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| US12168195B2 |
Universal bacteria filter apparatus for oxygen concentrators
An all-in-one, universal bacteria filter apparatus which (i) can be used with oxygen concentrators produced by numerous different manufactures, (ii) can be used with concentrators of different capacities, and (ii) can be use in both vertical and horizontal orientations. |
| US12168193B2 |
Filter with shield features
In an embodiment, a filter media support frame for supporting first and second panels of filter media in a spaced apart relation is provided. The filter media support frame includes a first panel support, a second panel support and a connection portion. The first panel support has a first inner side and a first outer side. The second panel support has a second inner side and a second outer side. The second inner side faces the first panel support. The first connection portion hingedly connects to the first panel support by a first hinge portion and hingedly connects to the second panel support by a second hinge portion. Filter elements including the filter media support road filter media are provided. |
| US12168188B2 |
Quick oil change filter and assembly
A filtration system includes a filter housing having a cavity and a base, a drain defined in the base, a channel defined in the base and in fluid communication with the drain, and a filter cartridge having a longitudinal axis and being movable between an installed position within the cavity of the filter housing and an uninstalled position outside the cavity of the filter housing. The channel defines an outer diameter. The filter cartridge includes a bottom endplate defining an outer diameter that is greater than the outer diameter of the channel so that, in the installed position, the bottom endplate covers the channel and prevents fluid flow from the cavity to the drain, and a filter media extending axially outwardly from the bottom endplate. |
| US12168187B2 |
Filter interconnects utilizing magnetic shear force generated by coded polymagnets
A filtration system interconnection structure having a filter manifold and a filter cartridge in magnetic communication with one another, such that a latching mechanism of the manifold secures the filter cartridge within a manifold sump when the filter cartridge is inserted therein. The magnetic communication is formed between two complementary coded polymagnets capable of producing a magnetic shear force when in close proximity to one another. The magnetic shear force removes a latch blocking structure from interfering with the latch, allowing the latch to secure the filter cartridge. Movement of the latch blocking structure coded polymagnet relative to the filter cartridge coded polymagnet may be perpendicular or parallel with respect to each other such that a shear force is generated therebetween, allowing for actuation of the latch blocking mechanism against a biasing force, and allowing the latch to move radially inwards against a separate biasing force. |
| US12168185B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling a ride vehicle of an attraction system
An amusement park attraction system including a ride vehicle comprising an input device, and a control system configured to determine a parameter value associated with a force imparted on the input device. The parameter value includes a value of the force imparted on the input device, a value of a deformation caused by the force imparted on the input device, or both. The control system is also configured to control movement of the ride vehicle of the amusement park attraction system based on the parameter value. |
| US12168184B2 |
System and method for positioning vehicles of an amusement park attraction
An apparatus for an amusement park includes a bogie system positioned on a track. The bogie system directs motion along the track. The apparatus also includes an arm extending radially outward from the bogie system. The arm is rotatably coupled to a body of the bogie system. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a vehicle positioned on the arm. |
| US12168181B2 |
Systems and methods for player-initiated proof of in-game participation by unique digital articles
Systems and methods to support player-initiated proof of in-game participation by unique digital articles in in-game events are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may execute instances of a game; manage player accounts associated with the players; record usage information pertaining to player-owned unique digital articles on a permanent registry; present a player interface for a player to select an in-game event; store video information of the selected in-game event; and record references to the stored video information on the permanent registry such that the video information is accessible for viewing by users of the permanent registry. |
| US12168169B2 |
Ice skate
An ice skate for skating on ice, which ice skate comprises; an upper chassis section comprising a first contact surface having a front end and a rear end, a lower chassis section comprising a second contact surface having a front end and a rear end, and a coupling arrangement comprising a spring back means, which coupling arrangement is arranged to mechanically connect the upper and lower chassis sections. The coupling arrangement is arranged to allow the upper chassis section to pivot relative to the lower chassis section by rolling contact motion between the first and second contact surface such that a momentary contact region (CR) of the first and second contact surfaces moves back and forth between the front and rear ends of the first and second contact surfaces. The spring back means is arranged to urge the momentary contact region (CR) to a neutral position. |
| US12168163B2 |
Mechanical braking system for exercise machines
A mechanical braking system for a high-incline treadmill utilizing a mechanical brake which may be used on its own or in combination with a traditional motor brake. The mechanical brake is generally mountable on a treadmill between or around the belt motor and the flywheel. Upon engagement of the brake, typically the brake engages the flywheel, the motor, or the axle in a way that effectively locks the axle, and thus the belt, in a fixed position. |
| US12168162B2 |
Concave angulated positioning device
An improved positioning device (“the DEVICE”) comprises a new and unique concave angulated device for at least one of, but not limited to, stretching, supporting, bracing, rehabilitating, positioning, massaging, kneading, scratching, or exercising a body of a user. The DEVICE's new concave angulated and more user friendly surface addresses the need for a more anatomically responsive body positioning DEVICE for achieving improved results relative to, among other things, the above uses. This DEVICE includes multiple embodiments, which also may comprise various possible configurations, that enable the DEVICE to also function as a fulcrum or lever and/or be capable of uniquely dispersing a load during the interaction between the user and the DEVICE. |
| US12168158B2 |
Adjustable carriage assembly for weight rack
An adjustable carriage assembly is configured to be mounted on a frame member of a weight rack and includes a locking structure for locking the carriage assembly in place on the frame member. The carriage assembly may include a moveable carriage with a plurality of rollers that engage the frame member, as well as one or more handles for gripping to adjust the position of the carriage assembly and a connection structure for connection of an implement or accessory. Various implements and accessories can be connected to or used in connection with the carriage assembly, including various weightlifting implements and accessories that are pivotably connected to the carriage assembly. |
| US12168157B2 |
System, method, and device for developing muscle memory and a balanced swing
A sports swing muscle memory development device comprising attachment components, connection components, and resistance components to enable the development of swing relationship. Further embodiments allow for an adjustable swing relationship to further enhance the effectiveness of the sports swing muscle memory development device. |
| US12168156B2 |
Water extinguishing system and method for controlling a pump test run in a water extinguishing system
The invention relates to a water extinguishing system with a fluid supply for providing an extinguishing fluid, a pump which is configured to pump the extinguishing fluid from the fluid supply into a supply line of a pipe system of the water extinguishing system, a test line which branches off from the supply line of the pipe system and is configured to conduct the extinguishing fluid pumped by the pump away from the pipe system, and a fluid bypass line with a cross section reduced in comparison to the cross section of the test line, where the fluid bypass line is configured to conduct a predefined portion of the extinguishing fluid around an opening element of the test line away from the pipe system, where the water extinguishing system further comprises at least one control device which is configured to determine at least one parameter indicative of the cross-section of the fluid bypass line, and to control the pump test run of the pump on the basis of that parameter. The invention further relates to a corresponding control device and a method for controlling a corresponding pump test run. |
| US12168155B2 |
Liquid stream shaping device
A device for shaping a pressurized liquid stream, the device including: (a) a conduit, adapted for intake and transmission of a liquid stream; (b) a shaping piece configured to shape the liquid stream into a liquid shield, the liquid shield resulting from the liquid stream impacting on the shaping piece. In some embodiments, the device further includes: (c) a lateral displacement mechanism adapted to adjust a distance between the conduit and the shaping piece. |
| US12168153B2 |
Fire suppression systems
A method of fire suppression may include injecting a reactive agent into a reaction zone to produce a catalytically active species for fire suppression and conveying the catalytically active species to a fire to catalytically interfere with flame chemistry of the fire. Fire in a fuel tank may be suppressed by injecting the reactive agent into a convective flow of a mixture of fuel and oxidizer in a fuel tank, the reactive agent reacting in the fuel tank to release a species which catalytically interferes with flame chemistry to suppress fire in the fuel tank. Fire at an airplane crash may be suppressed by releasing the reactive agent from the container at the crash site to produce an active species to catalytically interfere with a fire at the crash site. |
| US12168150B2 |
Personal protective equipment safety system using contextual information from industrial control systems
In some examples, a system includes an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) that includes a communication component; an industrial controller device that is configured to control an industrial device and includes a communication component; and a computing device communicatively coupled to the article of PPE and the industrial controller device, wherein the computing device is configured to: receive PPE data from the article of PPE and industrial controller data from the industrial controller device; determine, based at least in part on a set of the PPE data that temporally corresponds to a set of the industrial controller data, an occurrence of a safety event; and perform, based at least in part on the determination of the safety event, at least one operation. |
| US12168146B2 |
System, method and computer program for determining a radiation therapy plan for a radiation therapy system
The invention relates to a system for determining a radiation therapy plan for a radiation therapy system (100), comprising a multi-leaf collimator. The radiation therapy plan determination system (110) comprises a therapy system characteristics providing unit (111), wherein the characteristics comprise possible leaf positions and possible radiation fluence values, a planning objectives providing unit (112), wherein the planning objectives are indicative of a desired therapeutic radiation dose distribution, an optimization function providing unit (113), wherein the optimization function is indicative of a deviation of a radiation dose distribution from the planning objectives and of an uncertainty of the radiation dose distribution at edges of the possible apertures, and a therapy plan optimization unit (114) adapted to determine a sequence of possible apertures and possible radiation fluence values for which the optimization function is optimized. Thus, an optimal therapy plan can be provided for each individual patient. |
| US12168145B2 |
Method and apparatus to facilitate generating a deliverable therapeutic radiation treatment plan
In the context of a multi-criteria optimization workspace, a control circuit provides a user opportunity to modify radiation treatment plan optimization objective values, wherein the optimization objectives include at least one of a radiation treatment plan complexity optimization objective and a radiation treatment delivery time optimization objective. These teachings then provide for the control circuit receiving input from the user comprising a change to at least one of these optimization objective values. By one approach the control circuit first accesses a prioritized list of clinical goals and automatically generates optimization objectives as a function of the prioritized list of clinical goals. The control circuit then generates a seed optimized radiation treatment plan as a function of the automatically generated optimization objectives and subsequently generates a collection of different radiation treatment plans by varying the automatically generated optimization objectives to thereby characterize a trade-off exploration space for the multi-criteria optimization workspace. |
| US12168144B2 |
Light therapy system and methods of use
In certain embodiments a light therapy system (e.g., phototherapy device), such as for treatment of Alzheimer's disease, depression, dementia, short-term memory, or for improved learning, improved athletic performance or improved cognitive performance, is provided where the light system comprises a blue light source that operates at a frequency in the range from 20 to 50 Hz (preferably around 40 Hz), whereby the system enables retinal ganglion cells of a human to be exposed in order to stimulate brain waves (gamma oscillations in the human's brain). |
| US12168137B1 |
De-energizable defibrillation assembly
A completely de-energizable defibrillator is provided, allowing the electrical components of the defibrillator to be electrically unbiased while the defibrillator is not in use. The de-energizing of the defibrillator can be accomplished by separating the battery from the rest of the defibrillator circuitry with an electromechanical component, such as a power switch like a magnetically-triggered reed switch or a mechanically-triggered switch. The de-energizing of the defibrillator can also be accomplished by including in the defibrillator a removable piece of insulating material between the battery and the circuitry. The de-energizing of the defibrillator can also be accomplished by a change in configuration or position of the moveable components of the AED. The preparation of the defibrillator for use triggers the circuitry to become energized. Additionally, the microcontroller unit of the AED includes features to prevent computational errors due to cosmic radiation, including lockstep processors and error detection code. |
| US12168134B2 |
System and method for locating an implantation site in the brain
A method of locating an implantation site in the brain includes inserting a plurality of multi-contact electrodes into a region of a target structure in an individual's brain. High Frequency Stimulation (HFS) is applied to a contact of a multi-contact electrode of the plurality of multi-contact electrodes. High Frequency Oscillations (HFO) evoked in the region of the target structure by the HFS are measured. Evoked Compound Activity (ECA) evoked in the region of the target structure by the HFS is measured. It is determined if at least one of the HFO and the ECA is above a predetermined threshold. If at least one of the HFO and the ECA is above the predetermined threshold, a location of the contact of the multi-contact electrode is identified as a site for electrode implantation in the individual's brain. |
| US12168125B2 |
Beauty equipment
The present embodiment comprises: an ultrasonic transducer for generating ultrasonic waves; an inner electrode having a space in which the ultrasonic transducer is accommodated; a window disposed outside the outer periphery of the inner electrode; an LED PCB disposed at the rear of the window and having an LED disposed thereon; and an outer electrode spaced apart from the inner electrode on the window, wherein the inner electrode comprises: a front body having the ultrasonic transducer disposed on the rear surface thereof; and a hollow body protruding backward from the outer periphery of the front body and having a space formed therein, wherein an inner waterproofing ring is disposed between the hollow body and the window. |
| US12168122B2 |
Substernal placement of a pacing and/or defibrillating electrode
New methods for implanting a cardiac therapy system include implanting a lead of the system substernally anterior of the heart without attaching to the myocardium or pericardium. An illustration includes placement of an anchor beneath the sternum in the vicinity of one of the sternal angle, a location superior of the ventricles, the area bounded by the 2nd or 3rd ribs, and level with the aortic arch. A tension element or tether is attached to the anchor and a lead is introduced over the tension element or tether and secured in a desired position relative to the anchor. Other examples also include implantation, substernally, of a lead without the use of a pre-tunneling tool or sheath over the lead itself, for example by using an advancing tool for pushing the lead into position. |
| US12168121B2 |
Devices and methods for treating or preventing development disorders
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating or preventing a developmental disorder, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), an autism spectrum disorder, Asperger syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, overactive disorder, pervasive developmental disorder. A device comprises an electrode having a contact surface for contacting an outer skin surface of a patient and a power source coupled the electrode. The power source generates and transmits an electrical impulse having a frequency of about 1 kHz to about 20 kHz through the contact surface and the outer skin surface to a nerve within the patient. The electrical impulse is sufficient to modify the behavioral disorder in the patient. |
| US12168120B2 |
Gas-filled chamber for catheter pump motor assembly
A catheter pump system is disclosed. The catheter pump system can include a shaft assembly and an impeller coupled with a distal portion of the shaft assembly. The catheter pump system can include a motor assembly, the motor assembly comprising a chamber and a shaft-driving portion disposed in the chamber. The shaft-driving portion can be configured to impart rotation to the impeller through the shaft assembly. The chamber can be filled with a gas that at least partially surrounds the shaft-driving portion. A fluid pathway can convey fluid proximally during operation of the catheter pump system. A bypass pathway can be in fluid communication with the fluid pathway, the bypass pathway configured to direct at least a portion of the fluid to bypass the chamber. |
| US12168119B1 |
Peritonsillar abscess aspiration kit and method of use
A peritonsillar abscess aspiration kit. The kit includes at least one aspiration needle and one anesthetic application needle. Each needle has a corresponding needle guard and guard cap configured to house the needle. In addition, each needle has a length greater than the needle guard. The kit further includes at least one syringe configured to attach to the needles and a syringe actuator. The syringe actuator is configured to securely house the syringe and includes a pistol grip and a trigger configured to translate a plunger in the syringe when the trigger is pulled. |
| US12168114B2 |
Fluid delivery device having an insertable prefilled cartridge
A fluid delivery device includes a housing having a bottom surface configured to be coupled to the skin surface. The fluid delivery device includes a cartridge prefilled with a fluid and configured to be inserted into the housing. The cartridge has a septum configured to be generally perpendicular to the bottom surface when the cartridge is inserted in the housing. The fluid delivery device includes a needle assembly that has a needle that includes a fluid coupling end and a delivery end. The fluid coupling end of the needle is fluidly disengaged from the cartridge in an initial position. The delivery end of the needle extends past the plane of the bottom surface and the fluid coupling end of the needle extends through the septum in a deployed position. |
| US12168110B2 |
Needleless connector with valve pivot support
A needleless connector includes a housing having a central longitudinal axis, a body portion, and a base portion. The body portion includes an inner surface forming an internal cavity, and a first port forming a first fluid passage to the housing cavity. The base portion includes a top end section and a bottom end section. The top end section has a protrusion, and the bottom end portion has a second port forming a second fluid passage to the housing cavity. The needleless connector further includes a valve having a wall with an inner surface forming a valve cavity. The valve is coupled with the housing such that the protrusion is positioned in the valve cavity, and a proximal end of the protrusion is spaced apart from a proximal end of the valve cavity. |
| US12168107B2 |
Catheter placement device for urethral applications
A portable hand-held medical device includes a body having a gun-type formation that includes a barrel. A guide wire device is housed in the body and is configured to advance and retract through the barrel. The guide wire device carries a bundled arrangement including a video system, an illumination system to support the video system, a fluid irrigation line, and a guide wire mechanism. The bundled arrangement is packaged as a unit in an insertion tube. The tip section of the insertion tube incorporates a camera, a light source, and a fluid irrigation port. A catheter is disposed at the end of the barrel, so that during operation the guide wire device passes through the catheter lumen. The combination guide wire device and catheter enter the urinary tract and perform a bladder evacuation process. |
| US12168106B2 |
Introducer sheath
A medical device may include an introducer sheath, having a distal and a proximal end and a lumen extending from the distal end to the proximal end. The introducer sheath may also include a tab formed at the distal end and extending distal to the lumen, and a frangible portion extending between the distal end and the proximal end. |
| US12168104B2 |
Bi-directional perfusion cannula
A bi-directional perfusion cannula is provided that includes an elongate tube for insertion into an artery. The elongate tube has a first aperture at a distal end of the tube which is forward during insertion and configured so that blood can flow into the artery in the direction of insertion, an elbow formed in the elongate tube, and a second aperture formed in or slightly rearward of the elbow and configured for supplying blood into the artery in a second direction which is generally opposite to the insertion direction. |
| US12168103B2 |
Neurosurgical apparatus and method
A method for delivering fluid to the brain of a subject using an intraparenchymal catheter, the method comprising the step of inserting the catheter 5 into the brain using a posterior to anterior approach and methods of treating neurodegenerative disorders using this delivery method, as well as methods for delivering fluid to an elongate structure of the brain using an intraparenchymal catheter, the method comprising the step of inserting a catheter into the brain along an insertion axis that is substantially aligned with a long axis of the elongate structure. |
| US12168102B2 |
Catheter including surface-treated structural support member
In some examples, a catheter includes an inner liner, an outer jacket, and a structural support member positioned between at least a portion of the inner liner and at least a portion of the outer jacket. A surface of at least a portion of the structural support member is surface treated to increase an adhesion of the surface to at least one of the inner liner or the outer jacket. Examples surface treatments include physical treatments, chemical treatments, coating treatments, and combinations thereof. In some instances, the at least one portion of the structural support member is a relatively high density portion. |
| US12168100B2 |
Humidifier and layered heating element
A heating apparatus includes a heating element which converts electrical power to heat energy, a heatable element having a first surface and a second surface, and a dielectric laminate layer between the heating element and the first surface of the heatable element, wherein the dielectric laminate layer is thermally conductive to transfer heat energy from the heating element to the heatable element, and wherein the second surface of the heatable element is configured heat a liquid in a container. |
| US12168094B2 |
High frequency polarization aerosol generator
A vaporizing device such as an electronic cigarette includes a housing (11) containing a battery (12) or other electrical power source electrically connected to a high frequency oscillation circuit (50). Two electrodes or electrode pads (56) with a liquid space (70) between them are electrically connected to the high frequency oscillation circuit (50). A liquid supply (34) in the C housing (11) provides a liquid into the liquid space (70). The high frequency oscillation circuit (50) is switched on by a manual switch or by a sensor (24) sensing inhalation by a user. The liquid is vaporized by dielectric heating. |
| US12168093B2 |
Multi-users medical cannabis dispenser
Provided is a multi-users cannabis dispenser comprising: a vessel comprising at least two compartments, each compartment configured to contain at least one cannabis composition comprising at least one active component; at least one dispensing unit associated with said at least one compartment, said dispensing unit configured to controllably release from said compartments a metered dose of said composition contained therein; a control unit comprising a data input unit configured to receive data relating to a specific user, data indicating a metered dose of one or more said cannabis compositions to be administered to said specific user and/or to receive data relating to a specific cannabis composition, data indicating a metered dose of said specific composition to be administered to said specific user and configured to control the dispensing unit to release at least one said metered dose. Further provided are methods of use of the multi-users cannabis dispenser. |
| US12168092B2 |
Replaceable flow tract for an inhaler
According to some embodiments there is provided a replaceable flow tract for use with an inhaler device which delivers at least one substance to a user, the inhaler device comprising a housing shaped to receive the flow tract and to further receive a construct comprising source material from which the at least one substance is released; the replaceable flow tract comprising: a conduit comprising: a first opening; a second opening configured for being in fluid communication with a mouthpiece; and a third opening having an elastic sealing member extending therefrom, the elastic sealing member shaped and sized for pressing against the construct when the construct is within the housing. |
| US12168091B2 |
Atomizer and liquid storage assembly thereof, and electronic atomizing device
An atomizer, a liquid storage assembly thereof and an electron atomizing device are disclosed. The atomizer includes an atomizing core assembly having a liquid inlet. The liquid storage assembly includes a housing defining a liquid storage cavity and a first assembling hole, wherein the first assembling hole is configured to receive an end of an atomizing core assembly; an inner wall arranged in the liquid storage cavity, configured to sleeve around the atomizing core assembly, wherein a capillary gap is defined between the inner wall and an outer wall of the atomizing core assembly, and the capillary gap is configured to guide liquid in the liquid storage cavity to pass through the liquid inlet. |
| US12168089B2 |
Peritoneal dialysis cycler having heat cleaning
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a dialysis fluid pump having a reusable pump body that accepts PD fluid for pumping; a dialysis fluid inline heater including a reusable heater body that accepts PD fluid for heating; a patient line connector; a drain line connector; a first reusable PD fluid line including a first connector configured to mate with the patient line connector; a second reusable PD fluid line including a second connector configured to mate with the drain line connector; and a control unit configured to run a heat cleaning (e.g., heat disinfection or heat sterilization) sequence after PD treatment, wherein the first connector of the first reusable PD fluid line is mated with the patient line connector, the second connector of the second reusable PD fluid line is mated with the drain line connector, and the dialysis fluid pump and perhaps the dialysis fluid inline heater are actuated. |
| US12168085B2 |
Surgical system and methods of use
A surgical system including an implantable medical device having a size and shape. The surgical device having a substrate and a coating that covers at least a portion of the substrate. The coating includes a polymer, collagen, glycerin and a hemostatic agent. The polymer is selected from the group of polyhydroxybutyrate, polyglycerol sebacate and adducts of polyglycerol sebacate. The substrate including a first piece and a second piece that is joined with the first piece. The first piece and the second piece forming a pocket having a cavity and an opening that is in communication with the cavity. The device being pre-formed such that a size and shape of the cavity conforms to the size and shape of the implantable medical device. |
| US12168081B2 |
Highly elastic medical sealants for flexible soft tissue
Provided herein are compositions, systems and surgical methods for treating expandable soft tissue utilizing a reactive liquid hydrogel sealant mixture including a cross-linkable electrophilic compound, a nucleophilic compound, and an amphiphilic poly(alkyl)ene glycol block polymer in an amount of 20% (w/v) or less of the sealant composition. The composition can optionally include a viscosifier, in an amount of 0.1% to 1.0% (w/v) of the sealant composition. |
| US12168080B2 |
Arrangement for the contamination-free introduction of a sterile object from a container into a containment and method therefor
The arrangement for contamination-free introduction of a sterile object from a vessel, closed by means of a semipermeable cover, into a working chamber, surrounded by a wall, of a containment comprising a portal unit having an access flange arranged in the wall and forming a passage into the working chamber, and a door which sealingly closes the passage and which, in order to be opened, can be moved into the working chamber. The arrangement comprises a vessel receptacle having a repository for holding a vessel, an opening for introducing the vessel into the repository, and a flange for interacting with the access flange. A decontamination unit designed to, when the door is closed, the vessel receptacle is docked to the access flange and the vessel is stored in the vessel receptacle, decontaminate an outer surface of the cover. Based on this arrangement, a method for introduction is also disclosed. |
| US12168072B2 |
Optically-induced auto-encapsulation
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for optically-induced auto-encapsulation. A method of the present disclosure comprises providing a media chamber comprising a medium comprising (i) a three-dimensional (3D) object comprising a photo-emitter, (ii) at least one polymeric precursor, and (iii) a photoinitiator, and subjecting the medium in the media chamber to a stimulus (e.g., an energy beam or a chemical stimulus) to induce photo-emission from the photo-emitter to trigger the formation of a polymer matrix from the at least one polymeric precursor, which polymer matrix at least partially encapsulates the 3D object. |
| US12168071B2 |
Treprostinil derivatives and their use in pharmaceutical compositions
Provided are treprostinil derivatives with a reduced ability to form undesired impurities in a pharmaceutical formulation, such as a dry powder formulation, further containing a carboxyl group containing inactive ingredient, such as fumaryl diketopiperazine. |
| US12168066B2 |
Hair care composition
A hair care composition is disclosed comprising from 0.5 to 45% by weight of a salt of acyl glutamate and an anti-dandruff agent of piroctone olamine, wherein the salt of acyl glutamate and the anti-dandruff agent are present in a weight ratio of from 5:1 to 50:1, and wherein the composition does not comprise other anionic surfactants in addition to the salt of acyl glutamate. |
| US12168061B2 |
Antibody against glypican-3 and application thereof
The present invention provides an antibody against glypican-3 (GPC3) and application thereof, and the antibody comprises a single chain antibody and humanized antibody. |
| US12168060B2 |
Antibody-drug conjugates comprising anti-B7-H3 antibodies
The present disclosure relates to antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) wherein one or more active agents are conjugated to an anti-B7-H3 antibody through a linker. The linker may comprise a unit that covalently links active agents to the antibody. The disclosure further relates to monoclonal antibodies and antigen binding fragments, variants, multimeric versions, or bispecifics thereof that specifically bind B7-H3, as well as methods of making and using these anti-B7-H3 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications. |
| US12168057B2 |
IRAK degraders and uses thereof
The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. |
| US12168052B2 |
Nant COVID vaccine cross reactivity
Recombinant SARS-CoV2 vaccine compositions and methods are presented that have unexpected cross-reactivity against a variety of other coronaviruses, and particularly against SARS-CoV1, MERS-CoV, OC43-CoV, and HKU1-CoV in addition to significant reactivity against SARS-CoV2A. Moreover, the vaccine compositions presented herein also produced cross-reactive memory B cells as well as cross-reactive memory T cells with cross-reactivity spanning a relatively wide range of different coronaviruses. |
| US12168047B2 |
Tuberculosis antigen cassettes
The present disclosure provides fusion proteins comprising Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) antigens, nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, vectors comprising nucleic acid molecules, compositions comprising the same, and methods of eliciting an immune response against tuberculosis. |
| US12168046B2 |
Mycobacterial antigen compositions and methods of use
The present disclosure relates, at least in part, to mycobacterial polynucleotides and polypeptides, to fragments or variants thereof, to cells comprising the mycobacterial polynucleotides and polypeptides, to cells comprising the mycobacterial polynucleotides and polypeptides, that are engineered to expand T-cells ex vivo, and to methods of use thereof. |
| US12168043B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US12168041B2 |
Methods and compositions for CNS delivery of arylsulfatase A
The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for direct CNS intrathecal administration comprising an arylsulfatase A (ASA) protein, salt, and a polysorbate surfactant for the treatment of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Disease. |
| US12168040B2 |
Sequence specific antimicrobials
Provided are compositions and methods for selectively reducing the amount of antibiotic resistant and/or virulent bacteria in a mixed bacteria population, or for reducing any other type of unwanted bacteria in a mixed bacteria population. The compositions and methods involve targeting bacteria that are differentiated from other members of the population by at least one unique clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) targeted DNA sequence. The compositions and methods can be readily adapted to target any bacteria or any bacteria plasmid, or both. |
| US12168031B1 |
De-constipation method
Methods for treating a patient having constipation, the methods including consuming first, a prescribed daily first diet upon waking from sleep that can include specified: a liquid, an oil, a fruit, a vegetable, a first main meal, or a combination thereof; consuming second, a prescribed daily second diet including a salad, oil, and water; consuming third, a prescribed daily second main meal contemporaneously with consuming the salad, or at least 60 to 90 minutes after consuming the salad; consuming fourth, at least a minimum portion of additional water, after waiting a minimum of 45 minutes from consuming the salad, or after waiting 60 to 90 minutes after a main meal, or both; and then exercising or a sedentary waiting, for a period of time, while consuming additional water. |
| US12168030B2 |
Method for producing stable Actinidia deliciosa powder with high level bioactive actinidin enzyme
A method for producing stable and bioavailable Actinidia deliciosa powder from kiwifruit, including drying kiwifruit pulp to form dried pulp, separately drying kiwifruit skin to form a dried skin, measuring the insoluble fiber content of the dried pulp and the dried skin, and making a blend by adding the dried skin to the dried pulp in an amount to obtain an insoluble fiber content of 10-15% in the blend. The Actinidia deliciosa powder is free of artificial additives, anti-caking agents, or flow agents and has a moisture content of less than about 2.5%. |
| US12168019B1 |
8-hydroxy quinoline derivatives for enhancing telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression
8-Hydroxy quinoline derivative compounds for enhancing telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression, and methods for using the same, are provided. These compounds and methods find use in a variety of applications in which increased expression of telomerase reverse transcriptase is desired. |
| US12168018B1 |
Pharmacologically active liposomal composition comprising quercetin and zinc
The invention relates to pharmaceutics and concerns a pharmacologically active liposomal composition comprising quercetin and zinc. According to the invention, the composition further comprises zinc chloride, while including a zinc ion into liposomes, and the composition is a lyophilized powder in the following ratio of components (wt. %): quercetin 1 phosphatidyl choline 36.7 zinc ion 0.11-0.43 lactose 54.51 remainder—water, chloride ion. Therewith, the content of liposomes has the following ratio: phosphatidylcholine:quercetin:zinc ion—1:0.027:0.002-1:0.027:0.023. The claimed composition possesses anti-inflammatory effect and may be used as a pharmacotherapeutical agent in acute respiratory distress syndrome in a form of emulsion for inhalation and/or injection use. |
| US12168014B2 |
Method for treating cancer
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising inhibitor(s) of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, and methods of cancer therapy using the EZH2 inhibitor(s). |
| US12168013B2 |
Antiviral prodrugs and nanoformulations thereof
The present invention provides prodrugs and methods of use thereof. |
| US12168012B2 |
NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors
The present invention relates to novel thienopyrrolotriazinacetamide compounds of Formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein, which inhibit NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activity. The invention further relates to the processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing them, and their use in the treatment of diseases and disorders mediated by NLRP3. |
| US12168005B2 |
Methods for treating wild type isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 cancers
The invention provides methods of treating cancer characterized by the presence of one or both of wild type isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) gene and wild type IDH1 enzyme, by administering compounds that inhibit mutant IDH1 enzyme, such as Ivosidenib (AG-120, IVOSIDENIB®). The invention also provides cell-based methods for determining anti-cancer activity of test compounds under in vitro conditions of low concentrations of magnesium ion and/or glucose. |
| US12167997B2 |
Anti-oxidant compositions
The present disclosure is related to dietary supplements. For example, this disclosure relates to compositions that include, one or more agents that decrease the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) responsible for oxidative stress, and/or decrease the concentration of ROS. In some embodiments, a composition as provided herein includes epicatechin present in an amount of about 0.1% to about 3% w/w of the composition; vitamin A acid present in an amount of about 1% to about 15% w/w of the composition; vitamin C present in an amount of about 10% to about 80% w/w of the composition; and, vitamin E present in an amount of about 5% to about 60% w/w of the composition. Such compositions are useful for improving oxidative stress by decreasing ROS concentration. |
| US12167993B2 |
Non-vasoconstricting energy-promoting compositions containing ketone bodies
An energy-promoting composition includes an exogenous ketone body component that provides a source of caloric energy, a vasodilator component, a stimulant component, such as caffeine, and optionally a nootropic component. In most if not all cases, the vasodilator, stimulant, and nootropic components do not themselves provide a source of caloric energy but may increase metabolism of available caloric energy. The separate components beneficially and synergistically interact with one another to enhance the overall energy-promoting effect of the composition more rapidly and to a greater degree than if one or more of the components are omitted. The energy-promoting composition is also formulated to minimize the crash effect common to stimulants such as energy drinks. |
| US12167991B2 |
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate compositions having improved pharmacokinetics in the fed state
Oral pharmaceutical compositions of sodium oxybate having improved pharmacokinetic properties when administered less than two hours after eating are provided, and therapeutic uses thereof. |
| US12167988B2 |
Systems and methods for driving an electronic device based on a video feed
A system and method for generating a drive signal for an electronic device provides a drive signal that causes the electronic device to be actuated in synchronization with action in a video feed. A drive signal generator predicts actions that are likely to occur next in the video feed based on an action model for the video feed and based on information about action that recently occurred in the video feed. The predicted future actions are then used to generate the drive signal that is used to actuate the electronic device. |
| US12167987B2 |
Dynamic support apparatus
A dynamic support apparatus. The dynamic support apparatus includes a cushion, at least one actuator wherein the at least one actuator defines an interior volume and wherein the interior volume may be configured to be at least partially filled with a fluid, and a support disposed in the interior volume wherein the support configured to support an occupant when the interior volume is not filled with the fluid such that the support is sufficient to support the occupant. |
| US12167984B2 |
Robotic systems, operating room systems, insulated conductor including biologically active material, microplastic filter, and combinations thereof
This disclosure provides an enhanced operating table and room, an insulated conductor, and a filtration system. The table includes an attachment, controlling parameters during surgery, a control, and a console. The attachment is moveable relative to at least one reference point. The console allows monitoring parameters during surgery. The room includes sensors integrated throughout and a data module in communication with the sensors. The data module receives data from the plurality of sensors, stores the received data in memory, and analyzes and processes the stored data. The insulated conductor includes an electrical conductor and an insulator. The insulator partially electrically or thermally insulates the electrical conductor. The filtration system removes particles within a fluid A transducer generates a pressure gradient to promote the particles to flow. Alternatively, the filtration system can include a robotic system. The robotic system charges particles such that the particles within the fluid adhere. |
| US12167982B2 |
Supply device for providing at least one supply product
The present invention relates to a supply device (1) for providing at least one supply product, comprising a mounting unit (2) for mounting the supply device on a support, preferably a ceiling of a room, and an extension arm (3), wherein the extension arm (3) is arranged pivotably around a vertical pivot axis (30) relative to the mounting unit. The extension arm (3) further comprises at least one terminal (4, 4′, 4″) which is directly integrated with the extension arm (3) for a supply device. |
| US12167975B2 |
Stent and stent delivery device
In one embodiment according to the present invention, a stent is described having a generally cylindrical body formed from a single woven nitinol wire. The distal and proximal ends of the stent include a plurality of loops, some of which include marker members used for visualizing the position of the stent. In another embodiment, the previously described stent includes an inner flow diverting layer. |
| US12167972B2 |
Tibial tray inserter
Tibial implants, instruments, systems, and methods of implanting a tibial tray during a knee arthroplasty. The inserter instrument may include a main body with a pair of fixed posterior tabs, a moveable anterior tab body with an anterior tab, and a rotatable shaft for controlling movement of the anterior tab body. When the shaft is rotated, the anterior tab body is translated into an expanded position to lock the inserter to the tibial tray, thereby providing precise positioning of the tibial tray during implantation. |
| US12167970B2 |
Expandable inter vertebral implant
An implant for therapeutically separating bones of a joint has two endplates each having an opening through the endplate, and at least one ramped surface on a side opposite a bone engaging side. A frame is slideably connected to the endplates to enable the endplates to move relative to each other at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the implant, in sliding connection with the frame. An actuator screw is rotatably connected to the frame. A carriage forms an open area aligned with the openings in the endplates. The openings in the endplates pass through the carriage to form an unimpeded passage from bone to bone of the joint. The carriage has ramps which mate with the ramped surfaces of the endplates, wherein when the carriage is moved by rotation of the actuator screw, the endplates move closer or farther apart. |
| US12167966B2 |
Shoulder prosthesis components and assemblies
Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to stemmed and stemless humeral anchors for use in shoulder arthroplasty procedures. For example, the humeral anchor can include a first end, a second end, and an interior surface extending between the first end and the second end. The interior surface can be disposed about a recess disposed between the first end and the second end. The recess can be configured to secure a coupling of a shoulder articular body directly to the interior surface. |
