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| US12285454B2 |
Anti-aging chinese herb extract, extraction method and use thereof
The present invention discloses an anti-aging Chinese herb extract, an extraction method and a use thereof. The ginseng-Astragalus membranaceus extract of the present invention comprises 20 to 30% of astragaloside, 1 to 5% of ginsenoside Rg1, 2 to 6% of ginsenoside Re, 0.2 to 0.5% of ginsenoside Rb1. There are 17 characteristic peaks in high-performance liquid chromatography fingerprints of the extract. The extract can effectively improve activity of telomerase, delay cell aging, and can be applied to preparation of an anti-aging product. |
| US12285453B2 |
Fasting-mimicking diet promotes cancer-free survival in acute lymphoblastic leukemia models
A method for treating leukemia and in particular, lymphoblastic leukemia is provided. The method includes a step of administering an FMD to a subject identified as having leukemia optionally in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent and/or an autophagy inhibitor. |
| US12285451B2 |
Means and methods for AAV gene therapy in humans
The present invention relates to means and method for AAV based gene therapies in humans. In particular, the present invention relates to the treatment of human patients that may be suspected to have antibodies directed against the AAV intended for use in the treatment. |
| US12285448B2 |
Bifidobacterium breve capable of relieving rheumatoid arthritis and application thereof
Described is a B. breve strain for relieving rheumatoid arthritis and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of microorganisms. Described is a B. breve strain CCFM1078 possessing the effect of relieving rheumatoid arthritis, and shown to: promote secretion of anti-inflammatory factor IL-10 from RAW264.7 cells; reduce joint thickness, clinical score, and incidence of rats with rheumatoid arthritis; decrease levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα and IL-1β in the serum of rats with rheumatoid arthritis; regulate the content of short-chain fatty acids in the feces of rats with rheumatoid arthritis; decrease the proportion of Th17 cells in the mesenteric lymph nodes of rats with rheumatoid arthritis; and reduce secretion of pro-inflammatory factor IL-6 from synovial cells. |
| US12285446B2 |
Compositions and methods for improving mitochondrial function
Provided herein are methods and compositions comprising a bacterium or a metabolite thereof for enhancing mitochondrial and/or peroxisomal function. |
| US12285437B2 |
Reversing the undesirable pH-profile of doxorubicin via activation of a disubstituted maleamic acid prodrug at tumor acidity
A pre-prodrug, comprising a drug, e.g., doxorubicin, which has off-target toxicity (e.g., cardiotoxicity) with respect to its antineoplastic activity, and an amine functionality of the drug incorporated into a disubstituted maleimide (DMI). The pre-prodrug may be linked to a targeting or de-targeting agent or a polar modulator, e.g., charged ligand, amino acid, peptide, etc., to increase therapeutic index. The pre-prodrug is hydrolyzed to the prodrug, having a disubstituted maleamic acid (DMA). A polar modulator such as glutamic acid prevents cellular uptake of the prodrug, but not the doxorubicin drug released from the prodrug after dissociation. The prodrug is pH sensitive, and below pH 7.0, tends to cleave to form free drug and cyclized maleic anhydride. Tumor environments tend to be more acidic, e.g., pH 6.8, than cardiac tissue, e.g., pH 7.4, and therefore the heart is spared while the drug is selectively released within a tumor. |
| US12285430B2 |
Methods of treating disorders using CSF1R inhibitors
Described herein are methods of treating cancers and other tumors related to the decreased proliferation, the depletion, or the repolarization of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and treatment of associated disorders, including tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) and diffuse-type tenosynovial giant cell tumor (DTGCT). |
| US12285428B2 |
Methods of treating kidney conditions using modified forms of trimetazidine
The invention provides methods of treating kidney conditions using compositions that contain modified forms of trimetazidine, such as CV-8972. Providing such compositions increases energy production in the kidney. Therefore, methods of the invention are useful for treating a variety of kidney conditions, such as acute kidney disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic kidney insufficiency, diabetic kidney, or diabetic nephropathy. |
| US12285423B2 |
Composition for enhancing mitochondrial function
A method and composition for enhancing synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in mitochondria of brain cells of a human includes providing the composition including a synergistic compound of choline cation and succinate anion (2-) in a molar ratio of choline:succinate of 2:1 in the form of dicholine succinate (DiSu) in a daily dosage that synergistically increases ATP levels in brain cells. The method and composition are formulated to affect frequency and/or severity of various conditions by regulating ATP levels in brain cells. The method and composition are formulated to reduce rate of decline in the brain under conditions of cerebral hypoxia, e.g., due to aging, injury, illness, and the similar conditions. |
| US12285420B2 |
Stable nimodipine parenteral formulation
A nimodipine injection concentrate and diluted formulation comprises nimodipine (base or salt), an effective amount of a hydrophilic surfactant, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for injection which is an aqueous solution substantially free of organic solvent, such that the nimodipine is substantially contained in a concentrated injection solution, suspension, emulsion or complex as a micelle or a colloidal particle or an inclusion complex and the formulation is stable and clear. In certain embodiments, the hydrophilic surfactant is polysorbate 80. |
| US12285418B1 |
2-(5-aminopyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamides and use thereof in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia
Three compounds having a common molecular template of 2-(5-(N-acylamino)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide (Compounds I, II and I) are identified as potential anticancer therapeutic agents, and for the treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in particular. Compound I was specifically designed to target AML cells, inhibit growth, and induce cell death. Compound I demonstrated a dose-dependent effect on AML cell lines HL-60, Mv4-11, KG-1a, and K562. |
| US12285417B2 |
Methods for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Methods for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a patient are disclosed. In the methods, a patient having COPD is selected for treatment based on the patient's peak inspiratory flow rate (PIFR) and percent predicted force expiratory volume in one second (FEV1); and a bronchodilator is administered to the selected patient using a nebulizer. Administration of a bronchodilator to patients having low PIFR and a percent predicted FEV1 less than 50 percent using a nebulizer as the inhalation delivery device provides significantly greater improvements in trough FEV1 and trough forced vital capacity (FVC) compared to administration of a bronchodilator to such patients using a dry powder inhaler. |
| US12285414B2 |
Methods of treating hepatic encephalopathy
The application describes treatment of hepatic encephalopathy using gastrointestinal specific antibiotics. One example of a gastrointestinal specific antibiotic is rifaximin. The instant application also provides methods for determining if a subject has a neurological condition or hepatic encephalopathy by determining the critical flicker frequency and/or the venous ammonia level of the subject at two or more time points. The invention further provides methods for treating these subjects. |
| US12285413B2 |
Anti-viral agents and methods for administration thereof
This invention relates to the use of anti-viral drugs with different mechanisms of action for the treating or preventing of viral infections such as COVID-19 (also known as SARS-CoV-2) and reducing medical complications related to COVID-19 viral disease. The present invention also relates to compositions and combinations of new antiviral drugs, and the administration of these compounds used in these various new combinations, that are incorporated into oral, pulmonary, or intravenous delivery systems. |
| US12285410B2 |
Combination comprising HDAC inhibitor and CD137 agonist for cancer therapy
The invention relates to medical uses of an HDAC inhibitor of the below general formula I, wherein R1 to R7 are as described herein, or a salt or solvate thereof in combination with a CD137 agonist for the treatment of cancer. |
| US12285409B2 |
Edaravone suspension for oral administration
An edaravone suspension for human oral administration includes edaravone particles, a dispersant, and water. |
| US12285408B2 |
Methods and compositions for the treatment of snake bite
The disclosure herein are materials and methods for the treatment of snake bite. Aspects of the disclosure includes pharmaceutical compositions, and kits, both of which may be of use in the treatment of snake bite. |
| US12285403B2 |
A2-73 as a therapeutic for insomnia, anxiety and agitation
A2-73 is a useful therapeutic in the treatment of humans suffering from insomnia, anxiety or agitation. Particular attention is made to oral daily doses of from about 10 mg to about 50 mg, with particular reference to about 20 to 30 mg. |
| US12285402B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating pulmonary disorders
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods useful for treating pulmonary disorders, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOD), or any other respiratory diseases comprising 2-hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Administration of a 2-hydroxybenzoic acid derivative of formula (I) significantly alleviates airway tissue damage and inflammation in animal models of asthma and COPD. |
| US12285401B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition comprising trimebutine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient for prevention or treatment of cancer
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising trimebutine as an active ingredient for prevention or treatment of cancer. Having an excellent effect of selectively inhibiting growth and proliferation of cancer stem cells, the pharmaceutical composition can suppress the recurrence, metastasis, and progression of cancer even when used alone. Thus, the composition can be advantageously used as a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of cancer or in combination with other agents. |
| US12285400B2 |
Sulfopropanoic acid derivatives for treating neurodegenerative disorders
Provided herein is the use of a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for treating a disease characterized by amyloid and amyloid-like aggregates, e.g., Alzheimer's disease. |
| US12285395B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating allodynia caused by anticancer agents
The present disclosure relates to a composition for preventing, alleviating, or treating allodynia caused by anticancer agents, containing cinnamic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The composition of the present disclosure can prevent, alleviate, or treat allodynia by being administered to a subject scheduled to receive anticancer agents or having received anticancer agents. |
| US12285391B1 |
System and method for non-surgical treatment of prolapsed hemorrhoids
The present invention provides a non-surgical method for treating prolapsed hemorrhoids. The first step is to clean the anus and surrounding areas, preferably with soap and warm water. The second step is to apply a powder that increases friction and dries the surface of the hemorrhoid. The third step is to gently push the prolapsed hemorrhoid back through the anal sphincter. After reinsertion, the drying effect of the powder prevents the hemorrhoid from prolapsing again by sufficiently increasing the friction to prevent passage through the anus. Held internally, the hemorrhoid shrinks, increasing user comfort. |
| US12285386B2 |
CPR chest compression device with releasable base member
A CPR device having a base member configured to be placed underneath a patient, a chest compression mechanism configured to deliver CPR chest compressions to the patient, a support leg configured to support the chest compression mechanism at a distance from the base member, a clamp mechanism coupled to the support leg, and a release mechanism coupled to the support leg and the clamp mechanism. The clamp mechanism is configured to attach the support leg to a lock component of the base member in a latch-closed configuration and to release the support leg from the lock component in a latch-open configuration. The clamp mechanism is further configured to transition from the latch-closed configuration to the latch-open configuration when the lock component of the base member impacts an external portion of the clamp mechanism without the release mechanism being pulled away from the base member. |
| US12285385B2 |
CPR chest compression system
In embodiments, a CPR chest compression system includes a retention structure that can retain the patient's body, and a compression mechanism that can perform automatically CPR compressions and releases to the patient's chest. The compression mechanism can pause the performing of the CPR compressions for a short time, so that an attendant can check the patient. The CPR system can include a user interface that can output a human-perceptible check patient prompt, to alert an attendant to check the patient during the pause. The compression mechanism can during a CPR session retreat a distance away from the patient's chest whereby the patient's chest can expand without active decompression of the patient's chest beyond the chest's natural resting position. |
| US12285384B2 |
Automated detection of cardiopulmonary resuscitation chest compressions
A system for assisting a rescuer in providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) chest compressions includes a motion sensor configured to generate motion sensor signals indicative of chest motion and a defibrillator. The defibrillator includes a processor and a display screen configured to provide CPR feedback and defibrillation information. The processor is configured to receive the motion sensor signals, analyze the motion sensor signals for features characteristic of a chest compression delivery type to distinguish between chest compression delivery types comprising manual compression, non-automated ACD, and automated ACD, and selectively provide the CPR feedback at the display screen based on an identification of the chest compression delivery type such that the CPR feedback includes a plurality of CPR parameters for the manual compression delivery type and remove at least portions of the CPR parameters from the display screen for the non-automated ACD and the automated ACD compression delivery types. |
| US12285383B2 |
System and methods for adaptive body positioning during chest compressions
An automated chest compression (CC) system is described that includes a chest compressor configured to administer chest compressions to a patient, at least one tilt adjuster configured to tilt at least the head of the patient to a tilt angle during the administration of chest compressions to the patient, a patient support structure configured to couple to the chest compressor and to the at least one tilt adjuster, one or more tilt sensors, and a CC device controller configured to control the chest compressor to administer the chest compressions at a resuscitative rate, receive one or more signals, from the one or more tilt sensors, indicative of the tilt angle, determine tilt angle information from the one or more signals indicative of the tilt angle, and provide the tilt angle information to a user interface, wherein the patient support structure is adapted to support the back of the patient. |
| US12285377B1 |
Biting massager
Disclosed is a sexual stimulation device with an artificial lip structure, including the artificial lip structure, wherein the artificial lip structure includes upper and lower lip assemblies, and an opening defined by the upper and lower lip assemblies; at least one driving device, configured to drive the artificial lip structure to make a biting motion in a first direction; a power supply, configured to provide power to the at least one driving device; and an inner space, configured to accommodate the at least one driving device and the power supply. The sexual stimulation device can achieve the biting motion of the artificial lip structure, allowing a user to get relaxed in a short time. |
| US12285376B1 |
Stretch apparatus and method of multidirectional stretching using same
A stretch apparatus incorporates an ankle beam to secure a person's ankle up with their leg secured on a leg beam to stretch the hip, including rotating the torso while the leg is retained in the stretch apparatus. An exemplary ankle beam has an ankle beam cup, or a depression to retain the ankle on the ankle beam and prevent the ankle from sliding, which might cause injury during a stretch. The leg beam has a leg beam cup to retain a portion of the leg. The leg beam and ankle beam may have a plurality of cups or depression, including a left, right and center cup. A brace beam is configured to extend along the length axis of the stretch apparatus and vertically between the leg beam and ankle beam. A foot brace may be detachably attachable to one of the leg or ankle risers. |
| US12285375B2 |
Wireless power distribution in patient support surface
A patient support apparatus includes a frame having a supporting surface. A transmitting element is coupled to the frame. A surface assembly is selectively positioned on the supporting surface. The surface assembly includes a surface selectively enclosing an interior. A controller is communicatively coupled to the transmitting element. A sensor assembly is coupled to the surface assembly. The sensor assembly includes a sensor configured to sense information about at least one of the surface assembly and a person positioned on the surface assembly. A receiving assembly is operably coupled to the surface assembly and the sensor assembly. The receiving assembly is configured to selectively interact with the transmitting element via a charging interface to power the sensor assembly. |
| US12285372B2 |
Control device and bed device
A control device includes a controller that controls, based on a first changing amount of extension/contraction of an axis of a first actuator of a bed device, a speed of the extension/contraction of the axis of the first actuator. |
| US12285369B2 |
Head stabilization device with detachable torque applicator
A head stabilization device includes a stabilization assembly and an applicator to control an amount of force that a stabilization feature applies to the head of the patient. The applicator includes a torque control feature that ensures a desired torque setting is not exceeding during use. The applicator can be detached from the remainder of the system such that the head stabilization device is usable without having a connected torque controlling feature or structures. The applicator in one version controls torque by adjusting a bending length of a pair of arms that extend within the applicator. |
| US12285368B2 |
Bedding foundation having multiple lift actuators for massage effect
A bedding foundation has a linear actuator for moving a roller carriage forward and backwards. The roller carriage includes wheels which move along rails supported below a rigid platform having an opening extending through the platform. The roller carriage includes a lifter which raises and lowers a roller independently of the movement of the linear actuator. Regardless of the position of the linear actuator, the roller may be raised or lowered. The roller moves back and forth inside the opening extending through the rigid platform and imparts a massage movement to a mattress above the foundation. |
| US12285365B1 |
System and method for a modular hyperbaric chamber having a reversible section
A modular hyperbaric chamber system with a reversible control section is disclosed, providing enhanced flexibility in chamber placement and orientation within various spatial constraints. The system includes a modular cylindrical vessel composed of a cylindrical body section, a head section, and a door section, with the body section featuring a reversible control section. This reversible control section, equipped with mirrored control inlets and windows, allows for 180-degree rotation, altering the chamber's orientation. The chamber maintains an internal pressure of at least 3 atmospheres and includes a flow control system for oxygen transfer from an external source into the chamber. A control panel with a housing and multiple controls is operably connected to the flow control system and can be secured to either the interior or exterior mirrored control inlets. The system's design accommodates custom configurations and ensures patient and operator convenience and safety. |
| US12285363B2 |
Method for controlling an eye surgical laser and treatment apparatus
A method is disclosed for controlling an eye surgical laser of a treatment apparatus for the separation of a volume body with a predefined posterior interface and a predefined anterior interface from a human or animal cornea. The method includes controlling the laser with a control device of the treatment apparatus such that it emits pulsed laser pulses in a shot sequence in a predefined pattern into the cornea. The interfaces of the volume body to be separated are defined by the predefined pattern and the interfaces are generated by means of an interaction of the individual laser pulses with the cornea by the generation of a plurality of cavitation bubbles. An arc length of the anterior interface and an arc length of the posterior interface are generated of equal length in all radial directions by at least one indentation in one of the interfaces. |
| US12285362B2 |
System and method for treating blepharitis using tissue stressing
A dermal conditioning device is for creating at least one pressure point on at least an external surface of an eyelid. The device includes at least one skin tissue lesion generator, at least one controller, a power supply and a housing, the controller coupled to the skin tissue lesion generator. A power supply couples to the skin tissue lesion generator and the controller and the housing encasing the skin tissue lesion generator and the controller. The controller controls the skin tissue lesion generator to generate at least one signal and to apply the signal to stress the external surface of an outer layer of the eyelid, the stress causing a formation of the pressure point on the eyelid without tissue coagulation, thereby activating at least one of a corneal reflex, a menace reflex, and a lacrimation reflex of the eyelid by activating at least one nociceptor on the eyelid. |
| US12285357B2 |
Intraocular drug delivery systems and methods of use
Embodiments of the instant disclosure relate to intraocular drug delivery devices for and methods of, delivering at least one therapeutic agent to an eye of a subject. Methods include implanting an intraocular implant into the eye and adjacent to a fluid-permeable membrane of the eye of the patient. Intraocular implants are supported in a position at a surface of the fluid-permeable membrane. Intraocular implants include a drug delivery component having at least one therapeutic agent embedded within a non-bioerodible, non-biodegradable polymer matrix. Devices and methods disclosed herein can further include delivering the at least one therapeutic agent to the eye of the subject according to a near zero-order elution rate of the at least one therapeutic agent. |
| US12285356B2 |
Programmable therapeutic agent delivery from eye mounted device
The present disclosure relates to relates to systems and methods for on-demand delivery of a therapeutic agent from an eye mounted device. Particularly, aspects of the present invention are directed to a method of delivering a therapeutic agent, the method including receiving, at a controller of a therapeutic agent release and delivery device, a first command signal for delivery of a therapeutic agent based on a dosing time window. Upon receipt of the first command signal, the controller determines whether one or more compliance conditions are satisfied. When the one or more conditions are satisfied, the controller initiate a release and delivery protocol that commands a signal generator to generate and send a second command signal causing a capacitor or one or more circuits to deliver an actuation signal causing one or more therapeutic agent delivery mechanisms to open and release the therapeutic agent from one or more reservoirs. |
| US12285354B2 |
Fertility-enhancing cooling seat
A fertility-enhancing cooling seat for lowering temperatures of human testicles so as to increase sperm quality and quantity. The cooling seat includes: a top flexible portion and a base portion; a bottom flexible portion coupled to the top flexible portion, the bottom flexible portion forming a seal with the base portion, portions of the bottom flexible portion and portions of the top flexible portion defining isolated cooling cells with cooling-cell volumetric spaces; a phase-change material located in the cooling-cell volumetric spaces, the phase-change material configured to change from a solid phase to a liquid phase at a first temperature and that is configured to change from a liquid phase to a solid phase at a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature. At least one of the isolated cooling cells defines a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the other of the cooling cells. |
| US12285352B2 |
Fluid collection devices, systems, and methods
Examples relate to systems, devices, and methods for attaching a fluid collection device to a user or removing fluid collected from a user in the e fluid collection device using a vacuum source operably coupled thereto. The fluid collection devices include urine collection devices shaped to complement the female anatomy near the urethra, attach to the user with one or more flanges, and the vacuum source is operably coupled to the fluid collection device via one or more sections of conduit. |
| US12285351B2 |
Ostomy appliance having conductive ink circuit for leakage detection
An ostomy appliance includes a substrate and at least one Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) circuit disposed on the substrate. The RFID circuit includes a RFID transponder having an antenna and a conductive ink connected in series with the antenna and the RFID transponder. The conductive ink is configured to dissolve in response to exposure to moisture. The RFID circuit is in a closed condition when the conductive ink extends continuously between the RFID transponder and the antenna. The RFID circuit is in an open condition when at least a portion of the conductive ink is dissolved. |
| US12285349B2 |
Lumbar support belt
A lumbar support belt includes a back belt, a first waist belt, a second waist belt, and a tightening mechanism. The first waist belt and the second waist belt are connected to two ends of the back belt, respectively, to wrap around the waist and the abdomen of a user. The back belt is a plastic support board. The first waist belt includes a first front part and the second waist belt includes a second front part. The first front part and the second front part are attached to each other to form a compression belt abutting against the abdomen of the user. The first waist belt includes a first back part and the second waist belt includes a second back part. The first back part and the second back part are disposed at a distance from the support board. |
| US12285345B2 |
Endobronchial implants and related technology
An implant in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology includes proximal and distal end portions spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal axis and configured to be deployed at first and second airways, respectively, of a bronchial tree, the second airway being of a greater generation than the first airway. The implant includes a wire extending along a wire path within a tubular region coaxially aligned with the longitudinal axis. The wire includes first and second legs alternatingly disposed along the wire path and extending distally and proximally, respectively, in a circumferential direction about the longitudinal axis. The implant is configured to transition from a low-profile delivery state to an expanded deployed state at a treatment location and to allow mucociliary clearance from immediately distal to the implant to immediately proximal to the implant while the in deployed at the treatment location. |
| US12285342B2 |
Method and apparatus for minimally invasive insertion of intervertebral implants
A dilation introducer for orthopedic surgery is provided for minimally invasive access for insertion of an intervertebral implant. The dilation introducer may be used to provide an access position through Kambin's triangle from a posterolateral approach. A first dilator tube with a first longitudinal axis is provided. An access cannula may be introduced over the first dilator tube. A drill may be inserted through the access cannula and used to perform a foraminoplasty. Surgical instruments may pass through the access cannula to operate on an intervertebral disc and/or insert an intervertebral implant. |
| US12285337B2 |
Spring and coil devices for papillary muscle approximation and ventricle remodeling
A method for treating a heart valve involves delivering a catheter into a ventricle of a heart, advancing a coil from the catheter, rotating the coil at least partially around a papillary muscle of the ventricle, embedding a distal end of the coil in tissue of the ventricle, and manipulating a suture coupled to the coil to adjust a position of the papillary muscle. |
| US12285335B2 |
Split type precisely-anchorable interventional aortic valve system
A split type precisely-anchorable transcatheter aortic valve system comprises a split transcatheter aortic valve anchoring stent (10) and a transcatheter artificial biological aortic valve (20), wherein the shape and structure of the transcatheter aortic valve anchoring stent (10) are matched with the real structure of the aortic valve after the patient's image data is subjected to three-dimensional reconstruction, the transcatheter aortic valve anchoring stent (10) is delivered to the aortic valve position of the patient to be released, deformed and combined with the aortic valve leaflet tissue and the subvalvular tissue of the patient; the transcatheter artificial biological aortic valve (20) is delivered into the transcatheter aortic valve anchoring stent (10) to be released, the valve stent is deformed to expand the valve to the functional state, the transcatheter aortic valve anchoring stent (10) is deformed again and combined with the expanded transcatheter artificial biological aortic valve (20), and meanwhile, the transcatheter aortic valve anchoring stent (10) is deformed and anchored again. A system designed based on three-dimensional reconstruction can realize accurate anchoring of transcatheter aortic valve personalization. |
| US12285333B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve having identifiers for aiding in radiographic positioning
A prosthetic heart valve having identifiers for aiding in radiographic positioning is described. |
| US12285332B2 |
Leaflet suturing to commissure points for prosthetic heart valve
A collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly. The stent has a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of commissure points is disposed on the stent. The valve assembly is disposed within the stent and includes a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet has a free edge. An end portion of the free edge of each leaflet is folded and sutured to a corresponding one of the plurality of the commissure points. |
| US12285331B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods relating to the manufacture of implantable prosthetic valves
Improved prosthetic valves, their methods of manufacture, and systems and devices for manufacturing the valves are described. The prosthetic valves can be configured for transcatheter implantation. The prosthetic valves can have artificial leaflets. The prosthetic valves can be manufactured in numerous ways, such as by polymeric dipping processes and/or electrospinning. Sponge-like polymers for valves and other medical devices are also disclosed. |
| US12285330B2 |
Prosthesis for atraumatically grasping intralumenal tissue and methods of delivery
A prosthesis can comprise an expandable frame, a plurality of distal anchors and a plurality of proximal anchors. The anchors can extend outwardly from the frame. The frame can be configured to radially expand and contract for deployment within a body cavity. The frame and anchors can have one of many different shapes and configurations. For example, when the frame is in an expanded configuration, the frame can have a larger cross-sectional dimension in a middle portion of the frame and a smaller cross-sectional dimension in a proximal portion and a distal portion of the frame, wherein the middle portion is between the proximal and distal portions. As another example, the anchors can have looped ends, the entire anchor may loop out from the frame. |
| US12285329B2 |
Intraocular lenses having zone-by-zone step height control
A method and system provide an ophthalmic device. The ophthalmic device includes an ophthalmic lens having anterior surface, a posterior surface and at least one diffractive structure including a plurality of zones. The at least one diffractive structure is for at least one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface. Each zone includes at least one echelette having a least one step height. The step height(s) are individually optimized for each zone. To compensate chromatic aberration of eye from distance to a range of vision, a greater than 2π phase step height may be employed and the step height(s) folded by a phase, which is an integer multiple of two multiplied by π. Hence chromatic aberration of eye may be compensated to improve vision from distance to near. |
| US12285324B2 |
Continuous strips of sanitary napkins on a roll
A strip having a weakened region that defines first and second segments on either side thereof. The first and second segments include corresponding first and second sanitary napkins. |
| US12285321B1 |
Vaginal shield
A vaginal shield including a covering assembly and an absorbing assembly. The covering assembly includes a covering. The covering is made of silicon or gel. The covering is used to cover female genitalia when defecating. The covering can be attached to the female genitalia. The absorbing assembly includes an absorbing pad. The absorbing pad is removably attached to the covering. The absorbing pad is used to absorb fences, blood, or urine. The absorbing pad can be used attached to underwear. The covering can be used attached to female genitalia. |
| US12285317B2 |
Apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for monitoring audio protector fit
Embodiments provide for improved determination of whether an audio protector is sufficiently fit to a wearer. By automatically performing the improved fit testing processes described, embodiments may warn users in circumstances where fit of their audio protector is dissatisfactory. Some embodiments include receiving external audio data and internal audio data including a filtered range of frequencies, generating comparative internal data by applying the internal audio data to an inverse attenuation model, identifying an audio processing mode based at least in part on the external audio data and/or the internal audio data, the audio processing mode associated with an audio comparison model, computing energy differential data by applying the comparative internal data and the external audio data to the audio comparison model; and determining a fit result based at least in part on the energy differential data. |
| US12285311B2 |
Multilayer dental appliances and related methods and systems
A dental appliance for positioning a patient's teeth includes a removable orthodontic tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to directly receive at least some of the patient's teeth and apply a resilient positioning force to the patient's teeth. The appliance includes a hard polymer layer having a hard polymer layer elastic modulus disposed between a first soft polymer layer having a first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and a second soft polymer layer having a second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. The hard polymer layer elastic modulus is greater than each of the first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and the second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. At least one of the first soft polymer layer and the second soft polymer layer has a flexural modulus of greater than about 35,000 psi. |
| US12285304B2 |
Testing model for testing fitting of a dental restoration
The invention relates to a method for providing a physical testing model for testing a fitting of a dental restoration to be hardened before the dental restoration being hardened. The dental restoration is required to fit onto a dental element after being hardened. The method comprises providing a 3D digital model of the dental element. Size of the 3D digital model of the dental element is scaled using a first scaling factor. The first scaling factor depends on an inverse of a second scaling factor quantifying a predicted scaling of the size of the dental restoration to be hardened due to the hardening. The scaling of the 3D digital model of the dental element results in a 3D digital testing model for the testing of the fitting of the dental restoration to be hardened. The 3D digital testing model is provided as a template for manufacturing the physical testing model. |
| US12285300B2 |
Arm device
Provided is an arm device. The arm device includes: a first gimbal portion configured to rotatably support an instrument about a first rotational axis extending along an axis line of the instrument; a second gimbal portion configured to rotate the instrument about a second rotational axis extending along a direction intersecting the first rotational axis; a distal portion configured to rotate the instrument about a third rotational axis extending to intersect a plane including the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis. The third rotational axis has an inclination angle greater than 0 degree and less than 90 degrees when a horizontal direction is defined as 0 degree and an upper vertical direction is defined as 90 degrees. |
| US12285295B2 |
Ultrasound system with a neural network for producing images from undersampled ultrasound data
The present disclosure describes medical imaging systems and methods configured to generate medical images based on undersampled imaging data. The images may be generated by applying a neural network trained with samples of known fully sampled data and undersampled data derived from the known fully sampled data to a acquired sparsely sampled data. The training of the neural network may involve training adversarial generative network including a generator and a discriminator. The generator is trained with sets of known undersampled data until the generator is capable of generating estimated image data, which the classifier is incapable of differentiation as either real or fake, and the trained generator may then be applied to unknown undersampled data. |
| US12285290B2 |
Mounting member and medical apparatus
A mounting member which is to be attached to a cart to which a monitor configured to display an ultrasonic image is fixed, the mounting member on which an ultrasonic measurement apparatus configured to acquire the ultrasonic image is to be mounted, the mounting member includes a fixing portion to which at least a part of a cable and connector part that are connected to a probe of the ultrasonic measurement apparatus is to be fitted and fixed. |
| US12285289B2 |
Modular ultrasound apparatus and methods
A pressure wave system comprises a plurality of modules (200). Each module (200) comprises a plurality of pressure wave transducer elements, and connection means (216, 218, 220) operable to connect the modules together in each of a plurality of different configurations. The modules can form a transmitter array having a plurality of different shapes each associated with one of the configurations. |
| US12285287B2 |
Systems and methods for modular headset system
Arrangements described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for a headset system that includes a transducer configured to collect physiological data of a subject, a device housing configured to support the transducer, an insert portion disposed on the device housing, a support structure comprising a baseplate and a receiving portion, and a head cradle supported by the baseplate. The receiving portion extends in a direction that is oblique with respect to the baseplate. The insert portion is sized and shaped to engage the receiving portion to removably attach the device housing to the baseplate. |
| US12285286B2 |
Minimal catheter length tool
Disclosed herein is a computerized method including operations of generating a first display screen illustrating an ultrasound image, the first display configured to receive user input selecting a blood vessel displayed in the ultrasound image, generating a second display screen that illustrates a user selection element configured to receive user input selecting an angle of insertion of a medical device within a target blood vessel, a graphical representation of the medical device at the selected angle of insertion, and a user input element configured to receive user input increasing or decreasing a minimum dwell length of the medical device, wherein the graphical representation of the medical device visually represents aspects of the user input, and determining parameters that adhere to constraints based on user selection of either of the minimum dwell length or the selected angle of insertion. |
| US12285283B2 |
Systems and methods for medical image fusion
A 3D anatomical model of one or more blood vessels of a patient may be obtained using CT angiography, while a 2D image of the blood vessels may be obtained based on fluoroscopy. The 3D model may be registered with the 2D image based on a contrast injection site identified on the 3D model and/or in the 2D image. A fused image may then be created to depict the overlaid 3D model and 2D image, for example, on a monitor or through a virtual reality headset. The injection site may be determined automatically or based on a user input that may include a bounding box drawn around the injection site on the 3D model, a selection of an automatically segmented area in the 3D model, etc. |
| US12285280B2 |
Apparatus for displaying aiming light in hand-held x-ray device
Apparatus for displaying aiming light in a hand-held X-ray device including an X-ray irradiation part (100), an upper cover (200), a lower cover (300), a lower support (400), and an aiming light guide (500) includes: an emission hole (600) through which LED light emitted along the aiming light guide (500) is transmitted; a shield plate (700) blocking an X-ray reflected by a subject; and a front cover (800) adjusting and aligning the aiming light emitted onto the subject, so as to accurately align the aiming light to an X-ray irradiation area. |
| US12285278B2 |
Protective vial for medical device
A protective device for maintaining the sterilization of a self-drilling anchor inserter and prohibiting the sharp, drilling point of the inserter from puncturing sterile packaging. The device includes a cannulated tube having a proximal end and a distal end. The cannulated tube extends along a longitudinal axis and has proximal and distal portions. The proximal portion extends to the proximal end and the distal portion extends to the distal end. The cannulated tube also has an inner volume. A first slot extends into the inner volume and along the proximal portion toward the proximal end. A second slot extends partially into the cannulated tube between the proximal portion and the distal portion. A connecting portion attaches the proximal portion to the distal portion. The proximal portion is movable relative to the distal portion, between an aligned position and a bent position. |
| US12285277B2 |
Method and apparatus for medical imaging using differencing of multiple fluorophores
A method of generating corrected fluorescence data of concentrations of a targeted fluorophore in tissue of a subject includes administering first and second fluorescent contrast agents to the subject, the first contrast agent targeted to tissue of interest, the second agent untargeted. The tissue is illuminated with light of a first stimulus wavelength and first data is acquired at an appropriate emissions wavelength; the tissue is illuminated at a second stimulus wavelength and second data is acquired at a second emissions wavelength associated with the second agent, the first and second emissions wavelength differ. Difference data is generated by subtracting the second data from the first data. A system provides for stimulus and capture at multiple wavelengths, with image storage memory and subtraction code, to perform the method. Corrected data may form an fluorescence image, or is used to generate fluorescence tomographic images. |
| US12285276B2 |
Method for providing alert of potential thyroid abnormality
Provided are a system and a computer program for managing and predicting thyrotoxicosis using a wearable device. The system for predicting thyrotoxicosis is a system for predicting thyrotoxicosis using a resting heart rate, the system including a wearable device for measuring the heart rate of a patient at regular intervals, and a bio-signal computing device for receiving heart rate information from the wearable device, the bio-signal computing device outputting a warning alarm when a resting heart rate is greater than a reference heart rate when the patient is in a normal state. |
| US12285271B2 |
Continuous analyte monitoring system with microneedle array
Described herein are variations of an analyte monitoring system, including an analyte monitoring device. For example, an analyte monitoring device may include an implantable microneedle array for use in measuring one or more analytes (e.g., glucose), such as in a continuous manner. The microneedle array may include, for example, at least one microneedle including a tapered distal portion having an insulated distal apex, and an electrode on a surface of the tapered distal portion located proximal to the insulated distal apex. At least some of the microneedles may be electrically isolated such that one or more electrodes is individually addressable. |
| US12285262B2 |
Evoked response probe and method of use
A therapeutic effect assessment system, including: a probe shaped and sized to be inserted into a brain of a subject, having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the probe including a plurality of contacts operably coupled thereto, disposed along the longitudinal axis, wherein the probe is selectively operable for stimulating an electrophysiological evoked responses; at least one electrode configured to record readings of evoked responses caused by the stimulating; and an analysis module electrically connected to the probe and to the at least one electrode, wherein the analysis module is configured to transform or reduce certain parameters from the recorded readings of evoked responses in order to identify a threshold of brain stimulation that produces a therapeutic effect. |
| US12285259B2 |
Identification and visualization of cardiac activation sequence in multi-channel recordings
Intracardiac electrograms are recorded using a multi-electrode catheter and respective annotations established. Within a time window a pattern comprising a monotonically increasing local activation time sequence from a set of electrograms from neighboring electrodes is detected. The set is reordered and displayed for the operator. |
| US12285258B2 |
3D intracardiac activity presentation
