最新美国发明专利第2024-09-03期 - 专利汇|PatentHub专利检索|专利查询网|发明专利查询分析

Document	Document Title
US12081744B2	In-loop reshaping adaptive reshaper direction A method and apparatus for performing a forward mapping function or its inverse is implemented through information conveyed in a bitstream to perform mapping. The information can be implemented in a uniform or non-uniform lookup table. A decoder can receive the information and derive the inverse function to be used. In one embodiment, a decoder receives information representative of an inverse mapping function and uses the information to implement an inverse mapping lookup table for intra coded picture portions and can derive a forward mapping lookup table to be used with an inverse mapping lookup table for inter coded picture portions.
US12081741B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding image, and recording medium for storing bitstream An image encoding method and an image decoding method are provided. The image decoding method includes deriving a temporal merge candidate from a co-located block of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived temporal merge candidate, and generating a prediction block of the current block based on the generated merge candidate list. The deriving a temporal merge candidate includes scaling a motion vector derived from the co-located block based on a POC difference value between the current block and a reference picture of the current block and a POC difference value between the co-located block and a reference picture of the co-located block, and modifying the scaled motion vector based on motion vector scaling information between a neighboring block of the current block and a co-located block of the neighboring block.
US12081740B2	Image/video coding method and device based on weighted prediction A video decoding method performed by a video decoding device according to this document comprises the steps of: parsing prediction weighted table syntax from a bitstream; parsing information on the number of reference pictures in a reference picture list from the prediction weighted table syntax; deriving weights for weighted prediction on the basis of the information on the number of reference pictures; deriving prediction samples of a current block by performing weighted prediction for the current block on the basis of the weights; and reconstructing a current picture on the basis of the prediction samples, wherein the prediction weighted table syntax may be parsed from a picture header of the bitstream.
US12081737B2	Encoding and decoding method and apparatus, and device therefor Encoding and decoding methods and apparatuses, coder-side devices and decoder-side devices are provided, the method includes: obtaining a weighted prediction angle and weight configuration parameters of the current block; where the weight configuration parameters include a weight transform rate and a weight transform start position; configuring reference weight values for surrounding positions outside the current block according to the weight configuration parameters; determining a surrounding matching position to which the pixel position points from the surrounding positions outside the current block based on the weighted prediction angle; determining a target weight value of the pixel position based on the reference weight value associated with the surrounding matching position, determining an association weight value of the pixel position based on the target weight value of the pixel position; determining a first prediction value of the pixel position based on a first prediction mode, determining a second prediction value of the pixel position based on a second prediction mode; determining a weighted prediction value of the pixel position based on the first prediction value, the target weight value, the second prediction value and the association weight value.
US12081736B2	Bi-prediction without signaling cu-level weights Processing circuitry decodes information of a coding block in a current picture from a bitstream. The information indicates a bi-prediction mode without weight signaling. Weights associated with the bi-prediction mode are not signaled in the bitstream. Further, the processing circuitry determines a first motion vector associated with a first reference picture and a second motion vector associated with a second reference picture, and determine a first reference template in the first reference picture based on a current template of the coding block and the first motion vector and a second reference template in the second reference picture based on the current template and the second motion vector. The processing circuitry also calculates a weight for use in the bi-prediction mode based on the first reference template, the second reference template and the current template, and reconstructs the coding block using the bi-prediction with the calculated weight.
US12081733B2	Inter-image component prediction method, and image encoding and decoding method and device using same An image encoding and decoding method comprises the steps of: determining an inter-component prediction mode of a chrominance component block on the basis of an inter-component prediction mode list and predetermined index information; determining a reference sample for inter-component prediction of the chrominance component block on the basis of the determined inter-component prediction mode; deriving the parameters of a linear prediction model by using the reference sample; and performing inter-component prediction for the chrominance component block by using the parameters of the linear prediction model.
US12081730B2	Dynamic parallel monocular projection A Dynamic Parallel Monocular Projection (DPMP) system for the provision of dynamically adjusted images to a Head Motion Box (HMB) is provided herein. The DPMP may include a picture generation unit (PGU); a projection unit, further comprising a displaying unit and at least one optical modulator, a Multi-Layered Thin Combiner (MLTC), comprising an infra-red (IR) light source and an IR detection sensor, thereby enabling the provision of images adjusted to the individual location of the observer's eyes within the HMB.
US12081726B2	Three-dimensional display device, three-dimensional display system, and movable object A three-dimensional display device includes a display panel that displays a parallax image, an optical panel including a plurality of less-transmissive portions and a plurality of transmissive portions repeatedly arranged alternately in a parallax direction, and a controller that controls the display panel. Each of the plurality of transmissive portions has a first width in the parallax direction greater than a second width of each of the plurality of less-transmissive portions in the parallax direction. The controller causes the display panel to display a black image in a binocular viewable area on the display panel viewable to two eyes of a user to allow parallax separation of the parallax image.
US12081722B2	Stereo image generation method and electronic apparatus using the same A stereo image generation method and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The stereo image generation method includes the following steps. A two-dimensional (2D) original image corresponding to a first viewing angle is obtained, and a depth map of the 2D original image is estimated. Interpupillary distance information of a user is detected. A pixel shift processing is performed on the 2D original image according to the interpupillary distance information and the depth map to generate a reference image corresponding to a second viewing angle. An image inpainting processing is performed on the reference image to obtain a restored image. The restored image and the 2D original image are merged to generate a stereo image conforming to a stereo image format.
US12081715B2	Industrial printing system, print server, and industrial printing method for generating and reprinting print job to archive Provided is an industrial printing system that reprints from an archive of production prints. Industrial printing systems include a plurality of print servers that perform production printing. Any of the print servers includes an archive job generation unit and a reprint unit. The archive job generation unit generates a print job to archive including a content job that is a job for each print component. The reprint unit transmits the content job included in the print job generated by the archive job generation unit to the other print server for reprinting. The content job includes a storage location, which may be in the other print server where the rasterized file in which the printed component was rasterized is stored, and a job ticket for the content job.
US12081713B2	Methods and systems for maintaining a time measurement on an electronic device An imaging device supply item comprising a memory, the memory storing a supply item manufacturing time stamp. The supply item is configured to send the supply item manufacturing time stamp to an imaging device. A method performed by an imaging device supply item, the method comprising: storing a supply item manufacturing time stamp on a memory of the supply item, and sending the supply item manufacturing time stamp to an imaging device. An imaging device comprising: a memory, the memory storing a time measurement, wherein the imaging device is configured to maintain the time measurement by: updating the time measurement of the imaging device, based on a supply item manufacturing time stamp indicative of a manufacturing time of a supply item installed in the imaging device.
US12081709B2	Image forming apparatus and control method for displaying information on a home screen An image forming apparatus includes a displayer that displays a display screen corresponding to a mode, an obtainer that obtains content of a notification corresponding to the mode, and a controller that controls display of the content of the notification that is obtained together with display content of the mode, on the display screen.
US12081705B2	Image processing apparatus configured to instruct execution of calibration using test chart, and image forming apparatus configured to execute calibration using test chart An information processing apparatus is configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a document feeder configured to convey, in order to read an original on an original tray, the original on the tray. The image forming apparatus is configured to form an image on a sheet based on a result of reading the original. The information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire user instruction information about types of calibration selected from among a plurality of types of calibration for adjusting a quality of an image to be formed by the image forming apparatus; and a controller configured to determine test charts to be created by the image forming apparatus based on the user instruction information; receive an execution instruction that instructs to create the test charts in succession.
US12081704B2	Image forming device and control method for printing adjustment patterns An image forming device includes: a scanner mechanism; an inkjet-type print mechanism; a display mechanism; and a control unit configured to control the scanner mechanism, the print mechanism, and the display mechanism. The control unit includes a pattern storage unit configured to store a temperature, a humidity, and an adjustment pattern group including a plurality of adjustment patterns, in association with each other, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a measured temperature and a measured humidity from a temperature and humidity sensor, and a data generation unit configured to read an adjustment pattern group corresponding to the measured temperature and the measured humidity acquired by the acquisition unit from the pattern storage unit, and generate print data including the read adjustment pattern group and first group identification information which is information for identifying the adjustment pattern group.
US12081702B2	Selecting a target queue for an electronic communication In some implementations, a cloud computing system that executes a function may receive an indication of an electronic communication to occur between a customer and an agent. The cloud computing system that executes the function may determine a classification of the electronic communication based on a first set of rules stored in a database of the cloud computing system and attributes associated with the electronic communication. The cloud computing system that executes the function may select, based on the classification of the electronic communication, a target queue from a plurality of potential queues to be associated with the electronic communication based on a second set of rules stored in the database. The cloud computing system that executes the function may select the agent from a plurality of potential agents for the electronic communication based on an association between the agent and the target queue.
US12081701B2	AI-based compliance and preference system A method of providing artificial intelligence (AI) functionality to target legacy customer outreach platforms of a plurality of tenant enterprises includes storing a plurality of AI templates, each of which is associated with one or more AI routines, generating a campaign object associating one or more of the AI templates with a tenant enterprise from among the plurality of tenant enterprises, transforming a communication on a switching network associated with the tenant enterprise according to the one or more AI templates associated with the campaign object, and providing the transformed communication to a target legacy customer outreach platform of the tenant enterprise.
US12081699B2	Systems for transitioning telephony-based and in-person servicing interactions to and from an artificial intelligence (AI) chat session A system for transitioning a telephony or in-person servicing to an artificial intelligence (AI) chat session. The system may receive a phone call from a user device associated with a user, and transmit a voice request for personally identifiable information associated with the user. The system may also receive and authenticate the requested personally identifiable information and, in response, generate an authentication token. The system may further receive a servicing intent from the user device, and generate a corresponding servicing intent token. Also, the system may generate an API call to an AI chatbot model, transmit the authentication token and the servicing intent token to the AI chatbot model, and map the servicing intent token to a stored servicing intent. Finally, the system may transmit a message to the user device via the AI chat session.
US12081697B2	Call screening service for detecting fraudulent inbound/outbound communications with subscriber devices An example method of operation may include one or more of identifying an inbound call intended for a mobile device subscribed to a protected carrier network, determining the inbound call is assigned an origination telephone number that is subscribed to the protected carrier network, determining whether an inbound call origination source location indicates the protected carrier network or an out-of-network carrier network based on one or more call parameters received with the inbound call, and determining whether to transmit an indication to the mobile device that the inbound call has an elevated likelihood of being a scam call based on the inbound call origination source location.
US12081696B2	System and method for determining unwanted call origination in communications networks A method and system for discovering and locating the source of unwanted communication origination in a communications network, the method comprising compiling a communication campaign database storing data of one or more communication campaigns along with automatically identified instances of those campaigns, and simultaneously or sequentially matching those instances against known communication traffic of a set of cooperating telecommunication carriers. The one or more communications campaigns include a grouping of related fingerprints and patterns that identify a sequence of characters, audio or video associated with instances of a same likely campaigns, either legitimate or illegitimate/fraudulent.
US12081695B2	Pair-the-plan system for devices and method of use A method and system are disclosed for connecting a device to subscriptions and cellular billing plans of separate users and for managing the concurrent use of the device by the separate users. A computer-implemented method comprises enrolling a device in a cellular subscription and billing plan of a user. The enrollment includes providing an identifier for the device to a cellular subscription, effectively adding the device to the cellular subscription and billing plan selected by the user. The method and system allows the user to use capabilities of the device as governed by the cellular subscription and an associated billing plan as selected by that user, while the device is also available for use by another user via another cellular billing plan, as selected by that user.
US12081691B2	Mobile terminal and control method therefor The present specification provides a mobile terminal, which can simultaneously enable unlocking and display expansion, and a control method therefor. A mobile terminal of the present invention comprises a flexible display unit which can expand in size. If a knock code via a user's touch input on the display unit matches a preconfigured pattern, a display positioned on the front side can expand in size as the mobile terminal unlocks.
US12081688B2	Touchscreen display method and electronic device A touchscreen display method is implemented by an electronic device having a foldable touchscreen that includes a first screen, a bendable area, and a second screen. The first screen is foldable with the second screen using the bendable area. The touchscreen display method includes receiving a first operation of the user, where the first operation is a folding operation or an unfolding operation performed by the user on the foldable touchscreen. The touchscreen display method further includes obtaining status data collected by a sensor, where the status data includes an included angle between the first screen and the second screen at each moment. The touchscreen display method further includes controlling, based on the included angle between the first screen and the second screen, a display location, on the foldable touchscreen, of a message in a notification bar.
US12081686B2	Hinge mechanism and foldable mobile terminal Embodiments provide a hinge mechanism and a foldable mobile terminal. A swing arm component and a synchronization component are disposed on both sides of a main shaft component of the hinge mechanism, so that when a swing arm rotates around the main shaft component, a synchronization arm on a same side as the swing arm rotates accordingly to drive a synchronization arm and a swing arm on the other side to rotate, and further, housings on both sides of the foldable mobile terminal including the main shaft component can move synchronously, and force of a flexible screen is relatively even. In addition, because swing arms on both sides of the main shaft component rotate around different axes, through such a design, accommodation space that can accommodate the flexible screen can be formed during rotation of the swing arms, so that damage to the flexible screen is reduced.
US12081684B2	System and method for fact verification using blockchain and machine learning technologies A method for performing fact verification includes receiving a document for verification; identifying and extracting, on the computer network, at least two named entities from the document for verification and associated information as metadata; identifying, off-chain, identifiers of relevant documents corresponding to each of the at least two named entities, the relevant documents being authenticated documents including one or more of the at least two named entities; identifying a predetermined number of relevant documents among the identified relevant documents based on a number of the at least two named entities present and a number of occurrences for each of the named entities; and determining whether the document to be verified is supported by the predetermined number of relevant documents.
US12081683B2	User data management for augmented reality using a distributed ledger Disclosed herein are systems and methods for setting, accessing, and modifying user privacy settings using a distributed ledger. In an aspect, a system can search previously stored software contracts to locate an up-to-date version of a software contract associated with a user based on a request for access to user data for the particular user. Then, the system determines that the user data is permitted to be shared. The system transmits, to a data virtualization platform, instructions to extract encrypted user data from a data platform. The system can then make available, to a data verification system, a private encryption key and details associated with the software contract to verify that the private encryption key and the user data match. Then the system transmits, to the data virtualization platform, the private encryption key so that the data virtualization platform can decrypt the encrypted user data.
US12081682B2	Method for determining main chain of blockchain, device, and storage medium A method for determining a main chain of a blockchain, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: determining, on the basis of a detection result that it is detected that a blockchain has at least two fork chains, weights of blocks in the fork chains (110); determining, on the basis of the weights of the blocks comprised in the fork chains, the weights of the fork chains (120); and determining a main chain from the fork chains on the basis of the weights of the fork chains, and rolling back the fork chains except for the main chain (130).
US12081679B2	Providing a first digital certificate and a DNS response A computer-implemented method is for providing a digital certificate to a device. In an embodiment, the method is based on receiving, from the device, authentication data via a secure communication channel. Furthermore, the method is based on receiving, from the device, or determining, by the server, a first certificate identifier. In particular, the first certificate identifier is a hash value. Further aspects of the method are verifying the authentication data and receiving, from the device, a first public key created by the device. In an embodiment, the method is furthermore based on sending a first certificate signing request related to a first domain name based on the first public key to a certificate authority. Herein, the first domain name comprises the certificate identifier, and a domain related to the first domain name is controlled by the server. In particular, the first domain name is a wildcard domain.
US12081678B2	Secure authentication using attestation tokens and inviolable quotes to validate request origins Secure authentication using attestation tokens and inviolable quotes to validate request origins is performed by systems and platforms. An application programming interface (API) service is hosted via secure enclave of a computing platform container. Requests to a resource system for highly confidential/sensitive information persisted in a data storage, or for computational services, are made through the enclave, which is a source from which requests are trusted. An API call is made from the secure enclave to the resource system to establish a secure communication session based on a signed certificate for the secure enclave that is signed using an encrypted memory of the secure enclave. The API call also includes an attestation token used to validate the secure enclave as the source requesting the information or service via the API call. Confidential/sensitive information is provided to the secure enclave if the API call source is validated by the resource system.
US12081676B2	Method for signing and submitting electronic documents through visual indicia The present invention provides a method for signing and submitting an electronic document by performing a single action in relation to a visual indicium, reducing the number of interactions that a signer needs to carry out to create and submit a digitally signed electronic document. The invention involves four parties: a server system, an auxiliary client system, a client system, and a recipient system. The server system stores the electronic document and facilitates its creation and submission processes. The auxiliary client system obtains the electronic document from the server system and displays the electronic document along with a visual indicium. Subsequently, the client system displays a single action for the signer to perform on the indicium in order to set in motion the signing process and submit the digitally signed electronic document to the recipient system.
US12081673B2	User authentication system, user authentication server, and user authentication method A system which performs both identification and authentication of a user ID at the same time with only one step of inputting a one-time password without the need of step of inputting a user ID is provided. A one-time password deriving rule for generating a one-time password by being applied to pattern elements at specific positions in a case where a plurality of pattern elements arranged in a predetermined pattern are presented to a user who is to be authenticated as a presentation pattern is set as a password of the user, and the user is authenticated on the basis of a character string for authentication in which a user ID is embedded at a predetermined embedding position within the one-time password. In this event, a correct character string for authentication for the presented presentation pattern is generated as a verification code for all user IDs, and in a case where a verification code which matches a character string for authentication input from the user exists, user authentication of the user ID corresponding to the verification code is made successful.
US12081672B2	Distributed ledger appliance and methods of use Computerized apparatus using characterized devices such as memories for intensive computational applications such as blockchain processing. In one embodiment, the computerized apparatus comprises a computational appliance (e.g., stand-alone box, server blade, plug-in card, or mobile device) that includes characterized memory devices. These memory devices are associated with a range of performances over a range of operational parameters, and can be used in conjunction with a solution density function to optimize memory searching. In one embodiment, the ledger appliance can communicate with other ledger appliances to create and/or use a blockchain ledger so as to facilitate decentralized exchanges between untrusted parties. In some variants, the ledger appliance may additionally use an application programming interface (API) to dynamically generate blockchains on the fly. Various other applications are also described (e.g., social media, machine learning, probabilistic applications and other error-tolerant applications).
US12081670B1	Validation of electronic document using distributed ledgers Presented herein are system and methods for validating electronic documents. A first server having one or more processors coupled with memory may identify an electronic document of a customer device. The first server may validate a record of the electronic document in accordance with a consensus algorithm by communicating associated data to a plurality of second servers. The first server may generate a token using the electronic document in response to the plurality of second servers successfully validating the record of the electronic document. The first server may append the record of the electronic document corresponding to the token to the plurality of records on a distributed ledger. The first server may generate an instruction to store the token on a wallet of the customer device to authorize the use of the electronic document across the plurality of second servers.
US12081668B2	Authentication method, content delivery network CDN, and content server An authentication method, a content delivery network CDN, and a content server are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a CDN, a content access request that is sent by a client and that carries a first authentication credential and a second authentication credential, where the first authentication credential is generated by a content server based on a first key allocated by the CDN, and the second authentication credential is generated by the content server based on a second key allocated by a cloud server; performing, by the CDN, authentication on the first authentication credential by using the first key; and performing, by the cloud server, authentication on the second authentication credential by using the second key. In this manner, the CDN and the cloud storage server separately allocate different keys to the content server.
US12081667B1	Systems and methods for distributed trust model and framework A trust management system is provided for a network communication ecosystem having a plurality of participating entities. The trust management system includes a trust specification engine configured to define and manage trust relationships between a first entity and a second entity of the plurality of participating entities, a trust analysis engine configured to process the results of a trust query from the first entity to the second entity, a trust evaluation engine configured to evaluate the trust relationships managed by the trust specification engine, and a trust monitor configured to (i) monitor one or more trust triggers occurring relevant to at least one of the first and second entities, and (2) update a trust relationship between the first and second entities based on one or more monitored trust triggers.
US12081664B2	Cloud-native global file system with constant-time rekeying A cloud-native global file system in which a local filer creates objects and forward them to a cloud-based object store is augmented to include constant-time rekeying (CTR). At volume creation time on the filer, a random Intermediate Key (IK) is generated. The IK is encrypted using one or more public key(s) for the volume in question, and then stored in encrypted form in a volume metadata file (e.g., cloudvolume.xml) alongside the other volume information. Once created, the IK is treated like any other volume metadata. During startup of a volume manager on the filer, the one or more per-volume IK blobs (present) are decrypted using an appropriate secret key, and then cached in memory. All objects sent to the cloud are then symmetrically encrypted to the current IK for that volume. All objects read from the cloud are decrypted using the locally-cached IK.
US12081663B2	Key management and key policies for data encryption in a storage appliance One example method includes continuously performing key related operations. Each data set in a storage system is encrypted with a different key. New keys are repeatedly introduced and new data is encrypted only with the newest or latest key. Data being rekeyed is re-encrypted with the latest key. By repeatedly introducing new keys and rekeying data sets associated with older keys, the overall key age of the system can be kept low and the data is less susceptible to being compromised.
US12081661B2	Valuables management system In a blockchain, contents of a transaction are basically made public, and a malicious person can find system vulnerability of the blockchain. The person is likely to exploit the vulnerability and cause leak of cryptocurrency to an unintended third party through unauthorized access or the like. Thus, it cannot be said that sufficient security measures are taken. In the present invention, a colony server stores partial data containing data of a predetermined size from a beginning of valuables data received from a terminal, and a center server stores body data containing data of the predetermined size +1 and thereafter. Thus, the valuables data is managed in a divided manner. Also, even if the body data is leaked from the colony server through unauthorized access or the like, the body data is merely part of the valuables data, and has no value on its own. Thus, the present invention provides a system and the like for achieving robust security against unauthorized access.
US12081660B2	TPM-based data integrity The present disclosure provides for a system ensuring the integrity of received data. The system includes a processor, a trusted platform module, and a memory storing instructions. Upon a request from the processor, the trusted platform module generates an asymmetric key pair including a private key and a public key. The trusted platform module provides the public key and an encrypted private key to the processor. The processor generates a checksum of received content data and sends the checksum to the trusted platform module. The processor also loads the encrypted private key into the trusted platform module. The trusted platform module decrypts the encrypted private key, encrypts the checksum with the private key, and provides the encrypted checksum to the processor. The processor sends the content data together with the encrypted checksum to an external device. The external device may decrypt the encrypted checksum with the public key.
US12081657B2	Watermarking of genomic sequencing data Examples are described for dynamically applying a digital watermark to a file, such as a dataset of genomic sequencing data. In one example, a method of dynamically applying a watermark to at least a portion of a file includes generating, using a secret key, a first random seed, generating, using the first random seed, an ordered pseudorandom set of integers, generating, using entity information and timing information, a second random seed, selecting, using the second random seed, a subset of the ordered pseudorandom set of integers, and modifying data at data locations in the file corresponding to at least a portion of the identifiers included in the subset to generate a watermarked file. The method may further include performing a check to determine whether the watermark is present in a file using a sequence of watermark elements that are generated based on the secret key.
US12081656B1	Techniques for circumventing provider-imposed limitations in snapshot inspection of disks for cybersecurity A system and method reduces use of restricted operations in a cloud computing environment during cybersecurity threat inspection. The method includes: detecting an encrypted disk in a cloud computing environment, the encrypted disk encrypted utilizing a first key in a key management system (KMS); generating a second key in the KMS, the second key providing access for a principal of an inspection environment; generating a snapshot of the encrypted disk; generating a volume based on the snapshot, wherein the volume is re-encrypted with the second key; generating a snapshot of the re-encrypted volume; generating an inspectable disk from the snapshot of the re-encrypted volume; and initiating inspection for a cybersecurity object on the inspectable disk.
US12081654B2	Method to authenticate a user at a service provider Provided is a method to authenticate a user equipment (UE) at a service provider (SP), when the UE is compliant with either Generic Bootstrap Architecture (GBA) or Authentication and Key Agreement for Applications (AKMA). The user authentication is performed by way of the GBA or AKMA protocol The method relies on the Mobile Network Operator's (MNO) GBA or AKMA authentication framework. It can employ a Diffie-Hellman exchange between the user equipment (UE) and the service provider (SP), leading to a Diffie-Hellman session key (gxy), while establishing the GBA or AKMA protocol. The method calculates a final Network Application Function (NAF) or AKMA Application Function key (iNAF_key or iAApF_key) to maintain confidentiality of the communication between the user equipment (UE) and the service provider (SP). It derives this key from the Diffie-Hellman session key (gxy) and from the respective protocol's service provider key (Ks_ext/int_NAF or KAF).
US12081653B2	Systems and methods for providing secure, encrypted communications across distributed computer networks by coordinating cryptography-based digital repositories in order to perform blockchain operations in decentralized applications Methods and systems for the use of multi-party computation (“MPC”) key systems that involve the use of multiple parties, each of which hold respective private data that may be used to evaluate a computation without ever revealing any of the private data held by each party to perform blockchain operations. Using the MPC key systems, the methods and systems generate secure, encrypted communications across distributed computer networks for authorizing use of cryptography-based digital repositories in order to perform blockchain operations in decentralized applications.
US12081651B2	One-time pad encryption for industrial wireless instruments Methods and systems for implementing one-time pad (OTP) encryption in industrial wireless instruments advantageously make use of data storage devices now available that can store a large number of encryption keys or pads in a small enough package to fit within an industrial wireless instrument. In some embodiments, the wireless instruments use solid-state memory devices that can easily hold a sufficient number of pads to last the expected lifetime of the wireless instruments. The solid-state memory devices are installed only during manufacturing of the wireless instruments where tamper-resistant manufacturing and assembly techniques may be used to ensure security for the pads. Likewise, the solid-state memory devices of the wireless instruments are also replaced or replenished only at an authorized manufacturer should additional pads be needed.
US12081647B2	Using automatic homomorphic encryption in a multi-cloud environment to support translytical data computation using an elastic hybrid memory cube Aspects of the disclosure relate to using automatic homomorphic encryption in a multi-cloud environment to support translytical data computation using an elastic hybrid memory cube. A computing platform may receive enterprise data from a data collection engine associated with an enterprise organization. The computing platform may inspect the enterprise data and discard enterprise data that fails to satisfy validation criteria. The computing platform may attach encryption rules to the remaining enterprise data. The computing platform may divide the enterprise data into discrete components and may continuously encrypt each component of the enterprise data using public keys. The computing platform may generate private keys that can be used to access the encrypted enterprise data, and may transmit the private keys to the enterprise organization. The computing platform, upon receipt of a private key from the enterprise organization, may determine whether the private key is authorized to access the encrypted enterprise data.
US12081646B2	Adaptively controlling groups of automated machines Methods and systems that allow neural network systems to control adaptively groups of automated machines to achieve a common goal. In particular, a number of automated machines can be divided into multiple groups. Each group having one or more automated machines, and the automated machines belong to each group is to use an identical neural network (that is, having the same neural network structure and the same set of coefficients). As the groups of automated machines operate to achieve the common goal, some groups may perform better compared with other groups. If so, the neural network of the better performing group is copied to automated machines in other groups to ensure more automated machines also improve the results in achieving the common goal.
US12081645B2	Instantaneous key invalidation in response to a detected eavesdropper Instantaneous key invalidation in response to a detected eavesdropper. A quantum computing system that includes a plurality of qubits and a quantum channel uses a quantum key distribution protocol to generate a key. The quantum computing system determines that an eavesdropper has eavesdropped on the quantum channel. In response to determining that the eavesdropper has eavesdropped on the quantum channel, the quantum computing system sends a key-revocation message to a designated destination.
US12081640B2	Device and method for connecting a field device to a communication system An apparatus for connecting a field device to a communication system includes a field device interface for connecting the apparatus to the field device, a communication interface for connecting the apparatus to the communication system, a protocol conversion unit, and a switching unit. The switching unit is configured to recognize a protocol used by the field device and to establish a connection between the field device and the communication interface via the protocol conversion unit depending on the recognized protocol. Further, a method of connecting a field device to a communication system includes recognizing a protocol used by the connected field device, performing a protocol conversion depending on the recognized protocol, and establishing a connection between the connected field device and the communication system.
US12081636B2	Distribution of machine learning workflows on webscale infrastructures A network device includes processing circuitry configured to cause the network device to: partition a flow graph for an application to generate a partitioned graph of nodes and edges, each of the nodes including computations mapped to an execution unit to execute at least a portion of the application, and each of the edges denoting communications between execution units; determine whether the partitioned graph is an irreducible graph; and schedule the computations and the communications for execution in response to determining that the partitioned graph is an irreducible graph.
US12081635B2	System and apparatus for implementing a high speed link between a mobile cache and an edge cache A system and method for implementing a high speed link between a mobile cache and an edge cache. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: a mobile cache deployed on a vessel/vehicle, the mobile cache to store multimedia content to be provided to passengers on the vessel/vehicle; a first network device including a first plurality of wireless network antennas communicatively coupled to the mobile cache; an edge cache deployed at a designated location at which the vessel/vehicle is expected; a second network device including a second plurality of wireless network antennas communicatively coupled to the edge cache; wherein upon arrival at the designated location, each of the first plurality of wireless network antennas is paired with at least one of the second plurality of wireless network antennas to establish a plurality of simultaneous wireless links to exchange multimedia content between the edge cache and the mobile cache.
US12081629B1	Machine learning pipeline management for automated software deployment Machine learning automatic pipeline management for automated software deployment is described. An adjustment to computing capacity for a region of a multi-region computing network is identified. A service to be deployed in the region of the multi-region computing network is further identified. Configuration settings for deployment of the service in the region is generated using past deployment data for the service in other regions of the multi-region computing network. A continuous code delivery service is directed to add a stage to a software deployment pipeline for the region. The stage may be configured using the at least one configuration setting.
US12081628B1	Account association for voice-enabled devices Systems and methods for account association with voice-enabled devices are disclosed. For example, a voice-enabled device situated in a managed environment, such as a hotel room, may be taken by a temporary resident or guest of the environment. Upon determining that the device has been removed from the environment, a device identifier associated with the device may be dissociated from components and/or services associated with environment and/or systems related thereto, and the device identifier may be associated with a user account of the user.
US12081620B2	System and method for server based control A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks.
US12081619B2	Devices and methods for remote direct memory access A requesting device includes a memory, a controller, and a communication interface. The memory is configured to store a plurality of work elements in one or more requesting queues. Each work element indicates a requestor, a responder, and an operation. The controller is configured to retrieve at least a first work element of the plurality of work elements from the memory, generate a first hint message that includes an indication of at least one operation of the first work element, and transmit the first hint message to a first responding device over the communication interface. The first responding device corresponds to a first responder of the first work element. The controller is further configured to transmit a first request relating to the at least one operation of the first work element to the first responding device over the communication interface. The first request indicates the at least one operation.
US12081616B2	System and method for signaling through data storage An application platform system and method. A data synchronization instance manages a reference state object for a data synchronization system (DSS) account. A first local state object is stored at a first application system. The first application system receives update notifications provided by the DSS. A second local state object is stored at a second application system. The second application system receives update notifications provided by the DSS. An application instruction of the first application system is transformed into a state update, and the first local state object is modified to include the state update. The state update is provided to the DSS via a local update notification. The reference state object is modified to include the state update. The state update is provided to the second application system via a reference update notification. The second local state object is modified to include the state update.
US12081615B2	Application sharing method, electronic device and computer-readable storage medium This application provides an application sharing method, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: receiving target application identification information and target device information; displaying, in a case that a first electronic device is connected to a target electronic device corresponding to the target device information, a running interface of a target application in a virtual screen; and sharing the running interface of the target application displayed in the virtual screen with the target electronic device.
US12081612B2	System providing faster and more efficient data communication A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid). The client then downloads the data from these peers in parts and in parallel, thereby speeding up the Web transfer, releasing congestion from the Web by fetching the information from multiple sources, and relieving traffic from Web servers by offloading the data transfers from them to nearby peers.
US12081610B2	Techniques for multiple conformance points in media coding A method and apparatus for media decoding by a decoder include decoding a first indication indicative of a first conformance point of a coded video sequence. A second indication indicative of a second conformance point of the coded video sequence is decoded. It is determined whether the coded video sequence is decodable by the decoder based on at least one of the first indication and the second indication. The coded video sequence is selectively decoded based on determining whether the decoded video sequence is decodable by the decoder.
US12081608B1	Methods and apparatus for synchronous HTTP media playback Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed to synchronize media playback at devices in a multicast environment. Disclosed is a system to synchronize media playback, the system comprising programmable circuitry, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed or instantiated by the programmable circuitry, facilitate performance of operations, comprising transmitting, using a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), a first request in a first HTTP message to a first client device and to a second client device, receiving, from the first client device in response to the first request. a first time stamp associated with a first presentation, the first time stamp representing a first playback time within the first presentation, receiving, from the second client device in response to the first request, a second time stamp associated with a second presentation, the second time stamp representing a second playback time within the second presentation, calculating a time difference between the first time stamp and the second time stamp, determining whether the time difference satisfies a threshold, transmitting a second HTTP message to the first client device and the second client device in response to a determination that the time difference fails to satisfy the threshold, the second HTTP message to cause the first client device to pause the first presentation and the second client device to pause the second presentation, transmitting seek instructions in a third HTTP message to the second client device, the seek instructions to cause the second client device to synchronize the second presentation to the first presentation by setting the first and second playback times equal, and transmitting a fourth HTTP message to cause the first client device to resume the first presentation and the second client device to resume the second presentation.
US12081603B1	Controlling presentations in video conferences One example method for controlling presentations in video conferences includes displaying, by a video conference application executing on a first client device, a first slide of a plurality of slides in a slide presentation as part of a visual display of a video conference on the first client device; receiving, by the video conference application executing on the first client device from the video conference application executing on a second client device, a first command to display a second slide, wherein the first command is issued by a first user of a plurality of users of the video conferencing application authorized to control the slide presentation; displaying, by the video conference application executing on the first client, the second slide in response to receiving the first command; receiving, by the video conference application executing on the first client device from the video conference application executing on a third client device, a second command to display a third slide, wherein the second command is issued by a second user of the plurality of users of the video conferencing application authorized to control the slide presentation; and displaying, by the video conference application executing on the first client, the third slide in response to receiving the first command.
US12081602B1	Metering client-side features Implementations for metering features of media conferences on the client-side are described. Initially, a participant joins a media conference. An identifier of a feature and an allotment associated with the feature is then received by the participant. The feature is used during the media conference and the allotment associated with the feature is decremented based on the use of the feature. It is then determined that an allotment refresh is needed. In response, additional allotment associated with the feature is requested and received by the participant until the maximum number of additional allotment requests or the maximum allotment is reached.
