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| US12143468B2 |
Cryptographic computer machines with novel switching devices
Operational n-state digital circuits and n-state switching operations with n and integer greater than 2 execute Finite Lab-transformed (FLT) n-state switching functions to process n-state signals provided on at least 2 inputs to generate an n-state signal on an output. The FLT is an enhancement of a computer architecture. Cryptographic apparatus and methods apply circuits that are characterized by FLT-ed addition and/or multiplication over finite field GF(n) or by addition and/or multiplication modulo-n that are modified in accordance with reversible n-state inverters, and are no longer known operations. Cryptographic methods processed on FLT modified machine instructions include encryption/decryption, public key generation, and digital signature methods including Post-Quantum methods. They include modification of isogeny based, NTRU based and McEliece based cryptographic machines. |
| US12143467B2 |
Encrypted scalar multiplication
Some embodiments are directed to a computer-implemented method (500) of determining a set of coefficients for homomorphically multiplying an encrypted value by a scalar. The encrypted value is represented by multiple respective value ciphertexts encrypting the value multiplied by respective powers of an even radix. The scalar multiplication is performed as a linear combination of the multiple respective value ciphertexts according to the set of coefficients. The set of coefficients are determined as digits of a radix decomposition of the scalar with respect to the radix. The determined digits lie between minus half the radix, inclusive, and plus half the radix, inclusive. It is ensured that no two subsequent digits are both equal in absolute value to half the radix. |
| US12143464B2 |
Communication of non-IP data over packet data networks
There is provided mechanisms for communicating non-IP data over a PDN of PDN type IPv4, IPv6, or IPv4IPv6. A method is performed by a core network gateway node. The method comprises communicating IP packets over a packet data network of PDN type IPv4, IPv6, or IPv4IPv6 with an application server, the IP packets comprising an IP header and being addressed to a wireless device. The method comprises communicating header-less payload packets over the packet data network with the wireless device. The header-less payload packets correspond to the IP packets having the IP header removed and represent the non-IP data. |
| US12143462B2 |
System and method for improving internet communication by using intermediate nodes
A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The client device accesses an acceleration server to receive a list of available tunnel devices. The requested content is partitioned into slices, and the client device sends a request for the slices to the available tunnel devices. The tunnel devices in turn fetch the slices from the data server, and send the slices to the client device, where the content is reconstructed from the received slices. A client device may also serve as a tunnel device, serving as an intermediate device to other client devices. Similarly, a tunnel device may also serve as a client device for fetching content from a data server. The selection of tunnel devices to be used by a client device may be in the acceleration server, in the client device, or in both. The partition into slices may be overlapping or non-overlapping, and the same slice (or the whole content) may be fetched via multiple tunnel devices. |
| US12143461B2 |
System and method for improving internet communication by using intermediate nodes
A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The client device accesses an acceleration server to receive a list of available tunnel devices. The requested content is partitioned into slices, and the client device sends a request for the slices to the available tunnel devices. The tunnel devices in turn fetch the slices from the data server, and send the slices to the client device, where the content is reconstructed from the received slices. A client device may also serve as a tunnel device, serving as an intermediate device to other client devices. Similarly, a tunnel device may also serve as a client device for fetching content from a data server. The selection of tunnel devices to be used by a client device may be in the acceleration server, in the client device, or in both. The partition into slices may be overlapping or non-overlapping, and the same slice (or the whole content) may be fetched via multiple tunnel devices. |
| US12143455B2 |
Information processing method, non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing information processing program, and information processing device
An ID management server acquires a plurality of user IDs respectively identifying a plurality of users associated with a group ID identifying a group to which the users belong, acquires, by using the user IDs, at least one service information piece about at least one available service among a plurality of service information pieces about a plurality of services available for each of the user IDs, and outputs the acquired at least one service information piece in the group to a shared terminal shared by the users associated with the group ID to cause the shared terminal to show the at least one service information piece in the group. |
| US12143454B2 |
Systems and methods for data routing management
Methods and systems for data routing management are disclosed. A method can comprise a system receiving a request directed to an address. The system can determine performance capabilities of a first logical grouping of computing devices, wherein the first logical grouping of computing devices share the address. The system can determine whether at least one computing device of the first logical grouping of computing devices can receive the request. If at least one computing device of the first logical grouping of computing devices can receive the request, the request can be transmitted to the at least one computing device of the first logical grouping of computing devices. If at least one computing device of the first logical grouping of computing devices cannot receive the request, the request can be transmitted to a second logical grouping of computing devices that share the address. |
| US12143452B2 |
Method and apparatus for signaling session terminations in a communication network
Protocol Data Unit (PDU) sessions in a communication network (10) provide logical interconnections between Data Networks (DNs) (16) and respective User Equipments (UEs) (12) that access the DNs (16) via the communication network (10), and the communication network (10) establishes one or more affiliated sessions in conjunction with each PDU session, such as an affiliated charging or policy control session. Rather than requiring the high signaling overhead associated with mass terminations of these affiliated sessions on a per session basis, the Network Functions (NFs) (32, 34, 36) contemplated herein provide for batch termination of a potentially large plurality affiliated sessions, based on the exchange of a corresponding batch termination message. Disclosed batch termination techniques include the exchange of information during session establishment, for later determination of which affiliated sessions are subject to batch termination. |
| US12143449B2 |
System and methods for dynamically extending analytics in a cloud communications platform
The disclosed technology provides a system and method for correlating events from a single application run in a cloud communications network using session identifiers uniquely identifying a communication session, and event identifiers uniquely identifying events in network elements of the cloud communication network. A data manager of the cloud communications network maps common fields and event-specific fields of network element event records to common fields and generic fields of a data warehouse based on the event type of the event to be recorded. |
| US12143448B2 |
Integration of internet of things devices
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for leveraging Internet of things (IoT) devices that can communicate and interact with one another. In some implementations, at least one external device within proximity to an end-user device is determined. Context information of the end-user device is determined. Based on the context information of the end-user device, a connection with the at least one external device is established. Functionality corresponding to the at least one external device is identified. A virtual device associated with the at least one external device is identified. The identified virtual device is provided to the end-user device for performing the functionality of the at least one external device by the end-user device. |
| US12143447B2 |
Hub device of IoT environment, and method for processing event based on local network
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module, a memory and a processor operatively connected to the communication module and the memory, wherein the processor can be configured to receive, from a cloud server, through the communication module, a trigger event sensed by a first external device and rule information in which at least one from among a rule set, destination, and an operation command corresponding to the trigger event is mapped, so as to store same in a local rule database of the memory, receiving the trigger event from the first external device through the communication module, confirm, from the local rule database, the rule information mapped to the received trigger event, and transmit, to a second external device, through the communication module, information related to the trigger event on the basis of the confirmed rule information. |
| US12143441B2 |
Systems and methods for server failover and load balancing
Systems and methods for server failover and/or load balancing are provided herein. Systems for server failover and load balancing may include a computer system in electronic communication over a network with one or more client applications, the computer system including a plurality of servers, and an engine stored on and executed by a client, the engine configured to allow one or more clients to select a target server among the plurality of servers using a client application identifier. |
| US12143439B2 |
Method and system to determine an immediate lift and shift migration environment for applications in a distributed environment
A method for managing application migration includes: inferring dependencies and connectivity among applications executing on a distributed system, in which the applications are operatively connected through a network; generating a target infrastructure node (IN) configuration template based on the inferred dependencies and connectivity; making a determination that a configuration of a target IN satisfies the target IN configuration template, in which an application is executing on an IN, in which the application is not executing on the target IN, in which the distributed system comprises the IN and the target IN; initiating migration, based on the determination, the application to the target IN. |
| US12143433B2 |
Video transmission method, device, and system, and storage medium
A video transmission method includes: A first media gateway receives an uplink media packet sent by a first terminal, where the uplink media packet carries information indicating that the first terminal supports an uplink-downlink resolution asymmetry capability and an uplink media stream of a first resolution of the first terminal. The first media gateway sends a first downlink media packet to the first terminal, where the first downlink media packet carries a downlink media stream of a second resolution of the first terminal, and the first resolution is different from the second resolution. The solution is applicable to the following example case: In a video call process, a terminal that supports different resolutions in a sending direction and a receiving direction can lower a resolution based on channel quality to deliver a video packet, and can raise the resolution when network resources are sufficient. |
| US12143431B2 |
Systems and methods for operating a media transmission network
Systems and methods are provided for operating a media transmission network. The system includes at least one destination device for receiving a plurality of media streams from a plurality of source devices. The system further includes a controller that is configured to, for each media stream of the plurality of media streams: determine a media property adjustment for the media stream based at least on the media stream; identify a source device from the plurality of source devices associated with generating the media stream; determine at least one device setting for the identified source device to apply the media property adjustment to the media stream; generate a control packet for configuring the identified source device based on the at least one device setting, the control packet including the at least one device setting; and transmit the control packet to the identified source device. |
| US12143430B2 |
Transmission method, reception method, transmission apparatus, and reception apparatus
A transmission method includes: generating a stream including a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) data flows corresponding one-to-one with a plurality of services in broadcast, the IP data flows storing the corresponding services of the plurality of services; and transmitting the generated stream in a predetermined channel. |
| US12143429B1 |
Dynamic context orchestration based user experience
A method, computer system, and a computer program product are provided for restoring an interrupted communication session. In one embodiment, the methodology comprises obtaining communication interface and network information from a user required to communicate from a user device with another device. The user communication is then captured between a current session using the user device and another device. The context of the captured communication is then determined, and a token is associated with it. The information relating to the current session and its context as well as the associated token are stored. This stored information is used to re-establish a new session when the current session is terminated or interrupted prior to resolution. The new session uses the stored information to reestablish communication at the exact process stage where interruption occurred. |
| US12143427B2 |
Acknowledging the presence of tones being signalled via SDP
A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message containing a Session Description Protocol (SDP) offer for a communications session is sent to a first endpoint. The SDP offer includes a first parameter indicating whether the communications session will include media encoding TTY data, audio data, or both TTY data and audio data. An error response is received that indicates the device has rejected the first parameter. Based on the error response to the first endpoint, a modified SIP message containing the SDP offer for the communications session is sent to the first endpoint. The SDP offer of the modified message excludes the first parameter indicating whether the communications session will include media encoding TTY data, audio data, or both TTY data and audio data. |
| US12143425B1 |
Rapid predictive analysis of very large data sets using the distributed computational graph
A system for predictive analysis of very large data sets using a distributed computational graph has been developed. Data receipt software receives streaming data from one or more sources. In a batch data pathway, data formalization software formats input data for storage. A batch event analysis server inspects stored data for trends, situations, or knowledge. Aggregated data is passed to message handler software. System sanity software receives status information from message handler and optimizes system performance. In the streaming pathway, transformation pipeline software manipulates the data stream, provides results back to the system, receives directives from the system sanity and retrain software. |
| US12143422B2 |
Distributed security fabric generation over multiple levels of network gateways
Responsive to the request for a security fabric report, an upper-level node transits a request to a lower-level node for a subtree security report. If there are additional network gateways at lower hierarchical levels, the next level down repeats the process. A root level network gateway will transmit the first request, as the high level of the hierarchy, and a last leaf receives the last request, as the lowest level. An overall security fabric report is returned from the root node. |
| US12143421B2 |
Outcome-based compliance and security configurations for information technology environments
A method and system for outcome-based compliance and security configurations for IT environments. Existing solutions directed to implementing multi-tier configurations on bare-metal IT infrastructure tend to require specialized tools and skills on a tier-by-tier basis. A more unified approach, where a single or singleton configuration that defines and implements the desired state (or outcome) of one or more tiers, is sought and thus proposed. Within this disclosure, implementation of security and regulatory compliance policies, is emphasized. |
| US12143416B2 |
Relay-attack resistant communications
A method of relay-attack resistant communications in a wireless communications system that includes a master wireless device (Master) sending a synchronization signal to a slave wireless device (Slave). The synchronization signal includes timing information including a common time reference and a timeslot duration for interlocking Master communication timeslots for Master and Slave communication timeslots so that an alternating TX and RX role pattern is provided. The Master analyzes Slave packet data received from the Slave to identify overlaps of a transmission from the Master and the slave packet data, and in a case of detecting overlap, suspends communications from Master to Slave to prevent a relay-attack. |
| US12143413B2 |
Systems and methods for an artificial intelligence driven agent
A system and method is described that sends multiple simulated phishing emails, text messages, and/or phone calls (e.g., via VoIP) varying the quantity, frequency, type, sophistication, and combination using machine learning algorithms or other forms of artificial intelligence. In some implementations, some or all messages (email, text messages, VoIP calls) in a campaign after the first simulated phishing email, text message, or call may be used to direct the user to open the first simulated phishing email or text message, or to open the latest simulated phishing email or text message. In some implementations, simulated phishing emails, text messages, or phone calls of a campaign may be intended to lure the user to perform a different requested action, such as selecting a hyperlink in an email or text message, or returning a voice call. |
| US12143409B2 |
Web page spectroscopy
Facilitating web page spectroscopy in a communications network is provided herein. A system can comprise a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can comprise receiving first data that describes a first communication packet flow and second data that describes a second communication packet flow. The operations can also comprise training a model based on the first data and the second data, as a result of which the model is trained to detect respective behaviors represented by the first data and the second. Further, the operations can comprise extracting a common parameter from third data that describes a third communication packet flow and fourth data that describes a fourth communication packet flow based on the model. |
| US12143401B2 |
Communications device contactability metric
Briefly, example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture may be implemented to authenticate a communications device via a communications network. One embodiment may include obtaining, via a communications network coupled to a client computing resource, signals indicative of the subscriber identifier. The signals indicative of the subscriber identifier may facilitate computing a contactability metric of a communications device corresponding to the subscriber identifier, wherein the contactability metric is to relate to a likelihood that the communications device can be electronically contacted within a predetermined interval, the contactability metric being computed responsive to obtaining signals from one or more databases accessible to an authenticator, the obtained signals being indicative of an outcome of one or more events, such as determining a type of the communications device, as well as records pertaining to a number of additional signals indicating events that relate to activities of a communications device. |
| US12143400B2 |
Blockchain-based message processing method and apparatus, device, and storage medium
A computing device receives network message data. The computing device determines a message processing type corresponding to the network message data. In accordance with a determination that the message processing type is a consensus processing type, the computing device obtains a consensus parameter corresponding to the network message data. In accordance with a determination that the consensus parameter does not meet a consensus validity condition, the computing device classifies the network processing message data as an invalid consensus message; and filters out the network message data. |
| US12143395B2 |
Low trust privileged access management
An access management process orchestration method, an access management governance orchestrator, and a computer program product. One embodiment may comprise receiving a request for accessing a managed resource of an information system, querying an authorization for accessing the resource from an access manager, and in response to the querying of the authorization, requesting an access control policy update to grant the access to the managed resource. Receiving the request, querying the authorization, and requesting the access control policy update may comprise generating a transaction record, and adding the transaction record to a distributed ledger, wherein the distributed ledger simultaneously maintains the transaction record at multiple nodes throughout a network. |
| US12143392B2 |
System and method to securely execute datacenter management operations remotely
Disclosed in various examples are methods, systems, and machine-readable media for exposing a Representational State Transfer (RESTful) interface to users whereby management commands on a datacenter may be issued remotely from the users' workstations for secure, remote management of the datacenter. An application task automation command (e.g., a POWERSHELL® command) is executed remotely by creating a proxy command (e.g., based on a POWERSHELL® cmdlet code) to cause the application task automation command to be executed when the proxy command is remotely invoked and deploying the proxy command to a remote computer, such as the user's workstation. The remote computer issues a request including a user identifier and any parameters for the application task automation command when the corresponding proxy command has been invoked by the remote computer. The datacenter determines whether the user is authorized to execute the application task automation command invoked by the proxy command, and upon authorization of the user, the datacenter computer runs the application task automation command with any parameters provided in the request to control configuration of, or data stored on, at least one computer in the datacenter. |
| US12143385B2 |
Role-based access control policy auto generation
In some examples, an access control policy controller in a computer network may receive a request to create an access control policy that permits a role to perform one or more functions in the computer network. The access control policy controller may determine one or more operations performed on one or more objects in the computer network to perform the one or more functions based at least in part on tracking performance of the one or more functions in the computer network. The access control policy controller may create the access control policy for the role that permits the role to perform the one or more operations on the one or more objects in the computer network. |
| US12143376B2 |
Verification of unique alias values across network regions
Techniques are disclosed relating to verifying that an alias value is unique across multiple different network regions. In various embodiments a server system located in a first network region may maintain an alias map that specifies encoded versions of alias values that are in use across multiple different network regions. For example, for a given alias value, the alias map may specify a corresponding encoded version of the alias value and an identifier for a given one of the network regions with which the given alias value is associated. In various embodiments, the server system may receive a user-provided alias value from a user during an account registration process and, using the alias map, determine whether the user-provided alias value is already in use in any of the network regions. |
| US12143369B1 |
Systems and methods for dynamically classifying browser fingerprinting into user tracking and cloaking
The disclosed computer-implemented method for dynamically classifying browser fingerprinting into user tracking and cloaking may include identifying, by a computing device, one or more website scripts as one or more candidates for cloaking based on function hooking and execution attribution. The method may additionally include identifying, in response to the identification of the one or more candidates for cloaking, at least one of the candidates for cloaking that lacks a direct connection to fingerprinting based on the function hooking and the execution attribution. The method may also include classifying, in response to the identification of the at least one of the candidates for cloaking that lacks a direct connection to fingerprinting, the at least one of the candidates for cloaking based on a hierarchical analysis. The method may further include performing a security action based on the classification. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US12143365B2 |
Private matter gateway connection mechanism for use in a private communication architecture
A method for a connection mechanism in a public cloud network is disclosed. The method includes acquiring a plurality of connection credentials from a public cloud portal (PCP) Admin Device; pairing and registration with a private cloud virtual private network (VPN) server (PCVS) from a private matter gateway (PMG); establishing a plurality of initial VPN tunnels between the PCVS and the PMG; connecting to the PMG on demand between a PCVS smart device client and the PMG through the PCVS; and running a plurality of vertical peer-to-peer (P2P) private and secure PCVS smart device client applications between at least one PCVS smart device client and one of at least one PMG smart device client, at least one PMG network service and another PCVS smart device client. |
| US12143362B2 |
Context-aware service query filtering
Example methods and systems for a computer system to perform context-aware service query filtering are described. One example may involve a computer system intercepting a service query from a virtualized computing instance to pause forwarding of the service query towards a destination; and obtaining context information associated with an application running on the virtualized computing instance. In response to determination that the service query is a potential security threat based on the context information, service query filtering may be performed to inspect the service query for malicious activity. Otherwise, in response to determination that the service query is not a potential security threat based on the context information, the service query filtering may be skipped and the service query forwarded towards the destination. |
| US12143360B2 |
Network management for blocking unauthorized access
The communication control apparatus (10) performs a receiving process, a counting process, and a determination process. The receiving process is a process for receiving a request packet to query a predetermined server. The counting process is a process for counting, based on a source address of the request packet, in multiple stages corresponding to different ranges of address areas that include the source address. The determination process is a process for determining an address area corresponding to a stage, from the multiple stage, in which a count value by the counting process exceeds a predetermined threshold value as an unauthorized access address area. |
| US12143357B2 |
Communication control apparatus and system
Conventional security measures are generally intended for an IT system, and it has been difficult to satisfy a real-time property and availability requested to a control system. Furthermore, since a time-division type time slot communication method is not taken into consideration, such time slot communication has problems in efficient utilization of computer resources and decrease in availability. In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention specifies a time slot from characteristics of a communication packet received by a reception unit 133 by using a time slot characteristic storage unit 130, and selects, in accordance with the specified time slot, an inspection pattern stored in an inspection pattern storage unit 136 by using an inspection pattern selection unit 131. |
| US12143356B1 |
Conflict resolution to enable access to local network devices via mesh network devices
A method in a mesh network including a first device connected to a first LAN and a second device connected to a second LAN, comprising: configuring the first device to determine that a first subnet IP address assigned to a first LAN device matches a second subnet IP address assigned to a second LAN device; configuring the first device to map an association between an alternate IP address and the first subnet IP address; configuring the first device to receive an initiation network packet to be transmitted by the first device to the first LAN device, the initiation network packet indicating the alternate IP address as a destination address; and configuring the first device to transmit the initiation network packet to the first LAN device over a first LAN connection is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US12143354B1 |
FWA gateway network address translation based on network slicing traffic classification
A gateway wirelessly connected to a mobile network receives traffic for a user equipment device (UE) connected to the gateway. A router of the gateway identifies a network slice, from a set of network slices potentially supported by the mobile network, for the traffic, and applies network address translation (NAT) policy rules to select a NAT type from multiple different NAT types to perform for the traffic based on the identified network slice. The router of the gateway performs the selected NAT type for the traffic and forwards the traffic to a gateway modem for transmitting towards the traffic's destination. |
| US12143352B2 |
Context-based notifications presentation
The present disclosure is related to automatically, based on contextual information and without needing explicit input from a user, modifying one or more settings associated with presenting a notification. In examples, settings may include automatically suspending notification presentation or automatically overriding a notification setting that suspends notification presentation. In addition, contextual information may include, among other things, information related to a computing device (e.g., device location or network signal strength), a rate of user interaction or engagement with an application (e.g., rate of information sharing, user reactions, etc.), and/or a calendar or schedule of a user. In examples, the contextual information may be analyzed (e.g., based on comparison to a threshold) to determine whether a condition is met, and based on the analysis, the one or more settings may be modified. |
| US12143349B2 |
Electronic device for processing message and operating method thereof
According to an embodiment, an electronic device comprises: a first communication circuit; a second communication circuit; and at least one processor configured to be operatively connected to the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: establish communication with a second electronic device through the second communication circuit, receive an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS)-based message from a first communication network through the first communication circuit, detect at least a portion corresponding to content of the IMS-based message by decoding the IMS-based message, and transmit at least the portion corresponding to the content of the IMS-based message to the second electronic device through the second communication circuit. |
| US12143347B2 |
Providing a system-generated response in a messaging session
In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products. A computing device can present a messaging user interface and receive user input of a typed message through interaction with the messaging user interface. The typed message can be sent for distribution to a second user account. The computing device can receive a system-generated response to the typed message that was generated by a searching system based on content of the typed message. The system-generated response to the typed message can be presented in the messaging user interface along with an indication that the system-generated response was generated by the searching system. |
| US12143346B2 |
Bot omni channel communication system
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with a bot communication system for communicating between channels and bots are described. In one embodiment, a system includes a bot manager configured to provide communication between an individual bot from a plurality of bots and a target channel of a plurality of channels. The bot manager is configured to process a bot response from the individual bot to the target channel by at least: identifying channel configuration metadata from a channel metadata repository that defines a channel dependent format for communicating data with the target channel; converting the bot response to the channel dependent format associated with the target channel including formatting data components from the bot response according to the channel configuration metadata of the target channel; and transmitting, via a network connection, the converted bot response to the target channel in the channel dependent format of the target channel. |
| US12143345B2 |
Methods and systems for configuring an email engine
Systems and methods for configuring an email engine associated with sequences of engagements are described. The email engine is associated with a first sequence of engagements and a second sequence of engagements. The email engine is configured to be activated based on completion of the first sequence of engagements. The email engine may be configured to generate and send an email to an email recipient based on a set of parameters unique to the email recipient and based on one or more government regulations. When the sending of the email is prevented because of the set of parameters or the government regulations, an error notification may be generated, and the second sequence of engagements may not be activated. |
| US12143342B2 |
Techniques for managing semi-static scheduling occasion overwrites
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for communicating uplink and downlink transmissions when a semi-statically configured scheduling occasion is overwritten by a slot format indicator. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a control message from a base station (BS) activating a semi-static scheduling configuration, wherein the semi-static scheduling configuration indicates a plurality of configured grant (CG) symbols in which the UE is scheduled to transmit at least one uplink transmission to the BS. The method may further include receiving, from the BS, a slot format indicator (SFI) that overwrites a subset of CG symbols of the plurality of CG symbols to be downlink symbols, and taking one or more actions to communicate at least one downlink transmission in the downlink symbols. |
| US12143337B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring interference, feeding back demodulation related information and scheduling terminals, channel switching, and interference processing
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method of measuring interference and a corresponding device. The method of measuring interference includes: receiving a downlink reference signal from abase station; based on a received downlink reference signal of a first category, acquiring interference strength information of co-channel interference or self-interference caused by a user equipment (UE), which performs uplink transmission on a time frequency resource where the received downlink reference signal of the first category is transmitted, to a current user equipment, or information for the base station to acquire the interference strength information of the co-channel interference or the self-interference; and reporting the acquired interference strength information or the acquired information for the base station to acquire the interference strength information to the base station, wherein the downlink reference signal of the first category is: a downlink reference signal transmitted on a time frequency resource with scheduled uplink transmission. According to the method of measuring interference and the corresponding device, interference strength of co-channel interference between UEs or self-interference of a user equipment can be measured accurately. The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for a first terminal to transmit information on demodulation failure to a base station in a wireless communication system, and a method and apparatus for a base station to schedule uplink transmission based on the fed back information on demodulation failure. The method for the first terminal includes: receiving and demodulating data from the base station; determining at least one demodulation failure reason respectively associated with at least one second terminal causing inter-terminal interference to the first terminal, when demodulation of the data fails; generating information on demodulation failure based on the determined at least one demodulation failure reason; and transmitting the information on demodulation failure to the base station. The application relates to a method, a base station (BS), a user equipment (UE) and a system thereof for channel switching. The method includes: receiving, from the UE, information indicating that the UE has a full-duplex communication capability; transmitting, to the UE, control signaling notifying the UE to activate the full-duplex communication capability; and scheduling full-duplex transmission for the UE after the UE completes initialization of a self-interference cancellation module, wherein, the base station further configures a full-duplex mode timer and notifies the UE of configuration of the full-duplex mode timer. The present disclosure provides a base station, an apparatus and operation methods thereof for performing interference processing in a wireless communication system. The base station is configured to allocate resources for a plurality of apparatuses communicating with the base station based on a level of inter-apparatus interference among the plurality of apparatuses; and to indicate the allocated resources to the plurality of apparatuses. The apparatus is configured to acquire, from a base station, resources allocated for the apparatus by the base station based on a level of inter-apparatus interference among a plurality of apparatuses communicating with the base station; and to communicate based on the allocated resources. |
| US12143335B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting uplink transmission and MBMS for a WTRU with reduced bandwidth
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is configured to determine a frequency location of a reduced frequency bandwidth within a full system frequency bandwidth for an uplink transmission. The reduced frequency bandwidth is based on a received MTC physical downlink control channel. The WTRU is configured to determine a frequency location of an uplink resource in a first subframe based on at least one of a subframe number of the first subframe, a transmission repetition number associated with the first subframe, or a coverage enhancement level of the WTRU. The WTRU is configured to send a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission in the uplink resource in the first subframe in a same frequency location in both slots of the first subframe. A format of the PUCCH transmission is limited to a subset of PUCCH formats available for a WTRU operating in the full system frequency bandwidth. |
| US12143326B2 |
Terminal and communication method
A terminal is provided that includes a control unit configured to generate a sequence that corresponds to a sequence of a reference signal for channel state information between a base station and a terminal, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the generated reference signal having the sequence to another terminal. |
| US12143324B2 |
Demodulation reference signal (DMRS) enhancements and bundling on physical channels
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, a base station may configure a user equipment (UE) to perform demodulation reference signal (DMRS) enhancement whereby the UE may transmit physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) repetitions with different DMRS densities (e.g., a first DMRS density configuration having a first or default DMRS pattern within a transmission time interval (TTI) that is higher than a second DMRS density configuration having fewer DMRSs than the normal DMRS pattern or no DMRSs within the TTI). The UE may identify TTIs (e.g., slots) that satisfy one or more phase continuity rules, and may perform DMRS enhancement in the identified TTIs, and may restart a mapping sequence indicated in the DMRS mapping pattern at each bundle interval boundary or when consecutive uplink symbol periods within a bundling interval do not satisfy a phase continuity condition. |
| US12143323B2 |
Methods and apparatus for using sounding reference signals in a MIMO system to increase channel diversity
Methods and apparatus for increasing channel diversity in a MIMO system, e.g. a massive MIMO system, are described. Some selected sounding reference signal values are applied to control base station transmission for antennas, e.g., randomly or semi-randomly selected antennas, to which they do not actually correspond. The wireless terminal perceives this change as a change in channel conditions, which is subsequently reported in channel status information (CSI) to the base station. This results in increased channel diversity, which is beneficial to the base station scheduler. |
| US12143322B2 |
Joint transmissions of data in a wireless communication system using a non-orthogonal multiple access transmission scheme
A wireless communication system includes a first transmitter and a second transmitter. For a transmission or reception of data of a first user equipment and data of a second user equipment on resources shared by the first user equipment and the second user equipment, the first transmitter is configured for a superimposed non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, transmission or reception of a first data signal of the first user equipment and a second data signal of the second user equipment, and the second transmitter is configured for a superimposed non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, transmission or reception of a third data signal of the first user equipment and a fourth data signal of the second user equipment. |
| US12143320B2 |
Client device and serving device for associating PTRS antenna ports to DMRS antenna ports
A client device for associating phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) antenna ports to demodulation reference signal (DMRS) antenna ports, the client device being configured obtain configuration information related to a set of PTRS antenna ports, obtain control information indicating at least one of one or more codewords, a set of DMRS antenna ports assigned to the one or more codewords, or transmission configuration indication (TCI) information indicating one or more TCI states, and determine an association between the set of PTRS antenna ports and the set of DMRS antenna ports based on the configuration information related to the set of PTRS antenna ports and the control information. |
| US12143317B2 |
Method and device for communication in a communications network
The embodiments herein relate to a method in a user equipment (605) for communicating with a base station (603) in a communications network (600). The user equipment (605) is configured to communicate with the base station (603) according to a selectable of at least two user equipment categories. The user equipment (605) selects one of the at least two user equipment categories if information indicating the one of the user equipment categories is received from the base station (603). The user equipment (605) selects a default of the user equipment categories if no information indicating which of the user equipment categories is received from the base station (603). The user equipment (605) determines a soft buffer size according to the selected user equipment category. The user equipment (605) communicates with the base station (603) according to the selected user equipment category and applying the determined soft buffer size. |
| US12143313B1 |
System and method for a pipelined multi-layer switching network
A system and method for a switching network is disclosed. A plurality of first switching assemblies, second switching assemblies and intermediate switching assemblies with each of the first switching assemblies, second switching assemblies and intermediate switching assemblies having at least two input ports and output ports is provided. Selective one of the two input ports is configured to receive a data to be processed and delivered at a designated one of the output ports. Received data passes through one or more selective first switching assemblies, one or more intermediate switching assemblies and one or more selective second switching assemblies, before the received data is delivered to the designated port. A plurality of additional data is received in one or more of the input ports to be delivered to one or more designated output ports is processed before the received data is delivered to the designated one of the output ports. |
| US12143310B2 |
Intent-based orchestration using network parsimony trees
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing intent-based orchestration using network parsimony trees. In various embodiments, in response to receiving a request for network services that comprises desired characteristics and performance parameters for the requested network services without information regarding specific hardware, hardware type, location, or network, a computing system might generate a request-based parsimony tree based on the desired characteristics and performance parameters. The computing system might access, from a datastore, a plurality of network-based parsimony trees that are each generated based on measured network metrics, might compare the request-based parsimony tree with each of one or more network-based parsimony trees to determine a fitness score for each network-based parsimony tree, and might identify a best-fit network-based parsimony tree based on the fitness scores. The computing system might identify and might allocate network resources based on the identified best-fit network-based parsimony tree, for providing the requested network services. |
| US12143309B2 |
Information processing apparatus and network system
A terminal device, which is connected to a network in which quality of communication is controlled, includes a communicator configured to communicate with a server apparatus connected to the network, and a requester configured to request, when the server apparatus provides the terminal device with a service, execution of quality control based on a condition being satisfied, the quality control being control of quality of communication with the server apparatus, the condition being a condition in which one, some, or all of a plurality of adjustment processing tasks are executable, and the plurality of adjustment processing tasks being processing tasks to adjust at least one of a resource for provision of the service and a resource for use of the service. |
| US12143308B2 |
System and method for supporting multi-tenancy in an application server, cloud, or other environment
In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for supporting multi-tenancy in an application server, cloud, on-premise, or other environment, which enables categories of components and configurations to be associated with particular application instances or partitions. Resource group templates define, at a domain level, collections of deployable resources that can be referenced from resource groups. Each resource group is a named, fully-qualified collection of deployable resources that can reference a resource group template. A partition provides an administrative and runtime subdivision of the domain, and contains one or more resource groups. Each resource group can reference a resource group template, to bind deployable resources to partition-specific values, for use by the referencing partition. A tenant of the application server or cloud environment can be associated with a partition, or applications deployed therein, for use by that tenant. |
| US12143306B2 |
Enhanced network with data flow differentiation
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving information about a data flow for radio communication between the radio access network and user equipment, classifying the data flow as one of a large data flow and a small data flow, adjusting priority of the data flow by reducing relative priority of the data flow responsive to classifying the data flow as a large data flow, and communicating data including the data flow between the radio access network and the user equipment according to the adjusted priority. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12143303B2 |
Traffic sending method and apparatus
