US11771949B2
A realistic sloping simulation device for a fitness equipment is disclosed, generally including a fixed base, a host tube, a support frame, and a driving unit. The host tube has a first end coupled to the fixed base. The support frame has a lower end slidably coupled to the fixed base and an upper end pivoted to the host tube between the first end and the second end. The driving unit is disposed between the host tube and the support frame or between the host tube and the fixed base. The fixed base, the host tube, and the support frame jointly form a linkage mechanism. By means of the driving unit driving the lower end of the support frame to move relative to the fixed base or the host tube, the second end of the host tube is caused to swing or rotate so as to simulate different slopes.
US11771948B2
A treadmill includes a treadmill frame, an endless belt, and a restricting device. The restricting device has a first strap member and a second strap member located above the endless belt. Each of the first strap member and the second strap member has a first end and a second end. The first end of the first strap member is connected to a right side of the treadmill frame, and the first end of the second strap member is connected to a left side of the treadmill frame. The second end of the first strap member is operable to be removably connected to the second end of the second strap member. The restricting device is configured to constrain a position of a user on the endless belt when the second end of the first strap member is connected to the second end of the second strap member.
US11771947B2
A foldable athletics mat for use in yoga, Pilates, and the like which is provided with split joints which facilitate folding and allow for a greater selection of candidate materials for one or more surfaces of the mat, sweat channels to transport perspiration away from a practitioner, and magnetic fasteners for securing the mat when mat is folded into a folded position.
US11771939B2
An aqueous fire-fighting composition includes a surfactant component that includes an anionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or a mixture of any two or more thereof; and a suspension agent comprising microfibrous cellulose. The suspension agent may include a water-soluble oligosaccharide and/or polysaccharide co-agent together with the microfibrous cellulose. The fire-fighting composition may also include one or more of a sugar component, organic solvent and a polysaccharide thickener, and be substantially free of fluorinated additives.
US11771938B2
The disclosed invention relates to novel biocompatible firefighting foam compositions that include a deep eutectic solvent. Disclosed are methods of making and using firefighting foams containing deep eutectic solvents, which may also be used in existing fire foam compositions as drop in solvent additives. The deep eutectic solvents may also be used in or as a principle component of surrogate firefighting foam compositions.
US11771937B2
A sprinkler assembly (10) having a receiving member (12), a fluid tight seal (44) and a sprinkler frame (14). The receiving member includes an inner surface (22) defining an internal passageway and a central axis (A-A) of the assembly. The frame of the sprinkler includes an internal surface (38) that defines a fluid passage. The sprinkler assembly includes cooperating positioning elements (28, 40) which engage and couple the sprinkler frame to the receiving member for at least one of an axial and rotational adjustment between the frame and receiving member. The engaged positioning elements facilitate formation or location of the fluid tight seal between the sprinkler frame and receiving member, the seal being spaced from the engaged positioning elements. In one aspect of the assembly, the sprinkler frame and receiving member are made of plastic material (e.g. CPVC).
US11771933B2
A fire sensor, fire sensing apparatus and a fire sensing system are disclosed. The fire sensor includes a layer of fibers arranged to cross one another at intersections. The fibers have an electromagnetic property which is changeable upon contact with fire and they are individually connectible to a detector of fire sensing apparatus to detect any change in the electromagnetic property. A change in electromagnetic property detected at any intersection of two fibers will indicate a fire at the location of that intersection. A movement of that location across the sensor will indicate the direction of travel of the fire. The sensing system is capable of sending alerts and extinguishing the fire.
US11771929B2
The present disclosure presents a patient respiratory mask that is configured to pick up patient speech from within the patient respiratory mask utilizing a microphone and to transmit that speech to a speaker or other communications device and a method of patient communication utilizing the same.
US11771928B2
A filter mask for biological material is provided wherein the filter mask has a fan assist for inhalation.
US11771927B2
A rebreathing apparatus having inhaled oxygen mixing and exhaled carbon dioxide removal functions, enabling rebreathing by maintaining the amount of breathing oxygen by inhalation and removing carbon dioxide discharged by exhalation. The rebreathing apparatus includes a mask having one side to which an inhalation hose is connected and the other side to which an exhalation hose is connected; an exhaled breath storing container storing exhaled breath; a filter removing carbon dioxide; an inhaled breath storing container storing the air having passed through the filter; an oxygen storing container supplying oxygen to the inhalation storing container; a decompressor installed at an inlet of the oxygen storing container; an oxygen mixing module mixing the oxygen discharged through the oxygen supplying hose with the air; and a controller controlling operations of the exhaled breath storing container, the inhaled breath storing container, the oxygen storing container, the filter, and the oxygen mixing module.
US11771926B2
A rescue tool (10) comprises a drive system which is provided inside a housing and which is configured and suitable for actuating a linear displacement of an implement drive member. The drive system is connected for axial rotation to a rotation shaft of an energizable drive source (22), wherein the rotation shaft of the energizable drive source (22) is coupled for force transmission to an axially rotatable spindle (30). The spindle (30) is coupled rotatably to the housing (15) by means of an axial bearing assembly (25, 26) and the drive body (40) is coupled for force transmission to the spindle (30) and to the implement drive member. The drive body is configured and suitable for converting an axial rotation of the spindle (30) to a linear translation of its own.
US11771916B2
A method of administering interstitial photodynamic therapy to a target region of a patient may include receiving information associated with the target region, an initial photosensitizer concentration, a plurality of initial photosensitizer photokinetic rate parameters, and a threshold treatment dose for a photosensitizer, the threshold treatment dose being a threshold photodynamic therapy-dose or a threshold reactive oxygen species dose. A location in the target region for inserting at least one interstitial treatment fiber to deliver the treatment light, and initial values for treatment light transmission is determined. Computational spatial elements are determined for the target region and for the location of emitting surfaces of the at least one interstitial treatment fiber, and a light fluence rate for delivering treatment light to each of the computational spatial elements. A treatment dose is determined based on the light fluence rate, the plurality of photosensitizer photokinetic rate parameters, and a photokinetic rate equation.
US11771909B2
A wearable cardiac defibrillator (“WCD”) system may include a support structure that a patient can wear, an energy storage module that can store an electrical charge, and a discharge circuit that can discharge the electrical charge through the patient so as to shock him or her, while the patient is wearing the support structure. Embodiments may actively take into account bystanders, both to protect them from an inadvertent shock, and also to enlist their help. In some embodiments the WCD system includes a speaker system that transmits a sound designed to assist a bystander to perform CPR. Optionally CPR chest compressions received by the patient can be further detected, and feedback can be given. In embodiments, a WCD system may include a user interface that can be controlled to output CPR prompts tailored to a skill level of the bystander.
US11771905B2
This document describes methods and materials for mapping and modulating repolarization. For example, this document relates to methods and devices for mapping and modulating repolarization to target atrial and ventricular arrhythmias to deliver electrical stimulation pacing, ablation and/or electroporation.
US11771904B2
A system and method for measuring and monitoring charge states of one or more electrodes of an implanted stimulation lead system associated with an IPG. A Kelvin connection scheme operative with a switching circuit is provided for coupling select electrode terminals disposed in a Kelvin connection measurement loop in a switchable manner to sense and reference inputs of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured as at least part of diagnostic circuitry for the IPG.
US11771896B2
A balloon type retinal stimulation device includes: a substrate unit having an insertion portion to be inserted into an eyeball; and a stimulation unit provided at one or both of one and the other surfaces of the substrate unit. The insertion portion is expandable and contractible as a fluid is injected into and discharged from an inside of the injection portion. When the insertion portion expands, one surface of the insertion portion matches a shape of the retina such that the stimulation unit is brought into close contact with the retina on which an image is formed, and the other surface of the insertion portion comes into close contact with an inner surface of the eyeball that is not a region of retina on which an image is formed, to support the insertion portion that is in contact with the region of retina on which an image is formed.
US11771894B2
A device for providing an energetic field to promote the body's self-healing process comprises electronics immersed in a dialectric oil in a first enclosure which accelerate and spin an energetic current within a gas-filed glass tube. The tube protrudes through a small opening into a second large metal (e.g. copper)-lined patient enclosure, such that the energy emitted from the tube is directed toward a circular concave baffle covered in a densely woven fabric. A plastic sheet optionally protects the patient from arcing with the baffle. Seating/support is provided to properly position the patient; as well as seating for the practitioner/therapist who both positions the patient, and provides mental and emotional guidance, to optimize patient receptivity to treatment.
US11771892B2
Bacteria, cancer cells, fungus and other harmful cells located beneath the surface of a mammal body can be effectively destroyed by passing an electrical current through the area to be treated. Electrodes are positioned on either side of the area to be treated, for example, gums, fingers, arms, legs, feet and torso, and an electric current is caused to flow between the electrodes and through the area to be treated. The electric current will destroy the bacteria, cancer cells, fungus or other harmful cells.
US11771891B2
Systems and methods are provided for applying electrical stimulation to a body by an electrode spaced from a target nerve of passage. It has been discovered that pain felt, or perceived to be felt, in a given region of the body can be treated by stimulating muscle close to a “nerve of passage” in a region that is superior (i.e., cranial or upstream toward the spinal column) to the region where pain is felt, such as in a case of post-amputation residual limb pain, or purportedly felt in the case of post-amputation phantom limb pain.
US11771889B2
Leads for use with implantable medical devices may be implanted in the venous, arterial, or lymphatic networks. The diameter of a microlead may be at most equal to 1.5 French (0.5 mm), and it may include a plurality of micro-cables each including: an electrically conductive core cable for connection to one pole of a multipolar generator of an active implantable medical device, and a polymer insulation layer surrounding the core cable. At least one exposed area may be formed in the insulation layer to form a detection/stimulation electrode.
US11771888B2
A first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode and a fourth electrode are placed on a head of the patient. The electrodes are electrically connected to a master unit or sub-control unit that generates a first stimulation signal, during a first time period, to the first and second electrodes to stimulate the brain inside the head. The third and fourth electrodes receive a first brain signal, during a second time period, and forwards the first brain signal to the master unit or sub-control unit which analyzes the first brain signal and adapting a second stimulation signal based on information in the first brain signal.
US11771882B2
A catheter adapter may include a catheter adapter body and a catheter adapter channel formed within the catheter adapter body. The catheter adapter body may include a proximal end, a distal end, an inferior surface, and a superior surface. The inferior surface of the catheter adapter body may be configured to abut against a surface area of a patient's skin, and an angle formed between the surface area of the patient's skin and a longitudinal axis of the catheter adapter channel may be greater than 4 degrees.
US11771879B2
Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade to release the drug into the bloodstream to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be operably coupled to delivery means having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract.
US11771873B2
A balloon (12) having a drug carried on a working surface (W) of the balloon wall and a radiopaque identifier (30) identifying the location of the drug (D) on the balloon (12), wherein a portion of the balloon is coated with a radiopaque material to which a drug formulation adheres, and uncoated areas are not covered by the drug (D) or the drug (D) is adhered to the working surface (W), that is not treated with radiopaque material.
US11771864B2
Devices, systems and methods are provided for delivering coffee-derived volatiles to a user, particularly for the treatment of addiction. The coffee volatiles are selected and delivered by devices and systems which allow for concentrated delivery to the olfactory system of the user in a controlled manner. The olfactory system is the part of the sensory system used for smelling or olfaction. Olfaction of such coffee volatiles in this prescribed fashion stimulates the reward system of the brain such that a specific desired outcome is achieved. In some embodiments, the desired outcome is a reduction in addiction symptoms or curbing of a sensation of addiction withdrawal.
US11771853B2
Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating and delivering an inhalable vapor or aerosol. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are used to generate and deliver a vapor or aerosol containing tobacco for use in, for example, traditional smoking or, for example, to deliver a smoking cessation therapy. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are used for generating and delivering a vapor or aerosol comprising a medicament. For example, in some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are used to deliver an inhalable medicament to the lungs of a patient.
US11771847B2
An assembly method of an apparatus suitable for pressurized liquid transfusion is disclosed. In one step, a nozzle is to be inserted into the through hole of an elastomeric ring. Because the dimension of the nozzle is larger than the through hole, the internal wall of the elastomeric ring is tensioned and deformed so as to fit the nozzle. In one step, the elastomeric ring along with the nozzle is inserted into a receptacle. The dimension of the outer contour of the elastomeric ring needs to be decreased so as to be accommodated by the receptacle. Due to the flexibility of the elastomeric ring, it resumes at least partially to its original shape. Therefore, proper seal is created and maintained between the elastomeric ring and the nozzle such that leakage and pressure loss may be prevented. The foregoing is capable of working under high-pressured environment for prolonged use.
US11771844B2
A syringe de-capper including a base having a lower surface and an upper surface opposite the lower surface. The syringe de-capper also includes a de-capping member extending from the upper surface of the base, the de-capping feature including a proximal end adjacent to the base, a distal end spaced away from the base. The de-capping feature includes opposing first and second lateral surfaces defining a proximal thickness at the proximal end and a distal thickness at the distal end, the distal thickness is smaller than the proximal thickness. Also, the syringe de-capper includes a slot disposed in the de-capping member, the slot extending from the distal end of the de-capping member toward the proximal end of the de-capping member and configured to slidably receive a distal end of a syringe for removing a cap therefrom.
US11771841B2
A syringe mixing system is provided for housing and mixing contents between at least two syringes. In some embodiments, a syringe coupler is provided that receives first and second syringes and includes a valve member that is convertible between a closed position and an open position. Retention systems for preventing or inhibiting removal of at least one syringe after use are also provided.
US11771840B2
A medicine dispensing device and system for administering a selected drug. The medicine dispensing device includes a vessel configured to retain a drug to be dispensed. The medicine dispensing device may comprise a first series of zones of varying widths on a surface of the vessel, with each zone of the first series of zones corresponding to a pre-determined dose of the drug for a first medical condition wherein the first series of zones are correlated to a first series of values of a physical characteristic of a patient; and a second series of zones of varying widths on the surface of the vessel, with each zone of the second series of zones corresponding to a pre-determined dose of the drug for a second medical condition wherein the second series of zones are correlated to a second series of values of the physical characteristic of a patient.
US11771839B2
A medicament delivery device is presented having a drive configured to act on a medicament container for expelling a medicament; a holder configured to hold said drive in a pre-tensioned state; an activator configured to interact with said holder for releasing said drive from the pre-tensioned state; wherein the device further includes a feedback mechanism configured to interact both with said holder and with said drive for generating an audible and/or tactile and/or visual signal indicating that the medicament has been completely expelled.
US11771838B2
The present disclosure relates to an audible indicator for use with a drug delivery device comprising a resilient force member configured to reside in one of a relaxed state and a biased state. The audible indicator comprises a retainer adapted to maintain the resilient force member in the biased state. The resilient force member releases stored energy to impact a surface to generate an audible signal when the resilient force member changes from the biased state into the relaxed state.
US11771829B2
Self-righting articles, such as self-righting capsules for administration to a subject, are generally provided. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may be configured such that the article may orient itself relative to a surface (e.g., a surface of a tissue of a subject). The self-righting articles described herein may comprise one or more tissue engaging surfaces configured to engage (e.g., interface with, inject into, anchor) with a surface (e.g., a surface of a tissue of a subject). In some embodiments, the self-righting article may have a particular shape and/or distribution of density (or mass) which, for example, enables the self-righting behavior of the article. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may comprise a tissue interfacing component and/or a pharmaceutical agent (e.g., for delivery of the active pharmaceutical agent to a location internal of the subject) such as a liquid pharmaceutical agent. In some cases, upon contact of the tissue with the tissue engaging surface of the article, the self-righting article may be configured to release one or more tissue interfacing components. In some cases, the tissue interfacing component is associated with a self-actuating component. For example, the self-righting article may comprise a self-actuating component configured, upon exposure to a fluid, to release the tissue interfacing component from the self-righting article.
US11771828B2
A medication delivery device having a lock element. The device is connectable to an electrical plug of a conduit. The device includes an external housing with an opening that ports to a plug receiving hollow within an interior volume. An electrical circuit connected to at least one of a rechargeable battery and a memory controller includes a connection element within the plug receiving hollow. The lock element travels within the plug receiving hollow when a dose delivery assembly of the device operates for forcing medication from the device. The lock element is sized and positioned to have its travel halted by abutment with the plug, when the plug is within the plug receiving hollow and electrically interfacing with the connection element, to thereby halt the dose delivery assembly from further operating for forcing medication from the device.
US11771827B2
This disclosure concerns a medical device designed for delivering a medical fluid or designed for controlling delivery of a medical fluid, and to a method of operating such a medical device. The medical device comprises a user interface associated with an electronic circuit connected to a first port and to a second port of a controller. The electronic circuit enables the controller to detect actuation of the user interface. The controller is configured to execute the following sequence of steps: first step: configure the first port as an output port and to apply a first signal to the first port; second step: to acquire a second signal from the second port; and third step: to determine on the basis of the second signal if a short circuit has occurred and to generate a short circuit alert signal if applicable.
US11771826B2
A flow control device includes a housing having a primary valve body defining a primary inlet and an outlet, a secondary valve body defining a secondary inlet, and a chamber defined by an inner circumferential surface of the housing and fluidly connecting the primary and secondary inlets with the outlet. The primary and secondary inlets share a common central axis perpendicularly disposed to a central axis of the outlet. A valve member is reciprocally mounted in the chamber to block fluid communication between the secondary inlet and the outlet when fluid pressure into the primary inlet is higher than fluid pressure into the secondary inlet, and) block fluid communication between the primary inlet and the outlet when fluid pressure into the secondary inlet is higher than fluid pressure into the primary inlet.
US11771824B2
A system and method is provided for detecting fluid low-volume and occlusion in a device using force sensing resistor (FSR) sensor. One or more force sensing resistors are positioned in communication with a fluid channel at one or more of a pump intake and pump outlet to detect pressure in the fluid channel. The pressure is detected through communication with the force sensing resistor and indicates an irregular system condition including but not limited to, fluid low-volume level and occlusion. Also provided are a fluid flow sensor (e.g., FSR or MEMS sensor) disposed relative to an embedded fluid channel in the base of a wearable medicine delivery pump.
US11771822B1
The present invention is directed to a safe and efficient, wearable drug delivery system for delivering one or more drugs directly into a patient's body in a prescribed manner. The wearable drug delivery system includes a drug delivery module including at least one receptor port for receiving and retaining a source of drugs, a skin base attachable to the drug delivery module and containing at least one corresponding drug delivery port for receipt of drugs from the at least one receptor port and a drug-dispensing nozzle for delivering the drug into the patient's system (e.g., into a vein). The drug delivery system additionally includes an electronic control system having a control module and an electronic valve, which may be positioned between the receptor port and the drug delivery port, for control of the flow of the drug in response to input from the control module.
US11771818B2
In some embodiments, a fluid dynamics system includes a solenoid valve including a valve body including ports including an inlet port and an outlet port, and a valve cavity having a direction of elongation and configured to provide fluid connectivity between respective ones of the ports, a solenoid coil disposed in the valve body around valve cavity, and a plunger comprising a permanent magnet, and configured to move back-and-forth along the direction of elongation between a first position and a second position in the valve cavity selectively controlling the fluid connectivity between respective ones of the ports, and a controller configured to apply at least one current to the solenoid coil to selectively move the plunger between the first position and the second position, and to selectively maintain the plunger in the first position and the second position.
US11771809B2
A method for stabilizing dialysate consumption flow in a central distribution loop for a plurality of dialysis machines comprises: coordinating each dialysate dispensing cycle of active ones of the dialysis machines; calculating dialysate or concentrates consumption based on amount required in each dialysate dispensing cycle of the active dialysis machines; and preparing the dialysate based on the calculated dialysate or concentrates consumption required by the active dialysis machines. Also a corresponding apparatus and a corresponding central dialysate preparation and distribution system are disclosed, wherein the apparatus at least comprises: a coordinating module configured to coordinate each dialysate dispensing cycle of active ones of the dialysis machines; a calculating module configured to calculate dialysate or concentrates consumption based on amount required in each dialysate dispensing cycle of the active dialysis machines; and a mixing control module, for preparing the dialysate based on the calculated dialysate or concentrates consumption.
US11771795B2
An air purification module comprises a housing having an interior space provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, and an axial type blowing fan, mounted in the housing, for moving air from the air inlet to the air outlet. The air purification module further includes an air purifying unit, provided on a flow path of the air, for purifying the air and a guide for reducing the flow rate of the air between the blowing fan and the air purifying unit. The air purifying unit includes a filter provided between the blowing fan and the air outlet and a light source unit for providing light to the filter.
US11771794B1
An aromatherapy nebulizer and an aroma diffuser of the same are proposed in the present invention. The aroma diffuser includes the aromatherapy nebulizer and a main body to mount the aromatherapy nebulizer. The aromatherapy nebulizer includes an atomizer; and an essential oil container. The atomizer includes an atomizing seat defined an atomization chamber therein and an outer cover defining a mist outlet. The atomizing seat is provided with an air conduit and a liquid conduit; the liquid conduit defines an essential oil channel therethrough. The essential oil channel is bent at one end of the liquid conduit which forms a liquid outlet, thereby the essential oil is absorbed upwards to the liquid conduct from the essential oil container and changes a direction sprayed out from the liquid outlet.
US11771785B2
A system for sterilizing and wireless tethering of a stethoscope includes a portable electronic device configured to be coupled to a stethoscope and having a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a signal. The system further includes an enclosure defining a cavity for housing the stethoscope. The enclosure includes at least one light source configured to emit light at a wavelength designed to damage or destroy microbes. The enclosure further includes a wireless receiver configured to receive the signal transmitted by the wireless transmitter of the portable electronic device. The enclosure further includes a controller coupled to the wireless receiver and configured to determine a notification event in response to the portable electronic device being further from the enclosure than a predetermined distance based on the signal received by the wireless receiver.
US11771784B2
A pathogen-deactivating fibrous material is coated with salt crystals or salt crystal layer. The salt crystals or coating on the supporting fibrous material layer dissolves upon exposure to pathogenic aerosols and recrystallizes during evaporation of water from the pathogenic aerosols. Recrystallization of the salt deactivates pathogens. The pathogen-deactivating fibrous material can be used in a sanitizing fabric, an air filtering device, such as respiratory devices, masks, furnace filter devices, air conditioning device, vehicle cabin filter device, etc., and can provide a universal personal protection for preventing infections.
US11771778B2
A method for treating a patient suffering from a neuronal hypo-kinetic disease or a neuronal hyper-kinetic disease by modulating neuronal activity in the: internal globus pallidus (GPi), in the anterior motor thalamus and/or in the external globus pallidum (GPe) and/or in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) by utilizing suppressor and/or enhancer DREADDs is provided.
US11771776B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.
US11771766B2
An ophthalmic drug delivery system that contains phospholipid and cholesterol for prolonging drug lifetime in the eyes.
US11771765B2
The present invention is directed to a method of treating skin and scalp comprising applying on the scalp or skin a composition comprising a scalp care active selected from the group consisting of 2-Pyridinol-N-oxide, a pyrithione or a polyvalent metal salt of pyrithione, one or more iron chelator having an A log P value of greater than or equal to 0.4 and mixtures therein; exposing the scalp and skin to electromagnetic radiation having wavelength from about 350 nm to about 500 nm and power from about about 0.1 mWatts/cm2 to about 1000 mWatts/cm2 and for a time period from about 2 seconds to about 5 minutes; wherein the antimicrobial treatment results in reduction of fungal growth as measured by the Fungal Growth Sensitivity Test of at least 50% compared to the dark sample.
US11771755B2
Nanostructures and nanostructure-based vaccines that display antigens capable of eliciting immune responses to infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and pathogens are provided. Some vaccines are useful for preventing or decreasing the severity of infection with an infectious agent, including, for example and without limitation, lyme disease, pertussis, herpes virus, orthomyxovirus, paramyxovirus, pneumovirus, filovirus, flavivirus, reovirus, retrovirus, meningococcus, or malaria. The antigens may be attached to the core of the nanostructure either non-covalently or covalently, including as a fusion protein or by other means. Multimeric antigens may optionally be displayed along a symmetry axis of the nanostructure. Also provided are proteins and nucleic acid molecules encoding such proteins, vaccine compositions, and methods of administration.
US11771746B2
Through the use of a universal anti-tick antigens, multiple tick-borne diseases that occur over a significant area can be targeted for eradication. The novel reservoir targeted anti-tick treatment is designed to reduce tick numbers and thereby blocking transmission of tick-borne diseases.
US11771742B2
The present invention relates to vesicles derived from bacteria belonging to the genus Cupriavidus and a use thereof, the vesicles derived from bacteria belonging to the genus Cupriavidus may be usefully used for the purpose of developing a method of diagnosing a malignant diseases such as gastric cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, head and neck cancer, lymphoma, and the like, heart diseases such as cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, variant angina, and the like, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney failure, dementia, Parkinson's disease, or depression, and a composition for preventing or treating the diseases.
US11771733B2
Provided herein are stable lisinopril oral liquid formulations. Also provided herein are methods of using lisinopril oral liquid formulations for the treatment of certain diseases including hypertension, heart failure and acute myocardial infarction.
US11771719B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods of generating modified hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells. One aspect of the invention includes a modified hematopoietic stem or progenitor cell comprising a nucleic acid capable of decreasing expression of an endogenous gene or a portion thereof, wherein the endogenous gene encodes a polypeptide comprising an antigen domain targeted by a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). Another aspect of the invention includes a method for generating a modified hematopoietic stem or progenitor cell. Also included are methods and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the modified cell for adoptive therapy and treating a condition, such as an autoimmune disease or cancer.
US11771712B2
Disclosed herein are compounds comprising dicarba-closo-dodecaborane. The compounds can be, for example, estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) agonists. In some examples, the compounds can be selective ERβ agonists. Also provided herein are methods of treating, preventing, or ameliorating cancer in a subject, suppressing tumor growth in a subject, treating an inflammatory disease in a subject, treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject, treating a psychotropic disorder in a subject, or a combination thereof, by administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds or compositions described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11771708B2
Pharmaceutical carriers capable of pH dependent reconstitution and methods for making and using same
Disclosed herein are novel drug carriers including a non-aqueous pH dependent release system and a non-aqueous pH dependent reassembly/assembly and reabsorption/absorption system. The carriers are capable of pH dependent release of biologically active agents and assembly or reassembly when the carrier transitions from a low pH environment, to a high pH environment and back to a low pH environment.
US11771702B2
Disclosed are PPAR receptor modulators and their uses in medicine. The novel agonists for PPAR-δ were found by screening molecules through a chemoinformatics-based model. The novel agonists for PPAR-δ are proposed for use in medicine.
US11771699B2
The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for treating hepatitis B virus infection. In particular, the present invention is directed to a combination therapy comprising administration of a TLR7 agonist and an HBV capsid assembly inhibitor for use in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B patient.
US11771694B2
The present disclosure provides methods for treating or preventing a viral infection with one or more arylamide compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or compositions comprising the same, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more arylamide compounds and at least one antiviral agent.
US11771692B2
Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for the inhibition of GBP1. The subject inhibitor compounds can act by inhibiting GBP1 alone and/or GBP1: pro-survival kinase (e.g. serine/threonine-protein kinase pim-1 (PIM1)) interactions. Aspects of the subject methods include contacting a cellular sample with a GBP 1 inhibitor to inhibit the GBP 1 alone and/or GBP 1: PIM 1 interactions. Also provided are compositions and methods for treating cancer. In certain cases the cancer is resistant towards chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
US11771685B2
Compounds and methods are provided for the treatment of neurological or mitochondrial diseases, including epilepsy. In some embodiments, the compounds are substituted 1,4-naphthoquinones.
US11771684B2
Disclosed herein are dihydroceramide desaturase 1 (Des1) inhibitor compounds and compositions, which are useful in the treatment of diseases, such as metabolic, cardiovascular, fibrotic, autoimmune/chronic inflammatory diseases, cystic fibrosis, various cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, lipid storage disorders, and ischemia/reperfusion injury, where inhibition of Des1 is expected to be therapeutic to a patient. Methods of inhibition of Des1 activity in a human or animal subject are also provided.
US11771681B2
The present invention relates to compositions comprising N,N-dimethyltryptamine, deuterated N,N-dimethyltryptamine and/or partially deuterated N,N-dimethyltryptamine. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions comprising a combination of N,N-dimethyltryptamine and 2% or more by weight of one or more deuterated N,N-dimethyltryptamine compound selected from α,α-dideutero-N,N-dimethyltryptamine and α,α,β,β-tetradeutero-N,N-dimethyltryptamine. Additional and alternative compositions of the present invention comprise a combination of N,N-dimethyltryptamine and 2% or more by weight of one or more partially deuterated N,N-dimethyltryptamine compound selected from α,β,β-trideutero-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, α,β-dideutero-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, and α-deutero-N,N-dimethyltryptamine. Methods of synthesising compositions of the present invention, and methods of use of presently described compositions in treating psychiatric or psychocognitive disorders, such as major depressive disorder, are also provided.
US11771680B2
Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions that include a compound described herein (including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of a compound described herein) and methods of synthesizing the same. Also provided herein are methods of treating diseases and/or conditions with a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11771678B2
[Object] To clarify the mechanism associated with neuropathy in methylmalonic acidemia and to develop a new therapeutic drug or the like for neuropathy in organic acidemia on the basis of this finding. [Solving Means] The inventors established technologies for the establishment of iPS cells derived from a methylmalonic acidemia patient and establishment of a stable maintenance and culturing method using peripheral blood lymphocytes of a methylmalonic acidemia patient, and for the differentiation of methylmalonic acidemia patient-derived iPS cells into nerve cells. The inventors made clear that neuropathy in organic acidemia can be treated and prevented by replenishing cAMP using a series of these experiment technologies. The drug of the invention treats or prevents neuropathy by increasing cAMP in organic acidemia.
US11771673B2
The present disclosure relates generally to peroxyformic acid forming compositions and methods for forming peroxyformic acid, preferably in situ, and peroxyformic acid formed by said compositions and methods for the purpose of treating an animal tissue and providing an antimicrobial function thereon. present disclosure in particular relates to a residue-free teat treatment composition for the treatment of an animal tissue, especially bovine teats, which provides antimicrobial efficacy and does not leave a non-food ingredient residue on treated teats.
US11771671B2
Methods of treating tinnitus, acute sensorineural hearing loss, Meniere's disease, Tourette's syndrome, ADHD or addiction with (1S,3S)-3-amino-4-(difluoromethylidene) cyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are provided. Methods of treating tinnitus, acute sensorineural hearing loss, Meniere's disease, Tourette's syndrome, ADHD or addiction with (S)-3-amino-4-(difluoromethylenyl)cyclopent-1-ene-1-carboxylic acid are provided. Also provided are therapeutic compositions that may be used to improve one or more symptoms of tinnitus, acute sensorineural hearing loss, Meniere's disease, Tourette's syndrome, ADHD or addiction.