US12081599B1	Pronunciation services for video conferencing Systems and methods for providing pronunciation services for video conferencing are described. A method includes receiving, by a video conference provider, an audio stream of a pronunciation of one or more words. The video conference provider may associate the audio stream of the pronunciation with a user of a first client device, in which the first client device is configured to join a video conference hosted by a video conference provider, the video conference having a plurality of participants using a plurality of client devices. The video conference provider then receives, from a second client device, a first indication to play back the pronunciation. Responsive to the first indication, the video conference may provide, to the second client device, the audio stream of the pronunciation. The video conference provider then outputs instructions to cause the second client device to play back the audio stream of the pronunciation.
US12081597B2	System for establishing a shared media session for one or more client devices A system is provided for establishing a shared media session for client devices that receives event data and media corresponding to a shared media session and previous shared media sessions from a recording client device communicably coupled to a distributed communication network. A persistent record of the event data and media is generated until the shared media session is terminated by at least one of a first client device or by abandonment of the distributed communication network by the first client device and by second client devices. A new disparate live media output stream is generated with multiple distinct channels based on augmentation of a disparate live media output stream in the shared media session. The augmentation is based on an interaction from a user on actions in the shared media session.
US12081591B2	Over-the-top management in a communication network A method for over-the-top (OTT) management in a communication network is presented. The method is performed in an application client. The method comprises sending a request for activation of a policy for an application network interaction protocol (ANIP) service to a packet data network gateway (PGW) wherein the request indicates an address to a local ANIP server; receiving a set of rules related to the requested activation of the policy from the PGW, wherein the set of rules are defined for a packet data network (PDN) session applicable for the ANIP service; and communicating over the communication network based on the received set of rules. Methods, application clients, PGWs, ANIP servers, computer programs, and a computer program for OTT management in a communication network are also presented.
US12081589B2	Systems and methods for improved domain name system security Provided herein are methods and systems for improved domain name system (DNS) security. A computing device of a DNS, such as a recursive DNS server, may cache previously processed (e.g., resolved) DNS requests. The DNS cache may be a target for cache poisoning and other cache manipulation attacks. The methods and systems described herein may employ artificial intelligence, machine learning, and/or pattern recognition techniques to provide improved security for the DNS cache.
US12081585B2	Online game network demultiplexer with denial-of-service prevention A processing application stored on a processing server receives a request to join an application server from a client device. The processing application identifies a targeted application server from a set of application servers, a private internet protocol (IP) address for the targeted application server, and a port number associated with the targeted application server. The processing application generates a token based at least in part on the private IP address for the targeted application server. The processing application maps the private IP address to a virtual IP (VIP) address. The processing application transmits the VIP address, the private IP address, the port number, and the token to the client device.
US12081577B2	Systems and methods for automated risk-based network security focus Systems, devices, and methods are discussed for automatically determining a risk-based focus in determining zero trust network access policy on one or more network elements.
US12081576B2	Systems and methods for improved cybersecurity named-entity-recognition considering semantic similarity A computer-implemented system implements a named entity recognition (NER) model trained for automatic dataset labeling and corpus generation for cybersecurity entities. The NER model includes a semantic similarity measure to determine which category an unclassified/unlabeled word such as an ambiguous keyword with more than one meaning should belong to based on the semantic similarity of an entire sentence.
US12081574B2	Systems and methods for performing a simulated phishing attack Systems and methods for performing a simulated phishing attack are provided. A simulated attack server can send a simulated attack email including a unique identifier to a target. The simulated attack server can receive a reply email including the unique identifier from the target. The simulated attack server can extract the unique identifier from the reply email. The simulated attack server can determine a match between the unique identifier and an identity of the target. The simulated attack server can record a target failure, responsive to determining the match between the unique identifier and the identity of the target.
US12081573B2	Migration of traffic flows There is set forth herein obtaining data traffic monitoring data, the data traffic monitoring data being in dependence on monitoring of traffic received by a container of a protected computing environment; obtaining data traffic monitoring data, the data traffic monitoring data being in dependence on monitoring of traffic received by a processing resource of a computing environment; obtaining a state of the processing resource and provisioning a utility processing resource to include the state of the processing resource; and configuring the computing environment to route data traffic to the utility processing resource.
US12081572B2	Apparatus having engine using artificial intelligence for detecting bot anomalies in a computer network A system comprises an enterprise network system and engine. The engine has a discovery module coupled to a switch device, an AI and machine learning based monitoring and detection module coupled to the switch device, and a remediation module coupled to the switch device. The remediation module is configured to initiate a remediation process based upon the detection of at least one of the bot anomalies from the flow of data.
US12081563B2	Autonomous network security scaling Apparatus, systems, methods, and the like, for autonomous scaling of security and other network services through initialization of a service from a network service device and/or migration of such services from one service device to another is provided. Such network scaling may allow for migration of services from existing service edges to other service edges. A security management system may coordinate the migration of services provided to a secondary network from one or more service edges to another, separate service edge while providing session synchronization during the migration. To migrate the services from the first service edge to a second service edge, a session table may be shared between the service edges and the first and second service edges may advertise service routes or endpoints with one or more priority values to control or otherwise determine which service edge is selected by a service-receiving device to receive the services.
US12081556B2	Device, system and method for changing communication infrastructures based on call security level A device, method and system for changing communication infrastructure based on call security level is provided. A device determines a call security level of a call occurring at a first communication infrastructure; the first communication infrastructure associated with a first security level; the call security level determined from one or more of; a profile of a caller on the call; and audio on the call. In response to determining that the call security level and the first security level are misaligned, the device causes the call to change to a second communication infrastructure associated with a second security level aligned with the call security level.
US12081545B2	Out-of-band authentication to access web-service with indication of physical access to client device Provided is a process that affords out-of-band authentication for confirmation of physical access or when a device utilized for out-of-band authentication lacks connectivity to a network. An asymmetric cryptographic key-pair is established, a first device obtaining a key operable to decrypt data. A remote server obtaining a key operable to encrypt data and associating that key with an identifier of an identity or account associated with a user. An access attempt from the second device is received in association with the identifier of the identity associated with the user. A notification including data encrypted by the encryption key is generated by the remote server and transmitted to the second device. The first device obtains the notification data from the second device and decrypts the data to determine a notification response which is returned to the remote server for verification to permit or deny the access attempt of the second device.
US12081543B2	System and method for user authentication for information security A system receives a request to authorize an interaction between a first avatar associated with a first user and a second avatar associated with a second user within a virtual environment. The system receives a request to verify the identity of the first user. The system receives an image of the first user and extracts facial features from the image. The system identifies a serial number and a user credential associated with the first user. The system generates a token based on the facial features, the serial number, and the user credential. The system verifies the identity of the first user based on the token. If the identity of the first user is verified, the system authorizes the interaction between the first avatar and the second avatar.
US12081541B2	Device-side federated machine learning computer system architecture Techniques are disclosed in which a computer system receives a transaction request and uses a federated machine learning model to analyze the transaction request. A server computer system may generate a federated machine learning model and distribute portions of the federated machine learning models to other components of the computer system including a user device and/or edge servers. In various embodiments, various components of the computer system apply transaction request evaluation factors to the portions of the federated machine learning model to generate scores. The server computer system uses the scores to determine a response to the transaction request.
US12081534B2	Onboarding client device to user-defined network using federation-based network identity Aspects described herein include a method of automated grouping of client devices for a user-defined network (UDN). The method includes receiving, from a client device an authentication request to join an access provider network. The authentication request includes a unique identifier of the client device for a federation-based network. The method further includes transmitting the unique identifier to a UDN cloud, transmitting the authentication request to an identity provider, and receiving, responsive to the identity provider authenticating the authentication request, a list of one or more UDNs from the UDN cloud that are associated with the unique identifier. The method further includes joining the client device with one or more other client devices present on the access provider network listing a same UDN.
US12081532B1	Systems and methods for facilitating a double-layer restriction subnet architecture using subnet specific restrictions within data streamed using hierarchical subnet restrictions Systems and methods for uses and/or improvements to blockchain and blockchain technology, particularly to provide a scalable solution to the aforementioned security and privacy concerns. As one example, systems and methods are described herein for a double-layer restriction subnet architecture that overcomes the technical limitations of conventional blockchains, whether public or permissioned, and subnets thereof. The double-layer restriction subnet architecture comprises a series of permissioned subnets, which provides both the security/privacy benefits of permissioned blockchains but also the scalability of subnet efficiency.
US12081531B2	Secure communications using loop-based authentication flow A first party uses a secret key to encrypt information, which is then sent through an untrusted connection to a second party. The second party, however, cannot decrypt the information on its own, and it relays the encrypted information through a secure network. The secure network includes one or more nodes linking the first and second parties through one or more trusted connections (“hops”); each hop features uses of a shared secret key unique to that hop. The first party's connection to the network (domain) receives the information relayed through the secure network by the second party, it decrypts that information according to the secret key of the first party, and it then retransmits the decrypted information to the second party using the secure hops. Techniques are provided for sharing a private session key, federated credentials, and private information.
US12081530B2	Partial packet encryption for encrypted tunnels Techniques and mechanisms to reduce double encryption of packets that are transmitted using encrypted tunnels. The techniques described herein include determining that portions of the packets are already encrypted, identifying portions of the packets that are unencrypted, and selectively encrypting the portions of the packets that are unencrypted prior to transmission through the encrypted tunnel. In this way, potentially private or sensitive data in the packets that is unencrypted, such as information in the packet headers, will be encrypted using the encryption protocol of the encrypted tunnel, but the data of the packets that is already encrypted, such as the payload, may avoid unnecessary double encryption. By reducing (or eliminating) the amount of data in data packets that is double encrypted, the amount of time taken by computing devices, and computing resources consumed, to encrypted traffic for encrypted tunnels may be reduced.
US12081529B2	System and method for adaptive encryption for SD-WAN A system and method for adaptive encryption for SD-WAN includes identifying an encrypted conversational flow and determining whether a duration of the encrypted conversational flow exceeds a threshold. The method also includes selecting a header-less tunnel for the encrypted conversational flow when the duration is more than the threshold. The method further includes transmitting the encrypted conversational flow to an egress router over the selected header-less tunnel.
US12081524B2	Globally available VPN as a service Generally discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for globally accessible virtual private network (VPN) as a service. A method can include receiving a domain name request at a domain name system (DNS), the domain name request being received from a tenant premise equipment and including a domain name of a plurality of domain names associated with a VPN service, identifying, by the DNS and based on the domain name, an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a node of nodes dedicated to servicing traffic of the domain name, and establishing, by the DNS, a VPN tunnel between the tenant premise equipment and the identified node.
US12081509B2	Communication method and electronic device for communicating from a mobile communications network to a network device and a router A communication method applied to a customer-premises equipment (CPE), where the CPE works in a bridging mode, and the method includes that the CPE sends a first dialing request to a mobile communications network. The CPE accesses the mobile communications network after receiving a first dialing response. The CPE bridges a first public Internet Protocol (IP) address in the first dialing response to a router connected to the CPE. The CPE sends a second dialing request to the mobile communications network after accessing the mobile communications network. The CPE receives a second dialing response, obtains a second public IP address from the second dialing response, and establishes a logical link to the mobile communications network to communicate with the mobile communications network without relying on the router connected to the CPE.
US12081508B2	Feedback enabled network curation of relevant content thread A computer-implemented method includes identifying, by a computer device, particular users of a digital publishing platform, the particular users being users that have commented on previous content published by a first user; identifying, by the computer device, correlated users, the correlated users being those particular users that have published a pertinent comment; assessing, by the computer device, a satisfaction level of the first user with each pertinent comment; identifying, by the computer device and based on the assessing, a set of users of the correlated users, each of the correlated users in the set of users having published a pertinent comment having a satisfaction level above a threshold; notifying, by the computer device, the set of users that the first user has published new content; detecting, by the computer device, new comments by the correlated users in the set of users, the new comments pertaining to the new content; assessing, by the computer device, a satisfaction level of the first user with each new comment; and updating, by the computer device, the set of users based on the satisfaction level of the first user with each new comment.
US12081507B2	System and method for generating user-specific interfaces One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for generating a user-specific interface are provided. In an example, a user-specific machine learning model, for a user of an email application, may be trained based upon one or more interactions of the user with a device upon which the email application is installed. A determination may be made that an email message has been received by an email account of the user. A user-specific message interface may be generated based upon (i) the trained user-specific machine learning model and (ii) content of the email message. A notification of the email message may be provided for display on the device of the user. In response to the user selecting the notification of the email message, the user-specific interface may be provided for display on the device of the user.
US12081501B2	Smart email template generation based on attachments Disclosed are various embodiments of identifying a reusable email template for use in an email client based on a file attachment, an email recipient, and/or other factors, such as date and time. Various embodiments can identify an unsent email, the unsent email comprising at least a body and an attachment file, analyze the attachment file to determine one or more attachment categories, select an email template from a plurality of email templates based at least on the one or more attachment categories, and populate the body of the unsent email with the selected email template.
US12081498B2	Channelization for signal boosters Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a signal path that includes a digital filter. The repeater can include a controller. The controller can receive plurality of signals in a multi-channel downlink signal band. The controller can digitize one or more signals in the multi-channel downlink signal band to form a plurality of digitized downlink signals. The controller can use the digital filter to adjust a gain of one or more of the digitized downlink signals based on a channel-specific received signal strength indicator (RSSI) or a network protection requirement.
US12081497B2	Communication method and communications device This application relates to a communication method and a communications device. The communication method includes: determining, a first signal to be sent on a first uplink carrier; determining a second signal to be sent on a second uplink carrier, where the first uplink carrier corresponds to a first radio access technology, and the second uplink carrier corresponds to a second radio access technology; and when a first transmission timing corresponding to the first signal is different from a second transmission timing corresponding to the second signal, and if the first signal and the second signal overlap in time domain, sending, a third signal, where the third signal is the second signal, or is the second signal or a part of the first signal, where the part of the first signal is carried on a symbol that does not overlap with a symbol corresponding the second signal.
US12081494B2	Reference occasion determination in control channel repetition A wireless device receives one or more configuration parameters indicating a reference of a start-and-length-indicator value (SLIV). The wireless device receives, via a first monitoring occasion of monitoring occasions of a time slot, a repetition of downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception with a PDSCH mapping Type B. The wireless device receives the PDSCH reception based on a starting symbol of a second monitoring occasion with a latest starting time among starting times of the monitoring occasions, in response to the one or more configuration parameters indicating the reference of SLIV.
US12081489B2	Method for determining physical uplink control channel resource, and storage medium The present invention relates to a method for determining a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource, and a storage medium. The method performed by a terminal includes acquiring codebook type indication information of a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a codebook type indicated by the codebook type indication information having a corresponding relationship with a PUCCH resource carrying the HARQ-ACK; and determining the PUCCH resource for carrying the HARQ-ACK based on the codebook type indication information.
US12081483B2	Information sending method, user terminal and computer-readable storage medium An information sending method, a user terminal and a computer-readable storage medium. The information sending method comprises: when an instruction for sending target information is detected, determining whether information in the target information has a conflict, wherein the target information comprises N physical channels and M physical signals, and M+N≥2; when the information in the target information has a conflict, acquiring the priority corresponding to the information in the target information; and according to the priority of the information in the target information, processing the target information and then sending same, wherein processing the target information comprises: adjusting the transmitted power of the information with low priority in the target information; or, discarding some or all of the pieces of information with low priority. The solution can realize the simultaneous sending of two or more uplink physical channels or signals on a single carrier.
US12081481B2	Signaling sending method and device, and signaling receiving method and device Provided are a signaling sending method and device and a signaling receiving method and device. The signaling sending method includes: configuring N sets according to reference-signal-related information satisfying a predetermined channel characteristic requirement, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and an element in the N sets is the reference-signal-related information; generating a first type of signaling, where the first type of signaling carries the N sets; and sending the first type of signaling to a second communication node, where the first type of signaling is used for notifying the second communication node to perform beam indication according to the N sets.
US12081477B2	Puncturing indicator of a portion of a reference signal within an unpunctured portion of the reference signal Disclosed are techniques related to wireless communication system in which a network node (e.g., a base station, gNB, etc.) may be allowed to puncture a reference signal (RS) to deliver high priority data (e.g., URLLC data) to a user equipment (UE) that is not currently being served by the network node. The RS may comprise a puncturable subset and an unpuncturable subset. The puncturable subset may comprise resources of the RS that are allowed to be punctured, and the unpuncturable subset may comprise resources of the RS that are prohibited from being punctured. The network node may transmit the RS such that unpuncturable subset indicates whether or not the puncturable subset of the RS has or has not been punctured.
US12081471B2	Uplink transmission Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable mediums for uplink transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented at a terminal device is provided. The method comprises, in response to being configured with at least one SRS resource set by a network device and the at least one SRS resource set being associated with first and second CSI-RS resources, receiving, from the network device, a first CSI-RS transmitted via a first TRP over the first CSI-RS resource and a second CSI-RS transmitted via a second TRP over the second CSI-RS resource. The method further comprises determining, based on the received first and second CSI-RSs, first precoding information for uplink transmission via the first TRP and second precoding information for uplink transmission via the second TRP respectively. The method further comprises determining, from the first and second TRPs, at least one TRP for uplink transmission, the at least one TRP being associated with third precoding information selected from the first and second precoding information. In addition, the method further comprises transmitting, based on the third precoding information, at least one SRS to the network device via the at least one TRP.
US12081468B2	Interference-aware beamforming Aspects of the disclosure relate to an interference-aware beamforming environment in which an AP controller can determine one or more beams of one or more APs to serve various STAs. For example, an AP can request that STA(s) provide one or more uplink pilot signals during different time slots. The AP can receive the uplink pilot signal(s) and determine, for each STA, the uplink beam quality of each transmit beam-receive beam pair over which an uplink pilot signal was received from the respective STA. The AP can use reciprocity to determine, for each STA, the downlink beam quality for various transmit beam-receive beam pairs. The AP can use the determined downlink beam quality to identify the best beam with which to serve various STAs. An AP controller can determine which downlink beam(s) an AP should use to serve a STA based on the downlink beams originally selected by the APs.
US12081467B2	Modulation order of a fraction of PDSCH symbols for phase noise handling The base station may transmit to the UE, a first part and a second part of a PDSCH. The UE may decode the second part of the PDSCH. The first part of the PDSCH may be associated with a higher MCS than the second part of the PDSCH. The UE may estimate at least one of an ICI or a CPE associated with the PDSCH based on the decoding of the second part of the PDSCH. The UE may decode the first part of the PDSCH based on the decoding of the second part of the PDSCH. Decoding the first part of the PDSCH based on the decoding of the second part of the PDSCH may include correcting for the at least one of the ICI or the CPE associated with the PDSCH.
US12081461B2	User equipment radio frequency and band capability for carrier aggregation measurement gap Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, user equipment (UE) comprising circuitry to connect to a network via a serving cell; and indicate to the network a measurement gap capability of the UE. The measurement gap capability includes information if the UE supports a carrier aggregation (CA) specific measurement gap and if the UE has two or more radio-frequency (RF) chains. The UE then receives a CA specific measurement gap configuration from the network for the two or more RF chains.
US12081454B2	Systems and methods for provision of a guaranteed batch Systems and methods for providing a guaranteed batch pool are described, including receiving a job request for execution on the pool of resources; determining an amount of time to be utilized for executing the job request based on available resources from the pool of resources and historical resource usage of the pool of resources; determining a resource allocation from the pool of resources, wherein the resource allocation spreads the job request over the amount of time; determining that the job request is capable of being executed for the amount of time; and executing the job request over the amount of time, according to the resource allocation.
US12081452B2	Controlling distribution of resources in a network Disclosed are various embodiments for accessing resources when a client device complies with distribution rules. A client device receives distribution rules associated with resources that are accessible at a distribution service. The client device determines whether the client device complies with the distribution rules. The client device transmits an indication of compliance for the distribution to the distribution service. The client device receives the resource from the distribution service.
US12081451B2	Resource placement templates for virtual networks With the advent of virtualization technologies, networks and routing for those networks can now be simulated using commodity hardware. For example, virtualization technologies can be adapted to allow a single physical computing machine to be shared among multiple virtual networks by providing one or more virtual machines simulated in software by the single physical computing machine, with each virtual machine acting as a distinct logical computing system. In addition, as routing can be accomplished through software, additional network setup flexibility can be provided to the virtual network in comparison with hardware-based routing. In some implementations, virtual network setup can be abstracted through the use of resource placement templates, allowing users to create virtual networks compliant with a customer's networking policies without necessarily having knowledge of what those policies are.
US12081450B2	System and method using improved message queue and packing scheme for electronic device A system and method provide a combination of a modular message structure, a priority-based message packing scheme, and a data packet queue management system to optimize the information content of a transmitted message in, for example, the Ocean of Things (OoT) environment. The modular message structure starts with a header that provides critical information and reference points for time and location. The rest of the message is composed of modular data packets, each of which has a data ID section that the message decoder uses for reference when reconstructing the message contents, an optional size section that specifies the length of the following data section if it can contain data of variable length, and a data section that can be compressed in a manner unique to that data type. The message packing scheme uses a combination of priority level and minimum reporting interval, both of which are dynamically configurable for each data packet type, to maximize the value of the information contained in the modular data packets included in each message. Finally, the data packet queues manage temporary storage of data packets that have been generated but not yet included in an outgoing message.
US12081443B2	Adaptive control plane policing Techniques are described for an adaptive CoPP that can adapt and change based on actual network control traffic rather than static CoPP rates. An aggressive CoPP can protect the CPU (route processor) of a network device, e.g., routers and switches, but may also penalize convergence and performance. An adaptive CoPP may protect CPU as well as boost convergence and performance parameters. In particular, traffic between two sites may be managed by proactively changing the thresholds of lower CoS traffic based on the CoPP utilization of various protocol/BPDU class traffic, thereby improving data plane convergence and application performance in scaled environments.
US12081442B2	Admission control for latency-critical remote procedure calls in datacenters A distributed sender driven Admission Control System (ACS) is described herein, leveraging Weighted-Fair Quality of Service (QoS) queues, found in standard NICs and switches, to guarantee RPC level latency service level objectives (SLOs) by a judicious selection of QoS weights and traffic-mix across QoS queues. ACS installs cluster-wide RPC latency SLOs by mapping LS RPCs to higher weight QoS queues, and coping with overloads by adaptively apportioning LS RPCs amongst QoS queues based on measured completion times for each queue. When the network demand spikes unexpectedly to predetermined threshold percentage of provisioned capacity, ACS achieves a latency SLO that is significantly lower than the state-of-art congestion control at the 99.9th-p and admits significantly more RPCs meeting SLO target when RPC sizes are not aligned with priorities.
US12081438B2	Automatic policy engine selection One aspect of the instant application facilitates automatic policy engine selection. During operation, a system can monitor a network including a set of network devices. The system can receive, based on the monitoring, a set of attributes associated with the network. At least two network devices are equipped with a different policy enforcement engine for enforcing one or more given policy rules. The system can apply a unified policy model to determine, based on the set of attributes, an assignment of the one or more given policy rules to the first policy enforcement engine and the second policy enforcement engine for providing an optimized policy enforcement. The system may then select based on the assignment, one or both of the first policy enforcement engine and the second policy enforcement engine. The system may activate the selected one or both policy enforcement engines for enforcing the given policy rules.
US12081434B1	Low power switch A data plane integrated circuit that includes interfacing units (IFUs), Datapath units (DPUs); and a network on chip (NoC). The DPUs are arranged in local sets of DPUs that are proximate to each other, each local set is configured to (a) store an instance of packet header processing control data structures and (b) independently perform local packet header processing and transmission scheduling.
US12081431B1	Monitoring and orchestrating stitched VPN services across multiple domains Systems and methods are described herein for monitoring and orchestrating an autonomous system. A process, according to one implementation, includes a step of monitoring an autonomous system that spans across multiple domains. The process also includes obtaining one or more ingress endpoints associated with Virtual Private Network (VPN) traffic used for conducting one or more VPN services through the autonomous system. Also, the process includes the step of obtaining one or more egress endpoints associated with the VPN traffic, wherein the one or more ingress endpoints and the one or more egress endpoints are located in the multiple domains. The process further includes using the one or more ingress endpoints and the one or more egress endpoints to compute one or more end-to-end VPN traffic paths through the autonomous system.
US12081430B2	Marking spoke links for network segregation and service chaining in hub and spoke overlay networks Techniques for a hub node to, provisioned in a network site of a hub and spoke overlay network, to receive a network advertisement from the spoke, decode network routing requirements from a border gateway protocol (BGP) large community associated with the network advertisement, and store the network routing requirements in association with a route associated with the spoke. The routing requirements may indicate one or more service(s) to be applied to the packet, a trust level associated with the spoke, and/or a trust zone associated with the spoke. The hub node may receive a packet from the spoke to be transmitted to destination spoke. The hub node may then route the packet to the destination spoke, drop the packet, or send the packet to a service node configured to apply the one or more services to the packet based on the routing requirements.
US12081429B2	Method of automatic setup by a first device of a session complying with a dynamic routing protocol with a second device A method of automatic setup by a first device of a session complying with a dynamic routing protocol with a second device. The setup method includes, subsequent to detection by the first device of existence of a connectivity with the second device, the first device being associated with a first autonomous system number and not knowing any autonomous system number associated with the second device: an exchange with the second device including announcement to the second device of the first autonomous system number, and discovery of a second autonomous system number with which the second device is associated; or allocation to the second device of a third autonomous system number and announcement to the second device of the third autonomous system number which has been allocated to it; and setup with the second device of a session according to the routing protocol by using the autonomous system numbers exchanged.
US12081425B2	Reporting service for dynamic status information on a data link A method of operating a node of a communications network is provided. The node is configured to support at least one data link. The at least one data link is between the communications network and a UE. The method includes providing registration data to an exposure node of the communications network. The registration data is for a reporting service on DSI of the at least one data link. The method also includes, upon receiving a subscription request for a subscription to the reporting service, establishing the subscription to the reporting service between the node and an external application node. The external application node is associated with the subscription request. The method furthermore includes providing the DSI in accordance with the subscription to the external application node.
US12081424B1	Methods and apparatus to dynamically monitor and control compute device identities during operations Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to dynamically monitor and control compute device identities during operations. Disclosed is an apparatus comprising interface circuitry, machine readable instructions, and processor circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to generate a unique label for a node from a data plane, the unique label to identify the node, perform an operation on the node, the operation to be performed on the node by identifying the node associated with the unique label, and maintain the unique label until the operation on the node is successful.
US12081422B2	TCP/IP socket resiliency and health management Disclosed herein are system, method, and apparatus for account inheritance. The method performed at an application server includes receiving, via an application programming interface (API), data information received by each authorization gateway of a plurality of authorization gateways. The method includes performing calculation of an overall health of each authorization gateway of the plurality of authorization gateways based on a predetermined value of a weight assigned to each server of the plurality of servers and the value of service level corresponding to each server of the plurality of servers. The method includes balancing load of each authorization gateway of the plurality of authorization gateways by routing at least one client request message to a set of one or more authorization gateways of the plurality of authorization gateways based on the calculated overall health of each authorization gateway of the plurality of authorization gateways that is above a specific threshold value.
US12081421B2	Network entities for supporting analytics generation Analytics information can be used in a mobile network. Network entities and corresponding methods support the generation of such analytics information. In particular, network entities and methods can facilitate the gathering of information required for the analytics generation. A network entity for analytics generation may be configured to obtain network slice association (NSA) information and/or user plane association (UPA) information from one or more other network entities, where the NSA information indicates a relation between an Access Network (AN) property and a Core Network (CN) property, and the UPA information indicates a network entity configured to transmit data traffic to and/or from a user equipment in the network. Further, the network entity may be configured to provide analytics information, the analytics information being based on the obtained NSA information and/or UPA information.
US12081406B2	Band estimation device, band estimation method, and program An object of the present invention is to provide a band estimation device, a band estimation method, and a program capable of calculating a necessary band of a link of a communication system with high accuracy, and ensure the communication quality and improve the band utilization efficiency.In the present invention, a machine learning model is created by learning a set of an upper limit value (line information) of a communication band of each line and observed traffic data for a communication system in which a plurality of lines is accommodated in a link between communication devices, a probability density function of a traffic amount at each time is estimated on the basis of the generated machine learning model and the line information at each time, and an upper limit value of a confidence interval of the estimated probability density function is set as a necessary band.
US12081405B1	Systems and methods for enhanced session management policy interface in a wireless network A system described herein may receive a first request to establish, modify, or remove a plurality of communication sessions between a User Equipment (“UE”) and a network. The system may output, to a policy element of the network (e.g., a Policy Control Function (“PCF”) or a Policy Charging and Rules Function (“PCRF”)), a second request for policies associated with the UE and the plurality of communication sessions, where the second request includes a plurality of communication session identifiers that are each associated with a particular one of the plurality of communication sessions. The system may receive and enforce the requested policy information when establishing, modifying, or removing the requested plurality of communication sessions based on the received particular policy information. The system may communicate with the policy element via an enhanced interface, such as an enhanced N7 interface or an enhanced Npcf interface.
US12081400B2	Systems and methods for SD-WAN setup automation Various embodiments provide systems and methods for automating an SD-WAN setup process.
US12081398B2	Monetary vulnerability assessment (MVA) of a reparable infrastructure system A method and system provide the ability to estimate the vulnerability of a repairable infrastructure system. A survival curve is constructed for one or more assets. A rehabilitation plan is prescribed for one or more failure states of the repairable infrastructure system. A cost estimation model is constructed for costs associated with the repairs for each of the failure states. A planning basis is specified. A multiple probability simulation is conducted that estimates a potential restoration cost for a possible failure. The simulation is repeated to acquire a distribution of potential restoration costs. A vulnerability estimation is determined and provided based on the distribution.
US12081396B2	Trigger-based control loop state transition Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for trigger-based control loop state transition. One apparatus includes a processor that enables at least one trigger for a control loop of a control system of a mobile wireless communication network in response to a request from an assurance control loop consumer (“ACLC”) and associates the at least one trigger with at least one control loop state transition such that the at least one control loop state transition is activated in response to the at least one trigger being triggered.
US12081389B1	Resource retention rules encompassing multiple resource types for resource recovery service Provided is a system for facilitating recovery of deleted computing resources in a cloud network environment. A centralized resource recovery service may communicate with a plurality of resource management services that are each configured to create, modify, or delete their respective computing resources such as storage volumes, databases, and compute instances. The resource recovery service may allow configuration of resource group policies such that deletion of grouped resources can be managed more effectively and efficiently. For example, in the event that a deleted resources matches multiple resource retention rules, the resource retention rule that encompasses multiple resource types may be used to place the deleted resource in a recoverable state so that resources of such multiple resource types can be managed according to the same resource retention.
US12081388B2	Method for processing beam failure, and terminal A method for processing beam failure and a terminal are provided by the present disclosure. The method includes: determining a BFR event, wherein the beam failure recovery event includes an abnormality occurring in a BFR procedure or at least two cells both undergoing a BFR; executing a specific operation according to the BFR event.
US12081384B2	Service OAM virtualization A SOAM virtualization system for a network having at least first and second maintenance entities coupled to each other comprises a network controller coupled to at least one of the first and second maintenance entities through a tunnel for virtualizing a SOAM network function on the at least one of the first and second maintenance entities to which the network controller is coupled. The network controller may be coupled to the first and second maintenance entities through first and second tunnels, respectively. The first maintenance entity may an originator device, and the second maintenance entity may be a destination device, with the network controller virtualizing the SOAM network function on both devices. The network controller may send a packet containing a tunnel header and a SOAM frame via the first tunnel to the originator device, which then sends the packet containing the SOAM frame to the destination device.
US12081381B2	Method and apparatus for handling numerology change Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for handling numerology change. A method implemented at a terminal device comprises determining a change from a first numerology to a second numerology. The method further comprises transmitting a pending transmission block, TB, using a first configured grant configuration associated with the first numerology, or using a second configured grant configuration associated with the second numerology.
US12081380B2	Method and device for classifying sensing frames in wireless LAN system Proposed are a method and device for performing sensing in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a transmission STA generates a frame. The transmission STA transmits the frame to a reception STA in a 60 GHz band. The frame includes an EDMGHeader-A field. A reserved bit of the EDMG-Header-A field includes a packet classification descriptor. The packet classification descriptor includes information indicating that the frame is a sensing frame used for sensing.
US12081374B2	Optimised circular convolutions stage for OS/OSB FBMC receivers A device configured to perform a stage of circular convolutions in an Overlap-Save Filtered-Bank Multicarrier Communication (OS-FBMC) or Overlap-Save-Block FBMC (OSB-FBMC) receiver and the corresponding method, the stage of circular convolutions comprising P circular convolutions operated between subsets of input samples and frequency domain responses of a frequency shifted version of a prototype filter associated to an FBMC modulation having Cg coefficients, with P an integer greater than one, the device comprising at least one Finite Impulse Response filter implemented in the form of a transposed direct filter having at least Cg−1 taps numbered p=−Δ+1 to p=Δ with Δ = c g - 1 2 , wherein the multiplier coefficient of each tap p within the set of taps −Δ+1; 0 has an equal absolute value to the multiplier coefficient of tap (1−p). An FBMC equalization and demodulation unit or an FBMC receiver comprising the device.
US12081373B1	Decision feedback equalization for electro-magnetic interference cancellation in received signal Various embodiments described herein provide for data communications using decision feedback equalization (DFE) for electro-magnetic interference (EMI) cancellation in a received signal, such as a signal received over a data communication medium and at a receiver of a communication system. In particular, some embodiments use a DFE and a feed-forward equalizer (FFE) to equalize a signal received by a first physical layer device from a second physical layer device over a data communication medium, and to operate as a narrowband notch filter to cancel EMI from the received signal.
US12081371B2	Device for can transceiver, transceiver and method An attenuation device for a CAN transceiver comprises two device output nodes configured to electrically couple the attenuation device via the device output nodes between two transceiver terminals of the CAN transceiver. The attenuation device is configured to change from a first device state to a second device state when a common mode voltage is applied to the device output nodes that is either greater than a first reference voltage or less than a second reference voltage that is less than the first reference voltage. The attenuation device causes a first electrical output resistance at each device output node during the first device state and causes a second electrical output resistance at each device output node during the second device state in which the second output resistance is less than the first output resistance.
US12081370B2	Method and device for transmitting uplink channel in wireless communication system According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method of operating a user equipment (UE) for estimating a channel based on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmitted repetitively may include receiving, from a base station (BS), repetitive transmission configuration information for repetitively transmitting a PUSCH; receiving, from the BS, frequency hopping configuration information including configuration information for a hopping interval between a plurality of frequency resources for transmitting the PUSCH; and repetitively transmitting the PUSCH to the BS while performing frequency hopping at the hopping interval based on the repetitive transmission configuration information and the frequency hopping configuration information.
US12081367B2	Generating route target values for virtual private network routes Compute nodes can execute virtual routers to implement a forwarding plane for one or more virtual networks having virtual network destinations hosted by the compute nodes. In one example, a method includes generating, by a software-defined networking (SDN) controller that manages a plurality of compute nodes, based on a unique identifier of a virtual network, a route target value for the virtual network, wherein the virtual network comprises virtual network endpoints executing on the compute nodes; and outputting, by the SDN controller and to a routing protocol peer device, a virtual private network (VPN) route that includes the route target value for the virtual network and a virtual network prefix associated with the virtual network, the VPN route for routing to the plurality of compute nodes executing the virtual network endpoints of the virtual network.