This application discloses a traffic sending method and apparatus, and the method includes: A first network device receives first traffic comprising first attribute information, wherein the first attribute information identifies a first traffic type of the first traffic; when a first link from the first network device to a second network device is congested, the first network device adjusts a first cost corresponding to the first traffic type to a second cost, wherein the first link is used to forward the first traffic when the cost corresponding to the first traffic is the first cost; and the first network device sends the first traffic to a third network device via a second link from the first network device to the third network device. In this way, ensuring that all traffic in the network can be effectively forwarded, and improving a traffic forwarding rate. |
| US12143302B1 |
Highly optimized network-on-chip design at large scale
There may be provided a method for traffic control in a network on chip (NOC), the method may include receiving, by input interface units of the NOC, flow control units destined to output interface units of the NOC; wherein multiple routing paths span between the input interface units and the output interface units; wherein at least some of the routing paths are formed by multiple routers of a grid of routers of the NOC and have a single turning point; allocating virtual channels to the flow control units, wherein an allocating of a virtual channel to a flow control unit (FCU) is based on a type of a transaction associated with the FCU and on a location of the single turning point; and routing the flow control units, based on the virtual channels allocated to the FCUs, between the input interface units and the output interface units. |
| US12143301B2 |
Network validation with dynamic tunneling
Systems and methods for provisioning and validating a network are disclosed. One method can comprise providing a first communication tunnel between a network access point and a first tunnel endpoint. Availability of the first tunnel endpoint can be determined. If the first tunnel endpoint is determined to be available, network traffic can be routed to the first tunnel endpoint. If the first tunnel endpoint is determined to be unavailable, a second communication tunnel between the network access point and a second tunnel endpoint can be provided. |
| US12143297B2 |
End-to-end path detection and management for inter-branch communication in a wide area network (WAN)
A method of managing inter-branch communication is a network, including generating an end-to-end path, wherein the end-to-end path starts in a first computing device in a first branch and ends at a second computing device in a second branch, wherein the end-to-end path is generated using a plurality of flow records and a plurality of path records and the end-to-end path includes a wide area network (WAN) segment, and issuing, based on the generating, a notification to a network administrator, wherein the notification specifies the end-to-end path and a latency associated with at least one segment in the end-to-end path. |
| US12143292B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for configuration of user device(s) for reception of point-to-multipoint transmission
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for the configuration of user device(s) for reception of point-to-multipoint transmission are provided. One method may include receiving, at a user equipment, a configuration for point-to-multipoint reception of a group-common transport channel. The configuration may include a group-common signaling configuration for a group of user equipment. The method may also include receiving, at the user equipment, a point-to-multipoint reconfiguration message using the group-common signaling configuration on the group-common transport channel from a device (e.g., a network node). The point-to-multipoint reconfiguration message may include an updated point-to-multipoint configuration. The method may then include receiving point-to-multipoint data, from the device on the group-common transport channel, based on the updated point-to-multipoint configuration. |
| US12143291B2 |
On-demand hardware resource allocation to debug multicast network at high scale
A method is performed at a router on a multicast configured to forward a multicast flow. The method comprises: in response to receiving, from a controller connected to the multicast path or the multicast path, an enable command to enable statistics tracing for the multicast flow, determining whether the router has sufficient resources to perform statistics tracing; and when the router has the sufficient resources: responsive to the enable command, enabling statistics tracing to collect statistics for the multicast flow; generating a first request to include the enable command and the statistics; and forwarding the first request towards the controller. |
| US12143290B2 |
Identifying traffic sensitive interfaces and triggering configuration changes
In one embodiment, a device obtains quality of experience metrics for an online application whose traffic traverses a particular interface of a router located at a first site in a network. The device identifies a correlation between throughput of the particular interface and the quality of experience metrics for the online application. The device makes a determination that the correlation is a root cause of degradation of the quality of experience metrics for the online application at least in part by determining whether throughput of an interface of a remote router located at a second site in the network is correlated with the quality of experience metrics. The device configures, based on the determination, a priority queue associated with the particular interface for use by traffic of the online application. |
| US12143289B2 |
SASE pop selection based on client features
In one embodiment, a device obtains client attribute data for clients of an online application that access the online application via a plurality of points of presence in a network. The device forms a performance model that models an application experience metric for the online application as a function of the client attribute data for each of the plurality of points of presence. The device selects, using the performance model, a particular point of presence from among the plurality of points of presence to be used by a particular client to access the online application, based on its client attribute data. The device causes the particular client to access the online application via the particular point of presence selected by the device using the performance model. |
| US12143278B2 |
Managing remote terminal communications
Methods and systems for managing remote terminal communications in remote Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and telemetry networks. Reinforced machine learning processes header data of multiple messages received from remote data radios to predict which of the data radios are currently ready with a response to transmit based on or using information associated with a learned time delay. Time on shared wireless channels is efficiently allocated to the data radios that are currently ready with the response. |
| US12143274B2 |
Method, system and computer program product for implementing site collocation
A method of implementing site collocation is performed at least in part by at least one processor and includes obtaining a first identification (ID) of an existing site corresponding to a nominal site. The method further includes modifying a first portion of the first ID, while maintaining a second portion of the first ID, to obtain a second ID of a collocation candidate site to be collocated with the existing site. The method further includes using the second ID for at least one of installation of the collocation candidate site as a collocated site at a physical location of the existing site, or communication with the collocated site upon completion of the installation. |
| US12143273B2 |
Techniques for generating network topologies that accommodate different traffic demands
It is an objective of the present disclosure to reduce computational complexity for obtaining a network topology configuration capable of efficiently accommodating a plurality of traffic demands assumed between nodes present in a network.A device of the present disclosure includes: a computation traffic generation unit that creates a traffic demand matrix whose elements are values individually obtained by demands between nodes present in a target network area from a plurality of traffic demand matrices created based on predicted traffic demands between the nodes; and a network topology generation unit that generates a network topology based on the traffic demand matrix generated by the computation traffic generation unit and port information of the nodes in the network area. |
| US12143266B2 |
Wireless devices and systems including examples of configuration during an active time period
Examples described herein include methods, devices, and systems which may implement different processing stages for wireless communication in processing units. Such data processing may include a source data processing stage, a baseband processing stage, a digital front-end processing stage, and a radio frequency (RF) processing stage. Data may be received from a sensor of device and then processed in the stages to generate output data for transmission. Processing the data in the various stages may occur during an active time period of a discontinuous operating mode. During the active time period, a reconfigurable hardware platform may allocate all or a portion of the processing units to implement the processing stages. Examples of systems and methods described herein may facilitate the processing of data for 5G (e.g., New Radio (NR)) wireless communications in a power-efficient and time-efficient manner. |
| US12143260B2 |
Method and system for changing a communication system using fault information from a different communication system
A method and system for utilizing fault information of a first system device in a first communication system to change a second communication system is provided. A first fault update is received from the first communication system at a cloud-based fault management service. The first fault update includes a request to update first system device fault information in a common database. The common database is updated by the cloud-based fault management service with the first fault update. The cloud-based fault management service performs smart analytics utilizing the first fault update to change the second communication system. |
| US12143254B2 |
Method and device for performing channel estimation by adding midamble to NGV frame in wireless LAN system
Proposed are a method and a device for transmitting an NGV frame in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a transmission device generates an NGV frame and transmits same via a first band. The NGV frame includes an L-STF, L-LTF, L-SIG, RL-SIG, NGV-SIG, NGV-STF, NGV-LTF and NGV-Data. The NGV-Data includes at least one midamble. The at least one midamble is generated on the basis of a sequence of the NGV-LTF. The sequence of the NGV-LTF includes two time sequences which, in a frequency domain, are mapped to a tone including two tone units, and in a time domain, are repeated in a single OFDM symbol. The at least one midamble includes one or two OFDM symbols. |
| US12143252B2 |
Higher bit rate modulation format for polar transmitter
Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a wireless communications device transmits a first set of symbols of a plurality of symbols of a data stream using a first set of constellation points of a pi/N-based modulation scheme, and transmits a second set of symbols of the plurality of symbols using a second set of constellation points of the pi/N-based modulation scheme, wherein each of the first set of constellation points and the second set of constellation points consists of M constellation points, wherein the second set of constellation points is rotated from the first set of constellation points by pi/N, wherein symbols of the first set of symbols alternate with symbols of the second set of symbols, and wherein M is greater than 8. |
| US12143249B2 |
Error detection and correction device capable of detecting head position of suspicious error and performing forward error propagation path tracking for providing information needed by follow-up error correction and associated method
An error detection and correction device includes a decision-feedback equalizer (DFE), a decision circuit, an error detection circuit, and an error correction circuit. The DFE equalizes a data signal to generate a first equalized signal. The decision circuit performs hard decision upon the first equalized signal to generate a symbol decision signal. The error detection circuit performs forward error detection at symbol positions of consecutive symbols included in the symbol decision signal to detect a head position of suspicious error that affects at least one symbol in the symbol decision signal. The error correction circuit performs error correction upon the symbol decision signal in response to the head position of the suspicious error that is detected by the error detection circuit. |
| US12143246B2 |
Methods, remote radio units and base band units of a distributed base station system for handling uplink signals
Disclosed is a method performed by a RRU of a distributed base station system of a wireless communication network, the RRU being connected to a BBU over a fronthaul link, the RRU being connected to N antennas. The method comprises obtaining uplink signals as received at the antennas from UEs wirelessly connected to the RRU, and obtaining a channel estimation matrix of wireless communication channels between UEs and the antennas. The method further comprises determining an error estimation matrix based on the channel estimation matrix, and on received reference signals yref,l, the received reference signals having L symbols, L being smaller than N, determining intermediate signals, based on the uplink signals, the channel estimation matrix and the error estimation matrix, and sending to the BBU over the fronthaul link, the determined intermediate signals. |
| US12143242B2 |
Dynamic establishment and termination of VPN tunnels between spokes
To reduce overhead generated by maintaining a full mesh network with static spoke-to-spoke tunnels while providing the efficiency of spoke-to-spoke communication, BGP configuration is automated to provide for dynamic establishment of spoke-to-spoke tunnels. A virtual Internet Protocol (VIP) address is assigned to each spoke in the network. Spokes advertises their VIP address to the hub for communication to the other spokes. A spoke sets the route next hop in its routing table for a remote spoke to the VIP of the remote spoke. Establishment of a tunnel between spokes is initiated after detecting data is to be communicated between the spokes while data is temporarily routed through the hub. Data is routed directly to the receiving spoke through the dynamic tunnel once the tunnel is active. Tunnels between spokes are terminated dynamically after a period of inactivity to reduce overhead caused by consistent maintenance of dynamic tunnels with low use. |
| US12143240B2 |
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method and recording medium in which vehicle control program is recorded
A vehicle control device including a communication section, a first microcomputer that can communicate with an exterior via the communication section and a second microcomputer that cannot communicate directly with the exterior and can communicate with the first microcomputer. The communication section receives a control signal from the exterior, based on the control signal received by the communication section, the first microcomputer controls operation of an object of control, and outputs the control signal to the second microcomputer. In a case in which a state of the object of control that corresponds to the control signal and a state exhibited by the object of control differ, the second microcomputer effects control so as to stop operation of the communication section. |
| US12143239B2 |
Control of vehicle-carried warning system through controller area network (CAN) communications of global variables processed as operands of behavioral equations
Disclosed are controller area network (CAN) nodes and associated methods for communicating through a CAN bus to form a set of communicatively coupled CAN nodes. A CAN node has, and is configured to monitor status of, one or both input and output devices for establishing a vehicle-carried warning system in which an event changing at least one input status causes a CAN message to be broadcast over the CAN bus to change at least one output status. Behavioral equations map input(s) to output(s), thereby resulting in desired actions. Also disclosed is a graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring the behavioral equations. |
| US12143236B1 |
Web conference recording content merging
A system may generate a web conference recording of a live web conference among a plurality of participant computing systems. The system may receive, at the end of the live web conference, one or more local recordings from one or more participant computing systems of the plurality of participant computing systems. A system may merge content from the one or more local recordings into the web conference recording, the content from the one or more local recordings corresponding to one or more connectivity issues of a corresponding participant computing system during the live web conference. |
| US12143228B2 |
Electronic device, communication method and storage medium
The present disclosure relates to electronic device, communication method and storage medium in a wireless communication system. There is provided an electronic device on side of a user device, comprising a processing circuitry configured to: transmit a plurality of signals to a control device sequentially over consecutive slots, each of the signals including repetitive user data; and at a timing after a preconfigured duration has elapsed from a completion of the transmission of the first signal of the plurality of signals, receive one or more HARQ feedbacks which indicate whether a decoding for the user data by the control device is successful or not. |
| US12143225B2 |
Enhanced HARQ feedback for reliable communications
Systems and methods provide for enhanced HARQ-ACK feedback for PDSCH repetition transmission. A UE is configured to provide feedback ACK for PDSCH with repetitions less than scheduled repetition numbers. In response, the network adapts the PDSCH repetition numbers according to the channel condition to further optimize the overall system spectrum efficiency. |
| US12143223B2 |
HARQ procedure for cooperative relay in sidelink networks
Aspects are provided for HARQ feedback and retransmission procedures for cooperative relaying in sidelink networks. A relay attempts to decode sidelink data received from a source for relay to a destination. The relay may combine LLRs for the sidelink data and for a retransmission of the sidelink data. The relay determines a resource of a wireless channel for transmitting feedback to the source in response to the decoding attempt. If decoding is successful, the relay transmits the data to the destination. The destination then attempts to decode the data received from the relay. The destination may combine LLRs for the data and for a retransmission of the data. The destination determines a resource of a wireless channel for transmitting feedback to the relay in response to the decoding attempt. The resources are based on a relay identifier associated with the relay. |
| US12143222B2 |
Method and device for transmitting and receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a method and a device for same, the method comprising the steps of: receiving control information for disabling at least one among a plurality of hybrid automatic repeat and request (HARQ) processes; receiving a downlink signal on the basis of the control information; and determining whether to perform HARQ feedback for the downlink signal on the basis of a HARQ-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook determined on the basis of the control information, wherein the HARQ-ACK codebook is determined on the basis of at least one enabled HARQ process among the plurality of HARQ processes. |
| US12143221B2 |
Communication methods and apparatuses for medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) latency control
A method performed by a UE is provided. The method includes receiving DCI on a PDCCH from a BS, the DCI indicating a PDSCH; receiving a MAC CE command on the PDSCH; determining, according to the DCI, whether a HARQ ACK feedback for a data reception on the PDSCH is needed to be transmitted; and applying, after determining that the HARQ ACK feedback is needed to be transmitted, the MAC CE command after a first slot identified by a first value of n+K0+K1+Np+M, where n is an index of a slot in which the DCI is received, K0 and K1 are slot offsets, Np indicates an approximated delay determined by a TA value, and M indicates a processing delay. |
| US12143220B2 |
Method and device for disabling HARQ feedback in NR V2X
Provided are a method for a first device to perform wireless communication, and a device for supporting same. The method includes the steps of: generating a medium access control protocol data unit (MAC PDU) in which a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback is enabled; transmitting sidelink control information (SCI) including information related to the enabling of the HARQ feedback for the MAC PDU to a second device; performing an (N−1)-th transmission of the MAC PDU on the second device; transmitting SCI including information related to the disabling of the HARQ feedback for the MAC PDU to the second device; and performing an N-th transmission of the MAC PDU on the second device, wherein N may be the maximum number of transmissions related to MAC PDU. |
| US12143216B2 |
Enhancements for beamformed SL groupcast over MMW bands
Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage medium for SL communications are provided. An example method may include transmitting, to one or more UEs, an SL transmission in a first direction using a first precoder. The example method may further include retransmitting, to the one or more UEs based on a configured maximum number of directional retransmissions and without allocating additional processes and memory for the packet, the SL transmission in one or more directions different from the first direction using one or more precoders different from the first precoder based on a SL retransmission configuration. |
| US12143211B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting control information in communication system
The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). An operating method of a user equipment (UE) in a communication system includes performing radio resource control (RRC) signaling with a base station, determining a code rate based on an RRC configuration according to the RRC signaling, and determining a size of data using the code rate. |
| US12143210B1 |
Dynamic rat assignment for dual-capable iot devices
A system and method of managing network resources is provided, in which a resource usage threshold for an access node to which a wireless device is connected, wherein the wireless device is configured for communication in both of a first communication mode and a second communication mode is set; a resource usage of the access node in the first communication mode is monitored; the monitored resource usage to the resource usage threshold is compared; and in response to a determination that the resource usage exceeds the resource usage threshold, the wireless device is caused to switch from the first communication mode to the second communication mode. |
| US12143209B2 |
Notification method and apparatus for channel quality indicator and modulation and coding scheme
A notification method for a CQI and a modulation and coding scheme is provided. The method includes: learning, by a terminal, a first CQI index according to a first CQI table; sending the first CQI index to a base station; receiving, by the base station, the first CQI index sent by the terminal UE; determining a first MCS index according to the first CQI table, a first MCS table, and the received first CQI index; sending the determined first MCS index to the UE; receiving, by the terminal, the first MCS index sent by the base station; and determining a modulation order and a code block size according to the first MCS table and the received first MCS index; where the first CQI table includes entries in which modulation schemes are higher than 64QAM. |
| US12143208B2 |
Utilizing padding duration at start of a half subframe
In a wireless network, a frame structure may include a padding duration at the start of every half subframe to ensure that an integer number of symbols fit within a duration of the half subframe. In some aspects, to avoid wasting time domain resources, the padding duration may be utilized for other purposes. For example, because a single carrier waveform is not bound to a fixed Fast Fourier Transform size, a wireless node may use the padding duration to transmit a single carrier symbol that has a shorter length than a full symbol associated with a subcarrier spacing. Additionally, or alternatively, in cases where a wireless node is configured to transmit or receive a signal in a first symbol of a half subframe that is associated with a different power level than a preceding symbol, the padding duration may be used to adapt a transmit power or a receive gain. |
| US12143207B2 |
Technique to maintain formation of a parallel transmission line in spatial multiplex transmission
A radio transmission apparatus includes a communication distance measurement unit configured to measure a distance between a plurality of transmission antennas and a plurality of reception antennas, a selection unit configured to select a modulation scheme common to all frequency channels, the modulation scheme satisfying an average value of index values for each of the frequency channels according to a measured distance and satisfying a predetermined desired bit error rate, a transmission signal generation unit configured to separate transmission data, modulate each item of the separated transmission data by the selected common modulation scheme, and output the transmission signals multiplexed by the number of multiplexing indicating the number of the plurality of transmission antennas to be used. A radio reception apparatus includes a demodulation unit configured to demodulate a reception signal by a demodulation scheme corresponding to the modulation scheme to generate reception data. |
| US12143203B2 |
Quantum secure network clock synchronization
A multi-node, quantum communication network for providing quantum-secure time transfer with Damon attack detection is described. The network includes three or more nodes connected via authenticated communication channels forming a closed loop. By determining differences between the local times at as well as the time durations required for photons to travel between the three or more nodes, the network detects a Damon attack, if present. For example, the network imposes a closed loop condition to detect the Damon attack. The network can also use the local time differences and time durations for photon travel between nodes to synchronize the local clocks at the three or more nodes of the network. |
| US12143202B2 |
Optical node and optical transceiver for auto tuning of operational wavelength
An optical node (100) for multiplexing optical signals is disclosed. The optical node (100) comprises an add port (102), a common port (104), an auxiliary port (106), an optical transfer module (110), and a reflecting element (108) coupled to the auxiliary port. The optical transfer module (110) is configured to couple a signal received on the add port (102) and matching an operational wavelength of the optical node (100) to the common port (104), and to couple a signal received on the add port (102) and not matching an operational wavelength of the optical node (100) to the auxiliary port (106). The reflecting element (108) is configured to reflect a signal received on the auxiliary port (106) to the add port (102). Also disclosed are an optical transceiver and methods for operating and optical node and an optical transceiver. |
| US12143199B2 |
Multi-carrier resource allocation method based on wireless-powered backscatter communication network
The present invention relates to a multi-carrier resource allocation method based on a wireless-powered backscatter communication network. The method comprises following steps: S1. constructing a wireless-powered backscatter communication system; S2: according to circuit power and transmit power constraints, establishing a resource allocation optimization problem taking a maximum total transmission rate of the system as an objective function; S3: according to the objective function and constraint conditions, decomposing an optimization sub-problem taking the transmit power of the backscatter transmitter as a variable; S4: after substituting optimal transmit power of the backscatter transmitter into an original problem, decomposing a sub-problems taking an energy allocation coefficient as a variable from an original optimization problem; S5: converting non-convex problems containing coupling variables into convex problems, creating a Lagrangian function, obtaining an optimal solution form according to a KKT condition, and iteratively updating corresponding variables using a gradient descent method until convergence. |
| US12143194B2 |
Method for selecting reception beam in electronic device, and electronic device
According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: at least one antenna module including at least one antenna, and a processor configured to: control the electronic device to receive, through the at least one antenna module, a reference signal (RS) corresponding to each of frequency bands of multiple component carriers (CC) configured for carrier aggregation (CA), identify a reception signal strength of the reference signal corresponding to each of the frequency bands with regard to the multiple CCs, identify at least two CCs operating in the CA among the multiple CCs, based on reception signal strengths of multiple reference signals corresponding to the multiple CCs, and determine at least one reception beam corresponding to the at least one antenna module based on reception signal strengths of at least two reference signals corresponding to the at least two identified CCs. |
| US12143192B2 |
Electronic device including plural antennas, and operation method thereof
Disclosed is an electronic device including a plurality of antennas, and a control circuit configured to identify a two-dimensional coordinate value using signals received through the plurality of antennas and correct a signal reception angle based on the two-dimensional coordinate value, or to selectively filter data received from a signal source. |
| US12143190B2 |
Electronic device, wireless communication method and computer-readable medium for beam failure detection and recovery
The present invention relates to an electronic device, a wireless communication method and a computer-readable medium. The electronic apparatus for wireless communication according to one embodiment comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to perform control to carry out carrier aggregation communication with a base station by means of at least a first cell and a second cell. The processing circuit is further configured to perform control to send first information for beam failure recovery of the second cell to the base station by means of the first cell. |
| US12143189B2 |
Low-complexity procedure for 5G/6G beam alignment
A base station and a user device can cooperate to align their transmission and reception beams for optimal communication in 5G and 6G. At a pre-arranged time (or upon a special “start” signal), the base station can transmit a series of beam scan signals in various directions, each beam scan signal occupying a single resource element. The beam scan signals can be transmitted time-spanning or frequency-spanning. A user device can determine which of the beam scan signals provided the best received signal quality or amplitude or power. The user device can then indicate the favored beam direction by transmitting a reply signal in a single resource element having the same frequency and a predetermined time delay after that beam scan signal. The base station can determine the optimal beam direction toward the user device according to the time and frequency of the reply signal. Many other aspects are disclosed. |
| US12143180B2 |
Guard intervals for multi-user high efficiency (HE) wireless local area network (WLAN) communication
An access point (AP) in a high efficiency (HE) wireless local area network (WLAN) may transmit a message specifying to a group of stations a guard interval from one of two different guard intervals. The AP may receive responses from the group of stations with the specified one of the two different guard intervals for multi-user uplink HE WLAN communication. |
| US12143177B2 |
Distributed multiple-input multiple-output low earth orbit satellite systems and methods
Satellites provide connectivity in remote and rural areas as well as providing applications and services elsewhere on earth and in space. Existing satellite networks will be increasingly augmented by ultra-dense deployments of interconnected satellites providing low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations. However, such satellites only offer short-term line-of-sight access requiring ongoing handovers during the duration of a terminal's access. Accordingly, to exploit these LEO constellations the inventors have established methodologies exploiting distributed massive multiple-input multiple-output technology for a user terminal to be connected to a cluster of LEO satellites. Further, distributed joint power allocation and handover management techniques are outlined for improving the power allocation and handover management processes in a cross-layer manner such that enhanced network throughput and reduced handover rate are provided whilst taking into account quality-of-service demands of terminals and the power capabilities of the LEO satellites. |
| US12143170B2 |
Near-field communication enabled luggage item stowage bins
A processing system of a carrier transport vehicle including at least one processor may obtain a notification of a luggage item to be placed in a stowage bin of the carrier transport vehicle, the notification including an identifier of the luggage item, detect, via the identifier of the luggage item, that the luggage item is proximate to the stowage bin, where the identifier of the luggage item is obtained via a wireless signal from the luggage item, and present at least one visual indicator associated with the stowage bin, in response to the detecting that the luggage item is proximate to the stowage bin. |
| US12143168B2 |
Signal transmission device, signal transmission system, and information provision method
A signal transmission device includes a communication unit that performs communication using differential transmission with an electronic device via a differential wiring, and a signal processing unit that performs signal processing related to the communication, in which the communication unit is capable of receiving, via the differential wiring, communication signals transmitted from the electronic device at each of a plurality of signal transmission rates including at least a first signal transmission rate and a second signal transmission rate lower than the first signal transmission rate, the communication unit measures an amplitude of the communication signals received from the electronic device at the second signal transmission rate, and the signal processing unit detects a short-circuit failure of a filter circuit on the basis of the amplitude measured by the communication unit. |
| US12143167B2 |
System and method of mitigating or eliminating crosstalk with transmission lines
In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, one or more methods, and/or one or more processes may receive, by a first conductive element of multiple conductive elements of an electromagnetic coupler device, a first signal; receive, by a second conductive element of the multiple conductive elements, a second signal; electromagnetically couple, by the multiple conductive elements, at least a portion of the first signal with the second signal; electromagnetically couple, by the multiple conductive elements, at least a portion of the second signal with the first signal; provide, by the first conductive element, the first signal with the at least the portion of the second signal to a first transmission line; and provide, by the second conductive element, the second signal with the at least the portion of the first signal to a second transmission line. |
| US12143166B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating an estimate of a channel frequency response
An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: combining first features extracted from an echo signal using a convolutional encoder of a convolutional encoder-decoder having first weights, wherein the echo signal is obtained in response to a transmission over a channel or a simulation thereof; and using a convolutional decoder of the convolutional encoder-decoder to generate an estimate of a frequency response of the channel based on the echo signal, wherein the convolutional decoder has second weights. |
| US12143157B2 |
Branch ratio setting system, method for producing optical communication system and optical branch device
A branch ratio setting system includes: a branch ratio control unit; and a plurality of drop units configured to be able to receive an optical signal from the branch ratio control unit, and configured to branch and output the received optical signal, and the branch ratio control unit outputs light to the plurality of drop units via an optical fiber to measure characteristics of the optical fiber, and outputs a branch ratio determination signal to each of the plurality of drop units via the optical fiber based on the measured characteristics of the optical fiber, and the drop unit includes an optical splitter connected to the optical fiber and having a variable branch ratio and a branch ratio setting unit that sets the branch ratio of the optical splitter based on the branch ratio determination signal input via the optical fiber. |
| US12143156B2 |
Multi-point self-calibration for broadband optical sensor interrogator
A system and method for wavelength detection includes one or more detection stages configured for receiving at least a portion of an optical carrier. Each stage includes a splitter for splitting the signal into two arms. A 90-degree optical hybrid and in-phase (I-channel)/quadrature (Q-channel) differential detectors generate I-channel and Q-channel differential signals based on the hybrid outputs. A gas cell or like multi-point wavelength reference path also receives the input signal and provides a set of reference absorption wavelengths converted into the electrical domain by a reference photodetector. A logic device receives sets of detection signals (including I-channel and Q-channel differential signals and the set of reference wavelengths, all corresponding to a common measurement time) and determines a wavelength of the optical carrier based on an arctangent of a ratio of the Q-channel and I-channel differential signals, mapped to the set of reference absorption wavelengths. |
| US12143154B2 |
Dual GPON small form-factor pluggable optical module
The present invention relates to a dual GPON Small Form-Factor Pluggable optical module, projected to provide connection to two SC optical fiber connectors, and to be incorporated in any state of the art SFP transceiver host to allow double GPON-OLT channels. The module comprises a case housing a specific set of technical elements such as bidirectional optical subassemblies, high-speed electrical interface, and all the necessary electronic circuits, printed circuit board and flex-printed circuit board to ensure proper assembly and electronic performance of all elements. |
| US12143152B2 |
Systems and methods for light collection and distribution
A modulating circuit adapted to modulate between an energy harvesting mode and a wireless transmitter mode is disclosed which includes a solar cell, an energy-harvesting circuit, a first switch coupling the solar cell to the energy harvesting circuit and controlled by a first control line, a second switch coupling the solar cell to a programmable current source and controlled by a second control line, a transmitter/energy harvesting mode circuit adapted to select between a transmitter mode and an energy harvesting mode, and a symbol-to-current mapping circuit adapted to encode data to be communicated by the solar cell, the symbol-to-current mapping circuit adapted to adjust the programmable current source to thereby provide a metered current to the solar cell. |
| US12143149B2 |
UWB system
The present invention is proposed to solve the above problems and is directed to providing a UWB system comprising: a memory in which a UWB ranging factor definition program is embedded; and a processor which executes the program, wherein the processor predefines UWB ranging factors to define an encryption key in consideration of a unique m-byte key characteristic for each set of a vehicle and a device. |
| US12143147B2 |
Electronic device for transmitting uplink signal and method for operating the same
According to various embodiment, an electronic device may include at least one communication processor, an RFIC, a power amplifier, and at least one modulator configured to provide the power amplifier with a supply voltage set for a first unit of time in a first mode or in a second unit of time shorter than the first unit of time in a second mode. The at least one communication processor may be configured to control the at least one modulator to provide the supply voltage according to the second mode and to switch from the second mode to the first mode when a variation in a voltage associated with a first element for providing the supply voltage is greater than or equal to a threshold magnitude while the supply voltage is provided to the power amplifier according to the second mode. Other various embodiments are possible as well. |
| US12143143B2 |
Backscatter communication method, excitation device, backscatter device, and receiving device
Embodiments of this application disclose a backscatter communication method and a related apparatus. The method includes: An excitation device determines a first sequence, generates a first signal, and sends the first signal, where the first signal carries the first sequence; after receiving the first signal, a backscatter device modulates backscatter device data onto the received first signal to obtain a second signal, and backscatters the second signal, to implement first scrambling on the backscatter device data by using the first sequence; and a receiving device determines the first sequence, receives the second signal from the backscatter device, and demodulates the received second signal based on the first sequence, to obtain the backscatter device data carried on the second signal. |
| US12143141B2 |
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. |
| US12143139B2 |
Protective case for folding screen phone
A protective case for folding screen phone includes a first case body, a second case body and a side stylus holder. The side stylus holder includes parallel first and seconds sides. The first side is rotatably connected to the second case body, making the second side of the side stylus holder be capable of rotating between a first position away from the first case body and a second position close to the first case body. A first groove is defined in the side stylus holder for detachably accommodating a stylus therein, and the stylus accommodated in the first groove rotates along with the side stylus holder. |
| US12143137B1 |
Multifunctional equipment for the control and management of plants and special areas
Provided is a multifunction man-size apparatus or ground station for the control and management, in real time, of complex plants and/or special areas in which it is installed for monitoring, which is inter-connected in a distributed network with other multifunction apparatuses or ground stations providing a decentralized and almost completely unmanned control over productive or operational assets, equipment and data. |
| US12143135B2 |
Estimating delays
A method, apparatus and computer program product is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise means for providing a model for a system for mitigating unwanted effects in a received signal and a means for determining a first curve, acorr, by performing autocorrelation of the model. The apparatus may also comprise means for determining a second curve, Xcorrenv, by performing cross-correlation of the model and a received signal comprising unwanted components due to first and second sources and means for estimating first and second delays associated with respective first and second sources based on the first and second curves, acorr, Xcorrenv. The unwanted effects in the received signal may be PIM products/components, but the disclosure is not limited to PIM alone, and embodiments may be used to mitigate or compute peaks in any interfering scenario where peaks may be hidden. |
| US12143134B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for downconverting high frequency subbands and isolating signals therein
Methods and apparatuses for downconverting high frequency subbands to a lower frequency band and recovering signals-of-interest. The system includes a controller, a signal generator, an optical source, a dual-drive mach zehnder modulator (DDMZM), a photodetector, and a dechipping/image (DI) rejector. The controller outputs chipping frequencies to the signal generator which generates local oscillator (LO) tones shifted by the respective chipping frequencies. The optical source outputs an optical signal to the DDMZM which has first and second arms and modulators. The first modulator receives a signal from a source and modulates it onto the optical signal propagating through the first arm to form a first modulated optical signal. The second modulator receives the shifted local oscillator tones and modulates them onto the optical signal propagating through the second arm to form a second modulated optical signal. The DDMZM outputs a signal which is a combination of the first and second modulated optical signals to the photodetector which generates a corresponding electrical signal. The dechipping/image (DI) rejector receives the electrical signal and one of the chipping frequencies and outputs a signal that maximizes signals in one high frequency subband while suppressing signals in other high frequency subbands. |
| US12143133B2 |
Dynamic shaping filter indications
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a receiving device may receive, in a communication, an indication of a shaping filter to be used with one or more subsequent communications. The receiving device may receive the one or more subsequent communications having the shaping filter applied. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US12143132B2 |
Power amplifier systems with non-linear antenna impedance for load compensation
Power amplifier systems with non-linear antenna impedance for load compensation are provided. In certain embodiments, a method of power amplification in a mobile device is provided. The method includes generating a radio frequency input signal using a transceiver, amplifying the radio frequency input signal to generate a radio frequency output signal using a power amplifier, and transmitting the radio frequency output signal using an antenna, including compensating the power amplifier for a change in output load in response to a change in signal power using a non-linear impedance versus output power characteristic of the antenna. |
| US12143128B2 |
Randomly jittered under-sampling for efficient data acquisition and analysis in digital metering, GFCI, AFCI, and digital signal processing applications
Methods/systems employ randomly jittered under-sampling to reduce a sampling rate required to estimate the amplitude of high-frequency signals in circuit breakers, power meters, and other digital signal processing applications. The methods/systems can greatly reduce the nominal sampling rate for applications where RMS, peak and mean estimates of the signal are desired for both the entire band-limited signal and separate estimates for each frequency component. This can in turn result in large cost savings, as less complex and thus less expensive controllers and related components may be used to perform the sampling. As well, the methods/systems herein can provide reasonably accurate waveform estimates that allow additional cost savings in bill of materials (BOM) and printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) footprint and real-estate by eliminating the need for certain analog components, such as signal conditioning components. |
| US12143125B2 |
Polarization encoding method and apparatus
An encoding method includes obtaining to-be-encoded information and a mother code length N. The to-be-encoded information includes K information bits. The method also includes determining, based on K and N, a set I corresponding to subchannels of the information bits and a set F corresponding to subchannels of frozen bits. Information bits corresponding to subchannel sequence numbers in the set I are distributed in X outer component codes, a code length of each outer component code is B, and the X outer component codes includes a first-type outer component code and a second-type outer component code or the X outer component codes include a first-type outer component code, a second-type outer component code, and one third-type outer component code. Different types of component codes have different code rates. The method additionally includes performing polarization encoding based on the set I and the set F. |
| US12143120B2 |
Systems and methods of signed conversion
Described herein are systems and methods related to a converter including a first input, a second input, and a number of digital to analog converter (DAC) cells. A DAC cell includes a first circuit, a first leg associated with a first output of the DAC cell, and a second leg associated with a second output of the DAC cell. The first circuit is configured to provide a return to zero operation. The DAC cell is configured to provide a data magnitude at a polarity on at least one of the first leg or the second leg during at least a portion of the clock cycle. The data magnitude and the polarity being provided in accordance with a first signal at the first input and a second signal at the second input. |
| US12143118B2 |
Front-end sampling circuit and method for sampling signal
