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US12214244B2	Adjustable squat bar An exercise bar includes a center bar; a pair of weight bars, each weight bar rotatable relative to the center bar about a pivot axis to a plurality of camber positions; a pair of support bars configured to rest on a user's shoulder, each support bar extending from one of the weight bars; and a locking mechanism for locking the weight bars in any of the plurality of camber positions.
US12214243B2	Portable exercise device A portable exercise device that may be arranged in a number of different orientations and positions on the body of an individual. The portable exercise device includes a resistance assembly that enables a resistance of the portable exercise device to be adjusted.
US12214242B2	Kinetic workout station A strength machine includes a housing having at least two openable or detachable housing shells, a support structure coupled to the housing, a rotatable flywheel mounted on a shaft supported by the support structure, the flywheel being situated between the two housing shells, the flywheel changing its direction of rotation while in operation, a strap- or belt-shaped flexible pulling element attached to the shaft, a hand grip which forms part of or is attached to the flexible pulling element, and an attachment module coupled to the housing, for securing the strength-training machine to an external support.
US12214235B2	Surrogate foam test system A fluid distribution system includes a first flow meter configured to be positioned along an agent line, a metering valve configured to be positioned downstream of the first flow meter, a second flow meter configured to be positioned downstream of the first flow meter and an eductor, and a controller configured to selectively operate the fluid distribution system in a testing mode where the controller is configured to acquire a first flow rate of a fluid flowing through the first flow meter and a second flow rate of the fluid flowing through the second flow meter, determine a performance characteristic based on the first flow rate and the second flow rate, and modulate a current setting of the metering valve from a first setting to a second setting and conduct the testing mode sequence again at the second setting to verify the fluid distribution system is performing properly.
US12214233B2	Wildfire defense spraying system for spraying environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor to proactively form thin fire-inhibiting potassium salt crystalline coatings on sprayed property surfaces prior to the presence of wildfire A wildfire defense spraying system installed on a property with combustible surfaces and adapted for spraying the property and combustible surfaces with an environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor for defending against wildfire by inhibiting fire ignition and flame spread caused by hot flying wildfire embers created during a wildfire storm. The wildfire defense system includes: a storage tank containing an environmentally-clean liquid fire inhibitor comprising a majority amount of tripotassium citrate (TPC) and minor amount of triethyl citrate (TEC) dissolved in a major amount of water according to a prespecified formulation, wherein the environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor remains stable without the formation of solids at expected operating temperatures, and ready for immediate spraying on combustible surfaces. A hydraulic pump system is connected to remote power control switch employed to supply electrical power to the hydraulic pump, and remotely activated. A plurality of spray heads is mounted about the property, in fluid communication with the storage tank, and supplied with environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor by the hydraulic pump system. During operation, the spray heads spray liquid fire inhibitor from the storage tank forming a spray pattern that covers the property and combustible surfaces to be defended against wildfire embers. When the hydraulic pump system completes pumping and spraying the environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor in the storage tank, the hydraulic pump system automatically shuts off, and as water molecules in the sprayed environmentally-clean water-based liquid fire inhibitor evaporate to the environment, thin potassium salt crystalline coatings form on the sprayed combustible property surfaces, inhibiting fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wildfire.
US12214227B2	Modular portable multi-crew life support system A modular, multi-crew life support system and a method of assembling the system involve a fan to draw in ambient air. The system includes one or more assemblies that produce conditioned air from the ambient air, and a housing to support an oxygen source. The system also includes a port configured as an inlet from the oxygen source to augment the conditioned air, and a duct to disperse a result of augmenting the conditioned air as output air to support two or more occupants of an enclosure.
US12214225B2	Methods for fixing hair and skin A method of treating keratin of a person is disclosed. The method includes contacting the keratin with a composition comprising a compound having a chemical structure of
US12214223B2	Noninvasive tissue displacement control and monitoring for neuromodulation The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for neuromodulation that include applying energy (e.g., ultrasound energy) into an internal tissue to cause tissue displacement and identifying that the tissue displacement has occurred. In one embodiment, the presence of tissue displacement is associated with a desired therapeutic or physiological outcome, such as a change in a molecule of interest.
US12214217B2	Device and method for supporting tissue undergoing radiation The device can be used in a method to protect tissue in the gastrointestinal tract of a patient during radiation therapy, the method comprising positioning a biodegradable device to cover a perforation at a perforation site on a tissue of a patient prior to applying radiation therapy, closing the perforation through surgery, and securing the biodegradable device to cover the perforation site, so that the biodegradable device protects the tissue adjacent to the perforation site during radiation therapy. Wherein the biodegradable device is a biodegradable tubular straw or surgical patch. The surgical patch is a medical device made of tissue engineered materials designed to cover, repair, or augment damaged or weakened tissue or organs during surgery.
US12214214B2	Remote medical device alarm A remote alarm for use with a wearable medical device. The remote alarm is configured to receive alarms, voice messages and prompts issued by the wearable medical device and to repeat those alarms, voice messages and prompts in a manner that can more easily be perceived by a patient wearing the wearable medical device or a bystander. The remote alarm can be configured to receive a communication from the wearable medical device, and in response, to identify one or more messages to be provided to the patient or a bystander. The messages may be provided audibly, visually, tactilely or combinations thereof. The remote alarm may further be configured to take certain actions depending upon the content of the communication, such as sending a telephone message to alert emergency personnel to the identity, location and medical condition of the patient, or sending an email.
US12214207B2	Optimized vector selection for a multi-axis accelerometer in an implantable medical device The present disclosure relates to a medical system, comprising at least an implantable medical device, and a multi-axis accelerometer comprised by the implantable medical device for measuring an acceleration of the implantable medical device along a plurality of vectors, wherein the multi-axis accelerometer is configured to provide for each vector a signal indicative of the acceleration of the implantable medical device in the direction of the respective vector. The medical system is configured to assess said signals to automatically select or propose a vector of said plurality of vectors that comprises the best alignment with a pre-defined vector.
US12214201B2	Method for adaptive control of a medical device using Bayesian optimization Systems and methods for adaptively controlling an electrical stimulation device, such as a closed-loop stimulation device, based in part on a Bayesian optimization of the operational parameters of the device are described. An adaptive dual control of the stimulation device can be provided. In a first control loop parameters are extracted from signals recorded from the subject by the stimulation device, and in a second control loop a Bayesian optimization is implemented with a hardware processor and memory to compute updated operational parameters for the stimulation device. As noted, the stimulation device is an electrical stimulation device, and may be a closed-loop stimulation device. Such devices can be used for deep brain stimulation (“DBS”), cardiac resynchronization therapy (“CRT”), and other electrophysiological stimulation applications.
US12214197B2	Apparatus for management of a Parkinson's disease patient's gait A gait management apparatus applies stimulation to a user suffering from a neurological disease (such as Parkinson's Disease) gait dysfunction. Motion sensors are arranged to be worn by a patient, and electrical stimulation electrodes are on the legs for stimulation. A controller receives motion sensing signals, and processes these signals to generate stimulation signals for operation of the electrodes to stimulate limb movement upon detection of a gait abnormality. There may be a user actuator for user actuation of electrical stimulation, and the inputs may be a series of taps. The controller may provide signals to prevent occurrence of freezing of gait when it senses that a patient is walking or has an intention to walk. Also, it may apply stimulation at an intensity level which is insufficient for functional muscle stimulation but sufficiently high to trigger activation of efferent nerves.
US12214195B2	Implantable cochlear system with inner ear sensor Cochlear implant systems can include an inner ear sensor configured to receive a stimulus signal from the cochlear tissue of a wearer and generate an input signal based on the received stimulus signal. The inner ear sensor can be configured to detect pressure, for example, within a wearer's cochlear tissue and generate an input signal based on the detected pressure. The inner ear sensor can be integrated with a cochlear electrode implanted in the cochlear tissue. Systems can include a signal processor programmed with a transfer function and configured to receive an input signal and output a stimulation signal based on the received input signal and transfer function. Systems can include an implantable battery and/or communication module in communication with the signal processor. The implantable battery and/or communication module can be configured to interface with and update the transfer function of the signal processor.
US12214194B2	Optimization tool for auditory devices A system comprises an auditory device processor, an auditory device output mechanism, an auditory input sensor, a database including a reference bank of environmental sounds and corresponding sound profiles, and a memory. The auditory device processor is configured to: while the auditory input sensor is detecting a first environmental sound, receive a sound selection from the user, wherein the sound selection is associated with the first environmental sound; store a first sound profile in the reference bank corresponding to the first environmental sound; receive a second environmental sound detected by the auditory input sensor; analyze a frequency content of the second environmental sound; compare the frequency content of the second environmental sound with the reference bank of environmental sounds and corresponding sound profiles stored in the database; in response to the comparison, select one of the sound profiles corresponding to the second environmental sound; and automatically adjust the parameter settings.
US12214192B2	Band with built-in stimulator A system includes a collar that is worn around a neck of the user. A stimulator is coupled to the collar such that the stimulator is positioned adjacent to an airway of the user. The sensor is coupled to the collar and configured to generate data associated with the airway of the user. The memory is coupled to the collar and storing machine-readable instructions. The control system is coupled to the collar and includes one or more processors configured to execute the machine-readable instructions to determine, based at least on an analysis of the generated data, that the user is currently experiencing an apnea event. In response to the determination, the control system causes the stimulator to provide electrical stimulation, at a first intensity level, to one or more muscles of the user that are adjacent to the airway to aid in stopping the apnea event.
US12214188B2	Neurological stimulation lead anchors and associated tools, and methods A lead anchor comprising a longitudinally extending anchor body and a retainer. The longitudinally extending anchor body having a lumen positioned to receive a spinal cord lead therethrough and having a retainer pocket intersecting the lumen. The retainer is positioned in the retainer pocket. The retainer comprises a first grip member having at least one first aperture, a second grip member having at least one second aperture, and at least one U-shaped resilient portion connecting the first and second grip members.
US12214187B2	Surgical electrode and lead for use with implanted pulse generator and method of use An implantable pulse generator is provided comprising a non-metallic shell adjacent a header. The header abuts an optical window in the shell. The header aligns a series of surgical or percutaneous leads with the optical window. The leads incorporate optical fibers, electrodes and contacts which distribute stimulation signals. Behind the optical window, a set of optical devices is provided which transmit or receive light from the fibers. Signal processors are provided to interpret the signals from the optical fibers, and to mitigate a continuous inductive charging function.
US12214180B2	Pre-filled syringe safety devices and injectors, systems, and methods of use A prefilled syringe safety device and injector for use with a syringe. The prefilled syringe safety device and injector includes a cartridge, a casing, a tube, a biasing member, a ring and a plunger slider. The cartridge supports the syringe therein. The cartridge is supported within the casing. The tube includes a tube distal end. The tube is slidably engaged with the cartridge and can be in an extended state and in a retracted state. When in the retracted state, the needle of the syringe extends beyond the tube distal end and the casing distal opening. The biasing member is engaged with the cartridge and the tube so as to bias the tube in the extended state. The ring includes a protrusion and is engaged with the tube and the biasing member. The protrusion is positioned within the track. The plunger slider engages with the plunger of the syringe.
US12214176B2	Auto-injector An auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament (M) is present having a tubular chassis telescopable in a tubular case, a carrier subassembly comprising a tubular carrier slidably arranged relative to the chassis inside the case, where the carrier is adapted to contain a syringe with a hollow injection needle. The injector also has a drive spring and a plunger for forwarding load of the drive spring to a stopper of the syringe, wherein the syringe is lockable for joint axial translation with the carrier. A control spring is arranged around the carrier for translating the carrier in a proximal direction (P) for insertion of the needle through the chassis into an injection site.
US12214174B2	Data collection device for attachment to an injection device Data collection devices for attachment to injection devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, the data collection device includes: a body attachable to a dial member of the injection device, a sensor arrangement comprising a sensor and a scale, and a processor. The sensor is configured to detect a rotation of the body relative to a trigger of the injection device. The processor is configured to detect a rotation of the body relative to the trigger. One of the sensor and the scale is arranged in or on the body and wherein the other one of the sensor and the scale is located on the trigger or is rotationally lockable to the trigger configured to detect a rotation of the body relative to the trigger.
US12214172B2	Auto-injector An auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament (M) is present having a tubular chassis telescopable in a tubular case, a carrier subassembly comprising a tubular carrier slidably arranged relative to the chassis inside the case, where the carrier is adapted to contain a syringe with a hollow injection needle. The injector also has a drive spring and a plunger for forwarding load of the drive spring to a stopper of the syringe, wherein the syringe is lockable for joint axial translation with the carrier. A control spring is arranged around the carrier for translating the carrier in a proximal direction (P) for insertion of the needle through the chassis into an injection site.
US12214160B2	Method and apparatus for subretinal injection In certain embodiments, an apparatus is provided for performing a subretinal injection into a subretinal space between a retina and a retinal pigment epithelium of an eye. The apparatus includes an injection needle having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end configured to be insertable into the subretinal space at a position on a surface of the retina. The apparatus includes a multi-lumen tubing having a distal end coupled to the proximal end of the injection needle and a proximal end coupled to a fluid control unit. The apparatus includes a stabilizer configured to immobilize the injection needle at the position on the surface of the retina. The fluid control unit has a plurality of fluid reservoirs containing a non-treatment solution, a treatment solution, and a working fluid which are injectable into the eye via separate lumens of the multi-lumen tubing.
US12214149B2	Applicator system containing a microneedle array which comprises an active ingredient for wound healing The invention relates to an applicator system comprising a microneedle array and to the use thereof for the intradermal delivery of active ingredients, and in particular of medicinal drugs, wherein this microneedle array is suitable for penetrating the skin of humans or animals and includes at least one active ingredient for wound healing.
US12214146B2	Controlled release of a hydrophilic agent from a coated surface The present invention is an implantable medical device comprising (i) a base coat layer having an inner and outer surface, the inner surface of the base coat layer contacting the implantable medical device; (ii) a top-coat layer of a hydrophilic polymer chemically crosslinked and covalently bonded to the outer surface of the base coat layer, the hydrophilic polymer comprising an anionic polyelectrolyte; and (iii) an amount of a hydrophilic cationic drug agent added to the top-coat layer sufficient to provide an effective dosage of the drug agent for delivery to a patient, whereby the hydrophilic cationic drug agent is initially adsorbed into the anionic polyelectrolyte of the top-coat layer and the hydrophilic cationic drug agent having a release rate after the medical device is implanted within a patient's body.
US12214145B2	Catheter, composition for catheter, production method therefor Provided is foley catheter and a composition for producing a foley catheter which is inserted in vivo and a method for producing the same, which the composition consists of the materials which carbon nanotube polymer (CNT Polymer) bonded a carbon nanotube and zinc oxide (ZnO) is combined with a silicon, wherein from 1.0 to 2.2 parts by weight of the said carbon nanotube polymer are combined with 100 parts by weight of silicon.
US12214143B2	Devices for monitoring movement of a secured catheter during a procedure A device for securing and monitoring movement of a catheter includes a film having an adhesive disposed on a body-facing surface for securing the film to a body. The device also includes a base mounted on the film, the base comprising a first portion of a guide channel for receiving the catheter. A cover is coupled to the base via a hinge, the cover comprising a second portion of the guide channel, the cover further comprising a rounded portion extending from a distal end of the cover, wherein in the closed configuration, the catheter is completely enclosed by the rounded portion and the first and second portions of the guide channel. The device also includes a positional shift indicator fixedly attached to the catheter and configured to indicate positional shifts by the catheter within the guide channel.
US12214140B2	Adaptive digital therapy system with real-time emotional state analysis and symbolic language communication The present invention relates to a system and method for providing adaptive digital therapy, enhancing the emotional well-being of users through the analysis and translation of expressive and physiological states. Aspects of the invention are directed to identifying the neuroplastic window via user inputs, with or without the aid of psychedelics. This invention is particularly suited for supporting psychoactive therapies involving compounds such as 5-HT2A agonists, dissociatives, and empathogens, as well as applications beyond psychoactive treatments. By utilizing multi-modal deep learning methods, the system captures a wide array of user inputs, including text, speech, vision, symbols, and brain waves, to form a dynamic user representation. This representation is then used to provide real-time, tailored generative communications informed by established psychological therapeutic frameworks. The invention features a closed-loop feedback system through an access module, enabling continuous data relay, patient response metric derivation, and transmission of emotional optimization communications. The system also introduces novel communication methods, including symbolic language input, to articulate complex experiences and extends its capabilities to include natural emotional states, broadening its therapeutic applicability.
US12214139B2	Pulsating positive airway pressure devices and methods of use Methods and systems for delivery of pulsated air to a user using a device including a flow generator to generate a continuous air flow, a first actuator comprising a pulsated flow delivery mechanism configured to generate a pulsated air flow from the continuous air flow based on a pre-determined duty cycle to vary a frequency of the pulsated air flow, a user interface configured to generate and deliver vortices of pulsated air to the user at the frequency of the pulsated air flow, and a set of tubing to couple the flow generator, the first actuator, and the user interface.
US12214138B2	Respiratory humidification device A respiratory humidification device includes: a casing; a separator wall to divide an interior space into filling and humidification chambers, wherein a bottom edge of the separator wall leaves a space between it and the casing bottom to define a passage allowing water to flow atop the casing bottom between the chambers, and enabling the water level to rise enough to block the passage to prevent respiratory gas from passing therethrough; a valve and float within the filling chamber to control water flow into the filling chamber to prevent the water level from rising higher than a threshold; and wherein an outer wall of the casing and the separator wall cooperate with the water surface within the humidification chamber to define an elongate tube-like pathway through which respiratory gas proceeds along a path extending generally parallel to the water surface within the humidification chamber to be humidified.
US12214135B2	Nasal cannula The disclosure relates to a nasal cannula comprising a port configured for delivery of a medicament into a flow of a fluid being delivered by the nasal cannula to a user and/or configured for interfacing with a medicament delivery device or an instrument. The disclosure also relates to a nasal cannula comprising an asymmetric profile to reduce an amount of occlusion of one nare of a user to provide access for an instrument to the nare with the nasal cannula in use.
US12214134B2	Oral and nasal sealing interface pad An oral and nasal sealing interface pad including a rigid part and a lining pad. The rigid part has a circular opening on one side and a joint part on the other side; the lining pad is fixedly connected to the joint part and is located below the user's nose. The lining pad includes a nasal area corresponding to and abutting the user's nasal tip and a mouth area corresponding to and surrounding the user's mouth. The space enclosed by the nasal area is connected to the space enclosed by the mouth area, together forming an integrated respiratory chamber. The nasal area includes a nasal tip area and an alar area. The nasal tip area has at least one thin area for accommodating the user's nasal tip, and the nasal tip area is equipped with a first wing for abutting against the user's columella.
US12214132B2	Endotracheal tube guard with optional holding system and optional sensor Disclosed embodiments of an endotracheal tube (ETT) guard system help to hinder self-extubation of the ETT of an awake patient who may reflexively attempt removal, but also allow early mobilization and exercise necessary for preservation of muscle strength. Embodiments may include an ETT holder, which may be generic ETT holders offered by various medical device companies, or a specially configured ETT holder as described herein. Embodiments also may include a sensor that alarms when the ETT guard is moved beyond pre-set motion thresholds.
US12214129B2	Laryngeal mask airway device and method for administering a medicament through a laryngeal mask airway device A laryngeal mask airway device includes an airway tube and a laryngeal mask placed at a distal end of the airway tube. The distal end of the airway tube opens inside the laryngeal mask. The device includes a connector placed at a proximal end of the airway tube. The connector is in fluid communication with the laryngeal mask through the airway tube and is configured to be connected to a ventilation equipment. The device includes a movable element placed in the laryngeal mask and configured to steer a tip of a catheter passing through the airway tube. The device further includes a control element mounted on the proximal end of the airway tube and a motion transmission device operatively connected to the movable element and to the control element to move the movable element and to steer the tip of the catheter by acting on the control element.
US12214128B2	Blood pressure measuring apparatus, method and program for measuring blood pressure, and respiration assistance apparatus According to one embodiment, a blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a blood pressure measurement unit, a warning estimator, and a signal output unit. The measurement unit measures blood pressure of a target person. The estimator monitors variation of blood pressure measured by the measurement unit and estimates the variation of the blood pressure as a sign of a blood pressure increase associated with an onset of sleep apnea syndrome if the blood pressure continuously decreases to a preset threshold or lower for a predetermined time or longer. The output unit outputs a sign notification signal to outside of the apparatus if the sign is estimated by the estimator.
US12214126B2	Automatic system for the conservation of gas and other substances A system for conserving oxygen and other gasses supplied to a recipient. A supply conduit supplies gas from a source to a reservoir, which retains a volume of gas at ambient pressure. A conduit supplies gas from the reservoir to the recipient, and an inflation detection system detects when the reservoir is below a state of inflation and when the reservoir is inflated to the state of inflation. A valve system prevents gas from flowing from the source and into the reservoir when the reservoir is at the predetermined state of inflation, and the valve system permits gas to flow from the source and into the reservoir when the reservoir is below the predetermined state of inflation whereby gas within the reservoir can be continually replenished without pressurization above ambient pressure. The inflation detection system can be an electro-mechanical system. Alternatively, the inflation detection system can be a contactless system.
US12214124B2	Support for a breathing assistance apparatus and/or accessories A support apparatus for a breathing assistance apparatus has a base, a mount, and a handle. The mount is configured to releasably couple the support apparatus with the breathing assistance apparatus by lowering the breathing assistance apparatus relative to the mount. The handle is configured to enable the support apparatus and a releasably coupled breathing assistance apparatus to be lifted and carried by a user.
US12214121B2	Dry powder inhaler The present invention provides an inhaler comprising a housing which contains a blister strip having a plurality of blisters which contain powdered medicament for inhalation; a mouthpiece through which the medicament is inhaled by a user; an indexing wheel for indexing the blister strip; an opening mechanism for opening the blisters; an actuator which is movable between a first position and a second position in order to operate the indexing wheel and the opening mechanism; and a coupling mechanism for coupling the actuator to the indexing wheel so that the indexing wheel rotates together with the actuator during part of the motion of the actuator; characterized in that the coupling mechanism comprises a shuttle that rotates on the same axis as, and translates axially relative to, the indexing wheel.
US12214119B2	Electrical condensation aerosol device The present invention provides a method for producing condensation aerosols for the treatment of disease and/or chronic, intermittent or acute conditions. These condensation aerosols are produced from drugs including temperature sensitive drugs and small molecule drugs that are coated onto a foil substrate which is heated via electrical resistance heating at precisely controlled temperature profiles with controllable ramp-up and heating rates to vaporize the coated drug which subsequently condenses to form aerosol particles. These condensation aerosols have little or no degradation products. Kits comprising a drug and a device for producing a condensation aerosol are also provided. Also disclosed, are methods for using these aerosols and kits and methods of making the aerosols.
US12214116B2	Methods and systems for providing control stability in a vacuum generation system using cascade proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller Certain embodiments provide a vacuum generation system with a cascade PID controller, a proportional valve, and a vacuum generator. The cascade PID controller allows the vacuum generation system to control the operating range of supply air pressure that is provided to the vacuum generator. By controlling the operating range of the supply air pressure, the vacuum generation system is able to avoid entering the decreasing or non-monotonic region of the vacuum generator.
US12214114B2	Flow synchronization devices, methods, and systems A parameter for controlling an inlet pump speed in a hemofiltration system is derived from fitting a line to multiple data points of pressure versus pump speed. The pressure is measured in a channel connecting an inlet pump to an outlet pump. First, the inlet pump operates and the pressure is sampled until it is stabilized, then the inlet pump speed is increased and pressure is measured to obtain a data point. Subsequently the inlet pump speed is decreased and pressure is measured to obtain another data point. A line is fit through the data points to obtain the parameter.
US12214113B2	Dialysis system pump with connector A disinfecting connector of a dialysis system, including: a disinfecting chamber positioned within an internal lumen of the disinfecting connector, including: at least one barrier between the internal lumen and a tube connected to the disinfecting connector; a disinfecting material that is approved for usage inside the body; wherein penetration of a second connector through the at least one barrier causes or allows flow of said disinfecting material into the second connector in an amount and surface coverage sufficient disinfects a flow path between the second connector and the tube.
US12214111B2	Positioning of sensors for sensor enabled wound monitoring or therapy Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for determining a positioning of sensors in a wound dressing are disclosed. In some embodiments, a wound monitoring and/or therapy system can include a wound dressing and a plurality of sensors configured to measure one or more wound characteristics. The wound monitor system can also include at least one positioning device configured to indicate position and/or orientation in the wound of a sensor of the plurality of sensors. In some embodiments, a detector can be configured to determine, based on the positioning data, the position and/or orientation in the wound of the sensor of the plurality of sensors. In some embodiments, the plurality of sensors can be positioned on a strip or string of material in communication with the positioning device.
US12214110B2	Antimicrobial system with distributed disinfection controls, integrated arming switch sensors, and streamlined safe lockout protocol Antimicrobial system including a luminaire configured to emit a disinfection light in an ultraviolet band for disinfecting a vicinity of a target pathogen. A switching device that includes a primary relay pack. A control station, an integrated arming switch, a room sensor. The integrated arming switch has a communication interface, an integrated room sensor, a processor, and integrated arming switch programming in a memory. Execution of the integrated arming switch programming by processor configures the integrated arming switch to perform the following functions. Based on a second input from the operator, produce a visual inspection signal. In response to the integrated room sensor detecting occupancy of the vicinity of the physical space by the human, produce a room state signal. Send, via the communication interface, the visual inspection signal to enable the primary relay pack to control power to the luminaire to emit the disinfection light.
US12214108B2	Water-based hydrogel blend coating and method of application to elastomeric articles A water-based hydrogel polymer coating and a method of application to natural rubber or other elastomeric latex products are provided. The water-based hydrogel polymer is mixed with a blend of at least one elastomeric material to provide a hydrogel polymer blend composition. The water-based hydrogel polymer blend composition is applied in a single application to an elastomeric article, such as gloves, without additional solvents in the polymer blend composition and without a separate acid or chemical priming step. The water-based hydrogel coating herein provides increased lubricity to facilitate improved wet and dry donning of the elastomeric article.
US12214107B2	Drug-coated medical devices Disclosed herein is a drug-coated medical device in the form of a balloon having an inner surface and an outer hydrophobic surface, an adhesion balance layer directly on the outer hydrophobic surface of the balloon, comprising a hydrophilic polymer and/or a hydrophilic compound where the hydrophilic compound has a molecular weight of less than 1,000 Daltons, and a therapeutic layer directly on the adhesion balance layer comprising a therapeutic agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the therapeutic agent is a hydrophobic therapeutic agent with one or more hydrogen-bonding groups and is provided as discrete drug particles in the therapeutic layer, the drug particles have at least one dimension that is less than 25 μm and are uniformly distributed on the surface of the balloon, and the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is hydrophilic and has a molecular weight of less than 1,000 Daltons. A process to make the drug-coated medical device and uses thereof are also disclosed.
US12214104B2	Photo-reactive inks and thermal-curable materials made therefrom Provided herein photo-reactive inks, thermal-curable materials and objects (e.g., medical implants, scaffolds, devices, etc.) made therefrom, and methods of preparation and use thereof.
US12214099B2	User equipment having multiple subscriber identity modules with improved suspend / resume operation Devices and associated methods for operating a dual-subscriber identity module (SIM) dual-standby (DSDS) user equipment device (UE) configured with a first SIM and a second SIM. The UE performs communications with a first cellular network using the first SIM and a first radio resource control (RRC) connection, and receives a request to perform a higher priority communication using the second SIM. In response to the request to perform the higher priority communication, the UE transmits a request to the first network to suspend the first RRC connection. After transmission of the request to suspend the first RRC connection, the UE receives a message from the first network to place the first RRC connection in an inactive state, and initiates a timer, wherein the timer is used to determine whether the first RRC connection remains in the inactive state or transitions to an idle state.
US12214096B2	System and method for safely eradicating pathogens A system for eradicating pathogens is disclosed. A lamp is provided that emits a far-ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light generates an irradiation zone. A biometric sensor determines whether an individual is present in the irradiation zone. The biometric sensor signals a processor to determine whether the individual has been exposed to a threshold limit of far-UVC light. The processor determines whether the time an individual has been in the irradiation zone exceeds a threshold limit. If the individual has been in the irradiation zone a period of time exceeds the threshold, the lamp is deactivated. A pathogen detection sensor provides user feedback of the existence pathogens and signals the processor to terminate irradiation or provide user feedback to terminate irradiation. The system and method are included in a passenger compartment of a vehicle to eradicate pathogens on surfaces and aerosol. Threshold limits allow eradication while the vehicle is occupied.
US12214090B2	Kind of wound dressing for haemostasis A wound dressing is which has haemostatic, coagulation-promoting and biocidal properties and can therefore be utilized particularly for acute wound care. Typical areas of application for acute wound care are, for example, the treatment of gunshot wounds. The wound dressing features selected halloysites which, for example, are applied to textile fibers or non-woven materials.
US12214087B2	Thermostable quick-dissolving thin film The present invention relates to thermostable quick-dissolving thin films comprising a biological moiety and an excipient mix which are suitable for the formulation of biological moieties such as viral vaccines, to methods for manufacturing such thermostable quick-dissolving thin films, and to their use in therapy. The excipient mix comprises one or more water-soluble polymer(s), a sugar selected from sucrose, trehalose and a combination thereof, a metal ion, a carboxylate, and a buffering agent.
US12214086B2	Surface functionalized, host-guest polymer nano-assemblies and methods thereof The invention generally relates to polymer-based nano-structures. More particularly, the invention relates to novel, surface-functionalized, guest-host polymer nano-assemblies and nano-delivery vehicles useful in diverse fields including drug delivery, diagnostics and specialty materials. The nano-assemblies and nano-delivery vehicles of the invention are afforded via simplify and reliable approaches.
US12214084B2	Enteric hard capsule An object of the present disclosure is providing a hard capsule made of a hard capsule film having enteric properties that can be molded by a cold gel method. An enteric hard capsule comprises a film containing a first component and a second component, and further containing at least one component selected from the group consisting of a third component, a fourth component, and a fifth component, wherein the first component is a nonionic water-soluble cellulose compound having a viscosity value within a range of from 100 mPa·s to 100,000 mPa·s, the second component is an enteric methacrylic acid copolymer, the third component is an enteric cellulose compound, wherein the fourth component is a water-insoluble (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester copolymer, and the fifth component is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, a plasticizer, and a surfactant.
US12214082B1	One pass spray dried lactose Methods for preparing spray dried lactose are provided. Methods include concentrating an aqueous lactose source, crystallizing at least a portion of the lactose in the concentrated lactose source, and forming a crystallized lactose slurry comprising a plurality of lactose particles. Methods include washing the crystallized lactose slurry for a period of time sufficient to reduce an absolute value of a b*-value color of the lactose particles by greater than or about 75%. Methods include wet milling the crystallized lactose slurry, reducing a D50 particle size of the plurality of lactose particles by greater than or about 50%. Methods include spray drying the crystallized lactose slurry, forming a plurality of spray dried lactose particles.
US12214079B2	Micronized lipids The present invention relates to drug delivery vehicles comprising micronized particles that include an active lipid agent, and in particular to micronized lipid particles that comprise an ether lipid such as sn-1-O-eicosanyl-sn-2-palmitoyl-glycerol and its isomers.
US12214076B2	Drug delivery vehicles for atherosclerosis nanomedicine Provided herein are peptide amphiphiles (PAs). In some embodiments, provided herein are targeting PAs comprising a PA backbone and a targeting moiety. In some embodiments, provided herein are therapeutic PAs comprising a PA backbone and a therapeutic agent. In some embodiments, the peptide amphiphiles are co-assembled into nanofibers. In some embodiments, the nanofibers may be used for the treatment of atherosclerosis or related disease.
US12214075B2	Apixaban suspension and preparation method The invention describes a buffered oral aqueous apixaban suspension comprising 0.08-0.20 w/v % micronized apixaban having a pH of 1.5-6.5 and a method for the preparation thereof.
US12214070B2	Cosmetic use of engineered postbiotics comprising bacteriocins and/or endolysins A method for the cosmetic caring of the skin and/or mucosa, comprising applying a postbiotic composition comprising at least one postbiotic and at least one bacteriocin and/or endolysin, wherein the postbiotic is preferably a bacterial lysate preferably obtained from bacteria heterologously expressing the at least one bacteriocin and/or endolysin and wherein the postbiotic and the at least one bacteriocin and/or endolysin have a synergistic effect in the cosmetic caring method.
US12214066B2	Hair care compositions Provided are methods, compositions and kits employing cellulose nanocrystals for hair-straightening treatment. Also provided are methods, compositions and kits employing a resilin, for hair-straightening treatment and/or for maintenance of straightened hair following a hair-straightening treatment.