US12081361B2	Predicting inactivity patterns for a signal conductor Methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums to predict signal conductor traffic and to transition between signal conductor states in accordance with the predictions. In at least one embodiment, a scoring system is used to select a prediction method, which is used to determine when to transition a signal conductor between active and inactive states.
US12081358B2	Controlling groups of electrical loads via multicast and/or unicast messages A load control system may include control devices for controlling electrical loads. The control devices may include load control devices, such as a lighting device for controlling an amount of power provided to a lighting load, and input devices, such as a remote control device configured to transmit digital messages comprising lighting control instructions for controlling the lighting load via the lighting device. The remote control device may communicate with the lighting device via an intermediary device, such as a hub device. The remote control device may detect a user interface event, such as a button press or a rotation of the remote control device. The remote control device or the hub device may determine whether to transmit digital messages to as unicast messages or multicast messages based on the type of user interface event detected.
US12081355B1	Management of communication bridges between disparate chat rooms Certain aspects of the disclosure are directed to communication bridging in a telecommunication system. According to a specific example, a data-communications service provider uses a data-communication server and a uniform resource locator (URL) generation circuit to form a communication bridge between a different disparate chat rooms. The URL generation circuit generates a URL associated with the communication bridge. Using the generated URL an assimilation and processing circuitry, chat messages may be received and conveys by using the server and respective communication protocols associated with the chat rooms, between participants of the chat rooms.
US12081353B2	Updating element properties based on distance between elements in virtual conference Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for updating element properties based on distances between elements in a virtual conference. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room, an interface for specifying how a first element in the room affects at least one property value of a second element, based on distance between the two elements; receive user selection of parameter values specifying how the first element affects the at least one property value of the second element based on the distance; provide a virtual conference between plural participants within the room including the first and second elements; update the at least one property value of the second element based on a change in distance between the first and second elements, and on the parameter values; and provide for updated display of the second element.
US12081348B2	Method, apparatus, and system for transmitting HARQ-ACK codebook in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more particularly, to a method comprising the steps of: receiving a PDCCH for multi-slot scheduling; determining a PDSCH candidate for each slot on the basis of information in the PDCCH; and transmitting a semi-static HARQ-ACK codebook on the basis of the determined PDSCH candidate of each slot, and to an apparatus therefor.
US12081341B2	Method and apparatus for performing DTX-based RLF operation in NR V2X Proposed is an operating method for a first device (100) in a wireless communication system. The method may comprise the steps of: transmitting a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) to a second device (200); transmitting, to the second device (200), a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) on the basis of the PSCCH; determining a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resource related to the PSSCH on the basis of an index of a slot related to the PSSCH and an index of a subchannel; and declaring sidelink (SL) radio link failure (RLF) for a connection between the first device (100) and the second device (200), on the basis that a discontinuous transmission (DTX) counter reaches a maximum DTX-related threshold.
US12081338B2	Method and apparatus for performing HARQ operation A receiving STA can receive a first PPDU including a first data block and a second data block in a wireless local area network system according to various embodiments. The first data block and the second data block can be configured by a first index. Afterward, the receiving STA can transmit a retransmission request signal for the first data block. The receiving STA can receive the first data block again. Then, the receiving STA can combine the first and second data blocks configured by the first index.
US12081337B2	Hybrid automatic repeat request feedback with multiple uplink channels Some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide reporting of multiple feedbacks for a same transport block (TB) or a same code block group (CBG) of a signal, such as a physical downlink shared channel. Thus, in case of a failure to decode a signal via a first set of antennas, a user equipment (UE) can perform a second decoding attempt via a second set of antennas (before or after transmitting first feedback). The UE may report a result of the first decoding attempt in a first feedback, and may report a result of the second decoding attempt in a second feedback. Some techniques and apparatuses described herein also provide soft feedback (e.g., information other than a binary acknowledgment (ACK) or negative ACK (NACK)) for a transmission, such as information indicating whether a second attempt to decode the transmission is likely to be successful.
US12081334B2	Method executed by user equipment, and user equipment A method performed by a UE is provided. The method determines a first size of a first DCI format and a second size of a second DCI format monitored in a common search space (CSS). The method determines a third size of the first DCI format and a fourth size of the second DCI format monitored in a USS. The method aligns the first size with the second size, and aligns the third size with the fourth size. The method determines at least one of a size of a third DCI format and a size of a fourth DCI format monitored in the USS, and adjusts at least one of the determined sizes of the third and fourth DCI formats, such that the adjusted size is not equal to any of the aligned first size, the aligned second size, the aligned third size, or the aligned fourth size.
US12081333B2	Efficient interleaver design for polar codes Aspects of the disclosure relate to wireless communication devices configured to encode information blocks to produce code blocks and interleave the code blocks utilizing an interleaver including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, where the number of columns of the interleaver varies between the rows. In some examples, the interleaver includes a right isosceles triangle-shaped matrix of rows and columns. In other examples, the interleaver includes a trapezoid-shaped matrix of rows and columns.
US12081327B2	User equipment shift randomization for uplink control channel transmission Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some cases, randomized shifts of a base sequence may be used for transmitting uplink control information. For example, a user equipment (UE) may identify a base sequence of an uplink control message. The UE may also receive signaling that indicates a UE-specific initial shift that may be applied to the base sequence. In some examples, the signaling that indicates the randomized shift may be explicit, implicit, or a combination thereof. After determining one or more shifted sequences based on the UE-specific initial shift, a payload of the uplink control message, and the base sequence, the UE may select a shifted sequence to be transmitted, where the selection is based on a payload of the uplink control message. For example, different shifted sequences may be selected for respective transmissions of scheduling requests, 1-bit acknowledgments (ACKs), 2-bit ACKs, and the like.
US12081324B2	Transmitter algorithm An apparatus, method and computer program is described including circuitry configured for using a transmitter algorithm to convert one or more inputs at a transmitter of a transmission system into one or more data symbols, wherein: the transmission system includes the transmitter implementing said transmitter algorithm, a channel and a receiver including a receiver algorithm; the transmitter algorithm includes trainable parameters for converting one or more received data symbols into one or more outputs; and the transmitter algorithm is stochastic.
US12081323B2	Techniques to control system updates and configuration changes via the cloud Embodiments are generally directed apparatuses, methods, techniques and so forth determine an access level of operation based on an indication received via one or more network links from a pod management controller, and enable or disable a firmware update capability for a firmware device based on the access level of operation, the firmware update capability to change firmware for the firmware device. Embodiments may also include determining one or more configuration settings of a plurality of configuration settings to enable for configuration based on the access level of operation, and enable configuration of the one or more configuration settings.
US12081322B2	Distributed digital wallet seed phrase The disclosed technique secures a seed phrase configured to access a digital wallet, which holds private keys to access digital assets on a blockchain. Copies of portions of the seed phrase are stored at multiple electronic devices. The seed phrase can be reconstructed at a particular device by retrieving a necessary and sufficient number of the portions from the other devices. In one example, the portions can be shared among devices when in physical proximity to each other and/or when the devices are authenticated as belonging to the same user, which owns the digital wallet. As such, the seed phrase can be stored securely across multiple devices and retrieved even when one of those devices is lost, damaged, or stolen.
US12081321B2	Centralized control of time gates for time sensitive networking (TSN) Schedules that indicate when time gates of a network device are to permit transfer of packet data are stored in a memory. Control circuitry repeatedly identifies initial positions in the schedules corresponding to times when the schedules are accessed in a background procedure. The control circuitry uses the identified initial positions to identify updated positions in the schedules that correspond to events when control of the time gates is needed, and uses scheduling information at the updated positions in the schedules to selectively transfer packet data to components of the network device using the time gates.
US12081318B2	Signaling aspects for indication of co-scheduled DMRS ports in MU-MIMO The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal, a base station, a method for data transmission/reception by a mobile terminal, and a method for data reception/transmission by a base station. The mobile terminal comprises circuitry which, in operation, receives a parameter defining a configuration for assigning to ports respective resources for carrying reference signals, the resources being grouped in a plurality of code division multiplexing, CDM, groups, and receives control information indicating one of the set of layer-to-port mapping combinations which is to be applied for arranging reference signals on ports of at least one CDM group for data transmission and/or reception, wherein the control information indicates a co-scheduling information for the at least one and/or at least a different CDM group of the plurality of CDM groups for the same data transmission and/or reception.
US12081313B2	Satellite location information transmission method, apparatus, system, and storage medium This application relates to the field of wireless communications technologies, and discloses a satellite location information transmission method, and related apparatus, system, and storage medium. The method includes: receiving satellite location information sent by at least one satellite base station, where the satellite location indicates a location of a satellite base station in a satellite orbit; determining a target satellite base station among the at least one satellite base station based on the received satellite location information; and initiating a random access process to the target satellite base station. The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application can reduce UE power consumption.
US12081311B1	Communication scheduler A communications system may include user equipment (UE) devices, communications satellites, gateways, and a terrestrial network. The UE devices may receive broadcast signals from the constellation. The UE devices may transmit registration requests to the gateways via the satellites in response to the broadcast signals. The registration requests may include information identifying the geographic locations of the UE devices and may include two-line element (TLE) identifiers. A scheduler on the terrestrial network may receive forward link traffic requests for the UE devices, each with a corresponding priority. The scheduler may also receive satellite information that includes thermal constraints, position information, and power information associated with the satellites. The scheduler may generate forward link traffic grants for the UE devices based on the forward link traffic requests, the thermal constraints, the TLE versions, the geographic locations, and the priorities.
US12081310B2	Systems and methods for creating radio routes and transmitting data via orbiting and non-orbiting nodes Space-based systems, methods, and apparatus transmit data between terrestrial nodes using route creation and data transmission protocols that establish radio routes that transmit data over long distances between large numbers of terrestrial nodes via one or more satellites and/or other types of non-terrestrial aerial nodes. One approach uses satellites in stochastic orbits, in which some of the satellites receive and transmit signals simultaneously in different frequency bands to more readily create optimum radio routes for data transmissions between terrestrial nodes. Other approaches use route creation and data transmission protocols that increase the number of terrestrial nodes supported by the system. Still another approach uses a multi-level system in which drones and/or balloons service local areas while longer distance data transmissions are supported by one or more layers of satellites in cohorts in uncontrolled orbits at different altitudes.
US12081306B2	Beam failure recovery for secondary cell Methods, apparatus, and systems for a beam failure recovery on one or more secondary cells are described. In one example aspect, a wireless communication method includes receiving, by a first device, parameters configured to carry out beam failure detection and beam failure recovery for secondary cells associated with the first device, determining, by the first device, whether a beam failure event has occurred on at least one of the secondary cells based on at least one of the parameters, performing, upon a determination that the beam failure event has occurred, a beam failure recovery procedure for the secondary cell with the beam failure event, and terminating the beam failure recovery procedure upon an occurrence of a termination event.
US12081305B2	Beamformed measurement for new radio (NR) Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for adequately measuring reference signals while a user equipment (UE) uses beamforming for optimal receiving. Embodiments describe how a UE may measure received-beamformed reference signals as well as how to determine a reported value while multiple beams are measured or a receiver diversity is in use by the UE. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US12081303B2	Method and apparatus to selectively utilize antennas of an antenna array A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided disable one or more antennas of an antenna array in order to achieve a predefined objective while selectively utilizing the remainder of the antennas of the antenna array. The one or more antennas to be disabled are selected in a manner to avoid appreciable impact to the fidelity of the resulting array radiation pattern. For example, the method, apparatus and computer program product may disable certain antenna elements based upon the distance of the antenna elements from a predefined location relative to the antenna array, such as the distance from the center of the antenna array, and may selectively utilize the remainder of the antenna elements such that an active portion of the antenna array approximates a circular array which results in an array radiation pattern for which the fidelity is maintained.
US12081298B2	Method, system, computer device, and storage medium for non-contact determination of a sensing boundary A method and a system are for non-contact determination of a detection boundary. A Wi-Fi receiving device simultaneously receives data packets by using any two antennas, and measures channel state information; conjugate multiplication is performed on the CSI measured at a moment corresponding to reception of the two antennas, to obtain a new CSI signal stream; a time window with the length M is selected from the new CSI signal stream, and M CSI samples in the time window are collected, to form a conjugate set; the mean of the conjugate set is subtracted from all the samples in the conjugate set, to obtain a zero-mean conjugate set; N zero-mean conjugate sets are obtained for CSI on N sub-carriers simultaneously transmitted; and probability distribution fitting is performed on the absolute values of all elements in the N zero-mean conjugate sets, to calculate a boundary detection feature.
US12081297B2	Method for transmitting or receiving channel state information for plurality of base stations in wireless communication system, and device therefor The present disclosure relates to a method for reporting CSI by a terminal (user equipment) supported by a plurality of base stations in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving CSI report-related configuration information from at least one base station among the plurality of base stations; receiving a first reference signal via a specific reception beam from a first base station among the plurality of base stations; receiving a second reference signal via the specific reception beam from at least one base station except for the first base station among the plurality of base stations; calculating the CSI by performing measurement on the first reference signal and the second reference signal; and transmitting the CSI to the first base station, wherein the terminal may calculate the CSI by measuring, as interference, the second reference signal received via the specific reception beam.
US12081295B2	Wireless device, management device, and antenna direction determination method A wireless device is configured to perform wireless communication with one or more terminals and includes an antenna configured to perform wireless communication, a wireless interface configured to perform wireless communication with the one or more terminals through the antenna, and a processor configured to acquire an azimuth and a weighting coefficient of each of the one or more terminals, and determine a direction of the antenna based on the azimuth and the weighting coefficient of each of the one or more terminals.
US12081294B2	NR MIMO operation enhancement Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to establish a cellular connection with a base station. The UE may receive multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) uplink configuration information from the base station. The MIMO configuration information may indicate a plurality of sounding reference signal (SRS) resources. The UE may receive downlink control information (DCI) from the base station, which may specify a plurality of MIMO parameters. The UE may perform uplink MIMO communication with the base station according to the MIMO configuration and the plurality of MIMO parameters.
US12081292B2	Electronic device including antenna and operating method thereof An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a hinge module, a first housing at least partially coupled to a first side of the hinge module and including a first antenna, a second housing at least partially coupled to a second side of the hinge module, configured to be foldable and unfoldable with the first housing by using the hinge module, and including a second antenna, a sensor circuit configured to detect an unfolding state and/or a folding state of the first housing and the second housing, a processor operatively connected to the first antenna, the second antenna, and the sensor circuit, a first signal line configured to connect the processor and the first antenna, a tuner circuit disposed on the first signal line, and a second signal line configured to connect the processor and the second antenna, wherein the processor is configured to, in case that the first housing and the second housing are detected to be in the folding state by using the sensor circuit, receive feedback of a signal transmitted to the second antenna, detect a phase of the feedback signal, and determine a time constant of the tuner circuit disposed on the first signal line, based on the detected phase of the signal.
US12081291B2	Method and apparatus for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar sensing with reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) In an aspect, a wireless node may determine a sub-panel configuration associated with a reconfigurable intelligence surface (RIS) that includes a plurality of sub-panels. The wireless node may transmit or receive one or more signals via one or more sub-panels of the plurality of sub-panels in accordance with the sub-panel configuration.
US12081287B2	Systems and methods for processing and transmitting sensor data Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for transmitting data between a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor and a second communication device configured to provide user access to sensor-related information comprises: activating a transceiver of a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor at a first time; and establishing a two-way communication channel with the second communication device; wherein the activating comprises waking the transceiver from a low power sleep mode using a forced wakeup from the second communication device.
US12081281B2	Systems and methods for managing energy detection thresholds Disclosed herein includes a system, a method, and a device for managing energy detection thresholds. A device can perform an energy detection (ED) measurement of a channel, comparing against a defined ED threshold function, so as to determine if the channel is occupied. The device can perform a measurement of a channel indicative of a power level of signals detected in the channel. The device can compare the measurement to a threshold having a value that is a continuous monotonic function having a sloped region between a first region having a first constant value and a second region having a second constant value. The sloped region can include a function of a maximum transmit power of the device and at least one of the first constant value or the second constant value. The device can determine, responsive to the comparison, whether the channel is occupied or unoccupied.
US12081279B2	Radio frequency chips having waveform generators for self-testing Embodiments of apparatus and method for generating waveforms for self-testing of radio frequency (RF) chips are disclosed. In an example, an RF chip includes an RF front-end and a digital front-end. The digital front-end includes an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) module configured to generate at least one M-point IFFT sample, where M is a positive integer, and an IFFT sample transformation module configured to generate an L-point IFFT testing signal based on the at least one M-point IFFT sample. L is a positive integer greater than M and the L-point IFFT testing signal is configured to test a function of the RF chip.
US12081277B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving signals in wireless optical communication system According to one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless communication system comprise receiving an optical signal including an interference signal and a target signal, attenuating the interference signal, and converting the optical signal in which the interference signal is attenuated, into electric signals via a photodiode array, wherein a transceiver comprises a first optical filter upon which the optical signal is incident, and a second optical filter upon which the optical signal having passed through the first optical filter is incident, wherein the interference signal may be attenuated through the first optical filter and the second optical filter.
US12081273B2	Mitigation of equalization-enhanced phase noise in a coherent optical receiver A coherent optical data receiver having a digital signal processor (DSP) capable of mitigating equalization-enhanced phase noise (EEPN). In an example embodiment, the DSP mitigates EEPN by applying individual phase adjustments to different spectral slices of a digital stream carrying CD-compensated digital samples of the received optical data signal. In different embodiments, the individual phase adjustments can be dynamically selected based on symbol decisions taken prior to EEPN mitigation, based on transmitted pilot symbols, and/or using moving averages computed for different spectral slices. Some embodiments are suitable for handling polarization-division-multiplexed optical data signals. Some embodiments are advantageously capable of producing an effective SNR gain of approximately 1 dB.
US12081269B2	Hub-leaf laser synchronization Consistent with the present disclosure a network is provided that includes a primary node and a plurality of secondary nodes. The primary node, as well as each of the secondary nodes, includes a laser that is “shared” between the transmit and receive sections. That is, light output from the laser is used for transmission as well as for coherent detection. In the coherent receiver, the frequency of the primary node laser is detected and, based on such detected frequency, the frequency of the secondary node laser is adjusted to detect the received information or data. Such frequency detection also serves to adjust the transmitted signal frequency, because the laser is shared between the transmit and receive portions in each secondary receiver. Light output from the primary node laser, which is also shared between transmit and receive portions in the primary node, is thus also set to a frequency that permits detection of each of the incoming optical signals by way of coherent detection. Since, in this example, only one laser is employed in the primary node, the primary node may have a simpler design and may be less expensive to manufacture compared to a primary node having multiple local oscillator lasers, each associated with a corresponding uplink optical signal.
US12081266B2	Reacquiring communication link based on historical data The disclosure provides for a method for reacquiring a communication link between a first communication device and a second communication device. The method includes using one or more processors of the first communication device to receive historical data related to the first communication device and an environment surrounding the first communication device. The one or more processors are then used to determine one or more trends in the historical data related to fading of the communication link. Based on the one or more trends, the one or more processors are used to determine a starting time and an initial search direction for a search for the communication link. The one or more processors then execute the search at the starting time from the initial search direction.
US12081263B2	Methods, apparatus and machine-readable mediums related to wireless communication in communication networks Methods, apparatus and non-transitory machine-readable mediums are provided for wireless communication in communication networks enabled for wireless light communication. In one embodiment, a method is performed in a node of a communication network. The method enables data communication to be established between a first wireless device and the communication network upon a wireless Light Communication (LC) link between the first wireless device and an LC-enabled Access Point (AP) of the communication network becoming unavailable. The method comprises: identifying a second wireless device for relaying data between the first wireless device and the communication network via a first communication link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device and a second communication link between the second wireless device and an AP of the communication network associated with the second wireless device.
US12081262B2	PON powermeter using multi input type AWG The present disclosure relates to a PON power meter using multi input type AWG, including a first input part into which a first signal is input, wherein the first signal has S optical signals whose wavelengths are different from each other; a second input part into which a second signal is input, wherein the second signal has P optical signals whose wavelengths are different from each other; an AWG that distributes the input signal to M output waveguides according to wavelength band; a detection part configuring (S+P) detection channels by connecting a photodetection element to only (S+P) output waveguides of the M output waveguides of the AWG; and an output part that outputs a strength of the signal detected by the detection part.
US12081256B2	Cover for folding portable electronic device with hinge protection Disclosed herein is a case or cover for protecting the housing of a folding portable electronic device such as a smart phone with a folding display. The case or cover includes a first and second portion hingedly joined to a hinge protecting portion. The case or cover allows the encase phone to lie flat when in the fully opened position and included thinner first and second case portions proximate to the hinge cover to minimize the gaps between the case portions during the transition from a fully open to a fully closed position.
US12081252B1	Architecture and algorithm for low complexity terrestrial interference cancellation Technologies directed to correcting terrestrial interference using narrowband adaptive filtering and beamforming technology are described. One method includes receiving a first and second radio frequency (RF) signal. The method includes generating first digital samples corresponding to the first RF signal using a first sample rate and generating second digital samples corresponding to the first RF signal using a second sample rate that is lower than the first sample rate. The method further includes generating third digital samples corresponding to the second RF signal using the second sample rate. The method further includes determining parameters associated with a filtering process using the second digital samples and the third digital samples. The method further includes generating fourth digital samples using the parameters of the filtering process. The method further includes removing a first portion from the first RF signal using the first digital samples and the fourth digital samples.
US12081250B2	Direct digital channelizer repeater A technology is described for a repeater architecture having a combined direct digital channelizer (DDC). The DDC can be coupled to a signal combiner and a breakout signal divider to enable bidirectional signals to be communicated to the DDC. A first direction receive amplification and filtering path can be coupled between a first antenna port and the signal combiner. A second direction receive amplification and filtering path can be coupled between a second antenna port and the signal combiner. A first direction transmit amplification and filtering path can be coupled between the breakout signal divider and the first antenna port. A second direction transmit amplification and filtering path can be coupled between the breakout signal divider and the second antenna port.
US12081247B2	Systems and methods for electronically scanned array antennas An array of antennas includes transmitter and receiver circuits. The transmitter includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), splitter and filter circuits, mixer circuits, and antennas. The DAC circuit converts a digital signal into an analog signal. The splitter and filter circuits separate frequencies of the analog signal into split signals. The mixer circuits multiply frequencies from the split signals by different frequencies of carrier signals to generate modulated signals that are converted by the antennas into radio frequency (RF) signals. The receiver includes antennas, mixer circuits, a summing circuit, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The antennas in the receiver receive RF signals that are converted into electrical signals. The mixer circuits multiply frequencies from the electrical signals with different frequencies of carrier signals. The outputs of the mixer circuits are summed by the summing circuit to generate a summed signal that is converted to digital by the ADC.
US12081246B2	Electronic device including 5G antenna module An electronic device may include a first PCB including a non-conductive region and a conductive region operating as a ground, a first wireless communication circuit disposed on the first PCB, and a 5th generation (5G) antenna module disposed adjacent to the first PCB. The 5G antenna module may include at least one second PCB including an antenna array and a conductive layer operating as a ground of the antenna array and a second wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna array. The second PCB may include a first portion and a second portion having a predetermined angle with the first portion. The first portion may be disposed adjacent to the non-conductive region and at least part of the second portion may be disposed adjacent to the conductive region. The first wireless communication circuit may be electrically connected to a first point of the conductive layer included in the first portion and transmitting or receiving a first RF signal in a first frequency band by using the conductive region and at least part of the conductive layer. The second wireless communication circuit may transmit or receive a second RF signal in a second frequency band by using the antenna array. Besides, various embodiments as understood from the specification are also possible.
US12081242B2	Configurable multiband active GNSS antenna An antenna system may include an antenna operable in a selected frequency band of a plurality of frequency bands. In some examples, the antenna system may include an antenna circuit having an RF (radio frequency) communication path and one or more configurable elements in the RF communication path. The antenna system may include a transmission line coupled to the antenna circuit. The antenna system may include a control unit configured to modulate a control signal onto an RF signal to generate a transmit signal for communication over the transmission line to the antenna circuit. The antenna circuit may be configured to demodulate the control signal from the transmit signal. The antenna circuit may be operable to adjust the one or more configurable elements in the RF communication path based at least in part on the control signal to configure the RF communication path to operate in the selected frequency band.
US12081240B2	Streaming media communication with forward error correction A method and apparatus for transmitting a streaming media with Forward Error Correction (FEC). Upon receiving the streaming media, the technique includes: encoding, segmenting and packeting frames comprised therein to generate a packetized elementary stream of media packets with variable sizes; for each L sequential media packets, calculating a “random loss” (RL) FEC parity and generating a respective RL FEC packet associated therewith; calculating “burst loss” (BL) FEC parities in accordance with a predefined FEC scheme and generating respective BL FEC structures bearing FEC headers and usable for generating BL FEC packets; calculating size-related parameters of a group of sequential media packets, the group being selected in accordance with the FEC scheme; and, transmitting the packetized elementary stream with interleaved FEC packets. The BL FEC packets are transmitted merely when the calculated size-related parameters meet a size-related burst loss (SRB) criterion defined by the FEC scheme.
US12081239B2	Multiuser decoding using iterative decoders Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide for an enhanced decoding system that utilizes a variable sequence decoding to demultiplex data streams at a receiver. For example, the receiver may utilize an erasures decoding when the number of unknown bits, such as dissimilar transmitted bits (e.g., ‘1 0’ or ‘0 1’), is below a threshold (which may be the Hamming distance D−1). Otherwise, if the number of dissimilar transmitted bits is above the threshold, a list decoding is utilized. If the list decoding does not produce a single result, but instead produces multiple possible results, selection logic may be employed. The selection logic may utilize an errors and erasures decoding of the possible results, a media decoding of the possible results, and/or the like.
US12081238B2	Registration of a PUF signature and regeneration using a trellis decoder A physically unclonable function includes a circuit that translates a normally distributed sequence of raw sample into a sequence of uniformly distributed binned values across sub-bins of bins. Helper circuitry generates centering values and parity bits based on binned values generated during registration. Each centering value is associated with a raw sample value corresponding to a binned value and indicates an offset of a sub-bin in one of the bins. A distance calculator generates a set of distances from each raw sample value based on the centering value associated with the raw sample value. Each distance indicates a difference between the respective raw sample value and a raw sample value equivalent to a midpoint of a sub-bin offset by the associated centering value in a bin. A trellis decoder generates a PUF signature based on the candidate symbols, sets of distances, and parity bits.
US12081234B2	ECC memory chip encoder and decoder An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a memory chip. The memory chip has an error correction code (ECC) encoder logic circuit and an ECC decoder logic circuit. The ECC decoder logic circuit is to place an additional one or more errors that result from incorrect error correction applied to a read code word into a same block of multiple blocks of the read code word's raw data bit portion where original errors in the read code word existed before the read code word was decoded by the ECC decoder logic circuit.
US12081232B2	Digital-to-analog conversion device and operation method thereof The disclosure provides a digital-to-analog conversion device and an operation method thereof. The digital-to-analog conversion device includes a digital-to-analog conversion circuit and a slew rate enhancement circuit. The digital-to-analog conversion circuit is configured to convert a digital code into an analog voltage. An output terminal of the digital-to-analog conversion circuit outputs the analog voltage to a load circuit. A control terminal of the slew rate enhancement circuit is coupled to the digital-to-analog conversion circuit to receive a control voltage following the analog voltage. The slew rate enhancement circuit is coupled to the output terminal of the digital-to-analog conversion circuit. The slew rate enhancement circuit enhances the slew rate at the output terminal of the digital-to-analog conversion circuit based on the control voltage.
US12081231B2	Configurable voltage regulator circuit and transmitter circuit A voltage regulator circuit includes a first amplifier, a second amplifier and a transistor. Respective first input terminals of the first and second amplifiers are coupled to a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage, respectively. A connection terminal of the transistor is coupled to a supply voltage. A control terminal of the transistor is selectively coupled to one of respective output terminals of the first and second amplifiers. When the control terminal of the transistor is coupled to the output terminal of the first amplifier, another connection terminal of the transistor is coupled to a second input terminal of the first amplifier to output a regulated voltage. When the control terminal of the transistor is coupled to the output terminal of the second amplifier, the another connection terminal of the transistor is coupled to a second input terminal of the second amplifier to output the regulated voltage.
US12081229B2	Common-mode current removal schemes for digital-to-analog converters Methods and apparatus for common-mode current removal in a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). An example DAC circuit generally includes a plurality of current-steering cells, a resistor ladder circuit coupled to the plurality of current-steering cells and having a plurality of shunt branches, and an adjustable resistance circuit coupled between middle nodes of the plurality of shunt branches and a reference potential node for the DAC circuit.
US12081228B2	Transition smoothing apparatus for reducing spurious input to a system under feedback control Transition smoothing apparatus for reducing spurious input to a system under feedback control connected to a control loop. The apparatus includes a loop filter to integrate an error between an input signal applied to the loop filter and an output signal of the system under feedback control, an analog-to-digital converter to provide digitized integrated error values, a controller to generate output values supplied to the system under feedback control in response to the digitized integrated error values and in a start-up sequence to control a feedback digital-to-analog converter according to the digitized integrated error values to supply a first control signal to the loop filter and control the system under feedback control to generate a second control signal, and an alignment detector to detect phase alignment between the first control signal and the second control signal to control a smooth transition into closed loop operation of the control loop.
US12081226B2	Feed-forward in tracking analog-to-digital converter A tracking ADC with a feed-forward loop is disclosed. The tracking ADC includes a feedback circuit configured to generate a feedback signal using an input voltage and a comparison circuit configured to sample, using a plurality of threshold values, the feedback signal to generate a plurality of samples. A counter circuit is configured to update a count value using a subset of the plurality of samples. A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit configured to generate a control signal using the count value. The feedback circuit is further configured to modify the feedback signal using the control signal and at least one of the plurality of samples. By modifying the feedback voltage, the settling time may be reduced, allowing the ADC to be run at a higher clock speed.
US12081220B2	Clock synthesis, distribution, and modulation techniques A “frequency shifter” is a clock synthesis system, that includes either a multiplexer or a multi-modulus divider (MMD), a fractional frequency divider, a tunable delay element, a sawtooth signal generator, in addition to other synchronization and control circuits. The generated sawtooth signal is used to control the delay of the tunable delay element, which in turn is used to adjust the phase of the signal generated by either M-to-1 multiplexer or the MMD, reducing its timing errors, and improving the spectral purity of the generated clock signal.
US12081218B2	Multiphase digital frequency synthesizer with fractional division A multiphase digital frequency synthesizer including a multiphase ring oscillator that provides phased clock signals, a clock divider that divides a phased clock signal by an integer value and a carry value to provide a divided clock signal, positive select circuitry that determines and updates a positive select value with accumulation and a modulo function based on a fractional division factor updated with successive cycles of the divided clock signal, carry circuitry that determines the carry value based on a number of the phased clock signals, positive multiplex circuitry that selects from among the phased clock signal using the positive select value for providing a positive multiplexed clock signal, and fractional phase addition circuitry that provides a first output clock signal based on a selected phased clock signal, the divided clock signal, and the positive multiplexed clock signal. Similar negative select circuitry and duty cycle correction circuitry may be included.
US12081217B2	Dynamically cored explosively pumped flux compression generator A helical-type explosively pumped flux compression generator (HEPFCP) capable of natively generating its own electrical current to successfully power the explosive phase of current generation required to power a load. It uses the chemical energy stored in a solid propellant to rotate an explosively laden dynamo armature inside a stationary solenoid winding. Thrust produced by burning propellant is directed by aerodynamic structures so it causes centripetal acceleration of the core thereby inducing an electromotive force in the solenoid winding, causing it to act much as a stator in dynamo. A rectifier rectifies this induced AC voltage into a DC current, then charges a capacitor bank. The propellant burns down to the explosive core, then the core expands, contacting the solenoid winding, forming a new circuit. The compression caused by the continuously expanding core will diminish the number of turns not short circuited, compressing the magnetic field, and creating an inductive current. At the point of greatest flux compression, a load switch is opened, and the maximum current is delivered to the load.
US12081212B2	Redriver and resistive termination unit for a redriver Embodiments of redrivers and resistive termination units for redrivers are disclosed. In an embodiment, a resistive termination unit for a redriver includes a resistor connected to an input/output terminal of the redriver, a first switch connected to the resistor and to a supply voltage of the redriver, a second switch connected to the first switch and configured to be turned on or off in response to a change in the supply voltage of the redriver, and a control circuit connected to the first switch through the second switch and configured to generate a control signal for the first switch.
US12081211B2	High power positive logic switch A positive-logic FET switch stack that does not require a negative bias voltage, and which can withstand application of a high voltage RF signal without requiring terminal capacitors. Some embodiments include a stack of FET switches, with at least one FET requiring a negative VGS to turn OFF and configured so as to not require a negative voltage, series-coupled on at least one end to an end-cap FET that turns OFF when the VGS of such end-cap FET is essentially zero volts, wherein at least one end-cap FET is configured to be coupled to a corresponding RF signal source and has a gate coupled to the corresponding RF signal source through an associated switch circuit. The switch circuit may include an NMOSFET and a PMOSFET, or a diode and an NMOSFET, or a diode and an NMOSFET and a PMOSFET.
US12081210B2	Body resistor bypass for RF FET switch stack A FET switch stack and a method to operate a FET switch stack. The FET switch stack includes a stacked arrangement of body bypass FET switches connected across respective common body resistors. The body bypass FET switches bypass the respective common body resistors during the OFF steady state of the FET switch stack and do not bypass the respective common body resistors during the ON steady state.
US12081205B2	Pull up and pulldown stabiliser circuits and methods for gate drivers Stabiliser circuits and methods are disclosed, for stabilizing a voltage at a gate driver terminal of a gate-driver for a driven transistor to a one of a high voltage and a low voltage, the stabilizer circuit comprising: a first transistor and a second transistor having respective first and second main terminals and connected in series between the gate voltage terminal and a first reference voltage terminal; and a low-pass filter connected between a control terminal of the first transistor and the gate driver terminal; wherein the first transistor is configured to have a threshold voltage which is less that a threshold voltage of the driven transistor; and the second transistor has a control terminal which is configured to be connected to a voltage which is an oppositive of the voltage at the gate driver terminal.
US12081204B2	Power switch A power switch device includes a first terminal intended to be connected to a source of a first supply potential, a second terminal configured to supply a second potential, and a third terminal intended to be connected to a second source of a third supply potential. The device includes a first PMOS transistor having a source connected to the second terminal and a drain connected to the third terminal, a second PMOS transistor having a source connected to the second terminal, and a third PMOS transistor having a source connected to the first terminal and a drain connected to the drain of the second transistor. A control circuit generates gate control signals to control operation of the first, second and third PMOS transistors dependent on the first, second, and third supply potentials.