A front-end sampling circuit includes a global switch, a local switch, and an auxiliary switch. The global switch is configured to be selectively turned on according to a first control signal, in order to transmit an input signal. The local switch is configured to be selectively turned on according to a second control signal, in order to transmit the input signal from the global switch to a node, wherein a storage circuit is coupled to the node to store the input signal. The auxiliary switch is configured to be selectively turned on according to a third control signal, in order to transmit the input signal to the node, in which a turn-off time point of the auxiliary switch is set to be the same or earlier than a turn-off time point of the global switch. |
| US12143115B2 |
Calibration system of canceling effect of phase noise and analog-to-digital converting device comprising the same
A calibration system includes a jitter-capturing analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a calibration value generating circuit and a first calculation circuit. The jitter-capturing ADC is configured to sample a to-be-sampled clock signal according to an operating clock signal to generate a first quantized output. The calibration value generating circuit is configured to receive the first quantized output and a second quantized output of a to-be-calibrated ADC to generate a calibration value. The operating clock signal is for driving the to-be-calibrated ADC to sample, and the calibration value is related to a phase noise of the operating clock signal. The first calculation circuit is coupled with the calibration value generating circuit, and configured to subtract the calibration value from the second quantized output to generate a third quantized output. |
| US12143108B2 |
Physically unclonable function device
In an embodiment an integrated device includes a first physical unclonable function module configured to generate an initial data group and management module configured to generate an output data group from at least the initial data group, authorize only D successive deliveries of the output data group on a first output interface of the device, D being a non-zero positive integer, and prevent any new generation of the output data group. |
| US12143102B2 |
Coupling-type single-pole double-throw switch adapted for radio frequency integrated circuit
A coupling-type single-pole double-throw (SPDT) switch adapted for a radio frequency integrated circuit includes an input port, a first output port, a second output port, a multi-coupling-coil circuit and a transistor-based control circuit. The multi-coupling-coil circuit includes coils respectively connected with the input port, the first output port and the second output port. The transistor-based control circuit includes a first control circuit, a second control circuit and a third control circuit, and configured to control an input load of the multi-coupling-coil circuit using a control level of the first control circuit and realize connections between the input port and the first output port as well as the second output port using control levels of the second control circuit and the third control circuit. Therefore, the coupling-type SPDT switch can achieve a simple switching between two working states, and have low insertion loss and high isolation degree in both working states. |
| US12143095B2 |
Resonance device and manufacturing method
A method of manufacturing a resonance device includes preparing a resonance device and adjusting a frequency of the resonator. The resonance device includes a lower lid, an upper lid joined to the lower lid, and a resonator with vibration arms that vibrate in bending vibration in an interior space between the lower and upper lids. The adjusting of the frequency of the resonator includes vibrating the vibration arms in bending vibration and thereby causing respective ends of the arms to strike the lower lid at an impact speed of 3.5×103 μm/sec or more. The ends of the vibration arms are made of silicon oxide, and the lower lid is made of silicon. |
| US12143094B2 |
Bulk acoustic wave filter and method of manufacturing bulk acoustic wave filter
A method of manufacturing a bulk acoustic wave filter is provided, including: forming an acoustic reflection air cavity, a sacrificial layer, a seed layer, a lower electrode layer and a piezoelectric layer of n resonators on a substrate in sequence, wherein n is greater than or equal to 2; taking N from 1 to n for respectively repeating following steps: forming an N-th metal hard mask layer, defining an effective area of a first resonator to an N-th resonator by using a photolithography process, removing the N-th metal hard mask layer outside the effective area of the first resonator to the N-th resonator, oxidizing the piezoelectric layer outside the effective area of the first resonator to the N-th resonator to form an N-th oxidized part of the piezoelectric layer, and etching the N-th oxidized part of the piezoelectric layer; removing the metal hard mask layer of the effective area of the first resonator to the N-th resonator, so as to form the piezoelectric layer having different thicknesses of the first resonator to the N-th resonator; and forming an upper electrode layer on the piezoelectric layer having different thicknesses of the first resonator to the N-th resonator. |
| US12143093B2 |
Substrate for a temperature-compensated surface acoustic wave device or volume acoustic wave device
A substrate for a surface acoustic wave device or bulk acoustic wave device, comprising a support substrate and an piezoelectric layer on the support substrate, wherein the support substrate comprises a semiconductor layer on a stiffening substrate having a coefficient of thermal expansion that is closer to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the material of the piezoelectric layer than that of silicon, the semiconductor layer being arranged between the piezoelectric layer and the stiffening substrate. |
| US12143092B2 |
Transversely-excited film bulk acoustic resonators and filters with trap-rich layer
Acoustic resonator devices and filters are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate and a piezoelectric plate having parallel front and back surfaces. The substrate includes a silicon base having a trap-rich region adjacent to a surface and a dielectric layer on the surface. The back surface of the piezoelectric plate faces the dielectric layer. The piezoelectric plate comprises a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is provided on the front surface of the piezoelectric plate such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are on the diaphragm. |
| US12143089B2 |
Common mode filter
Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that includes a winding core part and first and second wires wound in a same direction around the winding core part. The first and second wires constitute a first winding block on one endmost side in an axial direction of the winding core part, a second winding block on other endmost side in the axial direction of the winding core part, and a third winding block positioned between the first and second winding blocks. The second winding block is a winding block at an odd-numbered position counted from the first winding block. The first and second wires cross each other in an area between the first and third winding blocks and in an area between the second and third winding blocks. |
| US12143078B2 |
Circuit element pair matching method and circuit
A method for matching a pair of composite circuit elements (CEs) included in a circuit includes fabricating N CEs (e.g., resistors, transistors, current sources, capacitors) designed to match and switches configurable, according to M different combinations, to connect N/2 of the N CEs to form a first composite CE and to connect a remaining N/2 of the N CEs to form a second composite CE. Sequentially in time, for each combination of the M combinations, the switches are configured to form the first and second composite CEs according to the combination and a characteristic of the circuit is measured that includes the formed first and second composite CEs. The characteristic indicates how well the formed composite CEs match. A final combination of the M combinations is chosen whose measured characteristic indicates a best match and the final combination is used to configure the switches to form the composite CEs. |
| US12143074B2 |
Spatial power-combining devices with reduced size
Spatial power-combining devices with reduced dimensions are disclosed. Spatial power-combining devices are provided that employ a hybrid structure including both a planar splitter/combiner and an antipodal antenna array. Planar splitters may be arranged to divide an input signal while antipodal antenna arrays may be arranged to combine amplified signals. In other applications, the order may be reversed such that antipodal antenna arrays are arranged to divide an input signal while a planar combiner is arranged to combine amplified signals. Advantages of such spatial power-combining devices include reduced size and weight while maintaining suitable performance for operation in desired frequency bands. |
| US12143072B2 |
Progressive wave, low characteristic impedance parametric amplifier and manufacturing method thereof
A traveling wave superconducting parametric amplifier is provided. The traveling wave superconducting parametric amplifier includes a chain of superconducting elements having a nonlinear kinetic inductance connected in series, said superconducting elements being deposited on a substrate. The traveling wave superconducting parametric amplifier also includes a dielectric layer of sub-micrometer thickness deposited on the substrate and covering said superconducting elements, and a conductive layer forming a ground plane deposited on top of the dielectric layer, the superconducting elements and the ground plane forming a microstrip-type transmission line. A method for producing such a traveling wave parametric amplifier is also provided. |
| US12143069B2 |
Multi-level envelope tracking systems with adjusted voltage steps
Multi-level envelope tracking systems are provided. In certain embodiments, an envelope tracking system includes a first power amplifier that amplifies a first radio frequency (RF) signal and receives power from a first power amplifier supply voltage, a second power amplifier that amplifies a second RF signal and receives power from a second power amplifier supply voltage, and an envelope tracker including a first modulator that controls the first power amplifier supply voltage based on a plurality of regulated voltages and a first envelope signal corresponding to an envelope of the first RF signal, a second modulator that controls the second power amplifier supply voltage based on the regulated voltages and a second envelope signal corresponding to an envelope of the second RF signal, and a switching point adaptation circuit that controls a voltage level of at least one of the regulated voltages based on a radio frequency power level. |
| US12143066B2 |
Magnetic absorbers for passive intermodulation mitigation
A wireless communication system including an electrically conductive passive medium capable of simultaneously propagating therealong electromagnetic first and second currents at different respective frequencies F1 and F2, the electrically conductive passive medium including an electrically conductive first passive linear medium portion adjacent an electrically conductive first passive nonlinear medium portion, the first passive nonlinear medium portion capable of generating an intermodulation current based on a nonlinear interaction between the first and second currents, the intermodulation current having a frequency Fi equal to nF1+mF2 and propagating along the first passive nonlinear medium portion, m and n being positive or negative integers; and a first magnetic film disposed proximate an electrically conductive external surface of the first linear medium portion, such that when the first and second currents propagate along the first passive linear medium portion toward the first passive nonlinear medium portion, the magnetic film reduces or prevents the generation of the intermodulation current in the first passive nonlinear medium portion by attenuating at least portions of the first and second currents. |
| US12143060B2 |
Electrical bonding splice for solar panel rail guides
In various representative aspects, an assembly for connecting and electrically bonding two solar panel rail guides. More specifically, the assembly provides a splice that slides within two solar panel rail guides and includes an elongated spring element that is inserted into an elongated slot in the splice and enables the two solar panel rail guides to be electrically bonded together when various bonding techniques are used to allow portions of the spring to penetrate the oxidation layers of the inner surfaces of the rail guides as they are joined together. Another embodiment that utilizes a bonding element that is inserted into an elongated slot of a splice and also enables two solar panel rail guides to be electrically bonded when the rail guides are joined. |
| US12143058B2 |
Voltage control of a DC-link
An a arrangement for controlling a DC-link-voltage of a DC-link connected between a generator side converter portion and a utility grid side converter portion of a wind turbine includes: a generalized predictive control module adapted: to receive as control module input values a current value of the DC-link-voltage and a reference value of the DC-link-voltage and to derive a reference value of a DC current based on the control module input values, the reference value of a DC current defining the DC current to be injected into the DC-link, wherein the arrangement is adapted to control the generator side converter portion and/or the utility grid side converter portion based on the reference value of the DC current. |
| US12143054B2 |
Motor unit
A motor unit comprises a driving circuit, a control unit, an analog-to-digital converter, a voltage divider, and a voltage converter. The driving circuit is coupled to a motor for driving the motor. The control unit is configured to generate a plurality of control signals to control the driving circuit. The analog-to-digital converter receives an output voltage for generating a digital signal to the control unit. The voltage divider receives an input voltage for generating a first voltage. The voltage converter converts a power supply voltage into the input voltage. The motor unit may execute a prevention mechanism to avoid misjudging the digital signal. The motor unit may be applied to a high-voltage configuration. |
| US12143051B2 |
Driving apparatus of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and driving method of semiconductor manufacturing equipment
A driving apparatus of semiconductor manufacturing equipment is disclosed. The driving apparatus includes a first driver for applying a signal driving a first motor and a second driver for applying a signal driving a second motor. The first driver and the second driver drive the first motor and the second motor in different schemes. The driving apparatus further includes a controller that performs integrated control of the first driver and the second driver. Each of the first driver and the second driver is connected with the controller through an I/O cable. The controller identifies the first driver or the second driver using information input through the I/O cable. The controller changes a signaling scheme depending on a driving mode of the motor corresponding to the identified driver. |
| US12143050B2 |
Control circuit, control method, method for operating a brake system, computer program product and control unit
A control circuit, is disclosed, which is developed and intended for use in a motor vehicle. The control circuit comprises a first circuit portion, which is developed and intended to detect an error state of a control module and/or supply source, such as a voltage supply, of a drive arrangement, for example a drive arrangement of a brake system of the motor vehicle, and/or an electric drive of the drive arrangement, and is developed and intended to cause a short-circuit of the electric drive of the drive arrangement if an error state has been detected. A control method is also disclosed, for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle, as well as a computer program and a control unit or system having multiple control units. |
| US12143049B2 |
Motor driving apparatus and method for alleviating burn-out of the same
A motor driving apparatus includes an inverter that includes a switching element connected between either terminal of a battery and a thermistor insulated from the switching element and that drives a motor through the switching element, a resistor connected between a sensing node to which one end of the thermistor is connected and a terminal of a low source voltage, and a motor controller configured for controlling a relay connected between the battery and the switching element based on a voltage of the sensing node. |
| US12143048B2 |
Fan control system, fan system, active ingredient generation system, fan control method, and program
A fan control system according to the present disclosure includes a controller that selects a control mode from a plurality of control modes including a first mode and a second mode. The first mode is a control mode in which an electric signal is given to fan motor so that fan motor operates at the first rotation speed. The second mode is a control mode in which an electric signal is given to fan motor so that fan motor operates at a second rotation speed lower than the first rotation speed. The controller has a function of selecting the second mode in a period after the start of the fan motor and before the selection of the first mode. |
| US12143041B2 |
Motor driving apparatus
A motor driving apparatus driving a motor that has a plurality of windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases includes a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of the windings, a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements and connected to a second end of each of the windings, and a controller determining a voltage command of the first inverter based on a voltage command of the motor and the active vector corresponding to a duty of the second switching elements and controlling the first switching elements through pulse width modulation based on the voltage command of the first inverter. |
| US12143035B2 |
Frequency converter
A frequency converter, includes: a DC link, wherein the DC link has a first connection pole at which a positive link potential is present during operation of the frequency converter, and a second connection pole at which a negative link potential is present during operation of the frequency converter; an inverter, wherein the inverter has a first connection pole at which a positive inverter potential is present during operation of the frequency converter, and a second connection pole at which a negative inverter potential is present during operation of the frequency converter; a resistive shunt which is looped in between the first connection pole of the DC link and the first connection pole of the inverter; a differential amplifier which is designed to generate a test voltage from a potential difference across the resistive shunt; and an evaluation unit which is designed to detect a ground fault based on the test voltage. |
| US12143033B2 |
Flying capacitor switching cell-system
A flying capacitor switching cell-system includes at least two flying capacitor switching cells, wherein each of the cells comprises an arrangement of at least one semiconductor system, and wherein the cells are in parallel in an electrical circuit. |
| US12143029B2 |
Electrical assembly for high voltage direct current transmission
An electrical assembly includes a number of modules, each module including at least one module switching element and at least one energy storage device, each module switching element and each energy storage device in each module arranged to be combinable to provide a voltage source, each module including a discharge circuit with a discharge switching element and a discharge resistor, each discharge switching element switchable to switch the corresponding discharge resistor into and out of the corresponding module, wherein the electrical assembly includes a controller configured to control the discharge switching elements to modulate the switching of each discharge resistor into and out of the corresponding module in a voltage balancing mode when the modules are in a blocked state so that each module emulates a resistive load profile to balance a distribution of voltages between the modules, wherein the resistive load profile includes at least one positive resistive slope. |
| US12143027B2 |
Inverter structure
In an inverter that includes a smoothing capacitor and a plurality of power modules, the smoothing capacitor includes a plurality of columnar unit capacitors each having electrodes at both ends thereof, a one-end-side bus plate connected to the electrode at one end of each unit capacitor, and an other-end-side bus plate connected to the electrode at the other end of the unit capacitor. The unit capacitors are arranged, with axes thereof parallel to each other, side by side in a direction perpendicular to the axes. The power modules are arranged at positions equally distant from a center of the inverter and equally distant from the smoothing capacitor. |
| US12143021B2 |
System and methods for switching an active clamp flyback converter
An active clamp flyback (ACF) converter can be used to convert AC voltages to DC voltages and offers the ability to reuse leakage energy and a negative magnetizing current to achieve zero-volt-switching. The leakage energy can vary with system design and therefore may be difficult to control, but the negative magnetizing current can be controlled by adjusting a switching frequency of the ACF converter. The adjustment can be determined by comparing the negative magnetizing current to a threshold. Using a fixed threshold may not be optimal because variations in system operating conditions, such as load current, line voltage, and output voltage, can affect the amount of negative magnetizing current required for zero-volt-switching (i.e., can affect the threshold). Additionally, a range of possible switch technologies can affect the threshold. The present disclosure describes an adaptable threshold for a variable frequency ACF converter that allows for efficient switching. |
| US12143015B2 |
Switched mode power supply (SMPS)
In an embodiment a switching power supply includes a voltage ramp generator comprising at least one output capacitor, wherein the generator is configured such that the output capacitor has a first value during a first operating cycle of a first operating mode and a second value during subsequent operating cycles of the first operating mode. |
| US12143013B2 |
Power supply output device
A power supply output device converts an input from a DC-DC converter into a bipolar voltage output of a gate driver circuit driving a power switch. The power output supply device includes an adjusting circuit to measure an output of the gate driver circuit at the gate of the power switch, and to adjust the bipolar voltage output in order to maintain the output of the gate driver circuit at a predetermined voltage. The power supply output device provides a cost-effective technique to regulate the peak positive voltage input into the gate of the power switch at a required voltage, regardless of any fluctuations or losses. |
| US12143010B2 |
Protection of switched capacitor power converter
Transient or fault conditions for a switched capacitor power converter are detected by measuring one or more of internal voltages and/or currents associated with switching elements (e.g., transistors) or phase nodes, or voltages or currents at terminals of the converter, and based on these measurements detect that a condition has occurred when the measurements deviate from a predetermined range. Upon detection of the condition fault control circuitry alters operation of the converter, for example, by using a high voltage switch to electrically disconnect at least some of the switching elements from one or more terminals of the converter, or by altering timing characteristics of the phase signals. |
| US12143008B2 |
Voltage dividing capacitor circuits and supply modulators including the same
A voltage dividing capacitor circuit includes first capacitor through third capacitor dividers and first through fourth load capacitors. The first capacitor divider includes a first flying capacitor and a plurality of first switches connected in series between a first voltage node and a ground node, and is connected to a second voltage node. The second capacitor divider is connected to the first voltage node, the second voltage node, and a first intermediate voltage node. The third capacitor divider is connected to the second voltage node, the ground voltage node, and a second intermediate voltage node. The first through fourth load capacitors are connected in series between the first voltage node and the ground node. The second capacitor divider includes a second flying capacitor and a plurality of second switches connected in series between the first voltage node and the second voltage node. |
| US12143006B2 |
Multi-pipe converter
A converter comprises: a housing including an inner space; electronic components disposed in the inner space; a first pipe disposed on the outer surface of the housing and comprising a first-first pipe and a first-second pipe arranged in parallel to and spaced apart from each other; and a second pipe coupled at both ends thereof to the first-first pipe and the first-second pipe, respectively. |
| US12143003B2 |
Method for extending the hold-up time
Disclosed is a method and a control circuit. The method includes operating a buffer circuit (1) in a first operating mode or a second operating mode. Operating the buffer circuit (1) in the first operating mode includes buffering, by a capacitor parallel circuit including a first capacitor (11) and a second capacitor (12), power (Po) provided by a power source (3) and received by a load (4). Operating the buffer circuit (1) in the second operating mode includes supplying power to the load (4) by the second capacitor (12), and regulating a first voltage (Upn) across the second capacitor (12), wherein regulating the first voltage (Upn) comprises transferring charge from the first capacitor (11) to the second capacitor (12). |
| US12143000B2 |
Power converter and method for operating a power converter
The invention relates to a power converter (300) which is designed to receive an input voltage (350) and output and output voltage (360). The power converter comprises multiple switches (371, . . . , 387). The power converter also comprises a control unit which is connected to the multiple switches, wherein the control unit is designed to control the multiple switches of the power converter based on data in a database using an input parameter or an output parameter. The invention also relates to a method for operating a power converter. The method comprises the step of controlling multiple switches of the power converter using a control unit, which is connected to the multiple switches, based on data in a database using an input parameter or an output parameter. |
| US12142998B2 |
System and method for estimating a current in an inductor of a power converter
In an example, a current estimating circuit includes a current estimating resistor coupled in series with a current estimating capacitor. The current estimating resistor and the current estimating capacitor are configured to provide a voltage across the current estimating capacitor during a first portion of a switching cycle, in which the voltage across the current estimating capacitor is proportional to an inductor current that flows through an inductor. The current estimating circuit includes a sense resistor configured to provide a sensed voltage across the sense resistor during a second portion of the switching cycle. The current estimating circuit includes a switch configured to apply the sensed voltage to the current estimating capacitor to provide the voltage across the current estimating capacitor during the second portion of the switching cycle. |
| US12142996B2 |
Tubular motor assembly using coreless motor structure
A tubular motor assembly using a coreless motor structure is provided includes: a steel tube body and a coreless motor, wherein one end of a motor main body is inserted at one end of a battery circuit board housing; a control circuit board and/or a power supply battery is provided within the battery circuit board housing; the other end of the motor main body is connected to a primary gear ring; a motor shaft of the motor main body is connected to a primary planetary gear assembly; the other end of the primary gear assembly is connected to a secondary/tertiary gear ring through a brake outer sleeve; the primary planetary gear assembly is connected to a secondary planetary gear assembly through a brake structure; and a tertiary planetary gear assembly is connected to an output shaft. |
| US12142993B2 |
Kinetic energy recovery system, method thereof and cutting device
A kinetic energy recovery system, a kinetic energy recovery method and a cutting device are provided. The kinetic energy recovery system includes a motor controller, an energy storage device and an energy management device. The energy management device is connected to the energy storage device and the motor controller respectively, and the energy management device is configured to feed back braking information of a motor to the motor controller based on energy storage parameters of the energy storage device. The motor controller is configured to control the motor to convert kinetic energy of a rotating member into electrical energy of the energy storage device based on the braking information when the rotating member is in a braking state, and further control the motor to convert the electrical energy of the energy storage device into the kinetic energy of the rotating member when the rotating member is in an operation state. |
| US12142989B2 |
Electrical connector arrangement for electronic component of turbomachine
An electrical connector arrangement for a turbomachine includes a support structure and a terminal with a terminal post projecting from the support structure along an axis. The electrical connector arrangement includes a connection stack that is supported by the terminal and arranged along the axis of the terminal post. The connection stack includes a bus bar that is electrically connected to the terminal post and that extends from the terminal post and the support structure. The connection stack includes a first deformable seal member and a second deformable seal member. The first deformable seal member is deformed against the terminal post to define an inner radial seal within the connection stack. The second deformable seal member is deformed against the support structure to define an outer radial seal within the connection stack. |
| US12142977B2 |
Combined multifunctional double-rotor motor
A combined multifunctional double-rotor motor includes a housing, a first output shaft, a first rotor assembly, and a first stator assembly. The first stator assembly and the first rotor assembly are arranged opposite and separated from each other, and the front end of the first output shaft extends out of the housing. A second stator assembly is detachably connected to the rear part of the housing. The first output shaft is hollow, and a second output shaft is coaxially and rotatably arranged in the first output shaft. The rear end of the second output shaft is fixedly connected to a bowl-shaped casing having a front end opening, and the casing is located outside the housing. The second stator assembly is located in the casing, and the inner sidewall of the casing is fixedly provided with outer rotor magnetic tiles corresponding to the second stator assembly. |
| US12142971B2 |
Electric powered work machine
An electric powered work machine in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a motor, a current-carrying path, a switching circuit, a circuit board, a metal case, and a heat radiation sheet. The circuit board includes a first surface, a second surface, a first hole group, a board conductive line, and a circuit arrangement area. |
| US12142969B2 |
Rotor unit, electric motor, and electric actuator
A rotor unit 1 used in an electric motor, the rotor unit 1 including a rotor core 5, a rotary shaft 3 inserted in an inner periphery of the rotor core 5, a plurality of magnets 6 attached to an outer peripheral surface of the rotor core 5, and a cover member 4 covering an outer periphery of each of the plurality of the magnets 6, in which the rotary shaft 3 is provided, on an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft 3, with a caulking part 3c configured to restrict an axial movement of the rotor core 5 with respect to the rotary shaft 3, and the caulking part 3c is configured to restrict an axial movement of the cover member 4 with respect to the rotor core 5. |
| US12142966B2 |
Rotor core, rotor, and rotating electric machine
An electrical steel sheet (300) is formed such that centerlines of four magnetic poles (salient poles) of a rotor core (111) coincide with a direction of easy magnetization (ED1) or (ED2). In addition, the electrical steel sheets (300) are laminated such that the directions of easy magnetization (ED1) and (ED2) are aligned. |
| US12142964B2 |
High efficiency control method for ups
An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) including a charger configured to convert input AC power into DC power having a first voltage level, a DC-DC converter configured to convert the DC power having the first voltage level into DC power having a DC bus voltage level, a DC bus coupled to the DC-DC converter, an inverter coupled to the output via an output switch and configured to convert the DC power having the DC bus voltage level into output AC power, a bypass line including a bypass switch coupled between the input and the output switch, a rectifier coupled between the bypass line and the DC bus, and a controller configured to operate the UPS in a first mode of operation to provide DC power to the DC bus via the DC-DC converter and in a second mode of operation to provide DC power to the DC bus via the rectifier. |
| US12142960B2 |
Rechargeable energy storage system balancing
A method and apparatus for electrical energy transfer between a pair of series connected batteries coupled between positive and negative DC rails of a power inverter operatively connected to a plurality of stator phase windings of a stator winding of a motor may include coupling a midpoint of the pair of series connected batteries to the stator winding of the motor, and controlling the power inverter to operate the power inverter and the stator winding as a switched-mode power converter to charge at least one of the stator phase windings from one of the pair of series connected batteries and to discharge the at least one of the stator phase windings to the other of the pair of series connected batteries. |
| US12142953B2 |
Battery charging protection and health management system
A multi-cell battery powered device can include at least one power input, a first power converter coupled between the power input and a battery bus, a second power converter coupled between the battery bus and a system load of the electronic device, a plurality of cells, and a plurality of primary battery protection switches. The primary battery protection switches can be selectively operable to couple the plurality of cells in: (1) a parallel configuration in which the cells are coupled to the battery bus so as to charge or discharge in parallel, (2) a series configuration in which the cells are coupled to the battery bus so as to charge or discharge in series, and (3) an isolated configuration in which at least one of the plurality of cells is coupled to the battery bus and at least one of the plurality of cells is disconnected from the battery bus. |
| US12142950B2 |
Capacitive shield for charger artifact reduction for implants
A set of shielded coils for wireless power transmission into a medical implant is described in which the external, power transmission coil is blocked at least on one side by a shield with a broken ring and radial fingers while the power receiver coil inside the medical implant is surrounded by a shield having a broken ring connecting radial fingers and ribs around its circumference. The finger and rib configurations minimizes eddy currents in the shields. A ground plane of the implant's internal circuitry, which is within the shield along with the receiver coil, can cap off the cupped receiver shield to form a Faraday cage with it. The metal or other conductive shielding prevents large electric fields from the coils from penetrating into the tissue of the subject while simultaneously allowing magnetic fields inductively couple the coils for charging. An implant with sensitive electrodes that measure minute voltages from a brain or other tissues is protected from capacitively driven voltage swings or other transients during charging. |
| US12142949B2 |
Shielding film, coil assembly, and wireless charging device
A shielding film includes a first film layer. The first film layer includes a first conductive part and a first insulating part, and the first insulating part penetrates the first conductive part in a thickness direction of the first film layer. Under electromagnetic influence of a first electromagnetic field, a first eddy current is formed in the first film layer, and a loop of the first eddy current is located in the first conductive part, so that the first eddy current has relatively high current intensity. Under electromagnetic influence of a second electromagnetic field, a second eddy current is formed in the first film layer, and a loop of the second eddy current passes through the first insulating part, so that current intensity of the second eddy current can be reduced. |
| US12142948B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission
A method of transmitting power of a wireless power transmitter, including a reception phase of receiving a signal including an FOD status packet from a wireless power receiver; a first determination phase of determining whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter based on the FOD status packet; a power control phase of controlling power transmission in a first power transfer mode if it is determined in the first determination phase that the foreign object is present in the charging area, or controlling power transmission in a second power transfer mode if it is determined in the first determination phase that the foreign object is not present in the charging area; a phase of receiving a reception power packet including information on a reception power intensity from the wireless power receiver; a phase of determining the reception power intensity of the wireless power receiver based on information on the reception power intensity; a phase of measuring or calculating a power loss based on a difference between the determined reception power intensity and the transmission power intensity of the wireless power transmitter; a phase of correcting any one of a transmission power, a reception power, and a loss of power using the power loss; and a second determination phase of determining whether the foreign object is present in the charging area while controlling power transmission in the second power transfer mode by the power control phase. |
| US12142946B2 |
Method for detecting foreign material, and apparatus and system therefor
A wireless power reception method including transmitting a first foreign object status packet and a second foreign object status packet to a wireless power transmitter; receiving, from the wireless power transmitter, a first foreign object detection indicator including a positive response signal or a negative response signal for the first foreign object status packet and a second foreign object detection indicator including a positive response signal or a negative response signal for the second foreign object status packet; power receiving of performing a first power transmission procedure when both the first foreign object detection indicator and the second foreign object detection indicator include the positive response signal, or performing to a second power transmission procedure of requesting termination of power transmission or performing to a third power transmission procedure different from the termination of the power transmission when at least one of the first foreign object detection indicator and the second foreign object detection indicator includes the negative response signal. |
| US12142939B2 |
Integrated wireless-power-transmission platform designed to operate in multiple bands, and multi-band antennas for use therewith
Methods and devices for surveying for active and inactive power receivers within a wireless-power coverage area are described. A method includes causing performance of a survey looking for active power receivers within a wireless-power coverage area using communication radio(s). Information is received from an active power receiver and transmission of RF signals is caused to energize inactive power receivers using a power-transmission antenna. A first RF signal is transmitted using a first value for a transmission characteristic, and a second RF signal is transmitted using a second value for the transmission characteristic. Additional information is received from a first energized power receiver and further information from a second energized power receiver. Two or more frequency bands are identified for radio-frequency wireless-power transmissions by a wireless-power transmitting device within the wireless-power coverage area based on the information, the additional information, and the further information. |
| US12142929B2 |
Rig power management system
A system for monitoring and optimizing fuel consumption by a genset at an oil rig is described. Gensets require large amounts of fuel to initiate and to maintain in a standby, idling position. The system accesses data in a drill plan to determine the present and future power requirements and initiates gensets if needed; otherwise gensets can be shut down. Excess power can be stored in a power storage unit such as a capacitor, battery, or a liquid air energy storage unit. |
| US12142928B2 |
Integrated mobile power unit for hydraulic fracturing
A hydraulic fracturing system is disclosed as including a singular mobile platform of at least one mobile power unit (MPU) and at least one first switch gear that is configured to handle electric power from the MPU. The MPU is configured to generate voltage that matches the capabilities of an electrical bus from the at least one switch gear such that a combined electrical current generated as a result of the generated voltage and required load is provided to the electrical bus to the components of the hydraulic fracturing system. Further, the hydraulic fracturing system may include electrical fracturing equipment with at least one second switch gear to support the at least one first switch gear in handling electric power from the MPU. A datavan may be included in the system to control load shedding, load sharing, and power distribution for the electrical fracturing equipment comprising the at least one second switch gear. |
| US12142927B2 |
Power optimizers in series with voltage sensors and a common reference signal
A common reference signal is used by a plurality of serially-connected power optimizers to manage a plurality of photovoltaic panels. It is determined whether an individual voltage output exceeds an individual limit. If so, a corresponding photovoltaic panel in the plurality of photovoltaic panels is adjusted to reduce the individual voltage output and the combined voltage output, where the combined voltage output is based at least in part on (a) the individual voltage output and (2) at least one other individual voltage output associated with another power optimizer. It is determined whether the combined voltage output relative to the common reference signal exceeds a maximum offset. If so, the corresponding photovoltaic panel in the plurality of photovoltaic panels is adjusted to reduce the individual voltage output and the combined voltage output. |
| US12142924B2 |
Bidirectional DC/AC power conversion system having multiple DC links
Embodiments of the present application relate to a bidirectional DC/AC power conversion system having multiple DC links, which comprises: a main DC link; at least one auxiliary DC link including at least one of a first auxiliary DC link having a positive terminal connected to a positive terminal of the main DC link and a second auxiliary DC link having a negative terminal connected to a negative terminal of the main DC link; and a plurality of cells connected in series to form one or more legs. |
| US12142923B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting low-frequency oscillations
Provided is a method for detecting low-frequency oscillations, in particular subsynchronous resonance, in an electrical supply grid, wherein the electrical supply grid has a grid voltage at a grid nominal frequency, comprising the steps of capturing at least one electrical signal from the electrical supply grid, and evaluating the electrical signal by means of wavelet analysis, during which a time-dependent frequency pattern is created by analyzing a correlation of the captured signal with a predetermined wavelet mother function, wherein the presence of a low-frequency oscillation is assumed if at least one further low-frequency frequency component is present in the time-dependent frequency pattern in addition to a fundamental component. |
| US12142921B2 |
Aggregation platform for intelligent local energy management system
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a local energy management system (LEMS) at local mixed power generating sites for providing grid services and grid service applications. The LEMS generally serves as a local power control agent for facilitating energy management at the local site level by controlling and leveraging a plurality of local assets deployed at the local site, and combining a plurality of generated power from each site which acts as its own virtual power plant for delivering grid services to the grid. In addition, the LEMS has the ability to effectively handle and fulfill energy and electrical objectives of the grid services, including regulation or demand response objectives from the grid, by conveying operational set points that control the power charge and discharge at each local asset in order to meet those objectives. |
| US12142919B2 |
Control method and system for operating an electrical component
A control method and system for operating an electrical component from an electrical distribution network maximises the advantage to be gained from the component simultaneously following two power-consumption strategies. The first strategy D(t) is relatively slow-moving, for example increasing consumption when electricity prices are lower, whereas the second F(t) requires fast-moving adjustments, for example when providing a frequency responsive service to counter network power imbalances. The method involves operating the component to follow a strategy with the fast-moving function F(t) superimposed on a baseline power function B(t), with B(t) derived from the slow-moving function D(t). In applying the invention to a binary component (i.e. one that is either “off” or “on”) that is providing the responsive service as part of a group of such components, B(t) is derived both from D(t) and also from past values of F(t). The effect of F(t) is mitigated by determining the value of B(t) for each of a sequence of subintervals by a method that takes into account its contribution to power consumption in all previous subintervals. |
| US12142918B1 |
Active rectifier with phase locked varying switch frequencies
A power distribution system includes a variable frequency alternating current (AC) generator, an active rectifier electrically connected to the variable frequency AC generator such that AC power output from the variable frequency AC generator is rectified by the active rectifier, and a switching controller configured to detect a fundamental frequency of the AC power output and lock an active switch rate of the active rectifier to an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency. |
| US12142915B2 |
Flywheel, flywheel designing method, and flywheel power storage system
The present invention provides a flywheel having a high energy density, a designing method which facilitates the designing of the flywheel, and an energy storage system which can achieve both an increase in storage energy and a reduction in weight by adopting the flywheel. A flywheel A includes: a low-density disk 10 having a low average density; and a high-density outer edge section 11 which is provided on the outer circumference of the low-density disk 10, and has an average density higher than that of the low-density disk 10. |
| US12142914B2 |
Methods and apparatus for the sensing, collecting, transmission, storage, and dissemination of high-resolution power grid electrical measurement data
Provided is a sensor network and method for monitoring electric power systems, collecting high-resolution data, and securely feeding it into an advanced time-series database. An apparatus for monitoring a power grid by collecting high-resolution electrical measurement data comprises an operative pair of signal analysers, the operative pair comprising: a micro-synchrophasor configured to operate in the frequency-domain to process an electrical signal and collect a first set of data points; and a power quality monitor configured to operate in the time-domain to process the electrical signal and collect a second set of data points; wherein the apparatus is configured to apply the same synchronised timestamp to the collected first and second sets of data points. A method for monitoring a power grid and collecting high-resolution electrical measurement data comprises the steps of collecting (101) a first set of data points using a micro-synchrophasor operating in the frequency-domain, collecting (102) a second set of data points using a power quality monitor operating in the time-domain, and applying (103) a synchronised timestamp to the collected first and second sets of data points. |
| US12142909B2 |
Mitigation of microcontroller restart from post-failure shutdown condition
Improvements to a power input circuit of an electric motor drive system are provided. The power input circuit is provided between a power source (e.g., battery), and a load (e.g., an inverter and a motor in the electric motor drive system). The power input circuit can comprise controllable switches for reverse polarity protection and isolation of the inverter under supply short circuit condition. In addition, an improvement to a power input circuit can comprise connection of a power supply (e.g., voltage regulator) to the external power source input side of a reverse polarity protection circuit in the power input circuit to mitigate against microcontroller restart from post-failure shutdown condition. Connection of a low-power diode in series with the voltage regulator also provides for reverse polarity protection. |