In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter configured to be inserted into a chamber of a heart of a living subject, and including catheter electrodes configured to contact tissue at respective locations within the chamber of the heart, a display, and processing circuitry configured to receive signals from the catheter, and in response to the signals, sample voltage values of the signals at respective sampling times, compute respective curved three-dimensional surfaces describing electrical activity of the tissue over the catheter electrodes at respective ones of the sampling times, responsively to (a) respective positions of the respective catheter electrodes, and (b) the respective sampled voltage values indicative of electrical activity of the tissue that is sensed by the respective catheter electrodes at the respective locations at the respective sampling times, and render the respective three-dimensional surfaces to the display over time. |
| US12285257B2 |
Waste detection system
Disclosed herein is a waste detection system. The waste detection system includes a pad configured to acquire a fluid sample excreted from a patient. The pad includes one or more layers and at least one microfluidic channel configured to receive therein the fluid sample. The waste detection system further includes an intake manifold in fluid communication with the at least one microfluidic channel, the intake manifold configured to receive the fluid sample, the intake manifold having one or more reagents configured to detect the presence of waste within the fluid sample excreted from the patient. |
| US12285248B2 |
Device for measuring the circumference of an object, in particular a body limb
The present invention relates to a device for measuring the circumference of an object, in particular a device for measuring the circumference of a body part. |
| US12285246B2 |
Heart and lung monitoring with coherent signal dispersion
Methods and systems for sensing a physiological characteristic of a subject. At least one receiver antenna can be provided in proximity to a portion of the subject's body to obtain at least one receiver signal resulting from at least one transmitter signal that has propagated to the receiver antenna and has been reflected, diffracted, scattered, or transmitted by or through the portion of the subject's body. One or more coherent signal pairs can be formed. Then, amplitude and phase information of a plurality of frequency components for each signal pair can be determined. A set of comparison values can be determined for each signal pair by comparing respective frequency component phases and respective frequency component amplitudes of the signals. Physiological characteristics of the subject can then be determined from these comparison values. |
| US12285244B2 |
Physiological monitoring devices and methods for noise reduction in physiological signals based on subject activity type
Methods and apparatus for monitoring a subject are described. A monitoring device configured to be attached to a body of a subject includes a sensor that is configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject and at least one motion sensor configured to detect and/or measure subject motion information. The physiological sensor and motion sensor are in communication with a processor that is configured to receive and analyze signals produced by the physiological sensor and motion sensor. The processor is configured to process motion sensor signals to identify an activity characteristic of the subject. Once an activity characteristic is identified, the processor is configured to select a noise reference in response to identification of the activity characteristic of the subject, and then process physiological sensor signals using the noise reference to generate an output signal having reduced noise relative to the physiological sensor signal, to produce physiological information about the subject. |
| US12285241B2 |
Heart failure monitor using gait information
Systems and methods for monitoring heart failure (HF) status in a patient are discussed. An exemplary system includes a gait analyzer circuit than can receive gait or balance information, and generate a gait feature such as gait speed or a gait pattern. The system includes a HF detector circuit that can detect patient HF status, or to predict patient risk of a future worsening heart failure (WHF) event, using the gait feature. In some examples, the system may trigger sensing physiologic information according to the detected gait, and detect patient HF status using the sensed physiologic information. The system can initiate or adjust a heart failure therapy according to the HF status or the WHF risk. |
| US12285233B2 |
Non-fiber flat-panel breast diffusion optical tomography system
A breast diffusion optical tomography (DOT) device includes a light source, a detector, a mechanical driver and a contour acquisitor without using optical fiber and reduce the system complexity. The light source includes M1 number of multi-wavelength near-infrared light emitters for a continuous-wave mode and M2 number of laser diodes of different wavelengths for a frequency-domain mode. The detector includes N1 number of silicon photomultipliers for detecting near-infrared light in the continuous-wave mode and N2 number of silicon photomultipliers for detecting near-infrared light in the frequency-domain mode. The mechanical driver adjusts a distance between the light source and the detector. The contour acquisitor obtains the geometry of a patient's breast for reconstruction. The DOT device uses amplitude and phase information obtained in the frequency-domain mode to estimate initial optical parameters of tissues and then apply for reconstruction in the continuous-wave mode. |
| US12285231B2 |
Console for operating actuating mechanism
Disclosed is a console for operating an actuating mechanism, relating to the technical filed of automatic control, and being for use in resolving the technical problem of shift of a controller under the influence of gravity. The console for operating an actuating mechanism includes a controller and a support base. The controller is constrained in both the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction, so that connection between the controller and the support base is tight and reliable, and no displacement would occur in any of three directions (i.e., the longitudinal direction, the horizontal direction, and the vertical direction). Thus, the phenomenon that position information given by the controller is inaccurate due to shift of the controller under the influence of the gravity after long-term usage can be avoided, thereby removing the factors affecting success of surgery, and ensuring the success rate of the surgery. |
| US12285227B2 |
Drive assembly interface
A surgical robot arm extending between a base and a terminal link, the terminal link connected to an adjacent link in the surgical robot arm by a joint which permits the terminal link to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the terminal link, the terminal link comprising: a drive assembly having a first drive assembly interface element for driving a first instrument interface element of a robotic surgical instrument when the surgical robot arm engages the robotic surgical instrument, the first drive assembly interface element engageable with the first instrument interface element on the longitudinal axis of the terminal link, and the first drive assembly interface element being linearly displaceable along the longitudinal axis of the terminal link so as to drive the first instrument interface element along the longitudinal axis of the terminal link. |
| US12285225B2 |
Medical imaging control apparatus, medical imaging system and method of operating a medical imaging system
A medical imaging control apparatus comprising a data input interface which is configured to receive electronic image data representing an original image of an object, a processor which is configured to process electronic image data received at the data input interface such that when the electronic image data is used to generate an image the image generated is the original image rotated through an angle of rotation, a plurality of data output interfaces via which processed electronic image data from the processor can be provided to a display so that the processed electronic image data can be used to generate an image, a user interface configured with a plurality of user-selectable element which are configured to be operable by a user to select one of the data output interfaces and to assign to the user-selected data output interface the user-selected angle of rotation; and a controller configured to control the transmission of electronic image data via the user-selected data output interface, wherein the electronic image data transmitted via the user-selected data output interface has been processed by the processor such that when the electronic image data is used to generate an electronic image the image generated is the original image rotated through the user-selected angle of rotation assigned to that user-selected data output interface. |
| US12285224B2 |
System and method for determining position of a steerable assembly within tissue of an animal body
A system and method for determining position of a steerable assembly within tissue of an animal body utilizes an elongated body structure with an implement arranged at a distal end thereof, and a premagnetized material proximate to the distal end. A signal indicative of a length of insertion of the elongated body structure into the tissue is used with a signal indicative of (i) force, strain, shape of a sensor associated with the elongated body structure and/or (ii) directionality of magnetic field applied to the premagnetized material, to determine a three-dimensional (3D) trajectory of the steerable assembly. The 3D trajectory is superimposed on a 3D model of the tissue to determine position of the steerable assembly within the tissue. |
| US12285220B1 |
System and method for planning and simulating a surgical operation to create a patient-specific spinal implant
A system and method for planning and simulating a surgical operation to create a patient-specific spinal implant are disclosed. The system comprises a remote server configured to receive patient-specific medical image data and generate a 3D mesh model of the patient's spine using algorithms that separate vertebral bodies, remove artifacts, and smooth surfaces. A doctor's computer receives the 3D mesh model and allows real-time manipulation of intervertebral spaces to achieve a desired spinal curvature. The server generates a spinal implant design with surface-mapped endplates matching the patient's vertebral anatomy, which is transmitted to a 3D printer for manufacturing. The method includes steps of receiving image data, generating and updating the 3D mesh model based on doctor input, generating the final implant design, and transmitting it for production. The invention enables the creation of patient-specific spinal implants with improved conformity and surgical outcomes. |
| US12285216B2 |
Measurement device
A measurement device including a light source configured to emit a broad-band light beam, an interference section configured to split the broad-band light beam into a measurement light beam and a reference light beam, and to generate an interference light beam from the reference light beam and a measurement light beam reflected from an object after shining the measurement light beam onto the object, a sweeper section configured to perform wavelength sweeping of the interference light beam, and a detection section configured to detect an interference light beam output from the sweeper section. |
| US12285211B2 |
Smoke evacuation system
A rapid pulsatile smoke extraction system includes a laser handpiece having a sleeve configurable to be applied to tissue; a vacuum pump and a vacuum reservoir; a conduit connecting the reservoir with the sleeve; and a valve inserted in the conduit. A volume of the vacuum reservoir is at least two times larger than a volume of the sleeve, such that operation of the valve supports instantaneous evacuation of smoke and particulate products from the sleeve into the vacuum reservoir. |
| US12285200B2 |
Length adjustable modular screw system
A length adjustable modular screw includes a neck assembly and a shank. The neck assembly has proximal and distal ends and includes an expander component and a collet component that are slidably engagable by insertion of the expander component in a through channel of the collet component along a common axis. The length adjustable modular screw also includes a shank suitable for insertion and retention within a bone, the shank including a threaded portion between proximal and distal ends and a socket adapted to coaxially receive at least a portion of the distal end of the neck assembly. The length adjustable modular screw has a length that is selected by splaying at least a portion of the distal end of the engaged expander and collet components of the neck assembly within the socket of the shank. |
| US12285198B2 |
Device for the local application of and/or for flushing with pharmaceutical fluids
A device having a bone screw with a body, an outer thread and a proximal screw head. A fluid-permeable conduit is disposed in the body, begins at the head and opens out into a fluid outlet opening that is spaced apart from the head in the distal direction. An axial groove extends from the fluid outlet opening to the screw head. The base of the groove is deeper than the base of the outer thread. A cap detachably connects with the screw head, in which a fluid-permeable conduit is disposed, which opens out into the conduit of the bone screw. A hose for feeding fluid is connected or connectable in a fluid-permeable manner with the inlet opening on the cap so that a pharmaceutical fluid is pressable out of the fluid outlet opening through the hose, through the conduit of the cap and through the conduit of the bone screw. |
| US12285197B2 |
Bone fixation system with opposed mounting portions
System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for bone fixation using a fixation device including a mounting portion and a fastener that attaches to the mounting portion. In some embodiments, the fixation device may include first and second mounting portions configured to be disposed across a bone from each other and secured with a fastener that extends from one of the mounting portions, through the bone, and to the other mounting portion. The system also may include a tool to facilitate installation of the fixation device. |
| US12285196B2 |
Flexible bone implant
Examples of devices and methods for stabilizing a fracture in a bone include a body having an elongate distal portion having an outer surface defining a screw thread and an elongate proximal portion having a non-threaded outer surface. |
| US12285192B2 |
Pedicle screw-rod system capable of gradually changing from rigid fixation to non-rigid fixation
A pedicle screw-rod system capable of gradually changing from rigid fixation to non-rigid fixation is provided. The system includes a pedicle screw, a connecting rod, and a screw plug. The connecting rod is used for connecting in series the pedicle screw fixed to adjacent vertebrae on the same side of a spine, and the screw plug is used for locking the connecting rod on the pedicle screw intersecting therewith. At least one of two structural members of the pedicle screw or the connecting rod is connected by a flexible connecting part, and the flexible connecting part is also connected to degradable stoppers for preventing flexible parts from swinging with each other; and with gradual degradation of the degradable stoppers, a fixation manner of the pedicle screw-rod system will be gradually converted from initial rigid fixation into non-rigid fixation. |
| US12285187B2 |
Reusable ultrasonic scalpel
A reusable ultrasonic scalpel comprising a handle assembly and an ultrasonic waveguide extended to the distal end transmitting ultrasonic mechanical energy. Outside the ultrasonic waveguide is a sheath assembly, and the sheath assembly is detachably connected to the handle assembly by a quick connecting mechanism. The beneficial effects are mainly reflected on: reliable installation, easy to disassemble, easy to clean and disinfect. The sheath assembly serving as a consumable may be quickly replaced, while the remaining parts may be reused, and may undergo cleaning and high temperature steam sterilization. Thus, the cost of surgical consumables is greatly reduced, the burden on patients is reduced, and the risk of cross-infection when using the ultrasonic scalpel bar is also reduced. |
| US12285179B2 |
Surgical device
A surgical device comprising a handling member comprising a sleeve with a central slot and a guiding pin, a guiding element that can be slid into the central slot and externally having a guiding groove that is slidably coupled to a guiding pin, locking means configured to lock the sliding of the guiding element inside the central slot, and switchable between an activation configuration, wherein the movement of the guiding element inside said central slot is prevented, and a deactivation configuration, wherein the movement of the guiding element is free. The guiding groove comprises a first and a second rectilinear groove portion, angularly spaced apart and mutually interconnected by means of a transversal connecting groove portion interposed between said first and said second rectilinear groove portions. |
| US12285171B2 |
Fastener cartridges including extensions having different configurations
A fastener cartridge can include, one, a cartridge body comprising a deck and a plurality of fastener cavities and, two, a plurality of fasteners positioned in the fastener cavities. The cartridge body can further comprise extensions extending from the deck having different sizes and/or configurations. The extensions can control the flow of tissue relative to the deck and/or support the fasteners as they are ejected from the fastener cavities. |
| US12285165B2 |
Orthopedic implant, method, and kit
An orthopedic implant that comprises a spacer portion having a superior portion and an inferior portion, and a staple portion. The staple portion is integral with the spacer portion and comprises a crown portion and first and second leg portions, the first and second leg portions having distal ends that converge from the crown portion and that are composed of a material that has superelastic properties at body temperatures, whereby the first and second leg portions are configured to impart a compressive biasing force when the implant is installed with the legs under tension. |
| US12285159B2 |
Diaper product adapted for collection of urine sample from an infant
A disposable diaper product useful for collecting a urine sample from an infant is disclosed. In one example the product may have a liquid control structure overlying a liquid impermeable backsheet, with a plan surface area defining a volume coextensive therewith, wherein a portion of the volume defined by at least 50 percent of the plan surface area contains no more than 50 percent by weight absorbent material. In another example the product may have a liquid control structure overlying a liquid impermeable backsheet, and have an average Liquid Release Ratio of at least 3 percent. A method for collecting a urine sample from an infant is also disclosed, in which a diaper is used for collection. |
| US12285154B2 |
Interface and motion translation devices, systems, and methods for endoscope valves
Various embodiments are generally directed to devices, systems, and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in endoscopic systems, such as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) endoscopes. Some embodiments are particularly directed to valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms for controlling air, water, and/or suction flow through a valve well for an endoscopic system. Several embodiments are directed to user interface mechanisms and techniques for enabling an operator to interact with and control endoscope valves. Many embodiments are directed to mechanisms and techniques for translating interface input motion into valve control motions. In one or more embodiments, the valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms may be disposable. |
| US12285153B2 |
Anatomical scene visualization systems and methods
An illustrative system may be configured to obtain a visual image of an anatomical scene that includes an imaging probe and to augment the visual image with a synthetic element that indicates, within the visual image, an area of the anatomical scene being imaged by the imaging probe. The synthetic element may include spatial markers. The visualization system may be further configured to direct a display device to display the augmented image. The visualization system may be further configured to direct the display device to display, at a position outside of the synthetic element, a probe image captured by the imaging probe. |
| US12285151B2 |
Target part identification among human-body internal images
Provided are a surgery assistance apparatus, a surgery assistance method, and a computer readable recording medium that includes a surgery assistance program recorded thereon that improve the accuracy of endoscopic surgery by identifying a target part image. A surgery assistance apparatus 1 includes a feature amount calculation unit 2 that calculates, from a human-body internal image captured using an endoscope, a feature amount of a target part image corresponding to a target part, a similarity degree calculation unit 3 that calculates a similarity degree of the features amount between different human-body internal images, and an identification unit 4 that identifies the target part image in each of the different human-body internal images if the similarity degree is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. |
| US12285148B2 |
Cleaning module and cleaner comprising same
Disclosed are a cleaning module and a cleaner comprising same. The cleaning module, according to one aspect of the present specification, comprises: a housing communicating with a suction port of a main body of the cleaner, and comprising a suction space exposed to a bottom surface; a first hole disposed on one side surface, perpendicular to a cleaning direction, of the housing; and a first opening/closing device comprising a first shielding member for enabling communication with the suction space by selectively opening/closing the first hole. |
| US12285147B2 |
Adjustment device, air duct structure, exhaust system, dishwasher, and method for controlling dishwasher
An adjustment device, an air duct structure, an exhaust system, a dishwasher, and a method for controlling the dishwasher are provided. The adjustment device is applied in an exhaust system. The exhaust system has an exhaust channel with a second air inlet and a first air inlet. The adjustment device includes an adjustment mechanism and a controller. The adjustment mechanism is configured to, under control of the controller, respectively adjust a flow rate of a first gas entering the exhaust channel through the first air inlet and a flow rate of a second gas entering the exhaust channel through the second air inlet, to control a ratio of the first gas entering the exhaust channel to the second gas entering the exhaust channel. Humidity of the second gas is lower than humidity of the first gas. |
| US12285145B2 |
Dishwashing device
A dish washing device includes an inner compartment and a water collection cup arranged at a bottom part of the inner compartment, a wash pump and a heating apparatus are arranged on the water collection cup and/or a first water supply pipeline. The wash pump is used for pumping washing water inside the water collection cup to the inner compartment via the first water supply pipeline, and the heating apparatus is used for selectively heating the washing water. The heating apparatus includes a thermoelectric cooler used for heating the washing water. In comparison to heating washing water using an electric heater, thermo-electric cooler may save a large amount of power, thereby reducing the power consumption of the dishwashing device, and facilitating energy conservation and eco-friendliness. |
| US12285143B2 |
Wiping sheet and method for producing wiping sheet
A wiping sheet having a plurality of nonwoven fabrics that are stacked and bonded together includes cellulose nanofiber that is included in an applied part where adjacent nonwoven fabrics among the nonwoven fabrics are bonded. At least one of the adjacent nonwoven fabrics is a spunlace nonwoven fabric. |
| US12285135B2 |
Football-themed cooking grill
A football-themed cooking grill is an apparatus utilizing an openable oblong enclosure, with dimensions approximately scaled from those of a standard National Football League (NFL) football, to both support various foods and retain heat and smoke while cooking. The cooking surface provides an indented portion optimized for enhanced retention of an appropriately-sized pot or other cooking receptacle. Furthermore, the shapes of different components of the apparatus reminds the user and guests of the social theme of the day. The legs of the apparatus are shaped to suggest the end-zone uprights used for scoring on either end of a football field. Football-shaped imprints on the cooking surface allow the user to brand foods, especially steaks, burgers and other meats, with football shapes. While coal and wood grills offer different types and flavors of smoke with which to potentially flavor food, the apparatus may also offer the option for solar-powered electrical cooking. |
| US12285131B2 |
Drainage connector unit and assembly for the drainage of liquid waste of beverage dispensing devices
Drainage connector unit and assembly for the drainage of liquid waste of beverage dispensing devices A dispensing and drainage assembly (1) and a drainage connector unit (13) for drainage of liquid waste of beverage dispensing devices. The assembly (1) comprises a beverage dispensing device (3) with a leak receptacle (5), a drain container (17), and the drain connector unit (13). The drain connector unit (13) comprises a housing (23) for cooperating with an opening to the drain container (17) for collecting liquid waste from a dispensing device. Additionally the drain connector unit (13) comprises a drain channel (15). The drain channel (15) extends through the housing (23) for guiding liquid waste there through from a leak receptacle (5) of the dispensing device (3), to the drain container (17). The drain connector unit (13) further also comprises at least a first aroma barrier (29) interposed between a first opening (25) and a second opening (27) in the housing (23). The first opening (25) is arranged for interacting with a headspace of the drain container (17) and the second opening (27) is arranged for interacting with a gas atmosphere outside of the drain container (17). |
| US12285130B2 |
Beverage extracting device
A beverage extracting device including a vessel for receiving and mixing a powder material and hot liquid, a filter beneath the vessel, a gas pump that connects through a duct to the vessel for supplying pressurized gas into the vessel, and an outlet for extracted liquid at an outlet side of the filter which is opposite to the vessel, wherein the outlet connects to an outlet duct for the extracted liquid, wherein the duct for supplying pressurized gas into the vessel connects to a channel or channels within the vessel having outflow openings at a lower rim of the vessel to release gas into the vessel and stir the mixture inside the vessel from below in an upwards direction. |
| US12285129B2 |
Prone position sleeping pillow
A pillow has an outer enclosure enclosing a fill. The outer enclosure has a length extending between a first pillow end region that includes a first pillow end, and an opposing second pillow end region that includes an opposing second pillow end. The outer enclosure has a pillow width and a pillow thickness, wherein the pillow width is greater than the pillow thickness at the first pillow end region and the pillow thickness is greater than the pillow width at the opposing second pillow end region. |
| US12285124B2 |
Knife holder, knife holder device, and knife
A knife holder includes a holder body configured to hold a top portion of a spine of a knife and suspend the entire knife in air, a magnet attached to the holder body and configured to adhere to and magnetically support the top portion of the spine of the knife in a detachable manner, and a guide provided at an insertion position further in front than the magnet when the knife is inserted from an insertion portion of the holder body, the guide including a contact portion configured to come into contact with the top portion of the spine of the knife at least at a position lower than an adhesion surface of the magnet. |
| US12285123B1 |
Plate with integrated heating system
The plate with integrated heating system is a crockery item. The plate with integrated heating system is adapted for use with a foodstuff. The plate with integrated heating system serves the foodstuff for consumption. The plate with integrated heating system is an electrically powered device. The plate with integrated heating system heats the foodstuff that is served on the plate with integrated heating system. The plate with integrated heating system comprises a plate, a pedestal, and a control circuit. The plate mounts on the pedestal. The control circuit is divided between the plate and the control circuit. |
| US12285122B2 |
Multi-position adjustable fastener
A fastener assembly includes a base including a front face and a rear face. The base includes one or more mounting openings extending through the front face and the rear face. The fastener assembly includes a mounting fastener received within the one or more mounting openings. The mounting fastener includes a length that is greater than the thickness of the base such that the mounting fastener extends through the mounting opening and engages a surface to attach the base to the surface. One or more fasteners are attached to the front face of the base. The one or more fasteners extend outwardly from the front face. |
| US12285121B1 |
Mirror and mounting apparatus for sinks for splash-free water flosser usage
A mirror and mounting apparatus that places a water repellent mirror inside the sink covering the sink drain so that a user can see to use a water flosser on his/her mouth during the flossing process while containing the water that spreads out from the mouth during the water flossing process. The device includes a tube plus base that has a slanted top for placing a water repellent mirror which is encased in a water resistant case that contains LED lights. The mirror also has a fog and water resistant coating. |
| US12285120B2 |
Display systems for securing display containers
A display system for securing display containers includes (a) a worksurface having an aperture passing therethrough; and (b) a display insert detachably mountable in the aperture. The display insert includes: (i) a panel for covering the aperture, the panel having at least one tether port extending therethrough; (ii) a tether system mounted under the panel and including a plurality of retractable tethers extendable through the at least one tether port for attachment to respective display containers positionable atop the panel; and (iii) a locking mechanism for selectively locking and unlocking the panel to and from the worksurface. |
| US12285119B2 |
Foldable play yard
A foldable play yard includes at least one corner post assembly, at least one top rail assembly and a floor assembly operatively connected to the at least one top rail assembly via the at least one corner post assembly. The foldable play yard is transitionable between a folded state in which both of the floor assembly and the at least one top rail assembly are folded, and an unfolded state in which both of the floor assembly and the at least one top rail assembly are unfolded to define a child containment enclosure therebetween. The floor assembly is configured such that when the floor assembly is driven to fold, the floor assembly drives the at least one top rail assembly to fold thereby transitioning the foldable play yard from the unfolded state to the folded state. |
| US12285114B2 |
Connecting wedges and systems for sofa assembly
The present disclosure provides a connector, comprising an installation surface, a first reclined surface and a second reclined surface respectively located on two sides of the installation surface, and a connection surface opposite to the installation surface; the first reclined surface and the second reclined surface extend from the installation surface to the connection surface, and the distance between the first reclined surface and the second reclined surface gradually increases from the installation surface to the connection surface. The present invention also discloses a connection assembly and a sofa. The present invention makes the connection convenient, the assembly simple, and the production cost low. |
| US12285105B2 |
Pull-out guide
A pull-out guide for pulling a pull-out furniture part out of a furniture carcass has a first rail and a second rail, wherein the pulling out of the first rail is limited by a stop element of the first rail striking against a pull-out stop of the second rail. A securing part is mounted movably on the second rail and is adjustable between a release position, in which, for complete removal of the first rail, the first rail is pivotable relative to the second rail to such an extent that the stop element can be disengaged from the pull-out stop, and a locking position. The securing part is mounted displaceably, over a displacement path extending from the locking position to the release position, in a displacement direction that encloses an angle of less than 20° with the direction counter to the pull-out direction. |
| US12285104B2 |
Floor to ceiling wine rack post
A floor to ceiling wine rack post that is capable of holding multiple wine bottles in a substantially parallel manner, i.e., the label of the first wine bottle is visible to a person standing in front of the wine rack. |
| US12285103B2 |
Package tray and case module including the package tray
The present disclosure provides a package tray and a case module. The package tray includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame has a first side and a second side. The second frame has a third side and a fourth side connected to the second side. Wherein, the length of the first side is greater than the length of the third side, and a plurality of positioning locations are distributed on both the first frame and the second frame. At least a portion of the positioning locations are disposed corresponding to each other. |
| US12285102B2 |
Load-bearing structure for sets of shelves
Load-bearing structure comprising one vertical upright, provided with one longitudinal wall and one fastening opening made along the longitudinal wall; one fastening body, provided with one fastening wall and with one fastening portion made cantilevered on the fastening wall, insertable inside the fastening opening and movable in a sliding manner inside the latter between a fastening configuration, in which it is coupled to the fastening opening, by fastening the vertical upright to the fastening body, and one free configuration, in which it is uncoupled from the fastening opening, freeing the vertical upright from the fastening body. The fastening portion comprises a first fastening element, which extends along a first direction of extension (FDE), and a second fastening element, which extends along a second direction of extension substantially transverse to the FDE, the first and the second fastening element being adapted to fasten to the longitudinal wall in the fastening configuration. |
| US12285093B2 |
Improving hair-clamping performance of a pair of hair-clamping elements
A head unit of a depilation appliance comprises at least one pair (11) of hair-clamping elements (12, 13), wherein the hair-clamping elements (12, 13) have tweezer surfaces (14, 15) which are arranged to face each other, and which are movable towards and away from each other in their entirety so as to be movable into and out of contact to each other. In order to achieve improved hair-clamping performance of the at least one pair (11) of hair-clamping elements (12, 13), the tweezer surfaces (14, 15) are further configured to move into alignment with each other in the process of getting into contact to each other, wherein the entirety of the tweezer surface (14) of one (12) of the hair-clamping elements (12, 13) is tillable relative to a support (17) that is included in the respective hair-clamping element (12). |
| US12285090B2 |
Folding stick
A folding pole (1) having four or five tubular portions (7-9), wherein, in assembled state, the tubular portions (7-9) are connected to one another by plug-in connections and oriented along the pole axis (32), and, when the pole is folded up, at least two or three tubular portions (8, 8′, 9) are connected only by a movable connecting element (16). The folding pole is characterized in that a conical closure plug (18) having an axial through-opening (64) is releasably inserted, preferably screwed, into the plug region (49, 17″) of the plug-in connections, and closes off the latter with respect to the following tubular portion, and wherein each of these conical closure plugs (18) has an axial slit (63) through which the pull cable (16) can be introduced into the through-opening (64) in the radial direction. |
| US12285089B1 |
Universal retrofittable magnetic closing device for an outdoor umbrella
Disclosed is a magnetic closing device used with outdoor/patio umbrellas. The magnetic closing device is used for automatically closing the umbrella in windy conditions. The magnetic closing device includes two primary components: a magnetic component, or pole clamp collar; and a metallic component, or runner clamp collar. The runner clamp collar is attached to the runner hub of the umbrella, and the pole clamp collar is attachable to the intermediate pole section of the umbrella. The pole clamp collar, incorporates a plurality of magnets, which attract the runner clamp collar. The magnetic closing device keeps the umbrella in an open position as long as the magnetic connection between the magnetic component and the metallic component is maintained. The disruption of the magnetic connection results in closure of the umbrella, thereby protecting the umbrella from damage or complete destruction. |
| US12285087B1 |
Flat-back earplug
A flat-back earplug includes an upper ring and a lower ring. The upper ring is defined with a passage used to accommodate an ear post of an ear stud to pass through, the ear post of the ear stud is inserted from one side of the passage and passes out from the other side of the passage, and an end surface of the upper ring for accommodating an insertion of the ear post is in contact with an ear. The lower ring is defined with an accommodation cavity, the upper ring is inserted into the accommodation cavity, and a U-shaped clasp used to fix the ear post is arranged in a gap between the upper ring and the accommodation cavity, and a part of the ear post passing out from the passage extends into the accommodation cavity and is clamped on the U-shaped clasp. |
| US12285086B2 |
Necklace shortener
A jewelry shortener for temporarily shortening a jewelry chain comprises a clasp with a cushion element that traps both sides of the chain at a desired length when the clasped is dosed. The clasp may or may not have an ornamental element that is visible when worn. |
| US12285085B1 |
Jewelry item
A jewelry item that includes a plurality of separate links that are supported by a common substrate and in which the links are representative of the DNA lineage of the wearer of the jewelry item. The DNA lineage is represented by the predetermined percentage of DNA on a country-by-country basis as obtained for the wearer; the predetermined percentage being represented by respective different colors that identify each predetermined percentage of DNA. The separate links are in the colors corresponding to the predetermined percentage for each link. |
| US12285078B2 |
Sports shoe including an optimized mounting midsole
A sports shoe having an upper, an insole and a sole, the insole being secured to the sole, extending in a longitudinal direction and having an anterior part that is able to receive the forefoot, a central part that is able to receive the midfoot, and a posterior part; wherein the posterior part and the central part of the insole are made of a rigid material, and wherein the sports shoe has a cushioning element positioned in the posterior part of the insole, the cushioning element being able to cushion and receive the heel. |
| US12285075B2 |
Height adjustable shoe heel
A shoe with a heel that is adjustable in height. The heel includes a hollow body fastened to a sole of the shoe, and provided with grooves arranged at different heights from one another. A group of components including a lever are inserted into the hollow body for mutual sliding. A button is connected to the lever for causing rotation of the lever. A locking element is connected to the lever to switch from a locked position to a sliding position. In the locked position, the locking element is inserted into a groove of the hollow body, whereby the group of components and the hollow body are mutually locked in position. In the sliding position, the group of components and the hollow body can mutually slide. An elastic member is arranged to exert a force which brings the locking element from the sliding position to the locked position. |
| US12285074B2 |
Article of footwear and method of manufacturing an article of footwear
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a unitary cushioning component comprising a plurality of scrap foam pieces configured as a plurality of different polyhedron shapes and a resin binder securing the scrap foam pieces to one another. The sole structure may comprise a midsole including an outer shell defining a central cavity. The cushioning component may be disposed in the central cavity as a core of the midsole. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear cutting the scrap foam body into pieces, mixing the pieces with a resin binder, and compression molding the mixed pieces and resin binder in a mold to form a cushioning component of a sole structure of the article of footwear. |
| US12285073B2 |
Footwear
Footwear includes a shell including an outsole portion; and a sole body including a footbed portion. The footbed portion includes a shock absorbing portion formed of a three-dimensional mesh structure body so as to extend to a peripheral surface of the footbed portion. An engaged portion is disposed in an inner side surface of the outsole portion, and an engaging portion is disposed in a portion of the shock absorbing portion that corresponds to the peripheral surface. One of the engaged portion and the engaging portion is a protruding portion while the other one of the engaged portion and the engaging portion is a cutout portion provided as a recessed portion or a hole portion. An occupied volume ratio of a region including at least a portion defining the engaging portion in the shock absorbing portion is locally increased. |
| US12285072B2 |
Sole structure for article of footwear
An article of footwear includes a sole structure having a chassis, an outsole, and a cushioning element. The chassis extending from an anterior end to a posterior end and includes a dock formed between the anterior end and the posterior end. The outsole extends from a first end removably coupled to the anterior end of the chassis to a second end removably coupled to the posterior end of the chassis. The cushioning element is disposed between the chassis and the outsole and includes a first portion removably engaged with the dock of the chassis. The sole structure may include a carriage removably disposed between the chassis and the outsole adjacent to the cushioning element. The carriage includes an upper frame receiving and surrounding the dock and a lower frame receiving and surrounding a portion of the outsole. |
| US12285069B2 |
Helmet accessory system
A helmet accessory system comprises first and second ear brackets, for attachment to a helmet, having a side shroud housing for securing to the side of the helmet and an extension portion curving toward the rear of the helmet. The extension portions enclose circuitry electrically coupled to first sets of electrical contacts on the ear brackets and second sets of electrical contacts on the extension portion. An electrical hot shoe mounting member disposed on the rear portion of the helmet is configured for electrical communication with a helmet power and data circuit. A hot shoe adapter bridge for detachably and electrically coupling to the electrical hot shoe mounting member is operable to couple first and second ear brackets to the helmet power and data circuit. |
| US12285065B2 |
High tensile strength fabric seams, weldable fabric tabs and the preparation of reduced weight inflatables
The present disclosure provides high tensile strength FCL seams, as well as methods for forming high tensile strength FCL seams by laser welding. The present disclosure also provides weldable FCL tabs for the reinforcement of both linear and curved sections of seams, as well as methods for reinforcing linear and curved sections of seams with weldable FCL tabs. |
| US12285061B2 |
Facemasks with material layers for enhanced bonding process
A disposable facemask is provided having a filter body with an opening sized to cover the nose and mouth of a wearer. The filter body further includes an outer mask layer and an inner mask layer, and one or more intermediate layers disposed between the outer and inner mask layers. At least one of the intermediate layers is a nonwoven web layer including thermoplastic filaments formed from a random copolymer, or a random copolymer blended with a homopolymer. |
| US12285059B2 |
Athletic bra
An athletic bra comprising an outer shell and an inner layer is provided. The outer shell is configured to lay distal from a wearer when the athletic bra is worn, and the outer shell includes a fabric comprising polyamide and spandex. The inner layer is configured to lay more proximal to the wearer than the outer shell when the athletic bra is worn. |
| US12285058B2 |
Adjustable strap system
Aspects herein are directed to a strap system having an adjustable stretch that is suitable for upper body garments, lower body garment, and articles such as bags and articles of footwear. The strap system includes a pair of straps that are coupled together in a face sharing relationship by a coupling mechanism. One of the straps in the pair of straps has greater stretch properties than the other strap. A total stretch of the strap system is adjustable by moving the coupling mechanism along a length of the strap system. |
| US12285057B2 |
Pants with belt
A pair of belt-attached pants includes a pants main body having a waistband part and a waist part configured to cover a lower abdomen above a pubis of a wearer and below the waistband part, a first belt having a first fixed part that is fixed to a back surface of the waist part, a second belt having a second fixed part that is fixed to the front surface of the waist part, a fastening part that makes the second belt fastenable to the first belt, wherein the first belt and the second belt are formed of a member having stretchability lower than stretchability of the waist part, and the second belt is configured to support the lower abdomen above the pubis of the wearer upward by fastening the first belt to the second belt through the fastening part. |
| US12285054B1 |
Atomization device having gas passage with breath detector isolated from atomization channel
An atomization device includes a housing, an oil storage tank provided within the housing to store oil, and a breath detector provided within the housing. The housing includes a suction part for suction by a user and a mist outlet pipeline provided in the suction part. The mist outlet pipeline has a mist outlet port exposed on a surface of the suction part. An atomization channel is formed within the oil storage tank and has a mist outlet end connected with a mist inlet end of the mist outlet pipeline. A first gas passage connected with the breath detector is formed within the housing. The suction part is provided with a first gas hole connected with the first gas passage. Each of the atomization channel, the oil storage tank and the mist outlet pipeline is isolated from the first gas passage. |
| US12285050B2 |
Resonant circuit for an aerosol generating system
