-things (IoT) devices against impersonation attacks. In some embodiments, a security appliance detects an availability notification (e.g., a Bluetooth® Low Energy advertisement) emitted as part of a protocol of establishing a wireless connection between two devices. The security appliance may then determine whether the detected notification fits a baseline notification pattern of the apparent sender. When no, the security appliance may attack the sender device by replying to the respective availability notification and initiating a handshake. |
| US12028709B2 |
Remote triggering of events by personal devices
A subscriber device may perform a key exchange with a network operation center (NOC) computing device to receive a secret key. A list of group identifiers of personal devices for which the subscriber device is to handle events may be received at the subscriber device. The subscriber device may receive an encrypted event packet from a personal device via a direct communication connection. The subscriber device may decrypt the encrypted event packet at the subscriber device using the secret key to generate a decrypted event packet and extract a group identifier from the decrypted event packet. In response to determining that the group identifier is included in the list of group identifiers received from the NOC computing device, an event handler of a plurality of handlers stored in the subscriber device that corresponds to an event included in the decrypted event packet may be identified to handle the event. |
| US12028708B2 |
Method and system for authorizing the communication of a network node
Method and system for authorizing the communication of a network node of a communication network, wherein the communication of the network node is only permitted if the network node receives an authorization after a completed NFC connection with a defined (certified) mobile communication terminal. |
| US12028701B2 |
Methods and systems for designing and applying numerically optimized binaural room impulse responses
Methods and systems for designing binaural room impulse responses (BRIRs) for use in headphone virtualizers, and methods and systems for generating a binaural signal in response to a set of channels of a multi-channel audio signal, including by applying a BRIR to each channel of the set, thereby generating filtered signals, and combining the filtered signals to generate the binaural signal, where each BRIR has been designed in accordance with an embodiment of the design method. Other aspects are audio processing units configured to perform any embodiment of the inventive method. In accordance with some embodiments, BRIR design is formulated as a numerical optimization problem based on a simulation model (which generates candidate BRIRs) and at least one objective function (which evaluates each candidate BRIR), and includes identification of a best one of the candidate BRIRs as indicated by performance metrics determined for the candidate BRIRs by each objective function. |
| US12028698B2 |
Air purifier and method for outputting sound by air purifier
An air purifier includes a cylindrical filter configured to filter pollutants included in air that enters the air purifier, and a plurality of speakers coupled to a circumference of an outer surface of the cylindrical filter. A communication interface is configured to obtain information from an external device, and a processor is configured to control the plurality of speakers to output an audio signal corresponding to the information. |
| US12028697B2 |
Method and system of sound processing for mobile terminal based on hand holding and orientation detection
Provided is a method and system of sound processing for a mobile terminal based on hand-holding and orientation detection. The method includes: detecting whether the mobile terminal is held by hand; in response to determination of the mobile terminal being held by hand, detecting whether it is one-hand holding or two-hand holding; in response to determination of one-hand holding, detecting whether it is landscape holding or portrait holding, and conducting corresponding frequency response equalization and stereo processing control; and in response to determination of two-hand holding, determining whether the mobile terminal is in an interaction procedure, and conducting corresponding frequency response equalization and stereo processing control. Compared with the related art, the problem that frequency response of the speakers of existing mobile terminals significantly changes with different holding postures that may eventually lead to poor sound quality is solved, to provide more consistent speaker sound quality in real life. |
| US12028696B2 |
Sound processing apparatus and sound processing system
The present technology relates to a sound processing apparatus and a sound processing system for enabling more stable localization of a sound image.A virtual speaker is assumed to exist on the lower side among the sides of a tetragon having its corners formed with four speakers surrounding a target sound image position on a spherical plane. Three-dimensional VBAP is performed with respect to the virtual speaker and the two speakers located at the upper right and the upper left, to calculate gains of the two speakers at the upper right and the upper left and the virtual speaker, the gains being to be used for fixing a sound image at the target sound image position. Further, two-dimensional VBAP is performed with respect to the lower right and lower left speakers, to calculate gains of the lower right and lower left speakers, the gains being to be used for fixing a sound image at the position of the virtual speaker. The values obtained by multiplying these gains by the gain of the virtual speaker are set as the gains of the lower right and lower left speakers for fixing a sound image at the target sound image position. The present technology can be applied to sound processing apparatuses. |
| US12028695B2 |
Multifunctional sounding device
The present disclosure discloses a multifunctional sounding device including a frame, a vibrator assembly, and a speaker assembly. The vibrator assembly includes a vibrating unit suspended in the frame and vibrating along a first direction. The speaker assembly includes two magnetic units, a diaphragm, and two voice coils. The two magnetic units are fixed to the frame and locate on two opposite sides of the vibrating unit respectively. Each magnetic unit includes a magnetic gap. The diaphragm is fixed to the frame and vibrates along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The two voice coils locate in the magnetic gaps of the two magnetic units respectively. A winding axis of each voice coil is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The multifunctional sounding device disclosed by the present disclosure combines functions of emitting sounds and providing vibrations. |
| US12028694B2 |
Planar diaphragm speaker
A planar diaphragm speaker includes an enclosure, a vibration diaphragm assembly, and two magnet assemblies fixed in the enclosure. The vibration diaphragm assembly is arranged between the two magnet assemblies and spaced from the two magnet assemblies. The magnet assemblies each include a ring-shaped outer magnet and an inner magnet with a magnetic gap formed therebetween. The vibration diaphragm assembly includes a vibration diaphragm and a voice coil. The vibration diaphragm is formed with a trough. An effective-width portion of the voice coil spans over the magnetic gap. The planar diaphragm speaker with a simple structure can effectively increase the thickness of the voice coil without increasing a vibration compartment height, and provide, through collaboration with a dual-side magnetic circuit structure, a 360° dead zone free magnetic field to enhance the sensitivity and low frequency performance of the planar diaphragm speaker, exhibiting excellent utilization. |
| US12028693B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus is capable of outputting a stereo sound. The display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image; a sound generating device on a rear surface of the display panel; a rear cover on the rear surface of the display panel and configured to support the sound generating device; a partition member between the rear surface of the display panel and the rear cover and configured to divide the display panel into first, second, third, fourth and fifth areas; and first, second, third, fourth, and fifth sound generating devices attached to the rear surface of the display panel and configured to vibrate the display panel. The first, second, third, fourth and fifth sound generating devices are in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth areas, respectively. |
| US12028692B2 |
Loudspeaker arrangement
A loudspeaker arrangement comprises a mid-range loudspeaker arranged in a dashboard of a vehicle, a first tweeter arranged adjacent to the mid-range loudspeaker in the dashboard of the vehicle, and a second tweeter arranged adjacent to the mid-range loudspeaker in the dashboard of the vehicle. The mid-range loudspeaker is arranged between the first tweeter and the second tweeter. The mid-range loudspeaker is a non-directional loudspeaker that radiates sound towards a driver's seat and towards a passenger seat in equal parts. The first tweeter is a directional loudspeaker that radiates sound primarily towards the passenger seat, and the second tweeter is a directional loudspeaker that radiates sound primarily towards the driver's seat. |
| US12028690B2 |
Concept for modifying a loudspeaker signal for preventing diaphragm over-deflection
A concept for modifying a loudspeaker signal to prevent diaphragm over-deflection, in which a diaphragm deflection signal is predicted block by block, in overlapping time blocks, on the basis of the loudspeaker signal, so as to obtain one diaphragm deflection signal block per time block, is made more efficient. In accordance with an embodiment, a temporal evaluation position is determined at which then an attenuation factor is calculated from the current diaphragm deflection signal block, with the application of which a modified current diaphragm deflection signal block is obtained, and then a modified loudspeaker signal is synthesized on the basis of the modified current diaphragm deflection signal block. |