US12081203B2	Method and system for short to ground protection for a circuit including a FET device A diagnostic circuit for an electronic control unit comprises a field-effect transistor device, a comparator circuit, and a microprocessor. The diagnostic circuit detects a short to ground detection and turns off the field-effect transistor device. The diagnostic circuit may include redundant or dual short to ground protection for a field-effect transistor device. The comparator circuit generates an interrupt signal based on comparing a sensed parameter of an output signal of the field-effect transistor device to a threshold value. The microprocessor samples output from the field-effect transistor device and compares the sampled output to a power limit threshold. The microprocessor turns off the field-effect transistor device based on receiving the interrupt signal or comparison of the sampled output to the power limit threshold. Detection or prevention of a short to ground protects the field-effect transistor device.
US12081202B2	Feedback-diverse, dual-controller-architecture functional safety system A feedback-diverse, dual-controller-architecture functional safety system includes: a first module; a second module; and an inter-module logic.
US12081199B2	Surface acoustic wave (SAW) device with one or more intermediate layers for self-heating improvement Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device with one or more intermediate layers for reduced self-heating and methods for fabricating such a SAW device. One example SAW device generally includes a piezoelectric layer and an interdigital transducer (IDT) disposed above the piezoelectric layer. The IDT generally includes a first electrode having a first busbar and a first plurality of fingers. The first electrode generally includes a first copper layer disposed above the piezoelectric layer, a first intermediate layer disposed above the first copper layer, the first intermediate layer comprising a different material than the first copper layer, and a second copper layer disposed above the first intermediate layer.
US12081195B2	Joined body and surface acoustic wave device Provided is a joined body including a piezoelectric substrate and a polycrystalline spinel substrate provided on one main surface of the piezoelectric substrate, wherein the polycrystalline spinel substrate has a porosity of 0.005% or more and 0.6% or less.
US12081193B2	Acoustic wave device and acoustic wave module including the same An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, functional elements, an outer peripheral support layer, a cover portion, and a protective layer covering the cover portion. A hollow space is defined by the piezoelectric substrate, the outer peripheral support layer, and the cover portion, and the functional elements are disposed in the hollow space. The acoustic wave device further includes an under bump metal layer, a wiring pattern, and a through-electrode that connects these elements. In the protective layer, a through-hole to be filled with a conductor to electrically connect a solder ball and the under bump metal layer is provided. The outer peripheral support layer includes a protruding portion protruding to the hollow space. When the acoustic wave device is seen in plan view, at least a portion of the through-hole overlaps the hollow space, and an end portion of the protruding portion overlaps an inner region of the through-hole.
US12081192B2	Methods and devices for microelectromechanical resonators A MEMS device may include: (i) a lower cavity, including a first island, formed within a first layer of the MEMS device; (ii) an upper cavity, including a second island, formed within a second layer of the MEMS device; (iii) a MEMS resonating element arranged in a device layer of the MEMS device and anchored via the first and second islands; (iv) a first set of electrodes for electrostatic actuation and sensing of the MEMS resonating element in an in-plane mode that is arranged in the device layer of the MEMS device; and (v) a second set of electrodes for electrostatic actuation and sensing of the MEMS resonating element in an out-of-plane mode that is electrically isolated from the first set of electrodes and located in the first or second layer of the MEMS device, and wherein the out-of-plane mode is a torsional mode or a saddle mode.
US12081191B2	Packaging method of a film bulk acoustic resonator A packaging method and a packaging structure of a film bulk acoustic resonator are provided. The packaging method includes: providing a resonant cavity main structure including a first substrate and a film bulk acoustic resonant structure having a first cavity formed therebetween; forming a resonator cover by providing a second substrate and forming an elastic bonding material layer containing a second cavity and an initial opening; bonding the resonant cavity main structure and the resonator cover together through the elastic bonding material layer and removing elasticity of the elastic bonding material layer, where the second cavity is at least partially aligned with the first cavity; forming a through-hole containing the initial opening and a hole connected with the initial opening and passing through the resonator cover; and forming a conductive interconnection layer covering a sidewall of the through-hole and a portion of a surface of the resonator cover.
US12081190B2	Acoustic wave device An acoustic wave device includes a support substrate and first and second resonant sections adjacent to each other on the support substrate. Each of the first and second resonant sections includes a piezoelectric thin film, an IDT electrode on the piezoelectric thin film, and a support layer surrounding the piezoelectric thin film in a plan view of the acoustic wave device. The support layer has a different linear expansion coefficient from the piezoelectric thin film. The piezoelectric thin film in the first resonant section and the piezoelectric thin film in the second resonant section are divided by the support layer between the resonant section and the resonant section.
US12081189B2	Packaged bulk acoustic wave resonator on acoustic wave device A packaged acoustic wave filter component can include an acoustic wave device including a first piezoelectric layer and an interdigital transducer electrode on the first piezoelectric layer. A support layer may be included over the acoustic wave device, and the packaged hybrid filter component can also include a bulk acoustic wave resonator over the support layer. A cap layer may extend over and encapsulate the bulk acoustic wave resonator. One or more external vias may extend through the support layer and the underlying layers of the acoustic wave device to provide electrical communication with the packaged bulk acoustic wave generator.
US12081188B2	Acoustic wave devices Acoustic wave devices and related methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, an acoustic wave device can include a quartz substrate having a first surface, and a piezoelectric plate formed from LiTaO3 or LiNbO3 and having a first surface configured to support a surface acoustic wave and a second surface in engagement with the first surface of the quartz substrate. The second surface of the piezoelectric plate is a minus surface resulting from crystal structure orientation of the piezoelectric plate. The acoustic wave device can further include an interdigital transducer electrode formed on the first surface of the piezoelectric plate and configured to provide transducer functionality associated with the surface acoustic wave.
US12081186B2	Wave control apparatus using elastic modulus change of thermoresponsive material The present invention relates to a wave control apparatus using change of elastic modulus of thermoresponsive material, comprising: a wave modulation member having thermoresponsive material whose elastic modulus changes according to temperature variation, a wave source propagating wave through the wave modulation member, and a heating unit forming a wave modulation region by heating the wave modulation member, wherein the wave propagating through the wave modulation member from the wave source is configured to change wave characteristics when the wave passes through the wave modulation region heated by the heating unit.
US12081185B2	Coupler and calculating device According to one embodiment, a coupler includes first to fourth capacitors, first and second inductors, and a first Josephson junction. The first capacitor includes a first capacitor end portion and a first capacitor other-end portion. The first inductor includes a first inductor end portion, and a first inductor other-end portion. The second inductor includes a second inductor end portion, and a second inductor other-end portion. The first Josephson junction includes a first Josephson junction end portion, and a first Josephson junction other-end portion. A space is surrounded with the first inductor, the second inductor, and the first Josephson junction. The third capacitor includes a third capacitor end portion, and a third capacitor other-end portion. The fourth capacitor includes a fourth capacitor end portion, and a fourth capacitor other-end portion.
US12081178B2	Amplifier with VCO-based ADC An amplifier includes an input circuit configured to receive an analog input signal and a feedback signal, and output an analog error signal based on the analog input signal and the feedback signal. An ADC is configured to convert the analog error signal into a digital signal in a phase domain. A digital control circuit is configured to generate a digital control signal based on the digital signal in the phase domain. An output circuit is configured to generate an amplified output signal based on the digital control signal, and a feedback circuit is configured generate the feedback signal based on the amplified output signal.
US12081177B2	Bridged class-D RF amplifier circuit A full-bridge class-D amplifier circuit comprises first through fourth power devices. First conduction terminals of the first and third power devices are coupled to a first power supply voltage, and second conduction terminals of the second and fourth power devices are coupled to a second power supply voltage. A second conduction terminal of the first power device and a first conduction terminal of the second power device are coupled to a first amplifier output. A second conduction terminal of the third power device and a first conduction terminal of the fourth power device are coupled to a second amplifier output. Left and right driver devices respectively disposed adjacent to left and right sides of the first power device have outputs respectively coupled to left and right control terminals respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the first power device.
US12081176B2	Gain-controllable magnetoresistive analog amplifier A gain-controllable magnetoresistive analog amplifier includes a substrate in an X-Y plane, an output signal magnetoresistive sensor on the substrate, and an input signal coil and a gain adjustment coil. The input signal coil and the gain adjustment coil are respectively on two side surfaces of the sensor. The gain adjustment coil is used to input a gain signal by the generation of a gain magnetic field, in order to set the gain the magnetic field is applied along a magnetization direction of a free layer of the output signal magnetoresistive sensor. The input signal coil is used for inputting a current signal to generate an input magnetic field, in order to apply the input magnetic field to a magnetization direction of a pinned layer of the output signal magnetoresistive sensor. This amplifier provides isolation between input signals, output signals, and controllable gain signals.
US12081170B2	Radio frequency receiver and method for down-converting signals to baseband signal components A radio frequency receiver comprising mixer circuitry to down-convert a received signal, which is transported on a signal line to baseband signal components, is provided. The mixer circuitry comprises a plurality of switched capacitors, each connected to the signal line through a signal side node and to a corresponding switch through a switch side node. In this context, a voltage is sensed at each switch side node of the plurality of switched capacitors and is read out through a respective grounded capacitor.
US12081167B2	Method for limiting voltage of module, and apparatus and system for applying the same A method for component voltage limitation, and an apparatus and a system for applying the same. At least one photovoltaic cell in a photovoltaic-cell string is controlled to operate in a voltage-limited mode, in response to receiving an instruction for enabling voltage limitation. Thereby, the voltage of the photovoltaic-cell string is reduced. A quantity of photovoltaic modules connected in series can be increased, while a highest voltage of the system is guaranteed not to exceed a corresponding requirement. A system cost is reduced. The photovoltaic cell operating in the voltage-limited mode is controlled to resume a normal output, in response to receiving the instruction for suspending voltage limitation. The output voltage of the photovoltaic-cell string is increased. Thereby, a rate of utilization on a direct voltage, and a PVIR of DC/AC are improved for the photovoltaic system.
US12081166B1	Solar tracking system and energy network A solar tracking and solar energy generation system including a solar panel apparatus, which includes a main power generating solar panel; first and second tracking wings situated on either side and on a same plane as the main solar panel, the tracking wings each having upper and lower solar panels each with solar cells, the upper and lower solar panels are offset with respect to each other by a predetermined angle; the system including a tracking motor electrically coupled to the main solar panel, the tracking motor, upon receipt of a requisite voltage, configured to move the main solar panel incrementally in a direction corresponding to the direction of the sun's motion throughout the day; and a comparator circuit electrically connected to the tracking wings, the comparator circuit configured to generate an input voltage signal to the control circuit to drive the motor.
US12081162B2	System and method for operating a renewable energy source in grid-forming mode (GFM) as a virtual synchronous machine (VSM) with damper winding emulation A method and associated system provide grid-forming mode (GFM) control of an inverter-based renewable energy source having an asynchronous machine connected to a power grid. The method includes deriving a power error signal (PER) between a real power output (PB) from the renewable energy source and a power reference (PREF) representing a desired power output of the renewable energy source. With an inertial power regulator, a phase shift angle (δIT) is generated from the power error signal (PER) to provide virtual synchronous machine (VSM) control functionality to the GFM control of the renewable energy source. A power angle compensation (Δδ) is applied to the phase shift angle (δIT) from the inertial power regulator to dampen power oscillations and load fluctuations during transient power events.
US12081161B2	Control system and method for the rotor side converter of a doubly-fed induction generator in a wind turbine A control method for the rotor side converter of a doubly-fed induction generator in a wind turbine for disturbances in the electric grid is provided. A control system includes a calculating unit configured for calculating at least one reference current. A current controller which is a hybrid controller configured to operate in two different modes, a first operating mode, set during a transient of a disturbance in an electric grid, where the current controller is configured to operate with a modulation index being outside a linear area and a second operating mode, set during a stable state of the disturbance in the electric grid, where the current controller is configured to operate with a modulation index inside the linear area, thereby instantly providing a maximum voltage available in a rotor so as to satisfy the at least one reference current.
US12081156B2	Method and device for regulating an electric machine The invention relates to a method (400) for regulating an electric machine (190) comprising a harmonic regulator (100), wherein the harmonic regulator comprises an input transformer (110), a regulator (120), and an output transformer (130). The method has the steps of: ascertaining (410) a feedback variable (Idq); transforming (420) the feedback variable (Idq); ascertaining (430) a regulating deviation; ascertaining (440) an equalization variable (UHrmc); back-transforming (450) the equalization variable (UHrmc); and energizing (480) at least one winding of the electric machine (190) on the basis of the actuating variable (UdqHrmc*).
US12081155B2	Motor control device and abnormality detection method for current detector provided in motor control device A motor control device includes an abnormality determination unit that determines the presence of any abnormality in a current detector. The abnormality determination unit includes, for example, a U-phase abnormality determination device. The U-phase abnormality determination device calculates, as a voltage command threshold, a value obtained by adding a dead time voltage error, which is a voltage error occurring due to a dead time, to an ideal voltage command threshold, which is a value obtained by multiplying a prescribed reference current value by a motor resistance value, and outputs a signal indicating an abnormality in the current detector when the effective value of a voltage command value is equal to or greater than the voltage command threshold and the effective value of a current detection value is equal to or less than a current detection threshold that is lower than the reference current value.
US12081153B2	Method and apparatus for riding through power disruptions of a drive circuit An electrical ride-through (ERT) unit is configured to apply a voltage to a drive circuit during disruptions of line voltage to the drive circuit. The ERT unit includes a capacitor on an ERT circuit that is prevented from applying the voltage to the drive circuit during normal operation of the drive circuit and applies the voltage to the drive circuit during a voltage drop on the drive circuit.
US12081149B2	Multi-mover direct drive transmission system, related control method, computer device, and storage medium A multi-mover direct drive transmission system, including: stator unit formed by stator segments and includes frame and coil windings; mover units movable relative to the stator unit and each includes mover slidably connected to the stator unit and movable relative to the frame, and magnet fixed to the mover; and actuators. The magnet is arranged opposite to and spaced from the coil winding, and the coil winding drives the magnet to drive the mover. The frame includes feedback segments and transition segments. The stator unit further includes hall elements. The hall element outputs a hall signal according to a magnetic field variation detected. The actuator calculates an electrical angle and calculates a drive current, the coil winding drives the magnet to move to realize position correction. The multi-mover direct drive transmission system has a simple structure, a small number of components, and is simple and easy-to-implement the motion control method.
US12081146B2	Method for starting and stopping an asynchronous motor A method for starting and stopping an asynchronous motor by way of a soft starter. The method includes the following steps: determining ignition options of one or more thyristors of the soft starter that are possible at a future calculation time; predicting the motor behavior for the determined ignition options, if an ignition of one or more thyristors of the soft starter is carried out; based on the predicted motor behavior, deciding whether an ignition option is to be selected and which is to be selected; and generating one or more ignition signals for one or more thyristors, if the decision for an ignition option has been made.
US12081143B2	Converter device having a converter and having a control device A converter device has a converter that has power semiconductor switches and has a control device that is designed to drive the power semiconductor switches. The control device is designed to drive the power semiconductor switches so that electrical switching losses occurring in the converter are reduced during use.
US12081142B2	Modulator for flying-capacitor type multilevel converter, multilevel converter, and method for operating multilevel converter A modulator for a flying-capacitor type multilevel converter receives, at an input, a time-variant reference signal and provides, at an output, a sequence of target levels, to provide switching signals for switching between discrete output levels of the multilevel converter according to the shape of the reference signal. The modulator determines a critical level as an intermediate output level of the multilevel converter which is closest to the level of the reference signal; and outputs only target levels corresponding to output levels different from the critical level.
US12081139B2	Power converter reducing an error voltage generated by switching electronic switching elements A power converter contains at least one phase module which has a plurality of modules which are electrically connected in series. Each module has a first electrical module connection, a second electrical module connection, a first electronic switching element, a second electronic switching element and an electrical energy storage device. The phase module is assigned at least one controllable voltage source which is suitable for generating a compensation voltage in response to a corresponding actuation, the compensation voltage has a time profile such that it reduces an error voltage generated by the switching of the first electronic switching elements and the second electronic switching elements of the module.
US12081137B2	Power converter A power converter includes an inverter, a converter, an electrical-machine busbar, an electrical-machine sensor, an electrical-machine-sensor housing, a converter, a converter busbar, a converter-sensor housing. The inverter supplies a three-phase alternating current to a rotating electrical machine. The converter converts a voltage between a direct current power supply and the inverter. The electrical-machine busbar passes a current between the inverter and the rotating electrical machine. The electrical-machine sensor detects the current flowing through the electrical-machine busbar based on a magnetic field. The electrical-machine-sensor housing accommodates the electrical-machine sensor and the electrical-machine busbar together. The converter sensor detects the current flowing through the converter based on a magnetic field. The converter-sensor housing is disposed apart from the electrical-machine-sensor housing, and accommodates the converter sensor and the converter busbar together.
US12081136B2	Inverter module and inverter An inverter module and an inverter are provided. The inverter module includes at least two capacitors and at least one power unit group. The at least one power unit group each comprises one or more power units. The capacitors are connected in series and parallel to form a capacitor head terminal, a capacitor end terminal and a capacitor midpoint, where capacitance between the capacitor midpoint and the capacitor head terminal is the same as capacitance between the capacitor midpoint and the capacitor end terminal. Positive poles of DC sides of the power units are equidistantly connected with the capacitor head terminal, negative poles of the DC sides of the power units are equidistantly connected with the capacitor end terminal, and midpoints of the DC sides of the power units are equidistantly connected with the capacitor midpoint.
US12081133B2	Current control techniques for DC/DC converter A fundamental harmonic matching control technique (FHMT) can optimize the use of the switching devices needed to operate a dual active bridge DC/DC converter, which reduces the peak and RMS currents thereby reducing the switching power losses. The FHMT control techniques can also reduce the current rating of the switching devices, transformer, and the inductor of the dual active bridge DC/DC converter.
US12081131B2	Power converter comprising series resonant converter(s) having a full-bridge series resonant topology and methods of operating same A DC-DC power converter employs a full bridge series resonant converter topology with a resonant tank and two transformers, one before and one after the resonant tank, to obtain a high voltage (e.g., approximately 300V, approximately 1500V or greater) output from a relatively low voltage (e.g., approximately 9V-16V) input, for instance an input from one or more battery cells. DC-DC power converter is operable to output high voltage (e.g., around 300V, 1500V or higher) short duration pulses (e.g., tens of nanoseconds or less). A burst mode control technique provides as good regulation characteristics at light loads. Instead of turning OFF the active switches during an OFF period, the switches are operated at a different frequency (e.g., higher frequency) during the OFF period than a frequency at which the switches are turned ON during the ON period. Auxiliary loads can also be supplied.
US12081120B1	Negative charge pump A negative charge pump (NCP) with high reliability is shown. A first capacitor is coupled between the power terminal and the ground terminal while in the first state and disconnected from the power terminal and the ground terminal while in the second state. A second capacitor is coupled between the ground terminal and the output terminal of the NCP, wherein while in the second state, the second capacitor is further coupled in parallel with the first capacitor. The first capacitor is coupled to the power terminal and the ground terminal while in the first state through a first switch and the second switch, respectively. When switching from the second state to the first state, the first switch is closed before the second switch.
US12081119B2	PFM mode operation of switched capacitor converters A control circuit is configured to control a switched capacitor converter to operate in a pulse frequency modulation (PFM) mode. The control circuit includes a one-shot circuitry configured to generate a one-shot pulse to drive the switched capacitor converter to operate in the PFM mode. A PFM mode comparator is coupled to the one-shot circuitry, and is configured to trigger, based on an output voltage of the switched capacitor converter, the one-shot circuitry to generate the one-shot pulse. The switched capacitor converter may be controlled to enter or exit the PFM mode operation based on a trailing current of a flying capacitor of the switched capacitor converter, an output current of the switched capacitor converter, a charging time duration of the flying capacitor when the switched capacitor converter is operating in the PFM mode, or a PFM switching period of the switched capacitor converter operating in the PFM mode.
US12081115B2	Semiconductor drive device, semiconductor device, and power conversion device A semiconductor drive device includes a drive circuit that drives a semiconductor switching element, a passive element connected to a gate of the semiconductor switching element to prevent a gate current of the semiconductor switching element, a switching element connected in series to the passive element, a control circuit that controls the switching element, and a temperature detection circuit that detects a temperature of the semiconductor switching element. The control circuit controls the switching element such that when the temperature detected by the temperature detection circuit is high, the gate current is prevented more than when the temperature is low.
US12081112B2	Power conversion device A power converter includes at least one arm having a plurality of converter cells cascaded to each other. Each of the converter cells includes a pair of input/output terminals, a plurality of switching elements, and a power storage element. The power storage element is electrically connected to the input/output terminals through the switching elements. A control device generates a control signal for controlling on and off of the switching elements of each converter cell. The control device generates the control signal by pulse width modulation control based on a modulation command signal including an AC component having a fundamental frequency and corresponding to a command value of an output voltage between the input/output terminals, in each converter cell, such that a harmonic component included in the output voltage and having a predetermined frequency that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency is suppressed.
US12081111B2	Ultra high gain bidirectional DC to DC converter A bi-directional DC voltage converter includes a controller, controlled switches, inductors, and capacitors to accomplish DC voltage conversion with minimal input current ripple and high efficiency. The controller is operable in a boost mode in which the switches are independently controlled to convert low-voltage DC power to high-voltage DC power. The controller is operable in a buck mode in which the switches are independently controlled to convert high-voltage DC power to low-voltage DC power.
US12081110B2	Power conversion module and power converter A power conversion module can include: an i-th level structure comprising 2i-1 basic units, a second terminal of each basic unit in each level structure respectively connected to first terminals of two basic units in a next level structure, where a first terminal of a first basic unit in a first-level structure is used as a first terminal of the power conversion module; an N-th level structure comprising 2N-1 balance units, where second terminals of each balance unit are connected as a second terminal of the power conversion module, and second terminals of each basic unit in an (N−1)th level structure are respectively connected to first terminals of two balance units in the N-th level structure; and where each basic unit comprises a switched capacitor circuit, N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, i is a positive integer, and 1≤i≤N−1.
US12081109B2	Switching converter and control circuit thereof A control circuit for a switching converter having a main power switch and an auxiliary power switch, where the control circuit is configured to: charge and discharge a junction capacitor of the main power switch during a turn-off period of the main power switch; and adjust a conduction time of the auxiliary power switch according to a difference between the charged and discharged charge levels across the junction capacitor.
US12081106B2	Bearing cap heat sink system for an electric motor The present disclosure provides for an electric motor that comprises a housing and a shaft disposed through the housing. The electric motor further comprises a rotor fitted on the shaft within the housing and a stator disposed within the housing and around the rotor. The electric motor further comprises a fan covering disposed on a first end of the housing and a first bearing cap disposed at the first end of the housing, wherein the first bearing cap is configured to house a first bearing, wherein the first bearing cap comprises a plurality of protrusions configured to operate as a heat sink for the electric motor. The electric motor further comprises a first fan disposed at an end of the shaft and within the fan covering, wherein the first fan is operable to generate a first airflow configured to flow over an external surface of the housing.
US12081102B2	Combined power system In a rotary electric machine housing, a first bearing and a second bearing are provided for supporting a rotating shaft. The rotary electric machine housing includes a sub-housing. A collection flow path is formed in the sub-housing, and communicates with a plurality of air bleed passages formed in a gas turbine engine, collectively.
US12081100B2	Electrical machine with bypass cooling duct The present invention relates to an electrical machine (1) having a housing (2), wherein the housing (2) has a hollow-cylindrical cooling jacket (2a) for accommodating a stator (3) and, attached to the end sides of the cooling jacket (2a), housing closures (2b), in particular mounting plates, and wherein the cooling jacket (2a) has cooling ducts (4a) running between its end sides (17) and the housing closures (2b) have redirection grooves (4b) so that two adjacent cooling ducts (4a) are fluidically connected by a redirecting groove (4b), whereby the cooling ducts (4a) and the redirecting grooves (4b) form a meandering cooling path (10) which extends through the housing (2) between an inlet (5) and an outlet (6) and through which a coolant can flow, wherein the housing (2) has a bypass duct (7) which fluidically connects the inlet (5) and the outlet (6) while bypassing the meandering cooling path (10), or which fluidically connects two part regions of the meandering cooling path (10) while bypassing one part of the meandering cooling path (10).
US12081092B2	Quick connect for track and mover system The present disclosure describes quick connect features of a mover assembly for a linear motor system. The mover assembly may include a platform and at least two movers. The movers may include a linkage feature and the platform at least two linkage elements. The movers may be removably coupled to the platform by rotating the movers relative to the platform between an engaged position and a disengaged position. In an engaged position, the linkage element of the platform may retain the linkage feature of the mover and the linkage element and the linkage feature may translationally couple the mover and the platform.
US12081091B2	System for generating a linear movement A system for generating a linear movement including an electromagnetically charged body which is free to move along a main direction, a static field generator, and two buffer elements. The movement of the electromagnetically charged body along the main direction is controlled by the static field generator and by the buffer elements. The static field generator is alternately powered with a power profile such as to generate the displacement of the system in one of the two ways along said main direction.
US12081090B2	System for an electric motor with coil assemblies and internal radial magnetic elements One variation of a system for an electric motor includes a rotor including magnetic elements within a body. The system also includes a stator including coil assemblies arranged about the rotor. Each coil assembly includes an outer hook element and an inner hook element. The outer hook element extends across a first axial face and an outer radial surface of the rotor. The inner hook element: extends across a second axial face of the rotor; extends partially across the inner radial surface of the rotor; and is coupled to the outer hook element to define a throat configured to locate the rotor within the coil assembly. The system includes a shaft coupled to the inner radial surface of the rotor. Furthermore, the system includes a controller configured to drive current through the coil assemblies to generate a toroidal magnetic field configured to couple the magnetic elements to rotate the rotor.
US12081089B2	Motor apparatus A motor apparatus including a stator having a plurality of teeth formed in a circumference thereof, a rotor rotatably installed in the stator, and having a plurality of magnets disposed in a circumference thereof, and a 3-phase coil part having a plurality of coils wound around the teeth, respectively, in which the coils having a preset phase difference are arranged in parallel.
US12081083B2	Rotor for an electric motor, electric motor, and method for producing a rotor A rotor for an electric motor includes a shaft having a central portion supporting a laminated core of an electrical sheet material. The central portion is also composed of an electrical sheet material. The ends of the rotor shaft may be formed from a different material than the material of the central portion, and may be connected to the central portion by a force-fitting interference fit and/or a knurled interference fit. An electric motor having such a rotor and a method for producing a such a rotor are provided.
US12081076B2	Electric machines using axially-magnetized curvilinear permanent magnets A configuration of a plurality of elongate, axially-magnetized curvilinear permanent magnets having high length to cross-section ratio, produced, for example, by the PM-Wire manufacturing process, that produce an electric machine permanent magnet rotor structure with a very low intrinsic demagnetizing field, allowing for operation at high temperature, at high RPM, or enabling use of permanent magnets comprising low coercivity magnetic materials. Exemplary embodiments of two-pole, four-pole, six-pole and eight-pole rotor permanent magnet configurations for single and dual rotor applications. The novel configuration of axially-magnetized curvilinear permanent magnets reduces demagnetization at high temperature, increases electric machine power density, reduces weight by eliminating the need for back iron, increases motor reliability, reduces manufacturing costs, and enables higher electric motor torque and electric generators. Electric machines, rotors and magnets of the invention may contain no rare earth magnetic materials.
US12081075B2	Fully integrated electric machines and related technology Improved electric machines with tuned coils, integrated power electronics, and stator and rotor cooling assemblies.
US12081071B2	Electric motor and pump comprising such an electric motor An electric motor, in particular for an oil pump, comprising a rotor and a stator, wherein the stator has through-openings, which are continuous in the axial direction, for screw elements, and comprising a functional support, which is arranged on an end face with respect to the axial direction of the stator and which has a contoured contact section for the stator and screw receiving areas for the screw elements. The screw receiving areas protrude out of the contoured contact section for the stator in the axial direction, and the screw receiving areas are received in the through-openings.
US12081069B2	Stator, rotary electric machine, drive device, and mobile unit A stator according to an aspect of the present invention includes a stator core having a core back in an annular shape surrounding a central axis of the stator, and a plurality of teeth extending radially inward from the core back. The stator core has a hole provided in a radially outer portion of the stator core, the hole extending in an axial direction, and a weld provided on a radially outer surface of the stator core. The weld includes a first weld provided on the radially outer surface of the stator core on a virtual line connecting the hole and the central axis as viewed in the axial direction.
US12081068B2	Laminated core with some electrical steel sheets adhered with adhesive and some electrical steel sheets fixed to each other A laminated core includes a plurality of electrical steel sheets that are stacked on one another. All sets of the electrical steel sheets adjacent to each other in a stacking direction are fixed to each other in the laminated core. Some sets of electrical steel sheets among all sets of the electrical steel sheets are fastened but not adhered to each other, and the remaining sets of electrical steel sheets are adhered but not fastened to each other.
US12081066B2	Actuator and display unit provided therewith Provided is an actuator that lends itself to a reduction in size. An actuator S1 is provided with an elastic support body 16 including attachment member-side fixing portions 92 fixed to an attachment member 12, a movable element-side fixing portion 94 fixed to a movable element 14, and a deformable portion 80 positioned between the attachment member-side fixing portions 92 and the movable element-side fixing portion 94. Finish ends 80E of the deformable portion 80 (ends on the attachment member-side fixing portion 92 sides of the deformable portion 80) are only positioned in a region on one side in an X direction with respect to the movable element-side fixing portion 94 and a region on another side in the X direction with respect to the movable element-side fixing portion 94 (X direction outside regions).
US12081062B2	Power system for a vehicle A vehicle includes a chassis, tractive elements coupled to the chassis, an electrical system, and a controller. The electrical system includes an electrical load, a first energy storage device coupled to the electrical load, the first energy storage device utilizing a first energy storage technology, and a second energy storage device selectively coupled to the electrical load by a switch, the second energy storage device utilizing a second energy storage technology different from the first energy storage technology. The controller is coupled to the switch and configured to command the switch to disconnect the second energy storage device from the electrical load in response to an indication of a power draw from the electrical load.
US12081061B2	Predicting a cumulative thermal dose in implantable battery recharge systems and methods Systems including a rechargeable energy storage device can include a temperature sensor and a controller configured to receive temperature information representative of a temperature proximate the rechargeable energy storage device. The controller can be configured to receive or determine a second charging parameter associated with the charging of the rechargeable energy storage device, such as charging duration, and compare the temperature or the second parameter to a corresponding threshold. If the parameter associated with the charging the rechargeable energy storage device (e.g., charging duration and/or the temperature information) exceeds the corresponding threshold, the controller can reduce the amount of electrical current provided to the rechargeable energy storage device during charging. This can enable charging the rechargeable energy storage device at a maximum rate without exceeding thermal dose safety standards associated with charging the rechargeable energy storage device.
US12081053B2	Charging method and electronic device In an embodiment, a method includes controlling an electronic device to be in a state in which both a load and a battery of the electronic device are powered by a charging device when a battery level of the battery is less than or equal to a first preset battery level and controlling the electronic device to be in a state in which neither the load nor the battery is powered by the charging device and the battery supplies power to the load when the battery level of the battery is greater than or equal to a second preset battery level, wherein the second preset battery level is greater than the first preset battery level and less than or equal to a maximum battery level of the battery.
US12081051B1	Portable power apparatus, system, and method of charging same using an electric vehicle charging station providing rapid charge times A portable power apparatus includes a housing, a battery, a first charging port, a second charging port, a first power supply port, a second power supply port, and a communication module. The first charging port includes at least five pins and is configured to receive a first input voltage. The second charging port is configured to receive a second input voltage that is less than the first input voltage. The first power supply port is configured to deliver a first output voltage. The second power supply port is configured to deliver a second output voltage that is greater than the first output voltage. The communication module is configured to communicate with a source of electrical energy and includes a transmitter configured to communicate that the battery is configured to receive the first input voltage.
US12081049B2	Battery management circuit, energy storage device, and battery management method A battery management circuit that is provided for each of sets of battery cells connected in series in an energy storage device including the sets of the battery cells and at least one capacitor, and that includes: a positive connection terminal to be connected to a positive electrode of a corresponding one of the sets of the battery cells; a negative connection terminal to be connected to a negative electrode of the corresponding one of the sets of the battery cells; a capacitor connection terminal to be connected to a terminal of the at least one capacitor; and a control circuit that controls a connection operation of connecting the positive connection terminal or the negative connection terminal to the capacitor connection terminal, and causes the battery management circuit to perform the connection operation in synchronization with the connection operation of another battery management circuit among battery management circuits.
US12081047B2	Power system with battery charging control A power system uses a power transmitting device to charge batteries in power receiving devices. Wireless power is transmitted using coils in the power transmitting device and coils in the power receiving devices. Usage history information such as power consumption, times and dates of device usage, battery charge state information, device location information, and other information is gathered using portable electronic devices in the system. Control circuitry in the power transmitting device or elsewhere in the system controls power transfer so that battery charging is performed in accordance with appropriate battery charging settings. Battery charging settings such as maximum charge level, charge rate, charging start and stop times, and other settings are adjusted based on usage history information from one or more devices and/or one or more users.
US12081039B2	Multiple beam wireless power transmission system A system for transmitting wireless power from multiple sources to multiple receivers, in which the safety of the system is maintained in spite of the possibility that two beams may intersect in the transmission space, thereby generating power or power density levels which exceed those at which the safety mechanisms of the system were designed to operate. The paths of the beams are known from the transmission positions and directions, and from the positions and orientations of the receivers, as measured by positioning devices on them. When an intersection, or near intersection of beams is determined, the system is triggered to reduce the safety risk by attenuating or turning off, or by diverting, one or more of the beams. In addition, since a reflected beam's path may not be readily discernable, the system can ascertain if one of the beams has undergone a reflection, by looking for displayed mirror images.
US12081038B2	Wireless electric field power transfer system and transmitter, and method of wirelessly transferring power A transmit resonator is provided. The transmit resonator comprises: two inductors; a switching network electrically connected to the inductors; a plurality of capacitive electrodes electrically connected to the switching network; a detector communicatively connected to the capacitive electrodes; and a controller communicatively connected to the switching network and the detector. The detector is configured to detect impedance. The controller is configured to control the switching network to control which electrodes are connected to the inductors based on the detected impedance. The inductors and electrodes are configured to resonate to generate an electric field.