US11771669B2
The described invention provides a topical delivery system comprising a pharmaceutical composition for application directly to a skin of a subject in need thereof comprising (a) an effective therapeutic amount of an active therapeutic agent; (b) chemical drivers comprising an amino benzoate local anesthetic, ethoxydiglycol and methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) that in combination are effective to synergistically deliver the therapeutic agent; and (c) a depot component for keeping the pharmaceutical composition in the skin. Methods for delivering an active therapeutic agent into skin, for keeping it in the skin, for reducing systemic side effects attributable to entry of the active agent into the blood stream, and a method for treating a condition, disease or disorder of skin topically also are described in accordance with the embodiments of the described invention.
US11771666B1
Provided herein according to some embodiments is a method for decreasing the potential for adverse events from solriamfetol in an infant fed breast milk obtained from a subject treated with solriamfetol comprising: orally administering the solriamfetol to the subject at a daily dose of about 37.5 mg to about 300 mg; and feeding the infant breast milk from the subject at least about 5 hours after administering the solriamfetol to the subject, thereby decreasing potential for adverse events from solriamfetol in an infant.
US11771663B2
The present invention is directed to epinephrine spray formulations. The present invention is further directed to methods of treating anaphylaxis by administering epinephrine spray formulations to subjects in need of such treatments.
US11771656B2
An oral colon-targeted delivery system is described, which includes a bacterial flora sensitive layer which contains polysaccharides and covers the exterior of active ingredients, a pH sensitive layer which contains any polymer composition dissolved under the condition of pH≥7 and covers the exterior of the bacterial flora sensitive layer. A preparation method and applications of the delivery system are also described. According to the oral colon-targeted delivery system combined with the pH sensitive and bacterial flora sensitive mechanisms, the selective dissolution and release of active ingredients in the colon site are effectively improved by using double-layer protection so that the therapeutic or diagnostic effect is enhanced, and the application prospect is broad.
US11771655B2
The present invention utilises 3D printing technology, specifically fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing, to produce solid dosage forms, such as pharmaceutical tablets. The production process utilises novel printing filaments, typically on a spool, which contain the active ingredient. Such active-containing filaments have proved to be extremely robust and the principles outlined in the present disclosure provide access to a variety of viable formulations directly from a 3D printer. This, for the first time, affords a viable means for the in situ (e.g. within a pharmacy) 3D printing of personalised medicines tailored to a patient's needs. The invention also relates to purpose-built software for operating the printing apparatus, as well as local, national and global systems for monitoring the real time operation of a plurality of printing apparatuses to enable facile detection of malfunctions, thereby making regulatory approval viable and facilitating regulatory compliance.
US11771650B2
Described herein is a hybrid biological membrane comprising an endogenous bilayer doped with one or more synthetic lipid molecules. Also described herein is a method of preparing a hybrid biological membrane, the method comprising doping an endogenous bilayer with one or more synthetic lipid molecules.
US11771648B2
The invention relates to a carrier for oromucosal, especially sublingual administration of physiologically active substances, especially of medicinal drugs, which consists of at least one elastic layer (1) of polymer nanofibres workable according to the shape of the selected wall of mouth cavity to which it should be applied and in this elastic layer (1) of polymer nanofibres a drug and/or other physiologically active substance are deposited in a releasable manner.
US11771643B2
The invention discloses transparent cleansing compositions for personal care which are based on one or more vegetable oils, potassium N-acyl L-prolinate as an anionic surfactant and polyglyceryl-3 oleate as a non-ionic surfactant. The personal care cleansing formulae disclosed herein are totally based on bio-renewable ingredients. Further, in contrast to the compositions from the prior arts, the cleansing compositions of the present invention are free from toxic and petrochemical based ingredients or impurities.
US11771636B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising adiponectin-derived peptide fragments and, more specifically, to a cosmetic composition and pharmaceutical composition for promoting hair growth comprising, as an active ingredient, one or more adiponectin-derived peptides selected from the group consisting of amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 21. The adiponectin-derived peptides activate the cell division of dermal papilla cells and outer root sheath cells of hair follicles, promote hair growth in the hair follicles, and also increase the expression of hair growth factors in the dermal papilla cells, and thus a composition of the present invention comprising the adiponectin-derived peptides can be effectively used to promote hair growth and inhibit hair loss.
US11771632B2
A skin- or hair-cleansing composition including a component (A), which is an aqueous gelling agent represented by general formula (1) described in the specification, and a component (B), which is an anionic surfactant, wherein the component (A) presents a viscosity of an aqueous solution containing 1 mass % of at 25° C. of 1,000 to 5,000 mPa·s and a clouding point of the aqueous solution containing 1 mass % of component (A) of 60° C. to 80° C., and has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 30,000; a method for producing the aqueous gelling agent and a method for producing the skin- or hair-cleansing composition are provided.
US11771630B2
The present invention relates to an oil-based cosmetic having the innovative, unprecedented property in which the ultraviolet protection effects increase due to heat. The oil-based cosmetic of the present invention contains (A) an ultraviolet protectant; and (B) at least one compound that is water-soluble and that has an IOB of 5.0 or lower, selected from among (i) alkylene oxide derivatives and (ii) polyhydric alcohols; wherein the (B) (i) alkylene oxide derivatives are polyoxyalkylene/polyoxyethylene copolymer dialkyl ethers represented by the following formula (I): R1O-[(AO)m(EO)n]—R2 (I) wherein R1 and R2, each independently, denote a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having one to four carbon atoms, AO denotes an oxyalkylene group having three or four carbon atoms, EO denotes an oxyethylene group, 1≤m≤70, 1≤n≤70 and m+n≤40; and the oil-based cosmetic has a water content of 5% by mass or less.
US11771624B2
The present disclosure relates to sustained release drug delivery systems. In some cases, a composition comprises an active pharmaceutical agent; at least one of sucrose acetate isobutyrate and a polyorthoester; an organic solvent; and 2,6-dimethylaniline, wherein the 2,6-dimethylaniline is present at a level less than 500 ppm. In some cases, a composition comprises N-oxide of active pharmaceutical agent at a level less than 1 wt %, based on weight of the composition. In some case, a composition comprises metal present at a level less than 5 ppm. Dosage forms and methods are also provided.
US11771622B2
A sealing device for a foot therapeutic apparatus includes an airtight sleeve and a sealing member. The airtight sleeve includes a treatment box connecting end and a limb inlet end. The sealing member is fixedly mounted at the limb inlet end. The sealing member includes a tightening band and an annular gas bag located on the outer periphery of the tightening band. The annular gas bag is connected to a gas source. A foot therapeutic apparatus with the sealing device includes a treatment chamber and an electrical chamber. The treatment chamber comprises a treatment box, and the sealing device is arranged on the treatment box. A box opening is arranged at a top of the treatment box, and the treatment box connecting end of the airtight sleeve of the sealing device is hermetically connected to the box opening.
US11771620B2
The method of treating a patient addicted to pain medication or opioids has the step administering acoustic shock waves or pressure pulses to the patient. A second embodiment includes a treatment to reduce a patient's pain caused by a medical condition and/or medical procedure to reduce or eliminate the taking of addictive pain medication. The treatment has the step of administering acoustic shock waves or pressure pulses directed to an area near a source of the pain or to one or more reflexology zones or to one or more reflexology zones and to an area near the source of the pain or both to treat the medical condition or prior to the medical procedure or during the medical procedure or after the medical procedure or any combination thereof.
US11771619B1
A massage device includes a shell defining a moving space therein, a driving member arranged in the shell, and a massage member connected to the driving member in a transmission way and extending into the moving space. The moving space communicates with the outside environment, and at least a portion of the massage member is capable of extending beyond the moving space of the shell to the outside environment under the driving of the driving member.
US11771614B2
A walking assistance assembly includes a set of first legs forming an X a set of second legs forming an X. A frame is coupled to each of the first and second sets of legs. Moreover, the frame is horizontally oriented when the first and second legs are in an unfolded position thereby facilitating the frame to surround a user. Each of the first and second legs supports the frame thereby supporting the weight of the user to assist the user with standing. A plurality of rollers is each of the rollers is rotatably coupled to a respective one of the first and second legs and each of the rollers can roll along a support surface. A seat is coupled between the set of first and second legs for having the user sit thereon.
US11771613B2
A robot system for active and passive upper limb rehabilitation training based on a force feedback technology includes a robot body and an active and passive training host computer system. Active and passive rehabilitation training may be performed at degrees of freedom such as adduction/abduction and flexion/extension of left and right shoulder joints, and flexion/extension of left and right elbow joints according to a condition of a patient. In a passive rehabilitation training mode, the robot body drives the upper limb of the patient to move according to a track specified by the host computer, to gradually restore a basic motion function of the upper limb. In an active rehabilitation training mode, the patient holds the tail ends of the robot body with both hands to interact with a rehabilitation training scene, and can feel real and accurate force feedback.
US11771612B2
An assist device includes: a first harness to be fitted to at least one of a shoulder region and a breast region of a user; a second harness configured to be fitted to one of a leg region and a waist region, of the user; a belt body provided so as to extend to the first harness and to the second harness along a back side of the user; an actuator provided in one of the first harness and the second harness; and a controller performs operation control of the actuator. The actuator winds a part of the belt body and unwinds the part of the belt body. The controller performs the operation control of the actuator based on a posture change of the user.
US11771605B2
An absorbent article can have a topsheet layer, a liquid impermeable layer, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet layer and the liquid impermeable layer. The absorbent article can further include an exudate management layer in fluid communication with the topsheet layer. In various embodiments, the exudate management layer can be positioned on a body facing surface of the topsheet layer. In various embodiments, the exudate management layer can be positioned between the topsheet layer and the absorbent core. The exudate management layer has a first component which defines an opening for direct passage of body exudates into the absorbent core. The exudate management layer has a second component which at least partially overlaps the first component of the exudate management layer and further extends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article in a direction towards the posterior region of the absorbent article.
US11771601B2
A disposable absorbent article may include a topsheet, backsheet, absorbent core, and an elasticized region disposed in a leg gasketing system. The elasticized region may include a first elastic member and a second elastic member. The first elastic member is joined to the article at both a first contraction starting point and a first contraction ending point, and the second elastic member is joined to the article at both a second contraction starting point and a second contraction ending point. The first contraction starting point is disposed on a first start axis and the second contraction starting point is disposed on a second start axis, wherein the second start axis is different than the first start axis.
US11771594B2
A system includes (i) a solenoid valve, positioned between a handle of a probe, and an aspiration line coupled with the handle for aspirating fluids from the probe, the solenoid valve includes at least a solenoid coil and a plunger movable by the solenoid coil, (ii) a sensor, positioned between the handle and the aspiration line and configured to produce a signal indicative of a fluid metric in the aspiration line, and (iii) a controller, configured to identify, based on the signal, a vacuum surge in the aspiration line, and, in response to identifying the vacuum surge, to apply at least one current to the solenoid coil to selectively move the plunger between a first position and a second position, and to selectively maintain the plunger in the first position and the second position.
US11771581B1
Provided herein is a surgical jig and methods for making and using the same. In at least one embodiment, the jig contains a forearm strap and finger strap to secure a patient's forearm and hand, respectively, to the jig, and at least one finger attachment site configured to receive and secure a fractured finger to the jig. The jig is designed to position the hand and finger in an optimal position for fracture reduction by a clinician while utilizing minimal resources. In various embodiments, the present methods of using the jig include adjustment of the patient's hand by the clinician to ensure optimal placement of the fractured finger prior to commencing fracture reduction.
US11771578B1
A cross-strap tensioning apparatus is disclosed for use with a brace having a proximal portion engageable above a joint of a user and an opposing distal portion engageable below the joint. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides first and second cross-straps each extending between and interconnecting the proximal and distal portions of the brace. A terminal end of each of a first anterior strap portion and a spaced apart first posterior strap portion of the first cross-strap, along with a second anterior strap portion and a spaced apart second posterior strap portion of the second cross-strap, provides a cord channel configured for allowing a cord from a tensioning mechanism to extend therethrough in series. During use, as the tensioning mechanism is selectively tightened, the cord urges each of the first anterior strap portion, first posterior strap portion, second anterior strap portion and second posterior strap portion closer together.
US11771576B2
The disclosure relates to a tiltable joint brace for a joint orthesis, comprising: two articulated limbs pivotably mounted on each other in a bearing arrangement, wherein the head of the first articulated limb supports a bearing arrangement which can be connected to the head of the second articulated limb by non-positive and positive fit in order to form the pivot joint. A curved sliding surface is formed on the bearing arrangement, and the head rests on the curved sliding surface with positive fit. There, the second articulated limb can tilt freely toward the pivot axis of the joint brace against the first articulated limb.
US11771575B2
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for the delivery of an implant into the prostatic urethra. Embodiments of delivery systems can include a delivery device for insertion into the patient and a proximal control device for use in controlling release of the implant from the delivery device.
US11771572B2
Prosthetic feet that allow for heel height adjustment and/or provide metatarsal joint functionality to more closely mimic natural human feet are provided. A prosthetic foot can include an ankle module having a locking mechanism configured to lock the heel at a particular height. The prosthetic foot can also include a toe region that adapts to varying heel heights. The ankle module and/or locking mechanism can be adjusted, controlled, and/or locked via a hydraulic mechanism. The toe region can curve upward relative to a portion of the foot proximal of the toe region.
US11771571B2
Prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic hands (including, e.g., bionic prosthetic hands controlled by myoelectric signals and/or equipped with force sensors for feedback) can utilize a modular design to simplify assembly and repair. In some embodiments, low-cost additive manufacturing techniques are employed, e.g., to create prosthetic device parts with complex interior geometries and/or functionally integrated components.
US11771560B2
A modular reverse shoulder orthopaedic implant includes a humeral stem component and a separable fracture epiphysis component having a number of suture holes formed therein. The fracture epiphysis component is configured to receive a number of sutures for surgically repairing a proximal humeral fracture.
US11771557B2
Devices and methods are disclosed for treating mitral valve regurgitation that include members that assist the valve in closing during the cardiac cycle. Such devices may include members configured to alter the shape of mitral valve annulus. In certain embodiments, one or more wires may be anchored on one extremity to an element positioned along the posterior part of the mitral annulus, in the coronary sinus, and on another extremity to an element along the anterior part of the mitral annulus, fibrous trigon. The reshaping of the mitral annulus may be accomplished by pulling the wire or wires. Reducing the length of the wire or wires may provide the displacement of the posterior leaflets towards the anterior, thereby increasing the coaptation surface for the valve leaflets and reducing the regurgitation.
US11771555B2
An atrioventricular prosthesis device is provided. The device includes a frame at least partially defining and enclosing a central cavity, the frame having a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a middle portion connected therebetween. The device further includes a valve construct formed, at least in part, from a cell growth scaffold, at least partially disposed within the central cavity defined by the frame. The valve construct includes: an annular portion defining an aperture and being connected to the frame for positioning the valve construct within the central cavity of the frame, and a plurality of leaflets extending longitudinally and radially inward from the annular portion. The frame and valve construct are transitionable to a deployed state, in which a diameter of at least a portion of the frame and the valve construct substantially conform to a diameter of a tricuspid and/or mitral valve opening.
US11771553B2
The invention relates to a prosthetic valve (1) for regulating fluid flow between an upstream side (4) and a downstream side (5) and being operable between an open status and a closed status. The prosthetic valve comprises: —an orifice (2) arranged in a surrounding member (3) and extending between the upstream side (4) and the downstream side (5) wherein in the open status of the prosthetic valve (1) the fluid flow through the orifice is maximally enabled and wherein in the closed status of the prosthetic valve the fluid flow through the orifice in a restriction direction (21) from the downstream side (5) to the upstream side (4) is restricted; and—a leaflet (6) arranged in the orifice and being operable between an open status corresponding to the open status of the prosthetic valve and a closed status corresponding to the closed status of the prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve further comprises regurgitation means (8, 15, 115, 22) arranged in the prosthetic valve for achieving regurgitation in the restriction direction and arranged for becoming ineffective after a period of deployment.
US11771546B2
A hydraulic muscle comprises a hollow carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn tube comprising: a plurality of CNT sheets twisted and wrapped in form of a hollow tube; and a binding agent infiltrated in the plurality of CNT sheets that binds the plurality of the CNT sheets together. A method of manufacturing a hydraulic muscle comprises: twisting and wrapping a plurality of carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets around a core fiber; infiltrating a binding agent in between the plurality of CNT sheets, wherein the binding agent binds the plurality of the CNT sheets together; and removing the core fiber from the plurality of CNT sheets.
US11771544B2
Apparatus (40) for compressing a transcatheter cardiac stent-valve (10) comprises: a hollow channel (42) having an interior surface (50) shaped for progressively compressing the stent-valve in response to longitudinal advancement of the stent-valve within the channel; a driver (46) threadedly engaged on the exterior of the channel for generating a longitudinal driving force in response to rotation; a mover (44) having limbs (56) that project through slots (58) in the channel wall to transmit the driving force to the stent-valve within the channel; and a channel extension (48) removably attachable at the exit (54) to provide a generally cylindrical containment bore (66).
US11771532B2
An impression taker captures an impression of preparation cut in abutment teeth. The impression taker includes; a rigid body supporting a first arm and a second arm. The first arm has a first longitudinal end configured to take an impression of a preparation cut in a first abutment tooth, and the second arm has a second longitudinal end configured to take an impression in a second abutment tooth. In addition, a reinforcement combination supports a dental bridge and an elongate proximal bar supports a dental bridge. The impression taker and the reinforcement bar combination can be used to produce a direct dental bridge.
US11771529B2
The present invention generally relates to osseointegrated implants. In particular, embodiments of the present invention relate to extraosseous implants, for example, supra crestal implants, that are configured to substantially continuously cover the 3D topography of a top and a lateral surface of a bone, for example, a crestal and a lateral surface of the jaw. For example, the implants may be used on partially or completely edentulous jaws. Also, embodiments of the present invention relate to such implants made from biocompatible material of suitable porosity and elastic modulus. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to improved implants suitable for implantation to bone deficient in quantity or quality, such as severely resorbed jaw bone. Further embodiments relate to a unique composite material comprising PEEK, bioglass and PMMA, and formed using triacrylate.
US11771528B1
An implant device configured to be at least partially in contact with bone on implantation has an improved osteoinductive feature to enhance new bone formation. The implant device has one or more bone growth surfaces extending from a structurally solid feature of the implant device. The one or more bone growth surfaces are configured to mimic adult trabecular bone by having trenches, grooves or surface recesses or prominences exhibiting numerous structural elements or walls not perpendicular to the surface that are non-coplanar or arched extending 20 to 500 microns in depth having an increasing inclination from the surface extending inwardly and not parallel to opposing or adjacent walls forming a random or non-random network. The one or more bone growth surfaces configured to mimic trabecular bone have discernable nano features on the structural elements or walls exhibiting nano scale features of less than 200 nano meters within the network.
US11771525B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for generating a digital model of a tooth structure for a gap between neighboring teeth of an arch form of a patient. Position of a tooth structure between neighboring teeth may be determined. Arch lines extending through the plurality of teeth may be determined. Intermediate points in the interdental gap may be determined. Longitudinal axis of the tooth structure relative to the neighbouring teeth may be derived. A digital model of the tooth structure may be aligned on the longitudinal axis and a digital model of the tooth structure may be obtained.
US11771520B2
Systems and methods for virtual reality or augmented reality (VR/AR) visualization of 3D medical images using a VR/AR visualization system are disclosed that includes a computing device operatively coupled to a VR/AR device, which includes a holographic display and at least one sensor. The holographic display is configured to display a holographic image to an operator. The computing device is configured to receive at least one stored 3D image of a subject's anatomy and at least one real-time 3D position of at least one surgical instrument, to register the at least one real-time 3D position of the at least one surgical instrument to correspond to the at least one 3D image of the subject's anatomy, and to generate the holographic image comprising the at least one real-time position of the at least one surgical instrument overlaid on the at least one 3D image of the subject's anatomy.
US11771514B1
Containers and methods protect surgically-removed tissue such as cranial bone flaps for limited times during surgery. In some cases, tissue protected in such a container can be returned to the patient, lessening the need for synthetic, allographic, or xenographic alternatives. A container may include a frame defining a plurality of retention compartments, each retention compartment having an orientation and comprising sidewalls supported by the frame, wherein the sidewalls define a rim for each retention compartment in the plurality of retention compartments, wherein the orientation of a first retention compartment in the plurality of retention compartments differs from the orientation of a second retention compartment in the plurality of retention compartments.
US11771512B2
A system for treating a target tissue of a patient comprises a first robotic arm coupled to a treatment probe for treating the target tissue of the patient, and a second robotic arm coupled to an imaging probe for imaging the target tissue of the patient. The system further comprises one or more computing devices operably coupled with the first robotic arm and the second robotic arm, the one or more computing devices configured to execute instructions for controlling movement of one or more of the first robotic arm or the second robotic arm. The treatment probe and/or imaging probe may be constrained to be moved only within an allowable range of motion.
US11771511B2
A method of constructing a system comprising one or more surgical arms, comprising: providing: a plurality of modular units, each modular unit comprising at least one surgical arm attached to at least one motor unit configured for actuating movement of the surgical arm; coupling one or more modular units to each other in an attachment configuration; displaying on a user interface one or both of an indication of the attachment configuration and a selection of an attachment configuration.
US11771501B2
Endovascular valve formation systems with imaging capabilities and associated devices and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a valve formation and imaging system can include, for example, (i) a valve formation device configured to access a vessel wall and dissect a portion of the vessel wall to form an autologous valve leaflet and (ii) an imaging device configured to image the vessel wall and components of the valve formation device during a valve formation procedure. In some embodiments, the imaging device is integrated into a distal end portion of the valve formation device. In some embodiments, the imaging device is a separate catheter device positionally coupled to the valve formation device and/or components thereof.
US11771484B2
A device for dispensing a bone cement from a container, comprising a connecting element for reversibly connecting the device to the container, a rod-like dispensing element, which at least partially has an external thread, a switching system, which at least partially has a first internal thread, wherein the first internal thread can be coupled in a positive manner to the external thread in such a way that the dispensing element can be axially screwed into the container in a first coupled switching system position, and the dispensing element can be pushed freely axially into the container in a second decoupled switching system position.
US11771483B2
Methods and apparatus for accessing and repairing a vertebral disc include a pad with a central cut-out mounted to the skin of a patient or, alternatively, a pedicle-mounted support. An incision is made and then a corridor is created using an elongated guide and a series of dilating tubes. An access to the disc space is created through the superior articular process and the facet joint using the corridor defined by the dilating tubes. Nucleus material is removed from the disc space and the vertebral endplates are prepared. The disc space may be sized to select a suitable implant, which is advanced through the corridor and into the disc space following discectomy and endplate preparation. Bone graft material may be inserted into the disc space following installation of the implant and then posterior rigid fixation may be achieved using percutaneous pedicle screws, followed by closure of the site.
US11771481B2
A plate system for securing a first sternal portion and a second sternal portion of a separated sternum can include a first plate and a second plate. The first plate can include a first body and a first hook. The first body can include a first reduction bore. The first hook can extend from the first body. The first hook can be engageable with a lateral portion of the first sternal portion. The second plate can include a second body and a second hook. The second body can include a second reduction bore. The second hook can extend from the second body. The second hook can be engageable with a lateral portion of the second sternal portion opposite the first hook.
US11771478B2
An instrument for locking and unlocking a head of a bone anchor relative to a receiving part of a polyaxial bone anchoring device includes a tube assembly with an inner tube and an outer tube at least partially around the inner tube, and an actuator assembly including an actuating mechanism movable from a first orientation to a second orientation to displace the inner tube and the outer tube relative to one another between a first axial position configured to unlock the bone anchoring device such that the head is pivotable relative to the receiving part, and a second axial position configured to lock the head. The actuator assembly is adjustable between a first configuration where the tube assembly assumes the first axial position when the actuating mechanism is moved, and a second configuration where the tube assembly assumes the second axial position when the actuating mechanism is moved.
US11771477B2
A spinal procedure includes attaching a first reduction instrument to a first guide assembly and a second guide assembly. The first reduction instrument includes a fixed attachment assembly and a translating attachment assembly that cooperatively interfaces the fixed attachment assembly. The first guide assembly is attached to a first pedicle and the second guide assembly is attached to a second pedicle. The first reduction instrument is moved to reduce an orientation of the spine, while imaging a reduction of the orientation of the spine. An angle and position of the first reduction instrument is locked upon achieving a desired reduction. The spine may then be fused.
US11771476B2
A surgical instrument includes a cannulated body extending along an axis and having a first working end spaced along the axis from a second working end. The surgical instrument may be used with a fenestrated screw assembly, a delivery unit, and an alignment guide wire. The first working end of the surgical instrument is configured to transmit a force to a delivery unit in a direction about the axis and the second working end is configured to transmit a force to a delivery unit in a direction generally transverse to the axis. The first working end may be used to rotate the delivery unit to thereby removably attach the delivery unit to the fenestrated screw assembly. The surgical instrument may be repositioned to engage the second working end with the proximal end of the delivery unit to maintain the rotational position of the delivery unit.
US11771474B2
A band tensioner includes a shank, a head, and a tensioning mechanism disposed within the head. The shank is configured to secure the band tensioner to a first bony element and the head is secured to an end of the shank. The tensioning mechanism is configured to lengthen and shorten a flexible implant relative to the head of the band tensioner.
US11771465B2
A cannula assembly for use in robotic surgery is disclosed that includes a robotic cannula having a housing with an open end and a tubular portion extending distally from the housing, the tubular portion being dimensioned to accommodate passage of a surgical instrument having a 12 mm diameter, an adapter assembly configured for engagement within the open end of the cannula housing and including a tubular body with a passage supporting a primary seal dimensioned to accommodate passage of a surgical instrument having a 12 mm diameter, and an insert tube dimensioned to extend through the passage of the body portion of the adapter assembly and the tubular portion of the robotic cannula, the insert tube including a head portion with a passage supporting a secondary seal dimensioned to accommodate a surgical instrument having an 8 mm diameter.
US11771463B2
An endoluminal needle or punch is describes wherein the distal end of the endoluminal needle is able to articulate laterally out of the longitudinal axis of the steerable endoluminal needle. The endoluminal needle further comprise a blunted distal end configuration that is minimally traumatic. Under control by the user, at the proximal end of the endoluminal needle, a sharp stylet can be advanced to punch tissue and then be retracted to maximize safety. The endoluminal needle is configured for use within an introducer.
US11771462B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for sternal locators for placement of an intraosseous device into the sternum of a human patient.
US11771456B2
A medical device includes an elongated sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end. A cutting member having sharp edges formed from a wear-resistant ceramic material is carried at the distal end of the elongated sleeve. A motor drive is coupled to the proximal end of the elongated sleeve to rotate the sleeve at cutting member at high speed to cut bone and other hard tissue. An electrode is carried in a surface portion of ceramic cutting member for cautery or radiofrequency ablation of tissue when the sleeve and cutting member are is a stationary position.
US11771451B2
A medical device includes a handle with a proximal arm and a distal arm. The proximal arm and the distal arm are pivotable via a joint. The medical device also includes a tube coupled to the distal arm and a drive wire. A distal portion of the drive wire includes an expandable end effector. A portion of the drive wire is positioned within the tube, and a different portion of the drive wire extends proximally of the distal arm and is coupled to the proximal arm.
US11771444B2
A medical instrument may include a tube, a sheath provided around and coaxial with the tube, and an inflatable balloon at a distal end of the sheath. The balloon may receive a fluid from a lumen of the sheath, and may have a central opening along a longitudinal axis thereof, and into which the tube extends, a proximal portion, a middle portion adjacent to and distal of the proximal portion, and a distal portion adjacent to and proximal of the middle portion. When the balloon is inflated with the fluid, a maximum diameter of the middle portion may be less than a maximum diameter of the proximal portion, and less than a maximum diameter of the distal portion. The medical instrument may also include an extraction member provided at a distal end of the tube, distal to the balloon, and movable axially relative to the balloon.
US11771438B2
A surgical instrument is provided that may be used to occlude organic body parts during surgery. The surgical instrument is generally composed of an actuating device, a gripping device, and a joint system. The surgical instrument may be rotated about the joint system such that the actuating device can be pivoted out of the operating field during use. The actuating device can be used to transmit a pivoting movement and an actuating movement that operates the gripping device. The gripping device is constructed of gripping elements that can occlude organic body parts. The surgical instrument also includes a locking system that can prevent the rotation of the surgical instrument about the joint system. The locking system may also prevent the operation of the actuating device when the surgical instrument is pivoted about the joint system.
US11771437B2
A suspension of a therapeutic substance (e.g., embolic beads) dispersed within a liquid can be delivered via a catheter by using a bidirectional pump to rapidly draw the mixture of the therapeutic substance and liquid from an external syringe into an internal reservoir, then rapidly push the mixture back out into the external syringe. The rapid operation of the bidirectional pump mixes the two constituents so that the therapeutic substance is temporarily suspended within the liquid. Then, a low-speed pump is used to inject the mixture out via the catheter. In some embodiments, the parameters of the low-speed pump are controlled so that the fluid exiting the catheter will experience laminar flow. When the therapeutic substance comprises embolic beads, this can advantageously prevent reflux of the embolic beads, which can be dangerous.
US11771436B2
An intravascular device for treating a cerebral aneurysm which has an externally controllable expandable member, the expandable member has a plurality of wires that define walls of the expandable member; where in a relaxed state of the expandable member the walls have at least a first wall portion in which openings defined between the wires are small enough to prevent coils positioned within the aneurysm from exiting the aneurysm, the first wall portion has an axial length at least as long as a neck of the aneurysm; and at least a second wall portion in which openings defined between the wires are large enough to allow blood flow through; the second wall portion axially aligned relative to the first wall portion.
US11771435B2
An embodiment of the invention includes an expandable implant to endovascularly embolize an anatomical void or malformation, such as an aneurysm. An embodiment is comprised of a chain or linked sequence of expandable polymer foam elements. Another embodiment includes an elongated length of expandable polymer foam coupled to a backbone. Another embodiment includes a system for endovascular delivery of an expandable implant (e.g., shape memory polymer) to embolize an aneurysm. The system may include a microcatheter, a lumen-reducing collar coupled to the distal tip of the microcatheter, a flexible pushing element detachably coupled to an expandable implant, and a flexible tubular sheath inside of which the compressed implant and pushing element are pre-loaded. Other embodiments are described herein.
US11771431B2
An anastomosis assist tool comprises a body unit extending in a predetermined advancing direction, and an insertion unit arranged at the tip of the body unit. The body unit includes an anastomosis assist part having an approximately constant cross-sectional shape in a plane perpendicular to the advancing direction. The anastomosis assist part includes a projection projecting outwardly as viewed in the cross section and extending in the advancing direction. The insertion unit includes a tapered part of a diameter decreasing gradually toward a tip. When the insertion unit and a part of the body unit are inserted into a vessel, the projection of the anastomosis assist part of the body unit abuts on the inner wall of the vessel. This makes it unlikely that the inner wall of the vessel will stick to the body unit at a site other than a point abutting on the projection.