US12214065B2	Diester cosmetic formulations and uses thereof The present application relates to compounds, formulations, kits and methods of use in the cosmetics field. A cosmetic formulation comprising a diester compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a combination thereof, and one or more cosmetically acceptable carriers or excipients. The structures of compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II) are shown below:
US12214064B2	Alcohol based sanitizer with improved dermal compatibility and feel Applicants have identified a critical skin benefit package that can be used in liquid alcohol sanitizing compositions that provides lower amounts of skin conditioners in combination with a specific ratio of different emollients that provide improved skin health with chronic repeated use. The package also provides improved skin feel with without a tacky residue upon drying.
US12214059B2	Cleavable radioligands for targeting cell surface receptors and uses thereof The present application relates to a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof comprising one or more circulation enhancing groups, one or more target binding groups, one or more chelating groups, at one least cleavable linker and at least one branching group that is at least trivalent. The application further includes a radionuclide complex or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof, comprising a compound of the application or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof, and one or more radionuclides, and to compositions comprising the compound or the complexes. The present application also includes methods of using the compounds, complexes and compositions for targeting and/or killing target cells. For example, the compound includes a compound of Formula I
US12214054B2	Therapeutic targets for the correction of the human dystrophin gene by gene editing and methods of use Disclosed herein are therapeutic targets for the correction of the human dystrophin gene by gene editing and methods of use.
US12214048B2	Combination of an immune checkpoint modulator and a complex comprising a cell penetrating peptide, a cargo and a TLR peptide agonist for use in medicine The present invention provides a combination of an immune checkpoint modulator and a complex comprising a cell penetrating peptide, at least one antigen or antigenic epitope, and a TLR peptide agonist for use in medicine, in particular in the prevention and/or treatment of cancer. Moreover, the present invention also provides compositions, such as a pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines, which are useful in medicine, for example in the prevention and/or treatment of cancer.
US12214047B2	FAP-activated proteasome inhibitors for treating solid tumors Disclosed are proteasome inhibitors, fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-activated prodrugs of proteasome inhibitors, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the inhibitors and prodrugs. Also disclosed are related pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using the inhibitors and prodrugs and compositions thereof, for example, in treating cancer or other cell proliferative diseases. In vitro and in vivo methods of quantifying the expression of FAP in a biopsy sample and a mammal, respectively, are also disclosed.
US12214046B2	Protein-loaded PLGA nanospheres The present disclosure provides compositions comprising protein encapsulated nanoparticles, and methods of making said compositions. In an aspect, a composition may comprise a drug delivery vector and a therapeutic substance, wherein the composition elutes at least 1.0 pg of the therapeutic substance per 100,000 particles of the drug delivery vector over a period of time under conditions of a drug delivery vector release buffer, wherein the therapeutic substance, drug delivery vector and drug delivery vector release buffer comprise a solution, wherein the solution is centrifuged and a portion stored at about 1 to 10° C., and wherein the elution of the therapeutic substance is determined by ELISA assay. This disclosure further describes a method of controlling an immunophenotype in a patient suffering from a disease which impacts the immune system.
US12214045B2	Multi-arm polymer conjugates of TLR agonist compounds and related immunotherapeutic treatment methods Provided are multi-arm polymer conjugates of Toll-Like Receptor (“TLR”) agonists such as TLR 7/8 agonists, as well as related compositions, and methods of making and using such conjugates. Exemplary conjugates are encompassed by Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form thereof, where R, taken together with each Q, is a residue of a polyol, polythiol, or polyamine bearing from 3 to about 50 hydroxyl, thiol, or amino groups; each Q is a linker selected from oxygen, sulfur and —NH; each POLY is independently a water-soluble, non-peptidic polymer; each Xr is independently a linkage-containing spacer moiety; q is a positive integer from 3 to about 50; and each TLR 7/8 AG is a Toll-like receptor 7/8 agonist. Also provided is a method of administering to a patient having cancer (a) an IL-2Rβ-activating amount of a long-acting, IL-2Rβ-selective agonist; and (b) a Toll-like receptor agonist such as a conjugate as described above, as well as related compositions, kits and methods.
US12214042B2	Method for stabilization and delivery of therapeutic molecules A method of treatment is disclosed, comprising administering a composition of Cyclodextrin and reduced, nanonized L-Glutathione to a patient in need of treatment, wherein the L-Glutathione molecule is non-acetylated, non-Esterified, and non-fatty acid attached.
US12214038B2	Compositions and methods for cancer immunotherapy The invention provides compositions and methods for cancer immunotherapy. Specifically, the invention provides an antigen-presenting cell, for example, a dendritic cell that comprises a tumor mitochondrial molecule or a tumor mitochondrial molecule derived from tumor mitochondrial protein lysate or a specific mitochondria derived protein of mitochondrial protein lysate as antigen source.
US12214033B2	Virus purification Described herein are processes for purifying infectious virus particles and uses of protamine in such processes.
US12214032B2	Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome vaccine virus The present invention relates to modified, live Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome viruses. Viruses were genetically analyzed and selected based on phylogenetic grouping for modification by repeated passage in tissue culture. The modified, live viruses were assessed for the ability to provide protective immunity to heterologous viruses. The modified, live viruses are useful in vaccines, particularly in vaccines which can treat infection of swine by multiple heterologous viruses.
US12214024B2	Use of APC analogue for wound healing The invention relates to wound repair and healing, particularly to dermal or cutaneous wounds including but not limited to acute and chronic wounds, burns and ulcers.
US12214019B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for fabrication of solid masses comprising polypeptides and/or proteins Embodiments of the invention provide shaped masses comprising one or more drugs such as proteins or polypeptides and methods for forming such shaped masses. One embodiment provides a shaped mass comprising a drug such as a protein or polypeptide having a biological activity in the body of a mammal. The shaped mass is formed by compression of a precursor material comprising the drug wherein an amount of biologically active drug in the mass is a preserved above a minimum level. Drugs which may be incorporated into the shaped mass may include one or more glucose regulating proteins such as insulin, incretins; and immunoglobulins such as TNF-inhibiting antibodies or interleukin neutralizing antibodies. Embodiments of the shaped mass may be incorporated into a tissue penetrating member which is inserted into the intestinal wall allowing for the oral delivery of proteins and peptides which would otherwise be degraded in the intestinal tract.
US12214015B2	Use of c-type natriuretic peptide variants to treat osteoarthritis The disclosure relates to the use of variants of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) to treat osteoarthritis, to ameliorate one or more symptoms of osteoarthritis, and to treat disorders having an osteoarthritis component.
US12214013B2	Methods of treatment of arthritis and/or psoriasis with pharmaceutical formulations of etanercept The invention relates to the formulation of pharmaceutical compositions of etanercept. The invention also relates to methods of removing buffer and of formulating pharmaceutical compositions of etanercept.
US12214012B2	Combined preparations for the treatment of cancer Combined preparations for the treatment of cancer are described. The combined preparations comprise: (a) LAG-3 protein, or a derivative thereof that is able to bind to MHC class II molecules; and (b) an anti-neoplastic agent, wherein the anti-neoplastic agent is a platinum-based anti-neoplastic agent or a topoisomerase I inhibitor. Methods for the treatment of cancer using the combined preparations are also described.
US12214011B2	Selective cell death-inducing enzyme system The invention relates to a fusion protein containing a selective cell death-inducing enzyme system for use in the therapy and/or treatment of cancer and tumors in humans and animals, a process, and its use.
US12214009B2	Compositions and methods for improving bruising and rejuvenating skin Compositions and methods for improving bruising, stimulating elastin and/or collagen production, stimulating intrinsic hyaluronic acid production, stimulating adipogenesis, reducing inflammation, or combinations thereof are provided herein. Compositions and methods described herein may be used following a cosmetic procedure.
US12214008B2	Protein interfaces The present disclosure provides methods to treat conditions, including cancer, using compounds that can target resistant cancer cells. The compounds can be used to sensitize resistant cancer cells or decrease the proliferation of cells. The compounds can target proteins in the DNA damage repair pathway leading to a decrease in DNA damage repair in target cells.
US12214003B2	Composition for inducing proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells It was found that bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium induce accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells) in the colon. Moreover, the present inventors found that regulatory T cells (Treg cells) induced by from these bacteria suppressed proliferation of effector T-cells. From these findings, the present inventors found that the use of bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium or a physiologically active substance derived therefrom made it possible to induce proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells), and further to suppress immune functions.
US12214001B2	Cancer therapy The present invention relates to the field of cancer therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to a live attenuated Gram-negative bacterium for use in the treatment, reduction, inhibition or control of a neoplastic disease in a subject undergoing or intended to undergo immunotherapy with a checkpoint inhibitor therapy, an adoptive T cell therapy and/or an allogeneic or an autologous CAR-T therapy simultaneously, separately or sequentially with the administration of the live attenuated Gram-negative bacterium.
US12214000B2	Human uterine cervical stem cell population and uses thereof The present invention relates to a method for isolating stem cells comprising preparing a cell suspension from uterine cervix tissue, to the stem cells isolated by said method, and to the conditioned medium obtained from the culture of said stem cells. The invention also encompasses the use of said stem cells or conditioned medium for treating or preventing cancer, precancerous lesions, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, chronic pathologies or infectious diseases, diseases associated to tissue loss, or for use in diagnostic, prognostic or treatment of fertility disorders, as well as for cosmetic treatment.
US12213995B2	Preparations comprising mesenchymal stem cells and cannabinoids and methods of their use Disclosed are compositions comprising a MSC secretome preparation and cannabinoids and methods of the use of said compositions for the treatment of inflammatory conditions.
US12213993B2	Coated medicinal clay compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and delivery of cation sources and methods of use thereof Medicinal clay compositions and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same are disclosed. The medicinal clay compositions provide a protective barrier for the clay allowing manufacturing, storage and use that protects the medicinal clay from moisture and hydration that would otherwise prematurely activate the clay. The medicinal clay compositions allow use of medicinal clays in various delivery systems and types of therapeutic compositions, including foams, hydrocolloids, electrospinning, films, pastes, and the like. Methods of preparing the medicinal clay compositions and methods of use are also disclosed. Methods of using the medicinal clay compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and cation sources to reduce microbial populations on a subject and/or remove chloride from exudate from a tissue or organ in need of treatment are also disclosed.
US12213992B2	Iron containing composition and use thereof A composition comprising an iron salt of a C8 to C24 fatty acid, a citric acid ester of mono- and/or diglyceride or a mixture of citric acid esters of mono- and/or diglyceride and optionally a fatty acid or a mixture of fatty acids, and a method for preparing such a composition. The composition is useful as a medicament for the treatment and prophylaxis of iron deficiency, as a dietary supplement, and as a food additive.
US12213991B2	Preparations for controlled-release of hypochlorous acid Provided are anti-microbial compositions that include an aqueous solution of hypochlorous acid encapsulated in a nanoparticle that allows for controlled release of hypochlorous acid. Also provided are methods of making and using such compositions.
US12213988B2	Methods of treating chronic kidney disease with dapagliflozin The present disclosure is directed to methods of treating patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), with and without Type 2 diabetes, with an SGLT2 inhibitor, such as dapagliflozin.
US12213977B2	Methods and compositions for treating melanoma The current methods and compositions provide for a novel therapeutic method for treating patients diagnosed with melanoma, especially those that have become resistant to certain other therapies. Accordingly, certain aspects of the disclosure relate to a method for treating melanoma in a subject, the method comprising administering a composition comprising a ferroptosis-inducing agent or other dedifferentiated melanoma-targeting agent to the subject.
US12213975B2	PDE9 inhibitors for treating sickle cell disease The present disclosure relates to PDE9 inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the PDE9 inhibitors, and methods of using the PDE9 pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD).
US12213972B2	Stable pharmaceutical compositions of apixaban The present invention relates to stable pharmaceutical compositions comprising apixaban or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention further relates to a capsule composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of apixaban solubilized or dispersed in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the therapeutically effective amount of apixaban ranges from about 0.5 mg/unit dosage form to about 50 mg/unit dosage form. The present invention also provides manufacturing processes thereof and use of the said compositions for prevention, treatment or prophylaxis of disorders in human patients in need thereof.
US12213971B2	Histone deacetylase inhibitors for immunomodulation in tumor microenvironment The present disclosure generally relates to compounds class I HDAC inhibitors, their production and applications. The compounds possess epigenetic immunomodulatory activities in the tumor microenvironment (TME) and thus inhibit growth of tumor cells.
US12213966B2	Methods of reducing plasma level of macrophage migratory inhibitory factor in patients Disclosed is a method of reducing plasma level of macrophage migratory inhibitory factor in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ibudilast, or a pharmaceutical salt thereof.
US12213965B2	Riluzole prodrugs and their use Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention include substituted riluzole prodrugs useful for the treatment of cancers including melanoma, breast cancer, brain cancer, and prostate cancer through the release of riluzole. Prodrugs of riluzole have enhanced stability to hepatic metabolism and are delivered into systemic circulation by oral administration, and then cleaved to release riluzole in the plasma via either an enzymatic or general biophysical release process.
US12213962B2	Drug resistant immunotherapy for treatment of a cancer The present disclosure is generally related to methods for combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy for the treatment of a cancer. The methods also relate to generating a drug-resistant cytotoxic immune cell line and uses thereof in conjunction with cytotoxic drugs
US12213959B2	Use of 3-O-sulfamoyloxy-7β-methyl-d-homo-6-oxaestra-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraen-17a-one to treat breast cancer The invention relates to the field of medicine and to the chemical and pharmacological industry, and concerns medicaments for the treatment of breast cancer. In particular the invention relates to a use of 3-O-sulfamoyloxy-7β-methyl-D-homo-6-oxaestra-1,3,5 (10),8(9)-tetraen-17a-one as an anti-cancer agent in monotherapy and adjuvant therapy of breast cancer, including the triple negative breast cancer.
US12213956B2	Method of treating fatty acid oxidation disorders using omega3/omega6 unsaturated or branched chain fatty acids A method of treating medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, very long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, long chain hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, trifunctional protein deficiency, or CPT II deficiency in a patient is provided comprising administering to the patient a therapeutic amount of a triglyceride or other conjugated fatty acid that bypasses or leads to an intermediate that bypasses the deficient enzyme. Amino acid-conjugated fatty acids also are provided as well as compositions comprising the amino acid-conjugated fatty acids.
US12213955B2	Compositions and methods for broad-spectrum antiviral therapy AM580 and structurally related compounds have been found to be useful in treating infection by a wide range of RNA and DNA viruses, and also in reducing associated inflammation. This activity is independent of RAR-α signaling, and is not a result of activation of the hosts innate immune response. Broad antiviral activity of AM580 and structurally related compounds is a due to modulation of lipogenesis so as to correct disregulation of this pathway in virus-infected cells, via inhibition of nSREPBP.
US12213950B2	Modular dispenser for multiple objects A modular dispenser includes a cartridge configured to hold a plurality of pills. A dispensing base is configured to removably receive the cartridge. The dispensing base includes a funnel with a funnel inlet proximate the opening of the cartridge and a funnel outlet spaced apart from the funnel inlet. A drawer is configured to receive the at least one pill from the funnel outlet in a well and is configured to be slidably received within the dispensing base. A metering flap may be movably positioned between the funnel outlet and the well of the drawer. The metering flap is pivotably coupled to at least one of the funnel and the dispensing base and may be configured to one of a) at least partially block and b) fully block the funnel outlet when the drawer is slidably extended away from the dispensing base.
US12213948B2	Mass measurement apparatus for automatic processing machines and mass measurement method A mass measuring apparatus includes a transferring and gripping device for removing an article from a seat of a movement device, holding the article in a measuring position, and then reinserting the article into the seat. The transferring and gripping device includes a gripping element for holding the article, an actuator for operating with an actuating signal on the gripping element to make the gripping element vibrate at a specific resonance frequency, a sensor for measuring a vibration response signal of the gripping element vibrating and supporting the article in the measuring position, a processing unit for receiving the vibration response signal and controlling the actuator to generate an actuating signal to make the gripping element vibrate at an operating resonance frequency, and then calculating a mass of the article by comparing the operating resonance frequency with the resonance frequency of the gripping element.
US12213947B2	Lockable adapter assembly An enteral adapter assembly for connecting an enteral fluid source to an enteral feed tube, the enteral adapter assembly comprising: an adapter including: a proximal end comprising a first connection portion for attaching to a fluid outlet provided on the enteral fluid source, and a distal end comprising a first threaded connection portion for screwing to an end of the enteral feed tube. A fluid conduit extends between the proximal and distal ends. The assembly comprises a removable cap having a second threaded connection portion configured for screwing the cap onto the first threaded connection portion, wherein the proximal end of the adapter comprises a locking member configured to irreversibly mate with a corresponding feature provided on the fluid outlet as the adapter is attached to the outlet to prevent removal of the adapter from the outlet when the cap is unscrewed from the distal end of the adapter.
US12213940B2	Negative-pressure cup structure with light therapy module A negative-pressure cup structure includes a negative-pressure cup body and a light therapy module. The negative-pressure cup body has a rim. The light therapy module is received in the negative-pressure cup body and includes a circuit board and multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on the circuit board and irradiating corresponding to the rim. Therefore, the negative-pressure cup structure further has functions of light therapy and skin care.
US12213933B1	Massage device with a releasable connection for a massaging head Exemplary embodiments of massaging devices are disclosed herein. One exemplary embodiment includes a piston having a longitudinal axis, a massaging head connected to the piston, a motor located on a first side of the longitudinal axis and a handle located on a second side of the longitudinal axis. A drive mechanism for moving the piston and massage head is also included.
US12213931B1	Sexual stimulation device A sexual stimulation device includes a shell and a driving mechanism being provided in the shell. The shell is configured to be inserted into the human body, and includes a massage portion made of flexible material. The driving mechanism includes a gearbox and a driving rod. The driving rod includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end is connected to the gearbox in a transmission way, and the second end is inserted into the massage portion of the shell. The first end is inclined relative to the second end, and the massage portion is rotatable along with the second end around the first end under the driving of the gearbox.
US12213928B2	Electronic lifting-lowering transfer machine A transfer machine includes: a main body assembly, including two lifting rods capable of moving up and down, two seat plates corresponding to the two lifting rods, wherein the seat plates are capable of rotating around the corresponding lifting rods, allowing the seat plates to close with or separate from each other; a lifting assembly, including a base, a connecting rod fixedly connected to the lifting rods and an electronic controlling assembly. The base includes a guiding bar extending vertically, the lifting rods can move along the guiding bar; the electronic controlling assembly includes a pushing rod, fixedly connected to the connecting rod to drive the two lifting rods to move to further drive the main body assembly to move. The connecting rod has a first connection portion and a second connection portion, a foot section is formed between the first connection portion and the second connection portion.
US12213921B2	Inflatable mattress with longitudinally oriented stringers A transfer mattress includes a top panel; a bottom panel; an outer stringer having a superior edge coupled to the top panel and an inferior edge coupled to the bottom panel such that a portion of the outer stringer extending between the top panel and the bottom panel is at an angle other than 90 degrees with respect to the top panel and the bottom panel when the mattress body is inflated; and an inner stringer positioned between the central longitudinal axis and the outer stringer and having a superior edge coupled to the top panel and an inferior edge coupled to the bottom panel such that a portion of the inner stringer extending between the top panel and the bottom panel is at an angle other than 90 degrees with respect to the top panel and the bottom panel when the mattress body is inflated.
US12213918B2	Contact probe for the delivery of laser energy Systems, devices, and methods for treating a glaucomatous eye are provided. An amount of pulsed laser energy is delivered to the pars plana of the eye by a hand-holdable device which comprises a hand-holdable elongate member and a contact member disposed on an end of the elongate member. A contact surface of the contact member is placed in direct contact with the eye so that a reference edge of the contact member aligns with the limbus and a treatment axis defined by the elongate member is angularly offset from the optical axis of the eye. The amount of pulsed laser energy delivered is insufficient to effect therapeutic photocoagulation but is sufficient to increase uveoscleral outflow so as to maintain a reduction from pre-laser treatment intraocular pressure. Amounts of pulsed laser energy will be transmitted to a circumferential series of tissue regions of the eye.
US12213916B2	Nasolacrimal duct stent assembly and method A stent for use in the nasolacrimal duct of a patient's eye. The stent is used to maintain and improve the patency of the nasolacrimal duct. The stent uses a hollow shaft to create a fluid pathway from the punctum to the inferior meatus. Either the superior or inferior punctum can be selected for insertion of the stent. An inserter is used to position the flexible stent into position. A guidewire attached to the inserter is removed from the stent and it transforms from its collapsed state to its deployed state. A first anchor stabilizes the proximal end of the stent to the punctum and ampulla. A second anchor stabilizes the proximal end of the stent near the inferior meatus. The second anchor can take any of several deployed shapes, such as a pigtail or fins.
US12213911B1	Portable system and device for cold therapy with optional heat and compression therapy A portable system for cold therapy with optional heat and compression therapy is disclosed, including a cooling mechanism, a reservoir, and a control assembly. The cooling mechanism includes a compressor, a condenser, a fan, and a heat exchanger. The compressor has an air inlet connected to the heat exchanger through a first tube. The heat exchanger is connected to the condenser through a second tube. The condenser is connected to an air outlet of the compressor through a third tube. The first tube and the second tube are connected by fluid, and the second tube and the third tube are connected by fluid. The fan has a working surface facing the condenser. The liquid in the reservoir flows into the heat exchanger and then flows into the first body wrap, and then can flow into the heat exchanger or flow back into the reservoir.
US12213908B2	Methods and apparatuses for manipulating temperature Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.1° C./sec and about 10.0° C./sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.
US12213905B2	Surgical platform system A surgical platform system including a first platform portion, a second platform portion, and a support portion is provided. The support platform supports the first platform portion, and can be moveable relative to a surgical robotic system supporting the second platform portion. With the support portion and the first platform portion positioned relative to the surgical robotic system, the first platform portion supporting a first portion of the patient and the second platform portion supporting a second portion of the patient can be adjusted relative to one another to correspondingly adjust positions/orientations of the first portion and the second portion of the patient.
US12213902B2	Orthopedic device providing metered toe traction with variable adduction, dorsiflexion and rotation angles including lateral glide of the first metatarsal head An apparatus applies traction to a big toe of a patient's foot at a desired adduction angle and a desired dorsiflexion angle, for use in treating a bunion. The apparatus includes: a shoe portion (e.g., a sole, and strap(s)); a toe attachment apparatus (e.g., a Chinese finger trap) having a cable extending therefrom; and an apparatus (e.g., a ratchet, an actuator, and the like) configured to apply tension to the cable with respect to the sole. A support bracket is configured to pivot with respect to the shoe portion to adjust the adduction angle of the cable with respect to an axial direction of the sole, and is further configured to extend upwardly to at an elevated position with respect to the sole. An adjustment member is mounted to slide relative to the support bracket, to adjust the dorsiflexion angle provided by the cable independent of the adduction angle.
US12213899B2	Stent An illustrative stent may comprise an elongated tubular member having a first end and a second end and an intermediate region disposed therebetween. The elongated tubular member configured to move between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The elongated tubular member may comprise at least one twisted filament, such as a knitted filament having a plurality of twisted knit stitches with intermediate rung portions extending between adjacent twisted knit stitches, or a plurality of helical filaments twisted with a plurality of longitudinal filaments.
US12213897B2	Tandem modular endograft A tandem modular endograft includes a main elongate tubular graft body having at least one circumferential inflatable channel disposed towards a proximal portion of the graft body wall and a plurality of circumferential inflatable channels disposed towards a distal portion of the graft body wall. A proximal expansion anchor is disposed at or secured to a proximal neck portion of the graft body wall. First and second elongate tubular stent-graft extensions may be percutaneously disposed into a distal end of the tubular graft body. In combination, proximal portions of the first and second stent-graft extensions are conformable to a shape of the open lumen of the main graft body.
US12213892B2	Expansible intervertebral implant Various embodiments of an intervertebral implant comprise a body extending longitudinally along a primary axis, a baseplate, a plurality of elongated arms having a vertebral support surface, the arms being articulated such that the implant has a folded-back position in which the arms are close to each other, and a deployed position in which the arms are moved away from each other, and expansion means between the folded-back and deployed positions, comprising at least two branches pivotably mounted relative to each other and attached to the elongated arms by guide means such that translation of the expansion means parallel to the primary axis causes pivoting of the branches and moves the arms away from each other.
US12213890B2	Intervertebral spacer and plate Embodiments herein are generally directed to spinal implants, systems, apparatuses, and components thereof that can be used in spinal fusion and/or stabilization procedures, as well as methods of installation. The spinal implants may include an intervertebral spacer and a plate member.
US12213887B2	Direct anterior hip replacement trochanter securement apparatus A direct anterior hip replacement trochanter securement apparatus including a trochanter engager, an implant connector configured to securely connect the trochanter engager to an implant in a femur, and a trochanter engager securer configured to securely hold part of the trochanter engager at a point along the femur below the trochanter.
US12213881B2	Systems and methods for applying pressure to a bodily organ Among other things, there are disclosed embodiments of belts or bands that can be used in treatments for tricuspid valve regurgitation. In some embodiments, such belts may be heat-set in a particular configuration to effectively decrease tricuspid annulus when deployed around the atrioventricular groove. Embodiments include one or more tensioning sutures for applying cinching or tightening to belts when deployed, and structure for effectively distributing force during such tightening. Embodiments of tensioning members, protective members, and devices and methods for open-surgical placement (e.g. around a heart for annuloplasty) are also disclosed.
US12213880B2	Expandable sheath and methods of using the same Disclosed herein are expandable introducer sheaths and methods of making and using the same. The sheaths minimize trauma to a patient's vasculature by allowing for temporary expansion of a portion of the sheath to accommodate passage of a delivery system for an implant, then return to a non-expanded state after the passage of the device. The sheath includes a foldable inner member having a detached flap structure at its distal tip that facilitates expansion of the sheath lumen to increased diameters, and an elastomeric distal end that reduces push and retrieval forces therethrough. The sheath can include a hemostasis seal on its proximal end to prevent the leakage of blood out of the sheath and prevent ballooning of outer layer of the sheath.
US12213878B2	Heart valve A method of manufacturing a heart valve comprises: a step of injection moulding a first part of the heart valve from a first block-copolymer, wherein the injection moulding is performed at a temperature below an order-disorder transition temperature of the block copolymer, such that a phase structure is present in the molten block-copolymer; a step of injection moulding a second part of the heart valve from a second block-copolymer that is different to the first block-copolymer, by over-moulding over the first part to form an over-moulded structure, wherein the injection moulding is performed at a temperature below order-disorder transition temperatures for the first and second block copolymers, such that a phase structure is present in the molten second block-copolymer and remains present in the first block-copolymer; and a step of cooling the over-moulded structure, without heating it above the order-disorder transition temperatures between the step of injection moulding the second part and the step of cooling, so as to preserve an arrangement of the phase structures created during the steps of injection moulding and produce anisotropic physical properties in the second part.
US12213877B2	Nasal implants and systems and method of use Described are implants for placing in a body, tools for delivering the implants, and systems and methods for using implants and tools for placing in a body and more particularly to nasal implants, tools for delivering nasal implants, and systems and methods for using such implants and tools. A tool may include a hand-held implant delivery device that holds, moves, orients, inserts, or shapes an implant. An implant may be a biodegradable, longitudinal implant that may be oriented for implantation by an implant delivery device.
US12213869B2	Method for treating reflux disease The present invention relates to a reflux disease treatment apparatus, apparatus, comprising an implantable movement restriction device that maintains cardia in the correct position and an implantable stimulation device adapted to engage with the cardia sphincter of a patient. The invention further comprises a control device for controlling the stimulation device to stimulate the cardia sphincter. The invention can be combined with various methods for treating obesity, in particular methods that creates satiety by stretching the wall of the stomach or fills out a volume of the stomach.
US12213866B2	Apertured nonwoven webs An apertured nonwoven web is provided. The apertured nonwoven web comprises carded fibers, a first side, and a second side. The apertured nonwoven web defines a plurality of apertures therein. The apertures may each have a first side aperture size and a second side aperture size, and a ratio of the first side aperture size to the second side aperture size may be between about 1.15:1 to about 1:1.15. The plurality of apertures may have an aperture size regularity of about 1% to about 15%. The plurality of apertures may have an aperture shape regularity between about 1% to about 12%.
US12213865B2	Absorbent article with absorbent strips An absorbent article, a portion of which is configured to absorb fluids, has a chassis with a length greater than its width. The chassis length extends in a longitudinal direction from the back to the front of a user between first and second longitudinal edges and the width extends in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the length and between first and second lateral edges. Absorbent strips with a length greater than their width are arranged at outer edges of the chassis for added absorbency of the article.
US12213862B2	Interface dressing An interface dressing (1) comprising an elastomeric matrix (5), the elastomeric matrix (5) being provided with a plurality of through-holes (6), each through-hole (6) having a contour (C) around a central axis (A), in which at least some of the plurality of through-holes (6) are arranged so as to form at least one pattern in which each through-hole (6) is adjacent to at least one other through-hole (6), the adjacent through-holes (6) having contours (C), images of which, when moved in translation in a plane perpendicular to the central axes (A) in order to merge images of said central axes (A) by means of said translational movement, do not become superposed.
US12213860B2	Method for separating mammalian sperm, artificial insemination method, and in vitro fertilization method Provided are a method for separating mammalian sperm, by which even a large amount of sperm can be separated in a short time and decrease in motility of the separated sperm can be prevented; and an artificial insemination method, and an in vitro fertilization method. The method for separating mammalian sperm includes incubating the sperm in a medium containing a TLR7 ligand, and separating them into sperm floating in the upper layer and sperm sinking in the lower layer of the medium. The artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization methods include artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization for a non-human mammal using sperm of the non-human mammal separated by the method for separating mammalian sperm.
US12213859B2	Clear plastic aligner with configurable protrusions for anterior or open bite treatment and mattress plastic material for invisible aligners Protrusions or holes with jagged edges formed on the lingual side of invisible aligner trays are provided. The protrusions or holes include two components and serve to irritate the tongue causing it to retract away from the incisors thus eliminating intruding force otherwise exerted by the tongue. A clear corrugated material is provided which is suited for making the aligner trays having the protrusions which otherwise would be difficult with standard thick material used. The lingual side protrusions are added by computer to the impressions taken from a patient's teeth such that the protrusions are formed on the dental model used to make the aligner trays.
US12213857B2	Orthodontic systems and methods Orthodontic systems and methods involving segmentary shells are disclosed. Examples of the systems and methods are particularly focused on applying a distalization force to a segment of teeth in a posterior lateral sector.
US12213856B2	Treatment plan generation using collision detection by shape filling Orthodontic and/or dental treatment planning methods and apparatuses. In particular, described herein are methods of generating a plurality of orthodontic treatment plans digitally using a hierarchy of bounding boxes enclosing the plurality of 3D shapes to avoid collisions during treatment.
US12213849B2	Dental zirconia blank having multilayer structure different in content of yttria To provide a dental zirconia blank which has high permeability, can reproduce a color tone close to a natural tooth and a strength to be able to tolerate in oral cavity. Furthermore, to provide a dental zirconia blank from which a prosthesis device of 4 or more units having high strength can be prepared. To provide a dental zirconia blank having a plurality of layers, comprising; a first layer consisting of a high permeability ceramic containing 91.6 to 96.5 mol % of zirconium oxide and 3.5 to 8.4 mol % of yttrium oxide, and a second layer consisting of a low permeability ceramic containing 95.6 to 98.5 mol % of zirconium oxide and 1.5 to 4.4 mol % of yttrium oxide, wherein a content rate of yttrium oxide in the low permeability ceramic is lower than a content rate of yttrium oxide in the high permeability ceramic by 0.5 to 5.4 mol %, and the first layer is positioned at one end of the plurality of layers in a layering direction.
US12213842B2	Apparatus for preventing device deployment failure An apparatus for preventing deployment failure or damage of a movable portion of a treatment device via a force limiting element in the treatment device.
US12213840B2	Automatically establishing measurement location controls for doppler ultrasound A facility for automatically establishing measurement location controls for Doppler ultrasound studies is described. The facility receives a first ultrasound image, and user input selecting an anatomical structure appearing in it. The facility performs localization to determine the location of the selected anatomical structure in the initial image, and determines a first placement of measurement location controls relative to the structure. On the ultrasound machine, the facility invokes one or more first Doppler ultrasound modes using the first placement. The facility receives a second ultrasound image produced by the ultrasound machine using the one or more first modes; determines a flow location and direction based on the second ultrasound image; and determines a second placement relative to the flow location. The facility invokes one or more second Doppler ultrasound modes using the second placement, and receives results from the invocation of the one or more second Doppler ultrasound modes.