| US12028689B2 |
Hearing aid housing with an integrated antenna
A hearing aid includes: a radio; and a moulded interconnect device (MID) housing; wherein the moulded interconnect device (MID) housing comprises an antenna integrated with the moulded interconnect device (MID) housing such that the antenna is an integral part of the moulded interconnect device (MID) housing; wherein the antenna is operatively connected with the radio for wireless communication. |
| US12028684B2 |
Spatially differentiated noise reduction for hearing devices
Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for spatially differentiated noise reduction for hearing device applications. A method includes sensing sound signals with a hearing device. A front-facing directional beam and a rear-facing directional beam are produced using the sensed sound signals, and the front-facing directional beam and the rear-facing directional beam are combined to obtain an output directional beam. The front-facing directional beam or the output directional beam is compared to the rear-facing directional beam to determine a front-rear differential. Responsive to a determination that the front-rear differential indicates that the rear-facing directional beam is dominant, the amount of noise reduction of the output directional beam is increased. Responsive to a determination that the front-rear differential indicates that the rear-facing directional beam is not dominant, an amount of noise reduction of the output directional beam is reduced. |
| US12028677B2 |
Sound output device and display device including same
A sound output device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a speaker configured to generate sound; a guide tube formed in a shape of a hollow tube, the guide tube configured to receive the sound generated from the speaker, through an end of the guide tube, and output the received sound; and a waveguide disposed between the speaker and the guide tube. The waveguide includes: a throat tube configured to connect the speaker and the guide tube to each other, and formed in a shape of a hollow tube, and at least one path change structure configured to adjust a predetermined frequency band of the sound in a process of transmitting the sound generated from the speaker to the guide tube. |
| US12028675B2 |
Headphone audio controller
A method of determining an audio controller for a headphone that is configured to use an acoustic transducer to develop sound that is delivered to an ear of a user and that includes a feedback microphone that is configured to sense sound developed by the acoustic transducer, and a related computer program product and system. A first audio transfer function between the acoustic transducer and the feedback microphone is measured. A second audio transfer function between the acoustic transducer and the feedback microphone with a feedback controller applied is determined. The audio controller is calculated based on both the first audio transfer function and the second audio transfer function. |
| US12028674B2 |
On-ear headphones with staggered perforations
The disclosure relates to on-ear headphones comprising at least one ear-cushion, the at least one ear-cushion defining an ear-surface configured to interface with a user's ear when the headphones are worn by the user, the ear-surface comprising a perforated area, the perforated area comprising a plurality of staggered elongated perforations. |
| US12028670B2 |
In-ear audio output device having a stability band designed to minimize acoustic port blockage
Aspects describe an in-ear audio output device. The in-ear audio output device includes an acoustic chamber defined by an earbud housing shaped to fit in the lower concha of an ear of a wearer of the in-ear audio output device, the earbud housing comprising: a resistive port located on a first side of the earbud housing creating an opening in a wall of the earbud housing and a first feedforward microphone located on a second side of the earbud housing, the second side substantially opposite the first side of the earbud housing; and a stability band. The stability band includes at least one attachment feature that couples the stability band to the earbud housing and a first side substantially opposite the attachment feature that only partially covers the resistive port when the in-ear audio output device is positioned in the ear of the wearer. |
| US12028664B2 |
Method and apparatus for remote configuration of sensor data collection
A configured mode of operation of a wireless sensor node unit can selectively activate a first subset of sensor channels of data and selectively deactivate a second subset of sensor channels of data. The configured mode of operation customizes the sensor functionality in the wireless sensor node unit in support of the delivery of data streams to customers. |
| US12028660B2 |
Cascaded optical switch
An example cascaded optical switch includes: a fast optical switch and a slow optical switch both having input ports and output ports. A switching time of the slow switch is longer than a switching time of the fast optical switch. The cascaded optical switch includes a first pre-cabled optical fiber connecting an output port of the slow optical switch to an input ports of the fast optical switch, and a second pre-cabled optical fiber connecting an output ports of the fast optical switch to an input ports of the slow optical switch. The fast optical switch or the slow optical switch is configured to receive configuration data to modify a switching configuration to configure a fiber cross-connect in the optical switch fabric that includes at least one of the first pre-cabled optical fiber or the second pre-cabled optical fiber. |
| US12028657B2 |
Projection device and keystone correction method thereof
A projection device and a keystone correction method thereof are provided. The keystone correction method is adapted for the projection device and includes the following steps. A first image is obtained. A first line-taking position parameter is determined according to a ratio of a first target edge length to a second target edge length. At least one line of input pixels disposed in a first direction is retrieved from the first image according to the first line-taking position parameter. A first scaling process related to the first direction is performed according to at least one line of input pixels of the first image, such that a line of output pixels of a second image disposed in the first direction is generated. The projection device projects the second image onto a projection screen to display a rectangular projected image. |
| US12028656B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic power sharing
Systems and methods for managing current flow in a power circuit used to dynamically share power are disclosed. A Zener diode may automatically adjust current flow in the power circuit. If the power circuit has not received sufficient current for dynamic power sharing, the Zener diode may draw additional current from a power source. An electrical current in the power circuit may be divided into a plurality of current loads. Each of the plurality of current loads may be directed through a different path in the power circuit. |
| US12028655B2 |
Vehicle display device
A vehicle display device includes a theme-specific related information storage unit that stores videos related to destinations and a display that reads a related video from the theme-specific related information storage unit and displaying the related video for a corresponding one of the destinations. The vehicle display device thus allows users in a vehicle to maintain excitement until a vehicle arrives in the destination. |
| US12028654B1 |
System and method for generating a plurality of celestial image features from a plurality of images of a sky
A system includes a plurality of satellites in orbit around a celestial body in a plurality of orbital planes. Each satellite includes an imaging device having a field of view (FOV) to capture an image of a sky that includes celestial image features of resident space object (RSO), stars, and/or planets. The satellite processor is configured to receive image data from sensors in the imaging device, to increase a positional detection accuracy of the celestial image features by defocusing imaging optics of the imaging device, to capture image data in a volume of the sky as the FOV of the imaging device on each satellite moves in an orbital plane, and generate by a centralized computer at least 1,000 celestial image features using the image data transmitted from each of the satellites. |
| US12028641B2 |
System including a camera module connected to an electronic device
Described is a system including a camera module connected to an electronic device. The camera module includes a non-volatile memory that includes instructions storing a script for setting up the camera module. The electronic device includes an interpreter that executes at least partially the instructions including the script stored in the non-volatile memory of the camera module to set up the camera module. |
| US12028640B2 |
Wireless networked record session device
A social entertainment user interface operating on a wireless networked record session device capable of producing a live video and/or audio stream as if made in a vintage record booth. Record sessions are listened to and/or watched by a plurality of other social entertainment user interfaces operating on other networked listening/watching wireless networked devices. Video and audio filters emulate various altered looks and sounds. Record sessions are streamed live or near-live for other social entertainment user interfaces operating on other networked wireless devices to listen and/or watch, and passively and actively rated to dynamically enable watching of the most preferred record sessions. |
| US12028636B2 |
Image sensor with controlled SPAD avalanche