US11771430B2
A surgical stapling instrument includes a staple cartridge assembly having a plurality of rows of staple receiving slots and an anvil assembly having a plurality of rows of staple forming recesses. The staple cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly, or both have one or more attachment members overmolded thereon. A staple line reinforcement material is attached to the attachment members.
US11771427B2
A surgical device includes a jaw assembly, an articulating assembly and a drive shaft. The jaw assembly includes first and second jaws. The articulating assembly is removably coupled to a proximal end of the jaw assembly and includes a distal joint member, a proximal joint member, and a pivot pin. The pivot pin is fixedly coupled to the distal joint member and is rotatably coupled to the proximal joint member. The jaw assembly and the distal joint member together define a first longitudinal axis. The proximal joint member defines a second longitudinal axis. The drive shaft includes a gear element that is meshingly engaged with a pivoting gear element that is fixedly coupled to the pivot pin. Longitudinal movement of the first drive shaft pivots the jaw assembly relative to the proximal joint member about a pivot axis defined by the pivot pin.
US11771421B2
An endoscopic tissue fastening device may include a body having a first portion and a second portion arranged alongside the first portion. The second portion may extend distally of the first portion and may terminate in a distal end face of the body. The device may further include a tissue fastening assembly having a fastening head with a proximal end and a distal end. The fastening head may be deflectable at a location between the proximal end and the distal end of the fastening head. The tissue fastening assembly may be received within a lumen of the body. Further, the body may be moveable between an unarticulated configuration and an articulated configuration. In the articulated configuration, a central longitudinal axis of the second portion of the body may be substantially parallel with a central longitudinal axis of the tissue fastening assembly.
US11771416B2
This disclosure relates to surgical tools and methods. The surgical tools can include a handle, which includes an outer surface. A first rod extends from the handle and includes a first lumen. A second rod extends from the handle and includes a second lumen. A first set of suture cleating channels are formed in the outer surface. A second set of suture cleating channels are formed in the outer surface and spaced apart from the first set of suture cleating channels.
US11771413B2
Disclosed herein are retractor blade devices, such as blade extenders and tissue shims, as well as drivers and kits for utilizing such retractor blade devices. Exemplary retractor blade devices include a retractor blade engagement portion having a body portion configured to sit at least partially in a channel of a retractor blade. The body portion has a first retention component extending therefrom. Exemplary retractor blade devices also include an extension portion extending from the body portion of the retractor blade engagement portion.
US11771412B2
An eyelid flipper tool is used to flip a patient's eyelid to gain access to the patient's meibomian gland lands and gland openings. The eyelid flipper tool has a concave end and a convex end connected by a center section. The concave end has a concave edge with a concave end width, a concave radius, and a curvature. The convex end of the eyelid flipper tool has a convex edge with a convex end up with, a convex end radius, and a curvature. The radii of the concave end and the convex end and the curvature of the ends are dimensioned to conform to the curvature of the eyelids or the globe of a patient's eye.
US11771410B2
Described herein is a medical device for treating a target site. The medical device includes a proximal end including a disc and a distal end including a lobe. The disc and lobe are connected by a connecting member. The disc includes a proximal surface, a distal surface, and a central surface extending between and connecting the proximal surface and distal surface, wherein the central surface separates the proximal surface from the distal surface by a predetermined depth distance.
US11771409B2
A hemostatic device is disclosed, which includes a covering portion disposed so as to cover a site where bleeding is to be stopped on a hand of a patient; a pressing portion that compresses the site where bleeding is to be stopped when the covering portion covers the site where bleeding is to be stopped; a band portion wrappable around a periphery of the patient's hand at the site where bleeding is to stopped; a restriction portion that restricts movement of the securing portion in an axial direction; and wherein the pressing portion is not disposed on the centerline of the restriction.
US11771399B2
An ultrasound imaging system for guiding a user to acquire ultrasound image data sets that can be analyzed for the presence of atherosclerosis. In one embodiment, the processor is programmed to analyze ultrasound image data for a vessel of interest and to control a user interface that suggests how an operator should move a transducer to acquire ultrasound image data with the vessel of interest in a desired location. The processor stores multiple ultrasound image data sets taken along a length of the vessel of interest to be analyzed for the presence of an atheroma.
US11771389B2
A volumetric segmentation method is disclosed for brain region analysis, in particular but not limited to, regions of the basal ganglia such as the subthalamic nucleus (STN). This serves for visualization and localization within the sub-cortical region of the basal ganglia, as an example of prediction of a region of interest for deep brain stimulation procedures. A statistical shape model is applied for variation modes of the STN, or the corresponding regions of interest, and its predictors on high-quality training sets obtained from high-field, e.g., 7T, MR imaging. The partial least squares regression (PLSR) method is applied to induce the spatial relationship between the region to be predicted, e.g., STN, and its predictors. The prediction accuracy for validating the invention is evaluated by measuring the shape similarity and the errors in position, size, and orientation between manually segmented STN and its predicted one.
US11771387B2
An X-ray imaging system using multiple pulsed X-ray sources in motion to perform high efficient and ultrafast 3D radiography is presented. There are multiple pulsed X-ray sources mounted on a structure in motion to form an array of sources. The multiple X-ray sources move simultaneously relative to an object on a pre-defined arc track at a constant speed as a group. Each individual X-ray source can also move rapidly around its static position in a small distance. When an X-ray source has a speed that is equal to group speed but with opposite moving direction, the X-ray source and X-ray flat panel detector are activated through an external exposure control unit so that source stay momentarily standstill. It results in much reduced source travel distance for each X-ray source. 3D scan can cover much wider sweep angle in much shorter time and image analysis can also be done in real-time.
US11771377B1
A method and system for identifying cohorts of psychiatric disorder patients using electroencephalograph (EEG) are disclosed, which include analyzing a type of brain region mutual interaction characteristics using scalp EEG data from each of a group of patients and obtaining a set of brain region mutual interaction feature matrices, performing a feature enhancement process to the brain region mutual interaction feature matrices to extract prominent mutual interaction features, and applying a machine learning algorithm to identify cohorts of the group of psychiatric disorder patients. The method and system can also be used for patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and suffering from psychiatric disorder symptoms originated from COVID-19. The method and system can be used to identify responsive and non-responsive groups to a clinical treatment, different treatment outcome groups in response to a clinical treatment, or different risk groups to a clinical treatment.
US11771376B2
In some examples, a device includes processing circuitry configured to determine a set of correlation coefficient values for first and second physiological parameters. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine a metric of the correlation coefficient values for a first plurality of bins and for a second plurality of bins, wherein each bin of the first plurality has a first bin parameter and each bin of the second plurality of bins has a second bin parameter different than the first bin parameter. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine a composite estimate of a limit of autoregulation of the patient based on the metric for the first plurality of bins and the metric for the second plurality of bins. The processing circuitry is configured to determine an autoregulation status based on the composite estimate and output, for display via the display, an indication of the autoregulation status.
US11771368B2
Rapid assessment of microcirculation in tissue to realize closed-loop systems is provided. Microcirculatory assessment systems according to embodiments described herein allow a user to assess changes in local blood flow in microvasculature in real-time using conventional electrical techniques. Some embodiments provide a closed-loop system that allows calibrated doses of electrical stimulation to be delivered in a deep brain stimulation (DBS) system depending on blood flow changes (in specific regions of the brain) being fed back to a controller. The approach described here is readily translatable with very minimal changes to existing hardware. Such closed-loop systems will improve the accuracy of electrode placement in DBS surgery and potentially reduce surgery time, optimize the delivery of electrical stimulation, increase battery life of implantable DBS systems, reduce post-surgical visits to medical practitioners and improve the quality of life of patients.
US11771367B1
Described are systems and methods for generating sleep scores based at least in part on the visual appearance of hypnograms. The disclosed implementations generate an embedding vector representative of the visual appearance of a hypnogram and utilize that embedding to determine a sleep score of the sleep session represented by the hypnogram. For example, a deep neural network, such as a convolutional neural network (“CNN”), may be trained with input data that includes hypnograms that have been labeled according to their sleep quality, or sleep score. The trained network may then be provided with an unlabeled hypnogram, generate an embedding representative of that hypnogram, and determine a sleep score corresponding to that hypnogram.
US11771361B1
A method and system for determining QRS onset in cardiac signals is described. The system and method comprise acquiring N ECG signals and each comprises a plurality of QRS complexes. The system and method further selecting one QRS complex to form the basis of a search for the QRS onset point and defining a starting location within the ECG signal that has the selected QRS complex for the search. Further, the method and system comprises searching backwards in time from said starting location for a first nadir in the signal associated with the selected QRS complex and setting the time of the first nadir as the time for the QRS onset point.
US11771355B2
A method, device and a computer program product for determining a training load distribution of a user is provided. Heart rate is continuously measured by a heart rate sensor. An aerobic training effect and load are calculated using intensity values and divided into categories of Aerobic Low and Aerobic High. An anaerobic training effect and load are calculated using determined characteristics related to high intensity periods of an exercise.
US11771338B2
An apparatus for generating a magnetic field for tracking of an object can include a localized magnetic field generator that is configured to generate a magnetic field and to control the magnetic field in an area of interest and configured to control the magnetic field in a separate area. The separate area can be displaced from the area of interest and can include a magnetic field-disrupting component. The object can be located in the area of interest.
US11771336B2
The present disclosure belongs to a field of biomedical imaging technology, and in particularly to a non-uniform excitation field-based method and system for performing a magnetic nanoparticle imaging. The present disclosure includes: separating the non-uniform excitation field into independent space and current time functions by a spatialtemporal separation method; calculating a normalized signal peak through the current time function; constructing a reconstruction mathematical model based on the normalized signal peak and an imaging subunit volume; and quantitatively reconstructing a spatial distribution of a nanoparticle by combining the normalized signal peak, a non-uniform spatial function of the excitation field and the reconstruction mathematical model, so as to achieve the magnetic nanoparticle imaging of a to-be-reconstructed object.
US11771334B1
A method, system, apparatus, and/or device to align a miniaturized impedance sensor over the muscular-walled tube of a user. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a band comprising a shape, size, and flexibility designed for attaching the band to a body part of a user, where the body part includes a dermal layer and a muscular-walled tube; a miniaturized impedance sensor embedded in the band and positioned in the band to be pressed against a portion of the body part adjacent to the muscular-walled tube as the user wears the band, where the miniaturized impedance sensor may include two or more miniaturized electrode strips or an array of miniaturized electrode pillars; and an alignment device embedded in the band and configured in the band to align the miniaturized impedance sensor over the muscular-walled tube as the user wears the band.
US11771330B2
A system and a method are provided for using a mobile computing system comprising that has a communication connection configured to communicate with an electrocardiographic (ECG) apparatus to acquire ECG signals from the subject through a plurality of ECG leads. The system includes a processor configured to receive the ECG signals through the communications connection and process the ECG signals to estimate at least one of a respiratory rate of the subject, a tidal volume of the subject, or an ischemic index or repolarization alternans of the subject, from the ECG signals. The processor is further configured to generate an alert upon determining at least one of the ischemic index or repolarization alternans is above a threshold value or a change in respiratory rate or tidal volume indicative of an abnormal respiratory event. The system also includes a display configured to display the alert.
US11771320B2
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for augmenting patient-technologist communication, before, during, and after a medical imaging procedure. In accordance with certain embodiments, a system includes a processor and a computer readable storage medium in communication with the processor. The processor executes program instructions stored in the computer readable storage medium which cause the computer processor to generate media that relates to a medical imaging procedure as a function of information in an electronic medical record that corresponds to a patient and output the media that relates to a medical imaging procedure to a display or a speaker.
US11771311B2
Disclosed here are systems and methods for collecting and/or screening of a pancreatic secretion, using a capsule endoscope comprising an imaging system and a trypsin sensor, and a tether coupled to the capsule endoscope.
US11771305B2
The device comprises an endoscope shaft through which extends a working channel ending at an outlet side of the shaft. A guiding element extends through the working channel, said guiding element being preferably guided in longitudinal direction in and along the working channel. The device is set up in such a manner that the distal end section of an instrument extending in longitudinal direction next to the shaft can be moved alongside the shaft beyond the outlet side in order to move the working section of the instrument away from the outlet side so as to lengthen the distal end section of the device. The instrument is coupled to the guiding element in order to guide the working section of the instrument in a transverse direction away from the outlet side in a region opposite the outlet side in order to work in the region with the instrument.
US11771302B2
A method of real-time image correction of a video stream from a surgical endoscope of a surgical robotic system. The video stream comprises a sequence of images. The method comprises: for an image in the sequence of images, identifying a plurality of regions, each region having a different range of values of at least one image property to another region; applying a mask to the image which applies a region-specific modification to each region, each region-specific modification modifying the at least one image property of that region; deriving data from the surgical robotic system; determining a relationship between features in the image from the derived data; modifying the mask for a predicted relationship between the features at the time of a subsequent image in the video stream; and applying the modified mask to the subsequent image in the video stream.
US11771301B1
The shoe-shining device is configured for use with a shoe. The shoe-shining device is a mechanical device that buffs the shoe. The shoe-shining device comprises a shell, a drive mechanism, and a buffing structure. The shell contains the drive mechanism and the buffing structure. The buffing structure is a rotating structure that buffs a shoe placed within the shell. The drive mechanism moves the buffing structure within the shell such that the buffing structure has access to all the surfaces of the upper of the shoe. The drive mechanism provides the motive forces necessary to operate the buffing structure.
US11771296B1
A cleaning device includes a porous body and a dispensing reservoir disposed within the porous body. The dispensing reservoir has at least one opening being disposed at a predetermined location along a length of the dispensing reservoir such that a rate at which the solution flows into the porous body varies based specific orientations of the porous body. A perforated fluid supply conduit is also disposed within the porous body and extends alongside the dispensing reservoir, the perforated fluid conduit having a plurality of perforations. The dispensing reservoir and the perforated fluid supply conduit are not directly fluidly coupled.
US11771290B2
An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive system to maneuver the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface; a cleaning assembly for cleaning the floor surface; and a sensor system disposed at a forward portion of the autonomous cleaning robot. The sensor system includes a movable element having (i) a first configuration in which the movable element extends beyond a bottom surface of the autonomous cleaning robot by a first amount, and (ii) a second configuration in which the movable element extends beyond the bottom surface of the autonomous cleaning robot by a second amount less than the first amount; a spring mechanically coupled to the movable element, the spring being biased to hold the movable element in the first configuration; and a sensor assembly configured to generate a signal based on the configuration of the movable element.
US11771284B2
The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a steam delivery system for steam mopping a floor surface after sweeping dry dirt, dust, hair, and other debris from the floor surface. The surface cleaning apparatus can be configured to perform multiple cleaning functions, including dry sweeping and steam mopping. The surface cleaning apparatus can have a steam vent for venting a portion of the steam from a brush chamber.
US11771280B2
A hand vacuum cleaner has a body portion housing a suction motor. An air treatment member assembly comprises an air treatment member assembly body, a rear door and an air treatment member. The air treatment member has a front end, a rear end, an air inlet and an air outlet provided at the rear end of the air treatment member. The air treatment member assembly is moveable to an emptying position. The rear door is moveable between a closed position and an open position, and the rear door houses a pre-motor filter that is external to the air treatment member.
US11771279B2
A cleaner having a housing that includes a suction opening, a cyclone part configured to separate dust from air suctioned through the suction opening, and a dust bin configured to store dust separated from air by the cyclone part, a guide fixed in position in the housing, a frame configured to be movable to a compression standby position and a dust compression position for compressing dust in the dust bin in the housing and brought into contact with the guide at the compression standby position, a first guide part provided at the frame, and a second guide part provided at the guide and coupled to the first guide part at the compression standby position of the frame, wherein one of the first guide part and the second guide part is a projection and the other is a recess in which the projection is accommodated.
US11771274B1
A toilet lid and seat closer and flushing system that aims to prevent the spread of diseases and reduce environmental pollution caused by the emission of infectious and polluting bioaerosols during toilet flushing. The system includes a main actuator with dual closing and flushing buttons, a secondary actuator with a strike knob for closing the lid and seat, and a mechanical timer for delaying the water flushing. The system also includes a sealing rubber on the toilet lid and seat to provide a hermetic and antimicrobial barrier. This invention substantially reduces the emission of polluting bioaerosols, contributing to preventive medicine and improving the health of the global population. The system can be incorporated into new toilets or installed externally as an independent kit, making it adaptable to hundreds of millions of existing toilets worldwide.
US11771272B2
A container for dispensing product includes a housing having an interior space. A rigid flip top assembly is disposed on the housing, and includes a lever, a lid, and a flange. The lid covers a dispensing orifice when in a closed position. The lever has a first end and a second end, and the lid is connected to the flange at a hinge proximate the second end. The lever longitudinally extends over a fulcrum. When a force is applied to the lever proximate the first end, the lever pivots at the fulcrum about a pivot axis, and the second end of the lever moves the lid from the closed position toward an open position.
US11771270B2
A wall mount towel bar assembly provides a wall mount bracket adapted to be mounted to a planar surface. A threaded shaft is supported upon the wall mount bracket for rotation relative to the wall mount bracket. A sleeve is in threaded engagement with the threaded shaft with a sleeve aperture formed therein. A bar is received for translation in the sleeve aperture. Rotation of the threaded shaft locks the bar in the sleeve to maintain a position of the bar within the sleeve.
US11771258B2
A method and apparatus for venting a liquid supply of a beverage machine, e.g., by permanently open orifice and/or pressure relief valve. The orifice may always vent a heater tank, even while liquid is delivered to the tank by a liquid pump and/or while the tank is pressurized by an air pump to deliver liquid from the tank. A filter may be positioned between a heater tank and orifice and/or air pump. The pressure relief valve may be positioned between the liquid pump and the inlet side of the heater tank, e.g., so relatively cool water is released by the pressure relief valve when open.
US11771252B2
A display mount including a stand having a first stand leg and a second stand leg, the first stand leg interlocked with the second stand leg forming a joint and a stabilizer releasably coupled to the stand and having a slot, the first stand leg and the second stand leg each extending through the slot fixing the joint in place. The display mount further includes a display releasably coupled to the stand and having a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface having a recess. A top end of the stand extends into the recess to hold the display in place.
US11771241B2
A merchandise dispensing apparatus for deterring theft has at least one merchandise support module which includes a covering defining an interior space within the module. A support member and a dispensing member are mounted to the module, the dispensing member being mounted adjacent to the support member. A lockout device is also mounted to each module and connected to the dispensing member. The lockout device includes a housing with a user input member accessible from outside the housing. The user input member communicates with the dispensing member. A controller, which includes a memory and a processor, electrically communicates with the user input member. A sensor electrically communicates with the controller and senses the dispensing of an associated packaged item mounted on the support member. A signaling device electrically communicates with the controller to provide a notification upon the dispensing of the associated packaged item.
US11771238B2
An illuminable display assembly including (a) a housing having a base securable to a support surface, a platform detachably mounted to the base, and a generally enclosed interior bounded from above by the platform. The platform includes a plurality of illuminable windows spaced apart from each other therealong. The display assembly further includes (b) a plurality of retractable tethers mounted to the platform in the interior of the housing. The tethers fasten corresponding display containers to the platform and urge the display containers to predetermined positions adjacent corresponding windows. The display assembly further includes (c) a lighting system including one or more interior light sources in the interior of the housing for illuminating the windows and display containers from below.
US11771226B2
A reclining chair having a seat, backrest and armrest is provided. The armrest has a first portion associated with the seat and a second portion associated with the backrest. The first and second armrest portions are slidable relative to each other between a first position associated with a raised backrest and a second position associated with a reclined configuration. The armrest also has a locking mechanism of the sliding between the first and second armrest portions, and the locking mechanism has first and second locking seats and a locking element configured to couple alternatively to the first-or to the second locking seat. A coupling of the locking element to the first locking seat is associated with the first position and a coupling of the locking element to the second locking seat is associated with the second position.
US11771214B2
An oral care system that includes an oral care implement and a tracking attachment. The oral care implement may include a handle and a head. The tracking attachment is detachably coupled to the oral care implement. The tracking attachment may include a first component comprising a first housing having an inner surface that defines a first cavity and a second component comprising a second housing having an inner surface that defines a second cavity. When the tracking attachment is coupled to the oral care implement, a first portion of the handle is positioned within the first cavity and a second portion of the handle is positioned within the second cavity.
US11771195B1
A mobile color and style application device is disclosed. The device includes a base. The base includes one or more vertical legs including one or more lockable wheels. The device further includes an adjustable tower coupled to the base. The adjustable tower including one or more tower locks configured to adjust a vertical height of the adjustable tower. The device further includes a plate coupled to the adjustable tower. The plate includes one or more tower locks configured to adjust a tilt angle of the plate. The device further includes one or more platforms. The one or more platforms are configured to couple to a portion of the plate via a quick-connect coupling mechanism. The one or more platforms include one or more cut-outs. The one or more cut-outs are configured to conform to a portion of at least one of a neck or a head of a user.
US11771192B2
Apparatus for manipulating the shape of hair using dielectric heating is provided. Typically, the apparatus comprises opposing first and second electrodes respectively provided on first and second arms that are movable towards and away from one another; and drive circuitry for supplying electrical energy to the first and second electrodes, to cause an alternating electric field to be produced in the vicinity of the electrodes in use, and thereby cause dielectric heating of hair placed between the electrodes in use. Sensing circuitry may also be provided for sensing a change in coupling of energy from the alternating electric field to the hair during heating of the hair; and control circuitry for controlling the drive circuitry to vary the electrical energy supplied to the first and second electrodes in dependence upon the sensed change in coupling. A related method of manipulating the shape of hair using dielectric heating is also provided.
US11771187B2
A sunshade for an outdoor public space, having a pane made from an at least partially opaque material and a pivotal mount adapted to be fixed to the ground and pivotally supporting the pane for rotation about a vertical axis of rotation. The pane is of elongate shape, extending longitudinally, parallel to the axis of rotation, between a lower end and an upper free end. The pane has a width and a thickness smaller than the width.
US11771186B2
A tilt device for an umbrella is a guide track assembly disposed in one of a first tilt member and a second tilt member. The guide track assembly has a first guide track member and a second guide track member. An enclosed guide track is within the guide track assembly. The guide track assembly is slideably received within the first tilt member. A driver that has an upper portion disposed in the second tilt member and a lower portion. The lower portion is disposed in the enclosed guide track. The enclosed guide track is configured to guide movement of the lower portion of the driver within the first tilt member. Movement of the driver causes the second tilt member to tilt relative to the first tilt member. The guide track assembly includes an open channel forming a part of a cord channel through the tilt device.
US11771182B2
A buckle according to the present invention has two opposing ends that are removably attached to each other using a locking system. On one end of the buckle, the locking system includes two opposing locking pins coupled to a spring that is fully enclosed and protected from external elements. On the other end, corresponding rivets or pin casings with plungers are operable to receive the locking pins and lock the two ends together or push the pins out of the casings to release the buckle. The buckle may also include a plug that is removably attached to the adjustable loop end and allows the central bar of the adjustable loop end to be removed without deforming the central bar. Alternatively, each end of the buckle may include self-aligning tabs that guide the ends of the buckle for fastening and aid in the stability of the buckle.
US11771178B1
A shoelace is provided, including: a core material, defining an axial direction; and a cover layer, sleeved on the core material and being at least partially slidable axially relative to the core material, including a plurality of first strands and a plurality of meshes woven by the plurality of first strands, the core material partially exposed outwardly from the plurality of meshes.
US11771177B2
The invention is a high heel shoe with an upper that will provide comfort and flexibility for the wearer. In a preferred embodiment the upper consists of two at least two materials: 1) a firm fabric, such as leather, that will hold the shape of the design and have limited flexibility; 2) a flat knitted elastic, such as knit elastic, which will not narrow, or not narrow significantly, when stretched. In addition, the firm fabric is configured to have a flex-point and in a preferred embodiment is formed of two pieces of the firm material having a “split” between them providing the desired flex-point.
US11771176B2
A shoe may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper may include a shell and first, second, third, and fourth sets of tensile restraints. Each of the sets may have one or more tensile restraints extending over and/or through a corresponding portion of the shell. The shell may be engaged with the sole structure and define an interior void configured to receive insertion of a user's foot. The first, second, third, and fourth sets of tensile restraints may be configured so that, upon securing of one or more structures to tighten the upper and connect the sets of tensile restraints, two linear axes of tension with anchors located in the forefoot and heel region extend diagonally across the article from one side to the other.
US11771169B2
A hearing protection device has a base (11) configured for connecting to a lateral portion of a protective helmet (1), an ear cup (20) configured for covering an ear of a user, and a support (30) connecting the ear cup (20) to the base (11). The support (30) has a first arm (31) and a second arm (32) each having an upper part connected to the base (11) by at least one connection member (50) and a lower part connected to the ear cup (20). The at least one connection member (50) is elastically deformable to allow relative movement of the upper part of the first arm (31) relative to the upper part of the second arm (32). The hearing protection device is movable between an active position, in which the ear cup (20) is configured to cover the ear of the user, and an inactive position, in which the ear cup (20) is configured to be spaced apart from the ear of the user.
US11771163B2
The present invention relates to a helmet that includes an outer shell, a heads-up information system that comprises a display, and an attachment assembly. The heads-up information system is movable from a storage position within the outer shell to a use position in which the display of the heads-up information system is visible by a user, without obstructing the field of vision of the user, when the helmet is worn by the user. The attachment assembly is coupled to outer shell and the heads-up information system, and is operable to move the heads-up information system between the storage position and the use position.
US11771159B2
Disclosed are modularized garment manufacturing method and system for small quantity batch production of garments. Basic components constituting an ordered garment are generated by analyzing shape graphic data of the ordered garment. For each basic component, basic patterns are generated for each dimension of the ordered garment. The basic patterns are compared with reference garment patterns stored in a garment pattern database to determine a pattern category of each basic pattern. Based on the pattern category of the basic patterns and information on garment production lines currently in operation, subdivided work modules are determined for each basic pattern. A configuration of modular sewing process lines, which include module processing lines for manufacturing the working modules and component-joining process lines for completing production of the ordered garment by joining the basic pattern products produced in each module processing line, is designed based on operation information of a garment production line.
US11771157B1
A hair extension for a ponytail is described. The hair extension may comprise an elastic band having a looped end and a free end. A plurality of hairs may be connected to the band by weaving or sewing the plurality of hairs into a track or weft that is then attached to the band. The elastic band may have a taut and a relaxed configuration. The track or weft may be attached to the band while the band is in the taut configuration such that when the band is relaxed, the track or weft is wavy. The looped end of the band may be formed by folding a tip of the band over and securing it to a portion of the band. The loop may have an opening through which a user's natural hair may be inserted.
US11771148B2
A combination nursing article includes a first piece and a second piece. The first piece may include an upper portion, a lower portion, and an empire waist between the upper and lower portions. The upper portion may include an upper inner layer configured to extend around a bust of a wearer. The second piece may include an upper outer layer configured to be worn as a camisole bra over the upper inner layer. The second piece may also include an elastomeric band configured to extend over the first piece, below breasts and around a torso of the wearer. When worn, a lower edge of the second piece is configured to be lifted and pulled upwardly to expose an upper edge of the upper inner portion and the upper edge of the upper inner portion is configured to be pulled downwardly to expose a nipple for nursing.
US11771142B2
A fabric garment for men configured to be worn around the pelvic area of a wearer and having one or more leg opening. The garment comprises a concealing panel and an external front portion configured to cover the genital organs of a wearer and partly overlying the concealing panel. An access is defined between the front portion and the concealing panel. First and second linear access edges are provided on the front portion, together defining a V-shape. Two intersecting lines of support stitching are also provided on the front portion, adjacent the access edges, the lines extending beyond the vertex of the access edges so as to form an X-shape. The front portion is at least partly resiliently deformable so as to facilitate access between the concealing panel and the X-shape, in use, for at least part of the external male genitalia.
US11771138B2
In an aerosol generating apparatus and a method of providing a smoking restriction function in the aerosol generating apparatus, a smoking initiation request is received from a user, and supply of power to a heater is controlled according to whether the smoking initiation request satisfies a smoking restriction condition.
US11771132B2
The present disclosure provides aerosol delivery devices having a variety of configurations and arrangements. Some aspects of the disclosure provide aerosol delivery devices having a first pump configured to deliver a flow of air; a second pump configured to deliver a flow of liquid; and a nozzle configured to receive the flow of air and the flow of liquid and output the liquid in an atomized form.
US11771130B2
An apparatus and method for recovering tobacco material from tobacco rod sections is provided, each tobacco rod section including a wrapping paper wrapped about the tobacco material. The apparatus includes a centrifugal object-orienting device including a disc disposed at an incline within a cylindrical container, the cylindrical container and the disc being rotatable about a rotation axis such that the rotating cylindrical container and disc impart centrifugal force to the tobacco rod sections, the tobacco rod sections being responsive to the centrifugal force to orient lengthwise. A first conveyor device is configured to receive and convey in a conveyor direction the tobacco rod sections, with the tobacco rod sections being oriented lengthwise relative to the conveyor direction. A slitting device is operably engaged with the first conveyor device and configured to lengthwise slit the wrapping paper wrapped about the tobacco material of each of the tobacco rod sections.
US11771119B2
A method of making a flavoured sweetener or food product by incubating an unrefined plant extract containing sucrose as the main solute with a microorganism or microorganisms to form a modified unrefined plant extract; evaporating water from the modified sucrose-based plant extract to form a concentrate; and cooking the concentrate to develop colour and flavour to produce the flavoured sweetener is disclosed. The flavoured sweetener can serve as a coconut sugar substitute. In a preferred embodiment the unrefined plant extract comprises sugarcane juice or sugar beet juice, and the microorganisms may be selected from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus flexus, or a Klyveromyces species. The flavoured sweetener can be used to make a range of food and beverage ingredients and also food products including sauces, natural flavour extracts and flavour molecules, chocolate, health foods and convenience forms of the various forms of flavoured sweeteners.
US11771115B2
Embodiments herein include devices adaptable to dehydrate articles, including foods. Embodiments are shown which can be compacted for reduced storage, and/or shipping requirements and/or for other purposes. Embodiments include simple, inexpensive means for controlling dehydrating conditions, including airflow. Various article holding devices, including devices to hold foods being dehydrated, are also shown. Such devices include vertical, diagonal, and horizontal panels to secure articles. Embodiments shown have variations which include the use of non-motorized convection airflow, as well as devices which incorporate motor driven air movement means. Embodiments are shown which may be used for preparing articles, including foods, for dehydration, including slicing such articles.
US11771110B2
The present invention discloses a soluble native rapeseed protein isolate having improved color, a method for preparing a soluble native rapeseed protein isolate having improved color and use of said rapeseed protein isolate in a food product.