US12213837B2	Apparatus and method An apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain first Doppler waveform data related to a left ventricular blood inflow. The processing circuit is configured to detect positions of an E-wave and an A-wave in the first Doppler waveform data, by using the first Doppler waveform data and a trained model trained with training data that includes at least positions of an E-wave and an A-wave in each of a plurality of pieces of second Doppler waveform data related to left ventricular blood inflows and the plurality of pieces of second Doppler waveform data.
US12213836B2	Methods and systems for segmentation and rendering of inverted data Systems and methods for preprocessing three dimensional (3D) data prior to generating inverted renders are disclosed herein. The preprocessing may include segmenting the 3D data to remove portions of the data associated with noise such that those portions do not appear in the generated render. The segmentation may include applying a mask to the 3D data. The mask may be generated by sorting data points in the 3D data set into a first set or a second set. In some examples, the 3D data may be filtered prior to generating the mask. In some examples, the mask may be adjusted based on feature recognition. The preprocessing may allow the visualization of hypoechoic regions of interest in a volume.
US12213835B2	Ultrasound imaging system for generation of a three-dimensional ultrasound image An ultrasound imaging system configured to generate a 3D ultrasound image of a target area is disclosed herein. The ultrasound imaging system includes a console including one or more processors and non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon one or more logic modules. The ultrasound imaging system further includes an ultrasound probe, configured to acquire a plurality of ultrasound images of a target area, the ultrasound probe coupled to the console by an ultrasound probe connector having optical fiber including one or more core fibers, the ultrasound probe being a point of reference for the console to generate a three-dimensional visualization by stitching together the plurality of ultrasound images, starting from the point of reference.
US12213831B2	Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus with row-column addressing An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes an ultrasound probe and processing circuitry. The ultrasound probe includes a plurality of transducer elements arranged two-dimensionally and includes a plurality of transducer element groups of a Row-Column Addressing type in which, when ultrasound transmission is to be performed, a plurality of first transducer elements arranged in the direction of one of two axes intersecting each other are connected in common to one another and in which, when ultrasound reception is to be performed, a plurality of second transducer elements arranged in the direction of the other of the two axes are connected in common to one another. A plurality of sets that are each made up of the two axes and correspond to the plurality of transducer element groups of the Row-Column Addressing type are mutually different.
US12213830B2	Method and system for automatically detecting an ultrasound image view and focus to provide measurement suitability feedback A system and method for automatically detecting an ultrasound image view and focus to provide feedback on measurement suitability is provided. The method includes acquiring, by an ultrasound system, an ultrasound image of a target. The method includes automatically identifying, by at least one processor of the ultrasound system, an ultrasound image view and focus based on detected anatomical structures in the ultrasound image. The method includes automatically selecting, by the at least one processor, at least one measurement associated with the ultrasound image view. The method includes assigning, by the at least one processor, a measurement grade for each of the at least one measurements based on an ability to accurately perform each of the at least one measurement in the ultrasound image. The method includes causing, by the at least one processor, a display system to present the measurement grade for each of the at least one measurement.
US12213829B2	Method and system for selection of reference scout images for X-ray source current modulation A system(s), a computer-implemented method(s) and/or computer executable instructions encoded on a computer readable medium(s) obtains, for groups of a scan series for a subject, scout images for the subject that were acquired prior to planning the scan series and that include images of arms of the subject in different positions relative to the subject, designates, for each group of the groups, a scout image of the scout images with a position of the arms of the subject that corresponds to a position of the arms of the subject in the group as the reference image for X-ray source current modulation for the group, and utilizes the designated scout images for X-ray source current modulation for the series.
US12213817B2	Systems and methods for radiographic monitoring of shunts The present technology relates to interatrial shunting systems and methods. In some embodiments, the present technology includes a method for monitoring a shunting element implanted in a patient and having a lumen fluidly coupling cavities of the patient's heart. The method can comprise obtaining first and second radiographic images of at least two radiopaque elements associated with the lumen of the shunting element. A spatial relationship between the radiopaque elements varies according to a size of the lumen. The first radiographic image can be taken from a first viewing angle and the second radiographic image can be taken from a second viewing angle generally orthonormal to the first viewing angle. The method also includes determining the size of the lumen based, at least in part. on locations of the radiopaque elements in the first and second radiographic images.
US12213816B2	Radiation protection apparatus A radiation protection apparatus of a medical X-ray imaging system for absorbing scattered X-rays emerging from an examination region, wherein the radiation protection apparatus comprises: a plurality of lead glass elements, wherein each of the plurality of lead glass elements is configured to move between a rest position and a shield position, and also relative to one another. In the shield position, the plurality of lead glass elements form a radiation shield arranged between the examination region and a region occupiable by medical staff.
US12213815B2	CT imaging apparatus The invention relates, in particular, to structures of dental and medical cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging apparatus. The basic construction of the apparatus includes a substantially vertically extending frame part (11) which supports via a horizontally extending support construction (12) the X-ray imaging means (14, 15) of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a patient support structure (18) which extends substantially in parallel with and is essentially of the same length as the substantially vertically extending frame part (11).
US12213814B2	Systems and methods for bifurcated navigation control of a manipulator cart included within a computer-assisted medical system A bifurcated navigation control system defines a path whereby a manipulator cart is to navigate from an initial location to a target location, and identifies a navigation condition associated with a navigation of the manipulator cart along the path. Based on the navigation condition, the bifurcated navigation control system defines a propulsion limitation for the manipulator cart during the navigation of the manipulator cart along the path. The bifurcated navigation control system directs the manipulator cart to navigate along at least part of the path in a bifurcated navigation control mode in which the bifurcated navigation control system is configured to autonomously control a steering of the manipulator cart while allowing operator control of a propulsion of the manipulator cart in accordance with the propulsion limitation. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
US12213809B2	In-vivo implantable medical device An in-vivo implantable medical device includes a housing, an electronic circuit component, a power reception coil, and a magnetic material. The housing is formed of a biocompatible material and forms an internal space. The electronic circuit component is disposed in the internal space. The power reception coil is disposed in the internal space, interacts with an external electromagnetic field to form an electromagnetic resonance field to receive power. At least part of a region of the housing in which the electromagnetic resonance field is formed is formed of a biocompatible nonmetal material.
US12213803B2	Breathing biofeedback device Disclosed are biofeedback methods and devices suitable for providing biofeedback useful for helping a user control an own breathing, for example, to help in inducing deep breathing, and such biofeedback devices further comprising a dispenser for dispensing an inhalable substance.
US12213802B2	Devices, systems and methods for using and monitoring implants Implants are provided, comprising the implant and a plurality of sensors.
US12213800B2	Nanostructure-based cannabinoid sensor A device for detection of a cannabinoid in a sample includes a sensor including a substrate and a sensor medium on the substrate. The sensor medium includes at least one nanostructure, wherein at least one property of the sensor medium is dependent upon the presence of the cannabinoid on a surface of the sensor medium. The device further includes electronic circuitry including at least one measurement system in operative connection with the sensor to measure a variable relatable to the at least one property of the sensor medium dependent upon the presence of the cannabinoid.
US12213794B1	Health condition detection and repair signal processing system A method for identifying a subject's response to a sound signal includes using a capture device to capture a baseline bioelectric or vital sign response signal from a portion of a subject's body in an unexcited state for a first time period, directing a first predetermined sound, or a set of predetermined sounds, at the portion of the subject's body for a second time period, using the capture device to capture a responsive bioelectric or vital sign response signal from the portion of the subject's body during the second time period and processing the responsive bioelectric or vital sign response signal to determine a state of the portion of the subject's body or a responsiveness of the subject's body to the predetermined sound, or the set of predetermined sounds directed thereto during the second time period.
US12213793B2	Head mountable device A head mountable device for detecting a functional disorder of a brain in a patient, includes: an opaque visor unit for positioning over eyes of the patient, a plurality of reference sensors adapted to detect a reference electrical potential for the patient during exposure to the visual stimulus, and a sensor housing including at least one electroencephalogram (EEG) electrode for measuring electrical potential generated by the brain of the patient. The visor unit includes an arrangement of a plurality of LEDs positioned on an inside surface of said visor unit to which, during use, the eyes of the patient are exposed, and an LED driver, said LED driver being configured to control each of said LEDs independently to display a visual stimulus.
US12213790B2	Ring-shaped biometric signal sensing device A ring-shaped biometric signal sensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first electrode (10), which is provided in a ring shape, is formed of conductors, and is fitted on a user's finger so as to make contract with the finger; a second electrode (20), which is assembled on the outside of the first electrode (10), is formed of conductors, and makes contact with the user's body; an insulation unit (30), which includes the first electrode (10) and is insert-injected so as to maintain insulation between the first electrode (10) and the second electrode (20); and a control unit (40), which is arranged in the insulation unit (30), includes a biometric sensor, and collects biometric signals when the second electrode (20) makes contact with the user's body.
US12213784B2	Durable enzyme-based biosensor and process for drop deposition immobilization A sensor having improved shelf life is provided for determining concentration of a biomarker in a liquid sample. The sensor functions by electrochemical detection and requires use of a biomolecule, e.g., an enzyme that catalyzes an electron transfer reaction specific for the biomarker. The sensor requires use of a quaternary ammonium compound as a bio-linker. It further requires crosslinking of the biomolecule for improved stability.
US12213782B2	Physiological characteristic sensor system A physiological characteristic sensor system includes a physiological characteristic sensor. The physiological characteristic sensor includes a housing having a first housing portion coupled to a second housing portion, and an antenna coupled to the first housing portion. The physiological characteristic sensor system includes a sensor inserter configured to be coupled to the physiological characteristic sensor. The sensor inserter includes a sensor retainer, and the sensor retainer is configured to couple to the second housing portion in a second state to couple the physiological characteristic sensor to the sensor inserter.
US12213780B2	Action recognition system and method thereof A wearable device is illustrated. The wearable device has a body, at least one light emitting unit, at least one light sensing unit and an action recognition module. The wearable device is suitable for wearing on a wrist of a user. The light emitting unit is disposed on an inner side of the body, and the light emitting unit emits a light beam illuminating at least a portion of the wrist. The light sensing unit operatively senses the light beam reflected by the at least portion of the wrist and generates a light sensing signal. The action recognition module is configured to operatively determine a function that corresponds to an action of the user.
US12213779B2	Sports bra shock absorption effect evaluation method and system A sports bra shock absorption effect evaluation method includes: allowing a subject to wear a sports bra for an experimental test, adhering a total of 43 infrared reflective mark points on the body, and completing preparation; allowing the subject naturally to stand on a treadmill, and acquiring static coordinate data; starting the treadmill, acquiring dynamic coordinate data for 5 minutes in sports when a speed in sports reaches 6-12 km/h, and immediately asking a subjective perception of the subject after doing sports; converting the dynamic coordinate data into coordinate data in which a thoracic vertebra point is defined as an origin, and calculating a square root index S of displacement amplitude data in the left-right direction and the up-down direction; and numerically sorting the displacement amplitudes according to the square root index S, and corresponding to subjective perceptions one by one to obtain hierarchical definitions for an existing bra.
US12213778B2	Muscle activity observation apparatus and muscle activity observation method A muscle activity observation apparatus that includes a sensor module and a detection module. The sensor module includes a piezoelectric sensor. Moreover, the piezoelectric sensor has an output that changes in accordance with a tremor of a tendon or a muscle, and an output that changes in accordance with contraction and relaxation of the tendon or the muscle. A detector of the detection module detects an activity state of the tendon or the muscle using a tremor signal and a contraction-relaxation signal output from the piezoelectric sensor.
US12213777B2	Method and system for monitoring movement Disclosed are a method and system for monitoring movement. The system includes: a muscle movement sensor, a movement capturing device and a processing device, wherein the muscle movement sensor is configured to acquire muscle movement information of a moving part of a living body in the case that the muscle movement sensor is fixed onto the moving part; the movement capturing device is configured to acquire whole movement information of the living body; and the processing device is configured to determine a movement parameter of a muscle of the moving part based on the muscle movement information and the whole movement information.
US12213776B2	Wireless data communication and power transmission athletic apparel module The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that can be used to collect sensor data from, for instance, a sensor device that has been embedded in an article of apparel. The sensor device can be used, for instance, to monitor the athletic activity of an individual wearing the apparel into which the electronic device has been embedded. Embodiments of the sensor device include a memory, a wireless interface, and one or more processor. With these elements, the sensor device may receive instructions indicating what sensor data to collect, collect the sensor data, store the sensor data, and transmit the stored sensor data to the remote device upon completion of the activity.
US12213774B1	Apparatus and method for locating a position of an electrode on an organ model An apparatus and method for locating a position of an electrode on an organ model. The apparatus includes a memory communicatively connected to at least a processor, wherein the memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive an organ model configured to digitally represent an organ, receive a set of sensor data from at least a sensor including an ultrasound sensor, determine an electrode position within the organ model as a function of the set of sensor data using a position machine-learning module, wherein determining the electrode position includes determining a model position within the organ model as a function of the set of sensor data and determining the electrode position within the model position of the organ model as a function of the set of sensor data and add a visual marker onto the electrode position in the model position of the organ model.
US12213771B2	Thermistor imbedded therapeutic catheter A system and method for determining native cardiac output of a heart while maintaining operation of an intracardiac blood pump includes determining a current drawn by the pump motor, a blood pressure within the ascending aorta, and a change in the blood temperature based on a thermodilution technique. An intracardiac blood pump positioned in the aorta includes at least one sensor for determining a motor current and blood pressure and a thermistor for determining the change in blood temperature after a precise fluid bolus has been introduced into the vasculature. A processor receives current, pressure, and temperature measurements, and calculates a pump flow output and a total cardiac output from which the native cardiac output is calculated. The native cardiac output and other clinically relevant variables derived from the measurements inform decisions related to continued therapeutic care, including increasing or decreasing cardiac assistance provided by the intracardiac pump.
US12213770B2	Portable device for quantitative measurement of tissue autoregulation and neurovascular coupling using EEG, metabolism, and blood flow diagnostics A portable device for quantitative measurement of tissue autoregulation and neurovascular coupling via portable measurement of blood flow, oxygenation, metabolism, and/or EEG signals and methods for using said device. The device may comprise a body and a plurality of legs pivotably attached to the body. The plurality of legs may comprise at least one reference electrode leg and at least one measurement electrode leg for electrical measurement, and an optical detection fiber leg and at least one optical source fiber leg for optical blood flow, oxygenation, and metabolism measurement. The present invention is additionally directed to a portable device for blood flow measurement and therapeutic photobiomodulation. The device may comprise a body and a plurality of legs. The plurality of legs may comprise at least one optical detection fiber leg and at least one optical source fiber leg, and at least one leg for therapeutic photobiomodulation.
US12213763B2	Optical coherence tomography (OCT) apparatus and method for controlling an optical coherence tomography apparatus The optical interference tomographic imaging device is provided with: a wavelength sweeping laser light source; a branching unit that branches light emitted from the wavelength sweeping laser light source to object light and reference light; an irradiation unit that scans a predetermined range by irradiating different positions on the surface of the measurement target object with the object light outputted from the branching unit; a measurement unit that, after irradiation on the measurement target object, generates information about a change in the interference light intensity ratio between the reference light and the object light scattered from the measurement target object; and a control unit that, on the basis of the information about the change in the interference light intensity ratio generated by the measurement unit, acquires structure data in the depth direction of the measurement target object.
US12213761B2	Method for detecting body parameters A method for detecting biometric parameters includes the steps of performing a bone graft procedure on at least one vertebra of a spine, providing at least one biometric sensor at the at least one vertebra, the sensor measuring at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of pressure, tension, shear, relative position, and vascular flow in an adjacent surrounding, and measuring the at least one biometric parameter at the vertebra with the sensor.
US12213759B2	Protective cover for a part of a medical device A protective device (10, 10′) provides a protective cover for a part (12, 12′, 12″) of a medical device and includes a flexible part (14, 14′) and a rigid part (16, 16′). The rigid part (16, 16′) has at least one locking element (28, 28′). The locking element (28, 28′) is lockingly connectable to a counterpiece of the corresponding part (12, 12′, 12″) of the medical device.
US12213748B2	Systems and methods for registering one or more anatomical elements Systems and methods for registering one or more anatomical elements are provided. The system may comprise an imaging device and a navigation system configured to track a pose of a marker coupled to an object and configured to identify the marker. A first image may be received from a surgical plan. Pose information describing the pose of the marker and a marker identification of the marker may be obtained from the navigation system. An object identification based on the marker identification may be retrieved from a database. Image data of a second image depicting an anatomical element and the object may be obtained from the imaging device. The image data, the pose information, and the object identification may be input into a registration model. The registration model may be configured to register the anatomical element to the first image based on the pose information and the object identification.
US12213747B2	Optical communication system An optical tracking system includes at least one tracking array for generating and optically transmitting data between 1 and 2,000 MB/s. At least one tracker for optically receiving the optically transmitted data between 1 and 2,000 MB/s is also provided. The tracking system is used not only for tracking objects and sending tracking information quickly but also providing the user or other components in an operating room with additional data relevant to an external device such as a computer assisted device. Orthopedic surgical procedures such as total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are performed more efficiently and with better result with the optical tracking system.
US12213746B2	Ultrasound system with target and medical instrument awareness Blood vessel recognition and needle guidance systems, components, and methods thereof are disclosed. A console can be configured to instantiate a target recognition process for recognizing an anatomical target, such as a blood vessel, of a patient and a needle guidance process for guiding insertion of a needle into the anatomical target using ultrasound-imaging data received by the console. The system can perform target identification based on artificial intelligence (AI), which can be trained to recognize targets based on the ultrasound image. The ultrasound probe can be configured to provide to the console electrical signals corresponding to the ultrasound-imaging data. The ultrasound probe can include an array of transducers and, optionally, an array of magnetic sensors respectively configured to convert reflected ultrasound signals from the patient and magnetic signals from the needle, when magnetized, into the electrical signals.
US12213743B2	Ultra-wideband positioning for wireless ultrasound tracking and communication A method of designing an orthopedic implant comprising: (a) iteratively evaluating possible shapes of a dynamic orthopedic implant using actual anatomical shape considerations and kinematic shape considerations; and, (b) selecting a dynamic orthopedic implant shape from one of the possible shapes, where the dynamic orthopedic implant shape selected satisfies predetermined kinematic and anatomical constraints.
US12213742B2	Ablation targeting and planning system A system is provided for generating an ablation plan for an ablation procedure to be performed on a body part of a patient having an abnormal pattern of electrical activity. The system receives patient data that includes a patient cardiogram, a patient body part image; and patient health data. The system employs an ablation target system to identify an ablation target within the body part based on at least some of the patient data. The system also employs an ablation plan system to identify, based on at least some of the patient data and the ablation target, an ablation plan that includes target parameter values for ablation device parameters for controlling an ablation device. The ablation plan system is developed based on data that includes data sets with patient data associated with an ablation plan. The system then outputs an indication of the ablation target and the ablation plan.
US12213734B2	Eye tracking fixation monitoring systems and methods Systems and methods for tracking eye movement during a diagnostic procedure include an eye tracker capturing images of an eye, and a control processor configured to detect an eye position and orientation in each of the images, determine an eye fixation position and orientation relative to an optical axis of the eye tracker, estimate eye fixation parameters based at least in part on the determined eye fixation position and orientation, and track the eye position and orientation by analyzing the images to determine the eye position and orientation relative to the eye fixation parameters. The eye fixation parameters may comprise a reference position and orientation of the eye when fixated. A histogram is constructed of detected eye positions and orientations and analyzed to determine an eye fixation position and orientation.
US12213731B2	Dental and medical treatments and procedures A method treating a root canal in a tooth by introducing into the pulp chamber of a tooth and pulsing a laser light into the fluid reservoir so as to disintegrate pulp within the root canal without generation of any significant heat in said liquid fluid so as to avoid elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, or other adjacent tissue more than about 5″ C.
US12213728B2	Temperature controlled short duration ablation with resistive heating A method, including performing an ablation of tissue using a first high RF power for a short duration, suspending RF power for a predetermined period, and using a second high RF power for a short duration forming lesions with greater surface area and greater depth through resistive heating and thermal latency. High RF power may range between 75-95 W and short duration may range between 4-5 seconds.
US12213726B2	Devices and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of discogenic back pain A device is provided for supplying electrical current to an intervertebral disc. The device comprises a cannula having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween. The distal end comprises a beveled tip for contacting a region of the intervertebral disc, and an electrode disposed within or on a surface of the cannula adjacent to the distal end. The electrode is configured to discharge the electrical current to the region of the intervertebral disc. Methods of diagnosing and/or treating discogenic back pain are also provided.
US12213725B2	Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedure A surgical instrument is provided and includes a housing having a shaft. An end effector assembly is operatively connected to a distal end of the shaft and has a pair of first and second jaw members that are movable relative to one another. A drive assembly operably couples to a handle assembly associated with the housing and is configured to impart movement of a respective jaw member when the handle assembly is actuated. A spring component operably associated with each of the jaw members is configured to provide a sealing force at the jaw members.
US12213724B2	Cutting electrode enhancement for laparoscopic electrosurgical device An electrosurgical electrode for coagulating and cutting tissue includes a main body fabricated from a conductive material, and a conductive blade extending inwardly from an inner surface of the main body. The blade has an edge configured to concentrate RF for cutting tissue.
US12213723B2	Controlled coefficient of thermal expansion vitreous enamel composition for electrosurgical tool A vitreous enamel coating for an electrosurgical metal cutting blade, the coating having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially near the coefficient of thermal expansion of the metal cutting blade. Selection of materials having similar coefficients of thermal expansion results in an electrosurgical cutting blade with an improved insulating layer, substantially improved durability, or both.
US12213721B2	System, method and computer-accessible medium for catheter-based optical determination of met-myoglobin content for estimating radiofrequency ablated, chronic lesion formation in tissue Exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for determining a characteristic(s) of a tissue(s), can be provided which can include, for example, ablating the tissue(s), illuminating the tissue(s) during the ablation procedure; and continuously determining the characteristic(s) based on the ablation and illumination procedures. The tissue(s) can be ablated using radiofrequency ablation. The illumination procedure can be performed with a radiation in a visible spectrum.
US12213718B2	Cryoprobe with stiffening element Aspects of the present invention provide miniaturized cryoprobes having shaft diameters up to 2 mm and including a stiffening element that may act as a grip for manipulation of the cryoprobe. Various aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed towards apparatuses, systems, and methods that may include a cryoprobe: In certain instances, the cryoprobe may include an elongate shaft and an operating head having an expansion chamber. The elongate shaft may include a first passageway configured to provide high pressure gas to the expansion chamber, a second passageway for evacuating gas from the expansion chamber, and a vacuum chamber coaxially arranged around the first passageway and the second passageway.
US12213717B2	Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument having electrical circuits with shared return path A surgical instrument includes a shaft, an ultrasonic transducer, a waveguide acoustically coupled with the ultrasonic transducer and extending distally through the shaft, and an end effector arranged at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade acoustically coupled with the waveguide, a clamp arm movable relative to the ultrasonic blade for clamping tissue, and an RF electrode operable to seal tissue with RF energy. The ultrasonic transducer is operable to drive the waveguide and the ultrasonic blade with ultrasonic energy. The surgical instrument further includes an ultrasonic electrical circuit operable to energize the ultrasonic transducer, and an RF electrical circuit operable to deliver RF energy to the RF electrode. A return path of the ultrasonic electrical circuit and a return path of the RF electrical circuit pass through a shared electrically conductive element.
US12213716B1	Frame-type surgical robot for fracture reduction The present invention pertains to fracture reduction technology and introduces a frame-type surgical robot for fracture reduction. This robot comprises a mobile end mechanism and a fixed end mechanism, connected by a connection component. The mobile end mechanism includes a traction component linked to a lifting component via a translation component, which in turn is connected to a flipping component through a swing component. The flipping component features a self-rotating component, equipped with a mobile end clamping component. The fixed end mechanism includes an auxiliary traction structure, auxiliary translation structure, hand-cranking lifting structure, auxiliary flipping structure, and a fixed end clamping component. During surgery, the robot is positioned above the operating bed to perform fracture reduction. The frame-type surgical robot offers high load capacity, compact structure, small footprint, and wide motion range, combining manual and electric adjustments for easy operation and strong applicability.
US12213715B2	On-demand implant customization in a surgical setting Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for intraoperative on-demand implant customization in a surgical setting. An apparatus may include a storage portion, an implant customization portion and an interface. The storage portion may house implant blanks and implant accessories. The implant customization portion may customize the implant blanks. The interface may be configured to receive implant customization information and utilize the same to intraoperatively manipulate the implant blank to a patient-specific implant within a sterile environment. A method to customize an implant in a surgical care environment may include the steps of obtaining information related to the implant location, selecting an implant blank based on the information, and customizing the implant blank in a surgical care setting with a customization apparatus.
US12213713B2	Orthopedic surgical method, and structure for securing a bone screw to a bone The present invention provides a method of forming pilot apertures for surgical screws. The method provides at least three points of contact to the screw shank to provide reliable positioning and retention of the bone screw. The method also provides slots or areas for insertion and retention of bone growth promoting materials which further secure the bone screw over time. The method is useful for patients of all ages, and may be particularly useful for patients that have osteoporosis or patients that are very active by providing additional securement of the bone screw to the underlying bone.
US12213708B2	Remote control module for adjustable implants The present disclosure broadly provides applications of communication at ultrasound frequencies to establish transcutaneous data communication between medical devices located on and/or within a body of a patient, including inter alia: features for adjustable implants including data communication, hermetic containment, and torque amplification features.
US12213707B2	Medical decoupling instrument A medical decoupling instrument for decoupling a medical insertion instrument from a pedicle screw includes a shaft and a sleeve arranged around a portion of the shaft. The sleeve is configured for defined coupling to the medical insertion instrument. The shaft is rotatable relative to the sleeve, and the medical decoupling instrument is configured to bring the shaft and the sleeve autonomously and automatically into a defined starting position. A medical arrangement includes at least the medical decoupling instrument and a medical insertion instrument.
US12213701B2	Externally applied intrapartum support device The present disclosure describes a labor assistance system comprising a perianal support member and grip. The perianal support member includes a contact surface, an inner surface opposing the contact surface, and a rigid compression element. The contact surface has a generally continuous compression surface apex extending from the contact surface in a first direction, oriented to extend from an anterior edge to a posterior edge along a midline axis in a sagittal plane of the patient without substantially interfering with the birthing canal of the patient. The grip is coupled to the inner surface between the anterior edge and the posterior edge of the support member. The present disclosure also describes an intrapartum pelvic floor support device that is applied to tissue in the perianal and/or anococcygeal regions of the patient during an intrapartum period to support the anococcygeal region tissues and at least a portion of the pelvic floor.
US12213700B2	Access port device A valve component 1 of the invention comprises a main valve 2 which is located on a centre line and at least one auxiliary valve 3 which is located radially outwardly of the main valve 2. The main valve may be used for sealing engagement with a cannula. In some cases the cannula may be used for introduction of a number of robotically controlled surgical instruments generally, including a camera. The auxiliary valves 3 may be utilised to introduce another instrument through the valve component. The valve component is mounted in a manner which ensures that the valve component 1 is rotatable about a centre line through the axis of the valve component 1. This ensures that the valve component 1 can be rotated relative to a cannula inserted through the main valve 2 and consequently that the auxiliary valves 3 are rotatable relative to the cannula allowing the auxiliary valves 3 to be positioned to facilitate optimum access and manipulation for an auxiliary instrument(s) inserted through the auxiliary valve(s) 2.
US12213695B2	Medical device and treatment method A treatment method and medical device are disclosed for cutting a substance inside a body lumen. The medical device includes a drive shaft that is rotatable; a cutting unit configured to be rotatably connected to a distal side of the drive shaft; a filter device configured to be inserted in a contracted state, the filter device having an elongated shaft, which interlocks with a filter portion of the filter device; a distal tube, the distal tube being on a distal side of the cutting unit and configured to receive the elongated shaft of the filter device; and a housing on a proximal portion of the drive shaft, the housing including a first drive gear connected to the drive shaft, a second drive gear connected to a motor and meshing with the first drive gear, and a first partition wall arranged between the motor and the second drive gear.
US12213689B2	Kidney stone suction device A method of using a suction device to remove an object from a subject's body includes extending a suction device into the body through a lumen of a medical device and expanding the suction head from a contracted configuration to an expanded configuration within the body. The suction head may be provided at a distal end of an elongate conduit. The method may also include applying suction to move the object into the expanded suction head, and removing the suction device with the object from the body.
US12213686B2	Knee arthroplasty validation and gap balancing instrumentation To address technical problems facing knee arthroplasty resection validation, the present subject matter provides a tracked knee arthroplasty instrument for objective measurement of resection depth. By performing a precise comparison between the location of the tracked knee arthroplasty instrument and a reference location, the knee arthroplasty instrument measures and validates each tibial and femoral resection. To address technical problems facing validation of joint laxity following knee arthroplasty, the tracked knee arthroplasty instrument is shaped to validate the flexion gap and extension gap. When the tracked knee arthroplasty instrument is inserted between the resected tibial plateau and femoral head, the instrument shape validates whether the desired flexion gap and extension gap have been achieved.
US12213685B2	Mis cross-connector A system for implanting a bone fixation system including an implant head inserter associated with each hook member and positionable relative to one of the elongate members to engage the hook member with the elongate member; a preliminary locking instrument associated with each implant head inserter and configured to engage the respective elongate member and lock the position of the hook member and implant head inserter relative to the elongate member; a compressor assembly configured to engage the implant head inserters and compress them toward one another; a path creation tool configured to be extended through holes in the hook members to define a connector member path between the hook members; and a rod introduction instrument configured to support the connector member and direct it through the connector member path. Methods of implanting a bone fixation system are also provided.
US12213683B2	Surgical drill with curved burr attachment and method A surgical drilling instrument with a Curved Burr Attachment having an adapter removably coupled to a drill motor and a burr attachment coupled to said adapter. The burr attachment includes a tube with a wire shaft supported therein and a coil wire surrounding said wire shaft and having each of the coils touch the outer periphery surface of the wire shaft and the inner peripheral surface of said tube to enhance cooling of said outer periphery of said tube from the heat generated by said wire shaft and attenuate vibrations while allowing said burr attachment to be bent without kinking.
US12213677B2	Medical device for modification of left atrial appendage and related systems and methods Devices, methods and systems are provided for occluding an opening within the tissue of a body, such as a left atrial appendage. In one embodiment, a medical device includes an occluder portion and an anchor portion. The occluder portion includes a hub that defines an axis, the occluder portion extending between a proximal end coupled to the hub and a distal end defining an occluder eyelet adjacent thereto. The anchor portion extends between a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to an anchor hub and the second end defining an anchor eyelet adjacent thereto and hingeably coupled to the occluder eyelet. With this arrangement, the anchor hub is moveable along the axis to move the anchor portion between a retracted position and a deployed position upon the occluder portion being in an expanded position.
US12213674B2	Determination of premature staple ejection A surgical device includes a power source, a motor coupled to the power source, and a transmission assembly movable by the motor. The device also includes a reload coupled to the transmission assembly. The reload includes a plurality of staples ejectable by the transmission assembly. The device further includes a distance sensor configured to monitor operation of the transmission assembly and output distance data. The device additionally includes a controller configured to operate the motor to move the transmission assembly proximally from a distal position until a hard stop is reached, and determine whether the plurality of staples have been previously ejected based on the distance data.
US12213672B2	Clip device for endoscope A clip device includes a sheath having a lumen with at least one open end and a plurality of clip arms movable between a first configuration in which the plurality of clip arms are opened to receive a target tissue, and a second configuration in which the plurality of clip arms are closed to grip the target tissue. Locking mechanisms respectively provided on the plurality of clip arms engage one another for maintaining the second configuration. A restraining mechanism is optionally configured to be associated with the locking mechanisms to prevent the target tissue from being pinched between the locking mechanisms.
US12213669B2	Surgical stapler with removable power pack A surgical fastener applier having a housing containing a compartment therein, an elongated member extending distally from the housing and first and second jaws. A firing mechanism is positioned within the housing movable to a second position to effect firing of fasteners. A power pack is removably loadable into the compartment, the power pack having one or both of a) a first motor and a first engagement member removably engageable with the firing mechanism when the power pack is loaded into the compartment to effect movement of the firing mechanism; and b) a second motor and a second engagement member removably engageable with an articulating mechanism in the housing of the surgical fastener applier to effect movement of an articulation mechanism to effect articulation. One or both of a firing position and an articulation position are tracked during the surgical procedure. Sensors are provided to detect select parameters and instrument functions.