| US12167961B2 |
Methods and systems for aligning a commissure of a prosthetic heart valve with a commissure of a native valve
Methods and systems for rotationally aligning a commissure of a prosthetic heart valve with a commissure of a native valve are disclosed. In some examples, a method can comprise advancing a distal end portion of a delivery apparatus toward a native valve; visualizing under fluoroscopy and for a selected imaging view, a position of a radiopaque marker on the distal end portion relative to a guidewire extending through the delivery apparatus, the marker circumferentially offset from a selected commissure of the radially compressed prosthetic valve by a predetermined amount that is determined based on the selected imaging view; rotating the delivery apparatus until the marker is centered along the guidewire; and advancing the distal end portion into the native valve and inflating the balloon to radially expand and implant the prosthetic valve in the native valve such that the selected commissure is aligned with a commissure of the native valve. |
| US12167959B2 |
Adjustable intraocular lenses and methods of post-operatively adjusting intraocular lenses
Disclosed are adjustable accommodating intraocular lenses and methods of adjusting accommodating intraocular lenses post-operatively. In one embodiment, an adjustable accommodating intraocular lens comprises an optic portion and a peripheral portion. At least one of the optic portion and the peripheral portion can be made in part of a composite material comprising an energy absorbing constituent and a plurality of expandable components. At least one of a base power and a cylindricity of the optic portion can be configured to change in response to an external energy directed at the composite material. |
| US12167958B2 |
Multi-spiral self-expanding stent and methods of making and using the same
A multi-spiral, self-expanding stent is constructed from superposed individual spiral strands. Each spiral strand comprises a terminal bend that separates the strand into a first portion and a second portion. Particularly, the first portion of each strand bends in a first spiral direction to the terminal bend, and the second portion bends in the opposite direction after the terminal bend. Advantageously, the disclosed stent is able to change its shape, diameter, and length to accommodate the corresponding shape, diameter, and length of patient's diseased vessel. |
| US12167956B2 |
Lasso filter tipped microcatheter for simultaneous rotating separator, irrigator for thrombectomy and method for use
The invention provides a filter assembly including a string or wire such that a lasso type cincture is effected, said filter being openable and closeable while in deployed within a bodily vessel. A string lengthen or shorting adjustment mechanism, such as a ratchet or reel allows more length of string into the device or alternatively to shorten the length of available string in the system. The described invention, when used to ameliorate venous clots and most arterio-venous dialysis grafts, a filter-tipped aspirator is used downstream from the clot to capture and remove dislocated emboli. A method of using same is disclosed. |
| US12167952B2 |
Abutment for holding a dental prosthesis to a jaw implant, and method for producing a dental prosthesis
An abutment for holding a dental prosthesis to a jaw implant, having: an apical section detachably fastening the abutment to the jaw implant, the apical section being structured along a first central axis; a coronal section detachably fastening the dental prosthesis to the abutment, the coronal section being structured along a second central axis, wherein the second central axis extends at an angle to the first central axis; and an indexing element in a shell surface of the coronal section specifying an orientation of a display element that is coupleable to the coronal section for a digital scanning operation, based on an orientation of the first central axis. A display element coupling to an abutment coronal section, and displaying a position and orientation of the abutment for a digital scanning operation, a tooth model system having an abutment and a display element, and a method producing a dental prosthesis. |
| US12167951B1 |
Osteotomy drill bit to produce an optimally shaped jawbone opening for a dental implant and abutment
A first dental drill bit for creating a particularly shaped osteotomy in human jawbones includes: a mounting shank and cutting head. The cutting head includes: four blades protruding from an axis of the bit, each blade having a thickness and being positioned 90 degrees to each adjacent blade to form a cruciform-shaped cross-section. Each of the pair of blades are positioned 90 degrees apart, and the blades of each pair are offset laterally a distance about equal to one-half of the blade thickness. Each blade has a shaped periphery that includes: a first radiused periphery; and a second radiused periphery. The first radiused periphery is shaped to form a spherical frustum-shaped socket portion when rotated about the axis of the drill bit, and includes embedded diamond particles. The second radiused periphery is shaped to form a bullet shaped socket portion when rotated about the axis of the drill bit. |
| US12167946B2 |
Method for producing a molded body and molded body
By using key structures which allow an unambiguous relative positioning, it is possible to produce mold blanks consisting of several layers, from which molded bodies can be produced by machining in an automated manner. These bodies may not only have an irregular but predefined shape, but they also have at least one irregular but predefined parting surface between two layers, the positioning on this parting surface relative to the surface being predefined. |
| US12167945B2 |
Patient ID and sample ID workflow methods and apparatus for facilitating diagnostic testing
A point of care system includes an instrument data manager (IDM) configured to communicate with a diagnostic engine and to (1) obtain identification (ID) information of a patient for which a test is to be performed; (2) obtain ID information of a diagnostic consumable to be used to collect a sample from the patient; (3) link the obtained patient ID information with the obtained diagnostic consumable ID information; and (4) restrict testing using the diagnostic engine by (a) prior to performing a test on a sample collected with a diagnostic consumable, determine ID information of the diagnostic consumable at the diagnostic engine; (b) determine whether the diagnostic consumable is linked with patient information within the IDM; and (c) if so, allow the diagnostic engine to perform a test on the sample collected with the diagnostic consumable. Numerous other embodiments are provided. |
| US12167942B2 |
Surgery assisting device
A surgery assisting device holds a surgical instrument having an end to be inserted into a body cavity of a patient, and controls one or more of a position or an orientation of the surgical instrument. The surgery assisting device includes a first arm and second arms. The first arm has a first end supported by a base and includes a first movable part having movement with one or more degrees of freedom. The second arms are arranged at a second end of the first arm and hold the surgical instrument. Each of the second arms includes second movable parts having movement with five or more degrees of freedom. |
| US12167941B2 |
System and method for spatial positioning of magnetometers
A system and a method for spatial positioning of magnetometers. Said system includes: magnetometers, a magnetometer support, first positioning markers, a photogrammetry system, and a controller. The first positioning markers are a non-rotationally-symmetrical pattern. The photogrammetry system includes photographing devices configured to photograph, at at least two of a plurality of photographing sites, first image data of the first positioning markers by means of one or more photographing devices. The controller is configured to receive data of the first image photographed by the photographing devices, calculate spatial positions of the first positioning markers on the basis of pre-obtained system parameters and the first image data, and then calculate spatial positions and spatial orientations of the magnetometers. |
| US12167940B2 |
Methods and systems for display of patient data in computer-assisted surgery
Methods and systems for performing computer-assisted image-guided surgery, including robotically-assisted surgery. A method of displaying image data includes displaying image data of a patient on a handheld display device, tracking the handheld display device using a motion tracking system, and modifying the image data displayed in response to changes in the position and orientation of the handheld display device. Further embodiments include a sterile case for a handheld display device, display devices on a robotic arm, and methods and systems for performing image-guided surgery using multiple reference marker devices fixed to a patient. |
| US12167937B2 |
Methods and systems for live image acquisition
Various methods and systems are provided for display of live images. In one example, a method for motion compensation in the live images includes acquiring a first set of imaging data from a visible sector of an imaging system, the visible sector including a region of interest displayed to a user, and acquiring a second set of imaging data at an area offset from the visible sector, during the acquiring of the first set of imaging data. The second set of imaging data is used to compensate for gross motion of the region of interest resulting in displacement of at least a portion of the region of interest outside of the visible sector. |
| US12167931B2 |
Sensor interface device providing digital processing of intravascular flow and pressure data
Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel. In some particular embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a stenosis in the coronary arteries by monitoring fluid flow. In some embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure receive analog sensor data that includes fluid flow data and digitizes the analog sensor data according to a quadrature sampling rate. A weighted accumulator performs a baseband conversion on the digitized sensor data and may perform other signal processing steps. The processed data is then provided for use in any one of a number of diagnostic assessments. |
| US12167929B2 |
Orientation reference system for medical imaging
The present invention relates to positioning a medical imaging system in relation to an object. In order to provide improved positioning possibilities which facilitate the workflow during an intervention, a medical imaging apparatus (10) is provided with an image acquisition arrangement (12), which is positionable in relation to an object (16) to acquire image data (18) of the object from different directions. An output unit (14) is arranged to provide the image data. According to the invention, first movement direction indicators (22) are provided to indicate possible movement directions of the image acquisition arrangement in relation to the object. Further, a display apparatus (24), comprising a display area (26) to display image data (30) of an object provided by an image acquisition arrangement and a movement direction indication (28), may be provided, wherein the movement direction indication is configured to provide second movement direction indicators (32) in relation to the displayed image data of the object to indicate possible movement directions of the image acquisition arrangement in relation to the object. The first movement direction indicators and the second movement direction indicators are equivalent. |
| US12167924B2 |
Medical image processing apparatus, recording medium, and system
A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain medical image data related to a coronary artery of a subject. The processing circuitry is configured to derive a value of a blood flow parameter indicating hemodynamics of the coronary artery, on the basis of the medical image data. The processing circuitry is configured to display information indicating a change in the value of the blood flow parameter along the coronary artery, by using a graph of which the vertical axis expresses values of the blood flow parameter and of which the horizontal axis corresponds to the distance direction along the coronary artery and is configured to further display supplementary information indicating the structure of the coronary artery together with the graph. |
| US12167922B2 |
Method and apparatus for emission guided radiation therapy
An apparatus comprising a radiation source, coincident positron emission detectors configured to detect coincident positron annihilation emissions originating within a coordinate system, and a controller coupled to the radiation source and the coincident positron emission detectors, the controller configured to identify coincident positron annihilation emission paths intersecting one or more volumes in the coordinate system and align the radiation source along an identified coincident positron annihilation emission path. |
| US12167918B2 |
Method and system for targeted and adaptive transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
A transcutaneous electrical stimulation system is provided that can include a number of features. In one implementation, the system can include a plurality of electrodes configured to be in contact with a skin surface of a patient. The system can further include a flexible hub electrically connected to the electrodes and configured to be in contact with the patient. A bend sensor can be disposed in the hub and configured to measure a curvature of the hub. The system can include a signal processing device electrically coupled to the plurality of electrodes and the bend sensor, the signal processing device being configured to change stimulation settings of the plurality of electrodes based on the curvature of the hub. In some implementations, the system can include a multi-channel stimulator. Methods of use are also provided. |
| US12167911B2 |
Method and apparatus for muscle tone and limb movement measurement and assessment
The disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for measuring and assessing limb movement properties. The method includes conducting a test protocol with a position, velocity, and resistance meter (PVRM); and obtaining raw data from the PVRM and transmitting the raw data from the PVRM to an electronic device. The method includes processing the raw data to obtain processed data; and obtaining a set of parameters based on the processed data. The method includes obtaining a classification result according to a classifying algorithm based on the set of parameters; and assessing, recording, and displaying a limb movement property according to the classification result. |
| US12167909B2 |
Method and system for magnetic resonance imaging
The present disclosure may provide imaging methods, systems and storage media. The imaging methods may include: obtaining first imaging data acquired by an imaging device, wherein the first imaging data includes data corresponding to a plurality of cardiac cycles; and performing image reconstruction on data corresponding to the plurality of cardiac cycles in the first imaging data to acquire one or more cardiac cines. Each cardiac cine of the one or more cardiac cines may include cardiac images of a plurality of phases in at least one cardiac cycle. |
| US12167906B2 |
Emotion-aware smart refrigerator
An emotion-aware smart refrigerator is provided which may include various sensors and presentation mechanisms to identify a user's interest in item(s) contained within the emotion-aware smart refrigerator via an evoked physiological response, such as a visual evoked potential (VEP). The user's level of interest may also be gauged by the emotion-aware smart refrigerator. With consideration given to the user's VEP as well as the user's level of interest, and other considerations such as the user's diet, desired health goals, dietary restrictions, etc., the emotion-aware smart refrigerator may present suggested items and item amounts to the user. |
| US12167901B2 |
Telementoring control assemblies for robotic surgical systems
Methods and systems are provided for facilitating telementored surgical procedures. The systems include a portable input handle further including a housing, a position sensor disposed adjacent to the housing, and a position transmitter in communication with the position sensor. The position sensor may be configured to sense a pose of the housing relative to the position transmitter. The position transmitter may be configured to receive and transmit the sensed pose of the housing to the robotic surgical system. |
| US12167900B2 |
Co-manipulation surgical system having automated preset robot arm configurations
Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with laparoscopic surgical procedures. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical tools while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Advantageously, the surgical tools may be seamlessly coupled to the robot arms using a disposable coupler while the reusable portions of the robot arm remain in a sterile drape. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument using the robot arm. |
| US12167899B2 |
Systems, methods, and end effectors for guiding prostheses
An assembly for a surgical arm includes a tool to position a prosthesis and an end effector. The tool has a tool shaft extending along a tool axis and a tool engagement surface. The end effector has a mount attachable to the surgical arm, a body portion extending from the mount, a distal end, and a guide portion is at the distal end of the body portion to receive the tool. The guide portion has a pair of arms, each arm extending to an arm end and the arm ends are spaced apart from one another to provide an opening between the arm ends. A channel is formed between the arms and extends along a guide axis. The arms define an arc-shaped guide engagement surface to enable contact with the tool engagement surface for facilitating alignment of the tool axis and the guide axis. |
| US12167898B2 |
Control of device including mechanical arms
A method of initializing the layout of one or more robotic arms controllable by an input object, comprising: entering a paused mode, in which control of movement of the robotic arms by the input object is paused; measuring an input object initialization layout, defined by the layout of at least one segment of the input object; actuating at least a portion of the robotic arms to match the input object initialization layout; and entering a controlled mode, in which movements of the input object control the robotic arms. |
| US12167897B2 |
Robot arm structure and surgical robot manipulator including same
This application relates to a robot arm structure and a manipulator of a surgical robot including the robot arm structure. The robot arm structure includes a first robot arm unit and a second robot arm unit. The first robot arm unit includes a plurality of first link arms, a first joint unit mounted on one of the first link arms and rotating the one of the first link arms about a first axis and a second joint unit installed on at least one of the plurality of first link arms to adjust a length of the at least one link arm. The second robot arm unit includes a second link arm connected to one of the first link arms and a third joint unit using a lengthwise direction of the second link arm as a first rotary shaft and rotating the second link arm. |
| US12167896B2 |
Systems, methods, and catheters for endovascular treatment of a blood vessel
In one aspect, a system for endovascular treatment of a blood vessel includes a control unit, an ultrasound device, an actuator, and a catheter having a treatment portion. The ultrasound device is communicatively coupled to the control unit. The ultrasound device includes an ultrasound probe having a subject contact surface. The actuator is coupled to the ultrasound probe and is operable to move the subject contact surface of the ultrasound prove relative to a treatment zone of a subject. The control unit is configured to determine a position of the treatment portion of the catheter as the catheter is advanced through the blood vessel, and move the subject contact surface of the ultrasound probe relative to the treatment zone of the subject with the actuator to follow the position of the catheter as the catheter is advanced through the blood vessel. |
| US12167893B2 |
Systems and methods facilitating pre-operative prediction of post-operative tissue function
Systems and methods that facilitate the pre-operative prediction of post-operative tissue function to assist a clinician in planning for and carrying out a surgical procedure. In particular, systems and methods that facilitate the pre-operative prediction of post-resection lung tissue function, thus assisting a clinician in determining the location(s) and volume(s) of lung tissue to be resected. |
| US12167891B2 |
Handheld ophthalmic laser system with replaceable contact tips and treatment guide
In some embodiments, an ophthalmic laser system may be provided that does not include a traditional laser console. Instead, the treatment device may be configured to house the treatment light source within the device handle. Additionally, in some embodiments, the handheld treatment device may include a user interface, such as dials and buttons, for adjusting various parameters of the therapeutic light. With certain embodiments, the self-contained handheld treatment device may be operated independent of an AC power source. For example, in some embodiments, the handheld treatment device may be battery powered. Additionally, the handheld treatment device may be disposable or may utilize replaceable distal tips in certain embodiments. Certain embodiments may be particularly designed for transscleral cyclophotocoagulation. Also, treatment guides are provided that may be configured to couple with a treatment device to align the device with a target tissue of the eye. |
| US12167886B2 |
Accurate jaw closure force in a catheter based instrument
A surgical instrument includes a housing, an end effector and an elongated shaft extending therebetween. The end effector is movable between open and closed configurations. The elongated shaft includes a distal portion that is movable between aligned and articulated configurations. The surgical instrument further includes a driving assembly that induces motion in the end effector between open and closed configuration and maintains a closure pressure in the range of about 3 kg/cm2 to about 16 kg/cm2 between aligned and articulated configurations of the elongated shaft. |
| US12167881B2 |
Integrated cold therapy and electrical stimulation systems for locating and treating nerves and associated methods
The present invention generally relates to improved medical devices, systems, and methods. In many embodiments, devices, systems, and methods for locating and treating a target nerve with integrated cold therapy and electrical stimulation systems are provided. For example, nerve stimulation and cryoneurolysis may be delivered concurrently or alternately with the cryo-stimulation device. In some embodiments, the device may be operated by a single operator or clinician. Accordingly, embodiments of the present disclosure may improve nerve targeting during cryoneurolysis procedures. Improvements in nerve localization and targeting may increase treatment accuracy, physician confidence in needle placement during treatment, and clinical efficacy and safety. In turn, such improvements may decrease overall treatment times, the number of repeat treatments, and the re-treatment rate. Further, additional improvements in nerve localization and targeting may reduce the number of needle insertions, applied treatment cycles, and may also reduce the number of cartridge changes. |
| US12167878B2 |
Subtalar plate implant
A subtalar plate implant (12) for correcting and/or altering the alignment of a hyperpronated foot (10) comprises a plate portion (22) and an insert portion (24) that is connected to the plate portion (22). The plate portion (22) is selectively attachable to a lateral aspect of the calcaneus (16). The insert portion (24) is positionable within the subtalar joint (18). The insert portion (24) includes a top surface (236) that Is selectively positionable substantially adjacent to a base of the talus (14), the top surface (236) being angled to allow the talus (14) to articulate over the top surface (236). The insert portion (24) further includes a bottom surface (238) that is selectively positionable substantially adjacent to a dorsal surface of the calcaneus (16), The insert portion (24) can include a groove (356) that is formed along the bottom surface (238) substantially parallel to the plate portion (22). |
| US12167874B2 |
Surgical tether apparatus and methods of use
A spinal treatment system includes a constraint device having an upper tether portion, a lower tether portion and a compliance member coupled therebetween. The upper tether portion is coupled with a superior spinous process of a spinal segment in a patient and the lower tether portion is coupled with an inferior spinous process or sacrum of the spinal segment. The length or tension in the constraint device is adjustable so that the construct of the tether portions and the compliance member provides a force resistant to flexion of the spinal segment. The system also includes a first prosthesis coupled with the spinal segment, wherein the constraint device modulates loads borne by the prosthesis or by tissue adjacent thereto. |
| US12167867B2 |
Occlusion-crossing devices
Occlusion crossing devices and systems. An inner shaft may be configured to rotate and extend within an outer shaft. The inner and outer shafts may include engagement regions to limit distal movement of the inner shaft within the outer shaft. The outer shaft may include a distal opening that is angled to form a tapered distal end. The inner shaft may include a distal end having a fluted tip with cutting edges that are configured to extend through the distal opening of the outer shaft. The inner shaft may include an imaging window. When the cutting edges are fully extended distally through the distal opening of the outer shaft, the tapered distal end of the outer shaft may be configured to occlude the imaging window at a defined rotational position as the inner shaft is rotated relative to the outer shaft to provide a registration mark for imaging. |
| US12167865B2 |
Minimally invasive thrombectomy
A minimally invasive blood clot capturing invention made of nitinol. The nitinol is shaped into a plurality of fingers to form a frame for a basket and funnel to capture and remove blood clots. The basket and funnel being delivered to the blood clot by a catheter. The basket and funnel are capable of being collapsed within a catheter capable of being deployed into a blood vessel, and capable of being retracted into the catheter for removal from the blood vessel. |
| US12167864B1 |
Noninvasive fragmentation of urinary tract stones with focused ultrasound
A method for attempting to fragment or comminute an object in a body using ultrasound includes producing a burst wave lithotripsy (BWL) waveform by a therapy transducer. The BWL waveform is configured to fragment or comminute the object. The BWL waveform includes a first burst of continuous ultrasound cycles and a second burst of continuous ultrasound cycles. A burst frequency corresponds to a frequency of repeating the bursts of the BWL waveform. The method also includes determining a cycle frequency f of the continuous ultrasound cycles within the first burst and the second burst based on a target fragment size D, where the cycle frequency is: f(MHz)=0.47/D(mm). |
| US12167862B2 |
Orthopaedic surgical instrument system for implanting a prosthetic patella component and method of use
An orthopaedic surgical instrument system includes a compression socket configured for coupling with a selected one of a number of compressible bases. Each compressible base is shaped to conform with a posterior surface of either a dome patella implant component or an anatomical patella implant component. |
| US12167859B2 |
Intramedullary nail with wire or magnet for targeting of a bone-anchor locking hole
In one embodiment, an intramedullary nail has a body that includes proximal and distal ends and an inner surface that defines at least one locking hole that extends into an outer surface of the body so as to receive a bone anchor to lock the nail in a medullary canal of a bone. The body has a first biocompatible material that defines at least a portion of the outer surface. The nail has a second material that is different from, and at least partially encapsulated in, the first material. The second material can produce at least one of an electrical current and a magnetic field, and is supported by the nail body such that a position of the at least one bone-anchor locking hole can be detected based on the at least one of the electrical current and the magnetic field. |
| US12167857B2 |
Clamp device for hemostasis or closure of tissue and medical instrument for hemostasis or closure of tissue
A clamp device for hemostasis or closure of tissue, including clamp housing and at least two clamp arms, wherein clamp arms can be coupled to distal end of control wire of medical instrument to stop bleeding of blood vessel, clamp device can be actuated to open and close clamp arms, which are coupled to each other or can be coupled at proximal ends, clamp arms is provided with guide groove, and guide grooves of clamp arms partially overlap each other, and guide pin attached to clamp housing, and extending in overlapping part of guide grooves and passing therethrough, so that by means of fitting of guide pin and guide grooves, movement of pivot axis is converted into closing movement of clamp arms or opening movement of clamp arms about pivot axis, holding hole being provided on each of clamp arm, holding hole extending from side thereof into guide groove. |
| US12167855B2 |
Device for implantation in a left atrial appendage of the heart
A device for implantation in a left atrial appendage of the heart comprises docking station comprising a radially expansible element that is adjustable between a contracted orientation suitable for transluminal delivery and a deployed orientation configured to anchor within the left atrial appendage and fluidically isolate the left atrial appendage from the left atrium, the docking station also includes a recessed socket accessible from the left atrium through an opening, and a closure coving the opening. A modular active element is configured for detachable engagement within the recessed socket of the docking station. The modular active element comprises a treatment element configured to electrically stimulate heart tissue, thermally stimulate heart tissue, electroporate heart tissue, or deliver a substance into heart tissue or a chamber of the heart, or a sensing element configured to detect a parameter selected from temperature, pressure, electrical signal, heart rate, or respiratory rate. |
| US12167851B2 |
Treatment instrument
A treatment tool includes: an end effector configured to implement treatment of living tissue; an operation input portion configured to receive operation; a tubular portion provided along a longitudinal axis of the treatment tool, the tubular portion having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the end effector, the second end being provided with a first engagement portion; a driver configured to move along the longitudinal axis according to the operation on the operation input portion, the driver including a second engagement portion configured to engage with the first engagement portion; and a pusher configured to connect the tubular portion and the driver to each other by coming into contact with the tubular portion toward a central axis of the tubular portion in a state where the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion have engaged with each other. |
| US12167849B2 |
Techniques for adaptive control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument
A method of controlling motor velocity in a surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a displacement member, a motor coupled to the displacement member, a control circuit coupled to the motor, a position sensor coupled to the control circuit, and a timer coupled to the control circuit. The method includes receiving a first position of a displacement member from a position sensor, starting a timer, advancing the displacement member to a second position by setting a motor velocity to a first velocity, receiving the second positon from the position sensor, stopping the timer when the displacement member reaches the second position, receiving elapsed time from the timer, wherein the elapsed time is the time taken by the displacement to move from the first position to the second positon, and controlling, by the control circuit, velocity of the motor based on the elapsed time. |
| US12167847B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for coupling flexible filament to soft tissue
Devices, systems and/or methods for fixating soft tissue at a soft tissue site are provided. The system includes a base member with multiple passer devices that carry a first suture therewith. The passer devices and first suture are passed through soft tissue to form loops adjacent at least a portion of the passer devices along one side of the soft tissue. A second suture is threaded through each of the loops and the passer devices are removed from the soft tissue. In this manner, first and second sutures may be coupled to the soft tissue. |
| US12167845B2 |
Knotless suture anchor with internal suture locking mechanism
A readily implantable knotless suture anchor that de-couples the angle of insertion of the anchor from the tissue passage step and other steps of conventional procedures. An anchor provides an internal locking mechanism configured such that: suture knots do not have to be tied; suture and tissue tension can be easily adjusted intraoperatively; and suture passage and tensioning can be done at a variety of positions and angles. A method includes: passing a first suture through a patient's tissue and then through a loop of a shuttle suture; pulling the free end of the shuttle suture until the first suture passes through an internal suture locking mechanism; applying tension in the first suture until adequate tension is achieved with respect to the tissue; automatically engaging an internal locking member; and securing the first suture against further relative movement with respect to the anchor. |
| US12167843B2 |
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) tunnel filler
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) tunnel filler medical device including device anchors coupled to and extending outwardly from a filler portion of a device frame that has a generally planar shape configured to fill a PFO tunnel, and a delivery system including the same are described herein. The medical device includes a fabric layer and the device anchors are configured to extend outwardly from the device frame. |
| US12167842B2 |
Handle and cartridge system for medical interventions
An apparatus for transferring mechanical energy in a handle to a cartridge to manipulate tissue or anatomical structures within the body of a human or animal subject for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders. |
| US12167841B2 |
Biopsy devices and related methods of use
A biopsy device may include a first jaw having a first distal tip configured to pierce tissue, and a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between a closed configuration where the first jaw and the second jaw are axially aligned, and an open configuration where the first jaw and the second jaw are offset from one another, the second jaw having a second distal tip proximal to the first distal tip in the closed configuration. |
| US12167840B2 |
Attachment assembly as well as video laryngoscope system
An attachment assembly for a camera arm of a video laryngoscope including a spatula and a protective cap, wherein the spatula has a base body with a handle end and a patient end opposite the handle end as well as a channel formed in the base body for receiving the camera arm, wherein the channel is open both towards the handle end and towards the patient end, wherein the protective cap is a component part separate from the spatula, is insertable into the channel and includes an at least partially transparent protective section, wherein the protective cap is designed such that a tip of the camera arm of the video laryngoscope can be engaged in the protective section and to be covered by the protective section. Moreover, a video laryngoscope system is shown. |
| US12167834B2 |
Colon linearizing device, colon linearizing system including the same and method of manufacturing the colon linearizing device
A colon linearizing device installed in an endoscope to linearize a colon by performing translation and expansion motions in the colon may include a ring-shaped proximal member installed to surround an outer circumferential surface of an insertion tube of an endoscope, a fixed end secured to the insertion tube, a ring-shaped distal member positioned between the proximal member and the fixed end and movably installed along a longitudinal direction of the insertion tube, and an elastic member connected between the fixed end and the distal member. |
| US12167830B2 |
Video endoscope with a rotatable coupling point
A video endoscope that includes a handle with a housing and an interface portion rotatably mounted relative to the housing, and an elongate shaft with one or more electronic image sensors, wherein a proximal end section of the shaft is detachably connected to the interface portion of the handle, where the interface portion includes a first connector element electrically connected to an electric transmission element of the interface portion and the shaft includes a second connector element electrically connected to the one or more electronic image sensors, the first and second connector elements co-operating to form a detachable electrical connection, and where the handle includes an electrical connection assembly arranged at an exterior of the interface portion forming an electrical connection to at least one stationary electric and/or electronic component of the handle in a multiplicity of rotational positions of the interface portion relative to the housing. |
| US12167827B2 |
Autonomous cleaning device
An autonomous cleaning device is provided. The autonomous cleaning device includes: a device body; and a drive module, a cleaning module and a sensing module, wherein the drive module, the cleaning module and the sensing module are detachably assembled to the device body, respectively. |
| US12167826B2 |
Autonomous vacuum operation in response to dirt detection
An automated cleaning device includes a chassis, a controller operably connected to a drive assembly and configured to move the chassis within an area to be cleaned in repeated cleaning cycles, a cleaning unit carried by the chassis, a sensor configured to detect material drawn into the cleaning unit and provide a debris signal corresponding to an amount of material drawn into the cleaning unit, the controller being operably connected to the sensor and configured to generate a high-material indicator in response to the debris signal exceeding a predetermined debris threshold, and determining whether the autonomous cleaner is in a high traffic area when the chassis moves within the area to be cleaned based on locations of high-material indicators. |
| US12167818B2 |
Toilet cover plate and toilet
A toilet cover plate includes a seat ring including a seat ring hole disposed at a middle portion of the seat ring and includes a seat ring sealing element disposed at a bottom portion of the seat ring. The seat ring sealing element includes a first sealing strip configured to seal a toilet body of a toilet. The toilet cover plate also includes a seat cover, including a seat cover sealing ring disposed at a bottom portion of the seat cover and configured to seal the seat ring. When the seat ring is closed to cover the toilet body, the first sealing strip is contacted with the toilet body. When the seat cover is closed to cover the seat ring, the seat cover sealing ring is contacted with the seat ring. |
| US12167811B2 |
Coffee machine with robotic arms and a lift traveling between platform levels
A coffee machine includes a first housing and a second housing, wherein the second housing is disposed on top of the first housing. The second housing comprises a first platform, a second platform disposed below the first platform, and a lift disposed at a first side of the second housing and configured to translate between the first platform and the second platform. The second housing further comprises a first robotic arm disposed above the first platform, a second robotic arm disposed between the second platform and the first platform, and a coffee brewing machine actionable to dispense one or more fluids into a cup. The coffee machine further comprises an information handling system comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to actuate the first robotic arm, the second robotic arm, the coffee brewing machine, and the lift. |
| US12167810B2 |
Food heating device and food heating method using the same
A food heating device and a food heating method are provided. The food heating device includes a placement device and a heating device. The placement device includes a casing and a placement board. The placement board is disposed in the casing and is configured to place a food item. The heating device includes a steam portion, a hot water portion and an injection member. The steam portion and the hot water portion are in communication with the injection member, the injection member passes through the casing and is movably provided corresponding to the placement board, and the steam portion and the hot water portion are configured to inject steam and hot water into the food item on the placement board through the injection member so as to heat the food item. |
| US12167804B2 |
Rail storage system with end caps
A storage rail assembly and an end cap system for a storage rail assembly are provided. A storage rail assembly includes a first rail configured to be coupled to a wall. The first rail extends from a left end to a right end along a first longitudinal axis. The assembly further includes a first left end cap coupled to the left end of the rail, the left end cap including a concave pocket extending inwardly from a left face of the first left end cap and having a pocket contact surface; and a right end cap coupled to the right end of the rail, the right end cap including a projection extending outwardly from a right face of the right end cap, wherein the projection is configured to be received in a pocket of a second left end cap to form a horizontal rail assembly. |
| US12167799B2 |
Infant positioner with repositionable entertainment component
An infant positioner and an entertainment component that is useable with the infant positioner in different positions. The entertainment component can be placed in at least a first position and a second position different from the first position. The entertainment component is coupled to a support structure of the infant positioner while the entertainment component is in the first position as well as in the second position. |
| US12167798B2 |
Ergonomic chair
An ergonomic chair comprising a seat, a lower leg support, a chest support and a hip support. The seat is configured to support the posterior thigh and/or buttocks of a seated user, the seat being configured to urge the hip of the seated user in a forward direction. The lower leg support is configured to support the anterior side of the lower legs of the seated user. The chest support is configured to support the chest of the seated user in a forward leaning position of the seated user. The hip support is configured to support the anterior hip of a seated user as the seat urges the seated user's hip forwardly towards the hip support. |
| US12167797B2 |
Seat clip and chair
The invention provides a seat clip (1) for attaching a seat to a frame of a chair, comprising an upper portion (2) arranged to be attached to the seat (6), a lower portion (3) comprising a latching element (5) arranged to be reversibly attached to the frame (7) by positive locking, and an intermediate portion (4) connecting the upper portion (2) to the lower portion (3) and being flexible, such that the seat clip can be deformed when pressure is applied to the intermediate portion (4) and/or the lower portion (3) in order to attach the latching element (5) to the frame (7). |
| US12167794B2 |
Submersion system
An unsealed submersion system for at least partially submerging furniture in a body of water. The unsealed submersion system comprising one or more pieces of furniture having an interior chamber configured to simultaneously hold water, while maintaining an internal vacuum, and still allowing water to freely flow between the interior of the furniture and the body of water. The unsealed submersion system also includes a pump assembly to draw air out of the interior chamber thereby creating the interior vacuum. |
| US12167793B2 |
Tilting/lifting chair
According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present disclosure there is provided a chair including a base component, a seat component connected to the base component by a central hinge, and a back-rest component connected to the seat component by a back hinge, wherein when the chair is in a sitting position, the seat component is lower than the central hinge. Related apparatus and methods are also described. |
| US12167792B2 |
Revolving shelf multi-shelf cabinet storage system
A cabinet storage system includes a front vertical member, a rear vertical member and planar horizontal members coupled with the front vertical member and the rear vertical member and extending therebetween to form a multi-shelf storage container. The system also including a slide coupled with the multi-shelf storage container, the multi-shelf storage container slideable out of a cabinet carcass in which the multi-shelf storage container is mounted. The system also includes a swivel. The swivel including a base and a rotatable table. The base fixedly coupled with a planar surface of one of the planar horizontal members, and a horizontal shelf fixedly coupled with the rotatable table in a plane parallel with the one of the planar horizontal members. |
| US12167788B2 |
Dispenser and method of assembling a dispenser
A dispenser includes a container, an applicator and a head part. The head part has the applicator, and is axially moveable relative to an outlet of the container. The head part includes a passage connected to the applicator in a fluid conducting manner, the passage further being connected to the container in a fluid conducting manner in an activated state of the dispenser and with no fluid communication being possible in a storage state of the dispenser. The passage extends along an outer circumferential surface of the head part, the head part having a base with a seal configured to seal with respect to the outlet of the container in the storage state of the dispenser. |
| US12167785B2 |
Container puff and container provided with same
Provided is a container puff and a container provided with same, the container puff including a cushion such as liquid silicone filled in a space between a soft type first skin and a hard type second skin, and maximizing application performance and convenience of use of a stored material discharged from a coupled container through a through hole (or a nozzle provided through the through hole). By using the container puff and the container provided with same, the spreadability (uniform and fast application characteristics) of the agents is improved and the use thereof is convenient when cosmetics such as sunblock, medications such as a pain relieving liquid, adhesives such as glue, and various liquid application agents such as other gel type agents are rubbed onto an object subjected to application, such as a body. |
| US12167783B2 |
Rotary open-close type sun umbrella
