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US12127492B2	Downforce control system for a row cleaner of a seeding implement A row unit of a seeder includes a frame configured to be coupled to a toolbar of the seeder. The row unit also includes a single opener pivotally or rotatably coupled to the frame. The row unit further includes a row cleaner assembly that has a row cleaner arm pivotally coupled to the frame or to the single opener and a row cleaner blade rotatably coupled to the row cleaner arm. The row cleaner arm positions a respective rotational axis of the row cleaner blade forward of the single opener relative to a direction of travel of the row unit. A row cleaner actuator is coupled to the row cleaner arm, and the row cleaner actuator is configured to control a first downforce applied by the row cleaner blade to soil.
US12133477B2	Resistive random access memory and method for operating same A resistive random access memory (RRAM) and a method for operating the RRAM are disclosed. The RRAM includes at least two successively stacked conductive layers and a resistive switching layer situated between every adjacent two conductive layers, wherein a migration interface with an interface effect is formed at each interface between one conductive layer and the resistive switching layer in contact therewith, wherein the migration interface regulates, by the interface effect, vacancies formed in the resistive switching layer under the effect of an electrical signal. The regulation includes at least one of absorption, migration and diffusion.
US12133476B2	Phase change memory device having tapered portion of the bottom memory layer A device includes a bottom electrode, a first memory layer, a second memory layer, and a top electrode. The bottom electrode is over a substrate. The first memory layer is over the bottom electrode. A sidewall of the first memory layer is curved. The second memory layer is over the bottom memory layer. The top electrode is over the top memory layer.
US12133471B2	Magnetic memory element including perpendicular enhancement layers and dual oxide cap layers A magnetic memory element including first and second magnetic free layers having a variable magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to layer planes thereof; a first perpendicular enhancement layer (PEL) interposed between the first and second magnetic free layers; first and second magnetic reference layers having a first invariable magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to layer planes thereof; a second PEL interposed between the first and second magnetic reference layers; an insulating tunnel junction layer formed between the first magnetic free layer and reference layer; an anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer formed adjacent to the second magnetic reference layer; a magnetic fixed layer formed adjacent to the anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer and having a second invariable magnetization direction substantially opposite to the first invariable magnetization direction; a non-magnetic layer comprising oxygen and a transition metal and formed adjacent to the second magnetic free layer; and a magnesium oxide layer formed adjacent to the non-magnetic layer.
US12133470B2	Semiconductor structure and method of forming the same The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including an Nth metal layer over a transistor region, where N is a natural number, and a bottom electrode over the Nth metal layer. The bottom electrode comprises a bottom portion having a first width, disposed in a bottom electrode via (BEVA), the first width being measured at a top surface of the BEVA, and an upper portion having a second width, disposed over the bottom portion. The semiconductor structure also includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) layer having a third width, disposed over the upper portion, a top electrode over the MTJ layer and an (N+1)th metal layer over the top electrode. The first width is greater than the third width.
US12133469B2	Magnetic random access memory and manufacturing method thereof In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a cell structure is formed. The cell structure includes a bottom electrode, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack disposed on the bottom electrode and a hard mask layer disposed on the MTJ stack. A first insulating cover layer is formed over sidewall of the MTJ stack. A second insulating cover layer is formed over the first insulating cover layer and the hard mask layer. A first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer is formed. The hard mask layer is exposed by etching the first ILD layer and the second insulating cover layer. A second ILD layer is formed. A contact opening is formed in the second ILD layer by patterning the second ILD layer and removing the hard mask layer. A conductive layer is formed in the contact opening so that the conductive layer contacts the MTJ stack.
US12133468B2	Ultrasonic wave generation device with low profile A low-profile ultrasonic wave generation device is provided that includes a drive unit having a piezoelectric member and an electrode formed on a surface of the piezoelectric member. The drive unit as a whole vibrates flexurally. The connection member is connected to a portion of the drive unit that includes a point of maximum displacement of the drive unit when the drive unit is subjected to flexural vibration. The vibrating unit is connected to the connection member. The vibrating unit vibrates due to the flexural vibration of the drive unit being transmitted by the connection member and thereby generates ultrasonic waves.
US12133464B2	Fused hetero 5-membered ring molecule, p-type semiconductor film and electronic device To provide a fused hetero 5-membered ring molecule having further sufficiently high hole mobility. Disclosed is a fused hetero 5-membered ring molecule having, in one molecule, eight aromatic rings including three or five hetero 5-membered rings, and the eight aromatic rings having one or two naphthalene structures. The three or five hetero 5-membered rings are each independently selected from the group consisting of a thiophene ring, a selenophene ring, and a furan ring.
US12133463B2	Asymmetric non-fullerene acceptor and organic photovoltaic device comprising the same The present invention relates in part to an asymmetric non-fullerene acceptor compound for use in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices. The invention also relates in part to an OPV device comprising an asymmetric non-fullerene acceptor compound.
US12133460B2	Compound for organic optoelectronic device, composition for organic optoelectronic device, organic optoelectronic device and display device A compound for an organic optoelectronic device, an organic optoelectronic device including the same, and a display device, the compound being represented by Chemical Formula 1:
US12133457B2	Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device is provided. The device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer. The organic layer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Formula 2. Various possibilities for the constituents of chemical structures in Formulas 1 and 2 are presented.
US12133454B2	Organic electroluminescence device and polycyclic compound for organic electroluminescence device An organic electroluminescence device includes a first and electrodes, sandwiching the following layers: a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode, an emission layer disposed on the hole transport region, an electron transport region disposed on the emission layer. The emission layer includes a polycyclic compound represented by the following structure: wherein each of X1 to X10 is independently carbon or nitrogen, and each of R1 to R5 is independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring. If all X1 to X10 are carbon, at least one of R4 and R5 is a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring.
US12133452B2	Display device A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a substrate including a first area, a second area, and a first bending area located between the first and second areas. The first bending area is bent about a first bending axis extending in a first direction. The display device also includes a first inorganic insulating layer arranged over the substrate and having a first opening or a first groove at least in the first bending area, an organic material layer filling at least a part of the first opening or the first groove, and a first conductive layer extending from the first area to the second area across the first bending area and located over the organic material layer.
US12133451B2	Foldable display device A foldable display device includes a first non-folding area, a first folding area, a second non-folding area, a second folding area, and a third non-folding area which are sequentially located along a folding direction, and a support substrate disposed below the display panel to support the display panel and including a plurality of opening patterns corresponding to the first folding area and the second folding area, so that a stress due to the folding during the process of folding or unfolding the foldable display device is relieved and suppress a damage that can be caused in the foldable display device.
US12133449B2	Display substrate and display device The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a display device, and belongs to the field of display technology. The display substrate provided by the present disclosure has a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, and includes a substrate; a plurality of pixel circuits on the substrate and in the display area; and a plurality of dummy pixel circuits on the substrate and in the peripheral area; wherein the number of transistors in each dummy pixel circuit is smaller than the number of transistors in each pixel circuit. Because the number of the transistors in the dummy pixel circuit is smaller than the number of the transistors in the pixel circuit, space occupied by the dummy pixel circuit in the peripheral area can be reduced, thereby facilitating realization of a display device with a narrow bezel.
US12133444B2	Display panel and display device with undercut organic-inorganic layer in transition region The present disclosure discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a display region, an optical-device region, and a transition region, and further includes a substrate; and a thin-film-transistor layer disposed on one side of the substrate, wherein the thin-film-transistor layer comprises at least one undercut structure within the transition region, wherein the undercut structure comprises at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer; wherein one inorganic layer is at least disposed on one side of the organic layer away from the substrate; and wherein an orthographic projection area of the organic layer on the substrate is located within an orthographic projection area, of the inorganic layer away from one side of the substrate and close to the organic layer, on the substrate.
US12133442B2	Display device A display device including a first sensor part that includes a first trunk portion, a first branch portion connected to the first trunk portion and extending in a direction different from a first direction and a second direction, a second branch portion spaced apart from the first branch portion, and a bridge connecting the first branch portion to the second branch portion. A second sensor part includes a second trunk portion extending in the second direction, and a third branch portion disposed between the first branch portion and the second branch portion.
US12133438B2	Display substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and display apparatus A display substrate includes pixel-defining layer and sub-pixels of N colors, wherein N≥3. The pixel-defining layer defines a plurality of sub-pixel areas having the sub-pixels arranged in therein; the pixel-defining layer includes a first pixel-defining layer and a second pixel-defining layer; a height of the second pixel-defining layer is smaller than a height of the first pixel-defining layer; and the first pixel-defining layer is configured to separate adjacent sub-pixels of different colors; the second pixel-defining layer is configured to separate adjacent sub-pixels of the same color; and the sub-pixels of N colors include red sub-pixels, blue sub-pixels, and green sub-pixels; the display substrate includes at least one column of sub-pixels, and in the at least one column of sub-pixels, sub-pixels belonging to a same column have a same color; and in a column of sub-pixels of the same color, corresponding light-emitting layers of at least two adjacent sub-pixels are connected.
US12133436B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a first electronic unit and a second electronic unit. The first electronic unit includes a first light emitting element and a first light conversion layer. The first electronic unit emits a first light having a first spectrum, the first spectrum has a first intensity, and the first intensity is a maximum intensity of the first spectrum. The second electronic unit includes a second light emitting element and a second light conversion layer. The second electronic unit emits a second light having a second spectrum, the first light and the second light have different colors, the second spectrum has a second intensity in a range from 300 nm to 460 nm, the second intensity is a maximum intensity in the range from 300 nm to 460 nm of the second spectrum, and the first intensity is greater than the second intensity.
US12133434B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a substrate; a plurality of display units on the substrate, each including a thin film transistor including at least one inorganic layer, a passivation layer on the thin film transistor, and a display device electrically connected to the thin film transistor; and a plurality of encapsulation layers respectively encapsulating the plurality of display units. The substrate includes a plurality of islands spaced apart, a plurality of connection units connecting the plurality of islands, and a plurality of through holes penetrating through the substrate between the plurality of connection units. The plurality of display units are on the plurality of islands, respectively. The at least one inorganic layer and the passivation layer extend on the plurality of connection units. The passivation layer includes a trench exposing the at least one inorganic layer. The encapsulation layer contacts the at least one inorganic layer exposed via the trench.
US12133430B2	Display substrate and display apparatus A display substrate and a display apparatus. In the display substrate, at least one of the inter-opening region, the first opening peripheral region and the second opening peripheral region includes a virtual sub-pixel; the display region surrounds these three regions; the first signal line passes through the inter-opening region, provides a display signal to the pixel array and passes through the virtual sub-pixel; the virtual pixel circuit of the virtual sub-pixel includes a compensation capacitor. The first electrode plate of the compensation capacitor is in the same layer as the first signal line and electrically connected with the first signal line; the second electrode plate of the compensation capacitor is in a different layer from and at least partially overlaps with the first electrode plate.
US12133424B2	Display device and method of manufacturing the display device A display device includes a substrate including a front member, first and second side members extended from the front member, and a first corner disposed between the first and second side members, the first side member being bent along a first bending line in a first direction, the second side member being bent along a second bending line in a second direction crossing the first direction, and an alignment mark disposed at the first corner of the substrate.
US12133421B2	Display panel, manufacturing method thereof, and display device The present application provides a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device; first intervals and second intervals are defined between a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of first pixel banks are arranged corresponding to the first intervals, and a plurality of second pixel banks are arranged corresponding to the second intervals, wherein the second pixel banks cross over the first pixel banks, and a thickness of the second pixel banks is greater than a thickness of the first pixel banks, so that light-emitting materials of a same color can be continuously printed between adjacent ones of the second pixel banks.
US12133416B2	Display panel, manufacturing method thereof, and display device Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display panel includes a substrate, and a plurality of pixel units on the substrate. The pixel units are arranged in an array, and two adjacent columns of pixel units are spaced apart from each other to form an interval area. Each pixel unit includes a pixel defining layer and sub-pixels, and the sub-pixels are in pixel areas defined by the pixel defining layer. Cathodes of all sub-pixels in one column of pixel units are connected as one single piece.
US12133414B2	Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a transistor. The first transistor includes a polymer resin. The second substrate is arranged between the first substrate and the transistor and includes a glass material. A liquidus temperature of the glass material is less than 1000° C. The transistor overlaps at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate and includes a semiconductor layer.
US12133413B2	Display panel and display device A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of sub-pixels, and a color conversion layer. At least one sub-pixel of the plurality of sub-pixels each includes a light-emitting element. The color conversion layer is configured to convert a color of light emitted by the light-emitting element. The at least one light-emitting element of the at least one sub-pixel includes at least one blue light light-emitting element. The color conversion layer includes a red conversion layer and a green conversion layer, the red conversion layer is configured to convert blue light into red light, and the green conversion layer is configured to convert blue light into green light. The red conversion layer and the green conversion layer have different areas or different thicknesses.
US12133411B2	Display panel and display apparatus A display panel includes a light-emitting substrate, an opposite substrate, and an intermediate layer assembly between the light-emitting substrate and the opposite substrate. The light-emitting substrate has a light-emitting surface configured to allow light to be emitted from, and the light emitted from the light-emitting surface is directed to the opposite substrate. The intermediate layer assembly includes a thin film encapsulation layer, a filler layer, and an overcoat that are sequentially stacked in a pointing direction vertically pointing from the light-emitting substrate to the opposite substrate. The thin film encapsulation layer includes at least two encapsulation sub-layers that are stacked in the pointing direction. In the pointing direction, refractive indexes of the encapsulation sub-layers gradually increase. A refractive index of the overcoat is higher than a refractive index of the filler layer.
US12133407B2	Electroluminescent device having window In non-limiting example embodiments, an electroluminescent device may include a lower structure including an emission area, and an encapsulation structure located on the lower structure. The lower structure may include a window. The window may be a light transmitting region or a notch. The light transmitting region may be spaced apart from the emission area and completely or partially surrounded by the emission area in a plan view. The notch may be formed at one side of the lower structure and recessed inward in a plan view such that one side of the emission area substantially conforms to the notch.
US12133403B2	Color conversion panel and display device including the same, and manufacturing method thereof A color conversation panel according to an embodiment may include partitioning walls disposed on a substrate, reflective layers disposed on outer surfaces of the partitioning walls, overcoats disposed outside on outer surfaces of the reflective layers and having water repellency, a spacer overlapping a part of the partitioning walls and protruding from a part of the overcoats, the spacer and the overcoats being formed on a same layer, and color conversion layers disposed on the overcoats and disposed in areas defined by the partitioning walls.
US12133402B2	Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; a first emission unit and a second emission unit between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a first charge generation layer between the first emission unit and the second emission unit; wherein the first emission unit includes a first emission layer and a first inorganic buffer layer, and the second emission unit includes a second emission layer and a second inorganic buffer layer.
US12133401B2	Light-emitting element and light-emitting device including a light-emitting layer containing quantum dots A light-emitting element has the following: a cathode; an anode; a light-emitting layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, and containing quantum dots; and a hole transport layer disposed between the anode and light-emitting layer. The hole transport layer has a first region adjacent to the anode. The hole transport layer also has a second region closer to the light-emitting layer than the first region is. The second region adjoins to the light-emitting layer. The first region has an ionization potential larger than an ionization potential of the second region and larger than an ionization potential of the light-emitting layer.
US12133399B2	Imaging element and imaging device An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode; a second electrode that is disposed to be opposed to the first electrode; and an organic layer that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer includes a compound represented by a general formula (1).
US12133394B2	Magnetic memory device A magnetic memory device including a first memory cell which includes a first stacked structure including a magnetic layer and a second memory cell which is provided on the first memory cell and includes a second stacked structure including a magnetic layer. Each of the first stacked structure and the second stacked structure includes a first magnetic layer having a variable magnetization direction, a second magnetic layer having a fixed magnetization direction, and a nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. A concentration of iron (Fe) contained in the first magnetic layer included in the first stacked structure and a concentration of iron (Fe) contained in the first magnetic layer included in the second stacked structure are different from each other.
US12133386B2	Contact pads of three-dimensional memory device and fabrication method thereof Three-dimensional (3D) NAND memory devices and methods are provided. In one aspect, a fabrication method for a 3D NAND memory device includes providing a substrate, forming at least one contact pad over a first portion of a face side of the substrate, forming memory cells over a second portion of the face side of the substrate, depositing a first dielectric layer to cover the at least one contact pad and the memory cells of, forming a first connecting pads over the first dielectric layer and connected to the at least one contact pad and the memory cells, bonding the first connecting pads with second connecting pads of a peripheral structure, and exposing the at least one contact pad from a back side of the substrate.
US12133385B2	Bottom select gate contacts for center staircase structures in three-dimensional memory devices A three-dimensional (3D) memory device and a fabricating method for forming the same are disclosed. The 3D memory device can include an alternating conductor/dielectric layer stack disposed on a substrate, a first staircase structure and a second staircase structure formed in the alternating conductor/dielectric layer stack, a staircase bridge extending in a first direction and electrically connecting the first staircase structure and the second staircase structure, and a first bottom select gate segment covered or partially covered by the staircase bridge. The first bottom select gate segment can include an extended portion extending in a second direction different from the first direction.
US12133384B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a lower structure; a first upper structure including lower gate layers on the lower structure; a second upper structure including upper gate layers on the first upper structure; separation structures penetrating the first and second upper structures on the lower structure; a memory vertical structure penetrating the lower and upper gate layers between the separation structures; and a first contact plug penetrating the first and second upper structures and spaced apart from the lower and upper gate layers. Each of the first contact plug and the memory vertical structure includes a lateral surface having a bent portion. The bent portion of the lateral surface is disposed between a first height level on which an uppermost gate layer of the lower gate layers is disposed and a second height level on which a lowermost gate layer of the upper gate layers is disposed.
US12133374B2	Memory device having memory cell with reduced protrusion The present application provides a memory device having a memory cell with reduced protrusion protruding from the memory cell. The memory device includes a semiconductor substrate having a fin portion protruding from a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a semiconductive layer disposed conformal to the fin portion; a conductive layer disposed over the semiconductive layer; an insulating layer disposed over the conductive layer; and a protrusion including a first protruding portion laterally protruding from the semiconductive layer and along the surface, a second protruding portion laterally protruding from the conductive layer and over the first protruding portion, and a third protruding portion laterally protruding from the insulating layer and over the second protruding portion, wherein the protrusion has an undercut profile.
US12133372B2	Pumping capacitor and semiconductor memory device including the same A pumping capacitor is provided. The pumping capacitor includes: first, second, third and fourth electrodes that are separately formed on a substrate; a first pumping capacitor group, wherein i first cell capacitors have lower electrodes formed on the first pad electrode and upper electrodes connected to a plate electrode, and (n−i) first cell capacitors have lower electrodes formed on the second pad electrode and upper electrodes connected to the plate electrode; and a second pumping capacitor group, wherein i second cell capacitors have lower electrodes formed on the fourth pad electrode and upper electrodes connected to the plate electrode, and (n−i) second cell capacitors have lower electrodes formed on the third pad electrode and upper electrodes connected to the plate electrode. The first pumping capacitor group and the second pumping capacitor group are connected in series, and the second pad electrode and the third pad electrode are floated.
US12133371B2	EMF shield An EMF shield is disclosed. The EMF shield includes a scattering layer and a reflective layer having an exterior surface and an interior surface opposite the exterior surface. The scattering layer includes a metal coating disposed at the exterior surface. The reflective layer includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side of the reflective layer being coupled to the interior surface of the scattering layer, wherein the reflective layer comprises a dielectric material. The metal coating includes an adhesive coating for coupling to an electronic device. The EMF shield is configured to scatter and reflect the EMF signal. After the EMF signal is initially scattered by the metal coating, the reflective layer causes the EMF signal to reflect.
US12133358B2	Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins that are spaced from each other and are arranged to divide a heat medium flow passage into a plurality of narrow passages. Each fin incudes a plurality of thick wall portions and a plurality of thin wall portions which are alternately arranged in a passage longitudinal direction. Each adjacent two of the plurality of fins, which are adjacent to each other, are defined as one fine and another fin, and each of the plurality of thick wall portions of the one fin is opposed to an adjacent one of the plurality of thin wall portions of the another fin in a fin arrangement direction, and each of the plurality of thin wall portions of the one fin is opposed to an adjacent one of the plurality of thick wall portions of the another fin in the fin arrangement direction.
US12133357B2	Cold plate architecture for liquid cooling of devices Examples described herein relate to a cold plate. In some examples, the cold plate includes a surface with fins and at least two channels, wherein a first channel is shaped with a first opening extending towards the surface, a second opening proximate and across a first fin attached to the surface, and a third opening from the surface and extending away from the surface. In some examples, when a fluid is provided to the first opening, the first opening directs the fluid towards the surface, the second opening directs the fluid across the first fin, and the third opening directs the fluid away from the surface. In some examples, the second opening comprises split openings around opposite sides of the first fin.
US12133356B2	System and method for managing retaining cooling components in data processing systems Methods and systems for managing the operation of data processing systems are disclosed. A data processing system may include a computing device that may provide computer implemented services. To provide the computer implemented services, hardware components of the data processing system may need to operate in predetermined manners. To manage the operation of the hardware components, the data processing system may cool the hardware components to dissipate heat from the hardware components. The data processing system may include a fan retention mechanism that facilitates orientation of positioning of cooling components used to dissipate the heat from the hardware components.
US12133355B2	Mounting structure for preventing incorrect mounting and installation of cooling fan, electronic device, and server A structure for mounting a cooling fan easily and conveniently and in the correct orientation only includes a chassis and at least one fan module. The chassis has a block, a first nut, and a second nut. The fan module has at least one accessory. The block is mounted on the first nut or the second nut. When the block is fixed on the first nut, the fan module can only be placed and installed so as to blow air into the chassis, and when the block is fixed on the second nut, the fan module can only be installed so as to extract air out of the chassis, thereby ensuring the correct mode of operation. An electronic device and a server using the structure is also disclosed.
US12133353B2	Removable air dams for air cooling in computer systems An air baffle assembly for air cooling in computer systems is described. The air baffle assembly can include a baffle body removably installed on a printed circuit assembly deployed on a chassis. The baffle body can cover memory components. The air baffle assembly can also include an air dam removably installed on the baffle body. The baffle body has a slot positioned on a side of the baffle body, which can be substantially parallel to a wall of the chassis. The baffle body can further include alignment rails positioned in the slot to guide installation of the air dam into the slot. The installed air dam can reduce a bypass region, thereby reducing airflow through the bypass region and increasing airflow through the memory components.
US12133351B2	Cable management system for a server rack A cable management system for a server rack, including an adapter bracket coupled to the server rack; a rail assembly coupled to the adapter bracket, the rail assembly including a plurality of apertures; a cable management apparatus slideably coupled to the rail assembly, the cable management apparatus including: a plunger; a plurality of tabs; and a plurality of retention devices, wherein, when the cable management apparatus is coupled to the rail assembly, the plunger extends through one of the apertures to define a position of the cable management apparatus with respect to the rail assembly such that one or more cables of the server rack are positioned between opposing tabs of the plurality of tabs and coupled to the cable management apparatus by one or more of the retention devices.
US12133346B2	Display device A display device can include a display; a mounting bracket coupled to a rear surface of the display; a first arm connected to the mounting bracket for tilting the mounting bracket up and down; a second arm connected to an end portion of the first arm and the first arm being configured to rotate based on a first swivel shaft disposed in the second arm; a third arm connected to an end portion of the second arm and rotates based on a second swivel shaft disposed in the third arm; a pillar connected to the third arm and the pillar being configured to move up and down; and a fixing part configured to be fixed to an external object, in which the pillar is connected to an upper surface of the fixing part and rotates based on a third swivel shaft disposed in the fixing part or the pillar.
US12133339B2	Resin composition, resin sheet, multilayer printed wiring board, and semiconductor device A resin composition of the present invention contains: a maleimide compound (A) having a transmittance of 5% or more at a wavelength of 405 nm (h-line); a particular carboxylic acid containing compound (B); and a photo initiator (C) having an absorbance of 0.1 or more at a wavelength of 405 nm (h-line).
US12133335B2	Mounting head maintenance device A mounting head maintenance device includes an external flow path to communicate with an internal flow path of a mounting head, the mounting head having a nozzle holding section that detachably holds a suction nozzle, the internal flow path that selectively supplies negative pressure air and positive pressure air to the held suction nozzle, and an internal air sensor that is provided in the internal flow path and detects at least one of a flow rate and pressure of the air, a reference air sensor in the external flow path and configured to detect at least one of the flow rate and the pressure of the air, and a detection result acquiring section to acquire an internal detection result of the internal air sensor and a reference detection result of the reference air sensor which can be compared with the internal detection result in association with each other.
US12133330B2	Wiring substrate and semiconductor device A wiring substrate includes an insulating layer, a pad in a via hole piercing through the insulating layer and exposed at a first surface of the insulating layer, a via conductor on the pad in the via hole, and a wiring part on a second surface of the insulating layer facing away from the first surface. The wiring part is connected to the pad through the via conductor in the via hole.
US12133326B2	Extensible and contractible wiring board and method for manufacturing extensible and contractible wiring board An extensible and contractible wiring board that includes an extensible and contractible wiring sheet having an extensible and contractible resin sheet and an extensible and contractible wiring on the extensible and contractible resin sheet, the extensible and contractible wiring including a conductive particle, a resin, and a void at an interface between the conductive particle and the resin; and a fixing sheet on a main surface of the extensible and contractible wiring sheet.
US12133325B2	Display device and electronic apparatus The present application provides a display device and an electronic apparatus. The display device includes a panel, a flexible connecting member, a printed circuit board, a cover plate, and a bracket. The flexible connecting member connects the panel and the printed circuit board. The cover plate comprises a flat region and a curved region. An inner surface of the cover plate is attached to a first surface of the panel. The bracket comprises a planar portion. The planar portion horizontally supports the printed circuit board. Accordingly, the present application improves accuracy of a sucking head for sucking the printed circuit board during a bonding process of the printed circuit board.
US12133323B2	Transmission device for suppressing glass fiber effect A transmission device for suppressing the glass-fiber effect includes a circuit board and a transmission line. The circuit board includes a plurality of glass fibers, so as to define a fiber pitch. The transmission line is disposed on the circuit board. The transmission line includes a plurality of non-parallel segments. Each of the non-parallel segments of the transmission line has an offset distance with respect to a reference line. The offset distance is longer than or equal to a half of the fiber pitch.
US12133321B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a heat dissipation part, a plurality of electronic components, and a fixed potential part. The electronic component is fastened to the heat dissipation part, and an insulation pad is disposed between the electronic component and the heat dissipation part. The fixed potential part has a fixed potential, and the heat dissipation part is electrically connected to the fixed potential part. The heat dissipation part has the fixed potential, a potential difference between the electronic component and the heat dissipation part is reduced, and a requirement of a safety specification between the electronic component and the heat dissipation part is reduced. The electronic component can be relatively close to the heat dissipation part, and a surrounding energized component of the heat dissipation part can also be closer to the heat dissipation part.
US12133317B2	Combination microwave and hood system A microwave includes an external enclosure having a top surface that defines a cooling air inlet and a cooling air outlet along a front edge thereof. An internal enclosure defines a cooking cavity within the external enclosure. A sidewall of the internal enclosure defines a first air passage, and a top wall of the internal enclosure defines a second air passage. A cooking component area is defined between the internal enclosure and the external enclosure adjacent the sidewall of the internal enclosure. A cooling fan is disposed within the cooking component area. The cooling fan is configured to direct air along a cooling air path from the cooling air inlet, through the cooking component area, through the cooking cavity, and to the cooling air outlet.
US12133315B2	Snubber circuit, power semiconductor module, and induction heating power supply device A snubber circuit unit for a power semiconductor module including an arm having two power semiconductor elements capable of switching which are connected in series, the power semiconductor module including a positive DC input terminal, a negative input terminal, and an output terminal which are electrically connected to the arm, the positive DC input terminal, the negative DC input terminal, and the output terminal being provided on an upper surface opposite to an installation surface of the power semiconductor module, the snubber circuit unit includes a circuit board, and a plurality of electronic components mounted on the circuit board.
US12133314B2	Electronic devices having failsafe mechanisms with near field communications First and second parts of an optical component may be spatially separated and not electrically connected. A passive side may contain an optical element. An active side may contain a light-emitting device. To detect damage to the optical element, passive side circuitry that is associated with the optical element may monitor a fail-safe resistor on the optical element for changes in resistance. The circuitry may use a passive side near-field communications antenna to transmit information such as information on the fail-safe resistor to active side circuitry that is associated with the light-emitting device using near-field communications. The active side circuitry can receive the transmitted information using an active side near-field communications antenna and can adjust the light-emitting device accordingly. The active side circuitry can also monitor the active side near-field communications antenna to detect when the passive side and active side antennas have been moved apart.
US12133310B2	Traffic shielding using selective illumination Particular embodiments may provide for a method of providing illumination for a vehicle. A user input related to controlling a headlamp assembly for a vehicle may be received. The headlamp assembly may comprise a laser-based lamp positioned to provide high-beam illumination, including a plurality of beam subfields, and a light sensor configured to capture images of objects illuminated by the headlamp assembly. Instructions to activate the headlamp assembly may be sent. Images of a scene illuminated by the headlamp assembly may be captured. An object of interest in the images of the scene may be detected. The detected objects may be identified as a traveling vehicle moving along a path in a beam field of the lamp. Instructions to dim light emitted by the laser-based lamp within at least one subfield of the beam field may be sent. The subfield may correspond to a location of the traveling vehicle.
US12133308B2	Light source circuit and terminal This application discloses a light source circuit and a terminal, and pertains to the field of circuit technologies. The light source circuit includes a light source module, a TOF drive module, and an optical proximity drive module. A first end of the light source module is connected to a first voltage end. An output end of the TOF drive module is connected to a second end of the light source module, to drive the light source module to emit light. An output end of the optical proximity drive module is connected to the second end of the light source module, to drive the light source module to emit light. At most one of the TOF drive module and the optical proximity drive module drives the light source module to emit light.
US12133306B2	Lamp driver with over voltage protection A lamp driver delivers an output voltage and output current to a lamp load. A current regulating circuit at a secondary side provides a feedback signal for use by the driver when in a current regulation mode. An overvoltage protection circuit detects an overvoltage condition of an output voltage and modulates the feedback signal during detection of the overvoltage condition. The overvoltage condition can then be recognized more easily based on the resulting modulation of the output voltage.
US12133304B2	Light emitting module, and lighting device A light emitting module includes 7 colors (2700K 5700K, violet, blue, cyan, lime, and red) of LEDs. With the light emitting module, by causing each of the 7 colors of LEDs to emit at a predetermined intensity, it is possible to emit high color rendering mixed light that has a correlated color temperature from 5000 to 6500K corresponding to the color temperature of daylight, and that can achieve an average color rendering index Ra and a special color rendering index R9 of 98 or greater (99), and a special color rendering index R12 of 94 or greater.
US12133302B2	System and method for controlling electrical devices A method and system for controlling electrical devices, such as lights capable of emitting different colours or colour sequences (shows). A multi-field command protocol is proposed to transmit command messages from a line controller to a controllable electrical device (light) to control its mode of operation, and optionally at least one dimension associated with the mode (e.g. light colour, and brightness and/or colour saturation, or blending colour show and speed of changing colours). The protocol comprises brief interruptions to the power supplied to the electrical device comprising a first variable length OFF time, a variable length ON time following the first OFF time, and a second variable length OFF time following the ON time. Together these times form three information fields having values represented by their respective lengths/durations. The fields define a selected mode of operation of the electrical device, and optionally at least one dimension associated with the mode.
US12133301B2	LED lamp lighting system and dimmer and LED lamp included therein The present disclosure relates to a dimmable LED lamp illumination system. The dimmable LED lamp illumination system includes: a dimmer and an LED lamp. The dimmer is connected in series between a power input end and the LED lamp, and is used for loading a digital dimming signal onto a power signal, so as to generate a dimming power signal. The LED lamp receives the dimming power signal, demodulates the digital dimming signal, and adjusts the brightness of the LED lamp based on the demodulated digital dimming signal. By using the dimmable LED lamp illumination system of the present disclosure, the deployment of a dimming system is simpler, and the transmission of a digital dimming signal is more stable.
US12133298B2	Electronic vaping device A heater assembly for an electronic vaping device and a method of manufacturing the electronic vaping device are provided. The heater assembly includes a chimney cage extending longitudinally, a heater extending longitudinally within the chimney cage, a heater gauze positioned about an outer circumference of the heater, the chimney case positioned about an outer circumference of the heater gauze, and a cathode clip electrically connected to a first end portion of the heater.
US12133295B2	5G new radio NAS notification procedures Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to dual-registration in a fifth generation (5G) New Radio (NR) network, including notification procedure enhancements over cellular (e.g., 3GPP) and non-cellular (e.g., non-3GPP) access, dual-registration enhancements, and paging enhancements. Methods also include procedures for a network to determine an access type to notify a UE of pending data and for a wireless device and network to mitigate paging collisions.
US12133294B2	Method for establishing wireless communication link and electronic device supporting same An electronic device includes a wireless communication circuit and a processor. The processor is configured to establish a first communication link with a first external electronic device and establish a second communication link with a second external electronic device. The electronic device is also configured to transmit connection information associated with the first communication link to the second external electronic device and determine whether configuration information associated with an operation of the first communication link needs to be changed. The electronic device is configured to identify the first operation information of the electronic device for the first communication link and request second operation information of the second external electronic device for the first communication link. The electronic device is further configured to determine a change value of the configuration information and transmit the determined change value of the configuration information to the first external electronic device.