| US12142907B2 |
Overcurrent protection device for protecting a consumer arranged in a DC grid
An overcurrent protection device is for protecting a load arranged in a DC grid. The load is coupled to a supply busbar, which is connectable to a supply potential of the DC grid, in the DC grid via the overcurrent protection device. The overcurrent protection device is designed to ascertain a current trigger value based upon a detected value of a current flowing through the overcurrent protection device and a trigger characteristic which is assigned to the load and is based on the current; compare the current trigger value with a threshold, and either trigger the overcurrent protection device or not, based upon the result of the comparison. The current is taken into consideration together with a first or a second factor in the trigger characteristic based upon the current direction. |
| US12142906B2 |
Photovoltaic rapid shutdown and arc sensing system
The present disclosure provides a system, apparatus and method for providing rapid shutdown for photovoltaic power systems and provides a system, apparatus and method for providing arc sensing for photovoltaic power systems. An AC current can be put on the DC bus to control PV panel shutdown. Local mean decomposition can be used to sense arcing on the DC bus. |
| US12142904B1 |
Bolt receiving clamp assembly
A bolt receiving clamp for use with a Traffic box having a claw plate with a first and second claw welded to a bottom tube for capturing a lowest edge of a corner of a traffic box. A top plate, welded to a top tube, the top plate gripping an inner flange of the box above the claws. The top tube is inserted in the bottom tube with an insert and bolt for adjusting the separation between the claws and the top plate. A strut channel nut plate sub-assembly is welded to the top plate. A safety bolt, for holding a cover on the box, passes through a channel in the top plate into the strut channel nut plate sub-assembly, to engage and thread into a strut channel safety nut, that is spring loaded and slides on rails to capture the safety bolt. |
| US12142899B2 |
Wiring member
In a base member arrangement section, a plurality of wire-like transmission members are divided into at least a first wire-like transmission member bundle and a second wire-like transmission member bundle, and the cover member is fixed to the base member at positions on both sides of the first wire-like transmission member bundle and the second wire-like transmission member bundle and a position between the positions on the both sides to cover the first wire-like transmission member bundle and the second wire-like transmission member bundle. In a non-base member arrangement section, the plurality of wire-like transmission members include a large bundle part where the first wire-like transmission member bundle and the second wire-like transmission member bundle are bundled together. |
| US12142895B2 |
Semiconductor laser device
A semiconductor laser device includes: a semiconductor laminate body; an insulating layer disposed above the semiconductor laminate body and including a first opening extending in a first direction that is a direction from a front end surface toward a rear end surface; a first electrode disposed above the semiconductor laminate body; a second electrode disposed above the first electrode and the insulating layer; and an adhesion layer disposed between the second electrode and the insulating layer. The adhesion layer includes a second opening that at least partially overlaps with the first opening in plan view, the first electrode is at least partially disposed inside the first opening and the second opening, and the second electrode and the adhesion layer are disposed above the insulating layer between the first opening and at least one of the front end surface or the rear end surface. |
| US12142876B2 |
Connector
A connector 10 includes a housing 20 and CPA 30 that assures the state of complete mating between the connector 10 and a mating connector. The housing 20 includes a CPA retention portion 23 that retains the CPA 30. A sliding surface 61, on which the CPA 30 slides, and side walls 62, disposed upright on both the right and left sides of the sliding surface 61, are disposed on the CPA retention portion 23. In the right and left side walls 62, through-holes 63 are opened alternately with respect to a slide direction. The connector, which includes the CPA, includes a housing having a low profile. |
| US12142872B2 |
Thermoconductive structure of socket connector
A thermoconductive structure includes a waterproof casing, a socket and a thermoconductive plate. The socket is accommodated in the waterproof casing and includes a metal housing having an inserting opening and a side opening defined on a side of the inserting opening. The thermoconductive plate is movably disposed on the metal housing. One surface of the thermoconductive plate protrudes from an inner surface of the metal housing through the side opening. Another surface of the thermoconductive plate is provided with a soft thermoconductive element. The soft thermoconductive element is disposed between an inner surface of the waterproof casing and the thermoconductive plate. When a plug is inserted into the metal housing, the plug pushes the thermoconductive plate to make the soft thermoconductive element be compressed by the thermoconductive plate and the waterproof housing. |
| US12142870B2 |
Connector
The present disclosure provides a connector capable of simplifying the configuration thereof and enhancing the versatility of terminals to be connected. One end of a busbar includes a first connecting portion to be connected to a device-side terminal, and the other end of the busbar includes a second connecting portion to be connected to a wire-side terminal. Each housing is molded using each busbar as an insert and held in close contact with a peripheral surface of each busbar. The respective first connecting portions and the respective second connecting portions are exposed outside the respective housings. The respective first connecting portions are located on a straight line A1 along an extending direction Y, and the respective second connecting portions are located on a straight line A2 along an orthogonal direction Z. |
| US12142867B2 |
Female contact with stamped beams and method of manufacture
A female electrical contact for an electrical connector includes a conductive socket for a male electrical contact, including an opening, a peripheral wall and a bottom; and a stamped crown including a plurality of stamped conductive beams, the plurality of beams substantially regularly located along the peripheral wall in the socket, each beam having a main direction of extension substantially from the opening to the bottom of the socket, and including a plurality of corrugations along the main direction of extension, the corrugations including summits towards inside the socket and valleys towards the peripheral wall, wherein each beam is configured to elastically deform when coming into contact with the male contact on relative displacement of the male contact towards the bottom of the socket, and to contact the male electrical contact on a plurality of the summits of the corrugations when the male electrical contact is inserted in the socket. |
| US12142865B2 |
Pin terminal, connector, wiring harness with connector and control unit
A pin terminal includes a bar-like base material and a plating layer covering a predetermined region of the base material. A constituent material of the base material is pure copper or a copper alloy. The plating layer includes a tin-based layer made of metal containing tin. One end side of the base material includes a tip covering portion. The tin-based layer includes the tip covering portion. The tip covering portion covers an entire region in a circumferential direction on the one end side of the base material. A difference (t1−t2) between a maximum value t1 and a minimum value t2 of a thickness of the tip covering portion measured at a measurement location set at a spot of 1 mm from one end of the pin terminal along a longitudinal direction of the pin terminal is 0.20 μm or more. |
| US12142864B2 |
Electric contact element for high operating voltages
An electrical contact element for a connector has a metallic base body and a wear layer applied to the base body. The wear layer consists of an alloy having the components 82-91% by weight nickel, 9-18% by weight phosphorous, and 0-1% by weight further alloy elements. |
| US12142861B2 |
Connecting multi-conductor cables with surface contacts
A system includes a cage and a first coil. The cage includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end is arranged to receive an electrical connector. The second end is arranged to receive a pluggable module such that the electrical connector forms an electrical connection with the pluggable module. The first coil is positioned on or in the cage such that the first coil is arranged to deliver electric power to the pluggable module by inducing an electric current in a second coil positioned in or on the pluggable module when the pluggable module is connected to the electrical connector in the cage. |
| US12142860B2 |
Connector and electronic apparatus
A connector (1) according to the present disclosure includes: a first connector (10) including a pair of first contacts (30a) each of which includes a first contacting portion (34a) and that are attached to a first insulator (20); a second connector (50) including a pair of second contacts (70a) each of which includes a second contacting portion (74a) and that are attached to a second insulator (60), the second contacting portion (74a) being in contact with the first contacting portion (34a) in a fitted state; and a shield member that is attached to the first insulator (20) and the second insulator (60). The shield member includes: a first shield portion (45) and a second shield portion (82b) that are respectively disposed inside and outside in a first direction, which is perpendicular to a fitting direction, with respect to the first contacting portion (34a) and the second contacting portion (74a) that are in contact with each other in the fitted state; and a third shield portion (83b) that is disposed on a circuit board (CB2) side in the fitting direction. |
| US12142858B2 |
Folded monopole antenna for use within an array
An antenna array includes a first ground plane; a second ground plane disposed below the first ground plane; a folded monopole antenna disposed between the first ground plane and the second ground plane, the folded monopole antenna comprising a driven arm, a parasitic arm, and a short connecting the driven arm to the parasitic arm; an antenna disposed above the first ground plane; and a feedline in electrical communication with the antenna such that an electrical signal input to the feedline drives the antenna, wherein the feedline extends through a cavity formed within the parasitic arm of the folded monopole antenna. |
| US12142856B2 |
Multilayer dielectric resonator antenna and antenna module
A dielectric resonator antenna includes: a first dielectric block; at least one second dielectric block stacked on the first dielectric block in a first direction; and a feed unit disposed in the first dielectric block. A side surface of the first dielectric block facing a second direction crossing the first direction is exposed to an outside of the dielectric resonator antenna. |
| US12142853B2 |
Antenna unit and terminal device
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an antenna unit and a terminal device. The antenna unit includes an insulating groove, M feeding parts disposed in the insulating groove, M couplers, a first insulator, at least two radiators carried on the first insulator, a first radiator disposed at a bottom of the insulating groove, and an isolator disposed around the M couplers, where the M feeding parts are insulated from the first radiator and the isolator, the M couplers are located between the first radiator and the first insulator, each of the M feeding parts is electrically connected to one coupler, each of the M couplers is coupled to the at least two radiators and the first radiator, resonance frequencies of different radiators are different, and M is a positive integer. |
| US12142852B2 |
Antenna device for parallel resonance
An antenna device includes: a ground plate; an opposing conductive plate provided with a power supply point installed at a predetermined distance from the ground plate; and a short-circuit portion provided in a central region of the opposing conductive plate and electrically connecting the opposing conductive plate and the ground plate. A parallel resonance at a predetermined target frequency is generated by an inductance provided in the short-circuit portion and a capacitance between the ground plate and the opposing conductive plate; and the ground plate is arranged asymmetrically with respect to the opposing conductive plate. |
| US12142851B2 |
Low-profile circularly-polarized antenna
Described herein is an apparatus and a method for a low-profile, circularly polarized antenna. The antenna comprises a first substrate having a first side and a second side; an antenna element on the first side of the first substrate; a first conductor on the second side of the first substrate proximity coupled to the antenna element; a second conductor on the second side of the first substrate proximity coupled to the antenna element and ±90 degrees out of phase with the first conductor; a second substrate under the first substrate having a least one air gap therein under the antenna element; a third substrate under the second substrate having a first side and a second side; and an electrical ground plane on the second side of the third substrate. |
| US12142849B2 |
Antenna structure
An antenna structure includes a first ground element, a second ground element, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a third radiation element, a fourth radiation element, a fifth radiation element, and a first capacitor. The first capacitor is coupled between the first radiation element and the first ground element. The second radiation element and the third radiation element are coupled to the second ground element, and are disposed adjacent to the first radiation element. The first radiation element is disposed between the second radiation element and the third radiation element. The fourth radiation element and the fifth radiation element are coupled between the first ground element and the second ground element. The first radiation element, the second radiation element, and the third radiation element are substantially surrounded by the first ground element, the second ground element, the fourth radiation element, and the fifth radiation element. |
| US12142844B2 |
Lens antenna system
An antenna system that includes a plurality of lens sets. Each lens set includes a lens and at least one feed element. At least one feed element is aligned with the lens and configured to direct a signal through the lens at a desired direction. |
| US12142843B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device, including a metal back cover, a ground radiator, a third radiator, and a metal frame including a first cutting opening, a second cutting opening, a first radiator located between the first cutting opening and the second cutting opening, and a second radiator located beside the second cutting opening and separated from the first radiator by the second cutting opening, is provided. An end of a first slot formed between the metal back cover and a first part of the first radiator is communicated with the first cutting opening, and a second slot formed between the metal back cover and a second part of the first radiator and between the metal back cover and the second radiator is communicated with the second cutting opening. The ground radiator connects the metal back cover and the first radiator and separates the first slot from the second slot. |
| US12142841B2 |
Antenna assembly having a monopole antenna and a circularly polarized antenna
An antenna assembly includes a column substrate having a plurality of sides. The column substrate defines a cavity extending from a first end of the column substrate to a second end of the column substrate. The antenna assembly includes a monopole antenna disposed within the cavity. The monopole antenna is configured to communicate over a first frequency band ranging from about 5000 Megahertz to about 5900 Megahertz. The antenna assembly includes a circularly polarized antenna. The circularly polarized antenna includes a plurality of isolated magnetic dipole elements. Each of the isolated magnetic dipole elements is coupled to a different side of the column substrate. The circularly polarized antenna is configured to communicate over a second frequency band and a third frequency band. The second frequency band ranges from about 1560 Megahertz to about 1620 Megahertz. The third frequency band ranges from about 2400 Megahertz to about 2500 Megahertz. |
| US12142840B2 |
Antenna device
An antenna device comprises a plurality of antennas. The antennas include first antennas which form a first array and second antennas which form a second array. The first antennas include two first predetermined antennas arranged along a first line. A longitudinal direction of one of the first predetermined antennas and another longitudinal direction of a remaining one of the first predetermined antennas intersect with each other and define a horizontal plane. Each first antenna mainly radiates a horizontally polarized wave which is in parallel to the horizontal plane. Each second antenna mainly radiates a vertically polarized wave which is perpendicular to the horizontal plane. The second antennas include two second predetermined antennas arranged along a second line. When the first and second lines are projected onto the horizontal plane along a direction perpendicular to the horizontal plane, the first and second lines intersect with each other. |
| US12142838B2 |
Phased-array antenna, display panel, and display device
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a phased-array antenna, a display panel, and a display device. The phased-array antenna includes a first substrate and a second substrate arranged oppositely, and a plurality of phased-array elements located between the first substrate and the second substrate. At least one of the phased-array elements includes a first electrode, a second electrode arranged opposite to the first electrode, a voltage-controlled phase shift material located between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode is configured to receive a bias signal for controlling the voltage-controlled phase shift material, and the second electrode serves as a ground electrode, and a microstrip line located at a side of the first electrode far away from the voltage-controlled phase shift material and electrically insulated from the first electrode, wherein the microstrip line is configured to receive or transmit a transmission signal. |
| US12142827B2 |
Antenna module, communication device mounted with the same, and circuit board
An antenna module includes a dielectric substrate including a plurality of dielectric layers that are laminated, and a radiation element, a ground electrode, and peripheral electrodes that are formed in or on the dielectric substrate. The radiation element radiates radio waves in a first polarization direction. The ground electrode is placed so as to face the radiation element. The peripheral electrodes are formed in a plurality of layers between the radiation element and the ground electrode and are electrically connected to the ground electrode. The peripheral electrodes are placed at positions that are symmetrical with respect to at least either of a first direction parallel to the first polarization direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first polarization direction. |
| US12142820B2 |
5G system containing a polymer composition
A 5G system comprising at least one antenna element configured to transmit and receive 5G radio frequency signals and at least one electronic component is provided. The antenna element, the electronic component, or both, comprise a polymer composition that includes a liquid crystalline polymer that contains repeating units derived from naphthenic hydroxycarboxylic and/or dicarboxylic acids in an amount of about 10 mol. % or more. Further, the polymer composition exhibits a dielectric constant of about 5 or less and dissipation factor of about 0.05 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz. |
| US12142816B2 |
Antenna module and method for inspecting antenna module
An antenna module includes a base member, an antenna that includes a radiating element disposed in or on the base member, first and second feed lines each of which is connected to the radiating element, and a control circuit that is connected to the radiating element via the first feed line and the second feed line. The control circuit includes a signal processing circuit that is connected to the antenna via the first feed line and the second feed line and an antenna inspection circuit that checks an electrical conductivity of an electrical conduction path connecting the first feed line, the radiating element, and the second feed line to one another. |
| US12142812B1 |
Thermal protection system for antenna and near-field matching design method thereof
An antenna includes a substrate and a radiator fixed to the substrate. A thermal protection system for the antenna includes a thermal protection sheet body opposite to and spaced from the antenna, where the thermal protection sheet body separates the antenna from an external heat source; and a groove body formed in the thermal protection sheet body, where the radiator generates an antenna near field toward the outside, and an inner wall of the groove body is adapted to an edge of the antenna near field to reduce the deterioration of antenna performance caused by the thermal protection sheet body. The overall electrical performance and the thermal protection performance of the thermal protection system can be well balanced by decreasing the thickness of a middle area of the thermal protection system or by etching a groove in a certain shape in the thermal protection system. |
| US12142810B2 |
Compact oscillator device with a cavity resonator on a circuit board
The present disclosure relates to an oscillator device (1, 1′, 1″, 1′″) comprising an active circuit device (2, 2′″), a circuit board (3) and a cavity resonator (4, 4′). The active circuit device (2, 2′″) comprises an amplifier unit (5), and the circuit board (3) comprises a first main side (6) and a second main side (7), where the active circuit device (2, 2′″) is mounted to the first main side (6). The cavity resonator (4, 4′) is positioned on the second main side (7). The oscillator device (1) further comprises at least one excitation via connection (8) that runs through the circuit board (3) and electrically connects the active circuit device (2, 2′″) to an excitation structure (9) inside the cavity resonator (4, 4′). |
| US12142802B2 |
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (“EIS”) analyzer and method of using thereof
Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide a hardware and software architecture enabling electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (“EIS”) to be performed on multiple electrochemical devices, such as fuel cells, at the same time without human interaction with the electrochemical devices and to use EIS to dynamically monitor the performance of a fuel cell system. Embodiment methods may include determining an impedance of a set of fuel cells using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, determining an ohmic polarization of the set of fuel cells from the impedance, determining a concentration polarization of the set of fuel cells from the impedance, comparing the ohmic polarization of the set of fuel cells to a first threshold, comparing the concentration polarization of the set of fuel cells to a second threshold, and initiating a corrective action when the ohmic polarization is above the first threshold or when the concentration polarization is below the second threshold. |
| US12142800B1 |
Passive pressure swing system for fuel cell reactant recirculation
Various embodiments are directed to a passive pressure swing valve, a passive pressure swing system for fuel cell reactant recirculation, and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, a passive pressure swing system may comprise a reactant supply configured to dispense a volume of reactant fluid to a fluid flow path; a fuel cell configured to receive at least a portion of the volume of reactant fluid; a passive pressure swing valve arranged in-line with the fluid flow path; and a reservoir arranged in-line with the fluid flow path and configured to receive one or more of a portion of the volume of reactant fluid and a volume of byproduct water displaced from the fuel cell; wherein the fluid flow path is configured to deliver the volume of reactant fluid to one of an anode or a cathode of the fuel cell. |
| US12142792B2 |
Power battery, busbar component of power battery and method thereof
Disclosed are a power battery, a busbar component of the power battery and a method thereof. The busbar component comprises a busbar assembly. The busbar assembly comprises a busbar body, a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer. The busbar body is connected with one side of the first insulating layer facing a battery cell module, is integrated with a sampling line, and the sampling line is manufactured by a mechanical cutting and unloading process. The second insulating layer is attached to the first insulating layer and covers the sampling line, and the second insulating layer and the busbar body are on a same side of the first insulating layer and are arranged in a staggered manner. The cost is lowered, the process cycle of product is shortened, the production efficiency is improved, the applicability gets wider, the production process and the assembling process are simplified. |
| US12142791B2 |
Bus bar module
A bus bar module includes: a case extending from a first end to a second end; a bus bar; and electric wires. The case includes first and second electric wire routing groove portions provided in parallel, electric wire passing portions bridged between the first and second electric wire routing groove portions, and an electric wire take-out portion which is provided in the first electric wire routing groove portion and from which the electric wires are drawn toward the second end. At least a part of the electric wires is routed from a position of the second electric wire routing groove portion closer to the second end than the electric wire take-out portion, through an electric wire passing portion provided closer to the one end than the electric wire take-out portion, to the electric wire take-out portion. |
| US12142790B2 |
Electrode assembly and secondary battery comprising the same
An electrode assembly includes: a first electrode plate having a first electrode uncoated portion spaced apart from both ends in a longitudinal direction thereof, and a base tab on one surface of the first electrode uncoated portion; a second electrode plate having a second electrode uncoated portion spaced apart from both ends in a longitudinal direction thereof, and a base tab on one surface of the second electrode uncoated portion; a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a tab cover tape attached to the one surfaces of the first electrode uncoated portion and the second electrode uncoated portion; an uncoated portion cover tape attached to each of the other surfaces of the first electrode uncoated portion and the second electrode uncoated portion; and an insulating tape attached onto the second electrode plate at a position corresponding to the first electrode uncoated portion. |
| US12142785B2 |
Battery pack
In a battery pack, a heat-resistant cap is coupled to an end of a battery block including battery cells each having a discharge valve on an end surface thereof and arranged in plural rows. A valve-side end surface of battery cell is arranged at a first end of the battery block to which heat-resistant cap is coupled. Heat-resistant cap includes closing plate providing a first discharge gap between the closing plate and end surface of the battery block, a peripheral wall coupled to a periphery of closing plate and providing a second discharge gap between the peripheral wall and an outer circumference of the battery block, a partition wall disposed between end surfaces of adjacent battery cells and partitioning the first discharge gap into portions at end surfaces of battery cells. |
| US12142778B2 |
Ultrasonic battery-mounting device
An ultrasonic battery-mounting device, having a battery holder, a base, shock-absorbing parts, an ultrasonic vibrating motor installed at a bottom surface of the battery holder to achieve high frequency ultrasonic vibration of the battery holder, and a battery fixture part provided on the battery holder. The battery holder is provided on the base, and the shock-absorbing parts are installed between the battery holder and the base to reduce vibrational transfer from the battery holder to the base. The ultrasonic vibrating motor produces ultrasonic vibration in high frequency, causing battery fluid or particles in the battery to move in high frequency to reduce the problems of internal crystallization and blockage due the formed crystals, or poor flow of electrons due to low external temperature, thereby maintaining the battery in a well-functioning condition without changing the internal structure of the battery. |
| US12142775B1 |
Method for manufacturing a co-axial glass-to-metal seal feedthrough for a case-neutral electrochemical cell
A case-neutral electrochemical cell has an electrode assembly comprising a separator positioned between an anode and a cathode housed inside a casing. The casing supports a co-axial glass-to-metal seal comprising an inner insulating glass hermetically sealed to a terminal pin and to the inner surface of a first or inner ferrule. An outer insulating glass is hermetically sealed to the outer surface of the inner ferrule and the inner surface of a second or outer ferrule, and the outer ferrule is secured to an opening in the casing. Then, one of the anode and the cathode is connected to the terminal pin and the other of the anode and the cathode is connected to the first or inner ferrule. An electrolyte is provided in the casing to activate the electrode assembly. |
| US12142774B2 |
Terminal cover
Disclosed herein is a battery system, comprising: a battery module comprising a housing; a battery terminal disposed on a first side of the housing of the battery module; and a cover disposed on the housing, wherein the cover comprises a battery terminal cover extending from the cover and configured to adjust between a first position and a second position, wherein the battery terminal cover, in the first position, is configured to at least partially shroud the battery terminal, and wherein the battery terminal cover, in the second position, is configured to expose the battery terminal. |
| US12142773B2 |
Gasket and cylindrical battery
A gasket of a cylindrical battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a cylindrical part, and a ring part which extends from one end part of the cylindrical part in the axial direction toward an inner side thereof in the radial direction. A surface of the ring part which is opposite the cylindrical part side in the axial direction has, an approximately flat surface, A protrusion is provided on the side of the ring part which is toward the cylindrical part in the axial direction. Said protrusion: is positioned with gaps in the radial direction in relation to both the cylindrical part and an inner end of the ring part in the radial direction; and protrudes in the axial direction. |
| US12142768B2 |
Method for producing gas diffusion electrode substrate
The objective of the present invention is to provide a method which is for producing a gas diffusion electrode substrate having a high conductivity and a chemical resistance, and by which an increase in production cost can be suppressed. The present invention is a method for producing a gas diffusion electrode substrate in which a microporous layer is formed in a conductive porous body formed by bonding carbon fibers to each other by means of a cured product of a binder resin, the method having, in the following order: a binder resin impregnation step in which a carbon fiber structure is impregnated with a binder resin composition to obtain a pre-impregnated body; a coating step in which the surface of the pre-impregnated body is coated with a microporous layer coating solution; and a heat treatment step in which the pre-impregnated body that has been subjected to the coating step is heat-treated at a temperature of at least 200° C., wherein the binder resin composition is a liquid composition including a binder resin and a carbon powder, the binder resin being a thermosetting resin, and the method does not have a step for heat-treating the pre-impregnated body at a temperature of at least 200° C., between the binder resin impregnation step and the heat treatment step. |
| US12142766B2 |
Silicon-based composite anodes for high energy density, high cycle life solid-state lithium-ion battery
High energy density and long cycle life all solid-state electrolyte lithium-ion batteries use ceramic-polymer composite anodes which include a polymer matrix with ceramic nanoparticles, silicon-based anode active materials, conducting agents, lithium salts and plasticizer distributed in the matrix. The silicon-based anode active material are anode active particles formed by high energy milling a mixture of silicon, graphite, and metallic and/or non-metallic oxides. A polymer coating is applied to the particles. The networking structure of the electrolyte establishes an effective lithium-ion transport pathway in the electrode and strengthens the contact between the electrode layer and solid-state electrolyte resulting in higher lithium-ion battery cell cycling stability and long battery life. |
| US12142764B2 |
Positive electrode mixture layer, conductive additive, positive electrode mixture, and lithium-ion secondary battery
A positive electrode mixture layer for a lithium-ion secondary battery suitable for producing a lithium-ion secondary battery with high rate characteristics at an ordinary temperature and low temperatures and low internal resistance (DCR) at low temperatures, characterized by including a positive electrode active material, a binder, and a conductive additive, in which the conductive additive includes carbon black, a carbon nanotube (1) having an average fiber diameter of 80 to 400 nm, and a carbon nanotube (2) having an average fiber diameter of 0.4 to 3.0 nm, the content rates of the carbon black, the carbon nanotube (1), and the carbon nanotube (2) in the conductive additive are 40 to 80% by mass, 10 to 50% by mass, and 1 to 30% by mass, respectively, and the content rate of the conductive additive in the positive electrode mixed layer is 0.1 to 5.0% by mass. |
| US12142763B2 |
Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell
The positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is characterized in having a Ni-containing lithium transition metal oxide having a layered structure; the proportion of Ni in the lithium transition metal oxide being 91 to 96 mol % relative to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li; a transition metal being present in the Li layer of the layered structure at an amount of 1 to 2.5 mol % relative to the total number of moles of transition metals in the Ni-containing lithium transition metal oxide; and the Ni-containing lithium transition metal oxide being such that the half width n of the diffraction peak for the (208) plane in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by X-ray diffraction is 0.30°≤n≤0.50°. |
| US12142762B2 |
Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and method for producing positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
A positive electrode active material to be used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and containing a lithium transition metal compound which contains Ni in a proportion constituting 80-94 mol %, inclusive, relative to the total mole number of the metal elements other than Li, and also contains Nb in a proportion constituting 0.1-0.6 mol %, inclusive, relative thereto, the positive electrode active material being characterized in that the Nb amount n1 in a first sample solution obtained by adding 0.2 g of the lithium transition metal compound to a hydrochloric acid aqueous solution comprising 5 mL of pure water/5 mL of 35% hydrochloric acid, and the Nb amount n2 in a second sample solution obtained by immersing a filter used to filter the first sample solution in a fluonitric acid comprising 5 mL of 46% hydrofluoric acid/5 mL of 63% nitric acid satisfy the condition of 50%≤n1/(n1+n2)<75% when converted to molar quantities. |
| US12142755B2 |
Manufacturing method of carbon-coated lithium iron phosphate material
A manufacturing method of a carbon-coated lithium iron phosphate material including steps of: (a) providing a first slurry, a lithium source, and a first carbon source having a first weight, wherein the first slurry is formed from an iron source and a phosphorus source, and the first weight is equal to an input value; (b) mixing and grinding the first carbon source, the lithium source and the first slurry to form a second slurry; (c) performing a carbon content analysis on the second slurry to obtain a loss value, wherein the loss value is smaller than the input value and greater than zero; (d) adding a second carbon source having a second weight into the second slurry to form a third slurry, wherein the second weight is equal to the loss value; (e) drying and sintering the third slurry to form the carbon-coated lithium iron phosphate material. |
| US12142754B2 |
“Flower-like” LI4TI5O12-multiwalled carbon nanotube composite structures with performance as highrate anode-materials for Li-ion battery applications and methods of synthesis thereof
A method of fabricating nanocomposite anode material embodying a lithium titanate (LTO)-multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) composite intended for use in a lithium-ion battery includes providing multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNTs), including nanotube surfaces, onto which functional oxygenated carboxylic acid moieties are arranged, generating 3D flower-like, lithium titanate (LTO) microspheres, including thin nanosheets and anchoring the acid-functionalized MWNTs onto surfaces of the 3D LTO microspheres by π-π interaction strategy to realize the nanocomposite anode material. |
| US12142753B2 |
Cathode and electrochemical device
A cathode includes a cathode current collector; and a cathode active material layer disposed on a surface of the cathode current collector. The cathode active material layer includes a first particle and a second particle, the first particle including a secondary particle composed of a third particle, the third particle being a primary particle, the first particle having an average particle size of 5 μm to 20 μm, the third particle having an average particle size of 200 nm to 700 nm, the second particle including a fourth particle and/or a secondary particle composed of the fourth particle, the fourth particle being a primary particle, the second particle having an average particle size of 3 μm to 5 μm, the fourth particle having an average particle size of 800 nm to 5 μm. |
| US12142751B2 |
Pre-lithiation of battery electrode material
A method for making a pre-lithiated electrode for a lithium ion battery cell, a method for making a battery with a pre-lithiated electrode, and an electric vehicle with a pre-lithiated electrode are provided. An exemplary method for making a pre-lithiated electrode for a lithium ion battery cell includes electrochemically connecting a magnesium-lithium alloy to the electrode. Further, the method includes pre-lithiating the electrode by transferring lithium ions from the magnesium-lithium alloy to the electrode. Also, the method includes electrochemically disconnecting the magnesium-lithium alloy from the electrode. |
| US12142749B1 |
Heat activated multiphase fluid-operated pump for motor temperature control
A heat-activated pump regulates the temperature of a battery or motor. For a battery, an evaporator has fluid passageways arranged in a serpentine path or multiple parallel paths, in direct contact with battery cells. For a motor, the passageways wrap around its casing or within. Working fluid in the passageways is converted to vapor. Whenever a target pressure is exceeded, a pressure-control valve allows vaporized working fluid to escape into a liquid-piston chamber, where it expands adiabatically and displaces pumped liquid, expelling it in a pumping stage from the liquid-piston chamber through a check valve into a condenser. Another check valve allows the pumped liquid to return in a suction stage to the chamber. An injector valve between the liquid-piston chamber and the evaporator returns jets of condensed working fluid to the evaporator in successive brief spurts responsive to periodic pressure pulses in the liquid-piston chamber. |
| US12142748B2 |
Battery module having structure capable of rapid cooling, and ESS comprising same
A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a module housing configured to accommodate a cell stack including the plurality of battery cells; and a sprinkler provided through the module housing at one side of the cell stack in a stacking direction, and the sprinkler includes a coupler positioned at an outer side of the module housing and connected to a supply tube that supplies a cooling fluid; a sprinkler head positioned at an inner side of the module housing and connected to the coupler; and an insulation cover assembly having an insulation cover configured to cover the sprinkler head and an impeller assembly configured to cover an opening formed at one side end of the insulation cover in a longitudinal direction. |
| US12142747B2 |
Heat-exchanging component, method for manufacturing heat-exchanging component, system of manufacturing heat-exchanging component, battery and electricity-consuming apparatus
The present application provides a heat-exchanging component, a method for manufacturing the heat-exchanging component, a system of manufacturing the heat-exchanging component, a battery and an electricity-consuming apparatus. The heat-exchanging component provided by the embodiments of the present application includes a first plate body and two second plate bodies. The first plate body includes a first main body, a first convex portion and a second convex portion, and the first convex portion and the second convex portion protrude from a surface of the first main body away from the accommodating space; in a thickness direction of the first main body, a size of the first convex portion protruding from the first main body is smaller than a size of the second convex portion protruding from the first main body; the first flow passage is formed inside the first convex portion. |
| US12142742B2 |
Method of cooling battery cells
A method of cooling an array of battery cells within a chamber in a housing, the battery cells being electrically connected via a busbar having at least one terminal tab for connection to an electrical terminal in the housing, the method comprising the steps of: supplying coolant through an opening in the housing into the chamber; and diverting at least a part of the coolant flow from its inlet flow path due to impingement of the flow upon part of the terminal tab. |
| US12142737B2 |
Electrical power system with removable battery modules
A power system for a vehicle or a stationary installation is disclosed comprising a battery pack having a plurality of removable battery modules, each battery module having an internally controllable connection to a common power bus, a system component controlled by a Power Controller Unit (PCU), said PCU having a connection to said common power bus, and a System Control Unit (SCU) being in communication with each of said battery modules and said PCU, said SCU receiving control inputs from the Operator of the power system. In some embodiments, said Operator may be a human operator, an Electronic Operator Unit (EOU), or a combination thereof. A method is disclosed for operating the internally controllable connection of each of the battery modules responsive to the control inputs received by the SCU from the Operator of the power system and the monitored status of the power system. |
| US12142728B2 |
Solid-state battery and method for producing the same
A solid-state battery having a low heat generation amount and low resistance, and a method for producing the same. The solid-state battery is a solid-state battery comprising: a cathode comprising a cathode layer that contains an oxide-based cathode active material, an anode comprising an anode layer that contains an anode active material, and a solid electrolyte layer being disposed between the cathode layer and the anode layer and containing a solid electrolyte, wherein at least any one of the cathode layer and the solid electrolyte layer contains a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, and wherein the sulfide-based solid electrolyte comprises a high oxygen concentration layer on a contact surface with the oxide-based cathode active material, the high oxygen concentration layer having a higher oxygen element concentration than other parts except the contact surface. |
| US12142724B2 |
Multi-electrolyte battery
A multi-electrolyte battery, that may include an anode, a cathode, a solid electrolyte positioned between the anode and the cathode, current carriers that comprises an anode current carrier and a cathode current carrier; and at least one other electrolyte. The anode current carrier and the cathode current carrier comprise two external portions that extends outside the anode. The solid electrolyte is sealingly coupled to the two external portions of at least one of the current carriers to define at least one sealed electrolyte, the at least one sealed electrolyte belongs to the at least one other electrolyte. |
| US12142720B2 |
Battery including bipolar cells that have a cell edge seal
A battery includes a stacked arrangement of electrochemical cells. Each electrochemical cell is free of a cell housing and includes a bipolar plate having a substrate, a first active material layer formed on a first surface of the substrate, and a second active material layer formed on a second surface of the substrate. Each cell includes a solid electrolyte layer that encapsulates at least one of the active material layers, and an edge insulating device that is disposed between the peripheral edges of the substrates of each pair of adjacent cells. Within each cell, an elastic seal is provided between the edge insulating device and the first surface of one cell or the solid electrolyte layer of an adjacent cell. |
| US12142716B2 |
Active control of light emitting diodes and light emitting diode displays
Synchronization for light emitting diode (LED) pixels in an LED display is provided so that one or more actions of all LED pixels are able to be initiated at the same time, or within a millisecond. LED displays and corresponding systems may include a controller that is configured for sending communication signals to one or more strings of LED pixels. Active electrical elements within each LED pixel may be configured to receive the communication signals, generate corresponding synchronization signals, and respond in a manner that is coordinated with all other LED pixels in a particular LED display. Failure mitigation of LED pixel failures within an LED string is provided where the controller is configured with bidirectional communication ports for communication with the LED string. In a failure mitigation process, the bidirectional communication ports may switch directions to provide communication signals to both sides of an LED string. |
| US12142715B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device includes light-emitting elements connected through a wiring pattern, at least one wire electrically connecting a portion of the wiring pattern to another portion of the wiring pattern, and a reflective member covering a region of the mounting board except for the wiring pattern. The wiring pattern includes wire connection regions at such a distance from each other as to allow the wire to connect the connection regions to each other. The connection regions being used to connect the light-emitting elements in series and/or in parallel by the wire in any one pattern of a plurality of connection patterns with different numbers of series and parallel connections. A plurality of rows of light-emitting elements each constituted of part of the light-emitting elements are disposed on the wiring pattern. The wiring pattern includes an extending portion provided outside of the rows and not provided between the rows. |
| US12142711B2 |
Light emitting diodes, components and related methods
Light emitting diodes, components, and related methods, with improved performance over existing light emitting diodes. In some embodiments, light emitter devices included herein include a submount, a light emitter, a light affecting material, and a wavelength conversion component. Wavelength conversion components provided herein include a transparent substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a phosphor compound disposed on the upper surface or lower surface, wherein the wavelength conversion component is configured to alter a wavelength of a light emitted from a light source when positioned proximate to the light source. |
| US12142710B2 |
Micro light-emitting diode display device
A micro LED display device includes a circuit substrate, an epitaxial structure layer, a metal conductive layer, a light conversion layer and a light-shielding structure. The epitaxial structure layer includes a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of micro LED units separated from each other. The micro LED units are electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The metal conductive layer is disposed on the second surface and directly contacts the epitaxial structure layer, and has a plurality of light conversion region each corresponds to one of the micro LED units. The light conversion layer is disposed in a part of the light conversion regions. The light-shielding structure does not cover the light conversion regions. In the direction perpendicular to a bonding surface of the circuit substrate, the thickness of the metal conductive layer is greater than that of the epitaxial structure layer. |