A rotary open-close type sun umbrella includes a standing post, umbrella ribs and umbrella cloths; an unfolding device is arranged at the upper end of the standing post, and the unfolding device is rotatably connected with the standing post; a plurality of umbrella ribs is arranged on the unfolding device, and the umbrella ribs are connected to umbrella cloths; each umbrella cloth is connected with two adjacent umbrella ribs, thus enabling the plurality of umbrella ribs and umbrella cloths to be sequentially connected to form an umbrella surface; the standing post is provided with a driving device, and the driving device is in transmission connection with the unfolding device, thereby allowing the umbrella surface to be unfolded or folded; the rotating arms are rotatably arranged on a mandrel; the mandrel propels one of the rotating arms and the corresponding umbrella rib to rotate. |
| US12167778B2 |
Fastening device
A fastening device is applied for being installed at an article and includes a base, a coupling member and a reel member. The base is located at the article and includes a bottom cover and a rotating plate, the bottom cover includes a bore, and the rotating plate is movably coupled to the bottom cover. The coupling member inserts an installing hole of the article and the bore, the coupling member is coupled to the rotating plate, and the reel member is coupled to a lace and disposed at the base. The rotating plate is rotated to move the coupling member in the bore, thereby narrowing a gap between the base and the article. |
| US12167772B2 |
Ventilated shoesole
A sole for footwear and footwear including the sole wherein the sole includes a first layer having a plurality of orifices passing through and configured to be connected to an upper of a footwear article and to form an inner environment of the footwear, and a second layer coupled to the first layer, having a plurality of chambers and one or more channels or passages fluidly connecting the orifices and chambers. The sole also includes a pressurization device in fluid communication with the channels or passages and is configured to increase the air pressure in the plurality of chambers and regulating valves in fluid communication with the channels or passages to regulate a pressure in the plurality of chambers. |
| US12167768B2 |
System of modular footwear
A modular footwear having individual versatility is provided comprising an insole for primary support and a sole provided thereon. The footwear further comprises a heel provided on the insole having a heel counter provided on an upper periphery of the heel and wherein the insole defines a channel for receiving an attachment means to securely attach the footwear to the individual. |
| US12167765B2 |
Smart helmet
Systems, methods, and devices for protecting a user head are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method can comprise receiving, by a processor operatively coupled to a helmet device, helmet data comprising at least one of statistical data, statistical models, or natural intelligence algorithms. The computer-implemented method can also comprise inflating, by a gas delivery system of the helmet device, a pressure chamber element of the helmet device based on the helmet data. Furthermore, the computer-implemented method can comprise scanning, by a sensor system of the helmet device, surrounding environments of the helmet device for object data. |
| US12167764B2 |
Protective liner for headwear
A protective headwear liner may include an encasement and a moldable and hardenable material within the encasement. The encasement is deformable to a U-shape while containing the material prior to hardening of the material. The U-shape may have a flat front and two flat sides corresponding to a front and sides of a person's head, respectively, wherein the two flat sides are joined to the flat front by curves. The material is configured to retain the U-shape following hardening of the material. |
| US12167759B2 |
Protective headband
A headband is provided which has a fabric layer defining pockets, padding layers positioned circumferentially around the headband in the pockets, and an impact panel. The impact panel is positioned to be proximate to the forehead of a wearer of the headband. One of the padding layers is positioned behind the impact panel, such that the padding layer is positioned between the impact panel and the forehead of a wearer. |
| US12167756B2 |
Utilization method and tag with embedded RF-enabled chip
A method utilizing a tag with embedded RF-enabled chip that includes steps of providing an apparel body of a cloth material or a body of a non-apparel tangible item such as, without limitation, mug, bottle, box, hat, or any other widely available retail product, a RF tag layup with a first tag layer of a polymeric adhesive material directly coupled to the apparel body or body and a second tag layer directly coupled to the first tag layer to encapsulate and define a chip cavity with an electronic chip disposed therein and having a non-transitory memory storage operably configured to store digital data thereon and a data transmitter operably configured to wirelessly transfer the stored digital data through an electronic communication protocol and using radio waves, and a data reader operably configured to receive the digital data stored on the non-transitory memory storage of the electronic chip. Then, the process includes storing digital data and utilizing the data reader to receive the digital data from the non-transitory memory storage of the electronic chip. |
| US12167751B2 |
Smoking substitute apparatus
A smoking substitute apparatus is disclosed, having: an air inlet; an outlet; and a flow passage formed between the air inlet and the outlet. A vaporization chamber is in communication with the flow passage, the vaporization chamber having an aerosol generator configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor by heating. The aerosol generator comprises a vaporizer element loaded with aerosol precursor, the vaporizer element being heatable by a heater and presenting a vaporizer element surface to air in the vaporization chamber. The air inlet, flow passage, outlet and the vaporization chamber are configured so that the cooling rate of the vapor is such that the time taken to cool to 50° C. is not less than 16 ms under certain conditions. |
| US12167749B2 |
Child-resistant smoking article package
Provided is a child-resistant smoking article package (100) including a case (110) with an opening (112), a child-resistant closure (120) for closing the opening (112) of the case (110), and a smoking article holder (130) provided inside the case (110). The smoking article holder (130) is coupled to the closure (120), wherein the smoking article holder (130) comprises at least one storage compartment (132) configured to receive a smoking article (136) therein. |
| US12167748B2 |
Hookah
A hookah including a glass tube and a push rod. The bottom end of the push rod is disposed in the glass tube and is movable in the inner wall of the glass tube when being pushed by force. The tobacco material is loaded in the glass tube and between the bottom end of the push rod and the opening of the glass tube; and smoke produced by the atomization of the tobacco material flows in an air passage of the push rod. |
| US12167744B2 |
Nicotine liquid formulations for aerosol devices and methods thereof
A nicotine liquid formulation comprising nicotine, an acid, and a biologically acceptable liquid carrier, wherein heating an amount of said nicotine liquid formulation using low temperature electronic vaporization device, i.e., an electronic cigarette, generates an inhalable aerosol, and wherein at least about 50% of said acid in said amount is in said aerosol, and wherein at least about 90% of said nicotine in said amount is in said aerosol. |
| US12167738B2 |
Individualized animal dry food composition and kit
The present invention relates to a method for providing an individualized nutritionally complete diet for an animal, in particular an animal with one or more pathological condition(s). The present invention also relates to a device for providing an individualized nutritionally complete diet for an animal, having means adapted to execute the steps of the method. The present invention also relates to a computer program to cause the device to execute the steps of the method. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon the computer program is further provided. Kits and compositions are further provided. |
| US12167736B2 |
Chewing gum compositions comprising multiple sweeteners
The present disclosure is directed to chewing gum compositions having an improved sweetener release profile. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to chewing gum compositions comprising a combination of high potency sweeteners that includes at least one steviol glycoside and at least one high potency sweetener other than the steviol glycoside that does not demonstrate cross-adaptation with the steviol glycoside. When incorporated into chewing gum compositions, this combination of high potency sweeteners may be used to provide a consistent sweetness profile to the gum for extended periods of chewing. |
| US12167733B2 |
Pseudomonas strains and their metabolites to control plant diseases
The present disclosure concerns methods of using novel bacterial strains of 0617-T307, 0917-T305, 0917-T306, 0917-T307, 0118-T319, 0318-T327, and 0418-T328, the cell broth and novel metabolites produced from the bacterial strains, that can inhibit the growth of a variety of microbial species for a variety of crops. The methods include use of novel, potent antimicrobial metabolites produced from the strains corresponding to compounds having Formulas (I), (II), and (III): |
| US12167731B2 |
Fungicides to prevent and control fungal pathogens
A field of biological fungicides with a broad range of antifungal activity coming from plant extracts from the order of Brassicales or molecules revealing similar chemical structure. In particular, Applicants surprisingly provided a new usage of a combination of sulfonyl and sulfinyl containing aliphatic glucosinolates, their by-products and synthetic analogues as efficient antifungal compounds with broad spectrum of activity. |
| US12167727B1 |
Trap
The application provides a rodent or possum trap (101) comprising: a tunnel (102) for receiving a rodent or possum,a mechanical kill mechanism (103), the kill mechanism comprising, a spring-loaded strike edge (105) and optionally additionally comprises a mechanical trigger, andat least one trap door (104) having a closed position and an open position; wherein when the kill mechanism (103) is arranged so that when it is activated by a rodent in the tunnel (102) it kills the rodent and opens the trap door (104) to release the deceased rodent from the rodent trap. |
| US12167726B1 |
Termite detection and mitigation system
A termite detection and mitigation system can gather data describing conditions at a location, including the location's elevation, soil type, topography, weather conditions, and season. The termite detection and mitigation system can additionally obtain sensor data describing environmental conditions within a structure (e.g., a home or other building) at the location. Sensor data may be obtained using a termite sensing device placed within the structure. The termite detection and mitigation system can develop models that characterize how likely it is that termites are present within a structure based on its sensor data and associated location data. Using the models, the termite detection and mitigation system can alert users when there is a likelihood that termites are present. The termite detection and mitigation system can also deploy mitigation responses, such as poisons or sealants, to mitigate the termite intrusion. |
| US12167722B2 |
Apparatus for growing invertebrates
An apparatus for growing invertebrates, such as arthropods, rheumatoid worms and nematodes is described. The apparatus includes a rotatable casing defining a chamber and at least one growing platform inside said casing. Inside the casing there is a group of first pipes having a pipe wall. The first pipes are configured to act as growing platforms providing growing spaces for the invertebrates. Preferably the number of first pipes is more than three. The first pipes may be immovably attached to the casing. |
| US12167719B2 |
Feed spreader including pivotable cargo transport apparatus
A feed spreader apparatus adapted to mount readily to a receiver hitch includes a feed hopper portion, a hinge assembly that permits the hopper to be pivoted from a first upright position to a second down position providing a platform adapted to transport cargo and unimpeded access to contents of the truck bed. |
| US12167717B2 |
Birding accessories
A birding accessory assembly includes a birding accessory, such as a bird bath, a pole for supporting the bird bath on the ground or other surface, and a removably interlocking feature between the bottom face of the accessory and the top end of the pole. The interlocking interface can include a plurality of knobs projecting from the bottom face of the accessory and a cam plate mounted on the pole. The cam plate defines a like plurality of ramp segments to receive the knobs. With the knobs disposed within the ramp segments, the accessory is rotated so that the knobs advance toward a lower end of the ramp segments. A side opening at the end of each segment receives a boss projecting from each knob to snap or click into engagement. An array of magnets carried by the cam plate can magnetically engage a metal plate integrated into the bottom face of the accessory. |
| US12167713B2 |
Soybean variety CL1941882
The present invention is directed in part to soybean variety CL1941232, CL1941326, CL1941886, CL1941882, CL1941366, CL1941287, CL1941298, CL1941446, CL1941831, and/or CL1942000 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to soybean variety CL1941232, CL1941326, CL1941886, CL1941882, CL1941366, CL1941287, CL1941298, CL1941446, CL1941831, and/or CL1942000 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1941232, CL1941326, CL1941886, CL1941882, CL1941366, CL1941287, CL1941298, CL1941446, CL1941831, and/or CL1942000, e.g., in a breeding program. |
| US12167708B2 |
Vegetation hanger
A vegetation hanger includes a hanger portion and a crossbar. The hanger portion includes a first aperture, a stem, and a base. The first aperture is configured for handling of the vegetation hanger. The stem includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The stem extends from the first end portion towards the second end portion and defines a second aperture configured for hanging of the vegetation hanger. The crossbar is coupled to the hanger portion and defines a linear plate having a first edge, a second edge, a first end portion, and a second end portion. |
| US12167707B1 |
Seed planter with positionable tank
A seed planter assembly for planting seeds in rows throughout a field includes at least one tank for storing the seeds and a seed hose in communication with the at least one tank for delivering the seeds to the field. The seed planter assembly also includes a support frame for supporting the at least one tank and the seed hose, and a linkage assembly (e.g., including a four-bar linkage) coupled with the support frame and the at least one tank. The linkage assembly is configured for lifting the at least one tank from a first orientation proximate to a support surface to a second orientation spaced farther apart from the support surface. The seed planter assembly can also include an actuator (e.g., a hydraulic actuator) connected between the support frame and the linkage assembly for moving the at least one tank between the first orientation and the second orientation. |
| US12167705B2 |
Gauge wheel system
The present invention relates generally to agricultural devices, and in particular, to a gauge wheel system for use in an agricultural device. In one aspect of the invention there is provided a gauge wheel for use on cultivation equipment comprising a hub member having a central bearing portion for mounting to the cultivation equipment; a peripheral flange portion displaced laterally with respect to the hub member; and a resilient coil member mounted to a surface of the hub member at a proximal end and comprising at least two windings that extend between the hub member and the peripheral flange portion to terminate at a free distal end adjacent the peripheral flange portion; wherein the free distal end of the resilient coil member is constrained to prevent contact of the resilient coil member with the peripheral flange portion. |
| US12171148B2 |
Fabrication methods
Various fabrication methods are disclosed. In one such method, at least one structure is formed on a substrate which protrudes outwardly from a plane of the substrate. A beam is used to form a layer of material, at least part of which is in direct contact with a semiconductor structure on the substrate, the semiconductor structure comprising at least one nanowire. The beam has a non-zero angle of incidence relative to the normal of the plane of the substrate such that the beam is incident on one side of the protruding structure, thereby preventing a portion of the nanowire in a shadow region adjacent the other side of the protruding structure in the plane of the substrate from being covered with the material. |
| US12171146B2 |
Vibrator device
A vibrator device includes a package including a base that is a semiconductor substrate and a lid that is a semiconductor substrate and has a housing section, a vibrator element and a passive element housed in the housing section and placed at the base, an oscillation circuit placed at the base and electrically coupled to the vibrator element, and a circuit that is placed at the base or the lid, is electrically coupled to the passive element, and operates based on an oscillation signal from the oscillation circuit. |
| US12171139B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
A compound having a metal coordination complex structure, where the compound is capable of functioning as a phosphorescent emitter in an organic light emitting device at room temperature is disclosed. The compound has a first ligand coordinated to a metal. The free-state of the first ligand has a first triplet energy T1 of EL at 77K, while the compound has a first triplet energy T1 of E at 77K, and the difference in energy (ΔE) between E and EL is ≤250 meV. The compound has a triplet emission spectrum with a FWHM value of no more than 45 nm. Organic light emitting devices, consumer products, and formulations containing the compounds are also disclosed. |
| US12171137B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
A compound comprising a ligand LA of Formula I coordinated to a metal M as represented by the dotted lines wherein ring A is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, and ring B is a multicyclic ring system comprising four to eight fused 5-membered or 6-membered, carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings; wherein the ring B includes a structure of Formula II wherein ring C is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, and the dotted lines of Formula II represent fusion of the structure of Formula II as part of the multicyclic ring system of ring B; T1, T2, and T3 are independently selected from N or C; and L is a linker L2-L1 with L2 and L1 independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, NRN, CR1R2, CR3R4, SiR1R2, and SiR3R4; wherein at least one of L1 or L2 is CR1CR2 or SiR1R2; and the metal M is selected from the group consisting of Ir, Rh, Re, Ru, Os, Pt, Pd, Au, and Cu. An OLED that includes an organic layer, and the organic layer comprises a compound of Formula I above. An OLED that includes an organic layer including a compound with a ligand LA of Formula I, and a consumer product with an OLED. |
| US12171136B2 |
Solar cell cutting and passivation integrated processing method and solar cell thereof
Disclosed are a solar cell cutting and passivation integrated processing method and a solar cell prepared using the method. The solar cell includes a substrate (1), a front electrode layer (2), a light absorption layer (3) and a back electrode layer (4) from bottom to top. Before laser structured cutting is performed for the back electrode layer (4), a protective layer (5) is disposed on a surface of the back electrode layer (4), and then laser structured cutting is performed for the back electrode layer (4), or the back electrode layer (4) and the light absorption layer (3) simultaneously through the protective layer (5) to obtain a corresponding structured trench (P3) while the protective layer (5) is kept from being cut by laser, and a material of the protective layer (5) is partially molten due to a localized high temperature generated by the laser processing in a laser structured cutting process and infiltrates into an underlying corresponding structured trench (P3). In this method, at the time of performing laser cutting processing, passivation is performed for newly-processed trench at the same time, reducing production costs, saving processing time. Further, the trench edges after cutting are repaired to improve the morphology of the processed trench, improving the stability of the cell and extending the service life of the cell. |
| US12171133B2 |
Display device with sub-pixels and sensing elements
A display device includes a base layer, and a pixel layer disposed on the base layer. The pixel layer includes reference pixel units and photo-sensing elements. Each of the reference pixel units includes a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a third light-emitting element. Each of the photo-sensing elements is interposed between two second light-emitting elements adjacent to each other in a first direction, and at least one of the first light-emitting element or the third light-emitting element includes a plurality of sub-light-emitting elements electrically connected to each other. |
| US12171124B2 |
Display substrate and preparation method thereof, and display apparatus
The present disclosure provides a display substrate, a preparation method thereof and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a display region and an edge region located around the display region; the edge region includes a composite insulating layer disposed on a substrate, a power cord disposed on the composite insulating layer and an isolation dam disposed on the power cord, wherein the isolation dam is provided with auxiliary power cords. Both an auxiliary power cord of the isolation dam adjacent to the display region and an auxiliary power cord of the isolation dam away from the display region are lapped on the power cord. |
| US12171122B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus including the same
A display panel includes a substrate including a first display area, a second display area, a first display element in the first display area, and a second display element in the second display area; a first pixel circuit in the first display area and electrically connected to the first display element; a second pixel circuit arranged outside the second display area and electrically connected to the second display element; an inorganic insulating layer arranged over the substrate and including a groove corresponding to the second display area; and a connection wiring arranged inside the groove and electrically connecting the second display element to the second pixel circuit, wherein the connection wiring and at least one of conductive layers of the second pixel circuit include a same material, and the connection wiring includes portions having different widths depending on a position of the connect wiring arranged in the second display area. |
| US12171121B2 |
Transparent display device capable of minimizing size of non-transmissive area
A transparent display device reducing or minimizing the size of a non-transmissive area is provided. The transparent display device includes a substrate having thereon transmissive areas and a plurality of subpixels in a non-transmissive area disposed between the transmissive areas, a first signal line extended between the transmissive areas in a first direction, a second signal line extended between the transmissive areas in a second direction, and a capacitor including a first capacitor pattern portion longitudinally provided between the first signal line and the transmissive area in the first direction and a second capacitor pattern portion extended from one end of the first capacitor pattern portion and longitudinally provided between the second signal line and the transmissive area in the second direction. |
| US12171118B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a circular display area and a non-display area surrounding the circular display area. The display device may further include a load matcher disposed adjacent to an edge of the circular display area in the circular display area, a pixel disposed in the circular display area, spaced apart from the non-display area by the load matcher, and connected to the load matcher, and a repair pixel disposed adjacent to the edge of the circular display area in the non-display area, and connected to the pixel. |
| US12171116B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus may include a substrate, a display element disposed above the substrate, an encapsulation layer disposed above the display element and including an inorganic encapsulation layer and an organic encapsulation layer, and a touch-sensing layer disposed above the encapsulation layer. The touch-sensing layer may include a first insulating layer including a side surface inclined with respect to a top surface of the encapsulation layer and including an organic material. The touch-sensing layer may include a conductive layer including sensing electrodes, and a second insulating layer covering the conductive layer and including a refractive index that may be different from that of the first insulating layer. |
| US12171114B2 |
Display apparatus
Provided is a display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure which includes a substrate including a display area and at least one non-display area; a light emitting device and a plurality of transistors disposed in the display area of the substrate; and a power wiring disposed in the at least one non-display area and electrically connected to the plurality of transistors and the light emitting device. The at least one non-display area includes a camera hole area and a disconnection area, and the disconnection area has a closed loop shape to surround the camera hole area. Therefore, provided is a display apparatus that is more stable for permeation of moisture and oxygen. |
| US12171113B2 |
Flexible OLED substrate and encapsulation method thereof
A flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) substrate includes a flexible substrate, an inorganic barrier layer, an OLED device, and an adhesive-filling layer. The inorganic barrier layer is disposed on the flexible substrate. The OLED device is disposed on the inorganic barrier layer. The adhesive-filling layer covers the OLED device and the inorganic barrier layer. The flexible substrate further comprises a base substrate, a bending portion, and a covering portion. A thin film transistor layer is disposed on the base substrate, and the bending portion is connected to the base substrate and the covering portion. The covering portion covers the adhesive-filling layer and is stacked above the base substrate. |
| US12171112B2 |
Display device and electronic apparatus
A display device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a transparent substrate, an element substrate, a color filter layer, a metal electrode layer, and a transparent adhesive layer. The element substrate includes an opposing surface facing the transparent substrate, and an organic EL element that emits light from a display region of the opposing surface. The color filter layer is disposed on the opposing surface to avoid a bonding region provided in a peripheral region surrounding the display region of the opposing surface. The metal electrode layer is disposed on the element substrate to avoid at least a part of an overlapping region that overlaps with the bonding region when viewed from the transparent substrate. The transparent adhesive layer bonds the transparent substrate and the element substrate to each other via the bonding region. |
| US12171111B2 |
Display panel and electroluminescent display device including the same
A display panel includes a first insulation film including a first hole exposing a portion of an upper surface of an auxiliary electrode, a second insulation film including a second hole overlapping the first hole of the first insulation film, an electrode pattern disposed on a portion of an upper surface of the first insulation film and overlapping the second hole of the second insulation film, a first electrode of a light emitting device disposed on the second insulation film, a bank overlapping a portion of an upper surface of the first electrode and disposed on the second insulation film, a light emitting layer of the light emitting layer disposed on the portion of the upper surface of the auxiliary electrode, and a second electrode of the light emitting device, contacting the portion of the upper surface of the auxiliary electrode overlapping the first hole of the first insulation film, thereby allowing the cathode electrode and the auxiliary electrode to be electrically connected with each other. |
| US12171110B2 |
Display substrate, preparation method thereof and display device
A display substrate and a preparation method thereof, and a display device are provided. The display substrate (200/300/400) includes a display region (201/301/401) and an opening region (2011/3011/4011), the display region (200/300/400) surrounds the opening region (2011/3011/4011), a first barrier wall (2012/3012/4012) is between the display region (201/301/401) and the opening region (2011/3011/4011), and the first barrier wall (2012/3012/4012) surrounds the opening region (2011/3011/4011); the first barrier wall (2012/3012/4012) includes a first metal layer structure, and at least one side surface, surrounding the opening region (2011/3011/4011), of the first metal layer structure includes a recess (2012A/3012A/4012A). The display substrate combines the imaging device with the display region of the display substrate and has a better encapsulation effect. |
| US12171109B2 |
Flexible display panel, flexible display device and method of forming flexible display panel
A flexible display panel, a flexible display device and a method of forming the flexible display panel are provided. The flexible display panel includes: a substrate; thin film transistors arranged in an array on the substrate; an electroluminescent device arranged on the thin film transistors and driven by the thin film transistors, including a pixel defining layer and an electroluminescent material defined by the pixel defining layer;a thin film encapsulation layer on the electroluminescent device; a quantum dot photoconversion layer on the thin film encapsulation layer, including an isolation portion and a quantum dot luminescent material surrounded by the isolation portion, where an orthographic projection of the isolation portion onto the substrate covers an orthographic projection of the pixel defining layer onto the substrate; and a cover plate arranged on the quantum dot photoconversion layer. |
| US12171107B2 |
Imaging element, stacked imaging element and solid-state imaging device, and method of manufacturing imaging element
An imaging element of the present disclosure includes a photoelectric conversion section including a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A including an organic material, and a second electrode 22 that are stacked; an inorganic semiconductor material layer 23B is formed between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A; and a value ΔEN (=ENanion−ENcation) is less than 1.695, and preferably 1.624 or less, which results from subtracting an average value ENcation of electronegativities of cationic species included in the inorganic semiconductor material layer from an average value ENanion of electronegativities of anionic species included in the inorganic semiconductor material layer 23B. |
| US12171103B1 |
Multi-input threshold gate having stacked and folded non-planar capacitors
A configuration for efficiently placing a group of capacitors with one terminal connected to a common node is described. The capacitors are stacked and folded along the common node. In a stack and fold configuration, devices are stacked vertically (directly or with a horizontal offset) with one terminal of the devices being shared to a common node, and further the capacitors are placed along both sides of the common node. The common node is a point of fold. In one example, the devices are capacitors. N number of capacitors can be divided in L number of stack layers such that there are N/L capacitors in each stacked layer. The N/L capacitors are shorted together with an electrode (e.g., bottom electrode). The electrode can be metal, a conducting oxide, or a combination of a conducting oxide and a barrier material. The capacitors can be planar, non-planar or replaced by memory elements. |
| US12171094B2 |
Semiconductor structure, formation method thereof and memory
Embodiments of the present application disclose a semiconductor structure, a formation method thereof and a memory. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a channel located in the substrate, the channel being configured to form a gate structure; and a convex portion arranged on an inner wall of the channel. The embodiments of the present application can increase a channel length and solve a short-channel effect. |
| US12171091B2 |
Multi-layer high-k gate dielectric structure
A transistor includes a gate structure that has a first gate dielectric layer and a second gate dielectric layer. The first gate dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate. The first gate dielectric layer contains a first type of dielectric material that has a first dielectric constant. The second gate dielectric layer is disposed over the first gate dielectric layer. The second gate dielectric layer contains a second type of dielectric material that has a second dielectric constant. The second dielectric constant is greater than the first dielectric constant. The first dielectric constant and the second dielectric constant are each greater than a dielectric constant of silicon oxide. |
| US12171090B2 |
Uniform layouts for SRAM and register file bit cells
Uniform layouts for SRAM and register file bit cells are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a six transistor (6T) static random access memory (SRAM) bit cell on a substrate. The 6T SRAM bit cell includes first and second active regions parallel along a first direction of the substrate. First, second, third and fourth gate lines are over the first and second active regions, the first, second, third and fourth gate lines parallel along a second direction of the substrate, the second direction perpendicular to the first direction. |
| US12171089B2 |
Light-source apparatus and distance measurement apparatus
A light-source apparatus includes a light-source chip, a case, first and second electrically-conductive parts, a substrate, an electromagnetic shield plate, an electrically-conductive layer and an electrically-conductive unit. The light-source chip is received in the case. Each of the first and second electrically-conductive parts is a part of the case. The case is mounted to the substrate. The electromagnetic shield plate covers at least part of the substrate. The electrically-conductive layer is formed on the substrate and electrically connected with both the second electrically-conductive part and the electromagnetic shield plate. The electrically-conductive unit is provided to electrically connect the first electrically-conductive part and the electromagnetic shield plate. |
| US12171082B2 |
Immersion cooling apparatus
An immersion cooling apparatus includes a pressure vessel including a vessel body and at least one lid. The at least one lid is detachably joined to the vessel body, wherein a certain lid of the at least one lid has a coolant outlet and a coolant inlet. The pressure vessel is filled with liquid coolant. A mounting member places the circuit board at a position between the coolant outlet and the coolant inlet within the pressure vessel. The circuit board is immersed in the liquid coolant within the pressure vessel such the circuit board is surrounded with the liquid coolant. The liquid coolant forcedly flows from one side of the circuit board to outside through the coolant outlet and forcedly flows into the other side of the circuit board from outside through the coolant inlet. |
| US12171081B2 |
Crossbar and sled for a modular server and/or information handling system
A crossbar is provided that is operable to be removably installed in a sled for a modular server and/or information handling system, for example a network equipment building system. The crossbar includes a frame, a keystone portion of the frame forming a keystone air duct, and a riser guide extending from the frame. The keystone portion is operable to direct air flow through the keystone air duct towards a heat sink and/or a CPU. The riser guide is operable to align a riser to be plugged into a motherboard installed in the sled. The frame is operable to be a structural component that is substantially coupled to the sled chassis. |
| US12171076B2 |
Electronic device comprising flexible display and method for operating same
An electronic device including a flexible display is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to a side surface of the first housing, a flexible display including a first area on the first housing and a second area extending from the first area, a gear structure arranged in the first housing, and an installation member rotatably coupled to the first housing and separated from or mounted on at least a part of a human body, wherein the flexible display can be rotated and rolled according to the rotation of the gear structure while the first area is exposed to the outside, such that at least a part of the second area may be exposed to the outside. |
| US12171074B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a main body including a display module for outputting an image, a bending module located at a center of a rear surface of the main body, a pair of links respectively extending in left and right directions, wherein one end of the link is coupled to the bending module, and link brackets respectively located at left and right ends of the main body, wherein the other end of each link is connected to each link bracket, the bending module changes an angle of the pair of links, and, when the bending module is driven, the other end of the link slides horizontally with respect to the link bracket. The display device is able to switch a state of the display module into a flat state or a bent state, so that a user is able to use the display device in a desired shape. |
| US12171070B2 |
Display module and display device
A display module and a display device which can improve a heat-dissipation performance and a shock absorption function while reducing a bezel area, and in particular, reduce an impact applied to an edge of a cushion plate, and reduce deterioration in the shock absorption function due to moisture. A chamfer is formed along an edge of a metal foam included in the cushion plate to implement the improvement. Thus, a spacing between the edge of the cushion plate and a frame is maximized such that the impact applied to the edge of the cushion plate can be reduced as much as possible. Further, a rear face of a body and a chamfer of the metal foam can be covered with a water-proof layer, such that moisture invasion into the cushion plate can be reduced as much as possible. |
| US12171068B2 |
Electronic device and method for manufacturing electronic device
An electronic device includes a housing formed of a resin member having a predetermined light absorption property and having an opening, a circuit board accommodated in the housing and on which an electronic circuit is formed, at least one terminal including one end portion and the other end portion electrically connected to the circuit board, and a cover portion covering the opening of the housing, penetrating the at least one terminal, and formed of a resin member having a predetermined light transmitting property. The one end portion of the at least one terminal is located opposite to the other end portion with reference to the cover portion, and the cover portion is molded at a mold temperature of 100 degrees to 180 degrees. The at least one terminal and the circuit board are electrically connected by solder joining. The housing and the cover portion are connected by laser welding. |
| US12171067B2 |
Method of manufacturing printed wiring board
There is provided a method for manufacturing a printed wiring board that effectively suppresses pattern failure and is also excellent in fine circuit forming properties. This method includes: providing an insulating substrate including a roughened surface; performing electroless plating on the roughened surface of the insulating substrate to form an electroless plating layer less than 1.0 μm thick having a surface having an arithmetic mean waviness Wa of 0.10 μm or more and 0.25 μm or less and a valley portion void volume Vvv of 0.010 μm3/μm2 or more and 0.028 μm3/μm2 or less; laminating a photoresist on the surface of the electroless plating layer; performing exposure and development to form a resist pattern; applying electroplating to the electroless plating layer; stripping the resist pattern; and etching away an unnecessary portion of the electroless plating layer to form a wiring pattern. |
| US12171065B2 |
Electronic device including interposer
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first printed circuit board disposed in an internal space of the housing and including first conductive terminals, and a second printed circuit board disposed parallel to the first printed circuit board in the internal space and including second conductive terminals electrically connected to the first conductive terminals. The second printed circuit board includes at least some conductive terminals of the second conductive terminals, or at least one connection failure prevention structure disposed around at least some conductive terminals of the second conductive terminals. |
| US12171062B2 |
Electrically conductive adhesive, electronic circuit using the same, and method for manufacturing such electronic circuit
Objects of the present invention are to provide an electrically conductive adhesive which is capable of suppressing a rise in an electric resistance value of a joining part between an electronic component and a substrate under high temperature and high humidity while a specific resistance value is suppressed to be low; an electronic circuit using such electrically conductive adhesive; and a method for manufacturing such electronic circuit. According to the present invention, provided is the electrically conductive adhesive which includes an electrically conductive filler, a surface of the electrically conductive filler being a coating layer including silver, a compounded amount of the electrically conductive filler being 29.0 vol. % to 63.0 vol. % with respect to the electrically conductive adhesive, a compounded amount of the silver being 3.5 vol. % to 7.0 vol. % with respect to the electrically conductive adhesive. In addition, also provided are an electronic circuit using the electrically conductive adhesive of the present invention and a method for manufacturing such electronic circuit. |
| US12171060B2 |
Device for temperature measurement
A device for current determination includes a shunt and a device for temperature measurement including a printed circuit board, an evaluation unit and a temperature sensor. The printed circuit board has a milled groove which runs spirally around the temperature sensor, so that the temperature sensor is arranged on a printed circuit board plateau defined by the milled groove and is displaceable in a direction that is parallel to a normal vector of a plane defined by the printed circuit board. When the temperature sensor is displaced relative to the plane of the printed circuit board, a restoring force is brought about between the printed circuit board and the temperature sensor, wherein the shunt includes a resistance region having a substantially flat surface, wherein the device for current determination is arranged in the resistance region on the surface of the shunt in such a way that the temperature sensor is arranged in thermal connection with the resistance region of the shunt, wherein voltage taps are arranged on both sides of the temperature sensor and electrically contact the surface of the shunt in order to detect a potential difference along the resistance region. |
| US12171059B2 |
High-frequency circuit and communication module
A high-frequency circuit is configured so as to include a printed circuit board and a flexible circuit board connected to the printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board includes: a first dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface, a first ground conductor being formed on the first surface; a second dielectric layer having a third surface and a fourth surface, a second ground conductor being formed on the fourth surface; and first signal lines wired between the second surface and the third surface, the flexible circuit board includes: a third dielectric layer having a fifth surface and a sixth surface, a third ground conductor being formed on the fifth surface; a fourth dielectric layer having a seventh surface and an eighth surface, a fourth ground conductor being formed on the eighth surface; and second signal lines wired between the sixth surface and the seventh surface. |
| US12171058B2 |
Printed circuit board (PCB) module comprising an embedded radio-frequency semiconductor die
A printed circuit board (PCB) module comprising a unitarily formed multilayer PCB, where the multilayer PCB comprises a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers comprising interleaved conductive and non-conductive layers, a first outer surface and an opposing second outer surface, the first outer surface comprising one or more components, the second outer surface comprising one or more electrical contacts such as solder bumps, and a first embedded semiconductor die having an active side facing the first outer surface, wherein the first embedded semiconductor die comprises a wireless radio-frequency transceiver such as a Bluetooth-compliant transceiver. |
| US12171055B2 |
Pulsed laser thermal excitation
At a designated range an ultra-short pulse laser beam collapses focusing its power and thereby creating a plasma. A range specific thermal plasma is formed from a pulsed laser configured to produce a pulsed wavefront at a peak power. The peak power of the wavefront exceeds a self-focusing critical power level. An optical wavefront controlling element having one or more optical lens manipulates the pulsed wavefront based on a ratio of the peak power to the self-focusing critical power level, and an atmospheric condition, initiating whole beam collapse at the designated range. |
| US12171053B2 |
System for monitoring a plasma
An amplified optical beam is provided to a region that receives a target including target material, an interaction between the amplified optical beam and the target converting at least some of the target material from a first form to a second form to form a light-emitting plasma; first data comprising information related to the amplified optical beam is accessed; second data comprising information related to the light-emitting plasma is accessed; and an amount of the target material converted from the first form to the second form is determined. The determination is based on at least the first data and the second data, and the second form of the target material is less dense than the first form of the target material. |
| US12171052B2 |
Oven having multiple chokes
An oven includes: a body part defining an inner space that has an opening in one direction, a front plate disposed along a circumference of the opening of the body part and extending in a direction intersecting with the one direction, and a door part configured to contact the front plate to cover the inner space. The door part includes a door plate configured to overlap with the inner space and the front plate in the one direction and providing a protrusion that protrudes from a central portion thereof toward the inner space, a first choke provided in an annular shape along a circumference of the protrusion, and a second choke disposed outside the first choke, provided in an annular shape along a circumference of the first choke, and configured to overlap with the front plate in the one direction. |
