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US12114297B2	Configuration method and apparatus for frame structure, and storage medium Provided are a configuration method and apparatus for a frame structure, and a storage medium. The configuration method for the frame structure includes: receiving, by a first node, frame structure parameters configured by a second node, wherein each frame structure parameter comprises: a period and a type of a frame structure, and the frame structure parameters comprise a common frame structure parameter, a first dedicated frame structure parameter and a second dedicated frame structure parameter; obtaining, by the first node, an uplink/downlink division of the frame structure according to the common frame structure parameter and/or the first dedicated frame structure parameter, and determining, according to the second dedicated frame structure parameter by the first node, the frame structure for uplink transmission of a backhaul link and the frame structure for downlink transmission of the backhaul link.
US12114291B2	Virtual resource block to physical resource block mapping in new radio Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus mapping virtual resource blocks (VRBs) to physical resource blocks (PRBs) and using the mapping in wireless communications, for example, in new radio (NR) technologies. An exemplary method includes determining a first interleaved mapping that maps a first interleaving unit of N consecutive first virtual resource blocks (VRBs) to N consecutive first physical resource blocks (PRBs), wherein each first PRB comprises a set of frequency resources during a period, transmitting a first grant allocating the first interleaving unit of first VRBs to a first user equipment (UE), and communicating with the first UE via the first PRBs mapped to the first VRBs of the first interleaving unit.
US12114288B2	Communication method and apparatus This application provides a communication method and apparatus. The method includes: A network device pre-allocates a first identifier to a terminal device. When the terminal device has a requirement for adjusting the first identifier, the terminal device may send a first message carrying first information to the network device, to request the network device to adjust the first identifier. According to the method and the apparatus in this application, the identifier of the terminal device may be flexibly adjusted.
US12114287B2	Page indication for idle or inactive state user equipment (UE) Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station, before a next paging occasion (PO) of a paging cycle, a page indication (PI) in a first PI location associated with the next PO, wherein the PI comprises at least one repetition of a plurality of repetitions of the PI transmitted in the first PI location on each of a plurality of beams, and decodes the PI to determine whether or not the UE is paged in the next PO.
US12114283B2	Methods and systems for support of location for the internet of things Methods and techniques are described for supporting location services for a user equipment (UE) that is using Narrowband Internet of Things radio access or Cellular Internet of Things features to access a wireless network. The techniques include enabling support for a last known location of a UE, using previously obtained location measurements, when a UE is not reachable from a wireless network for positioning. The techniques also include limiting positioning protocol interaction between a UE and a location server via a reduced maximum message size, reduced message volume and longer response and retransmission timers. The techniques further include enabling a UE to obtain location measurements when not connected to a wireless network, enabling periodic and triggered location of a UE in which a UE evaluates location triggers while not connected to a wireless network, enabling use of deferred location and enabling improved location security.
US12114278B2	Synchronising network nodes A method of synchronizing clocks of a secondary node and primary node, the method comprising: the primary node transmitting a first message and an indication of that message's transmission time to the secondary node; the secondary node transmitting a second message to the primary node; the primary node transmitting a third message and an indication of that message's transmission time to the secondary node; the secondary node calculating a rate of its clock relative to the clock of the primary node using a ratio of times between the transmission and reception times of the first and third messages; and the secondary node calculating a time offset of its clock relative to the clock of the primary node using the calculated rate, a propagation delay and one of the indications of the transmission times of the first or third message.
US12114276B2	Device and method for monitoring two time bases of two communication devices with the aid of a computer A computer-assisted method for monitoring a first time base of a first communication device and a second time base of a second communication device. First, Cristian's algorithm is used to calculate time offset intervals between the time bases. Second, the maximally possible drift of the time offset is ascertained multiple times for two measurement steps. A minimally possible drift is ascertained from the upper limit of the time offset interval for the previous measurement step and the lower limit of the time offset interval for the subsequent measurement step. The upper and lower limits of a drift interval are calculated from the maximally and minimally possible drifts. Third, the lowest upper limit is defined as the upper limit of a resulting drift interval, and the highest lower limit is defined as the lower limit of the resulting drift interval with narrow limits for the relative drift.
US12114275B2	Synchronization signal/PBCH block transmission method, receiving method, apparatus, device, and medium A synchronization signal/PBCH block (SSB) transmission method. The method includes: transmitting, in two continuous slots, four synchronization signal/PBCH blocks (SSBs) and remaining minimum system information (RMSI) corresponding to the four SSBs respectively.
US12114273B2	Dynamic timing adjustment for new radio integrated access and backhaul node Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for dynamically adjusting the access link timing alignment at the integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node. Specifically, features of the present disclosure provide techniques for signaling to one or more child nodes the timing advance and timing offset values associated with each operational mode of the IAB node that may impact the access link timing for the child node (for uplink and/or downlink transmissions). Additionally or alternatively, aspects of the present disclosure identify whether a gap period may be included in order to ensure that the child node has sufficient time to transition between states during the transition period (e.g., from downlink to uplink) when the IAB node dynamically adjusts the access link timing.
US12114271B2	Power optimization for frequent service loss Apparatus and methods related to acquiring service on mobile computing devices (MCDs) are provided. A method includes determining a decreasing sequence of scan ratios, each scan ratio indicating a proportion of time over which a MCD scans one or more frequencies to attempt connection with a wireless network during a disconnected time window. The method further includes determining a connected time window′ when the MCD is connected to the wireless network. The method additionally includes determining a ping-pong rate for the MCD based at least on a duration of the connected time window. The method also includes selecting a scan ratio from the decreasing sequence of scan ratios based on the ping-pong rate. The method further includes scanning the one or more frequencies in accordance with the decreasing sequence of scan ratios and starting from the selected scan ratio to cause the MCD to attempt connection with the wireless network.
US12114270B2	Methods and apparatus for user equipment to differentiate human grip from protective covers Methods and apparatus for distinguishing between an antenna of a user equipment (UE) being blocked by a cover (e.g., a protective rubber or plastic case) or by human tissue (e.g., a finger or palm). The transmission power of uplink (UL) signals may be adjusted accordingly, with relatively higher transmission power for open space or a cover and relatively lower transmission power for human tissue. One example method for wireless communications by a UE generally includes transmitting a first signal from the UE, receiving a plurality of signals at the UE based on the transmitted first signal, determining values for at least two different types of parameters based on the received plurality of signals, determining an environmental scenario for the UE based on the values for the at least two different types of parameters, and transmitting a second signal using a transmission power based on the determined environmental scenario.
US12114267B2	Systems and methods of using restricted target wake time in wireless communication Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to using restricted target wake time in wireless communication. In one aspect, a first wireless communication device may configure a first field indicating (i) one or more traffic streams that are latency sensitive, and (ii) a direction of each of the one or more traffic streams between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device. Each of the one or more traffic streams is to be communicated during a respective service period of a restricted target wake time (rTWT) schedule. The first wireless communication device may send a message including the first field to a second wireless communication device.
US12114265B2	Information transmission method and apparatus A method includes: determining, by a terminal device, first assistance information, wherein the first assistance information is used to indicate a configuration parameter requested by the terminal device from a first network device; and sending, by the terminal device, the first assistance information to a second network device, wherein the second network device is used to send the first assistance information to the first network device.
US12114261B2	Method and apparatus for allocating flexible transmission slot in wireless LAN system A method and an apparatus for allocating a flexible transmission slot in a wireless local area network (LAN) system are disclosed. A flexible transmission slot allocation method of an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system according to an exemplary embodiment includes transmitting a beacon including a traffic indication map (TIM) bit to a station, receiving a power save poll (PS-Poll) from the station in a slot implicitly allocated by the TIM bit, and transmitting an acknowledgement (ACK) including transmission slot allocation information on downlink data to the station.
US12114259B2	Access point and station multi-link device operation Various embodiments relate to a method performed by a multi-link device (MLD) access point to establish a target wake time (TWT) with a MLD station, wherein a plurality of links are established between the MLD access point and the MLD station, including: transmitting, by the MLD access point, a TWT set up frame to the MLD station configured to indicate whether the TWT set up frame is applied to multiple links of the plurality of links; and negotiating, by the MLD access point, a TWT agreement with the MLD station via one of the multiple links with the MLD station, wherein the TWT agreement applies to all of the indicated multiple links.
US12114248B2	Radio communication system and radio communication method There is provided a radio communication system comprising: a plurality of movable bodies that support route diversity transmission using a plurality of radio communication lines for data transmission; and an integration controller configured to collect line states of the radio communication lines for each of the plurality of movable bodies. The integration controller is configured to transmit a control signal of the radio communication line to a particular unmanned movable body so as to increase the number of unmanned movable bodies in which the number of radio communication lines whose line states satisfy a quality determination criterion is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, based on the line states of the radio communication lines collected for each of the plurality of movable bodies.
US12114247B2	Method and apparatus for a millimeter wave communication system Methods and apparatuses for millimeter wave (mmW) beam acquisition are disclosed. An apparatus may include a processor and a transceiver configured to receive a plurality of signals. The plurality of signals may be swept over time using a respective plurality of beams, and each signal of the plurality of signals may include a sequence based on an index of a respective one of the plurality of beams. The processor and the transceiver may take a measurement of a first signal of the plurality of signals. The transceiver may transmit a measurement report including the measurement of the first signal of the plurality of signals and the index of a respective one of the plurality of beams.
US12114238B2	Indoor localization based on detection of building-perimeter features A geometric plane defined by a building-perimeter feature in an image capture by a mobile device is identified. The building-perimeter feature is co-located with an exterior wall of a building within which the mobile device is located. An orientation and/or location of the mobile device with respect to the geometric plane and an orientation of the mobile device with respect to a defined geographical direction are determined. A building model for the building and defining perimeter portions of the building (each perimeter portion corresponding to a respective exterior wall) is obtained or accessed. Based on the orientation and/or location of the mobile device with respect to the geometric plane, the orientation of the mobile device with respect to the defined geographical direction, and/or the building model, a particular perimeter portion of the building model that corresponds to the building-perimeter feature is identified and corresponding location information is determined.
US12114230B2	Real time tracking systems in three dimensions in multi-story structures and related methods and computer program products A real time location system (RTLS) is provided for determining three-dimensional locations of nodes in an environment. The RTLS system includes at least one node associated with an asset in the environment. The at least one node has an unknown location. The system further includes at least one tracking device that communicates with the at least one node to obtain location data associated with the unknown location of the at least one node. A location module receives the location data associated with the unknown location of the at least one node and determines a real-time three-dimensional current location of the at least one node based on the location data. The real-time three-dimensional current location having x, y and z coordinates and the z coordinate indicates a height of the at least one node in the environment.
US12114227B2	Social media systems and methods and mobile devices therefor Methods, systems, and mobile devices for providing users with social media-related information about other users based on the relative geographic locations of the users.
US12114225B2	Detecting location within a network Systems and methods for detecting the presence of a body in a network without fiducial elements, using signal absorption, and signal forward and reflected backscatter of RF waves caused by the presence of a biological mass in a communications network.
US12114223B2	Handovers between 5G radio access networks and IPV4 public data network sessions To facilitate a handover of mobile devices from 5th Generation New Radio (5G) networks to 4th Generation (4G) networks, an accessibility and mobility management function (AMF) of the 5G network core inactivates a data session in which the mobile device is assigned an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) address when the mobile device is to be assigned an IP version 4 (IPv4) address in the 4G network. The AMF generates a modified context of the mobile device that omits the IPv6 address of the device. The inactivation of the IPv6 session causes the mobile device to initiate a new data session with the 4G core network, in which the device will be assigned an IPv4 address for use on the 4G network. The modified context is used by the 4G network to configure communications for the mobile device without interrupting network service to the mobile device.
US12114220B2	User equipment (UE) roaming based on network performance A wireless user device selects wireless networks. The wireless user device determines signal strength for the wireless networks and identifies candidate ones of the wireless networks based on their signal strength. The wireless user device obtains performance information for the candidate wireless networks that comprises data throughput, error rate, band fading, and/or intermodulation. The wireless user device selects one of the candidate wireless networks based on the performance information. The wireless user device wirelessly exchanges data with the selected one of the candidate wireless networks.
US12114218B2	Use of system response time for cell or beam (re)selection Systems and methods for using response times of one or more Radio Access Network (RAN) nodes for cell or beam selection or reselection are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for cell or beam selection or reselection in a cellular communications system comprises receiving response times from one or more RAN nodes. The method further comprises performing a cell or beam selection or reselection procedure that takes into consideration the response times received from the one or more RAN nodes. Corresponding embodiments of a UE are also disclosed. Embodiments of a method performed by a RAN node and corresponding embodiments of a RAN node are also disclosed.
US12114214B2	Bandwidth part operation during handover procedure The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for performing a handover procedure in a mobile communication system from a source to a target base station. The target base station is configured for the mobile terminal with at least a first and a different second bandwidth part within its cell bandwidth. The mobile terminal comprises: a transceiver which, in operation, receives from the source base station a handover command message including information regarding the configured at least first and second bandwidth part; and a processor which, in operation and upon reception of the handover command message, activates in the transceiver at least a selected one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, and controls the transceiver to perform, over the activated at least one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, communication with the target base station as part of the handover procedure.
US12114213B2	Device, system and method for handover with simultaneous UE transmission beams A user equipment (UE) in a wireless network including a first next generation NodeB (gNB) and a second gNB for communicating with the UE performs operations. The operations include determining to transmit a first transmission (Tx) stream and a second Tx stream simultaneously to the first gNB and the second gNB for handing over communication with the UE from a first cell to a second cell, wherein the first gNB is a serving gNB in the first cell and the second gNB is a handover target gNB in the second cell and simultaneously transmitting within a same antenna panel of the UE the first transmission stream to the first gNB using a first polarization and the second transmission stream to the second gNB using a second polarization different from the first polarization.
US12114212B2	Configuring multi-RAT early measurements Systems and methods are disclosed herein for configuration of multi-Radio Access Technology (RAT) early measurements. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device comprises receiving system information from a first cell of a first network node and receiving a dedicated release message from the first cell comprising idle mode measurement configurations for a first RAT and/or a second RAT. The method further comprises performing a reselection to a second cell served by a second network node and receiving system information from the second cell comprising idle mode measurement configurations for the first RAT and/or for the second RAT. The method further comprises determining idle mode measurement configurations to be applied while in the second cell based on the idle mode measurement configurations comprised in the dedicated release message from the first cell and the idle mode measurement configurations comprised in the system information from the second cell.
US12114210B2	Communication method and apparatus A communication method and an apparatus are provided, so that a terminal device can flexibly perform a handover procedure in a multicast service scenario. The method includes: sending, by a source access device, a first message to an access controller, where the first message is used to request to hand over a terminal device to a target access device, and the first message includes a multicast service context of the terminal device; and receiving, by the source access device, a fifth message from the access controller, wherein the fifth message is used to respond to the message used to request to hand over the terminal device to the target access device, and the fifth message comprises indication information indicating whether to forward multicast service data.
US12114209B2	Techniques for sidelink resource reservations Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may transmit, within an active duration of a first sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) pattern of a second UE, sidelink control information (SCI) indicating a resource reservation for a sidelink resource of the sidelink channel within at least a portion of an inactive duration of the first sidelink DRX pattern. The first UE may then communicate, with the second UE via the sidelink channel, a sidelink message within the sidelink resource indicated in the resource reservation.
US12114207B2	Method, device, apparatus and storage medium for communication in communication network A first device in a communication network receives from at least one second device in the communication network, a first request for acquiring a token, the token being permission for communicating with a third device. Based on the first request, a device from the at least one second device and the first device as a communication device is selected for providing a communication service to the third device in the communication network; and the token is transmitted to the communication device. The communication device receives the token for communicating with the third device. Other devices receive key information associated with communication of the third device from the first device, and monitor data associated with the communication of the third device.
US12114204B2	Apparatus and method for supporting unicast transmission between user equipments in wireless communication system The disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or a pre-5G communication system provided to support a higher data transfer rate than a system after a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). An operation method of a terminal in a wireless communication system includes: obtaining an RLC transmission mode and RLC configuration information in the process of determining a V2X service requiring configuration of a unicast session and configuring the unicast session with another terminal; if the terminal is determined to be in the coverage of a base station, receiving an RLC transmission mode and RLC configuration information from the base station; and if it is determined that the terminal is not located in a base station coverage, obtaining a pre-configured unicast session and pre-configured RLC configuration information for each RLC transmission mode, which is mapped to a V2X service.
US12114201B2	Signal transfer device, signal transfer method, signal transfer control device, signal transfer control method and signal transfer program There are included a control unit configured to, when detecting that no high priority traffic frame arrives for a frame interval threshold or longer in the period that allows high priority traffic frames to be transmitted, release the period that allows high priority traffic frames to be transmitted and allocate the released period to the period that allows low priority traffic frames to be transmitted, a frame arrival time information acquisition unit configured to obtain information of frame arrival times of high priority traffic frames, a frame interval calculation unit configured to calculate, in accordance with the information of frame arrival times obtained by the frame arrival time information acquisition unit, frame intervals between frames of the high priority traffic frames input in chronological order, a frame interval threshold calculation unit configured to calculate a new frame interval threshold in accordance with the frame intervals, and a frame interval threshold configuration unit configured to change the frame interval threshold to the new frame interval threshold.
US12114200B2	Sidelink connection control method, terminal, and network side device A sidelink connection control method includes: obtaining an access control parameter used to indicate sidelink connection behavior of a first terminal; and performing sidelink communication based on the access control parameter.
US12114195B2	Communications method and apparatus A communications method and apparatus are provided. The terminal device performs measurement on a first secondary component carrier (SCC), wherein the terminal device is capable of measuring, on the first SCC, at least six cells and 24 synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), the 24 SSBs have different physical cell identifiers and/or time indexes, the physical cell identifiers are used to identify different physical cells, and the time indexes are used to identify different SSBs; wherein the first SCC is configured to report an SSB-based measurement result.
US12114192B2	System and method for distributed network performance management A distributed network performance management system and method that distributes a large portion of the network performance management to wireless client devices connected to the network. Rather than rely on a central server to perform the bulk of network performance management, a distributed network performance management system offloads much of the work of service quality testing, reporting, and troubleshooting to wireless client devices that are connected to the network. It utilizes spare computing power and storage space on the wireless client devices to reduce the cloud operation costs of the system including such things as bandwidth requirements, data storage requirements, and data processing requirements.
US12114189B2	Measurement gap configuration with multiple carriers Aspects are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for measurement gap configuration. A cellular network may establish communication with a UE using a first and second cell. The cellular network may configure bandwidth parts (BWPs) for the first and second cell, including a first and second BWP for the first cell and a third and fourth BWP for the second cell. A measurement gap configuration that specifies when the UE is to use a first measurement gap pattern may be provided to the UE. At a first time, the cellular network may communicate with the UE using the first BWP for the first cell and the third BWP for the second cell, based on the first measurement gap pattern. At a second time, the cellular network may communicate with the UE using the second BWP for the first cell based on a modification of the first measurement gap pattern.
US12114188B2	Network connectivity performance determination on computing devices Example implementations relate to determining router and computing device performance. An example non-transitory machine-readable medium can include instructions executable by a processor to capture, from an agent device on a computing device of a network, computing device data and network connectivity data associated with the computing device and filter data associated with connectivity to non-WiFi networks from the captured computing device data and network connectivity data. The instructions can be executable to filter out-of-network data from the captured computing device data and network connectivity data, correlate the filtered data with wireless router performance data, and determine router and computing device performances based on the correlation.
US12114183B2	Methods and systems for determining a wireless service outage Methods and systems for determining an outage of the wireless communication services in an area are discussed herein. The area may indicate a geographic area defined by at least one of a city boundary, a census tract, a county boundary, or a state boundary. A method includes monitoring signals from a plurality of nodes that provide services to an area; determining, based at least in part on the signals, that at least one of the plurality of nodes is out of service; determining, based at least in part on census data of the area, a coverage level of the area, the coverage level indicating the coverage of services provided by the plurality of nodes in service; determining that the coverage level is less than a coverage threshold; and transmitting an outage notification to an emergency service provider.
US12114182B2	Base station, radio terminal, and methods therein A radio terminal (1) receives from a base station (2) a first value (601) of a first radio resource configuration information element. The first value (601) is associated with normal coverage or with a first coverage enhancement level. The radio terminal (1) derives a second value (604) of the first radio resource configuration information element by converting (603) the first value (601) using a value of a conversion factor (602). The second value (604) is associated with a second coverage enhancement level. It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to reduction of data size necessary for the base station to notify the radio terminal of a plurality of radio resource configurations for a plurality of coverage enhancement levels.
US12114174B2	Spectrum management service Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for a spectrum management service. A spectrum management service may be utilized to manage wireless spectrum licenses, which may associated with various license-holders, spectrum bands, and geographic regions. The spectrum management service may determine a utilization of various spectrum licenses based on capacity data and usage data from a wireless service provider, and may identify underutilized licenses and/or regions within a wireless network where additional spectrum may be required. The spectrum management service may further identify candidates for spectrum license swaps, analyze proposed or actual license swaps, identify transmissions outside of licensed areas, and analyze information from various sources to improve the efficiency of licensed spectrum usage.
US12114163B2	Method and apparatus for network security The present disclosure may be related to a pre-5G or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4G communication system such as LTE. A method, for a UE in a network comprising the UE and an AMF entity, is disclosed. The method comprises: transmitting, to the AMF, a control plane service request (CPSR) message comprising data of a first type, receiving, from the AMF, a security mode command message indicating that an integrity check related to the CPSR message has failed, in response to receiving the security mode command message, identifying whether the CPSR message comprises the data of the first type including data of a second type, or the CPSR message comprises the data of the first type excluding the data of the second type, and transmitting the CPSR message excluding the data of the first type except the data of the second type.
US12114159B2	Security settings for user plane data sent over different accesses of a network A method of operating a network node of a communication network includes establishing a PDU session with a UE, configuring a first UP security policy for the PDU session that applies to radio bearers set up between the UE and a first RAN, and configuring a second UP security policy for the PDU session that applies to radio bearers set up between the UE and a second RAN. A method of operating a UE includes establishing a PDU session with a UPF in a core network, via a first RAN, configuring a first UP security policy for the PDU session that applies to radio bearers set up between the UE and the first RAN, and configuring a second UP security policy for the PDU session that applies to radio bearers set up between the UE and a second RAN. Related network nodes and UEs are disclosed.
US12114158B2	System for determining network membership Aspects described herein may allow for determining network membership to facilitate detecting fraudulent messages. A computing device may receive, from one or more terminals at a first location, a plurality of interactive messages during a pre-determined time period. Each interactive message may comprise personally identifiable information of a user. The computing device may store a first record and a second record that indicate interactive messages were received from a group of users in temporal proximity to each other at the first location and the second location respectively. The computing device may send a request to confirm users in the subset are members of a network and update a membership list based on a reply received from the user. If further messages are received from devices outside the membership list, an alert may be sent to alert the possibility of a fraudulent message.
US12114157B2	Service start method and communication system A service start method is a service start method executed by a communication system, and the service start method includes: a step of acquiring identification information or authentication information of a device, a customer, or a service; a step of making authentication of the device, the customer, or the service to succeed when the identification information or the authentication information has been acquired together with information that is associated with the customer or a customer's location in advance, or when the identification information or the authentication information has been acquired from a terminal or a line that is associated with the customer in advance; and a step of starting provision of the service for the device for which the authentication has succeeded.
US12114154B2	Communication method and related device Embodiments provide a communication method and a related product. The method includes: After primary authentication between a core network and a user equipment succeeds, a network function entity in the core network assists a data network in performing secondary authentication between the data network and the user equipment if the secondary authentication further needs to be performed between the data network and the user equipment; the network function entity obtains an authentication result of the secondary authentication and a restriction condition of the secondary authentication from the data network; and the network function entity stores the authentication result and the restriction condition into the core network. The restriction condition may be introduced for the secondary authentication, to make it possible that the authentication result is properly restricted for use, and to lay a foundation for effective management of the authentication result of the secondary authentication.
US12114152B2	Method for identifying and authenticating a user profile for the use of services onboard a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method for identifying and authenticating a user profile, allowing the use of services connected to a multimedia system on-board a motor vehicle (2), the multimedia system comprising a memory (221) comprising a user profile for a portable device (5), the vehicle comprising a first device for communicating with a remote server (3), the remote server comprising a memory (222) and a second system for communicating with the portable device, the portable device (5) comprising a memory, the method comprising a step of detecting the presence of a portable device (5), if a portable device (5) is detected, the method comprises a step of receiving authentication information of the user, a step of transmitting the authentication information to the remote server, a step of verifying the authentication information, and a step of the multimedia system receiving a confirmation of the use of the user profile if the authentication information is compliant.
US12114144B2	Loudspeaker A loudspeaker configured to be mounted in a seat assembly is disclosed. The loudspeaker includes: a diaphragm having a first radiating surface and a second radiating surface, wherein the first radiating surface and the second radiating surface are located on opposite faces of the diaphragm; a drive unit configured to move the diaphragm based on an electrical signal; a loudspeaker support structure, wherein the diaphragm is suspended from the loudspeaker support structure via one or more loudspeaker suspension elements.
US12114143B2	Reinforcing part for diaphragm of speaker, the diaphragm and the speaker The present disclosure provides a reinforcing part for a speaker diaphragm, the reinforcing part being an overlapped multilayer structure, the reinforcing part includes a heat dissipation layer as well as a first support layer and a second support layer that are fixed and bonded on surfaces of two sides of the heat dissipation layer respectively, and the first support layer and the second support layer each includes through holes penetrating the surfaces of two sides thereof, and the reinforcing part further includes fillers located within the through holes and configured for heat conduction, the fillers having thermal conductivity higher than that of the support layers.
US12114142B2	User interfaces for managing controllable external devices The present disclosure relates to a process for configuring an electronic device to control a first controllable external device. The process includes receiving information corresponding to the first controllable external device, and determining, based on the received information, whether the first controllable external device is associated with a plurality of controllable functions associated with a plurality of subcomponents of the first controllable external device.
US12114140B2	Hearing device earpiece having intermediate module An earpiece having a longitudinal axis and having an earpiece housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a receiver located within the earpiece housing, a wire extending from the earpiece housing, the wire comprising a plurality of conductors including a ground conductor and a first conductor, and an intermediate module located within the earpiece housing, the intermediate module comprising a primary set of connector terminals and a secondary set of connector terminals, the primary set of connector terminals including wire connector terminals electrically connected to the plurality of conductors of the wire, and the secondary set of connector terminals comprising a first secondary connector terminal and a second secondary connector terminal, wherein the first secondary connector terminal and the second secondary connector terminal are each connected to a wire connector terminal of the primary set of connectors.
US12114138B2	Multi-vehicle audio system Methods and systems for using audio output devices to output audio content are provided. The audio output devices are provided in autonomously controllable vehicles. The vehicles are instructed to move to respective locations based on an audio output mode. For example, the vehicles may be arranged in a first configuration for a stereo sound mode and instructed to play left-channel or right channel audio data according to their location. The vehicles may be autonomously controlled to move into a different configuration for outputting audio content in another audio mode, for example, a surround sound mode. Where the audio output device is provided in a vehicle interior, such as internal speakers in a car, the vehicle may be instructed to, while playing the audio content, open the door and/or window.
US12114135B2	Hearing device to be worn at least partly behind an ear of an user A hearing device to be worn at least partly behind an ear of a user, comprising a housing; and a radio-frequency antenna arranged at least partly inside the housing is disclosed. The radio-frequency antenna is configured to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic radio-frequency signals, wherein the radio-frequency antenna comprises: at least one first antenna element with a plate like first surface, wherein the first antenna element has a feed for electrically connecting the radio-frequency antenna, and wherein the first antenna element has a ground.
US12114134B1	Enhancement equalizer for hearing loss An enhancement equalizer (EEQ) can be configured to compensate for hearing loss. An app or application can assist a user with measuring hearing loss at various frequencies (e.g., threshold sensitivity versus normal hearing). Using these measurements, the system may compute a set of filters for an EEQ that can boost different frequencies by different amounts corresponding to the user's sensitivity to that frequency. The measurement and resulting EEQ may be earphone specific (e.g., both the measurement and the filter computation may depend on the particular type/model of earphone used). In some implementations, the system may allow the user to select correction strength that controls an amount of correction applied (e.g., 25%, 50%, or 75% of full correction). In some implementations, the system may adjust the EEQ and/or correction strength according to the volume of playback (e.g., by applying less correction at higher playback volumes to avoid triggering earphone limiters).
US12114128B2	Speaker and modular speaker A speaker (20) includes a cabinet (21) extending along a longitudinal axis (X) between a first and a second end (21a, 21b). The cabinet (21) includes a side wall surrounding an internal volume and provided with an opening to place the internal volume in communication with an outside environment. The speaker (20) also includes a sound transducer (22) and a connection circuit (23) configured to receive a signal and to transmit the signal to the sound transducer (22). The speaker (20) also includes a first and a second passive resonator (24, 25) each including a vibrating panel (24a, 25a). The vibrating panels (24a, 25a) are positioned in the internal volume, with respective first faces facing each other and respective second faces opposite the first faces. The internal volume includes a first, closed air volume (V1) delimited by an inside surface of the cabinet (21) and by the second faces of the vibrating panels (24a, 25a). The internal volume also includes a second air volume (V2), delimited by the first faces of the vibrating panels (24a, 25a) and open towards the outside environment through the opening.
US12114126B2	Modular speaker and modular sound reproduction system A modular speaker (100) includes a main module (200) defining a speaker (20) and including a cabinet (21) extending along a longitudinal axis (X) between a first and a second end (21a, 21b), a sound transducer (22), provided at the first end (21a) of the cabinet (21) and a connection circuit (23), provided at the second end (21b) of the cabinet (21). The modular speaker (100) also includes a rear module (300) selectable from a plurality of rear modules (300) and connectable reversibly to the second end (21b) of the cabinet (21) and a front module (400), defining an acoustic accessory selectable from a plurality of front modules (400) and connectable reversibly to the first end (21a) of the cabinet (21).
US12114124B2	Headset Embodiments of this application disclose a noise reduction headset. A branch pipe is disposed in the headset to connect a sound cavity inside the headset and an external environment. The branch pipe has a low-pass filter function to filter out high-band noise entering the sound cavity from the external environment, so that impact on sound quality inside the sound cavity that is caused by noise in the external environment is reduced, thereby implementing passive noise reduction.
US12114120B2	Earphone housing and earphone An earphone housing includes an inserter to be inserted into an outer ear hole, and a main body to be coupled to the inserter. The main body includes a bottom surface to contact a surface of a cavum concha, and a side surface to contact a tragus and an antitragus. The side surface includes a depressed part depressed inward and contacting a top of the antitragus, and the side surface contacts the tragus at a part other than the depressed part.
US12114118B2	Audio device housing An audio device includes a circular cover comprising a top and a bottom, a circular screen rotationally engaged with the bottom of the cover, and a circular shroud removably engaged with top of the cover. The top of the cover includes a plurality of mounting holes. The mounting holes may include a plurality of holes in a VESA pole mounting pattern. The mounting holes may also include a plurality of cable mounting holes configured in a square pattern having greater spacing than the VESA mounting pattern. The audio device may include a plurality of microphones and/or one or more loudspeakers.
US12114117B2	Apparatus including vibration member to generate sound and vibration for enhancing sound characteristic and sound pressure level characteristic An apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image, a vibration apparatus disposed at a rear surface of the display panel and having the display panel vibrated; and a supporting member including a plurality of holes that at least partly overlaps with the vibration apparatus, wherein the plurality of holes are arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction, thereby enhancing a sound characteristic and a sound pressure level characteristic of the apparatus.
US12114116B2	Gathering research data Systems and methods for gathering research data using multiple monitoring devices are provided. An example apparatus comprises interface circuitry to obtain, from a first computing device, a first indication of media output by the first computing device, the first indication including first metadata associated with the media; instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: apply criteria to at least a portion of the first metadata; and cause storage of the first metadata associated with the media in a database.
US12114101B2	Dynamic video exclusion zones for privacy Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for preserving privacy in surveillance. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of determining a state of a monitoring system, determining an exclusion zone that is shown in a video, determining whether to obfuscate at least a portion of the video based on the exclusion zone and the state of the monitoring system, and obfuscating at least the portion of the video.
US12114100B2	Image processing method in remote control, device, apparatus and program product An image processing method in remote control, a device, an apparatus and a program product are provided and related to the field of automatic driving technologies. The specific implementation solution includes receiving image information sent by a vehicle, wherein the image information includes multiple-channel image data collected by the vehicle; performing a stitching process on the multiple-channel image data, to obtain a stitched image; sending the stitched image to a remote cockpit apparatus for controlling the vehicle.
US12114098B2	Systems and methods for generating time-lapse videos Positions of an image capture device may be used to estimate a time-lapse video frame rate with which time-lapse video frames are generated. The time-lapse video frame rate may be adjusted based on apparent motion between pairs of generated time-lapse video frames. The adjusted time-lapse video frame rate may be used to generate additional time-lapse video frames.
US12114097B2	Personal content managed during extended display screen recording In aspects of personal content managed during extended display screen recording, a screen recording system includes a wireless device that provides digital image content for display on an extended display device, and a screen recording session on the wireless device captures the digital image content and audio data. The wireless device implements a content control module that can determine the screen recording session would capture personal content associated with a user of the wireless device. The content control module can initiate a private screen review mode in which the personal content is displayable on a display screen of the wireless device and is prevented from visual display on the extended display device. The content control module can also generate a shareable screen recording that includes the audio data and the digital image content displayed on the extended display device, without including the personal content.
US12114092B2	Dual gain column structure for column power area efficiency A pixel cell readout circuit comprises a comparator with a current mirror having first and second current paths, a first input transistor coupled to the first current path, a low conversion gain (LCG) second input transistor selectively coupled to the second current path, and a high conversion gain (HCG) second input transistor selectively coupled to the second current path. The pixel cell readout circuit further comprises a gain network coupled between a gate node of the first input transistor and a ramp generator output, wherein the gain network is configured to provide a variable comparator gain to the comparator, an LCG auto-zero switch coupled between a drain node and a gate node of the LCG second input transistor, and an HCG auto-zero switch coupled between a drain node and a gate node of the HCG second input transistor.