US12213667B2	Surgical stapling instrument having a two-position lockout mechanism Surgical stapler systems can include lockout mechanisms to restrict further movement of a jaw assembly and provide different functionality when a jaw assembly is empty and when a partially or fully fired reload cartridge is present in the jaw assembly. When the jaw assembly is empty, the empty jaw assembly lockout mechanism can arrest an open-close stroke of the jaw assembly. When an at least partially fired reload is present in the jaw assembly, a fired reload lockout mechanism can allow operation of the jaw assembly through a substantial portion of an open-close stroke, but restrict actuation of the jaw assembly in a firing stroke. The separate lockout mechanisms can be embodied in a single lockout lever actuatable by lockout actuators to three distinct positions or by two independently-operable lockout levers.
US12213666B2	Tissue thickness compensator comprising layers In various embodiments, a tissue thickness compensator can comprise a compressible extracellular matrix and a bioabsorbable material dispersed within the extracellular matrix, wherein the bioapsorption of the bioabsorbable material is configured to leave behind channels in the extracellular matrix. The tissue thickness compensator can also comprise generation means for generating the ingrowth of tissue into the channels. In at least one embodiment, the tissue thickness compensator can comprise dissolvable wicking members which, when dissolved, can leave behind channels in the tissue thickness compensator. In certain embodiments, the tissue thickness compensator can comprise at least one rupturable capsule.
US12213664B2	Pre-tied surgical knots for use with suture passers Sutures with pre-tied knots for use in percutaneous surgical procedures and devices for easily and quickly tying complex suture knots are disclosed.
US12213661B2	Mitral valve fixation device removal devices and methods Procedures may be performed on the heart after the installation of a mitral valve fixation device. In order to prepare the heart for such procedures, the fixation device may be removed or disabled in minimally invasive ways (e.g., through an endovascular procedure), without requiring open access to the heart. The fixation device may be partitioned so that one portion may remain attached to each leaflet of the mitral valve. In another example, the leaflets may be cut along the edges of the distal element(s) of the fixation device, so as to cut the fixation device from the leaflet(s). Systems and devices for performing such procedures endovascularly are disclosed. Fixation devices with improved access to a release harness are also disclosed.
US12213660B2	Suture anchor driver A suture anchor driver with a tensioning mechanism. The suture anchor driver has a handle with a proximal end and a distal end. The handle has a recess with a shaft extending centrally therefrom. The suture anchor driver has a detent ring and a spool. The detent ring has a central aperture and one or more projections. The spool has a central aperture and is rotatable between first and second configurations. The spool has a plurality of protrusions extending from its side. The shaft extends through the central apertures in the detent ring and spool such that the projections of the detent ring are adjacent the protrusions extending from the spool. In the first configuration, one of the projections extends between two of the protrusions. In the second configuration, one of the projections is aligned with one of the protrusions.
US12213656B2	Balloon closure device A puncture sealing system for sealing a vascular puncture comprises an inner member and an outer member comprising a lumen sized and shaped to allow the inner member to slide therein, an occlusion balloon at an outer member distal end, and an inflation lumen that extends from an outer member proximal end to the interior of the occlusion balloon. The occlusion balloon can be inflated by fluid flowing through the outer member inflation lumen so that the occlusion balloon can enable the occlusion of a vascular puncture and contact and apply pressure to a puncture tract extending from the vascular puncture. In one version, the inner member further comprises a vessel locator system. In one version, the puncture sealing system further comprises an obturator slidably receivable within the outer member and having a distal end adapted to at least partially cover the puncture.
US12213652B2	Surgical port add-on and adaptor for a surgical port The present invention discloses to surgical port add-on, an adaptor, modules and methods thereof for producing and using a surgical port especially adapted for cleaning surgical tools operable in a body cavity. The invention also discloses a surgical port add-on, an adaptor, modules and methods thereof an adaptor that can be pertaining to the attached in or on a trocar and for use of the same d for cleaning the lens and light source of an endoscope.
US12213651B2	Imaging system and endoscope In an imaging system, a video output circuit is configured to convert an analog video signal into digital data and output serial data including the digital data to a signal line on the basis of a serial clock having a higher frequency than a frequency of the camera clock. A camera-clock generation circuit is configured to generate the camera clock synchronized with the system clock output to the signal line. A serial-clock generation circuit is configured to generate the serial clock synchronized with the system clock output to the signal line. A system-clock output circuit is configured to output the system clock to the signal line in a blanking period.
US12213649B2	Steerable instrument comprising a cylindrical diameter adaptation section A steerable instrument for endoscopic and/or invasive type of applications, such as in surgery, which has an elongated tubular body having a proximal end part with a first actuation flexible zone having a first diameter and a distal end part having a first distal flexible zone having a second diameter that is different from the first diameter. A cylindrical diameter adaptation section is arranged to connect the proximal end part to the distal end part such that a flexion in a radial direction relative to a longitudinal center axis of the longitudinal tubular body of the first actuation flexible zone results in an amplified or attenuated flexion of the first distal flexible zone.
US12213646B2	Endoscope having a distal end structure for holding a composite cable An endoscope includes: a composite cable in which a plurality of cables each including a core wire and an electric insulating coated portion coating the core wire are bundled with an electric insulating outer sheath; a substrate that includes electrodes to which the respective cables are connected; and a cable fixing portion that includes a cable distal end fixing portion holding the plurality of cables in which the core wire and the coated portion are exposed from a distal end surface side of the composite cable, a cable alignment portion aligning the plurality of cables, and a cable body fixing portion holding an end portion of the composite cable on a side where the plurality of cables is exposed, and provided with a through hole having a diameter same as a diameter of an outer periphery of the composite cable.
US12213644B2	Optical system and imaging method An optical system and an imaging method are disclosed, wherein the optical system comprises a multifilament conductor and an optical diffuser for imaging an intensity pattern onto the multifilament conductor, the intensity pattern representing phase information of light emitted from one or more three-dimensional objects; wherein the multifilament conductor is configured to transmit the intensity pattern in the form of a plurality of pixels to an evaluation system, and wherein the evaluation system is configured to generate an image based on the intensity pattern transmitted by the multifilament conductor, the image representing the one or more three-dimensional objects.
US12213642B2	Endoscope system and operation method therefor An endoscope system irradiates a subject with each of a plurality of pieces of illumination light in a preset order, images the subject according to a preset first imaging frame rate during a first period in which first illumination light included in the plurality of the illumination light is applied, acquires a first image captured during the first period, generates a first display image according to a first display frame rate higher than the first imaging frame rate on the basis of the acquired first image, and displays the first display image on a display.
US12213640B2	Surface cleaning apparatus A hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclone unit and a pistol grip handle. The cyclone unit comprises a cyclone chamber with a cyclone axis of rotation extending between the front and rear ends of the cyclone chamber. When the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the cyclone axis of rotation extending horizontally, the inlet conduit is located at a lower side of the hand vacuum cleaner, the pistol grip handle is provided on a lower side of the main body and the pistol grip handle extends upwardly from a lower end of the pistol grip handle to an upper end of the pistol grip handle.
US12213639B2	Footwear cleaning device Various apparatus for cleaning footwear are described. One footwear cleaning apparatus includes a box having an open top surface for receiving a piece of footwear; and a plurality of brushes arrayed within the box and positioned substantially parallel to a bottom surface of the box, wherein the plurality of brushes includes at least one first brush configured to contact a first side surface of the piece of footwear, at least one second brush configured to contact a different, second side surface of the piece of footwear, and at least one third brush configured to contact a bottom surface of the piece of footwear, and wherein the at least one first brush and the at least one second brush are configured to, when actuated, rotate towards a center of the box about an axis that is substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the box.
US12213637B2	Pipette tip washing device A washing device comprises a manifold dispenser comprising at least one liquid input and a plurality of liquid outputs that operably direct fluid to contact a plurality of laboratory consumables held by a rack in the washing device. A number of the plurality of liquid outputs being at least equal to a number of the plurality of laboratory consumables such that each liquid output of the plurality of liquid outputs operably directs the liquid at a corresponding laboratory consumable of the plurality of laboratory consumables.
US12213635B2	Utensil for collecting and pouring solid or liquid products A utensil for collecting and pouring solid or liquid products, and in particular to a utensil adapted both for collecting and pouring solid products in powder or granular form, and for collecting and pouring liquid products.
US12213634B2	Magnetic vertical axis rotary clean off attachment apparatus A continuous discharge magnetic sweeper apparatus with a vertical axis rotary clean off attachment. The main magnetic sweeper consists of a handle, a back wheel, a frontal debris bin, a drive wheel and a finned drum housing a magnetic assembly. Magnetic debris is attracted by magnet assembly, accumulates on the finned drum and is deposited in the frontal debris bin. The vertical axis rotary clean off attachment connects to the magnetic sweeper and consists of a main frame body, a mounting feature, a support wheel, a rotary cap and a finned driving wheel. The finned driving wheel is a hollow finned wheel driven by contact with a wall, assisting the magnetic field to move shot from the wall side into the main sweeper's range to be picked up by the main sweeper apparatus.
US12213630B1	Foldable bathtub A foldable bathtub is provided. The foldable bathtub includes a bathtub body that is formed by a soft packaging layer that is supported by a shaping frame and a supporting frame g through a connector, the shaping frame and the supporting frame are composed of different styles of fixed joints and foldable joints. There are multiple connections between the shaping frame and the supporting frame that can be rotated or folded or rotated and folded at the same time. A user can decompose the bathtub body through reasonable and limited steps, which is convenient for the user to store. When in use, the decomposition steps are only needed to reverse to form the bathtub body, which has a simple folding process.
US12213628B2	Container for food processing system An attachment for use with a food processing system including a container body including a sidewall, a first end configured to be mounted to a food processing base, and a second end remote from said first end. The first end is open and the second end includes an end wall oriented transverse to the sidewall. A chamber is defined by said container body. A first agitating member is receivable at said first end and a second agitating member receivable at said second end. The second agitating member is extendable into said chamber from said second end.
US12213626B2	Pestle and bowl assembly A pestle and bowl assembly comprises a pestle having an upper end adapted to operably connect to a kitchen stand mixer having an electric motor. A lower end of the pestle includes a convex shape which has a frictional surface. The assembly also includes a bowl having a curved wall. The bowl is configured to receive the pestle and one or more food items therein. The bowl is operably held by a portion of the kitchen stand mixer. When the motor of the kitchen stand mixer is activated, the lower end of the pestle spins in a planetary orbit pattern and rotates simultaneously in the bowl to crush, grind and/or press one or more food items held in the bowl against the bowl.
US12213625B2	Blender A blender includes a body formed by an outer case made of a metal material to define an outer appearance and an inner case accommodated inside the outer case; a container which is seated on the body in which a blade module for crushing food is disposed; a motor assembly provided inside the inner case to rotate the blade module; and a wireless communication module provided in the inner case and performing wireless communication with a remote device. The outer case includes a communication module opening that is opened at a position corresponding to a mounting position of the communication module.
US12213621B2	Heated high chair A heated high chair disclosed here includes an heating element positionable within high chair, and further includes a heating element and an electrical power source. The heating element is housed within the high chair feeding member, where the high chair feeding member defines a cavity. The heating element is inserted into the cavity of high chair feeding member to transfer generated heat to an upper surface of the high chair feeding member, thereby conductively transferring heat to an upper surface of the high chair feeding member. The electrical power source is positioned adjacent to the heating element to heat the heating element, where the heat generated in the heating element sustains the heat of a food item positioned above the upper surface of the high chair feeding member.
US12213619B2	Method and apparatus for forming frozen beverage blocks A method or apparatus for forming frozen beverage blocks from a liquid beverage. The method may include introducing a beverage into a beverage receiving reservoir. Next, the beverage may flow from the beverage receiving reservoir into a holding tank. The flow from the beverage receiving reservoir into the holding tank may be done entirely via gravity. Upon the temperature of the beverage located within the holding tank being measured at or below a predetermined lower threshold temperature, the beverage may be permitted to flow from the holding tank into a cool beverage reservoir of a freezing subsystem. The freezing subsystem may be configured to convert the beverage from a liquid into frozen beverage blocks.
US12213616B2	Beverage dispenser with powder container The invention concerns a beverage preparation machine (100) for preparing a beverage from a beverage ingredient powder, said machine comprising:—at least one container (1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) configured for storing a beverage ingredient powder and comprising a powder outlet (11, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d) for dispensing at least one dose of said beverage ingredient powder, and—a rotating device (2) to rotate said at least one container (1) around a rotational axis (XX′), wherein said rotational axis is inclined with respect to vertical and said rotational axis is positioned externally to said at least one container.
US12213615B2	Adapter for use in preparing a beverage by means of a capsule and a beverage preparation device An adapter (1) for preparing a beverage by a capsule (2) and a beverage preparation device (3). The adapter (1) has a disk-shaped main body (17) with a capsule side (4) and a device side (7). On the capsule side (4), a mechanism (5) for introducing a liquid into the capsule (2) and mechanism (6) for discharging a liquid from the capsule (2) are arranged. On the device side (7), an inlet (8) and an outlet (9) are arranged. The inlet (8) is fluidically connected to the mechanism (5) for introducing the liquid, and the outlet (9) is fluidically connected to the mechanism (6) for discharging the liquid. The device side (7) is at least partially covered with a covering (67) to form an intermediate volume (19), between the main body (17) and the covering (67), which fluidically connects the inlet (8) to the mechanism (5) for introducing the liquid.
US12213614B2	Continuous boiling water preparation method based on gas-liquid two-phase object detection A continuous boiling water preparation method based on gas-liquid two-phase object detection comprises a flow regulator, a heater, a temperature sensor, a two-phase object detection sensor and a controller; the flow regulator is used for injecting a cold water flow obtained from the outside into a water inlet of the heater; the heater heats up according to heating power provided by the controller; the two-phase object detection sensor and the temperature sensor are connected behind a water outlet of the heater, and when a boiling water flow flows through the two sensors, a gas-liquid ratio signal and a temperature signal are obtained respectively, and transmitted to the controller; and the controller transmits a signal indicating required heating power to the heater or transmits a signal indicating a required flow value to the flow regulator through calculation to execute output after receiving the gas-liquid ratio signal.
US12213610B1	Methods for installing curtain rod brackets Methods for installing curtain rod brackets and secure curtain rods to a wall with the curtain rod brackets. The methods involve installation of one or more curtain rod brackets having a back portion, an arm and a curtain rod cradle, and a fastening plate that is configured to engage a wall. The back portion is configured to slidably receive the fastening plate, and includes a channel formed with a pair of opposing side rails, an upper stop and a lower opening.
US12213607B2	Food product holder The device herein overcomes the problem of holding a messy food item by providing a food holder having corrugations of resilient material, where the corrugations are arranged to provide, in use, a compressive force to hold the food in place. The food holder has two opposing sides joined by a gusset, the gusset having corrugations of resilient material, where the corrugations are arranged to provide, in use, a compressive force to hold the food in place. The opposing sides have an open edge and at least one closed edge where the gusset joins the sides together along at least one closed edge, and where the gusset is arranged to allow all of the edges of the opposing sides to move towards and away from each other. The container is of one-piece construction and the corrugations are semi-circular, and the proportions of adjacent corrugations are different.
US12213606B2	Straw cup The utility model provides a straw cup, comprising a cup body and a cup cover connected to the cup body, wherein the cup cover is provided with a mounting hole, and a sealing element made of an elastic material is connected in the mounting hole; and a suction nozzle extending upward vertically and communicated with the inner cavity of the cup body is arranged at the top of the sealing element, and the sealing element and the suction nozzle are integrated in one piece. An insertion hole communicated with the suction nozzle is arranged at the bottom of the sealing element, a straw is arranged in the cup body, and one end of the straw is detachably connected in the insertion hole and is in interference fit with the insertion hole. The suction nozzle and the sealing element are connected together and integrated in one piece, which can reduce manufacturing procedures, save the production cost, prevent the straw from being pulled from the cup body by children and prevent the straw from being is polluted, so as to prevent water in the cup body from being polluted and avoid loss of the straw. In addition, the suction nozzle, as the extension of the straw outside the cup body, can shorten the length of the straw; and the straw and the insertion hole are detachably connected, which is convenient for users to split and clean, and the cleaning process is simple and convenient.
US12213600B2	Crib A crib includes a bed body and a sunshade. The bed body includes a bottom plate, two side enclosures located at both ends of the bottom plate, and a first handrail and a second handrail connected to the two side enclosures. The bottom plate, the two side enclosures, the first handrail and the second handrail cooperatively define an accommodating space with an opening. The sunshade includes a frame and a fabric. One end of the frame is movably connected to the first handrail, and the other end of the frame is movably connected to one of the side enclosures. The fabric includes a covering portion covering the frame, and a shielding portion connected among the frame, the first handrail, and the side enclosure.
US12213597B2	Body-positioning apparatus An apparatus (1) for positioning the body of a user (100), wherein the apparatus can be used in a seat or in the form of a rest, comprising a seating element (20), a pelvis and lumbar-spine module (13) and a computer unit (40), wherein the pelvis and lumbar-spine module comprises an adjusting element (117) and a sensor (113), and the seating element comprises an adjusting element (108) and three sensors (111, 112), wherein the sensors (111, 112, 113) sense seat-related and rest-related pressures, wherein the computer unit activates the adjusting elements, wherein a first and second sensor (112) and a third sensor (111) sense the seat-related pressure of the first and second ischial tuberosities (102) and of the coccyx (104), wherein the first and the second ischial tuberosities define an ischial-tuberosity level, wherein the adjusting element of the seating element compensates for the ischial-tuberosity level horizontally about the user's sagittal axis, and whereupon the adjusting element of the pelvis and lumbar-spine module tilts the user's pelvis (101) about the horizontal axis of the same until the seat-related and/or rest-related pressure of the coccyx has a value substantially equal to zero.
US12213596B2	Protective cover for outdoor apparatus The present disclosure provides for a protective covering, which includes a cover portion, an elongated piece of fabric, a first coupling mechanism, and a weighted fixture. The cover portion is for a seat cushion. The elongated piece of fabric extends from the cover portion. The first coupling mechanism couples the cover portion to a first end of the elongated piece of fabric. The weighted fixture facilitates securing the elongated piece of fabric in place over the cover portion using gravity.
US12213595B2	Cushioning and support system In some embodiments, a support structures can be formed from a support structure matrix comprising a plurality of layers and a plurality of spring structures embedded within the plurality of layers of the support structure matrix. The plurality of spring structures have a plurality of different durometers. The plurality of spring structures can be configured to deform and return to its original shape after deformation. The orientation and structure of the spring structures can vary depending on a desired durometer and/or function within the support structure.
US12213594B2	Portable and adjustable bed An adjustable bed includes a frame structure having a first frame, a second frame, and a pair of connection bars detachably connecting the first frame and the second frame to one another; a plurality of platforms disposed on the frame structure; and an adjustable assembly coupled with the frame structure for operably adjusting one or more of the plurality of platforms in desired positions.
US12213593B2	Adjustable bed integrated with headboard and frames In one aspect of the invention, the adjustable bed includes a headboard assembly having a headboard and an upper rail attached to the headboard; a footboard assembly having a footboard and a lower rail attached to the footboard; a pair of sideboard assemblies having a pair of sideboards and a pair of side rails respectively attached to the pair of sideboards, wherein the pair of sideboard assemblies is transversely spaced and longitudinally aligned in parallel, and detachably attached to the headboard assembly and the footboard assembly; and a lifting mechanism attached to the side rails of the pair of sideboard assemblies for operably adjusting the adjustable bed at a desired position.
US12213589B2	Multi-purpose rack crossbar, multi-purpose rack crossbar device and sucker A multi-purpose rack crossbar includes: a rack crossbar body, and a first mounting component removably connected to the rack crossbar body; the rack crossbar body is provided with a first mounting groove and at least one second mounting groove, the first mounting groove is removably connected to a first end of the first mounting component, and a runner assembly is provided at a second end of the first mounting component; the multi-purpose rack crossbar device includes: a second mounting component fitted and connected to the second mounting groove, and the multi-purpose rack crossbar; the sucker includes: the multi-purpose rack crossbar or the multi-purpose rack crossbar device.
US12213588B2	Wine cabinet A wine cabinet includes a cabinet body, a cabinet door, at least one slide rail, at least one shelf, and a protective cover. The cabinet body is provided with a storage compartment. The at least one slide rail is disposed in the storage compartment. The slide rail includes a first slide sub-rail and a second slide sub-rail. The first slide sub-rail is disposed on the cabinet body. The second slide sub-rail is slidable with respect to the first slide sub-rail. The second slide sub-rail includes a main body and at least one fixing member. The at least one shelf is detachably connected with the fixing member, so as to slide along with the second slide sub-rail. The protective cover is detachably disposed at a connecting position between the shelf and the slide rail.
US12213585B2	Folding desk A foldable desk that includes a fixed backframe and a fixed desktop portion connected to a top, horizontal portion of the fixed backframe. The desk also includes a foldable desktop portion rotatably connected to the fixed desktop portion. The foldable desktop portion is rotatable, in relation to the fixed desktop portion, between a folded position and an unfolded position. The foldable desktop portion in the folded position is substantially parallel to the fixed backframe and substantially perpendicular to the fixed desktop portion. The foldable desktop portion in the unfolded position is substantially coplanar with the fixed desktop portion and substantially perpendicular to the fixed backframe. The desk further includes at least one support frame rotatably connected to a bottom, vertical portion of the fixed backframe.
US12213583B2	Juicer brush and cleaning method and juicer incorporating removable juicer brush A brush is provided for cleaning a blade and mesh basket of a juicer. The brush may have a brush body having a horizontal base component and a first outer brushing surface angled relative to the horizontal base component. The horizontal base component extends laterally from the first outer brushing surface, and a groove is provided in an upper surface of the brush body, the groove arranged perpendicular to the horizontal base component. The groove is located at a transition between the horizontal base component and the first outer brushing surface. Bristles extend from the first outer brushing surface. Also provided is a juicer with a removable brush for use in a cleaning process and a method for cleaning a juicer using a removable brush.
US12213577B1	Combined weightlifting belt and storage pack A combined support belt and storage pack is a multi-purpose weightlifting belt having adjustable foam fill, an ergonomic back panel, a dual clip adjustment system, a storage pack and abdominal strap. When used as a weightlifting belt the storage pack is removed and the abdominal strap is utilized to secure about the waist of a user via the dual clip adjustment system. When not in use as a weightlifting belt, the device may operate as a shoulder pack having the storage pack secured to the ergonomic back and abdominal strap.
US12213573B2	Hair treatment apparatus, hair treatment system and method for cosmetically treating hair In various embodiments, a hair treatment device is provided. The hair treatment device can have a device body, at least one sensor arranged in or on the device body for detecting a hair condition parameter, and an electronic circuit device arranged in or on the device body. The electronic circuit device can be coupled to the at least one sensor for receiving the detected hair condition parameter, and the electronic circuit device can be configured, based on the received detected hair condition parameter, to control at least one hair treatment parameter and/or to dose at least one hair treatment agent and/or to provide a hair treatment recommendation.
US12213572B2	Tote bag A bag may include an outer shell including an opening, a front, and a back, a bottom inner liner wherein the bottom inner liner is affixed to a lower portion of the outer shell, a base outer shell wherein the base outer shell is positioned on a bottom of the bag, a storage compartment, a top binding positioned around an upper circumference of the opening, an inner pocket positioned in an interior of the storage compartment, and a plurality of straps is disclosed.
US12213568B2	Motorized telescopic umbrella attachment device A motorized telescopic umbrella attachment device for opening and closing based on readings from a wind pressure sensor includes a base. The base has an interior that holds a variety of elements including a battery, a charge port, a microprocessor, a Bluetooth receiver, and a speaker. Furthermore, the interior has a gear drive and a motor. A rack of a clamp is in mechanical communication with the gear drive whereby the motion of the gear drive moves the clamp. The clamp attaches to a vehicle tailgate. A shaft extends out when the gear drive is in motion. A pole is nested within the shaft. A canopy is at an end of the pole. A plurality of telescopic arms helps to extend the canopy to an open position when the shaft extends out. The shaft has a sensor to retract when the wind expels high pressure.
US12213560B2	Liner for a ski boot and tongue having improved ventilation and pressure distribution on a foot A liner for a ski boot has a tongue with an outer substantially saddle-shaped generally stiff layer generally conforming to a dorsal surface of a foot, an inner padding layer contacting the dorsal surface and having a first and second portion. The second portion covers at least a part of a dorsalis pedis artery and is softer than the first portion. A support layer is outside the outer layer and at least partially overlaps the second portion. Also provided is a tongue for footwear having an outer substantially saddle-shaped generally stiff layer conforming to the dorsal surface, an inner padding layer contacting the dorsal surface and having a first and second portion. The second portion covers at least a part of a dorsalis pedis artery and is softer than the first portion. A support layer is outside the outer layer and at least partially overlaps the second portion.
US12213547B2	Controllable apparel venting An article of apparel can include an aperture. An electroadhesive clutch device can be coupled to, or integrated with, the article of apparel, and the clutch device can be configured to selectively open and close the aperture. An electric signal generator can be coupled to the clutch device and configured to provide one or more signals to the clutch device to thereby open or close the aperture.
US12213543B2	Sense-enabled apparel Systems and methods for integrating and using sensor system in articles of apparel are provided. The system may include an apparel piece sized and dimensioned to be worn on a user and a sensor system integrated with the apparel piece. The sensor system may include at least one stretchable capacitive sensor positioned on the apparel piece so as to measure a biometric parameter of the user when the apparel piece is worn, an illumination system configured to provide illumination in a specified illumination area based on the measured biometric parameter of the user, and a control module to control one or more settings of the illumination system.
US12213541B2	Asymmetric athletic apparel and methods of use therefor The invention relates to apparel and methods for supporting a movement of an athlete during an asymmetrical athletic motion. An example asymmetric garment for at least a portion of a body of a wearer includes a first material portion and a second material portion, with the first material portion and second material portion being arranged asymmetrically with respect to a central vertical plain of the garment, and with the second material being adapted to provide a lesser resistance to at least one of stretching or twisting than the first material to reduce resistance to a movement of the wearer during an asymmetrical athletic motion.
US12213540B2	Garment with embellished back strap A garment comprising a front portion; a back portion; the front portion and the back portion converging to define a first edge section and a second edge section; a first attachment device having a first opening located in proximity to the first edge section; a second attachment device having a second opening located in proximity to the second edge section; the first and second openings extend from the front portion to the back portion; an embellished back strap having a first surface a second surface, a first attachment portion, and a second attachment portion; the first attachment portion loops through the first opening and the second attachment portion loops through the second opening; and an adjustable attachment system for attaching the first and second attachment portions to the second face of the embellished strap.
US12213533B2	Vaporizer devices Vaporizer devices are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a vaporizer device can include a vaporizer body including a first airflow path extending at least partially therethrough, and a sensor assembly residing at least partially within the vaporizer body. The sensor assembly includes a flexible sensor that is in communication with the first airflow path. The flexible sensor is configured to reversibly deflect from an initial state to a first state in response to a first user-activated force representing air being drawn through the first airflow path, and configured to reversibly deflect from the initial state to a second state in response to a second user-activated force representing an acceleration of the vaporizer body. Sensor assemblies for a vaporizer device are also provided.
US12213525B2	Aerosol source for a vapor provision system An aerosol source for an electronic vapor provision system includes a heating element; an atomizing chamber; a reservoir for holding free-flowing source liquid; and a porous wick extending from the atomizing chamber to the reservoir and comprising a heater portion in cooperation with the heating element within the atomizing chamber and at least one liquid collecting portion within the reservoir, the liquid collecting portion having a maximum cross-sectional parameter that is greater than an equivalent cross-sectional parameter of the heater portion.
US12213523B2	Electronic cigarette atomizer and electronic cigarette comprising same An electronic cigarette atomizer, comprising an electronic cigarette liquid storage chamber for storing electronic cigarette liquid, and an atomization assembly for absorbing and atomizing the electronic cigarette liquid. The atomization assembly comprises a porous body and a heating element. The porous body comprises an electronic cigarette liquid absorption surface in contact with the electronic cigarette liquid and an atomization surface. The heating element is provided on the atomization surface. The electronic cigarette liquid absorption surface is provided with a plurality of blind holes and/or grooves extending along the electronic cigarette liquid absorption surface towards the atomization surface. In the atomization assembly, electronic cigarette liquid atomization is performed on the porous body formed with the blind holes and/or grooves.
US12213517B2	Vaporizer for smoking cigarettes with individual heater A vaporizer is configured to be used for vaping a botanical stick having at least one individual resistive heater and contacts to the at least one resistive heater. The vaporizer includes a housing, a battery compartment configured to hold a battery in the housing, an electronic control and power unit provided in the housing, and a cover movable between an open position exposing a compound chamber within the housing and a closed position connected to the housing and closing a portion of the compound chamber. The compound chamber is configured to hold at least the portion of the botanical stick having the contacts. Contacts are provided in the compound chamber and are configured to create an electrical connection between the electronic control and power unit and contacts on the botanical stick when the botanical stick has been inserted into the compound chamber.
US12213516B2	Ultrasonic mist inhaler The invention relates to an ultrasonic mist inhaler (100), comprising: a mouthpiece (1) for inhaling the mist, a liquid reservoir structure (2) comprising a liquid chamber (21) adapted to receive liquid to be atomized, a sonication chamber (22) in fluid communication with the liquid chamber (21), wherein at least part of the liquid reservoir structure (2) and the mouthpiece (1) form the sonication chamber (22).
US12213512B2	Abnormally-shaped tobacco granules and preparation method thereof, tobacco product and preparation method thereof Abnormally-shaped tobacco granules are provided. The tobacco granules comprise a tobacco granule body and a coating attached to the surface of the tobacco granule body. The coating contains an adhesive. The surface of the abnormally-shaped tobacco granule has one or more grooves and/or ridges, and/or, the abnormally-shaped tobacco granule has through holes therein. The surface grooves of the abnormally-shaped tobacco granules can serve as smoke channels after the tobacco granules are bonded, cured and shaped, so that the air permeability inside a total-granule tobacco product is greatly improved. The smoking resistance of cigarettes is reduced. The flammability of cigarettes is improved and the consumption of tobacco raw materials is reduced. A preparation method of the abnormally-shaped tobacco granules, a tobacco product comprising the abnormally-shaped tobacco granules, and a preparation method thereof are also provided.
US12213510B2	Pouched products with enhanced flavor stability The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, the products including a mixture of a particulate filler, water, one or more organic acids, and one or more flavoring agents, the product having a pH value of less than about 7.0. The products exhibit greater stability over time with respect to whiteness and/or flavor component concentration than products which do not contain one or more organic acids.
US12213497B2	Method and system for producing a protein and fiber feed product from a whole stillage byproduct produced in a corn dry milling process A method and system are disclosed for producing a protein and fiber feed product from a whole stillage byproduct produced in a corn dry milling process for making alcohol, such as ethanol, and/or other biofuels/biochemicals. In one embodiment, the method includes separating the whole stillage byproduct into an insoluble solids portion and a centrate (solubles) portion. Thereafter, a fine fiber and protein portion may be separated from the centrate (solubles) portion. The fine fiber and protein portion may be dewatered to provide a protein and fiber feed product. In one example, the protein and fiber feed product can include insoluble solids, such as wet or dry distiller's grains with or without solubles. The resulting protein and fiber feed product may be sold and/or used as rumen feed, swine feed, chicken feed, aqua feed, food uses, or have other uses, including pharmaceutical and/or chemical usage, for example.
US12213495B2	Olive oil-based, solid vegetable fatty product substitute for butter or margarine and use thereof The invention provides a solid vegetable fatty product the fundamental ingredient of which is olive oil, preferably extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), with the rest of the ingredients being deodorized cocoa butter, liquid sunflower lecithin, liquid microcrystalline cellulose, and where appropriate, stabilizer consisting of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids of vegetable origin. Likewise, the invention relates to the use of the product in cooking and in manufacturing pastry and confectionery products as a substitute for butter and margarine.
US12213489B2	Adjustable thickness sheeting device for a food processing device A food processing attachment for a food processing device includes a rotational adapter configured to be selectively coupled with a drive system of the food processing device. A food holder is coupled to the rotational adapter and having a base, wherein the food holder is selectively rotated by the rotational adapter. A central spear extends perpendicularly from a center of the base. A plurality of radial flanges extend perpendicularly from the base, wherein each radial flange of the plurality of flanges is discontinuous with the other radial flanges, wherein the central spear and the plurality of radial flanges are adapted to secure a food item in a processing space and in communication with the rotational adapter. A blade is coupled to an operable carriage and is adapted to selectively engage the food item within the processing space to remove at least a portion of the food item.