| US12142704B2 |
Tandem photovoltaic device and production method
A tandem photovoltaic device and production method. The tandem photovoltaic device includes: an upper battery cell and a lower battery cell, and a tunnel junction located between the upper battery cell and the battery cell; the lower battery is a crystalline silicon cell; the tunnel junction includes: an upper crystalline silicon layer, a lower crystalline silicon layer and an intermediate layer located between the upper crystalline silicon layer and the lower crystalline silicon layer; the upper crystalline silicon layer, the lower crystalline silicon layer and the intermediate layer are in direct contact, and the doping types of the upper crystalline silicon layer and the lower crystalline silicon layer are opposite; the doping concentration of the upper crystalline silicon layer at the interface with the intermediate layer and the doping concentration of the lower crystalline silicon layer at the interface with the intermediate layer are greater than or equal to 1018 cm−3. |
| US12142700B2 |
Solar cell emitter region fabrication with differentiated P-type and N-type architectures and incorporating dotted diffusion
Methods of fabricating solar cell emitter regions with differentiated P-type and N-type architectures and incorporating dotted diffusion, and resulting solar cells, are described. In an example, a solar cell includes a substrate having a light-receiving surface and a back surface. A first polycrystalline silicon emitter region of a first conductivity type is disposed on a first thin dielectric layer disposed on the back surface of the substrate. A second polycrystalline silicon emitter region of a second, different, conductivity type is disposed on a second thin dielectric layer disposed in a plurality of non-continuous trenches in the back surface of the substrate. |
| US12142699B1 |
Solar cell and photovoltaic module
The solar cell includes a substrate having a central region and two peripheral regions. The solar cell further includes multiple finger electrodes arranged at intervals along the first direction, and the multiple finger electrodes include multiple first finger electrodes and multiple second finger electrodes. Each of the multiple first finger electrodes includes first body portions and first widened portions arranged alternatingly along the second direction, each of the multiple second finger electrodes includes second body portions and second widened portions arranged alternatingly along the second direction, and the first widened portions are arranged and aligned to the second widened portions. A respective first widened portion of a respective first finger electrode in two first finger electrodes farthest from the central region on the substrate has a larger orthographic projection than a respective first widened portion of each of two first finger electrodes closest to the central region. |
| US12142698B1 |
Solar cell and photovoltaic module
Provided are a solar cell and a photovoltaic module. The solar cell includes: an N-type silicon substrate, where the N-type silicon substrate has a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface; a passivation layer that contains an aluminum oxide material and that is located on the front surface; a first antireflection layer, a second antireflection layer, and a third antireflection layer that are located on a side of the passivation layer away from the substrate and stacked in a direction in which the substrate points to the passivation layer, where the first antireflection layer contains a silicon nitride material, the second antireflection layer contains a silicon oxynitride material; and the third antireflection layer contains a silicon oxide material; a tunneling dielectric layer located on the rear surface; and a doped conductive layer located on the tunneling dielectric layer. |
| US12142697B2 |
Two-dimensional material-based wiring conductive layer contact structures, electronic devices including the same, and methods of manufacturing the electronic devices
Provided are two-dimensional material (2D)-based wiring conductive layer contact structures, electronic devices including the same, and methods of manufacturing the electronic devices. A 2D material-based field effect transistor includes a substrate; first to third 2D material layers on the substrate; an insulating layer on the first 2D material layer; a source electrode on the second 2D material layer; a drain electrode on the third 2D material layer; and a gate electrode on the insulating layer. The first 2D material layer is configured to exhibit semiconductor characteristics, and the second and third 2D material layers are metallic 2D material layers. The first 2D material layer may include a first channel layer of a 2D material and a second channel layer of a 2D material. The first 2D material layer may partially overlap the second and third 2D material layers. |
| US12142688B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device comprising an oxide semiconductor film, a gate electrode, a first insulating film, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a second insulating film is provided. Each of a top surface of the gate electrode, a top surface of the source electrode, and a top surface of the drain electrode comprises a region in contact with the second insulating film. A top surface of the first insulating film comprises a region in contact with the gate electrode and a region in contact with the second insulating film and overlapping with the oxide semiconductor film in a cross-sectional view of the oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film comprises a region in contact with the first insulating film and a region in contact with the second insulating film and adjacent to the region in contact with the first insulating film in the cross-sectional view. |
| US12142686B2 |
Field effect transistor
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to field effect transistors and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: at least one gate structure having source/drain regions; at least one isolation structure within the source/drain regions in a substrate material; and semiconductor material on a surface of the at least one isolation structure in the source/drain regions. |
| US12142679B2 |
Semiconductor device
In semiconductor device, a field plate portion having a high concentration p-type semiconductor region, a low concentration p-type semiconductor region having a lower impurity concentration than the high concentration p-type semiconductor region and a high concentration n-type semiconductor region is provided. Then, the high concentration p-type semiconductor region is electrically connected to the source region while the high concentration n-type semiconductor region is electrically connected to the drain region. |
| US12142676B2 |
High electron mobility transistor and method for forming the same
A method for forming a high electron mobility transistor includes the steps of forming an epitaxial stack on a substrate, forming a gate structure on the epitaxial stack, forming an insulating layer covering the epitaxial stack and the gate structure, forming a passivation layer on the insulating layer, forming an opening on the gate structure and through the passivation layer to expose the insulating layer, and removing a portion of the insulating layer through the opening to form an air gap between the gate structure and the passivation layer. |
| US12142675B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
The present invention relates to a heterojunction field effect transistor, and the heterojunction field effect transistor includes a barrier layer provided in an upper layer portion of a channel layer of a first nitride semiconductor, being formed of a second nitride semiconductor hetero-joined to the first nitride semiconductor, first and second impurity regions provided, being spaced each other with the barrier layer interposed therebetween, a source electrode and a drain electrode which are provided on the first and second impurity regions, respectively, an insulating film which is so provided as to come into contact with at least a region of the barrier layer excluding an edge portion thereof on the side of the source electrode, a gate insulating film which is in contact with the edge portion of the barrier layer and covers the insulating film, and a gate electrode which is so provided on the gate insulating film. |
| US12142674B2 |
Gallium Nitride high-electron mobility transistors with p-type layers and process for making the same
A high-electron mobility transistor includes a substrate layer, a first buffer layer provided on the substrate layer, a barrier layer provided on the first buffer layer, a source provided on the barrier layer, a drain provided on the barrier layer, and a gate provided on the barrier layer. The transistor further includes a p-type material layer having a length parallel to a surface of the substrate layer over which the first buffer layer is provided, the length of the p-type material layer being less than an entire length of the substrate layer. The p-type material layer is provided in one of the following: the substrate layer, or the first buffer layer. A process of making the high-electron mobility transistor is disclosed as well. |
| US12142668B2 |
Semiconductor device and method
In an embodiment, a structure includes: a semiconductor substrate; a fin extending from the semiconductor substrate; a gate stack over the fin; an epitaxial source/drain region in the fin adjacent the gate stack; and a gate spacer disposed between the epitaxial source/drain region and the gate stack, the gate spacer including a plurality of silicon oxycarbonitride layers, each of the plurality of silicon oxycarbonitride layers having a different concentration of silicon, a different concentration of oxygen, a different concentration of carbon, and a different concentration of nitrogen. |
| US12142664B2 |
Reducing metal gate overhang by forming a top-wide bottom-narrow dummy gate electrode
A polysilicon layer is formed over a substrate. The polysilicon layer is etched to form a dummy gate electrode having a top portion with a first lateral dimension and a bottom portion with a second lateral dimension. The first lateral dimension is greater than, or equal to, the second lateral dimension. The dummy gate electrode is replaced with a metal gate electrode. |
| US12142663B2 |
Method for forming source/drain contacts
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a semiconductor fin extending from the substrate, and a silicon germanium (SiGe) epitaxial feature disposed over the semiconductor fin. A gallium-implanted layer is disposed over a top surface of the SiGe epitaxial feature, and a silicide feature is disposed over and in contact with the gallium-implanted layer. |
| US12142661B2 |
Automatic reverse blocking bidirectional switch
A monolithically integrated bidirectional switch includes: an output terminal; a control terminal; a compound semiconductor substrate; a common drift region in the compound semiconductor substrate and in series between the input terminal and the output terminal; a first gate; and a second gate. The first gate is electrically connected to the control terminal and the second gate is electrically connected to the input terminal, or one of the first gate and the second gate is a normally-on gate and the other one of the first gate and the second gate is a normally-off gate. In either case, the monolithically integrated bidirectional switch is configured to conduct current in a single direction from the input terminal to the output terminal through the common drift region. A corresponding power electronic system that uses the monolithically integrated bidirectional switch is also described. |
| US12142659B2 |
Transistor gate structures and methods of forming the same
In an embodiment, a device includes: a p-type transistor including: a first channel region; a first gate dielectric layer on the first channel region; a tungsten-containing work function tuning layer on the first gate dielectric layer; and a first fill layer on the tungsten-containing work function tuning layer; and an n-type transistor including: a second channel region; a second gate dielectric layer on the second channel region; a tungsten-free work function tuning layer on the second gate dielectric layer; and a second fill layer on the tungsten-free work function tuning layer. |
| US12142658B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device is fabricated by a method including the following steps: a first step of forming a semiconductor film containing a metal oxide over an insulating layer; a second step of forming a conductive film over the semiconductor film; a third step of forming a first resist mask over the conductive film and etching the conductive film to form a first conductive layer and to expose a top surface of the semiconductor film that is not covered with the first conductive layer; and a fourth step of forming a second resist mask that covers a top surface and a side surface of the first conductive layer and part of the top surface of the semiconductor film and etching the semiconductor film to form a semiconductor layer and to expose a top surface of the insulating layer that is not covered with the semiconductor layer. |
| US12142653B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor layer, a first floating gate electrode, a first control gate electrode, an erase gate electrode, and a blocking layer. The semiconductor substrate has a first source/drain region. The first semiconductor layer extends upward from the first source/drain region of the semiconductor substrate. The first floating gate electrode surrounds the first semiconductor layer. The first control gate electrode surrounds the first floating gate electrode and the first semiconductor layer. The erase gate electrode is over the first floating gate electrode and the first control gate electrode. The erase gate electrode surrounds the first semiconductor layer. The blocking layer has a first portion between the first floating gate electrode and the first control gate electrode and a second portion between the erase gate electrode and the first semiconductor layer. |
| US12142651B2 |
Integrated circuit multi-gate transistors structure with gate via and manufacturing method thereof
A method includes forming a gate structure over a substrate. A dielectric cap is formed over the gate structure. An etch stop layer is deposited over the dielectric cap. An interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer is deposited over the etch stop layer. The ILD layer is in contact with a sidewall of the etch stop layer. A gate via in the ILD layer is formed to pass through the etch stop layer and the dielectric cap to the gate structure. |
| US12142643B2 |
Material structure for low thermal resistance silicon-based gallium nitride microwave and millimeter-wave devices and manufacturing method thereof
A material structure for silicon-based gallium nitride microwave and millimeter-wave devices and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The material structure includes: a silicon substrate; a dielectric layer of high thermal conductivity, disposed on an upper surface of the silicon substrate, and an uneven first patterned interface being formed between the dielectric layer and the silicon substrate; a buffer layer, disposed on an upper surface of the dielectric layer, and an uneven second patterned interface being formed between the buffer layer and the dielectric layer; a channel layer, disposed on an upper surface of the buffer layer; and a composite barrier layer, disposed on an upper surface of the channel layer. In the material structure, the uneven patterned interfaces increase contact areas of the interfaces, a thermal boundary resistance and a thermal resistance of device are reduced, and a heat dissipation performance of device is improved. |
| US12142642B2 |
Field assisted interfacial diffusion doping through heterostructure design
An apparatus includes a heterostructure including a substrate of Group-III-nitride material, a source layer including a dopant positioned on a surface of the substrate, and a conductive cap layer positioned on the source layer. A method of electric field-enhanced impurity diffusion includes obtaining a heterostructure including a substrate of Group-III-nitride semiconductor material, a source layer including a dopant positioned directly on the substrate, and a conductive cap layer positioned above the source layer, and applying a thermal annealing treatment to the heterostructure. An electric field gradient is established within the source layer and the cap layer for causing diffusion of an element from the substrate to the cap layer, and for causing diffusion of the dopant from the source layer to a former location of the element in the substrate thereby changing a conductivity and/or magnetic characteristic of the substrate. |
| US12142639B2 |
Electronic device with gallium nitride transistors and method of making same
Fabrication methods and gallium nitride transistors, in which an electronic device includes a substrate, a buffer structure, a hetero-epitaxy structure over the buffer structure, and a transistor over or in the hetero-epitaxy structure. In one example, the buffer structure has an extrinsically carbon doped gallium nitride layer over a dual superlattice stack or over a multilayer composition graded aluminum gallium nitride stack, and a silicon nitride cap layer over the hetero-epitaxy structure. |
| US12142635B2 |
Gate all-around semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes first channel layers disposed over a substrate, a first source/drain region disposed over the substrate, a gate dielectric layer disposed on and wrapping each of the first channel layers, a gate electrode layer disposed on the gate dielectric layer and wrapping each of the first channel layers, and a liner semiconductor layer disposed between the first channel layers and the first source/drain region. |
| US12142634B2 |
Silicon and silicon germanium nanowire structures
Methods of forming microelectronic structures are described. Embodiments of those methods include forming a nanowire device comprising a substrate comprising source/drain structures adjacent to spacers, and nanowire channel structures disposed between the spacers, wherein the nanowire channel structures are vertically stacked above each other. |
| US12142630B2 |
Vertically arranged semiconductor pixel sensor
A pixel sensor may include a vertically arranged (or vertically stacked) photodiode region and floating diffusion region. The vertical arrangement permits the photodiode region to occupy a larger area of a pixel sensor of a given size relative to a horizontal arrangement, which increases the area in which the photodiode region can collect photons. This increases performance of the pixel sensor and permits the overall size of the pixel sensor to be reduced. Moreover, the transfer gate may surround at least a portion of the floating diffusion region and the photodiode region, which provides a larger gate switching area relative to a horizontal arrangement. The increased gate switching area may provide greater control over the transfer of the photocurrent and/or may reduce switching delay for the pixel sensor. |
| US12142627B2 |
Photoelectric conversion apparatus, photoelectric conversion system, and moving body
The wiring is configured so that both ends of a region including each of a plurality of pixel circuits in a first direction and both ends of the region in a second direction intersecting the first direction are connected by a combination of a wiring layer group. |
| US12142625B2 |
Imaging system with selective readout for visible-infrared image capture
An imaging system including a sensor wafer and a logic wafer. The sensor wafer includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, the plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns and including at least a first pixel and a second pixel positioned in a first row included in the rows. The sensor wafer includes a first transfer control line associated with the first row, the first transfer control line coupled to both a first transfer gate of the first pixel and a second transfer gate of the second pixel. The logic wafer includes a first storage capacitor associated with the first pixel and a second storage capacitor associated with the second pixel, a first storage control line coupled to a first storage gate associated with the first pixel and a second storage control line coupled to a second storage gate associated with the second pixel. |
| US12142620B2 |
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors with saddle-gate source follower for imaging pixels
A saddle-gate source follower transistor is described, such as for integration with in-pixel circuitry of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (CIS) pixels. The saddle-gate source-follower transistor structure can include a channel region having a three-dimensional geometry defined on its axial sides by trenches. A gate oxide layer is formed over the top and axial sides of the channel region, and a saddle-gate structure is formed on the gate oxide layer. As such, the saddle-gate structure includes a seat portion extending over the top of the channel region, and first and second fender portions extending over the first and second axial sides of the channel region, such that the first and second fender portions are buried below an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate (e.g., buried into trenches formed in side isolation regions). |
| US12142618B2 |
Image sensor including isolation region for removing photocharges
An image sensing device is provided to include a first photoelectric conversion element and a second photoelectric conversion element that are arranged adjacent to each other; a first isolation region located between the first and second photoelectric conversion elements and configured to receive a voltage to generate an electric field to attract photocharges from the first or second photoelectric conversion element; and a second isolation region separated from the first isolation region, the second isolation region located between the first and second photoelectric conversion elements and structured to include an insulation material to block photocharges from moving between the first and second photoelectric conversion elements. |
| US12142613B2 |
Array substrate
An array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of traces, a plurality of second signal lines, and a plurality of switching elements. The first signal lines are disposed on the substrate along a first direction. The traces are disposed on the substrate along a second direction different from the first direction, and one trace is electrically connected to one first signal line and crosses another one first signal line. The second signal lines are disposed on the substrate along the second direction, the second signal lines cross the first signal lines, and the traces and the second signal lines are formed of different conductive layers. The switching elements are disposed on the substrate, and one of the switching elements is electrically connected to a corresponding one first signal line and a corresponding one second signal line. |
| US12142612B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel includes an opposing substrate and a display substrate. At least one side of the display substrate has a pad area in which gold fingers are arranged. The orthographic projection of the opposing substrate on the display substrate covers the pad area. In a non-display area of the display panel, the opposing substrate and the display substrate are bonded by means of frame sealant. The pad area is located on the outer side of the frame sealant. Side surfaces of the gold fingers are exposed from the side surface of the display substrate. A conductive layer is formed on the side surfaces of the gold fingers. The display panel further includes a flexible buffer layer which is filled between the opposing substrate and the display substrate and covers the gold fingers. The flexible buffer layer is located on the outer side of the frame sealant. |
| US12142611B2 |
Semiconductor structure for reducing stray capacitance and method of forming the same
A layout method includes: generating a design data including an electronic circuit; and generating a design layout by placing a cell corresponding to the electronic circuit. The cell includes a first transistor and a second transistor over the first transistor. The first transistor includes a gate extending in a first direction, a first active region arranged in a first layer and extending in a second direction, and a first conductive line and a second conductive line arranged on two sides of the first active region. The second transistor includes the gate, a second active region arranged in a second layer over the first layer and extending in the second direction, and a third conductive line and a fourth conductive line arranged on two sides of the second active region. At least one of the four conductive lines includes a first portion non-overlapped with the gate in the first direction. |
| US12142609B2 |
Dummy fin between first and second semiconductor fins
An embodiment device includes a first source/drain region over a semiconductor substrate and a dummy fin adjacent the first source/drain region. The dummy fin comprising: a first portion comprising a first film and a second portion over the first portion, wherein the second portion comprises: a second film; and a third film. The third film is between the first film and the second film, and the third film is made of a different material than the first film and the second film. A width of the second portion is less than a width of the first portion. The device further comprises a gate stack along sidewalls of the dummy fin. |
| US12142608B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for making the same
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor fins, at least one gate stack, a refill isolation, and an air gap. Each of the semiconductor fins extends in an X direction. Two adjacent ones of the semiconductor fins are spaced apart from each other in a Y direction transverse to the X direction. The at least one gate stack has two stack sections spaced apart from each other in the Y direction. The stack sections are disposed over two adjacent ones of the semiconductor fins, respectively. The refill isolation and the air gap are disposed between the stack sections. |
| US12142604B2 |
Semiconductor device and semiconductor system including electro static discharge (ESD) protective device
According to one embodiment, a first P-type transistor with a gate is coupled to a first node, and a drain is coupled to a second node. A first N-type transistor with a gate is coupled to the first node, and a drain is coupled to the second node. A second P-type transistor with a gate is coupled to the second node, and a drain is coupled to a third node. A second N-type transistor with a gate is coupled to the second node, and a drain is coupled to the third node. The first P-type transistor is smaller than the first N-type transistor. The second N-type transistor is smaller than the second P-type transistor. The second N-type transistor is smaller than the first N-type transistor. |
| US12142602B2 |
Light emitting diode for display and display apparatus having the same
A light emitting device including a first LED sub-unit having a thickness in a first direction, a second LED sub-unit disposed on a portion of the first LED sub-unit in the first direction, each of the first and second LED sub-units comprising a first-type semiconductor layer, a second-type semiconductor layer, and an active layer, a reflective electrode disposed adjacent to the first LED sub-unit and electrically connected to the first-type semiconductor layer of the first LED sub-unit, and a first ohmic electrode forming ohmic contact with the second-type semiconductor layer of the first LED sub-unit, in which the active layer of the first LED sub-unit is configured to generate light, includes AlxGa(1-x-y)InyP (0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1), and overlaps the active layer of the second LED sub-unit in the first direction, and the active layer of the second LED sub-unit includes the same material as the active layer of the first LED sub-unit. |
| US12142599B2 |
Stacked transistor structure with reflection layer
A semiconductor device is provided and includes a first substrate including a first transistor; a laser reflection layer on the first transistor; and a second substrate on the laser reflection layer, the second substrate including a second transistor. |
| US12142589B2 |
Semiconductor device including resistor element
A semiconductor device includes a first pad defined on one surface of a first chip; a second pad defined on one surface of a second chip which is stacked on the first chip, and bonded to the first pad; a first resistor element defined in the first chip, and coupled to the first pad; and a second resistor element defined in the second chip, and coupled to the second pad. |
| US12142588B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A method includes forming a first substrate including a first dielectric layer and a first metal pad, forming a second substrate including a second dielectric layer and a second metal pad, and bonding the first dielectric layer to the second dielectric layer, and the first metal pad to the second metal pad. One or both of the first and second substrates is formed by forming a first insulating layer, forming an opening in the layer, forming a barrier on an inner surface of the opening, forming a metal pad material on the barrier, polishing the metal pad material to expose a portion of the barrier and to form a gap, expanding the gap, forming a second insulating layer to fill the opening and the gap, and polishing the insulating layers such that a top surface of the metal pad is substantially planar with an upper surface of the polished layer. |
| US12142585B2 |
Devices and methods for enhancing insertion loss performance of an antenna switch
Devices and methods for enhancing insertion loss performance of an antenna switch are disclosed. In one example, a semiconductor device formed to serve as an antenna switch is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes: a substrate, a dielectric layer and a polysilicon region. The substrate includes: an intrinsic substrate; a metal-oxide-semiconductor device extending into the intrinsic substrate; and at least one isolation feature extending into and in contact with the intrinsic substrate. The at least one isolation feature is disposed adjacent to the metal-oxide-semiconductor device. |
| US12142584B2 |
Semiconductor device package
A semiconductor device package includes an electronic component and a substrate. The electronic component has a first surface and a second surface. The substrate is connected to the first surface of the electronic component through an adhesive layer. The substrate includes a first antenna disposed over the second surface of the electronic components through the adhesive layer. |
| US12142583B2 |
RF amplifier package
Example embodiments relate to RF amplifier packages. One example RF amplifier package includes an input terminal, an output terminal, a substrate, a first DC blocking capacitor having a first terminal and a grounded second terminal, and a second conductor die mounted on the substrate. The semiconductor die includes a semiconductor substrate, an RE power field-effect transistor (FET) integrated on the semiconductor substrate, a gate bondbar, a first drain bondbar, a second drain bondbar, and a plurality of first bondwires connecting the second drain bondbar to the first terminal of the first DC blocking capacitor. The RF power FET includes a plurality of gate fingers that are electrically connected to the gate bondbar and that each extend from the gate bondbar towards the first drain bondbar and underneath the second drain bondbar, a first set of drain fingers, and a second set of drain fingers. |
| US12142575B2 |
Staircase etch control in forming three-dimensional memory device
Embodiments of three-dimensional (3D) memory devices and methods for controlling a photoresist (PR) trimming rate in the formation of the 3D memory devices are disclosed. In an example, a method includes forming a dielectric stack over a substrate, measuring a first distance between the first trimming mark and the PR layer along a first direction, and trimming the PR layer along the first direction. The method also includes etching the dielectric stack using the trimmed PR layer as an etch mask to form a staircase, forming a second trimming mark using the first trimming mark as an etch mask, measuring a second distance between the second trimming mark and the trimmed PR layer, comparing the first distance with the second distance to determine a difference between an actual PR trimming rate and an estimated PR trimming rate, and adjusting PR trimming parameters based on the difference. |
| US12142574B2 |
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the semiconductor devices are described herein. A method includes forming an interconnect structure over a device wafer. The device wafer includes a first integrated circuit, a semiconductor substrate, and a redistribution structure. The method further includes forming a metallization layer and a group of dummy insertion structures having a stepped pattern density in a topmost dielectric layer of the interconnect structure. The group of dummy insertion structures and the metallization layer are planarized with the dielectric layer. The method further includes forming a first bonding layer over the group of dummy insertion structures, the metallization layer, and the dielectric layer. The method further includes bonding a carrier wafer to the first bonding layer, forming an opening through the semiconductor substrate, and forming a conductive via in the opening and electrically coupled to the redistribution structure. |
| US12142566B2 |
Method of forming stacked trench contacts and structures formed thereby
Methods and associated structures of forming a microelectronic device are described. Those methods may include forming a structure comprising a first contact metal disposed on a source/drain contact of a substrate, and a second contact metal disposed on a top surface of the first contact metal, wherein the second contact metal is disposed within an ILD disposed on a top surface of a metal gate disposed on the substrate. |
| US12142565B2 |
Different via configurations for different via interface requirements
Vias, along with methods for fabricating vias, are disclosed that exhibit reduced capacitance and resistance. An exemplary interconnect structure includes a first source/drain contact and a second source/drain contact disposed in a dielectric layer. The first source/drain contact physically contacts a first source/drain feature and the second source/drain contact physically contacts a second source/drain feature. A first via having a first via layer configuration, a second via having a second via layer configuration, and a third via having a third via layer configuration are disposed in the dielectric layer. The first via and the second via extend into and physically contact the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact, respectively. A first thickness of the first via and a second thickness of the second via are the same. The third via physically contacts a gate structure, which is disposed between the first source/drain contact and the second source/drain contact. |
| US12142564B2 |
Backside power distribution network semiconductor package and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a semiconductor architecture including a carrier substrate, a landing pad included in the carrier substrate, a first semiconductor device provided on a first surface of the carrier substrate, the first semiconductor device including a first component provided on the landing pad, and a second semiconductor device provided on a second surface of the carrier substrate, a second component protruding from the second semiconductor device being provided on the landing pad. |
| US12142559B2 |
Semiconductor device comprising a capacitor
A capacitor includes a case including a capacitor element, a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal, and a second insulating sheet formed between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal, and the first connection terminal, the second insulating sheet, and the second connection terminal extend to the outside from the case. A semiconductor module includes a multi-layer terminal portion in which a first power terminal, a first insulating sheet, and a second power terminal are sequentially stacked. The first power terminal includes a first bonding area electrically connected to the first connection terminal, and the second power terminal includes a second bonding area electrically connected to the second connection terminal. The first insulating sheet includes a terrace portion that extends in a direction from the second bonding area towards the first bonding area in a planar view. |
| US12142557B2 |
Integrated chip having a back-side power rail
The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip including a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first source/drain structure, a second source/drain structure, a stack of channel structures, and a gate structure. The stack of channel structures and the gate structure are between the first and second source/drain structures. The gate structure surrounds the stack of channel structures. A first conductive wire overlies and is spaced from the semiconductor device. The first conductive wire includes a first stack of conductive layers. A first conductive contact extends through a dielectric layer from the first conductive wire to the first source/drain structure. The first conductive contact is on a back-side of the first source/drain structure. |
| US12142554B2 |
Electronic component and manufacturing method thereof
An electronic component and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The electronic component includes a structure member and a connecting member. The structure member includes at least one working unit. The at least one working unit is disposed in a first region. The connecting member is disposed on the structure member and includes a second region. The second region is overlapped with the first region, and a metal density of the second region is less than a metal density of the first region. The electronic component and the manufacturing method thereof of the embodiment of the disclosure include the effect of improving the reliability or quality of the electronic component. |
| US12142546B2 |
High voltage semiconductor device
Disclosed is a high voltage semiconductor device. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device capable of improving the breakdown voltage characteristics in an off-state and in an on-state by electrically connecting a first source metal to a source in a core region and in corner regions. |
| US12142545B2 |
Nested architectures for enhanced heterogeneous integration
Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such electronic packages. In an embodiment, the electronic package comprises a base substrate. The base substrate may have a plurality of through substrate vias. In an embodiment, a first die is over the base substrate. In an embodiment a first cavity is disposed into the base substrate. In an embodiment, the first cavity is at least partially within a footprint of the first die. In an embodiment, a first component is in the first cavity. |
| US12142541B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip including a chip pad; a lower redistribution structure on the semiconductor chip, the lower redistribution structure including a lower redistribution insulating layer and a lower redistribution pattern electrically connected to the chip pad of the semiconductor chip; a molding layer on at least a portion of the semiconductor chip; and a conductive post in the molding layer, the conductive post having a bottom surface and a top surface, the bottom surface of the conductive post being in contact with the lower redistribution pattern of the lower redistribution structure and the top surface of the conductive post having a concave shape. |
| US12142539B2 |
Semiconductor structure
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a first support layer, and multiple support pillars. The substrate includes a monitoring region. The monitoring region includes a first region and a second region. The first support layer is located in the first region and the second region, and is located above the substrate. The support pillars are located in the second region. The support pillars penetrate the first support layer and are not connected to each other. Each of the support pillars extends toward the substrate. |
| US12142537B2 |
Defect measurement method
A micro detector includes a substrate, a fin structure, a floating gate, a sensing gate, a reading gate and an energy sensing film. The fin structure is located on the substrate. The floating gate is located on the substrate, and the floating gate is vertically and crossly arranged with the fin structure. The sensing gate is located at one side of the fin structure. The reading gate is located at the other side of the fin structure. The energy sensing film is located on the sensing gate and is connected with the sensing gate. An induced charge is generated when the energy sensing film is contacted with an external energy source, and the induced charge is stored in the floating gate. |
| US12142526B2 |
Stacked device with buried interconnect
A stacked field-effect transistors (FETs) layout and a method for fabrication are provided. The stacked FETs include a buried interconnect within the stacked devices which provides power to buried components without requiring a wired connection from a top of the stacked FET to the buried components. The buried interconnect allows for efficient scaling of the stacked devices without extraneous wiring from a top of the device to each epitaxial region/device within the overall device. |
| US12142519B2 |
Etch stop detection structure and etch stop detection method
An etch stop detection structure and an etch stop detection method are provided. The etch stop detection structure includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a first stop layer, and a second dielectric layer. The substrate includes a device region and a detection region. The first dielectric layer is located on the substrate. The first stop layer is located on the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer is located on the first stop layer. There is a first air gap in the first dielectric layer and the first stop layer in the device region. There is a trench in the second dielectric layer in the detection region. The trench exposes the first stop layer. The etch stop detection structure can be used to detect the etch stop signal. |
| US12142515B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus
The present disclosure relates to a substrate processing apparatus including: a chamber; a supporting part coupled to the chamber to support the substrate; a lid disposed on the supporting part and coupled to the chamber; a purge gas injection unit coupled to the lid to inject a purge gas to a processing space between the lid and the supporting part, for dividing the processing space into a plurality of processing regions; a shield disposed between the lid and the supporting part and coupled to the lid; a first injection unit injecting a first gas to a first processing region of the processing regions; a second injection unit injecting the first gas to the first processing region at a position apart from the first injection unit; and a first partition wall part coupled to the shield so that a first injection region disposed under the first injection unit, a second injection region disposed under the second injection unit, and a first separation space between the first injection region and the second injection region are included in a region where a processing process using the first gas is performed. |
| US12142514B2 |
Clamp ring and method of using clamp ring
A clamp ring including an inner periphery of increased diameter at locations where inwardly extending tabs are not located reduces the risk a workpiece that is placed in close proximity to the clamp ring or which contacts the clamp ring during processing will stick to the clamp ring. |
| US12142513B2 |
Wafer processing tools and methods thereof
A wafer processing device may include a wafer exchanger including two or more blades, each of the two or more blades may be configured to receive a wafer, the two or more blades may be rotatable about an axis on a single horizontal plane, and the two or more blades may be movable between at least a load cup and a robot access location; wherein the load cup may include a wafer station that is vertically moveable relative a blade located in the load cup and may be configured to remove a wafer from a blade located in the load cup and place a wafer on a blade located in the load cup. Other devices, load cups and methods are also disclosed herein. |
| US12142512B2 |
Vacuum apparatus
A vacuum apparatus includes: a chamber; and a transfer robot transferring a processing object into the chamber, wherein the transfer robot includes an arm portion, a support portion provided at a tip of the arm portion and having a lower thermal conductivity than the arm portion, a plate provided between the support portion and the processing object and having a higher thermal conductivity than the support portion, and a support pad provided on the support portion and supporting the processing object by being in contact with the processing object while separating the processing object from the plate, a contact region allowing the support portion and the plate to be in contact with each other therein and a space region separated the support portion and the plate from each other are provided between the support portion and the plate, and the plate includes a projection configured as the contact region. |
| US12142511B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus
A transfer apparatus for transporting substrates in a transfer chamber having a first and second ends and two sides extending between the ends. The transfer apparatus includes a drive section, at least one base arm fixed at one end with respect to the transfer chamber and including at least one arm link rotatably coupled to the drive section and at least one transfer arm rotatably coupled to a common end of the base arm, the at least one transfer arm has two end effectors. The drive section has motors with three independent axes of rotation defining three degrees of freedom. One degree of freedom moves the at least one base arm horizontally for transporting the at least one transfer arm and two degrees of freedom drives the at least one transfer arm to extend and retract the at least one transfer arm and swap the two end effectors. |
| US12142508B2 |
Factory interface robots usable with integrated load locks
A factory interface for an electronic device manufacturing system can include a load lock disposed within the interior volume of a factory interface and a factory interface robot disposed within the interior volume of the factory interface. The factory interface robot can be configured to transfer substrates between a first set of substrate carriers and the first load lock. The factory interface robot can comprise a vertical tower, a plurality of links, and an end effector. |
| US12142507B2 |
Systems and methods for air flow optimization in environment for semiconductor device
A system comprises a front opening universal pod (FOUP) configured to hold one or more semiconductor wafers and a load dock having a stage and a receiving portion extending above the stage. The FOUP is positioned on the stage. A fan filter unit (FFU) positioned above the load dock. An air flow optimizer device is disposed on the receiving portion and under the FFU. The air flow optimizer device has an inlet opening and an outlet opening and a channel extends between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. |
| US12142505B2 |
Transport apparatus with linear bearing
A vacuum substrate transport apparatus including a frame, a drive section having a drive axis, at least one arm, having an end effector for holding a substrate, having at least one degree of freedom axis effecting extension and retraction, and a bearing defining a guideway that defines the axis, the bearing including at least one rolling load bearing element disposed in a bearing case, interfacing between a bearing raceway and bearing rail to support arm loads, and effecting sliding of the case along the rail, and at least one rolling, substantially non-load bearing, spacer element disposed in the case, intervening between each of the load bearing elements, wherein the spacer element is a sacrificial buffer material compatible with sustained substantially unrestricted service commensurate with a predetermined service duty of the apparatus in a vacuum environment at temperatures over 260° C. for a specified predetermined service period. |
| US12142499B2 |
Pickup apparatus and method of using the same
A pickup apparatus for separating a semiconductor die adhered on an adhesive film therefrom includes a frame, an UV light emitting element, and a collector element. The frame is configurated to hold the adhesive film adhered with the semiconductor die thereon. The UV light emitting element is disposed inside the frame, where the adhesive film is disposed between the semiconductor die and the UV light emitting element. The collector element is disposed over the frame. |
| US12142498B2 |
Ceramic structure and wafer system
A heater includes a base body, resistance heating element, and terminal part. The base body comprises ceramic, is plate shaped, and includes a hole on its lower surface. The resistance heating element is inside the base body. The terminal part is electrically connected to an internal conductor, is at least partially located inside the base body, and is exposed from a lower surface of the base body to an exterior of the base body. The terminal part includes a connection conductor that is inserted in the hole and connected to the internal conductor. A lower surface of the connection conductor is located on a side closer to the upper surface of the base body. The hole includes a reduced-diameter portion which has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the connection conductor between the lower surface of the connection conductor and the lower surface of the base body. |
| US12142494B2 |
Small gas flow monitoring of dry etcher by OES signal
