US11351056B2
A lens indexing assembly is provided that includes a holding portion configured to support a rotating portion, wherein the holding portion has an outer surface configured for holding having a plurality of segments with recesses between segments and a bearing surface, a rotating portion configured for coupling with the holding portion, wherein the rotating portion is configured to rotate relative to the holding portion, and wherein the rotating portion has a bearing surface for rotating relative to the bearing surface of the holding portion, and wherein the rotating portion includes a plurality of tactile features on an outer surface, and an ophthalmic contact lens configured for coupling with the rotating portion, wherein the plurality of tactile features on the outer surface of the rotating portion are configured to provide tactile feedback corresponding to a plurality of angular positions of the ophthalmic contact lens relative to the holding portion.
US11351043B1
A prosthetic ankle joint for a prosthetic foot attached to a base assembly. A linkage assembly provided between the base assembly and a torque bracket including an adapter unit disposed at top of the torque bracket to provide a connection to a lower tube-shaped clamp fitted over a pilon. The pilon extends upward to a second tube-shaped clamp connected to a lower portion of a socket receiving a residual limb of an amputee.
US11351038B2
Devices for fixing interbody fusion devices to bone by helically or corkscrew-shaped elements are provided. Methods for surgically implanting an interbody fusion device using helically-shaped fixation wire are provided.
US11351030B2
A method of designing a set of contoured implants for fixation to a bone of a patient, includes obtaining a set of virtual bone models of the bone, selecting a plurality of points on an outer surface of each virtual bone model in the set of virtual bone models, manufacturing a set of implants, each implant corresponding to a respective virtual bone model and having fixation holes corresponding to the selected plurality of points on the outer surface of the respective virtual bone model, contouring each implant in the set of implants and selecting a contoured implant from the set of implants for fixation to the bone of the patient such that the selected contoured implant corresponds to a size of the bone of the patient.
US11351017B1
Described herein are electronic dual-head tooth cleaning appliances that facilitates simultaneous front and rear surface cleaning of individual teeth. The tooth cleaning appliances or devices can be rechargeable, portable, lightweight and electronic.
US11351013B2
A container 10 for mixing and dispensing of material having a liquid receptacle 14 and a plunger 18. The receptacle 14 has a front portion 36 and the plunger 18 has a forwardly projecting sharp protrusion 42 having a shaft 72 which terminates in a sharp outer end 78, 82. Upon the plunger 18 being depressed the sharp protrusion 42 pierces a front portion 36 of the liquid receptacle 14 and the liquid in the receptacle 14 is pushed hydraulically through the front portion 36 into the main chamber 17. Thus the liquid contacts material in the main chamber 17 to form a mixture. The plunger 18 can continue to be depressed so as to break the front portion 36 of the liquid receptacle 14 away and then push the material in the main chamber 17 towards a dispensing nozzle 26. The main chamber 17 has a frangible membrane 22 at a distal end 13 thereof which is hydraulically broken by pressure applied from the material in the main chamber 17 so that the material can be dispensed from the container 10. The container 10 is particularly envisaged for use with mixing and dispensing of dental materials.
US11351010B2
A wedge system for use in a dental restoration procedure for a posterior tooth. The wedge system includes a first wedge including a body portion adapted to be disposed in an approximal space, a first arm extending from the body, a second arm extending from the body portion, a gap formed between the first arm and the second arm, a first rib arranged on an inner surface of the first arm, and a second rib arranged on an inner surface of the second arm, wherein each of the first and second ribs is adapted to engage tissue defining the approximal space. In some cases, the wedge system may also include a second wedge including a body portion, at least a portion of which can be disposed in the gap of the first wedge to removably secure the second wedge to the first wedge.
US11351006B2
Stereoscopic system including a portal component, first sensor and first cable, second sensor and second cable, first display and second display. The portal component includes an axis, a first channel and second channel extending along the axis. The first sensor is secured within the first channel at a first angle with respect to the axis and directed inwardly toward a location. The first cable extends from the first sensor. The second sensor is secured within the second channel at a second angle with respect to the axis and directed inwardly toward the location. The first angle and second angle converge at the location to define a depth of perception. The second cable extends from the second sensor. The first display structure is disposed in proximity to a left aperture of an eyeframe, and the second display structure is disposed in proximity to a right aperture of the eyeframe.
US11351004B2
A surgical illumination apparatus comprises a fiber optic input, and illuminated surgical instrument, and an optical coupling bracket for coupling the fiber optic input to the illuminated surgical instrument. The coupling bracket comprises an elongate frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and a central channel extending therebetween, wherein the central channel is sized to receive and support optical fibers of the fiber optic input. The proximal end of the bracket is coupled to the fiber optic input, and the distal end of the bracket is coupled to an illumination element of the illuminated surgical instrument. The apparatus may further comprise a shroud disposed around the illumination element that is coupled to the bracket.
US11351003B2
A head frame apparatus is secured to a human head during maxillofacial surgery and includes devices to easily position and secure an endotracheal (breathing) tube and an anesthesia delivery circuit for the patient that reduces the likelihood that the flow of oxygen through the tube is restricted thereby reducing the risk of severe injury or death. The head frame apparatus also includes a removable reference indicator, which may be easily attached and removed while identifying a reference point of the patient's face. Also the reference indicator includes a universal joint and pointer with an attached ruler. A transport apparatus positions multiple preset reference indicators and allows for preoperative transportation and removal, while protecting the preset reference indicators from inadvertent adjustment. A bendable reference indicator used in an articulator for preoperative modeling allows for easily identifying reference points in a cast model. An orbiting segment apparatus positions a portion of a cast of a jaw in relation to a condyle ball of the articulator.
US11350998B2
Medical instruments having a translatable spool are disclosed. In one aspect, a medical instrument configured for use with a robotic system includes an instrument base configured to couple to a robotic drive mechanism of the robotic system and an elongate shaft coupled to the instrument base. The elongate shaft has a distal end. The medical instrument also includes a pull wire fixedly coupled to the distal end of the elongate shaft, the pull wire being configured to actuate the elongate shaft, and a rotatable spool in the instrument base. The rotatable spool is configured to direct the pull wire to the elongate shaft at an angle. The rotatable spool is configured to translate in coordination with actuation of the elongate shaft to control the angle of the pull wire relative to the elongate shaft.
US11350992B2
Methods for treating a human patient diagnosed with cancer with therapeutic neuromodulation and associated systems are disclosed herein. Sympathetic nerve activity can contribute to several cellular and physiological processes associated with the progression of cancer. One aspect of the present technology is directed to methods that attenuate neural traffic along target sympathetic nerves innervating tissue proximate a primary malignant tumor. Other aspects are directed to methods that at least partially inhibit sympathetic neural activity in a renal nerve of a patient diagnosed with cancer or who has a high risk of developing cancer. Targeted sympathetic nerve activity can be attenuated to improve a measurable physiological parameter corresponding to the progression of cancer in the patient. The attenuation can be achieved, for example, using an intravascularly positioned catheter carrying a therapeutic assembly, e.g., a therapeutic assembly configured to use electrically-induced, thermally-induced, and/or chemically-induced approaches to modulate the target sympathetic nerve.
US11350989B2
A manipulable portion of a catheter system advances out of a lumen of a catheter sheath at a distal end of a shaft, which is also within the lumen of the catheter sheath. The catheter system causes different advancement and retraction trajectories of a manipulable portion out of and into the lumen based at least upon different relative movements between the catheter sheath and the shaft. A projection and a corresponding receiver may be used to control relative positioning of the catheter sheath and the shaft, as well as to control positioning of the manipulable portion. The catheter system may control metering rates of a control element coupled to the manipulable portion during advancement and retraction of the manipulable portion. A control element of the catheter system has varying amounts of length outside a distal end of the catheter sheath during advancement and retraction of the manipulable portion.
US11350986B2
Method and devices for delivering pulsed RF ablation energy to enable the creation of lesions in tissue are disclosed. The delivery of RF energy is controlled such that the generator power setting remains sufficiently high to form adequate lesions while mitigating against overheating of tissue. An ablation catheter tip having high-thermal-sensitivity comprises a thermally-insulative ablation tip insert supporting at least one temperature sensor and encapsulated, or essentially encapsulated, by a conductive shell. A system for delivering pulsed RF energy to a catheter during catheter ablation comprises an RF generator and a pulse control box operatively connected to the generator and configured to control delivery of pulsatile RF energy to an ablation catheter comprising at least one temperature sensor mounted in its tip. Also disclose is a method of controlling the temperature of an ablation catheter tip while creating a desired lesion using pulsatile delivery of RF energy.
US11350976B2
A nut for treating a bone includes a head and a body extending longitudinally from the head to a free end and including a channel extending longitudinally thereinto from the free end, the channel configured to engage an end of a bone screw, and an exterior threading extending about the body from an exterior surface thereof along an entire length thereof, an outer contour of the exterior threading defined via radially outermost edges of the exterior threading, a first portion of the outer contour adjacent the head portion having a smaller diameter than a second portion of the outer contour extending from the first portion to the free end of the body.
US11350954B2
Embolism treatment devices, systems, and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an embolism treatment system includes a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a blood vessel of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a distal portion and a proximal portion; an ultrasound imaging component positioned at the distal portion and configured to emit ultrasound energy towards a blood clot within the blood vessel and collect an image signal representative of the blood clot; a treatment component positioned at the distal portion and configured to treat the blood clot; and a flow sensing component positioned at the distal portion and configured to determine a blood flow measurement within the blood vessel associated with the blood clot.
US11350950B2
One aspect relates to an engine including a working system, having a first piston-cylinder system, comprising a working piston and a working cylinder. The working piston divides the working cylinder into a first working cylinder portion and a second working cylinder portion, a valve system, having a first valve connection and a valve element. The valve system and the working system are connected in a gas conducting manner, the first valve connection can be connected to a negative pressure source, and the valve element is movably arranged in the valve system such that, in a first valve position, the valve element connects the first valve connection to the first working cylinder portion, and, in a second valve position, connects the first valve connection to the second working cylinder portion in a gas conducting manner.
US11350949B2
A drill device including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, one or more first reaming heads configured to be positioned along the shaft adjacent the distal end and one or more second reaming heads configured to be positioned along the shaft at a location axially proximally spaced from the first reaming head.
US11350941B2
A handle assembly and a surgical stapler including the handle assembly is provided, including a first handle and a second handle, both can rotate around a first pivot pin. Either the first or the second handle is provided with a slider and a sliding slot. When the slider moves from a first section of the sliding slot to a second section, the two handles become linked. The first handle can still be squeezed even if the stapler has not reached the firing position, but the second handle will not rotate and the stapler will not be fired; featured by the design of two torsion springs and two pivot pins, the first and the second handle are pivotally attached and can be rotated around the same rotation center that remains unchanged in both the insurance position and the firing position, rendering an enhanced stapler structure stability and improved operator experience.
US11350930B2
A surgical instrument including a handle portion, a body portion, a movable handle, a tool assembly, a drive beam and a closure apparatus is disclosed. At least one of the closure apparatus and a contact surface of the tool assembly include a plastic surface. The body portion extends distally from the handle portion. The movable handle is located on the handle portion and is in mechanical cooperation with a drive member. The tool assembly includes an anvil, a cartridge assembly and a contact surface. The drive beam includes a proximal engagement portion and is configured to engage a portion of the drive member. The closure apparatus is configured to engage the contact surface of the tool assembly. At least a partial actuation of the movable handle moves the closure apparatus distally into engagement with the contact surface to approximate the anvil and the cartridge assembly.
US11350928B2
A surgical instrument comprising a tissue thickness lockout and a firing speed control system is disclosed.
US11350926B1
A repair suture consists of a strand of suture material formed into a continuous loop. One end of the loop may be thicker than the other. The repair suture may be part of a suture assembly including the repair suture, a linking suture having a looped end and a straight end, and a suture anchor. The suture anchor may have a suture bridge that divides the cross-sectional area of the interior of the anchor into two unequal sections. The suture assembly may be used to create luggage tag configurations for repairing tissue or for attaching tissue to bone. In a double-row method with medial row compression, loose suture ends from the medial row are inserted into a lateral row anchor having a proximal anchor body, a distal tip, and internal locking elements for locking the distal tip to the proximal anchor body.
US11350921B2
Provided is an implant, including a chamber having an interior radius wherein the interior radius has a flange, a cover slip, a cup, a setting member, a securing member, a resistance member, and an opposing member, wherein the cover slip, cup, resisting member, and setting member are attached to one another, the setting member sets on a flange and the securing member secures the setting member to the flange, the resistance member includes a flexibility and a longitudinal axis with a length wherein the flexibility permits modification of the length, and the opposing member sets a minimum length of the longitudinal axis. Also provided is a method of using said implant including affixing the chamber to a skull of a mammal.
US11350910B2
In an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment, processing circuitry obtains volume data corresponding to at least one cardiac cycle and being taken of a region including the right ventricle of a patient. The processing circuitry estimates motion information of a tissue in the region by using the volume data. The processing circuitry calculates information including at least one selected from between wall motion information and volume information related to the right ventricle, on the basis of the motion information of the tissue. The processing circuitry outputs the calculated information. The processing circuitry corrects first motion information of the right ventricular outflow tract, which is an outflow tract of the right ventricle, by using second motion information of a site that is positioned in the vicinity of the right ventricular outflow tract and exhibits motion similar to that of the right ventricular outflow tract.
US11350905B2
The present invention provides improved methods and systems for generating enhanced images of a volume of tissue. In an aspect, the method comprises receiving from a transducer, a plurality of acoustic signals derived from acoustic waveforms transmitted through the volume of tissue; generating from the acoustic signals, a first reflection rendering that characterizes sound reflection, the first reflection rendering comprising a first distribution of reflection values across a region of the volume of tissue; generating from the acoustic signals, a sound speed rendering that characterizes sound speed, the sound speed rendering comprising a distribution of sound speed values across the region; generating from the sound speed rendering, a second reflection rendering that characterizes sound reflection, the second reflection rendering comprising a second distribution of reflection values across the region; and rendering one or more combined images, based on the first reflection rendering and the second reflection rendering.
US11350890B2
The invention concerns an X-ray imaging apparatus for imaging a skull or a partial area of the skull, which apparatus comprises between the X-ray source and detector a patient support means (17). The patient support means (17) comprise a rear rest structure (170) containing a support part (171) arranged to get positioned at occipital area and whose connection to the X-ray apparatus is realized such that the support part (171) of the rear rest structure moves, when adjusting its position, on a line or on a plane whose angle with respect to the horizontal plane is between 15-25 degrees.
US11350886B2
Infusion devices and related medical devices, patient data management systems, and methods are provided for monitoring a physiological condition of a patient. An exemplary infusion device includes an actuation arrangement operable to deliver fluid to a user, a communications interface to receive measurement data indicative of a physiological condition of the user, a sensing arrangement to obtain contextual measurement data, and a control system coupled to the actuation arrangement, the communications interface and the sensing arrangement to determine a command for autonomously operating the actuation arrangement in a manner that is influenced by the measurement data and the contextual measurement data and autonomously operate the actuation arrangement in accordance with the command to deliver the fluid to the user.
US11350885B2
A method includes identifying, by an electronic device, one or more segments within a first audio recording that includes one or more non-speech segments and one or more speech segments. The method also includes generating, by the electronic device, one or more synthetic speech segments that include natural speech audio characteristics and that preserve one or more non-private features of the one or more speech segments. The method also includes generating, by the electronic device, an obfuscated audio recording by replacing the one or more speech segments with the one or more synthetic speech segments while maintaining the one or more non-speech segments, wherein the one or more synthetic speech segments prevent recognition of some content of the obfuscated audio recording.
US11350880B2
A monitor comprises circuitry to receive a signal and process the signal to monitor at least one characteristic of a subject, and a flexible polymer casing forming a waterproof enclosure for the circuitry. The flexible polymer casing is infused with a conductive material at location to form infused electrode that extends from an exterior of the flexible polymer casing to an interior of the flexible polymer casing, and the infused electrode is coupled to the circuitry so as to allow the signal to pass from outside the flexible polymer casing to the circuitry. A polymer in a portion of the flexible polymer casing that is infused with the conductive material at the location is cross-linked with a polymer in a portion of the flexible polymer casing that is not infused with the conductive material.
US11350877B2
A smart shoe, smart shoe system, and a method of a smart shoe are disclosed. A smart shoe system may be used for monitoring patient activity. The smart shoe system may include a shoe having a plurality of pneumatic pressure sensors. The pressure sensors may be configured to detect pressure at a plurality of points in the sole of the shoe. The smart shoe may also include a microprocessor coupled to the pressure sensors and a GPS integrated circuit. The GPS integrated circuit may be used for correlating position of the smart shoe system to activity data generated by the plurality of pressure sensors. Additionally, the smart shoe system may include a flash memory storage for storing data generated by the microprocessor and pressure sensors.
US11350876B2
A patient health management platform determines of a metabolic state for a first time period. The platform generates a patient-specific treatment recommendation for a second time period following the first time period that identifies objectives for the patient to complete to improve the metabolic state determined for the first time period. Periodically during the second time period, the platform receives recordings of patient data indicating foods consumed by the patient, medication taken by the patient, and/or symptoms experienced by the patient. The platform compares the received recordings of patient data from the second time period to the generated patient-specific treatment recommendation to determine a number of objectives completed by the patient and updates a score representing n adherence of the patient to the patient-specific treatment recommendation based the number of completed objectives. The platform provides the patient-specific treatment recommendation to the patient device for display to the patient.
US11350864B2
The present disclosure relates to a cardiac monitoring device and systems/methods relating to same. Preferred embodiments may include adhesive layers having channels for transpiring moisture to promote long term adhesion of the device to a subject. The adhesive layer may be surrounded by a non-adhesive lining to inhibit substrate layers from folding under the adhesive. In some embodiments, the adhesive layer may be replaceable. In some embodiments, the adhesive layer may extend beneath a substrate coupled to a housing but not be adhered to the overlying substrate layers. The angles of the edges of the adhesive layer may be configured to minimize peeling forces. Substrate layers above the adhesive layer may be perforated to promote transpiration of moisture and/or provide conformability to the substrate. The perforations may promote anisotropic resistance to compression and/or extension of the substrate.
US11350855B2
A sensor system detects a presence or concentration of an analyte in a medium. The sensor system contains a sensor having a sensor head with a chamber. The sensor head has a permeable area through which the analyte can pass into the chamber when the sensor head contacts the medium. A cross-linked hydrogel fills the chamber, the hydrogel is configured to undergo a change in volume when contacting the analyte passed into the chamber which leads to a change in pressure in the chamber. A pressure sensor is configured to measure the pressure in the chamber for detecting the presence or concentration of the analyte.
US11350851B2
The present disclosure provides wearable apparatus and method for calculating drift-free plantar pressure parameters for gait monitoring of an individual. Most conventional techniques use different kind of sensors placed in in-sole based wearable apparatus but are costly and not effective in calculating accurate plantar pressure parameters. The disclosed wearable apparatus uses off-the shelf piezoelectric sensors that are widely available in market with less cost. The drift-free plantar pressure parameters are calculated using drift-free static pressure data obtained by numerically integrating acquired dynamic sensor data from the piezoelectric sensors, using a LiTCEM correction mechanism. A 6-DOF Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU sensor) helps in isolating zero-pressure duration indicating when a foot of the individual is in air during a stride, while obtaining the drift-free static pressure data. The disclosed wearable apparatus calculate the drift-free plantar pressure parameters for long duration and facilitates monitoring walking patterns of the individual.
US11350850B2
The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact, video-based monitoring of pulse rate, respiration rate, motion, and oxygen saturation. Systems and methods are described for capturing images of a patient, producing intensity signals from the images, filtering those signals to focus on a physiologic component, and measuring a vital sign from the filtered signals. Examples include flood fill methods and skin tone filtering methods.
US11350849B2
Aspects of the of the disclosure relate to a non-contact physiological motion sensor and a monitor device that can incorporate use of the Doppler effect. A continuous wave of electromagnetic radiation can be transmitted toward one or more subjects and the Doppler-shifted received signals can be digitized and/or processed subsequently to extract information related to the cardiopulmonary motion in the one or more subjects. The extracted information can be used, for example, to determine apneic events and/or snoring events and/or to provide apnea or snoring therapy to subjects when used in conjunction with an apnea or snoring therapy device. In addition, methods of use are disclosed for sway cancellation, realization of cessation of breath, integration with multi-parameter patient monitoring systems, providing positive providing patient identification, or any combination thereof.
US11350838B2
This disclosure provides apparatus and methods for detecting pressure changes within a cavity of a patient. A pressure-sensing catheter comprises an elongate member and a monitor lumen. The pressure-sensing catheter may have a hollow pressure-compliant member in fluid communication with the monitor lumen and thereby define a fluid column. A connector apparatus can be in fluid communication with the monitor lumen, and can comprise a first complementary connector and a second complementary connector. One of the first complementary connector and the second complementary connector can have a pressurizing device that can displace a volume of fluid located within a bore of the other complementary connector into the fluid column, wherein the ratio of the volume of displaced fluid to the volume of the fluid column ranges from about 1:2 to about 1:4. The pressure catheter can comprise a radio-opaque band circumscribing the exterior of the elongate member.
US11350837B2
Methods and systems of optically measuring systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure of a mammal having biological tissue are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the system comprises an optical blood motion sensor, a gas-sealable inflatable cushion having a flexible and transparent (FOT) barrier section, and an optical blood motion sensor comprising a laser. When pressure (e.g. at least systolic pressure) illuminates the tissue, laser light may pass en route to the tissue through the FOT sealing barrier section of the gas-sealable inflatable cushion as well as cushion interior. In some embodiments, a rigid restrictor comprising an optically transparent section is provided, and laser light also passes through the optically transparent section of the rigid restrictor en route to the biological tissue.
US11350834B2
A blood pressure cuff is defined by a first sheet, having an opening, and a second sheet. The second sheet is attached to a bottom of the first sheet to form an interior inflatable portion between the first sheet and the second sheet, with the opening of the first sheet fluidly interconnecting the interior inflatable portion with an exterior of the cuff. The blood pressure cuff is made from a single type of material and can be recycled, biodegradable, or composted.
US11350830B2
A combined physiological sensor and methods for detecting one or more physiological characteristics of a subject are provided. The combined sensor (e.g., a forehead sensor) may be used to detect and/or calculate at least one of a pulse blood oxygen saturation level, a regional blood oxygen saturation level, a respiration rate, blood pressure, an electrical physiological signal (EPS), a pulse transit time (PTT), body temperature associated with the subject, a depth of consciousness (DOC) measurement, any other suitable physiological parameter, and any suitable combination thereof. The combined sensor may include a variety of individual sensors, such as electrodes, optical detectors, optical emitters, temperature sensors, and/or other suitable sensors. The sensors may be advantageously positioned in accordance with a number of different geometries. The combined sensor may also be coupled to a monitoring device, which may receive and/or process one or more output signals from the individual sensors to display information about the medical condition of the subject. In addition, several techniques may be employed to prevent or limit interference between the individual sensors and their associated input and/or output signals.
US11350826B2
A device for acquisition of medical images of an ulcer includes a plurality of light sources arranged on the perimeter of a closed regular plane geometry, and adapted to illuminate an ulcer by respective light beams covering the surface of the wound in an overlapped fashion; an image acquisition device placed within the perimeter of the light sources and adapted to acquire medical images of said illuminated ulcer.
US11350821B2
An ambulatory medical device and a method of communication between medical devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, the medical device includes a module for communication with at least a second medical device wherein the module for communication is adapted to be activated by a value of a physiological parameter of an animal. In one embodiment, the method of the present invention involves a first medical device and at least a second medical device wherein the communication between said medical devices is activated by a value of a physiological parameter of an animal.
US11350818B2
An in-vivo camera device and an in-vivo monitoring camera system more excellent in usability are proposed. An in-vivo camera device includes a camera unit introduced into a body, a support member, and a camera-side cable. The support member has a trocar connection portion for connection with a trocar at a front end side, and is connected to the trocar in a state in which the trocar connection portion is fitted into the trocar by applying tensile force to the camera-side cable passing through the trocar. The support member is provided with a guide introduction portion that is formed to be relatively long at the front end side as a stabilization structure for stabilizing connection with the trocar.
US11350817B2
The present invention is a system and method for water cycling colonoscopy that includes a colonoscope with a water ejection system and a camera, and a rectal overtube that receives the colonoscope therein. The overtube is placed in the anus and has a vacuum port outside the anus that attaches to a vacuum source. The overtube vacuum port vacuums water emitted by the colonoscope while the colonoscope is moving through the colonic lumen to control the amount of fluid in the colonic lumen. The overtube may be fitted with structures to improve the fit and attachment to the anus, including an inflatable cuff and a flexible skirt.
US11350815B2
A medical manipulation assembly comprises a catheter including distal and proximal steerable portions with working channels. The assembly further comprises a steerable sheath through which the steerable portions extend. A distal steering mechanism, including a first lumen extending along a longitudinal axis of the catheter, bends the distal steerable portion. A proximal steering mechanism, including a second lumen extending along the axis and defined by a wall, bends the proximal steerable portion by rotational movement of the proximal steering mechanism independently of the distal steerable portion. The wall is rotatable about the axis. Distal pullwires extend between the distal steerable portion and the distal steering mechanism. Proximal pullwires extend between the proximal steerable portion and the proximal steering mechanism. The second lumen is axially aligned with an access lumen extending proximally from the proximal steering mechanism through which the distal and proximal working channels may receive a visualization instrument.
US11350807B2
A stick vacuum cleaner having a handheld vacuum cleaner adapted to be docked to a stick. When the handheld vacuum cleaner is docked to the stick an air path is formed connecting an air outlet of the handheld vacuum cleaner with an air outlet provided in the stick. A noise absorption unit is provided in the air path or outside the air outlet from the stick.
US11350804B2
The present invention relates to a duster cloth for a cleaning robot and a cleaning robot using the duster cloth. The duster cloth comprises a detachable connection part (21) close to a base of the robot, a wiping cloth (22) close to a surface to be cleaned, and an elastic sealing layer located between the detachable connection part (21) and the wiping cloth (22). The elastic sealing layer is attached to both the detachable connection part (21) and the wiping cloth (22). The elastic sealing layer is made from a foamed EPDM material (23), an integral skin sponge (33) or a common sponge (43), wherein a sealing film (24) is arranged on at least one side of the common sponge (43). The detachable connection part (21) may be a Velcro. With the structure of the elastic sealing layer between the detachable connection part and the wiping cloth, the duster cloth has good elasticity, and the air-tightness of the negative pressure chamber of the cleaning robot is greatly improved.
US11350803B2
A toilet comprising a frame; a bowl supported by the frame; a seat also supported by the frame; a shroud covering the frame; a lift mechanism supported by the frame for adjusting the position of the seat; a foot platform positioned to support the feet of a user sitting on the seat wherein the foot platform comprises a plurality of foot platform weight sensors; a plurality of seat weight sensors between the frame and the seat for measuring the weight of a user on the seat; and a controller receiving data from the plurality of foot platform weight sensors and from the plurality of seat weight sensors; wherein the controller uses the data from the foot platform weight sensors to calculate the weight distribution of the user between the seat and foot platform; and wherein the controller uses the data from the foot platform weight sensors to calculate the weight distribution of the user between the left and right side of the foot platform; and wherein the controller uses the calculated weight distributions to control the at least one lift mechanism is disclosed.
US11350800B2
An example sheet product dispenser includes a housing, a first roll holder, and a second roll holder. A first roll of sheet product is positioned on the first roll holder and assigned as a primary roll and a second roll of sheet product is positioned on the second roll holder and assigned as a secondary roll. A dispensing mechanism is configured to dispense sheet product from at least one of the first roll and the second roll. A sensor is configured to sense measurement data associated with the primary roll, including sensing when the primary roll rotates to dispense and measuring the diameter of the primary roll. A data communication device is in communication with the sensor and configured to transmit the measurement data. A controller is configured to determine situational information regarding the sheet product dispenser and provide corresponding alerts to users regarding the situational information and measured data.
US11350798B2
A water faucet system including a faucet having a neck comprising a water passageway and liquid soap delivery line, both integrated within the neck assembly. The water faucet system features a streamlined neck assembly that includes a water outlet or spout, located at the distal portion of the neck assembly, and additionally includes a separate soap outlet located at a predetermined location. The soap delivery (soap dispensing) is initiated by a user performing an activation event directed to a sensor system located in the neck assembly. In preferred embodiments, the sensor system utilizes touchless type sensors so to avoid any physical contact with the neck assembly.
US11350797B2
Exemplary soap, sanitizer and lotion dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary dispenser includes a housing; a receptacle for receiving a container; a container of fluid comprising soap, sanitizer or lotion; a pump in fluid communication with the container; a power source; a pump coupled to a motor and pulse width modulation circuitry in circuit communication with the power source and the motor. The pulse width modulation circuitry is initially set to cause a selected dose of fluid to be dispensed at a base speed. A sensor for detecting a parameter indicative of an actual speed of a dispense of the fluid is also included. When the actual speed of the dispense of fluid is less than the base speed or greater than the base speed, the pulse width modulation circuitry adjusts the pulse width to cause the speed of a following dispense of fluid to be closer to the base speed.
US11350788B2
A cooking grill having a fire box with a cooking region and a panel at the rear or side of the cooking region of the firebox. The panel is adapted to support a shelf above the cooking region, the shelf having at least one prong extending therefrom. The panel has at least one aperture for receiving a respective prong of the shelf, and an abutment, for each aperture, positioned on the side of the panel remote from the cooking region and positioned with respect to its aperture to bear a respective prong of a shelf inserted through its aperture. Each prong of a shelf is inserted through an aperture such that a bottom part of the prong is supported by the periphery of the aperture and a top part of the prong bears upwardly against the abutment to support the shelf in a cantilevered fashion above the cooking region.
US11350780B1
A plate delivery system provides storage for plates in a first-in, last-out configuration. As the kitchen staff completes a meal (plated), the plate holding the meal is presented to the plate delivery system and the plate moves into the plate delivery system to be ready for the next plate. After a number of plates are stored in the plate delivery system, the plate delivery system is transported from the kitchen to the eating area (e.g., restaurant table or banquet table) and each plate is sequentially presented to a delivery mechanism (e.g., a robot or a waitperson) for final delivery to the table. In some embodiments, the plate delivery system is enclosed and has a cover mechanism to prevent food contamination by foreign matter and in some embodiments, the plate delivery system has heating/cooling mechanisms to help keep warm food warm or cool food cool.
US11350778B2
A temperature control cup includes a cup body and a cup cover, and the cup cover is covered on the cup body. The cup body is provided with a cup outer shell, a cup middle shell, and a cup inner wall in order from the outside to the inside. A vacuum heat insulation layer is provided between the cup shell and the cup middle shell. A gas getter is provided in the vacuum heat insulation layer at the bottom of the cup body. A phase change material layer is provided between the middle shell and the inner wall of the cup body. The bottom center of the cup shell is recessed inward with a small through-hole, and the through-hole is sealed with glass after melting at high temperatures.
US11350774B2
A pillow including a pillow-liner having an upper liner, a lower liner, and at least one middle liner. The upper liner, lower liner, and at least one middle liner are sealed together adjacent peripheral edges thereof to define an open end and at least two internal compartments. The at least one middle liner is generally parallel with the upper and lower liners. The pillow also includes cushioning materials for filling the at least two internal compartments. Each of the at least two internal compartments are filled with different cushioning materials such that the internal compartments have different density and firmness when filled with the respective cushioning materials. At least one of the at least two internal compartments is filled with a plurality of loose pieces of a shredded foam material, and at least one of the at least two internal compartments is filled with a one-piece molded foam material.