| US12171049B2 |
Cartridge with a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system
An aerosol-generating system including a cartridge is provided, the cartridge including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an opening; and a heater assembly including at least one heater element fixed to the housing and extending across an opening of the housing, wherein a width of the at least one heater element of the heater assembly is smaller than a width of the opening of the housing. The heater element may be spaced from a periphery of the opening, leading to more efficient heating and aerosol production. |
| US12171047B2 |
Relative location conditioned staged download service for internet-of-things (IoTs)
Methods, systems, and computer program products of this disclosure provide a staged transmission service (e.g., a data transfer service for downloading or uploading) at a transfer node to a device in motion (DIM) wirelessly paired to the transfer node. When a DIM accepts a download task, the download node paired with the DIM receives a notice from the DIM of the acceptance. The download node retrieves, from a data repository, a dataset specified by the download task. A processing device of the download node may stage the dataset in a staged download service in preparation to transfer the dataset to the DIM. The processing device may initiate a transfer of at least a portion of the dataset to the DIM responsive to one or more data transfer properties satisfying a predefined set of conditions. The data transfer properties are determined based on a location and a movement of the DIM. |
| US12171044B2 |
Method and device for ultra-wideband communication
Methods and devices are provided for ultra-wideband (UWB) communication. A first UWB device generates a discovery message providing information used for discovery of the first UWB device. The first UWB device broadcasts the discovery message through a narrowband (NB) discovery channel. The NB discovery channel is not associated with a UWB channel. The UWB channel is one of a plurality of candidate UWB channels allocated for the UWB communication. |
| US12171043B2 |
Electronic devices with intuitive sharing capabilities
An electronic device may use information about the location of nearby devices to make sharing with those devices more intuitive for a user. When two devices are pointed towards one another, each device may automatically present the option to share information with the other device. When a user wishes to share information with one or more devices in a group of users, an array of icons representing the nearby users may be positioned on the display according to the locations of the nearby users so that the sharing user can easily select which user he or she wishes to share with. A sharing user may broadcast a signal and nearby users may elect to receive the signal by pointing their devices towards the sharing user. A user of two devices may share information between the two devices and may use one device to manipulate the information on the other device. |
| US12171037B2 |
Apparatus of GNB to enable an inactive mode in dual connectivity
Embodiments of a next generation Node-B (gNB), User Equipment (UE) and methods for communication are generally described herein. A gNB may be configurable to operate as a master gNB (MgNB). The MgNB may transmit radio-resource control (RRC) signaling to provide information for dual connectivity to allow the UE to utilize radio resources of both a master cell group (MCG) associated with the MgNB and a secondary cell group (SCG) associated with a secondary gNB (SgNB). The MgNB may transmit, to the SgNB, an SgNB release request message that indicates a partial suspension of the dual connectivity, wherein: a first portion of a configuration for the SCG is to be maintained and a second portion of the configuration for the SCG is to be released. |
| US12171035B2 |
End-to-end system design for THz network
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are presented for utilizing a narrowband assisting network (NBAN) and a positioning assisting network (PAN) to assist in establishing and managing communications on a THz band wireless communication network. The THz network may be capable of transmitting/receiving with high bandwidth, but may be resource intensive and may be constrained to line-of-sight (LoS) communications. The NBAN and PAN may help to minimize the resources consumed by the THz network. The NBAN may identify a set of nodes of the THz network as candidates for establishing a connection with a user equipment (UE). The PAN may determine a position of each candidate relative to the UE, and may communicate the position to the respective candidate and to the UE, which may use the position information to expedite a beam alignment procedure. The NBAN may provide scheduling and other control signaling for the THz network. |
| US12171034B2 |
Technique for supporting dual connectivity in WLAN system
According to one embodiment of the present specification, an STA may be connected to a primary AP and a secondary AP simultaneously. The STA may acquire control information related to whether the secondary AP can acquire a transmission/reception signal of the primary AP. Thereafter, the STA may transmit a UL signal to the primary AP. The STA may transmit, on the basis of whether the secondary AP can acquire the transmission/reception signal of the primary AP, a block acknowledgement request (BAR) signal for a UL signal to the secondary AP. |
| US12171033B1 |
Method and system for vehicle inspection
A system and method for using a mobile device to capture the proper execution of a series of one or more tasks with pre-assigned constraints that are associated with a specific set of assets is disclosed herein. The assets have certain known physical attributes and characteristics and are configured in a known manner. The assets are preferably vehicles such as trucks. |
| US12171032B2 |
Method for relaying data using different frequency bands and electronic device performing same
According to an example embodiment, an electronic device may include: a communication module comprising communication circuitry configured to exchange data with an external device and at least one processor operationally connected to the communication module and configured to control the electronic device, wherein, through the communication module, the processor may be configured to: receive a scan command from a first main device using a first wireless communication link in a first frequency band, detect at least one external electronic device by performing a scan of a second frequency band based on the scan command, transmit a detection result of the external electronic device to the first main device using the first wireless communication link, receive an establishment command to establish a wireless link with the external electronic device from the first main device using the first wireless communication link, establish the wireless link with the external electronic device using the second frequency band based on the establishment command to establish the wireless link with the external electronic device, and transmit a result of the establishment of the wireless link to the first main device using the first wireless communication link, data may be exchanged between the first main device and the electronic device via the first wireless communication link and data may be exchanged between the external electronic device and the electronic device via the wireless link. |
| US12171030B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving urgent information in wireless communication system supporting machine type communication, and device for same
Proposed in the present specification is a method for transmitting and receiving urgent information in a wireless communication system supporting machine type communication, and a device for same. Specifically, a method performed by a terminal may include the steps of: receiving information including a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) threshold value from a base station; determining a Coverage Enhancement (CE) mode on the basis of the RSRP threshold value and an RSRP measurement value; determining a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resource on the basis of the CE mode; and transmitting a PRACH preamble to the base station on the basis of the PRACH resource. |
| US12171029B2 |
Method and device in node used for wireless communication
The present disclosure provides a method and device in a node for wireless communications. A first node transmits a first sequence and a first radio signal, the first sequence is associated with the first radio signal; and receives a second radio signal; the first radio signal is used to carry a target identifier; the second radio signal comprises a first information block, the first information block comprises a first field and a second field, the second field is used to determine a first value, and the first value is a non-negative integer; the first field and a value interval to which the first value belongs are used to determine whether the second radio signal comprises a second information block. Through the re-analyzing of the existing signalings, the present disclosure avoids extra signaling overhead, realizes contention resolution of 2-step RACH, and supports flexible switching between 2-step RACH and 4-step RACH. |
| US12171021B2 |
Hierarchical sensing in a wireless communications system
Wireless communications systems and methods related to communications in a network are provided. A first wireless communication device may perform in a shared radio frequency band during a first portion of a frame period, a first listen-before-talk (LBT) using a first beam characteristic. Additionally, the first wireless communication device may perform in the shared radio frequency band during a second portion of the frame period, a second LBT using a second set of beam characteristics different from the first beam characteristic. The first wireless communication device may communicate with a second wireless communication device in the shared radio frequency band during the second portion of the frame period, one or more communication signals using the second set of beam characteristics. Other aspects and features are also described. |
| US12171019B2 |
Random access resource processing method and device
The present disclosure provides a random access resource processing method and device. The method includes: receiving first indication information from a network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate whether a preset random access resource is available; and transmitting first acknowledgment information to the network device. |
| US12171011B2 |
Reconfiguration of sidelink configuration and sidelink resource allocation
A method and apparatus for reconfiguration of sidelink configuration and sidelink resource allocation in a wireless communication system is provided. Upon leaving a connected state and entering a new state, while in the new state, a first wireless device configured to operate in a wireless communication system keeps performing sidelink transmission to a second wireless device based on a first sidelink configuration received via dedicated signaling, receives, from a network via broadcast signaling, a second sidelink configuration, and performs the sidelink transmission to the second wireless device based on the second sidelink configuration. |
| US12171009B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus and channel allocation method
Disclosed is a base station in which the frequency usage efficiency can be improved when the communication bandwidths are asymmetric in the uplink line and the downlink line. A base station can communicate by using a plurality of downlink unit bands and a smaller number of uplink unit bands. A control unit allocates uplink resource allocation information and downlink resource allocation information to a PDCCH which is arranged in each of the plurality of downlink unit bands, and allocates a response signal to the uplink line data to a PHICH which is arranged in the same number of downlink unit bands from the plurality of downlink unit bands as there are uplink unit bands. A transmit RF unit transmits the resource allocation information or the response signal. |
| US12171008B2 |
UE scheduling grant based on a pro-scheduler implementation
This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for a UE scheduling grant based on a pro-scheduler implementation. A first UE may transmit a first sidelink grant transmission to a second UE with a resource reservation for a second sidelink grant transmission from the first UE. The second UE may select a sidelink resource that avoids an overlap with the resource reservation for the sidelink grant transmission from the first UE and transmit a sidelink transmission using the sidelink resource that avoids the overlap with the resource reservation. In further aspects, the second UE may transmit a sidelink transmission based on the first sidelink grant. |
| US12171004B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing measurement by user equipment in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a method of performing measurement by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method includes the steps of: when an uplink data transmission occurs in a measurement gap, determining a starting point of a temporary measurement gap based on a completion time of the uplink data transmission; transmitting information about the temporary measurement gap including the starting point of the temporary measurement gap; transmitting an uplink data during the measurement gap; and performing measurements during the temporary measurement gap. |
| US12171002B2 |
Information mapping method, information acquisition method, terminal device and network device
Provided are an information mapping method, an information acquisition method, a terminal device, and a network device. The information mapping method includes mapping at least one information domain of channel state information to at least one field of uplink control information, dividing the at least one field into a first partial field and a second partial field, generating a first bit sequence based on the first partial field, and generating a second bit sequence based on the second partial field. |
| US12170998B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing DRX operation based on resource allocation information in NR V2X
Provided are a method for performing wireless communication by a first device, and an apparatus for supporting same. The method may comprise: starting a timer for an active time; receiving, from a second device through a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) based on a first sidelink (SL) resource, a first sidelink control information (SCI) including information related to a time domain of a second SL resource and information related to a frequency domain of the second SL resource; receiving, from the second device through a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) related to the PSCCH based on the first SL resource, a second SCI and data; determining a value of a SL discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer, based on a time interval between the first SL resource and the second SL resource; and starting the SL DRX HARQ RTT timer. |
| US12170996B2 |
Repetition indication for physical uplink control channel enhancement
A wireless node comprising a radio, and a processor operably coupled to the radio, wherein the processor is configured to determine a number of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource repetitions for transmitting a PUCCH message; and wherein the radio is configured to transmit an indication, to a wireless device, of the number of PUCCH repetitions for a PUCCH message, and receive repetitions of the PUCCH message from the wireless device based on the number of PUCCH repetitions. |
| US12170992B2 |
Data transmission method, apparatus, and related device
A data transmission method and apparatus, and a related device, and may be used in the internet of vehicles, for example, V2X, LTE-V, or V2V, or may be used in fields such as D2D, intelligent driving, and intelligent connected vehicle. A network device may send first downlink control information to a first terminal device and a second terminal device, to indicate the first terminal device and the second terminal device to perform user cooperative transmission in a first stage. After the transmission in the first stage is completed, the network device sends second downlink control information to the first terminal device and the second terminal device, to indicate the first terminal device and the second terminal device to perform user cooperative transmission in a second stage. The network device uses a two-level scheduling manner to improve transmission efficiency in the second stage. |
| US12170990B2 |
Component carrier (CC) selection for a user equipment (UE) based on one or more CC selection criteria
A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving one or more configuration messages indicating a plurality of component carriers (CCs) and one or more CC selection criteria associated with the plurality of CCs. The method further includes receiving a downlink message and transmitting, based on the downlink message, one or more repetitions of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback message using a particular CC of the plurality of CCs. The particular CC is selected by the UE from the plurality of CCs based on the one or more CC selection criteria. |
| US12170985B2 |
Enhancements of frequency domain resource allocation schemes for physical uplink shared channel in NR-unlicensed
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing frequency domain resource allocation schemes for use in unlicensed spectrum. A wireless device may determine a frequency domain resource allocation scheme for use for uplink communication in unlicensed spectrum. The wireless device may receive information indicating a frequency domain resource allocation for an uplink communication in unlicensed spectrum in accordance with the frequency domain resource allocation scheme. The wireless device may perform the uplink communication using the indicated frequency domain resource allocation. |
| US12170983B2 |
Method and device for indicating resource allocation
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and device for indicating time domain resource allocation. The method comprises: determining time information of a resource region based on numerology information of the resource region, the resource region being allocated for transmitting data to a terminal device; and transmitting the time information to the terminal device to enable the terminal device to receive the data on the resource region. |
| US12170982B2 |
Method and device related to spatial relation in a node used for wireless communication
The present disclosure discloses a method and a device in a node for wireless communications. A first node receives a first information block; and operates first-type information in a first radio resource block. The first information block is used for determining a first radio resource set and K information units, K being a positive integer greater than 1; the first radio resource block belongs to the first radio resource set; the K information units respectively indicate K spatial relations; a first condition set is used for determining whether a spatial relation corresponding to the operation performed in the first radio resource block is related to the K information units; the first condition set is related to a first parameter. The method provided herein improves the reliability of transmission on physical layer control channel. |
| US12170976B2 |
Generation of information related to geographical area
Disclosed is a method for generating information indicative of objects in a geographical area, the method includes: receiving a request; determining a number of positioning services for inquiring the data in accordance with the data in the request; generating a request for information; modifying the received information from the determined number of positioning services by filtering out privacy related information in relation to objects in the geographical area; and generating a response to the requesting entity. Also disclosed is an apparatus, a system, and a computer program product. |
| US12170975B2 |
Signal transmission method, and related device and system
The present disclosure relates to signal transmission methods, devices, and systems. One example method includes sending, by a network device, a plurality of synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks in one or more burst set windows, where the one or more burst set windows include a plurality of candidate positions that are used to transmit the plurality of SS/PBCH blocks. SS/PBCH blocks sent at positions corresponding to at least two particular indexes have a quasi co-located (QCL) relationship. |
| US12170972B2 |
Time synchronization in cellular communication networks
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising, embedding information for time synchronization to a SSB, encrypting the SSB and transmitting in a cellular communication network the encrypted SSB comprising the information for time synchronization. |
| US12170971B2 |
Time synchronization for coordinated restricted target wake time (r-TWT) operation
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for coordinated scheduling of service periods (SPs). In some aspects, an access point (AP) may receive timing information indicating an SP associated with an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) and may transmit, to its associated STAs, coordinated timing information indicating the timing of the SP in relation to its timing synchronization function (TSF) timer. In some aspects, the AP may adjust the timing information to account for an offset between its TSF timer and a TSF timer associated with the OBSS. In some other aspects, the AP may synchronize its TSF timer with the TSF timer associated with the OBSS. The AP may further communicate with the STAs based on the coordinated timing information. For example, the AP may schedule communications with the STAs to be orthogonal to communications in the OBSS during the SP. |
| US12170970B2 |
Methods to configure neighbor cell resynchronization signal (RSS) parameters
Embodiments include methods, performed by a network node in a wireless network, for signaling resynchronization signal (RSS) configurations of neighbor cells to one or more user equipment (UEs). Such methods include encoding a plurality of parameters of respective RSS configurations of one or more neighbor cells. For each particular neighbor cell, the parameters can include one or more RSS frequency locations and an RSS time offset for the particular neighbor cell, and the encoding can be based on a bitmap and a parameter associated with the particular neighbor cell (e.g., a physical cell ID). Such methods also include transmitting, to the one or more UEs, at least a portion of the encoded parameters of the respective RSS configurations of the neighbor cells. Embodiments also include complementary methods performed by UEs, as well as network nodes and UEs configured to perform such methods. |
| US12170965B2 |
Power control
According to an example aspect, there is provided an apparatus, configured to receive, by a user terminal, configuration for a grant-free transmission on a shared radio resource, the grant-free transmission comprising at least one collision avoidance transmission and at least one data transmission, wherein the at least one collision avoidance transmission precedes the at least one data transmission, determine a first transmission power for the at least one data transmission, determine a second transmission power for the at least one collision avoidance transmission based on information indicative to the a location of the user terminal proportionate to the a location of an access node providing a radio cell, and transmit the at least one collision avoidance transmission at the second determined power and the at least one data transmission at the determined first transmission power. |
| US12170962B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving information relating to link in wireless LAN system
A method performed by a first STA in a wireless local area network (WLAN) according to various embodiments may comprise transmitting or receiving a TWT setup request message and a TWT setup response message. The first STA may perform a TWT operation on the basis of the TWT setup request message and the TWT setup response message. The TWT setup request message and the TWT setup response message may be transmitted or received through a first link included in multiple links. The first STA may set the first link to be in an awake state in order to perform the TWT operation through the first link. |
| US12170959B2 |
Terminal power saving method, power saving apparatus, information sending method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic device
A terminal can save power by utilizing preset conditions. For example, when a first preset condition is satisfied, a first carrier currently activated is switched to a power saving state. The first preset condition is satisfied for indicating a power saving operation to be performed. |
| US12170958B2 |
Power-saving signal configuration and transmission methods and apparatuses
Disclosed in the present application are power-saving signal configuration and transmission methods and apparatuses. In the present application, a base station configures search space set configuration information of a power-saving signal, and sends same to a terminal. The power-saving signal search space set configuration information includes first configuration information and second configuration information; the first configuration information is search space set configuration information of a power-saving signal used when the terminal is in a short DRX cycle; and the second configuration information is search space set configuration information of a power-saving signal used when the terminal is in a long DRX cycle. |
| US12170955B2 |
Network slice configuration update
Network slice configuration update methods for providing a user equipment (UE) registered with (or attempting to register with) a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) the most up-to-date Configured NSSAI for the PLMN. |
| US12170942B2 |
Subscriber identity module device for emergency communications
Methods, devices, and systems are provided for transmitting emergency communications. For example, an emergency communication device may comprise a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, a sensor, a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that perform operations when executed by the processor. In some aspects, the device comprises at least three buttons that cause a transmission of an emergency communication to an emergency response server or preprogrammed contact. In response to the sensor of the device detecting a button being pressed, a location service, which determines the location of the device based on the SIM card, is initiated. Accordingly, the device causes the transmission of the emergency communication comprising the location of the device. Further, the emergency communication to the emergency response server may also comprise medical information associated with a user of the user device. |
| US12170941B2 |
Methods and systems for establishing and maintaining presence information of neighboring bluetooth devices
A communication device and method can include one or more processors operatively coupled to memory, a sensor and an output device, where the one or more processors to perform operations of identifying target person locations using internet searching and short range communication enabled devices such as Bluetooth LE devices. |
| US12170940B2 |
Enhancement on smartwatch implementation
The subject matter described herein provides systems and techniques to automatically configure a proximal device, such as a smart watch, a tablet, or any other smart device, based on configuration information sent from the user equipment (UE) to the proximal device when the local communications connection, such as a wireless connection, between the devices is weak. If it is determined that there is a weak local communications connection between the UE and the proximal device the UE may automatically send network configuration information to the proximal device. If it is determined that there is a weak local communications connection between the UE and the proximal device the UE may automatically turn on its mobile hotspot, and automatically send the mobile hotspot configuration information to the proximal device. |
| US12170937B2 |
Communication systems and methods for delivering data selectively over unicast paths and multicast paths
Communication systems and methods for receiving and converting multicast data are disclosed. An example communication system includes an airborne central processing unit configured to: convert multicast data received on a multicast fast path via a satellite to unicast data, forward the unicast data to a user device within a vehicle, collect one or more metrics regarding the multicast data, and transmit the one or more metrics to a satellite ground station via the satellite. |
| US12170932B2 |
Wireless based presence detection
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for presence detection of a wireless device in a sensing region. Communication parameters determined by a computing device over one or more periods may be used to generate criteria for determining the occurrence of enter events or leave events. The criteria may comprise, for values of one or more communication parameters, rates of change associated with movement into or out of the sensing region. The criteria may be compared against subsequent data associated with the communication parameters to determine if an enter event or a leave event has occurred. |
| US12170930B2 |
Carrier aggregation—handover synergism
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and a Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) for a plurality of carriers at a user equipment (UE) device, the plurality of carriers transmitted by a source group of cells including a source primary cell (PCell) and one or more source secondary cells (SCells) associated with the source PCell, and initiating a handover of communication with the UE device from the source group of cells to a target group of cells, wherein the target group of cells includes a target PCell and one or more target SCells, wherein the initiating the handover is responsive to the RSRP exceeding a predetermined RSRP threshold and the SNR exceeding a predetermined SNR threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12170925B2 |
Network nodes for handling non-fulfillment of QoS requirements
The invention relates to network nodes for handling non-fulfilment of QoS requirements in wireless communication systems. A first network node obtains QoS requirements associated with a PDU session of a client device application. When the QoS requirements will not be met in a core network, the first network node transmits a first QoS notification to a second network node, wherein the first QoS notification indicates that the one or more QoS requirements will not be met in the core network. When the QoS requirements will not be met in a radio access network, the first network node transmits a second QoS notification to a master node, wherein the second QoS notification indicates that the one or more QoS requirements will not be met in the radio access network. Furthermore, the invention also relates to corresponding methods and computer program. |
| US12170924B2 |
Systems and methods for optimizing network transmissions
Batched network coding (BNC) is a low-complexity solution to network transmission in multi-hop networks with packet loss that divides data to be transmitted into multiple packets and pads the data when necessary. However, an inappropriate choice of packet size leads to a significant overhead. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and apparatuses that overcome the shortcomings of traditional BNC solutions by dynamically deciding a packet size through optimization of the overhead. As a result, embodiments of the present disclosure boost throughput of systems leveraging BNC transmission techniques by providing file-specific and dynamically determined optimizations. The disclosed techniques for performing dynamic optimization of transmissions also reduce computational complexity, enabling use case deployments in which nodes having reduced computational resources and power requirements are utilized while maintaining improved performance of the network (e.g., in terms of throughput, etc.). |
| US12170920B2 |
Method for controlling network slice, information processing apparatus, and system
A problem to be solved is to control a network slice from a core network. A method to be executed by an information processing apparatus in a cloud-based computing environment includes the steps of: receiving, from a mobility management device, a congestion notification including a slice identifier for a congested slice; transmitting, to a slice allocation device, a setting request for setting a subslice to the slice corresponding to the slice identifier, upon reception of the congestion notification; and transmitting, when a subslice identifier associated with the slice identifier is set in the slice allocation device and the subslice identifier is added in the mobility management device, an instruction to establish communication using the subslice corresponding to the subslice identifier and the slice corresponding to the slice identifier to the mobility management device. |
| US12170918B2 |
Capability for L1/L2 non-serving cell reference signal measurement and reporting
An apparatus, e.g., a UE, is disclosed. The apparatus may transmit, to a serving cell, UE capability information for performing L1/L2 measurements of at least one target RS received from a non-serving cell and reporting measurement information. The apparatus may receive, based on the transmitted UE capability information, a configuration including a TCI state scheduling the UE to receive the at least one target RS from the non-serving cell based on at least one source RS associated with the TCI state, and to perform the L1/L2 measurements of the at least one target RS. The number of RS reported in the measurement report may be based on at least one of a UE capability, an indication received from the serving cell, a pre-configuration, or an indication received from the serving cell in which the indication is within the UE capability. |
| US12170917B2 |
Discontinuous downlink channel monitoring
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, otherwise known as a user equipment (UE) may transmit capability information including an indication of a discontinuous monitoring delay period. The UE may receive a message including an indication to adjust monitoring of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and monitor for the PDCCH during the discontinuous monitoring delay period. The UE may adjust monitoring for the PDCCH following the discontinuous monitoring delay period during a temporal period based on the received indication to adjust monitoring of the PDCCH. In some examples, at least one of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception, downlink reference signal monitoring, uplink reference signal transmissions, and channel reporting is enabled during the temporal period while monitoring of the PDCCH is adjusted. |
| US12170912B2 |
Correlating radio access network messages of aggressive mobile devices
Excessive signaling by devices against a radio access network (RAN) can be detected and mitigated. A security management component (SMC) can determine whether a total number of control signals received by a base station from devices satisfies a threshold total number of control signals indicative of excessive signaling. If so, SMC can identify a device associated with the base station based on analyzing communication conditions associated with the device. SMC can determine whether to classify the device as an excessive signaling device based on whether the number of control signals received from the device by the base station satisfies a threshold number of control signals indicative of excessive signaling. If so, SMC can determine the device is an excessive signaling device. In response, SMC can perform or facilitate performing a mitigation action to mitigate excessive signaling or can generate statistics relating to the excessive signaling. |
| US12170904B2 |
Automated security hangar for private cellular networks
The described technology is generally directed towards an automated security hangar for private cellular networks. In response to detecting that a user equipment is departing a geographic area served by a private cellular network, the user equipment can encrypt its data and send it to a private cellular network server. The server can receive and securely store the encrypted data, and the server can provide a code to the user equipment. The user equipment can store the code, disconnect from the private cellular network, and depart the geographic area. When the user equipment returns to the geographic area and reconnects to the private cellular network, the user equipment can present the code to the server. The server can validate the code, the user equipment, and/or the operator of the user equipment, and the server can return the encrypted data to the user equipment. |
| US12170903B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for unmanned aerial system (UAS) identification, binding and pairing
Methods and apparatuses are described herein for paring an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a UAV-controller (UAV-C). For example, a UAV having a UAV wireless transmit/receive unit (UAV WTRU) may transmit, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a non-access stratum (NAS) request message that includes a paring request indication and a UAV-controller (UAV-C) identification (UAV-C ID). The UAV-C ID may be carried in a paring request to an unmanned aerial system (UAS) service supplier (USS)/UAS traffic management (UTM) for paring authorization of the UAV with a UAV-C associated with the UAV-C ID. The UAV may receive, from the AMF, a NAS response message that includes an unmanned aerial system (UAS) identification (UAS ID) indicating that the UAV is paired with the UAV-C, wherein the UAS ID is assigned by the USS/UTM. |
| US12170902B2 |
User agent inference and active endpoint fingerprinting for encrypted connections
A cyber security appliance can inoculate a fleet of network devices by analyzing each endpoint of a secure connection. The appliance can receive a hostname for a malicious web server. The appliance can generate an unencrypted target fingerprint based on sending a series of unencrypted connection protocol requests to the malicious web server and an encrypted target fingerprint based on sending a series of encrypted secure connection protocol requests to the malicious web server. The appliance can build a combined web server fingerprint for the malicious web server based on both the encrypted target fingerprint derived and the unencrypted target fingerprint. The appliance can determine a set of suspicious IP addresses based on the combined web server fingerprint for the malicious web server. The appliance can inoculate a fleet of network devices against a cyberattack using the IP addresses to preemptively alert the fleet of cyber-attack. |
| US12170901B2 |
Security context obtaining method and apparatus, and communications system
A security context obtaining method includes: a first access and mobility management function (AMF) receiving a first registration request message sent by a user equipment (UE) and validating integrity protection for the first registration request message; if the first AMF successfully validates integrity protection for the first registration request message, sending, by the first AMF, a second request message to a second AMF; the second AMF receiving the second request message; and if the second request message carries indication information and the indication information is used to indicate that the UE is validated, sending, by the second AMF, a security context of the UE to the first AMF. |
| US12170900B2 |
Method for providing an elastic content filtering security service in a mesh network
The present disclosure is directed to distributing processing capabilities throughout different nodes in a wireless mesh network. Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure increase the efficiency of communications in a wireless mesh network because they help minimize the need to forward communications to other nodes in the wireless mesh network such that an evaluation can be performed. Apparatus and methods consistent with the present disclosure may distribute ratings or verdicts associated with previous requests to access data to different nodes in a wireless mesh network without generating additional wireless communications through the wireless mesh network. Apparatus and methods consistent with the present disclosure distribute content ratings to different nodes in a wireless network such that different wireless nodes may block redundant requests to undesired content without increasing messaging traffic. |
| US12170896B2 |
Cloud profile
A mobile device is configured for use with selected mobile services and performs operations including receiving a request to use a given selected mobile service (SMS) which facilitates virtualization of an application program, first identifying and retrieving mobile application data (MAD) associated with the SMS from a first data store and receiving the SMS. A server provides the SMS to the mobile device and the SMS provides at least one feature of the application program to a first user. The MAD facilitates providing of the SMS on the mobile device and the SMS facilitates providing of features of the application program without having the mobile device download and execute the application program. The operations may include communicatively coupling the mobile device with a wireless component (WC) which communicatively couples the mobile device with the server and first authenticating, with the WC, a subscriber identity module (SIM) for the mobile device. |
| US12170894B2 |
Selective access point key caching
An example system includes a plurality of AP devices configured to provide a wireless network at a site, the plurality of AP devices including a first AP device configured to determine a set of roaming candidates within the site for client devices connected to the first AP device, wherein the set of roaming candidates includes one or more AP devices of the plurality of AP selected according to a selection criteria; in response to establishing a connection with a client device, cache a key associated with the client device in the memory of the first AP device; generate a packet with the key associated with the client device, and a list of APs that includes one or more identifiers of the one or more AP devices within the set of roaming candidates for the first AP device; and transmit the packet to the plurality of AP devices at the site. |
| US12170888B2 |
Cell handover method, communication apparatus, and system
When triggering a handover request, a source network device requests a measurement indication from a target access network device using the handover request, where the measurement indication indicates the terminal device to measure a channel state of a target cell. In this way, the source network device sends the measurement indication to the terminal device using an RRC reconfiguration message. Then, the terminal device measures the specified channel state of the target cell based on the measurement indication, to obtain a measurement result, and then determines, depending on whether the measurement result meets a handover condition, whether to perform cell handover. |
| US12170886B2 |
Methods and systems for optimizing behavior of audio playback systems
A method for perceptual rendering of audio for playback by a playback speaker system includes optimizing a first finite impulse response (FIR) filter associated with a first channel of audio input of audio associated with a source, for application to a first speaker in a playback speaker system for output by a first transducer of the first speaker. The method includes optimizing a second finite impulse response (FIR) filter associated with a second channel of audio input of the audio associated with the source, for application to a second speaker in the playback speaker for output by at least one transducer of the second speaker, wherein optimizing the second FIR Filter further comprises modifying the second FIR filter to include at least one coefficient defined based upon a relationship between the first transducer and a second transducer. |
| US12170885B2 |
Systems and methods of adjusting bass levels of multi-channel audio signals
Systems and methods for adjusting bass levels of a multi-channel audio signal include, among other features, (i) receiving the multi-channel signal via a playback device; (ii) separating, from the multi-channel signal, low-frequency signals comprising frequencies less than a threshold frequency; (iii) determining electrical energies of the low-frequency signals; (iv) determining a first energy by summing the electrical energies of the low-frequency signals; (v) consolidating the low-frequency signals into a consolidated low-frequency signal; (vi) determining a second energy by determining an electrical energy of the consolidated low-frequency signal; (vii) generating a gain-adjusted low-frequency signal by adjusting a gain of the consolidated low-frequency signal based on both (a) the first energy and (b) the second energy; (viii) generating a gain-adjusted multi-channel signal by mixing the gain-adjusted low-frequency signal back into the multi-channel signal; and (ix) using the gain-adjusted multi-channel signal to play back gain-adjusted multi-channel audio content via the playback device. |
| US12170884B2 |
Processing device and processing method
A processing device according to an embodiment includes: a frequency characteristics acquisition unit configured to acquire frequency characteristics of at least one sound pickup signal; a smoothing processing unit configured to perform smoothing processing so as to generate second spectral data smoother than first spectral data based on the frequency characteristics; a first compression unit configured to calculate a first difference value corresponding to a difference between the second spectral data and the first spectral data in a first band, and to compress the second spectral data based on the first difference value; and a filter generation unit configured to generate a filter, based on the second spectral data. |
| US12170883B2 |
Spatial audio for wearable devices
Spatial audio is rendered at a companion device or server connected to a wearable device, where the spatial audio is rendered based on a first pose estimate of the wearable device that is estimated at the companion device or server. The rendered spatial audio is then transmitted to the wearable device. The rendered spatial audio is refined at the wearable device based on a second pose estimate of the wearable device that is estimated at the wearable device. The refined spatial audio is then provided for playback via speakers of the wearable device. |
| US12170881B2 |
Multichannel audio system, acoustic profile information generating device, wireless recording playback device, program, and method for generating acoustic profile information