A resonant circuit for an aerosol generating system includes an inductive element for inductively heating a susceptor arrangement to heat an aerosol generating material to thereby generate an aerosol. The circuit also includes a switching arrangement that, in use, alternates between a first state and a second state to enable a varying current to be generated from a DC voltage supply and flow through the inductive element to cause inductive heating of the susceptor arrangement. The switching arrangement is configured to alternate between the first state and the second state in response to voltage oscillations within the resonant circuit which operate at a resonant frequency of the resonant circuit, whereby the varying current is maintained at the resonant frequency of the resonant circuit. |
| US12285049B2 |
Electronic vapor provision device
An electronic vapor provision device comprising a power cell and a vaporizer, wherein the vaporizer comprises a heater and a heater support, wherein the heater is one the inside of the heater support. |
| US12285048B2 |
Vaporizer cartridge with non-conductive base
A vaporizer cartridge includes a non-conductive base that has a top end, a bottom end, and an exterior side surface. The exterior side surface is at least partially threaded to enable the bottom end to screw into a battery unit. The vaporizer cartridge also includes a body with a bottom end coupled to the top end of the non-conductive base. The body includes a cavity configured to store a vaporizable liquid. A vaporization chamber that is fluidly coupled to the cavity includes a heating element for heating liquid, causing the liquid to vaporize. The heating element has first and second electrical ends that are electrically coupled to the terminals of a battery when the cartridge is screwed into the battery unit. The first and second ends of the heating element are coupled to the terminals by first and second connectors, respectively. |
| US12285044B2 |
Ashtray and storage device
An ashtray according to the principles of the invention includes a container portion having two internal sections where the container is configured to receive a first lid. The first lid includes topical features for use as an ash tray and defines holes to allow ashes to drop into section of the container. In one embodiment, the first lid also includes a second section covered with a hinged cover. This section defines an aperture to another portion of the container which is preferable configured to store accessories. A second lid is configured to cover the first lid. When the second lid covers the first lid, the ashtray is substantially odor free. |
| US12285040B2 |
Fruit sorting apparatus and method
A fruit sorting apparatus and method are provided. The fruit sorting apparatus includes: a control unit, a conveying assembly, a detection assembly, fruit cups, a plurality of fixing assemblies and a plurality of detection units, wherein the control unit is configured to receive a plurality of pieces of detection information, and match detection information corresponding to a fruit cup of the in-place signal according to a running speed of the conveying assembly, a starting point time of an in-place signal, the distance between the detection unit and the detection assembly and time information of the detection information. |
| US12285038B2 |
Soy milk producing device
A soy milk producing device is provided, including: a suction apparatus, at least one feeder, at least one first grinding and filtering apparatus, a mixing barrel assembly and at least one second grinding and filtering apparatus. Each feeder has a first inlet for introducing fluid. Each second grinding and filtering apparatus is configured for grinding and filtering a mixed fluid of soy dregs and water to produce secondary soy fluid from the mixed barrel assembly; during a first soy milk production cycle, the fluid first inlet portion of at least one said soybean feeding machine is water; wherein the fluid in producing the first soy fluid is water; each of the at least one first grinding and filtering apparatus is further configured to grind and filter the soy beans with the secondary soy fluid to produce a thick soy fluid. |
| US12285036B2 |
Binding syrup composition comprising allulose and low sugar syrups, products containing the syrup composition and methods of making
A binding syrup composition for formulating food products containing allulose and low sugar syrups is provided. The binding syrup composition overcomes limitations of allulose-containing products including product stickiness and failure to maintain shape and texture of the products. More particularly, the binding syrup compositions described herein contain low sugar syrups with low mono- and di-saccharide content in combination with allulose to provide binding and textural attributes to the allulose-containing food products that are comparable to full sugar products. Food products containing the allulose binding syrup compositions described herein and methods of making the same are also provided. Beneficially, food products having reduced caloric and sugar content are provided when employing the allulose-containing binding syrup compositions described herein. |
| US12285033B2 |
Steviol glycoside transport
A recombinant host capable of producing a steviol glycoside which overexpresses a polypeptide which mediates steviol glycoside transport and which polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 29 or an amino acid sequence having at least about 50% sequence identity thereto. A recombinant host capable of producing a steviol glycoside which has been modified, preferably in its genome, to result in a deficiency in the production of a polypeptide which mediates steviol glycoside transport and which polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 29 or an amino acid sequence having at least about 50% sequence identity thereto. |
| US12285032B2 |
Food/drink containing sucrose-containing plants
A powdery food containing a sucrose-containing plant with a sucrose content of 2.5 mass % or more in terms of dry mass, a dietary fiber content of 1 mass % or more in terms of dry mass, has a particle sizes d50 after ultrasonication of 1,000 μm or less and has an acetoin content of 1 ppb or more and 40,000 ppb or less, is provided. The powdery food easily controls the burnt odor derived from sucrose and extract the sweet flavor peculiar to sucrose in a food and drink containing a powder derived from a sucrose-containing plant. |
| US12285030B2 |
Pet chew product
Disclosed is a pet chew product, comprising a tubular basic strip, wherein the tubular basic strip is internally provided with an axial channel with a polygonal cross section, and when the axial channel is squeezed, an upper wall of the axial channel protrudes downwards and is fitted with a corresponding engagement position on a lower wall thereof. |
| US12285028B1 |
Mixing vessel baffles for a drink maker
A mixing vessel for a frozen drink maker is described. The mixing vessel includes at least one curved sidewall defining a vessel chamber that is at least partly cylindrical configured to receive a drink product to be processed. The vessel chamber includes a front, a rear, a right side, a left side, a top, and a bottom, and the vessel chamber includes at least one asymmetric wall portion proximate to at least one of the front or the top of the vessel chamber. The at least one asymmetric wall portion is configured to promote slush flow within the vessel chamber. |
| US12285027B2 |
Confectionery product and manufacturing process thereof
Disclosed is a confectionery product including a chewy center, free of gelatine and other hydrocolloids different from gellan gum, including gellan gum, a layer of at least partially amorphous candy material surrounding the chewy center and optionally one or more additional coating layers surrounding the at least partially amorphous candy material layer. The process for manufacturing the confectionery product is also disclosed. |
| US12285023B2 |
Method for manufacturing a food product comprising matter of dairy origin and matter of plant origin, and hybrid food product containing matter of dairy origin and matter of plant origin
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a food product including matter of dairy origin and matter of plant origin, including at least 50 wt % of one or more legumes. Also disclosed is a hybrid food product including matter of dairy origin and matter of plant origin, including at least 50 wt % of one or more legumes. |
| US12285016B2 |
Hydrogen peroxide disinfectant composition
The present invention herein provides a disinfectant composition containing a) an effective amount of a hydrogen peroxide source, b) a blend of at least one aromatic alcohol and at least one glycol or glycol ether, c) at least one nonionic and/or anionic surfactant and d) at least one acid. Furthermore a method of using the disinfectant composition is also provided, whereby the composition can be applied to any surface and effectively kill a majority of tuberculosis and/or M. terrae microbes; resulting in a >5 log reduction at a contact time of 5 minutes or less. |
| US12285014B2 |
Aqueous 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one concentrates
The invention relates to an aqueous biocide composition, containing the following components: (a) 9 wt. % to 20 wt. % 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, (b) a dissolved alkalizing agent, containing 0.95 to 1.05 mol sodium and potassium hydroxide, each based on one mol of the 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one present as component (a), and (c) more than 60 wt. % water. The biocide composition is characterized in that the composition: (i) has a pH value in the range of pH 9.5 to pH 11.9, and (ii) the molar fraction of sodium ions, based on the sodium and potassium ions present in the composition, is in the range of 15 to 45 mol %. The invention furthermore relates to the use of these biocide compositions for preserving water-based products of all kinds, such as cleaning and household products, plastic dispersions, paints, plasters, adhesives, sealing compounds, paper coating compounds, textile softening and sizing agents, detergent base materials, surfactants, polishing agents, spinning baths, cooling lubricants, leather treatment agents, and silicone and bitumen emulsions. |
| US12285011B2 |
Insecticidal formulation for vector and pest control with increased contact efficacy
The present invention relates to insecticidal formulations for vector and pest control with increased contact efficacy, more particularly to insecticidal active ingredient—matrix particles and insecticidal compositions comprising such insecticidal active ingredient—matrix particles, as well as to methods and uses of such insecticidal formulations. |
| US12285009B2 |
Workstation and apparatus to facilitate transfer of biological specimens stored at cryogenic conditions
A system and method facilitates transfers of specimen containers (e.g., vials with caps) between storage cassettes and carrier cassettes. The storage cassettes are designed to be stored in cryogenic refrigerators while the carrier cassettes are designed to be temporarily stored in a portable carrier. A workstation includes a well and removable buckets positioned in the well. The buckets are sized to hold the storage cassettes and carrier cassettes. One or more arrays of antennas underlie the well to allow interrogation of wireless transponders carried by the specimen containers. Improved storage cassettes and carrier cassettes are also described. |
| US12285006B2 |
Agriculture device for dispensing a liquid
An agricultural device and a method for dispensing a liquid product over a surface. The device includes at least one boom and a plurality of nozzles positioned along the boom, a pressure regulation unit including a nozzle controller configured for controlling the opening and closing of one or more associated nozzles, and an inclination detection means for determining an inclination of the longitudinal supply line with respect to a horizontal. The pressure regulation unit and/or the at least one nozzle controller is configured to calculate nozzle operation data for each associated nozzle involving inclination data transmitted by the inclination detection means and the position of the nozzle on the longitudinal supply line, and the nozzle controller is configured to operate the nozzles based on the calculated nozzle operation data to obtain a homogeneous spraying of the liquid product over a surface of a field to be sprayed. |
| US12285005B2 |
Tri-directional break-away boom assembly
A break-away apparatus for a boom arm is positioned at a joint between a main boom and a boom tip to allow the boom tip to assume a neutral position and forward, rearward, and upward positions. A hinge assembly is positioned between the boom tip and main boom. The hinge assembly includes an upper ball joint, a first hinge, and a second hinge. The boom tip is movable relative to the main boom about an axis of the first hinge, about an axis of the second hinge axis, and/or about a pivot defined by the upper ball joint. A first spring assists a return of the boom tip to the neutral position. |
| US12285003B1 |
Scent dispersal assembly
A scent dispersal assembly may include an assembly container having a container interior. A scent containing insert may include a scent receptacle which is selectively deployable in a closed, sealing configuration in the container interior and extendable from the container interior of the assembly container to an open, scent dispensing-configuration. The scent receptacle may include a scent receptacle interior suitably sized and configured to contain at least one scent medium. At least one scent dispensing aperture may be provided in the scent receptacle. The dispensing aperture or apertures may communicate with the scent receptacle interior of the scent receptacle. An assembly cap may be deployable in a closed cap position to close and seal the scent receptacle interior and an open cap position to open the scent receptacle interior of the scent receptacle. A cap hinge may pivotally attach the assembly cap to the scent containing insert. The cap hinge may be configured to impart a first airtight seal between the scent containing insert and the assembly container in the closed, sealing configuration of the scent containing insert and a second airtight seal between the assembly cap and the scent containing insert in the closed cap position of the assembly cap. A hinge ring connector may connect the cap seal ring to the insert seal ring. |
| US12285002B2 |
Insect repellant device with simulated flame
An insect repellant device including a repellant portion and a light portion with a simulated flame and constant light option. |
| US12285001B1 |
Insect repellent light assembly and method of use
The present invention is an insect repellent assembly comprising of a light source, a transparent container having a quantity of liquid, typically water, inside the container, where the light source is positioned so as to be approximately centered in relation to a surface of the liquid so that about half the light source is below the surface and the remaining half is above the surface. The amount of liquid is less than a volume of the container. The container surrounds the light source so that light emitted by the light source must pass through the container. A method of use is also provided. |
| US12284999B2 |
Apparatus and method for combating crops with a heated air flow
An apparatus and a method for combating crops with a heated air flow involve a gas burner unit that is only activated if the pressure, the flow rate or the rotational speed of the ventilator is greater than a determined threshold value; and the gas burner unit is again deactivated if the pressure, the flow rate or the rotational speed of the ventilator is less than the determined threshold value. |
| US12284997B2 |
German cockroach glue trap
A German cockroach glue trap comprising a dark colored base and lid. The base having an overall height between 25 mm and 40 mm. Openings through the base have a diameter between 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm, large enough for German cockroaches to enter but not too large to let in too much light. The centers of the lowest openings having heights preferably between 6 mm and 10 mm above a floor preventing touching the glue before being caught and allowing escape. A ceiling at least 7 mm above the centers of the highest openings preventing climbing to the ceiling. The openings are in thin walls not providing a shelf for the German cockroaches to linger and detect a scent (oleic acid) of dead cockroaches which repels additional German cockroaches from entering the trap. A layer of glue resides on the floor and a second layer of glue may reside on the ceiling. |
| US12284994B2 |
Fishing lure
A fishing lure includes a longitudinal body, a pair of wing bars coupled at first ends thereof to the body by hinge pins and configured to hingedly rotate in a posterior and anterior direction relative to the body, wings with a plurality of blades disposed thereon slidably mounted on each wing bar and configured to spin on each wing bar, and wing locks configured to stop the wing bars from rotating any further posteriorly that a position that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the body. |
| US12284992B2 |
Spill resistant travel bowl
A spill-resistant bowl assembly includes a unitary bowl hanger frame, a gimbal mounting, and a bowl. The gimbal mounting has a unitary mounting frame and a gimbal ring. The bowl hanger frame has two parallel inverted “L”-shaped legs joined with a transverse member. The legs have evenly spaced adjustment pegs. The mounting frame has a horizontal member, with keyhole slots connected to the pegs, and arced arms with a socket in each arm. The ring has diametrically opposed pegs on a first axis and diametrically opposed notches along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; with the ring pegs connected to the sockets. The bowl has a rim with diametrically opposed pegs connected to the notches. The travel bowl assembly may be suspended from a car seat headrest so a dog has easy access to water at a comfortable height without spilling. |
| US12284987B2 |
Multipurpose separator used to provide bee entrance to and exit from a beehive and colony management
The invention relates to separators (1) that regulate bees' entrance to and exit from a hive according to various seasonal and usage requirements, that are provided with several bee entrance-exit holes (6) that allow a bee colony to enter to and exit from a hive, and that are provided with at least one primary cover (3) and a secondary cover (4) associated with the primary cover (3) in order to close at least a portion of said holes (6). |
| US12284986B2 |
Use of mouse model in evaluation of intelligence level
A mouse model may be used in evaluation of the change in intelligence level. The mouse model may be a mouse model with high intelligence level. The mouse chromosome of the mouse model with high intelligence level at least includes all or a portion of chromosome 1 originated from wild-type mouse. The evaluation includes performing a test which may be an open field test, sucrose preference test, water maze test, space exploration Y maze test, active avoidance Y maze test, and/or fatigue rotarod test. |
| US12284983B2 |
Animal cleaning, drying and/or treatment apparatus
The invention relates to apparatus and a method for performing cleaning, treatment and/or drying of an animal, such as a pet animal, with the apparatus including a housing and base defining a cavity in which the said animal is located, a supply of liquid, means for dispensing the liquid into the said cavity and onto the said animal and a drainage assembly to allow the liquid to be removed from the said cavity. Drying means can also be provided to allow the animal's coat to be dried whilst in the cavity. |
| US12284981B2 |
Reversible multilayer cover for absorbing and trapping liquids and/or debris
A multilayer cover designed to protect a surface from pets includes a first layer constructed from a polyester material and a second layer coupled to the first layer. The second layer is fixed relative to the first layer. The first layer includes a first top surface having a natural charge and a hydrophilic finish. The natural charge configured to attract solid debris, and the hydrophilic finish configured to activate when contacted by a liquid in order to release the solid debris. The first layer also includes a first bottom surface positioned opposite to the first top surface. The second layer includes a second top surface disposed facing the first bottom surface. The second top surface includes a hydrophobic laminate. A second bottom surface is disposed opposite of the second top surface. The hydrophobic laminate is configured to block liquid from reaching the second bottom surface. |
| US12284980B2 |
Compressible animal litter
An animal litter product comprising a foam polymer, wherein the foam polymer is compressible, resilient and has a density in the range of about of about 325 to 650 kg/m3, wherein the foamed polymer has limited compressibility and returns to approximately its original volume, wherein, optionally, the foam polymer is blended with other animal litter components, such as clays or other absorbent materials. |
| US12284979B2 |
Calf pairing unit
A housing system for a calf including a housing unit having a first exterior sidewall, a second exterior sidewall, a front exterior wall extending between the first exterior sidewall and the second exterior sidewall, a roof extending between the first exterior sidewall and the second exterior sidewall, an opening at least partially defined by the front exterior wall for ingress and egress of a calf into and out of the housing unit, and an enclosed living space extending between and bounded by the first and second exterior sidewalls and the front exterior wall. |
| US12284974B2 |
Soybean variety 01094189
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01094189. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01094189. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01094189 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01094189 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US12284973B2 |
Soybean variety 01094700
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01094700. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01094700. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01094700 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01094700 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US12284972B2 |
Soybean cultivar 12340609
A soybean cultivar designated 12340609 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 12340609, to the plants of soybean cultivar 12340609, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 12340609, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 12340609. 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 12340609. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 12340609, 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 12340609 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US12284967B2 |
Soybean cultivar 13323023
A soybean cultivar designated 13323023 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 13323023, to the plants of soybean cultivar 13323023, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 13323023, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 13323023. 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 13323023. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 13323023, 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 13323023 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US12284963B2 |
Soybean cultivar 18040716
A soybean cultivar designated 18040716 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 18040716, to the plants of soybean cultivar 18040716, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 18040716, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 18040716. 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 18040716. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 18040716, 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 18040716 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US12284957B2 |
Baselining criteria for RF sensing in horticulture application
The invention provides a horticulture system (1) comprising a plurality of repeating horticulture system units (100) and a control system (300), wherein: each horticulture system unit (100) comprises (i) a horticulture unit space (110) and (ii) a radio transmission pair (120) arranged to monitor the horticulture unit space (110), wherein the radio transmission pair (120) comprises a radio transmitter and a radio receiver arranged in radio signal receiving relationship; the control system (300) is configured to execute in a unit sensing stage (230) a measurement in at least one of the horticulture unit spaces (110) with the respective radio transmission pair (120); the control system (300) is further configured in an operational mode to: (i) execute a first signal sensing stage (231), wherein the first signal sensing stage (231) comprises the unit sensing stage (230) with a first radio transmission pair (121) related to first horticulture unit space (111) thereby providing a first signal (241) to the control system (300); and (ii) determine a plant-related parameter data based on (a) the first signal (241) and (b) a baseline signal (245), wherein the baseline signal (245) is based on a second signal (242) obtained with an execution of a second signal sensing stage (232), wherein the second signal sensing stage (232) comprises the unit sensing stage (230) with a second radio transmission pair (122) related to a second horticulture unit space (112) thereby providing the second signal (242). |
| US12284956B2 |
Structures for growing plants
A structure for growing plants comprising a main support, vertical supports along the perimeter of the foundation, a perimeter frame connected to the vertical supports, cables connected to the main support, vertical supports and perimeter frame, and an inner and outer shell formed from transmissive panels supported by the cables. |
| US12284955B2 |
Composite materials promoting the catchment and attachment of seaweed holdfasts
Some aspects of the disclosure relate to composite materials and cultivation systems with particular utility for use in aquaculture, for example cultivating various species of seaweed. The systems comprise at least one highly tortuous and often micro-fibrous material and at least one material having low tortuosity. These systems may be configured in a variety of shapes and associated with a number of different structures. Some of these composite materials and cultivation systems may be used in both direct and indirect seeding of macroalgae plants such as seaweed. |
| US12284954B2 |
Device for promoting the growth of plants
Devices and methods for promoting the growth of plants, which transport the plants using a conveyor belt where roots of the plants protrude into a region located below a lower surface of the conveyor belt and at least parts of leaves and/or fruits of the plants protrude into a region located above an upper surface of the conveyor belt which opposes the lower surface. The conveyor path moves along a closed circular or oval path such that a deflection occurs in the region of an upper deflection point and in the region of a lower deflection point, which interconnect vertical sections. |
| US12284953B2 |
Modular hexagonal enclosure and coupling apparatus therefor
What is disclosed is a modular hydroponic enclosure comprising a hexagonally shaped base; a set of pillars attached to the hexagonally shaped base and to a hexagonally shaped roof, wherein the set of pillars support the roof. A method for a modular hydroponic enclosure comprising providing a hexagonally shaped base; providing a set of pillars attached to the hexagonally shaped base; and providing a hexagonally shaped roof attached to the set of pillars, and wherein the set of pillars support the roof. |
| US12284952B2 |
Working machine
A working machine may include: a working part; a prime mover configured to drive the working part; a housing supporting the working part; a handle attached to the housing such that the handle is rotatable about a rotation axis with respect to the housing and configured to be grasped by a user; and an elastic member arranged between the housing and the handle. The housing may comprise a first surface. The handle may include a second surface that faces the first surface in a rotation axis direction with an interval therebetween. The elastic member may be arranged between the first surface and the second surface. |
| US12284951B1 |
Automatic timed watering planter
An automatic timed watering planter comprising an inner container with a flange at a top edge and an outer container with a ledge recessed below a top edge upon which the inner container is supported above a water holding space. A battery operated pump with a programmable control unit for an automatic timer is connected to tubing branches which are connected to symmetrically spaced water ports in the flange. Symmetrically spaced posts on the ledge are received in apertures in the flange outboard of the water ports and secured with a clip having a front side with a nozzle outlet connected to one of the tubing branches and rear side with a lip adapted to snap-fit on a bead along a top edge of the outer container. |
| US12284949B2 |
Method and system for remote or autonomous tree harvesting
The invention relates to a system (10) for remote and/or autonomous harvesting at least a portion of a tree, said system (10) comprising: a remotely and/or autonomously controlled means (110) configured for harvesting said at least a portion of a tree, a remotely and/or autonomously controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (100), UAV, comprising, at least one means for holding (105) said harvested portion of said tree and being configured for transporting said harvested portion of said tree away from the original location of the tree, wherein said system comprising at least one means for detecting said tree to be harvested, and a base station (120) for communication with said means configured for harvesting at least a portion of a tree and/or said UAV. The invention also relates to a method for remotely and/or autonomously harvesting a tree. |
| US12284947B2 |
Mid-size or big bale stack feeder bed wagon having a bale loader arm assembly interchangeable with a bale knife assembly
A stack feeder bed wagon is provided for pickup of one or more mid-size or big bales in an agricultural field for transport that simultaneously tilts and rotates a longitudinal bale 90 degrees upwardly and transversely over, adjacent, and along the forward upper edge of a stack bed for pushback onto the bed for transport or for consolidation with one or more bales into a single layer stack load on the bed that can be offloaded from the wagon for later pickup or that can be transported for deposit in a different place; and the wagon can be used for the retrieval of a load from a storage surface and when interchangeably equipped with a bale knife assembly that selectively cooperates with a bale moving crossfeed cable system can provide a series of bale segments to feed animals. |
| US12284945B2 |
Robotic handling of picked fruit or vegetables
In general terms, the present invention provides a storage system for a fruit or vegetable picking system, in which picked fruit or vegetables are delivered to a fixed filling location of the storage system, and then moved, by a robotic handling mechanism of the storage system, to one of many container locations where filled containers (punnets) are temporarily stored. |
| US12284943B2 |
Cutting system for a combine harvester
A cutting system for a combine harvester with a support frame for a cutting table has, on the cutting side, a cutting bar fastened articulatedly to the support frame, flexible transversely to the cutting direction, and adjustable in height with respect to the support frame with axle levers distributed over the width of the cutting system engaging at one end on the cutting bar and at the other end on the support frame. Actuators and the axle levers with the cutting bar are actuated by a controller. The cutting bar has sensors distributed over the width of the cutting system. They record the ground clearance of the cutting bar in front of each axle lever. The sensors are skids on the bottom of the cutting bar measuring the ground contact pressure of the skid or the distance between the skid and the cutting bar. |
| US12284942B2 |
Sensor fusion system for improved accumulator fill level in a harvester vehicle
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a harvester vehicle that includes a crop processing system comprising at least an accumulator and a round module builder. The harvester vehicle has a feedback fusion system that operably provides crop processing data indicative of an estimated accumulator fill level to a crop feed rate control system. The feedback fusion system has a plurality of feedback devices that operably provide feedback signals including data indicative of two or more of: crop mass flow, module builder status, module size, and accumulator fill level. The feedback fusion system has a control module that operably receives the feedback signals and generates an accumulator fill level signal based at least upon two or more of the feedback signals. The accumulator fill level signal is indicative of the estimated fill level in the accumulator. |
| US12284939B1 |
Stand-on mower folding platform system
A mower system that includes a stand-on rider platform system that includes a folding rider platform pivotally coupled to the mower frame and a folding rider platform suspension system that includes a resilient member adapted to be compressed between the folding rider platform and a member of the mower system. |
| US12284934B2 |
Systems and methods for predictive tractive characteristics and control
An information map is obtained by an agricultural system. The information map maps values of a characteristic at different geographic locations in a worksite. An in-situ sensor detects tractive characteristic values as a mobile agricultural machine operates at the worksite. A predictive map generator generates a predictive map that maps predictive tractive characteristic values at different geographic locations in the worksite based on a relationship between values of the characteristic in the information map and tractive characteristic values detected by the in-situ sensor. The predictive map can be output and used in automated machine control. |
| US12284933B2 |
Methods of operating a tillage implement
A method of operating a tillage implement includes performing a first calibration of the tillage implement based on a curated library, propelling the tillage implement through a field, capturing an image of the field with a camera carried by the tillage implement, comparing information from the captured image with the curated library, identifying residue based on the comparison of the information from the captured image with the curated library, modifying the curated library based on the captured image, and performing a second calibration of the tillage implement based on the modified library. The curated library includes a correlation of observed data with material properties of soil and/or residue, and may initially be based on information from other fields or prior times. The tillage implement has at least one ground-engaging tilling assembly, and propelling the tillage implement through the field causes the tilling assembly to work the soil. |
| US12284932B2 |
Front-folding toolbar
An agricultural implement configured to be propelled by a prime mover. The implement comprises a toolbar configured to support a plurality of agricultural tools. The toolbar is a front-folding toolbar configured to be shifted forward from an operational position to a transport position. The implement further comprises a draw-bar extending forward from the toolbar and configured to be coupled with the prime mover. The draw-bar is rotatably connected with the toolbar via a connection assembly that presents a generally laterally extending rotational axis, such that the draw-bar is configured to rotate vertically about the rotational axis. |
| US12284931B2 |
Method for control by a supervisor of at least one autonomous agricultural robot comprising geolocation means
The invention relates to a method for control by a supervisor of at least one autonomous agricultural robot comprising geolocation means, the supervisor transmitting periodic row allocation messages to the at least one autonomous agricultural robot, each of the agricultural robots comprising a computer for controlling the movement of the corresponding robot as a function, on the one hand, of the allocated trajectory and, on the other hand, of the geolocation data, as well as for calculating a row change trajectory as a function of the messages transmitted by the supervisor. |
| US12284930B2 |
Crop divider with automatic height control
An agricultural implement operating on a field surface with growing crop plants comprises a plurality of divider mechanisms mounted in front of the implement wheels. Each divider mechanism comprises a divider member comprising a diversion member tapering laterally from a front end of the divider member, operative to push the crop plants away from a path of the wheel, and mounted to the implement by a parallel link assembly. An actuator is connected to the parallel link assembly and moves the divider member up and down. A control is operative to activate each actuator, and a sensor system senses a divider height of each divider member above the field surface. The sensor system is connected to the control such that the control is operative to specify a desired divider height for each divider member. |
| US12284929B2 |
Farm implement tractor mounting system
A mounting system for mounting a farm implement to a tractor having a bracket attached to the front of the tractor, the bracket having a forwardly extending portion and an upwardly extending protrusion. The mounting system comprises a farm implement attachment member comprising one or more arms with a connection mechanism adapted to connect to a farm implement; a height adjusting mechanism adapted to adjust the height of the farm implement when connected to the one or more arms of the farm implement attachment member; and a tractor connection mechanism adapted to latch onto a bracket on the front of a tractor, wherein the tractor connection mechanism comprises a connection plate, a top hook extending rearwardly from the connection plate, and a bracket engagement member extending rearwardly from the connection plate, wherein the top hook is configured to hook onto the upwardly extending protrusion of the bracket and wherein the bracket engagement member is configured to engage a bottom of the bracket. |
| US12284928B2 |
Implement operating apparatus
An implement operating apparatus has a U-shaped drive frame supported on drive wheels, each pivotally mounted about a vertical wheel pivot axis. A steering control selectively pivots each drive wheel. A power source is connected through a drive control to rotate the drive wheels in either direction. First and second implements are configured to perform implement operations and to rest on the ground and when the drive frame is maneuvered to an implement loading position with respect to each implement, the implement is connectable to the drive frame and movable to an operating position supported by the drive frame. When the implement is in the operating position, the steering and drive controls are operative to move and steer the drive frame and implement along a first travel path or a second travel path oriented generally perpendicular to the first travel path. |
| US12284927B2 |
Compensating device for working on a slope in viticulture
A machine for soil tillage to be arranged on a towing vehicle, wherein when the towing vehicle is travelling in a travel direction an area of soil can be tilled with a soil tillage tool in an intermediate space between at least two obstacles, wherein the machine has a control device with which the soil tillage tool is pivotable into and out of the intermediate space and/or is movable in a transverse direction towards or away from the machine into the intermediate space, wherein the control device comprises an adjusting device which causes the soil tillage tool to pivot in and out and/or to move in the transverse direction by an adjustment amount after detection of an obstacle. |
| US12290009B2 |
Terahertz transistor
Superconducting Meissner effect transistors, methods of modulating, and systems are disclosed. In one aspect a disclosed transistor includes a superconducting bridge between a first and a second current probe, the first and second current probe being electrically connected to a source and a drain electrical connection, respectively and a control line configured to emit a magnetic field signal having signal strength Hsig at the superconducting bridge. In one aspect the emitted magnetic field is configured to break Cooper pairs in the superconducting bridge. |
| US12290008B2 |
Scaled quantum circuits
Techniques for forming respective groups of quantum circuit elements (QCEs) on respective crystalline surfaces of a crystalline dielectric (CD) layer are presented. Vias can be formed in the CD layer. Second QCEs can be formed on a second crystalline surface of the CD layer. A seal layer can be applied to the patterned second metallization layer that forms the second QCEs. A handle wafer can be bonded to the seal layer. The chip stack can be turned over to place a substrate at the top, and handle wafer at the bottom, of the chip stack. The substrate and a buried oxide layer can be removed to expose the first crystalline surface of the CD layer. First QCEs can be formed on the first crystalline surface of the CD layer. A portion of the first QCEs can be coupled or interconnected to a portion of the second QCEs. |
| US12290002B2 |
Magnetization rotational element, magnetoresistance effect element, semiconductor element, magnetic recording array, and method for manufacturing magnetoresistance effect element
A magnetization rotational element includes a spin-orbit torque wiring, and a first ferromagnetic layer which is located in a first direction with respect to the spin-orbit torque wiring and in which spins are injected from the spin-orbit torque wiring. The spin-orbit torque wiring has a plurality of spin generation layers and insertion layers located between the plurality of spin generation layers in the first direction. The insertion layers have a lower electrical resistivity than the spin generation layers. |
| US12289996B2 |
Plurality of host materials and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same
The present disclosure relates to a plurality of host materials comprising a first host material comprising a compound represented by formula 1, and a second host material comprising a compound represented by formula 2, and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising a specific combination of compounds of the present disclosure as host materials, it is possible to provide an organic electroluminescent device having higher luminous efficiency and/or longer lifetime properties as compared with a conventional organic electroluminescent device. |
| US12289992B2 |
Display apparatus and light absorber included in display apparatus
A display apparatus according to an embodiment includes light-emitting devices and an encapsulation member, wherein the encapsulation member includes a light absorber including a hexagonal heterocycle containing two or more nitrogen atoms as ring-forming atoms, and first to third substituents substituted at the hexagonal heterocycle, the first to third substituents being different from one another, and thus can effectively block external light, thereby exhibiting improved reliability. |
| US12289991B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device
An organic electroluminescence device including a first electrode, a hole transport region on the first electrode, an emission layer on the hole transport region, an electron transport region on the emission layer, and a second electrode on the electron transport region, wherein the hole transport region includes a first heterocyclic compound including 1 to 3 structures derived from a compound represented by Formula 1 below, and the emission layer includes a second heterocyclic compound including 1 or 2 structures derived from a compound represented by Formula 1. |
| US12289990B2 |
Phenylcarbazole-based compounds and fluorene-based compounds and organic light emitting device and flat panel display device comprising the same
An organic light emitting device including: a substrate; a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a reflective electrode and the other is a semitransparent or transparent electrode, and wherein the organic layer includes a layer having at least one of the compounds having at least one carbazole group, and a flat panel display device including the organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device has low driving voltage, excellent current density, high brightness, excellent color purity, high efficiency, and long lifetime. |
| US12289985B2 |
Organic light-emitting device, apparatus including the same, and organometallic compound
Provided are an organic light-emitting device, an apparatus including the organic light-emitting device, and an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1. The organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein: the organic layer includes the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1. |
| US12289979B2 |
Deposition system for high accuracy patterning
The present disclosure relates to a processing tool that includes a first wafer-mounting frame and a second wafer-mounting frame. The first wafer-mounting frame is configured to retain a target wafer. The second wafer-mounting frame is configured to retain a masking wafer. The masking wafer includes a mask pattern made up of a number of openings passing through the masking wafer to correspond to a predetermined deposition pattern to be formed on the target wafer. A deposition chamber is configured to receive the first and second wafer-mounting frames, when the first and second wafer-mounting frames are clamped together to retain the target wafer and the masking wafer. The deposition chamber includes a material deposition source configured to deposit material from the material deposition source through the number of openings in the mask pattern to form the material in the predetermined deposition pattern on the target wafer. |
| US12289978B2 |
Display substrate having barrier layers in peripheral area, and display apparatus
A display substrate includes at least two barrier layers in a peripheral area of the display substrate. The at least two barrier layers includes a first barrier layer forming an enclosure; and a third barrier layer on a side of the first barrier layer closer to a display area. The third barrier layer includes one or more discontinuous portions. |
| US12289971B2 |
Display substrate and display device thereof
The present disclosure relates to a display substrate and a display device thereof. The display substrate comprises: a substrate; a first wiring extending in a first direction on the substrate; a first dielectric layer on the substrate and the first wiring; a second wiring extending in the first direction on the first dielectric layer, wherein an orthographic projection of the second wiring on the substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of the first wiring on the substrate; a conformal dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer and the second wiring; a third wiring and a fourth wiring disposed at spacings in the first direction on the conformal dielectric layer, wherein orthographic projections of the third wiring and the fourth wiring on the substrate at least partially overlap with the orthographic projections of the first wiring and the second wiring on the substrate. |
| US12289970B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel includes a pixel-driving circuit, wherein the display panel further includes: a base substrate, a second conductive layer and a third conductive layer. The second conductive layer is located on one side of the base substrate. The second conductive layer includes a first initial signal line, and the first initial signal line is configured to provide the first initial signal to the pixel-driving circuit. The third conductive layer is located on a side of the second conductive layer distal to the base substrate, the third conductive layer includes a second initial signal line, and the second initial signal line is configured to provide a second initial signal to the pixel-driving circuit, wherein sheet resistance of the first conductive layer is greater than that of the second conductive layer. The signal on the second initial signal line in the display panel has a smaller voltage drop. |