In a method of controlling a plasma beam of a plasma etcher a flow rate controller of the plasma etcher is set to generate one or more flow rates of an etching gas corresponding to one or more plasma beams of the plasma etcher. The emitted light generated by plasma discharge corresponding to the one or more plasma beams of the plasma etcher is monitored. The flow rate controller is calibrated based on the one or more flow rates and a corresponding emitted light of the plasma discharge. |
| US12142493B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method
A substrate processing apparatus includes: a nozzle unit configured to discharge a processing liquid to a substrate; a pipe connected to the nozzle unit and a processing liquid supply unit supplying the processing liquid; a charge amount control unit disposed at the pipe, including a filter unit charged with positive charges or negative charges, and including at least one of a control valve, controlling a flow rate of the processing liquid passing through an inside of the filter unit, and a power supply unit, applying a voltage to the filter unit, to control a charge amount of the processing liquid; and a control unit connected to the charge amount control unit. |
| US12142492B2 |
Method for treating substrate and apparatus for treating substrate
A method for processing a substrate includes providing the substrate, a film being formed on the substrate, performing pretreatment to surface-treat the film formed on the substrate using a treatment gas in a plasma state, and performing, after the pretreatment, liquid treatment to remove the film from the substrate by supplying a treatment liquid onto the substrate. |
| US12142489B2 |
Semiconductor device manufacturing method and plasma processing method
A semiconductor device manufacturing method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including Gate All Around type Field effect transistors includes a step of removing an organic film on an n-type channel; a step of removing a work function control metal film on a bottom surface between channels; a step of forming a protective film onto an organic film on a p-type channel; and a step of removing a work function control metal film on the n-type channel. |
| US12142487B2 |
Methods of modifying portions of layer stacks
Embodiments provided herein generally relate to methods of modifying portions of layer stacks. The methods include forming deep trenches and narrow trenches, such that a desirably low voltage drop between layers is achieved. A method of forming a deep trench includes etching portions of a flowable dielectric, such that a deep metal contact is disposed below the deep trench. The deep trench is selectively etched to form a modified deep trench. A method of forming a super via includes forming a super via trench through a second layer stack of a layer superstack. The methods disclosed herein allow for decreasing the resistance, and thus the voltage drop, of features in a semiconductor layer stack. |
| US12142482B2 |
Vapor deposition method and vapor deposition device
Using the first robot, the carrier standing by in the load lock chamber is deposited into the reaction chamber without mounting the wafer before processing, and cleaning gas is supplied while the reaction chamber is maintained at a predetermined cleaning temperature, and the carrier that has been cleaned in the reaction chamber is transferred to the load lock chamber using the first robot. The carrier and susceptor are cleaned at a predetermined frequency. After that, the carrier is carried out from the reaction chamber, and the reaction gas is supplied to the reaction chamber to form a polysilicon film on the surface of the susceptor. |
| US12142478B2 |
Method and chamber for backside physical vapor deposition
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and apparatus for backside stress engineering of substrates to combat film stresses and bowing issues. In one embodiment, a method of depositing a film layer on a backside of a substrate is provided. The method includes flipping a substrate at a factory interface so that the backside of the substrate is facing up, and transferring the flipped substrate from the factory interface to a physical vapor deposition chamber to deposit a film layer on the backside of the substrate. In another embodiment, an apparatus for depositing a backside film layer on a backside of a substrate, which includes a substrate supporting surface configured to support the substrate at or near the periphery of the substrate supporting surface without contacting an active region on a front side of the substrate. |
| US12142474B2 |
Substrate processing method and substrate processing system
A substrate processing method includes removing a dissolved gas in a processing liquid; forming a liquid film of the processing liquid covering a surface of a substrate, by supplying, onto the surface of the substrate, the processing liquid from which the dissolved gas is removed; carrying the substrate having the liquid film formed thereon into a processing vessel; and drying the surface of the substrate by flowing a processing fluid into the processing vessel while maintaining an internal pressure of the processing vessel, in which the substrate having the liquid film formed thereon is accommodated, at a pressure allowing the processing fluid to be maintained in a supercritical state, to replace the processing liquid covering the surface of the substrate with the processing fluid, and, then, by vaporizing the processing fluid. |
| US12142467B2 |
Self-assembled monolayer deposition from low vapor pressure organic molecules
The present disclosure generally relates to a substrate processing chamber, a substrate processing apparatus, and a substrate processing method for self-assembled monolayer (SAM) deposition of low vapor pressure organic molecules (OM) followed by further substrate processing, such as atomic layer deposition. |
| US12142462B2 |
Method of reducing leakage of heat transfer gas and plasma processing apparatus
With respect to a method of reducing leakage of a heat transfer gas, the method includes mounting an edge ring on a main body including an electrostatic chuck; attracting the edge ring to the electrostatic chuck; increasing a temperature of the edge ring; decreasing the temperature of the edge ring; and repeating the increasing of the temperature and the decreasing of the temperature a plurality of times. |
| US12142460B2 |
Control of plasma sheath with bias supplies
Systems and methods for plasma processing are disclosed. An exemplary system may include a plasma processing chamber including a source to produce a plasma in the processing chamber and at least two bias electrodes arranged within the plasma processing chamber to control plasma sheaths proximate to the bias electrodes. A chuck is disposed to support a substrate, and a source generator is coupled to the plasma electrode. At least one bias supply is coupled to the at least two bias electrodes, and a controller is included to control the at least one bias supply to control the plasma sheaths proximate to the bias electrodes. |
| US12142456B2 |
Self-differential confocal tilt sensor for measuring level variation in charged particle beam system
A sensor may be used to measure a degree of tilt of a sample. The sensor may include an apparatus having a light source, first, second, and third optical elements, a lens, and an aperture. The first optical element may supply light from the light source toward the sample, and may supply light input into the first optical element from the sample toward the second optical element. The second optical element may supply light toward first and second sensing elements. An aperture may be arranged on a focal plane of the lens. A light beam incident on the first sensing element may be a reference beam. |
| US12142453B2 |
Multi-beam inspection apparatus
A multi-beam inspection apparatus including an improved source conversion unit is disclosed. The improved source conversion unit may comprise a micro-structure deflector array including a plurality of multipole structures. The micro-deflector deflector array may comprise a first multipole structure having a first radial shift from a central axis of the array and a second multipole structure having a second radial shift from the central axis of the array. The first radial shift is larger than the second radial shift, and the first multipole structure comprises a greater number of pole electrodes than the second multipole structure to reduce deflection aberrations when the plurality of multipole structures deflects a plurality of charged particle beams. |
| US12142449B2 |
Actuation device, vehicle and a method for actuation
An actuation device for mounting on a vehicle part, in particular in the form of a door or a hinged closure element, is provided. The subject actuation device includes: an electrical switch having at least one switching element for triggering a vehicle function; and a housing unit having at least a first and a second housing portion, which at least partly form a housing interior, in which the switching element is arranged, the second housing portion being movable, at least in some regions, relative to the first housing portion from an idle position into an actuation position in order to actuate the switching element. A vehicle and an actuation method are also provided. |
| US12142448B2 |
Switch for an on-load tap changer and load transfer switch for an on-load tap changer
An on-load tap-changer of a tap-changing transformer has a switch. The switch has: a take-off contact; a primary fixed contact; and a contact unit. The contact unit has a moving contact, a first arcing contact and a second arcing contact. These contacts are pivotable about a pivot axis during a switchover process such that the contacts assume a first position, in which they make contact with the take-off contact and the primary fixed contact, and a second position, in which they are separated from the take-off contact and the primary fixed contact. The second arcing contact assumes the first position before the first arcing contact when switching over from the second position to the first position and leaves the first position after the first arcing contact when switching over from the first position to the second position. |
| US12142447B2 |
Switch
A switch includes a first fixed contactor, a second fixed contactor, a movable contactor, permanent magnets, and a yoke. The movable contactor extends in a first direction, includes a first movable contact at a first end portion, and is provided to be contactable with and separatable from the first fixed contactor in a second direction. The permanent magnets are arranged to sandwich the movable contactor, and to cause their surfaces facing the movable contactor in the third direction of the movable contactor to have the same polarity. The yoke surrounds a periphery of the movable contactor in the first direction and the third direction and is connected to surfaces of the permanent magnets on opposite sides of their surfaces facing the movable contactor. The yoke includes a protrusion protruding toward the movable contactor at a position facing the first end portion of the movable contactor in the first direction. |
| US12142446B2 |
Auxiliary contact system of contactor
An auxiliary contact system of a contactor includes an auxiliary movable contact, an auxiliary static contact corresponding to the auxiliary movable contact, and a rotation member configured to be rotatable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, a main movable contact of the contactor is driven by the rotation member to an electric contact position in which the main movable contact contacts a main static contact and the auxiliary movable contact is in the electric contact position contacting the auxiliary static contact. In the second position, the main movable contact of the contactor is driven by the rotation member to an electric separation position where the main movable contact is separated from the main static contact and the rotation member pushes the auxiliary movable contact to the electric separation position separated from the auxiliary static contact. |
| US12142437B2 |
Multilayer ceramic capacitor
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including laminated dielectric layers, first and second main surfaces, first and second end surfaces, and first and second side surfaces, first and second internal electrode layers on the dielectric layers and respectively exposed to the first and second end surfaces, and first and second external electrodes respectively on the first and second end surfaces. The multilayer body includes an effective layer portion in which the first and second internal electrode layers are opposite to each other, the effective layer portion includes inner and outer effective layer portions, and a coverage of the first and second internal electrode layers with respect to the dielectric layer in the outer effective layer portion is larger than a coverage of the first and second internal electrode layers with respect to the dielectric layer located in the inner effective layer portion. |
| US12142435B2 |
Multilayer capacitor
A multilayer capacitor includes: a body including a multilayer structure in which one or more first internal electrodes and one or more second internal electrodes are alternately stacked in a first direction with one or more dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the body and spaced apart from each other to be connected to the first internal electrodes and the second internal electrodes, respectively. The body further includes: a plurality of side margin layers with the multilayer structure interposed therebetween in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction; and one or more edge margin portions for providing a margin between an edge of at least one of the side margin layers in a third direction and the multilayer structure, and between an edge of at least one of the side margin layers in the first direction and the multilayer structure. |
| US12142432B2 |
Multilayer capacitor
A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a dielectric layer and a plurality of internal electrodes stacked on each other interposing the dielectric layer therebetween, and external electrodes disposed externally on the body, respectively including a first layer connected to the internal electrode and a second layer covering the first layer, wherein the first layer includes a metal particle including an element A and a Z-A-O phase formed in the metal particle, and here, the element Z is an alkali metal. |
| US12142431B2 |
Use of organic and organometallic high dielectric constant material for improved energy storage devices and associated methods
A dielectric material is provided. The dielectric material includes at least one layer of a substantially continuous phase material. The material is selected from the group consisting of an organic, organometallic, or combination thereof in which the substantially continuous phase material has delocalized electrons. |
| US12142429B1 |
Systems and methods for patterning valve metals
Cold-sprayed aluminum capacitors on lead frame metal foils are provided for applications in 3D power package integration. This additive manufacturing process allows pre-patterned low-temperature processing of aluminum electrodes on metal lead frames, insulated metal substrates or even heat-spreaders and cold-plates. Cold-sprayed capacitors can eliminate several process integration and reliability issues that are associated with traditional discrete surface-assembled capacitors. |
| US12142422B2 |
Parallel mobile coil mechanism for magnetic manipulation in large workspace
A magnetic manipulation system and method for moving and navigating a magnetic device in a body are provided. The system includes a robotic parallel mechanism having at least three electromagnets and at least three electromagnetic coils coupled to the at least three electromagnets, respectively. The electromagnetic coils are actuated to keep the electromagnets in static conditions or move the electromagnets along a desired trajectory, a current control unit supplying currents to the electromagnetic coils which have soft iron cores. The currents supplied by the control unit are configured to generate dynamic magnetic field in the soft iron core's linear region. The current control unit and the robotic parallel mechanism are configured to generate desired dynamic magnetic fields in desired positions within a workspace to control a magnetic device, and a three-dimensional position sensor is configured for performing a close loop control of the robotic parallel mechanism. |
| US12142416B2 |
Electric motor, motor vehicle, and method for producing a winding for an electric motor
An electrical machine having a winding support having multiple grooves, which carries at least one winding. The winding is formed by a conductor which has multiple groove sections which each extend within one of the grooves of the winding support and which are conductively connected by connecting sections of the conductor, which are outside the grooves. The conductor has an insulation layer applied to the conductor at least in the groove sections. The insulation layer has layer thicknesses different from one another for at least two of the groove sections. |
| US12142415B2 |
Coil device
A coil device including: a core containing magnetic particles and a resin component; a coil including a conductor having a coil shape; and a terminal electrode formed on a part of an outer surface of the core and electrically connected to an end of the conductor drawn from the coil. The terminal electrode includes a first electrode layer in contact with the end of the conductor and a second electrode layer located outside the first electrode layer. The first electrode layer and the second electrode layer both include conductive powder and resin, and a content of the resin in the second electrode layer is higher than a content of the resin in the first electrode layer. |
| US12142413B2 |
Coil component and manufacturing method of same
A coil component that can mitigate stress generated between a coil wire and a magnetic layer and make a position of a coil stable, and a manufacturing method of the coil component. The coil component includes a base body and a coil disposed in the base body, the base body includes a plurality of magnetic layers laminated in a first direction, the coil includes a plurality of coil wires laminated in the first direction, the base body further includes a crack generating layer that overlaps at least a part of the coil wires when viewed in the first direction, and a crack is present inside the crack generating layer. |
| US12142408B2 |
Reactor
A reactor is provided with a coil including a pair of winding portions arranged in parallel, a magnetic core to be arranged inside and outside the winding portions, a case for accommodating an assembly including the coil and the magnetic core, and a sealing resin portion to be filled into the case. The case includes a bottom plate portion on which the assembly is placed, a side wall portion for surrounding the assembly, and an opening facing the bottom plate portion and having a rectangular planar shape. The pair of winding portions are so arranged that a parallel direction is orthogonal to the bottom plate portion. The reactor includes a supporting member to be arranged along a short side direction of the opening. The supporting member includes end portions to be stopped in contact with facing inner surfaces of the side wall portion. |
| US12142407B2 |
Inductor devices and stacked power supply topologies
According to one configuration, an inductor device includes a core fabricated from multiple different types of magnetically permeable material. The inductor device includes an electrically conductive path extending through the core. A magnetic permeability of the core varies in magnitude depending on a distance with respect to the electrically conductive path. |
| US12142406B2 |
Ferrite sintered body and wire-wound coil component
A ferrite sintered body contains from 45.0% by mole to 49.7% by mole Fe in terms of from Fe2O3, 2.0% by mole to 8.0% by mole Cu in terms of CuO, from 25.0% by mole to 45.0% by mole Ni in terms of NiO, and from 1.0% by mole to 20.0% by mole Zn in terms of ZnO, in which when Fe, Cu, Ni, and Zn are converted to Fe2O3, CuO, NiO, and ZnO, respectively, and when the total amount of the Fe2O3, the CuO, the NiO, and the ZnO is 100 parts by weight, the ferrite sintered body contains from 5 ppm to 25 ppm B in terms of elemental B and from 6 ppm to 25 ppm Nb in terms of elemental Nb. |
| US12142405B2 |
Magnetic material and inductor
A magnetic material is formed of an aggregate of magnetic particles. When a magnetic particle is rotated by 360/n degrees (n is an any integer equal to or greater than 6) around a gravity center position of the magnetic particle in a planar region, an area of the magnetic particle after the rotation overlaps with an area of the magnetic particle before the rotation by 90% or more. In the planar region, gravity center positions of from nine to eleven magnetic particles are on a band portion in a rectangular shape. For the magnetic particles in the planar region, when a number-based 50% cumulative frequency distribution of maximum lengths in a direction passing through respective gravity center positions is defined as α, a 10% cumulative frequency distribution is equal to or greater than 0.6α, and a 90% cumulative frequency distribution is equal to or less than 1.4α. |
| US12142400B2 |
Wiring module and elastic waterproofing member
One object is to be able to easily attach an elastic waterproofing member to a wiring member. A wiring module (10) includes a wiring member (20), and an elastic waterproofing member (30, 130, 230, 330) in which a penetration accommodating portion (32) is formed that is capable of accommodating a portion in a longitudinal direction of the wiring member. The elastic waterproofing member includes a first split waterproofing member (36, 136) and a second split waterproofing member (38, 138), the first split waterproofing member and the second split waterproofing member are obtained by splitting the elastic waterproofing member so as to longitudinally split the penetration accommodating portion, and the first split waterproofing member and the second split waterproofing member are kept in a joined state, with a portion in a longitudinal direction of the wiring member accommodated in the penetration accommodating portion. |
| US12142398B2 |
Wire with a terminal having reinforce material
The present disclosure suppresses, in a wire with terminal provided with a sealing member, buckling of a wire during insertion into a terminal mounting hole. A wire with terminal includes a wire having a core wire made of a conductor and an insulation coating covering the outer periphery of the core wire, a terminal connected to a lengthwise end portion of the wire, a tubular sealing member enclosing the outer periphery of the insulation coating, and a reinforcing material adhered to the outer peripheral surface of the insulation coating. The lengthwise end portion of the wire with terminal including the terminal and the sealing member is inserted into a terminal mounting hole of a housing. Also, the reinforcing material is provided in an area extending rearward from a rear end portion of the sealing member in an insertion direction into the terminal mounting hole. |
| US12142396B2 |
Wiring member
A wiring member includes: a plurality of wire-like transmission members; and a sheet to which the plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed, wherein an intersection region portion where the plurality of wire-like transmission members are disposed on the sheet to intersect with each other is provided, and the intersection region portion includes a bending position. |
| US12142395B2 |
Polymeric compounds for cable coatings and processes for producing same
Coated conductors having a conductor at least partially surrounded by a polymeric composition. The polymeric composition contains a broad-molecular-weight-distribution high-density ethylene-based polymer and a narrow-molecular-weight-distribution linear-low-density ethylene-based polymer, and has a density of at least 0.95 g/cm3. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the polymeric composition and for making the coated conductors. Further disclosed are articles of manufacture containing the same. |
| US12142393B2 |
Insulation sheet
An object of the present invention is to provide an insulation sheet having high thermal conductivity in the in-plane direction. The present invention provides an insulation sheet comprising insulating particles and a binder resin, wherein, for the entire cross-section of the sheet perpendicular to the in-plane direction, the insulation sheet contains 75 to 97% by area of the insulating particles, 3 to 25% by area of the binder resin, and 10% by area or less of the voids. |
| US12142392B2 |
Draw-rod bushing with sealed bottom contact
The present disclosure relates to a bushing comprising a conductor tube, a support tube, arranged within the conductor tube, a draw-rod configured to run through the support tube, and a contact arrangement arranged to be drawn into the conductor tube by the draw-rod. The contact arrangement comprises a sealing plug arranged for sealingly engaging an inside wall of the conductor tube to prevent liquid from passing the sealing plug into the conductor tube. |
| US12142390B2 |
Communication cable including a mosaic tape
Cable foil tape having random or pseudo-random patterns or long pattern lengths of discontinuous metallic shapes and a method for manufacturing such patterned foil tape are provided. In some embodiments, a laser ablation system is used to selectively remove regions or paths in a metallic layer of a foil tape to produce random distributions of randomized shapes, or pseudo-random patterns or long pattern lengths of discontinuous shapes in the metal layer. In some embodiments, the foil tape is double-sided, having a metallic layer on each side of the foil tape, and the laser ablation system is capable of ablating nonconductive pathways into the metallic layer on both sides of the foil tape. |
| US12142389B2 |
Cable for power-over-ethernet having an extended usable length
A method of extending the usable length of a power-over-ethernet cable includes the steps of providing twisted pairs of wires with the conductor of each wire being a 20 AWG or 22 AWG conductor and terminating the cable at an RJ-45 style connector. The connector for the 20 AWG conductors has an insert therein with holes that can accommodate 20 AWG conductors. FEP, PVC or PP insulation may surround each conductor. |
| US12142387B2 |
Cooling arrangement for dry fuel storage
A nuclear component handling arrangement is disclosed including a storage overpack including an inner envelope, an inner canister including an outer envelope, and a vent and duct system. The inner canister is positionable within the storage overpack. The vent and duct system includes an inlet vent, an outlet vent, and a passageway defined between the inner envelope of the storage overpack and the outer envelope of the inner canister. The passageway extends between the inlet vent and the outlet vent. The inlet vent includes an inlet entrance, an inlet exit, and a curved transition surface extending between the inlet entrance and the inlet exit. |
| US12142385B2 |
Methods and systems for reducing a risk of spread of disease among people in a space
Methods and systems for location tracking or maintaining a count of people in a building or space. An illustrative method may include storing a background image of a field of view of a video camera and receiving a video stream from the video camera. Background subtraction may be performed to identify one or more blobs in the field of view of the video camera. The size of the one or more blobs may be compared to an expected size of the blob at a similar distance from the camera. When the size of the blob is greater than the expected size of a person at the determined distance of the corresponding blob by more than a predetermined threshold the blob may be counted as two or more people. |
| US12142381B1 |
Systems and methods for offering products based on medical assessments
A system in accordance with present embodiments includes a device comprising a sensor configured to detect sensed data for an individual. The sensed data comprises data related to health of the individual. The system also includes a health analysis system communicatively coupled to the device. The health analysis system comprises a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store instructions that cause the processor to receive the sensed data from the device, analyze the sensed data to determine health trend data for the individual, retrieve group health trend data associated with the health trend data for the individual, generate a predicted health trend for the individual based at least in part on a comparison between the health trend data for the individual and the group health trend data, and adjust offered products, premiums, or both, based on predicted health trend for the individual. |
| US12142379B2 |
Computing a pathological condition
A computer-implemented method for computing a pathological condition of a subject, comprising obtaining (10) initial cranial image data of a subject from an input interface, and incorporating the initial cranial image data into a knowledge model comprised within a semantic network stored in a memory performing (12), via a processor, at least one processing sequence on the initial cranial image data using the semantic network to thus provide, in the semantic network, at least one element comprising topographical data of the subject's brain, or a portion of the subject's brain, referenced to a reference coordinate system wherein the at least one processing sequence performs at least one state iteration of at least a portion of the semantic network from a first state into a second state comparing (14) the topographical data of the subject's brain to one, or more pathological condition prediction elements of the semantic network to form an indication of a pathological condition of the subject, and generating (16) an additional element in the semantic network comprising the indication of the pathological condition of the subject. |
| US12142378B2 |
Detecting recurrence of a medical condition
Presented are concepts for detecting recurrence of a medical condition in a subject previously treated for the medical condition. One such concept comprises, using natural language processing, extracting information from a data set comprising information relating to the subject prior to and/or during the subject's previous treatment for the medical condition. The extracted information is reformulated into structured data based on a standardized model. A data retrieval request comprising a structured query adhering to a template is obtained and, based on the structured query of the data retrieval request, data is retrieved from the structured data. |
| US12142377B2 |
Method for data communication between an infusion station and a front-end computing device in a healthcare environment
In a method for data communication between an infusion station (1) and a front-end computing device (2) in a healthcare environment data is in an upstream direction (A1) and received in a downstream direction (A2), by at least one infusion station (1) for carrying out an infusion operation. In addition, data is in the upstream direction (A1) received and in the downstream direction (A2) transmitted by at least one front-end computing device (2). Herein, data in the upstream direction (A1) is received from and in the downstream direction (A2) is transmitted to the at least one infusion station (1) by a driver module (DP1-DP4), and data in the upstream direction (A1) is transmitted to and in the downstream direction (A2) is received from the at least one front-end computing device (2) by a virtual device module (VD1, VD2). |
| US12142371B1 |
Low-latency conversational artificial intelligence (AI) architecture with a parallelized in-depth analysis feedback loop
In some aspects, a multi-turn conversational system includes: an artificial intelligence to provide a conversation interface configured to execute multiple turns of human-like conversation with a user and a control logic, in communication with the conversation interface, and configured to generate one or more control signals based on evaluating multiple turns of upstream human-like conversation between the conversation interface and the user. The control signals contribute in part to construction of multiple turns of downstream human-like conversation between the conversation interface and the user. |
| US12142369B2 |
Enterprise computer system for medical data processing
A computer system and method for generating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing a company asset based on evaluation of company assets (e.g., a hospital). Stored in a database are one or more digital assets (e.g., one or more of settlement rights and insurance claim payment obligations) representative of contractual obligations owed to the company (e.g., settlement rights), which are then analyze to determine one or more assets owed to the company. A valuation value is then determined for the determined one or more assets. NFTs are then generated based on the determined valuation value of the determined one or more assets. Additionally, the generated NFTs may be leveraged as collateral in an underwriting process. Further, analyzed in real-time, is a revenue cycle management of the company for generating a risk-weighted index value indicative of the revenue cycle management. |
| US12142367B2 |
Surgery visualization theatre
A surgery visualization system is described herein. The surgery visualization system includes a display monitor positioned in view of a surgeon and a support arm system including a first support arm and a second support arm. The first and second support arms are orientated such that the display monitor is visible to the surgeon between the first and second support arms. A 3D digital viewport coupled to the first support arm. A 3D digital microscope coupled to the second support arm. A computer system including a processor programmed to receive and process images from the 3D digital microscope and display the processed images on the 3D digital viewport and the display monitor. |
| US12142364B2 |
Systems and methods that provide a positive experience during weight management
A device for weight management includes a platform, a weight sensor configured to measure a weight of a user when the user is positioned on the platform, an input mechanism configured to receive input related to target weight of the user, a converter configured to convert the measured weight to a non-numerical output based upon the input, and a display configured to provide the non-numerical output to the user without providing the measured weight to the user. |
| US12142350B2 |
Method for predict affinity between drug and target substance
Disclosed is a method for predicting an affinity between a drug and a target substance, which is performed by a computing device including at least one processor according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method for predicting an affinity between a drug and a target substance may include: extracting a feature value of each of the drug and the target substance by using a first neural network; performing a cross attention between the feature values by using a second neural network; and predicting the affinity between the drug and the target substance based on a result of performing the cross attention by using a third neural network. |
| US12142348B2 |
Memory device comprising programmable command-and-address and/or data interfaces
A memory device comprising a programmable command-and-address (CA) interface and/or a programmable data interface is described. In an operational mode, two or more CA interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, CA interfaces may be active. In an operational mode, all of the data interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, data interfaces may be active. The memory device can include circuitry to select: an operational mode; a sub-mode within an operational mode; one or more CA interfaces as the active CA interface(s); a main CA interface from multiple active CA interfaces; and/or one or more data interfaces as the active data interfaces. The circuitry may perform these selection(s) based on one or more bits in one or more registers and/or one or more signals received on one or more pins. |
| US12142346B2 |
Memory device with selective precharging
A memory device includes memory cells operably connected to column signal lines and to word signal lines. The column signal lines associated with one or more memory cells to be accessed (e.g., read) are precharged to a first voltage level. The column signal lines not associated with the one or more memory cells to be accessed are precharged to a second voltage level, where the second voltage level is less than the first voltage level. |
| US12142343B2 |
Memory devices for multiple read operations
Memory devices might include an array of memory cells, a plurality of access lines, and control logic. The array of memory cells includes a plurality of strings of series-connected memory cells. Each access line of the plurality of access lines is connected to a control gate of a respective memory cell of each string of series-connected memory cells of the plurality of strings of series-connected memory cells. The control logic is configured to: open the array of memory cells for multiple read operations; read first page data from respective memory cells coupled to a selected access line of the plurality of access lines; read second page data from the respective memory cells coupled to the selected access line; and close the array of memory cells subsequent to reading the first page data and the second page data. |
| US12142337B2 |
System and method for parallel memory test
A device including a controller coupled to memory components via a forward data path, and a signature register coupled to the memory components via a backward data path. The controller provides memory address signals and a controller clock signal to the memory components via the forward data path, which includes first circuitry to provide test-enable signals to the memory components that enable the memory components to read stored memory values. The backward data path includes second circuitry to receive from the memory components a set of memory signals and combine them into a combined signal. Each memory signal is associated with a respective one of the memory components and includes at least one stored memory value read from the corresponding memory component. The signature register calculates a test signature based on the combined signal and compares the test signature to an expected signature. |
| US12142336B2 |
Intelligent memory device test rack
A detection is made by a processing device allocated to a memory device test board of a distributed test platform that a memory sub-system has engaged with a memory device test resource of the memory device test board. A test is identified to be performed for a memory device of the memory sub-system. The test includes first instructions to be executed by a memory sub-system controller of the memory sub-system in performance of the test and second instructions to be executed by the processing device in performance of the test. The second instructions are to cause one or more test condition components of the memory device test resource to generate one or more test conditions to be applied to the memory device while the memory sub-system executes the first instructions. Responsive to a transmission of the first instructions to the memory sub-system controller, the second instructions are executed. |
| US12142335B2 |
Address fault detection
Methods, systems, and devices for address fault detection are described. In some examples, a memory device may receive a command (e.g., a write command) and data, and may generate a set of parity bits based on an address of the command and the data. The data and the set of parity bits may be stored to respective portions of a memory array. In some examples, the memory device may receive a command (e.g., a read command) for the data. The memory device may read the data and may generate a set of parity bits (e.g., a second set of parity bits) based on an address of the command and the read data. The sets of parity bits may be compared to determine whether an error associated with the data exists, an error associated with an address path of the memory exists, or both. |
| US12142330B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of operating the semiconductor memory device
A method of operating a semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of program loops for programming selected memory cells among a plurality of memory cells. Each of the plurality of program loops includes setting a state of a bit line connected to the selected memory cells, applying a program voltage to a word line connected to the selected memory cells, and performing a verify operation on the selected memory cells using a first pre-verify voltage, a second pre-verify voltage greater than the first pre-verify voltage, and a main verify voltage greater than the second pre-verify voltage. A first program permission cell, a second program permission cell, a third program permission cell, and a program prohibition cell are determined by performing the verify operation. |
| US12142328B2 |
Erasing and erasing verification for three-dimensional NAND memory
The present disclosure provides a method of erase and erase verification for a memory device. The method includes applying a first erase voltage to erase memory cells of the memory device. The first erase voltage is incrementally increased by a first erase step voltage until the memory cells pass an initial erase verification. The method also includes determining whether the memory cells pass or fail sub-erase verifications by applying sub-erase verification voltages. The method further includes applying a second erase voltage to erase the memory cells after the sub-erase verifications. The second erase voltage is increased from the first erase voltage by a second erase step voltage, which is smaller than the first erase step voltage and is determined according to whether the memory cells pass or fail the sub-erase verifications. |
| US12142324B2 |
Semiconductor storage device and system
A semiconductor storage device includes a memory cell array and a control circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory strings, a plurality of word lines, each of which is connected to the memory strings, and a plurality of bit lines connected to the memory strings, respectively. The plurality of bit lines are grouped into a plurality of bit line groups. The control circuit is configured to receive a read command and first address information specifying one or more of the bit line groups. The control circuit is configured to, in response to the read command, read data selectively from each memory string connected to each bit line in the one or more bit line groups specified by the first address information, and output the read data. |
| US12142317B2 |
Storage device including auxiliary power supply and method of operating the same
A storage device includes a main system; a power loss protection integrated circuit (PLP IC) configured to provide output power to the main system based on external or internal power; and an auxiliary power supply configured to provide the internal power to the PLP IC. The main system may operate in a dump mode where data is backed up in response to at least one of a first condition or a second condition being satisfied. The PLP IC may provide the output power based on the internal power in response to a sudden power off (SPO) occurring. The first condition is satisfied when the SPO occurs and an SPO time is longer than a maximum filtering time. The second condition is satisfied when the SPO occurs and a voltage level of the internal power provided by the auxiliary power supply is lower than a voltage level of a threshold voltage. |
| US12142316B2 |
Memory device for in-memory computing
A memory device includes a plurality of computing memory cells, each of which stores a weight value, receives an input value and generates an output value. Each of the computing memory cells includes a transistor connected to a bit line and a word line, receiving a sensing current through the bit line and receiving an input voltage through the word line. When the sensing current flows through the transistor, the computing memory cell generates a first voltage difference corresponding to the output value. The output value is equal to a product of the input value and the weight value. |
| US12142313B2 |
Systems and methods for capture and replacement of hammered word line address
A memory device includes at least one memory bank comprising a set of redundant word lines, a set of normal word lines, and row hammer refresh logic. The RHR logic comprises a first input to receive a first signal indicative of whether a match was generated at a fuse of the memory device, a second input to receive a redundant row address corresponding to a first location of a memory array of the memory device, a third input to receive a word line address corresponding to a second location of the memory array of the memory device. The RHR logic also comprises an output to transmit at least one first memory address adjacent to the first location or at least one second memory address adjacent to the second location based on a value of the first signal. |
| US12142308B2 |
Optical identifier and system for reading same
A system includes a multiplexed optical identifier and a reader for the optical identifier. The multiplexed optical identifier includes an optical substrate, and a plurality of volume holograms in the optical substrate. The reader includes an illumination source and a camera. The illumination source is configured to direct light into the optical identifier to produce an image of a corresponding one of the volume holograms at the camera, and the camera is configured to capture the image, which is stored in a digital format by the system. The multiplexed optical identifier contains more than one code page, wherein each of the code pages is used for a different purpose. |
| US12142306B2 |
Magnetic sensor, magnetic head, and magnetic recording device
According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes first to sixth shields, first and second magnetic layers, a first member, and first to fourth terminals. The first magnetic layer is provided between the first shield and the second shield. The first magnetic layer is between the third shield and the fourth shield in the second direction. The second magnetic layer is provided between the first magnetic layer and the second shield. The second magnetic layer is between the fifth shield and the sixth shield in the second direction. The second magnetic layer is electrically connected to the fifth shield and the sixth shield. The first member includes a first region and a second region. The first region is provided between the third shield and the first magnetic layer. The second region is provided between the first magnetic layer and the fourth shield. |
| US12142302B2 |
Time compressing a sequence of frames of content
Methods and systems for compressing video content are presented. The methods and systems include analyzing a sequence of media frames stored in the memory device and calculating a displacement level of each of the media frames. The displacement level indicates how different each of the media frames is to a previous media frame. The sequence of media frames is divided into a plurality of cuts where each cut ends at a media frame having a substantially high displacement level. Frames to be removed from the sequence of media frames are identified in each cut based upon the frame's displacement level. The identified frames are then removed. |
| US12142301B1 |
System, method, and computer program for facilitating video generation by predicting and recommending next steps in the video generation process
This disclosure relates to a system, method, and computer program for facilitating video creation by recommending next steps in a user interface for video creation. A video production system tracks the state of a video as a user makes changes to the video. As the user develops the video, the system predicts the next step in the video generation process and makes recommendations to the user based on this prediction. The system will recommend an asset type to add to the video and also suggest specific instances of the asset type to add to the video. The video production system leverages a number of prediction models. The models include a deep learning model that is trained on a large corpus of video material to predict a next step of a video based on a current state. The system greatly shortens the time needed for the production of digital video by recommending video assets automatically to the user. As the underlying model has been trained on a corpus of high quality data, this system will lead the user to create high quality video with the correct conventions, whilst still allowing creative direction. |
| US12142299B2 |
Automatic video formatting with brand awareness
The present invention includes a system for improving the visual quality of recorded videos, especially screen recordings such as webinars. The system automatically detects the boundaries of individual tile elements on a screen recording, and then performs facial recognition in order to identify which tiles include a human face and for tracking that face even when the tiles are repositioned over the course of the video. The system uses liveness detection to determine which tiles are video tiles and which tiles are screenshare tiles and then automatically shifts the relative position of the video tiles and the screenshare tiles to create an improved aesthetic quality of the recorded videos. The system is further capable of automatically integrating a company's color branding or logos into the recorded videos. |
| US12142297B2 |
Oooh platform: content management tool for chaining user generated video content
An approach is provided for a content management tool for chaining user generated video content. A method includes providing, for display via a social media application, a first recording of a first user participating in a first session that includes first content. The method includes transmitting, by the social media application, the first recording to a plurality of devices. The method includes receiving, through the social media application, a plurality of submissions, from the plurality of devices, that are based on or responsive to the first recording, each submission of the plurality of submissions comprising a second recording of a user of a device of the plurality of devices. The method includes providing, by a cloud-based software tool, controls for selecting one or more submissions of the plurality of submissions to generate an audiovisual work. The method includes providing the audiovisual work for display via the social media application. |
| US12142295B2 |