US12114090B2	Delta vision sensor An image sensor comprises an arrangement of pixels, the pixels including an acquisition circuit each, the acquisition circuit including: a sensor circuit configured to generate a sensor signal (VLOG) depending on a light signal illuminating a photosensor of the pixel; a storage circuit configured to store during a storage interval a stored signal (VSTORE) proportional to the sensor signal (VLOG); and a comparator circuit configured to generate after the refresh interval a comparator signal (VCOMP) depending on the sensor signal (VLOG) and the stored signal (VSTORE). A method of operating an image sensor comprises steps of generating a sensor signal (VLOG) depending on a light signal illuminating a photosensor of the pixel, storing during a storage interval a stored signal (VSTORE) proportional to the sensor signal (VLOG) and generating after the refresh interval a comparator signal (VCOMP) depending on the sensor signal (VLOG) and the stored signal (VSTORE).
US12114084B2	Image based localization There is provided a computer implemented method of computing a location of an object, comprising: accessing a wide field of view (wFOV) image captured by a wFOV image sensor located relative to an object, analyzing the wFOV image to identify a predefined feature, wherein the predefined feature indicates a low accuracy location of the object, capturing a high resolution image by a high resolution image sensor located relative to the object, the high resolution image depicting the predefined feature, and computing a high accuracy of location of the object according to an analysis of the predefined feature and according to a correlation between a location and orientation of the wFOV image sensor and the high resolution image sensor.
US12114082B2	Shelf-mountable imaging system An imaging system capture images of products on shelves in a minimally invasive way. The images can be processed to assess restocking needs and other information. The imaging system includes multiple shelf-mountable imaging devices that can be positioned throughout one or more retail locations. Certain types of imaging devices may be self-contained units having replaceable or rechargeable internal power sources and/or wireless communication interfaces. Certain types of imaging device are configured to take images only when the field of view is not blocked by traffic (e.g., consumers, employees, etc.). Certain types of imaging devices are low-profile and/or are camouflageable to enhance the user experience.
US12114080B2	Display screen flicker detection When multiple display screens share data from different control units, the screens may flicker or have other anomalies when the control units are not synced. A system and method for detecting flickering or other anomalies includes receiving a video feed of a display screen to be tested, recording, from the video feed, a video file of a predetermined length that includes a plurality of frames, selecting a region of interest in a frame of the video file to define a template image; and performing a pattern matching between the template image and a pattern image of respective frames in the video file to detect anomalies.
US12114079B2	Electronic device for adjusting exposure value of image including face A method includes recognizing a face in a plurality of preview images. The method also includes setting a first exposure value of a first image such that a first brightness falls within a specified brightness range and the first brightness is of a first area including the face. The method further includes extracting a second brightness of an area excluding the first area. When the difference between the first brightness and the second brightness is greater than or equal to a specified value, the method includes adjusting exposure values of second and third images, which are a plurality of bracketing images having different exposures, as second and third exposure values, respectively. Additionally, the method includes synthesizing at least one of a bracketing image having a first exposure value, a second image, or a third image to generate a high dynamic range (HDR) image. The method includes displaying the HDR image.
US12114075B1	Object selection in computer vision Devices and techniques are generally described for selection of an object to follow during a video call. In various examples, a first frame of image data may be received from a camera. First image data representing a first person and second image data representing a second person may be determined. A first priority level may be determined for the first person at a first time. A second priority level for the second person may be determined at the first time. The camera may be controlled to follow the first person based at least in part on the first priority level and the second priority level.
US12114073B2	Imaging element including processor configured to receive vibration information related to a vibration exerted on the imaging element, imaging apparatus, operation method of imaging element, and program An imaging element includes a memory that stores first image data obtained by being captured by the imaging element and is incorporated in the imaging element, and a first processor that is configured to perform image data processing on the first image data and is incorporated in the imaging element. The first processor is configured to receive vibration information related to a vibration exerted on the imaging element within a frame output period defined by a first frame rate, and output second image data obtained by assigning the vibration information to a specific position set in the first image data within the frame output period.
US12114068B2	Thin multi-aperture imaging system with auto-focus and methods for using same Dual-aperture digital cameras with auto-focus (AF) and related methods for obtaining a focused and, optionally optically stabilized color image of an object or scene. A dual-aperture camera includes a first sub-camera having a first optics bloc and a color image sensor for providing a color image, a second sub-camera having a second optics bloc and a clear image sensor for providing a luminance image, the first and second sub-cameras having substantially the same field of view, an AF mechanism coupled mechanically at least to the first optics bloc, and a camera controller coupled to the AF mechanism and to the two image sensors and configured to control the AF mechanism, to calculate a scaling difference and a sharpness difference between the color and luminance images, the scaling and sharpness differences being due to the AF mechanism, and to process the color and luminance images into a fused color image using the calculated differences.
US12114066B2	Electronic device for providing image processing service through network According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a communication module; and a processor operatively connected to the communication module and configured to transmit and receive data to and from external electronic devices through the communication module, and wherein the processor is configured to: receive a preview source image from a first external electronic device; performing a first image processing on the preview source image, thereby resulting in a preview image; transmitting the preview image to a second external electronic device and a third external electronic device; receive a request for second image processing from the second external electronic device; transmit a first modified preview image obtained by performing the second image processing on the preview image to the second external electronic device in response to the request; receive a request for third image processing form the third external electronic device; transmit a second modified preview image obtained by performing the third image processing on the preview image to the third external electronic device.
US12114060B2	Method, apparatus, device and storage medium for content capturing Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, apparatus, device, and storage medium for content capturing. The method includes, in response to a capturing start instruction, presenting a capturing start page which including at least a capturing control; in response to detecting a trigger instruction for the capturing control, switching from the capturing start page to a capturing page for video capturing, the capturing page including at least a stop control and a pause control, and the stop control being presented in a more prominent way than the pause control; and in response to detecting a trigger instruction for the stop control, switching from the capturing page to a video editing page, the video editing page being used to edit a captured video. In this way, it is possible for users to quickly perform video capturing and directly enter the editing page to complete editing of a work.
US12114058B2	Accessory apparatus, control method, and storage medium An accessory apparatus is removably attached between an image capturing apparatus and an interchangeable lens. The accessory apparatus performs first communication with the image capturing apparatus and second communication with the interchangeable lens, and accepts a predetermined operation related to a manual focus operation. The accessory apparatus sets a degree to which a drive amount of a focus lens in the interchangeable lens is made effective relative to an operation amount of the first operation unit, and transmits the drive amount or a drive speed of the focus lens in the interchangeable lens to the interchangeable lens through the second communication in accordance with the predetermined operation and the degree set.
US12114053B2	Imaging apparatus with belt driven simultaneous filter unit movement An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element including an imaging surface; a first filter unit including a first optical filter; and a drive mechanism configured to move the first filter unit in parallel in a second direction intersecting a first direction being a normal direction of the imaging surface and between a first filtering position and a first retraction position. The first filtering position is a position at which the first optical filter is present in front of the imaging surface, and the first retraction position is a position at which the first optical filter is deviated from a front of the imaging surface. The drive mechanism includes a belt member coupled to the first filter unit, and a belt drive member configured to rotate in a state where the belt member is partially wound, the belt drive member configured to move a first portion of the belt member to which the first filter unit is coupled in the second direction.
US12114051B2	Verifying the rendering of video content at client devices using trusted platform modules Systems and methods for verifying the rendering of video content on information resources are provided herein. A server can receive, from a target client device, a tracking message purporting to relate to delivery of a target content item; determine whether the tracking message contains an identifier of a sending device that sent the tracking message; determine whether the sending device and the target client device are the same device; if the sending client device and the target client device are the same device: recover, from the tracking message, information about at least a portion of a frame of a content item processed by a trusted platform module of the client device; and compare the at least a portion of the frame of the content item processed by a trusted platform module of the client device with a target content item.
US12114050B2	System and method for digital program insertion in cable systems Alternative approaches to the insertion of local commercials and messages into networks feeds are provided. Embodiments include digital commercial insertion for cable operators and others that not only offer more flexibility and features, but may also be significantly cheaper to implement. The actual “insert” of the local commercial or message into the digital program is performed by a standard set top box, with several methods of providing the local commercial to the set top box at the proper insertion time. Another embodiment allows a cable operator to significantly save on equipment in the form of splicers and ad inserters, by allowing easy and dynamic mapping of local commercials to insertion zones.
US12114047B1	Skipping to playback positions in media content using seek guides Systems and methods for skipping to playback positions in media content using seek guides are provided. Seek guides may be associated with a media content item. Each seek guide may have a position and a radius. When a user skips to a reference position, a seek guide selector may select a seek guide to use in setting a new playback position. The seek guide selector may use a probabilistic distribution positioned based on the reference position to select a seek guide. Probabilities may be calculated for each seek guide using a cumulative distribution function, and the seek guides may be ranked based on the calculated probabilities. A seek guide may be selected based on the ranking, and a new playback position may be set based on the position of the selected seek guide.
US12114046B2	Systems and methods for modifying fast-forward speeds based on the user's reaction time when detecting points of interest in content Systems and methods are described for modifying a fast-forwarding speed based on a reaction time of a user when a frame of interest is detected. A media guidance application may receive a command from a user to fast-forward through a media asset and may execute a fast-forwarding operation through frames of the media asset. The media guidance application may detect that the fast-forwarding operation is approaching a frame of interest to the viewer. The media guidance application may reduce the fast-forwarding speed to a second speed slower than the first speed, where the second speed is determined based on an estimated reaction time of the user. The media guidance application may receive a command to resume playback from the user while the fast-forwarding operation is occurring at the second speed and may play back the media asset at a default playback speed from a point corresponding to a moment when the command was received.
US12114044B2	Digital video analysis This disclosure relates to digital video analysis. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data indicating one or more seed video groups that each include one or more seed videos. Data indicating one or more keywords is received. A set of candidate video groups that each include one or more candidate videos is identifier. For each candidate video group in the set of candidate video groups a co-interaction score and a topicality score are determined. A subset of the candidate videos groups is selected based on the co-interaction score and the topicality score of each candidate video group. Data indicating the subset of candidate video groups is provided for presentation.
US12114043B2	Systems and methods to identify taxonomical classifications of target content for prospective audience Systems and methods to identify taxonomical classifications of target content for prospective audience are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive, via a client computing platform, an audience definition for a prospective audience; identify a set of the users based on the psychological profiles that include similar psychological parameter values as indicated by the audience definition; correlate one or more combinations of content parameter values with the prospective audience based on the interaction information characterizing interactions between the set of the users and the content parameter values that characterize the pieces of content that the set of the users interacted with; identify a set of prospective content, from the pieces of content with taxonomical classifications stored in the electronic storage, for the prospective audience based on the correlated one or more combinations of the content parameter values and the taxonomical classifications of the pieces of content stored in the electronic storage.
US12114040B2	Methods and apparatus to monitor streaming media content Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor streaming media content. Example apparatus disclosed herein include means for determining whether a streaming media flag is asserted in a payload of a watermark detected in media presented by a media presentation device, the streaming media flag to indicate whether the media was distributed to the media presentation device as streaming media. Disclosed example apparatus also include means for discarding the detected watermark from collected data in response to a determination that the streaming media flag is asserted. Disclosed example apparatus further include means for reporting the collected data to a remote server via a network.
US12114039B2	Electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a display; and a processor configured to: control the display to display a content based on one mode of a plurality of display modes, receive a user voice in real time while the content is being displayed, identify user's age information corresponding to the received user voice, identify whether or not the one mode is a kids mode when the identified user's age information is less than a threshold value, and change the one mode to the kids mode when it is identified that the one mode is not the kids mode.
US12114037B2	Method and device for managing the operating mode of a device comprising means for transferring an audiovisual source and means for reproducing an audio signal in an audiovisual system A method and a device for managing the operating mode of a device includes transferring an audiovisual source and reproducing an audio signal, the device being connected to a television set of an HDMI connection. A device: attributes to itself an audiovisual source logic address, sends a request for obtaining the version of the HDMI specification of the television set, operates in an adapted operating mode if the version of the HDMI specification implemented by the television set is lower than a version of the HDMI 2.0 specification, attributes to itself an audio system logic address, sends a request for obtaining the version of the HDMI specification of the television set, operates in an operating mode according to the HDMI specification version HDMI 2.0 if the television set has responded to each request, and operates in the adapted operating mode if the television set has not responded to each request.
US12114035B2	Method of assigning IR code set of TV using remote control, and system for supporting same A method of assigning an IR code set of a TV using a remote control, and a system for supporting the method. the method includes entering, by the remote control, a code set auto-scan mode when a set button is manipulated, and transmitting a scan mode entry request signal to a set-top box; entering, by the set-top box, the code set auto-scan mode and transmitting a scan mode entry completion signal to the remote control; outputting, by the set-top box, the number of a plurality of the IR code sets of an IR database (IRDB) received from the remote control on the TV; transmitting, by the set-top box to the remote control, an IR code set transmission request signal for requesting transmission of an IR signal of any one particular IR code set among the IR code sets; and transmitting the IR signal by the remote control.
US12114032B2	Device communication method and system, and apparatus A device communication method applied to a field of communication technologies includes, in a process in which a user uses a mobile phone to assist a large-screen device with input, that another auxiliary device in a same distributed network as the large-screen device and the mobile phone preempts auxiliary input of the mobile phone and further assists, based on input content on the mobile phone, the large-screen device with input.
US12114029B1	Systems and methods of personifying viewership data A method may include receiving training data including tuning data, household member data, and initial person level distributions. The method may further include aggregating the tuning data from one or more user devices associated with a household to generate an observed household distribution, and calculating, via a prediction model, an implied household viewership distribution based on the person level distribution associated with one or more members of the household. The method may further include comparing the implied household distribution to the observed household distribution of the household, adjusting the prediction model and/or the person level distributions such that the implied household distribution more closely aligns with the observed household distribution, and generating a report with the person level distributions. A system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium may perform the method.
US12114026B2	System for queuing flows to channels A system for queuing flows to channels.
US12114025B2	Video client management of video service feature flags At a video content network client, obtain, from a remote targeted feature flag configuration server of the video content network, feature flag overrides associated with the client. Send, from the video content network client, to a remote back-end server of the video content network; the feature flag overrides. At the video content network client, obtain, from the remote back-end server, data to be rendered in accordance with an updated feature flag profile including both default feature flag values and feature flag values overridden in accordance with the feature flag overrides. Render the data on the video content network client.
US12114022B2	Identification of decreased object detectability for a video stream There is provided mechanisms for identifying decreasing object detectability for a video stream. A method is performed by a controller. The method includes receiving the video stream over a communication channel. The method includes receiving first visual object detection (VOD) data of the video stream. The first VOD data has been obtained from the video stream before is sent over the communication channel towards the controller. The method includes obtaining second VOD data of the video stream. The second VOD data is obtained from the video stream after is received by the controller. The method includes determining, by comparing the first VOD data to the second VOD data, whether any object present in the first VOD data has a decreased object detectability in the second VOD data, thereby identifying the decreasing object detectability for the video stream. The method includes issuing a notification when the decreasing object detectability has been identified.
US12114021B1	Directed interpolation and data post-processing An encoding device evaluates a plurality of processing and/or post-processing algorithms and/or methods to be applied to a video stream, and signals a selected method, algorithm, class or category of methods/algorithms either in an encoded bitstream or as side information related to the encoded bitstream. A decoding device or post-processor utilizes the signaled algorithm or selects an algorithm/method based on the signaled method or algorithm. The selection is based, for example, on availability of the algorithm/method at the decoder/post-processor and/or cost of implementation. The video stream may comprise, for example, downsampled multiplexed stereoscopic images and the selected algorithm May include any of upconversion and/or error correction techniques that contribute to a restoration of the downsampled images.
US12114014B2	Secondary transforms for compound inter-intra prediction modes This disclosure relates transform configuration and signaling for a compound inter-intra prediction modes. In one example, a method for decoding a video block in a video stream is disclosed. The method may include determining that the current block is predicted under a CIIP mode; generating a set of secondary transform coefficients for the current block from the video bitstream; applying a combined inter intra secondary transform by: performing an inverse separable or non-separable secondary transform on the set of secondary transform coefficients to obtain a set of primary transform coefficients of the current block; and performing an inverse primary transform on the set of primary transform coefficients to obtain a residual block of the current block; and decoding, under the CIIP mode, the current block from the residual block.
US12114012B2	Point cloud data encoding method, point cloud data decoding method, point cloud data processing method, apparatuses, electronic device, computer program product, and computer-readable storage medium A point cloud data encoding method is provided, which includes: acquiring initial point cloud data in a point cloud data processing environment; determining a space grid structure corresponding to the initial point cloud data; determining a filling order of different point cloud points in the initial point cloud data in the space grid structure; determining, based on the filling order of different point cloud points in the initial point cloud data in the space grid structure, residual information matched with the initial point cloud data; and encoding, according to the residual information, the initial point cloud data to obtain target point cloud data. A point cloud data decoding method, a point cloud data processing method, apparatuses, an electronic device, a computer program product, and a computer-readable storage medium are also provided.
US12114007B2	Image encoding method, image encoding device, image decoding method, and image decoding device For the purpose of providing an image encoding technique for reducing the amount of codes, in inter prediction in which motion search is performed by using a block obtained by dividing an input image and a reference image, the motion vector of the block is predicted by selecting from the motion vectors of the surrounding blocks. Further, in the method of calculating a differential vector and then performing encoding, the number or positions of candidate blocks from which a prediction vector is selected are changed block by block or frame by frame and thereby adaptive and efficient video image compression is performed.
US12114006B2	Method and apparatus for constructing motion information list in video encoding and decoding and device This application provides a method for constructing a motion information list in video encoding and decoding performed by a computer device. The method includes: obtaining a motion information list, which is a candidate motion information list is used for providing a candidate prediction displacement vector; determining at least one piece of motion information when a length of the motion information list meets a condition; and adding the at least one piece of motion information to the candidate motion information list to obtain an updated motion information list when a length of the candidate motion information list is less than a threshold. According to the embodiments of this application, by filling a motion information list using extra motion information when motion information included in the motion information list is insufficient, more effective displacement vectors are provided in the motion information list to achieve a better displacement vector prediction effect.
US12114004B2	Image encoder and related non-transitory computer readable medium for image decoding An encoder includes circuitry and a memory coupled to the circuitry, wherein the circuitry, in operation, performs a partition process. The partition process includes calculating first values of a set of pixels between a first partition and a second partition in a current block, using a first motion vector for the first partition; calculating second values of the set of pixels, using a second motion vector for the second partition; and calculating third values of the set of pixels by weighting the first values and the second values. When a ratio of a width to a height of the current block is larger than 4 or a ratio of the height to the width of the current block is larger than 4, the circuitry disables the partition process.
US12114003B2	System and method for managing encoded information in a real-time screen-to-camera communication environment A system and method for managing encoded information in a real-time screen-to-camera communication environment are disclosed. The system converts information into a pre-defined number of characters and generates data symbols in shapes and pilot symbols corresponding to the characters. Further, the system embeds the data symbols in media content frames and modulates pixels and boundaries for display of display device, based on luminance, and adaptively displays frames as temporal-complementary frames. Furthermore, the system detects frames from recorded content, extracts data symbols based on grid and fixed pattern, and detects bit values by analyzing color differences. Additionally, the system generates information based on the detected bit values and outputs the information on an user device display, including products, recommendations, services, and relevant information related to the media content.
US12114001B2	Method and device for processing video signal by using adaptive color space transform A method for processing a video signal, the method comprising: acquiring a transform skip active flag indicating whether a transform skip flag can exist in a transform unit syntax, the transform skip flag indicating whether a transform skip is applied to a transform block included in a current block; acquiring a palette active flag indicating whether a palette mode is applied; when the transform skip active flag indicates existence of the transform skip flag in the transform unit syntax or the palette active flag indicates application of the palette mode, acquiring information related to a minimum quantization parameter which is allowed in a transform skip mode; acquiring the minimum quantization parameter on the basis of the information related to the minimum quantization parameter; correcting a quantization parameter on the basis of the acquired minimum quantization parameter; and reconstructing the current block on the basis of the corrected quantization parameter.
US12113998B2	No reference image quality assessment based decoder side intra prediction A decoder may receive, for a block, an indication of decoder-side-prediction and a reconstructed residual block from a bit stream. The decoder may generate, for each respective intra prediction mode of a plurality of intra prediction modes, a reconstructed block based on: a prediction block generated for the respective intra prediction mode; and the reconstructed residual block. The decoder may determine a selected prediction mode, from the plurality of intra prediction modes, for the block based on a visual quality of each of the reconstructed blocks. The decoder may decode the block based on the indication of the decoder-side-prediction and the selected prediction mode.
US12113990B2	Method and apparatus for video coding Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. Processing circuitry in an apparatus decodes coded information of a coding unit (CU) from a coded video bitstream. The coded information indicates a last position of non-zero transform coefficients of a first coding block (CB) of the CU. The processing circuitry determines whether a secondary transform index is signaled in the coded information based at least on comparison to a threshold value and whether to perform a secondary transform on a second CB of the CU based on whether the secondary transform index is determined to be signaled in the coded information. When the secondary transform is determined to be performed, the processing circuitry performs the secondary transform on the second CB and reconstructs the second CB. When the secondary transform is determined not performed, the second CB is reconstructed without performing the secondary transform on the second CB.
US12113989B2	Lossless decompression of digital images using prior image context Techniques for lossless compression of a digital image using prior image context.
US12113988B2	Device and method of video decoding with first and second decoding code A video image decoding device receives, as the code string to be decoded, a first code string to be decoded including information based on an encoded residual coefficient and header information or a second code string to be decoded including a residual image obtained in encoding the code string to be decoded and header information. The video image decoding device, when the code string to be decoded that is received by the receiver is the first code string to be decoded, adds the residual decoded image and the predictive image to each other to generate and output a reconstructed image and, when the code string to be decoded received by the receiver is the second code string to be decoded, adds a residual image included in the second code string to be decoded and the predictive image to each other to generate and output a reconstructed image.
US12113987B2	Multi-pass decoder-side motion vector refinement An example device includes memory configured to store video data and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to apply a multi-pass DMVR to a motion vector for a block of the video data to determine at least one refined motion vector and decode the block based on the at least one refined motion vector. The multi-pass DMVR includes a block-based first pass, a sub-block-based second pass, and a sub-block-based third pass.
US12113985B2	Method and data processing system for lossy image or video encoding, transmission and decoding A method for lossy video encoding, transmission and decoding, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a first frame and a second frame at a first computer system; determining a first flow between the first frame and the second frame; determining a second flow based on the first frame and the second frame; encoding an input based on the first flow and the second flow using a first trained neural network to produce a latent representation; transmitting the latent representation to a second computer system; decoding the latent representation using a second trained neural network to produce an output flow; and using the output flow to obtain an output frame, wherein the output frame is an approximation of the second frame.
US12113984B2	Motion vector derivation between color components A method for video processing is provided to comprise: dividing a video block of a first color component to obtain a first set sub-blocks of the first color component; dividing a corresponding video block of a second color component to obtain a second set of sub-blocks of a second color component; deriving one or more motion vectors of the first set of sub-blocks based on one or more motion vectors of the second set of sub-blocks; and performing, based on the one or more motion vectors of the first set and second set of sub-blocks, a conversion between the video block and a coded representation of the video.
US12113979B2	Method for coding transform coefficient and device therefor A method by which a decoding device decodes an image includes: receiving a bitstream including residual information; deriving a residual sample for the current block on the basis of a quantized transform coefficient; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the residual sample for the current block, where the residual information includes a context-based coded context syntax element, where the deriving the quantized transform coefficient decodes the context syntax element based on a context and based on a predetermined maximum value for the context syntax element, and where the maximum value is determined by a unit of the transform block and the maximum value is determined based on the size of the transform block.
US12113963B2	Method and apparatus for selecting neighbor point in point cloud, encoder, and decoder This application provides a method for selecting a neighbor point of a current point in a point cloud. The method includes: determining, from point cloud data, a target region where the current point is located, the target region comprising a plurality of points; determining, for at least two decoded target points in the target region, a weight coefficient of each of the at least two target points, the at least two target points not comprising the current point; determining a weight of each of the at least two target points according to the weight coefficient and geometry information of each of the at least two target points and geometry information of the current point; and selecting at least one from the at least two target points according to the weight of each of the at least two target points as the neighbor point of the current point.
US12113957B2	Program, device, and method for generating significant video stream from original video stream A program for generating a significant video stream causes a computer to function as coding parameter extraction means for extracting a coding parameter of each macroblock for each frame from an original video stream, macroblock selection means for selecting a significant macroblock that has a coding parameter satisfying a predetermined condition, and significant video stream generation means for generating a significant video stream in which frames of the original video stream temporally synchronized with the frames of the coding parameter in the significant macroblocks are combined in time series.
US12113950B2	Generation apparatus, generation method, and storage medium A generation apparatus according to the present invention is a generation apparatus for generating a media file storing virtual viewpoint image data generated based on pieces of image data of an object captured from a plurality of directions with a plurality of cameras, and obtains a virtual viewpoint parameter to be used to generate virtual viewpoint image data. Further, the generation apparatus generates a media file storing the obtained virtual viewpoint parameter and virtual viewpoint image data generated based on the virtual viewpoint parameter. In this way, the generation apparatus can improve usability related to a virtual viewpoint image.
US12113949B2	System and method for depth data coding Systems and methods for encoding/decoding a 3D image are provided. The system decomposes depth map into a plurality of component depth maps (CDMs) for a plurality of depth ranges, wherein each component depth map corresponds to a focal plane of a multiple focal plane (MFP) decomposition of the image data. The system generates a plurality of component depth map focal planes (CDMFPs) by combining each respective CDM with the depth map. The system scales data in each CDMFP by a respective scaling factor. The system generates for transmission a plurality of encoded scaled CDMFP data streams for the plurality of depth ranges, wherein each respective scaled CDMFP data stream is based at least in part on a respective scaled CDMFP.
US12113948B1	Systems and methods of managing spatial groups in multi-user communication sessions Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for managing locations of users in a spatial group within a communication session based on the display of shared content in a three-dimensional environment. In some examples, a first electronic device and a second electronic device are in communication within a communication session. In some examples, the first electronic device displays a three-dimensional environment including an avatar corresponding to a user of the second electronic device. In some examples, in response to detecting an input corresponding to a request to display shared content in the three-dimensional environment, if the shared content is a first type of content, the first electronic positions the avatar a first distance away from the viewpoint, and if the shared content is a second type of content, the first electronic device positions the avatar a second distance away from the viewpoint.
US12113945B2	Recording device having placing tray with integrated light source A recording device includes a recording head configured to perform recording on a T-shirt, a tray including a placing surface for placement of the T-shirt, the tray being configured to move in a front-rear direction including a position facing the recording head, an illumination mechanism configured to emit light in an illumination pattern toward the placing surface from a lower side of the placing surface, an operation panel configured to receive illumination instruction information specifying the illumination pattern, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to change the illumination pattern of the illumination mechanism, based on the illumination instruction information received by the operation panel.
US12113944B2	Medium conveying apparatus in which rotation fulcrum of reference member is located inside guide for sliding of unit provided with reference member A medium conveying apparatus includes a conveying roller to convey a medium, a first unit, a second unit located to face the first unit, an imaging sensor provided in the first unit, to image the medium conveyed by the conveying roller, a reference member including a facing surface, and provided in the second unit in such a way that the facing surface is rotatable between a facing position at which the facing surface faces the imaging sensor, and a non-facing position at which the facing surface deviates from the facing position, a guide portion to slidably guide the second unit in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying surface so that the second unit moves in the direction perpendicular to the medium conveying surface, and a support portion to rotatably support the reference member. The support portion is located inside the guide portion.
US12113941B2	Information processing method, scanning apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media for transmitting image data in a virtual space An information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure transmits identification information of a virtual space to a scanning apparatus based on a scan instruction input in the virtual space, scans a document to generate image data, transmits the identification information and the image data to an information processing apparatus that provides a service for sharing information in the virtual space, and executes processing for displaying an object based on the transmitted image data in the virtual space corresponding to the identification information.
US12113940B2	Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium An information processing apparatus connected to an image processing apparatus and a message communication service via a network includes a transmission unit configured to perform transmission based on data received from the image processing apparatus in such a way as to post a notification concerning the received data on a message communication space of the message communication service in which a user registered while being associated with the image processing apparatus is participating, and an execution unit configured to, in a case where the information processing apparatus has received, from the message communication service, data transmitted as a response from the user to the message communication space after the notification is posted, execute processing that is based on the data transmitted as a response.
US12113939B2	Information processing apparatus that detects measurement sheets for verifying color accuracy, control method thereof, and storage medium The present invention is directed to an information processing apparatus, the method comprising: detecting whether a sheet is set in a measurement device in accordance with a detection condition; in a case where a sheet is detected as being set, measuring a patch formed on the sheet, using the measurement device; and setting a first detection condition for detecting that a sheet is set in the measurement device and a second detection condition for detecting that a sheet is not set in the measurement device to mutually-different conditions.
US12113937B2	Systems and methods for improved audio/video conferences Systems and methods for efficient management of an audio/video conference are disclosed. The methods comprise recording voice data of a first user connected to a conference while the user is in a first state, determining the first user is talking while in the first state, and initiating playback of the recorded voice data of the first user to a plurality of other users, wherein a playback rate of the recorded voice data is variable.
US12113934B1	Systems and methods for intelligent call agent evaluations A computer-implemented method is provided for quantitative performance evaluation of a call agent. The method comprises converting an audio recording of a call between the call agent and a customer to a text-based transcript and identifying at least one topic for categorizing the transcript. The method also includes retrieving a set of criteria associated with the topic. Each criterion correlates to a set of predefined questions for interrogating the transcript to evaluate the performance of the call agent with respect to the corresponding criterion. Each question captures a sub-criterion under the corresponding criterion. The method further includes inputting the predefined questions and the transcript into a trained large language model to obtain scores for respective ones of the predefined questions. Each score measures a degree of satisfaction of the performance of the call agent during the call with respect to the sub-criterion captured by the corresponding predefined question.
US12113931B2	Method of pre-verifying phone numbers for call attestation A system and method of determining pre-verification information for use by a certification authority to verify and attest phone numbers associated with healthcare facilities is provided. The method includes receiving an unverified phone number and determining, using one or more matching operations, whether the unverified phone number is associated with a healthcare facility. In response to such determination, the unverified phone number and a facility name associated with the healthcare facility is sent to a certification authority server to be used to verify the unverified phone number. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US12113929B2	Systems and methods for detecting and/or preventing vishing attacks using user-generated authentication information A computer-implemented method for authenticating a source of a telephone call to a recipient of the telephone call may include receiving, prior to receiving the telephone call, a request to input first authentication information. The first authentication information may include a passcode or a selection of a security question. The method may include receiving input of the first authentication information and sending, by the user device, the first authentication information to a computing device associated with the source of the telephone call. The method may include receiving the telephone call from the source and receiving input from the recipient of the telephone call to answer the telephone call. The method may include receiving second authentication information from the computing device, where the second authentication information may include the passcode or an answer to the security question. The method may include outputting the second authentication information.
US12113928B2	Process-efficient generation of data records for data communications involving groups or aggregates of IoT devices Methods, apparatus, and systems for the process-efficient generation of data records for data communications involving groups or aggregates of user equipment (UE), such as IoT devices, are described. In one illustrative example, for each one of a plurality of UEs associated with a group or aggregation identifier (ID), a request which includes data indicative of a network resource usage event of the UE is received and the data are stored in association with the group or aggregation ID. In response to identifying a predetermined condition, the data indicative of the network resource usage events associated with the group or aggregation ID are aggregated, and a request for generating a data record based on the aggregated data is sent to a data function for generating the data record. The generated data record (e.g. a CDR) may be stored for subsequent retrieval for reporting, analysis, network/communications management, or billing.
US12113926B2	Viewable screen based call leg transition A method and system for causing a call leg transition based on determining that a screen of a device is not viewable to a user are disclosed, comprising receiving, using a default first telephony application, an incoming call event having a first call leg over a first connection to a telecommunication network addressed to the device, accepting the incoming call event using a second telephony application, creating a second connection having a second call leg to the telecommunication network corresponding to the incoming call event, associating a call event continuity identifier unique to the incoming call event with each of the first and second call legs so that the first and second call legs are connectable at a common port in the telecommunication network, determining if the screen of the device is viewable to the user, and causing a transition from the second call leg to the first call leg based on determining that the screen of the device is not viewable to the user.
US12113921B2	Support structure for a slidable display A support structure for a slidable display comprises a support arrangement configured to slide along a first sliding axis and at least two rotation arrangements. Each rotation arrangement is fixedly arranged along the first sliding axis and configured to rotate around a rotation axis extending substantially perpendicular to the first sliding axis. Furthermore, each rotation arrangement is releasably interconnected to at least one support element of the support arrangement such that each of the at least two rotation arrangements rotates around the rotation axis with a tangential speed equal to a speed with which the support arrangement moves along the first sliding axis.
US12113920B2	Electronic devices with convex displays Electronic devices may be provided with convex displays. A convex display may be used to maximize the internal volume of a device. Convex displays may be formed from one or more flexible layers. A flexible display layer may be mounted to a rigid support structure or a rigid cover layer. Flexible display layers that conform to the curved shape of a rigid structure may provide additional internal volume in which internal components of the device may be positioned.
US12113912B2	Electronic authentication device and method using blockchain An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication device for transmitting or receiving a signal, a memory, and a processor connected to the communication device and the memory. The memory may store instructions for controlling the communication device so as to cause the processor to generate a key pair including a public key and a private key, receive authentication information from an authentication server by using the communication device, generate signature data by electronically signing the authentication information on the basis of the private key, generate transaction data including the signature data, transmit the transaction data to a blockchain network, and transmit transaction identification information corresponding to the transaction data to the authentication server.
US12113911B1	Method and apparatus for key printing System and methods for key printing may include a control panel operable to receive a mobile device identifier from a mobile device. A property management system in communication with the control panel may assign or allocate a room in a hotel to a guest. A lock server may be in communication with the property management system, the lock server may create a digital key. A virtual encoder may be in communication with the property management system and the lock server, the virtual encoder may transmit a room number, lock information, authorized zones, a start time, an expiration, and the digital key to the mobile device. A key printer may receive the digital key from the mobile device, authenticate the mobile device, and print a physical key based on the received digital key.
US12113910B2	System and method using distributed blockchain database A content distribution system includes content receivers that provide a plurality of blockchain databases that store transaction records associated with subscriber requests for content, and a computer system that processes those transaction records and enables authorized content receivers to output requested content.