| US12289968B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate, one or more scan stages disposed on the substrate, a first conductive layer disposed on the substrate, and scan control lines electrically connected to each of the one or more scan stages, a first organic insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer, and a second organic insulating layer disposed on the first organic insulating layer. The first organic insulating layer and the second organic insulating layer overlap the scan control lines. |
| US12289965B2 |
Display substrate and test method thereof
A display substrate and a test method thereof are disclosed. The display substrate includes a base substrate, data lines, data leads, a first test circuit and a second test circuit. A display region of the base substrate includes a pixel array, and the pixel array includes a plurality of sub-pixels; the first test circuit is configured to apply a first test signal to the plurality of sub-pixels to perform a first test in a first test stage; the second test circuit is configured to apply a second test signal to the plurality of sub-pixels to perform a second test in a second test stage. The first test circuit includes a first test switch circuit and a first test control signal application circuit, a first test control signal pad and a first test control signal bypass are respectively electrically connected to a control terminal of the first test switch circuit. |
| US12289962B2 |
Display panel and electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus comprises a display panel and a component on a lower surface of the display panel. The display panel includes a first display area with first light-emitting diodes, a second display area with display element groups that include second light-emitting diodes, transmission areas in the second display area, a pixel-defining layer surrounding an emission area of each of the first and second light-emitting diodes, an upper insulating layer, and a thin-film encapsulation layer. The component overlaps the second display area in a plan view. In a boundary portion of the first and second display areas, the pixel-defining layer and the upper insulating layer form a staircase-shaped step, and the upper insulating layer includes at least one protrusion portion protruding towards the second display area from an edge of the upper insulating layer. |
| US12289960B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel comprises a driving substrate (1), a light-emitting layer (2) and a light guide layer (3); the light-emitting layer (2) is arranged on one side of the driving substrate (1) and comprises a plurality of front light-emitting units (21) and a plurality of rear light-emitting units (22), each of the rear light-emitting units (22) comprising a light source part (221) and a light extracting part (222), and the front light-emitting units (21) and the light source parts (221) being configured for emitting light towards a side away from the driving substrate (1); and the light guide layer (3) comprises a plurality of light guide parts (31), each light guide part (31) being configured to guide light emitted by the light source part (221) of a corresponding rear light-emitting unit (22) to the light extracting part (222). |
| US12289956B2 |
Display panel including a light emitting device layer and a viewing angle adjustment film and manufacturing method thereof
The present application provides a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The display panel includes a substrate, a light emitting a device layer, and a viewing angle adjustment film. The light emitting device layer comprises a first viewing angle curve, a film thickness of the light emitting device layer is a film thickness corresponding to a light emission efficiency maximum value point of the first viewing angle curve. The viewing angle adjustment film is configured to adjust the light emission efficiency maximum value point from a side viewing angle to a main viewing angle and obtain a second viewing angle curve to obtain a large viewing angle under a prerequisite without lowering a front viewing angle light emission brightness. |
| US12289955B2 |
Display device and method for manufacturing the same
Discussed are a display device and a method for manufacturing the same, in which a source electrode and a drain electrode are disposed under an active layer of a thin film transistor, thereby simplifying a manufacturing process of the device, reducing a manufacturing time thereof, and reducing a manufacturing cost thereof. To this end, the source electrode, the drain electrode and a light-blocking layer are disposed on a substrate, and constitute the same layer and are made of the same material. An interlayer insulating layer is disposed thereon. A first contact-hole and a second contact-hole are disposed in the interlayer insulating layer. A first connection line connects the source electrode and an active layer to each other, and a second connection line connects the drain electrode and the active layer to each other, whereby the array substrate of the display device can be manufactured using the total of 7 mask processes. |
| US12289952B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display and method for manufacturing the same
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display including: a substrate; an organic light emitting diode formed on the substrate; a metal oxide layer formed on the substrate and covering the organic light emitting diode; a first inorganic layer formed on the substrate and covering the organic light emitting diode; a second inorganic layer formed on the first inorganic layer and contacting the first inorganic layer at an edge of the second inorganic layer; an organic layer formed on the second inorganic layer and covering a relatively smaller area than the second inorganic layer; and a third inorganic layer formed on the organic layer, covering a relatively larger area than the organic layer, and contacting the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer at an edge of the third inorganic layer. |
| US12289950B2 |
Organic light-emitting display apparatus
An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate having a display area displaying an image and a periphery area. The periphery area is located next to the display area. A first organic insulating layer is disposed on the substrate. The first organic insulating layer includes a valley portion separating the first organic insulating layer from the periphery area. A plurality of organic light-emitting devices is disposed on the substrate. Each of the organic light-emitting devices includes a first electrode, an emission layer, and a second electrode, sequentially disposed over the first organic insulating layer. The second electrode covers the emission layer and the valley portion. A second organic insulating layer is disposed over the first organic insulating layer and incudes a first opening exposing a center portion of the first electrode and a second opening overlapping the valley portion. A capping layer covers the second electrode. |
| US12289948B2 |
Organic light-emitting display with structure for preventing moisture infiltration and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting display including a substrate, an insulating layer on the substrate, the substrate and the insulating layer having an opening therethrough penetrating, a pixel array on the insulating layer, the pixel array including a plurality of pixels that surround the opening, a first pixel adjacent to the opening from among the plurality of pixels includes a pixel electrode layer, an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode layer, and an opposite electrode layer on the intermediate layer, and a stepped portion on the substrate and adjacent to the opening, the stepped portion having an under-cut step, wherein the intermediate layer including an organic emission layer, and wherein at least one of the intermediate layer and the opposite electrode layer extends toward the opening and is disconnected by the stepped portion. |
| US12289945B2 |
Quasi global cathode contact method for advanced patterning
Embodiments described herein relate to sub-pixel circuits and methods of forming sub-pixel circuits that may be utilized in a display such as an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. The sub-pixel circuit includes a plurality of contact overhangs. The plurality of contact overhangs are disposed between adjacent sub-pixels of a sub-pixel circuit to be formed. The contact overhangs are formed over a metal grid exposed through a PDL structure. A cathode is deposited via evaporation deposition to be in contact with the contact overhang. The metal grid is perpendicular to a plurality of metal layers disposed on the substrate. |
| US12289944B2 |
Light-emitting element and display device
A light-emitting element includes: an electron transport layer; a hole transport layer; and a light-emitting layer between the electron transport layer and the hole transport layer, the light-emitting layer including: quantum dots; and ligands coordinated to the quantum dots, wherein the ligands in the light-emitting layer have a lower concentration on an electron transport layer side of the light-emitting layer than on a hole transport layer side of the light-emitting layer. |
| US12289940B2 |
Display device, and method for manufacturing same
A display device includes a pixel disposed in a display area; a first line electrically connected to the pixel; and a first control line disposed around the first line. The pixel includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other; at least one intermediate electrode including a first intermediate electrode disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; light emitting elements electrically connected between a pair of adjacent electrodes among the first electrode, the second electrode, and the at least one intermediate electrode; and a first switching element electrically connected between the first intermediate electrode and the first line, the first switching element being controlled by a signal applied to the first control line. |
| US12289938B2 |
Display device
A display device capable of improving a light emission efficiency includes a plurality of insulating films disposed on a substrate, a trench exposing side surfaces of the plurality of insulating films, a first alignment electrode disposed on the side surfaces of the plurality of insulating films exposed by the trench, a second alignment electrode disposed so as to be surrounded by the first alignment electrode, and a light-emitting device connected to the first and second alignment electrodes and disposed between the first and second alignment electrodes within the trench, thereby improving a light emission efficiency. |
| US12289935B2 |
Method for manufacturing light-emitting element
A method for manufacturing a light-emitting element includes: providing a structure body including: a semiconductor structure body having a first surface, a second surface located on a side opposite to the first surface, and a lateral surface that connects the first surface and the second surface, a first insulating film covering the lateral surface of the semiconductor structure body, a second insulation film covering the first surface of the semiconductor structure body and an upper surface of the first insulating film on a first surface side, and a substrate facing the second surface of the semiconductor structure body; forming a mask on a part of the second insulating film located above the first surface of the semiconductor structure body; and removing a part of the second insulating film located around the mask in a top view and exposed from the mask. |
| US12289933B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting device and manufacturing method of the same
A light-emitting device includes a substrate provided with a first wiring and a second wiring, a first element including a first electrode pad, a second element including a second electrode pad, a first wire connecting the second wiring and the first electrode pad and including a first wire horizontal part that is level with respect to a top surface of the first element, a second wire connecting the second wiring and the second electrode pad and including a second wire horizontal part that is level with respect to the top surface of the first element, and a reflective resin exposing the top surface of the first element. The reflective resin has a bulged portion in a bulged dike shape such that a surface of the reflective resin is brought into contact with at least a part of the second wire horizontal part and extends along the second wire horizontal part. |
| US12289931B2 |
Portable power case
Systems, methods, and articles for a portable power case are disclosed. The portable power case is comprised of at least one battery and at least one PCB. The portable power case has at least two access ports and at least one USB port. The portable power case is operable to supply power to an amplifier, a radio, a wearable battery, a mobile phone, and a tablet. The portable power case is operable to be charged using solar panels, vehicle batteries, AC adapters, non-rechargeable batteries, and generators. The portable power case provides for modularity that allows the user to disassemble and selectively remove the batteries installed within the portable power case housing. |
| US12289929B2 |
Infrared device comprising mesa portion including three lateral surfaces forming specified angles with substrate face
An infrared device comprises a first mesa portion. The lateral surface of the first mesa portion includes a first lateral surface located on a side close to a bottom surface of the first mesa portion, a second lateral surface located above the first lateral surface, and a third lateral surface located above the second lateral surface. A first angle θ1 formed by the first lateral surface and one face of the substrate is 0.6° or more and less than 45°, a second angle formed by the second lateral surface and one face of the substrate is 45° or more and 90° or less, and a third angle θ3 formed by a third lateral surface and one face of the substrate is 0.6° or more and less than 45°. W3/W2 is 0.15 or more and W1/W2 is 0.2 or more and 3.0 or less. |
| US12289928B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device
A photoelectric conversion device includes: a substrate; a photodetection film including a first surface facing the substrate and a second surface opposing the first surface; first electrodes provided between the substrate and the photodetection film; a second electrode provided between the substrate and the photodetection film and including a first portion overlapped with the first surface and a second portion not overlapped therewith when viewed from a normal direction of the substrate; a third electrode provided on the second surface of the photodetection film and including a third surface facing the second surface; wiring allowing for conduction between the second and third electrodes; and a first conductive plug connected with the first portion and extending toward the substrate. Material of the first conductive plug differs from that of the second electrode. The wiring is in contact with a side surface of the photodetection film and the second portion. |
| US12289919B1 |
Buffered top thin film resistor, MIM capacitor, and method of forming the same
A semiconductor device includes a dielectric layer over a back end of line (BEOL) metal layer, a metallic resistive layer over the dielectric layer, a resistor comprising a metallic resistive film that is a first portion of the metallic resistive layer, and a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. The insulator of the MIM capacitor comprises at least two layers including a first layer that is a second portion of the metallic resistive layer and a second layer that is the dielectric layer. |
| US12289916B2 |
Semiconductor structure
The invention provides a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a transistor disposed on the substrate, wherein the transistor comprises a gate structure, a source and a drain, and the gate structure of the transistor located on the substrate and extending along a first direction, and a plurality of supporting patterns located in the gate structure of the transistor, wherein the plurality of supporting patterns are separated from each other and arranged along a second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein at least four supporting patterns of the plurality of supporting patterns constitute a supporting pattern dashed line, wherein the supporting pattern dashed line extends along the second direction. |
| US12289910B2 |
Device for high voltage applications
A device includes a buried oxide layer disposed on a substrate, a first region disposed on the buried oxide layer and a first ring region disposed in the first region. The first ring region includes a portion of a guardring. The device further includes a first terminal region disposed in the first ring region, a second ring region disposed in the first region and a second terminal region disposed in the second ring region. The first terminal region is connected to an anode and the second terminal region is connected to a cathode. The first region has a graded doping concentration. The first region, the second ring region and the second terminal region have a first conductivity type, and the first ring region and the first terminal region have a second conductivity type. The first conductivity type is different from the second conductivity type. |
| US12289909B2 |
Thin film transistor, gate driver including the same, and display device including the same
Disclosed are a thin film transistor having an oxide semiconductor layer which is applicable to a flat display device requiring high-speed driving due to ultra-high definition, a gate driver including the same, and a display device including the same. The thin film transistor includes a first oxide semiconductor layer formed of iron-indium-zinc oxide (FIZO) and a second oxide semiconductor layer formed of indium-gallium-zinc oxide (IGZO), thus being capable of exhibiting effects, such as high reliability and high electron mobility. |
| US12289903B2 |
Nitride-based semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A nitride-based semiconductor device includes a first nitride-based semiconductor layer, a lattice layer, a third nitride-based semiconductor layer, a first source electrode and a second electrode, and a gate electrode. The second nitride-based semiconductor layer is disposed over the first nitride-based semiconductor layer. The lattice layer is disposed between the first and second nitride-based semiconductor layers and doped to the first conductivity type. The lattice layer comprises a plurality of first III-V layers and a plurality of second III-V layers alternatively stacked. Each of the first III-V layers has a high resistivity region and a current aperture enclosed by the high resistivity region. The high resistivity region comprises more metal oxides than the current aperture. Interfaces formed between the high resistivity regions and the current apertures among the first III-V layers align with each other. The gate electrode aligns with the current aperture. |
| US12289900B2 |
HEMT and method of fabricating the same
A high electron mobility transistor includes a substrate. A channel layer is disposed on the substrate. An active layer is disposed on the channel layer. The active layer includes a P-type aluminum gallium nitride layer. A P-type gallium nitride gate is disposed on the active layer. A source electrode and a drain electrode are disposed on the active layer. |
| US12289898B2 |
Vertically integrated device stack including system on chip and power management integrated circuit
A semiconductor device has a package substrate, a system-on-chip (SoC) die, and a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) die, arranged in a vertical stack. The SoC die is disposed on a first surface of the package substrate, and the PMIC die is mechanically coupled to a second surface of the package substrate. The PMIC die is electrically coupled to the SOC die via first via connectors of the package substrate and configured to provide DC power to the SOC die via DC connectors electrically coupled to the via connectors of the package substrate. The PMIC die includes thin film inductors, corresponding to the DC connectors, on a surface of the PMIC die and located adjacent to the second surface of the package substrate. |
| US12289894B1 |
Method of fabricating transistors and stacked planar capacitors for memory and logic applications
A method of fabricating a system includes fabricating a plurality of transistors and coupling a forming a bridge structure connected between a gate contact of a first transistor with a drain contact of a second transistor. The method further includes fabricating a multi-level memory structure including capacitors that comprise a ferroelectric material or a paraelectric material. The capacitors within a given level are coupled together by a plate electrode. The method further includes forming a signal electrode coupled with the plate electrode. |
| US12289893B2 |
Semiconductor devices including FTJ structure
A semiconductor device includes a first electrode layer, a ferroelectric layer, a first alignment layer and a second electrode layer. A material of the first alignment layer includes rare-earth metal oxide. The ferroelectric layer and the first alignment layer are disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and the first alignment layer is disposed between the ferroelectric layer and the first electrode layer. |
| US12289890B2 |
Method of fabricating transistor structure
A method of fabricating a transistor structure is provided. The method comprises forming a gate electrode in a dielectric layer of an interconnect structure; forming a monolayer on a portion of the dielectric layer laterally spaced from the gate electrode; sequentially forming a ferroelectric layer, a barrier layer and a channel layer on the gate electrode; and forming a source/drain electrode on the channel layer. |
| US12289881B2 |
Semiconductor devices
Provided is a semiconductor device including a conductive contact plug on a substrate, the conductive contact plug including a lower portion and an upper portion on the lower portion, the lower portion having a first width, and the upper portion having a second width less than the first width, a bit line structure on the conductive contact plug, the bit line structure including a conductive structure and an insulation structure provided in a vertical direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, and a first lower spacer, a second lower spacer, and a third lower spacer sequentially provided on a sidewall of the lower portion of the conductive contact plug in a horizontal direction parallel to the upper surface of the substrate, wherein an uppermost surface of the third lower spacer is higher than an upper surface of the first lower spacer and an upper surface of the second lower spacer. |
| US12289876B2 |
Thermally-conductive electromagnetic interference (EMI) absorbers including aluminum powder
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of thermally-conductive electromagnetic interference (EMI) absorbers including aluminum powder. |
| US12289870B2 |
Smart flow rate control system for cooling server racks
A smart flow rate control system includes a cabinet, liquid cooling rear door, liquid cooling pipeline, temperature sensing device and flow rate control device. The liquid cooling rear door includes a door frame and a rear door cooling pipeline. The rear door cooling pipeline is mounted inside the door frame. The liquid cooling pipeline includes an admitting three-way valve, admitting branch pipe, discharging three-way valve and discharging branch pipe. The admitting three-way valve receives cooling liquid and delivers it to the admitting branch pipe and rear door inlet. The discharging three-way valve receives the cooling liquid from the rear door outlet and discharging branch pipe, respectively, and discharges it. The flow rate control device determines the flow ratio of the rear door cooling pipeline according to the temperature sensed. The smart flow rate control system overcomes drawbacks about removal of hot air current generated by servers. |
| US12289864B2 |
Opto-electric transmission composite module
Provided is an opto-electric transmission composite module capable of efficiently dissipating heat of an opto-electric conversion portion, which includes an opto-electric hybrid board configured to be optically and electrically connected to an opto-electric conversion portion and including an optical waveguide and an electric circuit board in order toward one side in a thickness direction; a printed wiring board electrically connected to the electric circuit board; a heat dissipating layer; and a casing made of metal, the casing accommodating the opto-electric hybrid board, the printed wiring board, and the heat dissipating member, the casing including a first wall are provided. The first wall, the heat dissipating layer, a portion of the printed wiring board, and the opto-electric hybrid board are disposed in order toward one side in the thickness direction. The heat dissipating layer is in contact with the first wall and the printed wiring board. |
| US12289863B2 |
Manifold assembly and manifold
A manifold assembly includes a liquid inlet pipe, a plurality of transparent windows and a liquid return pipe. The liquid inlet pipe has a first accommodating space, a first liquid inlet, a plurality of first liquid outlets and a plurality of openings. The first accommodating space is configured to accommodate a cooling liquid, and is in fluid communication with the first liquid inlet, the first liquid outlets and the openings. The transparent windows cover the openings. The cooling liquid is visible from outside via the transparent windows. The liquid return pipe has a second accommodating space, a plurality of second liquid inlets and a second liquid outlet. The second accommodating space is configured to accommodate a cooling liquid, and is in fluid communication with the second liquid inlets and the second liquid outlet. |
| US12289862B2 |
Force convection driven by propeller applied in single-phase immersion cooling
A single-phase immersion cooling system includes an immersion cooling tank having a component area, which is separate from a main chamber and is configured to receive a heat-generating electronic device. A coolant circulates along a flow path, in a chamber path through the main chamber and a component path through the component area. A rotating propeller is mounted within the immersion cooling tank, causing a driven flow path in the component area. The driven flow path is configured to cause contact between the coolant in the driven flow path and the heat-generating electronic device when the heat-generating electronic device is received within the component area. The coolant in the driven flow path circulates at a faster speed than the coolant in the chamber path. |
| US12289859B2 |
Portable air cooler
A portable air cooler is fashioned as a storage chest for ice cubes, dry ice, or other pre-chilled articles such as reusable freezable blocks. Sidewalls of the chest include air intakes, and a baffle forces intake air to pass by or through the chilled articles to that the air is cooled by heat exchange. Fans in the chest lid exhaust the cooled air, which may be used to cool waste heat from a heat-producing device lain atop the chest. The lid also includes stand-offs to allow airflow under the device being cooled, and guardrails help maintain the device in position over the fans providing cooling air and prevent the device from being casually knocked off the top of the lid of the chest. |
| US12289857B1 |
Bracket for open rack
A bracket includes a main body, an elastic positioning and locking plate, a load-bearing part, and multiple reinforcement ribs. The front and rear sides of the main body are provided with a first hook and a second hook respectively. The first hook is provided with an operating hole, the elastic positioning and locking plate is connected to the operating hole and protruded with a locking part to form a locking, and provided with an operating part corresponding to the operating hole for a release purpose. The load-bearing part is integrally formed and bent from a lower edge of the main body to support a server chassis, and each reinforcement rib is integrally formed on the load-bearing part and the main body to reduce frictional resistance. |
| US12289856B2 |
Tray and electronic device using the same
A tray and an electronic device using the same are provided. The tray used to carry an expansion card includes a base, a tray body, a sliding plate, and a limiting spring. The tray body is slidably disposed on the base and has a base portion and two side walls disposed on two sides of the base portion. The sliding plate is slidably disposed on the base portion and is able to be moved away from or close to one of the side walls relative to the tray body selectively. The limiting spring is disposed on the base portion and is used to limit the sliding plate. |
| US12289855B2 |
Chassis and storage device
A chassis for a storage device includes a chassis body and an installation frame slidably installed in the chassis body by using a sliding assembly. The installation frame is configured to slide out from two ends of the chassis body. The sliding assembly includes a first sliding rail, a second sliding rail, and a first limiting assembly. The first sliding rail is fastened to the chassis body, the second sliding rail is fastened to the installation frame, and the first sliding rail and the second sliding rail are slidably assembled. The first limiting assembly includes a first clamping part and a second clamping part that fit with each other. A first drive component drives the first clamping part to be clamped with the second clamping part, and a second drive component drives the first clamping part to be detached from the second clamping part. |
| US12289851B2 |
Waterproof gate assembly and electronic device
A waterproof gate assembly, which is configured to be mounted to a housing and includes a cover, an installation axle and a fixing member, is provided. The installation axle is connected to the cover, allowing the cover to rotate relative to the installation axle. The installation axle includes an axial groove, an engaging structure and a fixing structure. The axial groove is connected to the cover and includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The engaging structure is connected to one side of the axial groove corresponding to the cover, extends to the first end portion of the axial groove, and is configured to be engaged at the housing. The fixing structure is connected to one side of the axial groove corresponding to the cover, and close to the second end portion. The fixing member passes through the fixing structure and is fixed at the housing. |
| US12289849B2 |
Metal-plastic composite part and method of making same, and electronic device housing having same
A method for making a composite piece comprised of a metal part and a glass-fiber-reinforced plastic part, comprising: providing a metal part with a receiving cavity and a flow guiding channel, the flow guiding channel having an inlet communicating with the receiving cavity and an outlet; introducing molten plastic reinforced with glass fibers into the receiving cavity to fill the receiving cavity and the flow guiding channel and overflows from the outlet to form a flash section; curing the molten plastic to obtain a plastic part; removing unwanted portion of the metal part together with a portion of the plastic part to obtain the composite piece, wherein the glass-fiber-reinforced plastic part includes an exposed surface and glass fibers exposed at the exposed surface are substantially parallel to each other. A metal-plastic composite part prepared by the method and an electronic device housing are also disclosed. |
| US12289848B2 |
Mobile display device
A mobile display device includes: a movable base having a first receiving space and a second receiving space and including a back board, a bottom board, on which a plurality of movement casters are mounted, a top board, in which an opening is formed, and two lateral boards, and further including a first movable shielding cover; an elevation device arranged in the second receiving space and including an extendible/contractable rod, and a display device arranged on the extendible/contractable rod; a plurality of electrical power supply devices arranged in the first receiving space and supplying electrical power to the elevation device and the display device. With the electrical power supply devices being arranged in the first receiving space and supplying power to the elevation device and the display device, the display device is allowed to move in the vertical direction through the opening and an effect of arbitrarily placing is achieved. |
| US12289845B2 |
Supporting plate and foldable display device
A supporting plate and a foldable display device are provided. The supporting plate includes at least one bending region and non-bending regions. The bending region includes two semi-bending regions bent symmetrically along a bending axis. Any of the semi-bending regions includes an internally bending region and an externally bending region. The internally bending region is located on an end away from the non-bending regions. The externally bending region is located on an end close to the non-bending regions and has a bending direction opposite to the internally bending region. The semi-bending regions include a plurality of openings spaced apart. A distribution density of the openings in the internally bending region is greater than a distribution density of the openings in the externally bending region. |
| US12289843B2 |
Electronic device including conductive member
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a foldable display, a decoration member made of a resin material to surround at least a portion of the foldable display, a support member configured to support the foldable display and including a metal area connected to the decoration member, and a conductive member disposed on the decoration member and electrically connected to the metal area. The conductive member may include a first conductive member arranged to face the support member and a second conductive member arranged parallel to the first conductive member and electrically connected to the first conductive member. |
| US12289839B2 |
Process for localized repair of graphene-coated lamination stacks and printed circuit boards
Processes for localized lasering of a lamination stack and graphene-coated printed circuit board (PCB) are disclosed. An example PCB may include a lamination stack, post-lamination, that may further include a core, an adhesive layer, and at least one graphene-metal structure. A top layer of graphene of the graphene-metal structure may have never been grown before the lamination process or may have been removed post-lamination such that a portion of the top layer of graphene is missing. The localized lasering process described herein may grow (for the first time) or re-grow the graphene layer of the exposed portion of the metal layer without adverse effects to the rest of the lamination stack or PCB and while promoting a uniform layer of graphene on the top surface. A process of growing graphene through application of molecular layer and a self-assembled monolayer (SAM), are also described herein. |
| US12289838B2 |
Wiring substrate and method for manufacturing wiring substrate
A wiring substrate includes a first insulating layer, a first conductor layer formed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer formed on the first conductor layer, a second conductor layer formed on the second insulating layer, and a via conductor formed in the second insulating layer such that the via conductor is connecting the first and second conductor layers. The second insulating layer has a via hole in which the via conductor is formed, and the via conductor includes a first plating film and a second plating film such that the first plating film has a bottom portion formed at bottom of the via hole and a side portion formed on side of the via hole and separated from the bottom portion by gap and that the second plating film is covering the gap of the first plating film and at least part of the first plating film. |
| US12289835B2 |
Substrate module and power module for transformer
A substrate module according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first substrate which includes transformer connection part to be connected to terminals of a transformer, at least one second substrate on which a switch module to be connected to the transformer is formed; and a conductive connector which connects the first substrate and the second substrate to each other, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are arranged by the conductive connector such that a predetermined angle is formed therebetween. |
| US12289833B2 |
Three dimensional circuit module and method for manufacturing the same
A three dimensional circuit module can include: a plurality of PCBs located on different faces, where surfaces of the PCBs include circuit modules; a plurality of circuit assemblies connected through components; where the plurality of circuit assemblies comprises at least one first circuit assembly having a first main board and at least one first side board that are located on different faces, where the first main board and at least one first side board of the first circuit assembly are obtained by integrated curing molding process; and where the first main board of the first circuit assembly is located on one PCB board, and the first side board is located on an adjacent PCB board, in order to realize connection of adjacent PCBs. |
| US12289830B2 |
Wiring circuit board and wiring circuit board assembly
A wiring circuit board includes a metal supporting layer, an insulating base layer, and a wiring layer. The wiring circuit board further includes a plurality of streak groove portions disposed on one surface of the metal supporting layer in the thickness direction and a plurality of concave portions depressed in the metal supporting layer in the thickness direction. The plurality of concave portions forms a dot pattern. Each of the dots in the dot pattern has one concave surface. The concave surface has an approximately spherical cap shape or an approximately cone shape. |
| US12289829B2 |
Printed wiring board
A printed wiring board includes a first conductor layer, an insulating layer formed on the first conductor layer, a second conductor layer formed on the insulating layer, and a via conductor formed in the insulating layer such that the via conductor is connecting the first and second conductor layers. The insulating layer has opening exposing portion of the first conductor layer such that the via conductor is formed in the opening, the second conductor layer and via conductor are formed such that the second conductor layer and via conductor include a seed layer and an electrolytic plating layer on the seed layer, and the insulating layer includes resin and inorganic particles dispersed in the resin such that the particles include first particles forming inner wall surface in the opening and second particles embedded in the insulating layer and the first particles have shapes different from shapes of the second particles. |
| US12289826B2 |
Multilayer resin substrate and electronic component
A multilayer resin substrate includes insulating resin base material layers, and conductor patterns on at least one of the insulating resin base material layers. The conductor patterns include a ground conductor on a main surface of the insulating resin base material layers and extend into a frame shape or a planar shape, and the ground conductor includes openings. An aperture ratio of the openings in an outer peripheral portion of the ground conductor is less than an aperture ratio of the openings in an inner peripheral portion of the ground conductor. |
| US12289824B2 |
Modular energy system
Disclosed is a method of assembling a backplane connector subassembly for a module of a modular energy system. The backplane connector subassembly physically and electrically connects at least two modules stacked on top of one another. The method includes providing a back panel defining an inner surface, attaching a first support member to the inner surface of the back panel, attaching a second support member to the inner surface of the back panel, attaching the upstream connector to the back panel by sliding a first mating hole defined in the upstream connector onto the first support member, and attaching the downstream connector to the back panel by a sliding a second mating hole defined in the downstream connector onto the second support member. The first support member is configured to support an upstream connector. The second support member is configured to support a downstream connector. |
| US12289822B2 |
Method for shielding a printed circuit board from electromagnetic interference and noise during testing
A shield enclosure includes a housing with a peripheral wall that defines a cavity, and a cover removably coupleable to the housing to at least partially seal the cavity. The cavity is sized to receive a printed circuit board therein. The housing shields the printed circuit board from electromagnetic interference and noise during noise figure testing of a radiofrequency component on the printed circuit board. |
| US12289810B2 |
Method for operating an automotive lighting device and automotive lighting device
An automotive lighting device with a control element and a method for operating an automotive lighting device including at least two solid-state light modules. The method includes defining a homogeneity criterion for each pair of colors, feeding the first light module with a first current value which produces a first output color in the first light module and feeding the second light module with a second current value which produces a second output color in the second light module, with the first output color and second output color fulfilling the homogeneity criterion. |
| US12289808B2 |
LED driver with integrated LED lighting for human centric black body dimming
A multi-channel power supply system including a power supply circuit configured to generate a drive signal for powering a plurality of color channels based on an input power signal, a first current control circuit coupled to a first color channel of the plurality of color channels and configured to adjust a first channel current of the first color channel based on the drive signal and a first reference signal, and a channel controller configured generate the first reference signal based on a color temperature according to a black body curve. |
| US12289806B2 |
Electroluminescent ceramic materials
A method and a device for generating light and to a use of a component for emitting light is disclosed. In a method for generating light, a component comprising a first material from the group of cuprates is subjected to an electric voltage and/or an electric field at a temperature T below 0° C. such that the component emits light. In this way, a light generation is provided which is accompanied by a substantial energy saving as well as a significantly reduced technical effort and which is also possible at cryogenic temperatures. |
| US12289803B2 |
Method of configuring fluid permeable heater
The method includes first defining a reservoir within at least one first housing, the reservoir having a first part and a second part and being configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation, second defining at least one channel that is configured to communicate the pre-vapor formulation from the first part to the second part, third defining an airflow path within the at least one first housing, and first configuring a heater that is fluid permeable to heat and at least partially vaporize the pre-vapor formulation, the heater being on an end of the second part, the heater having a first surface that faces the first part, a first portion of the first surface being in direct communication with a second portion of the airflow path. |
| US12289799B2 |
Establishing and maintaining cellular data communication using remote subscriber identification module profile
The present invention discloses methods and systems for establishing data communication at a network device. The method includes identifying a cellular network by the network device. After that, the network device sends a request to an MSA for an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM) profile of the cellular network. The MSA may or may not have an eSIM profile of the cellular network available. When an eSIM profile of the cellular network is available, the network device receives the eSIM profile information from the MSA. The network device then sends a request for data communication access to the cellular network using the eSIM profile information to obtain data communication access through the cellular network. The network device may comprise at least one universal integrated circuit card (UICC) and/or embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC). |
| US12289798B2 |
Remote SIM provisioning
Various aspects include methods for supporting remote Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) profile provisioning that may be performed by a Lightweight Machine-to-Machine (LwM2M) server and LwM2M client computing devices, such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices. A LwM2M server may receive an indication of a SIM profile update for a LwM2M client computing device from a mobile network operator server, generating a remote SIM provisioning object for the LwM2M client computing device indicating that the SIM profile update for the LwM2M client computing device is available, and sending the remote SIM provisioning object to the LwM2M client computing device. A LwM2M computing device may receive a remote Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) provisioning object from a LwM2M server indicating that a SIM profile update for the LwM2M computing device is available, and download the SIM profile update in response to receiving the remote SIM provisioning object. |
| US12289796B2 |
Techniques for dual active subscriber transmit sharing
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may initiate a first service, having a first priority during a time interval, associated with a first subscriber identification module (SIM), and a second service, having a second priority during the time interval, associated with a second SIM of the UE, the first priority having a higher priority than the second priority. The UE may identify a first type of communication associated with the second SIM. The UE may adjust, based at least in part on the first type of communication, at least one of the first priority or the second priority during the time interval. The UE may perform a communication in accordance with the adjusted at least one of the first priority or the second priority. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US12289795B2 |
Establishing and maintaining cellular data communication using remote subscriber identification module profile
The present invention discloses methods and systems for establishing data communication at a network device. The method includes identifying a cellular network by the network device. After that, the network device sends a request to an MSA for an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM) profile of the cellular network. The MSA may or may not have an eSIM profile of the cellular network available. When an eSIM profile of the cellular network is available, the network device receives the eSIM profile information from the MSA. The network device then sends a request for data communication access to the cellular network using the eSIM profile information to obtain data communication access through the cellular network. The network device may comprise at least one universal integrated circuit card (UICC) and/or embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC). |
| US12289794B2 |
Methods of managing connections to a local area data network (LADN) in a 5G network