US11771108B2
A machine for making and dispensing liquid or semi-liquid food products, includes, in combination: a container for containing liquid or semi-liquid products; a thermal treatment cylinder contained inside the container and having an axis that is inclined relative to the vertical; a stirrer mounted to the outside of the thermal treatment cylinder; a thermal system including a heat exchanger associated with the thermal treatment cylinder, wherein the container for containing liquid or semi-liquid products is defined by a first, inside wall and a second, outside wall, the first, inside wall and the second, outside wall forming between them a gap that is not affected by the liquid or semi-liquid products.
US11771106B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a deodorized oil with in-situ prepared mono-acylglycerides and the oil obtained as such. It relates to a process for preparing a deodorized oil containing in-situ prepared mono-acylglycerides by interesterifying in presence of an enzyme a glyceride containing fraction wherein the ratio of free and esterified hydroxyl groups (OH) to free and esterified fatty acids (FA) is greater than 1.07 and obtaining an oily composition containing less than 1% w/w, preferably less than 0.5% free fatty acids. Furthermore it relates to a deodorized oil containing 30 to 70% triglycerides, 20 to 50% di-acyl glycerides, 1.5 to 25% mono-acyl glycerides.
US11771105B2
Provided herein are dairy-like analogue compositions and the methods of making the same using one or more recombinant proteins.
US11771096B2
A system and method to control the power supplied to heating elements of a conveyor oven. The conveyor oven includes a plurality of heating elements to evenly distribute heat in an oven compartment. During peak-loads, the current draw of the heating elements may exceed available power of a power supply. Therefore, a system and method to reduce the total current draw of the plurality of heating elements is provided. The system includes a controller configured to perform the methods disclosed herein. The methods effectively lower the total current draw by rapidly cycling a plurality of relays connected to each of the plurality of heating elements to achieve even distribution of heat and reduced current draw during peak-loads.
US11771093B2
Liquid agricultural compositions comprising pasteurized Chlorella cells, as well as methods of preparation and use thereof, are disclosed. The compositions are formulated for application to a plant, seed, seedling, or soil and are effective in enhancing at least one plant characteristic including, but not limited to: seed germination, seedling emergence, seedling size, plant fresh weight, plant dry weight, utilization, leaf production, leaf formation, thatch height, plant maturation, plant yield, plant growth, plant quality, plant health, plant resistance to salt stress, plant resistance to heat stress, plant resistance to heavy-metal stress, plant resistance to drought, maturation time, yield, root length, root mass, color, fruit production, fruit yield, fruit growth, and fruit quality.
US11771091B2
The present specification discloses plant agent compositions, articles of manufacture, containers or kits comprising such compositions, and methods and uses to control a causal agent of a plant disease or increasing plant growth and/or fruit production.
US11771090B2
The invention provides a synthetic combination of a crop and at least one fungal endophyte, wherein the crop is a host plant of the endophyte. Provided are also methods and compositions for producing such synthetic combinations. The endophyte reproduces and enhances the agronomic characteristics of the crop. Methods for inoculating the host plant with the endophyte, for propagating the host-endophyte combination, and for detecting the presence of the endophyte and of its metabolites within a host plant are also described.
US11771088B2
Substituted imidazole and substituted pyrazole compounds and compositions derived therefrom can be useful in controlling insect pests. Suitable imidazole compounds can be analogues of 2,4,5-triphenyl-1H-imidazole, wherein the C-2 phenyl group bears at least one substitution, the C-4 and C-5 phenyl groups are optionally substituted, and N-1 is unsubstituted. Suitable pyrazole compounds can bear a 1,3,4-substitution pattern, with an optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted alkyl group being present at N-1, an optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl group being present at C-3, and a secondary amide group being present at C-4. These compounds and compositions derived therefrom can be administered to a plant, seed, soil or insect to control a variety of insect pests.
US11771074B2
The present disclosure relates to the sensor based observation of arthropods in a region where plants grow. The subject matter of the present disclosure is a device, system, method and computer program product for the sensor based observation of arthropods, by means of a camera.
US11771061B2
The disclosed technology includes a pet collar that can be configured to determine its geolocational position and evaluate that position with respect to the geo-fence of a predetermined, geo-fenced “safe” zone. If the collar determines that its position is inside a safe zone but is near the geo-fence, the collar can be configured to provide a warning correction. If the collar determines that it is outside a predetermined safe zone, the collar can also be configured to provide a stronger correction to discourage the pet from continuing away from the safe zone. The collar can also be configured to guide the pet back to the safe zone such as by varying the strength and/or type of correction provided based at least in part on the distance of the collar from the geo-fence.
US11771057B2
Livestock may be managed by a variety of systems, processes, and techniques. In particular implementations, the properties of water may be monitored by automated techniques and treated water may be provided to animals. In certain implementations, sick, or potentially sick, livestock may be provided with treated water to improve their health. The automated techniques may include monitoring the movements and/or water consumption of the livestock and predicting which ones may be sick based on their movements and/or water consumption. In some implementations, a water trough may contain multiple segments. The water properties in the segments may be maintained at different states.
US11771054B2
A bed for at least one animal is provided. The bed includes a strip of belting having a front end, a back end, and opposing sides, an animal bed having a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber. The first fluid chamber is provided within the strip of belting and includes a first width extending between a first side and a second side of the first fluid chamber. The second fluid chamber is provided within the strip of belting and includes a second width extending between a first side and a second side of the second fluid chamber. A first fluid supply tube is in fluid connection with the first chamber, and a second fluid supply tube is in fluid connection with the second chamber, wherein the first and second chambers are fluidly isolated from one another. A method of preparing for use a bed for at least one animal is also provided. In addition, a system for using a bed for at least one animal is also provided.
US11771052B2
A portable pop-up pet pen compacts into four corner post members for travel or storage. Each corner post member contains a base rail, top rail, and mesh wall portion. To open the pet pen, the base rails are pulled out and down, and each is connected to the base of another of the corner post members. The upper rails and web walls are then pulled up from the base rails, and are attached to the other corner post members. A top frame may support a roof or fly. The compacted posts can fit into a bag or case for storage. Two sets of four corner posts can be used to build a double-size pet pen.
US11771047B2
An edible bean seed designated as <14455> or GLEAM, a sample of the edible bean deposited under accession no. PI 698683 is disclosed. Methods of using the edible bean seed designated as <14455> or GLEAM for breeding new varieties of bean seed are also disclosed, as well as seeds of the edible bean seed designated as <14455> or GLEAM.
US11771045B2
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1561364, CL1561493, ES1667863, CL1564075, CL1564132, CL1564454, and CL1564197 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1561364, CL1561493, ES1667863, CL1564075, CL1564132, CL1564454, and CL1564197 and to the seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny of each or any of these cultivars, and methods of using CL1561364, CL1561493, ES1667863, CL1564075, CL1564132, CL1564454, and/or CL1564197 in a breeding program.
US11771044B2
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety LS1763306, LS1763244, LS1763241, LS1663505, LS1663030, ES1668064, ES1668001, ES1667964, ES1667827, ES1667778, ES1667716, ES1667642, ES1667539, ES1667513, AND/OR CL1561664 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety LS1763306, LS1763244, LS1763241, LS1663505, LS1663030, ES1668064, ES1668001, ES1667964, ES1667827, ES1667778, ES1667716, ES1667642, ES1667539, ES1667513, AND/OR CL1561664 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using LS1763306, LS1763244, LS1763241, LS1663505, LS1663030, ES1668064, ES1668001, ES1667964, ES1667827, ES1667778, ES1667716, ES1667642, ES1667539, ES1667513, AND/OR CL1561664 in a breeding program.
US11771043B2
A soybean cultivar designated 06110608 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 06110608, to the plants of soybean cultivar 06110608, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 06110608, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 06110608. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 06110608. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 06110608, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 06110608 with another soybean cultivar.
US11771041B2
A soybean cultivar designated 00230222 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 00230222, to the plants of soybean cultivar 00230222, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 00230222, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 00230222. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 00230222. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 00230222, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 00230222 with another soybean cultivar.
US11771040B2
A soybean cultivar designated 07110300 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 07110300, to the plants of soybean cultivar 07110300, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 07110300, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 07110300. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 07110300. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 07110300, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 07110300 with another soybean cultivar.
US11771037B2
A soybean cultivar designated 08130343 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 08130343, to the plants of soybean cultivar 08130343, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 08130343, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 08130343. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 08130343. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 08130343, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 08130343 with another soybean cultivar.
US11771035B1
A novel maize variety designated X08R657 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08R657 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08R657 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08R657, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08R657 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08R657 and methods of using maize variety X08R657 are disclosed.
US11771025B2
System and method for adjusting irrigation system scheduling based on estimated soil water depletion
An irrigation system and method of controlling operations of the irrigation system are provided. The method includes determining, via a control system, a soil water depletion at a first location based on soil data captured via a sensor; determining, via the control system, a difference in irrigation amounts at the first location and a second location; determining, via the control system, a difference in precipitation amounts at the first location and the second location; determining, via the control system, a difference in evapotranspiration values of crops at the first location and the second location; calculating an estimated soil water depletion at the second location based, at least in part, on the soil water depletion at the first location, the difference in irrigation amounts at the first location and the second location, the difference in precipitation amounts at the first location and the second location, and the difference in evapotranspiration values of crops at the first location and the second location; and directing, via the control system, the irrigation system to apply an amount of water at the second location based, at least in part, on the estimated soil water depletion at the second location. The irrigation system may comprise a fluid-carrying conduit, a plurality of support towers with one or more controllable motors, water emitters, a controllable valve, and a control system that performs one or more of the aforementioned method steps.
US11771024B2
An irrigation system comprises an irrigation controller that receives user input and provides a power signal and command and message data to an encoder. The encoder encodes the command and message data onto the power signal to provide a data encoded power waveform that is sent over a two-wire path. The irrigation system further comprises one or more decoders in communication with the two-wire path to receive the data encoded power waveform and one or more irrigation valves in communication with the one or more decoders. The data encoded power waveform provides power to the decoders and the decoders decode the command and message data from the data encoded power waveform to control the irrigation valves according to the user input.
US11771013B1
An aerial saw is provided, including an elongated arm having a proximal end and a distal end; a saw blade rotatably connected to the elongated arm; an engine enclosure having a distal end and a proximal end, the engine enclosure coupled to the elongated arm; and a saw attachment member connected to the saw assembly between saw blade and the proximal end of the engine enclosure; the saw attachment member connected to a support structure at a first connection point.
US11771006B2
A harvesting machine feederhouse that comprises an outer body connectable to and between a head unit and a thresher of the machine. The feederhouse additionally comprises a liner disposed across a bottom surface of the outer body, and at least one conveyor rotatably disposed within the outer body for conveying harvested plant product received from the head unit along the liner into the thresher. Each conveyor includes a first guide, a second guide, a pair of conveyor transports that extend between, and are disposed around, the first guide and the second guide. Each conveyor additionally includes a plurality of plant product sweeps disposed across and connected to the transports. Each sweep is sized to contact the liner as the conveyor transports are rotated around the first guide and second guide, thereby conveying plant product received from the head unit along the liner into the thresher.
US11770996B2
Modular meter units for distributing particulate material from an applicator can be configured to combine with each other without the use of tools to provide specific meter assembly lengths based on desired flow rates. In one aspect, modular meter unit housings with interlocking features can provide build options for assembling different sized meter assemblies. The modular meter unit housings can allow stacking and connecting multiple adjacent meter units to make a meter assembly of a particular length/volume/flow rate. Each meter unit housing can have a longitudinal bore that opens through opposing end walls and define a cylindrical cavity or chamber that can receive a cylindrical/tubular sleeve or liner. Matching openings on opposite top/bottom walls of the modular meter unit housing can align with openings of the liner to define an inlet and outlet for the meter unit.
US11770994B2
A seed delivery system for use in a seeding or planting machine that removes the seed from a seed meter by capturing the seed therefrom. The delivery system then moves the seed down to a lower discharge point and accelerates the seed horizontally rearward to a speed approximately equal to the forward travel speed of the seeding machine such that the seed, when discharged has a low or zero horizontal velocity relative to the ground. Rolling of the seed in the trench is thus reduced. Furthermore, as the seed only has a short drop from the outlet to the bottom of the seed trench, the seed has little vertical speed to induce bounce. The delivery system uses a brush belt to capture, move and accelerate the seed. By capturing the seed and moving it from the meter to the discharge, the seed is held in place relative to other seeds and the planter row unit. As a result, the seeds are isolated from row unit dynamics thereby maintaining seed spacing.
US11770992B2
A position monitoring system for an agricultural system includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to receive a remote sensor signal from a remote sensor indicative of a state of a reference element on one of a work vehicle or an agricultural implement coupled to the work vehicle, determine an orientation of the agricultural implement relative to the work vehicle based at least in part on the remote sensor signal, and output a control signal to control operation of the agricultural system based at least in part on the orientation of the agricultural implement relative to the work vehicle.
US11778918B2
A method for manufacturing a memory device includes forming a via trench in a substrate and forming a via in the via trench. A lower portion of the via includes a first metal and an upper portion of the via includes a second metal that is different from the first metal. The method further includes forming a magnetic tunneling junction over the via and forming a top electrode over the magnetic tunneling junction.
US11778914B2
A thin-film transistor may include an amorphous semiconductor channel layer, an organic material piezoelectric stress gate layer formed adjacent to the amorphous semiconductor channel layer, a source electrode coupled to the organic material piezoelectric stress gate layer, a drain electrode coupled to the organic material piezoelectric stress gate layer and a gate electrode coupled to the organic material piezoelectric stress gate layer. In some embodiments, the amorphous semiconductor channel layer may be amorphous indium gallium zinc oxide. In some embodiments, the organic material piezoelectric stress gate layer may be organic polyvinylidene fluoride. In some embodiments, the amorphous semiconductor channel layer may be formed on a flexible substrate.
US11778901B2
The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent material and organic electroluminescent device thereof. The organic electroluminescent material has the structural formula as shown in formula 1. Compared with a monoamine structure containing an adamantyl group, the diamine structure disclosed in the present invention has higher HOMO energy level and hole mobility, and can exhibit higher efficiency and service life than a monoamine material device. The organic electroluminescent device comprising the organic electroluminescent material has lower driving voltage, and higher luminous efficiency and service life.
US11778893B2
The present invention provides compounds comprising at least one unit of formula (1) or (1′) as well as a process for the preparation of the compounds, intermediates of this process, electronic devices comprising the compounds, and the use of the compounds as semiconducting materials.
US11778881B2
A display device comprises a substrate in which a first subpixel and a second subpixel arranged to adjoin the first subpixel are defined, a first electrode provided in each of the first subpixel and the second subpixel on the substrate, a light emitting layer provided in each of the first subpixel and the second subpixel on the first electrode, a second electrode commonly provided in the first subpixel and the second subpixel on the light emitting layer, a trench portion provided between the first subpixel and the second subpixel, and an insulating portion filling at least a part of the trench portion.
US11778867B2
A display panel includes a substrate, a first isolation structure, a second isolation structure and a plurality of light emitting structures. The first isolation structure is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of through holes. The second isolation substrate is laminated on the first isolation substrate and fills up the plurality of through holes of the first isolation substrate. The plurality of light emitting structures are disposed on the substrate and are isolated from each other via the second isolation structure.
US11778859B2
A display device including a display panel including a plurality of transistors and displaying an image on a front surface thereof; and a sensing module on a rear surface of the display panel, wherein the display panel includes a first region that overlaps the sensing module and a second region that does not overlap the sensing module, a W/L ratio of one of the transistors in the first region is greater than a W/L ratio of another of the transistors in the second region, the W/L ratio being obtained by dividing a width of a channel of the transistor by a length of the channel.
US11778853B2
A display panel and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. In one example, the display panel includes a flexible substrate having a display area and a non-display area, a dam structure located in the non-display area and disposed around the display area, one or more grooves disposed on the non-display area between the display area and the dam structure, and an organic encapsulation layer. In some examples, the organic encapsulation layer covers each of the display area, at least a portion of the non-display area, and the one or more grooves. Accordingly, a display device comprising the display panel is also provided. Thus, a flatness of the organic encapsulation layer may be improved and peeling may be reduced between the organic encapsulation layer and a substrate on which the organic encapsulation layer is disposed, thereby improving an overall quality of the finished display panel.
US11778850B2
Light-emitting device, module, electronic device, and method for manufacturing light-emitting device
A light-emitting element, a bonding layer, and a frame-like partition are formed over a substrate. The partition is provided to surround the bonding layer and the light-emitting element, with a gap left between the partition and the bonding layer. A pair of substrates overlap with each other under a reduced-pressure atmosphere and then exposed to an air atmosphere or a pressurized atmosphere, whereby the reduced-pressure state of a space surrounded by the pair of substrates and the partition is maintained and atmospheric pressure is applied to the pair of substrates. Alternatively, a light-emitting element and a bonding layer are formed over a substrate. A pair of substrates overlap with each other, and then, pressure is applied to the bonding layer with the use of a member having a projection before or at the same time as curing of the bonding layer.
US11778833B2
A nonvolatile memory device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a substrate having a channel layer, a first tunneling layer disposed on the channel layer, a second tunneling layer disposed on the first tunneling layer, a third tunneling layer disposed on the second tunneling layer, a charge trap layer disposed on the third tunneling layer, a charge barrier layer disposed on the charge trap layer, and a gate electrode layer disposed on the charge barrier layer. The first tunneling layer includes a first insulative material. The second tunneling layer includes a second insulative material. The third tunneling layer includes a second insulative material. The resistance switching material is a material whose electric resistance varies reversibly between a high resistance state and a low resistance state depending on a magnitude of an applied electric field.
US11778829B2
A semiconductor device includes a stacked structure with insulating layers and conductive layers that are alternately stacked on each other, a hard mask pattern located on the stacked structure, a channel structure penetrating the hard mask pattern and the stacked structure, insulating patterns interposed between the insulating layers and the channel structure, and a memory layer interposed between the stacked structure and the channel structure, wherein the memory layer fills a space between the insulating patterns, wherein a sidewall of each of the conductive layers protrudes farther towards the channel structure than a sidewall of the hard mask pattern, and wherein the insulating patterns protrude farther towards the channel structure than the sidewall of each of the conductive layers.
US11778824B2
A semiconductor device comprises a stack comprising an alternating sequence of dielectric structures and conductive structures, and a channel structure within an opening vertically extending through the stack and comprising a first semiconductor material having a first band gap. The semiconductor device also comprises a conductive plug structure within the opening and in direct contact with the channel region, and a band offset structure within the opening and in direct physical contact with the channel structure and the conductive plug structure. The band offset structure comprises a second semiconductor material having a second band gap different than the first band gap. The semiconductor device further comprises a conductive line structure electrically coupled to the conductive plug structure. A method of forming a semiconductor device and an electronic system are also described.
US11778819B2
A NAND flash memory capable of reducing the planar size of a memory cell is provided. The three-dimensional NAND flash memory includes a substrate, an insulating layer, a lower conductive layer (a source), a three-dimensional memory cell structure, and a bit line. The memory cell structure includes a plurality of strip-shaped gate stacks including stacks of insulators and conductors stacked along a vertical direction from the substrate; and a plurality of channel stacks separately arranged along one side of the gate stack. An upper end of the channel stack is electrically connected to the orthogonal bit line, and a lower end of the channel stack is electrically connected to the lower conductive layer.
US11778807B2
Provided are a semiconductor memory device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor memory device may include: a first impurity doped region and a second impurity doped region spaced apart from each other in a semiconductor substrate, a bit line electrically connected to the first impurity doped region and crossing over the semiconductor substrate, a storage node contact electrically connected to the second impurity doped region, a first spacer and a second spacer disposed between the bit line and the storage node contact, and an air gap region disposed between the first spacer and the second spacer. The first spacer may cover a sidewall of the bit line, and the second spacer may be adjacent to the storage node contact. A top end of the first spacer may have a height higher than a height of a top end of the second spacer.
US11778806B2
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of operating such apparatuses. One of such apparatuses includes a data line, a conductive region, and a memory cell including a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first channel region coupled to the data line and the conductive region, a charge storage structure, and a first gate. The second transistor includes a second channel region coupled to the data line and the charge storage structure, and a second gate. The first gate is electrically separated from the second gate and opposite from the second gate in a direction from the first channel region to the second channel region.
US11778803B2
A system and method for efficiently creating layout for memory bit cells are described. In various implementations, a memory bit cell uses Cross field effect transistors (FETs) that include vertically stacked gate all around (GAA) transistors with conducting channels oriented in an orthogonal direction between them. The channels of the vertically stacked transistors use opposite doping polarities. The memory bit cell includes one of a read bit line and a write word line routed in no other metal layer other than a local interconnect layer. In addition, a six transistor (6T) random access data storage of the given memory bit cell consumes a planar area above a silicon substrate of four transistors.
US11778802B2
A device is disclosed that includes a fin structure disposed below a first metal layer, extending along a column direction, and corresponding to at least one transistor of a memory bit cell, a word line disposed in the first metal layer and extending along a row direction, a first metal island disposed in the first metal layer separated from the word line, and a first connection metal line disposed in a second metal layer above the first metal layer, extending along the column direction, and configured to couple a power supply through the first metal island to the fin structure. In a layout view, the first connection metal line is separated from the fin structure, and the fin structure crosses over the word line and the first metal island. A method is also disclosed herein.
US11778800B2
An article management apparatus allocates articles necessary for a board working machine out of the articles stored in a storage based on a production plan of the board working machine that performs a predetermined board work on the board to produce the board product. The article management apparatus includes a first setting section, a second setting section, and a selecting section. The first setting section allows a user of the board working machine to set a restriction condition for each production plan of the board product. The second setting section allows the user to set a priority among multiple priority elements when allocating the articles for the articles needed in a case of producing the board product under the restriction condition set by the first setting section. The selecting section allocates the articles based on the priority of the priority element set by the second setting section.
US11778793B2
A system includes a power device unit coupled to a substrate. An upper cooling assembly is thermally coupled to an upper side of the substrate. A lower cooling assembly is thermally coupled to a lower side of the substrate. A gate driver unit is coupled to the upper cooling assembly. At least one upper via is formed through the upper cooling electrically coupling the gate driver unit to the power device unit. A capacitor unit is coupled to the lower cooling assembly. At least one lower via formed through the lower cooling assembly electrically coupling the capacitor unit to the power device unit.
US11778792B2
A power conversion apparatus is provided to prevent the arc flash generated in a board from flowing out to a operation surface for operating the board, and also to relieve the pressure inside the board to the outside from the flapper section provided on the ceiling. The power conversion apparatus that has taken measures against an arc flash composed of a power converter and a board accommodating the power converter is provided. A BUS which constitutes the power converter has the first processing that makes it hard to fly the flash in a place where arc flash is not desired to occur. A door is placed on the front board that can be opened and closed by the operator. The board has an explosion-proof shutter part to prevent the arc flash from being released to the outside by the pressure inside the board, and has a flapper section for releasing the pressure inside the board to the outside from the ceiling of the board unit, when the arc flash occurs.
US11778791B2
A two-phase immersion cooling system for cooling electronics. The electronics are immersed in immersion tank filled with dielectric liquid. As liquid evaporates due to heat generated by the electronics, it enters a vapor passageway that leads the vapor to a condenser situated remotely from the immersion tank. Upon condensing at the condenser, the condensed liquid is directed to a resupply tank, wherein the condensed liquid cools. When the level of the dielectric liquid in the immersion tank drops below a set threshold, a pump is activated to deliver the condensed liquid from the resupply tank to the immersion tank. The immersion tank, vapor passageway and condenser are position inside a containment passageway. The containment passageway captures any vapor not entering the vapor passageway and direct such vapor to the condenser. The resupply tank may also be positioned within the containment passageway.
US11778789B2
A system, an article of manufacture, and a method are disclosed. The system includes a set of components in an enclosure. The set of components includes electronic devices and airflow moving components configured to maintain airflow across the electronic devices from a front plenum of the enclosure to a rear plenum of the enclosure and direct air from the rear plenum through the first heat exchanger. The set of components also includes a first heat exchanger configured to circulate a cooling liquid and a second heat exchanger configured to maintain a constant temperature of the cooling liquid, wherein the constant temperature is a temperature of the cooling liquid within a threshold distance from a selected temperature.
US11778786B2
A thermal bridge includes an upper bridge assembly including upper plates arranged in an upper plate stack and a lower bridge assembly including lower plates arranged in a lower plate stack. Outer ends of the lower plates face and thermally couple to an electrical component. The upper plates and the lower plates are arranged in plate pairs. A spring element forces the upper plates and the lower plates of the plate pairs apart. The upper plates include upper limit tabs and the lower plates include lower limit tabs. The upper limit tabs and the lower limit tabs operate to limit spreading apart of the upper plates and the lower plates against the opening forces of the spring element.
US11778785B2
An electronic system is described that comprises a first board and a first processing unit, wherein the first processing unit comprises a first semiconductor chip arranged on a first surface of the first board; a first cooling unit facing the first surface of the first board and configured to cool the first semiconductor chip; at least one further board and a second processing unit, wherein the second processing unit comprises a further semiconductor chip arranged on a first surface of the at least one further board; and a second cooling unit facing the first surface of the at least one further board and configured to cool the further semiconductor chip. The first board and the at least one further board are spaced apart from each other. The first cooling unit is a passive cooling unit, and the second cooling unit is an active cooling unit.
US11778784B2
A heat dissipation device with a function of communication includes a conductive substrate, a first conductive sidewall, a second conductive sidewall, a plurality of heat sink elements, and a feeding element. The heat sink elements have different lengths, and they are positioned between the first conductive sidewall and the second conductive sidewall. The first conductive sidewall, the heat sink elements, and the second conductive sidewall are respectively coupled to the conductive substrate. The feeding element is coupled to a signal source. An antenna structure is formed by the feeding element, the conductive substrate, and the heat sink elements.
US11778783B2
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for cooling a heat source. Systems for cooling a heat source may comprise a closed loop fluid flow path under vacuum. The closed loop fluid flow path may comprise one or more channels, coolant, a condenser, and one or more cooling interfaces. The closed loop fluid flow path may comprise a shut-off valve for directing coolant to the at least one cooling interface. During use, a heat source may be cooled by directing a liquid coolant to a cooling interface to form a vapor coolant, directing a vapor coolant from the cooling interface to the condenser, and subjecting the vapor coolant to phase transition to regenerate the liquid coolant.
US11778781B2
A method and system for controlling operation of an immersion cooling system to filter a heat transfer fluid having an immersion cooling tank adapted to contain the heat transfer fluid used to immersion cool a heat-generating object contained therein, the method and system comprises: sampling the heat transfer fluid in the tank; measuring at least one property or parameter of the sampled heat transfer fluid; generating and transmitting measurement data to a control unit; comparing measurement data with respective threshold data using the control unit; and filtering the heat transfer fluid with a filter based on the comparison results of the control unit.
US11778779B2
In an electronic component cooling device, a cooler cools an electronic component, a coolant temperature acquisition unit acquires a temperature of a coolant, a coolant flow rate acquisition unit acquires the flow rate of the coolant, a heat loss estimation unit estimates a heat loss from the electronic component, and a loss threshold calculation unit calculates an upper limit threshold of the heat loss from the electronic component based on the coolant temperature and the coolant flow rate. A coolant flow rate control unit controls the flow rate of the coolant and is configured to, in response to an estimated heat loss which is the heat loss from the electronic component that has been estimated by the heat loss estimation unit exceeding the upper limit threshold, increase the flow rate of the coolant circulating through the cooler.
US11778776B2
A cooling structure including a flow path configuration member made of resin and forming a flow path through which a refrigerant flows, a heat diffuser having a plate shape, including a metal, and being embedded in the flow path configuration member or joined to the flow path configuration member, and one or more cooling fins extending from the heat diffuser into the flow path and having a surface made of resin.
US11778773B2
A choke structure with water cooling includes a water-cooled device, a choke assembly mounted on the water-cooled device, a ceramic heat spreader with high thermal conductivity set between the choke assembly and the water-cooled device, a metal housing having upper and lower openings installed on the water-cooled device to surround the choke assembly and the ceramic heat spreader with high thermal conductivity, and a printed circuit board is arranged on the upper opening of the metal housing, wherein the generated heat while operating the choke assembly is transmitted through a first heat conduction path formed by the ceramic heat spreader with high thermal conductivity in contact with the choke assembly and the water-cooled device for dissipating heat.
US11778771B2
Embodiments for providing cooling airflow through electronic in two different directions is described. An airflow control louver system in an electronic device provides for cooling airflow to be efficiently routed through the electronic device in the two different directions which in turn allows for multiple installation configurations for electronic devices with high powered heat sensitive components.
US11778765B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing having an insertion slot, a connecting interface, and an adaptor card. The connecting interface is disposed in the housing for connecting with a first electronic module or a second electronic module separately and has a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The adaptor card is detachably disposed in the housing and includes a flow guide. When the electronic device is in a first mode, the first electronic module is connected to the first connecting part, and the adaptor card is disposed between the insertion slot and the connecting interface. The flow guide directs an airflow toward the first electronic module. When the electronic device is in a second mode, the adaptor card is removed from the housing, and the second electronic module is connected to the first connecting part and the second connecting part.
US11778759B2
A control module for a reversing contactor includes a housing configured to mount to forward and reverse contactors. The control module is configured to receive command signals for the forward and reverse contactors and provide the command signals to an interlock circuit included within the housing of the control module. The interlock circuit is configured to use the forward and reverse commands as well as feedback signals corresponding to the current status of the contactors to prevent both the forward and reverse contactors from being closed in tandem. The control module is also configured to mount to contactors having different physical sizes. The housing may be configured as a telescoping housing, where one portion of the housing is fixed and a second portion of the housing slides with respect to the fixed portion of the housing to adjust the width of the control module.
US11778750B2
A stencil printer for printing an assembly material on an electronic substrate includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, the stencil having apertures formed therein, a support assembly coupled to the frame, the support assembly being configured to support the electronic substrate, a print head gantry coupled to the frame, and a print head assembly supported by the print head gantry in such a manner that the print head assembly is configured to traverse the stencil during print strokes. The stencil printer further comprises a verification system to determine whether an item placed within the stencil printer is properly installed within the stencil printer.
US11778739B2
A thermally conductive board includes a metal substrate, a metal layer, a thermal conductive insulating polymer layer, and a ceramic material layer. The thermal conductive insulating polymer layer is located between the metal layer and the metal substrate. The ceramic material layer includes an upper ceramic layer or a lower ceramic layer, or includes both the upper ceramic layer and the lower ceramic layer. The upper ceramic layer is disposed between the metal layer and the thermal conductive insulating polymer layer, and the lower ceramic layer is disposed between the thermal conductive insulating polymer layer and the metal substrate.