US12213488B2	Apparatus and method for bun production A system for forming and baking dough has a pallet with a female mold and a ram separate from the pallet. A ribbon of unbaked dough is located between the pallet and the ram. The ram has a male mold that is actuated to contact and stretch the dough into the female mold when the male mold engages with the female mold. A portion of the dough is separated from the ribbon and remains with the pallet as it is baked. An optional weight is mated to the pallet to maintain the position of the stretched dough with the female mold during the baking process.
US12213487B2	Cookie molding machine A cookie molding machine having a removable belt cassette for a conveyor belt and/or a cutting tool of a new type and/or a foldable second conveying device having externally closed joints and/or a funnel having removable funnel plates and/or a roller locking system of a new type.
US12213485B2	Synergistic methods of using benzoxaborole compounds and preservative gases as an antimicrobial for crops The present disclosure relates to methods for using benzoxaborole compounds in combination with preservative gases, such as carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide, as an antimicrobial that synergistically controls pathogens of agricultural crops.
US12213483B1	Herbicidal compositions comprising trifludimoxazin The present invention relates to a method for post-emergent weed control, which comprises applying an effective amount of a composition comprising herbicide A (component A), trifludimoxazin (component B) and optionally saflufenacil (component C) to emerged weeds, or an area, where weeds are growing.
US12213478B2	Method and system for treating plants for use in agriculture, analyzing images captured by camera, and identifying the plants to be treated A system for treating plants for use in agriculture, comprising a spray boom provided with a plurality of spray nozzles supplied by a spray control device, the apparatus comprising a set of cameras capable of capturing images of a crop area, a digital processing device capable of analyzing the images captured by the camera, identifying plants to be treated and sending commands to the spray control device with a view to selectively spraying a product on plants to be treated, the apparatus also comprising an arrangement for lighting the crop area captured by the cameras.According to the invention, the lighting arrangement comprises a plurality of projectors distributed along the boom and having fields of illumination such that each point of a scene captured by a camera receives light from at least two projectors in at least two different orientations in a plane passing through the point and the projectors in question.
US12213476B2	Pin-retained snake barrier A snake barrier includes a plurality of barrier sections forming a boundary, each barrier section includes material in the form of an upright portion and an overhang portion extending generally perpendicular to the upright portion. A first support brace is removably coupled to a first base plate using a first retainer pin and is secured to the material at a first end of the barrier section. The first support brace includes a first upright member supporting the upright portion and a first overhang support member supporting the overhang portion. A second support brace is removably coupled to a second base plate using a second retainer pin and is secured to the material at a second end of the barrier section opposite the first end, the second support brace includes a second upright member supporting the upright portion and a second overhang support member supporting the overhang portion.
US12213475B1	Insect and fly expelling fan convenient for storage An insect and fly expelling fan convenient for storage comprises a base and a host machine detachably connected to the base, wherein a storage cavity is formed in the middle of the base, and the storage cavity is hollow; an accommodating vessel is attached to the outer surface of the host machine or the base, the base and the host machine can pivot relative to each other, and the insect and fly expelling fan has a working state and an accommodated state through the detachable connection between the base and the host machine; when the insect and fly expelling fan is in working state, the host machine is connected and fixed on the top of the base through fasteners; when the insect and fly expelling fan is in the storage state, the host machine is stored in the base through the storage cavity.
US12213473B2	Animal kill trap Described herein is an animal kill trap. More specifically, an improved animal trap configured for trapping and humanely killing small mammalian predators. The trap comprises an integrated enclosure which utilises the lid for setting the trap mechanism, and additionally acts as a safety mechanism wherein when the lid is the open position, the trap is deactivated and thus avoiding any harm to the user. The trap comprises a tunnel architecture which is appealing to the predators, and additionally has a capture flag to indicate when a predator has been captured.
US12213471B2	Fishing spinning reel A sound generator comprises a protrusion and a recess that are alternatingly disposed in a circumferential direction. The recess comprises a first apex that is a boundary with one adjacent protrusion, a first face that is continuous to the first apex, and is recessed in a radially outward direction, a second face that is continuous to the first face, and a second apex that is continuous to the second face, and is a boundary with the other protrusion that is adjacent to the recess. A length L2 from the second apex to a deepest portion of the recess is longer than a length L1 from the first apex to the deepest portion of the recess.
US12213468B2	Population control using engineered translocations Embodiments provided herein relate to systems for synthetically-engineered reciprocal chromosomal translocation for gene insertion into a population of organisms such as insects.
US12213466B2	Process for using CRISPR to transfect primordial germ cells in avians The present invention relates to processes for transfecting cells. In particular, the present invention relates to processes for using CRISPR to incorporate a polynucleotide into the genome of an avian primordial germ cell (PGC).
US12213464B2	Single nucleotide polymorphisms and feeding efficiency in cattle Methods of identifying cattle having increased feed efficiency using a small panel of single nucleotide polymorphisms is provided. The method provides for using a thousand or less of such SNPs and includes using a panel of 250 or fewer SNPs. The method if useful with various cattle breeds including crossbred cattle. Provided are SNPs that are useful as markers with various traits associated with feed efficiency in cattle. Kits and methods of use are provided.
US12213461B2	Apparatus for the controlled dispensing of a feed supplement hydrogel with high viscosity The present invention relates to a dispensing apparatus for the controlled dispensing of a high viscosity feed supplement hydrogel, which has a fluid container (A), a diaphragm pump (1), a fluid box (B) in which dispensing nozzles (6) are arranged.The invention is characterized in that within the fluid box (B) it has a pressure regulator (2), one or more pneumatic dispensing valves (3) associated with the pressure regulator (2), and a fluid distributor (5) connected to the lower outlet openings of each pneumatic dispensing valve (3), wherein to each fluid distributor (5) one or more dispensing nozzle(s) (6) are arranged orderly in several rows, a solenoid valve (4) is connected to an upper outlet connector of the pneumatic dispensing valve (3), an outlet of an air pressure regulator (8) is connected to one of the inlets of the solenoid valve (4) and an outlet of a control box (C) is electronically connected to another inlet of the solenoid valve (4), which control box (C) can also be operated via WIFI by a remote control (9), another outlet of the air pressure regulator (8) is connected to an inlet of the diaphragm pump (1), an optical sensor (7) is arranged in the fluid box (B) for optimal control of the dispensing nozzles (6), an outlet of the optical sensor (7) is connected to one of the inlets of the control box (C).
US12213460B2	Pet feeding station with aroma dispensing system A pet feeding system includes a generally hollow main body having openings along the top surface for receiving a food dish and a water dish. A fan is positioned along another opening in the bottom surface of the main body that is located in line with the food dish. A heating plate having a removable tray is positioned between the fan and the food dish. The tray is constructed from a heat conducting material and imparts heat from the heating plate onto a material. Aroma produced by the scented material is moved by the fan toward air vents in the food bowl, and a pair of locking rings secure the bowls to the main body to prevent a pet from accessing the scented material.
US12213459B2	Pet food storage apparatus to store and serve food The present invention provides a pet food storage apparatus (100) to store and serve pet food. The storage apparatus (100) includes a container (10) having a bottom wall (12), a sidewall (14), and an opening (16) defining a hollow portion (15). An extruded portion (30) is radially extended internally from the sidewall (14). A first bowl (40a) is removably arranged on the extruded portion (30) of the sidewall (14). Further, a second bowl (40b) is removably arranged in a nested configuration over the first bowl (40a). A depressed cavity (44b) of the second bowl (40b) is used to store an accessory. The first bowl (40a) and the second bowl (40b) are removed from the container (10) to serve food or water to the pet. A lid (60) is provided to open or close the container (10).
US12213458B2	Feed container with internal retention member A feed container for storing hardened livestock feed is disclosed. The feed container has a storage area defined by a bottom wall and a sidewall for retaining animal feed within the storage area when the feed is in a solid phase and the feed container is in a non-upward resting position or is on its sidewall. Also disclosed is a method for utilizing a feed container, having said storage area for retaining animal feed within the storage area when the feed is in a solid phase and the feed container is in a non-upward resting position or is on its sidewall.
US12213457B2	Egg laying device An egg placing machine cassette for receiving eggs to be laid upon a surface. The eggs being received in a two-dimensional array and wherein the cassette comprises a base portion, side walls extending from a first end of the base portion and a lid portion that is connected to a second end of the side walls, that second end being distal from the base portion. The cassette is provided with a first opening mechanism, by which a setter tray is able to be placed inside the cassette. The cassette is further provided with a second opening mechanism, in which the lid portion can be partially and/or progressively opened to allow a predetermined number of eggs to be removed therefrom.
US12213456B1	Protective shroud for shock wire coupling The invention discloses a shroud or guard that provides a housing to protect electrical couplings in a livestock facility. The guard may be placed on conventional feed and water supply lines and over their associated shock wires to prevent animals from destroying the electrical connections that supply electricity to the shock wires.
US12213453B2	Livestock stillbirthing alerting system An image capture device with processors can execute a set of instructions stored in the system memory to: receive a plurality of time-sequenced images of the animal from the digital image sensor; determine, using an artificial intelligence module, a first birth in process from a first subset of images of the plurality of time-sequenced images of the animal; and determine an interval of time lapse between the first birth in process from the first subset of images of the plurality of time-sequenced images of the animal and a next birth in process from the next subset of images of the plurality of time-sequenced images of the animal, as determined using the artificial intelligence module, and when the interval of time lapse between the first birth in process and the next birth in process exceeds a predetermined amount trigger an action from an alert trigger.
US12213452B1	Quick disposal sanitary system and method of use A quick disposal sanitary system that enables the collection of deposited waste materials is disclosed. The system includes an absorbent pad; a liquid impervious layer extending outwardly from the absorbent pad, creating a peripheral boundary; and a drawstring system having a cord and a pull-tab; wherein the cord is disposed in the peripheral boundary. The drawstring system is configured to fold the peripheral boundary inwardly, thereby causing the absorbent pad and the liquid impervious layer to constrict and gather into a closed configuration constrict.
US12213449B2	Animal marking control system and method An animal marking control system includes: at least one transceiver communicatively coupled to a remote base station (BS) and configured to exchange data with the BS, the transceiver having a plurality of operation modes (OMs), each of the OMs defining a respective frequency of communication (FoC) of the transceiver with the BS; a marker unit configured to selectively mark the animal; a processing circuitry configured to: cause activation of the transceiver at a first OM of the OMs, wherein in the first OM the transceiver communicates with the BS in a first FoC; receive an indication of a marking need from the BS; upon receipt of the indication of a marking need, cause activation of the transceiver at a second OM of the OMs, wherein in the second OM the transceiver communicates with the BS in a second FoC; receive marker unit activation instructions; activate the marker unit.
US12213448B1	Animal waste disposal apparatus A pet waste disposal apparatus having an open top container, a sloping floor surface, an outlet drain, a pair of space apart support bars located within and connecting the side walls of the container, a walking board supported on the support bars, a first roller located between the first end of the walking board and a second roller located between the second end of the walking board, a waste inlet located between the first roller and the first end of the container, a rotating belt having an artificial turf exterior surface and tensioned mounted to the rollers, an electrically driven cover plate moveable between a closed and opened position, a spray cleaning system located within the container for cleaning the rotating belt of wastes and directing pet wastes out of the container and a motor for powering rollers, the cover plate, and the spray cleaning system.
US12213447B2	Climate controlled stable The invention provides a system comprising a closed stable comprising a stable space for housing ruminants, wherein the system is configured for controlling in a controlling mode a methane concentration in the stable air between a minimal methane concentration Cm−≥500 ppmv and a maximal methane concentration Cm+ selected to be equal to or smaller than the lower explosion limit of methane in the stable air CmLEL, and wherein the system is configured for controlling in the controlling mode a dinitrogen concentration in the stable air to be smaller than the ambient dinitrogen concentration in ambient air.
US12213446B2	Tomato hybrid DRTH1035 and parents thereof The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid DRTH1035, tomato line FIR-XM20-4544, and tomato line FIR-XM20-4545. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTH1035, tomato line FIR-XM20-4544, and tomato line FIR-XM20-4545 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTH1035, tomato line FIR-XM20-4544, and tomato line FIR-XM20-4545 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US12213442B2	Soybean cultivar 10220111 A soybean cultivar designated 10220111 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 10220111, to the plants of soybean cultivar 10220111, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 10220111, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 10220111. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 10220111. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 10220111, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 10220111 with another soybean cultivar.
US12213436B2	Soybean cultivar 12301724 A soybean cultivar designated 12301724 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 12301724, to the plants of soybean cultivar 12301724, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 12301724, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 12301724. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 12301724. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 12301724, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 12301724 with another soybean cultivar.
US12213432B2	Soybean cultivar 14410218 A soybean cultivar designated 14410218 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 14410218, to the plants of soybean cultivar 14410218, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 14410218, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 14410218. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 14410218. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 14410218, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 14410218 with another soybean cultivar.
US12213429B2	Soybean cultivar 11050124 A soybean cultivar designated 11050124 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 11050124, to the plants of soybean cultivar 11050124, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 11050124, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 11050124. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 11050124. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 11050124, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 11050124 with another soybean cultivar.
US12213427B1	Maize inbred PH4CP2 A novel maize variety designated PH4CP2 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4CP2 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4CP2 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4CP2 or a locus conversion of PH4CP2 with another maize variety.
US12213426B1	Maize inbred 1PRBA00 A novel maize variety designated 1PRBA00 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PRBA00 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PRBA00 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PRBA00 or a locus conversion of 1PRBA00 with another maize variety.
US12213425B1	Maize inbred 1PDBW79 A novel maize variety designated 1PDBW79 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PDBW79 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PDBW79 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PDBW79 or a locus conversion of 1PDBW79 with another maize variety.
US12213424B2	Maize inbred 1PCAS30 A novel maize variety designated 1PCAS30 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PCAS30 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PCAS30 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PCAS30 or a locus conversion of 1PCAS30 with another maize variety.
US12213419B2	Apparatus for cultivating plants The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for cultivating plants, the apparatus includes a cabinet having a cultivation space; a door opening and closing the cultivation space; a cultivation shelf disposed inside the cultivation space and on which a seed package containing plants for cultivation is seated; a lighting device for radiating light to the cultivation shelf; a water tank provided inside the cultivation space and storing water; and a water supply pipe supplying water from the water tank to the cultivation shelf.
US12213418B2	Apparatus for receiving and depositing plant pots which stand in rows An apparatus (2) for receiving and depositing plant pots (26) which stand in rows, having at least two receiving channels (4) that are arranged in parallel beside each other and which extend in an extent direction (R) and are provided with lateral delimitations (6). Adjustment of the channel width (24) of the receiving channels (4) with an adjustment apparatus (14), includes the lateral delimitations (6) that are supported in a laterally displaceable and rotationally secure manner on a displacement member (16) which is orientated transversely relative to the extent direction (R) of the receiving channels (4), the lateral delimitations (6) are connected to an adjustable coupling rod linkage (18), the coupling rod linkage (18) form the adjustment apparatus (14), and the coupling rod linkage (18) adjusts the channel width (24) of all the receiving channels (4) by the same value.
US12213416B2	Auto-assignment of devices of a multi-wire irrigation control system to irrigation zones In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to use with irrigation devices connected to a multi-wire path in an irrigation system. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for use with irrigation devices including a control circuit and an application including computer program code configured to be executed by the control circuit to perform steps. The steps includes obtaining a listing of unique addresses not already assigned to irrigation zones, each unique address corresponding to a respective one of the irrigation devices, the irrigation devices connected to the multi-wire path of the irrigation system; and assigning each unique address of the listing of unique addresses sequentially to available irrigation zones.
US12213412B2	Method for micro-ridge mixed-sowing cultivation of rice A method for micro-ridge mixed-sowing cultivation of rice includes: S1: draining away water at the maturity stage of the preceding crop until reaching a state allowing a harvester to operate; S2: harvesting the preceding crop, leaving the stubble, smashing the stalks of the preceding crop, and then spreading the smashed stalks on the stubble to form a rhizosphere layer for rice growth; S3: trenching the field to form ecological trenches; S4: flattening the standing stubble and the smashed stalks on the seedbed surface to form an underlying surface, molding seed-fertilizer-soil compounds into a ridge shape and fall the seed-fertilizer-soil compounds on the underlying surface to form ecological ridges, wherein a plurality of ecological ridges are formed between adjacent ecological trenches, and the seed-fertilizer-soil compounds are obtained by thoroughly mixing rice seeds, chemical fertilizers and soil at a mass ratio of 6 to 14:50 to 70:6,000 to 10,000.
US12213406B2	Controlling a machine based on cracked kernel detection An image capture device captures an image of crop after it has been processed by a kernel processing unit on a forage harvester. A size distribution indicative of the distribution of kernel fragment sizes in the harvested crop is identified from the image captured by the image capture device. A control system generates control signals to control a speed differential in the speed of rotation of kernel processing rollers based on the size distribution. Control signals can also be generated to control a size of a gap between the kernel processing rollers.
US12213404B2	Metal rod blade and trimmer head utilizing same A grass trimmer head has a trimmer head assembly and a metal-rod blade assembly. The blade assembly is characterized by a length of solid metal-rod, and a spherical portion, attached to one end. The head assembly is made of an inverted metal cup with a plurality of spherical cavities or sockets, placed equidistantly around the internal vertical wall and penetrating the outside wall, creating a predominantly circular opening. The blade assemblies are inserted into the cavities, snapping into place and held loosely by a spring-loaded retainer, for easy removal or replacement. The ball joint formed allows the blade assembly to rotate freely in all directions. Each external opening is extended on the trailing side with a cavity allowing the blade assembly to rotate at higher angles in the trailing and upward directions.
US12213401B1	Device for monitoring seeding and method thereof A device for monitoring seeding and a method thereof, including a monitoring sensor and an algorithm control module, wherein the monitoring sensor includes a first sensor-channel emitting end, a first sensor-channel receiving end, a second sensor-channel emitting end and a second sensor-channel receiving end, and are arranged, in a two-channel opposite-emission photoelectric induction mode, on two sides of a seed belt, respectively; and the algorithm control module is configured to perform counting of seeding, reseeding and missed seeding, monitoring of seed deficiency and seed blockage according to a duration time of a first low level and an interval time of two adjacent falling edges of signals of the two sensor-channels; further, to perform monitoring of a rotating speed of a motor according to an interval time of two adjacent falling edges of signals of the second sensor-channel.
US12213400B2	System and method for intercrop planting A field planting system for planting seeds of at least two plant genotypes in a field includes a multi-variety planter operable to plant the seeds of the at least two plant genotypes in the field. The field planting system also includes a controller in operable communication with the multi-variety planter. The controller is configured to receive georeferenced field information for the field and plant information for the at least two plant genotypes, and generate a planting map for the field based on the georeferenced field information and the plant information, the planting map including a planting pattern for interplanting the seeds of the at least two plant genotypes. The controller is further configured to monitor a location of the multi-variety planter in the field, and control the multi-variety planter to plant the seeds of the at least two plant genotypes in the field according to the planting map.
US12213395B2	Monitoring and intelligence generation for farm field Various embodiments described herein provide monitoring and intelligence generation for one or more farm fields by: using remote sensing to monitor progress of a developing crop; comparing a user's field to another field in the area; providing cropped area extent estimates for a current season; using one or more disease risk models to determine disease risk (or disease pressure) with respect to a field; or some combination thereof.
US12219875B2	Power-generating apparatus A power-generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing in which a fluid flows along the interior thereof and at least a portion of the wall surface thereof includes a flat surface formed of metal; a thermoelectric module disposed on the flat surface of the housing; and an insulating member disposed on the flat surface of the housing so as to be beside the thermoelectric module.
US12219870B2	Organic electroluminescence device and compound for organic electroluminescence device An organic electroluminescence device includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, and functional layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least one functional layer of the functional layers includes a compound represented by Formula 1, thereby having low driving voltage, high light emission efficiency, and long life characteristics.
US12219869B2	Composition for organic optoelectronic device, organic optoelectronic device, and display device A composition for an organic optoelectronic device, an organic optoelectronic device including the same, and a display device, the composition including a first compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a second compound represented by Chemical Formula 2; or a combination of Chemical Formula 3 and Chemical Formula 4,
US12219868B2	Organic electroluminescence device An organic electroluminescence device of the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode oppositely disposed to the first electrode, and multiple organic layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one organic layer among the multiple organic layers includes a fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1, thereby showing improved emission efficiency.
US12219867B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof When a base film used in a flexible display panel is bonded to a resin member for fixing the base film that is curved, the base film has creases by an environmental change such as temperature due to difference in linear expansion coefficient before and after a thermal shock. A buffer plate that is thin enough to be bent is provided between the base film used in a flexible display panel and the resin member. With the use of heat dissipation effect and heat equalization effect of the buffer plate, a structure around the panel capable of resisting the environmental change can be provided.
US12219866B2	Flexible OLED display device A flexible OLED display device includes a flexible display panel and a support member. The flexible display panel includes an active area, an extension portion and a bending portion connecting the active area and the extension portion. The support member is located between the active area and the extension portion. The active area, the support member and the extension portion are stacked, and a predetermined distance is set between the support member and the bending portion in an extending direction parallel to the extension portion.
US12219861B2	Display apparatus and electronic device A novel display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a first layer including a plurality of pixel circuits, a second layer provided over the first layer, a plurality of optical lenses provided over the second layer, a display region, and a plurality of light-receiving regions. The display region includes a first pixel circuit provided in the first layer and a light-emitting device provided in the second layer. The light-receiving region includes a second pixel circuit provided in the first layer and a light-receiving device provided in the second layer. The plurality of light-receiving regions are provided around the display region. The optical lens is provided at a position overlapping with the light-receiving region.
US12219856B2	Display device and method for manufacturing the same A display device includes: a light-emitting element at a display area; a driving element electrically connected to the light-emitting element; an encapsulation layer covering the light-emitting element; a touch sensor on the encapsulation layer; a connection pad at a bonding area, the connection pad including a lower conductive layer, an intermediate conductive layer on the lower conductive layer, and an upper conductive layer on the intermediate conductive layer; a cladding layer covering at least a side surface of the intermediate conductive layer and including an organic material; a passivation layer covering an upper surface of the cladding layer and including an inorganic material, a portion of the passivation layer being located under the upper conductive layer; and a driving circuit attached to the connection pad.
US12219855B2	Display device A display device may include a display panel and an input sensor. Mesh lines of the input sensor may include first mesh lines extending in a first direction and second mesh lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first mesh lines and the second mesh lines may cross each other at a plurality of cross points. In a unit region of the sensing electrode, first cutting points may be defined in the first mesh lines and the second mesh lines, and second cutting points may be defined in the first mesh lines and the second mesh lines.
US12219854B2	Display device A display device according to an embodiment includes a light emitting element disposed on a substrate, and including a first electrode, an emission layer, and a second electrode; a low-reflective layer disposed on the light emitting element, and including an inorganic material; an encapsulation layer positioned on the low-reflective layer; a reflection adjustment layer positioned on the encapsulation layer; a capping layer positioned on the reflection adjustment layer; and an overcoat layer positioned on the capping layer.
US12219850B2	Display substrate, display panel, and display device having first region with greater light transmittance than second region A display substrate, a display panel, and a display device are disclosed. The display substrate includes first and second display regions and sub-pixels. The sub-pixels are divided into first-type and second-type pixel groups arranged in a second direction. The first-type pixel group includes first and second sub-pixels located in the first and second display regions. The second-type pixel group includes second sub-pixels. The second sub-pixels of at least one of the first-type and the second-type pixel groups are disposed at two sides of the first display region in a first direction. The pixel circuits corresponding to the first and second sub-pixels in one first-type pixel group are connected to one first-type data line. The pixel circuits corresponding to the second sub-pixels in one second-type pixel group are connected to one second-type data line. A power line is disposed below a first-type data line in the first display region.
US12219847B2	Redlined title: display device having display area including transmissive area and a non-transmissive area A display device includes a substrate having transmissive areas and a non-transmissive area disposed between the transmissive areas. A first pixel is provided in the non-transmissive area, and includes a first subpixel, a second subpixel and a third subpixel. A second pixel is disposed adjacent the first pixel in the non-transmissive area, and includes a third subpixel. The first pixel and the second pixel share the first subpixel and the second subpixel.
US12219844B2	Display panel and display device The present disclosure discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes an array substrate and a plurality of pixel units. In a first display area, a minimum distance between an edge of an anode of a second pixel unit and an edge of a corresponding light-emitting portion is greater than a minimum distance between an edge of an anode of a first pixel unit and an edge of a corresponding light-emitting portion. The display panel and the display device provided by the present disclosure prevents a problem that user experience is compromised by differences in brightness of the display panel at wide viewing angles.
US12219842B2	Tiled display device A tiled display device includes: a first display device including: a first display substrate having a plurality of light emitting areas; and a second color conversion substrate comprising a plurality of light transmitting areas respectively corresponding to the light emitting areas and comprising a light scattering material and a plurality of light blocking areas between the light transmitting areas; a second display device comprising a second display substrate and a second color conversion substrate, the second display device being at a side of the first display device; and a light scattering member between the first display device and the second display device and comprising a light scattering material, wherein an external light reflectance of the light scattering member is higher than an average value of an external light reflectance of the light transmitting areas and an external light reflectance of the light blocking areas.
US12219838B2	Display device Provided is a display device which includes a substrate having a display area and a non-display area, and a plurality of pads disposed in the non-display area. Each of the pads includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, a third electrode layer, a fourth electrode layer, and a fifth electrode layer which are sequentially disposed on the substrate, and the second electrode layer is in contact with the first electrode layer through a contact hole formed in one or more insulating layers.
US12219837B2	Display panel having an extension wiring connected to a cathode layer and method for fabricating same A display panel includes a light-emitting area and a cathode overlapping area, and further includes a first metal layer including a first wire located in the cathode overlapping area, a second metal layer disposed above the first metal layer and including a second wire located in the cathode overlapping area, a third metal layer disposed above the second metal layer and including an extension wire located in the cathode overlapping area, and a light-emitting device disposed above the second metal layer and located in the light-emitting area. The light-emitting device includes an anode layer, an organic functional layer, and a cathode layer in sequence. The cathode layer extends from the light-emitting area to the cathode overlapping area and is connected to the extension wire.
US12219833B2	Display device A display device includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of pixel circuits below the plurality of pixel electrodes; some scan lines, each of the scan lines being connected to a corresponding one group of the plurality of pixel circuits; and a scan drive circuit configured to selectively send scanning signals to the scan lines. The plurality of pixel electrodes include effective pixel electrodes corresponding to respective pixels constituting a displayed image, and dummy pixel electrodes between the effective pixel electrodes and the scan drive circuit and corresponding to none of the respective pixels. Each of the effective pixel electrodes is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of pixel circuits. Each of the scan lines is electrically connected to the scan drive circuit through a corresponding at least one of the dummy pixel electrodes.
US12219827B2	Display substrate and display device A display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a base substrate, and a plurality of pixel units and a plurality of scanning lines on the base substrate. Each pixel unit includes a plurality of sub-pixels and a light shielding layer, the plurality of sub-pixels is arranged in sequence in a first direction, each sub-pixel includes a sub-pixel driving circuitry and a light-emitting element coupled to each other, and the sub-pixel driving circuitry is configured to provide a driving signal to the light-emitting element. At least a part of the light shielding layer is arranged between the sub-pixel driving circuitry and the base substrate. Each scanning line includes at least a part extending in the first direction, is coupled to a corresponding sub-pixel driving circuitry, and is arranged at a same layer as the light shielding layer.
US12219823B2	Display device A display device includes electrodes disposed on a substrate, the electrodes extending in a first direction and being spaced apart from each other, a first insulating layer disposed on the electrodes, light-emitting elements disposed on the first insulating layer, between the electrodes, a second insulating layer disposed on the light-emitting elements, the second insulating layer extending in the first direction, connecting electrodes disposed on the second insulating layer and the light-emitting elements, the connecting electrodes electrically contacting end portions of each of the light-emitting elements, and a third insulating layer disposed between the connecting electrodes. An end portion of at least one of the connecting electrodes overlaps another one of the connecting electrodes.
US12219822B2	Organic light emitting diode display device An organic light emitting diode display device includes a substrate, a protection layer on the substrate, the protection layer including a trench pattern and a recessed portion, a first electrode on the protection layer, a pixel defining layer on the protection layer, the pixel defining layer defining an opening that exposes at least a part of the first electrode, an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer. The recessed portion overlaps the opening and is spaced apart from an edge of the opening in a plan view. The trench pattern includes a plurality of trenches extending along a first direction. Each trench of the plurality of trenches is spaced apart from the first electrode in a plan view and has a concave cross-section.
US12219821B2	Display device having dummy regions A display device includes a substrate, a thin film transistor on the substrate, an interlayer insulating layer on the thin film transistor, an electrode on the interlayer insulating layer, the electrode including an emission region, a contact region overlapping the thin film transistor, and a dummy region protruding from the emission region in a direction different from the contact region, and an emission layer on the electrode, the emission region of the electrode overlapping the emission layer.
US12219818B2	Display device A display device includes a plurality of outer banks extending in a first direction and are spaced from one another in a second direction that intersects the first direction, first and second bank parts spaced from the plurality of outer banks in the second direction between the outer banks, and spaced from each other in the first direction, first and second inner banks extending in the first direction between the plurality of outer banks, the first and second inner banks being spaced from each other in the second direction, first and second electrodes on the first and second inner banks, respectively, and spaced from each other in the second direction, light-emitting elements having first end portions on one of the first and second electrodes, the light-emitting elements being arranged along the first direction, and a first insulating layer including a first pattern portion between the first and second inner banks.
US12219817B2	Display substrate with pixel define layer within color subpixel A display substrate, an ink jet printing method and a display apparatus are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate and a pixel define layer disposed on the base substrate, wherein the pixel define layer includes first define layers and a second define layer, a printing region is formed on the base substrate between the first define layers, and the second define layer is disposed on the printing region and divides the printing region into at least two sub-printing regions, and a height of the first define layers is greater than that of the second define layer in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate.
US12219815B2	Display device A display device can include a plurality of sub-pixels disposed on a substrate; a storage capacitor disposed in each of the plurality of sub-pixels; a buffer layer disposed on the storage capacitor; a transistor disposed on the buffer layer in each of the plurality of sub-pixels; and a light emitting element disposed on the transistor in each the plurality of sub-pixels, in which the plurality of sub-pixels include a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel, each of the first, second and third sub-pixels being configured to emit a different color of light, at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels includes a metal layer disposed below the transistor, and the metal layer is connected to one electrode of the storage capacitor.
US12219809B2	Display panel and display apparatus including the same A display panel includes a substrate, a first display area including first pixels, a second display area located at a corner of the first display area and including second pixels, a third display area located between the first display area and the second display area and including third pixels, first display units, second display units, and third display units, which are disposed on the substrate and correspond to the first to third pixels, respectively, and a driver which provides the first to third display units with an electrical signal, and having a portion of which overlaps the third pixels. Slits cut in a direction toward a corner of the substrate from an inner side of the substrate is defined in the substrate at the corner thereof, and the substrate includes a strip portion between two adjacent slits.
US12219807B2	Display panel including transparent region having transparent portions and terminal device The present disclosure relates to a display panel and a terminal device. The display panel includes a display region. At least a part of the display region is a transparent region. The transparent region has a plurality of pixel rows distributed along a column direction, and each of the plurality of pixel rows includes pixels and transparent portions arranged in a row direction. The pixel rows include first pixel rows and second pixel rows, transparent portions each arranged between two adjacent pixels in each of the first pixel rows are first transparent portions, and transparent portions each arranged between two adjacent pixels in each of the second pixel rows are second transparent portions. A width of each of the first transparent portions in the row direction is greater than a width of each of the second transparent portions in the row direction.
US12219806B2	Display panel and method of manufacturing the same, and display apparatus A display panel includes a display substrate and a reflective layer. The display substrate includes light-emitting regions and a non-light-emitting region. The reflective layer is located on a light exit side of the display substrate and includes a plurality of filter portions and reflective portions arranged between every two adjacent filter portions. The reflective portions correspond to the non-light-emitting region, and the filter portions correspond to the light-emitting regions.
US12219802B2	Display device A display device comprises a display panel, a panel support member disposed on a surface of the display panel and including segments that are spaced apart from each other, and a reflective layer disposed between the segments.
US12219799B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a substrate, a display layer disposed on the substrate, the display layer including an emission area, an upper organic insulating layer disposed over the display layer, the upper organic insulating layer having a first opening overlapping the emission area, a lower light-blocking layer disposed on the upper organic insulating layer, the lower light-blocking layer having a second opening overlapping the first opening in a plan view, an upper planarization layer covering the lower light-blocking layer, the upper planarization layer filling the first opening, and an upper light-blocking layer disposed on the upper planarization layer, the upper light-blocking layer overlapping the lower light-blocking layer in a plan view and having a third opening overlapping the second opening in a plan view.