Methods and apparatuses are described herein for configuration of background data transfers (BDTs) between local area data networks (LADNs). An apparatus may receive a message indicating a request from a user equipment (UE) for a data transfer of data originating from the UE. The apparatus may send, to a database, a request for subscription information associated with the UE and a policy profile associated with the UE to determine whether there is an existing BDT policy. The apparatus may receive, from the database, a response indicating whether there is an existing BDT policy that can be re-used. The apparatus may determine, based on the received response, a BDT policy for the data transfer and a LADN to service the data transfer. The apparatus may send, to the LADN via a radio access network (RAN) node, a notification message of an arrival time and data rate for the data transfer. |
| US12289793B2 |
Synchronous communications in a multiple-input synchronous transfer network
A method for wireless communication is provided. In some implementations, the method includes receiving, by a first device, a first packet from a second device in a network. The method further includes comparing, by the first device, a first received signal strength of the first packet to a second received signal strength of a second packet associated with a third device, the third device associated with the first device in the network. The method further includes transmitting, by the first device and based on to the comparing, a third packet to the second device, the third packet indicating a disassociation of the first device with the third device and an association of the first device with the second device. |
| US12289792B2 |
Discovery procedure of a local network of assisting nodes
Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium for assisting node discovery are provided. An example method may include receiving, from a network node, an indication of a communication with a second assisting node. The example method may further include transmitting the communication to the second assisting node or discovering a third assisting node based on information associated with the second assisting node. |
| US12289789B2 |
Communication method and apparatus
This application provides a communication method and apparatus, and relate to the communication field, so that an inter-node negotiation process between an MN and an SN can be completed when the MN uses a CU-DU architecture in DC communication. The method includes: A DU receives a first request message from a CU, where the first request message requests the DU to determine configuration information of an MN, and the configuration information of the MN is used to assist an SN in determining configuration information used for a terminal device; and the DU sends a first response message to the CU, where the first response message includes the configuration information of the MN. Embodiments of this application are applied to a DC scenario. |
| US12289787B2 |
Beam sweeping during an on-period of a DRX cycle
Techniques are described herein for periodically transmitting a first set of signals (e.g., reference signals) during an on-period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle rather than during an off-period of the DRX cycle. Such techniques may enable a user equipment (UE) operating in a DRX mode to conserve additional power during the DRX cycle. A periodicity for transmitting the first set of signals during the on-period may be determined. The periodicity may indicate that every one-in-N DRX cycles, the first set of signals are to be transmitted during the on-period. During other DRX cycles, the first set of signals may be transmitted during the off-period. When the first set of signals are transmitted during the on-period, the UE may refrain from activating certain components during the off-period, thereby conserving power. |
| US12289783B2 |
Mobility management method and terminal
Provided are a mobility management method and apparatus, and a terminal. The method comprises: a terminal determining that the mobility management of a first subscriber identification module and of a second subscriber identification module can be subjected to joint processing; and the terminal sending first indication information to a network side, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating that the mobility management of the first subscriber identification module and of the second subscriber identification module can be subjected to joint processing. |
| US12289782B2 |
Communication coordination and power saving techniques for multi-subscriber identity module devices
A wireless device may connect, using a first subscriber identity module (SIM), to a first base station according to a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second base station according to a second RAT. The wireless device may also connect, using a second SIM, to a third base station according to the first RAT. The wireless device may, in response to the second SIM performing a call according to the first RAT, disable the first RAT for the first SIM and perform, using the first SIM, data communication according to the second RAT while the call is performed using the second SIM. |
| US12289772B2 |
Wireless communication system and wireless communication method
Provided is a wireless communication system in which, based on a random access scheme, a transmission opportunity (TXOP) acquired by a wireless access point is granted to a wireless station when performing uplink data transmission from the wireless station to the wireless access point and the TXOP acquired by the wireless station is granted to the wireless access point when performing downlink data transmission from the wireless access point to the wireless station, the system includes a scheduling unit for TXOP granting determining one or more wireless stations having a quality of an uplink data transmission lower than a prescribed value as TXOP responders to which the wireless access point grants the TXOP, and determining one or more wireless stations having a quality of a downlink data transmission lower than the prescribed value as TXOP holders which grant the TXOP to the wireless access point. |
| US12289766B2 |
Apparatus, methods, and computer programs
An apparatus has means for causing a random access message to be transmitted from a communications device to a target cell while the communications device is connected to a source cell and for receiving from the source cell information indicating that the random access message has been received by the target cell. |
| US12289761B2 |
Electronic device and method for wireless communication, and computer-readable storage medium
Provided are an electronic device and a method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit configured to: provide indication information to user equipment, the indication information being used to indicate a transmission beam used by the electronic device to transmit a downlink signal to the user equipment; and control transmission of the downlink signal according to the result of a first clear channel assessment performed by the user equipment using, on the basis of the indication information, a corresponding receiving beam. According to at least one aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, for a transmission beam used by a base station to transmit downlink signals, user equipment uses a corresponding receiving beam to perform a clear channel assessment, so as to accurately determine whether the transmission beam can be used to transmit downlink signals to the user equipment. |
| US12289760B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing the transmission of a feedback message
A method and apparatus are provided, in which information of a feedback time for transmitting a feedback message from the user equipment for a physical shared channel message is received (402). A maximum allowed feedback time delay associated with the feedback message for the physical shared channel message is determined (404). A physical channel occasion available to be used by the user equipment for transmitting the feedback message is identified (406). The feedback message is transmitted when the identified available physical channel occasion, which is available to be used for the feedback message, allows for the feedback message to be transmitted within the maximum allowed feedback time delay, otherwise the feedback message is not transmitted, when the identified available physical channel occasion does not allow for the feedback message to be transmitted within the maximum allowed feedback time delay (408). |
| US12289757B2 |
Time-division multiplexing of uplink communications during make-before-break handover
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a message indicating that the UE is to execute a make-before-break handover procedure. The UE may transmit, during the make-before-break handover procedure and based at least in part on a prioritization rule, a first uplink communication to a target base station. The prioritization rule may indicate a relative priority for different uplink communications included in a group of uplink communications. The group of uplink communications may include at least the first uplink communication to be transmitted by the UE to the target base station and a second uplink communication to be transmitted by the UE to a source base station during the make-before-break handover procedure. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US12289756B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus, terminal device, and storage medium
The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication, and discloses a data transmission method and apparatus, a terminal device, and a storage medium. The method is applied in a terminal device including a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer and a physical layer. The method includes: delivering, by the physical layer, indication information to the MAC layer; adjusting, by the MAC layer based on the indication information, a priority of data at the MAC layer from prioritized to de-prioritized; and re-transmitting the data; or adjusting, by the MAC layer based on the indication information, a priority of a Scheduling Request (SR) at the MAC layer from prioritized to de-prioritized; and re-transmitting the SR. |
| US12289753B2 |
Delay-aware bandwidth scheduling for wireless communication network
A device is provided. The device includes: at least one antenna, a plurality of buffer sets, and a circuit. Each buffer set includes a plurality of queue buffers, and each queue buffer is dedicated for a respective application category. The circuit communicates with one or more stations through the at least one antenna. In response to the circuit determining that a plurality of incoming frames or packets are classified into the same application category, the circuit performs an intra-Access Category (intra-AC) scheduling mechanism to determine priorities of data stored in the queue buffers in the same application category according to QoS (quality-of-service) requirements of each station so as to arrange for an MU (multi-user) PPDU (physical-layer protocol data unit) to be transmitted to at least a portion of the stations. |
| US12289750B2 |
Techniques for modifying channel state information
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may modify the contents of a channel state information (CSI) report based on delaying transmission of the CSI report. For example, a base station may transmit one or more downlink messages to the UE from which the UE may generate CSI. The UE may delay transmitting a CSI report that includes the CSI report one or more times, for example, due to a collision between a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) scheme and a time division duplexing (TDD) scheme according to which the UE and the base station communicate. Based on a quantity of occasions that the UE delays transmission of the CSI report, the UE may modify the CSI included in the CSI report and transmit the CSI report including the modified CSI to the base station. |
| US12289745B2 |
User equipment extended reality information-based beam management
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain orientation information associated with the UE. The orientation information may indicate a rotational movement of the UE. The UE may transmit an indication of a beam associated with a predicted orientation of the UE, wherein the predicted orientation of the UE is based at least in part on the orientation information. The UE may receive an updated beam or measurement configuration based at least in part on the indication. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US12289744B2 |
User equipment (UE) centric position techniques in 5G new radio with multiple bandwidth parts
In techniques disclosed allow a user equipment (UE) that receives location assistance data to determine a preferred bandwidth part (BWP) with which reference signals from one or more base stations can be measured for position determination of the UE. The selection of the preferred BWP can be based on a determination of the frequency and bandwidth of reference signals to be transmitted by the one or more base stations over the course of a positioning station. The preferred BWP may be the BWP, of a plurality of candidate BWPs, that allows for a desired number of reference signal measurements to be taken without retuning a transceiver of the UE. |
| US12289743B2 |
Coordinated inter-UE resource allocation
Embodiments provide a method for sharing unused resources between at least two transceivers of a wireless communication system, at least a second transceiver of the at least two transceivers operating in a sidelink in-coverage, out of coverage or partial coverage scenario, in which resources for a sidelink communication over a sidelink are pre-configured by the wireless communication system or scheduled autonomously by the second transceiver, the method having: reporting, by a first transceiver of the at least two transceivers, a set of unused resources of the first transceiver to the second transceiver, determining, by the second transceiver, a set of candidate resources out of the resources of the sidelink, the set of candidate resources comprising at least a part of the unused resources of the first transceiver, performing, by the second transceiver, a sidelink transmission using selected resources selected out of the set of candidate resources. |
| US12289742B2 |
Method and apparatus for hybrid automatic retransmission request
A method and apparatus for hybrid automatic retransmission request (HARQ) is provided. The method is performed by a first UE. The method includes receiving, from a NodeB, an acknowledge configuration indicating an HARQ scheme of the first UE and uplink resource for the HARQ scheme; determining whether an acknowledgement for a data block associated with a first downlink control information (DCI) is to be transmitted according to the HARQ scheme. |
| US12289736B2 |
Devices and methods for cross-slot scheduling adaption
The present disclosure provides a transceiver device, comprising a transceiver, which in operation, receives data after receiving a scheduling grant; and circuitry, which in operation, determines whether or not to apply a restriction to a time domain resource allocation, TDRA, table according to a minimum scheduling gap, wherein the determination includes a determination of whether or not a common TDRA table is configured. |
| US12289731B2 |
Techniques for joint sidelink relay scheduling downlink control information
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a relay user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a downlink control information (DCI) message scheduling a first transmission between a source node and the relay UE and a second transmission between the relay UE and a destination node. The UE may transmit, to the base station, at least one of: feedback regarding at least one of the first transmission or the second transmission, or the second transmission. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US12289729B2 |
Conditional grant that overrides another grant
Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a wireless node (e.g., gNB or UE) transmits, to a UE, a grant of a set of resources for a first communication between the UE and the wireless node. The wireless node further transmits, to the UE, a conditional grant associated with a set of conditional parameters for a second communication that overrides the grant for some or all of a subset of the set of resources. The UE and/or the wireless node detects a triggering event or an indication of the triggering event for triggering the conditional grant with at least one conditional parameter of the set of conditional parameters. The UE and the wireless node perform the second communication in accordance with the at least one conditional parameter on some or all of the subset of resources based on the detection. |
| US12289727B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information, device, and storage medium
The present disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information, a device, and a storage medium, relating to the field of mobile communication. The method includes: determining, based on first Downlink Control Information (DCI), m Physical Uplink Shared Channels (PUSCHs) to be transmitted, where m is a positive integer; and transmitting, when the m PUSCHs overlap at least one Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) in a time domain, uplink control information carried in the at least one PUCCH. |
| US12289726B2 |
Terminal and communication method
A terminal includes a reception unit configured to receive resource information of an uplink transmission, the resource information including spatial relation information, and a setting unit configured to perform configuration related to the uplink transmission, in accordance with the resource information of the uplink transmission, the resource information including the spatial relation information. The spatial relation information of the resource information of the uplink transmission is activated or deactivated. |
| US12289723B2 |
Layer reduction criteria
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for layer reduction criteria. In one embodiment, a network node is configured to determine a number of multiple-input multiple-output, MIMO, layers for a wireless device, WD, the determined number of MIMO layers being adjusted as compared to a maximum number of MIMO layers for the wireless device based at least in part on at least one parameter associated with at least one of the wireless device and the network node; and signal an indication of the determined number of MIMO layers to the wireless device. In one embodiment, a wireless device is configured to receive an indication of a number of multiple-input multiple-output, MIMO, layers, the indicated number of MIMO layers being adjusted as compared to a maximum number of MIMO layers for the wireless device based at least in part on at least one parameter associated with at least one of the wireless device and a network node. |
| US12289721B2 |
Terminal, radio communication method, and base station
A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a control section that determines spatial relation information for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for a plurality of transmission/reception points by using at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling, medium access control (MAC) signaling, and downlink control information (DCI), and a transmitting section that repeatedly transmits the PUSCH by using a spatial domain transmission filter based on the spatial relation information. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, PUSCH repetition transmission can be appropriately controlled. |
| US12289719B2 |
Timing advance-based sidelink group scheduling
A UE determines a group identifier based at least in part on a timing advance (TA) associated with the UE, the group identifier associated with at least the UE and a second UE and receives a sidelink resource allocation associated with the group identifier. The UE transmits sidelink communication using the sidelink resource allocation. A network node associates a UE with a group identifier based on a timing advance (TA) associated with the UE and transmits a sidelink resource allocation associated with the group identifier, the group identifier associated with at least the UE and a second UE. |
| US12289718B2 |
Method and device in a node used for wireless communication
A method and a device in a node for wireless communications are disclosed in the present disclosure. A first node receives a first information block set, receives a first signaling and a first signal, and transmits a first bit block in a first radio resource block. The first information block set is used to activate a first information element and a second information element out of N information elements; when the first radio resource block only comprises one resource sub-block, only one of the first information element and the second information element is used to determine a spatial relation of the first radio resource block; when the first radio resource block comprises K resource sub-blocks, K being a positive integer greater than 1, the first information element is used to determine a spatial relation of at least one resource sub-block in the first radio resource block. |
| US12289715B2 |
Methods and apparatuses to configure a dual-mode sidelink logical channel with simultaneous mode 1 and mode 2 transmission
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for configuring a dual-mode SL LCH with simultaneous mode 1 and mode 2 transmission are provided. One method may include configuring one or more dual-mode sidelink (SL) logical channels (LCHs) to at least one user equipment to enable simultaneous sidelink mode 1 and sidelink mode 2 transmission. The method may also include receiving, from the at least one user equipment, at least one sidelink (SL) buffer status report (BSR) that may optionally comprise buffer status for one or more of the configured dual-mode logical channels (LCHs) according to a network configuration, and transmitting, to the at least one user equipment, a resource allocation that can be applied for the dual-mode logical channels (LCHs) according to the network configuration. |
| US12289713B2 |
Thermal mitigation in user equipment having multiple communication modules
In some aspects, the present disclosure provides methods, apparatuses, and systems for efficient thermal mitigation while maintaining wireless device performance on a primary component carrier (PCC). Embodiments described may include implementation of target transceiver module configurations, where bandwidth (e.g., PCC bands and secondary component carrier (SCC) bands) may be monitored by a wireless device based on intra-module target configurations and/or inter-module target configurations. An intra-module target configuration may include a target transceiver module monitoring both PCC bands and SCC bands. An inter-module target configuration may include or refer to a plurality of target transceiver modules together monitoring PCC bands and SCC bands. In scenarios where operating temperatures exceed temperature thresholds, target transceiver module configurations may be implemented to transition PCC bands, SCC bands, or both, from a PCC-resident transceiver module to another transceiver module to reduce the operating temperatures of concern. Various additional and alternative aspects are described herein. |
| US12289712B2 |
Information sending method and apparatus
An information sending method and an information sending apparatus are disclosed. The method includes receiving configuration information configured to indicate that a same transport block is provided with Q transmission opportunities in R consecutive slots, and sending the transport block according to the configuration information. The problem of how to send a transport block using a transmission opportunity in the related art can be solved. |
| US12289709B2 |
Paging indication for communicating a paging control channel
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a reference signal or channel conveying a paging indicator. The UE may determine, based on the paging indicator, whether to monitor a paging control channel including a scheduling grant for a paging shared channel communication. The UE may estimate time or frequency information for receiving the paging control channel based at least in part on a result of the determining, and receiving the paging control channel containing based at least in part on the result of the determining and the estimated time or frequency information, or skipping monitoring the paging control channel based at least in part on the result of the determining. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US12289703B2 |
Periodic positioning report enhancement
Method and apparatus for a configuration for period positioning report enhancement. The apparatus obtains an indication of at least one of measurement instance related information or expiration time related information associated with a measurement of PRS for the location information report or transmission of the location information report. The apparatus generates the location information report based on a PRS received at the UE. The apparatus provides the location information report. At least one of the measurement of the PRS, generation of the location information report, or the transmission of the location information report is based on the indication of the at least one of the measurement instance related information or the expiration time related information. |
| US12289701B2 |
Method and device for transmission time adjustment and configuration
A method for adjusting transmission time, applied to any one of receiving ends in a sidelink multicast communication, includes starting transmitting a physical sidelink feedback channel at a first timing before a synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by a first time offset. |
| US12289699B2 |
Method and device for synchronization
A method for synchronization in a wireless system. In the method, a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) includes one or more bits, wherein the one or more bits indicate additional system information when a frequency of the wireless system is within a frequency range up to a predefined frequency and indicate a location of a slot group in a synchronization signal burst set when the frequency of the wireless system is above the predefined frequency, and wherein the slot group comprises at least one synchronization signal block and the synchronization signal burst set includes the slot group. |
| US12289693B2 |
Multi-link communication method and apparatus
Embodiments of this disclosure disclose a multi-link communication method and a related apparatus. In a scenario in which simultaneous transmission and reception over a plurality of links is not supported, a multi-link device first sends a first physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) over a first link, and then sends a second PPDU over a second link through channel contention, where an end time of the second PPDU is not later than an end time of the first PPDU. The method not only ensures fairness of multi-link access, but also can reduce an idle rate of the plurality of links. |
| US12289690B2 |
Interference reduction for wireless communications using interference cancellation and selective power control
Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums in which interference is mitigated on a wireless radio frequency channel used by multiple computing devices by adjusting (e.g., lowering) the power level of one or more computing devices (e.g., mobile devices such as User Equipment (UE) devices) and using successive interference cancellation to decode the combined signals. Successive interference cancellation may first decode a strongest signal of a combined signal of all computing devices. The decoded signal is then subtracted from the combined signal. The strongest signal of that combined signal is then decoded and then subtracted and so on until all signals are decoded. |
| US12289687B2 |
Downlink transmit power control group common DCI
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A network entity may transmit control signaling that indicates a format for group common downlink control information (DCI) associated with tracking reference signal resources. The network entity may transmit the group common DCI that indicates a downlink power control configuration to be applied during transmission of tracking reference signals. A user equipment (UE) may receive the group common DCI in accordance with the format and monitor for tracking reference signals during the tracking reference signal resources in accordance with the downlink power control configurations. |
| US12289686B2 |
Method and apparatus for dermining transmission power for sidelink channel
Provided are a method and apparatus for wireless communication capable of meeting data transmission requirements. The method comprises: a first terminal determining, according to a first criterion, a target transmission power for a first physical sidelink channel; and the first terminal using the target transmission power to send the first physical sidelink channel to a second terminal. |
| US12289685B2 |
Technique for performing multi-link communication in wireless communication system
According to various embodiments, a multi-link device including a first STA and a second STA may receive a first PPDU by means of the first STA. The PPDU may include information about traffic buffered in the second STA operating in a second link. In response to the first PPDU, the multi-link device may change the second STA from a doze state to an awake state, and transmit information about the state of the second STA by means of the second STA. |
| US12289682B2 |
Asynchronous carrier aggregation
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that asynchronous carrier aggregation, including between high frequency band and lower frequency band transmissions. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to monitor transmissions in a first frequency band and a second frequency band. The UE may measure a timing difference between transmissions in the first frequency band and one or more of the transmissions in the second frequency band, and transmit an indication of the timing difference to a base station. The base station may use the timing difference to determine whether the UE is to use asynchronous carrier aggregation. If the base station determines that the UE is to use asynchronous carrier aggregation, the base station may configure the UE to observe at least a minimum amount of delay when conducting uplink signaling via one of the frequency bands. |
| US12289677B2 |
Macro and micro discontinuous reception
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device may receive a downlink (DL) reception indication during an active duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration. The DL reception indication may indicate the presence of a reception opportunity following an inactivity interval, as well as the length of the inactivity interval. The wireless device may refrain from DL monitoring during the inactivity interval. In some cases, the wireless device may enter a sleep mode during the inactivity interval and wake up to receive a subsequent transmission during the reception opportunity. In some examples, the wireless device may use the inactivity interval to communicate using a different radio access technology (RAT). |
| US12289671B2 |
Beacon and probe-response frame type information for out-of-band discovery
An electronic device that performs a scan is described. During operation, the electronic device may perform, using a scanning radio, the scan of a band of frequencies, where the scanning radio only receives frames. Then, the electronic device may receive, using the scanning radio, a beacon associated with a second electronic device, where the beacon includes information associated with operation of a third electronic device in a second band of frequencies. Next, the electronic device may perform, using a data radio, a second scan of the second band of frequencies based at least in part on the information, where the data radio transmits and/or receives second frames, and where the second scan is performed, at least in part, while the scan is performed. Note that the electronic device may not be associated with (or may not have a connection with) the second electronic device and/or the third electronic device. |
| US12289670B2 |
Edge device and method for handling service for multiple service providers
An edge device that includes one or more first antenna arrays at a donor side of the edge device, and one or more second antenna arrays at a service side of the edge device. The edge device obtains wireless connectivity enhanced information from a central cloud server. The edge device receives a first donor beam associated with a first wireless carrier network (WCN) from a first base station via the one or more first antenna arrays and receives a second donor beam associated with a second WCN from a second base station. The edge device receives two or more time division duplex (TDD) patterns from two or more base stations of different service providers, finds a common TDD pattern for the received two or more TDD patterns, and follows the common TDD pattern for switching RF signals between different WCNs of different service providers for uplink and downlink communication. |
| US12289667B2 |
Bluetooth audio broadcasting system supporting Bluetooth low energy audio broadcasting operations and capable of avoiding user from missing external alert signals or specific sounds
A Bluetooth audio broadcasting system includes: an audio broadcasting device arranged to operably broadcast BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) audio packets; a first Bluetooth member device arranged to operably parse the BLE audio packets to acquire a predetermined audio data and to operably control a first audio playback circuit to playback the predetermined audio data; a second Bluetooth member device arranged to operably parse the BLE audio packets to acquire the predetermined audio data and to operably control a second audio playback circuit to playback the predetermined audio data; and a host device arranged to operably generate and transmit a target control command to the first and second Bluetooth member devices when the first or second Bluetooth member device receives an alert signal, or when a specific ambient sound occurs in the surrounding environment of the first or second Bluetooth member device. |
| US12289663B2 |
Managing access requests in a redundant network environment
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for managing attachment requests for UEs in a wireless network environment comprising a first set of base stations and a second set of base stations when the first and second set of base stations have at least one unique network characteristic. By rejecting attachment requests to UEs attempting to access one or more base stations of the second set of base stations, the conventional cell selection and attachment process will drive UEs to attach to the first set of base stations. |
| US12289661B2 |
Relay apparatus for relay communication, control method, and storage medium
A relay apparatus for wirelessly relaying communication between a base station apparatus and a terminal apparatus determines, when a connection destination apparatus of wireless connection in a relay path is changed while being connected to a first base station apparatus via a relay path, whether a base station apparatus connected via the changed connection destination apparatus is the first base station apparatus or a second base station apparatus different from the first base station apparatus, and executes, when the base station apparatus connected via the changed connection destination apparatus is the second base station apparatus, first setting concerning a relay path after the change, and executing, when the base station apparatus connected via the changed connection destination apparatus is the first base station apparatus, second setting different from the first setting and concerning a relay path after the change. |
| US12289657B2 |
Thermal mitigation enhancement
Disclosed are techniques for performing thermal mitigation for one or more devices. For instance, a temperature, humidity, amount of light, and/or other characteristic or factor associated with a vehicle can be obtained. Whether to transition one or more communication functions from the vehicle to a user device can be determined based on the temperature, humidity, etc. In response to a determination to transition the one or more communication functions, the one or more communication functions can be transitioned from a communication unit of the vehicle to a communication unit of the user device. |
| US12289655B2 |
Determining location based on dynamic path loss exponent (PLE) and intercept (INT) estimation
Methods of deriving location information of a wireless device include deriving, in the continuous domain, a location of a wireless device and at least one time and location varying path loss function parameter. The coordinates and parameter are derived based on signal strength measurements made at the wireless device, with the measured signals originating from a plurality of wireless transmitters, such as access points. The derived path loss function parameter can include one or more of a path loss exponent parameter, an intercept parameter, a receiver antenna gain parameter, transmitter antenna gain parameter, or a transmit power parameter. |
| US12289652B2 |
Failure information for wireless relay networks
A wireless node that communicates over a radio interface with a wireless access node of a radio access network (RAN), the wireless node comprising: processor circuitry configured to establish, with the radio access node, dual connectivity (DC) comprising a first connection and a second connection, the first connection being relayed by an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node; receiver circuitry configured to receive from the IAB node a notification message indicating a radio link failure (RLF) on the first connection, and; transmitter circuitry configured to transmit, based on the notification message, a failure information message to the wireless access node using the second connection, wherein; the failure information message comprises information representing the RLF. |
| US12289651B2 |
Method and apparatus for optimizing UE mobility performance in wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. The disclosure is to provide a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprises a transceiver, and a processor configured to emulate a first event of a set of events related to the set of cells including a first cell and a second cell, estimate a first attribute of a set of attributes of the set of cells based on a result of the emulated first event, determine an emulated first channel load metric of a set of emulated channel load metrics related to the emulated first event, determine an actual first channel load metric of the set of the emulated channel load metrics related to the emulated first event, compare the emulated first channel load metric and the actual first channel load metric, and report, to a base station, a compared result of the emulated first channel load metric and the actual first channel load metric, wherein the emulated first event comprises a cell reselection or handover of the UE from the first cell to the second cell. |
| US12289650B2 |
Methods, systems, and apparatus for network communications and operation
Methods, apparatus, and techniques for communication network operation, and particularly communications between network nodes having multi-modal communication capabilities. |
| US12289649B2 |
Electronic device for reducing power consumption and operating method thereof
A device and a method for reducing power consumption of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display device, a battery, and at least one processor configured to be operatively connected to the display device, wherein the processor may determine whether to perform a handover to a second communication network, based on whether the display device is activated and a data throughput, in a state of connection to a first communication network among a plurality of communication networks supportable by the electronic device, and perform a handover to the second communication network when it is determined to perform the handover to the second communication network. |
| US12289645B2 |
MCG failure recovery enhancement in DC mode
Methods and systems are disclosed for a UE of a wireless communication network to recover from MCG radio link failures in a MR-DC system when the SCG is deactivated or otherwise not enabled. When a MCG link failure is detected and the SCG is deactivated, the UE may activate the SCG for the UE to use the SCG link to transmit and receive signaling messages or data as part of the MCG failure recovery procedure. When the MCG link failure is detected and the UE is configured to add the SCG upon the satisfaction of certain condition, but the condition has not occurred, the UE may check to determine whether one condition is MCG failure and whether the radio link quality of the SCG exceeds a threshold. If the radio link quality of the SCG exceeds the threshold, the UE may apply the SCG configuration to add the SCG. |
| US12289641B2 |
Frequency point changing method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide frequency point changing methods and apparatuses. The method can include: transmitting a first beacon frequency point request message to a first base station, the first beacon frequency point request message comprising first frequency point information, wherein the first base station is enabled to transmit the first beacon frequency point request message to a terminal, and the terminal is enabled to change a beacon frame receiving frequency point according to the first frequency point information in the first beacon frequency point request message; receiving a beacon frequency point acknowledgment message transmitted by at least one second base station; and transmitting a second beacon frequency point request message to the at least one second base station, the second beacon frequency point request message comprising the first frequency point information, wherein the at least one second base station is enabled to change a beacon transmitting frequency point according to the first frequency point information in the second beacon frequency point request message. |
| US12289639B2 |
Mutual anchoring and traffic distribution in a converged RAN integrating NR and Wi-Fi access
A next generation NodeB (gNB) implements a radio access network (RAN) convergence functionality for new radio (NR) and wireless local area network (WLAN) access, the gNB further implementing a split architecture comprising a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU) for each of the NR access and WLAN access. The gNB receives a data packet for transmission to a user equipment (UE) implementing the RAN convergence functionality, the data packet comprising one of a control plane (CP) packet or a user plane (UP) packet. The gNB splits the data packet via a convergence layer residing on the NR CU or a convergence layer residing on the WLAN CU and transmits the split data packet over the NR access and the WLAN access. |
| US12289638B2 |
Avoiding media access control padding of trigger-based physical layer convergence protocol data unit
A wireless station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) performs a method to avoid media access control (MAC) padding of a physical layer convergence protocol data unit (PPDU) (e.g., a trigger-based (TB) PPDU, etc.). The method can reduce current or power consumption by the STA, which can in turn optimize the STA and, in certain instances, the WLAN as whole. In one example, the method includes the STA receiving a trigger frame from an access point (AP). The trigger frame specifies a length of a PPDU. The method further includes the STA generating a TB PPDU based on the specifications in the trigger frame. In particular, the STA generates a PPDU that has a length that is less than the length specified by the trigger frame. The method also includes the STA transmitting the generated PPDU to the AP. |
| US12289636B2 |
Collision detection method
A wireless device may receive packets according to a protocol, such as Bluetooth, and may rapidly react to receive an interfering RF packet instead of dropping the first RF packet and the interfering RF packet, to decrease message delay due to collisions in high device density environments. When a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) difference between the interfering RF packet and the first RF packet exceeds a threshold, the device may detect the interfering packet and resync a portion of its circuitry to lock on to and receive the interfering packet. The wireless receiver may detect the interfering RF packet by detecting one or more of: a specific resync byte sequence, an increase in RSSI, or a phase shift. Additionally, a wireless device may add the specific resync byte sequence to an RF packet of a standard protocol. |
| US12289632B2 |
Reciprocity-based beamforming for architecture-aware user equipment
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, a UE capability message indicating support for at least a first demodulation mode or a second demodulation mode. The first demodulation mode may correspond to a single demodulation procedure associated with a set of antenna ports at the UE, and the second demodulation mode may correspond to multiple demodulation procedures, each procedure associated with a respective subset of antenna ports at the UE. In some cases, the UE may flexibly switch between demodulation modes. The UE may receive, from the base station, one or more downlink signals via one or more downlink beams based on the indication of the first demodulation mode or the second demodulation mode. The UE may demodulate the one or more downlink signals based on the indicated (e.g., an active) demodulation mode. |
| US12289631B2 |
Computer-based systems configured for managing mesh networks having integrated roofing components and methods of use thereof
Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable mesh network capacity management via network metering using a processor an integrated roofing mesh network node in a mesh network to receive and transmit data packets in the mesh network. Each data packet includes a source address, a destination address, and a payload of data. The processor determines passthrough traffic including a subset of data packets routed between radio nodes of the mesh network through the gateway based on the source address and the destination address of each data packet and an address associated with the gateway. The processor determines a passthrough data capacity based on the payload of each data packet in the subset and determines a metric based on the passthrough data capacity to signify an amount of mesh network bandwidth provided by the integrated roofing mesh network node. |
| US12289630B2 |
Methods and systems for efficient wireless channel scanning
Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for wireless channel scanning involves performing a wireless local area network (WLAN) scan and a spectral scan on a first channel of a channel scan list, and at the wireless device, performing the WLAN scan and the spectral scan on a second channel of the channel scan list after the WLAN scan and the spectral scan on the first channel are completed. |
| US12289626B2 |
Dual/multi-connectivity-based secondary node addition/replacement method and device
The present application relates to the technical field of wireless communications, and disclosed are a dual/multi-connectivity-based secondary node (SN) addition/replacement method and device, for use in solving problems that in a dual/multi-connectivity scenario of a wireless communication, a process of adding or modifying an SN takes a long time and causes data transmission delay, and the probability of using dual-connectivity to transmit data is reduced because the establishment time of dual/multi-connectivity is too long. The method in the present application comprises: a user equipment receives configuration information of one/more SNs sent by a master node (MN); performing measurement assessment on the one/more SNs according to the configuration information of the one/more SNs to determining an SN satisfying a connectivity condition; and initiating a random access process to the SN satisfying the connectivity condition. |
| US12289614B2 |
Wireless signal transmitter parameter determination
