US11420672B2
A power conversion device includes a first converter connected to first ends of windings of each phase of a motor, a second converter connected to second ends of the windings of each phase, and a switching circuit used to define a neutral point in the windings of each phase on the first inverter side. At least one of a plurality of switches included in the first inverter has a first current capacity, and a plurality of switches included in the second inverter have a second current capacity that is greater than the first current capacity.
US11420666B2
A support roller (30, 30′) for supporting a vehicle on an underlying surface, comprising at least one bearing element which is at least indirectly connectable to at least one supporting structure of the vehicle, at least one fork connected to the bearing element, and at least one wheel (90, 90′) which is mounted in the fork so as to be rotatable about a first rolling axis (R) and can be brought into contact with the underlying surface, at least one sensing device (190) for sensing at least one supporting force with which the wheel (90, 90′) is supported on the underlying surface. A vehicle, in particular an industrial truck, comprising at least one support roller and a method for stabilizing a vehicle.
US11420661B2
A measurement system for a vehicle includes an acceleration sensor. A first acceleration sensor of a sensor pair is fastened to a vehicle wheel and a second acceleration sensor of the sensor pair is fastened to the same vehicle wheel diametrically opposite with respect to the wheel axle. An evaluation device is connected to the two acceleration sensors of the sensor pair and generates an output measurement signal using the sensor signals from the two acceleration sensors.
US11420657B2
A levelling system for a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, includes at least one levelling cylinder and a levelling piston. The levelling piston is at least partially provided in the levelling cylinder in a movable manner for setting the level of the rail vehicle. Further, the levelling system includes at least one guiding element, which is arranged within the levelling piston and partially protrudes from the levelling piston into at least one recess of the levelling cylinder such that an end stop in a longitudinal direction is provided for the relative movement between the levelling piston and the levelling cylinder.
US11420656B2
A vehicle system comprising a plurality of subsystems, each of the plurality of subsystems configured to perform at least a portion of at least one of a plurality of functions. The plurality of functions are organized in a hierarchy of functions including complex higher order functions and simpler lower order functions. The vehicle system further comprises an advanced computing module configured to control the plurality of subsystems in order to perform a higher order function and a lower order function that supports the higher order function. The advanced computing module comprises software instructions including a first gate point. The first gate point may be activated to prevent the advanced computing module from performing the higher order function.
US11420650B2
Systems and methods for dictating motion for bi-directional vehicles is provided. The method includes obtaining passenger and map data. The passenger data identifies an orientation of a passenger and the map data identifies route attributes for one or more route segments. The method includes determining one or more motion constraints for a bi-directional vehicle and map constraints for a routing the bi-directional vehicle based on the passenger data and the map data. The motion constraints can identify a vehicle orientation with which the bi-directional vehicle can travel. The map constraints can identify one or more route segments restricted from travel by the bi-directional vehicle. The method includes generating a constrained route based on the motion and map constraint(s). The constrained route can include permitted route segments and movements for the bi-directional vehicle. The method can include initiating the motion of the bi-directional vehicle based on the constrained route.
US11420645B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including receiving, by a processing system at an autonomous vehicle including a processor, a personalized driving style profile associated with a first driver according to first driving information, wherein the personalized driving style profile includes key driving style parameter values associated with the first driver, wherein the first driving information comprises monitoring vehicle context and control information captured during a vehicle driving session, and modifying, by the processing system at the autonomous vehicle, a default driving style algorithm according to the personalized driving style profile to mimic at an autonomous vehicle a driving style of the first driver during operation of the autonomous vehicle. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11420643B2
A calibrating device for calibrating vehicle assistance systems is described. The device includes: at least one target pattern; at least one sensor, which is designed to detect the position and the orientation of a vehicle to be measured with respect to the calibrating device; and a positioning device, which is designed to position the at least one target pattern on the basis of the position of the vehicle to be measured, which is detected by the at least one sensor, in such a way that the at least one target pattern is situated in a specified orientation at a specified position with respect to the vehicle to be measured.
US11420642B2
A vehicle configured for determining an emotion state of a user, and adjusting a speed change of the vehicle that exerts an influence on the drive ability on the basis of the determined emotion state, and a method of controlling the same, may include a sensing unit configured to measure an acceleration of a vehicle and a bio-signal of a user; and a control unit connected to the sensing unit and configured to determine emotion state information indicating an emotion state of the user on the basis of the measured bio-signal when the measured acceleration is greater than or equal to a threshold acceleration, and on the basis of the emotion state information and correlation information indicating a relationship between the emotion state information and a drive ability factor related to a drive ability according to a speed change of the vehicle, update a setting value of the drive ability factor.
US11420641B2
A system for determining an energy requirement of a vehicle for a journey. The system may comprise a predictor mechanism to predict, using an energy prediction algorithm, a vehicle energy requirement for the journey. The system comprises an updater mechanism configured to refine the energy prediction algorithm for the vehicle by determining for each of a number of historical journeys undertaken by the vehicle, an error between an actual vehicle energy usage for the historical journey and a predicted energy usage derived using the energy prediction algorithm for the historical journey. An aggregate error is calculated from the errors of the number of historical journeys. The updater is arranged to adjust the energy prediction algorithm to reduce the aggregate error.
US11420638B2
A vehicle and a system and method of operating a vehicle. The system includes a processor. The processor learns a driver's behavior of a driver of the vehicle as the driver navigates a road segment, creates a behavior policy based on the driver's behavior and a threshold associated with the road segment, and controls the vehicle to navigate the road segment using the behavior policy.
US11420637B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a control system for a vehicle, the vehicle (800) being operable in an at least partly autonomous mode and a manual mode, the control system comprising input means (291, 292) for receiving a gaze signal (211) indicative of a direction of a gaze of an occupant of the vehicle (800), and a contact signal (212) indicative of physical contact between the occupant and a control of the vehicle, control means (250, 260, 270, 280, 290) configured to determine an estimate of the occupant's attention to a driving task in the at least partly autonomous mode in dependence on the gaze signal (211) and to determine when the occupant is at least partly obscured relative to the at least one imaging means (150, 220), wherein the control means (250, 260, 270, 280, 290) is configured to determine the estimate of the occupant's attention to the driving task in dependence on the contact signal when it is determined that the occupant is at least partly obscured.
US11420631B2
A vehicle control device includes: a transmission control unit that can select a restricted mode in which the range of a gear ratio of a transmission is restricted and an unrestricted mode in which the range of the gear ratio is not restricted, and controls the gear ratio in accordance with the selected transmission mode; and a lane change control unit that, if the unrestricted mode is selected in a case where a lane change request has been acquired, keeps the unrestricted mode and performs lane change control in which a host vehicle changes lanes, and if the restricted mode is selected in the case where the lane change request has been acquired, selects the unrestricted mode and performs the lane change control.
US11420622B2
A driving assistance apparatus can provide deceleration assistance of decelerating a host vehicle independently of an operation by a driver. The driving assistance apparatus is provided with: a specifier configured to specify a type of a target associated with the deceleration assistance, wherein the target is ahead of the host vehicle on a course thereof and requires the host vehicle to decelerate or stop; and a controller programmed to change an end condition associated with deceleration assistance, in accordance with the specified type.
US11420613B1
Methods and systems are provided for an electric drive train of a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). In one example, the electric drive train may include a four-node planetary gear set with a first motor coupled to a first input node, a second motor coupled to a second input node and an engine coupled to a third input node of the planetary gear set. The third node is positioned between the first and second input nodes. Torque delivered to each input node is summed at an output node of the four-node planetary gear set.
US11420602B2
A rail train brake control system, comprising: a single vehicle brake control unit, a train brake control unit, a traction control unit and a communication control unit; the single vehicle brake control unit is provided in each vehicle of the rail train, the train brake control unit and the communication control unit are provided in the vehicles at both ends of the rail train, and the traction control unit is disposed in motor vehicles of a plurality of vehicles; and the single vehicle brake control unit, the train brake control unit, the traction control unit and the communication control unit implement communication by means of the gateway. The system can realize flexible marshalling of a train. Further disclosed is a train comprising the train brake control system.
US11420601B2
A control device is provided with: a moving distance estimation unit that calculates an estimated value of a vehicle moving distance on the basis of a pulse signal inputted from a wheel speed sensor and a wheel dynamic load radius stored in a storage unit; a moving distance deriving unit that derives the calculated value of the vehicle moving distance on the basis of information acquired by monitoring systems; a vehicle stop position setting unit that sets a target vehicle stop position on the basis of the information acquired by the monitoring systems; a correction unit that corrects the target vehicle stop position on the basis of the calculated value of the moving distance and the estimated value of the moving distance; and a brake control unit that assists vehicle stoppage so as to stop the vehicle when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the target vehicle stop position on the basis of the vehicle moving distance calculated from a wheel rotation amount and the target vehicle stop position.
US11420595B2
A cleaning unit for cleaning foreign matter from a cover, in particular a cover of a transmitter/receiver window of an environment sensor, including at least one movable wiper blade, which is arranged so as to wipe off foreign matter such as water or dirt on the cover by movement along the cover. For this purpose, the wiper blade touches the cover for example with one or multiple rubber lips. The wiper blade is positioned in an inclined manner with respect to a direction of movement of the wiper blade and is thus movable in such a way that a force exerted by the moved wiper blade on the foreign matter has a component in the direction of the force of gravity. Also described is a related device for sensing the environment as well as a method for cleaning a cover.
US11420594B2
A configurable windshield wiper system for a variable sweep angle and/or variable sweep speed. The system includes a bidirectional motor, a gearbox, the gearbox having and input shaft operably coupled to the motor and an output shaft; the gear box configured to ratiometrically step down the number of turns at its output shaft relative to its input shaft; a wiper arm for sweeping a surface of a windshield, the wiper arm operably coupled to an output of the gearbox; and a controller in operable communication with the motor, the controller configured to execute an algorithm to control the position and speed of the motor to achieve a configured sweep angle and configured sweep speed for the wiper arm.
US11420580B2
Provided are: an instrument panel capable of stably deploying a deployment part; and a method for manufacturing the instrument panel. An instrument panel is provided with: a base part; and a deployment part which is surrounded by the base part, faces an air bag, and includes a tear line, wherein a slit structure including a plurality of slits arranged so as to surround the tear line is formed in the deployment part.
US11420569B2
A light blocking element (5) for an imaging system (1) for a motor vehicle including a bottom section (6), a left wall section and a right wall section (8), the wall sections (8) extending from an opening (12) for reception of a camera lens (4) between the wall sections (8), the wall sections (8) being attached to the bottom section (6) at a first end (9), the wall sections' second end (13) being adapted to be attached to a motor vehicle windshield (2). The wall sections (8) being elastically deformable.
US11420566B2
A trim element having a body and a covering element extending over part of the body. The covering element includes at least two substantially rigid panels connected to one another by a flexible branch forming a bending line of the panels relative to one another and fastened to the body by a fastening edge forming a hinge between the panels and the body, the covering element being deformable around the bending line. The covering element hinges between a retracted position, in which the panels of the covering element are pressed against the body, and a deployed position, in which the panels are moved away from the body, the covering element defining a storage volume with the body in the deployed position.
US11420562B2
A backlight unit 10 for an outside mirror of a vehicle may comprise: a light source unit 30 including at least one light source 31 disposed therein; a light processing unit 40 having at least one light passage 41 through which light emitted from the light source 31 passes while being diffused, and a reflective surface 42 for reflecting the light having passed through the light passage 41; and a photorefractive means 60 which is disposed at a light exit of the light processing unit and refracts light emitted from the light exit of the light processing unit to be oriented toward a driver's seat.
US11420558B2
The disclosure relates to an interior trim part of a motor vehicle which comprises: a shaped part made of glass or a glass-like material which is arranged on the side of the interior trim part facing the interior of the motor vehicle, a thin-film display device which as seen from the motor vehicle interior is arranged behind the shaped part or is integrated therein, and a control device for activating the thin-film display device, so that the latter transmits an image through the shaped part to the interior of the motor vehicle.
US11420557B2
A light converting device comprising: a light converter with a light entrance surface and a light emission surface, wherein the light converter is arranged to convert laser light scanned over the light entrance surface to converted light, wherein a peak emission wavelength of the converted light is in a longer wavelength range than a laser peak emission wavelength of the laser light, a confinement structure enclosing the light converter, wherein the confinement structure is arranged to preserve a geometric shape of the light converter in case of a mechanical failure of the light converter. A laser-based light source comprising such a light converting device and a vehicle headlight comprising such a laser-based light source.
US11420548B2
A tarp securing apparatus that is configured to secure a tarp to an object from both sides of the tarp. The tarp securing apparatus includes a first portion and a second portion wherein the first portion and second portion are formed in a shape so as to be mateably coupled. The first portion is located on the first side of the tarp and the second portion is located on the second side of the tarp. A portion of the tarp is biased in between the first portion and the second portion so as to secure the portion of the tarp. Apertures are provided to operably couple with an anchoring fastener or other securing element. The tarp securing apparatus is manufactured from a lightweight rigid material and is configured to be placed in various positions on a tarp.
US11420546B2
A seat assembly includes a frame, a seating base layer arranged on the frame and a compression limiter layer arranged on the seating base layer. The compression limiter layer includes a coil portion and a wave portion having a curved profile. The wave portion includes a plurality of wave elements and one or more ribs connected between the wave elements. The seat assembly further includes a load distribution layer connected to the compression limiter layer and an adjustment module movable between a rear position and a forward position. The adjustment module is configured to move the wave portion between a retracted position and an extended position.
US11420542B2
An impact absorbing device for a vehicle seat includes: a first base member; a second base member; and an impact absorbing member. The first base member rotatably supports the second base member. The impact absorbing member includes: a first fixing portion fixed to the first base member; a second fixing portion fixed to the second base member; and a deformable portion. The deformable portion is provided between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion, and is configured to be bent by the rotation of the second base member. A distance between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion in an undeformed state of the deformable portion has a value intermediate in a range of variation of the distance that varies depending on the bending of the deformable portion.
US11420538B2
Disclosed is a seat elevating device including a support unit, a driving unit, and an elevating unit. The support unit is structured such that a first end is coupled to a body of a vehicle and a second end extends upward from the first end and is connected to a first end and a second end of a bar. The driving unit is coupled to an inner side surface of the support unit and equipped with a drive shaft on a side surface thereof. The elevating unit is connected to the drive shaft via a gear unit and is provided with a groove to receive the bar so that the bar slides along the groove. The elevating unit is slidable because it is engaged with the gear unit connected to the drive shaft via a rack gear that extends in parallel with a sliding movement direction of the elevating unit.
US11420527B2
A method of charging a battery of an electric vehicle includes: determining that a battery temperature of a secondary battery is below a predetermined lower temperature limit suitable for charging the secondary battery at a high charging power greater than 18 kW; externally applying, by contactless energy transfer means, electromagnetic energy to an energy conversion module of the electric vehicle; converting the electromagnetic energy to heat and heating the secondary battery to a temperature above the lower temperature limit; and charging the secondary battery at the high charging power while maintaining the battery temperature between the lower temperature limit and an upper temperature limit at least in part by controlling a magnitude of the electromagnetic energy.
US11420525B2
A vehicle includes a charging dock carried by the vehicle, a safety arm carried by the vehicle, a battery carried by the safety arm, and a light source on the safety arm that is in electrical communication with the battery. The battery is in electrical communication with the charging dock and the charging dock charges the battery.
US11420521B2
A method of operating a battery system for providing electric energy to a vehicle. Sensor signals representing physical quantities of individual cells and/or individual modules of at least one battery of the battery system are generated. The sensor signals are transferred to a first and a second system controller. Both the first and second system controller evaluates the sensor signals and controls the battery system, depending on corresponding evaluation results. The first system controller is operated in combination with a first monitoring device and the second system controller is operated in combination with a second monitoring device. The first monitoring device monitors an operation of the second system controller and the second monitoring device monitors an operation of the first system controller. Depending on monitoring results of the first monitoring device and of the second monitoring device, the battery system is controlled.
US11420507B2
A power train support structure includes a first front side frame disposed on one of left and right sides of a power train; a second front side frame disposed on the other of the left and right sides of the power train, and being greatly away from the power train with respect to the first front side frame; a mounting bracket having one of left and right ends connected to the power train; and a connecting member for connecting the mounting bracket and the second front side frame. The mounting bracket includes a front fixing portion and a rear fixing portion to be fixed to the power train. A strength of the front fixing portion and the rear fixing portion is set to such a strength that the rear fixing portion is broken by a collision load from a front side, and the front fixing portion is not broken.
US11420506B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a modular vehicle roof frame with at least two support members having at an upper end at least one coupling member through which the support member is axially assembled and releasably coupled to a plurality of top frame members such that each top frame member is releasably coupled to a plurality of support members. In an illustrative example, when the frame is assembled the support members may be substantially vertical and the top frame members may be substantially horizontal. When the frame is coupled to a vehicle the coupling members may, for example, be oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The frame may be assembled, for example, by alternately assembling top frame members and support members. Various embodiments may advantageously allow a disassembled frame to be stored within a small sized container suitable for various ground shipping services.
US11420495B2
An interface system for connecting a vehicle and a transport climate control system (TCCS) is disclosed. The interface system includes a two-way communication interface that connects a vehicle electrical system (VES) controller and a TCCS controller. The interface system also includes a power interface that connects a vehicle energy source of the VES to the TCCS and a TCCS energy source of the TCCS to the VES. The two-way communication interface is configured to distribute a TCCS status from the TCCS controller to the VES controller, and is configured to distribute a VES status from the VES controller to the TCCS controller. The power interface is configured to distribute power from the vehicle energy source to the TCCS when a VES instruction is received, and distribute power from the TCCS energy source to the VES when a TCCS instruction is received.
US11420494B2
A method for operating an air conditioning system, which may include a heating device, to condition air in a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle. At least one first air path and at least one second air path may each fluidically communicate with the air conditioning system and each open out into the vehicle interior. The method may include guiding the air from the vehicle interior via one of (i) the at least one first air path and (ii) the at least one second air path to the air conditioning system as a function of an operating state set in the air conditioning system. The method may also include guiding the air from the air conditioning system via the other of the one of (i) the at least one first air path and (ii) the at least one second air path into the vehicle interior.
US11420488B1
An in-tire vehicle tire sensor assembly is adapted for residing inside a pneumatic tire mounted on a wheel rim of a motor vehicle. A flexible mounting cable is secured to the sensor assembly, and adapted for extending circumferentially within an annular space formed between the tire and wheel rim. A counterweight is secured to the mounting cable a spaced distance from the sensor assembly.
US11420486B2
A method for determining an item of fastening information of a wheel of a motor vehicle, wherein rotational movements of the wheel are detected by at least one sensor. The sensor provides a wheel speed signal to an electronic control unit, which determines the fastening information from the wheel speed signal. A first time-frequency transformation of the wheel speed signal is carried out, whereby a first transformation signal is generated, after which a second time-frequency transformation of the first transformation signal is carried out. A second transformation signal is generated, in particular after which a first fastening parameter is obtained from the second transformation signal, after which the fastening information is calculated/determined as a function of the second transformation signal and/or the first fastening parameter.
US11420476B2
The tire whose mounting position relative to a vehicle is specified, comprises a tread portion having a first tread edge and a second tread edge, and provided with three main grooves and four land portions. The main grooves include a first shoulder main groove, a second shoulder main groove, and a crown main groove. The land portions include a first middle land portion and a second middle land portion. The first middle land portion is disposed on the tire equator. The first middle land portion is provided with first transverse narrow grooves. The first transverse narrow groove comprises a first deep portion, a second deep portion and a first shallow portion therebetween to improve steering stability and ride comfort.
US11420469B2
A packaging system having an outboard guard and an outboard retainer cap. The outboard guard includes an outboard guard opening having a hole through the planform of the outboard guard, an engagement portion having an annular surface radially surrounding the outboard guard opening, an outboard bearing protector portion having an annular surface radially surrounding the engagement portion of the outboard guard, and an outer rim having an annular surface radially surrounding the outboard bearing protector portion. The outboard retainer cap is configured to be removably affixed to the outboard guard and includes an outboard alignment protrusion having a circular surface, an engagement portion having an annular surface radially surrounding the outboard alignment protrusion, and a retaining flange having an annular surface radially surrounding the engagement portion of the outboard retainer cap.
US11420467B2
A sealing device for wheel hubs connected to constant-velocity joints including a first sealing assembly arranged between inner and outer rings of the wheel hub, and a second sealing assembly mounted on the inner ring and straddling the wheel hub and an outer ring of the constant-velocity joint. The first sealing assembly has a signal generating element having an annular insert mounted externally on a shield facing the constant-velocity joint and extending axially projecting above part of an annular step formed, on the same side as the constant-velocity joint, on a radially outer side surface of the inner ring, in a position immediately adjacent to the sleeve portion of the first shield. The second sealing assembly includes a tubular support keyed onto the inner ring by its first end on the outside edge folded in the manner of an L and shaped to engage inside the annular insert.
US11420464B2
A photosensitive flexographic printing form, and process for manufacturing the same. The printing form includes a base, a first series of relief patterns having a first elevation with respect to the base in an image area of the base, and a second series of relief patterns having one or more elevations lower than the first elevation and located outside of the image area.
US11420454B2
A control section of a recording apparatus is configured to execute control of overlapping transportation in which a preceding medium and a following medium are transported in a state in which a rear end region of the preceding medium and a leading end region of the following medium overlap at least in a partial section in an upper transport route, and determines an overlapping dimension Lk that is a dimension, by which the rear end region of the preceding medium and the leading end region of the following medium overlap, in accordance with a route dimension Ld from a third feed roller pair to an edge of an introducing port in a second direction, when executing the control of the overlapping transportation.
US11420450B2
A printing apparatus includes a printing device to print, on a sheet, a detection mark for acquiring an amount of deviation of an image, a detection device to read a position of the detection mark and acquire the amount of deviation of the position of the detection mark, and control circuitry to perform correction according to the amount of deviation. The circuitry prints the detection marks on both faces of the sheet in duplex printing, reads the detection marks on both faces with the detection device, calculates a first correction value from the position of the detection mark on a first face on which printing is performed first, calculates a second correction value from the position of the detection mark on a second face on which printing is performed later, and calculates a third correction value from the positions of the detection marks on the first and second faces.
US11420448B2
A thermal head control device includes: a printing rate calculation range determination unit configured to determine, as a printing rate calculation range, a range from a left-end energization dot to a right-end energization dot among energization dots present in printing data corresponding to heating elements to be controlled among a plurality of heating elements included in a thermal head; a printing rate calculation unit configured to calculate a printing rate of the printing rate calculation range determined by the printing rate calculation range determination unit; an energizing time calculation unit configured to calculate an energizing time for which a current is caused to flow through the heating elements based on the printing rate calculated by the printing rate calculation unit; and an output unit configured to output a control signal for driving the heating elements to be controlled of the thermal head, based on the calculated energizing time.
US11420446B2
A liquid discharge device includes: a tank including a second liquid chamber connectable to a cartridge having a first liquid chamber storing a liquid; a head; and a controller configured to: discharge ink from the head based on a recording instruction; receive a second signal from a liquid level sensor when a position of the liquid level in the second liquid chamber is less than a predetermined position after the ink is discharged based on the recording instruction; after receiving the second signal, determine whether the cartridge is installed in an installation case; based on determining that the cartridge is installed in the installation case after receiving the second signal from the liquid level sensor, accept a maintenance process; and based on receiving the first signal from the liquid level sensor, perform the maintenance process.
US11420445B2
A quick connect assembly includes a connector housing and fluid connectors that fluidly couple an ink assembly and a print assembly. The quick connect assembly also includes conductive connectors that conductively couple hardware circuitry in the ink assembly with hardware circuitry in the print assembly. First and second portions of the connector housing mate with each other to couple the fluid connectors and to couple the conductive connectors. The first and second housing portions mate with each other by rotating the first housing portion and/or the second housing portion relative to the other of the first housing portion and/or the second housing portion.
US11420437B2
The invention relates to a device having a two-component drip edge. One side of the drip edge is formed by a material having an attractive behavior with respect to a liquid and the opposite side of the drip edge is formed from a material having a repulsive behavior with respect to the liquid. This design yields an improved drip effect.
US11420435B1
The restretchable stencil frame according to the present invention consists of a metallic stencil foil mounted on a rectangular frame fabricated of tubular material or C-channel. Each corner of the frame is provided with one screw-actuated conical expander and one counterplate serving to biaxially tension the stencil foil. To ensure uniform stretching of the stencil foil, areas of increased elasticity are provided to the corners of the frame and to the foil itself in the form of oriented slots, cuts, holes and combination thereof.
US11420433B2
A method of forming a composite panel in-line is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming a hot thermal plastic sheet of material and providing the hot thermal plastic sheet of material to a punch having punch members extending outwardly therefrom. The hot thermal plastic sheet of material is advanced through the punch in order to form apertures through the hot thermal plastic sheet of material such that each aperture extends from an outer surface of the hot thermal plastic sheet of material to an inner surface of the hot thermal plastic sheet of material. An outer metal sheet and an inner metal sheet, respectively, are coupled to opposing sides of the hot thermal plastic sheet of material.
US11420429B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include multilayer cast films having a cling layer and a release layer, wherein the cling layer comprises (i) a first polyethylene composition, and (ii) ultra-low density polyethylene, very low density polyethylene, ethylene/alpha-olefin elastomer, propylene-based elastomer, or combinations thereof; and the release layer comprises a second polyethylene composition.
US11420415B2
The invention relates to a three dimensional shaped article having an outer and inner surface, the outer surface comprising at least one fabric (100) of polyethylene fibers having a tensile strength of at least 1.5 GPa, the fabric is impregnated with an acrylic based thermoplastic material. The three dimensional shaped article may further comprise monolayers with unidirectional aligned fibers. The three dimensionally shaped article has an improved surface appearance which would therefore need little or no post treatment and has good adhesion to coatings and paints.
US11420411B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an electro-active polymer layer structure including an elastomer layer and at least one electrode layer that is arranged on a first surface of the dielectric elastomer layer, the method including: applying a layer of conductive material on the first surface of the elastomer layer. The layer of conductive material consists of agglomerated graphene based nanoplatelets, having a flattened shape between two main surfaces parallel to the graphene molecular lattice plane. The method further includes: obtaining a texture of the nanoplatelets in the applied layer by orienting the nanoplatelets on the first surface of the elastomer layer with the main surfaces of the nanoplatelets being parallel with the first surface of the elastomer layer, such that the graphene molecular lattice plane of the nanoplatelets is parallel to the first surface of the elastomer layer.
US11420398B2
A system for separating support structure from a three-dimensional (3D)-printed component integrally printed with the support structure during an additive manufacturing (AM) process includes one or more transducers, indexing features configured to engage the transducer(s) and position the transducer(s) in contact with the support structure, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU activates the transducer(s) which then vibrate at a predetermined resonant frequency of the support structure until the support structure fractures. A method includes engaging a transducer with an indexing feature, positioning the indexing feature with respect to the support structure such that the transducer is in contact with the support structure, and activating the transducer during a post-processing stage of the AM process, via the ECU, to cause the transducer to vibrate at the predetermined resonant frequency until the support structure fractures or breaks.
US11420389B2
A leveling system for a 3D printing system for laser dispensing includes inner and outer frames, each supported at its corners by respective actuators of first and second sets of actuators. The outer frame supports an optical plane within which material to be dispensed by laser irradiation is disposed. The inner frame supports a receiving medium plane within which a substrate on which said material to be dispensed by laser irradiation is disposed. Each actuator operates independently to displace a respective frame corner in the vertical direction. The inner and outer frames each is attached at their respective corners to a respective actuator by a rod, thus allowing the inner and outer frames to freely rotate with respect to one another. An additional frame may support sensors for monitoring the 3D printing system.
US11420379B2
A method for shaping a preform made from thermoplastic material, and a facility for implementing the method, comprising the following steps: a) providing a preform made from thermoplastic material having a surface; b) supplying thermal energy to the preform by radiation in such a way as to make it ductile; and c) shaping the ductile preform inside a forming mould. Step b) further involves simultaneously spraying a gaseous fluid onto the surface of the preform in order to preserve the surface.
US11420372B2
A flow rate adjusting device includes a main body portion having a first opening portion to which a molten material is supplied, a second opening portion from which the molten material is discharged, a supply flow path communicating with the first opening portion and the second opening portion, and a cross hole intersecting the supply flow path; and a shaft-shaped valve portion disposed inside the cross hole. The valve portion has a tip end portion, a rear end portion, and a recessed portion provided between the tip end portion and the rear end portion and communicating with the first opening portion and the second opening portion, and the valve portion is rotated in the cross hole to change a position of the recessed portion, such that a flow path cross-sectional area of the supply flow path is changed to adjust a flow rate of the molten material discharged from the second opening portion; a storage chamber storing a part of the molten material flowing through the supply flow path between the first opening portion and the valve portion is defined by the tip end portion and an inner wall surface of the cross hole; the valve portion has a first contact surface provided between the recessed portion and the rear end portion and facing the rear end portion side; and the main body portion has a second contact surface to come into contact with the first contact surface from the tip end portion side.
US11420367B2
A process of microcellular foam molding an article includes using a modifier to modify properties of amorphous PLA, pouring the modified amorphous PLA into a high pressure vessel, dissolving an SCF in the high pressure vessel to impregnate the modified amorphous PLA in the high pressure vessel which is configured to allow the SCF to effuse through, forming foamed pellets, conveying the foamed pellets to a mold in a second vessel filled with water or oil, heating the second vessel, and cooling the second vessel until a foamed article is finished in the mold.
US11420345B2
A robot including: two link members with longitudinal axes that are coupled such that the link members are able to relatively rotate about an axial line; and a sensor that detects a force around the axial line acting between the link members due to an object pinched between the link members, in which the robot has such a shape that a width dimension in a direction along a plane of a cross-sectional surface of at least one of the link members, which perpendicularly intersects the axial line, on at least one sides from the longitudinal axes that intersect the axial line continuously spread from at least midway positions of the at least one of the link members in the direction of the longitudinal axes toward the axial line, respectively.
US11420341B2
A five-degree-of-freedom parallel mechanism and a series-parallel multi-degree-of-freedom equipment having the parallel mechanism are disclosed, and can machine complex components and parts as well as large structural parts and implement multi-degree-of-freedom numerical control machining, such as offsite maintenance of large equipment. The parallel mechanism includes: a rack; a movable platform; a first chain connected with the rack by at least two revolute pairs with axes intersecting with each other perpendicularly, and connected with the movable platform by at least two revolute pairs with axes intersecting with one another perpendicularly; a second chain having the same structure as the first chain; and a third chain including a main branch chain and two auxiliary branch chains, wherein the first chain, the second chain, and the third chain are separately connected between the rack and the movable platform.