US11350766B2
A carrying device includes an object to be carried and an object carrier coupled to the object to be used in carrying the object. The object carrier includes a handle connected with at least one end to the object and movable between a retracted position to a carrying position. The object may be an infant seat.
US11350755B2
A foldable chair, comprises a foldable chair frame (10) and a chair seat (1) made of a flexible material; the chair frame (10) comprising an X-shaped left support frame (101), an X-shaped right support frame (102) connected through a connecting crossbar (3), the chair seat (1) is connected to the chair frame (10) through a plurality of connecting pieces; a detachable pole (2) extends from top to bottom of the chair frame (10), and the connecting crossbar (3) has two first through holes (34) for the poles (2) to pass through; correspondingly, the connecting crossbar (3) has two second through holes (33) for a plurality of support tubes (100) to pass through; each pole (2) and the corresponding support tube (100) forms the X-shaped left or right support frame. This chair has the advantages of simple and reasonable structure, easy installation and disassembly, simple manufacture process and low cost, and is especially suitable for carrying around when traveling.
US11350748B2
A fan clamp is provided for supporting a fan on a support surface by clamping to the support surface. The fan clamp includes a clamp assembly having an upper clamp member for engaging a top side of the support surface, a lower clamp member for engaging a bottom side of the support surface and a screw adjustment assembly extending through the lower and upper clamp members for clamping the upper clamp assembly and lower clamp assembly to the support surface. The clamp assembly further includes a shield extending from the lower clamp assembly through the upper clamp assembly that partially surrounds the screw adjustment assembly to block the screw adjustment assembly from being visible when the lower and upper clamp assemblies move away from each other to engage a support surface. The fan clamp may further include an arm extending from the clamp assembly for supporting the fan. The arm may be a swing arm that is rotativity connected to the fan clamp.
US11350745B2
A storage shelf base for an item of furniture or household appliance has a support plate stationarily arranged on a body of the item of furniture or household appliance, and a storage shelf which is positively driven relative to the support plate and can simultaneously be moved rotationally and translationally. Facing bearing surfaces of the support plate and the storage shelf have respective at least substantially closed circulating running grooves, in which rolling elements are guided. The support plate can be detachably secured to the body of the item of furniture or household appliance. At least one securing region for detachably securing the support plate to the body of the item of furniture or household appliance is formed on the support plate and the storage shelf can be secured to the support plate without the use of tools.
US11350738B2
The present system is directed to a modular apparatus that may be assembled and disassembled repeatedly without the use of tools. The modular system includes connectors that may be fixed to the underside of a plank and then engaged with leg portions. The connectors further include channels to accommodate retention members of additional attachments, such as covers, guards, signage, or racks that may be added onto the modular apparatus to increase its utility. The retention members mate with the connectors to connect and securely hold the attachment and can be removed from the connectors all without the need for tools.
US11350737B2
The invention relates to a pick-up device with a height-adjustable pick-up unit and at least one gas pressure spring designed to compensate for forces acting on the holding unit.
US11350732B2
An oral care implement including a handle and a head. The oral care implement may be formed entirely out of a resilient or flexible material. The head may include a base structure and a monolithic cleaning unit. The monolithic cleaning unit may include a block portion extending from a front surface of the base structure and a plurality of protuberances extending from a distal end of the block portion. The block portion may have a greater height than the protuberances. The protuberances may include central protuberances that extend from a distal surface of the block portion and peripheral protuberances that surround the block portion and extend from the front surface of the base structure. The monolithic cleaning unit may include ribs extending between adjacently positioned protuberances. The oral care implement may be suitable for babies.
US11350723B2
A cartridge for a cosmetic product includes a first longitudinal end for allowing access to the cosmetic product and a second longitudinal end. The cartridge further includes: an outer tube; a control sleeve; a receptacle for cosmetic product; and a bottom element, integral in rotation with the control sleeve. The cartridge is configured so as to be detachably coupled to a base such that a relative rotation of the base in relation to the cartridge causes a movement of the receptacle for cosmetic product. The bottom element contributes to closing off access to the cartridge via the second longitudinal end of the cartridge.
US11350710B2
An ornament for being strung on an elongated member includes a shell having a cavity and a first friction element. The ornament may be arranged in an un-assembled configuration, in which the first friction element is un-attached to the shell, and an assembled configuration, in which the first friction element is attached to the shell. The first friction element has a first retaining part, arranged in the cavity when the ornament is in the assembled configuration, and a first friction part attached to the first retaining part and comprising a first gripping surface for frictionally gripping a surface of the elongated member. The ornament, in the assembled configuration, is strung on the elongated member, and is releasably secured in a first location on the elongated member. The first friction part and the first retaining part have different material and/or mechanical properties in the unassembled configuration.
US11350709B2
Systems that are used to support a plurality of frames arranged in a specific configuration are contemplated. The system comprises outer frame panels that removably couple to the plurality of frames. It is contemplated that the outer frame panels collectively couple to the plurality of frames to thereby provide additional stability to maintain the plurality of frames in the specific configuration, such that the risk of the plurality of frames losing their specific configuration during transport is reduced.
US11350701B2
Described is a shoe upper for a shoe, in particular an athletic shoe, wherein the shoe upper is laceless and comprises: (a.) a lateral portion; (b.) a medial portion; and (c.) at least an elastic intermediate portion between the lateral portion and the medial portion, wherein the stiffness of at least one of the lateral portion and the medial portion is at least 2 times higher than the stiffness of the elastic intermediate portion.
US11350690B2
Described is an upper garment worn by welders while welding overhead, which is made of a breathable fabric and leather. The garment has a hood comprising leather attached to the neckline of the garment body, at least one leather sleeve, and leather on one shoulder and an upper front portion and an upper back portion of the garment that is contiguous with the at least one leather sleeve. The hood may be partially or completely made of leather, and the other sleeve may be leather. The strategic placement of leather on the garment improves the garment's durability, minimizes burns on the wearer from sparks and spatter, and protects the garment from the environment.
US11350689B2
A visor system for a helmet includes a lens sized to extend across at least a portion of a user's face, a frame secured along a top portion of the lens and configured to receive and abut against a front surface of the helmet, a first fastener coupled to a first end of the frame by a first flexible attachment, and a second fastener coupled to a second end of the frame by a second flexible attachment. The visor system may further include a first anchor releasably securable to the first fastener, the first anchor being mountable onto a first portion of the helmet, and a second anchor releasably securable to the second fastener, the second anchor being mountable onto a second portion of the helmet.
US11350681B1
A pair of tights specially designed for the wearer to self-adjust the waist for fit, adjust compression, adjust for waist training, adjust lower abdominal support, and adjust lower lumbar back support. The localized compression effect is configured and adjusted by a textile piece attached at the left side area of the back waistband that can cross the front of the abdomen to the left and a textile piece attached at the right-side area of the back waistband that can cross the front of the abdomen to the right. The two textile pieces that cross the body are anchored from the opposite side areas of the waistband creating a compression and opposite horizontal pull across the back and can be adjusted to attach across the front of the body. The configuration of the waistband and adjustable textile pieces allows a wearer to self-adjust the fit.
US11350671B2
A method of detecting a hand-to-mouth (HMG) gesture with an e-vaping device includes detecting movements of the e-vaping device; generating quaternions based on the detected movements; generating movement features based on the generated quaternions; applying the generated movement features to a classifier; and determining whether the detected movements correspond to an HMG based on an output of the classifier.
US11350669B2
The temperature of a vaporizing device, e.g., the temperature of a heating element of the vaporizing device, may be controlled according to various aspects of the present disclosure. The vaporizing device may comprise a heating element, a power source, at least one sensor in electronic communication with the heating element and the power source, and a processor configured to control the temperature of the heating element. The method of controlling the temperature may comprise receiving a resistance measurement of the heating element from the at least one sensor, determining the temperature of the heating element based on the resistance measurement, and adjusting the amount of power supplied to the heating element based on the determined temperature of the heating element.
US11350666B2
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.
US11350664B2
Various embodiments of a vaporization device are described that include one or more features, such as for generating a combined inhalable aerosol. In some embodiments, the vaporization device can include one or more heaters that are configured to heat one or more vaporizable materials. Various embodiments of heating elements and heating systems for use in vaporization devices are also described.
US11350659B2
A system and method to extract juices or other fluids from natural organic products such as fruits and leafy vegetables. A natural organic product pre-cooled between 42° F. to 49° F. is initially evacuated for about 60 seconds and then aerated for about 90 seconds using nitrogen. After repeating the evacuation and aeration one more time, the aerated product is fed to a triple auger unit where each auger rotates at a speed of approximately 80 RPM to 86 RPM. The outer covers of the augers are pre-cooled to a temperature gradient of 44° F. to 47° F., and fluid extraction is maximized by feeding the extruded material back through the second and third augers. The extruded liquid is pressurized during subsequent filtration and then stored in a temperature-controlled container. Stringent temperature and pressure controls maintain the purity and nutrient strength of the liquid extract, while improving the shelf life.
US11350649B2
A flash boiling apparatus for a liquid food product that includes particles, the apparatus including a vacuum vessel provided with a product inlet and a product outlet for liquid food product, a pressure relief valve arranged upstream the product inlet for providing a pressure drop that results in flash boiling of the liquid food product, and an inlet section arranged between the pressure relief valve and the product inlet, for conveying the liquid food product from the pressure relief valve to the product inlet. The inlet section includes a through-flow area that increases in a direction from the pressure relief valve to the product inlet, such that a flow velocity of the liquid food product decreases when it passes the inlet section.
US11350643B2
Disclosed herein is at least one low protein yogurt composition comprising at least one dairy ingredient, dairy alternative ingredient, or mixture thereof, and a texturizing agent comprising an inhibited starch and a non-granular, enzymatically-debranched waxy potato starch, wherein said low protein yogurt comprises less than 2.9% dairy protein content, and at least one method for making these low protein yogurt compositions. Also disclosed herein is a texturizing agent comprising an inhibited starch and a non-granular, enzymatically-debranched waxy potato starch.
US11350640B1
Methods and related apparatus for improving the efficacy of antimicrobial agents within processing tanks. Processing tanks can include side streams for introducing antimicrobial agents into the processing tanks. The antimicrobial agents will be added and mixed in the side stream to form a processing solution. Additional actions can be conducted on the processing solution within the side stream including any and or all of heating, pumping, sampling, measuring, testing and pH adjustment of the processing solution. The processing solution is divided into at least two processing solution steams, which can be introduced at two different and distinct locations within the processing tank such as a carcass introduction end and a carcass removal end. By simultaneously introducing at least two processing solution streams at different locations of the processing tank, large concentration gradients of the antimicrobial agent are avoided.
US11350638B1
A machine for manual action that releases, shreds or defrays the different fibers of meat for human consumption, be it chicken, beef, pork or any other suitable animals that have fibers. These are characterized by having a bar of different shapes located on the periphery of a shaft which has a handle for manual action so that when the operator turns the handle, bars that are located linearly and equidistant on an axis rotate so that the meat pieces located in the tray enter through an opening and collide between the bars inside the casing. The rotating and fixed bars swivel between said bars and rods, allowing the bars to rotate without colliding or crossing. Through this movement, the pieces of meat are shredded or defrayed in different sizes, depending on the distance and speed between the linear bars moving and those that are fixed. Note the system may also work with either reduction gears and or a reduction motor. This shredder may be attached to the table via a vise or similar mechanism.
US11350631B2
The present invention relates to herbicidal mixture comprising L-glufosinate or its salt and at least one VLCFA inhibitor. The invention furthermore relates to a method for controlling undesirable vegetation in burndown programs, in industrial vegetation management and forestry, in vegetable and perennial crops and in turf and lawn.
US11350625B2
One aspect of the invention provides a method for preparing a vein graft. The method includes: applying a tissue passivation agent to a resected anatomical vessel; placing the resected anatomical vessel in a chamber; and allowing the tissue passivation agent to cross-link while the resected anatomical vessel is in the chamber.
US11350614B2
The present disclosure relates to genetically modified non-human animals that express a human or chimeric (e.g., humanized) CD28, and methods of use thereof.
US11350607B2
A pet life jacket includes a jacket body and a wearing mechanism. The jacket body includes a floatable back body, two floatable side wings sidewardly extended from the floatable back body, and two floatable collar arms frontwardly extended from the floatable back body. The wearing mechanism includes a belly lock provided at the floatable side wings and a collar lock provided at the floatable collar arms to form a floatable collar loop. The jacket body is adapted to be worn by a pet via the wearing mechanism at a position that the floatable back body is retained at a back of the pet, the floatable side wings are retained at two sides of the pet, and the floatable collar loop is encircled around a collar of the pet via the collar lock.
US11350593B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011087. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011087, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011087 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011087.
US11350586B2
A novel hybrid cucumber plant, designated DIXON is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of hybrid cucumber designated DIXON, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cucumber designated DIXON, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant by crossing the hybrid cucumber DIXON with itself or another cucumber plant.
US11350582B2
The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for mutating a plant and plants and plant products produced by said methods. Also, compositions and methods for controlling a plant species are disclosed herein.
US11350577B2
A flexible layered fabric sheet comprising a porous front layer and a pre-seeded substrate layer, where the seeds are in-between the two layers (rather than at the back of the substrate layer), for supporting root growth, the two layers together having an upper and lower edge and being attached together with one or more non-continuous seams between the upper and lower edges, which seams have a component of direction parallel to the upper and/or lower edge, and wherein the non-continuous seams enable water to exit the layered fabric sheet at its lower edge, and the non-continuous seams further serve to slow water flow through the water sheet. The seams also serve to keep the two layers from separating which would hamper the penetration of the sapling through the front porous layer, and thus stunt growth.
US11350565B2
A sickle drive incorporated into a generally flat package or enclosure or floor. The drive includes an epicyclic mechanism, including a rotatable input element in an upper region of a cavity of the enclosure, and an eccentric element below the input element rotatable eccentrically thereby. A drive arm is connected to the eccentric element for rotation about, and eccentric rotation with, the eccentric element, and extends to a pivot element which can be the only component extending upwardly from the enclosure or floor, such that the shaft will be pivoted by the eccentric movement of the drive arm. A knife arm connects to the pivot element and a sickle knife assembly which will be reciprocated by the pivoting action. A second epicyclic arrangement can be employed such that opposite forces generated by operation of the drive will be largely canceled.
US11350554B2
An agricultural planter is operable in a travel direction and a travel velocity and configured to dispense seeds into a furrow formed within an agricultural surface. An adjustment assembly is for the agricultural planter and includes a bracket configured to be coupled to a frame of the agricultural planter and a debris cleaner coupled to the bracket. The debris cleaner is configured such that during operation of the agricultural planter the debris cleaner has, relative to the travel direction, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The debris cleaner is movable such that a distance between the leading and trailing edges in the travel direction is adjustable.
US11357151B2
A component mounting machine performs a mounting operation of mounting an electronic component to a board. The component mounting machine includes: multiple related operation devices each including an electrically-operated section configured to perform a related operation that is an operation related to the mounting operation, and an output section configured to output an operation signal representing a state of the electrically-operated section that is operating; and circuitry configured to limit the quantity of the related operation devices for which the electrically-operated section is in an operating state to a specified quantity or fewer based on whether there is presence of the operation signal of the multiple related operation devices.
US11357145B2
A picking apparatus is configured to pick up a plurality of micro elements. The picking apparatus includes a main body and a plurality of picking portions. The picking portions connect with and protrude from the main body. Each of the picking portions has a first surface. The first surfaces are away from the main body and configured to pick up the micro elements. The main body has a second surface at least partially located between the picking portions. Each of the first surfaces has a first viscosity. The second surface has a second viscosity. The second viscosity is less than the first viscosity.
US11357139B2
A cooling system for a power conversion device may include a cooler upper-part having a plurality of cooling tubes through which cooling water flows and a connecting portion connecting the cooling tubes; one or more power conversion modules mounted between the cooling tubes; a cooling fin plate formed in a plate shape with cooling fins on a side and mounted on a side of the power conversion module such that the cooling fins are mounted in the opposite directions with respect to the power conversion module; and a cooler lower-part mounted between the cooling fin plate and the cooler upper-part, having one or more open holes formed at a portion, and combined with the cooling fin plate by inserting the cooling fins of the cooling fin plate in the open holes.
US11357137B2
The present invention discloses a one-chambered constant pressure apparatus for liquid immersion cooling of servers, which are submerged within a non-conductive coolant maintained in the apparatus. When servers start to operate, a large amount of heat will be dissipated from servers. The coolant is vaporized into a coolant vapor by absorbing heat dissipated from servers, which enables servers to be cooled. The coolant vapor is condensed into a cooling liquid by a condenser. However, in the process of condensation, the rising coolant vapor tends to scatter in all directions resulting in a failure to condense all of the coolant vapor. Therefore, the uncondensed coolant vapor will cause the pressure in the apparatus to gradually rise, which eventually leads to the ineffective cooling of servers. In view of this problem, the disclosed invention provides an enclosed-type condenser for completely condensing all of the coolant vapor, thereby maintaining the constant pressure in the apparatus and ensuring the reliability of the apparatus during operation and the sustainability of the cooling capacity thereof.
US11357131B1
A two-phase liquid immersion cooling system is described in which heat generating computer components cause a dielectric fluid in its liquid phase to vaporize. Advantageously, a pH indicator is employed to monitor the dielectric fluid.
US11357129B2
A mounting system for functionally-coupling a line-replaceable unit with a structural manifold for supplying fluid coolant can comprise a fastener for the line-replaceable unit having a base and a projection. The projection can have a proximal portion and a distal portion, where the fastener is at least partially-threaded along the projection, and a plurality of seals are disposed radially along the projection. A channel can extend along a longitudinal axis of the fastener from the distal portion of the projection toward the proximal portion of the projection. One or more outlets can be disposed along the projection, the one or more outlets providing fluid communication between the channel and an external environment of the fastener. The fastener can be reversibly-coupled to a mating fastener of the structural manifold such that, when coupled, the line-replaceable unit is rigidly coupled to the structural manifold and fluid is able to flow therebetween.
US11357125B2
A medical device includes a hybrid circuitry assembly and a core circuitry support structure. The core circuitry support structure includes a frame defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the hybrid circuitry assembly. An outer surface of the frame is shaped to correspond to an inside surface of a core assembly housing configured to enclose the hybrid circuitry assembly and the core circuitry support structure.
US11357123B2
According to an embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a printed circuit board including a plurality of devices that include a nonvolatile memory package and a controller package configured to control the nonvolatile memory package, and a housing accommodating the printed circuit board. The housing includes an opening on a surface constituting the housing. An encryption device among the plurality of devices is present in a first region. The first region is a region on the printed circuit board that is not irradiated with light emitted from a light source placed at the opening. The encryption device is a device used for an encryption process of data to be stored into the nonvolatile memory package.
US11357122B2
The invention provides a luminaire comprising a luminaire housing accommodating a driver housing assembly, the driver housing assembly comprising a driver housing and a cable; the driver housing (10) comprising: a terminal block (11) for connecting a cable (30) to a driver; a compartment (12) for receiving the cable (30); a first housing wall (14) adjacent to a second housing wall (24), wherein the first housing wall (14) comprises a first entrance (15) arranged for receiving the cable (30) and the second housing wall (24) comprises a second entrance (25) arranged for receiving the cable (30), and wherein said first housing wall (14) and said second housing wall (24) enclose a part of the compartment (12); a lid (13) for closing the compartment (12) and for in closed position confining the cable (30) in the first entrance (15) or the second entrance (25); wherein the cable is connected to the terminal block, and wherein the cable is received by the driver housing via either the first entrance or the second entrance.
US11357120B2
An enclosure assembly for housing printed circuit boards and related electrical components having a secured faceplate that may be removed by use of a hand tool.
US11357119B1
A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder.
US11357117B2
A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a housing, a flexible display having an upper surface, a lift assembly provided in the housing and coupled to the upper surface of the flexible display screen to extend the flexible display screen outside the housing, a motor provided in the housing and coupled to the lift assembly to raise the flexible display screen, and an elastic member provided adjacent to the upper surface of the flexible display screen, the elastic member configured to apply a vertical force to the upper surface of the flexible display screen.
US11357110B2
Disclosed herein is an electronic component that includes a first conductive layer including a lower electrode and a first inductor pattern, a dielectric film that covers the lower electrode, an upper electrode laminated on the lower electrode through the dielectric film, an insulating layer that covers the first conductive layer, dielectric film, and upper electrode, and a second conductive layer formed on the insulating layer and including a second inductor pattern. The first and second inductor patterns are connected in parallel through via conductors penetrating the insulating layer.
US11357103B1
A system-in-package cellular assembly is disclosed. The assembly may include a main board including a multi-layer printed circuit board. The main board may include one or more through holes and be detachably connectable to an end-product via the one or more through holes and one or more connecting members. The main board may be reversibly, electrically couplable to the end-product via the one or more through holes and the one or more connecting members. The assembly may include an add-on board including one or more through holes and be detachably connectable to the main board via one or more connectors. The add-on board may be reversibly, electrically couplable to the main board via one or more main board surface mount connectors and one or more add-on board surface mount connectors. The add-on board may include at least one of one or more sensors or one or more sensor through holes.
US11357101B2
The disclosed technology relates to a power supply circuit that utilizes an integrated power module that has a first and second power converter disposed on opposite sides of an inductor core. The power supply circuit includes an inductor core comprising a plurality of nano-magnetic layers embedded within a printed circuit board, a first winding disposed on a first outer surface of the inductor core, a second winding disposed on a second outer surface of the inductor core, a first active layer disposed on an outer surface of the first winding, a second active layer disposed on an outer surface of the second winding, a first capacitor tile disposed on an outer surface of the first active layer, and a second capacitor tile disposed on an outer surface of the second active layer.
US11357093B2
A nozzle assembly for generating an atmospheric plasma jet includes an inlet, through which the jet can be introduced into the nozzle assembly, and a channel connected to the inlet so that the plasma jet introduced is conducted through the channel. Multiple nozzle openings are provided in the channel wall along the channel, through which a plasma jet can exit the assembly. The cross section of the channel in the region of a nozzle opening is shaped in such a way that a virtual medial plane runs between a virtual first tangent plane of the cross section through the nozzle opening and a virtual second tangent plane of the cross section opposite thereto and parallel to the first tangent plane divides the cross section into a first cross-sectional area at the nozzle opening. The cross-sectional surface of the first cross-sectional area differs from the cross-sectional surface of the second.
US11357088B2
The present invention relates to a measurement arrangement for detecting aging processes in individual light-emitting diodes which makes it possible to identify, and subsequently to compensate, a loss of brightness in light-emitting diodes. In this context, a relative measurement of brightness intensity is taken. The present invention further relates to a correspondingly set-up method for detecting aging processes in individual light-emitting diodes and to a computer program product comprising control commands which implement the method.
US11357086B2
An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of LED light sources and more specifically backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color uniformity and to accurately create colors that are consistent from button to button and device to device.
US11357084B2
A controllable lighting device may comprise a drive circuit characterized by one or more cycles and a control circuit configured to control the drive circuit to conduct a load current through a light source of the lighting device. The control circuit may be configured to determine one or more operating parameters of the lighting device during a present cycle of the drive circuit based on a feedback signal indicative of a peak magnitude of the load current conducted through the light source. The control circuit may be able to adjust an average magnitude of the load current conducted through the light source so as to adjust an intensity of the light source towards a target intensity based on the operating parameters.
US11357079B2
A base station and a user equipment with enhanced PDCP duplication are provided. The base station generates at least one RRC message for a user equipment, wherein the at least one RRC message includes a set of multiple activation criteria, and each activation criterion corresponds to one of multiple RLC entities. The base station transmits the at least one RRC message to the user equipment. Multiple logical channels are provided in a MAC layer, each RLC entity corresponds to at least one of the logical channels, each RLC entity corresponds to a working status (activation or deactivation). At least one of the working statuses of the RLC entities is changed due to at least one of the activation criteria being satisfied, and the base station changes a transmission restriction of at least one specific logical channel among the logical channels based on the changed working statuses of the RLC entities.
US11357077B2
A data forwarding method includes receiving, by a session management function network element, information about a first bearer in a first network from an access and mobility management function network element; and sending flow information of a first flow in a second network and forwarding information to the access and mobility management function network element. The flow information indicates a flow for data forwarding, and the forwarding information is used for forwarding the first flow to a tunnel corresponding to the first bearer.
US11357076B2
This document discloses a solution for configuring a radio resource control connection. According to an aspect, a method comprises: storing, in a database, an identifier of a terminal device and a first set of parameters of a first radio resource control connection of a terminal device; retrieving, from the database by using the identifier after the first radio resource control connection has been terminated, the parameters of the first radio resource control connection; and configuring, on the basis of the retrieved parameters of the first radio resource control connection, at least one operational parameter of a second radio resource control connection of the terminal device identified by the identifier.
US11357069B2
Disclosed in the present invention are a wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. An electronic device in communication with a counterpart communication device comprises a processing circuit, the processing circuit being configured to: determine the state of a link between the electronic device and the counterpart communication device by means of measuring a link maintenance message transmitted by the counterpart communication device when a predetermined condition relative to the counterpart communication device is met, but not to transmit a feedback message for the link maintenance message, wherein the link maintenance message is used for confirming that the link is maintained between the electronic device and the counterpart communication device.
US11357066B2
Examples of wireless communication based on link use capabilities of multi-link devices is disclosed. A first multi-link device receives a first physical layer conformance procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) on a first link from a second multi-link device and transmits a second PPDU on the second link based on a link use capability of the second multi-link device and a backoff counter counting down to a predetermined value. A first multi-link device also transmits a PPDU on the first link and the second link at a same start time based on an link idle determination and the backoff counter counting down to a predetermined value.
US11357064B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of an initiating UE (User Equipment) for establishing a one-to-one sidelink communication with a target UE. In one embodiment, the method includes transmitting a first PC5 signalling used for establishing the one-to-one sidelink communication, wherein the first PC5 signalling includes an identity of the target UE and an identity of a V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) service.
US11357062B2
An exemplary embodiment provides a communication method and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a UCF, a first message from a terminal device, where the first message includes first information and an identifier of the terminal device; learning, by the UCF, of a first service type based on the first message; learning, by the UCF based on the service type and the identifier of the terminal device, of a first NF that serves the terminal device; and sending, by the UCF, the first information to the first NF, where the first information is information that the terminal device sends to the first NF.
US11357058B2
Implementations of the present disclosure relate to a method for transmitting a random access preamble, and a terminal device. The method comprises: performing the i-th transmission of a random access preamble, i being a positive integer greater than 1; and if the i-th transmission of the random access preamble is performed by the same wave beam as the (i−1)-th transmission, incrementing the value of a power ramping counter of the random access preamble by 1.
US11357054B2
Provided are a data transmission method, apparatus and computer readable storage medium. The method includes: sending, by a terminal, a random access preamble to a base station, and receiving a random access response sent by the base station; and sending, by a terminal, a first request message carrying uplink data to the base station.
US11357045B2
One embodiment of the present invention is a method for user equipment transmitting a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) in a wireless communication system, the method for transmitting a PSSCH comprising the steps of: performing sensing on an m number of subframes indicated by upper layer signaling from among an n number of subframes in a sensing window; repeating sensing of the m number of subframes at an interval of the n number of subframes within the sensing window; selecting, as a transmission resource, the m number of subframes from among the n number of subframes within a selection window, on the basis of the result of sensing the m number of subframes; and transmitting the PSSCH through the m number of subframes selected as the transmission resource.
US11357040B2
A user apparatus communicates with a base station apparatus via a radio frame. The user apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive information related to a RACH configuration table that indicates allocation of RACH resources in the time domain in the radio frame and information used for excluding unavailable RACH resources of the radio frame in the time domain, a control unit configured to identify available RACH resources based on the information related to the RACH configuration table and the information used for excluding unavailable RACH resources, and a transmission unit configured to transmit a preamble to the base station apparatus by using the identified available RACH resources.
US11357027B2
The present disclosure provides an uplink grant-free transmission method in Ultra Reliable & Low Latency Communication (URLLC), a terminal side device and a network side device. The uplink grant-free transmission method includes: receiving a configuration parameter, the configuration parameter including first information indicating a correspondence between time-domain resources for URLLC uplink transmission and identifiers of Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) processes; and after the arrival of a URLLC service, transmitting data for the URLLC service using a corresponding HARQ process on an available time-domain resource for the URLLC uplink transmission.
US11357026B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine that processing or transmission associated with a scheduling request is preempted, and perform one or more scheduling request preemption actions, associated with the scheduling request, based at least in part on determining that the processing or transmission is preempted. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11357019B2
A telecommunication system and a method for generating a real time connection between a first endpoint and a second endpoint in an IP network using an ICE STUN connectivity check follow a procedure that includes the steps of generating a list of possible connection paths between the first endpoint and the second endpoint, establishing a respective priority for each possible connection path included in the list, and generating the real time connection between the first endpoint and the second endpoint. During this procedure first there is an attempt to generate the real time connection using the highest-priority connection path. If this is not possible, then the system attempts to establish the real connection using the connection path with the next highest priority, until the real time connection is actually established. Furthermore, for each possible connection path, its respective quality-of-service value is determined and is considered when establishing its priority on the list.
US11357016B2
To provide a mechanism in which a plurality of base station devices operated by different operators, respectively, can share a radio resource while cooperating with each other. A base station device includes: a control unit that transmits, to another base station device operated by an operator different from an operator operating the base station device, first configuration information of a first guaranteed resource that is preferentially usable by the base station device among radio resources that are sharable between the operator operating the base station device and the operator operating the other base station device.
US11357010B2
Sensor assisted beam management system and methods for mobile User Equipment (UEs) are disclosed. An embedded rotation sensor may be used to determine orientation, rotating direction and angular speed of the UE. A speed sensor and GPS may also be used to determine location, moving direction and speed of the UE. The sensor outputs may be used by the UE to efficiently select UE beams after movement or to predict when a UE beam should be updated. Beam search and measurement periodicities may also be updated based on UE movements reported by the sensors.
US11357005B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for an integrated Wi-Fi Access Point and cellular network Radio Unit (RU) include a communication system interfacing with a wired network for communicating Wi-Fi traffic and cellular network traffic, the communication system integrating a Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) with a cellular network Radio Unit (RU). The Wi-Fi traffic and cellular network traffic can be processed in the communication system. The communication system can interface with at least one programmable Radio Frequency (RF) front end configured for wireless communication over one or more frequency bands for Wi-Fi traffic and one or more frequency bands for cellular network traffic (e.g., 5G, LTE, Wi-Fi).
US11356992B2
Example communication methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes receiving configuration information of a first control resource set by a terminal device, where the configuration information of the first control resource set includes mapping manner information of the first control resource set. The terminal device determines a mapping manner between a control channel element (CCE) and resource element groups (REGs) in the first control resource set based on the mapping manner information of the first control resource set, wherein a REG in the first control resource set occupies one symbol in time domain and occupies one resource block RB in frequency domain.
US11356990B2
The present invention provides a resource allocation method and device. The method includes: sending, by a base station, a resource allocation parameter to a terminal, where the resource allocation parameter includes a starting narrowband index and a resource position, where the starting narrowband index is used for indicating a narrowband resource and/or a wideband resource for the terminal to establish a physical shared channel. The embodiments of the present invention solve the problem in existing art that resource allocation for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)/physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) only considers a bandwidth limitation of a 1.4 MHz narrowband so that a user equipment (UE) cannot support machine type communications (MTC) applications with a higher data rate, achieving an effect of being capable of supporting MTC traffic with a higher data rate.