[Problem] To generate acoustic profile information using a simple operation and without increasing the cost of a multichannel audio device. [Solution] A wireless recording playback terminal 5 is positioned at a listening point of a multichannel audio device 2 as a measuring microphone. The wireless recording playback terminal 5 records, as channel playback data in accordance with a test signal playback command received from the multichannel audio device 2, a test signal outputted from a speaker 3 that corresponds to the channel designated by the command. The wireless recording playback terminal 5 also plays back the sound source of the test signal and records the played-back sound source as sound source playback data without being outputted to the outside from the speaker. An acoustic profile information generation server 4 compares these playback data to measure the delay time and attenuation rate of the channel playback data with respect to the sound source playback data, generates the acoustic profile information of the designated channel on the basis of the result of this measurement, and sets the generated acoustic profile information to the multichannel audio device 2. |
| US12170877B2 |
Package structure of micro speaker and method for forming the same
A package structure of a micro speaker includes a substrate having a hollow chamber. A diaphragm is disposed on the top surface of the substrate. The diaphragm includes a first portion suspended over the hollow chamber and a second portion surrounding the first portion. In a plan view, the second portion of the diaphragm and the hollow chamber do not overlap. A coil is embedded in the first portion of the diaphragm. At least one dummy structure is embedded in the second portion of the diaphragm, and it is electrically isolated from the coil structure by the diaphragm. A carrier board is disposed on the bottom surface of the substrate. A permanent magnetic element is disposed on the carrier board and in the hollow chamber. A package lid is wrapped around the substrate and the diaphragm, and has a lid opening that exposes a portion of the diaphragm. |
| US12170876B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and video sound output system
Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a video sound output system that execute an output process of an acoustic signal in synchronization with a video signal.The information processing apparatus includes a control section that detects a position of a sound source appearing in a video displayed on a screen of a display unit and that uses one or more vibrators to vibrate the display unit and thereby control output of sound such that a sound image of sound in synchronization with the video is localized at the position where the sound source appears on the screen displaying the video. In a case of displaying videos of two or more video sources on individual windows, the control section localizes a sound image of a sound source detected from the video of each video source at a position where the sound source appears in the corresponding window. |
| US12170875B2 |
Managing playback of multiple streams of audio over multiple speakers
A multi-stream rendering system and method may render and play simultaneously a plurality of audio program streams over a plurality of arbitrarily placed loudspeakers. At least one of the program streams may be a spatial mix. The rendering of said spatial mix may be dynamically modified as a function of the simultaneous rendering of one or more additional program streams. The rendering of one or more additional program streams may be dynamically modified as a function of the simultaneous rendering of the spatial mix. |
| US12170874B2 |
Digital non-linearity compensation in a silicon microphone
According to an embodiment, a digital microphone includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for receiving an analog input signal; a DC blocker component coupled to the ADC; a digital low pass filter coupled to the DC block component; and a nonlinear compensation component coupled to the digital low pass filter for providing a digital output signal. |
| US12170867B2 |
Earbud location detection based on acoustical signature with user-specific customization
An earbud is configured to detect its location (e.g., in-ear and out-of-ear) based on an acoustical signature with and without user-specific customization. The earbud location may be indicated to a host, e.g., to determine playback. Location determinations are based on features extracted from acoustical samples taken by the earbud compared to features extracted from out-of-ear acoustical samples and non-user-specific and/or user-specific in-ear samples. A non-user-specific machine learning (ML) model trained on features extracted from non-user-specific in-ear and out-of-ear samples may be an initial/default locator. The non-user-specific model may be customized for specific users. A user-specific in-model may be created by training the non-user-specific model on features extracted from user-specific in-ear samples collected when the earbud is located in-ear for a specific user. The user-specific ML model may be selected to classify a location of the earbud for one or more associated hosts. |
| US12170866B2 |
Microphone suspension system
A microphone includes a housing. The microphone includes a windscreen coupled with the housing. The windscreen and the housing define a central volume. The microphone includes an audio module within the central volume. The audio module includes a receiver capsule, a carrier unit coupled with the receiver capsule, and a counterweight coupled with the carrier unit. The microphone includes a suspension element that is coupled with the housing and carrier unit to suspend the audio module within the central volume. The suspension element includes an inner body that contacts the carrier unit. The suspension element includes first and second flanges extending outward from the inner body. The first and second flange are fixedly coupled with the housing. A cross-section of the first and second flange includes an arched region that extends at least partially to an inner wall of the housing. The arched regions are oriented in opposite directions. |
| US12170864B2 |
Wooden or other dielectric capacitive touch interface and loudspeaker having same
Wireless-enabled loudspeaker includes a capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise at least one electroacoustic transducer, a processor in communication with the at least one electroacoustic transducer, and an exterior surface comprising a capacitive touch user interface that allows a user to control operation of the loudspeaker. The exterior surface acts a dielectric for the capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise a wireless transceiver circuit for receiving and transmitting wireless communication signals via a wireless network. The wireless transceiver circuit may receive wirelessly audio content from streaming audio content servers that are connected to the Internet. The capacitive touch user interface comprises a plurality of capacitive sense electrodes. |
| US12170859B2 |
Electronic apparatus, method for controlling electronic apparatus, and control program
To generate multiple types of images of the same subject, an electronic apparatus includes a drive control unit that controls the drive of an image sensor, a division unit that divides an image capture region of the image sensor into at least first and second regions, and an image generation unit that generates a first image by capturing an image of the same subject in the first region and generates a second image by capturing an image of the same subject in the second region. |
| US12170856B2 |
Image processing device for controlling pixel output level and operating method thereof
An image sensor includes a pixel array that includes a first pixel group located in a first row and including a first select transistor and a first floating diffusion region, a second pixel group located in a second row and including a second select transistor and a second floating diffusion region, and a column line connected to both the first pixel group and the second pixel group. While charges generated by a photoelectric conversion element of the first pixel group are transferred to the first floating diffusion region, the first select transistor is turned off, the second select transistor is turned on, and a first voltage is applied to the column line through the second select transistor. A photoelectric conversion element of the second pixel group generates charges prior to the photoelectric conversion element of the first pixel group, so as to be transferred to the second floating diffusion region. |
| US12170853B2 |
Imaging device
The present disclosure relates to an imaging device capable of achieving miniaturization and height reduction of a device configuration, reducing generation of a flare or a ghost, preventing separation of a lens. A size relation of “solid-state imaging element>lens non-effective region>lens effective region” is established in a vertical direction with respect to an incident direction of incident light. The present disclosure is applicable to an imaging device. |
| US12170852B2 |
Image processing apparatus
An image processing apparatus includes a sub-image generation unit, a luminance ratio map generation unit, and an electric heating wire pattern estimation unit. The sub-image generation unit generates sub-images by dividing a first image in a lateral direction. The first image is one of a left image and a right image that are captured by a stereo camera through a windshield provided with an electric heating wire. The luminance ratio map generation unit sequentially selects one of the sub-images and generates map data based on the selected sub-image and a second image. The map data indicates a ratio between luminance values. The second image is another of the left image and the right image. The electric heating wire pattern estimation unit performs an estimation of a wiring pattern of the electric heating wire based on the map data regarding each of the sub-images. |
| US12170847B2 |
Industrial camera
An industrial camera includes an electric zoom optical system, an imaging unit generating a captured image with a number of pixels larger than a number of pixels of an inspection target image, an image generation unit executing downscaling a captured image corresponding to an output region of the imaging unit, an interface unit receiving designation of a zoom magnification, and a calculation unit calculating an optical magnification of optical zooming and a magnification of the downscaling based on the zoom magnification. When the zoom magnification is smaller than or equal to a predetermined magnification, an inspection target image is generated by downscaling a captured image at a scaling magnification calculated based on the zoom magnification. When the zoom magnification is larger than the predetermined magnification, the zoom optical system is driven at the optical magnification calculated based on the zoom magnification to generate an inspection target image. |
| US12170844B2 |
Photographing method and electronic device
A photographing method and an electronic device. The photographing method includes: receiving, by the electronic device, a first operation for triggering the electronic device to enter a large aperture mode; obtaining, by the electronic device, a distance value between the electronic device and a photographed target object in response to the first operation; enabling, by the electronic device in a case that a distance value does not exceed a first distance threshold, a first camera and a second camera to acquire the image of the target object; enabling, by the electronic device in a case that the distance value exceeds the first distance threshold, the first camera and a third camera to acquire the image of the target object; and displaying, by the electronic device, a preview image including the target object. |
| US12170842B2 |
Illumination control device, imaging device, and storage medium
To realize an illumination control device and the like that can make color reproductivity of an image compatible with an S/N ratio at the time of infrared illumination, the illumination control device includes a visible light measurement unit configured to measure an amount of visible light components; an infrared illumination unit configured to perform infrared illumination; and a control unit configured to cause an intensity of the infrared illumination by the infrared illumination unit to gradually change as the amount of visible light components measured by the visible light measurement unit decreases from a first threshold to a second threshold. |
| US12170841B2 |
Power reduction for LEDs based on infrared pulsing
A system is provided for reducing infrared (IR) light emitting diode (LED) power in a night mode for LED operations. The system may include an input power source, one or more LEDs coupled to the input power source, an auto-exposure controller (AEC) coupled to one or more LEDs, and one or more transistor switches coupled between the one or more LEDs and the AEC. The AEC may be coupled to an image sensor of an imaging system and may configure attributes of exposure frames for the image sensor. The AEC may generate a plurality of pulses that control one or more transistor switches. The AEC may execute an algorithm that synchronizes the activation of one or more LEDs to occur during the exposure frame. |
| US12170838B2 |
Imaging device, imaging instruction method, and imaging instruction program
Provided are an imaging device, an imaging instruction method, and an imaging instruction program capable of efficiently changing an imaging condition during capturing of a moving image. In one aspect of the present invention, an imaging device is an imaging device including an imaging unit that captures a moving image and a processor. The processor receives a first operation by a user of causing the imaging unit to start capturing of a first moving image based on a first imaging parameter and of issuing an instruction to set a second imaging parameter different from the first imaging parameter during the capturing of the first moving image, receives a second operation by the user of causing the imaging unit to start capturing of a second moving image based on the second imaging parameter after the reception of the first operation, causes the imaging unit to capture the first moving image until a third instruction to end the capturing of the first moving image is received in a case where the second operation is received, and causes the imaging unit to end the capturing of the first moving image in a case where the third instruction is received. |
| US12170837B2 |
Camera placement guidance
The description relates to cameras, such as security cameras, and providing guidance for positioning cameras to achieve desired goals. One example can receive an image of a scene overlaid with transparent indicators that reflect accuracy of object detection in individual regions of the image. The example can correlate input received from the user on the display relative to the regions. The example can analyze subsequent images of the scene with rules derived from the input from the user. |
| US12170834B2 |
Creative camera
The present disclosure generally relates to displaying visual effects in image data. In some examples, visual effects include an avatar displayed on a user's face. In some examples, visual effects include stickers applied to image data. In some examples, visual effects include screen effects. In some examples, visual effects are modified based on depth data in the image data. |
| US12170832B2 |
Slim pop-out wide camera lenses
Pop-out lens systems for compact digital cameras, comprising an image sensor and a lens with a field of view FOV>60 deg and having i lens elements L1-Li starting with L1 from an object side toward an image side, each lens element Li having a respective focal length fi, the lens elements divided into two lens groups G1 and G2 separated by a big gap (BG), the lens having a pop-out total track length TTL<20 mm in a pop-out state and a collapsed total track length c-TTL in a collapsed state, wherein BG>0.25×TTL, wherein either G1 can move relative to G2 and to the image sensor for focusing or G1 and G2 can move together relative to the image sensor for focusing, and wherein a ratio c-TTL/TTL<0.7. |
| US12170830B2 |
Electronic apparatus and method for controlling thereof
A method for controlling an electronic apparatus includes: obtaining a video including content that performs a task; identifying, within a first portion of the video, an object and motion information corresponding to the object; obtaining first text that describes the first portion of the video based on information corresponding to the object and the motion information; obtaining second text based on voice information obtained from the first portion of the video; and providing information for performing the task based on the first text and the second text. |
| US12170822B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling video playing, electronic device and storage medium
Provided are a method and apparatus for controlling video playing, an electronic device and a storage medium. The solution is as follows: in response to at least one video being playing or paused on a display screen, acquiring a current face image of a user in front of the display screen; parsing the current face image by using an augmented reality-based gaze tracking method to determine a current visual focus of the user on the display screen; and controlling, according to the current visual focus, the at least one video to continue playing or be paused on the display screen. |
| US12170818B2 |
Methods and apparatus to calibrate audience measurement ratings based on return path data
Methods and apparatus to calibrate media ratings based on return path data are disclosed. An apparatus includes programmable circuitry to execute machine readable instructions to: determine a subscriber calibration factor for media based on first panel tuning information obtained from first metering devices in first panelist households that subscribe to a content provider that provides media through return path data (RPD) devices; determine a nonsubscriber calibration factor for the media based on second panel tuning information obtained from second metering devices in second panelist households that do not subscribe to the content provider; and determine a final rating for the media based on an initial rating and at least one of the subscriber calibration factor or the nonsubscriber calibration factor, the initial rating based on RPD tuning information obtained from RPD devices in subscriber households that subscribe to the content provider. |
| US12170816B2 |
Assigning priority for an automated assistant according to a dynamic user queue and/or multi-modality presence detection
Implementations relate to an automated assistant that provides and manages output from one or more elements of output hardware of a computing device. The automated assistant manages dynamic adjustment of access permissions to the computing device according to, for example, a detected presence of one or more users. An active-user queue can be established each time a unique user enters a viewing window of a camera of the computing device when, up to that point, no user was considered active. Multiple image frames can be captured via the camera and processed to determine whether an initial user remains in the viewing window and/or whether another user has entered the viewing window. The initial user can be considered active as long as they are exclusively detected in the viewing window. Restricted content associated with the user may be rendered by the computing device whilst the user is active. |
| US12170813B2 |
Channel reporting during fast channel change
Methods, systems, and computer readable media described herein can be operable to facilitate different reporting treatment for certain join requests received during a fast channel change. A gateway device may automatically detect the FCC (Fast Channel Change) via a configured interval. The gateway device may be configured such that if a subsequent IGMP (Internet group management protocol) join request was received within the configured interval since a previous join request, the previous join request may be ignored. According to the configuration of the gateway device, in a FCC, only the first channel and the last channel are reported, and the middle channel changes may be ignored. |
| US12170809B2 |
Reproducing device, reproducing method, program, and transmitting device
A transmitting apparatus including circuitry configured to generate caption data corresponding to content data and having elements defined in Extensible Markup Language (XML), and output the content data and the generated caption data to a reproducing device. |
| US12170807B2 |
Techniques for managing generation and rendering of user interfaces on client devices
Techniques and systems are provided for processing user interface content. For example, a server computer can receive a user interface event corresponding to a user interface of a device (e.g., a client device, another server computer, or other device). An application associated with the user interface event can be determined, and an interface model can be generated using the application associated with the user interface event. The interface model defines state information for one or more graphic objects of the user interface. The state information results from the user interface event. The server computer can send the interface model to the device, which enables the device to render the user interface. |
| US12170798B2 |
Intelligent assignment and data management of stored media content
A remote storage digital video recorder (RSDVR) retains multiple copies of media programs so long as the copies are expected to be useful to at least one user. Rather than assigning copies to specific users at the time the program is recorded, copies can be assigned as the users request access to the particular media programs. Copies of unassigned programs can be deleted according to a schedule to reduce disk storage and processing demands on the system. A pool of program copies that are not initially assigned to particular users can be maintained until the user makes a specific request to view the program. This “late assignment” of program copies can substantially reduce the amount of data stored by the RSDVR system without substantially impacting the viewer experience. |
| US12170797B2 |
Link bandwidth improvement techniques
One embodiment provides a video transport system. The video transport system includes graphics processing circuitry to generate a video transport unit (TU) corresponding to a scan line of a first video frame that is unchanged from a second video frame, wherein the video TU includes a control sequence and an unchanged data payload corresponding to a defined number of pixels of the scan line of the first video frame. The video transport system of this embodiment also includes source tunneling bridge circuitry to generate a bus TU based on the video TU; the source tunneling bridge circuitry to parse the control sequence or the unchanged data payload of the video TU, and to generate the bus TU having a header that includes a field to identify the defined number of pixels of the unchanged data payload, and to eliminate, in whole or in part, the unchanged data payload in the bus TU. |
| US12170791B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting 3D contents and method thereof
An apparatus for transmitting 3D contents includes an input configured to receive a point cloud to be converted into a 2D image; a global grid generator configured to create a global grid that determines a size of a 2D image to be converted from the point cloud; a point cloud converter configured to create a V3C bitstream in which the point cloud is converted to a 2D image of a size determined by the global grid based on V-PCC; and a grid information extractor configured to extract size information of the global grid from the V3C bitstream; an encapsulator configured to create ISOBMFF data based on the V3C bitstream and the extracted global grid size information; and a transmitter configured to transmit the ISOBMFF data. |
| US12170789B2 |
Motion compensation along different directions
Motion compensation along different directions is disclosed. A method for video processing including: determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the current video block, optical flow associated with the current video block in an optical flow-based motion refinement process or prediction process, wherein the optical flow is derived along directions that are different from a horizontal direction and/or a vertical direction; and performing the conversion based on the optical flow. |
| US12170786B2 |
Device and method for encoding and decoding image using AI
An image decoding method includes obtaining feature data of a current optical flow and feature data of a current residual image from a bitstream; obtaining the current optical flow and first weight data by applying the feature data of the current optical flow to an optical flow decoder; obtaining the current residual image by applying the feature data of the current residual image to a residual decoder; obtaining a preliminary prediction image from the previous reconstructed image, based on the current optical flow; obtaining a final prediction image by applying sample values of the first weight data to sample values of the preliminary prediction image; and obtaining a current reconstructed image corresponding to the current image by combining the final prediction image with the current residual image. |
| US12170784B2 |
Method and apparatus for coding unit partitioning
A method for coding unit partitioning in a video encoder is provided that includes performing intra-prediction on each permitted coding unit (CU) in a CU hierarchy of a largest coding unit (LCU) to determine an intra-prediction coding cost for each permitted CU, storing the intra-prediction coding cost for each intra-predicted CU in memory, and performing inter-prediction, prediction mode selection, and CU partition selection on each permitted CU in the CU hierarchy to determine a CU partitioning for encoding the LCU, wherein the stored intra-prediction coding costs for the CUs are used. |
| US12170782B2 |
Fast intra-prediction mode selection in video coding
A method for determining intra-prediction modes for prediction units (PUs) of a largest coding unit (LCU) is provided that includes determining an intra-prediction mode for each child PU of a PU, and selecting an intra-prediction mode for the PU based on the intra-prediction modes determined for the child PUs. |
| US12170780B2 |
Method and apparatus for real-time SAO parameter estimation
The disclosure provides a sample adaptive offset (SAO) encoder. The SAO encoder includes a statistics collection (SC) block and a rate distortion optimization (RDO) block coupled to the SC block. The SC block receives a set of deblocked pixels and a set of original pixels. The SC block categorizes each deblocked pixel of the set of deblocked pixels in at least one of a plurality of band and edge categories. The SC block estimates an error in each category as difference between a deblocked pixel of the set of deblocked pixels and corresponding original pixel of the set of original pixels. The RDO block determines a set of candidate offsets associated with each category and selects a candidate offset with a minimum RD cost. The minimum RD cost is used by a SAO type block and a decision block to generate final offsets for the SAO encoder. |
| US12170778B2 |
Technology to accelerate scene change detection and achieve adaptive content display
Systems, apparatuses and methods may include a source device that generates a scene change notification in response to a movement of a camera, modifies an encoding scheme associated with the video content captured by the camera in response to the scene change notification, identifies a full-frame difference threshold, wherein scene analysis information includes frame difference data, and compares the frame difference data to an intermediate threshold that is less than the full-frame difference threshold, wherein the scene change notification is generated when the frame difference data exceeds the intermediate threshold. A sink device may obtain transport quality data associated with video content, modify an output parameter of a display based on the transport quality data, determine a view perspective of a still image containing a plurality of image slices, retrieve only a subset of the plurality of image slices based on the view perspective and decode the retrieved subset. |
| US12170775B2 |
Image decoding device, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
An image coding device that suppresses degradation of subjective image quality while improving the coding efficiency of residual coefficients of two chroma components. The image coding device that codes image data constituted by one luma component and two chroma components, comprises quantizing unit that performs an orthogonal transform on each of components of a block obtained by dividing an image to be coded, and quantizes transform coefficients of each of the components obtained from the orthogonal transform; and coding unit that codes residual coefficients obtained by the quantizing unit, wherein when coding the transform coefficients of the orthogonal transform of the two chroma components in an integrated manner, the coding unit quantizes transform coefficients of the orthogonal transform obtained from the integration using a predetermined quantization matrix, and codes residual coefficients obtained from the quantizing. |
| US12170774B2 |
Image decoding device, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
An image coding device that suppresses degradation of subjective image quality while improving the coding efficiency of residual coefficients of two chroma components. The image coding device that codes image data constituted by one luma component and two chroma components, comprises quantizing unit that performs an orthogonal transform on each of components of a block obtained by dividing an image to be coded, and quantizes transform coefficients of each of the components obtained from the orthogonal transform; and coding unit that codes residual coefficients obtained by the quantizing unit, wherein when coding the transform coefficients of the orthogonal transform of the two chroma components in an integrated manner, the coding unit quantizes transform coefficients of the orthogonal transform obtained from the integration using a predetermined quantization matrix, and codes residual coefficients obtained from the quantizing. |
| US12170770B2 |
Image encoding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, control methods and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
An image decoding apparatus comprises a decoder which decodes data indicating a plurality of values corresponding to a part of a quantization matrix; a generator which derives the plurality of values from the data and generates the matrix; and an inverse quantizing unit which performs the inverse quantizing on an object block using the matrix, wherein, if width or height of the matrix is larger than or equal to a predetermined size, the generating unit generates the matrix by associating a first value among the plurality of values with a first element corresponding to DC component in the matrix, associating a second value with a second element adjacent to the first element, and, for the elements other than the first and second elements, associating each of one or more values with a plurality of elements of the matrix. |
| US12170769B2 |
Video encoding method, encoding processing method, and video encoding apparatus
A video encoding method includes: storing quantized data of frames which have undergone a quantization process by serially storing the quantized data of the frames on a per quantized data of one frame basis; determining a quantization parameter to be used when performing a quantization process of a next frame immediately following the frames, based on quantized data of a predetermined number of frames among the quantized data of the frames; performing the quantization process of the next frame based on the quantization parameter to generate quantized data of the next frame;and executing encoding processes for entropy encoding quantized data of frames including the next frame in parallel between the frames including the next frame. |
| US12170768B2 |
Table maintenance for HMVP candidate storage
The disclosure relates to table maintenance for HMVP candidate storage. A method for processing video, including: determining, during a conversion between a first block of visual media data and a corresponding coded representation of the visual media data, the first block being coded with geometry partition mode; determining, based on at least one table storing history based motion vector prediction (HMVP) candidates which include motion information based on previously coded blocks, motion information of at least one sub-portion of the first block; performing the conversion of the first block using the determined motion information. |
| US12170759B2 |
Chroma from luma prediction model selection
A decoder may determine reference signals of a chroma block. The decoder may decode a decision rule in a bitstream. The decoder may determine a chroma prediction model among one or more linear models and one or more non-linear models based on the decision rule. The decoder may generate a prediction of the chroma block based on the reference signals of the chroma block and the chroma prediction model. The decoder may determine a reconstruction of the chroma block based on the prediction of the chroma block and a decoded residual of the chroma block. |
| US12170757B2 |
Hardware codec accelerators for high-performance video encoding
Disclosed are apparatuses, systems, and techniques for real-time codec encoding of video files using hardware-assisted accelerators that utilize a combination of parallel and sequential processing, in which at least a part of intra-frame block prediction is performed with parallel processing. |
| US12170744B2 |
Apparatus for providing a connection to a wide area network for voice calls, a power management circuit, and a method for providing a connection to a wide area network for voice calls
An apparatus for providing a connection to a wide area network for voice calls includes a wide area network circuit configured to transmit voice call data packets, a phone connection circuit configured to receive a voice call signal from a phone, a processor circuit configured to generate voice call data packets based on a voice call signal received by the phone connection circuit and a power management circuit configured to switch off at least a part of the apparatus to reach a power down mode of the apparatus, if a supply voltage drops below a supply voltage threshold. |
| US12170743B2 |
Systems and methods for handling customer conversations at a contact center
A contact center server receives an input from a customer device as part of a conversation. The contact center server (CCS) identifies at least one of: one or more intents, one or more entities, or one or more entity values from the input. The CCS detects one or more escalation conditions based on the input and pauses the conversation based on the detected one or more escalation conditions. The CCS outputs a conversation transcript and the identified one or more intents, the one or more entities, or the one or more entity values to an agent device. The CCS receives agent-identified-information or agent-modified-information from the agent device. Subsequently, the CCS resumes the conversation by providing a response to the input based on the received agent-identified-information or the agent-modified-information. |
| US12170741B2 |
Authenticating a call recording using audio watermarks
Audio qualities of a call and of a call recording are identified and compared to authenticate the call recording as a true representation of the call. A call is enabled between two or more participants, and the call is recorded to generate a call recording. The call recording is authenticated based on a match between audio watermarks included within the call and audio watermarks included within the call recording. An indication of the authentication is then output, such as for further processing or display. |
| US12170738B2 |
Composite cryptographic systems with variable configuration parameters and memory bound functions
Various methods for implementing cryptographic systems can reduce the likelihood of security vulnerabilities. A cryptographic system can utilize a combination of cryptographic processes to securely construct immutable ledgers and/or blockchains. These cryptographic systems can be referred to as composite cryptographic systems. A device can be configured to add a block to a distributed ledger maintained by a composite cryptographic system. The device can include a network interface, memory, and a processor. The processor can be configured to obtain a first proof using a first cryptographic system, obtain a second proof using a second cryptographic system; and broadcast a block to securely add the block to a distributed ledger. The block can be capable of being validated by using the first cryptographic system to generate the first proof and by using the second cryptographic system to generate the second proof. |
| US12170734B2 |
System and method for off-chain cryptographic transaction verification
Systems and methods for off-chain verification of cryptographic transactions are disclosed. The system receives a first transaction from a first blockchain, wherein the first transaction is associated with a first address of a first user device and receives a notification of an analysis of a whitelist status for the first transaction. The system performs a first off-chain check on the first transaction to determine validity of the first transaction and if the first off-chain check fails, determines whether a second off-chain check is required. If the second off-chain check is required the system performs the second off-chain check and if the second off-chain check fails, determines whether a supervised check is required. If the supervised check is required, the system sends transaction parameters of the first transaction to a second user device and submits transaction details to the first blockchain if an approval is received from the supervisor user device. |
| US12170733B2 |
Utilization management system, management device, utilization control device, utilization management method, and computer-readable program
According to the present invention, the convenience of a utilization management technology for a usage target object is enhanced and the security risk is reduced. This utilization control device (1) is capable of communicating only in a near field communication (63) and stores a first public key that is paired with a first secret key stored in a management device (2). When hole data is received with a first signature from a provider terminal (3), the first signature is verified by means of the first key, and when the signature verification is established, the hole data is set to an own device (1). The hole data includes a second public key that is paired with a second secret key stored in the management device (2). When a utilization permit card is received with a second signature from a user terminal (4), the second signature is verified with the second public key, and when the signature verification is validated, transaction information included in the utilization permit card is acquired. In addition, with reference to the acquired transaction information, when a condition specified by the transaction information is satisfied, a utilization limit to the object to be utilized (a house (50)) is released. |
| US12170731B2 |
Method and system of all-or-nothing transform (AONT) for increasing blockchain integrity
A method for generating a block for a blockchain utilizing an all-or-nothing transform includes: storing, in a memory of a blockchain node in a blockchain network, a blockchain comprised of a plurality of blocks including at least a most recent block; receiving a plurality of blockchain transactions; applying an all-or-nothing transform (AONT) to the plurality of blockchain transactions to generate a plurality of pseudomessage blocks; generating a new block header including at least a timestamp and a hash value associated with the most recent block; generating a new block including at least the generated new block header and the plurality of pseudomessage blocks; and transmitting the generated new block to a plurality of additional blockchain nodes in the blockchain network. |
| US12170730B2 |
Unique token authentication verification value
Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for validating transactions using a cryptogram. One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of processing a remote transaction initiated by a communication device provisioned with a token. The method comprises receiving, by a service provider computer, from an application on the communication device, a request for a token authentication cryptogram, wherein the token authentication cryptogram includes encrypted user exclusive data. The service provider computer may generate the token authentication cryptogram to include the user exclusive data. The service provider computer may send the token authentication cryptogram to the application, where the token authentication cryptogram can be used to validate the transaction, and the user exclusive data is extracted from the token authentication cryptogram during validation. |
| US12170729B2 |
Method and system for providing quantum random number on basis of quantum entropy source
A method and a system of providing a quantum random number based on a quantum entropy source. The method includes generating a quantum random number and providing the quantum random number to a device. The generating of the quantum random number based on the quantum entropy source includes determining, by a management unit, whether quantum random numbers stored in a storage are insufficient; generating a quantum random number based on the quantum entropy source using a quantum random number generator provided in a production unit in response to a determination that the quantum random numbers are insufficient; verifying, by a verification unit, the generated quantum random number based on NIST SP800-90B and SP800-22; and in response to quality of the generated quantum number satisfying a criterion, storing the verified quantum random number in the storage. |
| US12170727B2 |
Method, apparatus, and device for key generation and terminal provisioning
Provided in embodiments of the present application are a a key generation and terminal provisioning method, an apparatus, and a device thereof. The method for generating a key includes: sending, by an enrollee, a first request message to a configurator, the first request message comprising a first identifier, and the first identifier used to instruct the configurator to perform a network reconfiguration operation; receiving, by the enrollee, a first message sent by the configurator and including first key information; generating, by the enrollee, a session key according to the first key information; sending, by the enrollee, a second message to the configurator, the second message comprising second key information, thus allowing the configurator to generate the session key according to the second key information. In a process of an enrollee and a configurator performing provisioning for the first time, key information of each other is exchanged to generate a session key required for subsequent network reconfiguration performed on the enrollee, so that when the network reconfiguration is performed on the enrollee, it is unnecessary to perform an authentication process again, thereby improving the network configuration efficiency. |
| US12170719B2 |
Electronic device using homomorphic encryption and encrypted data processing method thereof
An electronic device includes a memory storing data from an external source, an application processing unit (APU) transmitting a secret key and public key generation command, an isolated execution environment (IEE) generating a secret key in response to the secret key generation command, generating a public key based on the secret key in response to the public key generation command, and storing the secret key, and a non-volatile memory performing write and read operations depending on a request of the APU. When the data are stored in the memory, the APU transmits a public key request to the IEE and in response the IEE transfers the public key to the APU through a mailbox protocol. The APU generates a ciphertext by performing homomorphic encryption on the data based on an encryption key in the public key, and classifies and stores the public key and the ciphertext in the non-volatile memory. |
| US12170718B2 |
Large-precision homomorphic comparison using bootstrapping
Systems and methods for improving homomorphic encryption are provided. A processor receives an encrypted ciphertext; splits the encrypted ciphertext into a plurality of smaller digits; applies a homomorphic floor function to clear a least significant bit from a current smaller digit; scales down the encrypted ciphertext, using modulus switching, thereby changing the ciphertext modulus to a new modulus; applies a bootstrapping procedure for a sign evaluation function to determine a sign of the scaled down encrypted ciphertext; and transmits the sign with the ciphertext to a server for subsequent use. |
| US12170715B2 |
System and method for dynamically delivering content
A system and method for dynamically delivering content includes a user device having a processor in communication with a capture device and a terminal having a data processor in communication with a display, memory device, and user interface, wherein the terminal is configured to dynamically generate a signal. The user device is configured to interact with the terminal and the capture device is configured to capture the signal and translate the signal to an action. The action includes generating content at the user device and/or downloading or accessing content to the user device. |
| US12170714B2 |
Cross host beacon probing in a virtualized computing system
An example method of beacon probing in a computing system includes: sending, by cross-host beacon probing (CHBP) software executing in a first host of the computing system, a first beacon probe from a first network interface controller (NIC) of the first host to NICs on a same layer 2 domain as the first NIC, the NICs including a second NIC of the first host and cross-host NICs of at least one host other than the first host; receiving, at the CHBP software through the first NIC, acknowledgements (ACKs) to the first beacon probe from the cross-host NICs; and determining, in response to the first beacon probe, connectivity statuses of the first NIC and the second NIC by the CHBP software based on the ACKs and on whether the second NIC receives the first beacon probe. |
| US12170711B2 |
Method and system for transmitting software artifacts from a source network to a target network
A method for transmitting software artifacts from a source network to a target network is disclosed. Each target and source network is assigned to a proxy system comprising a plug-in. The transmission is monitored on the target network side. A target network-internal information structure is provided containing entries, each of which characterizes a software artifact that can be downloaded when authorization is granted by an operator of the target network by the plug-in. The entries are read from the target network-internal information structure. Requests from the target network relating to the availability of new software artifacts are received on behalf of the source network. For each request, at least one entry which matches the request is searched in the target network-internal information structure. Based on the at least one matching entry being present in the target network-internal information structure, either the software artifact is retrieved or the request is blocked. |
| US12170710B2 |
External device management
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, to manage devices during emergent conditions are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving, by a first computing device, data indicating a function of a second computing device. The actions further include determining, by the first computing device, a context of the second computing device. Based on the context of the second computing device, the actions further include determining, by the first computing device, whether to activate the function of the second computing device. Based on determining whether to activate the function of the second computing device, the actions further include determining, by the first computing device, whether to output, to the second computing device, an instruction to activate the function. |