There is provided an image sensor employing an avalanche diode. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in a matrix, a plurality of pulling circuits and a global current source circuit. Each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) and a floating diffusion. Each of the plurality of pulling circuits is arranged corresponding to one pixel circuit column. The global current source circuit is used to form a current mirror with each of the plurality of pulling circuits. The floating diffusion is used to record a voltage of one photon event detected by the SPAD in an exposure period. |
| US12028633B2 |
Imaging device with improved layout of reading circuit transistors
An imaging device is provided which allows an increase in the degree of freedom of its layout. The imaging device includes a first semiconductor substrate including a sensor pixel for performing photoelectric conversion, and a second semiconductor substrate including a readout circuit for outputting a pixel signal according to an electric charge output from the sensor pixel. The second semiconductor substrate is laminated on the one surface side of the first semiconductor substrate so as to configure a laminated body. The second semiconductor substrate includes a first surface facing the first semiconductor substrate, and a second surface located opposite to the first surface. The first transistor included in the readout circuit is disposed in the first surface, and the second transistor included in the readout circuit is disposed in the second surface. |
| US12028632B2 |
Image sensor with data buffer clusters
An image sensor includes an analog-to-digital conversion circuit that receives pixel signals from column lines, respectively, and converts the pixel signals into first pixel values, respectively. Data buffer clusters correspond to enable signals transferred from a timing controller, respectively, and output second pixel values. Each of the data buffer clusters stores first pixel values, which correspond to some column lines consecutively arranged among the column lines, among the first pixel values and output stored pixel values as some second pixel values among the second pixel values in response to a corresponding enable signal. A digital processing circuit performs digital processing on the second pixel values output from the data buffer clusters. |
| US12028628B2 |
Image sensor including pixel including internal capacitor
An image sensor includes a pixel having an internal capacitor. Each of a plurality of pixels of the image sensor includes a photodetection circuit and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The photodetection circuit generates a detection signal. The ADC converts the detection signal using a ramp signal. The photodetection circuit includes a photodiode, a floating diffusion node and an overflow transistor. The floating diffusion node accumulates photocharges generated by the photodiode and includes a parasitic capacitor. The overflow transistor electrically connects the floating diffusion node to a first internal capacitor of the ADC. |
| US12028626B2 |
Visual-inertial tracking using rolling shutter cameras
Visual-inertial tracking of an eyewear device using a rolling shutter camera(s). The eyewear device includes a position determining system. Visual-inertial tracking is implemented by sensing motion of the eyewear device. An initial pose is obtained for a rolling shutter camera and an image of an environment is captured. The image includes feature points captured at a particular capture time. A number of poses for the rolling shutter camera is computed based on the initial pose and sensed movement of the device. The number of computed poses is responsive to the sensed movement of the mobile device. A computed pose is selected for each feature point in the image by matching the particular capture time for the feature point to the particular computed time for the computed pose. The position of the mobile device is determined within the environment using the feature points and the selected computed poses for the feature points. |
| US12028619B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method
An image processing device (1) includes an exposure control unit (102), a Δ pose estimating unit (109), and an integration unit (111). The exposure control unit (102) controls exposure by sequentially performing positive correction of increasing exposure from proper exposure or negative correction of decreasing exposure from the proper exposure as the exposure at a time of acquiring each of a plurality of image frames in time series in a predetermined execution order. The Δ pose estimating unit (109) estimates first position pose of the image processing device based on matching between image frames subjected to the positive correction and second position pose of the image processing device based on matching between image frames subjected to the negative correction. The integration unit (111) integrates the first position pose and the second position pose. |
| US12028615B2 |
Optical image stabilization with voice coil motor for moving image sensor
In some embodiments, a camera actuator includes an actuator base, an autofocus voice coil motor, and an optical image stabilization voice coil motor. In some embodiments, the autofocus voice coil motor includes a lens carrier mounting attachment moveably mounted to the actuator base, a plurality of shared magnets mounted to the base, and an autofocus coil fixedly mounted to the lens carrier mounting attachment for producing forces for moving a lens carrier in a direction of an optical axis of one or more lenses of the lens carrier. In some embodiments, the optical image stabilization voice coil motor includes an image sensor carrier moveably mounted to the actuator base, and optical image stabilization coils moveably mounted to the image sensor carrier within the magnetic fields of the shared magnets, for producing forces for moving the image sensor carrier in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis. |
| US12028614B2 |
Camera module and electronic device including the same
A camera module includes a camera housing, a first carrier provided in the camera housing and configured to be movable, a second carrier having a lens coupled thereto, the second carrier being at least partially provided in the first carrier and configured to move relative to the first carrier in at least one direction substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens, a plurality of magnets provided on the second carrier, the plurality of magnets including a first magnet and a second magnet facing directions perpendicular to each other, and a plurality of yoke members provided on the first carrier and configured to form magnetic attractions with the plurality of magnets, the plurality of yoke members including a first yoke member and a second yoke member facing the first magnet and the second magnet, respectively. |
| US12028612B2 |
Imaging element and imaging apparatus
An error is reduced in phase difference detection of an imaging element including a phase difference pixel with an on-chip lens in common for a pair of pixels. The imaging element includes a pixel, an individual on-chip lens, a plurality of phase difference pixels, a common on-chip lens, and a pixel circuit. The individual on-chip lens individually collects incident light for each pixel. The phase difference pixels are arranged adjacent to each other to detect a phase difference. The common on-chip lens is arranged in common for the plurality of phase difference pixels and collects incident light in common. The pixel circuit is formed in a semiconductor substrate and generates an image signal on the basis of a transferred charge. Charge transfer units of the plurality of phase difference pixels are in a region between the common on-chip lens and the individual on-chip lens. |
| US12028609B2 |
Camera sensor changes in multi-sensor device
Disruptions in the continuity of image frames output from an image capture device due to switching from one image sensor to another image sensor of the device may be reduced or eliminated through controlled timing for switching of the image sensors according to a predefined image sensor configuration. Operation of a multi-sensor image device according to the predefined image sensor configuration may include an appropriate selection of a source for image adjustment during the zoom level transition. The predefined image sensor configuration may define transition parameters for particular zoom ranges of the image capture device. |
| US12028602B2 |
Imaging apparatus and control method of the same
An imaging apparatus includes an operation member, a setting unit configured to set the operation member to an enabled state or a disabled state a switching unit configured to switch an image capturing mode to a medical mode, and a control unit configured to perform, in a case where the image capturing mode is not the medical mode, control to allow the setting unit to set the operation member to the enabled state or the disabled state, and perform, in a case where the image capturing mode is the medical mode, control to set the operation member to the enabled state. |
| US12028601B2 |
Inclusive camera
Method of generating modified media content item based on user's setting selection starts with a processor causing a camera personalization interface to be displayed by a display of a client device. The processor receives a setting selection from the client device via the camera personalization interface. The processor determines a pre-capture setting and a post-processing setting based on the setting selection. The processor calibrates a camera of the client device using the pre-capture setting. The processor receives a media content item including an image captured using the camera and generates a modified media content item by modifying the media content item using the post-processing setting. Other embodiments are described herein. |
| US12028599B2 |
Camera module
The present embodiment relates to a camera module comprising a first camera module and a second camera module, wherein the first camera module comprises first to third magnets disposed at first to third corners of a first cover and a first dummy member disposed at a fourth corner of the first cover, and the second camera module comprises fourth to sixth magnets disposed at fifth to seventh corners of a second cover and a second dummy member disposed at an eighth corner of the second cover, wherein the first dummy member is adjacent to the sixth magnet of the fourth to sixth magnets, and the second dummy member is adjacent to the third magnet of the first to third magnets. |