Methods, computer program products, and systems can include, for example: receiving a plurality of signal instances of a signal emitted by a transmitter, wherein respective signal instances of the plurality of signal instances are collected at different positions. There is also set forth herein receiving by a movable receiver moving within a first location a plurality of signal instances of a signal emitted by a transmitter, wherein signal instances defining the plurality of signal instances are collected by the moveable receiver at different respective receiver positions within the first location. There is also set forth herein discovering a direction of arrival parameter value that specifies a direction of arrival of the signal emitted by the transmitter, wherein the discovering includes using a set of signal instances from the plurality of signal instances. |
| US12289607B2 |
Method for sharing channel occupancy time, terminal device, and network device
A method for sharing channel occupancy time (COT), a terminal device, and a network device are provided. The method includes that: a terminal device sends first indication information to a network device, the first indication information indicating whether a first COT initiated by the terminal device is allowed to be shared with the network device. |
| US12289606B2 |
Wireless device initiated channel occupancy in unlicensed spectrum
This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to initiate channel occupancy in unlicensed spectrum in a wireless communication system. The wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular base station. The wireless device may determine to perform an uplink transmission to the cellular base station on an unlicensed frequency channel. The wireless device may determine whether the cellular base station has channel occupancy of the unlicensed frequency channel. The wireless device may determine whether to initiate channel occupancy of the unlicensed frequency channel. The decision whether to initiate channel occupancy may be based at least in part on whether the cellular base station has channel occupancy of the unlicensed frequency channel. |
| US12289604B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for providing optimized network resources
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing optimization of network resources. The system is operable to monitor the electromagnetic environment, analyze the electromagnetic environment, and extract environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment. The system extracts the environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment by including customer goals. The system is operable to use the environmental awareness with the customer goals and/or user defined policies and rules to extract actionable information to help the customer optimize the network resources. |
| US12289601B2 |
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. |
| US12289600B2 |
Establishing multiple security associations in a connection operation
Disclosed methods and systems employ an agent to identify data paths between first and second networking devices, such that a data path connects an interface of the first networking device with an interface of the second networking device, each interface being uniquely identified by an associated Internet Protocol (IP) address. The agent establishes a secure connection as follows. First a connection is established between the first and second networking devices using respective first and second IP addresses. Next, security keys are negotiated to establish the secure connection, the security keys including encryption keys and decryption keys. Next, inbound and outbound security associations are established for each of the plurality of data paths, inbound and outbound security associations including IP addresses associated with respective data paths and respective decryption keys. Finally, the inbound and outbound security associations are established in a data plane of the first networking device. |
| US12289598B2 |
Communication device, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for terminal device, and terminal device
A communication device may be configured to receive a sending request by executing communication at a network layer or above of an Open System Interconnection reference model. The communication device may be configured to, in a case where the sending request is received, send a public key by executing communication at the network layer or above. The communication device may be configured to, after the public key has been sent, receive an authentication request. The communication device may be configured to, in a case where the authentication request is received, send an authentication response. The communication device may be configured to, after the authentication response has been sent, receive first connection information. The communication device may be configured to, in a case where the first connection information is received, establish a second wireless connection with an external device by using the first connection information. |
| US12289590B2 |
Coaxial speaker
The present invention provides a coaxial speaker including a support ring, a magnetic circuit system, a first vibration system and a second vibration system fixed on both side of the support ring and arranged coaxially. The first vibration system includes a first diaphragm and a first voice coil. The second vibration system includes a second diaphragm and a second voice coil. The magnetic circuit system includes a first magnetic gap and a second magnetic gap. The first diaphragm is used for generating treble sound, the second diaphragm is used for generating bass sound. The second vibration system includes a support voice coil sandwiched between the second diaphragm and second voice coil. Bass sound and treble sound of the coaxial speaker form a full-range speaker, providing high-quality sound. The support voice coil can flexibly adjust the height and the position of the second voice coil according to requirements. |
| US12289588B2 |
Display device and method of fabricating the same
A display device includes a display panel which displays an image, a cover window which is disposed on a first surface of the display panel, and a first sound generator which is disposed on a second surface opposite the first surface of the display panel and outputs sound by vibrating the display panel. The cover window includes a first lattice pattern area including lattice patterns surrounding the first sound generator in a plan view. |
| US12289583B2 |
Sound collection and emission apparatus, sound collection and emission method, and program
Audibility of an outside sound needed for a driver inside an automobile to apprehend a danger and obtain a grasp of a situation necessary for driving is improved. A sound collection and emission apparatus (10) emits, on the basis of an outside acoustic signal which emanates from a sound source outside an automobile (90) and arrives at the automobile (90), an inside acoustic signal which is an acoustic signal derived from the outside acoustic signal to inside the automobile (90). A sound collection unit (M1) collects the outside acoustic signal. A sound emission unit (S1) emits the inside acoustic signal. A danger sound detection unit (11) determines whether the outside acoustic signal has a feature representing a danger defined in advance. A control unit (12) performs control that emits the inside acoustic signal from the sound emission unit (S1) such that a driver of the automobile (90) is capable of perceiving the danger if the outside acoustic signal is determined to represent the danger. |
| US12289577B2 |
Acoustic devices
This present disclosure provides an acoustic device. The acoustic device includes a housing, one or more sound pickup assemblies, and one or more channel assemblies. The housing has an accommodating space and one or more communication holes. Each communication hole communicates the accommodating space and an outside space. The one or more sound pickup assemblies may be disposed in the accommodating space for picking up a sound through the communication holes. The one or more channel assemblies may be disposed in the accommodating space. At least one of the one or more channel assemblies is disposed between one sound pickup assembly of the one or more pickup assemblies and one communication hole of the one or more communication holes, so that the sound is transmitted to the sound pickup assembly through the at least one of the one or more channel assemblies after passing through the communication hole. |
| US12289575B2 |
Wireless communication device for neck microphone
The present invention relates to a wireless communication device for a neck microphone, comprising: a body 110, which has a communication terminal device and is placed on the rear part of the neck of a user; and a neck microphone 120, which is attachably/detachably provided on the body to come into close contact with the front part of the neck, and thus transmit voice sound through the vibration of the neck, wherein the center of gravity is at the back of the neck of the user because of the weight of the body. The present invention is manufactured in an integrated form of a neck microphone and a wireless communication terminal device, and thus enables communication while both hands are free even if fire is suppressed while the facepiece respirator is worn, or even if chemical protective clothing is worn. |
| US12289573B1 |
Speaker box
The present invention provides a speaker box including a housing and a speaker unit accommodated in the housing. The speaker box also includes an air-permeable spacer accommodated in the housing. The housing includes a bottom wall away from the speaker unit and a side wall bent and extended from the bottom wall toward the speaker unit. The air-permeable spacer is enclosed with the bottom wall and the side wall to form a containment space filled with sound absorbing powder. The inner surface of the side wall is provided with a number of protruding portions that support the air-permeable spacer. The air-permeable spacer is fixedly connected with the protruding portion. The speaker box of the present invention saves internal space and increases the filling amount of the sound absorbing powder. |
| US12289571B2 |
Systems and methods for at-home monitoring of an individual
In one embodiment, a sensor unit includes an outer housing including a top plate and a base member that together define an interior space, the top plate being configured to directly receive and support the leg of the piece of furniture, a load cell provided within the interior space configured to measure forces imposed by the leg on the top plate, the load cell including a planar metal plate having a deformable element to which the top plate is mounted and a sensor element mounted to the planar metal plate at a location at which the deformable element extends from the remainder of the planar metal plate, and an internal platform provided within the interior space and associated with the base member that supports the planar metal plate of the load cell in a manner in which the deformable element of the planar metal plate is free to deform when a force is imposed by the leg on the top plate. |
| US12289567B2 |
Method of image gathering in multi-projector systems
A method is provided of parallel gathering of structured light patterns in multi-projector systems, comprising sequentially projecting images from each of a plurality of projectors on a surface; capturing the sequentially projected images on the surface via at least one sensing device; creating one or more sensing device/projector masks for limiting the images projected by each of the plurality of projectors to portions that do not conflict with images projected by other ones of the plurality of projectors; using the one or more projector masks to create a graph of projectors whose projections conflict; and creating from the graph a plurality of gather groups wherein projectors within a group do not conflict with each other for simultaneously gathering structured light patterns from projectors in each of the gather groups. |
| US12289564B2 |
Vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly with near infrared light emitter and DMS camera and light absorption filter
A cabin monitoring system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly including a mirror head having a mirror reflective element that includes (i) a planar glass substrate, (ii) a transflective mirror reflector at the glass substrate and (iii) a light absorption film including a polarizer film. A camera accommodated by the mirror head views through the reflective element. A light emitter accommodated by the mirror head emits near infrared (NIR) light through the reflective element. The light absorption film attenuates greater than 60 percent of visible light and less than 30 percent of NIR light incident on the light absorption film and transmits less than 40 percent of visible light and greater than 70 percent of NIR light through the light absorption film. The camera captures image data representative of NIR light emitted through the reflective element and reflected from the interior cabin of the vehicle back through the reflective element. |
| US12289561B2 |
Parallel video call and artificial reality spaces
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a VC/XR connection system that can establish and administer an XR space for a video call. The VC/XR connection system allows users to easily transition from a typical video call experience to the XR space, simply by putting on her artificial reality device. The VC/XR connection system can identify calendared video call events, establish corresponding XR spaces, and create a link between the video call and the XR space. Invitees to the video call that don an artificial reality device can be automatically taken into the XR space. The XR space can A) connect to the video call as a call participant, allowing the video call participants to see into the XR space and B) show a feed of the video call in the XR space, allowing users in the XR space to see the video call participants. |
| US12289560B2 |
False-positive filter for speaker tracking during video conferencing
A method including receiving, at a camera, light comprising a visible spectrum and an infrared spectrum (200). The method also includes detecting, using the visible spectrum, a candidate image of a head (202). The method also includes determining an estimated true size of the head (204). The method also includes determining, using the infrared spectrum, a temperature of the head (206). The method also includes filtering the candidate image of the head with respect to an operation of a video controller configured to track one or more images of heads in the visible spectrum. Filtering is based on both the estimated true size of the head and the temperature of the head (208). |
| US12289558B2 |
Artificial intelligence generated dynamic virtual backgrounds
A request for a virtual background is received from an endpoint of a participant who is participating in an online meeting. The request includes a description of the virtual background. One or more virtual backgrounds are generated using an image generator based on a command that includes the description of the virtual background. The one or more virtual backgrounds are transmitted to the endpoint. A selection of the virtual background from the one or more virtual backgrounds is received and the selection is used to train the image generator. A request to use the virtual background may be received from a second participant of the online meeting and the virtual background or text used to generate the virtual background may be transmitted to the second participant. |
| US12289553B2 |
Photo-voltaic phototransistor in forward bias
A pixel circuit includes: a phototransistor configured to receive, by one region of a source and a drain, inflow of photo-carriers generated by light entering a substrate, and configured to output a voltage signal from the one region; and a blocking layer provided on another region of the drain and the source and on a side of a channel far from a surface, and configured to prevent the photo-carriers from directly flowing into the other region. The phototransistor causes a sub-threshold current to flow between the source and the drain in a pinch-off state. Each of the source and the drain of the phototransistor is periodically reset to a reset voltage. The reset voltage is set to a voltage between a voltage at which a dark current of the phototransistor becomes zero and a voltage at which a bias voltage of the phototransistor becomes zero. |
| US12289550B2 |
Imaging system and imaging device
An imaging system according to the present disclosure includes: an imaging device that is mounted in a vehicle, and captures and generates an image of a peripheral region of the vehicle; and a processing device that is mounted in the vehicle, and executes processing related to a function of controlling the vehicle on the basis of the image. The imaging device includes: a first control line, a first voltage generator that applies a first voltage to the first control line, a first signal line, a plurality of pixels that applies a pixel voltage to the first signal line, a first dummy pixel that applies a voltage corresponding to the first voltage of the first control line to the first signal line in a first period, a converter including a first converter that performs AD conversion on the basis of a voltage of the first signal line in the first period to generate a first digital code, and a diagnosis section that performs diagnosis processing on the basis of the first digital code. The above-described processing device restricts the function of controlling the vehicle on the basis of a result of the diagnosis processing. |
| US12289548B2 |
Pixel array having separate voltage supply lines for pixels and bias circuitry
A photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel array having aperture pixels arranged so as to form rows and columns, signal lines arranged in the pixel array so as to allow readout of signals from the aperture pixels, current sources connected to the signal lines, a first voltage supply line configured to supply a first reference voltage to the aperture pixels, a first pad connected to the first voltage supply line, a bias circuit configured to supply a bias voltage to the current sources, a second voltage supply line electrically separated from the first voltage supply line, and configured to supply a second reference voltage to the bias circuit, and a second pad connected to the second voltage supply line. |
| US12289546B2 |
Solid-state imaging element and electronic device
In a solid-state imaging element that measures a distance, miniaturization of pixels is facilitated. The solid-state imaging element includes a pixel array unit and a photon number detection unit. In the solid-state imaging element including the pixel array unit and the photon number detection unit, the pixel array unit is provided with a plurality of pixels that generates a predetermined analog signal depending on incidence of a photon and a signal line to which the plurality of pixels is connected in common. Furthermore, in the solid-state imaging element, the photon number detection unit detects the number of photons incident, on the basis of the analog signal transmitted via the signal line. |
| US12289539B1 |
Device for determining pinch point(s) along conveyor(s)
A device includes a battery, a container, a frame, a first imaging device disposed at least partially within the container and coupled to the frame, a second imaging device disposed at least partially within the container and coupled to the frame, and a third imaging device disposed at least partially within the container and coupled to the frame. The first imaging device is oriented in a first direction, the second imaging device is oriented in a second direction that is different than the first direction, and the third imaging device is oriented in the second direction. |
| US12289536B2 |
Systems and methods for capturing stabilized images
Systems and methods are disclosed for capturing stabilized images. Motion of the mobile device is determined so that the relative position of the lens and image sensor may be adjusted to compensate for unintended motion. The relative position of the lens and image sensor may be periodically reset in response to a synchronization signal in between capturing images. |
| US12289534B2 |
Light source module with integrated ambient light sensing capability
Various embodiments include a light source module with one or more light emitters and one or more light sensors that share an aperture via which light passes. One of the light sensors may measure illuminance received through the aperture (not illuminance from the light emitters) and send a signal indicating a measurement of the illuminance. The light source module may be integrated into a portable computing device having a controller. The controller may include logic to perform one or more device operations based on the measurement of illuminance, such as, but not limited to, controlling a device display brightness and/or controlling an auto exposure feature of the device camera. Calibration parameters for interpreting the signal may be determined via a calibration process. |
| US12289533B2 |
Systems and methods for mitigating artifacts in medical imaging
An exemplary method of imaging tissue of a subject using a rolling shutter imager to provide a video stream comprises: sequentially resetting a plurality of rows of pixels of the rolling shutter imager from a first row to a last row; transitioning a liquid crystal shutter from a closed state to an open state; after the liquid crystal shutter is transitioned into the open state and after resetting the last row, illuminating the tissue of the subject with an illumination light for an illumination period to accumulate charge at the plurality of rows of pixels, and after the illumination period ends, sequentially reading the accumulated charge at the rows of pixels from the first row to the last row; generating an image frame from the sequentially read accumulated charge at the plurality of rows of pixels; and adding the image frame to the video stream. |
| US12289532B2 |
Systems and methods for determining image capture settings
An extended reality (XR) system receives capture information from a first camera with a first image sensor that faces a first direction, for instance facing an environment. The capture information is associated with capture of first image data by the first image sensor, for instance including the first image data and/or first image capture settings used to capture the first image data. The XR system determines an image capture setting, such as an exposure setting, for a second image sensor based on the capture information. The second image sensor faces second direction, for instance facing a user of the XR system. In some examples, the XR system determines the image capture setting also based on information from a display buffer for a display that faces the second direction. The XR system causes a second image sensor to capture second image data according to the image capture setting. |
| US12289531B2 |
Image data encoding/decoding method and apparatus
A method for decoding a 360-degree image includes: receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding a 360-degree image; generating a prediction image by making reference to syntax information obtained from the received bitstream; combining the generated prediction image with a residual image obtained by dequantizing and inverse-transforming the bitstream, so as to obtain a decoded image; and reconstructing the decoded image into a 360-degree image according to a projection format. Here, generating the prediction image includes: checking, from the syntax information, prediction mode accuracy for a current block to be decoded; determining whether the checked prediction mode accuracy corresponds to most probable mode (MPM) information obtained from the syntax information; and when the checked prediction mode accuracy does not correspond to the MPM information, reconfiguring the MPM information according to the prediction mode accuracy for the current block. |
| US12289530B1 |
Image capture device for generating panoramas while recording video
An image capture device may capture visual content of a video during a capture duration. The image capture device may be panned during the capture duration. Panning of the image capture device may be detected and a panoramic image may be automatically generated using the visual content captured during panning of the image capture device. |
| US12289526B2 |
Metrology system
A metrology system comprising a target object, a metrology instrument and a control unit configured for controlling an alignment of the targeting unit and for deriving an orientation of the target object. The metrology instrument comprises a zoom objective, an illumination unit and a time-of-flight sensor comprising an array of pixels and capable of providing range data for each pixel of the array as point cloud data, the time-of-flight sensor provides the distance measuring device. The control unit comprises an object determination functionality which provides receiving the point cloud data provided by the time-of-flight sensor, deriving a digital representation of the target object by processing the point cloud data, comparing the digital representation of the target object with a reference pattern of the target object, and determining the orientation of the target object based on the comparison of the digital representation of the target object with the reference pattern. |
| US12289525B2 |
Optical element driving mechanism
An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion is used to connect the optical element. The movable portion may move relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is used to drive the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. |
| US12289524B2 |
Driving mechanism for moving image sensor
An image sensor driving mechanism includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, and a driving assembly. The movable assembly includes a circuit component. The circuit component includes a circuit main body and a movable suspension arm. The circuit main body is configured to hold an image sensor. The movable suspension arm is elastically connected to the circuit main body and the fixed assembly. The image sensor is electrically connected to the fixed assembly via the circuit component. The image sensor extends in a direction that is perpendicular to the optical axis. The drive assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The movable suspension arm includes a section that extends in a different direction than the optical axis. |
| US12289519B1 |
Sensor package for automated remote data capture in property appraisals
A package in which an onboard computing system and a plurality of sensor devices are embedded. The package includes a plurality of cameras that are positioned against sidewalls of the package in order to capture image data of the external environment. When the computing system determines the package has arrived at a predesignated set of coordinates corresponding to a target property for which an appraisal is to be performed, the cameras are activated and begin collecting image data. The image data is transmitted to a remote server which will store the image data for review by insurance personnel. |
| US12289518B2 |
Image photographing method and electronic device
An image photographing method and an electronic device, and the method includes: collecting M first images by using a camera in a first camera array, and collecting N second images by using a camera in a second camera array, where M is an integer greater than 1, and N is a positive integer; displaying P preview images, where each preview image is obtained by synthesizing an image in the M first images and an image in the N second images, synthesized images corresponding to different preview images are different, the synthesized image includes at least one of the following: the first image and the second image, and P is an integer greater than 1; and obtaining a corresponding final image based on a target image in the P preview images. |
| US12289515B2 |
Vehicle-mounted sensing system and gated camera
A gated camera for dividing a field of view into a plurality of ranges in a depth direction and generating a plurality of slice images corresponding to the plurality of ranges, the gated camera includes: an illumination device configured to irradiate the field of view with pulse illumination light; an image sensor; and a camera controller configured to control a light emission timing of the illumination device and an exposure timing of the image sensor. The camera controller is configured to switch between a first imaging mode in which performance is relatively high and power consumption is relatively high, and a second imaging mode in which performance is relatively low and power consumption is relatively low. |
| US12289513B2 |
Pop-up camera and display device comprising same
A pop-up camera and a display device comprising same, according to one embodiment, are disclosed. The pop-up camera comprises: a camera module arranged so that the camera faces one side; a rail assembly into which the camera module is inserted, and which is formed such that the camera module can move upward and downward; a head assembly, which is open in the direction in which the camera faces and is arranged to cover the camera module and one side of the rail assembly coupled to the camera module so that the camera module and the rail assembly are maintained in a coupled state; and a motor assembly driven in response to an electrical signal to move the rail assembly upward and downward. |
| US12289512B2 |
Imaging apparatus
The imaging apparatus includes an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident, a first filter unit including an electronic first optical filter capable of changing a light transmittance, and a first drive mechanism that rotates the first filter unit about a first rotation center line between a first filtering position and a first retraction position. The first filtering position is a position where the first optical filter exists in front of the imaging surface of the imaging element and light before reaching the imaging surface passes through the first optical filter, and the first retraction position is a position where the first filter unit is out of the front of the imaging surface. |
| US12289511B2 |
Electronic device, photographing method, and photographing apparatus with slidable arc-shaped surfaces
An electronic device, a photographing method, and a photographing apparatus are provided. The electronic device includes a camera, a main body portion, a connecting rod, and a driving apparatus; a rear face of the camera is provided with a first arc-shaped surface that protrudes in a direction away from the camera, the main body portion is provided with a second arc-shaped surface that matches and is slidably connected to the first arc-shaped surface, and the second arc-shaped surface is provided with a through hole; the connecting rod penetrates through the through hole, and a first end of the connecting rod is hinged to the first arc-shaped surface of the camera; and the driving apparatus is connected to a second end of the connecting rod, and is used to drive the connecting rod to drive the first arc-shaped surface to slide relative to the second arc-shaped surface. |
| US12289509B2 |
Reversible chargeable camera and dock with rear wall privacy
A camera integrates a magnet at one end of a housing to magnetically attract and attach the camera to a front side of a peripheral display, such as to support a video conference through an information handling system interfaced with the display. A camera dock couples to a top side of the display and includes a back privacy support having an area that blocks the camera module from accepting external light when the camera is placed in the dock with the camera module aligned towards the back privacy support. An end user places the camera with a field of view directed in front of the display to capture visual images and flips the camera module to face the back privacy support to secure the camera against capture of visual images. |
| US12289505B2 |
Crowd-sourced program boundaries
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining boundaries within a content asset. A server may collect user interaction data for one or more content assets. Using the user interaction data, the server may determine commercial breaks or scene changes for the content asset. The server may apply best fit curves to the user interaction data, and determine commercial breaks or scene changes based on the best fit curves. |
| US12289498B2 |
Search and recommendation of media assets through conversational use of catchphrases
During a conversation the participants of the conversation may use catchphrases that are associated with particular characters, media assets, or media personalities. The catchphrases may be associated with information such as the media asset where the catchphrase was originally spoken, the speaker, and keywords relating to the media asset. Based on this associated information and the participant's use of the catchphrase, the system may provide a media asset recommendation to the participant for a media asset that does not include the catchphrase. |
| US12289496B2 |
Failover with redundant multicasts for switched digital video
A method and system for delivering content is provided. In one example, responsive to a request by a client device identifying a video program, the system is configured to determine different first and second network paths for delivery of the video program from a content source; deliver the video program via the first network path to the client device; and responsive to a change in status of the video program being delivered via the first network path, deliver the video program via the second network path to the client device. |
| US12289495B2 |
Media collection generation and privacy mechanisms
Systems and methods described herein relate to generation of media collections in a messaging system. The media collection may be created by the user, other users, or an entity. Example embodiments further allow users to set access criteria through privacy settings assigned to one or more media content items themselves, as well as to a media collection, such that some or all of the media collection may only be viewed by users authorized by the user sharing the media content item or media collection (e.g., only to one or more users designated by the user as a “friend”). |
| US12289491B2 |
Image display system and method
According to one embodiment, an image display system includes a source device, a sink device, and an HDMI cable that connects the source device and the sink device. The source device includes a transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of pieces of image data via the HDMI cable. The sink device includes a receiver configured to receive the transmitted plurality of pieces of image data, a storage configured to store the received plurality of pieces of image data, and a display controller configured to execute display control processing of repeatedly displaying the plurality of pieces of image data stored in the storage. The transmitter does not transmit image data while the display control processing is being executed. |
| US12289489B2 |
Patient support apparatus systems with television detection
A headwall unit is mounted a headwall of a hospital room and acts as a communication conduit between a bed (or other patient support apparatus) and a conventional communications outlet built into the headwall of the hospital room. The communications outlet is communicatively coupled to a standard nurse call system and an in-room television. The headwall unit is adapted to wirelessly forward audio signals from a remotely positioned nurse to the bed, and to receive wireless audio signals corresponding to a patient's voice from the bed and to forward the received audio signals to the communications outlet. The headwall unit is further adapted to detect infrared communications from both the bed and a television remote control. Communications from the television remote control are automatically analyzed by the headwall unit to determine the type of television in the room and the correct signals to use for controlling the television. |
| US12289488B2 |
One button on-demand closed captioning
A system and method for initiating closed captioning. The system includes a processor that can receive an instruction to add closed captioning. The system may also, upon receiving the instruction, determine a time point at which to begin the closed captioning and determining an amount of closed captioning to include, and output, for display, the closed captioning. |
| US12289487B2 |
Premises automation control
A plurality of content streams each including audio, video, or audio-video content may be transmitted to a plurality of premises. In addition, one or more command streams may be transmitted over a distribution network. Premises automation commands may then be sent to one or more systems based on a user selection associated with a corresponding command stream. The premises automation commands may be configured to instruct a system at a premises to perform a function. The commands may, for example, instruct a lighting system to turn on/off lights, a security system to enter an arm or disarm operational state, a thermostat to adjust its temperature, etc. |
| US12289486B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for presenting notifications indicating recommended content
Methods, systems, and media for presenting notifications indicating recommended content are provided. A notification of recommended content can be provided. An indication that a user device has initiated a casting session with a display device can be received. A request for recommended content to be presented on the display device can be received. A media content item can be identified based on at least one media content item that has been previously selected by a user account associated with the user device. A notification can be generated that includes an indication of the identified media content item and a selectable input that, when selected, causes the identified media content item to begin being presented on the display device. |
| US12289484B2 |
System and method for delivering alerts
A method of communicating an alert includes: encoding data received from a plurality of sources by a central content controller (CCC) and determining existence of one or more alerts. If no alerts exist, the encoded data is assigned as streams to subchannels. For existing alerts, a market area (MA) is determined and the alert is assigned as a stream to a data subchannel and the encoded data is assigned as streams to remaining subchannels. For each MA without an applicable alert, the encoded data is assigned as streams to the subchannels. The assigned data is transmitted to regional controllers (RCs) for broadcasting to the associated MAs. |
| US12289480B1 |
Broadcast synchronization with fan engagement platform
The present invention provides an improved method for synchronizing a mobile application to a video broadcast. A server platform is in communication with a plurality of user devices. The server platform retrieves and transmits data regarding a live broadcast event to the plurality of user devices and provides an interactive activity related to the live broadcast event. In one embodiment, in order to account for delays between the broadcasts of different players, the server platform utilizes at least one graphical element and/or at least one audiovisual element of the live broadcast event to generate separate delay pools for each of the plurality of user devices. The plurality of user devices include a mobile application showing sprites representing a plurality of players or objects in the live broadcast event, which are synchronized to a display device based on the delay pools for each of the plurality of user devices. |
| US12289474B2 |
Signaling of picture header in video coding
A method of decoding is provided. The method includes receiving a video bitstream including a picture unit (PU) having a picture header (PH) with a PH syntax structure, where the PH syntax structure includes the following syntax elements common for all slices of a coded picture associated with the PH syntax structure: a non-reference picture flag, a picture parameter set (PPS) identifier (ID), a picture order count (POC) least significant bit (LSB), a no output of prior pictures flag, a recovery point POC, and a picture output flag; and decoding the coded picture from the PU to obtain a decoded picture. |
| US12289473B2 |
Image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and storage medium
A decoding unit decodes data corresponding to an N×M array of quantized coefficients from a bit stream. An inverse quantization unit derives orthogonal transform coefficients from the N×M array of quantized coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix. An inverse orthogonal transform unit performs inverse orthogonal transform on the orthogonal transform coefficients generated by the inverse quantization unit to generate prediction residuals corresponding to a block of a P×Q array of pixels. An inverse quantization unit derives the orthogonal transform coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix of an N×M array of elements, and the inverse orthogonal transform unit generates prediction residuals for the P×Q array of pixels having a size larger than the N×M array. |
| US12289472B2 |
Method and apparatus for video encoding/decoding using secondary transform and recording medium storing bitstream
Disclosed herein is a video decoding method including: obtaining a transform skip mode flag indicating whether or not a transform skip mode is applied to a current block; based on the transform skip mode flag, when a transform skip mode is applied to the current block, determining that secondary transform/inverse transform is not applied to the current block; and, according to the transform skip mode flag, when a transform skip mode is not applied to the current block, obtaining a transform matrix index for secondary transform/inverse transform of the current block and, according to the transform matrix index, determining whether or not secondary transform/inverse transform is applied to the current block. |
| US12289470B2 |
Three-dimensional data encoding method, three-dimensional data decoding method, three-dimensional data encoding device, and three-dimensional data decoding device
A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: obtaining geometry information which includes first three-dimensional positions on a measurement target, and is generated by a measurer that radially emits an electromagnetic wave in different directions and obtains a reflected wave which is the electromagnetic wave that is reflected by the measurement target; generating a two-dimensional image including first pixels corresponding to the directions, based on the geometry information; and encoding the two-dimensional image to generate a bitstream. Each of the first pixels has a pixel value indicating a first three-dimensional position or attribute information of a three-dimensional point which is included in a three-dimensional point cloud and corresponds to a direction to which the first pixel corresponds among the directions. |
| US12289463B2 |
Image encoding/decoding method and device based on hybrid NAL unit type, and recording medium for storing bitstream
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. The image decoding method includes obtaining, from a bitstream, network abstraction layer (NAL) unit type information of at least one NAL unit including coded image data, determining at least one NAL unit type of one or more slices in the current picture based on the obtained NAL unit type information, and decoding the current picture based on the determined NAL unit type. The current picture is determined to be a random access skipped leading (RASL) picture, based on the determined NAL unit type including a RASL picture NAL unit type (RASL_NUT). When an intra random access point (IRAP) picture associated with the RASL picture is a first picture in decoding order, the RASL picture is decoded, based on the RASL picture including one or more slices having a random access decodable leading (RADL) picture NAL unit type (RADL_NUT). |
| US12289462B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry writes, into a bitstream, a first flag indicating whether or not to enable a first process of applying a filter to a first image to generate a second image, holding the second image as a reference image, and displaying the second image. When the first process is not enabled, circuitry writes, into the bitstream, one or more parameters for controlling a second process of applying the filter to the first image to generate the second image, holding the first image as a reference image, and displaying the second image. |
| US12289461B2 |
Geospatial media recording system
A computer implemented geospatial media recording system which receives a global positioning signal from a global positioning system, a video stream from a video recorder and an audio stream from an audio recorder and encodes the global positioning system signal as global positioning data continuously embedded at intervals in the video stream or the audio stream at a frequency at the upper end or outside of the human audible range as a combined data stream which by operation of a geospatial media program can be concurrently displayed as a video in a first display area with a geospatial representation in second display area on a display surface with a plurality of coordinate location indicators located in the geospatial representation each at the coordinate location associated with the global positioning data embedded in the video. |
| US12289459B2 |
Decoding method and device for bit stream supporting plurality of layers
The present invention relates to a decoding method for a bit stream that supports a plurality of layers. The decoding method may include receiving information on a set of video parameters that includes information on the plurality of layers, and parsing the set of video parameters to 5 grasp information on the layers in the bit stream. |
| US12289456B2 |
Method and apparatus for intra chroma coding in image and video coding
A method and apparatus for video coding of chroma coded in derived-mode Intra prediction are disclosed. If derived-mode (DM) Intra prediction is selected for a current chroma block, a corresponding luma block area is determined by locating a first upper-left pixel address of the corresponding luma block area corresponding to that of the current chroma block. Further, one or more candidate luma coding modes are determined from a sub-block set consisting of one or more sub-blocks of the corresponding luma block area, where if the sub-block set consists of only one sub-block, the sub-block set excludes a corner sub-block located at a top-left corner of the corresponding luma block area. Additionally, a current chroma Intra mode for the current chroma block is derived based on information comprising the candidate luma coding modes, and Intra-prediction encoding or decoding is applied to the current chroma block using the current chroma Intra mode derived. |
| US12289455B2 |
Chroma block prediction method and apparatus
This application provides a chroma block prediction method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining chroma values of chroma samples; obtaining, luma values of luma samples corresponding to the chroma samples; obtaining, from the luma values, a first luma set and a second luma set; grouping the chroma values into a first chroma set and a second chroma set; determining a scaling coefficient in a linear model based on an average value of luma values in the first luma set, an average value of luma values in the second luma set, an average value of chroma values in the first chroma set, and an average value of chroma values in the second chroma set; determining, based on the scaling coefficient, an offset factor in the linear model; and determining prediction information of the chroma block based on the scaling coefficient and the offset factor. |
| US12289452B2 |
Encoding a video frame as a reference frame based on a scene change hint at a cloud gaming server
A method for encoding including executing game logic built on a game engine of a video game at a cloud gaming server to generate video frames. The method including executing scene change logic to predict a scene change in the video frames based on game state collected during execution of the game logic. The method including identifying a range of video frames that is predicted to include the scene change. The method including generating a scene change hint using the scene change logic, wherein the scene change hint identifies the range of video frames, wherein the range of video frames includes a first video frame. The method including delivering the first video frame to an encoder. The method including sending the scene change hint from the scene change logic to the encoder. The method including encoding the first video frame as an I-frame based on the scene change hint. |