US11778738B2
A printed circuit board assembly includes a main printed circuit board including a first main signal line and a first dielectric having a first permittivity; a sub printed circuit board including a first sub signal line and a second dielectric having a second permittivity smaller than the first permittivity; and a first connection block configured to connect the first main signal line of the main printed circuit board and the first sub signal line of the sub printed circuit board.
US11778733B2
A signal transmission circuit packaging structure is disclosed. The signal transmission circuit packaging structure includes a body, a main circuit unit, power pins, input pins, output pins, control pins, and ground pins. The main circuit unit is arranged in the center of the body. The power pins supply power signal to the main circuit unit. The input pins and the output pins are arranged on a first and a second side of the body separately for electrically connecting to the main circuit unit. The control pins are arranged on the second side of the body and electrically connected to the main circuit unit. The ground pins are arranged at corners of the body to separate the input pins, the output pins, and the control pins.
US11778730B1
A printed circuit board includes a dielectric substrate which is formed in a plate-like shape, ground conductor layers which are respectively provided on a top surface and a back surface of the dielectric substrate, a signal line which is provided on a side surface of the dielectric substrate, and transmits a high frequency signal, and a plurality of connection conductors which are provided in the dielectric substrate, connects the ground conductor layer provided on the top surface and the ground conductor layer provided on the back surface, and are aligned and disposed along the signal line.
US11778728B2
An assembly configured to dissipate heat in a gateway, the assembly including: a bracket, the bracket including one or more openings extending from a front side to a back side of the vertically oriented bracket; and a plurality of heat sink fins attached to a base member, and wherein the base member is configured to be attachable to a front side of the bracket and the plurality of heat sink fins extend through the one or more openings to a back side of the bracket.
US11778713B2
A street lamp intelligent measurement and control device includes an MCU chip, and an electrical parameter measuring circuit, an NB-IoT communication circuit, a dimming circuit and a switching control circuit respectively connected to the MCU chip. The electrical parameter measuring circuit determines electrical parameter data and electrical energy data of a street lamp load, and transmits the electrical parameter data and the electrical energy data to the MCU chip. The MCU chip actively uploads the electrical parameter data and/or the electrical energy data to a remote control center according to a preset time interval, receives a controlling instruction from the remote control center, and sends out a switching signal and/or a dimming signal according to the controlling instruction. The switching control circuit controls an on-off of the street lamp load according to the switching signal sent by the MCU chip.
US11778711B2
A brightness control method of an illumination device includes: obtaining a brightness of ambient light, determining an amount of supplementary light according to the brightness of the ambient light and target brightness if the brightness of the ambient light is less than the target brightness, and generating a first pulse signal according to the amount of supplementary light to control the illumination device to emit light.
US11778702B2
A method of operating a microwave appliance includes determining that a vent fan is on, and instructing an air handler within a door of the microwave appliance to operate in response to determining that the vent fan is on.
US11778701B2
A method for assembling an induction heating device includes the steps of interposing at least one ferrite bar between a coil assembly and a support plate, and snap engaging a central polymeric fastening element on the support plate. At least one end of the ferrite bar is inserted in a radial seat of the central polymeric fastening element. The coil assembly is snap engaged with the central polymeric fastening element in order to sandwich the ferrite bars between the support plate and the coil assembly.
US11778696B2
A vaporizer assembly includes a tube having a first end with an inlet opening and a second end with an outlet opening. The vaporizer assembly also includes a heater element configured to vaporize liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The heater element is at the second end of the tube. The first end of the tube is fluidly connectable with a liquid storage portion. When the first end of the tube is fluidly connected with the liquid storage portion, the liquid aerosol-forming substrate can flow from the liquid storage portion through the inlet opening into the tube. The outlet opening of the tube includes perforations having a width ranging from about 1 micrometer to about 500 micrometers.
US11778678B2
Disclosed herein is a wireless mesh network comprised of ultra-high-capacity nodes that are capable of establishing ultra-high-capacity links (e.g., point-to-point or point-to-multipoint bi-directional communication links) using a millimeter wave spectrum, including but not limited to 28 Ghz, 39 Ghz, 37/42 Ghz, 60 Ghz (including V band), or E-band frequencies, as examples. The higher capacity and/or extended range of these ultra-high-capacity nodes/links may be achieved via various advanced signal processing techniques. Further, these ultra-high-capacity nodes/links may be used in conjunction with other types of point-to-point and/or point-to-multipoint links to build a multi-layer wireless mesh network.
US11778674B2
A method, system and external instrument are provided. The method initiates a communication link between an external instrument (EI) and an implantable medical device (IMD), established a first connection interval for conveying data packets between the EI and IMD and monitors a connection criteria that includes at least one of a data throughput requirement. A battery indicator or link condition of the communications link is between the IMD and EI. The method further changes from the first connection interval to a second connection interval based on the connection criteria.
US11778671B2
The present disclosure provides a method for performing a random-access channel procedure (RACH procedure) by a terminal in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method may comprise transmitting a first physical random-access channel (PRACH) preamble through message A on the basis of a RACH occasion, and receiving, as a response to message A, a random-access response (RAR) through message B related to contention resolution, wherein on the basis of the first PRACH preamble corresponding to a PRACH preamble mapped to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) occasion, message A comprises the first PRACH preamble and a PUSCH based on the mapped PUSCH occasion, and on the basis of the first PRACH preamble corresponding to a PRACH preamble failed to be mapped to a PUSCH occasion, message A comprises the first PRACH preamble.
US11778669B2
A random access method, a terminal and a computer-readable storage medium are provided, related to the field of communication technologies. The random access method applied to a terminal includes: sending, to a base station, a random access preamble on a second beam, subsequent to sending a random access preamble on a first beam; monitoring and receiving, within a preset RAR time window, at least one RAR message sent by the base station.
US11778667B2
In connection with an RF communication system, exemplary aspects involve a method for use in a communication system in which a first system (e.g., 802.11) that is asynchronously based and which is susceptible to interference from a second system (e.g., synchronous-based LTE-CV2X). Such interference is due to the frequency spectrum used by the first and second systems overlapping. To mitigate interference issues, example methods spreads out the times for messages in the first system, based on information concerning occupancy of the channel, and transmitting them relative to the end of a cycled transmission allocated for use by the second system.
US11778666B2
In some implementations, a first access point (AP) selects one or more other APs for participation with the first AP in a coordinated access point transmission session. The first AP obtains a transmission opportunity (TXOP), and transmits a frame indicating scheduling information for uplink (UL) or downlink (DL) transmissions to or from the selected APs, the scheduling information indicating a respective start time for the UL or DL transmissions to or from the selected APs, at least two of the start times being offset from one another by a time period associated with decoding a preamble of a wireless packet. The first AP transmits or receives wireless packets to or from one or more associated stations (STAs) at least partially concurrently with the transmission or reception of wireless packets by the selected APs to or from their respective associated STAs based on the scheduling information.
US11778665B2
Provided are a user equipment (UE), a base station and respective transmission/reception methods for UE and base station. The UE comprises circuitry which, in operation, determines, based on a type of a transmission, a time interval between an outer boundary of a transient period for ramping of power to start or finish the transmission and a symbol on which a signal included in the transmission is to be transmitted; and a transceiver which, in operation, transmits the signal on the symbol; wherein the time interval and a time window for clear channel assessment (CCA) are non-overlapping.
US11778661B2
Techniques for defining a reference duration and one or more reference transmissions that are utilized for contention window update are provided to address these new features. An apparatus, such as a wireless device, determines a reference duration of a channel occupancy time (COT), the reference duration based at least in part on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) and based on reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. The apparatus updates a contention window (CW) based at least in part on reception of the PDSCH transmission during the reference duration. For example, the apparatus may increase the CW when a negative acknowledgement (NACK) is received for the determined PDSCH in the COT and may assign CW with a predetermined minimum value (CW_min) when a positive acknowledgement (ACK) is received for the determined PDSCH.
US11778656B2
An example method in a wireless device operating in a wireless network comprises generating a random access preamble signal and transmitting the random access preamble signal. The generated random access preamble signal comprises a random access symbol group that comprises a plurality of consecutive symbols, where each of the plurality of consecutive symbols being modulated on a corresponding subcarrier frequency and each of the plurality of consecutive symbols corresponding to a truncated sinusoid of 3.75/N kHz, with N>1.
US11778633B2
Example transmission methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes: determining, by a network device, downlink control information (DCI), wherein the DCI includes a first request field. The first request field indicates sending reference signal from the network device to a terminal device, and the first request field triggers the terminal device to report a measurement result of the reference signal to the network device. The measurement result includes channel state information (CSI) and/or beam state information (BSI). The DCI is sent by the network device to the terminal.
US11778631B2
Techniques discussed herein can facilitate transmission and reception of group common PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) for NR (New Radio). One example embodiment employable by a UE (User Equipment) comprises processing circuitry configured to: process higher layer signaling that configures a set of combinations for slot formats for the UE; detect, via blind decoding on at least a portion of a control resource set, a DCI (Downlink Control Information) message that indicates a combination for slot formats of the set of combinations for slot formats via a SFI (slot format indicator); and determine a slot format for one or more slots based on the indicated combination for slot formats, wherein the slot format indicates, for each symbol of the one or more slots, whether that symbol is DL (Downlink), UL (Uplink), or a flexible symbol in the slot format.
US11778623B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a plurality of selectable physical resource block (PRB) bundle sizes. The UE may receive downlink control information (DCI) that does not include a PRB bundling size indicator that indicates a PRB bundle size to be selected from the plurality of selectable PRB bundle sizes. The UE may select a PRB bundle size, from the plurality of selectable PRB bundle sizes, despite the DCI not including the PRB bundling size indicator. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11778619B2
Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and apparatus, and a computer storage medium, to reduce communication latency between a terminal and a base station, and improve a capability of adapting to a latency-sensitive scenario. The method provided in this application includes a terminal that receives at least one uplink configuration and at least one random access configuration from a network device. The uplink configuration is used to indicate a parameter for sending uplink data, and the random access configuration is used to indicate a parameter for sending a preamble. The at least one uplink configuration includes a first uplink configuration, the at least one random access configuration includes a first random access configuration, and there is a correspondence between the first uplink configuration and the first random access configuration.
US11778601B2
A wireless device may receive downlink control information (DCI) indicating switching from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part at a switching time. The wireless device may switch, based on the DCI and at the switching time, from the first bandwidth part to the second bandwidth part as an active bandwidth part. The wireless device may ignore, in response to the switching time being earlier than a transmission time indicated by an uplink grant, the uplink grant for the first bandwidth part.
US11778600B2
Provided are a resource allocation method and device. The resource allocation method includes: sending resource position indication information, wherein the resource position indication information carries position information of a physical resource block (PRB) resource within a narrowband and shift offset information of the PRB resource within the narrowband, or the resource position indication information carries position information of a PRB resource within the narrowband and position information of a PRB resource out of the narrowband.
US11778599B2
A method and apparatus such as a device to perform sidelink communication including receiving a sidelink grant from a network node, wherein the sidelink grant schedules or assigns multiple sidelink resources, generating a data packet comprising or multiplexing sidelink data from Sidelink (SL) logical channel(s) with SL Hybrid Automatic Request (HARQ) feedback enabled, performing two sidelink transmissions for the data packet on two adjacent, neighbor, or consecutive sidelink resources among the multiple sidelink resources if a time gap of the two adjacent, neighbor, or consecutive sidelink resources is larger than or equal to a minimum time gap, and the device being allowed to drop, skip, or cancel a sidelink transmission on one sidelink resource of the two adjacent, neighbor, or consecutive sidelink resources among the multiple sidelink resources if the time gap of the two adjacent, neighbor, or consecutive sidelink resources is less than a minimum time gap.
US11778597B2
A base station for transmitting data to a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The base station includes a transceiver, a storage, and a controller including a first control unit and a second control unit, wherein the controller is configured to perform, by the first control unit, data packing on bit unit information including information related to the data and information related to a modulation type, transmit, by the first control unit, the bit unit information on which the data packing is performed and additional information to the second control unit, modulate, by the second control unit, the data based on the bit unit information on which the data packing is performed, and generate, by the second control unit, a signal to be transmitted to the terminal, based on the modulated data and the additional information.
US11778587B2
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 application provides a method for light connection control for a User Equipment (UE), comprising the following steps of: acquiring, by a first radio access network node, light connection information for a UE; storing, by the first radio access network node, the acquired light connection Information; and, performing, by the first radio access network node, light connection control of the UE based on the acquired light connection information for the UE. By adopting the technical scheme disclosed in the present application, the signaling overhead can be saved, and the delay of the UE access network can be reduced.
US11778580B2
A communication device for handling an interworking procedure comprises at least one processing circuit configured to execute instructions of registering to a fifth generation (5G) system (5GS) network and establishing at least one Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session of a PDU session type to a Data Network (DN) identified by a first Data Network Name (DNN) and connected to the 5GS network; selecting a cell of an Evolved Packet System (EPS) network, after establishing the at least one PDU session; determining whether the at least one PDU session is supported in the EPS network; determining whether the cell supports an attach without any packet data network (PDN) connection; and initiating an attach procedure on the cell, when determining that none of the at least one PDU session is supported in the cell and the cell does not support the attach without any PDN connection.
US11778576B2
This application provides a method for processing a round trip delay, a related apparatus, and a readable storage medium, and pertains to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: receiving a delay quantization parameter of a common round trip delay (RTD), where the delay quantization parameter includes a first quantization parameter, and the first quantization parameter is used to indicate a height-related delay; and obtaining the common RTD based on the delay quantization parameter. The height-related delay is indicated by using the first quantization parameter, so that the common RTD is obtained based on the first quantization parameter.
US11778573B2
Example predictive wireless feedback control systems disclosed herein include a receiver to receive measurements of a controlled system via a first wireless link. Disclosed example systems also include an observer to output estimated values of states of the controlled system based on a state space model that is updated based on the measurements. Disclosed example system further include a predictor to predict future values of the states of the controlled system based on the estimated values of the states, a first latency of the first wireless link and an upper limit of a second latency associated with a second wireless link that is to communicate values of a control signal to an actuator associated with the controlled system. In disclosed examples, the predictor is to output the predicted future values of the states to a controller that is to determine the control signal.
US11778551B2
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for harvesting radio frequency (RF) energy based on an energy harvesting EH indication signal. A transmitting device such as a base station may transmit, to a user equipment (UE), an EH indication signal that indicates a time period when radio frequency (RF) energy is to be available. The UE may receive the EH indication signal and harvest RF energy from the RF signal during the time period. The transmitting device may transmit an RF signal to the UE or another UE during the time period. The UE may receive a wake up indication indicating a second time period to monitor a control channel. The UE may split power between energy harvesting and receiving RF signals during the second time period.
US11778545B2
In embodiments of systems and methods for managing communication between a wireless device and a base station, a base station may transmit Remaining Minimum System Information (RMSI) Downlink Control Information (DCI) indicating time and frequency resources for RMSI. A wireless device may receive a Channel State Indicator-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) based on the time and frequency resources for RMSI and may select a sub-beam of a beam associated with a synchronization signal block (SSB). The wireless device may send to the base station an indication of the selected sub-beam associated with the SSB in a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) message. The base station and the wireless device each may then perform an initial access procedure using the selected sub-beam to enable the wireless device to establish a communication link with the base station.
US11778541B2
Embodiments of this application provide a channel bandwidth configuration method and a device. The method includes: receiving bandwidth configuration information of a BSS, where the bandwidth configuration information of the BSS is carried in an EHT operation element, the EHT operation element includes a channel bandwidth field, a first channel center frequency field, and a second channel center frequency field, the channel bandwidth field indicates channel bandwidth information of the BSS, the first channel center frequency field and the second channel center frequency field indicate channel location information of the BSS, and the bandwidth information is any channel bandwidth in a plurality of channel bandwidths supported by a terminal; and obtaining the channel bandwidth information and the channel location information based on the bandwidth configuration information of the BSS. This application can be applied to a Wi-Fi system that supports the 802.11 standard, for example, the 802.11be standard.
US11778540B1
Provided are systems and methods including a secure sensor filtering capability within an BLE hub device capable of determining its geographic position and also capable of communicating directly with a cloud services application. The hub device periodically performs BLE scanning for advertisements from devices in proximity to the hub device but only collects and processes advertisement data from end nodes that match the filter requirements configured within the hub device while ignoring advertisements from any end nodes not matching the filter requirements configured within the hub device. In addition, digital leash and custody capabilities are provided with respect to the hub device such that improvements in connection with resource utilization (e.g. power, bandwidth, processor usage) may be achieved.
US11778536B2
The present specification provides a method for supporting an operation of a standalone MTC that uses a multi-narrowband in a wireless communication system. More specifically, a method performed by a terminal comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, multi-narrowband configuration information related to a plurality of narrowbands defined within an NR bandwidth including a first system bandwidth related to an in-band MTC operation and a second system bandwidth related to a standalone MTC operation; and performing frequency hopping on the plurality of narrowbands, on the basis of the multi-narrowband configuration information.
US11778535B2
Provided by the present disclosure are an access control method in a user equipment and the user equipment, which may flexibly control the activation and deactivation of PDCP duplication and the activation and deactivation of a serving cell restriction. The access control method comprises: receiving configuration information related to a data radio bearer (DRB); receiving a media access control element (MAC CE) indicating the activation/deactivation of a packet data convergence protocol layer (PDCP) duplication function of the DRB; when the MAC CE indicates the deactivation of the PDCP duplication function, determining whether the configuration information comprises indication information, the indication information indicating a restriction relationship between a logical channel associated with the DRB and a serving cell which is allowed to be used; and determining a serving cell used for the logical channel according to the result of the determination.
US11778531B2
A wireless communication network handsover a wireless User Equipment (UE) to a target communication network. A wireless access node wirelessly exchanges user data with the wireless UE and exchanges the user data with a User Plane Function (UPF). The UPF exchanges the user data with the wireless access node. An Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) identifies a handover of the wireless UE from the wireless access node to the target communication network, and in response, identifies a Gateway Identifier (GW ID) for a data GW that is physically co-located with the UPF and transfers handover signaling indicating the GW ID to the target communication network. The target communication network exchanges additional user data with the wireless UE over the data GW in response to the GW ID in the handover signaling—possibly without using a Domain Name System (DNS) to determine the GW ID.
US11778528B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may transmit, to a base station, a request for a cell switch based at least in part on a trigger condition associated with an uplink-only cell switch being satisfied; and perform the uplink-only cell switch based at least in part on a physical-layer or medium-access-control layer inter-cell mobility operation with the base station based at least in part on transmitting the request. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11778507B2
Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). Disclosed is a method by which a terminal transmits a buffer status report (BSR) in a communication system, including allocating an uplink resource from a base station; comparing the number of padding bits with a value obtained by summing the size of the BSR and the size of a sub-header of the BSR; and transmitting, to the base station according to the comparison result, the BSR including information indicating the presence or absence of a field representing a buffer size for at least one logical channel group (LCG).
US11778493B2
A method includes: receiving, by a network data analytics function entity, a first message that is sent by an application function entity and that includes a measurement event and an identity ID of an application; obtaining a first measurement parameter based on the measurement event; receiving, by the network data analytics function entity, a notification message that is sent by a terminal and that is used to indicate the network data analytics function entity to perform data collection on the application; sending a second message including the ID of the application and the first measurement parameter to a policy control function entity, and requesting the policy control function entity to send the second measurement parameter to the terminal.
US11778489B2
A mobile radio terminal includes a positional information acquisition unit to measure the position of the mobile radio terminal as position information using a Global Positioning System; a reception status acquisition unit to detect a handover failure; and a controller to send information of the position information and handover failure information to a base station.
US11778480B2
Methods and apparatus for providing quasi-licensed spectrum allocation among two or more entities within a prescribed coverage or operational area. In one embodiment, the quasi-licensed spectrum utilizes 3.5 GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) spectrum allocated between two or more Federal or commercial SASs (Spectrum Access Systems), for use by various service provider entities such as a managed content delivery network that includes one or more wireless access nodes (e.g., CBSDs). In one variant, each of two or more SAS entities generate both proposed allocations for themselves and other participating SAS entities with respect to available GAA spectrum, and differences between the proposed allocations are reconciled and condensed using a dynamic, iterative process to converge on a final allocation which fits the available GAA spectrum and which equitably distributes the spectrum between the participating SAS entities.
US11778472B2
Methods and devices for a user equipment (UE) device to utilize an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) to provide backup cellular connectivity for essential services and security enhancements. A UE device receives user input to alter an operational state of the UE. The user input may include removing a physical subscriber identity module (SIM) card installed in the UE or attempting to power off the UE. In response to receiving the user input, an authorization process is initiated. In response to determining that the authorization process has failed, a security enhancement is implemented for the UE.
US11778471B2
The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). Accordingly, embodiments herein provide a method for integrity protection of user plane (UP) signaling messages in a wireless network. The method includes receiving integrity protection data rate capability of a user equipment (UE) (300). Further, the method includes receiving a dedicated protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request to establish the dedicated PDU session for exchange of the UP signalling messages. Further, the method includes establishing the dedicated PDU session with integrity protection based on the integrity protection data rate capability of the UE (300). Further, the method includes exchanging the UP signalling message with the UE (300) over the established dedicated PDU session with integrity protection.
US11778470B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first parent node of a wireless backhaul network may receive, from a donor node of the wireless backhaul network, a token for a child node of the wireless backhaul network, the token being unique to a first wireless link between the first parent node and the child node. The first parent node may determine that a triggering event has occurred for a second wireless link between the first parent node and a second parent node. The first parent node may transmit, in response to determining that the triggering event has occurred, the token to the child node over the first wireless link to indicate for the child node to select a third parent node of the wireless backhaul network.
US11778461B2
An information processing apparatus includes an authenticating unit, a transmitter, a receiver, and a controller. The authenticating unit authenticates a user. The transmitter transmits user identification information of the user authenticated by the authenticating unit to a management apparatus via a dedicated network used for exchanging the user identification information and restriction information. The receiver receives the restriction information of the user corresponding to the transmitted user identification information from the management apparatus via the dedicated network. The controller controls a range of a function usable by the user based on the restriction information received by the receiver.
US11778459B2
This application provides an example secure session method and apparatus. The method includes receiving, by a user plane gateway, a service request message from user equipment UE, where the service request message is used to request to establish a connection between the UE and a service server in a data network. The user plane gateway and the UE separately generate an encryption key and an integrity protection key based on the service request message, and activate encryption protection and/or integrity protection based on the generated encryption key and integrity protection key.
US11778446B2
A gate driving unit includes an input terminal, a latch node control circuit, a first node potential maintenance circuit, and a latch node reset circuit, the latch node control circuit is configured to control a voltage of the latch node through a charging voltage inputted by the latch charging terminal under the control of an input signal provided by the input terminal, the first node potential maintenance circuit is configured to control the connection between the first node and the latch enable terminal under the control of a voltage of the latch node, to maintain a potential of the first node; and the latch node reset circuit is configured to control to reset the potential of the latch node under the control of the latch node reset signal inputted by the latch node reset terminal.
US11778434B2
Provided are a method and a system for integratedly managing a vehicle operation state. A vehicle integration management method performed by a server implemented by using a computer may include: receiving vehicle operation data related to an operation state of the vehicle from a vehicle terminal mounted or embedded in the vehicle; and providing a service related to the vehicle operation data through a dedicated application on a user terminal used by a user of the vehicle, wherein the providing may provide at least one of an operation report, a parking impact notification, and an accident situation notification based on the vehicle operation data in association with the application.
US11778415B2
A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel.
US11778414B2
A wireless transmission system logs and communicates a location of an object. The wireless transmission system includes a wireless antenna configured to transmit a first beacon signal and a second advertising beacon signal. The system also includes a processor and a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor. The instructions cause the wireless antenna to repeatedly transmit the first beacon signal through a first number of transmission repetitions spaced at a first repeat interval. After completing the first number of transmission repetitions, the wireless antenna withholds transmission during a transition interval. After the transition interval, the wireless antenna repeatedly transmits the second advertising beacon signal through a second number of transmission repetitions at a second repeat interval. The wireless antenna, memory, and processor may be integrated in to a mountable housing and attached to an object or integrated with the tool.
US11778409B2
An audio system including a first microphone-equipped playback device and a second microphone-equipped playback device. The audio system is configured to synchronize playing of audio to a listener position by receiving by the first microphone-equipped playback device an audio stream, and playing the audio stream on a speaker of the first microphone-equipped playback device, in accordance with a playback delay Δt. The playback delay Δt is in accordance with a first calibration sound originating at the listening position, a second calibration sound originating at the second microphone-equipped playback device, and a third calibration sound originating at the first microphone-equipped playback device.
US11778408B2
A system comprises a sound source to output an audio signal to a plurality of speakers arranged in a plurality of locations in a vehicle. A laser device is disposed on an object representing a human head placed in a seat of the vehicle to scan the locations of the speakers. A microphone is disposed in each ear of the object. A controller routes the audio signal to the speakers one speaker at a time, receives audio signals received via the microphones, and compiles binaural acoustic data for the vehicle based on the audio signals received via the microphones. The controller receives scan data from the laser device and generates geometric data for the vehicle based on the scan data. The controller generates head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) for the object based on the binaural acoustic data and the geometric data for the vehicle.
US11778407B2
Determining the angle of sound relative to the centerline of a microphone array. The angle of the centerline of a camera field-of-view (FoV) and the angle of the camera FoV is determined. Knowing the angle from the centerline of the microphone array of the particular sound and then the angle of the centerline of the camera FoV and angles of the camera FoV allows a determination if the sound is inside the FoV of the camera. If so, the microphones are unmuted. If not, the microphones are muted. As the camera zooms or pans, the changes in camera FoV and centerline angle are computed and used with the sound angle, so that the muting and unmuting occurs automatically as the camera zoom and pan angle change.
US11778401B2
Methods and systems for controlling the receipt and transmission of audio transmissions are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes selecting a first audio channel and transmitting a first audio transmission using the first audio channel. A second audio transmission may then be received that contains an acknowledgment of the first audio transmission. In certain instances, the second audio transmission may be received on the first audio channel. If a second audio transmission is received on the first audio channel, it may be determined that the first audio transmission was successfully received by another computing device.
US11778400B2
Systems and methods for rendering audio signals are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method may receive an input signal including a first portion and the second portion. A first processing stage comprising a first filter is applied to the first portion to generate a first filtered signal. A second processing stage comprising a second filter is applied to the first portion to generate a second filtered signal. A third processing stage comprising a third filter is applied to the second portion to generate a third filtered signal. A fourth processing stage comprising a fourth filter is applied to the second portion to generate a fourth filtered signal. A first output signal is determined based on a sum of the first filtered signal and the third filtered signal. A second output signal is determined based on a sum of the second filtered signal and the fourth filtered signal. The first output signal is presented to a first ear of a user of a virtual environment, and the second output signal is presented to the second ear of the user. The first portion of the input signal corresponds to a first location in the virtual environment, and the second portion of the input signal corresponds to a second location in the virtual environment.
US11778399B2
A headphone volume control method calculates a level of a sound signal, which is captured by a microphone, during a first period, determines a target value of a sound volume based on the above-mentioned level, and gradually changes a reproduction volume of content to be reproduced to the above-mentioned target value over a second period.
US11778394B2
A hearing device includes: a carrier board; a multi-chip assembly including a magnetic induction control chip and a signal processor; a magnetic induction coil at the carrier board; a hearing device housing having a first end and a second end, the second end being opposite from the first end; and a battery, wherein the battery is provided closer to the second end of the hearing device housing than to the first end of the hearing device housing; wherein the multi-chip assembly and the magnetic induction coil are accommodated in the hearing device housing, and are between the battery and the first end of the hearing device housing.
US11778385B2
An electromagnetic transducer, including at least one active air gap, wherein the active air gap is a non-axial air gap. In some instances, the electromagnetic transducer of claim further comprises a coil configured to generate a dynamic magnetic field, the coil having a longitudinal axis, wherein the active air gap extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the coil.
US11778383B2
A device for reducing crosstalk in an audio system that has first and second pairs of loudspeakers and first and second audio sources. The device is connected to each audio source and to at least the first pair of loudspeakers. The device includes a module for acquiring first audio signals from the first source and second audio signals from the second source, a module for determining crosstalk reduction filters resulting from a loudspeaker of the second pair, a module for calculating corrective signals, by applying the reduction filters to the second audio signals, and a module for generating corrected audio signals for the first pair, obtained from the first audio signals and corrective signals. Each reduction filter is obtained from transfer functions, each representing an acoustic path between a loudspeaker and a user's ear.
US11778382B2
An audio signal processing apparatus is provided by the present disclosure, and includes: multiple microphones; and every two of the multiple microphones being arranged in close proximity to each other, and the multiple microphones forming a symmetrical structure.
US11778376B2
An apparatus and method for pitch-shifting an audio signal with low complexity are disclosed. The method includes identifying a distance between an audio object included in the audio signal and a listener, checking whether the distance between the audio object and the listener decreases, and performing stepwise stretching pitch-shifting of repeatedly using at least one of frequency components of the audio signal when the distance between the audio object and the listener decreases.
US11778374B2
A conference device and a computer-implemented method for training a neural network are disclosed, the conference device comprising a conference controller; a microphone array comprising a plurality of microphones for provision of audio signals representing audio from one or more sound sources; a direction estimator connected to the conference controller and the microphone array, the direction estimator configured to obtain, from the microphone array, a plurality of audio signals including a first audio signal and a second audio signal; determine direction data based on the plurality of audio signals, the direction data comprising an indication of an estimated probability of voice activity for one or more directions, wherein to determine direction data comprises to apply an offline-trained neural network; and output audio data based on the direction data to the conference controller.
US11778370B2
Audio content is controllably directed to or from an aircraft occupant, such as the pilot or a passenger using a microphone array of at least two transducers, positioned onboard an aircraft to pick up utterances of the aircraft occupant. An electronically steerable transducer array coupled to an onboard an aircraft audio system, such as an avionics communication system or in-flight entertainment system supplies audio content to the aircraft occupant. A signal processor coupled to the microphone array processes utterances sensed by the transducers using a time of arrival algorithm to determine an utterance originating direction. A controller circuit then supplies a pointing direction control signal to the steerable beamforming speaker array or microphone array based on the utterance originating direction to cause the steerable transducer array to direct the audio content in the direction of the sensed utterance and thereby direct the audio content to or from the aircraft occupant.
US11778365B2
An earphone includes a main body and a movable component. The main body accommodates a first built-in microphone and a second built-in microphone therein. The movable component accommodates a third built-in microphone therein. The movable component is movably disposed on the main body and has a stored position and a sticking out position. When the movable component is in the stored position, the main body activates the first built-in microphone and the second built-in microphone and deactivates the third built-in microphone. When the movable component is in the at least one sticking out position, the third built-in microphone is located relatively away from the main body, and the main body deactivates one of the first built-in microphone and the second built-in microphone and activates the third built-in microphone.