US11356989B2
Reporting aperiodic channel state information (A-CSI) via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is disclosed. A UE receives a configuration to report aperiodic channel state information (A-CSI) using physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). The UE can report lightweight A-CSI via short/long PUCCH or may report heavy A-CSI via short/long PUCCH. The UE receives a trigger signal for PUCCH-based A-CSI reporting either by a dedicated downlink grant or by a group common DCI. When triggered via a DCI-based trigger, the PUCCH resource can be either a resource used for HARQ-ACK feedback, e.g., short PUCCH; or a semi-static configured PUCCH resource, e.g., either short PUCCH or long PUCCH. When triggered via a group common DCI-based trigger, the PUCCH resource can be either semi-statically configured, or dynamically indicated.
US11356988B2
Provided is a method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, including determining a value used for determining a size of a resource for transmission of uplink control information (UCI) based on code block group transmission information (CBGTI) included in downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling physical uplink shared control channel (PUSCH) transmission, and determining the size of the resource for transmission of the UCI based on the determined value.
US11356981B2
A wireless device may determine a second reservation period in units of slots based on a first reservation period in milli-second (ms) and a number of sidelink slots within a fixed period. The number of the sidelink slots may be based on a resource pool configuration. The wireless device may transmit a transport block via one or more transmission resources based on the second reservation period.
US11356980B2
A server and a method for event management is provided. The server selects a first event from a plurality of events based on an event selection criteria. The server further transmits a notification, including event data, to a plurality of user devices. The server further receives a first set of responses from a first set of user devices. The server further transmits a request to each of a plurality of end-devices. The request is for procurement of a set of resources required to host the selected first event. The server further receives confirmation information from one or more of the plurality of end-devices based on the transmitted request, and further transmits logistic information related to the selected first event to the first set of user devices based on the received confirmation information.
US11356979B2
Apparatuses and methods for obtaining and providing hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information. A method for providing HARQ-ACK information includes receiving a configuration for a slot offset value and receiving a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) over a number of sub-channels in a first slot. The PSSCH includes a transport block (TB). The method includes determining a second slot as an earliest slot with resources for transmission of a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) that is after the first slot by a number of slots equal to the slot offset value. The PSFCH includes the HARQ-ACK information that is in response to reception of the TB. The method further includes transmitting the PSFCH in the second slot.
US11356977B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications methods and technologies, and in particular, to a transmission method and apparatus. The transmission method includes: generating, by a first device, a sequence based on one or more transmission parameters, where the one or more transmission parameters include at least one of the following: a time domain resource type, transmission waveform indication information, subcarrier spacing indication information, device type information, service type indication information, multiple-input multiple-output MIMO parameter information, duplex mode indication information, control channel format indication information, and transmission carrier indication information; generating to-be-transmitted information by using the sequence; and sending the to-be-transmitted information. According to the transmission method and apparatus in the embodiments of the present invention, a new transmission error check mechanism is provided.
US11356967B2
A method based on standalone secondary synchronization signals (SSSs) can include receiving a configuration of an SSS burst at a user equipment (UE) from a base station in a wireless communication network. The SSS burst can include standalone SSSs grouped into SSS sets. Each SSS set can be associated with a beam index. The configuration can indicate frequency and timing locations of the standalone SSSs. The method can further include performing pre-synchronization, radio resource management (RRM) measurement, or cell detection based on the standalone SSSs in the SSS burst.
US11356962B2
In aspects, a user equipment (UE) forms groups of overlapping uplink transmissions among component carriers (CCs), and moves in time all uplink transmissions within a group, except an earliest transmission, to align leading edges. The UE then determines, for each uplink transmission, if a joint timeline is satisfied, and allocates total transmission power depending on whether the timeline is satisfied for all uplink transmissions. In aspects, a base station transmits, to a UE, a transmit power configuration that identifies a reserved power for uplink transmissions of cell groups. The base station then transmits, to the UE, an uplink grant or configuration that identifies a transmission power for a cell group in excess of its reserved power, and receives, from the UE, uplink transmissions that exhibit an allocation of total transmission power according to the reserved power and the transmission power for the cell group in excess of the reserved power.
US11356959B2
Methods, apparatus and computer program for power control. A method implemented in a terminal device comprises performing power control for at least a first type of traffic based on a first parameter configuration of a first power control loop; and performing power control for at least a second type of traffic based on a second parameter configuration of a second control loop, wherein the first parameter configuration of the first power control loop includes at least one parameter different from the second parameter configuration of the second power control loop.
US11356956B2
A wireless device receives a media access control (MAC) activation command indicating activation of a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) secondary cell. The wireless device receives, on a secondary cell in the plurality of cells, downlink control information comprising a PUCCH transmit power control (TPC) command. The wireless device calculates, a transmit power of the secondary PUCCH, employing the PUCCH TPC command only if the secondary PUCCH group comprises the secondary cell. The wireless device transmits uplink signals on the secondary PUCCH with the transmit power.
US11356955B2
There is provided a method in a wireless terminal device for a wireless communications network. The wireless terminal device is operable in a mode in which the wireless terminal device is configurable to wake at defined instances to monitor a control channel for control messages from the wireless communications network. The control messages indicate radio resources for a shared channel over which one or more further messages are to be transmitted. The method comprises, while operating in the mode, monitoring for receipt of an indication from a network node operable in the wireless communications network in a time window associated with a particular defined instance. The indication indicates that data is available at the wireless communications network for transmission to the wireless terminal device. The method further comprises, responsive to receipt of the indication, and based on a configuration received from the network node, determining whether to monitor the control channel during the particular defined instance for a control message indicating radio resources for the shared channel, or to monitor the shared channel for one or more further messages using pre-configured radio resources.
US11356951B2
In order to improve the wake-up signal (WUS) detection performance for MTC UE devices, a set of neighboring base stations coordinate to simultaneously transmit a common wake-up signal (CWUS). The CWUS is transmitted from the base stations utilizing a common set of time/frequency resources. A user equipment (UE) device receives the CWUSs from a plurality of the base stations and combines the received CWUSs. In some examples, the UE device coherently combines the received CWUSs. The UE device utilizes the combined CWUSs to determine when the UE device may skip monitoring of the Paging Occasions within a Paging Time Window (PTW) to conserve power.
US11356949B2
Disclosed herein are a signal transmission method, a base station, and a network node. A base station obtains a wake-up capability of a terminal device. The base station determines, according to the wake-up capability, a first time position for sending a power-saving signal. The base station sends the power saving signal to the terminal device on the first time position. The power-saving signal is used for indicating that the second terminal device wakes up or sleeps at a second time position. The wake-up capability includes a first wake-up capability and a second wake-up capability. The wake-up time of the terminal device having the first wake-up capability is longer than the wake-up time of the terminal device having the second wake-up capability. Therefore, by obtaining the wake-up capability of the terminal device and determining, according to the wake-up capability of the terminal device, the time position for sending a power-saving signal, the base station can ensure that the terminal device effectively wakes up or sleeps according to the power saving signal.
US11356948B2
A user equipment (UE) may provide feedback regarding beam pairs used for wake-up signal (WUS) transmissions via uplink resources configured for WUS-based beam management feedback. A correspondence between WUSs and uplink resources for feedback may be semi-statically configured via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, may be dynamically indicated by each WUS, etc. In some examples, uplink resources for different UEs may be distinctive (e.g., UE-specific). In some cases, each beam used to transmit the wake-up message (e.g., each WUS) may have separate uplink resources, or all beams may share the same uplink resource (e.g., or some combination of uplink resources). As such, the UE and base station may identify one or more beams of sufficient quality (e.g., for control channel transmissions during a discontinuous reception (DRX) on-duration) based on the feedback (e.g., beam report) conveyed by the UE via the configured uplink resources for WUS-based fast beam management techniques.
US11356939B2
A method and a device for determining deployment information of a network are disclosed. The method for determining deployment information of a network includes: receiving, by a first network entity, a first message sent by a second network entity, where the first message carries first deployment information, and the first deployment information is deployment information of a network component; and determining, by the first network entity, second deployment information based on the first deployment information, where the second deployment information is deployment information of a network, and the network includes at least one network component. The foregoing solution can improve accuracy of determining deployment information of a network.
US11356934B2
A system described herein may provide a technique for location-based handling of discovery requests in a service-based network in which different instances of network functions (“NFs”) may be deployed in geographically diverse locations. For example, a Network Repository Function (“NRF”) may maintain location information for the various NF instances and may respond to discovery requests by identifying particular NF instances based on locations associated with the discovery requests. For example, such discovery requests may include a “preferred-locality” parameter or some other indication of location associated with the discovery request, based on which the NRF may identify one or more NF instances to provide in response to the discovery request.
US11356929B2
Provided in embodiments of the present invention are an information transmission method and device and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: receiving information associated with a system message, the information associated with the system message indicating whether a carrier on which a synchronization signal block is located is associated with the system message; and processing system information according to the information associated with the system message.
US11356919B2
This disclosure relates to the field of wireless communications technologies, and in particular, to a handover method, including: receiving, by a mobility management network element of a first network, a first handover request sent by an access network, and learning that a terminal device needs to be handed over to a second network; obtaining an identifier of the terminal device based on the first handover request; determining, by the mobility management network element of the first network, a target mobility management network element of the second network based on the identifier of the terminal device; and sending, by the mobility management network element of the first network, a second handover request to the target mobility management network element of the second network, and requesting to hand over the terminal device to the second network.
US11356916B2
An access point that provides a transition recommendation is described. This access point may provide a first WLAN having a first capability. During operation, the access point may associate with the electronic device. Moreover, the access point may determine that the electronic device has a second capability that is different from the first capability. For example, the first capability may include compatibility with a first IEEE 802.11 standard and the second capability may include compatibility with a second IEEE 802.11 standard. Next, the access point may provide the transition recommendation addressed to the electronic device based at least in part on the difference in the first capability and the second capability, where the transition recommendation recommends that the electronic device transition from the first WLAN to a second WLAN that has the second capability.
US11356910B2
A method for managing measurement parameters of cell handover includes: acquiring a target parameter, the target parameter varying along with altitude and may be used for characterizing the parameter of the altitude at which an aircraft is located; determining a target measurement parameter of cell handover according to the target parameter; performing cell handover processing according to the target measurement parameter.
US11356897B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for measuring access network performance (“ANP”) parameters for a multi-access data connection. One apparatus includes a processor, a first transceiver and a second transceiver that communicate with a mobile communication network via a first access network and a second access network, respectively. The processor establishes a multi-access data connection with the mobile communication network over the first access network and the second access network and receives measurement assistance information. The processor measures at least one ANP parameter using the measurement assistance information and applies a traffic steering rule to uplink data traffic, the traffic steering rule indicating to which of the first and second access networks the uplink data traffic is to be routed based on the measured at least one ANP parameter.
US11356893B2
A method for transmitting, by user equipment, a PDU session establishment request includes: receiving a session management message based on an SSC mode from an SMF through an AMF in a state in which a back-off timer associated with a DNN-based congestion control is in operation, wherein the session management message is associated with a DNN to which the DNN based congestion control is applied; and transmitting a PDU session establishment request to the AMF for establishment of a new PDU session associated with the DNN on the basis of the session management message. The PDU session establishment request includes information for preventing rejection of the PDU session establishment request, and the information for preventing the rejection may be used to make the AMF ignore the DNN-based congestion control and transmit the PDU session establishment request to the SMF associated with the new PDU session.
US11356889B2
A quality of service (QoS) parameter processing method and a system, where the method includes obtaining, by a control plane device, a core network (CN) packet delay budget (PDB) between a first access network device and a first user plane function device, sending, by the control plane device, the CN PDB to the first access network device, determining, by the first access network device, an access network (AN) PDB between a terminal device and the first access network device based on the CN PDB and an end-to-end PDB between the terminal device and the first user plane function device, and scheduling, by the first access network device, an air interface resource between the terminal device and the first access network device based on the AN PDB.
US11356886B2
A method of processing a network slice based congestion, a device and a system thereof are provided. The method includes: receiving a message sent by a network including slice congestion information; and backing off a target network slice corresponding to the slice congestion information, according to the slice congestion information.
US11356881B2
A method for operating a user equipment (UE) for aperiodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) reception comprises receiving aperiodic CSI-RS configuration information including a CSI-RS triggering offset; receiving downlink control information (DCI) via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), where the DCI triggers an aperiodic CSI-RS; and determining the CSI-RS triggering offset based on the CSI-RS configuration information, wherein the CSI-RS triggering offset is configured from a first set when μPDCCH<μCSIRS, and the CSI-RS triggering offset is configured from a second set when μPDCCH>μCSIRS, wherein μPDCCH and μCSIRS are subcarrier spacing configurations for the PDCCH and the aperiodic CSI-RS, respectively, and receiving the aperiodic CSI-RS in a slot Ks determined based on the CSI-RS triggering offset, a slot containing the triggering DCI, and the subcarrier spacing configurations (μPDCCH and μCSIRS).
US11356879B2
A frequency measurement method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The frequency measurement method includes: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) release message or system information including first frequency measurement configuration information for frequency measurement in an RRC inactive mode; performing frequency measurement in the RRC inactive mode based on the first frequency measurement configuration information; receiving first RRC resume message including an indicator requesting a measurement report in the RRC inactive mode; and transmitting an RRC resume complete message including the measurement report based on the indicator.
US11356877B2
A measurement configuration method, includes receiving measurement trigger information comprising event trigger information or periodic measurement configuration information, and one or a combination of the following information: a measurement quantity (M) that needs to be reported and a measurement quantity (T) for triggering a measurement event; and sorting and reporting beams in a cell based on the measurement quantity (M) that needs to be reported or the measurement quantity (T) for triggering a measurement event.
US11356871B2
A method for a primary user device of a spectrum license used for allowing radio communication in a wireless communication network covering a local area to which the spectrum license is limited, wherein the method comprises: providing at least one spectrum compliance probe within the local area; detecting, using the at least one spectrum compliance probe, within the local area one or both of (i) a first interference caused by a first signal originating from within the local area, wherein the first interference is not allowed by the spectrum license, and (ii) a second interference caused by a second signal originating from outside the local area, wherein the second interference is not allowed by the spectrum license; and controlling the radio communication in response to said detection.
US11356867B1
A Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) device receives first parameters associated with a user device from a first radio access network (RAN) device. The MEC device performs functions associated with an application being executed by the user device and the MEC device is co-located with the RAN device. The MEC device receives second parameters associated with the user device from a core network device. The MEC device modifies performance of the functions based on the received first and second parameters and provides third parameters associated with the user device to a second RAN device that is co-located with the MEC device for adjusting performance of a network.
US11356866B2
An example access point may comprise a processing resource; and a memory resource storing machine-readable instructions to cause the processing resource to: perform a management system search using a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP); determine, in view of the management system search, whether a management system discovered is a controller; and select one of a first role within a centralized local area network and a second role within a distributed local area network based on determining whether the management system is the controller, wherein the first role within the centralized local area network is selected when the management system is the controller.
US11356849B2
A method of authenticating a transponder communicating with a server, including: calculating a one-time password in the transponder with a dedicated algorithm, on the basis of the state of a counter and a physical quantity, such as a transmission delay determined in the transponder during reading by a reading device; transmitting the password to the server by the reading device, which determines a transmission delay of the transponder, and transmitting to the server, in addition to the password, the information about the transmission delay determined in the reading device; decrypting by the dedicated algorithm the password, and checking if the decrypted transmission delay of the received password corresponds to the transmission delay determined by the reading device within a determined temporal margin, and if the state of the counter is different from a received previous state of the counter so as to authenticate the transponder.
US11356848B2
Embodiments of the present invention analyze multiple factors—such as user input events, device motion data, other data from the endpoint, or data from an external system (such as a real-time location system)—to make a probabilistic determination whether a walkaway event has occurred.
US11356840B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for suspending services in a first network while attached to a second network. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver configured to communicate with either a first mobile communication network or a second mobile communication network. The processor uses a first service in the first mobile communication network and determines to suspend the first service in order to use a second service in the second mobile communication network. The transceiver sends a first mobility management message indicating that a first registration and the first service are to be suspended and receives a second message as reply to the first MM message, said second message indicating that the first registration and the first service are successfully suspended. The processor uses the second service in the second core network without using the first service.
US11356838B2
A method in a network node (115) comprises receiving (615, 715, 820, 920, 1015, 1304), from a user equipment (UE) (110) configured in an inactive state (605, 705, 805, 905, 1005), a request to resume a connection as part of a non-access stratum procedure. The method comprises resuming (620, 720, 825, 925, 1020, 1308) the connection in response to the request. The method comprises obtaining (645, 745, 845, 945, 1045, 1312) an indication that signaling associated with the non-access stratum procedure is complete.
US11356814B1
Disclosed are some examples of techniques for decentralized and scalable ranging and positioning of distributed devices. For example, an anchor user equipment (UE) can detect, from initiator user equipments (UEs), respective initiator positioning reference signal (PRS) transmissions associated with respective initiator positioning sessions. Based on the initiator PRS transmissions, one or more characteristics of PRS messaging associated with the initiator positioning sessions can be determined. When the one or more characteristics satisfies a criterion or criteria, the anchor UE can broadcast an anchor PRS transmission indicating initiation of an anchor positioning session by the anchor UE.
US11356813B2
Embodiments monitor items corresponding to a vehicle. Embodiments determine a maximum speed of the vehicle. Embodiments determine a last known first geo-location of a first item, the first geo-location including a first location and corresponding first time and determines a last known second geo-location of a second item, the second geo-location including a second location and corresponding second time. Embodiments determine a reachability radius including a difference between the second time and the first time and multiplying the difference by the maximum speed. Embodiments determine a distance between the first location and the second location and when the distance is greater than the reachability radius, determine that the first item is detached from the second item.
US11356811B2
Methods, devices, and systems for production controls of process sequences in industrial processing of workpieces supported by indoor localization are provided. In one aspect, an indoor location system includes a plurality of mobile transceivers and an analyzer. At least one mobile transceiver is configured to determine a position of a selected mobile transceiver in a three-dimensional space. Each mobile transceiver is spatially assignable to a corresponding object from a group of objects within a framework of process sequences. Each object is movable in one or more dimensions in the three-dimensional space. The analyzer is configured to determine the position of the selected mobile transceiver based at least on run times of electromagnetic signals between the mobile transceivers in a position determination process and to perform tracking of a movement of a target object assigned to the selected mobile transceiver based on the position of the selected mobile transceiver.
US11356804B2
Techniques are discussed herein for efficiently supporting broadcast of location assistance data (AD) in a wireless network to assist in locating a user equipment (UE). A location server (LS) may send some location AD, which may be optionally ciphered, to base stations for broadcast in cells supported by the base stations. Capability information provided by a UE to the LS indicating a level of support by the UE for receiving broadcast AD and supporting ciphering may enable the LS to determine whether, and what type of, additional AD needs to be sent to the UE by point to point means. An LS may use capability information received from a large number of UEs to assist in determining the types of location assistance data to be broadcast and usage of ciphering.
US11356800B2
A method of estimating indoor location of an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device will detect multiple Wi-Fi signals, each of which originates from a unique Wi-Fi access point in a building. For each of the signals, the system will determine an access point device identifier and a signal strength indicator, retrieve location coordinates for the access point; and various candidate constants to apply to a distance calculation for determining a distance from the electronic device to each of the access points. The system will repeat the distance calculation multiple times for each of the various constants and determine which constant minimizes a loss value. The system will identify a set of coordinates of the electronic device that are associated with the constant that minimizes the loss value, and then use the coordinates to estimate a location of the electronic device within the building.
US11356794B1
Upon an attempt to communicate through an audio input source in a voice session, a determination can be made whether an audio quality received from a user through the audio input source is below an audio quality threshold. In response to determining that the audio quality through the audio input source is below the audio quality threshold, a first voice input can be received from the user from a first position. A second voice input can be received from the user from a second position. A first volume of the first voice input from the first position can be compared to a second volume of the second voice input from the second position. Feedback can be provided to the user indicating whether the user is closer or farther from the audio input source based on the comparison.
US11356791B2
The present disclosure describes a method and a system of panning and vector reproduction of 4 audio channels, which is based on what in this document is defined as a vector panning, which allows audio panning that is not limited to placing sounds on a simple horizontal line, said vector panning, creates an audio image within a panoramic field delimited by X and Y axes. Said audio image is structured on 8 stereo panning lines which in turn allow us to place sounds in at least 25 panning points. The present disclosure comprises a vector audio reproduction equipment, which must have certain specific characteristics for the proper functioning of the disclosure, such as using only mono audio reproduction systems, same which must emit a full frequency range each, among other characters Energetic, which can be positioned in a configuration of specific angles and distances in relation to the listener in 3 different embodiments.
US11356790B2
Provided is a sound image reproduction device, sound image reproduction method, and sound image reproduction program that can support monaural sound sources and is capable of imparting directivity to virtual sound sources in a space. An acoustic signal processing device (sound image reproduction device) 1 that generates virtual sound sources in a space using multiple loudspeakers arranged in a straight line, includes: a focal-point position determination unit 12 that determines the position of each virtual sound source to generate multiple virtual sound sources in a circular arrangement; a filter-coefficient determination unit 13 that calculates an impulse response vector for each loudspeaker by performing an inverse Fourier transform on a driving function for each loudspeaker that is used to generate a virtual sound source at the position of each virtual sound source and in which different weights are given to some of the virtual sound sources; and a convolution calculation unit 14 that calculates the convolution of one inputted acoustic signal with the impulse response vector for each loudspeaker and outputs each acoustic signal to the corresponding the multiple loudspeakers.
US11356789B2
To enable channel setting to be performed easily and accurately to speakers. Thus, provided is a speaker system including: N number of speakers, the N being three or more; and a signal processing device capable of communicating with each speaker. The signal processing device performs processing of recognizing two arrangement reference speakers with reception of notification that a designation operation has been received from a user, from two speakers among the N number of speakers, and processing of acquiring distance information between each speaker. The signal processing device recognizes a relative-position relationship between the N number of speakers, with the two arrangement reference speakers and the distance information between each speaker. Then, the signal processing device automatically sets a channel to each speaker, on the basis of the relative-position relationship recognized.
US11356774B2
A mixing apparatus includes: a first speaker set processing unit to a P-th speaker set processing unit. K-th speaker set processing unit (K being an integer from 1 to P) includes: a mic set processing unit configured to process acoustic signals output by two microphones of a corresponding microphone set and to output a first acoustic signal and a second acoustic signal. The mic set processing unit configured to process acoustic signals output by two microphones of a corresponding microphone set based on an expansion/contraction coefficient for determining an expansion/contraction rate of a sound field, a shift coefficient for determining a shift amount of a sound field, and an attenuation coefficient for determining an attenuation amount of an acoustic signal output by a microphone.
US11356773B2
One embodiment provides a method comprising inputting into a first layer of a neural network at least one data sample of a current displacement of one or more moving components of a loudspeaker and at least one or more other data samples of one or more prior displacements of the one or more moving components. The method comprises generating in the first layer a data vector by applying a nonlinear activation function based on the at least one data sample of the current displacement and the at least one or more other data samples of the one or more prior displacements. The method comprises inputting into a second layer of the neural network the data vector and applying an affine transformation to the data vector. The method comprises outputting a prediction of a current voltage to apply to the loudspeaker based on the affine transformation applied to the data vector.
US11356761B2
A microphone multi-channel integrated device comprises a speaker body which comprises a main cavity structure. A main cavity speaker, a first auxiliary cavity structural member, a main cavity diaphragm assembly and a second auxiliary cavity structural member are mounted in the main cavity structure through mounting holes. A closed main cavity is defined by the main cavity diaphragm assembly, the main cavity speaker, the first auxiliary cavity structural member, the second auxiliary cavity structural member, an upper main cavity sealing cover, a lower main cavity sealing cover and the main cavity structure. Closed auxiliary cavities are defined by the first auxiliary cavity structural member, the second auxiliary cavity structural member and corresponding auxiliary cavity speakers. Sounds are made mellow and rich by means of the three cavities, and the symmetrical arrangement of parts can reduce squeaking of a microphone caused by resonance.
US11356760B2
An audio device includes a thin film material having a capacitive property, the thin film material including an acoustic sheet having a curved shape, in which the acoustic sheet includes a first region that is actively driven by an input signal and a second region that is not actively driven by the input signal and the first region is formed in at least a part of an outside of the second region.
US11356759B2
A display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a thin plate-shaped display cell that displays image and a plurality of exciters disposed on a back surface of the display cell and causing the display cell to vibrate. The plurality of exciters is such configured that the plurality of exciters is regarded as one exciter when the plurality of exciters generates vibration in the display cell.
US11356752B2
A telecommunications panel includes a panel frame and a ground wire secured to the panel frame. The ground wire extends longitudinally along the panel frame. The ground wire may be arranged such that modular jacks presses against the ground wire when the modular jacks are received in the panel frame. The ground wire can be made of a tin plated conductive material.
US11356748B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, apparatus, and system for slicing live streaming. A method may include: acquiring the live streaming from a live source station server; slicing the live streaming to generate an index file and sliced files of the live streaming; and sending the index file and the sliced files of the live streaming to an object storage server, to cause the object storage server to store the index file and the sliced files of the live streaming.
US11356744B2
According to an embodiment, an image display device includes: a display; a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor executing the one or more instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor executes the one or more instructions: to determine whether it is a recommended time for outputting advertisement content, from a user's log data, based on a first trained model using one or more neural networks; to determine a recommended attribute of an advertisement display region from the user's log data, based on a second trained model using the one or more neural networks, when it is determined that it is the recommended time for outputting the advertisement content; and to adjust an attribute of the advertisement display region based on the determined recommended attribute and control the display to output the advertisement content in the attribute-adjusted advertisement display region.
US11356740B2
In some embodiments, a method selects a context for a user account and selects a plurality of collections for an interface. A collection includes a set of videos. The method selects a theme from a plurality of themes for a collection in the plurality of collections based on the context. The plurality of themes apply different display formats to the collection. The method sends an identifier for the theme and information for the collection to a client device being used by the user account to indicate to the interface the theme to use to display the collection with the plurality of collections.
US11356731B1
The disclosure can provide a method, an electronic device, and a storage medium for displaying a video. The method includes: obtaining key content information of a first video, the key content information for indicating a key element region included in the first video; obtaining a second video by processing the first video based on the key content information and a size of a display region, the second video being suitable to the size of the display region, and the second video including the key element region; and displaying the second video in the display region.
US11356725B2
Systems and methods for dynamically adapting quality levels of content is disclosed herein. A content transmission system determines whether to reduce streaming bandwidth of a device that transmits content. In response to determining to reduce the streaming bandwidth, the content transmission system identifies a first plurality of frames of the content based on a first context and a second plurality of frames of the content based on a second context. The content transmission system transmits the first plurality of frames at a first quality level based on the first context and the second plurality of frames at a second quality level that is higher than the first quality level based on the second context.
US11356722B2
An elementary module of a workflow of an audiovisual content distribution system, each content being received by a terminal in the form of a succession of segments, each segment being distributed to the terminal following transmission of a request by terminal and being obtained by an application of a workflow to a portion of content. The elementary module executes a processing of a predefined type and comprises: a variable plurality of processing units available for executing said processing; a scaling module, able to determine, using a first model, a number of processing units to be allocated for an implementation of a set of processing operations requested of said elementary module; and a load management module able to choose, using a second model, for each processing operation requested, one processing unit among processing units allocated by the scaling module for performing processing, each model being a neural network of the deep learning type.
US11356714B2
Systems and methods of emulating a conversation about a thematic content event are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment receives a member dialogue video from a community member who is a member of a plurality of community members, wherein the member dialogue video includes video and audio portions, and wherein the member dialogue video expresses at least one of a personal opinion and a personal viewpoint about the thematic content event; generates dialogue text from the audio portion of each received member dialogue video, wherein the dialogue text comprises words and phrases spoken by the community member in the member dialogue video; receives a modified thematic content event; compares the words and phrases of the dialogue text with the plurality of keywords; and associates at least one portion of the member dialogue video having the words and phrases of the dialogue text that match with the matching keyword of the anchor point.
US11356707B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for signaling filters for reference picture resampling are described. One example involves obtaining an encoded video bitstream associated with the video data, identifying a current picture and at least one reference picture from the encoded video bitstream, and identifying signaling data from the encoded video bitstream for the video data, the signaling data including a partial set of coefficient data for at least one filter. A complete set of coefficients (e.g., filter coefficients) is derived for the at least one filter from the partial set of coefficient data and characteristics of the at least one filter, and the current picture is processed using the complete set of coefficients for the at least one filter.
US11356705B2
A method of processing video data comprises obtaining a bitstream and locating intra random access pictures (IRAP) or Gradual Decoder Refresh (GDR) pictures among the encoded pictures in the bitstream. Locating the IRAP or GDR pictures may comprise obtaining, from a picture header Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) unit in the bitstream, a syntax element that indicates that a picture associated with the picture header NAL unit must be either an Intra Random Access Picture (IRAP) or a Gradual Decoder Refresh (GDR) picture. The picture header NAL unit contains syntax elements that apply to all slices of the picture associated with the picture header NAL unit.
US11356702B2
The present disclosure, in a method of decoding a video signal, provides a method including checking whether a transform skip is applied to a current block; acquiring a transform index indicating transform types applied to a horizontal direction and a vertical direction of the current block from among a plurality of predefined transform types from the video signal when the transform skip is not applied to the current block; and performing an inverse primary transform on the current block using the transform types indicated by the transform index, wherein the transform types applied to the horizontal direction and the vertical direction of the current block are determined from among transform types defined according to an intra prediction mode of the current block based on the transform index.
US11356681B2
A method of extracting a sub-bitstream from an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor includes: obtaining an encoded video bitstream, the encoded video bitstream including a plurality of Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) units; obtaining an output layer set list; comparing the NAL units with the output layer set list; and removing NAL units that are not included in the output layer set list.
US11356676B2
A method for coding a video sequence is provided that includes encoding a portion of a picture in the video sequence in lossless coding mode, and signaling a lossless coding indicator in a compressed bit stream, wherein the lossless coding indicator corresponds to the portion of a picture and indicates whether or not the portion of the picture is losslessly coded. A method for decoding a compressed video bit stream is provided that includes determining that lossless coding mode is enabled, decoding a lossless coding indicator from the compressed video bit stream, wherein the lossless coding indicator corresponds to a portion of a picture in the compressed video bit stream and indicates whether or not the portion of the picture is losslessly coded, and decoding the portion of the picture in lossless coding mode when the lossless coding indicator indicates the portion of the picture is losslessly coded.
US11356674B2
According to an embodiment, an encoding device includes an index setting unit and an encoding unit. The index setting unit generates a common index in which reference indices of one or more reference images included in a first index and a second index are sorted in a combination so as not to include a same reference image in accordance with a predetermined scanning order. The first index representing a combination of the one or more reference images referred to by a first reference image. The second index representing a combination of the one or more reference images referred to by a second reference image. The encoding unit encodes the common index.
US11356668B2
A method for decoding a picture based on a cross-component linear model (CCLM) mode includes deriving neighboring luma reference samples of a luma block, deriving down-sampled neighboring luma reference samples, deriving a linear model parameter based on the down-sampled neighboring luma reference samples and the neighboring chroma reference samples, where the neighboring luma reference samples includes top neighboring luma reference samples, and left neighboring luma reference samples, and where when the top boundary of the luma block overlaps with a boundary of a coding tree unit (CTU), the number of the top neighboring luma reference samples used for deriving the down-sampled neighboring luma reference samples among the neighboring luma reference samples is less than that of the left neighboring luma reference samples used for deriving the down-sampled neighboring luma reference samples.