US11420340B2
A robot suction hand mountable on an industrial robot and configured to hold a workpiece by suction using a suction unit. The robot suction hand includes: a vacuum pump incorporated in the robot suction hand. The vacuum pump has a housing in which an intake port and an exhaust port are formed, and configured to intermittently take in air from the intake port and intermittently discharge air from the exhaust port. The robot suction hand includes a suction path that communicates with the suction unit and the intake port and a first member made of a porous material. The first member covers the exhaust port.
US11420334B2
The present disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems for selecting a candidate six dimensional pose hypothesis from among a plurality of six dimensional pose hypotheses. For example, the systems, devices, and methods described herein may be used to quickly, accurately, and precisely select a candidate six dimensional pose hypothesis from among a plurality of six dimensional pose hypotheses so that the selected candidate six dimensional pose hypothesis substantially overlaps with an image of an object to be identified from an image of a plurality of objects. In this manner, an object can be identified from among a plurality of objects based on the selected candidate six dimensional pose hypothesis.
US11420332B2
A method of adjusting a posture of a 6-axis robot standing in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a robot mounting surface includes specifying axis central positions of three axes located at different heights in the direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the robot mounting surface of the 6-axis robot, specifying two planes including two arcs of which rotation centers are represented by two axes farther away from the robot mounting surface among the three axes, specifying a position of a predetermined point on the arc farther away from the robot mounting surface among the two arcs, and determining an angle adjustment amount of the three axes in a rotation direction and an angle adjustment amount of an axis extending between the two axes in a rotation direction based on the specified axis central positions of the three axes, the specified two planes, and the specified position of the predetermined point.
US11420328B2
Learning to effectively imitate human teleoperators, even in unseen, dynamic environments is a promising path to greater autonomy, enabling robots to steadily acquire complex skills from supervision. Various motion generation techniques are described herein that are rooted in contraction theory and sum-of-squares programming for learning a dynamical systems control policy in the form of a polynomial vector field from a given set of demonstrations. Notably, this vector field is provably optimal for the problem of minimizing imitation loss while providing certain continuous-time guarantees on the induced imitation behavior. Techniques herein generalize to new initial and goal poses of the robot and can adapt in real time to dynamic obstacles during execution, with convergence to teleoperator behavior within a well-defined safety tube.
US11420324B2
A parallel link robot includes: a base portion; a movable portion; arms that connect the base portion and the movable portion in parallel; base actuators that are disposed on the base portion and that drive the respective arms; an additional actuator that drives an additional mechanism portion attached to the movable portion; an auxiliary link that pivotally connects the additional actuator to at least one of the arms; and a power transmission shaft portion that transmits a rotational driving force of the additional actuator to the additional mechanism portion. Each of the arms includes a drive link and two passive links. The auxiliary link bridges the two passive links and is pivotally connected to each of the two passive links. The power transmission shaft portion includes a ball spline in which a spline shaft and a nut are meshed with each other.
US11420321B2
A specifying data generating apparatus configured to generate specifying data for causing a robot to reproduce a motion of a target object including a generating unit configured to generate, based on manual data indicative of a motion of a target object manually operated, specifying data for specifying, in association with a time, a position and a posture of an end effector of a robot configured to imitate the motion of the target object, and a correcting unit configured, when a period during which a motion of the end effector operated according to the specifying data generated by the generating unit deviates from a predetermined tolerance has occurred, to correct, through extension in a time direction, the specifying data of at least the period during which there is the deviation from the tolerance.
US11420317B2
A device for determining a location on an elongated workpiece, characterized in that the device comprises: a frame movable in a first direction, preferably in a longitudinal direction of the workpiece, positioning means to position the frame in relation to the sides of the workpiece, movable means movable in a second direction, preferably in a transverse direction with respect to the frame, a measuring point, the movement in first direction and second direction used to move measuring point in said directions, measuring equipment for determining the location of the measuring point in transverse and longitudinal respect to the workpiece.
US11420313B2
A staple gun includes a housing, a striking member, a driving mechanism and a locking mechanism. The housing includes a staple outlet. The striking member is disposed on the housing. The driving mechanism includes a pressure bar which is rotatably assembled with the housing. The locking mechanism includes a locking member. The locking member is assembled with the housing and is rotatable about an axial direction to be in a locking position or a releasing position. The locking member has a stopping bump formed radially.
US11420312B2
A mechanical timer mechanism can include a driven gear mounted to a rotary damper and a drive gear operably coupled to the driven gear. In bump mode, movement of a trigger to its firing position can initially move the drive gear into its wind-up position. Thereafter, a contact trip can move the drive gear to its wind-up position and an actuator of the trigger to its firing position each time the contact trip is activated, unless the timing mechanism has timed out between firings. In sequential mode, the drive gear can be moved into a timer lock-out position which holds the contact trip in a bypass position in which the contact trip will not engage the actuator of the trigger unless the trigger is moved to its firing position prior to activation of the contact trip.
US11420311B2
An insert insertion tool includes a mandrel on which an insert is mounted, and a coating member. The coating member is configured to apply ink to a rear end of the insert on an opposite side of a tip end of the insert that first enters a tap hole. Accordingly, the insert inserted into the tap hole stands out on a surface of a workpiece, and a user is capable of visually recognizing whether or not the insert has been inserted into the tap hole. Thus, the confirmation work becomes easy, and it is possible to improve the work efficiency.
US11420310B2
A power tool, such as a hammer driver-drill (1), includes: a motor (8); a motor housing (7A) that holds the motor (8); a grip housing (7B) connected to the motor housing (7A); a battery mount housing or enlarged-part housing (7C) connected to the grip housing (7B); and a dial (24) that is provided in the enlarged-part housing (7C) such that it is rotatable about a dial shaft (29). A threshold for stopping the motor (8) is settable by rotating the dial (24).
US11420308B2
An impact tool includes a second spring with restricted free movement. The impact tool includes a motor, a spindle rotatable with a rotational force generated by the motor, a hammer supported by the spindle in a manner movable in a front-rear direction and in a rotation direction, an anvil to be struck by the hammer in the rotation direction, a first spring constantly urging the hammer forward, a second spring that urges, forward, the hammer moving backward from a reference position, a hammer case accommodating the hammer, the first spring, and the second spring, and a movement restrictor that restricts movement of the second spring in an internal space of the hammer case.
US11420307B2
A wrench for tightening and loosening lug nuts may include a head disposed on a distal end of a handle. The head defines a curved inner surface facing an axis and an opening configured to receive a portion of a lug. One or more supports are formed on the curved inner surface, extending toward the axis. The supports are spaced from the opening and are configured to contact an outer surface of the lug with the portion of the lug received in the opening.
US11420306B2
A ratchet tool apparatus including an elongated tubular shaft member having a drive socket built into the shaft at a distal end and having a worm screw gear attached to the shaft at a proximate end, a worm wheel having mating teeth members that mesh with the worm screw gear, a socket receiving orifice for receiving one of a plurality of socket attachments, a switch mechanism that is manually switched between a left directional mode of operation, a right directional mode of operation and a free spin mode of operation, the switch mechanism including a cover; a plurality of sealed bearings attached to the shaft member to stabilize the motion of the shaft member, and a housing unit having a cavity in which is mounted the elongated shaft member, the worm wheel, the worm screw gear, the socket receiving orifice, the switch mechanism, and the plurality of sealed bearings. The housing unit includes a handle region and a head region, the handle region has a L shape and includes a lever member.
US11420288B2
A laser machining method includes directing, from an F-theta lens having a long focal length of greater than about 250 millimeters, a laser beam at a non-perpendicular beam tilt angle from an optical axis of the lens having a top-hat profile and a narrow beam divergence angle of between about 1 degree and about 3 degrees towards a workpiece on a stage movable in at least an X-direction and a Y-direction, engaging the directed laser beam with the workpiece disposed in the usable field of view, moving the workpiece and the directed laser beam relative to each other, and removing portions of the workpiece with the directed laser beam to define a machined surface.
US11420279B2
A method for selectively adhering braze powders to a surface comprises applying a binder material to a surface, depositing a braze powder on the binder material, and then directing a laser beam onto the braze powder while the laser beam moves along a predetermined path relative to the surface. The laser beam selectively heats the braze powder and the binder material along the predetermined path such that the binder material is removed and the braze powder is sintered and bonded to the surface. Thus, a braze deposit is formed at one or more predetermined locations on the surface. After forming the braze deposit, excess braze powder and binder material, that is, the braze powder and binder material not selectively heated by the laser, are removed from the surface.
US11420276B2
A filing and fastener driving bit assembly for deburring the end of a pipe includes a shaft that has a first end and a second end. A first section of the shaft that is positioned adjacent to the first end is hexagonally shaped. The first section is insertable into a chuck of a rotary tool to couple the shaft to the rotary tool. A second section of the shaft that is positioned between the first section and a second end of the shaft is textured. The second section is used to file an edge of a tubular substrate, such as Electrical Metallic Tubing, as the shaft is rotated by the rotary tool. A screwdriver tip that is coupled to the second end of the shaft is insertable into a complementary head of a fastener, positioning a user to utilize the rotary tool to drive the fastener.
US11420266B2
A cutting insert configured to couple to a pipe machining apparatus is provided and includes a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge opposite the first cutting edge. A pipe cutting assembly is provided and includes a first base, a second base separate from the first base, and a cutting insert interchangeably couplable to the first base and the second base to perform a first cut with the cutting insert coupled to the first base and a second cut with the cutting insert coupled to the second base. A pipe machining apparatus is provided and includes a tool support, a first cutting tool base and a second cutting tool base interchangeably coupled to the tool support, and a cutting insert interchangeably coupled to the first cutting tool base and the second cutting tool base.
US11420264B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing a 3D object and to a system adapted to implement the method, wherein the method comprises: —providing a powder material (G); —providing a radiation absorbent material, in the form of optically resonant particles (P), on a region to be sintered of the powder material; and—sintering the region to be sintered of the powder material (G), by exposing to light the optically resonant particles (P) to radiation. The method comprises providing the optically resonant particles (P) according to a distribution and proportion, with respect to the powder material (G) included in the region to be sintered, selected: —to disperse the optically resonant particles (P) within the powder material (G) included in said region, and—to avoid substantial agglomeration and substantial self-sintering of the optically resonant particles (P).
US11420261B2
A system (1) for producing three-dimensional objects (2) by way of the solidification above one another of layers of a building material which can be solidified by means of radiation at the points which correspond to the respective cross section of the object, wherein the system (1) comprises at least one process station (4) which is arranged in a first housing (3) for carrying out the layer-by-layer generative building process in a building container (5), and a handling station (7) in at least one second housing (6) for unpacking produced objects (2) from the building container (5) which can be moved between the at least one process station (4) and the at least one handling station (7), wherein the at least one process station (4) and the at least one handling station (7) are arranged in separate housing units (3, 6).
US11420260B2
A method of manufacturing a fabricated object includes forming the fabricated object by laminating metal powder, the fabricated object including an opening portion that communicates with a hollow internal space, mounting a plug in the opening portion, and welding the plug mounted in the opening portion to the fabricated object.
US11420242B2
A base reformer assembly, and/or a base reformer roller die unit, includes a generally torpid chuck, a roller die, and a roller die unit actuating assembly. The roller die is movably disposed within the chuck. The roller die unit actuating assembly is structured to actuate the roller die. The roller die unit actuating assembly is operatively coupled to the roller die. Further, all elements of the roller die unit actuating assembly have a robust cross-sectional area.
US11420230B2
The present invention relates to the field of optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical oblate magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate, spinneable magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said optical effect layers (OEL). In particular, the present invention relates to spinneable magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.
US11420228B2
The present disclosure provides an apparatus for removing bubbles in a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate includes a baseplate and a polyimide layer coated on the baseplate. The apparatus includes a chamber including a top wall, a sidewall, and a bottom wall, wherein the top wall, the sidewall, and the bottom wall define an accommodation space; a heating plate disposed in the accommodation space; and a cooling conduit embedded in at least one of the top wall and the sidewall of the chamber.
US11420219B2
A printing apparatus for printed electronics according to the present invention may include: ejection head units which each have at least one nozzle for ejecting ink droplets to perform drop-on-demand or continuous printing; a jetting observation unit which is provided at one side of the nozzle and configured to observe the ink droplet ejected from the nozzle; a lighting unit which is provided at the other side of the nozzle and configured to provide light to the jetting observation unit; an alignment observation unit which is configured to observe an aligned state between the nozzle and a substrate; and a fluid supply unit which is configured to supply the ink to the nozzle, in which the ejection head units include a single-nozzle head unit, and a multi-nozzle head unit provided separately from the single-nozzle head unit.
US11420217B2
Embodiments of showerheads for use in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a showerhead includes a first spiral channel extending from a central region to a peripheral region of the showerhead; a second spiral channel extending from a central region to a peripheral region of the showerhead, wherein the second spiral channel is interleaved with the first spiral channel and fluidly independent from the first spiral channel; a plurality of first channels extending from the first spiral channel to a plurality of first gas distribution holes on a lower surface of the showerhead, wherein each first channel is a singular channel extending at an angle; and a plurality of second channels extending from the second spiral channel to a plurality of second gas distribution holes on the lower surface of the showerhead, wherein each second channel is a singular channel extending at an angle.
US11420210B2
A carrier for consumables which are mainly used in laboratory (analytic) applications and provides a carrier for consumables, comprising a ground plate with at least two cut-outs for accommodating a consumable, a clamp plate with at least one clamp extending partially above the cut-outs and a locking lever movably connected with the clamp plate, wherein the locking lever has at least a cam located at an end connected with the clamp plate, wherein the cam presses in a locking position of the locking lever the clamp plate towards the ground plate and releases in a releasing position a gap between ground plate and clamp plate.
US11420197B2
Methods and apparatuses for mixing a fluid/media for an assay are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a mixing device for an immunochemistry system includes a pipette configured to aspirate fluid and/or paramagnetic particles from or dispense fluid and/or paramagnetic particles into a cuvette, at least one nonconcentric mass configured cause the pipette to move in a mixing motion, and a control unit configured to activate the at least one nonconcentric mass while the pipette is located within the cuvette so as to mix the fluid and/or paramagnetic particles within the cuvette.
US11420194B2
A visible light catalyst, its preparation method, a visible light catalyst activated persulfate system and its use. The visible light catalyst includes a carbon material, a transition metal compound and a coating material. The carbon material is conductive carbon material, and the transition metal compound is selected from one or more of transition metal oxides, transition metal sulfides, and acid or salt compounds containing a transition metal. The visible light catalyst has high visible light photocatalytic activity and performance of degrading organic pollutants and activating persulfate which can result in synergistically degrading degradation-resistant organic pollutants.
US11420192B2
In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a catalyst composition includes a catalyst support and at least one hydrogenative component disposed on the catalyst support. The catalyst support includes at least one USY zeolite having a framework substituted with titanium and zirconium. The framework-substituted USY zeolite comprises at least one rare earth element. Methods of making and using such a catalyst in a hydrocracking process are also disclosed.
US11420190B2
The present invention relates to a porous iron oxide-zirconia composite catalyst, a preparation method thereof, and a method for producing alcohol using the same, and the iron oxide-zirconia composite catalyst having a porous structure may produce alcohol at low cost by carrying out an excellent methane reforming reaction even under room temperature and room pressure conditions through an electrochemical reaction.
US11420185B2
The present disclosure relates to a preparation method for a super absorbent polymer sheet and a super absorbent polymer sheet prepared therefrom. According to the preparation method of the present disclosure, a porous super absorbent polymer sheet can be prepared by a simplified process.
US11420182B2
The disclosure generally relates to CCS sorbents, particularly for CO2/H2O displacement desorption process. The sorbent includes an aluminum oxide support and an alkali metal salt impregnated on the support, and a silicon modification of the sorbent to reduce water uptake by the sorbent and make it more hydrophobic. The silicon modification can be an organosilyl moiety added after the initial sorbent is complete, or a silica source added to the aluminum oxide structure, typically via impregnation. The sorbents demonstrate better H2O/CO2 ratios. Compositions and methods of making are disclosed.
US11420166B2
An agitator device is provided having at least one carrier unit, which has at least one connection element for a connection to a drive shaft and at least one beam element for the fastening of at least one agitator blade. The beam element and the connection element may be connected to one another in a one-part implementation.
US11420163B2
The present invention discloses a nanofiltration composite membrane, a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises: A) preparing 2D nano-material dispersion; B) first preparing a solution of a polymer material with a certain concentration, continuously adding a poor solvent under stirring conditions to subject the polymer material to chemical reaction to obtain a dispersion containing negatively charged polymer gel particles; C) subjecting the nano-material dispersion in step A) and the dispersion prepared in step B) to blending, membrane preparation and drying, and then placing the membrane into an alkaline solution with a certain concentration and pure water for soaking to obtain a nanofiltration composite membrane. The nanofiltration composite membrane can efficiently remove heavy metal complex ions through the synergistic effect of pore size screening and charge repulsion. Moreover, the rejection rate and flux of the nanofiltration composite membrane have not changed obviously after use for a long time.
US11420152B2
Bandpass filter for separation of a specifically selected gas from a group of gases or an atmosphere
A method of separation of predetermined gas from the mixture of gases or an atmosphere, wherein said method of separation of predetermined gas from a mixture of gases or an atmosphere comprises passing a mixture of gases or an atmosphere through the reinforced mass selective fluid bandpass filter (8). The reinforced mass selective fluid bandpass filter comprises the mass selective fluid bandpass filter element (9) permanently affixed to the sintered metal load bearing structure (14). The mass selective fluid bandpass filter element consists of quartz glass, of either natural or manmade origin. This method provides removing predetermined gas from the group consisting of: 1H2, 1H2H, 2H2, 1H3H, 2H3H, 3H2, 1H2O, 1H2HO, 2H2O, 1H3HO, 2H3HO, 3H2O, O2, O3, 12CO2, 13CO2, 14CO2, 4 CO, N2, NO, NO2, NOx, SiO2, FeO, Fe2O3, SiF4, HF, NH3, SO2, SO3, H2SO4, H2S, 35Cl2, 37Cl2, F2, Al2O3, CaO, MnO, P2O5, phenols, volatile organic compounds, and peroxyacyl nitrates.
US11420146B1
An environmental control unit including a particulate filter located within an airstream, the filter created with an additive manufacturing device that creates at least one of randomly sized layering of the filter and randomly oriented layering of the filter to provide for impeding varying sized particulates from passing through the filter.
US11420140B2
The disclosure provides an integrated separation unit for microplastics in the coastal sediments and a collection method of microplastics, belonging to the technical field of water treatment. The unit includes: a holder, a separation cylinder, a collection bottle, a central baffle plate, a baffle plate control knob, a stirring propeller, a motor, a cylinder switch, a filtration screen, a welding nozzle, a filter membrane and a vacuum pump. Using this unit for microplastic collection has the advantages of easy operation, economical and environment-friendly, high separation efficiency, and high durability.
US11420139B2
A filter press includes a frame, a power component and a plurality of filter plates driven by the power component to move to and fro along the frame to be at a pressure filtration position and an unloading position; a vibration cake unloading device includes a driving component and a vibration shaft longitudinally arranged; and protrusions are provided on an outer circumferential wall of the vibration shaft, when the filter plates are located at the unloading position, in the process that the driving component drives the vibration shaft to rotate around its own axis, the protrusions on the vibration shaft collide with the filter plate to assist in unloading. The vibration shaft has a simple structure, which can greatly reduce the cost, and the vibration cake unloading device is flexible in use. A filter press of spiral vibration cake unloading by pulling apart the filter plate twice is further provided.
US11420137B2
An effluent processing device includes an input port to receive an effluent mixture containing air, oil, and water. One or more baffles are positioned between the input port and at least one air outlet to deflect the effluent mixture to assist in separating the oil and the water from the air. A member positioned below the one or more baffles selectively allows only oil of the separated oil and water to pass from a first side of the member through openings in the member to a second side of the member. A sump is arranged to receive and retain the oil on the second side of the member as the oil passes from the first side to the second side. The effluent processing devices includes at least one air outlet through which air is exhausted to atmosphere.
US11420133B2
A toy set includes: a first mold portion including: a first base portion, and an indentation formation portion extending from the first base portion, the indentation formation portion including an edge. The first mold portion is configured to receive a moldable material, the indentation formation portion is configured to form an indentation in a first side of the moldable material, and the indentation allows the moldable material to fold without separating.
US11420127B2
A method of playing a game between a plurality of users and recording a game result thereof includes: registering the plurality of users including a first user and a second user in a blockchain network; performing, by the first user and the second user, a game according to execution of a first game application; obtaining, from the first game application, first game result information as a game result the game played between the first user and the second user; and updating game history information of the blockchain network based on the first game result information.
US11420126B2
A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein for a System Tuner for customizing a player's experience. A System Tuner selects a hardness quotient, based on a player skill level, from a hardness quotient range, the player skill level for a player is calculated by a client computing device based at least on a plurality of game moves in a first game level completed by the player. The System Tuner provides the hardness quotient to a level definition file for a second game level. The level definition file modifies at least one feature of the second game level according to the hardness quotient. The System Tuner modifies the hardness quotient range based at least on a performance of the plurality of player's in the second game level and the respective hardness quotients assigned to each of those players for their game play in the second game level.
US11420124B2
A video game console, a video game system, and a computer-implemented method are described. Generally, a video game and video game assistance are adapted to a player. For example, a narrative of the video game is personalized to an experience level of the player. Similarly, assistance in interacting with a particular context of the video game is also personalized. The personalization learns from historical interactions of players with the video game and, optionally, other video games. In an example, a deep learning neural network is implemented to generate knowledge from the historical interactions. The personalization is set according to the knowledge.
US11420119B2
A system and method is provided for continuous gameplay in a multiplayer video game through an unbounded gameplay session. Players may join, exit, and later rejoin a given unbounded gameplay session at any time. A given unbounded gameplay session may therefore continue indefinitely so long as at least one player wishes to continue to gameplay. To facilitate an unbounded gameplay session, the system may score players using time-based or other parameters in a manner that is fair to players who have been playing in the unbounded gameplay session longer than other players.
US11420118B2
A method for cloud gaming. The method including generating a video frame when executing a video game at a server. The method including scanning-in the video frame to an encoder at the server scanline-by-scanline. The method including encoding one or more encoder slices as one or more encoded slices at the encoder, wherein each encoded slice is delivered to a buffer at an encoder fill rate. The method including draining a first encoded slice from the buffer to stream the first encoded slice at a buffer drain rate over a network to a client, wherein the first encoded slice is streamed over the network before fully encoding the one or more slices of the video frame.
US11420117B2
A method provides for requesting data in a cloud gaming system that includes a cloud storage system and a cloud compute system, each of which has a respective peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) interface and a respective computer memory. The cloud gaming system includes a PCIe switch connected to both the PCIe interface of the cloud storage system and the PCIe interface of the cloud compute system. The PCIe switch exposes a doorbell register that is monitored by the cloud storage system. The cloud compute system writes to the doorbell register, which causes an interrupt to fire on the cloud storage system. The cloud storage system handles the interrupt, which directs the cloud storage system to read a message from a specified computer memory location. The message directs the cloud storage system to read requested data from a storage device accessible by the cloud storage system.
US11420113B2
Video server systems and methods for providing video streams to a plurality of remote clients are described. In one implementation, the video streams are based on game states received from a remote game server. The game states are dependent on game commands received by the video server system from the remote clients and forwarded to the remote game server. The video server system is configured to appear, from the point of view of the game server, as more than one client. For example, the video server system may receive game states from the remote game server at more than one different Internet Protocol address and each of these Internet Protocol addresses may be associated with a different game session.
US11420103B2
A method for playing disc golf on a course having a plurality of targets includes the steps of (a) obtaining a random selection device configured to randomly select one of a plurality of different types of throws, and one of a plurality of different types of discs, (b) the player activates the random selection device to obtain a randomly selected throw, and a randomly selected disc, and (c) the player throws the randomly selected disc with the randomly selected throw at the target. The steps are repeated for each target until the course is completed. The random selection device can be a set of dice.
US11420097B2
Described herein is a golf club head that comprises a body and a strike plate. The body comprises a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, and a top portion. The strike plate comprises an outer peripheral edge and at least a portion of a strike face. Furthermore, the strike plate is welded to the body via a peripheral weld between the outer peripheral edge of the strike plate and the body. The outer peripheral edge of the strike plate comprises at least one welded portion, welded to the body via the peripheral weld, and at least one non-welded portion, not welded to the body.
US11420089B2
A multifunctional fitness equipment that allows the user to perform a variety of exercises either indoors or outside. The fitness equipment enables the user to perform exercises with the use of weights or their own body weight for resistance and stability. The fitness equipment can be utilized as a sled in which the user can perform cardiovascular conditioning with use of a harness attached to it. In addition, the user can utilize a variety of attachments such as battle ropes, resistance bands, and punching bag to perform a variety of exercises. The fitness equipment is mobile and can also be used by multiple people at the same time.
US11420087B2
A device for use with an exerciser device, such as a reformer, which permits adjustment of a resistance system, even when connected to a resistance source, by selectively relieving a resistance force imparted on the resistance adjustment system when changing a resistance and automatically reengaging the resistance force when exercising. A strain relief is coupled to a linkage between the resistance source and a resistance adjuster. When engaged, the strain relief selectively reduces the resistance force transmitted through the linkage to the resistance adjuster to permit movement of the resistance adjuster relative to a purchase. When disengaged the strain relief permits transmission of the resistance force through the linkage to the resistance adjuster.
US11420085B2
An ozone cleaning system includes a decontamination chamber, a utility chamber coupled to the decontamination chamber, and a utility assembly disposed within the utility chamber. The utility assembly is configured to decontaminate at least one of contaminated gear and contaminated equipment positioned in the decontamination chamber by treating organic carcinogens. The utility assembly includes an ozone generator configured to provide ozone to the decontamination chamber, a humidifying unit configured to provide humidity to the decontamination chamber, and a vacuum blower configured to at least one of (i) generate a vacuum within the decontamination chamber and (ii) pull the ozone from the decontamination chamber following a decontamination process.
US11420078B2
An implantable ultrasound generating treating device (12) to induce spinal cord or spinal nerves treatment, suitable for implantation in the spinal canal and comprises an elongate support member (22, 32) and an array of several treatment transducers (20) distributed along the elongate support member. The several treatment transducers (20) comprise radial transducers emitting an ultrasound treatment beam oriented radially, wherein the treatment transducers (20) have a resonant frequency comprised between 0.5 and 4 MHz. The device has articulating portions so that the implantable device can adapt its shape to a curved elongation path. Also disclosed is an apparatus including the implantable ultrasound generating treating device and methods comprising inserting the implantable ultrasound generating treating device (12) inside the spinal canal of the spine of the patient.
US11420074B2
The invention provides a method for locating radioactive material implanted in a living body, the method having the steps of implanting a stent into the body, the stent containing the radioactive material; imaging the body to determine a first position of the stent relative to remote points on the body; determining a second position of the stent at a second time later than the time of the implanting step; and measuring the distance between said first position and said second position. Also provided is a system for determining movement of a radiation source implanted in a living body, the device having a radiographic film overlaying a region of the body so as to oppose the radiation source, whereby the film is positioned relative to a reference point on the body; a grid disposed between the film and the body; and a radio-opaque substrate overlaying the film.
US11420070B2
In a high voltage, variable frequency radiation generation system, a carrier signal supplied to a primary coil of a transformer is varied, e.g., turned ON and OFF at variable frequencies. The ON duration and/or the average amplitude of the carrier signal may also be varied. Moreover, the carrier signal may be modulated using an audio signal. The parameters to control the variation of the carrier can be provided as a recipe via a software application. A server can provide different types of apps providing different control features. The server may also collect user characteristic data and recipe usage data, and may facilitate exchange of these data and may recommend recipes based on a particular user characteristic.
US11420062B2
The present disclosure relates to a neuromodulation and/or neurostimulation system comprising at least the following components: at least one sensing unit, at least control unit, at least one stimulation unit, at least one Central Nervous System (CNS) stimulation module, at least one Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) stimulation module, wherein at least one of the components of the neuromodulation and/or neurostimulation system is implantable.
US11420052B2
The invention provides a device for stimulating peripheral nerves, comprising a memory, at least one electrode attached to the patient's body for generating pulses, and a control unit connected with an electrode for setting at least one electrode pulse parameter. The device further includes a detector of response to neuromodulation connected with a control unit for transmitting information on a frequency of movement of at least a part of the body to the control unit, and a controller connected with the control unit for acquiring a user input. The control unit of the device further sets flow of current of electrode pulses automatically, depending on information on a frequency value of movement of a part of the body. The invention further provides a method for treating the syndromes of an overactive bladder using a neuromodulation device. And method of collecting information of such devices.
US11420046B2
Guidewires and methods for transmitting electrical stimuli to a heart and for guiding and supporting the delivery of elongate treatment devices within the heart are disclosed. A guidewire can comprise an elongate body, including first and second elongate conductors, and at least first and second electrodes. A distal end portion of the elongate body can include a preformed bias shape, such as a pigtail-shaped region, on which the first and second electrodes can be located. The preformed bias shape can optionally be non-coplanar relative to an intermediate portion of the elongate body. The first and second elongate conductors can be formed of a single structure or two or more electrically connected structures. The conductors can extend from proximal end portions to distal end portions that electrically connect to the first and second electrodes. A corewire can extend the length of the elongate body, can at least partially form the first conductor, and can be at least partially surrounded by the second conductor.
US11420035B2
An adapter constructed to have a proximal portion that interfaces with the internal lumen of a medical device and a distal portion that modifies, augments or extends the configuration or intended use of the medical device. The proximal portion of the adapter interfaces with the internal lumen of the medical device in a manner to secure the adapter to the medical device during use. The distal portion of the adapter is generally outside the lumen of the catheter or device.
US11420030B2
Angioplasty and other dilatation devices are provided with scoring elements which incorporate a drug to be delivered to a body lumen, typically a blood vessel. The scoring elements have drugs and other active substances coated over a portion thereof or incorporated within internal structure of the element so that the drug is released into the luminal wall closely associated diseased regions of the body lumen as the scoring structure is radially expanded into the wall.
US11420011B2
A sleep assistance device includes a contactless biometric sensor, a processor, memory, and a speaker. The processor detects a user's sleep state by reading signals from the contactless biometric sensor. The processor may then initiate a wind-down routine upon detecting a sleep-readiness state, including playing relaxing sounds or playing a respiration entrainment sound. The processor may also play noise-masking sounds upon detecting that a user has fallen asleep and seamlessly transition between the sounds played during the wind-down routine and the noise-masking sounds.
US11420005B2
A tub is configured to contain a supply of water and be inserted into a chamber of a humidifier. The tub includes a tub base configured to contain a supply of water and a tub lid connected to the tub base. The tub lid includes an inlet configured to receive a flow of breathable gas to be humidified and an outlet for the humidified flow of breathable gas. The tub further includes a water level indicator configured to indicate a level of the supply of water in the tub base. The water level indicator includes an inclined portion configured to direct the flow of breathable gas from the inlet away from the outlet. The water level indicator may be visible through the inlet.