US11778360B2
The present invention provide a method and system of audio sharing aimed to revolutionize the way people listen and share music and to give multiple uses to a wireless headphone referred to as HEDphone. A communication protocol referred to as HEDtech protocol is used in a HED system to allow users to share music amongst a plurality of HEDphones while using a single audio source. A wireless connection is established between the HEDphone and a mobile device including an audio source while simultaneously having the capability of allowing other HEDphone users to join wirelessly and listen to the same audio source. A feature of Super Human Hearing (SHH) goes beyond conventional ANR (ambient noise reduction) with additional features that allow the user to control their aural environment by being able to directionally increase or decrease selective frequencies.
US11778343B2
An image sensor may include an array of image sensor pixels. Each pixel in the array may be a global shutter pixel having a first charge storage node configured to capture scenery information and a second charge storage node configured to capture background information generated as a result of parasitic light and dark noise signals. The first and/or second charge storage nodes may each be provided with an overflow charge storage to provide high dynamic range (HDR) functionality. The background information may be subtracted from the scenery information to cancel out the desired background signal contribution and to obtain an HDR signal with high global shutter efficiency. The charge storage nodes may be implemented as storage diode or storage gate devices. The pixels may be backside illuminated pixels with optical diffracting structures and multiple microlenses formed at the backside to distribute light equally between the two charge storage nodes.
US11778322B2
An electronic image stabilization (EIS) method includes: obtaining video frames derived from an output of an image sensor, wherein each of the video frames has a full field of view (FOV) of the image sensor; obtaining motion information of the video frames; dynamically estimating, by a processing circuit, EIS margins according to FOV variation of a plurality of cropped images within the video frames respectively; and applying stabilization correction to the cropped images according to the motion information and the EIS margins, to generate a plurality of stabilized images.
US11778320B2
A photosensitive unit and a photo-insensitive unit are formed in a substrate. A lens is formed to cover the photosensitive unit and the photo-insensitive unit, and the lens has a single radius of curvature and an optical axis passing through a surface of the curvature at the center of the lens. The photosensitive unit is disposed at a first side of the optical axis and the photo-insensitive unit is disposed at a second side opposite to the first side of the optical axis, a light beam passing through the lens is simultaneously incident into the photosensitive unit and the photo-insensitive unit without being blocked, and the photosensitive unit detects the light beam while the photo-insensitive unit is ineffective in sensing the light beam. A conductive feature is formed over the substrate between the photosensitive unit and the photo-insensitive unit, wherein the optical axis of the lens passes the conductive feature.
US11778317B2
A method for macro photography includes acquiring a first image captured by a first camera and a second image captured by a second camera; and controlling a third camera to perform macro photography in response to no overlapping region between the first image and the second image. Further, the third camera at least has a macro photography function, there is an overlapping field between fields of view of the first camera and the second camera in response to photography distances of the first camera and the second camera being greater than or equal to a first photography distance, and the first photography distance is less than or equal to a macro photography distance set in the third camera.
US11778307B2
A foldable electronic device may include: a foldable housing foldable along at least one axis; a first display disposed on a first surface of the foldable housing; a second display disposed on a second surface of the foldable housing; a first camera; a second camera; at least one sensor; a memory; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: provide a first preview to the first display by using the first camera in a folded state; receive a region configuration input for the first preview through the first display; after the reception of the region configuration input, sense unfolding of the foldable electronic device by using the at least one sensor; and provide a second preview corresponding to the region configuration input through the second display by using the second camera in an unfolded state. In addition, various other embodiments can be understood through the specification.
US11778306B2
Editing an image includes an image input unit reading displaying data of the image. The displaying data includes angular profiles of an object in the image, and the angular profiles include color information of the object corresponding to a plurality of viewing angles. Editing the image also includes a processor altering the angular profiles of the object to generate edited displaying data according to at least one editing instruction, and an image output unit outputting the edited displaying data.
US11778305B2
Systems and techniques are described for image processing. An imaging system can include an image sensor that captures image data. An image signal processor (ISP) of the imaging system can demosaic the image data. The imaging system can input the image data into one or more trained machine learning models, in some cases along with metadata associated with the image data. The one or more trained machine learning models can output settings for a set of parameters of the ISP based on the image data and/or the metadata. The imaging system can generate an output image by processing the image data using the ISP, with the parameters of the ISP set according to the settings. Each pixel of the pixels of the image data can be processed using a respective setting for adjusting a corresponding parameter. The parameters of the ISP can include gain, offset, gamma, and Gaussian filtering.
US11778302B1
An electrical wall plate may include one or more of the following features. A face plate comprising at least one electrical device opening extending through the face plate. At least one box mounting screw opening configured to receive at least one box mounting screw to fasten the face plate to an electrical device. A power connector extending in a direction away from the face plate and configured to connect with the electrical device. A camera integrated with the face plate and in electrical connection with the power connector and configured to operate by power obtained from the electrical device when the power connector is connected to the electrical device. A camera movement control feature may comprise externally-engageable components coupled to the face plate and configured to movably position the camera or a camera lens by pan or tilt to point in different directions.
US11778296B2
A camera module includes a circuit board, a photosensitive chip, a filter, a l holder, and a lens assembly. A receiving groove is recessed from a surface of the circuit board. The photosensitive chip is received in the receiving groove. The holder is mounted on the surface of the circuit board and covers the photosensitive chip. The filter is mounted in the holder and spaced from the photosensitive chip. The lens assembly is mounted on the holder and located at a side of the filter facing away from the photosensitive chip. A dustproof layer is laid on the surface of the circuit board facing the filter and surrounds the photosensitive chip. An electronic device having the camera module is also provided.
US11778295B2
A camera module includes a circuit board, a photosensitive chip, a filter, a lens base, and a lens. The photosensitive chip is mounted on the circuit board. The lens base is mounted on the circuit board and receives the photosensitive chip therein. The filter is mounted in the lens base and positioned above the photosensitive chip. The lens is mounted in the lens base and positioned above the photosensitive chip. A dust-absorbing film is arranged in the lens base and located above the filter. An electronic device having the camera module is also provided.
US11778294B2
Methods and apparatus for aligning a lens holder in a small-height scan engine are disclosed herein. An example method for aligning a lens holder in a small-height scan engine includes: mounting an image sensor to a circuit board; optically aligning, using one or more alignment fixtures, a lens holder holding one or more lenses or optical elements with the image sensor based upon one or more images captured by the image sensor through the lens holder; and after the lens holder and image sensor are optically aligned, physically aligning, using the one or more alignment fixtures, the lens holder with the circuit board based upon a misalignment between a surface of the lens holder and an edge of the circuit board.
US11778291B2
A circuit board includes a circuit substrate, a first solder mask, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins. The circuit substrate includes a first surface. The first solder mask is arranged on the first surface. The plurality of heat dissipation fins are arranged on a surface of the first solder mask facing away from the first surface. A heat dissipation channel is formed between any two adjacent of the plurality of heat dissipation fins. A camera assembly having the circuit board and an electronic device having the circuit board are also provided.
US11778284B2
Methods and apparatus to use station identification to enable confirmation of exposure to live media
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to use station identification to enable confirmation of exposure to live media. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a watermark data segmenter to determine a media identifier conveyed by a watermark, a detection time determiner to determine a time at which a media meter detected the watermark from a media presentation by a media device, a reference identifier to query a library of reference signatures for a reference signature associated with the media identifier of the watermark and associated with a reference timestamp corresponding to the time at which the media meter detected the watermark, and a viewing type determiner to determine whether the media presentation is live or time-shifted based on whether a result of the query indicates the reference signature does not exist in the library of reference signatures.
US11778277B1
A voice-enabled device and a display device may be utilized to determine items in video output by the display device. A frame of a video stream associated with the video may be utilized to determine a representation of a candidate object. A stream identifier and a timestamp associated with the candidate object in the video stream may be determined. The stream identifier, the timestamp, and an object identifier associated with the candidate object may be stored in a database. A first request to output the video stream via a display device may be received. A second request associated with the video stream may be received while the video stream is being output by the display device. The second request may be determined to be associated with the representation of the candidate object. The object identifier may be caused to be visually displayed via the display device.
US11778276B2
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to, in a case where a rating that is of a user for a rating target and that is based on biometric information of the user matches a rating of the user for the rating target on application software used by the user, permit the user to post the rating using the application software.
US11778267B2
A technique is described for converting a variety of video streams from transmission sources into a single designated video stream on a client device. As an example, a converter device may receive video streams from multiple transmission sources and select the video stream to convert and output on a client device based on the signal quality. In some examples, the converter device may switch between transmission sources. The converter device may measure the time offset between the video streams of the transmission sources and buffer one of the video streams to align the timing of the video streams, so the user does not detect a timing delay while viewing the video content.
US11778262B2
A broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a first receiving unit receiving broadcast data for a first transmission method; a second receiving unit receiving broadcast data for a second transmission method; a first decoding unit decoding the broadcast data received by the first receiving unit; a second decoding unit decoding the broadcast data received by the second receiving unit; a video output unit outputting video, the video being generated based on data decoded by the first or second decoding unit; an operation input unit receiving control information from a remote controller; and a control unit controlling the units based on the control information received by the operation input unit. The remote controller includes a button to output control information for switching between a display state and a non-display state of service, the service being linked with a broadcasting program.
US11778256B2
A system is provided that determines a media item for an insertion in a first media feed of a first channel based on at least a pre-encoded media content, metadata related to the pre-encoded media content, and audience-based parameters. The audience-based parameters include content recognition-based information that corresponds to a live feed of one of a plurality of channels. Each of a plurality of media segments of the pre-encoded media content corresponds to a different quality level and content encryption mode. Based on the audience-based parameters, the media item inserted in the first media feed, and a second programming schedule, a second channel is generated from the first channel. The second programming schedule corresponds to a modified first programming schedule based on the content recognition-based information. Based on at least the media item, a second media feed of the second channel is generated for distribution to a consumer device.
US11778251B2
A cable distribution system that includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts digital data to analog data suitable for the plurality of customer devices, where the head end includes a processor. A packetized elementary stream of a video is provided from the head end to customer devices through the transmission network, wherein the packetized elementary stream includes a plurality of groups comprising pairs of packetized elementary stream headers and packetized elementary stream payloads. A first one of the plurality of groups corresponding to a non-predicted coded picture of the video of the packetized elementary stream is determined. The first one of the plurality of groups is encrypted while not encrypting all of the plurality of groups of the video. A signal is provided from a conditional access system to a selected one of the plurality of customers that is suitable to be used to decrypt the first one of the plurality of groups.
US11778249B2
A method is performed using a smart TV, which receives from a television signal source device a television signal feed encoding primary television content and then presents that content. The smart TV receives data via the computer network, including first data representing a to-be-replaced portion of the primary television content and second data representing secondary television content. Using the second data, the smart TV automatically presents the secondary television content in place of the to-be-replaced television content. The method includes the smart TV: (a) automatically monitoring, during presentation of the secondary television content, the television signal feed and comparing it with the first data; and (b) automatically altering presentation of the secondary television content in accordance with a user-control action with respect to the television signal source device, in response to detecting any difference between the television signal feed and the first data indicative of that user-control action.
US11778248B2
System for present content. The system includes means for receiving a set of timepoints relating to a content data and means for generating display signals based on the content data. The system also includes means for sending display signals to a display device that represent the content data and means for notifying a server over the Internet, that a timepoint among the set of timepoints has been reached in the content data. The system also includes means for receiving, from the server, via the Internet, an identification of one or more particular additional content and in response to receiving the identification of the one or more particular additional content from the server, means for interrupting presentation of the content data; and presenting the one or more particular additional content. The system further includes means for resuming, presentation of the content data after presenting the one or more particular additional content.
US11778246B2
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate a coordination between QAM and adaptive bitrate content delivery. Location information associated with a device may be utilized to identify and retrieve advertisements or alternate content for placement into a stream that is carrying requested content. Advertisement or alternate content may be placed into a stream based on retrieved placement information. The placement information may be resolved from one format to another depending upon a specific mode of delivery that is selected for delivering the stream to a media device.
US11778241B2
Coding schemes for coding a spatially sampled information signal using sub-division and coding schemes for coding a sub-division or a multitree structure are described, wherein representative embodiments relate to picture and/or video coding applications.
US11778237B1
According to the disclosure of the present document, scaling list data delivered in an adaptation parameter set (APS) may be signaled through a hierarchical structure, and the amount of data that needs to be signaled for video/image coding may be reduced and implementation may be facilitated by placing limits on the scaling list data delivered in the APS.
US11778236B2
A device may be configured to decoding capability information according to one or more of the techniques described herein.
US11778234B2
An example method of decoding video data includes obtaining, from a coded video bitstream and for a current block of the video data, an indication of an intra-prediction mode that identifies an initial predictive block; filtering, in parallel, samples in a current line of a plurality of lines of the initial predictive block based on filtered values of samples in a preceding line of the plurality of lines and unfiltered values of samples in the current line to generate filtered values for samples for the current line; and reconstructing, using intra prediction, values of samples of the current block based on the filtered values of the samples of the current initial predictive block and residual data for the current block that represents a difference between the filtered values of the samples of the current initial predictive block and the values of samples of the current block.
US11778228B2
A moving image encoding device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to partition a picture edge block into sub-blocks so that none of the sub-blocks include an edge of a picture by partitioning the picture edge block into four or two, the picture edge block being a block including a horizontal or vertical edge of the picture among blocks of the picture, generate a prediction block by referring to another encoded picture or an encoded area of the picture for each of the sub-blocks, calculate a prediction error between a pixel of a given sub-block and a corresponding pixel of the prediction block corresponding to the given sub-block for each of the sub-blocks and encode the prediction error, and add partitioning information indicating whether the picture edge block has been partitioned into four or two, to encoded moving image data.
US11778223B2
A method, device and computer-readable medium for generating a super-resolution version of a compressed video stream. By leveraging the motion information and residual information in compressed video streams, described examples are able to skip the time-consuming motion-estimation step for most frames and make the most use of the SR results of key frames. A key frame SR module generates SR versions of I-frames and other key frames of a compressed video stream using techniques similar to existing multi-frame approaches to VSR. A non-key frame SR module generates SR version of the non-key inter frames between these key frames by making use of motion information and residual information used to encode the inter frames in the compressed video stream.
US11778219B2
This disclosure relates generally to method and system for live video streaming with integrated encoding and transmission semantics. The system receives a set of frames associated with a live video stream encoded to generate a set of data fragments using a reference encoder and a delta encoder. Transmitter unit of the live video streaming protocol transmits each packet of the set of full frames and the set of delta frames in sequence with a payload specific header based on a packet mode. Further, the receiver unit receives each packet of the full frames and each packet of the delta frames based on the packet mode to reconstruct an original sequence from the foreground pixels by estimating a total number of packets expected at each frame interval and loss incurred in each packet of the set of full frames and the set of delta frames.
US11778215B2
In one example, a device for decoding video data includes one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: determine that a value for a syntax element representing a number of profile-tier-level (PTL) data structures in a video parameter set (VPS) of a bitstream is equal to a total number of output layer sets (OLSs) specified for the VPS; in response to determining that the value for the syntax element representing the number of profile-tier-level data structures in the VPS is equal to the total number of OLSs specified for the VPS, infer values for OLS PTL index values, without explicitly decoding values for the OLS PTL index values; and decode video data of one or more OLSs using corresponding PTL data structures of the PTL data structures in the VPS according to the inferred values for the OLS PTL index values.
US11778213B2
A method of coding video data, the method comprising: reconstructing a block of the video data; and applying a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)-based filter to the reconstructed block, wherein the CNN-based filter uses a LeakyReLU activation function.
US11778212B2
The present invention relates to a video encoding method, a video decoding method, and a device using the same, and the video encoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: specifying a tile and a slice by partitioning an inputted picture; performing encoding on the basis of the tile and the slice; and transmitting the encoded video information, wherein the picture is partitioned into one or more tiles and one or more slices, and the restrictions for parallel processing can be applied to the tiles and the slices.
US11778208B2
An image coding method of hierarchically coding a plurality of pictures to generate a bitstream, includes: coding each of the plurality of pictures, which belongs to any one of a plurality of hierarchical layers, with reference to a picture belonging to a hierarchical layer which is same as or lower than a hierarchical layer to which the picture belongs, and without reference to a picture belonging to a hierarchical layer which is higher than the hierarchical layer to which the picture belongs; and generating the bitstream by coding the coded pictures and time information indicating decoding times of the coded pictures. The time information indicates that the decoding times are set at equal intervals for low-layer pictures which are the plurality of pictures other than highest-layer pictures belonging to a highest layer among the plurality of hierarchical layers.
US11778203B2
An encoder includes circuitry and memory connected to the circuitry. The circuitry: derives an absolute value of a sum of gradient values in first and second ranges; derives, as a first parameter, a total sum of absolute values of sums of gradient values derived respectively for pairs of relative pixel positions; derives a pixel difference value between pixel values in the first and second ranges; inverts or maintains a plus or minus sign of the pixel difference value, according to a plus or minus sign of the sum of the gradient values indicating the sum of the gradient values in the first and second ranges; derives, as a second parameter, a total sum of pixel difference values each having the plus or minus sign inverted or maintained, the pixel difference values derived respectively for the relative pixel positions; and generates a prediction image using the first and second parameters.
US11778201B2
Decoding of a merge-predicted block is carried out, for triangular partitions of the block, using a combination of inter-prediction and intra-prediction. The combination of inter-prediction and intra-prediction to be used is signalled on a received bitstream. Combination may be algorithmic, for example arithmetic.
US11778199B2
Systems and methods for deferring post-process effects in video encoding are disclosed. The systems and methods are capable of calculating the capability of client hardware to defer load, and summing a known load of one or more deferral candidates to evaluate how many post-process deferral candidates are capable of being deferred to client hardware. The systems and methods are also capable of sending an updated deferral list of post-processes to a remote server that can apply the list of deferred post-process candidates during the post-processing phase of a first video frame.
US11778197B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses may encode a media content item based on metadata from previous encoding. The encoding may also generate encoding metadata, which may comprise a qualitative or quantitative characterization of the encoded media content item. A prediction engine may, based on this metadata, determine new encoding settings for the same or a different video resolution. The prediction engine may cause an encoded media content item to be stored and may cause encoding of the media content item using the new encoding settings.
US11778184B1
The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image encoding method of the present invention comprises: a first dividing step of dividing a current image into a plurality of blocks; and a second dividing step of dividing, into a plurality of sub blocks, a block, which is to be divided and includes a boundary of the current image, among the plurality of blocks, wherein the second dividing step is recursively performed by setting a sub block including the boundary of the current images as the block to be divided, until the sub block including the boundary of the current image does not exist among the sub blocks.
US11778181B2
An example method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a block of a first sub-picture of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether to apply a deblocking process across an edge between the block and a neighboring block of a second sub-picture based on whether a loop filtering process is allowed across subpicture boundaries. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
US11778176B2
Methods and apparatus for video processing are described. One example method includes determining, for a conversion between a video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, that the video block satisfies a condition. The video block is coded in the bitstream using an intra block copy mode. The method further includes performing the conversion based on the determining. Here, due to the video block satisfying the condition, a portion of an intra block copy buffer is reset during the conversion.
US11778171B2
There is disclosed a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for video encoding and decoding. In accordance with an embodiment the method comprises obtaining coded data of a sub-picture, the sub-picture belonging to a picture, and the sub-picture belonging to a sub-picture sequence and determining whether to use the sub-picture as a source for a manipulated reference sub-picture. If the determining reveals that the sub-picture is to be used as the source for the manipulated reference sub-picture, the manipulated reference sub-picture is generated from the sub-picture to be used as a reference for a subsequent sub-picture of the sub-picture sequence.
US11778160B2
Examples are disclosed that relate to calibration data related to a determined alignment of sensors on a wearable display device. One example provides a wearable display device comprising a frame, a first sensor and a second sensor, one or more displays, a logic system, and a storage system. The storage system comprises calibration data related to a determined alignment of the sensors with the frame in a bent configuration and instructions executable by the logic system. The instructions are executable to obtain a first sensor data and a second sensor data respectfully from the first and second sensors, determine a distance from the wearable display device to a feature based at least upon the first and second sensor data using the calibration data, obtain a stereo image to display based upon the distance from the wearable display device to the feature, and output the stereo image via the displays.
US11778158B2
Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for decoding an image. A method includes receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding the image; dividing a first coding block into a plurality of second coding blocks; generating a prediction block of a second coding block based on syntax information obtained from the bitstream; and reconstructing the second coding block based on the prediction block and a residual block of the second coding block, the residual block being obtained by performing a dequantization and an inverse-transform on quantized transform coefficients from the bitstream. The first coding block has a recursive division structure. The first coding block is divided based on at least one of a quad tree division, a binary tree division or a triple tree division.
US11778153B2
An imaging device is provided. The device comprises: an imaging unit in which a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element are arranged; a signal processor configured to process a signal output from the imaging unit; and a storage device configured to store the signal output from the imaging unit and transfer the signal to the signal processor. The storage device stores a plurality of image signals output by the plurality of pixels arranged in the imaging unit as a plurality of sub-frames and then outputs a sub-frame satisfying a predetermined condition out of the plurality of sub-frames as a signal for configuring a single frame.
US11778146B2
Provided is a security authentication method of a network video recorder (NVR) including assigning a terminal unique index to each of pseudo-random functions included in a pseudo-random function set using terminal information; transmitting a session key having a predetermined expiry time and the pseudo-random function set with the assigned terminal unique index to a terminal; calculating a first terminal unique index for authenticating a first message using a predetermined bitstream of the first message received from the terminal; selecting a first pseudo-random function for authenticating the first message using the calculated first terminal unique index; generating a first independent private key of the terminal for authenticating the first message by inputting the session key and a MAC address of the terminal to the first pseudo-random function; and generating a message authentication code for the first message using the first independent private key and authenticating the first message.
US11778133B2
A portable photo studio system includes a portable photo studio and an electronic device such as a camera-enabled smartphone. A computer system is provided that interacts with the electronic device. The computer system requests an image capture system. In response, the electronic device captures image data and shares it with the computer system. The computer system then analyzes the image data to identify areas of interest.
US11778130B1
An apparatus for selectively displaying a reverse image of a user includes a screen configured to display images, an imaging device hidden behind the screen, a processor, and a memory. The memory includes instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to capture the first image of a user, determine an eye-level height of the user based on the captured first image, move the imaging device to the determined eye-level height of the user, capture a second image of the user at the eye-level height of the user, render a mirrored image of the second image based on the vertical axis of the imaging device, and display the rendered mirrored image on the screen.
US11778129B1
Before capture of images, capture aspects of image capture devices (e.g., movement of image capture devices, sounds around image capture devices, GPS times of image capture devices) may be used to identify matching clock times of the image capture devices. Start of image capture by the image capture devices may be restricted using the matching clock times to time-synchronize images captured by different image capture devices.
US11778127B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium that provides an enhanced synchronization framework. One of the methods includes a primary and a second device that receive configuration information which identifies one or more actions to be performed by the secondary device when it receives specified pulses of a sequence of pulses from the primary device. The primary device transmits a sequence of pulses. The primary and the secondary device receive a particular pulse from the sequence of pulses. The secondary device determines whether the particular pulse satisfies one or more predetermined criteria and generates an instruction based on the determination.
US11778123B2
A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store compensation logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the compensation logic to generate first ink deposition function representing a first output ink amount versus input digital count for each of a plurality of color planes without pel forming element artifacts, generate second ink deposition function representing a second output ink amount versus input digital count for each of the plurality of color planes with the pel forming element artifacts and generate compensated halftones for each of the plurality of color planes based on the first ink deposition function and the second ink deposition function.
US11778120B2
A method performed by a data processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus includes transmitting, by the data processing apparatus, an execution instruction for a job to the image forming apparatus, generating, by the image forming apparatus, an authentication code corresponding to the transmitted execution instruction and displaying the authentication code or information representing the encrypted authentication code on a display unit of the image forming apparatus, transmitting, by the data processing apparatus, an authentication code to the image forming apparatus, and executing, by the image forming apparatus, a job corresponding to the transmitted execution instruction in a case where a predetermined condition is determined to be satisfied based on the transmitted authentication code and the generated authentication code.
US11778116B2
According to aspects of the present disclosures, a printing device has a print head, a battery, a USB PD controller. The printing device is connected to an external power source in accordance with a connection compliant with a USB standard. The external power source has a plurality of electrical power profiles. The printing device uses one of the external power source and the battery as an electrical power supplying source of the print head. The printing device a power source voltage value with a rated voltage value of the print head, when the power source voltage value is larger than the rated voltage value, determine the battery as the electrical power supplying source, and, when the power source voltage value is equal to or less than the rated voltage value, determining the external power source as the electrical power supplying source.
US11778111B1
An apparatus includes a portable case, and a slide-out printer is connected to the portable case. The slide-out printer is connected so as to slide in and out of the portable case. The slide-out printer includes a scanner, and the scanner includes a platen. The apparatus also includes a slide-out shredder connected to the portable case. The slide-out shredder is similarly connected to slide in and out of the portable case.
US11778098B1
Machine learning technology can analyze in real-time the data from a call between a person and a customer service representative. Based on this analysis, a server can determine a sentiment score that describes a sentiment expressed by the person or the customer service representative. If the server determines that the sentiment score is less than or equal to a pre-determined value, the server can inform the customer service representative's manager so that the manager can take further action to help the person and/or the customer service representative.
US11778091B2
There is a growing problem in correctional facility telecommunications systems in which parties on a voice call may connect inmate callers with restricted parties. Prison communication systems monitor calls to prevent such activity, but in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) environments such systems may fail to detect this activity. The present disclosure provides details of a system and method for using SIP messages common in VoIP environments to detect illicit activity initiated by a party on a voice call within a controlled environment. Scenarios are detected in which a called party connects an inmate caller to a restricted party via three-way call conferencing, call forwarding, or other call features. Corrective actions are then taken when such activity is detected, such as call blocking or alerting officials illicit activity is occurring.
US11778090B1
A system comprising: (a) a compliance server adapted to receive an audio feed of a telephone conversation; (b) an identification module adapted to ascertain IP addresses from which said audio feed originates and identify participants in said telephone conversation using said IP addresses; and (c) an analysis module adapted to ascertain a subject of said telephone conversation.
US11778087B1
The disclosed computer-implemented method for restricting capture of self-portrait images on mobile devices may include (i) capturing sensor data associated with a surrounding environment, (ii) detecting a user input for taking one or more self-portrait images, determining, based on the sensor data, one or more potential hazards associated with the taking of the self-portrait images within the surrounding environment, and (iv) performing a security action to protect against the potential hazards associated with the taking of the self-portrait images within the surrounding environment. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US11778081B2
A phone stand designed to hold a tablet, smartphone or an e-reader in an easily viewable position. The stand includes a single body of wood, metal or plastic, and is comprised of a taller rear wall, a pair of parallel side surfaces and two front legs forming the front portion; each front leg has a plurality of angular holding slots cut at different angles to support the smartphone; an inclined middle portion to support the rear surface of the smartphone; and a longitudinal support surface taller than the inclined middle portion and equal in height to the rear wall to further support the rear surface of the smartphone. To place a phone in a longitudinal of landscape orientation, a first placement space is placed between the rear wall and the longitudinal support surface and a second placement space is placed between the support surface and the inclined middle portion.
US11778079B2
The present disclosure discloses a method for controlling a foldable terminal and a foldable terminal. The method includes: receiving a first input for the foldable terminal; obtaining a folding angle of the foldable terminal; and controlling, in a case that the folding angle meets a target condition, the foldable terminal to power on or power off in response to the first input.
US11778078B2
An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a housing that includes a first plate, a second plate facing away from the first plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate and including a first conductive region and a second conductive region electrically separated from the first conductive region, a wireless communication circuitry that is disposed within the space, transmits/receives a first signal in a first frequency band ranging from 1.4 GHz to 6 GHz by using the first conductive region, and transmits/receives a second signal in a second frequency band ranging from 0.6 GHz to 1.4 GHz by using the second conductive region, and a GNSS receiver circuitry that is disposed within the space, receives a third signal in a third frequency band ranging from 1559 MHz to 1610 MHz by using the first conductive region, and receives a fourth signal in a fourth frequency band ranging from 1164 MHz to 1189 MHz by using the second conductive region. Moreover, various embodiment found through the present disclosure are possible.
US11778076B2
An apparatus and method for broadcast signal frame using layered division multiplexing are disclosed. An apparatus for generating broadcast signal frame according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a combiner configured to generate a multiplexed signal by combining a core layer signal and an enhanced layer signal at different power levels; a power normalizer configured to reduce the power of the multiplexed signal to a power level corresponding to the core layer signal; a time interleaver configured to generate a time-interleaved signal by performing interleaving that is applied to both the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal; and a frame builder configured to generate a broadcast signal frame including a preamble for signaling time interleaver information shared by the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal, using the time-interleaved signal.
US11778073B2
In an automation system, a protocol converter is provided between a first network and a second network for converting safety-related messages between the first and second networks that use different network protocols for message exchange. In the protocol converter, a single-channel filter connected to a single-channel interface determines messages having a first safety communication protocol from messages received from the interface over the first network and messages having a second safety communication protocol received over the second network. An at least dual-channel safety module connected to the single-channel filter then converts the messages with the first safety communication protocol determined by the single-channel filter into messages with the second safety communication protocol, or converts the messages with the second safety communication protocol determined by the single-channel filter into messages with the first safety communication protocol.
US11778070B2
An Ethernet header compression method and apparatus and an Ethernet header decompression method and apparatus. After receiving an Ethernet frame including a first to-be-compressed field, a compression end compresses an Ethernet header of the Ethernet frame based on a first correspondence including first compression information and a value of the first to-be-compressed field and the first compression information. Correspondingly, a decompression end decompresses an Ethernet header of a compressed Ethernet frame based on the first correspondence when receiving the compressed Ethernet frame. In the embodiments of this application, because the Ethernet header of the Ethernet frame is compressed, communication resources is saved.
US11778058B1
An online software platform (OSP) produces, by applying resource digital rules to previous relationship instance data of a primary entity data associated with one or more secondary entities of the domain, a domain resource regarding the domain. The OSP may then determine, by applying an alignment digital rule of the domain to the relationship instance data and the domain resource, whether or not an alignment condition of the domain is met, which indicates whether resources for relationship instances of the primary entity should have been remitted to the domain. If the alignment condition is not met, then the OSP may assemble proposal components, and communicate some of them to the domain on behalf of the primary entity to remit the resources, without initially communicating those proposal components that would reveal the identity of the primary entity.
US11778056B2
A batch of CRUD operations can be coupled with the resource discovery operation and directly conducted on the matched resources, without initiating new CRUD requests. New functionality at the Originator and Receiver can differentiate the resources for which criteria matching is applied from the resources included in the discovery/filtering results. Enhanced functionality at the Originator and Receiver can combine discovery with RESTful operations targeting a resource set different than but related the discovered resources. Other enhancements may be used to request discovery of resources in a specified relationship to those matching a filter, or to request group formation based on the result.