US12133290B2	UE capability information reporting method and device Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communication technologies, and provide a user equipment UE capability information reporting method and a device. The method includes: UE receives UE capability enquiry information from a network device, where the UE capability enquiry information is used to query a capability of the UE. The UE sends UE capability information to the network device based on the UE capability enquiry information, where the UE capability information is used to indicate that the UE supports a first-type band combination, and the first-type band combination includes a band combination including an intra-band ENDC band combination and NRCA. The UE capability information includes first information and second information, the first information includes a first bandwidth combination set of the intra-band ENDC supported by the UE, and the second information includes a second bandwidth combination set of the NRCA supported by the UE.
US12133287B1	Transpositional modulation fortified communications traffic management A method and system for traffic management of transpositional modulation fortified communications includes at least one transpositional modulation (TM) channel having a TM signal with a quantity of data. The at least one TM channel with TM signal does not exceed a spectral mask of an original carrier of an RF channel. The TM signal is transmitted between two locations and through at least one of a plurality of access points. At least one access traffic steering and splitting rule is implemented with a traffic management module, wherein a transmission path of the TM signal is, at least in part, controlled by the access traffic steering and splitting rule.
US12133285B2	Techniques to manage service requests in a wireless network Embodiments are directed to techniques to manage service requests in a wireless network. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise processing circuitry. The apparatus may further include computer-readable storage media having stored thereon instructions for execution by the processing circuitry. The instructions, when executed, may determine, at user equipment (UE) operating in an Evolved Packet System (EPS) mobility management (EMM)-IDLE mode and configured to use EPS services with control plane Cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) EPS optimization, to initiate a service request procedure to enable transfer of user data via a control plane, generate a service request message that contains a service type information element (IE) comprising a service type value set to indicate either a mobile originating request or a mobile terminating request, and send the service request message to a mobility management entity (MME) to initiate the service request procedure. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US12133284B2	Provisioning a remote unit via a blockchain network Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for provisioning a remote unit via a smart contract in a blockchain network. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver, wherein the processor controls the transceiver to emit a first event in response to receiving a first blockchain message from a first blockchain address and collect a plurality of second blockchain messages. Here, the first event including information about a remote unit and each second blockchain message containing a subscription offer for the remote unit. The transceiver emits a second event in response to receiving a third blockchain message from the first blockchain address. Here, the third blockchain message including user selection of one of the collected subscription offers. The transceiver receives a fourth blockchain message containing provisioning data for the remote unit and emits a third event after successfully validating the fourth blockchain message. Here, the third event comprising the provisioning data for the remote unit.
US12133279B2	Apparatus and method of beam failure recovery for secondary cell An apparatus and a method of a beam failure recovery for a secondary cell are provided. The method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes being configured, by a base station, to perform a beam failure recovery on one SCell, wherein when the UE is not provided with one or more resource indexes for detecting beam failure, the UE monitors up to two resources as one or more beam failure detection (BFD) reference signals (RSs) to detect a beam failure of the SCell according to transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states configured to control resource sets (CORESETs) in the SCell. This can solve issues in the prior art, provide a method for the UE to monitor up to two resources as one or more BFD RSs, provide a good communication performance, and/or provide high reliability.
US12133277B2	Methods for supporting session continuity on per-session basis A method and a system are disclosed for providing session continuity in a 5G system. A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may receive, from a session management function (SMF), a first Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message indicating a Packet Data Unit (PDU) session re-establishment. Upon receiving the first NAS message, the WTRU may determine an old PDU session ID based on the NAS message and generate a new PDU session ID. The WTRU may transmit a second NAS message indicating a PDU session establishment request. The second NAS message may include the old and new PDU session IDs. Upon receiving the PDU session establishment request, the SMF may determine that the old PDU session ID is associated with an existing PDU session for which the PDU session re-establishment is requested. The SMF may also determine that the new PDU session ID is associated with a new PDU session to be established.
US12133272B2	Medium protection in wireless local area networks An access point (AP) generates a multi-user request to send (MU-RTS) frame for protecting a channel bandwidth during a communication exchange, and transmits the MU-RTS frame in multiple duplicate first packets in respective communication subchannels that span the channel bandwidth. Each first packet has a first packet format that conforms to a legacy protocol. The AP receives multiple clear-to-send (CTS) frames from multiple client stations via respective communication subchannels that span the channel bandwidth. The AP generates a trigger frame configured to prompt the multiple client stations to transmit respective data to the AP. After transmitting the multiple first packets, the AP transmits the trigger frame in one or more second packets that span the channel bandwidth and that conform to a second packet format defined by a non-legacy protocol. The AP receives, from the multiple client stations, data frames that are responsive to the trigger frame.
US12133270B2	Communication system A system is disclosed in which a user equipment (UE) performs small data transmissions in Radio Resource Control (RRC) Inactive state. The UE receives information configuring small data transmissions via a control-plane, and when there is uplink data to be sent as a small data transmission, the UE generates and transmits an RRC message comprising said small data transmission using a Signalling Radio Bearer (SRB) provided via a Common Control Channel (CCCH).
US12133262B2	Communication device, communication control device, communication method, and communication control method Provided is a communication device including: an acquisition unit that acquires setting for transmitting measurement results of beams by setting synchronization signal blocks transmitted from base stations having the same cell identifier as one synchronization signal group and specifying a synchronization signal block in the synchronization signal group and the base station to which the synchronization signal block belongs; and a communication control unit that transmits the measurement results of the beams on the basis of the setting.
US12133261B2	Techniques for listen before talking (LBT) access mechanisms for radar systems Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device may implement one or more listen before talk (LBT) techniques. The wireless device may identify a set of transmission parameters of a signal for transmission from the wireless device. The wireless device may generate a first transmission waveform of the signal on a set of radio resources based on the set of transmission parameters. The wireless device may perform a LBT based at least in part on the generation of the first transmission waveform. In some cases, performing the LBT includes adjusting a detected signal associated with the set of radio resources based at least in part on the first transmission waveform. The wireless device may transmit the signal based on a result of the LBT.
US12133256B2	Dynamic transmission bandwidth selection A component of a wireless communication device configured for any of a plurality of transmission bandwidths. The component includes at least one processor; and a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: monitor a Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) factor or a Request-to-Send (RTS) factor for each of the transmission bandwidths, wherein the CCA factor is a throughput impact estimate based on any CCA transmission deferrals, and the RTS factor is a throughput impact estimate based on any transmission deferrals due to unanswered RTS messages; and dynamically select, based on the CCA factor or the RTS factor, one of the transmission bandwidths that increases a throughput of the wireless communication device.
US12133252B2	Resource conflict handling method and apparatus, terminal and storage medium The present disclosure provides a resource conflict handling method and apparatus, a terminal, and a storage medium. The method includes: transmitting, when a first PUSCH and a second PUSCH overlap or conflict with respect to time domain resources, if there is a fourth PUSCH in a third PUSCH included in the first PUSCH that does not overlap or conflict with the second PUSCH with respect to time domain resources, a data block over the fourth PUSCH. The first PUSCH is configured for repeated transmissions of the data block. In this way, the problem of conflict handling in the conflict scenario where the third PUSCH is present can be clarified. Here, available resources can be used as much as possible, and the resource utilization can be guaranteed, such that traffic can be transmitted to a network device as quickly as possible to avoid the delay caused by the resource conflict.
US12133250B2	Resource configuration method, resource obtaining method, network device and terminal The present disclosure provides a resource configuration method, a resource obtaining method, a network device and a terminal. The resource configuration method for the network device includes: obtaining a control information about a GCL; and configuring a preconfigured resource for an air interface for a terminal in accordance with the control information.
US12133248B2	Method by which terminal transmits/receives sidelink signal in wireless communication system for supporting sidelink, and apparatus therefor Disclosed, according to various embodiments, are a method by which a first terminal performs beam pairing in a wireless communication system for supporting a sidelink, and an apparatus. Disclosed are a method and an apparatus therefor, the method comprising the steps of: determining a first resource region for communication through the exchange of a discovery message in a first discovery resource region; and transmitting a sidelink signal to a second terminal in the first resource region, wherein the first discovery resource region is linked, in advance, with a plurality of resource regions for communication, and the first terminal determines, on the basis of the measured value of the sidelink signal which is less than a first threshold value, a resource region in which a beam pair is reselected.
US12133247B2	Indication method and user equipment Provided are an indication method, and user equipment (UE). The indication method includes: detecting a preemption indication message after the UE receives a uplink grant; discarding a portion of uplink data or all of uplink data corresponding to the uplink grant, when the uplink data is after a symbol that is X symbols after the preemption indication message, wherein the X=t1+TA, the t1 is a time taken by the UE to decode the preemption indication message and the t1 is related to a capability of the UE, the TA is a timing advance value.
US12133246B2	Communication method and apparatus This application provides a communication method and apparatus. In the method, a terminal may obtain a main resource pool used to transmit sidelink data and a supplementary resource pool used to transmit the sidelink data. The terminal may request, based on a requirement of the terminal, a resource in the main resource pool or a resource in the supplementary resource pool to transmit the sidelink data. For example, when the resource in the main resource pool cannot meet a data transmission requirement of a large quantity of V2X (vehicle-to-everything) services, the terminal may request the resource in the supplementary resource pool to transmit the sidelink data.
US12133244B2	Sidelink control information forwarding for sensing procedure Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for sidelink control information forwarding for sensing procedure are disclosed herein. An example method of wireless communication at a forwarding user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a forwarded UE, control information, and transmitting, to a sensing UE, a forward message including the control information and information associated with the forwarded UE. An example method of wireless communication at the sensing UE includes receiving, from the forwarding UE, a forward message including the control information containing a first measurement of the control information. The example method also includes obtaining a second measurement of the forward message and determining a ratio of the second measurement to the first measurement. The example method also includes selecting a specific resource based on the ratio and whether the forwarding UE is an intended receiver for the sensing UE or the forwarding UE intends to receive from the forwarded UE.
US12133243B2	Sidelink resource utilization for user equipment of full duplex capability Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enhancing sidelink resource utilization for a user equipment (UE) that supports full duplex (FD) communications. For example, an FD UE may receive incoming sidelink communication over a first set of resources and, in FD mode, simultaneously transmit another sidelink communication over the same first set of resources. According to aspects of the present disclosure, the potential interference between the two sidelink communications will be mitigated or reduced, such as by having the FD UE negotiate with other sidelink UEs over transmission power levels and related aspects, such as beam coordination and/or resource subset designation, or the like.
US12133242B2	Waveform-specific transmission parts Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a base station may configure a set of transmission parts each including different sets of time domain resources or different sets of frequency domain resources, or both, and may specify a waveform type for each of the set of transmission parts. In some examples, the base station may configure the set of transmission parts for a user equipment (UE) and, accordingly, the UE and the base station may communicate over a transmission part of the set of transmission parts via signaling that is based on a waveform type that is associated with the transmission part over which the UE and the base station communicate. The base station may control over which transmission part of the set of transmission parts the UE and the base station communicate via a configured timer or via explicit activation and deactivation signaling.
US12133241B2	Control resource set and search space set configuration for full duplex operation Generally, the described techniques provide for duplex mode configuration for control information (e.g., duplex mode configuration for communication of downlink control information). For example, duplex modes may be defined (e.g., as full duplex (FD) capable, FD only, half duplex (HD) only, etc.), and such duplex modes may be configured for control resource sets (CORESETs), search space (SS) sets, or both. In some examples, duplex modes configured for a CORESET/SS set may depend on the priority of information conveyed via the CORESET/SS set. For example, a CORESET/SS set for high priority or critical control information may be configured with a HD mode to avoid FD self-interference, while CORESET/SS set for other control information may be configured with a FD mode to improve spectrum efficiency. Techniques for resolving conflicting duplex mode configurations (e.g., when a HD mode is configured for a SS set within a CORESET configured with FD) are also described.
US12133240B2	Data channel transmission bandwidth determination method and apparatus, network side device and terminal This disclosure provides a data channel transmission bandwidth determination method and apparatus, a network side device and a terminal. The data channel transmission bandwidth determination method includes: transmitting, to a terminal, scheduling information for scheduling data channel transmission; where the scheduling information includes data channel transmission bandwidth indication information.
US12133237B2	System and method for delay scheduling A method includes determining a first subframe on which to transmit a first downlink control information (DCI) message and determining a second subframe on which to transmit a first information. The method also includes determining a delay between the first subframe and the second subframe and transmitting, by a communications controller to a user equipment (UE), the second subframe in accordance with the delay.
US12133236B2	Communications management using down link control information Downlink Control Information (DCI) may be expanded, or enhanced, to allow nodes such as UEs, eNBs, NR-nodes, gNBs, and TRPs in M2M, IoT, WoT networks to coordinate activities on PHY, MAC, and RRC layers. For example, DCI fields may be added or enhanced to include, for example, information regarding time resource allocation, frequency resource allocation, mini-slot allocation, and or Code Block Group (CBG) transmission. Such information, or similar information, may be used in operations such as mini-slot operations, Code Block Group (CBG) transmission, group common Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), grant-free and grant-less operations, response to Beam Failure Recovery Request (BFRR), UL Transmit (TX) beam change, Quasi-Co-Location (QCL) operations, aperiodic CSI-RS transmission and interference measurement, Band Width Part (BWP) operations, and Multi-Transmission and Reception Point (TRP)/Multi-Panel.
US12133235B2	User equipments, base stations and methods for activation and release of multiple configured grants A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number (HPN). The HPN indicates one or more configured grant (CG) configurations that are activated and/or released/deactivated. The UE also includes processing circuitry configured to activate and/or release/deactivate one or more CG configurations based on the HPN.
US12133229B2	Techniques for sidelink control signaling Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may be configured to receive, from a second wireless device via a sidelink communication link, a sidelink control information (SCI) scheduling an uplink transmission from the first wireless device to the second wireless device. The first wireless device may then generate the uplink transmission based on the SCI. The first wireless device may then transit the uplink transmission to the second wireless device via the sidelink communication link in accordance with the SCI.
US12133228B2	Two-stage feedback procedures for multiple downlink transmissions Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for reporting a first and second stage of feedback for multiple physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) to reduce latency and improve reliability. The first stage of feedback may include hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback for all PDSCHs or each PDSCH, and the second stage of feedback may include channel state information (CSI) feedback for all PDSCHs or each PDSCH. A user equipment (UE) may transmit the first and second stages of feedback in a single physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or multiple PUCCHs (e.g., a PUCCH corresponding to each PDSCH). In some cases, the UE may report the HARQ and CSI feedback based on whether the PDSCHs include the same or different transport blocks or whether the PDSCHs are transmitted with the same or different transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states.
US12133226B2	Method and device in nodes used for wireless communication The present disclosure provides a method and device in a node used for wireless communications. A first node first receives a first signal and a second signal; determines that there exists an overlapping between a first radio resource block and a second radio resource block in time domain; then transmits a first bit block and a second bit block in a third radio resource set; the first bit block and the second bit block are respectively used to indicate whether the first signal and the second signal are correctly received; the first radio resource block and the second radio resource block are respectively reserved for transmitting the first bit block and the second bit block. The application determines different transmission methods of uplink control information according to a value of K1, which reduces the impact caused by the conflict and improves the uplink transmission performance.
US12133224B2	Network node, UE and methods performed therein for handling communication Embodiments herein relate to, e.g., a method performed by a UE for handling communication of data in a wireless communication network. The UE transmits a scheduling request, SR, indicating a buffer status of the UE or along with an indication indicating the buffer status of the UE.
US12133217B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink channel in wireless communication system The disclosure relates to a communication technique that converges a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a higher data rate after a 4th generation (4G) system with IoT technology, and a system thereof. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, or the like) based on 5G communication technology and Internet of things (IoT)-related technology. A method for transmitting an uplink channel by a base station or a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided.
US12133210B2	Dynamically controlled satellite hub and method of operation A system comprising an orbiting transponder in bilateral communication with a hub and a plurality of terminals. The hub automatically allocates power to the transponder based upon prequalification criteria, then dynamically adjusts an uplink carrier to noise ratio to prevent loss of weak signals. The system, and method of operation may further minimize variance in uplink adjustments according to a predictive algorithm.
US12133199B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting service data A method and an apparatus for transmitting service data are disclosed. In technical solutions of the present disclosure, when an exclusive service does not completely occupy a bandwidth resource allocated to the exclusive service, data transmission of at least two candidate services on an actually unused bandwidth is supported. In this way, a waste of bandwidth resources can be reduced and network utilization can be improved.
US12133195B2	Wireless telecommunications apparatuses and methods A method of paging a terminal, by a base station and via a relay node, wherein the terminal is configured to communicate with the base station via the relay node. The method comprises notifying the relay node of a paging identifier for identifying the terminal at least in paging messages; and the base station transmitting a paging message for the terminal. The paging message comprises the paging identifier; the paging message is transmitted at a paging time for a destination identifier; and the method further comprises the relay node monitoring the paging time for the destination identifier for paging messages comprising the paging identifier.
US12133192B2	Sidelink positioning: switching between round-trip-time and single-trip-time positioning Systems, methods, and devices for sidelink positioning determination and communication can employ techniques including obtaining, at a first sidelink-enabled device, data from one or more data sources indicative of one or more criteria for using either round-trip time (RTT)-based positioning of a target node or single-sided (SS)-based positioning of the target node. The techniques also include selecting, with the first sidelink-enabled device, a positioning type from the group may comprise of RTT-based positioning and SS-based positioning, based on the data. The techniques also include sending a message from the first sidelink-enabled device to a second sidelink-enabled device, where the message includes information indicative of the selected positioning type.
US12133189B2	Methods for radio resource management in moving networks A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may communicate in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) comprising a plurality of satellites. The WTRU may be preconfigured with a plurality of measurement configurations and a corresponding plurality of activation/deactivation criteria associated with the plurality of satellites. The activation/deactivation criteria includes at least activation timing information. The WTRU may activate and deactivate each of the plurality of measurement configurations over time in accordance with the activation/deactivation criteria. The WTRU may perform measurements on cell beams for satellites with active measurement configurations and report results based on the measurements to NTN.
US12133184B2	Cancellation of sidelink automatic gain control symbol Aspects relate to techniques for facilitating sidelink cancellation of an automatic gain control (AGC) symbol of a sidelink transmission. A network entity, such as a base station, may transmit sidelink scheduling information scheduling a sidelink transmission from a transmitting wireless communication device to a receiving wireless communication device. The network entity may further transmit a cancellation indication indicating an overlap between an AGC symbol of time resources allocated for the sidelink transmission and an additional transmission. Based on the cancellation indication, the transmitting wireless communication device may selectively transmit the sidelink transmission.
US12133183B2	Prioritization of sidelink and uplink transmissions A wireless device may determine whether a sidelink transmission has higher priority than an uplink transmission. The determination may be based on comparing a priority value of the sidelink transmission to a first priority threshold for ultra reliable low latency (URLLC) uplink transmissions in response to the uplink transmission being URLLC, and the determination may be based on comparing the priority value of the sidelink transmission to a second priority threshold for non-URLLC uplink transmissions in response to the uplink transmission being non-URLLC. Based on the determining, the wireless device may transmit at least one of the sidelink transmission or the uplink transmission.
US12133182B2	Power headroom reporting with dual connectivity Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between a user equipment (“UE”) and a plurality of evolved Node Bs (“eNBs”). A UE may be adapted to operate in a dual connected mode on respective wireless cells provided by first and second eNBs. The UE may be adapted to estimate respective power headroom (“PHR”) values associated with simultaneous operation on the first and second wireless cells. The UE may cause the first and second PHR estimates to be transmitted to both the first and second eNBs. The first and second eNBs may use these estimates to compute respective uplink transmission powers for the UE. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US12133181B2	Method and apparatus for multi-transmission/reception point power headroom reporting in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE), the UE receives an uplink (UL) grant. The UL grant is indicative of a first Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission on a first Transmission/Reception Point (TRP) of a first cell. The UL grant is not indicative of a PUSCH transmission on a second TRP of the first cell. The UE transmits a Power Headroom Reporting (PHR) Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE). Based on the UL grant, the PHR MAC CE is indicative of a first power headroom (PH), associated with the first TRP, based on a real PUSCH transmission, and is indicative of a second PH, associated with the second TRP, based on a reference PUSCH transmission.
US12133174B2	Wireless access node uplink power control based on uplink error rate A wireless access node controls the transmit power of wireless User Equipment (UEs). The wireless access node determines individual uplink signal strengths for the individual wireless UEs. The wireless access node determines individual uplink error rates for the individual wireless UEs. The wireless access node determines individual power instructions for the individual wireless UEs based on their individual uplink signal strengths and their individual uplink error rates. The wireless access node transfers the individual power instructions to the individual wireless UEs. The individual wireless UEs control their transmit power responsive to the individual power instructions.
US12133173B2	Power control method and apparatus, and sending method and apparatus for uplink transmission Provided are a power control method and apparatus, and a sending method and apparatus for uplink transmission. The power control method includes: in the case where a first condition is satisfied, determining, by a first communication node, a power control parameter of uplink transmission in a predetermined manner, or determining, by the first communication node, the power control parameter of the uplink transmission autonomously.
US12133170B2	Methods for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based wake up signal (WUS) configuration According to one aspect of the disclosure, a network node is provided. The network node is configured to configure each wireless device in a first group of wireless devices comprising at least one wireless device with a first radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, defined to address a group of wireless devices for physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, based wake-up signal, WUS, operation, and cause transmission of signaling including a wake-up signal, WUS, for a first WUS monitoring occasion associated with the first group of wireless devices, where the WUS is configured to cause each wireless device in the first group of wireless devices to perform at least one action.
US12133167B2	Persistent TWT sessions Systems, methods, and computer readable mediums for persistent TWT sessions include establishing, by an access point, a plurality of sessions with a plurality of stations, wherein one or more of the plurality of sessions comprise a target wake time (TWT), determining, by the access point, that a downtime event will occur before a TWT of a particular station of the plurality of stations, in response to the downtime event occurring during the TWT of the particular station, sending, by the access point, information associated with the plurality of sessions to a secondary device, after the downtime event, retrieving, by the access point, the information associated with the plurality of sessions from the secondary device, and reestablishing, by the access point using the information, the plurality of sessions.
US12133159B2	In-band signaling of access network information along the user-plane for differentiated charging Techniques are provided to inform a mobile packet core of the access network/radio access technology (AN/RAT) change with the use of in-band signaling along the user plane and hence reduce signaling between radio access network and mobile packet core network. A new extension header content is defined to signal the AN/RAT change information, Cell Group changes and acknowledging the same. Further still, a method is provided to handle AN change notification for split bearer scenarios by introducing a split bearer flag for the mobile packet core to be notified of the predominant access type serving the subscriber data session in 5G Non-Stand Alone (NSA) Option-3, Option-3A and Option-3X, so that static or dynamic configurations can be applied by the mobile core network accordingly.
US12133158B2	Downlink access control in 5G communications network Embodiments are directed towards systems and methods for downlink access control in a communications network. An example method includes a base station receiving a request for downlink (DL) communication with a user equipment (UE), and the base station performing the following actions without communicating with the UE regarding the request for the DL communication: determining an unavailability of a resource required for the DL communication; responsive to the determined unavailability, sending a rejection of the request; determining an availability of the resource; and responsive to the determined availability, sending an indication of the availability of the resource required for the DL communication.
US12133156B2	Method and base station for determining transmission path in wireless communication system A method and a base station for determining transmission paths are provided. The method includes determining that multiple transmission paths are to be configured for each of one or more terminals, and determining first configuration information of a terminal group corresponding to each terminal, which is used for configuring multiple transmission paths for a terminal in the terminal group. The disclosure reduces the complexity and computation amount of configuring transmission paths and improves the system performance.
US12133153B2	Fronthaul interface for use with a cloud radio access network A system includes a plurality of remote units; a centralized unit communicatively coupled to the plurality of remote units via a fronthaul network; and an entity that performs deep packet inspection. The centralized unit transmits sets of data to the plurality of remote units across the fronthaul network in packets, each of the sets of data mapped to at least one of the plurality of remote units and each of the packets including a respective indicator indicating each remote unit the associated packet is intended for, wherein each indicator comprises a plurality of bit positions where each bit position is mapped to a different one of the plurality of remote units. The entity performs the deep packet inspection on the packets to determine each remote unit the packets are intended for and communicate each packet to each remote unit the packet is intended for over the fronthaul network.
US12133147B2	Message transfer apparatus and method, and computer-readable medium A message transfer apparatus is provided which comprises: an acceptance unit that accepts a client ID identifying one of a plurality of clients, a transmitted message from the client to be transmitted to a terminal, and a terminal ID identifying the terminal, the plurality of clients each belonging to one of groups each identified by a group ID; a database in which a correspondence among the group ID, the client ID, a sender ID, and the terminal ID is registered and a plurality of the sender IDs are associated with one of a plurality of the group IDs; a database control unit that updates and searches the database; a transmission unit that transmits, to the terminal identified by the terminal ID, the transmitted message to which is attached one of the plurality of sender IDs in the database associated with the group ID corresponding to the client ID; a reception unit that receives a reply message from the terminal having received the transmitted message, the reply message being a message in which the sender ID attached to the transmitted message is designated as a return destination and to which the terminal ID of the terminal is attached; and a delivery unit that delivers the reply message to the client identified by the client ID corresponding to a pair of the sender ID and the terminal ID registered in the database.
US12133144B2	Access control method and apparatus, terminal device, and network device Provided in embodiments of the present application are an access control method and apparatus, a terminal device, and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device receives first configuration information, the first configuration information comprising an access control configuration parameter corresponding to a first access category; and according to the access control configuration parameter, the terminal device executes an access control operation corresponding to an MBMS service.
US12133143B2	Geographical area message distribution A mobile device (10) subscribes to receive messages targeted to a first geographical area (18-A), e.g., a first tile or area of a grid for geocasting. The mobile device (10) also subscribes to receive messages targeted to a second geographical area (18-B), e.g., a second tile or area of the grid for geocasting. The mobile device (10) notably does this such that the mobile device (10) is simultaneously subscribed to receive messages targeted to the first geographical area (18-A) and to receive messages targeted to the second geographical area (18-B).
US12133140B2	Store system, status determination method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium A store system includes a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of an RFID medium attached to an item and position information of a visitor terminal carried by a visitor, an event detection unit that detects an event that the RFID medium or the visitor terminal enters or leaves a predetermined area in a store space based on the acquired position information, an event information storage unit that stores event information including an ID that identifies the RFID medium or the visitor terminal, information about the predetermined area based on the position information, and a detection time of the event, and a status determination unit that determines a status, which is a state of the item or is an action content of the visitor, based on the event information.
US12133138B2	Alert based on distance in a multi-display system Techniques for context-based display of content and alert based on distance on a multi-display system are described. For instance, the described techniques can be implemented to determine a device context based on one or more of a first instance of media content displayed on a first display device positioned at a first surface of a client device or an environment in which the client device is positioned. Based on the device context, the described techniques enable output of a second instance of media content via a second display device positioned at a second surface of the client device.
US12133136B2	Systems and methods for mobile device location prediction A system coupled to a packet-based network is configured to generate geo-blocks for location-based information services. Each of the geo-blocks corresponds to a geographical region within a geographical area and has at least one border defined by a real-world object. The system is configured to obtain geo data related to real-world objects including transportation routes and natural boundaries in the geographical area, partition the geographical area into initial geo-blocks using the geo data, process a plurality of information requests with respect to at least some of the initial geo-blocks and with respect to initial geo-fences associated with a plurality of points of interests (POIs) to generate entries in one or more databases, and machine train a mobile device location prediction model based on the entries in the one or more databases.
US12133134B2	Systems and methods for controlling an operation of an attraction system An attraction system has a plurality of show effects, a handheld or wearable device, and a control system. The control system is configured to perform operations that include monitoring a parameter of the handheld or wearable device, determining that the parameter is indicative of an undesirable utilization of the attraction system, and controlling the handheld or wearable device, at least one show effect of the plurality of show effects, or both. The control system is also configured to provide guidance to change the parameter in response to the determination that the parameter is indicative of the undesirable utilization of the attraction system.
US12133133B2	Optimizing pickup locations for transportation requests based on context information utilizing a continued touch gesture The present application discloses an improved transportation matching system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to disclosed embodiments, a transportation matching system receives a session indicator and device-based location. The system utilizes the received request and device-based location to identify and analyze historical transportation matching system information. The system then generates a confidence score based on this information that indicates a level of confidence that the device-based location is a pickup location associated with the request. If the generated confidence score exceeds a predetermined threshold, the system provides display components to a requestor computing device that enable confirmation of the transportation request with a single user interaction.
US12133131B2	Redirection and handover to voice over new radio (VoNR) layers Solutions for providing a data traffic session include: while a voice over new radio (VoNR) capable user equipment (UE) is being served by a first cell that does not support VoNR, determining that a second cell that does support VoNR is available to serve the UE; transferring the UE to service by the second cell; and providing a VoNR call to the UE through the second cell. The transfer may comprise a redirection or a handover (based on whether the UE is already in a call). Some examples further include a trigger of: receiving a notification of an incoming voice call to the UE, receiving a notification of an outgoing voice call from the UE, and receiving a notification of a handover of a voice call for the UE.
US12133126B2	Method, computer program and apparatus for selecting a beam for handover A method is provided where handover information about one or more target beams of a target cell is provided. The beam quality of those target beams is determined along with beam quality of one or more other beams of the target cell. Dedicated uplink resources associated with the target beams and shared uplink resources are associated with the other beams. It is determined based on the beam quality which of the target and other beams is to be used to initiate a connection to the target cell.
US12133125B2	Method and apparatus for performing MIMO operation on a set of cells based on layer 2 mobility in mobile wireless communication system A method performed by a wireless device may comprise: receiving, from a base station, at least one Radio Resource Control (RRC) message, wherein the at least one RRC message comprises: first configuration information indicating a Transmission Configuration Index (TCI) state list of a first cell; and second configuration information indicating a TCI state list of a second cell; receiving, from the base station and via the second cell, a first Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE), wherein the first MAC CE comprises an identifier associated with the first configuration information and associated with a first TCI state identifier, and wherein the first TCI state identifier indicates a first TCI state of the TCI state list of the first cell; monitoring, based on the first MAC CE and based on the first TCI state, Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) associated with the first cell; receiving, from the base station and via the first cell, a second MAC CE, wherein the second MAC CE comprises an identifier associated with the second configuration information and associated with a second TCI state identifier, and wherein the second TCI state identifier indicates a second TCI state of the TCI state list of the second cell; and monitoring, based on the second MAC CE and based on the second TCI state, PDCCH associated with the second cell.
US12133124B2	Migration of computing information between edge computing devices A method for enabling migration of computing information between a first edge computing device associated with a first cell in a cellular network and at least a second edge computing device associated with a second cell in the cellular network, wherein the cellular network comprises a plurality of cells, the method comprising determining the trajectory of a wireless communication device located within a first cell of the cellular network, identifying a second cell of the cellular network towards which the trajectory leads, causing allocation of resources at the second edge computing device associated with the second cell to enable migration of computing information from the first edge computing device associated with the first cell to the second edge computing device associated with the second cell.
US12133121B2	Method and apparatus for controlling relaxed measurement in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus for controlling relaxed measurement in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless device receives, from a network, a first measurement configuration including at least one of relaxed measurement conditions. A wireless device receives, from the network, a second measurement configuration including a frequency set to be measured in an idle state and/or an inactive state. A wireless device determines to perform a relaxed measurement or no measurement on at least one of frequency which is not included in the frequency set included in the second measurement configuration, based on that the at least one of the relaxed measurement conditions is met.
US12133110B2	Efficient uplink scheduling mechanisms for dual connectivity The present disclosure mainly relates to improvements for the buffer status reporting and the logical channel prioritization procedures performed in the UE, in scenarios where the UE is in dual connectivity and the PDCP layer of the UE is shared in the uplink for MeNB and SeNB. According to the present disclosure, a ratio is introduced according to which the buffer values for the PDCP are split in the UE between the SeNB and the MeNB according to said ratio.
US12133108B2	Method and device for determining terminal behavior analysis Disclosed are a method and device for determining analytics on UE behavior. The method of the present application includes: receiving, by a network function entity, target information of a UE; requesting an NWDAF to provide abnormal behavior analytics for the UE when the network function entity determines to perform the abnormal behavior analytics for the UE according to the target information; and/or triggering a PCF to perform policy control for an abnormal behavior of the UE when the network function entity determines to perform the policy control for the abnormal behavior of the UE according to the target information.
US12133105B2	Method and apparatus for measuring cell Disclosed is a method for measuring a cell. The method includes: a terminal device receiving a first measurement configuration from a first cell, wherein the first measurement configuration is used to configure configuration information for the terminal device to execute measurement in an idle state and/or a deactivated state; and where the current serving cell does not support MR-DC, the terminal device determining not to execute the measurement of a frequency corresponding to a secondary node SN RAT. The terminal device determines, according to whether a first cell and the SN RAT support MR-DC, whether to execute SN RAT-related measurement; if either one of the first cell and SN RAT does not support MR-DC, the terminal device does not measure a frequency point of the SN RAT; and if both the first cell and the SN RAT support MR-DC, the terminal device measures the frequency point of the SN RAT.