US12113904B2	System for virtualization of non-fungible tokens Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for virtualization of non-fungible tokens. The present invention is configured to receive, via a first user input device, a resource transfer request using a virtual token from a first user, wherein the virtual token is electronically linked to an NFT of a resource transfer instrument; retrieve the NFT associated with the resource transfer instrument in response to receiving the resource transfer request; retrieve an NFT credential descriptor for the resource transfer request from a first metadata layer of the NFT associated with the resource transfer instrument; receive an authentication credential from the first user; determine whether the authentication credential matches an NFT credential descriptor that is electronically linked to the NFT associated with the resource transfer instrument; and authorize the resource transfer request based on at least determining that the authentication credential matches an NFT credential descriptor.
US12113902B2	Scalable attestation for trusted execution environments In function-as-a-service (FaaS) environments, a client makes use of a function executing within a trusted execution environment (TEE) on a FaaS server. Multiple tenants of the FaaS platform may provide functions to be executed by the FaaS platform via a gateway. Each tenant may provide code and data for any number of functions to be executed within any number of TEEs on the FaaS platform and accessed via the gateway. Additionally, each tenant may provide code and data for a single surrogate attester TEE. The client devices of the tenant use the surrogate attester TEE to attest each of the other TEEs of the tenant and establish trust with the functions in those TEEs. Once the functions have been attested, the client devices have confidence that the other TEEs of the tenant are running on the same platform as the gateway.
US12113901B2	Authentication device, system and method The present invention relates to secure transmission and reception of electronic messages using an authentication device. The authentication device includes a light sensor that is used to scan a visual element displayed on a display of a user device in conjunction with an electronic message having an encrypted payload. The visual element encodes a unique identifier that the authentication device transmits to a server, receiving in response a cryptographic key stored in association with the unique identifier and usable to decrypt an encrypted payload of the electronic message. The authentication device can also generate encryption keys and corresponding unique identifiers suitable for encryption of payloads of electronic messages.
US12113897B2	Systems and methods for storing biometric images as profile images in an authentication profile Systems and methods for user verification may include processor(s) to maintain a plurality of authentication profiles for respective users, where each authentication profile includes profile image(s) and a device key linked to a respective client device. The processor(s) may receive a request including the device key of the client device and a biometric image captured during the session by a camera of the client device. The processor(s) may identify the authentication profile corresponding to the user based on the device key included in the authentication profile matching the device key included in the request. The processor(s) may compare feature(s) extracted from the biometric image to feature(s) extracted from the profile image(s), and store the biometric image in the authentication profile based determining that the feature(s) from the biometric image match feature(s) from a profile image of the authentication profile.
US12113895B2	Key management system providing secure management of cryptographic keys, and methods of operating the same A method of operating the physically unclonable function (PUF)-based key management system includes upon receiving a key generation request including a parameter, a load balancer dispatching a key generation request including a parameter from an external device according to workloads of a plurality of key management components (KMCs). A KMC having minimum workload among the plurality of KMCs is designated as the key-generation KMC and the key generation request is dispatched thereto, and remaining KMCs of the plurality of KMCs are designated as backup KMCs. The method further includes the key-generation KMC generating a key according to the parameter and a first PUF sequence, transmitting the key and an identifier associated therewith to the backup KMC via a backup channel, and the backup KMC generating a wrapped key according to the key and a second PUF sequence.
US12113891B2	Encrypting and decrypting information Methods, systems, and devices for encrypting and decrypting data. In one implementation, an encryption method includes inputting plaintext into a recurrent artificial neural network, identifying topological structures in patterns of activity in the recurrent artificial neural network, wherein the patterns of activity are responsive to the input of the plaintext, representing the identified topological structures in a binary sequence of length L and implementing a permutation of the set of all binary codewords of length L. The implemented permutation is a function from the set of binary codewords of length L to itself that is injective and surjective.
US12113888B2	Frame synchronization system, frame synchronization circuit, and frame synchronization method A frame synchronization system (1) according to this invention includes a frame signal generation circuit (20) configured to generate a frame signal including a plurality of first frame signals each including a first frame synchronization signal and a first payload signal, wherein the first frame synchronization signal is formed from at least one symbol and is set with an average amplitude lower than an average amplitude of the first payload signal, and a frame synchronization circuit (60) configured to receive the frame signal via an optical transmission path (70), and detect the first frame synchronization signal from a received signal, wherein the received signal is divided into frames having a symbol length of the first frame signal, coordinate values, on an IQ plane, of the signals at identical symbol positions of the plurality of divided frames are added over the plurality of frames, and a symbol specified by magnitude comparison in the frame based on an addition result is determined as the first frame synchronization signal. Even if a transmission rate is high, it is possible to decrease the probability of erroneous synchronization, thereby shortening the time until frame synchronization is established.
US12113887B2	Digital clock and data recovery circuit and feedback loop circuit including the same Disclosed are a digital CDR circuit and a feedback loop circuit including the same. The digital CDR circuit includes a phase detector that receives an input signal and outputs a phase detection result signal corresponding to a determination result for a sampling time based on the input signal, a charge pump that receives the phase detection result signal and outputs an amplified signal obtained by multiplying the phase detection result signal by a gain, a loop filter that receives the amplified signal and filters the amplified signal to output a filtered signal, and a phase shift control code generator that generates a control signal for controlling a phase of a signal based on the filtered signal, and the input signal includes plural data signals and plural error signals, and the data signals and the error signals are digital signals which are quantized based on a signal magnitude.
US12113886B2	Methods, systems and computer readable media for generating dynamic time error The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for generating DTE. One method for generating DTE includes at a test device for testing a timing device: configuring, using configuration information, a timestamp impairment engine for generating DTE values for transmit timestamps, wherein the timestamp impairment engine utilizes a sine wave based formula to generate the DTE values; generating a packet comprising an impaired transmit timestamp, wherein the impaired transmit timestamp is generated using a non-impaired timestamp and a DTE value generated by the timestamp impairment engine; and sending the packet to the timing device.
US12113885B2	Hardware-based time synchronization for heterogeneous sensors in autonomous vehicles Devices, systems, and methods for hardware-based time synchronization for heterogenous sensors are described. An example method includes generating a plurality of input trigger pulses having a nominal pulse-per-second (PPS) rate, generating, based on timing information derived from the plurality of input trigger pulses, a plurality of output trigger pulses, and transmitting the plurality of output trigger pulses to a sensor of a plurality of sensors, wherein a frequency of the plurality of output trigger pulses corresponds to a target operating frequency of the sensor, wherein, in a case that a navigation system coupled to the synchronization unit is functioning correctly, the plurality of input trigger pulses is generated based on a nominal PPS signal from the navigation unit, and wherein, in a case that the navigation system is not functioning correctly, the plurality of input trigger pulses is generated based on a simulated clock source of the synchronization unit.
US12113883B2	Data interaction method and apparatus, vehicle, readable storage medium and chip A data interaction method, apparatuses and computer readable medium for connecting a user device to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) service in a vehicle. A data interaction method includes: forming a plurality of BLE channels by connecting a mobile terminal with a plurality of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) nodes of a vehicle separately, obtaining a service-oriented architecture (SOA) service request data packet of the vehicle, where data in the SOA service request data packet are configured to call an SOA service of the vehicle, obtaining a plurality of data sub-packets by dividing the SOA service request data packet, and sending the plurality of data sub-packets separately to the vehicle through the plurality of BLE channels; and sending a data packet of the mobile terminal to the vehicle through the plurality of BLE nodes, such that the SOA service of the vehicle can be called according to the data in the data packet.
US12113879B2	Reliable communications using a point to point protocol This disclosure describes techniques for performing communications between devices using various aspects of Ethernet standards. As further described herein, a protocol is disclosed that may be used for communications between devices, where the communications take place over a physical connection complying with Ethernet standards. Such a protocol may enable reliable and in-order delivery of frames between devices, while following Ethernet physical layer rules, Ethernet symbol encoding, Ethernet lane alignment, and/or Ethernet frame formats.
US12113873B2	Techniques for analyzing the proficiency of users of software applications in real-time A command map GUI that illustrates command usage patterns of one or more entities. A server receives and stores command usage data from a plurality of users/clients, each user/client executing a software application having a set of commands. A current user/client displays, via a GUI, graphical representations of the command usage data received from the server. The server receives new command usage data from a user/client included in the one or more entities. In response, the server automatically updates command usage data for the one or more entities, pushes the updated command usage data to the current user/client, and causes the GUI to display graphical representations of the updated command usage data. Thus, the command usage data of the one or more entities is automatically updated and displayed in the GUI in real-time or near real-time as new commands are continually invoked by users in the one or more entities.
US12113862B2	IoT licensing platform and architecture Techniques are described for managing licenses of Internet of Things devices. One embodiment includes receiving, at a network management system, a request to allocate a license to a first endpoint device. Real-time device metadata and state data for the first endpoint device are accessed. Embodiments select a license instance, from a plurality of license instances, to allocate to the first endpoint device, based at least in part on the real-time device metadata and state data for the first endpoint device. The selected license instance is assigned to the first endpoint device and at least an indication that a valid license has been assigned to the first endpoint device is transmitted to the first endpoint device.
US12113859B2	Zero-trust authentication for secure remote direct memory access Various example embodiments for supporting zero-trust policy enforcement in a communication system are presented herein. Various example embodiments for supporting zero-trust policy enforcement in a communication system may be configured to support zero-trust policy enforcement, including zero-trust authentication, for Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) communications. Various example embodiments for supporting zero-trust policy enforcement for RDMA communications may be configured to support transparent zero-trust policy enforcement for RDMA communications by leveraging programmable Smart Network Interface Cards (SmartNICs). Various example embodiments for supporting zero-trust policy enforcement for RDMA communications based on leveraging of programmable SmartNICs may be configured to support zero-trust policy enforcement for RDMA communications by applying zero-trust policies on a connection-by-connection basis within SmartNICs for RDMA connections between RDMA applications hosted on end hosts served by the SmartNICs.
US12113857B2	Blockchain-based data processing method and device and readable storage medium A blockchain-based data processing method, device, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. A first resource acquisition request of an object identification is transmitted for a target virtual resource to a blockchain network to make the blockchain network query a target ticket identification associated with the object identification and the target virtual resource based on the first resource acquisition request. Metadata is acquired having a binding relationship with the target ticket identification. The target ticket identification is used for characterizing that the object identification has ownership of the target virtual resource. The target virtual resource is acquired according to the metadata returned by the blockchain network. The target virtual resource is controlled to perform an interaction output in response to a triggering operation for interacting with the target virtual resource.
US12113855B2	Node clustering configuration Node clustering configuration is disclosed herein. An example method includes determining nodes of a cluster, each of the nodes having a unique identifier and a cluster identifier for the cluster, determining a voting configuration for the cluster, the voting configuration defining a quorum of master-eligible nodes of the nodes, the voting configuration being adaptable so as to maintain an optimal level of fault tolerance for the cluster, adding and removing nodes that can change the voting configuration, configuring a cluster configuration through an API, and electing one of the master-eligible nodes as a master node.
US12113850B1	Method for managing updates to a distributed network with no interruption to operations The Distributed Software Defined Network (dSDN) disclosed herein is an end-to-end architecture that enables secure and flexible programmability across a network with full lifecycle management of services and infrastructure applications (fxDeviceApp). The dSDN also harmonizes application deployment across the network independent of the hardware vendor. As a result, the dSDN simplifies the network deployment lifecycle from concept to design to implementation to decommissioning.
US12113849B2	Data processing method, apparatus, and device, blockchain system, and computer-readable storage medium Embodiments of this application provide a data processing method, apparatus, and device, a blockchain system, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method is performed by a computer device acting as a blockchain client of the blockchain system, the method including: transmitting an identity query request to an identity chain node, the identity query request including an identity identifier (ID) of the blockchain client and to-be-processed data; receiving node identity information returned by the identity chain node based on the identity ID and the data; determining, according to the node identity information, a target blockchain node configured to process the data within a blockchain node set; transmitting the data ID to the target blockchain node, to query data on at least one of the plurality of application chains based on the data ID through the target blockchain node; and receiving the queried data returned by the target blockchain node.
US12113848B2	Method and system for implementing bare metal inspection process, device, and storage medium The present disclosure provides a method for implementing a bare metal inspection process, a system, a device and a medium. The method includes: installing an Openstack at a control node, installing a network interface card at a bare metal node, and installing an operating system in the network interface card, so that the network interface card generates a first bare metal port at the bare metal node, and in the operating system, generates a second bare metal port corresponding to the first bare metal port; establishing a communication channel between the Openstack and the operating system, and deploying a proxy component on the operating system; creating a first inspection port on the Openstack, creating a second inspection port based on the proxy component, and binding the second inspection port to the second bare metal port.
US12113844B2	Digital data processing A media system and a method of operating a media system are provided. The media system includes a processing device and a media receiving device. The processing device is configured to transcode a digital data (e.g., at least one of: an audio component and a video component) from a first format to a second format. The processing device is configured to transmit the digital data in the second format. The media receiving device is in communication with the processing device. The media receiving device has at least one of: an obscured mode and a mute mode, and conversely at least one of an un-obscured mode and an un-mute mode. The processing device is configured to stop transcoding and transmitting at least a portion of the digital data to the media receiving device when the media receiving device is in at least one of the obscured mode and the mute mode.
US12113840B2	Features for online discussion forums A method for generating an online audio discussion forum. The method includes receiving an indication that a first user is interested in speaking with one or more other users, saving the one or more other users to a first selection list, determining that a second user of the one or more other users is interested in speaking with the first user, and upon and in response to the determination, generating an audio discussion forum including the first user and the second user.
US12113837B2	Interactive calling for internet-of-things Apparatuses and methods for Interactive calling for IoT. In one embodiment, a wireless device is configured to register, by a first Session Initiation Protocol, SIP, client, with an Internet Protocol, IP, Multimedia communication Subsystem, IMS, network and waiting for incoming SIP calls; answer, by the first SIP client, an incoming SIP call from at least one authorized second SIP client associated with an Internet-of-Things, IoT, application; and after answering the incoming SIP call, negotiate an IMS data channel for a plurality of predetermined endpoints associated with the IoT application.
US12113833B2	Distributed network and security operations platform A distributed network and security operations platform is disclosed. The disclosed platform comprises an external service that facilitates network and security operations for a private network. Data from nodes of the private network is received and analyzed by the service, and an output is automatically generated by the service in response to analyzing received data that facilitates modifying the routing performed by at least one or more of the nodes of the private network.
US12113828B2	System and method for detecting phishing-domains in a set of Domain Name System (DNS) records This document describes a system and method for detecting phishing-domains, which are used by cyber-attackers to carry out phishing attacks, in a set of Domain Name System (DNS) records, the system comprising a homoglyph phishing domain detection module, a typo-squatting phishing domain detection module, a general phishing domain detection module and an alert module. These modules are configured to collaboratively detect and identify phishing-domains from the set of DNS records using a combination of homoglyph, typo-squatting and general phishing domain techniques. Subsequently, an alert module may be used to correlate the alerts from the various phishing detection modules to discover phishing campaigns occurring in DNS network data.
US12113826B2	System and method for creating heuristic rules based on received email messages to identity business email compromise attacks A method creating a heuristic rule to identify Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks includes filtering text of received email messages, using a first classifier, to extract one or more terms indicative of a BEC attack from the text of the received email messages, wherein the first classifier includes a trained recurrent neural network that includes a language model, generating, using the first classifier, one or more n-grams based on the extracted terms, wherein each of the n-grams characterizes a particular extracted term, generating, using a second classifier, a vector representation of the extracted terms based on the generated n-grams, assigning a weight coefficient to each of the extracted terms, wherein a higher weight coefficient indicates higher relevancy to BEC attack of the corresponding extracted term, and generating a heuristic rule associated with the BEC attack by combining the weight coefficients of a combination of the extracted terms.
US12113823B2	Remote attestation method and device for composite device A remote attestation method includes a first unit of a composite device obtains first measurement information of a second unit of the composite device. The first unit performs, based on the first measurement information, trustworthiness attestation on the second unit to obtain a first attestation result, and the first unit sends the first attestation result to a remote attestation device. In this way, the first unit in the composite device has a remote attestation function, and may perform trustworthiness attestation on another unit in the composite device to which the first unit belongs.
US12113822B1	Graph analysis-based assessment to determine relative node significance Various embodiments include systems and methods to implement a graph analysis-based assessment to determine relative node significance. Network traffic data associated with a network may be obtained. A graph analysis-based assessment of the network may be performed to determine network traffic paths between a plurality of nodes in the network based at least in part on the network traffic data and to calculate, for each node and based at least in part on the network traffic paths, a respective centrality value. The respective centrality value may be indicative of a respective node being a potential source of disruption to the network relative to other nodes. At least one significant node in the network may be identified based at least in part on the centrality values, and a particular action to be performed with respect to the at least one significant node may be determined.
US12113819B2	Systems and methods for collecting and analyzing virtual data to find correlations between events The following relates generally to computer security, and more particularly relates to computer security in a virtual environment, such as a metaverse. In some embodiments, one or more processors: receive a set of known events (e.g., security threats) including event classifications; receive data of layers of the virtual environment; detect events in the data of the layers of the virtual environment; and determine correlations between the events in the data of the layers of the virtual environment. The correlations may be between events in different layers of the virtual environment. The one or more processors may also predict future events by analyzing the detected events.
US12113816B2	Anomaly detection device, anomaly detection method and anomaly detection program An acquisition unit acquires a communication feature for normal communication of communication equipment. If a data count or a data acquisition period for the acquired communication feature exceeds a predetermined value, an amplification unit amplifies the data count for the communication feature by a plurality of predetermined schemes in accordance with data counts for respective groups, each group sharing a same 5-tuple. A creation unit creates, for each of the predetermined schemes, reference value information for normal communication of the communication equipment through learning using the amplified communication feature. A determination unit determines accuracy of abnormality detection for each of the predetermined schemes using an anomaly score representing a deviation of test data representing a communication feature for abnormal communication from the reference value information. A selection unit selects the reference value information created by one of the schemes, the determined accuracy for which is highest.
US12113809B2	Artificial intelligence corroboration of vendor outputs Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) apparatus and method are provided that correlate and consolidate operation of discrete vendor tools for detecting cyberthreats on a network. An AI engine may filter false positives and eliminate duplicates within cyberthreats detected by multiple vendor tools. The AI engine provides machine learning solutions to complexities associated with translating vendor-specific cyberthreats to known cyberthreats. The AI engine may ingest data generated by the multiple vendor tools. The AI engine may classify hardware devices or software applications scanned by each vendor tool. The AI engine may decommission vendor tools that provide redundant cyberthreat detection. The AI engine may display operational results on a dashboard directing cyberthreat defense teams to corroborated cyberthreats and away from false positives.
US12113804B2	Method for authorized use of projector A method for authorized use of a projector, comprising the following steps: a projector encodes a license into a QR code and displays same by means of projection; a mobile terminal identifies the QR code to obtain the license and transmits the license and a local terminal identifier of the mobile terminal to a projector authorization server; the projector authorization service verifies the local terminal identifier and the license and generates verification information if the verification is successful, and transmits the verification information to the mobile terminal; the mobile terminal receives and displays the verification information; the projector receives the input verification information, locally verifies the verification information, and if the local verification is successful, obtains use authorization corresponding to authorization information.
US12113803B2	Securing ordered resource access Ordered access to resources is controlled by restricting access to additional resources that are accessible when a client device provides an authentication provided when accessing an initial resource. When the client device accesses the initial resources, a set of access parameters are identified describing the request and the client device providing the request, and included with an expiration time in generating a token. The token and expiration date are provided in an authorization for the additional resources. When requesting the additional resources, the authorization is provided and verified by comparing the token in the authorization with a test token generated with reference to access parameters of the request for additional resources. When the tokens match, the additional resource is provided to the client device.
US12113800B2	System and method for security management of a plurality of invalid interactions An apparatus for security management of a plurality of interactions comprises a processor operable to receive a plurality of interactions, where each interaction comprises interaction information associated with at least one of a plurality of users and a first entity. The processor is operable to determine a threshold value of the plurality of interactions and a threshold volume of the plurality of interactions, determine that a value of each of the plurality of interactions has not exceeded the threshold value of the plurality of interactions, and determine that the plurality of interactions has not exceeded the threshold volume of the plurality of interactions. The processor is operable to determine a number of instances of the plurality of interactions that were invalid, determine that the number of instances of the plurality of interactions that were invalid exceeds a threshold, and determine that the first entity is associated with suspicious indicators.
US12113799B1	Systems and methods to store and manage entity verification information to reduce redundant entity information and redundant submission of requests Systems and methods to store and manage entity verification information to reduce redundant entity information and redundant submission of requests are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain user profiles associated with users; obtain requests to verify the users by compliance organizations; in response to the user profiles identified by the requests being part of one or more profile hierarchies, access content of subordinate user profiles; generate user interface information defining a user interface through which the content of the user profiles is accessed by the compliance organizations; effectuate communication of the user interface information to computing platforms associated with the compliance organizations to cause the computing platforms to present the user interface displaying the content of the user profiles that satisfy the request criteria; and/or perform other operations.
US12113798B2	Network resource privacy negotiation system and method A method for accessing a network resource including detecting an attempt by a user via a computing device to access a service enabled by a computing system via a network and transmitting via the network to the computing system a first request to access the service in response to detecting the attempt by the user to access the service, the first request including at least one empty personally identifiable data structure. A failure to access the service responsive to the first request is determined. A second request to access the service in response to the first failure to access the service is transmitted via the network to the computing system, the second request including artificial personally identifiable information, and access to the service from the computing system is received for the user.
US12113795B2	Systems and methods for providing software components as a service A computing architecture for providing a software component or feature of a first platform as a service to a second platform. An API request from a frontend of the second platform, including a user auth token providing access to the second platform, can be received by an authentication token proxy service that converts the user auth token into a user auth token of the first platform. With this token, subsequent API requests of a backend of the first platform from the frontend of the second platform can be served directly by the second platform.
US12113792B2	Authenticator centralization and protection including selection of authenticator type based on authentication policy Provided is a method for authenticating a user communicating with an enterprise via a network. The method includes receiving, via the network, authenticators for a user from a first user device associated with the user, and storing the received authenticators. A first authenticator from the stored authenticators is selected to be used for authenticating the user based on an authentication policy received from the enterprise. An authentication request is transmitted to a user device requesting the first authenticator and the user is authentication by comparing the received authenticator with the stored first authenticator.
US12113790B2	Mutual authentication and re-authentication method between wireless power transmitting device and wireless power receiving device, and wireless power transmitting device and wireless power receiving device using same According to one embodiment of the present specification, a method for performing authentication between an authentication initiator and an authentication responder in a wireless power transmission system comprises the steps in which: the authentication initiator transmits an initiator certificate chain and an initiator signature to the authentication responder; the authentication initiator receives a responder certificate chain and a responder signature from the authentication responder who has authenticated the authentication initiator by verifying the initiator signature information; and the authentication initiator verifies the responder signature to authenticate the authentication responder.
US12113789B2	Multifactor authentication for information security within a metaverse A device is configured to identify a physical location within a virtual environment for an avatar that is associated with a user and to obtain a first token from a token map based on the physical location within the virtual environment for the avatar that is associated with the user. The device is further configured to receive physical attribute information for the user in the real world and to obtain a second token from the token map based on the physical attribute information for the user in the real world. The device is further configured to generate an authentication token by combining the first token and the second token and to verify an identify of the user based on the authentication token.
US12113788B2	Provisioning a device to be an authentication device In certain embodiments, a web services system receives a request to provision a device, such as a telephone, as an authentication device. The web services system initiates display of an image communicating a key to allow the telephone to capture the image and to send key information associated with the key. The web services system receives the key and determines that the key information is valid. In response to the determination, the web services system sends a seed to the telephone to provision the telephone to be an authentication device. The telephone can use the seed to generate one-time passcodes to access a service of the web services system.
US12113785B2	Directory server providing tag enforcement and network entity attraction in a secure peer-to-peer data network In one embodiment, a method comprises: establishing, by a first executable resource in a network device having joined a secure peer-to-peer data network, a registry providing a mapping between one or more network entities associated with a tag object by an identified user entity, each network entity represented by a federation identifier of a user entity or a corresponding data object; receiving a search request for one or more identified network entities having been tagged with the tag object, and in response generating a search result based on identifying the network entities having been mapped relative to tag object, the search result identifying one or more of an identified federation identifier or an identified unique identifier for the identified network entities; and providing the search result by the first executable resource, the search result causing an endpoint device to attract the identified network entities for presentation by the endpoint device.
US12113781B2	Managing permissions to access user data in a distributed ledger trust network Mechanisms to manage permissions to access user data in a distributed ledger trust network (“DLTN”) are described. A given user can share access to user data in a fine-grained way. Access to user data can depend on the category of the user data and/or the role of another user (e.g., whether the other user is recognized as a connection). Access to user data can be limited in duration. Permissions to access user data can be set proactively or reactively. A protocol allows a potential reviewer to request access to the user data of a given user, with the given user selectively approving or rejecting access by the reviewer. In this way, a given user can control access to user data in the DLTN, selectively granting (or revoking) access to some of the user data or all of the user data, by selected other users or by all other users.
US12113778B2	Secure message search A communication server, interacting with an organization system having users that wish to communicate securely, provides secure communication capability to the users, without the communication server itself having access to unencrypted content of the user communications or to cryptographic keys that would allow the communication server to derive the unencrypted content. Thus, the communication server that provides the secure communication capability need not itself be trusted by the users with access to communicated content. To achieve this, the various entities communicate to exchange cryptographic keys in such a manner that the communication server never obtains usable copies of the cryptographic keys. Secure search capability is also provided by the client devices supplying a set of message tokens obtained by transformations that the communication server cannot replicate, and the communication server maintaining a search index storing the message tokens in association with the (encrypted) messages from which they were obtained.
US12113776B1	Data access and firewall tunneling using a custom socket factory A method of tunneling through a network separation device such as a firewall or a Network Address Translator comprising establishing via a custom socket factory coupled with a host device, a connection with a cloud server by tunneling through a network separation device; maintaining, via the custom socket factory, the connection with the cloud server through the network separation device; receiving, via the connection between the custom socket factory and the cloud server, connection information; and directly connecting, via the custom socket factory, to a client device using the connection information received from the cloud server.
US12113773B2	Dynamic path selection of VPN endpoint Some embodiments provide a method that identifies multiple paths between a first site and a second site. A security association (SA) is established for transmitting encrypted payload from the first site to the second site in a virtual private network (VPN) session. The method selects a path based on metrics that are obtained for the paths. The selected path is defined by a first endpoint address of the first site and a second endpoint address of the second site. The method sends a message from the first site to the second site to update the SA to switch from using an original path to using the selected path. The message indicates the first and second endpoint addresses. The method transmits a packet including a payload that is encrypted according to the updated SA.
US12113770B2	DHCP snooping with host mobility This disclosure describes methods of operating a leaf node device, such as a switch device, connected to a switch fabric of a network. The leaf node device receives, from another leaf node device via the switch fabric, an indication of a secure route to a host device. In response to receiving the indication of the secure route, the leaf node device creates or updates a routing entry for the host device in a routing information base of the leaf node device and creates or updates an entry for the host device in a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) snoop database of the leaf node device. The leaf node may thereby communicate with the host device that is attached to the leaf node device as a result of moving from the other leaf node device.
US12113766B2	Address resolution protocol request resolution A method for resolving address resolution protocol (ARP) requests includes, at an ARP listening entity of a computer network, receiving an ARP request for a MAC (media access control) address of a destination entity having a specified IP (internet protocol) address, the ARP request received from a requesting entity, wherein a design of the computer network prevents broadcast of the ARP request to the destination entity. An ARP response is transmitted to the requesting entity, the ARP response specifying a response MAC address to facilitate transmission, by the requesting entity, of a data packet targeting the response MAC address, and wherein prior to receipt of the data packet at the destination entity, the specified IP address is associated with an actual MAC address of the destination entity according to an IP-to-MAC mapping.
US12113765B2	System and method for social networking among users of a reusable item A system and method are provided for social networking among users of reusable items, such as a reusable gift wrap assembly. The system can include an application that runs on a mobile device that enables users to create and share digital messages for the recipient of the gift. The gift wrap assembly can include a reusable wrap and a reusable band for binding the wrap about the gift. The gift wrap assembly includes a unique identifier that is recognizable by the system. In this manner, the system can track the gift wrap as it travels among users, thereby creating a social network connection between users that have interacted with the gift wrap assembly.
US12113764B2	Automated management of ephemeral message collections A server has a processor and a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to maintain an ephemeral gallery of ephemeral messages. An ephemeral message is posted to the ephemeral gallery. The ephemeral message has an associated message duration parameter and a gallery participation parameter. An ephemeral message is removed from the ephemeral gallery in response to the identification of an expired gallery participation parameter.
US12113762B2	Systems and methods for consolidating multiple feed data The disclosed embodiments relate generally to efficient data transmission and receipt. Specifically, the disclosed embodiments provide systems and methods for selectively combining multiple, disparate message types and transmitting same via one data feed. A consolidation system determines whether data resulting from an event can be combined or merged based on pre-determined message characteristics and state or environment information or should be sent via two separate feeds. The merged message may be backwards-compatible so that data recipient computing systems can easily and selectively decide which portion of the merged data is relevant to the data recipient computing system, only read the relevant portions. Thus, multiple data receivers, which typically consume different message types, can receive and consume the same merged or consolidated message.
US12113761B2	Real-time messaging method and apparatus A system and method for the late-binding of time-based media in real-time. With late binding, the sender may create time-based media before or at the same time an active delivery route to the recipient is discovered. As soon as the route becomes available, the media is transmitted. The existing DNS and email infrastructure is possibly used for route discovery, while any real-time transmission protocol may be used for the actual delivery of the media. “Progressive” emails may also be used for the real-time delivery of time-based media.
US12113758B2	Communication control apparatus, communication control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for controlling transmission of a message that includes an attached file A communication control apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention determines whether a message to be transmitted from an information processing apparatus include at least one attached file, when the message is transmitted from the information processing apparatus to one or more destinations via a network. When the communication control apparatus has determined that the message to be transmitted includes said at least one attached file, the communication control apparatus acquires approval of transmission of said at least one attached file from an approver, and transmits the message including said at least one attached file to said one or more destinations, on condition that approval of transmission of said at least one attached file has been received from the approver.
US12113755B2	Auto-adjust app operation in response to data entry anomalies There is much data that is currently not being captured during user interaction with mobile apps that could provide insight into how to effectively address a user concern. Capturing such data may allow auto-adjustments of operational responses provided by mobile apps in response to detecting anomalous user inputs. Such anomalous user inputs may include keyboard dynamics or mobile device movement that deviate from an average or user specific levels. Such anomalous user inputs may indicate that a user concern is particularly urgent. Auto-adjustments to operation of a mobile app may include initiating targeted chatbot or live chat responses.
US12113754B1	Incorporating internet of things (IoT) data into chatbot text entry data A computer-implemented method, according to various approaches, includes parsing a first collection of data into a plurality of elements. A first sub-set of the elements includes text entry data and a second sub-set of the elements includes IoT data. In response to a determination that the text entry data does not satisfy a predetermined threshold of specificity, the first collection of data is rephrased into a second collection of data. The method further includes causing the second collection of data to be sent to a determined chatbot server and causing a first output of the determined chatbot server to be returned to a first user device. The first output is an answer to the second collection of data.
US12113753B2	Communication apparatus, communication system, and communication method [Object]Transmission efficiency is improved while transmission latency is minimized as possible.[Solving Means]A communication apparatus includes a communication section configured to count an interval allocated in a TDD (Time Division Duplex) mode as one TDD time slot, with a plurality of the TDD time slots counted as one period, the communication section further transmitting periodically, to a communication partner apparatus, multiple application packets corresponding to multiple serial signals generated by multiple applications, and a transmission control section configured to provide, from among the multiple TDD time slots, at least one specific TDD time slot for transmitting a limited portion of the application packets corresponding to at least two of the multiple applications, the transmission control section further shifting, in each period, priorities of the limited portion of the application packets to be transmitted in the specific TDD time slot.
US12113752B2	Cell-group slot format indication (SFI) Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support cell-group slot format indication (SFI) facilitating dynamic cross-cell operation are described. Cell-group SFI information of some examples supports full duplex operation implemented using cross-cell communication techniques. Devices may be provided with information regarding cell-groups and information regarding cell slot formats for cells in the cell-groups. For example, cell-group SFI may be provided for switching slot (symbol) types across cells for a number of slots, wherein a base station may define a cell-group and a cell-group SFI applies to cells within the cell-group. Cell-group SFI information may indicate cell slot formats for each cell of a selected cell-group to provide a device with slot formats used with respect to the cells of the cell-group. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US12113750B2	Method for deactivating carrier or activating carrier and apparatus This application provides a method for deactivating a carrier and an apparatus. The method includes: A terminal receives first information, where the first information indicates a default bandwidth part (BWP). The terminal deactivates a secondary carrier based on the default BWP. According to the provided embodiments, the secondary carrier is deactivated by using physical layer control information for activating or deactivating a BWP.
US12113742B2	Beam failure recovery method and device, beam failure recovery parameter determination method and device, quasi colocation reference signal determination method and device, and storage medium A method for beam failure recovery includes performing, in response to a non-empty intersection existing among time domain resources corresponding to beam failure recovery processes of N frequency domain bandwidths, any one of the following methods: selecting the beam failure recovery process of one frequency domain bandwidth among the beam failure recovery processes of the N frequency domain bandwidths, performing the beam failure recovery process of the selected frequency domain bandwidth, and terminating or suspending beam failure recovery processes of the unselected frequency domain bandwidths; combining the beam failure recovery processes of the N frequency domain bandwidths into a single beam failure recovery process and performing the single beam failure recovery process; or performing the beam failure recovery processes of the N frequency domain bandwidths simultaneously. Here N is a positive integer greater than 1.
US12113739B2	Wireless communication method and apparatus This application provides a wireless communication method and apparatus. The method includes: A second network device sends, to a first terminal device and at least one network device, first indication information used to indicate to send a common pilot signal on a common transmission resource, so that the first terminal device sends the common pilot signal to the at least one network device on the common transmission resource, and each network device receives and demodulates the common pilot signal, and adjusts a receive beam in a direction of the first terminal device based on the common pilot signal.
US12113733B2	Processing relaxation for aperiodic CSI-RS Processing relaxation for aperiodic channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) is discussed for networks that include full dimension multiple input, multiple output (FD-MIMO) operations. A user equipment (UE) operating in such a system monitors for the presence of aperiodic CSI-RS. When such aperiodic CSI-RS are detected, the UE may provide process relaxation in CSI reporting by transmitting aperiodic CSI reporting according to an uplink shared channel limitation, or by relaxing the processing of the aperiodic CSI reporting transmitted by the UE, or a combination of both.