US11778032B2
A method of using voice commands from a mobile device to remotely access and control a computer. The method includes receiving audio data from the mobile device at the computer. The audio data is decoded into a command. A software program that the command was provided for is determined. At least one process is executed at the computer in response to the command. Output data is generated at the computer in response to executing at least one process at the computer. The output data is transmitted to the mobile device.
US11778030B2
A building management system of a building includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate agents, each agent of the agents paired with one entity of a plurality of entities of an entity database, wherein the entity database includes relationships between the entities, wherein the entities represent physical building entities of the building comprising building equipment or building spaces. The instructions cause the one or more processors to communicate, by the plurality of agents, data of the physical building entities via a plurality of agent communication channels and perform, by the plurality of agents, one or more operations for the plurality of entities based on the data.
US11778009B2
A method for managing, in a reader terminal, streaming of a televisual content, called the main content, and of a navigation interface concomitantly from a telecommunication network, the navigation interface has regions including contents representative of real-time televisual contents available for selection, which contents are called secondary contents. The method includes the following steps, in the multimedia-stream reader terminal: receiving a command to display the navigation interface; and transmitting a request to access secondary contents of the interface, the request including a datum representative of a type of secondary contents to be streamed, the chosen image type taking into account a datum related to the streaming of the main content.
US11778008B2
A method for managing adaptive progressive downloading of digital content broadcast in real time within a multimedia stream player terminal is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a description file of the digital content, including a list of time segments of the content to be downloaded each associated with several encoding rates of the content, and determining an encoding rate of the time segments to be downloaded for real time rendering of the content, according to a resource constraint of the terminal. If the determined encoding rate is less than a maximum encoding rate proposed in the description file, the method implements a selection of an option: of downloading the time segments at the determined encoding rate and rendering the content in real time; or of downloading the time segments at an encoding rate higher than the determined encoding rate and rendering the content offline.
US11778006B2
The present application discloses a data transmission method, including: receiving a screen mirroring request from a screen mirroring terminal device, and establishing an audio and video data connection channel with the screen mirroring terminal device; obtaining audio and video data through the audio and video data connection channel and playing the audio and video data; monitoring a network status of the audio and video data connection channel; and when the network status deteriorates, selecting a transmission mode from preset transmission strategies corresponding to an indicator value of the network status and performing the transmission mode.
US11778003B2
A curation system may be used by a number of collaborative users in order to capture and manage audio and video content. Content is captured by a capture device and streamed in near real-time to a storage and management server. The management server is configured to provide interfaces to remote collaborative users via computers and other devices to allow content to be viewed as it is captured, or after it is captured. Collaborative users may also modify content by submitting metadata to be associated with content in order to add comments, keywords, clips, notes, and other organizational and classifying information to sections of the content. The server is also configured to transcribe audio and video content, and associate transcription metadata with the content to allow it to be further captioned, searched, and organized. Shared interfaces allow users to collaboratively edit and publish content while minimizing wasted effort.
US11778002B2
A method for three dimensional modeling and rendering of head hair, the method may include obtaining a three dimensional (3D) point cloud of head hair points of a person; determining head hair points related 3D directions indicative of 3D directions of candidate strands that pass through the head hair points; grouping the hear hair points into multiple strand groups, wherein the grouping is based on distances between the head hair points and the head hair points 3D directions; wherein each strand group is associated with strand spatial information; and generating, by a machine learning process, a representation of the head hair based on strand spatial information of the multiple strand groups and on strand shape information.
US11777989B1
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods for automated deployment of decoy production networks. Example methods may include detecting, by one or more computer processors coupled to memory, an unauthorized user in a production network environment, determining a computer-executable payload associated with the unauthorized user, and initiating a first virtual decoy production network environment. Methods may include causing the computer-executable payload to be executed in the first virtual decoy production network environment, and recording telemetry data associated with execution of the computer-executable payload in the first virtual decoy production network environment.
US11777988B1
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes for probabilistically identifying anomalous levels of honeypot activity. A honeypot dataset associated with a honeypot network is received and a representative usage value is determined from the honeypot dataset. The representative usage value is identified as being associated with anomalous behavior if the representative usage value deviates from an expected probability distribution. A remediation operation is initiated in the honeypot network in response to the identification of the representative usage value as being associated with the anomalous behavior by virtue of the representative usage value deviating from the expected probability distribution.
US11777981B1
A server system sends, via a linearly ordered communication orbit, to computational machines at a first subset of nodes in a computer network, a set of local environment verification tests and a set of mappings that map results of the local environment verification tests into a set of risk scores. Requests sent by the server system cause the computational machines at the plurality of nodes to: locally evaluate the set of local environment verification tests to produce test results, and locally map the test results using the set of mappings into a set of risk scores. Queries sent by the server cause the computational machines at the plurality of nodes to return to the server system at least a portion of the test results and risk scores. The server, identifies, based on the received test results and risk scores, computational machines and/or control categories having risk scores satisfying predefined criteria.
US11777979B2
The present invention discloses system and method to perform automated red teaming in organizational network replacing conventional orchestration and playbooks. The method includes obtaining input data and exit criterion for an organization from data sources. Further, the method includes determining attack surface associated with the organization based on the obtained input data and the exit criterion. The method includes identifying attack frontiers for the attack surfaces. Further, the method includes prioritizing the attack frontiers. Additionally, the method includes simulating the attack frontiers at the attack surfaces based on the prioritization. Moreover, the method includes determining attack paths associated with the attack surface based on results of simulation. Also, the method includes learning attack patterns associated with the attack paths based on the results of execution. Further, the method includes generating an artificial intelligence-based security model representing vulnerability of the attack surfaces.
US11777970B1
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes for granular and prioritized visualization of anomalous log data. Log data that includes several logs is accessed. A unique identifier is generated for each log by generating a single hash for one or more fields in each log. Based on the hashing, the several logs are converted into a series of unique identifiers. A timestamp for each log in the series of unique identifiers is appended to generate a list of timestamps for each unique identifier in the series of unique identifiers. The list of timestamps for each unique identifier is overlayed on a time series graph in a graphical user interface (GUI).
US11777957B2
Disclosed is a method for detection a malicious attack based on deep learning in a transportation cyber-physical system (TCPS), comprising: extracting original feature data of a malicious data flow and a normal data flow from a TCPS; cleaning and coding original feature data; selecting key features from the feature data; cleaning and coding the key features to establish a deep learning model; finally, inputing unknown behavior data to be identified into the deep learning model to identify whether the data is malicious data, thereby detecting a malicious attack. The present invention uses a deep learning method to extract and learn the behavior of a program in a TCPS, and detect the malicious attack according to the deep learning result, and effectively identify the malicious attack in the TCPS.
US11777956B2
Methods and systems for detecting an electronic intrusion are described. The system receives a notification, over a network, from a first application server that is hosting a first electronic service that is hosting a first user account. The notification reports the detection of a user activity associated with the first user account. The first user account is monitored for user activity. Next, the system may identify the notification reporting the detection of the user activity associated with the first user account as a possible electronic intrusion into the first account.
US11777954B2
A computing system can receive location data from computing devices of drivers, each of the computing devices operating a designated application associated with an application service. The system can determine a set of locational attributes of a respective driver and determine whether one or more anomalous locational attributes are present in the set of locational attributes of the respective driver. In response to determining that one or more anomalous locational attributes are present, the system can associate a data set with a driver profile of the respective driver.
US11777945B1
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to facilitating detection of suspicious access to resources. In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, an access graph is generated. The access graph contains access data that includes observed accesses between entities and resources. Access scores can be determined for entity-resource pairs in the access graph by applying a set of access rules to the entity-resource pairs in the access graph. The access scores indicate an extent of relatedness between the corresponding entity and resource. Thereafter, the access scores can be used to train a probabilistic prediction model that predicts suspiciousness of accesses between entities and resources.
US11777942B2
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for transferring trust between authentication devices associated with the same user. The user accessing secure online resource(s) uses a first (authentication) client device which is not yet associated (verified) with the user for accessing the secure online resource(s). In response to receiving an authentication request from the client device, an authentication message is transmitted to the first client device. The authentication message is transferred from the first client device to a second client device already associated (verified) with the user for accessing the secure online resource(s). The second authenticator transmits back the authentication message which may be verified against the authentication message transmitted to the first client device. In case of successful verification, the first authenticator is associated with the user and enabled for authenticating the user when accessing for secure online resource(s) based on identity assurance indicator(s) verified for the second client device.
US11777939B2
A method and device for processing information, and a storage medium is provided. The method is applied to an authorization proxy server, and includes receiving a first account information of a first vehicle-mounted terminal, determining, based on an associating record of a user account service, that a first account corresponding to the first account information is an authorized account that has been associated with the user account service, and authorizing the first account with a control right for controlling a device to be controlled.
US11777937B2
Embodiments include methods and systems for enabling third-party data service interoperability, comprising receiving, from an electronic data server, a request for a low-value token, the low-value token being associated with a subset of sensitive data associated with a user; providing the low-value token to the electronic data server; receiving a request for the subset of sensitive data, from a third-party data service server, the request comprising the low-value token; de-tokenizing the low-value token to obtain the subset of sensitive data; providing the subset of sensitive data to the third-party data service server; receiving, from an electronic data server, the low-value token and a transaction authorization request; determining, based on the low-value token and authorization request, an authorization response; and providing the authorization response to the electronic data server.
US11777932B1
In general, this disclosure describes an IoT access control exchange for IoT devices. Verifiable credentials can be generated and used to grant access to IoT devices definitively identified using a Decentralized Identifier (DID). DIDs for IoT devices are registered by the IoT exchange hub acting as an Identity Hub. An organization interested in obtaining data from a collection of devices, the IoT Access Customer, contacts the IoT device owner agent via their mutual agents and obtains a verifiable credential with a request for access. The access request is submitted to the IoT exchange hub. The IoT exchange hub either enforces the access request itself if the devices do not have enough resources or submits the verifiable credential with the access request to the devices for them to enforce access. The IoT access customer agent, IoT device owner agent, and IoT exchange hub similarly identify themselves and prove authentication using DIDs.
US11777926B2
The embodiments described herein describe technologies to address initial establishment of device credentials in an Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure. The embodiments are directed to unifying secure credential establishment regardless of the endpoint type, thus addressing the challenge of a great diversity among IoT devices. This approach is designed to address a challenge of initial trusted enrollment of the IoT endpoints into a secure infrastructure, which allows secure communications between the devices in the IoT environment.
US11777924B2
A method for authentication of chat bots includes determining that a first chat bot is authenticated, by a server, for first session communication at a first chat session with a first chat application instance. The first chat session is hosted by a first chat service. The method includes determining authentication intent to authenticate, with the server, a second chat bot for a second session communication at a second chat session with a second chat application instance. The second chat session is hosted by a second chat service, where the first chat bot and the second chat bot simulate respective chat application instances. The method also includes providing authentication credentials, via the first chat session, to authenticate the second chat bot with the server for the second session communication.
US11777919B2
Systems and methods for enhancing file systems with file system objects that automatically expire. An example method may involve: scanning, by a processing device, a data storage node, wherein the data storage node comprises multiple certificates associated with file system objects in a plurality of different data storage nodes; iterating through the multiple certificates to determine a set of certificates, wherein the set of certificates comprises certificates that are invalid; and initiating a deletion of the file system objects in the plurality of different storage nodes.
US11777914B1
A virtual cryptographic module is used to perform cryptographic operations. The virtual cryptographic module may include a fleet of cryptographic modules and a load balancer that determines when a cryptographic module should be added to or removed from the fleet. The fleet size may be adjusted based on detecting a set of conditions that includes the utilization level of the fleet. One or more cryptographic modules of the fleet may be used to fulfill requests to perform cryptographic operations. A cryptographic module may be a hardware security module (“HSM”).
US11777910B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for implementing enhanced security measures for working against unwanted intrusion from outside attackers into a vehicle's controller area network (CAN) bus. The enhanced security measures utilize existing data frames that are transmitted within the CAN bus to encrypt message identifications (IDs) for certain messages that are related to important features of a vehicle.
US11777907B2
Computer assets within a defined network are identified using scanning services respectively connected to each of a plurality of network zones within the defined network. A plurality of interne protocol (IP) addresses within the particular one of the network zones are identified by a particular scanning service contained within the particular one of the network zones. The particular scanning service collects information associated with each of the plurality of IP addresses and infers, using the collected information, additional information about the plurality of IP addresses. The particular scanning service validates the additional information and presents analytics based upon the collected information and the additional information. Firewalls contained within the particular one of the network zones are configured to allow access by the particular scanning service.
US11777905B1
A method including transmitting, by a virtual private network (VPN) server while executing an initial operating system stored on a volatile memory, a request for a VPN operating system; receiving, by the VPN server, a primary VPN operating system based at least in part on transmitting the request for the VPN operating system; transmitting, by the VPN server while executing the primary VPN operating system stored on the volatile memory, a request for a custom parameter file to configure the primary VPN operating system; and utilizing, by the VPN server based at least in part on receiving the custom parameter file, custom parameters included in the custom parameter file to configure the primary VPN operating system. Various other aspects are contemplated.
US11777904B2
A method in a virtual private network (VPN) environment, the method including receiving, by a processor, a connection request from a user device for obtaining VPN services; determining, by the processor based at least in part on receiving the connection request, custom headers including a timing header, an authorization header, a digest header, and a signature header; transmitting, by the processor to the user device, a response including the custom headers and a payload indicating a VPN server associated with obtaining the VPN services; and configuring, by the processor, the VPN server to provide the VPN services to the user device. Various other aspects are contemplated.
US11777903B2
A method transmits data between a vehicle and a traffic security system. A number of transmission channels are available for transmitting data between the vehicle and the traffic security system. Data packets are specified for the transmission to the traffic security system. The transmission quality of the individual transmission channels is measured. A transmission configuration is selected from a plurality of transmission configurations, from the type of data and the ascertained transmission qualities, and other specifications according to a specified set of rules. The transmission configuration specifies particular transmission channels for individual data packets which are associated with a service, possibly as a function of the content of the data packet. An identifier characterizing the transmission configuration is added to the data packets. The data packets specified in the vehicle for the transmission are transmitted, together with the identifier, to the traffic security system according to the transmission configuration.
US11777895B2
An information processing program is configured to execute: electronic mail processing of processing electronic mails in which messages are exchanged by designating a specific party for each message; chat information acquisition processing of continuously acquiring pieces of chat information in which a specific party is designated and messages are continuously exchanged; chat information combining processing of combining, when the acquired pieces of chat information satisfy a predetermined combining condition, the acquired pieces of chat information with a chat information set which is an aggregate of pieces of already-acquired chat information satisfying the predetermined combining condition; and display processing of processing the chat information set relating to the chat information combining processing so that the chat information set is displayable in the same user interface as that of the private communication information relating to the private communication information processing.
US11777878B1
Asynchronous messaging on an instant messaging system is provided. The method comprises receiving an instant message from a send addressed to a recipient on the instant messaging system and determining a current user status of the recipient. Responsive to a determination the recipient is currently available, the instant messaging system sends the instant message to the recipient in real time. Responsive to a determination the recipient is currently unavailable, the instant messaging system, according to sender preferences, sends the instant message to the recipient via an alternative communication system or stores the instant message in a queue until triggered to send the instant message when the current user status of the recipient changes to available.
US11777877B2
Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for authenticating user service requests from a social networking site. Data representing a selected message and an originator of the selected message is stored. Data representing a reply to the originator of the selected message is transmitted for posting at the social networking server, the reply including data that causes transmission of a service request to the server when actuated. Data representing the service request and a sender of the service request is received. Data representing a user profile of the sender of the service request is retrieved from the social networking server. One or more attributes of the user profile of the sender are compared against one or more attributes of the stored data representing the originator of the selected message in order to verify the one or more attributes of the user profile.
US11777876B2
A control apparatus includes an execution controller configured to, when information related to an instruction for causing an information processing apparatus to execute a specific process is posted by a user in a talk room in which each of plural participating users is capable of posting and viewing information, control one information processing apparatus among information processing apparatuses associated with other users, among the users participating in the talk room, than the user who posts the information, to execute the specific process.
US11777870B1
Systems and methods for maximizing resource utilization in a digital communication system are provided. A method may include receiving a direction for a first one of a plurality of edge devices to execute a task, wherein the edge devices communicate with each other and with a central server via a communication network. The central server may be operated by an entity that is independent of the communication network. The plurality of edge devices may each include an authenticated software application that is provided by the entity. The method may also include calculating, via the ML engine for each of the plurality of edge devices, a predicted resource availability score, and distributing, via the central server, the task among the plurality of edge devices based on the predicted resource availability scores.
US11777869B2
A ring interconnect system comprises a plurality of nodes. Each node is connected to two other nodes to form a ring interconnect. Every pair of nodes is connected by an inter-node path for that pair of nodes distinct from the ring interconnect. Each of the nodes comprises a message buffer to buffer messages received from at least one device associated with the node. Each of the nodes also comprises activity level circuitry to transmit an activity indication, when a number of the messages in the message buffer is equal to or above a threshold, to each other node of the plurality of nodes via the respective inter-node paths. Each of the nodes also comprises arbitrator circuitry to receive the activity indications from each other node and from the activity level circuitry, and to allow ingress of a message from the message buffer onto the ring interconnect in dependence on the activity indications. Also provided is a method of operating a node of a ring interconnect system.
US11777866B2
Systems and methods for intelligent throughput distribution amongst applications of a User Equipment
A method of distributing throughput intelligently amongst a plurality of applications residing at a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving, at the UE, recommended bit rate (RBR) information from a network node, the RBR information indicating a throughput value allocated to the UE, allocating a codec rate from the allocated throughput value to at least one voice over internet protocol (VoIP) application from the plurality of applications, and allocating, from remaining throughput value of the allocated throughput value, a bit rate to each of a plurality of non-VoIP applications from the plurality of applications, based on corresponding throughput requirement associated with the plurality of non-VoIP applications.
US11777856B1
Techniques for dynamically filtering data streams are disclosed. In some embodiments, a computer system performs a method comprising: obtaining one or more metrics of a cloud computing environment, the cloud computing environment including a data source, a data consumer, and a network, the data source configured to transmit data to the data consumer via the network; determining a filtering rule based on the one or more metrics, the filtering rule corresponding to a data filtering operation that modifies data transmissions; and configuring a filter adapter of the data source to apply the data filtering operation of the filtering rule to the data transmissions from the data source to the data consumer.
US11777850B2
Techniques are described in which a centralized controller constructs a service chain between a bare metal server (BMS) and a virtual execution element (e.g., virtual machine or container), or in some instances a remote BMS, across a plurality of networks. In some examples, the controller may construct a service chain between a BMS and a virtual execution element or remote BMS using Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN)-Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) and Internet Protocol Virtual Private Networks (IP VPNs) such as BGP/Multiprotocol Label Switching (BGP/MPLS) IP VPNs.
US11777847B1
A network node may receive a packet that originated from a root network node and may process the packet to determine segment identifier (SID) information associated with a point-to-multipoint transport chain. The network node may determine, based on the SID information, that the network node is a transit leaf node in the point-to-multipoint transport chain. The network node may generate, based on determining that the network node is a transit leaf node in the point-to-multipoint transport chain, a copy of the packet and may process the copy of the packet to perform one or more actions. The network node may update, based on determining that the network node is a transit leaf node in the point-to-multipoint transport chain, the SID information and may send, after updating the SID information, the packet, with the updated SID information, to another network node.
US11777846B2
SR-enabled network nodes capable of replicating and recombining data packets in a manner that enables reliable, low-latency communications. In an example embodiment, a replicator node transmits to a combinator node multiple copies of a payload over different respective network paths, with the SR headers of the corresponding packets each having a replication segment identifier or a respective SID stack that includes the replication segment identifier. The combinator node delivers/forwards to the corresponding application/destination only the first-to-arrive payload copy and discards any subsequent payload copies based on the replication segment identifier. Some embodiments may beneficially reduce latency and packet loss concurrently and consistently. For example, packet loss may be reduced due to the transmission of multiple copies of the same payload over multiple network paths. Effective latency may be reduced due to the selection of the first-to-arrive payload copy for delivery/forwarding.
US11777844B2
Methods and apparatus for distributing link state information are provided. Network nodes propagate link state information via a control plane flooding operation. A first network node can initiate this propagation in response to a local link state change. In addition, some network nodes can via data plane messaging to transmit link state information to a remote node of the network. The remote node responds to the message by initiating a control plane flooding operation at that location. The remote node can be selected based on a variety of criteria, such as network traffic conditions, location, or network topology. Multiple remote nodes can be prompted in this manner to initiate flooding operations.
US11777833B2
A tool for network-based package monitoring and recovery. The tool scans a database to identify a gap in network traffic data. The tool determines whether at least one gap in the network traffic data is identified in the database, wherein the at least one gap is a gap in communication between a target device and a communication serve. Responsive to a determination that at least one gap in the network traffic data is identified, the tool determines a missing package from a package archive. The tool determines whether there is active network traffic between the target device and the communication server. Responsive to a determination that there is active network traffic between the target device and the communication server, the tool replays the missing package in the active network traffic between the target device and the communication server.
US11777824B2
Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are an anomaly detection method and apparatus. The method includes: detecting first feature data of collected first data using each anomaly detection algorithm, respectively, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1; in response to first detection results corresponding to one or more anomaly detection algorithms being abnormal, performing reliability verification on the first feature data of the first data to obtain first verification results; and determining second detection results according to the first verification results and according to whether reliability of the one or more anomaly detection algorithms is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold.
US11777811B2
Systems and methods include obtaining overlay telemetry data from a plurality of overlays, wherein each overlay is an application and there is a corresponding telemetry adaptor for each overlay; obtaining underlay telemetry data from one or more underlays, wherein each underlay includes physical infrastructure for supporting one or more of network, compute, and store functions for the plurality of overlays; analyzing the overlay telemetry data and the underlay telemetry data via a Key Performance Factor (KPF) model that correlates one or more of the plurality of overlays and the one or more underlays together; responsive to an anomaly or a threshold crossing based on the KPF model, performing a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to identify a root cause of the anomaly or the threshold crossing; and mapping one or more actions with associated priorities to the root cause utilizing one or more remediation modules each associated with an overlay.
US11777810B2
An example framework and method facilitate enhancing resiliency of a computing environment. The example method includes dynamically discovering or accessing first status information related to a first metric associated with a first resource of the computing environment; selectively sharing the first status information among one or more computing environment resources, including the first resource, resulting in shared status information; and using the shared status information to selectively initiate one or more responses by the one or more resources in accordance with the shared status information. In a specific implementation, metrics managers may manage metrics and initiate remediation actions when certain criteria are met; the resources can selectively quiesce or unquiesce when the certain criteria are met or when their status changes accordingly; and a resiliency manager may coordinate communications between metrics managers and computing resources. Use of MBeans may facilitate pluggability of resources into the resiliency framework of the computing environment.
US11777808B2
A method for providing an end-to-end asset hierarchy by using at least one model is disclosed. The method includes identifying asset data in a networked environment, the asset data including dependency data corresponding to an asset; compiling the identified asset data; mapping, by using a model, the asset with a corresponding dependent asset and a corresponding dependent service based on the asset data; generating an asset hierarchy based on a result of the mapping; and storing the generated asset hierarchy in a repository.
US11777783B2
A device to implement a method of managing user equipment resource tracking in a visited network using blockchain based smart contracts. The method is implemented by the device in a home network of the user equipment. The method includes receiving notification from the visited network of the user equipment connection request, installing a smart contract for the user equipment into a blockchain, and reporting an identifier for the smart contract to the visited network to enable recording of resource usage of the user equipment to the blockchain and association with the smart contract.
US11777780B2
Provided is a method and apparatus for using an offset between a synchronization signal block and a resource block grid. The method may include receiving, by a user device, a synchronization signal (SS) block comprising a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), determining, from the PBCH, a value of a subcarrier offset between the SS block and an RB grid, determining, based on the value of the subcarrier offset and a frequency location of the SS block, the RB grid, and decoding, based on the determined RB grid, one or more of a reference signal, a control channel, or a data channel.
US11777779B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for indicating dynamic time offset(s) for control resource sets (CORESETS). A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving signaling indicating a dynamic time offset for monitoring occasions of a search space associated with a CORESET, and based on the dynamic time offset, monitoring for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in monitoring occasions.
US11777777B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may switch from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part; and transmit a signal including one or more peak reduction tones (PRTs) in one or more locations defined by a PRT allocation for the second bandwidth part. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11777765B2
A receiver decoding apparatus includes a first receiver decoder, a demultiplexer, a first receiver encoder and a second receiver decoder. The first receiver decoder decodes a plurality of N-bit code words received from a transmitter encoding apparatus to generate a plurality of I-bit code words, wherein N and I are both positive integers and N is not equal to I. The demultiplexer alternately deinterleaves and assigns the plurality of I-bit code words to a plurality of output terminals of the demultiplexer. The first receiver encoder encodes a plurality of outputs of the output terminals of the demultiplexer to a fifth digital signal comprising a plurality of J-bit code words and a sixth digital signal comprising a plurality of J-bit code words, wherein J is a positive integer and not equal to I. The second receiver decoder decodes the fifth digital signal and the sixth digital signal.
US11777762B2
Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed providing a distributed cloud virtualizing gateway fabric. In one example embodiment, a method includes providing at least one virtualizing gateway device in a cloud; wherein at least one of a virtual machine (VM) and a container are created as needed to provide services for the at least one RAN and the at least one core network for each HNG device.
US11777761B2
A cloud-based system for making user data available on any platform device in a platform is provided. The cloud-based system comprises a cloud storage, and at least one user profile comprising the user data. In this context, the user data comprises data with respect to at least one measurement device and/or measurement site. Additionally, the at least one user profile is saved on the cloud storage.
US11777757B2
A building system of a building including one or more memory devices having instructions thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a query for information of a building graph of the building from a system, the query including an indication of an entity and an indication of an event associated with the entity. The instructions cause the one or more processors to query the building graph with the indication of the entity and the indication of the event associated with the entity for the information of the building graph and generate a query response based on the information and provide the query response to the system.
US11777755B2
A system and method for determining and applying habits during a communication are disclosed. The habits can be used to automatically connect a user to a communication and/or to modify settings for a communication during the communication.
US11777744B2
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for generating a registered certified seal, sealing an asset, and verifying a sealed asset. In an example embodiment, a method is provided for receiving a request to generate a registered certified seal from an entity, accessing certifier entity data via a uniform resource locator of a certification authority identified by a certifying certificate, and verifying a digitally signed entity certifying certificate. The method further comprises upon verifying the digitally signed entity certifying certificate, receiving seal data comprising a seal data key for a certified seal, and saving the seal data for the entity within a digital seal registry, wherein the digital seal registry is searchable based at least in part on at least a portion of the seal data key.
US11777743B2
The invention relates to a method for securely providing a personalized electronic identity on a terminal (2) which can be used by a user (1) for identification purposes when claiming an online service. In the method, an identification application is ran on a terminal (2), which is assigned to a user (1), in a system comprising data processing devices (9; 10; 11; 12) and said terminal (2), and additionally a personalization application and an identity provider application are ran. The method has the following steps in particular; transmitting a request to transmit an identity attribute assigned to the user (1) front the personalization application to the identity provider application; transmitting the identity attribute from the identity provider application to the personalization application after an agreement to transmit the identity attribute by means of the identity provider application is received from the user (1); generating an asymmetric key pair with a public and a private key on the terminal (2) by means of the identification application; transmitting the public-key from tire identification application on the terminal (2) to the personalization application; and generating an electronic certificate for the public-key by means of tire personalization application and storing the electronic certificate in a data storage device in order to form a first public-key infrastructure of the personalization application, additionally having the steps of: generating a hash value for the identity attribute and recording the hash value onto the electronic certificate. The identity attribute is encoded and transmitted together with the electronic certificate from the personalization application to the identification application (14) on the terminal (2), where both are stored in a local storage device of the terminal (2).
US11777742B2
A method of authenticating a network device may include receiving an authentication message from a third party server, the authentication message identifying a network device. The method may also include receiving a zero touch provisioning request comprising a certificate from the network device. The method may additionally include, determining the network device is associated with a third party that manages the third party server based on the certificate. The method may include transmitting a redirect message comprising a root certificate chain indicating that the network device is to send the zero touch provisioning request to the third party server.
US11777741B1
An ecosystem for managing a public key infrastructure (PKI) includes an electronic device having at least one silicon component, an ecosystem manager configured to create at least one PKI keypair, a root certificate, and a bootstrapping certificate, and a device manufacturer configured to integrate into the electronic device the at least one silicon component. The device manufacturer is further configured to integrate into the at least one silicon component a public key of the at least one PKI keypair and the bootstrapping certificate. The ecosystem further includes an ecosystem approved test lab (ATL) configured to test the electronic device having the integrated silicon component, the public key, and the bootstrapping certificate. The ecosystem ATL is further configured to confirm that the bootstrapping certificate complies with predetermined standards of the ecosystem.
US11777739B2
A system according to this invention is directed to a virtual network system that prevents unauthorized registration, alteration, or occurrence of erroneous registration even if an operator is to create a network system including a virtual network function produced by a third party. The virtual network system includes an instructor that instructs activation or change of a virtual network function preregistered of providing one of functions included in a virtual network service, an authenticator that authenticates, based on authentication information generated to authenticate a provider of the virtual network function at a time of registering the virtual network function, that the virtual network function instructed to be activated or changed has been validly registered or updated, and a setting unit that sets, when the authenticator authenticates that the virtual network function has been validly registered or updated, the instructed virtual network function as the one of the functions included in the virtual network service.
US11777737B2
Trusted client security factor-based authorizations at a server. The techniques allow the server to authorize client requested operations to access a protected resource or service based on trusted client security factors that are obtained at client machines and provided to the server.
US11777731B2
The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented systems, devices, and processes that securely manage transfers of digital assets between computing devices using permissioned distributed ledgers. By way of example, an apparatus may receive, from a first device, a request to transfer a digital asset to a second device and a first digital signature applied to the request. Based on a validation of the first digital signature, the apparatus may approve the request and apply a second digital signature to the request and the first digital signature indicative of the approval of the request by the apparatus. The apparatus may also transmit the request, the first digital signature, and the second digital signature to a computing system, which may validate the first and second digital signatures and perform operations that record the first public key and asset data identifying the digital asset within at least one element of a distributed ledger.
US11777719B2
Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) can provide security against quantum computers that could feasibly determine private keys from public keys. A server communicating with a device can store and use PKI keys comprising server private key ss, device public key Sd, and device ephemeral public key Ed. The device can store and use the corresponding PKI keys, such as server public key Ss. The key use can support all of (i) mutual authentication, (ii) forward secrecy, and (iii) shared secret key exchange. The server and the device can conduct an ECDHE key exchange with the PKI keys to mutually derive a symmetric ciphering key K1. The device can encrypt a device public key PK.Device with K1 and send to the server as a first ciphertext. The server can encrypt a server public key PK.Network with at least K1 and send to the device as a second ciphertext.