US11420001B2
A mask system includes a cushion adapted to seal with a face of a patient. In one form an unobtrusive full-face masks system is provided which is comfortable and has a wide fit range. The cushion may include a sealing structure and a supporting structure. The supporting structure may include gaps or spacing in a nasal bridge region (NBR) and/or a lip region (CHN).
US11419998B2
There is provided an LMA mask integrated for robotic surgery with ventilation or anesthesia tubes and for receiving the robot head with medical instruments through the mask. The inflatable cuff of the mask surrounds the robot head and ventilation so that the items necessary for surgical procedures are contained within a compact defined area. Increased maneuverability and visibility for the medical professional. Integration of the mask with processes for ventilation or anesthesia by accessories is also provided.
US11419995B2
Provided is a system (10) for determining a probability of an asthma exacerbation in a subject. The system comprises an inhaler (100) for delivering a rescue medicament to the subject. The inhaler has a use-detection system (12B) configured to determine a rescue inhalation performed by the subject using the first inhaler. A sensor system (12A) is configured to measure a parameter relating to airflow during the rescue inhalation. The system further comprises a processor (14) configured to determine a number of the rescue inhalations during a first time period, and receive the parameter measured for at least some of the rescue inhalations. The processor determines, using a weighted model, the probability of the asthma exacerbation based on the number of rescue inhalations and the parameters. The model is weighted such that the number of rescue inhalations is more significant in the probability determination than the parameters.
US11419992B2
A medicament injection device comprising: a main body configured to receive a medicament cartridge, a needle sleeve axially movable with respect to the main body, a needle holder holding a needle, and a displacement element coupled to the needle holder and disengageably coupled to the needle sleeve; wherein, upon axial displacement of the needle sleeve by a predefined distance in a proximal direction, the needle carrier and needle are displaced axially in a proximal direction.
US11419989B2
A removal member for removing a needle protective cap includes a housing having a longitudinal axis and receiving the cap along an insertion direction, the housing having a first support area and a second support area the first area being carried by a blocking element, movable relative to the housing between a cap insertion configuration, in which the orthogonal projections of the first and second areas in a transverse plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis are separated by an insertion distance, and a cap blocking configuration, in which the first and second areas are located in separate transverse planes, and in which the orthogonal projections of the first and second areas in said transverse plane are separated by a blocking distance less than the insertion distance and adapted to block the translation of the cap relative to the removal member in a removal direction opposite to the insertion direction.
US11419988B2
Methods and devices for use and handling of intravenous and/or subcutaneous needles, and, more particularly, to safety devices for shielding needles or other sharp articles or devices that present a safety hazard are disclosed. In an embodiment, a needle protective sheath can include a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls joining the top and bottom walls. A finger shield extends from the top wall at a front opening of the sheath and is attached to the top wall by a hinge portion. The finger shield can be rotated about the hinge portion to block the front opening so as to secure a needle within the sheath.
US11419976B1
A drug delivery device has a housing with an adhesive pad associated with the lower surface of the housing and configured to removably attach to a human body surface. A drug reservoir is positioned within the housing and includes an outlet with a valve, with a needle fluidically connected to the reservoir and configured to define at least a portion of a fluid flow path between the reservoir and the human body surface. A controller is configured to control the components of the drug delivery device to execute a drug delivery routine. The drug delivery device also includes pressurized fluid positioned to apply a force to the reservoir. The controller moves the valve from a closed condition to an open condition during a drug delivery routine to allow the pressurized fluid to deform the reservoir or move a plunger to convey the drug out of the reservoir via the outlet.
US11419973B2
A lavage unit may include a handpiece configured to house a pump to which an irrigation tube is connected. The pump may include a bellows defining a pump chamber. When the bellows is reciprocated by a linkage, the bellows draws irrigation fluid from the irrigation tube into the pump chamber and then discharges the fluid out of the pump chamber through an outlet. The pump further includes a section formed from compressible or flexible material that defines a supplemental chamber. The linkage is connected to said pump to alternatively compress the bellows forming the pump chamber and the material forming the supplemental chamber. During the movement of the linkage a valve located between the pump chamber and the supplemental chamber reciprocates with the linkage.
US11419971B2
An adapter for a surgical hand piece with a single lumen work tip converts the handpiece to infusion/aspiration (I/A) cleanup of lens epithelial cells in the capsular bag of the eye a patient after phacoemulsification. The adapter is in the form of a sleeve whose proximal end is to be joined to the distal end of work tip. The sleeve also has at least one aspiration hole located toward the distal end of the sleeve.
US11419966B2
A system includes a device having a blood side, a solution side, and a semipermeable membrane structurally configured for diffusion of one or more solutes therethrough. The system also includes a first extracorporeal circuit having one or more first fluid connectors for connecting the blood side of the device to the vascular system of a first animal, a second extracorporeal circuit including one or more second fluid connectors for connecting the solution side of the device to the vascular system of a second animal, a first pump in fluid communication with at least one of the first and second extracorporeal circuits, and a driver mechanically coupled to the first pump, the driver configured to drive the first pump using energy from an energy source.
US11419964B2
The present invention relates to a dialysis machine having an extracorporeal blood system; a dialysis fluid system having a dialyzer; having a control unit, wherein the dialysis machine furthermore comprises a balancing chamber having two balancing chamber halves for a balanced infeed and draining of dialysis fluid to and from the dialyzer, wherein a line is provided through which the dialysis fluid is conducted to the balancing chamber, and wherein a mixing chamber is provided in which the fresh dialysis fluid or a component thereof is located and which is directly or indirectly connected to a de-airing line closable by a valve; wherein the dialysis machine has a control unit that is configured such that the control unit opens and closes the valve once, or a number of times, in the operating state of the special air separation of the dialysis machine when the balancing chamber half of the balancing chamber in fluid communication with the named line is in its high-pressure phase.
US11419951B2
Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to novel tumor targeting peptides.
US11419949B2
Provided herein are variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins having one or more modifications in amino acid sequence relative to a parental AAV capsid protein, which, when present in an AAV virion, confer increased infectivity of one or more types of retinal cells as compared to the infectivity of the retinal cells by an AAV virion comprising the unmodified parental AAV capsid protein. Also provided are recombinant AAV virions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof comprising a variant AAV capsid protein as described herein, methods of making these rAAV capsid proteins and virions, and methods for using these rAAV capsid proteins and virions in research and in clinical practice, for example in, e.g., the delivery of nucleic acid sequences to one or more cells of the retina for the treatment of retinal disorders and diseases.
US11419944B2
The present invention relates to linker-drug compounds (LDs) and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising a non-linear self-immolative linker, which is cleavable or transformable under appropriate conditions and which reduces the hydrophobicity of the antibody-drug conjugate.
US11419930B2
This disclosure relates to methods for eliciting an immune response against C. difficile toxin A and toxin B in an adult human subject. The subject may be at risk for a primary symptomatic C. difficile infection. In some embodiments, a method is for eliciting an immune response against C. difficile toxin A and toxin B in an adult human subject at risk for a primary symptomatic C. difficile infection, and comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising C. difficile toxoid A and toxoid B at least three times, each administration being about seven days apart.
US11419927B2
A polypeptide for use in medicine is provided. The polypeptide is administered simultaneously, separately or sequentially with an immune checkpoint inhibitor. The polypeptide comprises at least one polypeptide comprising a region of at least 12 amino acids of a self-antigen or a sequence having at least 80% identity to the region. The polypeptide is less than 100 amino acids in length.
US11419917B2
A method of treating a corona virus infection in a human includes administering to the human an effective amount of at least one a natriuretic peptide (NP) and a neprilysin inhibitor (NI). A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of corona virus in a human includes one of a recombinant natriuretic peptide (rNP) and a chimeric natriuretic peptide D (CD-NP) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US11419915B2
The present invention relates to novel liquid or semi-liquid nutritional compositions, and powders to generate such liquid or semi-liquid nutritional compositions, that are beneficial in the treatment of malnutrition and malnutrition-related disorders such as weight loss and muscle wasting. When administered regularly, the nutritional compositions according to the present invention contribute to the reversal of malnutrition and malnutrition-related disorders such as weight loss and/or muscle atrophy.
US11419905B2
The disclosure discloses Bacteroides ovatus for relieving endotoxin infection and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of microorganisms. The Bacteroides ovatus CCFM1021 of the disclosure has low immunogenicity, and can reduce the content of pro-inflammatory factors and increase the concentration of anti-inflammatory factors in the blood of mice infected with endotoxin, up-regulate the number of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells and stabilize the composition of the intestinal microbiota. A pharmaceutical composition of the Bacteroides ovatus CCFM1021 for relieving endotoxin infection has broad application prospects.
US11419895B2
Disclosed herein are methods of treating a subject exhibiting a cell that expresses Wilms tumor protein 1 (WT1). The methods typically utilize anti-WT1 antigen binding units or chimeric antigen receptor immunoresponsive cells to a subject in need thereof to effect killing of tumor cells.
US11419888B2
Disclosed herein is a method for promoting reduction of heat stress in animals, as well as a composition for use in the disclosed method. The composition comprises a glucan, silica, mineral clay, mannan, and optionally an endoglucanohydrolase, and may be administered to an animal that is susceptible to or suffers from heat stress.
US11419887B2
Vehicle for delivering a compound to a mucous membrane and related compositions, methods and systems
PSA is delivered to the host by outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), secretion structures that target bacterial molecules to host cells. Purified OMVs direct the in vitro differentiation of functional Tregs with potent suppressive activity in a PSA dependent manner. Treatment of animals with OMVs containing PSA prevents experimental colitis and suppresses pro-inflammatory cytokine responses in the gut, and indicate that compositions, medicaments, and methods useful for the treatment of inflammation, and more particularly, inflammatory bowel diseases.
US11419886B2
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating chronic conditions of the eye, such as dry eye disease and blepharitis, as well as to methods for increasing secretion of meibum. This disclosure also relates to formulations suitable for treating chronic conditions of the eye such as dry eye disease and blepharitis.
US11419883B2
The inventor of the present disclosure has advantageously elucidated the role of senescent processes in the development of Type 1 diabetes. Genotoxic stress responses, senescence, and acquisition of a SASP condition in beta cells are drivers that progress at-risk individuals to overt Type 1 diabetes. The administration of senolytic agents to at risk individuals selectively removes senescent cells and relieves beta cells from the factors which drive the development of overt Type 1 diabetes. Accordingly, Type 1 diabetes can be prevented in at-risk individuals by the administration of senolytic compositions. Additionally, given the major role of SASP in the development of Type 1 diabetes, the inhibition of SASP factors may be used to prevent Type 1 diabetes.
US11419881B2
16α,17α-Epoxy-10β-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one is useful in the treatment of migraine by nasal administration.
US11419875B2
The present invention provides methods of treating hematological disorders, such as acute myeloid leukemia, using substituted heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds inhibit IRAK4 and FLT-3 kinases.
US11419865B2
A method for inducing a sustained immune response in humans or animal patient suffering from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS, autoimmune disease, cancer, inflammation, and neurodegenerative diseases comprises daily administration to such patients a single oral tablet, rapidly dissolving film, capsule, liquid or cream dose of an Immediate release naltrexone composition comprising between about 0.01 to about 10 mg of naltrexone. In order to provide a benefit the naltrexone must be an Immediate release composition comprising between about 0.01 and about 10 mg of naltrexone.
US11419861B2
Provided herein are compositions, therapeutic methods, screening methods, computational methods and biomarkers based upon the elucidation of the interaction among cereblon, its substrates and certain compounds or agents, including small molecules, peptides, and proteins.
US11419858B2
The present disclosure relates generally to compositions and methods for treating, preventing, or slowing the rate of development of a disease or condition mediated by a nonsense mutation in the bone morphogenetic protein receptor type II (Bmpr2) in a subject in need thereof. The method entails administering to the subject a compound of the present disclosure, such as GJ103 and a salt thereof.
US11419849B1
Methods and products are provided for preventing or reducing adverse effects of air travel, jet lag, and shift switching. Doses of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, mitochondrial support, circadian shift support, and/or other agents are administered to or by the subject at selected times, and the subject sleeps or refrains from sleep, and/or is exposed to or protected from light, for selected times.
US11419847B2
Pharmaceutical micronutrient composition including mixture D in this study helps to mitigate, inhibit, prevent and stop diseases caused by viral infections. The middle east respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus and severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus as well as their variants and mutants affecting mammals and causing infection are successfully treated using mixture D. Mixture D contains key micronutrients such as an ascorbate, N-acetylcysteine, theaflavins, resveratrol, cruciferous plant extracts, curcumin, quercetin, naringenin, and baicalin and a combination thereof. Additional micronutrients were tested with Mixture D and seemed to have beneficial effects.
US11419843B2
Methods for inducing growth inhibition or apoptosis of Bcl-2-expressing cells and treatments of Bcl-2 expressing cancers are provided. Additionally, assays for agents that can induce apoptosis of Bcl-2 expressing cells are disclosed.
US11419842B2
This document relates to non-covalently bound complexes including Docetaxel and human serum albumin, and to compositions comprising such complexes. This document also relates to compositions comprising Docetaxel and human serum albumin, wherein the composition is a clear aqueous solution when the composition is dissolved in an aqueous solution, and wherein the composition has a solubility in an aqueous solution of at least 10 mg/ml. This document also relates to compositions comprising Docetaxel and human serum albumin, wherein the Docetaxel and the human serum albumin in the composition have a weight ratio from about 1:50 to about 1:1000. This document also relates to compositions consisting essentially of Docetaxel and human serum albumin, wherein the Docetaxel and the human serum albumin in the composition have a weight ratio from about 1:50 to about 1:1000. The pH of the docetaxel compositions of the present disclosure is from about 5 to about 8.
US11419838B2
Compositions contain citrulline and leucine or a metabolite thereof including, for example, a synergistic amount of citrulline and leucine. Such compositions may be used in methods for the treatment of pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hyperglycemia, or diabetes.
US11419834B2
Disclosed are methods for the prevention or treatment of a disease or infection caused by or associated with H. pylori in a subject infected by H. pylori, the method comprising orally administering a halogenated salicylanilide such as niclosamide to the subject. The method may be used for the prevention or treatment of, for example dyspepsia, gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, premalignant gastric lesions, gastric cancer and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma.
US11419833B2
A nasally administered liquid, including suspension and viscous liquid compositions, containing a therapeutically effective quantity of (Z)-2-(3,5,5-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ylidene) acetic acid, its salts or analogs, combined with suitable pharmaceutical ingredients, to treat epilepsy.
US11419826B2
The present disclosure relates to mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with specific modifications as drug delivery systems containing both tumor targeting and blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration properties suitable for cancer treatment and/or CNS disease treatment. The present disclosure also relates to method of preparing MSNs and the MSNs prepared by the method as described herein.
US11419823B2
The invention relates to a stable pharmaceutical composition comprising comprising a solid dispersion of tacrolimus in a vehicle further comprising a stabilizing agent capable of providing a pH below 7 in the composition, as measured after re-dispersion in water, and preventing or reducing the formation upon storage of major degradation products of tacrolimus, in particular the 8-epitacrolimus.
US11419819B2
The present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhalable immunosuppressive macrocyclic active ingredient for use in the prevention or treatment of a pulmonary disease or condition in a subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered to the subject by inhalation in form of an aerosol, and wherein the aerosol is generated by nebulization of the pharmaceutical composition using a nebulizer (100), the nebulizer comprising: a) an aerosol generator (101) comprising: —a fluid reservoir (103) for holding the pharmaceutical composition or an interface configured to connect a fluid reservoir, and a vibratable membrane (110) having a plurality of apertures, the apertures being adapted to produce an aerosol comprising droplets having a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of up to about 4.0 gm as measured with a 0.9% (w/v) aqueous solution of sodium chloride; b) a chamber (105) for temporarily accommodating the aerosol generated by the aerosol generator (101), the chamber having an inner lumen with a volume in the range of from about 50 to about 150 ml; and c) a mouthpiece (40) for delivering the aerosol supplied by the nebulizer (100) to the subject, the mouthpiece having an exhalation filter (30).
US11419815B2
Disclosed is a method of treating inflamed skin of a periorbital area of a person's face. The method can include topically applying to inflamed skin a composition comprising an oil extract of Opuntia ficus-indica tuna, Opuntia ficus-indica nopales, or a combination thereof, to reduce inflammation in skin cells of the periorbital area of the person's face.
US11419807B2
Composition, preferably a cosmetic composition, for caring for and/or making up keratin materials, preferably the eyelashes and/or the eyebrows, comprising: —(1) at least one linear fatty acid monoester of formula (I): R1—O—R2 in which R1 and R2 are linear and saturated and have, independently of one another, a number of carbon atoms greater than or equal to 20, with R1 representing an acyl radical, and R2 representing an alkyl radical, and —(2) at least one fatty acid having from 14 carbon atoms to less than 20 carbon atoms, —(3) at least one organic base, in particular derived from an alkanolamine, capable of at least partially neutralizing at least one fatty acid (2), and —(4) at least one fatty alcohol preferably chosen from C14-C30 fatty alcohols, better still chosen from the linear and saturated C14-C24, even better still C14-C20, fatty alcohols, and —(5) water.
US11419796B2
A stick-shaped cosmetic product including (a) 0.1 to 4 mass % of at least one selected from a partially cross-linked polyether modified silicone and a partially cross-linked polyglycerin modified silicone, (b) 1 to 10 mass % of wax, and (c) 30 mass % or more of an aqueous component.
US11419793B2
A novel apparatus for allocating pills from a pharmacy pill container into a weekly pill storage container is described herein. The pill sorting apparatus is made of two parts, each with seven holes. The pills are poured into the sorting apparatus, and the two parts are shifted so that the holes align, allowing the seven pills to drop into the weekly pill storage container.
US11419790B2
A transfer station for transferring a medical fluid between at least one supply container and at least one administration container of an infusion device is described. In an embodiment, the transfer station comprises at least one supply port configured for fluidic connection of the at least one supply container to the transfer station, and at least one exit port configured for fluidic connection of the at least one administration container to the transfer station. A transfer mechanism for automatically transferring a predetermined amount of medical fluid from the at least one supply container to the at least one administration container, and an electronic processing unit connected to an actuation means are provided with the transfer station. A processing unit controls the transfer mechanism and fluid transfer conditions according to a predetermined transfer demand entered by the actuation means.
US11419785B2
The present invention relates to an electronic headset system which is preferably wirelessly controlled, and is used to treat a tinnitus disorder. The system in an electronic headset and preferably an electronic communication device, such as a smartphone, laptop, tablet, desk top computer, server, and the like or any combination thereof. The electronic headset includes a treatment probe and emits complex signals which are converted into vibrations by the treatment probe and are transmitted to a users cochlea via the treatment probe communicating with the user's mastoid bone when the electronic headset is worn, thereby alleviating the symptoms of the user's tinnitus disorder.
US11419783B2
The invention relates to a device (1) for sexual stimulation having a hollow piston (3), a drive cylinder (5), and transmission means (7, 9) for converting a rotational movement of the drive cylinder into an axial movement of the hollow piston, wherein the drive cylinder (5) encloses the hollow piston (3) at least partially.
US11419782B1
This massage device is configured to apply pressure to a human user's back, shoulders, or any distinct part of the musculoskeletal system. It can also be operated with a single arm and attaches to the user's forearm to apply pin-point or various pressure to target muscles. The massage device includes an arm plate that is configured to cover a forearm and a wrist of a human user. A hand grip is mechanically coupled to the arm plate and configured to accommodate the gripping of human fingers. A wrist bar is attached to the arm plate. A J-bar may be attached to the wrist bar. A tip is attached to the J-bar or directly to the short wrist bar. The tip is configured to provide variant pressure to the human user's back or shoulders or distal body part. Thereby duplicating mechanical pressure applied by a trained bodyworker by the untrained self at a much more reasonable price.
US11419779B2
A sitting type spinal traction and disc massage apparatus includes a seat member, a seat pad disposed atop the seat member, a fixing member straddling the seat member and the seat pad and connected to the seat member to fix hips of a user to the seat member, and a moving backrest board disposed atop a rear end of the seat member. The moving backrest board is movable relative to the seat member. A restricting member straddles and is connected to the moving backrest board to fix the user's upper body to the moving backrest board. A lifting unit is disposed below the moving backrest board to move the moving backrest board upwardly from the seat member to stretch the user's spine. A vibrating unit is disposed within and vibrates the seat pad.
US11419770B2
A bandage is formed of a film layer, an adhesive applied to the film layer, and an absorbent layer connected to the film layer. The absorbent layer comprises a compressed fabric soaked in a fluid. A permeable membrane is disposed over the absorbent layer and creates an electrical charge when fluid from the absorbent layer passes through the membrane. The electricity generated by the osmosis flows to a plurality of light emitting diodes that are connected to the membrane through a battery. The LEDs emit UV light to disinfect a wound when a bandage is applied to the wound.
US11419759B2
A device for injecting a therapeutic agent into an ocular implant at least partially implanted in an eye including an injection lumen providing a pathway for injecting the therapeutic agent into the implant; an outlet lumen providing a pathway for pre-existing fluid in the ocular implant to exit the implant; and a collection chamber fluidly coupled to the outlet lumen that provides a first fluid outflow resistance and a second fluid outflow resistance. The first fluid outflow resistance is lower than a first resistance to outflow of the implant. The second fluid outflow resistance is greater than a force imparted onto the implant by intraocular pressure of the eye. Injection of therapeutic agent into the implant via the injection lumen causes the pre-existing fluid to exit the implant and enter the collection chamber via the outlet lumen and causes a second pre-existing fluid to displace from the collection chamber.
US11419749B2
An adhesive plaster structure 1 attached to a finger or a toe along a lateral nail edge, the adhesive plaster structure 1 has: a wound adhesion area 2 having a flexible wound adhesion surface 2A; and a guide area 3 having a slide groove 3A that receives the lateral nail edge, the slide groove being capable of sliding in a longitudinal direction of a nail along the lateral nail edge, wherein the slide groove 3A extends at least over a part of a length between the tip portion and the rear end portion of the adhesive plaster structure 1 in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive plaster structure 1, and the flexible wound adhesion surface is guided to a position of the wound caused by the ingrown nail when the adhesive plaster structure 1 is attached to the finger or the toe.
US11419739B2
A method for controlling an artificial orthotic or prosthetic joint of a lower extremity with a resistance unit to which at least one actuator is associated, via which the bending and/or stretching resistance is changed depending on sensor data. During the use of the joint, status information is provided via sensors. A device for carrying out such a method provides bending resistance that is increased or not lowered in the standing phase, when an inertial angle of a lower leg part is decreasing relative to a vertical direction and a front foot under pressure at the same time are identified.
US11419738B2
The disclosure provides apparatus and methods of use pertaining to a bidirectional biomechanical prosthetic finger assembly. In one embodiment, the assembly includes an eccentric metacarpophalangeal (MCP) pivot configured for swivelable attachment to a hand of a user, a distal coupler, and an articulation assembly rotatively coupled therebetween. A ring configured to receive a user's residual finger is disposed upon the articulation assembly, and may be adjusted to a target location based on a length of the residual finger. The articulation assembly is configured to utilize vertical movements of the residual finger within the ring to articulate the distal coupler within a plane parallel to an x-z plane, and the MCP pivot is configured to utilize lateral movements of the residual finger within the ring to articulate the distal coupler within a plane parallel to an x-y plane. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US11419735B2
An expandable interbody fusion device and an associated instrument for inserting the device into an intervertebral disc space, expanding the device and for use in delivering graft material into the device once expanded in the disc space. The device is small enough to fit through Kambin's triangle yet is capable of expanding both in the vertical direction to accommodate spinal lordosis and in the lateral direction to provide sufficient structural support for opposing vertebral bodies laterally within the disc space. A process of forming textured top and bottom surfaces of the device by initially laser ablating each surface with a nano-second pulsed laser followed by laser ablating those surfaces with a femto-second pulsed laser.
US11419732B2
A spacer member is provided that is configured to be implanted adjacent an anatomical structure. The spacer member defines a curved bore, a first opening in a side wall of the spacer member and a second opening in one of a top wall and a bottom wall of the spacer member. Each of the first opening and the second opening are in fluid communication with the curved bore. A flexible anchoring member is configured to be inserted through the side opening and through the curved bore of the spacer member such that a distal end portion of the flexible anchoring member extends out of the second opening at an angle relative to the one of the top wall and the bottom wall of the spacer member.
US11419730B2
An artificial knee that has first and second knee components connected together for rotation between a first, upright position and a second position where one knee component is positioned at an angle to the other, an alignment mechanism associated with the first and second knee components to assure rotation in a vertical plane from the first position to the second position, and a biasing member. One knee component includes an extension member located in a central location, while the other includes a centrally located slot that receives the extension member and allows rotation only in a vertical plane. The biasing member normally holds the knee components in the first position, such that rotation of the first knee component away from the second knee component stretches or elongates the biasing member to provide a force that urges the knee components to move back to the first position.
US11419719B2
A prosthetic valve coaptation assist device includes an anchor and a single valve assist leaflet. The anchor may be a supporting ring frame, brace or arc structure and will usually be radially self-expandable so that it can expand against surrounding natural or prosthetic tissue. The valve assist leaflet may be made of pericardium or other biological or artificial material and is shaped like the native target valve leaflet. The valve assist leaflet is typically sized larger than the target natural or prosthetic leaflet so that after implantation a significant overlap of the device body occurs.
US11419713B2
A visceral double-barreled main body stent graft and methods for its use, the stent graft comprises, a main body stent graft having distal and proximal ends, the main body stent graft's length ranges from about 100-120 mm and diameter at the proximal end ranges from about 30-45 mm, first and second lumens defined at the main body stent graft's distal end, the first lumen's diameter ranges from about 18-20 mm, the second lumen's diameter ranges from about 16-18 mm, the first and second lumens have about the same length from about 50-70 mm, the first lumen is secured to the second lumen along a shared length, and the main body stent graft defines a tubular wall that is contiguous with the first and second lumens such that any fluid entering the main body must exit through one of the first or second lumens.
US11419712B2
An endoluminal valve (30) for controlling fluid flow during a surgical procedure is integrated into an access branch (24) of a tubular prosthetic device (10), the access branch (24) receiving a delivery system (100) including a shaft (110), a housing (112) with a depressible finger actuator (122) configured to contact a resilient wall surface (38) of inwardly tapering closure elements (40) of the integrated valve (30), and a fluid venting plug (133) on the shaft (110) which removably seats in an access opening (34) at the proximal end (32) of the endoluminal valve (30), wherein the proximal end (32) is secured within a lumen (26) of the access branch (24) and a distal end (36) of the endoluminal valve (30) located within the lumen (26) comprises self-sealing edges (42) coming together to form a flow-inhibiting seal.
US11419709B2
A storage pouch for a teeth transparent straightener is provided. The storage pouch includes: a pouch body having a plurality of packaging materials having a zipper for opening and closing is configured to insert and withdraw the plurality of transparent straighteners individually at each entrance, and the pouch body having a perforated line in each of a plurality of adjacent packaging materials. An interior material inserted and placed within each of the plurality of packaging materials to carry out a position fixing of an upper dentition straightening frame and a lower dentition straightening frame composing the teeth transparent straightener. A straightening confirmation unit having a mirror facet consisting of mirror coating layers and having an expected image printed on the mirror facet to match an orthodontic teeth of a patient based on orthodontic teeth data of the patient to compare.
US11419699B2
A method of determining an optimal switchover moment for a hybrid orthodontic treatment of teeth. Creation of a digital three-dimensional model of at least part of a dental arch. Deformation of the initial reference model until the tooth models are in a target position. Acquisition of at least one two-dimensional image of the teeth. Deformation of the initial reference model until the at least one updated image corresponds to the initial reference model. Determination, from the updated reference model and from said target reference model, of a plurality of remaining-treatments for moving the teeth from their position represented in the updated reference model into their position represented in the target reference model. Determination of a profile including at least one value for an evaluation parameter. Evaluation of each profile by an evaluation rule. Determination the profile of which is optimal for replacing an orthodontic appliance with an aligner.
US11419697B2
A foot pedal for wireless control of a medical device, in particular a dental device, including a housing with a housing base, a cover element, which is mounted so as to be vertically displaceable relative to the housing base along an actuating direction and/or inclinable relative to the housing base, and a transmitting device arranged in the housing for wireless communication with the medical device, wherein the housing is at least partially made of a non-metallic material and the cover element is made of a metallic material, wherein in an initial state the cover element is spaced apart from the housing base and in a lowered state the cover element is offset in height with respect to the initial state in the operating direction, where the housing, in particular the housing base, is configured such that, in the lowered state, a signal transmission region arranged below the cover element, viewed in the actuating direction, is provided as a communication channel for a signal emitted from the transmitting device.
US11419695B2
A device (2) for an ophthalmological illumination system (1) comprising a light instrument (3) for illuminating the intraocular space of a human or animal eye (33) comprises a housing (4) having a proximal housing end (5), a distal housing end (6), and an opening (7) in the proximal housing end (5). The housing (4) delimits a receptacle space (8), which extends in a manner proceeding from the opening (7) in the proximal housing end (5) along a longitudinal direction (L) in the direction of the distal housing end (6). The receptacle space (8) is configured for receiving the light instrument (3) through the opening (7) in the proximal housing end (5). The housing (4) comprises at least one translucent material at least in the region (10) of the distal housing end (6).
US11419692B2
There is disclosed an articulating structure that is steered by relative movement of a plurality of segments connected in series, the articulating structure including a first segment and a second segment arranged in contact with each other, wherein contact surfaces of the first segment and the second segment are rolling contact surfaces in line contact on a first direction contact line, the first segment has a pin on a side, the second segment has a coupling hole into which the pin is inserted, the first segment and the second segment make a relative rolling movement for translation of the first direction contact line while maintaining the line contact, and the coupling hole is formed with a larger area than the pin to allow the pin to make a relative position movement within the coupling hole during the rolling movement.
US11419691B2
The disclosure provides a surgical apparatus comprising: a steerable member that is bendable and comprises a plurality of bending segments with channels therein; and a plurality of bending actuation wires that are arranged to pass through the steerable member and cause the steerable member to bend, the steerable member comprising at least one outwardly opening lumen through which the bending actuation wires pass.
US11419686B2
For kinetic sizing, the dynamic torque to be provided by a robotic system may be based off of, in part, a maximum acceleration. Rather than trying to extract maximum acceleration from many samples, a relationship of velocity to acceleration from repetitive user inputs relative to a non-surgical target in different situations (e.g., accurate, fast, or balance tracing of the target movement) is established. The velocity for any given situation may be used to estimate the acceleration from the relationship. Rather than using many trajectory samples from many users, a synthetic trajectory may be used. The synthetic trajectory may be fit to user data while maintaining high-coverage properties for direction of movement for any given pose of the robot. Alternatively, a virtual trajectory decoupled from time is used. The virtual trajectory samples the directions at any given pose in a global high-coverage manner, without specifically using a time-dependent sequence of poses.