US11356664B2
Provided is a video decoding method including obtaining split information indicating whether to split a current block; when the split information indicates that the current block is split, splitting the current block into at least two lower blocks; obtaining encoding order information indicating an encoding order of the at least two lower blocks of the current block; determining a decoding order of the at least two lower blocks according to the encoding order information; and decoding the at least two lower blocks according to the decoding order.
US11356657B2
Methods and apparatus of Inter prediction for video coding including affine Inter mode are disclosed. In one method, an affine MVP candidate list is generated, wherein the affine MVP candidate list comprises at least one inherited affine MVP derived from a neighbouring block set. Prediction differences of a current control-point MV set associated with the affine motion model are encoded using one predictor selected from the affine MVP candidate list at the video encoder side or the prediction differences of the current control-point MV set associated with the affine motion model are decoded at the video decoder side using one predictor selected from the affine MVP candidate list. In another method, the inherited affine MVP is derived by considering whether at least one of reference picture lists of said at least one neighbouring block includes one reference picture being the same as a current reference picture of the current block.
US11356656B2
To enable detection of occurrence of abnormality in a more preferable manner when the abnormality occurs in signal processing applied to pixel signals. A signal processing device including: a signal processing unit that performs signal processing on pixel signals; and a data generation unit that associates first test data based on first processing, second test data based on second processing, and valid data obtained by performing the second processing on the pixel signals corresponding to a second frame after a first frame to generate frame data corresponding to the second frame, in which, the first processing is the signal processing for generating the valid data in the first frame; the second processing is the signal processing for generating the valid data in the second frame; and presence or absence of abnormality in the signal processing is diagnosed on the basis of the first test data associated with the frame data corresponding to the first frame, and the first test data associated with the frame data corresponding to the second frame.
US11356650B2
A vision system having a telecentric lens. The vision system includes a projector having a non-telecentric pin-hole lens, a camera having a telecentric lens positioned a distance away from the projector, and a processor. The processor controls the camera and the projector and is configured to calibrate the camera and projector.
US11356644B2
An illuminator of the present disclosure includes a light source unit that emits at least one colored light, and emits, for each of the pieces of colored light, light having a plurality of peak wavelengths different from each other, and a diffraction device that includes a plurality of divided areas, and displays, in each of the divided areas, a diffraction pattern that is optimized at a corresponding peak wavelength out of each of the peak wavelengths. The plurality of divided areas allows the light of the plurality of peak wavelengths to enter the plurality of divided areas individually for each of the pieces of colored light.
US11356639B1
This invention is directed to improving communication among people at remote locations, accomplished at low cost, by communication schemes involving “portal” structures, “channels” and “phonos.” The portal structures are mobile and easily deployed to the remote locations, for quick assembly and use, creating an audio-visual immersive communication experience for its users. A portal network architecture includes a plurality of portals located in different remote locations, configured to provide identical spaces that facilitate audio-video, immersive conferencing among users at the various portal sites. The portal interiors include favorable lighting and camera configurations to facilitate display of life-size, realistic, and planar images of the users while maintaining eye contact between them. The “channels” facilitate viewing of landscape or persons from a distance and “phonos” implementations provide an unmediated aural link between different locations, enabling both real-time conversation and transmission of ambient sounds.
US11356634B2
The present application provides a method of processing video data. The method of processing video data includes obtaining a frame of video including M numbers of first pixel groups along a first direction, each of the M numbers of first pixel groups including N numbers of pixels along a second direction, M and N being positive integers; determining Q numbers of first pixel sets for each respective one of the M numbers of first pixel groups; assigning Q numbers of pixels values respectively to the Q numbers of first pixel sets for each respective one of the M numbers of first pixel groups; generating M numbers of second pixel groups respectively for the M numbers of first pixel groups; and obtaining a processed frame of video including the M numbers of second pixel groups along the first direction.
US11356622B1
An image capturing device is provided, which includes a capacitive trans-impedance amplifier (CTIA) unit cell. The CTIA unit cell includes an image detector and a switching network. The image detector is configured to detect light having a first color and light having a second color different from the first color, and to generate a photocurrent in response to detecting the light. The switching network includes a CTIA switch, a CTIA low reset switch, and a CTIA high-reset biasing switch. The CTIA switch sets a first reset level of the CTIA unit cell to a first voltage in response invoking a first switching state of the CTIA low-reset switch and sets a second reset level of the CTIA to a second voltage greater than the first voltage level in response to invoking a second switching state of the CTIA low-reset switch.
US11356615B2
A camera device includes a first IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a first irradiation range in a capturing area with first IR light, a second IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a second irradiation range narrower than the first irradiation range in the capturing area with second IR light, and a controller that is configured to obtain a zoom magnification of the lens and controls the irradiation of the first IR light and the second IR light in a case where the zoom magnification is equal to a predetermined zoom magnification. The controller changes a supplied current of the first IR illuminator for the irradiation of the first IR light over a first predetermined time period, and changes a supplied current of the second IR illuminator for the irradiation of the second IR light over a second predetermined time period.
US11356611B2
An image capture apparatus comprising an image sensor is disclosed. When an instruction to shoot a still image has been detected when executing a live view display, the image capture apparatus shoots the still image preferentially, while repeatedly displaying a same image during a period in which the live view display cannot be updated. The image capture apparatus reduces a luminance and/or changes a tone of the image that is repeatedly displayed.
US11356610B2
The present embodiment relates to a camera device comprising: a mover comprising a first magnet; a lens; a stator comprising a first coil; a first substrate; a second substrate movably disposed on the first substrate; an image sensor disposed on the second substrate; a second coil disposed on the first substrate; and a second magnet disposed on the second substrate and facing the second coil, wherein the second substrate comprises: a coupling part coupled to the image sensor, and an extension part extending outwardly from the coupling part so that at least a portion thereof overlaps with the first substrate in the optical axis direction, and the camera device further comprises a ball disposed between the first substrate and the extension part of the second substrate.
US11356606B2
Certain embodiments disclosed herein generate an image that is devoid of a person. Such an embodiment can includes using a camera to obtain a first image of a scene while a person is at a first location within the FOV of the camera, obtaining a second image of the scene while the person is at a second location within the FOV of the camera, and generating, based on the first and second images, a third image of the scene, such that the third image of the scene is devoid of the person and includes portions of the scene that were blocked by the person in the first and second images. Other embodiments disclosed herein determine spatial information for one or more items of interest within a graphical representation of a region generated based on one or more images of the region captured using a camera of a mobile device.
US11356604B2
Various methods and systems are provided for image processing for multiple cameras. In one embodiment, a method comprises acquiring a plurality of image frames from each image frame source of a plurality of image frame sources, each plurality of image frames acquired at a first frame rate, combining the plurality of image frames from each image frame source into a single plurality of image frames with a second frame rate higher than the first frame rate, and outputting the single plurality of image frames as a video. In this way, high-frame-rate video may be obtained with multiple low-frame-rate image frame sources or cameras.
US11356603B2
An image capturing apparatus comprising an image sensor and a control circuit is disclosed. The control circuit changes, if a second drive period that is a drive period of the image sensor for still image shooting overlaps with a first drive period that is a drive period of the image sensor for moving image shooting, a start timing of the second drive period. When performing still image shooting while performing moving image shooting and moving image display: if the still image shooting is single image shooting or a first shot of continuous shooting, the control circuit does not change the start timing of the second drive period. If the still image shooting is a second shot onward of continuous shooting, the control circuit changes the start timing of the second drive period with giving priority to the moving image display.
US11356600B2
A machine learning (ML) operating mode is selected for a camera. A physical orientation of a housing of a camera is determined. In response to determining the orientation, an operating mode from a set of operating modes is selected. The set of operating modes includes at least a ML inference mode and a ML training mode. Based on the selected operating mode, images obtained by an image capturing unit are processed. In the ML inference mode, a ML controller applies a ML model to the images to infer or predict characteristics of the image (e.g., detecting objects within the images). In the ML training mode, the ML controller is configured to cause a ML model to be trained using images captured by the image capturing unit, either local to the camera or on a remotely located computing device.
US11356592B2
An image processing apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus, an image processing unit configured to perform first image processing on first image data, and a control unit configured to transmit a request for executing second image processing which is different from the first image processing on the first image data to the external apparatus via the communication unit, and receive second image data on which the second image processing has been executed from the external apparatus via the communication unit. In response that a function of the second image processing executable in the external apparatus is updated, the control unit determines whether to transmit a request again for executing the second image processing to the external apparatus.
US11356591B2
A method of automatic activation of a responder camera to begin capturing a video can be performed by a computing device. The computing device receives an indication of a location or an event. The computing device determines a geographic area associated with the location or event. The computing device receives a dispatch acknowledgement from a responder, where the dispatch acknowledgement indicates that the responder is at the geographic area or that the responder is en route to the geographic area. The computing device automatically sends a camera activation signal to a responder camera associated with the responder in response to receiving the dispatch acknowledgement from the responder. The responder camera is configured to begin capturing a video in response to receiving the camera activation signal.
US11356590B2
Examples disclosed herein provide an image capture device. As an example, the image capture device includes an image sensor, a shutter, and a touch-enabled layer disposed above the image sensor. A controller of the image capture device is to register a user touch interaction with the touch-enabled layer and, based on a gesture detected from the user touch interaction, cycle between engaging the shutter to cover the image sensor and disengaging the shutter to expose the image sensor.
US11356577B2
An image forming device includes a communicator that receives a series of image data, a timer that measures a reception time of each of the series of image data, and a storage that temporarily stores the image data received before forming an image based on the series of image data. When the communicator receives image data, and subsequently does not receive the next image data within a predetermined reception time, the controller obtains the time difference between the time of the reception end of the series of image data, and the reception time of the image data last received by the communicator, determines that the last received image data may be incomplete image data when the time difference is greater than or equal to a predetermined time, and determines whether to form an image based on the image data stored in the storage according to the determination.
US11356574B2
An image reading apparatus includes a medium mounting portion configured to mount a medium; a feeding means configured to feed a medium from the medium mounting portion; at least one edge guide each configured to regulate a corresponding one of at least one medium width direction edge of the medium having been mounted on the medium mounting portion; a reading means configured to read the medium and disposed on a further downstream side than the at least one edge guide in the medium feeding direction; and at least one medium detection means configured to detect the medium and disposed on a further downstream side than the at least one edge guide in the medium feeding direction and further outside in the medium width direction than at least one edge regulation position for the edge regulation by the at least one edge guide.
US11356573B2
An information processing apparatus includes a reception section that receives a designation of an item to be an operation target on a screen used to operate data on a work which includes plural procedures, and a presentation section that presents a candidate value for the item, which is the operation target, and locational information of a procedure, in which the candidate value is extracted, on the screen.
US11356570B2
An album creating app obtains model templates forming a model album, candidate images to be used to create an album, and a candidate template usable as an alternative template to the model templates. For each model image included in each model template, the app selects a similar image being one of the candidate images which is more similar to the model image than the other candidate images. Then, in a case where a similarity between the model image in the model template for a processing target and the selected similar image is smaller than a predetermined threshold, the app determines which of the model template for the processing target and the candidate template is to be used as a template for processing of the processing target. Then, the app creates a layout by placing, on the template determined, an image similar to an image placed on the template determined.
US11356565B2
Techniques are described for enabling a service administrator to respond to a detected doorbell press at a property when an authorized user is unavailable to respond. In some implementations, a determination that a doorbell press has been detected at a property is made. Video data collected by a doorbell device of the property is obtained in response to determining that the doorbell press has been detected at the property. Sensor data collected by one or more sensors of a monitoring system located within the property is obtained in response to determining that the doorbell press has been detected at the property. A present security risk for the property is determined based at least on the obtained sensor data and the obtained video data. A communication session between the doorbell device and a server system associated with the monitoring system of the property is established in response to determining the present security risk for the property.
US11356564B2
Techniques for monitoring Voice-over-IP (VoIP) network services over the Internet are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system, process, and/or computer program product for monitoring and/or troubleshooting VoIP network services over the Internet includes performing VoIP call initiation testing using a source agent and a target agent; performing synthetic VoIP call quality testing using the source agent and the target agent over the Internet; and generating a report based on the VoIP call initiation testing and the synthetic VoIP call quality testing over the Internet.
US11356563B1
The amplified cable modem includes a master circuit, a data network circuit, a telephony circuit, and a housing. The master circuit, a data network circuit, a telephony circuit are electrically interconnected. The housing contains the master circuit, the data network circuit, and the telephony circuit. The master circuit: a) receives the input signal; b) splits the input signal into the data network signal and the telephony signal; c) recombines signals from the data network circuit and the telephony circuit into the output signal; and, d) transmits the output signal to the external data source. The amplified cable modem includes a collection of amplifiers configured to maximize transmission power while generating minimal electrical noise in the amplified signals.
US11356562B2
According to one embodiment, a computing device may conduct an active telephone conversation and a proximity of the computing device to a second computing device may be determined to be within a predetermined distance. Moreover, a determination of a capability of the second computing device to conduct a telephone conversation may be made, and in response to such determinations, the active telephone conversation may be transferred from the computing device to the second computing device. In an example, when a user holding a telephone conversation moves near a smart speaker, the telephone conversation may be transferred to the smart speaker from the user's mobile device, should the user desire such a transfer. Moreover, as the user moves around, the telephone conversation may move with the user from device to device, enabling a seamless and intuitive telephone conversation experience for the user.
US11356559B2
A system for providing chat-based customer callbacks, wherein a callback application server transmits prompts and receives requests for customer callbacks, an interaction manager determines agent availability and arranges callback handling, and a session management server initiates callbacks, and methods for providing chat-based customer callbacks using the system of the invention.
US11356555B1
Message-based interactive voice response (IVR) menu reconnection is used to reconnect a calling device to a destination at a specific node of a call path after the calling device disconnects from a call with the destination. Menu options of an IVR service presented during a call between the calling device and the destination are determined responsive to the calling device disconnecting from the call. A message including one or more selectable elements each associated with one of the menu options is then transmitted to the calling device. Responsive to a selection of a selectable element at the calling device, the calling device is connected to a destination endpoint. Thus, where the calling device had partially or fully traversed an IVR service during the call, the message-based IVR menu reconnection disclosed herein enables the calling device to reconnect to the destination without having to repeat that IVR service traversal.
US11356554B2
The present invention relates to device, system and method for determining a priority level and/or conversation duration of a call. An improved and adaptive device comprises a signal input (31) for obtaining an image data signal (21) of a user initiating a call, a physiological data extraction unit (32) for extracting physiological data (22) of the user from the obtained image data signal (21), a health condition determination unit (33) for determining the health condition (23) of the user based on the extracted physiological data, and a prioritization unit (34) for determining the priority level and/or conversation duration (24) of the call based on the determined health condition of the user.
US11356542B2
A mobile device, such as a mobile phone, including a housing and active cooling cells is described. The active cooling cells are in the housing. The cooling cells utilize vibrational motion to drive a fluid such that the mobile phone has a coefficient of thermal spreading (CTS) greater than 0.5 for a steady-state power generated by the mobile phone of at least five watts.
US11356536B2
A system and method for dynamically managing application loads on a vehicle includes: receiving a plurality of distinct application requests; for each one application request, identifying expected computing resource expenditure data based on one or more attributes of each one application request; and identifying current state data for each of a plurality of computing resources of the vehicle based on an expected utilization of each of the plurality of computing resources for fulfilling each one application request; dynamically generating an execution schedule for executing a subset of or each of the plurality of distinct application requests based on (1) the expected computing resource expenditure data for each one application request and (2) the current state data for each of the plurality of computing resources of the vehicle; and executing the subset of or each of the plurality of distinct application requests based on the execution schedule.
US11356535B2
A system for communicating and managing messaging between a source system and a destination system including a publisher module, a topic module that receives the message from the publisher module and including one or more subscription modules, a queue module that receives the message from the topic module, a success queue module, an error queue module, and a subscriber module that receives the message from the queue module, then decompresses, decrypts, calculates the check sum, then prepares the message for transmission to the destination system and transmits the message to the destination system.
US11356526B2
Techniques for providing a distributed standards registry are provided. A DSR system may include a plurality of distributed standards registry participants that are collectively configured to provide control logic for the distributed standards registry using a consensus voting mechanism to make control decisions. The DSR system includes include a distributed ontology model library maintained on the plurality of distributed standards registry participants and storing a plurality of ontology models, and a distributed federation broker registry maintained across the plurality of distributed standards registry participants. A first distributed standards registry participant of the plurality of distributed standards registry participants includes a discovery processor operable to receive and process federation participant queries and a registry processor operable to receive and process registration requests to register the federation broker as providing brokerage services related to a federation service described by one of the plurality of ontology models.
US11356522B2
The present disclosure provides a data transmission method, a network device, a terminal device, and a computer readable storage medium, the data transmission method including: on a first network side, providing first data to a first network address in a first network; determining, based on mapping of first network addresses in the first network and second network addresses in a second network, a second network address according to the first network address; and transmitting the first data to a terminal device located at the determined second network address in the second network based on a Message Queue Telemetry Transmission (MQTT) protocol.
US11356520B2
A system and method for providing zone-specific media to a user. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly selects and provides media content (e.g., audio content), where such content is selected based, at least in part, on a user location (e.g., location within a premises).
US11356519B2
A method of registering distributed devices includes discovering a plurality of devices at a central panel or server, localizing the devices, and authorizing the devices with a mobile device communicating with the central panel or server. The method also includes registering the devices with the central panel. The model can include verifying link quality with each of the devices before registering the devices with the central panel by comparing signal quality between each device and a central panel with a pre-defined threshold level.
US11356517B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a packetized message that is generated by signaling of a tag that is included in code of a given online resource and includes an identifier corresponding to a user that is accessing the given online resource, logging a timestamp as a start of a user session at a website that includes the given online resource, determining that the user session remains active while additional packetized messages continue to be received, determining that the user session at the website has ended, calculating a duration of the user session based on a difference between the timestamp and a time when the user session at the web site was determined to have ended, and modifying distribution of content to the user based on the duration of the user session at the website.
US11356513B2
A network function (NF) entity in a communication network receives User Plane Function (UPF) registration information for a plurality of UPFs, the registration information including a respective network attribute for each UPF. The NF entity associates each UPF with a corresponding network based on the respective network attribute, and map one or more User Equipment (UE) to the corresponding network based on a security policy to create a UE-to-network table. The NF further receives a request to establish a session for a subsequent UE, the request including a subsequent UE identifier, and determine an access permission for the subsequent UE to access the corresponding network based on the subsequent UE identifier and the UE-to-network table. The NF selects one UPF from the plurality of UPF to service the session for the subsequent UE based on the access permission, and an association between the one UPF and the corresponding network.
US11356501B1
An approach is provided for dynamic beacons address allocation. The approach involves reporting, by each child node of a beacon tree structure, to a parent node, a load collection packet including a load count of each child node. Each child node is either a leaf node or a parent node. The parent node is either a root node or a child node reporting to another node. The parent node is located on a shortest path from a leaf node to the root node. The load count is a total number of the other nodes reporting to the parent node plus one. The approach also involves receiving, by each child node from the parent node, an address distribution packet that includes a contiguous logical address range and a weighted distance to the root node (WDR). The WDR and/or the tree structure are provided as an input for a drone navigation task.
US11356497B2
A fluid dispensing control unit is provided that includes at least one electronic circuitry processor configured to function as a web server, at least one generic purpose input/output block for connecting to a fluid dispensing system device being a fluid valve, a meter, a pump or a tank for controlling or metering the dispensed fluid or for controlling the fluid pump or tank. The fluid dispensing control unit further includes at least one web input/output block that is provided for connecting the web server to a web enabling a remote control of the fluid dispensing control unit and the connected fluid dispensing system device via the web. The at least one generic purpose input/output block and the one web input/output block are connected with the at least one electronic circuitry processor.
US11356492B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems. Embodiments of the present invention detect an audio stream comprising one or more voice packets from a first computing system. Embodiments of the present invention can, in response to detecting an audio stream, dynamically prevent audio drop out on a second computing system using circular buffers based on network consistency.
US11356490B2
The present invention is directed to intelligent and near real-time monitoring in a streaming environment. In embodiments, a streaming platform streams raw data from raw data capture devices, where the raw data is contextually enriched using multiple information sources. A rule execution operator, integrated within the streaming platform, detects events by executing rules against the contextually enriched data. The rules applied are customizable, flexible, multivariate, and dynamically responsive to changing information. When an event is detected, an action can be instantiated in response to the event detection and/or newly derived information. The action and/or instructions for performing the action are communicated to external sources, where the action can be initiated and/or completed. Accordingly, actions are instantiated in near real time relative to the initial receipt of raw data from which the events were detected. Actions may be delayed using sophisticated temporal reasoning, in some embodiments.
US11356489B2
Adaptive state detection can be provided for conferencing solutions. A monitoring service can be executed on the computing system employed by each participant to access a conference. The monitoring service on a presenter computing system can detect when the presenter has commenced sharing his/her screen or application and can identify a schema for performing state detection. The monitoring service shares the schema with the monitoring services on the listener computing systems. As the screen content is shared, the monitoring services can implement the schema to cause state notifications to be provided to the monitoring service on the presenter computing system. The state notifications can represent whether the listener computing systems are receiving the shared screen content and/or to what extent the shared screen content is delayed.
US11356479B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for automatic takedown of counterfeit websites using API-based and/or email-based takedown. In implementations the method includes checking the domain of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) against a database to determine if an API-based takedown can be performed for the counterfeit website. If an API-based takedown cannot be performed the system determines the email of the hosting provider hosting the counterfeit website based on the resolve Internet Protocol (IP) address and sends a takedown notification via email with evidence such as screenshots, hosting infrastructure information, website lifecycle and scan timestamp. The system checks periodically whether the counterfeit website has been taken down by the network owner. If, after a check, the website is still live, the process of takedown is repeated until the website is taken down.
US11356470B2
A method and a system for determining vulnerabilities on a network are provided. The method comprises: receiving data indicative of a first network architecture element; determining, based on the data, a respective one of a plurality of predetermined task templates, the respective one of the plurality of predetermined task templates including one or more tasks for identifying respective vulnerabilities associated with the first network architecture element; in response to identifying, based on the respective one of the plurality of predetermined task templates, at least one vulnerability associated with the first network architecture element, the at least one vulnerability providing access to a second network architecture element associated with the first network architecture element: determining data indicative of the second network architecture element; and using the data indicative of the second network architecture element for identifying further vulnerabilities on the network.
US11356469B2
A new approach is proposed to support generating and presenting to a user cyber attack monetary impact estimation of a current or future cyber attack, which is used to stop monetary losses or to mitigate monetary impacts. First, both historic data and real time data on monetary impact of current and/or potential cyber attacks is continuously collected from a plurality of data pools. The collected data is then synchronized, correlated and filtered/cleansed once the data is available to create fidelity among the data from the plurality of data pools. The cyber attack monetary impact is calculated based on the correlated and cleansed data, and is presented to the user along with one or more suggested applications by the user in response to the cyber attack monetary impact, to mitigate the monetary impact of the current or future cyber attack.
US11356465B1
According to certain aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method is provided that includes detecting a malicious activity or a security event on a managed device. The method includes adding the managed device to a group. The method includes removing a user configuration profile from, and transmitting a security configuration profile to, the managed device. The method includes placing the managed device in a protect state to notify and forcibly log out the end user. The method includes notifying the end user that access is prohibited. The method includes clearing the managed device from being in the protect state after remediation of the malicious activity or the security event. The method includes removing, responsive to clearing the managed device from being in the protective state, the security configuration profile from, and transmitting the user configuration profile to, the managed device. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
US11356460B2
In some aspects, a computing system can control access of a user computing device to a resource. The computing system can obtain an access request submitted by a user computing device. The computing system can verify permission information in the access request to determine that the access request is valid. If the access request is valid, the computing system submits an authentication request to request an authentication system to authenticate the user and obtains authentication results generated by the authentication system. The computing system further provides, based on the authentication results, an access control decision for the access request.
US11356453B1
A plurality of virtual machines instances are instantiated and configured to use a subset of sensitive data to generate reports such that the reports can be visually inspected by authorized personnel or entities for potential abnormalities. After completion of the inspection, the virtual machine instances are then deleted such that the sensitive data that were used to generate the reports become inaccessible.
US11356452B2
A method, system and computer program product assess risk of an unauthorized API login and mitigate damage from an unauthorized API login. The method includes collecting in a database license attributes of a user license, user profile attributes, and database content change attributes; receiving an API login request; comparing features of the API login request to at least one of the database license attributes, user profile attributes, and database content change attributes against a predetermined threshold; assessing a risk of the an unauthorized API login request based on a result of the comparison; and based on a level of the assessed risk, implemented protective action to mitigate harm that may result from an unauthorized user from accessing information or services from a computer system by way of an API.
US11356449B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing access to vulnerability data in large scale operations, such as by synchronizing access to vulnerability data for active developers who have recently modified source code. For example, source vulnerability scanner (SVS) access may be granted to source code developers identified in a source control management system (SCM) as having made modifications within some recent timeframe, and may further revoke access for stale user accounts. This efficiently implements the information security principle of least privilege, and may easily scale to operations involving hundreds or thousands of active developers and asset owners, and tens of thousands of network assets − and even larger operations.
US11356425B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to systems, devices, and methods wherein dynamically generated symmetric keys are used for encryption and decryption of software updates for vehicles. The symmetric keys are dynamically generated using a combination of information that ties a given symmetric key to a specific combination of a vehicle and the devices installed therein. The dynamic generation of the symmetric keys also uses a piece of random data generated by an intermediary server, which allows the intermediary server to validate devices before providing the piece of random data and thereby control access to the software updates. Use of the techniques disclosed herein provide heightened security, control, safety, and reliability for over-the-air software updates for vehicles.
US11356413B2
The present disclosure combines Software Defined Networks (SDN) concepts with Security concepts. The coordination between SDN and Security provides a myriad of advantageous use cases. One exemplary use case involves providing a fast path at network speeds using SDN by routing network traffic to bypass a security appliance once the security appliance determines that the security appliance no longer needs to inspect the network traffic. Another exemplary use case involves remote provisioning of security zones.
US11356411B2
Embodiments described herein may be directed to systems, methods, apparatuses, devices, computer program products, computer-executable instructions, and/or applications for securely and anonymously accessing web resources and customizable attribution of identity. In accordance with the present disclosure, a user may inspect and analyze a webpage as well as the underlying source code from an “arm's length” using a secure analysis application to prevent exposure on the user's local machine. The secure analysis application may provide increased flexibility in masking and/or modifying the user's digital persona to external websites.
US11356405B2
Announcing new users of an electronic communications system includes receiving an indication of a new user of an electronic communications system. The new user has an identifier for the electronic communications system. Existing users of the electronic communications system that are known to the new user are identified. The identified existing users are sent a message notifying the identified existing users of the identifier of the new user. The identified existing users may be enabled to add the identifier of the new user to participant lists used by the identified existing users. The new user may be enabled to add identifiers of the identified existing users to a participant list of the electronic communications system used by the new user.
US11356403B2
A communication technique for providing a mobile gateway in a radio node (such as an eNodeB) in a local wireless network that is associated with a venue is described. During the communication technique, the radio node may provide, via the mobile gateway, cellular-telephone-network services. In particular, the mobile gateway may implement functions including: providing, when an electronic device attaches to the local wireless network, an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the electronic device based on a media access control (MAC) address for the electronic device, which is, in part, provided by a mobile management entity (MME) in a cellular-telephone network; triggering, via a supported interface, paging to the electronic device when the electronic device is in idle in the local wireless network; transmitting uplink data and receiving downlink data via a cellular-telephone communication protocol (such as Long Term Evolution or LTE); and/or electronic-device mobility in the local wireless network.
US11356401B2
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for providing a system with access to resources associated with a user account using a disposable email address (DEA) are provided. A request to provide a system with access to a first set of resources may be received. The first set of resources may be associated with a first email account associated with a first email address. A first DEA associated with the first email account may be generated. The first DEA may be transmitted to the system. A first set of modified emails may be generated based upon a first set of emails of the first email account. A first modified email of the first set of modified emails may comprise an indication of the first DEA. Access to the first set of modified emails may be provided to the system. The first DEA may be deactivated.
US11356400B2
A method for facilitating focused use of an email client includes entering an inbox pause mode and pausing display of at least some new email messages and email notifications while in the inbox pause mode. The method also includes detecting, while in the inbox pause mode, a selection by a user of a previously received email message that was received prior to entering the inbox pause mode. The method also includes displaying, while in the inbox pause mode, information about a subsequently received email message that is received subsequent to entering the inbox pause mode and that belongs to a conversation comprising the previously received email message.
US11356398B2
Presenting a lens-focused channel can include determining a state of a separate channel hosted on a data communications network. A topic-specific lens for federating a plurality of topic-specific messages conveyed over the data communications network can be configured in response to a predetermined condition indicated by the state of the channel. A lens-focused channel can be generated for presenting the plurality of topic-specific messages, as federated by the topic-specific lens, to a user over the data communications network.
US11356392B2
A conversation interface in a messaging application is displayed, the conversation interface being presented to participants in a conversation that is being conducted on the messaging application. The conversation interface is constructed by determining statuses of at least two external resources that have been launched, within the context of the messaging application, by one or more of the conversation participants. An external resource notification interface (or “dock”) is displayed in the conversation interface, the external resource notification interface including icons corresponding to the at least two external resources. Upon user selection of the external resource notification interface, a list interface (or “drawer”) including user-selectable cells corresponding to the at least two external resources is displayed.
US11356390B1
A method for encouraging dialogue between, and promoting transparency of said dialogue, a plurality of telecommunicators is provided. The plurality of telecommunicators may include an end user and an agent. The method includes receiving a request for a dialogue from the end user. The request includes a set of end user log-in credentials associated with the end user. The method further includes identifying the agent associated with a set of agent log-in credentials. The agent may respond to the request. The method also distinguishes the end user from the agent based on the set of end user log-in credentials and the set of agent log-in credentials and then instantiates an instance of telecommunications between the end user and the agent based, at least in part, on the distinguishing. Finally, the method includes monitoring the instantiation.
US11356382B1
A resource tag service of a provider network may be used to protect integration between resources of different services by generating dependency tags. When a service receives, from a client, a request for a resource of the service to use another resource of another service, a dependency tag is generated by the resource tag service. The dependency tag indicates that the resource depends on the other resource (e.g., the resources are integrated). When the other service receives, from the client, a request to delete or modify the other resource, the deletion or modification of the other resource is prevented based on the existence of the dependency tag for the other resource (e.g., the dependency tag is attached to the other resource, indicating that the other resource of the other service is integrated with the resource of the service).
US11356377B2
The invention relates, in a packet transport communication network comprising a connection (5) between an input node (3) and an output node (4), said connection (5) being able to be established by at least two different paths comprising at least two heterogeneous links (L1-L3), to a distribution method for distributing an incoming packet toward one of said links (L1-L3), comprising the following steps: identifying an object coherently grouping together packets, determining the size of the identified object, sending an incoming packet over one of said links (L1-L3), chosen based on the size of the object to which the packet belongs.
US11356375B2
The electronic device, comprises a communication circuitry configured to exchange data with an external electronic device; a first processor configured to exchange data with the external electronic device via the communication circuitry; a second processor configured to control the communication circuitry; and a memory configured to store priority information for each path characteristic of paths established over a network, wherein a first one of the first processor and the second processor is configured to: identify at least one priority information mapped to the path characteristic information based on the priority information in the memory; and store priority related information based on the at least one priority information, and wherein a second one of the first processor and the second processor is configured to: transmit data corresponding to the service identification information to the first one of the first processor and the second processor based on the priority related information.