| US12028597B2 |
Image pickup apparatus and endoscope
An image pickup apparatus includes a stacked device in which a plurality of semiconductor devices respectively including a plurality of through electrodes are stacked, a first semiconductor device, among the plurality of semiconductor devices, in which thermal resistance of a through electrode is highest among the plurality of through electrodes, is disposed in front of a first surface on which a first circuit that is one of the semiconductor circuits having a largest heat generation amount is formed, the plurality of through electrodes of the first semiconductor device are conformal vias, and the plurality of through electrodes of semiconductor devices other than the first semiconductor device are filled vias. |
| US12028595B2 |
Portable electronic device and image-capturing module thereof
A portable electronic device and an image-capturing module thereof are provided. The image-capturing module includes a circuit substrate, an image sensing chip, a rigidity reinforcing structure, and a lens assembly. The circuit substrate has a plurality of conductive substrate contacts. The image sensing chip is disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The image sensing chip includes an image sensing region, and a plurality of conductive chip contacts respectively and electrically connected to the conductive substrate contacts. The rigidity reinforcing structure is disposed on the circuit substrate. The lens assembly includes a lens holder and a lens structure disposed on the lens holder, and the lens structure corresponds to the image sensing region. A perpendicular projection of each of the conductive substrate contacts and a perpendicular projection of each of the conductive chip contacts can be shown on the rigidity reinforcing structure. |
| US12028592B2 |
Internet protocol (IP)-speaker with IP-camera
An internet protocol (IP)-based ceiling or wall-mounted speaker with optional IP-based camera and/or alarm indicator is provided. The IP-based speaker has a detachable add-on device for accommodating different types of interchangeable camera configurations and other components such as flush mount camera, camera providing angled view, night vision-type camera for different services and configurations. Multiple IP-based speakers are connected to an IP device to exchange audio data via an Ethernet connection for cost effective, flexible and convenient installations. The IP-based speaker has a speaker cone for talkback features, and relay for remote relay control of doors or gates for security applications as well as public address applications. |
| US12028591B2 |
Imaging apparatus and mobile object
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging substrate, a connector substrate, and a housing. The imaging substrate is provided with an imaging device that produces image data. The connector substrate is movably connected to the imaging substrate. The connector substrate includes a terminal configured to be connectable in a first direction to an external connector to which the image data is output. The imaging substrate and the connector substrate are accommodated in the housing. The housing includes a restricting section that restricts a position of the connector substrate in the first direction. The connector substrate is configured to be movable within a predetermined range in a direction intersecting the first direction. |
| US12028587B2 |
Streaming video playback with reduced initial latency
According to one or more embodiments, a playback device is provided. The device includes processing circuitry configured to receive a video stream including a plurality of video packets, where each of the plurality of video packets is associated with a respective video timestamp value. The playback device is further configured to store at least one of the plurality of video packets in a jitter buffer, and to adjust each of the respective video timestamp values by a respective delay value, where each of the respective delay values is either a dynamic delay value based on a first condition being satisfied or a fixed delay value based on a second condition being satisfied. The playback device is further configured to play the video stream according to the adjusted video timestamp values for reduced initial delay at the jitter buffer. |
| US12028580B2 |
System for socialized content sharing
A system for socialized multimedia content sharing having a sending device used by a user. One or more than one link to multimedia content stored in a storage operably. Instructions operable on the sending device for: displaying a list of the one or more than one link stored in the storage; selecting one or more than one link from the displayed list; displaying a list of the one or more than one recipients; selecting one or more recipient to transmit the one or more than one link; transmitting the one or more than one link to the one or more than one selected recipient; and displaying one or more than one linked multimedia content from the storage to the recipient. |
| US12028576B1 |
Remote scheduling of recorded content for digital video recorders
Devices and methods are provided for remote scheduling of recorded content for digital video recorders. The device may determine a first channel, a first date, and a first time at which a first program will be presented. The device may determine a first recording schedule for a remote digital video recording (DVR) device, wherein the first recording schedule includes the first program at the first channel, the first date, and the first time. The device may receive a synchronization notification that the first recording schedule has been modified at the remote DVR device to include a second program to be recorded. The device may determine a second recording schedule, wherein the second recording schedule includes the second program at the second time. The device may send the second recording schedule to the remote DVR device. |
| US12028574B2 |
Method for distributing censored videos of manufacturing procedures performed within a facility to remote viewers
One variation of the method for distributing censored videos of manufacturing procedures performed within a facility includes: accessing a video feed captured by a local device interfacing with a local operator during performance of a procedure within the facility; interpreting a set of objects depicted in the video feed based on features extracted from the video feed; accessing a minimum censorship specification for the procedure, the minimum censorship specification defining a set of object types corresponding to a first degree of censorship; identifying a subset of objects, in the set of objects, depicted in the video feed related to the procedure based on the set of object types defined in the minimum censorship specification; fogging the subset of objects in the video feed to generate a censored video feed; and serving the censored video feed to a remote viewer portal accessed by a remote viewer. |
| US12028569B2 |
Management of video data storage across multiple storage locations
Systems, methods, and software described herein manage the storage of video data in multiple storage locations. In one example, a system obtains video data from a video source and stores the video data in a first format in a first storage location. Additionally, the system stores the video data in a second format in a second storage location, wherein the second format comprises one or more lesser video quality characteristics than the first format. The system further identifies metadata associated with the video data and stores the metadata in the second storage location. |
| US12028568B2 |
Methods and apparatus to identify media application sessions
Methods and apparatus to identify media application sessions are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an audio interface to monitor an audio output of a media presentation device during a viewing session, a tone analyzer to identify one or more dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) tones presented by the audio output of the media presentation device, a session identification determiner to determine a session identification value associated with the viewing session based on the one or more identified DTMF tones, and a session report generator to associate a panelist identifier with the viewing session, and generate a session report based on the session identification value associated with the DTMF tones and the panelist identifier associated with the viewing session. |
| US12028564B2 |
Methods, systems, processors and computer code for providing video clips
A computer-implemented method/system of providing video clip playback, including: (i) receiving a video feed; (ii) converting the video feed into a compressed format structure; (iii) uploading the compressed format structure to a first server; (iv) receiving an electronic edit decision list defining how to manipulate the compressed format structure; (v) saving the electronic edit decision list to a server; (vi) receiving a request to provide to a user terminal a video clip playback corresponding to a video clip defined by the compressed format structure and the electronic edit decision list; (vii) sending to the user code executable to provide the video clip defined by the compressed format structure and the electronic edit decision list, and (viii) responding to requests from the code when executed, to provide content corresponding to the compressed format structure stored, in accordance with the electronic edit decision list, to provide the decision list video clip playback. |
| US12028558B2 |
Method for processing live broadcast information, electronic device and storage medium