US11419684B2
A system for accessing extra articular lesions or abnormalities or intra osseous lesions or abnormalities or bone marrow lesions using intra articular localization has a guide, an arm, a pair of attachment assemblies and a tubular sleeve. The guide component has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first slotted opening extending a length from a first end. The second portion has an arcuate curvature extending from the first portion to a second end of the guide component with an elongated second arcuate slot in the second portion. The first attachment assembly is configured to be movably adjustable within the length of the first slotted opening. The second attachment assembly is configured to be movably adjustable along the elongated second arcuate slot.
US11419678B2
Methods, apparatuses and systems are provided for non-invasive delivery of microwave therapy. Microwave energy may be applied to epidermal, dermal and subdermal tissue of a patient to achieve various therapeutic and/or aesthetic results. In one embodiment, the microwave energy is applied to a target tissue via an energy delivery applicator connected to an energy generator. The energy delivery applicator may comprise one or more antennas, including monopole, dipole, slot and/or waveguide antennas (among others) that are used to direct the microwave energy to the target tissue. The energy delivery applicator may also comprise a cooling element for avoiding thermal destruction to non-target tissue and/or a suction device to localize thermal treatment at specific portions of a skin fold.
US11419669B2
An electrosurgical device having an easily adjustable length, in which the entire length of the device can be easily adjusted by allowing a stretching member having a blade to be easily moved in a body by unlocking the stretching member in a one-touch button type. Therefore, an operator can easily insert the blade inside incised skin of a patient.
US11419664B2
An ultrapolar telescopic electrosurgery pencil with argon beam capability that is capable of using monopolar energy in a bipolar mode for cutting and coagulation and also using ionized gas for cutting and coagulation.
US11419663B2
An electrosurgical instrument (1) is disclosed including a housing (2) comprising an elongate main body (3), extending in an axial direction and a grippable member (12). An implement (4) is fixed relative to and projecting from a forward region of the main body (3). A smoke evacuation passage (8) is defined within the main body (3) and extends from an inlet proximal to the implement (4). An electrical conductor (11) is housed within the housing (2) for supplying an electro-surgical current to the implement (4). The grippable member (12) is slidably connected to the main body (3) such that the axial position of the grippable member (12) relative to the main body (3) may be adjusted in use. Further there is provided a controllable smoke passage obstructor (25) for enabling adjustment of the throughput of the smoke passing through the interior of the housing (2).
US11419661B2
A cartridge assembly to couple an electrosurgical device to treat tissue with an electro surgical unit includes a cartridge member to operate with a power delivery apparatus of the electro surgical unit and a fluid delivery apparatus of the electro surgical unit. An electrosurgical unit includes a power delivery apparatus and a fluid delivery apparatus arranged to operate with a cartridge member to be located in a cartridge receptacle of the electrosurgical unit. An electrosurgical device includes a first electrode spaced alongside the second electrode, with each electrode having a blade shaped member. Each blade shaped member has opposing sides bounded by edges, with the edges having a medial edge and a lateral edge. At least one fluid outlet is adjacent each blade shaped member, and each fluid outlet is in fluid communication with a fluid passage. The device can be operated as either a bipolar device or a monopolar device and includes a switch to inhibit capacitive coupling to one of the electrodes when the other electrode is used in monopolar fashion.
US11419658B2
A method for treating emphysema with a condensable vapor includes creating a plurality of collateral channels through the airway walls, and delivering the condensable vapor to the airways. The condensable vapor flows to the diseased parenchymal tissue through the airways and the collateral channels. Condensable vapor to contact the tissue heats the tissue, reducing it in volume. Apparatuses are described to create the openings and ablate the lung tissue.
US11419650B2
A system for determining the torsion of a screw is provided. The system generally comprises a first washer, second washer, spring, radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and interrogation device. A screw is inserted through the system and provides the compression force necessary to bring the first washer and second washer separated by the spring in contact with one another, thus creating a complete circuit from the first circuit portion and second circuit portion of the signal transmitter. The interrogation device is used to send and receive information to and from the signal transmitter. An encasing may be used to encapsulate the first washer, second washer, spring, and signal transmitter in a way such that they are protected from the environment.
US11419643B2
The invention relates to a device for correcting a bone fracture using bone anchors, in particular bone screws, and extension devices attachable to the bone anchors.
US11419641B2
An implantable device may be provided. The implantable device may comprise an upper assembly comprising a ramped base and a pair of opposing windows. The pair of opposing windows may extend upward from either lateral side of the ramped base. A gripping assembly may be disposed in each window. The implantable device may further comprise a lower assembly comprising a ramped base and a pair of opposing windows. The pair of opposing windows may extend down from either lateral side of the ramped base. A gripping assembly is disposed in each window. The implantable device may further comprise a ramped actuator assembly disposed between the upper assembly and the lower assembly. The ramped actuator may be configured to transition the implantable device from a collapsed form having a first height to an expanded form having a second height and wherein the second height is greater than the first height.
US11419633B2
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for transseptal access of septa within a patient. The device can be advanced to a septum, e.g., towards a fossa ovalis. Instead of applying positive pressure to “tent” the septum, a negative pressure is applied to a lumen within a sheath, e.g., within an elongated member slidable within the sheath, via a negative pressure source such as a syringe on the proximal end of the sheath. This results in the septum pulling inward. The sheath employs a stationary needle-like central core component contained within the lumen of the sheath that punctures the septum when the same is pulled passed it by the negative pressure. The stationary needle-like central core component may be hollow and may form a portion of the elongated member or may be coupled to a distal end thereof.
US11419632B2
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for transseptal access of septa within a patient. The device can be advanced to a septum, e.g., towards a fossa ovalis. Instead of applying positive pressure to “tent” the septum, a negative pressure is applied to a lumen within a sheath, e.g., within an elongated member slidable within the sheath, via a negative pressure source such as a syringe on the proximal end of the sheath. This results in the septum pulling inward. The sheath employs a stationary needle-like central core component contained within the lumen of the sheath that punctures the septum when the same is pulled passed it by the negative pressure. The stationary needle-like central core component may be hollow and may form a portion of the elongated member or may be coupled to a distal end thereof.
US11419617B2
A surgical apparatus includes a combination of a drill guide and a bone fixation device. The bone fixation device includes a plurality of screw receiving apertures extending therethrough. The drill guide includes a top face and a plurality of drill apertures extending from the top face through the drill guide. The drill apertures of the drill guide are arranged such that the drill apertures can be separated into two groups by an imaginary dividing line, and, if a separation between the two groups in the plane of the top face and normal to the dividing line were increased by a distance d, then the arrangement of the drill apertures would match, or otherwise be aligned with, that of the screw receiving apertures.
US11419615B2
A system, method and/or reamer driver device is provided having a domed external surface and a domed internal surface being concentric to the domed external surface thereby defining a hollow dome. At least one cutting tooth is disposed on the hollow dome. The cross-sectional thickness T measured substantially perpendicular to the crest of the at least one tooth is greater than the radial distance t between the external and internal domed surfaces.
US11419614B2
A surgical bone cutting device, including a handle configured to facilitate operation and control of said device by an operator, and an elongated hollow member extending from the handle, the hollow member having a proximal end and a distal end; wherein the hollow member includes an opening at the distal end thereof and a rotatable cutting element extending through the opening, and wherein the hollow member includes a first bend at the proximal end thereof, such that the part of the hollow member distal to the proximal bend is offset a central axis of the hand.
US11419612B2
A medical device including stabilizing wires that are selectively movable from a first and second position and a delivery system including the same are described herein. The medical device includes a device body and the stabilizing wires coupled thereto. Each stabilizing wire has a proximal and distal end. In the first position, at least a portion of the distal end extends radially outwardly from the device body, and in the second position, the distal end is retracted within the device body. Each stabilizing wire includes a linear portion at the proximal end, a hook portion at the distal end, and a ramp segment extending between the linear portion and the hook portion, including a ramp incline portion that extends at a first angle from the linear portion to a ramp apex, and a ramp decline portion that extends at a second angle from the hook portion to the ramp apex.
US11419608B2
A surgical stapler is provided having a pair of jaws including a staple containing cartridge and an anvil. Buttress material is releasable affixed to the staple containing cartridge and the anvil. One of the jaws includes a pair of longitudinal projections at a first end of the jaw and configured to frictionally engage corresponding slots in a first end the buttress material. One of the jaws includes a post at a second end of the jaw. The buttress material includes a hole in a second end of the buttress material for receipt of the post.
US11419605B2
An apparatus is provided for applying an adjunct element to at least one of opposing first and second jaws of an end effector of a surgical stapler, wherein each of the first and second jaws includes a stapling surface and an external surface opposed from the respective stapling surface. The apparatus comprises: (a) a platform configured to be positioned between the first and second jaws of the end effector; (b) an adjunct element positioned on the platform; and (c) at least one closure surface opposed from the platform, wherein the at least one closure surface is configured to mechanically engage the external surface of at least one of the first or second jaws to thereby transition the end effector from an open state toward a closed state for placing the respective stapling surface of the at least one of the first or second jaws in contact with the adjunct element.
US11419590B2
Devices and systems for analyzing biological samples are provided. Devices include a hollow body extending from a first end to a second end. The body defines a sample collecting portion. A first opening at the first end of the body is operable to receive a source of negative pressure and a second opening at the second end of the body is operable to receive a biological sample. The body also includes an optically transparent region disposed in a region corresponding to the sample collecting portion, the optically transparent region being configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation therethrough from an imaging device capable of imaging the biological sample when disposed in the sample collecting portion.
US11419588B2
Exemplary embodiments of an apparatus can be provided for obtaining portions or samples of tissue from a target region of a biological tissue. One or more needles can be provided that have a small internal diameter, e.g., about 1 mm or less, and the needles can be configured to extract the tissue portions when the needles are inserted into and withdrawn from the tissue. Windows and/or markings can be provided on the wall of the needles to facilitate access to the sample. The needles can be provided in an enclosure, and an actuator can be provided to direct the needles into the tissue and/or withdraw them. A plurality of tissue portions having known relative locations in the target region can be obtained, and extraction of the tissue portions can be well-tolerated by the tissue as compared with conventional punch biopsies or the like.
US11419582B2
The present disclosure describes ultrasound imaging systems and methods for operating an ultrasound system with a multi-mode touch screen interface. An ultrasound system according to the present disclosure may include a movable base and a control panel supported by the movable base. The control panel may include a plurality of manual controls provided on a support surface and a touch control panel movably coupled to the support surface. The touch control panel may include a touch display configured to provide a touch-sensitive user interface. The touch control panel may be movable between a plurality of positions at which the touch display is at different angles relative to the support surface. The touch display may be configured to automatically change a user interface provided on the touch display responsive to movement of the touch display to any of the plurality of positions.
US11419578B2
An ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes: an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit an ultrasonic signal to an object and receive an echo signal reflected from the object; a display configured to output an ultrasound image output by the ultrasonic probe and a medical image having a modality different from that of the ultrasound image in a matched state; an inputter configured to receive a user input for adjusting a range of an output area of the medical image; and a controller configured to control an ultrasonic beam of the ultrasonic probe to adjust an output area of the ultrasound image in response to detecting that the output area of the medical image is adjusted by the user input.
US11419573B2
Provided is a method of outputting a velocity of an object, the method including: transmitting an ultrasound signal to an object and receiving an ultrasound echo signal returned from the object; determining a velocity of the object based on the ultrasound echo signal; displaying a spectral Doppler image showing velocities of the object over time; receiving user inputs of selecting an interval within a range of the velocities of the object shown in the spectral Doppler image and adjusting an output volume of an audible sound corresponding to velocities in the selected interval; and outputting, based on the adjusted output volume of the audible sound, an audible sound representing the velocities of the object over time.
US11419569B2
The technology relates to a methods and systems for improving medical imaging procedures. An example method includes receiving a first set of quality metrics for a plurality of medical images acquired at a first imaging facility; receiving a second set of quality metrics for a second plurality of medical images acquired at a second imaging facility; comparing the first set of quality metrics to the second set of quality metrics; based on the comparison of the first set of quality metrics to the second set of quality metrics, generating a benchmark for at least one metric in the first set of quality metrics and the second set of quality metrics; generating facility data based on the generated benchmark and the first set of quality metrics; and sending the facility data to the first imaging facility.
US11419563B2
A method for controlling the movement of an X-ray source via a suspension device includes obtaining, during a movement of the suspension device along the rail, a first speed of the suspension device at the first reference point. The first reference point may correspond to a first target position. The method may also include determining whether the first speed of the suspension device at the first reference point is less than a threshold speed. In response to a result of the determination that the first speed of the suspension device at the first reference point is less than the threshold speed, the method may further include actuating a control device to move the suspension device to the first target position.
US11419553B2
The invention relates to an analyzing unit (9′) for connecting to at least one sensor (12) which can be coupled to sleeping or reclining furniture in order to detect vibrations, movement, and/or sound. The analyzing unit (9′) is designed to process and analyze the signals of the at least one sensor (12) and detect physiological parameters (P) of a person using the sleeping or reclining furniture, and the analyzing unit (9′) is designed to transmit data to or exchange data with at least one external component. The invention further relates to a method for analyzing signals of at least one such sensor (12) and to sleeping or reclining furniture, in particular a bed (1), comprising at least one such sensor (12).
US11419552B2
Various embodiments of a sealed package and a method of forming such package are disclosed. The package can include a non-conductive substrate that includes a cavity disposed in a first major surface. A cover layer can be disposed over the cavity and attached to the first major surface of the non-conductive substrate to form a sealed enclosure. The sealed package can also include a feedthrough that includes a via between a recessed surface of the cavity and a second major surface of the substrate, and a conductive material disposed in the via. An external contact can be disposed over the via on the second major surface of the non-conductive substrate, where the external contact is electrically connected to the conductive material disposed in the via. The sealed package can also include an electronic device disposed within the sealed enclosure that is electrically connected to the external contact.
US11419551B2
Detecting user contact with one or more electrodes of a physiological signal sensor can be used to ensure physiological signals measured by the physiological signal sensor meet waveform characteristics (e.g., of a clinically accurate physiological signal). In some examples, a mobile and/or wearable device can comprise sensing circuitry, stimulation circuitry, and processing circuitry. The stimulation circuit can drive one or more stimulation signals on one or more electrodes, the resulting signal(s) can be measured (e.g., by the sensing circuitry), and the processing circuitry can determine whether a user is in contact with the electrode(s). Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, mobile and/or wearable device can comprise saturation detection circuitry, and the processing circuitry can determine whether the sensing circuitry is saturated.
US11419546B2
A wearable electronic device including a housing that is worn by a user and a SMI sensor contained within the housing. The SMI sensor may include an emitter that outputs coherent light toward the skin of a user when the housing is worn by the user. The SMI sensor may also include a detector that detects a portion of the coherent light reflected towards the sensor and generates electrical signals that indicate displacements of the skin based on the portion of coherent light received at the detector. The housing may include a transmitter that is operatively coupled with the SMI sensor and is configured to transmit physiological data to a receiving device based on electrical signals output from the SMI sensor.
US11419545B2
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for reducing a risk of unintentional falls in a subject that is at risk for falls. The device includes a sensor and a stimulator. The sensor is configured to be positioned adjacent a body portion of the user that changes orientation when the user sits and stands. The sensor is also configured to emit an activation signal when the user stands and to emit a deactivation signal when the user sits or lies down. The stimulator is in communication with the sensor and is configured to be positioned adjacent one of a calf and a lower back of the user. The stimulator is configured to vibrate at a frequency that stimulates proprioceptors of the user without inducing muscle contractions upon receipt of the activation signal from the sensor and to cease vibration upon receipt of the deactivation signal from the sensor.
US11419543B1
A method for early stage pathology detection, location, imaging, evaluation, and treatment of cells and/or extracellular vesicles in the circulation.
US11419539B2
The exemplary systems, methods, and interfaces may obtain and analyze electrode signals from a plurality of external electrodes. The electrode signals may include at least an anterior set of electrode signals and a posterior set of electrode signals. The anterior and posterior sets of electrode signals may be used to generate, or provide, various metrics of cardiac electrical heterogeneity and various graphical depictions that may be useful in assessing a patient's cardiac functionality.
US11419537B2
Systems and methods for resolving catheter rendering issues are provided. A system includes a catheter including a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of catheter pins, each catheter pin corresponding to an associated electrode. The system further includes a mapping system communicatively coupled to the catheter, the mapping system including a pin box including a plurality of sockets, a display device configured to render the catheter, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU is configured to determine that the catheter is being rendered incorrectly on the display device, determine a number of electrodes that are being rendered incorrectly on the display device, identify at least one particular electrode of the plurality of electrodes that is being rendered incorrectly on the display device, and attempt to resolve the incorrect rendering of the catheter based on the determined number of electrodes and the at least one particular electrode.
US11419516B2
A table for an MRI system includes a top surface for supporting a patient being imaged and a motion sensor for sensing motion of the patient. The motion sensor is located below the top surface and includes a self-resonant spiral (SRS) coil and a coupling loop. The coupling loop generates a drive RF signal to excite the SRS coil to radiate a magnetic field having a predefined resonant frequency. The coupling loop also receives a reflection RF signal from the SRS coil. The motion sensor is located such that at least a portion of a torso of the patient being imaged is within the magnetic field. A controller is configured to detect patient motion based on the reflection RF signal.
US11419514B2
A system for detecting skin contact comprises a signal generator (9) for generating an electric trigger signal; a reference circuit (10) comprising a capacitance (CREF) and a resistance (RPREF) for generating a reference signal in dependence on the trigger signal; a probe (11) touchable by a skin for measuring a skin response signal in dependence on the trigger signal; and a comparator (4) for comparing the skin response signal with the reference signal. The capacitance (CREF) of the reference circuit (10) represents a lower bound of skin capacitance, and the resistance (RPREF) of the reference circuit represents an upper bound of skin resistance.
US11419511B2
The invention provides a physiological parameter sensing system (50) and method in which physiological information indicative of at least one physiological parameter is derived. The approach of the invention is based on constructing multiple pulse signals from different weighted combinations of at least two detection signals, derived from detected electromagnetic radiation directed onto or through a subjects skin region. The weightings are based on different of a set of various blood volume pulse vectors. A quality indication value is derived for each generated pulse signal, where this is based on a derived relationship between an obtained heart rate signal for the patient and the pulse signal. The blood volume pulse vector resulting in the pulse signal having the highest quality indicator value and/or from the derived pulse signal itself is used to derive the physiological parameter information.
US11419497B2
According to an aspect of an embodiment, a social network system for electronic delivery of information in personalized health care, may include capturing one or more data streams where each of the data streams relates to health care of a patient. The system may further include integrating the data streams to generate integrated diagnostic data and analyzing the integrated diagnostic data to generate analyzed diagnostic data. The system may further include curating the analyzed diagnostic data and generating an integrated report for presentation to a physician of the patient based on the curated analyzed diagnostic data.
US11419491B2
Described are colonoscopy systems and methods of using such systems. The colonoscopy systems may include an optical scanning system having at least one illuminator configured to produce spatially patterned light and solid light in at least one frame to illuminate tissue within the colon, and at least one camera configured to capture the at least one image of the illuminated tissue within the colon. Additionally, the optical scanning system may include at least one control system configured to construct at least one three dimensional point cloud representations of the tissue within the colon.
US11419490B2
A surgical system including an endoscopic navigation catheter, at least one laparoscopic access port, a laparoscopic tool, and an endoscopic tool. The endoscopic navigation catheter is configured for navigation of a luminal network to an area of interest. The at least one laparoscopic access port is placed adjacent to the area of interest. The laparoscopic tool is configured for insertion through the at least one laparoscopic access port, and the endoscopic tool is configured for insertion through the endoscopic navigation catheter. The laparoscopic tool and endoscopic tool enable a combined laparoscopic and endoscopic approach to the area of interest.
US11419489B2
A cleaning tool for insertion instrument includes: a cleaning cap configured to be attachable to and detachable from a distal end component portion provided on a distal end side of an insertion portion in an endoscope and covered by a tubular cover when the endoscope is used, attachment and detachment of the cleaning cap to and from the distal end component portion being performed in a state where the cover is removed from the distal end component portion; and a cap-side engaging portion provided on the cleaning cap and configured to be engaged with a distal end component portion-side engaging portion provided on an outer peripheral surface, at least a part of which is covered by the cover, of the distal end component portion.
US11419486B2
The disclosed technology is directed to an endoscope having respective first and second operations, a movable member, respective support and friction members, a cam member and a click mechanism all of which are engaged with one another to operate the endoscope during an operation. First and second operation members are disposed in the endoscope and are rotationally operated around a predetermined axis to carry out operation of the endoscope. A movable member is disposed inside the first operation member and is movable between a first position and a second position. A cam member having a cam surface that is made with an inclination with respect to the predetermined axis and abuts against part of the movable member. A click mechanism holds the cam member at the first position or the second position.
US11419483B2
An endoscope add-on assembly adapted to be attached to a target endoscope. The assembly includes an ultrasound imaging sub-assembly, including a communications cable connected to an ultrasound imaging head and an imaging head movement sub-assembly, including a conduit, holding a tension member that is attached to the ultrasound imaging head. Further included are connective elements, adapted to permit the endoscope add-on assembly to be attached to the target endoscope. Finally, the imaging head movement sub-assembly is detachable from the ultrasound imaging sub-assembly, thereby permitting the imaging head movement subassembly to be processed separately from the ultrasound imaging sub-assembly, after use.
US11419481B2
A medical system, having a treatment tool; an endoscope having an image sensor configured to capture an image; a driver configured to drive the endoscope; and a processor configured to control the driver, wherein the processor is configured to determine a locus of the treatment tool and control the driver for operating the endoscope according to the determined locus.
US11419480B2
Provided are a navigation device and a navigation method capable of reducing the size and the cost of an endoscope, and an endoscope system including the navigation device. The navigation device includes a magnetic field generation control unit that causes magnetic fields to be generated at different timings from a plurality of magnetic field generation units that generate the magnetic fields at mutually different positions; an image signal acquisition unit that acquires, from the endoscope, an added image signal obtained by adding specification information for specifying the magnetic field generation units generating the magnetic fields and magnetic field detection results of the respective magnetic field detection units to an image signal output from an imaging element; and a position detection unit that detects positions of the respective magnetic field detection units on the basis of the specification information and the magnetic field detection results that are added to the added image signal acquired by the image signal acquisition unit.
US11419474B2
A free-standing Energy Recovery System enables sanitary recovery of thermal energy with heat transfer from hot waste effluent to incoming domestic water. The source of the effluent may, for example, be conventional commercial ware-washing, clothes washing equipment, pasteurization and other industrial processes.
US11419468B2
A dirt separation device for a surface cleaning apparatus including: a separator for separating dirt from dirt-laden air; an inlet through which dirt-laden air is drawn into the separator; an outlet through which cleaner air exits the separator; a dirt collection chamber for receiving separated dirt; a cover member movable between a first position in which the cover member inhibits access to the dirt collection chamber and a second position in which the cover member permits access to the dirt collection chamber; an actuator device coupled to the cover member for effecting movement of the cover member from the first position to the second position, wherein the actuator device is rotationally movable, or an engagement part operably connected to the actuator device is rotationally movable, to effect movement of the closing member from the first position to the second position.
US11419465B2
A handheld vacuum cleaner includes a main body with a handle extending along a handle axis. The handheld vacuum cleaner also includes a motor assembly positioned within the main body. The handle axis intersects the motor assembly. The handheld vacuum cleaner also includes a dirty air inlet positioned at a front of the handheld vacuum cleaner and extending along an inlet axis. In addition, the handheld vacuum cleaner includes a cyclonic chamber in fluid communication with the dirty air inlet and the motor assembly. The cyclonic chamber defines a separator axis. The inlet axis and the separator axis intersect to form an acute angle extending between the dirty air inlet and the cyclonic chamber. The inlet axis and the handle axis intersect to form an obtuse angle extending between the dirty air inlet and the handle.
US11419462B2
Exemplary embodiments of wipes dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary wipes dispenser having a nozzle with a wear indicator includes a container, a plurality of wipes contained within the container, a fluid for wetting the plurality of wipes, a receiving member connected to the container, and an outlet nozzle housing for holding an elastomeric outlet nozzle. The elastomeric outlet nozzle includes a wear indictor that provides a visual indication that the nozzle should be replaced.
US11419461B1
A body scrubbing appliance adapted for detachably holding a variety of different loofahs having ropes of varying lengths. The body scrubbing appliance includes a handle including a channel, a loofah support including a loofah holder and support stem where the support stem moves axially within the channel, via a compression spring, when excessive force is applied to the loofah holder to provide comfort when washing and scrubbing a person's body. The handle includes a series of protrusions for releasably attaching ropes of different loofahs to securely retain loofahs within the loofah holder of the appliance.
US11419460B2
A bathing chair assembly includes a chair that is positionable in a shower for a user to sit thereon. The chair is foraminous to pass water therethrough for bathing. A hose is fluidly coupled to the chair and the hose is fluid attachable to a shower head in the shower for receiving water therefrom. In this way the chair sprays the water for bathing the user when the user is sitting in the chair. A pump is coupled to the chair to increase the pressure of the water being sprayed outwardly from the chair. A reservoir is coupled to the chair and the reservoir contains a fluid soap. The reservoir releases the fluid soap into the chair to release a mixture of the fluid soap and the water for bathing.
US11419455B2
An easy handling and installable fryer for cooking materials in an electric-field carrying space includes an oil pot base including an oil pot having an inner surface at least partially being a metal plate, and a metal mesh basket placeable in and out of the pot. The base includes a pot fastener that allows the basket to be placed in the pot without electricity conduction to the inner surface, and a conductor including a conducting electrode on an upper portion of a pot surface opposing a handling side, and insulated from the inner surface that conducts an alternating current to the basket in the pot. The basket includes a basket fastener that allows, with the pot fastener, the basket to be placed in the pot without electricity conduction to the inner surface, and an electricity receiver that receives electricity from the electrode and conducts electricity to the mesh basket metal.
US11419452B2
A cooking appliance such as a grill or a sandwich press that includes an upper housing and a lower housing assembly. The housing assemblies are connected by hinge assemblies that provide for angular movement of the upper housing between a first position which is adjacent the housing, and a second position at which the upper housing is spaced upwardly of the lower housing. Each hinge assembly includes a spring that applies a torque urging the upper housing assembly to the second position.
US11419447B2
A drink maker (100) includes a body (110); a fluid system in the fluid system (147) disposed in the body; a control unit (180) to control the fluid system (147) for preparation of a beverage and a beverage container placement area (115); a recess (160) introduced in the body (110), being externally accessible and with at least one boundary wall (161, 162); a dispensing device (120) for dispensing the prepared beverage which is disposed in the recess (160); and an illumination device (170) for illuminating the recess (160). The illumination device (170) features a flat lighting body (171) disposed in the recess (160) for emitting light into the recess (160) and a light source (172) which can emit light into the lighting body (171).
US11419445B2
A method and a machine for preparing beverages, wherein the machine has a liquid feeding unit, a gas source at atmospheric pressure, an infusion chamber and an infusion circuit; wherein during a dispensing cycle for preparing a beverage the method provides the following steps: at least partially filling the circuit with gas at atmospheric pressure by means of said gas source; feeding the liquid into the circuit by means of said feeding unit so as to push inside the infusion chamber, filled with the infusion product, some gas already present in the circuit before the inlet of the liquid; and dispensing the beverage.
US11419422B2
A support device configured to overlay a seating assembly and configured to support the torso, neck, and head of a user is provided. The support device has a first elongated bolster cushion configured to support a first thoracic side of the user, a second elongated bolster cushion configured to support a second thoracic side of the user, a first adjustable strap coupled to a upper portion of the first elongated bolster cushion and an upper portion of the second elongated bolster cushion such that the strap connects each of the first and second elongated bolster cushions on their respective lower portions, a second adjustable strap coupled to a lower portion of the first elongated bolster cushion and a lower portion of the second elongated bolster cushion such that the strap connects each of the first and second elongated bolster cushions on their respective lower portions, wherein when the first adjustable strap is tightened the upper portions of the first and second elongated bolsters move towards each other such that the first and second elongated bolsters for a tapered shape with respect to the other to support the user's thoracic sides, neck, head of the user or any combination thereof.
US11419418B2
The reversible chair comprises two articulated portions (1, 2) with respect to a support (3), both articulated portions (1, 2) being able to be placed in a first position, wherein the articulated portion (1, 2) is in a substantially vertical position, and in a second position, wherein the articulated portion (1, 2) is in a substantially horizontal position, the chair further comprising two stop plates (4, 5), each of which is joined in rotation to one of the two articulated portions (1, 2), said stop plates (4, 5) being separated from each other when the two articulated portions (1, 2) are in the first position and in contact with each other when one of the articulated portions (1, 2) is in the second position. It provides a reversible chair that can be oriented in two different orientations and that is as simple and cheap as possible.
US11419417B1
A barber chair with an integrated child seat. The present invention includes a chair having a main seat and a back rest with a cavity formed within the front facing side of the back rest. A child seat is shaped to fit the cavity in the back rest and is pivotally attached to the main seat, allowing the child seat to be rotated. In one embodiment, the child seat has a top member and a bottom member. When the child seat is rotated downward toward the main seat, the top member can be rotated into an upright position where it lies flush with the upper part of the back rest, creating a complete back rest with no substantial gaps. In some embodiments, the child seat includes a single member. In some embodiments, the barber chair is equipped with a mechanism to easily release the child seat from its stored position.
US11419413B2
Warehouse support structures capable of supporting heavy loads are supported by support members coupled to horizontal support beams, attached to vertical columns. The structure can comprise wire a mesh platform. The front end can be bent down, to nest against a horizontal support beam. The rear end can be bent up, over the horizontal to act as a pallet safety stop. It can also extend rearwards from the horizontal beam to provide additional support surface area. The construction presents a smooth, easy to assemble, snag free construction.
US11419412B1
A combined type shelf includes parallel-rod side frames, inter-frame connectors, storage layers and horizontal constraint frames. The parallel-rod side frame includes a first vertical bar, a second vertical bar and a horizontal bar. The inter-frame connector includes a connector body, two lateral plates, a hole and lower interference parts. The storage layer is disposed between two horizontal constraint frames. The horizontal constraint frame includes a horizontal stop member and a constraint-frame coupling member. The constraint-frame coupling member includes upper interference parts to buckle the lower interference parts so as to connect the horizontal constraint frame to the inter-frame connector.
US11419409B2
A work station including a base includes a work surface pivotally mounted to the base so as to be configured to pivot between a first position and a second position. The work surface is configured to cover a protected member when in a first position and the work surface is configured to uncover the protected member when moved into a second position. The base is configured to support the work surface on a floor surface. A height of the work surface can be adjusted to accommodate the ergonomic needs of different users.