US11356371B2
A system including multiple routing agents associated with a server. The routing agents may be configured to share current load data associated with the server. In some cases, the routing agents may also maintain a global maximum rate limit associated with each server of network resource. The global maximum rate limit may be shared between the routing agents to allow the routing agents may provide improve load balancing and prevent overload events on the server during traffic bursts.
US11356356B2
Systems and methods for permitted network risks in diverse route determinations introduce the concept of permitted network risks which are risks that may be present in a disjoint path calculation. This removes the binary logic in conventional shared risk path determination, i.e., either exclude or include. With the present disclosure, a network risk may be excluded (must never use) or shared (may use if needed). In an embodiment, if a route for a backup tunnel or path excluding all network risks is not possible, then a route for the backup tunnel or path may be found excluding some network risks of the primary tunnel or path except specified network risks that are determined/specified as permitted network risks. Such permitted network risks can be explicitly specified by a network operator or implicitly determined based on a category (e.g., node and/or equipment may be shared network risks whereas links may not).
US11356351B2
A method and a coordinating node for providing at least one current analysis result relating to a link are disclosed. The coordinating node obtains a set of previous analysis results relating to at least one segment of the link. The coordinating node identifies a set of unreliable segments based on the set of previous analysis results and based on a condition for defining any segment as unreliable. The coordinating node performs a respective analysis of each unreliable segment of the set of unreliable segments to obtain a respective current analysis result for said each unreliable segment. Furthermore, the coordinating node sends, to the first node, the respective current analysis result. A corresponding computer program and a computer program carrier are also disclosed.
US11356346B2
Techniques are described for mote associated log creation, in which sensing information and/or control information of a device at a mote is determined. A time stamp of the sensing information or control information is obtained and one or more mote-addressed content logs are created with the obtained time stamp. The one or more mote-addressed content logs have at least one device identifier associated with the device.
US11356345B2
In an embodiment, a method comprises, by a networking data analysis system: receiving, from a client device, computer files, each computer file comprising log data; transforming each of the computer files, the transforming comprising: converting the log data associated with the computer files into a structured tabular representation of the log data; parsing the structured tabular representation of the log data to extract data elements associated with the log data and to identify data types associated with the data elements; creating a columnar representation of the log data based on the identified data types; storing the columnar representation of the log data in a columnar database; executing computer-implemented functions on the columnar representation of the log data to identify key networking security metrics; sending, to the client device, instructions for displaying the identified key networking security metrics associated with the log data of the one or more computer files.
US11356341B2
Connecting an IoT device enabling a new function of another IoT device. An IoT hub scans a network segment for presence of an IoT device. Upon detecting the IoT device, a device response pattern is received. The device response pattern is compared with stored response patterns. A matching stored response pattern is selected which has a similarity to the device response pattern. A pattern difference is derived. Related device information is transformed into a device signature for the IoT device. The device signature is transferred to a discovery engine. The device signature is compared to stored signatures and protocol information. A matching stored signature and protocol information is transferred to the IoT hub. The IoT hub compares the new function with functions of other connected IoT devices. Upon finding a matching other IoT device, the other IoT device is offered a usage of the new function and protocol information.
US11356339B2
Various systems and methods for implementing a service-level agreement (SLA) apparatus receive a request from a requester via a network interface of the gateway, the request comprising an inference model identifier that identifies a handler of the request, and a response time indicator. The response time indicator relates to a time within which the request is to be handled indicates an undefined time within which the request is to be handled. The apparatus determines a network location of a handler that is a platform or an inference model to handle the request consistent with the response time indicator, and routes the request to the handler at the network location.
US11356335B2
A novel machine learning-based network analytics, troubleshoot, and self-healing system identifies and locates sources of data network problems autonomously within an entire end-to-end network topology of a network operator, while not necessitating human diagnosis of the data network problems. This system uniquely embeds a smart universal telemetry (SUT) as a quality-of-experience (QoE) parameter collection agent in intermediary transport-level network equipment and each end-user modem, which in turn enables on-demand collection of robust diagnostic data from all end-user modems and intermediary transport level nodes in a data network. By executing a machine learning (ML)-based artificial intelligence (AI) analytical module in a cloud-computing resource, the system then achieves autonomous identification and source pinpointing of network problems, and even self-repairs some machine-identified data network problems autonomously through remote software updates performed intelligently by the ML-based AI analytical module, if physical replacement of a network equipment is unnecessary to resolve such problems.
US11356330B2
A communication device includes a communication section and a controller. The communication section is communicable with a network apparatus via a relay device. The controller controls an operation of the communication section, thereby causes the communication section to transmit one or more search packets to the relay device, and causes the communication section to start communicating with the network apparatus after receiving any of the one or more search packets. The one or more search packets include the communication section as a transmission target.
US11356328B2
A service management method and apparatus, and a storage medium, where the method is used in a service management system, and where the service management system includes a service management unit and at least one first network management unit. The method includes: receiving, by the service management unit, a service management request, where the service management request carries network type indication information or service requirement information; and determining, by the service management unit, a target network type based on the network type indication information or the service requirement information, where a target network corresponding to the target network type is configured to provide a service, and the target network type includes a sliced network or a non-sliced network.
US11356327B2
Systems and methods for supporting a single logical IP subnet across multiple independent layer 2 subnets in a high performance computing environment. A method can provide, at a computer including one or more microprocessors, a logical device, the logical device being addressed by a layer 3 address, wherein the logical device comprises a plurality of network adapters, each of the network adapters comprising a physical port, and a plurality of switches. The method can arrange the plurality of switches into a plurality of discrete layer 2 subnets. The method can provide a mapping table at the logical device.
US11356326B2
Data is transmitted in accordance with a parameter. For a metric associated with transmission of the data, a response to a stochastic error state of the metric includes making a first adjustment to the parameter in a first direction. A response to a deterministic error state of the metric includes making a second adjustment to the parameter in a second direction, where the second direction is in opposition to the first direction. A transition point between the two states is identified, and a response to the identification is made.
US11356324B2
Techniques are provided for chaos engineering in microservices using a service mesh. In an example, a plurality of microservices can operate together as part of a software as a service product. A graph of the service mesh of the plurality of microservices can be determined. From that graph, weight can be assigned to the respective nodes. Those weights can be used to determine a probability of where chaos is introduced in the corresponding microservice architecture as part of chaos testing.
US11356321B2
A method of recovering a plurality of network elements from a network outage, including receiving, at a network management system (NMS), a plurality of recovery requests from the plurality of network elements; determining, by the NMS, a sequence for processing the plurality of recovery requests based on a plurality of priority values associated with the plurality of network elements, wherein a priority value of the plurality of priority values is based on at least one key performance indicator (KPI) associated with a corresponding network element of the plurality of network elements; and recovering the plurality of network elements based on the determined sequence.
US11356315B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to dynamically control devices based on distributed data are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a comparator to compare a first measurement measured by a first peer device to a second measurement, the second measurement being measured locally by the apparatus; and an operation adjuster to, when the comparison satisfies a threshold, adjust a measurement protocol of the first peer device.
US11356314B2
Pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) encoding for a communication bus is disclosed. In particular, various two-wire communication buses may encode bits using three-level PAM (PAM-3) or five-level PAM (PAM-5) to increase bit transmission without requiring increases to clock frequencies or adding additional pins. Avoiding increases in clock frequencies helps reduce the risk of electromagnetic interference (EMI), and avoiding use of extra pins avoids cost increases for integrated circuits (ICs).
US11356308B2
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) system for multi-channel signals attenuates an incoming multi-channel signal by providing a gain. The system further adjusts each individual channel, of the multi-channel signal, by supplying a second gain if needed. The AGC system is designed to ensure a received signal power is at an optimal level for analog to digital conversion or any other form of signal processing. The system also enables elimination of mid-packet gain adjustments.
US11356283B2
A system includes a storage unit, a trusted time source, a key generation unit, and an encryption unit. The storage unit is configured to store data. The trusted time source provides a correct time responsive to a request. The key generation unit receives a time expiration associated with the data stored on the storage unit. The time expiration indicates when the data stored on the storage unit is to become inaccessible. The key generation unit further receives the correct time from the trusted time source and generates an encryption key based on the correct time and further based on the time expiration. The encryption unit is configured uses the encryption key to encrypt the data stored on the storage unit. A certificate that includes the time expiration and a decryption key associated with the encryption key is generated responsive to the data stored on the storage unit being encrypted.
US11356282B2
Disclosed herein are computer-implemented methods; computer-implemented systems; and non-transitory, computer-readable media, for sending cross-chain messages. One computer-implemented method includes storing an authenticable message (AM) associated with a first account of a blockchain node to a blockchain associated with the first blockchain network, where the AM comprises an identifier (ID) of the first blockchain network, information of the first account, and information of a recipient of the AM. The AM and location information is translated to a relay to be forwarded to the recipient located outside of the first blockchain network, where the location information identifies a location of the AM in the first blockchain and the recipient includes one or more accounts outside of the first blockchain network.
US11356279B2
A blockchain-based electronic signature method includes: receiving an electronic signature authentication request sent by an electronic signature client, wherein the electronic signature client is bound to one or more legal signature users, and the electronic signature authentication request includes biometric information of a signature user collected by the electronic signature client; in response to the electronic signature authentication request, authenticating whether the signature user is a legal signature user bound to the electronic signature client based on the biometric information; and if yes, returning an authentication result to the electronic signature client, so that the electronic signature client further prompts the signature user to perform an electronic signature operation in response to the authentication result; and receiving an electronic signature submitted by the signature user and collected by the electronic signature client, and publishing the electronic signature to a blockchain.
US11356278B2
Systems, devices and methods are provided for blockchain driven embedded video and digital signatures on signed documents. The present disclosure includes providing a video conference initiated with the process of signing a document. The video conference and the signing process and the video are recorded. The recorded video captures all conversations, understanding and the final signing by participants. Both the signature and the recorded signing event in video conference are stored with a hash value as a blockchain.
US11356274B2
Verifying a set of remotely stored data is disclosed, including: requesting a first element corresponding to a first leaf in a base layer of a digital tree, wherein the digital tree corresponds to a set of remotely stored data; receiving the first element corresponding to the first leaf; and receiving a membership proof comprising a set of elements from one or more layers higher in the digital tree than the base layer of the digital tree, wherein the set of elements comprises a path from the first leaf to a root of the digital tree, wherein the set of elements is dependent on a plurality of additional leaves and wherein verification of the first element corresponding to the first leaf increases a level of confidence in an availability of the plurality of additional leaves.
US11356260B2
An example operation may include one or more of registering a first service node and a second service node for accessing a common data store, providing to the second client node, by the first client node, a data access request token key and a data access receipt key corresponding to a data access request, responsive to a receipt of the access request token key and the data access receipt key by the second service, retrieving a result from the common data store; and providing the result to the second client node.
US11356258B2
Methods and systems for cryptographically secured data validation. The system includes a first validator. The first validator is designed and configured to receive a first instance of an immutable sequential data structure containing at least a first digitally signed textual element containing at least a first physical asset transfer field populated with a at least a first physical asset transfer datum and at least a second digitally signed textual element generated by a second validator. The first validator authenticates the first instance of the immutable sequential data structure. The first validator generates at least a second validity indicating a determination by the first validator as to the accuracy of the at least a first physical asset transfer field. The first validator detects a conflict between the at least a first validity flag and the at least a second validity flag. The first validator transmits to the at least a second validator an indication of the conflict.
US11356257B2
A system and techniques are described herein for providing authentication. The technique includes registering user authentication data such as biometrics data with a communication device. The authentication data is linked to an account or service provider, and is used to verify the identity of the user when accessing the account. The communication device may obtain a public/private key pair, for which the pubic key may be stored on a secure remote server. When the user attempts to access the account or service provider, the user may provide the authentication data to authenticate the user to the communication device. Thereafter, the communication device may sign an authentication indicator using the private key and send the authentication indicator to the secure remote server. Upon verification of the signature using the public key, the secure remote server may grant access to the user, for example, by releasing a token.
US11356250B2
A parent cryptographic key associated with a blockchain object is obtained. A number of parties (N) to share control over the blockchain object is obtained. N child cryptographic keys are generated based on the parent cryptographic key by applying a predetermined algorithm to the parent cryptographic key, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and wherein the N child cryptographic keys are collectively configured to enable reconstruction of the parent cryptographic key.
US11356248B2
A technique for ciphering source data (306) into target data (308) is described. As to a method aspect of the technique, a level (302) of ciphering is determined for the source data (306). A key sequence (304) is generated depending on the determined level (302) of ciphering. The source data (306) and the key sequence (304) are combined resulting in the target data (308).
US11356237B1
Systems and methods for HDMI signal communication over an optical communication link are described. One aspect includes receiving an HDMI control signal from an HDMI master device, and another HDMI control signal from an HDMI sink terminal via a communication resources. The method identifies half-duplex communication resource contention between the HDMI control signal and the other HDMI control signal, and transitions a communication direction of the half-duplex communication resources to give the HDMI control signal precedence over the other HDMI control signal. Subsequent to transitioning the communication direction, the method transfers the HDMI control signal to the HDMI sink terminal via the communication resources. Subsequent to transferring the HDMI control signal, the method again transitions the direction of the half-duplex communication resources, and transfers the other HDMI control signal to the HDMI master device.
US11356236B2
Circuit including a first port to couple to a first device; a second port to couple to a second device; a first channel having an input coupled to first port and an output coupled to second port, the first channel to re-drive a signal and output re-driven signal; a second channel having an input coupled to second port and an output coupled to first port, the second channel to re-drive a signal and output re-driven signal; and a controller to: enable first channel and disable second channel responsive to detecting a signal edge at first port; enable second channel and disable first channel responsive to detecting a signal edge at second port; sample impedance at first port if signal received at first port is de-asserted while first channel is enabled; and sample impedance at second port if signal received at second port is de-asserted while second channel is enabled.
US11356232B2
Embodiments of this application disclose a BWP deactivation method, a device, and a system, to deactivate one or more BWPs in a plurality of active BWPs of a first device. The method includes: receiving, by the first device, signaling sent by a second device; and deactivating, by the first device, a BWP of the first device based on the signaling. Technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application are applicable to BWP deactivation.
US11356228B2
A user terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a transmission section that transmits an uplink control channel over multiple slots; and a control section that, when changing an active Bandwidth Part (BWP) during the transmission of the uplink control channel, controls the transmission of the uplink control channel after the BWP changing. According to the one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent a communication throughput from lowering even when a BWP is switched.
US11356224B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of decoding, by a user equipment, a downlink signal in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving rate matching pattern information indicating a rate matching resource having a repetition period from a base station; and decoding a downlink shared channel using the rate matching pattern information.
US11356223B2
UEs each monitor a search space in multiple CORSETs and appropriately detect a DCI. In a base station (100), a DCI generator (102) selects one of multiple cases each indicating a combination of CORSETs to be monitored by a terminal (200) among multiple control channel regions (CORSETs). A transmitter (106) indicates, by higher-layer signaling, configuration information indicating the multiple cases, and indicates the selected case by dynamic signaling.
US11356211B2
Methods of operation of a wireless device are provided. In particular, Media Access Control (MAC) protocol aspects are disclosed relating to Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) cells and, more generally, to cells of a cellular communications network operating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum. According to one aspect, a method of operation of a wireless device comprises transmitting an Uplink (UL) transmission on a cell for a corresponding UL Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process, the cell operating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, and setting a locally maintained status for the UL HARQ process to Acknowledgement (ACK) based on an assumption that the UL transmission was successful.
US11356207B2
Disclosed are a HARQ-ACK feedback method, a HARQ-ACK extraction method, a base station, and a user equipment. The Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback method is performed by a base station, and used to feed back corresponding HARQ-ACKs to a plurality of user equipments. The method includes: generating, by employing a plurality of HARQ-ACKs corresponding to the plurality of user equipments, at least one piece of downlink control information, where for each user equipment, an implicit mapping relationship exists between the user equipment and one or more information bits of the downlink control information; and transmitting to the plurality of user equipments the downlink control information.
US11356200B2
Methods and devices are described for determining reliabilities of bit positions in a bit sequence for information bit allocation using polar codes. The reliabilities are calculated using a weighted summation over a binary expansion of each bit position, wherein the summation is weighted by an exponential factor that is selected based at least in part on the coding rate of the polar code. Information bits and frozen bits are allocated to the bit positions based on the determined reliabilities, and data is polar encoded as the information bits. The polar encoded data is then transmitted to a remote device.
US11356197B1
Methods are described for identifying and acting upon predetermined message patterns during reception of a data stream structured as USB message frames. A first embodiment performs pattern matching between received message bits and one or more predetermined sequences, identifying unscrambled ordered set messages. A second embodiment applies a descrambling operation and performs comparable pattern matching between descrambled received message bits and one or more additional predetermined sequences, identifying scrambled ordered set messages.
US11356195B2
A wireless communication method and apparatus are provided for selecting quality-reporting sub-carriers based on sub-carrier quantity information received from a base station. The method comprises: acquiring information indicating a number of sub-carriers; measuring channel quality of each of a plurality of sub-carriers within a communication band from a received signal; selecting sub-carriers satisfying a condition related to measured channel quality bands from the plurality of sub-carriers, wherein quantity of the selected sub-carriers corresponds to the quantity of sub-carriers indicated by the acquired information; and transmitting information indicating channel quality of the selected sub-carriers.
US11356192B2
The present invention provides an emissions control apparatus for an entity. The emissions control apparatus comprises: storage means for storing transmission data relating to an entity; a controller configured to calculate a propagation profile for the entity based on at least the transmission data; and a display for displaying the propagation profile. The present invention also provides a method of controlling emissions.
US11356190B2
A configurable wide area distributed antenna system is provided. At least one remote master unit of the system is in communication with at least one base station. The remote master unit includes a remote switch function that provides at least multiplexing in a downlink direction, demultiplexing in an uplink direction and routing of digital samples. The local master unit is located remote from the remote master unit. The local master unit is in communication with at least one remote antenna unit used to provide communication coverage in a select coverage area. The local master unit includes a local switch function providing at least demultiplexing in a downlink direction, multiplexing in an uplink direction and routing of digital samples. At least one communication link communicatively couples the remote master unit to the local communication unit with transport media interfaces.
US11356186B1
Disclosed are example embodiments of methods and systems for calibrating the second and third order intermodulation intercept points of a radio transceiver. The calibration circuit comprises: a common mode voltage (VCM) calibration circuit having a complementary to absolute temperature (CTAT) voltage node coupled to one or more VCM nodes of the radio transceiver, wherein the VCM calibration circuit is configured to adjust the CTAT voltage to reduce a third-order intermodulation (IM3) at an output of the radio transceiver; and a bulk terminal calibration circuit configured to bias one of a VBP and VBN voltages at one or more bulk terminals of one or more transistors of the RF circuit to reduce a second-order intermodulation (IM2).
US11356185B1
A method and a measuring apparatus for measuring noise of a device under test (DUT) is provided, wherein the DUT is connected to a link partner (LP) device via a cable, and the measuring apparatus is coupled to the DUT and LP device. The method includes: controlling the LP device to transmit a far-end data sequence to the DUT according to transmission data; controlling the DUT to recover the transmission data for generating aided-data sequence according to the transmission data, wherein the aided-data sequence is configured to perform cancellation with a received far-end data sequence to generate a cancellation result; generating a first noise value and a second noise value in a first training phase and a second training phase, respectively; and estimating noise from at least one circuit according to the first noise value and the second noise value.
US11356181B2
An optical transport system configured to compensate nonlinear signal distortions using a backward-propagation algorithm in which some effects of polarization mode dispersion on the nonlinear signal distortions are accounted for by employing two or more different approximations of said effects within the bandwidth of the optical communication signal. In an example embodiment, the corresponding digital signal processor (DSP) is configured to switch between different approximations based on a comparison, with a fixed threshold value, of a difference between frequencies of various optical waves contributing to the nonlinear signal distortions, e.g., through four-wave-mixing processes. In different embodiments, the backward-propagation algorithm can be executed by the transmitter's DSP or the receiver's DSP.
US11356178B2
A method for monitoring leakage in the aeronautical band of a high split HFC includes providing an apparatus for use in a patrol vehicle, the apparatus including a leak signal receiver coupled to a processor; setting a plurality of coefficients for an OUDP matched filter for a current location of the patrol vehicle; detecting peaks over a detection threshold at an output of the OUDP matched filter; and determining a presence of a leak based on a time stamp and a level of each detected peak. An upstream leak detection system is also described.
US11356175B2
A method, an apparatus and a device for detecting an optical module, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: constructing insertion loss ranges meeting an insertion loss specification that respectively correspond to different signal frequencies in a predetermined signal frequency range, to construct a target insertion loss region; acquiring a microstripline length, a stripline length, a via number and a connector number of a to-be-detected optical module; inputting the microstripline length, the stripline length, the via number and the connector number to a pre-constructed first model, to determine an insertion loss curve of the to-be-detected optical module in the signal frequency range; and determining that the to-be-detected optical module is unqualified if a part of the insertion loss curve is outside the target insertion loss region.
US11356166B2
A beam failure caused by an event initiated by the UE such as folding of the UE or shutting down of a UE antenna penal may be predictable. Accordingly, the UE may declare a beam failure detection (BFD) without going through a potentially long detection procedure. Disclosed herein are apparatus and methods for detecting beam failure and terminating BFD earlier than the current DFD process would have. The method may include identifying a beam failure (BF) event at the UE that impacts at least one beam pair link (BPL) and communicating a request to an associated base station to stop communicating on an impacted beam pair link, without going through an entire BFD process.
US11356151B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for multi-TRP by a UE, including out of order delivery of PDSCH, PUSCH, and/or DL ACK/NACK. The UE may receive, from a base station, a configuration that may include multiple control resource set (CORESET) poos and each CORESET pool may be associated with an index value. The UE may determine that at least two DCIs of the multiple DCIs end at a common symbol and determine, based on one or more predetermined rules, when the UE may be scheduled to receive PDSCHs, transmit PUSCHs, and/or transmit ACK/NACKs from CORESETs associated with the at least two DCIs.
US11356142B2
A transceiver circuit includes an ADC and an echo-cancellation circuit, wherein the echo-cancellation circuit includes a steady circuit, a transient circuit and an output circuit. In the operations of the transceiver circuit, the ADC is configured to perform an analog-to-digital conversion operation on an analog input signal to generate a digital input signal. The steady circuit is configured to generate a steady echo response according to a transmitting signal. The transient circuit is configured to generate an echo response adjustment signal according to a phase change of a clock signal used by the transmitting signal. The output circuit is configured to generate an output signal according to the digital input signal, the steady echo response, and the echo response adjustment signal.
US11356137B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for displaying the operational parameters of a radio system located onboard an aircraft. The apparatus comprises a permanent radio display bar that shows an active radio frequency in use by the radio system and a variable radio display pad. The variable radio display pad shows multiple historical past radio frequencies previously used by the radio system and multiple predicted future radio frequencies for use along a flight plan of the aircraft. It includes a change command that allows a crew member to manually change the active radio frequency in the permanent radio display bar.
US11356124B2
Provided herein may be an electronic device using an artificial neural network. The electronic device may include a training data generator configured to determine an input vector corresponding to a trapping set, detected during error correction decoding corresponding to a codeword, and a target vector corresponding to the input vector, and a training component configured to train an artificial neural network based on supervised learning by inputting the input vector to an input layer of the artificial neural network and by inputting the target vector to an output layer of the artificial neural network.
US11356120B1
Described are systems and methods for storing a data object using a hierarchical erasure encoding to store a physical representation of the data object across a plurality of fault domains. A first erasure encoding is applied to the data object to generate a first set of shards of the data object. Individual shards of the set of shards may then be distributed across the fault domains for storage. Within the fault domains a second erasure encoding may be applied to the individual shards to generate a second set of shards. Finally, a manifest may be generate in order to reconstruct the data object from the first set of shards and the second set of shards.
US11356113B2
A digital-to-analog conversion circuit includes: a decoder that, if set to a first selection state, selects two different reference voltages from a reference voltage group on the basis of a digital data signal and outputs the two reference voltages as first and second selection voltages, and if set to a second selection state, selects two reference voltages from the reference voltage group in a manner allowing redundancy and outputs the two reference voltages as the first and second selection voltages; and an amplifier circuit that amplifies and outputs a voltage obtained by averaging a combination of the first and second selection voltages with weighting factors set in advance.
US11356108B2
A frequency generator is disclosed. The frequency generator is for generating an oscillator clock according to a reference clock, and the frequency generator is used in a frequency hopping system that switches a carrier frequency among a plurality of channels, and the carrier frequency further carries a modulation frequency for data transmission. The frequency generator includes: a frequency hopping and modulation control unit, arranged for generating a current channel according to a channel hopping sequence and a frequency command word (FCW) based on the reference clock, a digital-controlled oscillator (DCO), arranged for to generating the oscillator clock according to an oscillator tuning word (OTW) obtained according to the estimated DCO normalization value. An associated method is also disclosed.
US11356107B1
An accurate replica oscillator-based frequency tracking loop (FTL) is provided. The replica oscillator used in the FTL can be at a lower frequency and therefore can consume much lower power compared to a main oscillator, such as an injection locked oscillator (ILO). The proposed FTL accurately sets the free running frequency of an ILO across process, voltage and temperature (PVT). Techniques are also provided to compensate the gain and offset error between the replica oscillator and the ILO.
US11356099B2
Switchboxes are especially used in integrated circuits with programmable logic (e.g. FPGAs). They are used to establish configurable signal paths between logic blocks. It is especially important to use an efficient structure, i.e. a structure whose chip area is as small as possible and which is able to realize short and fast signal paths. The task of the present invention is to significantly reduce the effort for the interconnection structures while still maintaining good routeability. This is achieved by the fact that there is no longer a switchbox (SB) on each coordinate position. It is particularly advantageous to arrange the SBs in a chessboard-like manner and also to use two SBs of different sizes which are arranged in a superordinate chessboard structure.
US11356086B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide for a circuit. In some examples, the circuit includes a first inverter coupled between first and second nodes, a second inverter coupled between third and fourth nodes, and a first logic circuit having a first input coupled to the second node, a second input coupled to the fourth node, and an output, a first positive feedback circuit coupled between the first and third nodes and having a control input. The first positive feedback circuit comprises a first switch coupled between the first and fifth nodes and having a control input, a second switch coupled between the third and sixth nodes and having a control input, a third inverter having an input coupled to the sixth node and an output coupled to the fifth node, and a fourth inverter having an input coupled to the fifth node and an output coupled to the sixth node.
US11356085B2
The PWM waveform generation device comprises a time-division multiplexing module, wherein the time-division multiplexing module is configured for receiving a first preprocessing signal and a second preprocessing signal output by two system clock sources, performing a first time-division processing on the first preprocessing signal to obtain a first time-division signal, and performing a second time-division processing on the second preprocessing signal to obtain a second time-division signal according to a preset strategy, performing multiplexing processing on the first time-division signal and the second time-division signal to obtain a PWM output signal, wherein an output frequency of the PWM output signal is a default standard clock frequency. The present invention has the advantages that the cycle length of one cycle of a PWM waveform depends on cycles of two preprocessing waveforms and the number of the cycles, such that the output waveform frequency may be calibrated to a desired frequency.
US11356084B2
A phase shifter with a first port and a second port has a triple inductor network with a center inductor connected to the first port and the second port, and first and second peripheral inductors each electromagnetically coupled to the center inductor. A resistance switch network that is connected to the first and second peripheral inductors. The resistance switch network is selectively activatable to set a first state defined at least by a first resistance in a series circuit with the first and second peripheral inductors, a second state defined at least by a second resistance in the series circuit, and a third state defined at least by a third resistance in the series circuit. A transmission signal from the first port to the second port is shifted in phase by a prescribed angle corresponding to forward transmission coefficients for the first state, second state, and third state.
US11356076B2
In a surface acoustic wave filter according to an embodiment, a thickness of a piezoelectric crystal substrate bonded over a support substrate made of an oxide crystal is 0.05 to 0.5 μm, and an odd-order harmonic is used.
US11356074B2
An impedance matching device comprises a variable capacitor including multiple capacitance elements and connected in parallel having capacitors and each having one end connected in series to a high-frequency power source and semiconductor switches and connected to the respective capacitors, and a control unit. The control unit derives a reflection coefficient based on the obtained information concerning an impedance viewed from the high-frequency power source toward the load side, updates the states of the respective semiconductor switches and included in the multiple capacitance elements and with a first cycle in the case where the reflection coefficient is equal to or more than a predetermined value, and updates the states of the respective semiconductor switches and included in the plurality of capacitance elements and with a second cycle longer than the first cycle in the case where the reflection coefficient is less than the predetermined value.
US11356068B2
Compact low noise amplifiers that have wide-band coverage while meeting necessary input matching and output matching characteristics. Embodiments include a wide-band, two-stage LNA with minimum degradation in performance compared to multiple narrow-band, single-stage LNAs. A generalized embodiment includes a first amplifier stage having a terminal coupled to a mutually coupled inductor circuit and to a second amplifier stage. The second amplifier stage includes a terminal coupled to the mutually coupled inductor circuit. The mutually coupled inductor circuit comprises electromagnetically coupled inductors L1, L2. Second terminals of the first and second amplifier stages are coupled to respective degeneration inductors. The electromagnetically coupled inductors L1, L2 of the inductor circuit substantially increase the output bandwidth of the LNA with minimum degradation in performance.
US11356066B1
Described examples provide for digital communication circuits and systems that implement digital pre-distortion (DPD). In an example, a system includes a DPD circuit configured to compensate an input signal for distortions resulting from an amplifier. The DPD circuit includes an infinite impulse response (IIR) filter configured to implement a transfer function. The IIR filter includes a selection circuit configured to selectively output a selected parameter. The transfer function is based on the selected parameter.
US11356065B2
Disclosed is a system and a method of baseband linearization for a class G radiofrequency power amplifier, the linearization system including a module for selecting the amplifier power supply voltage, a digital predistortion module, and a module for extracting predistortion coefficients, wherein the linearization system also includes a digital filter with complex coefficients, the input of which is connected to the output of the digital predistortion module, and a module for extracting filter coefficients which is designed to extract filter coefficients used by the digital filter with complex coefficients.
US11356064B2
A Doherty amplifier including a main amplifier and a peak amplifier is mounted on a package substrate. A low noise amplifier is further mounted on the package substrate. A transmit/receive switch switches in terms of time between a transmission connection state in which an output signal of the Doherty amplifier is supplied to an antenna and a reception connection state in which a signal received by the antenna is inputted to the low noise amplifier.
US11356063B2
Amplification device and processes capable of miniaturization in a device for performing linear amplification and switching amplification operations on incoming signals are provided. The amplifying device includes a first amplifying unit for amplifying an input signal and outputting a first output signal, the input switch unit connected in parallel with the first amplifying unit for performing a switching operation by an input signal and outputting a switch output signal, and a second amplifying unit for amplifying a first output signal or a switch output signal and outputting a second output signal, and the first amplifying unit or the input switch unit operates based on the type of the input signal.
US11356061B2
The method of calibrating a two-point modulation phase locked loop (PLL) comprises observing, between the loop filter and the second injection point, the loop control signal over at least one period of the first periodic control signal; generating, from the observed loop control signal, a distortion profile; and applying the distortion profile to the second periodic control signal before injecting the second periodic control signal in the PLL. Since, in the case of non-linearity in the controlled oscillator, the PLL output deviates from the ideally expected one, cancellation through the first injection point becomes imperfect disturbing the loop. This error pattern can be observed on the loop filter which allows to generate a distortion profile to distort the second periodic control signal for the next period of the modulation. This will mitigate the effects of the non-linearity of the oscillator.