US12133104B2	Method and device for determining priority level of CSI report A method and a device for determining a priority level of a channel state information (CSI) report are provided. The method includes following operations. The UE determines priority levels of at least two CSI reports, the at least two CSI reports include a first CSI report, and the first CSI report carries Layer 1 Signal to Interference Noise Ratio (L1-SINR). The priority levels of the at least two CSI reports are used to multiplex the at least two CSI reports or drop at least a part of the at least two CSI reports in response to that there is an overlapping part in time domain resources of the at least two CSI reports.
US12133096B2	Data transmission method, apparatus, and device Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method, apparatus, and device. In the data transmission method, a first apparatus obtains a first link quality packet message that includes link quality information and indication information. The indication information is used to indicate that the link quality information is buffered. The first apparatus sends the first link quality packet message to a second apparatus, where the first link quality packet message is used by the second apparatus to perform network optimization based on the first link quality packet message. The data transmission method disclosed herein improves network optimization accuracy.
US12133095B2	Machine learning-based approaches for service function chain selection Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for employing a machine learning-based approach such as adaptive Bayesian optimization to learn over time the most optimized assignments of incoming network requests to service function chains (SFCs) created within network slices of a 5G network. An optimized SFC assignment may be an assignment that minimizes an unknown objective function for a given set of incoming network service requests. For example, an optimized SFC assignment may be one that minimizes request response time or one that maximizes throughput for one or more network service requests corresponding to one or more network service types. The optimized SFC for a network request of a given network service type may change over time based on the dynamic nature of network performance. The machine-learning based approaches described herein train a model to dynamically determine optimized SFC assignments based on the dynamically changing network conditions.
US12133094B2	Method used by UE to preconfigure resource for small data transmission in inactive state and UE using the same The disclosure is directed to a method used by a UE to preconfigure a resource for small data transmission in an inactive state and a user equipment using the same method. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the disclosure is directed to a method used by a UE to preconfigure a resource for small data transmission in an inactive state. The method would include not limited to: receiving a CG configuration which is for a small data transmission before entering an inactive state; verifying a CG resource of a camping cell associated with the CG configuration by determining whether the camping cell satisfies a validation condition before triggering a SDT procedure, wherein the CG configuration comprises a list of CG configurations associated with a list of cells; and utilizing the CG resource for the SDT procedure when the validation condition has been determined as being satisfied.
US12133092B2	Automatically optimizing cell parameter of serving base station The present disclosure relates to automatically optimizing cell parameter(s) of serving base station(s) to effectively serve a coverage hole. In an embodiment, the system receives parameters such as at least one first parameter, at least one second parameter, at least one network performance parameter and the at least one cell parameter of the at least one serving base station. Further, based on the at least one network performance parameter, at least one coverage hole is identified from a coverage area (containing a plurality of sectors), wherein the coverage area is served by the at least one serving base station. Thereafter, a first optimization of the at least one cell parameter is performed and subsequently a first value of the at least one second parameter is determined. Further, a second optimization is performed if the first optimization is un-successful.
US12133091B2	Digital signatures for small cells of telecommunications networks A security system generates a digital signature for a small cell of a wireless network and assigns the digital signature to the small cell for connecting to the wireless network. The digital signature can be generated based on a connectivity schedule for the small cell. When the security system obtains a connection request from the small cell to connect to the wireless network, the security system compares an instance of the digital signature included in the connection request with an expected digital signature and compares the point in time when the connection request was communicated with an expected time indicated in the connectivity schedule. The security system detects an anomaly when the instance of the digital signature deviates from the expected digital signature or the point in time deviates from the expected time, and causes performance of an action based on a type or degree of the anomaly.
US12133090B2	Passive intermodulation interference optimized antenna configuration A base station system may include at least one base station radio, at least one antenna, the at least one antenna including at least a first antenna comprising a linear array of antenna elements arranged in a vertical plane, and at least a one antenna distribution network for distributing radio frequency (RF) signals as component RF signals across the linear array of antenna elements of the at least the first antenna to form at least one beam in an elevation plane. In one example, the at least the one antenna feed network applies amplitude and phase weights to the component RF signals, wherein the amplitude and phase weights are selected to minimize RF coupling between the at least the first antenna and passive intermodulation sources in a near-field of the at least the first antenna.
US12133087B2	Wireless signal extending method, electronic device and computer-readable storage medium A wireless signal extending method is disclosed. A link between an electronic device and a first network node access point (AP) is generated. The electronic device connects to the first network node AP according to backhaul information. It is determined whether a location where the quality of connection signals with the first network node AP meets a preset value is discovered. If a first location where the quality of connection signals with the first network node AP meets the preset value is discovered, a second network node AP is placed at the first location. The second network node AP is enabled to enter in a pairing mode. A push button configuration (PBC) function of the first network node AP is remotely triggered to automatically pair the first network node AP and the second network node AP.
US12133086B2	System and method for radio frequency (rf) network design Systems, devices and processes are provided to improve the design and implementation of radio frequency (RF) communication networks. Specifically, these various embodiments improve the likelihood of a successful RF network design by identifying and preferentially utilizing RF transmission sites having a relatively high probability of being successfully incorporated into the RF network. These various embodiments provide a site qualification database that includes site data for a plurality of RF transmission sites. When so implemented, the site qualification database is utilized to analyze the site data and generate a plurality of site scores, with each of the plurality of site scores providing a viability metric for the corresponding RF transmission site. The plurality of site scores is then utilized in rating each of the plurality of RF transmission sites. These ratings of the RF transmission sites are then utilized in an RF analysis.
US12133084B2	System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data.
US12133081B2	Computer-based systems configured for adding a secondary electronic profile to a primary electronic profile and methods of use thereof Systems and methods are disclosed including receiving an electronic access request to add a secondary electronic profile of a secondary user to a primary electronic profile of a primary user. A processor generates and sends a first security challenge to the primary user and a secondary security challenge to the secondary user. The processor receives a response from the primary user in response to the first security challenge and a response from the secondary user in response to the secondary security challenge. The processor authenticates the electronic access request based on the first response being a valid response and the secondary response being a valid response. The processor generates the secondary electronic profile as a nested profile within the primary electronic profile. The processor instructs the primary user device or the secondary user device to display a confirmation of the secondary user being added to the primary electronic profile.
US12133079B2	Pre-security message verification Performing filtering of infrastructure-to-vehicle (V2I) messages by a vehicle is provided. First messages are received from one or more road-side units (RSUs). Responsive to the vehicle approaching a check-in location indicated by the first messages, a check-in location identifier is stored for the check-in location retrieved from the first messages as being a current check-in location for the vehicle. Second messages are received from the one or more RSUs. Responsive to a message identifier in the second messages matching the check-in location identifier, the second messages are forwarded to a vehicle application for processing. Otherwise the second messages are discarded.
US12133073B2	Selective caching of pairwise master keys in streamlined roaming Systems and methods are provided for seamless roaming in a network. First, a client device is authenticated at a first access point of the network. Next, a processor selectively determines, among remaining access points in the network, second access points at which respective precursor keys, such as Pairwise Master Keys R1 (PMK-R1s) are to be computed. The second access points are determined based on any of respective path losses from the first access point to the second access points and respective historical frequencies at which the client device associates at the respective remaining access points. For the second access points, the respective PMK-R1s are computed and transmitted to the second access points to be cached. Next, following a request from the client device to reassociate to a second access point of the second access points, the client device is authenticated at the second access point based on a corresponding PMK-R1.
US12133069B2	Method and device for reporting capacity, method and device for key agreement, terminal and communication device and system Provided are a method and device for reporting a capacity, a method and device for key agreement, a terminal and a communication device and system. The terminal sends anti-pseudo base station capacity indication information to the communication device, and the anti-pseudo base station capacity indication information can indicate an anti-pseudo base station capacity of the terminal to the communication device. The communication device can determine the anti-pseudo base station capacity of the terminal after acquiring the anti-pseudo base station capacity indication information sent by the terminal, and perform an authentication and key agreement process matching the anti-pseudo base station capacity of the terminal and an anti-pseudo base station capacity of a target base station.
US12133063B2	Arrangement for distributing head related transfer function filters Arrangement for distributing head related transfer function filters. In the arrangement a user device sends a request for a head related transfer function filter to the service being used. The service verifies if the user of the device has a subscription for a head related transfer function filters in the service being used and retrieves a filter as a response to a positive verification result. The service may filter audio channels and transmit filtered audio further. In an alternative embodiment the service transmits the filter to the user device for filtering the audio.
US12133062B2	Method and apparatus for rendering object-based audio signal considering obstacle A method and apparatus for rendering an object-based audio signal considering an obstacle are disclosed. A method for rendering an object-based audio signal according to an example embodiment, the method includes identifying an object-based input signal and metadata for the input signal, generating a binaural filter based on the metadata using a binaural room impulse response (BRIR), determining, based on the metadata, whether an obstacle is present between a listener and an object, modifying the generated binaural filter when it is determined that the obstacle is present, and generating a rendered output signal by convolving the modified binaural filter and the input signal.
US12133061B1	Placement of virtual speakers based on room layout Virtualizing speakers for a headphone set can include determining a location of a display. Locations of one or more virtual speakers can be assigned based on the location of the display. A first virtual speaker can be located at the display. A position of a head of a user can be tracked. Audio content can be spatialized with a spatial renderer to generate spatialized audio signals, based on the tracked position of the head and the locations of the virtual speakers. Other aspects are also described and claimed.
US12133060B2	Triple-membrane MEMS device A system includes a first membrane, a second membrane and a third membrane spaced apart from one another, wherein the second membrane is between the first membrane and the third membrane, and the second membrane comprises a plurality of openings, a sealed low pressure chamber between the first membrane and the third membrane, and a plurality of electrodes in the sealed low pressure chamber.
US12133054B2	Devices and methods for hearing A device to transmit an audio signal to a user comprises a transducer and a support. The support is configured for placement on the eardrum to drive the eardrum. The transducer is coupled to the support at a first location to decrease occlusion and a second location to drive the eardrum. The transducer may comprise one or more of an electromagnetic balanced armature transducer, a piezoelectric transducer, a magnetostrictive transducer, a photostrictive transducer, or a coil and magnet. The device may find use with open canal hearing aids.
US12133053B2	Hearing aid with speaker unit and dome A hearing aid with an earpiece for placement in the ear canal, and a dome, are disclosed. The earpiece comprises a speaker unit comprising: a receiver extending along an axis between an outlet surface perpendicular to the axis and a bottom surface perpendicular to the axis, a receiver outlet directed towards the ear canal of the user when the earpiece is mounted in the ear canal, a microphone having an inlet surface and a bottom surface, wherein the microphone is placed in connection with the receiver, a microphone inlet directed towards the ear canal of the user when the earpiece is mounted in the ear canal, wherein the receiver outlet is placed side by side with the microphone inlet, and wherein the microphone inlet and receiver outlet are separated by a wall, the earpiece further comprising a dome for placement on the speaker unit, the dome comprising: a speaker unit interface connecting a tip of the speaker unit to the dome such that when connected, the microphone inlet and receiver outlet are separated all the way into the ear canal, and an outer dome portion, wherein the dome comprises a two-component material in which the interface comprises a harder material, and the outer dome portion comprises a softer material.
US12133052B2	Bone anchored hearing implant device, hearing device system and signal processing method A bone anchored hearing implant device for enhancing the hearing capability of a user is disclosed. The device includes at least one antenna element for receiving signals provided by an external device, in particular by at least one external hearing device, at least one modulation device for demodulating the signals received by the antenna element, at least one transducer, in particular for generating vibrations depending on the demodulated signals, at least one connection circuit for transferring the demodulated signals to the transducer, at least one protection circuit for at least partly short-circuiting the connection circuit, wherein the short-circuit at least partly prevents a transfer of the demodulated signals to the transducer. Additionally a hearing device system and a signal processing method are disclosed.
US12133049B2	Reduced light reflection package A MEMS sensor includes a through hole to allow communication with an external environment, such as to send or receive acoustic signals or to be exposed to the ambient environment. In addition to the information that is being measured, light energy may also enter the environment of the sensor via the through hole, causing short-term or long-term effects on measurements or system components. A light mitigating structure is formed on or attached to a lid of the MEMS die to absorb or selectively reflect the received light in a manner that limits effects on the measurements or interest and system components.
US12133047B2	Speaker and electronic device Provided are a speaker and an electronic device. The speaker includes: a speaker case; a speaker body arranged in the speaker case and configured to vibrate and produce sound, the speaker body dividing the speaker case into a front sound cavity and a rear sound cavity, the speaker case being provided with a speaker hole, and the front sound cavity communicating with outside of the speaker case through the speaker hole; and a resonator arranged at the speaker case, a side of the resonator being arranged corresponding to the front sound cavity, and another side of the resonator being exposed to outside of the speaker case. By coupling the resonator in the front sound cavity of the speaker, the high frequency reproduction of the speaker is improved and the intermodulation distortion of the speaker is reduced, thereby improving the sound quality of the speaker in the electronic device.
US12133046B2	Speaker module and electronic device including the same An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a speaker module. The speaker module includes an enclosure including a first housing and a second housing and a speaker driver included in the first housing. The second housing includes an adsorption cavity forming a back volume of the speaker driver, a variable structure included in at least a part of the second housing, at least one vent hole for ventilation between the adsorption cavity and an external environment, and a housing cover fixed to the variable structure. The adsorption cavity is filled with an adsorptive filler.
US12133045B2	Camera with accumulated water treatment function and method of treating accumulated water thereof A camera with an accumulated water treatment function and a method of treating accumulated water thereof are disclosed. The camera includes a main body, a processing module, an image capturing module, a speaker, a first microphone, and a second microphone. The processing module has an image processing unit and an audio processing unit. The image capturing module is used for capturing an environmental image. The first microphone and the speaker are arranged on different sides of the main body. The second microphone and the first microphone are arranged on different sides of the main body. The audio processing unit controls the speaker to broadcast a first audio file and uses the first microphone or the second microphone to record to generate a second audio file so as to determine the difference between the second audio file and a first preset audio file.
US12133042B2	Force-activated stylus A stylus includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.
US12133033B2	Customizable speaker system A consumer product cabinet is disclosed. The consumer product cabinet may be a speaker cabinet. The cabinet may include a plurality of planar side surfaces. Each planar side surface may be attached to adjacent planar side surfaces at a predefined angle along a planar side surface height. The predefined angle may be 90 degrees. The cabinet may further include a plurality of support members. Each support member may be disposed at an intersection of the adjacent planar side surfaces. Further, each support member may be configured to generate recesses along the planar side surface height. Furthermore, the cabinet may include a plurality of replaceable exterior panels configured to removably attach to the plurality of planar side surfaces via the recesses. A recess depth may be equal or equivalent to a replaceable exterior panel thickness.
US12133027B2	Medical control device and medical observation controlling projected illumination A medical control device according to the present disclosure includes an image processing section adapted to generate a captured image on the basis of an electric signal generated by an imaging device that captures an image of a subject, and a light source control information generation section adapted to generate control information for controlling a light quantity distribution of illumination light, according to a brightness distribution of the captured image.
US12133025B2	Analytics pipeline management systems for local analytics devices and remote server analytics engines A computing system is described. The computing system is configured to receive, from a portal device of a premises monitoring system, a first request for a list of compatible pipelines for a premises analytics device of the premises monitoring system, identify a plurality of pipelines that are compatible with the premises analytics device based on a parameter, and transmit the list of compatible pipelines to the portal device. The computing system is further configured to receive, from the portal device, a second request to deploy a user selected pipeline of the plurality of pipelines referenced in the list of compatible pipelines, transmit a command, to a third-party system, to obtain a pipeline deployment based on the user selected pipeline, and receive, from the third-party system, the pipeline deployment based on the user selected pipeline. The pipeline deployment is transmitted to the premises analytics device.
US12133022B2	Methods, systems, and devices for presenting an audio difficulties user actuation target in an audio or video conference A conferencing system terminal device includes a display, an audio output, a user interface, a communication device, and one or more processors. The one or more processors present an audio difficulties user actuation target upon the display during an audio or video conference occurring across a network and concurrently with a presentation of conference content. Actuation of the audio difficulties user actuation target indicates that audio content associated with the audio or video conference being delivered by the audio output is impaired.
US12133020B1	Method and system for verifying image interface and image equipment A method and a system for verifying an image interface, and an image equipment are provided. The system includes a memory, a receiving module, and a transmitting module; the receiving module connected to an image output interface of a device under test (DUT), the transmitting module connected to an image input interface of the DUT. The method includes obtaining at least one predetermined image from the memory, and generating serial data stream according to the at least one predetermined image; controlling the transmitting module to transmit the serial data stream to the image input interface; controlling the receiving module to obtain returned serial data stream from the image output interface; and determining the image interface of the DUT to be normal when the receiving module successfully obtains the returned serial data stream from the image output interface.
US12133016B1	Ambient light sensor-based localization Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that estimate a location of a light source based on ambient light data. For example, an example process may include acquiring ambient light data from an ambient light sensor (ALS) during movement of a device in a physical environment, acquiring motion data from a motion sensor during the movement of the device, determining, based on the ambient light data and the motion data, estimates of three-dimensional (3D) locations of a light source with respect to the device during the movement of the device, and tracking a location of the device in a 3D coordinate system during the movement of the device based on the estimates of the 3D locations of the light source with respect to the device during the movement of the device.
US12133014B2	Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect that a setting value related to a time has been deleted, and a setting unit configured, in a case where deletion of a setting value related to a time has been detected by the detection unit, to newly generate an option corresponding to the deleted setting value and to set the option as a new setting value related to the time.
US12133013B2	Video special effect configuration method, device, equipment and storage medium The present disclosure provides video special effect configuration method, device, equipment and storage medium, and relates to the technical field of special effect processing. The method includes: adding a variable update node in a first special effect event combination in response to a first setting operation of a user, in which an update manner of a target variable is set on the variable update node; adding a variable trigger node in a second special effect event combination in response to a second setting operation of the user, in which a judging condition of the target variable is set on the variable trigger node; and generating a configuration file of a video special effect according to the first and second special effect event combinations. The technical solution of the present disclosure allows the production of the video special effect to better fit in the action changes of the user.
US12133007B2	Solid-state image pickup device and electronic apparatus The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image pickup device and an electronic apparatus by which a phase-difference detection pixel that avoids defects such as lowering of sensitivity to incident light and lowering of phase-difference detection accuracy can be realized. A solid-state image pickup device as a first aspect of the present disclosure is a solid-state image pickup device in which a normal pixel that generates a pixel signal of an image and a phase-difference detection pixel that generates a pixel signal used in calculation of a phase-difference signal for controlling an image-surface phase difference AF function are arranged in a mixed manner, in which, in the phase-difference detection pixel, a shared on-chip lens for condensing incident light to a photoelectric converter that generates a pixel signal used in calculation of the phase-difference signal is formed for every plurality of adjacent phase-difference detection pixels. The present disclosure is applicable to a backside illumination CMOS image sensor and an electronic apparatus equipped with the same.
US12133005B2	Synchronized spinning LIDAR and rolling shutter camera system One example system comprises a LIDAR sensor that rotates about an axis to scan an environment of the LIDAR sensor. The system also comprises one or more cameras that detect external light originating from one or more external light sources. The one or more cameras together provide a plurality of rows of sensing elements. The rows of sensing elements are aligned with the axis of rotation of the LIDAR sensor. The system also comprises a controller that operates the one or more cameras to obtain a sequence of image pixel rows. A first image pixel row in the sequence is indicative of external light detected by a first row of sensing elements during a first exposure time period. A second image pixel row in the sequence is indicative of external light detected by a second row of sensing elements during a second exposure time period.
US12133004B2	Photosite circuit using switched operational phases Techniques are disclosed to accurately measure the integration or accumulation of charge measured by photosite readout circuitry due to a photodiode generated current, which is generated by a photodiode as a result of impinging light reflected onto the photodiode that forms part of an imaging sensor. The techniques described herein address shortcomings of photosite operation by using a series of sequential switching states that function to maintain the charge accumulated during idle sampling times between active detection windows.
US12132995B2	Enhancing 360-degree video using convolutional neural network (CNN)-based filter An example apparatus for enhancing video includes a decoder to decode a received 360-degree projection format video bitstream to generate a decoded 360-degree projection format video. The apparatus also includes a viewport generator to generate a viewport from the decoded 360-degree projection format video. The apparatus further includes a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based filter to remove an artifact from the viewport to generate an enhanced image. The apparatus further includes a displayer to send the enhanced image to a display.
US12132991B2	Camera device with OIS function by moving an image sensor and optical instrument A camera device including a mover including a first magnet; a lens; a stator including a first coil; a first substrate; a second substrate movably disposed on the first substrate; an image sensor disposed on the second substrate; a second coil disposed on the first substrate; and a second magnet disposed on the second substrate and facing the second coil is provided. The second substrate includes a coupling part coupled to the image sensor, and an extension part extending outwardly from the coupling part so that at least a portion thereof overlaps with the first substrate in the optical axis direction, and the camera device further includes a ball disposed between the first substrate and the extension part of the second substrate.
US12132988B2	Lens assembly provided with optical path changing unit Disclosed is a lens assembly. The disclosed lens assembly comprises: a base; a lens unit which is disposed on one side inside the base and moves forward or rearward in the length-wise direction of the base; an optical path changing unit which is disposed on the other side inside the base, and has a portion fixed to the base and the other portion disposed to be movable inside the base; an auto focusing (AF) drive unit that moves the lens unit forward or rearward; and first and second optical image stabilizing (OIS) drive units that move the optical path changing unit in a tiltable posture.
US12132984B2	Adaptive system for autonomous machine learning and control in wearable augmented reality and virtual reality visual aids Adaptive control systems using augmented and virtual reality systems chimerically integrated with Artificial Intelligence and the like Homunculi fix vision issues with data based and user tuned solutions in real time.
US12132982B2	Display control apparatus capable of switching between display modes, control method thereof, and storage medium A display control apparatus including a display unit, comprising a receiving unit configured to receive a tally signal from an external apparatus, and a display control unit configured to perform control so that a captured image captured by an imaging unit is displayed on a display unit, wherein the display control unit performs control, in accordance with the receiving unit having received the tally signal, so that a display item that indicates that the tally signal has been received is displayed along the edge of the display unit, and performs control, in accordance with a display mode of the captured image, so that the display item is displayed with a different width.
US12132979B2	Optical device An optical device is provided. The optical device includes a main body; a display unit which includes a polarization layer and which is disposed on one surface of the main body; and a camera module which is disposed in the main body and which overlaps the polarization layer in an optical axis direction. A first region of the polarization layer overlapping the camera module in the optical axis direction blocks or reflects at least some incident light when the camera module is not operated.
US12132975B2	Methods and systems for providing dynamic summaries of missed content from a group watching experience Systems and methods are presented for providing dynamic summaries of missed content of content streaming on multiple device. A plurality of groups for a concurrent presentation of a content is identified, and a selection is received by a user via a second device to join a first group of the plurality of groups for the concurrent presentation of the content. Based on a user via the second device joining a group, a determination is made as to whether a user via the second device missed any content from the concurrent presentation of the content for the first group. Based on the detection of missed content, the system generates for the second device one or more summaries of the missed content segments and the missed reactions to the segments based on preferences associated with the user profile. In response to generating the summaries, the summaries are presented via the second device to the user.
US12132973B1	Systems and methods for preserving consistent picture quality during live streaming of hybrid content Systems and methods are provided herein for providing consistent picture quality during live or non-live streaming of hybrid content. For example, a camera may capture a first piece of hybrid content depicting a scene. The scene may include one or more real objects (e.g., a first person conducting an interview) and a piece of content (e.g., a stream of a second person being interviewed) being displayed on a screen (e.g., television screen). A system may receive the first piece of hybrid content and the source of the piece of content being displayed within the scene. The system may then insert the source of the piece of content into the first piece of content, replacing the depiction of the piece of content, to generate a second piece of hybrid content. The second piece of hybrid content may then be transmitted to one or more devices.
US12132971B2	Automatically generating supercuts Embodiments of the present technology may include systems and processes associated with automatically generating supercuts associated with programming content. The present technology may include receiving, at the computing device, a set of related programming content, wherein the set of related programming content includes video clips; receiving an input from a user including a command to generate a supercut and a keyword associated with the supercut; searching the set of related programming content for portions of the video clips associated with the keyword; identifying a first event within a first video clip associated with the keyword and a second event within a second video clip associated with the keyword; determining a type of event associated with each of the first and second events and link the types of events with their respective events; determining a pre-event time period and a post-event time period for each of the first and second events based on the types of events; and generating and displaying a supercut using the first event, the second event, the pre-event time periods, and the post-event time periods. The above steps may be implemented as a computer-implemented method, computer program product, or device such as a television receiver, or in other types of embodiments.
US12132968B2	Downloadable audio features A method of providing custom audio processing in an audio device having an embedded audio DSP framework is disclosed. The audio device has an associated application that runs on a personal computing device. The method comprises receiving a notification of the availability of an audio processing configuration file, the audio processing configuration file identifying audio modules, interconnections between the audio modules and related settings for custom audio processing, transmitting a request for the audio processing configuration file from the personal computing device, receiving the audio processing configuration file at the personal computing device, transmitting the audio processing configuration file to the audio device from the personal computing device, and loading the audio processing configuration file into the audio device.
US12132967B2	Bidirectional presentation datastream using control and data plane channels Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for media processing. In some examples, an apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry can exchange, with a server device, a plurality of control messages over a control plane channel that uses a first transport protocol. The plurality of control messages belongs to a control plane of a bidirectional protocol for immersive media distribution. The processing circuitry receives, from the server device, a first plurality of data messages over a first data plane channel that uses a second transport protocol. The first plurality of data messages belongs to a data plane of the bidirectional protocol and carries immersive media content. The processing circuitry presents the immersive media content carried by the first plurality of data messages.
US12132966B2	Immersive media analyzer for reuse of scene assets Optimizing media distribution of a media steam performed by at least one processor, is provided, including: receiving immersive media data for an immersive presentation from a content source; acquiring asset information corresponding to media assets in a set of scenes included in the immersive media data; analyzing characteristics of the media assets, from the asset information, used in the set of scenes to determine whether a respective media asset is unique among the media assets; and generating metadata information that uniquely identifies the respective media asset for reusing the respective media asset in the set of scenes, based on determining that the respective media asset is not unique among the media assets in the set of scenes included in the immersive media data for the immersive presentation.
US12132964B2	System and method of displaying content based on locational activity A device for enabling content selection is configured to display a graphical user interface including a map and information associated with other users. The map may including identifiers of users at respective locations. The device may enable a user to navigate to a particular identifier. The device may be configured to display a window including an item of content associated with a particular identifier. The device may be configured to facilitate a video chat between one or more users.
US12132963B2	Video quality optimization based on display capabilities Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing media content streaming/downloading and playback, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing video quality optimization based on display capabilities. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive user input from a user indicating a user request for media content. The computing system might autonomously determine characteristics or attributes of a playback device (i.e., a display device and/or audio playback device, etc.). The computing system might send, to a media content source over a network, a request for the media content, the request comprising information regarding presentation characteristics that are based at least in part on the determined characteristics of the playback device. The computing system might receive a version of the media content having the one or more presentation characteristics, and might relay the received version of the media content to the playback device for presentation to the user.
US12132962B2	Systems and methods for nonlinear video playback using linear real-time video players Systems and methods for nonlinear media playback using a linear media player are described. In one implementation, a video tree representing a branching video presentation is provided, and a dynamic playlist is provided to a linear video player. A controller component interacts with the linear video player through a standard interface of the linear video player. During playback of a video content segment in the dynamic playlist by the linear video player, an indication of a user interaction with the playing video content segment is received by the controller component and from the linear video player via the standard interface, and the dynamic playlist is modified based on video content segments in a branch of the video tree. In another implementation, an uncompressed media file is selected and combined with a preceding and/or following media file. The combined files are compressed and a portion of the compressed file corresponding to the original media file is extracted.
US12132959B1	Perceptual threshold trigger Consumption of online content is tracked to increase a likelihood that the user is paying attention. A request is received from a remote processing device to begin receiving content, and a block of content is assembled, the block of content having a known content playback duration. Additionally, a post block verification duration is associated with the block of content. The assembled block of content is communicated to the remote processing device for playback thereon, and a perception indicator is collected during playback of the block of content. The collected perception indicator is compared against a perception threshold. Also, a post block verification is performed immediately after playback of the block of content for the post block verification duration. A contingency result is then determined based upon the comparison of the perception indicator to the perception threshold, and whether a valid feedback is received within the post block verification duration.
US12132954B2	Smart client for streaming of scene-based immersive media A method for streaming scene-based media assets during a media streaming session performed by a computing device is provided. The method includes providing a bi-directional interface for communicating information about scene-based media assets between a network server and the computing device acting as a client device; and providing, to the network server via the interface, client device attributes and corresponding information related to availability of client device resources when requested, wherein the client device attributes and the information are used by the computing device for rendering the scene-based media assets. For example, the computing device receives a request from the network server and then determines whether the requested scene-based media assets is to be streamed from the network server or not by accessing a list of locally stored, previously streamed scene-based media assets. The network server then generates the scene-based media assets or their proxies and inserts them into the media streaming session to be streamed to the computing device for rendering the scene-based media assets.
US12132950B2	Systems and methods for selectively storing specific versions of media assets Systems and methods provided herein for intelligently distinguishing between different versions of a media asset and selectively storing those requested media assets that differ from versions that were previously stored in some pre-defined characteristics. These systems and methods, upon identifying a version of the requested media asset was previously stored, determine a characteristic of the requested media asset. These systems and methods compare the characteristic of the requested media asset with a corresponding characteristic of the version of the requested media asset that was previously stored to determine a difference between the two versions. The systems and methods then determine whether the difference in characteristic renders the requested media asset preferable over the previously stored version. Upon determining that the requested media asset is preferable over the previously stored version, the systems and methods store the requested media asset.
US12132948B2	Secure content delivery to multiple client devices via a local server Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a local server coupled to a plurality of client devices. The local server may receive encrypted content from one or more content sources and provide the content to the client devices. The local server and client devices may be part of a multi-client environment such as a hotel or conference center. The local server does not decrypt and re-encrypt content, thereby allowing the use of low cost equipment. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12132945B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals The present invention provides an apparatus of transmitting broadcast signals, the apparatus including, an encoder for encoding service data, a frame builder for building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded service data, a modulator for modulating data in the built at least one signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data.
US12132944B2	Systems and methods for live media content matching Systems and methods for matching live media content are disclosed. At a server, obtaining first media content from a client device, herein the first media content corresponds to a portion of media content being played on the client device, and the first media content is associated with a predefined expiration time; obtaining second media content from one or more content feeds, wherein the second media content also corresponds to a portion of the media content being played on the client device; in accordance with a determination that the second media content corresponds to a portion of the media content that has been played on the client device: before the predefined expiration time, obtaining third media content corresponding to the media content being played on the client device, from the one or more content feeds; and comparing the first media content with the third media content.
US12132938B2	Method and apparatus for capacity exchange Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for fault tolerant network storage and delivery of recorded content. Two or more network digital video recorders may each receive a plurality of requests to record, archive, and/or play back content items, such as television programs. Each network digital video recorder may receive capacity reports of statistics such as storage and/or bandwidth from one or more other network digital video recorders. At least one of the network digital video recorders may determine whether, based on a network capacity, to record, archive, and/or playback content items. The methods, systems, and apparatuses may accommodate equipment failures that lead to partitions between network digital video recorders.
US12132935B2	Processing a point cloud At least one embodiment relates to a method for transmitting PLRM metadata that removes the dependency between PLRM metadata and the occupancy map and the bloc to patch information BlockToPatch.
US12132931B2	Image encoding method and apparatus and image decoding method and apparatus using deep neural networks Methods and apparatuses for image encoding and image decoding are provided. The image decoding method includes: obtaining deep neural network (DNN) update permission information indicating whether one or more pieces of DNN setting information are updated; based on the DNN update permission information indicating that the one or more pieces of the DNN setting information are updated, obtaining DNN update information necessary for determining one or more pieces of the DNN setting information that are updated; determining the one or more pieces of the updated DNN setting information according to the DNN update information; and obtaining a third image by performing artificial intelligence (AI) up-scaling on a second image according to the one or more pieces of the updated DNN setting information.
US12132930B2	Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, and image decoding apparatus An image coding method includes: deriving a candidate for a motion vector predictor from a co-located motion vector; adding the candidate to a list; selecting the motion vector predictor from the list; and coding a current block and coding a current motion vector, wherein the deriving includes: deriving the candidate by a first derivation scheme in the case of determining that each of a current reference picture and a co-located reference picture is a long-term reference picture; and deriving the candidate by a second derivation scheme in the case of determining that each of the current reference picture and the co-located reference picture is a short-term reference picture.
US12132926B2	DMVR and BDOF based inter prediction method and apparatus thereof A video decoding method includes: deriving an LO motion vector and an LI motion vector for a current block; deriving a refined LO motion vector and a refined L1 motion vector, by applying DMVR to the current block based on DMVR flag information; deriving LO prediction samples of the current block based on the refined LO motion vector and LI prediction samples of the current block based on the refined L1 motion vector; deriving prediction samples for the current block based on the LO prediction samples and the L1 prediction samples, by applying BDOF to the current block based on BDOF flag information; and generating reconstruction samples for the current block based on the prediction samples, in which the DMVR flag information is derived based on a predetermined DMVR application condition, and the BDOF flag information is derived based on a predetermined BDOF application condition.