A method for processing live broadcast information, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided, and relates to the technical field of information flow. The method includes: in response to detecting a first event before receiving a playing instruction for a first live broadcast room, acquiring a first playing frame of the first live broadcast room during a live broadcast process of the first live broadcast room; generating preloaded first kernel data according to the first playing frame; in response to receiving the playing instruction for the first live broadcast room, pulling a live broadcast video stream of the first live broadcast room according to the first kernel data; and playing the live broadcast video stream of the first live broadcast room. The live broadcast lag can be reduced and the user experience can be improved. |
| US12028554B2 |
System and method for video coding
An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry, in response to a first reconstructed image sample being located outside a virtual boundary, duplicates a reconstructed sample located inside and adjacent to the virtual boundary to generate the first reconstructed image sample. The circuitry generates a first coefficient value by applying a CCALF (cross component adaptive loop filtering) process to the first reconstructed image sample of a luma component. The circuitry generates a second coefficient value by applying an ALF (adaptive loop filtering) process to a second reconstructed image sample of a chroma component. The circuitry generates a third coefficient value by adding the first coefficient value to the second coefficient value, and encodes a third reconstructed image sample of the chroma component using the third coefficient value. |
| US12028551B2 |
Signaling of scalability parameters in video bitstream
A method of decoding an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor includes obtaining a coded video sequence from the encoded video bitstream; obtaining a first syntax element indicating a number of a plurality of layers included in the coded video sequence; obtaining a second syntax element indicating whether the plurality of layers included in the coded video sequence are all independent layers; based on the first syntax element indicating that the number of the plurality of layers is greater than one, and the second syntax element indicating that the plurality of layers are not all the independent layers, obtaining a third syntax element indicating an output mode; determining the output mode based on the third syntax element; determining one or more output layers from among the plurality of layers based on the determined output mode; and outputting the one or more output layers. |
| US12028548B2 |
Rendering video frames for a user interface operation performed at a client device
In some implementations, a device includes one or more processors and a non-transitory memory. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining a request for a sequence of video frames that corresponds to a user interface operation being performed at a client device. In some implementations, the sequence of video frames is to be presented at the client device at a first frame rate. In some implementations, the method includes determining an availability of computing resources associated with providing the sequence of video frames to the client device. In some implementations, the method includes generating, based on the availability of computing resources, the sequence of video frames at a second frame rate that is greater than the first frame rate. In some implementations, the method includes triggering the client device to present the sequence of video frames at the first frame rate. |
| US12028532B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding image signals using weight prediction parameters
A method for decoding an image signal according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: determining whether there is a brightness change between a current image including a current block and a reference image of the current image; if it is determined that there is a brightness change between the current image and the reference image, determining weight prediction parameter candidates for the current block; determining a weight prediction parameter for the current block on the basis of index information which specifies any one of the weight prediction parameter candidates; and performing a prediction on the current block on the basis of the weight prediction parameter. |
| US12028525B2 |
Image compression and decoding, video compression and decoding: methods and systems
There is disclosed a computer-implemented method for lossy image or video compression, transmission and decoding, the method including the steps of: (i) receiving an input image at a first computer system; (ii) encoding the input image using a first trained neural network, using the first computer system, to produce a latent representation; (iii) quantizing the latent representation using the first computer system to produce a quantized latent; (iv) entropy encoding the quantized latent into a bitstream, using the first computer system; (v) transmitting the bitstream to a second computer system; (vi) the second computer system entropy decoding the bitstream to produce the quantized latent; (vii) the second computer system using a second trained neural network to produce an output image from the quantized latent, wherein the output image is an approximation of the input image. Related computer-implemented methods, systems, computer-implemented training methods and computer program products are disclosed. |
| US12028524B2 |
Signal reconstruction method, signal reconstruction apparatus, and program
Provided is a signal reconstruction method executed by a signal reconstruction apparatus including a processor and a memory that stores a codec. The signal reconstruction method includes reconstructing an input signal according to a desired purpose, and in the reconstructing, a likelihood of the input signal being a predetermined type of signal is considered by executing coding on a processing result of the input signal, based on the codec previously determined according to a type of the input signal. |
| US12028523B2 |
System and method for reshaping and adaptation of high dynamic range video data
A system and method for regenerating high dynamic range (HDR) video data from encoded video data, extracts, from the encoded video data, a self-referential metadata structure specifying a video data reshaping transfer function. The video data reshaping transfer function is regenerated using data from the metadata structure and the extracted reshaping transfer function is used to generate the HDR video data by applying decoded video data values to the reshaping transfer function. |
| US12028517B2 |
Interpolation filter clipping for sub-picture motion vectors
A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a bitstream comprising a current picture including a sub-picture coded according to inter-prediction. A motion vector for a block of the sub-picture is determined. A clipping function is applied to sample locations in a reference block to support application of an interpolation filter when the motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when a flag is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture. The interpolation filter is applied to results of the clipping function to obtain a predicted sample value. The block is decoded based on the predicted sample value. The block is forwarded for display as part of a decoded video sequence. |
| US12028516B2 |
Image encoding/decoding method and device for signaling chroma component prediction information according to whether palette mode is applicable, and method for transmitting bitstream
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus may comprise determining a current block by splitting an image, identifying whether a palette mode is applied for the current block based on a palette mode flag obtained from a bitstream, obtaining palette mode encoding information of the current block from the bitstream based on a tree type of the current block and whether the palette mode is applied for the current block, and obtaining chroma component prediction information of the current block from the bitstream based on the palette mode being not applied for the current block. |
| US12028510B2 |
Decoding device and operating method thereof
A decoding device includes: an entropy decoder configured to decode a bitstream and generate prediction information and sequence information of each of the plurality of coding units; an inter predictor configured to perform inter prediction on each of inter coding units among the plurality of coding units based on the prediction information; an intra predictor configured to perform intra prediction on each of intra coding units among the plurality of coding units, based on the prediction information, and generate intra prediction data of each of the intra coding units; a memory for storing the inter prediction data of each of the inter coding units; and a reconstructor configured to reconstruct each of the inter coding units, based on the inter prediction data stored in the memory, and reconstruct each of the intra coding units based on the intra prediction data. |
| US12028505B2 |
Image sensing device and head-mounted display
An image sensing device, including multiple lens groups, a connector, at least one antenna element, and multiple image sensing elements, is provided. Each lens group includes multiple lens elements arranged along an optical axis from a first side. The connector includes multiple first parts and multiple second parts. The second parts are connected between the first parts. The antenna elements are respectively disposed on the first parts and are configured to provide multiple sensing beams to a target area toward the first side. The image sensing elements are respectively disposed on a side of the lens groups facing a second side and are configured to sense a reflected light beam of the target area. The direction of the second side is opposite to the direction of the first side. |
| US12028495B2 |
Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus
An image reading apparatus includes a main body, a cover, a reading unit, a cable, and a shield member. The cover pivots with respect to the main body and move between a first closed position and a first open position. The reading unit pivots with respect to the main body and reads an image of a sheet conveyed in the conveyance path. The cable bridges between the main body and the reading unit and configured to transmit an image signal from the reading unit. The cable includes an exposed portion located between the main body and the reading unit and exposed to an outside of the main body and the reading unit when the cover is located in the first open position. The shield member has conductivity, grounded, and disposed to cover the exposed portion of the cable. |
| US12028485B2 |
Integrated representative profile data in contact center environment
Various techniques described herein relate to building and using representative data systems to store and manage representative profile data within contact centers. A representative data system integrates with external communication services and other internal/external systems to provide a uniform data store and interface to create and manage representative profiles. The representative data system retrieves and analyzes representative profile data during runtime contact center operations such as contact queuing, contact management, and/or workforce management. The representative data system may be implemented using relational or graph-based data structures to support advanced predictive modeling and impact analysis of scenarios such as service outages, dynamic workload shifting, infrastructure changes, and workforce changes. |
| US12028484B2 |
Location-based telephone number pool determination for emergency calls
Location determination and telephone number distribution for emergency calls is enabled by a telephony system which maintains multiple pools of telephone numbers. Each pool corresponds to a different region such that the pools of telephone numbers are defined at the region-level rather than at the site-level. The telephony system determines the location of a calling device initiating an emergency call regardless of whether the calling device is at a known site. Based on the determined location of the calling device, one of the pools of telephone numbers which corresponds to that location is selected. The telephony system thereafter distributes a telephone number for the calling device to use for the emergency call from that selected pool of telephone numbers to facilitate an emergency call between the calling device and a local public safety answering point. |
| US12028477B2 |
Display method applied to electronic device, graphical user interface, and electronic device
A display method applied to an electronic device, a graphical user interface, and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device may perform, based on a most power saving display color of a display, color transformation on an interface element to be displayed on the display, so as to change a color of the interface element to be displayed on the display, thereby reducing power consumption of the display. In addition, in a color transformation process, color fidelity is performed on an interface element that includes rich information, so that rich meanings represented by the interface element can be preserved. In addition, different color transformations are performed on drawing elements that constitute the interface element and that are used as the foreground and the background, so as to distinguish between the foreground and the background that are adjacent to each other and that are obtained after the color transformations. |
| US12028476B2 |
Conversation creating method and terminal device
This disclosure provides a conversation creating method, including: receiving, by the terminal device, a first input which is performed on a first image that includes at least one face image (201) by a user; displaying, in response to the first input, an icon of at least one communication program (202); receiving, by the terminal device, a second input which is performed by the user (203); and displaying, in response to the second input, a conversation interface that includes M target identifiers (204), where each of the target identifiers is used to indicate one user, M users indicated by the M target identifiers include users indicated by K face images in the at least one face image, and the M target identifiers are identifiers in a target communication program corresponding to the second input, where M and K are both positive integers, and K is less than or equal to M. |
| US12028472B1 |
Cell phone grip with speaker and battery
A cell phone grip with speaker and battery including a top portion assembly, a bottom portion assembly, an electrical assembly. The top portion assembly includes a top member having a truncated cone shape. The bottom portion assembly includes a bottom member having a truncated cone shape. The top member mounted on the bottom member defines a grip member. Said grip member is capable of being expanded and collapsed. The electrical assembly is located inside the grip member. The electrical assembly includes a battery and a speaker. Said battery solving the problem of having to carry an external battery for when the cell phone runs out of battery. The speaker is connected via Bluetooth™ to a portable electronic device. |
| US12028471B2 |
Supporting stand
A supporting stand comprises a bearing unit, a first rod, a second rod, a sleeve assembly, a regulating assembly, an elastic element, a first steel cable, and a second steel cable. The first rod pivotally connects with the bearing unit, the second rod pivotally connects with the first rod, and the sleeve assembly pivotally connects with the second rod. The regulating assembly is disposed in the sleeve assembly, the elastic element is disposed in the second rod, the first steel cable is connected to the elastic element and the first rod respectively, and the second steel cable is connected to the elastic element and the regulating assembly respectively. The sleeve assembly is operated to drive the regulating assembly to move, so that the second steel cable, the elastic element, and the first steel cable move simultaneously to adjust the tension compensation for the bearing unit. |
| US12028467B2 |
Terminal with adjustable screen size
A terminal with an adjustable screen size includes: a first body; a second body disposed opposite to the first body; one or more stepping motors disposed on the first body or the second body and configured to drive a relative movement of the first body and the second body; a rotating shaft disposed on the second body; a chain plate driven around the rotating shaft, wherein a side of the chain plate is fixedly connected to the first body; and a flexible display screen flatly fixed onto the chain plate. |
| US12028466B2 |
Using PKI for security and authentication of control devices and their data
Method for utilizing a communication line certificate corresponding to a first device and a second device for a communication line, each of the first and second devices including a hardware processor and associated memory includes: creating a unique ID, by a third electronic device; transmitting the unique ID to the first generating a digitally signed request by the first device, wherein the digitally signed request comprises a first proof of an association of the first device to the communication line; transmitting the digitally signed request to the second device; verifying the first proof by the second device to produce a first verification of the association of the first device to the communication line; and generating a digitally signed acceptance by the second device, wherein the digitally signed acceptance comprises a second proof of an association of the second device to the communication line. |
| US12028465B2 |
Electronic system for convergent distribution of electronic digital certificates
Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for the convergent distribution of electronic digital certificates. The present invention may be configured to generate electronic digital certificates associated with artifacts, store the electronic digital certificates on a distributed ledger, and record, on the distributed ledger, interests of the users in the electronic digital certificates. The present invention may be configured to receive a request from at least one user of the group of users to combine ownership of the electronic digital certificates. The present invention may be configured to generate, based on the request and based on the electronic digital certificates, a combined electronic digital certificate. The present invention may be configured to store the combined electronic digital certificate on the distributed ledger. |
| US12028463B1 |
Systems and methods of group signature management with consensus
Systems and methods are described for leveraging group signature technology to allow a group manager to set up rules that govern what requires consensus between members of the group. Consensus may require a plurality or a majority of signers using their individual private keys to use a group public key associated with the group. Group membership with group signatures allow for one group public key and a plurality of private keys, where each private key is associated with a group member. |
| US12028461B2 |
Contribution signatures for tagging
A request to add tags (e.g., labels, key-value pairs, or metadata) to resources can be digitally signed by the entity making the request, such that the source can be verified and an authorization determination made for each tag. For a request involving multiple services (or entities) that can each add tags, any tag added by a service can be included in the request and digitally signed by that service. Each service processing the request can also digitally sign the request before forwarding, so that each service signs a version of the request, which includes elements signed by other services earlier in the request chain. When the request is received to a tagging service, the service ensures that every tag was digitally signed by the appropriate authorized entity or service, and validates the signatures to ensure that no data was modified or omitted, before adding the tags to the designated resource(s). |
| US12028460B2 |
Verifying user interactions on a content platform