US11356056B1
The disclosed embodiments relate to a photovoltaic mobile lab configured for performing on-site test in a photovoltaic module. The photovoltaic mobile lab includes a transport vehicle, a first container, a second container, and a light source. The first container is fixed on the transport vehicle. The second container is slidably sleeved on the first container. The second container and the first container together form a testing chamber. The light source is configured for providing illumination to the photovoltaic module. The light source and the photovoltaic module are respectively accommodated in the first container and the second container and are respectively located at two opposite ends of the testing chamber so that a distance between the light source and the photovoltaic module is changeable while the second container is sliding with respect to the first container.
US11356055B2
A photovoltaic, PV, module level monitoring, MLM, system (1) comprising a base station, BS, (2) connected by means of power cables (3) to module level devices, MLD, (4) which are provided to monitor and/or to control associated photovoltaic modules, PVMs, (5), wherein the base station, BS, (2) comprises a base station transmitter (2A) adapted to transmit Rapid Shut Down, RSD, control signals, CS, in predefined time slots, TSCS, in a downlink channel, DL-CH, through said power cables (3) to said module level devices, MLDs, (4) and a base station receiver (2B) adapted to receive monitoring signals, MS, generated by said module level devices, MLDs, (4) through said power cables (3) within time slots, TSMS, via an uplink channel, UL-CH, assigned to the module level devices, MLDs, (4).
US11356053B2
The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of photovoltaic module technology, and provide a photovoltaic frame, a photovoltaic module and a method for manufacturing the photovoltaic frame. The photovoltaic frame comprises: a top support portion, a bottom support portion and a transverse edge portion. The top support portion and the transverse edge portion enclose a holding slot, and the top support portion has a bearing surface facing the holding slot. The bottom support portion is arranged opposite to the top support portion, and the transverse edge portion is located at one side of the top support portion away from the bottom support portion. The photovoltaic frame is molded by a carbon steel sheet material after processing.
US11356051B2
A solar powered charging station uses photovoltaic panels to generate electrical energy for use directly and/or for storage in electrical batteries for use during night operation. The station includes parallel electrical circuits which permit the station to operate during daylight hours in the event of a failure of the battery or the battery charging system. The station is designed to provide a kit embodiment having light weight, easily transportable components. The parallel circuitry is adaptable for use with other forms of electrical power generation having a minimal carbon footprint.
US11356043B2
The disclosure discloses a linear oscillatory machine control method based on an adaptive full-order displacement observer. The method includes the following steps: a full-order displacement observer is constructed; the system equivalent spring elasticity coefficient and equivalent damping coefficient are used as parameters to be identified, the full-order displacement observer serves as an adjustable model, and the machine itself serves as a reference model; an error state equation is constructed based on the error of the adjustable model and the reference model; Popov's hyperstability theory is adopted to obtain the operation upper critical frequency and the adaptive formula of adjustable parameters that make the error state equation converge; the machine is operated at a frequency lower than the upper critical frequency, the machine current and voltage signals measured during the operation process are input into the full-order displacement observer, thereby realizing frequency tracking and displacement control.
US11356042B2
A method of controlling the commutation of a brushless direct current motor includes providing sensors which provide a variable output dependent on rotational angle or the relative position of the stator and rotor of the motor. Output from the sensors is sampled at a time between a past commutation event and the next commutation event to be implemented. An angular position between the rotor and stator is determined at the time. The time of the next commutation event is determined based on the next commutation angle, motor speed, and the determined angular position.
US11356037B2
To improve control characteristics of an inverter while suppressing manufacturing cost. An inverter control device 10 is a device for controlling an inverter device 1 having a plurality of switching elements. The inverter control device 10 includes a current control unit 13 that calculates three phase voltage command signals Vu*, Vv*, and Vw* based on a d-axis current command signal id* and a q-axis current command signal iq* at each predetermined calculation period T0, a sampling period conversion unit 14 that outputs three phase voltage command signals Vu**, Vv**, and Vw** after update at each predetermined update period T1 different from the calculation period T0 based on a calculation result of the three phase voltage command signals Vu*, Vv*, and Vw* by the current control unit 13, and a gate signal generation unit 15 that generates a gate signal for switching-driving a plurality of the switching elements based on the three phase voltage command signals Vu**, Vv**, and Vw** after update output from the sampling period conversion unit 14.
US11356036B2
A power conversion apparatus includes a first inverter, a second inverter, a drive circuit to provide control signals turning on low-side switch elements in the first inverter to the low-side switch elements when a failure has occurred on a first inverter side, and provide control signals to turn on low-side switch elements in the second inverter to the low-side switch elements when a failure has occurred on a second inverter side, and a control circuit. When a failure has occurred on the second inverter side, a first power supply voltage generated on the first inverter side is supplied to the drive circuit, while when a failure has occurred on the first inverter side, a second power supply voltage generated on the second inverter side is supplied to the drive circuit.
US11356030B2
A switching power supply circuit with synchronous rectification has an energy storage component, a SR switch coupled to a secondary side of the energy storage component, and a secondary control circuit. The secondary control circuit has a turning-ON control circuit for providing a turning-ON control signal based on a comparison of a drain to source sensing voltage of the SR switch and a turn ON threshold, a mode determination circuit for providing a mode signal to determine a turn ON delay based on a detection to a transient event or the drain to source sensing voltage ringing of the SR switch, and a gate driver circuit for driving the SR switch. When the turning-ON control signal is asserted, the gate driver circuit charges a gate voltage of the SR switch after the turn ON delay based on the mode signal, to turn ON the SR switch.
US11356027B2
A polarity-selectable high voltage direct current power supply including a first drive assembly that transforms a first low voltage DC input into a first medium voltage alternating current output; a first HV output assembly that transforms the first LV AC output into a first HV DC output, wherein the first HV output assembly defines a first input stage; a polarity selector coupled between the second output junction of the first drive assembly and the first and second input stages of the first HV output assembly, the polarity selector operable between a first configuration and a second configuration; wherein in the first configuration the first HV DC output has a positive polarity; and wherein in the second configuration the first HV DC output has a negative polarity.
US11356026B2
An electrical system having, among other things, a resonant DC-DC voltage converter with two resonant capacitors, a control unit having a first module for determining a maximum value and a minimum value of the voltage at the terminals of each resonant capacitor as a function of an output voltage of the converter, a module for comparing between the maximum value and respectively a minimum value of the voltage at the terminals of each resonant capacitor and a failure detection element configured to detect a failure of the converter if the maximum value is greater than or equal to the upper voltage limit, or the minimum value is less than or equal to the lower voltage limit.
US11356017B2
A DC-DC converter converts voltage from a battery source providing a voltage Vin to a lower level. A four-level transistor stack selectively connects an input voltage and flying capacitor voltages to an output inductor. Stress reduction transistors limit the charging of the flying capacitors to Vin/3. The stress reduction transistors can also limit switching transistor voltages to Vin/3. Freewheel switches can be used to limit ringing in the output inductor.
US11356013B2
A method of short-circuiting a faulty submodule for a voltage-source power converter is disclosed. The submodule is based on a full-bridge, asymmetric full-bridge or half-bridge circuit design having power semiconductor switches with anti-parallel freewheeling diodes and optionally non-controllable semiconductor valves. The method 36 includes identifying a faulty semiconductor device and determining a failure mode selected from a short-circuit failure mode and an open circuit failure mode. The method further includes selecting a minimum number of power semiconductor switches suitable to provide a bypass path through the submodule depending on the identified faulty semiconductor device and the determined failure mode and driving the selected power semiconductor switches by a modified driving voltage compared to normal operation to cause them to break down in order to provide a durable, stable, low impedance short-circuit path between the AC voltage terminals of the submodule. A power converter comprising a series connection of such submodules and supporting the method of short-circuiting a faulty submodule is also disclosed.
US11355997B2
Flywheel for energy storage, comprising a rotor, a housing enclosure, means for charging energy by transferring electric energy to stored kinetic energy in the rotating rotor and means for discharging energy by transferring stored kinetic energy in the rotating rotor to electric energy, distinctive in that the rotor is vertically oriented, the rotor has mass of over 5000 kg, the rotor comprises a central vertical shaft, a radial bearing is arranged to an upper end of the vertical shaft, an axial-radial hydraulic bearing, or separate axial and radial bearings, is arranged to a lower end of the vertical shaft.
US11355989B2
An embodiment relates to a bus bar comprising a main body; an upper terminal which is disposed on an upper surface of the main body; and a lower terminal which is disposed on a lower surface of the main body, wherein the upper terminal includes a first upper terminal and a second upper terminal, the lower terminal includes a first lower terminal, the main body includes a first hole and a second hole which penetrate the main body, and the first lower terminal has one end which is connected to the first upper terminal through the first hole and the other end which is connected to the second upper terminal through the second hole and to a motor comprising the same. According to this, space utilization inside the motor can be improved.
US11355975B2
A stator for a motor includes laminations arranged axially adjacently. A first lamination includes sub-yoke parts and tooth parts. The sub-yoke parts are spliced through a first yoke engaging part to form an annular first yoke part. The first tooth parts are assembled on an inner edge of the first yoke part through a first tooth engaging part. The second lamination includes sub-yoke parts and tooth parts. The sub-yoke parts are spliced through a second yoke engaging part to form an annular second yoke part. The second tooth parts are assembled on an inner edge of the second yoke part through a second tooth engaging part. The first and second tooth engaging parts are superposed in the axial direction. A method of manufacturing a stator for a motor is also described.
US11355967B2
A wireless power transfer foreign object detector having at least one foreign object detector providing at least one foreign object detection signal, and at least one primary transmitter coil providing at least one primary transmitter signal, the primary transmitter coil responsive to the at least one foreign object detection signal.
US11355960B2
Methods, Systems, and Computer program products can use grid telemetry to generate a fingerprint. One of these methods includes generating a first grid telemetry fingerprint based on characteristics of an electrical grid. The method also includes verifying a transaction based on the first grid telemetry fingerprint and a second grid telemetry fingerprint associated with the transaction.
US11355956B1
Examples of the disclosure include a power system comprising an input to receive input power, an output to provide power to a load, a sensor configured to provide load information indicative of power drawn by the load, a plurality of power modules, each having a power module input configured to be coupled to the input, and a power module output configured to be coupled to the output, and a controller coupled to the power modules and the sensor, and being configured to control the power modules to provide power to the output, receive the load information from the sensor, select, based on the load information, at least one power module to maintain in an active state to provide power to the output, and deactivate each power module other than the at least one power module based on selecting the at least one power module to maintain in the active state.
US11355952B2
A control device for a power generation system comprising an energy storage system (ESS) and a power plant is provided. The control device includes: a controller configured to compare a supply frequency of a supply power supplied to a consumer with a reference frequency, compare a charge amount of the ESS with a reference charge amount, and control the ESS and the power plant such that the supply power is controlled according to a result of the frequency comparison and a result of the charge amount comparison, an opening degree control device configured to control an opening degree of a steam valve disposed in the power plant by the control of the controller, and a fuel quantity control device configured to control a quantity of fuel injected into the power plant for power generation by the control of the controller.
US11355951B2
A power failure prevention system includes a switch circuit, an energy storage circuit, a voltage detector circuit and a control circuit. The switch circuit includes a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch. The energy storage circuit is connected to the switch circuit. The voltage detector circuit detects an input voltage provided by an input voltage source and a stored voltage of the energy storage circuit. The control circuit controls the switch circuit according to the detected input voltage and stored voltage. When the input voltage is higher than a first threshold, the switch circuit allows the input voltage to charge the energy storage circuit. When the input voltage is lower than a second threshold, the switch circuit allows the stored voltage to discharge to the input voltage source. The first threshold is higher than the second threshold.
US11355948B2
Embodiments describe a wireless charging system including an accessory device and a host device. The host device can include a housing having a charging surface and power transmitting circuitry coupled to a power source. The power transmitting circuitry can include an inductive transmitter coil configured to receive a first power and generate magnetic field, an amplifier coupled to the inductive transmitter coil and configured to output the first power to the inductive transmitter coil, an output sensor coupled to the inductive transmitter coil and configured to measure the first power to the inductive transmitter coil, and a power tracking controller coupled to the sensor probe. The power tracking controller can be configured to receive measurement of the first power, and generate a control signal based on the measured first power to modify an output impedance of the amplifier to output a second power different from the first power.
US11355944B2
According to an aspect, a system includes a battery configured to be charged by a power source, a charging circuit coupled to the battery, and a battery charging manager configured to communicate with the charging circuit to control a charging of the battery by the power source. The battery charging manager obtains a charge pattern including an end charge time corresponding to a time when the battery is estimated to be disconnected from the power source. The battery charging manager controls the charging circuit to charge, over a first charging period, the battery to a temporary charge level, maintain, over a relaxation period, a battery charge level between the temporary charge level and a maintenance charge level, and charge, over a second charging period after the relaxation period, the battery to a maximum battery charge level before the end charge time.
US11355940B2
A portable charger capable of jump starting a 12 V car battery includes a charger battery, a jump start circuit operatively electrically connected with the charger battery and with an ignition power outlet, and a microcontroller for coordinating safety functions to establish or interrupt the operative electrical connection of the jump start circuit with the ignition power outlet. The ignition power outlet comprises a positive power socket, a negative power socket, a positive sensing socket and a negative sensing socket. The sensing sockets are electrically isolated from the power sockets, and the microcontroller senses voltage across the sensing sockets and is configured to interrupt the operative electrical connection of the jump start circuit to the ignition power outlet until proper voltage is sensed across the sensing sockets.
US11355937B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining controls to be applied to a population of devices. In one aspect, a method comprises: determining a plurality of simulated load curves, wherein each simulated load curve simulates load generated by a respective device from a population of devices based on application of a respective control from a set of controls; adjusting values of a plurality of weights during a plurality of optimization iterations using an optimization technique to optimize a loss function, wherein each weight corresponds to a respective simulated load curve, wherein the loss function measures: a sparsity of the values of the plurality of weights, and an error between: (i) an aggregate load curve that is defined by combining the simulated load curves in accordance with the values of the plurality of weights, and (ii) a target load curve.
US11355922B2
Provided are a ground fault protection method and apparatus for a photovoltaic station output transmission line. A circuit breaker on a photovoltaic side is controlled by a control element. Whether measured zero sequence impedance on the photovoltaic side of a segment line has a large variation before and after an action of power grid side distance protection is determined, the variation of the measured zero sequence impedance is inputted into the control element, in condition that the variation of the measured zero sequence impedance is less than a setting value, a tripping signal is outputted to the circuit breaker on the photovoltaic side to isolate the fault; and in condition that the variation of the measured zero sequence impedance is greater than the setting value, photovoltaic side distance protection is not started.
US11355917B2
A protective circuit (301) and a display drive device. The protective circuit (301) comprises: when an electrical overstress problem occurs in a logic signal, the voltage of an output end of a controlled switch circuit (100) is greater than a first preset voltage, so that a voltage threshold circuit (101) is turned on, and the controlled switch circuit (100) turns off an input end and the output end thereof, thereby preventing electrical overstress from affecting a driver chip (300) and causing damage to the driver chip (300). Moreover, the voltage potential of a controlled end of the controlled switch circuit (100) is clamped by means of a voltage clamp circuit (102) to stabilize the operating characteristics of the controlled switch circuit (100).
US11355911B2
The present invention relates to a power supply circuit (400) for a breaking circuit (100), the power supply circuit (400) comprising a first connecting point (CP1) arranged to be connected to an input (102) of the breaking circuit (100) and a second connecting point (CP2) arranged to be connected to an output (104) of the breaking circuit (100). The power supply circuit (400) further comprises a first rectifier (416) and a second rectifier (418) connected in series and in opposite direction to each other between the first connecting point (CP1) and the second connecting point (CP2); a first switch (412) and a second switch (414) connected in series between the first connecting point (CP1) and the second connecting point (CP2), wherein the first switch (412) and the second switch (414) are connected in parallel to the first rectifier (416) and the second rectifier (418); and a first capacitor (C1) having a first connecting point (CP1C1) connected between the first rectifier (416) and the second rectifier (418) and a second connecting point (CP2C1) connected between the first switch (412) and the second switch (414), wherein the first connecting point (CP1C1) of the first capacitor (C1) is further arranged to be connected to a power consumer (110a, 110b, . . . , 110n) of the breaking circuit (100). The power supply circuit (400) is arranged to at least one of: open the first switch (412) so that a current running from the input (102) to the output (104) passes via the first rectifier (416), the first capacitor (C1) and the second switch (414) thereby charging the first capacitor (C1); and open the second switch (414) so that a current running from the output (104) to the input (102) passes via the second rectifier (418), the first capacitor (C1) and the first switch (412) thereby charging the first capacitor (C1).
US11355910B2
Method and system allowing more accurate detection and identification of unwanted arcing include novel processing of signal voltage representing recovered power-line current. In one implementation, arc-faults are detected based on numerical analysis where individual cycles of line voltage and current are observed and data collected during each cycle is processed to estimate likelihood of presence of arc-event within each individual cycle based on pre-defined number of arc-events occurring within pre-defined number of contiguous cycles. In another implementation, fast transient current spikes detection can be done by: computing difference values between consecutive line-current samples collected over a cycle, average of differences, and peak-to-peak value of line-current; comparing each difference value to average of difference; comparing each difference value to peak-to-peak value; and, based on calculation of composite of two comparisons, using thresholds to determine if arcing is present within processed cycle.
US11355902B2
A power connector includes first and second power terminals having first and second contact stacks and first and second plates for termination to corresponding power element. The contact stacks have contacts separate and discrete from each other and from the plate. Each contact has a base and a mating beam. The bases are aligned and mechanically and electrically coupled to the plate. A housing has an end wall and a fastener that mechanically and electrically couples the bases to the plate. The power terminals are arranged such that the first and second mating beams oppose each other across a mating slot that receives a bus bar with the first mating beams mechanically and electrically engaging a first bus rail at a first side of the bus bar and the second mating beams mechanically and electrically engaging a second bus rail at a second side of the bus bar.
US11355901B1
A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) die package includes a bottom substrate comprising a bottom contact pad electrically contacting a bottom electrode on a bottom surface of a VCSEL die. The VCSEL die package includes a submount including a submount contact pad electrically contacting a first electrode on another surface of the VCSEL die. The submount contact pad overlaps a portion of the first electrode, wherein the VCSEL die is positioned between the submount and the bottom substrate.
US11355890B2
It is aimed to provide a shield connector and an outer conductor terminal capable of improving sealing performance and assemblability. An outer conductor terminal includes an outer conductor terminal body having an insertion opening for a dielectric in a rear surface, and a lid member separate from the outer conductor terminal body and to be mounted into the outer conductor terminal body. The outer conductor terminal body includes a lock receiving portion on each side surface. The lid member includes a back portion for covering the insertion opening, and a pair of side portions connected to the back portion and configured to cover the respective side surfaces of the outer conductor terminal body. Locking portions to be locked to the lock receiving portions are provided on the pair of side portions.
US11355887B2
A connector applied to a wire harness includes a housing housing a terminal, a front holder assembled to an end portion in an axial direction of the housing, and a restriction member assembled to the housing. One of the housing and the front holder has a latch claw portion that latches the housing and the front holder. The other of the housing and the front holder has a latch arm portion extending along the axial direction and latched to the latch claw portion. The restriction member has a restriction piece that is located adjacent to the latch arm portion that is in a state of being latched to the latch claw portion, the restriction piece restricting displacement of the latch arm portion toward a latch release side.
US11355886B2
A contact carrier retains a crimp contact inserted therein at a central collar of the crimp contact in a particularly stable manner and at the same time absorb the highest possible plugging forces. The contact carrier has an insulating body and a retaining plate, which can be mounted thereon on the connection side. Furthermore, the contact carrier has at least one detent element, which, in the unassembled state, can assumed both a position locking the plug contact and a position releasing the plug contact. The detent element is part of the insulating body. The retaining plate also has at least one blocking element, which, in the assembled state, fixes the detent element in the position thereof locking the plug contact and thus prevents the transition of the detent element from the locking position into the releasing position.
US11355882B2
A plug connector is provided which is configured to be mated with a receptacle connector. The plug connector has a housing, a terminal and a reinforcing metal member. The housing has an elongated protrusion and a protrusion end part. The protrusion extends in a longitudinal direction from the end part. The protrusion has an upper side and the end part has upper and end faces. The terminal is at least partially embedded in the protrusion. The metal member is configured to be connected to the end part. The metal member has a main body portion and an end plate portion. The main body portion covers at least a portion of the upper face of the end part. The main body portion has an embedded plate portion which is embedded in the end part. The end plate portion covers at least a portion of the end face of the end part.
US11355878B2
A connector is provided with a housing 10 and plate-like fixing members 50 to be mounted on the housing 10. The housing 10 includes a plurality of insertion receiving portions 23, 24 and resin portions 36 located between the plurality of insertion receiving portions 23, 24. The fixing member 50 includes a board fixing portion 52 to be fixed on a circuit board 100 and a plurality of inserting portions 62, 63 to be respectively inserted into the plurality of insertion receiving portions 23, 24. The plurality of inserting portions 62, 63 include contact parts CP1, CP2 to be brought into contact with the resin portions 36.
US11355871B2
Disclosed are a joint of a copper terminal and an aluminium conductor and an ultrasonic welding method thereof. One spacing metal layer is added between the copper terminal and the aluminium conductor, and firstly, the spacing metal layer is fixed at a welding end of a base material by means of a manner such as electroplating, pressure welding, electric arc spray welding or electromagnetic welding, and the three parts are then welded together by means of an ultrasonic welding manner. The welding method is suitable for the welding of various joints, the electrochemical corrosion resulting from the potential difference between the copper and aluminium electrodes can be effectively reduced, and the mechanical properties of the joint can be improved.
US11355864B2
A signal distribution network associated with first and second antenna ports and first and second pluralities of antenna elements is configured to feed a first signal to/from the first and second pluralities of antenna elements via distribution nodes using a first ordered weighting set and feed a second signal to/from the first and second pluralities of antenna elements via distribution nodes using a second ordered weighting set. The first ordered weighting set comprises a first weighting element for each distribution node, each non-zero valued first weighting element being configured to provide a first signal contribution factor for first and second polarizations when combined with the antenna element orientation. The second ordered weighting set comprises a second weighting element for each distribution node, each non-zero valued second weighting element being configured to provide a second signal contribution factor for first and second polarizations when combined with the antenna element orientation.
US11355858B2
A tunable, optical metasurface can include an optically reflective surface to reflect optical radiation, such as infrared laser light. An array of optical resonant antennas may, for example, extend from or otherwise be positioned on the reflective surface with sub-wavelength spacings of, for example, less than one-half of a wavelength. Voltage-controlled liquid crystal may be positioned in the optical field region of each of the optical resonant antennas. A controller may apply a voltage differential bias pattern to the liquid crystal of optical resonant antennas, that may be arranged in tiled, interleaved, or randomly arranged subsets of optical resonant antennas to attain one-dimensional beam steering, two-dimensional beam steering, and/or spatial beam shaping.
US11355854B2
Examples disclosed herein relate to methods and apparatuses for a radiating structure to radiate a transmission signal, where the radiating structure incorporates reactance control elements to change a reactance of transmission lines and/or radiating unit cell elements, and a resonant coupler to isolate the transmission signal from a reactance control signal to the reactance control elements. A reactance control signal, such as a bias voltage, controls the reactance of transmission lines of the transmission array structure and/or the radiating unit cell elements so as to change the phase of the transmission signal, thereby steering a beam of the transmission signal. The reactance control elements may be incorporated into a microstrip within the transmission lines.
US11355850B2
Provided is an antenna module including a plurality of conductive layers stacked in a first direction, the antenna module including a first patch antenna including at least one radiator provided in at least one conductive layer, and an electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structure including a plurality of pillars spaced apart from the at least one radiator in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, the plurality of pillars surrounding the at least one radiator, wherein each of the plurality of pillars includes two or more plates provided parallel with each other in two or more conductive layers, respectively, and at least one via connecting the two or more plates.
US11355835B2
An example embodiment provides an antenna module including at least one antenna array including a first dielectric having a plate shape; a second dielectric disposed on a top of the first dielectric, wherein a top of the second dielectric is separated from the top of the first dielectric by a first distance; a first radiator disposed on the top surface of the second dielectric; and a feeder disposed on the first dielectric and on the second dielectric to supply an RF signal to the first radiator; and a feeder disposed on the first dielectric and the second dielectric and configured to supply a radio frequency (RF) signal to the first radiator.
US11355831B2
The present disclosure provides an antenna system, applied to a mobile terminal, where the mobile terminal includes a 3D glass housing and a PCB board accommodated in the 3D glass housing; the antenna system includes at least one antenna assembly; the flexible circuit board includes a first portion that is bent and extends toward a first direction and a second portion that is bent and extends toward a second direction; the antenna assembly further includes a first antenna array disposed on the first portion and a second antenna array disposed on the second portion; In the present disclosure, the antenna system is small, the antenna is closely bonded with the 3D glass housing, the mechanical stability is high, and the antenna does not easily fail or deteriorate in performance due to damages.
US11355830B2
A tilt adapter configured to facilitate a desired tilt of a first radio frequency (RF) band and a second RF band of an antenna is disclosed. The antenna supports two or more frequency bands, in which the vertical tilt of each of the supported frequency bands is separately controlled by a coarse level of phase shifting, but commonly controlled by a fine level of phase shifting.
US11355827B2
A microwave or radio frequency (RF) device includes a substrate and a cover. The substrate has a first surface and an opposing second surface, the first surface including a first RF component and a second RF component electrically coupled to the first RF component in series. The cover is disposed over the first surface of the substrate, where the cover includes a first portion with a first width covering the first RF component, where the first portion and the first surface define a first waveguide cavity having the first width, and a second portion with a second width, less than the first width, covering the second RF component, where the second portion and the first surface define a second waveguide cavity having the second width.
US11355816B2
An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device, the electrode structure comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and an electrically insulating material layer separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population, each member of the electrode population having a longitudinal axis AE that is surrounded by the electrically insulating separator layer.
US11355815B2
A separator for a rechargeable battery includes a porous substrate, and a coating layer including a plurality of annular patterns on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The annular patterns may include a plurality of polymer microparticles, the annular patterns may have an average particle diameter (D50) of about 50 μm to about 500 μm, and rings of the annular patterns may have a ring width of about 5 μm to about 50 μm.
US11355814B2
A method for manufacturing a crosslinked polyolefin separator, including the steps of: (S1) introducing polyolefin having a weight average molecular weight of 200,000-1,000,000, a first diluting agent, alkoxysilane containing a carbon-carbon double bonded group, an initiator and a crosslinking catalyst to an extruder; (S2) introducing a second diluting agent to the extruder, followed by mixing, to carry out reactive extrusion of a silane-grafted polyolefin composition; (S3) molding and orienting the reactive extruded silane-grafted polyolefin composition in a form of a sheet; (S4) extracting the first diluting agent and the second diluting agent from the oriented sheet to obtain a silane-grafted polyolefin porous membrane; (S5) thermally fixing the porous membrane; and (S6) crosslinking the porous membrane in the presence of water and a crosslinked polyolefin separator are provided. According to the method, it is possible to provide a separator which shows a decrease in intensive silane crosslinking on the surface thereof.
US11355803B2
An accumulator module (10) having a housing (12) and at least one carrier (18) that is placed in the interior of the housing (12) and is fitted with a plurality of accumulator cells (14). Each accumulator cell (14) has two poles, an end-face contact (28) at a top of the accumulator cell (14) and a lateral surface (30) on a lateral side of the accumulator. A cell connector (16) is provided to conductively connect accumulator cells (14) of adjacent groups of accumulator cells (14). The cell connector (16) has an elongated body that conductively contacts the end-face contacts (28) of a plurality of accumulator cells (14) in one group to the lateral surfaces (30) of a plurality of other accumulator cells (14) in another group. The cell connector (16) comprises contact tongues (46) for contacting the end-face contacts (28) and contact lugs (48) for contacting the lateral surfaces (30).
US11355800B2
A battery pack includes first and second battery modules arranged in a first direction. In the first battery module, a first heat transfer part and a first heat insulator are disposed between battery cells adjacent in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. In the second battery module, a second heat transfer part and a second heat insulator are disposed between battery cells adjacent in the second direction. The first heat transfer part constitutes a part of a heat transfer component that is put across and connected to both the first and the second battery modules. The first heat transfer part is connected to one of the battery cells in the first battery module so as to enable heat transfer. The second heat transfer part constitutes another part of the heat transfer component and is connected to one of the battery cells in the second battery module.
US11355795B2
A battery manufacturing apparatus includes a binding member for bounding a battery stack and a fluid supplying part for blowing cooling fluid onto the bound battery stack. The binding member includes a first both-side part for bounding batteries from both sides by applying a load thereon in a first direction in which the batteries are arranged, and a second both-side part to be placed on both sides of the batteries to face both side surfaces of the batteries in a second direction different from the first direction. The binding member is formed with apertures through which the cooling fluid flows outward in the second direction. The fluid supplying part includes a first discharging part and a second discharging part for discharging the cooling fluid from both sides in a third direction different from both the first direction and the second direction toward the battery stack bound by the binding member.
US11355773B2
A fuel cell stack has a prevention dam formed outside an alignment pin, such that a sealing material, which has viscosity and fluidity at a sealing temperature of a fuel cell, may be prevented from coming into contact with and adhering to the alignment pin, and pressure applied from the outside may be uniformly applied to the fuel cell stack.
US11355768B2
Disclosed are an electrolyte membrane for fuel cells that can prevent poisoning of catalysts and a method of producing the same. The electrolyte membrane for fuel cells includes an ion transport layer including an ionomer having proton conductivity, and a catalytic composite dispersed in the ion transport layer, wherein the catalytic composite includes a catalytic particle including a catalytic metal component having an activity of decomposing hydrogen peroxide, and a protective layer formed on at least a part of a surface of the catalytic particle to prevent the ionomer from contacting the catalytic metal component.
US11355762B2
A cross-flow interconnect and a fuel cell stack including the same, the interconnect including fuel inlets and outlets that extend through the interconnect adjacent to opposing first and second peripheral edges of the interconnect; an air side; and an opposing fuel side. The air side includes an air flow field including air channels that extend in a first direction, from a third peripheral edge of the interconnect to an opposing fourth peripheral edge of the interconnect; and riser seal surfaces disposed on two opposing sides of the air flow field and in which the fuel inlets and outlets are formed. The fuel side includes a fuel flow field including fuel channels that extend in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, between the fuel inlets and outlets; and a perimeter seal surface surrounding the fuel flow field and the fuel inlets and outlets.
US11355756B2
Provided are a positive electrode for a Zn—Br battery, a Zn—Br battery including the same, and a method of manufacturing the positive electrode for a Zn—Br battery. The positive electrode for a Zn—Br battery includes a carbon body doped with pyridinic nitrogen. The Zn—Br battery includes a negative electrode including a transition metal coated with zinc, the positive electrode; and an electrolyte. A pH of the electrolyte is in a range of 1.5 to 5.
US11355755B2
A carbonaceous material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, having an average interplanar spacing d002 of the (002) plane within a range of 0.36 to 0.42 nm calculated by using the Bragg equation according to a wide-angle X-ray diffraction method, a specific surface area within a range of 8 to 30 m2/g obtained by a nitrogen adsorption BET three-point method, a nitrogen element content of 0.5 mass % or less, an oxygen element content of 0.3 mass % or less, and an average particle diameter of 1 to 2.8 μm according to a laser scattering method.