US12132924B2	Apparatus and method for encoding motion vector by using basic motion vector, and decoding apparatus and method A method of decoding a motion vector includes: determining at least one prediction motion vector (PMV) candidate block used to determine a PMV of a current block; determining an availability of a motion vector of the at least one PMV candidate block; when there is a PMV candidate block determined to be unavailable, determining the PMV of the current block by using a default motion vector (MV); and obtaining a motion vector of the current block based on the determined PMV.
US12132921B2	Block-based adaptive resolution management An encoder configured to encode a video bitstream for decoding by a compliant decoder configured to receive the bitstream, the encoded bitstream including a reference picture and a current picture including a coded current block, the bitstream also including an index useful for determining a scaling factor. The decoder determines that a mode when a reference picture and a current picture have different resolutions is enabled. Utilizing the mode, the decoder reconstructs the coded current block encoded by the encoder by determining a scaling factor using information in the bitstream including the index, determining a scaled prediction block by scaling a block of the reference picture using the scaling factor and by applying a pixel interpolation filter determined specifically for the prediction block and combining the scaled prediction block with a residual.
US12132916B2	Electronic device and method for compressing video data A computer-implemented method for compressing video data comprises receiving a sequence of video data values, each video data value being a digital value from a successive one of a plurality of pixels that form a video sensor, the sequence of video data values resulting from successive frames of video captured by the video sensor; extracting the video data values for each pixel in turn to create a plurality of pixel data streams, each pixel data stream including the video data value for each frame of captured video for the pixel; and applying data compression to each pixel data stream to create compressed data for each pixel data stream.
US12132915B2	Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding a video using a motion compensation The present invention relates to a method for encoding/decoding a video. To this end, the method for decoding a video may include: deriving a spatial merge candidate from at least one of spatial candidate blocks of a current block, deriving a temporal merge candidate from a co-located block of the current block, and generating a prediction block of the current block based on at least one of the derived spatial merge candidate and the derived temporal merge candidate, wherein a reference picture for the temporal merge candidate is selected based on a reference picture list of a current picture including the current block and a reference picture list of a co-located picture including the co-located block.
US12132908B2	Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for performing intra prediction, and method for transmitting bitstream An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method according to the present disclosure comprises determining whether to apply intra prediction to a current chroma block based on information on prediction of the current chroma block, deriving an intra prediction mode of the current chroma block based on an intra prediction mode of a corresponding luma block corresponding to the current chroma block and intra chroma prediction mode information of the current chroma block, when intra prediction applies to the current chroma block, and generating a prediction block of the current chroma block, by performing intra prediction based on the intra prediction mode of the current chroma block. When the intra prediction mode of the corresponding luma block is not present, the intra prediction mode of the current chroma block is derived based on a default intra prediction mode.
US12132907B2	Directions for wide angle intra prediction Methods and apparatus for using wide-angle intra prediction for rectangular blocks enable greater prediction angles. Wide-angle intra prediction enables intra prediction direction angles beyond the conventional 45 and −135 degrees. In one embodiment, when a video block to be coded or decoded is non-square, additional intra prediction directions are enabled in the direction of the longer block edge and more reference samples are available along that edge. An index is used to indicate the prediction direction and can be adapted according to the additional intra predictions in the longer direction, with correspondingly fewer prediction directions along the shorter block edge. This preserves the number of prediction modes that need to be indexed but allows their angles to correspond to the shape of the block.
US12132906B2	CTU level inheritance of CABAC context initialization In a method, a video bitstream comprising a current coding tree unit (CTU) in a current picture and a source CTU in a source picture is received. A value of a syntax element is determined. The syntax element indicates whether the current CTU is encoded using context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC). Context parameters of a context model of the current CTU are derived based on (i) predefined context model initialization information, and (ii) CABAC state information of the source CTU corresponding to the current CTU. The CABAC state information is stored at a CTU level instead of a picture level or a slice level. The context model of the current CTU is determined based on the derived context parameters. The current CTU is reconstructed based on the determined context model.
US12132902B2	Transform-based image coding method and device for same An image decoding method according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: deriving residual samples with respect to a target block on the basis of an inverse primary transform with respect to modified transform coefficients; and on the basis of the residual samples, generating a reconstructed picture, wherein a step of deriving the modified transform coefficients may include the steps of: parsing an LFNST index on the basis of the tree-type of a current block not being a dual-tree chroma and a MIP mode not being applicable to the current block; and deriving the modified transform coefficients on the basis of the LFNST index and an LFNST matrix.
US12132901B2	Adaptive multiple transform set selection Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for video decoding. The apparatus includes processing circuitry that can determine multiple transform selection (MTS) selection information of a plurality of transform coefficient blocks in a coded video bitstream. The MTS selection information indicates at least one of (i) threshold information or (ii) a plurality of MTS candidate subsets for a transform coefficient block in the plurality of transform coefficient blocks. The processing circuitry can determine which MTS candidate subset in the plurality of MTS candidate subsets is selected for the transform coefficient block based on the MTS selection information and inversely transform the transform coefficient block based on an MTS candidate included in the determined MTS candidate subset.
US12132886B2	Encoder, decoder, encoding method, decoding method, and medium An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry switches between storing and not storing of a decoded picture buffer (DPB) parameter related to a DPB in a common header shared between layers in layer groups each including at least one output layer, according to whether or not all the layer groups in a bitstream each include only one layer.
US12132882B2	Detection device and detection method using avalanche diode array and calibration matrix generating method thereof There is provided a detection device using a SPAD array including a sensor array, multiple counters, a processor and a frame buffer. The sensor array includes a plurality of SPADs respectively generates an avalanche current while receiving a photon. Each counter counts a number of triggering times of the avalanche current of a corresponding SPAD within an exposure interval. The frame buffer is pre-stored with a plurality of gain calibration values corresponding to every SPAD of the sensor array. The processor accesses the gain calibration values to accordingly calibrate a counting image frame outputted by the sensor array to output a calibrated image frame.
US12132880B2	Image data encoding/decoding method and apparatus Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for decoding an image. A method includes receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding the image; dividing a first coding block into a plurality of second coding blocks; generating a prediction block of a second coding block based on syntax information obtained from the bitstream; and reconstructing the second coding block based on the prediction block and a residual block of the second coding block, the residual block being obtained by performing a dequantization and an inverse-transform on quantized transform coefficients from the bitstream. The first coding block has a recursive division structure. The first coding block is divided based on at least one of a quad tree division, a binary tree division or a triple tree division.
US12132876B2	Imaging device An object is to provide a technique allowing photographed data acquired by a camera to be converted properly to an image having a resolution necessary for inspection. An imaging device includes a camera, an image data output unit, and an external output signal generator. The camera outputs photographed data obtained by photographing an image on the basis of a camera output signal generated with a constant period. The image is printed on a printing medium transported in a transport direction X. The image data output unit outputs image data based on the photographed data to an inspection device. The external output signal generator generates an external output signal indicating timing of output of the image data by the image data output unit. The image data output unit calculates a weighted average of several pieces of photographed data stored in a buffer while giving respective weights responsive to a time gap between the camera output signal and the external output signal to the several pieces of photographed data.
US12132872B2	Information processing system using mobile terminal with voice recognition as user interface, information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium An information processing system includes an image forming apparatus and a mobile terminal capable of performing wired or wireless communication with the image forming apparatus. A voice recognition application is installed in the mobile terminal. The image forming apparatus includes a pedestal to which the mobile terminal is attached, a motion sensor that starts operating when the mobile terminal is attached to the pedestal to detect whether a person is coming close, and a CPU that instructs, when it is determined based on a result of the detection that a user has come close to use the image forming apparatus, the mobile terminal to start the voice recognition application or operate the same in the foreground. The mobile terminal includes a voice output section configured to notify a user that the mobile terminal is capable of responding to voice input, when the instruction is received.
US12132871B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium for inspecting print product An image processing apparatus includes a calculation unit configured to calculate a first position shift between a reference image serving as a reference for a print product and a first read image obtained by reading the print product, and a second position shift between the reference image and a second read image obtained by reading the print product, and a determination unit configured to determine presence/absence of a position shift in the second read image based on the first position shift and the second position shift.
US12132869B2	Phone interface system The present invention provides for phone interface systems providing for the elderly. The present invention provides for a telephone management system blending landline technology with landline or cell phone networks, and bridging the technology and functionality gap for seniors. Aspects of the invention provide for network interface systems which include interfaces for allowing use of landline systems with cellular technology, providing video displays to allow for touch access to numbers, and to synch actuators and sensors with the interface system.
US12132868B2	Telepresence system There is provided a telepresence system that includes a network that connects a plurality of bases, and a plurality of telepresence apparatuses that transmit and receive video images and sound via the network, and share the video images and the audio between the respective bases. Further, in each of the telepresence apparatuses, a presentation device that performs presentation for prompting communication by users at different bases is disposed at the center of a shared communication space in which the users communicate with each other.
US12132867B2	Universal ring free A method and system are disclosed for sending notifications asynchronously over a telephony network. The method and system include receiving a request over a first telephony connection from a first communication device associated with a first user identifying a second communication device associated with a second user, sending one or more response communications over the first telephony connection to the first communication device associated with the first user, disconnecting the first telephony connection with the first communication device of the first user, and sending a notification over a second telephony connection to the second communication device associated with the second user, the notification including information sufficient to allow the second user to identify the first user or the first communication device associated with the first user.
US12132864B1	System and method for processing high frequency callers A call processing system and method for processing calls from high volume callers. A frequency of call activity is monitored for callers to determine reception of a call from a high frequency caller. When a call is received from such a caller, provided is information predicted to be requested from the caller prior to the caller being voice connected to a company representative. The retrieved information is then provided to a company representative prior to the caller being voice connected with a company representative as to expedite the call. Additionally, a customized message for the high frequency caller may be generated prior to the caller being voice connected with a company representative whereby the customized message contains information predicted to be responsive to a predicted inquiry from the determined high frequency caller to mitigate the need to connect the caller to a company representative.
US12132860B2	Conditional communication forwarding based on origination and destination attributes One example method of operation may include one or more of identifying an incoming call via a communication processing device, terminating the incoming call at a call management device, identifying one or more caller attributes received with the incoming call, comparing the one or more caller attributes to one or more call recipient preferences stored in a call recipient profile, and transmitting a notification, via the call management device, to a call recipient device based on the one or more caller attributes and the one or more call recipient preferences.
US12132857B1	Smartphone that is automatically changed to a ringing mode after performing predetermined number of vibrations A system for handling incoming calls by a smartphone that includes a processing device running on the smartphone that is configured to display on a screen of the smartphone a short-time-silent mode button to apply a short-time-silent mode, to apply the short-time-silent mode on the smartphone, to receive an incoming call when the smartphone is on the short-time-silent mode, to activate a vibration mechanism of the smartphone to perform a predefined number of vibrations when received the incoming call when the smartphone is on the short-time-silent mode, to disable a ring mechanism of the smartphone to ring when received that incoming call and during a performance of the predefined number of vibrations, and to transition automatically the smartphone to an audible ringing mode for enabling the ring mechanism to ring upon completing the performance of the predefined number of vibrations.
US12132855B2	Presentation of communications A method to present communications may include captioning, by a human assistant during a call between a first user using a first captioning telephone device and a second user using a second telephone device, words spoken by the second user into the second telephone device. The method may also include presenting the captioned words on a first display of the first captioning telephone device, receiving text typed into the second telephone device by the second user, and presenting the received text on the first display of the first captioning telephone device.
US12132852B2	Apparatus for grasping and propping electronic devices An apparatus for grasping and propping electronic devices is an apparatus that enables users to easily handle a portable electronic device with one hand or to prop the device on a surface for comfortable viewing of the device's screen. The apparatus can be utilized with tablet computing devices but can also be utilized with other electronic devices. The apparatus includes an oblong base, a propping leg, a hand strap, and an attachment mechanism. The oblong base receives the body of the electronic device when the apparatus is attached to the backside of the electronic device or to a device accessory. The propping leg enables the apparatus to be utilized as a stand for the electronic device. The hand strap enables the apparatus to be utilized as a hand holder for the electronic device. The attachment mechanism enables the apparatus to be easily and releasably attached to the electronic device.
US12132851B2	Alert system, delivery system and method and door bell system An alert device includes electronic circuitry and at least a first antenna. The circuitry is designed for sending out a first signal, for wireless communication with at least a first hand held communication device, and at least a second signal for wireless communication with at least a second hand held communication device. The second signal differs from the first signal, preferably in at least one of transmitting energy, transmitting frequency, coding and pulse length. The device includes a switch for switching between: a first mode in which only the first signal is transmitted and a second mode wherein the first and second signal are transmitted; or a first mode wherein only the first signal is transmitted and a second mode wherein only the second signal is transmitted.
US12132850B2	Display device and display apparatus The present application provides a display device and a display apparatus, and the display device includes a middle frame, a rotating mechanism, a flexible display module, and a driving mechanism. The middle frame includes a first side surface and a second side surface, and the driving mechanism connected to the flexible display module, configured to drive the additional function area of the flexible display module to the second side surface when the display device runs a first function, or configured to drive the additional function area of the flexible display module to the first side surface when the display device runs a second function.
US12132849B2	Terminal device, and display screen and application thereof The present invention provides a terminal device, and a display screen thereof and an application thereof. The terminal device includes a terminal device body, a display screen, and a camera module. The display screen is provided with a light through hole. The camera module is located below the display screen, and has a front end. The front end of the camera module is fixedly attached to the display screen and the camera module is aligned with the light through hole of the display screen, so that light outside the display screen is received by the camera module via the light through hole.
US12132845B2	Method for collecting and managing event data of a vehicle A method for collecting and managing event data of a vehicle can be performed by one or more computing systems. The method includes acquiring event data generated by an event data recorder mounted on a vehicle and a first certificate assigned to the vehicle, associating the event data with the first certificate, storing the event data in a first database, acquiring the first certificate and a second certificate assigned to the vehicle, associating the first certificate with the second certificate, and storing the first certificate in a second database.
US12132842B2	System and method for zero touch provisioning of IoT devices An Internet of Things (IoT) device with zero touch provisioning includes one or more processing devices; a secure element; and memory storing software that, when executed in the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to: install one or more clients on the IoT device for provisioning, enrollment, and updating, based on a device configuration; store an immutable device identity and a signing certificate in the secure element; and responsive to the IoT device being powered-on, cause the one or more clients and the secure element to perform the zero touch provisioning of the IoT device. The one or more clients on the IoT device for provisioning, enrollment, and updating operate with corresponding services with all communicating being encrypted, thereby protecting against cloning and counterfeiting of IoT devices.
US12132840B2	Parity check message authentication code The invention provides a method and system for authenticating a plaintext message at a sender computing device and verifying the integrity and authenticity of the plaintext message at a receiver computing device. Firstly, the method includes prepending a random string to the plaintext message and then generating a ciphertext corresponding to the plaintext message by encrypting the plaintext message prepended with the random string using an encryption algorithm. The method also includes the step of generating a compressed image of the plaintext message and generates an authentication tag from the compressed image of the plaintext message and the random string. Thereafter, the method transmits both the ciphertext and the authentication tag generated at the sender computing device to the receiver computing device. The receiver computing device, on receiving the ciphertext and the authentication tag corresponding to the plaintext message, verifies the integrity and authenticity of the plaintext message.
US12132837B2	System and method for a token gateway environment Embodiments include a method for providing tokens which includes: receiving from a user system an encrypted data packet including user credentials and a request for an authentication token to access protected resources; extracting the user's security information; transmitting a data packet to a security and access management system, where the data packet includes the user's security information and a request for user validation; receiving, from the security and access management system, user validation and additional data; generating a thin token and a fat token; storing the thin token in association with the fat token; transmitting the thin token to the user system; receiving, from the user system, a request to access protected resources from a protected resource system, the request including the thin token; validating the received thin token; accessing the fat token associated with the thin token; and transmitting the fat token to the protected resource system.
US12132835B2	Encrypted file storage Various systems facilitate encrypted file storage. A client device may generate an encrypted version of a file. The client device may obtain at least one reference to at least one storage location for the encrypted version of the file. The client device may cause the encrypted version of the file to be store at the at least one storage location using the at least one reference to the at least one storage location.
US12132834B2	Systems and methods for dynamically encrypting redirect requests Systems and methods for dynamically encrypting requests in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining an updated private key been issued for a third-party service, storing, in a caching system, a routing entry comprising a security token for the third-party service, receiving a request to access the third-party service, and redirecting the client device to the third-party service.
US12132833B2	Vault encryption abstraction framework system A vault encryption abstraction framework computing system provides interface functionality to facilitate integration of client applications with vaulting solutions. The vault encryption abstraction framework manages custom authentication and authorization using the vaulting solution application for one or more client applications such as by periodically rotating or renewing any authentication tokens. The vault encryption abstraction framework includes a scheduler to manage timing requirements and to configure the client application to the schedule by setting the renewed token value to an API endpoint (e.g., a function return) and/or a configuration file for access by one or more client applications. This event triggers the client application to update to the latest token value. The vault encryption abstraction framework then triggers the vaulting solution to create and return the new key. The new key is then returned to the client application. A history of the key generation messages and subsequent status is saved in a data log.
US12132828B2	System and method for improved security in advanced metering infrastructure networks A system includes at least one processor to receive a second public key, a first random number, and a second random number, and store the second public key, the first random number, and the second random number in an installation record, perform key agreement with a first private key and the second public key to determine a MasterSecret, perform key expansion with the MasterSecret, the first random number, and the second random number to generate a client authentication key, a server authentication key, a client encryption key, and a server encryption key, and store the client authentication key, the server authentication key, the client encryption key, and the server encryption key and delete the MasterSecret.
US12132823B2	Communication authentication method and related device A communication authentication method and a related device, the method including sending, by a user terminal, a generic bootstrapping architecture (GBA) authentication request carrying a user terminal identifier, receiving, by the user terminal, an authentication request carrying an authentication token (AUTN) and a random number (RAND), and deriving, by the user terminal, a first authentication vector based on the AUTN and the RAND, where the first authentication vector is different from a second authentication vector of the user terminal, the first authentication vector is a 5th generation (5G) GBA authentication vector, and the second authentication vector includes at least one of a 3rd generation/4th generation (3G/4G) GBA authentication vector or a 5G authentication vector.
US12132821B2	SM3 hash algorithm acceleration processors, methods, systems, and instructions A processor includes a decode unit to decode an SM3 two round state word update instruction. The instruction is to indicate one or more source packed data operands. The source packed data operand(s) are to have eight 32-bit state words Aj, Bj, Cj, Dj, Ej, Fj, Gj, and Hj that are to correspond to a round (j) of an SM3 hash algorithm. The source packed data operand(s) are also to have a set of messages sufficient to evaluate two rounds of the SM3 hash algorithm. An execution unit coupled with the decode unit is operable, in response to the instruction, to store one or more result packed data operands, in one or more destination storage locations. The result packed data operand(s) are to have at least four two-round updated 32-bit state words Aj+2, Bj+2, Ej+2, and Fj+2, which are to correspond to a round (j+2) of the SM3 hash algorithm.
US12132820B1	Blockchain network identifier claiming using registration status requests Systems, methods, computer products for associating a blockchain address with a network identifier enable operations that may include: receiving, over a computer network and by a network identifier infrastructure operator, a request for a registration status of the network identifier; retrieving, by the network identifier infrastructure operator, an association of the network identifier with the blockchain address; signing, by a private key of a key pair of the network identifier infrastructure operator, the association of the network identifier with the blockchain address, which produces a signed association of the network identifier with the blockchain address; and providing, over the computer network and by the network identifier infrastructure operator, the signed association of the network identifier with the blockchain address.
US12132818B2	Method and system for privacy preserving classification of websites URL Malicious website detection has been very crucial in timely manner to avoid phishing. User privacy also needs to be maintained at the same time. A system and method for classifying a website URL have been provided. The system is configured to achieve end-to-end privacy for machine learning based malicious URL detection. The system provides privacy preserving malicious URL detection models based on Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) approach either using deep neural network (DNN), using logistic regression or using a hybrid approach of both. The system is utilizing a split architecture (client-server) where-in feature extraction is done by a client machine and classification is done by a server. The client machine encrypts the query using FHE and sends it to the server which hosts machine learning model. During this process, the server doesn't learn any information about the query.
US12132812B2	Data transfer circuit and communication apparatus A data transfer circuit according to the invention includes a memory configured to write data in accordance with a write pointer in synchronization with a first clock, and read out the data in accordance with a readout pointer in synchronization with a second clock, a clock generation circuit configured to generate the second clock by multiplying a reference clock by a rational number N, a frequency error estimation circuit configured to estimate a frequency error between the first clock and the second clock based on a change amount of a pointer difference between the write pointer and the readout pointer, and an adjustment circuit configured to output, as an adjustment multiple ΔN, a value obtained by dividing the estimated frequency error by a frequency of the reference clock. The clock generation circuit generates the second clock by multiplying the reference clock by a rational number (N+ΔN).
US12132809B2	Method and system for high speed data links Various embodiments improve the operation of computers by providing methods of transmitting data with low latency and high bandwidth. Data may be transmitted in a packet composed of data flits, the data flits having at least two different formats configured to implement different communication protocols. In some embodiments, a given flit may be transmitted using two different modulation methods, with a first part of the flit transmitted using a first modulation method, such as a binary method, and a second part of the flit using a higher-order modulation method.
US12132806B2	Relocation of application context to edge data network A method carried out in a user equipment, UE (10), for enabling transfer of application context from a first edge data network (140) to a second edge data network (150), comprising: storing (702), in the UE, a data object (60), said data object comprising: routing information to the first edge data network, and a context identifier (62), based on which the first edge data network uniquely can identify the application context of the UE on an application server in the first edge data network; uploading (708), upon connecting (706) to the second edge data network, the data object to the second edge data network to enable the second edge data network to obtain the application context in response to supplying the context identifier to the first data network.
US12132802B2	Off-chip memory backed reliable transport connection cache hardware architecture An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is provided for reliable transport of packets. The network interface card may include a reliable transport accelerator (RTA). The RTA may include a cache lookup database. The RTA may be configured to determine, from a received data packet, a connection identifier and query the cache lookup database for a cache entry corresponding to a connection context having the connection identifier. In response to the query, the RTA may receive a cache hit or a cache miss.
US12132799B2	Using tokens from silent push notifications during application sessions to develop device confidence Aspects disclosed are directed to a system and methods that device authentication. The system at least transmits a silent push notification to an application installed on a client device. The silent push notification includes a push token provided by a push service and an embedded secret. A response to the silent push notification can be received with a further embedded secret. The embedded secret and the further embedded secret can be compared to determine if they match. If the embedded secret and the further embedded secret match, the client device can be authenticated.
US12132795B2	Data recommendation method and apparatus, computer device, and storage medium Embodiments of this application disclose a data recommendation method performed by a computer device. The data recommendation method includes: obtaining a service object set associated with a target user in a plurality of fields in response to a data recommendation request for the target user in a target field, performing cross-field cross-encoding on the plurality of fields and the service object set to obtain a target field interest feature of the target user in the target field; obtaining to-be-recommended service object features of a plurality of to-be-recommended service objects in the target field; and obtaining a target to-be-recommended service object feature matching with the target field interest feature of the target user from the to-be-recommended service object features, and returning a target to-be-recommended service object corresponding to the target to-be-recommended service object feature to the target user.
US12132794B2	Method and system for automated personalized messages and personalized evacuation guidelines indoors or outdoors A method and a system for automated personalized messages and personalized evacuation guidelines indoors or outdoors can be configured for providing automated personalized messages and/or personalized evacuation guidelines indoors or outdoors avoiding overcrowded routes adaptable to the user's special needs.
US12132791B2	Communication protocol, and a method thereof for accelerating artificial intelligence processing tasks A method and system for communicating artificial intelligence (AI) tasks for a server chaining are presented. The method includes establishing a first connection between an AI client and a first AI server; encapsulating a request to process an AI task in at least one request data frame compliant with a communication protocol; and transporting the at least one request data frame over a network using a transport protocol over the first connection to the first AI server, wherein the first AI server spans the AI task over at least one second AI server, wherein the transport protocol provisions transport characteristics of the AI task and the transport protocol is different than the communication protocol, wherein AI task includes processing of a single compute graph thereby allow spanning the processing of the compute graph over one more AI servers.
US12132787B2	Communication method and apparatus A communication method and apparatus includes: An access gateway function network element sends a session establishment request message of a terminal to a session management function network element. The session management function network element sends, to the access gateway function network element, at least one of a session identifier and an address of the terminal that correspond to an established session. The access gateway function network element obtains virtual interface information corresponding to the identifier of the established session. The access gateway function network element further sends the virtual interface information and the at least one of the session identifier and the address of the terminal to the terminal, so that the terminal establishes a first association relationship between the virtual interface information and the at least one of the session identifier and the address of the terminal.
US12132785B2	Internet of things configurable event and action sequencing framework Internet of Things (IoT) configurable event and action sequencing mechanisms for interconnecting various IoT events together to achieve an event and action sequencing process that may efficiently enable complex uses of the data available in IoT systems.
US12132778B2	System and method for global data sharing Sharing data in a data exchange across multiple cloud computing platforms is described. An example method can include copying, to a first cloud computing entity using a consumer account of the first cloud computing entity, a first subset of a data set associated with a provider account of a second cloud computing entity, wherein the provider account of the second cloud computing entity does not have access to the first cloud computing entity, and then copying, to a third cloud computing entity using a consumer account of the third cloud computing entity, a second subset of the data set, wherein the provider account of the third cloud computing entity does not have access to the first cloud computing entity, for which the first subset of the data set is different from the second subset of the data set.
US12132773B2	Group playback session management This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for managing a group session for consuming media content across a plurality of devices. In some configurations and by non-limiting example, the group session operates to synchronize playback and control of media content at the plurality of devices. In one aspect a method of simultaneously playing media content on a plurality of media playback devices for a group session is disclosed.
US12132770B2	Asymmetric presentation of an environment The disclosure pertains to techniques for collaborating in a multi user communications environment. One such technique includes receiving, at a first communication device, data associated with a multi user communication session between a first user of the first communication device and a second user of a second communication device, presenting, at the first communication device, a non-extended reality graphical user interface (GUI), the non-extended reality GUI including a non-extended reality representation of a virtual object included in the multi user communication session and a representation of the second user based on the data associated with the multi user communication session, and updating, at the first communication device, the non-extended reality GUI to illustrate an interaction between the representation of the second user and the virtual object in response to the data indicating the interaction.
US12132769B2	Communicating with a user external to a virtual conference Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for communicating with a user external to a virtual conference. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, an interface for configuring an external communication element to communicate with an external user; receive, via the interface, an indication of first user input for setting properties for the external communication element; provide, in association with virtual conferencing for the room, the external communication element in the room based on the properties; receive an indication of second user input selecting the external communication element; and provide, in response to receiving indication of the second user input, for communication with the external user based on the properties.
US12132762B2	Electronic device and method for detecting malicious server Provided are an electronic device and method for detecting a malicious server. The method includes acquiring first feature information of a server Internet protocol (IP) of a malicious website, acquiring second feature information of a server IP of a comparative website, comparing the first feature information with the second feature information, and determining that the malicious website has been changed to the comparative website on the basis of the comparison result.
US12132751B2	Predicting security response impact An approach to predicting the outcome of a computer security response. The approach can analyze an unlabeled set of network data and based on the analysis, create a language model of the network. The approach can process the language model to predict a reduction factor associated with network availability. The approach can further process the language model and a malicious sequence to predict an effectiveness factor associated with blocking the malicious sequence. The approach can output bot the reduction factor and the effectiveness factor to a network administrator for determining the applicability of the computer security response.
US12132750B2	Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for data security Systems and methods are provided for data security. A server system provides data security using one or more processor devices, one or more communication interfaces, and one or more memory devices including computer-executable instructions. Those instructions cause the one or more processor devices to: monitor one or more requests or activities of a computing device; compare the monitored one or more requests or activities with a database of predetermined characteristics to determine whether the monitored one or more requests or activities indicates that the computing device downloaded or attempted to download more than a threshold number of data files or objects; and determine that the one or more requests or activities is suspicious when the comparing determines that the one or more requests or activities indicates that the computing device downloaded or attempted to download more than the threshold number of data files or objects, which causes a response to hinder the monitored one or more requests or activities.
US12132748B2	Machine learning detection of network attacks using traffic and log information Systems and methods for detecting intrusions, attacks, and sub-attacks launched against a network under observations are provided. A method, according to one implementation, includes obtaining network traffic information regarding data traffic in a network under observation and obtaining system log information regarding operations of the network under observation. The method further includes the step of inserting the network traffic information and system log information into one or more analysis procedures, where each analysis procedure is configured to detect a respective sub-attack of a multi-stage attack to which the network under observation is susceptible. Also, the method includes the step of combining the outputs of the one or more analysis procedures to detect whether one or more sub-attacks have been launched against the network under observation. In response to detecting that one or more sub-attacks have been launched, the methods include the step of determining the type of the one or more sub-attacks.
US12132747B2	User impact potential for security alert management Techniques for user impact potential based security alert management in computer systems are disclosed. One example technique includes receiving an alert indicating that a security rule has been violated by a user. The example technique can also include, in response to receiving the data representing the alert, determining an impact score of the user based on the profile of the user. The impact score represents a deviation of an assigned value to the profile of the user and a mean value of assigned values of profiles of all users in the organization. The example technique can further include calculating a ranking value of the alert in relation to other alerts based on the determine impact score and other impacts scores corresponding to the other alerts and selectively surfacing the alert to a system analyst based on the calculated ranking value in relation to other alerts.
US12132736B2	Common access management across role-based access control and attribute-based access control Described are a computer-implementable method, system and computer-readable storage medium for providing common identity and access management of applications based on role-based access control (RBAC) model and access-based control (ABAC) model. A common model based on the ABAC model is implemented to support RBAC workflows and ABAC workflows. An RBAC management user interface receives the RBAC workflows which are converted to an ABAC model structure and implemented by the common model. An ABAC management user interface receives the ABAC workflows and is implemented by the common model.
US12132730B2	Behavior driven security for IoT devices A method, system, and computer program product for behavior-based Internet of Things (IoT) device security are provided. The method detects an action from a set of IoT devices. A context is identified for the action and at least one IoT device of the set of IoT devices. The action and the context are validated for the at least one IoT device. The action is identified as an anomaly based on the validating of the action and the context. A potential state change is identified for the at least one IoT device based on the anomaly. The method determines a responsive action based on the potential state change and the anomaly.
US12132727B2	Reducing false positives in entity matching based on image-linking graphs Methods and systems are presented for performing comprehensive and accurate matching of user accounts with one or more known entities based on image-linking graphs. Images related to each known entity are retrieved from one or more online sources. Faces are extracted from the images. Based on attributes of the faces in the images, an image-linking graph is generated for the entity. When a user account is determined to be a potential match for the entity based on text-based attributes, an image associated with the account may be obtained. If the image matches with any one of the faces in the image-linking graph, an action is performed to the user account based on a position of the matched face in the image-linking graph.
US12132710B2	Cryptographically signed network configurations Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques for securing the flow of configuration commands issued to network devices. When an authorized command source, such as an authorized user or program, issues a command, security data for the command is generated and associated with the command. The command and security data may flow across multiple software applications to the network device. The network device receiving the command may use the security data to verify that the command source is an authorized source and to validate that the command was unaltered.
US12132708B2	Method and system for providing an enterprise software distribution platform A method for providing an enterprise distribution platform to facilitate software distribution over a public computer network is disclosed. The method includes receiving, via a network interface, a request from the public computer network, the request relating to a solicitation for a software package; determining, by using a network security system, whether the request is forwarded from the public computer network to a private computer network based on a predetermined security rule; authenticating, via a web proxy, the request based on a result of the determining; identifying, based on a result of the authentication, the software package corresponding to the request; retrieving, from a memory, the identified software package; and transmitting, via the network interface, the retrieved software package in response to the request.
US12132705B2	Message processing Disclosed are a packet processing method and apparatus applicable to a network device. The method comprises: receiving a first packet; determining the number of second packets received within a preset duration after the first packet passes basic detection successfully, wherein packet information of the second packet is identical to first packet information of the first packet; determining whether the number of the second packets received is greater than a preset number threshold; if so, removing a first table entry from a fast forwarding table, wherein the first table entry contains second packet information of the first packet; and performing attack detection on the first packet. With the application of the technical solution provided by an example of the present disclosure, the security risk in a network device is efficiently reduced.
US12132701B2	Discovering services across networks based on a multicast domain name system protocol Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques for discovering services across networks based on a multicast domain name system (mDNS) protocol. An mDNS request for available services in a network is received from a client device. The client device belongs to a particular layer 2 (L2) domain. In response to receiving the mDNS request, a storage of the network device configured to store service records is queried to determine a set of available services. The set of available services is provided in a L2 domain different from the particular L2 domain. A response that includes the set of available services is generated. The response is sent to the client device.
US12132698B2	System and method of generating automated communications The invention disclosed generates, transmits, and updates communications with end user systems. Embodiments comprise an automation platform comprising a processor and memory. Embodiments generate a communication based, at least in part, on input from a rules engine and one or more communication templates. Embodiments modify the content of the generated communication, and transmit, using one or more communication channels, the modified communication to one or more end user systems. Embodiments monitor the one or more end user systems for a response communication to the transmitted communication. In response to the one or more end user systems transmitting one or more response communications using at least one of the one or more communication channels, embodiments generate and transmit an updated communication to the one or more end user systems.