US12081034B2	Wireless charging device An example wireless charging device includes a wireless charging device body and a wireless power transmitting device disposed on the wireless charging device body. The wireless power transmitting device includes at least one transmitting coil and a transmitting magnetic body configured to surround the at least one transmitting coil and to face a receiving magnetic body provided on a wireless power receiving device of an external electronic device. The inner peripheral surface of the wireless power transmitting device faces the inner surface of the wireless charging device body. The transmitting magnetic body is formed in a ring structure, at least a part of which is open. One surface of the open ring structure is disposed on at least a part of the inner surface of the wireless charging device body. One surface of the ring structure of the transmitting magnetic body faces the receiving magnetic body.
US12081027B2	Systems and methods for energy storage and management An energy storage system (ESS) including a battery management system (BMS) arranged to monitor and control operations associated with charging and discharging electrical current from a storage element where the BMS is positioned within a cavity of a housing. A site controller coordinates operations of the ESS with a component of a power distribution system where the site controller is positioned within the housing's cavity. The storage element may include one or more battery cells. The ESS may include a frame defining the housing's cavity and including first and second side panels and a front access panel. The access panel may include at least one hinge in proximity to the first side panel where the hinge is arranged to prevent a portion of the hinge from extending beyond an edge of the first side panel as the access panel rotates from a closed position to an open position.
US12081025B2	Power adapters adapted to receive a module and methods of implementing power adapters with modules A plurality of power adapters configured to apply power to loads is described. The plurality of power adapters may comprise a first power adapter configured to apply power to a first load, the first power adapter having a first recess for receiving a first module that is removably attached to the first recess; a second power adapter configured to apply power to a second load, the second power adapter having a second recess for receiving a second module that is removably attached to the second recess; and a control device adapted to identify the first power adapter and the second power adapter; wherein the control device is adapted to map the first power adapter and the second power adapter based upon locations of the first power adapter and the second power adapter.
US12081022B2	Plug-in power distribution unit for modular electrical systems A plug-in power distribution unit is readily installable, removable, and replaceable by skilled or non-skilled persons. The units include one or more conventional electrical power plugs for engaging a conventional wall outlet or the like, and one or more proprietary electrical power connectors for engaging with a compatible connector of a modular electrical power system. Optionally, multiple circuits may be accommodated by the plug-in power distribution unit.
US12081020B2	Control method, computer program product, control system and use A method for controlling an output voltage of at least one transformer in a power grid comprises providing the one transformer(s) with a power electronics converter and an output voltage controller, determining a grid frequency, comparing the grid frequency with a reference value, producing an error signal, applying the error signal as feedback to the controller, and generating a control action to cause the controller to change the output voltage of the transformer comprising a power electronics converter. The power electronics converter is an AC-AC converter, and the method comprises connecting the AC-AC converter to either a primary side or a secondary side of the transformer. The AC-AC converter has a first AC side and a second AC side and the method comprises connecting two terminals on the first AC side to a winding of the transformer, and connecting the second AC side to an external circuit line.
US12081019B2	Power supply system An abnormality determining section disconnects both a positive wire and a negative wire between a load module and a second ground circuit, connects one of a positive wire or a negative wire between a main power source apparatus and the second ground circuit, and determines whether there is an abnormality in a second main power source circuit based on an amount of power supplied to the second ground circuit in a state where one of the positive wire or the negative wire of the second main power source circuit is connected to a reference potential by the second ground circuit.
US12081018B2	Electrostatic discharge protection network for chip The present disclosure provides an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection network for a chip. The chip includes a first power supply pad, a second power supply pad, and a ground pad. The ESD protection network includes: a first ESD protection circuit, located between the first power supply pad and the ground pad, and configured to discharge an electrostatic charge when there is an ESD pulse caused by the electrostatic charge on the first power supply pad; a second ESD protection circuit, located between the second power supply pad and the ground pad, and configured to discharge an electrostatic charge when there is an ESD pulse caused by the electrostatic charge on the second power supply pad; and a third ESD protection circuit, configured to provide a discharge path for an electrostatic charge between the first power supply pad and the second power supply pad.
US12081017B2	Overcurrent protection by depletion mode MOSFET or JFET and bi-metallic temperature sensing switch in mini circuit breaker A miniature circuit breaker for providing short circuit and overload protection is disclosed herein. The miniature circuit breaker features a field effect transistor (FET), which may be a depletion mode metal oxide semiconductor FET (D MOSFET), a junction field-effect transistor (JFET), or a silicon carbide JFET, the FET being connected to a bi-metallic switch, where the bi-metallic switch acts as a temperature sensing circuit breaker. In combination, the D MOSFET and bi-metallic switch are able to limit current to downstream circuit components, thus protecting the components from damage.
US12081004B2	Weatherproof electrical enclosure with reinforcement The present disclosure provides descriptions of electrical box assemblies for supporting heavy fixtures, such as ceiling fans, and facilitating electrical connections to the fixtures. The electrical box assembly includes an electrical box that allows a connection between the box and electrical conduits and a connection, e.g., a weatherproof connection, with a housing of the fixture. The box has an open front face to house electrical connections between the fixture and wires supplying electrical power to the box via the conduits. The box has a bottom wall and an open front face. A reinforcement member fits within the electrical box and includes a panel shaped to conform to at least a portion of the bottom wall and one or more standoffs extending toward the open front face of the box. When the reinforcement member is positioned within the box, mounting holes in the bottom wall of the box and reinforcement member are aligned to allow the box to be attached to a building structure.
US12081003B1	Push-in electrical connector insertable from the inside or outside of a junction box A push-in electrical connector for connecting one or more electrical cables at a knockout of an electrical junction box or panel. The electrical connector includes a substantially tubular connector body with a sidewall, a flange, an inner body portion extending from the flange to an inner end, and an outer body portion extending from the flange to an outer end. The inner body portion includes two flexible gripper jaws and an inner seat. The outer body portion includes two compressible arms and an outer seat. The electrical connector body may include a dividing wall for maintaining separation between electrical cables. The gripper jaws and compressible arms enable secure attachment of one or more cables to an electrical panel or box.
US12081001B2	Wiring member having a buffer member A wiring member includes: a wiring body including a wire-like transmission member and a sheet to which the wire-like transmission member is fixed; a cover that covers the wiring body; and a buffer member, in which the wire-like transmission member includes a transmission wire body and a coating layer that covers the transmission wire body, the cover is a member harder than the coating layer, and the buffer member is provided at at least one end of the cover, and is disposed between the wire-like transmission member and the cover.
US12081000B2	Cable reel for a high-voltage cable A cable holder for the long-term storage and the rapid transport of high-voltage cables, is storable for long periods with little outlay. The cable holder includes a rotatable cable reel which has a winding cylinder and side limits which are connected for conjoint rotation with the winding cylinder and protrude over the circumference of the winding cylinder. A holding frame is provided for rotatably mounting the cable reel. A high-voltage cable is wound onto the cable reel. The winding cylinder has a diameter of over 1300 mm.
US12080990B2	Semiconductor laser device Semiconductor laser device A1 includes semiconductor laser element 4, switching element 5 having gate electrode 52, source electrode 53 and drain electrode 54, and support member 1 having conductive part 3 that forms a conduction path to switching element 5 and semiconductor laser element 4 and supports semiconductor laser element 4 and switching element 5. Conductive part 3 has front surface first section 311 spaced apart from semiconductor laser element 4. Semiconductor laser device A1 includes at least one first wire 71 connected to source electrode 53 of switching element 5 and semiconductor laser element 4 and also at least one second wire 72 connected to source electrode 53 of switching element 5 and front surface first section 311 of conductive part 3. Such an arrangement reduces the inductance component of semiconductor laser device A1.
US12080987B2	Methods and apparatus for laser mode transformation A method for generating a spatially transformed optical output from a laser system, the method comprising: disposing a laser gain medium within a laser cavity structure; arranging an interferometric device to complete the laser cavity structure, wherein the interferometric device receives an input beam from laser oscillation in the laser cavity structure, splits the input beam into two sub-beams, and recombines the two sub-beams to provide an optical feedback beam to sustain laser oscillation; configuring the optical components that comprise the interferometric device to provide relative misalignment of the two sub-beams that are produced internally to the interferometric device; using at least a first output port of the interferometric device to provide an output beam of the laser system that due to the misalignment is a spatial transformation of the internal mode structure of the laser; and using at least a second output port of the interferometric device to provide the optical feedback beam to the laser cavity structure that sustains laser oscillation with a spatial structure that substantially preserves the internal mode structure of the laser. An apparatus which implements such a method is also provided.
US12080978B2	High frequency impedance matching edge launch RF connector An edge launch radio frequency (RF) signal connector includes ground contact tabs that have radially extending arms. The arms cover a gap between a substrate, such as a circuit board, and the connector to reduce the RF ground path between the RF reference ground and a signal pin supported by the connector. The arms extend radially inwardly from the protruding ground contact tabs toward a central support aperture that supports the signal pin. The arms and the ground contact tabs are formed integrally with the main connector body as one piece. The arms and the ground contact tabs may be planar in shape such that the arms and the ground contact tabs lie flush on the substrate when the connector is arranged over the edge of the substrate.
US12080975B2	Multi-diameter power pin and receiving socket An electrical connector is disclosed. The electrical connector includes a multi-diameter power pin having a proximal portion having a first diameter; an engagement portion having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter; a bearing portion having a third diameter smaller than the second diameter; and a threaded distal portion having a fourth diameter smaller than the third diameter. A receiving block having a multi-diameter through hole is configured to receive the multi-diameter power pin. The receiving block includes a plurality of gaps extending radially from the multi-diameter through hole to an outer surface of the receiving block, a receiving portion disposed between a lateral surface of the receiving block and a first gap of the plurality of gaps; and a clamping portion disposed between the plurality of gaps.
US12080968B2	Joint connector A joint connector 10 is provided with connecting members 21 each including a plurality of terminals 12 and a conductive member, and a plurality of housings. The plurality of housings are stacked along a stacking direction. At least one housing constituting the plurality of housings includes a placing portion, on which the connecting member 21 is placed, and a lid portion for at least partially covering the connecting member 21 placed on the placing portion to hold the connecting member 21 in the housing. A first housing 71 and a second housing 171 are stacked on each other. A first lid portion relating to the first housing 71 and a second lid portion relating to the second housing 171 are provided with a stacked state holding portion.
US12080964B2	Mount plate for audiovisual devices A power terminal in a mount plate housing provides electrical power to an audiovisual device. A hot wire connected with the power terminal extends from the mount plate housing. The hot wire is configured to connect with a corresponding hot wire of the audiovisual device. A ground wire extending from the mount plate housing is configured to be connected with a corresponding ground wire of the audiovisual device. A first insulation piercing interconnect is connected with the hot wire. The first insulation piercing interconnect is configured to connect the hot wire with the corresponding hot wire of the audiovisual device to allow exchanging the battery mount interface. A second insulation piercing interconnect is connected with the ground wire. The second insulation piercing interconnect is configured to connect the ground wire with the corresponding ground wire of the audiovisual device to allow exchanging the battery mount interface.
US12080961B2	Antenna device An antenna device includes: a first antenna having a directional gain at a low elevation angle higher than the directional gain at a high elevation angle; a second antenna having the directional gain at the high elevation angle higher than the first antenna, transmitting and receiving a radio wave having a vibration direction of an electric field intersecting with a radio wave transmitted and received by the first antenna; and a third antenna having the directional gain at the high elevation angle higher than the first antenna, and transmitting and receiving a radio wave having a vibration direction of an electric field intersecting with the radio wave transmitted and received by the second antenna.
US12080956B2	Mobile device with high radiation efficiency A mobile device with high radiation efficiency includes a ground element, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a third radiation element, a fourth radiation element, a dielectric substrate, a speaker body, and a cable. The first radiation element and the fourth radiation element are coupled to the ground element. The second radiation element and the third radiation element are coupled to a feeding point. An antenna structure is formed by the first radiation element, the second radiation element, the third radiation element, and the fourth radiation element. The speaker body has a first vertical projection on the dielectric substrate, and the first vertical projection at least partially overlaps the third radiation element. The cable is coupled to the speaker body. The cable has a second vertical projection on the dielectric substrate, and the second vertical projection does not overlap the antenna structure at all.
US12080955B2	Wideband wire antenna The disclosed antenna includes: a radiating element disposed in a radiating plane transverse to an axis of the antenna; a reflecting plane, which is transverse to the axis, the radiating plane being located at a predetermined height above the reflecting plane; and a substrate, interposed between the radiating plane and the reflecting plane, and having a constant thickness. This antenna is characterized by a local relative electrical permittivity of the substrate that is a function of the radius, i.e. the distance to the axis, and a height, i.e. a distance to the reflecting plane, the local relative electrical permittivity being, at constant height, increasing as a function of the radius, and, at constant radius, increasing as a function of the height at least for a portion of the substrate in the vicinity of the reflecting plane.
US12080950B2	Circuit and method for reducing antenna SAR A circuit includes an impedance tuning circuit, a first antenna tuning switch and a resistor. An antenna end of the first antenna tuning switch is electrically connected with an external antenna signal source. A control end of the first antenna tuning switch is electrically connected with an external controller. A first RF output end of the first antenna tuning switch is electrically connected with one end of the resistor, and the other end of the resistor and a second RF output end of the first antenna tuning switch are electrically connected with one end of the impedance tuning circuit. The other end of the impedance tuning circuit is electrically connected with the antenna. The external controller controls the antenna end to be connected with the first RF output end or the second RF output end according to an SAR test result of the antenna.
US12080949B2	Single port orthogonally polarized antenna for handsets, IOT terminals, and vehicles A single port orthogonally terminal polarized antenna is disclosed herein. The antenna may be used in apparatuses including but not limited to handsets, Internet of Things (IoT) terminals, and vehicles. The antenna significantly reduces the need for spatial diversity multiple-in and multiple-out (MIMO) in terminals.
US12080945B2	Systems and methods for mitigating interference from satellite gateway antenna Systems and methods for mitigating interference from a satellite gateway antenna are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method for mitigating interference from a satellite gateway antenna includes locating a satellite gateway antenna that shares a frequency band with a 5G service, determining that the satellite gateway antenna causes radiation that interferes with a base station operating using the 5G service, and mounting at least one panel to reduce the radiation in a direction of the base station operating using the 5G service.
US12080943B2	Antenna module An antenna module disposed on a substrate having a first and a second surface opposite to each other includes a microstrip line, a first radiator, a ground radiator and a ground plane. The microstrip line, the first radiator and the ground radiator are disposed on the first surface. The microstrip line includes a first and a second end opposite to each other. The first end includes a first feeding end. The first radiator is connected to the second end of the microstrip line. The ground radiator surrounds the microstrip line and the first radiator and has a first opening and two opposite grounding ends. The first end of the microstrip line is located in the first opening. A gap is formed between each grounding end and the first feeding end. The ground plane is disposed on the second surface. The ground radiator is connected to the ground plane.
US12080940B1	Flying antenna vehicle system and method of use A flying antenna system includes a platform having an upper surface and a lower surface; a rotor secured to the upper surface of the platform, the rotor is configured to provide vertical lift; an antenna secured to the platform and configured to transmit a signal; and a power source configured to provide power to the rotor and the antenna.
US12080933B2	Signal transmission device A signal transmission device including a signal wiring, a wide wiring that is formed continuously with one and the other of the signal wirings and has a wiring width larger than a wiring width of at least the one or the other of the signal wirings, a power wiring to which a signal/power separation filter is connected via a branch wiring branching from the wide wiring, and an open stub wiring that is connected to the branch wiring and has an open tip.
US12080931B2	Redox flow battery and battery system A redox flow battery and battery system are provided. In one example, the redox flow battery includes a cell stack assembly having a plate assembly positioned on a lateral side of the cell stack assembly and comprising an elastic flange including a recess mated with a section of a conductive plate and compliant in at least one of a lateral direction and a vertical direction, and a plate frame coupled to the elastic flange.
US12080928B2	Electrochemical system with confined electrolyte Described herein are systems and methods for the management and control of electrolyte within confined electrochemical cells or groups (e.g. stacks) of connected electrochemical cells, for example, in an electrolyzer. Various embodiments of systems and methods provide for the elimination of parasitic conductive paths between cells, and/or precise passive control of fluid pressures within cells. In some embodiments, a fixed volume of electrolyte is substantially retained within each cell while efficiently collecting and removing produced gases or other products from the cell.
US12080927B2	Antioxidant for fuel cells, membrane electrode assembly including the same and method for preparing antioxidant Disclosed are an antioxidant for fuel cells, a membrane electrode assembly including the same and a method for preparing the antioxidant. The antioxidant for fuel cells includes a core including at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal oxide (MxOk) and a complex metal oxide (MxNyOj, N and M being different metals), and an outer portion (e.g., a shell) located on or over a surface of the core and formed by performing reduction treatment of the surface of the core using a thiourea-based compound. The outer portion includes metal cations (M(x-n)+, n being a natural number of 1 or more) having a smaller oxidation number than a valency of the metal (M) of the core.
US12080926B2	Electrochemical cell system An electrochemical cell system and a method of controlling water imbalance is provided. The electrochemical cell system and the method both include determining a present water imbalance in the electrochemical cell by summing a waterin and a watercreated less a waterout; tracking a cumulative water imbalance during operation of the electrochemical cell by repeatedly determining the present water imbalance and continuing to sum the results during operation; and adjusting a flow rate of the oxidant feed gas entering the electrochemical cell based on the cumulative water imbalance.
US12080923B2	Grid-interactive cryogenic energy storage systems with waste cold recovery capabilities An energy storage system comprises at least one cryogen storage device that includes a subcooling loop and that is configurable to store a cryogen with or without boil-off losses. The system also comprises a cryoplant configured to interact with a power source and with the subcooling loop of the at least one cryogen storage device. The system also includes a control system configured to control the interaction of the cryoplant with the power source and the at least one cryogen storage device. The control system is configured to control interaction of the cryoplant with the power source and the at least one cryogen storage device according to a plurality of operational modes, including: a cooling mode, a passive storage mode, a fuel cell backup mode, and a liquefaction mode.
US12080922B2	Fuel cell closing system The invention relates to a fuel cell closing valve (36) having a valve closing body (5), which is electromagnetically movable from a first position to a second position by the energizing of an electrical coil (10) in order to close or open at least one medium passage of a fuel cell. In order to optimize the operation of the fuel cell system, the fuel cell closing valve (36) comprises two permanent magnets (13, 14), by means of which the valve closing body (5) can be held both in the first position and in the second position when the electrical coil (10) is in a currentless state.
US12080920B1	Automatic battery watering system An automatic and passive battery fluid maintenance system maintains the fluid levels in a battery system by replenishing water as the water is lost from the battery. A reservoir is used to contain a volume of fluid and is mounted above the batteries. Fluid from the reservoir flows into a distribution manifold through a flow regulator. From the manifold the fluid is distributed a vent plug at each battery. The vent plugs are configured to control create a backpressure in the fluid line when the battery fluid level is at an optimum level. As a result of the backpressure, fluid does not flow into the battery through the vent plug. When the fluid in the battery drops below the optimum level, the backpressure is reduced, allowing water to flow until the fluid level of the battery again is at the optimum level.
US12080917B2	Electrode assembly and battery An electrode assembly, including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator. The electrode assembly is formed by winding the first electrode plate, the separator, and the second electrode plate. A first tab formed by a plurality of first tab units and a second tab formed by a plurality of second tab units are disposed on the first electrode plate, and a third tab formed by a plurality of third tab units is disposed on the second electrode plate. The electrode assembly is provided with a multi-tab structure to achieve purposes of enhancing a current-carrying capacity of the battery and reducing a temperature rise.
US12080914B2	Connection module A connection module includes an FPC and a plurality of bus bars. The plurality of bus bars constitute a first bus bar row disposed along one long side of the FPC, and a second bus bar row disposed along the other long side of the FPC. The FPC includes tolerance absorbing portions each including a slit and a pair of deflection portions disposed with the slit interposed therebetween, and is divided into a plurality of wiring portion by the tolerance absorbing portions. The pair of deflection portions constituting the first tolerance absorbing portion can be deflected in a direction in which the two wiring portions that are adjacent to each other with the first tolerance absorbing portion interposed therebetween move toward and away from each other. The same description also applies to the second tolerance absorbing portion.
US12080911B2	Non-sealed apparatus for batteries with a containment structure for gasses A non-sealed apparatus for batteries with a containment structure for gasses that includes a battery enclosure with an upper portion and a lower portion. The apparatus further includes a plurality of batteries disposed in a lower portion of the battery enclosure. The apparatus has at least one battery containment structure disposed in an upper portion of the battery enclosure, which is configured to move downward thereby sealing the plurality of batteries upon a condition. Further, a transfer channel assembly is provided within the battery enclosure and configured to transfer and/or contain gases emitted by the plurality of batteries upon the condition. The apparatus also has at least one fan configured to circulate the air in and out of the battery enclosure through the first perforated opening and the second perforated opening.
US12080901B2	Battery module A battery module may include a plurality of secondary battery cells; a cell accommodating unit equipped with at least one of the secondary battery cells in a procumbent state; a cover unit coupled to the cell accommodating unit and covering an opening of the cell accommodating unit accommodating the secondary battery cells; and a heat sink unit provided in the cell accommodating unit and the cover unit and in contact with a bottom portion and a top portion of the secondary battery cells to release heat generated by the secondary battery cells externally.
US12080899B1	End cover assembly, energy-storage apparatus, and electricity-consumption device An end cover assembly, an energy-storage apparatus, and an electricity-consumption device are provided. A main body plate of an insulation holder includes a first surface and a second surface. A first wall plate and a second wall plate of the holder are both provided on the first surface and opposite to each other in the length direction of the main body plate. The first wall plate bends and extends away from the second wall plate in the thickness direction of the main body plate. The second wall plate bends and extends away from the first wall plate in the thickness direction of the main body plate. The main body plate, the first wall plate, and the second wall plate jointly define a receiving space to receive the explosion-proof-valve holder, and are all spaced apart from the explosion-proof-valve holder to form an airflow channel.
US12080891B2	Positive electrode for secondary battery and secondary battery A positive electrode for a secondary battery which is an example of the embodiment of the present invention comprises a collector, a protective layer formed on at least one surface of the collector, and a composite material layer formed on the protective layer. The protective layer has a first region and a second region. The first region includes inorganic particles and a conductive material. The second region includes inorganic particles and substantially does not include a conductive material, or includes inorganic particles and a conductive material, the content of the conductive material being less than the content of the conductive material in the first region.
US12080890B2	Carbonaceous material for negative electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode, non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and production method of carbonaceous material The present invention provides a carbonaceous material suitable for a negative electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries (e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries, sodium ion secondary batteries, lithium sulfur batteries, lithium air batteries) having high charge/discharge capacities, and preferably high charge/discharge efficiency and low resistance, a negative electrode comprising the carbonaceous material, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising the negative electrode, and a production method of the carbonaceous material. The present invention relates to a carbonaceous material having a nitrogen content obtained by elemental analysis of 3.5 mass % or more, a ratio of nitrogen content and hydrogen content (RN/H) of 6 or more and 100 or less, a ratio of oxygen content and nitrogen content (RO/N) of 0.1 or more and 1.0 or less, and a carbon interplanar spacing (d002) observed by X-ray diffraction measurement of 3.70 Å or more.
US12080886B2	Method of washing positive electrode active material, and positive electrode active material prepared thereby A method of washing a positive electrode active material includes (1) preparing a lithium composite transition metal oxide which contains Ni, Co and Mn, and has the Ni content of 60 mol % or more; (2) putting the lithium composite transition metal oxide into water; and (3) adding a weak acid to water to which the lithium composite transition metal oxide is added to adjust the pH to 7 to 10, wherein the acid is a weak acid.
US12080885B2	Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and production method thereof Provided is a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the active material including a lithium-transition metal composite oxide containing lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese, having a layered structure, having a ratio D50/DSEM of from 1 to 4, and having a ratio of a number of moles of nickel to a total number of moles of metals other than lithium of greater than 0.8 and less than 1, a ratio of a number of moles of cobalt to the total number of moles of metals other than lithium of less than 0.2, a ratio of a number of moles of manganese to the total number of moles of metals other than lithium of less than 0.2, and a ratio of the number of moles of manganese to a sum of the number of moles of cobalt and the number of moles of manganese of less than 0.58.
US12080883B2	Ion permeable composite current collectors for metal-ion batteries and cell design using the same A Li-ion battery cell, among other materials, components, and techniques, is provided that includes ion-permeable anode and cathode electrodes, an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode, and a sacrificial, high-capacity Li composition for providing Li to at least one of the electrodes.
US12080876B2	Composite sulfide electrode and manufacturing method therefor A composite sulfide electrode and a manufacturing method therefor are disclosed. A method for manufacturing a composite sulfide electrode comprises the steps of: preparing a mixed solution of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and a metallic oxide; stirring the prepared mixed solution; electrospinning the stirred mixed solution to prepare a wire-type precursor bearing a metallic oxide in PAN; drying the prepared wire-type precursor; mixing the dried wire-type precursor and a sulfur powder; and injecting a gas to the mixture of the wire-type precursor and the sulfur powder to sulfurize the wire-type precursor.
US12080875B2	Processes to fabricate porous silicon and its use as feedstock for secondary battery electrodes Provided are processes to form microporous silicon useful as an active material in an electrode of an electrochemical cell the processes including subjecting a mixture of silicon oxide and a metal reducing agent, optionally aluminum, to mechanical milling to form mechanically activated silicon oxide/aluminum, thermally treating the silicon oxide/aluminum to reduce the silicon oxide and form Si/Al2O3, and removing at least a portion of the alumina from the Si to form a microporous silicon. The resulting electrochemically active microporous silicon is also provided with residual alumina present at 15% by weight or less that demonstrates excellent cycle life and safety.
US12080871B1	Negative electrode particle and preparing method thereof, negative electrode sheet, and energy-storage apparatus A negative electrode particle and a preparing method thereof, a negative electrode sheet, and an energy-storage apparatus are provided. The negative electrode particle provided in the disclosure defines a closed pore located inside the negative electrode particle and an open pore located on a surface of the negative electrode particle. A ratio of a pore volume C1 of the closed pore to a pore volume C2 of the open pore satisfies: 6≤C1/C2≤11, and the pore volume C1 of the closed pore satisfies: 0.03 cm3/g≤C1≤0.12 cm3/g.
US12080863B2	Vehicle and power battery heating apparatus and method therefor This application provides a vehicle and a power battery heating apparatus and method thereof. In the method, when a current temperature value of a power battery is lower than a preset temperature value, and a heating condition of the power battery meets a preset condition, a three-phase inverter is controlled to cause a three-phase alternating current motor to generate heat to heat a coolant flowing through the power battery. A preset quadrature-axis current and a corresponding preset direct-axis current are obtained to control the three-phase inverter to adjust a phase current of the three-phase alternating current motor in the heating process, so that electromagnetic torque with a small torque value is outputted at a motor shaft. The electromagnetic torque causes the motor output shaft to output a pre-tightening force to the transmission mechanism, thereby eliminating an engagement gap and effectively avoiding jitters of the vehicle.
US12080862B2	Method for separating members that were previously joined Disclosed is a method for separating a first member (1) and a second member (2) joined to each other comprising the steps of placing a clamp ring (14) on the surface of the first member, plunging a rotating probe (17) having a screw thread on a peripheral surface thereof into the surface of the first member through a through hole (10) of the clamp ring until a tip end of the probe reaches beyond an interface between the first member and the second member, the screw thread being directed so as to lift material of the bonded part away from the second member as a lifted part. The two members can be rejoined to each other by collapsing the lifted part into a bonded part once again by using a rotating probe and a clamp ring.
US12080861B2	Recycling of coated electrode materials Examples are disclosed of methods to recycle coated positive-electrode material of a lithium-ion battery. One example provides a method including relithiating the coated positive-electrode material in a solution comprising lithium ions, and after relithiating, separating the coated positive-electrode material from the solution. In some examples, coated positive-electrode materials may be reinstated using lower process temperatures than uncoated positive-electrode material.
US12080859B2	Vehicular battery charger, charging system, and method with interruption detection and signal transmission A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
US12080858B2	Structure for battery analysis and X-ray diffraction device A structure for battery analysis of the present invention includes a pressurizing unit (30) having a pressurizing mechanism, and a pressure receiving unit (10) for receiving pressure acting on a sample battery (S), and pressurizes the sample battery (S) accommodated in a hollow portion of a battery accommodation unit (20) between the pressurizing unit (30) and the pressure receiving unit (10) to suppress expansion and contraction of the sample battery (S).
US12080852B2	Secondary battery The present invention relates to a secondary battery capable of enhancing safety and test reliability. According to one embodiment, disclosed is a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly in which a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate are alternately stacked; and a case for accommodating the electrode assembly, wherein the first electrode plate includes an outer electrode plate located at the outermost part of the electrode assembly, and an inner electrode plate located inside the electrode assembly, and the outer electrode plate is smaller than the inner electrode plate and the second electrode plate.
US12080850B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte compositions The invention relates to novel non-aqueous electrolyte compositions comprising: a) a sodium-containing compounds of the general formula NaMFX and b) a solvent system comprising a first solvent component i) which comprises propylene carbonate and one or more further organo carbonate-containing solvents, and a second solvent component ii) which comprises one or more glycol diethers and/or one or more glycol ether acetates; wherein the molar ratio of propylene carbonate:one or more glycol diethers and/or one or more glycol ether acetates is in the range 1:0.1 to 1:3.
US12080847B2	All-solid-state battery An all-solid-state battery in which cracking attributed to expansion and contraction of the volume is suppressed. An all-solid-state battery according to is a laminated body including a battery element in which a positive electrode layer including a positive electrode current collector layer and a positive electrode active material layer and a negative electrode layer including a negative electrode current collector layer and a negative electrode active material layer are formed on a solid electrolyte layer, at one end of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer extend and a non-extending region on a lateral face of the laminated body, and a margin layer is formed on the same plane as each of the positive electrode layer or the negative electrode layer and includes a void to one of the positive electrode layer or the negative electrode layer does not extend on an end of the laminated body.
US12080846B2	Solid electrolyte material and battery using the same The present disclosure provides solid electrolyte materials having high lithium ion conductivity. A solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure consists essentially of Li, M, O, and X. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.
US12080844B2	Module housing for a stackable battery module, battery module, and battery stack The invention relates to a module housing for a stackable battery module, with a plurality of battery modules that can be stacked in a stacking direction to form a battery stack, and the module housing includes a base section and a holding space for the accommodation of battery units of the battery module. The invention further relates to a battery module for a battery stack, including a module housing. The invention also relates to a battery stack including a plurality of battery units that are located in stacked battery modules.
US12080840B2	Power storage device The power storage device includes a power storage module and a conductive plate. The power storage module includes an electrode laminate including current collectors stacked on each other in a first direction. At least one of the positive electrode terminal electrode, the negative electrode terminal electrode, and the bipolar electrode includes an active material layer including grooves arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the grooves extend in a third direction crossing the second direction. The conductive plate includes an outer surface including depressions depressed in the first direction and extending in the second direction, the current collector arranged at the stack end of the electrode laminate includes an exposed face in contact with the outer surface, the exposed surface includes protrusions overlapping the active material layer in the first direction, and the protrusions protrude in the first direction and extend in the third direction.
US12080837B2	Power management control A controller for a solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) system, the controller being configured to receive a target operating temperature, receive a readback temperature value, and output a temperature setpoint command to each of a plurality of heaters.
US12080836B2	Electronic device An electronic device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The pattern circuit of each surface mount structure of the electronic device is disposed on the substrate; at least two through holes are respectively corresponding to at least two signal lines of the pattern circuit; and the two ends of at least one optoelectronic element are respectively electrically connected to at least two signal lines of the pattern circuit. Each connection pad group of the driving circuit board is corresponding to each surface mount structure, and at least two connection pads are respectively corresponding to the at least two through holes of the surface mount structure. At least two conductive members of each conductive member unit are disposed in the at least two through holes of the surface mount structure, respectively, and extending to the first surface and the second surface of the substrate. The conductive member disposed in each through hole electrically connects the signal lines of each surface mounting structure to the connection pads of each connection pad group of the driving circuit board.
US12080834B2	Optoelectronic lighting device, optoelectronic illumination device and method of manufacturing In an embodiment an optoelectronic lighting device includes a carrier, exactly one light-emitting optoelectronic semiconductor component, wherein the semiconductor component has a light emission area on at least one surface side, and wherein the semiconductor component is arranged on an upper side of the carrier, at least one functional layer arranged above the light emission area and/or adjacent to the light emission area and an edging for the functional layer, wherein the edging surrounds the functional layer when viewed in a circumferential direction, the circumferential direction being parallel to the upper side of the carrier around the functional layer, and wherein the edging is formed of a transparent material.
US12080830B2	Pixel, display device including same, and manufacturing method therefor A pixel includes electrode pairs successively disposed in a first direction, and each including a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode successively disposed in the first direction; light emitting elements each electrically connected between the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode of any one the electrode pairs; a first connection electrode electrically connected between the first sub-electrode of a first electrode pair and a first power supply; and a second connection electrode electrically connected between the second sub-electrode of a last electrode pair and a second power supply. The second sub-electrode of a remaining electrode pair other than the last electrode pair is spaced apart from the first sub-electrode of a subsequent electrode pair with at least one first sub-electrode or at least one second sub-electrode disposed therebetween, and is electrically connected to the first sub-electrode of the subsequent electrode pair.
US12080828B2	Vertical light-emitting diode A light-emitting diode includes a first conductive semiconductor layer, an upper insulating layer positioned on the first conductive semiconductor layer, a mesa including an active layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer and positioned under a certain region of the first conductive semiconductor layer, and first and second through-holes through which the first conductive semiconductor layer is exposed. The first through-holes are arranged in a region encompassed by the edge of the mesa. The second through-holes are arranged along the edge of the mesa so that some of the second through-holes are encompassed by the active layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer, respectively.
US12080820B2	Group-IV solar cell structure using group-IV heterostructures Device structures, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed for photovoltaic cells that may be a single-junction or multijunction solar cells, with at least a first layer comprising a group-IV semiconductor in which part of the cell comprises a second layer comprising a III-V semiconductor or group-IV semiconductor having a different composition than the group-IV semiconductor of the first layer, such that a heterostructure is formed between the first and second layers.
US12080816B2	Photovoltaic module and method for folding the same The photovoltaic module includes multiple cell sheets arranged in an array including multiple rows and multiple columns, where each of the multiple rows of cell sheets is arranged at intervals along a first direction, each of the multiple columns of cell sheets is arranged at intervals along a second direction, and each of the multiple cell sheets has a first surface and a second surface. The photovoltaic module further includes a first flexible cover layer located on a side of the first surface of each of the multiple cell sheets, and a second flexible cover layer located on a side of the second surface of each of the multiple cell sheets. The photovoltaic module is configured to be folded along a gap between two adjacent rows of cell sheets or along a gap between two adjacent columns of cell sheets with the folding angle of 0 degree to 180 degrees.