| US12170708B2 |
Data synchronization method and apparatus
A data synchronization method and apparatus, applied to a first data service module. The method includes receiving a first request from a second service module, where the first request is used to request to synchronize service data of a first service module; obtaining the service data of the first service module; and sending the service data of the first service module to the second service module. In solutions provided in the present disclosure, the first data service module replaces the first service module to synchronize the service data of the first service module for the second service module. |
| US12170701B2 |
Isolating videoconference streams
In some implementations, techniques may include requesting a set of input video streams from a videoconferencing service. The input video streams can be received at a computing device and the streams can correspond to one or more videoconference participants. In addition, the techniques may include receiving settings for one or more output video streams of a set of output video streams. These settings can indicate one or more output video stream properties. The techniques may include producing the set of output video streams from the set of input video streams according to the one or more output video stream properties. Moreover, the techniques may include outputting one or more output video streams of the set of output video streams. |
| US12170700B2 |
Multicasting data of data streams
Techniques for multicasting data to multiple clients are described. Each client stores an identifier indicating a data stream associated with, for example intended for, the client. A server receives the data streams, determines the identifier for each received data stream, transmits a mapping between the identifiers and respective multicast streams to the clients, and multicasts data of the received data streams in accordance with the mapping. By transmitting the mapping to the clients, and multicasting data of the received data streams in accordance with the mapping, each client may obtain data of the particular data stream with which they are associated. |
| US12170690B2 |
Formulating responses for slowing requests from malicious domain name system (DNS) clients
A method of delaying computer network clients from sending DNS queries. The method includes receiving a DNS query from a client and consulting a client record in a client record database and/or a flow record in a flow record database storing information about the flow including about one or more previous DNS queries and/or responses in the flow. The method further includes formulating a response to the DNS query as a function of the information about the client and/or the information about the flow, updating the client record with information about the client and/or the flow record with information about the DNS query and the response as formulated, and transmitting the response as formulated to the client. The DNS query includes a question and the response is intentionally defective or incomplete and causes the client to be delayed in sending another DNS query as part of an attack. |
| US12170684B2 |
Systems and methods for predicting the likelihood of cyber-threats leveraging intelligence associated with hacker communities
Various embodiments of a system and methods for reasoning about enterprise-related external cyber threats using a rule-leaning approach are disclosed. |
| US12170683B2 |
Suspicious group detection
Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for determining a level of abusive network behavior suspicion for groups of entities and for identifying suspicious entity groups. A suspiciousness metric is developed and used to evaluate a multi-view graph across multiple views where entities are associated with nodes of the graph and attributes of the entities are associated with levels of the graph. |
| US12170682B1 |
Application endpoint cybersecurity techniques
A system and method for application endpoint validation and securement is presented. The method includes: detecting an application endpoint on a resource deployed in a computing environment; generating in a security database: a representation of the application endpoint, and a representation of the resource, wherein the security database includes a representation of the computing environment; determining a network path between the resource and an external network, the network path including the application endpoint and a reachability parameter; initiating active inspection of the application endpoint over the network path; and initiating a mitigation action in the computing environment in response to determining through active inspection that the application endpoint is exposed to the external network. |
| US12170681B2 |
Method and system for detecting data traffic in a communication network
Method for detecting data traffic in a communication network, wherein in order to detect data traffic in a communication network, at least one network infrastructure device to which at least one first communication terminal and one second communication terminal are connected provides a monitoring interface that is secured against unauthorized access, is assigned to the two communication terminals, and is intended for detecting data traffic between at least the first and the second communication device, where a device detecting apparatus determines available monitoring interfaces on network infrastructure devices as well as address information assigned to the monitoring interfaces and provides this interface information to at least one recording apparatus that is separate from the at least one network infrastructure device. |
| US12170674B1 |
Agentless remote machine management
Systems and techniques are provided herein to an agentless Information Technology (IT) asset management system that automatically identifies and executes remedial actions independent of a client-side agent installed on the client system. In particular, artificial intelligence is used to trigger agentless actions via one or more application programming interfaces (APIs). The APIs trigger services that interface directly with operating system supported functionalities to manage IT assets. |
| US12170673B2 |
Systems and methods for providing access to a secure device
A system may receive first level authentication data from a first user, authorize first level access to a secure device, and transmit a push notification including a second factor authentication key to a first user device responsive to first factor authentication data matching stored authentication data for the first user. The system may receive a wireless communication from the first user device attenuated by one or more beam attenuating materials to form a first attenuated beam profile. In response to a match of the first attenuated beam profile to a stored beam profile beyond a predetermined threshold, the system may associate the second factor authentication key as an authorized login credential for the first user. The system may receive the second factor authentication key from the first user and authorize the second factor authentication data to grant the first user second level access to the secure device. |
| US12170671B2 |
Systems and methods for secure selection of a user profile in a shared context
Disclosed are systems and methods for secure selection of a user profile in a shared context. For example, a method may include: determining, by one or more processors, an association between a user device and a shared user profile; determining, by the one or more processors, that the user device is within a predetermined proximity of a multiuser device; determining, by the one or more processors, the shared user profile associated with the user device as a result of determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device; receiving, by the one or more processors, biometric verification from the first user; and activating, by the one or more processors, the first specific user profile associated with the first user on the multiuser device as a result of determining that the first user has successfully provided biometric verification. |
| US12170667B2 |
Fast access to local area network (LAN) graphical user interface (GUI) by client device
A network device for providing a LAN GUI to a client device. The network device receives a request for access by the client device to the LAN GUI. The network device analyzes a LAN GUI access whitelist and determines whether the client device is in the LAN GUI access whitelist. The client device is granted access to the LAN GUI without receiving a password from the client device when the client device is determined to be in the LAN GUI access whitelist. An address entry page may be presented to add the MAC address of the client device to the LAN GUI access whitelist and a password page may be presented to display the LAN GUI password. When the client device is not in the LAN GUI access list, a login page is presented for entering the password to obtain access to the LAN GUI. |
| US12170662B2 |
Domain unrestricted mobile initiated login
Provided is a process for mobile-initiated authentications to web services. Credential values of the user are established within a trusted execution environment of the mobile device and representations are transmitted to a server. The user of the mobile device may authenticate with the mobile device to the server, which may convey access to a web-based service from a relying device that executes a client authentication component to report user sessions to the server. The user may select the relying device from the mobile device to cause the relying device to present credentials to the web-service to login, authenticate, or otherwise obtain user-level permission for the user on the relying device. The user of the mobile device may authenticate with the mobile device to the server, and may initiate the authentication process from the mobile device, without inputting credentials corresponding to the web-service on the relying device. |
| US12170660B1 |
Audio tokens for multi-factor authentication
Techniques are described for performing multi-factor authentication of a user during a service session, based at least partly on a code conveyed using an audio file. A code is generated that corresponds to the user and/or their user device. A playback device that is registered to the user can be used to output a playback of an audio file that encodes the code. The playback of the audio file is conveyed through the service session by the user device and received by a backend server, which analyzes the playback of the audio file to extract the code. The user can be authenticated based at least partly on verifying the code that is extracted from the playback of the audio file, by comparing the extracted code to the code that was generated and sent to the playback device. |
| US12170652B2 |
Packet transmission method and apparatus and computer storage medium
A packet transmission method and apparatus, and a computer storage medium, and relates to the field of communications technologies. A first device obtains service type information of an original packet. The first device generates an encapsulating security payload (ESP) packet of the original packet based on a target security association, where the ESP packet includes a packet header, an ESP header, a service type field, a first encrypted part, and an ESP authentication data field, and the service type field includes the service type information. The first device sends the ESP packet to a second device. The second device parses the service type field to obtain the service type information of the original packet. The second device performs a target operation on the ESP packet based on a service policy and the service type information of the original packet. |
| US12170649B2 |
Rule selection management based on currently available domain name system (DNS) servers
Systems, methods, and software are included herein to manage domain name system (DNS) requests to DNS servers. In one implementation, a computing device joins a local network and identifies a connection to a first DNS server associated with the local network. The computing device further implements first DNS rules based on the connection to the first server and monitors when a second DNS server is available using the local network. When the second DNS server becomes available, the computing device implements second DNS rules in place of the first DNS rules, wherein the second DNS rules direct DNS requests to the second DNS server in place of the first DNS server. |
| US12170648B2 |
Device and method for controlling the access to an electrical device
An apparatus for controlling the access of a user device to an electrical appliance. The apparatus is configured to determine electrical appliance data relating to data communication of the electrical appliance and to determine user device data relating to data communication of the user device. Furthermore, the apparatus is configured to determine, based on the electrical appliance data and on the user device data, whether or not the electrical appliance and the user device are in a common local communication network. The apparatus allows the user device to access the electrical appliance if it is determined that the electrical appliance and the user device are present in a common local communication network. |
| US12170644B2 |
Binding flows to unique addresses or ports
Techniques for binding communication flows to unique addresses and/or ports, and configuring networking devices internal to a network to apply policy without the need to further introspect a given stream. Further, by creating mappings of unique addresses and/or ports to flows, the network devices are able to enforce policy without needing to coordinate with an edge node of the network at which the communication session terminates. Further, the techniques may include providing an SDN controller with a mapping between a unique address/port and a network flow, determining flow-specific policy to enforce on the flow, and programming one or more network devices to enforce the flow-specific policy in the network using the unique address/port. |
| US12170634B2 |
Dynamic and semi-persistent scheduling mixed multi-panel uplink precoding
In conventional wireless communication systems, only a single transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) with a single associated sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator (SRI) is configured/activated in downlink control signal (DCI) for retransmission of data. To enable better performance in retransmission, the UE may dynamically turn on/off/switch panels for retransmissions. |
| US12170632B2 |
Systems and methods for multiple HAPs base station connection
This disclosure is directed towards improved methods for identifying one or more base stations for connection with user equipment. The user equipment may establish a connection with a base stations based on an estimated location of the base station. Additionally, the user equipment may receive an indication from the base station to scan for additional base stations at additional estimated locations. Further, the user equipment may determine one or more connection parameters (e.g., distance from communication hub to user equipment, angle of communication hub relative to user equipment, shadowing at the communication hub, and the like) associated with the base stations within the geographical area. The user equipment may establish connection with base stations that are determined to have the best signal strength based on the connection parameters. |
| US12170630B2 |
Method, device and system for configuring radio transmission and reception parameters
Disclosed is a method for configuring radio transmission and reception parameters. The method includes: configuring, by a station, a transmission module by using a first parameter set and transmitting a first radio frame, where the first radio frame has a second parameter set; and configuring, by the station, a reception module by using the second parameter set and receiving a second radio frame triggered by the first radio frame. Also disclosed are an apparatus and system for configuring radio transmission and reception parameters. |
| US12170627B2 |
User terminal and radio communication method
One aspect of a user terminal according to the present invention includes: a receiving section that receives a downlink shared channel transmitted from a plurality of transmission/reception points; and a control section that controls transmission of a transmission confirmation signal corresponding to the downlink shared channel, based on downlink control information including at least one of a count value and a total value of DL assignment jointly controlled in the plurality of transmission/reception points. |
| US12170622B2 |
Network resource selection for flows using flow classification
In some embodiments, a method receives a set of packets for a flow and determines a set of features for the flow from the set of packets. A classification of an elephant flow or a mice flow is selected based on the set of features. The classification is selected before assigning the flow to a network resource in a plurality of network resources. The method assigns the flow to a network resource in the plurality of network resources based on the classification for the flow and a set of classifications for flows currently assigned to the plurality of network resources. Then, the method sends the set of packets for the flow using the assigned network resource. |
| US12170612B2 |
Data requesting and routing protocol in a data mesh
In one embodiment, a device of a data mesh divides a data query into a first subquery and a second subquery for different data sources in the data mesh, based on query routing data associated with the device. The device performs the first subquery in the data mesh, to obtain a first subquery response. The device also performs the second subquery in the data mesh, to obtain a second subquery response. The device provides a query response that aggregates the first subquery response and the second subquery response. |
| US12170610B2 |
Zoning configurations and border gateway protocol (BGP) route maps for route advertisements
Systems and methods use zoning configuration to construct border gateway protocol (BGP) route maps. The constructed route maps may then be used to selectively advertise routes between BGP peer devices without having to advertise all available routes to all entities or subsystems in a network. Advantageously, this significantly reduces potential security risks to the network and improves scalability of services in non-volatile memory express over Fabric and other systems. |
| US12170608B2 |
Link behavior prediction for use in path selection
Techniques are described for predicting future behavior of links in a network and generating dynamic thresholds for link metrics for use in path selection. In one example, a computing system receives historical values of a link metric for links of a network. The computing system executes a machine learning system which processes the historical values of the link metric to generate: (1) a predicted future value of the link metric for each link; and (2) a threshold for the link metric indicating whether the predicted future value for each link is anomalous. The computing system computes a path based on the predicted future values of the link metric and the threshold for the link metric. The computing system provisions the computed path, thereby enabling a network device to forward network traffic along the computed path. |
| US12170601B2 |
Network management device, network management system and network management method
A network management device determines at least one of that an individual error occurs in a target terminal device when a difference between (i) a response time for the target terminal device and (ii) an average response time that is an average value of the response time for each of two or more terminal devices belonging to a group to which the target terminal device belongs is larger than a first predetermined value, and that a group error occurs in a target group when a difference between (i) a current average response time that is an average value of the response time and (ii) a previous average response time that is an average value of a previous response time for two or more terminal devices belonging to the target group is larger than a second predetermined value, the previous response time being immediately prior to the response time. |
| US12170600B2 |
Virtual network assistant having proactive analytics and correlation engine using unsupervised ML model
Techniques are described in which a network management system processes network event data received from the AP devices. The NMS is configured to dynamically determine, in real-time, a minimum (MIN) threshold and a maximum (MAX) threshold for expected occurrences for each event type, wherein the MIN thresholds and MAX thresholds define ranges of expected occurrences for the network events of the corresponding event types. The NMS applies an unsupervised machine learning model to the network event data to determine predicted counts of occurrences of the network events for each of the event types and identify, based on the predicted counts of occurrences and the dynamically-determined minimum threshold values and maximum threshold values for each event type, one or more of the network events as indicative of abnormal network behavior. |
| US12170598B2 |
Artificial intelligence (AI) related signalling flow over backhaul interfaces
This patent document describes, among other things, techniques, and apparatuses for providing artificial intelligence to improve wireless network efficiency and performance. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, from a first network node to a second network node, a first network control message requesting to start an artificial intelligence process comprising an artificial intelligence objective or an identification code. The method further includes receiving, at the first network node from the second network node, a first reply message indicating at least one of the artificial intelligence process has started, the identifier, a request indicator for a model for the artificial intelligence process, or a failure message. |
| US12170597B2 |
Integrated development environment for development and continuous delivery of cloud-based applications
A system implements a cloud-based digital platform allows developers to build new applications/services and then deploy to cloud platforms among continuous deployment, A/B test, blue/green deployment, and canary deployment. The system configures a service mesh on top of a cluster of computers. The system initializes a new service via templates that include common libraries, security scan pipeline, monitoring as code pipeline, and code coverage management for internal policy compliances, as well automated cloud resources request and provisioning. One or more proxy services, that extract data from the data sources using filters, can be executed. The system may use machine learning based models that are trained using the data extracted by the proxy service. The system allows automatic provisioning, computation orchestration, storage requests, and artificial intelligence insight feedback, as well as automated self-services to navigate complex systems and reduce on-boarding times of the platform. |
| US12170593B1 |
Business policy management for self-driving network
A controller device manages a plurality of network devices. The controller device includes one or more processing units configured to receive an indication of a stateful intent, the data structure including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges, each node of the plurality of nodes being representative of a respective network device of the plurality of network devices. The one or more processing units are configured to determine, using an abstract function configured at a node of the plurality of nodes, a stateless intent for implementing the stateful intent and generate low level configuration data for the plurality of network devices based on the stateless intent. The one or more processing units are configured to interface with one or more of the plurality of network devices to configure the one or more of the plurality of network devices with the low level configuration data. |
| US12170591B1 |
Online optimization method for power consumption policy of terminal of internet of things
Disclosed is an online optimization method for a power consumption policy of a terminal of Internet of things (IoT), including: performing comprehensive scanning on a user terminal and a link, and obtaining a link behavior graph; inputting the link behavior graph into a simulation based optimization (SBO) system to obtain power consumption parameters for minimizing power consumption of the user terminal; performing centralized storage on the link behavior graph and the power consumption parameters; regularly sending, by the user terminal, operation data to a server, and evaluating, by the server, whether a power consumption policy needs to be optimized; and issuing, by the server, a parameter update instruction to complete the upgrading of the power consumption policy of the user terminal. In the present disclosure, the update of the power consumption policy of the user terminal can be conveyed more quickly and more efficiently. |
| US12170587B2 |
Transmitting apparatus
A transmitting apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure transmits a plurality of first transmission data and a plurality of second transmission data by using an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing) method. The transmitting apparatus includes frame configuring circuitry, which in operation, generates a frame including a first period in which a preamble is transmitted, a second period in which the plurality of first transmission data is multiplexed by a time division multiplexing method and is transmitted, and a third period in which the plurality of second transmission data is multiplexed by a frequency division multiplexing method and is transmitted; and transmitting circuitry that transmits the frame. |
| US12170586B2 |
Pulse-amplitude modulation transmitter and receiver and method of limiting transition level thereof
A pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM) transmitter includes a transceiver, and at least one processor connected to the transceiver and configured to identify, from among symbols included in an input signal, a symbol that exceeds a specified transition level, when the symbol exceeding the transition level is identified, obtain a frame buffer including at least one bit among bits constituting the identified symbol, encode input data by inverting at least one bit among the bits constituting the identified symbol, and transmit the frame buffer and the encoded input data. |
| US12170582B2 |
Bitmap signaling of services using segment routing
Systems and methods associated with a node in a Segment Routing network include, responsive to what services are support at a node in a Segment Routing network, creating a bitmap to represent the plurality of services supported at the node; and transmitting an advertisement with the bitmap such that the advertisement is a single advertisement of multiple services. This approach can reduce the advertisement of rout updates by orders of magnitude. |
| US12170579B2 |
User interfaces for multi-participant live communication
The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for managing live communication between multiple participants using a computer system in accordance with some embodiments. |
| US12170578B2 |
Audio in audio-visual conferencing service calls
To optimize audio quality of playback with other audio in calls established using an audio-visual conferencing service, at least two audio profiles for one or more audio playback devices connectable to the apparatus are maintained for the audio-visual conferencing service. The at least two audio profiles comprise a first audio profile for at least transmitting audio of a first quality for playback and a second audio profile for at least transmitting audio of a second quality for playback. It is allowed to change an active audio profile during a call established using the audio-visual conferencing service by switching the active audio profile between at least the first audio profile and the second audio profile. The received audio in the call is delivered to the audio playback device according to the active audio profile. |
| US12170577B2 |
Videoconference audiovisual controller
Techniques may include receiving, by a computing device, a first set of video streams from a videoconferencing service, the video streams corresponding to one or more videoconference participants. In addition, the techniques may include receiving a second set of video streams from one or more cameras communicably coupled with the computing device. The techniques may include receiving settings for one or more video streams of a third set of video streams, the settings indicating one or more video feed properties. Moreover, the techniques may include producing a third set of video streams from the first set of video streams according to the one or more video feed properties. Also, the techniques may include outputting one or more video streams of the second set of video streams and the third set of video streams. |
| US12170576B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving data channel based on a plurality of symbol sets communication system and apparatus for the same
Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving data channels in a communication system. An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may comprise receiving, from a base station, resource allocation information of a plurality of physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) used for repetitive transmission of a same transport block (TB); identifying a position of each of the plurality of PUSCHs in a time domain based on the resource allocation information; and repeatedly transmitting the same TB to the base station at the position of each of the plurality of PUSCHs. Therefore, performance of the communication system can be improved. |
| US12170575B2 |
Hybrid automatic repeat request feedback control by base station
A method may include transmitting, to a wireless device, radio resource control (RRC) messages that include parameters of a multicast and broadcast service (MBS). The parameters may indicate a first feedback operation with hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback being enabled and may indicate a second feedback operation with the HARQ feedback being disabled. A group common downlink control information (DCI) may indicate one of the first feedback operation or the second feedback operation. The method may also include transmitting a first group common DCI, which may schedule a first transport block (TB) of the MBS and may indicate the first feedback operation. The method may further include receiving, based on the first group common DCI indicating the first feedback operation, a first HARQ feedback for the first TB. |
| US12170574B2 |
Method and apparatus for HARQ-ACK retransmission
The present application relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, the method includes: receiving a first group of downlink transmissions; transmitting a first HARQ-ACK codebook for the first group of downlink transmissions in response to channel access procedure for transmitting the first HARQ-ACK codebook being successful; receiving a second group of downlink transmissions; determining whether to retransmit HARQ-ACK feedback for the first group of downlink transmissions; transmitting a combined HARQ-ACK codebook in response to determining to retransmit the HARQ-ACK feedback for the first group of downlink transmissions and channel access procedure for transmitting the combined HARQ-ACK codebook being successful, wherein the combined HARQ-ACK codebook includes a first sub-codebook corresponding to the first group of downlink transmissions and a second sub-codebook corresponding to the second group of downlink transmissions; and transmitting a second HARQ-ACK codebook for the second group of downlink transmissions in response to determining not to retransmit the HARQ-ACK feedback for the first group of downlink transmissions and channel access procedure for transmitting the second HARQ-ACK codebook being successful. |
| US12170573B2 |
Sensor measurement timestamp differences
In one embodiment, a device may transmit, via a network to an application, a series of sensor measurements captured by the device, each sensor measurement having an associated timestamp based on a clock of the device. The device may receive, from the application, an indication that at least a portion of the series of sensor measurement were not received by the application. The device may determine, for those sensor measurements not received by the application, timestamp differences between their timestamps and a current time of the clock of the apparatus, after receiving the indication. The device may resend the portion of the series of sensor measurements to the application and their timestamp differences. |
| US12170567B2 |
Systems and methods for generating electron density maps
An embodiment of the disclosure provides a method of generating an electron density map of a D-region of the ionsphere. The method can comprise: defining a plurality of grid pixels corresponding to a portion of the D-region of the ionosphere; receiving a plurality of electromagnetic signals, each of the plurality of electromagnetic signals having propagated along a distinct propagation path through a portion of the D-region corresponding to one or more of the plurality of grid pixels; clustering the plurality of electromagnetic signals based on similarities in a point-of-origin of the plurality of electromagnetic signals; determining a path-averaged electron density curve for each of the plurality of clustered signals; determining a basis representation of an electron density curve of the plurality of grid pixels, which is consistent with the path-averaged electron density curves; and generating, based on the basis representation, an electron density map for the D-region of the ionosphere. |
| US12170566B2 |
Converged avionics data network
An apparatus and method for operating an avionics data network includes a network switch core configured for a time-sensitive networking (TSN) schema, a set of ARINC 664 (A664) and a set of TSN networking end nodes communicatively connected with the network switch core. The network switch core is configured to receive, from the first set of networking end nodes, a set of data frames, determine the respective schema of the set of data frames, police the set of data frames based on the determined respective schema using a set of predetermined rules, forward the set of data frames to a predetermined queue on an egress port of the network switch core based on the determined respective schema, and transmit set of data frames to an end node of the second set of networking end nodes having a corresponding schema. |
| US12170560B2 |
Network entity, user equipment, and method
The present disclosure pertains to a network entity for a mobile telecommunications system having circuitry configured to communicate with at least one user equipment, wherein the circuitry is further configured to transmit, to the at least one user equipment, time information for indicating a beam which will cover the at least one user equipment. |
| US12170554B2 |
Signal generation method and signal generation device
A transmission method simultaneously transmitting a first modulated signal and a second modulated signal at a common frequency performs precoding on both signals using a fixed precoding matrix and regularly changes the phase of at least one of the signals, thereby improving received data signal quality for a reception device. |
| US12170553B2 |
Information sending method, information receiving method, and related device
Embodiments of this application provide an information sending method, an information receiving method, and a related device. In the information sending method, a network device sends first signaling that carries first indication information, and the network device further sends second signaling that carries second indication information. The first indication information indicates a subset identifier corresponding to a first precoding subset in a first codebook. The first codebook includes a plurality of precoding subsets. Each precoding subset includes a plurality of precoding matrices, and different precoding subsets correspond to different subset identifiers. The second indication information indicates a matrix identifier corresponding to a first precoding matrix in the first precoding subset. Precoding matrices in the first precoding subset correspond to different matrix identifiers, and the first precoding matrix is used to precode a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) carried on a first subband. |
| US12170549B2 |
Heat diffuser in wrist worn wireless power and data system
A rechargeable wearable electronic device includes a wireless power receiver system, a device portion, and a band portion. The wireless power receiver system includes a receiver antenna, a power conditioning system, and a controller. The device portion includes a device housing containing an electronic circuitry module, which includes the wireless power receiver system and a rechargeable power source, wherein the circuitry module generates heat during wireless charging of the rechargeable power source. The band portion is for attaching the wearable electronic device to a user appendage, the band portion having a heat spreading layer of a thermally conductive material, the heat spreading layer having an inner portion within the device housing in thermal contact with the electronic circuitry module, to absorb heat from the electronic circuitry module and spread the absorbed heat to the remainder of the heat spreading layer. |
| US12170544B2 |
Optical signal processing circuit, optical reception apparatus, and optical signal processing method
An optical signal processing circuit (1) includes: an FDE-MIMO equalizer (2) configured to generate, based on continuous subcarrier signals including a target subcarrier signal in an optical multicarrier signal to be received, the continuous subcarrier signals that have been subjected to frequency-domain MIMO equalization processing; and a TDE-MIMO equalizer (3) configured to generate, based on the continuous subcarrier signals that have been subjected to the frequency-domain MIMO equalization processing, the target subcarrier signal that has been subjected to time-domain MIMO equalization processing. |
| US12170543B2 |
Optical receiver chip based on OTN transmission technology
An optical receiver chip based on OTN transmission technology to solve the high power consumption and serous signal attenuation problems for data transmission below 100 m in the data center includes a receiver, a digital control unit, and a power module. The receiver includes a 28G transimpedance amplifier and a limiting amplifier, converts a weak optical signal into an electrical signal, process a two-stage amplification, and output the signal in a limited state. The signal is then processed by a photodiode into a DC current RSSI, and judged by the internal received signal strength indicator module or the internal optical modulation amplitude loss of signal module of the limiting amplifier. If the signal does not meet the protocol requirements, the output buffer with de-emphasis and the linear equalizer are turned off, and the judgment result is transmitted to the host computer outside the chip simultaneously. |
| US12170540B2 |
Radio frequency over omni-directional free space optics
Systems and methods for reducing detection and interference of signals communicated from a communication device. The methods comprise: coupling an RF-to-FSO converter to a port of the communication device; providing a first radio frequency signal from the communication device to the RF-to-FSO converter via the port; using the first radio frequency signal by the RF-to-FSO converter to modulate an optical signal; and emitting the modulated optical signal from the RF-to-FSO converter through free space. |
| US12170536B2 |
Amplifier with integrated notch filter
Techniques for providing low-cost and effective jammer rejection for an amplifier is disclosed. The amplifier includes an input node and an output node, a first transistor and a second transistor, a load circuitry, an inductor, and a capacitor. A first terminal of the first transistor is coupled to a ground. A second terminal of the first transistor is coupled to a first terminal of the second transistor. A second terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the output node. The load circuitry is coupled between a power supply and the second terminal of the second transistor. A first terminal of the inductor is coupled to the ground through a first switch. A first terminal of the capacitor is coupled to the first terminal of the second transistor and a second terminal of the capacitor is coupled to a second terminal of the inductor. |
| US12170529B1 |
Accelerating low-density parity-check decoding via scheduling, and related devices, methods and computer programs
Devices, methods and computer programs for accelerating low-density parity-check (LDPC) decoding via scheduling are disclosed. At least some of the example embodiments described herein may allow reducing cost and improving power efficiency beyond that of semiconductor processor scaling currently used in accelerating LDPC decoding. |
| US12170528B2 |
Method and apparatus for data decoding in communication or broadcasting system
An apparatus and method for efficiently decoding a low-density parity-check (LDPC) code in a communication or broadcasting system are provided. The disclosure relates to performing decoding of an LDPC code by using layered scheduling or a method equivalent thereto, and provides an LDPC decoding apparatus and method for improving decoding performance without increasing decoding complexity by applying appropriate decoding scheduling according to structural or algebraic characteristics of an LDPC code. |
| US12170527B2 |
High linearity resistive digital-to-analog converters with dynamic control for temperature and voltage invariant on-resistance of switches
Circuitry is disclosed herein that dynamically (temperature-invariant and voltage-invariant) adjusts the Ron of switches in a resistive Nyquist-rate digital to analog converter (DAC) to thereby reduce DAC nonlinearity errors and improve INL results of greater than 16b. Consistent with the present disclosure, the DAC includes an R-2R ladder in which each bit corresponds to a switch. A control circuit is provided for generating signals applied to the gate of the switch to cause the on-resistances of the switch to be a particular value, such that the on-resistance of the switch plus the sum of two resistors, one having the resistance R, and the other having a resistance R′ is equivalent to the resistance of the 2R-size resistors or twice the resistance of the R-sized resistors in the ladder. |
| US12170522B2 |
Time-to-digital converter stop time control
In described examples, an electronic circuit for determining a phase difference between a first clock signal and a second clock signal includes a timer circuit, circuitry for generating a selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal, and phase determination circuitry. The timer circuit produces an elapsed time between a transition of the first clock signal and the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal. The circuitry for generating the selectively delayed transition of the second clock signal generates the selectively delayed transition in response to a random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages. The phase determination circuitry provides the phase difference in response to the elapsed time and the random selection of a respective output from a plurality of second clock signal delay stages. |
| US12170521B2 |
Comparator
The invention relates to an asynchronous comparator that presents low average power consumption and short propagation delay. The comparator bias current is dependent on the differential input voltage in a way that the current increases when the differential input voltage is low and decreases when the differential input voltage is high. |
| US12170520B2 |
Driving output circuit, chip, and driving output method
A driving output circuit, a chip, and a driving output method are provided; the driving output circuit includes: a timer for outputting a timing signal; a bootstrap module for generating a first turn-on voltage based on an input signal; a charge pump for generating a second turn-on voltage based on the timing signal; a driving module including an upper driving MOSFET and a lower driving MOSFET connected to the upper driving MOSFET, and the upper driving MOSFET is connected to the lower driving MOSFET at a signal output; the first turn-on voltage and the second turn-on voltage are both used to turn on the upper driving MOSFET and/or the lower driving MOSFET to cause the signal output to output an output signal. The present disclosure provides a dynamic hybrid driving output circuit, which has improved gate oxide reliability and an enhanced anti-leakage function when not powered. |
| US12170513B2 |
Transversely-excited film bulk acoustic resonator with reduced substrate to contact bump thermal resistance
An acoustic resonator device with low thermal impedance has a substrate and a single-crystal piezoelectric plate having a back surface attached to a top surface of the substrate via a bonding oxide (BOX) layer. An interdigital transducer (IDT) formed on the front surface of the plate has interleaved fingers disposed on the diaphragm, the overlapping distance of the interleaved fingers defining an aperture of the resonator device. Contact pads are formed at selected locations over the surface of the substrate to provide electrical connections between the IDT and contact bumps to be attached to the contact pads. The piezoelectric plate is removed from at least a portion of the surface area of the device beneath each of the contact pads to provide lower thermal resistance between the contact bumps and the substrate. |
| US12170511B2 |
LC filter
An LC filter includes a multilayer body including dielectric layers layered therein, plate electrodes, capacitor electrodes, inductor vias, and ground vias. The plate electrodes are provided on different layers of the multilayer body. The capacitor electrodes each define a capacitor between itself and the electrode. The inductor via is connected with the electrode and the capacitor electrode, while the inductor via is connected with the electrode and the capacitor electrode. The ground vias connect the plate electrodes to each other. The inductor via and the capacitor electrode define a resonance circuit that receives a signal from an input terminal. The inductor via and the capacitor electrode define a resonance circuit that transfers a signal to the output terminal. |
| US12170502B1 |
Variable reflective surface and solar panel configuration
Described is a method for managing a trackable solar panel assembly and a variable reflective surface. The method can receive solar farm characteristics and location characteristics for the solar farm. The method can also receive solar panel assembly characteristics for a solar panel assembly and variable reflective surface characteristics for a variable reflective surface. The method can optimize control parameters for the solar panel assembly and the variable reflective surface, based on the solar farm characteristics, the location characteristics, the solar panel assembly characteristics, and the variable reflective surface characteristics. The method can adjust the variable reflective surface based on the control parameters. |
| US12170501B2 |
Core synchronization for linear generators
Systems and methods are provided for controlling two or more linear generators each operating according to a repeated behavior to constitute a cycle. A control system utilizes control circuitry to determine a desired phase offset between operation cycles of a first linear generator and a second linear generator of the two or more linear generators. During operation, an actual phase offset between the first linear generator and the second linear generator is determined. The control circuitry of the control system is used to modify the operation of at least one of the first linear generator or the second linear generator to achieve the desired phase effect. |