US11355749B2
A method for producing silicon-based anodes for secondary batteries carries out the following steps for producing an anode: —depositing a silicon layer on a metal substrate having grain boundaries, wherein the silicon layer has a first boundary surface directed towards the metal substrate, —heating the metal substrate using a heating unit to a temperature between 200° C. and 1000° C., —conditioning the region of the second boundary surface of the silicon layer that is facing away from the metal substrate using an energy-intensive irradiation during the heating, —generating polyphases in the region of the silicon layer and the metal substrate, made up of amorphous silicon and/or crystalline silicon of the silicon of the silicon layer and of crystalline metal of the metal substrate and of silicide and—generating crystalline metal of the metal substrate.
US11355743B2
A lithium secondary battery comprises a cathode formed from a cathode active material including a first cathode active material particle and a second cathode active material particle, an anode and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The first cathode active material particle includes a lithium metal oxide including a continuous concentration gradient in at least one region between a central portion and a surface portion. The second cathode active material particle includes a constant concentration composition.
US11355739B2
The present application relates to methods for depositing two-dimensional materials (e.g., MoS2, WS2, MoTe2, MoSe2, WSe2, BN, BN—C composite, and the like) onto lithium electrodes. Battery systems incorporating lithium metal electrodes coated with two-dimensional materials are also described. Methods may include intercalating the two-dimensional materials to facilitate flow of Lithium ions in and out of the lithium electrode. Two-dimensional material coated lithium electrodes provide for high cycling stability and significant performance improvements. Systems and methods further provide electrodes having carbon structures (e.g., carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene, porous carbon, free-standing 3D CNTs, etc.) with sulfur coatings.
US11355737B2
Light-emitting devices and methods of making the same are described whereby lenses of any array include a material with a higher refractive index than an encapsulation layer of a substrate layer, the refractive index of the material being in a range of greater than 1.7 to 1.9 at 400 nm. The material forming the lenses includes nanocomposite comprised of inorganic nanocrystals and a polymeric matrix, wherein the nanocrystals are selected from the group consisting of ZrO2, ZnO, MgO, HfO2, NbO5, Ta2O5 and Y2O3. A 3-4 micron thick sample of the nanocomposite has an optical transmittance of at least 80% over a range of 440 nm to 800 nm.
US11355730B2
The present invention provides a light emitting panel and a display device. The light emitting panel includes: pixel definition layers and light emitting units arranged on a substrate and spaced apart from each other; a first inorganic encapsulation layer covering the pixel definition layers and the light emitting units; an organic encapsulation layer arranged on the first inorganic encapsulation layer and provided with concave structures arranged corresponding to the pixel definition layers; a second inorganic encapsulation layer covering the organic encapsulation layer; first touch sensing layers positioned on the second inorganic encapsulation layer and arranged corresponding to the pixel definition layers; an insulating layer covering the second inorganic encapsulation layer and the first touch sensing layers; and second touch sensing layers positioned on the insulating layer and arranged corresponding to the pixel definition layers.
US11355728B2
Disclosed is an electroluminescence display device having a through-hole in a display area thereof. The electroluminescence display device includes a substrate, a display area, a non-display area, a through-hole, an inner dam, and a concave-convex pattern. In the display area, a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a light emitting element that displays an image and a driving element that drives the light emitting element, are disposed on the substrate. The non-display area surrounds the display area on the substrate. The through-hole is disposed in the display area and does not include the substrate, the light emitting elements, and the driving elements. The inner dam surrounds the through-hole. The concave-convex pattern surrounds the through-hole between the through-hole and the inner dam.
US11355723B2
A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element having a first electrode and a second electrode, a carrier, a first contact and a second contact. The first contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the first electrode. The second contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the second electrode. The first contact has a contour similar with that of the first electrode. The second contact has a contour similar with that of the second electrode.
US11355719B2
An optoelectronic component on a substrate includes a first and a second electrode. The first electrode is arranged on the substrate and the second electrode forms a counter electrode. At least one photoactive layer system is arranged between these electrodes. The at least one photoactive layer system including at least one donor-acceptor system having organic materials.
US11355716B2
A flexible display panel may include a flexible base substrate. The flexible base substrate may include a bendable region (2). The flexible display panel may further include a first layer on the flexible base substrate; a trench (26) penetrating at least part of the first layer; a second layer (14) in the trench; and a metal layer (24) on the second layer. The second layer may have a smaller elastic modulus than the first layer. At least part of the second layer and the metal layer may be conformal with the bendable region during bending of the bendable region.
US11355710B2
The present disclosure relates to a light-emitting diode (LED) in which an organic compound including an imidazolium-based cationic moiety and an amine-based anionic moiety substituted with a strong electron-withdrawing group such as a sulfonyl group or a cyano group is applied to a hole transfer layer, and a light-emitting device. By applying the organic compound according to the present disclosure to the hole transfer layer, an energy barrier between the hole transport layer and an emitting material layer is removed, and an LED having improved hole transport properties can be designed. Therefore, it is possible to realize and manufacture an LED and a light-emitting device, driven at a low voltage and having improved luminous efficiency.
US11355709B2
A light-emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The manufacturing method of the light-emitting device includes: forming a function layer that has a first surface; performing plasma treatment on the first surface of the function layer; and forming a perovskite-type light-emitting layer on the first surface treated by the plasma treatment.
US11355705B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of first interconnects extending in a first direction, a plurality of second interconnects extending in a second direction, a plurality of stacked films respectively provided between the first interconnects and the second interconnects, each of the plurality of stacked films including a variable resistance film, a first inter-layer insulating film provided in a first region between the stacked films, and a second inter-layer insulating film provided in a second region having a wider width than the first region. The second inter-layer insulating film includes a plurality of protrusions configured to support one portion of the plurality of second interconnects on the second region. A protruding length of the protrusions is less than a stacking height of the stacked films.
US11355704B2
A resistive random access memory and a manufacture method thereof are provided. The resistive random access memory includes: a first electrode, a second electrode, a resistive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and at least one thermal enhanced layer; the thermal enhanced layer is adjacent to the resistive layer, and a thermal conductivity of the thermal enhanced layer is less than a thermal conductivity of the first electrode and a thermal conductivity of the second electrode.
US11355702B2
A phase-change memory cell includes, in at least a first portion, a stack of at least one germanium layer covered by at least one layer made of a first alloy of germanium, antimony, and tellurium In a programmed state, resulting from heating a portion of the stack to a sufficient temperature, portions of layers of germanium and of the first alloy form a second alloy made up of germanium, antimony, and tellurium, where the second alloy has a higher germanium concentration than the first alloy.
US11355690B2
A qubit device for use in a quantum computing environment includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer disposed on at least a portion of an upper surface of the substrate, and a transition metal silicide (TMSi) heterojunction disposed on at least a portion of an upper surface of the insulating layer. The TMSi heterojunction includes a link layer and at least first and second TMSi regions coupled with the link layer. The link layer may include a normal conductor, thereby forming a superconductor-normal conductor-superconductor (SNS) junction, or a geometric constriction, thereby forming a superconductor-geometric constriction-superconductor (ScS) junction. The link layer may form at least a portion of a channel including intrinsic or doped silicon.
US11355689B2
A thermoelectric module according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first substrate; a thermoelectric element disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate disposed on the thermoelectric element and having a smaller area than the first substrate; a sealing part disposed on the first substrate and surrounding a side surface of the thermoelectric element; and a wire part connected to the thermoelectric element, drawn out through the sealing part, and supplying power to the thermoelectric element, wherein the sealing part has a through hole through which the wire part passes, and the through hole is disposed closer to the second substrate than the first substrate.
US11355672B2
One embodiment comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a pattern layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate and comprising a plurality of patterns that are spaced apart from each other; a nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the pattern layer; and a semiconductor substrate disposed on the nitride semiconductor layer and comprising a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer, wherein the thermal conductivity of the pattern layer is higher than the thermal conductivity of the semiconductor substrate and the thermal conductivity of the semiconductor structure.
US11355671B2
A ring-shaped LED lamp, including at least three LED chips and at least three pins partially located within a package body. The LED chips are connected in series and have two terminal ends connected to form a closed loop, and the pins are led out from connections between the LED chips. A lamp string includes at least one group of lamps and electrically conductive wires connected to multiple lamps, and each group of lamps includes a plurality of the above-described ring-shaped lamps. Also provided is a control circuit applicable for the lamp string. The control circuit includes an input device, a microprocessor, an output circuit, and a lamp string interface connected to the output circuit. The microprocessor receives a signal from the input device, and sends an I/O signal or PWM signal to the output circuit to trigger a voltage level change of the lamp string interface.
US11355662B2
A method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor light emitting element includes: growing an n-side nitride semiconductor layer; growing an active layer on the n-side nitride semiconductor layer; and growing a p-side nitride semiconductor layer on the active layer, which includes: growing a first p-side nitride semiconductor layer, growing a second p-side nitride semiconductor layer, growing a third p-side nitride semiconductor layer, and growing a fourth p-side nitride semiconductor layer, while varying flow rates of an Al source gas, a Ga source gas, an N source gas, and a Mg source gas.
US11355657B2
Methods of fabricating solar cell emitter regions with differentiated P-type and N-type region architectures, and resulting solar cells, are described. In an example a solar cell includes a first emitter region of a first conductivity type disposed on a first dielectric region, the first dielectric region disposed on a surface of a substrate. A second dielectric region is disposed laterally adjacent to the first and second emitter region. The second emitter region of a second, different, conductivity type is disposed on a third dielectric region, the third dielectric region disposed on the surface of the substrate, over the second dielectric region, and partially over the first emitter region. A first metal foil is disposed over the first emitter region. A second metal foil is disposed over the second emitter region.
US11355656B2
A photosensitive module is provided. The photosensitive module includes a base, an integrated package substrate, and a photosensitive element. The integrated package substrate is connected to the base. The integrated package substrate has a plurality of first electronic components, and the first electronic components are housed inside the integrated package substrate without being exposed to external environment. The photosensitive element is connected to the base, and the photosensitive element is configured to receive a light beam traveling along an optical axis.
US11355652B2
Diodes employing one or more Group III-Nitride polarization junctions. A III-N polarization junction may include two III-N material layers having opposite crystal polarities. The opposing polarities may induce a two-dimensional charge sheet (e.g., 2D electron gas) within each of the two III-N material layers. Opposing crystal polarities may be induced through introduction of an intervening layer between two III-N material layers. The intervening layer may be of a material other than a Group III-Nitride. Where a P-i-N diode structure includes two Group III-Nitride polarization junctions, opposing crystal polarities at a first of such junctions may induce a 2D electron gas (2DEG), while opposing crystal polarities at a second of such junctions may induce a 2D hole gas (2DHG). Diode terminals may then couple to each of the 2DEG and 2DHG.
US11355650B2
A semiconductor device with a reduced tail current is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first junction field effect transistor. The first junction field effect transistor includes a drift layer of a first conductivity type, a first source region of the first conductivity type, a first gate region of a second conductivity type, a first drain region of the first conductivity type, a semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, and a control electrode. The first source region is provided in the semiconductor region. The control electrode is electrically connected to the semiconductor region.
US11355645B2
A transistor includes oxide semiconductor stacked layers between a first gate electrode layer and a second gate electrode layer through an insulating layer interposed between the first gate electrode layer and the oxide semiconductor stacked layers and an insulating layer interposed between the second gate electrode layer and the oxide semiconductor stacked layers. The thickness of a channel formation region is smaller than the other regions in the oxide semiconductor stacked layers. Further in this transistor, one of the gate electrode layers is provided as what is called a back gate for controlling the threshold voltage. Controlling the potential applied to the back gate enables control of the threshold voltage of the transistor, which makes it easy to maintain the normally-off characteristics of the transistor.
US11355644B2
A method of forming a semiconductor device is provided that includes forming a first source/drain region in a supporting substrate abutting a fin structure; and forming an isolation region in the supporting substrate adjacent to a first side of the fin structure, wherein the first source/drain region is positioned on an opposing second side of the fin structure. A gate structure is formed on the channel region portion of the fin structure. In a following step, a second source/drain region on an upper surface of the fin structure. Contacts can be formed aligned to the first source/drain region and the gate structure.
US11355640B1
A hybrid multi-stack semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The hybrid multi-stack semiconductor device includes a nanosheet stack and a fin field-effect transistor (finFET) stack formed above the nanosheet stack, wherein the nanosheet stack includes a plurality of nanosheet layers formed above a substrate and enclosed by a 1st gate structure, wherein the at least one fin structure has a self-aligned form with respect to the nanosheet stack so that a left horizontal distance between a leftmost side surface of the at least one fin structure and a left side surface of the nanosheet stack is equal to a right horizontal distance between a rightmost side surface of the at least one fin structure and a right side surface of the nanosheet stack.
US11355635B2
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a first semiconductor fin, a second semiconductor fin, and a first lightly-doped drain (LDD) region. The first semiconductor fin is disposed on the substrate. The first semiconductor fin has a top surface and sidewalls. The second semiconductor fin is disposed on the substrate. The first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin are separated from each other at a nanoscale distance. The first lightly-doped drain (LDD) region is disposed at least in the top surface and the sidewalls of the first semiconductor fin.
US11355632B2
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a top surface, pillar structures formed on top of the substrate, a gate conductor, a drain/source region and a source/drain region. Each pillar structure of the pillar structures includes a first end and a second end, and the first end is closer to the substrate than the second end. The gate conductor surrounds each of the pillar structures disposed between the first end and the second end. The drain/source region is at the top surface of the substrate and in contact with the first end of a first pillar structure of the pillar structures, and the source/drain region is at the top surface of the substrate and in contact with the first end of a second pillar structure of the pillar structures.
US11355629B2
A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a diffusion protective layer provided below a gate insulating film, a gate line provided on an insulation film on the bottom face of a terminal trench and electrically connected to a gate electrode, the terminal trench being located more toward the outer side than the gate trench, a gate pad joined to the gate line in the terminal trench, a terminal protective layer provided below the insulation film on the bottom face of the terminal trench, and a source electrode electrically connected to a source region, the diffusion protective layer, and the terminal protective layer. The diffusion protective layer has first extensions that extend toward the terminal protective layer and that are separated from the terminal protective layer. This configuration inhibits an excessive electric field from being applied to the gate insulating film provided on the bottom face of the gate trench.
US11355626B2
An HEMT includes an aluminum gallium nitride layer. A gallium nitride layer is disposed below the aluminum gallium nitride layer. A zinc oxide layer is disposed under the gallium nitride layer. A source electrode and a drain electrode are disposed on the aluminum gallium nitride layer. A gate electrode is disposed on the aluminum gallium nitride layer and between the drain electrode and the source electrode.
US11355614B2
The present disclosure provides a thin film transistor, a method for preparing the same, a display substrate, and a display device. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, and a gate insulation layer arranged between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer, and the gate insulation layer includes a metal oxide layer and a modified layer formed through self-assembling on a side of the metal oxide layer away from the gate electrode and.
US11355613B2
An electrical device in which an interface layer is disposed in between and in contact with a conductor and a semiconductor.
US11355592B2
A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a silicon carbide layer including first and second trenches, a first silicon carbide region of n-type, a second silicon carbide region of p-type disposed between the first trench and the second trench and having a depth deeper than depths of the first and second trenches, and a third silicon carbide region of n-type on the second silicon carbide region, a first gate electrode, a second gate electrode. The second silicon carbide region includes a first region of which a depth becomes deeper toward the second trench, and a second region of which a depth becomes deeper toward the first trench. In the second silicon carbide region, a first concentration distribution of a p-type impurity has a first concentration peak at a first position, and has a second concentration peak at a second position closer to the second trench than the first position.
US11355591B2
Provided is a single crystal diamond having a lowered dislocation density. The single crystal diamond (10) is provided with single crystal diamond layers (2, 3). One single crystal diamond layer (2) is formed on a diamond substrate (1) and contains point defects. The other single crystal diamond layer (3) is grown on the single crystal diamond layer (2). The single crystal diamond layers (2, 3) have a lower dislocation density than the diamond substrate.
US11355589B2
A semiconductor device with a junction type FET includes: a drift layer; a channel layer on the drift layer; a source layer in a surface portion of the channel layer; a gate layer in the channel layer; a body layer in the channel layer; a drain layer disposed on an opposite side of the source layer with respect to the drift layer; a gate wiring electrically connected to the gate layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the source layer and the body layer; and a second electrode electrically connected to the drain layer.
US11355584B2
A process for etching a substrate comprising polycrystalline silicon to form silicon nanostructures includes depositing metal on top of the substrate and contacting the metallized substrate with an etchant aqueous solution comprising about 2 to about 49 weight percent HF and an oxidizing agent.
US11355578B2
We disclose herein a high voltage device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode disposed underneath and spaced from the first electrode; and a dielectric layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, wherein the first electrode extends further in at least one lateral direction in respect of the second electrode.
US11355570B2
A light emitting display panel and a light emitting display apparatus using the same are disclosed, in which a gate driver is built in a display area and a low voltage supply line is provided in a non-display area. Each pixel in the display area includes a light emitting diode and a pixel driving circuit for driving the light emitting diode. The light emitting diode is connected with a high voltage line to which a first driving voltage is supplied, and is connected with a display area low voltage supply line to which a second driving voltage is supplied.
US11355559B2
A display device includes a display panel including a display area including: a stretchable display area at which the display panel is stretchable, disposed at an outer edge of the display device, and a normal display area having flexibility less than that of the stretchable display area, the normal display area disposed further from the outer edge of the display device than the stretchable display area; a cover window disposed on the display panel, including a peripheral portion and a central portion which is disposed further from the outer edge of the display device than the peripheral portion; and a vibration member disposing the normal display area having the flexibility less than that of the stretchable display area between the central portion of the cover window and the vibration member along a thickness direction of the display device.
US11355558B2
A display device and method of manufacturing same includes: a display panel having a pixel area and a peripheral area adjacent to the pixel area, a light control layer disposed on the display panel and at least partially overlapping the pixel area, a light blocking portion at least partially overlapping the peripheral area, and a protective layer disposed between the light control layer and the light blocking portion.
US11355557B2
A foldable display apparatus includes: a non-folding area, and a folding area, in which an aperture ratio of a plurality of red sub pixels in the folding area is lower than an aperture ratio of a plurality in red sub pixels of the non-folding area, an aperture ratio of the plurality of green sub pixels in the folding area is lower than an aperture ratio of the plurality of green sub pixels of the non-folding area, and an aperture ratio of the plurality in blue sub pixels of the folding area is lower than an aperture ratio of the plurality of blue sub pixels of the non-folding area.
US11355555B2
A solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a photoelectric conversion layer; an insulation layer provided on one surface of the photoelectric conversion layer and having a first opening; and a pair of electrodes opposed to each other with the photoelectric conversion layer and the insulation layer interposed therebetween. Of the pair of electrodes, one electrode provided on a side on which the insulation layer is located includes a first electrode and a second electrode each of which is independent, and the first electrode is embedded in the first opening provided in the insulation layer to be electrically coupled to the photoelectric conversion layer.
US11355553B2
A semiconductor structure may include a vertical field effect transistor, the vertical field effect transistor may include a top source drain, a bottom source drain, and an epitaxial channel and a resistive random access memory below the vertical field effect transistor. The resistive random access memory may include an epitaxial oxide layer, a top electrode, and a bottom electrode. The top electrode, which may function as the bottom source drain of the vertical field effect transistor, may be in direct contact with the epitaxial channel of the vertical field effect transistor. The epitaxial oxide layer may separate the top electrode from the bottom electrode. The top source drain may be arranged between a dielectric material and the epitaxial channel. The dielectric material may be in direct contact with a top surface of the epitaxial channel. The epitaxial oxide layer may be composed of a rare earth oxide.
US11355550B2
An optoelectronic device comprises a substrate; a first and a second optoelectronic units formed on the substrate; a plurality of third optoelectronic units formed on the substrate, electrically connected to the first optoelectronic unit and the second optoelectronic unit; a plurality of first electrodes respectively formed on the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units; a plurality of second electrodes respectively formed on the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units; an optical layer surrounding the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units in a top view of the optoelectronic device; a third electrode formed on the first optoelectronic unit and one of the plurality of third optoelectronic units; and a fourth electrode formed on the second optoelectronic unit and another one of the plurality of third optoelectronic units.
US11355547B2
An image sensor includes a multitude of photodiodes and analog-to-digital converters disposed in adjacent first and second portions of a semiconductor substrate. The photodiodes exhibit X-ray radiation tolerance. An arrangement of several image sensors in adjacent rows can be used for an X-ray detector in a computed tomography apparatus.
US11355546B2
An imaging device and an electronic apparatus including an imaging device are provided. The imaging device includes a substrate and plurality of pixel regions, wherein each pixel region includes: a first photoelectric conversion portion that performs photoelectric conversion according to a first wavelength of incident light; a first reading portion that reads charges converted by the first photoelectric conversion portion; a first storage unit that is formed between adjacent pixels and stores the charges read by the first reading portion; a second photoelectric conversion portion that performs photoelectric conversion according to a second wavelength different from the first wavelength; a second reading portion that reads charges converted by the second photoelectric conversion portion; and a second storage unit that is formed between adjacent pixels and stores the charges read by the second reading portion.
US11355541B2
An image sensor includes a semiconductor layer including a first section and a second section, the semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface that face each other; a device isolation layer in the semiconductor layer and defining a plurality of pixels; a first grid pattern on the first surface of the semiconductor layer over the first section; and a light-shield pattern on the first surface of the semiconductor layer over the second section. A top surface of the first grid pattern is located at a first level, a top surface of the light-shield pattern is located at a second level, the first level is lower than the second level, and the first and second levels are defined with respect to the first surface of the semiconductor layer.
US11355536B2
[Object] To execute online calibration without using a light source. [Solution] An image sensor includes: a pixel array portion in which a plurality of pixels are disposed and which generates a pixel signal; a reference signal generation unit configured to generate a reference signal for calibration; an analog digital (AD) conversion unit configured to execute AD conversion on the pixel signal and the reference signal to generate pixel data and reference data; and a correction processing unit configured to correct the pixel data on a basis of the reference data. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image sensor performing online calibration.
US11355533B2
A solid-state imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion section which is disposed on a semiconductor substrate and which photoelectrically converts incident light into signal charges, a pixel transistor section which is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and which converts signal charges read out from the photoelectric conversion section into a voltage, and an element isolation region which is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and which isolates the photoelectric conversion section from an active region in which the pixel transistor section is disposed. The pixel transistor section includes a plurality of transistors. Among the plurality of transistors, in at least one transistor in which the gate width direction of its gate electrode is oriented toward the photoelectric conversion section, at least a photoelectric conversion section side portion of the gate electrode is disposed within and on the active region with a gate insulating film therebetween.
US11355532B2
Disclosed herein is a detector having a pixel in a substrate and configured to detect radiation particles incident thereon; a first guard ring in the substrate, surrounding the pixel, and comprising a first doped semiconductor region in the substrate and a first electrically conductive layer in electrical contact to the first doped semiconductor region; a second guard ring in the substrate, surrounding the first guard ring, and comprising a second doped semiconductor region in the substrate and a second electrically conductive layer in electrical contact to the second doped semiconductor region. The first electrically conductive layer overhangs the first doped semiconductor region toward an interior of the first guard ring by a greater extent than the second electrically conductive layer overhangs the second doped semiconductor region toward an interior of the second guard ring.
US11355531B1
A method used in forming an array of memory cells comprises forming a vertical stack comprising transistor material directly above insulator material. A mask is used to subtractively etch both the transistor material and thereafter the insulator material to form a plurality of pillars that individually comprise the transistor material and the insulator material. The insulator material is laterally-recessed from opposing lateral sides of individual of the pillars selectively relative to the transistor material of the individual pillars. The individual pillars are formed to comprise a first capacitor electrode that is in void space formed from the laterally recessing. Capacitors are formed that individually comprise the first capacitor electrode of the individual pillars. A capacitor insulator is aside the first capacitor electrode of the individual pillars and a second capacitor electrode is laterally-outward of the capacitor insulator. Vertical transistors are formed above the capacitors and individually comprise the transistor material of the individual pillars. Other aspects, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.
US11355525B2
A layout pattern of a demultiplexer circuit of a display device employing the SSD method is configured as described below. Specifically, demultiplexers in the demultiplexer circuit are grouped with three demultiplexers as one set, and nine transistors as switching elements included in the three demultiplexers of each set are arranged to be aligned in the extending direction of a source line with three transistors as a unit while positions of the nine transistors are sequentially shifted in the vertical direction with respect to the source line. Furthermore, any two adjacent sets are arranged such that a direction in which nine transistors included in one set are shifted in the vertical direction with three transistors as a unit and a direction in which nine transistors in the other set are shifted in the above-described vertical direction with three transistors as a unit are opposite to each other.
US11355521B2
A double-sided display panel and a display device are provided. The double-sided display panel includes a first display module, a second display module, a conductive layer, and a driving module. The conductive layer is electrically connected to at least one of the first thin film transistor substrate of the first display module and the second thin film transistor substrate of the second display module.
US11355509B2
A semiconductor memory device comprises a stack structure including a plurality of layers vertically stacked on a substrate. Each of the plurality of layers includes a first dielectric layer, a semiconductor layer, and a second dielectric layer that are sequentially stacked, and a first conductive line in the second dielectric layer and extending in a first direction. The device also comprises a second conductive line extending vertically through the stack structure, and a capacitor in the stack structure and spaced apart from the second conductive line. The semiconductor layer comprises semiconductor patterns extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction between the first conductive line and the substrate. The second conductive line is between a pair of the semiconductor patterns adjacent to each other in the first direction. An end of each of the semiconductor patterns is electrically connected to a first electrode of the capacitor.
US11355508B2
A device has memory cells located within a cell deck of the device. The device includes functional vias within the cell deck, and one or more floating vias within the cell deck. The functional vias are electrically coupled to conductive structures of the device and the one or more floating vias have at least one end electrically isolated from the conductive structures of the device. Methods of forming a device may include forming memory cells in a cell deck, and forming floating vias in a dielectric material adjacent to the memory cells. An overlying mask material is removed from the dielectric material, and at least some memory cells are protected from mechanical damage during the removal of the overlying mask material with the floating vias. Electronic systems may include such devices.
US11355506B2
A first-tier structure includes a first vertically alternating sequence of first continuous insulating layers and first continuous sacrificial material layers and a first-tier retro-stepped dielectric material portion overlying first stepped surfaces of the first vertically alternating sequence. A second vertically alternating sequence of second continuous insulating layers and second continuous sacrificial material layers is formed over the first-tier structure. A vertically alternating stack of insulating plates and dielectric material is formed over the first-tier retro-stepped dielectric material portion. Alternatively, dielectric pillar structures may be formed in lieu of the vertically alternating stack. After formation of memory stack structures, electrically conductive layers replace portions of the first and second continuous sacrificial material layers. Contact via structures are formed through the vertically alternating stack or the dielectric pillar structures, through the first retro-stepped dielectric material portion, and directly on a first subset of the electrically conductive layers.
US11355503B2
A device includes at least three memory cells. For each cell, there is a first doped semiconductor area and a switch coupling the cell to the first area. First doped semiconductor zones connect the first areas together. A memory can include a number of the devices. For example, the cells can be arranged in a matrix, each device defining a row of the matrix.
US11355501B2
In a method of manufacturing an SRAM device, an insulating layer is formed over a substrate. First dummy patterns are formed over the insulating layer. Sidewall spacer layers, as second dummy patterns, are formed on sidewalls of the first dummy patterns. The first dummy patterns are removed, thereby leaving the second dummy patterns over the insulating layer. After removing the first dummy patterns, the second dummy patterns are divided. A mask layer is formed over the insulating layer and between the divided second dummy patterns. After forming the mask layer, the divided second dummy patterns are removed, thereby forming a hard mask layer having openings that correspond to the patterned second dummy patterns. The insulating layer is formed by using the hard mask layer as an etching mask, thereby forming via openings in the insulating layer. A conductive material is filled in the via openings, thereby forming contact bars.
US11355499B2
A static random access memory (SRAM) cell includes substrate, a first semiconductor fin, a first gate structure, a second semiconductor fin, and a second gate structure. The substrate has a first p-well and an n-well bordering the first p-well. The first semiconductor fin extends within the first p-well. The first gate structure extends across the first semiconductor fin and forms a first write-port pull-down transistor with the first semiconductor fin. The second semiconductor fin extends within the n-well. The second gate structure extends across the second semiconductor fin and forms a first write-port pull-up transistor with the second semiconductor fin. A channel region of the first write-port pull-down transistor has a higher doping concentration than a channel region of the first write-port pull-up transistor.
US11355492B2
A semiconductor device including a substrate with a first region and a second region and first and second transistors in the first and second regions, respectively. The first transistor includes a first gate insulating layer on the substrate, a first etch-stop layer, and a first work function layer on the first etch-stop layer. The second transistor includes a second gate insulating layer on the substrate, a second etch-stop layer, and a second work function layer on the second etch-stop layer. At least one of the first and second work function layers is chamfered.
US11355484B2
A micro LED display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of first metal electrodes and a plurality of metal pads on a surface of the substrate, a connection layer on the substrate, a plurality of micro LEDs on a side of the connection layer away from the substrate. The connection layer includes conductive particles. Each of the micro LEDs is coupled to at least one of the first metal electrode. A side of each of the metal pads away from the substrate is coupled to some of the conductive particles in the connection layer to form a metal retaining wall. The metal retaining walls enhance structural strength of the micro LED display panel and avoid breakage of any of the micro LEDs.
US11355483B2
A lighting device comprises an organic light emitting panel, an inorganic light emitting diode on the organic light emitting panel, and a first lens structure at least partially surrounding the inorganic light emitting diode. The organic light emitting panel may include a base substrate, an auxiliary electrode on the base substrate, a first electrode on the auxiliary electrode, a passivation layer on the first electrode, a light emitting layer on the first electrode, a second electrode on the light emitting layer, and an encapsulation layer on the second electrode.
US11355482B2
A light emitting diode pixel for a display including a first LED sub-unit, a second LED sub-unit disposed on a portion of the first LED sub-unit, a third LED sub-unit disposed on a portion of the second LED sub-unit, and a reflective electrode disposed adjacent to the first LED sub-unit, in which each of the first to third LED sub-units comprises an n-type semiconductor layer and a p-type semiconductor layer, each of the n-type semiconductor layers of the first, second, and third LED stacks is electrically connected to the reflective electrode, and the first LED sub-unit, the second LED sub-unit, and the third LED sub-unit are configured to be independently driven.
US11355478B2
The present disclosure provides a micro light emitting diode display panel, a method for fabricating the same, and a display device comprising the same. The micro light emitting diode display panel includes an active layer, a gate insulating layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a pixel electrode, a micro light emitting diode, and a gate insulating layer covering the active layer, the gate insulating layer, the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode. The light shielding layer blocks light emitted by the micro light emitting diode from being incident on the thin film transistor, thereby reducing influence of the light emitted by the micro light emitting diode light on the thin film transistor.
US11355477B2
There are provided a small-sized power semiconductor module and a small-sized power conversion device capable of reducing ringing voltage. A power semiconductor module includes: a positive electrode-side switching element and a positive electrode-side freewheeling diode corresponding to a positive electrode-side power semiconductor element; a negative electrode-side switching element and a negative electrode-side freewheeling diode corresponding to a negative electrode-side power semiconductor element; a positive electrode conductor pattern; a negative electrode conductor pattern; an AC electrode pattern; and a snubber substrate including an insulating substrate having a snubber circuit formed thereon. The snubber substrate includes the insulating substrate and the at least one snubber circuit arranged on the insulating substrate. The snubber substrate is arranged on at least one of the positive electrode conductor pattern, the negative electrode conductor pattern and the AC electrode pattern.