US12080815B2	Laser assisted metallization process for solar cell stringing Metallization of semiconductor substrates using a laser beam, and the resulting structures, e.g., micro-electronic devices, semiconductor substrates and/or solar cells, solar cell circuit, solar cell strings, and solar cell arrays are described. A solar cell string can include a plurality of solar cells. The plurality of solar cells can include a substrate and a plurality of semiconductor regions disposed in or above the substrate. A plurality of conductive contact structures is electrically connected to the plurality semiconductor regions. Each conductive contact structure includes a locally deposited metal portion disposed in contact with a corresponding one of the semiconductor regions.
US12080814B2	Photoreceptor, panel, and method for manufacturing photoreceptor This application discloses a photoreceptor, a panel, and a method for manufacturing a photoreceptor. The photoreceptor includes a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer includes a subject entity including a plurality of holes, and an object entity including at least two photosensitive materials whose photosensitive wavelength bands are different. The holes of the subject entity are filled with the photosensitive materials.
US12080813B2	Optical semiconductor device An optical semiconductor device includes a wiring board including a first surface and a second surface, a cover disposed to face the first surface, an optical semiconductor element disposed on the first surface, a plurality of electrodes disposed on the second surface, and a resist layer disposed on the second surface and located at least between the plurality of electrodes. A ventilation hole that penetrates the first surface and the second surface is formed in the wiring board. The second surface includes a disposition region in which the resist layer is disposed and a non-disposition region in which the resist layer is not disposed. The non-disposition region includes a first region in which the ventilation hole is disposed and a second region that reaches an edge of the second surface from the first region.
US12080811B2	Metal-foil-assisted fabrication of thin-silicon solar cell One embodiment relates to a method of fabricating a solar cell. A silicon lamina is cleaved from the silicon substrate. The backside of the silicon lamina includes the P-type and N-type doped regions. A metal foil is attached to the backside of the silicon lamina. The metal foil may be used advantageously as a built-in carrier for handling the silicon lamina during processing of a frontside of the silicon lamina. Another embodiment relates to a solar cell that includes a silicon lamina having P-type and N-type doped regions on the backside. A metal foil is adhered to the backside of the lamina, and there are contacts formed between the metal foil and the doped regions. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.
US12080805B2	Semiconductor chip Provided is a semiconductor chip including a nanowire field effect transistor (FET) and having a layout configuration effective for making manufacturing the chip easy. A semiconductor chip includes a first block including a standard cell having a nanowire PET and a second block including a nanowire FET. In the first and second blocks, nanowires extending in an X direction have an arrangement pitch in a Y direction of an integer multiple of a pitch P1. Pads have an arrangement pitch in the X direction of an integer multiple of a pitch P2.
US12080801B2	Method of controlling oxygen vacancy concentration in a semiconducting metal oxide A method of controlling oxygen vacancy concentration in a semiconducting metal oxide includes exposing a treated surface of a crystalline metal oxide to water at a temperature and pressure sufficient to maintain the water in a liquid phase. During the exposure, a portion of the water is adsorbed onto the treated surface and dissociates into atomic oxygen and hydrogen. The atomic oxygen is injected into and diffuses through the crystalline metal oxide, forming isolated oxygen interstitials and oxygen defect complexes. The isolated oxygen interstitials replace oxygen vacancies in the crystalline metal oxide.
US12080800B2	Semiconductor devices with modified source/drain feature and methods thereof A method includes providing a semiconductor structure including a fin protruding from a substrate, where the fin includes first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers, recessing the fin to form a source/drain (S/D) recess, forming an S/D feature in the S/D recess, trimming the S/D feature, depositing a dielectric layer to cover the S/D feature, forming a contact hole in the dielectric layer to expose the S/D feature, and forming a metal contact in the contact hole.
US12080798B2	Semiconductor devices and methods for manufacturing the same Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor devices may include a first fin-type pattern and a second fin-type pattern on a substrate, a first epitaxial pattern on the first fin-type pattern, a second epitaxial pattern on the second fin-type pattern, and a lower field insulating film on the substrate and extends on a sidewall of the first fin-type pattern and a sidewall of the second fin-type pattern, wherein the lower field insulating film includes a protrusion protruding in a third direction. The protrusion of the lower field insulating film may be between the first fin-type pattern and the second fin-type pattern, and a vertical level of a top surface of the protrusion of the lower field insulating film increases and then decreases with increasing distance from the sidewall of the first fin-type pattern.
US12080791B2	Semiconductor memory device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor memory device with improved performance by improving interface characteristics while reducing a leakage current, and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor memory device includes a conductive line on a substrate, a first interlayer insulating layer exposing the conductive line and defining a channel trench on the substrate, a channel layer extending along a bottom and side surface of the channel trench, a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode spaced apart from each other in the channel trench, a first gate insulating layer between the channel layer and the first gate electrode, and a second gate insulating layer between the channel layer and the second gate electrode. The channel layer includes a first oxide semiconductor layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the conductive line. The first oxide semiconductor layer has a greater crystallinity than the second oxide semiconductor layer.
US12080789B2	Semiconductor die and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor die is described. The semiconductor die includes a semiconductor body having an active region, a metallization formed on the semiconductor body, and a passivation formed on the metallization. The metallization includes at least one of a titanium layer, a titanium nitride layer, and a tungsten layer. The passivation includes a silicon oxide layer. Corresponding methods of manufacturing and using the semiconductor die are also described.
US12080785B2	Method of controlling wafer bow in a type III-V semiconductor device A method includes providing a type IV semiconductor substrate having a main surface, forming a type III-V semiconductor channel region over the type IV semiconductor substrate, the type III-V semiconductor channel region comprising a two-dimensional carrier gas, forming a type III-V semiconductor lattice transition region between the type IV semiconductor substrate and the type III-V semiconductor channel region, wherein forming the type III-V semiconductor lattice transition region incudes forming a first lattice transition layer over the type IV semiconductor substrate, the first lattice transition layer having a first metallic concentration, forming a third lattice transition layer over the first lattice transition layer, the third lattice transition layer having a third metallic concentration higher than the first metallic concentration, and forming a fourth lattice transition layer over the third lattice transition layer, the fourth lattice transition layer having a fourth metallic lower than the first metallic concentration.
US12080784B2	Semiconductor device and method of controlling same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first electrode on the first surface, a second electrode on the second surface, first to third control electrodes between the first electrode and the semiconductor part. The first to third control electrodes are biased independently from each other. The semiconductor part includes a first layer of a first-conductivity-type, a second layer of a second-conductivity-type, a third layer of the first-conductivity-type and the fourth layer of the second-conductivity-type. The second layer is provided between the first layer and the first electrode. The third layer is selectively provided between the second layer and the first electrode. The fourth layer is provided between the first layer and the second electrode. The second layer opposes the first to third control electrode with insulating films interposed.
US12080783B2	Spin transistors based on voltage-controlled magnon transport in multiferroic antiferromagnets Voltage-controlled spin field effect transistors (“spin transistors”) and methods for their use in switching applications are provided. In the spin transistors, spin current is transported from a spin injection contact to a spin detection contact through a multiferroic antiferromagnetic channel via magnon propagation. The spin current transport is modulated by the application of a gate voltage that increases the number of domain boundaries the multiferroic antiferromagnetic material.
US12080779B2	Capping layer for gate electrodes The present disclosure describes a method for forming a hard mask on a transistor's gate structure that minimizes gate spacer loss and gate height loss during the formation of self-aligned contact openings. The method includes forming spacers on sidewalls of spaced apart gate structures and disposing a dielectric layer between the gate structures. The method also includes etching top surfaces of the gate structures and top surfaces of the spacers with respect to a top surface of the dielectric layer. Additionally, the method includes depositing a hard mask layer having a metal containing dielectric layer over the etched top surfaces of the gate structures and the spacers and etching the dielectric layer with an etching chemistry to form contact openings between the spacers, where the hard mask layer has a lower etch rate than the spacers when exposed to the etching chemistry.
US12080776B2	Field effect transistor with fin isolation structure and method A device includes a substrate and a fin isolation structure between a first gate structure and a second gate structure. The first gate structure wraps around a first vertical stack of nanostructure channels overlying a first fin. The second gate structure wraps around a second vertical stack of nanostructure channels overlying a second fin. The fin isolation structure extends from an upper surface of the first gate structure to an upper surface of the substrate. A trench isolation structure is between the first fin and the fin isolation structure, and has different etch selectivity than the fin isolation structure.
US12080774B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first region and a second region, a first silicon-germanium film which is conformally formed inside a surface of the substrate of the first region and defines a first gate trench, a first gate insulating film which extends on the first silicon-germanium film along a profile of the first gate trench and is in physical contact with the first silicon-germanium film, a first metallic gate electrode on the first gate insulating film, a source/drain region formed inside the substrate on both sides of the first metallic gate electrode, a second gate insulating film in the second region and a second metallic gate electrode on the second gate insulating film.
US12080772B2	Non-volatile memory device A non-volatile memory device may include a substrate, a first floating gate, a second floating gate, a third floating gate and a fourth floating gate. The substrate may include an active region. The first to fourth floating gates may be formed on the substrate. The first to fourth floating gates may be radially arranged to be partially overlapped with the active region. The first floating gate and the third floating gate may face each other in a first direction. The first floating gate and the third floating gate may have asymmetrically planar shapes. The first floating gate and the second floating gate may face each other in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The first floating gate and the second floating gate may have asymmetrically planar shapes. The third floating gate and the fourth floating gate may face each other in the second direction. The third floating gate and the fourth floating gate may have asymmetrically planar shapes. The fourth floating gate and the second floating gate may face each other in the first direction. The fourth floating gate and the second floating gate may have asymmetrically planar shapes.
US12080771B2	Multigate device having reduced contact resistivity An exemplary device includes a channel layer, a first epitaxial source/drain feature, and a second epitaxial source/drain feature disposed over a substrate. The channel layer is disposed between the first epitaxial source/drain feature and the second epitaxial source/drain feature. A metal gate is disposed between the first epitaxial source/drain feature and the second epitaxial source/drain feature. The metal gate is disposed over and physically contacts at least two sides of the channel layer. A source/drain contact is disposed over the first epitaxial source/drain feature. A doped crystalline semiconductor layer, such as a gallium-doped crystalline germanium layer, is disposed between the first epitaxial source/drain feature and the source/drain contact. The doped crystalline semiconductor layer is disposed over and physically contacts at least two sides of the first epitaxial source/drain feature. In some embodiments, the doped crystalline semiconductor layer has a contact resistivity that is less than about 1×10−9 Ω-cm2.
US12080765B2	Semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first, second, third electrodes, first, and second semiconductor regions, a first conductive member, and an insulating member. The third electrode is between the first and second electrodes. The first semiconductor region includes first to sixth partial regions. The second semiconductor region includes first to third semiconductor portions. The first conductive member is electrically connected with a first one of the first and third electrodes. The first conductive member includes a first conductive end portion. The insulating member includes first and second nitride regions. The second semiconductor portion is between the fifth partial region and the first nitride region. The third semiconductor portion is between the sixth partial region and the second nitride region. The first nitride region includes a first nitride end portion. The first nitride end portion is in contact with the second semiconductor region.
US12080763B2	Silicide for group III-nitride devices and methods of fabrication A transistor includes a polarization layer above a channel layer including a first III-Nitride (III-N) material, a gate electrode above the polarization layer, a source structure and a drain structure on opposite sides of the gate electrode, where the source structure and a drain structure each include a second III-N material. The transistor further includes a silicide on at least a portion of the source structure or the drain structure. A contact is coupled through the silicide to the source or drain structure.
US12080758B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor structure and semiconductor structure The present disclosure provides a manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure includes: providing a substrate, the substrate includes active regions and isolation regions, each of the isolation regions includes a first trench and an isolation layer formed in the first trench; removing part of the isolation layer to form first grooves; forming a first mask layer, the first mask layer covers upper surfaces of the active regions and fills the first grooves; planarizing the first mask layer, such that an upper surface of a portion of the first mask layer located above the active regions is flush with an upper surface of a portion of the first mask layer located above the isolation regions; removing part of the first mask layer, part of the isolation layer, and part of the substrate, to form second trenches and third trenches.
US12080751B2	Semiconductor device structure and methods of forming the same Semiconductor device structure and methods of forming the same are described. The structure includes a first dielectric layer including a first portion disposed over a source/drain region in an active region of a substrate and a modulation portion over an interlayer dielectric (ILD) in a resistor region of the substrate, the first portion of the first dielectric layer has a first composition, and the modulation portion of the first dielectric layer has a second composition different from the first composition. The structure further includes a resistor layer disposed on the modulation portion of the first dielectric layer in the resistor region and a second dielectric layer disposed over the first dielectric layer in the active region and over the resistor layer in the resistor region.
US12080750B2	Light emitting diode precursor including a passivation layer A light emitting diode (LED) precursor is provided. The LED precursor comprises a substrate (10), an LED structure (30) comprising a plurality of Group III-nitride layers, and a passivation layer (40). The LED structure comprises a p-type semiconductor layer (36), an n-type semiconductor layer (32), and an active layer (34) between the p-type and n-type semiconductor layers. Each of the plurality of Group III-nitride layers comprises a crystalline Group III-nitride. The LED structure has a sidewall (37) which extends in a plane orthogonal to a (0001) crystal plane of the Group III-nitride layers. The passivation layer is provided on the sidewall of the LED structure such that the passivation layer covers the active layer. The passivation layer comprises a crystalline Group III-nitride with a bandgap higher than a bandgap of the active layer. The LED structure is shaped such that the sidewall of the LED structure is aligned with a non-polar crystal plane of each the Group III-nitride layers of the LED structure.
US12080747B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic device The solid-state imaging apparatus (1) according to the present disclosure includes a semiconductor layer (51), a light shield wall (60b), and an insulation layer. The semiconductor layer (51) is provided with a plurality of photoelectric conversion units and a plurality of charge retention units that retain charge generated by the photoelectric conversion units (26). The light shield wall (60b) is provided inside a trench (51a) formed in a depth direction from a light-incident side between the photoelectric conversion units and the charge retention units (26) adjacent to each other in the semiconductor layer (51). The insulation layer is provided on a side of the semiconductor layer (51) opposite from the light-incident side, and having an opening (53a) that surrounds the trench (51a).
US12080736B2	Imaging device and electronic device An imaging device that has an image processing function and is capable of a high-speed operation is provided. The imaging device, which has an additional function such as image processing, can retain analog data obtained by an image capturing operation in a pixel and extract data obtained by multiplying the analog data by a predetermined weight coefficient. In the imaging device, some of potentials used for an arithmetic operation in pixels are generated by redistribution of charge with which wirings are charged. This enables an arithmetic operation to be performed at high speed with low power consumption, compared with the case where the potentials are supplied from another circuit to the pixels.
US12080735B2	Solid-state imaging element, solid-state imaging device, and electronic equipment A solid-state imaging element (1) includes a pixel circuit (20) in which a first transistor (26) that amplifies a pixel signal is arranged, the pixel signal being generated by a photoelectric converter performing photoelectric conversion on light that has entered a pixel. The pixel circuit (20) includes a second transistor (27) into which a reference signal is input from a reference signal generator, and a third transistor (28) that outputs bias current to the first transistor (26) and the second transistor (27).
US12080734B2	Photosensitive semiconductor device including heterojunction photodiode A method for forming a photosensitive device includes the steps of providing an integrated circuit structure having a first pad and a second pad exposed from a surface of the integrated circuit structure, forming a first material layer on the surface of the integrated circuit structure, patterning the first material layer to expose the second pad, forming a second material layer on the first material layer and covering the second pad, and patterning the second material.
US12080733B2	Photodetector A solid-state imaging device includes: a p-type semiconductor substrate; an n-type first semiconductor layer located above the semiconductor substrate and forming a junction with the semiconductor substrate in the first area; and an n-type second semiconductor layer located between the semiconductor substrate and the first semiconductor layer in the second area outward of the first area and having an impurity concentration lower than an impurity concentration of the first semiconductor layer. The semiconductor substrate and the first semiconductor layer form APD1, and the second semiconductor layer extends to a level below an interface between the semiconductor substrate and the first semiconductor layer in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate.
US12080732B2	Imaging device including a photoelectric converter and a capacitive element having a dielectric film sandwiched between electrodes and a mode switching transistor An imaging device including a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric converter that converts incident light into a signal charge, the photoelectric converter being stacked on the semiconductor substrate; a node to which the signal charge is input; a transistor having a source and a drain, one of the source and the drain being connected to the node; and a capacitive element connected between the transistor and a voltage source or a ground. The transistor is configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode, a sensitivity in the first mode being different from a sensitivity in the second mode, and in a cross-sectional view, the capacitive element is located between the semiconductor substrate and the photoelectric converter.
US12080727B2	Processing circuit and method for time-of-flight image sensor A time-of-flight imaging device comprises an image sensor comprising a pixel array including a plurality of pixel circuits, respective ones of the plurality of pixel circuits including a first tap output configured to output a first tap signal, and a second tap output configured to output a second tap signal; and a signal processing circuit including a time-of-flight processing circuit configured to perform at least one logical operation on the first tap signal and the second tap signal based on a mode of the signal processing circuit, and a counter configured to output a digital signal based on an output of the time-of-flight processing circuit.
US12080722B2	Pixel array, display panel, and display device A pixel array, a display panel, and a display device are provided. The pixel array includes a first pixel electrode, a first data line, and a second data line. The first pixel electrode includes a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The first data line is electrically connected to the first pixel electrode. The first data line is adjacent to the first side of the first pixel electrode and extends to the second side. The second data line is adjacent to the first data line. At least a portion of the second data line is disposed between the second side and the first data line. The first data line and the second data line are respectively configured to transmit signals with opposite polarities.
US12080716B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device On a semiconductor substrate having an SOI region and a bulk silicon region formed on its upper surface, epitaxial layers are formed in source and drain regions of a MOSFET formed in the SOI region, and no epitaxial layer is formed in source and drain regions of a MOSFET formed in the bulk silicon region. By covering the end portions of the epitaxial layers with silicon nitride films, even when diffusion layers are formed by implanting ions from above the epitaxial layers, it is possible to prevent the impurity ions from being implanted down to a lower surface of a silicon layer.
US12080711B2	Induced super-junction transistors An apparatus includes a first drain/source region and a second drain/source region over a substrate, a first gate adjacent to the first drain/source region, the first gate comprising a plurality of first fingers forming a first comb structure, and a second gate adjacent to the second drain/source region, the second gate comprising a plurality of second fingers forming a second comb structure, wherein the plurality of first fingers and the plurality of second fingers are placed in an alternating manner, and wherein the first drain/source region, the second drain/source region, the first gate and the second gate form two back-to-back connected transistors.
US12080708B2	Monolithic multi-I region diode limiters A number of diode limiter semiconductor structures are described. The diode limiters can include a hybrid arrangement of diodes with different intrinsic regions, all formed over the same semiconductor substrate. In one example, a diode limiter includes a first diode having a first doped region formed to a first depth into an intrinsic layer of a semiconductor structure, a second diode having a second doped region formed to a second depth into the intrinsic layer of the semiconductor structure, and at least one passive component. The first diode includes a first effective intrinsic region of a first thickness, the second diode includes a second effective intrinsic region of a second thickness. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness. The passive component is over the intrinsic layer and electrically coupled as part of the diode limiter.
US12080706B2	Semiconductor device for a low-loss antenna switch A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first metal-oxide-semiconductor device and a at least one first resistor. The substrate includes a non-doped region. The first metal-oxide-semiconductor device extends into the substrate. The first metal-oxide-semiconductor device is adjacent to the non-doped region. The at least one first resistor is disposed right above the non-doped region and arranged in a first row aligned with the first metal-oxide-semiconductor device in a first direction.
US12080705B2	IGBT with anti-parallelly connected FWD on a common substrate In order to improve energization capacity, minority carrier injection efficiency is increased. In a semiconductor device, an IGBT includes a first drift layer, a collector region, a base region, an emitter region, an insulating film, a gate electrode, and a first high carrier lifetime region formed at a position closer to the collector region than the base region and having a longer carrier lifetime than the first drift layer. An FWD includes a second drift layer, an anode region, and a second high carrier lifetime region formed at a position closer to the anode region than a lower surface of the second drift layer and having a longer carrier lifetime than the second drift layer.
US12080703B2	Semiconductor cell blocks having non-integer multiple of cell heights A semiconductor cell block includes a series of layers arranged in a stack. The layers include one or more first layers each having a first height and one or more second layers each having a second height. The second height is larger than the first height, and the second height is a non-integer multiple of the first height. The semiconductor cell block also includes a first semiconductor logic cell having a first cell height in one of the series of layers, and a second semiconductor logic cell having a second cell height in one of the series of layers. The second cell height is larger than the first cell height, and the second cell height is a non-integer value multiple of the first cell height.
US12080701B2	Semiconductor package A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, first and second bumps on a lower surface of the package substrate, a semiconductor chip on an upper surface of the package substrate, first and second connection patterns on the upper surface of the package substrate, a molding on the upper surface of the package substrate and covering the semiconductor chip, a warpage control layer on the molding, an upper insulating layer on the warpage control layer, a first opening passing through the upper insulating layer and exposing an upper surface of the warpage control layer, a second opening overlapping the first opening in a top view, the second opening passing through the warpage control layer and exposing the first connection pattern, and a third opening passing through the upper insulating layer and exposing the second connection pattern.
US12080698B2	Semiconductor package A semiconductor package includes an interposer substrate; an upper semiconductor chip on a top surface of the interposer substrate, such that a bottom surface of the upper semiconductor chip faces the top surface of the interposer substrate, a chip stack on a bottom surface of the interposer substrate and including a plurality of stacked lower semiconductor chips, wherein each of the lower semiconductor chips includes a plurality of through vias therein, wherein a top surface of the chip stack faces the bottom surface of the interposer substrate, a molding layer that covers a sidewall of the chip stack, a sidewall of the interposer substrate, and a sidewall of the upper semiconductor chip, and a plurality of connection terminals disposed below a bottom surface of the chip stack opposite the top surface of the chip stack, and coupled to the through vias. The upper semiconductor chip is electrically connected through the interposer substrate to the through vias.
US12080694B2	Photosensitive imaging devices and associated methods A monolithic sensor for detecting infrared and visible light according to an example includes a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor layer coupled to the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor layer includes a device surface opposite the semiconductor substrate. A visible light photodiode is formed at the device surface. An infrared photodiode is also formed at the device surface and in proximity to the visible light photodiode. A textured region is coupled to the infrared photodiode and positioned to interact with electromagnetic radiation.
US12080693B2	Display device including different alignment wirings in different alignment areas and method of manufacturing the same A display device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The display device comprises a first area which extends in a first direction, a second area which extends in the first direction and is alongside the first area in a second direction intersecting the first direction, at least one first light emitting element in the first area, at least one second light emitting element in the second area, at least one first wiring coupled to an end of the first light emitting element in the first area and that extends in the first direction and at least one second wiring coupled to an end of the second light emitting element in the second area and that extends in the first direction, wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are electrically isolated from each other.
US12080692B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a metal sheet; an insulating pattern provided on the metal sheet; a power circuit pattern and a signal circuit pattern that are provided on the insulating pattern; a power semiconductor chip mounted on the power circuit pattern; and a control semiconductor chip that is mounted on the signal circuit pattern and controls the power semiconductor chip. The power semiconductor chip is bonded to the power circuit pattern with a first die bonding material comprised of copper, and the control semiconductor chip is bonded to the signal circuit pattern with a second die bonding material.
US12080691B2	Semiconductor devices A semiconductor device including an interposer including a central region and an edge region entirely surrounding the central region, wherein the interposer includes a wiring structure disposed in the first region and a metal structure disposed continuously within the entirety of the second region, a first semiconductor chip mounted in the central region and connected to the wiring structure, and a second semiconductor chip mounted in the central region adjacent to the first semiconductor chip and connected to the second wiring structure.
US12080689B2	Display device using semiconductor light-emitting elements and manufacturing method therefor The present invention relates to a display device having a structure in which an assembly substrate on which self-assembly has taken place can be used as a final substrate, and a method for manufacturing same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, first-conductive-type electrodes of vertical-type semiconductor light-emitting elements can be connected to seed metal, which is used as a wiring electrode, via a solder part, and thus there is the effect of directly using, as a final substrate, an assembly substrate on which the vertical-type semiconductor light-emitting elements are self-assembled, without an additional transfer process.
US12080685B2	Method of placing a micro device to a receiver substrate In a micro-device integration process, a donor substrate is provided on which to conduct the initial manufacturing and pixelation steps to define the micro devices, including functional, e.g. light emitting layers, sandwiched between top and bottom conductive layers. The microdevices are then transferred to a system substrate for finalizing and electronic control integration. The transfer may be facilitated by various means, including providing a continuous light emitting functional layer, breakable anchors on the donor substrates, temporary intermediate substrates enabling a thermal transfer technique, or temporary intermediate substrates with a breakable substrate bonding layer.
US12080681B2	Package structure and method of fabricating the same A package structure includes a circuit substrate and a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device is disposed on and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The semiconductor device includes an interconnection structure, a semiconductor die, an insulating encapsulant, a protection layer and electrical connectors. The interconnection structure has a first surface and a second surface. The semiconductor die is disposed on the first surface and electrically connected to the interconnection structure. The insulating encapsulant is encapsulating the semiconductor die and partially covering sidewalls of the interconnection structure. The protection layer is disposed on the second surface of the interconnection structure and partially covering the sidewalls of the interconnection structure, wherein the protection layer is in contact with the insulating encapsulant. The electrical connectors are disposed on the protection layer, wherein the interconnection structure is electrically connected to the circuit substrate through the plurality of electrical connectors.
US12080678B2	Methods and systems for manufacturing semiconductor devices A thermocompression bonding (TCB) apparatus can include a wall having a height measured in a first direction and configured to be positioned between a first pressing surface and a second pressing surface of a semiconductor bonding apparatus. The apparatus can include a cavity at least partially surrounded by the wall, the cavity sized to receive a semiconductor substrate and a stack of semiconductor dies positioned between the semiconductor substrate and the first pressing surface, the stack of semiconductor dies and semiconductor substrate having a combined unpressed stack height as measured in the first direction. In some embodiments, the unpressed stack height is greater than the height of the wall, and the wall is configured to be contacted by the first pressing surface to limit movement of the first pressing surface toward the second pressing surface during a semiconductor bonding process.
US12080674B2	Double-sided cooling type power module and manufacturing method therefor A power module includes: a first substrate having metal plates formed on one surface thereof; a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate and having metal plates formed on one surface thereof facing the metal plates of the first substrate; a plurality of power elements disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first electrode formed on the first substrate of each of the plurality of power elements; and a second electrode formed on the second surface of each of the plurality of power elements, where the plurality of power elements comprise a first power element in which the first electrode is bonded to the metal plates of the second substrate; and a second power element in which the first electrode is bonded to the metal plates of the first substrate.
US12080672B2	Direct gang bonding methods including directly bonding first element to second element to form bonded structure without adhesive A bonded structure can comprise a first element and a second element. The first element has a first dielectric layer including a first bonding surface and at least one first side surface of the first element. The second element has a second dielectric layer including a second bonding surface and at least one second side surface of the second element. The second bonding surface of the second element is directly bonded to the first bonding surface of the first element without an adhesive.
US12080670B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor package structure The present invention provides a semiconductor package structure including a first dielectric layer, an integrated chip, a second power chip, a first patterned conductive layer, a second patterned conductive layer, a first conductive adhesive part, a second conductive adhesive part, a plurality of first conductive connecting elements and a plurality of second conductive connecting elements, and including a build-up circuit structure below, wherein the integrated chip includes a control chip and a first power chip. By means of integrating the control chip and the first power chip into a single chip, volume of semiconductor package structure can be further reduced. In addition, a manufacturing method of a semiconductor package structure is also provided.
US12080662B2	Display device and method of manufacturing the same The invention relates to display device and method of manufacturing the same. The display device includes: a substrate; a driving pad disposed on the substrate; an insulating layer exposing the driving pad and disposed on the substrate; a circuit board including a circuit pad overlapping the driving pad; and a connector disposed between the circuit board and the insulating layer and including a plurality of conductive particles electrically connecting the driving pad and the circuit pad, the driving pad including: a first pad disposed on the substrate; and a second pad disposed on the first pad and having an opening exposing the first pad.
US12080661B2	Integrated structures with antenna elements and IC chips employing edge contact connections Disclosed is an antenna apparatus including a substrate having a cavity in a first outer surface thereof. The substrate has a sidewall defining a portion of the cavity, and a first edge contact is formed at the sidewall. An IC chip is disposed within the cavity and has a side surface facing the sidewall and a second edge contact formed on the side surface electrically connected to the first edge contact. An antenna element, disposed at a second outer surface of the substrate opposite the first outer surface, is electrically connected to RF circuitry within the IC chip through a conductive via extending within the substrate.
US12080660B2	Package with different types of semiconductor dies attached to a flange A multi-die package includes a thermally conductive flange, a first semiconductor die made of a first semiconductor material attached to the thermally conductive flange via a first die attach material, a second semiconductor die attached to the same thermally conductive flange as the first semiconductor die via a second die attach material, and leads attached to the thermally conductive flange or to an insulating member secured to the flange. The leads are configured to provide external electrical access to the first and second semiconductor dies. The second semiconductor die is made of a second semiconductor material different than the first semiconductor material. Additional multi-die package embodiments are described.
US12080657B2	Die embedded in substrate with stress buffer The present disclosure is directed to a package, such as a wafer level chip scale package (WLCSP) or a package containing a semiconductor die, with a die embedded within a substrate that is surrounded by an elastomer. The package includes nonconductive layers on surfaces of the substrate and the elastomer as well as conductive layers and conductive vias that extend through these layers to form electrical connections in the package. The package includes surfaces of the conductive material, which may be referred to as contacts. These surfaces of the conductive material are exposed on both sides of the package and allow the package to be mounted within an electronic device and have other electronic components coupled to the package, or allow the package to be included in a stacked configuration of semiconductor dice or packages.
US12080655B2	Method to implement wafer-level chip-scale packages with grounded conformal shield Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages with conformal shields and methods of forming such packages. In an embodiment, the electronic package comprises a die having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and sidewall surfaces. A redistribution layer is over the first surface of the die, and the redistribution layer comprises a first conductive layer. In an embodiment, an under ball metallization (UBM) layer is over the redistribution layer, and a conductive shield is over the sidewall surfaces of the die and the second surface of the die. In an embodiment, the conductive shield is electrically coupled to the UBM layer.
US12080653B2	Formation method of chip package with fan-out structure A method for forming a chip package is provided. The method includes disposing a semiconductor die over a carrier substrate and forming a protection layer over the carrier substrate to surround the semiconductor die. The method also includes forming a dielectric layer over the protection layer and the semiconductor die. The method further includes planarizing a first portion of the dielectric layer and planarizing a second portion of the dielectric layer after the first portion of the dielectric layer is planarized. In addition, the method includes forming a conductive layer over the dielectric layer after the first portion and the second portion of the dielectric layer are planarized.
US12080647B2	Integrated circuit, system and method of forming the same An integrated circuit includes a first power rail, a conductive structure, a first active region of a first set of transistors and a second active region of a second set of transistors. The first power rail is on a back-side of a substrate, extends in a first direction, and is configured to supply a first supply voltage. The first active region extends in the first direction, and is on a first level of a front-side of the substrate opposite from the back-side. The second active region extends in the first direction, is on the first level of the front-side of the substrate, and is separated from the first active region in a second direction different from the first direction. The conductive structure is on the back-side of the substrate, extends in the first direction, and is electrically coupled to the first active region and the second active region.
US12080644B2	Microelectronic devices including staircase structures, and related memory devices and electronic systems A microelectronic device comprises blocks, contact structures, filled vias, and a base structure. The blocks each have a vertically alternating sequence of conductive structures and insulative structures arranged in tiers. Each block comprises a forward staircase structure and a reverse staircase structure. The contact structures are on steps of the forward staircase structure of a first of the blocks and on additional steps of the reverse staircase structure of a second of the blocks horizontally neighboring the first of the blocks. The filled vias extend through portions of the first of the blocks within horizontal boundaries of the reverse staircase structure of the first of the blocks and extend through portions of the second of the blocks within horizontal boundaries of the forward staircase structure of the second of the blocks. The base structure underlies the blocks and comprises transistors coupled to the filled vias.
US12080639B2	Contact over active gate structures with metal oxide layers to inhibit shorting Contact over active gate structure with metal oxide layers are described are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a plurality of gate structures above substrate, each of the gate structures including a gate insulating layer thereon. A plurality of conductive trench contact structures is alternating with the plurality of gate structures. A portion of one of the plurality of trench contact structures has a metal oxide layer thereon. An interlayer dielectric material is over the plurality of gate structures and over the plurality of conductive trench contact structures. An opening is in the interlayer dielectric material and in a gate insulating layer of a corresponding one of the plurality of gate structures. A conductive via is in the opening, the conductive via in direct contact with the corresponding one of the plurality of gate structures, and the conductive via on the metal oxide layer.
US12080638B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a dielectric interposer, a first redistribution layer, a second redistribution layer and conductive structures. The conductive structures are through the dielectric interposer, wherein the conductive structures are electrically connected to the first redistribution layer and the second redistribution layer. Each of the conductive structures has a tapered profile. A width of each of the conductive structures proximal to the first redistribution layer is narrower than a width of each of the conductive structure proximal to the second redistribution layer.
US12080635B2	Power module The present disclosure describes a power module having a substrate, first and second pluralities of vertical power devices, and first and second terminal assemblies. The substrate has a top surface with a first trace and a second trace. The first plurality of vertical power devices and the second plurality of vertical power devices are electrically coupled to form part of a power circuit. The first plurality of vertical power devices is electrically and mechanically directly coupled between the first trace and a bottom of a first elongated bar of the first terminal assembly. The second plurality of vertical power devices are electrically and mechanically directly coupled between the second trace and a bottom of a second elongated bar of the second terminal assembly.
US12080633B2	Custom leadframe from standard plus printed leadframe portion A packaged semiconductor device includes an IC die having bump features that are coupled to bond pads flip chip attached to a custom LF. The custom LF includes metal structures including metal leads on at least 2 sides, and printed metal providing a printed LF portion including printed metal traces that connect to and extend inward from at least one of the metal leads over the dielectric support material that are coupled to FC pads configured for receiving the bump features including at least some of the printed metal traces coupled to the bond pads on the IC die. The IC die is flip chip mounted on the printed LF portion so that the bump features are connected to the FC pads.
US12080629B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor structure A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure includes at least the following steps. Forming a first tier includes forming a conductive via extending from a lower portion of a first interconnect structure into a first semiconductor substrate underlying the lower portion; forming an upper portion of the first interconnect structure on the conductive via and the lower portion; forming a first surface dielectric layer on the upper portion; and forming a first and a second bonding connectors in the first surface dielectric layer. The first bonding connector extends to be in contact with an upper-level interconnecting layer of the first interconnect structure, the second bonding connector is narrower than the first bonding connector and extends to be in contact with a lower-level interconnecting layer of the first interconnect structure, and a top surface of the conductive via is between the upper-level interconnecting layer and the first semiconductor substrate.