US11419408B2
An apparatus including but not limited to a plunger driven dispenser comprising a handle having an inner section and an outer section and a top; a storage chamber formed inside of the inner section the contains a highly viscous product, wherein the storage chamber has a tapered opening at the bottom and an aperture in the top of the storage chamber, wherein the aperture further comprises a coned tip surrounding the aperture; a syringe and plunger formed inside of the outer section that fits into the storage chamber and extrudes the cosmetic product through the coned tip aperture under pressure applied to the plunger; and an aperture in the top that receives cosmetic product from the storage chamber through the coned tip aperture and a spike to seal the storage chamber.
US11419407B2
A dry-cleaning brush includes a body, a base plate and a bristle component. A storage cavity used for storing shampoo powder is formed between the body and the base plate. A powdering device is arranged in the storage cavity and includes a pressing rod arranged on the base plate, lever assemblies, pistons, and at least one leaking hole formed in the base plate, and the pistons are located at openings of the leaking holes. Each lever assembly includes a lever having two ends respectively clamped on the pressing rod and the corresponding piston. A rebound mechanism is arranged between an elastic gland, the pressing rod and the base plate. The powdering device controls the pistons based on the lever principle, the elastic gland and the pressing rod are pressed to drive the levers to pull the pistons away from the leaking holes.
US11419405B2
An applicator for a cosmetic product to keratinous materials, particularly to keratinous fibers, notably to the eyelashes, the eyebrows and/or the capillary fibers, includes a core that extends along a longitudinal axis, a cosmetic product application element having at least one block of a foam attached to the core, the foam being an open-cell polymer foam which on its outer surface has free strands formed by all or part of the edge corners of cells that have been cut through by the machining of the foam.
US11419403B2
Systems and methods for cleaning or sanitizing a finger. A container has an interior sized to receive a finger, the container having a bottom portion and a wall portion extending from the bottom portion to an opening along an edge of the wall portion through which the finger may be received. The wall portion and bottom portion each have an interior surface within the container. A plurality of bristles extend from an interior surface of the container for contact with a portion of the finger when liquid is in the container.
US11419401B2
A hair holder (1) of the present invention includes a tubular body (2) and a fixing member (5). The tubular body (2) has a first surface sheet (23A) and a second surface sheet (23B). The second surface sheet (23B) has a plurality of slits (25) that extends in a width direction and that is intermittently arranged along a longitudinal direction. The fixing member (5) has a first member (5a) and second members (5b) that can be detachably joined together. The first member (5a) is arranged on the first surface sheet (23A) on the side of a first opening (21) located at a first end in the longitudinal direction. The second surface sheet (23B) has a central region (M) in the width direction, where the plurality of slits is provided, and a pair of side regions (S) each of which is located on opposite sides of the central region (M). The second members (5b) are arranged in the pair of side regions (S), respectively, so as to extend in the longitudinal direction.
US11419390B2
A system for managing foot length information of a growing person is to be provided. A foot length information management system includes: a measurement unit that measures foot length; a storage unit that stores multiple patterns of growth curve information; an age information input unit into which age information of a customer is entered; and a growth curve information selecting unit that refers to the age information to select growth curve information corresponding to foot length measured by the measurement unit, from among the multiple patterns of growth curve information. The foot length information management system may further include a recording unit in which past foot length is recorded, and the growth curve information selecting unit may select growth curve information based on foot length recorded in the recording unit and foot length measured by the measurement unit.
US11419380B2
A helmet may include an outer liner and an inner liner disposed inward from the outer liner, the inner liner comprising an inner surface with at least one hole. A fit belt may comprise at least one pin coupled to an inner surface of the inner liner with the at least one hole mateably coupled with the at least one pin. An elastomeric strap may comprise an inner end and an outer end opposite the inner end. The outer end of the elastomeric strap may be coupled to an inner surface of the outer liner. The outer end of the elastomeric strap may comprise a recess and a fastener that extends through the recess of the outer end of the elastomeric strap to couple the elastomeric strap to the outer liner. The inner end of the elastomeric strap may be coupled to the fit belt.
US11419365B2
Vaporization devices having portions to enable signal transmission therethrough. A vaporization device includes a body having a first end, a second end, and forming an internal cavity. At least a portion of the internal cavity forming a cartridge receptacle. The vaporization device includes a battery disposed within the internal cavity and a processor operatively coupled to the battery and disposed within the body. The processor is arranged to respond to a signal to switch the vaporization device between a first operational mode and a second operational mode. The vaporization device also includes a portion of the body arranged to permit transmission of the signal through the portion of the body from a location external to the body, thereby permitting the processor to switch the vaporization device between the first and second operational modes in response to the receipt of the signal.
US11419361B2
A heat-not-burn tobacco aerosol source member or consumable includes a first heating section with a front end. The first heating section contains a liquid aerosol precursor existing as a free liquid in an unbound form. A second heating section is provided with a mouth end. The second heating section contains a solid tobacco substrate. A first thermal barrier that is vapor permeable but liquid impermeable is located between the first heating section and the second heating section. The system has a simple structure and lowers processing costs, and greatly reduces undesirable harmful chemicals because of its lower heating temperatures for the first and second heating sections of the consumable.
US11419354B2
The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a system and method of extracting bioactive agents from biomass using continuous microwave-assisted extraction. The disclosed system includes a plurality of microwave modules that exposes the biomass to continuous microwave energy, and an extraction module to extract bioactive agents from the biomass. In some embodiments, the biomass is exposed to subcritical water treatment in the microwave modules. The disclosed system enables bioactive agent to be extracted effectively, in a relatively short period of time compared to conventional extraction methods and allows for an enhanced extraction yield.
US11419352B2
There are provided a beverage in which foaming is suppressed and a stevia extract is blended, and a method for producing the same. A beverage, wherein a total content of RebA and RebD and/or RebM is 1 to 15 in Brix in terms of sucrose, a content of RebD and/or RebM is 1 or more in Brix in terms of sucrose, and ((RebD and/or RebM)/RebA) is 0.35 or more in a mass ratio.
US11419351B2
The present invention provides a process for preparation of highly purified mogrosides mixture from low purity mogrosides mixture. The process comprises providing a mixture of low purity mogrosides, dissolving the low purity mogrosides mixture in water or an aqueous alcohol solution to form an initial solution of mogrosides, passing the initial solution through a column system, wherein the column system comprises a plurality of columns, and each column is packed with a sorbent having different affinities to impurities and mogrosides so that one or more columns retains more mogrosides than other columns, washing the columns to remove impurities with an acidic aqueous solution, a basic aqueous solution, and an aqueous alcoholic solution successively, eluting the columns with an aqueous alcohol solution that contains higher alcohol content than the aqueous alcohol solution used in the washing step, wherein the eluate from the columns with high content of mogrosides are combined, and drying the combined eluate to obtain high purity mogrosides with the content of the total mogrosides are more than 70% (w/w). The present invention also provides a sweetener mixture and product comprising high purity mogrosides.
US11419349B2
The invention provides dry pet food diet compositions that include visible micronutrient particles comprising micronutrients, and improved methods for their preparation. The methods provide pet food diet compositions that have improved palatability and retention of micronutrients.
US11419348B2
A system for automatically cleaning and washing an ice cream machines includes a liquid container for storing raw materials; a freezing cylinder connected with the liquid container through a cleaning pathway; a water tank for storing rinse water to rinse the freezing cylinder and the cleaning pathway; a detergent tank for storing detergents to clean and wash the freezing cylinder and the cleaning pathway; a pump arranged on the cleaning pathway to selectively pump the raw material, the rinse water or the detergent; and a control panel adapted to control an on/off and cleaning.
US11419347B2
The present invention relates to an infusion product for making a beverage, more specifically to a plant-based composition for making a beverage, and to a herbal and/or vegetable composition or bouquet garni. The plants are fruits, herbs, medicinal plants, tea, vegetables and/or spices. The invention further relates to a method for producing said compositions or infusion product, its use for making a (tea) beverage, and a (tea) beverage so obtained. Further, the present invention relates to a fiber-web, preferably a tea bag, made from said fruits, herbs, medicinal plants, tea, vegetable and/or spices.
US11419346B2
Process to manufacture edible aerated water-in-oil emulsion comprising: from 0.5 to 50 wt. % of micronized fat powder comprising hardstock fat; from 10 to 85 wt. % of liquid oil; from 10 to 85 wt. % of water-phase; from 2 to 100 vol. % of gas-phase; wherein the gas has an average solubility in water at 20 degrees Celsius and at 1 bar of pressure of at most 0.75 gram gas per kg water; and wherein the gas has an average solubility in sunflower oil at 20 degrees Celsius and at 1 bar of pressure of at most 0.75 gram gas per kg oil; comprising the step of: mixing the fat powder, the liquid oil, the water-phase and the gas-phase to provide the edible aerated water-in-oil emulsion.
US11419345B2
Disclosed herein are dry blends used in the process of making extended cheese products with improved meltability and firmness profiles.
US11419335B2
The present invention provides novel compounds of Formula (I′) and (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, prodrugs, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the inventive compounds or compositions for killing a microorganism (e.g., bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa, or multicellular parasites), the prevention and/or treatment of infectious diseases (e.g., infections by microorganisms, bacterial infection, cystic fibrosis infection, foreign body infection, urinary tract infection (UTI), or infections leading to biofilms), controlling and/or eradicating biofilms (e.g., bacterial biofilms), preventing biofilm formation, sterilizing a surface, and/or eradicating persister cells (e.g., in a subject in need thereof or in a subject involving a biofilm).
US11419325B2
Disclosed herein is a retaining assembly for an animal trap. The retaining assembly includes a housing configured to be mounted to a base of the animal trap. A drawer is slidably coupled to the housing between a first position and a second position. A retaining feature is coupled to the drawer. The retaining feature is configured to engage with a retaining arm of the animal trap in the first position and disengage from the retaining arm in the second position.
US11419315B2
The Title of this invention is Tabletop Apparatus for Filling and Sealing Drinking Straws with Honey or Other Viscous Liquids Using Centrifugal Force. This is an apparatus for filling and sealing the ends of drinking straws (or other small round reservoirs) with viscous liquids such as honey, syrup, sauces, and oils. The filled straws will hold about 5 ml of liquid and can be used for samples or snacks. The apparatus is designed in such a manner that particles under 4 mm can also be included in the straws. Examples of such inclusions are poppy seeds, pollen grains, apple bits, sesame seeds, and other. The inclusions are generally edible items. Using a specially designed holder and an impulse sealer the straws are then sealed several at a time on one end only before being inserted into the apparatus. After filling, the second end is sealed using the same method.
US11419306B1
The pet backpack for feeding and watering consists of a main body, a cover, a watering device, a feeding device, an hidden shelf, a first zipper, a first side bag, a second side bag and a strap. A top of the main body is provided with the cover, the watering device is arranged at the left side of the main body and the feeding device is arranged at the right side of the main body. The pet backpack for feeding and watering is provides the watering device at the left side of the main body and the feed device at the right side of the main body, which results in that the pet can be feeded and watered in the backpack. The pet backpack for feeding and watering saves time and effort, improves the use frequency and facilitates to travel with the pet.
US11419302B2
The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line FDR9Q14-0279. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDR9Q14-0279 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FDR9Q14-0279 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US11419300B2
The present invention is in the field of soybean varieties CL1560882, CL1560913, CL1560916, CL1560924, CL1560938, CL1561830, CL1563744, CL1563833, CS1660650, CS1660790, CS1660925, and CS1661065 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to soybean varieties CL1560882, CL1560913, CL1560916, CL1560924, CL1560938, CL1561830, CL1563744, CL1563833, CS1660650, CS1660790, CS1660925, and CS1661065, and to the seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny of each or any of these cultivars, and methods of using CL1560882, CL1560913, CL1560916, CL1560924, CL1560938, CL1561830, CL1563744, CL1563833, CS1660650, CS1660790, CS1660925, or CS1661065 in a breeding program.
US11419298B1
A novel maize variety designated PH42HT and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH42HT with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH42HT through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH42HT or a locus conversion of PH42HT with another maize variety.
US11419297B1
A novel maize variety designated PH4C62 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4C62 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4C62 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4C62 or a locus conversion of PH4C62 with another maize variety.
US11419295B1
A novel maize variety designated PH4CRF and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4CRF with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4CRF through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4CRF or a locus conversion of PH4CRF with another maize variety.
US11419290B1
A novel maize variety designated PH41H2 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH41H2 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH41H2 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH41H2 or a locus conversion of PH41H2 with another maize variety.
US11419288B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011128. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011128, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011128 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 CH011128.
US11419278B2
An upside-down type LED light source for supplemental lighting for plants includes a substrate, an LED chip, a first glue powder layer, and a second glue powder layer; the LED chip is mounted on one surface of the substrate; the LED chip being a blue LED chip; the first glue powder layer is disposed between the LED chip and the substrate, and the LED chip is covered by the second glue powder layer; the LED chip is fixed on the substrate through the first glue powder layer, wherein the first glue powder is a mixture of a glue and red phosphors; and the second glue powder layer covers the LED chip and completely wraps the LED chip; the second glue powder layer is one of a mixture of the glue and yellow phosphors, and a mixture of the glue and infrared phosphors.
US11419260B1
A seed containing and dispensing system may include a mobile base, a primary hopper on the mobile base with an interior to hold particulate material and having a dispensing opening, and a conveyor to transfer particulate material received by the conveyor from the hopper. The conveyor may rotatable with respect to the primary hopper about a rotation axis to at least two positions. The system also including a dispensing apparatus configured to dispense a substance into the particulate material conveyed by the conveyor, and the dispensing apparatus may be configured to move with the conveyor as the conveyor rotates with respect to the primary hopper to permit dispensing of the substance at each of the at least two positions.
US11419256B2
According to the present disclosure, a coupling plate is provided to form electrical, electronic, hydraulic and/or pneumatic connections. The coupling plate comprises an approximately flat base plate, at least two hydraulic connecting devices formed in the base plate, at least one electronic connecting device to provide an electronic connection between a control device of a vehicle and a control device of an accessory device, at least one electrical connecting device, a centring device with at least two coupling and/or counter coupling elements for the relative alignment of the connecting devices of the coupling plate and, if necessary, corresponding connections.
US11419252B2
A plough device (100) and a method for ploughing a ground (120). A rotatable first plate-like cutting element (102) having a circumferential first cutting edge (103) is arranged on a support structure (101) and is designed such that when the support structure (101) is moved on the ground (120) along a ploughing direction (110), a side region (202) of a soil ridge (201) of the ground (120) can be cut by means of a first cutting region (104) of the first cutting edge (103). A second disc-shaped cutting element (105) having a second cutting edge (106) is arranged on the support structure (101) and is designed such that when the support structure (101) is moved on the ground (120) along a ploughing direction (110), a base region (203) of a soil ridge (201) of the ground (120) can be cut by means of a second cutting region (118) of the second cutting edge (106), wherein the second cutting element (105) is arranged relative to the first cutting element (102) in the ploughing direction (110) such that the second cutting region (118) is arranged before the first cutting region (104) in the ploughing direction.
US11425849B2
A loose component supply device including a stage configured to support scattered components; a holding tool configured to hold a component scattered on the stage; and a component reception member in which is formed a component reception recess in accordance with the component, the device supplying components in a state with the component held by the holding tool loaded in the component reception recess of the component reception member. With the loose component supply device, a setting section is provided for setting any of multiple of the component reception members. An identification plate is provided on the component reception member and a 2D code for identifying the type of the component that is able to be loaded in the component reception recess is provided on the identification plate.
US11425846B2
A DC-DC converter as an electric power source device has a magnetic component, a semiconductor component, a circuit substrate and a thermal conductive component. The magnetic component has a thermal energy discharge surface. The semiconductor component is electrically connected to the magnetic component. A controller arranged on the circuit substrate is electrically connected to the semiconductor component to control behavior of the semiconductor component. The thermal conductive component is arranged in a thickness direction of the circuit substrate to be overlapped with the magnetic component. The thermal conductive component is arranged, without being electrically connected with the semiconductor component and the circuit substrate, to face the thermal energy discharge surface of the magnetic component to allow thermal energy generated in the magnetic component to be conducted with the thermal conductive component.
US11425839B2
A computational heat dissipation structure includes a circuit board including a plurality of heating components; and a radiator provided corresponding to the circuit board; wherein a space between the adjacent heating components is negatively correlated with heat dissipation efficiency of a region where the adjacent heating components are located. The computing device of the disclosure includes a device housing enclosing an enclosed heat-dissipation air duct, and the computational heat dissipation structure; the computational heat dissipation structure is located in the enclosed heat-dissipation air duct. Since the space between the adjacent heating components of the disclosure is negatively correlated with the heat dissipation efficiency of the region where the adjacent heating components are located, i.e., the higher the heat dissipation efficiency of the region where the adjacent heating components are located is, the smaller the space between the adjacent heating components in the region will be, the heat dissipation efficiencies of the heating components are balanced, and load of a fan is reduced. Therefore, the mine provided by the disclosure avoids the problem of overheating damage of the heating components even if a large number of computing devices are gathered in the same space.
US11425835B2
A switching device includes a number of line sections corresponding to a number of phases, each including a first and a second connection part, for connection to a connection phase of an electrical consumer. At least one controllable semiconductor switching element is provided per phase, wired between the first and second connection part. A bypass unit includes one controllable electromechanical switching element with a low on-resistance per phase. The controllable electromechanical switching element is wired, in parallel with the controllable semiconductor switching element of this phase, between the first and second connection part. The first and second connection part of a respective phase are arranged adjacently on one side of the power module in spatial proximity in a direction of extent. A contact bridge, assigned to a respective phase, runs in the direction of extent in order to electrically connect the first and second connection part in the switched-on state.
US11425833B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a hinge, a first housing connected to the hinge, a second housing connected to the hinge so as to fold the first housing, and a display disposed to receive support of at least a portion of the second housing from at least a portion of the first housing through the hinge. The display includes a display panel, at least one polymer member disposed at a rear surface of the display panel, and a conductive plate disposed at a rear surface of the at least one polymer member. The conductive plate includes a first flat portion facing the first housing, a second flat portion facing the second housing, and a flexible portion configured to connect the first flat portion and the second flat portion and disposed to be bendable. The flexible portion includes support pieces spaced apart from each other through slits, and a conductive elastic member configured to connect electrically and physically the first flat portion, the support pieces, and the second flat portion.
US11425832B2
A display device is provided, which includes at least two display parts and at least one bending part. The bending part is disposed between two adjacent display parts. When the bending part is bent, the display parts are located on different planes. The display parts can be hidden on different planes by bending of the bending part. Meanwhile, controlling the two display parts by a same driving chip also reduces complication of the system, which solves a technical problem of current display devices being not conducive to hiding independent display of the display panel.
US11425821B2
A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a plurality of layers disposed at different depths of the PCB, circuit components disposed at different layers of the PCB, and a plurality of temperature measurement sensors located at one or more layers of the PCB, where each temperature measurement sensor is associated with a corresponding circuit component. A measured temperature is obtained at an embedded temperature measurement sensor located at an embedded layer within the PCB, and the measured temperature is correlated with an electrical property of an embedded circuit component located at the same embedded layer within the PCB as the embedded temperature measurement sensor. A plurality of moisture measurement sensors can also be located at one or more layers of the PCB to facilitate a measured moisture with an electrical property of an embedded circuit component.
US11425818B2
The disclosure provides an electronic device, including a base, a flexible substrate, and a plurality of wires. The base has an active area and a peripheral area. The flexible substrate is disposed on the peripheral area and the base. The plurality of wires are disposed on the base and the flexible substrate. The plurality of wires extend from the active area to the peripheral area, and the peripheral area partially overlaps the frame portion. The plurality of wires extend along the frame portion to the extension portion. And the flexible substrate is provided between the plurality of wires and the base. The electronic device in the disclosure is conducive to providing smaller wire pitch, reducing the difficulty in connecting the electronic device and the leads of an external circuit board.
US11425816B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to a printed circuit board (PCB) with a plurality of layers are described. An edge connector may be formed on an end of the PCB substrate and may include contact pins on an outer layer of the plurality of layers. The edge connector may also include an intra-pair coupling block disposed on one or more interior layers such that at least a portion of the intra-pair coupling block is colinear with at least one contact pin on the outer layer. The electronic device may also include at least one integrated circuit on the PCB and electrically connected to the contact pins. The intra-pair coupling component may induce coupling of signals carried by the contact pins.
US11425811B2
A remote control device may be configured to transmit command messages based on user interactions. The remote control device may receive an indication of a user interaction and transmit a command message based on the indication of the user interaction. The command message may include a command to adjust an intensity level of a lighting device and a fade period. The fade period may include the period of time over which the lighting device is to transition to the intensity level. After a transmission interval period of time from when the command message was transmitted elapses and based on a subsequent user interaction, the remote control device may transmit another command message, which may include a command for the lighting device to adjust to another intensity level over the fade period. The fade period may be longer than the transmission interval.
US11425794B2
A method for controlling an electronic cigarette to take account of a malfunctioning or non-functioning airflow sensor includes sensing airflow through the electronic cigarette and generating a signal according to each airflow or inhalation. The signal causes a first time counter (first stopwatch) to begin counting and the atomizer is operable, until a preset time period has been counted. Other preset time periods can be set to begin and be counted after combinations of signals and periods have occurred, to allow user to continue using electronic cigarette in a normal manner.
US11425793B2
There is provide a printing apparatus including: a transport section that transports a medium in a first direction; a discharge section that discharges a liquid to the medium transported by the transport section; a signal generation section that outputs a first pulse signal; and a heating section that is provided downstream of the discharge section in the first direction, includes a first heater that generates heat in accordance with a first pulse included in the first pulse signal, and heats the medium, in which the signal generation section adjusts the first pulse in accordance with a heating amount for heating the medium by the heating section.
US11425784B2
A method, terminal and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for processing a radio link failure and a related product are provided. The method includes: triggering, by the terminal, a communication failure process according to a configuration of the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer entity, when the RLC layer entity reaches a maximum number of retransmission times.
US11425781B2
An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: at least one communication processor configured to support at least one network communication, wherein the at least one communication processor is configured to: enter an inactive state based on detecting an RRC release message after establishing an RRC connection with a first cell and entering a connected state, identify that a service cannot be provided in the inactive state, perform a search until a timer started based on a reception of the RRC release message expires, and maintain the inactive state based on camping-on a selected cell based on a result of the search.
US11425775B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink failure detection and recovery. One method includes receiving information indicating a sidelink failure detection resource set corresponding to at least one configured sidelink bandwidth part. The method includes determining a radio link quality of the at least one configured sidelink bandwidth part based on the sidelink failure detection resource set. The method includes detecting a sidelink failure based on the radio link quality. The method includes initiating a sidelink failure recovery procedure based on the sidelink failure.
US11425771B2
A system that facilitates monitoring communication between a network node device and a communication device, wherein information is communicated by utilizing a first distribution unit (DU) node device comprising a first medium access control (MAC) layer component of the network node device and receiving condition information representative of a condition, wherein the condition indicates whether to add a second DU node device comprising a second MAC layer component to be utilized by the communication device. In response to determining that the condition indicates addition of the second DU node device, facilitating establishing a connection between the first MAC layer component of the first DU node device and the second MAC layer component of the second DU node device using a MAC interface and facilitating communication of control plane information and user plane information between the first MAC layer component and the second MAC layer component using the MAC interface.
US11425767B2
A wireless communication device may wirelessly control an object, such as a physical device, directly or through interaction with a virtual representation (or placeholder) of the object situated at a predefined physical location. In particular, the wireless communication device may identify an intent gesture performed by a user that indicates intent to control the object. For example, the intent gesture may involve pointing or orienting the wireless communication device toward the object, with or without additional input. Then, the wireless communication device may determine the object associated with the intent gesture using wireless ranging and/or device orientation. Moreover, the wireless communication device may interpret sensor data from one or more sensors associated with the wireless communication device to determine an action gesture corresponding to a command or a command value. The wireless communication device may then transmit the command value to control the object.
US11425766B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a device may measure a set of reference signal receive power (RSRP) metrics for reference signals including one or more reference signals from a base station and one or more reference signals from a controller associated with the device; and determine, based at least in part on the RSRP metrics, a configuration for receiving communications from the controller via a direct communication link with the controller or via the base station. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11425764B2
A communication method and a communications apparatus, where the method includes: first determining, by a terminal, a first radio access technology for establishing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection; and then determining, by the terminal based on access information, a first cause value for establishing the RRC connection, where the first cause value is a cause value of the first radio access technology, and the access information includes at least one of an access identity (AI), an access category (AC), or a second cause value of a second radio access technology. After the terminal determines the first cause value, the terminal sends a first message used to establish the RRC connection, and uses the first message to carry the first cause value.
US11425763B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to instantiate local and persistent core device instances within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data processing used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for cloud hosted device instances. The systems and methods provide a platform for creating cloud hosted device instances, each of which provides compute and memory resources for a device user. The systems and methods provide a core cloud service to centrally manage device data and deploy (and redeploy) local (or “lightweight”) device instances close to a device.
US11425758B2
A random access method and apparatus, the method includes: receiving, by a first node, first information sent by a second node, where the first information is used to determine a first transmit power, and the first transmit power is a power used when the first node sends downlink information to the second node over a first link; and the first link is a link between the first node and the second node, and the first node is an upper-level device of the second node; and determining, by the first node, the first transmit power based on the first information. Therefore, the first node determines the first transmit power based on the first information, and uses the first transmit power when sending the downlink information to the second node over the first link, so that interference between signals received by the second node can be reduced.
US11425743B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE is configured with a first serving cell, and is indicated to activate the first serving cell and an active UL BWP, wherein the first serving cell or the active UL BWP is not configured with Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource(s). The method further includes the UE does not expect to be indicated to transmit a first Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) in the first serving cell or the active UL BWP in Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode, wherein the first PUSCH is scheduled by a Downlink Control Information (DCI) format without spatial relation field.
US11425739B2
A scheduling method implements flexible scheduling in a relay network. A method includes: determining, by a first device, information about a transmission time difference, where the transmission time difference is a time difference between a control channel of a first link and a data channel that is of the first link and that is scheduled by the control channel of the first link; notifying a second device of the information about the transmission time difference; and performing, by the second device, scheduling based on the information about the transmission time difference. In this way, the second device determines whether a resource needs to be reserved for the data channel of the first link, and it is possible that a time division resource, a frequency division resource, or a space division resource is shared for data of the first link and data of a second link.
US11425724B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may signal, to a base station, a capability of the UE relating to carrier aggregation for a particular category or class of the UE, such as for narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) UEs. The UE may receive, from the base station, a configuration for carrier aggregation for the particular category or class of the UE based at least in part on the capability of the UE relating to carrier aggregation for the particular category or class of the UE. The UE may communicate with the base station using carrier aggregation based at least in part on the configuration for carrier aggregation for the particular category or class of the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11425720B2
A user equipment (UE) can transmit a beam failure recovery request using contention-based physical random access channel (PRACH) resources to supplement and/or replace non-contention-based resources for transmitting the beam failure recovery request. The UE can reduce beam recovery latency by informing its intention for beam failure recovery by transmitting a beam failure recovery request during the random access channel (RACH) procedure. The base station may dedicate a set of RACH resources that can be used for both transmitting regular contention-based RACH messages and beam failure recovery request.
US11425719B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications systems, a base station may signal quasi co-location (QCL) information to a first user equipment (UE). Based on the QCL information, the first UE may determine one or more QCL parameters for communications (such as a receive beam or a transmit beam) for uplink, downlink, or sidelink operations. The first UE may signal the determined QCL parameters to a second UE using a sidelink channel. The second UE may use the QCL parameters to configure a beam for a communication link that the second UE may use to communicate with one or more of the first UE via the sidelink channel, one or more other UEs via additional sidelink channels, or one or more base stations via uplink or downlink transmissions.
US11425707B2
Methods and apparatuses for PDCCH candidate indication and determination. A method of operating a UE includes transmitting a first capability value and receiving a configuration of NcellsDL,μ downlink cells scheduled by PDCCHs with SCS configuration μ and a configuration of a first group index for first CORESETs and of a second group index for second CORESETs per cell for Ncells,1DL,μ cells from the NcellsDL,μ. The method further includes determining a total number MPDCCHtotal,slot,μ of PDCCH candidates per slot based on the first capability value, a number of the Ncells,1DL,μ cells, and a number of Ncells,0DL,μ cells for each SCS configuration μ, where Ncells,0DL,μ=NcellsDL,μ−Ncells,1DL,μ. The method also includes receiving, per cell from the NcellsDL,μ cells and per slot, a number of PDCCH candidates that is not larger than the minimum of: the total number MPDCCHtotal,slot,μ of PDCCH candidates per slot and a maximum predefined number MPDCCHmax,slot,μ of PDCCH candidates per slot.
US11425702B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive information identifying a channel configuration associated with a downlink channel. The user equipment may identify a repetition configuration for the downlink channel based at least in part on the channel configuration. The user equipment may monitor for the downlink channel in accordance with the repetition configuration based at least in part on identifying the repetition configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11425689B2
Provided are a method for transmitting a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) signal performed by a user equipment (UE) having a limited transmission capability in a multi-carrier system and a UE using the method. The method includes selecting a first resource in a first carrier, if using a specific subframe in a second carrier exceeds a transmission capability of the UE considering the first resource, selecting a second resource randomly among the remaining subframes except the specific subframe in the second carrier and transmitting the V2X signal using the first resource and the second resource.
US11425678B2
An information handling system, may include a positional sensor to estimate a position of the information handling system relative to a light-enabled 5G access point; a plurality of light sensors to detect light emitted from a light source of the light-enabled 5G access point in an area to determine relative angle data descriptive of an angle of the information handling system relative to the light-enabled 5G access point; a light sensing directionality comparison module to compare the estimated position of the information handling system with the relative angle data and update location data; and a beamsteering module to: conduct beamsweeping of a plurality of angles for a mm-wave antenna array using the light sensing directionality location data as an initial seed angle; determine a selected beamsteering pattern from the information handling system to the light-enabled 5G access point to initiate the mm-wave communication.
US11425669B2
Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing a synchronized short range communication protocol scan mechanism across multiple devices. Some aspects relate to an electronic device including a transceiver configured to communicate based on a short range communication protocol and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor receives one or more parameters from a peripheral electronic device and determines, based at least on the one or more parameters, one or more synchronization parameters. The processor further transmits the one or more synchronization parameters to the peripheral electronic device. The one or more synchronization parameters can include at least a scan offset associated with the peripheral electronic device.
US11425668B2
According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises a communication circuit, a processor, and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory, when executed, can store commands for allowing the processor to: receive, from a first external electronic device, a first synchronization signal including first identification information through the communication circuit; synchronize the electronic device with the first external electronic device on the basis of at least a part of the information included in the first synchronization signal; receive, from a second external electronic device, a second synchronization signal including second identification information through the communication circuit; and control, on the basis of the second identification information and the first identification information, whether synchronization with second external electronic device occurs. Additional various embodiments are possible.