US12113727B2	Multiplexing of uplink control information for operation with multiple transmission-reception points A user equipment (UE) communicates with transmission-reception points (TRPs). When the UE generates uplink control information (UCI), it determines a higher layer index (HLI) value to target the UCI to the appropriate TRP. (Possible values of the HLI are associated with the TRPs.) For UCI on Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), the HLI value may be determined: based on an HLI value configured for a control resource set (CORESET), or for particular Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resources; based on UCI type or spatial relation data or an index related to PUCCH resources. For UCI on a configured-grant Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), the HLI value may be based on higher layer signals or an indicator relating to channel sounding on spatial relation data. For UCI on MsgA PUSCH in a two-step random access procedure, the HLI value may be based on PUSCH resource unit or PUSCH opportunity.
US12113725B2	Fractional cooperative multipoint network operation Methods, systems and devices for fractional cooperative multipoint network operation are described. One example method for wireless communication includes determining, by a network device, a cooperative multipoint (COMP) management status of wireless devices served by the network device, and providing, by the network device, wireless connectivity to the one or more wireless devices, wherein the network device jointly manages transmission resources for a first wireless device due to the COMP management status being a joint COMP status and the network device locally manages transmission resources for a second wireless device due to the COMP management status being a local COMP status.
US12113717B2	Dynamic packet buffering duration Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for packet buffering. A method that may be performed by a receiving node includes dynamically determining one or more time durations to buffer packets. The one or more time durations can be different than a time duration of a configured timer for buffering the packets. The receiving node may input one or more parameters to a machine learning algorithm and obtain, as output of the machine learning algorithm based on the input one or more parameters, one or more time durations to buffer packets. The receiving node buffers packets for the determined one or more time durations. The receiving node may use machine learning to dynamically determine the one or more time durations to buffer packet. The buffering may be at a radio link control (RLC) reassembling buffer and/or a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) buffer.
US12113715B2	Quality of service management system for a communication network A quality of service management system includes a rules engine that receives information associated with a communication path having an assigned quality of service (QoS) to be provided for a customer communication device, and identifies one or more network elements assigned to provide the communication path. Each network element having a plurality of queues configured to provide varying QoS levels relative to one another. For each of the network elements, the rules engine determines at least one queue that is configured to provide the communication path at the assigned quality of service, and transmits queue information associated with the determined queue to its respective network element, the network element conveying the communication path through the determined queue.
US12113714B2	System and method for monitoring and managing video stream content A system and method for managing and monitoring video stream content. The method including: receiving a traffic flow; determining if the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow; if the traffic flow is a video streaming traffic flow; determine at least one attribute associated with the video streaming traffic flow; determine a probability that the traffic flow is fraudulent based on a heuristic analysis of the at least one associated attribute; if the probability is above a predetermined threshold, flag the traffic flow as a fraudulent video streaming traffic flow, otherwise allow the traffic flow to proceed to its destination without being flagged; if the traffic flow is not a video streaming traffic flow, allow the traffic flow to proceed to its destination.
US12113713B2	Control channel isolation with time-series control traffic prediction in programmable network virtualization Disclosed is a network hypervisor apparatus for providing a software defined networking (SDN)-based virtual network, the network hypervisor apparatus including a data collector configured to collect control traffic data and network topology information for each virtual switch; a control traffic predictor configured to predict future control traffic based on the control traffic data and the network topology information; and a translator configured to translate a control message corresponding to a virtual switch based on a prediction result.
US12113708B2	Provisioning memory resources on flexible hardware platforms A method of allocating programmable memory in a network device includes receiving a set of desired features for the network device, and determining a plurality of constraints associated with the set of desired features. The plurality of constraints are converted into a plurality of Boolean representations of the constraints, and a feasibility is evaluated for the desired features based on the plurality of constraints.
US12113696B2	System and method for monitoring network processing optimization Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for monitoring network processing using node analysis. The method includes receiving node operation information relating to a node command from one or more nodes. The one or more nodes are grouped into a cluster. The method also includes determining one or more node characteristics based on the node operation information. The method further includes comparing the node characteristic(s) of the node command to expected node characteristic(s). The method still further includes determining a node outage likelihood. The node outage likelihood indicates the likelihood the given node will experience a node outage. The method also includes determining a cluster node operation plan. The cluster node operation plan is configured to determine the nodes of the cluster that must be in operation in an event of the node outage of the given node.
US12113695B2	Systems and methods for automated remote network performance monitoring In some implementations, a device may determine one or more parameters for filtering network traffic of a network that includes a plurality of virtual packet brokers provided for a plurality of cloud random access networks and a plurality of traffic aggregation points. The device may provide the one or more parameters to the plurality of virtual packet brokers, to cause the plurality of virtual packet brokers to filter the network traffic to obtain network visibility traffic. The device may receive, from one or more probes of a session aggregation point of the network, one or more metrics calculated based on the network visibility traffic by the plurality of virtual packet brokers. The device may determine one or more actions to be implemented based on the one or more metrics. The device may cause the one or more actions to be implemented in the network.
US12113688B2	Non-intrusive IT device monitoring and performing action based on IT device state Infrastructure management device(s) may monitor IT device(s) communicatively connected over a network. IT device state(s) may be determined for at least one of the IT device(s). Action(s) may be performed on one or more IT device(s), determined at least in part, by the state of the IT device(s).
US12113687B2	System and method for outage prediction An exemplary method, for preventing an outage in a network, includes collecting network metrics and producing statistical features of the network during a predetermined time window based on statistical analysis of the collected metrics. The method further includes selecting, from the produced statistical features, a first data set of relevant statistical features. Further, the method includes collecting information about a past event, extracting event data from the past event, and vectorizing the extracted event data to form a second data set. The method further includes concatenating the first data set and the second data set to form a third data set and classifying the third data set relative to a model of historical network performance to determine a probability of the outage. Further, the method includes modifying, in response to the probability being above a threshold, the network/activity within the network to avoid onset of the outage.
US12113685B1	Assessing network dependencies and latencies in mainframe application network traffic A computer-implemented method including obtaining records of TCP communications for a mainframe computing system for a time period. The method also can include generating, using the records, a first dataset including an inventory of IP entities that communicated with the mainframe computing system over TCP during the time period. The method additionally can include generating one or more visualizations based at least in part on information in the first dataset. The method further can include generating an allocation of the IP entities into rings representing respective potential latency sensitivities. The method additionally can include causing to be displayed outputs including the one or more visualizations and the allocation of the IP entities. Other embodiments are described.
US12113680B2	Reinforcement learning for jitter buffer control Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums which determine jitter buffer delay by inputting jitter buffer and currently observed network status information to a machine learned model that is trained using a reinforcement learning (RL) method. The model maps these inputs to an action to compress, stretch, or hold the jitter buffer delay, which is used by a recipient computing device to optimize the jitter buffer delay. The model may be trained using a simulator that uses network traces of past real streaming sessions (e.g., communication sessions) of users. By training the model through reinforcement learning, the model learns to make better decisions through reinforcement in the form of reward signals that reflect the performance of each decision.
US12113679B2	Training method for application MOS model, device, and system Embodiments of this application provide a training method for an application MOS model, and related device and system. A central network data analytics function (C-NWDAF) entity sends a first subscription request to an edge network data analytics function (E-NWDAF) entity, where the first subscription request is used to subscribe to a quality of service MOS level of a target service and a corresponding first network performance indicator. The first network performance indicator is a network performance indicator of a transmission network that carries the target service. The C-NWDAF entity receives the quality of service MOS level and the first network performance indicator from the E-NWDAF entity, and establishes a MOS model of the target service based on the received quality of service MOS level and the first network performance indicator.
US12113678B2	Using hypervisor to provide virtual hardware accelerators in an O-RAN system Some embodiments provide various methods for offloading operations in an O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network) onto control plane (CP) or edge applications that execute on host computers with hardware accelerators in software defined datacenters (SDDCs). At the CP or edge application operating on a machine executing on a host computer with a hardware accelerator, the method of some embodiments receives data, from an O-RAN E2 unit, to perform an operation. The method uses a driver of the machine to communicate directly with the hardware accelerator to direct the hardware accelerator to perform a set of computations associated with the operation. This driver allows the communication with the hardware accelerator to bypass an intervening set of drivers executing on the host computer between the machine's driver and the hardware accelerator. Through this driver, the application in some embodiments receives the computation results, which it then provides to one or more O-RAN components (e.g., to the E2 unit that provided the data, another E2 unit or another control plane or edge application).
US12113673B2	System, function and interface for interconnecting multi-domain network slice control and management A transport network slice subset management entity is configured to provide an NSSMF of a TN, wherein the transport network slice subset management entity is configured to receive from or send messages to a network slice management entity and to provide configuration information to entities of a transport network. A method for interfacing with a transport network slice subset management entity, comprises the steps receiving, from a request originator, a message comprising a request relating to a network slice subset instance, updating a network slice database of a transport network, according to said request and configuring an entity of a transport network according to said request. A network slice management entity configured to provide an NSMF is configured to send messages to or receive messages from a transport network slice subset management entity.
US12113667B2	Network slice configuration method, apparatus, and system This application provides a network slice configuration method, apparatus, and system, and pertains to the field of wireless communications technologies. The method includes: after receiving a management request of a network slice, obtaining or determining, by a network slice manager, network resource information corresponding to a subnet included in the network slice, and then sending, in a form of a subnet management request to a subnet manager, the network resource information corresponding to the subnet, so that the subnet manager configures the corresponding subnet based on the network resource information corresponding to the subnet. In this application, network slice configuration efficiency can be improved.
US12113665B2	Relay device, vehicle communication system, vehicle, communication method, and communication program An information of a network to which a new function unit has been added is easily acquired. A relay device installed in a vehicle includes: a detection unit configured to detect a new function unit being a function unit that is newly added to a network including an existing function unit being one or a plurality of function units; a relay unit configured to relay a frame between the function units; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from the frame, relayed by the relay unit, between the new function unit detected by the detection unit and the existing function unit, function unit information that includes information regarding a network configuration of a layer of a lower order than an application layer, the function unit information being of at least one of the new function unit and the existing function unit.
US12113664B2	Scalable security information and event management (SIEM) framework A framework for security information and event management (SIEM), the framework includes a first data store; a data router; one or more parsing mechanisms; one or more correlation machines; and one or more workflow engines, wherein said framework performs SIEM on behalf of multiple subscribers to said framework.
US12113661B2	System, method, and non-transitory computer-readable media for defining logical dependency of alarm attributes Logical dependencies are defined between alarm attributes. Alarm attributes associated with a mobile network are obtained. Dependencies between the alarm attributes are defined. At a network management system, alarms occurring in the mobile network are received. The dependencies are applied to the alarm attributes of alarms received at the network management system to generate defined combinations of the alarm attributes for the alarms. The alarms are presented on a user interface to address faults associated with the alarms based on the defined combination of alarm attributes.
US12113659B2	Signal transmission method, device, and system This application discloses a signal transmission method, including: obtaining, by a terminal device, to-be-transmitted data, uplink control information, and a demodulation reference signal; mapping the to-be-transmitted data, the uplink control information, and the demodulation reference signal to generate multiplexed symbols. The multiplexed symbols include DFT-s-OFDM symbols or OFDM symbols. N first multiplexed symbols are located on one side or two sides of a second multiplexed symbol. A location relationship between each of the N first multiplexed symbols and the second multiplexed symbol satisfies a mapping condition. N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The first multiplexed symbol is a multiplexed symbol to which the uplink control information is mapped, and the second multiplexed symbol is a multiplexed symbol to which the demodulation reference signal is mapped.
US12113658B1	Modulation order selection associated with resiliency against spur impairment This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving first and second indications of respective first and second sets of subcarriers associated with respective first and second modulation orders. Each subcarrier of the second set of subcarriers is associated with a first RF spur associated with the network node. The method further includes demodulating respective first and second signals concurrently received on the respective first and second sets of subcarriers in accordance with the respective first and second modulation orders. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US12113657B2	PUCCH format 1 signal processing with reduced complexity A network device includes receiver circuitry and a processor. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a signal from a plurality of terminal devices, over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format 1 (FMT1). The processor is coupled to the receiver circuitry, and is configured to perform processing on the received signal to obtain decoded data corresponding to the plurality of terminal devices, and utilize the decoded data for handling further communications with the plurality of terminal devices. In the processing, the processor is configured to obtain a demodulated signal sequence from the received signal. The processor is further configured to perform, on the demodulated signal sequence, a transform from a frequency domain into a time domain to obtain a time domain sequence. The processor is further configured to extract, from the time domain sequence, one or more data blocks corresponding to each terminal device among the plurality of terminal devices.
US12113655B2	Adjusting reference signal reporting based on uplink channel conditions Methods and systems for adjusting reference signal reporting based on path loss and fading and cell edge conditions experienced by wireless devices in 5G EN-DC networks. As the path loss increases, a period between reference signal reports (or a frequency of reference signal reports) can be increased. This ensures continued quality of service for the wireless devices. Reference signals can include SRS, DMRS, PTRS, etc.
US12113652B2	Apparatus for multi-level encoding The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for multi-level encoding of an input message sequence into a symbol sequence, for instance, based on polar coding. The input message comprises information bits. The apparatus is configured to divide the input message into a plurality of sub-messages, encode each of the sub-messages into a codeword, wherein a set of the sub-messages is encoded on the basis of the codewords obtained by encoding the sub-messages not in the set and a predefined function of the symbol sequence, and map the encoded sub-messages into corresponding symbols.
US12113648B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program A first information processing apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes a control communication unit configured to transmit and receive control communication information according to a control communication protocol, and an adaptor configured to generate first control communication information of a first communication method for one-to-many communication from among the control communication information required for control communication based on the control communication protocol, the adaptor generating the first control communication information with use of information acquired along a path different from a communication path of the control communication on a network in a cloud, and to output the first control communication information to the control communication unit.
US12113646B2	Method for rapidly flashing sensor nodes via an ethernet network A method for rapidly flashing sensor nodes via an Ethernet network having a head node and a plurality of associated nodes. The method includes: determining the number of active nodes by a head node; classifying the identified nodes into multiple classifications to prioritize the Ethernet network communication by the head node; receiving reservation requests from at least some of the plurality of nodes by the head node; assigning to one or more nodes in the upcoming communication window time slots in response to reservation requests based on a node priority and the priority assigned to the nodes in accordance with their classification. A necessary download data rate is then determined and, a current bus utilization is ascertained by calculating the time difference of a final beacon and the number of nodes, and the bus cycle of the Ethernet network is optimized in terms of the necessary download data rate.
US12113645B2	Method and system for automotive data ingestion A method at a computing device for providing vehicle data to a client, the method including receiving a data object at an ingestor block at the computing device, the ingestor block comprising a plurality of ingestor instances capable of interacting with different entities; converting the data object to a frame; providing the frame to a translation stack at the computing device to convert the frame into a normalized message; and providing the normalized message to the client.
US12113643B2	Sleep signaling handshake for ethernet A first communication device performs a handshaking procedure with a second communication device, the handshaking procedure associated with transitioning from an active mode to a low power mode. The first communication device transmits data and/or idle symbols to the second communication device i) after completion of the handshake procedure, and ii) at least until the earlier of a) a time period expiring, and b) determining that the second communication device quieted a transmitter of the second communication device. The first communication device transitions to the low power mode in connection with the handshaking procedure.
US12113641B2	Consistency checking of a delegated trigger in an automated environment A first device can receive a delegation message from a second device. The delegation message can include a trigger data object that defines a triggered action set including a triggering event and an action to be performed by an accessory device in response to the triggering event. The first device can perform consistency checking of the received trigger data object relative to one or more previously received trigger data objects to determine whether a conflict exists.
US12113630B2	Method and device for determining resource multiplexing, method and device for information demodulation and medium thereof A method for determining resource multiplexing is provided. The method includes: when it is determined that a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource of a hybrid automatic repeat request response (HARQ-ACK) of a first type of service and a second PUCCH resource of an HARQ-ACK of a second type of service overlap in a time domain, determining whether the first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH resource meet a preset timing sequence in the time domain; and if same meet the preset timing sequence condition, then determining performing resource multiplexing processing on the HARQ-ACK of the first type of service and the HARQ-ACK of the second type of service.
US12113623B2	HARQ feedback when a user equipment is scheduled as part of a group A user equipment (UE) may transmit hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback when part of a group of UEs. The UE receives a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) associated with a group of UEs that includes the UE. The UE monitors for a signal from one of a cell on which the UE is currently camped or a cell to which the UE is currently connected that is scrambled by the RNTI and includes control information. The UE transmits HARQ feedback to the one of the currently camped cell or currently connected cell, the HARQ feedback associated with the signal and, when the signal is received, performs an operation in response to the control information.
US12113621B2	Signal reconstruction for dynamic analog-to-digital converters Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A transmitting device may determine reconstruction information for a time-domain signal and may transmit the reconstruction information with the time-domain signal to a receiving device. The transmitting device may generate the reconstruction information based on estimates of how the receiving device may process the time-domain signal. For example, the transmitting device may apply a channel estimate to samples of the time-domain signal, and further perform clipping and quantization of the samples based on an estimated dynamic analog-to-digital converter (ADC) resolution of the receiving device. The transmitting device may generate the reconstruction information (e.g., using machine learning or other techniques) based on samples having the channel estimate applied and the clipped and quantized samples. The receiving device may process the received time-domain signal and use the reconstruction information to reconstruct the processed time-domain signal.
US12113619B2	Terminal, base station, and communication method The present disclosure is directed to downlink retransmission control. A terminal includes a control circuit that performs retransmission control for a plurality of transport blocks in units of code block groups including at least one code block, and a communication circuit that performs communication according to the retransmission control.
US12113615B2	CRC bits for joint decoding and verification of control information using polar codes Aspects of the disclosure relate to wireless communication systems configured to provide techniques for polar coding control information together with combined cyclic redundancy check (CRC) information. The combined CRC information may include a number of CRC bits selected to jointly decode and verify the control information to reduce the CRC overhead.
US12113613B2	Method for verifying the validity of sensor data of an ethernet onboard network The validity of sensor data of an Ethernet onboard network in a motor vehicle is checked by: determining a delay time of a first signal on a first connecting path between a first control unit of the Ethernet onboard network and a second control unit of the Ethernet onboard network; determining a maximum speed of the first connecting path on the basis of the delay time; and determining a type of a transmission medium of the first connecting path on the basis of the maximum speed. The following steps are also carried out: identifying at least a first control unit of the Ethernet onboard network, synchronizing at least a first control unit of the Ethernet onboard network, ascertaining the synchronization interval, ascertaining a drift of a timer of the first control unit, ascertaining a timestamp of the first control unit, reading a timestamp of the first control unit.
US12113611B2	Method and apparatus for downstream transmission In one embodiment, an apparatus is configured to perform mapping an interleaved bit stream into a sequence of 4-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4) labels according to a mapping scheme, with a respective PAM4 label including a least significant bit (LSB) and a most significant bit (MSB) respectively corresponding to a bit in the interleaved bit stream; transmitting a sequence of PAM4 symbols generated based on the sequence of PAM4 labels to the ONUs; and wherein, bits from respective one of the N codewords are assigned to LSBs of a first subset of labels, and to MSBs of a second subset of labels, with the first and the second subset of labels being determined based on the interleaving scheme and the mapping scheme and respectively comprising labels located N labels apart in the sequence of PAM4 labels.
US12113609B2	Multi-link device (MLD) configured for multi-band operation using single MAC service access point (SAP) Simultaneous dual band operation (2.4 and 5 GHz) is common in APs on the market today, and tri-band devices are expected in the market soon. Link aggregation can also be applicable to multiple air interfaces in the same band (for instance 2 independent IEEE 802.1 lac/ax air interfaces at 5 GHz on 2 different 80 MHz channels). One exemplary aspect provides technology that enables significantly higher throughput and/or higher reliability for two stations (STAs) or a STA and the access point (AP) when the devices support simultaneous multi-band operation.
US12113608B2	Transmission of atmospheric ducted communication signals A communications system including a transmit processor for determining transmit and azimuth elevation in response to a refractive layer altitude, a transmitter array including a plurality of transmitters each for transmitting one of a plurality of transmitted signals in response to the transmit elevation wherein each of the plurality of transmitted signals is encoded using a data signal and one of a plurality of unique synchronization sequences, and a receiver for receiving the plurality of transmitted signals, isolating each of the plurality of transmitted signals in response to one of the plurality of unique synchronization sequences corresponding to each of the plurality of transmitted signals to generate a plurality of isolated signals, to combine the plurality of isolated signals to generate a combined signal and to generate the data signal in response to the combined signal.
US12113607B2	Satellite communications with multiple classes of terrestrial terminal devices In one implementation, a communications satellite includes a main antenna system and a communications controller. The main antenna system is configured to send communications to and receive communications from one or more terrestrial terminal devices. The communications controller has a memory storing a plurality of terminal attribute sets, each of which specifies attributes for communicating with a corresponding class of terrestrial terminal devices. The communications controller is configured to receive a terminal class identifier from an active terrestrial terminal device, identify, from among the stored terminal attribute sets, a particular terminal attribute set as corresponding to the terminal class identifier received from the active terrestrial terminal device, and control the communications satellite to communicate with the active terrestrial terminal device according to the attributes for communicating specified in the particular terminal attribute set identified as corresponding to the terminal class identifier received from the active terrestrial terminal device.
US12113605B2	Determining an attenuation environment of a satellite communication terminal Described techniques and apparatuses relate to determining an attenuation environment surrounding a satellite terminal in a satellite communication system. The satellite terminal may receive signals from an auxiliary satellite system, and determine aspects of an attenuation environment that may affect communications with a communications satellite system. For example, transmissions from an auxiliary satellite system may be associated with a respective location of the transmitting satellite in order to define an attenuation profile for the satellite terminal antenna assembly. Subsequent signals from the auxiliary satellite system may be compared with the attenuation map, and the comparison may be used to identify a diagnostic condition for communications with a communications satellite system. In some examples the comparison of signals to the attenuation profile may indicate an obstruction between the satellite terminal antennas and a communications satellite, or a misalignment of a satellite terminal antenna assembly.
US12113594B2	Multi-user precoding A pre-coding method is disclosed of a multi-user, multi-antenna transmitter configured for transmission of respective signals to a plurality of users. The method comprises determining (for each pair of users of the plurality) a spatial correlation value for the pair of users, and determining a first correlation threshold value based on the number of users of the plurality. The method also comprises determining whether or not one or more pairs of users has a spatial correlation value that falls on or above the first correlation threshold value. When one or more pairs of users has a spatial correlation value that falls on or above the first correlation threshold value, the method comprises discarding one user comprised in at least one of the one or more pairs to provide a reduced plurality of users, and updating the first correlation threshold value based on the number of users of the reduced plurality. The discarding and updating steps are repeated until none of the spatial correlation values falls on or above the updated first correlation threshold value. Then, the method comprises generating the respective signals for transmission to the users of the reduced plurality by application of pre-coding. Corresponding apparatus, transmitter, base station and computer program product are also disclosed.
US12113591B2	User equipment and communication method User equipment includes a control unit configured to determine a spatial reception parameter of a channel, based on quasi co-location (QCL) information related to a synchronization signal or a reference signal; and a reception unit configured to receive the channel based on the determined spatial reception parameter. In the QCL information, a QCL parameter applied to a source signal is partially or entirely different from a QCL parameter applied to a destination signal.
US12113580B1	Reducing scintillation noise in free-space optical communications System, method, and instrumentalities are described herein for transmitting information optically. The optical source may be configured to generate a beam. The beam may include a series of light pulses. The beam of light may be modulated. A modulator may be configured to modulate the series of light pulses in response to a data transmission signal, thereby encoding transmission data into the series of light pulses. The modulated beam of light may be received and both amplified and filtered. The filtered beam of light may be transmitted from to a detector having a photoreceiver. The photoreceiver may be configured to extract the transmission data from the filtered beam of light.
US12113579B2	Fast optical receiver recovery on client side using optical interconnects with DSPs The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for fast digital signal processor (DSP) optical receiver recovery, namely for optical modems configured on a client side. This approach can be used in optical protection switching (OPS) applications to allow switching between two client links fast, i.e., within 50 ms. A receiver (Rx) digital signal processor (DSP) in an optical receiver includes circuitry configured to detect traffic is interrupted on a current link, enter a holdoff period, and one of i) receive good traffic during the holdoff period and ii) have the holdoff period expire that causes a notification to a host device and retrain to acquire an optical signal.
US12113578B2	Optical sender and method for deciding modulation timing correctness An optical sender is disclosed, which alone makes it possible to reliably decide whether modulation timing is correct or incorrect and to adjust the modulation timing. The optical sender includes: a first modulator that outputs a first optical pulse train subjected to intensity modulation; an asymmetric interferometer that outputs a second optical pulse train of double pulses; a second modulator (104) that outputs a third optical pulse train subjected to send-data modulation for each pulse pair; nd an optical intensity measuring device that measures an optical intensity of the third optical pulse train, a controller, when changing either of a first optical pulse train according to intensity modulation pattern and a second optical pulse train according to send-data modulation pattern, decides whether the modulation timing is correct or incorrect, based on optical intensity of the third optical pulse train.
US12113575B2	10G rate OLT terminal transceiver integrated chip based on XGSPON with EML laser A 10G rate OLT terminal transceiver integrated chip based on XGSPON with EML laser includes: a burst mode receiver RX which processes amplitude detection, and outputs the signal whose amplitude and waveform pulse width met the threshold requirements to a host, and comprises a fast recovery module to discharge charges in an AC coupling capacitor to achieve multi-packet transmission without mutual interference and to meet the timing sequence requirement of the XGSPON protocol; a continuous mode transmitter TX which receives the electrical signal attenuated by a PCB board, and selects a bypass BYPASS path or a clock data recovery CDR path according to a degree of attenuation to drive the EML laser; a digital control unit DIGIITAL which communicates with the host and provides control signals to the burst mode receiver RX and the continuous mode transmitter TX; and a power module POWER.
US12113573B2	Power supply for distributed optical wireless communication system This invention relates to a power supply system for an optical wireless communication system where a modem (212) is connected to a plurality of transceivers (11). The underlying idea being that the transceivers (11) are powering the modem (212), rather than the modem (212) powering the transceivers (11). To achieve this, a power combiner is provided that can receive power from the transceivers (11). The transceivers (11) power down when no endpoint is detected and use a subset of emitters, in which case the modem (212) can also be switched to a lower power mode.
US12113571B2	Communication device and operating method In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal; a controller configured to control said receiver circuit, wherein said controller is configured to cause said receiver circuit to operate either in a complex receiver mode or in a real receiver mode; wherein the controller is configured to cause said receiver circuit to operate in the real receiver mode until the signal is successfully acquired. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived.
US12113570B2	Ultra-wideband non-reflective front-end in multiband system A network node operating in a communication network can divide a wideband signal into a plurality of sub-bands using a wideband multiplexer. The network node can further pass a portion of a sub-band of the plurality of sub-bands through a wideband circulator of the network node and a second multiplexer to an antenna or processing circuitry.
US12113569B2	Method of assigning a bandwidth for radio communication There is provided a method of assigning use of a bandwidth for radio communication. The method includes the following steps: generating an initial frame, the initial frame including a series of allocations; generating a further frame, the further frame including a series of allocations; repeating the step of generating a further frame to generate a matrix of allocations; shuffling at least two columns or at least two rows within the matrix; selecting one or more columns or rows in the matrix, wherein each selected column or row represents a sequence; assigning use of the bandwidth according to the one or more selected sequences; and transmitting one or more data streams on the assigned bandwidth.
US12113564B2	Protective case of folding screen mobile phone A protective case of a folding screen mobile phone includes a front protective case, a rear protective case, a soft connecting mechanism and a hinge protector. The front protective case is provided with a transparent window or a hollow-out window. One end of the soft connecting mechanism is fixedly connected to the rear protective case, another end of the soft connecting mechanism is connected to one side of the hinge protector, and a hinge positioning mechanism is provided between another side of the hinge protector and the front protective case; or, one end of the soft connecting mechanism is fixedly connected to the front protective case, another end of the soft connecting mechanism is connected to one side of the hinge protector, and a hinge positioning mechanism is provided between another side of the hinge protector and the rear protective case.
US12113561B2	Systems and methods within a radio base station to detect and resolve wireless network interference An interference mitigation system is provided herein. The interference mitigation system selects a threshold power range for signals received by at least one antenna and compares a power level of a signal to the threshold power range. Based on a determination of whether the power level of the first signal exceeds the threshold power range, the interference mitigation system identifies nodes that transmit or receive wireless signals and causes the nodes to stop transmitting or receiving signals for a selected duration of time. The interference mitigation system receives additional signals during the selected duration of time, and determines whether the first signal caused internal interference or external interference based on the additional signals and the first signal. The interference mitigation system causes the interference to be resolved based on the determination of whether the interference is internal interference or external interference.
US12113558B2	Transmitter circuit A transmitter circuit has a signal input for receiving an analog input signal and a local oscillator (LO) input for receiving an LO signal. A mixer circuit has a first input, a second input, and an output. The second input of the mixer circuit is connected to a signal input of the transmitter circuit. A PA circuit has an input connected to the output of the mixer circuit, and an output. A control circuit generates a phase-control signal and a gain-control signal in response to an envelope of the analog input signal. A phase-control circuit generates a phase-adjusted LO signal in response to the LO signal and the phase-control signal and supplies the phase-adjusted LO signal to the first input of the mixer circuit. A gain-control circuit controls a gain of the transmitter circuit in response to the gain-control signal.
US12113557B2	Radio frequency module and communication device A radio frequency module includes: a first filter circuit disposed on a first path that connects an antenna terminal and a first input/output terminal, and having a passband that is a first frequency band; a second filter circuit disposed on a second path that connects the antenna terminal and a second input/output terminal, and having a passband that is a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band; and a band-elimination filter circuit disposed on the second path and having an attenuation band that is a partial band of a third frequency band that belongs to an unlicensed band ranging from 5 GHz or higher, and is higher than the second frequency band. The second filter circuit is an LC filter circuit that includes an inductor and a capacitor.
US12113553B2	Digital signal processing of randomly jittered under-sampled sequence Methods/systems employ randomly jittered under-sampling to reduce a sampling rate required to convert an analog signal to a digital signal in electronic devices and other applications that perform digital signal processing on the signal. The methods/systems can greatly reduce the nominal sampling rate for such applications where RMS, peak and mean estimates of the signal are desired for both the entire band-limited signal and separate estimates for each frequency component. This can in turn result in large cost savings, as less complex and thus less expensive controllers and related components may be used to perform the sampling. As well, the methods/systems herein can provide reasonably accurate waveform estimates that allow additional cost savings in bill of materials (BOM) and printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) footprint and real-estate by eliminating the need for certain analog components, such as signal conditioning components.
US12113552B2	Delta-sigma modulator Provided is a delta-sigma modulator including a first integral unit configured to integrate an input analog signal, a second integral unit configured to integrate a signal output by the first integral unit, a quantizer configured to quantize a signal output by the second integral unit, a DA converter configured to perform DA conversion on an output of the quantizer and output a feedback signal to be fed back to the first integral unit, and a control unit configured to perform control to cause the first integral unit and the second integral unit to perform different integral operations during a first period and a second period, in which the second integral unit is configured to receive the feedback signal output by the DA converter via the first integral unit and integrate the feedback signal during the first period and the second period.
US12113551B2	Calibration of anti-aliasing filter mismatch In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include, in a system comprising a differential filter comprising a plurality of impedance elements, applying a common-mode signal to the differential filter, measuring an output signal of the differential filter in response to the common-mode signal to determine an error due to impedance mismatch of the impedance elements, and tuning one or more of the plurality of impedance elements to minimize the error.
US12113547B2	Application of low-density parity-check codes with codeword segmentation A low-density parity-check (LDPC) decoder performs check node computations as N different segments of the check nodes which have connections only to a codeword segment of length C/N bits as well as check nodes that have connections across the entire codeword of length C. The decoder can include a controller or other compute hardware to decode the codeword, including to perform computations for separate segments of C/N bits of the codeword. The system can perform computations including adjustment of the decode computations based on an expected error rate for selected segments of the codeword.
US12113543B2	Analog-to-digital conversion circuit and method having remained time measuring mechanism The present invention discloses an analog-to-digital conversion circuit having remained time measuring mechanism is provided. A digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) circuit samples input voltages to generate output voltages. A comparator compares the output voltages to generate a comparison result. A control circuit switches a configuration of the DAC circuit by using a digital code according to the comparison result. A comparison determining circuit sets a stage indication signal at a finished state after the comparison result is generated. A comparison stage counting circuit accumulates a termination number according to the stage indication signal to set a conversion indication signal at the finished state when the termination number reaches a predetermined number. A time accumulating circuit starts to accumulate a remained time when the conversion indication signal is at the finished state and finishes accumulation when a sampling indication signal is at a sampling state.
US12113526B2	Wide bandgap optical switch circuit breaker for controlling propagation of current therethrough a wide bandgap optical device A high-voltage switch is adapted for use as a medium-voltage direct current circuit breaker, which provides a low-cost, small-footprint device to mitigate system faults. In one example, a method for operating a wideband optical device includes illuminating the wide bandgap optical device with a light within a first range of wavelengths and a first average intensity, allowing a current to propagate therethrough without substantial absorption of the current, illuminating the wide bandgap optical device with light within the first range of wavelengths and a second average intensity that is lower than the first average intensity to allow a sustained current flow though the wide bandgap optical device, and illuminating the wide bandgap optical device with light within a second range of wavelengths to stop or substantially restrict propagation of the current through the wide gap material.
US12113523B2	High frequency switch and semiconductor device According to an embodiment, an SPnT-type high frequency switch includes a plurality of first MOS transistors, second MOS transistors, and a capacitor. The plurality of first MOS transistors are connected in series between one of a plurality of RF terminals and an RF common terminal. The second MOS transistors have ends each connected to adjacent first MOS transistors among the first MOS transistors. The capacitor is connected between ground and another end of a second MOS transistor having one end connected to another end of a first MOS transistor having one end connected to the one of the RF terminals among the first and second MOS transistors.
US12113521B2	Systems and methods for regulation of propagation delay in DC motor drivers A control circuit regulates the propagation delay of a field effect transistor (FET) before the FET transitions to the Miller region by applying a pre-charge current for a fixed duration to the gates of the FET. After the fixed duration, the current is reduced to a lower drive current level which is based on a desired output voltage slew rate. After the FET transitions to the Miller region, the output voltage slews down in accordance with the output voltage slew rate. By regulating the slew-rate of the output voltage in the Miller region and regulating the propagation delay of the FET prior to the Miller region, the control circuit reduces electromagnetic interference (EMI) caused by the switching of the FET, thereby improving electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of switch mode driver systems without increasing the propagation delay of the FET.