US12080621B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device capable of suppressing misalignment of a brazing material when bonding a metal terminal to a metal circuit pattern. The semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate with a metal circuit pattern formed in a surface thereof and a metal terminal bonded onto the metal circuit pattern via a hard brazing material, in which protrusions are provided on the metal circuit pattern, and the protrusions are in contact with the hard brazing material.
US12080618B2	Electronic package, heat dissipation structure and manufacturing method thereof A heat dissipation structure is provided and includes a heat dissipation body and an adjustment channel. A carrying area and an active area adjacent to the carrying area are defined on a surface of the heat dissipation body, the carrying area is used for applying a first heat dissipation material thereonto, and the adjustment channel is formed in the active area, where one end of the adjustment channel communicates with the outside of the heat dissipation structure, and the other end communicates with the carrying area. Therefore, when the heat dissipation body is coupled to the electronic component by the first heat dissipation material, the adjustment channel can adjust a volume of the first heat dissipation material.
US12080617B2	Underfill structure for semiconductor packages and methods of forming the same A method for forming an underfill structure and semiconductor packages including the underfill structure are disclosed. In an embodiment, the semiconductor package may include a package including an integrated circuit die; an interposer bonded to the integrated circuit die by a plurality of die connectors; and an encapsulant surrounding the integrated circuit die. The semiconductor package may further include a package substrate bonded to the interposer by a plurality of conductive connectors; a first underfill between the package and the package substrate, the first underfill having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE); and a second underfill surrounding the first underfill, the second underfill having a second CTE less than the first CTE.
US12080616B2	Reinforced semiconductor device packaging and associated systems and methods The subject application relates to reinforced semiconductor device packaging and associated systems and methods. The device generally includes a substrate and one or more integrated circuit dies electrically coupled to the substrate with wire bonds. The device includes an encapsulant enclosing the one or more dies and the wire bonds. The package can include a reinforcing layer positioned on one or more surfaces of the encapsulant, a reinforcing wire extending through the encapsulant, or entrained reinforcing fiber portions positioned throughout the encapsulant. The reinforcing layer can be textile woven from synthetic or natural fibers, such as aramid, carbon, or glass. The package can be formed by disposing a reinforcing textile layer in a mold, placing a die and substrate in the mold with a liquid encapsulant, and hardening the liquid encapsulant to adhere the reinforcing textile layer, the encapsulant, the die, and the substrate together.
US12080607B2	Structure and method for FinFET device with source/drain modulation The present disclosure provides a fabrication method that includes providing a workpiece having a semiconductor substrate with a first circuit area and a second circuit area; forming a first active region within the first circuit area and a second active region within the second circuit area; forming a first gate structure on the first active region and a second gate structure on the second active region; introducing a doping species to the first active region but not the second active region; performing an etching process, thereby simultaneously recessing both first source/drain regions of the first active region and second source/drain regions of the second active region at a same etch rate; and thereafter, epitaxially growing first source/drain features within the first source/drain regions and second source/drain features within the second source/drain regions.
US12080606B2	Semiconductor manufacturing method The present application provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor, comprising providing a substrate, on which a first, second and third dielectric layers are successively formed, the third dielectric layer having an initial opening; forming a first deposited layer which at least covers a side wall of the initial opening to form a first mask layer having a first opening; removing the second dielectric layer directly below the first opening to expose a side wall of the second dielectric layer; forming a second deposited layer which at least covers the side wall of the first opening and the exposed side wall of the second dielectric layer, to form a second mask layer having a second opening; removing the first dielectric layer directly below the second opening to expose the substrate; and removing the second mask layer, and forming a trench by etching the substrate.
US12080605B2	Backside contacts for semiconductor devices Backside contact structures include etch selective materials to facilitate backside contact formation. An integrated circuit structure includes a frontside contact region, a device region below the frontside contact region, and a backside contact region below the device region. The device region includes a transistor. The backside contact region includes a first dielectric material under a source or drain region of the transistor, a second dielectric material laterally adjacent to the first dielectric material and under a gate structure of the transistor. A non-conductive spacer is between the first and second dielectric materials. The first and second dielectric materials are selectively etchable with respect to one another and the spacer. The backside contact region may include an interconnect feature that, for instance, passes through the first dielectric material and contacts a bottom side of the source/drain region, and/or passes through the second dielectric material and contacts the gate structure.
US12080604B2	Gate-all-around semiconductor device and method A method includes providing a substrate, a dummy fin, and a stack of semiconductor channel layers; forming an interfacial layer wrapping around each of the semiconductor channel layers; depositing a high-k dielectric layer, wherein a first portion of the high-k dielectric layer over the interfacial layer is spaced away from a second portion of the high-k dielectric layer on sidewalls of the dummy fin by a first distance; depositing a first dielectric layer over the dummy fin and over the semiconductor channel layers, wherein a merge-critical-dimension of the first dielectric layer is greater than the first distance thereby causing the first dielectric layer to be deposited in a space between the dummy fin and a topmost layer of the stack of semiconductor channel layers, thereby providing air gaps between adjacent layers of the stack of semiconductor channel layers and between the dummy fin and the stack of semiconductor channel layers.
US12080601B2	Packaged semiconductor devices and methods therefor Packaged semiconductor devices are disclosed, comprising: a semiconductor die having a top major surface with a plurality of contact pads thereon, and four sides, wherein the sides are stepped such that a lower portion of each side extends laterally beyond a respective upper portion; encapsulating material encapsulating the top major surface and the upper portion of each of the sides wherein the semiconductor die is exposed at the lower portion of each of the sides; a contact-redistribution structure on the encapsulating material over the top major surface of the semiconductor die; a plurality of metallic studs extending through the encapsulating material, and providing electrical contact between the contact pads and the contact-redistribution structure. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
US12080597B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the semiconductor devices are described herein. A method includes forming a first etch stop layer from a portion of a gate mask, the gate mask extending between spacers adjacent a gate electrode, the gate electrode overlying a semiconductor fin. The method further includes forming a second etch stop layer adjacent the first etch stop layer, forming an opening through the second etch stop layer, and exposing the first etch stop layer by performing a first etching process. The method further includes extending the opening through the first etch stop layer and exposing the gate electrode by performing a second etching process. Once the gate electrode has been exposed, the method further includes forming a gate contact in the opening.
US12080595B2	Method of forming interconnect structure Provided is a method of forming an interconnect structure. The method includes preparing a substrate including a first metal layer and a first insulating layer, selectively forming a carbon layer having an sp2 bonding structure on the first metal layer, selectively forming a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer, forming a third insulating layer to cover the second insulating layer, and forming a second metal layer electrically connected to the first metal layer.
US12080594B2	Thermally stable copper-alloy adhesion layer for metal interconnect structures and methods for forming the same An opening is formed through a dielectric material layer to physically expose a top surface of a conductive material portion in, or over, a substrate. A metallic nitride liner is formed on a sidewall of the opening and on the top surface of the conductive material portion. A metallic adhesion layer including an alloy of copper and at least one transition metal that is not copper is formed on an inner sidewall of the metallic nitride liner. A copper fill material portion may be formed on an inner sidewall of the metallic adhesion layer. The metallic adhesion layer is thermally stable, and remains free of holes during subsequent thermal processes, which may include reflow of the copper fill material portion. An additional copper fill material portion may be optionally deposited after a reflow process.
US12080591B2	Semiconductor device having interconnection structure and method of manufacturing the same Performance of a semiconductor device is improved. In one embodiment, for example, deposition time is increased from 4.6 sec to 6.9 sec. In other words, in one embodiment, thickness of a tantalum nitride film is increased by increasing the deposition time. Specifically, in one embodiment, deposition time is increased such that a tantalum nitride film provided on the bottom of a connection hole to be coupled to a wide interconnection has a thickness within a range from 5 to 10 nm.
US12080590B2	Manufacturing method of interconnect structure A manufacturing method of an interconnect structure including the following is provided. A substrate is provided. Sacrificial layers are formed on the substrate. A dielectric layer is formed between two adjacent sacrificial layers. There is an air gap in the dielectric layer. The sacrificial layers are removed to form first openings. A conductive layer is formed in the first opening.
US12080589B2	Formation method of semiconductor structure The present invention discloses a formation method, comprising: forming a hard mask layer and a photo-lithographic pattern of a fin structure on a the semiconductor substrate; patterning the hard mask layer and the semiconductor substrate to gain the fin structure with a profile of steep sidewalls; forming a protective layer on the sidewall surface of the fin structure; etching the semiconductor substrate located below the fin structure to form isolation structure trenches; performing a modified treatment on the exposed surfaces of the isolation structure trenches to form a modified layer with a certain thickness; removing the protective layer and the modified layer simultaneously; filling a dielectric layer in the isolation structure trenches till to cover the fin structure and then planarizing the dielectric layer; performing a trench etching to the dielectric layer and forming the fin structure and an isolation structure with sloped sidewalls.
US12080588B2	Buried metal for FinFET device and method A semiconductor device includes a buried metal line disposed in a semiconductor substrate, a first dielectric material on a first sidewall of the buried metal line and a second dielectric material on a second sidewall of the buried metal line, a first multiple fins disposed proximate the first sidewall of the buried metal line, a second multiple fins disposed proximate the second sidewall of the buried metal line, a first metal gate structure over the first multiple fins and over the buried metal line, wherein the first metal gate structure extends through the first dielectric material to contact the buried metal line, and a second metal gate structure over the second multiple fins and over the buried metal line.
US12080583B2	Base plate and substrate fixing device A base plate has one surface and the other surface opposite to the one surface. An electrostatic chuck is capable of being mounted on the one surface. The base plate includes a refrigerant flow path provided therein. An inner wall of the refrigerant flow path has an upper surface convex toward the one surface in a longitudinal sectional view in a direction intersecting with a direction in which refrigerant flows. An unevenness is formed on the upper surface.
US12080581B2	Method for PUF generation using variations in transistor threshold voltage and subthreshold leakage current Disclosed is a physical unclonable function generator circuit and method. In one embodiment, a physical unclonable function (PUF) generator comprising: a plurality of PUF cells, wherein each of the plurality of PUF cells comprises a first MOS transistor and a second MOS transistor, wherein terminal S of the first MOS transistor is connected to terminal D of the second MOS transistor at a dynamic node, terminal D of the first MOS transistor is coupled to a first bus and terminal G of the first NMOS transistor is coupled to a second bus, and terminals S and G of the second NMOS transistor are coupled to ground; a plurality of dynamic flip-flop (DFF) circuits wherein each of the plurality of DFF circuits is coupled to each of the plurality of PUF cells respectively; a population count circuit coupled to the plurality of DFF circuits; and an evaluation logic circuit having an input coupled to the population count circuit and an output coupled to the plurality of DFF circuits.
US12080579B1	Wafer transfer device and wafer transfer method of semiconductor manufacturing process A wafer transfer device includes a base, a plurality of fixed rings, a rotating shaft, a turntable, an air suction pump and a driving mechanism. The fixed rings are stacked sequentially and each has a channel and a ring groove. The channel is extended from an outer periphery of the fixed ring and communicates to the ring groove. The rotating shaft is connected to each fixed ring and has a plurality of flow passages corresponding to the fixed rings and communicating to the ring groove. The turntable is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft. The air suction pump sucks each wafer, and the driving mechanism drives and rotates the turntable and the rotating shaft, so that each flow passage rotates relative to each fixed ring and keeps communicating with each ring groove to maintain the suction of each wafer.
US12080575B2	Airflow detection device and methods of use An airflow detection device is capable of detecting airflow issues associated with a transport carrier, such as a blockage of a diffuser in a transport carrier or leakage of a transition bracket, among other examples. The airflow detection device includes an air tunnel through which a gas in a transport carrier may flow. The airflow detection device includes an airflow sensor configured to generate airflow data based on a flow of the gas through the air tunnel. In some implementations, the airflow detection device is included in an airflow detection system to perform automated measurements and to determine, identify, and/or detect airflow issues associated with a transport carrier. In this way, the airflow detection system may perform one or more automated actions (or may cause one or more other devices to perform one or more automated actions) based on a detection of a diffuser blockage or a transition bracket leak.
US12080572B2	Substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus includes one or more substrate processing modules; a vacuum transfer module connected to the one or more substrate processing modules; and a load-lock module including at least three load-lock chambers arranged along a first horizontal direction. A tubular fitting module is disposed between the vacuum transfer module and the load-lock module, and the tubular fitting module has a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is connected to the load-lock module, and the second opening is connected to the vacuum transfer module. The first opening has a first length in the first horizontal direction, the second opening has a second length in the first horizontal direction, and the first length is larger than the second length. A transfer mechanism transfers a substrate between the one or more substrate processing modules and the load-lock module through the tubular fitting module.
US12080563B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing Interconnect devices, packaged semiconductor devices and methods are disclosed herein that are directed towards embedding a local silicon interconnect (LSI) device and through substrate vias (TSVs) into system on integrated substrate (SoIS) technology with a compact package structure. The LSI device may be embedded into SoIS technology with through substrate via integration to provide die-to-die FL connection arrangement for super large integrated Fan-Out (InFO) for SBT technology in a SoIS device. Furthermore, the TSV connection layer may be formed using lithographic or photoresist-defined vias to provide eLSI P/G out to a ball-grid-array (BGA) connection interface.
US12080562B2	Atomic layer etch and ion beam etch patterning A method for selectively etching a stack with respect to a mask is provided. An atomic layer etch is provided to at least partially etch the stack, wherein the atomic layer etch forms at least some residue. An ion beam is provided to etch the stack, wherein the ion beam etch removes at least some of the residue from the atomic layer etch.
US12080560B2	Methods for forming dielectric layer in forming semiconductor device Methods for forming a 3D memory device are provided. A method includes the following operations. A stack structure is formed in a staircase region and an array region. A dielectric material layer is formed over the array region and the staircase region. An etch mask layer is coated over the dielectric material layer. The etch mask layer, on a first surface away from the dielectric material layer, is planarized. The dielectric material layer and a remaining portion of the etch mask layer are etched to form a dielectric layer over the staircase region and the array region.
US12080558B2	Low temperature deposition of pure molybdenum films Methods for depositing molybdenum films on a substrate are described. The substrate is exposed to a molybdenum halide precursor and an aluminum precursor to form the molybdenum film (e.g., elemental molybdenum) at a low temperature. The exposures can be sequential or simultaneous.
US12080551B2	SiC composite substrate including biaxially oreinted SiC layer and semiconductor device A SiC composite substrate includes a SiC single crystal layer and at least one biaxially oriented SiC layer. The at least one biaxially oriented SiC layer is disposed on the SiC single crystal. In the biaxially oriented SiC layer, the SiC is oriented in both a c-axis direction and an a-axis direction. The biaxially oriented SiC layer has pores and has a density of defect reaching the surface of 1.0×101/cm2 or less.
US12080548B2	Selective deposition using hydrophobic precursors Vapor deposition processes are provided in which a material is selectively deposited on a first surface of a substrate relative to a second organic surface. In some embodiments a substrate comprising a first surface, such as a metal, semi-metal or oxidized metal or semi-metal is contacted with a first vapor phase hydrophobic reactant and a second vapor phase reactant such that the material is deposited selectively on the first surface relative to the second organic surface. The second organic surface may comprise, for example, a self-assembled monolayer, a directed self-assembled layer, or a polymer, such as a polyimide, polyamide, polyurea or polystyrene. The material that is deposited may be, for example, a metal or metallic material. In some embodiments the material is a metal oxide, such as ZrO2 or HfO2. In some embodiments the vapor deposition process is a cyclic chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process or an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. In some embodiments the material is deposited on the first surface relative to the second surface with a selectivity of greater than about 50%, greater than about 60%, greater than about 70%, greater than about 80%, greater than about 90% or greater than about 95%.
US12080542B2	Light irradiation device A light irradiation device according to an embodiment includes an excimer lamp including a light emitting tube emitting light, a first electrode disposed at an outer side of the light emitting tube, a second electrode disposed at an outer side of the light emitting tube in correspondence to the first electrode, and an auxiliary light emitting body disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to emit light toward the light emitting tube when a voltage is applied to the first and second electrodes, and a case in which the excimer is provided and which has a contact point adjustment part configured to accommodate a portion of the auxiliary light emitting body.
US12080541B2	Device having one or more first level ion traps A device for trapping ions includes: a first substrate having an upper multi-layer electrode structure implemented at a top side of the first substrate; a second substrate disposed over the first substrate and having a lower multi-layer electrode structure implemented at a bottom side of the second substrate; and one or more first level ion traps configured to trap ions in a space between the first substrate and the second substrate. The one or more first level ion traps includes the upper multi-layer electrode structure of the first substrate and the lower multi-layer electrode structure of the second substrate. A method of controlling trapped ions in a device is also described.
US12080540B2	Device for rapid exchange of ion sources and ion transmission devices A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a rotatable isolation valve 1 having a curved, spherical, cylindrical or concave portion. At least a portion of an ion guide 2 is positioned so as to extend within a swept volume of the isolation valve 1 enabling the ion guide 2 to be positioned close to a second downstream ion guide 3 and for ions to be transmitted from the first 2 ion guide to the second ion guide 3 with high ion transmission efficiency.
US12080539B2	Apparatus, system and method for transporting biological samples between two analytical systems A system that includes two analytical system utilizing charged particles, an ion transfer device that connects the two analytical systems and transports the charged particles from one of the analytical systems to the other of the analytical systems. The ion transfer device includes a plurality of differential pumping stages, a plurality of vacuum pumps, and a plurality of ion guides located inside the plurality of differential pumping stages such that the plurality of ion guides transport the charged particles from one to the other of the analytical systems, and such that the plurality of differential pumping stages connect the first analytical system on one end to the second analytical system on the other end to receive the charged particles from the one end connected to the first analytical system and transport and deliver the charged particles to the other end connected to the second analytical system.
US12080535B2	Methods for transferring ions between trapping devices of variable internal pressure A mass spectrometer system, comprises: an ion source; a first and a second multipole apparatus; one or more ion gates or ion lenses between the first and second multipole apparatuses; at least one power supply configured to provide voltages to electrodes of the ion source, the mass analyzer, the first and second multipole apparatuses and the one or more ion gates or ion lenses; and a computer or electronic controller electrically coupled to the at least one power supply, wherein the computer or electronic controller comprises computer-readable instructions that are operable to cause the at least one power supply to supply voltages to the electrodes that cause transfer of ions from the first multipole apparatus to the second multipole apparatus, wherein a duration of a time allotted for completion of the transfer of the ions is dependent upon one or more properties of the ions being transferred.
US12080521B2	Plasma processing method A method of processing a substrate with plasma includes: coating surfaces of components inside a chamber with a film having conductive properties by turning a first gas containing carbon and hydrogen into plasma inside the chamber; loading the substrate into the chamber; and processing the substrate by turning a second gas into plasma inside the chamber in a state where the surfaces of the components inside the chamber are coated with the film having conductive properties.
US12080519B2	Smart dynamic load simulator for RF power delivery control system Embodiments disclosed herein include a dynamic load simulator. In an embodiment, the dynamic load simulator comprises an impedance load, a reverse match network, and a smart RF controller. In an embodiment, the smart RF controller comprises a dynamic load generator, and a reverse match controller.
US12080512B2	Charged particle microscope for examining a specimen, and method of determining an aberration of said charged particle microscope The invention relates to a method of determining an aberration of a charged particle microscope. The method comprises a step of providing a charged particle microscope that is at least partly operable by a user. Then, a set of image data is obtained with said charged particle microscope. The image data is processed to determine an aberration of said charged particle microscope. According to the invention, said set of image data is actively obtained by a user. In particular, the image data may be obtained during normal operation of the microscope by a user, which may include navigating and/or focusing of the microscope. Thus, the set of image data is acquired by said user, and not by the controller thereof. This allows background processing of an aberration, and aberration correction during use of the charged particle microscope. The invention further relates to a charged particle microscope incorporating the method.
US12080508B2	Balancing X-ray output for dual energy X-ray imaging systems An X-ray source (100) for generating X-ray radiation of first and second energy spectra is proposed, wherein the X-ray intensity imbalance between the first and second energy spectra is reduced as compared to conventional X-ray sources. The reduction of the X-ray intensity imbalance is achieved by configuring a smaller electron impact angle (141) onto the anode (102) when the higher tube voltage is applied as compared to when the lower tube voltage is applied.
US12080507B2	Electron gun, electron beam applicator, emission axis verification method for electron beam emitted from photocathode, and emission axis alignment method for electron beam emitted from photocathode An object is to provide an electron gun that makes it possible to verify whether or not an electron beam emitted form a photocathode is misaligned from a designed emission center axis. The object can be achieved by an electron gun including: a light source; a photocathode; and an anode. The electron gun includes an intermediate electrode arranged between the photocathode and the anode, an electron beam shielding member configured to block a part of an electron beam, a measurement unit configured to measure an intensity of an electron beam blocked by the electron beam shielding member, and an electron beam emission direction deflector arranged between the anode and the electron beam shielding member and configured to change a position where an electron beam that passed through the anode reaches the electron beam shielding member. The intermediate electrode has an electron beam passage hole and a drift space.
US12080504B2	Mechanical fuse striker A strike pin assembly for a fuse assembly in which the strike pin assembly is maintained in a locked position by a holding force of a filament and an interference provided by a plurality of retention bodies. Upon a breakage of the filament, such as, for example, in response to heat generated by operation of a fuse element, a trigger can be displaced via a first biasing force in a distal direction such that the trigger is positioned at a location that does not impede an inward displacement of a plurality of retention bodies from a recess of a firing pin. Upon the inward displacement of the retention bodies, a second biasing force can displace the firing pin in the distal direction such that a portion of the firing pin can protrude out from an adapter of the strike pin assembly.
US12080499B2	Contactor with movable contact A contactor includes a housing and first and second fixed contacts coupling to the housing having mating ends received in the cavity of the housing and terminating ends outside of the housing. A movable contact is movable within the cavity between a mated position and an unmated position that engages the mating end of the second fixed contact in the mated position and is separated from the second fixed contact in the unmated position. A flexible busbar is coupled to the first mating end and coupled to the movable contact. The flexible busbar electrically connects the first fixed contact and the movable contact in both the mated position and the unmated position. A coil assembly in the cavity operates to move the movable contact between the unmated position and the mating position.
US12080498B2	Relay, battery distribution box and battery pack The disclosure relates to a relay, a battery distribution box and a battery pack. The relay includes a relay body and a buffer assembly. The relay body includes a housing and a stationary contact, a movable contact and a coil assembly located inside the housing. The coil assembly is abler to drive the movable contact to move toward or away from the stationary contact to make the movable contact to contact or disconnect from the stationary contact. The housing is fixed through the base, the buffer assembly is mounted on the base, and/or is mounted on the outside of the housing, and configured to buffer the force generated by the action of the movable contact.
US12080491B2	Keyboard and key structure thereof A key structure of keyboard including a base, at least one force sensing membrane disposed on the base, a scissors mechanism, a key cap, a bracket sets assembled to the key cap, a first sleeve, a second sleeve, a spring, and a pressing member disposed at a bottom of the second sleeve is provided. A side of the scissors mechanism is movably leaned against the base and located on the force sensing membrane, and another side of the scissors mechanism is pivoted to the bracket sets. A portion of the first sleeve is assembled between the key cap and the bracket sets, and another portion of the first sleeve passes through the bracket sets. The second sleeve is movably socketed in the first sleeve. The spring is leaned against the second sleeve and the key cap. A keyboard is also provided.
US12080490B2	Electrode foil for electrolytic capacitor, electrolytic capacitor, and production methods therefor An electrode foil for an electrolytic capacitor includes a metal foil having a porous part, and a dielectric layer covering a surface of a metal framework constituting the porous part. The dielectric layer includes a first layer containing an oxide of a second metal different from a first metal contained in the metal framework. The first layer has a thickness T1. The first layer contains at least one kind of additive element selected from the group consisting of carbon, phosphorus, boron, and nitrogen. The first layer includes a first region from an outer surface of the first layer to a center of the first layer in a thickness direction, and a second region from the center to an inner surface of the first layer. A content of the at least one kind of additive element in the first region is greater than a content of the at least one kind of additive element in the second region.
US12080489B2	Electrode foil for electrolytic capacitor, electrolytic capacitor, and methods for producing them An electrode foil for an electrolytic capacitor including a metal porous portion, and a metal core portion continuous to the metal porous portion. When the metal porous portion is equally divided in three in a thickness direction of the metal porous portion into a first region, a second region, and a third region sequentially from the metal core portion side, the first region has a porosity P1, the second region has a porosity P2, and the third region has a porosity P3, satisfying P1
US12080484B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor A multilayer ceramic capacitor that includes a ceramic body including a stack of a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of first and second internal electrodes; and first and second external electrodes provided at each of both end faces of the ceramic body. Each of the plurality of dielectric layers contain Ba, Ti, P and Si. The plurality of dielectric layers include an outer dielectric layer located on an outermost side in the stacking direction; an inner dielectric layer located between the first and second internal electrodes; and a side margin portion in a region where the first and second internal electrodes do not exist. In at least one of the outer dielectric layer, the inner dielectric layer and the side margin portion, the P and the Si segregate in at least one of grain-boundary triple points of three ceramic particles.
US12080479B2	Chip capacitor including capacitor wires A chip capacitor includes a substrate, a plurality of capacitor wires on the substrate, and a mold layer disposed on the substrate to cover the capacitor wires. Each of the capacitor wires includes a core electrode line having a wire shape, an outer electrode line covering at least a portion of the core electrode line, and a dielectric line interposed between the core electrode line and the outer electrode line.
US12080474B1	Transformer and a transformer arrangement A transformer comprising at least two phase windings, each phase winding having coil turns around a coil axis, wherein the at least two phase windings comprise at least a first type of phase winding and a second type of phase winding, each of the first type of phase winding and the second type of phase winding comprising a plurality of winding portions comprising at least a first winding portion and a second winding portion, the first type of phase winding comprising a first winding portion having a first winding portion stiffness and a second winding portion having a second winding portion stiffness, and characterized in that a stiffness difference between said first winding portion stiffness and said second winding portion stiffness of said first type of phase winding is such that the acoustic power is minimized at said main frequency.
US12080469B2	Common-mode choke coil A common-mode choke coil includes a multilayer body, a first coil, a second coil, a first terminal electrode, a second terminal electrode, a third terminal electrode, and a fourth terminal electrode. The multilayer body includes plural non-conductor layers. The first and second coils are incorporated in the multilayer body. The first and second terminal electrodes are connected to the first coil. The third and fourth terminal electrodes are connected to the second coil. The first coil has a path length L1, the second coil has a path length L2, and the sum of the path length L1 and the path length L2 is less than or equal to 3.5 mm.
US12080466B2	Electronic package An electronic package is provided and includes an electronic element connected to a plurality of inductor circuits embedded in an insulator of a package substrate by fan-out conductive copper pillars, and at least one shielding layer non-electrically connected to the inductor circuits, where the shielding layer includes a plurality of line segments not connected to each other, such that the shielding layer shields the inductor circuits, thereby achieving the electrical requirements of high-current products while improving the inductance value and quality factor.
US12080465B2	Transformer module and power module A transformer module and a power module are provided. The transformer module includes: a magnetic core, a first winding and a second winding. The magnetic core includes at least one magnetic column at least partially covered by a multi-layer carrier including a plurality of horizontal copper foils and connecting copper foils. Horizontal copper foils are located on horizontal wiring layers, and connecting copper foils are disposed to connect horizontal copper foils. First and second windings surround the magnetic column, and the second winding is located outside the first winding. Both the first and second windings are formed by a horizontal copper foil and a connecting copper foil; two ends of the first winding are electrically connected to first and second surface-mounted pins; two ends of the second winding are electrically connected to third and fourth surface-mounted pins; these pins are disposed on at least one surface of the transformer module.
US12080463B2	Reactor A reactor is provided with a coil including a winding portion, and a magnetic core including an inner core portion to be arranged inside the winding portion and an outer core portion to be arranged outside the winding portion. The magnetic core includes a communication hole penetrating through the outer core portion and leading to the inner core portion, and a coupling shaft made of a composite material filled into the communication hole and coupling the inner core portion and the outer core portion. The composite material is obtained by dispersing a soft magnetic powder in a resin.
US12080461B2	Electric transformer assembly, method for determining a thermal state of an electric transformer, and determination device A transformer assembly includes an electric transformer, a temperature sensor system, and a computation unit for determining a thermal state of the electric transformer. The electric transformer includes a cooling device having at least one liquid coolant channel to absorb exhaust heat from the electric transformer, a heat spreader for transferring heat from the liquid coolant to a heat dissipation surface of the heat spreader, and an air blower configured to effect an airstream along the heat dissipation surface. The temperature sensor system includes an entering coolant sensor for providing an entering coolant temperature signal, a leaving coolant sensor for providing a leaving coolant temperature signal, an entering airstream sensor providing an entering airstream temperature signal, and a leaving airstream sensor providing a leaving airstream temperature signal. The computation unit is configured to determine a thermal state of the transformer.
US12080460B2	Insulation jacket for top coil of an isolated transformer A micro-isolator is described. The micro-isolator may include a first isolator element, a second isolator element, and a first dielectric material separating the first isolator element from the second isolator element. A second dielectric material may completely or partly encapsulate the second isolator element, or may be present at outer corners of the second isolator element. The second dielectric material may have a larger bandgap than the first dielectric material, and its configuration may reduce electrostatic charge injection into the first dielectric material. The micro-isolator may be formed using microfabrication techniques.
US12080457B2	Soft magnetic metal alloy and electronic component Provided is a soft magnetic alloy including a Fe-based nanocrystal and metallic glass. A differential scanning calorimetry curve of the soft magnetic alloy has a glass transition point Tg, a temperature rising rate of the soft magnetic alloy in measurement of the differential scanning calorimetry curve is 40 K/minute, and a temperature Tp of a maximum exothermic peak in the differential scanning calorimetry curve is higher than the Tg.
US12080456B2	Soft magnetic powder, dust core, magnetic element, electronic device, and vehicle There is provided a soft magnetic powder containing soft magnetic metal particles satisfying the following formulas (A) (B), and (C), S=k{6/(d·ρ)} (A) 1.0≤k≤4.0 (B) 1.0≤d≤10.0 (C) in which S [m2/g] indicates a specific surface area, d [μm] indicates an average particle diameter, and ρ [g/cm3] indicates a true specific gravity.
US12080455B2	Sm—Fe—N-based magnetic material and manufacturing method thereof An Sm—Fe—N-based magnetic material according to the present disclosure includes a main phase having a predetermined crystal structure. The main phase has a composition represented by (Sm(1-x-y-z)LaxCeyR1z)2(Fe(1-p-q-s)CopNiqMs)17Nh (where, R1 is predetermined rare earth elements and the like, M is predetermined elements and the like, and 0.04≤x+y≤0.50, 0≤z≤0.10, 0≤p+q≤0.10, 0≤s≤0.10, and 2.9≤h≤3.1 are satisfied). A crystal volume of the main phase is 0.833 nm3 to 0.840 nm3. A manufacturing method of the Sm—Fe—N-based magnetic material according to the present disclosure includes nitriding a magnetic material precursor including a crystal phase having a composition represented by (Sm(1-x-y-z)LaxCeyR1z)2(Fe(1-p-q-s)CopNiqMs)17.
US12080449B2	Power conductor and system A power conductor can include a plurality of copper-clad aluminum wires that are braided together to form a power braid. The power conductor can include an insulating sheath configured to enclose at least a portion of the power braid. The power conductor can be configured for use a power distribution system, and can be configured to electrically connect a transformer with a power distribution modules. The power conductor can be configured to connect to a conductive palm of the transformer and to a conductive contact of the power distribution module.
US12080445B2	Superconducting cable joint and related techniques An electrical joint includes a conductive member having a first mounting region configured to connect to a first conductor and a second mounting region configured to connect to a second conductor, wherein the first conductor comprises a cable and a superconducting material within the conductive member and configured to conduct a current between the first and second mounting regions. Also described is a method of forming an electrical joint, comprising forming a conductive member having a first mounting region configured to connect to a first conductor and a second mounting region configured to connect to a second conductor, wherein the first conductor comprises a cable and a superconducting material within the conductive member and configured to conduct a current between the first and second mounting regions.
US12080443B2	Paste for solar cell electrode and solar cell using same The present disclosure is a conductive paste for a solar cell electrode comprising a metal powder, a glass frit, and an organic vehicle, wherein the discharge amount factor A of the bus-bar electrode can be calculated by Equation 1 below, and the discharge amount factor B of the finger electrode can be calculated by the following Equation 2, and \|AB\| relates to a conductive paste for a solar cell electrode, characterized in that it is 0.100 or less. A=(Slip velocity×10)/(G′×0.01) [Equation 1] B=1/(G″×0.01) [Equation 2]
US12080438B2	Devices, systems, and methods for adjusting the output of a reactor core An adjustable core assembly for a nuclear reactor is disclosed herein. The adjustable core can include a plurality of reactivity control cells configured to accommodate a reactivity control rod, and a plurality of unit cells. The plurality of unit cells defines a radial dimension corresponding to an initial power output of the core. Each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells is configured to accommodate fuel configured to generate energy and a heat pipe configured to transfer thermal energy away from the core. Each unit cell of the plurality unit cells can be coupled to an adjacent unit cell in a radial direction, thereby altering the radial dimension, wherein the altered radial dimension corresponds to an adjusted power output of the core, and wherein the adjusted power output of the core is different than the initial power output of the core.
US12080434B2	Radioisotope activity surveillance apparatus, system, and method Disclosed are a radioisotope activity surveillance system and methods. The system includes a fuel rod assembly having a plurality of nuclear fuel rods and a target assembly having a top nozzle including an orifice plate and at least one target material rod fixedly coupled to the orifice plate. The least one target material rod is slidably disposed within the fuel rod assembly. A sensing assembly defines an opening sized and configured to receive the target assembly therethrough. The sensing assembly includes a self-powered detector assembly to detect radioisotope activity of the target rod material. Also disclosed is a method for measuring a self-powered detector signal to calculate radioisotope activity of a target assembly and a method for analyzing total activity of a desired radioisotope.
US12080433B2	Healthcare application insight compilation sensitivity Dynamically moderating healthcare application data. Receive an incoming data load request comprising a plurality of referential data elements and assess a downstream query impact of the plurality of referential data elements. Determine, based on the assessing, a sensitivity level of the plurality of referential data elements, and alter, based on the sensitivity level, compilation of insights generated using the plurality of referential data elements and compilation of a plurality of referenced data elements.