US11425665B2
Disclosed by the present disclosure are a power adjustment method and device and a power adjustment method based on a power line communication. The power adjustment method include: acquiring a plurality of noise values, wherein the plurality of noise values include: a plurality of power line communication (PLC) noise values corresponding to a plurality of communication sub-carriers, and a background noise value of an air conditioning unit itself; determining a plurality of noise powers corresponding to the plurality of noise values; generating a power adjustment data of the plurality of communication sub-carriers according to the plurality of noise powers; and regulating the transmitting power values of the plurality of communication subcarriers according to the power adjustment data.
US11425659B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A periodic reception mode may be activated for a user equipment (UE), such as by receiving an activation signal. The UE may be configured with or otherwise determine a periodic schedule associated with the periodic reception mode. The base station may combine multiple packets of data and may transmit the combined data packet in accordance with the periodic schedule. The UE may identify a duration for an active state and a duration for an idle state based on the periodic schedule. The UE may monitor a control channel in accordance with a duration for the active state associated with the periodic reception mode and may sleep in accordance with a duration for the idle state associated with the periodic reception mode.
US11425654B2
The present invention relates to a method for receiving a paging signal in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: determining index information indicating a wake up signal (WUS) resource; and monitoring a WUS on the basis of the determined index information, wherein, when a user equipment (UE) supports machine type communication (MTC), the index information indicating the WUS resource is determined on the basis of identification information of the UE, parameters related to a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle of the UE, information related to the number of paging narrowbands, and information related to the number of UE groups for the WUS.
US11425653B2
A recording device captures information and stores the information in a data store as a data record. The recording device includes a low-power wireless interface and a high-power wireless interface. A network device includes a low-power wireless interface and a high-power wireless interface. An activation device transmits a data notification and a network notification. Upon receiving the data notification, the network device activates its high-power wireless interface. Upon receiving the network notification, the recording device activates its high-power wireless interface. The recording device transmits the data record to the network device via its high-power wireless interface.
US11425649B2
A method for receiving downlink control information is provided. The method includes receiving configuration information comprising a bit-map corresponding to a set of time occasions that are separated by a same interval; identifying at least one time occasion to monitor a candidate physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on at least one search space; and decoding the candidate PDCCH in the identified at least one time occasion for obtaining the downlink control information.
US11425648B2
A user equipment (UE), a base station (BS), and a method for managing UE operation in C-DRX. The UE includes a transceiver configured to receive configurations for a drx-onDurationTimer, search space sets for reception of a PDCCH, a first set of CSI-RS resources, SS/PBCH blocks, and a PUCCH resources; and the PDCCH that provides a DCI format including a field indicating whether or not to start the drx-onDurationTimer. A processor is configured to determine an indication by the field to not start the drx-onDurationTimer, and determine reception occasions for the first set of CSI-RS resources during the ON duration. The transceiver is configured to receive the first set of CSI-RS resources or the SS/PBCH blocks during at least one of the reception occasions. The processor is also configured to determine a CSI report based on a reception occasion, which can be transmitted using the PUCCH resource during the ON duration.
US11425647B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may configure a group wake-up signal based at least in part on a sidelink zone identifier that corresponds to a geographical area. The base station may transmit the group wake-up signal to collectively wake up at least a subset of user equipments (UEs) that are located in the geographical area corresponding to the sidelink zone identifier. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11425637B2
There is provided systems and methods for the grouping of UEs, such that UEs can share a UE group context or share a PDU session context or both. In this manner, network resource usage, with respect to UE context and PDU session context management, can be mitigated.
US11425634B2
This application provides a slice information update method and an apparatus. The method includes: when determining that a network slice that was not supported by a PLMN is updated to be supported by the PLMN, sending, by a network slice selection network element, a notification message to a communications network element, where the notification message is used to indicate that the PLMN supports the network slice; and notifying, by the communications network element, a terminal that the PLMN currently supports the network slice. In this way, the corresponding terminal learns that the PLMN currently supports the network slice.
US11425628B2
A system and method for achieving auto-adaptive clustering in a sensor network has been explained. The system performs a hierarchical clustering in sensor networks to maximize the lifetime of the network. The system includes a set of sensor nodes and a sink node. The clusters in sensor networks are formed automatically from a large number of deployed nodes where the cluster characteristics are driven by the measurement requirements defined by the end-user. The system also employs a clustering algorithm to achieve adaptive clustering. The processor further includes a first level clustering module for grouping the set of sensor nodes into data level clusters based on the measurements. The processor further includes a second level clustering module for grouping the set of sensor nodes in the data level clusters into the location level clusters based on location. In another embodiment, that clustering can go on to more than two levels.
US11425621B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device control method and apparatus, and relate to the field of device control technologies. The method includes: determining a session attribute of user equipment UE; and sending the session attribute to a first access network AN accessed by the UE, where the session attribute is used by the first AN to control the UE.
US11425618B2
A method applied to processing of access stratum (AS) security for terminal handover from a source cell to a target cell, including obtaining a derivation parameter, deriving a target AS root key based on a source AS root key and derivation parameter, and calculating, based on the target AS root key, an AS security key used in the target cell. The source AS root key is an AS root key used in the source cell, the target AS root key is an AS root key used in the target cell, the derivation parameter is used to derive an AS root key and corresponds to a RAN node or a RAN node group or an area in which the target cell is located, and cells at a same RAN node, RAN node group, or area have a same derivation parameter.
US11425608B2
Facilitating an interference leakage dependent resource reservation protocol in advanced networks (e.g., 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a method can comprise defining, by a system comprising a memory and a processor, a resource reservation procedure that associates respective amounts of reserved resources available for a mobile device based on a transmission beam width and a transmission power level of the mobile device. The method also can comprise selecting, by the system, an amount of reserved resources from the respective amounts of reserved resources available based on the transmission beam width and the transmission power level of the mobile device.
US11425605B1
A first radio may be configured to utilize a wideband automatic link establishment (WALE). The first radio may be assigned a first channel bandwidth spanning a first number of sub-channels that is one of even or odd. A second radio may be assigned a second channel bandwidth spanning a second number of sub-channels that is the other of even or odd. A position of the first assigned frequency within a multiple element sub-channel vector for the first radio may be misaligned from a position of a second assigned frequency within the multiple element sub-channel vector for the second radio. The first radio may be configured to initiate a WALE link setup handshake with the second radio by sending a link setup request. The second radio may configure negotiated bands of the second radio to account for an offset of half of the sub-channel.
US11425602B2
A method for service selection in mobile networks includes receiving from a control plane, a request for a user plane instance. The user plane instance is configured to perform packet processing for a user equipment during a communication session. The method also includes identifying a plurality of user plane instance candidates associated with a base station in communication with the user equipment. The plurality of user plane instance candidates is configurable by the control plane. For each user plane instance candidate, the method includes determining one or more selection parameters corresponding to a subset of key performance indicators for the base station. The method further includes selecting one of the plurality of user plane instance candidates to fulfill the request for the user plane instance from the control plane based on the one or more selection parameters determined for each of the plurality of user plane instance candidates.
US11425601B2
Based on a load prediction analysis performed by a machine learning enabled processor and a load balancer, the load of multiple distributed unit (DU) resources in a baseband unit (BBU) pool hub can be optimized. The BBU pool hub can comprise multiple DU functionality and redundant centralized unit (CU) functionality connected via a high-speed/low latency redundant switch to enable pooling of resources. DU resource pooling can facilitate efficiencies in the network by allocating resources based on active and/or inactive status, load, of radio units RUs as well Radio Bearers activity.
US11425595B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present invention suggests a method and an operation for configuring a PDCP layer and a service data association protocol (SDAP) layer, thereby facilitating an efficient flow-based QoS process.
US11425594B2
Various communication systems may benefit from improved quality of service flow. A method may include receiving an indication at a radio resource control entity or service data adaptation protocol layer entity in a radio protocol of a receiver from a transmitter. The indication can include instructions to relocate a quality of service flow from a source to a target data radio bearer. The method may also include starting a timer associated with the quality of service. In addition, the method may include buffering data packets received as part of the quality of service flow from the target data radio bearer during a duration of the timer. Further, the method may include allowing for the transmission of the buffered data packets of the quality of service flow received from the target data radio bearer to an upper protocol layer after the duration of the timer has lapsed or stopped.
US11425587B2
The present disclosure provides a method and a device in nodes used for wireless communication. A first node receives a first signaling, the first signaling being used for indicating a first reference power threshold; receives a second signaling, the second signaling being used for indicating a first power offset; and performs a first channel measurement to determine whether a first radio resource can be used for a radio signal transmission; if yes, a first radio signal is transmitted in the first radio resource; if not, the radio signal transmission is dropped in the first radio resource; a first power threshold is used for the first channel measurement; the first power threshold is related to the first reference power offset; a position of the first radio resource is used for determining whether the first power threshold is related to the first power offset.
US11425583B2
A network data collection method from application function device for network data analytic function is disclosed. The network data collection method includes transmitting a Naf_EventExposure_Subscribe message for a subscription of an event into an application function (AF) device; and receiving a Naf_EventExposure_Notify message from the AF device when the NWDAF subscribes the event.
US11425577B2
There is disclosed a method of operating a network node (100) in a radio access network, the network node (100) being adapted for reception beamforming, the method comprising switching from a first set of reception beams to a second set of reception beams based on a received BS-to-BS interference indication. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
US11425572B2
Provided are an electronic device and a method for controlling same. In a method for controlling an electronic device, the strength of a signal transmitted by an external device and/or whether or not the electronic device is being used is confirmed during the execution of communication with the external device, information relating to the movement state of the external device is requested if the strength of the signal transmitted by the external device and/or whether or not the electronic device is being used satisfies a predetermined condition, authentication information for authenticating the external device is transmitted to the external device if the external device is determined to be moving on the basis of the information relating to the movement state of the external device, an ultrasonic signal is output on the basis of the authentication information, and an authentication result in response to the ultrasonic signal may be received from the external device.
US11425571B2
A system including user device of a preset administrative user, a server, and a smart device. The user device sends a binding request for the smart device to the server, the binding request being used for instructing the server to bind the smart device. The server records an administrative permission for the administrative user to the smart device in the process of binding. When a near-field communication signal from any user is received, the smart device identifies the identity of the user; and when the user is determined as the administrative user, the smart device establishes a near-field communication connection with an electronic device of the user to allow the user to configure the smart device. With the technical solution of the present disclosure, a device may be configured based on software, and accordingly, security dangers of a physical key are eliminated while configuration operations are simplified.
US11425570B2
A wireless apparatus includes a physical housing, communication circuitry provided in the physical housing, a transmission data inputter provided on the physical housing, and a transmission data generator provided in the physical housing, the transmission data generator including a proximity analyzer configured to detect whether the wireless apparatus is within range of a network; a non-standard preamble pattern generator configured to selectively generate, based on whether the proximity analyzer detects that the wireless apparatus is within range of the network, a data packet preamble having a non-standard preamble pattern in which at least two bits that are adjacent to each other within a series of bits have a same value as each other, and a packet encoder configured to generate data packets including the data packet preamble having the non-standard preamble pattern and raw transmission data.
US11425561B2
A method for accessing a service supplied on a mobile terminal by an application server contributing to supplying the service. The method is implemented by the mobile terminal and includes: transmitting a request having a subscriber identifier of a subscriber of a subscription with a mobile operator, the subscriber identifier being based on a piece of information supplied by a security module of the mobile terminal, and inserted in the request without intervention of the user; receiving a response including an identification code relating to the subscriber identifier; transmitting an authentication request Including the identification code, the request being transmitted to an authentication server of the mobile operator; receiving an authentication response including an authentication code relating to the identification code; and transmitting a service access request including the authentication code to the application server.
US11425558B1
Privacy centric feature analysis. A secure set of multiple mapped features is selected and provided to a mobile device. Each mapped feature maps a sharable feature to a matching criterion for an item of protected information and no combination of mapped features for a secure set are unique to an individual item of protected information. Privacy compliance instructions enable the mobile device to select a mapped feature from a received set of mapped features by identifying an item of protected information available to the mobile device which corresponds to a matching criterion found in the received set of mapped features. The sharable feature of the selected mapped feature is provided. Advantageously, the analysis system protects the privacy of the mobile device user because it does not require the mobile device to relay protected information for the selection of customized content or relevant advertisements.
US11425557B2
Systems and methods include obtaining monitored messages between a Mobility Management Entity (MME) and a Serving Gateway (SGW) in a 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) system; detecting base stations that are gNodeB base stations based on the monitored messages; and storing the detected gNodeB base stations in a database of known gNodeB base stations in the 5G NSA system. The systems and methods can include identifying a bearer as utilizing 5G Radio Access Technology based on a presence of an address associated with the detected gNodeB base stations in the database of known gNodeB base stations. The systems and methods can further include identifying a bearer as utilizing 4G Radio Access Technology based on a lack of the presence of the address in the database of known gNodeB base stations.
US11425554B2
A mobility profile method includes receiving user mobility data; storing the mobility data; generating a machine learning mapping; analyzing the mobility data to produce an output; generating user information; transmitting the generated information; and displaying the generated information. A computing system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing system to receive user mobility data; store the mobility data; generate a machine learning mapping, analyze the mobility data to produce an output; generate user information; transmit the generated information; and display the generated information. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions that when executed, cause a computer to: receive user mobility data; store the mobility data; generate a machine learning mapping, analyze the mobility data to produce an output; generate user information; transmit the generated information; and display the generated information.
US11425551B2
A method of tracking at least one emergency service provider is disclosed. An electronic history is compiled that includes at least one identifier of a service provider, at least one identifier of an event to which the service provider responded, and GPS data identifying the geographic location of the service provider at each time interval within the duration of the event. A user interface within which is displayed a first identifier of a first event is generated to a display device. A selection of the event identifier is received from a user. In response to the selection of the identifier, an aerial view of a geographic region within which the first event took place is generated. At least one icon is displayed in the aerial view representing the service provider at the geographic location corresponding to at least one time interval during the event.
US11425542B2
A semiconductor device includes a communication unit which receives a frame at a first transmission period, demodulates control information from a received frame, modulates transmission data, and broadcasts a modulated transmission data at a second transmission period as a radio frequency packet signal, a period determination unit which determines the second transmission period based on vehicle information, and a transmission and reception control unit which generates a transmission timing trigger signal for determining a transmission timing of the transmission data based on the control information and the second transmission period, and outputs the transmission data to the communication unit in synchronization with the transmission timing trigger signal. The second transmission period is equal to or longer than the first transmission period.
US11425540B2
The present disclosure provides a method of sending vertical SMS messages comprising a lead administrator contacting a first server with a request to create a group and providing certain identifying information to the first server; assigning an identification number to the group; creating and assigning at least one access code to the group; sharing the access code to desired members of the group and adding members to the group that send the access code to the identification number; and sending a SMS message to members of the group from the lead administrator, wherein the SMS messages are only shared vertically within the group.
US11425538B2
Event monitoring methods and apparatuses are provided. One method comprises: receiving, by an exposure function apparatus, a first message for configuring one or more monitoring events for a user group that comprises a plurality of members; obtaining, by the exposure function apparatus, member information of the plurality of members; determining, by the exposure function apparatus based on the member information, that one or more reports of the one or more monitoring events for each of the plurality of members are received; and deleting, by the exposure function apparatus, a monitoring event configuration of the one or more monitoring events generated based on the first message.
US11425528B2
A tracking system can provide intervention notifications to a user to notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or is in a predicted state. The tracking system may notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or in a predicted state based on a number of factors, including: a proximity of a tracking device to other tracking devices or a user's mobile device, a movement of a tracking device to more than a threshold distance away from a mobile device or other tracking devices, a location of a tracking device relative to a geographic location or to geographic boundaries, a usage or movement behavior of the tracking device, a usage or movement behavior of a user or owner of a tracking device, information received from an external source, or information received from sensors within the tracking device or a user's mobile.
US11425526B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may transmit a group proximity message indicating that a group of UEs, including the first UE and a second UE, are located within a defined proximity of each other. The first UE may receive a beam configuration for the group of UEs based on the group proximity message. The first UE may then communicate with a base station based on the beam configuration. For example, the first UE may be configured for beam measurement and reporting for the group. The base station may then select a common beam for the UEs in the group based on the beam measurement and reporting performed by the first UE.
US11425522B1
An audio mixing system including an on-site digital audio workstation and an off-site audio workstation may be provided. The on-site digital audio workstation may be configured to receive a number of audio data channels and may produce a multi-channel mix by mixing the number of audio data channels. The off-site audio workstation may be coupled, by a remote dynamic host configuration protocol server, to the digital audio workstation and may transmit mixing control data to the digital audio workstation, thereby changing properties of the multi-channel mix.
US11425520B2
A method for detecting blocking of a microphone and related products are provided. The method includes the following. A first electric quantity of a first wireless earphone and a second electric quantity of a second wireless earphone are determined when both the first wireless earphone and the second wireless earphone are worn. A first operation and a second operation are performed in parallel when the first electric quantity is greater than the second electric quantity, where the first operation is to obtain first audio through the first microphone, and the second operation is to obtain second audio through the second microphone. A reference parameter of the second audio is determined. The first wireless earphone is determined to be blocked in response to detecting that a first parameter of the first audio does not match the reference parameter.
US11425518B2
A system is provided to analyze cross-modulation distortion in audio devices, which may include testing with audio frequencies. One or more distortion signals from the audio device may be measured for an amplitude, phase, and or frequency modulation effect. In another embodiment a musical signal may be used as a test signal. Providing additional test signals to the audio device can induce a time varying cross-modulation distortion signal from an output of the audio device. Also utilizing at least one additional filter, filter bank, demodulator and or frequency converter and or frequency multiplier provides extra examination of distortion. Also frequency and or phase response can be measured with the presence of a de-sensing signal and or another signal that induce near slew rate limiting or near overload condition of the device under test.
US11425516B1
Disclosed are system and methods for automated fitting of a hearing aid, through an automated hearing test based upon which a suitable set of hearing aid parameters is determined.
US11425515B1
An ear-mountable listening device includes a soft ear interface, an acoustic package, and electronics. The soft ear interface is shaped to house one or more components of the ear-mountable listening device. The soft ear interface has an outer surface that contacts a canal of an ear when the ear-mountable listening device is worn by the ear. The outer surface of the soft ear interface includes a plurality of baffles to form one or more channels for air or moisture to propagate through. The one or more channels extend from between a distal end and a proximal end of the soft ear interface. The proximal end of the soft ear interface extends to at least a first bend of the canal and the distal end of the soft ear interface contacts a concha of the ear when the ear-mountable listening device is worn.
US11425510B2
A first hearing device is assigned to a first user and a second hearing device is assigned to another, second user. The first hearing device emits a first acoustic ID of a voice of the first user as a coupling request. The second hearing device receives the first acoustic ID and compares the first acoustic ID with a second acoustic ID. If the first acoustic ID matches the second acoustic ID the second hearing device emits a coupling acceptance so that the first hearing device is coupled with the second hearing device for exchanging data between these two hearing devices. There is also described a corresponding hearing device for carrying out the method.
US11425509B2
An atmospheric pressure adjustment apparatus is disclosed. The atmospheric pressure adjustment apparatus comprises: a speaker; a microphone; an earplug of which a main body is made of an elastic material so as to seal the external auditory meatus when the earplug is worn on the ear of a user, and which comprises an atmospheric pressure adjustment part penetrating the main body; and atmospheric pressure adjustment device for adjusting the fluid volume of the atmospheric pressure adjustment part; and a processor for outputting a sound through the speaker when the earplug is worn, measuring the air pressure difference between the middle ear internal atmospheric pressure and the external auditory meatus atmospheric pressure of the user on the basis of the strength of a received echo when the echo of the sound reflected from the eardrum of the user is received through the microphone, and adjusting the atmospheric pressure difference by moving the atmospheric pressure adjustment device according to the measured atmospheric pressure difference.
US11425508B2
A thin-film filter includes thin-film part having a film surface and a rear film surface arranged at the rear side of the film surface, a plurality of through holes, being formed to penetrate the thin-film part from the film surface to the rear film surface, the through holes are formed along by a slanting direction being made an acute angle or an obtuse angle with the film surface, and stripes-formed inner wall surfaces. The stripes-formed inner wall surfaces include stripe-like parts formed along by the slanting direction. The stripes-formed inner wall surfaces are formed inside the respective through holes.
US11425504B2
Disclosed are an acoustic module and an electronic product. The acoustic module comprises: a module housing, comprising an upper housing and a lower housing, wherein the upper housing of the module has a side wall and a top wall, the side wall has a through hole thereon, a distance between an upper edge of the through hole and the top wall is greater than or equal to one half of an overall height of the side wall, and the upper housing is capable of being fastened onto the lower housing; a fixing member; and a microphone; wherein the fixing member is fastened and fixed in the upper housing, the fixing member is configured to fix the microphone on an inner surface of the top wall, and the fixing member has a sound channel formed therein through which the microphone and the through hole are connected and are in communication.
US11425497B2
In an aspect, a lens is zoomed in to create a zoomed lens. Lens data associated with the lens includes a direction of the lens relative to an object in a field-of-view of the zoomed lens and a magnification of the object resulting from the zoomed lens. An array of microphones capture audio signals including audio produced by the object and interference produced by other objects. The audio signals are processed to identify a directional component associated with the audio produced by the object and three orthogonal components associated with the interference produced by the other objects. Stereo beamforming is used to increase a magnitude of the directional component (relative to the interference) while retaining a binaural nature of the audio signals. The increase in magnitude of the directional component is based on an amount of the magnification provided by the zoomed lens to the object.
US11425494B1
A device capable of motion includes a beamformer for determining audio data corresponding to one or more directions. The beamformer includes a target beamformer that boosts audio from a target direction and a null beamformer that suppresses audio from that direction. When the device outputs sound while moving, the target and null beamformers capture and compensate for Doppler effects in output audio that reflects from nearby surfaces back to the device.
US11425493B2
A remote-assist system programmed for vehicle parking assist or other remote vehicle operation features includes a selective ultrasonic beamforming Amplitude Modulated (AM) system configured and/or programmed to transmit audible alerts to a primary user via ultrasonic beamforming AM. The system localizes a mobile device that is being used by the primary user to initiate the system. The system localizes the primary user, and others in the vicinity, and determines others that may be associated with the vehicle and primary user. The system defines and reshapes a target zone to include only those associated with the primary user and the vehicle. The system electronically or mechanically steers a transducer array to steer an ultrasonic beam with an AM audio alert to the target zone, where the message is audible only to those within the target zone.
US11425491B2
A display including a front frame, a rear case, a display panel and a sound emitting device is provided. The display panel is disposed between the front frame and the rear case, and a display surface of the display panel is exposed from the front frame. The sound emitting device is disposed between the front frame and the rear case and includes a sound box, a speaker unit and a sound guide channel. The speaker unit disposed on the sound box has a sound emitting surface facing a first direction. The sound guide channel is extended to the sound emitting surface and has a sound outlet facing a second direction. The first direction is not parallel to the second direction.
US11425482B2
The present disclosure discloses an acoustic output apparatus. The acoustic output apparatus may include at least one acoustic driver. The at least one acoustic driver may generate sound that is output through at least two sound guiding holes. Further, the acoustic output apparatus may include a supporting structure. The supporting structure may be configured to support the at least one acoustic driver. A baffle may be disposed between the at least two sound guiding holes. The baffle may increase an acoustic distance from at least one sound guiding hole of the at least two sound guiding holes to a user's ear.
US11425481B2
The present disclosure relates to a waterproof open earphone. The waterproof open earphone may include a housing, at least one button, at least one elastic pad, and at least one pair of speaker units. The housing may be placed on a head or at least one ear of a user while not blocking an ear canal of the user. The at least one button may be set on the housing, wherein each of the at least one button corresponds to a button hole. The at least one elastic pad may correspond to the at least one button, respectively, wherein each elastic pad prevents the corresponding button from moving relative to the button hole. Each pair of the at least one pair of speaker units may generate sound within a frequency range from two sound guiding holes through two sound guiding tubes.
US11425477B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for recording high output power levels of sound at low sound pressure levels. For example, an apparatus comprises an enclosure, a speaker disposed within the enclosure, a microphone disposed within the enclosure, and an evacuation port. The evacuation port is configured to connect to a system that reduces a pressure level within the enclosure to a level that is less than an ambient air pressure level outside the enclosure. The enclosure is sealed or otherwise configured to provide a sealed enclosure, to maintain the reduced air pressure within the enclosure. The speaker can be driven by an amplifier at high output power levels to generate a distorted sound of an amplified electric musical instrument for recording purposes, while the reduced pressure level within the enclosure serves to attenuate the sound pressure level and perceived loudness which emanates from the speaker.
US11425471B2
The present invention relates to a wireless sensing apparatus 100. A wireless sensing apparatus 100 comprises a housing 200 containing one or more sensor devices 120A, 120B each configured to detect an environmental attribute in the vicinity of that sensor device, wireless communication circuitry 130 configured to transmit telemetry data from the one or more sensor devices 120A, 120B, and Near Field Communications (NFC) circuitry 140 configured to receive configuration data for the wireless sensing apparatus from an external device. The wireless sensing apparatus may be used for detecting an environmental attribute of a structure, such as a tunnel or building.
US11425468B2
The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method that includes identifying metadata related to television programming being presented on a display device. The method further includes extracting one or more keywords from the metadata. The method further includes generating multiple search suggestions based on the keywords and first search results based on one or more of the search suggestions. The method further includes presenting the search suggestions and the first search results together on the display device.
US11425465B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining available media content items and identifying a first number of wireless broadcast channels of a wireless network having a limited channel capacity and adapted to broadcast media content items within a coverage area. A demand for a group of media content items is identified, and media content items are selected according to the demand, wherein broadcasting of the selected media content items within the coverage area does not exceed the limited channel capacity. The selected media content items are assigned to a group of broadcast channels of the first number of wireless broadcast channels to obtain a broadcast channel assignment for the coverage area. The wireless network is configured to broadcast the selected media content items within the coverage area via wireless broadcast channels according to the broadcast channel assignment. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11425464B2
To reduce a waste of a network bandwidth and construct an efficient distribution tree. The present invention relates to a communication device that is capable of redistributing multimedia data received from a distribution source device or another communication device to one or more other communication devices, the communication device including: a playback processing section configured to play and output corresponding media in accordance with playback media information indicating a media type designated by the own device; a media information storage section configured to store the playback media information of the own device and media information including respective pieces of playback media information of a child node and a descendant node on a route where the own device exists in the distribution tree; a media type control section configured to control a redistribution media type on a basis of the respective pieces of playback media information of the child node and the descendant node included in the media information; and a redistribution section configured to redistribute, to the child node, media data selected from the multimedia data on a basis of the redistribution media type.
US11425460B1
Systems and methods are described to selectively stream content based on parental control ratings. At a client device, a manifest identifying sequential segments of a media asset and versions of a particular segment of the sequential segments may be received, and a graphical user interface may be generated for display to simultaneously depict a respective portion of each respective version of the particular segment and respective selectable options associated with each respective version of the particular segment. A selection of a first option may be received that is associated with a first version of the particular segment, and during playing of the media asset, in response to determining that the particular segment is the next segment to be played, the first version of the particular segment may be requested from the server.
US11425459B2
A computerized system for guaranteed advertisement impressions recognizes an identifier of a media content segment (e.g., an advertisement) to be played before playing of a recorded program as a result of selection of or initiation of playing a recorded program. In some embodiments, the system recognizes an identifier of a media content segment at or during initiation of playing the of the media content segment, or during playback of a media content stream including a recorded program. In in response to the recognition of the identifier, the system ignores (or disables the remote control sending), for a predetermined time period, all commands to skip or fast forward through all or part of the media content segment.
US11425457B2
An engagement estimation apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a value of a parameter affecting a quality of video streaming in a certain period; and a calculation unit configured to substitute the value of the parameter acquired by the acquisition unit in an equation representing a relation between the parameter indicative of the quality and engagement with the video streaming to calculate a value of an index indicative of the engagement, thereby enabling estimation of the engagement with the video streaming.
US11425446B2
Disclosed herein are media, systems, and methods of creating and publishing a first play station, wherein a media creator is allowed to select a plurality of audio media and sequence the selected audio media to create an ordered combination and request a first play station. Each audio media in the ordered combination is validated to create a first play station, and the media creator is allowed to play the first play station. After the first paly station is published, a call from a third party player application prompts the published first play station, At least one alteration to the ordered combination of validated audio media can be generated, wherein the at least one alteration is selected from the group consisting of: an alternate validated audio media, an alternate sequence of the ordered combination of validated audio media, or a combination thereof.
US11425440B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a media server having a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate sending a datastream to a display device. The datastream may include an identification thereof. Upon receiving the identification from a user, the media server associates the datastream with the user. The media server may send to the user, a listing of the media services to which the user has subscribed. Upon receiving, from the user, a selection of a selected media service, the media server streams the selected media service to the display device over the datastream. The datastream may be controlled with the user for as long as the media server detects the user in a vicinity of the display device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11425436B2
An over-air media server obtains first media content, including external content stored in a location external to the over-air media server, and delivers it for broadcast via on-air broadcast chain. A streaming media server is in communication with the over-air media server and a streaming broadcast chain. The streaming media server operates in a synchronized mode, during which it delivers, under control of the over-air media server, second media content to a streaming broadcast chain. The streaming server transitions from the synchronized mode to an independent mode, during which it delivers the second media content to the streaming broadcast chain independent of control by over-air media server. While operating in the independent mode the streaming media server obtains the second media content, including obtaining external content, from the same location from which over-air media server obtains its external content. The second media content is delivered to the streaming broadcast chain independent of control by the over-air media server.
US11425433B2
The present disclosure relates to a content delivery control apparatus, a content delivery control method, a program, and a content delivery system capable of achieving commonality of conditions associated with transcoding at the time of content delivery in different CDNs and supporting a standard upload interface. In a case in which definition information is stored in a metadata file, an original data stream is controlled on the basis of the definition information. Meanwhile, in a case in which access information for accessing the definition information is stored in the metadata file, then the definition information is requested on the basis of the access information, and transcoding of an original stream is controlled on the basis of the definition information received in response to the request. The present disclosure is applicable to a content delivery system that delivers a content using SDP.
US11425426B2
The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and device, and the image encoding method or device according to an embodiment of the present invention may encode a position of a reference coefficient within a current transform block to be encoded, and encoding skip region information of a skip region selected on the basis of the position of the reference coefficient. The skip region information may represent whether or not coefficients within the skip region have an identical coefficient value.
US11425424B2
An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry determines whether to split a current luma virtual pipeline decoding unit (VPDU) into smaller blocks. When it is determined not to split the current luma VPDU into smaller blocks, the circuitry predicts a block of chroma samples without using luma samples. When it is determined to split the luma VPDU into smaller blocks, the circuitry predicts the block of chroma samples using luma samples. The circuitry encodes the block using the predicted chroma samples.
US11425423B1
At least a method and an apparatus are provided for efficiently encoding or decoding a video frame to smooth out or reduce visual distortions such as visual artifact between different video subsections encoded with different compression methods within a video frame. In addition, an improved memory storage is provided for applying a raster scan search strategy for finding a reference image for the input video frame by applying a shift-based input addressing scheme to write to the memory storage and a corresponding shift-based output addressing scheme to read from the memory storage.