US12132695B2	Message sending method and terminal A message sending method includes: receiving N message inputs that is performed in a message input area by a user; displaying N message objects in a message template display area in response to the N message inputs, where the N message objects are used to indicate message contents of N message templates edited by the N message inputs; and sending the message contents indicated by the N message objects to a target contact.
US12132693B2	Notification and task management system A method may include receiving, at a listener channel, an event described by a message, determining, using the message, a subscriber of the listener channel, determining, using a delivery preference of the subscriber, an adapter to deliver the message, and dispatching, via the adapter, the message to the subscriber.
US12132690B2	Sharing method and apparatus, electronic device, storage medium, and computer program product Embodiments of the disclosure provide a sharing method and apparatus, an electronic device, a storage medium, and a computer program product. The method comprises: receiving a sharing operation for sharing a target work to a first target sharing object; sending, in response to the sharing operation, the target work to the first target sharing object in a form of instant messaging message; and displaying, in response to sending the target work to the first target sharing object in a form of instant messaging message, a message control corresponding to the first target sharing object, wherein the message control is configured to send an instant messaging message by triggering a display of an instant messaging message input region.
US12132689B2	Automated electronic messaging system testing using reduced memory resources An electronic messaging system testing tool that can, using reduced memory and processor resources, communicate with an electronic messaging system over a network, receive from a database, a file including information in a non-standardized format, about multiple electronic transactions, convert the non-standardized electronic transaction information into a standardized format, and create a bulk message file containing a multitude of standardized multi-variable electronic messages, where each electronic message corresponds to an electronic transaction represented in the file received from the database. The electronic messaging system testing tool can also transmit the bulk message file to the electronic messaging system, and initiate an attempted processing of the electronic messages in the bulk message file by the electronic messaging system, to test the functionality of the electronic messaging system.
US12132687B2	Device of handling detection of a PDCCH A communication device for handling detection of a physical downlink (DL) control channel (PDCCH), comprises at least one storage device; and at least one processing circuit, coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one storage device stores instructions, and the at least one processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions of detecting a PDCCH for a first serving cell of a network according to at least one first search space (SS) set with a first group index; receiving at least one indicator in a DL control information (DCI) from the network; and detecting the PDCCH for the first serving cell of the network according to the at least one indicator, after receiving the DCI, according to one of the proposed instructions.
US12132685B2	Method for transmitting or receiving data in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor The present invention provides a method for transmitting or receiving data in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for receiving data by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: receiving control information related to a first codeword and a second codeword; and on the basis of the control information, receiving the first codeword and the second codeword via a physical layer, wherein it is recognized on the basis of a pre-defined rule that the first codeword and the second codeword correspond to the same transport block within a higher layer of the physical layer.
US12132684B2	Communication apparatus and channel state information measuring method There is provided a communication apparatus including a receiving unit that receives a request signal for requesting to measure sidelink channel state information; a control unit that derives the sidelink channel state information based on a signal that is transmitted from a transmitting communication apparatus via a sidelink and received by the receiving unit, based on the request signal; and a transmitting unit that transmits the derived sidelink channel state information.
US12132683B2	Acknowledgment feedback for multiple active downlink semi-persistent scheduling configurations Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may configure uplink resources within a slot to enable a user equipment (UE) to transmit an acknowledgment (ACK) feedback message for multiple downlink semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configurations. For example, the base station may transmit an additional configuration to the UE that indicates uplink resources that the UE can use to transmit acknowledgment feedbacks for multiple downlink messages received according to the SPS configurations, where the UE determines which uplink resource to use based on a number of acknowledgment information bits to be transmitted for the acknowledgment feedback message. For example, if the number of acknowledgment information bits is below a threshold value, the UE may use a first uplink resource configured by the base station. Alternatively, if the number of acknowledgment information bits is above the threshold value, the UE may use a second uplink resource.
US12132677B2	Multi-pilot reference signals Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer readable media. In one aspect, a wireless communication method is disclosed. The method includes generating, at a first radio terminal, a signal comprising a pilot signal, wherein the pilot signal includes W pilot sequences, wherein W is an integer, and wherein the W pilot sequences are uncorrelated; and transmitting, from the first radio terminal to a second radio terminal, the signal.
US12132674B2	Uplink transmission method and device Provided are an uplink transmission method and device. The uplink transmission method is applied to a first communication node and includes: receiving a downlink reference signal sent by a second communication node and acquiring downlink channel information; sending an uplink reference signal by using the downlink channel information; monitoring downlink control signaling sent by the second communication node, where the downlink control signaling includes a sub-band SRS resource indication; and sending an uplink transmission channel according to scheduling of the downlink control signaling.
US12132673B2	Enhancement of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enhanced physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission. In some cases, a UE obtains payload bits to be conveyed in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission via an interlace of resource blocks (RBs), determines a group of the RBs available to the UE, and transmits the payload bits using the determined group of RBs, wherein the transmitting involves modulating different RBs of the group by at least one of different payload bits or sequences.
US12132666B2	Method and system for preventive filtering of network traffic A method for learning vector representations of network traffic data offline includes: receiving historical network traffic data and a domain classification list; generating a unique domain names list based on the historical network traffic data; generating a bad domains list based on the unique domain names list and the domain classification list; modifying the unique domain names list by replacing each entry of the unique domain names list that appears in the bad domains list by a common classification label; and learning a respective vector representation for each entry of the modified unique domain names list.
US12132664B2	Methods and apparatus to schedule service requests in a network computing system using hardware queue managers Example edge gateway circuitry to schedule service requests in a network computing system includes: gateway-level hardware queue manager circuitry to: parse the service requests based on service parameters in the service requests; and schedule the service requests in a queue based on the service parameters, the service requests received from client devices; and hardware queue manager communication interface circuitry to send ones of the service requests from the queue to rack-level hardware queue manager circuitry in a physical rack, the ones of the service requests corresponding to functions as a service provided by resources in the physical rack.
US12132663B2	Technologies for protocol-agnostic network packet segmentation Technologies for protocol-agnostic network packet segmentation includes determining whether a size of a payload of a network packet to be transmitted by the compute device exceeds a maximum size threshold and segmenting the payload into a plurality of segmented payloads if the size of the payload exceeds the maximum size of threshold. The payload may be segmented based on segmentation metadata associated with the network packet.
US12132659B2	System and method for determining capacity of a telecommunications network Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for determining an estimated capacity for providing data from a telecommunications network to a plurality of end users. In one implementation, the estimated capacity for delivering the data to the end users is per transmission path or per access network connected to the telecommunications network. This information may be aggregated into a traffic flow table that illustrates the traffic flow and available capacity to one or more end user networks. Through analysis of the traffic flow table, the system determines an estimated available capacity to provide the data to the end users. The traffic flow table thus provides a more accurate estimate of the capacity of the telecommunications network to provide the data to the end users over previous capacity estimates.
US12132658B2	Operation of a broadband access network of a telecommunications network comprising a central office point of delivery A method for operation of a broadband access network of a telecommunications network includes: a central office point of delivery and/or a load management entity or functionality thereof detects that an increased load situation is currently happening or determines that an increased load situation is likely to happen or that a specific task is to be performed; the central office point of delivery triggers the use of additional virtualized network functions and/or additional micro services and an additional message router and load balancing entity for handling the increased load situation and/or for performing specific tasks within the telecommunications network and/or within the central office point of delivery; and upon detection of a normal load situation, the central office point of delivery releases the use of the additional virtualized network functions and/or additional micro services and the use of the additional message router and load balancing entity.
US12132655B2	Policy determination apparatus, policy determining method and program A policy determination apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a metrics generation unit, an evaluation unit, and a policy determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires monitoring data relating to states of facilities on a network. The metrics generation unit generates, based on the monitoring data, time-series data of types of metrics associated with candidates of routing destinations to which a routing control apparatus routes requests. The evaluation unit evaluates the candidates based on the time-series data to generate routing destination evaluation data. The policy determination unit determines, based on the routing destination evaluation data, a policy that the routing control apparatus uses for control of the routing destinations.
US12132651B2	Name-based routing through networks Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing name-based routing through networks. In various embodiments, a broker manager in each of a plurality of networks may receive a subscription request for a network device from a client device, each device being locally accessible or disposed in an upstream or downstream network. The broker manager uses its client broker to communicate with a locally accessible client device, and uses its mediator broker (and, sometimes, an intermediate device(s)) to communicate with a locally accessible network device. The broker manager otherwise uses its messaging brokers to communicate with control channels of one or more networks. Once subscription with the network device has been established, any commands and responses between the client device and the network device may be routed over pub/sub channels via the broker managers and their brokers using name-based routing, without routing based on IP address of the network device.
US12132644B2	Determination of operational overhead over a unidirectional network pathway A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes establishing, for each hop in pathways of a network, a relation between a desired reliability and channel error. Based on the established relations, a maximum number of copies of packets to send from a source in the network to a target in the network is determined. An overhead associated with sending packets from the source to the target in the network is determined for each of the hops, and a first sum of such overheads is also determined. An overhead associated with sending an acknowledgement packet to the source is determined for each of the hops. A second sum is a sum of the overheads associated with sending the acknowledgement packet to the source. In response to a determination that a sum of the first sum and the second sum is less than a predetermined threshold value, the pathways are used.
US12132643B1	Multicast datapath tracing in layer-2 networks During operation, a layer-3 (L3) router can receive a trace query to trace multicast paths associated with a multicast group. In response to detecting a layer-2 (L2) switch coupled to the L3 router, the L3 router can construct a request packet and send the request packet to the coupled L2 switch. The request packet comprises a first data block indicating that the request packet is an L2 multicast trace request, thereby causing the L2 switch to propagate the request packet to downstream L2 switches until the request packet reaches a last-hop L2 switch. The L3 router can receive, from the last-hop L2 switch, a reply packet responsive to the L2 multicast trace request, the reply packet comprising one or more data blocks, with each data block comprising information about an L2 switch or client device present on a traversed multicast path for the multicast group.
US12132642B2	Systems and methods for building wireless mesh networks Disclosed herein is a system comprising a set of wireless communication nodes that are configured to operate as part of a wireless mesh network. Each respective wireless communication node may be directly coupled to at least one other wireless communication node via a respective short-hop wireless link, and at least a first pair of wireless nodes may be both (a) indirectly coupled to one another via a first communication path that comprises one or more intermediary wireless communication nodes and two or more short-hop wireless links and (b) directly coupled to one another via a first long-hop wireless link that provides a second communication path between the first pair of wireless communication nodes having a lesser number of hops than the first communication path. A fiber access point may be directly coupled to a first wireless communication node of the set of wireless communication nodes.
US12132637B2	System and method for optimal multiserver VPN routing A virtual private network (VPN) tunnel is established between a user device and a VPN gateway. The VPN gateway transmits first packets received from the user device to a first exit VPN server. A first subset of the first packets is transmitted by the first exit VPN server to a first target and a second subset of the first packets is transmitted by the first exit VPN server to a second target. A second exit VPN server that is different from the first exit VPN server is identified based on the first packets. Second packets are received by the VPN gateway from the user device. At least a subset of the second packets are transmitted to the second exit VPN server for forwarding to the second target.
US12132636B2	Electronic apparatus and method for latency measurements and presentation for an optimized subscriber service An electronic apparatus and method for enabling verification of performance improvements of an optimized service provided by a service provider receives a request to perform testing operations with respect to the optimized service, wherein the request includes one or more parameters for configuring the testing operations, transmits test packets to a test server on a standard path and on an optimized path, receives the test packets from the test server via the standard path and the optimized path, performs measurements related to timing of the test packets on the standard path and the test packets on the optimized path, respectively, processes the respective measurements related to timing to generate results of the testing operations, and outputs the results of the testing operations for display.
US12132634B2	Managing extended reality experience A method may include receiving current environment condition information associated with an extended reality device; receiving historical environment condition information associated with the extended reality device; based on current environment condition information and the historical environment condition information, determining one or more adjustments to meet a performance threshold for rendering objects on the an extended reality device or using the an extended reality device; and sending instructions to implement the one or more adjustments to meet the performance threshold for rendering objects on the extended reality device or using the extended reality device.
US12132632B2	Unified performance metric for identifying data center utilization A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center management and monitoring operation. The data center management and monitoring operation includes: receiving utilization information from a plurality of data center assets within a data center; assigning a load index to each of the plurality of data center assets based upon the utilization information; training a machine learning model to generate a predicted load index for each of the plurality of data center assets; and, presenting the predicted load index for each of the plurality of data center assets to a user.
US12132625B2	System and method for determination of network operation metrics and generation of network operation metrics visualizations A non-transitory storage medium featuring logic to obtain construct metadata and network data spanning multiple cloud networks includes a path determination logic, upon execution by one or more processors, configured to perform operations including: generate a topology mapping including a plurality of constructs and connections between the plurality of constructs extending across a multi-cloud network including a first cloud network and a second cloud network different than the first cloud network; receive user input corresponding to a selection of a source construct operating in the first cloud network and a destination construct operating in the second cloud network; analyze metadata and network data regarding the source construct and the destination construct to determine a data transmission path between the source and destination constructs; and determine a shortest path between the source construct and the destination constructs. An interface generation logic generates a visualization illustrating the data transmission path extending between the source construct and the destination construct.
US12132624B2	Displaying interactive topology maps of cloud computing resources Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed that enable collection of various types of data from cloud computing services and the generation of various dashboards and visualizations to view information about collections of cloud computing resources. A user can configure collection of data from one or more cloud computing services and view visualizations using an application platform referred to herein as a cloud computing management application. A cloud computing management application further may be configured to generate and cause display of interactive topology map representations of cloud computing resources based on the collected data, where an interactive topology map enables users to view an intuitive visualization of a collection of computing resources, efficiently cause performance of actions with respect to various resources displayed in the topology map, and analyze the collection of resources in ways that are not possible using conventional cloud computing service management consoles.
US12132620B2	System and method for artificial intelligence assisted service catalogue generation for network service provisioning A method and/or system for Artificial Intelligence assisted service catalogue generation for network service provisioning is disclosed. The method comprising receiving input data which comprises either or combination of one or more specification documents or one or more configuration changes in network functions and/or network components. The entities and attributes of the entities are extracted from the input data which are then reconciled with graph database representing network function model to determine modifications in the input data. The graph database is updated based on the modifications identified in the input data, and recommendations comprising model elements are generated using AI engines which are displayed at the service modeler interface for generation of the service catalogue for network service provisioning.
US12132619B2	Methods, apparatus and machine-readable media relating to machine-learning in a communication network A method performed by a first network entity in a communications network is provided. The method comprises receiving a request from a second network entity, the request comprising one or more selection criteria for selecting network entities to participate in a collaborative learning process to train a model using a machine learning algorithm. The method further comprises transmitting a response message comprising an indication of whether or not the first network entity satisfies the one or more selection criteria.
US12132618B2	Artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) development system and wearable device having the same The present invention provides an AIoT development system. The present invention includes: an auxiliary device having an AI edge computing processing function, a core, and a plurality of function expansion kits. The core includes: a processing unit having programmable, computing and AI communication functions; and a plurality of expansion interfaces for performing signal transmission with an external device. Each of the function expansion kits includes: a relay interface connected to the expansion interfaces of the core, a transducer for sensing signals from a test object located at where a corresponding one of the function expansion kits is, and a function circuit for processing the signals sensed by the transducer. The transducer of each of the function expansion kits senses signals, or modulates the sensed signals via the function circuit, and sends the sensed signals or the modulated signals to the processing unit through the relay interface and the expansion interfaces.
US12132617B2	Semi-automated deployment for an intra-service communication infrastructure A system for generating a topology of components based on a set of components provided by a user. The system identifies, for each particular component of the first set of components, one or more characteristics. The characteristics may include at least one of: a rule associated with the particular component, a requirement associated with the particular component, a data input type corresponding to the particular component, and data output type corresponding to the particular component. Based on the characteristics, the system determines that an additional component not included in the first set of components is required for connecting the first set of components. The system selects the additional component and determines a topology of components that includes the first set of components and the additional component. The system also determines a dataflow between components in the topology of components.
US12132616B2	Systems and methods for inter-operator edge discovery using distributed ledger system A system described herein may record, to a distributed ledger, information associating a particular application with a particular set of Quality of Service (“QoS”) information. A particular Multi-Access/Mobile Edge Computing (“MEC”) device operator system may access the distributed ledger to identify the information associating the particular application with the particular set of QoS information. The system may read, from the distributed ledger, MEC configuration information indicating that the MEC device operator system has configured one or more MEC devices, of a plurality of MEC devices to provide the particular application in accordance with the particular set of QoS information. The system may select a particular MEC device, from the plurality of MEC devices, based on a request and further based on the MEC configuration information, and may output an indication of the selected particular MEC device in response to the request.
US12132613B2	Access point validation for network change In implementations of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for access point (AP) validation. The method comprises detecting a trigger event for validating a network including a plurality of APs, and selecting a target AP from the plurality of APs based on a neighbor table of an AP associated with the detected trigger event. The method further comprises determining a validation case corresponding to the detected trigger event from a knowledge base. The method further comprises sending the validation case to the target AP, and, receiving a result of performance of the validation case from the target AP in response to the validation case being performed. Implementations of the present disclosure can validate whether the network change takes effect in the network automatically, and can improve the validation efficiency of the network changes.
US12132609B2	Blockchains for securing IoT devices A trusted communications environment includes a primary participant with a group creator and a distributed ledger, and a secondary participant with communication credentials. An Internet of Things (IoT) network includes a trusted execution environment with a chain history for a blockchain, a root-of-trust for chaining, and a root-of-trust for archives. An IoT network includes an IoT device with a communication system, an onboarding tool, a device discoverer, a trust builder, a shared domain creator, and a shared resource directory. An IoT network includes an IoT device with a communication system, a policy decision engine, a policy repository, a policy enforcement engine, and a peer monitor. An IoT network includes an IoT device with a host environment and a trusted reliability engine to apply a failover action if the host environment fails. An IoT network includes an IoT server including secure booter/measurer, trust anchor, authenticator, key manager, and key generator.
US12132607B2	Equipment access method, data exchange method, networked device and server The present disclosure discloses an equipment access method, a data exchange method, and related devices. The equipment access method configures configuration information of the networked device based on a preset generation strategy. The configuration information includes scenario configuration information of the networked device in at least one application scenario, and the scenario configuration information includes at least one of a first descriptor set and a functional instruction set, and data source configuration information. By preloading the scenario configuration information, device functions of a networked device can be redefined based on the target configuration information, making the device functions more diverse. Based on loaded scenario configuration information, the networked device establishes a communication connection between the networked device and the target device, so that the networked device can be connected to the target device, therefore effectively avoiding being cracked by malicious programs, ensuring security of the networked device and data.
US12132606B2	Signaling a prefix unreachability in a network utilizing a route summarization The present technology is directed to signaling unreachability of a network device, more specifically, a prefix of the network device in network that utilizes route summarization. A pulse trigger agent can detect an unreachability of at least one Provider Edge (PE) device in a network domain of a network and determine that a route summarization is being used within the network where the unreachability of the at least one PE device is hidden by the route summarization. A pulse distribution agent can transmit a failure message informing other PE devices of the unreachability of the at least one PE device.
US12132605B2	Loop detection for IP packets A node is configured for deployment in an IP network. The node includes a memory configured to store a first identifier that uniquely identifies the node within the IP network. The node also includes a transceiver configured to receive a first IP packet. The node further includes a processor configured to selectively forward the first IP packet based on whether a first recorded route (RR) in the first IP packet includes the first identifier. Selectively forwarding the first IP packet includes dropping the first IP packet in response to the first identifier being in the first IP packet or pushing the first identifier onto the first RR in the first IP packet in response to the first identifier not being in the first IP packet.
US12132602B2	Edge integration control device and method for searching for a MEC application based on linkage triggering The present invention proposes a scheme for realizing a structure and a technology which can support direct linkage between services in an inter-MEC environment, the services being mounted in different MEC systems, respectively.
US12132600B2	Adaptation of amplitude and phase shift keying (APSK) modulation This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for determining a constellation configuration for an amplitude phase shift keying (APSK) modulation scheme. The constellation configuration may be based on communication impairment information that is indicative of at least one communication impairment expected to impair a single-carrier waveform communication. Examples of communication impairments may include additive white gaussian noise (AWGN), phase noise, non-linear distortion, or any combination thereof, among other examples. Examples of a constellation configuration may include a quantity of rings in a constellation pattern associated with the APSK modulation scheme, a quantity of constellation points associated the rings, a ring radius associated with one or more rings, a phase offset to one or more rings, and a mapping of data bits to one or more constellation points, among other examples.
US12132596B2	Method and device for allocating resource in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining IoT technology and a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security- and safety-related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method by a base station in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a terminal, downlink control information comprising resource allocation information for a virtual domain and resource allocation information for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); multiplexing the PDSCH in a virtual domain resource on the basis of the resource allocation information for the virtual domain; and performing discrete fourier transform (DFT) precoding for the multiplexed PDSCH.
US12132594B2	Method and device in base station for unlicensed spectrum The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a base station used for Unlicensed Spectrum. The base station first transmits K1 radio signals in a reference time window and then receives K1 HARQ feedbacks, and performs Q1 energy detections respectively in Q1 time sub-pools on a first frequency sub-band; the K1 HARQ feedbacks are respectively used for determining whether the K1 radio signals are correctly received; a first radio signal is a radio signal of the K1 radio signals, the first radio signal carries part of bits comprised by a first bit block; a first HARQ feedback is used for determining whether the first radio signal is correctly received, HARQ feedback(s) other than the first HARQ feedback among the K1 HARQ feedbacks is(are) used for determining the Q1 time sub-pools. The present disclosure increases the chance of access to Unlicensed Spectrum and the utilization ratio of spectrum resources.
US12132593B2	Method and device for transmitting measurement reference signal Disclosed are a method for sending and receiving signaling information. The method includes: sending, by a base station, signaling information; where the signaling information includes: information about a correspondence between a sequence parameter and a time domain symbol. The correspondence between the sequence parameter and the time domain symbol includes: the sequence parameter hopping once every R3 time domain symbols; where R3 is an integer, each of the R3 time domain symbols includes an uplink channel or an uplink signal. R3 satisfies at least one of the following: R3 is equal to a length of a time domain orthogonal cover code (OCC) corresponding to the uplink channel or the uplink signal, or R3 is equal to a frequency domain repeated sending parameter R; where R is a positive integer.
US12132590B2	Hardware-efficient PAM-3 encoder and decoder Data bits are encoded in one or both of an eleven bit seven pulse amplitude modulated three-level (PAM-3) symbol (11b7s) format and a three bit two symbol (3b2s) format on a plurality of data channels, one or more auxiliary data channels, and an error correction channel. One or more of a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) value, a poison value, and a severity value are encoded as 11b7s and/or 3b2s PAM-3 symbols on an error correction channel.
US12132585B2	Communication interface The disclosure relates to a communication interface in a vehicle between a head unit and human interface devices that is flexible, low latency, and comparatively lightweight. The communication interface is centrally defined so that it is valid for all communication paths.
US12132584B2	Incentive determination method, server, and recording medium A method includes: recording provision record information in which provider identification information which identifies a data provider, data identification information which identifies each of one or more items of provided data generated by a home appliance, and value reference information which serves as a reference for calculating a data value of each of the one or more items of provided data are associated with one another; and when the one or more items of provided data include used data that is data used by a data user, determining an incentive for the data provider of the used data based on the provision record information. The value reference information includes an index value determined by each of a plurality of value indexes.
US12132582B2	Systems and methods for upstream and downstream CATV plant capacity expansion Systems and methods for permitting DOCSIS 3.1 equipment to operate at higher frequencies than specified in the DOCSIS 3.1 standard. Exemplary systems may be capable of alternating between a first mode of operation that provides DOCSIS 3.1 compatible services and a second mode of operation providing a higher level of service than DOCSIS 3.1.
US12132576B2	HARQ retransmission termination based on lost redundancy version This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for terminating HARQ retransmissions. A wireless receiver may determine that a transmission of a first TB based on a first redundancy version is not received from a wireless transmitter. Based on the determination, the wireless receiver may transmit, to the wireless transmitter, a HARQ ACK to terminate one or more HARQ retransmissions associated with the different redundancy versions of the first TB.
US12132574B2	Feedback information sending method and apparatus This application provides methods and apparatus for sending feedback information. By binding a BAR-BA feedback manner, that is, first a request and then a feedback, when it is determined that data retransmission is performed by using a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) mechanism, duration of an acknowledgment operation performed by a data receive end on retransmitted data may be increased. Alternatively, the receive end estimates duration required for feeding back a receiving status of the retransmitted data, and feeds back the duration to a transmit end. The transmit end may therefore adaptively adjust duration of the retransmitted data based on a feedback capability of the receive end, to ensure that the feedback of the receive end on the receiving status of the retransmitted data is within a short inter-frame space (SIFS).
US12132573B2	Communication method based on delay requirement, device and storage medium Embodiments of the present application provide a communication method, a device and a storage medium. A network device instructs a terminal device to feed back a target HARQ-ACK codebook by carrying one-shot HARQ-ACK request information used to instruct the terminal device to perform uplink feedback in DCI, the terminal device transmits the target HARQ-ACK codebook to the network device through a target uplink channel after a delay requirement is met; or, when the delay requirement is not met, the terminal device does not transmit the target uplink channel, or the terminal device transmits the target uplink channel to the network device, but the target uplink channel does not include a valid target HARQ-ACK codebook. Through the method, processing delays when the DCI schedules a PDSCH and does not schedule a PDSCH can be determined, thus ensuring transmission of the one-shot HARQ-ACK information.
US12132568B2	Block processing method, node, and medium A block processing method, node and medium are provided. The method includes: determining, in a metro transport network, Ethernet or flexible Ethernet, 64B/66B blocks of a forward error correction (FEC) codeword with errors that cannot been corrected; replacing all of the 64B/66B blocks in the FEC codeword with error control blocks, or replacing each invalid 64B/66B block in the FEC codeword with an error control block.
US12132567B2	Method, apparatus, and system for selecting clock source, and storage medium A method includes receiving, by a first node on a first port of the first node, a first packet from a second node; and when the first packet carries a first flag, avoid selecting, by the first node and when selecting a clock source, a clock source corresponding to the first port, where the first flag indicates that time synchronization of the second node is uncertain.
US12132565B2	Estimating volume of switching among television programs for an audience measurement panel Disclosed example apparatus to determine volume of switching (VoS) among television programs examine first viewing data associated with a first time period and second viewing data associated with a second time period to identify a first set of panelists represented in both the first and second viewing data; in response to a size of the first set of panelists satisfying both first and second thresholds, estimate the VoS based on a first subset of the first viewing data and a second subset of the second viewing data associated with the first set of panelists; and in response to the size of the first set of panelists satisfying the first but not the second threshold, estimate the VoS based on the first and second subsets, and a third subset of the first viewing data and a fourth subset of the second viewing data associated with a second set of panelists.
US12132564B2	High-data-rate distribution network for LEO constellations A high data rate distribution network for low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations is described. The high data rate distribution network includes multiple LEO constellations, each constellation including a number of LEO spacecraft orbiting in a LEO plane that are all connected together by by-directional free space optical links. The distribution network further includes geostationary earth orbit (GEO) spacecraft in communication with a number of ground gateways. The GEO spacecraft can receive forward communication traffic including radio-frequency (RF) and/or optical data streams uplinked from the ground gateways and can convert the received forward communication traffic into a forward aggregated traffic. The GEO spacecraft can further optically downlink the forward aggregated traffic to LEO spacecraft in a LEO constellation that is in line of sight of the GEO spacecraft. The forward aggregated traffic is then disaggregated among and received by the LEO spacecraft in the LEO constellation. Return communication traffic from each LEO spacecraft can also be aggregated into a return aggregated traffic from the LEO constellation. The return aggregated traffic is optically uplinked to a GEO spacecraft by a LEO spacecraft of the LEO constellation that is in line of sight of the GEO spacecraft. The GEO spacecraft converts the received return aggregate traffic into multiple RF and/or optical data streams that are down linked to a number of ground gateways.
US12132563B2	System and method for data handling of linked earth-space layers with optional heavy computation A system, architecture and method for data handling, computation, and communication for Earth-based and space-based activities through the use of ground and space-based systems. The system architecture may include a Core Space Layer. The system architecture may further include an Earth User Layer, a Relay Layer, a Computing Layer, a Terrestrial Communications Layer, and a Space User Layer. The Computing Layer is a cloud-based architecture that serves to reduce bandwidth burdens on Earth-Space trunk by processing data into manageable streams of information. The Core Space Layer contains LEO satellites, one of which may act as a dedicated computing node. The Core Space Layer may operate in a public and/or private mode with a first constellation of LEO satellites operating in a private mode and a second constellation of LEO satellites operating in a public mode.
US12132554B2	Beam management feedback compression Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may receive, from a second wireless device and over a plurality of different beams, a set of reference signals as part of a beam management procedure. The first wireless device may select one or more bit values for indicating to the second wireless device a corresponding one or more individual beams of the plurality of different beams for communications between the first wireless device and the second wireless device, the one or more bit values selected based on a distribution of probabilities for switching between the plurality of different beams for the communications between the first wireless device and the second wireless device. The first wireless device may transmit control signaling indicating a ranking of the one or more individual beams for the communications between the first wireless device and the second wireless device.
US12132553B2	UE uplink panel selection framework Apparatuses, systems, and methods for user equipment device (UE) uplink antenna panel selection. The UE may determine, based on at least one condition, to perform a beam switch from a current beam being used for communications with a base station. The UE may transmit, to the base station, an indication of an antenna panel status that may include an indication of a latency associated with the beam switch. The UE may receive, from the base station, an indication to switch to a target beam and to perform the switch, based on the indication, to the target beam. The indication of the antenna panel status may include a beam switching latency level for each beam in a beam report, a beam switch request that may indicate the target beam, and/or a beam switch request that may indicate that an antenna panel switch is to be applied by the UE.
US12132551B2	System and method for fast beam tracking in a cellular environment Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for performing fast beam tracking in a wireless communication environment. A UE signals to a gNB its capabilities for intra-symbol beam sweeping. Depending on configuration, the UE can either assume that the intra-symbol beam sweeping configuration will be implemented, or will await a response from the gNB before implementing intra-symbol beam sweeping. Although this is generally carried out during initial access between the UE and the gNB, the beam sweeping configuration can be dynamically updated by either the UE or the gNB during established communication. For example, the UE can signal a desired change via its MAC CE, and the gNB can signal its change to the UE via DCI.
US12132546B2	Beam group based channel state information reporting Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive channel state information (CSI) measurement resource (CMR) configurations for a first set of reference signals indicated to be associated with a first beam group and a second set of reference signals indicated to be associated with a second beam group. The UE may transmit a CSI report indicating a set of beams that includes a first beam associated with the first beam group and a second beam associated with the second beam group. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12132538B2	Two stage codebook beamforming for channel estimation in passive devices Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A network node may transmit a set of reference signals via a corresponding set of antennas, each antenna in the corresponding set of antennas associated with a unique precoding vector, wherein each precoding vector uses a combinational codeword based on a combination of codewords from a set of available codewords. The network node may receive, from an energy harvesting (EH)-capable device, a set of frequency-shifted backscatter responses corresponding to at least a subset of the set of reference signals. The network node may transmit, to the EH-capable device, a signal based on channel state information, wherein the channel state information is based on the set of frequency-shifted backscatter responses.
US12132529B2	Remote device control A signal transfer method includes: transferring a direct current signal between a port of an apparatus and a physical transmission line physically coupled to the port; and transferring: a first signal in accordance with a first wireless protocol to the port from a wireless protocol interface, the first signal being a first radio frequency signal; or a second signal in accordance with a second wireless protocol from the port to the wireless protocol interface, the second signal being a second radio frequency signal; or a combination thereof.
US12132526B2	Radio frequency loss based sensor management A system includes a group of transceiver nodes and diagnostic circuitry. A first transceiver node of the group broadcasts one or more beacons which a second transceiver node of the group attempts to receive. The second transceiver node provides a reception indication to the diagnostic circuitry. Based on the reception indication, the diagnostic circuitry determines a radio performance change for the first transceiver node and/or second transceiver node. Using a change threshold based on a distribution of radio performance changes for the group, the diagnostic circuitry may determine whether to generate a change indication for the first transceiver node and/or second transceiver node.
US12132519B2	Optical module An optical module includes a base, a first cover, a circuit board, a light emitting assembly and a light receiving assembly. The light emitting assembly includes a plurality of light-emitting chips and an optical multiplexer. The plurality of light-emitting chips are disposed on the first bottom plate. The optical multiplexer is disposed on the first cover and is located in a laser exit direction of the plurality of light-emitting chips. The light receiving assembly includes an optical demultiplexer and a plurality of light-receiving chips. The optical demultiplexer is disposed on the first cover. The plurality of light-receiving chips are disposed on the circuit board and are located in a laser exit direction of the optical demultiplexer.