US12080430B1	Care plan management A system and method for preparing, modifying, and administering a coordinated health care plan for a person receiving services from multiple providers that allow various user controlled devices speaking different machine and database languages to communicate with and contribute to a central database and processing unit that can interpret the variously expressed data, understand their relationships, establish linkages and consequences among the data, adjust a unified care management plan accordingly, and selectively communicate those consequences to appropriate provider, payor, and patient nodes in their respective machine and database languages.
US12080422B1	Patient identification using passive sensors One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a passive sensor of a wearable identification device associated with a patient within a healthcare enterprise from a receiver of a patient status system and corresponding to a predetermined location within the healthcare enterprise, a request signal when the wearable identification device is detected at the predetermined location; deriving power for the passive sensor from the request signal and not from power circuitry within the wearable device; generating, at the passive sensor using the derived power, a transmission from the request signal, wherein the transmission includes identifying information associated with the wristband; and transmitting, from the passive sensor, the transmission to the receiver, wherein the transmission is utilized to update a status of the patient within the patient status system based upon detection of the passive sensor at the predetermined location. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US12080420B2	Wireless location learning A wireless locating system and method include receiving first messages at a server. The first messages include bed location data entered manually on a user interface of a first patient bed. The first messages also include signal strength data from a plurality of wireless access points in communication with the first patient bed. A first signal strength profile for the first patient bed at a first location is built by the server. The first patient bed is removed from the first location and a second bed is moved into the first location. The second patient bed does not have manual location data entry capability. A second signal strength profile is built by the server for the second patient bed. The server compares the second signal strength profile with the first signal strength profile and determines that the second patient bed is at the first location if the second signal strength profile matches the first signal strength profile.
US12080418B1	Method for utilizing a medical services kiosk A medical services kiosk supporting private and secure telemedicine sessions between a patient and a remote network terminal utilized by a remote health care professional. The medical services kiosk comprising at least one privacy chamber having at least one door and at least one window, Each privacy chamber may include a user interactive display terminal that includes a display device, an input device, and a centralized processor, wherein the centralized processor is electronically communicable with the remote network terminal and a cloud based system, Each patient station may each include at least one documentation receiving device, at least one biometric device for obtaining biometric health measurements of the patient utilizing the at least one patient station, an arm mechanism, a seating mechanism, a camera, a retractable diagnostic camera device, a lighting mechanism that lights the privacy chamber, and a purification system.
US12080416B2	Systems and methods for animal health monitoring The present disclosure provides systems and methods for animal health monitoring. Load data can be obtained from an animal monitoring device including three or more load sensors associated with a platform carrying contained litter thereabove, wherein individual load sensors of the three or more load sensors are separated from one another and receive pressure input from the platform independent of one another, wherein the three or more load sensors individually sample loads at from 2.5 Hz to 110 Hz. An animal behavior property associated with the animal can be recognized if it is determined based on load data that the interaction with the contained litter was due to the animal interaction with the contained litter. The animal behavior property can be classified into an animal classified event using a machine learning classifier.
US12080409B2	Secure software updates and architectures Systems and techniques to ensure reliable operation of devices, such as medical devices, that are configured to execute installed software are described. A secure software update process for the device utilizes multiple integrity checks in order to prove that software integrity has not been compromised before the device is allowed to be put into service with the software installed thereon. Also described is a computer architecture for an external defibrillator that isolates the execution of installed software applications by separately compiling the code for those applications and by executing the separately-compiled applications on different processors of the defibrillator. Among other things, this allows the defibrillator to be “brought online” faster, such as to deliver a shock to a patient.
US12080408B2	Information processing system, and information processing method and program Efficiency of a surgery-related service can be further improved. An information processing system according to an embodiment includes a surgery information acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a surgery, and a display control unit that displays a surgery process area indicating an entire process of the surgery and a progress of the entire process, and a work process area indicating a work content of a part of the entire process and a progress of the work content. The display control unit calculates at least one of the progress of the entire process and the progress of the work content according to information regarding a surgery different from the surgery.
US12080406B2	Tracking and quality assurance of pathology, radiology and other medical or surgical procedures Described systems and techniques provide for tracking respective medical events such as a patient's pathology specimen etc., based on a unique medical event tracking number throughout the diagnosis and treatment associated with that specimen. The system and technique generation of living reports of patient health conditions that enables medical event-based tracking in a manner that substantially improves medical care by facilitating “closing-the-loop” between the many medical service providers and the laboratories that may be involved in a particular diagnosis and treatment.
US12080402B2	Artificial intelligence modeling to suggest field geometry templates Embodiments described herein provide for recommending radiotherapy treatment attributes. A machine learning model predicts the preference of a medical professional and provides relevant suggestions (or recommendations) of radiotherapy treatment attributes for various categories of radiotherapy treatment. Specifically, the machine learning model predicts field geometry attributes from various field geometry attribute options for various field geometry attribute categories. The machine learning model is conditioned on patient data such as medical images and patient information. The machine learning model is trained in response to cumulative reward information associated with a medical professional accepting the provided/displayed recommendations.
US12080397B2	Using natural language processing to find adverse events A method for automatically classifying clinical descriptions of patients by a computer processor using natural language processing is provided. The clinical descriptions relate to the use of a ventricular assist device to treat the patient. The method comprises receiving at least one clinical description comprising text. The method also then comprises determining the position of a target word within the text. Further the method comprises determining the existence of at least one negation word within an active region, the active region comprising a predetermined number of words within the text occurring immediately before and immediately after the target word, including the target word. The method then comprises determining the existence of at least one body-part word within the active region. Lastly, the method comprises determining that the clinical description is to be disregarded if the active region contains either a negation word or a body-part word.
US12080389B2	Scalable dynamic data transmission In general, embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for performing scalable dynamic data transmissions. Certain embodiments of the present invention utilize systems, methods, and computer program products that perform scalable dynamic data transmission using structured data responses that include structured response extensions, where the structured response extensions may include dynamic extension response fields generated based on a structured request header of a corresponding structured data request.
US12080386B2	Diagnosis/treatment assisting apparatus and diagnosis/treatment assisting system A diagnosis assisting apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processing circuit and a display circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain a first question represented by a question from a patient to a medical doctor. The processing circuit is configured to analyze content of the obtained first question. The processing circuit is configured to convert the first question into a second question having equivalent content and using a different expression, on the basis of a result of the analysis. The display circuit is configured to display the second question.
US12080384B2	Method for compressing genomic data The present invention relates to a method for compressing genomic data, whereby the genomic data are stored in at least one data file containing at least a plurality of reads built by a genome sequencing method, whereby each read includes a mapping position, a CIGAR string and an actual sequenced nucleotide sequence as a local part of the donor genome, comprising the steps: —unwind a nucleotide sequence of a current read of one of said data files by using the mapping position and the CIGAR string of said current read, whereby said current read has at least one previous read, —compute a difference between the unwound nucleotide sequence of said current read and an unwound nucleotide sequence of at least one of said previous reads, whereby said difference contains the differences of the mapping positions and the nucleotide sequences, —pass said computed difference to an entropy coder to compress said difference, —encode said current read by the compressed difference, and —repeat the forgoing steps with said current read as one of said previous reads and a following read as a new current read until no more following reads are available.
US12080382B2	Viral neoepitopes and uses thereof Contemplated antiviral/cancer treatments comprise analysis of neoepitopes from viral DNA that has integrated into the host genome, and design of immunotherapeutic agents against such neoepitopes.
US12080381B2	System and method for cancer-cell specific transcription identification The present invention relates a system and method for cancer-cell specific transcription identification. The method including: receiving nucleic acid data from one or more samples; determining variant allele fraction (VAF) of markers in ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the nucleic acid data and markers for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in the nucleic acid data; comparing the VAF of the RNA relative to the DNA for each of the markers; and outputting the comparison as a quantification of cancer-cell specific changes in transcriptional output as a marker of prognosis or therapeutic response in cancer.
US12080379B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of sampler circuits configured to receive a plurality of offset clock signals or a plurality of divided clock signals and to sample a data signal in response to each of a plurality of divided clock signals. A calibration circuit applies a first offset clock signal to a first sampler circuit, applies a second offset clock signal having an opposite phase to the first offset clock signal to a second sampler circuit, and generates a first offset adjustment signal for adjusting an offset of the first sampler circuit based on an output of the first sampler circuit that is output in response to the first offset clock signal.
US12080376B2	Skipping pages for weak wordlines of a memory device during pre-programming Methods, systems, and devices for skipping pages for weak wordlines of a memory device during pre-programming are described. A memory device may be configured to operate in a first mode involving skipping one or more pages (e.g., a lower page (LP)) associated with a set of wordlines. In some examples, a testing system may determine the set of wordlines (e.g., weak wordlines) for which to skip pages according to performance degradation for the wordlines in response to applying a threshold temperature to a test memory device. In the first mode, the memory device may store (e.g., pre-program) data in a subset of pages distinct from the skipped pages. The memory device may switch to a second mode in response to a trigger condition. In the second mode, the memory device may use each page associated with the wordlines and may refrain from skipping the one or more pages.
US12080374B2	Semiconductor storage device A semiconductor storage device includes a memory string, a sense amplifier connected to the memory string, first, second, third, and fourth latch circuits that are each connected to the sense amplifier, a first wiring connected to the sense amplifier, the first latch circuit and the second latch circuit, a second wiring connected to the third latch circuit, a third wiring connected to the fourth latch circuit, a first switch transistor between the first wiring and the third wiring, a second switch transistor between the first wiring and the second wiring, and a third switch transistor between the second wiring and the third wiring.
US12080371B2	SRAM power switching with reduced leakage, noise rejection, and supply fault tolerance Described are techniques for generating a supply voltage for an SRAM array using power switching logic. The power switching logic can generate the supply voltage using a first supply rail (supplying a higher voltage) during an active state and using a second supply rail (supplying a lower voltage) during a deep retention state. In some examples, a sensing and recovery (SR) unit is provided to sense a decrease in the second voltage, for instance, during the deep retention state. The SR unit can generate an additional voltage that modifies the supply voltage to be higher than the decreased second voltage, thereby reducing droop and/or noise in the second supply rail. The power switching logic, SR unit, and SRAM array can be co-located or distributed across a computer system. For instance, the power switching logic, SR unit, and SRAM array can be embedded within a System on Chip integrated circuit.
US12080368B2	Circuit module with improved line load A circuit module with improved line load, may comprise a first line, a first switch, a second line, a second switch and a second driver. The first switch may be on and off to conduct and stop conducting between the first line and a first node. The second switch may be on and off to conduct and stop conducting between the second line and the first node. The second driver, coupled to the second line, may be enabled to drive the second line according to a voltage of a second node, and may be disabled to stop driving the second line. The voltage of the second node may be controlled by a voltage of the first node. When the first switch is on, the second switch may be off. When the second switch is off, the second driver may be enabled.
US12080366B2	Method of error correction code (ECC) decoding and memory system performing the same In a method of error correction code (ECC) decoding, normal read data are read from a nonvolatile memory device based on normal read voltages, and a first ECC decoding is performed with respect to the normal read data. When the first ECC decoding results in failure, flip read data are read from the nonvolatile memory device based on flip read voltages corresponding to a flip range of a threshold voltage. Corrected read data are generated based on the flip read data by inverting error candidate bits included in the flip range among bits of the normal read data, and a second ECC decoding is performed with respect to the corrected read voltage. Error correction capability may be enhanced by retrying ECC decoding based on the corrected read data when ECC decoding based on the normal read data results in failure.
US12080365B2	Analog storage using memory device Methods, systems, and devices for analog storing information are described herein. Such methods, systems and devices are suitable for synaptic weight storage in electronic neuro-biological mimicking architectures. A memory device may include a plurality of memory cells each respective memory cell in the plurality of memory cells with a respective programming sensitivity different from the respective programming sensitivity of other memory cells in the plurality. Memory cells may be provided on different decks of a multi-deck memory array. A storage element material of a respective memory cell may have a thickness and/or a composition different from another thickness or composition of a respective storage element material of another respective memory cell on a different deck in the multi-deck memory array. The memory device may further include reading circuitry configured to analogically read respective information programmed in the respective memory cells and to provide an output based on a combination of the respective information analogically read from the respective memory cells.
US12080364B2	Shift register and method for driving the same, gate driving circuit, and display device A shift register includes a first scan unit including a first input circuit and a first output circuit, and a second scan unit including a second input circuit, a second output circuit, and a potential boost circuit. The first input circuit is configured to transmit an input signal to a first pull-up node. The first output circuit is configured to, under a control of a voltage of the first pull-up node, output a shift signal and a first scan signal. The second input circuit is configured to transmit the input signal to a second pull-up node. The second output circuit is configured to output a second scan signal under a control of a voltage of the second pull-up node. The potential boost circuit is configured to boost the voltage of the second pull-up node in cooperation with the second output circuit.
US12080362B2	Method and apparatus for providing wear leveling Exemplary embodiments provide wear spreading among die regions (i.e., one or more circuits) in an integrated circuit or among dies by using operating condition data in addition to or instead of environmental data such as temperature data, from each of a plurality of die regions. Control logic produces a cumulative amount of time each of the plurality of die regions has spent at an operating condition based on operating condition data wherein the operating condition data is based on at least one of the following operating characteristics: frequency of operation of the plurality of die regions, an operating voltage of the plurality of die regions, an activity level of the plurality of die regions, a timing margin of the plurality of die regions, and a number of detected faults of the plurality of die regions. The method and apparatus spreads wear among the plurality of same type of die regions by controlling task execution among the plurality of die regions using the die wear-out data.
US12080361B2	Memory device and memory system A second conductor, third conductor, and fourth conductor sandwiches a first layer together with a first semiconductor. The fourth conductor is positioned farther from the first conductor than the third conductor, which is positioned farther from first conductor than the second conductor. A first circuit is configured to apply a first potential to the first and second conductors, apply a second potential lower than the first potential to the third conductor in parallel with the application of the first potential, and apply a third potential higher than the second potential and lower than the first potential to the fourth conductor in parallel with the application of the first potential.
US12080353B2	Semiconductor device and erasing method The disclosure provides a semiconductor device and an erasing method that may alleviate the deterioration of a memory cell caused by ISPE. The NAND flash memory in the disclosure includes a memory cell array and an erasing component that erases selected blocks of the memory cell array. The erasing component performs a first erasing verification (EV1) and a second erasing verification (EV2) on the selected block. When the first erasing verification (EV1) passes, and the second erasing verification (EV2) fails, an erase pulse with the same erase voltage as the last time is applied, and when the first erasing verification (EV1) fails, an erase pulse with a step voltage higher than the last time is applied.
US12080352B2	Memory system controlling nonvolatile memory According to one embodiment, each time the number of program/erase cycles of a block increases by a first number of times, a controller of a memory system measures the number of error bits of data read from a plurality of memory cells connected to each of a plurality of word lines. The controller identifies a word line group including a word line corresponding to the number of error bits which is greater than a threshold. The controller selects, based on an average number of error bits of the identified word line group, a parameter set to be applied to the identified word line group from a plurality of parameter sets. The controller changes, to the selected parameter set, a parameter set defining a program operation for the identified word line group.
US12080350B2	Balancing data in memory The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for balancing data in memory. An embodiment includes a memory having a group of memory cells, wherein each respective memory cell is programmable to one of three possible data states, and circuitry to balance data programmed to the group between the three possible data states by determining whether the data programmed to the group is balanced for any one of the three possible data states, and upon determining the data programmed to the group is not balanced for any one of the three possible data states apply a rotational mapping algorithm to the data programmed to the group until the data is balanced for any one of the three possible data states and apply a Knuth algorithm to the data of the group programmed to the two of the three possible data states that were not balanced by the rotational mapping algorithm.
US12080349B2	Content addressable memory device having electrically floating body transistor A content addressable memory cell includes a first floating body transistor and a second floating body transistor. The first floating body transistor and the second floating body transistor are electrically connected in series through a common node. The first floating body transistor and the second floating body transistor store complementary data.
US12080344B2	Radiation hardened e-fuse macro A multi-bit, asynchronous e-fuse macro, the macro comprising: the following inputs: an input output enable, a power on reset, a write address, an input write enable, a ground clamp enable, and a write clock; a plurality of e-fuse bits; a supply voltage configured to allow programming at least one of the e-fuse bits; at least one fuse output; and self-timing and control circuitry configured to perform signaling, wherein each of the inputs is in electrical communication with said e-fuse macro.
US12080341B2	Memory device including dual control circuits A memory device is provided. The memory device comprises a memory cell array, a first control circuit, and a second control circuit. The memory cell array has a plurality of memory cells, wherein each of the plurality of memory cells comprises a first port and a second port. The first control circuit is disposed on a first side of the memory cell array and is arranged to electrically connect to the plurality of first ports. The second control circuit is disposed on the first side of the memory cell array and is arranged to electrically connect to the plurality of second ports. The plurality of first ports are different from the plurality of second ports.
US12080336B2	Apparatuses and methods for compensated sense amplifier with cross coupled N-type transistors Apparatuses, systems, and methods for compensated sense amplifier with cross-coupled n-type transistors. A sense amplifier has a pair of p-type transistors coupled between a system voltage and respective first and second gut nodes. When a command signal is active, the p-type transistors are coupled in a diode fashion from the system voltage to the respective gut nodes. The amplifier also has a pair of n-type transistors which are cross coupled, where a first n-type transistor has a node coupled to the first gut node and a gate coupled to the second gut node and the second n-type transistor has a node coupled to the second gut node and a gate coupled to the first gut node. Each of the n-type transistors may have a separate current flowing through them and respective one of a pair of feedback transistors to a ground voltage.
US12080334B2	Semiconductor memory device and memory system including the same A semiconductor memory device includes a row hammer management circuit and a refresh control circuit. The row hammer management circuit counts the number of times of access on each memory cell row to store the counted values in count cells of each memory cell row as count data. A hammer address queue in the row hammer management circuit stores candidate hammer addresses, which are intensively accessed, in response to a number of the candidate hammer addresses reaching a second number, transitions a logic level of an error signal provided to the memory controller, and, in response to the number of the candidate hammer addresses reaching the first number, outputs one of the candidate hammer addresses as a hammer address. The refresh control circuit performs a hammer refresh operation on victim memory cell rows which are physically adjacent to a memory cell row corresponding to the hammer address.
US12080329B2	Ferroelectric devices and ferroelectric memory cells A semiconductor structure includes an electrode, a ferroelectric material adjacent the electrode, the ferroelectric material comprising an oxide of at least one of hafnium and zirconium, the ferroelectric material doped with bismuth, and another electrode adjacent the ferroelectric material on an opposite side thereof from the first electrode. Related semiconductor structures, memory cells, semiconductor devices, electronic systems, and related methods are disclosed.
US12080325B2	Magnetic head and magnetic recording device According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes first and second magnetic poles, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first and second magnetic layers, a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the second magnetic layer and the second magnetic pole, and a third nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer includes a first element including at least one of Fe, Co, or Ni. The second magnetic layer includes (Fe100-xCox)100-yEy. A second element E includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Cr, V, Mn, Yi, and Sc. The first magnetic layer does not include the second element.
US12080323B2	Providing enhanced content Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses for providing enhanced content are presented. Data including a first program, a first caption stream associated with the first program, and a second caption stream associated with the first program may be received. The second caption stream may be extracted from the data, and a second program may be encoded with the second caption stream. The first program may be transmitted with the first caption stream including first captions and may include first content configured to be played back at a first speed. In response to receiving an instruction to change play back speed, the second program may be transmitted with the second caption stream. The second program may include the first content configured to be played back at a second speed different from the first speed, and the second caption stream may include second captions different from the first captions.
US12080321B2	Magnetic disk device According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, an actuator, a controller, and a ramp. The magnetic head is configured to record data on and reproduce data from the magnetic disk. The actuator is configured to move the magnetic head relative to the magnetic disk. The controller is configured to control the actuator. The ramp is configured to hold the magnetic head. The controller is configured to, in a retract operation for causing the actuator to retract the magnetic head to the ramp, alternate detection of a back electromotive force of the actuator and application of a voltage corresponding to the back electromotive force to the actuator, and skip the detection of the back electromotive force a predetermined number of times in response to an event that the magnetic head moves at a speed outside a predetermined range.
US12080317B2	Pre-conditioning audio for echo cancellation in machine perception An apparatus and method of pre-conditioning audio for machine perception. Machine perception differs from human perception, and different processing parameters are used for machine perception applications (e.g., speech to text processing) as compared to those used for human perception applications (e.g., voice communications). These different parameters may result in pre-conditioned audio that is worsened for human perception yet improved for machine perception.
US12080316B2	Noise suppressor Apparatus, methods and computer-readable medium are provided for processing wind noise. Audio input is processed by receiving an audio input. A wind noise level representative of a wind noise at the microphone array is measured using the audio input and a determination is made, based on the wind noise level, whether to perform either (i) a wind noise suppression process on the audio input on-device, or (ii) the wind noise suppression process on the audio input on-device and an audio reconstruction process in-cloud.
US12080313B2	Audio signal processing method and system for enhancing a bone-conducted audio signal using a machine learning model The present disclosure relates to an audio signal processing method implemented by an audio system which includes at least an internal sensor, wherein the audio signal processing method includes: measuring, by the internal sensor, a voice signal emitted by the user which propagates via bone-conduction to the internal sensor, thereby producing a bone-conducted audio signal; processing the bone-conducted audio signal by a machine learning model, wherein the machine learning model is previously trained to produce a predicted air-conducted audio signal which corresponds to a prediction of an audio signal that would be produced by measuring the same voice signal propagating via air-conduction to a microphone, by increasing a spectral bandwidth of the bone-conducted audio signal and/or by reshaping a spectrum of the bone-conducted audio signal; and producing an internal signal for the internal sensor based on the predicted air-conducted audio signal.
US12080312B2	Personal audio assistant device and method A wearable accessory for delivery of personalized audio service includes a first microphone for capturing sound, a first speaker for playing media, a logic circuit for creating a personalized Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF) to enhance listening experience of the media, a communication module for accessing the Internet and to provide access to the media in response to capturing the sound, and a memory storage unit for storing information related to the captured sound. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12080310B2	Audio encoder and decoder using a frequency domain processor with full-band gap filling and a time domain processor An audio encoder for encoding an audio signal has: a first encoding processor for encoding a first audio signal portion in a frequency domain, having: a time frequency converter for converting the first audio signal portion into a frequency domain representation; an analyzer for analyzing the frequency domain representation to determine first spectral portions to be encoded with a first spectral resolution and second regions to be encoded with a second resolution; and a spectral encoder for encoding the first spectral portions with the first spectral resolution and encoding the second portions with the second resolution; a second encoding processor for encoding a second different audio signal portion in the time domain; a controller for analyzing and determining, which portion of the audio signal is the first audio signal portion encoded in the frequency domain and which portion is the second audio signal portion encoded in the time domain; and an encoded signal former for forming an encoded audio signal having a first encoded signal portion for the first audio signal portion and a second encoded signal portion for the second portion.
US12080309B2	Audio decoder, apparatus for generating encoded audio output data and methods permitting initializing a decoder An audio decoder decodes a bit stream of encoded audio data, which bit stream represents a sequence of audio sample values and includes a plurality of frames, wherein each frame includes associated encoded audio sample values. The audio decoder includes a determiner configured to determine whether a frame of the encoded audio data is a special frame including encoded audio sample values associated with the special frame and additional information, wherein the additional information include encoded audio sample values of a number of frames preceding the special frame, wherein the encoded audio sample values of the preceding frames are encoded using the same codec configuration as the special frame, wherein the number of preceding frames is sufficient to initialize the decoder to be in a position to decode the audio sample values associated with the special frame if the special frame is the first frame upon start-up of the decoder.
US12080306B2	Audio encoder, audio decoder, methods for encoding and decoding an audio signal, audio stream and a computer program An encoder for providing an audio stream on the basis of a transform-domain representation of an input audio signal includes a quantization error calculator configured to determine a multi-band quantization error over a plurality of frequency bands of the input audio signal for which separate band gain information is available. The encoder also includes an audio stream provider for providing the audio stream such that the audio stream includes information describing an audio content of the frequency bands and information describing the multi-band quantization error. A decoder for providing a decoded representation of an audio signal on the basis of an encoded audio stream representing spectral components of frequency bands of the audio signal includes a noise filler for introducing noise into spectral components of a plurality of frequency bands to which separate frequency band gain information is associated on the basis of a common multi-band noise intensity value.
US12080297B2	Systems and methods for adaptive human-machine interaction and automatic behavioral assessment Systems and methods for human-machine interaction using a conversation system.
US12080296B2	Apparatus, method, and program product for performing a transcription action Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for performing a transcription action. One apparatus includes at least one processor and a memory that stores code executable by the at least one processor. The code is executable by the processor to monitor, by use of the at least one processor, a quality of audio information. The code is executable by the processor to determine whether the quality of the audio information is below a predetermined threshold. The code is executable by the processor to, in response to determining that the quality of the audio information is below the predetermined threshold, perform a transcription action corresponding to the audio information.
US12080292B2	Systems and methods for voice assistant for electronic health records An electronic record voice assistant system can include one or more processors that receive audio data, apply a machine learning model to the audio data to generate speech data including at least one value, determine a state of an electronic record, and update one or more fields of the electronic record using the state and the at least one value.
US12080289B2	Electronic apparatus, system comprising electronic apparatus and server and controlling method thereof Disclosed is an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes: a communication interface, a memory, and a processor connected to the memory and the communication interface, the processor configured to control the electronic apparatus to, based on receiving a speech related to a function of the electronic apparatus, obtain text information corresponding to the received speech, control the communication interface to transmit the obtained text information to a server including a first neural network model corresponding to the function, execute the function based on response information received from the server, and based on identifying that an update period of the first neural network model is greater than or equal to a first threshold period based on the information related to the function of the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus may receive the information about the first neural network model from the server and store the information in the memory.
US12080287B2	Voice interaction at a primary device to access call functionality of a companion device The present disclosure generally relates to using voice interaction to access call functionality of a companion device. In an example process, a user utterance is received. Based on the user utterance and contextual information, the process causes a server to determine a user intent corresponding to the user utterance. The contextual information is based on a signal received from the companion device. In accordance with the user intent corresponding to an actionable intent of answering the incoming call, a command is received. Based on the command, instructions are provided to the companion device, which cause the companion device to answer the incoming call and provide audio data of the answered incoming call. Audio is outputted according to the audio data of the answered incoming call.
US12080284B2	Two-way in-vehicle virtual personal assistant One or more embodiments include a virtual personal assistant module executing on a virtual personal assistant system. The virtual personal assistant module obtains first sensor data from a first sensor included in a plurality of sensors. The virtual personal assistant module analyzes the first sensor data to generate a first result. The virtual personal assistant module obtains second sensor data from a second sensor included in the plurality of sensors. The virtual personal assistant module analyzes the second sensor data and the first result to generate a second result. The virtual personal assistant module outputs a natural language audio output to the user based on the second result.
US12080283B2	Multilingual re-scoring models for automatic speech recognition A method includes receiving a sequence of acoustic frames extracted from audio data corresponding to an utterance. During a first pass, the method includes processing the sequence of acoustic frames to generate N candidate hypotheses for the utterance. During a second pass, and for each candidate hypothesis, the method includes: generating a respective un-normalized likelihood score; generating a respective external language model score; generating a standalone score that models prior statistics of the corresponding candidate hypothesis; and generating a respective overall score for the candidate hypothesis based on the un-normalized likelihood score, the external language model score, and the standalone score. The method also includes selecting the candidate hypothesis having the highest respective overall score from among the N candidate hypotheses as a final transcription of the utterance.
US12080279B2	Threat detection system that reformats log records for NLP model-based threat detection packages Methods and systems for training a language processing model. The methods may involve receiving a first log record in a first format, wherein the first log record includes annotations describing items in the first log record, and then creating a second log record in a second format comprising data from the first log record utilizing the annotations in the first log record and a conversion rule set. The second log record may then be used to train a language processing model so that a trained model can identify items in a third log record and the relationships therebetween.
US12080277B1	Attributing generated audio contents to training examples Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for attributing generated audio contents to training examples are provided. A first audio content generated using a generative model may be received. The generative model may be a result of training a machine learning model using training examples. Each training example may be associated with a respective audio content. Properties of the first audio content may be determined. For each training example of the training examples, the respective audio content may be analyzed to determine properties of the respective audio content. The properties of the first audio content and the properties of the audio contents associated with the training examples may be used to attribute the first audio content to a subgroup of the training examples. A respective data-record associated with a source associated with the training examples of the subgroup may be updated based on the attribution.
US12080276B2	Adapting automated speech recognition parameters based on hotword properties A method for optimizing speech recognition includes receiving a first acoustic segment characterizing a hotword detected by a hotword detector in streaming audio captured by a user device, extracting one or more hotword attributes from the first acoustic segment, and adjusting, based on the one or more hotword attributes extracted from the first acoustic segment, one or more speech recognition parameters of an automated speech recognition (ASR) model. After adjusting the speech recognition parameters of the ASR model, the method also includes processing, using the ASR model, a second acoustic segment to generate a speech recognition result. The second acoustic segment characterizes a spoken query/command that follows the first acoustic segment in the streaming audio captured by the user device.
US12080274B2	Concurrent multi-path processing of audio signals for automatic speech recognition systems A system and method for concurrent multi-path processing of audio signals for automatic speech recognition is presented. Audio information defining a set of audio signals may be obtained (502). The audio signals may convey mixed audio content produced by multiple audio sources. A set of source-specific audio signals may be determined by demixing the mixed audio content produced by the multiple audio sources. Determining the set of source-specific audio signals may comprises providing the set of audio signals to both a first signal processing path and a second signal processing path (504). The first signal processing path may determine a value of a demixing parameter for demixing the mixed audio content (506). The second signal processing path may apply the value of the demixing parameter to the individual audio signals of the set of audio signals (508) to generate the individual source-specific audio signals (510).
US12080273B2	Translation method and system using multilingual text-to-speech synthesis model A speech translation method using a multilingual text-to-speech synthesis model includes receiving input speech data of the first language and an articulatory feature of a speaker regarding the first language, converting the input speech data of the first language into a text of the first language, converting the text of the first language into a text of the second language, and generating output speech data for the text of the second language that simulates the speaker's speech by inputting the text of the second language and the articulatory feature of the speaker to a single artificial neural network text-to-speech synthesis model.
US12080271B2	Speech generation using crosslingual phoneme mapping Computer generated speech can be generated for cross-lingual natural language textual data streams by utilizing a universal phoneme set. In a variety of implementations, the natural language textual data stream includes a primary language portion in a primary language and a secondary language portion that is not in the primary language. Phonemes corresponding to the secondary language portion can be determined from a set of phonemes in a universal data set. These phonemes can be mapped back to a set of phonemes for the primary language. Audio data can be generated for these phonemes to pronounce the secondary language portion of the natural language textual data stream utilizing phonemes associated with the primary language.
US12080270B2	Method and apparatus for text-based speech synthesis An apparatus for synthesizing speech according to an embodiment is a computing apparatus that includes one or more processors and a memory storing one or more programs executed by the one or more processors. The apparatus for synthesizing speech includes a pre-processing module that marks a preset classification symbol on each of unit texts input; and a speech synthesis module that receives each unit text marked with the classification symbol and synthesizes speech uttering the unit text based on the input unit text.
US12080265B2	Active noise cancelling system An active noise cancelling system (20) comprising: an earphone (8′) comprising: an electro-acoustic driver (11); and at least one sensing microphone (12, 13); tunable active noise cancelling circuitry (7) operative to receive a signal from the at least one sensing microphone (12, 13), the tunable active noise cancelling circuitry (7) being pre-configured in a standard tuning for a reference ear and comprising at least one noise-control filter (14, 15); and a tuning module (24) operative to configure the earphone (8′) for an individual wearer by: comparing acoustic coupling of the earphone (8′) to the individual wearer's ear with acoustic coupling to the reference ear to determine a deviation in acoustic coupling; and using the determined deviation in acoustic coupling to modify the tunable active noise cancelling circuitry (7) by a predetermined degree based on the determined deviation in acoustic coupling.
US12080253B2	Field repair recalibration Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for field repair recalibration. A field repairable device with a field repairable component (e.g., field replaceable unit (FRU)) is recalibrated in the field. A light sensor dependent on one or more optical layers in a display module is recalibrated in the field based at least in part on the properties of a post-repair FRU that replaced a damaged/inoperable pre-repair FRU. A field recalibrator (e.g., in a field repairable device and/or in a field repair device) may be configured to generate an in-field recalibration of a sensor based at least in part on a pre-repair sample generated by the sensor before repair of a field repairable component and a post-repair sample generated by the sensor after repair of the field repairable component.
US12080246B2	Display panel and display device A display panel includes a driving circuit. The driving circuit includes N levels of shift registers cascaded with each other, N≥2. A shift register of the N levels of the shift registers includes a third control unit and a fourth control unit. The third control unit is configured to receive the first voltage signal and a second voltage signal and control a signal of a fourth node in response to the signal of the second node and a signal of a third node. The first voltage signal is a high-level signal and the second voltage signal is a low-level signal. The fourth control unit is configured to receive a third voltage signal and a fourth voltage signal and generate an output signal in response to the signal of the first node and the signal of the fourth node and includes a first transistor and a second transistor.
US12080244B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus including a main display area, a component area, and a peripheral area, the display apparatus includes: a substrate; an auxiliary sub-pixel arranged in the component area on the substrate; an auxiliary pixel circuit arranged in the peripheral area on the substrate; a connection line connecting the auxiliary sub-pixel to the auxiliary pixel circuit; an auxiliary scan line arranged in the peripheral area on the substrate and connected to the auxiliary pixel circuit; and an auxiliary scan driving circuit arranged in the peripheral area on the substrate and configured to output a scan signal to the auxiliary pixel circuit through the auxiliary scan line.
US12080243B2	Display device A display device includes: in a display region, a first scanning control line, a light emission control line, a data signal line, a pixel circuit provided at an intersection of the first scanning control line and the data signal line, and a light-emitting element provided for each of the pixel circuits; and in a non-display region, a first scanning control circuit and a light emission control circuit, wherein each of the pixel circuits includes a drive transistor, a write transistor, and a capacitor, the drive transistor including a first control terminal and a second control terminal positioned above and below a semiconductor layer, the light emission control circuit outputs, to the light emission control line, a light emission control signal that switches between a select state in which the drive transistor is turned on and a non-select state in which the drive transistor is turned off.
US12080241B2	Display substrate and display device A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate and sub-pixels on the base substrate, a sub-pixel includes an organic light emitting element and a pixel circuit, the organic light emitting element includes a first electrode, a light emitting layer and a second electrode which is electrically connected to the pixel circuit. The sub-pixels include first color sub-pixels, second color sub-pixels and third color sub-pixels, current efficiency of a first color sub-pixel is different from that of a second color sub-pixel. The display substrate includes a source-drain metal layer which includes a first power signal line, the display substrate includes a second power signal line and reset power signal lines, the reset power signal lines include a first reset power signal line and a second reset power signal line which are electrically connected to the pixel circuit.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10