US12219795B2	Display substrate, preparation method thereof, and display device Provided are a display substrate and a preparation method thereof, and a display device. The display substrate includes a base substrate, a light-emitting element disposed on the base substrate, and an encapsulation layer disposed on the light-emitting element, the display substrate further comprises a driving circuit connected with the light-emitting element and configured to drive the light-emitting element, the driving circuit comprises a driving transistor which comprises an active layer located inside the base substrate; the encapsulation layer comprises a first gradient layer and a second gradient layer stacked along a direction away from the base substrate, a content of oxygen element in the first gradient layer gradually decreases, and a content of carbon element in the second gradient layer gradually increases along the direction away from the base substrate.
US12219793B2	Display device The present disclosure provides a display device including a display panel, a main frame positioned behind the display panel, an inner plate positioned between the display panel and the main frame, a support plate mounted on a back surface of the display panel and facing the inner plate, and a coupling member for coupling the inner plate and the support plate, wherein the coupling member includes a first coupling member mounted on the support plate, and a second coupling member mounted on the inner plate and coupled to the first coupling member.
US12219791B2	Display substrate comprising first notch formed in side of auxiliary electrode and manufacturing method, and display device having same The present disclosure provides a display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display substrate includes a substrate, and a compensation electrode, an auxiliary electrode, a light-emitting functional layer, and a cathode layer arranged on one side of the substrate. The auxiliary electrode is arranged on one side of the compensation electrode away from the substrate, and coupled to the compensation electrode. A first notch is formed in a side surface of the auxiliary electrode, and at least a part of the first notch extends in a direction parallel to the substrate. The light-emitting functional layer is arranged on one side of the auxiliary electrode away from the substrate, and interrupted at the first notch. The cathode layer is arranged on one side of the light-emitting functional layer away from the substrate, and coupled to the auxiliary electrode at the first notch.
US12219790B2	Organic device, group of masks, mask, and manufacturing method for organic device An organic device may include a substrate, first electrodes on the substrate, organic layers on the first electrodes, and a second electrode n the organic layers. When viewed in a direction normal to the substrate, the organic device may include a first display area that includes the second electrode at a first occupancy, and a second display area that includes the second electrode at a second occupancy lower than the first occupancy. In the second display area, the organic layers may be arranged in intersecting first and second directions, and the second electrode may include electrode lines arranged in the first direction. Each electrode line may include electrode sections arranged in the second direction and overlapping the organic layers. Any adjacent two electrode sections in the second direction may be connected. The electrode sections may include first and second electrode sections respectively having different first and second shapes.
US12219787B2	QLED devices, hole transport materials and producing methods thereof, and display devices The present invention provides QLED devices, hole transport materials and producing methods thereof, and display devices. A hole transport material includes a polymer, wherein the polymer is a single nanoparticle including at least a first metal compound and a second metal compound, the first metal compound and the second metal compound are linked via a covalent bond or a Van der Waals force, and valence band energy levels of the first metal compound and the second metal compound are different.
US12219786B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes: a lower substrate including a display area and a transmission area; first to third pixel electrodes in the display area; an intermediate layer having an opening corresponding to the transmission area; an opposite electrode above the intermediate layer, and having an opening corresponding to the transmission area; an upper substrate including a first area corresponding to the first pixel electrode, a second area corresponding to the second pixel electrode, a third area corresponding to the third pixel electrode, and a fourth area corresponding to the transmission area; a light-transmissive layer in the first area; a second-color quantum dot layer in the second area; a third-color quantum dot layer in the third area; and a light-transmissive material layer be in the fourth area, and being integrally formed with the light-transmissive layer.
US12219778B2	Multi-gate selector switches for memory cells and methods of forming the same A memory structure includes: first and second word lines; a high-k dielectric layer disposed on the first and second word lines; a channel layer disposed on the high-k dielectric layer and comprising a semiconductor material; first and second source electrodes electrically contacting the channel layer; a first drain electrode disposed on the channel layer between the first and second source electrodes; a memory cell electrically connected to the first drain electrode; and a bit line electrically connected to the memory cell.
US12219776B2	Ferroelectric devices including a single crystalline ferroelectric layer and method of making the same A semiconductor structure includes an active region including a source region, a drain region, and a channel region extending between the source region and the drain region, a gate stack, and a gate dielectric layer located between the gate stack and the active region. The gate stack includes an electrically conductive gate electrode and a single crystalline III-nitride ferroelectric plate located between the electrically conductive gate electrode and the gate dielectric layer, and an entirety of the single crystalline III-nitride ferroelectric plate is single crystalline.
US12219775B2	Semiconductor structure and method of forming the same A semiconductor structure and method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a circuit structure, an interlayer structure and a memory structure. The circuit structure includes a substrate having semiconductor devices formed thereon; a dielectric structure disposed over the semiconductor devices; and an interconnect layer embedded in the dielectric structure and connected to the semiconductor devices. The interlayer structure is disposed over the circuit structure. The memory structure is disposed over the interlayer structure and physically separated from the circuit structure by the interlayer structure.
US12219772B2	Multi-gate string drivers having shared pillar structure Some embodiments include apparatuses, and methods of forming the apparatuses. Some of the apparatuses include a first group of conductive materials interleaved with a first group of dielectric materials, a pillar extending through the conductive materials and the dielectric materials, memory cells located along the first pillar, a conductive contact coupled to a conductive material of the first group of conductive materials, and additional pillars extending through a second group of conductive materials and a second group of dielectric materials. The second pillar includes a first portion coupled to a conductive region, a second portion, a third portion, and a fourth portion coupled to the conductive contact. The second portion is located between the first and third portions. The second portion of each of the additional pillars is part of a piece of material extending from a first pillar to a second pillar of the additional pillars.
US12219771B2	Semiconductor device using oxide and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using oxide A semiconductor device having a large storage capacity is provided. The semiconductor device includes an oxide provided over a substrate, a plurality of first conductors over the oxide, a first insulator that is provided over the plurality of first conductors and includes a plurality of openings overlapping with regions between the plurality of first conductors, a plurality of second insulators provided in the respective plurality of openings, a plurality of charge retention layers provided over the respective plurality of second insulators, a plurality of third insulators provided over the respective plurality of charge retention layers, and a plurality of second conductors provided over the respective plurality of third insulators.
US12219769B2	3D semiconductor device and structure with logic and memory A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a single crystal layer and a memory control circuit including first transistors and at least one cache memory unit; a first metal layer overlaying the single crystal layer; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a third metal layer overlaying the second metal layer; second transistors disposed atop the third metal layer with at least one including a metal gate; third transistors disposed atop the second transistors; a fourth metal layer atop the third transistors; a memory array including word-lines and at least four memory mini arrays, each including at least four rows by four columns of memory cells, each of the memory cells includes at least one of the second transistors or at least one of the third transistors; a connection path from the fourth metal to the third metal including a via disposed through the memory array.
US12219764B2	Non-volatile memory device and method of manufacturing the non-volatile memory device A non-volatile memory device may include a semiconductor substrate, a stack structure and a source structure. The stack structure may be formed on the semiconductor substrate. The source structure may be formed in a slit configured to divide the stack structure. The source structure may include a sealing layer, a source liner, a gap-filling layer and a source contact pattern. The sealing layer may be formed on an inner wall of the slit. The source liner may be formed on a surface of the sealing layer and a bottom surface of the slit. The gap-filling layer may be formed in the slit. The source contact pattern may be formed on the gap-filling layer in the slit. The source contact pattern may be electrically connected with the source liner.
US12219763B2	Integrated circuit device An integrated circuit device including a substrate having a cell and interconnection region; and a first stacked structure and a second stacked structure on the first stacked structure, each of the first and second stacked structures including insulating layers and word line structures that are alternately stacked one by one on the substrate in the cell region and the interconnection region, wherein, in the interconnection region the first stacked structure includes a first dummy channel hole penetrating through the first stacked structure, the second stacked structure includes a second dummy channel hole communicatively connected to the first dummy channel hole, the second dummy channel hole penetrating through the second stacked structure, respectively, and a first dummy upper width of an uppermost end of the first dummy channel hole is greater than a second dummy upper width of an uppermost end of the second dummy channel hole.
US12219762B2	Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a conductor tier comprising conductor material on a substrate. A stack comprising vertically-alternating first tiers and second tiers is formed above the conductor tier. The stack comprises laterally-spaced memory-block regions that have horizontally-elongated trenches there-between. Channel-material strings extend through the first tiers and the second tiers. Material of the first tiers is of different composition from material of the second tiers. A lowest of the first tiers comprises sacrificial material of different composition from the first-tier material there-above and from the second-tier material tier there-above. The sacrificial material is of different composition from that of an uppermost portion of the conductor material of the conductor tier. The sacrificial material is isotropically etched selectively relative to the uppermost portion of the conductor material of the conductor tier, selectively relative to the first-tier material there-above, and selectively relative to the second-tier material there-above. After the isotropic etching, conductive material is formed in the lowest first tier that directly electrically couples together the channel material of individual of the channel-material strings and the conductor material of the conductor tier. Other methods and structure independent of method are disclosed.
US12219761B2	Memory device and manufacturing method of the memory device There are provided a memory device and a manufacturing method of the memory device. The memory device includes: a first gate stack structure and a second gate stack structure, disposed on a substrate; and a slit disposed between the first gate stack structure and the second gate stack structure to electrically isolate the first gate stack structure and the second gate stack structure from each other.
US12219758B2	Integrated assemblies having transistor body regions coupled to carrier-sink-structures; and methods of forming integrated assemblies Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a carrier-sink-structure, and having digit lines over the carrier-sink-structure. Transistor body regions are over the digit lines. Extensions extend from the carrier-sink-structure to the transistor body regions. The extensions are configured to drain excess carriers from the transistor body regions. Lower source/drain regions are between the transistor body regions and the digit lines, and are coupled with the digit lines. Upper source/drain regions are over the transistor body regions, and are coupled with storage elements. Gates are adjacent the transistor body regions. The transistor body regions, lower source/drain regions and upper source/drain regions are together comprised a plurality of transistors. The transistors and the storage elements are together comprised by a plurality of memory cells of a memory array. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
US12219755B2	Anti-fuse device and method An IC device includes an active area positioned in a substrate, first and second contact structures overlying and electrically connected to the active area, a conductive element overlying and electrically connected to each of the first and second contact structures, an anti-fuse transistor device including a dielectric layer between a gate structure and the active area, a first selection transistor overlying the active area adjacent to each of the anti-fuse transistor device and the first contact structure, and a second selection transistor overlying the active area adjacent to each of the anti-fuse transistor device and the second contact structure.
US12219751B2	Semiconductor memory device and method for forming the same A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate and a capacitor. The capacitor is disposed on the substrate, and the capacitor includes a bottom electrode layer, a capacitor dielectric layer and a top electrode layer sequentially stacked from bottom to top and an aluminum-containing insulation layer. The aluminum-containing insulation layer includes aluminum titanium nitride or aluminum oxynitride, and is in direct contact with the capacitor dielectric layer and disposed between the bottom electrode layer and the top electrode layer. Therefore, the semiconductor memory device may effectively improve the leakage current.
US12219747B2	Memory active region layout for improving memory performance SRAM designs based on GAA transistors are disclosed that provide flexibility for increasing channel widths of transistors at scaled IC technology nodes and relax limits on SRAM performance optimization imposed by FinFET-based SRAMs. GAA-based SRAM cells described have active region layouts with active regions shared by pull-down GAA transistors and pass-gate GAA transistors. A width of shared active regions that correspond with the pull-down GAA transistors are enlarged with respect to widths of the shared active regions that correspond with the pass-gate GAA transistors. A ratio of the widths is tuned to obtain ratios of pull-down transistor effective channel width to pass-gate effective channel width greater than 1, increase an on-current of pull-down GAA transistors relative to an on-current of pass-gate GAA transistors, decrease a threshold voltage of pull-down GAA transistors relative to a threshold voltage of pass-gate GAA transistors, and/or increases a β ratio of an SRAM cell.
US12219745B2	Method for manufacturing anisotropic conducting body A layer of the mixture that contains polymer and conductive particles is applied over a first surface, when the mixture has a first viscosity that allows the conductive particles to rearrange within the layer. An electric field is applied over the layer, so that a number of the conductive particles are aligned with the field and thereafter the viscosity of the layer is changed to a second, higher viscosity, in order to mechanically stabilise the layer. This leads to a stable layer with enhanced and anisotropic conductivity.
US12219741B2	Server rack using a passive internal return loop for two-phase fluid cooling The present disclosure provides apparatus, systems, methods, and techniques for cooling using a passive internal return loop with two-phase fluids. The cooling techniques may be applied to an advanced server rack having high power density servers. The server rack may be either packaged with one or more cooling modules or employ a fully sealed immersion configuration. For example, coolant in the vapor state may be separated from coolant in the liquid state in the two-phase coolant, and the coolant in the liquid state may be recirculated to cool the server (or other sub cooling systems) by gravity (i.e., pump-free).
US12219739B2	Element-mounted board and method for manufacturing element-mounted board An element-mounted board includes a heat-dissipating plate in which aluminum or magnesium-containing metal layers are formed on both front and back surfaces of a flat plate-shaped metal-silicon carbide complex including aluminum or magnesium, and an electronic element including a ceramic plate, which is mounted on one surface side of the heat-dissipating plate, in which a flatness of the other surface of the heat-dissipating plate is 600 μm or less.
US12219738B2	Flow rate sensing system for liquid coolant flow management of an immersion cooling system According to one embodiment, a sensing system for an immersion cooling system that includes several flow sensors that are coupled to several lines that are coupled together and are arranged to sense flow rates of coolant flowing through their respective lines. The sensing system also includes a controller that is communicatively coupled to the flow sensors and is configured to receive sensor data from the sensors. The first line couples to a first pump that moves liquid coolant into an information technology (IT) enclosure, a second line couples to a second pump that moves coolant drawn from the enclosure into the second line, and the third line couples to a third pump that moves coolant drawn from a coolant source into the third line, the coolant drawn from the first lime is a combination of coolant from at least one of the second and third lines.
US12219735B2	Cooling device and method for manufacturing the same A cooling device, including at least one of following: a casing and a flow channel that is disposed inside the casing, the casing including a metal portion and a resin portion that is bonded to at least a portion of the metal portion; a casing that includes a metal, a flow channel that is disposed inside the casing, and a component that includes a resin and is bonded to a surface of the casing, and a method of manufacturing the cooling device including the steps of a first process of bonding the component to the first metal member by injection molding and a second process of connecting the second metal member with the first metal member to which the component is bonded.
US12219732B2	Graphics card assembly A graphic card assembly includes a bracket, a graphic card module, a first fin set, a centrifugal fan, a second fin set, a heat pipe set and an axial flow fan. The graphic card module is assembled to the bracket and has at least one heat source. The first fin set and the second fin set are assembled to the bracket and the first fin set thermally contacts the heat source. The centrifugal fan is disposed beside the first fin set to generate a first air flow dissipating heat from the first fin set. The heat pipe set contacts the heat source. The axial flow fan is disposed on the second fin set to generate a second air flow dissipating heat from the second fin set. The first air flow and the second air flow are separated from each other, and the second air flow passes through the bracket and the graphic card module.
US12219724B2	Electronic device and device holding system An electronic device includes: a housing; a display provided at a front side thereof; and a stand provided at a back side thereof. The housing has a transition wall between back and bottom walls, which extends further to the front as further downwardly separated from the back wall. The transition wall has a recessed part and a ventilation hole communicated with the recessed part. The stand is attached to the housing so that the stand can move between a closed state where the stand approaches the back wall and an open state where a bottom end part of the stand is separated away from the back wall so that the stand can support the housing at an angle from a placement surface. The stand is configured so that the bottom end part of the stand covers part of the recessed part when the stand is in the closed state.
US12219723B2	Hinged device having slot defined hinge trajectories The description relates to hinged devices, such as hinged computing devices. One example can include a first portion having a first display and a second portion having a second display and a hinge assembly rotatably securing the first and second portions. The hinge assembly can define rotation of the first portion by a first pair of hinge guide pins riding in a first guide track and rotation of the second portion by a second pair of hinge guide pins riding in a second guide track.
US12219719B2	Electronic device including flexible display An electronic device may include: a first housing; a second housing disposed movably with respect to the first housing; a display disposed on the second housing and expanded or contracted as the second housing moves; a motor; a pinion gear disposed in the first housing and rotatable by receiving driving force from the motor; a rack gear disposed in the second housing, engaged with the at least one pinion gear and movable by the rotation of the at least one pinion gear; a switching structure disposed between the motor and the pinion gear, and changeable to a gear-connected state, or a gear-released state, an actuator disposed in the first housing, configured to change a state of the switching structure; and at least one processor operably coupled to the motor and the actuator, and the processor may be configured to change the switching structure to the gear-connected state or the gear-released state through the actuator based on identifying the designated event.
US12219717B2	Transceiver antenna for wireless charging, apparatus and method of manufacturing the same According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna device, an apparatus for manufacturing the same, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The antenna device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises an antenna substrate sheet and an antenna pattern. A connecting PCB is attached on the antenna substrate sheet. The antenna pattern starts from one of a plurality of connecting terminals of the connecting PCB and ends at another one of the plurality of connecting terminals. The antenna pattern comprises a plurality of wires which functions as one line and a bridge. The plurality of wires is embedded on the antenna substrate sheet. The bridge connects the connecting PCB and a point where winding of the plurality of wires on the antenna substrate sheet is completed.
US12219708B2	Electronic module An electronic module, comprising an inductor, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board, wherein the first circuit board is disposed on a lateral surface of the body of the inductor with at least one electronic device being disposed on the first circuit board, wherein the second circuit board is disposed under the body of the inductor and electrically connected to the inductor.
US12219707B2	Connection member and display device including same A connection member includes a first region, a second region, and a third region, where a number of conductive layers in the second region is greater than a number of conductive layers in the first region and is greater than a number of conductive layers in the third region, a first layer, which is an uppermost layer of the second region, extends to the third region, a second layer, which is a lowermost layer of the third region, extends to the second region, and a side portion of the second region at a boundary between the second region and the third region is covered by the first layer and the second layer.
US12219705B2	Flexible printed circuit board, COF module, and electronic device comprising the same A flexible printed circuit board according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a circuit pattern disposed on the substrate and a protective layer disposed on the circuit pattern, and the circuit pattern includes a first circuit pattern and a second circuit pattern, and the first circuit pattern includes a first pad part, a second pad part, and a first wiring part connected to the first pad part and the second pad part, and the first wiring part includes a first pattern extending in contact with the second pad part, and the first pattern includes a first pattern part and a second pattern part disposed under the protective layer, and the first pattern part includes an extension area having a width greater than that of the second pattern part, and a maximum width of the first pattern part is greater than a maximum width of the second pad part.
US12219704B2	Wiring substrate A wiring substrate includes a first conductor pattern, a second conductor pattern, an insulating layer interposed between the first and second patterns and having a through hole, and a plating conductor integrally formed with the second pattern and filling the through hole in the insulating layer such that the plating conductor is in contact with the first pattern. The through hole has an expansion part such that an opening width of the through hole on the first pattern side is widened, and the plating conductor includes a first plating film directly formed on inner wall of the through hole and a second plating film formed on the first plating film such that the minimum thickness of the first plating film in the expansion part is in the range of 55% to 95% of the minimum thickness of the first plating film in the through hole other than the expansion part.
US12219701B2	Component carrier A component carrier includes (a) a base structure having a surface with a surface profile; (b) a first dielectric layer formed on the surface of the base structure and (c) a second dielectric layer formed on the first dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer has a first main surface with a first surface profile. The first main surface faces away from the surface of the base structure. The first surface profile corresponds to the surface profile of the base structure. The second dielectric layer includes a second main surface with a second surface profile. The second main surface faces away from the surface of the base structure. The second surface profile differs from the surface profile of the base structure. A manufacturing method uses an auxiliary sheet for pressing the first dielectric layer on the main surface. The auxiliary sheet is removed before pressing the second dielectric layer.
US12219700B2	Circuit board A circuit board according to an embodiment includes a first insulating portion including at least one insulating layer; a second insulating portion disposed on the first insulating portion and including at least one insulating layer; and a third insulating portion disposed under the first insulating portion and including at least one insulating layer; wherein the insulating layer constituting the first insulating portion includes a prepreg containing glass fibers, and wherein each of the insulating layers constituting the second and third insulating portions is made of resin coated copper (RCC).
US12219698B2	Printed circuit board dielectric molding, machining and electrolytic metallization A printed circuit board (PCB) has a tridimensional (3D) dielectric substrate having opposite sides and made of fiber-reinforced polymer. Each side comprises channels and pockets formed by machining a dielectric laminate, and the channels and pockets define a layout for conductive traces and pads of the PCB. The channels and pockets in a same side of the 3D dielectric substrate have a uniform depth. Side walls of the channels and pockets have a draft angle in a range of greater than 0 degrees to about 5 degrees. The conductive traces and pads are formed into the channels and pockets by electrolytic metallization. In addition, the outer surface of conductive traces and pads are flush with the sides of the 3D dielectric substrate.
US12219697B2	Display assembly and display device each including flexible circuit board with reinforcement plate having wave shaped edge A display assembly includes: a display panel including a driving circuit and a first pad; and a flexible circuit board including a flexible base plate, a first wiring layer and a first reinforcement plate. The first wiring layer is on the flexible base plate and includes a main routing portion and a second pad, and the first reinforcement plate is on a side of the first wiring layer distal to the flexible base plate; an orthogonal projection of the main routing portion on the flexible base plate is within an orthogonal projection of the first reinforcement plate on the flexible base plate; the second pad is connected to the main routing portion, and is electrically connected to the first pad; the first reinforcement plate is outside the display panel and has a first edge proximal to the display panel The first edge includes convex and concave portions alternately arranged.
US12219695B2	Circuit board and manufacturing method thereof, and terminal device A circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof, and a terminal device, and relates to the technical field of terminals, to resolve the problem of low reliability of connection between a radio frequency front-end circuit and a radio frequency back-end circuit in a circuit board of a terminal device in a related technology. The circuit board includes a substrate and a liquid metal body, where the substrate is provided with a radio frequency front-end circuit, a radio frequency back-end circuit, and a pad group, where the pad group includes a first pad electrically connected to the radio frequency front-end circuit and a second pad electrically connected to the radio frequency back-end circuit, and the second pad is spaced apart from the first pad; and the liquid metal body is arranged at a position of the pad group and connects the first pad to the second pad.
US12219687B2	Inductively coupled plasma torch structure with flared outlet An inductively coupled plasma (ICP) torch is described that includes a tapered outer end. A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a tubular sample injector configured to receive an aerosolized sample in an interior defined by walls of the tubular sample injector; an inner tube surrounding at least a portion of the tubular sample injector to form a first annular space between the inner tube and the walls of the tubular sample injector, the inner tube defining at least one inlet port for introduction of an auxiliary gas into the first annular space; and an outer tube surrounding at least a portion of the inner tube to form a second annular space, the outer tube defining at least one inlet port for introduction of a cooling gas into the second annular space, the outer tube having a flared region at an outlet of the outer tube.
US12219686B2	Electrode configuration for extended plasma confinement Methods and systems are provided for plasma confinement utilizing various electrode and valve configurations. In one example, a device includes a first electrode positioned to define an outer boundary of an acceleration volume, a second electrode arranged coaxially with respect to the first electrode and positioned to define an inner boundary of the acceleration volume, at least one power supply to drive an electric current along a Z-pinch plasma column between the first second electrodes, and a set of valves to provide gas to the acceleration volume to fuel the Z-pinch plasma column, wherein an electron flow of the electric current is in a first direction from the second electrode to the first electrode. In additional or alternative examples, a shaping part is conductively connected to the second electrode to, in a presence of the gas, cause a gas breakdown of the gas to generate a sheared flow velocity profile.
US12219683B2	Cooking appliance A cooking appliance including a cooking chamber configured to cook food therein and openable in a first direction, a shelf provided to be inserted into the cooking chamber in the first direction and having a cooking surface on which food is placed, a magnetron configured to generate high frequency waves to be supplied to the shelf, and a heat generating member configured to generate heat by the high frequency waves generated by the magnetron. Where the cooking surface includes a first area on one side and a second area on another side, the heat generating member includes a first heat generating portion configured to supply heat to the first area and a second heat generating portion disposed to correspond to the second area, and the first heat generating portion supplies more heat to the first area than the second heat generating portion supplies to the second area.
US12219680B2	Controller for mapping a light scene onto a plurality of lighting units and a method thereof A method (500) of mapping a second light scene (ls2) onto a plurality of lighting units (110, 112, 114) is disclosed. The method (500) comprising: receiving (502) data indicative of a first light scene (ls1), the first light scene (ls1) comprising a plurality of first light settings (f1, f2, f3) for the plurality of lighting units (110, 112, 114), the data further comprising information indicative of which first light setting is mapped onto which lighting unit of the plurality of lighting units (110, 112, 114), analyzing (504) the first light settings (f1, f2, f3) of the first light scene (ls1) to determine one or more first light property values of one or more respective first light settings (f1, f2, f3), analyzing (506) second light settings (s1, s2, s3) of the second light scene (ls2) to determine one or more second light property values of one or more respective second light settings (s1, s2, s3), obtaining (508) a difference value, the difference value being indicative of a target level of difference between the first light scene (ls1) and the second light scene (ls2), mapping (510) the second light settings (s1, s2, s3) onto the plurality of lighting units (110, 112, 114) based on: the difference value, the one or more first light property values of respective first light settings (f1, f2, f3) and the one or more second light property values of respective second light settings (s1, s2, s3), such that a level of difference between the first light scene (ls1) and the second light scene (ls2) corresponds to the target level of difference, and controlling (512) the plurality of lighting units (110, 112, 114) to transition from the first light settings (f1, f2, f3) to the mapped second light settings (s1, s2, s3) and/or storing mapping information of the mapping of the second light settings (s1, s2, s3) onto the plurality of lighting units (110, 112, 114) in a memory (108, 118).
US12219679B2	Lighting control method, control system and storage medium Disclosed are a lighting control method, a control system and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a user behavior representing a user emotion; inputting the user behavior into an emotion prediction network for prediction to obtain a user emotion classification result, where the emotion prediction network is obtained by training through an algorithm based on an attention mechanism; and generating a control instruction according to the emotion classification result, where the control instruction is used for modulating a lighting mode of at least one lamp device. According to the disclosure, the user emotion classification result is obtained by analyzing and predicting the user behavior, the control instruction is generated according to the emotion classification result, and the control instruction is used for controlling the preset lighting mode of the lamp device.
US12219678B2	High intensity replaceable light emitting diode module and array A light fixture, comprising a matrix, a plurality of electrical sockets fixedly secured to the matrix and forming a rigid matrix of electrical sockets electrically interconnected in two dimensions. One or more light emitting diode modules are individually removable and replaceable within any individual electrical socket within the matrix. Each individual light emitting diode module includes a base and a light emitting diode, wherein the base is configured and arranged for fitted electrical engagement within the electrical socket.
US12219676B2	Systems and methods for controlling color temperature Methods and systems may be used for controlling the color temperature of one or more light sources (e.g., discrete-spectrum light sources) based on fixture capability information. Fixture capability information may be obtained using a configuration tool. The fixture capability information may be determined by the configuration tool, and the fixture capability information determined by the configuration tool may be stored and/or processed. The fixture may have a memory for storing the fixture capability information. The fixture capability information may also be stored in a remote network device. A system controller may obtain the fixture capability information from the fixture or the remote control device. The system controller may generate control instructions based on the fixture capability information and send the control instructions to the fixtures.
US12219668B2	Electronic vaping device with outlet-end illumination A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis of the cartridge, and an outlet-end insert coupled to the outlet end of the housing. The housing at least partially encloses a pre-vapor formulation reservoir and a vapor generator of the cartridge and further channels light via internal reflection through an interior of the housing. The outlet-end insert includes an outlet in flow communication with the vapor generator, directs the vapor generated by the vapor generator out of the cartridge through the outlet, and further emits the light channeled through the interior of the housing. One or more properties of the light are controllable.
US12219667B2	Processing flows and related systems and methods are disclosed Processing flows and related systems and methods are disclosed. A computing system includes one or more data interfaces, one or more other components, and a controller. The one or more data interfaces are configured to provide an interface to a data source. The one or more other components include one or more controller plugins, one or more processing nodes, or both the one or more controller plugins and the one or more processing nodes. The controller is configured to manage interactions between the one or more data interfaces and the one or more other components and enable a user to chain together the one or more data interfaces and the one or more other components according to one or more flows. The one or more controller plugins are configured to provide results of the one or more flows to one of a user interface and a system interface.
US12219662B2	Multimedia service providing device and multimedia service providing method The present invention relates to a device for configuring a group with one or more electronic devices, the device comprising: a communication module for receiving a first message for acquisition of an Internet protocol (IP) address of the one or more electronic devices, and transmitting a second message including a group list and IP addresses allocated to the respective one or more electronic devices, to the one or more electronic devices in response to the first message; a memory connected to the communication module so as to store the group list included in the second message; and a processor which is connected to the communication module and the memory is configured to acquire, via the group list, information on a group serviced by the device, configure, based on the information on the group, a group with the one or more electronic devices, and provide a multimedia service.
US12219661B2	Method and apparatus for reporting UE capabilities using manufacturer-specific identifier of UE capability in next mobile communication systems A communication technique for convergence of the 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate after the 4G system with IoT technologies and a system thereof. Certain embodiments may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technologies and the IoT-associated technologies (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail services, security and safe-associated services, etc.). A method and an apparatus which can substitute reporting UE capabilities by use of an identifier of the UE, without reporting the overall UE capabilities in a method of reporting UE's own capability.
US12219659B2	Method and apparatus for accessing cellular network for SIM profile The present disclosure relates to a communication technique that combines a 5G communication system for supporting a data rate that is higher than that of a beyond 4G system with IoT technology, and a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services. Disclosed is a method for causing a cellular network itself to receive provisioning of a SIM profile to make it possible to use a normal cellular network service.
US12219658B2	Method for controlling terminal, and electronic device A method for controlling includes activating a virtual subscriber identity module (SIM) card in a terminal such as a mobile phone in response to determining that the terminal is in a lost state; receiving a control instruction through the virtual SIM card; and controlling the terminal based on the control instruction. A mobile phone or an electronic device incorporating the method and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are also described.
US12219654B2	Method for adjusting timer T when disaster roaming occurs, and device supporting same Provided are a method for adjusting timer T when disaster roaming occurs, and a device supporting same. When a disaster condition is applied to a home public land mobile network (HPLMN), a user equipment (UE) performs registration with a disaster roaming PLMN. When the registration with the disaster roaming PLMN is performed, a timer for periodically searching for the HPLMN does not operate, and the HPLMN is not searched while the timer does not operate. In addition, the UE re-operates the timer on the basis of the disaster condition no longer being applied to the HPLMN or the UE leaving a disaster area.
US12219652B2	Method and apparatus for controlling secondary cell group in a multi-rat dual connectivity network The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus to trigger deactivation and re-activation of a secondary cell group (SCG) in a multi-radio access Technology (RAT) dual connectivity (MR-DC) network.
US12219651B2	Communication method, source base station, target base station, core network device, and terminal device Embodiments of the present invention disclose a communication method, a source base station, a target base station, a core network device, and a terminal device, where the method includes: sending, by a source base station, a handover request to a target base station, where the handover request is used to request to hand over a session of a terminal device from the source base station to the target base station, and the handover request includes an identifier of a session requested to be handed over and indication information of a network slice corresponding to the session; and receiving, by the source base station, a handover response message from the target base station.
US12219649B2	Method of operating a UE related to sidelink DRX in a wireless communication system An operation method related to sidelink of a second user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes transmitting, by the second UE, assistance information including a plurality of first discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration related information to a first UE, wherein the plurality of first DRX configuration related information is transmitted to a base station (BS) by the first UE, and receiving, by the second UE, one or more second DRX configuration related information transmitted by the BS. The second DRX configuration related information is determined based on the assistance information including the plurality of first DRX configuration related information.
US12219648B2	Data communication while in RRC inactive state This disclosure relates to performing data communication while in an inactive state in a cellular communication system.
US12219645B2	Method, device and computer program product for wireless communication Method, device and computer program product for wireless communication are provided. A method includes: transmitting, by a first wireless communication node, a control message to a second wireless communication node, to control the second wireless communication node to instruct a wireless communication terminal to enter a radio resource control, RRC, inactive mode and transmitting at least one small data transmission, SDT, configuration to the wireless communication terminal.