US12132517B2	Optimizing alignment in optical communication A method and system for maintaining an optimized point ahead angle (Θa) between an uplink beam (U0) from a first terminal (10) to a second terminal (20), and a downlink beam (D0) from the second terminal (20) to the first terminal (10). While transmitting data via a transmission channel (Tx) from the first terminal (10) to the second terminal (20), a directional variation (ΔΘ) is applied to an initial point ahead angle (Θ0) for emitting the uplink beam (U1,U2) along different point ahead angles (Θ1,Θ2). A respective intensity (I1,I2) is determined of a part of the uplink beam (U1,U2), received by the second terminal (20), emitted by the first terminal (10) along a respective point ahead angle (Θ1, Θ2). The initial point ahead angle (Θ0) is adjusted towards an optimized point ahead angle (Θa) based on the respective intensity (I1,I2) as function of the different point ahead angles (Θ1,Θ2).
US12132515B2	Localized span launch power control for network level optimization Systems and methods of optimizing launch power for each span in an optical system with a plurality of spans are provided. In an embodiment, a method includes varying power on a span under test of the plurality of spans; observing performance measurements related to of one or more channels, at corresponding optical receivers; and one of setting launch power for the span under test and repeating the varying and observing, responsive to the observed measurements.
US12132511B2	Docking sleeve with electrical adapter A protective arrangement for an electronic device includes a flexible cover having a panel and a skirt that form an interior cavity to receive an electronic device; and an adapter fixedly positioned in the flexible cover and having a male plug with connectors extending into the interior cavity of the flexible cover for mating with a female socket of the device and a contactor with contacts adjacent outwardly from the flexible cover and electrically coupled to one or more of the connectors of the plug. A docking cradle or external adapter can receive the electronic device and cover.
US12132508B2	Radio-frequency circuit and communication device The sensitivity of a reception filter for receiving a reception signal in a second frequency band corresponding to the 4G or 5G standard is prevented from being degraded by a harmonic of a third transmission signal in a third frequency region corresponding to the 4G or 5G standard. A radio-frequency circuit includes an antenna terminal, a relay terminal, a transmission filter, a reception filter, a variable low-pass filter, and a switch. A first transmission signal in a first frequency band is input to the relay terminal. In communication using the first frequency band, the variable low-pass filter passes the first transmission signal input via the relay terminal. When another harmonic circuit performs communication using the third frequency band, the variable low-pass filter attenuates, among harmonics of the third transmission signal in the third frequency band, a harmonic input via the relay terminal.
US12132506B2	Transmitting/receiving device for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having such a transmitting/receiving device The present disclosure relates to a transmitting/receiving device with mobile radio functionality for a motor vehicle, wherein the transmitting/receiving device includes components of: an antenna structure, a high frequency front-end unit coupled to the antenna structure and a computation unit coupled to the high frequency front-end unit. According to the present disclosure, the transmitting/receiving device is configured to additionally process a radar signal using one or more components, wherein the radar signal has a frequency (f2) that differs by less than a factor of five from a mid-frequency (f1) of the electromagnetic waves forming the corresponding mobile radio signal.
US12132504B2	Multiplexer, radio-frequency module, and communication apparatus Attenuation on a receive path side in a pass band of a second filter is improved in a case where a first filter, which passes a receive signal, is an acoustic wave filter. A multiplexer includes a common terminal, a first terminal, a second terminal, a first filter, and a second filter. The first filter is an acoustic wave filter disposed on a receive path connecting the common terminal and the first terminal and passes a receive signal. The second filter is disposed on a transmit path connecting the common terminal and the second terminal and passes a transmit signal. The multiplexer further includes an LC filter. The LC filter is disposed on the receive path connecting the common terminal and the first terminal.
US12132499B2	Storage device syndrome-weight-based error correction system A storage device syndrome-weight-based error correction system includes a syndrome-weight-based error correction subsystem coupled to a storage subsystem in a chassis. The syndrome-weight-based error correction subsystem performs a plurality of respective first error correction hard decoding operations on the storage subsystem that each utilize respective read voltage thresholds and that each generate a respective final codeword candidate having a respective syndrome weight. The syndrome-weight-based error correction subsystem identifies a first syndrome weight of a first final codeword candidate that was generated via the performance of one of the plurality of respective first error correction hard decoding operations that utilized first read voltage thresholds and that is lower than the syndrome weights of the final codeword candidates generated via the performance of the others of the plurality of respective first error correction hard decoding operations, and performs error correction soft decoding operations using the first read voltage thresholds.
US12132498B2	Min-sum decoder for row-irregular low density parity check codes Decoding method and memory system that classify check nodes in a matrix having irregular check node weights into different groups according to the check node weights, apply different scaling factors to respective constant node to variable node (C2V) messages in the different groups of the check nodes, and optionally add a compensation term to at least one of the C2V messages of the MS decoder.
US12132497B2	Multipath D/A converter A multipath D/A converter is provided and has input terminals for a first and a second digital signal, and a signal combination unit D/A converting the digital signals supplied to the input terminals, and combining the generated analog signals. The signal combination unit includes a clock signal with a period having a first half period and a second half period. The signal combination unit combines the analog first and second signals by aggregating them with respective weighting coefficients. The signal combination unit has an output terminal for issuing an analog signal based on the aggregation. The signal combination unit applies a first set of weighting coefficients during the first half period of each period and a second set of weighting coefficients during said second half period of each period. The first set of weighting coefficients differs from the second set of weighting coefficients in at least one coefficient.
US12132493B2	Data-dependent glitch and inter-symbol interference minimization in switched-capacitor circuits A system may include a sampling capacitor and a switch network. The switch network may include one or more first sampling switches electrically coupled to the sampling capacitor and configured to be activated during a first phase of a sampling cycle of the system and one or more second sampling switches electrically coupled to the sampling capacitor and configured to be activated during a second phase of the sampling cycle, wherein the switch network is configured to reset the sampling capacitor to a data-independent and/or signal-independent charge during a reset phase of the sampling cycle.
US12132488B2	Broadband frequency multiplier with harmonic suppression Described embodiments include a circuit having a quadrature phase generator circuit having differential generator inputs, in-phase differential generator outputs and quadrature-phase differential generator outputs. A first frequency multiplier circuit has first differential multiplier inputs and a first multiplier output, wherein the first differential multiplier inputs are coupled to the in-phase differential generator outputs. A second frequency multiplier circuit has second differential multiplier inputs and a second multiplier output. The second multiplier differential inputs are coupled to the quadrature-phase differential generator outputs. A transformer includes a primary inductor and a secondary inductor, wherein the primary inductor is coupled between the first and second multiplier outputs, and the second inductor is coupled between an output voltage terminal and a ground terminal.
US12132485B2	Glitch-free frequency tuning of ring-oscillators The present disclosure relates to a ring-oscillator with glitch-free frequency-tuning. The disclosed ring-oscillator at least includes multiple delay stages coupled in series within a ring loop and having a first delay stage, a capacitor bank coupled between an output of the first delay stage and ground, and a timing block configured to receive an output signal of the first delay stage and at least one controlling signal. The at least one controlling signal determines at least one capacitor in the capacitor bank connecting or disconnecting to the ring loop. The timing block is configured to pass or not pass the at least one controlling signal to the capacitor bank based on whether the output signal of the first delay stage meets a certain condition. Therefore, the connection or disconnection of the at least one capacitor does not cause a significant voltage change at the output of the first delay stage.
US12132484B2	Voltage holding device and electronic apparatus using the same Whether a voltage difference reaches a hysteresis voltage of a hysteresis comparator is used to efficiently update a charge of a capacitor and achieve lower power consumption. On the other hand, since the advanced voltage holding circuit is designed to consume lower power, the refresh time must be designed longer, which makes it impossible to do a large number of yield tests. Thus, the test time in conjunction with the relevant application circuit can be greatly shortened, and the testability and reliability of a voltage holding device can be increased.
US12132480B2	Circuits for inverters and pull-up/pull-down circuits A circuit is disclosed, comprising: an inverter comprising first and second inverter transistors, each having: a gate terminal connected in common to a drive node, a source terminal, connected to respective first and second voltage rails, and a drain terminal connected to a common first resistor, wherein an inverter output node is connected between the first resistor and the drain terminal of a shorting one of the transistors; a tying transistor connected between the drive node and the voltage rails to which the shorting transistor is connected; a biasing circuit connected to the tying transistor's control terminal and configured to be controlled by a local drive signal and bias the tying transistor control terminal to a voltage such that the tying transistor ties the drive node of the relevant voltage rail in response to the drive signal having a first state; and a circuit for providing the local drive signal.
US12132478B2	Low-cost, protected capacitive sensing circuit for loading mode operation of capacitive sensors employing heater members An impedance measurement circuit for determining a complex impedance of a capacitive sensor that is configured for employing at least one electric heater member as an electrode to be operated in loading mode. The measurement circuit includes: a signal generating unit for providing an electric measurement signal; a signal sensing circuit measuring current through the at least one electric heater member; an electric heater member connection circuit comprising a plurality of MOSFETs for selectively electrically connecting the electric heater member either to the signal sensing circuit for complex impedance measurement or to a DC electric power unit for heating purposes; and a control and evaluation unit that is configured for controlling a switching status of the plurality of MOSFETs according to a predefined sequence, and for determining a complex impedance from the determined currents with reference to a complex reference potential during predefined stages of the predefined sequence.
US12132476B2	Power supply switch circuit and operating method thereof A power supply switch circuit includes a first transistor that switches supplying of a first power supply voltage to a power supply terminal of a power amplifier, a switch controller that controls the first transistor and to which a second power supply voltage is applied, and a voltage selector that selects a higher voltage among the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage. The selected higher voltage is applied to a body terminal of the first transistor or a gate terminal of the first transistor.
US12132474B2	RF switch with bypass topology An RF signal switch circuit that allows connection of any of N radio frequency (RF) input terminals to a switch output port, either in a low loss mode, in a bypass mode, or, optionally, in a signal function mode. Embodiments of the invention allow for both a single switch in the series input path to a target circuit while still having the ability to isolate the bypass path from the target circuit. In the low loss and bypass mode, the circuit simultaneously exhibits low input insertion loss (and thus a low noise factor) and high bypass mode isolation.
US12132473B2	Switch with cascode arrangement A switching device may include an input terminal, an output terminal, a primary switching transistor electrically coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal, and a cascode arrangement electrically coupled between the primary switching transistor and the input terminal. The cascode arrangement may include multiple cascode transistors, each having gate terminals coupled to nodes of a voltage divider that is coupled between a positive voltage supply and a reference voltage supply. Emitter-follower bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) may be configured to control voltages at the gate terminals of the primary switching transistor and the cascode transistors to accommodate changes in the output voltage at the output terminal.
US12132471B2	Lightning protection for power MOSFETs A power system includes a field effect transistor (FET) with a first terminal, a gate terminal, and a third terminal. A Zener diode is connected in series between the first terminal of the FET and the gate terminal of the FET. The Zener diode is oriented to allow current through the Zener diode only if its voltage difference is at or over the Zener voltage of the Zener diode. A capacitor is connected in parallel with the Zener diode. The capacitor is configured to raise gate drive current of the FET during a rising edge of a lightning transient and thereby reduce voltage drop across the FET faster than the Zener diode can do on its own.
US12132469B2	Galvanically isolated driver package for switch drive circuit with power transfer The present application provides a packaged gate drive circuit having a transformer. The transformer which is used to transfer both signals and power from a primary side to a secondary side. The windings of the transformer are formed using a combination of tracks and wirebond wires. The transformer is positioned in a well formed using a first insulating material and covered with a second insulating material.
US12132465B2	Tunable bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator based on application of radio-frequency (RF) signal to Bragg mirror metal layer A tunable bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator includes: a first electrode adapted to be coupled to an oscillator circuit; a second electrode adapted to be coupled to the oscillator circuit; and a piezoelectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a Bragg mirror. The Bragg mirror has: a metal layer; and a dielectric layer between the metal layer and either of the first electrode or the second electrode. The tunable BAW resonator also includes: a radio-frequency (RF) signal source having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the first electrode, and the second end coupled to the second electrode; and an amplifier circuit between either the first electrode or the second electrode and the Bragg mirror metal layer.
US12132461B2	Magnetically tunable ferrimagnetic filter A magnetically tunable ferrimagnetic filter, including a top casing, a top magnetic conductor, a bottom magnetic conductor, coils, a balance coil, ferrimagnetic-based filters, and a bottom casing. The ferrimagnetic-based filters utilize ferrimagnetic resonator elements, such as yttrium-iron-garnet (YIG), configured to reduce a magnetic gap of the YIG filter and thereby to improve performance.
US12132454B2	Radiofrequency power amplifier A radiofrequency, RF, power amplifier, including at least one field-effect transistor, FET, wherein a source terminal of the at least one FET is connected to ground. At least one diode is included, wherein a cathode of the at least one diode is connected to a drain terminal of the at least one FET and an anode of the at least one diode is connected to ground. An output network is connected to the drain terminal of the at least one FET. An input network is connected to a gate terminal of the at least one FET.
US12132449B2	Amplification circuit An amplification circuit includes: a power supply terminal that is connected to a power supply; a transistor that has a source terminal, a drain terminal, and a gate terminal to which a high-frequency signal is input; a transistor that has a source terminal that is connected to the drain terminal, a drain terminal that outputs a high-frequency signal, and a gate terminal that is grounded; a capacitor that is serially disposed on a second path that connects the gate terminal and the power supply terminal to each other; and a switch that is serially disposed on a first path or the second path. The drain terminal and the gate terminal are connected to each other via the switch and the capacitor.
US12132448B2	Gallium nitride transimpedance amplifier The present invention relates to a gallium nitride transimpedance amplifier, as an essential electronic circuit in the proton beam therapy. Because gallium nitride is more tolerant to the secondary radiation generated during the proton beam therapy, it has high reliability and increases the reliability of the overall system.
US12132443B2	Method and circuit arrangement for detecting an arc and photovoltaic (PV) inverter having a corresponding circuit arrangement The disclosure describes a method for detecting an arc in a direct-current (DC) circuit comprising a DC load, a DC source supplying the DC load, and a circuit arrangement arranged between the DC source and the DC load. A power flow P between an input and an output of the circuit arrangement is suppressed by means of a switching circuit through cyclical interruption such that the power flow P is enabled in an active time window with the first period Δt1 and the power flow P is suppressed in an inactive time window with the second period Δt2. Via detection of an input current Iin flowing at the input and/or an input voltage Uin applied to the input and comparison of values of the input current Iin and/or input voltage Uin detected in the inactive time window with a current threshold value ITH or a voltage threshold value UTH an arc presence criterion is signaled if the input current Iin detected in the inactive time window falls below the current threshold value ITH and/or the input voltage Uin detected in the inactive time window does not exceed the voltage threshold value UTH. The application also describes a circuit arrangement for detecting an arc and a photovoltaic (PV) inverter including such a circuit arrangement.
US12132440B2	Expandable splice for a solar power system The present disclosure describes an expandable splice configured for reinforcing a tube of a solar owner system, the splice including a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one beveled corner panel, wherein the first and second side panels are connected to the top and bottom panels either directly or by the at least one beveled corner panel to form a channel therebetween.
US12132430B2	Rotating machine drive system and vehicle The present invention addresses the problem of providing a rotating machine drive system comprising a winding switching device, wherein the rotating machine drive system has a relatively simple configuration, allows wear of electrical contacts during switching and sliding to be minimized, and is highly reliable. The present invention is characterized in comprising a rotating machine having a plurality of windings, an inverter device for operating the rotating machine at variable speed, and a winding switching device for switching connection of the plurality of windings; the winding switching device having winding terminals, a semi-moving element having a short-circuit part that faces the winding terminals and also having a sliding part provided with first protrusions on the surface thereof opposite from the surface having the short-circuit part, and a moving element facing the sliding part of the semi-moving element and having a sliding part provided with second protrusions on the surface facing the sliding part of the semi-moving element; the moving element being made to slide relative to the semi-moving element, whereby the connection between the winding terminals and the short-circuit part is changed and the connection of the plurality of windings is switched.
US12132422B2	Electrical power system for a resource extraction system An electrical power system for a resource extraction system includes a thermoelectric generator assembly configured to couple to a wall of a fluid containment structure. A portion of the thermoelectric generator assembly is configured to be disposed within an opening in the wall that extends through the wall to a cavity within the fluid containment structure. In addition, the thermoelectric generator assembly includes a thermoelectric generator configured to be in thermal communication with a fluid within the opening and with an environment external to the fluid containment structure. The thermoelectric generator is configured to generate electrical power in response to a temperature differential between the fluid within the opening and the environment.
US12132416B2	Frequency generator for generating a working frequency for a rail contact of an axle counter A frequency generator for generating a working frequency for a transmission signal of a rail contact of an axle counter includes a series resonant circuit having a transmitter coil unit of the rail contact and a capacitor. The frequency generator has an inverter, the output of which is connected to the capacitor. The inverter is configured to generate an oscillating voltage and to feed the generated oscillating voltage to the transmitter coil unit of the rail contact via the capacitor. A current transformer synchronizes the output voltage of the inverter to the current in the series resonant circuit. A start-up circuit electrically connected to the inverter is configured to trigger the inverter and to be electrically connected to an input power supply. The frequency generator is a robust and effective circuit for generation of magnetic fields where manufacturing effort and expensive components can be reduced.
US12132412B2	Power supply apparatus, three-phase power supply system and control method The present application provides a power supply apparatus, a three-phase power supply system and a control method, including N modules, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, and each module includes: a transformer, including a primary winding and a first secondary winding; and a first switch unit connected to the first secondary winding of the transformer, where primary windings of transformers of the N modules are connected in series, the first switch unit operates in one of a bypass mode, an open-circuit mode and a modulation mode, an output of each module is controlled by the first switch unit, so as to make the power supply apparatus provide voltages of different amplitudes according to power demand, and transformers with large volume and heavy weight, such as a centralized line frequency transformer or a multiple-winding transformer, are no longer required.
US12132410B2	Power conversion device and motor A device includes a circuit board, a power conversion module disposed to face the circuit board, a bus bar connected to the power conversion module, and a shielding portion that shields an electromagnetic wave. The bus bar extends through a side edge of the circuit board from one side to an opposite side of the circuit board along a thickness direction of the circuit board. The shielding portion is disposed between the bus bar and the side edge of the circuit board, extends from the one side to the opposite side along the thickness direction of the circuit board, and extends to both sides of the bus bar along the side edge of the circuit board.
US12132408B2	Electronic transformer for current sharing and load-independent voltage gain Power converters including electronic-embedded transformers for current sharing and load-independent voltage gain are described. In one example, a power converter system includes an input, an output, a power converter between the input and output, and a controller. The converter includes a first bridge, a second bridge, and an electronic-embedded transformer (EET) between the first and second bridge. The EET includes a capacitor and a capacitance coupling switch bridge. The controller generates switching control signals for the first and second bridges and phasing drive control signals for the capacitance coupling switch bridge in the EET. The controller applies a phase shift to the phasing drive control signals for the EET as compared to the switching control signals for the first and second bridges, so that the voltage across the capacitor in the EET cancels the leakage inductance of the transformer windings in the EET, at any switching frequency.
US12132407B1	Adaptive load optimization method for resonant gate drive circuit An adaptive load optimization method for a resonant gate drive circuit is provided to optimize the switching loss, turn-on loss and gate drive loss under different MOSFET loads. A data table is pre-stored in a digital signal processor chip (DSP), and voltages and pre-charge times, corresponding to a low total loss, of the resonant gate driver obtained by actual tests in case of different load currents are recorded in the data table; and in actual application, after an analog-to-digital converter terminal (ADC) samples a load current, a load current, closest to the sampled load current, is read from the data table, and the digital signal processor chip (DSP) is enabled to perform table look-up to obtain an optimized voltage and pre-charge time of a gate drive circuit.
US12132403B1	Three-phase AC to DC isolated power conversion with power factor correction An isolated, power factor corrected, converter, for operation from a three-phase AC source, comprises three power processors, each power processor connected to one of the three phases. Each power processor comprises a cascade of a first and a second power conversion stage. At least one of the first and second power converters in each power processor is configured to provide galvanic isolation through a DC Transformer between the power processor input and output. At least one of the first and second power converters in each power processor is configured to provide power factor correction at the AC source. Substantially all of the bulk energy storage and low frequency filtering is provided by storage elements at the output of the power system. Low voltage semiconductor devices may be cascaded to implement low output capacitance high voltage switches in a multi-cell resonant converter for high voltage applications.
US12132401B2	Buck converter and control method An apparatus includes a PWM ramp generator coupled between a switching node of a power converter and a first input of a comparator, the PWM ramp generator including a first resistor and a first capacitor connected in series between the switching node and the first input of the comparator, and a second resistor and a second capacitor connected in parallel between the first input of the comparator and a feedback node, and a PFM control circuit including an error amplifier and a current zero crossing detection comparator, wherein the error amplifier is coupled between a second input of the comparator and a reference node, and the PFM control circuit is configured to generate gate drive signal for the power converter when the power converter is configured to operate in a PFM mode.
US12132400B2	Soft-switching power converter A soft-switching power converter includes a main switch, an energy-releasing switch, and an inductive coupled unit. The main switch is a controllable switch. The energy-releasing switch is coupled to the main switch. The inductive coupled unit is coupled to the main switch and the energy-releasing switch. The inductive coupled unit includes a first inductance, a second inductance coupled to the first inductance, and an auxiliary switch unit. The auxiliary switch unit is coupled to the second inductance to form a closed loop. The main switch and the energy-releasing switch are alternately turned on and turned off. The auxiliary switch unit is controlled to start turning on before the main switch is turned on so as to provide at least one current path.
US12132399B2	DC power supply unit for a tattoo machine and capable of outputting square waves A power supply unit for a tattoo machine includes a power operating unit electrically connected to a power supply device. The power operating unit is electrically connected to an operating unit. The power operating unit can output a DC power and can control a current value or a voltage value of the DC power according to operation of the operating unit. A modulating unit is electrically connected to the power operating unit and the operating unit. The modulating unit modulates the DC power according to the operation of the operating unit and outputs a square wave power or the DC power. The modulating unit can control frequency or a work cycle of the square wave power according to the operation of the operating unit. An output end of the DC power supply unit is electrically connected to the tattoo machine to output the square wave power or the DC power.
US12132395B2	Rotating electrical machine control device A rotating electrical machine control device is applied to a system including a power conversion circuit electrically connected to a rotating electrical machine, and a capacitor electrically connected to an input side of the power conversion circuit. The rotating electrical machine control device includes a determination unit that determines a switching mode of the power conversion circuit in which a ripple current flowing through the capacitor is reflected, based on an operating area of the rotating electrical machine, and an operation unit that operates the power conversion circuit such that the switching mode of the power conversion circuit is the switching mode determined by the determination unit.
US12132393B2	Adapting split-transistor switching power supply based on condition Techniques for controlling a switching converter. In an example, the converter includes a switching element and a logic circuit. The switching element includes a plurality of parallel-coupled transistors. The logic circuit is configured to initially provide one or more gate drive signals to one or more of the parallel-coupled transistors, respectively, but not to all of the transistors. After a delay period, the logic circuit is further configured to provide a respective gate drive signal to all or an otherwise larger number of the transistors. The initially-provided one or more gate signals is/are based on one or more conditions associated with the converter, such as RdsOn associated with the switching element and/or temperature. In this manner, a switching transistor that is adaptively-sized based on the condition(s) is initially switched to damp ringing, and a larger switching transistor (e.g., all transistors in parallel) is subsequently switched for low conduction loss.
US12132390B2	Electronic circuit unit and battery pack An electronic circuit unit includes a trigger circuit and a circuit module. The trigger circuit includes a semiconductor switching element configured to output a switching pulse signal in response to an external trigger signal, a load resistor for the semiconductor switching element, a one-shot pulse circuit configured to convert the switching pulse signal into a one-shot pulse with a predetermined pulse width, and a forcible-reset circuit connected to an input side of the semiconductor switching element. The one-shot pulse circuit includes a coupling capacitor connected to an input side of the semiconductor switching element and a charging resistor for the coupling capacitor. The pulse width of the one-shot pulse is determined by a time constant of the coupling capacitor and the charging resistor. The forcible-reset circuit is configured to temporarily input an on-voltage to the semiconductor switching element so as to forcibly switch the circuit module to the operating mode.
US12132386B2	Integrated circuit with low power mode management In described examples, an integrated circuit (IC) includes an isolation, an input/output (IO), and a low power mode (LPM) control logic. The isolation includes a level shift with pull-down configured to weakly pull down the voltage of signals that travel through the isolation. The IO includes an input and a physical connector for coupling to a power management IC. The IO provides an asserted-low LPM enable signal to the physical connector in response to the IO input. An output of the LPM control logic is coupled via the isolation to the input of the IO. The LPM control logic provides a high voltage signal to the input of the IO as a default during power on reset (POR) of the IC. The pull-down pulls the LPM enable signal voltage to the asserted low voltage in response to a voltage of the LPM enable signal falling below a threshold.
US12132385B2	Control circuit, resonant converter and integrated circuit control chip A control circuit for a resonant converter, can include: a feedforward circuit configured to generate a feedforward current; a charge feedback circuit configured to receive a resonant current sampling signal representing a resonant current of the resonant converter in a first mode to generate a charge feedback signal, and to receive the resonant current sampling signal and the feedforward current together to generate the charge feedback signal in a second mode; and a driving control circuit configured to generate driving signals according to the charge feedback signal and a first threshold signal, in order to control switching states of power transistors of the resonant converter, where the first threshold signal is generated according to an error compensation signal representing an error information between a feedback signal of an output signal of the resonant converter and a reference signal.
US12132382B2	Electrical machine with heat sinks which are separated from one another An electrical machine, in particular an electronically commutated machine, includes a housing and a controller accommodated in the housing. The controller is configured to drive the machine to generate a magnetic rotating field. The housing has a housing cup, which surrounds a hollow space, and a housing cover. The machine has an end plate accommodated in the housing cup. The end plate is thermally conductively connected to the housing cup. The machine also has a cooling panel thermally conductively connected to the housing cup and to at least one component, or to a plurality of components, of the control unit. The machine has an inverter comprising semiconductor switches. The semiconductor switches are thermally conductively connected to the end plate. The end plate and the cooling panel enclose a portion of the hollow space.
US12132381B2	Air gap scavenging system for oil cooled electric motor Systems for removing excess coolant oil and air from a radial air gap between a stator and a rotor of an electric motor are provided. In one example, the systems may include a ring covering the radial air gap, the ring configured to route coolant out of the radial air gap via one or more channels.
US12132380B2	Air extraction and heat dissipation structure for paper An air extraction and heat dissipation structure for paper shredders, wherein the outer wall of the main handle is inlaid with switch button, the right side of the handle is connected with the power cord hook, the end of the handle is fixed with the connecting rod, and the bottom end of the rod is connected with a main body. The motor is arranged on the inner side of the heat dissipation port, the end of the motor is connected with the dust suction device, at the lower left end of which the dust storage chamber is arranged, and a dust suction channel is fixed at the right end of the chamber. The bottom end of the channel is connected with rollers, the left side of the rollers is provided with a suction cup, and the surface of the suction cup is provided with a dust suction port for paper shredders.
US12132375B2	Electric motor An electric motor (2) has a base motor module (3) and an electronic module (18) which is electrically and mechanically connected to the base motor module (3) and comprises an electronics housing (12). The base motor module (3) comprises a flange plate (8) which forms an interference fit with the electronics housing (12). The flange plate (8) may have an opening (36) with a circumferential collar (39) which engages in a fastening passage (35) of the electronics housing (12) and forms the interference fit with the electronics housing (12).
US12132371B2	Stator In a stator, a stator winding is provided in a stator core and includes phase windings. A neutral-point bus bar is connected to a coil end portion of the stator winding in a radial direction thereof. The coil end portion includes first and second end portions that are joined together. The first tip end portion extends in a fixed direction in the circumferential direction. The second tip end portion extends in a direction opposite the fixed direction in the circumferential direction. The neutral-point bus bar includes a main body portion extending in the circumferential direction and connection portions extending in the radial direction from the main body portion. The connection portions are respectively connected to the phase windings in a state in which the connection portions do not protrude further towards a side opposite the stator core than the main body portion in the axial direction is.
US12132369B2	Winding with parallel wires and quad sections An electric machine includes a stator core and a multi-phase winding. The stator core includes a plurality of teeth defining a number of slots in the stator core. The multi-phase winding is positioned on the stator core and defines a number of poles, a plurality of parallel paths per phase, and a number of pole-turns for each parallel path. The number of pole-turns for each parallel path divided by the number of poles is a mixed number.
US12132368B2	Stator of an electric machine, method for producing same and electric machine A stator of an electric machine includes: a laminated stator core having sheet-metal blanks, which have slots; and stator windings, which are arranged in the slots of the laminated stator core together with slot insulation, such that, within the slots, a respective slot insulation is positioned between the sheet-metal blanks and the stator windings in order to electrically insulate the stator windings from a sheet-metal material of the sheet-metal blanks, and such that, when viewed in an axial direction, the stator windings protrude from the slots, project laterally with respect to the laminated stator core, and form winding overhangs laterally adjacent to the laminated stator core. When viewed in a radial direction, coolant flow channels are formed radially on an inside and/or radially on an outside, directly adjacent to the slots accommodating the stator windings. The stator windings accommodated in the slots of the laminated stator core are impregnated.
US12132367B2	Lubricant supported electric motor with electricalconductors functioning as an outer raceway An electric motor comprises a stator presenting a first surface. A rotor is rotatable relative to the stator. The rotor presents a rotor raceway disposed in spaced relationship with the first surface of the stator. The first surface of the stator defines a plurality of slots in spaced relationship with one another to define a plurality of spaced teeth between the slots. At least one electrical conductor is disposed in each of the slots and configured to selectively create a moving magnetic field for acting upon the rotor for providing rotational movement of the rotor. A portion of the at least one electrical conductor extends substantially into radial alignment with, or past the first surface of the stator to at least partially define a stator raceway of the stator for engaging the rotor raceway of the rotor during relative radial movement between the rotor and the stator.
US12132366B2	In-wheel working device An in-wheel working device including: a stator fixed to the inside of a housing, a rotor rotatably installed in the stator, a rotating part rotatably installed in the housing, and rotated with the rotor, a resolver fixing part fixed to the inside of the housing, and a resolver moving part. The resolver moving part includes a resolver rotor positioned outside the resolver fixing part and facing the resolver fixing part, and a cover part fixed to the rotating part and covering the resolver rotor.
US12132362B2	Electric jet engine Electric engine to provide thrust to fly an aircraft. Engine includes housing, air inlet, shaft, bladed rotor having a plurality of magnets secured on shaft, stator having plurality of coils positioned so as to interact with plurality of magnets and an exhaust nozzle. Powering coils causes interaction with magnets that results in bladed rotor rotating and pressurizing and accelerating air received via air inlet and expelling via exhaust nozzle to provide thrust. Engine may include generator having stator with coils secured to shaft via bearings and plurality of rotors with magnets secured to shaft to rotate with shaft. Magnets rotating past coils results in electric generation. Second hollow shaft may be mounted to shaft with bearings and generator may be located with hollow shaft. Second bladed rotor may be connected to, and rotate, second shaft. Engine may include ducts external to bladed rotor and fan to route air therein.
US12132358B2	Apparatus for facilitating propulsion of a vehicle An apparatus for facilitating propulsion of a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a housing with an interior space, an inlet, and an outlet, a propulsion mechanism, and a gimbal. The propulsion mechanism is disposed in the interior space and comprises and an upper rotor and a lower rotor rotatably mounted on a first portion and a second portion of a spindle. The upper rotor rotates in a first direction and the lower rotor rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction. Upper rotor blades have a first blade pitch and lower rotor blades have a second blade pitch opposite to the first blade pitch. The rotating of the upper rotor and the lower rotor creates a fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet for generating a directional thrust. The gimbal rotatably attaches the propulsion mechanism to the housing. The housing is rotatable for vectoring the directional thrust.
US12132357B2	Rotor for an electrical machine A rotor for an electrical machine may include a rotor shaft, a hollow inner shaft, two end discs, and at least one outlet opening for discharging cooling medium. The rotor shaft may be configured as a hollow shaft having an inner lateral surface. The inner shaft may be arranged in the rotor shaft and may include at least one opening at least in one axial center for ejecting cooling medium onto the inner lateral surface of the rotor shaft to cool the inner lateral surface. The two end disks may delimit an interior of the rotor shaft in an axial direction. Each of the two end disks may include a central through opening through which the inner shaft is guided. The at least one outlet opening may be disposed in at least one of (i) each of the two end disks and (ii) a lateral surface of the rotor shaft.
US12132356B2	Rotating electrical machine In a rotating electrical machine, a field generator includes a magnet unit and a cylindrical magnet holder. The magnet unit includes circular-arc magnets arranged in the circumferential direction. Each magnet has an outer peripheral surface. The magnet unit includes a magnet fastening member configured to fasten the magnets. Each magnet has first and second end surfaces in the circumferential direction. The first end surface of each magnet is located to be in contact with the magnet located adjacent to the first end surface thereof. The second end surface of each magnet is located to be in contact with the magnet located adjacent to the second end surface thereof. The magnet fastening member is wound around the outer peripheral surfaces of the circumferentially arranged magnets to radially and inwardly press the outer peripheral surfaces of the circumferentially arranged magnets.