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, to verify whether an interaction with a particular content displayed on a content platform is an interaction by an actual human user. A request to generate a click verification token can be received from a first application executing on a client device. The request can include data for a first set of parameters for a first interaction and a first message authentication code (MAC) set. If the first MAC set matches a second MAC set, which is generated using some of the data included in the request, the click verification token can be generated. The click verification token can be provided to the first application, which in turn can provide this token to a content verification system. The content verification can use this token to verify whether the first interaction is an actual human user interaction. |
| US12028451B2 |
Key generation method using a key generation network constructed according to a generator network and a discriminator network
A key generation method based on a deep learning generative adversarial network includes: preparing a training set image; construction of a key generation network: constructing the key generation network according to a generator network and a discriminator network, and inputting the training set image to the key generation network; and training of the key generation network: training the key generation network by a deep learning method to generate a key. |
| US12028450B2 |
Quantum key relay method based on centralized management and control network, and apparatus
Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communications technologies. The embodiments of this application are applicable to a centralized management and control network. A centralized controller obtains Z service requests, globally determines, based on an identifier of a source service node and an identifier of a destination service node that are corresponding to each of the Z service requests, a quantum key consumption parameter, and topology information of key nodes in the centralized management and control network, globally optimal key relay instructions corresponding to G service requests, and further delivers the key relay instructions corresponding to the G service requests to key nodes corresponding to the key relay instructions, so that the key nodes perform quantum key relay based on the key relay instructions, to generate a shared quantum key between the source key node and the destination key node. |
| US12028449B1 |
Systems and methods for passive quantum session authentication
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for session authentication. An example method includes determining, by decoding circuitry, a set of quantum bases to use for measurement. The example method further includes receiving, by the decoding circuitry, a series of photons. The example method further includes decoding, by the decoding circuitry and based on the determined set of quantum bases, the series of photons to generate a decoded set of bits. The example method further includes receiving, by the decoding circuitry, a control signal indicative of an instruction to initiate decoding based on the set of quantum bases. The example method further includes, in response to receiving the control signal, decoding, by the decoding circuitry, the series of photons based on the set of quantum bases. The example method further includes generating, by session authentication circuitry, a session key based on the decoded set of bits. |
| US12028448B2 |
Method and device for quantum computation delegated to a quantum server by a client for the creation of a quantum state known to the client purpose concealed from the quantum server
The present invention is related to a method for delegation by a client of the creation of an unknown quantum state to a quantum server, the client having a simplified architecture based on a beam splitter, and the delegation method comprising in particular steps of activating an interaction through the beam splitter and masking by means of delays. |
| US12028443B2 |
Security profiles for internet of things devices and trusted platforms
Various systems and methods for establishing security profiles for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and trusted platforms, including in OCF specification device deployments, are discussed herein. In an example, a technique for onboarding a subject device for use with a security profile, includes: receiving a request to perform an owner transfer method of a device associated with a device platform; verifying attestation evidence associated with the subject device, the attestation evidence being signed by a certificate produced using a manufacturer-embedded key, with the key provided from a trusted hardware component of the device platform; and performing device provisioning of the subject device, based on the attestation evidence, as the device provisioning causes the subject device to use a security profile tied to manufacturer-embedded keys. |
| US12028441B2 |
Zero-knowledge encryption protocol for sensitive data
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for encrypting and decrypting a sensitive data item using a zero-knowledge encryption protocol. An embodiment operates by receiving a request to decrypt the sensitive data item from a client. The embodiment retrieves the requested sensitive data item from a data store. The embodiment generates a result set by replacing a ciphertext value of the sensitive data item to be stored in the result set with a placeholder identifier. The embodiment retrieves a data encryption key (DEK) block from a DEK manager, wherein the DEK block comprises a DEK associated with the sensitive data item. The embodiment generates and encrypts a cipher ticket comprising the ciphertext value of the sensitive data item. The embodiment then sends the result set, the cipher ticket, and the DEK block to the client for decryption of the ciphertext value of the sensitive data item. |
| US12028440B2 |
Method and system for auditing smart contracts
A method and system are disclosed to audit smart contracts. The method includes: publishing, with a processing server, a smart contract bytecode with metadata on a blockchain; retrieving, with the processing server, the published smart contract bytecode with metadata from the blockchain; extracting, with the processing server, the smart contract bytecode from the published smart contract bytecode; and verifying the smart contract bytecode by comparing a computed hash of a high-level source code of the published smart contract bytecode with the metadata retrieved from the blockchain. |
| US12028439B2 |
Maintaining repeater accuracy for satellite signal delivery systems
Systems and methods for maintaining synchronization of repeater networks with Global Positioning System (GPS) signals using phase locked loops (PLLs) and based on generation of predicted control words for controlling local oscillator frequencies is described. The predicted control words can be generated based on performing a linear fit of control words generated over a predetermined duration of time. Phase locked loops with additional false GPS pulse identification and GPS signal loss compensation circuitry can enforce a false pulse count threshold and/or an error threshold. The additional circuitry and prediction of control words can overcome errors in GPS receiver outputs and maintain accuracy of signal timings across single frequency networks using inexpensive local oscillators. |
| US12028438B2 |
Electronic device that adjusts local clock according to clock information of another electronic device and associated computer system
An electronic device includes a receiver circuit, a clock generator circuit, and a clock control circuit. The receiver circuit receives first clock information associated with a first clock of another electronic device. The clock generator circuit generates a second clock for the electronic device. The clock control circuit obtains second clock information associated with the second clock, generates a clock control signal according to the first clock information and the second clock information, and outputs the clock control signal to the clock generator circuit, where the clock generator circuit adjusts the second clock in response to the clock control signal. |
| US12028436B2 |
Semantic communication: protocol stack and model selection
This disclosure relates to techniques for performing communication in a wireless communication system. The communication may be semantic communication and/or may use a programmable protocol stack. A protocol stack at a transmitter and/or receiver may include customization from an application platform, e.g., which may replace one or more layers relative to a non-customized protocol stack. A transmitter may transmit data, via the customized protocol stack, using a best effort data channel, e.g., with transmission characteristics that are relatively lossy in comparison to a data channel used by the non-customized protocol stack. A receiver may receive the data and may, e.g., if the data is corrupted, select one or more model to recover the data and/or determine whether reception is successful, e.g., from a semantic point of view. The proposed system may support higher data rates, less retransmissions, and/or better quality of user experience. |
| US12028435B2 |
Cache optimization and interaction control based on location and historical interactions
A system can determine that an entity is proximate to an interaction location based on a first location of an entity device associated with the entity. The system can cache historical interaction data in a processor device selected dynamically from the one or more processor devices. The historical interaction data can include data related to previously executed interactions that involve the entity and the interaction location during a predetermined period. The system can execute interaction instructions to generate an interaction recommendation relating to the interaction location by using the historical interaction data. The interaction instructions can be predetermined by the entity. The system can transmit the interaction recommendation to the entity device. The system can clear the cached historical interaction data from the processor device in response to determining that the entity is not proximate to the interaction location based on a second location of the entity device. |