| US12289449B2 |
Method and apparatus for transform-based image encoding/decoding
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a video image based on transform. The method for decoding a video includes: determining a transform mode of a current block; inverse-transforming residual data of the current block according to the transform mode of the current block; and rearranging the inverse-transformed residual data of the current block according to the transform mode of the current block, wherein the transform mode includes at least one of SDST (Shuffling Discrete Sine Transform), SDCT (Shuffling Discrete cosine Transform), DST (Discrete Sine Transform) or DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform). |
| US12289447B2 |
Picture segment ordering
A method and decoder is provided for decoding at least one current picture from a bitstream. An indicator value is decoded from the bitstream specifying at least one rule of a plurality of rules, the at least one rule applied to ordering of segments coded in the bitstream, wherein the segments are segments in a segment partition layout. A set of syntax elements from the bitstream specifying a segment partition layout is decoded. A segment partition layout based on the set of syntax elements is derived. The at least one current picture in the bitstream is decoded using the segment partition layout, wherein the ordering of the segments complies with the at least one rule specified. An encoder and corresponding method define the segment partition layout, selects the at least one rule from a set of rules, and encodes the segment partition layout and the indicator value into the bitstream. |
| US12289446B2 |
Systems and methods for signaling neural network post-filter tensor information in video coding
A device may be configured to perform filtering based on information included in a neural network post-filter characteristics message. In one example, the neural network post-filter characteristics message includes a syntax element specifying the bit depth of luma sample values output by the post-processing filter and a syntax element specifying the bit depth of chroma sample values output by the post-processing filter. |
| US12289445B2 |
Video or image coding for inducing weight index information for bi-prediction
According to the disclosure of the present document, when the inter prediction type of a current block indicates biprediction, weight index information for candidates in a merge candidate list or a sub-block merge candidate list can be induced or derived, and coding efficiency can be increased. |
| US12289444B2 |
Image decoding method and device for deriving weight index information for generation of prediction sample
According to the disclosure of the present document, when the inter prediction type of a current block indicates bi-prediction, weight index information for candidates in a merge candidate list or a sub-block merge candidate list can be derived, and thus coding efficiency can be increased. |
| US12289440B2 |
Video transmission delay measurement method and device thereof
Provided are a video transmission delay measurement method testing an under-test system having an under-test system input port and an under-test system output port and comprising the following steps: generating an original test video and outputting the original test video to the under-test system input port of the under-test system, wherein the original test video has a central time corresponding to a video generating time at which the original test video is generated; receiving a played test video from the under-test system output port of the under-test system, wherein the played test video corresponds to the original test video and the played test video has the central time corresponding to the video generating time at which the original test video is generated; obtaining the central time of the played test video; calculating a time difference between a current time and the central time of the under-test system. |
| US12289438B2 |
Stale video detection
A device and a corresponding system are disclosed. The device may comprise a display. Additionally, the device and/or system may be operable to detect stale images. Further, the stale images may be detected in devices and/or systems where incoming images—such as from an imager—are received at a frame rate different than that of the display. A controller may detect the stale images by assigning hash values to images of each frame displayed by the display; storing novel hash values in a memory; and maintaining a counter. The counter may be maintained such that assigning a repeat hash value increments the counter by one and assigning novel hash values resets the counter to zero. Further, the stale images may be determined based, at least in part, on the counter value. |
| US12289436B2 |
Eyewear display device for displaying a virtual image in a field of view of a user, augmented reality eyewear display device
Disclosed is an eyewear display device for displaying a virtual image in a field of view of a user, comprising a frame unit, a line-shaped screen unit attached to the frame unit for emitting light as computer-generated image information in a first direction; at least two partially transparent beam splitter units attached to the frame unit, designed to be operated as scanner units at a defined scanner frequency, for deflecting the light emitted in the first direction from the screen unit into a second directional range corresponding to the field of view of the user when the eyewear display device is used as intended; to provide an eyewear display device for display, AR glasses, by which the virtual image is displayed in as large a sub-area of the field of view as possible and the form factor of which corresponds as closely as possible to that of ordinary glasses. |
| US12289435B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a display panel with pixels; a light source with light emission points; an acquirer configured to acquire viewpoint information; and a controller configured to control image display based on the viewpoint information on positions of viewpoints and an arrangement direction of the viewpoints. The controller is configured to drive some or all of pixels positioned on straight lines each connecting a corresponding one of the light emission points to a corresponding one of the viewpoints based on a relative rotation angle between the display panel and the arrangement direction and a relative positional relation between the viewpoints and the light emission points. The light emission points are individually switchable between a turned-on state and a turned-off state. A pitch of the light emission points is smaller than a pitch of light emission points controlled to be turned on when outputting an individual image to each viewpoint. |
| US12289434B2 |
Information processing apparatus, display range decision method, and program for deciding a display range of a switching destination viewpoint image
An information processing apparatus according to the present technology includes a display range decision unit configured, in switching a display image as to multiple-viewpoint images capable of displaying a display target from multiple viewpoints, from a switching source viewpoint image corresponding to a switching source viewpoint to a switching destination viewpoint image corresponding to a switching destination viewpoint, to decide a display range of the switching destination viewpoint image on the basis of viewpoint position information of the switching destination viewpoint, specific target information which is information regarding a specific target in the display target, and line-of-sight direction information of an estimated orientation of a line-of-sight of a user to the display image. |
| US12289429B2 |
Image forming apparatus having a metal support member configured to support a control board and face a wireless communication board
An image forming apparatus includes a wireless communication board on which a communication circuit that wirelessly communicates image data with an external device is mounted. The wireless communication board includes a first surface to which a magnetic sheet including a magnetic layer containing metal powder is. The wireless communication board also includes an antenna provided on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the wireless communication board. The antenna is used by the communication circuit to transmit and receive wireless radio waves. A region of the magnetic sheet on the first surface and a region of the antenna on the second surface overlap with each other in a thickness direction of the wireless communication board. |
| US12289427B2 |
System and method of efficient selection of evaluation form
Agent evaluation systems and methods, and non-transitory computer readable media, include receiving a recorded interaction between a customer and a contact center agent; retrieving or determining an interaction divergence range for each of a plurality of interaction parameters for the recorded interaction; calculating a form divergence determinant (FDD) score for each of a plurality of evaluation forms, wherein the lower the FDD score, the more suitable an evaluation form is for the recorded interaction; filtering out evaluation forms having an FDD score greater than a predefined threshold; ranking evaluation forms having an FDD score lower than the predefined threshold based on their FDD score; and providing a list of the ranked evaluation forms to a supervisor of the contact center agent. |
| US12289425B1 |
Threat identification and response system for telephone calls
A system and methodology for identifying and responding to threatening telephone calls include a client system with VoIP or MLTS multi-line telephone extensions featuring a threat indication capability and a service provider system configured to receive threat notifications from the telephone extensions, indicating a caller as a threat. Upon receiving a threat notification, the service provider system automatically initiates a threat response process during the call, including emergency notifications to authorities, call tracing, and call recording. After the call, the system creates a voiceprint and transcript of the threatening caller. Activation of the threat indication feature on a telephone extension triggers the threat notification, prompting the implementation of the threat response process to address potential threats effectively. |
| US12289424B2 |
Electronic device and method for reducing current consumption in electronic device connected with communication network
An example electronic device may include a plurality of antennas; and at least one communication processor communicating with a first communication network or a second communication network through the plurality of antennas. The at least one communication processor may be configured to set up a call with an external electronic device through the first communication network, identify information related to call quality in a call connected state with the external electronic device, and perform an operation for reducing a number of antennas for reception among the plurality of antennas based on identifying that the information related to the call quality meets a designated condition. |
| US12289418B2 |
Systems and methods for countering co-existence attack
Embodiments described herein provide systems and methods to prevent, or provide a countermeasure, to a co-existence attack, for example, that may occur in a Security Credential Management System (SCMS) where both regular butterfly key (RBK) protocol and unified butterfly key (UBK) protocol are supported. Embodiments described herein provide, support, employ, or implement hardware acceleration for a Hardware Security Module (HSM), for example, for cryptographic operations (e.g., block ciphers, digital signature schemes, and key exchange protocols). |
| US12289414B2 |
Utilizing blockchains to implement named data networking
Novel tools and techniques are provided for utilizing blockchain to implement named data networking. In various embodiments, a computing system might determine whether a cache that is communicatively coupled to the computing system contains data that is responsive to a first request received from a user. If so, the computing system might retrieve and send (to the client device) data that is responsive to the received first request. If not, the computing system might send, to a blockchain system, a second request for identifying a blockchain containing a block containing data responsive to the received first request. In response to identifying such a blockchain, the computing system might receive a copy of the identified blockchain; might abstract, from the identified blockchain, the block containing the data responsive to the received first request; might abstract the data from the identified block; and might send the data to the client device. |
| US12289409B2 |
Privacy preserving identity data exchange based on hybrid encryption
A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a processing network computer from a relying party computer associated with a relying party, a request for data associated with a user operating a user device. The processing network computer may retrieve first encrypted data of the user having a user-layer of encryption. The processing computer can then generate a second symmetric key to add a relying party-layer of encryption to the first encrypted data using a stream cipher. The doubly encrypted data may be transmitted to a user device that removes the user-layer of encryption on the first doubly encrypted data, and then adds a second relying party-layer of encryption to form second doubly encrypted data. The second doubly encrypted data may be transmitted to the relying party computer, which can remove both relying party-layers of encryption to gain access to the data associated with the user. |
| US12289402B2 |
Quantum key distribution enabled intra-datacenter network
Embodiments are disclosed for a quantum key distribution (QKD) enabled intra-datacenter network. An example system includes a first QKD device and a second QKD device. The first QKD device includes a first quantum-enabled port and a first network port. The second QKD device includes a second quantum-enabled port and a second network port. The first quantum-enabled port of the first QKD device is communicatively coupled to the second quantum-enabled port of the second QKD device via a QKD link associated with quantum communication. Furthermore, the first network port of the first QKD device is communicatively coupled to a first network switch via a first classical link associated with classical network communication. The second network port of the second QKD device is communicatively coupled to a second network switch via a second classical link associated with classical network communication. |
| US12289400B1 |
Encrypting e-mail and other digital data
A system encrypts and decrypts e-mail, messages, and other digital data. By using quantum random number generators, the system has improved data security. Using a quantum random number, an agent (at a sender side) generates an encryption key which is used to automatically encrypt a message. The encryption key is stored at a key server. The encrypted message will be sent by an application using its standard transmission means such as SMTP, SMS, and others. The encrypted message can be automatically unencrypted by using an agent (at a recipient side) and retrieving the key from the key server. The system also provides an optional double encryption, where the message is encrypted with a user-generated password before being encrypted using the encryption key. |
| US12289397B2 |
Systems and methods for selective access to logs
Systems are provided for managing access to a log of dataset that is generated when the dataset is accessed. A system stores, with respect to each of a log producer and a log accessor, an encrypted symmetric key for dataset that is encrypted using a corresponding public key. The system returns the encrypted symmetric key for the log producer, such that the log producer can decrypt the dataset that is encrypted using the symmetric key. A log of the dataset is generated when the log producer accesses the dataset. |
| US12289394B1 |
Systems and methods for data encryption, decryption, and authentication
A computer-implemented method for generating, storing, and transmitting encryption value sets may include (1) accessing bit value tables each identified by a bit value and randomly selecting a bit value; (2) generating mixing schemes; (3) generating matrix dimensions for encryption; (4) generating encryption deciders and decryption deciders; and (5) sending at least one encryption value set (which may include a mixing scheme, the bit value, two matrix sizes, an encryption decider, and a decryption decider) to a sender for encrypting plaintext. A computer-implemented method for transmitting value sets for decrypting data may include (1) accessing bit value tables each identified by a bit value and randomly selecting a bit value; (2) generating mixing schemes, matrix dimensions, and decryption deciders; and (3) sending at least one decryption value set (which may include a mixing scheme, the bit value, two matrix sizes, and a decryption decider) to a recipient for decrypting ciphertext. |
| US12289393B2 |
Tournament type selection operations on encrypted data
Mechanisms are provided for performing a tournament selection process of a computer function. A request is received to execute the computer function on an input vector data structure, where a result of the computer function is provided by executing the tournament selection process. The input vector data structure is received, comprising a plurality of values where each value corresponds to a vector slot. An index vector data structure is received that comprises indices of the vector slots of the input vector. Iteration(s) of the tournament selection process are executed to identify a value in the input vector satisfying a criterion of the computer function. An operation is performed on the index vector data structure to generate an indicator vector data structure that uniquely identifies a slot in the input vector data structure that is a result of the computer function being executed on the input vector data structure. |
| US12289391B2 |
Low latency data handoff using phase rotation and clock gapping
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a phase rotator configured to receive a read clock, a flip flop configured to obtain an incoming data stream, and a controller. The controller may be configured to control the phase rotator to perform phase rotation of the read clock based on information-carrying level transitions in the incoming data stream, cause a gapped read clock and an inversion of the gapped read clock to be derived in accordance with the phase rotation, where the gapped read clock being derived via gapping operations associated with the read clock, and output clock selection signals that enable the flip flop to selectively sample the incoming data stream using the gapped read clock and the inversion, thereby facilitating a data handoff between asynchronous clock domains. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12289389B2 |
Physical layer syntonization using digitally controlled oscillator
In one embodiment, a system includes a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) to generate a local clock having a local clock frequency, and clock synchronization circuitry to receive from a device a signal indicative of a remote clock frequency, compare measures of the remote clock frequency and the local clock frequency; generate a digital control command based on the comparison; and provide the digital control command to the DCO, wherein the DCO is to adjust the local clock frequency responsively to the digital control command. |
| US12289387B2 |
Low power idle PHY link synchronization
Systems and methods are provided for synchronizing a lower-power idle state. The systems and methods perform operations comprising: initializing, by a master physical layer (PHY) controller, a connection over a network with a slave PHY controller; during initialization, synchronizing a low power idle (LPI) timer of the master PHY controller with a LPI timer of the slave PHY controller; establishing an offset between the LPI timer of the master PHY controller and the LPI timer of the slave PHY controller; and after synchronizing the timer of the master PHY controller with the LPI timer of the slave PHY controller, establishing a link between the master PHY controller and the slave PHY controller to enable the master PHY controller and the slave PHY controller to exchange data. |
| US12289383B2 |
System and method for improving internet communication by using intermediate nodes
A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The client device accesses an acceleration server to receive a list of available tunnel devices. The requested content is partitioned into slices, and the client device sends a request for the slices to the available tunnel devices. The tunnel devices in turn fetch the slices from the data server, and send the slices to the client device, where the content is reconstructed from the received slices. A client device may also serve as a tunnel device, serving as an intermediate device to other client devices. Similarly, a tunnel device may also serve as a client device for fetching content from a data server. The selection of tunnel devices to be used by a client device may be in the acceleration server, in the client device, or in both. The partition into slices may be overlapping or non-overlapping, and the same slice (or the whole content) may be fetched via multiple tunnel devices. |
| US12289381B2 |
System and method for continuous tracking of media playback using blockchain
Systems and methods for continuous tracking of media file playback. First, transaction data from a platform stream is received. The transaction data corresponds to a request to play a media file from an end user, as well as continuous play information. Next, the transaction data is verified. Then, the verified transaction data is signed using a cryptographic signature. Next, it is determined whether the transaction data corresponds to a valid blockchain transaction. If the transaction data corresponds to a valid blockchain transaction, the valid blockchain transaction is recorded to a blockchain. Last, the transaction data and the cryptographic signature are transmitted to one or more validation nodes. |
| US12289380B2 |
Generation and deployment of custom microservices for orchestration of multiple source services
An apparatus comprises at least one processing device configured to register two or more source services, wherein registering a given source service comprises executing the given source service to identify inputs and outputs of the given source service, and to select a set of outputs from the registered source services for generating at least a portion of a user interface of an application in an application client, the selected set of outputs comprising at least first and second output from first and second ones of the registered source services. The processing device is also configured to determine an orchestration of the registered source services for obtaining the selected set of outputs, to generate a custom microservice configured to execute the registered source services in accordance with the determined orchestration, and to deploy the custom microservice in an auto-scalable computing framework accessible to the application client of the application. |
| US12289375B2 |
Communication system and method employing parallel connections to send messages
A system and method is presented for sending a message between devices in a communication network. The system includes a first processor and a first memory in communication with the first processor. The first processor executes instructions stored in the first memory to divide the message into a plurality of segments according to a first procedure and assign a respective sequence number to each segment, and to construct a plurality of packets. Each packet comprises a payload and a header. The payload comprises at least one segment. The first processor further establishes a plurality of parallel socket connections, each to a second processor, and passes respective packets to respective parallel socket connections. The parallel socket connections are selected according to a second procedure, for transmission to the second processor until a determined number of segments has been successfully received and processed by the second processor. |
| US12289372B2 |
Internet of things distribution system and method of implementing the same
Internet of things distribution system and method is disclosed that utilizes blockchain ledgers. The system has a client-side component with an IoT gateway with a messaging protocol and sensors to collect data from a plurality of IoT devices. The system has access points in communication with the client-side component and a wireless mesh network composed of multiple access points, a backend component in communication with the client-side component and access point via a messaging broker, an analytics module configured to view and analyze the data collected by the sensors, and the ability to deliver the data to an existing server in a format that allows the server to distribute the IoT information in real time. A user device in communication with the backend component is configured to receive the analyzed data from the analytics module is further disclosed herein. |
| US12289371B1 |
Efficiently managing the storage of digital media asset libraries on behalf of a group of users
A facility for adding a media asset to a media library on behalf of a user is described. The facility identifies an original media asset in local storage, and extracts metadata from it. From a copy of the first original media asset, the facility removes the extracted metadata; reorders the remaining contents to conform their order to a standardized order; and updates at least one internal reference to reflect the removing and the reordering, to produce a normalized first media asset. The facility determines a hash value for the normalized media asset, and transmits it to a server. The facility receives from the server a challenge specifying a subrange of positions in the normalized media asset. The facility transmits to the server (a) the contents of the normalized first media asset in the specified subrange of positions, and (b) the metadata extracted from the first original media asset. |
| US12289364B2 |
Self-learning service scheduler for smart NICs
An example method comprises determining, by an edge services controller, based on a respective predicted resource utilization value for each of a plurality of servers, a corresponding server weight for each of the plurality of servers; the plurality of servers comprising respective network interface cards (NICs), wherein each NIC of the plurality of NICs comprises an embedded switch and a processing unit coupled to the embedded switch; determining, by the edge services controller, based on a respective predicted resource utilization value for each of a plurality of services, a corresponding application weight for each of the plurality of services; and scheduling, by the edge services controller, based on the respective server weight for a server of the plurality of servers and the respective application weight for the service, a service of the plurality of services on the server. |
| US12289358B2 |
Provision of targeted content data in a telecommunications network
A method of processing browser sessions in a telecommunications network is provided. The method includes receiving, from a subscriber client device in a plurality of subscriber devices each having an associated subscriber and a browser session request. The method includes, at the entity in the service provider network: transmitting the browser session request to a server entity located inside or outside the service provider network, receiving, from the server entity, a browser session response in relation to the transmitted browser session request, transmitting the browser session response to the subscriber client device, performing a lookup in the subscriber profile database for the subscriber client device in the plurality or the associated subscriber, and modifying, prior to the respective transmittal, at least one of the browser session request and the browser session response according to the results of the lookup. An apparatus and computer software are also provided. |
| US12289356B2 |
Remote device infrastructure
Disclosed are systems and methods for enabling a developer to use a local browser, running on a local machine of the developer in a first location to access real devices (e.g., smart phones) at a second location, such as a data center. The developer can select and control the remote devices, in the second location. The described embodiments can capture developer's inputs from the first location and input them to the remote device in the second location. A video stream of the remote device is transmitted to the browser in the first location and displayed in a replica canvas on the developer's browser. The developer can interact with the canvas on his/her browser, as if the remote device were present in the first location. |
| US12289348B2 |
Rules engine for selectively granting access to secured resources
Systems and methods for providing least privilege access to a resource within a secured server are disclosed. The systems and method can include receiving an access request from a client requesting access to the resource, the access request comprising a role or policy associated with the client and one or more actions associated with the resource. A rules engine can be initialized, the engine defining one or more rules usable by the system to determine whether the access request complies with a least privilege policy. The systems and method can analyze the role or policy and the access request with the rules engine to determine whether the access request complies with the least privilege policy. When the access request complies with the rules, access to the resource can be granted; when the access request does not comply with the rules, access to the resource can be denied. |
| US12289345B1 |
Security policy validation
A model checking system detects violations and conflicts in security and verification policies by running model checking processes. The system detects privilege escalation attacks in misconfigured identification and access management (“IAM”) policies by modeling security policy documents and IAM actions as logical formulas and then running model checking on the model. The system translates non-Boolean variables, such as string variables, into Boolean variables in order to apply an SAT model checker. The model checker also determines whether a policy violation can be achieved in a finite number of steps by elevating privileges of some compromised principal over multiple iterations of the model checking process, or proves absence thereof. |
| US12289341B2 |
Techniques for generating signatures characterizing advanced application layer flood attack tools
A method of characterization of requests using dynamic applicative signatures. The method comprises determining a plurality of different attributes of requests received during an on-going DDoS attack; clustering at least one attribute of the plurality of different attributes, wherein the clustering is based on values of the plurality of different attributes; obtaining at least one dynamic applicative signature characterizing operation of an application layer flood attack tool; matching the cluster of the at least one attribute to each of the at least one obtained dynamic applicative signature; and causing a mitigation action when there is a match to the at least one obtained dynamic applicative signature. |
| US12289334B2 |
Analyzing and addressing security threats in network resources
Disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for composite risk scores for network resources. Techniques include retrieving data associated with multiple network resources. The retrieved data is used to perform a first assessment for each of the multiple network resources to estimate a vulnerability level for each of the multiple network resources. The retrieved dated is also used to perform a second assessment for each of the multiple network resources to estimate an importance level for each of the multiple network resources. Based on a result of the first assessment and a result of the second assessment, a composite risk score for each of the multiple network resources is determined. When needed, a security response is performed based on the determined composite risk score of a specific network resource among the multiple network resources. |
| US12289329B2 |
Packet analysis based IOT management
Data packets transmitted to and from an IoT device are obtained and at least one of the data packets are analyzed using deep packet inspection to identify transaction data from payload of the at least one of the data packets. An event log is generated for the IoT device from the transaction data, the event log, at least in part, used to generate a historical record for the IoT device. The IoT device into a device profile based on the historical record for the IoT device. The event log is updated in real-time to indicate current operation of the IoT device. Abnormal device behavior of the IoT device is determined using the event log and the device profile. The device profile is updated to indicate the abnormal device behavior of the IoT device. |
| US12289326B2 |
Electronic artificial intelligence system for authenticating software
An artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) (collectively “AI/ML”) system that provides dynamic detection of potential of resource updates, authentication of the resources updates, and tracking of the links between resources through the use of resource signatures. The resource signatures may provide an indication of the application information, the resources that are accessed by the application, and the resources that access the application. As such, the AI/ML system can monitor and track the applications and updated resources that interact with the applications in order to identify any potential security issues, as well as to optimize and standardize the use of resources by the users when developing applications. |
| US12289321B2 |
Automated generation and deployment of honey tokens in provisioned resources on a remote computer resource platform
Methods, systems, and media are shown for creating and deploying honey tokens for intrusion detection in a remote computing resource system. Resource modules provisioned for a tenant are identified for intrusion detection. For each identified resource modules, a provisioned resource having a corresponding access credential is allocated and the access credential is deployed in the identified resource module. A data entry is created in a token mapping store that identifies the access credential and the resource module. Access logs are scanned to detect access attempts. For each access attempt, the token mapping store is searched for a data entry with an access credential that matches the access credential of the access attempt. If found, an alert is generated that includes the identified resource module of the matching data entry. |
| US12289319B2 |
Method and a system for controlling display of a web page
A method and a system for controlling tracking of web-browsing activities of a user in a browser application are provided. The method comprises: receiving, from a given web server, data representative of a web page to be displayed in the browser application; identifying, based on the data, elements of the web page linked to at least one in-use third-party web resource; obtaining in-use data including at least data of past user interactions of the user with the at least one in-use third-party web resource; feeding the in-use data to an MLA to determine a probability value of the user allowing sharing a respective third-party cookie of the at least one in-use third-party web resource therewith while browsing the web page; in response to the probability value being lower than a threshold value, determining that the user is unlikely to allow sharing the respective third-party cookie while browsing the web page. |
| US12289318B2 |
Method and apparatus for inputting verification information, and storage medium
A method and apparatus for inputting verification information, and a storage medium. The method is performed by a first terminal, and includes: sending, in response to a verification information request operation triggered by a user, a verification information request message to a verification server, where the verification information request message includes user communication identifier information, such that the verification server may generate verification information according to the verification information request message, and send the verification information to a second terminal corresponding to the user communication identifier information; receiving the verification information synchronized with the second terminal; and inputting the verification information into a displayed verification information input page. |
| US12289317B2 |
Aggregation of network access to tenant spaces of multi-tenant structures
Systems and methods include aggregating network access to tenant spaces distributed among multi-tenant structures with each multi-tenant structure having a network access configuration to access a network architecture. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to identifying the network access configuration for the multi-tenant structure. The network access configuration provides the multi-tenant structure access to the network architecture so that each tenant space has access to the network architecture. Network access parameters are determined in real-time that each tenant space network device is to have access to execute as provided by a central network aggregation control system that determines the network access for each tenant space network device. The network access parameters regulate access that each tenant space network device has to the network architecture. The network access parameters are aggregated to each tenant space network device to grant each tenant space network device access to the network architecture. |
| US12289313B2 |
System and methods for controlled access to computer resources
Provided is a system and method for enabling of access to a computer resource by a computer system comprising: providing to a user an interface configured to receive a request for access to a computer resource; determining if the user is permitted to access the computer resource based on a user profile; providing a user verification interface configured to receive user identity verification information; determining if the user identity verification information is valid in response to a reply to the request for user identify verification information; and in response to determining that the user is permitted access to the computer resource and that the user verification information is valid: updating a security policy to reflect that the user is permitted to access the computer resource, and providing access to the computer resource for a limited time duration. |
| US12289312B2 |
Privacy preference based device controls
A data control method includes receiving from a user an indication of data for sharing, receiving from the user an indication of one or more recipients with which to share the data, and receiving from the user one or more allowed actions for the data. A multidimensional zone is determined based on the indication of the data for sharing, the indication of the one or more recipients, and the one or more allowed actions for the data. A plurality of application program interfaces (APIs) for a plurality of applications are accessed. Data sharing permissions are set for the user for each of the plurality of applications based on the multidimensional zone via the plurality of APIs. |
| US12289310B2 |
Decentralized application authentication
Disclosed are various embodiments for authenticating users of applications using decentralized data models for storing a user's identity. A fingerprint for a computing device is received from an application executing on the computing device. An identity key associated with the fingerprint for the computing device is then obtained, the identity key being linked to a signed claim. The signed claim is retrieved and evaluated. The application executing on the computing device access is then granted access to the computing resource in response to evaluating the signed claim. |
| US12289307B2 |
System and method for using a validated card in a virtual environment
An apparatus for using a validated card in a virtual environment comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor is configured to receive a request to conduct an interaction between a first avatar and an entity in a virtual environment. The processor is further configured to receive card information and device information from an unknown user device. The processor is further configured to verify that the unknown user device is a first user device. The processor is further configured to receive virtual session information that is associated with a virtual environment session. The processor is further configured to determine if the request to conduct the interaction occurred in the same virtual environment session as the reception of the card information. The processor is further configured to conduct the interaction between the first avatar and the entity with the received card information. |
| US12289306B2 |
System, method, and computer program product for authenticating a device based on an application profile
Provided are computer-implemented methods for authenticating a mobile device based on a real-time mobile device application profile which may include generating, with a mobile device application on a mobile device, a real-time mobile device application profile associated with the mobile device, receiving the mobile device application profile by the mobile device; and determining whether there is an anomaly between the real-time mobile device application profile and a historical mobile device application profile associated with the mobile device. The methods may also include performing a remedial action associated with a transaction based on determining that there is an anomaly between the real-time mobile device application profile and the historical mobile device application profile. Systems and computer program products are also provided. |
| US12289300B2 |
Secure pairing of devices
A system and method for pairing two devices for secure communications. A user selects a first device to pair with a second device. The first and second devices have the ability to securely communicate with each other through the use of encrypted communications. An encryption key is written to the first device and then burned into the encryption module on the first device. A third device is selected to pair with the first device. A second encryption key is written to the first device and then burned into the encryption module. |
| US12289297B2 |
Secure database with user-defined schemas
Systems and methods are described for providing secure communications among users from different organizations. An example method includes: providing a communication service to (i) a first group of users from a first organization having a first computing environment and (ii) a second group of users from a second organization having a second computing environment; creating a data storage schema in the first computing environment; encrypting the data storage schema using an encryption key in the first computing environment; sending the encrypted data storage schema from the first computing environment to a cloud storage infrastructure; receiving the encrypted data storage schema from the cloud storage infrastructure in the second computing environment; decrypting the data storage schema using the encryption key in the second computing environment; and using the data storage schema to share data between the first group of users and the second group of users. |
| US12289291B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for managing network function request messages at a security edge protection proxy
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for managing network function (NF) request messages at a security edge protection proxy (SEPP) are disclosed. One method comprises receiving, by a SEPP and from an NF service consumer, an initial NF request message and obtaining a target NF type identifier, a requestor NF type identifier, and a network identifier from the initial NF request message. The method further includes utilizing the target NF type identifier, the requestor NF type identifier, and the network identifier to determine whether the initial NF request message is to be blocked by an associated service based interface at the SEPP and discarding, by the SEPP, the initial NF request message if the initial NF request message is determined to be blocked by the associated service based interface. |
| US12289285B2 |
Communication method, CP device, and NAT device
This application provides a communication method, a CP device, and a NAT device; pertains to the field of communication technologies; and relate to a scenario of performing NAT tracing based on a CU-separated BNG. The CP device delivers, to the NAT device, an IP address assigned to a user. Under a trigger condition of receiving the IP address delivered by the CP device, the NAT device assigns a public network IP address to the user, and reports the public network IP address to the CP device. The CP device adds, to an accounting packet, the IP address assigned by the CP device and the public network IP address assigned by the NAT device, and sends the accounting packet to a RADIUS server, to report the public network IP address to the RADIUS server, so that the NAT tracing is performed on the RADIUS server. |
| US12289281B2 |
Uninterrupted media play and call management user interface
A method and an electronic device employing an uninterrupted media play and call management system (UMPCMS) are provided for managing an incoming call without interrupting playing of media on the electronic device. The UMPCMS receives an indication of the incoming call, generates a notification object with one or more call management options for the incoming call in a configurable format based on preconfigured criteria, and overlays the generated notification object with the call management options on a graphical user interface (GUI) provided by the UMPCMS, while supporting continued playing of the media on the electronic device via the GUI without interruption by the incoming call. The UMPCMS receives a selection of a call management option from the electronic device and performs one or more executable actions on the incoming call and/or the playing of the media on the electronic device based on the received selection of the call management option. |
| US12289277B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing counseling service
Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a counseling service. A method of operating a counseling center server interworking with an instant messaging service includes providing a profile of at least one expert account for counseling linked to a channel of a second user to a terminal of a first user, identifying an initiation condition for a counseling ticket for counseling with a first expert account, creating a counseling ticket to be allocated to the first expert account, and transmitting counseling content through a chat room for counseling of the channel in which the first expert account and an account of the first user participate. |
| US12289266B2 |
Reference signal resource configuration method and apparatus
The present disclosure relates to reference signal resource configuration methods and apparatus. In one example reference signal resource configuration method, a terminal receives sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configuration information from a base station. In response to determining that at least two SRS resources indicated by the SRS resource configuration information are located on a same orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, the terminal maps one of the at least two SRS resources to the OFDM symbol. |