US12113511B2	Bridge-type filters An apparatus is disclosed for a bridge-type filter. In example aspects, the apparatus includes a filter circuit having a first port, a second port, and a filter core. The filter core is coupled between the first port and the second port. The filter core includes at least one transformer, a first resonator arrangement, and a second resonator arrangement. The first resonator arrangement is coupled to the at least one transformer and includes multiple acoustic resonators. The second resonator arrangement is coupled to the at least one transformer and includes multiple acoustic resonators.
US12113498B2	Signal processing circuits and devices The embodiments of the present disclosure are for a signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit includes an analog circuit. The analog circuit is used for processing an initial signal it receives. The initial signal includes a target signal and a noise signal. The analog circuit includes a first processing circuit and a second processing circuit. The first processing circuit is used to increase a ratio of the target signal to the noise signal, and output a first processed signal. The second processing circuit is used to amplify the first processed signal. A gain multiple of the second processing circuit to the first processed signal varies with a frequency of the first processed signal. The first processing circuit includes a common mode signal suppression circuit used to suppress a common mode signal in the initial signal, a low-pass filter circuit, and a high-pass filter circuit.
US12113497B2	Dual mode power control circuits for RF transmitters A dual-mode switchable power control circuit for an RF transmit signal path of an RF transmitter is switchable between an open-loop automatic gain control (AGC) mode and a closed-loop automatic level control (ALC) mode in the analog domain to provide power control for the RF transmit signal path. The open-loop AGC mode and the closed-loop ALC mode are both controlled based on the analog control signal on the same control line. In the open-loop AGC mode, the analog control signal corresponds to the AGC control voltage indicating a setpoint gain for the RF transmit signal path. In the closed-loop ALC mode, the analog control signal corresponds to an ALC reference voltage indicating a setpoint power output level for the RF transmit signal path.
US12113495B2	Amplifier circuit having adjustable gain An amplifier circuit having an adjustable gain is provided. The amplifier circuit includes an input terminal, an output terminal, an amplifier, and an attenuation circuit. The input terminal receives an input signal, which is in turn received by an input terminal of the amplifier. An output terminal of the amplifier outputs the input signal that is amplified. The attenuation circuit is coupled between the output terminal of the amplifier and the output terminal to provide a plurality of attenuation to the input signal that is amplified and generate a first attenuation signal, or between the input terminal and the output terminal to provide the plurality of attenuations to the input signal and generate a second attenuation signal. A difference between an impedance value of the input terminal of the attenuation circuit and an impedance value of the output terminal of the attenuation circuit is within a predetermined range.
US12113494B2	Differential amplifier circuit, reception circuit, and semiconductor integrated circuit In a differential amplifier circuit, a differential amplifier circuit unit includes: first and second transistors provided between a current source circuit and a load circuit, which receives differential input signals at gates to generate differential output signals at drains; and a third transistor connected between sources of the first and second transistors, which receives a control signal at a gate. A replica amplifier circuit unit includes: a voltage generation circuit which generates first and second reference voltages; first and second replica transistors which receives the first and second reference voltages at gates to generate replica output signals at drains; a third replica transistor connected between sources of the first and second replica transistors, which receives the control signal at a gate; and an operational amplifier which generates the control signal according to a difference between at least one of the first and second reference voltages and the replica output signal.
US12113491B2	Active splitting amplifier circuit Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a receiver including an amplifier circuit. The amplifier circuit includes a common-source amplifier having an input and an output, and a common-gate amplifier having an input and an output, wherein the input of the common-gate amplifier is coupled to the output of the common-source amplifier. The receiver also includes a first receive chain coupled to the output of the common-gate amplifier, and a second receive chain coupled to the output of the common-source amplifier.
US12113487B2	Jump-start power amplifier boost converter A power management integrated circuit (PMIC) can improve the ramp up speed of a boost converter with the inclusion of a controllable switch that may modify the connection of an output capacitor to reduce the ramp time as the output voltage is ramping to a desired boost setpoint. The switch may be controlled using jump start logic to switch a first plate or terminal of the output capacitor from a ground connection to a voltage supply connection. Once a threshold voltage is reached, the first plate of the capacitor may be switched from the supply voltage to ground. In certain cases, by switching the connection of the output capacitor between ground and a supply voltage based on one or more threshold voltages or a boost setpoint, the time to ramp from an initial voltage to a desired boost setpoint may be reduced.
US12113483B2	DC coupled amplifier having pre-driver and bias control A dc coupled amplifier includes a pre-driver, and amplifier and a bias control circuit. The pre-driver is configured to receive one or more input signals and amplify the one or more input signals to create one or more pre-amplified signals. The amplifier has cascode configured transistors configured to receive and amplify the one or more pre-amplified signals to create one or more amplified signals, the amplifier further having an output driver termination element. The bias control circuit is connected between the pre-driver and the amplifier, the bias control circuit receiving at least one bias current from the output driver termination element of the amplifier, wherein the pre-driver, the amplifier and the bias control circuit are all formed on a same die.
US12113480B2	Crystal oscillator and method for performing startup of crystal oscillator A crystal oscillator (XO) and a method for performing startup of the XO are provided. The XO includes a XO core circuit, an auxiliary oscillator and a frequency detection circuit, wherein the frequency detection circuit includes a resistive circuit. The frequency detection circuit generates a detection voltage according to a driving signal associated with an auxiliary signal generated by the auxiliary oscillator and a first impedance of the resistive circuit. During a first powered on phase, the auxiliary oscillator is calibrated by utilizing the XO core circuit as a reference after startup of the XO core circuit is completed, and the resistive circuit is calibrated according to the detection voltage. During a second powered on phase, a frequency of the driving signal is calibrated according to the detection voltage, and the driving signal is injected to the XO core circuit for accelerating the startup of the XO core circuit.
US12113479B2	Oscillator circuit arrangement An oscillator circuit arrangement includes a switched capacitor circuit at least one capacitor selectively coupled to one of a supply terminal and a terminal for ground potential. A chopper circuit is disposed between the switched capacitor circuit and a comparator. The chopper circuit selectively couples one of input terminals and a reference potential terminal to its output terminals. A buffer circuit is coupled to the output of the comparator circuit. The buffer circuit is connected to the switched capacitor circuit and to the chopper circuit to control selective coupling operations therein.
US12113474B2	Performance enhancement of photovoltaic-wind hybrid system An apparatus includes a rotating pole, a first set of photovoltaic modules; and a second set of photovoltaic modules. The second set of photovoltaic modules do not rotate with the rotating pole.
US12113473B2	Method for operating a heated catalytic converter, and heated-catalytic-converter control system A method for controlling an electrically heatable catalytic converter that is supplied, by a starter generator, with an output power belonging to the starter generator, wherein the output power of the starter generator is increased by a PWM method, wherein the eCAT monitors an on-board electrical system supply voltage that arises on account of the increase in the output power, the eCAT is activated if the on-board electrical system supply voltage exceeds an upper threshold value, and the eCAT is deactivated if the on-board electrical system supply voltage falls below a lower threshold value.
US12113470B2	Method for coconstant torque control of EC motor in ventilation system A method for constant torque control of an EC motor of a ventilation system includes: defining a maximum speed spd_max_ref and a minimum speed spd_min_ref of an electronically commutated motor (ECM) within a constant-torque operation range; by using a proportional integral (PI) controller, calculating an upper reference torque T_ref_up with the maximum speed spd_max_ref as a first reference speed, and calculating a lower reference torque T_ref_low with the minimum speed spd_min_ref as a second reference speed; and T_ref_up>T_ref_low; receiving an externally input torque command Tcom; comparing the torque command Tcom, the upper reference torque T_ref_up, and the lower reference torque T_ref_low to determine a target torque Tact; and controlling the ECM to operate in a constant torque mode under the target torque Tact.
US12113469B2	Robot, humanoid robot, and robot fall control method A robot (100) includes a resistance circuit (60) configured or programmed to perform a control to reduce a braking force of a dynamic brake by changing a resistance value of a resistance component (63) with respect to a power supply path (61) when motors (30) are stopped at an abnormal stop.
US12113468B2	Voltage overshoot mitigation A system for controlling an electric motor includes a voltage regulation device connected to the electric motor, the electric motor connected to an inverter by a power cable including at least one electrical conductor. The voltage regulation device includes a diode bridge circuit configured to mitigate overvoltage transients at the electric motor. The diode bridge circuit includes an alternating current (AC) input and a direct current (DC) output, the AC input connected to a terminal of the electric motor.
US12113466B2	Multi-harmonic field oriented control for poly-phase motor/generator systems A method includes configuring a motor drive system with a motor/generator and a plurality of inverters coupled to the motor/generator, configuring a plurality of active harmonic planes to generate a torque on each of the active harmonic planes, and applying a harmonic plane synchronization mechanism to the plurality of active harmonic planes so that torque components and magnetizing components of currents are controlled in coordination on different active harmonic planes to output a desired torque from the motor/generator.
US12113464B2	Adjustable frequency drives using normalized modulation control signals to compensate for phase imbalance and methods of operating the same An apparatus includes a plurality of DC buses and a plurality of inverter circuits, respective ones of which are coupled to respective ones of the plurality of DC buses. The apparatus further includes a control circuit configured to generate a representative DC voltage signal based on DC voltage signals for respective ones of the DC buses, to generate a first modulation control signal from the representative DC voltage signal, to generate second modulation control signals for the respective inverter circuits from the representative DC voltage signal and the first modulation control signal that are normalized based on the DC voltage signals for the buses and the representative DC voltage signal, and to modulate the inverter circuits responsive to respective ones of the second modulation control signals. The representative DC voltage signal may represent a maximum of the DC voltages for the respective DC buses.
US12113463B2	Motor control device When the rotation direction of a motor is determined by a connection determination unit not to match a rotation command, the phase sequence of a current detection signal and the phase sequence of a voltage command are changed by a phase sequence change unit, or the positive/reverse polarity of an encoding signal outputted from an encoder is inverted by the phase sequence change unit, whereby the rotation direction of the motor controlled by a motor control device can match the rotation command.
US12113456B2	Apparatus and method for controlling delta-connected cascaded multilevel converter Embodiments of present disclosure relate to an apparatus and a method for controlling a delta-connected cascaded multilevel converter. The apparatus (100) for controlling a delta-connected cascaded multilevel converter (110) comprises: a converter controller (102) configured to: receive current signals indicating phase currents flowing through respective phase arms of the converter (110); determine a harmonic current signal indicating a circulating current of the converter (110) from the current signals; and generate, based on the determined harmonic current signal and a reference current signal, a harmonic voltage signal to cause an amplitude of the circulating current flowing through the phase arms of the converter (110) to be a predetermined amplitude.
US12113454B2	LLC resonant converter with windings fabricated on PCB An LLC resonant converter includes a switching circuit for converting a DC voltage into switching signal, a resonant tank coupled to the switching circuit to receive the switching signal and to provide a primary current, a transformer circuit coupled to the resonant tank. The transformer circuit includes a plurality of separated transformers, each has a primary side and a secondary side windings disposed on the PCB, where the primary side winding of each transformer can be selected to couple in series or in parallel with the primary side winding of other transformers to form a dynamically varied equivalent primary side winding, maintaining the turns ratio to fine-tune the resonant tank. The gain curve of the LLC converter can be adjusted by electrically coupling an external excitation inductor, a resonant capacitor or a resonant inductor to the resonant tank, according to the demand of output current.
US12113450B2	Power conversion device The power conversion device may include: power conversion circuitry configured to perform a power conversion for outputting a driving power to an induction motor; and control circuitry. The control circuitry may be configured to: receive a master command phase from a master power conversion device; generate a voltage command having a command phase in a rotating coordinate system based on a torque target value, wherein a rotating magnetic field for driving a rotor of the induction motor is generated to rotate with the rotating coordinate system; calculate a rotation phase of the rotating coordinate system based on a command phase difference between the master command phase and the command phase to reduce the command phase difference; and control the power conversion circuitry to output the driving power to the induction motor, in synchronization with the master power conversion device, based on the rotation phase and the voltage command.
US12113444B2	Bidirectional DC/DC converter In an embodiment, a phase circuit includes: a bidirectional output stage configured to be coupled between a first battery and a second battery; a memory configured to store a number of active phases, and an identifier; and a synchronization circuit configured to receive a first clock signal and determine a start time of a switching cycle of the bidirectional output stage based on the number of active phases, the identifier, and the first clock signal, where the phase circuit is configured to control the timing of the switching of the bidirectional output stage based on the start time.
US12113442B2	Stacked buck converter with inductor switching node pre-charge and conduction modulation control A stacked voltage regulator (VR) that pre-charges inductor switching node to mitigate EOS. The stacked VR comprises at least three n-type devices (low-side) and three p-type devices (high-side) coupled in series. The three p-type stacked devices are part of a high-side of the VR. Node Vx coupling one of the n-type devices and one of the p-type devices is coupled to an inductor, which is also coupled to a load capacitor. During the inductor charging phase, in the low-to-high transition, a small p-type device is added to pre-charge the inductor switching node (Vx) from “0” to “VDD−Vth” through the low-side by connecting a generated mid-rail “Vdd” to the internal node of the n-type stack for a short period (e.g., about 50 ps). A controlled conductance modulation (CCM) scheme on the high-side top switch during the inductor charging phase is used to mitigate the ringing without controlling the gate drive strength.
US12113441B2	Power source equipment and power supply control method A power source equipment is configured to provide a power to a powered device in a power over Ethernet. The power source equipment includes a first port, a second port, and a control circuit. The first port is configured to perform a power classification on the powered device, and provide a first voltage to the powered device in a first stage. The second port is configured to provide a second voltage to the powered device in a second stage. The control circuit is configured to disable the second port in the first stage, and configured to control the second port to output the second voltage and increase the first voltage in the second stage.
US12113440B2	Power supply system A power supply system includes a power converter and a controller. The power converter includes a positive electrode line, a negative electrode line, first and second switching elements, and a magnetic coupling reactor. The magnetic coupling reactor includes a reactor core, and first and second coils. The second coil is wound around a second outer leg of the reactor core and is magnetically differentially connected to the first coil. The controller is configured to execute a first discharge process and a second discharge process, which is executed after the first discharge process, to discharge electric charge remaining in the fuel cell. The controller is configured to, in the first discharge process, turn on the first switching element in a state where the second switching element is off, and, in the second discharge process, turn on the second switching element in a state where the first switching element is on.
US12113436B2	Integrated circuit and method of synchronous rectification control of bridgeless power factor correction circuit A method may include detecting an output voltage of the output smoothing capacitor in the bridgeless interleaved power factor correction circuit of a critical mode, comparing the detected output voltage with a reference voltage, controlling the first and the second half-bridge circuits included in the bridgeless interleaved power factor correction circuit of the critical mode to be on and off based on an error signal between the output voltage and the predetermined reference voltage, measuring ON time of a synchronous rectification switch operation of the first half-bridge circuit by measuring a time period between OFF timing of an active switch of the first half-bridge circuit and output of a differentiation signal generated by a differentiation circuit included in the bridgeless interleaved power factor correction circuit of the critical mode; and assigning the measured time to next ON time of the synchronous rectification switch operation of the second half-bridge circuit.
US12113435B2	Active-clamp forward converter with regenerative snubber A power converter-circuit (100) having a transformer (T), comprising a snubber-circuit (Csn, DSn,S3, S3, DSn,S4) for suppressing voltage peaks on a secondary side of the transformer (T) that comprises a snubber capacitor (Csn); and an auxiliary DC-DC converter (101) having a first input connected with the snubber capacitor (Csn) and a first output connected with a first output (VOut) of the power converter-circuit (100). This circuit increases efficiency of electrical conversion and reduces thermal losses.
US12113431B2	Flying capacitor three-level converter and flying capacitor three-level buck-boost converter Disclosed is a flying capacitor three-level converter, including a plurality of circuit units, wherein each of the plurality of circuit units includes: an input capacitor; a bridge arm, electrically connected with the input capacitor in parallel, wherein the bridge arm includes a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch electrically and sequentially connected in series; and a flying capacitor unit, wherein the flying capacitor unit includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor, and the first capacitor and the second capacitor are electrically connected in parallel and electrically connected with a series branch in parallel, and the series branch includes the second switch and the third switch; wherein the input capacitor, the first switch, the first capacitor and the fourth switch form a first switching loop, and the second capacitor, the second switch and the third switch form a second switching loop.
US12113428B2	Regulator circuit A regulator circuit is presented. The regulation circuit (530) has a regulation switch (131), a voltage comparator (537) with predetermined offset voltage and an adjuster. The regulation switch (131) has a first terminal coupled to a current source (132), a second terminal connectable to a load (110), and a control terminal. The voltage comparator (537) compares a sum voltage of the offset voltage added to a voltage at the second terminal with a control voltage at the control terminal, and generates a comparison signal. The adjuster adjusts the voltage at the second terminal based on the comparison signal to control a difference voltage between the control terminal and the second terminal of the regulation switch and to maintain the regulation switch operating in a desired region of operation.
US12113424B2	Drive motor with an insulating housing A drive motor for a suction device (400) or a machine tool in the form of a handheld power tool (200, 300) or a semi-stationary machine tool, wherein the drive motor (20, 120) includes a stator (80) having an excitation coil assembly (86) and a rotor (40, 140) having a motor shaft (30, 130), which is rotatably mounted around a rotational axis (D) on the stator or with respect to the stator (80) by means of a bearing assembly (24A) and passes through a shaft through-opening (42, 142) of a laminated core (41, 141) which is held on the motor shaft (30, 130) and is electrically insulated from the motor shaft (30, 130). It is provided that an insulation sleeve (60) is arranged between the motor shaft (30, 130) and the laminated core (41, 141), which is inserted into the shaft through-opening (42, 142) and has a socket (64) with an insertion opening (64A) through which the motor shaft (30, 130) is plugged into the socket along an insertion axis (S).
US12113423B2	Electric motor with integrated pump A system is disclosed including an electric motor having a rotor shaft, a hydraulic pump including a gear; and an end bell housing enclosing an end of the electric motor, the end housing having a plurality of cooling fins, the end housing further supporting the gear coupled to the rotor shaft, the gear pressurizing hydraulic fluid.
US12113422B2	Rotating motor and fan A rotating motor and a fan are provided. In the rotating motor, by arranging a first bearing seat, a second bearing seat, and a plurality of support rods to form the supporting frame, the coaxiality between the first bearing seat and the second bearing seat can be ensured to reduce the accumulated tolerance of assembly. In addition, the motor has a stator having stator teeth. The inner diameter of the inner circular hole of the stator teeth is disposed to be larger than the outer diameter of the second bearing seat.
US12113421B2	Motor, powertrain, and vehicle This application describes a motor that includes a housing, an output shaft, a conductive bearing, and a conductive component. The output shaft is disposed in the housing. A positioning hole is disposed on an end face of a first end of the output shaft, and the positioning hole is disposed coaxially with the output shaft. The conductive bearing is disposed in the positioning hole, and includes an inner ring, and an outer ring that is fixedly connected to the output shaft. One end of the conductive component is fixedly connected to the inner ring of the conductive bearing, and the other end is connected to the housing. In this application, the motor can output, by using the conductive bearing and the conductive component, charges accumulated in the output shaft, to eliminate a generated common-mode voltage.
US12113420B2	OIS motor and ball-based four-axis tilt OIS structure An OIS motor and a ball-based four-axis Tilt OIS (optical image stabilization) structure. The ball-based four-axis Tilt OIS structure includes a housing and a lens holder disposed in an inner cavity of the housing, a plurality of magnets is evenly distributed on the inner wall of the housing, a plurality of coils corresponding to the magnets is evenly distributed on side walls of the lens holder, the coils on the same side wall of the lens holder are wound in the same direction, the coils on the two opposite side walls of the lens holder are wound in reverse directions, and a movable mechanism is disposed between the housing and the lens holder.
US12113419B2	Counterweighted vibration device and manufacturing method thereof The present invention discloses a counterweighted vibration device and a manufacturing method thereof. The counterweighted vibration device includes a shell provided with a hollow cavity and a vibration assembly, wherein the shell is provided with two elastic support structures located at two ends of the vibration assembly, and the shell is further provided with slots configured for passage of the two ends of the vibration assembly and to be in communication with the hollow cavity; the vibration assembly includes two counterweights each located at one of the two ends thereof, short strong magnetic strips each adjacent to one of the counterweights, a long strong magnetic strip located between the two short strong magnetic strips, and two fixing screws located on two sides separately and configured to couple the counterweights, the short strong magnetic strips and the long strong magnetic strip together; the vibration device further includes two coils, and a change in a current flowing through each of the two coils causes a magnetic force to change, so as to produce vibration of the vibration assembly in proportion to the change in the current; and the counterweights are of a non-magnetic material. In the present invention, a magnetic field generated by the short strong magnetic strips and the long strong magnetic strip is limited to a smaller range, so that the movement range of the magnetic field of the vibration assembly during vibration is reduced, thereby reducing the influence on the coils and providing a better vibration effect.
US12113416B2	Motor and electrical product The example of the present application provides a motor and an electrical product. The motor includes a rotor that is arranged in a rotatable manner centered on a central axis, a stator arranged on an outer circumference of the rotor and facing the rotor in a radial direction, a bus bar holder arranged on one side of the rotor and the stator in an axial direction, and a housing that is cylindrical or substantially cylindrical. The rotor, the stator, and the bus bar holder are contained inside the housing. The bus bar holder has a protrusion on one side in the axial direction, and the protrusion is in contact with the bottom of the housing.
US12113414B2	Stator coil and rotating electric machine stator A stator coil mounted to a rotating electric machine stator core includes a plurality of coil conductors. A thickness in a radial direction at coil end portions of the coil conductors provided on at least one end surface side in an axial direction of the stator core is equal to a thickness in the radial direction of slot insert portions of the coil conductors to be inserted into slots of the stator core. A width in a circumferential direction of the coil conductors at ends in the circumferential direction of the coil end portions is greater than a width in the circumferential direction of the coil conductors at the slot insert portions.
US12113412B2	Gears for electric motor An electric motor with multiple electric gears to achieve an effect equivalent to mechanical gears in transmissions, enabling more efficient use of electricity at a wider range of speeds and torques is described. The Gears for Electric Motor (GEM) comprises a multi-phase motor having a concentric set of dedicated rotors to specific ranges of revolutions per minute (RPMs), and corresponding stators. The rotors and stators may be fitted within each other or positioned approximately parallel to each other along the longitudinal axis of the motor shaft. A controller determines which rotors are activated based on desired efficiency, torque and speed. Alternately, or in addition, magnets and coil pairs are constructed with varying properties to make more efficient use of electricity at a wider range of speeds and torques.
US12113411B2	Claw pole rotor for an electrical machine A claw pole rotor for an electrical machine is provided, the claw pole rotor comprising a first claw pole component having a first yoke-shaft component to which at least two first claw pole fingers are connected, and a second claw pole component having a second yoke-shaft component to which at least two second claw pole fingers are connected, wherein the first claw pole fingers extend from a first side of the claw pole rotor towards a second side of the claw pole rotor, the second claw pole fingers extend from the second side towards the first side, and a magnet is arranged between the first yoke-shaft component of the first claw pole component and the second yoke-shaft component of the second claw pole component.
US12113409B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing a partial nest or a nest of conductors The invention is directed to an apparatus (100) and a method for manufacturing a partial nest or a nest (5) of pin conductors (1, 1i, 1o) for forming a stator. The apparatus (100) comprises a stator core template (10) with a block body (11) and radially extending ribs (12) forming slots (13) there between for insertion of legs (2, 2i, 2o) of the pin conductors (1, 1i, 1o). The apparatus (100) comprises at least one ring element (25, 33, 42) being arranged to provide an outer radial abutment face for inserted pin conductors (1, 1i, 1o).
US12113407B2	Motor and electric device comprising such motor A motor that includes a stator having a stator core; a rotor; and a ground pin for at least achieving a ground connection of the stator core; the ground pin is configured to be electrically connected to the stator core by being partially embedded in the stator core.
US12113406B2	Motor drive unit A motor assembly for driving a pump or rotary device features a power plane with a circular geometry to be mounted inside a space envelope having a similar circular geometry formed on an end-plate between an inner hub portion and a peripheral portion that extends circumferentially around the space envelope of the end-plate. The power plane is a multi-layer circuit board or assembly having: a power layer with higher temperature power modules for providing power to a motor, a control layer with lower temperature control electronics modules for controlling the power provided to the motor, and a thermal barrier and printed circuit board layer between the power layer and the control layer that provides electrical connection paths between the power modules of the power plane and the control electronics modules of the control layer, and also provides insulation between the power layer and the control layer.
US12113391B2	Power supply controlling system A power supply controlling system is configured to supply power to a load and includes a first power supply device having a first outputting voltage and current to the load, a second power supply device having a second outputting voltage and current to the load, and a buck converter which is selectively connected to the first power supply device or the second power supply device first and is then connected in parallel with the power supply device without converter and the load. The buck converter is selectively connected to the power supply device with a higher voltage, and controls the output voltage of the converter to make it conform to the voltage of the other power supply device, so as to connect the two power supply devices in parallel and output current to the load.
US12113385B2	Inductive charging device An inductive charging device for charging a mobile telephone within a public transport vehicle comprises a body section that includes an inductive charging device. A holder is provided for holding the mobile telephone in a fixed charging position relative to the inductive charging device. The holder includes a plurality of rigid arms that are fixed in position relative to the main body, and a plurality of biasing members movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The biasing members are arranged within the holder such that they are moved to the retracted position when the mobile telephone is inserted into the holder and in said retracted position apply an inwardly biasing force to the mobile telephone to hold it in the charging position.
US12113382B2	Charging control apparatus and charging control method for use in mobile devices and charging system A charging control apparatus provides a supply power to first and second mobile devices. Each of the first and the second mobile device includes a mobile charging circuit and a battery. The charging control apparatus includes a switching power converter for converting an input power to the supply power, and a conversion control circuit for controlling the switching power converter according to the following steps: S1: controlling the switching power converter, so as to establish a current versus voltage characteristic curve corresponding to the supply power; and S2: determining a charging mode combinations of the first and the second mobile device and/or adjusting a supply voltage of the supply power to charge the battery of each mobile device according to the current versus voltage characteristic curve, so as to reduce a voltage drop of each mobile device as well as the power loss.
US12113380B2	Pre-charge unit for charging a dc link capacitor and battery system including the same A pre-charge unit for charging a DC link capacitor includes a printed circuit board including at least one conductive layer; a pre-charge switch on the printed circuit board; and a pre-charge resistor electrically connected in series with the pre-charge switch, wherein the pre-charge resistor is formed by a conductive trace in the at least one conductive layer of the printed circuit board.
US12113377B2	Battery charger with automatic battery type identification A battery charger identifies the type of battery that is connected to it in order to provide the optimum voltage-current-time profile that is needed to safely and optimally charge and maintain the battery. In some embodiments, the battery current or voltage is monitored during charging, and as the current or the voltage changes while the charger is powered, the changes are measured and used to determine the type of battery that is connected so that the optimum charge profile can be applied.
US12113375B2	Wireless power mode switching A wireless power system may include power transmitting devices, power receiving devices, and power transmitting and receiving devices. Control circuitry in the power transmitting and receiving device may determine whether to operate in a power receiving mode or a power transmitting mode. The preferred mode for the power transmitting and receiving device may depend on the types of devices within the system, the state of charge of the batteries of the devices in the system, whether or not one or more devices in the system are connected to a wired power source, etc. Each power transmitting and receiving device may have a default mode. Upon detection of an adjacent device, the wireless power transmitting and receiving device enters a configuration phase in its default mode. Before or during a power transfer phase, the power transmitting and receiving device may swap roles from its default mode to another mode.
US12113374B2	Augmented reality device and method for controlling the same According to various embodiments, an augmented reality device may comprise a display, at least one camera, a communication circuit, and at least one processor operatively connected with the display, the at least one camera, and the communication circuit. The at least one processor may be configured to obtain a first image through the at least one camera, identify that a wireless power receiver and a wirelesspower transmitter configured to transmit wireless power to the wirelesspower receiver are included in the first image, receive information regarding the wireless power from the wirelesspower receiver through the communication circuit, and display, on the display, an augmented reality object indicating an arrangement of at least one of the wirelesspower transmitter or the wirelesspower receiver, based on the information regarding the wireless power.
US12113370B2	Sensor arrangement for a foreign object detection device Provided are a sensor arrangement for a foreign object detection device for a wireless power transfer system, a foreign object detection and a primary part for a wireless power transfer system. The sensor arrangement includes multiple detection cells, each including a sense coil including a winding spirally wound in a plane and having multiple turns. Multiple input leads and one or more output leads are provided such that each detection cell may be connected to a current input and a current output. The sense coil of at least one detection cell includes an outer coil section and an inner coil section arranged inside the outer coil section, where a first distance between an outermost turn of the inner coil section and an innermost turn of the outer coil section is at least twice a largest distance between two turns of the outer coil section.
US12113367B2	Power receiver A power receiver includes a pickup coil, a rectifier, a chopper, a controller that controls an on-duty cycle of a switching element in the chopper, a voltage detector that detects an output voltage, and a current detector that detects an output current. The controller controls the on-duty cycle of the switching element based on the output voltage and the output current to cause power less than or equal to a preset power to be supplied to an electric load.
US12113362B2	Fault-responsive power system and method using active line current balancing A fault-responsive power system and method using active line current balancing. First and second supply-side currents flowing from at least one power supply and into first and second conductor pairs, respectively, are measured. First and second remote-side currents flowing from the first and second conductor pairs and into first and second power converters, respectively, are measured. The outputs of the first and second power converters are electrically coupled together in parallel and deliver power to a load. The first and second remote-side currents are balanced in response to measurements of the first and second remote-side currents while power is being delivered. When a difference between the first and second supply-side currents at least meets a magnitude threshold, the first and second supply-side currents are reduced until the difference is less than the magnitude threshold.
US12113359B2	Method and systems for electrical power transfer An apparatus and methods are disclosed for monitoring the operation of an electrical power-transfer system and detecting and handling hazardous and undesirable system states. In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical signal is injected into the electrical power-transfer system. During or after the injection of the electrical signal, an electrical property between a first sensor and a second sensor are measured to obtain a measurement. The electrical power-transfer system is determined to be in a hazardous state based on the measurement, and in response to the determination one or more actions are performed to correct the hazardous state.
US12113355B2	Control device for a DC-DC converter, DC-DC converter, and method for controlling a DC-DC converter The invention relates to a control device (100) for a DC-DC converter (110) having multiple parallel-connected DC-DC converter modules (120_1, . . . , 120_n). The control device measures individual target current values for the DC-DC converter modules so that these are operated with a common degree of utilisation.
US12113353B2	Systems and methods to cable shield fault detection and protection Described are system and method embodiments for establishing a weak ground path, comprising: disabling a first ground path for a shield pin of a cable connection interface, the first ground path including a first switch; enabling a second ground path for the shield pin, the second ground path comprises a second switch, and the second ground path having a higher resistance than the first ground path; determining a connection of a device to the cable connection interface with the second ground path; and enabling the first ground path based on the connection of the device being determined.
US12113348B2	End of line protection The present disclosure pertains to detection of abnormal, risky, or aberrant conditions in a power distribution network and to corresponding trip signals being used to trip open devices such as reclosers upstream of where the abnormal condition is detected. Detection of a missing broadband over power-line signal or of an open circuit between phases of a power distribution circuit may prevent severed conductors from causing a ground fault, therefore avoiding the possibility of fire and dangerous conditions.
US12113346B2	Current measurement device A current measurement apparatus configured to quickly block current. The current measurement apparatus includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a resistor interposed in a separated space between the first terminal and the second terminal; a circuit board, a control unit mounted on the circuit board and configured to measure a current flowing in the resistor by using a voltage value between the first terminal and the second terminal and a resistance value of the resistor, and a cutting unit located above or below the resistor and configured to cut the resistor according to a control signal of the control unit.
US12113345B2	Gas insulated bus A gas insulated bus includes: a first container including a first flange and forming a sealed space in which an insulating gas is enclosed; a second container including a second flange joined to the first flange and forming the sealed space together with the first container; a conductor housed in the sealed space; and an insulating support supporting the conductor in the sealed space. Part of the second flange is an inner flange including a mounting to which the insulating support is attached. The second container includes an extension portion in a portion in which the inner flange is provided, the extension portion extending toward a side opposite to a central axis of the conductor.
US12113343B2	Wire management structure for a rail-less solar panel assembly In various representative aspects, an assembly for securing array skirts and solar panel modules in an array on a roof by providing a leveling system that utilizes a barrel bolt and barrel nut to vertically adjust the assembly. Improved electrical bonding by utilizing bonding pins installed in mounting plates of a support clamp are also provided. Additionally, an improved array skirt design that is installed on the outer row of the array, as well as improved designs in the support clamp and splice mechanisms are also provided. Finally, an improved wire management system is included as well as a method of installation of the array assembly.
US12113330B2	Semiconductor laser device A semiconductor laser device includes a semiconductor laser chip that emits laser light, a plate-like base, and a block protruding from the base and supporting the semiconductor laser chip. The block has a supporting surface and a wire bonding surface. The supporting surface faces a first side in a first direction perpendicular to the laser light emitting direction, and supports the semiconductor laser chip. The wire bonding surface is a surface to which a wire connected to the semiconductor laser chip is connected. The wire bonding surface is shifted in a second direction perpendicular to the emitting direction and the first direction with respect to the supporting surface. The wire bonding surface is inclined relative to the supporting surface, such that the wire bonding surface is more offset to a second side in the first direction with increasing distance from the supporting surface in the second direction.
US12113325B2	Terminal block bus structure and bus module thereof A bus module (100) includes an insulating body (10) and multiple conductors (20), and the insulating body (10) includes a first insulator (11), a second insulator (12) installed at a position corresponding to the first insulator (11), and two locking arm (111) installed on two sides of the first insulator (11) separately. Each conductor (20) is parallelly embedded in the insulating body (10) and includes a lapping plate (21), a clamping portion (22) extended from the lapping plate (21) and an end pin (23) extended from the lapping plate (21) in a direction away from the clamping portion (22), and the lapping plate (21) is disposed between the first insulator (11) and the second insulator (12) and exposed to the outside, and the clamping portion (22) is accommodated in the second insulator (12), and the end pin (23) is accommodated in the first insulator (11).