US11425419B2
Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for encoding and decoding an image. The present invention provides an intra prediction unit that receives an input image, calculates a correlation between a Luma area block and Chroma area block in the input image in intra prediction, removes high frequency ingredients by low-pass filtering an encoded luma pixel based on the calculated correlation, and generates a prediction block by applying an LM chroma mode, which is an extended chroma mode technique, to the luma pixel removed therefrom the high frequency ingredients.
US11425412B1
Devices and techniques are generally described for encoding video data based on motion cues. In some examples, a first frame of image data representing a first view of a physical environment may be generated. The camera may be moved by a first amount in a first direction. A second frame of image data representing a second view of the physical environment may be generated. Intra-frame motion may be determined by subtracting a first vector representing movement of the camera by the first amount in the first direction from a second vector representing motion between the first frame and the second frame. Motion vector data representing motion between the first frame and the second frame may be calculated based on the intra-frame motion. An encoded representation of the second frame of image data may be generated and sent to a second device.
US11425405B2
An example device for decoding video data includes one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: decode a coding tree unit (CTU) of video data, the CTU including a luminance (luma) block and a chrominance (chroma) block, to produce a decoded luma block and a decoded chroma block; determine that a chroma sample of the decoded chroma block is on a first side of an adaptive loop filter (ALF) virtual boundary and that a co-located luma sample of the decoded luma block is on a second side of the ALF virtual boundary, the co-located luma sample being co-located with the chroma sample, the first side being different than the second side; and in response to determining that the chroma sample is on the first side and the luma sample is on the second side, disable cross-component adaptive loop filtering (CC-ALF) for the chroma sample.
US11425404B2
Techniques and apparatuses are described for video frame codec architectures. A frame decompressor decompresses compressed frames to produce decompressed frames. A frame decompressor controller arbitrates shared access to the frame decompressor. Multiple cores of an SoC request to receive a decompressed frame from the frame decompressor via the frame decompressor controller. The frame decompressor controller can implement a request queue and can order the servicing of requests based on priority of the requests or requesting cores. The frame decompressor controller can also establish a time-sharing protocol for access by the multiple cores. In some implementations, a video decoder is logically integrated with the frame decompressor and stores portions of a decompressed frame in a video buffer, and a display controller retrieves the portions for display using a synchronization mechanism. In analogous manners, a frame compressor controller can arbitrate shared access to a frame compressor for the multiple cores.
US11425394B2
Disclosed are a video bit rate determining method and apparatus, an electronic device, a storage medium. The method includes: determining a cancellation parameter ξ(k) for cancelling a throughput prediction error of a video block Fk; determining a cache amount prediction value of each of video blocks from the video block Fk to the video block Fk+N−1 at the end of download thereof based on a throughput prediction value of the video blocks and ξ(k); determining a video playback quality loss value according to a weight value of the bit rate change between adjacent video blocks requested and a cache prediction error between the cache amount prediction value and a preset cache amount target value of the video blocks at the end of download thereof, requesting the video block Fk at a bit rate that does not exceed a bit rate r(k) when the video playback quality loss value is minimum.
US11425392B2
A video encoding apparatus includes: an inter prediction unit to determine a motion parameter of a current block and generate a predicted block of the current block, by performing a motion estimation on the current block; and an optimal mode determining unit to set a prediction mode of the current block as a SKIP mode when (i) the motion parameter of the current block is identical to a motion parameter of a candidate block among a plurality of candidate blocks and (ii) all-zero coefficients result from a transform and a quantization performed on a residual data block representing the difference between the current block and the predicted block.
US11425389B2
Devices, systems, and methods for digital video coding, which includes matrix-based intra prediction methods for video coding, are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes generating, for a conversion between a current video block of a video and a coded representation of the current video block, a most probable mode (MPM) list based on a rule, where the rule is based on whether a neighboring video block of the current video block is coded with a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) mode, and performing the conversion between the current video block and the coded representation of the current video block using the MPM list, where the conversion applies a non-MIP mode to the current video block, and where the non-MIP mode is different from the MIP mode.
US11425378B2
A method and apparatus of prediction for video coding are disclosed. According to the method, when the Intra Sub-Partition (ISP) mode is applied to a block, the block is partitioned into multiple sub-blocks horizontally or vertically. A target horizontal transform and a target vertical transform are determined from a candidate transform set for each of the multiple sub-blocks according to a target setting belonging to a setting group comprising unified setting and block setting. The target horizontal transform and the target vertical transform selected are then applied to each of the multiple sub-blocks. According to another method, a target horizontal and vertical transform are determined from a candidate transform set without a transform index for the current block according to unified setting, wherein the unified setting comprises two or more Intra modes or Intra-related modes.
US11425376B2
An image signal decoding method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: partitioning the current picture into a plurality of tiles; decoding partition information indicating a slice type, the partition information indicating whether a rectangular slice is to be applied; determining the number of slices in the current picture; and defining the slices using the tiles.
US11425370B2
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for video encoding/decoding by using a geometric modified picture. The encoding method according to the present invention includes: generating a geometric modified picture by geometrically modifying a reference picture; and generating a first prediction block of a current block by performing inter prediction referencing the geometric modified picture.
US11425355B2
A method applied to a camera that includes a visible light sensor, a phase sensor, and a processor. The visible light sensor collects a visible light image of a shooting scene. The phase sensor collects a phase image of the shooting scene. The processor obtains depth information based on the phase image, and superimposes the depth information on the visible light image to obtain a depth image. Optionally, the camera may also include an infrared illuminator that may be turned on when a scene illumination is insufficient to increase an accuracy of the depth information.
US11425351B2
A computer-implemented method for inducing an Out of Body Experience (OBE) in a user through an augmented/virtual reality (ARNR) system, the OBE including an exit state and a disembodiment state, the method comprising the steps of (a) changing the user viewpoint from body-centered viewpoint to distanced viewpoints, thereby inducing an OBE exit state, and (b) showing to the user his/her own body from the distanced viewpoints, thereby inducing an OBE disembodiment state.
US11425345B2
A display apparatus includes a light source; an image generation unit; and a projection optical system. The image generation unit generates image light on the basis of light from the light source. The projection optical system includes a first lens system, a first reflective optical system, a second lens system, and a second reflective optical system. The first lens system refracts the generated image light. The first reflective optical system has first and second reflection surfaces that fold back and reflect the image light refracted by the first lens system. The second lens system refracts the image light reflected by the second reflection surface. The second reflective system has a recessed reflection surface for reflecting the image light refracted by the second lens system toward an object to be projected.
US11425341B2
An image display device includes: an image input unit having a plurality of channels; a generation unit which processes input data inputted to each of the plurality of channels and generates display image data for displaying an image of one frame; and a detection unit which detects a missing of input data on each of the channels. If a missing of input data is detected by the detection unit, the generation unit executes interpolation processing to interpolate and generate an image feature quantity of an unset pixel which is a pixel forming the display image data and whose image feature quantity cannot be set due to the missing of input data. In the interpolation processing, the image feature quantity of the unset pixel is interpolated with an image feature quantity of a reference pixel selected from pixels other than the unset pixel.
US11425336B2
Systems and methods for dynamically concealing sensitive information in a shared screen session of a video conference are disclosed. The system may establish communication with one or more computing devices active in a video conference in which each computing device may switch between a screen share mode and a video mode. The system may determine that one or more articles of sensitive information are visible in a graphical user interface associated with a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices. The system may receive a first signal from the first computing device that indicates a first intent of a host associated with the first computing device to switch the screen share mode which includes sharing the first graphical user interface with the one or more computing devices during the video conference. In response to the first signal, the system may execute one or more privacy actions.
US11425329B2
A recording/reproducing device includes a captured data acquisition unit that acquires captured data, an event detection unit that detects occurrence of an event on a movable object, a recording control unit, a display unit that displays a video contained in event recording data, a line-of-sight detection unit, and a reproduction control unit. The recording control unit stores, as event recording data, the captured data for a predetermined period from at least part of the captured data on the basis of detection of an event. The line-of-sight detection unit detects that a user's line of sight is pointing towards the display unit. The reproduction control unit starts reproduction of the event recording data when it is detected that the user's line of sight is pointing towards the display unit within a predetermined period after detection of the event.
US11425328B2
A display apparatus and a computing apparatus including the same are provided. A display apparatus includes: a display module including a display panel configured to display an image, a system rear cover covering a rear surface of the display module, a vibration plate between the system rear cover and the rear surface of the display module, and a vibration module configured to vibrate the vibration plate, wherein the display panel is further configured to vibrate based on a vibration of the vibration plate to output sound.
US11425326B2
An image processing device and an image processing method are provided. The image processing device includes multiple image input units, an expansion module, a controller, and an image processing module. The multiple image input units are configured to receive multiple image signals and convert the multiple image signals into multiple converted image signals. The multiple converted image signals have a first image format. The expansion module is detachably coupled to the multiple image input units and is configured to output selected image signals according to a first selection signal. The controller is configured to provide the first selection signal. The image processing module is configured to receive the selected image signals to integrate into a picture in picture.
US11425315B2
A video communications method is provided, including: respectively displaying video images of at least two terminals in at least two display subareas of a video communication interface in a video chat session of the at least two terminal; obtaining a first special effect display instruction; and adding a first special effect to the at least two display subareas based on the first special effect display instruction. The method also includes transmitting the first special effect display instruction to a second terminal of the at least two terminals, the second terminal being an action recipient of the first special effect; and selecting, among multiple end special effects, a target end special effect to be added to the video images of the at least two terminals according to a body action occurred in the video image of the second terminal.
US11425310B2
An optical shutter device includes: a projection shutter disposed in front of a projection device that projects an AR image onto an object surface with a local content; an imaging shutter disposed in front of an image capturing device that captures a local image of the local content; and a controller that electrically drives the projection and imaging shutters and switches the optical shutter device between a projection state and an imaging state. In the projection state, the controller electrically drives: the projection shutter to an open state, and the imaging shutter to a closed state. In the imaging state, the controller electrically drives: the projection shutter to the closed state, and the imaging shutter to the open state.
US11425303B2
A camera module includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of image frames having a spatial phase difference therebetween, an image generation unit configured to generate image data having a resolution higher than a resolution of each of the plurality of image frames using the plurality of image frames, and a depth information extraction unit configured to extract depth information about an object using the image data.
US11425300B2
According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises a communication module, a memory, and a processor functionally connected with the communication module and the memory, wherein the processor may be configured to: receive a request for revision information corresponding to a first image from an external electronic device via the communication module; generate, on the basis of image recognition, first revision information by using a raw image corresponding to the first image; determine, on the basis of a comparison between the first image and the first revision information, whether a feature of the first revision information satisfies a predetermined condition or not; transmit, when the feature of the first revision information does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the first revision information to the external device to enable the external electronic device to generate a second image, that is, the revised first image by using the first revision information; generate, when the feature of the first revision information satisfies the predetermined condition, second revision information having a feature which is at least partially different from the first revision information, by using the first image and the first revision information; and transmit the second revision information to the external device to allow the external electronic device to generate a third image, that is, the revised first image by using the second revision information. Other embodiments are possible.
US11425298B2
The present technology relates to an imaging device, an imaging method, and a program capable of setting a resolution based on a distance to a subject. A control unit which changes a resolution of a captured image on the basis of distance information, corresponding to the captured image, regarding a detected distance to a subject included in the image is included. The control unit changes a resolution of a portion of a region of the captured image on the basis of the distance information. The portion of the region is a region distant from another region. The control unit changes the resolution of the portion of the region such that the portion of the region becomes higher than a resolution of another region.
US11425290B2
A lens main body includes an inner housing, a lens element mounted on the inner housing, an adjustable functional element mounted on the inner housing, and an electrical drive arranged on the inner housing to adjust the functional element, a controller arranged on the inner housing, a securing device configured to reversibly receive an outer housing extending around the inner housing in a tubular fashion, and a first signal interface to receive control signals for the controller, arranged on the inner housing, and configured to reversibly couple to a mating interface of the outer housing. An outer housing for the lens main body, and a lens formed from the lens main body and the outer housing have an altered functional scope vis-à-vis the lens main body. In addition, a lens assembly includes, besides the lens main body, two outer housings having a different functional scope.
US11425288B2
A lens assembly includes a base, a first lens group disposed in the base, a first body coupled to the first lens group, and a first wheel rotatably coupled to the first body, the first wheel being configured to move the first lens group on the base.
US11425286B2
A housing assembly for an image capture device is disclosed. The housing assembly includes: a front housing portion defining an opening; a rear housing portion that is connected (secured) to the front housing portion so as to form a watertight seal therebetween; a mounting structure, which is configured as a discrete component that is separate from the front housing portion and the rear housing portion and connected (secured) to the front housing portion adjacent to the opening; a first sealing member that is positioned between the mounting structure and the front housing portion and configured to form a watertight seal therebetween; an integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) that is connected (secured) to the mounting structure such that the ISLA extends through the opening in the front housing portion; and a second sealing member that is positioned between the ISLA and the mounting structure and configured to form a watertight seal therebetween.
US11425283B1
Methods and systems are presented for generating a virtual scene rendering of a captured scene based on a relative position of a camera and a virtual scene display in a stage environment, along with real and virtual lens effects. The details might include determining the camera position and virtual display position in the stage environment, and determining a depth value of a virtual scene element displayed on the virtual scene display. A desired focus model can then be determined from focus parameters of the camera, the depth value, and a desired lens effect, and an adjusted focus for the virtual scene element can be determined from the desired focus model. The adjusted focus can then be applied to the camera, the image of the virtual scene element on the virtual scene display, or pixels representing the virtual scene element in a composite image captured by the camera.
US11425271B2
An object of the present invention is to suppress occurrence of a combination inhibition error when an instruction of changing setting values of a plurality of setting items is given by a voice operation. An image processing device according to one aspect of the present invention has: an instruction receiving unit receiving a change instruction by a voice operation, for set setting values of a plurality of setting items; a setting order control unit, in the case where combination inhibition occurs by changing the set setting values of the plurality of setting items in a setting order based on the change instruction, changing the setting order of changing the set setting values to a setting order in which the combination inhibition does not occur; and a setting changing unit changing the set setting values of the plurality of setting items in the changed setting order.
US11425269B2
An information processing apparatus for registering devices with a service is provided. The apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect devices connected to a same network as the information processing apparatus, a specification unit configured to specify devices not registered with the service, among the detected devices, and a registration unit configured to perform registration processing for registering at least one device, among the specified devices, with the service.
US11425262B2
A network element configured to support charging for a service in a network accesses policy rules defining a rating group to be used for offline charging. While a protocol data unit (PDU) session for user equipment is being established in the network, the network element sends, to a charging function configured to send charging data records related to service usage to a billing domain, a charging data request that establishes offline charging for the PDU session and indicates the rating group. The network element also receives, from the charging function, a charging data response including one or more triggers and thresholds for the rating group for the offline charging.
US11425259B2
Described herein are techniques, devices, and systems for providing an optimal voice experience over varying radio frequency (RF) conditions while using EVS audio codecs. A user equipment (UE) may adaptively transition between using a music-capable EVS codec (e.g., EVS-FB) as a default audio codec that provides a first audio bandwidth and a different EVS audio codec that provides a second audio bandwidth that is less than the first audio bandwidth. The transition to the different EVS audio codec may occur in response to determining a value indicative of a RF condition associated with a serving base station is less than a threshold value, which allows for providing preserving at least a minimal level of voice quality in degraded RF conditions.
US11425255B2
A system and method are presented for dialogue tree generation. The dialogue tree may be used for generating a chatbot. Similar phrases from phrases comprising the interactions between a first party and a second party are group together from the first party of a cluster. For each group of similar phrases, percentages are determined and compared against a threshold occurrence rate. Anchors are generated and used in alignment in the determination of dialogue flows. Topic-specific dialogue trees may be determined from the dialogue flows. The topic-specific dialogue trees may be modified to generate a deterministic dialogue tree.
US11425253B1
Data analysis, filter, and presentation techniques are described for an example call management system. An example method for a data management system includes receiving, from a user device, an account identifier of a first person, receiving, from the user device, a first message related to a topic of conversation to be discussed during a telephone call with the first person, determining, based on the account identifier and within a pre-determined time period, a presence of a set of data that describes conversation(s) from prior telephone call(s)/chat(s) with the first person, and sending, to a computer, at least some data from the set of data and a second message that indicates that the telephone call is mapped to a second person, where the computer is configured to display on a screen the second message and a presentation option that presents the at least some data via the computer.
US11425249B2
There are provided a method, a system configured to perform the method, and a computer program product comprising instructions which when executed by processing circuitry of the system cause the system to perform the method. The method comprises determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in a contact center system, a plurality of available contacts, wherein each of the plurality of available contacts is available for pairing to an agent of a plurality of agents using either a first pairing strategy or a second pairing strategy, wherein the first pairing strategy is different from the second pairing strategy. The method further comprises determining, by the at least one computer processor, that a first agent of the plurality of agents is available for pairing, and after determining that the first agent is available for pairing, selecting, by the at least one computer processor, the first pairing strategy or the second pairing strategy for pairing the first agent to one of the first plurality of contacts based on a time the first agent became available for pairing. The method further comprises selecting, by the at least one computer processor, a first contact of the plurality of contacts using the selected pairing strategy, wherein the first contact was not assigned to either the first pairing strategy or the second pairing strategy prior to the first agent becoming available, and pairing, in a switch of the contact center system, the first contact to the first agent.
US11425245B2
Described herein is a system and method for capturing data associated with actions attempted by an automated agent. The system described herein captures data associated with the actions attempted by an automated agent during the messaging session between an automated agent and the user and present a summary of the actions in a messaging platform. In an embodiment, the automated agent uploads data associated with actions attempted during the messaging session to a server. The server captures the data associated with the actions and generates a description of each action that was attempted. The server generates a summary including the description of each action. The summary of the actions are rendered in the messaging platform.
US11425237B2
A mobile terminal includes a middle frame, a battery cover, and a display. A first groove and a second groove are provided on each of a left-side wall and a right-side wall of the middle frame, and the first groove and the second groove share a part of the side wall. The display is disposed in one of the first grooves, and the battery cover is disposed in one of the second grooves. The display includes an obverse-side display area and two arc-shaped display areas located on two sides of the obverse-side display area, indent surfaces of the two arc-shaped display areas are disposed opposite to each other, and a vertical distance between end portions of the two arc-shaped display areas that are away from the obverse-side display area is less than a maximum vertical distance between the two arc-shaped display areas.
US11425233B2
According to certain embodiments, a method of operating an electronic device comprises determining whether the electronic device is folded or unfolded; setting a value of a parameter based on whether the electronic device is folder or unfolded; and transmitting a first message comprising the parameter to a base station.
US11425232B2
A system for detecting a communications computer network node malfunction by analysis of network traffic output by the network node. Low latency packet capture nodes copy network traffic and transmit it to an analytics engine, which may use machine learning techniques, including long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks, to determine a likelihood that the output of one data router in a network is suffering from a software malfunction, hardware malfunction, or network connectivity issue, and preserve overall data quality in the network by causing cessation of traffic by the malfunctioning node of the network.
US11425209B2
There is provided a method comprising: transmitting, by a user terminal, to a state server a request for state change information of a service provided by the user terminal; receiving, by the user terminal, an indication of said state change information from the state server; and using, by the user terminal, said received indication to determine whether or not to suppress a polling relating to said service of a master server.
US11425193B2
Systems, methods, and media for causing an action to be performed on a user device are provided. In some implementations, the systems comprise: a first user device comprising at least one hardware processor that is configured to: detect a second user device in proximity to the first user device; receive a user input indicative of an action to be performed; determine a plurality of candidate devices that are capable of performing the action, wherein the plurality of candidate devices includes the second user device; determine a plurality of device types corresponding to the plurality of candidate devices; determine a plurality of priorities associated with the plurality of candidate devices based at least in part on the plurality of device types; select a target device from the plurality of candidate devices based at least in part on the plurality of priorities; and cause the action to be performed by the target device.
US11425192B2
A system for device communication is disclosed. The system may include one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to transmit a first unique identifier to a wave device, and receive a second unique identifier from the wave device. Further, the first unique identifier may exclusively identify a person, and the second unique identifier may exclusively identify a first wave receiver associated with a person, an entity, a place, or an object. In addition, at least the first unique identifier may be transmitted to the wave device based on an indication of a proximity between the first person and the first wave receiver.
US11425190B2
Embodiments of the systems described herein can implement one or more processes remotely delivering customized code to a host application and/or computing device. The host application may be configured as an Application Programming Interface with a customized code processing library that may configure the host application to receive further instructions remotely. The host application may be further configured to execute host code and/or third-party code. The host application may be configured to receive remote application logic, after the host application has been installed on a computing device, and to execute the received application logic to alter the behavior of the host application, such as selectively tracking end user interactions.
US11425187B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for receiving media data of a session. One apparatus includes processing circuitry that receives, by a session-based description (SBD) client, an SBD file including a plurality of key-value pairs. The processing circuitry receives, by the SBD client, a first request for a value associated with one of the plurality of key-value pairs from a dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (DASH) access client. The processing circuitry sends, from the SBD client to the DASH access client, the value associated with the one of the plurality of key-value pairs in response to the first request. The value is included by the DASH access client in a second request that is sent to a content server.
US11425182B1
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) receiving a media stream, (2) determining a first priority level for the media stream, (3) generating one or more first encoded segments from a first segment of the media stream based on the first priority level, (4) determining, while generating the one or more first encoded segments, a second priority level for the media stream, the second priority level being different than the first priority level, (5) generating one or more second encoded segments from a second segment of the media stream based on the second priority level, and (6) streaming the one or more first encoded segments and the one or more second encoded segments to one or more client devices. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US11425181B1
System and method to ingest one or more video streams across a web platform are disclosed. The system an input module configured to receive at least one web address associated of the corresponding video streams across the web platform, a video analysis module configured to analyse content of the video streams, a token receiving module configured to identify contact detail associated to the user on receiving a prompt from the contact detail; to generate an automated message to transfer contact detail of the user and to receive an access token from the user, a video exception module configured to enable the user to debug a video retrieving process if a prompt is not generated from the contact detail and to create at least one of a set of rules, a set of logic or a combination thereof, to analyse the content of the video streams.
US11425176B2
System and methods for transmitting conference application content during a network conference. In an embodiment, a method is provided for transmitting conference application content during a network conference. The method includes participating in a network conference using a client application, selecting a conference application from a plurality of conference applications, and running the conference application from the client application during the network conference. The method also includes identifying application content from the conference application, and transmitting the application content and a conference application identifier to attendees of the network conference.
US11425172B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses may include a network onboarding manager for configuring network security features at application hosting sites of a service provider network, for instance, as part of a procedure for deploying an application onto the service provider network. The network onboarding manager may generate a security profile for the application. The security profile may include information indicating a security posture of the application with respect to network security features needed to deploy the application, which the system may use to generate and send configuration data to the hosting sites. One or more operations may be performed based on a user input received at a developer portal (e.g., via a user interface), or automatically based on one or more API calls made by the network onboarding manager and/or based on one or more security profile templates.
US11425170B2
This disclosure provides a system and method for deploying and configuring a cyber-security protection solution using a portable storage device. The portable storage device may include a memory storing instructions to be executed by a computing device. When executed, the instructions may cause the computing device to implement a cyber-security protection solution that is configured to scan a second storage device and determine whether the second storage device is usable in a protected environment.
US11425157B2
A method, apparatus, and system provide the ability to act on cyber risks and reduce cyber attacks. System characteristics and system information for a cyber system are gathered. The system characteristics and system information are pre-processed to identify vulnerabilities that are relevant to the cyber system. A system model of a cyber environment is generated for the cyber system. One or more features are converted from cyber threat reports to one or more semantically relevant queries over the system model. The system model is reasoned over to generate one or more answers relevant to the one or more semantically relevant queries. Attack models are executed over the system model to generate actionable intelligence and reduce cyber attacks.
US11425156B2
Techniques for detecting network intrusions are disclosed. An example intrusion detection system includes a storage device to store audit data generated by a network traffic analyzer in accordance with an audit policy that determines an auditing level. The system also includes a processor to receive a case defined by a case definition, wherein the case definition comprises a plurality of symptoms and each symptom is defined by a separate symptom definition. The processor performs queries of the audit data in accordance with each of the symptoms to generate captured symptom data. The symptoms are scored based on the captured symptom data to generate symptom scores, and the symptom scores are summed to generate a case score. If the case score exceeds an alert threshold specified by the case definition, the processor issues an alert.
US11425147B2
A method of executing in-session encryption verification includes receiving a plurality of client data packets for transmission through a network; receiving one or more test data packets for verifying an encryption device; merging the client data packets and the one or more test packets into a data stream; selecting security parameters for each packet in the data stream based on a corresponding packet type; encrypting each packet in the data stream using the encryption device and the corresponding security parameters; and transmitting the data stream comprising encrypted packets through the network. The method also includes decrypting the encrypted packets at a receiving system using congruent techniques.
US11425143B2
A system includes an authorization token with a memory configured to store user attributes including a record of previous usage of the data store by the user, pre-authorization data for the user, and an access signature for accessing contents of a data store. The authorization token receives an authorization request. Session attributes are collected associated with a file path used by the user to request access to a file. A consistency measure is determined associated with whether the file path used by the user to request access to the file is consistent with a previous file path stored in a record of previous usage of the data store by the user. In response to determining that the consistency measure is greater than a threshold value, the access signature is provided to the data store, thereby granting the user access to the file.
US11425136B2
A method includes receiving an access request at a first computing device from a second computing device, the access request specifying a data structure, the data structure including first data stored in a first portion of the data structure and second data stored in a second portion of the data structure. The method also includes extracting a first key from the access request and identifying a data rights definition that is associated with the data structure and that is associated with a second key, the data rights definition indicating that the first data but not the second data is shared with an entity associated with the second computing device. The method further includes comparing the first key to the second key, and, based on the comparison, determining whether to grant the second computing device access to the first data but not the second data.
US11425134B1
Secure access to a corporate application with translation between an internal address and an external address. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving, at a secure access cloud point of delivery (PoD), from a client application on a client device, a request to access a corporate web application that is deployed in a corporate datacenter. The method may also include forwarding, from the secure access cloud PoD, to a connector that is also deployed in the corporate datacenter, the request to access the corporate web application. The method may further include brokering, by the connector and the secure access cloud PoD, authentication of a user, authorization of access by the user, and a secure communication session between the client application and the corporate web application by translating between an internal address of the corporate web application and an external address of the corporate web application.
US11425127B2
A method for securing a serverless application including: (a) receiving a list of components which make up the serverless application and one or more intended usage flows of the serverless application; (b) creating and applying a security policy for each component of the serverless application, the security policy denying all access requests except from authorized components, wherein the authorized components are selected based on access requirements dictated by the one or more intended usage flows.
US11425123B2
A system already on a network may be analyzed when the system takes an action or may be periodically reviewed. The analysis of the system may include the creation of an environment hash for the system, which is a representation of the configuration (e.g., hardware, software, or the like) of the system, and a comparison with hash requirements. The hash requirements may be stored authorized hashes, stored unauthorized hashes, past hashes for the same system, hashes for other systems with the same or similar configurations, or the like. When the environment hash of the system meets hash requirements, the system may be allowed to continue to operate on the system or may be allowed to take the action on the network. When the hash of the system fails to meet a hash requirement, the system may be isolated from the network and investigated for a non-compliant configuration.
US11425113B2
The present invention relates to systems and methods suitable for establishing communication between secure and unsecure devices. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods that enables communication between secure and unsecure devices utilizing communication protocols that require implementation over secured connections.
US11425107B2
A protocol that is managed by a coordinating network element or third-party intermediary or peer network elements and utilizes tokens prohibits any subset of a union of the coordinating network element or third-party intermediary, if any, and a proper subset of the processors involved in token generation from substantively accessing underlying data. By one approach, processors utilize uniquely-held secrets. By one approach, an audit capability involves a plurality of processors. By one approach, the protocol enables data transference and/or corroboration. By one approach, transferred data is hosted independently of the coordinating network element. By one approach, the coordinating network element or third-party intermediary or a second requesting network element is at least partially blinded from access to tokens submitted by a first requesting network element. By one approach, a third-party intermediary uses a single- or consortium-sourced database. By one approach, network elements provisioned with tokens jointly manage the protocol.
US11425097B2
Systems and methods include receiving a request, in a cloud system from a user device, to access an application, wherein the application is in one of a public cloud, a private cloud, and an enterprise network, and wherein the user device is remote over the Internet; determining if the user device is permitted to access the application; if the user device is not permitted to access the application, notifying the user device the application does not exist; and if the user device is permitted to access the application, stitching together connections between the cloud system, the application, and the user device to provide access to the application.
US11425087B2
A terminal device for use with a telecommunications network, the terminal device comprising receiver circuitry, transmitter circuitry and processing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured: to control the receiver circuitry to receive data from infrastructure equipment of the network via a first communication path through the network; to control the transmitter circuitry to transmit, via a second, different, communication path through the network, a request to infrastructure equipment of the network requesting information identifying an element of the network configured to perform a predetermined process associated with the transmission of the data to the receiver circuitry; to control the receiver circuitry to receive, from infrastructure equipment of the network via the second communication path, a signal identifying the element of the network configured to perform the predetermined process associated with the transmission of the data to the receiver circuitry; and to monitor whether a predetermined condition associated with the reception of the data by the receiver circuitry is met and, when it is determined that the predetermined condition is met, to control the transmitter circuitry to transmit a request to infrastructure equipment of the network requesting the identified element of the network to perform the predetermined process associated with the transmission of the data to the receiver circuitry.
US11425086B2
This disclosure is related to devices, systems, and techniques for using a Domain Name System (DNS) server to identify one or more network devices capable of operating according to a protocol. For example, a DNS system device includes a memory and one or more processors implemented in circuitry. The one or more processors are configured to receive, from a client device, a DNS query including a specification of a hostname and a request for an MP-TCP capability, determine, using the memory, at least one IP address corresponding to the hostname and corresponding to one of the devices that is MP-TCP capable, and send, to the client device, a DNS response including an indication of the at least one of the IP addresses.
US11425073B2
Embodiments are provided for reducing unwanted messages or spam within a real-time social networking service. According to certain aspects, a synchronous analysis module may operate in coordination with an asynchronous analysis module. Each of the synchronous analysis module and the asynchronous analysis module analyzes an incoming message from a user account to determine whether the incoming message has characteristics of spam, whereby the synchronous analysis is at a lower latency than the asynchronous analysis. The asynchronous analysis is afforded the ability to identify certain spam characteristics that the synchronous analysis may identify during its lower latency analysis.