| US12289260B2 |
Physical (PHY) layer control for wireless local area network (WLAN) communication
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for wireless communication, and particularly, methods, devices and systems for physical (PHY) layer control signaling. A first physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) may precede a second PPDU. The first PPDU may be referred to as a PHY control PPDU and may include a physical layer control signaling field (CNT-SIG) that informs one or more stations (STAs) regarding a physical layer configuration they should use for the second PPDU. The PHY control PPDU may enable dynamic subchannel assignments for one or more identified STAs, legacy STAs, or sub-bandwidth operating devices. The techniques of this disclosure may enable sharing of a wide bandwidth wireless channel by different types of devices or different basic service sets (BSSs) assigned to different subchannels of the wireless channel. |
| US12289257B2 |
Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method
A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a first radio resource control (RRC) parameter related to a first search space set, to receive a second RRC parameter related to a CORESET wherein the CORESET is associated with the first search space set, monitoring a set of PDCCH candidates for the first search space set in the CORESET, wherein the CORESET comprises one or more sets of consecutive OFDM symbols within a first time duration, the number of consecutive OFDM symbols for each set is determined based on the second RRC parameter, the first time duration is determined based on a RRC parameter included in the first parameter. The first RRC parameter include a third RRC parameter indicating a first symbol for each of the one or more than one sets of consecutive OFDM symbols within a slot, the first duration is determined as one slot, the CORESET comprises one or more sets of consecutive OFDM symbols within a slot. |
| US12289254B2 |
Method for performing switching function and switching device
The present disclosure relates to a method for performing switching functions by a processing circuit of a switching device, the communication over the communication channel being organized according to successive first time slices and a second time slices, the processing circuit implementing a RTOS which in normal operation comprises a RTOS scheduler for scheduling a plurality of tasks having different priorities, said method comprising: applying, by the processing circuit, a first operating mode during each first time slice, in which normal operation of the RTOS is suspended and the processing circuit executes a single task which performs the switching functions; applying, by the processing circuit, a second operating mode in each second time slice, in which normal operation of the RTOS is resumed and switching functions are performed by a task which has not the highest priority of RTOS scheduler. |
| US12289253B1 |
Fast scheduling and optimization of multi-stage hierarchical networks
Significantly optimized multi-stage networks including scheduling methods for faster scheduling of connections, useful in wide target applications, with VLSI layouts using only horizontal wires and vertical wires to route large scale partial multi-stage hierarchical networks having inlet and outlet links, and laid out in an integrated circuit device in a two-dimensional grid arrangement of blocks are disclosed. The optimized multi-stage networks in each block employ one or more slices of rings of stages of switches with inlet and outlet links of partial multi-stage hierarchical networks connecting to rings from either left-hand side or right-hand side; and employ hop wires or multi-drop hop wires wherein hop wires or multi-drop wires are connected from switches of stages of rings of slices of a first partial multi-stage hierarchical network to switches of stages of rings of slices of the first or a second partial multi-stage hierarchical network. |
| US12289252B2 |
Networking apparatus and a method for networking
Disclosed is networking apparatus comprising: a plurality of communications ports that interface with external computing systems to channel physical layer signals; a dynamic routing module that interconnects communication ports with discrete reconfigurable data conduits, each of the data conduits defining a transmission pathway between the communications ports for physical layer signals. Each of the plurality of communication ports is paired with a receiver module which is adapted to process incoming data received at the communication port. |
| US12289250B2 |
System and method for intelligent bandwidth allocation on multi-track multimedia communication systems
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for bandwidth allocation in multi-track media communication that can include receiving a set of inbound media tracks; resolving track priority configuration for the set of media tracks; resolving media constraints that are at least partially derived from properties of the set of media tracks; producing bandwidth allocation configuration based on at least the track priority configuration and media constraints; and allocating bandwidth to outbound media tracks within a communication link to a client device wherein bandwidth of the outbound media tracks is allocated based on the bandwidth allocation configuration. |
| US12289249B2 |
Virtual router deployment and configuration
In general, techniques are described for deploying and managing a virtual router having Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) functionality to a computing device. In an example, a method includes creating, by a container orchestration platform executing on a computing device, a virtual router custom resource instance of a virtual router custom resource definition, the virtual router custom resource instance for a virtual router to execute on the computing device; based on configuration data for the virtual router custom resource instance, by the container orchestration platform, modifying the virtual router custom resource instance with the configuration data and deploying a first virtual computing instance comprising a virtual router configured according to the modified virtual router custom resource instance; and executing, by the computing device, the virtual router to process a packet. |
| US12289247B2 |
Role-based access control system for managing access to resources
A role-based access control method and system provide for receiving a request to provide access to a resource, identifying an identity associated with the request, classifying the URI into a permission that allows access to the resource, generating a graph representing the one or more granted permissions, and authorizing the request including traversing the graph to determine that the first permission is included in the one or more granted permissions. |
| US12289246B2 |
Dynamic market data filtering
Networks, systems and methods for dynamically filtering market data are disclosed. Streams of market data may be buffered or stored in a queue when inbound rates exceed distribution or publication limitations. Inclusive messages in the queue may be removed, replaced or aggregated, reducing the number of messages to be published when distribution limitations are no longer exceeded. |
| US12289244B2 |
Systems and methods enabling TSN/DetNet replication function fallback
Systems and methods are disclosed herein that enable Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) network or Deterministic Networking (DetNet) network replication function fallback. In some embodiments, a method comprises, at a primary replication function, obtaining a packet in a particular stream, obtaining a sequence number for the packet, generating M copies of the packet each comprising the sequence number, transmitting the M copies, and providing, to a redundancy controller, the sequence number or a next sequence number of a next packet to be transmitted for the particular stream. The method further comprises, at the redundancy controller, receiving the sequence number or the next sequence number and providing the sequence number or the next sequence number to a secondary replication function. The method further comprises, at the secondary replication function, receiving the sequence number or the next sequence number and configuring a sequence generation function with the next sequence number. |
| US12289240B2 |
Dynamic service rebalancing in network interface cards having processing units
An edge services controller may use a service scheduling algorithm to deploy services on Network Interface Cards (NICs) of a NIC fabric while incrementally scheduling services. The edge services controller may assign services to specific nodes depending on their available resources on these nodes. Available resources may include CPU compute, DPU compute, node bandwidth, etc. The edge services controller may also consider the distance between the services that communicate with each other (i.e., hop count between nodes if two communicating services are placed on separate nodes) and the weight of communication between the services. Two services that communicate heavily with each other may consume more bandwidth, and putting them further apart is more detrimental than keeping them closer to each other, i.e., reducing the hop count between each other depending on the bandwidth consumption due to their inter-service communications. |
| US12289238B2 |
Passive measurement of communication flows
Methods, systems, and devices for communications are described. One or more flows between a node and one or more other nodes in a communication network may be monitored over a time period. During the monitoring, it may be identified that, during a subset of the time period, communications over at least one of the flows were restricted by the communication network based on receiving at least one indicator of congestion for the at least one flow. A quantity of traffic communicated over the one or more flows during the subset of the time period may then be determined, and respective flow rates of the one or more flows may be obtained. The obtained flow rates may be used to calculate a data rate of one or more connections between the node and the one or more other nodes. |
| US12289237B1 |
System and method for heuristically-actualized parallel processing improvement
A system and method for performing cross-domain communication between a first domain and a second domain is disclosed. The system includes a controller configured to receive a data packet and output an approved data packet. The system includes processors and memory that instruct the processors to receiving a data packet from the first domain, deconstruct the data packet into subcomponents, apply a subcomponent-specific guard rule to a corresponding subcomponent, determine if each of the subcomponents have been approved by an application of the subcomponent specific guard rules, and upon a determination that each of the subcomponents have been approved, merge the subcomponents into the approved data packet. The system and method also include transmitting the approved data packet. |
| US12289233B1 |
Virtualized cell site routers with layer 2 forwarding
In general, techniques are described for deploying virtualized cell site routers (vCSRs). In an example, a method comprises receiving, at a forwarding plane of a virtualized cell site router (vCSR) of a first Distributed Unit (DU) of a plurality of DU servers of a cell site for a 5G radio access network, the vCSR having a containerized routing protocol process and a forwarding plane configured to perform Layer 2 (L2) switching, L2 packets on a second interface for a second physical link connecting the first DU server to an L2 switch; and switching, by the forwarding plane of the vCSR of the first DU, the L2 packets on a first interface for a first physical link connecting the first DU server to a second DU server of the plurality of DU servers. |
| US12289231B2 |
Weighted multicast join load balance
In some examples, a method includes receiving, by an egress network device for a network, messages from each of a plurality of ingress network devices for the network, wherein each of the messages specifies a multicast source, a multicast group, and an upstream multicast hop weight value for multicast traffic for the multicast source and the multicast group; selecting, by the egress network device and based on the upstream multicast hop weight values specified by the received messages, one of the plurality of ingress network devices to which to send a multicast join message of a plurality of multicast join messages for the multicast source and multicast group; and sending, by the egress network device, the multicast join message to the selected one of the plurality of ingress network devices. |
| US12289230B1 |
Communication network configuration
Headend nodes on a communication network can be configured to recover from a change of network conditions by generating new paths for demands. A headend node can generate paths both for demand(s) managed by the headend and other demand(s) managed by other headend(s). The headend nodes can be initialized with the same network representation and can deterministically identify paths, such that each headend identifies the same path for the same demand. The headend nodes can provide configuration instructions for the demands that they manage, but can provide them according to a deterministic schedule, to avoid conflicts. |
| US12289223B2 |
Automatic communication network control
A method for managing transmission over a network by adjusting a flow control window based on one or more parameters obtained from one or more connections, applications or network conditions. In one embodiment a controller modifies the receiver TCP advertised window of one or several connections to match the end-to-end bandwidth-delay product (BDP) for bandwidth fair sharing and improving the quality of experience (QoE). The controller can be placed in any given entity managing packets, such as a sender entity, a transmitting entity or any other entity handling connection packets. A mechanism for estimating available path bandwidth and/or link capacity and location by analyzing the distribution of inter-packet arrival times. Packet pair dispersion analysis can be utilized based on passive evaluation of the acknowledgements of a TCP flow or based on active probing. Machine learning using a neural network can be used to analyze the distribution of inter-packet arrival times. |
| US12289220B1 |
Logical path down scope analysis
A network management system (NMS) generates a hierarchical attribution graph representing different scopes at different hierarchical levels of a wide area network (WAN); obtains logical path down data indicative of operational behavior including failure events associated with logical paths of network devices over the WAN; obtains total path data indicative of a historical number of active logical paths between the network devices; and determines a scope of a logical path down issue by, for a time period of the logical path down issue, determining a score for each scope of the different scopes based on the logical path down data aggregated across the respective scope and the total path data, and determining the scope of the logical path down issue as a particular scope of the different scopes having a highest score. The NMS may identify the particular scope as a root cause of the logical path down issue. |
| US12289218B2 |
Illicit route viewing system and method of operation
A route viewing system includes a computing system that receives information associated with one or more routes through a network, and identifies the routes that are associated with at least one illicit user computer used by an illicit user. The computing system then obtains a source location of a source address of the routes and a destination location of a destination address of the routes, and displays the routes on a geographical display at the source location of the source address and the destination location of the destination address of each of the routes. |
| US12289217B2 |
Dashboard interface
Technologies are provided for providing a dashboard interface corresponding to one or more datacenter components for information originating from one or more proprietary applications. A selection of information corresponding to the one or more datacenter components is initially received. Upon receiving the selection, an application programming interface (API) call request is made for the information corresponding to the one or more datacenter components from the one or more proprietary applications. As the information corresponding to one or more datacenter components from the one or more proprietary applications is received, it is aggregated and provided within the dashboard interface. |
| US12289215B2 |
Data center monitoring and management operation including model drift prediction for automated model retraining and deployment
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center management and monitoring operation. The data center management and monitoring operation includes: receiving operational status analysis (OSA) model data from a plurality of data center models; assigning the OSA model data to a vectorized input space; reducing a dimension of the vectorized input space to a latent space, the latent space providing an OSA model dimension; decoding the latent space to provide a vectorized decoded output space; and, performing a model operational status forecasting operation using the vectorized decoded output space, the model operational status forecasting operation generating model operational status forecasting data. |
| US12289214B2 |
Site impact analysis for network improvement
A device and method for new site impact analysis for network improvement. Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data is from a KPI database. A new site impact analysis graphical user interface (GUI) for analyzing an impact of a new site to the network is presented on a display device. A report GUI is presented on the display device for making a selection for generating a report including data associated with the impact of the new site. Based on the KPI data, the report is generated according to the selection made using the report GUI and displaying the report on the display device. At least one of a cluster of neighbor cells and the new site are configured to improve performance of the network based on the generated report. After configuring the at least one of the cluster of neighbor cells and the new site, the new site impact analysis GUI is used to bring the new site on-air. |
| US12289213B2 |
Data synchronization method and apparatus, and device and storage medium
A data synchronization method and apparatus, and a device and a storage medium are disclosed. The method comprises: constructing first-level physical topologies between acceleration devices of the same type, and constructing second-level physical topologies between acceleration devices of different types, the acceleration devices in the second-level physical topology are connected by using a cache coherence protocol; performing first processing on to-be-synchronized data among the acceleration devices through scatter reduce communication based on the first-level physical topologies, and performing second processing on data after the first processing among the acceleration devices through scatter reduce communication based on the second-level physical topologies; and performing third processing on data after the second processing among the acceleration devices through all gather communication based on the second-level physical topologies, and performing fourth processing on data after the third processing among the acceleration devices through all gather communication based on the first-level physical topologies. |
| US12289211B1 |
Seamlessly implementing planned outages across network nodes
A computer-implemented method, according to one approach, includes: sending a notification to a host regarding a first logical unit number (LUN) in response to receiving an indication that a first node will be taken offline. The first LUN that the notification is sent to has a preferred communication path that extends through the first node. Communication paths extending through the first node are blocked and communication paths extending through a second node are promoted. Moreover, in response to determining that existing I/O operations previously assigned to the first node have been completed, the first node is taken offline. I/O operations are thereby sent to the first LUN through the second node while the first node is offline. |
| US12289208B2 |
Optimization method and system for minimizing network energy consumption based on traffic grooming
The present invention provides an optimization method and system for minimizing network energy consumption based on traffic grooming. The method includes: generating a set of service requests in an elastic optical network, and calculating a reachable node set of shortest paths from source to destination nodes for each service request; establishing a virtual reachable path in the reachable node set of shortest paths; and establishing a target function of an integer linear programming model of the minimizing network energy consumption, and sequentially determining whether a bandwidth capacity constraint of a single spectrum slot, a path uniqueness constraint, a spectrum allocation constraint, and an optical regenerator quantity constraint are satisfied, where if all constraints are satisfied, the service request is successfully established, or if any of the constraints is not satisfied, the service request fails to be established. The present invention helps to improve the energy efficiency of service requests. |
| US12289205B2 |
Network and method for servicing a computation request
A framework for joint computation, caching, and request forwarding in data-centric computing-based networks comprises a virtual control plane, which operates on request counters for computations and data, and an actual plane, which handles computation requests, data requests, data objects and computation results in the physical network. A throughput optimal policy, implemented in the virtual plane, provides a basis for adaptive and distributed computation, caching, and request forwarding in the actual plane. The framework provides superior performance in terms of request satisfaction delay as compared with several baseline policies over multiple network topologies. |
| US12289202B2 |
Adjusting parameters in a network-connected security system based on content analysis
Systems and methods are described for adjusting the parameters in a network-connected security system based on analysis of content generated by electronic devices in the network-connected security system. In an example embodiment, content such as video captured by a video surveillance camera is processed to analyze the performance of the network-connected security system. Based on the processing, updated parameters are selected to configure and improve the performance of the network-connected security system. |
| US12289197B2 |
System and methods for alerting a user consuming media to the progress of others consuming media
Systems and methods are provided herein for enabling a first user to set up an alert that will notify the first user when the first user has caught up to a second user's progress in consuming media. These systems and methods are used to ensure that the first user is informed, while they are consuming media, that they have caught up to the progress of a second user. By providing an alert while the first user is viewing media, the first user does not have to remember the progress of the second user while viewing the media, alleviating the first user from worrying they will pass the progress made by the second user without realizing they have done so. |
| US12289194B2 |
Systems and methods for a virtual network assistant
Methods and apparatus for identifying the root cause of deterioration of system level experience (SLE). Offending network components that caused the SLE deterioration are identified and corrective actions are taken. |
| US12289193B2 |
Quadrature communication for wireless power transfer
Systems and methods for demodulating a signal is described. A device can receive a modulated signal that encodes data. The device can sample a voltage of the modulated signal to generate a plurality of samples in digital domain. The device can determine in-phase data and quadrature data of the plurality of samples. The device can determine amplitude data and phase data based on the in-phase data and the quadrature data. The device can decode the amplitude data and phase data into digital symbols that represent the data encoded in the modulated signal. |
| US12289192B2 |
Systems and methods for receiving data transmitted using non-uniform QAM 256 constellations
Communication systems are described that use signal constellations, which have unequally spaced (i.e. ‘geometrically’ shaped) points. In many embodiments, the communication systems use specific geometric constellations that are capacity optimized at a specific SNR. In addition, ranges within which the constellation points of a capacity optimized constellation can be perturbed and are still likely to achieve a given percentage of the optimal capacity increase compared to a constellation that maximizes dmin, are also described. Capacity measures that are used in the selection of the location of constellation points include, but are not limited to, parallel decode (PD) capacity and joint capacity. |
| US12289189B2 |
Method and system for providing code cover to OFDM symbols in multiple user system
The present disclosure discloses a method and a system for providing a code cover to Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a multiple user system. A data sequence is received from each of a plurality of users. Further, a reference sequence is generated for the data sequence of each of the plurality of users. Each of the reference sequence is multiplied with a code cover which are orthogonal to each other. Each of the reference sequence is time-multiplexed with corresponding data sequence, to generate a corresponding multiplexed sequence. Further, a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) is performed on each of the multiplexed sequence to generate a corresponding DFT-spread-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (DFT-s-OFDM) symbol. Lastly, the corresponding DFT-s-OFDM symbol is processed for transmitting over corresponding one or more channels. |
| US12289187B2 |
Isolation integrated circuit, carrier frequency control circuit and modulation signal generation method
The present disclosure provides an isolation integrated circuit, a carrier frequency control circuit and a modulation signal generation method. The isolation integrated circuit includes a carrier frequency generation circuit, a carrier frequency control circuit and a modulation circuit. The carrier frequency generation circuit generates a carrier frequency signal. The carrier frequency control circuit detects enabling periods and disabling periods of an input signal, controls the carrier frequency generation circuit to output the carrier frequency signal during the enabling periods, and controls the carrier frequency generation circuit to stop outputting the carrier frequency signal in the output periods of timing pulses during the disabling periods. The timing pulses are generated in response to detection of entering the disabling periods. The modulation circuit receives the input signal and the carrier frequency signal, and outputs a modulation signal according to the input signal and the carrier frequency signal. |
| US12289185B1 |
Method and apparatus for providing an equalizer that achieves a given precision for non-invertible matrices
Method and apparatus for providing an equalizer that achieves a given precision for non-invertible matrices. The equalizer receives a plurality of symbols of an uplink transmission in a wireless communication system and performs an equalization operation on the plurality of received symbols of uplink transmission, wherein the equalization operation requires to perform an inversion of a matrix. The equalization operation on the plurality of received symbols is completed within a user-specified precision without adding any bit to the precision when the matrix is non-invertible. A gain normalizer performs a gain normalization operation on the plurality of received symbols following the equalization operation with certain values excluded from an βIRCaverage of gain normalization factors used for the gain normalization operation. |
| US12289183B2 |
System and method for a global virtual network
Systems and methods for connecting devices via a virtual global network are disclosed. In one embodiment the network system may comprise a first device in communication with a first endpoint device and a second device in communication with a second endpoint device. The first and second devices may be connected with a communication path. The communication path may comprise one or more intermediate tunnels connecting each endpoint device to one or more intermediate access point servers and one or more control servers. |
| US12289178B2 |
Bath filling
A control system for a bath includes one or more processors and one or more sensors. The one or more sensors are arranged to sense water flow parameter data as a user fills the bath and to transmit the water flow parameter data to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are arranged to determine water flow parameter values suitable for use to fill the bath based on the water flow parameter data, and store the determined water flow parameter values as a pre-set bath-fill option arranged to be used to automatically fill the bath for future use. |
| US12289175B2 |
Compositing high-definition conference recordings
Respective devices of conference participants are connected to a conference hosted by a conferencing server. Respective commands are transmitted to the respective devices to initiate distributed recording. Subsequent to a termination of the conference, respective high-resolution media files are received from the respective devices. At least a subset of the respective high-resolution media files are composited into a high-resolution output media file. Subsequent to the termination of the conference, respective audio media files and/or screen content media file corresponding to at least the subset of the respective high-resolution media files may also be received. |
| US12289170B2 |
Network device, communication system and method for the network device
This disclosure relates to a network device comprising: a first input interface, a first output interface, and a second output interface, wherein the network device is configured to change from a first state, referred to as a time state, to a second state, referred to as a spatial state, and vice versa, wherein the network device is configured to generate each of a first output message and a second output message based on a first input message, wherein the network device is configured to transmit, in the time state, both, the first output message and the second output message, offset in time either via the first output interface or second output interface, and wherein the network device is configured to transmit, in the spatial state, the first output message via the first output interface and the second output message via the second output interface. |
| US12289168B2 |
DAI and codebook updating for DCI scheduling multiple CCs
Example implementations include a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium of wireless communication at a user equipment, including receiving on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) during a first PDCCH monitoring occasion a first downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for each of at least two component carriers, wherein the DCI includes a counter downlink assignment index (DAI) that indicates a number of scheduled PDSCHs up to a point that the first DCI was received and a total DAI indicating a number of scheduled PDSCHs across the at least two component carriers. The implementations further include transmitting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) including a position for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-Acknowledgement (ACK) bits corresponding to the PDSCH for each of the at least two component carriers. Also included is a corresponding a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium of wireless communication at a base station. |
| US12289163B2 |
Low density parity check graph adaptation
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a reference signal for estimation of at least one parameter associated with generation of an adapted low density parity check (LDPC) graph. The UE may transmit an indication of an adapted LDPC graph that is based on at least one adaptation metric associated with the at least one parameter. The UE may receive, based on the adapted LDPC graph, a downlink shared channel communication. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US12289162B2 |
Communication devices and methods
Communication device for transmitting data to another communication device, the communication device comprising circuitry configured to obtain a truncation notification indicating that an ongoing transmission of a data unit is to be truncated; in response to the truncation notification, determine, based on the number of unprocessed modulation input bits of the data unit, a remaining bit length of a modulation input block, and perform padding to add a number of modulation padding bits corresponding to the determined remaining bit length of a modulation input block to the unprocessed modulation input bits to obtain a complete modulation input block; modulate the complete modulation input block to obtain a modulation output block; and transmit a transmit data stream containing the obtained modulation output block. |
| US12289161B2 |
Clock manager monitoring for time synchronized networks
Techniques for clock manager monitoring for time sensitive networks are described. An apparatus, comprises a clock circuitry to manage a clock for a device, a processing circuitry coupled to the clock circuitry, the processing circuitry to execute instructions to perform operations for a clock manager, the clock manager to receive messages with time information for a network and generate clock manager control information to adjust the clock to a network time for the network, and a detector coupled to the processing circuitry and the clock circuitry, the detector to receive the clock manager control information, generate model control information based on a clock model, compare the clock manager control information with the model control information to generate difference information, and determine whether to generate an alert based on the difference information. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US12289153B2 |
Communication apparatus and method for communicating using a transmit power difference between antennas
Reference symbols can be received. A first received power of the reference symbols on a first antenna port can be measured. A second received power of the reference symbols on a second antenna port that is coupled to and uses the same transmit power amplifier as the first antenna port can be measured. A received power difference can be determined based on a relationship between the second received power and the first received power. A value of the received power difference can be transmitted. |
| US12289143B2 |
Electronic device, wireless communication method, and computer-readable storage medium
The present application relates to an electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit, and is configured to: configure, for a user equipment, multiple TCI states respectively corresponding to multiple transmitted beams, wherein the multiple transmitted beams are from at least two cells; and send indication information to the user equipment to indicate two or more TCI states of the multiple TCI states, or send activation information to the user equipment to activate the two or more TCI states of the multiple TCI states. By means of the electronic device, the wireless communication method and the computer-readable storage medium of the present application, the configuration, activation, and dynamic indication process of TCI states can be optimized. |
| US12289140B2 |
Devices and methods for near-field communication detection
In one aspect, the NFC device includes an antenna that includes first and second terminals, a first resistor on a first current path, and a second resistor on a second current path. The NFC device includes a first switch that switches between open and closed states, where the first switch couples the first current path to the first terminal in the closed state. The NFC device includes a second switch that switches between open and closed states, where the second switch couples the second current path to the second terminal in the closed state. The NFC device includes a controller in communication with the first and second switches and configured to set a Q factor of the antenna to a first or second value by operating the first and second switches. |
| US12289135B2 |
Electromagnetic field detector
This invention provides a method of detecting a photon in a first frequency range, the method comprising the steps of: exciting a first transmission medium by a first probe signal at a first probe frequency, wherein the first probe signal excites electrons of the first transmission medium from a ground state of the first transmission medium to a first excited state of the first transmission medium; exciting the first transmission medium by a first coupling signal at a first coupling frequency, wherein the first coupling signal overlaps with the first probe signal in the first transmission medium and excites electrons of the first transmission medium to a predetermined excited state of the first transmission medium such that a first photon in the first frequency range and having a first polarisation incident upon the first transmission medium excites an electron in the predetermined excited state of the first transmission medium to a further excited state of the first transmission medium, wherein a first photon in a second frequency range is emitted as part of a subsequent deexcitation of the electron from the further excited state of the first transmission medium; detecting the first photon in the first frequency range and having the first polarisation by detecting the first photon in the second frequency range; exciting a second transmission medium by a second probe signal at a second probe frequency, wherein the second probe signal excites electrons of the second transmission medium from a ground state of the second transmission medium to a first excited state of the second transmission medium; exciting the second transmission medium by a second coupling signal at a second coupling frequency, wherein the second coupling signal overlaps with the second probe signal in the second transmission medium and excites electrons of the second transmission medium to a predetermined excited state of the second transmission medium such that a second photon in the first frequency range incident upon the second transmission medium and having a second polarisation excites an electron in the predetermined excited state of the second transmission medium to a further excited state of the second transmission medium, wherein a second photon in the second frequency range is emitted as part of a subsequent deexcitation of the electron in the further excited state of the second transmission medium; and detecting the second photon in the first frequency range having the second polarisation by detecting the second photon in the second frequency range. This invention also provides a detector and system for implementing said method. |
| US12289133B2 |
Devices to mitigate polarization mode dispersion
Devices to mitigate polarization mode dispersion are provided. An example device comprises: an input coupler configured to receive an optical signal comprising a first portion in a first polarization mode and a second portion in a second polarization mode, the second polarization mode about perpendicular to the first polarization mode; an output and/or an optical detector; and one or more optical components configured to convey the optical signal from the input coupler to the output and/or optical detector, one or more of the input coupler and the optical component(s) introducing a total differential group delay between the first and second portions. The optical component(s) comprising: a rotating component configured to rotate the first polarization mode of the first portion to the second polarization mode and rotate the second polarization mode of the second portion to the first polarization mode, to adjust the total differential group delay. |
| US12289130B2 |
Full-duplex contactless connectors
Provided is a contactless connector that includes an antenna system and a wireless transceiver coupled to the antenna system and configured to simultaneously transmit a transmission signal and receive a received signal through the antenna system. The wireless transceiver includes a transformer, a wide-band phase shifter and a combiner. The transformer has a primary coil with a center tap to which the transmission signal is coupled and a first end that is coupled to the antenna system. The transmission signal also is coupled to an input of the wide-band phase shifter. The transformer also has a secondary coil, an output of the secondary coil is coupled to a first input of the combiner, an output of the wide-band phase shifter is coupled to a second input of a combiner, and an output of the combiner provides a self-interference-canceled version of the received signal. |
| US12289126B1 |
Method and device for joint suppression of narrowband and multiple access interference
A method and a device for joint suppression of narrowband and multiple access interference are provided. The method includes: performing time domain windowing processing on a received signal, and performing frequency domain interference processing on a signal after windowing processing to obtain a matched filter and a time domain signal; obtaining reconstructed baseband received data for a signal of each channel; obtaining reconstructed signals after matched filtering; accumulating the reconstructed signals of multiple channels to obtain a reconstructed accumulated value, obtaining a compensation value according to a difference between the time domain signal and the reconstructed accumulated value, and compensating the reconstructed signals with the compensation value to obtain an actual received signal of the each channel; and outputting a joint suppression result. |
| US12289124B2 |
Transmitter device and methods for predistortion and decorrelation of noise in such a transmitter device
A multichannel transmitter device includes, on each channel: a transmission processing channel designed to process an input signal and comprising a predistortion block applying a predistortion to the input signal on the basis of predistortion coefficients, a DAC, a first analogue filter, a power amplifier and a sigma-delta encoder between the predistortion block and the digital-to-analogue converter and designed to carry out notably a quantization of the predistortion block; a return channel associated with the transmission processing channel and comprising a block for estimating predistortion coefficients so as to estimate predistortion coefficients on the basis of the input signal and of a feedback signal; the transmitter device wherein the block for estimating predistortion coefficients is designed to estimate the predistortion coefficients on the basis of at least the input signal and of a signal resulting from the subtraction, from the feedback signal, of a signal representing the quantization noise resulting from the quantization carried out by the sigma-delta encoder. |
| US12289118B2 |
Encoding device, encoding method, decoding device, decoding method, and program
The technology relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a decoding device, a decoding method, and a program enabling encoding with favorable transmission efficiency with a controlled running disparity.A calculation section divides inputted data into N or M bits to calculate a first running disparity of an N or M bit data string. A determination section determines whether the data string is inverted based on the first running disparity calculated by the calculation section and a second running disparity calculated therebefore. An addition section inverts or non-inverts the data string based on a determination result by the determination section to add a flag indicating the determination result for outputting. The determination section determines not to perform inversion when the data string is a control code. The addition section adds the flag assigned to the control code. The technology is applicable to a device communicating in an SLVS-EC specification. |
| US12289111B1 |
System and method using a fast settling accumulator
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for clock phase recovery. Embodiments may include sampling data using an in-phase clock and a quadrate phase clock. Embodiments may further include analyzing sampled data from the in-phase clock and the quadrate phase clock. Embodiments may also include determining a convergence point based upon, at least in part, the analyzed sampled data, wherein the convergence point corresponds to a point where a number of early sampled outcomes is approximately equal to a number of late sampled outcomes. Embodiments may also include dynamically updating an accumulator threshold based upon the convergence point. |
| US12289110B2 |
Phase correction circuit, and clock buffer and semiconductor apparatus including the same
A phase correction circuit includes a plurality of signal paths configured to transmit multi-phase signals. The phase correction circuit further includes a loop circuit coupled to the plurality of signal paths, the loop circuit configured to correct phase skew among the multi-phase signals by averaging the phases of two signals which are obtained by synthesizing a signal of each of the signal paths with another signal of a signal path different from the corresponding signal path. |
| US12289109B2 |
Current and/or voltage pulse source with rapid response time and sub-nanosecond jitter
An electrical device for generating a test pulse, includes at least one voltage generator configured for generating an input voltage pulse in a first phase; for each generator, a coil transformer for amplifying the input voltage pulse; a rectifier diode; a target circuit comprising at least one target complex impedance and a capacitive element, the target circuit having a first electrode connected to the cathode of the rectifier diode and a second electrode; a trigger circuit configured for triggering a second phase by discharging the capacitive element through the target circuit so as to apply the test pulse to the target complex impedance. |
| US12289107B2 |
Low-power retention flip-flop
A low-power retention flip-flop is provided. The low-power retention flip-flop may include: a master latch configured to output an input signal based on first control signals; a slave latch configured to output the signal from the master latch based on second control signals; and a control logic configured to generate the first control signals based on a clock signal, and provide the generated first control signals to the master latch, and generate the second control signals based on the clock signal and a power down mode signal, and provide the generated second control signals to the slave latch. |
| US12289106B2 |
Random mismatch compensation for high frequency injection locking ring oscillators
An injection-locked oscillator includes a plurality of delay elements, two or more voltage control circuits, a phase comparator and a controller. The plurality of delay elements is connected in a loop and coupled to a global power supply. Each delay element has an input driven by a preceding stage and an output that drives a next stage. Each voltage control circuit couples one of the plurality of delay elements to the global power supply. The phase comparator is coupled to in-phase and quadrature outputs of the injection-locked oscillator. The controller is coupled to an output of the phase comparator and is configured to drive control inputs of the two or more voltage control circuits. The control input of each voltage control circuit determines a level of a voltage drop across the each voltage control circuit. |