| US12028431B1 |
Unified notification system
Systems and methods are provided for providing a unified notification system. A notification is transmitted to a receiving device and a determination is reached as to whether the message was successfully delivered to the receiving device. If the message was not delivered, a second notification type is utilized to deliver the message to the receiving device. If the message was not delivered to the receiving device, a third notification type is utilized. This cycle repeats a number of times. |
| US12028424B2 |
Cloud deployment of network function software with a management manifest
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a management manifest for a network function (NF) software application, wherein the NF software application is to be deployed in a cloud computing environment, based on the generating the management manifest, deriving a software package that includes the NF software application and the management manifest, and causing the software package to be outputted for deployment in the cloud computing environment, wherein inclusion of the management manifest with the NF software application in the software package facilitates utilization of the management manifest for monitoring and management of a system that results from deployment of the NF software application in the cloud computing environment. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12028421B2 |
Methods and systems for fast account setup
Methods and systems are provided for collecting, storing, and transmitting account information in a matchable form, and for using this information to quickly set up accounts. Account information is maintained and shared between one or more client devices and an intermediate server. Account information can be reconciled locally to determine whether to add or enable an active account or an account proxy to a client device. Account proxies can be quickly enabled by a single user action. The methods and systems allow enabled accounts and account proxies to be removed from a first client device without propagating the deletion to a second client device. |
| US12028418B1 |
Virtual reality interaction free from video streaming
A virtual reality software method allows a user in virtual reality to receive customer service remotely from a live operator having a live view as well as remote-control abilities. The software process sends no live video, but encodes and decodes a computational instructional set of commands that are streamed then decoded and processed as instructional commands to emulate a live rendering of the sender to receiver and vice versa. The operator can see an emulated live stream of a user in virtual reality with the ability to offer assistance by remote control. |
| US12028415B2 |
Control apparatus and control method
A type identification unit identifies a request type included in input information input from the outside of a control apparatus; and a state storage unit stores state information when the request type identified by the type identification unit is a preset request, the state information including device information and the input information associated with each other, the device information including device data stored in a storage area specified in specification information, the input information being input to the control apparatus. |
| US12028410B2 |
Hybrid clouds
Systems and methods may create and manage hybrid clouds including both standard compute nodes and edge devices. Edge devices can be enrolled in a hybrid cloud by deploying a lightweight container to the edge device. |
| US12028409B1 |
Coarse values for estimating less-than-critical resources
Systems and methods electronically produce a local estimate of less-than-critical resources based on a client side version of digital rules and a coarse values received from an online service provider. Although using the client side version of digital rules and the coarse values may not include all the parameters and values needed to provide a fully accurate estimate of the resource, the ability to locally estimate resources without having to make network calls to the online service provider, such as when there are unfavorable conditions or latency of the network, imminent overloading of the online service provider or other operating conditions or demands on the online service provider preventing it from producing a timely more accurate estimate, provides a faster and more efficient way of obtaining a potentially useful estimate of resources. |
| US12028408B2 |
Policy-based traffic and residency management
A method and system for policy-driven traffic management in cloud-based multi-tenant systems is disclosed. Routes delivers services to end user devices. The routes are specified for policies. The policies specify residencies for the routes, cloud services, and data storage. An application running on an end user device selects a policy and a cloud service. A route corresponding to the policy, a residency specified by the policy, and the cloud service is returned to the application. An operation of the end user device in compliance with the policies is monitored to generate telemetry. An access resource server receives a non-compliance with the policy, and identify new routes, policies and configuration for remediation. |
| US12028403B2 |
Observation of resources by a CoAP client
A CoAP client sends to a CoAP server a request for information about a resource, the request for information including a time period option, wherein the time period option includes a first time period value that indicates a period of time prior to the sending of the request for information over which information about the resource is requested. The CoAP client receives a response to the request for information. In another embodiment, a CoAP client sends to a CoAP server a CoAP Observe registration relating to one or more resources, the CoAP Observe registration including an option, the option including a first value that indicates that the CoAP server should pause notifications for one or more registrations corresponding to one or more resources. |
| US12028402B2 |
Agent-based remote desktop protocol session control
A method of remote desktop protocol (RDP) operating system (OS) session remote-control includes providing security credentials to a client device. The method includes requesting OS sessions currently operating on the client device. The method includes receiving from an agent on the client device, an indication of OS sessions currently operating on the client device. The OS sessions include one or more RDP OS sessions and a console OS session. The method includes selecting a first RDP OS session of the one or more RDP OS sessions. Responsive to the selection of the first RDP OS session, the method includes communicating with an agent an instruction to initiate a remote-control interface with the client device. The remote-control interface is configured such that the agent transmits visual data of the RDP OS session to the service device and relays commands from the service device. |
| US12028401B2 |
Method and system for the creating, managing, and delivery of feed formatted content
Example embodiments relate to creating, managing, and delivering feed formatted content. One method includes receiving a multimedia playlist request including at least one multimedia location indicator, determining at least one multimedia file location based on the at least one multimedia location indicator, and providing a multimedia playlist including at least one of the determined multimedia file locations. A further method includes receiving a resize input, resizing a feed reader from a first display including a first number of feed items to a second display including a second number of feed items based on the resize input, the first number different from the second number, receiving a scroll request, determining a scroll number based on the second number, and scrolling based on the determination. |
| US12028400B2 |
Initial bitrate for real time communication
A method for determining an initial bitrate for a communication includes receiving a communication request to establish a digital communication between a first user device and a second user device associated with a plurality of features including a geographical identifier identifying a geographical location associated with the first user device, a first network type connection associated with the first user device, a second network type connection associated with the second user device, and an average bitrate for a previous digital communication of the first user device. The method includes determining, using an initial bitrate predictor model configured to receive the plurality of features as feature inputs, an initial bitrate for the digital communication between the first user device and the second user device, and establishing the digital communication between the first user device and the second user device at the determined initial bitrate. |
| US12028399B2 |
Motion-based frame rate adjustment for network-connected conference participants
During a conference, a first video stream is obtained from a first participant device connected to a local area network and a second video stream is obtained from a second participant device connected to the local area network. A first frame rate is determined for the first participant device to use based on information particular to the first video stream and based on a network constraint associated with the local area network. A second frame rate is determined for the second participant device to use based on information particular to the second video stream and based on the network constraint associated with the local area network. The first participant device and the second participant device are then instructed, during the conference, to respectively capture the first video stream at the first frame rate and the second video stream at the second frame rate. |