US12219636B2	Multi-link communication probe request method and apparatus This application discloses a multi-link communication probe request method and apparatus. The method includes: a non-access point multi-link device (non-AP MLD) generates a probe request frame, and sends the probe request frame to an access point multi-link device (AP MLD), and the AP MLD receives the probe request frame, and generates a probe response frame and sends to the non-AP MLD. The probe request frame includes a first multi-link element (MLE) that is used to request link information of the AP MLD and that includes a first link information field. The first link information field includes a first field. The first field indicates that the non-AP MLD requests the AP MLD to feed back complete information or partial information of a first link. The first link information field corresponds to the first link.
US12219633B2	Method of triggering packet data convergence protocol status report and related device A method of triggering a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) status report performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving, from a network, a Data Radio Bearer (DRB) configuration that is associated with a first PDCP entity of the UE; receiving, from the network, a Multicast Broadcast Service Radio Bearer (MRB) configuration that is associated with a second PDCP entity of the UE; triggering, by the first PDCP entity, a first PDCP status report based on a first configuration of the first PDCP entity; and triggering, by the second PDCP entity, a second PDCP status report based on a second configuration of the second PDCP entity.
US12219632B2	Method of multi-link power save indication This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to multi-link power save indication. A device may establish two or more links with a non-access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD). The device may connect a first AP of the AP MLD to a first station device (STA) of the non-AP MLD using a first link. The device may connect a second AP of the AP MLD to a second STA of the non-AP MLD using a second link. The device may use a link bitmap field included in a frame, wherein the link bitmap field comprises a first bit associated with the first STA and a second bit associated with the second STA. The device may communicate with the non-AP MLD based on the link bitmap.
US12219631B2	Controlling electronic devices based on wireless ranging A wireless communication device may wirelessly control an object, such as a physical device, directly or through interaction with a virtual representation (or placeholder) of the object situated at a predefined physical location. In particular, the wireless communication device may identify an intent gesture performed by a user that indicates intent to control the object. For example, the intent gesture may involve pointing or orienting the wireless communication device toward the object, with or without additional input. Then, the wireless communication device may determine the object associated with the intent gesture using wireless ranging and/or device orientation. Moreover, the wireless communication device may interpret sensor data from one or more sensors associated with the wireless communication device to determine an action gesture corresponding to a command or a command value. The wireless communication device may then transmit the command value to control the object.
US12219628B2	Interactive method, head-mounted device, interactive system and storage medium Provided are an interactive method, a head-mounted device (100), an interactive system (500), and a storage medium. The interactive method is applied in an interaction between the head-mounted device (100) and a mobile terminal (400). The head-mounted device (100) includes a first camera (310). The mobile terminal (400) includes a second camera (410). The interactive method includes: triggering the first camera (310) to transmit a connection request to the mobile terminal (400); and establishing a connection between the mobile terminal (400) and the head-mounted device (100) based on a consent request transmitted by the mobile terminal (400) via the second camera (410).
US12219625B2	Connection establishment for layer 2 UE-to-network relay A method of connection establishment through a relay UE for a remote UE is proposed. The remote and relay UEs first perform discovery and establish a PC5 radio resource control (PC5-RRC) connection. Upon receiving a request from the remote UE, the relay UE and a serving gNB perform a relaying procedure for establishment of the remote UE's signalling radio bearer 1 (SRB1). The relay UE configures PC5 RLC channels for relaying of SRB1 towards the remote UE. The remote UE then enters an RRC_CONNECTED state. The remote UE and gNB establish security. The gNB configures additional data radio bearers (DRBs) for relaying. The relay UE configures PC5 RLC channels for relaying of the additional DRBs towards the remote UE. The DRBs can then be used for exchange of data between the remote UE and the gNB.
US12219622B2	Communication method and related device A communication method and a related device, the method including receiving a radio access capability of a terminal device, detecting whether a target radio access capability the same as the received radio access capability of the terminal device exists in a terminal device access capability set, where the terminal device access capability set is a set of radio access capability information corresponding to radio access capabilities, and, when the target radio access capability exists in the terminal device access capability set, indexing second access capability indication information in a context of the terminal device to radio access capability information corresponding to the target radio access capability.
US12219621B2	Wireless communication system A wireless communication system includes an aggregate node and sensor nodes wirelessly communicable with the aggregate node. The sensor nodes each transmit data to the aggregate node in a respective scheduled data transmission cycle whenever in a connected state which enables wireless communication therewith. The sensor nodes each cyclically transmits a connection request for wireless communication to the aggregate node whenever in a disconnected state. Then, the sensor nodes each set a request transmission cycle for transmission of the connection request. As to the request transmission cycle, in a situation of being put in a disconnected state unintentionally, the sensor nodes each shorten the request transmission cycle relative to a cycle used in a situation of being intentionally put in a disconnected state.
US12219620B2	Data transmission method and apparatus A data transmission method, applied to a first terminal device, includes receiving a first message from a second terminal device, determining a first session parameter based on the first message, determining a first session based on the first session parameter, receiving first data from the second terminal device, and sending the first data to a network device using the first session. The first terminal device may determine, based on the first message from the second terminal device, the first session parameter that meets a service requirement of the second terminal device, determine, based on the first session parameter, the first session that meets the service requirement of the second terminal device, and forward data of the second terminal device to the network device using the first session.
US12219619B2	Long-term evolution assisted new radio initial access and mobility for 5G or other next generation networks Long-term evolution assisted new radio initial access and mobility for 5G or other next generation networks are provided herein. A method can include transmitting, by a first network device of a wireless network and comprising a processor, a first timing synchronization signal and first acquisition information of the first network device to a mobile device. In response to the transmitting and based on a transmission received from the mobile device, a connection between the mobile device and a radio resource control of the wireless network can be facilitated. In addition, in response to the mobile device determining the location of the second timing synchronization signal based on the data indicative of the location of the second timing synchronization signal, the second network device can transmit, to the mobile device, the second timing synchronization signal and second acquisition information of the second network device.
US12219618B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, are characterized by detecting one or more SSBs, selecting some SSBs from among the detected SSBs, and transmitting PRAM through an RO which succeeds in LBT, among ROs corresponding to the selected SSBs.
US12219617B2	Process for transmitting and receiving low-latency data in wireless LAN system One embodiment of the present specification relates to a method for performing low-latency communications. According to one embodiment, an interframe space (IFS) for low-latency data may be suggested. The interframe space for low-latency data may be set to be greater than PIFS and smaller than DIFS. On the basis of the interframe space for low-latency data, a reception STA may perform EDCA and transmit low-latency data to a transmission STA.
US12219616B1	Method and device for use in nodes for wireless communication A method and device for use in nodes for wireless is provided. One example method includes: transmitting, by a first node, X1 first random access (RA) preambles, X1 being a positive integer greater than 1; monitoring a control signaling for a first random access response (RAR) during a first time-window, wherein the first RAR corresponds to the X1 first RA preambles; updating a current value of a first counter to obtain an updated value of the first counter when reception of the first RAR is not successful while the first time-window expires; and transmitting X2 second RA preambles in response to the updated value of the first counter being less than the first threshold, wherein X2 is a positive integer greater than or equal to X1; or dropping transmission of X2 second RA preambles in response to the updated value of the first counter being greater than the first threshold.
US12219614B2	Transmission device, reception device, transmission method, and reception method The present invention provides a transmission device, a reception device, a transmission method, and a reception method that implement an appropriate random access procedure in accordance with a propagation delay between a terminal and a base station. A terminal (100) is provided with a wireless transmission unit (103) which transmits a random access channel signal, and a control unit (107) which sets, from among a plurality of preamble sequence candidates, a preamble sequence for use in the random access channel signal. At least one of the plurality of preamble sequence candidates is composed of two or more mutually different code sequences.
US12219610B2	Preamble-based locating method and device A preamble-based locating method and a device are provided. The method includes: a location management function network element receives first indication information from a first network device, wherein the first indication information indicates a first random access channel resource; sends second indication information to a terminal device, wherein the second indication information indicates a second random access channel resource, and the second indication information further indicates the terminal device to send a preamble to the first network device and a second network device; sends a location information request to the first network device and each second network device; the location management function network element receives measurement information from both the first network device and each second network device; and the location management function network element determines a location of the terminal device based on the measurement information.
US12219607B2	Method and apparatus for random access A random access method and apparatus. The method is applied to an Internet of Things (IoT) device, and includes: determining a dedicated random access resource, in which the dedicated random access resource is a resource dedicated for the IoT device to initiate a random access; and sending a random access request through the dedicated random access resource.
US12219603B2	Method and device for transmitting data and indicating data transmission Disclosed are a method and device for transmitting data and indicating data transmission, relating to the technical field of wireless communications and used for solving the problem in the prior art of a terminal device being unable to preferentially transmit data with special requirements of a resource, a time delay, etc., when data of different types is transmitted or received and a resource collision occurs. The present application comprises: receiving at least one priority threshold indicated by a network side and associated with a first channel, wherein the at least one priority threshold comprises a first priority threshold; and when the first channel overlaps with a second channel, determining, according to a first priority of the first channel and the first priority threshold, whether to transmit or obtain first data, wherein the first channel is used for transmitting or obtaining the first data, and the second channel is used for transmitting or obtaining second data.
US12219602B2	Hybrid automatic repeat request process handling for uplink transmissions after listen-before-talk A wireless device may receive downlink control information (DCI) comprising parameters of a plurality physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions of a cell. A wireless device may determine, for a transport block (TB), a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process associated with a first PUSCH transmission of the plurality of PUSCH transmissions. In response to a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure, for the TB of the first PUSCH transmission, indicating a busy channel, the wireless device may transmit the TB via a second PUSCH transmission, of the plurality PUSCH transmissions, associated with a second HARQ process.
US12219601B2	Protocols for sidelink assisted downlink broadcast A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive a downlink communication from a network over a first interface transmitted to one or more WTRUs in a group of WTRUs. The WTRU may determine an access class of the WTRU based on a packet loss percentage of the downlink communication. The access class may be associated with a contention window for accessing a second interface. The WTRU may transmit packet loss information to the one or more WTRUs over the second interface in the contention window. The WTRU may receive packet loss feedback from the one or more WTRUs over the second interface. The WTRU may determine that the access class of the WTRU is a highest class of the one or more WTRUs. The WTRU may transmit a single groupcast negative acknowledgement (gNACK) to the network on behalf of the one or more WTRUs over the first interface.
US12219599B2	Concurrent listening A wireless communication device has a receiver to listen to a sequence of channels. A controller responds to a preamble being detected on a first channel while the receiver is tuned to the first channel by causing the receiver to stay on the first channel and decode packet(s) associated with the preamble. The controller responds to detection of a first symbol of a first transmission protocol and the preamble not being detected to cause the receiver to stay on the first channel for a predetermined time waiting for a retry. The controller responds to detection of a second symbol of a second transmission protocol and the preamble not being detected to cause the receiver to switch to an advertising channel of the second transmission protocol. If no preambles, noise, or symbols are detected, the receiver switches to listening to a next channel in the sequence after a fixed time.
US12219597B2	Systems and methods for controlling communications based on machine learned information Systems and methods for operating a communication device. The methods comprise: receiving a signal at the communication device; performing, by the communication device, one or more machine learning algorithms using at least one feature of the signal as an input to generate a plurality of scores (each score representing a likelihood that the signal was modulated using a given modulation type of a plurality of different modulation types); assigning a modulation class to the signal based on the plurality of scores; determining whether a given wireless channel is available based at least on the modulation class assigned to the signal; and selectively using the given wireless channel for communicating signals based on results of the determining.
US12219594B2	Control apparatus for presenting communication requirement, control method, and computer-readable storage medium A control apparatus identifies a first communication requirement and identifies a second communication requirement which is an alternative candidate to the first communication requirement on the basis of a service requirement received from a user, identifies an amount of resource requested for the first communication requirement and the second communication requirement, notifies the user of information indicating the second communication requirement and information relating to the amount of the resource identified for each of the first communication requirement and the second communication requirement, receives a selection of the first communication requirement or the second communication requirement by the user, and executes control to secure the resource amount identified for the communication requirement selected by the user.
US12219593B2	Resource scheduling method, terminal device, and network device Disclosed are a resource scheduling method, a terminal device, a network device, a computer storage medium, a chip, a computer-readable storage medium, a computer program product, and a computer program. The method includes obtaining first information; and determining a resource reservation and/or resource scheduling of a first network device on the basis of the first information, wherein the first information includes at least one of the following: service cycle, service type, service arrival window, average packet size, service transmission reserved time window length, time window cycle, service arrival time point and/or allowable error, successful transmission duration of service, and service priority.
US12219592B2	Wireless communications system, base station, mobile station, and processing method A communication system includes: a first communication apparatus configured to control a first wireless communication and a second wireless communication different from the first wireless communication; a second communication apparatus configured to communicate using the second communication; and a third communication apparatus configured to perform data communication with the first communication apparatus via the first wireless communication or the second wireless communication, wherein the third communication apparatus transmits to the first communication apparatus a control message that includes an available address of the third wireless communications apparatus used in the second wireless communication, the first communication apparatus notifies the second communication apparatus of the available address of the third communication apparatus, and the second communication apparatus communicate with the third communication apparatus using the address.
US12219591B2	Method and user equipment for scheduling with multiple cells Method and user equipment (UE) are provided for scheduling with multiple cells. In particular, a UE can connect to a plurality of cells in a network. The UE can determine a specific slot for receiving a CSI-RS from a first cell. An index of the specific slot is n+X+L while n is an index of a slot for receiving a DCI from a second cell, X is a slot offset for triggering the CSI-RS and L includes parameters associated with SCSs of the first cell and the second cell. The UE can receive the CSI-RS from the first cell in the specific slot.
US12219583B2	Adaptive wireless network feature support Techniques to adaptively support/enable a wireless network feature for certain wireless client devices without hampering the performance or connectivity of wireless client devices which do not support that wireless network feature. An access point or wireless network controller adaptively enables a wireless network feature without advertising support for the wireless network feature in a wireless network-standard compliant manner to allow one or more wireless clients that support the wireless network feature to use the wireless network feature when associated to the access point while enabling association of one or more wireless clients that do not support the wireless network feature.
US12219582B2	Network-based cell assignment for carrier aggregation systems and methods Systems and methods for carrier aggregation based on subscriber category information, such as for New Radio Carrier Aggregation in a 5G Network. A call is placed via a calling device and detected at a node of a network. A user equipment capability check is performed, which determines whether the calling device supports carrier aggregation. Subscriber information is received associated with the calling device, including a quality of service (QoS) identifier associated with a subscriber category. Based on the QoS identifier, two or more carriers are selected and assigned. The QoS identifier is associated with a relative priority for assigning cells based on corresponding bandwidth. Call setup is initiated via the two or more carriers.
US12219578B2	Method of monitoring PDCCH, terminal and network device A PDCCH monitoring method, a terminal and a network device are provided. The method includes: monitoring PDCCH according to PDCCH blind detection capability information of N scheduling cells which are in M cells configured for UE by a network device and further including X scheduled cells; PDCCH blind detection capability information is related to a cell parameter of M cells and indicates maximum processing capability of UE in performing PDCCH blind detection in each or N scheduling cells per unit time; M and N are positive integers greater than or equal to 1, X is a positive integer greater than or equal to 0, M=N+X.
US12219575B2	Resource allocation method, identification method, radio communication system, base station, mobile station, and program To solve a problem that although the increase of the number of frequency blocks by allocating discontinuous subcarriers (RBs) as in OFDM enables an increase in multi-diversity effect and an improvement in throughput, the number of RB allocation patterns increases with the increase of the number of frequency blocks, resulting in an increase in the amount of information relating to the allocated RBs, the resource block allocation unit is determined when resource blocks discontinuous on the frequency axis are allocated to a terminal, and the number of bits of scheduling information indicating the allocated resource blocks by using Tree Based is set to the number of bits corresponding to the determined allocation unit.
US12219570B2	Specifying content of quality report in Msg3 Systems and methods for specifying content of carrier measurement reports in a cellular communication system are disclosed. Embodiments of a method performed by a wireless device are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method performed by the wireless device includes transmitting a random access preamble, receiving, from a base station, a random access response, and transmitting, to the base station, a Msg3 comprising one or more quality reports for one or more carriers or narrowbands, each of the one or more quality reports comprising at least one of a value that is indicative of a number of repetitions to be used for physical downlink control channel transmissions to the wireless device on the one or more carriers or narrowbands and an aggregation level. Some embodiments include transmitting, to a base station, an uplink message including the one or more quality reports for the one or more carriers or narrowbands.
US12219568B2	Transmission using a plurality of wireless resources A base station and/or a wireless device may communicate using a plurality of wireless resources. Multiple carriers may be used for a transmission such that portions of the transmission may be transmitted using different carriers. Multiple carrier transmission may be independently configured for each of a plurality of wireless resources.
US12219566B2	Uplink control information multiplexing Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may generate an uplink control information (UCI) message including a first UCI bit multiplexed with a second UCI bit, the first UCI bit having a first sequence applied and the second UCI bit having a second sequence, that is orthogonal to the first sequence, applied. The UE may transmit the UCI message. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12219565B2	Buffer indication methods and apparatuses, resource transmission methods and apparatuses and user equipment The present disclosure provides buffer indication methods, resource transmission methods, user equipments, base stations and computer readable storage media. The buffer indication method includes: when a to-be-sent first and second BSR are present at the same time, determining that an uplink MAC PDU is incapable of carrying both a first and second BSR MAC CE at the same time, adding an indication MAC CE to the uplink MAC PDU and sending the MAC PDU with the MAC CE to a base station. The MAC CE indicates that a UE has a to-be-sent BSR; receiving information on an uplink resource sent by the base station to the UE based on the MAC CE; sending a to-be-sent BSR MAC CE to the base station based on the uplink resource; receiving information on a transmission resource of a corresponding type sent by the base station to the UE based on the to-be-sent BSR.
US12219561B2	Communications devices and methods A communications device comprising transceiver circuitry and controller circuitry configured in combination with the transceiver circuitry to receive one or more first control signals each comprising an indication of one of one or more first sets of radio resources in each of which one of one or more first downlink signals is to be received, to determine that the communications device should transmit a feedback signal indicating whether each of the first downlink signals were successfully received, transmit the feedback signal in a second set of radio resources of the wireless access interface indicated by at least one of the first control signals, to determine that the communications device should transmit an uplink signal in a third set of radio resources, and to determine whether the communications device should form a multiplexed signal by multiplexing at least a part of the feedback signal into the uplink signal.
US12219560B2	Operating method of UE related to sidelink unicast data reception in wireless communication system Disclosed in one embodiment is an operating method of receiving user equipment (Rx UE) for performing sidelink communication in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps in which the Rx UE receives sidelink control information (SCI), and the Rx UE receives data related to the SCI, wherein the Rx UE determines the received data to be self-data on the basis of a first comparison between the destination ID and source ID included in the SCI, and the source ID and destination ID of the Rx UE, and a second comparison between the destination ID and source ID related to a MAC header of the data, and the source ID and destination ID of the Rx UE.
US12219558B2	Transitioning between different scheduling delay assumptions Systems and methods are disclosed herein for transitioning between different scheduling delay assumptions. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises monitoring, during a first slot, for a downlink control channel comprising downlink control information that schedules a transmission for the wireless device with an assumption of a first scheduling delay that is equal to or exceeds a first value. The method further comprises determining that the wireless device is to switch from the assumption of the first scheduling delay to an assumption of a second scheduling delay that is equal to or exceeds a second value that is less than the first value. The method further comprises monitoring, during one or more later slots that occur after the first slot, for a downlink control channel comprising downlink control information that schedules a transmission for the wireless device with the assumption of the second scheduling delay.
US12219556B2	Uplink resource determining method, uplink resource indication method, terminal, and network device An uplink resource determining method, an uplink resource indication method, a terminal, and a network device are disclosed. The method includes: receiving first DCI used to schedule transmission of a PUSCH on a target BWP, where the first DCI includes an allocation field for frequency domain resource allocation, the allocation field is determined based on a configuration of a reference BWP, and the allocation field includes first bits; and determining an uplink resource indicated by the allocation field, where the uplink resource is an uplink resource determined based on valid bits of the first bits; and a resource allocation type of at least one of the reference BWP and the target BWP is interlace resource allocation.
US12219551B2	Terminal for improved scheduling performance This user terminal is provided with: a control unit for determining information related to the time of a measured value, which satisfies a predetermined requirement, from among a plurality of measured values that have been obtained in accordance with an instruction for measurement pertaining to a radio resource; and a transmission unit for transmitting the information related to the time that has been determined.
US12219547B2	Method, network device and network node for scheduling terminal devices The present disclosure provides a method in a network device for scheduling terminal devices. The method includes: determining a grouping policy based on one or more attributes of terminal devices served by the network device in a previous time period; dividing terminal devices to be scheduled into a number of groups in accordance with the grouping policy; assigning a set of resources to each of the groups; and scheduling the terminal devices to be scheduled in each of the groups in the set of resources assigned to that group.
US12219546B2	Method for configuring WUS DCI and terminal using same method The present specification provides a method for receiving downlink control information (DCI) by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving the DCI from a base station, wherein the DCI is information associated with a power-saving operation; and performing the power-saving operation on the basis of the DCI, wherein the DCI includes information common to a group of multiple terminals monitoring the same DCI.
US12219545B2	Multi-TRP beam indication using TCI state A user equipment (UE) is configured to use multiple beams for transmission or reception. The UE receives, from a base station, at least one medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) that indicates multiple activated transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states, receives, from the base station, at least one downlink control information (DCI) indicating a subset of TCI states of the multiple activated TCI states, wherein the MAC CE and the DCI are part of a TCI configuration, and wherein the subset of TCI states corresponds to multiple transmission and reception points (TRPs) of a wireless network, maps the subset of TCI states to the corresponding multiple TRPs based on the TCI configuration and selects a beam used for transmission or reception based on one mapped TCI state of the mapped subset of TCI states.
US12219531B2	Method and apparatus for inter-user equipment coordination signaling Methods and apparatuses for inter user equipment (UE) coordination signaling. A method of operating a UE includes determining a first set of first sidelink (SL) resources based on SL sensing and resource exclusion; selecting a first one or more SL resources within the first determined set for reservation, transmitting information about the first one or more SL resources, and receiving inter UE co-ordination information indicating whether a SL resource in the first one or more SL resources has a conflict. The method further includes transmitting on one of the first one or more SL resources, when the one SL resource does not have a conflict; and determining a second set of SL resources based on SL sensing and resource exclusion, and selecting a second one or more SL resources within the second set for transmission and reservation, when all of the first one or more SL resources have a conflict.
US12219526B2	Terminal device, base station, method, and recording medium for sidelink communication A terminal device including a control unit that transmits transmission report information after transmitting a first packet on a sidelink. The transmission report information includes information indicating time and a frequency of a resource used to transmit the first packet.
US12219524B2	Beam direction assisted paging in wireless communication Beam-related paging assistance information can be exchanged between a core network, radio access networks, and user equipment. Beam-related paging assistance information can enable more efficient paging operations at a base station. A centralized unit (CU) of a base station can exchange beam-related paging assistance information with a distributed unit (DU) of the base station to facilitate paging operations using the beam-related paging assistance information.
US12219523B2	Terminal and communication method A terminal includes a receiver that receives, from a base station, configuration information for at least one of a first activation signal or a second activation signal associated with a paging occasion; a controller that determines, based on the configuration information, a time/frequency domain position of resources on which the first activation signal or the second activation signal is allocated; and a communication unit that receives the first activation signal or the second activation signal on the resources and receives, from the base station, paging associated with the received first activation signal or second activation signal, wherein the controller determines the time/frequency domain position of the resources on which the first activation signal and the second activation signal is allocated, by associating the positions of the resources.
US12219520B2	Electronic device for determining locations of external devices and operation method for same A method, performed by an electronic device, of determining a location of an external device includes: receiving a trigger signal, which is output at a first location; receiving, after the trigger signal is received, a first chirp signal transmitted from a first external device among at least one external device present at a different location from a location of the electronic device, the first chirp signal being transmitted according to the trigger signal being received by the first external device; obtaining, based on a time point at which the first chirp signal is received, a difference value between a time point at which the trigger signal is received by the electronic device and a time point at which the trigger signal is received by the first external device; and determining a location of the first external device based on the difference value.
US12219518B2	Method of performing paging reception and related device A method for a user equipment (UE) for performing a paging reception is provided. The method includes determining whether the UE registers to a first network associated with an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network; determining whether to transmit a requested offset value for a paging occasion calculation to the first network after the UE determines that the UE registers to the first network; transmitting, to the first network, the requested offset value after the UE determines to transmit the requested offset value to the first network; receiving, from the first network, a configured offset value for the paging occasion calculation; forwarding, by a Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) layer of the UE, to a lower layer of the UE, the configured offset value; and performing the paging reception based on a first UE identity (ID), wherein the first UE ID is determined based on the configured offset value.
US12219510B2	Clock synchronization in a centralized radio access network having multiple controllers Embodiment are directed to systems and methods for use with a central radio access network (C-RAN) comprising a plurality of controllers and a plurality of radio points. Each of the controllers is configured to determine if that controller should serve as a timing master for the controllers and the radio points and, if that controller should serve as the timing master, synchronize the local clock of that controller with a master clock source over a backhaul network and transmit synchronization messages from that controller over a fronthaul network for reception by the other controllers and the radio points and for use by the other controllers and the radio points in synchronizing the local clocks thereof with the local clock of that controller. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12219504B2	Localization using repeated transmissions of electromagnetic signals for mobile ad hoc networks A method includes transmitting a first electromagnetic signal from a first node to a second node and receiving a second electromagnetic signal from the second node at the first node. The method also includes repeating the transmission of the first electromagnetic signal and the reception of the second electromagnetic signal multiple times. The method further includes identifying, based on the repeated transmissions and receptions, a time-of-flight associated with a travel time for one of the electromagnetic signals to travel between the first and second nodes. The time-of-flight is indicative of a distance between the nodes.
US12219503B2	Information transmission method and apparatus, and storage medium Embodiments of the present application provide an information transmission method and apparatus, and a storage medium, where the method includes: sidelink data transmitted by a second terminal device to at least two first terminal devices carries indication information, where the indication information is used to determine a target transmitting power of feedback information corresponding to the sidelink data, so that each first terminal device can determine the target transmitting power of the feedback information based on the indication information, and transmit the feedback information to the second terminal device with the target transmitting power.
US12219502B2	Transmitter and transmission method The present invention provides a transmitter which can suitably perform a transmission power control in a PT-RS port. In this transmitter (100), a control unit (101) determines a transmission power for transmitting a reference signal (PT-RS) for phase tracking and a data signal within a range in which the maximum transmission power for each antenna port is not exceeded. In addition, a transmission unit (105) transmits the reference signal for phase tracking and the data signal at the transmission power determined by the control unit (101).
US12219501B2	Transmit power prioritization in inter-band carrier aggregation Aspects of the disclosure relate to inter-band carrier aggregation. A user equipment (UE), for example, may obtain a measured configured maximum UE output power (PUMAX) and prioritize aspects of UE transmissions that contribute to PUMAX. Prioritization may be based, for example, on band priority, channel priority, service priority, or any combination thereof. The power levels related to the prioritized features may be changed by changing a power management maximum power reduction (P-MPR) of each feature associated with the transmission according to the prioritized order of the features. The UE may determine if an electromagnetic power density exposure level of the UE is at or below a predetermined maximum permissible exposure (MPE) level. The UE may continue to reduce the transmitter output power if the electromagnetic power density exposure level is greater than the predetermined MPE level. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US12219494B2	Methods for adjusting uplink power and related device A method for adjusting uplink power and a terminal device are provided. The method includes the following. Downlink control information (DCI) is received. A target open-loop power parameter is determined from open-loop power parameters configured, and a closed-loop power parameter adjustment value is determined according to the DCI. Transmit power is determined according to the target open-loop power parameter and the closed-loop power parameter adjustment value.
US12219492B2	System and method for traffic type detection and Wi-Fi target wake time parameter design A method includes obtaining statistical information of incoming network traffic. The method also includes using a state machine to classify the incoming network traffic as a traffic pattern based on the statistical information. The method further includes using the traffic pattern to adapt one or more Target Wakeup Time (TWT) parameters to optimize power consumption of a Wi-Fi station. The traffic pattern includes at least one of bursty traffic, random traffic, and stable traffic.
US12219487B2	Communication method and apparatus The present disclosure relates to communication methods. One example method includes within a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, starting, by a terminal device, a first timer (for example, a DRX inactivity timer (drx-InactivityTimer)) when a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) indicates a new transmission. When the first timer expires at or after a time position for sending an indication signal, the terminal device does not receive the indication signal, where the time position is configured by a network device for the terminal device, and the indication signal is used to indicate the terminal device to sleep.
US12219478B1	Low-power long range wireless network communication protocol with rate switching and scheduled messaging A method for a first network device involves transmitting, to one or more second network devices, an uplink message that includes an indication of a receive window time interval, and may also include an indication of a request for a downlink message. The method also involves initiating a scheduled receive mode that causes the first network device to transition the first network device to a first power state, and perform a receive window procedure after the receive window time interval has elapsed. The receive window procedure includes transitioning the first network device to a second power state and listening for the downlink message for a duration of time. The method further involves determining that an expiration condition has been met while the first network device is in the scheduled receive mode. Additionally, the method involves terminating the scheduled receive mode upon determining that the expiration condition has been met.
US12219475B2	Methods and systems relating to ultra wideband transmitters Within many applications impulse radio based ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) transmission offers significant benefits for very short range high data rate communications when compared with existing standards and protocols. In many of these applications the main design goals are very low power consumption and very low complexity design for easy integration and cost reduction. Digitally programmable IR-UWB transmitters using an on-off keying modulation scheme on a 0.13 microns CMOS process operating on 1.2V supply and yielding power consumption as low as 0.9 mW at a 10 Mbps data rate with dynamic power control are enabled. The IR-UWB transmitters support new frequency hopping techniques providing more efficient spectrum usage and dynamic allocation of the spectrum when transmitting in highly congested frequency bands. Biphasic scrambling is also introduced for spectral line reduction. Additionally, an energy detection receiver for IR-UWB is presented to similarly meet these design goals whilst being adaptable to address IR-UWB transmitter specificity.
US12219474B2	Authorization, creation, and management of personal networks A wireless transmit/receive unit may request, from a core network, authorization for creating one or more personal networks of one or more devices. After being granted authorization, the UE may be enabled to create a personal network and to cause a PDU session for the personal network to be established with the core network. The UE may enable members of the personal network to send data associated with the personal network via the PDU session.
US12219471B2	Radio access network node apparatus, AMF apparatus, and methods therefor A RAN node apparatus (1) sends to, an AMF (3) in a core network, slice support information indicating a network slice supported by another RAN node (2) that can be used as a secondary node in dual connectivity in which the RAN node apparatus (1) acts as a master node. This can contribute, for example, to allowing the AMF to determine a network slice allowed to a UE, while taking into account a network slice supported by a secondary node of dual connectivity.
US12219463B2	Enforcement of maximum number of admitted terminals per network slice There are provided measures for enforcement of maximum number of admitted terminals per network slice. Such measures exemplarily comprise receiving a packet data connection related request concerning a network slice being configured with a maximum number of terminals to be admitted to said network slice, maintaining a counter indicative of a number of terminals admitted to said network slice based on said packet data connection related request, and transmitting a response to said packet data connection related request.
US12219461B2	Service request processing method and device and electronic device A service request processing method. The service request processing method includes obtaining service response state information mapped by a first service node on a physical layer; detecting whether the service response state information satisfied an access condition; prohibiting outputting a physical layer access request for the first service node if the access condition is not satisfied; and outputting the physical layer access request for the first service node to request to establish a physical transmission link with the first service node to receive requested service information fed back by the first service node through the physical transmission link if the access condition is satisfied.
US12219455B2	Adaptive sidelink data split and duplication A sidelink user equipment with traffic to transmit towards a destination user equipment determines a plan of multiple paths for delivering the traffic. Each path may comprise multiple user equipment and may carry different portions of the traffic or a duplicate of traffic that another path is carrying. A traffic delivery plan may be based on resource availability information received from the user equipment of the paths in response to a request for the resource availability information. A traffic delivery plan may comprise a ratio of splitting the traffic among the paths. A traffic delivery plan may be adapted to changing conditions, such as congestion, experienced by a user equipment of a path. Indication of a changed condition may be provided according to a configured periodicity or based on a configured criterion being met.