US11355475B2
Methods of singulation and bonding, as well as structures formed thereby, are disclosed. A method includes singulating a first chip and after the singulating the first chip, bonding the first chip to a second chip. The first chip includes a first semiconductor substrate and a first interconnect structure on a front side of the first semiconductor substrate. The singulating the first chip includes etching through a back side of the first semiconductor substrate through the first interconnect structure.
US11355474B2
A semiconductor package including an insulating encapsulation, an integrated circuit component, and conductive elements is provided. The integrated circuit component is encapsulated in the insulating encapsulation, wherein the integrated circuit component has at least one through silicon via protruding from the integrated circuit component. The conductive elements are located on the insulating encapsulation, wherein one of the conductive elements is connected to the at least one through silicon via, and the integrated circuit component is electrically connected to the one of the conductive elements through the at least one through silicon via.
US11355469B2
One aspect of the invention is a method of manufacturing a connection structure, including disposing an adhesive layer between a first electronic member including a first substrate and a first electrode formed on the first substrate and a second electronic member including a second substrate and a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and pressure-bonding the first electronic member and the second electronic member via the adhesive layer such that the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to each other, wherein the first electronic member further including an insulating layer formed on a side of the first electrode opposite to the first substrate, and the adhesive layer including: a first conductive particle being a dendritic conductive particle; and a second conductive particle being a conductive particle other than the first conductive particle and having a non-conductive core and a conductive layer provided on the core.
US11355463B2
In an embodiment, a structure includes a core substrate, a redistribution structure coupled, the redistribution structure including a plurality of redistribution layers, the plurality of redistribution layers comprising a dielectric layer and a metallization layer, a first local interconnect component embedded in a first redistribution layer of the plurality of redistribution layers, the first local interconnect component comprising conductive connectors, the conductive connectors being bonded to a metallization pattern of the first redistribution layer, the dielectric layer of the first redistribution layer encapsulating the first local interconnect component, a first integrated circuit die coupled to the redistribution structure, a second integrated circuit die coupled to the redistribution structure, an interconnect structure of the first local interconnect component electrically coupling the first integrated circuit die to the second integrated circuit die, and a set of conductive connectors coupled to a second side of the core substrate.
US11355459B2
Techniques for fabricating a semiconductor package having magnetic materials embedded therein are described. For one technique, fabrication of package includes: forming a pad and a conductive line on a build-up layer; forming a raised pad structure on the build-up layer, the raised pad comprising a pillar structure on the pad; encapsulating the conductive line and the raised pad structure in a magnetic film comprising one or more magnetic fillers; planarizing a top surface of the magnetic film until top surfaces of the raised pad structure and the magnetic film are co-planar; depositing a primer layer on the top surfaces; removing one or more portions of the primer layer above the raised pad structure to create an opening; and forming a via in the opening on the raised pad structure. The primer layer may comprise one or more of a build-up layer, a photoimageable dielectric layer, and a metal mask.
US11355455B2
The task of the present invention is to realize chips of different sizes, in particular FPGAs, without the need for ever new production mask sets. In the conventional way, a single die can be used or almost any number of dies from one wafer. According to the invention, only one lithography mask set is used for chip production and multi-die chips of different sizes with 1 . . . n single dies are separated from a wafer. The single dies are connected by the scribeline between the dies. According to the patent claims, various precautions must be taken to ensure that the dies are reliably connected and that no problems occur when separating the multi-die chips.
US11355453B2
An electronic assembly according to an embodiment includes: a circuit board including a first edge surface and a trace having an electrical conductivity; an electronic element including a lateral edge spatially spaced apart from the first edge surface, and mounted on the circuit board and electrically connected to the trace; a protection layer including a second edge surface and disposed on the electronic element to substantially cover the electronic element; a magnetic field shielding film including a third edge surface and disposed on the protection layer; and a first metal layer. The first edge surface connects a main top surface of the circuit board and a main bottom surface of the circuit board, the second edge surface connects a main top surface of the protection layer and a main bottom surface of the protection layer, and the third edge surface connects a main top surface of the magnetic field shielding film and a main bottom surface of the magnetic field shielding film, and the first edge surface, the second edge surface, and the third edge surface are substantially aligned with one another to form a coupling edge surface which is substantially planar. In addition, the first metal layer is disposed on the magnetic field shielding film, and covers the main top surface of the magnetic field shielding film and the coupling edge surface.
US11355440B2
Provided is a semiconductor package including an interposer. The semiconductor package includes: a package base substrate; a lower redistribution line structure disposed on the package base substrate and including a plurality of lower redistribution line patterns; at least one interposer including a plurality of first connection pillars spaced apart from each other on the lower redistribution line structure and connected respectively to portions of the plurality of lower redistribution line patterns, and a plurality of connection wiring patterns; an upper redistribution line structure including a plurality of upper redistribution line patterns connected respectively to the plurality of first connection pillars and the plurality of connection wiring patterns, on the plurality of first connection pillars and the at least one interposer; and at least two semiconductor chips adhered on the upper redistribution line structure while being spaced apart from each other.
US11355431B2
A semiconductor structure includes a first layer, a second layer, a first interconnection layer, and a second interconnection layer. The first layer includes an upper electrode pattern, and the second layer includes a lower electrode pattern, wherein the upper electrode pattern is opposite to the lower electrode pattern. The first interconnection layer includes a plurality of first interconnect structures electrically connected on the upper electrode pattern. The second interconnection layer includes a plurality of second interconnect structures electrically connected on the lower electrode pattern. The first interconnect structures on the upper electrode pattern are hybrid bonded with the second interconnect structures on the lower electrode pattern. Therefore, the upper electrode patterns and the lower electrode patterns are joined by hybrid bonding to form a capacitor element.
US11355426B2
A wiring structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The wiring structure includes a conductive structure and at least one conductive through via. The conductive structure includes a plurality of dielectric layers, a plurality of circuit layers in contact with the dielectric layers, and a plurality of dam portions in contact with the dielectric layers. The dam portions are substantially arranged in a row and spaced apart from one another. The conductive through via extends through the dam portions.
US11355416B2
A structure includes: a β silicon nitride crystal phase; and a Y2MgSi2O5N crystal phase. The structure gives a X-ray diffraction pattern by a θ-2θ method, the pattern having a ratio of a peak intensity of a (22-1) plane of the Y2MgSi2O5N crystal phase to a peak intensity of a (200) plane of the β silicon nitride crystal phase, the peak intensity of the (200) plane being determined at a position of 2θ=27.0±1°, the peak intensity of the (22-1) plane being determined at a position of 2θ=30.3±1°, and the ratio being 0.001 or more and 0.01 or less.
US11355411B2
A heat sink including a heat sink body having a heat-absorbing surface that absorbs heat transferred from a heat-generating body, and a heat-dissipating surface that externally radiates the heat; a holding member that is held against the heat-absorbing surface; and a fixation portion that is provided on the heat sink body, that fixes the holding member so as to be incapable of coming loose from the heat sink body, and that suppresses displacement in a planar direction in which the heat-absorbing surface extends.
US11355407B2
A micro heater chip, a wafer-level electronic chip assembly and a chip assembly stacking system are provided. The chip assembly stacking system includes a plurality of wafer-level electronic chip assemblies stacked on top of one another and electrically connected with each other. Each wafer-level electronic chip assembly includes a wafer-level electronic chip and a micro heater chip disposed on the wafer-level electronic chip. The micro heater chip includes a heating structure and an insulative structure disposed between the heating structure and the wafer-level electronic chip. The heating structure includes a carrier body, at least one micro heater disposed on or inside the carrier body, and a plurality of conductive connection layers passing through the carrier body. The insulative structure includes an insulative body disposed between the heating structure and the wafer-level electronic chip, and a plurality of conductive material layers passing through the insulative body.
US11355405B2
The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency device that includes a mold device die and a multilayer redistribution structure underneath the mold device die. The mold device die includes a device region with a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion over the BEOL portion, a barrier layer, and a first mold compound. The FEOL portion includes isolation sections and an active layer surrounded by the isolation sections. The barrier layer formed of silicon nitride resides over the active layer and top surfaces of the isolation sections. The first mold compound resides over the barrier layer. Herein, silicon crystal does not exist between the first mold compound and the active layer. The multilayer redistribution structure includes a number of bump structures, which are at a bottom of the multilayer redistribution structure and electrically coupled to the FEOL portion of the mold device die.
US11355399B2
A method may include forming a mask layer on top of a first dielectric layer formed on a first source/drain and a second source/drain, and creating an opening in the mask layer and the first dielectric layer that exposes portions of the first source/drain and the second source/drain. The method may include filling the opening with a metal layer that covers the exposed portions of the first source/drain and the second source/drain, and forming a gap in the metal layer to create a first metal contact and a second metal contact. The first metal contact may electrically couple to the first source/drain and the second metal contact may electrically couple to the second source/drain. The gap may separate the first metal contact from the second metal contact by less than nineteen nanometers.
US11355398B2
A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The structure includes a first and second gate electrode layers, and a dielectric feature disposed between the first and second gate electrode layers. The dielectric feature has a first surface. The structure further includes a first conductive layer disposed on the first gate electrode layer. The first conductive layer has a second surface. The structure further includes a second conductive layer disposed on the second electrode layer. The second conductive layer has a third surface, and the first, second, and third surfaces are coplanar. The structure further includes a third conductive layer disposed over the first conductive layer, a fourth conductive layer disposed over the second conductive layer, and a dielectric layer disposed on the first surface of the dielectric feature. The dielectric layer is disposed between the third conductive layer and the fourth conductive layer.
US11355397B2
A method for fabricating a three-dimensional (3D) static random-access memory (SRAM) architecture using catalyst influenced chemical etching (CICE). Utilizing CICE, semiconductor fins can be etched with no etch taper, smooth sidewalls and no maximum height limitation. CICE enables stacking of as many nanosheet layers a desired and also enables a 3D stacked architecture for SRAM cells. Furthermore, CICE can be used to etch silicon waveguides thereby creating waveguides with smooth sidewalls to improve transmission efficiency and, for photon-based quantum circuits, to eliminate charge fluctuations that may affect photon indistinguishability.
US11355375B2
A metrology system and metrology methods are disclosed. The metrology system comprises a set of device features on a first layer of a sample, a first set of target features on a second layer of the sample and overlapping the set of device features, and a second set of target features on the second layer of the sample and overlapping the set of device features. Relative positions of a first set of Moiré fringes and a second set of Moiré fringes indicate overlay error between the first layer of the sample and the second layer of the sample.
US11355367B2
Exemplary substrate processing systems may include a transfer region housing defining a transfer region, and including substrate supports and a transfer apparatus. The transfer apparatus may include a central hub having a housing, and including a first shaft and a second shaft. The housing may be coupled with the second shaft, and may define an internal housing volume. The transfer apparatus may include a plurality of arms equal to a number of substrate supports of the plurality of substrate supports. Each arm of the plurality of arms may be coupled about an exterior of the housing. The transfer apparatus may include a plurality of arm hubs disposed within the internal housing volume. Each arm hub of the plurality of arm hubs may be coupled with an arm of the plurality of arms through the housing. The arm hubs may be coupled with the first shaft of the central hub.
US11355364B2
A laser treatment device performing treatment by irradiating a target object having a plate surface with laser light, including: a light-transmitting region transmitting laser light emitted onto the target object; a rectifier that has a rectifier surface separated from the target object and extending along the plate surface of the target object and outward from the end of the light-transmitting region; a gas supply unit that feeds a gas to a gap between one side of the rectifier surface and the light-transmitting region, in a position separated from the light-transmitting region; and a gas exhaust unit that exhausts, on the other side that is on the other side of the light-transmitting region from the one side, the gas present in a gap between the rectifier surface and the target object from the gap, in a position separated from the light-transmitting region, thereby generating a stable local gas atmosphere.
US11355353B2
Tin oxide films are used as mandrels in semiconductor device manufacturing. In one implementation the process starts by providing a substrate having a plurality of protruding tin oxide features (mandrels) residing on an exposed etch stop layer. Next, a conformal layer of spacer material is formed both on the horizontal surfaces and on the sidewalls of the mandrels. The spacer material is then removed from the horizontal surfaces exposing the tin oxide material of the mandrels, without fully removing the spacer material residing at the sidewalls of the mandrel (e.g., leaving at least 50%, such as at least 90% of initial height at the sidewall). Next, mandrels are selectively removed (e.g., using hydrogen-based etch chemistry), while leaving the spacer material that resided at the sidewalls of the mandrels. The resulting spacers can be used for patterning the etch stop layer and underlying layers.
US11355333B2
Provided is a sample support body that includes a substrate and an ionization substrate. The ionization substrate has a measurement region for dropping a sample on a second surface. A plurality of through-holes that open in a first surface and the second surface are formed in at least the measurement region of the ionization substrate. A conductive layer is provided on peripheral edges of the through-holes on at least the second surface. At least a part of the substrate which is adjacent to the ionization substrate is formed to enable the sample to move to the inside of the substrate.
US11355329B2
Provided is a mass spectrometer including: a measurement condition setter (42) configured to set a plurality of measurement conditions which are different from each other in terms of the set value of at least one measurement parameter; a measurement executer (43) configured to acquire a plurality of sets of mass spectrometric data respectively corresponding to the plurality of measurement conditions; a product ion extractor (44) configured to extract product ions detected with intensities exceeding a previously determined reference value; an MRM spectrum element information creator (45) configured to determine the mass-to-charge ratios and measured intensities of the extracted product ions, the mass-to-charge ratio of the precursor ion, as well as the measurement condition, and to create a plurality of pieces of MRM spectrum element information; an MRM spectrum composer (46) configured to compose an MRM spectrum from the mass-to-charge ratios and the measured intensities of the product ions included in the plurality of pieces of MRM spectrum element information; and a library data creator (47) configured to relate the MRM spectrum to information concerning the target compound to create library data for the target compound.
US11355320B2
A plasma processing apparatus includes a plasma generator provided with a plasma electrode and performs plasma processing on a substrate accommodated in a processing container. At least a region corresponding to the plasma electrode of the plasma generator is formed of synthetic quartz.
US11355318B2
An embodiment is an apparatus, such as a plasma chamber. The apparatus includes chamber walls and a chamber window defining an enclosed space. A chamber window is disposed between a plasma antenna and a substrate support. A gas delivery source is mechanically coupled to the chamber window. The gas delivery source comprises a gas injector having a passageway, a window at a first end of the passageway, and a nozzle at a second end of the passageway. The nozzle of the gas delivery source is disposed in the enclosed space. A fastening device is mechanically coupled to the gas delivery source. The fastening device is adjustable to adjust a sealing force against the gas injector.
US11355312B2
The present invention provides a driving system comprising two actuators for moving a stage through two elastic connectors; and a general apparatus/device comprising such a driving system, such as a machine tool, an analytical instrument, an optical microscope, and an apparatus of charged-particle beam such as electron microscope and an electron beam lithographical apparatus. When used in an electron microscope, the stage can be used as a specimen stage or a plate having apertures for electron beam to pass through. The novel stage driving system exhibits numerous technical merits such as simpler structure, better manufacturability, improved cost-effectiveness, and higher reliability, among others.
US11355307B1
Situating samples on an optical axis of a charged particle microscope can be performed based a 3D map of the samples. The 3D map is produced with back-side illumination of the samples and telecentric imaging to produce profile images. The profile images are a combined to form the 3D map. Using the 3D map, the processor is coupled to a sample stage to situate a selected sample or sample portion for imaging in the charged particle microscope. In some examples, the processor is responsive to selection of a sample using a graphical interface so that the sample stage is controlled to safely situate the selected sample without further operator intervention.
US11355300B2
An exemplary embodiment of active/passive automotive fuse module in accordance with the present disclosure may include an electrically insulating base, a fuse plate including a bus bar portion disposed on a top surface of the base above a projectile cavity formed in the base, the fuse plate further including a fusible portion electrically connected to the bus bar portion and adapted to open when an amount of current flowing through the fuse plate exceeds a current rating of the active/passive automotive fuse module, the active/passive automotive fuse module further including a pyrotechnic interrupter (PI) disposed atop the base and including a projectile positioned above the bus bar portion, the PI configured to drive the projectile through the bus bar portion upon actuation of the PI.
US11355293B2
A reaction force generating member includes: a first dome that gives a reaction force to an operation member according to the depression of the operation member; and a second dome that includes a hemispherical bowl part disposed inside the first dome, and a projection projecting downward from the center of the bowl part and depressing a switch disposed below the operation member.
US11355289B2
A solid electrolytic capacitor that includes: a capacitor element having a valve action metal base with a core portion, a first porous portion and a second porous portion, a first dielectric layer on the first porous portion, a first solid electrolyte layer on the first dielectric layer, a first conductor layer on the first solid electrolyte layer, a second dielectric layer on the second porous portion, and a second solid electrolyte layer on the second dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer and the first solid electrolyte layer constituting a first capacitance portion, and the second dielectric layer and the second solid electrolyte layer constituting a second capacitance portion; a cathode through electrode electrically connecting the first capacitance portion to a cathode external electrode; and a connection portion connecting the second capacitance portion to the first capacitance portion.
US11355282B2
A manufacturing method for a laminated iron core includes conveying a sheet steel strip in an intermittent manner in a lift up state, with upward movement of the strip being limited by a guiding member provided on a lower holder; punching an outer shape of each iron core laminae; and applying adhesive agent to a surface of the strip before the punching. The adhesive agent is applied in a state in which a pilot pin is inserted in a pilot hole of the strip and when the strip is about to be pressed against or is being pressed against the die plate by a stripper provided on an upper holder. After application of the adhesive agent, the strip is returned to the lift up state by raising the upper holder, with a lifter and the stripper plate being in abutment with the lower and upper surfaces of the strip, respectively.
US11355274B2
A subsea AC power supply device comprises a subsea transformer, having a primary winding arranged to be connected to a topside AC power supply via a subsea power supply cable, and a subsea shunt reactor, connected in parallel with the primary winding of the subsea transformer. The subsea transformer and the subsea shunt reactor are arranged within a common subsea watertight housing. A subsea AC power supply system comprises a topside AC power supply, a subsea power supply cable connected to the topside AC power supply, and a subsea AC power supply device connected to the subsea power supply cable.
US11355251B2
Disclosed is a system for separating and coupling a top nozzle of a nuclear fuel assembly. There is provided a lock insert configured to support the top nozzle of the nuclear fuel assembly by being coupled to a guide hole provided in a flow channel plate of the top nozzle, the lock insert including: a body in a hollow shape; and an insertion part provided on a top portion of the body and inserted into the guide hole, wherein a circumference of the insertion part is variable in size, thereby being capable of being inserted into the guide hole. Accordingly, disassembly and reassembly of the top nozzle of the nuclear fuel assembly and the lock insert are simplified, thereby simplifying and reducing the number of processes involved therein. Accordingly, the system is effective for maintenance and repair of the nuclear fuel assembly.
US11355246B2
Embodiments are directed to methodologies, systems and computer program products for generating, for each of a plurality of risk factors in a patient database containing information of a plurality of patients, an index of input values for the risk factor. For each patient P of the plurality of patients, a series of local impact scores is computed for the patient. Computing the series of local impact scores for the patient includes calculating a risk score for the patient with respect to each of the indexed input values for each of the plurality of risk factors. For at least one of the plurality of patients, at least some of the plurality of risk factors are ranked based at least partly on the computed local impact scores for each of the at least some risk factors, and an indication of the ranked risk factors for the at least one patient is provided.
US11355244B2
Techniques that include applying machine learning models to episode data, including a cardiac electrogram, stored by a medical device are disclosed. In some examples, based on the application of one or more machine learning models to the episode data, processing circuitry derives, for each of a plurality of arrhythmia type classifications, class activation data indicating varying likelihoods of the classification over a period of time associated with the episode. The processing circuitry may display a graph of the varying likelihoods of the arrhythmia type classifications over the period of time. In some examples, processing circuitry may use arrhythmia type likelihoods and depolarization likelihoods to identify depolarizations, e.g., QRS complexes, during the episode.
US11355242B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to medical treatment management. Medical data associated with a user is received. A medical condition of the user is identified based on the medical data. Object data of a plurality of objects in a vicinity of the user is received. The object data is analyzed to determine an identity and characteristics of each object of the plurality of objects. The plurality of objects are compared to medical tools in a medical database using the characteristics within the object data. A subset of objects matching to respective medical tools are then identified. A medical procedure utilizing at least one object of the subset of objects to address the medical condition is identified. A recommendation is then transmitted that the medical procedure should be used to address the medical condition using the at least one object.
US11355237B2
A system may include a data processor and a memory storing instructions. The instructions may result in operations when executed by the data processor. The operations may include determining, based on location data from a positioning system, a presence of a cartridge at a location. The cartridge may include a substance. A quantity of the substance may be determined based on content data from a content meter at the location. Diversion of the substance may be detected based on the cartridge being present at the location and/or the quantity of the substance. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including apparatuses and computer program products, are also disclosed.
US11355232B2
In accordance with some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a method comprising: activating (200) one or more electronic devices (102) when the medical personnel enters a patient room; obtaining (202) image data acquired by the one or more electronic devices that captures the medical personnel; analyzing (204) the acquired image data to identify the medical personnel and at least one medical apparatus to be used by the medical personnel for the procedure; analyzing (212) the acquired image data to monitor the medical personnel's performance of the procedure using the at least one identified medical apparatus; and storing (214) data acquired from the monitored performance of the procedure in a database.
US11355228B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods of a digital therapy service to generate therapy regimen addressing a health condition, which may require the customer to perform various tasks and instruct devices to capture data related to the customer's therapy, including body metric measurements and information related to the number and quality of interactions between the user and aspects of the digital therapy service, sometimes referred to as “user-generated” inputs. The digital therapy service may calculate various metrics, such as scores and milestone determinations, to measure the customer's progress. The scores can be determined using dynamically generated and updated scoring models. Artificial intelligence chatbots may be used to deliver and capture information to and from customers during interactive sessions. Each customer may have a unique chatbot queue that contains the various chatbots that will be used to deliver particular aspects of the customer's therapy.
US11355224B2
Systems and method for selectively providing information about medical data are provided. A first statistical query based on an input from a first user may be received. A first estimated property based on the first statistical query may be provided to the first user. A second statistical query based on an input from a second user may be received. A first group of users that includes the first user may be selected. It may be determined whether the first group of users includes the second user. In response to a determination that the first group of users does not include the second user, a second estimated property may be provided to the second user, and in response to a determination that the first group of users includes the second user, providing the second estimated property may be forwent.
US11355219B2
According to one embodiment, a genotype estimation device includes: an acquirer configured to acquire a clustering strength of genotype data of a plurality of specimens including an unknown specimen whose genotype is not known and known specimens whose genotypes are known; and an estimator configured to estimate the genotype of the unknown specimen on the basis of the genotype data in response to the clustering strength being larger than a first threshold, and output an estimation result.
US11355218B2
The present invention relates to methods for evaluating the probability that a patient's diagnosis may be treated with a particular clinical regimen or therapy.
US11355215B2
A data storage apparatus may include a data storage device including at least one data die to store first data, and at least one parity die to store second data, third data, and a chip-kill parity, where the at least one data die and the at least one parity die are connected to a channel, and controller in communication with the data storage device and configured to receive a write request for the first data and the second data from a host that is in communication with the data storage device through the channel to generate the chip-kill parity from the first data and the second data. The controller is further configured to read the third data from the parity die and provide the third data to the host upon receipt of a read request for the third data from the host while the chip-kill parity is being updated based on the first data.
US11355213B2
A memory system including: a memory device looping back a first clock to generate a second clock and outputting read data that are read from a memory cell region of the memory device in synchronization with the second clock; and a memory controller generating the first clock that includes a plurality of modulation sections by performing a modulation operation on a source clock according to a specific scheme, outputting the first clock to the memory device, and receiving the read data in response to the second clock. The read data includes a plurality of section data corresponding to the plurality of modulation sections included in the second clock, respectively, and the memory controller verifies reliability of each of the plurality of section data included in the read data by performing a demodulation operation on the second clock according to the specific scheme.
US11355211B2
A system includes an input voltage source, a linear regulator coupled to the input voltage source, and a load coupled to an output of the linear regulator. The linear regulator includes an error amplifier coupled to a control terminal of a switch; and a control circuit coupled to the error amplifier and configured to provide a reference voltage to the error amplifier. The control circuit includes a mode selection circuit with a slow loop configured to sample a load current and with a fast loop configured to detect an output voltage error signal. The mode selection circuit is configured to adjust a mode of the control circuit between a continuous power mode and a duty cycle power save mode based on the sampled load current and the output voltage error signal.
US11355204B2
Techniques related to methods and systems for improving a performance related to reading data stored in memory cells. The method includes selecting a first voltage read range and a second voltage read range from multiple voltage read ranges that are associated with a number of bits storable in a memory cell. The method includes receiving, a first set of parameters that represent a first probability distribution of first candidate voltage read thresholds within the first voltage read range. The method includes receiving a second set of parameters that represent a second probability distribution of second candidate voltage read thresholds within the second voltage read range. The method includes generating, based on an input to an objective function, a voltage read threshold. The method includes reading data stored in the memory cell based on the voltage read threshold.
US11355203B2
A memory device to determine a voltage optimized to read a group of memory cells. In response to a command, the memory device reads the group of memory cells at a plurality of test voltages to determine a set of signal and noise characteristics of the group of memory cells. The memory device determines or recognizes a shape of a distribution of the signal and noise characteristics over the plurality of test voltages. Based on the shape, the memory device selects an operation in determining an optimized read voltage of the group of memory cells.
US11355200B2
A variety of applications can include a memory device designed to perform sensing of a memory cell of a string of memory cells using a modified shielded bit line sensing operation. The modified shielded bit line sensing operation includes pre-charging a data line corresponding to the string with the string enabled to couple to the data line. The modified shielded bit line sensing operation can be implemented in a hybrid initialization routine for the memory device. The hybrid initialization routine can include a sensing read routine corresponding to an all data line configuration of data lines of the memory device and a modified sensing read routine corresponding to a shielded data line configuration of the data lines with selected strings enabled during pre-charging. A read retry routine associated with the modified sensing read routine can be added to the hybrid initialization routine. Additional devices, systems, and methods are discussed.
US11355198B1
A method of performing an erase operation on non-volatile storage is disclosed. The method comprises: applying, in a first erase loop of a plurality of erase loops of the erase operation, a first erase voltage pulse to a set of non-volatile storage elements; determining an upper tail of a threshold voltage distribution of the set of non-volatile storage elements after applying the first erase voltage pulse; determining a second erase voltage pulse based on the upper tail of the threshold voltage distribution of the set of non-volatile storage elements; and applying, in a second erase loop of the plurality of erase loops, the second erase voltage pulse to the set of non-volatile storage elements.
US11355185B2
A semiconductor device that has a silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) based non-volatile memory (NVM) array including charge-trapping memory cells arranged in rows and columns and configured to store one of N×analog values. Each charge-trapping memory cells may include a memory transistor including an angled lightly doped drain (LDD) implant extends at least partly under an oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) layer of the memory transistor. The ONO layer disposed within the memory transistor and over an adjacent isolation structure has the same elevation substantially.
US11355181B2
A high bandwidth memory and a system having the same are disclosed. The high bandwidth memory includes a buffer die and a plurality of memory dies, each of which includes at least one first processing element bank group and at least one second processing element bank group. The at least one first processing element bank group includes one or more first banks connected to one or more first bank input/output line groups, and a first processing element controller connected to the one or more first bank input/output line groups and a first global input/output line group, and is configured to perform a first processing operation on first data output from one of the one or more first bank input/output line groups and second data transmitted through the first global input/output line group based on a first instruction that is generated based on a first processing command.
US11355178B2
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to determining an XOR value in memory. An example method can include performing a NAND operation on a data value stored in a first memory cell and a data value stored in a second memory cell. The method can include performing an OR operation on the data values stored in the first and second memory cells. The method can include performing an AND operation on the result of the NAND operation and a result of the OR operation without transferring data from the memory array via an input/output (I/O) line.
US11355173B2
The disclosed system and method reduce on-chip power IR drop caused by large write current, to increase the write IO number or improve write throughput and to suppress write voltage ripple at the start and end of a write operation. The disclosed systems and methods are described in relation to stabilizing the bit line voltage for MRAMs, however, the disclosed systems and methods can be used to stabilize the bit line voltage of any memory configuration that draws large currents during short write pulses or, more generally, to selectively assist a power supply generator in supplying adequate power to a load at times of large power consumption.
US11355164B2
A supply voltage sensitivity of an output current of a bias current generator circuit is reduced. The bias current generator includes a plurality of transistors and a plurality of resistors coupled to the plurality of transistors. The supply voltage sensitivity of the output current of the bias current generator circuit is reduced by applying a second bias current generated by the bias current generator circuit to a first bias current generated by the bias current generator circuit.
US11355139B2
One or more audio data is received. An expected bitrate of the one or more audio data is determined. An input bitrate of the one or more audio data is determined. An R value using the expected bitrate and the input bitrate is determined. The R value is compared to an R threshold.
US11355136B1
A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify an occupant in a passenger cabin of a vehicle, detect a position of a head of the occupant relative to the passenger cabin, apply a first filter to speech from the occupant based on the position of the head, generate a second filter, apply the second filter to the speech, adjust the second filter based on a difference between the speech of the occupant filtered by the second filter and a prestored profile of the occupant, and perform an operation using the speech filtered by the first filter and the second filter.
US11355133B2
The invention provides an efficient implementation of cross-product enhanced high-frequency reconstruction (HFR), wherein a new component at frequency QΩ+rΩ0 is generated on the basis of existing components at Ω and Ω+Ω0. The invention provides a block-based harmonic transposition, wherein a time block of complex subband samples is processed with a common phase modification. Superposition of several modified samples has the net effect of limiting undesirable intermodulation products, thereby enabling a coarser frequency resolution and/or lower degree of oversampling to be used. In one embodiment, the invention further includes a window function suitable for use with block-based cross-product enhanced HFR. A hardware embodiment of the invention may include an analysis filter bank, a subband processing unit configurable by control data and a synthesis filter bank.
US11355129B2
A lossless encoding method is provided that includes determining a lossless encoding mode of a quantization coefficient as one of an infinite-range lossless encoding mode and a finite-range lossless encoding mode; encoding the quantization coefficient in the infinite-range lossless encoding mode in correspondence with a result of the lossless encoding mode determination; and encoding the quantization coefficient in the finite-range lossless encoding mode in correspondence with a result of the lossless encoding mode determination.
US11355123B2
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method, computer program products, and systems can include for instance: obtaining sensor output data from a user, wherein the sensor output data from the user includes voice data of the user; generating, during an interactive voice response session, vocal response data for presentment by a virtual agent to the user in response to the voice data, wherein the generating includes performing data access queries on one or more storage system; and prioritizing certain asset data of the one or more storage system, wherein the prioritizing is performed in dependence on data of the sensor output data.
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In some examples, a software agent executing on a server an utterance from a customer. The software agent converts the utterance to text. The software agent creates an audio representation of the text and performs a comparison of the audio representation and the utterance. The software agent creates edited text based on the comparison. For example, the software agent may determine, based on the comparison, audio differences between the audio representation and the utterance, create a sequence of edit actions based on the audio differences, and apply the sequence of edit actions to the text to create the edited text. The software agent outputs the edited text as a dialog response to the utterance.