US12132353B2	Rotor, synchronous reluctance motor, and rotor forming method A rotor includes a rotor core that is made of electromagnetic steel sheets rotating around a central axis and laminated in an axial direction, and that has multiple flux barriers penetrating the electromagnetic steel sheets along the axial direction. At least some of the multiple flux barriers are provided with a first penetrating portion and a second penetrating portion arranged in the radial direction, the first penetrating portion housing a magnet and the second penetrating portion housing a conductive non-magnetic conductor.
US12132351B2	Stator punching piece, motor, compressor and household appliance A stator punching piece, a motor, a compressor and a household appliance are provided. The stator punching piece has a rotor hole, a yoke and multiple stator teeth. The yoke is provided on an outer circumference of the stator punching piece. The teeth are provided at intervals along an inner circumference of the yoke. Each stator tooth has a tooth body and a tooth shoe. One end of the tooth body is connected with the yoke and the other end of the tooth body is connected with the tooth shoe. A side of the tooth shoe facing the rotor hole is provided with an adjusting groove, and a centerline of the tooth body divides the stator teeth into a first area and a second area.
US12132346B2	UPS module and UPS module control method The present disclosure comprises an alternating current-to-direct current converter for converting a commercial power current; a direct current-to-direct current converter for converting a battery current; a common output end at which the output end of the alternating current-to-direct current converter and the output end of the direct current-to-direct current converter are connected through a link capacitor having a preset bus voltage; a first circuit breaking part for opening or closing the current path between the common output end and a load; a second circuit breaking part for opening or closing the current path between the commercial power and the alternating current-to-direct current converter; a third circuit breaking part for opening or closing the current path between the battery and the direct current-to-direct current converter; and a control unit.
US12132345B2	Combination wind/solar DC power system A direct current power system. The direct current power system includes a direct current bus system, a solar power system, an energy storage system and a wind power system. The solar power system is configured to supply a first direct current power. The energy storage system has an input electrically coupled to the solar power system and is configured to supply a second direct current power at 380 volts to the direct current bus system. The wind power system includes is electrically coupled to the energy storage system and is configured to supply a third direct current power.
US12132340B2	Methods and systems for battery management The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for managing battery usage and charging In one aspect, a method is performed at a battery charging device that includes one or more processors and memory. The method includes receiving first battery life information for a first battery installed in an electronic device, receiving user demand information for the electronic device, and based on the first battery life information and the user demand information, adjusting a charging rate for a second battery electrically coupled to the battery charging device for charging, the second battery configured for use in the electronic device.
US12132336B2	Region energy management device and region energy management method This regional energy management device calculates the power interchange between consumers, on the basis of: storage battery level distribution indicating the relationship between storage battery levels and the position of storage batteries in a region at each time; excess or shortages of power for each consumer at each time, if a consumer has implemented a power supply equipment operation plan for fulfilling a consumer target index for that consumer; and an overall regional target index.
US12132335B2	Charging method and device, and device A charging device, method, and device are provided. The charging device may include a charging circuit that may include at least a first charging module and a second charging module. The charging device may include a switching circuit that may connect the first charging module and the second charging module. The switching circuit may control, in response to normal charging with the first charging module, the first charging module to enter a charging state or may control both the second charging module and the first charging module to enter the charging state, or may control, in response to abnormal charging with the first charging module, the second charging module to enter the charging state.
US12132328B2	Electronic device to improve the efficiency of wireless charging An electronic device to which a wireless charging system is applied is provided. The electronic device includes a battery, a charging circuit, and a circuit board configured to be electrically connected to the charging circuit and include a first portion and a second portion disposed adjacent to the first portion, wherein a first coil, a second coil, and a resonance coil are disposed in the first portion of the circuit board, the first coil being disposed outside the second coil, and the resonance coil being disposed inside the second coil, and wherein a third coil and a resonance capacitor are disposed in the second portion of the circuit board, the resonance capacitor being disposed inside the third coil, and the resonance coil and the resonance capacitor being electrically connected to each other to generate a designated resonance.
US12132325B2	Wireless power transmitter with removable magnetic connector panel A power transmitter for wireless power transfer includes a control and communications unit, an inverter circuit, at least one coil, a shielding, a housing, and a removable front plate. The housing is configured to house, at least in part, one or more of the control and communications unit, the invertor circuit, the at least one coil, the shielding, or combinations thereof. The removable front plate is configured to mechanically connect to the housing, the removable front plate including at least one magnet, the at least one magnet configured to attract a receiver magnet when a power receiver is proximate to the removable front plate.
US12132319B2	Partial-resonant converters for PV applications A partial-resonant converter is provided herein and comprises a partial resonant link formed by a magnetizing link inductor connected in parallel with a first capacitor on a primary winding side of a transformer and a second capacitor on a secondary winding side of the transformer, a pair of series connected switches coupled across the magnetizing link inductor and the first capacitor, and a plurality of forward conducting bidirectional blocking switches that connect an input source and an output load to the magnetizing link inductor during operation.
US12132318B2	Solar power generation network shut-off unit and a solar power generation network shut-off system provided with same A solar power generation network shut-off unit is disposed between a plurality of solar power generation modules and a power conditioner, shuts off the supply of power the power generation modules to the power conditioner when an emergency shut-off button is pressed, and comprises a first circuit breaker, second circuit breakers, and a power supply line. When the first circuit breaker detects that the emergency shut-off button has been pressed, the supply of power from the first circuit breaker to the second circuit breakers is halted, and the supply of power from the solar power generation modules through the power line is shut off at the second circuit breakers.
US12132313B2	Hybrid power generation system with power output smoothing operation According to some embodiments, system and method are provided comprising calculating an output power setpoint for a thermal generation system for a first calculation cycle of a time window having at least one calculation cycle; calculating a net demand for dispatchable power to satisfy a required load demand after calculating an available renewable power generation; determining, responsive to determining that the net demand for dispatchable power exceeds the output power setpoint for the thermal generation system, whether a discharge power of an energy storage device satisfies a power gap; generating, responsive to determining that the discharge power is not larger than a power rating, a discharge command to discharge the energy storage device at the discharge power; and increasing, responsive to determining that the discharge of the energy storage device fails to satisfy the power gap, the output power setpoint for the thermal generation system for the first calculation cycle.
US12132308B2	Electrostatic protection circuit An electrostatic protection circuit includes: a monitoring circuit configured to generate a trigger signal in response to an electrostatic pulse being present on the power supply pad; a discharge transistor connected between the power supply pad and the ground pad and configured to be turned on under control of the trigger signal and discharge electrostatic discharging charges to the ground pad; and a delay circuit having an input terminal connected to an output terminal of the monitoring circuit, and an output terminal connected to a control terminal of the discharge transistor, where the delay circuit is configured to perform delay processing on the electrostatic protection circuit in a first state and turn off the discharge transistor in a second state.
US12132306B2	BRCT clamping absorption circuit with short circuit protection Disclosed is a BRCT clamping absorption circuit with short circuit protection, which relates to the technical field of short-circuit protection, includes a load module, a short-circuit detection module, a short-circuit protection module, a spike absorption module, a rectifying module, a clamping module and a main control module, wherein, the spike absorption module is connected with the load module, the rectifying module is connected with the spike absorption module, and the clamping module is connected with the rectifying module to form a clamping absorption protection for a spike voltage; the main control module is connected with the short-circuit detection module, and is used for controlling the on-off of a load regulator according to the short-circuit signal.
US12132304B2	Over-energy protection circuit, residual current device, electronic device, and power distribution box An over-energy protection circuit, a residual current device, an electronic device, and a power distribution box. The protection circuit has relatively high operating reliability, and includes: a first over-energy absorption circuit, a second over-energy absorption circuit, and a residual current determining circuit. The first over-energy absorption circuit receives a first electrical signal output from a current transformer; and when a voltage value of the first electrical signal is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold, performs step-down processing on the first electrical signal to obtain a second electrical signal, and outputs the second electrical signal to the second over-energy absorption circuit; or when a voltage value of the first electrical signal is less than a first preset threshold, outputs the first electrical signal to the second over-energy absorption circuit.
US12132302B2	Circuit assembly Disclosed is a circuit assembly having a novel structure that enables circuit components to be laid out in a lower case with high design flexibility and higher spatial efficiency. A circuit assembly includes: a lower case for accommodating lower circuit components; an upper case for covering the lower case; upper circuit components attached to the upper case, and a fastening member holder for holding a fastening member for fixing the upper circuit components to the upper case, the fastening member holder being provided in the upper case.
US12132301B2	Electrical junction box An electrical junction box includes a case body having a plurality of connector portions, a power supply side circuit board accommodated in the case body and a spare connector mounting portion provided in an upper portion of the case body and configured such that a spare connector is attached to and detached from the spare connector mounting portion. The spare connector includes a fuse configured to electrically connect the power supply side circuit board to a device side terminal connected to an end of an electric wire configured to be electrically connected to an electronic device.
US12132291B2	External-cavity laser device, corresponding system and method A laser device (100), comprising: a source of electromagnetic radiation (S) that comprises at least one reflecting surface (RS), said source (S) being configured to generate a light beam that follows an optical path (OPa; OP) external to said source (S); a dispersive stage (6) located outside said source (S) along said optical path (OP) of said light beam generated by said source (S), said dispersive stage (6) comprising at least one axis of reflection that forms an angle (Θ; cp) with said optical path (OPa; OP) of said light beam and being configured to reflect: at least a first spectral portion of said light beam generated by said source (S) towards said source (S); and a second spectral portion of said light generated by the source (S) along said axis of reflection, wherein said at least one reflecting surface (RS) and said dispersive stage (6) form at least one variable-length external optical cavity (RS, L, 6); at least one collimating lens (C) located along said optical path (OPa; OP) and configured to collimate said light beam coming from said source (S); a collimator module (3), in which said source (S) and said at least one collimating lens (C) are mounted; and an actuator (24) configured to vary a length (L) of said a variable-length external optical cavity (RS, L, 6). In said device: said actuator (24) is mechanically coupled to said collimator module (3); and said actuator (24) is configured to vary the length (L) of said at least one external optical cavity of the variable-length gain medium (RS, L, 6) by moving said collimator (3).
US12132290B2	Fiber amplifier having dual output laser diode A dual output laser diode may include first and second end facets and an active section. The first and second end facets have low reflectivity. The active section is positioned between the first end facet and the second end facet. The active section is configured to generate light that propagates toward each of the first and second end facets. The first end facet is configured to transmit a majority of the light that reaches the first end facet through the first end facet. The second end facet is configured to transmit a majority of the light that reaches the second end facet through the second end facet.
US12132289B2	Copper electrode material A copper electrode material comprising Cu and unavoidable impurities, wherein the content of the unavoidable impurities is 1 ppm by mass or less and the average crystal grain diameter is 100 μm or less. A copper-containing electrode material having improved corrosion resistance is provided by the copper electrode material.
US12132286B2	Connector system for a component in a power management system in a motor vehicle The present disclosure relates to a connector system that provides a sealed and grounded electrical connection for a component of a power management system, like those found in a battery-powered motor vehicle. The connector system includes a male connector assembly and an adaptor assembly. The adaptor assembly includes: (i) a capacitor assembly, (ii) a female terminal assembly, and (iii) a busbar assembly. An internal electrical connection state is defined when: (a) the female terminal assembly is electrically coupled to the capacitor assembly, (b) the capacitor assembly is electrically coupled to the busbar assembly, and (c) the busbar assembly is electrically coupled to an extent of the component of the power management system. In the internal electrical connection state, the electrical couplings are sealed from the external environment which increases the operating life, durability and reliability of the adaptor assembly, the connector system and the power management system component.
US12132281B2	Connector and a mating connector with respective sheild portions A connector assembly comprises a connector and a mating connector mateable with each other. The connector comprises a first terminal, a second terminal and a shield portion. The shield portion is located between the first terminal and the second terminal in the pitch direction. The mating connector comprises a first mating terminal, a second mating terminal and a mating shield portion. The mating shield portion is located between the first mating terminal and the second mating terminal in the pitch direction. One of the shield portion and the mating shield portion has a plate portion, and a remaining one of the shield portion and the mating shield portion has a mating plate portion. Under the mated state, a position of the plate portion in the pitch direction is equal to or overlaps with another position of the mating plate portion in the pitch direction.
US12132277B2	Interchangeable UV light system and docking port for UV light devices An LED light device can be securely engaged on one of its ends with a docking port that includes electrical and coolant fluid fittings for the LED light device. The docking port can include a connection body, a plurality of fittings disposed on a common side of the connection body, a release lever and a guide rail. The plurality of fittings can include a first fitting configured to mate with the electrical fitting of the LED light device and a second fitting configured to mate with the first coolant fitting of the LED light device. The guide rail can extend forwardly from the connection body away from the common side of the connection body. The guide rail can slide in a channel defined in a sidewall of the LED light device. The release lever can be moved between a locked position and an unlocked position.
US12132275B2	Electrical plug connector An electrical plug connector, in particular a built-in plug connector, for mounting on the rear side of a device wall, control panel, or the like includes a housing with least one insertion opening for a complementary plug connector, preferably a cable plug, wherein a projecting connecting flange protrudes on the insertion-side end of the housing, which connecting flange has through holes for feeding through fasteners. A seal with a central cutout in the region of the insertion opening has passages for feeding through the fasteners. The insertion-side surface of the connecting flange as well as all insertion-side structures inside the boundary of the connecting flange are covered by the seal.
US12132274B2	Connector for fitting with a docking connector comprising an electrical module plug and additional module plugs The disclosure relates to a connector for fitting with a docking connector comprising an electrical module plug and additional module plugs, the connector comprising a housing, the housing comprising a first receiving portion concavely provided with a socket from the front wall toward the rear wall of the housing and a second receiving portion provided on the front wall. The connector further comprises a terminal comprising a terminal head portion and a terminal connecting portion which are connected to each other, the terminal head portion being bent at an angle with respect to the terminal connecting portion, such that the terminal head portion is provided in the second receiving portion for connecting to the additional module plugs and the terminal connecting portion is provided on an outer surface of one of the two side walls. The connector can be compatible with additional applications while being suitable for standard applications.
US12132271B2	Device with disposable element The construction of a medical device having a disposable element is disclosed. Detachable elements comprising a body having a retention feature, an electrical contactor, and sensors are also disclosed. Further disclosed are detachable elements comprising a body having a hole and a retention pocket, an electrical contactor, and a printed circuit board assembly (PCB) in contact with the innermost surface of the body that forms the retention pocket. Further disclosed are detachable elements comprising a body having an opening and a printed film comprising conductive elements, where the conductive elements comprise a sensor configured to be aligned with the opening to expose the sensor. Further disclosed are reusable components having matching retention features.
US12132265B2	Meta-structure antenna array Examples disclosed herein relate to methods and apparatuses for an antenna structure having reactance control of an array of radiating elements to achieve radiation beam tilting.
US12132263B2	Circular and linearly polarized antenna An antenna includes a control unit and first to Nth antenna elements. N is an integer that is four or more. The control unit controls input of signals to each antenna element. Among each antenna element, open ends of the second to Nth antenna elements extend in directions different from a direction in which the first antenna element extends. Among signals input to each antenna element, signals input to the second to Nth antenna elements have phases different from a phase of a signal input to the first antenna element. The control unit controls a state to be in a first state, where signals are input to each antenna element to radiate a circularly polarized wave in a first direction or a second state, where signals are input to one or more of the antenna elements to radiate a linearly polarized wave in a direction different from the first direction.
US12132262B2	Machine learning-based antenna array validation, prototyping and optimization An example method of estimating the angular resolution of antenna array comprises: receiving a plurality of values of magnitude and phase of a radio frequency (RF) signal for each antenna element of a plurality of antenna elements comprised by an antenna array; performing, by a machine learning model, a feature extraction operation to transform the plurality of values of magnitude and phase into a plurality of data points in a reduced-dimension space; clustering, by the machine learning model, the plurality of data points into a plurality of clusters; and computing, based on the clustered data points, an angular resolution value for the antenna array.
US12132260B2	Flexible polymer antenna with multiple ground resonators The disclosure concerns an antenna assembly having a substrate with an antenna radiating element and a ground conductor disposed on the substrate, the ground conductor further characterized by a plurality of ground resonators, wherein a length associated with each of the ground resonators increases as the ground resonators are distanced from the antenna radiating element. Additionally, a coaxial cable is routed around the antenna assembly for configuring the coaxial cable as an additional ground resonator associated with the antenna assembly. The resulting antenna provides wide band performance between 700 MHz and 2700 MHz with improved efficiency compared with conventional antennas.
US12132259B2	Wireless communication device A wireless communication device is provided. The wireless communication device includes a circuit substrate, an antenna cover, a first antenna array and a first power divider. The first antenna array is arranged between the circuit substrate and the antenna cover. The first antenna array includes two first antenna elements and two second antenna elements. The first antenna elements are disposed on a first surface of the circuit substrate. The second antenna elements are arranged on the antenna cover and correspond to the first antenna elements, respectively. Each of the second antenna elements and a corresponding one of the first antenna elements are separated from and coupled to each other. In response to the two first antenna elements being fed with a first signal provided by a signal source from the first power divider, the first antenna array is configured to generate a radiation pattern having a first polarization direction.
US12132258B2	Decoupled dipole configuration for enabling enhanced packing density for multiband antennas Disclosed is a decoupling dipole structure that renders a midband dipole effectively transparent to a nearby lowband dipole. This not only improves the beam quality in the lowband without sacrificing beam quality in the midband, it also enables different lowband dipoles to be employed to customize the lowband performance of the multiband antenna without requiring a redesign of the midband dipoles or of the array face.
US12132257B1	Reconfigurable planar MIMO antenna system A reconfigurable, dual-band, MIMO antenna apparatus, a planar MIMO antenna system utilizing the antenna apparatus, and a method of transmitting and receiving a signal by the antenna apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a dielectric planar substrate, a first element, a second element, two varactor diodes per element, and a microstrip feed-line. The first element and the second element each have slotted concentric annular rings. The second element is separated on the dielectric planar substrate from the first element, but is coplanar on the dielectric planar substrate with the first element. The two varactor diodes are placed in series with biasing circuitry, the biasing circuitry including RF chokes and current-limiting resistors. The microstrip feed-line feeds both antenna elements. The dual-band antenna elements can each be independently and concurrently tunable to two signal frequencies bands.
US12132254B2	Impedance matching film for radio wave absorber, impedance matching film-attached film for radio wave absorber, radio wave absorber, and laminate for radio wave absorber An impedance matching film 10 includes a metallic element and a non-metallic element. The impedance matching film 10 has a thickness of 10 to 200 nm. The impedance matching film 10 has a sheet resistance of 200 Ω/□ or more. In the impedance matching film 10, the content of an oxygen atom is less than 50% in terms of the number of atoms.
US12132253B2	Near-grazing retroreflectors for polarization A metasurface includes a dielectric material, a ground plane on a back side of the dielectric material; and at least one conductive element on a top surface of the dielectric material, wherein the at least one conductive element includes at least one of a ground-backed dipole or a slot array.
US12132250B2	Antenna module and electronic device including the same Electronic devices including an antenna module and the antenna module are presented. The electronic devices may include a housing, a wireless communication module, a plurality of slits provided in the housing, and an antenna module disposed inside the housing to correspond to the plurality of slits and operatively connected to the wireless communication module. The antenna module may include a printed circuit board, a plurality of conductive patches disposed on a first surface of the printed circuit board, and an RFIC disposed on a second surface of the printed circuit board. The plurality of conductive patches are configured to be disposed in the plurality of slits. As a result, it is possible to secure a space for disposing different electronic components included in the electronic device.
US12132243B2	Fuel cell stack, fuel cell device and motor vehicle with a fuel cell device A fuel cell stack has a plurality of fuel cells arranged in a row, each of them comprising a membrane separating the electrodes, with ports for the respective supply and drainage of a fuel and an oxidizer and with a tensioning device for pressing the fuel cells together, wherein the tensioning device is formed by a band and spring system having an integrated force transducer, the signal of which can be relayed to a controller for determining the moisture content based on the moisture-dependent swelling behavior of the membrane of each fuel cell. A fuel cell device with such a fuel cell stack as well as a motor vehicle having such a fuel cell device are also provided.
US12132235B2	Fuel cell separator A fuel cell separator which is obtained by molding a composition that contains a carbonaceous material and a resin, and which is provided with a sealing part and a groove that serves as a gas flow channel on one surface or both surfaces. This fuel cell separator is configured such that the arithmetic mean heights Sa of the surface of the sealing part and the bottom surface and the peak of the groove on at least one surface are 0.50-1.60 μm and the profile peak heights Spk thereof are 1.50 μm or less as determined in accordance with ISO 25178-2 (2012). Consequently, this fuel cell separator has good hydrophilicity and good adhesion to a gasket.
US12132225B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator includes; a porous base material; a first filler layer which contains phosphate particles as a primary component and is arranged on one surface of the base material; and a second filler layer which is arranged on the other surface of the base material and which contains at least one type of compound selected from the group consisting of an aromatic polyamide, an aromatic polyimide and an aromatic polyamideimide. The BET specific surface area of the phosphate particles is 5-100 m2/g. The content of the aforementioned compounds in the second filler layer 32 is 15 mass % or more.
US12132223B2	Apparatus for mitigation of thermal event propagation for battery systems Apparatus for mitigating propagation of thermal events between battery cells within a battery module assembly (10) is provided. The apparatus comprises one or more of several features that function to prevent a runaway thermal event within one battery cell (48) from triggering a fire or other thermal event within another battery cell within the battery module assembly (10). The apparatus may comprise one or more of: (i) a compressive wrap (88) applied to a battery cell (48); (ii) a layered barrier material (104) positioned between adjacent battery cells (48); (iii) silicone rubber supports (94) positioned adjacent the battery terminals (62, 64), (iv) a light-weight, fire-resistant housing composite panel, and (v) rupturable diaphragms (36) configured to vent gases and ejecta from a battery cell undergoing a thermal event.
US12132217B2	Battery module, battery pack, apparatus, and method and device for manufacturing battery module The present application discloses a battery module, a battery pack, an apparatus, and a method and device for manufacturing a battery module. The battery module includes n first-type battery cells and m second-type battery cells, n≥1, m≥1, and the n first-type battery cells and them second-type battery cells are arranged and satisfy: VED1>VED2, ΔF1>ΔF2, and (ΔF1×n+ΔF2×m)/(n+m)≤0.8×ΔF1, where VED1, VED2, ΔF1 and ΔF2 are respectively defined in the description.
US12132215B2	Battery cell and battery module including the same Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof by heat fusion; an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case via the sealing portion; and a lead film located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode lead, wherein the lead film has a dented portion recessed toward an inside of the battery case, and the dented portion is opened toward an outside of the battery case.
US12132208B2	Porous metal-ion affinity material A battery includes an electrolyte, a metal anode and a cathode. The metal anode includes a porous material disposed thereon to protect the metal anode. The porous material has a zeta potential with a magnitude of at least above 15 mV in the electrolyte. The porous material can include a cross-linked polymer having segments with polar functional groups. Examples of polar functional groups include, but are not limited to, those comprising one or more among O, N, P, S, and B.
US12132206B1	Method for preparing electro-conductive polymer binding agent and application The present disclosure specifically relates to a method for preparing an electro-conductive polymer binding agent and an application, the method including the following steps: (1) dissolving 1,3,5,7-tetrakis(4-aminophenyl)adamantane and polyacrylic acid (PAA) in deionized water to form a solution A; (2) dissolving ammonium persulfate (APS) in deionized water to form a solution B; (3) mixing the solution A with the solution B to complete polymerization and cross-linking reactions, and performing vacuum filtration and washing to obtain a hydrogel; and (4) drying the hydrogel obtained in step (3) under vacuum conditions to obtain an electro-conductive polymer binding agent. Lithium-ion batteries obtained in the present disclosure feature high capacity, high cycle stability, and long service life.
US12132205B2	Lithium composite anode, method of fabricating the same, and lithium secondary battery including the same Provided is a lithium composite anode including a metal film, and lithium ion conductors and electron conductors dispersed on one surface of the metal film, wherein portions of the lithium ion conductors and electron conductors are impregnated into the metal film from the one surface of the metal film.
US12132198B2	Cathode active material for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to embodiments of the present invention includes a lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle including a plurality of primary particles, and the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle includes a lithium-sulfur-containing portion formed between the primary particles. Thereby, it is possible to improve life-span properties and capacity properties by preventing the layer structure deformation of the primary particles and removing residual lithium.
US12132192B2	Direct coating of electrodes in silicon-dominant anode cells Systems and methods are provided for high volume roll-to-roll direct coating of electrodes for silicon-dominant anode cells. A slurry that includes silicon particles and a binder material may be applied to a current collector film, and the slurry may be processed to form a precursor composite film coated on the current collector film. The current collector film with the coated precursor composite film may be rolled into a precursor composite roll. A heat treatment may be applied to the current collector film with the coated precursor composite film in an environment including nitrogen gas, to convert the coated precursor composite film to a pyrolyzed composite film coated on the current collector film. The heat treatment may include applying the heat treatment to the precursor composite roll in whole and/or applying the heat treatment to the current collector film with the coated precursor composite film as it is continuously fed.
US12132191B2	Method for applying a functional compound on sulfur particles The present disclosure is related to a method for applying a functional compound on sulfur particles by means of an atmospheric pressure plasma discharge including a gas or an activated gas flow resulting from the atmospheric pressure plasma discharge. The coating composition includes an inorganic electrically conductive compound, an electrically conductive carbon compound, an organic precursor compound of a conjugated polymer, a precursor of a hybrid organic-inorganic compound, or a mixture, and the functional compound provides the sulfur particles with an electrically conductive surface.
US12132186B2	Battery and cooling device system A battery and cooling device system comprising a thermal battery and a cooling device including a boiler, a condenser, a vapor tube, a reaction container, and a siphon. The boiler boils a solvent via heat drawn from the battery. The condenser condenses the vaporized solvent. The vapor tube connects the boiler to the reaction container so that the vaporized solvent travels through the vapor tube from the boiler into the condenser. The reaction container receives the liquidated solvent from the condenser so that the liquidated solvent interacts with a solute in the reaction container to effect an endothermic reaction to further draw heat from the battery. The siphon connects the reaction container to the boiler and drains the liquid solvent from the reaction container into the boiler once a predetermined amount of liquid solvent fills the reaction container.
US12132184B2	Liquid cooling plug-in assembly, liquid cooling plug-in device, and battery pack assembly A liquid cooling plug-in assembly, a liquid cooling plug-in device, and a battery pack assembly are provided. The liquid cooling plug-in assembly includes a first fixed plate, a floating plate, at least one first elastic member, and a plurality of plug-in members, the plurality of plug-in members are all connected to the floating plate, the first fixed plate is provided with a movement cavity therein, the floating plate and the first elastic member are both located in the movement cavity, and the floating plate is in floating connection with the first fixed plate by means of the first elastic member.
US12132183B2	Mechanical and thermal system for a modular battery with power electronics components A method for producing a mechanical and thermal system for a modular battery. The system has a module, which involves a module housing of the module being connected, on a thermally conductive module side, to a cooling apparatus. The module includes an energy storage unit and a power electronics unit, arranged on a circuit board, which are thermally isolated from each other by a first and a second thermally conductive element, which dissipates heat to the module side thermally connected to the cooling apparatus, and are integrated in the module housing, by virtue of the energy storage unit being connected to the first thermally conductive element, which contacts the module side connected to the cooling apparatus, and by virtue of the circuit board and the energy storage unit having the second thermally conductive element arranged between them, which second thermally conductive element contacts the module side connected to the cooling apparatus.
US12132181B1	Smart cooling system for battery energy storage system Aspects of the disclosure provide for smart cooling of a battery energy storage system. An example smart cooling controller may include a weather forecaster, an energy cost forecaster, a state of charge forecaster, and a battery usage forecaster. The example smart cooling controller may be configured to determine one or more times to cool the battery energy storage system based on a weather forecast, an energy cost forecast, a state of charge, and a battery usage forecast, and to control a cooling system to cool the battery energy storage system at the one or more times.
US12132173B2	Secondary battery A secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode alternately stacked and wound about a central axis. A first non-coating portion that is not coated with an electrode active material protrudes farther than the separator in a first direction along the central axis and a second non-coating portion that is not coated with the electrode active material protrudes farther than the separator in a second, opposite direction along the central axis. The first non-coating portion contacts a first connection part disposed on an end of a first can of the battery, and the second non-coating portion contacts a second connection part disposed on an end of a second can. At least one of the first connection part or the second connection part comprises a protrusion having a shape protruding towards the electrode assembly.
US12132172B2	Electrolyte for lithium-metal battery having improved stability An electrolyte capable of lip roving the stability of a lithium-metal battery is provided. The electrolyte includes an organic solvent, a cosolvent, which is different from the organic solvent and includes a fluorine-based compound, and an additive having a lower lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) value than the organic solvent.
US12132169B2	Corrugated structural zinc batteries having a solid-state electrolyte A composite solid electrolyte for a solid-state electrochemical cell is provided. The electrolyte may include a plurality of aramid nanofibers, such as a branched aramid nanofiber network, an ionically conductive polymer, such as poly(ethylene oxide) or quaternary ammonia functionalized polyvinyl alcohol (QAFPVA), and an optional divalent ion salt. The electrolyte is particularly suitable for use with zinc ions, where the divalent ion salt may comprise zinc trifluoromethanesulfonate Zn(CF3SO3)2. An electrochemical cell or battery is provided incorporating such a composite solid electrolyte that cycles ions, such as zinc ions or hydroxide ions, suppresses or minimizes dendrite formation, while having good ionic conductivity and being flexible. This flexibility provides the ability to create deformations in the electrochemical cell, such as protrusions and recesses that may define a corrugated pattern. Such a battery may be a rechargeable structural battery with a corrugated surface profile that can be used to form load-bearing structural components.
US12132167B2	Multi-phase electrolyte film and method of making the same A multi-phase electrolyte film includes a first phase comprising a metal oxide, wherein the metal oxide is amorphous, crystalline, or a glass; and a second phase comprising a lithium salt having a decomposition temperature in air of greater than 200° C. or a lithium halide. The first phase is dispersed in the second phase and has an average particle size of 5 to 200 nanometers. Methods for the manufacture of the electrolyte film are also disclosed.
US12132163B2	Method for manufacturing secondary battery and secondary battery The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a secondary battery and a secondary battery. The method for manufacturing the secondary battery comprises an accommodation step of accommodating an electrode assembly in an accommodation part of a battery case, a vent membrane mounting step of mounting a vent membrane on a discharge hole, which passes between the inside and outside of the battery case, in the battery case, and a case sealing step of sealing the battery case, wherein the vent membrane allows only a gas to pass through the discharge hole of the battery case, but blocks a liquid.
US12132159B2	Light emitting diode (LED) package and illuminating device including the same A light-emitting diode (LED) package includes a package substrate, an LED chip disposed on a first surface of the package substrate, and a first external connection pad and a second external connection pad disposed on a second surface of the package substrate opposite the first surface. The first external connection pad includes a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side, the first side being parallel to the second side, and the third side being parallel to the fourth side. The first side is spaced farther from a center of the package substrate than the second side. A length of the first side is shorter than a length of the second side.
US12132158B2	Optoelectronic component with a transparent bond between two joining partners and method of manufacturing the same In an embodiment an optoelectronic component includes a first joining partner including an LED chip with a structured light-emitting surface and a compensation layer applied to the light-emitting surface, wherein the compensation layer has a surface facing away from the light-emitting surface and spaced apart from the light-emitting surface, and wherein the surface forms a first connecting surface, a second joining partner having a second connecting surface, the first and second connecting surfaces being arranged such that they face each other and a bonding layer made of a film of low-melting glass having a layer thickness of not more than 1 μm, wherein the bonding layer bonds the first and second connecting surfaces together, wherein the structure of the light-emitting surface is embedded in the compensation layer, and wherein the first and second connecting surfaces are smooth such that their surface roughness, expressed as center-line roughness, is less than or equal to 50 nm.
US12132150B2	Light emitting unit and display device An electronic device includes: a semiconductor layer; and a protecting layer disposed on the semiconductor layer, wherein the protecting layer has a region in which oxygen atomic percentages decrease toward the semiconductor layer.
US12132149B2	Micro light-emitting device and display apparatus thereof A micro light-emitting device includes an epitaxial structure. The epitaxial structure has a bottom surface and includes a plurality of grooves, and the grooves are located on the bottom surface. Each of the grooves includes a plurality of sub-grooves, and the sub-grooves define an inner wall of each of the grooves. A ratio of a size of each of the grooves to a size of each of the sub-grooves is greater than 1 and less than or equal to 4000.
US12132146B2	P-type doping in GaN LEDs for high speed operation at low current densities A GaN based LED, with an active region of the LED containing one or more quantum wells (QWs), with the QWs separated by higher energy barriers, with some of the barriers doped and some of the barriers not doped, may be driven at high data rates with low drive current densities. Preferably the barriers that are not doped are the barriers closest to one side of a p region or an n region of the LED. With Mg doping, preferably the barriers that are not doped are the barriers closest to the p region of the LED.
US12132144B2	Manufacturing method of electronic element module A manufacturing method of an electronic element module is provided. The method includes: disposing a plurality of first micro-light-emitting diodes on a first temporary substrate; and replacing at least one defective micro-light-emitting diode of the first micro-light-emitting diodes with at least one second micro-light-emitting diode. The first micro-light-emitting diodes and at least one second micro-light-emitting diode are distributed on the first temporary substrate. The first micro-light-emitting diodes and at least one second micro-light-emitting diode have same properties, and at least one of the appearance difference, the height difference and the orientation difference exists between the first micro-light-emitting diodes and at least one second micro-light-emitting diode. A semiconductor structure and a display panel are also provided.