US12113322B2	Wire harness A wire harness including: a first conductor; a second conductor electrically connected to the first conductor; and a tubular contraction tube that covers a connection between the first conductor and the second conductor, wherein a determination pattern that includes a first determination pattern that allows a first contraction rate in a radial direction of the contraction tube to be determined is printed on an outer circumferential surface of the contraction tube.
US12113321B1	Terminal According to this invention, provided is a terminal having a plating layer formed on a surface of a base, the plating layer having a structure in which an intermetallic compound crystal that contains Sn, Cu, Cr and Ni, is dispersed in a parent phase that contains Sn and an Sn—Cu alloy.
US12113307B2	Connector A connector is provided with a half body part, each of which including a connector main body and a plurality of terminals arranged at a predetermined pitch and integrated with the connector main body by insert molding, a main body end part formed at both ends of the connector main body by coupling the connector main bodies of the half body parts arranged in parallel, and a reinforcing metal fitting integrated with the main body end part.
US12113304B2	Stacked patch antenna devices and methods A stacked patch antenna comprises two or more patch antennas physically disposed in a stack to provide a multi-frequency or broad band antenna. However, independence of the resonant response frequencies of the lower and upper patches of each stacked patch antenna pair ground requires metallization dimensions for the upper patch's lower surface be contained within the perimeter of the lower patch's resonant metallization. Accordingly, composite stacked patch element dimensions are limited by the desired resonant frequency of the lower patch. The inventors have established an alternate physical structure where the resonant patch geometry of the lower patch element's upper metallization is not limited by the lower surface ground plane metallization of the first upper patch element. The inventors have also established design solutions allowing the lower frequency performance of the first, lower patch within a stacked patch antenna to be lowered without compromising the footprint of the resulting antenna.
US12113300B2	Doppler motion sensor device with high isolation between antennas A Doppler motion sensor device is used for detecting a motion of an object. The Doppler motion sensor device includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The first antenna is used to transmit or receive a first wireless signal. The second antenna is used to transmit or receive a second wireless signal. A first straight line passing through a first feed-in point and a first middle point of the first antenna is orthogonal to a second straight line passing through a second feed-in point and a second middle point of the second antenna. One of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal is a transmission signal. The transmission signal is reflected by the object to form the other one of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal.
US12113286B2	High-gain low-profile circularly polarized antenna The present disclosure relates to a technical field of antennas for communication. Disclosed is a high-gain low-profile circularly polarized antenna. The antenna includes a circularly polarized patch, a composite dielectric high-impedance surface array, and a metal backplate. The circularly polarized patch includes a patch dielectric layer, wherein a first fan-shaped patch, a second fan-shaped patch, a third fan-shaped patch, and a fourth fan-shaped patch are formed on an upper surface of the patch dielectric layer; four coaxial feeding lines are arranged at positions that are close to a center of the patch dielectric layer; and an upper end of each of the coaxial feeding lines is electrically connected to one corresponding fan-shaped patch, and the other end of the each of the coaxial feeding lines penetrates the patch dielectric layer to extend to an outside of a lower surface of the patch dielectric layer.
US12113282B2	Automatic beam steering system for a reflector antenna An antenna comprises a main reflector, a waveguide, wherein at least part of the waveguide protrudes towards a region external to the antenna, wherein the antenna is operative to transmit electromagnetic radiations between the waveguide and the main reflector, a mechanism which enables displacement of at least part of the waveguide with respect to the main reflector, and an actuator operative to displace the at least part of the waveguide.
US12113278B2	Radar retroreflective article This disclosure relates generally to radar retroreflective articles comprising one or more dielectric layers adjacent to a reflective layer, wherein the dielectric layer or layers aids in increasing the radar cross section of the radar retroreflective articles.
US12113275B2	Printed antenna A printed antenna may include a loop antenna body, a feed port, and a switch component. The loop antenna body includes a first end and a second end, there is a spacing between the first end and the second end, a connection line between the first end and the second end forms a closed loop with the loop antenna body. The feed module is configured to output a feed signal to the loop antenna body by using the feed port. The loop antenna body includes a plurality of loop antenna branches, the switch component is disposed between every two adjacent loop antenna branches, and the switch component is configured to connect or disconnect the two adjacent loop antenna branches.
US12113269B2	Antenna device and display device including the same An antenna device according to an embodiment may include a dielectric layer, a radiator and a transmission line which are disposed on an upper surface of the dielectric layer and formed in a mesh structure. A mesh line width of the transmission line may be thicker than a mesh line width of the radiator.
US12113265B2	Dual-stripline with crosstalk cancellation Electronic structures including a dual-stripline with crosstalk cancellation are described. In an example, a printed circuit board (PCB), a package substrate or a semiconductor die includes a dual-stripline structure. The dual-stripline structure includes a first region including a first top line vertically over a first bottom line, and a second top line vertically over a second bottom line. The dual-stripline structure also includes a second region including the first top line vertically over the second bottom line, and the second top line vertically over the first bottom line. The dual-stripline structure also includes a transition region between the first region and the second region. The first bottom line and the second bottom line cross in the transition region.
US12113262B2	Cross-coupling structure for dielectric cavity filters A cross-coupling structure for dielectric cavity filters includes a base and a tuner. The base is communicated with plural resonant cavities, a side through hole and a blind hole, and has a first channel formed between two adjacent resonant cavities which are not used for producing cross-coupling, and a second channel the resonant cavities formed between two adjacent resonant cavities which are used for producing cross-coupling. The side through hole is penetrated through the base and communicated with the second channel. The blind hole is formed on a wall of the second channel and has an opening facing the side through hole. The tuner is entered into the second channel from the side through hole and extended into the blind hole and can be adjustably moved between the opening of the blind hole and the bottom of the blind hole to set a cross-coupling amount target value.
US12113261B2	Phase shifter and antenna A phase shifter includes a base substrate; a signal electrode, first and second reference electrodes all on the base substrate, and the first and second reference electrodes being respectively on two sides of a length direction of the signal electrode; an interlayer insulating layer on a side of the signal electrode away from the base substrate; and a phase control unit including a film bridge on a side of the interlayer insulating layer away from the base substrate. The signal electrode is in space enclosed by the base substrate and the film bridge, and two ends of the film bridge respectively overlap with the first and second reference electrodes in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate. The film bridge includes first and second anchor point areas and a functional area between the first and second anchor point areas, and has a hollow pattern in the functional area.
US12113255B2	Electrolyte membrane for membrane-electrode assembly including self-assembled block copolymer Disclosed is an electrolyte membrane for a membrane-electrode assembly including a block copolymer composed of a hydrophilic domain and a hydrophobic domain.
US12113252B2	Detecting a fault condition in a fuel cell system A fuel cell system having at least one fuel cell having an external surface; and one or more of audio, image, or strain sensors external to the fuel cell surface, configured for detecting a change in the external surface of the fuel cell indicative of a fault condition. The at last one sensor may include a visual camera, an IR camera, an IR detector, or a UV-responsive camera, or an ultrasound transducer, a piezoelectric sensor and a vibration sensor, or a surface acoustic wave detector, or a mass spectrometer.
US12113251B2	Fuel cell system A fuel cell system having a fuel cell stack in a housing includes a compressor that provides compressed ambient air to the fuel cell stack and a ventilation system coupled to a suction side of the compressor to provide ventilation of the housing and cool an associated voltage monitoring unit that may be located within the housing or upstream of the housing. The ventilation system may control a valve to supply air from the compressor outlet to the housing to warm the housing and stack when either or both have a temperature below an associated threshold. The ventilation system may include a second valve to control exhaust from the housing based on the temperature of the housing or stack. Stack exhaust may drive a turbine coupled to the compressor. A heat exchanger may be positioned to cool compressed air from the compressor before flowing to the stack.
US12113248B2	Connector of large cylindrical battery, battery module and battery pack The present application relates to the technical field of batteries and discloses a connector for a large cylindrical battery, a battery module, and a battery pack. The connector for the large cylindrical battery is configured for a large cylindrical battery having a positive electrode and a negative electrode on a same side, and includes a plurality of conductive units. Each conductive unit includes a positive-electrode connecting region, a negative-electrode connecting region, and a first current-limiting region provided between the positive-electrode connecting region and the negative-electrode connecting region. Adjacent conductive units are electrically connected to each other via a connection member.
US12113247B2	Shell for battery cell, battery cell, battery, and power consuming device A shell for a battery cell includes a pressure relief mechanism that includes: a body; a first weakened portion arranged on the body, the first weakened portion having two first free ends, and a line connecting the two first free ends not completely overlapping with the first weakened portion and jointly defining a pressure relief portion; and a second weakened portion arranged on the body, a first projection of the first weakened portion on a plane perpendicular to a first direction not intersecting a second projection of the second weakened portion on the plane, the first direction being a thickness direction of the pressure relief portion. The pressure relief portion is configured to be opened with the first weakened portion as a boundary and flip toward one side where the second weakened portion is located when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold.
US12113239B2	Separator, method of manufacturing separator, and electrochemical device including separator Provided are a separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a separator including a porous substrate and an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate, the inorganic particle layer including inorganic particles, a hydrolytic condensate binder of a polar silane compound, and an aqueous polymer binder, wherein an amount of change in peel strength, ΔP is 1.1 or more may be provided.
US12113235B2	Cylindrical battery and method for manufacturing the same A cylindrical battery includes a metal can, an electrode assembly mounted in the metal can, and a cap assembly located at an upper end of the metal can, the cap assembly including a top cap, a safety vent, and a current shut-off member. A hole mark is formed on the safety vent.
US12113232B2	Battery pack A battery pack including battery cells; a circuit unit connected to the battery cells; and a flexible wiring connecting the battery cells and the circuit unit to each other, wherein the flexible wiring includes a first end portion to which a plurality of conductive lines are physically bound; and a first group of conductive lines and a second group of conductive lines which extend from the first end portion, branch off from each other, and then extend in parallel to each other, and the first group of conductive lines includes a folded portion at a branching position at which the first group of conductive lines is separated from the second group of conductive lines.
US12113228B2	Transportable structure for securing energy storage device racks A housing includes a plurality of subassemblies. At least one subassembly of the plurality of subassemblies includes a lower structure extending in a first direction and configured to support one or more batteries, an upper structure extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the lower structure by a vertical distance, and one or more vertical posts attached to the lower structure, the one or more vertical posts connecting the lower structure with the upper structure. The housing further includes a plurality of intermediate panels located between the one or more vertical posts, the plurality of intermediate panels extending in a vertical direction between the lower structure and the upper structure, wherein a battery of the one or more batteries is attached to the lower structure and at least two intermediate panels of the plurality of intermediate panels. The housing also includes a lateral brace attached to and connecting the multiple subassemblies.
US12113225B2	Watertight marine battery A marine battery system configured to provide energy to a marine vessel load is provided. The marine battery system includes a main enclosure body and an auxiliary enclosure body that is detachably coupled to the main enclosure body to define a sealed battery volume. The auxiliary enclosure body is configured to perform a pressure accommodation action responsive to an increase in a temperature within the sealed battery volume. The marine battery system further includes a battery disposed within the sealed battery volume.
US12113224B2	Fuel cell cathode catalyst A fuel cell catalyst for oxygen reduction reactions including Pt—Ni—Cu nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (MPC) having enhanced activity and durability, and method of making said catalyst. The catalyst is synthesized by employing a solid state chemistry method, which involves thermally pretreating a N-doped MPC to remove moisture from the surface; impregnation of metal precursors on the N-doped MPC under vacuum condition; and reducing the metal precurors in a stream of CO and H2 gas mixture.
US12113221B2	Binder composition for secondary battery positive electrode, conductive material paste composition for secondary battery positive electrode, slurry composition for secondary battery positive electrode, positive electrode for secondary battery and method of producing same, and secondary battery A binder composition for a secondary battery positive electrode contains a specific polymer. The specific polymer includes a nitrile group-containing monomer unit and a linear alkylene structural unit having a carbon number of 4 or more. The pH of an extract of the specific polymer that is obtained by a specific method is 5.5 or higher.
US12113217B2	Cathode active material for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same Cathode active materials for lithium secondary batteries and lithium secondary batteries including the cathode active materials are disclosed. In some implementations, a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium metal phosphate particle having a crystallite size in a range from 150 nm to 450 nm in a direction of a crystallographic plane (020) as measured by an X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. In some implementations, a lithium secondary battery includes a cathode including a cathode active material layer that includes a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, and an anode facing the cathode. In some implementations, an electrode crystallite size ratio defined by Equation 4 is in a range from 0.5 to 0.9.
US12113215B2	Preparation method for Prussian blue sodium-ion battery positive electrode material Disclosed is a preparation method for a Prussian blue sodium-ion battery positive electrode material, comprising: adding a first nonionic surfactant and an antioxidant into a sodium ferrocyanide solution to obtain a first solution; adding a second nonionic surfactant into a transition metal salt solution to obtain a second solution; in a protective atmosphere, adding the second solution into the first solution for a precipitation reaction; aging after the reaction has finished; collecting a precipitate, washing same, and carrying out vacuum drying on the washed precipitate; then soaking same in an alcohol solution containing sodium alkoxide; and then filtering same and steam drying to obtain a Prussian blue sodium ion battery positive electrode material. The method may relieve vacuum drying pressure and shorten drying time.
US12113214B2	Positive electrode material and preparation method and use therefor, lithium-ion battery positive electrode pole piece, and lithium-ion battery The present disclosure relates to the technical field of secondary battery, and discloses a positive electrode material and a preparation method and use therefor, a lithium-ion battery positive electrode poly piece, and a lithium-ion battery.
US12113207B2	Conglomeration graphite, secondary battery including same as anode active material, and method for producing conglomeration graphite Disclosed is a method for preparing a novel granulated spherical graphite and, specifically, to a method for preparing a novel granulated spherical graphite, the method allowing a composite spherical graphite to be prepared from natural graphite discarded in a mechanical process, during the preparation of a spherical graphite having a diameter of tens of micrometers and mechanically obtained from scale-like natural graphite.
US12113206B2	Carbon-sulfur composite, preparation method therefor, and lithium secondary battery comprising same A carbon-sulfur composite including a carbonized metal-organic framework (MOF); and a sulfur compound introduced to at least a part of an outside surface and an inside of the carbonized metal-organic framework, wherein the carbonized metal-organic framework has a specific surface area of 1000 m2/g to 1500 m2/g, and the carbonized metal-organic framework has a pore volume of 0.1 cc/g to 10 cc/g, and a method for preparing the same.
US12113202B2	Pre-lithiation process for electrode by dry direct contact to lithium targets Lithium ion batteries, methods of making the same, and equipment for making the same are provided. In one or more embodiments, an integrated processing system operable to form a pre-lithiated electrode includes a reel-to-reel system operable to transport a continuous sheet of material through processing chambers and a pre-lithiation module defining a processing region and is adapted to process the continuous sheet of material. The pre-lithiation module contains a lithium metal target operable to contact and supplying lithium to the continuous sheet of material, a press coupled with the lithium metal target and operable to move the lithium metal target into contact with the continuous sheet of material, one or more ultrasonic transducers positioned in the processing region and operable to apply ultrasonic energy to the lithium metal target, and one or more heat sources positioned in the processing region and operable to heat the lithium metal target.
US12113198B2	Positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery This positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries is provided with a collector and a mixture layer that is formed on the collector. The mixture layer comprises: a lithium transition metal oxide that contains more than 50% by mole of Ni relative to the total number of moles of metal elements other than Li; a carbon material; a polymer compound that is soluble in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, while having a ring structure in each repeating unit; and a polyoxyethylene amine compound.
US12113190B2	Thermal responsive electrode structure for lithium-ion batteries The present invention provides a thermally-decomposable consolidated polymer particle encapsulated-electrode for a lithium-ion battery. The electrode includes polymer particles including at least one connection unit and at least one crosslinker in an amount of approximately 40% to 98% by weight and at least one binder material in an amount of approximately from 2% to 60% by weight. The consolidated crosslinked polymer particle coating results in a porous structure encapsulating the electrode. The pressure resistance of the consolidated crosslinked polymer particle coating ranges approximately from 0.5 to 8 MPa and the consolidated crosslinked polymer particle coating is decomposed to release a non-flammable gas and phosphorous-containing molecules so as to prevent thermal runaway at a temperature approximately from 300° C. to 500° C.
US12113187B2	Method for recovering valuable metals from spent lithium ion batteries The present invention provides a method for recovering valuable metals from waste lithium ion batteries. The method comprises: short-circuit discharging, dismantling, crushing, roasting, and screening on waste lithium ion batteries to obtain active electrode powders; using alkaline solution to wash the active electrode powders, then filtering to remove copper and aluminum; drying the activated electrode powder after alkaline washing treatment, mix the dried activated electrode powder with starch and concentrated sulfuric acid and stir evenly to obtain the mixed material; calcining the mixed material with controlling the atmosphere; taking out the product obtained from calcination and using deionized water to extract the leachate and leaching residue with valence metal ions, and then obtaining the leachate after filtering. The present invention can reduce the concentration of impurity ions in the leaching solution, improve the purity and comprehensive recovery rate of valuable metals, and reduce the recovery cost.
US12113182B2	Battery cooling system and method for generating thermal model thereof A battery cooling system includes: a heating element for performing a resistance function of a battery to be subjected to a cooling test; a heating-load controller for controlling a heating load of the heating element according to a thermal model; an environment controller for controlling at least one battery cooling environment parameter such as outdoor temperature and initial temperature; a power supply for applying a current for each evaluation condition by connecting a charger/discharger to the heating element; a cooling processing part for supplying a cooling fluid such as air, coolant, or a refrigerant at a constant temperature and flow rate; and a cooling performance determination part for measuring a temperature of a battery cell over time and determining whether a target performance of the battery is satisfied.
US12113180B2	Charge-discharge control circuit, method, device and storage medium A charge-discharge control circuit, method, device and a storage medium are provided. In some embodiments, the circuit includes: a starting power supply; and a main positive switch unit. In those embodiments, a first terminal of the main positive switch unit is connected to the starting power supply, and a second terminal of the main positive switch unit is connected to a generator of the vehicle and a load of the vehicle. The main positive switch unit is configured to interrupt a current in a first current direction, which is a current direction when the generator charges the starting power supply. The circuit also includes a battery management module configured to detect a voltage of the starting power supply, and control the main positive switch unit to interrupt the current in the first current direction when the voltage of the starting power supply reaches a preset voltage threshold.
US12113179B2	Method for sorting lithium cells The present invention provides a method for sorting lithium cells, which includes quick sorting and high-precision sorting. The method provided by the present invention can be used for quickly and accurately classifying cells based on self-discharge, and is applicable to large-scale self-discharge sorting due to low cost of adopted equipment. Through the quick sorting method and the high-precision sorting method in the present invention, cells with large self-discharge rates can be eliminated from a batch of cells, cells with similar self-discharge rates can be sorted into groups, and an application range is wider.
US12113177B2	Lithium oxyhalide electrochemical cell design for high-rate discharge A novel wound electrode assembly for a lithium oxyhalide electrochemical cell is described. The electrode assembly comprises an elongate cathode of an electrochemically non-active but electrically conductive carbonaceous material disposed between an inner elongate portion and an outer elongate portion of a unitary lithium anode. That way, lithium faces the entire length of the opposed major sides of the cathode. This inner anode portion/cathode/outer anode portion configuration is rolled into a wound-shaped electrode assembly that is housed inside a cylindrically-shaped casing. A cylindrically-shaped sheet-type spring centered in the electrode assembly presses outwardly to limit axial movement of the electrode assembly. In one embodiment, all the non-active components, except for the cathode current collector, which is nickel, are made of stainless-steel. This provides the cell with a low magnetic signature without adversely affecting the cell's high-rate capability.
US12113176B2	All-solid battery and manufacturing method of the same An all-solid battery includes: a solid electrolyte layer mainly composed of oxide-based solid electrolyte; a first electrode layer formed on a first principal face of the solid electrolyte layer, the first electrode layer containing an active material; a second electrode layer formed on a second principal face of the solid electrolyte layer, the second electrode layer containing another active material, wherein no collector layer that is in contact with the second electrode layer is provided in a direction in which the solid electrolyte layer, the first electrode layer, and the second electrode layer are stacked, and the second electrode layer includes board-shaped carbon.
US12113174B2	Method for manufacturing lithium-ion cell and lithium-ion cell A method of the present invention for manufacturing a lithium-ion cell comprises the step of impregnating a porous positive-electrode active material layer or a porous negative-electrode active material layer with an ionic liquid electrolyte. The ionic liquid electrolyte includes: an ionic liquid comprising an anion and a cation; and a lithium salt dissolved in the ionic liquid. The anion is bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide ion. The lithium salt is lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide or lithium bis(trifluoromethansulfonyl)imide. The ionic liquid electrolyte contains the lithium salt at a concentration of 1.6 mol/L to 3.2 mol/L inclusive. The step of impregnation with the ionic liquid electrolyte is the step of impregnating the positive-electrode active material layer or the negative-electrode active material layer with the ionic liquid electrolyte at a temperature of 50° C. to 100° C. inclusive.
US12113173B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte including additive for non-aqueous electrolyte and lithium secondary battery including the same A non-aqueous electrolyte including an additive represented by Formula 1 is described: wherein in Formula 1, R may be any one selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and a cycloalkenyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, R1 and R2 may each independently be any one selected from the group consisting of hydrogen (H), an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and a cycloalkenyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and A may be an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
US12113167B2	Composite electrolyte and solid-state battery containing same A composite electrolyte, including a sulfide electrolyte, a polymer electrolyte, and a functional additive material are provided. In some embodiments, the functional additive material is selected from polymers represented by the following structural R1—O—R2-A. In some embodiments, R1 is selected from at least one of polyvinyl group, polypropylene group, polyacrylate group, polyvinylcarbonate group, polyacrylonitrile group, and polystyrene group; R2 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group with 3-10 carbon atoms; A is selected from at least one aromatic hydrocarbon group of benzene group, biphenyl group, triphenyl group, naphthalene group, anthracene group, phenanthrene group, and pyrene group; and X is selected from at least one of hydrogen atom, halogen atom, mercapto group, hydroxyl group, amine group, and aldehyde group.
US12113165B2	Method for producing electrodes for all-solid state batteries A method (100) for producing a sintered component being a solid electrolyte and/or an electrode including titanium and sulfur for an all-solid state battery, the method including mixing powders (102) so as to obtain a powder mixture comprising titanium and sulfur, pressing (106) a component with the powder mixture, sintering (108) the component under a partial pressure of sulfur comprised between 200 Pa and 0.2 MPa so as to obtain an intermediate sintered component comprising titanium and sulfur, and sintering (114) the intermediate sintered component under a partial pressure of sulfur equal to or smaller than 150 Pa at a temperature plateau comprised between 200° C. and 400° C. so as to obtain a sintered component comprising titanium and sulfur, the solid electrolyte exhibiting the peaks in positions of 2θ=15.08° (±0.50°), 15.28° (±0.50°), 15.92° (±0.50°), 17.5° (±0.50°), 18.24° (±0.50°), 20.30° (±0.50°), 23.44° (±0.50°), 24.48° (±0.50°), and 26.66° (±0.50°) in a X-ray diffraction measurement using CuKα line.
US12113162B2	Battery comprising first-type battery cell group and second-type battery cell group which are connected in series, apparatus, and method and device for manufacturing battery The present application provides a battery and an apparatus. The battery includes: a first-type battery cell group and a second-type battery cell group which are connected in series, wherein the first-type battery cell group is composed of multiple first-type batteries connected in parallel, and the second type battery cell group is composed of at least one second type battery cell connected in parallel; the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems, and the volume energy density of the first-type battery cell is less than that of the second-type battery cell; and the capacity Cap1 of the first-type battery cell group is greater than the capacity Cap2 of the second-type battery cell group, in which Cap1 is the sum of the capacities of the corresponding first-type battery cells, and Cap2 is the sum of the capacities of the corresponding second-type battery cells.
US12113159B2	Dual emission LED chip Proposed is a dual emission LED chip that emits light to the upper and lower sides of a PN junction, wherein the duel emission LED chip uses the electroluminescent effect of the PN junction including a P layer and an N layer provided below the P layer, and characterized in that the dual emission LED chip emits light in the upward direction of the P layer and the downward direction of the N layer. The dual emission chip can be applied as a single chip to a field requiring dual emission, thereby enabling miniaturization of applied equipment, and increases power efficiency, thereby reducing manufacturing costs. In addition, as the dual emission LED chip can be manufactured through a batch process, a separate packaging process is not required.
US12113154B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof A display device includes a substrate including pixels; a first electrode and a second electrode that are spaced apart from each other on the substrate; a light emitting element disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first connection electrode electrically contacting the first electrode and a first end of the light emitting element; a second connection electrode electrically contacting the second electrode and another end of the light emitting element; and an organic pattern disposed between the first connection electrode and the second connection electrode and on the light emitting element. The organic pattern tapers toward the light emitting element.
US12113148B2	Semiconductor nanoparticle, method for manufacturing same, and light emitting device Provided is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor nanoparticle, the method includes performing a heat treatment of a first mixture containing a silver (Ag) salt, an alkali metal salt, a salt containing at least one of indium (In) and gallium (Ga), a sulfur source, and an organic solvent. A ratio of the number of atoms of an alkali metal to the total number of atoms of Ag and the alkali metal in the first mixture is greater than 0 and less than 1.
US12113147B2	Method for inkjet printing and method for manufacturing display device using the same A method for inkjet printing includes setting a target volume and a target concentration of ink discharged to a pixel, measuring a volume and a concentration of a liquid drop for each of nozzles, selecting first nozzle groups for achieving the target volume, from a volume pool of the liquid drop for each of the nozzles, selecting second nozzle groups for achieving the target concentration, from the first nozzle groups, selecting recipes by combining brightness trend lines, from the second nozzle groups, performing a printing simulation for each of the recipes to select a final recipe, and performing inkjet printing by using the final recipe.
US12113145B2	Avalanche photodetector (variants) and method for manufacturing the same (variants) An avalanche photodetector (APD) is proposed, wherein a photoconverter and at least one avalanche amplifier are located on the same wafer, its multiplication layer covers the entire surface of the conductive wafer, and its contact layer is formed in some region of the multiplication layer. Outside the contact layer, the multiplication layer functions as a photoconverter, thus facilitating the photocarriers getting into the avalanche amplifier. A dielectric-filled circular groove surrounding the avalanche amplifier suppresses photoelectric communication noises generated by neighboring avalanche amplifiers, thus allowing to manufacture multi-channel avalanche instruments with higher threshold sensitivity.
US12113142B2	Strings of solar cells having laser assisted metallization conductive contact structures and their methods of manufacture Strings of solar cells having laser assisted metallization conductive contact structures, and their methods of manufacture, are described. For example, a solar cell string includes a first solar cell having a front side and a back side, and one or more laser assisted metallization conductive contact structures electrically connecting a first metal foil to the back side of the first solar cell. The solar cell string also includes a second solar cell having a front side and a back side, and one or more laser assisted metallization conductive contact structures electrically connecting a second metal foil to the back side of the second solar cell. The solar cell string also includes a conductive interconnect coupling the first and second solar cells, the conductive interconnect including a strain relief feature.
US12113138B2	Semiconductor devices with single-photon avalanche diodes and light scattering structures An imaging device may include single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). To improve the sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio of the SPADs, light scattering structures may be formed in the semiconductor substrate to increase the path length of incident light through the semiconductor substrate. The light scattering structures may include a low-index material formed in trenches in the semiconductor substrate. One or more microlenses may focus light onto the semiconductor substrate. Areas of the semiconductor substrate that receive more light from the microlenses may have a higher density of light scattering structures to optimize light scattering while mitigating dark current.
US12113136B2	Semiconducting materials with surrounding radial p-n diodes A flexible wire comprises a conductive core surrounded by one or more radial p-n diodes and alternating conductive and non-conductive bands along an outermost surface. Methods for producing the wire are also disclosed, as are textiles and other flexible materials comprising or consisting of such flexible wires.
US12113124B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same An object is to provide a high reliability thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor layer which has stable electric characteristics. In the thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is used, the amount of change in threshold voltage of the thin film transistor before and after a BT test is made to be 2 V or less, preferably 1.5 V or less, more preferably 1 V or less, whereby the semiconductor device which has high reliability and stable electric characteristics can be manufactured. In particular, in a display device which is one embodiment of the semiconductor device, a malfunction such as display unevenness due to change in threshold voltage can be reduced.
US12113123B2	Superconducting materials, devices, and processes A method of fabricating a superconducting device includes determining a target transition temperature and utilizing a predefined quantitative relationship between superconducting transition temperature and an order parameter for at least one superconducting material composition is utilized to select a superconductor material composition that is capable of providing a target transition temperature. Process parameters may be controlled to form a superconductor device comprising at least one superconductor material having a material composition providing the target transition temperature.
US12113120B2	Gate electrode having a work-function layer including materials with different average grain sizes A method includes forming a dummy gate stack over a semiconductor region, removing the dummy gate stack to form a trench between gate spacers, forming a replacement gate dielectric extending into the trench, and forming a replacement gate electrode on the replacement gate dielectric. The forming the replacement gate electrode includes depositing a metal-containing layer. The depositing the metal-containing layer includes depositing a lower layer having a first average grain size, and depositing an upper layer over the lower layer. The lower layer and the upper layer are formed of a same material, and the upper layer has a second average grain size greater than the first average grain size. Source and drain regions are formed on opposing sides of the replacement gate electrode.
US12113119B2	Field effect transistor, preparation method thereof and integrated circuit An FET, a method for manufacturing such FET, and an integrated circuit are disclosed. The FET includes a substrate carrying a gate electrode, a gate dielectric layer, and a channel layer sequentially stacked on the substrate. An insulating layer, an etching stop layer, and a protective layer are stacked sequentially on the channel layer. Source and drain electrodes are also formed. A material of the channel layer includes a 2D material. The FET defines two through holes extending through the insulating layer, the etching stop layer, and the protection layer and the channel layer is exposed, the two through holes carry the source and drain electrodes to form a top or direct contact with the channel layer.
US12113115B2	Thin film transistor including a compositionally-graded gate dielectric and methods for forming the same A thin film transistor may be manufactured by forming a gate electrode in an insulating layer over a substrate, forming a gate dielectric over the gate electrode and the insulating layer, forming an active layer over the gate electrode, and forming a source electrode and a drain electrode contacting a respective portion of a top surface of the active layer. A surface oxygen concentration may be increased in at least one of the gate dielectric and the active layer by introducing oxygen atoms into a surface region of a respective one of the gate dielectric and the active layer.
US12113112B2	Semiconductor device including gate structure and separation structure A semiconductor device includes first and second gate structures respectively on first and second active regions and an insulating layer between the first and second active regions and a separation structure between a first end portion of the first gate structure and a second end portion of the second gate structure and extending into the insulating layer. The separation structure includes a lower portion, an intermediate portion, and an upper portion, a maximum width of the intermediate portion in the first direction is greater than a maximum width of the lower portion in the first direction, and the maximum width of the intermediate portion is greater than a maximum width of the upper portion in the first direction.
US12113106B2	LDMOS with self-aligned body and hybrid source Devices and methods for providing a power transistor structure with a shallow source region include implanting a dopant of a first dopant polarity into a drift region on a source side of a gate structure to form a body region, the body region being self-aligned to, and extending under, the gate structure, and producing a shallow body region wherein the source side hybrid contact mitigates punch through of the shallow self-aligned body region and suppresses triggering of a parasitic bipolar. A retrograde body well, of the first dopant polarity, may be disposed beneath, and noncontiguous with, the shallow self-aligned body region, wherein the retrograde body well improves the electric field profile of the shallow self-aligned body region. A variety of power transistor structures are produced from such devices and methods.
US12113103B2	Charge-balance power device, and process for manufacturing the charge-balance power device A charge-balance power device includes a semiconductor body having a first conductivity type. A trench gate extends in the semiconductor body from a first surface toward a second surface. A body region has a second conductivity type that is opposite the first conductivity type, and the body region faces the first surface of the semiconductor body and extends on a first side and a second side of the trench gate. Source regions having the first conductivity type extend in the body region and face the first surface of the semiconductor body. A drain terminal extends on the second surface of the semiconductor body. The device further comprises a first and a second columnar region having the second conductivity, which extend in the semiconductor body adjacent to the first and second sides of the trench gate, and the first and second columnar regions are spaced apart from the body region and from the drain terminal.
US12113102B2	Semiconductor device with guard ring isolating power device A power device and a guard ring structure surrounding the power device are provided. The power device includes: a buried layer of a first conductivity type and a buried layer of a second conductivity type disposed within a substrate; a body region of the first conductivity type and a drift region of the second conductivity type disposed on the buried layer of the first conductivity type; and a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode disposed on the body region of the first conductivity type and the drift region of the second conductivity type. The guard ring structure includes: a first guard ring of the second conductivity type adjacent to the power device; a second guard ring of the first conductivity type adjacent to the first guard ring; and a third guard ring of the second conductivity type adjacent to the second guard ring.
US12113100B2	Semiconductor structure and method for manufacturing semiconductor structure Provided are a semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate in which a capacitor structure is formed, and the capacitor structure includes a lower electrode plate, a dielectric layer, an upper electrode plate and a protective layer. The lower electrode plate is located on the substrate. The dielectric layer covers a surface of the lower electrode plate. The upper electrode plate covers the dielectric layer. The protective layer is formed on a surface of the upper electrode plate parallel to the substrate.
US12113099B2	Deep trench capacitor including stress-relief voids and methods of forming the same A deep trench is formed in a substrate. A layer stack including at least three metallic electrode layers interlaced with at least two node dielectric layers is formed over the substrate. The layer stack continuously extends into the deep trench, and a cavity is present in an unfilled volume of the deep trench. A dielectric fill material layer including a dielectric fill material is formed in the cavity and over the substrate. The dielectric fill material layer encapsulates a void that is free of any solid phase and is formed within a volume of the cavity. The void may expand or shrink under stress during subsequently handling of a deep trench capacitor including the layer stack to absorb mechanical stress and to increase mechanical stability of the deep trench capacitor.
US12113098B2	Manufacturing method of capacitor structure including patterned conductive layer disposed between two electrodes A capacitor structure includes an insulation layer and a capacitor unit disposed on the insulation layer. The capacitor unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first dielectric layer, and a patterned conductive layer. The second electrode is disposed above the first electrode in a vertical direction. The first dielectric layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in the vertical direction. The patterned conductive layer is disposed between first electrode and the second electrode, the patterned conductive layer is electrically connected with the first electrode, and the first dielectric layer surrounds the patterned conductive layer in a horizontal direction.