| US12170499B2 |
Motor drive apparatus
According to one embodiment, a motor drive apparatus includes a first inverter, a second inverter, and a controller. This controller rotationally moves, at the time of startup of a motor, a rotor of the motor to an initial position by DC excitation of supplying DC exciting currents from the first and second inverters to the phase windings of the motor and, after this rotational movement, PWM-controls switching of the first and second inverters in such a manner that a rotational speed of the rotor becomes a target rotational speed. Then, the controller carries out the DC excitation fey which a zero-axis current in each of the phase windings becomes approximately zero. |
| US12170492B2 |
Electric power conversion apparatus
An electric power conversion apparatus includes a semiconductor module, a control circuit board and a wireless communication unit. The semiconductor module has at least one semiconductor element built therein. The control circuit board is configured to control the semiconductor module. The wireless communication unit is configured to wirelessly communicate electrical signals between the semiconductor module and the control circuit board. The wireless communication unit includes a first communication device provided on the control circuit board so as to face the semiconductor module, and a second communication device provided on the semiconductor module so as to face the control circuit board. Moreover, there are no obstacles on a straight path between the first and second communication devices. |
| US12170491B2 |
Circuit arrangement and method for generating an AC voltage
A circuit arrangement for generating an AC voltage has at least one modular inverter including a cascade of inverter units, a control device for controlling the inverter units, and a data transmission system for signal transmission between the control device and the inverter units. Each of the inverter units is connected to a respective DC voltage source, has a control input and a data output and is configured, depending on control signals received from the control device via the control input, to make the respective DC voltage source available on the output side for generating the AC voltage. The data transmission system has a control line and at least one data line each connected to the control device. The control line is connected to the control inputs of the inverter units and the at least one data line is connected to the data outputs of the inverter units. |
| US12170489B2 |
Device for compensating for current or voltage
This application relates to an active compensating device. In one aspect, the active compensating device includes two or more high current paths through which a second current supplied by a second device is transmitted to a first device, and a sensing unit sensing the first current on the high current paths and generating an output signal corresponding to the first current. The device may also include an amplifying unit amplifying the output signal of the sensing unit to generate an amplified current and a compensating unit generating a compensation current based on the amplified current and allowing the compensation current to flow to each of the two or more high current paths. The device may further include a first anti-disturbance unit connected in parallel to output terminals of the sensing unit, and a second anti-disturbance unit connected in parallel to input terminals of the compensating unit. |
| US12170487B2 |
Insulating transformer and power conversion device equipped with same
An insulating transformer includes a plurality of sub-insulating transformers connected in series. Polarity directions of all sub-windings are identical. When a current I flows from a first main terminal to a third main terminal through the first sub-winding, an interphase capacitance, and the second sub-winding, excitation inductance of the first sub-winding and excitation inductance of the second sub-winding are configured to have opposite polarities. |
| US12170486B2 |
Control circuit of switching mode power supply and control method thereof
A method for controlling a switching mode power supply is disclosed. An auxiliary winding feedback voltage of the switching mode power supply is sampled and held to obtain an auxiliary winding sample hold voltage. The auxiliary winding feedback voltage is sampled and held at an inflection point time to obtain an auxiliary winding inflection point voltage when the switching mode power supply operates in DCM or CRM. A secondary rectifier forward voltage signal is generated based on the auxiliary winding sample hold voltage and the auxiliary winding inflection point voltage before the switching mode power supply operates in CCM. A correction voltage is provided based on the secondary rectifier forward voltage signal when the switching power supply operates in CCM. An error amplifier signal is generated based on the correction voltage. The output power of the switching mode power supply is adjusted based on the error amplifier signal. |
| US12170485B2 |
Switching regulator circuit
Embodiments of a switching regulator include a single inductor or two inductors connecting an input circuit and a multi-output end circuit that may drive different loads at different respective voltage levels. The input circuit may include a plurality of input switches, and may boost an input voltage or a ground voltage via operation in one of a plurality of selected modes such as a buck mode, a boost mode and a boost-buck mode, to thereby provide an applied voltage to the one or more inductors. Each selected mode may be based on a target voltage for one of a plurality of unit output ends (output load driving sections) in the multi-output end circuit. Output voltages may be monitored and on-times of switches controlled in the multi-output end circuit to maintain the output voltages in respective target ranges. |
| US12170482B2 |
Control circuit for switching converter with minimum on-time and off-time control and wide duty range
A control circuit for a switching converter, where: in a first operation state, the control circuit controls a switching period of the switching converter to remain unchanged, controls a turn-on time of a power transistor in the switching converter to be not less than a minimum turn-on time in each switching period, and controls a turn-off time of the power transistor to be not less than a minimum turn-off time; in a second operation state, the control circuit controls the turn-on time of the power transistor to be the minimum turn-on time in each switching period, and adjusts the switching period to further reduce a duty cycle; and in a third operation state, the control circuit controls the turn-off time of the power transistor to be the minimum turn-off time in each switching period, and adjusts the switching period to further increase the duty cycle. |
| US12170479B2 |
Power management system and electronic device
A power management system includes a direct current-direct current DC-DC conversion circuit, a first control circuit, a charging circuit, an input port, and an output port. The input port is configured to receive an input voltage. The output port is configured to supply an output voltage to a load. The DC-DC conversion circuit is configured to charge the output port from the input port, to adjust the output voltage. The first control circuit is configured to: obtain a second feedback voltage of the output voltage from the output port, generate a first control signal based on the second feedback voltage and a second reference signal, and supply the first control signal to the charging circuit. The charging circuit charges the output port from the input port based on the first control signal, to supplementally adjust the output voltage. |
| US12170471B2 |
Device for attaching motor protector and encapsulated-type electric compressor
A device for attaching a motor protector includes: an accommodating member; and a fixation member to which the accommodating member accommodating a motor protector is detachably attached. The fixation member includes a base portion and at least two arm portions. The two arm portions sandwich and hold the accommodating member once the accommodating member is pushed to inside of the two arm portions. The fixation member further includes assisting portions that extend from the base portion to a side of the accommodating member, are caused to pass through assisting portion insertion holes provided in the accommodating member and stick out inside the accommodating member and at positions where the assisting portions sandwich the accommodating member with the arm portions, and cause an elastic force to act on the accommodating member in a case where the accommodating member moves in a direction that is parallel to the base portion. |
| US12170470B2 |
Stator of an electric machine and an electric machine
A stator of an electric machine comprises a stator core structure (101) and a stator winding comprising a plurality of stator coils (102a-102f) mechanically supported by the stator core structure. Each stator coil comprises electrical conductors and a cooling tube (103) for conducting cooling fluid in the longitudinal direction of the electrical conductors. The stator comprises cooling elements (104a-104c) having heat-conductive mechanical contacts with the stator core structure. The cooling elements comprise channels for conducting the cooling fluid, and the cooling tubes of the stator coils are connected to each other via the cooling elements. The cooling elements transfer heat caused by iron losses from the stator core structure to the cooling fluid. Furthermore, the cooling elements act as manifolds for conducting the cooling fluid between the cooling tubes of the stator coils. |
| US12170469B2 |
Electric drive and method of operating the electric drive
An electric drive (20) comprising an electric machine (10) is specified. The electric machine (10) comprises a stator (21) and a rotor (22) mounted so as to be movable with respect to the stator (21), wherein the stator (21) comprises at least two first conductor sections (23) and at least two second conductor sections (24), the stator (21) comprises at least one first short-circuiting means (25) and at least one second short-circuiting means (26), the first conductor sections (23) are electrically connected to the first short-circuiting means (25), the second conductor sections (24) are electrically connected to the second short-circuiting means (26), and the first conductor sections (23) and the second conductor sections (24) are each designed to be supplied with a separate electric phase. Moreover, a supply system (46) for the electric drive (20) and a method of operating the electric drive (20) are specified. |
| US12170466B1 |
Concentrated motor winding configuration and method of manufacturing
Systems and methods to form concentrated motor windings may include bending wires into a U-shape, inserting the wires onto a stator pole, bending ends of the wires around the stator pole, and welding respective pairs of the ends of the bent wires. In some example embodiments, the U-shape may include a twist along a central portion thereof. In other example embodiments, a twist may be introduced along the respective pairs of bent ends of the wires that are then welded. In addition, the wires may be stacked and laterally inserted onto the stator pole. Further, the wire bending, twisting, insertion, welding, and other forming processes may be performed by automated or robotic machinery or equipment. |
| US12170465B2 |
Electronic power module
An electronic module for controlling a motor includes a module housing including a bottom surface, walls, and an open face, a printed circuit board (PCB) arranged along a plane within the module housing; a plurality of power terminals; and a plurality of power switches mounted on the PCB to switchably connect a supply of electric power from a power source to the plurality of power terminals. The plurality of power terminals includes first portions projecting outside the module housing through one of the walls along a direction substantially parallel to the plane for coupling to a plurality of wires couplable to the motor, and second portions extending substantially perpendicularly to the plane and electrically contacting the PCB. |
| US12170462B2 |
Rotating electrical machine with magnet unit and axially stacked restriction member
A rotating electrical machine includes a magnetic field-producing unit and a magnetic carrier. The magnetic field-producing unit includes a magnet unit equipped with magnetic poles arranged to have magnetic polarities. The rotating electrical machine includes an armature equipped with a multi-phase winding. The magnet unit is mounted to a stator-side peripheral surface of the magnet carrier. The rotating electrical machine incudes a cylindrical restriction member mounted on the stator-side peripheral surface of the magnet unit. The restriction member is configured to restrict radial movement of the magnet unit relative to the magnet carrier. The restriction member has a stacked configuration stacked in an axial direction of the rotor. |
| US12170460B2 |
Stator with phase shift
A stator for an electric machine comprises a stator core and a winding positioned on the stator core. The stator core includes a plurality of teeth defining a plurality of slots. The winding is comprised of a plurality of segmented conductors connected together to provide a plurality of parallel paths per phase for the winding, each conductor comprising (i) an end loop provided on a crown end of the stator core, (ii) two legs extending through the slots, and (iii) two leg ends extending out of the slots on a connection end of the stator core, each leg end having a twist portion. The legs of the conductors are arranged in layers in the slots, wherein the layers include a total number of layers (L), L being greater than five and L/2 being an odd whole number. Each leg end extending from each of the layers has a common twist associated with the layer from which said leg extends. The common twist associated with at least half of the layers is a first twist, and the common twist associated with at least one of the layers is a second twist that is different from the first twist. |
| US12170458B2 |
Uninterruptible power supply device
This uninterruptible power supply device includes an input module provided with a plurality of conductor wires having a plate shape including at least a plurality of AC input wires, and an uninterruptible power supply module. In addition, the plurality of AC input wires each extend in an X direction in which the uninterruptible power supply module and the input module are adjacent to each other, and have AC input cable attachment portions in which an AC input cable is attached. The AC input cable attachment portions are disposed so as to be separated from each other in a Y direction, which is a direction in which a front side and a rear side of the input module face each other. |
| US12170455B1 |
Energy storage device manger, management system, and methods of use
This invention provides an energy storage device manager, a system comprising the energy storage device manager, computer-readable media configured for providing the energy storage device manager, and methods of using the energy storage device manager. The energy storage device manager can optionally control charge buses and/or load buses to modulate the state of charge of an energy storage device. The energy storage device manager can optionally be configured with a plurality of modes that target different states of charge. The plurality of modes can optionally comprise a maintain mode which targets a nominal (e.g. 50%) charge state and a high-charge mode that targets a state of charge greater than the maintain mode. The plurality of modes can optionally further include an in-use mode which targets a state of charge greater than the maintain mode, and turns on a load bus that is turned off in the preparation mode. The energy storage device manager can optionally be configured to determine a charge start time to execute the preparation mode. The energy storage device manager can optionally be configured to determine the charge start time based on forecast data (e.g. power prediction forecast determined based on weather forecast). |
| US12170451B2 |
Method for controlling battery energy storage system and battery energy storage system
A method for controlling a battery energy storage system and a battery energy storage system including at least three battery energy storage units, a switching arrangement, and a control arrangement configured to select at least two battery energy storage units such that a sum of short circuit currents of the selected battery energy storage units is below a short circuit current limit, which is less than a sum of short circuit currents of the at least three battery energy storage units, and such that a sum of discharge or charge powers of the selected battery energy storage units equals to or exceeds a power limit, and such that states of charge of the selected battery energy storage units are within a determined range, and to control the switching arrangement to couple only the selected at least two battery energy storage units to a DC power connection. |
| US12170449B2 |
Wireless power receiving device and method of obtaining quality factor of wireless power transmitting device
A wireless power transmitting device according to an embodiment of the present specification relates to a wireless power transmitting device for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power receiving device, and comprises: a power conversion circuit including a primary coil for transmitting the wireless power to the wireless power receiving device; and a communication/control circuit for communicating with the wireless power receiving device and controlling the power conversion circuit, wherein, before transmitting the wireless power to the wireless power receiving device, the communication/control circuit temporarily applies driving power to the primary coil and then stops the transmission of the driving power, and obtains a quality factor on the basis of a change in the voltage or current of the primary coil during a period of time in which the transmission of the driving power is stopped. |
| US12170447B2 |
Electronic device for wirelessly charging external electronic device
An electronic includes: a housing including a first plate, a second plate, and a side member; a display; a conductive coil parallel to the second plate and disposed between the display and the second plate; a wireless charging circuitry electrically connected to the conductive coil; and a processor operatively connected with the display and the wireless charging circuitry. The wireless charging circuitry receives a signal for wirelessly transferring power to an external electronic device from the processor, receives information about the external electronic device, receives a power control signal from the external electronic device via the conductive coil, applies a charging current of a first frequency to the conductive coil based at least in part on a request signal, increases a frequency of the charging current, compares the increased frequency with a first value, and adjusts a duty cycle of the charging current. |
| US12170433B2 |
Amplitude-modulated laser
Systems and methods are described for producing an amplitude-modulated laser pulse train. The laser pulse train can be used to cause fluorescence in materials at which the pulse trains are directed. The parameters of the laser pulse train are selected to increase fluorescence relative to a constant-amplitude laser pulse train. The amplitude-modulated laser pulse trains produced using the teachings of this invention can be used to enable detection of specific molecules in applications such as gene or protein sequencing. |
| US12170432B2 |
Dieless crimping tool
A crimping tool with a housing, a motor, a switch connected to the motor for activating the motor, a pump driven by the motor, a piston driven by the pump, an indenter operably connected to the piston, and a tool head connected to the housing, wherein a workpiece can be disposed between the tool head and the indenter. A current sensor is connected to the motor for sensing current flowing through the motor. A processor receives current data from the current sensor, the processor analyzing the current data to determine completion of a crimping operation and/or an error condition. A display connected to the processor can indicate completion of a crimping operation and/or an error condition. |
| US12170429B2 |
Rotary connector having an external connection terminal movable in multiple directions
A rotary connector includes a case, a rotor, a flexible cable, an external connection terminal, and a terminal holder. The case includes an outer cylindrical part, the rotor includes an inner cylindrical part, disposed within a housing space of the case, and is rotatably held by the case, the flexible cable is housed in a wound state between the inner cylindrical part and the outer cylindrical part within the housing space, the external connection terminal is provided on an end portion of the flexible cable, and the terminal holder holds the external connection terminal, such that the external connection terminal is movable in a first axis direction and in a second axis direction and is rotatable about a rotation center axis that is parallel to the first axis direction. The first axis direction intersects the second axis direction. |
| US12170421B2 |
Plug storage seat and plug kit
A plug storage base and a plug kit. The plug storage base is configured to store at least two detachable plugs. The plug storage base comprises a connecting body and at least two storage structures disposed on the connecting body, wherein each of the storage structures comprises a mounting recess provided in the connecting body; the mounting recess is arranged in a run-through manner in an extension direction thereof; the mounting recess is configured to store a plugging structure; and a recess wall of the mounting recess is provided with a first slip connection structure for slip connection with the plugging structure of the detachable plug. The plug storage base can store at least two detachable plugs, and achieve fitting and slip connection with the detachable plugs by means of the first slip connection structures, so as to prevent the loss of multiple detachable plugs when being placed separately. |
| US12170418B2 |
Connector and display apparatus having the same
A display apparatus including: a display panel; a chassis assembly supporting the display panel; a printed circuit board accommodated in the chassis assembly, and configured to drive and control the display panel; and a connector installed on the printed circuit board, and including a seating portion and a connector terminal positioned on one side of the seating portion, wherein the connector is connected to the cable by seating a surface of a body of a cable on the seating portion in a vertical direction while the surface of the body of the cable faces the seating portion and contact-coupling a cable terminal formed at one end of the body of the cable with the connector terminal. |
| US12170414B2 |
PCB having edge antenna, and battery including PCB having edge antenna
The present invention relates to a PCB adopting an edge antenna which designs an antenna pattern in an edge region of the PCB to generate a beam pattern generated from the antenna pattern not in a vertical direction to an antenna plane but in a lateral direction of the PCB, thereby enabling face-to-face communication between large-area battery packs laterally adjacent to each other, and a battery including the PCB adopting the edge antenna. |
| US12170413B2 |
Antenna device
An antenna device is provided. The antenna device includes: a first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer; a third dielectric layer disposed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer; a feed via configured to penetrate the first dielectric layer; a first feed pattern disposed between the first dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer; a second feed pattern disposed between the second dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer and configured to overlap the first feed pattern; and a patch antenna pattern disposed on the second dielectric layer and configured to overlap the first feed pattern and the second feed pattern, wherein a dielectric constant of the third dielectric layer is less than a dielectric constant of the first dielectric layer and a dielectric constant of the second dielectric layer. |
| US12170412B2 |
Broadband patch antenna
A broadband patch antenna comprises a substrate, a ground plate attached to one surface of the substrate, a radiation plate attached to the other surface of the substrate opposite the one surface of the substrate, and a feed line attached to the other surface of the substrate and having one end connected to the radiation plate. The feed line comprises a first line and a second line. The ground plate has the shape of capital “L” having a first groove, a second groove, and a third groove, and may not comprise a portion corresponding to the radiation plate. The first groove is positioned at a first portion which corresponds to a connection portion between the first line and the radiation plate, the second groove is positioned at a second portion which corresponds to a connection portion between the second line and the radiation plate, and the third groove may be positioned so as to be spaced apart from the first groove and the second groove. |
| US12170411B2 |
Antenna device, antenna module, communication device, and radar device
An antenna device includes a substrate, a first ground layer, a radiation electrode, and waveguide structures. Each of the waveguide structures has a slit and a conductor wall. The slit is positioned in an electric field direction of the radiation electrode and provided in the first ground layer. The conductor wall surrounds the slit and extends in a thickness direction of the substrate. A dimension of the waveguide structure in a magnetic field direction in plan view is greater than ½ of a wavelength of a radio wave emitted by the radiation electrode in a medium of the substrate. A length from the slit to a terminal portion of the waveguide structure is about ¼ of a wavelength of the radio wave emitted by the radiation electrode in the waveguide structure. |
| US12170406B2 |
Antenna array with independent RFIC chip and antenna element lattice geometries
An antenna apparatus includes a first component layer having a plurality of RFICs arranged in a first lattice geometry (e.g., rectangular), where each RFIC comprises beamforming circuitry. A second, parallel component layer overlays the first component layer and includes a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a second, different lattice geometry (e.g., triangular). The antenna elements have respective feed points each coupled to an input/output (I/O) pad of an RFIC. Each I/O pad is aligned with the feed point coupled thereto along an axis orthogonal to the first and second layers. |
| US12170403B2 |
Isotropic 3D-printed gradient-index RF lens
Inhomogeneous dielectric lenses for electromagnetic waves can be produced by a process such as 3D printing to have controllable dielectric values. Dielectric values can be produced by a varying density of air voids within, for example, a dielectric matrix to obtain an effective overall density. Approaches in accordance with various embodiments can obtain uniform, isotropic dielectric properties without resonant behavior by the use of aperiodic distributions of nonuniformly-sized air voids. Target air fraction and distribution of air voids can be specified by a target dielectric constant through dielectric mixing rules, such as Maxwell-Garnet mixing rules, and a requirement for locally uniform distributions of air voids, while varying the density of the air voids across the overall structure to produce a desired gradient of dielectric properties. |
| US12170396B2 |
Systems and methods for tool signal extension
A tool is provided with a connector that can be configured to removably receive a corresponding connector of an extender having an antenna to electrically connect the extender to the tool. With the connector of the tool electrically connected to the connector of the extender, the controller can be configured to utilize the antenna. |
| US12170395B2 |
Combo antenna module and portable device having same
Suggested is a combo antenna module configured to implement the same antenna performance as that of a combo antenna module having a general size, even in a state in which the size thereof is reduced by adjusting, within a set range, a distance at which magnetic sheets disposed on the top and the bottom of an antenna sheet are spaced apart. The suggested combo antenna module comprises: an antenna sheet; a top magnetic sheet disposed on the upper surface of the antenna sheet; and a bottom magnetic sheet disposed on the lower surface of the antenna sheet, wherein the top magnetic sheet includes a projecting region which overlaps with the bottom magnetic sheet while having the antenna sheet therebetween, and the top magnetic sheet and the bottom magnetic sheet are spaced apart at a distance within a set range at a side portion of the projecting region. |
| US12170394B2 |
Smart lock having an electromechanical key
The invention concerns a locking mechanism (10) configured to switch from a locked state to an unlocked state, comprising: a. a processor (11) configured to read an identification code of an identification key (13) and configured to cause the locking mechanism (10) to switch from the locked state to the unlocked state if the identification code of the identification key (13) is an authorized code of the locking mechanism (10), b. a printed circuit board (14) in a first plane comprising an aperture (15) configured to accept insertion of the identification key (13) according to a first axis (Y) secant to the printed circuit board (14), the identification key (13) comprising a NFC passive part (16), c. a NFC active part comprising a wire antenna (18) positioned on the printed circuit board (14), the wire antenna (18) comprising a first at least one winding around the aperture (15), the wire antenna being connected to the processor (11), wherein the locking mechanism is configured to establish a NFC communication between the NFC active part of the locking mechanism and the NFC passive part (16) of the identification key (13) when the identification key (13) is inserted into the aperture (15). |
| US12170384B2 |
Battery module and battery pack including the same
A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, and each battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells mutually laminated in a first direction and forming a laminated structure; a pair of end plates, each end plate of the pair of end plates being in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the laminated structure, respectively, in the first direction; and a pair of busbar assemblies. In particular, each bus bar assembly of the pair of bus bar assemblies is disposed at the first end and the second end of the laminated structure, respectively, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. |
| US12170381B2 |
Motor control for gas engine replacement device
Gas-engine replacement devices described herein include a housing that includes battery receptacle configured to removably receive a battery pack, a motor located within the housing, a power take-off shaft receiving torque from the motor and protruding from a side of the housing, a power switching network configured to selectively provide power from the battery pack to the motor, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is coupled to the power switching network and configured to receive a current measurement associated with the motor and control the power switching network according to one of a freewheeling mode or a synchronous rectification mode based on the current measurement. |
| US12170374B2 |
Secondary battery
A secondary battery includes: a solid electrolyte layer which contains a tantalum oxide as a solid electrolyte; a positive-electrode active material layer which is disposed on an upper surface of the solid electrolyte layer and contains a nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2) as a positive-electrode active material; and a negative-electrode active material layer disposed on a lower surface of the solid electrolyte layer so as to be opposite to the positive-electrode active material layer and containing a titanium oxide (TiOx) or a titanium oxide (TiOx) and a silicon oxide (SiOx) as a negative-electrode active material. There is provided a secondary battery capable of improving electricity storage performance by improving a self-discharge. |
| US12170368B2 |
Method of manufacturing positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary battery
A method of manufacturing a positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery includes a water-washing step of washing a lithium-nickel composite oxide containing Li, Ni, and an element M with water, and conducting a filtration to form a washed-cake, a mixing step of mixing, while heating, the washed-cake and a tungsten compound without lithium while heating to obtain a tungsten mixture, and a heat treatment step of heat-treating the tungsten mixture, wherein a water content of the washed-cake is 3.0% by mass or more and 10.0% by mass or less, a ratio of a number of tungsten atoms contained in the tungsten mixture to a total number of nickel and the element M atoms contained in the lithium-nickel composite oxide is 0.05 at. % or more and 3.00 at. % or less, and a temperature of the mixing step is 30° C. or higher and 70° C. or lower. |
| US12170365B2 |
Lithium-ion rechargeable battery negative electrode active material and preparation method thereof, lithium-ion rechargeable battery negative electrode plate, and lithium-ion rechargeable battery
A lithium-ion rechargeable battery negative electrode active material and a preparation method thereof, a lithium-ion rechargeable battery negative electrode plate, and a lithium-ion rechargeable battery are disclosed. The negative electrode active material includes a carbon core and a coating layer formed on a surface of the carbon core, a material of the coating layer includes amorphous carbon and a doping element, and the doping element includes element nitrogen. The lithium-ion rechargeable battery negative electrode active material has the carbon core, and the coating layer that includes the doping element and the amorphous carbon is provided on the surface of the carbon core. |
| US12170364B2 |
Layered electrode materials and methods for rechargeable zinc batteries
Layered electrode materials, positive electrodes, rechargeable zinc batteries, and methods are provided. A layered electrode material for use in a rechargeable zinc battery includes a plurality of active metal slab layers in a layered configuration. The active metal slab layer includes a plurality of redox active metal centers and a closely-packed anionic sublattice. A plurality of interlamellar spaces separate adjacent active metal slab layers in the layered configuration. The interlamellar space includes at least one pillar species. The layered electrode material has a combined average metal oxidation state in a range of +3 to +4 in an initial charged state. The layered electrode material accepts solvated zinc cations via intercalation into the interlamellar space upon reduction. |
| US12170362B2 |
Negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte with a negative electrode mixture layer that includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is formed on the negative electrode current collector and includes a negative electrode active material and a first binding agent. The negative electrode active material in the first layer includes a carbon material A and a Si-containing compound. The first binding agent includes polyacrylic acid or a salt thereof. The second layer is formed on the first layer and includes a negative electrode active material and a second binding agent. The negative electrode active material in the second layer includes a carbon material B. The carbon material B has a tap density higher than a tap density of the carbon material A. A packing density of the second layer is lower than a packing density of the first layer. |
| US12170361B2 |
Batteries with anodes of carbon-coated macro-porous silicon
Silicon materials suitable for use as an anode material and associated method of production are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a silicon material includes crystalline silicon in a matrix and macro-scale pores distributed in the matrix of the crystalline silicon. The macro-scale pores can have a size greater than 100 nanometers, and surfaces of crystalline silicon in the macro-scale pores are coated with carbon. |
| US12170356B2 |
Battery apparatus and cooling control method thereof
Disclosed is a battery apparatus that measures a temperature of the battery apparatus, determines an estimated naturally-decreasing temperature based on information including a difference between the temperature of the battery apparatus and an atmospheric temperature in response to the temperature of the battery apparatus being higher than the atmospheric temperature, determine a stop temperature based on a reference temperature of the stop temperature and the estimated naturally-decreasing temperature, and stops a cooling operation of the battery apparatus in response to the temperature of the battery apparatus being lower than the stop temperature. |
| US12170349B2 |
Printed structure with electrical contact having reflowable polymer core
A printed structure comprises a device comprising device electrical contacts disposed on a common side of the device and a substrate non-native to the device comprising substrate electrical contacts disposed on a surface of the substrate. At least one of the substrate electrical contacts has a rounded shape. The device electrical contacts are in physical and electrical contact with corresponding substrate electrical contacts. The substrate electrical contacts can comprise a polymer core coated with a patterned contact electrical conductor on a surface of the polymer core. A method of making polymer cores comprising patterning a polymer on the substrate and reflowing the patterned polymer to form one or more rounded shapes of the polymer and coating and then patterning the one or more rounded shapes with a conductive material. |
| US12170345B2 |
Display device using semiconductor light-emitting element, and manufacturing method therefor
The present invention provides a display device using a semiconductor light-emitting element and a manufacturing method therefor, the display device transferring semiconductor light-emitting elements on a temporary substrate, and then directly implementing, through a stack process, the structure of a wiring substrate on the temporary substrate on which the semiconductor light-emitting elements are arrayed, thereby enabling the semiconductor light-emitting elements and the wiring substrate to be electrically connected. |
| US12170343B2 |
Light emitting element and display device including the same
A light emitting element and a display device including the same are provided. The light emitting element includes: a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a passivation layer surrounding an outer surface of at least one selected from the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer, and the active layer; and an insulation layer surrounding an outer surface of the passivation layer, wherein the passivation layer includes a two-dimensional (2D) material. |
| US12170335B2 |
Epitaxial structures for semiconductor devices
The present disclosure describes a semiconductor device and methods for forming the same. The semiconductor device includes nanostructures on a substrate and a source/drain region in contact with the nanostructures. The source/drain region includes epitaxial end caps, where each epitaxial end cap is formed at an end portion of a nanostructure of the nanostructures. The source/drain region also includes an epitaxial body in contact with the epitaxial end caps and an epitaxial top cap formed on the epitaxial body. The semiconductor device further includes gate structure formed on the nanostructures. |
| US12170332B2 |
Fin field effect transistor devices including NMOS device and PMOS device with varied geometry of work function layers
A semiconductor structure includes a first device and a second device. The first device includes a plurality of first fins, a first work function layer over the plurality of first fins, and a first contact layer over the first work function layer. The second device includes a plurality of second fins, a second work function layer and the first work function layer over the plurality of the second fins, and a second contact layer over the first work function layer and the second work function layer. A distance between a bottom surface of the first work function layer and a bottom surface of the first contact layer is greater than a distance between a side surface of the first work function layer of the first device and a side surface of the first contact layer. |
| US12170331B2 |
Conductive structures and methods of formation
A titanium precursor is used to selectively form a titanium silicide (TiSix) layer in a semiconductor device. A plasma-based deposition operation is performed in which the titanium precursor is provided into an opening, and a reactant gas and a plasma are used to cause silicon to diffuse to a top surface of a transistor structure. The diffusion of silicon results in the formation of a silicon-rich surface of the transistor structure, which increases the selectivity of the titanium silicide formation relative to other materials of the semiconductor device. The titanium precursor reacts with the silicon-rich surface to form the titanium silicide layer. The selective titanium silicide layer formation results in the formation of a titanium silicon nitride (TiSixNy) on the sidewalls in the opening, which enables a conductive structure such as a metal source/drain contact to be formed in the opening without the addition of another barrier layer. |
| US12170330B2 |
Three dimensional vertically structured electronic devices
An apparatus includes at least one vertical transistor, where the at least one vertical transistor includes: a substrate including a first semiconductor material, an array of three dimensional (3D) structures above the substrate, a sidewall heterojunction layer positioned on at least one vertical sidewall of each 3D structure, and an isolation region positioned between the 3D structures. Each 3D structure includes the first semiconductor material. The sidewall heterojunction layer includes a second semiconductor material, where the first and second semiconductor material have different bandgaps. |
| US12170319B2 |
Dual contact process with stacked metal layers
Embodiments disclosed herein include complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices and methods of forming CMOS devices. In an embodiment, a CMOS device comprises a first transistor with a first conductivity type, where the first transistor comprises a first source region and a first drain region, and a first metal over the first source region and the first drain region. In an embodiment, the CMOS device further comprises a second transistor with a second conductivity type opposite form the first conductivity type, where the second transistor comprises a second source region and a second drain region, a second metal over the second source region and the second drain region, and the first metal over the second metal. |
| US12170316B2 |
Nitride semiconductor device with element isolation area
A semiconductor device includes first and second nitride semiconductor layers. The second layer on the first nitride has a first region, a second region, and a third region between the first and second regions. A first gate electrode is in the first region and extends parallel to a surface of a substrate. A first source electrode is in the first region and extends in the first direction. A second gate electrode in the second region and extends in the first direction. A second source electrode is in the second region and extends in the first direction. A drain electrode coupled to a first and a second wiring. The first wiring directly contacts the second nitride semiconductor layer in the first region. The second wiring directly contacts the second nitride semiconductor layer in the second region. An insulation material is in the third region. |
| US12170308B2 |
Light emitting display apparatus
A light emitting display apparatus includes a substrate including a plurality of pixels each including an emission area; a light extraction pattern including a plurality of concave portions in the emission area; and a light emitting portion over the light extraction pattern, wherein at least one of the plurality of concave portions has a curvature of 0.217 μm−1 to 0.311 μm−1. |
| US12170307B2 |
Display device and tiled display device including the same
A display device comprises a first substrate, a first power bottom line on the first substrate, a second substrate on the first power bottom line, the second substrate having a first power connection hole to expose the first power bottom line, and a pixel driving unit including a plurality of switching elements on the second substrate. |
| US12170305B2 |
Flat panel detector, driving method, driving device and flat panel detection device
The present disclosure discloses a flat panel detector, a driving method, a driving device and a flat panel detection device. The flat panel detector includes: a base substrate, and a plurality of detection units located on the base substrate; each of the detection units includes a photodiode and a detection transistor; the flat panel detector further includes: a compensation semiconductor material layer including a plurality of compensation structures mutually spaced; each detection transistor is correspondingly provided with a compensation structure, and the compensation structure is located between a gate and a gate insulating layer of the corresponding detection transistor. |
| US12170304B2 |
Imaging element, stacked imaging element, and solid-state imaging device
An imaging element has at least a photoelectric conversion section, a first transistor TR1, and a second transistor TR2, the photoelectric conversion section includes a photoelectric conversion layer 13, a first electrode 11, and a second electrode 12, the imaging element further has a first photoelectric conversion layer extension section 13A, a third electrode 51, and a fourth electrode 51C, the first transistor TR1 includes the second electrode 12 that functions as one source/drain section, the third electrode that functions as a gate section 51, and the first photoelectric conversion layer extension section 13A that functions as the other source/drain section, and the first transistor TR1 (TRrst) is provided adjacent to the photoelectric conversion section. |
| US12170303B2 |
Semiconductor device and electronic equipment
A semiconductor device capable of realizing a capacitative element of which a capacitance value has low bias dependence and of which capacitance density is high without lowering operating voltage is provided. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first capacitative element stacked on the semiconductor substrate; and a second capacitative element which is stacked on an opposite side to a side of the semiconductor substrate of the first capacitative element and of which a capacitance value has bias characteristics being opposite to bias characteristics of a capacitance value of the first capacitative element, wherein the first capacitative element and the second capacitative element are connected in parallel. |
| US12170296B2 |
Image sensor with pixel separation structure