US11777717B2
A method for attestation of Control Flow Integrity (CFI) of an application running on an end entity whereby an asymmetric key pair is generated by a Key Management Module (KMM) comprising a private key and a public key, then the public key is signed with a device key unique to the end entity thereby generating a public key certificate which attests to the private key being in possession of the end entity. The asymmetric key pair is based on the executing code of the application and the device key. The attestation claims regarding CFI of the application are signed by the private key in a dedicated signature module.
US11777716B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a key exchange method and apparatus. A network device acquires a first key, and sends a message including the first key to a second user equipment, so that the second user equipment uses, when communicating with a first user equipment by using a D2D link, the first key to protect transmitted information.
US11777706B2
A computer-implemented method for submitting feedback for an entity to a blockchain is disclosed. The method, which is implemented at one of a plurality of participating nodes, includes: obtaining a first key, the first key being one of a fixed set of keys distributed to participating nodes that are eligible to submit feedback for the entity; generating first feedback (rj) of the entity for submission to the blockchain; encrypting the first feedback (rj) using at least the first key; and submitting the encrypted first feedback to a mixing service, the mixing service being configured to generate a mixed transaction based on the encrypted first feedback and at least one other encrypted feedback submission from one or more eligible participating nodes.
US11777705B2
Techniques and apparatuses for detecting and preventing memory attacks are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may include at least one memory comprising a shared memory and a system memory, logic, at least a portion of the logic comprised in hardware coupled to the at least one shared memory, the logic to implement a memory monitor to determine a memory attack by an attacker application against a victim application using the shared memory, and prevent the memory attack, the memory monitor to determine that victim data is being reloaded into the shared memory from the system memory, store the victim data in a monitor memory, flush shared memory data stored in the shared memory, and write the victim data to the shared memory. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11777702B2
A system for transmitting signals via serial links includes a plurality of lanes for combining data onto a transmission media, a skew detector configured to detect skew among two of the plurality of lanes, and a variable delay circuit controlled by the skew detector, configured to delay the start of a clock signal to circuitry of one of the plurality of lanes.
US11777698B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station (BS), a UE capability indicator of a capability of the UE. The BS may select an uplink switch mode. The UE may receive, from the BS, signaling identifying the uplink switch mode, of a plurality of uplink switch modes, for switching one or more transmit chains of the UE between a first uplink duplex configuration and a second uplink duplex configuration. The UE may switch at least one uplink duplex configuration of at least one transmit chain of the UE based at least in part on the uplink switch mode. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11777686B2
Systems and methods for joint and separate beam indication in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving configuration information for a first set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for joint TCI states or downlink (DL) TCI states and for a second set of TCI states for uplink (UL) TCI states if configured to operate with separate beam indication; receiving M TCI state code points; and if M>1, receiving downlink control information (DCI) that indicates at least one TCI state code point from the M TCI state code points. The method further includes determining a TCI state to apply to at least one of DL channels and UL channels; updating one or more spatial filters based on the determined TCI state; and at least one of receiving and transmitting the DL channels and the UL channels, respectively, based on the updated spatial filters.
US11777683B2
Embodiments of this application disclose a method and an apparatus for transmitting a DMRS, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method and the apparatus are applicable to an NR system. The method for transmitting a DMRS may include: determining a time-frequency resource used to carry a DMRS; and then sending the DMRS by using the time-frequency resource.
US11777681B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an indication that the UE supports communications having a first transport block applied to demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) and a second transport block applied to data symbols of a data channel. The UE may transmit an uplink communication or receiving a downlink communication having the first transport block applied to the DMRSs and the second transport block applied to the data symbols of the data channel. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11777676B2
Disclosed are a method and device for transmitting a positioning reference signal. The method includes a base station determining a time-frequency resource for sending a PRS according to configuration information of the PRS, mapping a PRS sequence to the time-frequency resource for sending the PRS, and sending the mapped PRS on the time-frequency resource for sending the PRS, wherein the configuration information of the PRS comprises PRS frequency domain resource information; the PRS frequency domain resource information comprises PRS resource element (RE) frequency shift information, and the PRS RE frequency shift information is correlated with a PRS OFDM symbol index value calculated from a PRS occasion.
US11777664B2
A base station may cancel or delay (e.g., pre-empt) a transmission from a wireless device by sending a pre-emption indication to the wireless device. Based on receiving the pre-emption indication, the wireless device may cancel the transmission, store an indication associated with the cancelled transmission, and/or store the cancelled transmission in a data buffer. The base station may request transmission of the data unit (e.g., at a later time) by transmitting another indication.
US11777660B2
Embodiments herein relate to a method implemented by a wireless communication device. The wireless communication device transmits data to a radio node of a wireless communication network. The wireless communication device monitors for a positive acknowledgement or a negative acknowledgement of the data from the radio node. The wireless communication device retransmits the data to the radio node when said monitoring indicates reception of a negative acknowledgement of the data. The wireless communication device refrains from retransmitting the data to the radio node when said monitoring indicates reception of a positive acknowledgement of the data. The wireless communication device also refrains from retransmitting the data to the radio node when said monitoring indicates neither reception of a positive acknowledgement of the data nor reception of a negative acknowledgement of the data.
US11777652B1
The technology described herein provides for optimizing communications, such as Real-time network services, by using multiple TCP ports. In embodiments, a user device sends a data packet using a first TCP port, determines that the data packet has not been received by a receiving device, and uses a second TCP port to re-send the data packet. In addition or alternatively, the user device can determine the availability of additional TCP ports for re-sending data if the user device determines that the data packet sent using the first TCP port has not been received. Through this technology, the user device will be able to alleviate the reduction in quality of or outright failure of its real-time network services.
US11777637B2
Systems and methods for detecting and protecting against phase manipulation during AoA or AoD operations are disclosed. For AoA operations, the network device receiving the constant tone extension (CTE) generates an antenna switching pattern, which may be randomly generated. The network device then receives the CTE using a plurality of antenna elements. In one embodiment, the network device compares the phase of portions of the CTE signal received that utilize the same antenna element. If the phase of these portions differs by more than a threshold, the network device detects a malicious attack and acts accordingly. In another embodiment, if the AoA algorithm cannot determine the angle of arrival, the network device detects a malicious attack and acts accordingly. For angle of departure operations, the network device that transmits the CTE signal generates the antenna switching pattern and transmits it to the position engine, which performs the comparisons described above.
US11777636B2
A joint link-level and network-level intelligent system and method for dynamic spectrum anti-jamming are provided. The system includes a link-level anti-jamming subsystem and a network-level anti-jamming subsystem. The link-level anti-jamming subsystem sets a reward value as system transmission throughput in a single decision cycle, and a user makes an intelligent frequency usage decision based on the obtained reward value to skip a frequency band in which jamming exists. The network-level anti-jamming subsystem performs reasonable frequency band allocation and management for lower-level sub-users when link-level anti-jamming fails to further enhance a frequency domain anti-jamming capability of the entire system. The users make intelligent frequency usage decisions through a dynamic spectrum anti-jamming algorithm based on reinforcement learning to effectively avoid external malicious jamming, realize dynamic spectrum access, and enhance a frequency domain anti-jamming capability of the system.
US11777625B2
The present technology is directed to visualizing a Wi-Fi access point (AP) signal propagation pattern through multiple floors. The present technology can execute a Wi-Fi signal propagation model corresponding to a first AP on a first floor of a building plan and a second AP on a second floor of the building plan. The Wi-Fi signal propagation model calculates a Wi-Fi signal propagation pattern for a plurality of APs including the first AP and the second AP. The present technology can further present a visualization of the Wi-Fi signal propagation pattern for the plurality of APs, wherein the Wi-Fi signal propagation pattern for the first AP on the first floor of the building plan projects onto the second floor of the building plan.
US11777620B2
A computer implemented method of handling threshold value of an antenna performance parameter of an antenna of a telecommunication network. A default antenna performance parameter threshold value of the antenna is obtained; a second antenna performance parameter threshold value for the antenna is determined based on the default antenna performance parameter threshold value and loss information related to the antenna, or based on gradually testing antenna performance parameter threshold values; and the second antenna performance parameter threshold value is taken into use for the antenna.
US11777614B2
A system for a Rydberg atom based quantum communications transceiver is provided. The system may include a laser source for generating a photon. The system may also include one or more optical elements to create a pair of entangled photons from a generated photon, wherein the pair of entangled photons comprises a first entangled photon and a second entangled photon. The system may further include a radio-frequency (RF) based element to generate a quantum communication path from the pair of entangled photons by creating two Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVC) that are entangled such that entangled photons may transfer or communicate their entangled state to Rydberg atoms within the Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVCs) and form at least one entangled link with the other, the communication path comprising the least one entangled link. The system may also include one or more photon receivers, which may use at least one translation technique, to translate entangled state of each of the Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVC).
US11777605B2
An interference cancellation system may include a radio frequency (RF) transmitter configured to generate an RF interference signal, and an RF receiver configured to receive an RF input signal that includes a signal of interest component and an RF interference signal component from the RF transmitter. The system may also include an electro-optical (EO) modulator configured to apply an interference cancellation phase shift to the RF interference signal, an optical-to-electrical (OE) converter, and an optical path between the EO modulator and OE converter. The system may also include an RF dispersive delay filter connected to the OE converter, and an RF coupler connected to the RF dispersive delay filter and the RF receiver to subtract the RF interference signal component from the RF input signal thereby producing the signal of interest component.
US11777604B2
A system and method for updating and maintaining an onboard entertainment server on an aircraft includes a gate LiFi access point positioned in a gate area of an airport, the gate LiFi access point having a removable server. An aircraft LiFi receiver is positioned in the aircraft, the aircraft LiFi receiver and the removable server capable of line-of-sight transmission of updated data and a content loader receives the updated data in the onboard entertainment server.
US11777603B2
The disclosure provides for a free-space optical communication system that includes a first lens group, a field corrector lens, and a second lens group. The first lens group is configured to receive light received from a remote free-space optical transmitter. The first lens group has a first focal plane. The field corrector lens is positioned between the first lens group and the first focal plane of the first lens group and positioned closer to the first focal plane than the first lens group. The first lens group also is made of material having an index of refraction of at least 2.0, and has a second focal plane. The second lens group is positioned at the second focal plane of the field corrector lens and is configured to couple light to a sensor.
US11777602B2
An apparatus and method arbitrates bidirectional optical communication across optical link ends of independent controller area network buses. A mobile device has a battery management system and a first controller area network bus having a first optical link end, and a charging station has a second controller area network bus having a second optical link end. When the mobile device aligns with the charging station for charging, the optical links ends align to allow communication between the battery management system and the charging station regarding charging the battery. The arbiter apparatus is operationally interposed between the optical link ends and arbitrates the bidirectional communication by delaying a subsequent communication from one of the battery management system and the charging station until a dominant bit of a prior communication is released, thereby preventing the controller area network buses from transmitting simultaneously across the optical link ends.
US11777595B2
Non-geostationary satellite communications network architectures with mesh network edge data centers
This disclosure includes various examples and variations of communications networks that employ a satellite network with a plurality of HEO and/or MEO satellites. Regional data centers may be connected to the satellite via gateways. Edge devices may connect to the network through a plurality of edge micro data centers configured in a mesh network to provide distributed and dynamically allocatable compute and storage resources. Each edge micro data center may include a RAN controller to implement an O-RAN network (e.g., via a 5G Node B cell site) to provide end-user devices direct access to the distributed compute and storage resources of the mesh network of edge micro data centers without intermediary backhaul transport layers. Microwave links or other terrestrial network types may be employed to facilitate the mesh network of edge micro data centers.
US11777594B1
Techniques for determining the position of a transmitter using two or more antenna arrays are described. According to some techniques, first and second antenna arrays create respective sets of receive beams, and at least some of the receive beams of each array detect symbols of a preamble symbol sequence. The respective sets of receive beams that detected the symbols are sorted by path length, and a shortest path length from the transmitter to the respective arrays is determined. An intersection point of the shortest paths is used to determine the position of the transmitter.
US11777589B2
A satellite receiver includes: demultiplexing units each demultiplexing, into subchannel signals of a predetermined band, a digital reception signal obtained by converting a calibration signal received by a corresponding one of receiving antenna elements into a digital signal; excitation coefficient multiplication units multiplying the subchannel signals by an excitation coefficient; a complex adder adding the subchannel signals multiplied by the excitation coefficient together for each subchannel signal of the same band; a correlation detection unit calculating, with the use of one demultiplexing unit as a reference demultiplexing unit, a cross-correlation value for each subchannel signal output from each demultiplexing unit different from the reference demultiplexing unit with respect to a subchannel signal of a same band output from the reference demultiplexing unit; and an excitation coefficient generation unit generating a corrected excitation coefficient based on a cross-correlation value and an excitation coefficient created in advance.
US11777588B2
A terminal is disclosed that includes a receiver that receives Channel State Information (CSI) reporting configuration information which is a Radio Resource Control (RRC) information element. The terminal also includes a processor that ignores a second RRC parameter regarding report quantity when the terminal is configured with a first RRC parameter regarding report quantity by the CSI reporting configuration information. The processor also performs a control to report Layer 1 Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (L1-SINR) when quantity for reporting L1-SINR is indicated by the first RRC parameter. In other aspects, a radio communication method and a system are also disclosed.
US11777586B2
Methods and a wireless communication device for carrying out beam failure recovery include, according to various implementations, using a beam failure recovery request media access control-control element (BFRR MAC CE) to transfer beam failure recovery information (e.g., from one node of a wireless network to another—such as from a mobile wireless communication device to a base station (BS)). The BFRR MAC CE may include one or more of: the reference signal (RS) type (i.e., the type of RS resource), the identity of the RS resource, the identity of a frequency location (e.g., the identity of a bandwidth part in cases where bandwidth part (BWP) is used), and the identity of the serving cell.
US11777584B2
Aspects relate to configuration of a Layer 1 (L1) measurement report. A radio access network (RAN) node (e.g., a base station) can transmit at least one report setting, each associated with a selected information type, to a wireless communication device (e.g., a UE). The selected information type may be selected from a first information type and a second information type. When a report setting is associated with the first information type, the wireless communication device can transmit the L1 measurement report including both beam measurements and beam identifiers corresponding to the beam measurements for the report setting. When the report setting is associated with the second information type, the wireless communication device can exclude the beam identifiers from the L1 measurement report including the beam measurements for the report setting. Other aspects, features, and examples are also claimed and described.
US11777578B2
Information sending, information determining and relationship determining methods and devices are provided. According to the information sending method, a base station sends M parameter sets via high-layer signaling, wherein M>=1, M is a positive integer, each parameter set includes QCL NZP CSI-RS indication information, indicating a QCL NZP CSI-RS configuration, and comprises a frequency range information indicating a frequency range associated with the QCL NZP CSI-RS configuration, the QCL NZP CSI-RS configuration being used by a terminal to acquire a large-scale characteristic of a channel; and sends parameter set selection information via a physical layer control signal, where the terminal is triggered by the parameter set selection information to determine, according to the parameter set selection information and the QCL NZP CSI-RS indication information of a parameter set among the M parameter sets corresponding to the parameter selection information, QCL CSI-RS configuration of a DMRS.
US11777577B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first device (e.g., a user equipment (UE)) may receive signaling indicating a set of channel state information (CSI) report configurations for sidelink communications between the first device and a second device. The first device may then receive a request from the second device for a CSI report according to a first CSI report configuration from the set of CSI report configurations. The first device may perform channel measurements based on receiving the request and may generate the CSI report using the channel measurements according to the first CSI configuration. In some cases, the first device may determine whether to additionally generate the CSI report using one or more previous channel measurements based on whether the previous channel measurements were taken according to the same CSI report. The first device may then transmit the generated CSI report to the second device.
US11777575B2
The present disclosure relates to channel state information (CSI) reporting methods and apparatus. When receiving first indication information used to trigger reporting of CSI, a terminal device determines a first time interval from a plurality of candidate first time intervals. The first time interval is used to determine whether the first indication information is valid. The terminal device reports the CSI based on the first time interval.
US11777571B2
A communication device for RF-based communication with another communication device comprises digital beamforming circuitry configured to perform digital beamforming based on digital beamforming information to obtain RF data streams, and analog beamforming circuitry configured to perform analog beamforming for the obtained RF data streams. The analog beamforming circuitry is configured to perform analog beamforming training with the other communication device enabling the other communication device to compute the digital beamforming information corresponding to one or more combinations of analog beams used in said analog beamforming training. The digital beamforming circuitry is configured to receive the computed digital beamforming information and to use it for performing the digital beamforming.
US11777567B2
This document describes techniques and systems for independent transmit and receive channel calibration for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. Antenna responses are collected from each virtual channel of a MIMO system at an angle respective to an object. The transmit components and the receive components of the virtual channels are separated and organized into vectors (one for the transmit components and one for the receive components). Calibration values for elements of the vectors are computed and maintained in a transmit calibration matrix and a receive calibration matrix, respectively. Together, the transmit calibration matrix and the receive calibration matrix may include fewer elements than a calibration matrix for the virtual channels and, therefore, may require less memory and fewer computations to calibrate a MIMO system than using other calibration techniques. As such, described is a less expensive and less complex way to calibrate MIMO system by accurately approximating an ideal antenna array.
US11777558B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an active set management scheme implemented by a scheduler in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) network that minimizes capacity and interference issues. For example, the scheduler can initially group each base station into a separate active set. The scheduler can then analyze each active set to determine whether the active set is a good or bad based on the level of interference in and the number of MIMO receive dimensions available in the respective active set. If the scheduler determines that an active set is a bad, the scheduler can determine a set of metrics that each represent a capacity and link quality that would result if the bad active set is combined with another active set. Based on the set of metrics, the scheduler can combine the bad active set with another active set, and repeat this process until no bad active sets remain.
US11777547B2
To provide improved phase noise tolerance and improved identification of certain fault types, a modulation/demodulation procedure is disclosed for 5G and 6G. The transmitter can modulate a message according to the amplitude and phase of the overall waveform to be emitted, modulated according to predetermined amplitude and phase levels of the modulation scheme. The receiver can then separate the received waveform into orthogonal I and Q branches and measure their branch amplitudes, as usual. The receiver can then convert the branch amplitude measurements back into the original amplitude-phase modulation parameters using formulas provided. The receiver can then demodulate the message by comparing the overall amplitude and phase of each message element to the predetermined amplitude and phase levels of the modulation scheme, which thereby provides substantially increased phase noise tolerance at high frequencies. The procedure can also diagnose fault types and identify faulted message elements specifically, among other benefits.
US11777544B2
Apparatus and methods for retraining digital pre-distortion are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a mobile device includes a transmit chain and a front end system. The transmit chain generates a transmit signal and converts the transmit signal to a radio frequency input signal, and includes a digital pre-distortion circuit that provides digital pre-distortion to the transmit signal. The front end system includes a power amplifier that amplifies the radio frequency input signal to generate a radio frequency output signal, and a power detector that generates a detection signal based on detecting an output power of the power amplifier. The detection signal controls initiation of a retraining sequence of the digital pre-distortion circuit.
US11777542B2
A method for tuning an envelope tracking (ET) system includes: determining a setting combination from a plurality of setting available to the ET system, wherein determining the setting combination from the plurality of setting available to the ET system includes: determining, by a processing module, a first setting in a plurality of first settings included in the plurality of settings, and configuring the ET system by the first setting; and after the ET system is configured by the first setting, determining, by the processing module, a second setting in a plurality of second settings included in the plurality of settings, and configuring the ET system by the second setting. In addition, the setting combination includes the first setting and the second setting.
US11777538B2
An electronic circuit includes a differential output circuit that produces a differential output signal at a differential output. A primary winding of a balun has a first balun terminal coupled to a first differential output terminal, and a second balun terminal coupled to a second differential output terminal. A configurable harmonic reduction circuit includes first and second configurable shunt capacitance circuits coupled between the first differential output terminal or the second differential output terminal, respectively, and a ground reference node. A control circuit receives tuning data associated with a calibrated tuning state. The tuning data indicates a first and second calibrated capacitance values, which are unequal, for the first and second configurable shunt capacitance circuits, respectively. The control circuit controls the first configurable shunt capacitance circuit to have the first calibrated capacitance value, and controls the second configurable shunt capacitance circuit to have the second calibrated capacitance value.
US11777535B2
A radio frequency circuit includes a radio frequency front-end module, a switch module and an antenna module. The radio frequency front-end module includes a radio frequency transceiver and a first processing module connected to the radio frequency transceiver, the antenna module includes an antenna for receiving or transmitting a radio frequency signal, and the first processing module is configured to transmit a signal of a first network and a signal of a second network.
US11777529B2
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer storage media, for retransmission of sidelink transmissions using network coding with binned feedback. A transmitting device transmits a transport block and a request for a network coding (NC) encoding device to retransmit the transport block to a plurality of user equipment (UEs). The UEs decode the transport block and report an acknowledgment (ACK) or negative acknowledgment (NACK) on a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resource associated with a bin for the UEs. The NC encoding device decodes the PSFCH resource for each bin to determine an ACK or NACK status for each bin, and determines whether to encode the transport block in a NC combination packet. The UEs receive the NC combination packet including an encoding of a subset of transport blocks. The receiving devices transmit an ACK or NACK on a PSFCH resource for a bin for each transport block.
US11777512B2
The present application discloses an analog-to-digital converter capable of cancelling sampling noise, which comprises: a sampling circuit configured to acquire an analog input signal; a sampling noise cancelling circuit has an input end connected with an output end of the sampling circuit, and is configured to cancel noise generated by the sampling circuit; a comparator has an input end connected with an output end of the sampling noise cancelling circuit, and an output end connected with an input end of a logic circuit, and is configured to compare magnitudes of output signals of the sampling noise cancelling circuit and output a comparison result to the logic circuit; and the logic circuit has an output end connected with the sampling circuit, and is configured to output a digital output signal, and process the comparison result to obtain a control signal by which an output voltage of the sampling circuit is controlled.
US11777508B2
A device for synchronizing a periodic high frequency power signal (18) and an external reference signal (10). The device comprises a phase control circuit (100) and a digital oscillator circuit (130). The digital oscillator circuit (130) is connected to the phase control circuit (100). The digital oscillator circuit (130) comprises means for generating the periodic high frequency power signal (18) dependent on the control signal from the phase control circuit. The phase control circuit (100) is configured to determine a phase difference of the periodic high frequency power signal (18) and the external reference signal (10).
US11777506B2
A delay circuit including a first output clock generation circuit and a second output clock generation circuit. The first output clock generation circuit generates a first output clock signal by mixing phases of a first clock signal and a second clock signal based on an (n+1)-th generated delay control signal. The second output clock generation circuit generates a second output clock signal by mixing the phases of the first and second clock signals based on both an n-th generated delay control signal and the (n+1)-th generated delay control signal.
US11777497B1
A circuit, which might be a full-bridge driver circuit, comprises a first PMOS high-side transistor device and a first NMOS low-side transistor device. The circuit further comprises turn-on circuitry configured to turn on the first PMOS high-side transistor device while simultaneously turning on the first NMOS low-side transistor device, by routing charge stored in a gate of the first PMOS high-side transistor device to a gate of the first NMOS low-side transistor device, to charge the gate of the first NMOS low-side transistor device.
US11777482B2
The present invention provides a dynamic comparator including a dynamic amplifier and a latch circuit. The dynamic amplifier includes a first input pair, a current source and a gain boosting circuit. The first input pair is configured to receive an input signal to generate an amplified signal at an output terminal. The current source is coupled between the first input pair and a first reference voltage. The gain-boosting circuit is coupled between the first input pair and a second reference voltage, and is configured to receive the input signal to selectively inject current to the output terminal or sink current from the output terminal. The latch circuit is coupled to the dynamic amplifier, and is configured to receive the amplified signal to generate an output signal.
US11777481B2
In a delay circuit, first and second sets of transistors are connected in series between a supply voltage and a ground. The first and second sets of transistors both include a current source transistor, a cascode transistor, and a control transistor. The first set of transistors generates a current that charges a capacitor to generate a ramp signal with a positive slope. A first bias transistor may cause the ramp signal to be biased to ground upon activating the first set of transistors. The second set of transistors generates a current that discharges the capacitor to generate the ramp signal with a negative slope. A second bias transistor may cause the ramp signal to be biased to the supply voltage upon activating the second set of transistors. The delay circuit transitions the state of the output signal based on a voltage level of the ramp signal.
US11777479B2
Embodiments relate to identifying frequencies to be protected at a victim integrated circuit (IC) and sending protection information including the identified frequencies to an aggressor IC. The aggressor IC configures its subsystems or circuits to operate using operating frequencies that prevents spurs that may interfere with the frequencies identified in the protection information. If not all of the frequencies in the protection information can be protected, the aggressor IC selects a subset of the frequencies to be protected. Then, the aggressor IC configures the operating frequencies of its subsystems or circuits so that spurs that they generate do not interfere with the selected frequencies.
US11777473B2
Filters 10 and 20 having respective pass bands different from each other, a common terminal to which a terminal 11 of the filter 10 and a terminal of the filter 20 are connected, and an inductor of which one end is connected to the terminal 11 and another end is connected to the common terminal. The filter 10 includes a longitudinally coupled resonator formed of a resonator 132 and resonators 131 and 133 disposed on both sides of the resonator 132, in which the resonator 132 is connected to the terminal 11, and a parallel resonator of which one end is connected to the resonator 132 and another end is connected to a ground electrode, and the resonator 132 and the parallel resonator of the resonators included in the filter 10 are connected to a signal path between the resonator 132 and the terminal 11.
US11777470B2
Acoustic wave devices and interdigital transducer (IDT) arrangements for surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are disclosed. Representative SAW devices are described herein that provide sharp transitions between passband frequencies and frequencies that are outside of desired passbands. A SAW device may include several IDTs arranged between reflective structures on a piezoelectric material and one or more additional IDTs or electrode pairs that are configured to modify the influence of parasitic capacitance, or other internal device capacitance, thereby improving steepness on the upper side of a passband as well as improving rejection for frequencies outside of the passband. The one or more additional IDTs or electrode pairs may be configured as at least one of a capacitor, an IDT capacitor, an IDT with a floating electrode, or combinations thereof.
US11777459B2
A front-end module of a wireless device can replace a passive duplexer with an active duplexer that uses metamaterial matching circuits. The active duplexer can be formed from a power amplifier circuit and a low noise amplifier circuit that each include a metamaterial matching circuit. The combination of a power amplifier circuit and a low noise amplifier circuit that each utilize metamaterials to form the associated matching circuit can provide the functionality of a duplexer without including the additional circuitry of a stand-alone or passive duplexer. Thus, in certain cases, the front-end module can provide duplexer functionality without including a separate duplexer. Advantageously, in certain cases, the size of the front-end module can be reduced by eliminating the passive duplexer. Further, the loss introduced into the signal path by the passive duplexer is eliminated improving the performance of the communication system that includes the active duplexer.
US11777452B1
A high-speed transimpedance amplifier with bandwidth extension feature over full temperature range and bandwidth extension method belong to the field of integrated circuit. The present invention solves the problem existed in boosting core amplifier bandwidth technology over full temperature range. The present invention includes a preamplifier TIA, a phase splitting stage PS, a pre-driver stage Pre-Drive, an output buffer BUFF and an offset cancelation circuit OC. The preamplifier TIA adopts the gate-drain voltage cancelation technology to expand the bandwidth, so that its −3 dB bandwidth is greater than twice the closed-loop bandwidth of the first-order TIA. The pre-driver stage Pre-Drive is used to drive the output buffer BUFF. By adjusting the source-level negative feedback capacitance value of the pre-driver stage Pre-Drive circuit to generate a high-frequency gain that varies with temperature, the preamplifier TIA bandwidth differences under different temperature conditions are compensated.
US11777444B2
An apparatus of a junction box component housed in a junction box and designed to be coupled to a power generator. The junction box component may include one or more bypass mechanisms configured to bypass one or more substrings of the power generator in a case of malfunction or mismatch between the substring and the remainder of the power generators. The one or more bypass mechanisms may generate heat which may be transferred out of the junction box. The junction box component may be designed to conduct the heat towards the base of the junction box and/or the cover of the junction box. A heat dissipation mechanism may be mounted on the base and/or the cover. A bypass mechanism may bypass the entire power generator.
US11777442B1
A polyhedron device for sensing light rays and detecting incident directions of the light rays includes a polyhedron mounting seat. The polyhedron mounting seat includes a bottom surface, a top surface, and side surfaces, wherein the bottom surface is opposite to the top surface. The side surfaces, located between the top surface and the bottom surface and inclined to the bottom surface, face toward different directions. The side surfaces are respectively provided with first light sensors. The top surface is provided with at least one second light sensor. The specific design of the polyhedron mounting seat is provided to the sensor for detecting a light ray at a larger angle, thereby measuring the finer data.
US11777437B2
A method of operating a multi-phase electric machine includes operating a six-phase machine with six phases that are configured into a first group having a first neutral connection and a second group having a second neutral connection. The method also includes determining whether at least one of the six phases is experiencing a fault. In response to the determining, the method includes combining the first and second neutral connections to form a common neutral connection to continue operating the six-phase machine by using the remaining phase not experiencing the fault.
US11777433B2
A brushless DC motor system, includes a single coil brushless DC motor and a driver for driving the single coil brushless DC motor. The brushless DC motor system has a maximum time constant τmax. The driver comprises a control unit which is adapted for driving the brushless DC motor at a constant speed and at a variable speed by applying a PWM driving signal to the coil of the brushless DC motor with a PWM frequency larger than a ratio defined by a constant/τmax wherein the ratio is such that a current through the coil is always bigger than a pre-defined undercurrent limit.
US11777430B2
A motor drive control device includes: a feedback control unit calculating an operation amount (Sad) of a motor such that a rotation speed S3 of the motor matches a target rotation speed S1; a drive control signal generation unit generating a drive control signal Sd based on the operation amount Sad; a current fluctuation detection unit detecting a fluctuation of a current flowing through the motor; a correction instruction unit instructing correction of the operation amount Sad when the fluctuation of the current flowing through the motor is detected by the current fluctuation detection unit; and a correction unit correcting the operation amount Sad and providing the corrected operation amount S2 to the drive control signal generation unit when the correction of the operation amount Sad is instructed from the correction instruction unit.
US11777423B2
A method for determining a movement of a rotor of an electric motor, comprises supplying a drive signal to a drive coil of the electric motor, sensing a coil current of the drive coil, detecting current ripples of the sensed coil current caused by the rotor of the electric motor crossing ripple generating positions, inferring the movement of the rotor from the detected ripples, braking the motor by reducing the drive signal supplied to the drive coil from an initial signal value to zero according to a braking curve specifying a non-zero fall time during which the drive signal is reduced from the initial signal value to zero. The braking curve is adapted so that the rotor does not cross a ripple generating position after the drive signal has been reduced to zero.