Optical disc drive and electronic equipment
There is provided an optical disc drive that can guide the center of an optical disc to the position of a spindle motor, while allowing the number of components to be reduced. A base frame includes a stopper portion that comes into contact with an outer edge of the optical disc having reached the position of a spindle motor and that restricts backward movement of the optical disc. A switch arm includes a contact portion located on a side opposite to the stopper portion across the optical disc having reached the position of the spindle motor, and the switch arm uses the contact portion to push the optical disc toward the stopper portion. |
| US12142294B2 |
Signal processing apparatus, method, and program to detect a time interval containing sound based on a distance between two mobile bodies
Provided is a signal processing apparatus which includes an interval detection unit to detect a time interval containing a sound that is emitted from a mobile body and that is included in a recording signal obtained by collecting sounds around the mobile body in a state where another mobile body is present around the mobile body, the time interval being detected on the basis of the recording signal and a sensor signal output from a sensor attached to the mobile body. |
| US12142291B2 |
Action estimation device, action estimation method, and recording medium
An action estimation device includes: an obtainer that obtains sound information pertaining to an inaudible sound, the inaudible sound being a sound in an ultrasonic band collected by a sound collector; and an estimator that estimates an output result, obtained by inputting the sound information obtained by the obtainer into a trained model indicating a relationship between the sound information and action information pertaining to an action of a person, as the action information of the person. |
| US12142289B2 |
Adaptive echo delay determination using an out-of-band acoustic reference signal
An adaptive echo cancellation system introduces an acoustic reference signal to audio content being transmitted to the speaker for playback. The acoustic reference signal is an out-of-band signal, such as an ultrasonic signal, which is typically not audible to humans. The microphone of the mobile device receives the audio content played back by the speaker as well as audio content introduced by the user (e.g., the speech of the user). The adaptive echo cancellation system detects the acoustic reference signal and determines a time delay between when the acoustic reference signal was introduced to the audio content and when the audio content including the acoustic reference signal was received by the mobile device. Echo is cancelled from the received audio content based on this determined time delay. |
| US12142287B2 |
Method for transforming audio signal, device, and storage medium
A method for transforming an audio signal comprises obtaining a plurality of segmental original frequency-domain signal segments and a plurality of segmental target frequency-domain signal segments by segmenting and performing a Fourier transform on an original audio signal and an initial target audio signal obtained by pitch shifting on the original audio signal; obtaining a plurality of original formant envelopes by respectively filtering the plurality of segmental original frequency-domain signal segments according to a plurality of original segment window functions, and obtaining a plurality of target formant envelopes by respectively filtering the plurality of segmental target frequency-domain signal segments according to a plurality of target segment window functions; and determining a pitch-shifted audio signal based on the plurality of segmental target frequency-domain signal segments, the plurality of original formant envelopes, and the plurality of target formant envelopes. |
| US12142285B2 |
Quantizing spatial components based on bit allocations determined for psychoacoustic audio coding
In general, techniques are described for quantizing spatial components based on bit allocations determined for psychoacoustic audio coding. A device comprising a memory and one or more processors may perform the techniques. The memory may store a bitstream including an encoded foreground audio signal and a corresponding quantized spatial component. The one or more processors may perform psychoacoustic audio decoding with respect to the encoded foreground audio signal to obtain a foreground audio signal, and determine, when performing the psychoacoustic audio decoding, a first bit allocation for the encoded foreground audio signal. The one or more processors may also determine, based on the first bit allocation, a second bit allocation, and dequantize, based on the second bit allocation, the quantized spatial component to obtain a spatial component. The one or more processors may reconstruct, based on the foreground audio signal and the spatial component, scene-based audio data. |
| US12142284B2 |
Audio encoder, audio decoder and related methods using two-channel processing within an intelligent gap filling framework
An apparatus for generating a decoded two-channel signal, comprising: a parametric decoder for providing parametric data for a second set of second spectral portions and a two-channel identification identifying for a second spectral portion of the second set of second spectral portions either a first two-channel representation for the second spectral portion of the second set of second spectral portions or a second two-channel representation for the second spectral portion of the second set of second spectral portions, the second two-channel representation being different from the first two-channel representation; and a frequency regenerator for regenerating the second spectral portion of the second set of second spectral portions depending on a first spectral portion of a first set of first spectral portions, the parametric data for the second spectral portion of the second set of second spectral portions and the two-channel identification for the second spectral portion of the second set of second spectral portions to acquire a regenerated second spectral portion of the second set of second spectral portions. |
| US12142275B2 |
Enabling speech interactions on web-based user interfaces
One or more associated identifiers are determined based on one or more associated tag types of an interactable element of web content. The determined one or more associated identifiers are associated with the interactable element. Based on the association of the determined one or more associated identifiers with the interactable element, one of the interactable element is matched to a received speech input. An action is performed with respect to the interactable element based on the matching. |
| US12142274B2 |
Voice wakeup method and device
A voice wakeup method and a device are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a third-party device, wakeup messages sent by at least two electronic devices, where the wakeup message includes wakeup keyword energy information used to indicate a wakeup keyword energy value, and the wakeup keyword energy value; normalizing wakeup keyword energy values based on ambient sound energy and/or sound collection capabilities of devices, to obtain at least two normalized wakeup keyword energy values; and based on the at least two normalized wakeup keyword energy values, sending a wakeup permission instruction to a first electronic device in the at least two electronic devices, and sending a wakeup prohibition instruction to another electronic device other than the first electronic device, where a normalized wakeup keyword energy value of the first electronic device is a maximum value. This helps improve accuracy of waking up a device nearby in a multi-device scenario. |
| US12142270B2 |
Method and system for processing a dialog between an electronic device and a user
A method for processing a dialog between a user and an electronic device, including obtaining, by the electronic device, a voice query of the user; providing, by the electronic device, a voice response for the voice query, the voice response including a plurality of portions; identifying, by the electronic device, an occurrence of at least one event while providing the voice response; and modifying, by the electronic device, the voice response to include information about the at least one event. |
| US12142269B2 |
Invokable automated agent for interactive workflows
An indication from a live agent in a communication session with a user to invoke a specified automated agent interactive conversation flow is received. The communication session with the user is transitioned from the live agent to the specified automated agent interactive conversation flow. During the specified automated agent interactive conversation flow, the live agent retains control over the communication session. An indication of an interaction of the user with the specified automated agent interactive conversation flow is provided. The communication session with the user is returned back to the live agent. |
| US12142268B2 |
Multicomputer system providing voice enabled event processing
Arrangements for voice enabled event processing are provided. In some aspects, a self-service kiosk may detect a mobile device of a user and a connection may be established between the self-service kiosk and the mobile device. The user may request, via natural language data input, processing of an event, such as a transaction. The natural language data input may be captured by the mobile device of the user and transmitted to the self-service kiosk or other processing device. The natural language input may be processed to identify the requested event. Based on the processed natural language data, an event processing request may be generated. Based on processing the event, one or more event processing commands may be generated. The event processing commands may be executed to perform one or more functions associated with completion of the event processing (e.g., distributing funds, activating a deposit receptacle, or the like). |
| US12142267B2 |
Presence-based application invocation
Systems and methods for presence-based application invocation are disclosed. For example, presence of a personal device and/or user associated with a personal device is detected at a primary device. When account data associated with the personal device and the primary device correspond, checks are performed to determine if automatic invocation of an application associated with the personal device should be performed. Those checks include determining whether one or more conditions are satisfied, determining current usage of the application and/or the primary device indicates desirability to automatically invoke the application, and/or whether the application has been enabled for use on the primary device. |
| US12142266B2 |
Hybrid voice command technique utilizing both on-device and cloud resources
Systems and methods are presented for recognizing and responding to voice commands at a local system and selectively streaming audio to a network-based computing system to recognize voice commands when the user provides a specific voice command to stream to the network-based computing system and/or when the user provides a voice command that is not recognizable by the local system. |
| US12142260B2 |
Time distributions of participants across topic segments in a communication session
Methods and systems provide for presenting time distributions of participants across topic segments in a communication session. In one embodiment, the system connects to a communication session with a number of participants; receives a transcript of a conversation between the participants produced during the communication session, the transcript including timestamps for each utterance of a speaking participant; determines, based on analysis of the transcript, a meeting type for the communication session; generates a number of topic segments for the conversation and respective timestamps for the topic segments; for each participant, analyzes the time spent by the participant on each of the generated topic segments in the meeting; and presents, to one or more users, data on the time distribution of participants for each topic segment and across topic segments within the conversation. |
| US12142259B2 |
Detection of live speech
A method of detecting live speech comprises: receiving a signal containing speech; obtaining a first component of the received signal in a first frequency band, wherein the first frequency band includes audio frequencies; and obtaining a second component of the received signal in a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band. Then, modulation of the first component of the received signal is detected; modulation of the second component of the received signal is detected; and the modulation of the first component of the received signal and the modulation of the second component of the received signal are compared. It may then be determined that the speech may not be live speech, if the modulation of the first component of the received signal differs from the modulation of the second component of the received signal. |
| US12142257B2 |
Emotion-based text to speech
Systems and methods are provided for providing emotion-based text to speech. The systems and methods perform operations comprising accessing a text string; storing a plurality of embeddings associated with a plurality of speakers, a first embedding for a first speaker being associated with a first emotion and a second embedding for a second speaker of the plurality of speakers being associated with a second emotion; selecting the first speaker to speak one or more words of the text string; determining that the one or more words are associated with the second emotion; generating, based on the first embedding and the second embedding, a third embedding for the first speaker associated with the second emotion; and applying the third embedding and the text string to a vocoder to generate an audio stream comprising the one or more words being spoken by the first speaker with the second emotion. |
| US12142253B2 |
Solid adhesive film for acoustic liner and method
A system and method for bonding together a facesheet and an acoustic screen of an acoustic liner using a solid adhesive film having a first adhesive side opposite a second adhesive side are provided. The system includes a solid adhesive film having a first adhesive side opposite a second adhesive side; an acoustic screen bonded to the first adhesive side of the solid adhesive film; and a facesheet bonded to the second adhesive side of the solid adhesive film. The method includes bonding the facesheet to the first adhesive side of the solid adhesive film and bonding the acoustic screen to the second adhesive side of the solid adhesive film. |
| US12142249B2 |
Information processing apparatus
There is provided an information processing apparatus that includes a plurality of pieces of sensing data in different forms obtained from a plurality of sensors each sensing a state related to a performance by a motion of a user, an information processing section that processes the sensing data converted by the conversion section, and an information output section that outputs feedback information to the user on the basis of a processing result of the information processing section. The conversion section converts the sensing data in an analog form from the sensors into sensing data in a digital form and outputs the sensing data in the digital form to the information processing section, and converts the sensing data in the digital form from the sensors into sensing data in the analog form and outputs the sensing data in the analog form to the analog-digital signal conversion section. |
| US12142245B2 |
Control system with cascade driving circuits and related driving method
A control system includes a plurality of driving circuits coupled in series, which include a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit includes a first receiver, a first transmitter and a first flag signal selector. The first transmitter is coupled to the first receiver, and the first flag signal selector is coupled between the first receiver and the first transmitter. The second driving circuit, coupled to the first driving circuit, includes a second receiver, a second transmitter and a second flag signal selector. The second transmitter is coupled to the second receiver, and the second flag signal selector is coupled between the second receiver and the second transmitter. |
| US12142239B2 |
Data processor
A novel human interface excellent in operability is provided. Furthermore, a novel data processor excellent in operability is provided. Furthermore, a novel data processor, a novel display device, or the like is provided. An input/output device that receives image data and supplies positional data, and an arithmetic device that supplies the image data and receives the positional data are included. The input/output device includes a first region, a second region, and a bend portion between the first region and the second region. Each of the first region and the second region includes a display portion and a positional data input portion that overlaps the display portion. The arithmetic device includes an arithmetic unit and a storage unit that stores a program to be executed by the arithmetic unit. |
| US12142236B2 |
Liquid crystal displays with optical sensors
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device with an optical sensor includes a display panel and a driver IC. The display panel includes first to third signal lines, an optical sensor including a photoelectric conversion element, and a sensor signal line that is connected to the optical sensor and transmits a detection signal to the driver IC. One first wiring line drawn from one terminal of the driver IC is connected to four switching elements. Three of the four switching elements are electrically connected to one of the first to third signal lines, respectively. One of the four switching elements, different from the three switching elements, is electrically connected to the sensor signal line. |
| US12142232B2 |
Display device
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel; and a backlight unit configured to supply light to the liquid crystal display panel, wherein the backlight unit includes a light source array including a plurality of blocks each including a plurality of light sources, and a light source driver configured to control the plurality of blocks, the plurality of blocks are divided into a plurality of groups, and blocks belonging to a same group are arranged consecutively in a vertical direction. |
| US12142229B2 |
Display device
Disclosed is a display device comprising: a display panel on which a plurality of pixels of different colors are arrayed; a power supply configured to supply a high-potential driving voltage to the display panel; and a data driver configured to calculate an average picture level of input image data, and generate a data voltage based on a compensation value for compensating for a voltage drop of the high-potential driving voltage based on the calculated APL, wherein the compensation value is independently set for each of the colors. |
| US12142218B2 |
Pixel circuit, display panel, and display apparatus
A pixel circuit includes: a driving sub-circuit including a first end connected to a first power line, a control end connected to a first node, and a second end connected to a second node; and a compensation sub-circuit connected to the first node, the second node, a light emission control signal line to receive one of a first voltage and a reference voltage, a scanning signal line to receive one of the first control voltage and a second control voltage, and a data signal line to receive one of a data voltage and the reference voltage. Under control of the reference voltage received from the light emission control signal line, a first control voltage received from the scanning signal line, and the reference voltage received from the data signal line, when the first power line receives the first power voltage, a threshold voltage of the driving sub-circuit is compensated. |
| US12142210B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus
A display panel includes a base substrate, a driving circuit layer on the base substrate and a light emitting structure layer, the driving circuit layer includes a plurality of circuit units, and the light emitting structure layer includes a plurality of light emitting devices; at least one circuit unit includes a plurality of initial signal lines and a pixel driving circuit including a plurality of transistors, which includes at least one oxide thin film transistor and at least one low-temperature polycrystalline silicon thin film transistor; the plurality of initial signal lines each include a signal sub-line in a first direction, at least one initial signal line includes a signal sub-line extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; the signal sub-line extending in the first direction and the signal sub-line extending in the second direction of the initial signal line are electrically connected to each other. |
| US12142209B2 |
Pixel and display apparatus having the same
A pixel includes a light emitting element, a driving switching element, an initialization voltage terminal, a data initialization switching element set, and an adjustment switching element. The driving switching element may provide a driving current to the light emitting element. The adjustment switching element is electrically connected to the data initialization switching element in series. At least one of the data initialization switching element set and the adjustment switching element may control an electrical connection between the control electrode of the driving switching element and the initialization voltage terminal. A control electrode of the adjustment switching element is electrically connected to an input electrode of the adjustment switching element. |
| US12142207B2 |
Configurable pixel uniformity compensation for OLED display non-uniformity compensation based on scaling factors
A system may include an electronic display panel having pixels, where each pixel may emit light based on a respective programming signal. The system may include a memory storing a map. The processing circuitry may determine a function for each pixel from the map. The processing circuitry may determine a respective control signal based on the function and a target brightness level for each pixel to generate multiple control signals, where the respective control signal is used to generate the respective programming signal for each pixel. The processing circuitry may determine a scaling factor based at least in part on the first map and may scale at least a subset of the multiple control signals based at least in part on the scaling factor. |
| US12142205B2 |
Power supply, light emitting display device and driving method thereof
A light emitting display device can include a display panel configured to display an image, a driver configured to drive the display panel, and a power supply configured to supply a high-level voltage to a first power line of the display panel. Also, the power supply includes a voltage controller configured to receive, from the driver, a vertical synchronization signal and current amount information of the high-level voltage for driving of the display panel, and boost the high-level voltage to be supplied to the display panel during a vertical blank period, based on the vertical synchronization signal and the current amount information of the high-level voltage. |
| US12142202B2 |
Display brightness adjustment method and related apparatus
This application discloses a display brightness adjustment method, including: an electronic apparatus obtains a to-be-displayed image and calculates an average pixel level APL of the to-be-displayed image. The electronic apparatus determines, based on the third light adjustment curve, an actual display brightness value corresponding to the average pixel level of the to-be-displayed image. The electronic apparatus adjusts display brightness of the to-be-displayed image based on the actual display brightness value. In this way, impact exerted on contrast when brightness is turned down at a low APL can be ensured, and a high contrast effect of image brightness of an HDR display can be ensured. |
| US12142201B1 |
Display panels and display devices
A display including a pixel circuit is provided. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor, a writing transistor connected in series between a data line and the second node or the third node, an initialization module, and a compensation transistor connected in series between the first node and the second node or the third node. In the driving transistor, a gate is connected to the first node, a first electrode is connected to the second node, and a second electrode is connected to the third node. A gate of the writing transistor is connected to a scanning signal. The initialization module is connected to the first, second, and/or third nodes to perform resetting. The compensation transistor remains a turned-on state in only one continuous time period in each frame, and the initialization module and the writing transistor turn on in a time-sharing manner in the continuous time period. |
| US12142200B2 |
Multi-layer display module
A multi-layer display module includes a first display panel, a second display panel, a driving device, and an image composition control unit. The second display panel is located beside the first display panel and overlaps the first display panel. The first display panel and the second display panel have an interval therebetween. The driving device is configured to simultaneously provide image signals to the first display panel and the second display panel. An object image displayed in the first display panel is a first object image. An object image displayed in the second display panel is a second object image. The image composition control unit is configured to increase a size of the first object image displayed on the first display panel or decrease a size of the second object image displayed on the second display panel according to information of a relative position of an outside viewer. |
| US12142199B2 |
Recognition apparatuses, recognition methods, and electronic devices capable of not reducing screen-to-body
A recognition apparatus includes a recognition layer and a light-emitting panel disposed on the recognition layer. The recognition layer is configured to recognize an object that contacts the light-emitting panel based on light that is emitted by the light-emitting panel in response to contact with the object and reflected by the object to the recognition layer. |
| US12142194B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel including: a pixel array in which pixels including a plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged in a plurality of row lines and sub-pixel circuits provided for each of the plurality of light-emitting elements and providing a driving current to the light-emitting elements. The display apparatus also includes a drive unit is configured to: set image data voltages to the sub-pixel circuits of the display panel in a row line order during a data setting period for each row line; and drive the sub-pixel circuits to provide the driving current to the light-emitting elements of the pixel array in the row line order based on a sweep signal sweeping from a first voltage to a second voltage and the set image data voltages during a light-emitting period for each row line. |
| US12142193B2 |
Display apparatus including self-emitting devices
A display apparatus includes pixels. Each of the pixels includes a first node controller applying a data voltage to a first node, a second node controller shifting a voltage of a second node from a low level driving voltage to an on pulse voltage, a third node controller applying a reference voltage having an on level to a third node during a first period in one frame and applying the low level driving voltage to the third node during a second period, a driving transistor being on-duty-driven during the first period and off-duty-driven during the second period, and a light emitting device including an anode electrode connected to the second electrode of the driving transistor and a cathode electrode. The light emitting device emits light responsive to a constant current applied from the driving transistor during the first period and does not emit light during the second period. |
| US12142186B2 |
Display screen
There is provided a display screen configurable via optical signals to display an image. The display screen is formed of an optical waveguide having a display surface and supporting a plurality of pixels for displaying the image on the display surface of the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is arranged to guide a multiplexed signal in optical form to a plurality of pixel controllers, each coupled to at least one of the pixels and configured to demultiplex the multiplexed signal and thereby extract a component signal associated with the at least one pixel for controlling it to render an element of the image. |
| US12142181B2 |
Display device normalizing for extended use and method for operating the same
A display device includes a driving controller configured to receive an input image signal and to output an output image signal, a data driving circuit configured to output a data signal to correspond to the output image signal, and a display panel including a plurality of pixels configured to display an image corresponding to the data signal. The driving controller includes a moving picture accumulator configured to receive the input image signal and to output an accumulation image signal obtained by accumulating the input image signal for an accumulating time, a moving picture average calculator configured to output an average image signal by dividing the accumulation image signal by the accumulating time, and a normalizer configured to output the output image signal by normalizing the average image signal, based on the maximum reference brightness of the display panel. |
| US12142178B2 |
Display device and method of driving display device
A method of driving a display device includes: sensing characteristic information of pixels by outputting sensing voltages to sensing lines; and operating an external compensation of the pixels based on the characteristic information. The sensing of the characteristic information of pixels includes: detecting a capacitance deviation of sensing capacitors of first sensing lines connected to the sensing lines; and sensing the characteristic information of the pixels by replacing at least one of the first sensing lines with a second sensing line based on the capacitance deviation. |
| US12142177B2 |
Dynamic infrared scene generation and projection system and methods
A dynamic infrared (IR) scene generation system comprising a thin-film screen configured to react to contact by an IR laser; a laser scanning system configured to contact the thin-film screen with laser beam, the laser scanning system comprising a laser scanner, one or more modulators, and an IR laser source; and an image processing system operably connected to a controller configured to control the laser scanning system based on data from the image processing system, wherein the laser scanning system can be configured to contact the thin-film screen with the IR laser based on an IR scene input. |
| US12142171B2 |
Display device and driving method therefor
Provided are a display device and a driving method therefor. Each pixel island in a display panel is divided into a plurality of sub-pixel subdivision units, different monocular viewpoint images are formed by rendering different grayscales for different sub-pixel subdivision units, and a main lobe angle of each lens is adjusted to satisfy that the monocular viewpoint images displayed by the sub-pixel subdivision units in a pixel island are projected to a corresponding independent visible region respectively through different lenses to form a viewpoint, so as to satisfy conditions for achieving super-multi-viewpoint 3D display. |
| US12142169B2 |
Pre-operative assessment tool and method for predicting difficult airway
A pre-operative system and method are provided for predicting a difficult airway for intubation or mask ventilation in making a more accurate and confident prediction on difficult airway. The system may be provided as a two-sided card wherein a first side of the card may include a combination of predictive tests that are shown to be the most helpful in predicting a difficult airway. A ruler is also provided on an edge of the card to assist with measurements, along with an inch to centimeter conversion factor. A second side of the card includes a list of contributing factors for a difficult airway and clinical assessments findings associated with difficult mask ventilation. This cognitive aid may also comprise of a method to use the combination of predictive tests and contributing factors in conducting a thorough and confident assessment of an airway prior to a surgical procedure requiring anesthesia. |
| US12142168B2 |
Adhesive label and roll
An adhesive label is provided. The adhesive label includes an adhesive patch that covers at least 50% but less than 85% of a backside surface of the adhesive label and that is at least partially horizontally and vertically centered on the backside surface. |
| US12142166B1 |
Wristband label form with uneven lamination panels
A combination wristband and label form. A combination wristband and label includes a front side formed of paper and a back side. The back side has a polyester section having a first section and a second section. The first section is removable from the form and the second section is permanently adhered to the form. The first section comprises a removable wristband and a removable extender. The wristband has a first panel and a second panel, a first strap extending outboard from said first panel and a second strap extending outboard from said second panel. The first panel has the printable area defined therein and a surrounding area surrounds the printable area. A size of the printable area is disparate from a size of said first panel. |
| US12142165B2 |
Light sensitive display system
A light sensitive display system to form an artistic display is disclosed. The light sensitive display system includes a light permeable member and a reflective surface. The light permeable member further includes a first side and a second side opposed to the first side, at least one of the first side and the second side including a translucent material. Further, the reflective surface is disposed sequentially with respect to the light permeable member. When the light sensitive display system is exposed to a light source, light passes through the light permeable member and reflects from the reflective surface to cause irradiation of the translucent material and diffused transmission of the light through the translucent material, to form an artistic display. |
| US12142164B2 |
Encryption device and encryption method
An encryption device includes: an encryption key generation unit that generates an encryption key on the basis of photoelectric random numbers that are random numbers obtained on the basis of photoelectric conversion performed by an array sensor in which a plurality of pixels having light-receiving elements for visible light or non-visible light are one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally arranged; and an encryption unit that performs encryption of a target signal on the basis of the encryption key generated by the encryption key generation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to realize encryption that makes deciphering of an encryption key more difficult as compared to a case in which pseudo-random numbers are used, and thus it is possible to promote improvement of security. |
| US12142163B2 |
System for evaluating radar vectoring aptitude
The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for evaluating radar vectoring aptitude of an individual. An exemplary computer-implemented method comprises: displaying a graphic representation of an aircraft; displaying a predetermined shape of a plurality of predetermined shapes, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined shapes is associated with a facility type; providing an instruction for controlling the aircraft; receiving a plurality of audio inputs from a user; performing a speech-to-text analysis to each of the plurality of audio inputs to obtain a plurality of corresponding text strings; identifying, based on the plurality of corresponding text strings, a plurality of vectoring clearances associated with the aircraft; displaying an animation of the aircraft based on the plurality of vectoring clearances; and based on the plurality of vectoring clearances, calculating a facility-specific aptitude score of the user. |
| US12142156B1 |
Automated moving target apparatus
An automated moving target apparatus is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides at least one target to train for real life scenarios by mimicking human motion along two axes and improving reaction time, accuracy, and building muscle memory. |
| US12142152B2 |
Systems and methods for tail-specific parameter computation
A device for tail-specific parameter computation includes a memory, a network interface, and a processor. The memory is configured to store a tail-specific aircraft performance model for a first aircraft of an aircraft type. The tail-specific aircraft performance model is based on historical flight data of the first aircraft and a nominal aircraft performance model associated with a second aircraft of the aircraft type. The network interface is configured to receive flight data from a databus of the first aircraft. The processor is configured to generate, based at least in part on the flight data and the tail-specific aircraft performance model, a recommended cost index and a recommended cruise altitude. The processor is also configured to provide the recommended cost index and the recommended cruise altitude to a display device. |
| US12142149B2 |
Method for authorizing the flight of an aircraft having a hybrid power plant provided with at least one electric motor and at least one heat engine
A method for authorizing the flight of an aircraft provided with a hybrid power plant having at least one heat engine and at least one electric motor electrically connected to an electrical energy source comprising several electrical accumulators. The method comprises extracting (STP1), while on the ground, an electrical energy or an electrical power to be extracted from the electrical energy source during a predetermined time period and determining (STP2) for the electrical accumulators, respective initial values of an operating parameter, calculating (STP3) an average value from the initial values, determining (STP4) a minimum value from the measured initial values, issuing an authorization when a difference between the average value and the minimum value is less than a threshold and a prohibition when said difference between the average value and the minimum value is greater than or equal to the threshold. |
| US12142147B2 |
Request-response-based sharing of sensor information
Various aspects of the disclosure relate to a request-response mechanism for sharing sensor information. For example, sensor devices (e.g., in vehicles, fixed structures, or a combination thereof) may selectively share information acquired by the sensor devices. The disclosure relates in some aspects to avoiding redundant transmissions of sensor information. For example, a sensor device of a set of sensor devices may determine which sensor device should transmit information and/or the time(s) at which that sensor device should transmit the information. |
| US12142144B2 |
Information processing device, vehicle, information processing method, and non-trasitory storage medium for providing guidance information instructing an occupant how to handle a vehicle from a received emergency message
An information processing device that provides information to an occupant of a vehicle is provided. The information processing device includes a control unit that executes: receiving an emergency message notifying occurrence of a predetermined event; and switching a mode from a first display mode to a second display mode that is a mode for providing guide information for instructing the occupant on how to handle the vehicle when the emergency message is received. |
| US12142140B2 |
Methods and systems for managing exhaust emission in a smart city based on industrial Internet of Things
Disclosed is a method for managing exhaust emission in a smart city based on Internet of Things. The method is executed by a management platform of an Internet of Things system, the system further includes a user platform, a service platform, a management platform, a sensor network platform, and one or more object platforms. The method includes: obtaining current monitoring data in a preset area collected by an object platform of the one or more object platforms through the sensor network platform, determining vehicle information based on the current monitoring data, determining a total amount of exhaust emission in the preset area based on the vehicle information, and determining vehicle limit information based on the total amount of exhaust emission, and sending the vehicle limit information to the user platform through the service platform by the management platform. |
| US12142133B2 |
Fire safety device address and location verification
A system comprises a plurality of remote addressable devices being individually programmed with configuration data and emitting an output signal modulated to encode the configuration data such that the output signal includes a visual output signal and/or an audio output signal. The system further comprises a mobile device communicating with the plurality of remote addressable devices. The mobile device receives the output signal and demodulates it to extract the configuration data. The system further comprises a central controller communicating with the plurality of remote addressable devices. The mobile device or the central controller identifies a physical location for each remote addressable device, and further determines that the respective remote addressable device is properly configured and operational for communication with the central controller in response to identifying verification that the respective remote addressable device is installed in the physical location associated with the respective remote addressable device within a structure. |
| US12142129B2 |
Determining emergency severity and response strategy
One example method of operation may include receiving potential emergency event communications from one or more emergency monitoring entities targeting a potential emergency location, comparing the potential emergency event communications to one or more emergency event thresholds, determining a level of severity of the potential emergency event, and transmitting one or more notifications to one or more emergency response entities based on the one or more emergency events thresholds being exceeded and the level of severity. |
| US12142128B2 |
Systems and methods for providing evacuation monitoring and assistance
Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for providing evacuation guidance. An implementation may determine a last known location of a person in an environment under evacuation. An implementation may calculate, for the person, an exit time for evacuating the environment based on an amount of time needed by the person to exit the environment starting from the last known location. An implementation may monitor whether the person has evacuated the environment. An implementation may determine whether a current time has passed the exit time. An implementation may transmit an alert to a device of the person in response to determining that the current time has passed the exit time and that the person has not evacuated the environment. |
| US12142126B2 |
Method for abnormal judgment and safety inspection of smart gas harmful components, internet of things system, and medium thereof
The present disclosure provides a method, an Internet of Things system and medium for abnormal judgment and safety inspection of smart gas harmful components. The method comprises: obtaining composition information of a gas and use information of a user; determining a generation rate of harmful components of the gas based on the composition information and the use information; and generating warning information in response to the generation rate of the harmful components being greater than a generation rate threshold; determining an abnormal rate based on the warning information and a combustion adequacy of the gas, wherein the abnormal rate represents a probability of abnormality occurrence during a process of gas combustion, the combustion adequacy is determined through processing a flame area based on a combustion adequacy determination layer, and the combustion adequacy determination layer is obtained by training a generation rate prediction model; and performing the safety inspection on a gas pipeline and gas components in response to the abnormal rate being greater than an abnormal rate threshold. |
| US12142121B2 |
Information processing system, customer identification apparatus, and information processing method
According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing system (100) including an acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image, which is generated by a camera, of a face, a selection unit (14) that extracts a person in the acquired image, and selects a person who performs a settlement process based on at least one of a distance from a checkout apparatus, an appearance frequency, and an appearance period of time in a case where a plurality of persons are extracted, an identification unit (12) that identifies the selected person based on the image in which the person is included, and database information in which a feature value of a face is registered, a settlement unit (checkout unit (21)) that performs the settlement process with respect to the identified person. |
| US12142120B1 |
Anti-skimming bracket
An anti-skimming device includes a base configured to be mounted to at least one of a support structure or a card reader device. The base includes mounting openings configured to receive mounting hardware for securing the base to the at least one of the support structure or the card reader device. An arm extends outward from the base. The arm includes a flange extending such that a gap is defined between the flange and the base. The gap is configured to receive at least portion of the card reader device therein such that the flange of the arm overlaps a portion of a front side of the card reader device. |
| US12142117B2 |
Money handling apparatus
The present disclosure relates to a money handling apparatus including: a money storage unit configured to store money; a locking unit configured to limit access to the money storage unit; and a control unit configured to give unlock permission to unlock the locking unit to at least one of a plurality of qualified persons who are qualified to unlock the locking unit, and to perform a process involving change of the qualified person. |
| US12142116B2 |
Automated teller machine
An automated teller machine includes: a bundle storage unit into which a bundle of paper mediums are input and which separates the bundle of paper mediums into individual sheets and conveys the paper mediums individually; a paper medium alignment unit that aligns and conveys the paper mediums conveyed individually from the bundle storage unit; a discrimination unit that discriminates the aligned paper mediums conveyed individually from the paper medium alignment unit; a normal banknote temporary holding unit that temporarily holds normal banknotes discriminated in the discrimination unit and conveyed individually; and a rejected banknote temporary holding unit that temporarily holds rejected banknotes discriminated in the discrimination unit and conveyed individually. |
| US12142113B2 |
System and method for casino jackpot pouch management
Methods and systems for processing jackpots, including providing jackpot-related forms such as tax forms to jackpot winners, suspending jackpot processing, integrating jackpot processing with other features such as loyalty and financial/wallet features and systems, managing jackpot payment pouches, and processing of player tips, such as from jackpot funds, are provided. |
| US12142110B2 |
Systems and methods for using a non-regulated device to generate data objects via a regulated device
Systems and methods are provided for using a non-regulated device to generate data objects via a regulated device. A first device can provide interface content items corresponding to one or more events for which to generate a data object, and receive, via a user selection, object information identifying an event of the one or more events, one or more object parameters, and a second device identifier identifying a second device of the user. The first device can generate a request to provide the object information to one or more servers, and transmit the request to provide the object information to one or more servers. The request causes the one or more servers to store an entry including the object information, generate a link to the object information, and transmit a message including the link to the second device of the user using the second device identifier. |
| US12142109B2 |
Quantum sports betting algorithms engine
An engine that both calculates “basic odds” (calculated by using historical database mining) and at least one more odds making formula to calculate odds on at least one outcome of a single play in a live event, crossing at least two different odds making formulas to create crossed odds. The embodiments can utilize AI to correlate the crossed odds with the final odds on similar historical plays in which odds were calculated and use machine learning after the play's outcome is known to correlate odds generated by each odds making formula with most profitable odds calculated on previous similar plays. This system may use a hybrid of a basic computer system with AI capability computers and connection to quantum capability computers to assist with calculating odds where the basic computer can determine when and how much to invoke the AI capability, the Quantum capability, and the combined AI capability. |
| US12142102B2 |
Ultra-wide band device for access control reader system
A device connectable to a reader of an access control system includes an antenna, an ultra-wide band (UWB) front end circuit, a controller, and a communication link. The (UWB) front end circuit is connected to the antenna to facilitate UWB communication with a credential device. The controller is connected to the UWB front end and configured to perform ranging for the credential device using the UWB communication. The communication link is configured to interface with the reader. |