US11425065B1
A method of delivering an orphan delivery receipt for a mobile-terminated message to a messaging platform from which the mobile-terminated message originated. A network of data exchange connectors is deployed, wherein each data exchange connector is associated with a messaging platform. When one of the messaging platforms receives a delivery receipt it cannot reconcile, the delivery receipt is replicated to all data exchange connectors. The data exchange connector associated with the messaging platform from which the mobile-terminated message originated identifies and consumes the delivery receipt based on predefined filtering criteria. The data exchange connector publishes the delivery receipt to the originator messaging platform. The originator messaging platform correlates the delivery receipt with the mobile-terminated message and posts the delivery receipt to a corresponding enterprise customer.
US11425058B2
Some embodiments provide a method for a parser of a processing pipeline. The method receives a packet for processing by a set of match-action stages of the processing pipeline. The method stores packet header field (PHF) values from a first set of PHFs of the packet in a set of data containers. The first set of PHFs are for use by the match-action stages. For a second set of PHFs not used by the match-action stages, the method generates descriptive data that identifies locations of the PHFs of the second set within the packet. The method sends (i) the set of data containers to the match-action stages and (ii) the packet data and the generated descriptive data outside of the match-action stages to a deparser that uses the packet data, generated descriptive data, and the set of data containers as modified by the match-action stages to reconstruct a modified packet.
US11425056B1
Techniques are described for dynamically computing a segment routing policy for a segment routing for traffic engineering (SR-TE) path. For example, in a discontinuous SR network in which SR islands (e.g., groups of neighboring routers that are enabled for segment routing) are separated by one or more routers not enabled for segment routing, instead of returning a failure because one or more routers along a path are not enabled for SR, an ingress router may generate an SR-TE operations, administrations, and management (OAM) Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) traceroute packet send the packet to a first border router of the RSVP-enabled devices along a computed path to trigger the creation of a resource reservation Label Switched Path (LSP) through the RSVP-enabled devices. In this way, segment routed LSP may be established to tunnel through the resource reservation LSP for a SR-TE path used in an SR-TE policy.
US11425052B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for discovering dynamic path maximum transmission unit (PMTU) between a sending computing device and a receiving computing device (e.g., a client device and a host device) are described herein. A sending computing device may iteratively transmit bursts of probe packets, each burst being defined by a search range between a maximum packet size and a minimum packet size. The sending computing device may iteratively update the search range based on the previous iteration until the search converges on the PMTU. When the PMTU is discovered, each of the computing devices may update their transport and presentation layer buffers based on the discovered PMTU without any other protocol level disruption. In a multi-path scenario, the computing device may discover PMTU for each of the paths and select a performance optimal path based on the individual PMTUs and other network characteristics such as loss, latency, and throughput.
US11425033B2
A network communication system may include intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) in a ring communication network. A software-defined networking device may be programmed by a removable or disconnectable software-defined network (SDN) controller to control the flow path of data packets to the IEDs in the ring network. The software-defined networking device may inspect a data packet intended for a first IED to determine that the inspected data packet requests a responsive data packet from the first IED. A flow path failure may be identified based on a failure to detect a responsive data packet from the first IED within an expected response time.
US11425031B2
Examples disclosed herein relate to establishing a layer 3 (L3) Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation Group (MC-LAG). In an example, a common IP address and a common MAC address may be associated with a primary network device and a secondary network device. A layer 3 MC-LAG may be established in a multi-homing configuration between the primary network device and the secondary network device to provide a redundant L3 connectivity to a core network device in a network. A dedicated communication link may be established between the primary network device and the secondary network device, for the primary network device and the secondary network device to share network packets.
US11425025B2
The disclosure relates to an Edge Cloud Platform (ECP) and a method executed in the ECP, for providing a low-latency, distributed, multi-user application. The method comprises determining a first location of a first group of users requesting access to the multi-user application and deploying the multi-user application in a first Point of Presence (PoP) in a first Service Provider (SP) domain operative to serve the first group of users. The method comprises determining a second location of a second group of users requesting access to the multi-user application and deploying a proxy of the multi-user application in a second PoP in a second SP domain operative to serve the second group of users. The method comprises, upon determining that a Software License Agreement (SLA) exists between the first and second SPs, establishing a tunnel for linking the multi-user application and the proxy of the multi-user application, thereby providing the low-latency.
US11425016B2
A system related to black hole filtering is provided. The system can allow a dynamic routing protocol on a network device to determine whether a route learned by the dynamic routing protocol is a black hole route. The route may be learned through another source. In response to a determination that the route is the black hole route, the dynamic routing protocol may generate a routing update that indicates the route as the black hole route. The dynamic routing protocol may then advertise the routing update to each neighbor network device.
US11425002B1
Platform-agnostic model source code may refer to a file that includes platform-agnostic notations and source code according to a programming language. The source code may lack explicit references to specific computing resource service providers. The platform-agnostic model source code may be parsed to determine a set of computing resources of a computing resource service provider to provision. The set of computing resources may be provisioned and exposed via an endpoint. The platform-agnostic notations may be used to determine addition source code according to the programming language that can be used to access the set of computing resources. A runtime (e.g., software application) may be generated from the source code and the additional source code such that the execution of the runtime utilizes at least a portion of the set of computing resources.
US11424995B1
Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses are described for network management via a graphical user interface (GUI).
US11424994B2
A request processor includes a request handler and a traffic controller. The request handler is configured to communicate requests received from a source application to corresponding service providers over a network. Each of the requests defines a target action to be performed by the corresponding service provider on a target application. The traffic controller is configured to generate a user interface and perform one of a plurality of traffic control actions on each of the requests based on a user control input through the user interface. The plurality of traffic control actions includes allowing communication of a request to the corresponding service provider by the request handler, holding a communication of a request to the corresponding service provider, and turning back a request to the source application for manual fulfillment.
US11424992B2
A method of provisioning mesh communication networks is disclosed. The method involves simulating the performance of a proposed network design to ensure the proposed network design meets service level criteria before provisioning a network in accordance with the proposed network design. Such simulations are required to be comprehensive because highly improbable events can be sufficient to result in a mesh network not meeting the stringent performance criteria which such networks are required to meet. Known methods of provisioning rely on exhaustively listing the mesh network states which would adversely impact the service offered by a proposed network design as part of simulating the performance of the proposed network design—this is an error prone exercise since relevant network states can be missed. A simulation technique is proposed in which the network state after each event is represented by a weighted graph indicating a measure of path cost for each of the links in the mesh network. A graph searching algorithm is applied to seek a path across the graph, thereby systematically exploring paths over mesh network which could provide a suitable route for the service in the simulated network state represented in the graph. Networks are thus provisioned which meet stringent performance criteria without being over-engineered.
US11424991B2
A system for simulating network configurations includes data processing hardware and memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware. The memory hardware stores instructions that when executed on the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations. The operations includes receiving one or more parameter changes for a production network model of a network. The operations also include generating a simulation network model including the one or more parameter changes. Another operation includes analyzing the simulated network flow within the simulation network model. The operations also include generating a report including an impact of the parameter changes on the network. The operations may also include receiving a production network log including a recorded workflow for the production network model and simulating the production workflow of the production network log within the simulation network model to generate a simulated network log.
US11424986B2
In one embodiment, a method, by a network apparatus of a first domain network, includes receiving one or more packets from an access network, determining a classification for the packets based on the accounting information, selecting, based on the determined classification, a policy configuration from a plurality of policy configurations for processing the packets, encapsulating the packets with one or more segment identifiers in accordance with the selected policy configuration, and sending the encapsulated packets to a network slice or a second network slice in a second domain network based on the one or more segment identifiers.
US11424983B2
Some embodiments of the invention provide a network forwarding element that can be dynamically reconfigured to adjust its data message processing to stay within a desired operating temperature or power consumption range. In some embodiments, the network forwarding element includes (1) a data-plane forwarding circuit (“data plane”) to process data tuples associated with data messages received by the IC, and (2) a control-plane circuit (“control plane”) for configuring the data plane forwarding circuit. The data plane includes several data processing stages to process the data tuples. The data plane also includes an idle-signal injecting circuit that receives from the control plane configuration data that the control plane generates based on the IC's temperature. Based on the received configuration data, the idle-signal injecting circuit generates idle control signals for the data processing stages. Each stage that receives an idle control signal enters an idle state during which the majority of the components of that stage do not perform any operations, which reduces the power consumed and temperature generated by that stage during its idle state.
US11424981B2
An example system includes a number of nodes each including a processor and a non-transitory machine readable medium storing a copy of an operating system image. Each copy of the operating system image may include a minimum set of artifacts of a cloud platform application and lifecycle manager program instructions that when executed by any of the nodes instantiate a lifecycle manager for the respective node. The lifecycle manager may be configured to in response to receiving a platform cluster creation request automatically establish a cloud platform of the cloud platform application including the respective node as a sole member and then invite others of the nodes to join the cloud platform. The lifecycle manager may also be configured to in response to receiving an invitation to join an established cloud platform of the cloud platform application and automatically integrate the respective node into the established cloud platform.
US11424980B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for managing a premises. The premises may comprise a gateway device. The gateway device may detect a security system located at the premises. A remote server may comprise data for enabling a protocol supported by the security system. The gateway device may receive, from the remote server, the data for enabling a protocol. The gateway device may communicate, based on the protocol, with the security system.
US11424976B1
A method and a system for detecting anomalies that indicate potential system infrastructure problems is provided. The method includes: obtaining a first set of telemetry data that relates to a system infrastructure events, logs, and metrics that occur during a predetermined time interval; retrieving, from a memory, historical data that relates to system infrastructure telemetry; comparing the obtained first set of telemetry data with the retrieved historical data; detecting an anomaly based on a result of the comparing; and determining a potential system infrastructure problem based on the detected anomaly. The method may include using a machine learning algorithm to analyze the obtained first set of telemetry data; identify a pattern in the data; assign scores to the events included in the data; and use the pattern and/or the scores to detect the anomaly using an artificial intelligence (AI) model that is trained using the retrieved historical data.
US11424971B2
A control unit generates pulse width modulation (PWM) pulses for an inverter. The control unit has a noise reducer configured to generate an opposing signal for active noise reduction. The noise reducer is configured to set a phase angle of the opposing signal based upon a predefined PWM frequency.
US11424970B1
Optimal GMSK training sequences are generated by applying a base sequence to the in-phase component of the even samples and rotating the base sequence by 2k-1 and applying the second sequence to the quadrature component of the odd samples. Using the optimal GMSK training sequence a channel estimate can be generated. Filtering the channel estimate converts the channel impulse response to one that can be used with a non-GMSK signal e.g. PSK or QAM.
US11424969B2
Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of full duplex compensation with a self-interference noise calculator. The self-interference noise calculator may be coupled to antennas of a wireless device and configured to generate adjusted signals that compensate self-interference. The self-interference noise calculator may include a network of processing elements configured to combine transmission signals into sets of intermediate results. Each set of intermediate results may be summed in the self-interference noise calculator to generate a corresponding adjusted signal. The adjusted signal is received by a corresponding wireless receiver to compensate for the self-interference noise generated by a wireless transmitter transmitting on the same frequency band as the wireless receiver is receiving.
US11424968B1
Disclosed retimer modules and methods enable equalizer training during link speed negotiation. One illustrative retimer module includes: an analog to digital converter that uses a sampling clock to digitize a receive signal; an equalizer that converts the digitized receive signal into an equalized signal; a decision element that derives a receive symbol stream from the equalized signal; and a clock recovery module that derives the sampling clock based at least in part on an equalization error of the equalized signal, the sampling clock having a frequency with a range including a baud rate of the receive signal at a first supported speed and including a frequency not less than twice the baud rate of the receive signal at a second supported speed.
US11424964B2
A sounding reference signal sending method, a sounding reference signal receiving method, an apparatus, and a system relating to the field of communications technologies to improve SRS resource utilization and reduce resource waste are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, SRS configuration information sent by a network side device, where the SRS configuration information includes first-type indication information used to instruct the terminal device to trigger, based on uplink data, sending of an SRS; and once there is the uplink data needing to be transmitted, sending the SRS on an SRS resource.
US11424952B2
The present invention relates to a data bus node integrated circuit comprising at least one static address selection terminal and a detecting circuit for detecting a state of the address selection terminal. The IC also comprises a communication circuit for data communication over a data bus. This circuit is adapted for determining a node address identifier taking the detected state of the at least one static address selection terminal into account. The detecting circuit is adapted for detecting the state of the address selection terminal by determining whether the address selection terminal is in a floating state, a power supply voltage state or a ground voltage state.
US11424948B2
A method for managing communication with a building automation device, the method being performed in a gateway, the method including the steps of: establishing communication with the building automation device over a first communication protocol; installing executable software instructions on the building automation device over the first communication protocol to provide a capability to communicate over a second communication protocol; and establishing communication with the building automation device over the second communication protocol.
US11424946B2
A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The tunnel device is selected based on an attribute, such as IP Geolocation. A tunnel bank server stores a list of available tunnels that may be used, associated with values of various attribute types. The tunnel devices initiate communication with the tunnel bank server, and stays connected to it, for allowing a communication session initiated by the tunnel bank server. Upon receiving a request from a client to a content and for specific attribute types and values, a tunnel is selected by the tunnel bank server, and is used as a tunnel for retrieving the required content from the web server, using standard protocol such as SOCKS, WebSocket or HTTP Proxy. The client only communicates with a super proxy server that manages the content fetching scheme.
US11424940B2
A computer-implemented method for using a standalone tool for certificate management is provided. The standalone tool for certificate management is provided between a plurality of computing nodes and a management node. The standalone tool determines a certificate status for each of the plurality of computing nodes in the computing system. The standalone tool also determines any certificate operations for each of the plurality of computing nodes in the computing system. The certificate status and any of the certificate operations are presented in a consolidated view.
US11424938B1
A system for credentialing a miner for a blockchain system is provided. The system interacts with a Trusted Witness to obtain a witness statement attesting to the identity of the miner. The witness statement includes a miner public key of the miner and a signed miner public key signed using the corresponding miner private key. The system provides to a notary the witness statement and signed bylaws signed using the miner public key. The system receives from the notary a digital identity signed by the notary that includes an identification of the notary, the witness statement, and the signed bylaws. The miner uses the digital identity when participating in mining for the blockchain system.
US11424937B2
An information processing apparatus capable of connecting to an external apparatus via a network includes a setting unit configured to enable a function of transmitting an issuance request for a digital certificate to the external apparatus at a previously designated date and time or with a previously designated cycle and acquiring a digital certificate from the external apparatus in response to the issuance request, wherein the function is enabled by the setting unit under a condition that information required for connection to the external apparatus is previously input.
US11424933B2
A method and to an apparatus for achieving cryptographic protection of a plurality of messages in a message exchange, for example, in particular the cryptographic protection being implemented by means of digital signatures and nonces is provided. The nonces are not transmitted directly, but rather can be reproducibly calculated from preceding messages, wherein a checksum of a previous message is also considered for each nonce. Consideration is implemented in such a way that cryptographical calculations in particular intended for the creation of the digital signature and the nonce may be calculated one single time and not separately for the nonce and the digital signature.
US11424930B2
Systems and methods for accessing account information are provided. For example, an indication to launch an application that may provide account information may be received. A determination may be made regarding whether the indication is an initial interaction with the application. If the indication is an initial interaction, one or more credentials may be received via an interface that may be displayed via the application. If the indication is not the initial interaction, a token may be accessed. A request that may include the credentials or token may then be generated and transmitted such that credentials or token may be used to authenticate a device that includes the application and a user thereof, a new token may be generated, and a response with the new token and/or account information may be transmitted. The account information may then be displayed by an interface of the application.
US11424927B2
Systems and methods for communicating avionic data to a non-avionic device situated outside of the cockpit of an aircraft are provided. A method may comprise the steps of receiving a request, aimed at receiving avionic data from avionic systems, from a non-avionic client device; determining the distance between the non-avionic device and the cockpit of the aircraft; and adjusting the sending of data in response to the request depending on the determined distance. Developments of the invention describe the use of a wireless access point associated with a secure gateway determining the access rights to the avionic data for the non-avionic device, various sending and/or display adjustments depending notably on the distance, threshold management, various indoor positioning techniques, unilateral or bilateral communications, various notifications, the use of lightweight connected clients (for example earpiece, watch, glasses, etc.).
US11424925B2
Minting a physical computing device based on unique key generation, wherein the key generation is configured to create a private-public key pair. In implementations, the key pair may be generated upon initialization of the physical computing device, such that the physical computing device is minted with the key pair. The key pair may be utilized as a token for supply-chain billings, payments, auditing, etc. associated with the physical computing device.
US11424911B2
An example operation may include one or more of receiving, via a network, tag data that is read from a tag associated with a physical object and signed with a key assigned to the tag, determining, via a blockchain peer, that the signed tag data is validly signed based on a corresponding key pair of the tag which is accessible to the blockchain peer, determining, via the blockchain peer, whether the tag data satisfies of one or more predefined conditions of the physical object, and storing the determination via a blockchain database.
US11424905B1
First and second clock signals are generated based on signal transitions within first and second streams of symbols, respectively, received within an integrated circuit component, the first and second clock signals having a time-varying phase offset with respect to one another. A first control circuit, operating in a first timing domain established by the first clock signal, generates first control information based on the first stream of symbols and forwards the first control information, via a domain crossing circuit that bridges the time-varying phase offset, to a second control circuit operating in a second timing domain. The second control circuit generates a third stream of symbols based on the first control information and on the second stream of symbols, and a transmit circuit outputs the third stream of symbols from the integrated circuit component synchronously with respect to the second clock signal.
US11424898B2
This application discloses a DMRS indicating method, a DMRS receiving method, and an apparatus. The method includes: determining, by a transmit end from a plurality of groups of demodulation reference signal DMRS configuration information, DMRS configuration information corresponding to a current DMRS transmission scheme, and obtaining DMRS indication information based on the DMRS configuration information, where each group of DMRS configuration information includes a plurality of pieces of DMRS configuration information; and sending, by the transmit end, the DMRS indication information. The method and the apparatus provided in this application are implemented to match a plurality of scenarios in NR. This can satisfy a requirement for transmitting more layers of data, and can further reduce indication overheads.
US11424884B2
An apparatus for wireless communication transmits a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for at least eight orthogonal DMRS ports in a single symbol of at least one slot. The apparatus also transmits data in the at least one slot. The apparatus may correspond to a base station transmitting DMRS and downlink data. The apparatus may correspond to a user equipment (UE) transmitting DMRS and uplink data. The apparatus may bundle the DMRS across multiple slots with a bundled DMRS including a first set of the DMRS ports in a first single symbol of a first slot and a second set of the DMRS ports in a second single symbol of a second slot. The apparatus may transmit the DMRS in only a single slot in a physical resource block group (PRG) including two or more resource blocks using four frequency domain orthogonal cover codes (FD-OCC) and a frequency offset pattern.
US11424882B2
A method and a device in a UE and a base station for wireless communications are provided in the present disclosure. A UE first receives a first signaling, the first signaling is used for indicating M first-type time window(s) in a first sub-band, and the M first-type time window(s) in the first sub-band is(are) reserved for a first-type reference signal, M being a positive integer; the UE then determines that it is only needed to receive the first-type reference signal in M1 first-type time window(s) of the M first-type time window(s) in a first sub-band, M1 being a positive integer no greater than the M. The present disclosure is advantageous in avoiding possible loss of performance in Unlicensed Spectrum resulting from belated determination of beam link failure due to the fact that the reference signal is not transmitted on time.
US11424871B2
An operating method of a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes acquiring resource pool information for sidelink communication, receiving, from another terminal, a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), and reporting, to the another terminal, a hybrid automatic request (HARQ) feedback information corresponding to the receiving of the PSSCH, based on physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) configuration information included in the resource pool information.
US11424868B2
Various solutions for processing timeline enhancement with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may determine a normal processing time. The apparatus may determine a specific processing time. The apparatus may use the normal processing time when performing an initial transmission. The apparatus may use the specific processing time when performing a retransmission.
US11424867B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for data acknowledgment. One apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits data to a device. The apparatus may include a processor that determines a response window having multiple subframes for receiving an acknowledgement corresponding to the data. The apparatus may include a receiver that receives the acknowledgement within the response window.
US11424859B2
Systems and methods are provided for implementing forward error correction (FEC) on data transferred on a data link on the physical layer. Binary encoding can be done in accordance with a physical unit (phit) FEC format. The phit FEC format allows for correction of two bit errors and comprises a codeword having a variable bit size. Pre-coding the phit enables burst errors associated with the link to converted into bit errors. The data can be transmitted in the phit FEC format to a receiving PHY. The correctable two bit errors at one or more locations within the phit FEC format can then be corrected by decoding at the receiving PHY in accordance with the phit FEC. The FEC techniques can minimize latency in the PHY.
US11424851B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Some wireless communications network may operate in accordance with an open-RAN (ORAN) network specification which may support functional splitting between the ORAN distributed unit (O-DU) and the ORAN radio unit (RU) located at a base station. The O-DU may communicate with the O-RU using control messaging, and the O-DU may signal whether various resource block groups are used for data allocation by enabling or disabling bits in a bit mask parameter in a header of the control message. To increase communications efficiency and reduce overhead, the O-DU may dynamically configure the number of bits included in a bit mask based on a radio access technology (RAT) type. The O-DU may determine the size of the bit mask in the control message based on the RAT type and may generate the control message that includes the bit mask.
US11424848B2
A management system configured to manage one or more optical transmitters in an optical network utilizing an optical spectrum, wherein the management system is configured to track at least one of said multiple optical transmitters by specifying a spectral position and spectral width of the portion of the optical spectrum containing a coherent optical signal generated by the at least one optical transmitter, wherein the spectral width is ‘n’ bins where n is an integer greater than 1 and each bin is a same size.
US11424844B2
A frequency spectrum management device includes a processing circuit configured to acquire, with regard to a position of a primary user sample, a plurality pieces of sample information, each of the plurality pieces of sample information comprising information of a plurality of secondary user samples, and an aggregate interference generated by the plurality of secondary users on the primary user sample; and training a neural network model by taking the information of the plurality of secondary user samples as an input of the neural network model and taking the aggregate interference generated by the plurality of secondary user samples on the primary user sample as an output of the neural network model, so as to determine a parameter set of the neural network model corresponding to the position of the primary user sample.
US11424827B1
An optical detector system provides output to an optical tracking system to facilitate optical communications by tracking a beam of incoming light using a fast-steering mirror (FSM). The optical detector system comprises an array of optical photodetectors, such array comprising one or more quad cells. The incoming light passes through one or more optical elements to generate a specified beam shape, such as a bar or cross, on the array. The resulting output from the array is highly responsive to changes in position of the reshaped beam on the array. As a result, noise equivalent angle (NEA) of the optical detector system representing pointing error is substantially reduced. A reduction in NEA facilitates more precise alignment, allowing incoming light to be aligned to a smaller area. For example, the incoming light may be aligned to a single mode optical fiber connected to a receiver system.
US11424826B2
A data-receiving circuit adapted to an electronic device is provided herein. The electronic device receives a power-saving signal to operate in a power-saving mode. The data-receiving circuit includes a first register, a second register, a decoder, a data register, and a control circuit. The first register is configured to store a target value. The second register is configured to store the length of the target value. The decoder captures control data and endpoint data from an IR signal. The data register is configured to store the control data. The control circuit empties out the data register according to the power-saving signal and the endpoint signal.
US11424823B2
A method and an apparatus for time slot multiplexing, and a communication device. At least one multiplexing node group in a subnet of a TDMA communication system may be determined according to a connection relationship among all nodes in the subnet, where a shortest communication link between every two nodes in each multiplexing node group includes at least the preset quantity of nodes, the preset quantity of nodes includes the two nodes, and the preset quantity is no less than 4. For each multiplexing node group, a multiplexing time slot allocated to the multiplexing node group is determined, and each node in the multiplexing node group is controlled to transmit data in the multiplexing time slot. The time slots can be shared by the nodes in the multiplexing node group, and therefore multiple nodes can transmit data in the multiplexing time slot.
US11424817B2
An enhanced L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) may include LDACS ground stations, and LDACS airborne stations configured to communicate with the LDACS ground stations. Each LDACS airborne station may be configured to collect respective routing metrics, and each LDACS airborne station may be selectively operable as at least one of a host and client. The enhanced LDACS may also include a peer-to-peer server configured to establish a mesh network topology from the LDACS airborne stations based upon the routing metrics, and selectively operate each LDACS airborne station as at least one of the host and client.
US11424805B1
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may transmit, to a channel engineering device, a configuration for performing a downlink beam refinement procedure with a user equipment (UE). The channel engineering device may transmit one or more reference signals (e.g., one or more channel state information reference signals) to the UE. For instance, the channel engineering device may transmit the one or more reference signals to the UE over resources configured by the base station or may deflect (e.g., reflect, refract, or both) reference signals transmitted to the channel engineering device by the base station. After receiving the one or more reference signals, the UE may transmit a report to the channel engineering device that the channel engineering device may use to update a channel configuration of the channel engineering device (e.g., updating a downlink beam or angle of deflection at the channel engineering device).
US11424796B1
Technologies directed to Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) connections and SerDes routing between digital beam forming (DBF) devices of a panel with an array of antenna elements, such as on satellite User Link panels, are described. A first DBF device is coupled to a first modem over a first SerDes link and coupled to RFFE circuitry. A second DBF device is coupled to the first DBF device over a second SerDes link. Each of the DBF devices is coupled to multiple antenna elements. The DBF devices route data between the modem and the other DBF devices, such as in a chain of DBF devices.
US11424795B2
The invention relates to a wireless communication device configured for use in a wireless communication system, wherein, based on one or more structural properties of a multi-panel antenna array describing how the antenna array is structured into multiple panels, a precoder is selected to be applied for a transmission from the multi-panel antenna array; and wherein an information indicative of the determined precoder is signaled to a transmit radio node; the invention further refers to a transmit radio node configured for transmitting via a multi-panel antenna array in a wireless communication system, wherein signaling indicating one or more structural properties of a multi-panel antenna array describing how the antenna array is structured into multiple panels is transmitted to the wireless communication device.
US11424793B2
Methods, a base unit and a remote unit are disclosed. A method comprises determining two or more SRS resource sets for codebook or non-codebook based UL transmission of the mobile unit in the condition that the number of antenna ports simultaneously used by the mobile unit for transmitting is smaller than the number of antenna ports simultaneously used by the mobile unit for receiving; and transmitting a trigger associated with the two or more SRS resource sets to the mobile unit to trigger resource transmissions by the mobile unit.
US11424783B2
A transceiver includes a radio-frequency (RF) front-end circuit, a dedicated RF front-end circuit, and a switchable matching circuit. The RF front-end circuit deals with communications of at least a first wireless communication standard. The dedicated RF front-end circuit deals with communications of a second wireless communication standard only. The switchable matching circuit is coupled to the RF front-end circuit, the dedicated RF front-end circuit, and a signal port of a chip. The switchable matching circuit provides impedance matching between the signal port and the RF front-end circuit when the RF front-end circuit is in operation, and provides impedance matching between the signal port and the dedicated RF front-end circuit when the dedicated RF front-end circuit is in operation. The RF front-end circuit, the dedicated RF front-end circuit, and the switchable matching circuit are integrated in the chip.
US11424777B2
There is provided a mitigation module for mitigating interference complementing a receiver of a wireless network, comprising: at least one processor executing a code for: obtaining digital baseband signals received by a plurality of reception sources, matching at least a portion of a signature signal to at least a portion of the baseband signals, the signature signal indicative of a presence of interference signals originating from at least one external interference source, calculating a plurality of mitigation weights for at least the portion of the baseband signal corresponding to the matched at least portion of the signature signal, performing an interference mitigation process on the digital baseband signals received from the plurality of reception sources using the plurality of mitigation weights to generate clean digital baseband signals, and providing the clean digital baseband signals to a receiver of the wireless network.
US11424775B2
Disclosed are a human body communication receiver and an operating method thereof, which may effectively remove low frequency noise. The human body communication receiver according to the present disclosure includes a receiving electrode, a virtual electrode, a filter circuit that is connected between the receiving electrode and the virtual electrode, and removes low frequency noise from a signal received through the receiving electrode to generate a high frequency signal, a low frequency reconstruction circuit that is connected to a rear end of the filter circuit and reconstructs a low frequency baseband signal by rectifying the high frequency signal, and an amplifying circuit that is connected to a rear end of the low frequency reconstruction circuit, and amplifies the low frequency baseband signal.
US11424769B2
A radio frequency (RF) front end module includes an antenna node, a number of RF filtering elements and switching circuitry. Each one of the RF filtering elements is configured to pass RF signals within a filter pass band and attenuate RF signals outside the filter pass band. The switching circuitry is configured to selectively couple one or more of the RF filtering elements to the antenna node such that RF signals in different operating bands received at the antenna node are separately isolated by the RF filtering elements. The RF filtering elements include a shared filtering element, which is switchable such that in a first operating configuration is used to isolate signals within a first operating band and in a second operating configuration is used to isolate signals within a second operating band that is different from the first operating band.
US11424768B2
A radio frequency module includes: a module board that includes a first principal surface and a second principal surface on opposite sides of the module board; a power amplifier disposed on the module board; a low noise amplifier disposed on the module board; a transmission filter (a first acoustic wave filter) disposed on one of the first principal surface and the second principal surface; and a reception filter (a second acoustic wave filter) disposed on one of the first principal surface and the second principal surface. An absolute value of a temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF) of the transmission filter is smaller than an absolute value of a TCF of the reception filter, and a distance between the transmission filter and the power amplifier is shorter than a distance between the reception filter and the power amplifier.
US11424757B2
A successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC) with calibration function and a calibration method thereof are provided. The SAR ADC has at least one capacitor digital-to-analog converter (CDAC), having Nd capacitors corresponding to Nd bits; and a controller. The calibration method includes: coupling the capacitors of an i-th to an (Nd−1)-th bit to a first reference voltage, and generating a first digital code based an operation of the capacitors of an (i−1)-th bit to a 0-th bit; coupling the capacitors of an (i+1)-th bit to the (Nd−1)-th bit to the first reference voltage, coupling the capacitor of the i-th bit to a second reference voltage, and generating a second digital code based on the operation of the capacitors of the (i−1)-th bit to the 0-th bit; generating a capacitor weight of the capacitor of the i-th bit; and calibrating the SAR ADC based on the capacitor weight.
US11424744B2
An integrated circuit device may include a programmable fabric die having programmable logic fabric and configuration memory that may configure the programmable logic fabric. The integrated circuit device may also include a base die that may provide fabric support circuitry, including memory and/or communication interfaces. The first die and the second die may be coupled using a multi-purpose interface that may allow communication between the first die and the second die. The multi-purpose interface may allow concurrent access to the base die by the programmable logic fabric and the configuration memory by using multiple channels over the multi-purpose interface.
US11424733B2
A calibration device includes a signal generator and a processor. The signal generator is configured to provide an input signal to a filter circuit, wherein the filter circuit has a real time constant and is configured to receive the input signal to output an output signal. The processor is configured to calculate a real gain according to the output signal and the input signal, compare the real gain with a target gain to obtain a comparison result and determine whether to adjust the real time constant of the filter circuit according to the comparison result. The present disclosure also provides a calibration method.