Disclosed is an image sensor comprising a semiconductor substrate that includes first through fourth pixel regions, each including first through fourth photoelectric conversion sections, and a pixel separation structure disposed in the semiconductor substrate and separating the first through fourth pixel regions from each other. The second pixel region is spaced apart in a first direction from the first pixel region. The fourth pixel region is spaced apart in a second direction from the first pixel region. The second direction intersects the first direction. The semiconductor substrate includes first impurity sections disposed on corresponding central portions of the first through fourth pixel regions, and a second impurity section disposed between the second and fourth pixel regions. Impurities doped in the first impurity sections have a conductivity type different from that of impurities doped in the second impurity section. |
| US12170293B2 |
Array substrate, display device, and method of producing array substrate
An array substrate includes a thin film transistor including a drain electrode, a first insulation film included in an upper layer than the drain electrode and including a contact hole overlapping the drain electrode, a pixel electrode included in an upper layer than the first insulation film and overlaps the drain electrode at least inside the contact hole and is connected to the drain electrode, a second insulation film included in an upper layer than the pixel electrode and overlaps the pixel electrode inside the contact hole and extends outside the contact hole, a conductive portion included in an upper layer than the second insulation film and overlaps the pixel electrode at least inside the contact hole, and an insulation portion included in an upper layer than the pixel electrode and in a lower layer than the conductive portion and overlaps the pixel electrode inside the contact hole. |
| US12170291B2 |
Display device
Provided is a display device with extremely high resolution, a display device with higher display quality, a display device with improved viewing angle characteristics, or a flexible display device. Same-color subpixels are arranged in a zigzag pattern in a predetermined direction. In other words, when attention is paid to a subpixel, another two subpixels exhibiting the same color as the subpixel are preferably located upper right and lower right or upper left and lower left. Each pixel includes three subpixels arranged in an L shape. In addition, two pixels are combined so that pixel units including subpixel are arranged in matrix of 3×2. |
| US12170284B2 |
Semiconductor on insulator having a semiconductor layer with different thicknesses
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip. The integrated chip comprises a semiconductor substrate. A semiconductor layer is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. An insulating structure is buried between the semiconductor substrate and the semiconductor layer. The insulating structure has a first region and a second region. The insulating structure has a first thickness in the first region of the insulating structure, and the insulating structure has a second thickness different than the first thickness in the second region of the insulating structure. |
| US12170283B2 |
Capacitor cell and structure thereof
Capacitor cells are provided. A first PMOS transistor is coupled between a power supply and a first node, and has a gate directly connected to a second node. A first NMOS transistor is coupled between a ground and the second node, and has a gate directly connected to the first node. A second PMOS transistor is coupled between the second node and the power supply, and has a gate directly connected to the second node. A second NMOS transistor is coupled between the first node and the ground, and has a gate directly connected to the first node. Sources of the first and second NMOS transistors share an N+ doped region in the P-type well region. The first NMOS transistor is disposed between the second NMOS transistor and the first and second PMOS transistors. Source of the first PMOS transistor is directly connected to the power supply. |
| US12170282B2 |
Semiconductor device with fin transistors and manufacturing method of such semiconductor device
A semiconductor device and method of making same. The semiconductor device includes: a first conductivity type transistor and a second conductivity type transistor, wherein each of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type includes a gate insulating film formed on a base, a metal gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, and side wall spacers formed at side walls of the metal gate electrode, wherein the gate insulating film is made of a high dielectric constant material, and wherein offset spacers are formed between the side walls of the metal gate electrode and the inner walls of the side wall spacers in any one of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor, or offset spacers having different thicknesses are formed in the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor. |
| US12170280B2 |
Method of manufacturing gate structure and method of manufacturing fin-field effect transistor
A method of manufacturing a gate structure includes at least the following steps. A gate dielectric layer is formed. A work function layer is deposited on the gate dielectric layer. A barrier layer is formed on the work function layer. A metal layer is deposited on the barrier layer to introduce fluorine atoms into the barrier layer. The barrier layer is formed by at least the following steps. A first TiN layer is formed on the work function layer. A top portion of the first TiN layer is converted into a trapping layer, and the trapping layer includes silicon atoms or aluminum atoms. A second TiN layer is formed on the trapping layer. |
| US12170272B2 |
Display device and method of fabricating the same
A display device and a method of fabricating a display device. The display device includes a substrate including an emission area and a subarea adjacent to the emission area, a bank disposed in the emission area of the substrate, a height difference compensation pattern disposed in the subarea of the substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed on the bank, the first electrode and the second electrode being spaced apart from each other, and a light-emitting element disposed in the emission area, between the first electrode and the second electrode. |
| US12170271B2 |
Embedded optical sensors in a micro-led display
A micro-light-emitting diode (LED) display includes a number of micro-LED pixel elements and multiple optical sensors integrated with the micro-LED pixel elements. A transparent conductor layer is disposed over the micro-LED pixel elements and optical sensors. |
| US12170268B2 |
Embedded metal lines
Techniques are disclosed herein for creating metal bitlines (BLs) in stacked wafer memory. Using techniques described herein, metal BLs are created on a bottom surface of a wafer. The metal BLs can be created using different processes. In some configurations, a salicide process is utilized. In other configurations, a damascene process is utilized. Using metal reduces the resistance of the BLs as compared to using non-metal diffused BLs. In some configurations, wafers are stacked and bonded together to form three-dimensional memory structures. |
| US12170266B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes a chip stack comprising semiconductor chips vertically stacked on a substrate in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate, pillars between the substrate and the chip stack, an adhesive layer on a bottom surface of a lowermost semiconductor chip of the semiconductor chips, a first lower protective layer between the adhesive layer and the pillars, a second lower protective layer between the first lower protective layer and the adhesive layer, and a mold layer covering the chip stack and filling a space between the pillars. A thickness of the second lower protective layer in the first direction is greater than a thickness of the adhesive layer in the first direction. |
| US12170262B2 |
Method for forming an electrical connection between an electronic chip and a carrier substrate and electronic device
An electrical connection wire connects an electrical connection pad of an electrical chip and an electrical connection pad of a carrier substrate to which the electronic chip is mounted. A dielectric layer surrounds at least the bonding wire. The dielectric layer may be a dielectric sheath or a hardened liquid dielectric material. A dielectric material may also cover at least a portion of the electrical chip and carrier substrate. A liquid electrically conductive material is deposited and hardened to form a local conductive shield surrounding the dielectric layer at the bonding wire. |
| US12170259B2 |
Semiconductor package and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor package that include first and second semiconductor chips bonded together, wherein the first semiconductor chip includes a first semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor element layer and a first wiring structure sequentially stacked on a first surface of the first semiconductor substrate, first connecting pads and first test pads on the first wiring structure, and first front-side bonding pads, which are connected to the first connecting pads, wherein the second semiconductor chip includes a second semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor element layer and a second wiring structure sequentially stacked on a third surface of the second semiconductor substrate, and first back-side bonding pads bonded to the first front-side bonding pads on the fourth surface of the second semiconductor substrate, and wherein the first test pads are not electrically connected to the second semiconductor chip. |
| US12170258B2 |
Memory devices having vertical transistors and methods for forming the same
In certain aspects, a memory device includes a semiconductor layer, a peripheral circuit including a peripheral transistor in contact with the semiconductor layer, an array of memory cells disposed beside the semiconductor layer and the peripheral circuit, and bit lines coupled to the memory cells. Each of the memory cells includes a vertical transistor extending in a first direction, and a storage unit coupled to the vertical transistor. Each of the bit lines extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A respective one of the bit lines and a respective storage unit are coupled to opposite ends of each one of the memory cells in the first direction. |
| US12170256B2 |
Contact pad fabrication process for a semiconductor product
A method for fabricating a semiconductor product includes forming a dielectric layer over a top level metallization layer of a semiconductor process wafer. The dielectric layer is patterned using a grayscale mask process to define a contact pad opening in the dielectric layer, thereby producing a patterned dielectric layer in which the contact pad opening is aligned to a contact pad defined in the top level metallization layer. A metal layer is deposited over the patterned dielectric layer, including within the contact pad opening. A portion of the metal layer is removed by a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process, with a remaining portion of the metal layer having a sloped sidewall. |
| US12170247B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes first memory layers and second memory layers arranged in alternation in a first direction. First memory layers and second memory layers include memory strings and first wirings connected to these memory strings in common. First memory layers and second memory layers include: signal amplifier circuits electrically connected to the first wirings; second wirings connected to the signal amplifier circuits; first switch transistors connected to the second wirings; third wirings electrically connected to the second wirings via the first switch transistors; and fourth wirings electrically connected to the second wirings without via the first switch transistors. The semiconductor memory device includes: first via-contact electrodes extending in the first direction and connected to the third wirings in first memory layers; and second via-contact electrodes extending in the first direction and connected to the fourth wirings in second memory layers. |
| US12170246B2 |
Semiconductor device with contact structure
A semiconductor process system etches thin films on semiconductor wafers. The semiconductor process system includes a machine learning based analysis model. The analysis model dynamically selects process conditions for an etching process by receiving static process conditions and target thin-film data. The analysis model identifies dynamic process conditions data that, together with the static process conditions data, result in predicted remaining thin-film data that matches the target thin-film data. The process system then uses the static and dynamic process conditions data for the next etching process. |
| US12170242B2 |
Fan-out wafer level package structure
A method for forming a package structure may comprise applying a die and vias on a carrier having an adhesive layer and forming a molded substrate over the carrier and around the vias, and the ends of the vias and mounts on the die exposed. The vias may be in via chips with one or more dielectric layers separating the vias. The via chips 104 may be formed separately from the carrier. The dielectric layer of the via chips may separate the vias from, and comprise a material different than, the molded substrate. An RDL having RDL contact pads and conductive lines may be formed on the molded substrate. A second structure having at least one die may be mounted on the opposite side of the molded substrate, the die on the second structure in electrical communication with at least one RDL contact pad. |
| US12170236B2 |
Method for forming package structure
A method for forming a package structure is provided. The method includes bonding a package component to a substrate through a plurality of first connectors. The package component comprises a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die. The method also includes forming a dam structure over the substrate and surrounding the first connectors. A top surface of the dam structure is lower than a bottom surface of the package component. The method further includes filling an underfill layer in a space between the dam structure and the first connectors. In addition, the method includes removing the dam structure after the underfill layer is formed. |
| US12170234B2 |
Daisy-chain seal ring structure
A semiconductor device includes a first wafer and a second wafer. The semiconductor device includes a seal ring structure comprising a first metal structure in a body of the first wafer, a second metal structure in the body of the first wafer, a third metal structure in a body of the second wafer, and a metal bonding structure including a first set of metal elements coupling the first metal structure and the third metal structure through an interface between the first wafer and the second wafer, and a second set of metal elements coupling the second metal structure and the third metal structure through the interface between the first wafer and the second wafer. |
| US12170230B2 |
Methods of forming bottom dielectric isolation layers
Embodiments of this disclosure relate to methods for removing a dummy material from under a superlattice structure. In some embodiments, after removing the dummy material, it is replaced with a bottom dielectric isolation layer beneath the superlattice structure. |
| US12170229B2 |
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing thereof
A semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a fourth transistor. The first and second transistors operate under a lower gate voltage than the third and fourth transistors. The first transistor has a first active gate structure and the second transistor has a second active gate structure. The first and second active gate structures are separated by a first gate isolation structure along a first direction. The third transistor has a third active gate structure and the fourth transistor has a fourth active gate structure. The third and fourth active gate structures are separated by a second gate isolation structure along the first direction. The variation of a first distance between respective sidewalls of the first gate isolation structure is equal to the variation of a second distance between respective sidewalls of the second gate isolation structure along the first direction. |
| US12170226B2 |
Method for separating dies from a semiconductor substrate
A method for separating dies from a semiconductor substrate having dies adjoining a first surface of the substrate includes: attaching the substrate to a carrier via the first surface; generating first modifications by introducing laser irradiation into an interior of the substrate via a second surface of the substrate, the first modifications extending between the first surface and a vertical level in the interior that is being spaced from the second surface, the first modifications laterally surrounding the dies; generating second modifications by introducing laser irradiation into the interior via the second surface, the second modifications sub-dividing the substrate into a first part between the first surface and the second modifications, and a second part between the second surface and the second modifications; separating the parts along a first separation area defined by the second modifications; and separating the dies along a second separation area defined by the first modifications. |
| US12170222B2 |
Substrate support assembly for substrate treatment apparatus
The present invention relates to a substrate support assembly for a substrate treatment apparatus, including: a chuck base supporting the substrate to be treated, disposed rotatable around a rotation axis, and having an installation accommodation portion formed near the outer peripheral surface thereof in a circumferential direction thereof and a receiving recess formed open on the top thereof at the inside surrounded by the installation accommodation portion; chuck pins disposed on the top of the installation accommodation portion of the chuck base and movable along directions away from and approaching the substrate; a mechanism unit disposed in the installation accommodation portion and connected to the chuck pins to move the chuck pins; a driving unit for transmitting power to the mechanism unit; and an ultrasonic cleaning unit disposed in the receiving recess. |
| US12170221B2 |
Apparatus for processing substrate
The present inventive concept relates to a substrate processing apparatus including a supporting part for supporting a substrate; a disk supporting a plurality of the supporting parts; a lid disposed on the disk; and a first protrusion portion coupled to the disk to protrude in an upward direction from the disk to the lid in a center region disposed inward from the supporting parts and a gap region disposed between the supporting parts. |
| US12170218B2 |
Method for cleaning electrostatic chuck
A method includes detecting a location of a particle on a bottom surface of an electrostatic chuck; moving a platform to a position under the bottom surface of the electrostatic chuck and right under the particle; and rotating the platform about a center of the platform to remove the particle from the bottom surface of the electrostatic chuck. |
| US12170216B2 |
Transfer device, processing system, and transfer method
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a transfer device has a first holding part configured to contact an edge part of a substrate when holding the substrate, and a second holding part formed with an elastic member and configured to contact only a back surface of the substrate when holding the substrate. |
| US12170215B2 |
Systems and methods for correction of impact of wafer tilt on misregistration measurements
A method for correcting misregistration measurements of a semiconductor wafer for errors therein arising from tilt of the wafer including measuring, for at least one location on a wafer, a difference between a Tool Induced Shift (TIS) of a metrology device in a first illumination arrangement with respect to the wafer wherein a surface of the wafer is generally orthogonally illuminated by an illumination source of the metrology device and a TIS of the metrology device in a second illumination arrangement with respect to the wafer, wherein the surface is obliquely illuminated by the illumination source, and correcting a misregistration measurement measured by the metrology device at the at least one location for errors therein arising from tilt of the wafer at the location by subtracting from the misregistration measurement a weighted value of the difference between the TIS in the first and second illumination arrangements. |
| US12170211B2 |
Laser processing apparatus
A laser processing apparatus includes an energy distribution correcting unit that forms skirt parts of a Gaussian distribution of an energy distribution in a Y-axis direction regarding a laser beam emitted from a laser oscillator into a perpendicular distribution, an imaging lens group composed of two or more lenses that form an image of the beam shape of the laser beam for which the energy distribution has been corrected by the energy distribution correcting unit on the upper surface of the workpiece, and one cylindrical lens that adjusts the energy density in an X-axis direction regarding the laser beam for which the energy distribution has been corrected by the energy distribution correcting unit. |
| US12170206B2 |
Method of processing substrate, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, recording medium, and substrate processing apparatus
A film having film continuity can be formed.There is provided a technique including: preparing a substrate having a metal-containing film formed on a surface thereof; and slimming the metal-containing film by pulse-supplying a halogen-containing gas to the substrate. |
| US12170205B2 |
Methods for fabricating semiconductor structures
Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to method of forming trench and via features using dielectric and metal mask layers. Particularly, embodiments of present disclosure provide a hard mask stack including a first dielectric mask layer, and second dielectric mask layer and a metal mask layer, wherein the first dielectric mask layer and second dielectric mask layer have a high etch selectivity. |
| US12170203B2 |
Integrated circuit with conductive via formation on self-aligned gate metal cut
An integrated circuit includes a first nanostructure transistor having a first gate electrode and a second nanostructure transistor having a second gate electrode. A dielectric isolation structure is between the first and second gate electrodes. A gate connection metal is on a portion of the top surface of the first gate electrode and on a portion of a top surface of the second gate electrode. The gate connection metal is patterned to expose other portions of the top surfaces of the first and second gate electrodes adjacent to the dielectric isolation structure. A conductive via contacts the exposed portion of the top surface of the second gate electrode. |
| US12170201B2 |
Method for preparing semiconductor structure and semiconductor structure
A method for preparing a semiconductor structure, and a semiconductor structure are provided. In a prepared first pattern structure, a thickness of a first insulating layer is equal to a thickness of a second insulating layer, and a thickness of a third insulating layer is equal to a thickness of a fourth insulating layer. |
| US12170199B2 |
Cyclic spin-on coating process for forming dielectric material
The present disclosure is generally related to semiconductor devices, and more particularly to a dielectric material formed in semiconductor devices. The present disclosure provides methods for forming a dielectric material layer by a cyclic spin-on coating process. In an embodiment, a method of forming a dielectric material on a substrate includes spin-coating a first portion of a dielectric material on a substrate, curing the first portion of the dielectric material on the substrate, spin-coating a second portion of the dielectric material on the substrate, and thermal annealing the dielectric material to form an annealed dielectric material on the substrate. |
| US12170197B2 |
Selective passivation and selective deposition
Methods for selective deposition, and structures thereof, are provided. Material is selectively deposited on a first surface of a substrate relative to a second surface of a different material composition. A passivation layer is selectively formed from vapor phase reactants on the first surface while leaving the second surface without the passivation layer. A layer of interest is selectively deposited from vapor phase reactants on the second surface relative to the passivation layer. The first surface can be metallic while the second surface is dielectric, or the second surface is dielectric while the second surface is metallic. Accordingly, material, such as a dielectric, can be selectively deposited on either metallic or dielectric surfaces relative to the other type of surface using techniques described herein. Techniques and resultant structures are also disclosed for control of positioning and shape of layer edges relative to boundaries between underlying disparate materials. |
| US12170194B2 |
Magnetron plasma sputtering arrangement
A magnetron plasma sputtering arrangement including an evacuable chamber, wherein in the evacuable chamber a tuning electrode, operatively connected to a biasing source with respect to ground, and including an aperture defining at least one axis of length, is arranged in a flow path for plasma between a sputtering head and a substrate. A plasma sputtered material originating at a sputtering target will traverse the aperture before depositing onto the surface of the substrate as a thin film. |
| US12170193B2 |
Temperature estimation apparatus, plasma processing system, temperature estimation method and temperature estimation program
A temperature estimation apparatus includes an estimation unit configured to successively estimate temperature data by successively inputting given time series process data relating to conditions inside a processing space in which plasma processing is performed, into a time series model generated in advance that correlates data values, in each time period, of time series process data relating to conditions inside the processing space, with a data value, at a respective time point, of time series temperature data measured inside the processing space. |
| US12170192B2 |
Plasma abatement system utilizing water vapor and oxygen reagent
Implementations of the present disclosure relate to systems for abating F-gases present in the effluent of semiconductor manufacturing processes. In one implementation, a system is provided that includes a water and oxygen delivery system. The water and oxygen delivery system includes a water vapor reagent source fluidly coupled with a chamber foreline via a first conduit; and an oxygen reagent source fluidly coupled with the chamber foreline via a second conduit fluidly coupled with the first conduit. The system further includes a plasma source fluidly coupled with the water and oxygen delivery system via the chamber foreline. |
| US12170191B2 |
Substrate supporting apparatus and substrate treating apparatus including the same
Provided is a substrate supporting apparatus with improved durability. The substrate supporting apparatus includes a body configured to support a substrate and formed of a dielectric substance; a heat transfer medium supply hole installed to penetrate the body; a first electrostatic electrode disposed in the body; and a second electrostatic electrode disposed in the body, located on the first electrostatic electrode, and electrically connected to the first electrostatic electrode. |
| US12170190B2 |
Wafer support table and RF rod
A wafer support table includes a ceramic base having a wafer placement surface and including an RF electrode and a heater electrode embedded, the RF electrode being closer to the wafer placement surface; a hole extending from a surface of the ceramic base opposite the wafer placement surface toward the RF electrode; and an RF rod through having a top end joined to the RF electrode or joined to a conductive member connected to the RF electrode, wherein the RF rod is a hybrid rod including a first rod member that is made of Ni and constitutes a portion of the RF rod from the top end to a predetermined position and a second rod member that is joined to the first rod member and constitutes a portion of the RF rod from the predetermined position to the base end and is made of a non-magnetic material. |
| US12170187B2 |
Gas supply system, plasma processing apparatus, and gas supply method
A system includes: gas supply flow paths for supplying independently a main gas to a processing chamber; a flow rate control valve disposed in each gas supply flow path; an additive-gas flow path connected to the flow rate control valve; a valve for addition disposed in the additive-gas flow path; and a controller for controlling the flow rate control valve and the valve for addition to execute controls of: calculating flow rates of the main gas and an additive gas to be mixed with the main gas; calculating a total of the flow rates; calculating an internal pressure of each gas supply flow path with the total flow rate, and first and second relationships between previously acquired gas flow rates and gas pressures of the main gas and the additive gas, respectively; calculating an internal pressure ratio; and proportionally controlling openings of flow rate control valves based on the ratio. |
| US12170186B2 |
Showerhead assembly with heated showerhead
Methods and apparatus for substrate processing are described. In some embodiments a showerhead assembly includes a heated showerhead having a heater and a gas diffusion plate coupled to the heater, the gas diffusion plate having a plurality of channels extending through the gas diffusion plate; an ion filter spaced from the heated showerhead, the ion filter having a first side facing the heated showerhead and a second side opposite the first side, the ion filter having a plurality of channels extending through the ion filter; a heat transfer ring in contact between the heated showerhead and the ion filter, the heat transfer ring being thermally conductive and electrically insulative, the heat transfer ring comprised of a plurality of elements spaced from one another along an interface between the heated showerhead and the ion filter; and a remote plasma region defined between the heated showerhead and the ion filter. |
| US12170184B2 |
Transmission electron microscope and inspection method using transmission electron microscope
A transmission electron microscope capable of obtaining a hollow-cone dark-field image and visually displaying irradiation conditions thereof includes an irradiation unit for irradiating a specimen with an electron beam, an objective lens for causing the electron beam transmitted through the specimen to form an image, beam deflectors positioned higher than a position where the specimen is placed, an objective movable aperture for passing only a portion of the electron beam transmitted through the specimen, and a deflection coil control unit. The deflection coil control unit controls a deflection angle of the electron beam using the beam deflectors such that the specimen is irradiated with the electron beam at a predetermined angle with respect to an optical axis while the electron beam is moving in a precessional manner and only a diffracted wave and/or a scattered wave having a desired angle passes through the objective movable aperture. |
| US12170182B2 |
Ribbon beam angle adjustment in an ion implantation system
The present disclosure relates generally to ion implantation, and more particularly, to systems and processes for adjusting a ribbon beam angle of an ion implantation system. An exemplary ion implantation system includes an ion source configured to generate a ribbon beam, a wafer chuck configured to hold a wafer during implantation by the ribbon beam, a dipole magnet disposed between the ion source and the wafer chuck, and a controller. The dipole magnet includes at least two coils configured to adjust a ribbon beam angle of the ribbon beam at one or more locations along a path of the ribbon beam between the ion source and the wafer held in the wafer chuck. The controller is configured to control the ion source, the wafer chuck, and the dipole magnet. |
| US12170181B2 |
Pyrotechnic circuit breaker
A pyrotechnic circuit breaker comprising: a casing, at least two connection terminals, an internal electrical circuit connecting the two connection terminals and formed for example by an electrical conductor, an opening member, which is movable and arranged to open a part to be opened of the internal electrical circuit when moving between an initial position and a final position, so as to form at least two discrete portions of conductor after opening, a pyrotechnic actuator arranged to move the opening member from the initial position to the final position, an inner chamber defined by an internal wall formed in the casing, and receiving the part to be opened, an insulating grease, arranged in the inner chamber, wherein the insulating grease is arranged on or covers at least two predetermined parts of the internal wall. |
| US12170180B2 |
Three-phase arc quenching device operated by one actuator
An arc quenching device for a three-phase electrical switchgear. The device includes a first busbar, a second busbar and a third busbar, each of a respective phase of the three-phase switchgear. The device also includes at least one piston of an electrically conductive material and having a tapered shape, tapering towards its front end. The device also includes only one pyrotechnical actuator arranged to, when the pyrotechnical actuator is fired, axially move each of the at least one piston until all of the first, second and third busbars are short-circuited to each other via the at least one piston. |
| US12170178B2 |
Dual conductor Thomson coil for faster opening of a hybrid circuit breaker
A dual conductor Thomson coil actuator for use in opening the separable contacts of a circuit interrupter comprises two nested conductors wound to form a single coil, rather than the traditional design comprising one single conductor wound to form a coil of the same size. Each of the two conductors can be excited by half the capacitance that would be used to excite the traditional single conductor coil, using the same voltage as the single conductor coil. When the same total capacitor-stored energy that would be used to excite the single conductor coil is instead used to excite the dual conductor coil, the initial pulse of aggregate current through the dual conductor coil is greater than the initial pulse of current through the single conductor coil, resulting in a faster initial opening distance of the separable contacts during an opening stroke. |
| US12170171B2 |
Electronic component
An electronic component that includes: a ceramic body; and an external electrode on a surface of the ceramic body, wherein the external electrode includes: a base layer in contact with the surface of the ceramic body, the base layer including a granulate of a metal material and a continuous phase of a titanium-containing oxide present around the granulate of the metal material; and a plating layer on the base layer. |
| US12170170B2 |
Multilayer electronic component
A multilayer electronic component, includes: a body including a dielectric layer, and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed in a first direction with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween; a first connection portion including a first conductive layer disposed on the third surface and connected to the first internal electrode, and a first insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer; a second connection portion including a second conductive layer disposed on the fourth surface and connected to the second internal electrode, and a second insulating layer disposed on the second conductive layer; a first external electrode including a first electrode layer connected to the first conductive layer, wherein the first external electrode is disposed on any one of the first, second, fifth, and sixth surfaces; and a second external electrode including a second electrode layer connected to the second conductive layer. |
| US12170168B2 |
Supercapacitors comprising phosphonate and arsonate metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as active electrode materials
An electrode suitable for constructing an electrochemical double layer capacitor and/or supercapacitor is provided that includes an electrode material a metal organic framework (MOF), wherein the MOF includes an inorganic building unit including metal atoms selected from group 1 to group 12 elements, and functional groups of organic linkers including oxygen (O) and one or more atoms selected from the group comprising phosphorus (P), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), silicon (Si), selenium (Se) and bismuth (Bi). The functional groups of the organic linkers can include phosphonate, arsonate, phosphonic acid, phosphinic acid, arsonic acids and/or arsenic acids, monoester and/or diester forms thereof. Further, the metal atoms may be selected from zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), gold (Au) and silver (Ag). The use of the MOF as a semiconductor in semiconductor applications, a semiconductive device, such as a photovoltaic cell, including the MOF are also provided. |
| US12170166B2 |
Device for generating magnetic field and method for controlling same
Disclosed is a radiation and magnetic field generating apparatus irradiating photon beam radiation to in-body affected tissue of a subject. The apparatus includes a radiation generating unit that irradiates the photon beam radiation to the subject and induces generation of secondary electrons in an area of the subject where the photon beam radiation is irradiated, a magnetic field generating unit that includes an insertion structure for forming a low-density space and forms a magnetic field in an area in which the secondary electrons are generated, and a synchronization control unit that controls formation of the magnetic field and controls the formation of the magnetic field such that the secondary electrons move while avoiding normal tissue adjacent to the affected tissue. |
| US12170162B2 |
Warped magnetic tunnel junctions and bit-patterned media
The present invention comprises Magnetic Tunnel Junctions and Bit-Patterned Media with a warped geometry with the purpose of attaining large thermal stability factors and dramatically increasing the scalability of the magnetic bits while still allowing the reduction of switching current density and switching magnetic field, and also increasing switching speed. The warped shape allows providing thermal stability to the bits through dynamic exchange energy barrier and also by providing additional net magnetic anisotropy through shape-induced reduction of the demagnetization field. The dynamic exchange energy barrier in turn allows engineering the damping torque and the free-layer's magnetic parameters to a much larger extent than the current planar technology. It also allows much faster magnetic-field-induced switching of patterned bits than it is possible with current hard disk drive technology, through the use of precession torque instead of conventional damping torque. |
| US12170161B2 |
Stock solution
A process and a system for producing a stock solution for production of a ferrofluid is provided. The process includes contacting an acidic solution in a reaction container filled with an excess of a bulk material containing Fe(III) and optionally Fe(II). The acid reacts with the bulk material to form the stock solution (Ls) having dissolved ferric (Fe(III)) and optionally ferrous (Fe(II)) ions which is then separated from the bulk material. |
| US12170157B2 |
Low-profile cable armor
Disclosed is an armored cable assembly which may include a plurality of conductors and a metal sheath disposed over the plurality of conductors. The metal sheath may have a plurality of revolutions extending helically along a lengthwise axis, each of the plurality of revolutions including a first section having a curved profile, a second section extending from the first section, the second section having a planar profile, and a third section extending from the second section. The third section may include a free end angled towards an interior cavity of the metal sheath, the free end extending past a plane defined by a bottom most point of the first section of an adjacent revolution, the plane extending perpendicular to the second section. |
| US12170156B2 |
Power equipment and associated manufacturing method
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a power equipment and method for providing the same. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a power equipment. The power equipment includes a high voltage part, a low voltage part, and an insulation oil adapted to impregnate the high voltage part and insulate the high voltage part from the low voltage part. The insulation oil is partially filled with polymer particles with a lower thermal expansion coefficient than the insulation oil. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the degree of expansion of the insulation medium can be reduced in a cost-effective way. |
| US12170155B2 |
Conductive paste, preparation method thereof, and preparation method of conductive film
This application discloses a conductive paste, a preparation method thereof, and a preparation method of a conductive film using the conductive paste. The conductive paste comprises: a thermoplastic polyurethane, conductive particles, and an organic solvent, the thermoplastic polyurethane and the conductive particles being proportionally mixed in the organic solvent, and the thermoplastic polyurethane being dispersed in the form of particles among the conductive particles. A thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer is used as a binder, and the conductive particles are mixed in the organic solvent containing the thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The conductive particles ensure the conductivity of the conductive film prepared using the conductive paste. The thermoplastic polyurethane has strong adhesion ability, and is suitable for use on the surface of most substrates, to form a conductive film with good adhesion and no cracking. |
| US12170153B2 |
Systems and techniques for calibrating radioisotope delivery systems with a gamma detector
An infusion system may include a radioisotope generator that generates a radioactive eluate via elution, a beta detector, a gamma detector, and a controller. The beta detector and the gamma detector may be positioned to measure beta emissions and gamma emissions, respectively, emitted from the radioactive eluate. In some examples, the controller is configured to calibrate the infusion system using the gamma detector. For example, the controller may generate a radioactive eluate and measure the activity of the radioactive eluate using both the beta detector and the gamma detector. The high accuracy of the activity measured by the gamma detector may be used to calibrate the infusion system. In subsequent use, the infusion system calibrated using the gamma detector may adjust measurements made to monitor and/or control patient infusion procedures. |
| US12170152B2 |
BWR nuclear fuel assembly comprising an interaction device between a lower tie plate and a fuel channel
A BWR fuel assembly is elongated along a fuel assembly axis and comprises a lower tie plate, an upper tie plate axially spaced from the lower tie plate, a bundle of fuel rods extending axially between the lower tie plate and the upper tie plate, and a tubular fuel channel extending from the lower tie plate to the upper tie plate with encasing the fuel rods. The fuel assembly comprises an interaction device mounted on the lower tie plate and configured to interact with the fuel channel. The interaction device has an inactive configuration and an active configuration. |
| US12170150B2 |
Automatic lead orientation adjustment
Via a graphical interface, virtual representations of an anatomical region of a human and a medical device selection mechanism are displayed. The medical device selection mechanism includes a plurality of implantable leads each medically implantable in the anatomical region. In the graphical interface, a user-selected implantable lead is moved from the medical device selection mechanism to the anatomical region. A first side of the user-selected implantable lead is initially displayed when the user-selected implantable lead is moved to the anatomical region. In the graphical interface, the user-selected implantable lead is automatically rotated in the anatomical region, such that a second side of the user-selected implantable lead is displayed after the user-selected implantable lead has been automatically rotated. The second side is opposite the first side. |
| US12170146B2 |
Omnichannel therapeutic platform
A computer-implemented method for treating a medical condition via a digital therapeutic platform, the method including receiving one or more user inputs, generating a script at a script generator, based on the one or more user inputs, determining therapeutic digital content by applying the script as an input to a therapeutic machine learning platform, receiving the therapeutic digital content via at least one of a therapeutic content database or a content generator, identifying a user platform to output the therapeutic digital content, modifying the therapeutic digital content for output via the user platform, providing the therapeutic digital content via the user platform, receiving feedback based on user consumption of the therapeutic digital content via the user platform and adjusting at least one of the script generator or the therapeutic machine learning platform based on the feedback. |
| US12170143B1 |
Multi-sided match making platforms
A multi-sided match making (“MMM”) computer system including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device for matching consumers to providers is provided. The at least one processor is configured to: (i) receive registration data from a user, (ii) receive user data from at least one of a sensor and a mobile device associated with the user, (iii) analyze the registration data and the user data, (iv) determine a need based upon the analyzed registration and user data, (v) transmit the determined need to at least one caregiver associated with the user, and (vi) match the user to at least one provider based upon the determined need, wherein the provider is at least one of the caregiver, another caregiver, and a service, and wherein the provider is able to meet the determined need for the user. |
| US12170140B2 |
Customizable multimodality image hanging protocols
Systems and methods for generating and using a customized hanging protocol for the display of medical images. The methods may include receiving an indication to create a first hanging step of the hanging protocol, displaying a workspace having a plurality of viewports for displaying medical images, and displaying a plurality of building blocks corresponding to different types of medical images. The method may also include receiving a selection of a first building block in the plurality of building blocks, wherein the first building block corresponds to a first type of medical image, and receiving an indication of a location in the workspace for the first building block to be placed. Based on the indication of the location in the workspace for the first building block, one or more of the plurality of viewports is filled with the first building block. |
| US12170139B2 |
Virtual checklists for orthopedic surgery
An extended reality (XR) visualization device worn by an orthopedic surgeon outputs a XR visualization for display. The XR visualization includes a set of one or more virtual checklist items. Each of the one or more virtual checklist items corresponds to an item in a checklist of steps of an orthopedic surgery. Additionally, the XR visualization device detects a command of the orthopedic surgeon to select a virtual checklist item in the set of virtual checklist items. In response to detecting the command, the XR visualization device updates the XR visualization to include additional information regarding a step of the orthopedic surgery corresponding to the selected virtual checklist item. |