US12219448B2	Method and system for discovery of network analytics A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network analytics model service is provided. The service may include ingesting customized models and non-customized models by a network analytics device. The ingestion procedure may include receiving the model and model specification data. The service may include provisioning the model and registering the model for discovery by other network devices. The service may include specifying customized identifiers to be used prospective subscribing network devices for the analytics information. The service may also facilitate the use of the analytics information by the subscribing network devices.
US12219446B2	System and method for implementing automobile electronic control function, and automobile A system, automobile, and method for implementing an electronic control function of an automobile. The system includes a first vehicle integration unit (VIU), an automobile control unit, and a plurality of automobile parts. The automobile control unit includes a first domain controller (DC) or a central computing platform (CCP). The automobile control unit is configured to send first control information to the first VIU. The first VIU is configured to control the plurality of automobile parts based on the first control information. In embodiments of this application, the first VIU controls the plurality of automobile parts.
US12219444B2	Method for controlling vehicle driving by first device in wireless communication system supporting sidelink, and device therefor According to various embodiments, disclosed are a method for controlling vehicle driving at a particular interval by a first device in a wireless communication system supporting a sidelink, and a device therefor. Disclosed are the method and the device for the method, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a first signal requesting standby for entrance to the particular interval; receiving a second signal in response to the first signal from each of multiple vehicles; and transmitting, on the basis of the second signal, a third signal for instructing entrance to the particular interval, wherein the first device groups vehicles, which have been on standby for entrance for a first threshold time or more, among the multiple vehicles, into a first group, on the basis of information on an entrance standby time point according to the first signal included in the second signal, and the third signal is transmitted to the first group on the basis of whether a group size of the first group is equal to or larger than a first threshold size and whether group information is received from a second device.
US12219443B2	Broadcast, multicast, and unicast on sidelink for 5G eV2X Methods, systems, and devices may assist in broadcast, multicast, or unicast on sidelink for 5G eV2X. The following mechanisms for broadcast, multicast, or unicast on sidelink for Vehicle to everything (V2X). Broadcast on sidelink may include methods, systems, or devices for broadcast occasions or monitoring window. Multicast on sidelink may include methods, systems, or devices for multicast occasions or group ID. Unicast on sidelink may include methods, systems, or devices for unicast occasions, UE ID, transmitter initiated transmission, or receiver initiated. Methods, systems, or devices may use communication occasions for platooning.
US12219442B2	Power monitoring of devices Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for a device including a functional circuit, a power monitor circuit, and a controller. The functional circuit can be configured to perform a function. The power monitor circuit can collect power usage data of the functional circuit. The controller can transmit the power usage data to a master control device, and receive an instruction provided by the master control device. The instruction is generated based on the power usage data of the functional circuit and related to the function. Based on the instruction received from the master control device, the controller can adjust the function performed by the functional circuit.
US12219441B2	Module management system, module management method, and program A mobile terminal acquires a schedule of a user using a module device that includes a sensor, and instructs the module device to initiate a process for determining when to start or when to stop transmitting sensing information detected by the sensor to a communication destination, on the basis of the schedule. The module device acquires the sensing information, and initiates the process for determining when to start or when to stop transmitting the sensing information to the communication destination, on the basis of the instruction to initiate the determination process.
US12219440B2	Signaling optimization for location-based user plane services The present disclosure is directed to systems and techniques for improved signaling of subscriber information and updates thereto for one or more location-based user plane services. In one examples, the systems and techniques can include determining the existence of a converged User Plane Function (UPF) comprising a Serving Gateway User Plane (SGW-U) session and a Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway User Plane (PGW-U) session. In response to determining the existence of the converged UPF, User Equipment (UE) information can be transmitted from a Serving Gateway Control Plane (SGW-C) session to the SGW-U session of the converged UPF. The UE information received at the SGW-U session can be shared to the PGW-U session of the converged UPF, wherein the PGW-U session receives the UE information without communicating with a PDN Gateway Control Plane (PGW-C) session.
US12219439B2	Location-based quest request and performance system A system and method for providing service information on a social network, that can include: receiving, from a first client device, a social media post including a request for a service, where the request for the service includes a set of objectives, service location information, and an identification of a requesting account requesting a service on the social network; applying grouping criteria to a first set of user accounts to generate a group, where: the group is a subset of the first set of user accounts; providing, to one or more user accounts in the group, the social media post for display by the client devices of the one or more user accounts; and receiving, from a servicing user account in the group, an acceptance of the request for service of the social media post.
US12219437B2	Inter-network short message service among private and public 5G networks Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for inter-network messaging among private and public 5G networks. For instance, a first server on a public 5G mobile network can receive a first message directed to a first wireless device associated with a first network identity. The first server can determine, based on the first network identity, that the first wireless device is associated with a second network identity, wherein the second network identity is used to identify the first wireless device on a private 5G mobile network. The first server can send a copy of the first message to a second server on the private 5G mobile network for transmission to the first wireless device through the private 5G mobile network based on the second network identity.
US12219431B2	Method and apparatus for finding wearable device Embodiments of this application provide a method and an apparatus for finding a wearable device. The method includes: receiving a first event from the wearable device, where the first event includes a wearing event or a taking-off event; obtaining a first position or a first scenario in response to receiving the first event, where the first position is used to indicate a geographical position of an electronic device or the wearable device, and the first scenario is used to indicate a home state of a user; recording an association relationship between the first event and the first position or the first scenario; displaying a first interface in response to a first user operation on a first application program, where the first interface includes a first option for finding the wearable device; displaying a second interface in response to a user operation of selecting the first option.
US12219429B2	Using wireless networks for locationing and data transfer In some implementations, a locating agent may identify, at the locating agent, one or more identifiable access points, each identifiable access point establishing a wireless network and being identifiable to the locating agent via a signal broadcast from the identifiable access point. The locating agent may compare the identified one or more identifiable access points to an access-point database defining known access points to the wireless tracking system. The locating agent may connect to one of the identifiable access points based on the comparing. The locating agent may transmit one or more of sensed and monitoring data captured at the locating agent to an external device via the connected access point.
US12219424B2	Mobile proximity based messages Techniques for providing proximity based messages are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include one or more servers configured to receive proximity message requests from a consumer device. The requests may include consumer device locations, which may be used by the one or more servers to generate a geofence set. Furthermore, the consumer device location may be used as a basis for selecting notification data relevant to the location. Both the geofence set and the notification data may be sent to the consumer device in a single proximity message response for local notification creation if the notification data can be collected within a maximum response time. The notification data may be provided via a push notification server asynchronously if the notification data cannot be collected within the maximum response time.
US12219419B2	Conditional handover management A source base station receives, from a candidate base station while a user device is operating in a source cell of the source base station, a first message that indicates a conditional handover configuration providing information for user device operation within a candidate target cell of the candidate base station, but does not indicate a corresponding condition for handing over to the candidate target cell. The source base station generates the corresponding condition for handing over to the candidate target cell, and sends, to the user device, a second message that indicates the conditional handover configuration and the corresponding condition.
US12219417B1	Transmission handling for PCI satellite switching A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may comprise a processor. The processor may be configured to receive (e.g., via broadcast) configuration information indicating a time that a same-PCI satellite switch may occur. In one or more examples, the WTRU may transmit assistance information prior to the same-PCI satellite switch. The assistance information may, for example, include a re-synchronization duration, capabilities to synchronization procedures, and/or a time indication for resuming TX and/or RX. The WTRU may receive configuration information for satellite re-synchronization. The WTRU may perform the same-PCI satellite switch to the second satellite, for example, based on the configuration information indicating the time for the same-PCI satellite switch. In performing the same-PCI satellite switch, the WTRU may start a resynchronization gap, suspend UL TX and/or DL RX, and/or perform re-synchronization procedure(s).
US12219412B2	Method for reporting state information, terminal, and network device A method for reporting state information, a terminal, and a network device are provided. The method for reporting state information includes transmitting state information, by the terminal, of a handover procedure to the network device, where the state information of a handover procedure includes at least one of the following: random access procedure state information corresponding to a handover target cell of the handover procedure; connection failure information corresponding to a handover target cell of the handover procedure; and RLF information in the handover procedure.
US12219410B2	Message sending method and apparatus, message receiving method and apparatus, and device and storage medium A message receiving method and a message receiving apparatus, a message sending method and a message sending apparatus, a device and a storage medium are provided. The message receiving method includes: sending by the first network element a request message to a second network element, where the request message is used to indicate the second network element to send a request acknowledgement message; receiving the request acknowledgement message sent by the second network element, where the request acknowledgement message carries grid information of a target cell; and updating grid information of the first network element according to the grid information of the target cell carried in the request acknowledgement message.
US12219409B2	Identifying aerial cells of a network based on direction of arrival (DOA) Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, deploying UAVs to a geographic area based on a need to offload traffic from a terrestrial base station, instructing the base station to enforce a UE served by the base station to determine a DoA of a received pilot signal emitted from each neighboring cell and to provide determined DoAs in a measurement report to the base station, obtaining the report from the base station, wherein the report includes DoA information for a plurality of neighboring cells, analyzing the DoA information to determine, for each neighboring cell of the plurality of neighboring cells, a probability of that neighboring cell being an aerial cell, resulting in determined probabilities, and controlling an ability of the base station to perform a handover of the UE to one or more of the plurality of neighboring cells based on the probabilities. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12219404B2	Base station switching method and apparatus This application provides a base station switching method and an apparatus. The method includes: A terminal sends one piece of binding signaling that carries SIM card binding information to a source base station; the terminal switches a plurality of SIM cards from being connected to the source base station to being connected to the target base station; and the terminal sends radio resource control reconfiguration complete information to the target base station, where the radio resource control reconfiguration complete information includes information about the plurality of SIM cards that complete the switching operation.
US12219401B1	Systems and methods for market-based communication network resource allocation A method for market-based allocation of communication network resources includes (1) receiving, at an allocation controller, respective bids for communication network resources from a plurality of clusters of network serving devices, and (2) allocating respective communication network resources among the plurality of clusters of network serving devices at least partially based on an amount of the respective bid from each cluster. A method for market-based mitigation of communication link deterioration includes (1) receiving, at a first client device, a communication network resource budget, (2) determining that deterioration of a first communication link between the first client device and a first network serving device has reached a threshold value, and (3) in response to determining that deterioration of the first communication link has reached the threshold value, generating a bid for additional communication network resources.
US12219395B2	Wireless parameter limits for predicted vRAN resource loads A method for utilizing computing resources in a vRAN is described. A predicted resource load is determined for data traffic processing of wireless communication channels served by the vRAN using a trained neural network model. The data traffic processing comprises at least one of PHY data processing or MAC processing for a 5G RAN. Computing resources are allocated for the data traffic processing based on the predicted resource load. Wireless parameter limits are determined for the wireless communication channels that constrain utilization of the allocated computing resources using the trained neural network model, including setting one or more of a maximum number of radio resource units per timeslot or a maximum MCS index for the wireless parameter limits. The data traffic processing is performed using the wireless parameter limits to reduce load spikes that cause a violation of real-time deadlines for the data traffic processing.
US12219391B2	Method and apparatus for data processing in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication scheme and system for the convergence of a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate than a post-4G system and the IoT technology. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety services) based on the 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for processing data in a wireless communication system.
US12219390B2	Method and device for improved communication performance in wireless communication system Disclosed are: a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system; and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security, and safety related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. Disclosed is an operating method of a terminal, comprising the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including information for indicating whether to use uplink data compression (UDC); receiving data from an upper application layer of the terminal; compressing the data and encoding the compressed data; generating an uplink data compression (UDC) header and a service data adaption protocol (SDAP) header together; generating a block to which the UDC header and the SDAP header are bonded in the encoded data; and transmitting the block to a lower layer of the terminal.
US12219388B2	Method for ethernet frame transmission, method for ethernet frame reception, compressor, and decompressor A method for Ethernet frame transmission, a method for Ethernet frame reception, a compressor, and a decompressor are disclosed in the disclosure. The method includes transmitting, by a compressor, a first Ethernet frame to a decompressor, where a header of the first Ethernet frame carries first information, and the first information is used to indicate to the decompressor whether to perform context establishment, and/or, whether to perform feedback transmission.
US12219386B2	Transmission of previously compressed packets to avoid throughput drop A second wireless device may transmit, to a first wireless device, a feedback message indicative of a transition from a first compression state to a second compression state. The first wireless device may transition, based on a state change indication corresponding to the feedback message, from the first compression state to the second compression state. The first wireless device may transmit, to the second wireless device based on the transition from the first compression state to the second compression state, one or more first data packets that are previously compressed based on the first compression state or one or more second data packets that are uncompressed or recompressed based on the second compression state. The one or more second data packets being associated with the one or more first data packets.
US12219384B1	Control plane overload mitigation capability Disclosed is a method comprising transmitting, by an apparatus, to a distributed unit, information indicating one or more capabilities of the apparatus, wherein the one or more capabilities comprise at least a capability for mitigating an overload of a control plane processing capacity of the apparatus in a slot; and receiving, by the apparatus, from the distributed unit, based on transmitting the information, one or more messages comprising a plurality of control plane sections to be processed in one or more slots.
US12219383B2	Quality of experience reporting over non-access stratum (NAS) signaling Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable media for reporting QoE of a UE, as measured and determined from the perspective of the UE to one or more core components of the cellular network to which the UE is attached. The QoE may then be used by the one or more core components for managing and adjusting, if necessary, the cellular services provided to the UE. In one aspect, a method includes determining, at a user device, a quality of experience (QoE) of user device connected to a cellular network and transmitting, via a non-access stratum (NAS) signaling, a value of the QoE from the user device to a core network element of the cellular network, wherein the core network element utilizes the QoE value to manage network access and a quality of service (QoS) of the user device.
US12219382B2	Method for setting up data radio bearer between base stations in carrier aggregation A method and a base station for obtaining a data radio bearer identifier are disclosed. The method includes: the first base station sends a first message to a second base station; receives a second message sent by the second base station; and sends first information to user equipment, where the first message is used to request to add a data radio bearer (DRB), the second message is used to indicate an identifier of at least one DRB, and the first information comprises DRB configuration information including the identifier of the at least one DRB. In this way, the first base station can add the DRB based on a radio resource management policy and a network condition, to reconfigure a mapping relationship between a QoS flow and the DRB, so that setting of the DRB is more flexible and effective.
US12219379B2	Relaxed inter-frequency measurements Systems and methods for relaxed inter-frequency measurements are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for relaxing inter-frequency measurements includes receiving an indication that frequencies should have relaxed inter-frequency measurements; and relaxing the inter-frequency measurements for the indicated frequencies. In this way, in some embodiments, the wireless device relaxes measurements on that frequency only when the network indicates that relaxed measurements may be applied to the inter-frequency. This implies that legacy measurement performance and mobility is retained. The measurements can be relaxed when the network is aware of spotty coverage on certain frequencies. Furthermore, the network has explicit control over the relaxation, e.g., the network can indicate how much the measurements may be relaxed, i.e., there can be a guarantee for a minimum measurement performance. The wireless device can revert to legacy measurement requirements when a suitable cell is detected or cell re-selection is performed.
US12219378B2	Signal transmission method and apparatus This application provides a signal transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: A neighboring cell sends downlink reference signal resource configuration information to a serving cell. The serving cell sends a downlink reference signal measurement request including downlink reference signal resource configuration information to a terminal device. The neighboring cell and the terminal device transmit a downlink reference signal based on the downlink reference signal resource configuration information. The terminal device obtains a downlink reference signal measurement result. The terminal device sends the downlink reference signal measurement result to the serving cell. The serving cell sends the downlink reference signal measurement result to the neighboring cell, or sends, to the neighboring cell, beam information that is about a beam between the neighboring cell and the terminal device and that is determined based on the downlink reference signal measurement result.
US12219377B2	Assessing the impacts of cellular network changes A method includes selecting a study group including a first network element and a second network element of a network, selecting a control group including a third network element, identifying times at which a change is deployed at the first network element and the second network element, time-aligning the change at the first element and the change at the second network element to a common time, performing a statistical analysis that compares the performance of the network before the common time to the performance of the network after the common time, detecting an impact of the change on a performance of the network based on the statistical analysis, and initiating a remedial action when the impact comprises a degradation to the performance.
US12219376B2	Detection of abnormal network function service usage in communication network Techniques for detection of abnormal network function service usage in a communication network are disclosed. For example, a method comprises obtaining, at a first network entity, one or more service requests previously received by a second network entity for a service which the second network entity is configured to provide in a communication network. The method further comprises obtaining, at the first network entity, an analysis of the one or more service requests previously received by the second network entity for the service. The method further comprises obtaining, at the first network entity, an expected service usage for the service from the analysis of the one or more service requests. The method may then compare incoming service requests to the expected service usage to detect a given condition, e.g., an abnormal condition, so that at least one action can be taken.
US12219374B1	Coordinated multiple access method for multi-cell ground-to-air data transmission The present disclosure provides a coordinated multiple access method for multi-cell ground-to-air data transmission, and belongs to the technical field of wireless communication. The method comprises the following steps: S1, constructing a model of a coordinated multiple access system for multi-cell ground-to-air data transmission; S2, calculating a transmission rate of an aircraft, and constructing a multi-cell airspace and power domain resource allocation optimization problem by taking maximizing a system transmission rate as an optimization objective; S3, constructing a Markov decision process model; S4, solving the optimization problem using a multi-agent deep reinforcement learning algorithm. The system transmission rate is maximized under the condition that the aircraft can decode the signal correctly and satisfy the constraint of minimum transmission rate, thereby realizing ground-to-air high-speed data transmission. The present disclosure adopts the coordinated multiple access method for multi-cell ground-to-air data transmission, which can realize fast online decision, satisfying the requirements of ground-to-air high-speed data transmission in the high dynamic flight scenario of the aircraft.
US12219368B2	Method for beam reporting for multi-TRP transmission schemes Apparatuses, systems, and methods for beam reporting to facilitate multiple transmission and reception points, multi-TRPs, transmission schemes. A UE may receive, from a base station a configuration to report a beam quality based on at least one of a first reporting scheme and a second reporting scheme or a configuration of measurement resources for each TRP of a plurality of TRPs. The UE may report the beam quality based on the configuration or L1 measurements for multiple beam pairs and a recommended and/or assumed transmission scheme based on the configured measurement resources. The first reporting scheme may include the UE reporting at least one L1 measurement for multiple beams and the second reporting scheme may include the UE reporting at least one L1 measurement for multiple beam pairs. The recommended and/or assumed transmission scheme may be a non-coherent-joint transmission (NC-JT) transmission scheme and/or a single frequency network (SFN) transmission scheme.
US12219365B2	System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data.
US12219361B2	5G network slice device security protection A method of user equipment (UE) implemented network slice security protection is disclosed. The method comprises the UE receiving a request to initialize an application, querying a UE Route Selection Policy (URSP) stored on the UE, and receiving traffic descriptors and security descriptors in response to the querying. The traffic descriptors identify a network slice for the application. The security descriptors comprise a security flag and a virtualization container ID. The method also comprises the UE initiating the application within a virtualization container corresponding to the virtualization container ID based on the security flag indicating that the network slice is secure and binding traffic for the application in the virtualization container to a PDU session based on the traffic descriptors. The method further comprises communicating, by the application executing within the virtualization container, with a core network over the PDU session via the network slice bound to the virtualization container.
US12219359B2	Pseudo base station recognition method and apparatus, terminal device and network device Embodiments of the present application provide a pseudo base station recognition method and apparatus, a terminal device, and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device receives first measurement configuration sent from a network device and reports to the network device the cell identification information of a first cell on the basis of the first measurement configuration, the cell identification information being used by the network device to determine whether the first cell is a pseudo base station cell and/or a recognized unconfigured neighboring cell; and the terminal device receives second measurement configuration sent from the network device and reports to the network device a hash value of system broadcast information of a second cell on the basis of the second measurement configuration, the hash value being used by the network device to determine whether the second cell is a pseudo base station cell.
US12219357B2	Management of an adaptive relay method for lost-device bluetooth low energy signaling Techniques and apparatus for managing a message relaying system are described. One technique includes an access point (AP) detecting a first signal and a second signal from a computing device. A validation of the first signal is performed based on parameters of the first signal and the second signal. After the validation, information associated with the first signal is transmitted to a computing system. In another technique, the computing system may designate one of multiple APs reporting information regarding first signals as a primary reporting AP and designate the remaining APs as secondary reporting APs. The computing system may instruct the secondary reporting APs to refrain from reporting information regarding first signals to the computing system.
US12219347B2	Secure on-demand ultra-wideband communication channels systems and methods A method includes forming a communication channel between a user device and an access device. The communication channel is then secured using a user device key pair in the user device and an access device ephemeral key pair in the access device. The access device then generates a session key using at least a private cryptographic key in the access device ephemeral key pair, and a public key in the user device key pair. The access device then uses the session key to secure an ultra-wideband communication channel between the user device and the access device.
US12219344B2	Adaptive audio centering for head tracking in spatial audio applications Embodiments are disclosed for adaptive audio centering for head tracking in spatial audio applications. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining first motion data from an auxiliary device communicatively coupled to a source device, the source device configured to provide spatial audio content and the auxiliary device configured to playback the spatial audio content; obtaining second motion data from one or more motion sensors of the source device; determining whether the source device and auxiliary device are in a period of mutual quiescence based on the first and second motion data; in accordance with determining that the source device and the auxiliary device are in a period of mutual quiescence, re-centering the spatial audio in a three-dimensional virtual auditory space; and rendering the 3D virtual auditory space for playback on the auxiliary device.
US12219343B2	Signal generating apparatus, vehicle, and computer-implemented method of generating signals A signal generating apparatus includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor communicatively connected to the memory and configured to execute the stored instructions to function as: a first generator configured to generate a processed signal by adjusting frequency characteristics of an audio signal representative of a sound from a virtual sound source based on a Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) corresponding to a target position of the virtual sound source; and a second generator configured to: generate, based on the processed signal generated by the first generator, a plurality of output signals in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of loudspeakers; and perform panning processing to adjust a level of each output signal of the plurality of output signals based on the target position.
US12219338B2	Actuator module with improved damage resistance An actuator module includes a base plate extending in a plane, a voice coil connected to the base plate, and a magnet assembly that includes a back side facing the base plate and a front side facing away from the base plate. The magnet assembly includes a base layer and sidewalls defining a cup and an inner element including a center magnet mounted within the cup. The sidewalls include a first and second pair of sidewalls. The actuator module includes a rigid frame attached to the base plate, the rigid frame including four stubs. The actuator module also includes a plurality of springs suspending the magnet assembly relative to the frame and base plate, the plurality of springs including a first spring attached to the frame at a first pair of the four stubs and a second spring attached to the frame at a second pair of the four stubs.
US12219337B2	Conductive film for sound producing apparatus and sound producing apparatus Disclosed are a conductive film for a sound producing apparatus, and a sound producing apparatus. The conductive film includes a conductive layer and substrate layers bonded to two surfaces of the conductive layer, the substrate layers comprising two first substrate layers directly bonded to the conductive layer, the first substrate layers being made of a thermoplastic elastomer, and the first substrate layers are connected with the conductive layer by means of hot pressing.
US12219335B2	Apparatus for outputting a sound An apparatus may include a passive vibration member, a supporting member overlapping the passive vibration member, and a vibration apparatus between the passive vibration member and the supporting member and configured to include first and second active vibration members connected to each other and intersecting with each other. The first active vibration member may be connected to a first member of one of the passive vibration member and the supporting member, and the second active vibration member may be connected to a second member of the other of the passive vibration member and the supporting member.
US12219331B2	Audio system for suppressing leakage signal from in-ear device A system for presenting audio content to a user. The system comprises one or more microphones coupled to a frame of a headset. The one or more microphones capture sound from a local area. The system further comprises an audio controller integrated into the headset and communicatively coupled to an in-ear device worn by a user. The audio controller identifies one or more sound sources in the local area based on the captured sound. The audio controller further determines a target sound source of the one or more sound sources and determines one or more filters to apply to a sound signal associated with the target sound source in the captured sound. The audio controller further generates an augmented sound signal by applying the one or more filters to the sound signal and provides the augmented sound signal to the in-ear device for presentation to a user.
US12219329B2	Beamforming method and microphone system in boomless headset A microphone system for a boomless headset is disclosed, comprising a microphone array and a processing unit. The microphone array comprises Q microphones and generates Q audio signals. A first microphone and a second microphone are disposed on different earcups, and a third microphone is disposed on one of two earcups and displaced laterally and vertically from one of the first and the second microphones. The processing unit performs operations comprising: performing spatial filtering over the Q audio signals using a trained model based on an arc line with a vertical distance and a horizontal distance from a midpoint between the first and the second microphones, a time delay range for the first and the second microphones and coordinates of the Q microphones to generate a beamformed output signal originated from zero or more target sound sources inside a target beam area, where Q>=3.
US12219328B2	Zone scene activation A computing device capable of controlling a networked media playback system receives data identifying a first zone player, a second zone player, and a zone scene including a predefined grouping of zone players including at least the first zone player and the second zone player. The computing device displays a representation of available zone players in the networked media playback system including a first selectable indication of the first zone player, a second selectable indication of the second zone player, and a third selectable indication of the zone scene that, when selected, causes the zone scene to be invoked such that the predefined grouping of zone players becomes configured for synchronous playback of media. While displaying the representation, the computing device receives a user input indicating that the zone scene has been selected to be invoked. Based on the user input, the computing device causes the zone scene to be invoked.
US12219327B2	Substituted isoindolines as PI3K-alpha inhibitors The present disclosure relates to novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for inhibiting the activity of PI3K-α enzymes with the compounds and compositions of the disclosure. The present disclosure further relates to, but is not limited to, methods for treating disorders associated with PI3K-α signaling with the compounds and compositions of the disclosure.
US12219326B2	Hearing instrument charger device and system, and a method of manufacturing a holder therefor A hearing instrument charger device for charging an individually shaped hearing instrument, includes: a charger casing; a charger power supply within the charger casing; a first charger coil connected to the charger power supply; charger electronics for controlling charging of the hearing instrument; and a holder configured for receiving the hearing instrument, the holder located within the charger casing; wherein the holder for the hearing instrument has a shape that is specific for the individually shaped hearing instrument, such that when the individually shaped hearing instrument is received in the holder, a second charger coil of the individually shaped hearing instrument is in an operative position for receiving charging power from the first charger coil of the hearing instrument charger device.
US12219323B2	Hearing device and method for operating a hearing device A hearing device includes at least one microphone configured to capture sound signals within an overall frequency range and to convert them into an input signal. A signal processor is provided for processing the input signal within a lower frequency range that is part of an overall frequency range. A detector is provided for detecting a noise that has frequency components both inside and outside the lower frequency range, namely in an upper frequency range above the lower frequency range. The hearing device is configured in such a way that the detector detects the noise based on its frequency component in the upper frequency range. A method for operating a hearing device is also provided.
US12219322B2	Estimating a battery life of a hearing instrument A processing system determines, based on a set of input datapoints, a current state of charge (SOC) of a battery of a hearing instrument. Additionally, the processing system determines a predicted agenda of the hearing instrument, the predicted agenda comprising one or more future time segments. The processing system estimates, based on the current state of charge and the predicted agenda of the hearing instrument, an amount of time remaining until the future SOC of the battery of the hearing instrument reaches a threshold.
US12219321B2	Microelectromechanical systems sensor with stabilization circuit A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor, a capacitive MEMS motor sensing circuit and a method are provided. The MEMS sensor includes a housing having electrical contacts disposed on an exterior of the housing. The MEMS sensor further includes a capacitive MEMS motor disposed in the housing, and an electrical circuit disposed in the housing and being electrically coupled to the electrical contacts. The electrical circuit includes a bias voltage source having an output coupled to an input of the MEMS motor. The electrical circuit further includes an amplifier including an amplifier input stage having an input, coupled to an output of the MEMS motor, the amplifier input stage having a negative input resistance, where a sum of a series resistance of the MEMS motor at the input and the negative input resistance is less than zero, and wherein application of a signal from the output of the MEMS motor to the input of the amplifier input stage produces a negative real part of input current. The electrical circuit still further includes a stabilization circuit having an output coupled to the input of the amplifier input stage, where the stabilization circuit injects a compensation current at the input of the amplifier input stage that offsets at least a portion of the negative real part of input current.
US12219319B2	Active noise reduction control for non-occluding wearable audio devices Various implementations include audio devices and methods for noise reduction control in wearable audio devices and/or vehicle audio systems. Certain implementations include a non-occluding wearable audio device having: at least one electro-acoustic transducer; at least one microphone; and a control system coupled with the at least one electro-acoustic transducer and the at least one microphone, the control system programmed to: adjust an active noise reduction (ANR) setting for audio output to the at least one electro-acoustic transducer in response to detecting use of the non-occluding wearable audio device in a vehicle.
US12219318B2	Wearable device comprising speaker According to an embodiment, a wearable device includes: a case including an inner space and including a through-hole connecting the inner space and an outside of the wearable device; a speaker disposed within the case and configured to output audio; and a nozzle including audio path extending from the inner space to the outside of the wearable device, inserted to the through-hole, rotatably coupled to the case within the through-hole; wherein, the case may include a seating portion supporting a part of the nozzle disposed inside the case and formed along the periphery of the through-hole; and a guiding portion disposed in the seating portion and configured to guide the rotation of the nozzle.
US12219315B2	Acoustic detection of in-ear headphone fit A method performed by an in-ear headphone. Coupled to the in-ear headphone is a first ear tip that is inserted into an ear canal of a user. The method obtains an audio signal from an audio source device paired with the in-ear headphone and uses the signal to drive a speaker of the headphone to output a sound into the ear canal. The method obtains a microphone signal that is responsive to the outputted sound. The method notifies the user to replace the first ear tip with a second ear tip in response to a parameter associated with the microphone signal being less than a threshold.
US12219314B2	User identification using headphones Systems and processes for user identification using headphones associated with a first device are provided. For example, first movement information corresponding to movement of a second electronic device is detected. Second movement information corresponding to movement of a third electronic device is detected. A similarity score is determined based on the first movement information and the second movement information. In accordance with a determination that the similarity score is above a threshold similarity score, a user is identified as an authorized user of the first electronic device and the second electronic device. Based on the identification, an output is provided to the second electronic device.
US12219309B2	Fixation methods and devices for a panel mounted device A device is configured to be mounted to a planar mounting panel, including, for example, a wall or ceiling of a home or other building. The device includes a housing, a fastener, a dogleg tab and a friction inducing member. The housing is configured to be received in an aperture in the mounting panel and includes a housing aperture. The fastener is disposed in the housing aperture. The dogleg tab is operatively coupled to one end of the fastener. The dogleg tab is configured to be disposed in a retracted position and to be disposed in an engagement position, in which engagement position the dogleg tab is disposed to engage an inside surface of the mounting panel. The friction inducing member is fixedly attached to the housing adjacent the housing aperture and friction-fit to the fastener.
US12219305B1	Optical communication network configuration A network management system can be configured to identify routes for satisfying a set of demands on a communications network using layer graph(s). The network management system can generate the layer graph(s) using a network graph that represents the optical communication network and an associated sets of available frequency slots. The network management system can iteratively identify candidate path(s) on the layer graph(s) that correspond to each of the demands and determine a cost for each candidate path. The cost for a candidate path can depend on a set of available edges affected by the selection of the candidate path. In each iteration, the network management system can select the lowest cost candidate path, update the network graph to reflect the selection of this candidate path, update the layer graph(s) based on the updating of the network graph, and update the candidate paths for the remaining demands as needed.
US12219304B2	Packet switched quantum network A network element receives a classical header for a quantum payload, and processes the classical header to determine a destination endpoint for the quantum payload. The network element generates a new classical header for the quantum payload based on the destination endpoint. The network element sends the new classical header to a next hop ahead of the quantum payload at a time based on a number of hops between the network element and the destination endpoint.
US12219303B2	Switch subrack and cabinet system A network switch subrack in a cabinet system is configured to bear a network switch. The network switch subrack includes an outer frame that is configured to be plugged into the cabinet. The outer frame includes a cavity sized to accommodate the network switch. The network switch subrack further includes a fastening assembly that is disposed in the outer frame and configured to fasten the network switch in the cavity in the outer frame. The network switch subrack further includes a transfer module having a first end pluggably connected to the cabinet system and a second end pluggably connected to the network switch.
US12219300B2	Method for processing image data, image data processing apparatus, and image data processing system A method for processing image data according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes obtaining first image data indicating a hyperspectral image of a target captured in first background light, generating, on a basis of the first image data, first spectral data indicating an estimated spectrum of the first background light, and generating, from the first image data, at least one piece of second image data indicating at least one image of the target in at least one type of second background light, which is different from the first background light, using at least one piece of second spectral data indicating at least one spectrum of the at least one type of second background light and the first spectral data.

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