US12113097B2	Ferroelectric capacitor integrated with logic Ferroelectric capacitor is formed by conformably depositing a non-conductive dielectric over the etched first and second electrodes, and forming a metal cap or helmet over a selective part of the non-conductive dielectric, wherein the metal cap conforms to portions of sidewalls of the non-conductive dielectric. The metal cap is formed by applying physical vapor deposition at a grazing angle to selectively deposit a metal mask over the selective part of the non-conductive dielectric. The metal cap can also be formed by applying ion implantation with tuned etch rate. The method further includes isotopically etching the metal cap and the non-conductive dielectric such that non-conductive dielectric remains on sidewalls of the first and second electrodes but not on the third and fourth electrodes.
US12113095B2	Planar inductor and semiconductor chip This application discloses a planar inductor. The planar inductor includes a first inductor module and a second inductor module that are connected in parallel. A direction of a magnetic line of the first inductor module is opposite to a direction of a magnetic line of the second inductor module, so that the magnetic lines can form a self-close loop in the planar inductor, and impact of a far magnetic field generated by the inductor on the outside, especially a nearby inductor, can be greatly reduced, thereby reducing crosstalk between the inductors, that is, reducing a phase noise, and increasing a Q value of the inductor. In addition, this application further provides a semiconductor chip that includes the planar inductor.
US12113093B2	Display substrates, display panels and display devices Display substrates, display panels, and display devices. A display substrate includes a display area including a first display area, a second display area, and a third display area disposed between the two display areas, sub-pixels disposed in the above three display areas, pixel circuits corresponding to the sub-pixels one to one and signal lines. A light transmittance of first display area is greater than that of second display area, and that of third display area. Pixel circuits corresponding to sub-pixels in first display area are arranged in third display area. Pixel circuits corresponding to sub-pixels arranged along a first direction in display area are connected to a same one of the signal lines. At least one of the signal lines simultaneously connected with pixel circuits corresponding to sub-pixels in first display area, sub-pixels in second display area, and sub-pixels in third display area.
US12113092B2	Solid state transducer devices, including devices having integrated electrostatic discharge protection, and associated systems and methods Solid state transducer devices having integrated electrostatic discharge protection and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a solid state transducer device includes a solid state emitter, and an electrostatic discharge device carried by the solid state emitter. In some embodiments, the electrostatic discharge device and the solid state emitter share a common first contact and a common second contact. In further embodiments, the solid state lighting device and the electrostatic discharge device share a common epitaxial substrate. In still further embodiments, the electrostatic discharge device is positioned between the solid state lighting device and a support substrate.
US12113091B2	Full color light emitting diode structure and method for manufacturing the same A LED structure includes a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a color conversion layer. The first semiconductor layer is formed on the substrate, and the first semiconductor layer includes a first LED unit and a second LED unit formed therein. The first LED unit and the second LED unit emit light of a first color. The second semiconductor layer is formed above the first semiconductor layer, and the second semiconductor layer includes a third LED unit formed therein. The third LED unit emits light of a second color different from the first color. The color conversion layer is formed on the first LED unit to convert light of the first color to light of a third color different from the first color and the second color.
US12113090B2	Bond pad structure for bonding improvement A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes receiving a device substrate; forming an interconnect structure on a front side of the device substrate; and etching a recess into a backside of the device substrate until a portion of the interconnect structure is exposed. The recess has a recess depth and an edge of the recess is defined by a sidewall of the device substrate. A conductive bond pad is formed in the recess, and a first plurality of layers cover the conductive bond pad, extend along the sidewall of the device substrate, and cover the backside of the device substrate. The first plurality of layers collectively have a first total thickness that is less than the recess depth. A first chemical mechanical planarization is performed to remove portions of the first plurality of layers so remaining portions of the first plurality of layers cover the conductive bond pad.
US12113089B2	Light receiving element and distance measuring device To prevent leakage of incident light from pixels around a pixel region (11) of a light receiving element. A light receiving element includes a pixel region and an adjacent pixel (400). In the pixel region, a plurality of pixels (100) is arranged, the plurality of pixels including a photodiode formed in a semiconductor substrate (110) in which a charge generated by photoelectric conversion of incident light is multiplied with a high reverse bias voltage, an on-chip lens (160) that focuses the incident light on the photodiode, and a wiring region (120) having a wiring layer (122) connected to the photodiode and an insulating layer (121) that insulates the wiring layer. The adjacent pixel is arranged adjacent to the pixel region and includes the photodiode, an on-chip lens (161) having a curvature different from a curvature of the on-chip lens, and the wiring region.
US12113088B2	Light detection device In a light detection device, the semiconductor substrate has first and second main surfaces facing each other. The semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of cells. Each of the plurality of cells includes at least one avalanche photodiode. The plurality of pad electrodes are arranged on the first main surface so as to be spaced apart from the plurality of cells. The plurality of wiring portions are arranged on the first main surface. Each of the plurality of wiring portions connects the cell and the pad electrode corresponding to each other. The semiconductor substrate includes a peripheral carrier absorbing portion configured to absorb carriers located at a periphery of the peripheral carrier absorbing portion. The peripheral carrier absorbing portion is provided around each pad electrode and each wiring portion when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the first main surface.
US12113083B2	Image sensing device including protection device An image sensing device comprising a plurality of unit photosensing pixels to convert light into electrical signals, each unit photosensing pixel including a photosensor and a plurality of transistors to perform operations associated with the photosensor and a plurality of protection devices, each of which is coupled to any one of the plurality of transistors, wherein each of the plurality of protection devices includes a first region doped with a first type of conductive impurities, a second region doped with a second type of conductive impurities and surrounding the first region, and a third region doped with the first type of conductive impurities and surrounding the second region, wherein the first region includes a contact portion and a first well located below the contact portion, and wherein the contact portion has a higher doping density than the first well, and is coupled to any one of the plurality of transistors.
US12113081B2	Package structure having packaged light detecting components within and package method thereof The package structure having packaged components within includes a circuit board, multiple packaged light detecting components mounted on the circuit board, a sealing cap being light transmittable, multiple light filtering films mounted on the sealing cap, and a supporting annular wall. The two opposite ends of the supporting annular wall are adhesively bonded to the surfaces of the circuit board and the sealing cap, such that the projection on the circuit board of the light filtering films corresponds the packaged light detecting components. Since the light filtering films have different filtering frequency bands, each packaged light detecting component detects light of different frequency bands in one incident light beam. The package method is simple and stable, effectively lowering the manufacture cost of the light detecting module.
US12113078B2	Photodetector A photodetector includes: a semiconductor substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface; a first semiconductor layer that is of a first conductivity type, and is included in the semiconductor substrate and closer to the first main surface than to the second main surface; a second semiconductor layer that is of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and is included in the semiconductor substrate and interposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second main surface; a multiplication region that causes avalanche multiplication to a charge generated in the semiconductor substrate through photoelectric conversion; a circuit region disposed alongside the first semiconductor layer in a direction parallel to the first main surface; at least one isolation transistor disposed in the circuit region; and an isolation region interposed between the first semiconductor layer and the circuit region.
US12113077B2	Polishing slurry, method for manufacturing a display device using the same and display device A polishing slurry is disclosed which includes about 0.01 wt % to about 10 wt % of polishing particles, about 0.005 wt % to about 0.1 wt % of a dispersing agent, about 0.001 wt % to about 1 wt % of an oxide-polishing promoter including a pyridine compound, about 0.05 wt % to about 0.1 wt % of a nitride-polishing inhibitor including an amino acid or an anionic organic acid, and water. A method for manufacturing a display device including an active pattern disposed on a base substrate, a gate metal pattern including a gate electrode overlapping the active pattern, a planarized insulation layer disposed on the gate metal pattern, and a source metal pattern disposed on the planarized insulation layer is also disclosed.
US12113076B2	Method for manufacturing display substrate, display substrate and display device Embodiments of the disclosure provide a display substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The display substrate includes: a base substrate; a thin film transistor including a source-drain metal layer and a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer; a color resist layer; and a third insulating layer. The third insulating layer comprises a first via hole that sequentially penetrates the third insulating layer, the color resist layer and the second insulating layer and thus extends from the third insulating layer to the source-drain metal layer. A sidewall of the first via hole comprises a first portion formed of a material of the second insulating layer, a second portion formed of a material of the color resist layer, and a third portion formed of a material of the third insulating layer, the second portion is between the first portion and the third portion.
US12113073B2	Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof and display panel Provided are an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display panel; the array substrate includes a thin film transistors disposed on a base substrate, and a conductive channel of the thin film transistor is formed on a contact surface of the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. It can avoid the interface defect state caused by the material difference when the existing conductive channel is formed on the side of the semiconductor layer close to the insulating layer, thereby solving the problem of poor lighting stability in the existing oxide semiconductor thin film transistor.
US12113072B2	Display panel and display device A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel is provided with a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of first pixel driving circuits located in a main display area, a plurality of second pixels located in a transparent display area and a transition display area, a plurality of second pixel driving circuits located in the transition display area, and a reflector. The second pixel driving circuits form a plurality of driving circuit islands for driving the second pixels. The reflector includes a first reflection portion located on the driving circuit islands so that a reflectivity in the main display area and a reflectivity in the transition display area tend to be identical.
US12113069B2	Thermal extraction of single layer transfer integrated circuits A FET IC structure made using a back-side access process that mitigates or eliminates thermal conductivity problems. In some embodiments, electrically-isolated thermal paths are formed adjacent the FET and configured to conduct heat laterally away from the FET to generally orthogonal thermal pathways, and thence to thermal pads externally accessible at the “top” of the completed IC. In some embodiments having a thermally-conductive handle wafer, electrically-isolated thermal paths are formed adjacent a FET and configured to conduct heat laterally away from the FET. Thermal vias are formed sufficiently so as to be in thermal contact with the handle wafer and with the conventional metallization layers of the device superstructure, at least one of which is in thermal contact with the lateral thermal paths. In some embodiments, the lateral thermal paths may use dummy gates configured to conduct heat laterally away from a FET to generally orthogonal thermal pathways.
US12113068B2	Fabrication of gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having additive metal gates Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having additive metal gates are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, and a second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires. A first gate stack is over the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the first gate stack having a P-type conductive layer with a first portion surrounding the nanowires of the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires and a second portion extending laterally beside and spaced apart from the first portion. A second gate stack is over the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the second gate stack having an N-type conductive layer with a first portion surrounding the nanowires of the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires and a second portion adjacent to and in contact with the second portion of the P-type conductive layer.
US12113067B2	Forming N-type and P-type horizontal gate-all-around devices An approach provides a semiconductor structure for a first device with a first plurality of channels with a larger horizontal dimension than a vertical dimension of the first plurality of channels a second device comprising a second plurality of channels with a smaller horizontal dimension than the vertical dimension of the second plurality of channels. The first plurality of channels and the second plurality of channels have a same channel width in embodiments of the present invention. The first device is an n-type horizontal gate-all-around device and the second device is a p-type horizontal gate-all-around device.
US12113060B2	Display substrate and preparation method thereof, and display apparatus Provided is a display substrate including a substrate, wherein the substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region located at the periphery of the display region. A GOA circuit, a first common electrode lead, a first capacitor and at least one first ESD unit are provided in the peripheral region. The GOA circuit includes a plurality of GOA units and STV signal lines electrically connected to at least one GOA unit. The first common electrode lead is connected to the STV signal line through at least one first ESD unit. A first capacitor electrode of the first capacitor is connected to the STV signal line, and a second capacitor electrode of the first capacitor is connected to the first common electrode lead.
US12113058B2	Display device with a static electricity discharging circuit A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area; a semiconductor layer including a source area, a channel area, and a drain area and disposed in the non-display area of the substrate; a gate electrode overlapping the channel area of the semiconductor layer; a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the channel area of the semiconductor layer; a source electrode electrically connected to the source area of the semiconductor layer; and a drain electrode electrically connected to the drain area of the semiconductor layer, wherein a lateral side of the gate electrode overlaps the drain electrode.
US12113054B2	Non-volatile dynamic random access memory The present disclosure provides for a stacked memory combining RAM and one or more layers of NVM, such as NAND. For example, a first layer of RAM, such as DRAM, is coupled to multiple consecutive layers of NAND using direct bonding interconnect (DBI®). Serialization and overhead that exists in periphery of the NVM may be stripped to manage the data stored therein. The resulting connections between the RAM and the NVM are high bandwidth, high pincount interconnects. Interconnects between each of the one or more layers of NVM are also very dense.
US12113052B2	Memory devices and electronic systems A microelectronic device comprises a first microelectronic device structure and a second microelectronic device structure attached to the first microelectronic device structure. The first microelectronic device structure comprises a memory array region comprising a stack structure comprising levels of conductive structures vertically alternating with levels of insulative structures, and staircase structures at lateral ends of the stack structure. The memory array region further comprises vertical stacks of memory cells, at least one of the vertical stacks of memory cells comprising stacked capacitor structures, each stacked capacitor structure comprising capacitor structures vertically spaced from each other by at least a level of the levels of insulative structures, transistor structures, each transistor structure operably coupled to a capacitor structure and to one of the conductive structures of the levels of conductive structures, and a conductive pillar structure vertically extending through the transistor structures.
US12113047B2	Ink leveling device and method of manufacturing display device using the same An ink leveling device includes a stage on which a target substrate is disposed, base frames disposed at sides of the stage, moving members coupled to the base frames and movable upward and downward, and at least one plate coupled to the moving members and disposed to press the target substrate. Light-emitting element ink is disposed on the target substrate.
US12113045B2	Three-dimensional stacked fan-out packaging structure and method making the same The present disclosure provides a three-dimensional stacked fan-out packaging structure and a method making the same. The structure includes: a first semiconductor chip, a first packaging material layer, a metal connecting pillar, a first rewiring layer, a second rewiring layer, a second semiconductor chip, solder ball bumps, an underfill layer under the second semiconductor chip, and a second packaging material layer. The formed three-dimensional stacked fan-out packaging structure can package two sets of fan-out wafers in the three-dimensional direction. A single package stacked up after die-cutting has two sets of chips in the third-direction. The electrical signals of all chips in a single package can be controlled by arranging a first rewiring layer, a metal connecting post, and the second rewiring layer, so that more chips can be packaged in a single package, the integration of the package is improved, and the package volume can shrink.
US12113044B2	Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device package and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The semiconductor package comprises: a package component having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface; and a first electronic component having a first conductive pad signal communicatively mounted on the first mounting surface through a first type connector; wherein the first type connector comprises a first solder composition having a lower melting point layer sandwiched between a pair of higher melting point layers, wherein the lower melting point layer is composed of alloys capable of forming a room temperature eutectic.
US12113042B2	Metal bonding structure and manufacturing method thereof Some implementations described herein provide a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a first wafer including a first metal structure within a body of the first wafer. The semiconductor structure also includes a second wafer including a second metal structure within a body of the second wafer, where the first wafer is coupled to the second wafer at an interface. The semiconductor structure further includes a metal bonding structure coupled to the first metal structure and the second metal structure and extending through the interface.
US12113040B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device according to the invention of the present application includes a support, a semiconductor chip provided on the support and a die bond material for bonding a back surface of the semiconductor chip to the support, wherein a plurality of cutouts is formed at edges formed between the back surface and side surfaces of the semiconductor chip connected to the back surface, and the die bond material is provided integrally over the plurality of cutouts.
US12113038B2	Thermal compression flip chip bump for high performance and fine pitch A thermal compression flip chip (TCFC) bump may be used for high performance products that benefit from a fine pitch. In one example, a new TCFC bump structure adds a metal pad underneath the TCFC copper pillar bump to cover the exposed aluminum bump pad. This new structure prevents the pad from corroding and reduces mechanical stress to the pad and underlying silicon dielectric layers enabling better quality and reliability and further bump size reduction. For example, a flip chip connection may include a substrate; a metal pad on a contact side of the substrate and a first passivation layer on the contact side of the substrate to protect the metal pad from corrosion.
US12113036B2	Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor package includes a first die and a second die. The first die includes a first coil and a second coil of an inductor. The first coil and the second coil are located at different level heights. The first coil includes a first metallic material. The second coil includes a second metallic material. The first metallic material has a different composition from the second metallic material. The second die is bonded to the first die. The second die includes a third coil of the inductor. The inductor extends from the first die to the second die.
US12113035B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating thereof Provided a semiconductor device comprises, a plurality of semiconductor patterns spaced in a first direction; a plurality of mold insulating layers between the plurality of semiconductor patterns, a plurality of silicide patterns contacting the plurality of semiconductor patterns; and a plurality of first metal conductive films between the plurality of mold insulating layers and connected to each of the silicide patterns, wherein each of the silicide patterns includes a first sidewall that faces the semiconductor pattern, and a second sidewall which faces the first metal conductive film, the first sidewall of the silicide pattern and the second sidewall of the silicide pattern extends in the first direction, and the first sidewall of the silicide pattern and the second sidewall of the silicide pattern are curved surfaces.
US12113031B2	Semiconductor device and method of making the same A semiconductor device includes an interposer disposed on a substrate. A first major surface of the interposer faces the substrate. A system on a chip is disposed on a second major surface of the interposer. The second major surface of the interposer opposes the first major surface of the interposer. A plurality of first passive devices is disposed in the first major surface of the interposer. A plurality of second passive devices is disposed on the second major surface of the interposer. The second passive devices are different devices than the first passive devices.
US12113028B2	Semiconductor device with integrated decoupling and alignment features The present application discloses a semiconductor device with integrated decoupling alignment features. The semiconductor device includes a first wafer comprising a first substrate having a dielectric stack, a decoupling feature positioned in the dielectric stack under one of the plurality of first alignment marks, a plurality of first alignment marks positioned on the first substrate and parallel to each other; and a second wafer positioned on the first wafer and comprising a plurality of second alignment marks positioned above the plurality of first alignment marks. The plurality of second alignment marks are arranged parallel to the plurality of first alignment marks and adjacent to the plurality of first alignment marks in a top-view perspective. The plurality of first alignment marks and the plurality of second alignment marks comprise a fluorescence material. The decoupling feature has a bottle-shaped cross-sectional profile, and the decoupling feature comprises a porous low-k material.
US12113027B2	Three-dimensional integrated circuit structures and methods of forming the same Board substrates, three-dimensional integrated circuit structures and methods of forming the same are disclosed. A board substrate includes a core layer, a first build-up layer, a second build-up layer, a first group of bumps, a second first group of bumps and at least one first underfill blocking wall. The first build-up layer and the second build-up layer are disposed on opposite sides of the core layer. The first group of bumps is disposed over the first build-up layer. The second first group of bumps is disposed over the first build-up layer. The at least one first underfill blocking wall is disposed over the first build-up layer and between the first group of bumps and the second group of bumps.
US12113025B2	Semiconductor package with dual sides of metal routing A method includes forming a redistribution structure over a carrier, the redistribution structure having conductive features on a surface of the redistribution structure distal the carrier; forming a conductive pillar over the surface of the redistribution structure; attaching a die to the surface of the redistribution structure adjacent to the conductive pillar, where die connectors of the die are electrically coupled to the conductive features of the redistribution structure; and attaching a pre-made substrate to the conductive pillar through a conductive joint, where the conductive joint is on the conductive pillar and comprises a different material from the conductive pillar, where the conductive joint and the conductive pillar electrically couple the redistribution structure to the pre-made substrate.
US12113019B2	Memory devices including strings of memory cells, and related electronic systems A microelectronic device comprises pillar structures extending vertically through an isolation material, conductive lines electrically coupled to the pillar structures, contact structures between the pillar structures and the conductive lines, and interconnect structures between the conductive lines and the contact structures. The conductive lines comprise one or more of titanium, ruthenium, aluminum, and molybdenum. The interconnect structures comprise a material composition that is different than one or more of a material composition of the contact structures and a material composition of the conductive lines. Related memory devices, electronic systems, and methods are also described.
US12113015B2	Vertical transistor fuse latches Methods, systems, and devices for vertical transistor fuse latches are described. An apparatus may include a substrate and a memory array that is coupled with the substrate. The apparatus may also include a latch that is configured to store information from a fuse for the memory array. The latch may be at least partially within an additional substrate separate from and above the substrate. The latch may include a quantity of p-type vertical transistors and a quantity of n-type vertical transistors each at least partially disposed within the additional substrate above the substrate.
US12113014B2	Integrated circuit including supervia and method of making An integrated circuit includes a substrate; and a first conductive line extending parallel to a top surface of the substrate. The first conductive line is a first distance from the substrate. The integrated circuit further includes a second conductive line extending parallel to the top surface of the substrate. The second conductive line is a second distance from the substrate. The integrated circuit further includes a third conductive line extending parallel to the top surface of the substrate. The third conductive line is a third distance from the substrate. The integrated circuit further includes a supervia directly connected to the first conductive line and the third conductive line, wherein a first angle between a sidewall of a lower portion of the supervia and the substrate is different from a second angle between a sidewall of an upper portion of the supervia and the substrate.
US12113013B2	Dual color via patterning A device includes: a first dielectric material; a first metal line in the first dielectric material; a second dielectric material disposed on the first dielectric material and the first metal line; a second metal line in the second dielectric material; and a plurality of metal vias disposed on a same level and connecting the first metal line and the second metal line, wherein the plurality of metal vias comprise a first top via and a bottom via having different sidewall profile angles.
US12113011B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A bus bar includes a laminated body formed by directly laminating a flat plate-shaped first conductive plate, flat plate-shaped insulating sheet, and flat plate-shaped second conductive plate. The laminated body has main terminal connection parts into which end portions of external connection terminals are inserted, and is sealed in a sealing body, except the main terminal connection parts. The first conductive plate, insulating sheet, and second conductive plate are pressurized toward the insulating sheet in the lamination direction of the laminated body so that volumes of air spaces inside the insulating sheet (and air spaces between the first conductive plate and the insulating sheet and between the second conductive plate and the insulating sheet) are compressed.
US12113003B2	Semiconductor device with composite middle interconnectors The present application discloses a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a package structure including a first side and a second side opposite to the first side; an interposer structure positioned over the first side of the package structure; a first die positioned over the interposer structure; a second die positioned over the interposer structure; and a plurality of middle interconnectors positioned between the first side of the package structure and the first die and between the first side of the package structure and the second die. The plurality of middle interconnectors respectively includes a middle exterior layer positioned between the first side of the package structure and the interposer structure, a middle interior layer enclosed by the middle exterior layer, and a cavity enclosed by the interposer structure, the package structure, and the middle interior layer.
US12113001B2	Lead frame assembly having a plurality of dicing holes A lead frame assembly includes a lead frame body, an encapsulant unit, and dicing positioning units. The lead frame body includes lead frame units, an outer frame portion extending around the lead frame units, and through holes formed on the outer frame portion. The encapsulant unit includes a lower encapsulating portion, and an upper encapsulating portion formed on the lower encapsulating portion. The dicing positioning units are respectively located at the through holes, and each includes an adhesive layer which partially fills a corresponding one of the through holes and which is formed with at least one dicing positioning hole. The dicing positioning units define at least one first dicing positioning line and at least one second dicing positioning line.
US12113000B2	Lead adapters for semiconductor package A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor die, an encapsulant body of electrically insulating mold compound that encapsulates the first semiconductor die, a plurality of power leads that protrude out of the encapsulant body and form power connections with the first semiconductor die, and a signal lead that protrudes out of the encapsulant body and forms a signal connection with the first semiconductor die, wherein the signal lead comprises a lead adapter retention feature that is configured to form an interlocked connection with a lead adapter that is fitted over an outer end of the signal lead.
US12112998B2	Semiconductor device and method for forming the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin, a source/drain structure, a first buried power line, a contact, a first through substrate via (TSV), and a second TSV. The substrate has a well region extending a front-side surface of the substrate into the substrate. The semiconductor fin is on the well region. The source/drain structure is on the semiconductor fin. The first buried power line is electrically coupled to the source/drain structure on the first semiconductor fin. The first buried power line has a length extending along a lengthwise direction of the first semiconductor fin and a height extending within the well region. The first TSV extends from a back-side surface of the substrate through the substrate to the first buried power line. The second TSV extends from the back-side surface of the substrate to the well region.
US12112993B2	Heat radiation member A heat radiation member excellent in electrical insulation and better in thermal conduction is provided. The heat radiation member includes a substrate composed of a composite material containing diamond and a metallic phase, an insulating plate provided on at least a part of front and rear surfaces of the substrate and composed of an aluminum nitride, and a single bonding layer interposed between the substrate and the insulating plate, the heat radiation member having thermal conductivity not lower than 400 W/m·K.
US12112990B2	Semiconductor device with cut metal gate and method of manufacture An anchored cut-metal gate (CMG) plug, a semiconductor device including the anchored CMG plug and methods of forming the semiconductor device are disclosed herein. The method includes performing a series of etching processes to form a trench through a metal gate electrode, through an isolation region, and into a semiconductor substrate. The trench cuts-through and separates the metal gate electrode into a first metal gate and a second metal gate and forms a recess in the semiconductor substrate. Once the trench has been formed, a dielectric plug material is deposited into the trench to form a CMG plug that is anchored within the recess of the semiconductor substrate and separates the first and second metal gates. As such, the anchored CMG plug provides high levels of resistance to reduce leakage current within the semiconductor device during operation and allowing for improved V-trigger performance of the semiconductor device.
US12112987B2	Semiconductor device with fin end spacer plug and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a plurality of fins on a substrate, a fin end spacer plug on an end surface of each of the plurality of fins and a fin liner layer, an insulating layer on the plurality of fins, and a source/drain epitaxial layer in a source/drain recess in each of the plurality of fins.
US12112985B2	Semiconductor substrate A semiconductor substrate includes a high-resistivity silicon carbide layer and a gallium nitride epitaxial layer. The gallium nitride epitaxial layer is formed on a surface, a thickness of the gallium nitride epitaxial layer is less than 2 μm, and a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of an X-ray diffraction analysis (002) plane is less than 100 arcsec. The thickness of the high-resistivity silicon carbide layer ranges from 20 μm to 50 μm. The surface of the high-resistivity silicon carbide layer has an angle ranging from 0° to +/−8° with respect to a (0001) plane. The micropipe density (MPD) of the high-resistivity silicon carbide layer is less than 0.5 ea/cm2, the basal plane dislocation (BPD) of the high-resistivity silicon carbide layer is less than 10 ea/cm2, and the threading screw dislocation (TSD) of the high-resistivity silicon carbide layer is less than 500 ea/cm2.
US12112979B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a hard mask layer overlying a device layer of a semiconductor device, a mandrel underlayer over hard mask layer, and a mandrel layer over mandrel underlayer. The mandrel layer has a plurality of mandrel lines extending along a first direction. A plurality of openings are formed in mandrel underlayer extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to first direction. A spacer layer is formed over mandrel underlayer and layer. Spacer layer fills plurality of openings in underlayer. Portions of spacer layer are removed to expose an upper surface of underlayer and mandrel layer, and mandrel layer is removed. By using remaining portions of spacer layer as a mask, underlayer and hard mask layer are removed, to form a hard mask pattern with first hard mask pattern lines extending along first direction and second hard mask pattern lines extending along second direction.
US12112974B2	Integrated circuit isolation feature and method of forming the same Examples of a technique for forming a dielectric material for an integrated circuit are provided herein. In an example, an integrated circuit workpiece is received that includes a recess. A first dielectric precursor is deposited in the recess. The first dielectric precursor includes a non-semiconductor component. A second dielectric precursor is deposited in the recess on the first dielectric precursor, and an annealing process is performed such that a portion of the non-semiconductor component of the first dielectric precursor diffuses into the second dielectric precursor. The non-semiconductor component may include oxygen, and the annealing process may be performed in one of a vacuum or an inert gas environment.
US12112969B2	Apparatus and methods for wafer chucking on a susceptor for ALD Described are apparatus and methods for processing a semiconductor wafer so that the wafer remains in place during processing. The wafer is subjected to a pressure differential between the top surface and bottom surface so that sufficient force prevents the wafer from moving during processing, the pressure differential generated by applying a decreased pressure to the back side of the wafer.
US12112968B2	Method for producing optoelectronic devices In an embodiment a method includes providing a growth substrate with a plurality of semiconductor bodies for the semiconductor devices, wherein each semiconductor body comprises electrical contact structures and a separation layer arranged towards the growth substrate, arranging a rigid first auxiliary carrier on a side of the semiconductor bodies facing away from the growth substrate, wherein the first auxiliary carrier comprises a first detachment layer, detaching the growth substrate by laser radiation, wherein the laser radiation is absorbed in the separation layer, arranging a rigid second auxiliary carrier on a side of the semiconductor bodies facing away from the first auxiliary carrier, wherein the second auxiliary carrier comprise a second detachment layer, detaching the first auxiliary carrier by laser radiation, wherein the laser radiation is absorbed in the first detachment layer and the separation layer still extending continuously over the growth substrate while detaching and mechanically and electrically arranging the semiconductor bodies on at least one permanent carrier.
US12112966B2	Article accommodation facility A transfer machine raises and lowers a support portion in a transfer operation between a lower set position that is set below a placement portion of a transfer location subject to the transfer operation, and an upper set position that is set above the placement portion, and a control device changes setting of at least one of the lower set position and the upper set position to set a different raising/lowering range of the support portion that covers a range from the lower set position to the upper set position, between a case where an article is transferred to the transfer location provided in a storage/retrieval section, and a case where the article is transferred to the transfer location provided in accommodation sections.
US12112965B2	Wafer supporting mechanism and method for wafer dicing A wafer supporting mechanism and a method for wafer dicing are provided. The wafer supporting mechanism includes a base portion and a support portion. The base portion includes a first gas channel and a first outlet connected to the first gas channel. The support portion is connected to the base portion and including a second gas channel connected to the first gas channel. An accommodation space is defined by the base portion and the support portion.
US12112963B2	Defect inspection apparatus and defect inspection program The objective of the present invention is provide a defect inspection apparatus that increases defect position precision and can easily align a coordinate origin offset between a reviewing apparatus and the defect inspection apparatus, even when design data cannot be obtained or it is difficult to sufficiently use the design data. The defect inspection apparatus according to the present invention acquires a wafer swath image necessary for inspection, and uses the swath image to detect defects and calculate a positional deviation amount. During the calculation of the positional deviation amount, a template pattern is acquired from one arbitrary swath image via an image processing unit, and the template pattern and a plurality of swath images of the entire wafer are compared, whereby the positional deviation amount for a position corresponding to the template pattern on the wafer is calculated. For positions at which the template pattern is not present, an interpolated positional deviation amount is calculated by executing an interpolation operation by using the calculated positional deviation amount. A defect position is corrected on the basis of the positional deviation amount and the interpolated positional deviation amount, or by using a positional deviation map in which these positional deviation amounts have been mapped on the entire wafer.
US12112959B2	Processing systems and platforms for roughness reduction of materials using illuminated etch solutions Processing system and platform embodiments are described that illuminate etch solutions to provide controlled etching of materials. The processing systems and platforms deposit a liquid etch solution over a material to be etched and illuminate the liquid etch solution to adjust levels of reactants. The liquid etch solution has a first level of reactants, and the illumination causes the liquid etch solution to have a second level of reactants that is different than the first level. The material is modified with the illuminated etch solution, and the modified material is removed. The delivery, exposing, and removing can be repeated to provide a cyclic etch. Further, oxidation and dissolution can occur simultaneously or can occur in multiple steps. The material being etched can be a polycrystalline material, a polycrystalline metal, and/or other material. One liquid etch solution can include hydrogen peroxide that is illuminated to form hydroxyl radicals.
US12112958B2	Wafer processing system Disclosed is a wafer processing system comprising a processing tank, a cleaning device and a drying device. The processing tank has a cantilever rotating device and a dynamic balance correction device. The cantilever rotating device has a holding part for holding a wafer of a variety of specification parameters and causing the wafer to rotate along a rotating shaft of the cantilever rotating device. The dynamic balance correction device performs a corresponding dynamic balance correction on the cantilever rotating device, so that the cantilever rotating device is in a dynamic balance state during rotation. A dynamic nozzle unit of the cleaning device ejects a cleaning fluid to clean the rotating wafer. The drying device is used to dry the rotating wafer.
US12112955B2	Film formation apparatus, film formation method, and method for fabricating semiconductor device A film forming apparatus includes an electrode, a target holder configured to hold a film forming target so as to face the electrode, and a masking shield holder configured to hold a masking shield between the electrode and the target holder. The masking shield includes a lattice portion having a plurality of openings therein and a frame portion supporting the lattice portion.
US12112948B2	Method of manufacturing integrated circuit device using a metal-containing photoresist composition In a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit device, a photoresist layer is formed by coating a photoresist composition on a substrate having a main surface and an edge portion surrounding the main surface. A portion of the photoresist layer is removed from the edge portion of the substrate. After the portion of the photoresist layer is removed, the substrate is processed using a main treatment composition including an organic solvent, acid, and water.
US12112945B2	Semiconductor wafer, electronic device, method of performing inspection on semiconductor wafer, and method of manufacturing electronic device A semiconductor substrate in includes a buffer layer and a first crystalline layer. A bandgap of the first crystalline layer is smaller than a bandgap of a second layer. When a semiconductor wafer is formed as a transistor wafer, a channel of a transistor is formed at or near an interface between the first crystalline layer and the second layer. With a first electrode and a second electrode provided and a third electrode provided, when space charge redistribution, for emitting electrons and holes from a bandgap of a crystal positioned in the spatial region, is achieved by applying negative voltage to the third electrode or by applying positive voltage to the second electrode with the first electrode serving as a reference, an electron emission speed in the space charge redistribution is higher than a hole emission speed.
US12112943B2	Method for forming film and processing apparatus A method for forming a film that includes forming a boron nitride film on a substrate, and forming a boron-containing silicon film on the boron nitride film.
US12112936B2	Apparatus and method for pulsed mode charge detection mass spectrometry A charge detection mass spectrometer includes an ion trap configured to receive and store ions therein and to selectively release stored ions therefrom, and an electrostatic linear ion trap (ELIT) spaced apart from the ion trap, the ELIT including first and second ion mirrors and a charge detection cylinder positioned therebetween, and means for selectively controlling the ion trap to release at least some of the stored ions therefrom to travel toward and into the ELIT, and for controlling the first and second ion mirrors in a manner which traps in the ELIT a single one of the ions traveling therein and causes the trapped ion to oscillate back and forth between the first and second ion mirrors each time passing through and inducing a corresponding charge on the charge detection cylinder.