| US12142099B2 |
Information processing system, information processing method and computer program
An information processing system (10) comprises: a first acquiring means (210) for acquiring a first information relating to performance of a specific inspection; a second acquiring means (220) for acquiring a second information for determining that whether or not a user is a person who has gotten the specific inspection; a determining means (300) for performing a determination that whether or not the user has gotten the specific inspection on the basis of the first information and the second information; and an output means (400) for performing an output according to a result of the determination. According to such the information processing system, it is possible to appropriately process information relating to a specific inspection. |
| US12142095B2 |
Method of fuel economy calculation on brand-new vehicles
A vehicle fuel economy system and method of operating same includes vehicle sensors for measuring fuel economy data about a vehicle. The fuel economy data includes an actual mileage and an actual fuel consumed of the vehicle. The vehicle fuel economy system includes a display device for displaying the fuel economy data, and a control device operatively connected for computer communication to the vehicle sensors and the display device. The control device, upon determining the actual mileage is below or equal to a predetermined mileage threshold, calculates an initial average fuel economy by adjusting the actual mileage by the predetermined mileage threshold. Also, the control device, upon determining the actual mileage is above the predetermined mileage threshold, calculates an average fuel economy based the actual mileage and the actual fuel consumed. The control device controls the display device to display the initial average fuel economy or the average fuel economy. |
| US12142089B2 |
Pass-through OBD-II diagnostic interface
An apparatus and methods are provided for a pass-through dongle for accessing and interacting with vehicle performance and status data. The dongle includes a first connector for plugging into an OBD-II connector of a vehicle. A wireless connection may be established between the dongle and a mobile device that provides access to and interactivity with the vehicle performance and status data. A second connector comprising the dongle is configured to receive an auxiliary device that is configured to access vehicle status data by way of the OBD-II connection. The dongle simultaneously establishes the wireless connection with the mobile device and provides the auxiliary device with access to the vehicle performance and status data. In some embodiments, the dongle is configured to operate in conjunction with a vehicle diagnostic communication system that includes a vehicle performance system whereby the vehicle performance and status data may be interactively accessed. |
| US12142088B2 |
Messaging of communication service issues to vehicle crew and passengers
A communication service monitoring system includes one or more network communication devices and control circuitry configured to receive communication service data from one or more network communication devices. The communication service data is related to a communication service provided onboard a first vehicle. The control circuitry is further configured to, in response to receiving the communication service data, proactively detect, based at least in part on the communication service data, a performance issue related to the communication service, generate a message comprising a description of the performance issue, establish a network connection with each of one or more service access devices onboard the first vehicle using at least one of the one or more network communication devices, and transmit the message, via the network connection, to at least one of the one or more service access devices. |
| US12142085B2 |
Parking meter system
A parking enforcement system can include a weather resistant housing, a processor disposed inside of the housing, a memory disposed inside of the housing and coupled to the processor, a network interface disposed in the housing and coupled to the processor, a first camera disposed in the housing and facing outward towards a first parking space. The processor can be configured to recognize when a vehicle first occupies the first parking space and determine a classification for the vehicle. |
| US12142079B2 |
Feature conversion learning device, authentication device, feature conversion learning method, authentication method, and recording medium
A feature conversion learning device is configured to acquire a first image, reduce the first image to a second image having lower resolution than the first image, enlarge the second image to a third image having the same resolution as the first image, extract a first feature that is a feature of the first image and a second feature, convert the second feature into a third feature, and learn a feature conversion method based on a result of comparing the first feature with the third feature. |
| US12142077B2 |
Method of augmenting a dataset used in facial expression analysis
In a computer-implemented method of augmenting a dataset used in facial expression analysis, a first facial image and a second facial image are added to a training/testing dataset and mapped to two respective points in a continuous dimensional emotion space. The position of a third point in the continuous dimensional emotion space between the first two points is determined. Augmentation is achieved when a labelled facial image is derived from the third point based on its position relative to the first and second facial expression. |
| US12142075B2 |
Facial authentication device, facial authentication method, and program recording medium
This facial authentication device is provided with: a detecting means for detecting a plurality of facial feature point candidates, using a plurality of different techniques, for at least one facial feature point of a target face, from a plurality of facial images containing the target face; a reliability calculating means for calculating a reliability of each facial image, from statistical information obtained on the basis of the plurality of detected facial feature point candidates; and a selecting means for selecting a facial image to be used for authentication of the target face, from among the plurality of facial images, on the basis of the calculated reliabilities. |
| US12142074B2 |
Light recognition module for determining a user of a computing device
This application relates to a laptop computer. The laptop computer includes a base portion pivotally coupled to a lid portion is described. The laptop computer includes a display assembly carried by the lid portion, where the display assembly includes a light-transmissive cover, a display layer overlaid by the light-transmissive cover, a display stack electrically coupled to and overlaid by the display layer, and a light pattern recognition module adjacent to the display stack and overlaid by the display layer. The light pattern recognition module includes (i) a light pattern projector that projects a light pattern directly through the display layer. |
| US12142069B2 |
Composite piezoelectric element and electronic device having the same
A composite piezoelectric element and an electronic device having the same are disclosed, in which the composite piezoelectric element includes insulating films and piezoelectric bodies, which are alternately arranged, wherein the piezoelectric bodies may be categorized into general piezoelectric bodies used as at least one of a haptic actuator, a speaker actuator and a receiver actuator, and a finger scan recognition piezoelectric body for finger scan recognition. |
| US12142066B2 |
Artificial intelligence-based image processing method, apparatus, device, and storage medium
This application discloses an artificial intelligence-based image processing method, apparatus, device, and storage medium, and relates to the field of computer technology. The method includes: obtaining a slice image; dividing the slice image to obtain a plurality of image blocks; feeding the plurality of image blocks into a labeling model, extracting, by the labeling model, a pixel feature of the slice image based on the plurality of image blocks, determining a plurality of vertex positions of a polygonal region in the slice image based on the pixel feature, concatenating the plurality of vertex positions, and outputting label information of the slice image, the polygonal region being a region in which a target pathological tissue of interest is located. |
| US12142061B2 |
Ambiguous lane detection event miner
A computer system obtains a plurality of road images captured by one or more cameras attached to one or more vehicles. The one or more vehicles execute a model that facilitates driving of the one or more vehicles. For each road image of the plurality of road images, the computer system determines, in the road image, a fraction of pixels having an ambiguous lane marker classification. Based on the fraction of pixels, the computer system determines whether the road image is an ambiguous image for lane marker classification. In accordance with a determination that the road image is an ambiguous image for lane marker classification, the computer system enables labeling of the image and adds the labeled image into a corpus of training images for retraining the model. |
| US12142056B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and computer readable medium for determining a latent event
An object recognition unit (200) recognizes an object existing around a moving body (100). A surrounding situation estimation unit (204) analyzes at least any of a position and behavior of the object recognized by the object recognition unit (200), and derives as a latent event, an event which is likely to surface later and is attributed to an object that the object recognition unit (200) has not been able to recognize to exist around the moving body (100). |
| US12142055B2 |
Image processing device
There is provided an image processing device capable of easily reducing a burden related to image recognition and obtaining stable recognition performance even when a posture of a vehicle changes from moment to moment. An image processing device 50 includes a storage unit 5 and an image processing unit 6. The storage unit 5 stores a pickup image acquired by an image pickup unit 4 mounted on the vehicle and an inclination angle transmitted from an inclination angle sensor 2 that detects the inclination angle of the vehicle. The image processing unit 6 performs image processing on the pickup image. The image processing unit 6 associates the pickup image in an inclined state with the inclination angle based on a time difference Δt between a time from when the pickup image in the inclined state is acquired by the image pickup unit 4 until the acquired pickup image is stored in the storage unit 5, and a time from when the inclination angle is detected by the inclination angle sensor 2 until the detected inclination angle is stored in the storage unit 5. The image processing unit 6 generates a recognition image in a non-inclined state, which is used for image recognition of the pickup image, from the pickup image in the inclined state based on the inclination angle associated with the pickup image. |
| US12142052B2 |
Information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium
An object of the present disclosure is to manage an improvement state of usage manners of a user.An information processing system (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a user information acquiring means (1) for acquiring user information related to usage manners of a user; a manner score managing means (2) for calculating and accumulating a manner score according to the user information; a manner score comparing means (3) for comparing, for each user, a past manner score with a current manner score and for generating a comparison result; and an information presenting means (4) for presenting, to a user, information according to the comparison result. |
| US12142051B2 |
Controlling camera-based supervision of a physical space
It is provided a method for controlling camera-based supervision of a physical space. The method is performed in a supervision controller and comprises the steps of: determining that a person enters the physical space; deactivating camera-based supervision of the physical space based on the person entering the physical space, by turning off a video feed of the camera-based supervision; determining that a person exits the physical space; and activating camera-based supervision of the physical space based on the person exiting the physical space. |
| US12142050B1 |
Systems and methods for isolating features in dynamically acquired image data used for updating policy data
A method may include receiving, via a processor, a digitally stitched image representative of a property from a storage component and receiving a model from the storage component. The method may then involve comparing the digitally stitched image to the model to identify one or more features associated with a portion of the property and sending data comprising one or more features to a computing device for presenting via an electronic display. The method may also involve receiving additional data indicative the one or more features from the computing device and generating an altered digitally stitched image based on the digitally stitched image and the portion of the one or more features. Afterwards, the method may update the model based on the altered digitally stitched image and send a notification indicative of the updated model representative of the property to a computing device. |
| US12142048B2 |
Freight management systems and methods
Example freight management systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a first sensor tower is located near a loading dock and includes multiple camera sensors that capture a first set of images of a freight item in the loading dock. A second sensor tower located near the loading dock captures a second set of images of the freight item. A computing device receives the first set of images and the second set of images. The computing device analyzes the first set of images and the second set of images to identify at least one object associated with the freight item. |
| US12142046B2 |
Method and system for enhancing authenticity detail of captured video
A method and system for enhancing authenticity detail of captured video is disclosed. Objects within a physical environment (and visible within a camera field of view) are captured in video, and by way of video analytics these objects and their respective metadata are employed as part of the method and system for enhancing the authenticity detail of the captured video. Also, rather than the audio/video stream(s) being modified, the actual video scene itself may be modified. |
| US12142043B2 |
Video processing for embedded information card localization and content extraction
Metadata for one or more highlights of a video stream may be extracted from one or more card images embedded in the video stream. The highlights may be segments of the video stream, such as a broadcast of a sporting event, that are of particular interest. According to one method, video frames of the video stream are stored. One or more information cards embedded in a decoded video frame may be detected by analyzing one or more predetermined video frame regions. Image segmentation, edge detection, and/or closed contour identification may then be performed on identified video frame region(s). Further processing may include obtaining a minimum rectangular perimeter area enclosing all remaining segments, which may then be further processed to determine precise boundaries of information card(s). The card image(s) may be analyzed to obtain metadata, which may be stored in association with at least one of the video frames. |
| US12142042B2 |
Performer density assessment
A system for assessing performer density includes a computing platform having processing hardware and a memory storing software code. The processing hardware is configured to execute the software code to receive content and content data, the content data identifying one or more performer(s) depicted or referenced in the content, and determine, using the content and the content data, one or more segment(s) of the content in which the performer(s) is/are depicted or referenced. The processing hardware is further configured to execute the software code to infer, for each determined segment(s) of the content, a respective importance of the performer(s) in a respective context of each determined segment(s), and calculate, based on the determined segment(s) of the content and the respective importance of the performer(s), a respective density score of each performer with respect to the content. |
| US12142041B2 |
Enhancing viewing experience by animated tracking of user specific key instruments
Systems and methods are provided for identifying a key instrument in an event. One example method includes receiving a capture of the event and identifying, at a first computing device, the event. The key instrument is identified at the first computing device. An indicator to apply to and/or around the identified key instrument is generated for display. |
| US12142039B1 |
Interactive insurance inventory and claim generation
Techniques for generating an insurance claim include receiving pupil data from an electronic device. The pupil data indicates a gaze direction of a user. Environment information is received from the electronic device, including point cloud data representing an environment in which the electronic device is currently disposed and a plurality of objects located within the environment. The techniques include determining an identity of an object of the plurality of objects based at least in part on the gaze direction and the environment information. The techniques include receiving, from the electronic device and via the network, information indicative of an input provided by the user, the input corresponding to the object, and comprising at least one of a first user utterance or a hand gesture. The techniques include generating an insurance claim based at least in part on the information and on the identity of the object. |
| US12142035B2 |
Transition detector neural network
In one aspect, an example method includes (i) extracting a sequence of audio features from a portion of a sequence of media content; (ii) extracting a sequence of video features from the portion of the sequence of media content; (iii) providing the sequence of audio features and the sequence of video features as an input to a transition detector neural network that is configured to classify whether or not a given input includes a transition between different content segments; (iv) obtaining from the transition detector neural network classification data corresponding to the input; (v) determining that the classification data is indicative of a transition between different content segments; and (vi) based on determining that the classification data is indicative of a transition between different content segments, outputting transition data indicating that the portion of the sequence of media content includes a transition between different content segments. |
| US12142031B1 |
Machine-learned model training for sensor parameter setting optimization
This disclosure describes methods, apparatuses, and systems for training machine-learned models to determine optimal parameter settings associated with a sensor. For example, a system can input training data into a first machine-learned model configured to output an optimized sensor setting associated with a sensor parameter, the training data includes first sensor data and second sensor data. The system can input the training data into a second machine-learned model configured to output a detected feature. The system can determine a difference between the detected feature and a known feature. The system can alter a model configuration parameter used to capture or process the training data to minimize the difference to obtain a trained first or second machine-learned model. The system can further transmit the trained first and second machine-learned models to a vehicle configured to be controlled based on the first and the second machine-learned models. |
| US12142026B2 |
Systems and methods for using image scoring for an improved search engine
A method includes storing at least one image performance score for each of a set of images, the set of images comprising a plurality of subsets of images, each subset corresponding with a different web page of a plurality of web pages, the at least one image performance score for an image indicating a likelihood that a user will interact with the image; determining a web page score for each of the plurality of web pages based on one or more image performance scores of the subset of images that corresponds with the web page; receiving a query comprising one or more keywords or images; selecting a set of web pages by applying a search engine machine learning model to the one or more keywords and the web page score for each of the plurality of web pages; and presenting the set of web pages at a computing device. |
| US12142024B2 |
Automated bioturbation image classification using deep learning
A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for ichnological classification of geological images are described. The method of ichnological classification of geological images includes receiving a geological image by a computing device having circuitry including a memory storing program instructions and one or more processors configured to perform the program instructions, formatting the geological image to generate a formatted geological image, applying the formatted geological image to a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) trained to classify bioturbation indices, and matching the formatted geological image to a bioturbation index class. |
| US12142023B2 |
System and method for generating a mask for object instances in an image
A system for generating a mask for object instances in an image is provided. The system includes a first module comprising a trained neural network and configured to input the image to the neural network, wherein the neural network is configured to generate: pixel offset vectors for the pixels of the object instance configured to point towards a unique center of an object instance, the pixel offset vectors thereby forming a cluster with a cluster distribution, and for each object instance an estimate of said cluster distribution defining a margin for determining which pixels belong to the object instance. A method for training a neural network map to be used for generating a mask for object instances in an image is also provided. |
| US12142014B2 |
Method, an apparatus and a computer program product for video encoding and video decoding
The embodiments relate to a method comprising compressing input data (I) by means of at least a neural network (E, 310); determining a compression rate for data compression; miming the neural network (E, 310) with the input data (I) to produce an output data (c); removing a number of elements from the output data (c) according to the compression rate to result in a reduced form of the output data (me); and providing the reduced form of the output data (me) and the compression rate to a decoder (D, 320). The embodiments also relate to a method comprising receiving input data (me) for decompression; decompressing the input data (me) by means of at least a neural network (D, 320); determining a decompression rate for decompressing the input data (me); miming the neural network (D, 320) with input data (me) to produce a decompressed output data (ĩ); padding a number of elements to the compressed input data (me) according to the decompression rate to produce an output data (ĩ); and providing the output data (ĩ). |
| US12142012B2 |
Method and system for re-projecting and combining sensor data for visualization
There is provided a system and method of re-projecting and combining sensor data of a scene from a plurality of sensors for visualization. The method including: receiving the sensor data from the plurality of sensors; re-projecting the sensor data from each of the sensors into a new viewpoint; localizing each of the re-projected sensor data; combining the localized re-projected sensor data into a combined image; and outputting the combined image. In a particular case, the receiving and re-projecting can be performed locally at each of the sensors. |
| US12142011B2 |
System and a method for calculating a camera lens offset deviation
A system for calculating a camera lens offset deviation is provided. The system includes a camera module configured to be enclosed within a translucent filter, a tracing module that traces a field of view in coverage of a camera lens, a threshold module that converts the grayscale image into a binary image, a dilation module that uses a translucent filter positioned in front of the camera lens for noise reduction, a contour module plots the high-intensity pixels in the threshold image, an extraction module extracts an external point of the lens image, a resolution generation module generates a resolution of a camera sensor and plots a reference line, a determination module determines a center of the circle using a fit ellipse, plots a plurality of deviation axis lines and compares them with the reference thereby obtaining the offset deviation, an alert module alerts the user about the lens offset deviation. |
| US12142010B2 |
Method for calibrating a vehicle cabin camera
A method for calibrating a vehicle cabin camera having: a pitch, yaw and roll angle; and a field of view capturing vehicle cabin features which are symmetric about a vehicle longitudinal axis comprises: selecting points from within an image of the vehicle cabin and projecting the points onto a 3D unit circle in accordance with a camera projection model. For each of one or more rotations of a set of candidate yaw and roll rotations, the method comprises: rotating the projected points with the rotation; flipping the rotated points about a pitch axis; counter-rotating the projected points with an inverse of the rotation; and mapping the counter-rotated points back into an image plane to provide a set of transformed points. A candidate rotation which provides a best match between the set of transformed points and the locations of the selected points in the image plane is selected. |
| US12142008B2 |
Asymmetric camera sensor positioning for enhanced package detection
This document describes asymmetric camera sensor positioning for enhanced package detection. In aspects, an electronic doorbell has an image sensor that is rotated to a portrait orientation and vertically shifted relative to a lens of a camera, resulting in asymmetric positioning of the image sensor relative to the lens. The lens projects an image circle onto the image sensor and the image sensor has a sensor detection area having upper corners within the image circle and lower corners outside of the image circle to enable capture of an object located in a lower portion of the image circle and proximate to an edge of the image circle. Then, lens distortion correction is performed on a captured image to provide a final image usable to detect the package, which may be located within the image circle but outside of a conventional sensor detection area. |
| US12142004B2 |
Image display method and apparatus, and electronic device
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an image display method and apparatus, and an electronic device. The method includes: obtaining target position information of a user in a real environment when the user is in a virtual environment; obtaining first image data corresponding to the real environment and second image data corresponding to the virtual environment when the target position information meets a predetermined condition, both the first image data and the second image data being based on a same coordinate space; performing superposition and merging processing on the first image data and the second image data to generate third image data; and displaying the third image data, to enable the user to view environment data in the real environment when the user is in the virtual environment. |
| US12141989B2 |
Estimating tracking determination region based on object state change event coordinates
An estimation apparatus includes one or more hardware processors configured to detect a first object included in time-series images, and generate a tracking trajectory of the first object; detect a state change event indicating an appearance, a disappearance, a bend, or a stay of the tracking trajectory, and extract a coordinate of the first object in which the state change event has occurred; and estimate a determination region based on the coordinate. Accordingly, the estimation apparatus is able to estimate more accurately an image region to be analyzed. |
| US12141987B2 |
Method for extracting roof edge image for installing solar panel by using machine learning
The present invention relates to a method of extracting a roof edge image for solar panel installation by using machine learning, the method comprising: a training step for passing original rooftop image data through a second generation unit of an image extraction system to output an image similar to a target image, and passing image data, from which a rooftop edge has been detected, through a first generation unit of the system to identify the image data from an original image; a step for segmenting an obstruction hiding a roof edge, and receiving, by a second discriminator unit, an image in which the roof edge has been detected; a step for optimizing the weight of a parameter, and training the second generation unit and the second discriminator unit again; and a step for automatically connecting edge portions after extracting edges, and generating a complete roof edge image. |
| US12141985B2 |
Weeding robot and method and apparatus for planning weeding path thereof, and medium
A weeding robot and a method and apparatus for planning a weeding path for the weeding robot and a medium are provided. The method for planning a weeding path for the weeding robot includes the following steps: acquiring an image segmentation model based on neural network model training, where the image segmentation model is configured to identify and segment a weed target feature, a soil target feature and a crop target feature; and based on the weed target feature, acquiring the weed target feature by intra-camera tracking, and acquiring the weed target feature by inter-camera tracking, and planning a weeding path for a weeding robotic arm of the weeding robot, to enable the weeding robotic arm to weed according to the weeding path. |
| US12141984B2 |
System and method of automatic detection of hotspot locations in breast thermograms
A system and method for automatically detecting a location of a plurality of hotspots from a thermal image of a breast region of a subject by (i) automatically detecting areolar points (x, y) from the thermal image of the breast region of the subject, (ii) automatically detecting a plurality of hotspot regions on the thermal image of the breast region of the subject by performing a hotspot region segmentation method, (iii) calculating a plurality of radial locations (ri, θi) of a plurality of hotspots on the hotspot region, (iv) automatically generating a text report based on the detected location of the plurality of hotspots and (v) providing the detected radial locations (ri, θi) of the plurality of hotspots as a text report to scan the plurality of hotspots only on the detected radial locations (ri, θi) instead of scanning in the entire breast region of the subject. |
| US12141979B2 |
Image data processing to increase follow-up analysis fidelity
Techniques are provided for improving image data quality, such as in functional imaging follow-up studies, using reconstruction, post-processing, and/or deep-learning enhancement approaches in a way that automatically improves analysis fidelity, such as lesion tracking fidelity. The disclosed approaches may be useful in improving the performance of automatic analysis methods as well as in facilitating reviews performed by clinician. |
| US12141977B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program
An image processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit that acquires a first radiographic image captured by irradiating a subject, in which a contrast agent is administered, with radiation of a first energy and a second radiographic image captured by irradiating the subject with radiation of a second energy; a generation unit that generates a difference image between the first and the second radiographic image; and a correction unit that performs a correction on either one of the first and second radiographic images or the difference image to remove an artifact component which generates an artifact predetermined as an appearance similar to that of a contrast agent imaging by the contrast agent, wherein, in a case in which the correction unit performs the correction on the first and the second radiographic image, the generation unit generates a difference image between the corrected first and second radiographic image. |
| US12141972B2 |
Medicine image recognition method, electronic device and readable storage medium
A medicine image recognition method applied to an electronic device is provided. The method includes obtaining target images by inputting medicine images into a position detection network. Character feature matrices are generated according to the target images and a character recognition network. Image feature matrices are generated by inputting the target images into a category recognition network. Reference matrices are generated according to the image feature matrices and corresponding character feature matrices. Once a matrix to be tested is generated by processing an image to be tested, and a recognition result of the image to be tested is generated according to a similarity between the matrix to be tested and each of the reference matrices. |
| US12141969B2 |
Medical image processing device and medical image processing program
A controller of a medical image processing device acquires a medical image of a subject. The controller causes a display to display a pre-modification image in which at least the position or range of a lesion to be modified on the medical image is displayed. The controller receives an instruction to designate at least the position or range of the lesion to be modified in a state in which the pre-modification image is displayed on the display. When at least the position or range of the lesion is designated, the controller acquires a predicted disease image in which the lesion is modified according to the designated information on the basis of the medical image. The controller causes the display to display the predicted disease image and the pre-modification image simultaneously or in a switching manner. |
| US12141965B2 |
Systems and methods for image quality optimization
The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for image quality optimization. The method may include obtaining an image to be processed. The method may also include determining at least one related feature of the image. The at least one related feature may include at least one of an acquisition parameter feature relating to the image, an imaging parameter feature relating to the image, an imaging subject feature of an imaging subject, or a quality feature of the image. The method may also include inputting the image and the at least one related feature into an image processing model. The method may also include determining an optimized image of the image based on an output of the image processing model. |
| US12141963B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying bioactive agents utilizing unbiased machine learning
Systems and methods for identifying molecules that are biologically active against a disease, where the method can comprise culturing a first mammalian cell population under organoid formation conditions in the presence of a test molecule to obtain a first organoid, wherein the first mammalian cell population, when cultured under the organoid formation conditions in the absence of the test molecule, results in an organoid with a disease phenotype; imaging the first organoid following exposure to the test molecule; analyzing one or more images of the first organoid using a neural network that has been trained to assign a probability score of disease or non-disease ranging between 0% and 100%; assigning the first organoid a probability score ranging between 0% and 100%; wherein the test molecule is biologically active against the disease if the probability score of the first organoid is greater than a cutoff probability score of non-disease or lower than a cutoff probability score of disease. |
| US12141961B2 |
Methods and associated systems for determining compliance of a part having an uneven profile with a reference drawing
There are provided a method and associated system for determining compliance of a part having teeth, crests or roots with a reference drawing. The method includes providing an image of the part; overlaying and aligning the reference drawing with the image of the part; analyzing the image of the part with the aligned overlay to extract a plurality of measurement points on the image of the part, each being associated with a corresponding crest or root of the teeth; and comparing the image of the part to the reference drawing in the crest or root regions to determine if the part is within a predetermined tolerance at each measurement point. The method is particularly suited for the inspection of parts having an uneven profile. |
| US12141954B2 |
Image processing method, image processing apparatus
A processor determines an image defect in a test image obtained through an image reading process performed on an output sheet output by an image forming apparatus. The processor creates an image to be processed including a horizontal line, extending in a horizontal direction, extracted from the test image. Furthermore, the processor determines the presence or absence of at least one periodicity set in advance in a vertical direction in the image to be processed and determines the cause of the horizontal line according to the determination result on the periodicity. |
| US12141952B2 |
Exposure defects classification of images using a neural network
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media for detecting and classifying an exposure defect in an image using neural networks trained via a limited amount of labeled training images. An image may be applied to a first neural network to determine whether the images includes an exposure defect. Detected defective image may be applied to a second neural network to determine an exposure defect classification for the image. The exposure defect classification can includes severe underexposure, medium underexposure, mild underexposure, mild overexposure, medium overexposure, severe overexposure, and/or the like. The image may be presented to a user along with the exposure defect classification. |
| US12141951B2 |
Method and apparatus for contrast enhancement
A method of contrast enhancement of a three-dimensional light sheet microscopy image formed from N individual images each corresponding to a light sheet plane and spaced apart from each other in the z-direction by at least a distance d, the x/y-plane being the light sheet plane and the x-direction being the propagation direction of the light sheet of the light sheet plane, comprising:Deconvolution of the three-dimensional image in the z-direction, comprising: For each intensity vector of N intensities (Ix,y,1, . . . , Ix,y,N) having the same x/y value, performing a multiplication with a tridiagonal N×N deconvolution matrix, which assigns to each voxel (x, y, n) a correction parameter f1, with which, by the multiplication of the deconvolution matrix with the intensity vector, for a component I(x, y, n) of the intensity vector the intensities Ix, y, n+1 and Ix, y, n−1 of the corresponding voxels of the neighboring image plane are multiplied, before they are subtracted from the intensity value I(x, y, n). |
| US12141950B2 |
Systems and methods for increasing image fidelity
Image captured through a non-rectilinear lens may exhibit distortions. The distortions may be reduced by warping the image. However, warping the image may degrade the fidelity of the image. The warped image may be enhanced to increase the fidelity of the image. The enhancement may be applied to the portions of the image that were degraded from the warping. |
| US12141941B2 |
Generative neural networks with reduced aliasing
Systems and methods are disclosed that improve output quality of any neural network, particularly an image generative neural network. In the real world, details of different scale tend to transform hierarchically. For example, moving a person's head causes the nose to move, which in turn moves the skin pores on the nose. Conventional generative neural networks do not synthesize images in a natural hierarchical manner: the coarse features seem to mainly control the presence of finer features, but not the precise positions of the finer features. Instead, much of the fine detail appears to be fixed to pixel coordinates which is a manifestation of aliasing. Aliasing breaks the illusion of a solid and coherent object moving in space. A generative neural network with reduced aliasing provides an architecture that exhibits a more natural transformation hierarchy, where the exact sub-pixel position of each feature is inherited from underlying coarse features. |
| US12141940B2 |
Method and image-processing device for evaluating an alignment of stitched images
A method includes aligning a first image frame of a first stream of images from a first image sensor and a further first image frame of a second stream of images from a second image sensor according to a first alignment, aligning a second image frame of the first stream of images and a further second image frame of the second stream of images according to the first alignment, obtaining a first stitched image frame by blending the aligned first image frame and further first image frame in a first blending area according to a first blending function, obtaining second stitched image frame by blending the aligned second image frame and the further second image frame in a second blending area according to a second blending function, and evaluating the first alignment from a difference pattern calculated from pixel values of the first stitched frame and the second stitched frame. |
| US12141939B2 |
Adaptive sub-pixel spatial temporal interpolation for color filter array
An electronic device includes a processor configured to estimate green values at red and blue pixel locations of an input Bayer frame based on green values at green pixel locations of the input Bayer frame. The processor is also configured to generate red, green, and blue channels of joint demosaiced-warped output RGB pixels from the input Bayer frame based on the green values at the green pixel locations, the estimated green values at the red and blue pixel locations, an alignment vector map, and kernels for red, green, and blue pixels. |
| US12141931B2 |
Supporting apparatus, design supporting system, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing design supporting program
A design supporting apparatus includes a processor configured to sort three-dimensional models of respective parts included in a module where plural parts are combined for each type of the parts and execute processing of displaying results of determination of whether or not the respective parts meet predetermined requirements related to assemblability for each type of the parts, the results being determined using the three-dimensional models, for each part in predetermined display forms according to the results of the determination. |
| US12141928B2 |
Navigation paths for directing users to food items based on meal plans
In some implementations, an extended reality (XR) device may receive, via an interface of the XR device, an input associated with meals of a user associated with the XR device. The XR device may determine, based on the input, a meal plan for the user of the XR device, wherein the meal plan is associated with target meals. The XR device may determine, based on recipes for the target meals, a list of food items for preparing the target meals associated with the meal plan. The XR device may provide, via the interface, the list of food items and the target meals. The XR device may provide, via the interface, an in-store navigation path to direct the user of the XR device via overlayed audio-visual cues to locations within a physical retail store to pick up the food items. |
| US12141927B2 |
Presenting augmented reality display data in physical presentation environments
Methods and systems for rendering augmented reality display data to locations of a physical presentation environment based on a presentation configuration are provided. A physical presentation environment configuration may be accessed that includes locations of a physical presentation environment for mapping augmented reality display data. The augmented reality display data may include a plurality of augmented reality objects that are rendered for display. Presentation attributes of the augmented reality display data may be used in conjunction with the presentation configuration for mapping and rendering the augmented reality display data. The rendered augmented reality display data may be dynamically interactive, and may be generated based on previous presentation configurations, mapping preferences, mapping limitations, and/or other factors. |
| US12141926B2 |
Computer-implemented human-machine interaction method and user interface
A human-machine interaction, HMI, user interface (1) connected to at least one controller or actuator of a complex system (SYS) having a plurality of system components, C, represented by associated blocks, B, of a hierarchical system model (SYS-MOD) stored in a database, DB, (5) said user interface (1) comprising: an input unit (2) adapted to receive user input commands and a display unit (3) having a screen adapted to display a scene within a three-dimensional workspace, WSB1, associated with a selectable block, B1, representing a corresponding system component, C, of said complex system (SYS) by means of a virtual camera, VCB1, associated to the respective block, B1, and positioned in a three-dimensional coordinate system within a loaded three-dimensional workspace, WSB1, of said block, B1, wherein the virtual camera, VCB1, is moveable automatically in the three-dimensional workspace, WSB1, of the associated block, B1, in response to a user input command input to the input unit (2) of said user interface (1) to perform a zooming operation on the respective block, B1, to reveal or hide its content areas, CAs, wherein the content areas, CAs, of the zoomed block, B1, include nested child blocks, B1_1, B1_2, of the respective block, B1. |
| US12141924B1 |
Cohort based body change journeys
Described are systems and methods directed to a body change journey that utilizes one or more current body measurement values, one or more goal body measurement values, and a cohort to determine a body change journey that a user can follow to progress from the current body measurement value to the goal body measurement value. The cohort may include a plurality of data of other bodies who have progressed from a starting body measurement value that is similar to the current body measurement value. |
| US12141922B2 |
Object modeling using light projection
A shape generation system can generate a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object from a two-dimensional (2D) image of the object by projecting vectors onto light cones created from the 2D image. The projected vectors can be used to more accurately create the 3D model of the object based on image element (e.g., pixel) values of the image. |
| US12141920B2 |
3D building modeling system
Described herein is a process and system for constructing three-dimensional (3D) representations of roof structures. The system can create representations of roof structures of arbitrary complexity and can create representations of dependent roof structures such as dormers. The system can create representations of roof structures that conventional methods cannot create, such as roofs with edges that are not coplanar, roofs with faces that do not connect to exterior edges, roofs composed of sub-structures, or roofs with dependent structures such as dormers. |
| US12141916B2 |
Markerless motion capture of hands with multiple pose estimation engines
An example of an apparatus for markerless motion capture is provided. The apparatus includes cameras to capture images of a subject from different perspectives. In addition, the apparatus includes a pose estimation engines to receive the images. Each pose estimation engine is to generate a coarse skeletons of the received image and is to identify a region of the image based on the coarse skeleton. Furthermore, the apparatus includes pose estimation engines to receive the regions of interest previously identified. Each of these pose estimation engines is to generate a fine skeleton of the region of interest. In addition, the apparatus includes attachment engines to generate a whole skeletons. Each whole skeleton is to include a fine skeleton attached to a coarse skeleton. The apparatus further includes an aggregator to receive the whole skeletons. The aggregator is to generate a three-dimensional skeleton from the whole skeletons. |
| US12141912B2 |
Projection method and projection system
A projection method includes, obtaining a first image obtained by imaging a projection target with a camera, receiving an operation of a user drawing a drawing object in the first image, generating first object information representing a two-dimensional position of the drawing object in the first image, converting the first object information into second object information, converting the second object information into third object information representing a position of the drawing object on an image to be projected from a projector based on second position information representing a relative three-dimensional position between the projector and the projection target and second posture information representing an orientation of an optical axis of the projector, and projecting a projection image including the drawing object on the projection target from the projector. |
| US12141910B2 |
Image rendering method and apparatus
A method of generating a training set for a neural precomputed light model includes: generating a plurality of candidate viewpoints of a scene, culling candidate viewpoints according to a probability that depends upon a response of the surface of the scene to light at a surface position in the scene corresponding to the viewpoint, and generating training images at the remaining viewpoints. |