US12132140B2	Ink containing light-emitting elements and method of fabricating display device using the same An ink includes a solvent, and light-emitting elements dispersed in the solvent, each of the light-emitting elements comprising semiconductor layers and an insulating film partially surrounding outer surfaces of the semiconductor layers, wherein the solvent has Hansen solubility parameters of a polarity parameter between about 4 and about 9 and a hydrogen bonding parameter between about 6 and about 11.
US12132132B2	Semiconductor body, avalanche photodiode and method for fabricating a semiconductor body A semiconductor body comprises a buried layer of a first type of conductivity, a first region of the first type of conductivity, a shallow region of a second type of conductivity at a first surface of the semiconductor body, a sinker of the first type of conductivity located at the first surface of the semiconductor body, and a separating region of the first type of conductivity encircling at least one of the sinker and the buried layer. The first region is between the buried layer and the shallow region.
US12132128B2	Back-contact cell with isolation grooves specifically disposed and preparation method thereof A back-contact cell with isolation grooves specifically disposed and a preparation method thereof. The back-contact cell includes: a silicon substrate having, on a back side, a polished region and a textured region disposed alternately along an X-axis direction of the back side, a first semiconductor layer disposed on the polished region, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the textured region. The back-contact cell further includes a conductive film layer and a conductive mask layer sequentially disposed outwardly along a Z-axis direction of the back side. A conductive composite layer formed by the conductive mask layer and the conductive film layer is provided with isolation grooves disposed at intervals along the X-axis direction. The isolation groove is located above a contact interface between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer in the Z-axis direction, and the isolation groove spans part of the polished region and part of the textured region in the X-axis direction.
US12132125B2	Bypass mechanism A bypass mechanism for a photovoltaic module which switches out the electronics and switches in a bypass mechanism.
US12132124B2	Semiconductor by-pass switch An anti-fuse having two electrical connections is constructed by adding at least one zener diode and resistor to a power MOSFET. When the voltage across the two electrical connections exceeds the zener diode voltage and the maximum gate voltage of the MOSFET, the MOSFET burns out. This shorts out the device which can be used to bypass an LED or other load when that load burns out and forms an open circuit.
US12132121B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof Provided are a transistor which has electrical characteristics requisite for its purpose and uses an oxide semiconductor layer and a semiconductor device including the transistor. In the bottom-gate transistor in which at least a gate electrode layer, a gate insulating film, and the semiconductor layer are stacked in this order, an oxide semiconductor stacked layer including at least two oxide semiconductor layers whose energy gaps are different from each other is used as the semiconductor layer. Oxygen and/or a dopant may be added to the oxide semiconductor stacked layer.
US12132116B2	Apparatuses including multiple channel materials within a tier stack An apparatus comprises a stack comprising an alternating sequence of dielectric structures and conductive structures, a first channel material extending vertically through the stack, and a second channel material adjacent the first channel material and extending vertically through the stack. The first channel material has a first band gap and the second channel material has a second band gap that is relatively larger than the first band gap. The apparatus further comprises a conductive plug structure adjacent to each of the first channel material and the second channel material, and a conductive line structure adjacent to the conductive plug structure. Methods of forming the apparatus, memory devices, and electronic systems are also described.
US12132115B2	Semiconductor device structure with dielectric stressor A semiconductor device structure and a method for forming a semiconductor device structure are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes multiple semiconductor nanostructures over a substrate and two epitaxial structures over the substrate. Each of the semiconductor nanostructures is between the epitaxial structures, and the epitaxial structures are p-type doped. The semiconductor device structure also includes a gate stack wrapping around the semiconductor nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure further includes a dielectric stressor structure between the gate stack and the substrate. The epitaxial structures extend exceeding a top surface of the dielectric stressor structure.
US12132113B2	Multi-bridge channel transistors with stacked source/drain structure and method of forming the same A semiconductor device and a method for making a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes an active region on a substrate, channel layers on the active region and spaced apart vertically, a gate structure intersecting the active region and the channel layers, the gate structure surrounding the channel layers, and a source/drain region on the active region at a side of the gate structure, the source/drain region contacting the channel layers and including first epitaxial layers having a first composition and including first layers on side surfaces of the channel layers and a second layer on the active region at a lower end of the source/drain region, and a second epitaxial layer having a second composition different from the first composition, the second epitaxial layer being between the first epitaxial layers in the first direction and being between the first epitaxial layers vertically.
US12132112B2	Work function control in gate structures A semiconductor device with different gate structure configurations and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a fin structure disposed on a substrate, a nanostructured channel region disposed on the fin structure, and a gate-all-around (GAA) structure surrounding the nanostructured channel region. The GAA structure includes a high-K (HK) gate dielectric layer with a metal doped region having dopants of a first metallic material, a p-type work function metal (pWFM) layer disposed on the HK gate dielectric layer, a bimetallic nitride layer interposed between the HK gate dielectric layer and the pWFM layer, an n-type work function metal (nWFM) layer disposed on the pWFM layer, and a gate metal fill layer disposed on the nWFM layer. The pWFM layer includes a second metallic material and the bimetallic nitride layer includes the first and second metallic materials.
US12132111B2	Formation method of semiconductor device structure with gate stacks A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a first gate stack and a second gate stack over a semiconductor substrate and forming a dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate to surround the first gate stack and the second gate stack. The method also includes forming a protection element to cover the second gate stack. The method further includes replacing the first gate stack with a metal gate stack after the formation of the protection element.
US12132109B2	Ferroelectric semiconductor device and method of extracting defect density of the same Provided are a ferroelectric semiconductor device and a method of extracting a defect density of the same. A ferroelectric electronic device includes a first layer, an insulating layer including a ferroelectric layer and a first interface that is adjacent to the first layer, and an upper electrode over the insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer has a bulk defect density of 1016 cm−3eV−1 or more and an interface defect density of 1010 cm−2eV−1 or more.
US12132105B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same There is provided a semiconductor device capable of improving electrical characteristics and integration density. The semiconductor device includes an active pattern protruding from a substrate, the active pattern including long sidewalls extending in a first direction and opposite to each other in a second direction, a lower epitaxial pattern on the substrate and covering a part of the active pattern, a gate electrode on the lower epitaxial pattern and extending along the long sidewalls of the active pattern, and an upper epitaxial pattern on the active pattern and connected to an upper surface of the active pattern. The active pattern includes short sidewalls connecting with the long sidewalls of the active pattern, and at least one of the short sidewalls of the active pattern has a curved surface.
US12132103B2	High electron mobility transistor and fabrication method thereof A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a semiconductor channel layer, a semiconductor barrier layer, a patterned semiconductor capping layer, and a patterned semiconductor protection layer disposed on a substrate in sequence. The HEMT further includes an interlayer dielectric layer and a gate electrode. The interlayer dielectric layer covers the patterned semiconductor capping layer and the patterned semiconductor protection layer, and includes a gate contact hole. The gate electrode is disposed in the gate contact hole and electrically coupled to the patterned semiconductor capping layer, where the patterned semiconductor protection layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the patterned semiconductor capping layer. The resistivity of the patterned semiconductor protection layer is between the resistivity of the patterned semiconductor capping layer and the resistivity of the interlayer dielectric layer.
US12132102B2	Enhanced cascade field effect transistor A field-effect transistor (FET) includes a fin, an insulator region, and at least one gate. The fin has a doped first region, a doped second region, and an interior region between the first region and the second region. The interior region is undoped or more lightly doped than the first and second regions. The interior region of the fin is formed as a superlattice of layers of first and second materials alternating vertically. The insulator layer extends around the interior region. The gate is formed on at least a portion of the insulator region. The insulator layer and the gate are configured to generate an inhomogeneous electrostatic potential within the interior region, the inhomogeneous electrostatic potential cooperating with physical properties of the superlattice to cause scattering of charge carriers sufficient to change a quantum property of such charge carriers to change the ability of the charge carriers to move between the first and second materials.
US12132101B2	Semiconductor devices A semiconductor device includes a first and second active regions extending in a first direction and having respective first and second widths in a second direction, the second width greater than the first width, a connection region connected to the first and second active regions and having a third width, between the first and second widths in the second direction, first and second gate structures respectively intersecting the first and second active regions and extending in the second direction, and a dummy structure intersecting at least a portion of the connection region, extending in the second direction, and between the first and second gate structures in the first direction. The dummy structure includes first and second pattern portions spaced apart from a side surface of the first gate structure by respective first and second distances in the first direction, the second distance greater than the first distance.
US12132093B2	Base silicide on monocrystalline base structures A transistor with an emitter, base, and collector. The base includes a monocrystalline base layer. A sacrificial material is formed on the monocrystalline base layer. The sacrificial material is removed to expose a portion of the monocrystalline base layer. A base silicide includes a portion formed on the portion of the base monocrystalline base layer that was exposed by the removal of the sacrificial material.
US12132092B2	Backside vias in semiconductor device Methods of forming backside vias connected to source/drain regions of long-channel semiconductor devices and short-channel semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices formed by the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first transistor structure; a second transistor structure adjacent the first transistor structure; a first interconnect structure on a front-side of the first transistor structure and the second transistor structure; and a second interconnect structure on a backside of the first transistor structure and the second transistor structure, the second interconnect structure including a first dielectric layer on the backside of the first transistor structure; a second dielectric layer on the backside of the second transistor structure; a first contact extending through the first dielectric layer and electrically coupled to a first source/drain region of the first transistor structure; and a second contact extending through the second dielectric layer and electrically coupled to a second source/drain region of the second transistor structure, the second contact having a second length less than a first length of the first contact.
US12132090B2	Semiconductor device A transistor which is resistant to a short-channel effect is provided. The transistor includes a first conductor in a ring shape, an oxide semiconductor including a region extending through an inside of a ring of the first conductor, a first insulator between the first conductor and the oxide semiconductor, a second insulator between the first conductor and the first insulator, and a charge trap layer inside the ring of the first conductor. The charge trap layer is inside the second insulator and configured to be in a floating state.
US12132089B2	Methods for forming recesses in source/drain regions and devices formed thereof Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to methods for forming recesses in epitaxial source/drain regions for forming conductive features. In some embodiments, the recesses are formed in a two-step etching process including an anisotropic etch to form a vertical opening and an isotropic etch to expand an end portion of the vertical opening laterally and vertically. The recesses can have increased contact area between the source/drain region and the conductive feature, and can enable reduced resistance therebetween.
US12132088B2	Ohmic electrode for two-dimensional carrier gas (2DCG) semiconductor device Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a two-dimensional carrier gas (2DCG) semiconductor device comprising an ohmic source/drain electrode with a plurality of protrusions separated by gaps and protruding from a bottom surface of the ohmic source/drain electrode. The ohmic source/drain electrode overlies a semiconductor film, and the protrusions extend from the bottom surface into the semiconductor film. Further, the ohmic source/drain electrode is separated from another ohmic source/drain electrode that also overlies the semiconductor film. The semiconductor film comprises a channel layer and a barrier layer that are vertically stacked and directly contact at a heterojunction. The channel layer accommodates a 2DCG that extends along the heterojunction and is ohmically coupled to the ohmic source/drain electrode and the other ohmic source/drain electrode. A gate electrode overlies the semiconductor film between the ohmic source/drain electrode and the other source/drain electrode.
US12132084B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device and method of manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor device A type, size, and location of a crystal defect of an epitaxial layer of a semiconductor wafer containing silicon carbide are detected from a PL image by crystal defect inspection equipment. Detected crystal defects include a triangular polymorph stacking fault generated in the epitaxial layer during epitaxial growth and high-density BPDs extending from the stacking fault and present bundled between the stacking fault and a perfect crystal. Next, a chip region free of the triangular polymorph stacking fault and free of the high-density BPD in a specified area that is in the termination region and is located closer to a chip center than is a specified position is identified as a conforming product. A semiconductor chip set as a conforming product may contain high-density BPDs outside the specified area.
US12132081B2	Transistor cells for longer channel transistors A device including at least one transistor cell including metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors each having drain/source terminals and a channel length. The at least one transistor cell includes a first number of transistors of the metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors connected in series, with one of the drain/source terminals of one of the first number of transistors connected to one of the drain/source terminals of another one of the first number of transistors and gates of the first number of transistors connected together. The at least one transistor cell configured to be used to provide a transistor having a longer channel length than the channel length of each of the metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors.
US12132080B2	FinFET with shorter fin height in drain region than source region and related method A FinFET includes a semiconductor fin, and a source region and a drain region in the same semiconductor fin. The drain region has a first fin height above a trench isolation; and the source region has a second fin height above the trench isolation. The first fin height is less than the second fin height. The FinFET may be used, for example, in a scaled laterally diffused metal-oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) application, and exhibits reduced parasitic capacitance for improved radio frequency (RF) performance. A drain extension region may have the first fin height, and a channel region may have the second fin height. A method of making the FinFET is also disclosed.
US12132079B2	Bonding and isolation techniques for stacked transistor structures Bonding and isolation techniques for stacked device structures are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes forming a first insulation layer on a first device component, forming a second insulation layer on a second device component, and bonding the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer. The bonding provides a stacked structure that includes the first device component over the second device component, and an isolation structure (formed by the first insulation layer bonded to the second insulation layer) therebetween. The isolation structure includes a first portion having a first composition and a second portion having a second composition different than the first composition. The method further includes processing the stacked structure to form a first device disposed over a second device, where the isolation structure separates the first device and the second device. The first insulation layer and the second insulation layer may include the same or different materials.
US12132076B2	Capacitance structure and forming method thereof A capacitance structure and a forming method thereof are provided, and the forming method includes: an annular gasket is formed on a substrate, and after a central through hole exposing a part of a surface of the substrate is formed in a center of the annular gasket, a first capacitance structure is formed in the central through hole; a dielectric layer covering the substrate, the annular gasket and the first capacitance structure is formed; the dielectric layer is etched to form an etching hole communicating with the central through hole in the dielectric layer; and a second capacitance structure connected to the first capacitance structure is formed in the etching hole.
US12132075B2	Method (and related apparatus) for forming a resistor over a semiconductor substrate Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip (IC). The IC comprises a substrate. A resistor overlies the substrate. The resistor comprises a resistive structure overlying the substrate. The resistor also comprises a conductive contact overlying and electrically coupled to the resistive structure. A capping structure is disposed over the conductive contact, wherein the capping structure extends laterally over an upper surface of the conductive contact and vertically along a first sidewall of the conductive contact, such that a lower surface of the capping structure is disposed below a lower surface of the conductive contact.
US12132074B2	Package A package includes a first redistribution structure, a second redistribution structure, an inductor, a permalloy core, and a die. The second redistribution structure is over the first redistribution structure. The inductor includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is embedded in the first redistribution structure, the third portion is embedded in the second redistribution structure, and the second portion connects the first and third portions of the inductor. The permalloy core is located between the first and third portions of the inductor. The die is disposed adjacent to the second portion of the inductor.
US12132072B2	Display device and method of fabricating the same A display device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The display device includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode on the substrate and spaced apart from the first electrode, a plurality of light emitting elements, at least a portion of each of which is between the first electrode and the second electrode, and contact electrodes on the first electrode, the second electrode and the light emitting elements, the contact electrodes including a conductive polymer, wherein the contact electrodes include a first contact electrode which contacts an end portion of a first portion of the light emitting elements and the first electrode and a second contact electrode which contacts an end portion of a second portion of the light emitting elements, and the second electrode and is spaced apart from the first contact electrode.
US12132068B2	Image sensing device An image sensing device includes a first substrate layer including first conductive impurities and structured to produce photocharges based on the incident light and capture the photocharges using a voltage difference induced in response to a demodulation control signal; a second substrate layer including second conductive impurities having characteristics opposite to those of the first conductive impurities, and structured to be bonded to the first substrate layer; and a depletion layer formed between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer.
US12132062B2	Image sensor substrate An image sensor substrate according to an embodiment includes: an insulating layer including a first open region; and a first lead pattern part disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the first lead pattern part includes: a first pattern part disposed on the insulating layer; a connection portion extending from the first pattern part; and a second pattern part connected to the first pattern part through the connection portion, wherein the second pattern part and the connection portion are disposed to fly on a region not overlapped with the insulating layer in a vertical direction.
US12132060B2	Imaging device and electronic device An imaging device capable of image processing is provided. The imaging device can retain analog data (image data) obtained by an image-capturing operation in a pixel and extract data obtained by multiplying the analog data by a predetermined weight coefficient. When the data is taken in a neural network or the like, processing such as image recognition can be performed. Since enormous volumes of image data can be retained in pixels in the state of analog data, processing can be performed efficiently.
US12132058B2	Method for manufacturing data line, method for manufacturing array substrate and display device A method for manufacturing a data line includes: forming a conductive layer on a substrate; forming a photoresist layer on a side of the conductive layer away from the substrate; exposing and then developing the photoresist layer to form a groove penetrating the photoresist layer, thus obtaining a patterned photoresist layer; and depositing a functional material electrochemically on the patterned photoresist layer, then removing the patterned photoresist layer to obtain the conductive layer with the patterned functional material layer, thereby obtaining the data line.
US12132057B2	Semiconductor device with transistors including oxide semiconductors and capacitor elements A semiconductor device that occupies a small area is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor including a first oxide semiconductor; a second transistor including a second oxide semiconductor; a capacitor element; a first insulator; and a first conductor in contact with a source or a drain of the second transistor. The capacitor element includes a second conductor, a third conductor, and a second insulator. The first transistor, the second transistor, and the first conductor are placed to be embedded in the first insulator. The second conductor is placed in contact with a top surface of the first conductor and a top surface of a gate of the first transistor. The second insulator is placed over the second conductor and the first insulator. The third conductor is placed to cover the second conductor with the second insulator therebetween.
US12132056B2	Display panel and display device The present application provides a display panel and a display device, the display panel includes a transistor located in a display region, the transistor is at least one of a main transistor, an auxiliary transistor, and a voltage divider transistor. The transistor includes a channel located above a semiconductor layer and a source electrode and a drain electrode located on an electrode layer. The drain electrode includes a drain electrode tip region, and an orthographic projection of the drain electrode tip region on the semiconductor layer is located outside the channel.
US12132054B2	Electronic device, manufacturing method of electronic device, and method for attaching a light emitting element to a substrate Provided is a manufacturing method of an electronic device, including forming a circuit layer on a base layer, disposing a light emitting element for attachment over the circuit layer, disposing an insulating layer between the light emitting element and the circuit layer, and drying the insulation layer to attach the light emitting element with the insulating layer and the circuit layer.
US12132051B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices A gate structure of a field effect transistor includes a first gate dielectric layer, a second gate dielectric layer, and one or more conductive layers disposed over the first gate dielectric layer and the second gate dielectric layer. The first gate dielectric layer is separated from the second gate dielectric layer by a gap filled with a diffusion blocking layer.
US12132048B2	Semiconductor device with controllable channel length and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a ring-shaped gate electrode having an opening area disposed on a substrate, a source region and a bulk tap region disposed in the opening area, a well region disposed to overlap the ring-shaped gate electrode, a drift region disposed to be in contact with the well region, a first insulating isolation region disposed, on the drift region, to partially overlap the gate electrode, a second insulating isolation region enclosing the bulk tap region, a drain region disposed to be spaced apart from the ring-shaped gate electrode, and a deep trench isolation region disposed adjacent to the drain region.
US12132047B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. Every two first wires of a first conductive layer of the semiconductor device have a common end, and every two second wires of a second conductive layer of the semiconductor device have a common end.
US12132046B2	Semiconductor device including separation pattern penetrating gate structure and method of fabricating the same Disclosed are semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of gate structures that are spaced apart from each other in a first direction on a substrate and extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a plurality of separation patterns penetrating immediately neighboring ones of the plurality of gate structures, respectively. Each of the plurality of separation patterns separates a corresponding one of the neighboring gate structures into a pair of gate structures that are spaced apart from each other in the second direction. The plurality of separation patterns are spaced apart from and aligned with each other along the first direction.
US12132042B2	Strap technology to improve ESD HBM performance The ability of a grounded gate NMOS (ggNMOS) device to withstand and protect against human body model (HBM) electrostatic discharge (ESD) events is greatly increased by resistance balancing straps. The resistance balancing straps are areas of high resistance formed in the substrate between an active area that includes a MOSFET of the ggNMOS device and a bulk ring that surrounds the active area. A Vss rail is coupled to the substrate beneath the MOSFET through the bulk ring. The substrate beneath the MOSFET provides base regions for parasitic transistors that switch on for the ggNMOS device to operate. The straps inhibit low resistance pathways between the base regions and the bulk ring and prevent a large portion of the ggNMOS device from being switched off while a remaining portion of the ggNMOS device remains switched on. The strap may be divided into segments inserted at strategic locations.
US12132038B2	Display device having a micro light emitting diode (LED) with a protective film The present disclosure relates to a micro light emitting diode (LED) display device including a substrate having a plurality of thin film transistors thereon; a plurality of micro light emitting devices (LEDs) on an upper surface of the substrate, the micro LEDs each having a protecting film provided with a first contact hole to expose a portion of an upper surface of a corresponding micro LED; at least one insulating layer covering the micro LED, the insulating layer provided with a second contact hole to expose a portion of the upper surface of the corresponding micro LED; and a connection electrode in the first contact hole and the second contact hole configured to transfer signals to the micro LED, wherein the first contact hole is larger than the second contact hole.
US12132037B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus is provided having a plurality of pixels, which are arranged in M columns and N rows and arranged with a constant row space therebetween. The display apparatus includes a plurality of display modules and a housing configured to support the plurality of display modules. Each of the plurality of display modules includes a plurality of pixel packages each including some pixels of the plurality of pixels, and a plurality of micro pixel controllers each controlling the pixels included in each of the plurality of pixel packages. Each of the micro pixel controllers is disposed in the row space between the plurality of pixels to be long in a horizontal direction that is a row direction.
US12132031B2	Display panel and manufacturing method of display panel The embodiment of the present application provides a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The display panel comprises a light-emitting device layer, a first optical structure layer, a second optical structure layer and an anti-reflection layer. The light-emitting device layer comprises light-emitting diodes and a retaining wall. The second optical structure layer is filled in the opening areas. Meanwhile, a refractive index of the second optical structure layer is greater than a refractive index of the first optical structure layer. The light extraction rate and display effect are improved with the optical structure layers with different refractive indexes and the retaining wall.
US12132029B2	Integrating passive devices in package structures A method includes bonding a first device die with a second device die. The second device die is over the first device die. A passive device is formed in a combined structure including the first and the second device dies. The passive device includes a first and a second end. A gap-filling material is formed over the first device die, with the gap-filling material including portions on opposite sides of the second device die. The method further includes performing a planarization to reveal the second device die, with a remaining portion of the gap-filling material forming an isolation region, forming a first and a second through-vias penetrating through the isolation region to electrically couple to the first device die, and forming a first and a second electrical connectors electrically coupling to the first end and the second end of the passive device.
US12132025B2	Bonding wire There is provided a metal-coated Al bonding wire which can provide a sufficient bonding reliability of bonded parts of the bonding wire under a high temperature state where a semiconductor device using the metal-coated Al bonding wire is operated. The bonding wire includes a core wire of Al or Al alloy, and a coating layer of Ag, Au or an alloy containing them formed on the outer periphery of the core wire, and the bonding wire is characterized in that when measuring crystal orientations on a cross-section of the core wire in a direction perpendicular to a wire axis of the bonding wire, a crystal orientation <111> angled at 15 degrees or less to a wire longitudinal direction has a proportion of 30 to 90% among crystal orientations in the wire longitudinal direction. Preferably, the surface roughness of the wire is 2 μm or less in terms of Rz.
US12132021B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor package A redistribution structure includes a first dielectric layer, a pad pattern, and a second dielectric layer. The pad pattern is disposed on the first dielectric layer and includes a pad portion and a peripheral portion. The pad portion is embedded in the first dielectric layer, wherein a lower surface of the pad portion is substantially coplanar with a lower surface of the first dielectric layer. The peripheral portion surrounds the pad portion. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the pad pattern and includes a plurality of extending portions extending through the peripheral portion.
US12132020B2	Low temperature bonded structures Devices and techniques including process steps make use of recesses in conductive interconnect structures to form reliable low temperature metallic bonds. A fill layer is deposited into the recesses prior to bonding. First conductive interconnect structures are bonded at ambient temperatures to second metallic interconnect structures using direct bonding techniques, with the fill layers in the recesses in one or both of the first and second interconnect structures.
US12132018B2	Transmission circuit, interface circuit, and memory A transmission circuit includes: an upper-layer clock bonding pad configured to transmit a clock signal; M upper-layer data bonding pads configured to transmit data signals; a lower-layer clock bonding pad electrically connected with the upper-layer clock bonding pad, and an area of the lower-layer clock bonding pad is smaller than that of the upper-layer clock bonding pad; and M lower-layer data bonding pads electrically connected with the M upper-layer data bonding pads in a one-to-one correspondence, and an area of a lower-layer data bonding pad is smaller than that of an upper-layer data bonding pad. The upper-layer clock bonding pad and the upper-layer data bonding pads are located on a first layer, the lower-layer clock bonding pad and the lower-layer data bonding pads are located on a second layer.
US12132016B2	Bonding structures of integrated circuit devices and method forming the same A method includes forming a conductive pad over an interconnect structure of a wafer, forming a capping layer over the conductive pad, forming a dielectric layer covering the capping layer, and etching the dielectric layer to form an opening in the dielectric layer. The capping layer is exposed to the opening. A wet-cleaning process is then performed on the wafer. During the wet-cleaning process, a top surface of the capping layer is exposed to a chemical solution used for performing the wet-cleaning process. The method further includes depositing a conductive diffusion barrier extending into the opening, and depositing a conductive material over the conductive diffusion barrier.
US12132009B2	Semiconductor package A semiconductor package includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; a plurality of first pads disposed on the first surface of the substrate and a plurality of second pads disposed on the second surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the plurality of first pads; a semiconductor chip disposed on the first surface of the substrate and connected to the plurality of first pads; a dummy chip having a side surface facing one side surface of the semiconductor chip, disposed on the first surface of the substrate spaced apart from the semiconductor chip in a direction parallel to the first surface of the substrate, the dummy chip having an upper surface positioned lower than an upper surface of the semiconductor chip in a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the substrate; an underfill disposed between the semiconductor chip and the first surface of the substrate, and having an extension portion extended along the facing side surfaces of the semiconductor chip and the dummy chip in the direction perpendicular to the first surface of the substrate, an upper end of the extension portion being disposed to be lower than the upper surface of the semiconductor chip; and a sealing material disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and sealing the semiconductor chip and the dummy chip.
US12132008B2	Multidie supports and related methods Implementations of a semiconductor device may include a first largest planar surface, a second largest planar surface and a thickness between the first largest planar surface and the second largest planar surface; and one of a permanent die support structure, a temporary die support structure, or any combination thereof coupled to one of the first largest planar surface, the second largest planar surface, the thickness, or any combination thereof. The first largest planar surface, the second largest planar surface, and the thickness may be formed by at least two semiconductor die. The warpage of one of the first largest planar surface or the second largest planar surface may be less than 200 microns.
US12132005B2	Supports for thinned semiconductor substrates and related methods Implementations of a semiconductor substrate may include a wafer including a first side and a second side; and a support structure coupled to the wafer at a desired location on the first side, the second side, or both the first side and the second side. The support structure may include an organic compound.
US12132003B2	Electronic package and manufacturing method thereof An electronic package is provided and includes a protection layer formed on the electronic structure having a plurality of conductors to cover the plurality of conductors, a dielectric layer having a plurality of grooves to enable the electronic structure to be bonded onto one side of the dielectric layer with the protection layer thereon such that each of the plurality of conductors is correspondingly accommodated in each of the plurality of grooves, and a plurality of conductive components disposed on another side of the dielectric layer. Accordingly, the design of the grooves is used to correspond to the high and low surfaces of the electronic structure such that the problem of poor manufacturing process can be avoided.
US12132001B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an active region, a gate structure disposed on the active region, a source/drain region disposed in the active region at a side of the gate structure, a first interlayer insulating layer and a second interlayer insulating layer sequentially disposed on the gate structure and the source/drain region, a first contact plug connected to the source/drain region through the first interlayer insulating layer, a second contact plug connected to the gate structure through the first interlayer insulating layer and the second interlayer insulating layer, a first metal line disposed on the second interlayer insulating layer, and having a metal via disposed in the second interlayer insulating layer and connected to the first contact plug, and a second metal line disposed on the second interlayer insulating layer, and directly connected to the second contact plug.
US12131999B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an active region, a first group of standard cells arranged in a first row on the active region of the substrate and having a first height defined in a column direction, a second group of standard cells arranged in a second row on the active region of the substrate, and having a second height, and a plurality of power lines extending in a row direction and respectively extending along boundaries of the first and the second groups of standard cells. The first and second groups of standard cells each further include a plurality of wiring lines extending in the row direction and arranged in the column direction, and at least some of wiring lines in at least one standard cell of the first and second groups of standard cells are arranged at different spacings and/or pitches.
US12131992B2	Semiconductor structure and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor structure and method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a package structure. The package structure includes a passivation layer formed over an interconnect structure; an electrically-conductive structure formed on the passivation layer and extending through the passivation layer to electrically contact the interconnect structure; a dielectric structure formed over the passivation layer and surrounding the electrically-conductive structure to expose at least a portion of a top surface of the electrically-conductive structure; and a metallic protection structure formed on the top surface of the electrically-conductive structure exposed from the dielectric structure. The top surface of the metallic protection structure is aligned with or lower than a top surface of the dielectric structure.
US12131988B2	Semiconductor package and passive element with interposer A method includes providing an interposer that includes an electrically insulating substrate, upper contact pads disposed on an upper surface, and lower contact pads disposed on a lower surface, providing a semiconductor package that includes a semiconductor die embedded within a package body and a plurality of package terminals exposed from the package body, providing a first passive electrical element that comprises first and second terminals, forming a first electrical connection between the first terminal of the first passive electrical element and a first one of the lower contact pads via the interposer, forming a second electrical connection between the second terminal of the first passive electrical element and a first one of the package terminals, and forming a third electrical connection between a second one of the package terminals and a second one of the lower contact pads via the interposer.
US12131987B2	Biometric sensor module for a smart card and method for manufacturing such a module Biometric sensor module for a chip card, and method for producing such a module. Method for producing a biometric sensor module for a chip card, including steps of providing a dielectric carrier including a front face and a back face, both forming main faces of the carrier, attaching a biometric sensor for detecting fingerprints to the back face, a detection area covered by the sensor on the back face being placed opposite a detection area on the front face, producing electrically conductive connection pads on the back face of the carrier which are electrically connected to the biometric sensor, at least one connection pad includes a region that is wettable with a solder material, extending over an area of between 0.2 and 5 square millimetres.
US12131984B2	Heterogeneous fan-out structure and method of manufacture A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided whereby an interposer and a first semiconductor device are placed onto a carrier substrate and encapsulated. The interposer comprises a first portion and conductive pillars extending away from the first portion. A redistribution layer located on a first side of the encapsulant electrically connects the conductive pillars to the first semiconductor device.
US12131982B2	Electronic package structure with reduced vertical stress regions A method for providing an electronic package structure includes providing a substrate having a die pad having a die pad top surface and an opposing die pad bottom surface, leads laterally spaced apart from the die pad, and a substrate encapsulant interposed between the die pad and the leads and includes a substrate top surface and an opposing substrate bottom surface. The substrate encapsulant is provided such that the die pad and the leads protrude outward from the substrate bottom surface. The method includes providing an electronic device having opposing major surfaces and a pair of opposing outer edges. The method includes connecting the electronic device to the substrate such that one major surface of the electronic device is spaced apart from the die pad top surface and upper surfaces of the leads, and the outer edges overlap an opposing pair of the leads.
US12131980B2	Semiconductor module A semiconductor module includes a semiconductor device having a gate runner extending in a first direction at an upper surface of the semiconductor device, and a metal wiring plate having a first bonding portion with a bonding surface to which the upper surface of the semiconductor device is bonded via a first bonding material. The first bonding portion has a plurality of first protrusions at the bonding surface. Each first protrusion protrudes toward the semiconductor device, and is provided in a position away from the gate runner by a first distance in a plan view of the semiconductor module.
US12131979B2	Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes: a base, the base including a substrate and a first heat dissipation structure located in the substrate, heat conductivity of the first heat dissipation structure being higher than that of the substrate, the substrate including an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to each other, and a surface of the first heat dissipation structure being exposed on the upper surface of the substrate; a second heat dissipation structure, the second heat dissipation structure being at least located on an upper surface of the first heat dissipation structure; and a through silicon via (TSV) structure, the TSV structure penetrating through an entire thickness of the second heat dissipation structure and extending into the base, the second heat dissipation structure surrounding the TSV structure, and the first heat dissipation structure surrounding the TSV structure.
US12131977B2	Electronic systems with inverted circuit board with heat sink to chassis attachment An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a housing including a base and sidewalls. The housing is to support a circuit board. The apparatus also includes a heat sink to be supported by the housing independent of the circuit board. The heat sink is to be thermally coupled to a semiconductor package attached to the circuit board. The heat sink is to be closer to the base of the housing than the circuit board is to be to the base of the housing.

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