US12112934B2	Method for mass spectrometry Before each sample of a series of batch samples is introduced into a liquid sample delivery device, an ion source device receives aqueous mobile phase solution from the liquid sample delivery device and ionizes its compounds, producing an ion beam. A tandem mass spectrometer performs a neutral loss or precursor ion scan on the ion beam to measure intensities of two or more precursor ions corresponding to a known aqueous mobile phase solution compound. Intensity measurements for each of the two or more different precursor ions are compared to previously stored intensities to determine the threshold times at which these measurements indicate orifice contamination. A threshold time is then predicted for a known compound of interest of the batch samples based on the m/z value of the known compound of interest and the m/z value and the threshold time of each of the two or more different precursor ions.
US12112931B2	Dual reverse pulse sputtering system A pulsed power system and a pulsed power sputtering system are disclosed. The pulsed power system includes a first power source that is configured to apply a first voltage at a first power lead that alternates between positive and negative relative to a second power lead during each of multiple cycles. A second power source is coupled to a third power lead and the second power lead, and the second power source is configured to apply a second voltage to the third power lead that alternates between positive and negative relative to the second power lead during each of the multiple cycles. A controller is configured to control the first power source and the second power source to phase-synchronize the first voltage with the second voltage, so both, the first voltage and the second voltage, are simultaneously negative during a portion of each cycle and simultaneously positive relative to the second power lead during another portion of each cycle.
US12112928B1	PECVD apparatus A PECVD apparatus includes a transfer chamber, a load lock, a cleaning chamber, a spin-drying chamber, a deposition chamber, and an unload lock; wherein the load lock, the cleaning chamber, the spin-drying chamber, the deposition chamber, and the unload lock are successively spirally arranged on a side wall of the transfer chamber; and a spiral conveyor device is arranged in the transfer chamber, wherein the spiral conveyor device includes a conveyor rod, a spiral drive mechanism, and a plurality of conveyor assemblies; wherein the conveyor rod is vertically arranged in the transfer chamber, and the plurality of conveyor assemblies are spirally arranged on the conveyor rod, and wherein the spiral drive mechanism is configured to drive the conveyor rod to undergo a spiral ascending or descending movement.
US12112924B2	Composite structure and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including composite structure Disclosed is to provide a composite structure used as a member for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus as well as a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. A composite structure including a base material and a structure that is provided on the base material and has a surface to be exposed to a plasma atmosphere, in which the structure has an yttrium-aluminum oxide as a main component, and has a lattice constant a calculated by the following formula (1) being larger than 12.080 Å: a=d·(h2+k2+l2)1/2 (1) where d represents a lattice plane spacing, and (hkl) represents a Miller index. This structure features excellent low-particle generation and is suitably used a member for a semiconductor apparatus.
US12112918B2	Dual source injector with switchable analyzing magnet An ion implantation system has a mass analyzing magnet having interior and exterior region and defining a first entrance, second entrance, and an exit. A first ion source defines a first ion beam directed toward the first entrance along a first beam path. A second ion source defines a second ion beam directed toward the second entrance along a second beam path. A magnet current source supplies a magnet current to the mass analyzing magnet. Magnet control circuitry controls a polarity of the magnet current based on a formation of the first or second ion beam. The mass analyzing magnet mass analyzes the respective first or second ion beam to define defining a mass analyzed ion beam along a mass analyzed beam path. At least one shield in the interior or exterior region prevents line-of-sight between the first and second ion sources. Beamline components modify the mass analyzed ion beam.
US12112917B2	Sample holder and charged particle beam system There is provided a sample holder which is for use in a charged particle beam system and which can prevent damage to a sample stage during transportation of a cartridge. The sample holder includes: the cartridge having the sample stage for holding a sample therein; and a holder base having a mounting portion to which the cartridge can be mounted. The cartridge has: a tilt mechanism for tilting the sample stage; and a lock lever which, when the cartridge has been taken out from the mounting portion, makes contact with the sample stage and limits tilt of the stage.
US12112915B2	Vaporizer, ion source and method for generating aluminum-containing vapor A vaporizer includes a crucible in which an aluminum-containing solid material is placed, and a heater. The crucible includes a chlorine containing gas inlet and a vapor outlet. The heater heats the crucible.
US12112913B2	Push button device A support plate can be disposed close to a display screen without having to provide a latching mechanism to the support plate, a push button device can be easily attached and detached, and the fixing of the push button device can be carried out simultaneously with the locking of the flexible wiring. There are provided a push button device that is inserted into an opening in a transparent plate 50 from the front side, and an annular lock plate that is disposed on the back side of the transparent plate and is fitted to the outer peripheral portion of the bottom part of the push button device from the back side. The outer peripheral portion of the bottom part of the push button device and the inner peripheral portion of the lock plate have snap-fit structures that are fixed to the outer peripheral portion of the bottom part by rotating the lock plate. The lock plate is configured to have a diameter larger than that of the opening and so as to abut the transparent plate in a fixed state, and furthermore, a reinforcing portion of the flexible wiring is sandwiched and pressed by the end surfaces on the flange portion side of a connection opening.
US12112912B2	Safety switch and apparatus with door A safety switch includes a detection unit, an output unit, an input unit; and a display unit. The detection unit is configured to detect presence or absence of abnormality. The output unit is configured to output an abnormality detection signal indicating a detection result of the presence or absence of the abnormality. The input unit is configured to input a display control signal. The display unit is configured to perform display based on the display control signal.
US12112903B2	Mechanical knob apparatus capable of push and rotation operations A mechanical knob which may be designed and tuned according to various design conditions (size and the like of the knob) without restriction conditions such as a size, height, and the like, its push and rotation operations may be performed, and many parts are unnecessary unlike the conventional mechanical knobs. The mechanical knob apparatus includes a dial configured to transmit a force at which a user rotates or presses the knob to perform the rotation or push rotation of the knob as an exterior part of the knob exposed to the outside, a push operation unit coupled to the dial through a radial bearing to perform the push operation, and a rotation operation unit coupled to the dial to perform both the push operation and the rotation operation.
US12112900B2	Electrolytic capacitor An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, a liquid component, a case housing the capacitor element and the liquid component, and a sealing member sealing the case. the capacitor element includes a porous sintered body including a dielectric layer, a cathode foil facing at least a part of the porous sintered body, and a conductive polymer covering at least a part of a surface of the dielectric layer. The conductive polymer is in contact with the cathode foil. And a void in the capacitor element is impregnated with the liquid component.
US12112897B2	Methods for perovskite device processing by vapor transport deposition Structures and methods for manufacturing photovoltaic devices by forming perovskite layers and perovskite precursor layers using vapor transport deposition (VTD) are described.
US12112896B2	Film production method and electrode foil production method for producing layer containing metal oxide A film production method for producing a layer containing a metal oxide, the film production method including: a heating step of heating a metal foil containing a first metal by bringing a part of the metal foil into contact with at least one heat generator; a first contact step of letting first gas containing a second metal to be in contact with both surfaces of the metal foil in a state where the part of the metal foil is supported; and a second contact step of letting second gas containing an oxidant to be in contact with the both surfaces of the metal foil in a state where the part of the metal foil is supported.
US12112895B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body, and two external electrodes. The multilayer body includes a multilayer body main portion including an inner layer portion including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers that are stacked, and two outer layer portions on opposite sides of the inner layer portion in a stacking direction, two side gap portions on opposite sides of the multilayer main body in a width direction, two main surfaces on opposite sides in the stacking direction, two side surfaces on opposite sides in the width direction, and two end surfaces on opposite sides in a length direction. Each of the two external electrodes are at an end surface of the multilayer body, and extend from the end surface to a portion of the main surface. An end of the side gap portion on a side of the main surface protrudes farther than the multilayer main body.
US12112888B2	Component carrier with cavity accommodating at least part of driven body being magnetically drivable to move A drive device includes a component carrier with a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure and a cavity formed in the stack. A driven body is arranged at least partially in the cavity and configured for being drivable to move relative to the component carrier. At least one drive coil for creating a magnetic drive field and at least one drive magnet interacts with the magnetic drive field created by the at least one drive coil to generate a force for moving the driven body relative to the component carrier. One of the at least one drive magnet and the at least one drive coil forms part of the component carrier and the other one of the at least one drive magnet and the at least one drive coil forms part of the driven body.
US12112887B2	Switch assemblies of superconducting magnet assemblies and reconfigurable superconducting magnet assemblies of a cryogenic system A superconducting magnet assembly is provided. The magnet assembly includes a magnet configured to generate a polarizing magnetic field, a thermosyphon tube, a main tank, and a metering tank. The thermosyphon tube is in thermal contact with the magnet, the thermosyphon tube configured to carry cryogen therethrough and cool the magnet via the cryogen. The metering tank contains the cryogen and is coupled with the main tank, and the main tank has an interior volume greater than an interior volume of the metering tank, The thermosyphon tube is coupled with the main tank at a first end of the thermosyphon tube and coupled with the metering tank at a second end of the thermosyphon tube, the second end opposite the first end, and the thermosyphon tube and the metering tank define a path along which the cryogen flows.
US12112883B2	Magnetic shielding sheet for wireless power reception module, and wireless power reception module including the same A magnetic shielding sheet for a wireless power reception module is provided. A magnetic shielding sheet for a wireless power reception module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to a wireless power reception module capable of a wireless power share (WPS) function and has an overall thickness of 150 μm or less. The magnetic shielding sheet includes a first sheet made of a magnetic material to shield a magnetic field, and a second sheet laminated as a monolayer on one surface of the first sheet by means of a bonding adhesive layer, wherein the second sheet is provided to have a smaller thickness than a thickness of the first sheet while having a saturation magnetic flux density twice or more than a saturation magnetic flux density of the first sheet.
US12112879B2	Coil component A coil component includes a body, a coil portion disposed in the body, and first and second external electrodes disposed on the body to be spaced apart from each other, wherein A/C≥2.4 and B/C≥1.6 are satisfied, where a length, a width, and a thickness of the coil component are defined as ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’, respectively, and a ratio of a thickness to a width of at least one turn of the coil portion is 1 or less, based on a cross-section of the coil component.
US12112873B2	Coil component Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes first, second, third, and fourth terminal electrodes; a first planar spiral coil formed on a substrate, the first planar spiral coil having an outer peripheral end connected to the first terminal electrode; a second planar spiral coil stacked on the first planar spiral coil through a first insulating layer, the second planar spiral coil having an outer peripheral end connected to the second terminal electrode; and first and second lead-out patterns stacked on the second planar spiral coil through a second insulating layer. The first lead-out pattern connects the third terminal electrode and an inner peripheral end of the first planar spiral coil. The second lead-out pattern connects the fourth terminal electrode and an inner peripheral end of the second planar spiral coil. The second insulating layer is thicker than the first insulating layer.
US12112872B2	Coil component A coil component in which stress inside thereof is alleviated and the DC resistance is low. A multilayer coil component includes an element body that includes an insulator portion and a coil embedded in the insulator portion; and outer electrodes disposed on surfaces of the insulator portion and electrically connected to ends of the coil. There is a groove-shaped void portion at a boundary between the coil and the insulator portion, and the void portion extends in a length direction of the coil. The coil has a ridge in the void portion, and the ridge extends in the length direction of the coil.
US12112870B2	Shunt resistor A shunt resistor the resistive value of which can be lowered simply and easily has: a first resistive body, two base materials that sandwich the first resistive body therebetween and are joined by a welding to the first resistive body, and a second resistive body joined by a welding to the two base materials at different positions from the first resistive body. In addition, the second resistive body can come into contact with the first resistive body.
US12112866B2	Stacked structures for stretchable device, stretchable devices, methods of manufacturing the same, display panels, sensors, and electronic devices A stacked structure for a stretchable device includes a stretchable layer including an elastic polymer, and a conductive layer on the stretchable layer and including a metal, wherein the stretchable layer includes a first depth region and a second depth region sequentially disposed in a depth direction from a surface of the stretchable layer that is in contact with the conductive layer and the first depth region includes the metal.
US12112861B2	Coaxial cable To provide a coaxial cable with a favorable appearance and excellent processability. The above-described problem is solved by a coaxial cable comprising a center conductor (11), an insulator (12) provided on an outer periphery of the center conductor (11), an external conductor (13, 14) provided on an outer periphery of the insulator (12), and an outer coated body (15, 16) covering the external conductor (13, 14). The external conductor (13, 14) is constituted by a lateral winding shield (13) provided with metal fine wires laterally wound on the outer periphery of the insulator (12), and a metal resin tape (14) wound in a layer on the lateral winding shield (13) with a metal layer side being on an inside. The outer coated body (15, 16) is constituted by a resin tape (15) wound on the metal resin tape (14), and an extruded sheath (16) covering the resin tape (15). Given T1 as a thickness of the metal resin tape (14) and T2 as a thickness of the resin tape (15), T2/T1 is within a range from 0.180 to 0.800.
US12112859B2	Ion production system with fibrous lattice for ion collection A method that includes accelerating a plurality of ytterbium ions toward a lattice of carbon fibers; wherein at least a portion of the plurality of ytterbium ions is a plurality of ytterbium-176 ions. The method further includes isolating the plurality of ytterbium-176 ions from the plurality of ytterbium ions; and capturing the plurality of ytterbium-176 ions in the lattice of carbon fibers.
US12112858B2	Filter and a fuel assembly for a nuclear plant A filter for separating particles from a cooling liquid in a nuclear plant is presented. The filter includes at least one passage with an inner surface, an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein the at least one passage is arranged to permit through-flow of the cooling liquid in a main flow direction (MFD) from the inlet end to the outlet end. The inner surface of the at least one passage includes at least one surface section having a structured surface forming a plurality of surface portions facing the main flow direction (MFD) of the cooling liquid and being arranged to catch the particles. Also, a fuel assembly for a nuclear plant, including a filter is presented.
US12112856B2	Spent nuclear fuel storage rack system A fuel rack for storing nuclear fuel in a fuel pool in one embodiment comprises a baseplate configured for placement in a fuel pool, and a cellular body coupled to the baseplate. The body comprises tightly-packed upwardly open cells which each hold a nuclear fuel assembly. In one embodiment, each cell may have a hexagonal cross-sectional configuration. The cells are each formed by angled cell walls and corners formed between adjoining cell walls. Adjacent cells are arranged to meet in corner-to-corner alignment. This produces triangular-shaped flux traps interspersed between the cells for reactivity control. In some embodiments, at least one peripheral side of the fuel rack has an undulating configuration defining a series of alternating peaks and valleys which nests with a complementary configured peripheral side of an adjacent fuel rack. This provides higher packing density of fuel racks and fuel assemblies in the fuel pool.
US12112854B2	Software applications residing on handheld analyte determining devices Presented herein is a handheld analyte measurement device. The analyte measurement device includes one or more software applications to help the user manager their diabetes. Embodiments and descriptions of the various applications are provided below in conjunction with the handheld analyte measurement device.
US12112847B2	Systems, methods and devices for dynamic procedure management A system and process for dynamically managing a procedure. The system includes a data collection device(s) that objectively monitor a subject and transmit such information to the system and real time position components that report on the availability of an individual(s) to perform the procedure. The system reviews the information, provides a subject diagnosis and recommends equipment. The system can also schedule and monitor the procedure. The individual(s) performing the procedure have the option of consulting with relevant experts and visually interacting with the experts.
US12112846B2	Electronic laboratory metering system for liquids and method for operating an electronic laboratory metering system for liquids An electronic laboratory metering system for liquids includes an electrical hand-held metering device (2) having at least one operation sensor unit (5) that detects operation of the hand-held metering device (2) and generates operating data and stores same in a storage apparatus (6), wherein the hand-held metering device (2) has an interface module (7) for connecting the hand-held metering device (2) to an external network access apparatus (4) for transferring the operating data; the metering system (1), specifically a data processing system (3), has a comparison unit (9) to compare operating data with target operating data and/or to compare context parameter data from the context parameter sensor unit (8) with target context parameter data and to generate a comparison result. The metering system (1) includes a documentation unit (10) designed to generate and store log data records including at least the operating data and/or the context parameter data. The documentation unit (10) is connected to the comparison unit (9) to transmit the comparison results from the comparison unit (9) to the documentation unit (10) and the documentation unit (10) stores the comparison results as part of the log data records to be assigned to the relevant operating data and/or context parameter data, to add to same after operation of the hand-held metering device (2) has ended.
US12112845B2	Compartmentalized dynamic atlas A compartmentalized dynamic anatomic atlas is disclosed, comprising static atlas data comprising spatial element data and element representation data, wherein the spatial element data describes spatial properties of a spatial atlas element and wherein the element representation data describes representational properties assignable to the spatial atlas element, the atlas further comprising dynamic atlas data comprising information on a dynamic property which information is respectively linked to the spatial atlas element.
US12112844B2	Machine learning for automatic detection of intracranial hemorrhages with uncertainty measures from medical images Systems and method for performing a medical imaging analysis task for making a clinical decision are provided. One or more input medical images of a patient are received. A medical imaging analysis task is performed from the one or more input medical images using a machine learning based network. The machine learning based network generates a probability score associated with the medical imaging analysis task. An uncertainty measure associated with the probability score is determined. A clinical decision is made based on the probability score and the uncertainty measure.
US12112841B2	Systems and methods for autoregressive recurrent neural networks for identifying actionable vital alerts An emerging service in the medical industry is to provide high quality remote care to patients by remotely monitoring patient vital information. In some instances, patient vitals information is collected at a much higher frequency in comparison to a traditional clinical environment. This frequent influx of patient health information can result in a considerable amount of health-related noise that health computing systems and clinicians must evaluate. The instant systems and methods leverage autoregressive recurrent neural networks and patient embeddings to predict the likelihood of needing to address certain patient information, thereby reducing the amount of health-related noise and to enable health computing systems and clinicians to use their resources more effectively.
US12112836B2	Artificial intelligence directed zeolite synthesis A computer implemented method for designing chemical reactions for catalyst construction is described. The method includes extracting historical data including historic chemical reaction data and historic catalyst construction yield data and converting the historic chemical reaction data into graph models to represent molecular structure data. The method also includes incorporating the graph models into a chemical reaction algorithm and training a vectorized cognitive deep learning network of the chemical reaction algorithm by using the graph models and a property of the historic chemical reaction data to produce a catalyst chemical reaction model. Further, the method includes validating the catalyst chemical reaction model by inputting the historic chemical reaction data and comparing a generated property corresponding to the catalyst chemical reaction model to the property of the historic chemical reaction data. Lastly, the method includes updating the training of the catalyst chemical reaction model.
US12112835B2	Method and computer system for determining polymeric product properties The invention relates to a method for determining polymeric product properties (1), wherein a prediction model (7) is provided for calculating polymeric product properties (1) based on production parameters on a computer system, which production parameters comprise formulation portions (2) specifying raw material portions for polymeric production and comprise processing parameters (3) specifying process properties during polymeric production, wherein user input is provided to the computer system, which user input comprises user production parameters (4) specifying a set of production parameters, user product parameters (5) specifying polymeric product properties and a proximity metric for quantifying conformity with the user product parameters (5), wherein the computer system applies the user production parameters (4) to the prediction model (7) to calculate resultant product properties (8), wherein the computer system applies the proximity metric to the resultant product properties (8) with respect to the user product parameters (5) to determine at least one proximity value indicating a match between the user product parameters (5) and the resultant product properties (8). The invention also relates to a corresponding computer system for determining polymeric product properties.
US12112832B2	Methods and processes for non-invasive assessment of genetic variations Provided herein are methods, processes and apparatuses for non-invasive assessment of genetic variations.
US12112831B2	Memory row-hammer mitigation Methods, systems, and devices for memory row-hammer mitigation are described. A memory device may operate based on a scheme that is continuous across power cycles. For example, the memory device may access a region if a value of a counter does not satisfy a threshold value and may access the region if a value of the counter satisfies the threshold value. Upon transitioning power states, the value of the counter may be stored to a non-volatile memory such that it may be accessed when transitioning back to the original power state (e.g., an “ON” state). Accordingly, the value of the counter may be maintained across power cycles.
US12112830B2	Methods for memory power management and memory devices and systems employing the same Systems, apparatuses, and methods for operating a memory device or devices are described. A memory device or module may introduce latency in commands to coordinate operations at the device or to improve timing or power consumption at the device. For example, a host may issue a command to a memory module, and a component or feature of the memory module may receive the command and modify the command or the timing of its execution in manner that is invisible or non-disruptive to the host while facilitating operations at the memory module. In some examples, components or features of a memory module may be disabled to effect or introduce latency in operation without affecting timing or operation of a host device. A memory module may operate in different modes that allow for different latencies; the use or introduction of latencies may not affect other features or operability of the memory module.
US12112827B2	Memory device and method for calibrating the device and fabricating the device A method includes measuring a linearity of a first pull-up circuit, a second pull-up circuit, a third pull-up circuit, a first pull-down circuit, a second pull-down circuit and a third pull-down circuit using an initial pull-up code and an initial pull-down code, each of the first pull-up circuit, the second pull-up circuit and the third pull-up circuit having a respective resistance value determined based on a respective pull-up code, and each of the first pull-down circuit, the second pull-down circuit and the third pull-down circuit having a respective resistance value determined based on a respective pull-down code, and determining a calibration setting indicator based on the measurement result, the calibration setting indicator indicating a calibration method of a transmission driver including the first pull-up circuit, the second pull-up circuit, the third pull-up circuit, the first pull-down circuit, the second pull-down circuit and the third pull-down circuit.
US12112824B2	Sense amplifier circuit and data read method Embodiments relate to a sense amplifier circuit and a data read method. The sense amplifier circuit includes: a first P-type transistor connected to a first signal terminal; a second P-type transistor connected to a second signal terminal; a first N-type transistor connected to a third signal terminal; a second N-type transistor connected to a fourth signal terminal; a first offset cancellation subcircuit configured to connect a first read bit line to a second complementary read bit line in response to a first offset cancellation signal; a second offset cancellation subcircuit configured to connect a first complementary read bit line to a second read bit line in response to a second offset cancellation signal; a first write-back subcircuit configured to connect the first complementary read bit line to the second complementary read bit line in response to a first write-back signal; and a second write-back subcircuit.
US12112821B2	Read destructive memory wear leveling system A data storage system can utilize one or more data storage devices that employ a solid-state non-volatile read destructive memory consisting of ferroelectric memory cells. A leveling strategy can be generated by a wear module connected to the memory with the leveling strategy prescribing a plurality of memory cell operating parameters associated with different amounts of cell wear. The wear module may monitor activity of a memory cell and detect an amount of wear in the memory cell as a result of the monitored activity, which can prompt changing a default set of operating parameters for the memory cell to a first stage of operating parameters, as prescribed by the leveling strategy, in response to the detected amount of wear.
US12112820B2	Single event effect mitigation with smart-redundancy Electronic devices and methods for single event effect mitigation are described. The device can include a processor, a memory cell, and an integrated particle sensor. The memory cell can comprise a substrate, a deep well coupled to the substrate, and a ground-coupled well coupled to the deep well. The integrated particle sensor can be coupled between the substrate and the deep well, and the ground-coupled well and the deep well. The integrated particle sensor can be operable to detect an ionizing particle generating the single event effect. The electronic device can be a field-programmable gate array. The method can include detecting an ionizing particle generating a single event effect at a memory cell of the electronic device, switching from the memory cell to a redundant memory cell associated with the memory cell when the single event effect is detected, and reconfiguring the memory cell based on the redundant memory cell.
US12112818B2	Scan chain compression for testing memory of a system on a chip A method of using on-chip circuitry to test a memory of a chip is provided. The method including, in a capture stage, receiving, at a first n-bit compression structure including n first stage latches corresponding to each bit of the first n-bit compression structure, a value at each respective first stage latch for each of n memory addresses of the memory, such that each respective first stage latch receives a respective value from a memory address of the memory, n being an integer greater than one, and in the capture stage, passing the values from each respective first stage latch through compression logic of the first n-bit compression structure to output a single compressed address value, providing the single compressed address value to a second stage latch of the first n-bit compression structure.
US12112816B2	Flash memory scheme capable of controlling flash memory device automatically generating debug information and transmitting debug information back to flash memory controller with making memory cell array generating errors A flash memory controller to be used in a storage device and coupled to a flash memory device of the storage device through a specific communication interface. The flash memory controller sends an error injection access command signal to the flash memory device through the specific communication interface to configure an operation of a debug circuit of the flash memory device to make the debug circuit automatically generate debug information of an access operation of the error injection access command signal sent from the flash memory controller, transmit the generated debug information from the flash memory device to the flash memory controller via the I/O control circuit and the specific communication interface, with controlling a memory cell array of flash memory device generating failure errors.
US12112815B2	Method and apparatus for batch testing device, related computer device and medium The present application relates to a method and apparatus for batch testing device, related a computer device and a medium. The method includes: writing a corresponding test identification into each of the devices to be tested, wherein different devices to be tested have different test identifications; acquiring a device identification of each of the devices to be tested and generating a device identification sequence; sending corresponding test cases to the devices to be tested sequentially according to the device identification sequence, so that each of the devices to be tested executes the corresponding test case; and generating a test result for each of the devices to be tested, the test result corresponding to the corresponding test identification.
US12112810B2	Non-volatile semiconductor storage device According to one embodiment, there is provided a non-volatile semiconductor storage device including a non-volatile memory, a monitoring section, a determining section, and a notification processing section. The non-volatile memory includes a plurality of memory cells driven by word lines and a voltage generating section that generates a read voltage to be applied to the word lines. The monitoring section monitors a change in a threshold distribution of the plurality of memory cells upon performing a read processing to read data from the plurality of memory cells by applying the read voltage to the word lines. The determining section determines a degree of deterioration of the non-volatile memory in accordance with a monitoring result by the monitoring section. The notification processing section notifies a life of the non-volatile memory in accordance with a determining result by the determining section.
US12112808B2	Read voltage calibration method, memory storage device, and memory control circuit unit A read voltage calibration method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The read voltage calibration method includes: reading data from a first physical unit by using multiple read voltage levels; decoding the data to obtain multiple error evaluation parameters; determining a first vector distance parameter according to a first error evaluation parameter; determining multiple candidate read voltage levels according to the first vector distance parameter and a first read voltage level; determining a target read voltage level according to one of the candidate read voltage levels; and reading the data again from the first physical unit by using the target read voltage level.
US12112807B2	Semiconductor storage device A semiconductor storage device includes a circuit, a first plurality of conductive layers arranged along a first direction, extending along a second direction, and including first through third layers, the first layer between the second and third layers, a second plurality of conductive layers including fourth through sixth layers corresponding to the first through third layers and separated therefrom, a semiconductor layer extending between the first and second pluralities, and a charge storage layer between the semiconductor layer and the first and second pluralities. The circuit applies, in a verification operation of a write operation on the first conductive layer, a verification voltage to the first layer, a voltage smaller than the verification voltage to the fourth layer, a read voltage larger than the verification voltage to the second and fifth conductive layers, and a second voltage smaller than the read voltage to the third or sixth conductive layer.
US12112804B2	Interleaved string drivers, string driver with narrow active region, and gated LDD string driver A memory device includes a first string driver circuit and a second string driver circuit that are disposed laterally adjacent to each other in a length direction of a memory subsystem. The first and the second string driver circuits are disposed in an interleaved layout configuration such that the first connections of the first string driver are offset from the second connections of the second string driver in a width direction. For a same effective distance between the corresponding opposing first and second connections, a first pitch length corresponding to the interleaved layout configuration of the first and second string drivers is less by a predetermined reduction amount than a second pitch length between the first and second string drivers when disposed in a non-interleaved layout configuration in which each of the first connections is in-line with the corresponding second connection.
US12112800B2	High speed multi-level cell (MLC) programming in non-volatile memory structures A method for programming a memory array of a non-volatile memory structure, wherein the memory array comprises a population of MLC NAND-type memory cells, and the method comprises: (1) in a first program pulse, programming selected memory cells according to a first programmable state and a second programmable state, and (2) in a second program pulse, programming the selected memory cells according to a third programmable state.
US12112797B1	Cross-layer reconfigurable static random access memory (SRAM) based compute-in-memory macro and method for edge intelligence The present disclosure provides a cross-layer reconfigurable static random access memory (SRAM) based compute-in-memory (CIM) macro and method for edge intelligence. The cell includes a SRAM cell and a column-shared reconfigurable Boolean computation cell. A reconfiguration computation is performed based on the SRAM cell to obtain a reconfigured structure; the column-shared reconfigurable Boolean computation cell outputs a computation result based on the reconfigured structure; and a peripheral computation circuit supporting pipelined bit-serial addition outputs an in-memory addition result on a basis of a Boolean computation. In order to meet a requirement of edge artificial intelligence (AI) for a low power consumption and a low hardware overhead, and to enable an accelerator to adapt to a fast iterative software algorithm as much as possible.
US12112796B2	Memory circuit and word line driver The present disclosure provides a memory circuit. The memory circuit includes: a plurality of word lines, a word line driver, and a first conductive line. The word line driver is electrically connected to the word lines. The word line driver includes: a plurality of first electronic components and a plurality of second electronic components. The plurality of first electronic components each electrically connected to the corresponding word line. The plurality of second electronic components each having a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal is electrically connected to the corresponding word line and the corresponding first electronic component. The first conductive line is electrically connected to the second terminal of the second electronic components. The first conductive line has a length proportional to the number of the word lines.
US12112794B2	Memory device having variable impedance memory cells and time-to-transition sensing of data stored therein The present disclosure relates to circuits, systems, and methods of operation for a memory device. In an example, a memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell having a variable impedance that varies in accordance with a respective data value stored therein; and a read circuit configured to read the data value stored within a selected memory cell based upon a variable time delay determination of a signal node voltage change corresponding to the variable impedance of the selected memory cell.
US12112792B2	Memory device for wafer-on-wafer formed memory and logic A memory device includes an array of memory cells configured on a die or chip and coupled to sense lines and access lines of the die or chip and a respective sense amplifier configured on the die or chip coupled to each of the sense lines. Each of a plurality of subsets of the sense lines is coupled to a respective local input/output (I/O) line on the die or chip for communication of data on the die or chip and a respective transceiver associated with the respective local I/O line, the respective transceiver configured to enable communication of the data to one or more device off the die or chip.
US12112790B2	Method for determining target locking time of delay locked loop of memory apparatus A method for determining a target locking time for a delay locked loop of a memory apparatus are provided. The method includes, a system inputting a first set of input signals to the memory apparatus in accordance with a first set of first operational parameters and a set of second operational parameters, the system measuring a first set of output signals from the memory apparatus in response to the first set of input signals to determine whether the delay locked loop fails at any combination of the first set of first operational parameters and the set of second operational parameters, the system determining a first candidate operational parameter from the first set of first operational parameters under which the delay locked loop does not fail for each of the set of second operational parameters, and the system determining the target locking time based on the first candidate operational parameter.
US12112787B2	Apparatuses and methods for access based targeted refresh operations Apparatuses, systems, and methods for access based targeted refresh operations. A memory bank has a first sub-bank and a second sub-bank. A refresh control circuit detects an aggressor in one of the sub-banks. Responsive to an access in the other sub-bank, the refresh control circuit performs a targeted refresh operation based on the sub-bank based on the aggressor address.
US12112785B2	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for configurable memory At least one portion of a memory array may be arranged to provide high density non-volatile random access memory (HIGH DENSITY NON-VOLATILE RAM) while at least one other portion of the memory array may be arranged to provide dynamic random access memory (DRAM)-like memory. In some examples, the memory array may be arranged by programming one or more configuration devices. In some examples, the configuration device may include one or more switches to couple one or more memory cells to a sense amplifier. In some examples, the configuration device may include fuses and/or antifuses to couple one or more memory cells to a sense amplifier. In some examples, the portions of the memory array may be reconfigurable from one arrangement to another arrangement.
US12112782B2	Compact MRAM architecture with magnetic bottom electrode An approach for minimizing stack height and reducing resistance of an MRAM (Magnetoresistive random-access memory) is disclosed. The approach leverages an MRAM device with a T shape magnetic bottom electrode. The T shape magnetic bottom electrode can be made from a lower resistance metal such as cobalt. Furthermore, the method of creating the MRAM can include, depositing a low-k dielectric layer, forming bottom electrode via within the low-k dielectric layer, depositing bottom electrode metal liner on the bottom electrode via, depositing bottom electrode magnetic metal on the bottom electrode metal liner, planarizing the bottom electrode magnetic metal, depositing coupling layer and an MRAM stack on the bottom electrode magnetic metal, patterning and etching anisotropically the MRAM stack and depositing in-situ conformal dielectric layer and forming a top contact via on the MRAM stack.
US12112778B2	Data storage device with adjacent track interference-aware servo trajectories Various illustrative aspects are directed to a data storage device, comprising one or more disks; an actuator mechanism configured to position a selected head among one or more heads proximate to a corresponding disk surface of the one or more disks; and one or more processing devices. The one or more processing devices are configured to detect adjacent track interference (ATI) due to a write operation in an adjacent sector to a subject sector on the corresponding disk surface; and to generate a readback servo trajectory for the subject sector, based on a position error signal (PES) for the subject sector, a PES for the adjacent sector, and the ATI.
US12112776B2	Video editing A computer implemented method for editing a video file, the method comprising: loading the video file comprising a first scene followed by a second scene, the first scene having a first theme where the first scene meets the second scene and the second scene having a second theme where the second scene meets the first scene; detecting a transition point where the first scene ends and the second scene begins; selecting an intermediate scene from a library of intermediate scenes based on at least one of the first and second themes, the intermediate scene having at least one region onto which information can be overlaid; and inserting the selected intermediate scene between the first scene and second scene.
US12112774B1	Video report generator coupled to a system that measures motion using a camera Present embodiments pertain to systems, apparatuses, and methods for analyzing and reporting the movements in mechanical structures, machinery, and machine components using video recordings, including one or more regions of interest found in video image frames depicting an object of interest, for study of visual data indicative of the performance or condition of such structures, machinery and components by the creation of a video report file through iterative modification of a video report-in-progress referencing one or more modified visual objects associated with motion under investigation.
US12112769B2	System, user terminal, and method for providing automatic interpretation service based on speaker separation Provided is a method of performing automatic interpretation based on speaker separation by a user terminal, the method including: receiving a first speech signal including at least one of a user speech of a user and a user surrounding speech around the user from an automatic interpretation service providing terminal, separating the first speech signal into speaker-specific speech signals, performing interpretation on the speaker-specific speech signals in a language selected by the user on the basis of an interpretation mode, and providing a second speech signal generated as a result of the interpretation to at least one of a counterpart terminal and the automatic interpretation service providing terminal according to the interpretation mode.

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